Test Method Summary
To properly characterize thermoset rubbers, thermoplastic elastomers and silicones, knowledge of their rupture properties is essential. A common failure of these materials known as tear is a mechanical rupture process that is initiated and propagated at a site of high stress concentration caused by a cut, defect, or a localized deformation. The tears can be further classified as smooth or knotty, and represent a unique characteristic of any particular material. The ASTM D624 test standard outlines the test method procedures for measuring tear strength of conventional vulcanized rubber and thermoplastic elastomers.
In this procedure, a tearing strain (stress) is applied to a test specimen using a universal testing machine operating at a constant rate of crosshead travel until the specimen is completely torn. We know that tear strength is largely influenced by stress-induced anisotropy (also called mechanical fibering), stress distribution, strain rate, and test piece size. Therefore the results obtained in a standard tear strength test should only be regarded as one measure under the conditions of that particular test, and may differ from that material’s actual in-service performance.
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Both the premium MTS Criterion® and the economical MTS Exceed® universal testing machines are ideal for testing of vulcanized rubber and thermoplastic elastomers per ASTM D624. These test systems come in a variety of force capacities and frame styles, ranging from 1-column tabletops to larger 2-column floor-standing models. The 30kN and 100kN models also have dual-zone test spaces to reduce set-up times if you frequently change test requirements. And as an alternative to a new load frame, you can modernize the software and controls of your old test system with an MTS ReNew™ Upgrade.
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Green Lantern Stables' Karelian and American Racing Stables' Demarcation, head-bobbing to the wire, finished in a dead-heat in the River City Handicap (gr. IIIT) Nov. 22 at Churchill Downs, each of them earning their first career graded stakes win in the process.
Zayat Stables' Thorn Song has a big class edge, but will have to break from post 11 and concede three-to-nine pounds to his rivals, as the multiple graded stakes winner headlines the $100,000-added River City Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Churchill Downs grass Nov. 22.
Odds-on choice Jonesboro edged away from Smokeyjonessutton through the homestretch to post a 1 3/4-length win in the $151,500 Tiznow Handicap at Louisiana Downs Sept. 20, earning a berth in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile in the process. The Tiznow was one of five six-figure stakes on the Super Derby undercard.
Front-running Thorn Song slammed the door on prohibitive choice Einstein in the stretch and held on for a one-length victory in the $213,250 Firecracker Handicap (gr. IIT) over a yielding Churchill Downs turf course July 4.
Coragil Cat burst to the lead mid-stretch and drew off to win the $100,000 Hanshin Cup Handicap (gr. III) by three lengths at odds of 11-1 in his graded debut May 24 on Arlington Park's Polytrack.
Heros Reward was named 2007 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year, as well as champion older male, sprinter, and turf runner, in the annual poll conducted by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association.
Oxbow Racing's Steve's Double made a double of his own, a two-race winning streak that also brought his first black-type win when he came from off the pace to win the $200,000 Perryville (gr. III) at Keeneland Oct. 13.
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Toyota Tsusho buys stake in Taiwan EV motor maker, eyeing for China
TAIPEI, NNA - Japanese trading house Toyota Tsusho Corp. has acquired a stake in Taiwanese electric vehicle motor maker Fukuta Elec. & Mach. Co. for an undisclosed amount, targeting the Chinese EV market.
Toyota Tsusho said in a statement that its Taiwan subsidiary, Toyota Tsusho (Taiwan) Co., has bought the stake in the Taiwanese EV motor and motor core manufacturer to cash in on growing demand for EV motors and parts, especially in the Chinese market.
The move is the first by the trading arm of the Toyota Motor Corp. group to tap into the motor core processing business, the statement said.
The Japanese trader has been one of Fukuta's sales agents and decided to make the capital injection because of the Taiwanese firm's strength in vertically integrated manufacturing of EV motors from molding, parts processing to finished product assembly.
“We will remain as a partner and do not intend to intervene in Fukuta's management,” a Toyota Tsusho spokeswoman in Tokyo told NNA.
Fukuta, with a workforce of 300 employees, posted about 1.4 billion New Taiwan dollars ($45.4 million) in 2017 sales, the spokeswoman said, adding the Taichung-based partner aims to expand sales through a closer relationship with the Japanese trader, which has a network of various sales channels.
China's new vehicle sales last year dropped 2.8 percent from a year earlier to some 28 million units for the first annual decline since 1990. But sales of new energy vehicles such as EVs and plug-in hybrid cars jumped 61.7 percent to 1.26 million units, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
Sales of such eco-friendly vehicles in the first two months of this year registered a nearly twofold rise from a year earlier to 148,000 units, whereas new automobile sales as a whole fell 15 percent to 3.85 million units, the industry body's data show. (NNA/Kyodo)


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In the UK, the restrictions imposed on the accounts of Petr Aven were eased
A British court has eased restrictions on the bank accounts of Russian businessman Pyotr Aven so that he can pay the costs of his London mansion, Bloomberg reports.
Judicial process – part of an investigation into Aven's alleged evasion of sanctions imposed against him in connection with a Russian special operation.
In May, the British National Crime Agency searched the billionaire's house, finding more than 3 million pounds on the trail who were transferred to the UK from Austria shortly before the imposition of sanctions. In the Aven mansion, which is located near London, there is a collection of art worth 300 million pounds, the newspaper writes.
Earlier, a criminal case was opened against a businessman, allowing him to spend no more than 2.5 thousand pounds a month on himself, however, the British authorities considered that the amount of his expenses is much higher.
Recall that Petr Aven and another Russian businessman Mikhail Fridman filed lawsuits with the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg against the Council of the European Union. Billionaires want to challenge the sanctions that were imposed against them because of the special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
Earlier, the British authorities refused to lift sanctions against businessmen, advising them to distance themselves from Russia. And although Aven and Friedman fulfilled the requirements, the British authorities unfrozen funds for businessmen only in the amount of 150 million euros.
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LISTEN | Hook releases their raw and tenacious ‘Blank Spaces’
Alternate rock outfit Hook released their debut EP Blank Spaces earlier this month.
The Mumbai-based band’s album is ‘about the insignificants, the ones who are always there and yet never really there’ and is an amalgamation of raw beats and lyrics with substance.
With Gaurav Banerjee on vocals, Pushkar Joshi on the drums, Titus Pinto on the bass, Chinmay Agharkar, and Nikhil Vernekar on guitars, Blank Spaces has given their music a grounded turn, lulling the lovers of solid riffs and solos into a sweet dream.
What’s really commendable is the groove with which Joshi sneaks in on the instrumentation and melody while a wail of distortion clouds around the raspy vocals of Gaurav.


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QUALCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) is now even closer to its 52-week high ahead of this afternoon’s expected earnings report. Shares are now around $59.15 and the 52-week range is $45.98 to $59.84. Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.90 EPS on $4.57 billion in revenues. Next quarter estimates are $0.89 EPS and $4.49 billion in sales. Keep in mind that if it rallies much more than the current $98.8 billion market cap will be $100 billion.
We have now seen positive earnings out of ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARMH) Jim Cramer turned out to be very spot on when it came to his relative value tout in Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) with its post-earnings reaction being up 7%.
Options traders are braced for a move of up to about $2.00 in either direction based upon the monthly expirations of puts and calls.
With the stock near a year high, the chart does not offer any great reads right now other than that the most recent support was around $57.25 and if the news is really unpleasant then the 50-day moving average is $55.37 and the 200-day moving average is $54.02.
Analysts still lean toward a ‘Buy’ consensus for their official ratings bias. Thomson Reuters has a consensus target (mean target) of almost $66.00.
We would probably lean twoard waiting another quarter before expecting Qualcomm to boost its dividend, which has been the same for three consecutive quarters and currently offers investors a 1.5% yield.
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DUST COVERS THE COLLECTED SANDMAN COVERS HC NEW ED| $49.99
The new edition of the collected Sandman covers all created by the always innovative Dave McKean features annotations and a new short story by the Endless’ own Neil Gaiman. Innovation is an understatement; here be Gems!
TEEN TITANS A CELEBRATION OF 50 YEARS HC| $75.00
I don’t know what is collected in the Teen Titans 50th Anniversary, but DCs recent track record of solid Anniversary anthologies suggests this book will be worth a peek and maybe a purchase.
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Does anyone draw airplanes better than the late great George Evans? Heck no! And the new Fantagraphics EC spotlight does this craftsman’s work proud. Outstanding comics presented in rich detail laden black and white.
All these volumes are choice but if I could only choose two (one? Shirley, you jest)…
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Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #49, #55, #57-60, #72 and #74-77 – plus material from FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #48, #50, #56 and #61; FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL (1964) #5; and TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #92-93.
I would gladly exchange my hard earned tender for this Silver Surfer collection; the stories found within show off the mid-sixties Lee, Kirby and Sinnott magic as they managed to turn the comic world on its collective ear month in and month out. Glorious and more fun than any other book around.
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One of Sicily’s oldest and finest wineries, producing top quality, indigenous varietal wines from Vittoria. In perfect harmony with nature and with ideal grape-growing weather conditions, Feudo di Santa Tresa’s vineyards benefit from the Sicilian sun and cooling sea breezes, far enough away from the sea. Here, we are able to produce organic wines with the ultimate expression of our grape varietals and the soul of Sicilian character. Considerable replanting and upgrading on the 50 hectares “terra rossa” vineyards, alongside the highest quality winemaking, results in exceptional wines.
The Santa Tresa Grillo Spumante is really fresh, with a bouquet which reveals both citrus and floral notes. It is fruity on the palate, has great balance, soft and gentle, with a burst of acidity.
An ideal aperitif, and perfect with seafood antipasto.
The Grillo grapes are picked early at the beginning of August to retain the acidity level perfect for spumante. They are picked very early in the morning to avoid the heat of the August sun. In the heat of Sicily, it's important to keep everything cool - before fermentation the juice is chilled and the particles allowed to settle naturally to give a clear liquid for fermentation. Both primary and secondary fermentation take place in stainless steel tanks. The secondary is done very slowl,y in order to retain the all-important freshness and fruit of the Grillo.

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One U.S. Navy aircrewman was killed and another injured last week when a fuel tank detached from an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter and fell over them during training at the Naval Air Station North Island located in San Diego County, California.
The accident occurred at around 6:30 p.m. local time on July 30 during hot pit, hot seat training which involved refueling the helicopter without shutting down the engine.
The Navy identified the victim as Naval Helicopter Aircrewman 1st Class Jonathan Richard Clement who was declared dead at the UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest a day after the incident after his family chose to remove life support.
Clement and another unidentified helicopter crew member were conducting a post-flight inspection when an auxiliary fuel tank came off the helicopter, striking and injuring the two. The unidentified crew member only suffered minor injuries, and was treated and released from the hospital the same day. The fuel tank contained fuel and potentially weighed some 1,500 pounds.
Both sailors involved in the incident were assigned to the Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85 (HSC-85) “Firehawks” based at NAS North Island.
The accident was not initially disclosed by the Navy and was not reported until the Navy Safety Center released information on Monday without identifying the victim.
“During hotseat, HH-60H auxiliary fuel tank detached from aircraft and landed on two service members. E-6 died in the hospital, E-5 was treated and released”, said the report.
“After consulting with the family, the Navy decided not to issue public notification”, said Naval Air Forces spokesman Cmdr. Ron Flanders. The incident is under investigation, he added.


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India and Russia reviewed their bilateral cooperation in a range of sectors, including civil nuclear, trade and investments, ahead of the annual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 1.
— Gopal Baglay (@MEAIndia) May 10, 2017
“We decided to take forward our cooperation in civil nuclear, trade and investments among other areas,” External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said after talks with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.
During the meeting of India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC), a key forum to address major issues concerning bilateral ties, both sides also took stock of implementation of various key bilateral initiatives.
Both Swaraj and Rogozin also deliberated on preparation for the annual summit between Modi and Putin to be held next month in Russia.


The prohibitory orders issued by the city police under CrPC section 144 in the first week of June, ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections, will continue to remain in place till July 10. It bans the assembly of five or more persons at one place.
Majority of Shiv Sena MLAs have shifted their loyalty to minister Eknath Shinde and are camping in Guwahati, plunging the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who heads the Sena, into a crisis. A few incidents of attack on the offices of rebel MLAs have taken place in parts of the state.
“The city police personnel have been asked to remain alert and maintain law and order situation in the city. They have been instructed to coordinate with the local leaders of political parties and get in advance the information related to their programmes, movement and deployment of bandobast during the meetings and political events,” the official said.
Officials of the special branch have been asked to monitor the social media platforms and take action against those persons who are found posting objectionable content, messages, videos, police said.
“The police personnel have been asked to ensure that the workers of political parties do not take law into hand, indulge in violence or damage public property. The officials have been asked to take stringent action against the violators,” he said.
The police staff has also been asked to ensure that no objectionable banner and hoarding comes up anywhere, the official said.
The prohibitory order issued earlier this month by DCP Operations, prohibits the assembly of five of more persons in view of the likelihood of breach of peace and disturbance of public tranquility.
Apart from the assembly of five or more persons, it prohibits processions, use of loud speakers, musical band and bursting of crackers in any procession.
Mumbai police are already on high alert to avoid any untoward incidents in view of the current political developments, the police official said.
Police have deployed adequate security at various important places in the city, he said.


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DetailsYou'll be proud of these 7 intricate and dimensional crochet designs by Patricia Kristoffersen. The projects found in Doilies with Charm are each formed by challenging motifs of classic pineapples, fans, diamonds, and picots. The texture of these doilies captures an elaborate charm unlike any other.
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Our friend and colleague Roy Silberstein died Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Kaiser Westside Medical Center. He was 72, and had been ill for several years.
Roy was born and grew up in Brooklyn, New York, not far from old Yankee Stadium. His father, a dentist and amateur photographer, took him to ball games and made Roy a lifelong baseball fan. Roy’s mother had schizophrenia and was hospitalized through most of his childhood. She died in 1999.
For his undergraduate education, Roy attended the University of Wisconsin, where he studied history and literature. His own delusions and fears brought him to Mendota State Hospital in Wisconsin several times.
In the early 1970s, Roy studied library science at the University of California at Berkeley and married Bärbel. She was a music student and played the recorder. Bärbel died in 1975 after a long bout of cancer. Roy finished his coursework at the university, but did not complete his dissertation due to repeated and lengthy hospitalizations.
Roy stayed in Los Angeles, where he worked as a librarian for Lockheed Martin. He worked briefly with his father, and finally settling to live Portland Oregon where he volunteered for the Oregon Advocacy Center (now Disability Rights Oregon) and Mind Empowered, Inc., which closed in 1994. After a long hospitalization at the Eastern Oregon Psychiatric Center in Pendleton, Roy volunteered for the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (now the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI) of Multnomah County. Following his service to NAMI, he was employed by the Washington County Assessor Office.
A stalwart advocate for the civil liberties of persons with mental illness, Roy formed the Mental Health Association of Portland in 2003, and defined its unique bylaws, governance and long-term advocacy strategy. He was author of several distinctive commentary essays published in Oregon and in national publications. He designed the demolition strategy for the Oregon State Hospital, and was a key technical adviser to the documentary film “Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse.”
Roy loved classical and jazz music, classical and European literature and poetry. An Ashkenazi Jew, he was a deeply moral person but not religious. He maintained many long and complicated friendships, including Brian Garrison and his family; Sandra Chisholm and her family; his godson, Emile Klein; fellow MHAP board members Jeff Donohoe, Will Hall, Jason Renaud, Michael Hoproft and Jenny Westberg; Matt Davis; Jack Wolinsky; Stephanie Parrish Taylor; Andrew Saunderson and Brian Lindstrom; Beckie Child and Casadi Marino. Along the way Roy got help from many people and agencies, including Jewish Community and Family Services, Lifeworks Northwest, Disability Rights Oregon, the Housing Authority of Washington County, and public defenders in Multnomah, Washington, Wasco, Umatilla, Lane and Linn counties.
Roy’s work, service and advocacy left a lasting imprint on the world, the people who knew him, and the organizations he shaped. Roy will be remembered – and missed.
Here is an example of Roy’s advocacy.
UPDATE – thanks to Hesed Shel Emet and Rabbi Ariel Stone for helping Roy after his death.

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Communities Connected for Kids has much to celebrate this month, beginning with the number of children removed from home due to abuse or neglect. That number decreased significantly in Florida’s southeast region, which includes Broward, Palm Beach, and the counties covered by CCKids – Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties.
From July 2020 to January 2021, Child-welfare professionals in the area removed 205 fewer children than the same period the year before. Even better, Judicial Circuit 19 - the smallest part of the region made up of Okeechobee and the Treasure Coast - was responsible for 45 percent of the total reduction.
While last spring’s school closures and resultant decrease in calls to Florida’s abuse hotline may have had something to do with that reduction, it’s not the whole story, said Christina Kaiser, CCKids community relations director.
Other regions throughout Florida experienced more removals, Kaiser said. Most telling of all is the low rate of removals per victim. In other words, she said, there may be fewer children coming into care because of last year’s shutdown, but the rate by which those same children are removed from home is also down – from 5.38 children per 100 alleged victims to 3.96. That’s the lowest the measure has been since 2011.
This says a great deal about the local system of care and the mental-health, substance-abuse and child-abuse prevention providers whose programs are engaging families early and preventing removals down the road.
“Safely serving children in their own homes greatly diminishes the trauma and disruptions that occur as a result of removal,” Kaiser said. “That requires strong programs and services that can be counted on to keep children safe.”
Strong services and a reduction in children removed from home are only the latest successes for CCKids. As of February, nearly 80 percent of all CCKids cases were eligible for federal dollars, minimizing the dependence on state funds and ranking CCKids among the top performers in the state.


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The Rainbow Six Siege development team is shifting as the game’s leads move on to other Ubisoft projects.
Ubisoft announced that creative director Xavier Marquis and brand director Alexandre Remy as well as a few other members of the Rainbow Six Siege crew are “passing the torch.” A video detailing the studio update explains that those leaving the development team are moving away so that they can “pursue other interests within Ubisoft.”
The new team — which includes some veteran Rainbow Six Siege developers — has been in communication with the previous core developers and has already started work on the future of Rainbow Six Siege. Game director Leroy Athanassoff is staying behind to lead and says the new team will “cover all aspects of the game”:
We will start expanding the “game universes.” If you look at player experience, we need to stop thinking about exclusive features and start implementing inclusive features instead. What I mean is that we need to deliver content that will impact every player and the whole community.
A studio shakeup like this can sometimes sound like bad news, but Ubisoft ensures that it doesn’t have any plans to stop development anytime soon. Since its release in 2015, Rainbow Six Siege has received regular updates, with one recent content pack featuring a Latin America theme.

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Free spirited sleepers all over the world will fall in love with the unique design of the Lone Star handmade quilt. Mystic and enchanting, the grand and impressive design of a giant can really add zest and character to the bedroom. Making a wonderful feature and a striking focal point, the Lone Star quilt is known for its magnetic appeal.
Offered in the king size option, the Lone Star handmade quilt is generous in its size. Suitable for master bedrooms, double bedrooms and also for those ‘spare and show’ rooms, the Lone Star quilt will leave an enormous impression on whoever sees it. Additionally, proving that it’s not just a pretty face, this unique product presents the kind of utter comfort only found in handmade items. Its generous padding envelopes you in pure snugness whist its pure cotton fill is suitable season through season.
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Global power company Cummins and technology-based materials, ingredients and solutions provider DuPont have partnered to help address the shortage of N95 respiratory masks during the coronavirus outbreak.
Cummins’ NanoNet® and NanoForce® Media technology, which uses DuPont’s Hybrid Membrane Technology, are usually found in air, fuel and lube filtration products use in heavy-duty engines, but can also be used in the N95 respirator masks worn by healthcare professionals.
Featured in the masks, the technology filters any harmful airborne particles that can spread the coronavirus.
“Cummins is re-evaluating our supply base and manufacturing capabilities to identity how we can support our healthcare professionals who rely on critical personal protective equipment to do their jobs,” said Amy Davis, Vice-President of Cummins Filtration.
“Our nanonet® Media can fill a key supply void and help address the mask shortage facing the US and other countries around the world.”
The first mask prototypes using Cummins’ donated media were assembled by University of Minnesota teams in March as part of an initiative to provide masks to M Health Fairview and other Minneapolis-based healthcare systems.
“The first thing we recognised from our experts in the Centre for Filtration Research, who work directly with Cummins, is that not all filtration materials are created equal and that the Cummins material is an excellent alternative,” said Jakub Tolar, Campus Health Officer and Medical School Dean at the University of Minnesota.
“We are tremendously grateful for the generous donation from Cummins of their filtration materials toward our mask effort. Since the arrival of the filtration media, we have been able to make rapid progress, and we now believe we have several viable mask options, including both a disposable and reusable option.”
The project also aims to provide open source instructions that other healthcare systems and groups can use to create their own respirator masks.
“We are proud to make our advanced technology available to help protect more caregivers on the front lines of this global health crisis,” said HP Nanda, Global Vice-President & General Manager, DuPont Water Solutions.
“We thank our partner Cummins for transitioning the use of its production line to help address the global shortage of N95 mask materials, and we thank the experts at the University of Minnesota for their leadership in testing and designing several mask options for the benefit of many healthcare systems.”


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Kon Tiki Author:Thor Heyerdahl A Special Rand McNally Color Edition for Young People — Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure -- a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, l... more »ed by a mythical hero, Kon-Tiki. He decided to prove his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage.
On April 28, 1947, Heyerdahl and five other adventurers sailed from Peru on a balsa log raft. After three months on the open sea, encountering raging storms, whales, and sharks, they sighted land -- the Polynesian island of Puka Puka.
Translated into sixty-five languages, Kon-Tiki is a classic, inspiring tale of daring and courage -- a magnificent saga of men against the sea.« less
The theory - Polynesian Islands were peopled from South America to the South Seas Islands (East to West) which is contrary to the unviversally accepted belief that they were peopled from Asia (West to East). The arguement? Primitives from South America did not have the vessels or knowledge to travel by craft across the ocean. The mission! Thor Heyerdahl and 5 others build a raft using original Incan designs and float using the Trade Winds and Currents to travel over 2000 miles and reach Polynesia and thus proving that the theory is at best possible!!!!
The book is written by Thor Heyerdahl who himself was part of the expedition accross the ocean. This book takes you from the jungles of South America where several scientists find the Balsa they need to build their raft to an epic nautical adventure of Moby Dick proportions even more so because it was ALL TRUE!!! Not some fantastic fiction! The author does an incredible job making the journal of his voyage come alive from the political, scientific and logistical obstacles right down to the adventure and danger involved in the expedition. Up until the end you have no idea how things will turn out, you fear for them and also feel like you have been privvie to the wonders they encounter out in the middle of the ocean where not many have travelled.
I cant say enough good things about this book aside from it being the BEST NONFICTION expediition/travel/discovery book i have ever read. A MUST READ!


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Former British citizens killed by drone strikes after passports revokedBureau Investigatives
Mar. 01, 2013
Swedish Journalist Who Worked To Demystify No-Go Zones Gets Shot In No-Go Zone
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Says All Men Should Be Feminists, Calls For End to 'Bro Culture'
Entire Dallas Cowboys Team Takes A Knee, Get Booed
Watergate 2.0: Obama Regime Wiretapped Trump Campaign Chair During And After Election
Flashback: NFL Denied Cowboys' Request to Honor Cops Slain In Dallas
The government has secretly ramped up a controversial programme that strips people of their British citizenship on national security grounds – two of whom have been subsequently killed by US drone attacks.
An investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and published in the Independent has established that since 2010 the Home Secretary Theresa May has revoked the passports of 16 individuals many of whom are alleged to have had links to militant or terrorist groups.

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NATIONWIDE — Taxpayers are getting one extra day to pay their taxes after a computer systems glitch on Tuesday's tax deadline prevented people from filing electronically.
- All Americans getting 1 more day to file taxes
- IRS.gov systems went down early Tuesday
- You won't need any additional paperwork
The IRS is giving all taxpayers — not just those affected — until midnight tonight to file, no additional paperwork necessary.
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said Wednesday that all systems were back up and running
Early Tuesday — the last day to pay taxes — the online payment system at IRS.gov went down without explanation. Taxpayers also couldn't set up a Payment Plan on the IRS's site.
The IRS said in a statement that "certain IRS systems are experiencing technical difficulties."
About 5 million tax returns were filed on the final day of last year's tax season.


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Lemon-glazed butter snapsBy Chatelaine
2 hrs 15 min
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/3 cup cold unsalted butter , cubed
- 3 1/2 tbsp milk
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/3 cup icing sugar
- WHIRL flour, sugar and salt in a food processor. Add butter and pulse until mixture is coarse.
- DRIZZLE in milk through feed tube with motor running until dough comes together.
- KNEAD dough on work surface (without added flour) until a smooth ball forms. Flatten into a square and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- PREHEAT oven to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
- ROLL dough on lightly floured surface to a scant ¼-in.-thick square. Cut out using crinkled square 2-in. cookie cutter, rerolling scraps. Arrange on prepared baking sheets.
- BEAT egg yolk with a few drops of water and brush each cookie. Drag tines of fork across cookie in a cross-hatch pattern. Chill for 10 min.
- BAKE until dark golden and crisp, 15 to 18 min. Transfer to a rack to cool completely. Stir lemon zest, lemon juice and icing sugar until smooth. Brush over cookies. Cookies will keep well in a covered container at room temperature for up to 1 week. Baking Tip: Make dough up to 2 days ahead. Glaze cookies on the day of serving. Glazing too far ahead of time may create a crystallized pattern.
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Nutrition (per cookie)
- 1 g,
- 11 g,
- 3 g,
- 45 mg.

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Voodoo Lounge, Dublin, 5 November 2004
Tipped by many as being one of the big rock acts to watch out for in 2005, Jove prove that they still have a lot of work to do on their sound before they conquer even a small venue.
The CLUAS Verdict?
5.5 out of 10
A shadowy veneer mirrored from the River Liffey onto the dusty streets of Arran Quay on this freezing cold Friday night. Inside the Voodoo Lounge, away from the quiet night, the venue was even quieter. Candles light the place but there is nothing romantic about this gritty rocker avenue. Just as the sound check commences, it becomes apparent that the sound system is pretty bad. Is this the right venue? It's the Voodoo right, not Doran's? Dark, grungy, poor sound system, Voodoo = Doran's On The Quays.
Support on the night came from rising rock outfit Jaded Sun. From the start of their set, it was obvious that they are a work in progress. Silhouettes of three guitarists, a drummer and a lead singer were all projected over the stage. With some chopping intros, destructive drumming and digestible rock, Jaded Sun sounded like the rock band that has been missing in recent times. Things started to deflate quickly as their song structure became very predictable and there were too many winding riffs thrown in. Their sound is made up of large doses of Zeppelin-sequel authority sugar-coated with indie rock finesse. It is a welcome sound, especially with some of the sublime guitar playing being produced, but some ingredients are yet to be added in order to elevate them towards being a potentially great band.
Time ticked by painfully without any atmosphere before the main act arrived on stage. For a Friday night in any venue, the size of the crowd was embarrassing. Concentration soon fell upon the movement of the sexy barmaid who elegantly scuttled along serving the few customers that were present. Even when Jove finally did show up, their first track didn't do much to take the attention away from the barmaid. A concoction was served up, that of Snow Patrol mixed with a helping of Muse and a dash of Radiohead but it was not as appealing as it might sound. The tempo stayed at mid-level resulting in a lack of appealing entertainment. Jove struggled on playing to a small crowd through a bad sound setup.
The keyboard playing by Paul O'Hara added a little flavour to the mostly monotonous guitar playing but a spark of creativity failed to appear on song after song. It became almost like rock music for insomniacs. Mediocrity ran riot as the earlier hints of Muse slowly morphed into Keane with guitars. Walsh's vocals were neither welcoming nor exhilarating and the music carried a blandness right through. Even the barmaid was checking her watch as the set dragged. It wasn't until 'February' that things started to liven up. They can make a gritty song appealing but fail to make an upbeat song catchy. The guitar playing could have more involvement in the way of hammering licks while the drumming and keyboards just need a little tweaking. The vocals are too distant to connect with an audience (they might however be different on CD) and an inclusion of more backing vocals wouldn't hurt either. An element of surprise is needed in their sound with more rocking beats for a rock band. It's a pity that the music isn't as good as it could be because the lyrics stayed consistently impressive ("And so you find yourself alone again / reciting sad, sad words that never end" from 'February' being one example).
Yes, the sound was terrible and Jove cannot be blamed for that but tonight their set wasn't one that would make people feel justified for parting with their money to see the band. With more work on their sound and stage presence, Jove could well turn out to be one of the brightest acts on the Irish scene. As things stand though, one has to ask: 'What do they really offer?'; and 'Can they really fill the Olympia?'
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IARPA seeks industry input on draft BAA for Amon-Hen
On May 8, the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) posted a draft BAA for the Amon-Hen funding opportunity (Solicitation Number: IARPA-BAA-17-02). Industry feedback is due by May 18.
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The Intelligence Advance Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is seeking interested parties to thoroughly review the Draft BAA Funding Opportunity Description and provide comments, questions, suggested changes, and feedback by May 18, 2017 in the format provided.
IARPA does not anticipate posting responses to any comments, questions, suggested changes, and/or feedback received; however, all input will be considered in developing the Final BAA. Additionally, the Draft BAA Funding Opportunity Description is subject to change in the development of the Final BAA as a result of IARPA’s consideration of the input received from interested parties in response to the Draft BAA.
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North Reading officials are searching for an explanation behind an increase in the amount of trash collected over the past several years -- including a substantial increase in the first six months of the current fiscal year. (Full article: 582 words)
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Laughter is the best medicine, and Nigeria’s skitmakers are the doctors of comedy. From side-splitting entertainment to clever social commentaries, these people are leaving no stone unturned in their bid to ensure Nigerians laugh away their sorrows.
In a country filled with difficulty and challenge where laughter is a coping mechanism, Nigeria’s skitmakers have emerged and grown to be modern-days jesters, using humour as a powerful tool for entertainment and business alike, and are armed with nothing more than their talent which has captured the heart of viewers across the country and beyond. Their ability to incorporate their everyday life into their skits has made them so loved by many Nigerians.
One among the many popular skitmakers in Nigeria is Chukwuemeka Emmanuel Ejekwu, popularly known as Mr. Funny and Oga Sabinus in his comedy skits. He is a Nigerian comedian, content creator, social media influencer, and actor. He was born on the 30th of January 1995. He introduced the trend “Something Hooge” to many including his fans and he is also known for his facial expression that ends almost all his skits.
Another is Chukwuebuka Amuzie, popularly known as Brain Jotter. He is a fast-rising Nigerian comedian, actor and content creator. Brain Jotter was born on 5th of February 1995. He has thrilled his fans with a different kind of comedy by freely walking away from people with his shoes in his hands whenever their words are irrelevant. He is famously known for the phrase “Abeg getat” and also for his ‘I don’t care’ attitude in his comedy skits.
We also have Sydney Egere, popularly known as Sydney Talker, a Nigerian comedian and content creator. He is known for his hilarious skits, which he posts on social media platforms like Instagram and YouTube. With over 1.3 million followers on Instagram, Sydney Talker is one of the most popular skitmakers in Nigeria.
These content skitmakers and comedians collectively navigate complex issues in their skits, ranging from politics and religion to gender issues and culture, and through these they have made a name for themselves and garnered immense followings.
The Nigerian Observer took to the streets of Ekehuan, Benin City, to inquire about people’s preferences and who they root for among Nigerian skitmakers. Below are the responses we got.
“I like Brain Jotter because in my opinion he is funny in the way he talks and in the way he walks. He has a unique way of talking that makes people laugh.”
“I like Sydney Talker because of his diversity in his content, and his contents are worth watching to me. Also, he has a good fashion sense that I like a lot. He dresses well for the context of the content.”
“I like both Layi Wasabi and Sabinus. Both are good and I can’t pick one against the other, reason being that Sabinus is extremely funny, his appearance and everything about him is funny. His voice and how he acts his skits is just superb and on another level, then Layi Wasabi is good, he is a great comedian. The reason why I like him is because he does not only use comedy as we all know in Nigeria to act comedy, he uses rhymes and puns, he puts his education into comedy and that’s a big yes for me. He knows how to fit innuendos into comedy skits.”
“I like Layi Wasabi and Glimore. The reason is that they are funny in their different ways and they make relatable contents. Glimore is young, so at least he understands what goes on in our everyday life and he tries to make contents from it that appeal to youthful minds.”
“I like wisdom a lot, his facial expression is funny, his skits are very short, funny and relatable. I like his catch phrase which is: ‘I greet oo boss, abeg help me touch am’. The way he talks too is another thing.”
“I love Taoooma, the fact that she portrays herself into different characters and personalities and she displays a perfect picture of what and who an African mother is. She also dresses well and doesn’t expose herself.”
“Oh, I like Shank, because he is innovative and creative. He is handsome and his laugh is contagious. He also has a good sense of fashion.”


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St. Louis Names Bradford Starter
Well Cardinals fans, there is one rookie that will get his debut next week. No, not Max Hall.
Sam Bradford, whose Oklahoma Sooners were defeated by Max Hall’s BYU Cougars last season, the number one pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, will start for the St. Louis Rams when the season starts against the Arizona Cardinals next Sunday.
It comes as no surprise that this would happen. With all the money Bradford received in his contract, you had to believe the Rams would do everything they could to get Bradford in the starters role.
It also didn’t hurt that Bradford was practically lights out during the preseason as well. Bradford really had his coming out game a couple of weeks ago against the New England Patriots. After that game, it was clear Bradford would be the guy.
The Cards defense will have their hands full, no doubt. Bradford has a nice arm. The Cards defense had better not get too lax or they will end up getting burned. First regular season game for Bradford or not, he will be a force to be reckoned with.


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Painting: Wax on Wood.
I am only interested in making art if it is a challenge. It needs to hold excitement and attract my curiosity.
I often envision ideas, or see myself painting in the stage between sleep and awakening. Memories are stringed together, flying by; huge spaces evolve, but foremost: there is color.
Lately, I combine my work with my love for poetry. My favorite poet Yannis Ritsos and his expressive, erotic poems are finding their way back into my paintings. In my teens his poems lived on my body, now they are burned into my paintings and monotypes.
It is a fiery transition, in fast forward mode.
I paint and print in wax, because the process embodies vulnerability, my stepping stone for progress and evolution.

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THE snide “No Rock Climbing” sign in the basement of the Compleat Sculptor makes it clear that the 300 tons of marble, alabaster, granite and soapstone there are not meant for rappelling; they await a finer destiny wrought by human hands wielding sharp tools. The same goes for the slabs of 80-year-old ebony, their resemblance to old telephone poles purely coincidental. Someday they will be works of art in the eye of the beholder who buys and transforms them.
“I have customers who come in with the exact dimensions of the stone they need,” the store’s owner, Marc Fields, said, “but there are also the sculptors who eyeball a 400-pound chunk and say: ‘I see a butterfly in there! I see a dragon!’ Sculptors are all crazy.”
At the scruffy end of Vandam Street in SoHo, the Compleat Sculptor, at No. 90, is a compendium of art supplies encased in a shell of peeling walls, scaly ceilings and scarred linoleum floors. The place is not pretty. But that is not the point. Sculptors and other artisans gather here the way handymen haunt the cobweb-covered aisles of old hardware stores.
Mr. Fields, 43, started it as a family business 16 years ago, nudged by his mother, Aileen, a sculptor whose works are sprinkled throughout. A bronze frog serves as greeter; an alabaster sunflower dwarfs the display cases.
If he does not have what an artist needs among the 15,000 or so items in stock, Mr. Fields finds it or, in the case of certain rasps and resins, creates it. “Sculptors have always been scroungers,” he said. “Here, we do the scrounging for them.”
Matt Reiley, whose favorite medium is cast metals, corroborated that after wandering the dusty aisles in search of an unusual rasp, or file, used on metal. He is associate director of preservation and conservation for the Central Park Conservancy, and also has a studio in Trenton.
“I’ve been coming here for 10 years,” he said. “Every sculptor knows this place. You can walk in the door and get some advisement along with the microcrystalline wax you need.” Mr. Fields took it upon himself to hunt down the tool among his suppliers.
“He’s my resin guru,” said Jason Young, an artist from the West Village who prefers to “technologically push the envelope with materials.” When Mr. Young first worked with epoxies, to simulate crocodile skin, he did not realize a gas mask was advisable. “I saved a lot of brain cells by coming here,” he said.
Mr. Fields said, “Dead artists make lousy customers.”
Daniel Sinclair, a specialist in custom stone installations who lives on the Upper West Side, called the shop “command central for the tools and technologies required for almost any fabrication.”
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“If you come here and say, ‘I need to dangle a 10,000-pound whale from the ceiling of my uncle’s bathroom,’ they tell you how to make it happen,” Mr. Sinclair added.
The ambience is utilitarian yet irreverent. A wooden mannequin is outfitted in a gas mask and rubber apron; a clay bust of Beethoven created in-house by Peter Rubino sports a sequined sombrero.
Jeff Koons shops here; so does Greg Wyatt, the sculptor in residence at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. Also, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Police and Fire Departments. The ingredients for crime-scene restorations, fake wounds for triage training and ballistics molds are all in the inventory.
After a Metropolitan Opera set designer became enamored of an enormous rock in Central Park, Mr. Fields supplied the technical expertise to copy it onstage for “Jenufa.” When the set crew for the movie “Cold Mountain” needed “authentic” cobblestones made from rubber, he was consulted.
His office is a phantasmagoria where dragons, monsters and “Star Wars” robots (he is a collector) jostle for space with an alabaster octopus carved by his mother and a Civil War-themed chess set fashioned by Conrad Vogel.
“I have a love of sculpture, but I’m not currently afflicted with the need to sculpt,” Mr. Fields said. “That would be like a drug dealer using his own drugs.”


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Currently, there isn't a way to remove the software listing from Spiceworks. In order to remove the listing from Spiceworks, you'll have to uninstall it from the computer and scan the device once more.


GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Fiat's Dodge Journey-based Freemont to debut
The model is based on the Chrysler Dodge Journey and will be produced in the Mexican plant of Toluca, where the 500 is produced for the US market.
The seven-seat model, which Fiat dubs as a "factotum vehicle", is the replacement to the Ulysse. It measures 489cm long, 188cm wide and 172cm high and and has the longest wheelbase in its category at 289cm.
Practical touches include doors that open to 90 degrees and a third row of seats that fold easily and quickly down under the floor to give a flat load platform. Overall boot capacity is up to 1,461 litres.
Fiat says that just two trim levels will be available to simplify the range. Both version will offer seven seats, triple-zone automatic climate control system, keyless entry system, cruise control, advanced trip computer, tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), fog lights and touchscreen radio with colour screen and controls on the steering wheel. This will be added to on the "more metropolitan version" with 17-inch alloys, touchscreen radio with 8.4-inch screen, SD card and DVD reader, Bluetooth system, rear parking sensors, fold-down door mirrors, automatic headlight activation, darkened rear windows and roof bars.
From launch, the Freemont will be available with front-wheel drive with turbo diesel power units (140bhp or 170bhp 2.0 MultiJet) combined with a manual gearbox. Later, the vehicle will also be available in 4×4 versions with 170bhp 2.0 MultiJet and 276bhpP 3.6 petrol V6 engines, both with automatic transmissions. All units are from Fiat PowerTrain with the exception of the 3.6-litre unit from the Chrysler Group Pentastar family and its automatic transmission.