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IPL 2018: Kamlesh Nagarkoti ruled out of the tournament with a foot injury
In an unfortunate turn of events, Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Kamlesh Nagarkoti has been ruled out of the 2018 Indian Premier League. A foot injury has forced the under-19 World Cup star out of the tournament and Karnataka pacer Prasidh Krishna has been called in as his replacement.
The 18-year-old Nagarkoti was bought by the Kolkata-based franchise in the auction for a hefty sum of Rs 3.20 crores and was set to play an important role in the side's run in the tournament. It was widely believed that the pacer will replace Vinay Kumar, who has failed to impress in the two matches he has featured in, for KKR's next match.
Nagarkoti's replacement, Krishna is a 22-year-old fast bowler from Karnataka, who has featured in one first-class match, 19 List-A encounters and three T20s and has picked up six, 33 and four wickets in them respectively.
As Nagarokti picked up the injury before the commencement of the tournament, the Karnataka medium pacer was called up by the Kolkata-based outfit as a backup option earlier and he featured for them in a couple of practise matches as well.
As far as the franchise is considered, they are already running low on fast bowling resources. Mitchell Starc was ruled out before the start of this year's edition and now Nagarkoti has been ruled out as well. On top of that, their senior-most Indian fast bowler, Vinay Kumar, has failed to stamp his authority and has gone for a considerable number of runs.
In the absence of two of their most potent pacers in Starc and Nagarkoti, Mitchell Johnson, Tom Curran and Shivam Mavi are expected to step up and take their team through.


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It’s the Oscar dress everyone was waiting for. On Sunday, Natalie Portman stepped out onto the 82nd Annual Academy Awards red carpet in a rich aubergine, off-the-shoulder gown by design darlings Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte.
LA’s AFI FEST ended with a screening of Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis‘s ballet flick, Black Swan. Natalie and Mila battle it out onstage in the psychological thriller that’s gathering major Oscar buzz, but it’s also fun to see how the two have fared on the Black Swan red carpet blitz this fall. This time they were joined by Winona Ryder (who also stars in the movie), Heidi Klum and Dita Von Teese.

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The prior two weeks I was on vacation visiting my parents in Kazakhstan. Prior to the trip I was planning to continue publishing photos on the normal schedule, but while traveling, especially on vacation, that is very hard to do. Too many other things going on and posting photos is really goes far away from priorities. Now, back in good, comfortable USA, I’ll try to get into the routine…hehe, maybe.
This place does not need special introductions. I took this photo in late January, right before the sunrise.
Do any of you make movies? What software do you use to put different clips together, add photos, special effects, titles, captions, music, etc? I’ve been playing a bit with Windows Live Movie maker. Its free and it works. Just want to see what else is out there and have a good reputation.
Seattle Space Needle
It was close to midnight when I made to the Kerry Park. My phone died about ten minutes prior to it, with directions to this place, so I had to drive somewhat blindfolded (it is amazing how quickly we get use to the conveniences of the smart phones with built in GPS and fine level maps). It was my first time in this part of Seattle and I didn’t really know what the park looks like. After a few back and force turns on parallel streets I found Kerry Park with this nice view.
Today I booked my ticket for Seattle. Going back there on a business trip in just about 6 weeks. Planning to make a short detour to Whistler/Blackcomb for some snowboarding action and maybe some big mountain photography. Hopefully weather cooperates with me on that trip. I’ve been to BC a few times and it is either super duper rainy and grey or absolutely dead gorgeous. Pretty much 50-50 split. And I will try to make across the harbor to check out downtown Seattle as well, will it look like that in the middle of winter?

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Indie, Punk, Rock
The Kooks, Kings of Leon, Temper Trap, James Blunt
Bob Maguire - Vocals, Guitar, Loop Station, Percussion.
Biffy Clyro, Arctic Monkeys, Nirvana, The Kooks, Phoenix, Kings of Leon, The Wombats, Naked and Famous, Danny Ross
After surgery at the Royal Children’s Hospital stopped him playing sports Bobby picked up the guitar and by the age of sixteen he had already played to crowds of thousands at music festivals, released two E.Ps and had a music video feature twice on Channel Ten.
Bobby then moved to Melbourne to study a Bachelor Degree of Music while playing in a variety of bands, music videos and even a live show on Channel 31.
Back home to the beaches of FNQ and Bobby Maguire performed live on Balcony TV before releasing his evocative new single ‘Breathe’ achieving airplay on Triple R, reviews in NQ Music press, Skope Mag and much more.
2017 saw Bobby test his talent for theatre as ‘The Muso’ in Audrey Cuttlebuttle’s Great Bally Hooley Escape which ran eighteen successful shows over Port Douglas Carnivale. Bobby composed and played the entire score for this daring production hosted on and around a moving train.
Between writing and producing new music and videos Bobby Maguire has played shows in the French Alps, the English Riviera and supported The Cat Empire for the 2018 Commonwealth Games Festival. Bobby performs acoustically and as a multi-instrument looping, one-man-band wowing audiences with his infectious songs and magnetic stage presence.

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Adult dating sites stocks: Statistics and you will growth rate
The worldwide matchmaking that will be likely to started to $dos,meters during the 2021. It’s estimated to expand on a good CAGR out-of nine.23%, getting $cuatro,meters by 2026, predicated on Research and you may Areas.
Considering 2022 Studies Studies because of the Money On the web, Tinder try one of many finest matchmaking application stocks, which have an effective 51% express out of expenses people. Bumble are next with thirty two%, significantly more than Match into 29%, eharmony toward twenty-eight% and you may OkCupid with 24%.
Loads of Seafood (POF), Rely, Grindr, Badoo and you may Java Fits Bagel were including highlighted as leaders by the newest part of spending people, considering 2020 Statista research.
Statista asked incomes from the dating sector to reach $step 3,677m from inside the 2022 and you will affiliate wide variety hitting 501.7m by 2026. it emphasized you to definitely member entrance was 5.4% inside 2022 which can be anticipated to strike six.4% from the 2026, with most cash likely to getting produced in the usa.
Matchmaking holds analysis: Bumble (BMBL) vs Matches Category (MTCH)
Within the full-12 months 2020 earnings launch, Matches reported that the full revenue grew 17% along the early in the day 12 months so you can $dos.4bn. Tinder lead revenue accounted for $step 1.4bn for 2020, an enthusiastic 18% improve year-over-season.
Meanwhile, Bumble reported a profit out-of $582.2m on the full 12 months out-of 2020, compared to $488.9m when you look at the 2019. Bumble software money was $360.4m, compared to the $275.5m within the 2019, because the Badoo app and other cash constructed $221.7m, compared to the $213.4m when you look at the 2019.
Meanwhile, taking a look at the current income outcomes for one another Bumble and you will Meets Classification, Bumble stated financial outcomes for the next one-fourth concluded when you look at the October just last year and you may told you their overall money to the quarter improved 24% so you’re able to $two hundred.5m.
Bumble Inc, the newest mother business out-of Bumble, Badoo, and you can Fruitz, tend to declaration their second financial results for brand new 4th quarter and you will full seasons end .
Meets Group’s most recent money were composed towards th step one February so it seasons. The team said full cash became 24% over the early in the day year quarter so you’re able to $806m, while doing work money are $232m. What’s more, it asserted that Tinder direct revenue grew 23% along the earlier in the day year quarter determined by 18% payers development so you can ten.six million and you may RPP [funds for every single payer] growth of cuatro%.
Suits Group compared to Bumble shares: Technology analysis
Tend to Bumble and Fits redound from its current downtrend? Ari H. Wald, CFA, CMT, dealing with manager and you can a member of new Organization Profile Strategy team within Oppenheimer & Co., offered a relatively bearish technology sentiment of one another relationship software shares.
“We think this new guarantee market is wanting to base across the near-identity, and although one another tends to be elevated by the a wider sector tide over the upcoming days, the latest bearish hill away from BMBL’s 2 hundred-big date average means fuel can be sold instead of fatigue bought, inside our look at. With regards to accounts, BMBL’s lower has become opposition.”
“MTCH is within a variety, at the best, too, by the the study. When you’re trying stabilise at the their January reasonable ($105), the brand new stock’s Q4 malfunction less than $130 now scratching solid resistance, within check. This new stock’s lows gather along with its falling two hundred-go out mediocre right here,” Wald told you.
Fits Classification and you can Bumble stock forecast: Analyst’s view
Meanwhile, Berna Barshay, an elderly editor and you will specialist on Kingdom Economic Look, notices Bumble and you will Suits stocks as the nonetheless popular with buyers, regardless of the latest bearish price trend.
“Rather than of a lot higher growth, ‘Big TAM – or full addressable market’ tales, Match and you can Bumble are already successful, structurally large margin companies having a track record of producing 100 % free cash move. Doing work influence is not theoretic right here… it’s demonstrated therefore have already viewed they realized. At the same ateЕџli kadД±nlar bekar time, there’s a good growth trajectory to come while the though an effective team such as for example Match has actually a very higher customers regarding sixteen billion spending users, that’s just half the addressable business regarding singles having a connection to the internet, which is virtually on the vast sums around the world. An enormous proportion of people currently meet people to day online… and therefore number is only rising, in america and you may overseas. One-third from marriages initiate to the an application now… and i would not be astonished in the event the in the four or ten years, one to count is actually 50% or maybe more.

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Peter Martin is the Economics Editor for The Age.
Peter Martin Malevolent? Treasurer Joe Hockey says Fairfax Media's reporting of the budget has been sometimes ''quite malevolent''.
Peter Martin and Gareth Hutchens Low income earners will be hit the hardest by changes to superannuation pushed through parliament this week after an agreement between Clive Palmer and the Abbott government, a new analysis shows.
Peter Martin Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens' warning about house prices is instructive in two ways.
Tom Allard and Peter Martin Treasury analysis obtained by Fairfax Media confirms the critics - poor families are hit harder than rich ones.
Peter Martin Within minutes of Treasurer Joe Hockey declaring an end to ''the age of entitlement'' on Monday, assistant Infrastructure Minister Jamie Briggs stood on a highway on the outskirts of Hobart and...
James Massola and Peter Martin There is something of the crazy-brave in the hard line on industry assistance the Abbott government is taking
Peter Martin, Matt Wade Treasurer Joe Hockey has committed Australia to an economic growth rate of 3 per cent, well above the official forecast of 2.
Peter Martin The G20 finance ministers communique is actually weaker than the Kyoto Protocol.
Peter Martin The government was cautious for a good reason when asked what selling Medibank Private would do for the budget.
Peter Martin Information withheld from the budget shows high income couples may suffer scarcely at all while low income families on benefits could lose as much as 10 per cent of their incomes.
Peter Martin No wonder we're feeling squeezed. It's not that prices are climbing fast, the latest consumer price index has them advancing 2.9 per cent a year.
Peter Martin THE big four banks are in an excellent position to pass on all of the latest 0.25 point rate cut, Reserve Bank calculations show.
Peter Martin Australia's big four banks are in an excellent position to pass on all of the latest 0.25 per cent interest rate cut, the Reserve Bank says.
Peter Martin Gillard and Swan have tried everything else. Now they're trying honesty.
Peter Martin Joe Hockey is wrong. The shadow treasurer said on Wednesday he did not see a national disability insurance scheme levy as 'the right solution in this environment'.
Peter Martin Deep concern about the high Australian dollar has driven the Reserve Bank to cut its cash rate to the lowest level on record, a cut quickly passed on by all but one of the big banks.
Peter Martin Deep concern about the high Australian dollar drove the Reserve Bank to cut its cash rate to the lowest level on record on Tuesday, a cut quickly passed on by all but one of the big banks.
Peter Martin In the face of enormous pressure to return the budget to surplus quickly, Wayne Swan has run the other way.
Peter Martin Pre-election interest rate cut just a 'coin toss' away after startling new evidence showing inflation heading below Reserve Bank's target band.
Peter Martin, Heath Aston Kevin Rudd is under ''incredible pressure'' from within Labor to call an election as the government's razor gang prepares to sign off on budget cuts that will allow the Prime Minister to campaign on...

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84-year-old Nebraska inmate dies
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – An 84-year-old inmate died Saturday at a Lincoln hospital, authorities say.
Donald Lichtenberg was an inmate at the Reception and Treatment Center, according to the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services.
He was serving 18 to 24 years for attempted first-degree sexual assault of a child in Douglas County.
Lichtenberg began his sentence in October 2021.
His cause has not yet been determined, but the department said he was being treated for a medical condition.
Nebraska law requires that all inmate deaths be investigated by a grand jury.

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NREI spoke with Lisa Pendergast, executive director at CREFC, about how this cycle might look compared to the Great Recession.
Some property sectors and investor segments may be well-positioned even in a pandemic. Others may be looking at an abyss.
Delinquencies will rise, but not right away. Special servicers and master servicers will be busy in the coming months.


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Based on the more electric ship (MES) concept, conventional mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic power transfer systems are replaced by electrical systems in different sea vehicles. Considering different levels of power requirements of various electrical loads and for the achievement of compact, light, safe, and efficient power supplies, implementation of multiconverter power electronics based power systems is the most feasible option in the development of advanced navy vehicles. This paper presents a modular approach for the modeling and simulation of multiconverter MES power systems based on the generalized state space averaging method. MES power systems may consist of many individual converters connected together to form large and complex systems. In addition to simplifying the analysis procedure, by using the proposed method, time step for analysis of the system can be increased. Therefore, required computation time and computer memory for complex systems can be reduced considerably. In this paper, after introducing the proposed approach, results of applying the method to a representative system are presented. Experimental results are also provided to verify the proposed technique.


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The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa have surpassed 878,000 as the continent continues to see a surge in new daily cases.
Latest figures published by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention show that the continent had reported 871,970 cases and 18,475 deaths by Wednesday afternoon.
South Africa remains the worst affected country on the continent, having reported 459,761 cases and 7,257 deaths.
The figures represent 52.7 percent of Africa’s infections and 39.2 percent of the deaths.
Egypt, the second-worst affected country on the continent, has registered 92,947 infections and 4,691 deaths.
Other than the two countries, only Nigeria and Ghana have recorded more than 30,000 COVID-19 infections in Africa.
In total, only six African countries have reported more than 20,000 infections.
Besides Nigeria and Egypt, only Algeria (1,174) has reported more than 1,000 COVID-19 related fatalities.

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I've been a professional stylist for over 25 years. I spent my first 8 years as an Artistic Director at the Image Center in Oceanside, California. During this time I was a certified as a Master Stylist specializing in creative color and cutting. This allowed me the opportunity to work with Redken in New York, NY as a National Artist where I instructed other stylists on how to become a successful stylist in all areas of our industry. In 2007 I opened up the Beautymark Hair Studio in Carlsbad, California with the intention of creating an environment where hairstylists could be creative and where clients could feel confident knowing they are leaving looking and feeling beautiful. Today, my specialty is still working with clients creating beautiful hair.
Dennise has transformed my curls! She is great with curly hair and an expert also with color. I have recommended her to friends and all love her. Give Dennise a call. You will not be disappointed!
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I really can't enough good things about my stylist Dennise. I've been to many stylists to try and tame my hair but no one could do what Dennise was able to do. She is very well educated, knowledgeable and experienced when it comes to taming curly and she really knows her stuff. Bottom line is Dennise is the best stylist I've ever been too and I look forward to many more visits with her. Thank You Dennise! Reviewed on 07.07.17 Stylist: I have been going to Dennise for years. I’ve lived in a number of different cities. And in my experience, it has been really hard to find stylists who know what they are doing when it comes to cutting curly hair. Dennise has the skill and experience to effectively cut curly hair. I highly recommend her. If you are in North San Diego County, check out The Beatymark Hair Studio. Also, she is upbeat and accommodating—very pleasant to say the least.
I really can't enough good things about my stylist Dennise. I've been to many stylists to try and tame my hair but no one could do what Dennise was able to do. She is very well educated, knowledgeable and experienced when it comes to taming curly and she really knows her stuff. Bottom line is Dennise is the best stylist I've ever been too and I look forward to many more visits with her. Thank You Dennise!
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Dennise has since branched off to start her own studio called The Beauty Mark Salon in Carlsbad. She helped me with my 12 yr old daughter. I have straight hair, yet my daughter hit puberty and has really curly hair and even a cowlick in front. Dennise walked us through how to care and style for her hair and the information was invaluable!!! Thanks so much and you should look her up.

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Srinagar, Dec 01: Police on Friday said to have recovered the body of a slain terrorist killed in an encounter at Arihal village of Pulwama
“Acting on specific intel regarding the presence of a terrorist in Arihal village, Pulwama, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Pulwama Police, Army (44RR), and CRPF (182Bn) in the area,” a police spokesman said.
During the search operation, the joint team encountered indiscriminate firing from the hiding terrorist. The security forces effectively retaliated, leading to an encounter, police said.
“In the ensuing exchange, the terrorist, identified as Kifayat Ayoub Alie son of Mohd Ayoub Alie resident of Pinjoora Shopian, associated with the proscribed terror outfit LeT, was neutralized, and his body was recovered from the encounter site. Police records indicate his involvement in several terror-related crimes including in Case FIR No. 123/2021, FIR No. 294/2021 and case FIR No. 180/2023 of PS Shopian,” police added.
The spokesman said significant incriminating materials, along with arms and ammunition including 01 Pistol, 02 Magazine, 05 Rds, 02 Grenades, were seized from the encounter site. All recovered items are now part of the case records for further investigation, police said.
“A case under relevant provisions of law has been registered, and the investigation has been taken up. The general public of the area is requested not to approach the encounter site until the area is thoroughly sanitized and cleared of any potential explosive materials,” police said.


No one likes conference realignment except the conference adding a school and the school on the move. At any given time, everyone else hates the idea. The conference losing the school has to respond, and other conferences/schools get nervous. Even the schools welcoming a new member see diluted schedules and in some cases a long wait for the payoff.
The NCAA Can’t Do Anything
The NCAA, especially the national office, is not fond of realignment. It is a process the NCAA has zero control over, but which consistently delivers a black eye to the NCAA. The NCAA tries to preach financial sustainability, academics, and a check on commercialism, only to see schools shell out millions to fly athletes around a bigger conference in order to increase revenue a few more million down the road.
So the best the NCAA can do is to have President Mark Emmert encourage schools to think before jumping at a bit more revenue or making a move out of fear and uncertainty. All the while, the NCAA gets the criticism from two sides, either for allowing the reshuffling from taking place, or from having the rules that prevent the reshuffling from benefiting athletes more. Conference realignment is one of the best examples of how “whipping boy” seems to be a core function the membership wants the NCAA to perform.
But What if the NCAA Had Some or Any Authority Over Conference Realignment?
Having control over the moves themselves, i.e. having to give explicit approval or having veto power before a school changes conferences is out of the questions. The NCAA members have given up a lot of autonomy, but this is one area they have reserved for themselves.
Also not going to happen is the possibility that the NCAA restrict or regulate how schools change conferences. One example would be a rule that prevents a conference from providing the money for a school to pay another conference’s exit fee. That would limit moves and make schools think about longer term decisions, since they would need to come up with the money themselves. For that reason, the members (who would need to enact such a rule) would almost certainly not be on board.
Any regulation of realignment by the NCAA is unlikely given the membership’s views, but one is a possibility. An idea that has been floated is to limit when realignment discussions take place. Tom Fornelli and Chip Patterson discussed the idea of a rule limiting realignment news to February-August. The core of the idea is good, but it is football-centric (realignment news in the middle of basketball season is just as bad) and announcements are not the only problem. Discussions, deals, and negotiations are as well.
The better rule would be to limit all realignment discussions and announcements to either June, July, or both those months, and that announcements must be made at least one year prior to a school joining a new conference. Penalties for tampering could be a school receiving a postseason ban and a conference losing its automatic bids to NCAA tournaments. The impact would mean that conferences and schools need to have their ducks in a row about a potential move at the start of the “transfer window.” And the response to moves would mostly have to come after 11 months of thought about whether another move is needed.
There would be details to be sorted, like what to do with a conference which loses its 12th team but cannot replace them for two more years and how that impacts things like a conference championship game in football. But it would slow down the falling of dominoes. One move would not necessarily have to lead to four or five more, at least not immediately. And there would be a bit of peace and quiet during the academic year.


Casting has been used for shaping metal since the earliest days of civilization. A wide variety of sizes and shapes of simple and intricate nature can be produced in different metals. Casting is a process of producing metal or alloy components of desired shape, by pouring the molten metal/alloy into a prepared mould. After that it is allowed to cool and solidify. The solidified alloy or metal is known as casting.
Smithy is understood to handle relatively small jobs that can be heated in an open fire or hearth. The shop in which the work is carried out is known as the smithy or smith’s shop. The various forging operations are performed by means of hand hammers or small power hammers.
The different casting processes are as follows:
(a) Green Sand casting
(b) Permanent mould casting
(c) Pressure die casting
(d) Centrifugal casting
Green Sand Casting – It is the most widely used moulding process. The green sand used for moulding consists of silica sand, clay, water and other additives. One typical green sand mixture contains 10 to 15 percent clay binder, 4 to 6 percent water and remaining silica sand.
In this process the green sand mixture is prepared and the mould (cope and drag) is made by packing the same around the pattern. Cope and drag are assembled and the molten metal is poured while the mould cavity is still green, i.e. it is neither dried nor baked. Green sand moulding is preferred for making small and medium size castings. It is specially employed for producing non-ferrous casting.
Permanent Mould Casting – A permanent mould casting makes use of a mould which is permanent, i.e. the mould can be reused many times before it is discarded or rebuilt.
In this process, molten metal is poured into the mould under gravity only. No external pressure is applied to force the liquid metal into the mould cavity. However, the liquid metal solidifies under the pressure of extra metal in the risers. Permanent moulds are made of dense, fine grained, heat resistant cast iron, steel and bronze, anodized aluminium graphite and other suitable refractory materials. Thicker mould walls can remove greater amount of heat from the casting. This provides the desirable chilling effect.
Pressure Die Castings – In pressure die casting molten metal is forced into permanent mould (Die) cavity under pressure. The pressure is generally either pneumatic or hydraulic. The pressure varies from 70 – 5000 kg/cm²and is maintained while the casting solidifies. Externally applied high pressure helps the molten metal to be injected into the dies through the nozzle. This condition gives a unique capacity for the production of intricate components at low cost.
Centrifugal Casting – The principle of centrifugal casting was developed during nineteenth century. The process was introduced to manufacture cast iron pipes and a range of shapes of alloys. The unique feature of centrifugal casting is the introduction of liquid metal into a rotating mould. Centrifugal force plays a major role in shaping and feeding of the casting.
Forging is the process of shaping heated metal in a desired shape by the application of sudden blows. The application of heat lowers the yield point and makes permanent deformation easier. Forging may be done by hand hammer or by power hammer.
Forging by machine involves the use of dies and it is generally used for mass production. Hand forging is employed for small quantity production and for special work.
Forging Operations – The principal forging operations are:
(b) Drawing out or Fullering
(e) Punching and Drifting
(g) Setting down or Flatting
(h) Forge welding
Upsetting – Upsetting operation is carried out to increase the thickness (cross section area) of a bar and to reduce its length.
Drawing Out or Fullering – Drawing out or fullering is carried out to reduce the thickness of a bar and to increase its length.
Cutting – In cutting operation the metal is heated up to forging temperature and cutting is carried out with the help of hot set (chisel).
Twisting – In the twisting operation the metal (rod / square bar) is heated up to forging temperature. One end of the rod is clamped in the vice and other end is held with a tong or twisting dog. Twisting is carried out as per requirement.
Punching and Drifting – In punching operation the metal is heated to forging temperature. Then a punch is placed on the marked place and with the help of hammer, hole is made. Borax powder is sprinkled on the marked place as a flux, which will prevent the formation of scale. The punch is to be cooled periodically to avoid overheating. Punching is carried out from both the sides. Drifting is carried out to enlarge the hole size.
Bending – In bending operation the metal is heated up to forging temperature. One end of the job is supported on the anvil and hammering is carried out on the other end. Before bending upsetting is carried out to avoid the reduction in cross section.
Setting Down or Flatting – In setting down or flatting operation the metal is heated to forging temperature. With the help of flatter or set hammer setting down operation is carried out to remove the fullering marks/hammer marks or any waviness on the surface to produce a flat surface.
Forge Welding – In the forge welding the metals are heated to the forging temperature. Then upsetting is carried out at the both ends to be welded. Cleft shape is given to both the ends and inserted in each other. Flux (calcined borax) is sprinkled on the joint and hammering is carried out to weld the metals.


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It sounds like a dumb question, doesn’t it? But it’s actually much more complicated than you think.
The Soil Science Society of America (although I’m simplifying this a bit) defines soil as the “unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.”
Every type of soil has the capability to grow plant life. Look at the cactus and succulents growing in extremely arid climates. Look at the alpine plants that grow above timberline where the soil is nearly non-existent. Because plants don’t have feet and can’t move from place to place to get the sustenance they need, they must adapt to the conditions they are sewn into in order to thrive. But we have to remember that plants have had millions of years on this earth to adapt. We can’t expect to transplant water lilies into a desert and expect them to live. In essence, we have to consider a) the plants we grow, and b) the medium in which we grow them.
It may surprise you to know that soil conditions are responsible for 80 percent of all plant problems. It’s the most important factor in your success in growing plants. It may explain, in fact, why giving your lawn extra fertilizer and/or extra water may actually kill your lawn - not make it greener. That’s why we have to understand what’s below the surface.
When we talk about soil, we’re really talking about the earth’s crust - or skin, which is only one percent of the earth’s volume.
Let’s look at the typical makeup of soil in the western United States.
Well managed soil here generally comprises 47 percent mineral (rock, sediment, broken down granite of the parent material). In Colorado we see varying compositions of clay, sand, and granite. The rest of the solid material is composed of five percent organic matter. This organic matter comes from leaves and decomposing plant materials, animals, and soil organisms. That all accounts for only half of the makeup of soil. The rest is 25 percent air (or “pores”) and 25 percent water.
But, when we talk about “urban landscape soil,” we’re now talking about the ground our communities are built upon. This soil has been heavily graded by large machinery, moving and compacting this top layer of earth so that we can build houses, roads, and infrastructure. This soil looks quite different. It comprises 69 percent mineral, 20 percent water, 10 percent air, and only ONE PERCENT of organic material. What’s more, the soil in your backyard is going to be different - maybe very different - than the soil in your neighbor’s backyard. This is to say that disturbed soil is unpredictable across urban landscapes and must be examined before planning a garden of any kind.
To understand why it is important to understand the composition of your soil, let’s look at the way plants actually take up water. We have to get a little sciency now. Very simply put:
Plants take up nutrients and water through its roots through cohesion and transpiration (learn more, here) by capillary action. This means that water can move against gravity to move upwards to cells throughout the plant. The composition of soil must have adequate pores for water and air for this to happen. Soil structure refers to how the various particles of sand, silt and clay fit together creating pore spaces of various sizes. Soil texture refers to the size of the particles that make up the soil. The terms sand, silt, and clay refer to the sizes of the individual soil particles.
Clay is the finest of texture. Clay particles lay flat like long plates, which creates very small, if any, pores. Water and air cannot easily move upwards. Think of your stacked stone fireplace and the groutlines being the pores. Water and nutrients move sideways and get trapped under particles. Fine sand acts the same as silt or clay, allowing little to no pore space between particles. Larger sand is the opposite and is granular, creating large pores so that water can move easily - especially down. Sandy soil does not hold water or nutrients well and therefore plants have a harder time taking what they need before heat and evaporation takes place. A mixture of these particles is what makes soil a good medium for various plants.
Soil structure is not the only factor in plant health, though. In one cup of soil you will find more organisms than humans who have ever lived. Soil also contains the most diverse food web on the planet. Billions of bacteria, protozoa, fungi, nematodes, and arthropods work symbiotically (for the most part) to feed plants by producing water soluble nutrients essential for cell structure. These organisms also break down organic matter and create pores in dense soil, which in turn helps plant roots take up those nutrients. Organisms need time and undisturbed landscape in order to do their magic. Urban Landscape soils often lack adequate soil life because the soil has been compacted and moved around.
Soil lays in horizontal layers of topsoil (which has the greatest organic matter), subsoil (which tends to hold leached minerals from topsoil), and finally, the bottom horizon of unconsolidated material that has been minimally affected by the soil-forming factors of wind, water, etc. Colorado soil has a very small topsoil horizon - if any at all.
Ever wonder why your lawn continues to stay brown no matter how much you feed and water it? Let’s look at why that might be:
We have very little organic matter. The beneficial soil food web is often missing or often disturbed in urban landscape soil. If you don’t have the plant and animal decay to feed these organisms (like when you rake up all of your leaves or bag your lawn clippings), these little guys won’t stick around. If they are not eating and creating rich nutrients for your lawn - you’ll never create or keep quality, life-giving topsoil.
The soil profile (the way in which sand and clay fit together) can also cause problems. Clay on top of soil means water and nutrients have a difficult time penetrating from the surface. Water is slow to leave the small pore space of the clayey soil due to the water properties of cohesion. Sand on top of clay creates a barrier where water will drain easily and quickly from the surface down to the layer of clay where it will sit and sit and sit - suffocating the plant’s roots from oxygen. The line between these profiles can cause a perched water table that can also cause salts and nutrients to leach out of the soil. The more you water in these conditions, the more leaching will occur.
Adding chemical fertilizers is often used in an effort to improve plant health. However, fertilizers will only assist growth if the plant is deficient in the nutrient applied and other growth factors are not limiting plant growth. If you have poor soil, lack of water, and other inhibiting factors, fertilizer will simply compound leaching of nutrients.
Understanding soil properties is essential in getting plans right. And here in Colorado, we’ve been fighting against our soil since the early 1900s, trying to till, amend and grow crops that just can’t thrive here. Beth Chatto, the most influential British gardener of the last half-century, is famously quoted as saying, “Right plant, right place.” Through extensive experience and research she and her husband, Andrew Chatto, developed a way of gardening that took into consideration not only the climate, weather, and topography plants thrived in naturally, it also examined the soil in which these plants were able to grow. Shallow rooted plants are better adapted to take up nutrients with fine hairs and aerial roots (roots found above ground). Deeply rooted plants tap through heavy soils in arid climates in order to take up water and nutrients hidden well below the topsoil. Understanding the soil is essential in understanding the plant - and visa versa.
I’ll be exploring and sharing ways you can evaluate your soil health in the coming weeks. We’ll look at ways you can test your soil’s composition and ways in which you can improve your soil’s health. We’ll explore aeration, tilling, fertilizing, composting, and amending so that you can get the most out of your yard.


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Page 1 of 16 professional socialization of valuation students: what the literature says geoff page school of international business, division of business & enterprise. What stops women from reaching the top confronting the so what stops women from reaching the their future female and male talent from their workplace. I am writing a paper about the workplace, and i have to come up with some questions to ask my co-workers about the socialization process in the work place.
Induction and socialisation by: jatin tanwar what is induction induction is process meant to help the new employee to settle down quickly into the job by becoming familiar with the people, the surroundings, the job, the firm and the industry induction is the process of acquainting the new employees with the existing culture and practices. Socialization refers to the preparation of newcomers to become members of an existing group and to think, feel, and act in ways the group considers appropriate. Performing gender in the workplace: gender socialization, power, and identity among women faculty members jaime lester old dominion. We use maths in every aspect of our lives – at work and in practical everyday activities at home and beyond good numeracy is essential to us as parents helping our children learn, as patients understanding health information, as citizens making sense of statistics and economic news.
It is also important to just be with people sometimes socialization involves being with and a part of other people enjoying their company, confiding. The advantages of socializing in the workplace by monica patrick nonverbal communications like nods and smiles are common methods of socializing at work. Socialisation can take form through any number of agencies of social control, however, one common thread is that through any number of ways, the workplace. It is generally accepted that early gender socialization is one of the most pertinent issues in early childhood, affecting both boys and girls.Organizational socialization (3 phases) after reading chapter three, there was one section which caught my eye because it is a topic which i could. The act of adapting behavior to the norms of a culture or society is called socialization socialization can also mean going out and meeting people or hanging out with friends. Ethnic identity, socialization factors, and culture-speciﬁc consumption behavior jing xu the university of michigan soyeon shim and sherry lotz the university of. Toward a theory of organizational socialization the time individuals first enter a workplace motivational behaviour and organisational socialisation an. Male and female ability differences down to socialisation, not genetics.
To one degree or another, society and the way you're brought up influences your life choices, including your choice of career every person in a position of authority you've encountered in your formative years -- and entertainment outlets -- impact these choices, and they may change over time as external influences. Socialization can be conceptualized as a process made up of three stages a pre-arrival stage: this stage explicitly recognizes that each individual arrives with a set of organizational values, attitudes, and expectations. Ppt – socialization powerpoint presentation | free to download - id: 11e9b6-zjviz the adobe flash plugin is needed to view this content get the plugin now.
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One of the best parts of working with yarn is that there is always something new to look forward to. New types of yarn, new colours, new patterns… yarn is ever changing and evolving and that means it stays fresh and exciting! With that in mind it seems only reasonable to make our first blog post of the year a post about what is going to be new for us in 2017. We have a lot of fun things to look forward to, so let me share some of them with you.
Let’s start with new yarn. New yarn is ALWAYS fun, and we do our best to find not only the best yarn out there, but yarn that is exciting too! We’ve had a lot of fun interviewing the best of the best so we can keep our lineup fresh. With that in mind let me give you a teaser of two new yarns that are about to arrive in the studio. Fibre blends are trending and there is good reason for this. Mixing fibres allows us to take advantage of all sorts of properties that a single fibre alone just cannot offer. Both our new yarns are blends that have a lot to offer. We will give you a sneak peek at one and hide the other for later this month.
The first yarn I want to tell you about is a stunning mix of 68% Extra Fine Merino/ 32% Nettle in a DK weight yarn. Nettle is a plant based fibre much like linen. It is a bast fibre extracted from the plant, and not a man-made rayon like most bamboo fibre we see in yarn. It adds the same sorts of benefits to a yarn as does linen, but is silkier and has a beautiful natural silver sheen. This eco-friendly yarn is made from renewable resources and is warm in winter and cool in summer thanks to the addition of the nettle! It’s super soft and has a stunning handle. And the colours! Oh the colours…
Yummy SW Merino /Nettle yarn dyed in Lapis Lazuli!
The second yarn is a sooper secret blend of 44% Extra Fine wool/17% Super Kid Mohair/13% Angora/26% Nylon and is a boucle! Texture is in, and this yarn will be just fantastic; it’s amazingly soft thanks to the extra fine, premium quality fibres used in its construction, and it has that funky texture in just the right amount that can make an ordinary garment extraordinary! This yarn dyes in amazing shades too, and we will have more on it as it comes in.
The next exciting new thing for this year is patterns! We are continuing to expand our pattern support and are very excited about the next wave of patterns that we will be releasing. It includes a lovely collection of sweaters, in a variety of yarn types including DK and bulky, and has something for everyone! Cardigans, pullovers, a stunning long vest and a gorgeous poncho are all in here. The collection also includes all of your favorite types of knitting including lace and cables, simple and more complex, and also includes popular new techniques like mosaic stitch. We have new shawls and socks coming too. One of the most exciting parts is a secret – we are hard at work on our first book!
New colours. We have just released a lovely new palette of new colours, but good news! There are even more coming your way! Some are going to be exclusive to your local yarn stores and yarn clubs. Those are always so much fun as we get to play with themes and think outside the box. Check out stores like River City and Paradise Fibers for some of our custom colours. Speckles are so hot right now, and don’t show any signs of slowing down, so there will be more of these beauties coming your way.
And of course what better place to find new colours than in our new yarn subscriptions! Our first subscription, the Super Amazing Fingering Yarn Club was a great success so we have to do it again.


When the Black Panthers first organized in Oakland in 1966—close to 50 years ago—their Ten Point Program called for an end to (white) police brutality in black neighborhoods. “ 7. We want an immediate end to police brutality and murder of Black people, other people of color and all oppressed people inside the United States.”
Fast forward to Ferguson and we see the same demand, louder to be sure, but still the same demand.
Nothing has changed in the last 59 years. How can we have a Black president, a Black Attorney General, a Black Supreme Court Justice but nothing is changed for the Black kids on the block?
How can we explain this to ourselves? What lessons can we draw for changing this disgraceful situation?
Many people give a two-word answer: “Racist Cops” thereby oversimplifying a complex situation. They make it impossible to make change because they are not willing to think carefully about why police rampages continue in Black communities.
“Racist Cops” is as biased a statement as what many whites say or think about young Black men being unwilling to work, being unwilling to take responsibility for their actions. The one statement, as much as the other accuses large numbers of people of negative attitudes. As long as each sides parades its prejudices, we cannot move forward.
It has struck me for a while that when policemen shoot at young Black men they appear to shoot to kill, not to disable, not to throw off their presumed attackers. Individual policemen do not make up the rules. Their shooting to kill must be approved by police chiefs, by the mayors and city councils to whom the police chief answers. The racism here is not limited to the police but to the people who run our cities and towns.
Some of these people, for instance city councilors, are elected. The permission for policemen to shoot to kill has not to my knowledge ever been an issue in city elections. How many citizens have quizzed their city-council candidates on that issue? Ordinary voters are involved, however peripherally, in making rules for police conduct. White liberals who say “Racist Cops” are evading their own complicity.
Michelle Alexander has been writing and speaking eloquently about the mass incarceration of young Black men. Studies show that among young men, Whites are as often involved in trading and/or using marijuana than Blacks. But Blacks are six times as likely to be incarcerated as whites.
Here is where the “racist cops” explanation is seriously incomplete. Policemen make the arrest. But it is the prosecutor who asks for a long prison sentence, preferably for a felony conviction. A judge instead of chastising the prosecutorial staff, cooperates and sends the young man away for five years.
Prisons are often private enterprises whose profits go up with every additional prisoner. Prison corporations are known to lobby legislature for increasing mandatory sentences, and legislatures cooperate. The main motivations are familiar capitalist desires to increase profits; racism is not the main issue.
Prisoners come under the care of parole officers at the end of their terms.
Here are prosecutors, judges, legislatures and the parole system—all of whom see every day the overwhelming preponderance of prisoners of color, but no one raises an alarm. The entire judicial and the entire criminal justice system cooperate in perpetrating gross injustices. If we were satisfied to blame the policemen's racism we would miss completely the pervasive injustices encountered at every turn in our system of legislation, law enforcement and “corrections.”
But there is more.
It is a commonplace that “everyone commits crimes—only the poor get punished for it.” Unable to pay for a good lawyer, the poor are inadequately represented in court, often by lawyers completely unprepared for mounting a serious defense. Many localities jail people for not paying fines. Poor people unable pay fines return to prison. Middle class people and the rich pay and get on with their life.
The problems of young Black men with the criminal justice system have to do with a complex system corroded by racial injustices. But those difficulties are intensified by the pervasive poverty of the same Black young men. Our society is unfair to people doing the low-paying jobs. One large source of the injustices perpetrated against young black men and more and more against black women is the result of our economic system which produces increasing numbers of poor people.
If we strive for racial justice, we must stop putting all the blame on the police. We must call out the gross failures of the economic system to provide a decent living for every hard working citizen, and the failure of that same economic system to provide decent employment for everyone. We must also see clearly that prosecutors, judges, legislatures, in cities, states and at the federal levels and voters are all involved in this by refusing to challenge the ongoing injustices of the criminal and judicial system.
It is just too easy to say “Racist Cops.” The troubles of Blacks in the US are much more extensive and what I have mentioned so far is only a small part of the entire range of persecutions and inequalities.
Predominantly white legislatures in most states have passed laws that disenfranchise felons. In Ferguson a third or more of Blacks are convicted felons who cannot vote. That is one reason why a city with a Black majority of 67% is governed by an elected white City Council, a White city manager, a white police chief and a predominantly white police force.
Felons, however, are not only disenfranchised. More often than not they cannot find work. They cannot work—except in some illegal activity. They are unable to maintain their families. Trying to do so will soon land them in jail again.
In recent days a research institute at Brandeis documented the sharp rise in unequal asset ownership between whites and Blacks. The report states that ”in 2011 the median White household had $111,146 in wealth holdings, compared to just $7,113 for the median Black household and $8,348 for the median Latino household”--a difference of more than $100,000.00 in assets!--reflecting many factors, among them residential segregation in our cities which, in turn, reflects racial discrimination. But it also reflects the lower wages earned by many Blacks, the glaring inadequacy of many schools in Black neighborhoods. And, of course, it also reflects once again the mass-incarceration of young Blacks and the economic disaster a felony conviction is.
The list of restraints imposed on persons of color seems to have no end.


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Onitsha Bridgehead Markets Elders Forum has commanded Gov. Peter Obi and Mr Ugochukwu Nwosu, Chairman of Onitsha Drug Markets for stabilizing the markets through checkmating fake and adulterated drugs.
Chief Martins Osuigwe, Chairman of the forum, gave the commendation during a courtesy visit by executives of the forum to Mr Ugochukwu Nwosu recently in Onitsha, Anambra State.
``We sincerely thank Gov. Peter Obi and Chief Ikechukwu Orizu, Chairman of Bridgehead Markets for appointing the purposeful caretaker committee led by you, Mr Ugochukwu Nwosu, for the market and the committee had been up and doing. Within one month, your administration has tracked down and apprehended three notorious drug fakers in Onitsha Drug Market. Now the drug fakers had been chased out of the market to the Upper Iweka axis,’’ Chief Osuigwe said.
He also called on the chairman to concentrate more on other progressive activities that would further up-lift the status of Onitsha Drug Markets.
Chief Osigwe also lauded Chief Okwudili Ezenwankwo, President-General of Amalgamated Market Traders’ Association of Anambra State (AMATAS) for ensuring cleanliness and constant waste disposal in markets in Anambra State, especially in Onitsha.
``We are grateful and overjoyed for the peace that exists in the market. As elders, we are giving our maximum support and co-operation to you and the Ezenwakwo led leadership of Anambra State traders. It is on record that the Ezenwankwo leadership has conducted over 55 democratic elections in different markets in Anambra State. On our own part; we would make sure traders in the market comply in paying all necessary levies and fees in line with the Anambra State Integrated Development Strategy (ANIDS),’’the forum Chairman said.
The forum also commended Mr Ugochukwu Ezeani, Chairman of Onitsha South LGA and Chief Robert Okonkwo, Commissioner for Commerce and Industry for repositioning the markets and giving traders hope in the state.


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Two Sisters, Two Americas is a brilliant article by Brooke Ross that illustrates the life of a family with a mixed-status and what should be done about it. Many people agree that an illegal immigration reform is necessary however people can’t seem to agree on what needs to be done about it. The issue about the immigration reform has created many fights between democrats and Republicans and although both sides think something needs to be done they can’t agree on what to do. Although most people don’t seem to realize is that illegal immigrants are people like us who are trying to find safety and better opportunities. It is clear that illegal immigrants need some pathway to becoming a citizen.
Juvenile justice is a contentious topic in our society. In just twenty-three days, during the month of January, eleven school shootings occured. Although, the media frequently demonizes these juvenile murderers, as a informed citizens we have a moral obligation to examine the premise behind the actions of the accused because our children are our future. While juvenile and adult murderers deserve punishment for serious crimes, juveniles are capable of reform; therefore juveniles should never be sentenced to life without parole. Adolescents are biologically different from the general population which disproportionately increases the rate in which they commit crimes.
The Red Scare quickly spread across the States as American people feared that communism would take over their country one day. The era had significant impacts on American society during the early stage of the Cold War. Shortly after the beginning of the Red Scare, a phenomenon which is known as McCarthyism appeared and shaped American politics. The anti-communist movement reached its peak in February 1950, when Senator Joseph McCarthy capitalised the fear by claiming he had a list of more than 200 communists working inside the American government. Although McCarthy never proved his proclaims by any credible evidence, the event resulted in large-scale of investigation towards communists and communist sympathiser within the US government which was led to massive amount of resignations.
The essay “ Is Hollywood Responsible for 9-11?” by Robert Roten. With people like Robert Atman blaming Hollywood for September 11 attack on the world trade center in New York. According to many people like Atman the violence we see on TV, Movies and music is the cause to much of the violence we see in America. My question is Hollywood really the blame in the end for giving the idea to terrorist. The Author of the essay Robert Roten does not exactly agree with all what Robert Atman has to say about blame on Hollywood for the attacks on the World Trade Center.
A date that has gone down infamously in America’s history is the tragic event that occurred on September 11, 2001. This date was a turning point in the world, and many changes could be seen, such as the addition of the TSA in airports and increased security. However, one of the lesser known effects was the sense of fear that was unconsciously instilled within our communities. Today, this fear is represented through our heightened awareness towards terrorism, and the increased distance we tend to place between ourselves and our fellow community members. While 9/11 was a day most noted for its horrific display of terror and the loss of many lives, it was also the day that we, as a nation, lost our sense of security and replaced it with a sense
The thirteenth amendment in the Declaration of Independence ended slavery and the fourteenth Amendment ended slavery in essence. These legislations are set in place however racism is a reoccurring theme in America especially in recent months with President Trump in power. President Trump has a number of motions in place to prohibit individuals from certain races access into America. In situations similar to this it can be difficult for the state to ban racist advertisements when the president holds a huge amount of power. Trump has encouraged mainly his supporters to act out vocally and physically which is becoming increasingly concerning.
According to Labor Department statistics, “People of color are nearly twice as likely to be out of work as Caucasian Americans, even when they have the same degree” (Rassuli 1). Despite the number of immigrants coming to America in search of freedom and new opportunities, citizens see them as “outsiders” and “unwelcomed” (2). These immigrants come to America for a better life, chasing the “American Dream,” only to be “struck down” by American society (2). Imbolo Mbue explores these challenges that immigrants face and expands on the obstacles they have to overcome in her book Behold the Dreamers. Mbue’s characterization that highlights the contrast between Jende and Neni creates a sense of irony that reflects her theme of how the American Dream is not possible due to the obstacles that separate immigrants from American culture.
These innocent Muslims from London went to their holy mosque just to be met by the man that would attempt to kill them solely because of their religion. An article called, “Teens are Often hated recruits” by Tamara Koehler and Tom Kisken, establish the idea that, “the most religiously motivated hate crimes are acts of vandalism, and personal attacks are directed against Muslims” (Koehler 2). The question is why Muslims suffer from so many hate crimes? Muslims are blamed for immigration crisis in many countries because it’s another group that the whites have to compete against and are considered a threat. Muslims are also to blame for bringing terrorism to America and have gained so much power that they put fear in the citizens of victimized countries (Moore 1).
Life Changing Positions Immigration can be a controversial topic that many governments are feuding over today. As politicians argue, the real battle occurs as each individual immigrant determines how they will approach their new country. Immigrants must choose if they will assimilate to the new countries values, languages and traditions or maintain their home country’s customs. In the article, “Two Ways To Belong In America,” the author, Bharati Mukherjee, contrasts her and her sister Mira’s experiences along with millions of other American immigrants as they face betrayal, racism, and hardship. The author uses a sentimental appeal to illustrate Bharati’s willingness of acceptance and her sister’s averse attitude towards America through
Background Major Causes of Islamophobia oo Media Representation The U.S. media overemphasizes negative coverage and news pertaining to Muslims and Islam leading to an exaggerated sense of threat, and consequently fear and hate. An academic study covered by The Washington Post found that in a four-year period, 12 percent of domestic attacks conducted by Muslims received, on average, 449 percent more media coverage than 88 percent of attacks committed by others. Political Rhetoric Politicians play on people’s emotions and exploit their fear to actively instigate Islamophobia when it serves their own political interests. Violent Extremists Although violent groups like ISIS target and murder more Muslims than any others, these groups continue to color American perceptions of Islam and all Muslims. American foreign Policy Politicians play on people’s emotions and exploit their fear to actively instigate Islamophobia when it serves their own political
As the Great War raged on, people began fleeing their war torn homelands. Immigrants flooded into the United States at a breakneck pace. The way of life for all civilians was dramatically altered as their husbands and baby boys were shipped overseas to fight. Immigrants that were thrown into the fray of the developing United States faced the most drastic change to their lives during World War I. When the outsiders made the journey to Ellis Island, they were expecting the United States to be a safe haven compared to the turmoil that sliced Europe into the Allies and Central Powers; instead, they were thrust into the tumultuous culture of the States during the war.
The law has the most leading homicide with the the murder not in jail. In addition, ¨ A national debate and massive rallies contesting “stand your ground”laws followed the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman last year, and then increased again earlier this year with Zimmerman’s acquitted based on his argument that he shot the 17-year-old in self defense. Critics say such laws are enforced unevenly, and people of color, especially young African Americans, are hurt by these laws more than whites. ¨ ( National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 2013 ). This connects to the topic because it supports that more cases of a homicide are increasing.
Disagreement over oil and politics caused tension, bubbling and waiting to burst for years. But what really set it off was the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Hatred skyrocketed, and the FBI reported a 1600% increase in hate crime against Muslims the year following 9/11. The Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee confirmed over 700 hate crimes within the 9 weeks after the tragedy. Ever since 9/11 young Muslims have grown up with discrimination.
Another change is the view on certain racial groups, especially people of Islamic descent. “Anti-Islamic violence in America jumped after the attacks. According to the FBI, 28 hate crimes committed in 2000 were found to be anti-Islamic”(Villemez). The outlook on the entire race is very bleak in comparison to what it was previous to 9/11. The measures taken by the government to try to improve national security will only continue to rise as more and more threats
The United States was perceived as an opportunity for a new life for many of the immigrants. Thus, the many reasons for their immigration was to flee from crop failures, lack of land or jobs, increasing taxes, and shortage of food (famine). Furthermore, many people left to the United States with the intention of having personal freedom and being free from being judged of their political or religious beliefs. As a result of the immigration, tension between nativists and immigrants grew. The nativists in America thought that the immigrants would ultimately affect the future generations of American born citizens.

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Work at HarperCollins? We want to hear from you: Fill out the form below to tell us about your working conditions and what you’re striking for. Comments will be published anonymously.
United Auto Workers presidential candidate Will Lehman visited striking HarperCollins workers last Friday, taking his campaign for rank-and-file power directly to the picket line.
Approximately 250 editors, designers, and other workers at the publishing giant, members of UAW Local 2110, have been out on strike since November 10. The strike at HarperCollins is part of a wave of struggles among academic and professional workers in the UAW. With the strikes of 48,000 academic workers in the University of California system and 1,600 part-time faculty at New York City’s New School—along with 1,100 workers at heavy equipment maker CNH, who’ve been striking for more than six months—over 10 percent of all active UAW members are now walking the picket line.
The conditions HarperCollins workers are fighting against are common among broad sections of the working class. Pay at the publisher, which starts at $45,000 and averages out at $55,000 a year, makes it next to impossible to cope with the exorbitant cost of housing, child care, health care and other necessities in New York City. Many workers are pressured to work long hours without overtime pay. Like workers everywhere, their incomes are rapidly being eroded by inflation.
Lehman has sought to inform UAW members about the strike at HarperCollins and mobilize the support of the working class behind it. In a statement issued on November 8, Lehman explained, “Your fight is every worker’s fight. An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us—and should be repelled by all of us.”
On the picket line Friday, Lehman emphasized the need for HarperCollins workers to connect their struggle to other workers confronting the same basic issues, both in the US and internationally. “I’m running on an international basis. No matter what country workers are in, we should be appealing to them,” he said. Lehman highlighted the example of autoworkers in Silao, Mexico, who refused to take on additional production during the 2019 GM strike in the US. “All of our interests as a class—the working class—are tied together,” he said.
The issue of internationalism resonated with striking workers. HarperCollins is a global publishing company with an international workforce of over 4,000. It is owned by the Murdoch family, which controls one of the world’s largest media and publishing empires.
Lehman discussed with workers how the UAW apparatus works to isolate strikes and other struggles from each other. In the case of HarperCollins, the bureaucracy has imposed a de facto information blackout, keeping the overwhelming majority of UAW members ignorant of the strike in New York City. Lehman explained that they are doing the same to striking workers at CNH in Wisconsin and Iowa. HarperCollins workers reported receiving “no communication” from their leadership about the struggles among workers within their union.
Lehman’s campaign has sought to break through this isolation, calling on workers to form rank-and-file committees to connect with other workers and assert control over all aspects of their struggle. “My campaign is not only about an election,” Lehman said Friday. “It’s about connecting workers in the UAW with not only each other but other sections of the working class.”
The starting point must be what workers need, not what the companies say they can afford, Lehman explained. When the UAW bureaucracy consistently defends the supposed right of corporations to profit, “That’s not putting forward a workers agenda,” he said.
HarperCollins is now claiming poverty after two years of growing profits. Last quarter, which ended September 30, the company revealed that revenue declined 11 percent and profits fell 54 percent. The current outlook is a reversal from last year, when shareholders raked in over $300 million in profit, a 42 percent increase from 2020.
Last month, HarperCollins initiated layoffs, including for six UAW members, making clear that they intend to make workers pay for changing market conditions which they have no control over. The assault on jobs is part of an overall strategy by the corporate oligarchy to counteract pressure for higher wages, with layoffs spreading throughout the technology sector, as well as at automakers such as Ford and Stellantis.
But rather than responding to HarperCollins’ attacks by mobilizing the thousands of other UAW members in Local 2110 and throughout New York City and the region in a common struggle to defend jobs, the union has instead promoted toothless appeals to the National Labor Relations Board.
The UAW bureaucracy has grown increasingly nervous over the growing rebellion among rank-and-file workers and the support Lehman’s campaign has been receiving. During Lehman’s visit, union officials attempted to prevent him from speaking to workers, at one point instructing him to leave, in clear violation of election rules, then intervening in discussions to attempt to intimidate workers from speaking.
The direct elections for the UAW’s national leadership this year are only taking place because of a sprawling, years-long corruption scandal, which revealed top union officials had been taking bribes from the corporations and embezzling workers dues. Faced with an election it didn’t want, the apparatus has responded by seeking to suppress voter turnout, with many UAW members unaware that elections are even taking place.
With voting deadlines drawing near and widespread reports from workers of problems getting their mail-in ballots, Lehman filed a lawsuit Thursday to demand that the deadlines be extended by 30 days, and that serious measures be taken to inform all UAW members that the elections are taking place.
Will Lehman’s call for rank-and-file committees comes at a critical point in the development of the class struggle and the UAW elections themselves. The eruption of strikes of academic workers on both US coasts points to the immense potential for mobilizing the strength of the entire working class to fight against poverty-level wages and soaring inflation.
- Will Lehman sues UAW and Monitor in federal court to guarantee workers’ right to vote in election
- UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman calls for support for HarperCollins strike: “Your fight is every worker’s fight”
- “It’s a cycle of misery and low pay”: HarperCollins workers launch indefinite strike for a livable wage


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01 Aug 2008 3D printing for model railroading?
Posted at 11:55h in Model Railroading
Shapeways looks really interesting. According to Technology Review you upload a 3-D design to the website, and 10 days and $50-$100 later, you receive a polymer version of your design.
I can see this as really handy for creating masters for items that I want to replicate in urethane or plaster, such as bridge parts or passenger car sides. Cool!

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Chris Brown showed off his latest inking on his neck, of a wolf, in photos uploaded to Instagram.
The “Fortune” singer hit up tattoo palour Black Banditz in Melrose, Los Angeles to get inked up last night. Breezy is “about that life”,(as Rihanna is about “Thug Life”) as he sleeps through his newest neck tattoo . Check it out for yourself below……………….
Peter Koskela (aka PeterTattooist), who created the new artwork for the r&b singer, told TMZ that the design is described as “an indian chief transforming into a wolf.”
Its’s hard to believe the ‘Turn The Music Up’ singer found space on her already impressively inked-up body to add a new addition.
Brown’s body artwork also includes a gigantic smiley face on his back, matching skulls on his hands and two full arms sleeves with multiple tattoos.


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place and inn
Commemorated on 1 plaque
A Public House called The Nags Head has occupied this spot since 1670. The current grade II listed building was rebult in 1900. McMullen & Sons Ltd, the Independent Hertfordshire Brewers purchased The Nags Head in 1927 for the then princely sum of £7,525. Traditional McMullen ales are still brewed in Herfordshire at the original brewery using local malt and whole hops.
10 James St, London, United Kingdom where it was


SALEM — Redmond would get a second shot at a state affordable housing pilot project under a bill that received wide support at its first public hearing on Monday.
The House Human Services and Housing Committee heard testimony from Central Oregon public officials and civic groups in favor of House Bill 2336.
“We have a significant problem in Central Oregon in terms of affordable housing and housing supply,” testified Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, a chief co-sponsor of the bill.
Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer, D-Portland, chair of the committee, said she expected the panel would vote to approve the bill at a work session Feb. 18. A vote on the House floor is possible by the end of next week.
“I have heard no opposition to the bill,” Keny-Guyer said.
The bill deals with a hiccup in a program approved by the Legislature in 2016. It encouraged cities to compete for two pilot projects allowing development of affordable housing projects in areas outside their urban growth boundaries.
The winning entries would not have to follow the lengthy process normally required by an expansion of the boundary. The state would monitor the outcome to see if the streamlined rules should be extended to more projects.
State officials expected dozens of proposals, but in the end received only two — one from Bend and one from Redmond. The Bend project was ranked as the first choice.
Bend will develop 394units on 35 acres between U.S. Highway 20 and Bear Creek Road with a mix of affordable housing and market-rate units.
While the Redmond plan drew praise, the city couldn’t be awarded the second project. Language in the original legislation required that one of the projects be awarded to a city under 25,000 population. Redmond, at just over 30,000 population didn’t meet the criteria.
House Bill 2336 would remove the population requirement if no project is submitted by a city under 25,000 population. An amendment expected to be approved next week says the only projects that will be considered were “eligible for selection on or before” Aug. 17.
Only the Redmond proposal meets that criteria.
“Otherwise, it starts it all over,” said Rep. Duane Stark, R-Grants Pass, a chief co-sponsor of the bill.
Rep. Jack Zika, R-Redmond, a chief co-sponsor and also member of the committee, said the Redmond project deserved to move forward with the Bend project. “We will see two different ideas — both are good plans,” Zika said.
If approved by the House and Senate and signed into law by Gov. Kate Brown, Redmond could build out the 40-acre Skyline Village project, with about 485 units at a 50-50 mix of affordable housing and market-priced housing.
Redmond Mayor George Endicott testified that the project would help ease an affordable housing shortage in a city where the average home price is $289,000 while the average wage is $40,000.
“Thirty percent of our people live below the poverty line,” Endicott said. “That is unacceptable, but we are doing everything we can.”
Endicott said the area selected for the possible Redmond pilot project wasn’t farmland or other resource-rich acreage.
“This is virtually a rock pile,” he said.
Deschutes County Commission Chairman Phil Henderson said both the Bend and Redmond projects are needed.
“We are housing-cost challenged throughout the county,” he said.
Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair also attended the hearing to lend support to the bill, but did not testify.
The Redmond project is on county-owned land, while the Bend project is on private land.
Erik Kancler, a lobbyist for the city of Bend, said having pilot projects with somewhat different hurdles to overcome could help the state shape the future of the program. The two nearby communities would have the ability to compare progress and problems.
“They can troubleshoot together,” Kancler said.
Rep. Cheri Helt, R-Bend, a member of the committee, said the area desperately needs workforce housing.
“This would help move the needle,” she said.
Without housing relief, Helt said the stress on lower-income residents would create problems beyond the economy.
“You can’t have mental health stability without housing stability,” she said.
— Reporter: 541-640-2750, email@example.com


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The team behind Tearaway just posted a new piece of the game’s concept art —the main character sleeping in a tent under a cloudy sky.
Tearaway came out back in November, but the team is still revealing new pieces of the creative process behind the game. Rex Crowle, the Creative Lead behind Tearaway, says the concept art represents the papery feel of the Tearaway world. “One of my favourite things is how the clouds seem to be casting a shadow on the sky—which gives it a very theatrical feel,” he wrote of Men Lu’s concept scene. “Its a representation of a sky, rather than a real sky!”
There are also a couple of adorable pictures of the team’s original concepts for main characters Iota and Atoi.
Tearaway was one of our favorite games this year (on the PS Vita), and it’s awesome to see how it grew from a sketch into a full-fledged paper world. Check out the rest of their concept art on Flickr.
All art is owned by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and can be found on Media Molecule’s Flickr.


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From the beginning, protect your stone countertops and enhance their beauty with the right products. Through years of experience with installing quartz, marble and granite countertops in Alberta, Western Marble Craft is able to recommend these high-quality sealers, cleaners and colour enhancers.
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If you have any questions about these products and their use, please contact Western Marble Craft. We look forward to assisting you.

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Managing environmental and social (E&S) risk and mitigating negative impacts is key to ensure and enhance the successful outcome of a public-private partnership (PPP) project.
Examples of environmental impacts related to PPPs include:
- Pollution emissions
- Destruction of habitat
- Introduction of invasive species
Examples of social impacts related to PPPs:
- Resettlement of individuals living in the project area
- Loss of livelihoods for project-affected individuals
- Limited or reduced access to previously available resources, including water
- Impacts on workers, including retrenchment, occupational health and safety issues, child labor, or discrimination
Integrating E&S issues to a PPP process is not only risk management best practice, but can also result in:
- enhanced development outcomes of the project, through increased benefit sharing, sustainable results, and long-term buy-in from stakeholders
- significantly increased project bankability (as well as being a standard requirement from both bilateral and multilateral donor institutions, as well as commercial banks that apply the Equator Principles)
- increased likelihood of attracting reputable bidders to the project by ensuring a level playing field
Poor E&S risk management can lead to project delays due to protests from affected communities and reputational damage to the client and the supporting institutions if public attention is raised against the project.
Management and mitigation
In PPPs, managing and mitigating the E&S risks can be done by the public entity or the new private investor, depending on the nature of the risks, the timing of the project's implementation and risk allocation model.
Often, PPP projects must be developed according to applicable environmental and social legislation for the country and region. However, in many instances, a country's legal and regulatory framework does not integrate or reflect good international industry practice (GIIP) for addressing and managing E&S risks.
GIIP standards represent a globally recognized benchmark for environmental and social risk management in the private sector and are often prerequisites for companies to raise funds, particularly from international markets and other financial institutions reference them in their policies—including 16 European Development Finance Institutions and 34 Export Credit Agencies from countries belonging to the OECD.
Departures from GIIP should be closed prior to and as part of project construction and operation.


|Publication number||US3074592 A|
|Publication date||Jan 22, 1963|
|Filing date||May 13, 1959|
|Priority date||May 13, 1959|
|Publication number||US 3074592 A, US 3074592A, US-A-3074592, US3074592 A, US3074592A|
|Original Assignee||Marie Stocking|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (10), Classifications (7)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
Jan. 22, 1963 sT c m 3,074,592
CLOSURE SEAL PERFORATOR Filed May 13, 1959 INVENTOR. MARIE STOCKIN ATTORNEY 3,074,592 CLGSURE SEAL PERFGRATUR Marie Stocking, Rte. 2, near Sedalia, Colo. Filed May 13, 1 959, Ser. No. 813,0ti3 fl Claim. (Cl. 1226-51) This invention relates to facilities useful in the performance of certain culinary operations, and more particularly to agencies applicable to the opening for access of sealed food containers, and has as an object to provide a novel, improved, and practical device applicable to the rupture of seals confining food products packed under reduced pressure in a manner to restrain dispersion and wastage of the packaged food material otherwise scattered when the seal is broken.
A further obiect of the invention is to provide a novel and improved facility manually applicable with convenience and advantage to puncture the closure seal conventionally utilized to perfect the packaging of pulverized, dry materials under reduced pressure.
A further object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved closure seal perforator applicable to relieve low pressure conditions obtained within food product containers and to inhibit waste of the container charge incident to such operation.
A further object of the invention is to provide a container seal perforator particularly adapted for manual application to rupture the closure seal of containers confining instant cofiee, and similar powdered, food products, without wasteful dispersion of the packa ed material upon relief of the low pressure condition whereunder it is packed.
A further object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved organization and operative correlation of elements and features constituting a closure seal perforator that is simple and economical of production, expedient of use, adapted to practical embodiment in a wide range of specifically-appropriate sizes, a diversity of materials, and preferred structural particularity, that is durable throughout a long period of repetitious use, and that is emcient in attainment of the ends for which designed.
With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and operative combination of elements as he einafter set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated by the acccmpanyin drawing in which FIGURE 1 is an isometric view of a typical embodiment of the invention as organized ready for practical use.
FIGURE 2 is a side elevation, partially in section to show otherwise concealed features, of the improvement exemplified by FIGURE 1 in its position of practical use association with a sealed container, broken lines in the view indicating an alternative operative position of certain elements featuring the device.
FIGURE 3 is a side elevational View, partially in section and similar to the analogous showing of FIGURE 2, illustrating an alternative structural organization within the contemplation of the invention.
PlGURE 4 is a side elevational view similar to FIG- URE 3 illustrating a yet further modified structural organization of the improvement within the contemplation of the invention.
It has become general and very wide-spread practice to package a variety of dry, powdered food materials, such as instant coffee, in rigid containers accessible through a circular neck opening subject to pressure less than atmospheric within the container maintained by means of an impermeable sheet seal closure over the neck opening; which seal is housed within and protected by a conventional cap 3fi'l lfihz Patented Jan. 22, 1963 cover removably engaging the container neck until access to the charge within the container is desired. The extensive use of such packaging for food products largely in demand has forcibly brought to the attention of the consumer a disadvantage and annoyance attending initial access to a container charge so packed; experience having quite universally established that initial removal or rupture of the closure seal sheet after separation of the protective cap from the container is attended by a rush of air as the pressure within the container is balanced against the atmospheric pressure obtaining exteriorly of the container with consequent expulsion and scattering of some of the container charge outwardly through the container neck opening. in addition to being wasteful, such out-pufilng of the food material expands a dispersion thereof on circumjacent areas which entails an inconvenient cleaning operation, and the instant invention is hence directed to the provision of a simple and highly practical instrumentaiity effective to establish initial pressure balance within and without such containers in a manner eliminating the wastage and annoyance hitherto attending such operation.
As represented by the views of the drawing, the improved perforator unit is characterized by a shallow, cylindrical cup simulation comprised from an annular, axiallynarrow band 10 and a fiat, circular plate member 11 fixed to and closing, preferably integrally, over and against one end of the band ltl. Formed from any appropriate material in any expedient manner, the band to is substantially rigid and the plane member 11 is substantially impermeable and characterized by some flexibility axially of the cup which it closes; the desired properties of the elements 1%? and ill being susceptible of realization in a cup unit integrally formed by molding or pressing from the well-known synthetic resins generally known as plastics. Completing the cup comprised from the elements It and it for its intended purpose, a perforating point 12 is centrally aifixed to or integrally formed with the plane member 11 to project axially and interiorly of the cup in an axial length slightly less than the open depth of the band 1%, and a handle 13 is atlixed to or formed integrally with the baud ill to project radially therefrom in substantially the plane of the cup open end; a hole M being desirably formed to intersect said handle at its free end as a means for storing the unit at any convenient location between its intervals of use.
Functionally identical with and structurally analogous to the unit represented by FIGURE 1 hereinabove described, the modified constructions according to P16- URES 3 and 4 distinguish only in the provision of a metallic insert or attachment in substitution for the in-- tegral perforating point 12 of the first embodiment. As represented by FIGURE 3, a headed, metallic, penetrating point 12', such as a tack, or the like, may be aflixed centrally of the cup unit with its head embedded in the material of the plate member lit at the time of cup production; said point 12' extending from its association with the plane member 11 an axial distance such as to space its point slightly and inwardly away from the plane of the cup open end. Alternative and somewhat similar to the arrangement according to FIGURE 3, the showing of FIGURE 4 typifies the use of a shouldered, metallic, penetrating point 12 engaged through and secured, as by riveting of" its outward end, in a hole centrally intersecting the plate member ll, said latter point corresponding in effective length with the points 112 and 12' for which it is a substitute, whereby to space its penetrative terminus slightly and inwardly away from the plane of the open end of the cup. In a further slight alternation of the construction according to PlGURE l, the cup unit as shown in FIGURES 2, 3 and 4 is characterized by an arcuate junction of the plate member 11 with the band 1.0 instead of the angular such junction typified by FIGURE 1.
Diametrically sized to register the open end margin of its band It with and against the open end of the neck 15 conventionally characterizing a container 16 from which the usual protective cap has been removed to expose the seal closure sheet 1'7 retaining a condition of reduced pressure within the container, the improvement of the instant invention constituted. as shown and described is utilized by inverting the cup of the unit over the neck 15' of the container and into engagement and marginal registration with the closure seal sheet 17, thus to oppose the open end margin of the band it) to the end margin of the container neck 15, whereatter, the unit being conveniently manipulated to and held in position of use by the handle 13, pressure is applied through a finger of the operator centrally of and exteriorly against the exposed surface of the plate member 11 for deflection of the latter inwardly of the cup and toward the container, as represented by broken lines in FIGURE 2, with consequent rupture of the closure seal sheet 17 as the perforating point of the unit penetrates the same; the housing represented by the cup of the unit functioning in its covering relation with the neck of the container to entrap and confine portions of the container charge displaced from the container as pressure balance is established between the interior of the container and atmosphere. Desired pressure balance affecting the interior of the container be ing immediately established after the closure seal sheet 17 has been ruptured, the device is removed, charge components entrapped therein and on the sheet 17 are collected, and said sheet is eliminated in a usual manner to complete access to the container charge.
Since changes, variations, and modifications in the form, construction and arrangement of the elements shown and described may be had Without departing from the ace/apes lspirit of my invention, I wish to be understood and be limited solely by the scope of the appended claim, rather than by any details of the illustrative showing and tore going description.
I claim as my invention:
The combination of a vacuum packed container having a marginal top edge carrying a closing seal sheet thereover in the plane thereof, and a periorator for said seal sheet removably mounted thereon, said perforator comprising an axially-shallow cup formed with an annular portion having an open end margin registering in abutting opposed coaction with said top marginal edge of said container to provide a closed chamber above said seal sheet, 2. depending tapered pointed projection centrally of said cup and normally retained interiorly of the cup, said projection terminating in a point disposed in vertically spaced relation from said seal sheet by a predetermined distance, and a flexible crown portion on said cup, said crown portion carrying said projection thereon and being flexible by a normal finger movement through a distance greater than said predetermined distance, whereby flexing of said crown portion downwardly causes said pointed projection to pierce said seal sheet.
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|U.S. Classification||220/278, 30/411, D08/41|
|International Classification||B67B7/48, B67B7/00|