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As part of Penn State's sanctions following the Jerry Sandusky scandal, the NCAA and the school agreed to the Athletics Integrity Agreement which appointed an integrity monitor who was set to report on Penn State athletics until the year 2017. Now, it would appear that said agreement will meet its end before the initial, agreed upon date.
From the conclusion of the report-
"Penn State’s achievements over the past three years inform my decision to recommend the early termination of the Monitorship to take effect at the end of the 2015 calendar year barring any unforeseen circumstances. The NCAA and Big Ten Conference have accepted this recommendation. Penn State has institutionalized strong processes and structures to ensure compliance with its obligations and promptly and effectively address problems which inevitably arise in any large organization.
The conclusion of the Monitorship will not, however, mark an end to Penn State’s athletics integrity obligations. Penn State is obliged to abide by the terms of the AIA for an additional two years under the five-year term of the agreement. President Barron personally assured me of his intention to maintain the governance and compliance enhancements beyond the expiration of the AIA’s five-year term.
Both Senator Mitchell and I are grateful to the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference for the responsibility they placed with us. We are also grateful to the many Penn State officials with whom we worked. Their accomplishments over the last three years are remarkable and were undertaken with the best interests of the University at heart. Their unfailing cooperation made our work much easier. It was a privilege to observe and report upon the reformation and strengthening of a great University."
Although the need for such a monitor in the first place was heavily questioned by the Penn State community, there's no doubt that the extremely high praise the school received from Senator Mitchell and Charles Scheeler as a result helped repair the image of Penn State in the eyes of NCAA. The full report can be found below.


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ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Fourth grade student Stephanie Buell (left) 10, reads her speech to introduce the school's special guest Ridley Pearson (center), a New York Times best selling author from St. Louis MO, during a special presentation by Disney/Hyperion Books and the Vero Beach Book Store for more than 200 fourth and fifth grade students at Osceola Magnet School in Vero Beach on Tuesday. Pearson has written 43 books in the past 20 years, including his current series "The Kingdom Keepers" about 5 teenagers that battle the evil Disney villains within the Disney park settings. Pearson discussed writing techniques and a behind the scenes view of The Kingdom Keeper series to encourage reading. "It's the best," Pearson said about meeting with the children. "It's an incredible opportunity not to only to meet some of my readers but introduce kids to the joys of writing and hopefully to the joys of reading, which is important to all of us."
ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from New York Times best selling author Ridley Pearson's visit to Osceola Magnet School to share with more than 200 4th and 5th grade students about the importance of reading, along with sharing writing techniques.

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We took a couple of steps backwards and several steps forward. The biggest effort came with replacing our new, incorrectly installed exhaust system. The new big exhaust fan is now up on the food truck roof, and we're about to breathe a sigh of relief. About to. We'll keep you posted!


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Flower of Scotland HN4240 was one of a series of Scottish lasses released by Royal Doulton, some of which were exclusive to shops in Scotland.
Flower of Scotland is a romantic figurine of a lovely young girl dressed in a pale blue gown with a tartan shawl draped over her arms.
Supplied in Royal Doulton box
Designer: Nada Pedley
Height: 8.5" 21.6cm
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It is at the swanky St Regis Downtown hotel that I spent the second part of my delightful visit to Dubai, a town which surprises me every time!
Renowned worldwide for being the place where elegant classic styles and modern vibes mix, the St Regis Downtown is a sophisticated address in the heart of the modern financial quarter of Dubai.
The building overlooks the beautiful Dubai Water Canal and is only minutes away from the biggest Mall in the world, the Dubai Mall.
In this article, I will tell you about my most pleasant moments spent here, which actually reminded me of the memorable times I had at the sumptuous St Regis Langkawi in Malaysia, before the pandemic.
The fabulous Lobby
On arrival, you are in awe of the superb lobby and its seating area, crowned by the sculptural chandelier, which is, in my opinion, the masterpiece here! It resembles a golden necklace, harkening back to the legendary Gold Souk (the market for gold); I couldn’t help but immortalising this little gem of design
Intimate still, the lobby is where you will find the help you need, should you be looking for valet parking, transport, butler service, and where you are invited to admire a superb art collection, including some contemporary pieces. This reminded me of the incredible collection at the St Regis Langkawi, which left a strong impression on me, with its no less than 584 pieces!
Gorgeous interior design highlights
We should note that Dubai’s extraordinary stories and legacies have been very cleverly represented in the building’s design. Being located along the most important canal of the town, which used to be the supply route to Dubai historical souks (markets), the St Regis Downtown immerses you in Dubai culture, while reinterpreting it with subtle and modern design in the different areas of the hotel. One can note the reference made to the Emiratis’ passion for horse riding, with the accessories and details made of leather and bronze. They have also always been partial to water activities, such as fishing, traditional ‘dhow’ boat races and diving for pearls. The building offers numerous view points on the canal and you can admire the ongoing parade of yachts and super yachts all day long!
Like many other clients of the hotel, I took great pleasure in just walking around the building. I had a crush on the Library which is entirely open to the outside with superb views of the canal and the Dubai Skyline. The elegant space offers many comfortable seating options allowing its clients, as well as the visitors to the St Regis Downtown, to admire the view while enjoying a light meal or a drink. I made the most of a sunny afternoon to relish in a ceremonial Afternoon Tea, a St Regis Hotels signature special
5 Star Resort Dining
The St Regis Downtown offers many culinary experiences in the most exceptional surroundings. Let’s start with the BASTA restaurant, a little piece of Italy in Dubai where you can savour fine Italian cuisine throughout the day. They have an outside terrace overlooking the canal, and this is where I enjoyed many lengthy and delicious breakfasts as you can see from this photo
Now let’s go to Bleu Blanc, which was my favourite restaurant at the St Regis Downtown! You are immediately transported to the Mediterranean Sea as you enter the restaurant, with the subtle shades of blue and white and awe-inspiring chandelier to set the tone! This spacious restaurant, designed mostly with a majority of wooden and organic features, feels warm and welcoming; a real Mediterranean vibe with a wide range of succulent grilled meats on offer!
On the other hand, the St Regis Bar offers a cosier atmosphere, ideal for sipping on cocktails, including their take on the iconic Bloody Mary, which you can find in all the St Regis hotels around the world. Let’s not forget to mention the design: a superb mirrored ceiling gives the place a chic and plush atmosphere!
Finally, the pool Bar is a pleasant spot to enjoy the sun, a light lunch and relax. The pool is situated high enough to offer superb views on the Dubai Water canal and skyline, and I made the most of it for a few hours in the morning after my arrival, before business meetings started
Urban chic accommodations
The St Regis Downtown has 233 bedrooms and 65 suites with timeless design and superb views of the canal or the Burj Khalifa. It was in one of the beautiful and spacious bedrooms situated on the 21st floor that I stayed, and it was the amazing panoramic view that I immediately noticed as I entered the bedroom.
It was even more spectacular at night with the light extravaganza and the constant procession of the boats on the canal.
The arrangement of the room immediately inspires feelings of comfort; the entrance hall leads first to a dressing room and a generously sized bathroom area, through which you walk to the bedroom. Facing the bay window you will find an elegant sofa, covered in a blue velvet throw inviting you to lounge about, and believe me, making it very difficult to leave, especially in the evenings
The subtle colour palette and the chic materials and fabrics impart an atmosphere that is both contemporary and elegant. As I am understandably very sensitive to the details of design, I was drawn to the beautiful embossed sculpture that hung above the bed, which I loved, as well as the console table top made of solid wood. I must give special mention to the backlight around the bed, and the bedroom lighting made of pretty suspension and standing lights, carefully placed around the room.
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to use the St Regis Downtown’s Spa (next time for sure ☺). It has 6 treatment rooms and offers personalised treatments carried out by expert therapists. In addition, each treatment is followed by a moment of relaxing, perfect opportunity to taste a selection of detox juices, teas and other.
I would like to add that my visit to the St Regis Downtown was simply perfect! I must say that I feel so good in any of their hotels, that it is always with regret that I must leave! They are unquestionably ‘not a place to stay, but a place to be’!
I must thank all the members of the team who were so caring; my butler Atif for his reliability, ChrisJean in reception for her professionalism, and the adorable Caroline in the concierge team, without whom, a lot of bookings would not have been possible
I would recommend the St Regis Downtown to anyone looking for a sophisticated place to stay, in the centre of the incredible town of Dubai, where you will find an unparalleled personalised service as well as a high end, refined accommodations.

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Illuminating Classic Zen Koans.
The Book of Equanimity contains the first-ever complete English language commentary on one of the most beloved classic collections of Zen teaching stories (koans), making them vividly relevant to spiritual seekers and Zen students in the twenty-first century. Continually emphasizing koans as effective tools to discover and experience the deepest truths of our being, Wick brings the art of the koan to life for those who want to practice wisdom in their daily lives. The koan collection Wick explores here is highly esteemed as both literature and training material in the Zen tradition, in which koan-study is one of two paths a practitioner might take. This collection is used for training in many Zen centers in the Americas and in Europe but has never before been available with commentary from a contemporary Zen master. Wick's Book of Equanimity includes new translations of the preface, main case and verse for each koan, and modern commentaries on the koans by Wick himself .
Paperback: 320 pages
Author: Gerry Shishin Wick
Publisher: Wisdom Publications (2005)

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We are delighted to be sponsors of the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive with the Family Action Network of Winchester (FAN). Every year FAN teams up with the Woburn Council of Social Concern to donate Thanksgiving Food Baskets to make sure all families can celebrate. FAN members and other members of the community can sign up to donate food items from a list, which volunteers will then put together to make all the ingredients for a full Thanksgiving meal. These are then distributed through Woburn Council for Social Concern, who serve over 400 households in Woburn and Winchester.
If you want to take part, click on this link to get the complete list of items needed for the baskets. Bring along your donations to Chidley Hall at the First Congregational Church in Winchester this Saturday (11/16) between 9:30 am – 11 am. Our agents and other volunteers will be on hand to help put together the baskets. There will also be fun crafts for the kids thanks to Studio on the Common.
We hope to see you there!
“FAN is a Family Action Network of Winchester (FAN) is a Winchester-based, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that began in 1994. Our mission is to facilitate the exchange of ideas, to provide parenting resources, and to offer a support network for families in our community with infants and small children.” (Source: https://fanwinchester.wildapricot.org/)

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:: This Cottage is located in the North Hills subdivision in Hanazono. This subdivision has easy access to all the facilities of Hanazono ski resort in winter and the golf course in summer. It is a 10 minute drive to Kutchan and 3 minute drive to the base of the ski lift. This subdivision is located on a ridge and the house looks out over the valley. The property has dual access and is located on a corner block.
The house is bright and includes a garage and ample storage space. It includes a modern kitchen,laundry and plenty of space for summer entertaining.
It is an ideal entry level investment as the house would be an ideal rental property that will take advantage of the growth in Hanazono and the ongoing shortage of staff accommodation.
:: The Hanazono area is currently experiencing strong growth as the Park Hyatt Niseko is due to open in 2019. The area will also be boosted by the redevelopment of the Weiss Resort in coming years.


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Kangaroos on the beach, Lucky Bay, Cape Le Grand National Park, Western Australia, Australia
Seeing these photos of Tasmania is like a breath of fresh air, so so beautiful. Firmly on my bucket list now! The Bay of Fires is a bay on the northeastern coast of Tasmania in Australia, extending from Binalong Bay to Eddystone Point.
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Located in the city of Tezpur, Agnigarh fort is a historical splendor of Assam. The hillock lies on the banks of the river Brahmaputra and has a beautiful landscape. The entire view of Tezpur can be captured from its hilltop. The Legend of the Immortal love story of Princess Usha and prince Aniruddha, the grand son of Lord Krishna is based on this hillock.
The closest airport is the Saloni Airport, situated at a distance of 10 km from Tezpur, in the Sonitpur district. This airport receives domestic flights from the airports at Jorhat, Guwahati and Kolkata. The main airlines operating in this area is the Indian Airlines. The airport has daily flights from Guwahati and three flights per week to Kolkata and Jorhat. From the airport, cabs and buses are available to take the passengers to the centre of the city.
The nearest major railway station is the Rangapara North Railway Station, which lies on the Misamari-North Lakhimpur railway line. A branch line of this station connects Rangapara with Tezpur. Apart from this, many trains are available from the railhead at Guwahati, which is considered as the major gateway to the northeastern zone of India.
The most convenient and preferred way of commuting to Tezpur is by roadways. Frequent bus services are available to and from the city and this include both the state run and the private bus services. The ASTC (Assam State Transport Corporation), operating in the state, connects all the major places of Assam like Tezpur, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar, Jorhat, Nagaon and Guwahati and also the neighboring areas of Itanagar, Bamdila, Tawang and Siliguri.
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A Privacy-Preserving Protocol for Utility-Based Routing in DTNs
AbstractIn the utility-based routing protocol of delay-tolerant networks (DTNs), nodes calculate routing utility value by encounter time, frequency, and so on, and then forward messages according to the utility. The privacy information of encounter time and frequency will be leaked when nodes communicate with real IDs. Node ID anonymity can protect the privacy information, but it also prevents nodes from collecting encounter information to calculate the real utility value. To solve the above problem, this paper proposes a privacy-preserving protocol for utility-based routing (PPUR) in DTNs. When node encounter occurs in PPUR, they anonymously generate and collect the encounter record information by pseudo-IDs. Then, nodes forward the information to a trusted authority (TA), which calculates the routing utility value and returns it to the nodes, so that nodes can protect the privacy information and obtain the real utility value at the same time. PPUR also protects the confidentiality and integrity of messages through hashing and digital signature. The experimental results show that PPUR can not only protect nodes’ privacy information, but also effectively forward messages with real utility value. View Full-Text
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Jiang, Q.; Deng, K.; Zhang, L.; Liu, C. A Privacy-Preserving Protocol for Utility-Based Routing in DTNs. Information 2019, 10, 128.
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When it comes to gaming, the graphics card is by far the most important component. The problem is that you can get a graphics card for as little as $100 or as much as $1,000. We don’t expect that your budget is infinite, which is why we’ve created this list of the top 7 best GPUs in 2018.
When choosing a new graphics card, try to balance it with the rest of your computer. It makes no sense to spend $1,000 on a top-of-the-line graphics card if you have a budget CPU, slow hard drive, and only 8 GB of RAM. On the other hand, you don’t need a flagship CPU to drive a powerful graphics card—all you need is an overall balance of all components.
If you play games in Full HD and don’t intend to move to 2K or 4K resolution anytime soon, just about any mid-range graphics card should satisfy your needs. For ultra-high-resolution gaming at 60 frames per second or more, only the best graphics cards on the market are fit for the job.
|CPU||Benchmark result||Price(according to Amazon)|
|1. Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti||16,988||$999.99|
|2. AMD Radeon RX Vega 56||11,422||$799.99|
|3. Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti||14,129||$945.00|
|4. AMD Radeon RX Vega 64||11,937||$650.00|
|5. Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050||4,623||$109.99|
|6. Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070||14,128||$549.99|
|7. AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB||8,418||$324.00|
Many people in the gaming industry believe that ray tracing, a rendering technique for generating an image by tracing the path of light as pixels in an image plane and simulating the effects of its encounters with virtual objects, is the future of computer graphics. If you want to experience ray tracing right now, you can buy the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and bring the power of real-time ray tracing to your games. The GPU is powerful enough to ensure smooth frames rates even when playing games in 4K resolution, and its reinvented design allows for maximum overclocking and cooler operation.
Pros: Efficient cooling design. Powerful performance. Support for cutting-edge rendering technologies.
Cons: Ray tracing is not yet widely supported. Expensive.
The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is often seen as a Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 contender, but the GPU is more than that. It provides a great entry-point into high-end gaming and makes tear-gaming possible thanks to its support for FreeSync technology, which is the brand name for an adaptive synchronization technology for LCD displays that support a dynamic refresh rate aimed at reducing tearing. FreeSync monitors are much more affordable than monitors with support for Nvidia’s G-Sync technology, and they greatly increase the overall value of the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56.
Pros: High-end gaming performance. Faster than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070. Support for FreeSync technology.
Cons: Inefficient design. Loud stock fan.
The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is easily the ultimate gaming GPU from Nvidia. Featuring Nvidia’s groundbreaking Pascal architecture, the GPU delivers fantastic gaming performance while being surprisingly efficient. Compared with the previous generation of Nvidia GPUs, which were built on the Maxwell architecture, the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti can give you up to 3 times higher frame rates, making it suitable even for graphics-intensive VR gaming applications. It probably won’t surprise you to learn that its price reflects its performance, but high-end PC gaming has always been expensive.
Pros: Improved design that ensures quiet operation and low temperatures. Impressive VR performance.
Cons: Not necessary unless you’re into 4K gaming.
If you want the best Radeon graphics card AMD currently offers, look no further than the RX Vega 64. Powered by the Vega architecture, this uncompromising GPU is designed to deliver exhilarating performance in the newest DirectX 12 and Vulkan games, and it does so without much effort. When it was first released, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 was priced rather high, so it was difficult to recommend it over more efficient graphics cards from Nvidia. But its price has dropped significantly, and we think that buying is a smart decision.
Pros: Powerful performance at an affordable price. Great for Vulkan games.
Cons: Noisier than competing graphics cards.
Console gamers like to say that PC gaming is too expensive. Although PC gaming can be expensive, it certainly doesn’t have to be. You can buy an affordable GPU such as the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 and comfortably play all popular eSports games such as Fortnite or League of Legends or Overwatch in Full HD and at medium or higher details. The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 is extremely compact, so you can fit inside a MicroATX case to save space under your desk.
Pros: Small form factor. Tiny power consumption. Everything you need to play popular eSports games such as Fortnite.
Cons: Limited amount of video memory. Not great for more demanding games.
If you want to enjoy all the technology that makes the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti such a wonderful GPU but are not willing to pay what Nvidia is asking for it, the GeForce RTX 2070 is your next best option. It’s powered by the same Turing GPU architecture and the all-new RTX platform as its more expensive sibling, but it costs only half the price of the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti. Perhaps because the RTX 2070 is so much more affordable than the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, it doesn’t support pairing multiple GPUs through SLI. So, if you would like to do a multi-GPU setup, you have to pay more for Nvidia’s high-end GPU.
Pros: Great value. Low energy consumption. Relatively compact design.
Cons: Doesn’t support SLI.
The AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB is very comfortable with AAA games at Full HD, and it does surprisingly great even at 2K. Instead of being a brand-new card, think of it as a successful refinement of the RX 480, which was released in 2016 and instantly became a huge mid-range success. Just like its predecessor, the RX 580 supports FreeSync technology for tear-free gaming, and it’s not afraid to take on VR experiences.
Pros: Decent 2K and great Full HD performance. Support for FreeSync. Great value for money.
Cons: Large and power-hungry.
In 2018, the GPU market is as healthy as ever. Regardless of what your performance requirements are, you shouldn’t have a problem finding a suitable GPU that can meet them with flying colors and fit into your budget at the same time.


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Radio News: FCC votes to begin the end of net neutrality
May 18, 2017 11:29 pm
The Hill reports that the Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 May 18 to begin the process of ending net neutrality rules which currently make the internet an even playing field. FCC chief Ajit Pai’s proposal "Restoring Internet Freedom" would allow corporations to give higher paying customers better internet access, creating so-called "fast lanes" for the rich and "slow lanes" for everyone else. Protesters made FCC commissioners clear they were angry about the vote, and FCC plainclothes security guards manhandled a journalist for CQ Roll. The New York Daily News reported that, "Reporter John Donnelly said he asked FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly questions when the official was not in front of the podium — causing security guards to allegedly shadow him, wait for him outside a men’s room and pin him against a wall as the commissioner passed by, according to a release from the National Press Club."

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What is Private Equity?
Private equity is an alternative investment class and consists of capital that is not listed on a public exchange. Private equity is composed of funds and investors that directly invest in private companies, or that engage in buyouts of public companies, resulting in the delisting of public equity. Institutional and retail investors provide the capital for private equity, and the capital can be utilized to fund new technology, make acquisitions, expand working capital, and to bolster and solidify a balance sheet.
A private equity fund has Limited Partners (LP), who typically own 99 per cent of shares in a fund and have limited liability, and General Partners (GP), who owns 1 per cent of shares and have full liability. The latter is also responsible for executing and operating the investment.
- Private equity is an alternative form of private financing, away from public markets, in which funds and investors directly invest in companies or engage in buyouts of such companies.
- Private equity firms make money by charging management and performance fees from investors in a fund.
- Among the advantages of private equity are easy access to alternate forms of capital for entrepreneurs and company founders and less stress of quarterly performance. Those advantages are offset by the fact that private equity valuations are not set by market forces.
- Private equity can take on various forms, from complex leveraged buyouts to venture capital.
Understanding Private Equity
Private equity investment comes primarily from institutional investors and accredited investors, who can dedicate substantial sums of money for extended time periods. In most cases, considerably long holding periods are often required for private equity investments in order to ensure a turnaround for distressed companies or to enable liquidity events such as an initial public offering (IPO) or a sale to a public company.
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Advantages of Private Equity
Private equity offers several advantages to companies and startups. It is favored by companies because it allows them access to liquidity as an alternative to conventional financial mechanisms, such as high interest bank loans or listing on public markets. Certain forms of private equity, such as venture capital, also finance ideas and early stage companies. In the case of companies that are de-listed, private equity financing can help such companies attempt unorthodox growth strategies away from the glare of public markets. Otherwise, the pressure of quarterly earnings dramatically reduces the time frame available to senior management to turn a company around or experiment with new ways to cut losses or make money.
Disadvantages of Private Equity
Private equity has unique challenges. First, it can be difficult to liquidate holdings in private equity because, unlike public markets, a ready-made order book that matches buyers with sellers is not available. A firm has to undertake a search for a buyer in order to make a sale of its investment or company. Second, pricing of shares for a company in private equity is determined through negotiations between buyers and sellers and not by market forces, as is generally the case for publicly-listed companies. Third, the rights of private equity shareholders are generally decided on a case-by-case basis through negotiations instead of a broad governance framework that typically dictates rights for their counterparts in public markets.
History of Private Equity
While private equity has garnered mainstream spotlight only in the last three decades, tactics used in the industry have been honed since the beginning of last century. Banking magnate JP Morgan is said to have conducted the first leveraged buyout of Carnegie Steel Corporation, then among the largest producers of steel in the country, for $480 million in 1901. He merged it with other large steel companies of that time, such as Federal Steel Company and National Tube, to create United States Steel – the world’s biggest company. It had a market capitalization of $1.4 billion. However, the Glass Steagall Act of 1933 put an end to such mega-consolidations engineered by banks. Private equity firms mostly remained on the sidelines of the financial ecosystem after World War II until the 1970s when venture capital began bankrolling America’s technological revolution. Today’s technology behemoths, including Apple and Intel, got the necessary funds to scale their business from Silicon Valley’s emerging venture capital ecosystem at the time of their founding. During the 1970s and 1980s, private equity firms became a popular avenue for struggling companies to raise funds away from public markets. Their deals generated headlines and scandals. With greater awareness of the industry, the amount of capital available for funds also multiplied and the size of an average transaction in private equity increased.
When it took place in 1988, conglomerate RJR Nabisco’s purchase by Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts (KKR) for $25.1 billion was the biggest transaction in private equity history. It was eclipsed 19 years later by the $45 billion buyout of coal plant operator TXU Energy. Goldman Sachs and TPG Capital joined KKR in raising the required debt to purchase the company during private equity’s boom years between 2005 and 2007.1 Even Warren Buffett bought $2 billion worth of bonds from the new company. The purchase turned into a bankruptcy seven years later and Buffett called his investment “a big mistake.”
The boom years for private equity occurred just before the financial crisis and coincided with an increase in their debt levels. According to a Harvard study, global private equity groups raised $2 trillion in the years between 2006 and 2008 and each dollar was leveraged by more than two dollars in debt. But the study found that companies backed by private equity performed better than their counterparts in the public markets. This was primarily evident in companies with limited capital at their disposal and companies whose investors had access to networks and capital that helped grow their market share.2
In the years since the financial crisis, private credit funds have accounted for an increasing share of business at private equity firms. Such funds raise money from institutional investors, like pension funds, to provide a line of credit for companies that are unable to tap the corporate bond markets. The funds have shorter time periods and terms as compared to typical PE funds and are among the less regulated parts of the financial services industry. The funds, which charge high interest rates, are also less affected by geopolitical concerns, unlike the bond market.
How Does Private Equity Work?
Private equity firms raise money from institutional investors and accredited investors for funds that invest in different types of assets. The most popular types of private equity funding are listed below.
- Distressed funding: Also known as vulture financing, money in this type of funding is invested in troubled companies with underperforming business units or assets. The intention is to turn them around by making necessary changes to their management or operations or make a sale of their assets for a profit. Assets in the latter case can range from physical machinery and real estate to intellectual property, such as patents. Companies that have filed under Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States are often candidates for this type of financing. There was an increase in distressed funding by private equity firms after the 2008 financial crisis.
- Leveraged Buyouts: This is the most popular form of private equity funding and involves buying out a company completely with the intention of improving its business and financial health and reselling it for a profit to an interested party or conducting an IPO. Up until 2004, sale of non-core business units of publicly listed companies comprised the largest category of leveraged buyouts for private equity. The leveraged buyout process works as follows. A private equity firm identifies a potential target and creates a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for funding the takeover. Typically, firms use a combination of debt and equity to finance the transaction. Debt financing may account for as much as 90 percent of the overall funds and is transferred to the acquired company’s balance sheet for tax benefits. Private equity firms employ a variety of strategies, from slashing employee count to replacing entire management teams, to turn around a company.
- Real Estate Private Equity: There was a surge in this type of funding after the 2008 financial crisis crashed real estate prices. Typical areas where funds are deployed are commercial real estate and real estate investment trusts (REIT). Real estate funds require higher minimum capital for investment as compared to other funding categories in private equity. Investor funds are also locked away for several years at a time in this type of funding. According to research firm Preqin, real estate funds in private equity are expected to clock in a 50 percent growth by 2023 to reach a market size of $1.2 trillion.3
- Fund of funds: As the name denotes, this type of funding primarily focuses on investing in other funds, primarily mutual funds and hedge funds. They offer a backdoor entry to an investor who cannot afford minimum capital requirements in such funds. But critics of such funds point to their higher management fees (because they are rolled up from multiple funds) and the fact that unfettered diversification may not always result in an optimal strategy to multiply returns.
- Venture Capital: Venture capital funding is a form of private equity, in which investors (also known as angels) provide capital to entrepreneurs. Depending on the stage at which it is provided, venture capital can take several forms. Seed financing refers to the capital provided by an investor to scale an idea from a prototype to a product or service. On the other hand, early stage financing can help an entrepreneur grow a company further while a Series A financing enables them to actively compete in a market or create one.
How Do Private Equity Firms Make Money?
The primary source of revenue for private equity firms is management fees. The fee structure for private equity firms typically varies but usually includes a management fee and a performance fee. Certain firms charge a 2-percent management fee annually on managed assets and require 20 percent of the profits gained from the sale of a company.
Positions in a private equity firm are highly sought after and for good reason. For example, consider a firm has $1 billion in assets under management (AUM). This firm, like the majority of private equity firms, is likely to have no more than two dozen investment professionals. The 20 percent of gross profits generates millions in firm fees; as a result, some of the leading players in the investment industry are attracted to positions in such firms. At a mid-market level of $50 to $500 million in deal values, associate positions are likely to bring salaries in the low six figures. A vice president at such a firm could potentially earn close to $500,000, whereas a principal could earn more than $1 million.
Concerns Around Private Equity
Beginning in 2015, a call was issued for more transparency in the private equity industry due largely to the amount of income, earnings, and sky-high salaries earned by employees at nearly all private equity firms. As of 2016, a limited number of states have pushed for bills and regulations allowing for a bigger window into the inner workings of private equity firms. However, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing back, asking for limitations on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) access to information.

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Interview with Patrick Twist
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Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Norquest Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
Interview conducted in the home of Patrick Twist. The nearly 100 year old house has been the home of his wife’s paternal family, the Norquest, for all those years. The interview was conducted Friday October 29, 2011 at 5:30 pm. First hour of interview was not properly recorded. This transcript covers the last hour. It begins after Patrick Twist has given a tour of the property, the kitchen, living room and upstairs portion of the house. A few minutes of the conversation was held while the video camera was being set up. The conversation is regarding hiring process at local school districts.
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Robert Irwin: Double Blind
Wiener Secession, Association of Visual Artists, Friedrichstraße 12, A-1010 Vienna
5 July’ 1 September
From the Press Release
The US artist Robert Irwin is presenting his new installation Double Blind in the Secession’s main gallery. The work is a response to the properties of the space, a way of working for which the artist has coined the term ‘site-conditioned.’ Double Blind is one of only a few site-conditioned installations that Irwin has realized in Europe and the most recent opus in the artist’s long-term engagement with the themes of perception and experience, with light, aesthetics, and questions of reality and illusion.
For his exhibition Dotting the i’s and Crossing the t’s: Part I in spring 2012 Irwin cut a single square out of each of four tinted windows in the Pace Gallery in New York, allowing the sounds and smells of the surroundings outside to permeate the exhibition space. On facing walls he hung high gloss polished monochrome paintings in black and white whose surfaces reflected the environs: windows, other works, the exhibition room, visitors. The intervention was at once subtle and effective and presented in condensed form many of the questions about art that have been with Irwin for decades, first and foremost the question of how we perceive our environment. ‘You don’t think whether it’s art or not art. It’s just about what you’re seeing or not seeing,’ is how he described his approach to art in an interview. For his work Scrim Veil - Black Rectangle - Natural Light, first realized for the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1977 and now re-installed there thirty-six years later, the intervention in space was likewise minimal. ‘But the room was not quite empty’and in Mr. Irwin’s work, ‘not quite’ can mean the entire world.’
Irwin’s exploration of perception and experience dates back to the beginning of his career as an Abstract-Expressionist painter in Los Angeles in the 1950s. Soon plagued with doubts about the adequacy of the panel painting as a depiction of reality, in the 1960s he pioneered the Californian Light and Space movement, which also included Larry Bell, John McCracken, James Turrell, and Doug Wheeler. Using Plexiglas, translucent fabrics, reflecting surfaces, and fluorescent tubes he sought to forge a connection between his works and their environment. A central question that ushered in a change of paradigm in his work was: ‘What kind of a ‘reality’ was this that allowed itself such abstraction as to demand that the world end at the edge of my canvas’ Yet what kind of a world would it be if there were no such limits’’
In his efforts to find an art form not limited by the size of the canvas, Irwin in 1970 gave up his studio and with it the idea of art defined by its status as an object in favour of art as a phenomenon. Since then he has been realizing works that he calls ‘site-conditioned.’ Unlike ‘site-dominated,’ ‘site-adapted,’ and ‘site-specific’ works, which refer to and involve a specific location but remain self-contained works of art, his installations only become phenomena in response to the space surrounding them and the conditions prevailing there. This makes it impossible to transfer them to some other location. An inherent quality of these works is their ability to transcend the boundaries between art and architecture, art and landscape, art and urban planning, and art and utility.
Since the mid-1970s Irwin has realized almost sixty of these site-conditioned works, including the rendering of the plaza and the rooms housing the permanent collection of the Dia Foundation in Beacon, New York, and the garden of the Getty Center in Los Angeles. Currently, two new works’Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow & Blue3 II,I and Piccadilly’are showing at Pace London in the historic rooms of the Royal Academy of Arts.
Double Blind is Irwin’s response to the characteristic features of the main gallery at the Secession. The room’s absence of windows makes it a neutral container for art, its hermetically sealed quality enhancing the impression of a massive, isolated volume. The grid structure of the ceiling and floor underscore the room’s austere appearance and lend it rhythm. The world outside nonetheless becomes tangible through the daylight streaming in from above. The changing intensity of light in the room allows visitors to sense different times of day and what are frequently rapid changes in the weather. The installation Double Blind consists of thirty room-high frames with translucent fabric stretched over them following exactly the lines of the grids that define the room and thus forming three volumes. Depending on where the viewer is standing and on the direction and intensity of the light, the appearance of the installation changes, as does that of the room itself. The door to the garden behind the Secession building stands open, allowing the viewer to see and sense the world outside.
‘I asked myself, what is the actual subject of art’ What justifies its high standing ‘’ Art that takes, say, politics as its subject is politics, not art. But politics can take many forms’ The one subject of art is the pure perception of humans to see and see again.’ Robert Irwin, 2013


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Join us for the Brampton Winter Artist Market, now a part of the Brampton Winter Lights Festival. We will be taking over Alderlea Mansion on Saturday, November 19, 2022, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
A wide variety of Brampton artists and arts orgs will be waiting to meet you and show off their one-of-a-kind works. You won't be disappointed, whether you are shopping for yourself or for gifts.
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We are still feeling the summer heat as we begin the transition to fall weather. Read on to learn about some of our safety pointers to keep your dog safe.
How to Safely Keep Your Dog Active
If you take your dog for walks, try to avoid the hotter parts of the day. We suggest incorporating a quick daily walk before or after work as the weather remains cooler in the mornings and evenings. Even if it does not feel hot out, it is smart to be extra cautious since asphalt can be 40 to 60 degrees hotter than the temperature outside. If you cannot leave the back of your hand on the pavement for at least 7 seconds, do not go on a walk. Hot pavement can hurt your dog’s paws, from mild discomfort to severe burns and blisters! Signs of discomfort include limping, holding a paw, or whimpering. If it is hot out, cut back walk times or bring your pup to Bark Avenue for kennel boarding or doggie daycamp to let their energy safely reign free. While your dog or puppy is here, you can also schedule a dog grooming appointment for them to get pampered and you can pick them up clean and tired.
Incorporate Dog Grooming at Home, Including Dog-Friendly Sunscreen
Believe it or not, dogs can get sunburns and develop skin cancer if overexposed to the sun, especially those with short or light-colored coats. Keeping your dog in shaded areas is ideal, but if there is not any to take advantage of on your go-to walking routes, we recommend talking to your veterinarian about dog-friendly sunscreen options to incorporate into your at home dog grooming routine. Our dogs get much thirstier than we do when they get hot, so keep fresh water handy to help them avoid heat stroke. A fun way to cool down your dog is to make them their own “kiddy pool.” Dogs who love the water, naturally love it even more during the hot months. Most importantly, never leave your dog in a hot car. Temperatures in a car parked directly in the sun can reach up to 160 degrees, where a dog can suffocate in a matter of minutes.
What We Do at Bark Avenue to Keep Your Dog Safe
At Bark Avenue Daycamp, our staff is trained to notice signs of overheating and exhaustion in our campers, always prepared to take action if necessary. We offer a wide variety of outdoor water activities to keep your dog cool and relaxed. On extremely hot days, playgroups are rotated more frequently to allow for adequate indoor rest breaks in the air-conditioning. With your dog’s safety at the forefront, we foster a trusted and playful environment.
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Genetic Mutation In Small Group Of Amish People May Hold The Key To Longer Lives
The Amish people involved in the study had unusually low levels of a certain protein mostly associated with blood clotting. Carriers of the mutation live on average to age 85, about 10 years longer than their peers, and seem to be completely protected from Type 2 diabetes. In other public health news: gun violence, Zika, robotic prosthetics, and more.
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Amish Mutation Protects Against Diabetes And May Extend Life
Amish people living in a rural part of Indiana have a rare genetic mutation that protects them from Type 2 diabetes and appears to significantly extend their life spans, according to a new study. The findings, published on Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, shed light on the processes underlying cellular aging and could lead to new therapies for chronic diseases, some experts say. The researchers are planning at least one follow-up trial that will recreate the effects of the mutation so they can study its impact on obese people with insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes. (O'Connor, 11/15)
What If We Treated Gun Violence Like A Public Health Crisis?
When U.S. officials feared an outbreak of the Zika virus last year, the Department of Health and Human Services and state officials kicked into high gear. They tested mosquitoes neighborhood by neighborhood in Miami and other hot Gulf Coast communities where the virus was likely to flourish. They launched outreach campaigns to encourage people to use bug spray. And they pushed the development of a vaccine. (Kodjak, 11/15)
A Baby Exposed To Zika Virus Is Doing Well, One Year Later
Two years ago, when the Zika virus was first identified as the cause of microcephaly in babies, women were scared. Expectant mothers who got infected had no idea what the chances were of having a healthy baby. Researchers have since learned that while Zika infection is dangerous, about 94 percent of babies born to women infected with Zika appear to be normal at birth. (Simmons-Duffin, 11/15)
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Keven Walgamott wasn’t sure what to expect when scientists first hooked up what was left of his arm to a computer. Last year — 14 years after he lost his hand and part of his arm in an electrical accident — he heard about a team at the University of Utah working on an experimental robotic arm. The prosthetic hand and fingers would be controlled by an amputee’s own nerves. Even more challenging, researchers were trying to restore the sense of touch to amputees through that robotic hand. (Wan, 11/15)
Young, Healthy And Planning For Death
Most people want to live and die on their own terms. But having the death one wants requires having a conversation about wishes and putting them in writing: how much medical intervention you want, whom you want visiting you, where you want to be cared for. It’s called advance care planning. A lot of Americans are putting it off till they’re older ... or not doing it at all. About two-thirds of adults in the U.S don’t have an advance care plan, according to a report published in July, even though Medicare and some private insurers will pay doctors to have these conversations and fill out advanced directives documenting end-of-life wishes with patients. In 2015, only 7 percent of people ages 18 to 29 had an advance directive. (Horton, 11/15)
Pop-Ow! 'Popeye' Deformity Can Be A Painful Armful
A 79-year-old man picked up an object with his left hand and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his shoulder. Something moved in his upper arm. And with that, he was Popeye. His right arm looked the same as it always had: lean and sagging a little with age. But his left biceps now sported a baseball-size bulge that looked like it could land a powerful punch. The brand-new muscle mound looked even bigger when the man flexed his biceps. The only thing was, it hurt. A lot. (Bichell, 11/15)

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A honeycomb sandwich structure is a typical lightweight and high-strength biomimetic structure [1
]. Based on the characteristics of a lightweight beetle forewing structure [5
], Chen et al. developed an integrated biomimetic honeycomb sandwich structure [7
], which has advantages, such as cementing free, single cast forming, and excellent mechanical properties [6
]. Currently, this plate is composed of reinforced basalt fibre epoxy resin composite material; the thickness of the honeycomb wall is approximately 2 mm [10
]. By comparison, the thickness of the honeycomb core wall of the aluminium alloy honeycomb sandwich structure is approximately 0.05 mm, which is approximately 1/40 of the former. The latter is more suitable for a large span spatial structure, which is especially sensitive to dead weight [11
]. To improve the overall stability and ultimate bearing capacity of single-layer aluminum alloy lattice shells, in this paper, the authors propose a new spatial structure system made from an aluminum alloy. The system consists of lightweight high-strength aluminum alloy honeycomb panels that are reliably connected to the single-layer aluminum alloy lattice shell by special connecting parts. This forms a new type of single-layer aluminum alloy combined lattice shell structure. In this structure, which is referred to as a new spatial combined lattice shell (NSCLS), the plates and rods support and reinforce each other [14
]. Our previous studies [15
] showed that the new spatial structure has characteristics, such as a large span, light dead weight, and high total rigidity. Because the honeycomb panels support and reinforce the structure, the overall stiffness and stable bearing capacity of the NSCLS structure are obviously higher than those of a single-layer aluminum alloy lattice shell structure with the same span. Under the same load conditions, the new system can sustain a structure with a larger span. For these reasons, it has good application prospects (Figure 1
In the study of single-layer aluminum alloy lattice shells, Hongbo Liu et al. [18
] analyzed with nonlinear finite method to clarify the stability performance of aluminum alloy single-layer latticed shell. The suggested values of rise/span ratio and initial imperfection were presented. The influencing coefficients of initial imperfection and material nonlinearity on stability bearing capacity were obtained. Sugizaki et al. [19
] tested four single-layer aluminum alloy spherical lattices using reduced-scale models. They studied the effects of three factors (high span ratio, load distribution pattern, and grid form) on the steady bearing capacity. The bearing capacity of the lattice shell with a mixed quadrilateral and triangular mesh was close to that of the one with an entirely triangular mesh. The influence of the nodal domain was taken into account in the finite element analysis [20
]. Xiaonong Guo et al. [21
] devoted to investigate the resistance of aluminum alloy gusset joint plates. It was found that the main collapse modes of AAG joint plates include the block tearing of top plates and the local buckling of bottom plates. Zechao Zhang et al. [22
] analyzed the performance of aluminum alloy single-layer latticed shell by considering the combination of dead loads, live loads, snow load, wind load, temperature effect, and other seismic dynamic loads. With the geometrical nonlinear finite element method, the stability coefficient and the weak parts of the structure were obtained when considering initial imperfections and material nonlinear. Gui Guoqing et al. [23
] used a numerical simulation to analyze the geometric nonlinear stability of an aluminum alloy lattice shell. They discussed the influence of the vector-to-span ratio, the load distribution, and the supporting condition on the stable bearing capacity of the lattice shell.
In the study of the honeycomb structure’s stability, Attard and Hunt [24
] considered the shear deformation of the panel and the core honeycomb layer. Using piecewise first-order beam theory, they analyzed the overall buckling of the honeycomb structure. Bourada M, Tounsi A et al. [11
] studied the instability of a honeycomb core with a uniform wall thickness under uni- and bidirectional in-plane compression and out-of-plane compression. Using experimental studies and numerical simulations, A. Boudjemai, R. Amri et al. [25
] studied the macroscopic deformation and plastic instability of a honeycomb structure with uniform wall thicknesses under unidirectional in-plane compression.
It is obvious that the existing studies focus on the aluminum alloy lattice shell structure or the honeycomb panel itself. Almost no studies of a combined aluminum alloy lattice shell structure, in which an aluminum alloy honeycomb panel reinforces the lattice shell have been conducted. There are some topics that should be addressed, such as the stability of these relatively lightweight and soft combined lattice shells and the difference between its unstable failure mode and that of ordinary single layer lattice shells that lack aluminum alloy. In this paper, the authors conducted experimental studies on the stability of this new structure to defects to investigate the structure’s destabilization failure mechanism and the effect of geometric imperfections on stability. The authors also verified the reliability of the finite element method. The results of this paper could provide a theoretical basis for making and revising the design codes for this new combined lattice shell structure.
3. Analysis of the Nonlinear Stability of NSCLS to Defects
3.1. Basic Assumptions
In this paper, we make the following two basic assumptions when analyzing the stability of single-layer aluminum alloy lattice shells to defects using the random defect mode method. (1) The initial error in each node follows a normal probability density function within the double mean-square deviation. That means that the random variable that was representing the initial error along the X-, Y-, and Z-axes is RX/2, where the random variable X is normally distributed. R is the maximum initial error, and the error of the random variable is within [−R, R]. (2) The random variables representing the initial error of each node are independent of each other.
3.2. Analytical Methods
First, we introduce the initial error into each node in the model to create a computational model with stochastic defects; then, a nonlinear stability analysis is performed to determine the stable bearing capacity. This value is taken as a sample in the stable bearing capacity’s sample space. Repeat the above steps several times to obtain multiple stable bearing capacities. In this way, a stable bearing capacity sample space containing N samples is created. Finally, based on the theory of probability and mathematical statistics, we perform a statistical analysis of the calculated steady bearing capacity of the samples to determine the final stable bearing capacity of the structure.
In the finite element analysis, Beam 188 element is simulated aluminium alloy bars and Shell 181 element is simulated aluminium alloy plates, while contacted elements are used between bars and plates. The boundary constraint condition of the model is fixed support. The material properties of aluminum alloy are as follows: elastic modulus E = 70 GPa, shear modulus G = 27 GPa, poisson’s ratio μ = 0.33, volume weight ρ = 2.65 × 104 N/m3.
3.3. Experimental Verification of Random Defect Mode Method
Before analyzing the nonlinear stability of the single-layer aluminum alloy lattice shells using the stochastic defect method, it is necessary to know the probability characteristics of each random variable, including its distribution and statistical parameters. This means that we need to determine the distribution of the initial geometric imperfections, and its mean, mean square deviation, and defect radius R (the absolute value of the maximum defect size), as well as other statistical parameters.
In this paper, we assume that the initial geometric imperfections are normally distributed. Due to the limitation of the nodal position deviation, we use a truncated Gaussian distribution. This is essentially a normal distribution, but only two truncation limits are set based on the normal distribution. Therefore, the input parameters for the distribution of the random variables that need to be determined are as follows: the mean μ, the standard deviation σ, the correlation coefficient ρ, and the truncation limits Xmin and Xmax. Because of the limited length of this paper, only two typical models of the six models are discussed (i.e., model A1, the lattice shell with no aluminum plates or defects, and model B2, the combined lattice shell model with defects).
3.3.1. Results for Model A1, the Defect-Free Lattice Shell Model with No Aluminum Plate
During the analysis, the authors measured the cross-sectional dimensions at the middle and at both ends of all the aluminum alloy bars. The average of the three measured cross-sectional dimensions was used for finite element modeling. In analyzing the ultimate bearing capacity of the random defect mode, as per the relevant literature, the mean was μ = 0 and the discrete coefficient was Cd = 0.423 (the average of the statistical results of the three coordinate components). The cutoff limit of the maximum amplitude of the deviation was Xt = 1.4 mm (1/1000 of the model’s span), the maximum correlation coefficient was ρmax = 0.65, and the number of random samples was N = 200.
a,b show the history and mean square deviation of the critical load samples for model A1
, respectively. The blue curve in the middle of Figure 7
b plateaus after the number of samples N exceeds 100. This indicates that the mean and mean square deviation of the critical load samples stabilize after the number of samples N exceeds 100. The red curves on the upper and lower sides are the boundaries at the 95% confidence level. The area between the curves in the graph decreases in size, which indicates that the accuracy of the history curve increases. Therefore, selecting 100 samples in practical engineering makes it possible to meet the accuracy requirements under normal conditions. The calculated results are reliable.
After using finite element analysis to analyze 200 samples with defects, we obtain a curve for the critical load samples (Figure 8
a). Using the Gaussian method (if the random variable follows a Gaussian distribution, the probability distribution function is a straight line), we plot the probability distribution of the critical load samples (Figure 8
b). The middle section of the blue curve is somewhat close to a straight line. We check that the critical load samples are normally distributed by evaluating the fit. The normal distribution assumption is acceptable at the 5% significance level.
The critical load samples are statistically analyzed and compared with the experimental results. The results are listed in Table 1
. The critical loads Pcr
in the table are determined by following the “3σ” principle (i.e., a 99.87% guarantee rate).
shows that, according to the random defect mode analysis of the lattice shell with no aluminum plate, the predicted theoretical failure pattern (Figure 9
b) is very close to the experimental failure pattern (Figure 9
3.3.2. Analysis of the Combined Lattice Shell with Defects (Model B2)
In model B2, the authors artificially set the geometric deviation of the node coordinates, i.e., we reduced the Z coordinate of the top of the model by 5.6 mm (1/250 of the combined lattice shell’s span).
As for model A1, we conducted a finite element analysis of 200 samples using stochastic defects to obtain curves for the critical load samples and graphed the probability distributions of the critical load samples using the Gaussian method.
The critical load sample were statistically analyzed and compared with the experimental results. The results are listed in Table 2
. The critical load values Pcr
in the table were determined according to the “3σ” principle (i.e., 99.87% guarantee rate).
shows that, according to the random defect mode analysis of the combined lattice shell, the predicted theoretical failure pattern (Figure 10
b) is very close to the experimental failure pattern (Figure 10
shows that the results of the finite element analysis of the aluminum alloy lattice shell model obtained using the random defect mode method are very close to the experimental values. In the finite element analysis, the mean critical load and three times the mean square deviation of the standard values are accounted for. The average error of the six models is 5.7%. This can be attributed to the small discrete coefficient and defect amplitude and to the use of a truncated normal distribution for the random defects (i.e., a truncated Gaussian distribution) in this paper. It is apparent that the testing load Pe
of the critical load is between Pmax
4. The Stability of NSCLS for Different Defect Sizes
The current Chinese “Technical specification for spatial lattice structures” [27
] stipulates that when analyzing the stability of a lattice structure, the maximum initial geometric imperfection size (i.e., the initial deviation of the surface shape) should be set to 1/300 of the lattice shell’s span. However, in this paper, the authors study a new type of single-layer aluminum alloy honeycomb combined lattice shell structure, and we find that the critical load obtained using the uniform defect mode is often not the smallest critical load. This is because the lowest-order buckling mode is frequently unable to characterize the most unfavorable distribution of defects in the structure. Therefore, the current specification of defect sizes may no longer be applicable. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate a reasonable maximum defect size for this type of structure. In this paper, we used the stochastic defect mode method to study the stable bearing capacity of a single-layer aluminum alloy lattice shell structure. To study the influence of different geometric defect sizes and plate thicknesses, the maximum defect sizes ranged from L/2000 to 16L/2000 (a total of 16 parameters), where L was the span of the combined lattice shell structure. The plate thickness was set to 0.5 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.5 mm, 2.0 mm, 2.5 mm, and 3.0 mm. The geometric dimensions and material properties that were used in the computational model were exactly the same as they were in the test model. A nonlinear finite element analysis was performed for lattice shell models with six plate thickness and 16 geometric defect sizes. Calculations were performed for 200 random samples (in total, 6 × 16 × 200 = 19,200 samples).
By processing and analyzing the nearly 20,000 samples discussed above, the authors determined the critical load Pcr
by following the “3σ” principle. Figure 11
shows the results. The thickness of the plate and the standard bearing capacity of the structure for different defect sizes are comprehensively accounted for.
shows that the single-layer aluminum alloy combined lattice shell structure is sensitive to defects. As the defect size increases, the stable bearing capacity of the structure obviously decreases. When the defect size is small, i.e., below 6L/2000, the stable bearing capacity of the structure changes approximately linearly with the defect size. The bearing capacity does not change significantly. However, when the defect size exceeds 6L/2000, the stable bearing capacity of the structure decreases nonlinearly with the defect size. The decreasing slope becomes steeper as the defect size continues increasing. Therefore, the authors recommend that when designing NSCLS in the future, the maximum size of the initial geometric imperfections should be held below 3/1000 of the span of the lattice shell.


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Student activity: Making felt
In this activity, students create felt from wool fibres to illustrate how the surface structure of wool fibres affects its washability.
This activity will help students understand the microstructure of wool and how this knowledge has influenced the development of new wool fabrics and processes.
Fibre, properties, abrasion, felt.
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OnPolitics: The waiting is the hardest part
Hello from Day 3 of our socially distant April.
One week after Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed a multi-trillion-dollar coronavirus relief bill, the country is now wading through how those benefits will get into citizen's hands.
If you qualified for a direct cash payment from the government, you might be waiting a while: If you don't have direct deposit set up from previous tax filings, Democrats warned it could take 5 months. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin later said it wouldn't take that long, and checks would be going out in "weeks."
If you are a recipient of Social Security or haven't filed tax returns for other reasons in the past two years, there was worry earlier this week that you might have to file a tax return to get your stimulus money. But the Treasury Department reversed course Wednesday, saying the money would come with no additional steps needed.
And if you're filing for unemployment? Several states have reported overwhelmed systems and long wait times. The director of Florida's Department of Economic Opportunity even apologized for the state's issues Thursday.
“From my heart, I apologize for what you’re going through,” said the agency's executive director, Ken Lawson.
And as Americans wait for financial relief, the government was dealing with a variety of its own issues:
- The Navy fired the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt after he pleaded for help as the coronavirus ravaged his crew.
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency asked the Pentagon for 100,000 body bags, a chilling request as the COVID-19 pandemic spirals.
- The growing group of lawmakers who have contracted coronavirus has underscored the dangerous predicament that Congress has found itself in as lawmakers aim to keep themselves healthy while working on vital legislation to keep families and businesses afloat across the country.
- President Trump hasn't ordered any ventilators from GM, despite saying he was using wartime powers to force production, according to USA TODAY sources.
We'll be back again next week. Stay safe out there, and of course, keep washing your hands. -- Annah Aschbrenner


At its meeting today, the Monetary Board decided to keep the BSP’s key policy interest rates steady at 4 percent for the overnight borrowing or reverse repurchase (RRP) facility and 6 percent for the overnight lending or repurchase (RP) facility. The interest rates on term RRPs, RPs, and special deposit accounts (SDAs) were also left unchanged. The decision to maintain the monetary policy stance comes after a series of policy rate cuts since December 2008 totaling 200 basis points and other liquidity enhancing measures.
The Monetary Board decision to maintain policy rates is based on its assessment that current monetary settings are appropriate and that inflation is expected to remain within target over the policy horizon. Since the transmission of monetary policy actions on the real economy works with a lag, maintaining current policy settings will allow the substantial monetary stimulus undertaken earlier to fully work its way through the system. A pause will also allow more time for the authorities to consider incoming data on the balance of risks to inflation and growth as well as the likely trend of future economic activity, given the impact of other public policies. While the current inflation outlook remains favorable, the expected global economic recovery may cause upward pressure on oil and other commodity prices.
The Monetary Board is committed to maintain an appropriate monetary policy stance conducive to credit and investment growth, to the extent that the inflation outlook would allow. Going forward, the Board will continue to be guided by economic data, both domestic and external, paying close attention to the emerging risks to the inflation outlook as well as to indications of the strength of economic activity.


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Sunsets paint the sky with ethereal colors no one has ever been able to quite replicate, Plumeria-scented breezes gently caress your face as you’re stretched out on a luscious piece of coastline so pristine and white, it almost doesn’t seem real. This is the sorcery of Hawaii. Spending time in this magical land is salve for the soul and anyone who has visited the island oases of Hawaii knows how it can be life-changing. So, the question is not if you plan on going, but when.
Many travelers don’t realize there are 137 islands that are part of the Hawaiian chain, but many are small islets or coral reefs, atolls and typically uninhabited. There are eight main islands: Hawaii, Maui, Koho’olawe, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu, Kauai and Niihau (also known as the Forbidden Island, a critical habitat for highly endangered species, and one of the most-coveted travel destinations in the world).
We invite you to read about the lure of the Hawaiian Islands and why Hawaii luxury travel should be high on your radar.
Enjoyment for All
Hawaii holds something for all elite travelers regardless of ages or interests:
- Health retreats;
- Sports and adventure.
Whether you’re an avid adventure seeker or a spectator, you’ll find no shortage of outdoor activities, and other exhilarating programs. Ziplining through the forest canopies, mountain biking on some of the most scenic trails on the planet, world-class surfing, remote scuba diving, fine dining, shopping and much more. Hawaii is one of the best places for family destinations. Keiki, the Hawaiian word for children, are welcomed everywhere.
Townhouse Lola on Kauai is an exquisite residence, fronting the golf course, in the exclusive Timbers Resort Hokuala on the stunning south shore. If you choose this incredible island as your mainstay in Hawaii, this beautiful home will provide you with upscale and modern amenities such as an outdoor pool, a lovely terrace on which to enjoy delicious meals and a fire pit to roast marshmallows under a heavenly night sky.
Hawaii is one of the most spectacular places on earth for natural, untamed beauty. Whether you’re watching the magnificent swells, breathtaking sunrises and sunsets, fantastic flora and fauna, majestic waterfalls or mesmerized by the extraordinary cliffs and mountains, Hawaii is a feast for the senses and this awe-inspiring destination is a myriad of many things: rest, relaxation, romance and unique experiences. Watch whales and dolphins jump and play on ocean cruises, swim with sea turtles, and snorkel with all sorts of different marine life. Gaze at a crystal canopy of stars or take a walk around a magnificent volcano. These and many more adventures await you!
Event after Event
All the main Hawaiian Islands have a full roster of events families will appreciate. For instance, there are the Aloha Festivals – the largest Hawaiian cultural celebration in the US. In 1946, Aloha Festivals began as "Aloha Week," a cultural celebration of Hawaii's music, dance, and history intended to perpetuate the islands' unique traditions. Aloha Festivals have become a statewide celebration of Hawaiian culture. The extravaganza now encompasses some 300 events on six islands. There is also the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival with more than 100 internationally renowned master chefs, culinary personalities, winemakers and mixologists gathering for the past nine years. This festival has expanded from a three-day festival with 30 chefs in Waikiki, to more than 20 events with more than 10,000 attendees and 120 chefs spanning three Islands. Since its 2011 launch, HFWF has donated more than $3 million to community organizations supporting sustainability, culinary programs and agriculture. Other events to note include:
- The Honolulu Festival;
- The Honolulu Marathon;
- The King Kamehameha Floral Parade;
- The Lei Day Celebration;
- Pow!Wow! Hawaii;
- Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.
Some luxury travelers choose to stay on the Big Island of Hawaii during their vacations and visit the other islands in which case Villa Hale Nana Kohola will provide you with exemplary exotic living. This waterfront home is easily among the most exceptional Big Island luxury villas. It is embraced by lush palm trees and picturesque Hawaiian umbrella trees extending to a private stretch of pristine white sand. With room for 10 guests, Villa Hale Nana Kohola features a reflective heated infinity pool, gym and a spectacular whale watching tower with far-reaching 360-degree views!
Hawaii provides some of the most delectable fine dining options in the world. Tradition and modernity collide on the Hawaiian culinary scene where vibrant dishes with locally-sourced ingredients and island-inspired flavors, will dazzle your palate. Hawaiian cuisine is truly a beautiful tapestry of flavors and traditions. From farm-to-table Hawaii Regional Cuisine to traditional feasts fit for ke alii (royalty), you’ll find delicious culinary treasures on every Hawaiian island.
If you would like to stay on one of the islands in Hawaii, we suggest considering Villa Ariadne in Oahu or Villa Beatrice in Maui. Both are magnificent beachfront homes with a host of modern amenities. As with all LVH luxury homes, your stay includes full services and 24/7 support from your LVH on-site team.
Shops in Hawaii are phenomenal and whether you are on the hunt for a one-of-a-kind piece of local art to showcase in your home or for that unique ensemble to wear to an exclusive soirée, you will find it in the islands. Here are just some brands available:
- Miu Miu;
- Louis Vuitton;
- Saint Laurent;
- Tiffany & Co.
When you trust LVH with your Hawaii luxury travel plans, we will go the extra mile to ensure all your vacation wishes are met or exceeded. In addition to luxury accommodations, we will also build a personal itinerary for you with all those things you would love to see and do on the Hawaiian Islands. We invite you to reach out to an LVH client relations professional who will start the process for your ultimate Hawaiian holiday. All you need to do is to share your vacation dreams with us and we will begin making them come true!


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Keep up to date with our latest GOGA news. To send us your news releases, please email us.
New research released by Activity Alliance shines a light on non-disabled people’s attitudes on inclusive activity with disabled people.
As part of Mental Health Awareness week (13-19 May), Activity Alliance hears from Hayley Jarvis, Head of Physical Activity at Mind.
We take a look at a case study from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and hear from physiotherapist, Piers Baker, who talks about tapping into care home residents’ competitive streaks to boost activity.
Sport England is investing nearly a quarter of a million pounds in a new six-month pilot, 10 Today, which is aimed at getting older people active.
Activity Alliance has added to its suite of support with a set of engagement factsheets
The Rain didn't stop the Forth Valley Riverbank Ramble!
MS Trust has launched a new exercise campaign called Move it for MS.
Read about the latest official statistics from the Active Lives Survey, the most comprehensive snapshot of the nation’s sport and physical activity habits,
This article comes from Dr Mike Brannan, National Lead for Physical Activity at Public Health England,he highlights the valuable role played by healthcare professionals and explains how cross-sector collaboration is the key for change.
Activity Alliance releases a short feature film for healthcare professionals on supporting disabled people to be active.
Richard and Stephen peer mentors for GOGA in Fife awarded for their services for Sport
We are proud to announce our membership with the Disabled Children’s Partnership.


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Harare, Zimbabwe – The Interim Secretary General of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and Kuwadzana Member of Parliament CDE Charlton Hwende has been requested to report to the Police station after posting a tweet about drug lords in his constituency.
The tweet, which was posted on CDE Hwende’s official Twitter account, stated that he had received a call from a police officer Detective Manjengwa from the Kuwadzana Police Station, requesting him to come for an interrogation regarding the tweet. According to Hwende, a lady known as Morelife had opened a case against him for breaching the cybersecurity act.
CDE Hwende’s tweet went on to state that many people in Kuwadzana Extension know Mukadzi anonzi Morelife and that she must be arrested for selling drugs to the children of the community. Hwende called on the Police Zimbabwe to take action and reshuffle the team dealing with drugs as most of them are compromised.
The fight against drug war lords in Zimbabwe is not an easy one and will include such harassment and threats, according to Hwende. He stated that the school children in Kuwadzana are being destroyed by these people and as an elected Representative of the Kuwadzana East Constituency, he will not be intimidated.
CDE Hwende also announced that the Drug Awareness Campaign in Kuwadzana will soon reach another level and that after community meetings, drug dealers like “Monya” in Kuwadzana Extension and the senior police officers taking bribes from these drug lords will be named, shamed, and arrested.
This latest development has sparked a public outcry, with many citizens calling for an end to the harassment of those who are fighting against drug lords in the country. The Zimbabwean government and the police force have not yet commented on the matter.


When the whole festival season has passed and you think you should pack up your gear for winter, you’ll find there’s always one more. On the Mediterranean island of Malta they love their doom metal, which has given birth to the Malta Doom Metal Festival, also known as MDM.
And because no festival is complete without a pre-party, we’re heading to St. Julian’s on Thursday night to behold the official warm up gig, which actually can boast a pretty interesting line-up with bands from all over the European continent. When you walk into the street of the venue, it doesn’t take long to realise that all the neon illuminated bars, with subtitles like ‘Gentleman’s Club’ and some suggestive imagery, probably don’t see metal on a regular basis. The Coconut Lounge immediately stands out with the black clad troops picketing in front of the place. Up you go on some narrow stairs to reach ‘Remedy’, the venue where it all will take place today.
Opening up is the bass/drum duo Krishna with some meditative rhythms and thick slices of groove. Repetitive and heavy, you can jump onto their tantric rhythm train and ride the waves of it. The band is in a state of complete focus, jamming ever onward. Late in the set, that is broken off by Timothy Garrett bellowing some vocals into the microphone, making the sound reminiscent of the thunderous Isis sound. The local group manages to capture a bit of tension and ride it out, which is well impressive from this young group.
The Dutch/Belgian band Hooded Priest will probably not be renowned for their output. In 10 years, the band has released one EP and an album, but the signs are good tonight, when singer Luther Veldmark announces new songs and seems full of energy during the captivating set. The band members have earned fame in bands like Urfaust, The Spirit Cabinet and King Heavy, demonstrating a good knowledge of doom and atmosphere.
Though the band plays tight, rocking tracks and are clearly well into it, it’s the presence of Veldmark that captivates the audience. The towering figure with his wild manes and beard is energetic and acts like a man possessed. If there was an experiment, where a man had been locked up with only the heaviest doom records for a year, this would be the fiery eyed result of that experiment. Don’t let that overshadow the excellent guitarwork and oldschool riffing though, because this band clearly knows what it’s doing. Hopefully, that will also result in some recorded form soon.
One and a half years ago Cult Of The Fox announced that they’d disband due to a lack of focus and dedication to the band. Blood is thicker than water though, so when the band got called in to play MDM they were up for it bigtime. Especially vocalist Magnus Hultman is beaming on stage and keeps referring to their break-up, encouraging the audience to inspire the band to make some more music in the future. The effect of the raving enthusiasm of the Maltese crowd is tangible in the air, smiling band members go a bit deeper into their riffs, hang back a bit further for their solo parts and play as if this is their big break.
Drawing material from two albums, the band offers a tight, layered sound with the soaring vocals of Hultman as a flag waving over it. The Swedes focus on occult themes with songs like Angelbane and the catchy sing-a-long A Witch Will Be Born, which all lands well with the crowd that happily joins in. After about eight songs the set comes to an end, for which half of the band seems to be really sorry, the other half relieved. It would be amazing though, if this show for a loving audience in Malta would get this band back on their feet. Those are the stories you want to hear, aren’t they?
Iron Void plays old-fashioned doom metal, which the trio does with much vigour and strength. Heavy, thundering riffs sweep away the listener, while the burly voice of Jonathan Seals bellows over it all. The sound reminds me of a heavier version of Motörhead doing Iron Horse. This band really gets the crowd going, with fist pumping and headbanging in the first rows, it’s clearly on for them now. The interaction between the band and the crowd is really cool to see, inspiring the fans to even more furiously demonstrate their passion for the heavy riffs. This band is not on the bill with the likes of Pentagram for no reason, they know their doom and do it well for sure.
The party is dying down a bit, partly due to having to get back to wherever you might be staying. There’s more days of doom ahead of us, so stay tuned.
Scribed by: Guido Segers
Photos by: Justina Lukosiute


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Everyone, myself included, loves a great taco. I am always open to making and trying different types of tacos. The other day, I was having an internal struggle because I really wanted some tacos, but I was also craving some super flavorful Korean beef. I decided to marry the two things and make something delicious that I am wondering why I never did this before. These Korean Beef Tacos are incredibly quick and easy to make and they have a delicious sriracha lime mayo drizzled on top. I like to top mine with some fresh cilantro and red onion and also some crisp kimchi for an extra kick of flavor.
Here are some tips for making this dinner with ground beef:
- The amount of sriracha in the sriracha mayo is fully customizable. If you like it really spicy, go ahead and add more. If you are a little more sensitive to spice, you can reduce the amount used. You do you!
- The same applies to the chili paste. I honestly use at least triple of what I recommend in this recipe. We REALLY like spicy food, so I am always taking it to the extreme. Absolutely limit the amount you use, or even leave it out if you really don’t like spicy food.
- You can make this recipe even easier by making the sriracha mayo and even the soy sauce mixture ahead of time. If you do this, you can just cook the beef and allow it to simmer when you are almost ready to eat. This will allow you to have dinner ready even faster!
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Korean Beef Tacos with Sriracha Mayo
- ½ cup mayonaise
- 3 tbsp sriracha more or less to taste
- 2 limes juiced
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- ⅓ cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp chili paste more or less to taste
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lb lean ground beef
For the Tacos
- 8 small tortillas
- red onion
- kimchi optional
- Whisk together the mayo, sriracha and lime juice until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili paste, ground ginger and garlic. Set aside.
- Heat a large skillet on a stove over medium high heat. Add the ground beef and cook, while crumbling until browned. Drain the excess grease, return to the stove and reduce the heat to medium low. Add the soy sauce mixture to the skillet, stir in and allow to simmer for 10 minutes.
- Warm the tortillas. Add the ground beef, top with the cilantro, red onion, sriracha mayo and kimchi if desired. Enjoy!
Thank you so much for stopping by. Please stay a while and check out some of my other recipes, and come back soon! – Regan
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Plenty of time is left to vote in our Week 5 football polls for the MLive.com Game of the Week.
Good thing, too, because lots of the regional races are lively and close.
MLive.com launched our Game of the Week for Week 5 of the football season in 10 regions around Michigan on Friday, and we're pleased with the response over the weekend.
Voters have caught on that these polls really matter.
Your vote determines what game we'll highlight in our previews each week before the action, and then we'll send two reporters and a photographer to the winning game to provide lots of in-depth coverage, including a live blog and comments from the game.
The blog will provide not only up-to-the-minute reports from your Game of the Week, but information on other games in the area.
On Wednesday we'll be asking you for nominations for our polls for Week 6 and the rest of the season - so start checking out those football schedules.
The most recent voter's guide and polls are below.
The polls close at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The rules allow you to vote once an hour - please comply.
Grand Rapids: Belding at Comstock Park has a big lead - which would be a repeat for Comstock Park
Metro Detroit: Downriver League showdown takes a big lead
Kalamazoo: Portage Northern/Portage Central and Decatur/Lawton are in a big-time duel
Saginaw: Two games are battling in a race too close to call
Flint: Howell at Grand Blanc passes Beecher at Lake Fenton in big voting - for now
Muskegon: Hesperia voters on track for a repeat - home game with Newaygo holds a big lead
Ann Arbor: Temperance Bedford at Saline or Ann Arbor Pioneer at Skyline will win it - but which one?
Jackson: Parma Western at Leslie holds a solid lead over Jackson Northwest at Lumen Christi
Lansing: Okemos at Lansing Sexton winning a two-game battle with DeWitt at Haslett
Bay City: Three games have a real shot at winning this one

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text: Chasing the Fall colors in this part of Arizona is all about timing. This color may only last a few weeks. I'd made a trip of here the week before and turned around but on this trip. I hit peak. I hiked in the dark, temps in the 30's and a very very cold Oak Creek. I hiked in almost 6 miles to photograph an area I'd not seen before with the colors and in the cold darkness, I accidentally fell into a pool. A multitude of clothing layers, down jacked, extra hiking boots ...soaking wet and freezing. I shot as much as I could before I needed to move to keep warm and as the sun lit up the forest canopy and I walked through here, I thought how delicious the sunrise felt and how beautifully the warm sun colored and lit up the ...path.


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Never Surrender T-Shirt
Never Surrender T-Shirt - This design is based on a personal piece created in response to government public health policy.
Material: 100% organic ringspun combed cotton.
- Unisex style
- Tubular construction with set-in sleeves.
- 1x1 rib at neck collar, inside back neck tape in self-fabric.
- Sleeve & bottom hems use a wide double-needle topstitch.
Please wash your garments at max. 30 degrees, with similar colour and do not tumble dry.
All items are produced in the UK and made to order.
Shipping costs will be calculated at checkout and are subject to standard UK shipping charges.
Garment sizes are measured in centimetres but are approximate and for guidance only.

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