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text: This happy little boy captured Dogma’s heart with his big smile and gleaming personality. Thankfully he captured a wonderful family’s heart too! Dash, fka Jeff, is now enjoying his days with this wonderful family and his new fur-sibling Cooper, who the family had adopted just 48 hours before adopting Dash! They had to get Cooper a friend and we are SO glad they did! The family knew they had to rescue a dog, but they didn’t know the dogs would rescue them. Here’s a clip from Heather’s follow up email to Dogma: “I can’t tell you how much these dogs have enriched our lives in just a few shorts days. THANK YOU.” Happy Tails Dash!

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I recently headed to Paris for an exciting 48-hour city break. You may remember that I went for a whirlwind day trip last February where Zoe and I shot a lot of content in about nine hours; it was a fantastic day but we definitely came away utterly exhausted. This year was slightly different though because I’d be invited along for a complimentary weekend stay by Hotel Eiffel Blomet. The first few months of this year have been incredibly busy so a weekend away to recharge was just what I needed.
As you lovely lot enjoyed my post from my last trip so much I thought I’d put together part two of my Paris Instagram Guide showing you where I stayed and all the new locations I shot in.
Ah Paris, my favourite French city…
It’s one of those places that has endless photo ops, from picturesque views and vintage markets to quirky street cafes and grandiose architecture. I’ve been in love for years. After seeing a steal of a deal on eurostar.com (£29 each way) shooting some content for the blog and my social channels was a no-brainer. Because I have a full-time job I wasn’t able to take too much time off work so Zoe (@zoegriffinphoto) and I decided to tackle Paris in a day; it was ambitious but completely doable!
I thought I’d dedicate this blog post to getting the perfect Instagram shot, to finding that incredible location to get that Parisian street style snap. Enjoy…

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In future, don't be surprised if you come across news about people trapped under collapsed buildings being rescued by a cockroach.
Based on the concept of biorobotics, Indian origin scientist Abhishek Dutta, an assistant professor at the University of Connecticut, US, has joined hands with other researchers at the university and has developed a robot-cockroach hybrid, which is on the lines of cybernetic beings or Cyborgs.
Abhishek is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and is specialised in control system optimisation and cyber-physical systems.
Abishek, along with Evan Faulkner, an undergraduate student, will be publishing a paper, which is based on the cyborg cockroach capable of being controlled via Bluetooth, says The Better India.
The research prototype is a Madagascar hissing cockroach. The team has mounted a backpack, consisting of a microcircuit, on the cockroach. The microcircuit is designed in such a way that it enables it to control the insect through its antenna.
The insect can be manipulated by sending an electrical signal in either the insect's left or right antenna lobe's neural tissue. The signal can make the insect move in any direction, reports Indiatoday.
Speaking to UConn Today, the university paper, Abhishek says,
The use of insects as platforms for small robots has an incredible number of useful applications - from search and rescue to national defence.
His assistant Evan Faulkner added,
We believe our microcircuit provides a more sophisticated and reliable control system that brings us one step closer to the real-world implementation of this technology.
The backpack incorporates a nine-axis inertial measurement unit, which tracks the insect's linear and rotational acceleration, identifies its compass heading and detects the ambient temperature surrounding the insect.
The information gathered through the insect's movement is sent through a tiny Bluetooth antenna on the device to the operator. The signal can also be detected by an ordinary cellphone.


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An Evening Prayer for God’s Dawning Grace
O Lord, your wise servant tells us your mercies are new every morning. Before our eyes glimpse tomorrow’s sun, motivate us first with that thought. In the grogginess of morning, turn our attention to your renewed grace and with the rising of the sun, bring to our mind that Son which has shined upon our souls, to enliven our affections to you that tomorrow you would keep our thoughts, our actions, and our speech. Fill our imaginations with the blessings yet to be tasted, and make that the motivating force for our head to forego the pillow, that we would walk closer with you tomorrow than we have in days past. Amen.

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Malloy aims to lower crime rate by changing criminal justice system
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Tuesday unveiled what he called “Second Chance Society” initiatives that would change Connecticut’s criminal justice system.
Speaking at Yale Law School, Malloy said the proposals are “designed to continue the progress being made in reducing the state’s dropping crime rate, which is currently at a 48-year low, as well ensuring nonviolent offenders are being reintegrated into society and become productive members of Connecticut’s economy,” according to a release.
Over the last four years, Malloy said, violent crime is down 36 percent and criminal arrests have decreased by nearly 28 percent. Violent crime in the state’s three largest cities has fallen 15 percent since 2008.
Citing that data, Malloy proposed action on five areas:
• Reclassifying certain nonviolent offenses;
• Eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug possession;
• Streamlining Connecticut’s parole system “to make it more efficient and effective;”
• Streamlining the state’s pardons system to give ex-offenders a better chance at employment
• Creating real job and housing opportunities for ex-offenders.
“These initiatives build upon the progress we’ve made in recent years reducing crime rates across Connecticut. They will help break the cycle of crime and poverty that hurts too many families and communities,” Malloy said in a statement. “Make no mistake, a crime is a crime. Offenders should be held accountable and there should be punishment. But punishments for nonviolent offenses should not last a lifetime. They should not destroy a person’s hope for redemption or a better future. These initiatives will allow our law enforcement professionals and our courts to focus on serious crime and to better pursue and punish violent felons, putting them behind bars for longer sentences.”
Malloy said his come as “a new, bipartisan national consensus is building behind a Second Chance Society in states across the country, including in Texas, Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama.”
The governor cited initiatives implemented during his first four years in office as having a strong impact on reducing the crime rate in the state. These include:
• Reforms to the juvenile justice system, working to close the school to prison pipeline;
• Restoration of the state’s crime lab to eliminate backlogs and restore it to best-in-the-nation status;
• Integration of federal, state, and local law enforcement into communities through community policing and programs such as Project Longevity;
• Removal of dangerous guns from the streets with gun buy backs, and approval of gun violence prevention legislation;
• Targeting violent offenders in communities and putting them away for longer sentences.
“Because of these policies, fewer innocent people have been victimized and violent offenders are serving more time in prison than ever before,” Malloy said. “But we can’t be a perpetually punitive society. We have to do better in Connecticut. We have to become a Second Chance Society where we don’t permanently punish nonviolent offenders, swelling our prisons and creating lifetime criminals out of people who made one mistake. Let’s focus on effective solutions that break the cycle of crime and make our communities safer.”
Malloy’s initiatives will be included in his legislative package of proposals for the 2015 session of the General Assembly. He said he will continue to roll out executive action furthering the goals of his Second Chance Society initiatives in the coming days and weeks.


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(T)ERROR Film Screening with Co-Filmmaker, Lyric R. Cabral
Preview of the CMU International Film Festival 2016 "Faces of Conflict"
Friday, November 20, 2015
(T)ERROR is the story of Saeed "Shariff" Torres, a 63-year-old former Black Panther-turned-counterterrorism informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The film is the first documentary to place filmmakers on the ground during an active FBI counterterrorism sting operation. (T)ERROR interweaves Shariff’s fascinating journey with a penetrating look at the government’s broader counterterrorism campaign, bringing viewers face-to-face with issues of domestic surveillance, racial profiling, entrapment, freedom of speech, and freedom of religious expression. Taut, stark and controversial, (T)ERROR illuminates the fragile relationships between individuals and the surveillance state in modern America and asks, “Who is watching the watchers?”
Special Jury Award for Break Out First Feature, US Documentary, Sundance Film Festival 2015
Filmmaker(s): Lyric R. Cabral and David Felix Sutcliffe
Country of Production: US
Run Time: 84 minutes
Lyric R. Cabral
Lyric R. Cabral is a filmmaker and photojournalist who documents stories seldom seen in mainstream media. Her documentary work explores the intersections of race, religious expression, and surveillance in post 9/11 America. In support of her journlaism, Cabral has received artist grants from BBC Storyville, Tribeca Film Institute, Sundance Institute, the Independent Television Service, New York State Council of the Arts, International Documentary Association, and the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund. (T)ERROR, Cabral’s first feature length documentary, received a Special Jury Prize for Breakout First Feature at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, and the Grand Jury prize at the 2015 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. In 2013, Cabral was named by Filmmaker Magazine as one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film. Her photography has been recently published through Aperture Foundation, National Geographic Channel UK, the Nation, and the Village Voice, and is currently on exhibition with "Gordon Parks: The Making of an Argument.” Currently Cabral is producing a short documentary profiling citizen journalists whose videos, documenting police violence, catalyzed the Black Lives Matter movement.

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The Numax brand of power storage devices, represented in Ireland by National Autoparts has further extended its super successful XV leisure battery range into a five-model family, which will provide the outdoor enthusiast with the opportunity to find the perfect product for their needs. The new addition is the 75-Ampere hour (Ah) XV 23, which features the advanced technology and dual purpose benefits that are common to the entire XV range, but with a little less power.
The XV 23 is therefore the ideal solution for those who need high quality and reliable performance, but don’t need the high level of power outputs available from the original the range.
The range now covers outputs from 75 to 120 Ah and all versions combine a large starting current, which is usually only found in a starter battery, with a very high cyclic capacity (the ability to be charged, discharged and charged again) normally associated with a conventional leisure battery.
With a range as extensive as the new XV family, Numax has now also made a clear distinction within the range to help users identify the ‘best of the best’. By setting apart the XV 24 and 35 and naming them XV Plus, consumers can easily identify the two most powerful options that are available within the two standard battery case sizes of 257mm x 172mm and 330mm x 172mm.
Naturally, all XV batteries come with ergonomically designed carrying handles for ease of handling, dual terminals for both clamp and screw lead connection, battery condition ‘windows’ to show the battery’s state of charge and maintenance free sealed cells for maximum safety and convenience.
The range is manufactured using state-of-the-art plate design, semi-traction paste, envelope construction and gas recombination technology, which means that they will last substantially longer that a conventional flooded leisure battery. As a result, every Numax XV battery comes with a three-year warranty.


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Joe Biden Could Be President Until He’s 86 If Reported 2024 Plans Go Ahead
President Joe Biden could be in office until the age of 86 if his reported plans for 2024 go ahead, with his friend shedding light on the president’s future.
President Biden is already the oldest person to assume the presidency in US history, with his inauguration held two months after his 78th birthday.
Now, speaking with The Washington Post, President Biden’s friend and former Senator Chris Dodd suggested that ‘he’s planning on running again’ in 2024, which would mean, if re-elected, Biden could be in the White House until he’s 86.
Reflecting on whether or not he believes President Biden will be heading out on the campaign trail again, Dodd said:
The only thing I’ve heard him say is he’s planning on running again. And I’m glad he is.
President Biden reportedly underwent a health check-up on Friday, November 19, one day before celebrating his 79th birthday.
Medics at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center are said to have found the president – who still exercises five times a week – to be in a ‘healthy,’ and ‘vigorous’ condition, with his health not currently a concern that would prevent him from potentially running again.
Speaking with the Post, one anonymous Biden adviser described how, during internal conversations, POTUS allegedly ‘told people privately that he plans to run and we will be ready for that’.
At the time of writing, President Biden has yet to declare a re-election campaign, and it’s widely anticipated that he would wait until after the midterms before making any sort of formal announcement.
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You can order Quinine 200 mg online from Canada. YouDrugstore is a Canadian online pharmacy. That means you get genuine Quinine at Canadian prices when you buy Quinine 200 mg from YouDrugstore. We will ship your order straight to you for a low cost in shipping. All you have to do is register with our website and send us your prescription for Quinine 200 mg. You can even have your doctor fax us your prescription directly. Once we have received your prescription, our team of professional health care specialists will review your order. Quinine is the generic version of Qualaquin, which is used to treat malaria. Purchase Quinine 200 mg from YouDrugstore today and start treating malaria.
You should always make yourself familiar with the side effects you might experience when taking a new prescription medication. When taking Quinine 200 mg you may experience diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and stomach cramps. These are typical side effects, but if they persist or worsen, speak to your doctor. Rare side effects include blurred vision, cough, headache, trouble sleeping, sore throat, trembling, and unusual bleeding or bruising. If you experience these side effects, speak to your doctor. Extremely rare side effects include blindness, chest pain, fainting, severe dizziness, and double vision. Seek immediate medical attention if you experience these side effects. If you have any questions or concerns, speak to your doctor.
Your treatment with Quinine 200 mg will typically last about a week. You will likely have to take several doses of Quinine 200 mg a day, several hours apart. Your doctor will describe exactly how many tablets to take and at what times to take them. Your treatment and dosages will depend on the type and severity of your malaria. If you miss a dose take it as soon as you remember unless it has been longer than 4 hours since you were supposed to take it. In that case, wait for your next dose. Never double dose with Quinine 200 mg. Always follow your doctor's instructions on how to take Quinine 200 mg exactly. If you are unsure about your specific dosage or treatment, ask your doctor.
In severe cases, and if left alone, malaria can cause you to slip into a coma, or it can even be the cause of your death. Malaria is reported to have been the cause of 660,000 deaths in 2010. Its most common mode of infection is through mosquito bites. Typical symptoms of malaria include fever, vomiting, fatigue, and headaches. In its worst cases, malaria can cause yellow skin and seizures. It has been known to cause death within days, or even hours. A diagnoses of malaria is usually made by matching symptoms with a positive blood test result.
Your doctor has prescribed Quinine 200 mg for you or your child to treat malaria. If the prescription is for your child under 8 years of age, your doctor will likely have prescribed a secondary drug to help the treatment. For example, if your malaria is uncomplicated and includes P falciparum (one of the types of parasites found in malaria), your doctor will normally prescribe clindamycin treatment to aid your Quinine 200 mg treatment. If you are a pregnant woman, do not take Quinine. It has been known to cause abortions, as well as renal failure in the mother. You should speak to your doctor if you have had renal trouble in the past.

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-1- The tougher restrictions will make it harder, once someone becomes UK domiciled, to lose their UK domiciled status after they leave the country.
Currently, if a non-domicile has been in the UK for 17 out of 20 years, they become liable to UK IHT on their world-wide assets. If they leave the UK and die within 3 years of leaving, the estate will still be liable to UK IHT on their world-wide assets. Under the new proposals, the 17 out of 20 years reduces to 15 out of 20 (which was expected) but now the 3 year IHT tail has been increased to at least 6 years.
The new proposals state they will not lose their UK domicile status until ‘the later of the date that they acquire a domicile of choice in another country, or the point when they have not been resident in the UK for 6 years’. So in reality this 6 year IHT tail could be much longer depending on how quickly they acquire another domicile of choice.
These rules also apply to those born in the UK who are leaving the UK for the first time, helping to align the rules for domicilliaries.
-2- The tougher restrictions will make it harder for non-domicile spouses electing to be UK domicile to lose the UK domicile status once they leave the country.
Currently, under legislation introduced in 2013, a non-domicile spouse (of someone who is UK domiciled) can elect to become UK domiciled. This makes it possible for estates to be passed between spouses completely free of IHT. Once the spouse becomes UK domiciled that decision is irreversible whilst they live in the UK. Currently, if they leave the UK they remain UK domiciled for 4 tax years. Under these new proposals, the 4 year time frame will increase to 6 years.
New proposals also impact UK expats returning to the UK
As expected, the new proposals also target UK born citizens who spend time overseas and then return to the UK. Anyone born in the UK, with a UK domicile of origin, who leaves the UK will immediately be deemed UK domicile upon their return to the UK. The new proposals make it clear that even if they put their money into an Excluded Property Trust, upon return to the UK the assets would still become liable to UK tax. This is likely to come into effect for anyone returning to the UK after 6 April 2017, regardless of when they set up their trust.
Gordon Andrews, financial planning expert at Old Mutual Wealth comments:
“The new proposals demonstrate the Government are taking a tougher stance both on non-domiciles and on UK expats returning to the UK.
“Non-domiciles who have been in the UK for 15 or more years out of 20 need to make alternative plans or be deemed domicile for UK IHT purposes and lose the option to choose the remittance basis of taxation. The increase in the time it takes to lose the UK domiciled status is also a key consideration as anyone who dies within six years of leaving the UK will suffer IHT on their worldwide assets.
“Those born in the UK, but have been domiciled in another country, also need to ensure they seek financial advice before they return to the UK. Trusts, such as Discounted Gift Trusts and Loan Trusts, could now be much more effective than Excluded Property Trusts.”

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Home > Properties
Crete holidayhome with 4 bedrooms near a beach Greece
House in Crete, Greece
The tiny village Asteri, about 50 inhabitants, is situated in the hills and olivegroves of Northcoast area on the island of Crete,14 km east of Rethymnon town, 73 km west of Heraklion airport and 4 km to the beaches of Sfakaki.
At a hillside, only 300 meter above th villagecenter at 4000 m/2 ground you find in a garden inside the olives the 167 m/2 house for 8 people with 40 m/2 pool, barbeque, sunterrace with umbrellas and sunchairs, of course also a parking for your car.
Heating system (at extra local charge) for winterholidays and aircondition (included) in all bedrooms are available,babycot too and pets are welcome.
On the groundfloor you find the large living area with chimney,SAT TV and a dining area, as well as the open well equipped kitchen , dishwasher and washing maschine available. There is also 1 double room and a bathroom with shower, so that this ground area is also suitable for disabled guests with wheelchair. 2 balconies, one belonging to the bedroom and another one in front of living area are available.
In the 1. floor are situated theother 3 double rooms, 1 with balcony, theother with terrace and 2 bathrooms, one with shower theother with bathtube.
From the house there is a nice view to the mountain area in the back, the surrounding of the village with its olivegroves and down to the sea. In the village there is 1 cafenion and a minimarket. In a distance of 2,5 km you find traditional Cretan restaurants, 2 supermarkets, baker, pharmacy and a petrol station.
SAISON all over the year – AIRCONDITION included in the rates – HEATING at extra local charge –
RATES according saisons and number of guests – PETS are welcome
Local Area Information Information, tips,surrounding of Sfakaki
the SEA is dropping, sandy in the western part, a small reef to the east, there ideal for snorkeling
the SUN has also here , particularly at midday, so some at surprises, therefore please don’t forget your sun cream with at least 15 sun protection factor
SUPERMARKETS there are 2, from 08.00 to 21,00 h opened, even Saturday + Sundays,also baker, farmacy and doctor
LOCAL BUSSES the blue-white ones, every half an hour to RETHYMNON town, tickets you buy in small shops near the bus stop.
Then there are the overland busses, green-beige colors, which hold also there,at this side of the motorway direction Chania, at the other direction Heraklion, here one can buy the tickets for the simple travel with the driver, hold change ready.
Move-walk: in 2 km distance is that less visited little monastery of ARSANI a beautiful one, calm monastic yard + an old museum, that the abbott on request gladly unlocks.
Another walk goes straight into the landscape in direction south,through the large olive groves and passing the tiny villages Asteri and Gavalochori.
|Location:||Rethymnon, Crete, Greece|
|Map : ||Sorry, no map.|
|This Property Sleeps:||8|
|Minimum Price Per Week:||€1200 (Currency Converter)|
|Maximum Price Per Week:||€1700|
|Nearest Airport:||Heraklion Crete|
|open all over the year rates according seasons aircondition included heating at extra local charge|
* Has a Pool
* Pets are allowed
* Children are allowed
Accommodation and Facilities Summary
|Bathroom||Bathrooms 2, Toilets 3, Shower Rooms 1|
|Dining||Dining room table, Seating for 8 People, Dining room|
|Entertainment||Satellite or Cable, TV|
|Kitchen||Crockery & Cutlery Provided, Microwave, Dishwasher, Washing Machine, Hob, Fridge, Separate dining area|
|Laundry||Washing Machine Provided, Linen Provided, Towels Provided|
|Living Room||Seating for 8 People, Fireplace|
|Local Activities||Horse Riding, Mountain Biking, Tennis, Swimming, Walking, Windsurfing, Diving, Snorkelling, Water Sports|
|Local Area||Quiet Bars and Pubs, Restaurants, Distance to Local Town Centre 10km, The local town is Lively but not wild|
|Location||By the sea, Distance to beach 3-5km, Distance to convenience store 2km, Distance to local restaraunts 2km, Distance to Airport 50-100km, In the Country, Remote Location|
|Outside||Barbecue Area, Barbecue, Parking, Balcony, Terrace, Private Swimming Pool, Garden, Outside Shower|
|Suitability||Pets Welcome, Family Oriented, Children Welcome|
|Accommodation||Accommodation Type: Self Catering, Size: Compact, Changeover Day Flexible|
|Theme||Quiet yet close to local activity|

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Quantitative Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles by Field-Flow Fractionation Coupled Online with Light Scattering Detection and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
An analytical platform coupling asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) with multiangle light scattering (MALS), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS) was established and used for separation and quantitative determination of size and mass concentration of nanoparticles (NPs) in aqueous suspension. Mixtures of three polystyrene (PS) NPs between 20 and 100 nm in diameter and mixtures of three gold (Au) NPs between 10 and 60 nm in diameter were separated by AF4. The geometric diameters of the separated PS NPs and the hydrodynamic diameters of the Au and PS NPs were determined online by MALS and DLS, respectively. The three separated Au NPs were quantified by ICPMS and recovered at 50−95% of the injected masses, which ranged between approximately 8−80 ng of each nanoparticle size. Au NPs adhering to the membrane in the separation channel was found to be a major cause for incomplete recoveries. The lower limit of detection (LOD) ranged between 0.02 ng A...
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We recently generalized the formerly alignment-dependent multivariate image analysis applied to quantitative structure–activity relationships (MIA-QSAR) method through the application of the discrete Fourier transform (DFT), allowing for its application to noncongruent and structurally dive ... more
Poly-ADP-ribosylation (PARylation) is a protein posttranslational modification (PTM) that is critically involved in many biological processes that are linked to cell stress responses. It is catalyzed by a class of enzymes known as poly-ADP-ribose polymerases (PARPs). In particular, PARP1 is ... more
This review focuses on the type A cytochrome c oxidases (CcO), which are found in all mitochondria and also in several aerobic bacteria. CcO catalyzes the respiratory reduction of dioxygen (O2) to water by an intriguing mechanism, the details of which are fairly well understood today as a r ... more
Rohm and Haas Powder Coatings is delighted to announce that its Reading, Pennsylvania, facility is the first site in the world to receive the RCMS® Site Certification awarded by the American Chemical Council (ACC).
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National Domestic Violence Awareness Month is an annual designation observed in October.
For many, home is a place of love, warmth, and comfort. It’s somewhere that you know you will be surrounded by care and support. But for millions of others, home is anything but a sanctuary.
Both women and men can be victims of some form of physical violence by an intimate partner or ex-partner.
People who are in an abusive relationship will stay with their partner for a number of reasons:
Low self-esteem, and they are made to feel they will never be able to find another person to be with.
The cycle of abuse, that follows physical and mental abuse, makes them believe their partner really is sorry and does love them.
It’s dangerous to leave. Situations sometimes become worse if a plan isn’t made and proper action hasn’t been taken before leaving.
They feel personally responsible for their partner, or their own behavior. They are made to feel like everything that goes wrong is their fault.
They share a life. Marriages, children, homes, pets, and finances are a big reason victims of abuse feel they can’t leave.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Sometimes, people don’t know if they are really in an abusive relationship because they’re used to their partner calling them crazy or making them feel like all the problems are their own fault. Here are a few ways to know if you’re in an abusive relationship that you need to get out of.
Your partner has assaulted you in any way, or strangled you in the past.
Your partner is possessive. They check up on you constantly wondering where you are
Your partner is jealous. (A small amount of jealousy is normal and healthy) however, if they accuse you of being unfaithful or isolate you from family or friends.
Your partner puts you down in any way.
Your partner threatens you or your family.
Your partner physically and sexually abuses you. (even if it doesn’t happen all the time.)
If you are concerned about someone you know, feel free to call the local Non-emergency dispatch line and they can get you in touch with the proper authorities or assist you on what to do 541-265-0777
And as always, if you are in an emergency situation or know of someone in an emergency situation please don’t hesitate to call 911
For the full article – go to: nationaldaycalendar.com/national-domestic-violence-awareness-month-october/
For more information and tips, visit our web site at www.lincolncountysheriff.net and “like” us on Facebook at Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office – Oregon.

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Spiced Beef Cooking Instructions
To cook, first note the weight of the meat. Depending on the weight will determine how long you need to cook it (see below)
Remove all packaging and place in a pot of cold water. Bring to the boil and simmer slowly.
If you are planning to eat the spiced beef warm, cook for 50 minutes per kilo of meat.
If you prefer to eat it cold, then 40 minutes per kilo is sufficient. Leave the meat cool in the cooking liquid as it retains lots of the moistness.
Durcan's Spiced Beef Carpaccio : a Cork twist on a classic Italian dish
This recipe comes from Denis Cronin at the award winning Mad Fish Restaurant in Cronin's Pub, Crosshaven. Putting a Cork twist on a classic Italian dish and by only using Cork based ingredients we think it's something special.
Freeze the spiced beef. Then slice the beef in your meat slicer as fine as your machine will allow. The meat pieces should be almost see through.
Arrange the meat pieces on a cold plate, using roughly twelve slices, and covering the whole plate. Place a bunch of leaves in the centre and drizzle with olive oil. Finally garnish with shavings of cheese, a small wedge of lemon, with a side of fresh ground pepper and sea salt. The beef will come to room temperate after approximately three or four minutes after slicing and is ready to be served.

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The company said it found no evidence of unauthorized use of its core consumer or commercial credit reporting databases.
Equifax said hackers gained access to systems containing customers' social-security numbers, birth dates, addresses and driver's license numbers.
Credit card numbers belonging to roughly 209,000 consumers were also stolen, along with what Equifax calls "dispute documents with personal identifying information" for 182,000 more people.
The credit information agency said the breach happened between mid-May and July.
Equifax said it is now alerting customers whose information was included in the breach via mail, and is working with state and federal authorities.
"We pride ourselves on being a leader in managing and protecting data, and we are conducting a thorough review of our overall security operations", Smith said.
Equifax is one of three nationwide credit-reporting companies that track and rates the financial history of US consumers. It then hired a cybersecurity firm to determine the extent of the intrusion and what damage was done. Equifax states that clients in the United Kingdom and Canada were also affected, so it's working with the authorities in those respective countries, as well as the USA, to "determine appropriate next steps". Equifax is offering identity theft protection and credit monitoring to affected consumers. The website also provides additional information on steps consumers can take to protect their personal information.
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A week later, NCAA champion North Carolina will visit Charlottesville for the lone meeting between the two schools this season. The Tar Heels are set to host Duke on February 8 before traveling to Raleigh two days later for a matchup with N.C.
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Kathmandu: Four moderate aftershocks, measuring between 4 and 5.2 on the Richter scale, have reportedly jolted Nepal, taking the total number of aftershocks recorded in the country after last month's massive earthquake to 320.
According to media reports, the first aftershock was recorded at 5.58 am, with the epicentre at Ramkot, seven kilometers west of the capital Kathmandu.
It was followed by a 5.2-magnitude tremor with epicentre at the Sindhupalchowk district. Another aftershock of magnitude 4 originated in the same area some time later.
The fourth tremor was recorded two hours later, with epicentre at Sindhupalchowk-Tibet border area.
The Himalayan nation is still recovering from the two major quakes that killed almost 9,000 people and destroyed 5,00,000 homes.
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|Publication number||US4725994 A|
|Application number||US 06/729,734|
|Publication date||Feb 16, 1988|
|Filing date||May 2, 1985|
|Priority date||Jun 14, 1984|
|Also published as||DE3570123D1, EP0167740A2, EP0167740A3, EP0167740B1|
|Publication number||06729734, 729734, US 4725994 A, US 4725994A, US-A-4725994, US4725994 A, US4725994A|
|Inventors||Nagao Kaneko, Nanao Nakamura|
|Original Assignee||Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (13), Non-Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (22), Classifications (12), Legal Events (5)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This invention relates to an ultrasonic transducer with a multiple-folded piezoelectric polymer film.
In general, as a linear array type ultrasonic transducer for use on a linear electron scanning system use may be made of an array type in which a ceramics piezoelectric substratum, such as lead titanate or lead titanate zirconate, includes strip-like elements. This type of ceramics piezoelectric substratum is hard and brittle in nature and tends to produce defects and cracks when the strip-like elements are obtained. Furthermore, it is difficult to precisely form many strip-like elements. Many problems are also involved from the standpoint of manufacturing costs.
It is known that a fluorine-containing high polymer, such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVF2) or polyvinylidene-triethylene fluoride copolymer (PVF2.TrFE), or the other organic synthetic high polymer is polarized at high temperatures under a high electric field to manifest its piezoelectricity and pyroelectricity. Recently, an ultrasonic transducer has actively been developed utilizing the thickness shear mode of the piezoelectric high polymer. The specific acoustic impedance of this piezoelectric polymer is close to that of a human body and, moreover, a smaller elasticity is involved on the piezoelectric polymer. It is said that, if the piezoelectric polymer is applied to a linear array type ultrasonic transducer, it is unnecessary, unlike the ceramics piezoelectric substratum, to obtain strip-like elements by a cutting operation or a separating operation.
The dielectric constant of the piezoelectric polymer film is, in general, of the order of 10, i.e., prominently smaller than that of the ceramics piezoelectric substratum. Furthermore, the drive elements of the linear array type ultrasonic transducer have a smaller area and an extremely high acoustic impedance. Usually, a poor matching is involved against a 50 Ω power source (transmitting/receiving circuit), suffering an appreciable loss on the ultrasonic transducer.
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an ultrasonic transducer has been proposed in which a plurality of piezoelectric polymer films are properly piled up to obtain a thicker polymer film while at the same time the electric impedance is lowered. This type of conventional ultrasonic transducer is shown in FIG. 1. In the conventional ultrasonic transducer, a plurality of piezoelectric polymer films (3, 3, 3), each, have strip-like electrodes 1 on one surface and a common electrode 2 on the other surface and are piled up such that the two adjacent piezoelectric polymer films have their identical electrodes located opposite to each other as shown in FIG. 1. The opposite, identical electrodes of the adjacent two polymer films are connected by a solder or a conductive adhesive 4 to each other. For example, the strip-like electrode 1 of the first piezoelectric polymer film is located opposite to the strip-like electrode 1 of the corresponding adjacent second piezoelectric polymer film. Such a type of ultrasonic transducer is known which lowers an electric impedance. With Zo representing an electric impedance of, for example, a single layer of a resonant frequency f,
(n: the number of layers) for the ultrasonic transducer of the configuration as shown in FIG. 1. An electric impedance of 1/4 is involved for a two-layer structure and an electric impedance of 1/9 is involved for a three-layer structure. It is, therefore, possible to obtain an improved matching with respect to a power source. In the conventional arrangement as shown in FIG. 1 it would be difficult to take leads 5a and 5b out of the electrodes 1 and 2, respectively.
An ultrasonic transducer of such a type as shown in FIG. 2 has also been proposed which has a continuous, piezoelectric polymer film 3a properly folded as a multiple-layer structure of a desired thickness. In this transducer, it is easier to take leads from the corresponding electrodes and it is also possible to lower the electric impedance. However, the following problems arise therefrom.
That is, if a continuous, piezoelectric polymer film is to be folded, it would be difficult to precisely locate the corresponding areas of the strip-like electrodes opposite to each other. In this case, a possible displacement is produced in the vertical directions of the electrodes 1, causing a difference in the electric impedance of drive elements and producing a possible shorting between the drive elements. This problem becomes prominent with an increase in the number of layers so piled up.
It is accordingly an object of this invention to provide an ultrasonic transducer having a piezoelectric polymer film which is readily folded as a multiplelayer structure and which assures a ready, accurate alignment between the opposite areas of corresponding electrodes.
According to this invention there is provided an ultrasonic transducer including a piezoelectric polymer film having electrodes on both the surfaces thereof and folded as at least two layers, the piezoelectric polymer film being responsive to a signal applied to the electrodes to generate an ultrasonic wave focused on one spot and being adapted to receive an ultrasonic wave to convert it to an electric signal, in which a groove is formed along a folding line on the piezoelectric polymer film.
This invention will be explained below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIGS. 1 and 2 are cross-sectional views showing a conventional ultrasonic transducer;
FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic, cross-sectional view showing an ultrasonic transducer according to a first embodiment of this invention;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view diagrammatically showing a state previous to that in which a piezoelectric element of the ultrasonic transducer as shown in FIG. 3 is folded;
FIGS. 5 to 7 are cross-sectional views diagrammatically showing a modified form of piezoelectric film with respect to the ultrasonic transducer of this invention;
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view diagrammatically showing an ultrasonic transducer according to a second embodiment of this invention;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view diagrammatically showing a state previous to that in which a piezoelectric film of the ultrasonic transducer of FIG. 8 is folded; and
FIGS. 10 and 11 are cross sectional views diagrammatically showing a piezoelectric film of a conventional ultrasonic transducer for use in explaining an advantage of the embodiment of this invention.
The embodiments of this invention will be explained below by referring to FIGS. 3 to 11 of the accompanying drawings.
First, an ultrasonic transducer according to the embodiment of this invention will be explained below in more detail by referring to FIGS. 3 to 7.
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 10 shows a support made of, for example, an acrylic resin. A copper plate 12 is fixed on the support 10 and serves as a 200 μm-thick sound reflecting plate and a common electrode. A once-folded piezoelectric film 14 is disposed on the copper plate 12 and has a PVF2 piezoelectric element 16. A plurality of strip-like electrodes 18 made of silver are equidistantly provided on one surface of the piezoelectric element 16 and a common electrode 20, made of silver, is provided on the whole area of the other surface of the piezoelectric element 16. At the common electrode of the PVF2 piezoelectric element 16 a V-shaped groove 24 is formed on a substantially central portion of a folded area 22 of the piezoelectric element 16 such that it is located along the folding line, i.e., in a direction perpendicular to that in which the strip-like electrode 18 extends. The V-shaped groove 24 is formed across substantially one half of the thickness of the piezoelectric element with the common electrode 20 separated.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state before the piezoelectric film 14 is folded. The piezoelectric body as shown in FIG. 4 is folded back upon itself along the folding line with the V-shaped groove 24 located at the outer side as shown in FIG. 3.
The folded piezoelectric film 14 is disposed on the copper plate 12 such that the common electrode 20 is in contact with the copper plate 12.
The common electrode 20, though separated by the V-shaped groove 24 as set out above, has its separated areas mutually connected by, for example, a conductive paste 26 which is deposited at and near the V-shaped groove 24 as shown in FIG. 3. As the conductive paste use may be made of an epoxy resin mixed with carbon, copper or silver powders.
The folded piezoelectric film 14 is manufactured by the following method.
An about 1 μm-thick silver layer is deposited by, for example, a vacuum deposition method on both the surfaces of an about 50 μm-thick PVF2 film which is obtained by a uniaxial stretching method. The resultant structure is polarized under an electric field of 6 KV at 100° C. for 1 hour and then cooled down to room temperature to yield a PVF2 piezoelectric element 16. In this case, one surface of the PVF2 film is subjected to a patterning as shown in FIG. 4, forming a plurality of strip-like electrodes 18 in a manner to be in parallel with the direction in which uniaxial stretching is carried out. As the strip-like electrodes, 64 unit electrode elements are formed having a dimension of about 0.9 mm in width × about 35 mm in length with an element-to-element gap of about 0.1 mm. The other surface of the PVF2 film is subjected to a patterning to form the common electrode 20 made of silver. A V-shaped groove 24 of about 30 μm in depth × about 0.2 mm in width is formed by, for example, a cutter along a folding line. The resultant structure is folded back upon itself once along the V-shaped groove 24 to provide the above-mentioned PVF2 piezoelectric film 14. Then, a conductive paste 26 is deposited at and near the V-shaped groove 24 and dried to provide a folded piezoelectric film 14 in which the common electrode areas separated by the V-shaped groove are connected to each other. A lead 28 is connected to the copper plate 12 and a lead 30 is connected to the respective strip-like electrode 18 of the folded piezoelectric film 14 such that it is located at one end portion of the piezoelectric film 14 and on the inner side of the folded piezoelectric film 14. A polyester film of, for example, 12 μm in thickness is covered on the resultant structure, noting that an epoxy resin 34 is filled in a space between the polyester film 32 and the piezoelectric structure. The epoxy resin 34 is commercially available under the trade name of 301-2 manufactured by Epotek Co., Ltd. The presence of the epoxy resin 34 positively retains the state in which the piezoelectric film 14 is folded back upon itself, and also assures a positive fixing of the piezoelectric film 14 to the support 10.
In the embodiment of this invention, a folding operation can readily been carried out, since the V-shaped groove 24 is formed on one surface, for example, on the common electrode side, of the PVF2 piezoelectric structure to be folded back upon itself. This specific arrangement permits the upper portion of the folded piezoelectric structure to be accurately aligned with the lower portion thereof in a substantially parallel array. As a result, there is no possibility that the impedance of drive elements will vary due to a misalignment between the oppositely facing strip-like electrodes of the folded piezoelectric structure and that short-circuiting will occur between the drive elements. It is therefore possible to obtain a linear array type ultrasonic transducer of high reliability.
In actual practice, the linear array type ultrasonic transducer was measured, but no electric impedance variation was not observed across the unit electrode elements. When a pulse voltage was applied between the common electrode 20 and eight of the unit electrode elements, the ultrasonic transducer was operated at a frequency of 5 MHz.
The PVF2 piezoelectric transducer may be formed in a multiple-folded fashion to obtain a linear array type ultrasonic transducer of a low electric impedance. Even in this case, it is possible to readily perform such a folding operation.
Furthermore, a V-shaped groove 24 is formed along each folding line, preventing the folded area from being extremely bulged.
It has been confirmed that, if the folded area of the conventional piezoelectric body as set out below is bulged as shown in FIG. 11, an electric loss or an "electric stroke" occurs on the bulged area, or an acoustic coupling, for example, occurs there, causing a disturbance of ultrasonic radiation beams.
In the embodiment of this invention it is possible to prevent such an electric loss or a possible disturbance of ultrasonic radiation beams, because there is no bulging area at the folded area of the piezoelectric film. It is therefore, possible to obtain an ultrasonic transducer assuring an excellent performance.
In the embodiment of this invention, the groove 24 is provided on one surface, for example, on the common electrode side, of the piezoelectric film 14 such that their separated areas of the common electrode are electrically connected through the conductive paste or metal film 26 deposited at or near the groove 24. However, this invention is not restricted thereto. For example, the metal film 26 for electrical connection may be provided, by a vapor deposition method or a sputtering method, on the V-shaped groove 24 at the folded area 22 of the piezoelectric film 14 as shown in FIG. 5.
As shown in FIG. 6, the piezoelectric film may be folded back upon itself with a V-shaped groove 24 internally formed along a folding line on the opposite, inner, common electrode 20 areas of the piezoelectric film. In this case, a conductive paste 26 may be deposited at the V-shaped groove 24 to permit the separated areas of the common electrode to be connected together.
Where the piezoelectric film 14 is folded back upon itself with the groove 24 inside, it is still possible to locate a conductive plate 38 at a proper place between the opposite, inner, common electrode areas to permit an electrical connection to be made therebetween.
The leads 28 and 30 may be connected at any place to the common electrode 20 and strip-like electrode 18, respectively. For example, the leads 28 and 29 may be connected to the corresponding electrodes, respectively, such that, as shown in FIG. 5, the lead 30 extends on the upper side of the electrode 20 and the lead 28 extends on the lower side of the electrode 18.
An ultrasonic transducer according to a second embodiment of this invention will be explained below by referring to FIGS. 8 and 9. The same reference numerals are employed to designate parts or elements corresponding to those shown in the first embodiment of this invention. Further explanation is therefore omitted.
In the ultrasonic transducer according to a second embodiment, two folded areas 22, 22 are formed on a piezoelectric element 16 to provide a three-layer piezoelectric structure as shown in FIG. 8. Through holes 40, 42 are formed at the folded areas of the piezoelectric element in place of the V-shaped groove 24 set out above.
That is, the through holes are formed, in two rows, at those locations adjacent to strip-like electrodes 18 on a piezoelectric film 14 such that they are located in a directon perpendicular to that in which the strip-like electrodes 18 extend. The piezoelectric film 14 is folded, along the two rows (40, 42) of the through holes, with an adhesive layer 34A initially coated thereon, providing the piezoelectric film structure with the adhesive layer filled therein.
The piezoelectric film 14 is manufactured as follows:
First, an about 1 μm-thick silver layer is deposited by, for example, a vacuum deposition method on both the surfaces of an about 50 μm-thick PVF2 film which is obtained by a uniaxial stretching step. The resultant structure is polarized under an electric field of 6 KV at 100° C. for one hour and cooled down to room temperature to provide a PVF2 piezoelectric structure. In this case, a silver layer on one surface of the piezoelectric structure is subjected to a patterning as shown in FIG. 9 to provide strip-like electrodes 18 in a direction parallel to that in which uniaxial stretching is carried out. As the strip-like electrodes 18, 64 unit electrode elements are formed each having a dimension of 0.9 mm in width × 45 mm in length with an element-to-element gap of 0.1 mm. The silver layer on the other surface of the piezoelectric structure is subjected, as required, to a patterning to provide a common electrode 20. Then, small through holes (40, 42) of about 50 μm in diameter are formed, by a laser beam, in two rows on those fold formation areas 22 which are adjacent to the strip-like electrodes 18. Then, the resultant PVF2 piezoelectric structure 14 is folded along two rows (40, 42) of the through holes to provide an S-shaped (three-layered) piezoelectric structure as shown in FIG. 8 with an epoxy resin series adhesive cemented by a press. The adhesive is commercially available under the trade name of 301-2 manufactured by Epotek Co., Ltd. A lead 28 is connected to a copper plate 12 and a lead 30 is connected to the respective strip-like electrode 18. A polyester film 32 of, for example, 12 μm in thickness is covered on the piezoelectric structure to provide a ultrasonic transducer as shown in FIG. 8 in which the adhesive (301-2) is occupied therein. In this connection it is to be noted that the piezoelectric structure is supported on a support 11.
According to the second embodiment of this invention, although the piezoelectric structure is folded along the two rows (40, 42), it is possible to obtain the same effects as shown in the first embodiment of this invention. Furthermore, it is not necessary to employ any conductive paste for electrical connection, because the respective electrodes are not electrically separated by the through holes (40, 42). The adhesive layer 34A is passed through the through holes (40, 42) of the piezoelectric film 14 to suppress the bulging of the folded area to a small extent. At the same time, any excessive amount of adhesive in the layer-to-layer gap can be removed to form a very uniform, thin adhesive layer 34A. When, therefore, the ultrasonic transducer is operated, it is possible to eliminate a possible acoustic coupling and "electric stroke" at those areas adjacent to the strip-like electrodes where no voltage is applied.
When a length of a piezoelectric polymer 3a is doubled back upon itself as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a force acts in a direction as indicated by arrows B, causing the adhesive to be moved toward the folded area (i.e. in a direction as indicated by an arrow A) where it is concentrated to cause the folded area to be bulged as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11.
In the ultrasonic transducer according to the second embodiment of this invention no bulging occurs, since no excessive amount of adhesive flows toward the folded area due to the presence of the holes 40, 42. Furthermore, when the PVF2 piezoelectric film 14 is to be multiple-folded to provide a linear array type ultrasonic transducer of a low electric impedance, a folding operation can be readily effected along the through holes (40, 42).
According to this invention, since the through holes (40, 42) are formed on the folded area of the PVF2 piezoelectric film 14, an extra amount of adhesive is passed out through the through holes (40, 42) during the folding/cementing step to obtain an integral unit. It is also possible to obtain a modified form of PVF2 piezoelectric film which includes, for example, a continuous, vertical, multi-folded structure including concave layers.
According to this invention, the through holes, though formed by a laser beam on the PVF2 piezoelectric film, may be formed by, for example, a melting method or a mechanical method on the PVF2 piezoelectric film.
It is desirable for the through holes to be formed on the non-working areas between the respective strip-like electrodes as in the second embodiment. However, they are formed on the strip-like electrodes so far as the operation of the ultrasonic transducer is not affected by the configuration of the strip-like electrodes. The through holes may also be formed on the boundary area between the working and non-working areas if a narrow gap is defined between the strip-like electrodes.
This invention is not restricted to the abovementioned embodiments. Various changes or modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention.
For example, the piezoelectric film may be formed with four or more folding areas, instead of being formed with two or three folding areas.
According to the above-mentioned embodiments, as the PVF2 piezoelectric body use is made of a piezo-electric material, but use may also be made of a fluorine-containing synthetic high polymer, such as TrFE, or the other organic high polymers showing the piezoelectricity, or a complex piezoelectric film prepared by mixing with a high polymer resin a ceramics type piezoelectric powder such as powdered lead titanate or lead titanate zirconate.
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Pop singer Kelly Clarkson officially christened Norwegian
Cruise Line's newest ship, the Norwegian Encore, before an audience of several
thousand at PortMiami.
After a champagne bottle break across the ship’s hull, guests
were treated to a live performance of "Miss Independent," "Stronger,"
"Since U Been Gone" and other Kelly Clarkson hits.
The Encore's debut marks the last of the Breakaway Plus
class of ships, which includes the Norwegian Escape, Bliss and Joy.
The Norwegian Encore will sail seven-day voyages to the
Eastern Caribbean from Miami starting on Nov. 24.


What is this D Drive, another internal hard disk, a 2nd partition on the only internal hard disk, (C drive and D drive as two partitions), an external hard disk, or a CD/DVD drive?
The D drive, whatever that is, doesn't 'read' .exe files. It is where those files are saved to, or stored. So it is the Operating System that doesn't read the .exe files. Any error messages?
What happens if you drag, (copy), an .exe file from that D drive to the C drive where the OS is installed? Does the OS start the setup process then when you double click it?
I have Windows XP. My D: drive won't read any .exe files. These are the setup files for all the software disks that I am trying to install for school. I can read everything else on the disk by manually clicking on the icons but it won't let me run setup to install the software.


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You might have noticed, we had an election yesterday. Or maybe you did not.
About three quarters of the eligible voters in Erie County stayed home yesterday. We can attribute this to one of two things: (1) the public is overwhelmingly satisfied by the performance of local government and chose to express their feelings by staying home; or (2) the public is overwhelmingly dissatisfied by the performance of local government and chose to express their feelings by staying home.
The most visible office on the ballot was Erie County Executive, so total votes in that race is the best measure of turnout and voter interest. The combined total of votes for that office was about 143,000, which is 25 percent of total county enrollment. Mark Poloncarz defeated Ray Walter 65 to 34 percent, with a margin of victory of approximately 44,000.
Poloncarz broke out in front at the beginning of the year. His poll numbers were enough to scare away a couple potential challengers. Nothing much changed since then. His victory margin was a landslide.
The Family Court race was interesting, in an inside baseball sort of way, for the money that was spent. When all was said and done the total costs for all candidates will have exceeded $800,000, close to or maybe more than what was spent on the county executive election. Freedman’s win demonstrated how a low turnout helps a Republican in countywide elections.
What fed into the crazy Family Court scenario was a woman with access to lots of money who wanted to be a judge, Michele Brown. I do not know Ms. Brown but I assume she is a nice and intelligent person. Unfortunately for her, it appeared that she signed up with folks who may have been more interested in making money or causing some political mayhem than in getting someone elected. Ms. Brown’s free-wheeling campaign spending in the primary elections, to the tune of nearly $280,000, created the arms race that the other two major candidates were forced to respond to.
The other unfortunate thing about this race is the extraordinarily large commitments of funds from the candidates personally as well as from their families, both through donations and loans.
In the end, more than TV or personal campaigning, turnout was everything in this election. The dismal turnout, which was 14 percent in the City of Buffalo, combined with the large number of party-unaffiliated voters in the county, substantially reduced the advantage that the Democratic Party has in the county when one simply looks at party registration.
The two county legislative races that attracted the most attention turned out to leave the Legislature with the same Republican control that currently exists, with Democrat Tom Loughran and Republican Ted Morton both holding on to their seats.
Some other highlights:
- Amherst Democrats returned Debbi Bucki to the Town Board, a major gain for the Board; her running mate Fran Spoth also won, which will change the Board to Democratic control.
- The referendum in Hamburg that proposed upsizing the Hamburg Town Board to five members was approved by a strong margin. A victory for good government.
- Democratic Town Clerk Johanna Metz Coleman handily defeated incumbent Supervisor Dino Fudoli, whose aggressive behavior with the town unions backfired.
- Town of Tonawanda Democrats retained their control of the Town Board with the victories of Joe Emminger as the new supervisor and the re-election of Councilman Dan Crangle.
- Sheila Meegan was re-elected West Seneca Supervisor on three minor party lines. That is an unusual but not unprecedented occurrence. Conservative Party Chairman Ralph Lorigo played a large role in bringing that about.
- Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster won a substantial victory for a third term.
- Lockport voters elected a Democrat, Sue Mawhiney, as City Treasurer, replacing the incumbent who was the focal point of the city’s fiscal woes. At the same time, Lockport voters turned down a referendum that would have reduced the powers of the Treasurer, rebuffing Mayor Anne McCaffrey, who won her election. Democrats also elected Joe O’Shaughnessy as Alderman-at-Large.
Attentive observers have no doubt noticed that there will be a presidential election in 2016. There will be lots to say about that in coming months. But there will also be some local races that will attract a great deal of attention.
The featured local race next year will be the contest for District Attorney. DA Frank Sedita will head off to the Supreme Court leaving one year on his term. Governor Cuomo has the power to appoint an interim DA to serve in 2016. But having the power does not mean he will do so. He could just let the first assistant in the office, Michael Flaherty, serve until the election occurs twelve months from now.
Flaherty is already off and running, having held a fundraiser and hired campaign staff. He has not run for office before.
Someone who has election experience will also be in the race. County Court Judge Tim Franczyk will resign that seat in early 2016 to run for DA. Franczyk served as an assistant DA prior to being elected Judge. He will be a very formidable candidate who will likely have the support of the Democratic County Committee.
Governor Cuomo would also have the power to appoint a temporary successor to Franczyk’s Court seat, but again, that may or may not happen.
A local State Senate seat and a State Assembly seat will attract lots of attention in 2016.
Sixtieth district Senator Marc Panepinto in 2014 survived a primary against former Senator Al Coppola, winning by just 389 votes. Panepinto then won a three-way race in the general election against Republicans Kevin Stocker and Mark Grisanti, who ran on a minor party line. Both Stocker on the Republican line and Grisanti on the Independence line drew more votes than Panepinto on the Democratic line. In a district that has a 46-to27-percent Democratic enrollment edge over the Republicans, Panepinto was elected with less than 33 percent of the vote, his margin of victory coming only from the 3,996 votes he received on the Working Families Party line.
Stocker is already campaigning door-to-door for another shot at the seat. County Clerk Chris Jacobs, who has won two countywide elections, may challenge Stocker in a Republican primary. Senator Panepinto might also have another primary in 2016, given his weak showing two years ago.
The Assembly seat that will be competitive next year is in the 143rd district (Cheektowaga, Lancaster) where the incumbent, Republican Angela Wozniak, will likely be seeking re-election. Ms. Wozniak was elected in the wake of the Dennis Gabryzak debacle.
I am saying that Wozniak will likely seek re-election because she has own political mess to deal with. A member of her Assembly staff is pursuing sexual harassment charges against her. The Assembly Ethics Committee reportedly met in September to review the accusations against her. Action from the Committee might mean anything from resignation to reprimand to nothing. Regardless of the outcome of the Ethics Committee probe, the 143rddistrict is a strong Democratic district by party registration (49/24 percent Democratic/Republican). Democrats in a presidential election year will have that seat in their sights.
There will be one Supreme Court seat open next year, which will minimize the party cross endorsement wheeling/dealing, unless the seat gets tied into other races for County Court or DA.
One thought on “Boy, that was exciting; coming attractions”
Thanks for your insightful coverage of the 2015 election season. It was good to read the Steve Banko piece as well.
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Taxi insurance holders may be among the drivers soon set to benefit from the electronic delivery of their insurance certificates.
Plans to send the certificates via e-mail were outlined at the recent motor conference held by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
Jim Fitzpatrick MP, road safety minister, called for proposals – that may save taxi insurance holders time they would usually spend waiting for the post – to be put into action.
The ABI’s assistant director of property, motor and liability, Justin Jacobs, said: “This announcement will have significant benefits for motorists. Enabling the use of the latest technology will improve customer service and will bring insurance technology into line with other industries.”
He added that the move to e-mail would help the insurance industry become more reliable, while also saving millions of pounds every year.
It was also revealed at the conference that police have seized and crushed a record number of uninsured vehicles.


Kile Smith discusses the importance of Philip Glass
Philip Glass is one of the most influential composers of the last 50 years. He’s not the only composer to use slowly changing repetition as a formal device, but his prolific output and the legacy of decades of performances by the Philip Glass Ensemble, have made his sound-world recognizable to millions.
He’s composed numbers well into the double digits of symphonies, operas, and film soundtracks, along with string quartets, concertos, ballets, songs, and so much more. His autobiography Words without Music recounts what Ornette Coleman told him: there was a difference between the music world and the music business. It's a lesson he never forgot.
He worked in his father’s Baltimore record store, and was a furniture mover, cab driver, and plumber. He studied at Juilliard and with Nadia Boulanger in Paris, then formed his ensemble and began touring. Operas, beginning with Einstein on the Beach, made him so famous that Peter Schickele poked fun with a P.D.Q. Bach opera, Einstein on the Fritz. Philip Glass loved it.
He's worked with Ravi Shankar, Martin Scorsese, Samuel Beckett, and David Bowie, and broke down the wall between uptown classical and downtown vernacular. The sound of contemporary music is due, in no small part, to Philip Glass.
Forms traditional, and those not so, arise on Now Is the Time, Saturday, April 18th at 9 pm. Composers often wrestle over titles, hoping to trumpet putative musical originality with a never-seen-before moniker. Paul Moravec, however, writes a piece for string quartet plus piano and calls it what it is: Piano Quintet. With the Lark Quartet, with pianist Jeremy Denk, and with his keen ear for profound energy, Moravec has that ease to call things what they are, and we are rewarded.
John Hodian’s six-part MMU-14 is mysteriously-titled but engagingly entertaining. Written way back in the 1980s, it’s a work of surface repetition, but listen closely, as it’s rare that any two measures are exactly like the next two. For overdubbed acoustic instruments, MMU-14 uses just a soupçon of electronics to produce an attractive yet propulsive drive.
Passover passes and remembrance continues on Now Is the Time, Saturday, April 11th at 9 pm. The composer and guitarist David Leisner tells the story, in Acrobats, of circus performers on a concentration camp-bound train who mistakenly end up at a circus. Life-and-death decisions are made in split seconds. Raphael Mostel was concerned with the Second World War destruction and eventual liberation of Rotterdam, but as he composed in September 2001, a plane headed to the World Trade Center flew over his building. Shofars and brass shudder in Night and Dawn.
John Morton recalls, by way of a modified music box, a Passover meal’s interlude in The Parting. Conductor Gerard Schwarz is also a composer, and wrote In Memoriam for the passing of a friend. It premiered at a Holocaust memorial concert, and featured as soloist Schwarz’s cellist son Julian. The Hebrew term for the Red Sea actually translates to “Sea of Reeds,” so that may be the body of water that the Israelites crossed in their Exodus from Egypt. From the Sea of Reeds CD by Gerald Cohen is a work for violin, clarinet, and piano, an extended blues called Variously Blue.
Two Philadelphia composers explore sacred themes on Now Is the Time, Saturday, April 4th at 9 pm. Holy the Firm is the song cycle by James Primosch on texts by Denise Levertov, Annie Dillard, Susan Stewart, and the 7th-century John Climacus, whose monastic treatise The Ladder of Divine Ascent takes its inspiration from the angels in Jacob's dream. From Primosch's Sacred Songs CD, this is magical and colorful writing for soprano and small orchestra.
Curt Cacioppo's Women at the Cross, from his recent CD Ritornello, is a suite for string quartet and piano focused on the week of the Passion of Christ. The movements are Maria gratia plena (Mary, full of grace), Procula, Veronica, Maddalena, La terza Maria, Salome, and Sons of Thunder; the finale refers to James and John, called "Boanerges" or "Sons of Thunder" by Jesus, and thought to be the sons of one of the women disciples, Salome.
It’s all whispers and shadows on Now Is the Time, Saturday, February 28th at 9 pm. Deliciously riffing on Shakespeare takes us to where comedy, tears, and romance meet, in Daron Hagen’s Much Ado for orchestra. JG Thirlwell produces sweeping cinematic drama in his Brooklyn studio with 10 Ton Shadow, and the glorious sounds of Chanticleer revolve William Byrd around Walt Whitman’s “Whispers of Heavenly Death” in Whispers by Steven Stucky.
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project performs Lewis Spratlan’s Apollo and Daphne Variations, an extensive metamorphosis on the myth of change to escape predation. Carleton Macy closes the program with Elusive Dreams for saxophone quartet.
Everything's numbered on Now Is the Time, Saturday, February 21st at 9 pm. Rudy Davenport comes up with Seven Innocent Dances for harpsichord, and for piano are the Bagatelles of Paul Chihara, subtitled Twice Seven Haiku.
The Ancia Saxophone Quartet performs David Bixler's Heptagon, and Joel Chadabe electronically modifies the playing of Esther Lamneck on the tarógató, the Hungarian single-reed instrument related to the saxophone, in Many Times Esther. Lucas Ligeti writes about three places he's visited in Triangulation, for the electronic percussion instrument called marimba lumina.
It's ice and echoes on Now Is the Time, Saturday, January 31st at 9 pm Eastern on the all-classical stream at wrti.org and WRTI-HD2. Figure-skating and Stravinsky inspire Joan Tower's gliding Petroushskates, and Allen Ginsberg narrates his own poem in Echorus by Philip Glass, for two violins and strings. From the CD Winter is Eric Ewazen's Elegia, for trumpet and piano.
The Tibetan Heart Mantra is at the center of Echoes by Paul Fowler, for the women of The Crossing, and Peru echoes in the harpsichord work by Kent Holliday, Dances from Colca Canyon. Barton McLean runs environmentalist John Muir's descriptions of glaciers through his own software to construct Ice Canyons. The echoes of minimalism by way of Steve Reich close out the program, in this recording of New York Counterpoint arranged by saxophonist Dave Camwell for his CD Time Scape.
Everything's coming up threes on Now Is the Time, Saturday, January 10th at 9 pm. Childlike simplicity is deceptive in creativity but Brian Belet achieves that goal in Drei Kinderstücke for solo piano. John Corigliano fascinatingly pairs soprano with flute for his Three Irish Folksong Settings, and for soprano with piano are settings of a Scottish poet in Three Tannahill Songs of Evan Chambers.
Philadelphia's own David Bennett Thomas comes along with Three Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, and for violin, cello, and piano is the Trio of Lera Auerbach. And to honor the memory of Fred Sturm, who just passed away in August, a saxophone quartet closes the program with one of his wonderful jazz-inspired compositions, Picasso Cubed.
We turn the corner into a new year of Now Is the Time, Saturday, January 3rd at 9 pm. Kevin McCarter's Prelude and Excursion for orchestra leads into a sacred new year's dedication for chorus by Carson Cooman, Set Me As a Seal. And then the pianist Marc-André Hamelin performs Twelve New Etudes, Book 4 by William Bolcom.
Robert Honstein snips dialog from an online dating service to entitle the electronic chamber works in his CD RE:you; we'll hear I know the feeling…. For violin and piano is Eric Moe's Preamble and Dreamsong from the 4-5 a.m. REM Stage. The last movement of Symphony of the Universe by Wendy Mae Chambers comes to us in a live recording from the cavernous Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, and what better way to listen to Evolution, music for 100 timpani?