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Behind the scenes at Amanzi and Anabezi Camps
We had a cup of coffee last week with Shaun Davy, who even brought some African sunshine to Edinburgh with him! Shaun and his family created the amazing Amanzi and Anabezi Camps in the Lower Zambezi in Zambia so we seized the opportunity to ask him a few questions about setting up the camps and his personal highlights of safari in the Lower Zambezi. Read on for the local’s lowdown…
What’s it like building a camp from scratch and why did you choose the Lower Zambezi?
Difficult and rewarding. We have one of the most remote camps in the park so the planning and logistics were challenging to say the least. The nearest hardware store is a 14-hour round trip from camp, but that is how you create a special place – build something beautiful in a beautiful place. The Lower Zambezi has got to be one of the most under visited parks in the region, and we wanted to find a way to share it with people.
What do you love about the Lower Zambezi?
The pure beauty of the place, the Zambezi is an iconic river that runs through one of the last accessible wildernesses. To be able to experience this place through so many different activities like canoeing, boating and walking makes the Lower Zambezi a must-do safari experience.
With so many choices, what type of safari do you prefer and why?
I love being on a boat floating down the Zambezi, there is something special about letting nature pull you through one of its great spectacles.
What’s been your best wildlife encounter ?
I was on a game drive and we came across a herd of elephants that were all around us. We stopped under a tree to get out of the afternoon sun and observe the herd. Suddenly there were small pieces of bark that started dropping into the vehicle, we looked up and in the tree directly above us was a female leopard who we had not seen but had obviously sought shade in the tree. There was a moment of panic, for all involved, as the leopard decided how it was going to vacate the tree. Fortunately, our guide quickly reversed and the leopard settled back down and allowed me to take one of my most cherished wildlife shots.
What do you enjoy doing when you’re in camp?
I love fishing, mostly because it gives me an excuse to spend the day in a boat floating down the Zambezi.
Are there any favourite wildlife visitors to camp?
There are six cubs who were born this year to the two daughters of a lone lioness called Guvu (her name means ‘lump’ because she has a growth on the side of her belly). She came to the Anabezi area by herself, fought three males who attacked her, fought them again to protect her two cubs, which she raised to adulthood, and she has now single-handedly established a pride in the area. A real testament to survival and motherhood.
And what about memorable experiences for guests in camp?
About two years ago a leopard killed an impala and dragged the kill under Tent 7. The guests in that tent were woken up to the sound of crunching bones. They were thrilled, but we were forced to move them because the leopard left the carcass under their tent and came back to feed the following night; it was not the sound that bothered the guests but the smell that was a bit much!
Huge thanks to Shaun for the interview and we’re all now hoping we can get back to the Lower Zambezi so very soon!
An insight into life as a walking safari guide…
We had a lovely interview with Tony Zephania, one of the walking guides at Namiri Plains. Tony has had an inspiring career, starting off as a waiter for a safari camp before his enthusiasm for all things wildlife shone through and he was entered into the Asilia training programme to become a fully fledged safari guide. He is now one of Asilia Africa’s head guides and, as Tony puts it himself, “a childhood dream has come to life”. Read on to hear more about his love of the smaller wildlife, and some of his experiences on safari.
Can you tell us more about Asilia’s Trainee Guide Programme?
So the duration of the initial walking training was 30 days – this was safe rifle handling, elephant rifle shooting and safe walking how to approach and avoid dangerous animals. Then I did a year as a backup guide with a very experienced walker – totalling to 100 hours of walking – then I was coached and assessed as a lead walking guide for 20 hrs. Fortunately I had learned well as a backup guide and I passed.
What’s the best part of your job?
Birdwatching and exploring the small life on a walking safari.
What’s been your biggest challenge?
When guests come in with high expectations of big game and on walking safaris that is not what we are looking for – we appreciate the smaller life in the bush – who are just as exciting. I also struggle with guests who do not speak English so I take more time with them to ensure they understand.
What do you do in your spare time when you’re not with guests?
I like spending my time watching or listening to wildlife programmes. I also like to sit with my guides and discuss work challenges and how to overcome them.
Which National Park is your favourite to visit?
Even though I’m now based in Eastern Serengeti I have to be honest and say it is Ruaha National Park because the wildlife and landscape is so diverse.
What animals do you enjoy seeing on safari?
Birds mainly, but for large mammals, I enjoy watching elephants.
How many miles do you end up walking every day?
Depends what we come across and what we see and what the guests want out of their walk- but on average 3 miles a day.
What’s the best experience you’ve had on safari?
When I saw for the first time an elephant giving birth in Ruaha and it was almost dark but I could see everything. So very special and a moment I will never forget.
Have you had any amusing experiences with either animals or guests?
Yes! One of my guests jumped out of the car when we were viewing a leopard and the leopard climbed out of the tree. He did this to impress his fellow photographic friends who had been waiting for hours for the leopard to move. He thought it was very funny but it was so dangerous.
Huge thanks to Tony from Namiri Plains Safari Camp for answering all our questions. Namiri Plains is currently undergoing a complete refurb, and we’re super excited to see how the renovated camp looks once it reopens in Autumn 2019.
Why owner-run lodges really matter
A holiday in Africa’s about the animals right? Well, to an extent- but it’s also about the people. Africa attracts some pretty wonderful characters and the owner of your safari lodge can make as much of a difference to your trip as the wildlife can.
The owner’s the person who can ignore the rules, who can give you the fun, because, frankly, she’s enjoying your company and wants you to have a great time. The owner’s the guy who can help you meet an elephant because he’s been here for 20 years and knows them. The owners’ the guide who tells you the outrageous stories that you’ll tell your friends for 20 years to come. And the owner’s the person who might just say “Ah, you’re travelling with Alex. We had a few drinks in Durban a while back- have an upgrade.”
So, I’d like to introduce some people who made my most recent holiday in South Africa especially wonderful:
Lindsay and Catherine (pictured here with their Dad, Anthony) owners of Montusi Mountain Lodge
Montusi Mountain Lodge was the surprise treat of my road trip around KwaZulu Natal. I arrived mid thunderstorm, and was the only guest eating in that night. “We’ll bring dinner to you”, I was told. So instead of trudging to the rain to sit in a lonely restaurant, I snuggled up on my sofa beside the fire, with the curtains drawn wide watching the lightening crackle across the top of the Drakensberg. Would a hotel manager have done the same? Maybe….
Ant and Tessa, owners of Ant’s Nest and Ant’s Hill
Visiting Ant’s Nest is very much like visiting someone’s home (in fact, when we visited the lodge was so full we actually stayed in Ant and Tessa’s home, and couldn’t have been made more welcome). Meals at are eaten around one big jolly table and the rapport between the staff is so strong Ant’s been heard to joke that he’s running a marriage bureau as a well as a safari lodge. Having Ant and his wife Tessa on site creates an incredibly fun and welcoming atmosphere for a family safari – one that we think would be impossible to recreate without them. On top of this, as Ant’s family first settled here over a century ago, taking it from cattle ranch to wildlife conservancy, chatting to Ant and Tessa is a fantastic way to properly understand the land and the challenges they face- not something you’d find in an every day hotel. We learnt more about rhino conservation in our stay here than I have done in 10 years of taking safaris in Africa.
And, of course, there’s the safari camp owner who told us the tale of the unfortunate guest found roaming the camp the nude in the wee small hours, but he’d better remain nameless…


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Western disturbance brings dust storm, rain in Delhi NCR
New Delhi, May 10 2020 - Light rainfall and dust storm in the national capital and neighbouring regions brought a much-needed relief from the sweltering heat, with weather predictions emphasizing that this condition is likely to stay for a few more days and will delay the onset of the heat wave.
Kuldeep Srivastava, Head of IMD's North-West Meteorological Centre said, "The activity is due to western disturbance. It has resulted in dust storms, thunderstorms and light rainfall. The wind speed is currently 60 km per hour."
This weather condition will persist for one or two hours and then move towards west and east Uttar Pradesh. "Temperature will drop and will be around 35 degrees celsius."
Mahesh Palawat, Vice president Meteorology and climate Change at Skymet Weather also echoed similar predictions.
He said that there is a western disturbance and cyclone circulation over Punjab and Haryana, that is why it rained heavily in Punjab, north-Haryana and north west Uttar Pradesh -- Meerut, Saharanpur and Moradabad.
Palawat, however, emphasized that the weather condition will persist till May 14.
"Till then, there will be short spells and some activity. Due to this condition, temperature may drop by 2-3 degrees. It will be around 38-39 degrees. Heat wave will not come before May 15," he added.
Besides this, Delhi's Air Quality Index is in the moderate category and due to isolated rainfall and gusty winds, it will improve during the day.
According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research, air quality stood in the moderate range at 104 micrograms per cubic.

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Acne results from blocked and infected hair follicles on the face, neck, chest or back. If the acne isn’t treated effectively it can leave scars behind. An acne scar treatment option that is FDA approved for the treatment of acne scars is the eTwo SublativeTM Radio Frequency (RF) Treatment System, is providing excellent results in reducing the appearance of acne scars, but with none of the complications of similar treatments.
This article explains how acne scars are formed and what options are available to reduce their appearance.
WHAT ARE ACNE SCARS?
When acne breakouts penetrate the skin deeply, they damage the top layer (the epidermis) of the skin and the deeper layer (the dermis) beneath it. Collagen fibres are produced as part of the healing process, which gives the skin a firm texture. Too little or too much collagen in the wrong place will create a scar. We don’t really know why some people get scars and others don’t, but if your parents or other family members have acne scars, it is likely that you will scar too.
The type of scar depends on how much collagen your body makes.
- Raised (Hypertrophic) acne scars: firm raised bumps caused by too much collagen and are more common on the shoulders, upper back and chest, and in people with darker skin types.
- Depressed (Atrophic) acne scars: the most common type of scar, and caused when too little collagen is produced. Atrophic scars are further subdivided into narrow (‘icepick’) or wide (‘rolling’ or ‘boxcar’).
The type of scar determines which treatment option is appropriate.
- Surgery can be used for deep ‘icepick’ scars. This method can also cause scarring, although it is generally not as pronounced as the original scar.
- Ablative techniques (chemical peels, laser resurfacing) remove some of the epidermis, encouraging new skin cells to grow in place of the scar tissue. Ablative techniques are better for wide, shallow scars.
Ablative treatments take longer to recover from and have high rates of complications (pain, swelling, redness and infection). These methods have limitations on the type of acne scar they can treat. If the scar is deep and oddly shaped, removing the top epidermal layer won’t reduce the appearance of the scar effectively. Ablative techniques also often cause areas of uneven skin colouration (hypopigmentation) lasting up to two years after treatment, particularly in darker skin types.
- Non-ablative techniques and ‘fractional’ lasers are more gentle and have fewer side effects, but require more treatments to achieve acceptable results and so are more expensive. Fractional lasers have applicators made up of small electrodes in a grid pattern, to ‘fractionate’ or break up the laser energy into small pinpoints.
- Dermal fillers can be used to fill in the depressions left by atrophic scars and give the impression of smoother skin, but are temporary and need continual maintenance.
‘SUBLATIVE’ TREATMENTS – ETWO SUBLATIVETM RF TREATMENT SYSTEM
The eTwo SublativeTM RF Treatment System is a non-ablative fractional technology that is more effective in reducing the appearance of acne scars as ablative techniques, but with shorter recovery periods and fewer side effects. This technology relies on radiofrequency rather than laser energy. Radiofrequency (RF) is a lower intensity energy than laser, but travels through the skin in a different way, penetrating deep into the dermis without harming the epidermis. This treatment stimulates collagen production that is more evenly distributed through the dermis and improves the texture of the treated skin.
Sublative technology is suitable for all skin colours, and is effective on deep and shallow scars because it stimulates greater levels of tissue remodelling than traditional fractional lasers. It has none of the complications of laser treatments and minimal downtime.
If you have been thinking about getting treatment to reduce the appearance of your acne scars, the eTwo SublativeTM RF Treatment System is a safe and effective alternative to other treatment options. This FDA approved device is also an effective acne treatment option.

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New Volkswagen Tech Helps Prevent Dooring Bicyclists
One of the arch enemies of bicyclists in cities is doors, car doors. When the lane for bikers is right next to parallel-parked cars, there’s a serious risk of drivers and passengers opening the car door right at the wrong time and bicyclists crashing into it, even flipping over the top. Perhaps you’ve seen it in movies, but it’s not just something thrown in for extra action — it’s a genuine and major risk in many cities. It’s called “getting doored” from the bicyclist’s end, or “dooring” someone from the other end.
For all the work improving automobile safety with driver-assist features and blind-spot monitors and better crumple zones, not much has been done from the auto OEM side to help with this problem. However, Volkswagen has taken matters into its own hands and is leading the way with a new solution. This new feature is implemented by default in Volkswagen’s new flagship EV, the ID.7, and also in the new Tiguan and Passat. However, the “highest spec version” of the new solution is only in the ID.7.
“The latest generation of the Volkswagen exit warning system helps to avoid dangerous situations when exiting the vehicle in inner-city traffic. The assist system can warn the driver and passengers about road users approaching the parked Volkswagen from behind,” Volkswagen writes. “For example, within system limits, the system can detect cyclists, who are often among the most vulnerable road users. In addition to the driver and front passenger doors, the exit warning system also provides protection for the rear doors.”
Look how sophisticated and cautious the system is in the ID.7: “The exit warning system scans the area behind the Volkswagen via two rear radar sensors (on the left and right in the bumper) and informs the passengers of a danger before a door handle is even operated: if a road user is approaching, an LED light in the exterior mirror automatically lights up as the first warning level. If one of the door openers is nevertheless pressed, the door is also prevented from opening for a short period of time. If the door is opened, a warning signal sounds. Furthermore, the assist system remains active for three minutes after the Volkswagen has been parked and switched off in order to cover all passengers who exit the vehicle.” That’s what I call love. It’s brilliant, and it will protect many humans in cities where the ID.7 is sold.
You can also get the feature in the ID.4 and ID.5, but it’s optional rather than a default feature, and it operates slightly differently. “The exit warning system is optionally available in the ID.4 and ID.5. It operates in almost the same way as in the ID.7. The only exception: in this case, the LED light in the exterior mirror is only activated in case of danger when the passengers operate one of the door handles. The other warning levels — the acoustic signal in the respective door and the electronic opening delay — are identical to those in the ID.7.”
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A Calm Humpback in a Thick Fog
As we left the harbour in the midmorning sun, we were quite optimistic. Although, the sea was still a little rough after the stormy weather of last days, the sight was good. Until.. until we got to the western side of the bay, were the fog (that had been forecasted) appeard.
At one moment in our trip we had all kinds of weather; sun shining, fog getting closer and thicker and a cold northern wind blowing. Iceland in a nutshell! Still we managed to see Harbour Porpoises and a small school of White Beaked Dolphins.
In our 13:30 trip, the fog was even thicker and the northern wind blowing even more, but out we went with 15 passengers, ready to look for some whales. And we didn´t have to look for long, in the mid-bay, there was a calm, or even semi-dormant Humpback at the surface. We could get quite close to the Humpback without disturbing it and watched it come up several times to breath, never in a rush, and then after several breaths it finally lifted the fluke, as if to close the show. It was a fantastic moment, in a rough sea with the wind blowing around, surrounded by thick fog, there was this calm Humpback taking it´s time to befriend us!


Emoji shortcuts released on Instagram app
- In its newest update for both Android and iOS, the Instagram app has released personalised emoji shortcuts functionality for everyone.
- Emoji shortcuts place a user’s most used emoji above the keyboard when they start commenting on a post.
- A considerably large number of Instagram users use emoji while commenting. Emoji shortcuts have been added to shorten the time taken to complete this process.
- It must be noted that this new emoji shortcut bar will not appear in other fields where the keyboard is used, like during writing post captions or while responding to a story. It is kept exclusively for comments.
- Instagram is also said to be working on a dedicated shopping app called IG Shopping. However, exact details of this app aren’t known as yet.


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. . . wherein Paul Gorman plays with ideas for old-school fantasy roleplaying games
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Check out this interview with H.P. Lovecraft conducted on a single postcard by a friend from small-town Vermont. The postcard is a wonderful artifact, and interview is quite good. I'd love to read a long interview with Lovecraft.

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Saturday, 8 August 2009
Barons & peasants yet again
Two stories in today's [8th August] Financial Times. On the front page, Stephen Hester of RBS bewailing the continued criticism of the bank(s) saying that the numbers of top performing staff leaving had doubled in the first six months of 2009 after the bank agreed with the government to place restrictions on future bonus payments. The fact that all Mr Hester has to do is to get the banks share price to 70p in three years to earn himself £9.6million, does, I'm sure, not influence his view of the role of the bank for the public good. I had no sooner finished mopping up my tears of sympathy when lo, on the back page of the FT Money supplement, we find that the banks are refusing financial support to SMEs forcing some sound and valuable businesses to go bust in the process. The global financial industry had to be kept afloat (sadly) but we should have allowed Northern Rock & RBS to go bust just to make the point to the others & deny Goodwin & Applegarth their grotesque rewards for failure. It has to be probable that depositors funds could have been protected for the same kind of money that has in any case been pumped into these two banks.

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It’s certainly been a busy offseason for trades in the NFL and today the Dolphins got into the act by trading a mid round pick for Rams edge rusher Robert Quinn. Quinn carries a salary of $11.44 million that will all transfer to the Dolphins.
The numbers are now in for the Rams star Defensive End Robert Quinn and it’s a very interesting contract that I think benefits both sides. First let us go over the particulars of the contract. Quinn receives a signing bonus worth $4,776,774 to go along with a guaranteed base salary of $608,608 (prorated from a […]
I’ve spent a lot of time between writing and podcasting talking about Jamal Adams contract situation with the Jets and just one week after saying that the situation looks like it’s going to be a problem, Adams has asked for a trade and here we are again talking about Adams. Neither side is blameless in […]
In the new CBA, the deadline for unrestricted free agents to be able to qualify as compensatory free agents (CFAs) was moved up again, now to the first Monday after the draft. This year, that’s April 27. Now that that date has passed, let’s take a look at where OTC’s projection for the 2021 compensatory […]
With the end of the regular season quickly approaching many of us are already looking at free agency next season as an avenue to fix our favorite teams. Usually we turn to cap space and see “team X has X amount of cap space” and immediately identify them as a team that is going to […]
Olivier Vernon, Giants Cap Saved: $11.5M; Cash Saved: $15.5M; Dead Money: $8MVernon was the biggest signing in the Giants 2016 spending spree and hasn’t been healthy enough to really justify the contract. Vernon is still a capable player and will likely land a $10 million a year type contract when released, but it makes more […]
The numbers are in from PFT for Rams running back Todd Gurley and it is indeed quite an impressive contract that should help reshape the running back market. So lets explore a bit and look at what this deal may mean moving forward.


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The Porto win was superb and feels like ages ago now.
It’s always difficult to make changes after that sort of performance but for me this could be the perfect time to see Adam Lallana return to the starting line-up.
Even more so with the departure of Philippe Coutinho I think he’s a really important player for Liverpool.
He can offer a creative spark and a link between the midfield and attack as he gets back to full fitness.
The break since the Porto game will probably have done him more good than any other player. Let's hope he's as sharp as his new haircut.
There are some really important games coming up - Manchester United away for example - and it would be a great time to get a start under his belt so he will be fitter and stronger and ready to play his part in such a big game as that.
The front three have been special for Liverpool and it’s difficult to see how much better they can get but I think Lallana can make them even better.
Who drops out?
I just feel as though Adam Lallana, as frustrating as it’s been for him this season, can still come into the side and have a decent impact. This could be the perfect game to give him that opportunity.
He’ll be pushing for a start, he’s back fully fit, he’s chomping at the bit to get out there again and a home game against a West Ham side who have struggled away from home this season could be ideal.
I think the crowd would react to someone like Lallana coming back and would give everyone a huge boost, not that we need one we’re flying and the momentum is back after those defeats against Swansea and West Brom.
The squad’s strong which is good for options and will be needed certainly in a few weeks’ time when the games start coming thick and fast again but Saturday’s game is a real opportunity as the lads will be fresh and well prepared.
Lovren and van Dijk could be the partnership we've been waiting for
I think Dejan Lovren has really benefited playing next to van Dijk.
I thought he did really well against Spurs until we went to a back three which changed things and I thought he was excellent against Porto next to van Dijk.
It’s still early but so far that partnership has looked really solid and strong.
You want to see partnerships there and we’ve been saying for a while we haven’t really had a settled defensive pair.
Could this be the one?
Lovren seems to be thriving and van Dijk has really impressed. He’s looked everything we thought he would be, he is that leader, that commanding influence and he’s helping with the players around him and the goalkeeper as well.
He may look to change the full back positions with Gomez coming back in and he may even look to give Moreno a run out but the back four against Porto was excellent.
To keep a clean sheet in a tough away fixture was superb and that’s two clean sheets in a row - we haven’t had three in a row all season.
It’s difficult to make changes when the side are doing so well but the squad competition is there and no doubt the manager will utilise that.
Scoring stats have been quite incredible
David Moyes has done all right since he’s gone into West Ham.
He’ll look to frustrate us at Anfield and limit and nullify the space for our three attacking players.
I don’t think they’ll be too adventurous going forward. Lanzini is probably their most creative player going forward and he’s not sure to be involved which would be a blow for them.
Arnautovic is very capable on his day of being that match-winning player. He had a slow start to his West Ham career but he’s doing better under Moyes.
I think West Ham have really struggled away from home and they’ll come to frustrate us. It may be a matter of patience at times for Liverpool.
We’ve done very well in scoring goals, scoring two or more in 12 of our last 13 games. It’s quite incredible how free-scoring we’ve been.
West Ham want to stay in the division, they’re four points clear of relegation at the moment. I think they are good enough under David Moyes with their squad to stay up but anything they get at Anfield is a bonus.
We’re very strong at home, we’re still unbeaten in the league aty Anfield and I think the confidence and the momentum of the way we’ve been playing can continue.
Once we get that breakthrough I can see it being a comfortable afternoon as it was away from home.
No room for complacency but fixtures could help Liverpool
Manchester United play Chelsea this weekend so it could be a time for Liverpool to capitalise.
We play our other top five rivals less than any of the other teams on the run-in. There will be times when they drop points which will be to our advantage.
Our only two games are against Man United and Chelsea away from home.
I still think it will be a battle right down to the end of the season and it’s great that we’re in that mix in a very strong position.
If we can show some of the attacking performances we have consistently shown then I’m confident we can succeed, especially with the addition of Van Dijk who has improved us defensively.
But we can’t afford a complacent performance against West Ham - show the right attitude, which we have done for most of the season, then I'm sure the lads will produce.
The best Academy display of the season
I’ve watched a lot of the Academy this season and I would say Liverpool’s UEFA Youth League last 16 victory over Manchester United was the best Academy team display of the season.
They were outstanding against Sevilla away but I felt this was the best collective performance.
There were a lot of outstanding individual performances but the collective effort stood out.
The goalkeeper Kamil Grabara made a couple of important saves at key times, the right back Neco Williams at just 16 was absolutely outstanding, Conor Masterson read the game well and got in some good positions defensively, I like Adam Lewis, Curtis Jones was more influential in the first half.
I thought Ben Woodburn’s attitude was spot on and showed his quality by scoring a goal, grabbing an assist and influencing the game, and Bobby Adekanye who probably hasn’t stood out in comparison to a lot of those players really thrived down the right hand side.
It was a really good result - you could see what it meant to Stevie (Gerrard) and what it meant to the players.
It gave everyone at the Academy a lift because there’s been some disappointing results because of player progression.
It was great to beat United and I thoroughly enjoyed that performance.
In the past it was always about the Youth Cup but these players are benefiting from playing cup football in different platforms - Youth Cup, Premier League International cup, UEFA Youth League, all these experiences can really help them as and when they progress through to the first team and have to handle the pressure.

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text: Subplate neurons indispensably orchestrate the developmental assembly of cortical neural circuits. Here, by cell type-specific dissection of Arid1a function, we uncover an unexpectedly selective role for this ubiquitous chromatin remodeler in subplate neuron molecular identity and circuit wiring function. We find that pan-cortical deletion of Arid1a, but not sparse deletion, leads to mistargeting of callosal and thalamocortical connectivities reminiscent of subplate ablation. These miswiring phenotypes are concomitant with disrupted subplate neuron organization, morphogenesis, axons, and extracellular matrix. Mechanistically, Arid1a is required to establish the transcriptional identity of subplate neurons. Remarkably, cortical plate deletion of Arid1a, which spares subplate neurons, restores subplate axons and extracellular matrix, and is sufficient to extensively correct callosal and thalamocortical axon misrouting, revealing an axon guidance function of Arid1a centered on the subplate. Thus, Arid1a regulates the molecular identity and function of subplate neurons, and thereby non-cell autonomously mediates the formation of cortical connectivity during development.

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American Style Pancakes
The fluffiest American pancakes around! Easy to make and taste delicious!
Makes:6| Prep Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: 15 Minutes
- 75g plain flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- ½ tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon caster sugar
- 112ml milk
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ tablespoons of butter, melted
- butter or oil for frying
- Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. Make a well in the centre. Pour in the milk, then add the egg and melted butter. Beat well till the pancake batter is smooth.
- Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Lightly grease with butter or vegetable oil. To test to see if the pan is hot enough, flick a bit of water on the pan. If it sizzles, it is ready. Ladle the pancake batter into the pan.
- Cook each pancake till bubbles appear on the surface and the edges have gone slightly dry. Flip each pancake and cook for a minute or two on the reverse side, till golden brown.
- Serve hot with your favourite toppings, such as maple syrup and fresh berries. Enjoy!
Tip: If you want to feel like you're having true American pancakes serve with bacon!
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The Chancellor laid on a rather splendid breakfast! "Oh, we are not looking at cuts yet then", I exclaimed to the Chancellor as we walked in. "No", he replied, "and you are getting exactly the same breakfast that I gave to the bankers yesterday". The only sad thing was that I didn't get much chance to eat anything as I was making my presentation. I must say last night I was getting a little anxious about this. It has been such a full-on week. However, yesterday I met with Helen Bailey, the Director of Public Services at The Treasury to run through how we might take forward some of the ideas that I was to present to the Chancellor. I then had a session at the Commons with my Deputy and we ran through the areas I should cover.
And as I was putting together some thoughts last night it did occur to me that if I can't speak authoritatively about third sector public service delivery then, who can! So I think it was a fairly confident performance this morning. You can read the presentation I made on the ACEVO website (click here for the link).
Lynne Berry, Chief Executive of WRV, (and a class act!) made a very effective contribution, demonstrating how WRVS services add real value. "Meals on Wheels" is not simply about the delivery of a meal but the contact that is provided as well. She described how WRVS now have a skilled mixed of social enterprise activity and traditional charity work. They make a good trading surplus which they are able to plough into the wider charity and their blend of social enterprise and charity delivers more cost-effective and better services.
Stuart Etherington, from NCVO, was masterful. A number of very effective interventions, particularly when he pointed out to the Chancellor the potential for scaling up and the opportunities for more provision against a background where only 2% of total public spending is channelled through the third sector. Lynne Berry commentated to me afterwards what an effective double act Stuart and I had made during the breakfast.
Angela Smith, MP, and Ian Pearson, MP, were also there and Angela in particular made impressive linking contributions which really highlighted our potential.
At the Action Planning Conference with Angela Smith MP on 10 February
So, what next? The Chancellor agreed that officials should take these discussions forward and I will be meeting with Helen Bailey again shortly to map out ideas for the future. In particular we are going to look at drilling down into particular service areas to see where the sector's role could be expanded, for example in
Long term conditions
Long term unemployment
We also discussed the results of "Total Place". I argued that we need Total Place II - a way in which the third sector can be involved in looking at the conclusions of the Total Place pilots and translations this into the way we work with local Government and other statutory agencies at a local level. In other words a "Total Community".
I had lunch with Barbara Follett MP, the Minister in DCLG who has responsibility for the third sector, yesterday. And so I had been discussing with her the meeting the Chancellor. She agreed that the Total Place II approach would be extremely effective and said she would pursue this back with officials.
Amusingly I saw both Angela Smith MP and Nick Hurd MP in pleasant and amicable conversation in the Commons last night after the Social Investment Business Reception. Angela mentioned that we would be meeting at breakfast with the Chancellor. Nick Hurd advised that perhaps talking about "the forces of hell" might not be a good idea. And straight from the breakfast with the Chancellor to a meeting of the Board of ACEVO. The occasion where I meet my Trustee masters and explain myself. An excellent meeting. We debated some of the outcomes from the "Big Ask" consultations so far and how we take those forward. We also had a full report on the outcome of our Board appraisal and our Trustees had the results of the Chair and the Chief Executive appraisals to note. I was asked for my comments on my own appraisal and I said that I thought it was important to develop the strengths that were demonstrated in that appraisal. And when asked about the weaknesses I said it was important to "recognise them". And my Chair also gave me a rather lovely present. A mug with my favourite motto on: "Keep calm and carry on"!
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The number of victims continues to grow in an alleged asphalt scam in Harrison County.
According to Harrison County Sheriff’s Deputy Nathan Gasser, the number of victims involved in an asphalt scam has reached 16.
“I have not added all the amounts up yet, but we are approaching right at or over $25,000 that this man has got from homeowners here,” explained Gasser. “The bad part is I think there are still some home owners who are ashamed to come forward.”
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Glasgow's biggest comedy export, Kevin Bridges, is back next year with his hotly anticipated live stand-up tour.
Embarking on his biggest tour to date, the tour named Brand New, will see Kevin perform at some of the finest venues across the UK and Ireland from August 2018.
And there will be a momentous return to his hometown with six nights at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow.
Tickets for Kevin’s UK and Ireland tour dates go on sale from 10am on Friday, November 24.
Kevin Bridges says : “ I’m delighted to announce that I will be back on the road in 2018. It’s been 3 years since my last tour, three tough years of watching the world fall apart thus, I’ve decided, I need to get out of the house more and lend a hand in saving it.
"With amusing anecdotes and witty observations I’m sure I can save the world or at least provide a decent enough night out. We’ll see. I’ll catch you there folks. Yaldy!”
Tickets for his highly-anticipated show will be available from Friday, online here .
A presale will take place at 10am on Wednesday November 22 via Ticketmaster here.


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Cee-Lo Green: Lady Killer’s Ode To Fox News On The Colbert Report
Cee-Lo Green stopped by The Colbert Report the other night with an interesting ode to Fox News.
To promote his latest album release, “The Lady Killer,” Cee-Lo Green stopped by Stephen Colbert‘s “The Colbert Report” the other night. Being that Comedy Central is cable network television, Colbert had to think of different lyrics for Cee-Lo Green‘s hit single, “F**k You.” After several failed attempts (one including “beef stew”) Cee-Lo agreed to sing about Fox News instead of “F**k You.”
Stephen Colbert has yet to put the Cee-Lo Green performance about Fox News on his site (could he be afraid?) but we have managed to snag a video clip that was floating around the wonderful internet. While it may be short, it is still quite entertaining.
Enjoy this video clip of Cee-Lo Green performing his ode to Fox News on The Colbert Report:
Be sure to pick up Cee-Lo’s brand new album “The Lady Killer” which is in stores now!
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New York Times Bestseller"Julie Lythcott-Haims is a national treasure. 04/06/2015Former Stanford University dean Lythcott-Haims presents a convincing vision of overprotected, overparented, overscheduled kids in this report on the current state of childhood and parenting in middle- and upper-class families. PINK, author of the New York Times bestsellers Drive and A Whole New Mind“I've loved this book from the moment I saw the title. Relevant to parents of toddlers as well as of twentysomethings-and of special value to parents of teens-this book is a rallying cry for those who wish to ensure that the next generation can take charge of their own lives with competence and confidence. For parents who want to foster hearty self-reliance instead of hollow self-esteem, How to Raise an Adult is the right book at the right time.” DANIEL H.After presenting the problem in detail (through interviews with college admissions officers, educators, parents, and others), she offers a number of viable solutions, encouraging parents to nurture kids’ unique gifts rather than mold them like “little bonsai trees” and to help them develop life skills (e.g., doing chores, critical thinking, public speaking). Lythcott-Haims, who brings some authority to the subject as Stanford’s former dean of freshmen and undergraduate advising, has seen varieties of extreme parental interference suggesting not just a lack of common sense, but a lack of wisdom and healthy boundaries . Never preachy, and oh-so-relatable Lythcott-Haims is spot-on with her approach to parenting, over-parenting, and preparing your children for the adult world.” Speaking of Apraxia“How to Raise an Adult is a total no brainer to read if you have a kid in college, about to go to college, has ever gone to college, or will ever go to college. makes compelling arguments for why we need to break our current habits. She is a psychologist, sociologist, and anthropologist rolled into one, recording the attitudes and rituals of 21st-century smart kids who can't tie their shoelaces--and of their anxious, hovering parents.She also claims that lower-income kids are more likely to end up with the grit necessary for success, while elite grads struggle to grow up. Seriously, if you are a parent with college in your future, current, or past - stop reading this blog post and go and find this book. Unlike so many other college parenting books, however, How to Raise an Adult contains practical suggestions for an alternative way of parenting and then encourages us that it is possible to function differently.” College Parent Central“This book will constantly be a guide . Reminding us that we are charged with transforming children into adults capable of meeting the challenges of life head-on, Lythcott-Haims dispenses compassion and a good kick in the pants in equal and appropriate measure.
The 20-year study showed that socially competent children who could cooperate with their peers without prompting, be helpful to others, understand their feelings, and resolve problems on their own, were far more likely to earn a college degree and have a full-time job by age 25 than those with limited social skills. A must-read for every parent who senses that there is a healthier and saner way to raise our children." -Madeline Levine, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Price of Privilege and Teach Your Children Well"For parents who want to foster hearty self-reliance instead of hollow self-esteem, How to Raise an Adult is the right book at the right time." -Daniel H. if parents want to raise productive adults.” Kirkus Reviews“Lythcott-Haims presents a convincing vision of overprotected, overparented, overscheduled kids . A must-read for every parent who senses that there is a healthier and saner way to raise our children.” MADELINE LEVINE, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Price of Privilege and Teach Your Children Well“Have the good intentions of American parents gone awry?Lythcott-Haims, the mother of two teens, counts herself among those who have taken far too many aspects of their children’s lives into their own hands. Our children are engaged in the serious work of becoming an adult. the author does a superb job of laying out the facts . Julie Lythcott-Haims understands that the goal of parenting should be to raise autonomous adults, not have name-brand college admissions to brag about. The timing of Lythcott-Haims wonderful book could not be better.Today’s young adults, she asserts, lack life skills and resilience; they can’t competently make decisions, manage risk, overcome setbacks, or take charge. With this book, Lythcott-Haims provides the missing user manual.” The Chicago Tribune“This book is the antidote to helicopter parenting. When parents laugh and enjoy the moment but also teach the satisfaction of hard work, when they listen closely but also give their children space to become who they are, they wind up with kids who know how to work hard, solve problems and savor the moment, too. instead of thinking about raising children, we need to be thinking about raising adults.” CBS “This Morning”“Lythcott-Haims breaks down the source of helicopter parenting habits, and uses studies and stories to illustrate the developmental, emotional, and psychological toll that overparenting can take on children. Thank you for spreading this really important and powerful message.” FOX “Fox & Friends”“Reveals some terrifying truths.” Telegraph (UK)“At last, a parenting book I can get behind.” The Independent (UK)“Run, don’t walk to your nearest bookstore and get this book! Her double perspective--as a mother of teenagers and a former longtime freshman dean at Stanford--makes her uniquely equipped to show parents how to do exactly that. The pendulum has swung away from helicopter parenting (just this week new research on the damage it does) and parents are looking for the guidance and insight in finding a better way.Along with overprotection, she sees a trend toward racing kids onto a fast track, with unreasonable pressures to get into highly selective colleges. Lythcott-Haims’ research, combined with a decade of experience as a Stanford dean, makes for some important insights into the state of parenting in America today.” San Francisco Chronicle“[How to Raise an Adult] may just be the Black Hawk Down of helicopter parenting. In other words, get a life, and your child just might do the same someday.” The New York Times Book Review“[How to Raise an Adult] is refreshing in many ways, and as parents ourselves, we highly recommend it.” The News & Observer“This is such a terrific book. Parents will love it and devour it because it’s such a concern . She also gives parents some constructive tips for stepping back and allowing the next generation of leaders to become fully formed adults.” MSNBC “Melissa Harris-Perry”“Julie Lythcott-Haims, I hope my child has a dean, teacher, others like you out there . It’s Malcolm Gladwell meets Paul Tough meets Madeline Levine in a fresh, timely take on raising excellent adults from former Stanford freshmen admissions dean and parent Julie Lythcott-Haims. How to Raise an Adult is a gift to all of us who are educators, and to all of us who are parents.” Inside Higher Ed“In her easy-to-read prose . Wise, honest, compassionate, and deeply informed, How to Raise an Adult ought to be at the top of everybody's stack of parenting books.” WILLIAM DERESIEWICZ, author of the New York Times bestseller Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life“While the book aims to show us how to better raise adults, Lythcott-Haims also shows how this will make us better adults. Lythcott-Haims offers readers just that.” Grown and Flown“Lythcott-Haims ... Now that I have read [it], I will be aware of the fact that as a parent I am going to raise a responsible well-adjusted adult who will be able to thrive in the real world; not a child who will need support all her life. Diva Likes Julie Lythcott-Haims is a national treasure.Most tours are included in free general Museum admission.

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I am already spayed, housetrained, up to date with shots, good with kids, and good with dogs.
Do you do much traveling? Then Ruby is the dog for you - she loves to ride, preferably right up front with you, where she can feel the breeze in those big hound dog ears, and watch the world go by.
She's about 10 years old, but you wouldn't know it, and neither does she. She is a little gray around the muzzle, but age hasn't slowed her down a bit. She is agile and alert, and keeps busy sniffing out her surroundings. When it's time to rest, she is content in her crate.
Ruby is great with people. When she came to us in June, she was quite choosy about dog companions and was very scary around cats. Now, however, she has met many other dogs without incident and is actually hanging out peacefully with a volunteer's cats. She could probably do well in a home with other animals, after careful introductions.
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SACRAMENTO — Three million Californians living in low-income areas across the state could see an infusion of private development dollars in their communities — including in nine San Francisco spots — under a little-known federal tax-incentive program.
The Opportunity Zone program included in last year’s GOP tax reform bill calls for states to designate U.S. census tracts with high poverty that would benefit from private investment. To lure investors, the program offers a significant advantage: They could defer or eliminate their federal capital gains taxes on any projects in those areas.
On Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown released a list and map of 798 census tracts across California that he says should be considered as Opportunity Zones. Nine locations encompassing 11 tracts are in San Francisco: at Treasure Island, Alcatraz, Angel Island, Chinatown, Visitacion Valley area, Mid-Market/Tenderloin, South of Market, Bayview-Hunters Point and around San Francisco State University.
Additionally, in the Bay Area, large swaths of Oakland, Richmond and Vallejo are being recommended, as well as parts of Marin City, Redwood City, Hayward and San Jose.
“We hope this spurs or encourages more economic development in areas that historically or traditionally haven’t seen the kind of investments in business development and job creation that other parts of the state have been able to enjoy,” said H.D. Palmer, a spokesman for the state Department of Finance.
The governor has opened his plan to local governments, residents and businesses and will take comment until March 15. Then California would submit its recommendations to the U.S. Treasury Department, which gives final approval for inclusion in the program.
Under the federal program, Brown can designate up to 879 census tracts to the Opportunity Zone program. Additional areas are expected to be added during the public review.
Census tracts typically include around 4,000 people, meaning some areas of San Francisco that are being considered encompass just a few blocks.
There is no timing yet on when the program would launch, but it could be as early as this fall. Palmer said it’s unclear what if any role California would have in the program beyond designating the areas that would attract private investors with federal tax incentives.
The concept of the program is not new and has been pushed in bipartisan fashion for decades with mixed results, said Adam Looney, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution. Looney said the program as currently created has few strings attached on developers, who would receive a windfall in the form of tax subsidies for building in areas they may have already been looking at, such as low-income neighborhoods bordering affluent ones. He said that creates the potential for accelerating gentrification, an issue particularly troubling in the Bay Area where rising home and rent prices have pushed out residents.
That makes the impact on residents of low-income communities unclear, he said.
“You don’t know when a neighborhood gentrifies whether the current residents share in the new opportunities or they are forced to live elsewhere when rents increase,” Looney said.
He said census tract data often put college campuses into low-income designations because students and graduate students are counted as poor. Under Brown’s recommendation, half of the Stanford campus in affluent Palo Alto is designated as a low-income area included as an Opportunity Zone.
“That seems like almost a loophole in the designation,” Looney said.
Opportunity Zones have been pushed by the think tank Economic Innovation Group and its chairman, Sean Parker, the co-founder of Napster and first president of Facebook, who has said the program allows investors to make a positive impact on low-income communities while earning a profit.
John Lettieri, the senior director for policy and strategy at the Economic Innovation Group, said the program brings the economic recovery to areas that have not yet experienced it.
“One of the most common themes in areas that are struggling is a declining stock of businesses and with that comes a loss of jobs and resources to pull themselves out of the decline,” Lettieri said.
Concerns about gentrification “are coming from the right place,” Lettieri said, but mayors and governors can ensure local and state zoning laws direct investments to areas that benefit communities.
In California, he said, that could mean affordable housing projects.
“This is coming at a time when they need to fill the gap and this will help,” he said.
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Local governments and the public are invited to weigh in on areas proposed to be included in the Opportunity Zone program under Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan. Comments must be submitted by March 15.


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Niger State Governor: Mua'azu Babangida Aliyu (PDP) Deputy Governor: Ahmed Musa Ibeto Date Created: February 1976 Capital: Minna Ma...
Governor: Mua'azu Babangida Aliyu (PDP)
Deputy Governor: Ahmed Musa Ibeto
Date Created: February 1976
Major Towns: Bida, Suleja, Kontagora, Lapai, Mokwa and Minna.
There are 25 local government areas that make up the state. The local government areas are: Chanchaga, Lapai, Agaie, Paikoro, Suleja, Gurara, Bida, Shiroro, Rafi, Wushishi, Gbako, Bosso, Lavun, Mokwa, Borgu, Agwara, Kotangora, Magawa, Rijna, Katcha, Miraga, Edati, Mashegu, Munya and Tafa.
Agriculture is the major occupation of the state with about 80% of the population engaged in farming. The state produces crops like yam, bean, cassava, rice, millet, groundnut, maize and sugar cane.
The State Ministry of Agriculture in conjunction with the Niger State Agricultural Development Project provide subsidized agricultural inputs such as pesticides, fertilizers and seedlings to farmers so as to boost agricultural production.
In the industrial scene, Niger State is blessed with abundant industrial resources. Surveys carried out have shown the deposit of gold and marble in parts of Minna. There is also the presence of other minerals like limestone, glass sands, chalk, copper etc.
The State is also educationally inclined having established over 1,165 primary schools, 250 secondary schools and a number of vocational training centers. There are also about 15 tertiary, institutions which include Federal College of Education, Kontagora, the Federal Polytechnic at Bida and the Federal University of Technology at Minna. Others include the state owned Technical Teachers Training Colleges, State College of Education and many others.
Niger State is well known for its beautiful and colourful tourist attractions. These include the Gurara Falls in Bonu. Mayanka Falls and Zuma rock both in Suleja and the Shiroro Dam to mention a few. Also the five-star Shiroro Hotel in Minna offers the best in comfort and luxury.
In the area of communication, the state has one radio station Broadcasting Corporation of Niger State (BCNS) and one Federal Government owned television station. There is also the state owned Printing and Publishing Company Niger Printing and Publishing Company. The Company publishes a weekly paper Newsline.

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Live-Action Korosanai Kare to Shinanai Kanojo Film Reveals 6 More Cast Members
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The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Seikimatsu's Korosanai Kare to Shinanai Kanojo (The Boyfriend Who Can't Kill and the Girlfriend Who Won't Die) four-panel manga revealed six additional cast members on Wednesday.
The new cast members include: (Top row, left to right, in image above):
Keiichi Kobayashi is directing the film and penning the script. The film will open in Japan this fall.
The manga revolves around the relationship between Rei Kosaka (a tsundere guy who easily gets worked up and who always says, "Just die already") and Nana Kano (a girl who habitually cuts her wrists and who always says, "I want to die.")


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|Publication number||US3511492 A|
|Publication date||May 12, 1970|
|Filing date||Aug 17, 1967|
|Priority date||Aug 17, 1967|
|Publication number||US 3511492 A, US 3511492A, US-A-3511492, US3511492 A, US3511492A|
|Inventors||Galbato Anthony T|
|Original Assignee||Trw Inc|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (10), Classifications (23), Legal Events (2)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
United States Patent O 3,511,492 FLEXIBLE LAMINATED BEARING STABILIZED AGAINST BUCKLING Anthony T. Galbato, Jamestown, N.Y., assignor to TRW, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Filed Aug. 17, 1967, Ser. No. 661,461 Int. Cl. F16c 27/00, 31/00; F16f 7/00 U.S. Cl. 267-1 9 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A flexible laminated bearing stabilized by an elastomer collar or sleeve surrounding the bearing and bonded to it. The collar abuts the bearing on its radially inner side and abuts a housing receiving the bearing on its radially outer side. The radially outer side of the collar is curved and the housing is frusto-conically tapered. The collar absorbs relative movement between the bearing and the housing by shear elasticity while imparting radial stability to the bearing to prevent it from buckling when subjected to axial loads.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the invention The invention relates to laminated bearings and more particularly to a radially stabilized laminated bearing having an elastomer collar surrounding it.
Prior art Laminated bearings comprising alternated layers of metal and elastomer bonded together are known to the art. See, for example, the patent to Hinks No. 2,900,182. However, when such bearings are built up into high stacks there exists a tendency for the stack to buckle under load. Various attempts have been made to solve the problems presented by this buckling. See, for example, the patent to Hinks No. 3,228,673. Some prior art attempts to control buckling have not been successful inasmuch as they imposed a hard surface between a member of a bearing stack and the fixed or moveable bearing mounting members. This solution has many undesirable features, among which is the fact that as the load on the bearing rotates and the layers of the bearing stack rotate, wear is generated either at the interface between the device used to prevent buckling and the individual layers of the bearing or between the device and the fixed or moveable bearing mounting members. Such wear is undesirable in a bearing and may generate heat suflicient to cause bearing failure. Those prior art attempts to restrain buckling which incorporated the use of elastomeric material aroundthe bearing stack required deformation of some of the metal layers of the bearing stack and/or required embedding metal pins or strips in the elastomer. These proposed solutions are expensive to manufacture and greatly increase the d'iiiiculty of assembling the bearing.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The bearingof this invention is particularly useful in helicopter rotor to hub connections. The centrifugal force of the rotating lblade provides an axial load on the bearing stack which should maintain its same height regardless of the load. However, the pitch of the rotor blade `must be changed during flight. For this reason a la-minated bearing which is capable of absorbing relevant movement between two surfaces through the shear elasticity of the elastomer layers is particularly adaptable to such situations. This invention povides an elastomer collar to surround the laminated bearing which snugly engages the bearing on its inner diameter and the housing on its outer diameter. The collar restrains the buckling Cil ICC
tendency of the bearing stack which is caused by the load applied to the stack by the centrifugal force of the spinning rotor and hub. At the same time, due to the shear elasticity of the elastomer collar it absorbs the twisting of the individual laminae of the bearing without allowing a relative motion, either between the bearing and the collar or the collar and the housing.
The radially outer surface of the collar is arcuately tapered with the wideend or base'of the collar at the end of the bearing stack which is subject to maximum torsional displacement so that more elastomer is present at that end to absorb the displacement. The portion of the housing which contacts the radially outer surface of the collar is frusto-conically tapered. The difference between the arcuate taper of the collar and the frustoconical taper of the housing will squeeze the collar in its center section when the assembly is subjected to thrust load thus providing a radially inner directed force to prevent the bearing stack from buckling.
Although the invention will be hereinafter described in connection `with a preferred embodiment having arcuately tapered collar or collars engaged by a frusto-conically tapered surface, the invention contemplates the use of different configurations wherein the shape of the collar is different from the shape of the engaging surface so as to produce a squeezing of the collar in order to provide a directed force preventing buckling of the bearing stack.
As a further improvement, the collar of this invention may be bonded to the bearing to provide an uninterrupted plane betwen the elastomeric layers of the bearing and the collar. In such a bonded embodiment there is, of course, no interface between the bearing and the collar.
It is then an object of this invention to provide a radi-l ally stabilized laminated bearing which will not buckle when subjected to thrust loads and which can absorb relative rotation without rubbing movement between the bearing and the housing.
It is a further and more specific object of this invention to provide a radially stabilized laminated bearing having an elastomer collar between it and the housing in which the bearing operates, which collar is tapered to permit the relative twisting moment of the laminae of the bearing without allowing rubbing movement between the collar and the housing or the collar and the bearing.
It is yet a further and more specific object of this invention to'provide a radially stabilized laminated bearing having an elastomer collar between it and the housing in which the bearing operates, which collar is arcuately tapered on its radially outer surface with its wide end adjacent the end of the bearing stack which is'subject to maximum torsional displacement and which abuts a frusto-conical surface of the housing to provide stability against buckling of the bearing stack while permitting the relative twisting moment of the laminas of the V-bearing without allowing rubbing movement between the collar and the housing or the collar and the bearing.
Other objects and features of this invention will more fully become apparent in view of the following detailed description taken in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawing illustrating therein a single embodiment and in which: i Y
FIG. l is a cross sectional view of the bearing and collar of this invention contained in a housing;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the bearing and collar of this invention assembled together; i
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the bearing and collar of this invention separate;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the bearing of this invention illustrating relative rotation between the top and bottom rings of the bearing; and
FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of a laminated bearing of the type used in this invention showing the alternating layers of bearing material and elastomer;
FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of the bearing collar, and housing of this invention similar to and 90 degrees from the plane of FIG. 1 but with the bearing and collar removed from the housing;
FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view of another embodiment of this invention illustrating a radially loaded stabilized bearing.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Laminated bearings are comprised of alternate layers of bearing material such as metal, plastic, and the like, and elastomer such as synthetic or natural rubber bonded together in stacks. As many layers can be bonded together as is desirable for the particular embodiment in which the bearing is to be used. The elastomer layers are thin and because of this the bearing is capable of standing up uri'der relatively high axial loads without axial compression. Due to the shear elasticity of the elastomer layers the bearing is able to absorb relative motion between the surfaces mating with the bearing at opposite ends thereof. FIG. 5 shows an enlarged cross section of a laminated bearing 10 comprised of alternate layers of bearing material 1'1 and and elastomer 12. The layers 11 and 12 are bonded together.
Laminated bearings such as those illustrated by the bearing 10 when built up into relatively high stacks have a tendency to buckle when subjected to large axial thrust loads. FIG. 1 illustrates a laminated bearing stack 13 contained in a housing 14. The bearing 13 surrounds a shaft 15. The shaft has a head 16 at one end thereof with shoulder 17 which bear against one end 18 of the bearingv stack 13. The other end 19 of the bearing stack (13 bears against the front wall 20 of the housing 14. The front wall 20 of the housing 14 has an aperture 21 therethrough which receives the shaft 15. A thrust load acting in the direction of the arrow L forces the shoulder 17 of the head 16 of the shaft 15 against the end 18 of the bearing stack 13. The load is such as might be caused by centrifugal force of a spinning helicopter rotor blade attached to the end of the shaft 15. As the load L increases the bearing stack 13 would have a tendency to buckle either in towards or out from the shaft `15. The shaft will prevent the bearing from buckling inwardly. In order to prevent the bearing from buckling outwardly from the shaft a collar 22 surrounds the bearing stack 13. The inner diameter 23 of the collar mates with the outer diameter 24 of the bearing stack. The outer diameter 25 of the collar mates with an inner diameter bearing face 26 of the housing 14. The collar 22 prevents the bearing stack 13 from buckling outwardly from the shaft 15.
In operation the shaft 15 may rotate to a relatively small degree in the direction of the arrows 27. A tongued ring 28 is bonded to the end 18 of the bearing stack 13. The tongued ring 28 may be thicker than the individual bearing material laminae 11 of the bearing stack 13 and has integral tongues 29 which extend radially inward from the inner diameter of the ring 28. Slots 30 in the shaft 15 receive the tongues 29. A second ring 31 has tongues 32 extending radially outward from the ring 31. Tongue receiving slots or grooves 33 are formed in the housing 14 at the front wall 20 to receive the tongues 32. Thus, it can be seen that as the shaft 15 rotates in the direction of the arrows 27 rotation is imparted to the bearing stack 13 at the end18 by the action of the head 16 of the shaft 15 against the ring 28 and by the corresponding action of the side walls of the slots 30 against the tongues 29 received therein, while the end 19 is prevented from rotating by the front wall of the housing 14 and the restriction created by the tongues 32 of the ring 31 which are received in the non-rotating tongue receiving slots or grooves 33. The difference in angular rotational movement between the ring 28 and the ring 31 is absorbed by the shear Cil 4 elasticity of the elastomerv layers 12 of the bearing stack 13.
The collar 22 is comprised of an elastomer such as natural or synthetic rubber and is bonded around its inner diameter 23 to the outer diameter 24 of the bearing stack 13. Due to the shear elasticity of the elastomer of the collar 22 it is able to absorb the angular rotation of the various layers of thcbearing stack 13 without any relative movement between the inner diameter bearing face 26 of the housing |14 and the outer diameter 25 of the collar 22. Also due to the shear elasticity of the elastomer of the collar 22 it is able to at the same time absorb the relevant angular rotational movement between the ring 28 and the ring 31. The collar 22 surrounds the bearing stack 13 and effectively radially stabilizes it, thereby preventing it from buckling under axial loads. The collar 22 is dimensioned to snugly tit between the stack 13 and the housing 14. Therefore, the stack 13 cannot buckle outwardly from the shaft 15 without compressing the collar 22. The hardness of the elastomeric material of which the collar 22 is constructed should be chosen with a view towards gaining the greatest degree of incompressibility commensurate with the required degree of elasticity necessary to absorb the torsional rotation of the bearing stack.
FIG. 2 shows the combination of the bearing stack 13 and the collar 22 bonded together as they would appear prior to being incorporated in the housing.
FIG. 3 shows the bearing stack 13 and the collar 22 prior to their being bonded together. The outside surface of collar 22 is tapered with the exception of two ears 34 which are dimensioned to tit in the tongue receiving grooves 33 of the housing 14 and which when assembled mate with the tongues 32 of the ring 31. The collar 22 is tapered with its greatest radial dimension at the end which surrounds the ring 28. Because the ring 28 rotates with the shaft 15 While the ring 31 does not rotate, the greatest amount of torsional rotation which must be absorbed by the collar 22 occurs at the end of the bearing stack 13 to which the ring 28 is bonded. The housing F14 is tapered to the same degree as the collar 22. The housing 14 is tapered radially outwardly from the front wall 20. It is of course to be understood that when the bearing and collar of this invention are utilized in housing embodiments different from the described above the collar 22 may be produced in different configurations.
FIG. 4 illustrates the relative rotation of the rings 28 and 31 created by the rotation of the shaft 15. As shown in FIG. 3, the bearing stack 13 may be produced with the tongues 29 extending radially inward at the same point that the tongues 32 extend radially outward from the stack 13. In such an embodiment, when the shaft 15 is rotated the tongues 29 will be rotated through an arc such that they no longer extend radially inward from the same point that the tongues 32 extend radially outward from the bearing stack 13.
Because of the compressibility of the elastomer of the collar 22, it is desirable to arcuately taper the outer diameter 25 of the collar. FIG. 6 illustrates this taper. The collar 22 is thickest at the end 18 of the bearing stack 13 which undergoes maximum torsional displacement and is arcuately tapered to decrease in thickness toward the end 19 which undergoes minimum torsional displacement. The arcuate taper produces a non-frusto-conical outer diameter 25.
The inner diameter bearing face 26 of the housing is frusto-conically tapered from the front wall 20 of the housing 14 to the side wall 36 of the housing 14. The effect of a thrust load produced by the load L of FIG. 1 acting on the head 16 which forces the head 16 against the ring 28 is to provide a radial stabilizing force acting against the center section of the bearing stack 16. This stabilizing force is created by compression of the center section of the collar as its arcuately curved surface is forced into confirmity with the frusto-conical taper of the housing. Because the bearing stack 16 buckles by bowing out at its center a stabilizing force is most effective if it is strongest against the center of the stack. The confirmation of an arcuately tapered collar and a frusto jtzonically tapered housing provides such a stabilizing orce.
` As diagrammatically illustrated in FIG. 6 the thrust load T acting against the ring 28 will force the outer diameter 25 of the collar against the inner diameter bearing face 26 of the housing14. Because the outer diameter 25 of the collar is arcuately tapered while the inner diameter bearing face 26 of the housing is frusto-conically tapered a radial compression force R acts against the bowed out center section of the collar 22. This compression force R compresses the outer diameter 25 of the collar 22 into conformity with the frusto-conically tapered inner diameter bearing face 26 of the housing 14. The force indicated by T is the reaction force generated by the thrust load T acting against the bearing stack. The combination of the compression force R and the reaction force T produces a stabilizing force S which acts against the outer diameter 25 lof the collar 22. This force S is transmitted by the collar 22 and acts against the outer diameter 24 of the bearing stack 13 at its center. The force S prevents the bearing stack 13 from buckling outward. Although the principle of this invention has been previously described as applying to an axial thrust bearing it is equally applicable to other bearing situations. FIG. 7 illustrates the use of this invention in a radial bearing. The bearing stack 40 consists of concentric alternating layers of bonded. together bearing material and elastomer. On its radially inner side the bearing stack 40 has a relatively thick central ring 41 and on its radially outer side a relatively thick circumferential ring 42. The rings 41 and 42 are bonded to the bearing stack 40'. The ring 41 surrounds and engages a circular shaft 43. The shaft 43 is fixed and non-rotatable.
The circumferential ring 42 enga-ges on its outer surface 44 the inner surface 45 of a housing 46. The housing 46 oscillates relative to the shaft 43. The bearing stack 40, due to the shear elasticity of the elastomer layers accommodates the oscillation of the housing 46 and allows the circumferential ring 42 to move relative to the center ring 41 which remains in fixed position attached to the non-oscillating shaft 43. The rings 41 and 42 may be bonded or otherwise attached respectively to the shaft and the housing.
In order to prevent the bearing stack 40 from buckling, elastomeric collars 47 and 48 brace the sides 49 and 50 of the bearing stack 40. The collars 47 and 48 are designed similar to the collar 22 previously described. The collars 47 and 48 are tapered rings and are thinnest at their inner diameter and thickest at their outer diameter with a straight radial walland an arcuate wall. The straight radial walls 51 of the collar 47 and 52 of the collar 48 abut the sides 49 and 50 of the bearing stack 40. The outer diameter of the collars terminate at the circumferential ring 52. The collars may be bonded to the bearing stack 40. Tapered discs 53 and 54 are threaded on to the shaft 43. The frusto-conically tapered faces 55 and 56 of the discs 53 and 54 abut the arcuately shaped Walls of the collars 47 and 48. The frusto-conical taper of the discs 53 and 54 act against the arcuate sides of the collars 47 and 48 in the same manner as the frustoconically shaped face 26 of the housing 14 of previous embodiments acts against the arcuate collar 22. This action provides a stabilizing force to prevent the bearing 40 from buckling. l
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 the housing oscillates and the shaft is fixed. If, however, the housing is xed and the shaft oscillates the tapers of the discs and collars would be reversed. That is the collars would taper with their narrowest points on the outer diameter and their thickest points on the inner diameter. The discs 53 and 54 would have a similarly reversed taper. This would provide the most elastomer at the area of the stack having the most torsional displacement.
It is, therefore, to be understood from the above that this invention provides a radially stabilized laminated bearing which is surrounded by a tapered elastomeric collar capable of absorbing the torsional rotation of the various bearin g layers without rubbing movement between the collar and the housing.
Although minor modifications might be suggested by those versed in the art, it should be understood that I wish to embody within the scope of the patent warranted hereon, all such modifications as reasonably and properly come within the scope of my contribution to theart.
I claim as my invention:
1. In a laminated columnar bearing stack comprising alternate layers of bearing material and elastomer bonded together and having an aperture therethrough, the said stack received in a housing having an apertured end wall abutting one end of the stack and a shaft received through the end wall aperture and the bearing stack aperture having a head thereon abutting the other end of the stack, the improvement of:
end rings mounted at either end of the said stack,
an elastomeric collar radially surrounding the stack and bonded thereto, the elastomer of the collar being integral with the elastomer layers of the stack,
said collar having an axial length suicient to surround substantially the entire axial length of the said stack from one end ring to the other,
said collar dimensioned to lit between a portion of the said housing radially outward from the stack and the stack and effective to prevent columnar buckling of the stack when subjected to thrust loads imparted by the bearing stack by the said head while accommodating relative angular rotational movement between the ends of the said stack without relative movement at the interface of the collar and the said portion of the housing,
said collar having a tapering outer diameter mating with a tapering face on the said portion of the said housing and the said collar having a radial thickness varying in accordance with the taper, the thickness being greatest adjacent the end of the stack subject to the greatest degree of angular displacement during operation of the device in which the stack is received.
2. The bearing stack of claim 1 wherein the collar is arcuately tapered to increase in radial thickness along the length of the bearing stack with the thickest portion thereof adjacent the end of the bearing stack abutted by the head of the shaft, and
the said portion of the housing frusto-conically tapered to compress a center portion of the collar to provide a stabilizing force acting against the bearing stack with the application of the force acting intermediate the ends of the stack to prevent buckling of the said stack.
3. A helicopter blade radially stabilized laminated bearing for use between the rotor blade and blade hub including a stack of alternate layers of bearing material and elastomer ybonded together receiving an end of the rotor 4blade therethrough and the hub therearound,
a collar dimensioned to fit between said stack and said hub bonded t0 the stack and snugly seated in the hub,
said collar effective to radially stabilized said layers to prevent buckling of the said layers when subjected to axial thrust loads,
said collar being elastomeric and effective to absorb by the shear elasticity thereof relative torsional movement between the said layers without relative movement at an interface between the collar and the hub, and
said collar being tapered to increase in radial thickness along the length of the stack with the thickest portion aligned with the end of the stack subject to the greatest torsional displacement,
said taper being arcuate whereby the outer diameter tapered faces is slightly convex and the said hub has a tapered face seating the said collar, the said tapered face of the said hub being linearly tapered whereby portions of the said collar are compressed to a greater extent than the remaining portions.
4. A bearing assembly comprising a housing having an apertured end wall with an integral shoulder adjacent the aperture having key slots therein radially communicating with the aperture,
a laminated bearing comprised of a stack of altematingly bonded together rings of bearing material and elastomer, end rings overlying the ends of the stack and bonded to the adjacent rings of the stack,
one of said end rings abutting said shoulder and having radially outwardly projecting ears seated in said key slots,
the other of said end rings having inwardly projecting ears,
a shaft extending fully through the bearing, end rings and aperture having a head portion thereon abutting the other of said end rings and key slots receiving the ears of said other end rings,
a ring of elastomeric material surrounding said bearing and bonded thereto, and
said housing embracing said ring of elastomeric material to cooperate therewith for providing columnar stability to the bearing when axially loaded while accommodating torsional displacement of the housing and shaft.
y5. A laminated bearing assembly having alternate layers of bonded together bearing material and elastomer comprising: a bearing stack with an aperture therethrough, at least one elastomeric collar having a varying thickness embracing said stack around an outer edge of the layers of said stack, said collar having an arcuately tapered surface generally opposite a bearing stack edge conforming surface, said bearings stack edge conforming surface embracing said stack, the thickest portion of said collar adjacent the layers of said stack encountering the greatest displacement in operation, a frusto-conically tapered surface embracing each arcuately tapered surface and said frusto-conically tapered surface, and said arcuately tapered surface tapering in the same direction whereby said frusto-conically tapered surface compresses the arcuately tapered surface into a generally frustoconically tapered surface during operation of the assembly to stabilize the stack against buckling.
6. In a laminated bearing comprising a stack of bonded together alternating layers of thin bearing material and elastomer, the improvement of means protecting the stack against buckling in operation which comprises: a tapered elastomer collar embracing the edges of the layers and increasing in thickness toward the portion of the stack subject to most displacement in operation, a rigid backup member surrounding said collar, said backup member deforming said collar to develop a stabilizing compression force intermediate the ends of the stack to stabilize the stack against buckling while accommodating displacement of the layers of the stack without rubbing moment between the stack and collar and between collar and backup member, said backup member and said collar having differently contoured mating faces whereby portions of said collar are compressed by a force greater than other portions of said collar and said compressive force being greatest adjacent the areas of the stack where buckling is rst likely to occur.
7. The improvement of claim 6 wherein the bearing is a radial bearing consisting of concentric layers of elastomer and `bearing material bonded together, the collar is a ring engaging the edges of the layers and the backup member is a rigid disc compressing the collar.
8. The improvement of claim 7 wherein a separate collar is provided at both edges of the bearing and separate discs backup the collars.
9. In a laminated bearing comprising a stack of bonded together alternate layers of thin bearing material and elastomer the improvement of means protecting the stack against buckling in operation which comprises: an elastomeric collar embracing the stack around the edges of the layers and providing a suicient thickness of elastomer to accommodate by inter-particle ow displacement of the layers of the stack in operation of the bearing, and a backup rigid member embracing the collar and shaped relative to the collar for creating a compression load on the collar at the areas of the stack subject to buckling, said backup member and said collar having differently contoured mating faces whereby the compressive load is greater adjacent the first portion of the stack than it is adjacent other portions, the said rst portion being the portion of the stack where buckling would normally be greatest.
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ARTHUR L. LA POINT, Primary Examiner H. BELTRAN, Assistant Examiner U.S. Cl. X.R.
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|U.S. Classification||267/152, 416/136, 239/265.17, 464/89, 239/265.35, 403/372, 285/404, 285/263, 384/215, 403/225, 60/771, 285/51, 464/96, 285/223, 416/134.00R, 267/279, 267/153, 285/238, 29/898.7|
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|Feb 21, 1989||AS||Assignment|
Owner name: SKF USA INC., PENNSYLVANIA
Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:MRC BEARINGS INC.;REEL/FRAME:005025/0719
Effective date: 19890215
|Aug 15, 1986||AS||Assignment|
Owner name: MRC BEARING INC., 1100 FIRST AVENUE, KING OF PRUSS
Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:TRW INC., A CORP. OF OH.;REEL/FRAME:004592/0660
Effective date: 19860725

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text: Last night, after Netflix crashed, and an hour and a half of lying in bed trying to fall asleep, I decided to do something with my time. It was two in the morning, but I was not tired, so I decided to make a song using garageband. I have a keyboard (electrical piano) and I thought it would be interesting if I plugged it into my computer and played some tunes into garageband. I think it worked, but you will have to tell me what you think! This tune doesn’t have much of a rhythm and I it kind of just does new things every second, but I hope you like it and find it unique!

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Harriers in Cross-Country Action
Colchester Harriers enjoyed a successful weekend as the winter’s cross-country season got into full swing.
The Essex League fixture at Writtle on Saturday saw the women’s team strengthen their grip on top spot with an excellent all-round team performance. Lydia Callan celebrated her recent call up for Essex with a superb fourth place in what was a highly competitive field, and she was well backed up by excellent performances from cross-country stalwart Emma Burgess (13th), season debutant Heidi Hogan-Steele (17th) and supervet Margaret Deasy (18th and 1st V55) as the green vests held off both Southend and Havering to take victory and secure maximum points. There were also encouraging runs just outside the scoring positions for Denise Morley (25th – 2nd V50), Annette Oakman (34th) and Ellie Cumner (35th).
Adrian Mussett was again in great from for the men, finishing seventh overall and convincingly winning the V50 category. Jon Nears (54th), Colin Ridley (73rd – 1st V60), Luke Orrin (89th), Kev Higgins (115th) and Simon Colclough (121st) all had strong runs and filled the other scoring positions with James Plant (147th), Simon Morgan (168th) and Ian Rattray (172nd) the other finishers in green. Colchester’s men finished seventh on the day and consolidated their mid-table position, now lying sixth after three of the five events.
Harriers’ juniors were also represented at Writtle with Finley Greenleaf securing an excellent third consecutive eleventh position in the U15 boys event, whilst Stanley Mason was eleventh U13 boy. Beatrice Sivyer (13th U15 girl) and Amelia Green (26th U17 girl) also had competitive runs. In the under 11’s race Harry Jeffrey finished in an excellent 9th place.
Then on Sunday onto Gosfield where overnight and morning rain had made for particularly challenging conditions but, thanks to a strong turnout for both men and women, Harriers won both categories and remain in first position overall after two events. There were particularly notable performances from Lydia Callan, who followed up her Essex League success by winning the women’s event, with Jenniifer Lovelock hot on her heels in second place, Becky Cooke in seventh and Lily Gilby the final scorer coming home in fourteenth. Ram Osman won the men’s race and was joined in the scoring team by Theo Gardiner (7th), Andrew Lovelock (14th), Matt Shaw (16th), Tim Ballard (23rd), Harry Swinbourne (25th), Rob Smith (37th) and Alex Elliot (42nd).
The juniors were also out in force at Gosfield with boys and girls both finishing second, Lyla Belshaw winning the girl’s event, with Sophie Bolton ninth and Finley Greenleaf (2nd), Harrison Leek (4th) and Sean Eales (8th) all making the top 10 in the boy’s event.
Elsewhere four Colchester runners were also competing in the second round of the Suffolk Schools’ selection event in Ipswich with Isla Widdowson finishing second in the junior girls’ race and Caleb Lee, Hayden Preston and Alex Widdowson all also safely through to the next round of the boys’ events.


Just seven countries in the world – including the Vatican – outlaw abortion without exception. Latin America correspondent Guillermo Galdos has been meeting those affected in Chile.
Ninety-eight percent of the world allows abortion when a mother’s life is at risk.
There are only seven countries have criminalised abortion without exception. The majority of them are in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Catholic Church still wields great power in the region.
In Chile, women are prosecuted for carrying out abortions. It has been legal since 1931, but Augusto Pinochet’s extreme right-wing military dictatorship outlawed therapeutic abortion in 1989.
According to the Center for Reproductive Rights more than 1.6 million women are raped in the Americas every year.
I traveled South of the capital Santiago to meet Maria: A 14 year old girl who gave birth to her father’s son, 2 years ago.
She is clearly still extremely traumatized. At 12, nobody is ready to be a mother. Her family wanted her to abort but the doctor refused.
They had no money to look for an illegal – and more dangerous – kind of help elsewhere, so she was forced to give birth. Now she barely understands if 2 year old Mateo is really her son or her brother.
In Santiago, I met Andrea. She is a 20 year old student who was raped at a party. She found out she was pregnant after was 12 weeks.
“I feel like a criminal now. But really, I’m just a victim. There is no one to help me.”
Andrea went on the internet and found a man who sells abortion pills that are smuggled into Chile.
She had to borrow 60 pounds from different friends in order to buy the 12 pills she needed.
At that stage of her pregnancy it was very risky, and she was lucky to survive the ordeal.
In recent years socialist President Michelle Bachellet has pushed for a relaxation of the laws but has faced stiff resistance from conservative opposition.
The new government’s simple proposal would allow for an abortion if a mother’s life is in danger, if a foetus is unlikely to survive, or when a pregnancy is the result of rape.
Even though nearly 70 per cent of the country support the proposal, lawmakers have still not voted on the bill.
According to the UN, Chile is the country with the third highest rate of sexual abuse of children.


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Last week, Myrl Serra, DA for the 7th Judicial District, was arrested on an unlawful sexual conduct charge. And today brings news that veteran Denver Deputy Sheriff Mark Davis for investigation of sexual assault on a child. Davis is currently on leave from the department. Look below to see a Denver Police Department release on the arrest, as well as a larger photo of Davis.
Denver Police Department release:
On October 3, 2010, Denver Police arrested Mark Davis for investigation of Sexual Assault on a Child by a person in a Position of Trust. Davis is a Denver Deputy Sheriff who has lived in the Montbello area for over 20 years. Because of the nature of the investigation, Detectives are concerned that Davis may have victimized other children over the years some of which may be adults now. Police are asking for anyone who has information related to similar crimes involving Mark Davis to contact the Denver Police Department at 720-913-2000 or call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867). You can text to CRIMES (274637) then title DMCS and enter your message or send an e-mail to metro-denvercrimestoppers.com.
Davis has been placed on leave from the Sheriffs Department pending the results of the investigation. The criminal matter that Davis is being investigated for does not involve his official duties or responsibilities as a Denver Deputy Sheriff and did not occur while he was on duty. Davis is being held in Jefferson County Jail. As this is a criminal investigation all questions relating to the specific charges and the process of the investigation should be referred to the Denver Police Department.
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Iran: Further information on Fear of "disappearance"/fear for safety/health concern/possible prisoner of conscience: Saleh Kamrani (m), lawyer and human rights defender
Azeri Turkish lawyer Saleh Kamrani, aged about 34, is reportedly held without charge in Evin Prison in Tehran. In an interview on 19 June 2006 on Araz Radio, broadcasting from Sweden, Saleh Kamrani's wife, Mina Esgeri, said that she had been allowed to meet with her husband in detention on 18 June. He reportedly needs medication for a heart condition. He may be held solely for his work as a lawyer and human rights defender, in which case Amnesty International would consider him a prisoner of conscience.


Oxford footpath baby: Phone plea to missing mum
Police searching for the mother of a baby found dead on a footpath have issued a phone number for her to call.
The baby, still with its umbilical cord attached, was found in a black bag by a member of the public in Marston, Oxford, on Monday.
Thames Valley Police said there was concern over the mother's health and urged her to contact the force.
Officers said the number - 07470 911038 - was only for the mother to use to get in touch.
The baby was discovered in bushes on Edgeway Road. Tests on the body are being carried out.
Police said the mother may have given birth alone and might be "very frightened".