Democratic president candidate Julian Castro makes two stops in Flint
(6/9/2019) - Presidential candidate Julian Castro visited Flint on Saturday, becoming the first 2020 candidate to visit the city.
He is one of 23 Democrats touring the country to drum up support ahead of the debates and primaries next year.
Castro toured First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church of Beach Street to see a bottled water distribution in action alongside community leaders who are working to recover from the water crisis.
Afterwards, Castro hosted a town hall discussion to hear from residents at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church on West Coldwater Road.
Castro, who visited Flint in 2016 as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Obama, said he will continue to support the city if elected president.
"I know that not everything is not back to normal -- that we still need to make investments that will we have clean water and that they can trust again," Castro said. "It's been good to hear about some of the progress that has been made and still needs to be made in this community."


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Free Art Lessons
Susan Harrison-Tustain has been published in numerous national and international magazines, online publications and books. She has also written the selection of articles below, with free art lessons to help fellow artists on their journey. Have fun!
Free Art Instruction Lessons
When painting folds in anything you need to observe your subject and break it down to what you are actually seeing. As the fabric weaves in and out, different light affects what we see.
Did you know that no matter which medium you use, a large percentage of the success of the work, is determined before you put “paint to paper”? Surprised? It’s true. I’ll tell you why and how you too can create even more captivation artwork:
Two key elements in the success of a piece are planning and observation. Let’s deal with planning first
Okay – so we want a painting that is more than just a ‘pretty picture’ – a wall decoration – right? How do we do this?
Well, it begins with thought. There are two essential ingredients to this recipe
Below you will find instructions on how I love to stretch my watercolor paper. It is interspersed with many hints and tips to ensure you don’t come unstuck by the ‘traps for young players’. I never have a problem stretching paper – so if you do experience something – then it will be something simple. The most common of these is using the wrong board to stretch the paper on. Or using the wrong tape
The age-old question – which is best and why? It is a little like “the chicken or the egg scenario”. It isn’t a black and white answer. It depends on the individual. Let’s discuss the benefits of each
I love to share what I have discovered on my painting journey. My painting style can best be described as naturalistic realism. Many of my paintings include people in a pensive or thought provoking pose. Part of the feeling of reality is due to the way I use my watercolor. I am able to create paintings where the viewer of the painting can become lost inside the world within the frame
As a watercolour artist, it’s important to recognize that all colors have a bias towards either ‘cool’ or ‘warm’ – as this will have a great influence on the process of mixing colors and ultimately on your final painting. On a broad level, we can say blue is cool and red and yellow are warm – but within each of those groups there is also a spectrum from cool to warm. Alizarin crimson, for example, is considered cool and cadmium red is warm in the way that they relate to each other within the red group of colors
I developed my Priming Method over a period of many years, and I now teach this watercolor technique to all of my students. It is a simple but very effective 3 step process: The first step is to apply water to the region you wish to paint and then allow the moisture to be absorbed into the paper .
My Priming Method gives a magical transparent glow to my watercolors. It allows soft gradations of color which help to describe the form of my subject in such a way that it feels as if the subject has a true substance. Things you need to know about this watercolor painting technique: Your pigments must be transparent or semi transparent
When learning to paint flowers in watercolor, initially choose a flower with very few petals or even choose a bud that shows a predominant large piece of petal – as opposed to a flower with numerous petals. Multiple petals can be overwhelming and feel like a maze to paint.
I happened across a wonderful window as I wandered the cobbled streets of one of my favorite ancient Provencal villages: Saint Paul de Vence. The decaying shutters and time-worn paint on the windows spoke to me of the rustic character so very evident in this evocative part of the world. The amusing thing was that there, in front of the window, was a rubbish sack – which I hastily moved along the path
My style of painting is all about feeling – emotion. It’s about capturing that magical moment in time when the truth and sheer beauty of nature makes you catch your breath. You know the one – I think as artists, we have all experienced it
What is it about a painting that inspires you to take up your brush, or urges you to seek out watercolor lessons? Do you feel a rush of excitement when you open the latest issue of your favorite artist’ magazine? Does a shaft of light falling across a still-life fire your imagination?
How do we capture the intangible: a fleeting expression, a character that is revealed in the sparkle of an eye or an emotion that can fill a room with atmosphere? These are not things that you can touch so how can an artist paint such things? How can we achieve a richness and depth of emotion and feeling in our paintings?
I am often asked about underpainting. I am a big proponent of underlayering with yellow. Since writing my book (1997-99) I have subsequently refined my palette down to just 12 colours. All transparent or semi transparent hues. I now only use two yellows: Schmincke Indian Yellow (warm) or Schmincke Aureolin yellow(cooler). I underwash every subject with either of these yellows.
You will have seen in my Watercolor DVDs or read in books or magazines or in the articles on my website that I often begin my paintings with a ‘tonal map’ using underwashes of yellow. This allows my colors to glow and also gives a realistic ‘substance’ to my work. Now let’s discuss mixing and layering …
How to paint light skin tones – how to compensate for too much red in skin tone – how to paint shadow areas – shadow color mixes
All of the pigments I use are used in fine washes so they could all be described as being transparent. The Schmincke pigment is very finely ground and it is dense in the tube so we only need a tiny amount to color in our washes …
This is not a step by step guide of how to paint this subject. What I want to highlight are a number of points using this study as an example. It will teach you many of the invaluable lessons that will help you create form – no matter which medium you choose.
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See, the tide is turning. The truth will make us free.
First, Scooter the Liar gets convicted.
Then Rove the Liar quits.
And now Alberto the Liar finally pulls the chute!
Why, just 10 days ago, Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy of Vermont wrote the Inspector General requesting an investigation of the blatant untruths and contradictions in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' ridiculous testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Liar! Liar! Pants on fire!
This, minutes ago from St. Patrick:
“Under this Attorney General and this President, the Department of Justice suffered a severe crisis of leadership that allowed our justice system to be corrupted by political influence. It is a shame, and it is the Justice Department, the American people and the dedicated professionals of our law enforcement community who have suffered most from it.
“The obligations of the Justice Department and its leaders are to the Constitution, the rule of law and the American people, not to the political considerations of this or any White House. The Attorney General’s resignation reinforces what Congress and the American people already know -- that no Justice Department should be allowed to become a political arm of the White House, whether occupied by a Republican or a Democrat.
“The troubling evidence revealed about this massive breach is a lesson to those in the future who hold these high offices, so that law enforcement is never subverted in this way again. I hope the Attorney General’s decision will be a step toward getting to the truth about the level of political influence this White House wields over the Department of Justice and toward reconstituting its leadership so that the American people can renew their faith in its role as our leading law enforcement agency.”
Well said, eh?
This from Senator Bernie Sanders:
“It was past time for him to go. He had not been honest with Congress. His credibility was shot. He has not respected the Constitution,” Sanders said.
Sanders added that the confirmation process could be a healthy refresher course in constitutional values.
“I think it’s time for the Congress to tell the president that we have a Constitution in this country which protects the basic rights of the American people. He cannot do anything he wants whenever he wants. Let’s get an attorney general in this country who can be effective in helping to protect the American people from terrorism while at the same time understands what the Constitution is about and respects basic civil liberties of the American people.”
And finally, this from Congressman Peter Welch:
"Alberto Gonzales will go down in history as one of the nation's worst Attorneys General. His legacy will be one of reckless politicization of the Justice Department,lying to Congress, and undermining our nation's cherished civil liberties. Vigorous congressional oversight, particularly under the principled leadership of Senator Patrick Leahy, is holding this Administration accountable and producing results."


To program transmitters
- First unplug and then reconnect the harness from the siren control module.
- With all transmitters that need programming in hand
- Within 10 seconds of reconnecting the power press button #1 on the first transmitter the siren will chirp indicating the first transmitter is programmed.
- With in 5 second of the first transmitter being programmed press and hold button #1 on the second transmitter, the siren will chirp again indicating both transmitters are programmed.


1 TwinCAT NC Configuration NC Tasks The NC-System (Numeric Control) has 2 tasks 1 is the SVB task and the SAF task. The SVB task is the setpoint generator and generates the velocity and position control profiles for the entire move of all drives according to the current position, command position, maximum velocity, acceleration and deceleration rates, and jerk of each drive. This task is typically run every 10ms and a change in any of these parameters will result in a new profile for the entire move every 10ms. As such if a drive is at the target position it will still be calculating profiles to hold it at that target position. The SAF Task is the control loop that issues and adjusts the position, velocity or torque to the drive. The default control loop is as follows: This task is typically run every 2ms (though it is possible to go as fast as 100us if the network and drive can handle the data that fast) This task is typically operating on drives
2 that are controlled in Velocity Command mode. So it will issue new velocity commands to the drives every SAF cycle. It adjusts the command velocity based on command position, current position and the control parameters. If the drive is in Position control mode, such as many SERCOS axis, this control loop is disabled, and the positions generated by the SVB task are directly output to the drive. It is then up to the drive to get the motor to the specified position, and the drive will fault on any commands it is unable to perform. SAF Task Settings SVB Task Settings The SVB task should be set up to run once for every 5 cycles of the SAF task. If the SAF task has a 2ms update rate, the then SVB task should have a 10ms update rate. If the SAF task has a 1ms update rate of the drives, the SVB task should be set for 5ms NC Image The NC-Task 1-Image is simply a listing of all the variables that are available in the NC- Task. The Axis heading lists all Axis that are controlled by the NC-Task. Each axis has several parameters that may be specified in the System Manager or may be provided and updated by the PLC Program code.
3 Each Axis has an encoder, a drive, a control loop and some inputs and outputs associated with it. Axis General Properties The General tab indicates the type of drive, the name of the axis, the axis ID number, and a checkbox for the creating the symbol table entries for the axis (typically for Scope View) The Settings Tab The settings tab indicates what type of drive it is, which physical drive it is connected to (if it is a direct digital connection) and what the units are. The drop down list allows mm, in, degrees, and grad, if the desired unit is not present it can be typed in, for example ft, all command values to that drive must now be specified in ft/second. The display (only) units are what units will be displayed for example mm/min for speed. The command values must still be entered in mm/second. (these are usually left unchecked)
4 Axis Types Standard (mapping via Encoder and Drive) is for drives where the feedback is coming from the drive to a fieldbus connected encoder module and command values are being sent to a fieldbus connected analog module. The other connections are direct digital connections where digital feedback values and digital command values are passed directly into the drive through a fieldbus connection on the drive itself. The Global Tab The global tab contains the basic drive parameters, the Maximum Velocity of the drive, Manual Velocity (Fast) is the fast jog, Manual Velocity (slow) is the slow jog. Calibration velocities (homing). The Rapid traverse velocity and Velo Jump factor are used for G-Code Controled Interpolated machines. Soft Position Limits and enables of those soft position limits. Lag Distance Monitoring, when enabled is the maximum allowable difference between the set position and actual position. Target position monitoring when enabled is the amount of time the drive must spend in the position window before the move is declared finished, so with these values the drive must be within +/- 1mm of the target position for 20ms before the move will be declared finished. The In-target time out when enabled is the maximum amount of time the drive will spend hunting the target position, so if a drive enters the target window but cannot stay within +/-1mm for 20ms the move will be declared finished and the timeout flag will be set. This is to prevent a drive from continually hunting a position it cannot maintain. There
5 are more settings that are available if the Expert Mode is selected, but should not be used unless it is know what they are used for. To change a parameter double click the value of the parameter, type in the new value and hit enter (the value will not be accepted if enter is not pressed) an asterisk will appear to let you know the value has changed but is not yet being used, the value must be downloaded before the change will be valid. It is possible to change many values, select them and download them all at once. Some parameters are not changeable while the drive is enabled. If the PLC program has changed the value, it must be uploaded from the controller to see what the current value is, good practice is to select all an upload before changing any parameters. The Dynamics Tab This tab is used to set the dynamics of the drive, how fast it will accelerate and decelerate to reach maximum speed. If the values are known they can be entered directly, if they are not known it is possible to calculate them by using the Maximum velocity and time to accelerate to and decelerate from the maximum velocity. The characteristic curves are for how hard the drive accelerates it is much easier on the drive and very nearly as fast to accelerate smoothly and much easier on the motor. Note if commands are issued at less than the maximum velocity the drive will accelerate at the specified acceleration rates, not the acceleration time, so if a value of 1200 mm/s is use it will take approximately 150ms to reach that speed not 300ms.
6 The Online Tab The online tab is a great tool for testing moves, the drive can be enabled, and run without a PLC program running as well as to see the values of current moves. The online position is shown, setpoint position is the final target position. Lag distance is the difference between the immediate commanded position and the actual position. Note with SERCOS axis in position mode the lag distance is artificial in that it is only the delay of the network feeding back the actual position in reference to the current command position and can be calculated by Actual Velocity *3 NC Cycles. The override % is a direct override on any move command, so if a 50% override is set, all moves will be performed at 1/2 the of the commanded velocity, not 1/2 of the maximum velocity. F1 is Manual Velocity (Fast) in the negative direction. (Negative Jog Fast) F2 is Manual Velocity (slow) in the negative direction. (Negative Jog Slow) F3 + is Manual Velocity (Slow) in the positive direction (Positive Jog Slow), F4 + + is Manual Velocity (Fast) in the forward direction (Positive Jog Fast). F5 button will issue a go to the value set in the target position at the velocity set in the Target velocity. F6 Stop stops any move. F8 Resets any soft errors (the drive itself may have to be reset as well. F9 performs a MC_Home command. Warning: If the Home Switch is directly wired into the drive this command will not work and the drive will run in the negative direction until it runs into a physical stop.
7 The Encoder The encoder has several settings pages associated with it. The General tab This tab contains the name of the encoder, the ID number Axis that the encoder is associated with and a check box for creating a symbol listing of all the encoder parameters (usually used with Scope View) NC-Encoder tab This tab is used for picking the type of encoder that is feeding back the position to the Axis. If the axis is a Digital Drive with a direct connection to the fieldbus then the encoder will be selected automatically and the tabs will be grayed out. Otherwise you will be allowed to select the form of feedback. There are various types of feedback, pick the one appropriate for your drive. Usually a KL51X1 is used which receives a quadrature encoder input. When using a Virtual Axis, the NC-Encoder should be a simulation encoder. The Global Tab The encoder specific parameters are the Encoder Mode determines what the encoder returns, Pos is Position only, PosVelo, is position and velocity, PosVeloAcc is Position, velocity and acceleration. Invert Encoder Counting direction can be used to reverse the
8 count direction (IE positive motion direction) This should only be used on Analog axis, digital axis which are capable of having their direction reversed via internal parameters should have the direction set inside the drive. Scaling Factor is used for determining how far the axis travels per increment of the encoder. For sercos axis which are capable of running in linear mode, or rotational mode with input and output gear ratios the Scaling Factor should be and the position control mode scaling should be adjusted to accordingly. Position Bias can used in absolute encoder systems to set the zero position of the axis. Modulo Factor determines when a modulo rollover should occur for cyclic systems. Min and Max Soft Position Limits are the same as those found under the Global tab of the axis. Noise Level of Simulation Encoder is used in simulation systems to add some encoder noise. The Incremental Tab For axis that are homed via MC_Home commands the homing direction can be set up here. If the Invert Direction for Calibration cam is true, then the axis will home in the negative direction. After the home switch is encountered the drive will then search for the Sync Pulse if the Invert Sync Impulse Direction is True then the drive will search for the sync impulse in the negative direction. The Calibration Value is the drive position to be implemented after homing.
9 The Online Tab The Position is the absolute position of the axis based on the number of increments from the encoder multiplied by the scaling factor. The Uncorrected Position is the position before the Position Bias is applied and the Correction is the Position Bias. Hard Increments is the number of increments actually received from the Encoder and will rollover when the encoder rolls over. The Soft Increments are the increments used to track all the rollovers. Soft Increments are reset to zero upon restart of TwinCAT. The Modulo Actual Pos is the remainder of the Absolute Position Divided by the Modulo Factor. The Modulo Turns is the number of whole modulo positions traveled through. The Calibration Flag can be used to manually set the homing (calibration) flag. Set Actual position can be used to manually set the position of the Axis. The Sercos Tab On Sercos Axis there is a Sercos Tab. The Modulo Scale is the Modulo value on a Sercos Axis (IDN 103) the Upload button uploads the value from the IDN list of the Axis, the Calculate button will determine the rollover point of the axis. When setting up a Sercos Axis, hit the calculate button, and then download the value.
10 The Drive The General Tab This tab contains the name of the encoder, the ID number Axis that the drive is associated with and a check box for creating a symbol listing of all the drive parameters (usually used with Scope View) The NC-Drive Tab If the Axis is a directly connected Digital Fieldbus Axis, then the buttons will be disabled and it will show which physical axis the drive is connected to. If the axis is not a directly connected Digital Fieldbus Axis, then the type of connection can be selected and linked. The Global Tab The Axis can have it s polarity inverted (Positive move command direction) this should only be used on axis which do not have internal parameters for changing the counting direction. The Analog Tab
11 The Reference Velocity is the maximum velocity possible from the drive, if full speed is commanded. The Drift Compensation (DAC-Offset) is available in Expert Mode, for axis that do not have any other method of adjusting the Zero Voltage the Drift Compensation can be used to adjust the axis to Velocity to zero. The Sercos Tab The Output Scale is used to scale the velocity command value to a Sercos axis if the Axis is used in Velocity mode. The Controller The General Tab This tab contains the name of the Controller, the ID number Axis that the Controller is associated with and a check box for creating a symbol listing of all the Controller parameters (usually used with Scope View)
12 The NC-Controller Tab The Controller Type can be specified, for a Sercos Axis in Position Control mode it will be automatically selected and none of the position controlling parameters have any effect For typical Analog Servo Drive control Position Controller P is enough for control. The Position Control with 2 P Constants and Ka (Pre acceleration) The Controller Type Determines what elements of the control loop will be available for manipulation. A PID System with Ka will have the following loop. A torque control system will have a more complex control loop. The Function of the control loop operates on the position error and velocity error and adds/subtracts the error values into the commanded position or velocity. The parameters in the PID tab change depending on the controller type selected P-Controller Type PID Parameters With the P controller the only parameter that can be set is the Kv sometimes referred to as the Kp factor, or Position Gain. This value multiplied by the position error determines how much Position Controller with 2 P Constants (with Ka)
13 This control has two Kv (Kp) Pos Control Stopping is the gain used while the velocity of the axis is below the Threshold, and the Pos Control Moving is the gain used while above the velocity threshold. The Velocity threshold is the portion of the reference velocity at which the Kv factors will switch smoothly. The Acceleration Proportional Factor is used to increase the rate of acceleration and deceleration in order to make up for the lag which occurs during velocity changes. The time value is the amount of time where the Ka factor is active during acceleration and deceleration. Position Controller PID (with Ka) The PID controller has one Proportional gain, Kv (Kp), and the Integral Action Time, Derivative action time and Damping Time operate according to the following transfer function. The shorter the time used in Tn and Td, the faster and more significant the response the shorter the time used in Tv the slower the response. Position P and Velocity PID (with Ka) Torque This controller is to be used with an axis that receives a Torque input value instead of a velocity input value. The PID loop operates on the velocity control, and the Kv and Ka constant operate on the position control.
14 Initial Setup of a Sercos Axis Type of Axis Before the axis can be setup it must be determined what type of axis is going to be controlled and where the Position Control Loop is to be located. Add the Sercos Axis to the I/O configuration and determine if the axis is to run in Position Control mode, and if it is to be Linear or Rotational. Linear axis are measured in Inches or Millimeters, whereas Rotational Axis are measured in Degrees. The normal control of a Sercos axis is Position 1 without Lag. See the Drive manufactures manual for a definition or availability of this mode. If Position 1 without lag is not available Position 1 usually is, if not the axis will have to be run in velocity mode. (though this is rarely the case for Sercos Axis) Position 2 refers to controlling the axis via a second feedback (external encoder) see the drive manufactures manuals on the secondary interface to determine if the axis supports a second feedback interface. The startup Parameters are parameters that are loaded into the drive upon startup every time the axis is started, this can be used for common parameters but it should not contain more than a few parameters as it will slow the starting of the Sercos ring. Depending whether the axis is to be rotational, or linear the Startup parameters can be set accordingly. The Sercos drive manufacturer determines which parameters and which settings for each parameter can be used. 1) Set Startup IDN s The parameters that must be set are: IDN 76, IDN 79, IDN 103 then depending upon mode of operation IDN 123 for Linear, and IDN 121 and IDN 122 for rotational operation with Load Side Scaling. See the Sercos Setup Power Point on the procedure to calculate these IDN s.
15 2) Set SERCOS Encoder Parameter After the IDN s have been set the NC Axis Sercos Tab under the Encoder must be set accordingly. 3) Set ADS Port The ADS port must be set according to the way the PLC program expects to see the ADS address of the axis. This is usually the Linked Drive ID plus Hex ) Maximum Velocity Calculation The maximum velocity and acceleration and deceleration rates must be calculated and tested. If the drive is commanded at too fast a speed, it will fault and if the axis is commanded at too high an acceleration it will fault. 5) Other Modes of operation If the axis is to be used in multiple modes of operation the IDN s must be setup accordingly, see the drive manual for possible Secondary modes of operation. If Torque Mode is to be a secondary mode of operation it must specified in IDN 33 and the Torque/Force Command IDN 80 must be added to the Outputs of the drive.
16 6) Variable Linking If other values are to be used in the cyclic channel they must be linked Initial Setup of an Analog Axis Type of Axis The type of the axis is not as important in an Analog Axis. The first thing to be determined is the Command and Feedback Method. Most commonly a KL4032 (+10/- 10V terminal) for command and a KL51x1 (Quadrature encoder) for feedback. 1) Link Encoder Feedback 2) Link Drive Output
17 3) Set Encoder Scaling Factor The encoder Scaling Factor Must now be calculated. To do this, with the Encoder dismounted go to the online tab of the encoder and determine how many encoder counts are returned per revolution: The Hard Increments will determine the rollover point, it will always be a 2^n number 1024, 4096, 65536, etc. After determining this value we then need to calculate how far the axis will travel per increment and enter this value in the scaling factor. For example if my drive travels 100mm per revolution and my encoder counts counts per then the scaling factor would be 100/65536 = the whole number can be cut and paste into the scaling factor 4) Determine Reference Velocity This is probably the most important parameter within TwinCAT motion control. The Reference velocity is the velocity the axis would reach if given full command value, so on a +/-10V system the Reference velocity would be the maximum speed reached at 10V. All commands to the drive will be a percentage of this value and calculated in a linear manner. So if my drive can achieve 3000mm/s at full velocity then my reference velocity must be 3000mm/s. If I command a velocity of 1500mm/s then the output of my KL4032 will be 5V. If I am incorrect and my Reference velocity is actually 4000mm/s the 5V output will give me 2000mm/s instead of my expected 1500mm/s. TwinCAT does it s positioning by outputting a Velocity command and the distance traveled is the integral of the velocity. In a perfect world where the axis travels exactly at the velocity specified for the time specified, then the axis would stop exactly where it is supposed to without the need for any feedback. However this is never the case, during acceleration and deceleration, the drive will not change velocity perfectly, thus a control loop must be incorporated to correct the drive to get it to the appropriate target position. To test and determine the Reference Velocity, Set all controller gains to zero command fwd and bwd commands and compare the Actual Velocity vs the Command Velocity, they should agree withing +/- 2 to 3 percent. Scoping with Scope View is absolutely crucial. If our scope looks like this where the pink line is the actual velocity and our command velocity is the blue line, then our reference velocity is set a little high, we are not going as fast as we expect. If the actual velocity was consistently over the command velocity then our Reference velocity is a little low and we are going faster than we expected.
18 5) Detect Hamonics It s important in a system without any control loop (gains) that we look for any harmonics in the system as these will play a crucial role in our ability to position a drive. We want to avoid commands that follow or amplify the natural harmonics of our system. If we have a system like the above, then we have some natural harmonic frequencies we want to avoid. We don t want to accelerate or decelerate or terminate a move in full cycles of the harmonic. IE I don t want to have any acceleration or deceleration commands have the same duration of a harmonic. 6) Set Kv Kv should now be added to the system until the system starts to oscillate during a move then drop Kv by about 30%. In some cases it will be necessary to use 2 Kv constants one for stopping and holding position and one for moving. To determine if this is necessary if the Kv cannot hold or bring the axis into the target position quickly but increasing the Kv causes oscillations while moving, then a Control Loop with 2 P constants is a likely solution. A low Kv can be used while moving and then switched over to a high Kv with a velocity near zero. The stopping Kv should be much higher than the moving Kv and the crossover threshold should be between 2 and 5% of max velocity. 7) Set Ka In many systems a Ka pre acceleration can be used especially if the actual acceleration curve is a fair ways behind the command acceleration curve. The Ka value will kick up the command voltage for the specified time for acceleration and decrease the command voltage for the specified time for deceleration. It is important that you don t want the actual velocity to overshoot the command velocity by much or the control loop has to try and reign the overshoot in which usually results in some oscillation. 8) PID control If Ka, and 2 Kv values are not enough to get control of the system a PID can be added, in which case the system drops back to 1 Kv value and the PID parameters must be adjusted to get the desired effect.
19 Sections to be referenced in the TwinCAT information system For Tuning, Setup and Parameter definition the following sections of the TwinCAT information system should be read.
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The Winter Road is Adrian Selby’s second journey into the world he started with the excellent (albeit occasionally impenetrable) Snakewood. That said, this is a standalone, rather than a sequel, occurring generations before the events of the other book, and without any direct ties.
With that in mind, what is there to like about The Winter Road? Well, there’s the world. There’s the people in it. And there’s the story that they tell together. The narrative shines, as individuals feel hope and pain and regret and love and betrayal, against a backdrop which shapes them as much as they act upon it. Each is a part of a greater whole, and together they make something with real energy, real spark, and real humanity.
So, the world, then. In some ways, it’s a tightly coupled one. Families hold to their land. Some swear loyalty to others, and there’s the sense of a slowly evolving feudal sensibility. But the numbers involved seem relatively small, each family keeping an isolated holding, each family separated by hours or days from its nearest neighbour. What binds them is a web of blood, but it’s strained at the edges. That isolation is visible further up the chain as well. Though there is a family at the head of the society shown to the reader, they have a limit to their reach – there are sections of the surrounding land, ‘The Circle’ that are outside of their reach, that haven’t been contacted for generations. And in the distance are murmurings of larger, more centralised states, with standing armies and potentially acquisitive natures.
This is a world which is connected within itself, but not outside itself. Where there’s a sense of something lost, a knowledge that once, those missing parts of the Circle could be spoken to, eventually. Selby does an excellent job of showing us the wilderness of the Circle. Its land is vast, ans often hostile, with a penchant for semi-desolate plains, for snow, for people living in mountains and more than willing to drop a rock on your head if you might be carrying food. The prose carries a sweeping, stark, brutal grandeur, which matches the environment perfectly. You can feel the harsh crunch of the snow and the frost on your breath, or the slow thrum of verdant growth from the towering vegetation that is the mysterious stopped heart of the Circle.
And the road. It’s an actual road. Outposts flickering along it like candles in a gale, as it inches forward around the Circle, trying to reconnect everything that’s lost. This is a detailed, well thought out world, with its own history, culture and dreams, all of which help to inform the decisions of the people that live in it. It not only seems real in the instant that you read it, but has enough depth behind it to make you want to know more, as well.
Speaking of the people behind it – the protagonist of the tale is Teyr Amondsen. Teyr is a relative rarity, a woman who became a soldier. She’s also something more of a rarity, a soldier that came home alive, and came home rich. In a world where combat is typically hand-to hand, and where the ingestion of plant-based ‘brews’ provides seemingly supernatural strength and speed at the cost of a comedown and long term side-effects, actually surviving to spend your money is a novelty. But Teyr has come home.
The narrative has two interleaving layers – one, Teyr’s story as she starts on an expedition to help build out her great dream, her road. And one in the aftermath of that expedition, as she deals with the conseqeunces and what happens next. The earlier of those gives us a wonderful insight into a complicated woman. Tired of picking blood out from under her nails, not content to simply sit on her hands, she’s making something happen. There’s some wonderful subtexts here about why Teyr decides to go big or go home, why she wants to bring the Circle back together. It isn’t afraid to look at her relationships, her past, her family – they all tie together into a web of connections which help her feel human. Maybe this is someone doing the right thing, but they’re doing this specific right thing for their own reason, too – a history which is largely off the page, but which is masterfully implied for the reader to pick up and run with.
Speaking of family – Teyr’s relationship with her immediate family, a spouse and child, is a joy to read throughout. There’s a complex emotional boquet about it. Teyr is unashamed of lioving her man in part for his looks, and there’s a certain sexuality running through the undertones of their dialogue. But there’s also romance, affection, and a wry practicality in her dealings with both spouse and son which will probably be recognisable to many parents. It’s to Selby’s credit that the sense of love, the familial warmth that overruns Teyr when she looks on her family, is so palpable. You can taste the way she cares for them, feel their importance in every incidental gesture. There are silences, and arguments, and discussions, and moments of self doubt, Which makes it all feel the more alive, the more real. It’s a relationship which feels genuine, a partnership doing its best, and even on the occasions where it stumbles, the interaction in this family is always a fantastic read.
Tetr is happy, at least some of the time, but it isn’t all she is, to be sure. The darker side is there, one which is willing to take fight-brews, to break heads, to do whatever she has to do in order to meet her goals. But if she’s sometimes (literally) lethally direct, she’s never less than sympathetic. This is bold, honest characterisation, drawn with a finely detailed brush. Admittedly, to stretch the metaphor, the brush is sometimes covered in someone’s blood. But it has an emotional sharpness and intensity which mean that understanding Teyr is simultaneously very easy and a long term project. The way she is, the end-point of her pasts, leaves her raw and broken and healing and husbanding regrets and living in hope. What all that makes Teyr, is alive. I cared about her story. I wanted to see where she’d been, and who she’d become on her journey. I was drawn in to her relationships, to empathise, to sympathise, to condemn, to understand. Teyr is a pitch-perfect protagonist, a multi-faceted woman who doesn’t take any crap, lives with her demons, and keeps on moving forward from a world which scarred and still scars her – and is also a loving spouse and caregiver, and a veteran killer.
Basically, Teyr’s brilliant.
The plot? Well, I won’t get into it too much. I will say that some of the narrative complexities of Snakewood have been pared away. Though there are the interweaving narratives as the core of the story, connecting them is fairly straightforward, and it shouldn’t be too difficult to keep track of what’s happening, and to whom. The rest? Well, I’ll let it be a surprise. But there’s a lot in here, that’s for sure. Teyr is building a road, in a land which hasn’t had much use for trade and talk, and may even seem absurdly proud of its isolation. That means politics. Which in a world connected by blood, also means family. But there are other, larger problems on the horizon, and Teyr really has no idea what she’s getting into.
There’s some fantastically kinetic, dirty, bloody fight scenes which made me wince. There’s acts of casual villainy that provoked a gasp or the occasional swear. But this isn’t entirely grim. It’s not all bad people doing bad things for bad reasons. There’s hope in here, there’s people doing good because they can, trying to do the right thing, and sometimes even succeeding. There’s struggles against enforced cultural norms, on all sides, and a fair swathe of betrayal, heroism and sacrifice. It’s also Teyr’s story, the story of where she is, how she got there, and the price she paid. The narrative serves as an emotional stiletto, its emotional edge surrounded by hard words and hard fighting, making a book which it was impossible to put down.
This one is an absolutely cracking read, and I’d suggest you go pick it up right now.

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Discover what all those strange symbols on sheet music mean with this hilarious video
This fascinating video by Julian Cianciolo explains how to read sheet music. It’s much more entertaining than you can ever imagine.
It is funny for a musician, who probably understands all the symbols, but has never come across with an explanation layered in-jokes. If you are a musically illiterate person, it is still pretty fun to find out what those symbols and marks in music mean. You’ll be surprised how silly some of these symbols are.
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Lesley Sue Gore was an American pop-musician, a shining star for millions of fans all over the world. We provided some interesting facts from her biography to get acquainted with. A couple of her fascinating songs are attached. Check it out!
Good music inspires us, leads us, gives us energy every day. We dedicated the article to the First Lady of Song - Ella Jane Fitzgerald. Let some Jazz into your soul!
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Louis Armstrong - one of the most influential artists in jazz history. He was a singer, soloist, bandleader, trumpeter, film star and comedian. He had instantly recognizable gravelly voice and demonstrated great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. Let's learn more about this incredibly talented man!


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As you would expect, Qudos Bank offers a full range of banking products, including credit cards, home loans, personal loans and savings accounts. However, as it is owned by its members, Qudos Bank works slightly differently to Australia’s bigger banks, in that its profits go back to its members in the form of better rates and fairer fees. As the bank itself says, it is made up of “real people who really care”, who are “here to help you get the best deal and the best advice”.
Why should you choose Qudos Bank over all the other banks in Australia? Here are just some of the reasons why you may be interested in joining Qudos.
Qudos Bank beats the big banks on a range of its loan and deposit accounts. To prove it, each week Qudos publishes a weekly competitor report, available on its website. As for credit cards, you can check its credit card offering to find low cost options with no annual fee cards and low rate cards available.
Qudos Bank is one of the only financial institutions in Australia that rewards its members with Qantas Points on a range of banking products including home loans, savings accounts, car loans and credit cards. If you want to earn Qantas Points on your credit card spending, check out the Qudos Bank Platinum Credit Card.
The experienced team of personal bankers and lending specialists at Qudos Bank is dedicated to ensuring you receive the highest level of service. Customer service and support are important to member-owned banks like Qudos, working to help members to feel more valued than they perhaps would at bigger banks.
Qudos Bank members enjoy their own exclusive Member Lounge at Qudos Bank Arena, with access to special ticket offers and competitions offering VIP experiences.
Want to know more about where Qudos Bank came from? Let’s take a closer look at where this member-owned bank started out. In 1959, Qantas Staff Co-operative Credit Union Limited was established to offer banking services to Qantas employees in the Sydney Metropolitan Area. After the first month, 50 of Qantas’s 6,700 employees had joined.
In 1964, after five years of operation, 1,772 loans had been approved and funded. Membership was at 1,310, and assets stood at £182,524. A year later, membership opened up to employees from British Airways and Air New Zealand, then in 1966, Qantas employees located outside the Sydney Metropolitan were allowed to join.
It was only another year later before membership was opened to employees at all Qantas locations. Membership was also made available to family members. In 1969, ten years after starting out, 50% of Qantas employees were members, and membership was growing at 100 per month. This growth continued, so that by 1980, 90% of all Qantas's Australian-based employees were members.
Three years later – now called Qantas Staff Credit Union – it became the biggest credit union in Australia when its total assets passed $100 million. But, it wasn’t until 1996, when the credit union opened up membership to non-Qantas employees that it passed the $500 million mark.
In the 2000s, Qantas Credit Union took home a host of awards. In 2008, it was awarded the Money Magazine Service Excellence Award, and then in 2014, it received the Canstar Innovation Award for its Qantas Points Banking suite of products. In 2016, the credit union started trading as Qudos Bank, and just two years later it was awarded ‘Australia’s Best Small Bank’ in the 2018 Mozo Experts Choice Awards.
If Qudos Bank sounds like it might be the bank for you, why not check out its range of credit cards. Currently, the bank has three credit cards within its range. Here’s the lowdown on what each of them has to offer.
This is a no annual fee card with a low ongoing purchase rate. This card may suit you if you’re looking for a no frills card that keeps costs low, especially if you carry a balance.
This is another no annual fee option, offering a lower than average purchase rate. As it provides up to 46 days interest free on purchases, it could work well for you if you clear your balance each month, and want to keep your costs to a minimum.
As a Qantas Points earning credit card, this card allows you to earn rewards on your card spending. It could be a good option for you if you want to earn Qantas Points while taking in a few platinum perks.
You can find out more about these cards – including essential info and our reviews – on each card’s dedicated page.
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Through the Eyes of the “Vulnerable”: Exploring Vulnerabilities in the Belgian Asylum System
Research report on the experiences of migrants seeking protection in Belgium - by Sylvie Saroléa, Francesca Raimondo, Zoé Crine
The VULNER research project’s objective is to reach a more profound understanding of the experiences of vulnerabilities of migrants applying for asylum and other humanitarian protection statuses, and how they could best be addressed. It therefore makes use of a twofold analysis, which confronts the study of existing legal and bureaucratic norms and practices that seek to assess and address vulnerabilities among migrants seeking protection, with migrants’ own experiences. Creating a framework to allow protection seekers to highlight their reality and experiences in their own words, and include the insights of associations and lawyers specialised in the asylum and migration fields, can shed greater light on how and to what extent an asylum procedure can accommodate those experiences.
To that end, the research fieldwork underlying this report on the asylum procedure in Belgium involved interviews with a) asylum seekers at seven reception centres and b) associations and lawyers specialised in asylum and immigration law (see the methodology section of this report). Those interviewed included 39 asylum seekers, five lawyers (three Dutch-speaking, two French-speaking), and 15 members of associations active in the field of asylum and migration who had participated in the study. In addition, seven others from a specific day centre (PSA centre in Brussels) who had not applied for asylum were also met.
This report on the fieldwork presents the following key findings:
• At the micro level, the report highlights the intersectionality of different types of vulnerabilities based on the personal accounts of protection seekers, in that their experiences related more generally to how certain situations impacted each of them during the asylum process and not simply to their distinct personalities. Conceiving vulnerability through an intersectional lens allowed us to better grasp how a combination of different factors (most commonly, gender, age and health) may increase the vulnerability that protection seekers experience at different points in the migratory path (country of origin, migratory road, country of arrival).
• At the meso level, the study underlines many types of the vulnerabilities the asylum seekers experience that the asylum process itself “favours”, and possibly also produces or maintains. These vulnerabilities arise for numerous reasons ranging from the length of the procedure to possible information and communication gaps between the protection seekers and the authorities (mostly resulting in feelings of loneliness and real disempowerment).
• At a macro level, the research reveals different tensions around the way vulnerability is approached and dealt with by the Belgian asylum system. Most notably, it questions the capacity of the asylum system to account for the different types of protection seekers’ vulnerabilities (and their particular needs) consistently and systematically, given that vulnerabilities are often assumed to crop up as a matter of “chance” or “coincidence”. It also highlights some dissent among the asylum bodies on the weight given to the vulnerability of protection seekers in designing the asylum process (as an exceptional procedural guarantee to be granted in specific cases or as a minimum standard/basis to apply to all protection seekers by default).
This report outlines the scope of several issues based on these findings, among them: issues relating to predictability, equality (before the law, in general, and the asylum procedure, in particular), and (overall) consistency.
Firstly, the consideration of vulnerability varies in a non-systematic way. Often its consideration depends on the context, the support provided to the protection seekers, and their understanding of the core tenets of the procedure (predictability). Secondly, for protection seekers, the lack of predictability undermines the principle of equality before the law (equality). Thirdly, despite the attempts of those responsible for identifying and addressing vulnerability on the ground, there is a general lack of consistency that prevents a real vulnerability policy from being implemented (consistency).
The researchers remain grateful to all those who crossed their paths during this study and agreed to share their stories, their fears, but also their dreams.
Download the full report here.

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- Outil multifonctions Bosch PMF 220 CE accessoires Starlock
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The Bosch PMF 220 CE is a multifunctional power tool created to help DIYers with a wide variety of remodelling, repair work and also imaginative tasks around the home. It utilizes the Bosch Starlock system for affixing any of the supplied devices or a wide range of added suitable devices. These make it possible for the PMF 220 CE to be used for a range of reducing, fining sand, transmitting and scraping jobs. Weighing in at just over 1kg, it has a slimline account for enhanced gain access to right into cramped workspaces and a comfortable, regulated grip which can be further boosted by connecting an optional auxilary manage offered independently.
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– Power input: 220w
– Power output: 130w
– No-load speed: 15,000 20,000 rpm
– Oscillation angle on left/right: 2.8 °.
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PARK FALLS - Amanda Poler USED to take her kids to Peace Lutheran's Daycare in Park Falls.
"I never thought that this daycare that I recommend would have something like this against them," said Poler. "I'm shocked to actually hear about it."
The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families revoked the daycare's license last Friday after discovering 39 state violations, including reports of child abuse.
Daycare Board President Sue Bever heard that a daycare employee was physically abusing kids and reported the employee to the Department of Children and Families.
"She's slapping hands, and she's popping [kids] on the butt," said Bever. "[When we heard about it] we had a cry session over it."
In the department's report it also states the daycare did not have certain certifications, an unclean diaper changing station, babies sleeping in improper places, and a staff member being left alone with children who was not teacher qualified.
"When you take your kids to daycare you expect backgrounds have been checked and that they are taking very good care of your kids," said Poler.
Bever blames the daycare's violations on lack of staffing.
"They want good care but we don't have the man power to give good care," said Bever.
Poler says there are only two other places that offer daycare services in the area. She fears many families will be struggling to find help.
"It's very sad that a place like this is closing down because we do need it in a small town like [Park Falls]," said Poler.
The daycare has been in operation since 1989. They had 42 kids registered.
The daycare decided not to fight the state in court and agreed to just shut down.
RHINELANDER - Oneida County Supervisor Bob Mott felt sadness as he toured the Doctors Foster and Smith property in Rhinelander on Feb. 22. Mott knew he couldn't save the nearly 300 jobs that are disappearing after Petco announced in January it was closing most of the facility.
However, Mott is now pushing the county to look at a new option for the buildings and land that could generate money and create jobs.
At Tuesday's county board meeting, Mott submitted a resolution that would form a committee to look at Oneida County buying the property from Petco.
RHINELANDER - By landing in New Zealand last week, Rhinelander's Darlene Machtan and her husband checked off another continent in their world travels. They landed and were confronted by huge national news.
"It's all people are talking about," Machtan said in a FaceTime interview.
Last Friday in Christchurch, New Zealand, a white supremacist started shooting at two mosques in a terrorist attack, killing 50 people.
Most years, the entire country has fewer than ten homicides with guns.
ANTIGO - A sandbag can serve as a cheap, easy tool to stop floodwater from reaching homes, businesses, and other buildings. In Antigo, city workers have seen their fair share of sandbags lately. The city made a thousand of them. It's something workers do every year, but hope to never use them.
"Every melting season," said Antigo Public Works Project Manager Charlie Brinkmeier. "We never know, the weather changes day to day."
Since the flooding that took place in 2004, the city of Antigo has been doing its best to stay prepared.
"Everybody in this community has institutional memory from the 2004 event," said Antigo Administrative Services Director Mark Desotell. "It was quite an impact on the city. It impacted a lot of businesses."
RHINELANDER - The first day of spring on Tuesday greeted us with snow and cold, but a handful of people across Rhinelander did their best to deliver some warm feelings.
Hometown Chiropractic employees stood outside the Rhinelander District Library starting at 12:30 p.m. with motivational signs. This is the third year the chiropractic office decided to do "Sunshine on the Street."
It was a simple half-hour commitment to spread joy.
MERRILL - Dozens of people in Merrill considered who is representing them in city government. A group is pushing to recall five of the city's eight representatives and held a rally Tuesday night to make their case to their fellow taxpayers.
"It's now or never," said LaDonna Fermanich, one of the rally organizers.
The Recall Rally was held at Les and Jim's Lincoln Lanes less than a mile away from Merrill City Hall, where a common council meeting was taking place at the same time.
"This is nothing personal for the alderman. We believe you're all of good character," said Steve Sabatke, addressing the council. Sabatke plans to run for Merrill's 8th district seat.
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The City of North Vancouver plans to turn a former shipping container into a new enclosed seating and public “patio” space, where customers of local businesses can eat their take-out food protected from the elements.
Council voted recently to put $20,000 towards converting the 40-foot container – currently stored in the Centennial Theatre parking lot – into a covered “parklet” for use in central Lonsdale.
The idea is to convert the container into an outside seating area with lighting and a roof that will fit into curbside parking zones. The “parklet” will provide a public place to sit for customers of businesses that can’t expand patios into the public realm, according to staff, who hope it will be in place this month.
The container was originally bought by the city for $200 in August last year. The $20,000 would be used to transport the container into place as well as come up with designs, and add lighting, a floor and outside furniture.
Total cost of the project is $35,000. Staff are also looking at the possibility of sponsorship to finish the job.
Council was enthused about the project, with Coun. Angela Girard describing it as a “great low budget option” for providing outside space.
But they also had questions. Girard asked who would clean the structure and whether it would be closed at night.
Staff member Larry Orr said the city will maintain the structure and won’t close it at night. The sides of the structure will also be open, he added.
Girard also asked whether there were concerns about people sleeping in the container. “It’s something we’ll have to monitor over time,” said Orr. “This is all new for us.”
Coun. Holly Back also asked whether there are concerns about people stealing the furniture. Orr said the city has other outside furniture in the public civic plaza that is not chained down and “I don’t believe we’ve ever lost a piece of furniture.”
No decisions have been made yet on where the first “parklet” will go.
Orr said the city hopes to expand the project to include more outside spaces created from containers.


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When Chris Carberry was just 19 his leg collapsed beneath him as he stepped off a kerb.
For a healthy teenager he was surprised to later find he had broken a bone in his leg his femur in fact - the strongest bone in his body - from what he thought was just an unusual stumble.
But this accident would set off a chain of events that would see Chris spend the next two years in and out of hospital as he battled cancer and eventually lost one of his limbs.
The disease has seen him forced to choose to have his leg amputated, undergo rounds of gruelling chemotherapy and most recently have a third of his lung removed to save his life.
And just weeks ago Chris, who turned to motivational speaking after his initial diagnosis, was dealt a devastating blow that the disease has returned for a third time, and if chemotherapy doesn't work this time his condition could become incurable.
He is however refusing to let the disease beat him, and says he has never been scared by the prospect of what could happen. Instead he is planning a 100 mile challenge, to raise money so if all his options in the UK are exhausted he can take part in a possibly life saving clinical trial abroad.
The 21-year-old has been told his current course of chemotherapy, which sees him in hospital for a week every three weeks, will only be continued if it is proven to be working.
"It is what it is - just another hurdle I have to jump over,' said Chris. "I know my chances are significantly lower now, but I don’t believe the best way to handle such issues is through glooming over the statistics’’
"I've tackled this head on," added Chris, of St Helens. "Obviously you think about it. But I want to go out there and be an example to others. There's nothing you can do but get on with it. I think this attitude has got me this far and I believe I can go even further. I've had my moments when I've been down and frustrated but that's it.
"I've lost friends that I have met through the cancer centre. I have seen how they have dealt with things and have decided to deal with them in my own way. I guess I am just a positive person."
Chris, who worked as a bricklayer when he was first struck down by the disease, is currently having treatment at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. His treatment began just one day after he received the third diagnosis.
And he admits one of the toughest parts of being diagnosed for a third time was having to tell his family, and his girlfriend.
"It has always been tough telling my family. The first and second time were bad, but the most recent one was even tougher. I went home and asked everyone to come round. I explained this is how it could go."
Chris and girlfriend Sasha got together shortly before his second diagnosis, and as couple of just 21-years-old, have had a harder start than most.
But Chris, who has recorded his cancer journey on his own blog The Next Step, again insists this is a positive aspect of his life.
He added: "I think my treatment has actually brought us closer together. We don't struggle with the relationship because of my diagnosis."
He is hoping to fundraise to take part in a clinical trial in the US for T cell therapy and by completing a 100 mile challenge, featuring hand cycling and kayaking between Clatterbridge and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham - both sites where he has had treatment.
Chris' first diagnosis came in 2015, just weeks before his sister's wedding, when his leg collapsed beneath him. He initially thought the agonising pain he found himself in was due to a golfing injury.
He said: "I found out a few weeks later that I had broken the strongest bone in my body, which seemed really strange.
"Then it was the day of my sister's wedding and I got a phone call about six hours before. I soon found myself back in hospital and I was in for a few days when I was diagnosed with a tumour, which they thought was cancerous.
"Within seven days of that first call then I was burgled. It certainly came in three."
Chris had two cycles of chemotherapy just after Christmas to treat the tumour in his leg.
But he was told that treatment wasn't working and his best option, at the tender age of 19, was surgery.
He said: "I was pretty much damned if I wasn't responding to chemo. I was then given the option of 'leg or life' so I chose to have my leg amputated."
By January 2017 Chris had finished treatment and determined to keep pursuing his hobbies, took up hand cycling. He also started to learn prosthetics and got into motivational speaking - using his own gruelling experience to inspire others.
However just a few months later he was given the second diagnosis that he had a tumour in his lung.
Again determined to carry on, Chris had a third of one of his lungs removed to get rid of the tumour.
Nine weeks later he hand cycled 40 miles to conquer Hadrian's Wall.
Just a few weeks after he returned there was a third devastating blow to come, the cancer had spread and tumours were now detected in Chris' bones, he had a form of cancer called oestosarcoma.
He added: "This time I've got three tumours, possibly four. I have been told I could become incurable.
"This has impacted me to an extent, as my life was moving forward with the studying prosthetics and motivational speaking. But I am determined not to let it stop me."
Just this week - in-between bouts of chemotherapy - Chris gave a motivational speech to 12,000 people.
Chris has already started chemotherapy but has been told if he doesn't respond to the treatment they will need to look at other options. He is hoping to raise enough money to go for a clinical trial in America.
"You just have to accept it. There's no point sitting around and wallowing about it. My perspective is to look towards what I can control."
Chris is now calling for as much help as possible to help him get to his target so he can take part in the trial. His recent feat to Hadrian's Wall, where he was joined by 31 walkers, was done to help him reach his £200,000 target.
He said: "Instead of buying a work colleague you don't like a rubbish £5 deodorant set, donate to my fundraising instead."
Chris is trying to raise £200,000 to go to America for pioneering cancer trials if his body does not respond to chemotherapy. You can donate to help him through his Gofundme page here.


The UVa duo of Subhash and Munera (10-7) received an at-large bid to the 32-team doubles championships, as did the UVa team of Navarro and Rosie Johanson (9-8).
The men’s and women’s singles and doubles tournaments will be held May 23-28 in Orlando, Florida.
Liberty announced it will be unable to compete in the NCAA men’s team championships because of COVID-19 contact tracing.
Liberty (20-7), which had earned an automatic bid as the Atlantic Sun champ, was scheduled to play North Carolina State in the first round Friday in Columbia, South Carolina. Atlantic Sun runner-up Florida Gulf Coast will play N.C. State instead.
Radford 7, Norfolk State 1
RADFORD — Jessie Marvin pitched a one-hitter, striking out five and walking four, to lead the Highlanders (17-29) to a win.
Riley Oakes had three hits and two RBIs for Radford.
The pairings have been announced for the ODAC tournament.
Roanoke is the No. 3 seed and will host Bridgewater in a best-of-three quarterfinal series this weekend.


Representative Mercedes E-class is widely known and recognizable all over the world. To date, the concern has already produced a lot of cars related to it. But the E210 is a Mercedes, which can be safely called a representative of the classic German automobile industry. Here about it also should be told.
Briefly about the model
The representative of the E-class in the back of the W210 was released in 1995. He replaced the legendary model W124. "Bespectacled", as it is also called, was produced for seven years - until 2002. There was both a sedan and a station wagon (S210). This model has become unique - at least because it was first decided to use double oval-shaped headlights in it. And such a decision determined the appearance of the whole model range.
By the way, since the W210 has become very popular and, accordingly, bought, it was decided to continue to follow the given image. After the end of its release, W211 was released. This is the third generation of the E-Class. It was produced from 2002 to 2009. Mercedes W211 also had dual oval headlights, only more elegant and elongated, and the body began to look more beautiful, more modern.
But it’s worth returning to the second generation. E210 (Mercedes) in 1999 outwardly changed. Changed the hood, grille, bumpers and taillights. And from the inside, the car changed - under the speedometer, a multi-function display of the on-board computer was installed, and buttons for controlling the audio system, phone and navigation were placed on the steering wheel. And 5AKPP began to be offered. However, technical specifications can be described in more detail.
I would also like to dwell on the appearance of the Mercedes-E210 car, the photo of which is provided above. Something new from the mid-nineties took over from its predecessor - this is the only janitor with which all the windshield is cleaned (due to the maximum coverage area).
Door handles are also interesting. In those days, many manufacturers made them under the lower grip. But the Stuttgart concern decided to move forward. And he began to introduce them under natural grip. That is, the handle could be taken both from below and from above. A trifle, but convenient.
After the notorious modernization in the late 1999s, the turn signal appeared on the side mirror housing, although it used to be on the wing. And the designers gave the front bumper a more complex shape, providing the model with better aerodynamic characteristics.
The first thing that is immediately noticed when looking at the interior of the E210-Mercedes car is an aluminum cover with the name of the concern.
Initially, the basic equipment included airbags in the amount of four pieces, as well as air conditioning. Subsequently, a 2-zone climate control appeared. Safety is on the level; according to the results of the EuroNCAP test, the model received four stars.
The steering wheel can be adjusted in two directions, it is also equipped with an electric drive. Under the steering wheel, a lever was conveniently placed that can be used to control the “cruise”. There are also buttons that adjust the driver's seat. They are made in the form of the seat itself. Therefore, despite the abundance of buttons in the cabin, you won’t get confused in them - everything is logical and convenient, in terms of ergonomics, the developers have tried.
What else is in the cabin?
It is also worth noting that the E210 car (Mercedes) has an adjustable seat cushion. Moreover, both in height and in angle. There is also seat heating (standard feature for Mercedes), rear and windshield. The rear head restraints can be folded if desired, for this there is a button located on the center console, next to the emergency gang. The seats, by the way, are equipped with a memory - they remember three positions.
Still, even taking a driver's seat, you can raise the sunshade on the rear window (or lower). Next to the gear lever is the ESP shutdown button. But this function in the car appeared after the modernization of 1999. If the model is controlled using the “automatic”, then next to the lever you can see the keys “W” and “S”, designed to select the mode (winter and standard).
It’s also worth noting that the E210 (Mercedes) even has recesses for the knees in the rear seats. Thanks to this nuance of free space in the cabin becomes even more. By the way, the trunk of the sedan holds 520 liters. And a spare tire is stored under the floor.
Graduation from 1995 to 1999
Now you can talk in more detail about what technically is a Mercedes-E210. The characteristics of the model are not bad. The layout is classic - the power unit is in front, the rear-wheel drive. Initially, 8 different engines were offered. Of these, 5 are gasoline. The rest are diesel. One was even equipped with a turbine.
Most motors were based on time-tested power units. And to be more precise, the models W124 and W202.
A year after the start of production, the Mercedes-E210 station wagon was released. This model had a larger overhang, unlike a sedan. And the length, respectively, also exceeded the original indicators. The sedan was 4,818 mm in length and the station wagon was 4,850. Cargo space increased to 600 liters. And if you fold the rear seats, you can completely bring it to 1975 liters.
Interestingly, it was the station wagon that formed the basis of the elongated version of the VF 210. This model was not particularly popular, since it was used as an ambulance and a hearse. The chassis of this car was increased by 737 mm. This version was completed with an E290 turbodiesel engine. But it is from the beginning. Then they added the E220 CDI, E280 and E250 engines (but this is for the Italian market).
Each Mercedes-Benz-E210 car was distinguished by powerful characteristics. The engines were listed above, but I would like to dwell on them in more detail.
Initially, in 1995, customers were offered models with motors of the M111 series. These were good and reliable engines. The only negative - they were a bit noisy. The E200 model in the back of the W210 was equipped with a 2-liter 136-horsepower engine. An engine was developed on the E230, which produced 150 horses. Then in-line "sixes" became available - 2.8- and 3.2-liter, with a capacity of 193 and 220 "horses", respectively.
Each Mercedes-E210 receives exceptionally positive reviews. The only thing that the owners note is that the M104 engines sin by “leaking” oil from the cylinder head gasket. But otherwise everything is fine. Owners pay special attention to the timing chain drive. By the way, they are equipped with all models in the back of the W210. And it is this chain drive that provides a guarantee against tearing. What can not but rejoice, because with the belt "incidents" of this kind happen quite often.
By the way, even the owners are happy to talk about the availability of the Brake Assist system. This “smart” function determines the intention of the motorist to perform sharp braking. And when the driver does not have the strength to press the pedal properly, the machine itself increases the braking efficiency by increasing the pressure in the brake circuits.
Diesel cars are widely known for their modest fuel appetite. This is not to say that the W210 models consume very little, especially in our time, when 15-20 years passed after the release. But still, the indicators are rather modest, as the owners of these cars assure.
Take, for example, Mercedes-E210 2.2 (diesel). Machine with "mechanics", rear-wheel drive, 2.2-liter engine producing 95 liters. from. Actual consumption - 5-7 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers along the highway. In the city - about 7-9 liters. If you believe the words of the owners, then over four hundred ways along the highway, the car consumes about 25 liters - this is taking into account long stops when the engine and air conditioner are running. For a Stuttgart-made car, the performance is really modest.
This W210 E-Class Mercedes was offered to potential buyers in three versions. The first is classic. It was called Classic. A characteristic feature is a discreet, classic design, in which both the exterior and interior were designed. The door handles are black, and on the side moldings you can see the inscription Classic. Depending on the power unit, 15- or 16-inch steel wheels were installed on the model.
The second option is the W210 performed by Elegance. The interior features luxurious finishes made of wood and leather. A ventilation system is provided for the rear. Alloy wheels are installed. The main difference from the "classics" - chrome handles, aluminum sills and decorative bumper pads. And also the Elegance nameplates. Also in these models, the interior is highlighted.
The third embodiment is Avantgarde. Its distinctive feature is its sporty appearance, successfully emphasized by an exclusive radiator grille, xenon headlights, 16-inch alloy wheels and wide-profile tires. By the way, even on the W210 Avantgarde models, a sports suspension is installed, and the body is slightly underestimated to improve aerodynamic performance.
Naturally, the original Mercedes-E210 attracted considerable attention to itself. Tuning began to make the famous studio AMG. Moreover, he released four versions, which were based on this model. These are E36, E50, E55 and E60.
All of them, with the exception of the first version, were distinguished by an independent front suspension (on double wishbones) and a rear 5-link. The main "highlight" was the hydraulic 2-circuit brake system. The steering was equipped with an amplifier that is characterized by increased sensitivity to speed.
But the most important thing is the engines. A 3.6-liter engine was installed under the hood of the E36 W210, thanks to which the model accelerated to 100 km / h in just 6.7 seconds. The maximum speed was 250 km / h - and then it was limited by electronics.
E50 was equipped with a 5-liter 347-horsepower engine and 5AKPP. To “hundreds”, this car accelerated in 6.2 seconds, and its maximum was 270 km / h. A total of 2,870 such versions were released.
The E55 was an even more powerful model. Under its hood was a 5.5-liter 354-horsepower engine with 5AKPP. The speedometer needle reached the mark of 100 km / h in 5.3 seconds. And on this machine could be installed four-wheel drive 4MATIC (but by individual order).
But the most powerful model was the E50 W210 car - with a 6-liter 381-horsepower engine, which accelerated the car to "weave" in 5.1 seconds. By the way, there was still a model E60. The most few in the number of versions. But incredibly powerful. After all, it was equipped with a 6.3-liter 405-horsepower engine.