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E-voting in the Village Head Election in Batanghari and Kabupaten Bogor Regencies
The manual Village Head Elections (Pilkades) by using a ballot has weaknesses that then gives rise to various problems, among them that some of the voters cast the wrong way, slow counting process, as well as abuse of the voting invitation that should be given to the legitimate prospective voters, the government is required to find the right solution to minimize some of these problems, one of which is the application of e-voting technology (electronic voting). Therefore, this study will discuss the effectiveness of e-voting in Pilkades at Batanghari and Bogor regencies, the urgency of e-voting implementation on Pilkades; as well as the urgency of the policy requiring the use of e-voting on Pilkades. The method being utilized in this study used descriptive narrative method with a qualitative approach. While the data collection techniques are using interviews and documentation. The result of the research shows that the use of e-voting can facilitate voters, faster, more efficient, transparent and accurate at the time of voting and counting, also dependable in Pilkades disputes process. Therefore, a policy that provides an opportunity for the use of e-voting method in the village head elections is required, so that the implementation of e-voting in all village head elections can be performed more effectively. E-voting is also very important amid the rapidly growing use of technology.
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If you like books with food maps, try these
Darin Jensen and Molly Roy, eds. Food: An Atlas. Guerrilla Cartography, 2013.
This is fun. It’s a book of big maps on food production, distribution, security, exploration, and identity, mostly American but some international. Take a look at such maps as those for rooftop farming in New York City, global imbalance of food availability, the rise of British food banks, and Taco trucks of East Oakland.
It reminds me a lot of:
Erik Millstone and Tim Lang. The Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where and Why. Earthscan, 2003.
This one is British and more overtly political. Its maps cover such things as over- and under-nutrition, food aid as power, genetic modification, trade flows, advertising, and “Citizens Bite Back.”

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The idea for this book was conceived after a visit to Newfoundland and the famous gannet rookery at Cape St. Mary’s by wood engraver Abigail Rorer, proprietor of The Lone Oak Press. Abigail was taken by the beauty of the birds, so magnificent in their white plumage with black detailing, their fierce eyes and lethal bill and decided to illustrate and publish a small book honoring these incredible seabirds.
The book is 38 pages and measures 6 x 7.5 inches. The text is set in Van Dijck and Goudy Open with six full page engravings and five smaller engravings. Many of the engravings are multi-block with some reduction and hand-coloring. The text and engravings were printed on Zerkall Book by Abigail Rorer. Amy Borezo of Shelter Bookworks bound the book. There are 195 regular copies, 20 deluxe copies, and 5 set of sheets. The regular edition comes in a slipcase and the deluxe edition is housed in a clamshell case and includes a special binding of the book, an extra suite of signed prints, and an original silverpoint drawing of gannets encased in a special folder. Each silverpoint drawing is different.
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Alborosie @ Wha' Gwaan Munchy?!? #74 - 10th Anniversary Edition
04/27/2023 by Munchy
In April 2013 the very first episode of Wha' Gwaan Munchy?!? was recorded and published. Kumar Bent was the first guest and the news included the War Ina East clash, the Mazik festival in New Caledonia and Keiva the Diva posing nude.
With episode number 74 we celebrate 10 years of the show this month! Alborosie welcomes Munchy on the construction site of his next studio in Kingston, Jamaica to reason with her about his childhood, his first performances singing Stevie Wonder songs, about international collaborations, sticking to Reggae music and his brand new album Destiny coming in May. "The guy from the Kinder chocolate" defines success, shares his dreams and who he dedicated the love song on his album to.
Additional news include Max Romeo and his Ultimate Farewell tour, the Reggaeville Easter Special and Lila Iké's recent tours.
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- Max Romeo on his Ultimate Tour through Europe
- Max Romeo performing at Reggaeville Easter Special in Amsterdam
- Alborosie collaborating with Burro Banton, Kabaka Pyramid and Buju Banton for his new album Destiny
- Alborosie teams up with Turkish rapper Ehzel for single Royal Throne
- Alborosie reflects on faith and highlights rising talent Jaz Elise
- Lila Iké plays tours in Japan and Europe, also passing through Hamburg for the Reggaeville Easter Special
- How Alborosie celebrated 4/20
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- Mercedes Walton, Chairman and CEO of Cryo-Cell International and C'elle(SM), Welcomes President Obama's Stem Cell Decision -
OLDSMAR, Fla., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As the CEO of Cryo-Cell International, the nation's most established private family cord blood bank, Mercedes Walton has been an active participant in the stem cell and cord blood industry since 2000. She has seen first-hand the changes that have taken place over the past decade and is pleased by President Obama's Executive Order, signed March 9, 2009, which reverses a 2001 Executive Order banning federal funds for embryonic stem cell research.
"We are excited to hear the news that President Obama reversed existing legislation regarding the use of federal funds for stem cell research. Although there is much work to be done to formulate ethical practices and policies on how best to proceed with certain forms of stem cell research, the American public can certainly find common ground in our collective interest to develop advanced stem cell therapies that may provide new breakthrough cures and treatments for a multitude of life-threatening and devastating diseases in the future," said Walton.
The Executive Order is lauded as affirming the American government's belief in scientific progress and offers hope of better treatments and cures to millions of Americans suffering from debilitating diseases such as stroke, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The Executive Order reflects the opinions of a majority of Americans who support increased federal funding for stem cell research due to the expansive lifesaving potential it holds.
Walton went on to say, "As a global industry leader in stem cell innovation, the responsible and productive use of stem cell research is of the utmost importance to all of us at Cryo-Cell and C'elle."
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CV NEWS FEED // In order to keep bicameral control of the U.S. Congress in the 2022 midterm elections, House Democrats have passed a resolution to usurp the constitutional authority of states over redistricting.
The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, or H.R. 4, passed the House Tuesday in a 219-212 vote. No Republicans voted in favor.
Not only does conventional political wisdom dictate that the political party in control of the White House loses congressional seats in the midterm elections after winning a presidential election, but early reports suggest the Democrat majority in the House of Representatives may collapse on election day of 2022. Because conventional wisdom also says GOP dominance of state legislatures traditionally favors them in redrawing the boundaries of congressional districts to pick up seats in midterms, House Democrats introduced H.R. 4 to take away that power from the states.
The resolution means that non-elected federal judges and government bureaucrats would be able to usurp the states’ constitutional authority over congressional redistricting. Federal workers tend to favor the Democratic Party. During the 2016 presidential campaign, government workers across 12 agencies gave a total of $2 million for presidential candidates — with 95% going to Hillary Clinton.
“Congress should remember that it is the people who live in the Congressional districts who send representatives to the nation’s capital, not the other way around,” Maya Noronha, a civil rights attorney for the Independent Women’s Forum, tweeted about the resolution on Tuesday.
In an IWF analysis that she linked to in her tweet, Noronha provided a granular analysis of all the ways the new resolution seeks to redefine the law in favor of Democrats.
Based on population shifts, state legislatures routinely redraw the boundaries of congressional districts to better reflect neighborhoods and population shifts, an authority that conventionally favors Republicans due to the perception that they tend to dominate state-level governments while Democrats currently dominate the federal government.
By naming H.R. 4 after the late John Lewis, a longtime Georgia Democratic congressman and civil rights leader who marched with Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., House Democrats reinforced the additional message that they consider GOP-led state control of federal congressional districts and elections to be a racist form of gerrymandering that disenfranchises black voters.
The House resolution builds upon a nationwide attack the Democratic Party has already launched on state control of federal elections and redistricting. Even before the U.S. Census Bureau released its 2020 statistics earlier this month, Democrats began filing preemptive lawsuits all over the country last spring.
Despite this onslaught, the Associated Press reported last week that the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court will consign the Democrats to a state-by-state legal battle that seeks to win concessions from favorable judges in red states, a long-game strategy that will have repercussions beyond 2022 as they look ahead to 2024.
Edward Foley, an Ohio State University law professor, told the AP that party affiliation will likely impact those judicial decisions: “It depends on who your state judges are.”
However, Foley also noted that congressional action could change that, and some critics say H.R. 4 now provides the Trojan horse that Democrats would need.
In an Aug. 23 opinion piece for Fox News, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich noted that House Democrats show no signs of relenting on the issue: “While this is the second attempt in consecutive sessions that House Democrats will vote to pass H.R. 4, it is the first time with both chambers of Congress under the Left’s control. Only the legislative filibuster in the Senate is likely to stop it from passing, which means it could be just two Senate votes away from happening in the future. States’ abilities to conduct their own elections – as prescribed by the U.S. Constitution – hang in the balance.”
In an Aug. 22 staff editorial, the Wall Street Journal called H.R. 4 “Nancy Pelosi’s next bad voting bill,” noting that it builds on the “political theater” of H.R. 1 earlier this year.
“The text of H.R.4 was unveiled last week, and it also deserves to die when the House votes on it this week,” the editorial stated.
The House’s passage of the resolution added considerable momentum toward the Democrats’ goal of maintaining power in the 2022 congressional midterms and 2024 presidential election.
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Among the commercially common transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) are fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) and indium-doped tin oxide (ITO), neither of which meets all criteria for the optimal TCO. Despite its superior chemical stability and being composed of abundant elements, FTO suffers from high surface roughness compared to ITO. Here, we introduce a path to substantially decrease the surface roughness of FTO, while preserving most of its original advantages, by depositing an SnO2 coating on top of the FTO layer using pulsed laser deposition. Such an enhancement may allow future use of FTO in devices that use now the more expensive, less stable ITO, which contains relatively rare indium.
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The authors thank Dr. Olga Girshevitz and Dr. Eti Teblum for their kind assistance with the AFM measurements and analyses, and Ben Kayser for his help with the resistivity measurements.
D.A.K acknowledges the Israeli Ministry of Science, Technology, and Space for their financial support (project 204428). This project has received funding from the Israel Science Foundation (grant 1729/15) and the Israeli National Nanotechnology Initiative (INNI, FTA project).
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Keller, D.A., Barad, HN., Rosh-Hodesh, E. et al. Can fluorine-doped tin Oxide, FTO, be more like indium-doped tin oxide, ITO? Reducing FTO surface roughness by introducing additional SnO2 coating. MRS Communications 8, 1358–1362 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2018.179


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David Gordon was born in New York City. He attended Sarah Lawrence College and holds an MA in English and comparative literature and an MFA in writing, both from Columbia University. His first novel, The Serialist, won the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award and was a finalist for an Edgar Award. His second novel, Mystery Girl, was picked as one of The New Yorker’s best books of the year. His work has appeared in The Paris Review, the New York Times Magazine, and other publications. He has worked in film, fashion, publishing, and pornography.
Gordon's latest book is the story collection White Tiger on Snow Mountain.
From his Paris Review Q & A with Dwyer Murphy:
White Tiger on Snow Mountain is your first story collection. Did you approach the stories differently than you would a novel?Visit David Gordon's blog.
In conceptual terms, I do think there’s a difference, at least for me. A story usually comes into my mind like a three-dimensional object—something I can see and feel and rotate. I’m often completely wrong about what the object is, but it’s still there. Whereas a novel is more like a set of directions for a road trip to California, with a planned stop in, say, Colorado and a visit to the Grand Canyon. The truth is I have no idea what’s going to happen along the way or whether I’ll even get there, but I have this general sense of direction and an end I hope to reach.
Now that the stories are completed and assembled, are you surprised at any of the themes or images that crop up?
I wrote these stories over a period of years, so some of the thematic echoes that people point out seem fairly straightforward for somebody who’s been writing for a long time—you deal with certain recurring ideas and problems. But then there are very specific echoes that I wasn’t aware of, and those are really interesting to me. My protagonists eat a lot of Chinese food and go to a lot of cafés. People tend to have cats in my stories, and the women have long fingers. I have no idea where this stuff comes from. I have no lost love with long fingers. I guess...[read on]
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Amazonian legend says that an indigenous couple from the Sateré-Mawé tribe wanted very much to have a child. Therefore, one day, they decided to ask Tupan, the king of the gods, for a child. At that sincere request, Tupan gave them a boy.
The couple’s son grew up healthy and became a handsome young man. However, all the goodness and generosity of the little Indian threatened Jurupari, the deity of the wicked. Envying the young man, Jurupari became a venomous snake and stung the young man, killing him.
Soon Tupan sent thunder and lightning near the village announcing the good boy’s death. When the mother of the dead boy found his body, Tupan told her to bury her son’s body in the ground near the village and cry upon his grave for four days. So, in the place where he was buried, a new kind of plant started to grow there, called guarana.
Guarana is one of the ingredients that make up the diversified and delicious Brazilian identity. Guarana’s beneficial properties are multiple and certified and are thought to be a long-life elixir. Looking at the Brazilian swimming team, you would think that most of those athletes fell into a cauldron full of guarana.
In Tokyo 2020, Bruno Fratus became the oldest pool swimmer in history to win his first Olympic medal when he took the bronze at the age of 32 and 32 days, in the 50 free, after Dressel and Manaudou. Almost one year after this achievement, Fratus earned another big goal. With a time of 21.61, he reached the milestone of swimming sub 22 seconds in the 50 free LCM 100 times.
The Brazilian curse is not just a male thing. If we consider pool and open water events, another Brazilian swimmer appears in this special chart. Poliana Okimoto is the oldest female swimmer in history to win her first Olympic medal when she took the silver in the 10 km race in Rio 2016 at age 33.
Looking at the World Championships history, both long and short course, among the top five of the oldest swimmers who won a medal there are Brazilian.
Joao Gomes Junior is the fifth-oldest swimmer to win a medal at the FINA World Championships. He won the bronze medal in the 50 breaststroke at 33 years, 184 days in Gwangju 2019. In the same race, Felipe Lima won the silver medal becoming the third-oldest in history at 34 years, 110 days. Lima is also fourth on this chart if we consider short course championships and Joao Gomes Junior is third. Both of these athletes are still active.
32, 33, 34. These are numbers that prove Brazilian longevity, and we can add other names like Guilherme Guido who smashed records at ISL last season at age 34. But there is one swimmer definitely changing all the rules in swimming history.
Nicholas Santos became the oldest swimmer to win a medal at World Aquatics Championships in 2017 when he was 37. Then he improved his record when he won a medal in 2019 at 39 years of age, and again in 2022 at 42, when he became the only swimmer over age 40 to win a medal at World Aquatics Championships.
While different young athletes are retiring from competitive swimming, and against the idea that the peak of performance occurs between the ages of 25 and 30, Brazilian swimmers are proving that even after 30 you can be the best athlete you have ever been.
It could be the guarana elixir, or it could be the mood and love of life in which Brazilian people live, we don’t know. But like Brazil Seleção is telling everybody: it’s never too late.


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Brokers Offer Predictions for Kosmos Energy Ltd.’s FY2017 Earnings (KOS)
Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) – Research analysts at Jefferies Group issued their FY2017 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Kosmos Energy in a report released on Tuesday. Jefferies Group analyst N. Kouzmanov forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of ($0.46) for the year. Jefferies Group currently has a “Buy” rating and a $8.00 price target on the stock. Jefferies Group also issued estimates for Kosmos Energy’s FY2018 earnings at ($0.32) EPS, FY2019 earnings at ($0.10) EPS, FY2020 earnings at ($0.03) EPS and FY2021 earnings at ($0.02) EPS.
Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 7th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.04. Kosmos Energy had a negative return on equity of 8.60% and a negative net margin of 26.69%. The business had revenue of $146.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $168.71 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.11) EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 220.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
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A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Kosmos Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 10th. Macquarie began coverage on shares of Kosmos Energy in a research note on Monday, August 7th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $10.00 price objective on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $9.00 price objective on shares of Kosmos Energy in a research note on Friday, August 4th. Citigroup Inc. dropped their price objective on shares of Kosmos Energy from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 21st. Finally, Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Kosmos Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. The stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $8.71.
Shares of Kosmos Energy (KOS) opened at 7.17 on Thursday. Kosmos Energy has a 52-week low of $4.39 and a 52-week high of $7.90. The company’s market cap is $2.79 billion. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $6.68 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.35.
A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Kosmos Energy by 3.2% in the second quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 32,868,521 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $210,687,000 after buying an additional 1,010,626 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors increased its stake in Kosmos Energy by 15.9% in the second quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,153,256 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $193,282,000 after buying an additional 4,130,107 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. increased its stake in Kosmos Energy by 5.2% in the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 16,060,043 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $102,942,000 after buying an additional 787,145 shares during the last quarter. Prudential PLC increased its stake in Kosmos Energy by 17.4% in the second quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 13,751,861 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $88,149,000 after buying an additional 2,036,371 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors increased its stake in Kosmos Energy by 211.1% in the second quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 12,166,289 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $77,986,000 after buying an additional 8,255,929 shares during the last quarter.
About Kosmos Energy
Kosmos Energy Ltd. (Kosmos) is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. The Company is focused on the emerging areas along the Atlantic Margins. Its assets include existing production and development projects offshore Ghana, discoveries and further exploration potential offshore Mauritania and Senegal, as well as exploration licenses with hydrocarbon potential offshore Sao Tome and Principe, Suriname, Morocco and Western Sahara.
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I arrived right at the end of a brewery sponsored 5k run, so my experience was not likely typical. Many streets were closed, so I parked in a covered garage a couple of blocks south of the brewery, free on weekends. The brewery actually sits in the middle of a residential neighborhood just a few blocks from the town center - both are very characterful. Tasting room is actually in the sleek and modern gift shop across the street. There was a four hour wait for tours, so I didn’t partake in the full monty, but had a couple of beers instead. Worth a look. Score is low mainly because of the selection.
The oldest and longest running brewery in the United States, and they still brew here. The building is old and flaunts lots of character, though touches of modernization can be seen in places. The bottling line is relatively new and the canning line newer still. At the end of the tour, enjoy your two free 4 oz samples in the bar.
Stopped by on a detour thru the area on a Tuesday afternoon. We were there in time for the tour, but didn’t want to commit an hour. The entrance and little gift shop area was gift enough. Just about everything you’d expect from such an historic locale. More power to ’em. (Still don’t like the beer that much, especially after visiting their Tampa place years ago.). (Brewery #664)
Thought I had rated this. Back in the day, this was my first ever brewery tour. Typical production brewery, industrial vibe. Free tour with free samples is always nice, and the samples in a nice bar area were ample. Tour guides were very nice. Good tour.
The tour of the brewery is superb. They show you everything from start to finish, including their canning and bottling areas. The end of the tour, of course, is the best part. They have a little bar area that seats only about as many folks that are on the tour. I don’t believe you can just walk right in off the street, sit down and have a beer. It’s not like a bar, just a sitting area for folks who took the tour. They allow you a few samples of your choice, anything from their Lager to the Porter or the Chesterfield. They have a nice waiting area before the tour starts with a history of the brewery, which is very interesting and educational. The staff gives you a ton of info about the brewery along the way. It’s definitely one of the best brewery tours I’ve been on. I would highly recommend a trip out there to check it out.
This is an excellent tour if you get the chance do it. 3 Free beers and they will take anyone, including kids on the tour. You even get to walk to the old lagering caves that were hand carved into the mountain. Really neat historical building with a mini-museum attached to the gift shop.
This has been a dream of mine since I first started drinking Yuengling 20 years ago.This tour is 1 hour long, very informative and interesting. The tour guide was knowledgable, funny and kept our interest. She gave us time to ask questions and take pictures.Best of all, it was FREE!!This is a tour I would have definately paid for.The gift shop was overwhelming, but I got thru it.We got to meet Richard Yuengling, he was just hanging out and spent time conversing with us.This is a must stop if you love beer and history.
I have a hard time figuring out how anyone could fairly rate this tour/location any lower than a 60. If you based your rating on the actual tour and not your personal oppinion of the beer. First of all, its a spectacular 1 hour tour. FOR FREE. I would have gladly paid for it. Our tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable and acommodating. The location/Ambiance alone should be nothing lower than a 10. I mean, come on people, you are in a 200 year old building?!?! We went on a Friday, which I would recommend. We got to see them bottling the beer. We were allowed to get up close and personal and were highly encouraged to take pics. I was and am astounded how family oriented this brewery felt. At the end of the tour we got to meet Richard Yuenglin who chatted with us for quite awhile. I mean, I could have hung out here all day imagining the days when the workers pulled up in the horse and carriage. I will recommend this tour to any history buff or beer geek. There isnt much free in this world today, so that alone is something. The caves were my favorite part. To imagine that all that space was dug out with pick axes and shovels is just mind blowing. Keep your personal oppinion about Yuengling out of the equation, and I think you will find this a spectacular look back into history~


Tech4Race is a new member of the LoRa Alliance. This membership reinforces its will to be part of the #IoT startups.
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The LoRa Alliance is a consortium of professionals whose aim is to standardize the Low Power Wider Area networks. The members are collaborating together and sharing experience to drive the success of the LoRa protocol, LoRaWAN™, as the open global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWA connectivity.
Become a member of the LoRa Alliance was the obvious thing to do
We develop a GPS tracker that works with the LoRa protocol. As this protocol allows a low power consumption, it greatly reduces the size of the battery. As a result, our tracker is smaller, lighter and has a long battery life. These are considerable advantages when you know that it is worn by competitors for hours, on races that could by rather hard. Furthermore, the tracker uses the LoRa network developed by Objenious, Bouygues Télécom, also a member of the LoRa Alliance.
The French ecosystem around LoRa is important! It is a chance for Tech4Race to be able to interact with local players recognized in this field such as Kerlink or Wi6Labs.
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Illinois tollway leaders approved a $64 million contract Thursday with a construction firm that previously drew the ire of federal prosecutors who accused the company of falsifying paperwork regarding minority contractors.
In 2012, Judlau Contracting Inc. reached a $7.5 million settlement with the U.S. attorney's office in New York, which filed a civil complaint against the firm and its joint venture partners.
New York-based Judlau, which opened offices in Lisle recently, was building a tunnel into New York's Grand Central Station for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the 2000s.
Between 2006 and 2008, prosecutors said, the firm pretended to subcontract work to disadvantaged business enterprises when in fact the work was performed by non-disadvantaged businesses. Disadvantaged business enterprises are typically owned by minorities or women.
In the 2012 settlement, Judlau and its joint venture partners admitted they submitted reports about payments to certain disadvantaged businesses in cases when the businesses were not qualified to receive credits as DBEs.
"There was no fraud here," Judlau Vice President Cesar Pereira said. He said problems were uncovered during an audit by the joint venture and reported to authorities subsequently, Pereira said.
Tollway Chief Engineer Paul Kovacs said the firm has been vetted by the state of Illinois and is qualified to conduct business with government agencies. Judlau was the lowest bidder on the project, Kovacs said.
"The tollway has strong policies and procedures in place to protect us from misconduct. We do know the team of subcontractors Judlau has assembled, the vast majority has worked on tollway projects before," Kovacs said.
The contract to build the interchange connecting I-290 with the expanded Elgin-O'Hare Expressway is Judlau's first in Illinois, Pereira said. "We're excited about working for the tollway. We want to expand in the state."
To receive federal funds for transportation projects, construction firms must hire a percentage of disadvantaged businesses as subcontractors. Prosecutors claimed Judlau, its partner Dragados USA, and their joint venture Dragados/Judlau, reported giving $17 million to DBE firms when less than $5 million was paid.

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Another entry in the “weirdest real life activity to turn into a playable simulator” PC Building Simulator 2 is coming to the Epic Game Store later in 2022. The recently released announcement trailer for the game shows some of its new highlights in action, one of which includes a significantly expanded list of PC components to fiddle around with.
The game is also being developed by a different team this time around, instead of Claudiu Kiss who developed the last game. PC Building Simulator 2 is being developed by Spiral House Ltd and will be an Epic Games Store Exclusive with no announcements given regarding any possibility of a Steam release.
The description of the game under the trailer reads as,
Build your own computer repair and upgrade empire with authentic parts from over 45 real world brands including AMD, Intel and NVIDIA. PC Building Simulator 2 innovates on the original’s recipe for success with a vastly expanded and improved feature set taking the simulation to the next level.
The first PC Building Simulator took the PC community by storm as it remains one of the most popular simulation games on steam, the game was praised for its accuracy in building the PCs and its huge number of extremely detailed PC components to mess around with.
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The (Findlay) Courier, May 12
For nine years, a free tax-preparation program has been offered in Hancock County that has saved low- and middle-income families the expense of filing their federal income taxes and increased their returns.
It has also paid big dividends to the community as well.
During this tax season alone, the service, offered through the United Way of Hancock County and various other agencies, saved residents $391,827 in filing fees and allowed filers to receive $2.1 million in federal income tax refunds through their returns.
The benefit of the program extends even farther, though, considering many of those dollars will end up being spent on goods and services in Hancock County. …
One of the goals of the free tax-preparation program is to make sure all eligible tax filers take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit. The effort was launched in 2008, after it was determined many eligible for the EITC do not claim it. When EITC funds go unclaimed, it means that communities miss out on millions of dollars that would have otherwise generated economic activity and growth.
The results showed again this year that the tax service remains a great value for all who can use it. Kudos to the United Way and all the other supporters which make it possible.
The (Martins Ferry) Times Leader, May 12
A contribution to the Belmont County Major Crimes Unit could not have come at a better time.
On Wednesday, the Belmont County Board of Commissioners presented a check for $50,000 to the unit, which includes the Belmont County Drug Task Force as well as representatives of all county law enforcement agencies and the prosecutor’s office. Commissioner Mark Thomas said the money was drawn from a portion of the county’s General Fund that is not specifically earmarked for any single purpose.
It seems that the decision to give the money to the crime unit is a wise one, in light of the fact that a murder was committed in Bellaire on Sunday. While such a contribution may not be effective in preventing any single crime such as that fatal shooting, it can help to battle conditions that lead to crime in general.
Sheriff David Lucas and Prosecutor Dan Fry accepted the check and discussed the major crimes unit and its work. Lucas said the county’s police chiefs meet monthly to share information and work out issues and problems, and he noted that illegal drug activity is one of their biggest concerns. …
Thomas said local governments, such as municipalities, cannot afford to pay their public safety forces to work beyond their general duties. The funds provided by the county will help defray some of those costs. …
We are fortunate to live in an area where law enforcement agencies can collaborate for the greater good of the entire region. Commissioners are right to support such efforts whenever they can.


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The barrage of threats from North Korea has sparked talk from within South Korea of the need to develop its own nuclear weapons.
A recent poll shows that two-thirds of South Korean citizens surveyed support the idea, especially in the wake of North Korea's third nuclear test in February.
"We, the Korean people, have been duped by North Korea for the last 20 to 30 years and it is now time for South Koreans to face the reality and do something that we need to do," said Chung Mong-joon, a lawmaker in the governing Saenuri (New Frontier) Party and a former presidential conservative candiate. "The nuclear deterrence can be the only answer. We have to have nuclear capability."
The talk of South Korea arming with its own nuclear weapon used to be taboo in the country-- and there's no apparent official government move to do so. But the tensions between the two Korean nations have amplified over the weeks, becoming reminiscent of the Cold War.
Earlier this month, South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok responded to North Korea's threat to attack the South with a pre-emptive nuclear strike saying: "If North Korea is to attack the South with its nuclear weapons... Kim Jong Un's regime will cease to exist on the face of Earth."
After North Korea conducted its third nuclear test last month, the South unveiled a cruise missile, which it claims to be so precise that it can target "a specific window of a North Korean military commander's office."
Some commentators in South Korean media have been calling for A nuclear weapons option, claiming that the country has the technology and economy to develop them in a short period of time. And public opinion is following in line.
According to a February poll conducted by South Korea's private think tank, Asan Institute, 66% of South Koreans said they support developing a nuclear weapons program. The poll suggests that just under half of South Koreans in 2012 believed that the United States would provide South Korea with what's known as the "nuclear umbrella" in the case of a North Korean nuclear attack, indicating a 7% decrease from 2011.
Under the nuclear umbrella, the U.S. is to provide South Korea with defensive means to ensure deterrence against a nuclear threat.
In recent times, South Korea has been known for little if no reaction on North Korea's provocations and threats. Its attitude changed after the 2010 attack on its battleship That killed more than 40 sailors -- North Korea was blamed. That same year, there was also outrage after the North shelled Yeonpyeong Island. South Korea returned fire and also began responding to North Korea with its own strong words.


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This is a good quote because when you put all your effort into the ones you love it deserves respect which includes not being lied to. My husband and I both have our experiences with those that chose to, selfishly, live a lie. And my experience with lies have shown me that lies not only hurt the truth but everyone in some way or another. Lying is a selfish act.
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And this is just in need of some Perks of Being A Wallflower right here. So please enjoy: I know these will all be stories someday. And our pictures will become old photographs. Well all become somebodys mom or dad. But right now these moments are not stories. This is happening, So... now my input. Well I think thats it actually... That quote summed up all my feelings.
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This will always remind me of my old good friend from Hoover who wrote this in the scrapbook she and some friends made me as my going away gift. A lovely memory from my past that'll always be apart of who I am.


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Through this tour, you could integrate yourself in the Eastern Tibetan families to feel and know their different living styles as nomadic, peasants and urban. This will make you to know Eastern Tibetans better of their lifestyles, food habits and stories.
Meals & Accommodations: As Specified in the itinerary
The tour would start off with morning drive from Xining to Lake Kokonor, also known as Qinghai Lake, the largest salt water source in Asia at 10,499 feet (3200 meters) above sea level. You would drive through Sun & Moon mountain where the princess Wenchen took the road to Tibet autonomous region in 7th century. At arrival to 151 settlement, we will enter Er’Lang’Jian scenic spot to explore the Qinghai Lake (Boat and other activities at your own expenses). Lunch at Qinghai lake and then drive to Chabcha Town through Shala Pass, where you will see panoramic breathtaking view of the lake. You can also hike around 1 hour up to the Shala pass (12,467 ft./3800m above sea level). Local nomads herd their animals on the wide beautiful grassland in Summer. You can enjoy fresh she-yak yogurt from the nomads.
Overnight: at a local hotel
After breakfast, drive away to Mangzong. Pay a visit to Atsok Monastery, a remote and old monastery located in a deep valley of the Yellow River, where the landscape is incredible. Cross over the river through a newly built bridge (the highest and the longest bridge in Qinghai) and continue drive to Kushug Village near Mangzong county.
Overnight: Home-stay at a Peasant Host
Breakfast with the Tibetan host family and continue drive to Sogwo through astounding Tsekog grasslands. Explore the livelihood of Tibetan-Mongolian nomad life. You could hands on experience to herd and milking she-yaks. Sogwo is a wide landscape grassland where it is a good to experience horseback riding(own expense).
Overnight: Home stay with Tibetan nomad family
Enjoy breakfast with your host nomad family and start engine to Repkong. Repkong is the capital city of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous prefecture. This place is rich in Tibetan culture and traditional arts, and it hosts a special Mountain God Festivals called ‘Lurol’ in Summer. This region’s Tibetan Thangka painting skills is famously known in throughout the Tibet. This troop would not miss to explore the arts of Tibetan Thanka Painting by visiting both Upper and Lower Sengeshong Monasteries.
Overnight: Home-stay with an Urban Tibetan Family
Morning breakfast would bid the tour to visit Rongwu Gonchen monastery, the mother monastery of 35 others in the region. This monastery is quite large enough as it takes almost 3 hours to complete. After touring in the monastery, group will have lunch at Rebkong and drive to Xining. At Xining, you would be transferred to your hotel.


WASHINGTON -- The outer suburbs of D.C. may offer less expensive housing, but transportation costs often make up the difference, according to the D.C. Examiner.
Those who live in outer Washington suburbs pay more on average for housing and transportation than those in inner suburbs, according to a report released Monday by a group that advocates workers living closer to their jobs. People often move farther out to find more affordable homes, but transportation costs typically offset those savings if families live 15 miles or more away from their jobs, according to the study by the Washington-based Urban Land Institute.
"When people look at housing, they seldom consider the transportation costs," said Pam Patenaude, executive director of the institute's Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing.
Households in Washington's inner suburbs pay on average $37,840 a year for housing and transportation, according to the report, while those who live farther out pay $39,553 annually.
Those in the center of the Washington region -- D.C., Alexandria and Arlington County -- pay the lowest on average at $29,718.
Regionwide, households spend almost 47 percent of their median household income on housing and transportation annually, with $23,000 going to housing and $13,000 on transportation.
The report looked at data from 2000 and 2006.
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Many people look for homes or apartments on weekends when roads are less crowded, so they don't consider how much time they will spend stuck in traffic, Patenaude said. It also can be difficult for people to factor in the maintenance, gas and other costs of driving a car a longer distance each day.
The institute soon will offer an online calculator to help people estimate their transportation costs when planning where to live.
The report's authors are hoping their study can motivate policymakers to consider adding more affordable housing closer to mass transit.
Patenaude said her group is especially eyeing areas such as Tysons Corner, which is expected to have several Metrorail stops on the proposed Dulles rail line.
"We hope to have an impact on what is actually built there," she said.


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‘‘After receiving so much of welfare measures, what would you give to the thalaivar (Karunanidhi) in return ?...do not be satisfied with just expressing your goodwill in words... your conscience should work during the ensuing elections to the local bodies (ungal manasatchi varum ullatchi therthalil velai seyya vendum)’’, Dayanidhi Maran said.
Maran, more or less, confirmed that no proper enumeration of families without televisions had been done before the launch of the scheme, and that at least some families which already had television were also included among the beneficiaries.‘‘When we passed through some areas in the colony, I saw cable (TV) connections here and there...but colour television sets will be given to all 2,745 families residing in this area’’, the Union Minister assured. (Source: New Indian Express, Link not available)
I expect nothing from you for implementing these schemes. It is enough if you follow the ideals of our great leaders Periyar and Anna (DMK founder C N Annadurai). We should strive to create a society with rationalist ideals and without caste differences.

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Andre Stringer made the most of his first start of the season and poured in 13 of his season-high 18 points in the first half to vault LSU to an 80-67 win over Chattanooga on Tuesday night.
Johnny O'Bryant III also tallied his third straight double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers.
LSU (6-0) has won all six of its games under first-year coach Johnny Jones. The last time the Tigers opened the season with a 6-0 mark was during the 2008-09 season when the program won its last SEC regular-season championship.
Trailing 23-20 at the 9:35 mark of the first half, LSU ripped off 22 of the stanza's final 29 points to take a 42-30 advantage into intermission. The Tigers limited Chattanooga (2-7) to a pair of field goals during the stretch.
The Mocs were paced by Z. Mason's 22 points and Ronrico White added 17.


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Kipchirchir, Jeruto reign supreme at the UOE XC
- Josphat Kipchirchir and Norah Jeruto are the winners in the 28th edition of the University of Eldoret (UOE) Cross country held Saturday at the University grounds in Uasin Gishu County
- Kipchirchir crossed the finish line in 30.11 ahead of Frankline Ngelel (30:25) as Joshua Kiplagat completed the podium finish in 30:27
Josphat Kipchirchir and Norah Jeruto are the winners in the 28th edition of the University of Eldoret (UOE) Cross country held Saturday at the University grounds in Uasin Gishu County.
Kipchirchir crossed the finish line in 30.11 ahead of Frankline Ngelel (30:25) as Joshua Kiplagat completed the podium finish in 30:27.
In the senior women race, Jeruto clocked 33:44 ahead of Daisy Jepkemei who settled for the runners up spot in 34:04 as last year’s runners up Daisy Jemeli was pushed further to a third-place finish in 34:34.
Bravin Kogei ran the show in the 8km junior men race cutting the tape in 24:21 ahead of Gideon Kipngetich who clocked 24:25.1 followed closely by Solomon Boit who was timed at 24.25.9.
In the corresponding junior women race, Dorcas Jepchirchir strolled to victory in the 6km race in a time of 20:51 as Salome Kipruto came in second clocking 21.44 while Gladys Jepkurui finished third in 21.48.
Among the guests who graced the event, one of the oldest in the region is the commissioner of sports Japson Gitonga, Patrick Sang who represented Athletics Kenya (AK), University acting Vice Chancellor Prof. Ngetich and the 2018 Berlin marathon champion Gladys Cherono.
According to the Local Organising Committee (LOC) secretary Kibet Rono said the event was successful and further adds that the University will again sponsor the event next year.
“We are very happy everything went according to plan from the onset and the VC is particularly grateful to all the athletes that made it to the event, AK and the ministry of sports for their input in today’s event,” said Kibet.
Other events included the 10km race for universities (men and women), 2km senior citizens- 50 years and above (men) and 45 years and above (women).
Children were also not left behind as they competed in two categories; 1km 10-14 years (boys and girls) and 500m 6-9 years (boys and girls).
10km senior men
1 Josphat Kipchirchir 30:11
2 Frankline Ngelel 30:25
3 Joshua Kiplagat 30:27
4 Elvis Cheboi 30:31
5 Letaiya Simon 30:36
10km senior women
1 Norah Jeruto 33:44
2 Daisy Jepkemei 34.03
3 Daisy Kimeli 34.34
4 Sheilla Jelagat 34:48
5 Valary Jemeli 35:26
8km junior men
1 Bravin Kogei 24.21
Gideon Kipngetich 24:25.1
3 Solomon Boit 24:25.9
4 Charles Kakuri 24:34
5 Kevin Kibiwott 24:43
6km Junior women
1Dorcas Jepchirchir 20:51
2 Salome Kipruto 21:44
3 Gladys Jepkirui 21:48
4 Vivian Cheruiyot 21.51
5 Stella Jepkosgei 21:59
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text: A motorcycle rider in Texas was killed Saturday morning when a SUV made a left hand turn in front of him. He was thrown from his motorcycle and killed. The driver of the SUV received a ticket for failure to yield right-of-way.This is yet another report of a motorcycle accident which was caused by the driver of a car to yield the right of way to the motorcycle rider. In this case, the car made a left hand turn in front of the motorcycle. The other common scenario involving cars failing to yield to motorcycle is where the car emerges from a driveway or side street into the path of an oncoming motorcycle. Either scenario leaves the motorcycle rider little to no time to react and frequently results in either a motorcycle accident resulting in serious injuries or a motorcycle accident causing wrongful death.I have blogged about these kinds of motorcycle accidents on several occasions before, most notably when there was a string of motorcycle accidents around Memorial Day when the weather her in the Chicago area began to turn nice. The string of motorcycle accidents that happened then was attributed in part by authorities to motorists being less alert for the presence of motorcycle riders who were only now returning to the roads in significant numbers as the weather improved.The problem with attributing that string of motorcycle crashes to the improving weather is that the same kinds of accidents happen with frightening regularity in places like Texas, where there is no winter season which prevents people from getting on their motorcycles.The true explanation for these kinds of accidents is the simple failure of car drivers to see motorcycles, a phenomenon which is described more fully in the Hurt Report.


|Publication number||US3357548 A|
|Publication date||Dec 12, 1967|
|Filing date||Oct 22, 1965|
|Priority date||Oct 22, 1965|
|Publication number||US 3357548 A, US 3357548A, US-A-3357548, US3357548 A, US3357548A|
|Inventors||Jr Ernest E Freeman, Horace C Kreinick|
|Original Assignee||Chicago Miniature Lamp Works|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (5), Referenced by (3), Classifications (7)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
1967 E. E. FREEMAN, JR., ETAL 3,
ARTICLE HOLDER Filed Oct. 22, 1965 [IV VE IV T0198 55 5 5, HORACE UKRE/N/CK 7 9W, w )/7 ATTORNEYS ERNEST E, FREEMAN, JR.
United States Patent 3,357,548 ARTICLE HGLDER Ernest E. Freeman, .lrn, Northiield, and Horace C.
Kreinick, Chicago, IlL, assignors to Chicago Miniature Lamp Works, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Illinois Filed Oct. 22, 1965, Ser. No. 501,252 Claims. (Cl. 206-56) The present invention relates to article holders, and has for a primary object the provision of an improved holder for small articles, such as miniature lamps or the like, charcacterized in that the articles may easily be released from the holder.
As a result of technological advances and the modern trend toward miniaturization, an increasing number of small sized articles are produced. As a result, the problems arising in the handling, storing, shipping and dispensing of such articles are of importance. The present invention is directed to improved holders for miniature lamps, although it is believed that the principles of the invention are applicable as well to holders for a variety of articles including electrical components and mechanical items such as transistors, bolts, screws and the like.
Article holders comprising sheets of flexible material including depressions for holding a plurality of miniature lamps are known. Although such holders are capable of firmly holding the lamps during storage or shipping, and allow any desired number of lamps to be handled in a single package, yet such known holders have proven unsatisfactory in that it is very difficult to remove the lamps from the holder.
In particular, known holders are unsuitable for use with automatic unpacking or dispensing equipment because the force required to release a lamp from the holder varies with the position of the lamp, the lamps near the ends of each depression being held more firmly than those in the center. Additionally, with known holders it is not possible easily to release all the lamps in a single depres sion or in a series of depressions by means of a simple unidirectional force applied to the holder.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved article holder free from the disadvantages of known apparatus.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an improved article holder from which the held articles may easily be removed.
A further object is to provide an article holder in which the held articles may be removed by means of a simple lateral force applied to the holder.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an improved article holder in which the force required to release a held article is substantially the same for each article in the holder.
In brief, an article holder embodying the features of the present invention may include a sheet of flexible inelastic plastic material in which are formed a series of elongated spaced trough-like depressions, each having a length suitable for receiving a desired number of articles such as miniature lamps. The walls of the depressions are shaped to hold the articles, and frictionally engage and hold the articles in the depressions. Thus, in order to hold generally cylindrical miniature lamps, the depressions are generally cylindrical in shape, and encircle some what more than 180 degrees of the lamp. For articles having other shapes, the depressions may be varied accordingly.
In order that the article may readily be removed from the holder, and in accordance with an important feature Patented Dec. 12, 1967 of the present invention, the sheet of flexible plastic material is discontinuous at one or both ends of each depression, whereby the articles held therein may be released by laterally separating the side walls of the tie pression. In one illustrated embodiment of the present invention the depressions are formed with end portions provided with slits extending away from the open side of the depressions, the slits allowing the walls of the depression to be separated in order to release the held articles.
In another embodiment, the depressions extend to the edges of the sheet of resilient material. Thus, there is no inelastic closed end of the depression to hinder separation of the depression walls.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the ensuing description of illustrative embodiments thereof, in the course of which reference is had to the accompanying drawing, in which:
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a fragmentary part of an article holder embodying the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an elevational view taken along the line 22 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view along the line 3-3 of HG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a portion of an article holder comprising an alternative embodiment of the invention; and
FIG. 5 is an elevational view taken along the line 5-5 of FIG. 4.
Having reference now to the drawing, and initially to FIG. 1, there is illustrated an article holder constructed in accordance with the present invention and designated generally as 10. The holder 10 serves releasably to hold a plurality of miniature lamps 12 each comprised of an envelope 14 and a base portion 16.
The article holder 16 is formed from an initially flat sheet 18 of flexible inelastic plastic material, and may be of any desired length and width. The sheet 18 is provided with a series of elongated and spaced generally cylindrical depressions 21 in which the lamps 12 are held. Furthermore, and in accordance with an important feature of the present invention, the sheet 18 is provided with means including slits 22 at the ends of the depressions 20 to simplify release of the lamps 12 from the holder.
The holder 10 may be formed of plastic material by a vacuum process whereby the sheet 18 is drawn over a number of fonming rods in order to form the depressions 2%. The depressions 2! are slightly greater than semi-cylindrical in shape whereby they engage more than degrees of the miniature lamps 12. The side walls of the depressions 26 are formed with a series of accordion-like pleats 24 and the bases 16 of the lamps 12 include annular flanges 16A adapted to be received within the pleats 24 when the lamps are loaded into the holder 1i). The innermost tips of the pleats 24 are thus able to engage other portions of the lamps 12. As clearly appears in FIG. 3, more than 180 degrees of the circumference of the lamps 12 are engaged by the pleated walls of the depressions 20 and are thereby frictionally held in place. It is believed that the lamps could be frictionally held if the depressions were only semi-cylindrical or even somewhat smaller.
The depressions 20 may be formed of any desired length in order to hold any number of bulbs in each depression 20. The sheet 18 of flexible plastic material is somewhat wider than the length of the depressions 2t), and includes generally flat edge portions 13A extending between the ends of the depressions Zll and the edges of the sheet 18. The ends of the depressions 20 are defined by end walls 26; however, unlike those of known article holders, the end walls 26 do not impede the separation of the side walls of the depressions and the release of the articles held.
In order to allow the lamps 12 readily to be released from the holder 10, the sheet 18 of plastic material is discontinuous at the ends of each depression 20, this being accomplished by means of the slits 22. Each slit includes a portion 22A extending away from the open side of the depression in the end wall 26, and a contiguous portion 22B extending across the edge portion 18A of the flexible sheet. The side walls of the depression 20 may easily be separated since the slits are able to widen, thus preventing the end Walls 26 from opposing the release of the held articles.-
In known holders having solid inelastic end walls, the walls prevent separation of the depression side walls and release of the held articles, and especially of the articles near the ends of the depression. An advantageous feature of the present invention resides in the fact that, due to the discontinuity of the sheet material at the ends of the depressions, the articles near the ends of the depressions are released as easily as those at the center.
The article holder constructed in accordance with the present invention is easily caused to release the lamps 12 held therein. In order to release the lamps 12 from a depression 20, it is necessary only to separate the side walls of the depression, and this may conveniently be done by applying a lateral force to the sheet 18 of flexible plastic material in a direction transverse to the length of the depression. This force causes separation of the walls of the depresson and allows the bulbs 12 to be freed from the holder 10. Furthermore, any desired number of depressions 20 may simultaneously be opened, if desired. With known article holders, difliculty is encountered in removing the articles with a simple lateral force-it often being necessary to force the articles out by pushing against the underside of the depressions.
The holder 10 may be made any desired length and may comprise a relatively short strip including a small number of depressions 20, or may comprise a relatively long strip formed into a roll, and including a large number of depressions 20. Thus, it can be seen that the holder 10 may serve to hold any desired number of miniature bulbs 12.
Since a simple lateral force is effective in removing the bulbs 12 from the holder 10, and since the force required to remove each bulb is the same, the article holder 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention is ideally suited for use with automatic dispensing or unpackaging equipment. For example, a long strip of flexible plastic material 18 can be formed into an elongated holder, and one or both of the edges 18A of the sheet can be provided with openings (not shown) engageable with a sprocket for advancing the sheet of material to an article dispensing station. At the dispensing station, the lamps 12 can be removed either by laterally stretching the sheet in order to separate the side walls of the depressions 20,.or by moving the sheet over a roller engaging the underside of the sheet 18 whereby the depressions 20 are forced open thus releasing the bulbs 12.
Having reference now to FIGS. 4 and 5, there is illustrated an article holder 110 comprising an alternative embodiment of the present invention. The holder 110 is quite similar to the article holder 10 described above, and includes a sheet 118 of flexible plastic material in which are formed a series of depressions 120 for holding a plurality of lamps 12. The depressions 120 extend across the entire width of the sheet 118 to the edges of the sheet, and thus are open ended and include no end walls. Accordingly, it can be seen that the holder 110 is similar to the holder 10 in that it may easily be laterally stretched whereby the side walls of the depressions 120 are separated and the bulbs 12 are allowed to be released.
The holder 10 or the holder may be used to hold articles other than the illustrated cylindrical miniature lamps 12. For example, the holder can easily be modified to hold articles of various shapes such as cube, hexagonal and oval shaped articles and others. In order to hold an article of any desired shape, it is necessary only to form the depressions so that they engage and hold the articles.
One advantageous feature of the holders 10 and 110 constructed in accordance with the invention is that they may be subdivided by severing the flexible sheet along a line between and parallel to any two depressions, and the resultin segments comprise complete operative holders. As regards the holder 110, it may also be severed along a line normal to the depressions to obtain narrower holders.
It should be understood that the holder 10 could include two or more shorter depressions in place of each single longer depression 20, whereby the holder would include rows and columns of depressions each serving as an individual article holding depression. In this instance, the flexible sheet may be provided with slits similar to the slits 22, at the ends of each depression and extending between adjacent ends of the depressions. A holder so constructed functions in the same manner as the illustrated holder 10, but has the additional advantage that it may be severed between the rows or columns in order to separate rows or columns or individual depressions. Such separation does not impair the unloading capability of the depressions, since each depression is slit at its ends.
While the present invention has been described in connection with the details of certain embodiments thereof, it should be understood that these details are not intended to be limitative of the invention except insofar as set forth in the accompanying claims, In particular, it is believed that the features of the present invention could be used in holders for many articles including electrical components and mechanical items.
What is clamed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is:
1. A holder for articles, said holder comprising a sheet of flexible material formed with at least one open-sided depression having side walls extending transversely of the sheet and dimensioned frictionally to hold the article, characterized in that said sheet has a discontinuity to the edge of the sheet at least at one end of the depression, whereby release of the held article from said depression may be effected by lateral separation of the side walls of the depression as by elongation or bowing of the sheet.
2. A holder as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the sheet is provided along it length with a series of longitudinally spaced apart depressions.
3. A holder as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the sheet has a discontinuity from each end of the depression to an adjacent edge of the sheet.
4. A holder as claimed in claim 3, wherein said sheet material is an inelastic plastic.
5. A holder as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that said discontinuities comprise depressions without end walls.
6. A holder as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that said discontinuities comprise depressions extending across the width of the sheet.
7. A holder as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that said discontinuities comprise depression having slit end walls.
8. A holder as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that the end walls are located inwardly of the edges of the sheet and the slits are continued from the ends walls to the edges of the sheet.
9. A holder as claimed in claim 3 for generally cylindrical articles characterized in that the depressions are dimensioned frictionally to engage more than degrees of the article.
10. A holder for articles, said holder comprising a sheet of flexible material formed with rows and columns of spaced apart depressions dimensioned frictionally to hold the articles and each constituting an article holder, characterized in that said sheet is slit between the adjacent ends of adjacent depressions in a column and from the depression closest to the edges to an adjacent edge of the slit, thereby to enable the held articles to be released by laterally separating the upper edges of said depressions as by bowing or elongation of the sheet, and whereby the holder may be severed along lines between any of said rows or columns to separate rows or columns of individual article holder depressions.
6 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,720,969 10/1955 Kendall 206-78 2,883,061 4/1959 Moore 211-13 5 2,903,139 9/1959 Penman 20678 3,095,084 6/1963 White.
3,126,891 3/1964 Caputi 20667X DONALD F. NORTON, Primary Examiner.
10 LOUIS G. MANCENE, Examiner.
J. B. MARBERT, Assistant Examiner.
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|US2883061 *||Jul 15, 1957||Apr 21, 1959||Moore Joseph M||Plastic-snap holder for articles|
|US2903139 *||Sep 6, 1957||Sep 8, 1959||Wilson Plastic Container Corp||Card for displaying merchandise|
|US3095084 *||Jun 3, 1960||Jun 25, 1963||Byron White Roby||Coin wrapper|
|US3126891 *||May 31, 1962||Mar 31, 1964||Loose-leaf binder container for|
|Citing Patent||Filing date||Publication date||Applicant||Title|
|US3631973 *||Oct 4, 1968||Jan 4, 1972||United Nuclear Corp||Convolute ground package of cylindrical objects|
|US4006818 *||Nov 21, 1973||Feb 8, 1977||Hamido B.V.||Packaging shell with hinged bottom wall|
|EP0392331A1 *||Apr 4, 1990||Oct 17, 1990||D. Swarovski & Co.||Web strips for precious stones or other components|
|U.S. Classification||206/421, 206/820, 206/486|
|Cooperative Classification||B65D73/0035, Y10S206/82|


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Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
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For professional speech researchers, there is a rich technical literature covering many years of primary research in speech. However, this literature is not necessarily applicable to the needs of business people, application developers, and students who are interested in learning about the practical uses of speech technology. On the other hand, while existing introductory resources cover the basic mechanics of development of application development as well as aspects of the voice user interface, they don’t go far enough in dealing with the details that have to be taken into account to make spoken dialog systems successful in practice. What’s missing is information in between the in-depth technical literature and the more introductory development resources. The goal of this book is to provide information for anyone who wants to take the next step beyond the basics of current speech applications but isn’t yet ready to dive into the technical literature. It is hoped that this book will help project managers, application developers, and students gain a fuller and more complete understanding of spoken dialog technology and the practical aspects of developing and deploying spoken dialog applications.