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The little festival with the big heart returns and now in its third year it celebrates new, upcoming and traditional folk music across two days all under one roof from Friday 10 – Saturday 11 February.
This year sees Folk –Rock headliners Fairport Convention and ex –Bellowhead frontman Jon Boden perform solo. As well as the main concerts in both of The Atkinson’s performance spaces the FREE Busk Love Folk Stage is back on the Saturday in the Foyer run by festival sponsors FATEA Magazine.
Marking their 50th year Fairport Convention invites you to enjoy an evening of musical celebration with them at The Atkinson in a golden anniversary concert.
“Vigorous and confident…the music leapt around the room.” – The Mirror
Jon Boden has become the stand out performer of his generation of traditional folk artists, and he is certainly one whose repertoire extends far beyond the boundaries of the genre. Join him as he embarks on his first ever solo tour!
Main stage performers also include Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys, Lady Maisery, Folklaw and Luke Jackson.
Getting gigs and making recordings is only part of the picture, Fatea’s Editor, Neil King, will be running a FREE workshop/Q&A session on how to make the best use of the internet and social media to help get your band noticed and advice on how to approach radio stations, magazines, bloggers etc to maximise awareness. This event is free, just drop in 11am-12pm (Theatre Bar).
Busk Love Folk in the Foyer takes place between 1pm and 6pm on Saturday 11 February. After choosing the winners from entries across the country 8 slots have been awarded to Sharon Lazibyrd, Neil Stanton, Paula Ryan, Off the Grid, Emi McDade, Loreley Duo, Elfin Bow and Chris Fox.
This Valentines weekend – come and spend the most romantic weekend of the year at one of Merseyside’s best music destinations? There’ll be dancing, singing, drinking, eating and lots of people generally loving folk!
Limited tickets are still available:
Saturday tickets £35
Gig tickets £20 Fairport Convention & Jon Boden
To book please visit theatkinson.co.uk or call the Box Office team on 01704 533 333. Please be advised that there is a £1 per ticket booking fee for telephone and online sales and a 2% fee for credit cards at the Box Office.
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About The Atkinson
The Atkinson is Southport’s beautiful home for music, theatre, art, poetry, literature and history, right in the middle of Lord Street in Southport. The stunning 19th century buildings were refurbished in 2013 to create a really welcoming family friendly multi art-form venue with a strong contemporary feel.
The Atkinson offers an exciting and varied destination for families, cultural tourists and arts enthusiasts alike, with a full day and night time offer. Wander through the major exhibitions and see performances from some of the UK’s foremost musicians, actors, performers and companies, films, family activities and much more.
Find out about Sefton’s heritage with amazing tales of the sea, Red Rum, Dan Dare and Motor racing in the Museum and then ‘Discover Ancient Egypt’ in our Egyptology Gallery, this remarkable collection of archaeology was discovered by Mrs Goodison from Bootle and until 2015 had not been seen for over 40 years.
Our lovely gift shop is well worth a visit, with its handmade in Merseyside jewellery and crafts collection and Southport memorabilia and then relax and take in your day in our Bakery with a scrumptious café and coffee.
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The Land Rover Range Rover Velar is a British compact luxury crossover SUV produced by automotive company Jaguar Land Rover under their Land Rover marque. The fourth model in the Range Rover line, the Velar was unveiled on 1 March 2017 in London, England. The Velar was released in the summer of 2017. The name Velar had previously been used for a series of pre-production first-generation Range Rovers in 1969.
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The YG-Life blog has recently unveiled the lyric notes of Lee Hi‘s new song “Scarecrow,” which was actually just released on the 22nd of November KST at noon.
The notes shows the 16 year old’s careful checking of the lyrics, which also includes her corrections and highlighting. She even included small doodles and cute drawings which shows how she still is just a 16 year old girl after all!
This song was made by the help of her former teacher, J.Y.Park who oversaw the production of the single and even though the relations between the rookie and her former teacher were cut off at the end of ‘K-Pop Star,’ they were able to meet together again with this song.
You can hear the song below along with a photo cover of some sort.
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May was quite a busy and happy month culturally speaking, and thus marked a return to blogging. I attended two crime fiction festivals and wrote copiously about them. I saw one art exhibition, one film in cinemas and one play. And I read lots of books.
The exhibition was the Spanish crowd-pleasing artist Sorolla, who seemed to enjoy a charmed life back in the early 1900s: his paintings were selling well, he was commissioned to do interesting work, he was married to the love of his life who modelled for him regularly, he had three children he adored. No tortured artist’s existence for him. He also had a remarkable facility for painting in different styles (from social realism to impressionism to Velasquez like portraits). In my youth I might have been a little sniffy and dismissive of such an obviously bourgeois painter, but I actually enjoyed his work a lot. Nothing wrong with being ‘pretty’. His use of colour (especially the different nuances of white) and light is spectacular.
The play I saw was part of the RADA showcases as their third-year acting students finish their degree. I saw Love and Money, written by Dennis Kelly in 2006 but very prescient about the financial crisis of 2008 and bad debts. It was, like all the best plays are, both funny and rather dark, the story of a marriage floundering in a sea of trying to keep up with the Joneses and getting out of consumer debt. All of the performers were good, but Stacy Abalogun and Bea Svistunenko stood out for me. It was the second time I’d seen Bea after her riveting performance in Linda: we are going to hear great things about her, mark my words.
Now that I no longer have books to review regularly, I am reading with more of a theme. In May the theme was the Paris Commune, because it was in May that it came to a very bloody end in 1871. I was wise enough to read two historical accounts about the Commune back in April, because the novel by Emile Zola The Debacle ended up taking most of the month. Not just because it was long (and in French, which always means slightly slower reading for me), but because it was also emotionally quite a challenge to read. I’ve written two blog posts about it, here and here.
Sadly, this meant that I didn’t manage to read another book in French about the Commune, Jean Vautrin’s Le Cri du peuple, but I think I will persevere with it over the summer, as I continue to be fascinated with this period in French history. I’ve managed to talk Karen from Kaggsy’s Bookish Ramblings into buying an English translation of this book, so we might engage in a joint read during the holidays.
I took a break from this very serious topic with a lot of crime fiction and one true crime, The Five, the very moving accounts of the lives of the five victims of Jack the Ripper. Not perhaps the most obvious choices for ‘lighter’ subject matter, but a change of pace from Zola anyway. But what could I do? I turned to Martin Suter’s Elefant for a nice cosy read and instead it featured homeless people and ruthless experimentation on animals. But yes, also an adorable pint-sized, pink glow-in-the-dark baby elephant.
So I felt entirely justified in picking up Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss, because no matter how serious and shocking the subject matter is, Moss also manages to be witty about it. Her description of teenage grumpiness and rebellious undercurrent are spot on. Of course, this is a dig at those who are overly nostalgic about the past, as well as a study in how easy it is to get caught up in mass hysteria.
Finally, The Exiles Return by Elisabeth De Waal is beautifully evocative of 1950s Vienna, with the different occupied forces still very much present in the city. Although it has a bit of a rushed and violent ending, it is also a superb meditation on whether it is ever possible to return and reintegrate after you’ve been exiled from the place you once considered home. Is it possible to forgive and forget?
14 books read, 6 by women, 8 by men. Only two books in foreign languages this month (probably because it took me so long to read one of them).
Plans for the upcoming months?
A Twitter exchange with Barcodezebra about Brazilian fiction led to an impromptu spending spree (so much for my book buying ban, but I am trying to contain it all in the merry month of May and then go back to austerity). It’s been a long time since my last obsession with Brazilian literature, back when I was doing my Ph.D. right next to (or above) the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies. I would saunter in and explore all the writers I’d never heard of before: Jorge Amado, Clarice Lispector, Machado de Assis and many more. So I thought it was high time I caught up with some of their more contemporary authors and ordered a whole bunch from Abe Books. I will certainly read some during the Women in Translation Month in August (Patricia Melo, Socorro Acioli and Clarice Lispector’s short stories), but I’m tempted to soak up some Latin American atmosphere before then. However, I also plan to keep going with my #EU27Project. I am very close to finishing it!
I also intend to read a lot more poetry over the summer, as I try to regain my poetry writing groove. This will be mostly random rummaging through my rather hefty poetry bookshelves, just seeing what appeals to me in the moment, although I may have ordered Ilya Kaminsky’s Deaf Republic online, as I couldn’t wait anymore for it to come out in the UK. There is as much buzz around it as there was around Claudia Rankine’s Citizen a few years ago, so I hope I will love it as much as I loved that one. (Poetry book buzz seems to be more reliable than bestseller book buzz.)
Hmmm, sounds like quite a lot of plans. Have I bitten off more than I can chew, as usual?

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text: Our Song of the Day is from Agnes Obel, Fuel to the Fire is taken from her second album ‘Aventine’. Agnes Obel features regularly in the Folk Radio playlists but the reason for choosing this song today is the new video for this track produced by David Dean Burkhart. The old movie footage used and the way it’s been edited is perfect. There’s moments of underlying melancholy as well as fleeting moments of passion, something the music and song accentuate. The journeys that take place throughout have their own magic, it’s really quite beautiful.

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So I guess the rumors were true. Trump just announced on Truth Social that he has been indicted. Maggie Haberman posted this on Twitter.
Trump announces on Truth he’s been indicted
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 8, 2023
Trump’s statement was pasted after that but she deleted it for some reason. It’s in three pages. Page one reads: “The corrupt Biden Administration has informed my attorneys that I have been indicted, seemingly over the Boxes Hoax, even though Joe Biden had 1859 Boxes at the University of Delaware, additional Boxes in Chinatown, D.C., with even more Boxes at the University of Pennsylvania and documents strewn all over his garage floor where he parks his Corvette, and which is “secured” by only a garage door that is paper thin, and open much of the time.”
You can see page 2 here:
More Trump on his indictment: pic.twitter.com/QmwamdCJfB
— Byron York (@ByronYork) June 8, 2023
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— Byron York (@ByronYork) June 8, 2023
Yesterday there were multiple reports that Trump would be indicted as soon as today. However, it was expected that any indictment might remain sealed for up to a week which meant that we wouldn’t know it had happened unless it leaked. According to NBC News the indictment was under seal:
A spokesperson for the special counsel declined to comment.
A source familiar says the indictment is under seal, which is why the government cannot comment.
Trump probably knew it was going to leak and just decided to do it himself. Reports yesterday said Trump would be indicted in Florida under Section 793 of the US Criminal Code:
…prosecutors are ready to ask grand jurors to approve an indictment against Mr Trump for violating a portion of the US criminal code known as Section 793, which prohibits “gathering, transmitting or losing” any “information respecting the national defence”.
The use of Section 793, which does not make reference to classified information, is understood to be a strategic decision by prosecutors that has been made to short-circuit Mr Trump’s ability to claim that he used his authority as president to declassify documents he removed from the White House and kept at his Palm Beach, Florida property long after his term expired on 20 January 2021.
We don’t have the details yet but Fox News reports there are at least 7 counts and also has a reminder what this is all about.
Trump facing at least seven federal counts related to document handling and obstruction of justice. He has been ordered to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday…
NARA told Congress in February 2022 that Trump took 15 boxes of presidential records to his personal residence in Florida. NARA recovered the 15 boxes from Mar-a-Lago and “identified items marked as classified national security information within the boxes.” The matter was referred to the Justice Department by NARA…
According to the property receipt from the Aug. 8, 2022 FBI raid, FBI agents took approximately 20 boxes of items from the premises, including one set of documents marked as “Various classified/TS/SCI documents,” which refers to top secret/sensitive compartmented information…
The property receipt also showed that FBI agents collected four sets of top secret documents, three sets of secret documents and three sets of confidential documents, but the document does not reveal any details about any of those records.
So it sounds like Trump will appear in court next week unless something changes. This is the second indictment this year. DA Alvin Bragg indicted Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records in April. The NY Times is pointing out the federal charges are a first.
The indictment, filed in Federal District Court in Miami, is the first time in American history a former president has faced federal charges. It puts the nation in an extraordinary position, given Mr. Trump’s status not only as a onetime chief executive but also as the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination to face President Biden, whose administration will now be seeking to convict his potential rival.
Hard to see how this can be perceived as non-partisan under the circumstances. Even if everyone’s motives are pure (doubtful to start with) this just looks bad. I don’t think the DOJ is doing itself any favors. They probably are helping Trump though. He’s likely to raise a lot of money this weekend.


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EXCLUSIVE: Several Nigerian soldiers missing after terrorists’ attack on Abuja base
Some Nigerian Army personnel are presently missing and feared abducted after some terrorists attacked their base at Zuma barracks along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway.
Caracal Reports learnt from military sources that a number of terrorists were killed as the soldiers tried to repel the attack but the fighters in their large number were able to escape with some army personnel.
“The terrorists invaded the facility few minutes ago causing pandemonium in the barracks. They left with some soldiers, although some of the fighters were also gunned down,” a source said.
“It was the same set of ISWAP terrorists who attempted to attack the Law School in Bwari. But we chased them from Bwari and they regrouped around Zuma barracks in Zuba area, close to Niger State boundary,” another military source said.
A source who spoke to Caracal Reports said motorists and commuters were forced to abandon their vehicles on the road and scampered to safety.
“As we were approaching Zuma Rock, we saw people running out of their vehicles into different directions. They told us that the road has been blocked by the terrorists and that they are attacking some barracks,” a witness said.
It cannot be ascertained if any soldier was killed in the attack.
The attack is coming barely few days after a captain and two soldiers were shot dead in the Bwari Area Council while responding to a distress call of an attack on the law school.

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New York sues banks over foreclosures
- By Jennifer Liberto@CNNMoneyFebruary 3, 2012: 3:15 PM ET
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has sued the big banks over their use of a private electronic mortgage registry.
WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) — The New York attorney general sued some of the nation’s biggest banks on Friday, accusing them of unlawful and deceptive practices for relying on a private electronic registry that tracks mortgages.
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Friday sued Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500), Wells Fargo (WFC, Fortune 500), JPMorgan Chase (JPM, Fortune 500), as well as the Mortgage Electronic Registration System Inc. (MERS) in New York state court.
Schneiderman says that the banks created the electronic registry as an "end-run" around the public property recording system to help them more quickly buy and sell parts of mortgages. He said the system helped banks create "deceptive and fraudulent court submissions" and improperly foreclose on homeowners.
"Our action demonstrates that there is one set of rules for all — no matter how big or powerful the institution may be — and that those rules will be enforced vigorously," said Attorney General Schneiderman in a statement.
Foreclosure settlement could be coming
MERS runs a database created in the 1995 to digitize and centralize the paperwork surrounding the bundling and selling of the loans. MERS members include most of the large banks in the mortgage industry. More than 70 million loans are registered in the MERS system, including 30 million that are active, according to the New York attorney general’s office.
The New York suit alleges that the database was used by the big banks to transfer ownership of mortgage debt without paying government registration fees and properly recording the transactions. The system also concealed the identities of the holders of mortgage debt from borrowers, the suit claims.
"MERS’ conduct, as well as the servicers’ use of the MERS System, has resulted in the filing of improper New York foreclosure proceedings, undermined the integrity of the judicial process, created confusion and uncertainty concerning property ownership interests, and potentially clouded titles on properties throughout the State of New York," according to a statement by the New York Attorney General.
MERSCORP, parent company for Mortgage Electronic Registration System Inc., said the company refutes the attorney general’s claims, adding that federal and state courts nationwide have already upheld the MERS’ business model, according to a statement.
One Washington research analyst notes that the New York charges are similar to past cases brought against MERS, and that so far, "the industry has won most of those challenges," said Jaret Seiberg, of Guggenheim’s Washington Research Group "The ones they lost tend to be on narrow issues.
In December the Massachusetts attorney general filed a lawsuit against the same banks, as well as Citigroup (C, Fortune 500) and GMAC Mortgage, alleging similar complaints. That case is still pending.
Schneiderman is also leading a working group of federal and state officials that the president put together to investigate mortgage securities fraud.
At the same time, Schneiderman is also considering whether New York should sign on to a mortgage servicing settlement agreement that federal officials and state attorneys general have been negotiating for a year with the nation’s largest banks that service mortgages.


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ANNAPOLIS – Education critics will no longer be able to attack the state’s often-disparaged school assessment program, the MSPAP.
The Maryland State Department of Education introduced a new test Wednesday, touting its ability to report specific test results for individual students.
The test, called the Maryland School Assessment, will replace the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program, which has been used statewide for the past decade, but did not meet new federal standards.
Critics of the MSPAP have complained of its inability to provide individual student scores.
The MSA, along with a new reading campaign, will cost $53 million over four years to implement, with about half being paid for by the federal government.
A new test was created to meet the standards of the federal No Child Left Behind Act and the recommendations of Maryland’s Visionary Panel for Better Schools, a group of more than 300 Maryland teachers, parents and education advocates.
“I feel very strongly that Maryland was in the forefront of building an accountability and assessment system with MSPAP,” said State Superintendent of Schools Nancy Grasmick. However, she said, “we realized that after a decade it’s time to look at lessons learned, time to make some changes.”
Scoring is the main difference between the MSA and the MSPAP. The MSPAP only reported schoolwide scores. With the MSA, two new sets of scores will be available: how the student compares to other state students and how they compare nationally.
Now, teachers and schools will be held more accountable for students’ education. School officials can use the scores to evaluate each student’s education and the teachers’ instruction.
“Learning is a cumulative act. It doesn’t just measure grade three,” Grasmick said. “It also measures everything that came before it. It’s a team effort. (With the MSA) we will be able to see certain patterns.”
The MSA also is more cost-effective, Education Department officials said. Math tests will cost $16 per student and reading $14. The MSPAP cost $35 per student with no federal funding. “We’re talking about a bargain to validate the quality of instruction the students are receiving,” Grasmick said.
The MSA’s six-hour testing over four days is much shorter than the MSPAP’s schedule, which tested students for nine hours over five days.
Starting in March, third-, fifth- and eighth-graders will take the reading and math portion of the MSA. Tenth-graders will take the reading portion at the same time. The tests will consist of multiple choice and essay questions.
“I think it’s (the MSA) another step in the evolution of education reform that Maryland’s been engaged in since the `80s,” said Gary Heath, arts and sciences branch chief for the Division of Instruction.
First-year test results are expected to be available in August, however, results should be available by the end of June in future years.
California-based vendor CTB/McGraw-Hill is developing the math portions for third-through-eighth grades and reading for 10th grade. Texas-based vendor Harcourt Educational Measurement is working on the reading portion for third- through-eighth grades. Both vendors will handle scoring of the test.
Along with the new test, the state Education Department is starting a new federally funded program called Reading First, aimed at encouraging students in kindergarten-through-third grade to read.
Discussion of replacing the highly criticized MSPAP began in 2000 with the creation of Visionary Panel for Better Schools. The panel formed to discuss the state’s educational needs and make recommendations for improvement.
The state was forced in 2002 to replace the MSPAP after Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act. According to the act, students must be tested in reading and math in third, fifth and eighth grades as well as once in high school.
“It is time to make some changes,” Grasmick said. “We are beginning a new decade of accountability.”


In today’s paper, astronomers have created a neural network to aid humans in discovering exoplanets in K2 data.
Today’s post has been inspired by the following quote: “have yall seen this new theory of how the moon formed?? …honestly im shook”
Today’s paper makes predictions for the yet-to-be-observed dwarf galaxy population around Andromeda’s satellite galaxy, M33. It provides scientific justification for a future mission with WFIRST.


This silent killer claims about 1,500 lives each year in the U.S. Carbon monoxide (CO) is one of the toxins that remains from incomplete combustion of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels include oil, gas, and coal. Small amounts of CO, such as those emitted from the kitchen range, will usually be found in the air in the home. These amounts pose no health concerns for the occupants. - However, health problems can develop if one is exposed to CO in large amounts, such as those emitted for many hours from a blocked chimney. In extreme cases, the presence of CO can be lethal.
(PRWEB) December 15, 2004 -- Blocked Chimneys, not heat Exchangers, are the
Much has been written about heating systems causing dangerous levels of CO gas in homes. The heating furnace itself will not cause CO amounts of any concern to be emitted into the home.
If the heat exchanger fails (the heat exchanger is the part of the furnace that keeps burned fuels separate from the air in the living space) CO is rarely emitted in the air. If CO is emitted, the amount released is not significant. Here's why:
The typical furnace has a fan that circulates the indoor house air to and from the heating system and living space. This fan creates approximately 18 times more pressure on the house side air than the typical pressure created by atmospheric burners. In the event of a failure, this pressure causes the air from the living space to pass to the exhaust side of the unit and up the chimney.
This is not to say that a failed heat exchanger is acceptable. It is not. However, the likelihood of significant CO gas being delivered to the living space has been grossly overstated. A chimney that is blocked for many hours or days is the only item that would deliver dangerous amounts of CO gas to a dwelling.
The Reasons Why co Levels Vary in Different Homes:
Carbon monoxide in homes is difficult to research due to numerous variables, including:
1) The size and air volume of a home. The more air in the home, the easier gases will dissipate.
2) The number of air changes per hour in modern homes that have thick insulation, etc.
3) The type of construction. Various types of frame and masonry construction will have an effect on the air changes and air infiltration.
4) The type of heating system. Combustion air requirements and efficiencies have some effect on air movement and changes.
5) Operating fans and exhaust systems. When on, these systems dissipate all the air in the house in minutes. The size of the systems and of the house will determine how effectively this is done.
According to an American National Standard's study on heat exchangers, leakage of waste gases is acceptable as long as the combustion chamber and vent do not leak more than 2% of flue gases. (Testing parameters are .1" water column static pressure on the interior of the heat exchanger.)
How CO Kills
CO reduces the ability of the hemoglobin in the blood to carry oxygen to the brain and body. This is akin to not breathing. The blood recovers quickly if the exposure is not continuous. Typical symptoms include headaches, fatigue, insomnia, nausea, and heart palpitations. The most desirable condition would be a zero level of CO.
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Discussion in 'General' started by SilentScreams, Jan 21, 2009.
Just your address. And no I dont have the Cutting Class steelbook
I can include it with our trade.
I have the uncut VHS for Slaughter High, so I don't think that I am going to shell out for the Lionsgate disc, unless I see it in the store for like, under 5 bucks.
Sent Pm, BlackAndBlu81...thanks again.
And Body Boy,the quality is pretty damned distracting on the DVD.You might do well to stick with the VHS.
Sounds good to me. I still need your address.
The piss-poor Lionsgate release of this neat little film is currently at Wal-Mart, of all places, as part of a 4-pack of titles- My Best Friend is a Vampire, Repossessed, Slaughter High, & Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out.
The price- $5. Yeah, crappy transfer but for $1.25...
Off topic, but are you sure that Silent Night, Dealdly Night 3 in that set is in widescreen and not from the Silent Night, Deadly Night 3-Pack?
Umm.... Yeeeah... more on that.
I already corrected my other post on the topic.
It is NOT widescreen, but some joker apparently flagged it as widescreen during the authoring procees, sooo... if you have an Blu-Ray player or upscaling DVD player- it's going to stretch it as if it were anamorphic.
Unfortunately, the composition is such that I didn't even notice it was stretched until half-way into the film (actually, it looked remarkably good stretched). This is the only time that I've seen a 4:3 film exhibit this anomaly and none of the other films in the set, including Slaughter High, have this problem.
I'm actually watching the move right now & "forcing" my Blu-Ray player NOT to stretch the content.
So yeah... it is the same one from the box-set. I just got excited and jumped the gun.
More on Slaughter High- it is DEFINITELY the worst transfer of the four films in the above referenced box set- by a long shot.
I skipped through a few chapters of my German Slaughter High DVD I bought at a DVD/Blu-ray convention and it looks great in 16x9 widescreen. Lots of fine detail, good colors and the biggest surprise: the opening title is April Fool's Day.
So, where's a good place to get that German steelbook? Hopefully at a decent price.


[ask] SGS / long cage deraileur and 12-25 cassette compatibility..
is it possible to combining 12-25 cassette with shimano long cage /SGS derailleur...
my hardtail bike is installed with shimano ultegra 6700 groupset..
then i change to flat bar, and also change my shifter with shimano xt dyna sis 10 sp
because to find 10 sp flatbar shifter here is very difficult, beside the price is remarkably high......
and yes of course there is this problem, the shifting is jumping about 2-3 cog...
some of the mechanics suggest, i should use dyna sis rear derailleur to eliminate this problem..
i intended to have one , but many of the store here only have long cage / sgs derailleur....
really need all of your suggestion...
because i am newbie, and started cycling for 5 month....
thx before for your help
If I am understanding your situation correctly, you had an Ultegra group on the bike, including the shifters and the rear derailleur, and now you have gone to the new Dyna Sys 10 speed mountain bike shifters, but your rear derailleur is still Ultegra. The shifting is not good, the mechanics have recommended a Dyna Sys 10 speed rear derailleur to solve the problem.
Originally Posted by raspberri
If this is the case, then the mechanics are correct. It's a simple case of cable pull ratio: the new Dyna Sys shifters you are using pull a different amount of cable than your Ultegra shifters did for each shift, and therefore you Ultegra rear derailleur will not work correctly. The Dyna Sys rear derailleur will work correctly with your Dyna Sys shifters, because it is designed to work with this new cable pull ratio Shimano is using for the Dyna Sys group(s). As for cage length, the SGS derailleur will work fine, the cage length simply determines how much chain slack the derailleur can take up. The SGS model can take up the most slack because of its very long cage, and it has a lot more chain wrap capacity than your drivetrain requires, but that's okay, it will work just fine.
thank you for the response sir...
Originally Posted by well biked
iam sorry my english is not good....
you mean is i should just replacing my ultegra derailleur, with dyna sis derailleur ( in this case SGS/long cage deraileur)
and that SGS derailleur would work well with my 12-25T ultegra cassette...?
also not necessary to replace any other parts, just the derailleur yes....?
Well, honestly, I'm not exactly sure what all you have changed out on the bike. You refer to it as a "hardtail," which would imply that it's a mountain bike, but yet it had an Ultegra group on it, which would imply that it's a road bike. Since you say you switched to a flat bar, I'll assume that it's probably a road bike you've converted to a flat bar bike. If that's the case, I would hope that you are using brake levers that are compatible with your brake calipers (again, a possible cable pull ratio issue), and that the new flat bar front shifter shifts well with your "road" front derailleur (again, a possible cable pull ratio problem). But since you haven't mentioned any brake or front shifting problems, I'll take it those items are satisfactory. If that's the case, then yes, just change the rear derailleur to the SGS Dyna Sys model, and you should be set. What's happening now is the Dyna Sys shifter is pulling more cable per shift than the Ultegra rear derailleur is designed for, and it's shifting 2-3 cogs at a time, as you say in your original post. The Dyna Sys rear derailleur should solve this problem. And again, don't worry about the SGS vs. GS issue, the longer cage SGS will work fine-
Originally Posted by raspberri
P.S. Oh, and don't worry about your English. English is my first and only language and sometimes I don't communicate with it very well, either. I've traveled overseas enough, where I have little or no understanding of the native language being spoken around me, to have great appreciation for anyone who has come anywhere close to mastering more than one language.
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NOW POSTED: This Weekend’s Installment of “The Michael Harrison Wrap: An Overview of the National Conversation.” The latest installment of the vibrant, one-hour weekend special, “The Michael Harrison Wrap,” that looks back each week at the hottest topics discussed in American talk media per the research of TALKERS magazine, is now posted. This new episode titled “October Surge!” looks back at this past week of October 26 – October 30, 2020. The program features guests (in order of appearance): Kevin Casey, executive editor, TALKERS; Joe “Pags” Pagliarullo, talk show host, Compass Media Networks; Chris Stigall, talk show host WNTP, Philadelphia/KCMO, Kansas City; Ethan Bearman, attorney/correspondent, FOX News Channel; Michael Riedel, talk show host, WOR, New York; and Victoria Jones, executive editor, DC Radio Company. This acclaimed news/talk radio show airs each week on its flagship, WONK-FM, Washington, DC, Friday evenings at 6:00 pm ET. It also airs throughout the weekend on WTIC, Hartford; KSCO, Santa Cruz, CA; KDFD (“Freedom 93.7”), Denver; KFNX, Phoenix; WVLY, Wheeling, WV; WTRW-FM, Scranton/Wilkes Barre, PA; WVOX, Westchester, NY; KBDT, Dallas; KQSP, Minneapolis; KBKW, Aberdeen, WA; WGDJ, Albany, NY; WJFN-FM, Richmond, VA; WZFG, Fargo; KTGO, Tioga, ND; KWAM, Memphis; K-NEWS, San Luis Obispo; WCHM, Clarkesville, GA; WPHM, Port Huron, MI; KSYL, Alexandria, LA; KTOE, Mankato, MN; WCED (“Connect FM”), DuBois, PA; K-NEWS 101.3, Owensboro, KY; WWTK, Sebring, FL; the Virginia Talk Radio Network; CRN Digital Talk Radio Network; Pioneer Valley Radio, Springfield, MA; Podcast Radio, UK and many more. To listen to this week ’s episode, please click here. To view the latest TALKERS magazine topic research, please click here. “The Michael Harrison Wrap” is now available in syndication via Talk Media Network to stations across America on a market exclusive basis. For affiliation information, please click here or call 616-884-8616.
Round Four of October PPMs Released. The fourth and final round of ratings data from Nielsen Audio’s October 2020 PPM survey has been released for 12 markets including: Austin, Raleigh, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Nashville, Providence, Norfolk, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, Greensboro, Memphis, and Hartford. Nielsen’s October 2020 survey period covered September 10 – October 7. You can see all of the 6+, weekly AQH share information from subscribing stations here. Also today, TALKERS magazine managing editor Mike Kinosian presents his Ratings Takeaways from this group of markets. One of the country’s most intense news/talk battles continues in the swing state of Wisconsin as iHeartMedia’s WISN adds another full share – capping a three-survey 4.4 share spike – to finish the October survey with an 11.2 share and repeats at #1. Right behind is Good Karma Brands’ WTMJ which rises eight-tenths for an 8.0 share and the #2 rank in the market. In Indianapolis, Emmis Communications’ news/talk WIBC-FM tacks another one-tenth share on for a 9.2 share finish and repeats at the #2 spot. Cumulus Media’s WPRO-AM/WEAN-FM, Providence puts the brakes on the five-survey downward trend by posting a +1.1 to finish with a 5.1 share and climbs from #7 to #5. You can see Mike Kinosian’s complete Ratings Takeaways report for this group of markets – and the first three rounds – here.
Entercom Fires WJFK-FM, Washingon Afternoon Host Chad Dukes for “Racist and Inappropriate Comments.”The Washington Post reports that Entercom has fired WJFK-FM, Washington, DC “106.7 The Fan” sports talk personality Chad Dukes for “racist and inappropriate comments” that appeared on his personal podcast. The story indicates that the company did not reveal exactly what was said nor how it learned about the comments, but issued a statement from Entercom Washington SVP and market manager Ivy Savoy-Smith that reads: “We have zero tolerance for this type of speech from any of our employees, on our platforms or otherwise. Our air talent are ambassadors of our brand, and we do not want to be affiliated with these comments.” The decision to let Dukes go was revealed on this morning’s edition of “The Sports Junkies” morning drive program on WJFK-FM. Duke had been with the station since 2006 and had been the afternoon drive host since 2014.
Programming Changes Taking Place at KFNS-AM, St. Louis. According to Dan Caesar’s report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, KFNS-AM’s return to a full-time sports talk format is taking place as Frank O. Pinion’s “The Large Morning Show in the Afternoon” is cancelled and new, local sports talk talent are expected to be joining the station soon. The story indicates former crosstown WXOS-FM personality Bernie Miklasz and former KMOV-TV news anchor Steve Savard may be joining the station. Miklasz was let go by WXOS owner Hubbard Radio back in May in what was a COVID-influenced budget move, and Savard was released by KMOV-TV in what is also being called a budget-related move. KFNS owner Randy Markel brought the station out of bankruptcy in 2015 and is in the process of selling it to a local group led by station manager and air personality John Hadley. His group will lease the station at first with the intent to buy it.
Salem Radio Network Announces Election Coverage. For Election Day on Tuesday, Salem Radio Network announces that it is providing coverage from 6:00 pm ET on Tuesday (11/3) to 6:00 am on Wednesday (11/4). Coverage will include all major “acceptance” and “concession” speeches in the presidential and congressional elections as well as key local/regional races around the nation. SRN nationally syndicated talk host Hugh Hewitt will anchor the first six hours of coverage with guests that will include: SRN hosts Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager, Dr. Sebastian Gorka, Charlie Kirk, Larry Elder and Eric Metaxas. At 12:00 midnight, the network switches to the Los Angeles studios of Salem’s KRLA “870AM The ANSWER” for continuing coverage anchored by KRLA morning personality Jennifer Horn, along with KRLA news anchor Larry Marino and Don Dix at the California Election Night Desk. SRN adds that if, as expected, the ballot-counting is far from concluded in the presidential race but a determination has been made on which political party will control the U.S. House and U.S. Senate, portions of earlier election night coverage will be repeated between 3:00 am and 6:00 am ET when Hugh Hewitt will return with his normal weekday Hugh Hewitt show to pick up live continuing coverage.
Cody Welling Named Director of Sales for Cox Media Group Tulsa. Media sales pro Cody Welling is named director of sales for Cox Media Group’s Tulsa operations that includes news/talk KRMG-FM. Welling was most recently general sales manager for Tegna’s Ohio News Network and sports talk WBNS-FM, Columbus “97.1 The Fan.” CMG Tulsa market president Cathy Gunther says, “Cody is passionate about delivering results for advertising partners through creative marketing solutions. This makes him a perfect fit for CMG Tulsa where he can provide customized solutions with our robust products that reach three out of four Tulsans weekly.”
The Presidential Race, Ballot Fraud, and Scandals, Conspiracies & Accusations Combined for Top News/Talk Story for Week of October 26-30. The November 3 presidential election, concerns about ballot fraud and the political conspiracies, scandals, and accusations combined to make up the most-talked-about story on news/talk radio this week, landing atop the Talkers TenTM. At #2 this week was the rising number of COVID-19 cases, projections for fall/winter cases and U.S. health care system’s ability to treat it. Coming in at #3 was the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court Justice and the related court packing issue, followed by the related issues of race relations, the killing of Walter Wallace Jr in Philadelphia, and police reform at #4. The Talkers TenTM is a weekly chart of the top stories and people discussed on news/talk radio during the week and is the result of ongoing research from TALKERS magazine. It is published every Friday at Talkers.com. See this week’s complete chart here.
KSCO Launches Weekly Show Critical of the Chinese Communist Party. The Zwerling Broadcasting System-owned news/talk outlet KSCO, Santa Cruz is launching a unique and compelling weekly two-hour radio show designed to keep Americans apprised of the dangers being presented to U.S. interests domestically and worldwide by China and the Chinese Communist Party. Provocatively titled, “China Über Alles” (China Above All) – a name sarcastically referencing the infamous slogan “Deutschland Über Alles” utilized by the Nazis to convey their dark message of German worldwide superiority in the 1930s and 1940s – the show discusses the ongoing war of subversion being waged against the U.S. by the communist regime in Beijing and its shocking human rights abuses of Chinese citizens, including political dissidents, investigative journalists, ethnic minorities and seekers of religious freedom. The show airs live Thursdays from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm PT and is hosted by Amy Hao, Nan Su, and KSCO director of production/chief engineer Bill Graff. Its 11th episode is set to stream tomorrow (10/29). According to Nan Su, “The concern about China is no longer limited to human rights and freedom in China. It is about defending the freedom, security, and democracy of the future generations in the United States and the western world.” Unfair China trade practices, invasive surveillance, human rights abuses, intellectual property theft, military aggression in the South China Sea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the origins and cover up of COVID-19 and questioning if “the NBA should move to China” are among a myriad of topics covered on the series. Read more here.
Music Radio News and Career Moves. This year’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Presented by Capital One will be held virtually on Thursday, December 10 in which it will air live on more than 95 iHeartMedia CHR stations as well as streaming on The CW app and on CWTV.com. The CW Network will broadcast the event as an exclusive nationwide television special on Monday, December 14 at 8:00 pm ET. Performers scheduled to appear include: Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, Harry Styles, Lewis Capaldi, Sam Smith, Shawn Mendes and more. iHeartMedia chief programming officer Tom Poleman says, “For 25 years, iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball has showcased performances from the year’s biggest artists in hit music, live on stage in front of screaming fans. Because of the pandemic, we’re moving from the stage to the artists’ home this holiday season for what will be an unforgettable show with amazing performances and moments that can only happen at the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball.”…..Key Networks nationally syndicated country air personality Shawn Parr (right) is pictured here with TLC (left), host of the morning show on new affiliate KPLM, Palm Springs “Big 106.” Parr, host of “Shawn Parr’s Across The Country,” traveled to Palm Springs to take part in the David Wells Perfect 33 Foundation Charity Golf Tournament…..Condolences to the family and friends of legendary air personality Ed Hurst, who passed away early today (11/30) at age 94. WPG, Atlantic City morning host Harry Hurley tells TALKERS that Hurst got his start in radio on his station’s predecessor WFPG, Atlantic City in 1943. You can read what Harry Hurley wrote about Hurst here.


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Decor Tips. Sunday , July 08th , 2018
Quote from : Tea Party decor ideas
A floral theme:
Flowers are supposed to add a different charm and feel to a particular theme. This is the most basic substance used for decoration in any event. A floral theme décor can be a great alternative for a tea party as it will add good odour and ambiance to space. The intensity of the effect of the décor varies as per the type of flowers used. It is always advisable to use flowers of at least two types to make a contrasting pattern and design in the décor.


RICHLAND, Wash.-Washington State University Tri-Cities will host a panel discussion entitled “Clean Energy and the Environment” on October 18.
The panel is part of the University’s Research Week and will feature Noel Schulz, director of the Institute for Northwest Energy Futures (INEF), Yonas Demissie, assistant director of INEF, Josh Heyne, director of the Bioproducts Sciences and Engineering Laboratory (BSEL) and Sarah Roley, associate professor in the School of the Environment.
The public is invited to attend the panel discussion at 3:00 p.m. in Collaboration Hall on the Tri-Cities campus, the discussion will also be available to watch on Zoom through the WSU Research Week website.
According to WSU, Research Week events are scheduled on WSU campuses throughout the state to celebrate achievements, build partnerships and pursue new opportunities for research, scholarship, and creative activity.
Many of WSU’s Research Week events are available via Zoom, a schedule of events is available online.


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Enthralling…beautifully written…an exquisite debut of Tana French. This book got an Edgar-Award winner for Best First Mystery Novel. This book is unputdownable. The book sustains a high level of relentless tension throughout about the murder mysteries. In The Woods is well written with an interesting and unusual setting in Dublin, Ireland. The novel contains two parallel mysteries. The first involves the main character and narrator, Rob Ryan, a detective in the Irish police force. He went into the woods one day many years ago with two childhood friends. The two friends disappeared and are missing since then. This traumatic experience haunts Ryan into adulthood and taints his relationships and friendships. The second mystery emerges in the present day when a girl is murdered and her body dumped on an archaeological dig site in Ryan's hometown on the edge of the woods in which his friends disappeared.. He forces his mind to give up the memories of what happened in that same wood several years ago. Ryan and his partner, Cassie Maddox relatively inexperienced and eager for their first big case decides to work to solve the murder mystery. The most breaktakingly brilliant and close-to-perfect thriller. Tana French is a very descriptive writer with a lot of talent for painting a picture. There are layers within layers and stories within stories in this book, massive action styles that make the book an exciting read. The suspense is unpredictable throughout. The psychological depth and observational detail of French's writing bring the story vividly to life. Touches of humor keep the darkness at bay. There are so many characters in the story but all are well developed in accordance with the story. In the Woods is a mystery masterpiece that delivers so much on so many levels to its readers. It's hard to believe that it's a debut novel. An assured cracking debut novel.

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Author's Note: This article mainly serves as a guide for active investing (stock picking) for the average investor. Stock picking/active investing is not suitable for everyone. For those who want a more passive approach, I suggest a balance mix of ETFs (50% stock/50% bond ETF division and then re-balance annually). However, if you want to learn the basics of stock pick, read on....
To succeed, one must have a mind-set of an investor, not a speculator:
To succeed, one must have a mind-set of an investor, not a speculator:
The statement above took the author over 5 years to learn properly. It is very easy to pay attention to the stock ticker and the current price than to think about the underlying business. Everyone needs to be reminded from time to time that a stock represents an ownership of a business, not just a paper (or electronic ticker) with a price on it. If the business does well, your stake in that business should increase in value and vice versa. It's simple as that.
Investors need to be patient as owners and must ignore short term fluctuations of the stock market. Imagine if you buy a house, will you check with a real estate broker what is the price of your house every morning at 9:30am? What about at 9:35am? The answer of course speaks for itself but unfortunately, many investors will likely check the price of their stocks at 9:30am, 9:31am....all the way till 4:00pm. Now that's speculating.
Understand Mr.Market but don't listen to him
Mr. Market is an allegory of the stock market made up by Ben Graham, the mentor of Mr.Buffett. Mr.Market is a fellow who comes to you daily to quote prices of many businesses and he is happy to buy your interests in those businesses or sell his interests at the price he quoted. Mr.Market is very emotional. He sometimes quotes a ridiculously high price because he only sees the positive sides of those businesses. He sometimes also quotes a ridiculously low price because he thinks the business is worthless.
Warren Buffett reminds investors of two important facts about Mr.Market investors need to know and remember at all times:
1) You don't have to transact with him every day. Only do so if you can take advantage of his quotes. If he quotes a low price, you buy from him. If he quotes a high price, you sell to him. Most of time, it is simply better just to IGNORE him.
2) It is Mr.Market's pocketbook (pocketbook describes the book traders use to keep track of their stock inventory back in Graham's days), not his opinions that should interest you. Many investors think Mr.Market is correct on the valuation of businesses and follow his opinions.
Basic skills needed
Although investing is a game the average Joe can succeed at, there are some of the skills that are essential for an investor:
- Basic accounting knowledge (understanding of income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statements). Accounting is the language of business; therefore, investors need a basic understanding of accounting
- Have patience. As Peter Cundill used to say, "patience is patience is patience"
- A basic understanding of the business model of the underlying company. If you don't understand how the firm actually makes money (i.e. Enron), you have no right to be the owner of that company
- Able to differentiate between "price" and "value". Remember "price" is what you pay, "value" is what you get
- Have the attitude of an owner, not a speculator. If you buy a stock and not worry if the stock market closes down for the next 10 year, you are truly thinking like a owner.
Order of Operations:
1) Have an understanding of the industry and business. Pull up its annual reports from either SEDAR (for Canadian companies), EDGAR (US companies) or on the investor relations site and start reading. Understanding characteristics of the underlying business is important. What are the key successful factors in a particular industry. Does the company possesses those key success factors? Does it have a competitive advantage vs. other competitors. In this step, it is beneficial if the investor has worked in or has a good understanding of that specific industry. Never ignore a section in an annual report just because it looks long. The risk-factors (Section 1A of 10-Ks) section should never be ignored. The management discussion & analysis (MD&A) section is an important section of the annual report where the management explains its outlook for the company and industry.
2) Listen to a few recent quarterly conference calls (most companies have webcast links on their investor relations). This will give you a recent update on the company and industry.
3) Take a look at its financial statements in the annual report. Don't forget to read the footnotes to the statements! Analyze them using techniques such as common-size, trend analysis and ratio analysis will help investors generate a good picture of the company's financial trends. It may be helpful to remove the effect of one-time items such as a goodwill write-downs or other asset impairments.
4) Analyze the key operating or financial ratios relevant to the industry that the company operates in. i.e. banks investors need a careful look at lending margins (Net Interest Margin), loan losses (Provisions for Credit Losses) and capital ratios (Tier 1 common equity ratio, leverage ratio). For life insurance companies, interest rate levels, swap spreads and corporate bond spreads are analyzed. For retail companies, same store sales (SSS) growth and sales per square foot/meters are analyzed. For telecoms, average revenue per user (ARPU) and the churn rate are analyzed. For oil and gas companies, focus is on the growth in reserves (such as 2P) and production (production in barrels per day). Don't worry if you do not know the key ratios above. Just read the annual reports of the companies and you'll slowly learn what those ratios mean.
5) Figure out the intrinsic value of the company (see next section)
A basic framework for valuation:
Investors can either use a cash flow based approach or a earnings based approach. A cash based approach takes all future cash flows generated by the company and discount them to calculate the present value of the company. An earnings based approach uses an average earnings multiplied by an appropriate long term multiple.
For the cash based approach, the measure investors should use is Free Cash Flow (FCF). As an approximation, FCF = Cash from Operations (from cash flow statement) - capital expenditures (often a line in the cash from investing section). Investors need to estimate future FCF and then discount them back to the present to figure out current value. The definition of FCF used here is cash flow to the whole company (firm) so the equity value is calculated by subjecting total net debt value (short term debt + long term debt- cash) from the calculated present value of the FCF values.
The earnings based approach is very similar to a P/E multiple approach. However, investors should use an average earnings number in the "E" instead of forward earnings (next 12 month) used by most Wall Street analysts. Many companies are cyclical or have large swings in earnings so an average number will smooth out those fluctuation to provide a better picture of the long term earnings power. Using an average earnings number also implies the multiple must represent a fair long term multiple for that company. (most are in range of 10-15 times earnings). This approach was practiced by Buffett's mentor Graham since 1930s and he calls it the "earnings power" approach.
Conclusion and the "Margin of Safety Principle"
In Chapter 20 of the Intelligent Investor, Ben Graham summed up sound investing in 3 words: "Margin of Safety". What does that mean?
Because there is uncertainty regarding the future and it is likely your calculation of intrinsic value is very different from the actual value, a margin of error is needed. This margin of error is an investor's margin of safety. If the stock price is at $25 and you think it is worth $30, the $5 difference does not offer a large margin of safety. For a DCF model, a small change in discount rate will likely change the intrinsic value. For an earnings multiples model, a change in the multiples will impact the calculated value significantly.
How does an investor guarantee adequate margin of safety? Graham suggested that the intrinsic value should be at least 50% higher than current price to provide that safety cushion. Some deep value investors even suggest that calculated intrinsic value should be at least 100% higher than current price. From the author's own prospective, he wouldn't consider putting any money unless the upside is at least 33%, preferably 50% or more.
All in all, investing is a marathon, not a race. Investors should purchase a stock when it is cheap enough justified by its fundamentals, not because you heard a rumor that the company may go up at a cocktail party. Investing, as Warren Buffett would say, is simple but it's definitely not easy. For anyone wants a superior return, hard work is needed. No pain, no gain, it's that simple.
Appendix: Collection of quotes investors should know:
Aside from the ones already mentioned above, below are some of the quotes every investor should be aware of.
"If a business does well, the stock will eventually follow" Warren Buffett
Comment: The stock price may fluctuate day to day but it is ultimately the underlying business that matters. If current stock prices are depressed for whatever reason and the business is still doing well, expect stock price will rise in the future.If the company, on average, earns 20% (return on capital) per year, then the stock price should rise by 20% per year in the long run.
"Be fearful when others are greedy, be greedy when others are fearful" Warren Buffett
Comment: Buffett did not earn billions by luck. This is one of his important principles. Investors have to realize when others are very fearful, it is a sign of opportunities. Buffett took advantage of many panics such as 1962 salad oil scandal to buy American Express (AXP), the 1974 panic in Washington Post (WPO) stock due to a political threat, and 1990 S&L crisis to buy Wells Fargo (WFC).
"Invert, always invert" Charlie Munger
Comment: This quote was actually from algebraist Jacobi. Many investment decision can be improved by looking at the problem backwards. i.e. To find good investments, the direct method is to search for excellent stocks to buy. The inverted approach is to avoid all bad stocks and the remaining choices will be good.
"If I have to identify one factor to successful investing, it's cheapness" Howard Marks
Comment: No matter what asset you buy, if you buy it at a reasonable and cheap price, you'll do well. A great example Mr.Marks likes to point out is that if you bought the nifty-fifty stocks (a group of high growth blue chip stocks), you would have lost money in the 1970s. However, if you bought a group of junk bonds (bonds of financially distressed companies), you return was fantastic. It may counter-intuitive that risky junk bonds actually performed better than high quality blue chip stocks, but the reason was price. Junk bonds were ridiculously cheap before the 1980s LBO boom but blue chip stocks were highly overvalued (some traded near 90X earnings). Marks always made fun of the definition of junk bonds in the old Moody's manual "a bond that does not possess the characteristic of an investment"
"Bull-Markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria" Sir John Templeton
Comment: A very concise sentence to describe market cycles. You want to buy when everyone pessimistic (i.e. 1933,1938,1970,1974, 2002, 2009) and be wary/sell when everyone is caught in euphoria (1929,1937,1968,1973, 2000, 2007)
"Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it" George Santayana
Comment: For a successful investor, a study of past market cycles (bear/bull market) may help them understand market cycles and improve investing decisions. Those who neglect to study the past, is likely to repeat past mistakes. One common mistake was leverage. Leverage always caused problems. Mr.Marks summed it nicely in a good equation: Volatility + Leverage = Dynamite
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme" Mark TwainComment: Adding to Santayana's quote, investors need to remember every market cycle may be different but the underlying factors of greed and fear that caused those cycles will always be the same.

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Dangerous health effects with soft drinks and Beverages
A soft drink is a drink that typically contains carbonated water, a sweetener, and a natural or artificial flavoring. The sweetener may be sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, sugar substitutes. Soft drinks may also contain caffeine, coloring, preservatives, and other ingredients.
Components in Soft drinks are usually water, sugars, carbon dioxide, acids, flavours, juices, Artificial colors, Preservative, Caffeine, Artificial flavors, Sodium, Foaming agent, Hydrocolloids, cloudifiers and BVO and other ingredients.
Health effects with soft drinks are :
The over consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks associated with obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, dental caries, low nutrient level, Hypokalemia (Low potassium level) and also it is related to bone density or bone loss . Caffeine in soft drinks linked to anxiety and sleep disruption and in some worse conditions there is possible cause of DNA damage and also hyper activity.
Kidney stones : A study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology in 2013 concluded that consumption of soft drinks was associated with a 23% higher risk of developing kidney stones.
Weight gain or obesity : Drinking a single 330ml can a day of sugar drinks results in weight gain up to 1lb every month.
Diabetes : A single can of soda is equal to 21 packs of sugar. The sugar in liquid form increases the blood sugar and causes insulin reaction in the body. So that it can lead to diabetes or insulin resistance.
Osteoporosis : Phosphorus, a micro nutrient, can be found in cola-type beverages, but there may be a risk in consuming too much. Phosphorus and calcium are used in the body to create calcium-phosphate, which is the main component of bone. However, the combination of too much phosphorus with too little calcium in the body can lead to a degeneration of bone mass.
Chronic dehydration : High sugar, sodium and caffeine content in soda dehydrates the body and over a long period of time can cause chronic dehydration.
Hypokalemia : Many published reports describes that individuals with severe hypokalemia (low potassium levels) is because of extreme consumption of colas.
Dental caries : Oral bacteria ferment carbohydrates and produce acids that may dissolve tooth enamel and induce dental decay, then sweetened drinks may increase the risk of dental caries.
Effect on liver : Liver Cirrhosis will be increased due to heavy consumption of soft drinks.
Heart burn : Soft drink consumption is a strong predictor of heart burn/acidity.
DNA Damage : Sodium benzoate has been investigated by researchers at University of Sheffield declard that drinking soft drinks has a possible cause of DNA damage and hyperactivity.
In the following video you can see how sodas and softdrinks damage health


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Detection of circulating autoantibodies against thyroid hormones in an infant with permanent congenital hypothyroidism and her twin with transient congenital hypothyroidism: Possible contribution of thyroid hormone autoantibodies to neonatal and infant hypothyroidism
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Premature, very-low-birth-weight female twins were diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism (CH). Thyroid hormone antibodies (THAb) directed against triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) of both the IgM and IgG class were detected in both twins. At age 10 months, a rise in thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) occurred in both infants and measurement of THAb at the same time revealed the appearance of IgM-T4 and IgG-T4 and an increase in IgG-T3 levels in twin 1 (permanent CH), and with a slight increase of IgM-T4 and IgG-T4 levels and appearance of IgM-T3 in twin 2 (transient CH). THAb may contribute to the induction of hypothyroidism in neonates and infants, especially those with underlying autoimmune thyroid disease. é Freund Publishing House Ltd., London.
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Ordookhani, A; Padyab, M; Goldasteh, A; Mirmiran, P; Richter, J; Azizi, F (2010)Seasonal aggregation and the monthly rate of neonatal transient hyperthyrotropinemia (THT) were assessed. From November 1998 to April 2005, neonates of gestational age ?37 wks, birth weight 2500-4000g, birth length 45-55cm, ...
Zeinalzadeh, AH; Talebi, M (2012)To investigate the prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) among neonates in East Azerbaijan, Iran.A cross-sectional study conducted from 2009 to 2010. Most heel blood samples were taken between three and seven days ...
Ordookhani, A; Mirmiran, P; Najafi, R; Hedayati, M; Azizi, F (2003)Objective: Following elimination of iodine deficiency in Iran, the program of screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) was established in 1998. The descriptive findings of the study are reported here. Methods: From ...


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Alpha Phis are also involved in many on-campus and off-campus clubs and activities. From campus execs to local nonprofits, we can be seen making a difference on our campus and in our community participating in organizations such as:
Student Ambassadors Political Science League Dance Team Sharing the Dream
Adopt a Grandparent Coyote Communications Cheer team
Dance Marathon Students in Free Enterprise Youth Ministry Student Government Big Pal/Little Pal
Alpha Phis also have the opportunity to participate in Alpha Phi's organization-wide Leadership Initiative. Alpha Phi's Leadership Initiative defines leaders not as those with a formal leadership title, but as anyone who influences others and contributes to the chapter.
Our program prepares our collegiate members for the “real” world by focusing on:
Service and Leadership and
Sisterhood and Loyalty.

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1. Adjaye Associates, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, 2018-20
Completed in 2020, the new headquarters of 1199SEIU - the largest health care union in the United States - is the brainchild of an engaged and politically active community. From a typical New York street, the union's new building welcomes its members with a replica of a mural depicting striking hospital division workers. The artwork was originally captured by Anton Refregier in 1930 on the façade of the headquarters building, rendered with colourful glass mosaic tiles. Here, the mural recreated by artist Stephen Mitto partly passes from the escalator wall to the background of the atrium of the headquarters building. The image then continues with a second mural depicting Martin Luther King Jr. during his speech to the 1199 union members, supporting their hopes as the volumetric space of the central circulation.
2. CO Adaptive, Timber Adaptive Reuse Theatre, 2017-21
The Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn is being transformed over the past decade from a notorious waste disposal site into a cultural district, where several abandoned industrial buildings are being transformed into performance venues. These include the new Powerhouse Arts headquarters designed by Herzog & de Meuron and CO Adaptive's transformation of a metal foundry into the Mercury Store, a new space for theatre artists. Here, CO Adaptive opted for wood as the dominant material of the project: the old longleaf pine wood was reconstituted, while the new additions were made of cross-laminated timber - the first use of this material in an entirely commercial building in New York. This adaptive reuse project thus updates the original wood and brick building from 1900 and reuses the removed elements as the basis for new architectural elements.
3. James Corner Field Operations, Freshkills Park, 2001-present
The Fresh Kills landfill is one of the largest landfill complexes in the world, with 6 large landfills rising from a former salt marsh. In this particular context, James Corner has designed a landscaped park with the inherent power to change the way we see and think about the past and future of waste and therefore also of our cities. With a view to circular design, approximately 1.5 million cubic metres of land will be produced on site using dredging spoil and other recycled materials, and some existing land will be improved on site, while recycled materials such as slag are incorporated into the paving, architecture and other aspects of the park.
4. Olalekan Jeyifous, Made With Love, 2017-20
Set in an urban environment, Olalekan Jeyifous’ artwork for 8 Av Station explores the connections between the culture, architecture and food of Brooklyn’s diverse Sunset Park neighbourhood. The project consists of a series of 28 triptych compositions that combine architectural and urban elements of the neighbourhood with culinary dishes known and loved by the local community and visitors. Combining hand drawing and digital illustration, Jeyifous captures iconic food practices that reflect the diverse cultural composition of the neighbourhood. Foods such as dumplings, egg cakes, kebabs, tacos, churros, borscht and lasagne are transformed into building facades, shop fronts, mailboxes, fruit stalls and underground cars. Images captured from the surrounding neighbourhood are rendered in simplified graphic forms and vivid colours.
5. nArchitects, Jones Beach Energy & Research Center, 2018-20
The building's linear footprint emerges from the reuse of the foundations of a Robert Moses-era bathroom, extended on two sides with additional poles. Organised around a series of interior volumes housing offices, support spaces and classrooms, a continuous sequence of exhibition spaces flows outwards to a shaded perimeter terrace and the site at large. The characteristic undulating shape of the building, which signals the sloping ceilings of the exhibition spaces inside, conveys the waves in terms of both energy and nature. Conceived as a land reclamation project using native species, the landscape will also serve as a framework for an interpretative outdoor exhibition.
6. Only If, The People’s Pool, 2019-20
Curated by the Only If studio, a survey of public pools explores the history, form, social and cultural aspects of the pool as an architectural typology. The research is organised as a catalogue of New York's public pools and a collection of drawings, photographs and writings that highlight broader issues related to urban water. The pool is used as a tool to address specific aspects of public space and architectural invention, while revealing the undercurrents of urban politics.
7. Peterson Rich Office, Scalable Solutions for NYCHA, 2019-present
Peterson Rich Office and Regional Plan Association presented in 2020 a report of scalable solutions and design strategies to improve New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) properties in the five boroughs. Starting in June 2019, PRO co-founders Miriam Peterson and Nathan Rich led the research and design work focused on how to make homes healthier for the 600,000 people living in NYCHA flats. With $45 billion in unmet capital needs and residents facing increasingly dire living conditions, fixing New York's public housing is a growing priority for both government and civic sectors.
8. SWA/Balsley and Weiss/Manfredi, Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park, 2009-18
Hunter's Point South Waterfront opened its doors in 2018, transforming 5.5 acres of an abandoned industrial landscape into a new waterfront park. Phase II of the park begins south of 54th Avenue and wraps around Newtown Creek to complete the full vision of Hunter's Point South Park that began with Phase I of the park, resulting in nearly 11 acres of continuous waterfront parkland. The park offers places of retreat and invites intimate connections with nature by the sea. The park is also a new model of riverfront resilience, with a “soft” approach to protecting the shore from flooding. A path winds along the causeway, slightly above the river, for a stroll among changing skyline perspectives and close-ups of the marsh habitat along the river’s edge, and protects almost 1.5 acres of newly created wetlands.


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When Bhagwan offers you nothing
Just pray Time to gift you a friend.
Cozz friend’z like wrapper sheets
Protecting & Covering All moment loong.
Mistakes are Life,
One can never live & learn
without commiting a Mistake.
Yes all are dead inside to deal with.
But yes they hold shine to grow even in the
Deepest Darkest Roads.
In between friends and family
never too late to choose friends like fam.


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Sleep well to stay healthy
Posted on October 24, 2021 | Author Dr Abdul Majid and Dr Aijaz A Suhaff
Sleep is a biological process essential for life and optimal health. While we are sleeping and resting, our brain and internal organs are working throughout sleep. Sleep is important for the normal functioning of various vital functions of the body such as metabolism, regulation of appetite, and the functioning of the immune, hormonal and cardiovascular systems. Healthy sleep means sufficient, good-quality, regular and undisturbed sleep.
If you get adequate sleep, it will help improve your learning, memory, creativity, immunity, and mood. Sufficient duration and quality of sleep are essential for healthy sleep, but normal sleep duration differs by age.
Most adults get 7-9 hours of sleep each night, and people over 65 get 7-8 hours of sleep. Babies need until 5 p.m., while the range for teens is 8-10 hours. Sleep should be uninterrupted because interrupted sleep interferes with the natural cycle process through the various stages of sleep and a person can suffer from the effects of sleep deprivation. It has also been found in research that in people who maintain a regular bedtime, the risk of obesity and diabetes is reduced.
Good sleep helps you think more clearly and concentrate effectively. Due to so many issues or work demands on family etc, we don’t have enough time to relax as we often sacrifice sleep which can lead to both physical and mental issues. Lifestyle and environmental factors, psychosocial issues, and medical conditions all contribute to sleep problems.
Sleeping patterns during the COVID-19 era have been disrupted for everyone as most of the activities of daily living have come to a halt, be it education, tourism, commerce and other important activities. According to studies, COVID-19 has had adverse effects on sleep and is a heavy burden among various population groups. Sleep disturbances, mental illnesses and physiological illnesses form a vicious cycle that worsens the prognosis of COVID-19 patients.
The high workforce, shift work and stress associated with COVID-19 have increased the risk of sleep disturbances for frontline workers in general and healthcare workers in particular. For the general public, the quality of sleep seems more sensitive to socio-psychological factors. The effects of sleep disorders on the general population across age groups are varied.
Effects of decreased or lack of sleep
Ã You might feel slow.
Ã You might feel foggy.
Ã You might feel depressed.
Ã You might feel irritable.
Ã It impairs your higher levels of reasoning.
Ã It hurts your higher problem solving ability.
Ã It alters your higher attention.
Ã It interferes with your concentration.
Ã It affects your immunity.
Ã It affects your appetite,
Ã It affects your blood pressure.
Ã It increases the risk of obesity.
Ã It increases the risk of heart disease.
Ã It can produce diabetic-like conditions in otherwise healthy people.
How do you know when you are not getting healthy sleep?
Ã When you
Ã When you don’t feel rested in the morning.
Ã When you start to feel a lack of energy during the day
Ã When you’re in a bad mood.
Ã When you have trouble getting up in the morning.
Ã When you have trouble concentrating.
Ã When you feel irritable.
Ã When you feel drowsy during the day.
Ã When you sleep much longer or later on unstructured days.
Good sleep is essential for your health. To make every day a safe and productive day, take steps to make sure you get a good night’s sleep on a regular basis.
How to maintain a regular sleep schedule?
Â· You should go to bed and wake up at the same time each day (+/- 20 minutes).
Â· You should avoid long naps.
Â· You should practice relaxation techniques before going to bed.
Â· You should do deep breathing exercises at night.
Â· You should take a hot shower or bath about 90 minutes before going to bed.
Â· You should listen to soothing music.
Â· You should avoid coffee or tea.
Â· You should avoid eating heavy meals before going to bed.
Â· You should wait until you are sleepy before going to bed.
Â· You should avoid television and cell phones.
Â· If you’re afraid to do your job, make a to-do list for the next day.
Â· You should try to avoid emotionally overwhelming conversations and activities before you try to fall asleep.
Â· Avoid smoking.
Â· You need to exercise regularly.
Â· You need to ensure adequate exposure to natural light during the day.
Â· You must remove all the gadgets from the room to avoid distractions.
Â· You need to keep your bedroom quiet, dark, and cool. Use curtains or blinds to block the light.
Â· You have to avoid the noise.
Â· You should hide the clock at night.
Â· You should avoid extreme heat or cold.
Â· You should avoid drinking too much fluids at night.
See a doctor if you have persistent sleep disturbances. You may have a sleep disorder, such as insomnia or sleep apnea. Getting adequate sleep is important both for the physique and , improving productivity and overall quality of life. Everyone from children to the elderly can benefit from better sleep, and sleep hygiene can play a key role in achieving this goal.


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Panaji, March 4 : Few social workers, including women, were detained by the Goa police after they tried to meet Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to submit a memorandum opposing Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
A demonstration was organised at the Azad Maidan in the state capital under the banner ‘Goans Against EVMs’, which was attended by hundreds of people who opposed the use of EVMs for elections.
Speakers at the demonstration venue claimed that EVMs are snatching the freedom of the voters and hence elections should be held in a free, fair and transparent manner.
Later, a petition signed by one lakh voters was handed over to the Chief Electoral Officer demanding that the coming Lok Sabha polls be conducted using ballot papers, and not EVMs.
Some of the activists who tried to meet Chief Minister Pramod Sawant at his official residence were detained by the police.
#EVMs #Goa #Panaji


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A lawsuit filed Tuesday by the university in U.S. Middle District Court against Double Domer Properties and Rent Like A Champion, both of South Bend, seeks an injunction, unspecified damages and destruction of any materials containing Penn State trademarks.
Penn State alleges Domer uses the Internet to solicit homes to advertise for rent during Nittany Lion football weekends. The university claims the defendants have processed more than 700 rentals and generated more than $1.1 million in rentals.
In response to a cease and desist letter Penn State sent July 11, the attorney for the defendants stated he would advise his clients to change their advertising to remove any likelihood of confusion.
The response also included the claim PSUFootballHouseRentals.com does not infringe on Penn State’s trademarks because it is descriptive of a service provided and no goods are sold. The letters PSU standing alone constitute a weak trademark, the defendants claim.


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Monday, July 21, 2008
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– Kyle Minor, author In the Devil's Territory
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Old Decoy Pond is an inland water in Dorset
- Parish/Community: Morden
- District/Borough: Purbeck
- County: Dorset
- Region: South West
- Category: Water Feature
- Type: Inland Water
- Latitude/Longitude: 50°43'34"N 2°7'29"W
- Eastings/Northings: 391276, 91863
- OS Grid: SY912918
- Mapcode Local: GBR 212.9LL
- Mapcode Global: FRA 67F5.3ZN
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Old Decoy Pond within this administrative area.
Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

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Following the road less traveled, he found himself in a Hops Field
Farmer and business owner Doug Weber inspects the seven miles of airplane cable used to support his hops vines.
Photos by Douglas Foulke
Doug Weber navigates along the winding roads of Morris. He is wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a pair of field-worn jeans. We chat as he drives to the hardware store for a few parts to get his irrigation system running. Earlier in the day he and his team at Pioneer Hops transplanted young hops from the nursery to the fields and the new plants need a good drink of water.
Five years ago, today might have seemed like a distant dream. After a career in media sales in Manhattan, Weber decided he needed a change. A fervent beer aficionado and local food enthusiast, he turned for inspiration to the then nascent craft-brew industry blossoming in Connecticut. It was 2013 and there were only 12 breweries in Connecticut but Weber wanted to be a part of what seemed to be a growth industry. And so he set out learning everything there is to know about hops farming.
He began reaching out to brewers around the state, asking whether they would be interested in local hops. The response was the same across the board, they absolutely would, but under no circumstances would they be willing to lower their quality standards just to purchase locally. “Managing client expectations has always been a challenge,” Weber says. If he was going to make this work, he’d need to get it right.
Fast forward to today, Weber is the sales agent for his own farm plus the three others in the state, including Smokedown Farm in Sharon. Together, they supply hops to Connecticut’s rapidly expanding market of craft breweries.
Weber grows three varieties of hops: Cascade, Chinook, and Centennial. The first two varieties turned out to be so unique and superior in flavor that Weber was able to patent his own varieties, CONNcade and CONNnook.
One of the secrets to the success of his hops is the drying method. Weber’s hops are never subjected to heat. Instead, pumped air and a dehumidifier do the job. It takes longer this way, but Weber is sure that this is what helps maintain the remarkable pungency of his crop.
Throughout 2014 and into 2015 Weber and his team worked tirelessly, preparing the land they rent from South Farms in Morris and constructing trellises with seven miles of airplane cable to support their crops. Each year the hops must be retrained in the spring and the weeds and runners sent out by the hops themselves constantly maintained. In 2017, most of Weber’s Chinook crop was wiped out by downy mildew, and there’s always the threat of pests.
But that’s just how farming goes and none of it seems to be slowing Weber down. Having conquered the commercial market, he is beginning to open up the supply line to homebrewers. The single criterion: they absolutely must be in Connecticut.
Weber credits much of this success to the teams he’s built over Pioneer’s handful of seasons.“We’ve been really lucky throughout the years, this year particularly, finding really good people to work for us.”
Weber has been on the lookout for the right situation to increase his crops. He’d like to add another 20 acres but so far the perfect piece of land to work has not materialized. Weber is patient and optimistic. The market in Connecticut is poised to continue its massive growth and Pioneer plans to grow right alongside. “What we’re creating are unique brewing ingredients that you just can’t find anywhere else.” By following his passions for locally sourced ingredients and a love of quality craft beer, Doug Weber and Pioneer have helped establish a new era in the Connecticut craft brew industry.

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Introducing NSPI’s latest Multi-Channel Contact Closure models, now more robust than ever and with the latest certifications, including CE; Class I Division 2 Groups A, B, C, D for the US and Canada; and ATEX Zone-2, Category-3.
The EOTec fiber optic Multi-Channel Contact Closure transceiver modules are used to convert up to ten contact closure inputs into fiber optic signals for transmission over a single fiber optic link. These units are commonly used for remote transmission over long distances (up to 16 miles), transmission through hazardous areas and alarm event triggering.
Applications for this device include long distance transmissions, lightning prone areas, transmissions through hazardous areas.
Cost effective signal multiplexing without a PLC!
Each transceiver module includes two contact closure inputs and is capable of driving up to ten inputs by cascading additional dual channel input modules. A de-pluggable screw terminal on the bottom of the module is provided for connection to the input signal. An integrated backplane allows for communications between modules with no external inter-modular connection.
Flexible design for greater output driving capacity.
Each transceiver has a single optical port for use with multi-mode or single mode optical fiber with transmissions at 850 nm or 1300 nm using industrialized ST/SMA connectors. SPDT Form C relay outputs are provided for each channel capable of driving resistive loads with a maximum switching power of 120W, 250VA, and maximum switching current of 4A DC, AC.
Features of Ultra Electronics, NSPI modular Multi-Channel Contact Closure (MCCC)
- Transmits from 1 to 10 Contact Closure signals over one fiber
- Compatible with multi-mode or single mode optical fiber
- De-pluggable screw terminals for all wire connections
- Integrated backplane with no external inter-modular connections
- Visible status LED’s for power, TX/RX and channel inputs
- Fail-Safe relay operation
- Accepts our standard power supplies
- Available with dual redundant, hot swappable power supplies
- Suitable for mounting on standard 35 mm DIN rail
- Operating range of –40 °C to 85 °C, 0-95% RH (non-condensing)
- Dimensions (each module): 22.5 mm w x 99 mm h x 114 mm d
- Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C, D for the US and Canada
- ATEX, Zone-2, Category-3
|Power requirements||7.5 VDC via the BUS interconnections (from any EOTec 2000 power supply module)or 12 to 30VDC
@ 400mA, via a pluggable, screw terminal block on the CC-T/CC-R module
|Relay contact output||SPDT Form C relay, via pluggable screw terminal, 12 to 24 AWG(0.5-2.4mm) Cage-Clamp
60W, 125VA, maximum switching power
220VDC, 250VAC, maximum switching voltage
2A switching, 3A carry, maximum current
100,000,000 cycles, minimum operational life
|Contact Closure input||External Dry contacts connected via pluggable, screw terminal blocks
Accepts 12 to 24 AWG, 5VDC @ 1.4mA min. contact rating, 1K ohm max. resistance
|LED status indicators||Power On Green, Ch. A Relay energized/input contact closed Green, Ch. B Relay
energized/contact input closed Green, Fiber Transmit – Amber
|Data update rate||15mS regardless of the number of channels utilized|
|Ambient conditions||-40°C to 85°C Operational|
MCCC Fiber Optic Transmitters:
|Optical Dynamic Range||Input/Output type||Fiber connector|
|CC-TM85||2-Channel, 850 nm, Multi-mode, Transmitter||12 dB||Dry Contact Input||ST|
|CC-TM13||2-Channel, 1300 nm, Multi-mode, Transmitter||12 dB||Dry Contact Input||ST|
|CC-TM85H||2-Channel, 850 nm, Multi-mode, transmitter||17 dB||Dry Contact Input||ST|
|CC-TS13||2-Channel, 1300 nm, Single-mode, transmitter||10 dB||Dry Contact Input||ST|
|CC-TS13H||2-Channel, 1300 nm, Single-mode, transmitter||16 dB||Dry Contact Input||ST|
MCCC Fiber Optic Receivers:
|Input/Output type||Fiber connector|
|CC-RM85||2-Channel, 850 nm, Multi-mode, receiver||Form C relay output||ST|
|CC-RX13||2-Channel, 1300 nm, Multi-mode or Single-mode, receiver||Form C relay uutput||ST|
MCCC Input/Output Modules:
|Input/Output type||Fiber connector|
|CC-I||2-Channel, 850 nm, input module||Dry contact input||N/A|
|CC-O||2-Channel, output module||Form C relay output||N/A|
MCCC sower supply options:
|2A06||Power supply, 85 to 240VAC, 50/60Hz, or 85 to 140VDC|
|2A16||Power supply, 85 to 240VAC, 50/60Hz, or 85 to 140VDC, w/ diagnostics|
|2A08||Power supply, 24VDC|
|2A18||Power supply, 24VDC, w/ diagnostics|


The starter kit is great for the beginning dyer as well as the advanced dyer that is just experimenting with colour. It comes with all 9 colors in 1/2 oz jars. Enough to dye approximately 28lbs+ of fibre. Citric acid and directions are included, too.
Otherwise, individual colours are sold separately in 1/2 oz jars.