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The invention is directed to applying a plurality of polyurethane coating layers to a knit, woven or non-woven fabric substrate, following by sealing of two of such coated substrates together by radio frequency sealing, hot air sealing, or ultrasonic sealing to form an improved air-holding restraint system, such as an air curtain or air bag with superior air-holding characteristics.
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This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/327,244, filed Jun. 7, 1999, now abandoned, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this application.
This invention relates to a coated textile fabric for use in an air-holding vehicle occupant restraint system and, more particularly, to a fabric having a plurality of polymeric layers coated thereon for use in such a vehicle occupant restraint system and the method of coating said textile fabric.
The current restraint systems for vehicles include driver side air bags which are housed in the steering wheel in a collapsed, folded condition adapted to be deployed instantaneously in an inflated condition by injection of a gas upon the occurrence of a collision. The advent of such driver-side air bags has resulted in a significant decrease in auto fatalities.
Air bag restraint systems have also been located in the dashboard in order to provide a comparable measure of protection to the passenger seated adjacent the driver.
The automotive industry has recently introduced air bags which are housed in the backs of the front seats or in the rear seats to protect the cabin occupants in the event of a collision occurring on either side of the vehicle.
A still further safety feature which is being marketed for passenger vehicles, especially sport utility vehicles (SUV), are air-holding curtains designed to provide a cushioning effect in the event of roll-over accidents. These curtains are housed in the roof of the vehicle and deploy along the interior sidewalls of the SUV's cabin in the event of a rollover.
One means of improving the efficacy of air-holding in vehicle restraint systems has addressed the coatings to be applied to the textile substrate to improve air retention.
In the prior art, coated air bags were made by coating a nylon substrate with silicone rubber and chloroprene. They were not, however, susceptible to heat sealing. In order to ameliorate the problems inherent in chloroprene and silicone rubber coatings, it has been disclosed in the art, for example, Menzel et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,110,666, to coat a woven nylon substrate with polyurethane to provide the desired permeability to better retain the inflation gas.
Despite the advances in air bag coating technology, the problems of controlling air permeability, air pressure, and volume still remain. Another problem resulting in air loss stems from the fact that during the manufacture of the air bags, they are stitched shut by means of sewing. Inherently, each stitch creates a potential leak which adversely affects the integrity and, hence, the air holding capability of the bag, especially when instantaneous deployment of an operative airbag is required.
It has now been found that by applying a plurality of polyurethane coating layers to a knit, woven or non-woven fabric substrate followed by sealing of the layers together by either radio frequency sealing, hot air sealing, or ultrasonic sealing, an air-holding restraint system is obtained which has superior air holding characteristics, viz., permeability, and volume and pressure retention.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a textile substrate having a plurality of polyurethane coating layers on one surface in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a textile substrate having a plurality of polyurethane coating layers on one surface in accordance with the embodiment of FIG. 1 and a polysiloxane coating on the opposite or reverse surface.
In describing the figures, similar parts in the various embodiments will be referred to by the same numerals.
It has been found that when a surface of a textile substrate having opposed surfaces is initially coated with an adhesive polyurethane layer and, thereafter, with an elastomeric polyurethane layer, and, ultimately, a non-sticking, polyurethane top coat; the coated substrate when converted into an air-holding restraint system by joining two (2) such coated substrates together by heat sealing, yields a restraint system having improved air retention.
Either natural or synthetic fibers can be employed as the textile fabric substrate, with polyamide or polyester fibers being preferred, and it can be in the form of either a knit, woven, or a non-woven fabric. Employing a woven nylon as the fabric, substrate is especially preferred. Any type of denier size, shape and weaving configuration can be employed to advantage. The shape or configuration to be employed in the air holding restraint system will depend upon its ultimate location in the vehicle. For example, driver or passenger air bags will generally be elliptical, spherical or circular, while air curtains will generally be rectangular or oval in configuration.
The coating of the fabric substrate with layers of polyurethane takes place on a coating line that has multiple coating stations with driers in sequence. Initially, prior to applying the first polyurethane coating layer, the fabric substrate is heat-set and stabilized by passing through an oven at an elevated temperature of from about 250° to about 400° F. Thereafter, it is coated in accordance with the present invention.
In one embodiment of the present invention, as can be seen by reference to FIG. 1, a fabric substrate 10, is first coated on its upper or top surface 12 with a polyurethane layer 14, which is referred to as a prime coat or adhesive coat, which serves to adhesively bond the filaments of the textile substrate so they do not comb or unravel. The polyurethane used in the prime coat or first layer 14 can be selected from among aromatic or aliphatic polyether or polyester polyurethanes and, preferably those having a solids content of from about 30% to about 60%, by weight. These types of polyurethanes provide good adhesion to nylon and satisfactory hydrolysis, i.e., resistance to breakdown under ambient storage conditions, to insure that the air bag or air curtain is ready for use when deployed.
Preferably, the prime coat layer 14 completely covers the entire surface 12 of the fabric 10. Alternatively, it can be applied as a partial coating designed to coincide with a particular area of the fabric. Also, particular patterns, such as stripes, wavy lines, etc., with different coating weights can be employed to obtain the level of air permeability desired.
The prime coat layer is then dried in an oven at about 225° F. to about 450° F. range for about 1.5 minutes to about 3.0 minutes while advancing the fabric at a speed of about 1,000 yards per hour to about 3,000 yards per hour, with 1,200 yars/hr. being preferred. The prime coat polyurethane layer and the nylon form to crosslink a polymer chain.
At a second coating station, a second layer 16 of polyurethane, also referred to as the elastomeric layer, is deposited and coated onto the first layer 14. The elastomeric layer 16 is from about 30% to about 100% solids by weight, of an aromatic or aliphatic polyether or polyester polyurethane. Optionally, depending on the chemical and physical properties sought to be introduced into the airbag, there is added to the elastomer, for example, flameproofing agents, such as aluminium trihydrate or antimony trioxide, mildew prevention agents, such as BP5® by Morton Thiokol and UV and ozone resistance agents, e.g., TINUVUN 765® by Ciba Geigy. The elastomeric layer 16 reacts with and chain extends with the prime coat layer 14 to establish a homogeneous composite. The coating weight is within the range of about 1 ounce/square yard to about 8 ounces/square yard, with about 2 ounces/sq. yard being preferred. It is then dried in an oven maintained at an elevated temperature from about 350° F. to about 450° F.
Thereafter, a third layer or topcoat 18 of an aliphatic or aromatic polyether or polyester polyurethane is coated onto the second polyurethane layer 16. This top coat layer 18 is designed to prevent blocking or self-sticking of the air bag layers to each other in its collapsed, folded condition and upon deployment. The coating weight is from about 0.2 to about 2.0 ounces per square yard with a coating weight of about 0.5 ounces/sq. yard preferred. This layer is heated at an elevated temperature, at about 250° to about 400° F. for 1.5 to 3.0 minutes in an oven, and it crosslinks with the second coating layer.
The laminated or composite structure depicted in FIG. 1 typically forms a panel of an air bag or an air curtain after die cutting into the desired configuration by the air bag manufacturer. A complementary composite structure, similar in all respects to the structure of FIG. 1, forms the opposite panel of the airbag or air curtain. In accordance with the present invention, the two (2) panels are sealed together about their peripheries by sealing the polyurethane layers together, by radio frequency (RF) sealing, hot air sealing or ultrasonic sealing at from about 10 to about 80 megahertz and at about 250° F. to about 450° F., with radio frequency sealing being preferred. Sealing in this manner serves to better control the air permeability of the bag while maintaining its integrity against air leakage, since conventional closing by stitching or sewing with its attendant inherent leakage problems are avoided. Employing a polyurethane-radio frequency sealing system is especially important in the manufacture of air-filled tubular curtains since air must be held in the tubular structures comprising the curtain for longer periods of time than with a conventional airbag. Such curtains must open within 2 to 3 milliseconds and must stay inflated for about 3 to about 12 seconds after deployment in the event of multiple rollovers, say, three (3) such rollovers in a single incident.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as depicted in FIG. 2, the upper or outer surface 12 of fabric 10 is coated with the same coating layers as depicted in FIG. 1. However, in this embodiment, the bottom or inner surface 20 of fabric substrate 10 has a layer of a polysiloxane 22 coated thereto. It is then dried in an oven at a temperature of about 275° F. to about 450° F. and vulcanizes with the textile substrate. The polysiloxane is preferably a silicone rubber elastomer. The coating weight of the polysiloxane layer 22 on the inner surface 20 is from about 0.5 ounces per square yard to about 5.0 ounces per square yard, with 1.2 ounces per square yard preferred. The silicone coating provides added protection to the fabric to protect against the high temperatures encountered during inflation with hot gases.


What has to be considered when operating the ISDN S0 bus 2 as TE?
The internal S0 Bus2 of a LANCOM 1723/1823 VoIP is to be operated in TE mode at a PBX or NTBA.
These two LANCOM router models supply a voltage of 40 volts on the internal S0 bus for a phantom power supply of ISDN terminal equipment. This allows ISDN terminal equipment to be operated without its own power supply, even if there is no ISDN exchange line to supply power to the ISDN-1 connection. A total of up to two ISDN telephones can be operated without their own separate power supply.
A consequence of this enhancement is that the second S0 bus CANNOT be operated at an NTBA, even if the 40V power supply has been disabled with the DIP switches. You can, for example, use the internal S0 bus at a PBX system in TE mode if you are certain that the PBX system does not form a through-connection to an NTBA.
Check to be sure that this cannot occur by means of the PBX-system's internal lifeline relay in the case of failure of the PBX. These PBX buses may only be connected to the ISDN-1 port. This limitation does not apply to the LANCOM internal lifeline relay.
If the second S0 bus is operated in TE mode, it is essential to shut off the 40V supply by means of the DIP switch to prevent damage to the equipment.


Limited vinyl LP pressing including digital download. 2016 release from the critically-acclaimed alt-rock/Americana outfit. Schmilco is Grammy-award winning Wilco’s tenth studio album and it’s follow up to last year’s Star Wars. The album was record-ed at the band’s Chicago loft and is releases on their own label, dBpm Records. Wilco’s Schmilco is a mostly acoustic record, but that doesn’t mean it’s a tame one. It bears neither the vicious, fuzz-glam guitars of 2015’s Star Wars, nor the dazzling, baroque-ish ar-rangements that fans have come to expect. But in their place is a spaciousness and chaos that might feel welcome after twenty-some years of enjoyed but now-familiar Wilco releases. Schmilco is loose, and that’s a good thing.


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Following protest against the COVID mandates by health workers in the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly delaying the deadline for the jabs in the country.
The Government requires all front-line workers including porters, cleaners and receptionists to be double-jabbed by April 1.
This means unvaccinated NHS staff will have to have their first jab by February 3 to comply with the rules, or face redeployment or dismissal.
It has now emerged that Boris Johnson could delay the move after several MPs expressed disagreement with it.
The Prime Minister is reportedly considering “kicking it down the road” to avoid a potential Tory revolt, the Telegraph reported.
Thousands of people took to the streets in London, Birmingham and Manchester yesterday to protest compulsory Covid jabs.
It is part of a national campaign calling on healthcare workers to be given “freedom of choice”.
Hundreds protested outside the offices of the BBC in central London before marching to Trafalgar Square.
Dozens were seen throwing items at police as others laid down their uniforms.
One Ambulance worker left their uniform hanging in Regent’s Park emblazoned with the message: “Paramedic 9 years, clapping on Thursday, spat out on Monday.”
However, a number of Conservative MPs have urged the Prime Minister to rethink plans for the vaccine to be made compulsory for NHS staff.
Danny Kruger, Sir Desmond Swayne, and former ministers Esther McVey, Mark Harper and Andrew Murrison have called for the policy to be reviewed.
Speaking in the Commons, Mr Harper, MP for Forest of Dean, said: “We know now that the Secretary of State is being advised by his own officials – due to the lack of protection against transmission – that this needs to be rethought.
Former minister Esther McVey added: “Over the last two years, these people have worked tirelessly on the front line and we have clapped for these key workers. Can the Prime Minister now make sure he doesn’t sack them? It is utterly unjustifiable.”
“The arguments have been well made by colleagues across the House today”, Mr Johnson replied.
He said: “I have to think also of those who will be at the bedside of elderly and vulnerable people who are dying of nosocomial-acquired Covid, and their feelings about our failures to get vaccination rates up high enough within the NHS.
“Nobody wants to have compulsory vaccination but, since the policy was announced, rates of vaccination within the NHS have gone up notably.”
Mr. Johnson added: “We will reflect on the way ahead. We don’t want to drive people out of the service but it is a professional responsibility of everybody looking after the health of others within our NHS to get vaccinated.”
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Sargon, byname Sargon of Akkad, (flouriburned 2third century bce), prehistoric Mesopotamian ruler (reigned c. 2334–2279 bce) that was among the earliest of the world’s good empire home builders, dominating all of southern Mesopotamia and components of Syria, Anatolia, and also Elam (western Iran). He establimelted the region’s initially Semitic dynasty and also was thought about the founder of the Mesopotamian armed forces heritage.
Sargon is known nearly totally from the legends and tales that complied with his reputation through 2,000 years of cuneiform Mesopotamian history, and also not from files that were composed throughout his life time. The lack of contemporary document is described by the fact that the funding city of Agade (Akkad), which he built, has actually never before been located and excavated. It was ruined at the finish of the dynasty that Sargon founded and also was never before aget lived in, at least as Agade.
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history of Mesopotamia: Sargon’s reign
According to the Sumerian king list, the first 5 rulers of Akkad (Sargon, Rimush, Manishtusu, Naram-Sin, and Shar-kali-sharri)...
According to a folktale, Sargon was a self-made man of humble origins; a gardener, having discovered him as a baby floating in a basket on the river, lugged him up in his own calling. His father is unknown; his very own name throughout his childhood is additionally unknown; his mommy is shelp to have been a priestess in a tvery own on the middle Euphrates. Rising, therefore, without the aid of influential connections, he attained the article of cupbearer to the ruler of the city of Kish, in the north of the prehistoric land also of Sumer. The event that brought him to dominance was the defeat of Lugalzaggisi of Uruk (biblical Erech, in main Sumer). Lugalzaggisi had actually already unified the city-says of Sumer by beating each subsequently and also claimed to ascendancy the lands not just of the Sumerian city-says yet additionally those as far west as the Mediterranean. Thus, Sargon ended up being king over every one of southern Mesopotamia, the initially great leader for whom, rather than Sumerian, the Semitic tongue known as Akkadian was organic from birth, although some earlier queens through Semitic names are videotaped in the Sumerian king list. Victory was ensured, yet, just by numerous battles, since each city hoped to reget its independence from Lugalzaggisi without submitting to the new overlord. It might have actually been before these exploits, when he was gathering followers and an army, that Sargon named himself Sharru-kin (“Rightful King”) in support of an accession not completed in an old-establiburned city through hereditary succession. Historical documents are still so meagre, yet, that tright here is a complete gap in indevelopment relating to this duration.
Not content via conquering this location, his wish to secure favourable profession through Agade throughout the well-known people, along with an energetic temperament, led Sargon to defeat cities along the middle Euphprices to north Syria and the silver-rich mountains of southerly Anatolia. He also overcame Susa, funding city of the Elamites, in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran, wbelow the only truly modern document of his power has been unspanned. Such was his fame that some sellers in an Anatolian city, more than likely in central Turcrucial, begged him to intervene in a regional quarrel, and, according to the legfinish, Sargon, via a band of warriors, made a fabulous journey to the still-unsituated city of Burushanda (Purshahanda), at the end of which little bit more than his appearance was required to clear up the conflict.
As the result of Sargon’s army prowess and also capacity to organize, and also of the heritage of the Sumerian city-states that he had inherited by occupation and also of previously existing trade of the old Sumerian city-states via various other nations, commercial relations flouriburned via the Indus Valley, the coastline of Oguy, the islands and shores of the Persian Gulf, the lapis lazuli mines of Badakhshān, the cedars of Lebanon, the silver-well-off Taurus Mountains, Cappadocia, Crete, and also perhaps also Greece.
Throughout Sargon’s dominion Akkadian ended up being adjusted to the script that formerly had actually been supplied in the Sumerian language, and also the new soul of calligraphy that is visible upon the clay taballows of this dynasty is likewise plainly watched on contemporary cylinder seals, with their beautitotally arranged and also executed scenes of mythology and also festive life. Even if this brand-new creative feeling is not necessarily to be attributed directly to the individual influence of Sargon, it reflects that, in his new capital, armed forces and financial worths were not alone important.
Because modern record is doing not have, no sequence deserve to be offered for the occasions of his reign. Neither the variety of years throughout which he lived nor the suggest in time at which he ruled have the right to be resolved exactly; 2334 bce is currently given as a date on which to hang the beginning of the dynasty of Agade, and, according to the Sumerian king list, he was king for 56 years.
The latter part of his regime was troubled through rebellions, which later literary works ascribes, predictably sufficient, to sacrilegious acts that he is meant to have actually committed; but this have the right to be discounted as the conventional cause assigned to all catastrophes by Sumerians and Akkadians aprefer. The troubles, in truth, were more than likely brought about by the inability of one guy, yet energetic, to control so substantial an empire without a emerged and also well-tried management. Tright here is no evidence to imply that he was especially harsh, nor that the Sumerians dispreferred him for being a Semite. The empire did not collapse totally, for Sargon’s followers were able to manage their tradition, and also later on generations believed of him as being maybe the best name in their history.
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Attributing his success to the patronage of the goddess Ishtar, in whose honour Agade was erected, Sargon of Akkad came to be the first excellent empire builder. Two later Assyrian emperors were called in his honour. Although the briefly tape-recorded indevelopment of his predecessor Lugalzaggisi shows that growth beyond the Sumerian homeland also had actually already begun, later on Mesopotamians looked to Sargon as the founder of the military legacy that runs via the history of their civilization.

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Are you fed up of spending thousands of dollars on travel? Then, there’s a good news! Travel hacking could be the solution to all your travel problems. It’s an exciting method to convert credit card bonus and sign-up incentives into miles that can then be used to score discounted or free flights to your desired destinations. With a little imagination and a little bit of insider information, you’ll be jet-setting for free in no time.
The Basics of Travel Hacking
Travel hacking is the art of trading credit card sign-up bonuses and incentives for airline miles. These miles can then be used to pay for discount or no-cost flights. Certain credit cards permit you to use miles towards hotel stays or car rental offers.
How Does it Work?
The key to successful hacking travel is taking advantage of credit card sign-up bonuses and establishing a frequent flyer mile program on a select group of airlines. When you are ready to make a booking, evaluate the cost. If the cost is less than $300, it’s usually better to pay in cash and use your miles to pay for a more expensive flight. If the prices start to rise over $500, you’ll need to look into those frequent flyer accounts and find out which airline will give you the best price. All it boils down to is the amount of points or miles in your travel account for each airline.
Begin by Getting Started with Travel Hacking
Ready to learn the secrets to hacking travel? Your first task is opening the credit card that comes with a sign-up offer. There are many great credit cards that provide many advantages and features. It all depends on your preferred airline, your habits with spending and what features are essential to you.
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Here are some credit cards excellent for travel hacking:
- Chase Sapphire Reserve
- Chase United Explorer
- JetBlue Mastercard
- Capital One Venture X
After you’ve been accepted for a credit card you’ll have to meet the minimum spend limit in order to qualify for the bonus. Each card has its own rules, so make certain to verify the details. From there you can begin to rack up miles, and using them to book your dream trip!
Are you ready to go on a jet-setting with your ideas?
Now that you’ve built up your points balance, you’re ready to use them towards nice travel! Different credit card companies offer different ways to redeem your points. Here are some examples from some of the ones I’ve worked with:
Escape by using Chase Ultimate Rewards
If you’re a holder of a Chase credit card, then you are able to redeem your points through the Ultimate Rewards portal. Through the portal, you’ll get access to nearly every airline, and you can combine the points as well as cash in order to book your next trip. You can even book entirely with points if you’ve enough balance! Sometimes even if you don’t have enough points to cover the entire price, you can book flights using the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal and pay the balance in cash with any credit card.
Are you fed up of paying full price for flights? Did you know that when you book directly through United you can choose the option to pay with dollars or points? Be careful that if you don’t have enough points you can’t combine points and dollars on one flight. No worries though, if you’re only a couple of point short United provides the possibility of purchasing additional miles.
Are you looking for a domestic flight? Look no further than JetBlue! JetBlue offers an enjoyable and comfortable flight experience with extra legroom and free snacks. In addition, their booking procedure is like United’s, allowing customers to book using either JetBlue points or dollars but not both. But, JetBlue is unique in that they offer a feature where you can pool your points together with family members to accrue points twice as fast. Make sure to establish that you’re a real family member prior to trying to hack the system.
Reach that Minimum Spend
If you’re like me or my travel companion Becca I’m sure you’re pretty frugal and it can be difficult to think of spending thousands of dollars to hit the minimum spend for a credit card bonus. But don’t fret, we’ve been through it and we’re here to share our tips and tricks.
Pay your rent (if you can)
This is a big one! If you’re able to pay your rent with credit card, go for it! Make sure you pay a fee, usually about 3%. It might be worth it in the long run in the event that the bonus is substantial enough.
Pay a medical bill
Another excellent way to meet the spending limit is to cover the medical bills. If you do not have any medical expenses in the near future, ask your family members if you can pay their medical bills and they can repay you.
Make a payment to pay off a loan
If you’re a borrower take into consideration repaying them using an credit card. Make sure to pay off the balance on your credit card in full so you don’t end up with more debt.
Ask family for help
Discuss your family with them and look into any large expenses coming up that you can help pay for. Be sure to be sure that you’re able to are able to trust the person and that they know why you’re doing this.
If it’s the holiday season take into consideration buying all your gifts with your credit card. So you’ll be able to reach the minimum spending requirement and also be ready for gift giving. Make sure that you’re not spending more than you were thinking of.
There are many ways to get the most from your travel credit card. You can accumulate miles or points that you can use towards flights or other travel-related expenses. Here are a few additional ideas for maximizing your rewards:
Book travel expenses with your credit card
Whenever you’re planning a trip, use your travel credit card to book your flight, hotel or rental car, as well as any other travel-related expenses. You’ll not only achieve the minimum amount of spending required to earn your credit card reward as well, however, you’ll also earn points or miles to cover those expenditures.
Make use of your credit card to pay for all your daily costs
Another method to reach the minimum spending requirement and earn points is by using your credit card to pay every day expenses. This could include things like gas, groceries, and even your phone bill. Be sure to pay the balance off each month in full so you don’t pay interest.
Make the most of bonus categories
Many travel credit cards offer miles or points in exchange for specific types of purchases, such as eating out or traveling. Make sure you review your rewards program on your credit card and take advantage of the bonus categories that are in line with your spending routines.
Take into consideration the possibility of transferring your balance
If you have existing outstanding debt due to a high-interest credit card, consider transferring the balance to an account with a travel credit card that has a 0% introductory APR for balance transfer. This will allow you to pay off the debt without accruing interest, and also help you hit the minimum amount required to earn the credit card’s bonus.
Make use of your miles or points carefully
If you’ve amassed a large amount of miles or points Make sure to utilize them in a responsible manner. Review the rewards program for your credit card, and evaluate the worth of various redemption options. For example you can use your points to book a ticket directly with the airline might provide you with a greater value than using them for an gift card.
Another tip is to use an rewards card that permits you to transfer your points to other loyalty programs. This allows you to have a wider range of options and greater freedom when it comes to making use of your rewards. For instance, you might be capable of transferring your rewards to the frequent flyer program of an airline or reward program for hotels. This can give an access larger selection of hotels, flights, and other travel perks which are not offered through the rewards program of your credit card.
Additionally, try to determine if your credit card offers any perks that can save you money on travel-related expenses. Some cards offer travel insurance, rental car insurance, baggage protection, and other benefits that could be invaluable when you travel.
When you travel with someone else each of you will be able to get rewards on your credit card. Be aware that you cannot divide the cost with the same card and make sure to keep track of your rewards in a separate manner.
The key to reaping the maximum benefits from your travel rewards is to understand the rewards program on your credit card and to ensure you’re making use of it in the most effective method. Utilizing an array of strategies I’ve listed, you’ll be able to earn rewards quickly, redeem them for valuable travel experiences and benefit from a wide range of travel perks.

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Prof. Volf’s two newest books are Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace (Zondervan 2005) and The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World (Eerdmans 2006). His other books include A Passion for God’s Reign: Theology, Christian Learning, and The Christian Self (Eerdmans, 1997) and After Our Likeness: The Church as the Image of the Trinity (Eerdmans, 1998). The latter is the inaugural volume in the Sacra Doctrina: Christian Theology for a Postmodern Age series edited by Alan G. Padgett. Miroslav is also editor, with Dorothy C. Bass, of Practicing Theology: Beliefs and Practices in Christian Life (Eerdmans, 2001). This is a collection of essays by 13 theologians who, from several cultural and Christian perspectives, explore the relationship between Christian theology and practice in the daily lives of believers, in the ministry of Christian communities, and as a needed focus within Christian education. He has written more than 70 scholarly articles and hundreds of popular editorials and articles. Primary focus of current research: Jesus Christ and Being Human.
Miroslav teaches theology at Yale Divinity School and Yale College. In addition to teaching required courses in systematic theology, he teaches courses on the theology of Luther, on grace and forgiveness, and many others. A native of Croatia, he has forged a theology of forgiveness and non-violence in the face of the horrendous violence experienced in Croatia and Serbia in the 1990s. While he maintains active interest in many aspects of faith’s relation to culture, his work has primarily focused on theological understandings of work, the church, the Trinity, violence, reconciliation and memory. He teaches a variety of seminars on central themes of theology, for instance “God in modern thought,” as well as regular introductory courses in systematic theology. Other seminars that he teaches are at the intersection of theology and aspects of contemporary life. Presently he is involved in a research project under the title “God and human flourishing.”
Volf/Croasmun, For the Life of the World: Theology that Makes Difference (Brazos, 2019)
Volf, Flourishing: Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World (Yale UP, 2016)
The End of Memory: Remembering rightly in a violent world (2006).
God’s life in trinity (ed., 2006).
Free of charge: Giving and forgiving in a culture stripped of grace (2005).
A passion for god’s reign: Theology, Christian learning, and the Christian self (ed. 1998).
After our likeness: The church as the image of the trinity (1998).
(with J. Gundry-Volf) A spacious heart: Essays on identity and belonging (1997).
Exclusion and embrace: A theological exploration of identity, otherness and reconciliation (1996).
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From Hollaback! HQ
This month, we at Hollaback! pay tribute to the LGBTQ+ community, as they celebrate Pride Month.This year, honouring and celebrating the 50 years since the Stonewall Uprising and the World Pride festival, it’s a historic moment as we compare the past to present where we can appreciate what pride truly means to the community.
LGBTQ+ folks have been experiencing harrowing ordeals which has subjected them to violence and discrimination to the highest degree. For years, many individuals stifled their true identity due to fear perpetuated by society who treats them as an “other”. However, steps are being made.
Nevertheless, Hollaback! yearns for incredible systemic and institutional changes and awareness worldwide for everyone. We salute @lgbt_history, @humanrightswatch, @h_e_r_s_t_o_r_y, @amnesty, @lgbtcenternyc, and many other organizations and folks for advocating for LBGTQ+ equality. #PrideMonth #WeStandWithYou
“We’re fighting fire with water, and working step by step to assist victims, educate communities, and stop harassment online.”– HeartMob. Holla at HeartMob for help and support, if you ever felt helpless when facing online harassment.
Around The World
Straight Pride Parade? Yeah, you read right! As of recent, a group in Boston called “Super Happy Fun America” is seeking permission from city government to hold a “ Straight Pride Parade” in August. However, its approval is currently pending. According to the President of Super Happy Fun America, John Hugo,“Straight people are an oppressed majority. We will fight for the right of straights everywhere to express pride in themselves without fear of judgement and hate. The day will come when straights will finally be included as equals among all of the other orientations.” For more information, click here.
What are your thoughts?
Catch you in our next issue of A Week In Our Shoes!
Asha, WIOS Editor

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Not writing or even reflecting a “2012 in review” this time. There’s plenty for sure. But why look back? We’re not going that way.
Proverbs 4:25 Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you.
To say that every thing is part of His plan, has always felt rather disloyal and disrespectful. Free Will is part of HIS plan. Choices. So many things that we could have done differently , or forgone completely. The beauty of blogging is the recording. Looking back over this blog (and real Life) it seems many a reason to say ” wish I’d done this or that or NOT that” every so often. You?
Just turn to the news for moment by moment reasons for change.
Psalm 29:2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.
Many of the lessons had to be learned so we could go on with the better plan or settle in here. There are some thing’s you would always wonder about ~ what if… you had taken that class ? served in that ministry? run that race? and now, what ever the outcome was, you know. There truly are some roads where either is right. If you took the Righteous road He offered. Then it was for Good.
Jeremiah 29:11: for I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper and not to harm.
If it didn’t turn out quite as you or I had planned …But God.
Whatever joy, happiness, teaching, learning, foolishness, loss or sorrow we experienced in 2012, He can and will use every last bit for His Glory. His. His. His.
Faith, Obedience , Trust in Him.
Psalm 115:1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.
Did I mention HIS Glory.?
2012 softly closes , press in to HIM . Softly, gently, expectantly comes 2013 . Finish strong in Freedom and in Truth.
John 7:l8 The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.
Thank you for all your supports, encouragement s, coffee dates, tea dates, comments and especially Prayers. Thank you for pointing out areas in need of improvement, a fresh perspective, blind spots and “trigger” points in need of a Divine Touch. Thank you for calling forth Gifts, Beauty, Love, and more. I am a continually better, yet continually imperfect, woman because of your Loving kindness.
In younger days, the changing of the year offered excitement and changing up. All my Hopes, then laid with man. That something in “Mankind” would change. With that world view came a certain tension and inevitably disappointment.
With growing emotional maturity , wisdom and spiritual growth the excitement runs deep yet in this season, without the tension. God’s plan for the next two years is simple.
All. For. His. Glory.
Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
Softly 2013 comes. Tiptoeing into sight, save for the sporadic fire work down the block heralding, either the exodus of 2012 or the entrance of 2013, or both.
Looking forward to sharing the vision, through the next season. And hear of yours.
Jeremiah 33:3 ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
But that’s another story~
Finish strong in Word and Truth.
Finishing Strong in Freedom with Dreams in my Heart~Shandra
Until we meet again, Take good care.

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Reviews - Katyn
Reviewed By John Stakes
Germany was not alone of course in its occupation of Poland. Hitler and Stalin forged a short-lived pact to invade and divide Poland into two occupied territories. Following Stalin’s invasion the Soviets rounded up 18,000 officers, many of whom were reservists, prominent civilians drawn from professional backgrounds and considered essential to the reshaping of Poland after the war. They were therefore seen as a threat to Stalin’s totalitarian schemes, so, in 1940, some 15,000 of them were slaughtered and buried in mass graves in Katyn forest.
This massacre, the central theme of Wajda’s intensely personal film (his father Jacob was one of the victims) lay physically and metaphorically buried for over 40 years because the Soviets both initially denied this genocide but after the war blamed it on the Germans. They in turn accused the Russians. As the Soviets remained the occupying force any attempt by the Poles to expose this atrocity was treated as an act of treason. It was not until 1990 that Gorbachev finally acknowledged Russian responsibility.
Wajda’s harrowing but magnificent film focused first on the initial panic when the fleeing Poles were caught between the occupying forces and the reservists were led away. We then followed the lives of a small group of women as they tried to learn of the whereabouts of their menfolk….and their own fate when they tried to expose the truth. It was not until the final minutes of Wajda’s two hour film that we were shown the massacre itself, perhaps deliberately so as to echo the late emergence of the truth of the atrocity.
For any film maker to be still working at the age of 83 is remarkable enough: to craft such a powerful and moving drama was nothing short of exceptional. At the 2008 Oscars “Katyn” was nominated for best film in a foreign language. The film’s searing impact lay in its matter-of-fact approach and attention to detail. His handling of crowd scenes was exemplary. It was as if we were witnessing these shocking events as they unfolded before us. Wajda could have been forgiven had he overplayed the drama in his condemnation of Russian mass brutality, hypocrisy and propaganda, but he was admirably restrained and let the facts speak for themselves. The graphic closing scenes proved to be as harrowing as anything previously depicted on film. The silent, blacked-out screen which brought the film to its end before the credits rolled was a masterstroke and so apt.
A large part of Wajda’s life has been spent reconstructing the plight of his people during WW2. The authenticity, humanity, honesty and power of his films, coupled with his directorial skills will ensure that the body of his work will remain a testimony to the resilience and fortitude of arguably the most beleaguered nation in Western Europe.
It will also stand as a permanent reminder of man’s capacity for inhumanity, and a definitive reference point lest we ever forget or seek to reinterpret this slice of twentieth century history. Perhaps Wajda can derive some comfort that he has been able to make this film in his own country, and the cry of one disillusioned woman in the film that Poland would never become free has been proved wrong.
Another large Keswick audience was clearly moved and again voted the film amongst the best of the season.
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Lack of Energy
Q I am an active woman and am feeling lethargic. I take vegan protein B and B12 kelp, and not for sure of how to bring my energy up. I do have allergies to wheat and yeast, I prepare beans and grains for protein also. What’s missing girls?
A From the little that you’ve mentioned about your diet, it’s hard to tell what might be going on. When I am feeling a bit lethargic, the first thing that I wonder is if I’ve been getting enough restful sleep and if I am eating enough greens. Eating greens seems to help boost my energy level, likely because they are a great source of B vitamins, especially folic acid, and minerals, including iron.
You say that you are active and if you are not eating enough calories, that could cause you to feel less energetic. Eating regularly and enough can help with that. You could add more tempeh and tofu to your diet, if you feel so inclined. Or blend yourself a green smoothie every morning with greens, frozen fruit, nuts or flax seeds and some hemp protein powder.
Not eating yeast or wheat is not likely the issue for you although perhaps you are having other allergies which are leading to your lethargy. There are plenty of other grains, besides, wheat to eat. You might find that having a longer discussion with a Registered Dietitian about what you are eating and how it might affect your energy level helpful.

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Scientists now claim, watching the BBC TV series Planet Earth for just five minutes has a feel-good effect on our inner psyche, so imagine what a two week trip to Africa can do. The research findings suggest viewing nature triggers positive emotions that are known to lead to increased well-being and physical health.
All the more reason to book a seat on our 14-day Southern Africa Magic small group safari. Getting you even closer to the wilds of Africa, the itinerary includes walking safaris in Zimbabwe’s Matobo National Park, Botswana’s Okavango Delta and South Africa’s Polokwane Game Reserve.
You’ll also visit the Victoria Falls National Park (Zimbabwe home to some of the best vantage points), and en route to the Kruger you’ll have the opportunity to marvel at the spectacular Blyde River Canyon and the Three Rondavels rock formation – a free digital detox courtesy of Mother Nature.
Of course, when not in Africa – binge watching Planet Earth II could come a close second best! Our top tip, catch a glimpse of the sequel to the BBC’s Bafta and Emmy-winning 2001 series, as the first episode features a large pod of bottlenose dolphins surfing along giant rollers on the South African coast – Bliss…

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As I wrote earlier, the sudden collapse of a building in the centre of the Dutch city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch for short) has caused a great deal of consternation and required some thinking on their feet for the organisers of the local carnival parade as well as the light show that was due to be projected on just that row of buildings.
Specsavers isn’t going to save the day this time!
The 16th century building had been a house of ill-repute, next-door neighbour to the world-renowned artist Hieronymus Bosch and a busy café, but its last incarnation was as a branch of the Pearle optician’s chain. Now it’s gone, all that’s left is a pile of rubble cordoned off with a metal fence.
Comedy glasses for remembrance
Nothing will bring back the old building, but that won’t stop the comic geniuses of Den Bosch showing their appreciation for what has gone. In a bizarre combination of commemorative flowers and toys and the tradition of leaving padlocks on bridges as a sign of love, people have started hanging glasses on the fence surrounding the collapsed optician’s shop. Quite a spectacle! See for yourself…
P.S. I’m sure there’s a perfectly simple way to embed this photo in my post, but I can’t work it out at the moment. Look at the Omroep Brabant article and photos here.


text: iPlant is an urban farm design proposal which is located in Lake Havasu City, AZ. The iPlant concept evolved from a "Farmer's Market" idea and involved the design of an educational facility with housing for on-campus students and faculty. The project will be a combination of community consumption farming. Community productive foods for local grocery stores and markets, and an on-site Farmer’s market. It approaches the productive and learning potential of organic food production. The design is to offer a strategy for the establishment of an urban farm including water collection, cultivating land and creative landscape usefulness in a dry land based on the relationships of cross-cultures.

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Sleep Slimmer Complex
Sleep Slimmer Complex Most found out or antique behavior are hard to break. It's time we make a change. We do no longer ought to devour the whole thing that is on our plate. Most of grew up knowing that we ought to devour everything on our plates due to the fact there are starving kids in Africa. It is k to leave a little meals on our plates every every so often.
Hormonal Harmony Sleep Slimmer Complex We need to concentrate to our our bodies and prevent ingesting while we are complete. We have to devour smaller portions of our meals. We want to keep away from having seconds. Try to consume 6 small food in place of three massive ones. Eat breakfast, have a morning snack, eat lunch, have an afternoon snack, eat dinner, have an night snack.
When you consume out at a eating place both order from the children's menu or ask while you order for the waitress to deliver you a to head container. When the food arrives, place half or more of the meals into the to move box.
Weight Loss Tip #6: Add Variety
You need a bit range on your existence. This goes for meals too. You will become bored eating the identical thing week in and week out. Once this boredom hits, you will slip returned into your antique behavior. Eat a little some thing from each of the main meals companies, such as end result, vegetables, protein, dairy, whole grains, and fats.

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United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) (U)
(U) USSPACECOM provides joint employment of military forces and operational support to other unified, combatant commands. Its mission is to conduct joint space operations in accordance with the Unified Command Plan assigned missions: Space Force Support, Space Force Enhancement, Space Force Application, and Space Force Control.
Description User Impact Programmatics Images Related Initiatives Related Requirements Related Categories Road Map Placements Additional Hotlinks Lead Office POC
(U) USSPACECOM is a unified command of the DoD supported by three component commands: AFSPACECOM, NAVSPACECOM, and USARSPACE. USSPACECOM conducts all integrated attack warning and space operations including control of space, direction of space support activities, and use of space assets to enhance the force effectiveness of other combatant commands.
(U) USSPACECOM is headquartered at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, CO. The command operates the Space Defense Operations Center (SPADOC), the Space Surveillance Center (SSC), the Missile Warning Center (MWC), and the Joint Space Intelligence Center (JSIC). It also directs space support operations for assigned spacecraft systems, including the Defense Support Program (DSP), Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS), Global Positioning System (GPS), Transit Maritime Navigation System (TRANSIT), Fleet Satellite Communications (FLTSATCOM), Air Force Satellite Communications (AFSATCOM) System payloads, and the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP).
User Impact (U):
(U) To be supplied.
(U) Organizations and Funding:
- (U) USSPACECOM: Funding Source.
Related Initiatives (U):
Name Title Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) Eglin Eglin N/UWSS NORAD/USSPACECOM Warfighting Support System (N/UWSS) Naval Space Cmnd (NAVSPACECOM) Naval Space Command (NAVSPACECOM) US Army Space Cmnd (USARSPACE) United States Army Space Command (USARSPACE) This Table Is Unclassified.
Related Requirements (U):None.
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Name Title Military Hqtrs & Space Commands Military Headquarters and Space Commands This Table Is Unclassified.
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Name Title GENERAL SUPPORT GENERAL SUPPORT This Table Is Unclassified.
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Name U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) USSPACECOM Home Page 1997 Space Surveillance Dev Plan Defense Link This Table Is Unclassified.
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(U) U.S. Space Command, USSPACECOM, Open Phone: (719) 554-6889.
(U) Maj Mike LaPointe, NSSA, Open Phone: (703) 325-6422, DSN 221-6422.
(U) National Security Space Road Map Team, NSSA, Open Phone: (703)808-6040, DSN 898-6040.
Date Of Information (U):
(U) 21 November 1997
(U) Road Map Production Date: 12 July 1999
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Companies with a Future performance score of at least 3, ordered by Future performance score.
Food, Beverage & Tobacco
FRoSTA Aktiengesellschaft, together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, and markets frozen food products in Germany and rest of Europe.
Park & Bellheimer AG manufactures and sells beverages primarily in Germany.
Südzucker AG produces and sells sugar products in Europe and internationally.

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Google Maps’ newest feature brings information about electric vehicle charging stations to the Map. It’ll include the types of ports available, charging speeds, and how many ports there are. You’ll also see information about the station from drivers, including photos, ratings, reviews, and questions.
Credit where credit is due, Material Theme, Google’s new Material Design style, is making its way to various Google apps and services much faster than the original Material Design did when it launched back in 2014. The latest app to get the redesign is Keep Notes.
Google was greeted by the European Union with a hefty fine back in July due to allegations of using its dominant position in search to exploit other competitors in the search industry. Following the ruling and to avoid future fines like this in the EU, Google is setting in motion a restructuring that could potentially mean more expensive phones for consumers in the EU.
Android—and any OS for that matter—would be nowhere near as popular as it is without the great support of the many developers making apps for the market. However, Android developers are now claiming that Google’s behavior and policies for making apps are “ridiculously unsustainable.”
Google’s Area 120 group ran an experimental app called “Reply” that brought Allo’s smart replies to the notifications of other messaging apps. You had to be invited to be able to use it, but many got around that restriction by simply downloading the APK from APKMirror. For those accustomed to smart replies in the notifications, unfortunately, the experiment has ended.
AI is becoming increasingly popular. It spans from companies like Asus going crazy on the word for marketing to Google integrating it with every single product. With all the use of AI, the most popular SoC maker, Qualcomm, had to equip native support for it on their SoCs. That’s what it’s doing with the upcoming Snapdragon 855.
The design of the Google Home app has largely been a mess. Often, the important stuff is buried within several subsections, while the less essential stuff is more prominent. With version 188.8.131.52 of the Home app, Google has updated the app’s entire design.
Nokia has a product launch scheduled for tomorrow in New Delhi, and the big reveal is expected to be the Nokia 7.1 Plus. Nokia Mobile India released a teaser on their Twitter page with the hashtag “MegaLife” which may indicate a bigger screen and a bigger battery than its predecessor, the 6.1 Plus.
Google’s yearly hardware event launch is now over and the ‘Made by Google’ brand of devices has now expanded. There have been a couple of big announcements, so in case you missed them, here’s a quick recap of everything released today.
It’s that time of the year again, and Google’s third annual hardware event, Made by Google, is finally here. Are the Pixel 3 XL leaks actually fake? Today’s the day we’ll find out for sure.


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Book: Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #1) by Laini Taylor
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, 2011
Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Angelology
Source + Date Read: Purchased + Jan. 2013
Recommend: Those who like alternative women, art, eastern Europe with a healthy dose of paranormal love will enjoy this.
Book Pro’s: Taylor leaves no stone untouched, so there is something for everyone!
Book Con’s: Err… This is a good sign right? I can’t think of something that pissed me off.
I chose this cover specifically, and not the US version which I think is horrible. That is all, this is simple, dark, elegant and telling.
Oh man, there are so many worlds to speak about. We’re first in Prague, then Morocco, Paris, then the world of the Seraphim (angels), and the world of the Chimera. Then we switch around some more.
Laini Taylor is a whiz at developing her characters. Each individual had their own unique spirit and soul, some you liked and others you didn’t- but that was never the point, they’re so much like real individuals that you didn’t care what species they were or how they behaved, each spirit left you in awe.
First let me start with Some & Bone’s plot: It is sheer awesomeness. I read this book in one night, I started at 11PM and put it down at 5AM and sort of stared into the darkness till I succumbed to sleep. It’s a brilliant story complete with twists, turns, parallels to justice and this whole notion of colonialism and who is right or wrong. The Anthropologist in me was making some serious notes, and the book geek in me sighed at every twist, turn and beautiful description.
Indeed, there isn’t a part of this that I don’t like, though there were times when I felt like the chapters dragged a bit, we a bit stagnant- but that could have been my impatience to finish and see what was going on, rather than any dragging or lagging in Taylor’s writing.
The best part of the book is the sheer imaginative quality it has. Taylor truly creates a new world, one that is far from harmonious and it she raises issues about what is really and truly beautiful and what is ugly. Who is ever right and who is wrong? The Chimera were attacked first, their lands taken away from them because they were seen as substandard due to their mixed animal and human shapes, yet they retaliated back, they destroyed lives on Earth just to recover their armies. Who is ever right? Who is ever wrong?
Let me go on about this protagonist for a bit and then I’ll conclude: she is kick ass. Seriously. I was loathe to read another book with a semi-strong protagonist or bunch of women, that flutter between indecision, insecurity and false strength, but not Karou, she is the epitome of strong, in that she admits her weaknesses and insecurities and triumphs over them all. Her friends are sheer riots as well. Just lovely, it’s all just lovely.
In summary: read this book, ignore the crappy US cover and read it. Don’t let the cover stop you like it did for me, it’s worth a read, it’s worth the money spent on it.


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“I can’t even finish this sentence without getting dumber”: Tina Fey didn’t mince words when discussing recent comments by relatively prominent Republicans on the topic of rape while speaking at the Center for Reproductive Rights Inaugural Gala in New York City. Check out the 75 second clip for a brief clip of Fey’s thoughts on redefining rape, Richard Mourdock, and Todd Akin. source
15:41 // 1 year ago
Akin, who has until Oct. 15 to report his quarterly fundraising figures, was in Washington on Wednesday for a series of fundraisers. But his campaign was again beset by remarks he made about abortion — this time, as video of a 2008 speech Akin delivered on the House floor was recirculated online.
In that address, Akin equated abortion providers to terrorists and suggested that it was “common practice” for them to be “giving abortions to women who are not actually pregnant.” On Wednesday, Akin’s critics sought to link the remarks to his “legitimate rape” comment, which he made while explaining his opposition to abortion.
Someone get this man to a human anatomy class, stat.
18:24 // 1 year ago


This summer, the use of tobacco products and e-cigarettes will be banned in the parks and areas around city buildings in Lebanon, N.H. as on Wednesday the city unanimously approved a new smoking ban that will go into effect on July 1.
Once in effect, violators will be subject to a fine of $50 for a first offense, $100 for a second offense, and $200 for a third offense. Additionally, violators may be removed from the park or recreational area or facility.
While the news isn’t good for smokers, there are promises that designated smoking areas are coming, according to Paul Coats, Lebanon’s director of recreation and parks, in a report by VNews.com.
Lebanon is home to approximately 13,600 residents.


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Project management: Prof. Dr. Oliver Janz, Prof. Dr. Nicolas Apostolopoulos
Project coordination: Dr. Margit Wunsch Gaarmann (Tel: +49 30 838 52984)
Editorial office: Dr. Margit Wunsch Gaarmann (Tel.: +49 30 838 52984)
Theresia Knuth, M.A. (Tel.: +49 30 838 60599)
Dr. Carla MacDougal (Tel.: +49 30 838 908382)
Funding: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Address: Freie Universität Berlin, Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut,
Department of Modern History, Koserstr. 20, D-14195 Berlin
Room: A 340
For more information see http://www.1914-1918-online.net
Prof. Dr. Ute Daniel (TU Braunschweig)
Prof. Dr. Peter Gatrell (University of Manchester)
Prof. Dr. Oliver Janz (FU Berlin)
Dr. Heather Jones (London School of Economics)
Prof. Dr. Alan Kramer (Trinity College Dublin)
Prof. Dr. Bill Nasson (University of Stellenbosch)
Since late 2011, the joint international research project “1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War” has developed an English-language virtual reference work on the First World War. Released in 2014, on the centenary of the outbreak of World War I, the online encyclopedia is the result of an international collaborative project to create a multi-perspective, publicly accessible knowledge base on the First World War. The German Research Funding Organization (DFG) supported the project with a grant of around 1 million Euros.
The project board and project management are located at the Freie Universität Berlin (Germany). Project managers are Prof. Dr. Oliver Janz, historian at the Friedrich Meinecke Institute, and Prof. Dr. Nicolas Apostolopoulos, director of the Center for Digital Systems (CeDiS), both at the Freie Universität Berlin. The third institution involved in administrating this project is the Bavarian State Library in Munich. The Editorial Board, made up of around 90 well-known historians from over 20 countries, is responsible for the assessment and quality management of the contributions.
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In the normal course of jurisprudence, it would be over for Jesse Leroy Matthew, the man suspected of murdering University of Virginia sophomore Hannah Graham and Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, and of raping of a woman in Fairfax City, Va., in 2005.
DNA from under the fingernail of the rape victim, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports, matches Matthew's DNA. DNA also ties Matthew to the other victims. [DNA in '05 assault matches that of Hannah Graham abduction suspect, Associated Press November 6, 2014]
The forensic trail might lead right to Matthew, but who’s to say that Benjamin Crump, attorney for the families of black thugs Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, won't show up to claim white cops planted the DNA? Someone has to do it. Johnnie Cochran is long gone..


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Black Rock - Dungarvan Brewing Company
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4.22/5 rDev +9.9%
Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine Issue #48 (Jan 2011):
Massive gathering of bubbles reaches four fingers high, and the light brown lacing in its wake is an amazing sight on this black beer. Roasty nose ranges from French-roast coffee to cocoa powder to fresh, damp chimney soot with a hint of blackberry and musty yeast. Smooth, wet mouthfeel, light to medium body. Roasted grain flavor drops some notes of burnt sugar, wet charcoal and cocoa powder. Modest hopping lets the malt shine through. Yeasty tone, ripe fruit and some toasted bread drops in the middle. Mild roasty finish leans dry. Rustic, very drink- able and grew on us quick. Easily surpasses the benchmark for the style.
03-23-2011 14:32:14 | More by BeerAdvocate
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4.53/5 rDev +18%
Without doubt the best beer from DBC, I've had this on cask and in bottles.
On cask it's exceptional - possibly the best Irish made stout on the market at the moment.
Very complex, rich taste, with a very heavy body and almost like drinking stout-flavoured velvet.
Bottle was a disappointment in comparison, tasting almost unrelated, which leads me on to say I think DBC are also missing out by focussing on bottles with this, as the market really wants stout in draught form... the bottled market outside Waterford is virtually non-existent.
08-18-2010 21:12:50 | More by JohnIreland
2.6/5 rDev -32.3%
A: Poured from a bottle into a Paulaner stein in low altitude Galway, Ireland, on December 12th, 2010. Pours a dark amber/black with a tanned, creamy head, three fingers thick, that retians well. Appealing, but possibly overcarbonated.
Sm: Moderate strength: cream, toffee, maybe a bit of chocolate. Kind of musty.
T: A powerful open, atypical of stouts. Tastes like it smells - and that includes the must. Balanced decently, but built strangely. Not bold, and not particularly good.
Mf: Very smooth but very dry.
Dr: Pricey but average.
12-12-2010 18:20:55 | More by kojevergas
4.03/5 rDev +4.9%
I tasted this (the last of the three new brews from Dungarvan) on 18.05.2010 (Best by APR 2011).
It poured a murky black brew with a nice cream coffee coloured head. Aromas of burnt bitter chocolate and raisens soaked in rum.
It was warming and yet smooth; very easy drinking. Nice roasted malt quality with hints of coffee.
I'm not the biggest fan of stouts, but this is a mellow drop. It improves as it warms in the glass; the last drop tasting better than the first.
05-18-2010 08:03:07 | More by JohnfromDublin
4.05/5 rDev +5.5%
Pours opaque black with a whipped cream stiff head of tan foam. Nose is seawater and smoke. Sour ashy roastiness, plus espresso grounds and brown sugar, with earthy minty hops. Sweet finish and a dry leave. Soft, creamy, round and light to medium.
A lean and sour take on the style. Sweetness is much muted. That and the body make it clean and easy-drinking.
Good to get a more traditional take on Irish stout.
My 500th review.
04-11-2011 00:25:16 | More by StJamesGate
2.48/5 rDev -35.4%
On draft at Against the Grain
Served in an unmarked pint glass
A: Black. ½ (foamy mocha) fingernail head.
S: Graham cracker, chocolate, coffee, and a hint of raisin sweetness. Okay.
T: Follows nose exactly; however, very weak in taste. Quite boring if I must say actually.
M: Medium bodied with almost no carbonation.
O: Disappointing for sure. Maybe this beer is a bit more enjoyable from the bottle, but the cask verison was not pleasant. Just drink Guinness.
11-14-2012 13:21:40 | More by spdyfire83
United Kingdom (Scotland)
2.91/5 rDev -24.2%
£2.99 for a 500ml Bottle in O'Reilly's, Ireland (North):
Black with the odd red tinge and a giant, dome-shaped head that is about two inches tall and foamy with good retention. Lots of sediment and lacing too.
Strong, dark malts with a lot of chocolate and some spice that includes some aniseed-like flavours. There is some light coffee on the nose along with plenty of earthy tones.
Rich chocolate with some strong, earthly malts and further cocoa. I got some hints of sweetness and a coffee flavour that comes through strong around the middle then slowly fades.
Rough with a hard bitterness from the coffee coming through along with an abundance of spice and a lingering aftertaste that is also quite bitter. The beer had a medium body and carbonation was soft, although the balance was quite poor.
Not a beer that I enjoyed all that much sadly and one again another beer will go down as a poor Irish offering in my book. Lots of large of sediment in the glass despite my care when pouring and an overly bitter, earthy taste in my opinion.
02-10-2014 13:13:45 | More by flyingpig
Black Rock from Dungarvan Brewing Company
86 out of 100 based on 26 ratings.

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Cohesion, unity, and centrality will be affected if some of its members are excluded or left behind, writes Vannarith Chheang
Amid rising nationalism and protectionism in Europe and the US, ASEAN is under mounting pressure to maintain an inclusive and open regional institution, with a collective leadership and efforts to realize a people-oriented and people-centered ASEAN.
An inclusive and participatory regionalism is the foundation of long-term regional peace, stability and prosperity.
Development disparity in Southeast Asia threatens long-term peace and stability, as well as sustainable development. A two-tiered ASEAN is a potential root cause of future political-social ills and conflicts.
ASEAN’s cohesion, unity, and centrality will be affected if some of its members are excluded or left behind as a result of regional economic integration.
Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar are the less developed economies in ASEAN. Their average per capita income is slightly above $1,000. Both hard and soft infrastructures in these countries are far behind those in the developed member countries.
Some efforts have been made to address development disparity and inequality within ASEAN. At the 6th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi in 1998, the ASEAN leaders expressed their political will and commitment to “narrow the development gap among Member Countries to reduce poverty and socio-economic disparity in the region.”
The Hanoi Declaration on Narrowing Development Gap for Closer ASEAN Integration in 2001 gives a roadmap and political commitment to address development gaps. In addition, the Vientiane Action Program (VAP) 2004-2010 outlines regional projects to narrow development gaps.
The most important regional co-operation framework in narrowing the development gaps is the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI), which was launched in 2000. The IAI aims to specifically narrow the development gaps and accelerate economic integration of the newer members of ASEAN.
However, the implementation of the initiative is very limited due to a lack of financial resources.
The IAI Work Plan 2016-2020 adopted last year is composed of five strategic areas, namely food and agriculture, trade facilitation, micro, small and medium enterprises, education, and health and well-being.
The IAI Task Force was also created to monitor the implementation of and give guidance to the initiative.
How to narrow the development gaps?
To narrow the development gaps, the more developed ASEAN members and the dialogue partners of ASEAN need to put more resources to implement the IAI and other regional policies on narrowing the gaps.
ASEAN needs to revitalize and energize the role of IAI by identifying the development gaps, suggesting policy interventions, and mobilizing resources to implement the policy.
More technical assistance is needed to assist the less developed members to catch up with others, especially in institutional capacity building, infrastructure development, and human resources development.
The less developed ASEAN members must expedite their reforms as well. Self-reliance is the core development strategy. And last, but not least, they need to strengthen good governance, promote trade facilitation policy, and attract more foreign investments.
Mr Vannarith Chheang is an academic and political analyst in Phnom Penh.
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Proceedings Vol. 23 (2017)
ENGINEERING MECHANICS 2017
May 15 – 18, 2017, Svratka, Czech Republic
Copyright © 2017 Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Solid Mechanics, Mechatronics and Biomechanics, Brno
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The present work deals with a strain intensity sensitivity to finite element mesh density in computational models of skull bone sample with an inhomogeneous distribution of Young’s modulus. Computational experiments on models with various mesh density were conducted to test the hypothesis that the strain intensity distribution along the bone sample thickness is significantly influenced by the mesh density when material properties of bone obtained from the computer tomography are assigned to the finite element model. The results indicate that the mesh quality matters.
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The key innovation in this project is the implementation of an Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (IFTS) for in situ metal additive manufacturing process monitoring. In this Phase I STTR project, Mound Laser & Photonics Center, a developer of laser based additive manufacturing processing, will collaborate with the Air Force Institute of Technology, with expertise and innovative hardware for spectroscopy, to implement the IFTS in a Selective Laser Melting (SLM) R&D test bed to demonstrate advanced strategies for process control and in situ quality assurance such as: (1) automatic detection of the molten area in various layers, (2) in situ release of stresses induced by temperature gradients, and (3) real-time control of alloy composition and minimization of contaminants. These capabilities with facilitate the manufacture of parts with complex geometries with improved microstructures and properties. In Phase I we intend to: (1) prove the utility of the IFTS for monitoring SLM processing of metals and alloys, (2) determine surface temperatures with a statistical accuracy of better than 4 oC, systematic accuracy of better than 10 oC and a dynamic range of up to 2000 oC, and provide rapid (1 kHz), automatic identification of the molten area, (3) track changes in chemical composition due to evaporation, oxidation, and melt expulsion, (4) reduce data dimensionality and correlate these IFTS sensor features with manufacture quality metrics, and (5) design the concept for a Phase II prototype sensor suite that focuses on key aspects of the IFTS datascape to inexpensively emulate the IFTS. In Phase II, a prototype optical sensor will be developed for process control of metallic additive manufacture of lightweight, reliable, low cost structures.