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and blood of the Lord. But / 18, 19. This unbecoming, unlet a man examine himself, and christian temper had a perniso let him eat of that bread, and cious influence on their conduct, drink of that cup. For he that in their meetings for religious eateth and drinketh unworthily, exercises, and particularly, for eateth and drinketh damnation attending the sacred ordinance to himself, not discerning the of the Lord's supper ; and in Lord's body. For this cause ma-connection with other defects ny are weak and sickly among produced such irregularities, that you, and many sleep. For if we their conduct, on these occawould judge ourselves, we should | sions, was not in reality eating not be judged. But when we are the Lord's supper, according to judged we are chastened of the the divine institutian, however Lord, that we should not be con- they might view it. This may demned with the world.” be seen by verses 20, 21, 22,
To correct these mistakes SOME words in this passage to convince them of their great Dhave an awful sound. And irregularity and guilt, and to they really contain a solemn cau- bring them back to right views tion and warning to professing of the nature and design of the Christians, against eating the Lord's supper, the apostle re. bread and drinking the cup of the peated what he had received of Lord, in an irreverent, carnal, and the Lord by special revelation, improper manner; and to do it and formerly delivered to them, with views, motives, and ends concerning the original institucorresponding to the nature and tion of this sacred ordinance. design of the sacred institution. He said, “ For I have received But the passage, rightly viewed, of the Lord that which also I depresents to honest hearted Chris-livered unto you, That the Lord tians, who are sincerely desirous Jesus, the same night in which of discharging their duty accord- he was betrayed, took bread : ing to the will of Christ, no real and when he had given thanks, ground of discouragement, or of he brake it, and said, Take, eat; disheartening and dismaying this is my body, which is broken fear, to deter them from obeying for you : this do in remembrance his command in this particular. of me. After the same manner
The passage has such relation also he took the cup, when he had to, and dependence on what the supped, saying, This cup is the apostle had been relating in the new testament in my blood : this preceding context, that its true do ye as oft as ye drink it, in meaning and import cannot be remembrance of me. For as readily apprehended, without a often as ye cat this bread, and summary view of the things con- drink this cup, ye do shew the tained in several of the foregoing | Lord's death till ne come.” yerses.
Verses 23, 24, 25, 26. The church at Corinth, at least By this account of the origisome members of it, were un- nal institution of the ordinhappily and criminally actuated ance they were taught, among by a contentious party spirit, other things, that the Lord's which produced divisions among supper is not designed for the them, as appears by verses 17, 1 refreshment of animal nature, like a common meal at an ordi- | not distinguishing between the nary feast-that they were to bread and wine in this ordinance, eat of the bread, and drink of the and the provisions of an ordinacup, not for the sake of sustain- ry supper or feast, and without ing their natural lives, or feed- any of those views and affections, ing and nourishing their bodies, which correspond to the nature or gratifying their animal appe- and design of the sacred institutites ; but with a believing, obe- tion, shall be guilty of treating diential, and fiducial regard to,“ the sin-bearing body and the and dependence on Christ cruci-atoning blood” of the Lord Jesus fied that they were to eat of the Christ with disrespect and conbread, as a divinely appointed tempt. memorial or symbol of his cru- To prevent such scandalous cified body ; and to drink of the conduct, and avoid the contractcup, as a divinely appointed | ing of such enormous guilt, the symbol of his blood shed to a- apostle gave the following directone for their sins, and to con- tions, viz. “ But let a man exa: firm the new covenant and se- mine himself, and so let him eat cure its blessings to all that are of that bread, and drink of that Christ's ; and that as often as cup.”—The word rendered exathey ate of this bread and drank mine, signifies to examine, and of this cup, in a manner answer- also to prove and make evident. able to the design of the institu- | And the whole context naturally tion, they visibly showed and suggests, that the examination, practically avowed their grateful to which every man, desiring to remembrance of Christ's death, eat the Lord's supper in a propand declared themselves the dis- er manner, as here directed, has ciples of that Jesus who was cru- for its object, his understanding cified, and their dependence on of the signification and end of his death as the procuring cause the ordinance, and his views, of forgiveness with God and all motives, and ends in attending spiritual blessings ; and that in it. Let a man let every one, this way Christ's people were to who would come in a proper show forth his death, through all manner to the Lord's table, exsuccessive periods, till his sec- amine-let him make proof of ond coming.
himself, with respect to his un" Wherefore,” said the apos- derstanding and knowledge of tle, « whosoever shall eat this the nature and design of this dibread, and drink this cup of the vine institution, and see, that he Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty understands that the bread and of the body and blood of the cup are to be considered not as Lord.” That is, such as now common food, but as divinely apstated, being the nature, import pointed memorials or symbols of and design of the Lord's supper, Christ's body and blood, broken it is a clear case, that whoever and shed to atone for sin and conshall eat of this bread, and drink firm the new covenant with all of this cup, which are appointed its blessings ; and that they are to represent the body and blood to be eaten and drunk with a reof the Lord, in an ignorant, stu- ligious, believing, fiducial respid, inconsiderate, irreverent,pect to Christ crucified, in obecontentious, and carnal manner, I dience to his command, with a grateful remembrance of his a- , an uncharitable, dividing, contoning death, as a practical ex- tentious spirit, as some of the hibition of it and declaration of Corinthians did, or in a carnal his own reception of, and subjec- and sensual manner, as though tion to, and trust in him as his he was eating for the refreshment Lord and all-sufficient Saviour. of the body, and without a reliLet him also examine and make gious regard to Christ's body proof of himself with respect to and blood as symbolically repre, his temper and spirit, views and sented by the bread and winemotives in this transaction, and such a one, instead of dischargsee that they be such as answer ing his duty towards Christ, and and correspond to its nature, de- deriving any spiritual advantage sign, and import-that he hath to himself, contracts such guilt such a sense of sin, and sorrow in eating and drinking, as exfor it, and hatred of it, and desire poses him to the righteous reof deliverance from it, as to per- bukes of the Lord in the way of ceive and feel, and cordially ac- his chastening judgments, as he knowledge his need of Christ's doth not discern the Lord's body atonement-that he believes and in the divinely appointed repretrusts in his death as a complete sentations of it, or distinguish propitiation for sin, and securing and make a proper difference beall new covenant blessings to his tween the divinely appointed people that he desires, in the symbols and memorials of his way of Christ's appointment, to body and blood, and common testify and express a grateful re-food. membrance of his sufferings, and The word translated discern. his own reception of, and obedi- ing, signifies to discern, to sepaence to, and dependence on him rate, to make a difference, to as his Lord and Saviour. And judge between, &c.and the whole so let him eat-having thus ex- context leads us to understand it, amined and made proof of him- in this place, of distinguishing self, let him, with these suitable and making a difference. He views and affections, aims and who eats and drinks in the unends, eat of the bread, and drink worthy manner here intended, of the cup, which represent the doth not discern the Lord's bobody and blood of the Lord. dy ; that is, he doth not distin
To enforce a due attention to guish or make any proper difthis direction, and to impress | ference between the bread and their minds with a sense of the cup which represent the Lord's awful consequences of a careless, body, and the provisions of an irreverent, and carnal use of the ordinary supper or feast; but sacramental bread and cup, the eats of the bread and drinks of apostle added, “ For he that the cup, as he would of the proeateth and drinketh unworthily, visions of an entertainment for eateth and drinketh damnation the refreshment of animal nato himself, not discerning the ture. By eating and drinkin Lord's body.” That is, he who, at the Lord's table, in this unwithout understanding or duly worthy, ignorant, irreverent, and considering the nature, import, carnal manner, even though he and design of this divine institu- be a true believer in Christ, he bion, eats and drinks with such I eats and drinks judgment to liim, self.not certain eternal damna- | that we should not be condemntion, as some honest hearted ed with the world.”. As a father Christians have feared, to the chastens his children when they destroying of their comfort in prove stupid, careless, and disothe discharge of an important bedient, to bring them to a sense duty, or preventing their ap- of their sin and duty, and to exproach to an ordinance calcula- cite them, with penitential sore ted to strengthen their faith, in-| row, to renounce the one and perflame their , love, and increase | form the other, in order to pre. their joy. But by the judgment vent their utter ruin, and secure directly intended in this verse, their happiness ; so the Lord, the apostle, in the following ver- when his people neglect their ses, explained himself to mean, duty, and go astray in the ways such chastenings of the Lord, asof error and wickedness, chas. are opposed to final condemna- tens them with his judgments in tion, and calculated to prevent it, this life, to convince and humby operating as means of repent- ble and reclaim them, and preance and amendment.
vent their continuing in such “ For this cause,” said he, evil ways, as, if persisted in, “ many are weak and sickly a- would issue in their condemna. mong you, and many sleep.”- tion at the great day, with the Such was the judgment which men of the world. some of them ate and drank to This shows that the judgment, themselves. The apostle added, which they who eat and drink 6. For if we would judge our- unworthily at the Lord's supper, selves, we should not be judged.” eat and drink to themselves, is That is, if we would uprightly different from final condemna, and impartially examine our tion, and may be incurred, in hearts and conduct, and judge some cases at least, where final and condemn ourselves for all condemnation is avoided. Inthat is wrong in us, and peni- / deed, if they who eat and drink tently turn from it, and perform unworthily, with improper views this and other duties, with right and dispositions, in an ignorant, views and in a right manner, we irreverent, and sensual manner, should be exempted from those are not true believers in Christ, judgments, which God, in right- and never become true penitents, eous displeasure at our sins, | they will undoubtedly be con, brings upon us for our unworthy | demned with the rest of the un. and criminal temper, and beha- godly, and suffer the wrath of viour ; and especially, from the God in the world to come, for condemnation, under which the their sin in eating and drinking finally impenitent will fall. | unworthily, as well as in all other
Still further to explain the particulars. But what I conceive case of eating and drinking judg-1 to be evident from the whole ment to themselves, and to ens passage taken together, is, that courage and excite them to eating and drinking unworthily judge, to condemn, and correct doth not certainly seal or insure what was so grossly amiss in final condemnation or eternal themselves, the apostle subjoin misery—that this is not an uned, “ But when we are judged pardonable sin, that it may be We are chastened of the Lord, forgiven, as well as other offen
ces--that the judgment which tion between the divinely apsuch are here said to eat and pointed memorials of his body drink to themselves, is a differ- and blood, and the provisions of ent thing from eternal damna- an ordinary entertainment ; and tion or future punishment. It guard against bringing such primarily signifies the judgment heinous guilt upon their souls. with which God chastens his Let thein examine and prove people, that they may not share themselves with respect to their in the condemnation of the world. understanding and sense of the Though it be highly probable nature, design, and import of that some, who eat and drink this divine institution, and of thus unworthily, are wholly des- their conduct in celebrating it ; titute of true saving faith in and with respect to their temChrist, and continue so to the per, views, and motives in this last, and perish in their sins ; yet transaction ; and see to it, that it is a very possible case--a case they be suitable to the design that hath really happened, that and import of the ordinance :some real though very imper- and so let them eat of the bread fect Christians, through igno- and drink of the cup of the Lord, rance and the influence of a car- as divinely instituted symbols of nal temper, may eat and drink his body and blood in rememunworthily, in the sense intend-brance of him, and of his sufed in the text, and yet being ferings and death for the rejudged, that is, chastened of the demption of his people, and in Lord, may repent, and escape obedience to his command, as the condemnation of the ungod- a practical declaration that they ly, and be finally saved.. receive, submit to, and trust in
Wherefore, let care be taken, him, as their Lord and Saviour. not to put such a strained con- And let them see to it, that all struction on the wholesome and this be done from the heart, with salutary instructions and warn- all those internal exercises of ings of the apostle, as would fill repentance, faith, hope, love, å sincere but diffident Christian gratitude, praise, and self-dediwith dismaying fear, and terrify cation, which correspond to the him from obeying the commands import of such a practical declaof Christ, to eat of the bread and ration. drink of the cup of the Lord in God grant, that through the remembrance of him, as though gracious influence of the spirit in case he failed of doing it in of truth and holiness, all who a right and acceptable manner, name the name of Christ, may he would insure his own eternal so eat and drink, to the glory damnation. And on the other of his name and their own spirhand, Let all duly consider and itual and everlasting benefit. be thoroughly sensible of the
PAREPIDEMOS. great evil, and terrible consequences, of attending this sacred ordinance in an ignorant, stupid, An Infidel converted. careless, irreverent, and carnal manner, without any suitable re- A S it is not proper that the. gard to the crucified Saviour,
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Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting is breathing much easier following her recent surgery. The Big Bang Theory star didn’t have a nose job, as many media outlets reported. What she had instead was sinus surgery, and she’s already feeling much better since having it.
“I have not been able to breathe since I can remember, so I had to have this sinus surgery, and I had it only two weeks ago,” she said, also saying she couldn’t stand watching old episodes of Big Bang Theory due to her nasal voice. “Every time I watched it I knew I couldn’t breathe… But now my nose spray days are done. ”
She even berated her Wedding Ringer costars, Kevin Hart and Josh Gad, for ignoring her while she was laid up from surgery.
“Neither of you sent me a get-well card!” she said, jokingly.
Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting puts her co-stars on blast after her sinus surgery! Watch: http://t.co/FTV85BcesE
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Kevin Hart threatened to test out her improved nasal passages, asking if she could smell anything yet.
“I can’t even breathe through my nose yet!” she laughed.
He started to move his behind closer to Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, with the intent of breaking wind.
“I can smell enough! Stop!” Cuoco-Sweeting laughed as Hart got closer.
Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting recently came under fir for some comments she made about feminism.
“What most people I hope would understand that was a three-and-a-half hour conversation that someone saw two sentences [of] and then saw dot, dot, dot. So there was a lot more said,” she said of her recent interview with Redbook. “If I offended anybody, I talk a lot, and I am sorry if I offended anybody. I love being a wife. I think I said [I love] serving my husband, I love to make him dinner, I love being that person and the whole feminist comment there was–again, so much more [was] said.”
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 4, 2015
The actress said her comment about not being a feminist because she already felt equal, but was instead coming from a place of gratitude–not ignorance.
“I had felt that I had been so blessed in life today in my life and in my business that I felt like such an equal for so long and I haven’t felt like I’m trying to [move up]. I feel like I’m there. I feel like I’m powerful and that’s where it was coming from,” she said.
Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting is no doubt breathing twice as well as before–first off from her recent sinus surgery, and second from airing her thoughts about her misconstrued beliefs.


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|Publication number||US7775535 B2|
|Application number||US 11/869,149|
|Publication date||Aug 17, 2010|
|Filing date||Oct 9, 2007|
|Priority date||Oct 10, 2006|
|Also published as||CN101164802A, CN101164802B, DE602007011176D1, EP1911661A1, EP1911661B1, EP1911661B8, US20080084047|
|Publication number||11869149, 869149, US 7775535 B2, US 7775535B2, US-B2-7775535, US7775535 B2, US7775535B2|
|Inventors||Christopher Bluff, David Chen, Paul Bell, Shajimon Kaithan, Shaun Gillespie, Andrew Mathie, Martin Peaker|
|Original Assignee||Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (Uk) Limited|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (29), Non-Patent Citations (3), Referenced by (8), Classifications (24), Legal Events (3)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This application claims priority to United Kingdom Patent Application No. GB 0619981.4 filed on Oct. 10, 2006.
The present invention relates to a suspension subassembly for securement to a heavy vehicle trailer.
Heavy commercial vehicles typically employ trailing arm suspension systems, particularly in relation to axles of trailers of articulated vehicles or, potentially, rear axles of rigid body vehicles.
Heavy commercial vehicles (including trucks, buses and coaches) can be distinguished from light commercial vehicles (such as vans) and light passenger vehicles due to one or more of the following characteristics:
1. A laden weight in excess of approximately 3.5 tonnes.
2. The use of air actuated brakes as opposed to hydraulically actuated brakes (because air actuated brakes are better able to withstand the increased heat generated by the repeated braking of a vehicle having a weight in excess of approximately 3.5 tonnes).
Such vehicles (including trailers) also typically employ a pair of spaced parallel beams or rails that run a length of the vehicle and act as a front of a chassis upon which a vehicle body is mounted.
When used in heavy commercial vehicles, the trailing arms are typically pivotally mounted to chassis beams of the vehicle via a “hanger bracket” welded to the chassis beam and extending downwardly therefrom. The trailing arm extends rearwardly (i.e., towards a rear of the vehicle) to a mounting position for an axle and then further rearwardly to a mounting surface for an air spring. The air spring itself is mounted between the trailing arm and the chassis beam via an air spring pedestal.
Axles in such vehicles are typically substantially rigid beam-type axles (i.e., axles that extend between spindles upon which wheels at opposite sides of the vehicle are mounted). In some circumstances, the orientation of the trailing arms may be reversed to pivot at a rear of the trailing arm, in which case they are known as “leading arms.” For the purposes of this specification, the term trailing arm should also be understood to encompass leading arms.
Typically, the suspension manufacturer will supply a complete set of components to a trailer manufacturer including two trailing arms, an axle beam, two hanger brackets, two air springs, two dampers and two air spring pedestals for each axle installation. In some circumstances, the trailing arms may be secured to the axle before being supplied to the trailer manufacturer. In any event, the trailer manufacturer is required to assemble a number of components together. The assembly needs to be accurately completed to ensure that the wheels are accurately aligned to the trailer. This prevents undue stress from being placed on a suspension, the trailer and the wheel components.
It is known to use slider systems in which an entire running gear of the trailer is secured to a frame that may be released using retractable pins and slid along the chassis to rapidly vary a wheelbase to adjust load distribution and maneuverability characteristics of the trailer. In such systems, cross-members connect the hanger brackets on each side of the trailer, and the slider system and the frame is a complex multi-component assembly. An example of such a system can be seen in US 2005/0082814 (Ramsey).
The present invention seeks to overcome or at least mitigate the problems of the prior art.
Accordingly, one aspect of the present invention provides a suspension subassembly for securement to a heavy vehicle trailer. The suspension subassembly includes a hanger bracket for attachment of a trailing arm, an air spring mounting bracket, a damper mounting bracket, and a connection member extending longitudinally between the hanger bracket and the air spring mounting bracket, and connecting the hanger bracket and air spring mounting bracket. The damper mounting bracket is positioned intermediate the hanger bracket and the air spring mounting bracket.
A second aspect of the present invention provides a suspension assembly including a suspension subassembly according to the preceding paragraph, a suspension trailing arm, an air spring and a damper.
A third aspect of the present invention provides a suspension arrangement including first and second suspension subassemblies according to the first example, wherein the suspension subassemblies are secured together in a laterally spaced relationship.
A fourth aspect of the present invention provides a method of fitting a subassembly, according to the first example, to a chassis rail of a heavy vehicle trailer and includes the step of permanently or semi-permanently securing the suspension subassembly to the chassis rail.
Embodiments of the present invention are now described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
It will be appreciated that a considerable amount of assembly is required, and a large number of components are needed, to provide a complete suspension assembly of this type. Furthermore, the hanger bracket 34 and the air spring 36 must be accurately secured to the trailer chassis 25 to ensure the plurality of wheels 26 are correctly aligned with respect to the trailer portion 24. Incorrect alignment may lead to excessive tire wear, increased fuel consumption and premature failure of suspension components.
Referring now to
At the opposite, aft or rear end of the elongate connection member 150, a plurality of panels are provided that form an air spring mounting bracket in the form of a downwardly facing air spring pedestal 160 (see
First and second damper mounting flanges 164 a and 164 b that project from the side edges of the elongate connection member 150 are provided intermediate the hanger side bracket flanges 134 a and 134 b and the air spring pedestal panels 160 a to 160 e and, when the subassembly 148 is formed, are bent to project downwardly in a spaced parallel arrangement. Through-holes 166 a and 166 b are provided in each bracket panel through which a bolt or other suitable fixing may be inserted to pivotably mount a damper 144 (
The subassembly 148 is assembled from the stamping shown in
Similarly, the end panel 160 a, the mounting panel 160 d and the front panel 160 e are bent around to be arranged at approximately 90 degrees to each other, with an end edge of the front panel 160 e resting against an underside of the elongate connection member 150. The side panels 160 b and 160 c are then bent in the fore direction such that they rest against side edges of elongate connection member 150. Again, the various panels are welded to each other to provide the downwardly facing air spring pedestal 160 as shown in
The damper mounting flanges 164 a and 164 b are bent downwardly through 90 degrees to form a damper mounting bracket 164 as shown in
Specifically, a trailing arm 132 (
The air spring 136 is bolted at its lower edge to an upwardly facing surface at a trailing end of the trailing arm 132 and is bolted at an upper end to the mounting panel 160 d of the downwardly facing air spring pedestal 160 via the mounting holes 162.
The damper 144 is bolted at an upper end between the damper mounting flanges 164 a and 164 b of the damper mounting bracket 164, and at an lower end to a further mount 175 provided on the trailing arm 132 between an axle receiving location 140 and the air spring 136. As a result, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the damper 144 is mounted closer to the vertical than the prior art damper 44 illustrated in
Alternate damper mounts 176 and 178 are also provided on the trailing arm 132. A damper mount 176 is provided on an upper face of the trailing arm 132 immediately in front of the axle receiving location 140 and may be used in conjunction with the damper mounting bracket 164 for a higher ride height “top mount” applications in which the trailing arm 132 is positioned at a greater angle with respect to the elongate connecting member 150. A third damper mount 178 on the trailing arm 132 is provided for use with a damper that is offset from a longitudinal axis of the trailing arm 132. It would therefore require the damper mounting bracket 164 of the subassembly 148 to also be offset from the longitudinal axis of the subassembly 148. While a universal trailing arm 132 may be provided with all three damper mounting locations 164, 176 and 178 as shown in
The suspension assembly may be supplied to a trailer manufacturer with the parts assembled as set out above so that the trailer manufacturer may secure an axle 42 to the trailing arm 132 at the axle receiving location 140. The trailer manufacturer also secures the assembly to the trailer chassis 25 by welding the connecting portion to the trailer chassis 25 along its peripheral edges and/or along the edges of the apertures 152 a, 152 b and 152 c of the connection member 250. This forms a permanent connection (i.e., a connection that would require the physical destruction thereof to separate the two components) between the subassembly 148 and the trailer chassis 25, in distinction to suspension slider systems in which trailer running gear is slideable with respect to the trailer chassis 25.
In alternative embodiments of the present invention, the subassembly 248 may be semi-permanently connected to the trailer chassis 25, e.g., by bolting (and may be provided with appropriately dimensioned bolt holes for this purpose). It will be appreciated that although not necessarily permanent, the subassembly 248 is intended to remain fixed at a particular location for the life of the trailer subject to maintenance requirements.
With reference to
The arrangements of
It will be appreciated that the subassembly 148 of the present invention enables a suspension to be fitted to a heavy vehicle trailer in a simpler, more accurate, and potentially more cost-effective manner than in prior art arrangements. Furthermore, the subassembly 148 enables the positioning of the suspension damper to be optimized to enhance damper performance.
Terms such as “fore,” “aft,” “upper,” and “lower” as used herein are merely used for ease of description and should not be considered to be limiting.
It will be further appreciated that numerous changes may be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, the subassembly may be manufactured from multiple separate sub-components rather than a single stamping. The positioning, shape and dimensions of the hanger bracket, the damper mounting bracket and the air spring bracket may be adjusted, the longitudinal position of the damper mounting bracket may be varied according to particular requirements, and the bracket may be offset from the longitudinal axis of the subassembly. The air spring bracket may include a simple plate that is at the same level as the connection member with appropriate holes provided therein. Further mounting features, such as brackets or mounting apertures for ride height check valves and axle lift mechanisms, may also be incorporated in the subassembly. Where a trailer is to include tandem or tri-axles, the subassembly may be provided with two or three sets of hanger brackets, damper mounting brackets and air spring mounting brackets with the appropriate longitudinal spacing therebetween. The subassembly may be used to mount alternative types of trailing arms from that illustrated in
The foregoing description is only exemplary of the principles of the invention. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings. It is, therefore, to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than using the example embodiments which have been specifically described. For that reason the following claims should be studied to determine the true scope and content of this invention.
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Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested former Foreign Affairs minister Joe Malanji over money laundering charges.
The anti-money laundering agency also seized Mr Malanji’s two helicopters on Wednesday.
The 56-year-old is suspected of having used proceeds of crime to upgrade his Gibson Royal Hotel situated in the country’s mineral-rich Copperbelt Province.
“In the second count, Mr Malanji is believed to have procured a helicopter, namely Bell 206 Jet ranger at $700,000, property suspected to be proceeds of crime,” DEC said in a statement on Wednesday.
The hotel has since been seized with the helicopter registered in South Africa.
Zambia’s new President Hakainde Hichilema has launched an anti-corruption campaign, vowing to recover all allegedly looted resources by the previous regime of Edgar Lungu, who lost power in the August 12 general election.
But the opposition accuses him of doing little to stem graft seven months after taking the reins, adding that his drive was politically motivated.
Zambia is in a multibillion-dollar debt crisis that has forced it to seek help from the IMF.

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Saturday, July 26, 2008
US. Cybersecurity and the presidential campaign
SC Magazine: In a speech delivered Wednesday at Purdue University, Sen. Barack Obama warned of the dangers of new forms of terrorism that could damage the United States. After detailing threats from nuclear and biological weapons, the presidential candidate outlined what he envisioned for a cybersecurity infrastructure that would protect the nation's computer networks and strengthen science and computer education programs. “Every American depends – directly or indirectly – on our system of information networks. They are increasingly the backbone of our economy and our infrastructure; our national security and our personal well-being. But it's no secret that terrorists could use our computer networks to deal us a crippling blow,” he said.


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These are some of my patterns. And guess what? It makes me totally happy to look at the pictures of them, because the colours are so happy. I love happy colours – and mix it with embroidery and I really can’t ask for much more. I wish I could display them all, but we haven’t the wall space. And Tony is quite as much into embroidery as I am. Guys, eh?! ;-)
If you’ve got room on your wall, or use it for some other lovely purpose, you could stitch up one or two of these for yourself – because guess what else?! All the patterns in my shop are on sale at the moment. Until Friday 31 August – that’s this Friday!. 20% off all patterns and ebooks too. It also applies to the pattern sets and ebook sets!
I call it a back to school sale – but it’s not just for back-to-school peeps! :-)
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Total Time 50 mins. Fitness Goals : Heart Healthy. A classic beef ragu is a wonderful staple to have in your repertoire and the perfect partner for pasta.Double (or even triple) this recipe to make a fabulously big batch, and freeze whatever you don’t use to make for an easy midweek frozen meal. Food Search "Slimming World Rainbow Bolognese… Slimming World - Slimming World Bolognese Ragu 450g. Ready in under 30 minutes, it's packed with flavour and totally syn free on the Slimming World Extra Easy Plan, or simply swap pasta for veggies to make it … Ragu is a rich meat-based sauce which can be made with ground or cubed meat and vegetables simmered slowly with wine, tomatoes and/or stock. Find Calorie and Nutrition Information for Slimming World Rainbow Bolognese. 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Aldi SlimFree Bolognese Ragu – Syn Free (approx) Aldi SlimFree Chicken Chow Mein – 8 Syns (approx) Aldi Specially Selected Lamb Rogan Josh – 1.5 Syns . Total Time: 55 minutes. 0 %--Lipides. Weighing scales. Servings: 6. This is a richer than normal Slow Cooker Spaghetti Bolognese, healthy & hearty, Syn Free Slimming World Inspired spaghetti bolognese recipe, which will feed all the family. https://www.recipetineats.com/slow-cooked-shredded-beef-ragu-pasta Aug 16, 2017 - This Pin was discovered by Nichola Johns. Prep Time 5 mins. Apr 10, 2017 - This Slimming World spaghetti Bolognese is an Italian classic. 17 % 5g Fat. Penne with Rich Pork and Tomato Ragu. Print Recipe Pin Recipe. Course main. Join our online weight loss programme — Slimming World Online. Sides for Slimming World Bolognese (Meat Sauce) This recipe is both gluten, dairy free and suitable for those following paleo or Whole30. Foods. Apr 22, 2018 - Explore Beedlebug's board "bolognese pasta" on Pinterest. RECIPE Slimming World. Sandwich Fillers. your own Pins on Pinterest Having tried it, I found it really nice (with a good bechemel style sauce) but, I also prefer the ragu recipe that I use for bolognese. Fat 62g. Portion : 450 g. 283 Cal. Objectifs quotidiens. Calorie Goal 1,717 cal. Nutritional Info. How does this food fit into your daily goals? We aren’t trained by Slimming World nor authorised to give Slimming World advice. However, Iceland have recently added a beef lasagne to their collection of Slimming World syn free meals. 51 % 34g Protein. Calorie Goal 1,717 cal. A favourite with little mouths as well as bigger ones! 0 %--Glucides. Log Food. Prep Time: 10 minutes. Serving Size : 450 g. 283 Cal. Home. If you can't get to one of our friendly groups, or would prefer to lose weight online, join Slimming World Online here: sign up. Recipes. January 1, 2017 by Jenny. Fat 67g--/ 67g left. 5 / 67g left. Keyword: Lentil Bolognese, Lentil Ragu, Slimming World Lentil Bolognese, Vegan Bolognese, Vegetarian Bolognese. This is part of our comprehensive database of 40,000 foods including foods from hundreds of popular restaurants and thousands of brands. 0 %--Carbs. This lentil bolognese has vegetables such as tomatoes, carrot, zucchini, celery, onion and garlic as well as delicious sweet potato, sometimes I will swap the sweet potato for butternut squash, as you really don’t notice the difference, it all depends on what I have available. Vikkie Lee. By ShannonB. Home Foods. from just €6.25 per week Find out more 283 / 2,000 cal left. Slimming World Bolognese Ragu. Jul 13, 2019 - A truly delicious Slimming World Spaghetti Bolognese recipe that's Syn free. This Italian dish is full of flavour in a rich beef and tomato sauce. Get full nutrition facts for other Slimming World products and all your other favorite brands. Comment cet aliment s'intègre-t-il à vos objectifs quotidiens ? Comprehensive nutrition resource for Slimming World Bolognese Ragu. Slimming World Slimming World - Slimming World Bolognese Ragu 450g. I’ve used the ragu from my Spaghetti Bolognese, and combined that with a rather delicious bechemel There are 63 calories in 100 g of Slimming World Bolognese Ragu. Serves: 4 Prep time: 10 Cook time: 40 Ready in: 30-60 Minutes * Freezer friendly Perfect for Extra Easy SP Syns per serving: Ingredients. Slimming World‘s spaghetti Bolognese is the perfect family meal you can make over and over again. Not yet a Slimming World member? In this recipe, I’ve taken the best of both worlds. Its such a great, healthy alternative to spaghetti bolognese and the cinnamon in there really makes it a little different! Daily Goals. Ragu can be made with beef, pork (or a combination of the two), duck, game… you name it! Fitness Goals : Heart Healthy. Sodium 1,380g. Discover (and save!) Serving Size : 450 g. 283 Cal. A family favourite, this Slimming World Spaghetti Bolognese is Syn Free and SO good! Perfect for anyone who can’t make it to one of our groups, Slimming World Online will guide you towards a healthier, fitter, slimmer you. Correct Slimming World Correct Slimming World - Bolognese Ragu. This is a lovely low fat twist on your traditional Bolognese and is just as delicious. Authentic Italian ragu is primarily meat-based not tomato-based! Delicious alternative to a standard Spaghetti Bolognese and also very child-friendly. How does this food fit into your daily goals? This is one of my absolute favourite Slimming World recipes. Rich Slow Cooker Spaghetti Bolognese Syn Free Slimming World. This Italian dish is full of flavour in a rich beef and tomato sauce. 283 / 2,000 cal left. 920 / 2,300g left. Any advice given here should not replace the advice of your Slimming World consultant. Last night’s Dinner - Slimming World Pork Ragu. Cuisine Italian. Ideal for a cooking ahead or batch cooking, so prepared for slimming success. Cook Time: 45 minutes. This mouth-watering pasta dish is rich in flavour, with a tangy tomato sauce, infused with garlic and is best served with fresh pasta. Cook Time 45 mins. For a Slimming World SP day or if you are following a paleo diet (or Whole30) – then this is perfect over spiralized zucchini (courgette) or cooked spaghetti squash. Our Best-ever Bolognese makes a super Syn-free Slimming World dinner – like mamma used to make! Equipment. Search for Food. Slimming World™ Recipe - Bolognese Ragu Ingredients(0) Deprecated (8192) : Array and string offset access syntax with curly braces is deprecated [ CORE\src\View\Helper\FormHelper.php , line 2064 ] Slimming World Spaghetti Bolognese - Syn Free. United Kingdom. Log Food. One of my all-time favorite Slimming World recipes. Feb 4, 2020 - A truly delicious Slimming World Spaghetti Bolognese recipe that's Syn free. Calories 860 kcal. This SYN FREE BOLOGNESE SAUCE is a delicious and simple Slimming World pasta sauce recipe that the whole family will enjoy. Cholesterol 300g --/ 300g left. Objectif en calories 1,717 cal. 0 %--Fat. 5 from 1 vote. Servings 4 people. 0 %--Protein. Daily Goals. See the Calorie, Fat, Protein and Carbohydrate value of Slimming World Bolognese Ragu 450g here. I usually point them in the direction of my turkey meatball recipe but have a great new recipe to share.
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REPORT: Texas Democrats unveil ‘path to victory’ plan for 2020
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Texas Democrats are launching a coordinated effort to increase voter turnout as they look to turn the state blue in races up and down the ballot next year.
The party’s “path to victory” plan, released Monday, is centered on expanding the vote by registering 2.6 million Texans and coordinating campaigns across the state ahead of the 2020 election.
The article goes on to state the following:
“At the Texas Democratic Party, we know that to win we must build a state party infrastructure larger than anyone has ever seen,” Texas Democratic Party deputy executive Cliff Walker said in a statement.
“Change is coming to Texas — a new wave of activists and progressive candidates demand it. They’re fired up about affordable healthcare, ending gun violence, reversing climate change, and protecting our diverse communities,” he added.
CLICK HERE to read more. Below is the full plan released on Twitter by the Texas Democrats.
Texas is the biggest battleground state in the country. At the Texas Democratic Party, we know that to win we must build a state party infrastructure larger than anyone has ever seen.
We’re Going To Flip Texas! Here’s How >>>https://t.co/yVYnopK1De
— Texas Democrats (@texasdemocrats) September 9, 2019
Texas is a swing-state. Voter turnout is on the rise, women and people of color are registering at an unprecedented rate, and Democrats are pushing back hard against GOP-led voter suppression efforts. https://t.co/1Aheadrp3E
— Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (@DLCC) September 9, 2019
— Candice Quarles🍬 (@CandiceQuarles) September 9, 2019
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The music of capoeira is perhaps the most important part of the roda. The bateria is located at the top of the roda and it is from here that players can enter the game. The musicians who play in the bateria lead the singing and everyone in the circle sings the chorus together. Capoeira music is one of the ways that its history, traditions, and stories have been kept alive. Songs can carry the melancholy tales of those oppressed by slavery but they can also celebrate the valient courage of great warriors who fought to free the Brazilian slaves. For more information about Mestre Marquinho Coreba’s music, visit our Music page.
Our group, Capoeira Gerais, has a bateria with three musicians playing the berimbau. The berimbau with the largest gourd is the “gunga,” the medium-sized one is the “media,” and the smallest, the “viola.” The gunga berimbau player takes the lead in setting the rhythm of the music. They are also responsible for setting the tone and rules for a safe and fun roda. The medio berimbau player follows the gunga’s lead, adding some variations to the rhythm. The instrument with the most improvisational freedom is the viola, which has the smallest gourd and therefore the highest pitch of the three berimbaus.
Other instruments also contribute to the strong percussion sound that Capoeira music is characterized by. They include a hand drum – “atabaque,” a tambourine – “pandeiro,” and the “agogô.”
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Date of Final Oral Examination (Defense)
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Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Elton Graugnard, Ph.D.
William Knowlton, Ph.D.
Wan Kuang, Ph.D.
Matthew Ferguson, Ph.D.
DNA nanotechnology enables the rapid, programmable self-assembly of novel structures and devices at the nanoscale. Utilizing the simplicity of Watson-Crick base pairing, DNA nanostructures are capable of assembling a variety of nanoparticles in arbitrary configurations with relative ease. Several emerging opto-electronic systems require a high degree of control of both the position and orientation of component fluorescent molecules, and while DNA nanostructures have demonstrated these capabilities, the precision with which DNA can orient fluorescent molecules is not well understood. Determining these bounds is critical in establishing the viability of DNA nanotechnology as a method of assembling fluorescent molecular networks.
In this work, using a combination of single molecule emission dipole imaging and super-resolution microscopy techniques, we correlate the orientations of fluorescent dye molecules to the orientations of their DNA substrates along five degrees of freedom. Several species of dyes were embedded within a DNA sequence using either one or two covalent tethers. These strands were incorporated directly into DNA origami structures to investigate the dependence of the location and binding architecture of the dye on the orientational precision of DNA nanostructures. Dye functionalized strands were also folded into a simpler four-arm junction, which was then immobilized on an origami structure to study the influence of the DNA substrate on dye orientation. Correlated analysis of super-resolution images of origami structures and single molecule emission dipole images from the embedded fluorescent molecule within the same structure allowed us to directly measure the relative orientations of dye molecules within DNA nanostructures. The resulting measurements revealed a moderate degree of polar angle control but a large variation in azimuthal control for the majority of structures examined. These measurements establish a single-molecule method for measurement of correlated orientations and provide a powerful approach for future studies on increasing the precision in the orientational control of fluorescent dye molecule monomers by DNA nanostructures.
Ward, Brett Michael, "Single Molecule Super-Resolution Microscopy Study on the Precision with Which DNA Nanostructures Can Orient Fluorescent Dyes" (2020). Boise State University Theses and Dissertations. 1725.


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My hair came out PERFECT today!!! I did smaller sections of hair when pin-curling it, which took about a half hour longer and it was totally worth it! ♡
I used @sexyhair #RootPump and @suavecitapomade's new Silkening Serum before blow drying my hair. Then, I separated my hair into sections, curled one-inch sections into pin-curls, hairsprayed them with #treseme hairspray, and let the pin-curls cool for about thirty minutes.
Then, I took out the pincurls, broke the curls up with my fingers, used a boar bristle brush to smooth out and style my hair, teasing as I went all along my roots toward the front of my head. Using the palm of my hand, I shaped the hair under to create the #pageboyhairstyle look.
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It's nearly dusk at Camp Pacific Heartland in Malibu and teenager Stephon Cooperawls sits beside me, watching the summer sun sink into the sea. All the other campers are in the dining room having dinner, but Cooperawls has a story to tell, and this is the only place he feels safe...
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MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — The trials for suspected serial killer Jeffrey Willis haven’t even started in Muskegon County. But the costs to taxpayers already are starting to add up.
Muskegon County Public Defender Director Fred Johnson, whose publicly funded office is defending Willis, said the cases are taxing his office.
“This is probably the most significant case that the county has ever had, fortunately, because the allegation is serial murder,” Johnson said Tuesday.
Four of the public defenders office’s nine criminal lawyers are working the different Willis cases, along with interns. Then, there are investigators and, soon, expert witnesses — all on the county tab.
>>Inside woodtv.com: Complete coverage of the Jeffrey Willis investigation
“The honest truth is it’s taxing the prosecutor as well,” Johnson said. “This is a very expensive, very talent-demanding operation.”
Johnson orchestrates the defense behind the scenes.
“There isn’t a day that goes by when we don’t have two or three conferences about this case.”
He said it’s difficult to pinpoint the exact cost of the defense because the attorneys would be paid either way.
“If this guy were to go out and hire a lawyer to do the work for him that we’re doing for him, he’s going to spend probably about a quarter-million dollars to get it,” he said. “He’s not going to get cheated. He’s going to get due process. He’s going to get great representation, and justice is going to get done.”
Johnson said he’s already told his boss at the county that he might need a boost to his $1.4 million budget.
“I’m going to do whatever possible to avoid that outcome,” he said.
That includes pushing more work onto his other attorneys. He expects to cut into travel and training.
But, he said, other defendants won’t suffer.
“The lawyers will suffer. The lawyers will end up taking a lot heavier caseloads than they normally would, which means a lot more weekends, which means a lot more late nights.”
“It’s not for him that we do it,” he said of Willis. “It’s for the rest of us. It’s for the innocent people that get the same defense. We don’t differentiate between which ones we think are guilty or innocent. We give them what we fought for in wars. We give them what we vote for in our elections.”
He acknowledged the cases will be difficult if they reach juries.
“Is this really proof beyond a reasonable doubt, or is this something they want you to be afraid of?” he said. “Let’s face it, you’re sitting on that jury and one of the things you’re thinking about is, ‘I’ve got kids at home and this man, if I say not guilty, this man goes free and what if?’ That’s only human.”


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The incredible beauty unleashing a serious sizzle-fest, and her sexy little body in the newest issue of Maxim magazine.
The actress and the model decided to show off her luxurious body in the latest issue of popular men magazine Maxim.
The photos and news come as she spoke about rapidly changing world of fashion in an interview with The Hollywood Life.
“Iâ€™m a supermodel, actress and humanitarian â€“ but Iâ€™m not one to be summed up or categorizedÂ too easily. Â I have always been drawn to the world of entertainment and self-expression,” she revealed.
“I dreamt of beingÂ an actress because I love the challenge and creative process of bringing a character to life onÂ screen; perhaps thatâ€™s why Iâ€™ve been immensely successful in my modeling career. Modeling isÂ like acting but in a silent film.”
She went on, adding: “I expose my innermost emotions so they project clearly into theÂ lens and ultimately through the still photograph. Working in fashion and entertainment hasÂ given me the opportunity to travel the world and see places I may never have visited otherwise.”
“Iâ€™ve also been fortunate to work with some of the most iconic designers, photographers andÂ models of all time â€“ and Iâ€™ve learned important life lessons along the way.”
“When I was 19, the legendary model and actressÂ Carol AltÂ told me to stop focusing on the NEXTÂ project, the NEXT opportunity, the NEXT thing â€“ and to live in the NOW,” Hearst recalled. “Because if you keepÂ thinking about tomorrow and what might happen next, you will miss out on everything that isÂ happening now.”
She went on, adding: “When she said that to me I realized thatâ€™s what I had been doing. Her words really got me toÂ change my outlook and appreciate the current moment. And, I have had more success becauseÂ I havenâ€™t been so worried about whatâ€™s going to happen next.”
“I have grown to understand thatÂ you canâ€™t control whatâ€™s next, and you can only control SOME of whatâ€™s happening now. In fashion everything happens and changes so quickly. But itâ€™s important to remember that youÂ should be having fun and enjoying the moment no matter what youâ€™re doing. Take a breath justÂ to look around and be in the NOW,” encouraged everybody the beauty.
When asked recently why she decided to join ‘The Face’ cast, the beauty replied: “I really only came on board because Naomi [Campbell] asked me to. I love working in fashion, and started in films the past year. I have known Naomi for years, and I was a huge fan of the first season.”
“I thought it was a very realistic take on the fashion industry and genuinely trying to help people – not to say there are other shows that don’t. I thought this was about truly helping women in the fashion industry,” the model explained.
She later was asked which famous models inspire her and she shared with reporters: ”Â Raw and unformed. The one thing you can’t teach is confidence, but you can help them to become comfortable in their own skin and learn how to be comfortable and who they are as an individual. And they have to step outside their comfort zone.”


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Distance from Suriname to Guadeloupe
Distance from Suriname to Guadeloupe is 1,493 kilometers. This air travel distance is equal to 928 miles.
The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between Suriname and Guadeloupe is 1,493 km= 928 miles.
If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles) from Suriname to Guadeloupe, It takes 1.66 hours to arrive.
|GPS Coordinates (DMS)||3° 55´ 9.5160'' N |
56° 1´ 40.0080'' W
Suriname Distances to Countries
|Distance from Suriname to Yemen||11,441 km|
|Distance from Peru to Suriname||2,560 km|
|Distance from Monaco to Suriname||7,597 km|
|GPS Coordinates||16° 15´ 54.0000'' N |
61° 33´ 3.6000'' W
Guadeloupe Distances to Countries
|Distance from Sierra Leone to Guadeloupe||5,462 km|
|Distance from Grenada to Guadeloupe||461 km|
|Distance from Papua New Guinea to Guadeloupe||17,026 km|

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When wondering how to choose a bath, many users find themselves in a rather difficult situation. Indeed, in reality, sellers of plumbing stores offer their customers to buy a bathtub from a wide variety of materials, while plumbing models have a huge variation in size, volume and shape.
Bathtubs of different material can be bought accordingly:
Acrylic bathtubs – an extravaganza of design ideas in the world of plumbing
Acrylic bathtubs are “cheap” and “expensive”. It all depends on the technological method of production of sanitary ware and the materials used. Acrylic itself is a type of elastic, durable and smooth plastic, but in a plumbing store you can buy an acrylic bathtub made of the following materials:
Acrylonetrile butadiene styrene + polymethyl methacrylate;
100% polymethyl methacrylate.
Polymethyl methacrylate itself is quite an expensive material, but it has high strength, low water absorption, and a glossy smooth surface. A bathtub made of pure PPMA with intensive use in a city apartment can live for 12 years or more, however, the price for this plumbing will be 2-4 times higher than for bathtubs made according to a two-component scheme.
In acrylic bathtubs made according to the ABS/PMMA scheme, the outer glossy layer of polymethyl methacrylate makes up only 5-10% of the total wall thickness. It is clear that such a thin layer in 3-5 years can easily be worn out due to operation. After abrasion of the first layer, the bottom layer of ABS begins to absorb moisture intensively, after which all plumbing becomes unusable.
The hygroscopicity of ABS is not at all like a sponge, no, it’s just that the structure of this type of plastic is porous and, mainly, this material is intended for the basis of plumbing, but not as a front surface.
Acrylic bathtubs from well-known manufacturers are of high quality. Their walls do not sag when the font is full, and nothing happens to the acrylic coating itself even when using water with a temperature of 70 °. It turns out that if the choice is on “acrylic”, then when deciding which bath to choose, the main criterion is the technological scheme of its manufacture.
For example, if you need to install a bath in a city apartment, then it is better to spare no expense and buy plumbing made from pure polymethyl methacrylate. If we are talking about installing a bathtub in the country or, in general, it is planned to rarely use it, then here you can save a little and buy an ABS/PMMA acrylic bathtub.
Quarry bathtubs – modified acrylic
Relatively recently, kvaril bathtubs appeared on the Russian plumbing market. Mostly, all sanitary ware made of quartz is represented by the products of the German company Villeroy & Boch AG, which is the legitimate developer of the new material and technology. The composition of the quartz material consists of acrylic and fine quartz sand.
During hardening of such a composition, a structure is obtained when each quartz sand grain is enclosed in an acrylic shell, while each grain of sand is associated with a neighboring similar particle. In practice, the material turned out to be visually smooth very similar to acrylic, however, quaril is superior to acrylic in strength and wear resistance.
The wall thickness of a quaryl bath is approximately 9-10 mm, while if acrylic plumbing was necessarily reinforced on the outside with several layers of polymer-impregnated fiberglass, then quaryl baths do not have such reinforcement. Another feature of the quartz bath is the ability to purchase and operate a model that does not require a power metal frame to install.
There are a huge number of models of quartz bathtubs that are visually similar to cast iron and which are installed on legs. Familiar classics, created from modern materials. Among the shortcomings of acrylic baths, one can single out their relatively large weight compared to acrylic sanitary ware, and their high cost.
Ceramic bathtubs – the choice of real aesthetes
Ceramic baths, according to the method of manufacture and materials, are divided into faience and ceramic-metal. In terms of cost, faience plumbing is the most expensive. It is made from fanirton – fireclay faience, that is, noble varieties of white clay. Fanirton itself, even after high-temperature firing, is a very hygroscopic material with water absorption up to 16%. For this reason, after the formation of the bowl of the font and the passage of its temperature hardening, a layer of acrylic glaze is applied to the surface of the fireclay faience.
Ceramic-metal bathtub differ significantly in manufacturing method and cost. During their production, a metal frame is initially assembled – the base, which is subsequently enveloped in alumina and subjected to high-temperature firing, followed by glazing. The main difference between cermets and pure ceramics is the smaller thickness of the font walls and a much lower weight. The price of cermets is lower than pure ceramics. This is mainly due to the lower consumption of expensive white clay.
As for the models of ceramic bathtubs, in the Russian plumbing market, bathtubs with classic oval shapes are most often found. The color can be white, blue, turquoise, beige, and even coffee. Much less often, ceramic bathtubs with unusual shapes in the form of a round saucer, with regular geometric angles or with a font in the form of a figure eight appear on sale.
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BLACK GOLD RUSH
Judith Elen hunts for truffles in the hills south of Perth
WILD winds and torrential rains sweep the country, buffeting the southern states. I’m at the southerly edge of Western Australia, at the tip of the Darling Range, in Manjimup. It sounds as though someone above is upending a giant water tank on to the metal roof of the farmhouse, my shelter for the night. Trees litter the landscape and power lines are down.
In Manjimup, an important branch of the country’s truffle industry is poised to blossom. There’s high excitement in the air, so we might as well have all the trimmings. For the few days I’m here, the rain only lets up for a couple of sunstreaked hours on my last morning. We seize the moment and venture out in sturdy wellies to hunt for black diamonds. I’m at the Wine & Truffle Company, established in 1997, first with vineyards and extending to truffles nearly 10 years ago.
The company’s original Hazel Hill trufferie began with 13,000 hazelnut trees, their roots inoculated with truffle spore. Last year they found 125kg of truffles; this year 168kg have already been harvested and the educated guess is for a total of about 400kg. Four or five times as many trees are producing truffles. And there are new plantings of 28,000 oaks at nearby Oak Valley.
Black Perigord truffles ( tubermelanosporum ) are the world’s best, with the possible exception of the rare white truffles found only in areas of Italy and Croatia. These are France’s black princess, or black diamond, desired by the world and in diminishing supply.
We’re out this morning, in this snatch of sunshine, pacing between rows of hazelnut trees, moss and leaf mould underfoot. Errol and Skye, a black and a white labrador, run from tree to tree, snuffling the roots. Rain spangles the sparse autumnal leaves, and the mottled trunks and branches are sharply defined against a wide, changeable sky.
The dogs are delighted to be out after the violent weather. When they pick up a scent of truffle, they give the earth a single scratch and the men take over, gently scraping the soil away and sniffing the ground. Normally they mark the spot and come back later or the dogs get bored, but this morning we have a close look to see what’s there.
There are lots of finds. The dogs can sniff out the fungus buried deep below. Dog handler Damon Boorman scoops some surface soil where a buried truffle has been detected, holds it out for me to sniff and, there it is, that rich smell, faint but unmistakable though the fungus might be several centimetres down.
Suddenly there’s a flurry of excitement. Brushing away the earth like archeologists, Boorman and scientist Nick Malajczuk have unearthed a black nugget that fills the latter’s palm. It looks to weigh 500-600g, perhaps worth $2000 retail. The aroma is amazing. We photograph and sniff it, and everyone tells a story.
‘‘ It was July 28, 2003, at 3.30pm,’’ Malajczuk announces, gazing into the distance, ‘‘ when we found our first truffle.’’ I can imagine the excitement. It was Guinness — his black labradorgolden retriever cross, now 15 and a bit of a legend — that found it. That truffle was also the first on the mainland. It weighed 168g. The first found in Australia was in Tasmania in 1999.
Malajczuk is the researcher at the Wine & Truffle Co. He’s a former CSIRO forestry scientist with a doctorate in the field, but is treading unknown territory as he investigates different ways of doing things in southern hemisphere truffle production.
In France, truffles have appeared naturally on the roots of forest trees for centuries, probably millennia. Now, as output plummets in France, government researchers there are telling truffle farmers about new, scientific measures, but they don’t listen. Or they listen, then go home and do it the old way, French chef Alain Fabregues of the Loose Box restaurant at Mundaring, a few hours’ drive from here, tells me later.
In WA, Malajczuk is getting strong results from his tree-face research, looking at why one tree produces a truffle and the next one doesn’t, at sizes, fertilisation (everything here is organic), and much more. He knows more than enough to ask the right questions. (The company has a three-year government grant of $250,000 annually, and collab- orative research projects are under way with WA’s three universities.)
One of the world’s supreme natural luxuries, truffles have been the exclusive domain of the northern hemisphere, notably France and Italy. But the industry is rapidly establishing itself in Australia, and with yields down in France, this is a significant development.
Truffles are a unique fusion of romance and deep earthiness. Dangerous, even diabolical, in European mythology — akin to the green fairy, absinthe — the princesse noire was thought in the middle ages to be the visible sign of devilry, born of the earth yet potent and mysterious. These nuggets of black fungi that grow on the roots of oak or hazelnut trees connect heaven and earth. It’s difficult with truffles to stay earthbound. To inhale their pungent aroma is to be plunged into the realm of the forest floor, dark earth, buried roots, decaying leaves; to taste them is to be transported. And to eat truffles at the Loose Box is to go straight to the source. Fabregues also has truffle trees: oaks rather than hazelnuts, because of the soil. ‘‘ If it doesn’t work, at least I’ll have a beautiful oak forest,’’ he says. But if progress continues, he believes Australia could be the world’s prime producer.
Fabregues’s contact in France, Jacques Pebeyre of Maison Pebeyre in Cahors, established in the 19th century and described in a French truffle article as ‘‘ a house of serious professionals who guarantee the quality of their products’’, is the European agent for the Wine & Truffle Co. This is the big league. And truffles have been sent to French chefs Joel Robuchon and Alain Ducasse: Fabregues says they were impressed.
Truffles are such a luxury that even in France perhaps 80 per cent of chefs may not have handled them, Fabregues tells me. Chefs have to learn how to nurture their flavour and aroma. Truffles are at their very best warmed, not fiercely cooked, and blossom with creamy eggs, pasta, souffles and sweet seafood such as scallops and marron.
Myths aside, truffles continue to be mysterious. From a practical point of view, there is much that is unknown about their growth. Tasmania was the first state to go down the truffle trail, but yields have not been great. Tasmania lacks the Mediterranean climate truffles need: cold in winter and hot in summer.
Here at Manjimup, the climate is close to that of Perigord and other French truffle-growing areas, and Malajczuk manipulates the soil to equate with French soils. To get harvests in perspective, 19th-century France produced more than 1000 tonnes annually; 35 tonnes is now considered a good year. Last year it was 15 tonnes and predictions are for 22-23 tonnes this year. France and Italy combined are producing 50-80 tonnes a year and this past winter Spain produced 30 tonnes.
There are hundreds of small producers in Provence alone. With 30 or so trufferies approaching the Wine & Truffle Co’s output, Australia would be in the same ball park as the French (their black market figures aside, of course).
There are various small producers across Australia, sometimes known only to their immediate restaurant customers, often by word of mouth. Five Acre Nursery, also in Manjimup, supplies Simon Johnson in the eastern states.
Rumours and obscure trails sometimes echo, ever so faintly, the labyrinthine truffle world of the south of France. The big difference is that here production is growing. Judith Elen was a guest of Tourism Western Australia and the Mundaring Truffle Festival.
The Wine & Truffle Co, Seven Day Road, Manjimup, WA, is about 31/ hours’ drive from Perth, about two hours from Margaret River; 230km from Mundaring. Cellar door and cafe: 10am to 4.30pm, Wednesday to Sunday and public holidays. House-prepared products are on sale at the cafe, including truffle butter, truffle oils and truffle salt, as well as fresh hazelnuts and hazelnut items (a bonus byproduct of the trufferie ), and the company’s coolclimate wines. Truffle hunts are held on Saturdays from early June to September 1; participants must be at the cellar door by 12.15pm. A one-hour hunt, with wine tasting, is $55 a person; with wine tasting and lunch, $99 a person. More: www.wineandtruffle.com.au.
The truffles I’ve seen: Damon Boorman follows the lead of his truffle hunters in Manjimup, main; a prized find, top left; and Loose Box chef Alain Fabregues


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PRT comment: UN Committee on Women report
Earlier this month the UN Committee on Women (CEDAW) published its latest report on progress in achieving women’s equality in the UK. The UN Committee welcomed the UK Government’s “first female offender strategy in June 2018 to divert the most vulnerable women in the criminal justice system away from custody through the provision of tailored support in England and Wales.”
However, reflecting concerns expressed by Prison Reform Trust and others, the Committee recommended that the UK government allocate sufficient resources to effectively implement the Female Offender Strategy; continue to develop alternative sentencing and custodial strategies, including community interventions and services, for women convicted of minor offences; and take further measures to improve the provision of mental health care in all prisons, taking into account the particular needs of women.
Welcoming the United Nations CEDAW Committee’s conclusions, PRT Transforming Lives programme director Dr Jenny Earle said:
“The government has recognised in its strategy that most of the solutions to women’s offending lie in the community, but so far has failed to adequately fund the women’s services that are key to delivering these. Now an influential international body has added its voice to the growing clamour for more realistic funding. The time has come for the government to deliver on its commitments, and invest in those services it says it supports.”


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Yields 24 cookies
Bake Time - 10 minutes
Prep Time - 1 to 2 hours
Decorating time - variable
For the Sugar Cookies:
1/2 cup of butter (salted or unsalted)
1 1/2 cups of flour
1/2 cup of sugar
1 egg lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 to 1 tablespoon water or milk (optional)
Christmas tree cookie cutter
For the royal icing:
3 large egg whites
4 cups icing sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
Green, Black, and Red Food coloring
Make the Sugar Cookies:
1. Combine the dry ingredients for the sugar cookies and mix with a whisk to combine them.
2. In a bowl, mix the butter and sugar for a few minutes till they are combined, using a hand or stand mixer. Add the lightly beaten egg and vanilla extract. Continue to mix.
3. Add the dry ingredients from step one and combine. You may use a ladle at this point.
4. When all the ingredients are combined, mold into a ball. If the mixture is overly dry or crumbly, add 1/2 tablespoon of water. You can repeat this if needed but try not to.
5. Wrap the dough ball in plastic wrap and chill for at least an hour before baking. The longer you chill the better. Chilling overnight makes the best cookies but there are still pretty great with even just 1 hour of chilling.
6. When you are ready to bake, take out the dough and let it sit at room temperature for 10 minutes. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
8. Roll out the cookie dough on a lightly floured surface and cut using the cookie cutter. Transfer to the baking sheets.
9. Bake for about 10 minutes, one tray at a time. You know your cookies are done when the edges are slightly brown.
10. Take them out, let rest on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Let them completely cool before frosting.
Make the royal icing:
12. Continue until your mixture has a glossy texture and forms soft peaks.
13. Divide into 3 portions and add gel food coloring, making one batch forest green (green color plus a few drops of black to give the forest green shade of christmas) one batch red, and the other white. The majority of the icing should be green (75% of your icing portion should be green, 20% white, 5% red).
Note: Royal icing dries hard so make sure to keep covered while you are not actively using.
14. Transfer 1/4 portion of the green icing to a piping bag. Fit the bag with the smallest circular piping tip you have. Test that you have the correct consistency for piping - it should come out of the bag easily but not too runny. If it is too runny add more powdered sugar and if it is too hard, add a few drops of water.
18. Transfer the white icing to a bag. Let the consistency be the same as in step #14. Make zig zag decorations over your cookie.
15. Transfer the rest of the green icing to a condiment bottle or piping bag fitted with a larger tip than that used in the previous step. The icing for this step needs to be a bit runnier than that in the piping bag, for easy spread.
16. Outline the edge of a cookie with the green icing from step #14. This step is called damming and prevents the icing from spilling over the edge of your cookie when you cover its surface in the next step. Go to step # 17 immediately, for each cookie, before the damming line dries.
17. Apply some icing from step #15 over your cookie. Drizzle some in the middle and watch it spread by tilting the cookie. It should blend with your damming line. Repeat this for all the cookies to form the green base of the cookies. Allow this to dry for about 1 hour.
17. Finally transfer your red icing to a bag, the same consistency as above. Decorate each cookie with about 2-3 dots.ver your cookie.
17. Finally transfer your red icing to a bag, same consistency as above. Decorate each cookie with about 2-3 dots.
19. Let them dry (it may take a few hours) and enjoy!


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