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Anyone who has watched “Law & Order” or any police drama knows that someone accused of a crime is guaranteed representation by a lawyer, regardless of the ability to pay.
That’s not true in civil cases. In certain cases, such as child custody issues or landlord-tenant disputes, the guidance of a lawyer is sorely needed.
Nonetheless, legal help is available to those who need assistance. And too many people don’t realize it, attorneys say.
During “Pro Bono Week,” the Pennsylvania Bar Association, MidPenn Legal Services and other legal groups want people to know they offer programs to those who need a lawyer in civil cases. The term “pro bono” refers to legal work at no cost.
Corky Goldstein, a lawyer who has worked in central Pennsylvania for decades, is doing his part to spread the word. He helped start a legal aid program in Dauphin County 50 years ago.
“It is our responsibility to make sure or to try and make sure that the legal system is open to all people,” said Goldstein. “If people don’t have competent representation, they’re at a disadvantage.”
Many are unaware of the avenues to access legal aid.
One in six Pennsylvanians qualifies for free civil legal aid because of their income, according to MidPenn Legal Services, which provides assistance throughout central Pennsylvania. However, only 20 percent of low-income Pennsylvanians who have a legal problem are able to get help from any source, the group says.
MidPenn Legal Services offers legal help in 18 counties. MidPenn celebrated its 50th anniversary this week.
“We continue to address the basic needs of food, housing, personal safety and income that stabilize families and enhances the quality of life for entire communities,” Rhodia Thomas, executive director of MidPenn, said in a PennLive opinion piece this week. (Find out more about MidPenn’s services on its website or call 800-326-9177.)
The Pennsylvania Bar Association and county bar associations regularly hold workshops offering legal guidance on critical topics. Gov. Tom Wolf declared Oct. 20-26 Pro Bono Week in Pennsylvania, coinciding with a national observance to promote awareness of free legal services.
The state bar association offers a “Wills for Heroes” program that provides guidance in estate planning for first responders and military veterans. The program has served about 13,000 people.
“These are the individuals who have given so much for us,” said Anne John, president of the state bar association. “This is our way of giving back.” (The state bar association’s website offers a run down of all its pro bono programs.)
Sandra Ballard coordinates the public services program for the Dauphin County Bar Association. She works to help find lawyers to aid those who need representation.
“With civil matters, we don’t have a right to a free attorney even if you’re very low income,” Ballard said. “You could get evicted, you could lose custody of your children. Without legal help, it’s very difficult.”
Ballard said attorneys aim to fill “the justice gap" for vulnerable residents with low-incomes.
“The justice gap as we call it is still there,” Ballard continued. “Our pro bono or volunteer attorneys try to step in.”
The Dauphin County bar works with MidPenn Legal Services to help people in everything from child custody cases to aiding those in abusive relationships understand how to apply for court protection. Other programs are designed to help people apply for their driver’s license if it’s suspended.
The state bar association has also been running clinics to help people take advantage of Pennsylvania’s new “Clean Slate” law.
The law, which Wolf signed last year, enables those who qualify to have their criminal records sealed if they have stayed out of trouble with the law for a lengthy period. It’s designed to help people find jobs without the stigma of a conviction that may discourage prospective employers from hiring them.
“Clean Slate of course is really a wonderful initiative that can help people gain access to jobs and housing,” John said. (Find out more information about sealing criminal records at mycleanslatepa.com.)
In its PennLive op-ed this week, MidPenn Legal Services said more lawyers should engage in work to help those in poverty. The group handles more than 10,000 cases annually.
“Today an ever-shrinking number of legal services programs – and legal services attorneys – view their role and mission as antipoverty work,” Eliz Nestorov, MidPenn’s director of development, wrote in the PennLive piece.
Goldstein, a former Harrisburg City Solicitor and former vice president of Harrisburg City Council, speaks passionately about the importance of pro bono work. He encourages lawyers to take on pro bono cases. The work helps those in need and it helps attorneys become better lawyers, he argues.
“I believe that when lawyers get their license to practice law, which I think is a great privilege, they also have accepted a sacred obligation, as they move forward in their legal careers … to give what time they could to pro bono services," Goldstein said.
Goldstein said it’s understandable that lawyers managing heavy workloads may not always feel like they have time for pro bono work. But he said such work is rewarding.
“I’ve never heard from any lawyer who has done pro bono work and said, ‘I’m so sorry I did it,’” Goldstein said. “Generally they say ‘I think I got more out of it than they did.’”
Those seeking legal help across the state can find more information at https://www.palawhelp.org.


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Apple can reliably increase iPhone profits from systematic increases in average iPhone selling prices via price increases and offering more advanced models
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A Simon-Kucher & Partners study of 10,250 representative US consumers identified significant opportunity for higher priced iPhones from those considering the upcoming Fall 2019 models. This was primarily driven by high willingness-to-pay for monthly financed plans, and demand for large screen devices from younger and less affluent consumer segments. The study showed that future price increases and higher priced models are likely to be profitable, with an iPhone priced at $2,400 possible in the short to medium term via a $99/month payment plan for 24 months.
The study found room for further price increases – and that Apple should be planning ahead for a $2,400 iPhone
The study showed that 10 percent of those consumers considering the new iPhones were willing to pay more than $2,000 for their device, and 15 percent would be willing to pay more than $1,800 – significantly more than the $1,549 expected price of the top of the range device (assuming a $100 increase from 2018 device prices as has occurred historically), indicating Apple has room to grow prices even further with some customers.
This was primarily driven by consumers that opted for 24 month zero percent financing over those willing to purchase up front. Consumers were willing to pay on average 50 percent more for the same device if they were paying monthly over 24 months versus up front – the study showed 10 percent of those consumers that prefer to pay monthly, would consider paying over $99 per month for 24 months ($2,400 in total), versus only one percent of those that prefer to pay up front would consider paying over $1,999.
The study also found that the revenue optimal price point for the new iPhones will be similar to what they are priced at today, given that many consumers were willing to pay less than others. Analysis of the study data showed that revenue dropped by three percent on average for prices $50 higher than the current price, five percent for $100 more, and nine percent for $200 more, and volumes dropped by nine, 15 and 25 percent respectively. However, Apple’s high margins meant that despite these volume losses, profits remained broadly flat at higher price points, indicating that if consumers switched to lower priced models rather than to competitors’, higher prices would be profitable.
“There is clearly a segment of customers that are willing to pay whatever it takes to access the latest and greatest iPhones. This segment is big enough to warrant Apple’s attention on its own, much as the original iPhone X was likely targeted at this segment,” says Nick Zarb, technology expert and Senior Director at Simon-Kucher & Partners. “The study showed that consumers are clearly thinking more about the monthly cost than the total cost, so Apple need only move customers from their top price of $60.99/month today, to the next psychological thresholds of $69.99 or even $99.99 a month.”
Younger consumers will drive demand for larger, more expensive models, which Apple can continue to serve with highly segmented pricing
Despite not yet having been announced, reasonable demand was seen for the upcoming iPhones, with five percent of consumers over 18 considering the new, as yet unannounced, models. Of those considering, 34 percent were primarily considering a top of the range large screened model (XS Max upgrade equivalent), 18 percent an XS equivalent, and 48 percent an XR equivalent. As the Apple marketing machine goes into full swing after the September 10th launch, many more consumers are likely to consider the upcoming devices as they become more familiar and desirable and their specifications are provided in more detail.
The trend for larger screens was strongest with younger and less affluent consumers, with 60 percent of 18-24 year olds, and 37 percent of those with household incomes below $100k, considering an XS Max upgrade equivalent, versus 60 percent of over 55s, and 21 percent of those with household incomes above $100k, considering the smaller screened XR upgrade equivalent.
“Apple smartly offers several versions of each iPhone model at $100 increments based on storage capacity, allowing consumers to self-select based not only on size, features, and functionality, but also their willingness-to-pay. This results in 16 different available price points to consumers from $450 to $1,450 today, capturing a larger segment of the market,” says Zarb.
An anchor pricing strategy is key to Apple’s continued success in growing Average Selling Prices (ASP)
“Apple is the master of anchor pricing. Even if Apple didn’t sell many Gold Edition Apple Watches when they were launched at more than $10,000, they shifted the entire conversation on just how much someone should pay for a smartwatch. $349 looked cheap in comparison, when actually it was significantly higher than competitor products,” says Madhavan Ramanujam, Partner and Board Member at Simon-Kucher & Partners and co-author of ‘Monetizing Innovation – How smart companies design the product around the price’ (Wiley). “Similarly the iPhone X made the iPhone 8 look attractive and affordable in comparison when they were launched. A customer may walk into an Apple store to check out their latest model, and walk out with a device that suits their budget, probably spending a little more than they might have originally planned to. The power of anchor pricing on an entire portfolio should not be overlooked.”
The full-survey results are available on request.
About the study:
The study “Willingness-to-pay for upcoming 2019 iPhone models” was conducted by Simon-Kucher & Partners in August 2019 in the US. In total, 10,250 US consumers were sampled, and 400 identified with propensity to purchase the upcoming 2019 iPhone models were asked about their willingness-to-pay for new models as well as their consideration set.
Simon-Kucher & Partners, Strategy & Marketing Consultants:
Simon-Kucher & Partners is a global consulting firm with more than 1,400 professionals in 39 offices worldwide focusing on TopLine Power®. Founded in 1985, the company has more than 30 years of experience providing strategy and marketing consulting and is regarded as the world’s leading pricing advisor.
Apple Inc. is not a client of Simon-Kucher & Partners now or previously.

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There is a reason athletes like Jordan Rapp and other Ironman competitors trust Zipp wheels to take them across the finish line. The new Zipp 808 Carbon Wheels are an all-around wheelset for days of pulling hard in the peloton, pushing through the cycling portion of a triathlon, or competing in the local crit circuit. The Zipp 808 Clincher Carbon Wheels will undoubtedly help you shave grams off your bike and give you an aerodynamic advantage, without dipping to far into your racing budget.
Using the legacy hybrid-toroidal rim shape, the 808 is constructed using carbon fiber with Aerodynamic Boundary Layer Control. The use of ABLC is recognizable by the dimpled golf ball like pattern that is present on the surface of the rim. ABLC smooths the flow of air across the rim's surface up to seven or eight degree of yaw, and reduces the amount of drag. Visco-Elastic Constrained Layer Control between layers of carbon, helping to absorb road vibration and impact, giving you a 10% reduction in vibration.
The 808 clinchers set themselves apart from other Zipp carbon wheels not only because of their use of an aluminum clincher rim, but also because of the rim breaking surface. To keep the cost of these wheels at a modest level, an aluminum rim is fused to the aerodynamic carbon faring. This combination of materials leaves you with a stronger breaking surface and quicker response time that doesn't require the use of cork pads. The 81mm profile of the faring contributes to the aerodynamics of these wheels and makes them some of the most rugged on the planet, outperforming multiple brands in an drum impact tests in both Europe and the United States. The ruggedness of these wheels means they don't have to be "race-day only". Throw them on for a training ride and see how they perform, chances are you won't want to take them off.
Designed and engineered by Zipp, the 88 front and 188 rear hubs used in the 808 wheels have an impressive amount of technology crammed into them. Getting their namesake from their respective gram weight, the 88 and 188 hubs allow you to adjust the bearing preload, after you have clamped the quick-release down, to avoid putting unnecessary force on the bearings. The KammNut used to adjust the preload can be rotated for an aero benefit. The Kammnut also uses and oversized 17mm axle that is 490% stiffer than a 10mm axle, with no additional drag.
The work creating a hub that is light weight and durable has lead Zipp to partner with the world's leading aluminum supplier to develop an alloy called Z310.9, proprietary to Zipp. This alloy has nearly twice the strength of 6061 aluminum and minimizes the chance of cracking around the spoke hole, a common failure in hubs. Zipp used electrical discharge machining to create these high precision hubs, making it possible to machine materials that are 50% harder at a tolerance that is 20 times greater than what is allowed by traditional machining and heat-treating. The use of Swiss Silicon Nitride ceramic cartridge bearings finishes off the construction of the hubs. Rest assured that for the price, you're getting maximum precision in hub construction, spokes, and rims.
The 808 Carbon Wheels do not require the use of a cork brake pad. Using such pads will give you zero braking power. Instead, use the standard black SRAM, Shimano or Campagnolo brake pads. Zipp has also approved the use SwissStop GHP2 brake pads on their aluminum clinchers. Note that the use of brake pads not approved by Zipp for use on their wheels will void your warranty. Make sure your brake pads are aligned on the aluminum rim to avoid unnecessary wearing on the carbon faring. When mounting tires onto the 808 wheels, make sure you use a 16mm x 0.5mm x 700c rim strip to make tire mounting easier.
The Zipp 808 Carbon Wheels are available in the classic Falcon Grey or Beyond Black.


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Hand-knotted long rope pearl necklace using four colours of freshwater potato pearl - peach, white, peacock and green. One continuous length, no clasp. Can be worn in a variety of ways.
- Total length: 118cms (47")
- Pearl Size: 7-8mm
- Pearl Type: Freshwater, cultured (four colours)
- Style: long rope
- Hand-knotted between each bead
- All measurements approximate.
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Brussels man Rodolphe Coster has been on the go for a while; first as part of Flexa Lyndo, then as a multidisciplinary artist. Music remains his first love, however – as someone who’s supported everyone from Liars to Italia 90 and Thee Oh Sees/OCS/Oh Sees etc. He’s in it for the long haul. Speaking of the latter band, Castle Face Records co-owner Matt Jones played on his new record.
The first to be released under his own name as Rodolphe Coster and Band, High With the People has an impressive cast assembled, including Jones, Jeff Tobias of Sunwatchers & Maya Postepski of Austra and The Organ.
Coster’s new single ‘Dolls Their Maps’ is a fuzzy garage/psych-rock hybrid; authoritative drums and bass guide the verses before everything explodes into a cathartic chorus that seems to come out of nowhere. It’s a fantastic example of tension and release – out tomorrow as the final single from the record, which follows on Friday via Capitane Records, you can stream it first with us below. Play it loud.


West Lindsey District Council have announced that milk and juice cartons can now be recycled through inclusion in the recyclables that local people can put in there blue wheelie bins.
This change came about as Lincolnshire County Council were able to negotiate with Viridor Ltd. the inclusion of the collection of cartons as part of their existing contract for processing recyclables from the West Lindsey and City of Lincoln areas. These will be sorted along with other recyclables at no extra cost to Lincolnshire County Council and therefore no extra cost to local Council Tax Payers.
Once collected, these cartons can be recycled into a number of different products, ranging from plasterboard liner to high strength paper bags and envelopes. Please remember it will help us if you squash your cartons first.


Bulgaria to Initiate Fighter Jet, Armored Vehicle Procurements this March
Bulgaria‘s Ministry of Defence will submit its proposals to procure new fighter jets and armored vehicles to the Council of Ministers this March, according to Defence Minister Krasimir Karakachanov.
The minister told public broadcaster BNT that Bulgaria will seek offers “for new and secondhand aircraft” to “find the best prices and the best options.”
In November, Karakachanov said the ministry aimed to request offers from a number of aircraft manufacturers. The considered fighter jets were to include Lockheed Martin’s F-16, Saab’s JAS 39 Gripen, the Eurofighter Typhoon and Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet.
The aircraft are to replace Bulgaria’s Soviet-designed Mikoyan MiG-29 aircraft with Western-made fighters. The deal is expected to be worth about 1.5 billion leva (U.S. $946 million).
Karakachanov says the ministry aims to spend 20 percent of the country’s military expenditure on new weapons and equipment for the Bulgarian Armed Forces. By 2024, Sofia is to raise its annual defense expenditure to 2 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, according to the minister.
Under the plan, the new wheeled vehicles are to replace Bulgaria’s Soviet-made BTR-60 armored personnel carriers./ defense news.com
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In support of the State Government’s commitment to reducing industry emissions and mitigating climate change, DPIRD has undertaken a life cycle assessment (LCA) for the sheep industry in Western Au
The future of agriculture is in great hands following high-calibre presentations made by five Western Australian university graduates at last week’s Young Professionals in Agriculture Forum.
Western Australian pastoralists can now access updated satellite information to support rangelands management.
These pastoral rangeland condition and trend reports are produced annually by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, based on data and information collected and produced by
This interactive map – produced by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) – allows you to explore the extent of the Myalup Superficial Aquifer on the coastal plain of
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development assessed groundwater and land potential for irrigated agriculture expansion in the Midlands region of Western Australia, and produced i
This page summarises the land capability and groundwater resource availability and risk investigations for developing irrigated agriculture on 30 000 hectares of Cockatoo Sands on the Bonaparte Pla
This page summarises a report that identified wetlands likely to be dependent on the Broome Sandstone aquifer within the La Grange groundwater allocation area.
The Carnarvon Basin rangelands were surveyed between 1980 and 1982.

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MOVIE REVIEW: Last night I got to see a movie I recently purchased called “Mission Impossible” which stars Tom Cruise (Edge of Tomorrow, Oblivion), Jon Voight (National Treasure, Transformers), Emmanuelle Beart (8 Women, Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud), Henry Czerny (Revenge, The A-Team (2010)), Jean Reno (The Pink Panther (2006), Ronin), Ving Rhames (Dawn of the Dead, Pulp Fiction), Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient, Four Weddings and a Funeral), Vanessa Redgrave (Howards End, Deep Impact), Ingeborga Dapkunaite (Seven Years in Tibet, Hannibal Rising), and Emilio Estevez (The Breakfast Club, The Mighty Ducks). This movie is about an Impossible Mission Force agent named Ethan Hunt (Cruise) who is put on a mission with his team to find out a mole in the CIA who is trying to download the NOC list of all the agents and their real names to put them out in the world. His team finds themselves in Prague to hunt the mole down. With the mastermind of the team, Jim Phelps (Voight), leading the team on the mission to casually walk into a fancy party and find the mole’s lair inside, Ethan is able to trade out the disc with the real NOC list and replace it with a fake one. But something goes wrong. When they did their job, the team was ambushed and everyone was killed except for Ethan. Because he is the last one alive, the CIA believes that he is the mole and set up his own team. Now with the CIA hunting him down, Ethan will do everything he can to find out who the mole is and avenge his fallen team. I thought the movie was really good. The story was done well, the action was great, the special effects were good, the acting was good, and it was very thrilling. I would have to say thought that the cons of this movie are how I was lost in the beginning of what was happening (I don’t know how) in the story, but I eventually caught up. Another con would be that even though the action was great, there wasn’t as much action as I thought there would be and I thought that it would be filled with action, but the story made up for it. Other than those this movie was awesome and I recommend anyone who hasn’t seen it to watch it! FINAL SCORE: 90%= Juicy Popcorn
Changes have been made to this review after The Juicy Awards of 2014. They do not effect the results of what has previously been punched in for Movie of the Year.
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A hidden gem in Antwerp
The interior of our store in Zirkstraat originally comes from “the Paris of yesteryear”. It is a disused merchandise store from 1885, which Pascale found quite by accident on the Rue des Trois-Bornes in Paris. She moved the entire interior, including chandeliers and coat racks, to the Zirkstraat in Antwerp. Miraculously, everything fit perfectly.
Although the main activity is now handmade gold jewelry, Pascale originally started selling exclusive buttons. However, button enthusiast can still contact Pascale for this, the 500 drawers contain all kinds of exclusive buttons.
The further furnishing is a collection of special and individual objects. A mix of found treasures and souvenirs of journeys made.

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A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion ---Washington Irving
No man can be condemned for owning a dog.
As long as he has a dog, he has a friend: and the poorer he gets, the better friend he has. – Will Rogers.
Dogs bark as they are bred, and fawn as ther are fed. – S.B. Cheales
Dogs bark at the moon just to keep humans guessing.
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. – Rita Rudner
A lot of people think they look like their dogs, but I think the dogs are cuter. – Marc-Christophe
The friendship of a dog is without a doubt more intense and more constant tan that of man, - Montaigne
Hershey Kisses, In charge of getting Ed out to the dog park so that he gets some exercise.

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Discover Phuket by ATV Trekking. Follow your guide and explore the countryside along natural traile and paths
through Phuket´s rubber plantations, forests and secret beaches.
Meet the local forest workers, learn about the environment and discover local plants you never knew lived in this unspoiled environment.
This special tour allows you to explore the interior of Phuket without the crowds. Small groups and full instruction and safety helmet included

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A TEMPTATION OF ANGELS by Michelle Zink
Pub. Date: March 2012
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Format: Hardcover , 288pp
Age Range: Young Adult
Even angels make mistakes in this page-turning epic romance
When her parents are murdered before her eyes, sixteen-year-old Helen Cartwright finds herself launched into an underground London where a mysterious organization called the Dictata controls the balance of good and evil. Helen learns that she is one of three remaining angelic descendants charged with protecting the world's past, present, and future. Unbeknownst to her, she has been trained her whole life to accept this responsibility. Now, as she finds herself torn between the angelic brothers protecting her and the devastatingly handsome childhood friend who wants to destroy her, she must prepare to be brave, to be hunted, and above all to be strong, because temptation will be hard to resist, even for an angel.
Michelle Zink masterfully weaves historical fantasy with paranormal romance to create a gripping tale of love and betrayal.
I'm digging the setting and it has one of my favorite elements - A LOVE Triangle! Oh, and it has Angels, which I'm currently loving in books now. So this is my pick. What are you waiting for?


Adrianna Di Liello’s Bra Size and Body Measurements
Adrianna Di Liello has a good-looking body. Take a look at her bra size, height, weight and more!
Canadian actress who was cast in the show Backstage after becoming well known as Shania in Annedroids.
She was performing on stage as a dancer and vocalist beginning at the age of five. She was cast in the film Stage Fright after her very first audition for any sort of acting opportunity.
She has won several dance competitions and has been awarded scholarships for the Broadway Dance Intensive New York program and Fresh Dance Intensive Workshop.
She has a sister named Isabella.
She and Shelby Bain were both cast in Backstage.
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COMPONENT Usage And Synthesis
- Definitioncomponent: A distinct chemicalspecies in a mixture. If there are noreactions taking place, the number ofcomponents is the number of separatechemical species. A mixture ofwater and ethanol, for instance, hastwo components (but is a singlephase). A mixture of ice and waterhas two phases but one component(H2O). If an equilibrium reaction occurs,the number of components istaken to be the number of chemicalspecies minus the number of reactions.Thus, inH2 + I2→2HIthere are two components.

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Want to see just how far our lords and masters are willing to go in appeasing Islam? Take a gander at a recent report entitled Guidelines for Educators on Countering Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims: Addressing Islamophobia through Education. A joint product of the Council of Europe, UNESCO, and something called the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (otherwise known as OSCE/ODIHR), this document was put together in consultation with "education experts, teachers, civil society representatives and governmental officials" around the world. I will call it, for short, the Jagland Report, after Thorbjørn Jagland, the ambitious Norwegian politician who, as head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, was chiefly responsible for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Obama, and who, in his current capacity as Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, is one of the report's three signatories. Given that he is a classic example of the slick, phony European technocrat par excellence – like Dominique Villepin in France and Zapatero in Spain – it is perfectly appropriate to affix his name to this slick, phony masterwork of bureaucrat-speak.
I have written previously about the Obin Report, a detailed study of French schools produced in 2004 by the French education ministry. That report boldly identified Muslim students and their parents as causing crucial problems in France's schools, problems that affected every aspect of education: Muslim students refused to read literary works that their religion considers salacious or blasphemous; they would not brook accounts of history that differed from what they had been told at the mosque; they demanded Muslim menus in cafeterias; and so on. Among the report's conclusions was that Muslim students tormented their Jewish classmates to such an extent that it was impossible for the latter to get an education in France. The Obin Report, in short, made it plain that discrimination against Muslim students was not a major problem in French schools – but that discrimination by Muslim students is nothing short of a crisis.


Honeywell RTH9580 Temperature calibrate
So I bought a new Honeywell RTH9580 WiFi thermostat. Love it, but having a issue with the temperature. I still have my old White Rogers thermostat sitting above it. The old thermostat reads 64 degrees the new one reads 66. Its def. not 66 in here its 64. I've tried adjusting the temp set points but cannot get it to match the old thermostat. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks!
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Is the hole behind the thermostat sealed? There may be a draft coming from the hole.
There is some information in this thread regarding the temperature reading issue.
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Not saying there isn't a problem with the Honeywell since I initially experienced issues and it still has some little quirks, but how do you know the White Rogers is right? While the Honeywell says it is accurate to +/- 1 degree, what is the White Rogers accurate to? If the White Rogers is also +/- 1 degree that means you could technically have a difference of 2 degrees and be within specifications on both units. Also, most digital household thermometers are usually only accurate within 1.8 degrees unless you spend a good amount of money on a super accurate one. So in that case, comparing a household thermometer to the Honeywell could show a difference of 3 degrees between the two and still be right.


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Lockheed Martin Comments on Defense News Reporting
Below, please find comments from Lockheed Martin on improvements underway addressing the items identified in Defense News’ June 12 article series.
The F-35s today are meeting or exceeding performance specifications and delivering unprecedented capability and safety compared to legacy fighter aircraft. The feedback we receive from F-35 pilots is exceptional – and any pilot who has flown a legacy jet consistently relays back that if they are being sent in to harm’s way – they want the F-35, every time.
These issues are important to address, and each is well understood, already resolved or on a near term path to resolution. We’ve worked collaboratively with our customers and we are fully confident in the F-35’s performance and the solutions in place to address each of the items identified.
ALIS Sovereign Data Management
ALIS meets data sovereignty requirements. Late last year, some customers requested that the F-35 enterprise develop additional capability to enable more data control.
We rolled out the additional Sovereign Data Management tool to international F-35 operators earlier this year, which allows them to manage aspects of their data that is sent to the F-35 Hybrid Production Support Integration (HPSI) team – and early feedback from the fleet is positive. It is also important to note that this has no impact to mission performance or safety of flight.
Part Inventory Data
This is a major focus at Lockheed Martin and we are implementing several actions including automation and enhanced supplier accountability processes that are delivering improved performance. Through automation, data is now vetted and validated automatically versus manually, improving speed and ensuring accurate EEL information is present before a part is delivered to the flight line.
With these new actions and related efforts, we’ve seen a 50 percent reduction in EEL and other action requests since 2017. We are confident this is on a path to resolution, which will reduce maintenance times and increase readiness rates. It is also important to note that this has no impact to mission performance or safety of flight.
The cabin pressure performance today meets the specified requirement. There have been no reported cases of barotrauma in the fleet and our joint government and industry analysis shows that risk of barotrauma is minimal and that there is no imminent safety issue.The enterprise is always reviewing pilot experience improvements and we have an update that performed successfully in lab testing and will now be flight tested for future integration, based on customer timing priorities.
Cold Weather Battery Performance
This was identified during extreme cold weather testing at negative 30 degrees or below at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska in February 2018. The probability of the issue reoccurring on aircraft in the operational fleet is very low and with minimal impact to safety of flight or operational performance.
We have developed an update to the software and the battery’s heater control system to resolve this issue – and this updated software is available for users today to load on their aircraft in the event they will be conducting extreme cold weather operations. This will also cut into production in the 2021 timeframe. We are confident this is on a path to resolution.
F-35B and F-35C Horizontal Tail Durability at Sustained Supersonic Flight
The F-35B and C deliver on all performance requirements. The potential for tailboom or horizontal tail damage during prolonged supersonic speeds was found in the highest extremes of flight testing conditions that are unlikely replicated in operational scenarios. In fact, there have been no cases of this issue occurring in the operational fleet. Additionally, this is not identified as a safety of flight concern.
We implemented a change to the coatings on the horizontal tails and tail boom beginning in Lot 8 that increases durability and resolves this concern. This update allows the F-35B and C to deliver on all performance requirements with no tail boom or horizontal tail damage concerns.
F-35B and F-35C Angle of Attack (AOA)
We’ve implemented an update to the flight control system that is planned for integration in the third quarter of this year – and we expect this item to be resolved or downgraded.
Hydraulic Lines Ruptures Caused by Blown Tires
The F-35 has two redundant hydraulic lines and there has never been a case of both lines being impacted, which ensures safe operations. Brake control software updates and pilot training have alleviated this concern and resulted in a significant drop in blown tire events. Additionally, we made minor adjustments to the location placement of hydraulic lines on the F-35C that has resolved the potential for line breaks.
We believe the item is resolved and are standing by for additional customer feedback.
Helmet “Green Glow”
The U.S. Navy continues to fly with their current helmet, demonstrating their confidence in the system, and pilots with greater than 50 night landings operate with the current Gen II helmet at night. The improved Gen III helmet has already been designed, tested and is now being qualified for use. The first few of these new helmets have been delivered and we anticipate the upgraded helmets will resolve both the green glow and night vision conditions identified.
Additionally, as camera and OLED technology advances rapidly, we expect the F-35 helmet to continue to deliver unprecedented levels of situational awareness for pilots and only improve further over time.
Radar Sea Search
The F-35’s current radar sea search function meets the enterprises’ required specification.As we modernize the F-35, we are bringing enhanced search capabilities, which represent an increase from the original requirements, and we stand ready to integrate the upgrade in the future, based on customer priorities and direction.
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We are supporting the Joint Program Office and Pratt and Whitney, and they can best address questions related to the F-35’s engine, which is Government Furnished Equipment to Lockheed Martin.

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By Annie Reuter
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — After three months of renovations, a cozy East Village venue known for intimate musical performances will reopen Tuesday for a week of diverse shows.
A New York staple since 1998, the venue serves more than 100,000 audience members annually.
The recent reconstruction allows a more enjoyable experience with added seating and better sight lines to accommodate each patron, explained Shanta Thake and Kevin Abbott, Director and Managing Director of Joe's Pub.
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"We really listened [to the customers] and made sure that the sight lines were perfect for every single seat in the house. We moved the majority of the service outside of the room now so you don't hear the noise from the drink making. It was difficult to see menus, so we addressed that," Abbott said.
A historic building with high ceilings and columns, the intimacy of the venue remained untouched.
"We're blessed with the room. We're in a landmark building where the space itself is incredibly beautiful. Even with the renovations that we've done, it's still a small, intimate room and we would never want to lose that," he concluded.
A highlight of the venue makeover is its expansive programming, and this week is no exception. The popular Country Music Association Songwriter Series is returning to Joe's Pub Thursday and Friday evening.
"We're constantly looking at our schedule and trying to figure out what can we add to the mix that keeps our diversity and keeps the diversity of our audiences coming through the door. That's a huge part of our mission, really representing the diversity of New York City," Thake said.
Abbott explained that their partnership with CMA began six years ago when the CMA Awards were hosted in New York.
"Every single time we put those shows on sale, that day they sell out. It's that immediate because there is no outlet for country music fans [in New York]. Fortunately, the CMA's are amazing and they bring an incredible level of talent to every single show," Abbott said.
After three months, the renovations are complete and both Abbott and Thake hope concertgoers have a richer experience.
"We've worked very hard for people to walk into the room and still feel like you're at Joe's Pub," Abbott said. "The room looks stunning and the programming is as great as it has always been. I think that people are really going to be happy with the results."
Annie Reuter is a freelance writer and blogger. She is the founder of YouSingIWrite.com.
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Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquess of Dalí of Púbol, Catalan: (11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989) was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work.
Without doubt, he remains one of the most controversial and paradoxical artists of the twentieth century. Over the last few decades, Salvador Dali has gradually come to be seen, alongside the likes of Picasso and Matisse, as a prodigious figure whose life and work occupies a central and unique position in the history of modern art.
Becoming known as a famous Surrealist, Dali depicted this theme through his paintings and other art works. Most of his works show a sort of dream sequence which he often draws hallucinatory characters. His major contribution to the Surrealist movement is called the "Paranoiac-Critical Method" which is a form of mental exercise of accessing the subconscious parts of the mind to have an artistic inspiration. He used this method to realize the dreams and imagination ha have in his mind, changing the real world the way he wanted and not necessarily what it was.
Salvador Dali cultivated exhibitionism and eccentricity in the work he created; not only in his art forms, but also in the way which he presented himself to the general public. In fact, in 1936, at a surrealist exhibition in London, he came to the show dressed in a diving suit, and made claims that it was a source of his creative energy. This timeless showmanship not only helped him through the course of his career, it also helped propel him as one of the leading artists in the Surrealist movement of the time.
The rivalry between Salvador Dalí and Pablo Picasso resulted in some of the 20th century’s most recognizable art - so if Dalí’s painting suggests a continuing duel with Picasso, Dalí nonetheless remained one of Picasso’s greatest admirers.
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There are 930 bird species found in North America.
Worldwide about 10,000 species and 22,000 subspecies of birds.
Birds are grouped into orders, families, and genera
according to similarities of bills, feet and wing forms.
Classification also refers to body parts not important in
field identification, but essential in scientific study.
Here is a simplified list of the main bird groups.
Large swimming and diving birds; short tails; legs set
far back; four toes; 3 front ones fully webbed. Bill sharply
pointed, higher than wide.
Smaller swimmers and divers. Tail lacking; legs far back;
four toes with thin skin flaps and with flattened nails. Bill
Slender, pointed and higher than wide.
Long legged wading birds. In flight, feet extend beyond tail
but neck is pulled in. Bill straight and sharp; skin between eye
and bill bare. Four toes; scarcely webbed or not webbed at all.
Middle toenail has comb like margin.
Ducks, Geese, Swans
Swimming birds with distinct tails. Legs centered; birds walk
well compared to grebes and loons; four toes; front 3 webbed.
bill broad and flat, often with "teeth" along edge. Upper bill
ending in short, flat hook or nail.
Cranes, Rails, Coots
Marsh birds flying with neck extended and feet dangling; wings
rounded. Four toes, unwebbed (except for coot, which has lobes).
Middle toenail without comb like margin. Patch between eye and
bill is feathered.
Plovers, Sandpipers, Snipes
Long legged shore birds, mostly small in size. Bill usually
conical, long and soft; nostrils opening through slits in bill. Generally
4 toes; hind toe raised and short. Sanderlings and most plovers have
only 3 toes.
Mostly light colored marine birds. Wings long, narrow and
pointed. Bill hooked (gulls) or pointed (terns) with nostrils opening into
slits that go through bill. Four toes; hind toe small and not webbed.
Hawks, Eagles, Vultures
Large birds; bill strongly hooked; powerful feet; claws long and
curved. Vultures differ in having a bare head with nostrils connected by
hole through bill.
Grouse, Quail, Turkey
Land birds which scratch for food. Bills short and stout; feet
heavy and strong; hind toe short and raised. Wings short and rounded,
with stiff feathers.
Small headed birds with slender bills, grooved at base; and with
nostrils opening through a bare fleshy area at base of bill. Legs
short; four toes; all on same level; hind toe as long as shortest
Bill strongly hooked; a swelling at its base is concealed by
feathers. Toes with large curved claws; entire leg feathered. Eyes large
and immovable in puffy, feathered face.
Long, slim birds with slightly curved bill. Tail long, feathers
not stiff or pointed; central tail feathers longest. Four toes; 2 in
front and 2 behind.
Small swallow like birds; bill small with no bristles at base.
Mouth wide; wings slender and very long, reaching beyond tail; tail
with 10 feathers.
Birds with large heads, small bills and wide mouths. Bill
usually with bristles at base. Feet small; middle toe long
with comb like claw. Feathers soft, dull colored.
Tiny birds with bill slender and needle like, longer than head.
Feet small and weak. Feathers on back usually shiny green.
Head large and crested. Bill long and strong, pointed. Feet
small and weak; four toes; 2 of the 3 forward toes joined
for half their length.
Climbing birds with strong, pointed bill, with bristles at
nostril. Tail feathers stiff and pointed. Four toes; 2 in front,
2 in back or (rarely) 3; 2 in front and 1 in back.
The largest bird group. Land birds, mostly small with 4
toes, all on the same level, never webbed. Hind toe as long as
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Perching Birds are medium to small land birds with feet
well suited for perching, 3 toes in front and one long one behind.
Most are fine singers.
Most are highly migratory.
Perching birds range in size from kinglets at about 0.18 oz to ravens
at about 3 lb.
Oscines, commonly referred to as songbirds, comprise the
suborder Passeres, the largest suborder of the passerines.
Finches, wrens, swallows, nightingales, crows, warblers,
vireos, tanagers, and flycatchers are all passerines.
Passerine is the common name for these perching birds belonging
to the largest avian order, which includes more than 5700
diverse species and over half of all living birds.
Passerines make up the order Passeriformes.
North American Passerines include:
Old World Sparrows
Birds make up the class Aves
Anseriformes: Waterfowl (ducks, geese, swans)
Apodiformes: Swifts, hummingbirds
Caprimulgiformes: Goatsuckers, nightjars
Charadriiformes: Shorebirds, gulls, alcids, jacanas, skuas, terns,
skimmers, oystercatchers, avocets
Ciconiiformes: Herons, storks, ibis, spoonbills, bitterns
Columbiformes: Pigeons, doves, sandgrouse
Coraciiformes: Kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers, hoopoes,
hornbills, motmots, todies
Cuculiformes: Cuckoos, anis, roadrunners, hoatzins
Falconiformes: Vultures, hawks, eagles, falcons, osprey, secretary
Galliformes: Grouse, pheasants, turkeys, quails, ptarmigans,
guinea fowl, guans
Gruiformes: Cranes, rails, bustards, limpkins, coots, gallinules,
sunbitterns, kagus, trumpeters
Passeriformes: Perching birds (over 70 families), including crows,
thrushes, sparrows, swallows, wrens, warblers, flycatchers, larks, nuthatches,
vireos, shrikes, blackbirds
Pelecaniformes: Pelicans, boobies, cormorants, gannets, darters,
Piciformes: Woodpeckers, honey guides, toucans, jacamars,
Procellariiformes: Albatrosses, shearwaters, petrels
Struthioniformes: Ostriches, rheas, kiwis, cassowaries, emus
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Started several decades ago, the BMW art car has become sort of a tradition, with the latest being an M3 done by Jeff Koon.
The BMW M3 art car was finished last year, but just in case you started to miss it, it is now available in a whole new set of photographs and wallpapers.
For those a bit more informed about BMW art cars, you might find this particular one a bit familiar. Just to jog your memory, look for the BMW M1 art car done in 1979 by artist Andy Warhol. The resemblance is there for a reason: Jeff Koon actually did his take as a tribute to the BMW M1.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio—Today, Ohio Right to Life released the story of Milka, an Ohio mom who experienced an abortion, who is talking about why she is voting No on Issue 1 on November 7th.
November 7th is just 5 days away, and Planned Parenthood and the ACLU are working overtime to pass Issue 1, which would legalize painful abortion up to the very moment of birth here in Ohio. Issue 1, if it passes, will also eliminate a parent’s right to know if their underage child is considering an abortion or any other “reproductive decision”.
“Milka’s story reminds us that not only is a child killed in an abortion, but abortion also wounds mothers and fathers,” said Peter Range, CEO of Ohio Right to Life. Range continued, “This amendment, if it passes, will make women feel even more pressured to have an abortion as it legalizes abortion on demand through all nine months of pregnancy. Ohioans must protect the best interests of women and children and vote no on Issue 1.”
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Thousands of ticking time bomb stars set to explode at any moment are hidden throughout our galaxy, according to a new study.
When massive stars reach the end of their lives, they can explode in fiery fits called supernovas. Astronomers calculate that about three stars explode in a specific category of supernova called Type 1a every thousand years in the Milky Way. That means that within a few thousand light-years of Earth there should be dozens of stars on the verge of exploding.
Yet while scientists know these stars are out there, they've had trouble so far identifying which stars are nearing the explosion point. But the new research offers hope of finding the ticking time bombs more easily by looking for features that had previously been ignored. [Photos of Great Supernova Explosions]
"We haven’t found one of these 'time bomb' stars yet in the Milky Way, but this research suggests that we've been looking for the wrong signs," astrophysicist Rosanne Di Stefano of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass., said in a statement. "Our work points to a new way of searching for supernova precursors."
Di Stefano and her colleagues offer a new model for how these stars explode that could explain some niggling unsolved mysteries.
The reigning theory behind Type 1a supernovas is that they are caused when old, dense stars called white dwarfs slowly steal mass from nearby companion stars until they reach a tipping point, becoming too massive to fight against the inward pull of gravity, and collapse. This weight limit, about 1.4 times the mass of the sun, is called the Chandrasekhar mass.
But if that is the case, scientists would expect to find these companion stars left over after supernovas fade from sight. They also predict small amounts of hydrogen and helium gas would have been left nearby, representing material that wasn't sucked into the white dwarf, or that was dislodged from the companion in the explosion.
Yet none of these smoking gun clues appear to be present around known supernovas.
Perhaps, Di Stefano and her colleagues propose, white dwarfs are able to reach the Chandrasekhar mass but postpone the inevitable by spinning quickly.
As a star gobbles up more mass, it also increases its angular momentum, which causes it to spin up. This increased spin can act as a stabilizing force, allowing the white dwarf to tip the scales over the Chandrasekhar mass without exploding.
After the star stops eating its neighbor's mass, however, it will gradually slow down, and eventually succumb to gravity in a supernova.
Yet the spinning effect could give the star a buffer, perhaps of up to a billion years, between when the white dwarf stops accreting mass, and when it explodes. During this lag, the leftover gas from the companion star may dissipate, and the companion could evolve into a white dwarf itself.
The new model suggests a new tack for hunting impending supernovas. According to the research, astronomers could start to look for white dwarf stars that have already reached the Chandrasekhar limit, and are in the process of spinning down. [Video: Supernovas: Destroyers and Creators]
"We don’t know of any super-Chandrasekhar-mass white dwarfs in the Milky Way yet, but we're looking forward to hunting them out," said co-author Rasmus Voss of Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
The researchers reported their findings in the Sept. 1 issue of The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
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The electromagnetic actuator (solenoid actuator) - automatic switching device windings tend induction motor. Puskozaschitnoy relay refrigerator is permissible to include the specified device class.
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By the 60th year of the XX century 40% of the electricity consumed in the country asynchronous motors. class of devices is designed so that an adjustment is required during operation. This resistance circuits cage rotor (rheostats), actuating single-phase motor winding, reverse and so on. As a result of the use of the principle of induction, open Arago and Foucault, it is difficult without the automation equipment.
Not surprisingly, the production capacity of the electromagnetic actuators great. For well-chosen material should thank Ermolaeva NN and a group of people who wanted to release a series of electrician Library. A qualitative presentation of the material appreciated.
Brief Classification and Labeling
In view of the existing diversity may lead set criterion for the division into groups, we mention only general:
- As the functionality: reversible and non-reversible.
- Rated voltage of the indoor units.
- According to the power of the connected load.
- Of hull designs: open and closed.
- According to the number of poles, contacts, additional nodes of the auxiliary contacts.
Labeling of electromagnetic actuators is typical:
- Brand name or manufacturer's name.
- Type of.
- The working voltage of the equipment being protected.
- Current consumption of the protected equipment.
- Application category.
- Electrical parameters of the internal control circuit (the relay).
- hull protection by IP, with the exception of the complete absence of (IP00). Device for mass weighing more than 10 kg. Allowed to specify the item in the documentation, and do not apply to the case.
- Date of manufacture.
- GOST or W, according to which the electromagnetic actuator is made. Allowed paragraph does not refer to the body, and placed in the documentation.
Separately marked the electromagnetic coil starter relay. Here are duplicated information on the current, voltage, power frequency, to facilitate the repair and partial replacement. The diameter of the wires, the brand and the number of turns required for rewinder is correct and complete reconstruction of the inductor. If the coil is too small, the marking includes only electrical parameters. Others experienced winder is able to determine on their own.
Electromagnetic actuator is designed to match the engine, paired with that work. The component parts of the equipment are considered the contactor and the starter relay. Sometimes part of the added thermal protection on the basis of bimetallic plates. Contactor becomes a part of the executive and is an electromagnetic relay. Distinguish open (open-frame) and closed (cabinet) the starter performance. Certain products according to the process conditions consist in explosion proof enclosure.
The fixed portion is formed by winding. Mobile armature of a ferromagnetic alloy is used directly for the contact closure. At first glance, the design seems to be waning, but remember that Sir Joseph Henry in 1831 raised almost a ton electromagnet powered by a voltaic pile. It turns out that such a design speed trudnovoobrazima. He said the scientist in 1837 year discussed the novelty with Wheatstone, and little has changed:
- The anchor is of a forward (Henry).
- Anchor - turning (Wheatstone, Schilling, Amps).
The moving contacts are provided with a spring mechanism, an accelerating operation, their connection with the anchor are not always rigid. In addition, the design includes a lock-latch. Relays are normally closed, normally open. Start up frequently refer to the last family of electromechanical devices.
Part magnetic actuators for remotely controlled, being automated, others contain the housing controls. Often, the control signals are transmitted through the intermediate relay. Thus, the contactor is considered an actuating device, it shall be included in the equipment under consideration.
Thermal relay sometimes absent. His appointment to disconnect the load when input current is too large. The bimetallic plate affects the total transmission device charge carriers. Contactor not normally controls, demonstrating its own circuit, connected in series. This has a profound meaning: the engine is switched frequently, and the protection is triggered rare. Therefore, the circuit breaker requirements vary. If the bimetallic relay sparkled, it is rare and does not play a big role.
The sensitive plate at one end sometimes welded to the current-carrying part of the chain, forming an eternal connection. for starters materials come from unified:
- Iron-nickel alloy (from 36 to 40% nickel content) has a low coefficient of thermal expansion.
- The second element of an alloy or pure metal: brass, copper, steel and so forth.
Bimetal or chain engine serves directly or heated special spiral, where part of the current branches. The main thing is to correctly were calculated thermal conditions. In both cases, a Joule-Lenz, describes heating conductors under the influence of an electric current flowing. Resistance is a bimetallic plate directly (direct heating) or metal spiral heater (indirect heating). Upon reaching a certain threshold temperature occurs clicking protection tripped. The bimetal plate is bent and breaks the contact.
There are relays, wherein the mixed heating - are used simultaneously both methods of temperature control. Contact protection sometimes reinforced by a spring to suppress sparking and arcing. Thermal relay normally controls only two of the three phases in a circuit voltage of 380 V. Starting relay sometimes only contains two pairs of contacts.
From the above it follows that not every electromagnetic actuator provides reverse. Changes in the shaft direction by adding an additional contactor unit. In fact, the phase switching is performed to change the rotational direction of the magnetic field inside the stator. Special mechanical lock excludes the simultaneous operation of contactors, which immediately led to networks 380 to the line (interfacial) short circuit. Not allowed on the remote while pressing the buttons "forward" and "back".
Sometimes locking is performed electrically, one contactor is supplied via additional, normally closed contacts of the second.
- Durability is primarily determined by the mechanical contact resistance. If you look at the characteristics of any electromagnetic relay, it is easy to note that the service life is given two types. Indeed, the second characteristic is the electrical durability characterizes success standoff devices burning arc.
- Switching capacity determines what the maximum current is able to activate or deactivate the relay, not to disturb the declared characteristics of durability. Example: most people can pick up on your biceps 8 kg 10 times. Excess over eight kilograms would be going beyond the switching capacity, if you do not manage to complete 10 repetitions.
- Clarity response shows how the contacts are moving slowly. If progress stops at a particular point, the arc formed cook group, the device instantly becomes corrupted. Running smoothness directly affects the electrical durability and mechanical indirectly by determining and switching capacity. This characteristic is considered to be a base defining other parameters of the electromagnetic actuator.
- Power consumption is spent for the work switch and the thermal relay.
- thermal protection parameters protect the motor windings from the operation in intense temperatures. This measure is designed to extend the life of equipment and prevent failure from overheating.
Frequency on and off in the hundreds or thousands of operations per hour (maximum speed recognized important characteristic). The service life is sometimes replaced by a number of operations. Durability is important, repair or replacement of parts during the operation almost impossible. Usually it is a few million cycles. But electric durability on the order of (say, 5 times) lower than the mechanical.
It is considered good electromagnetic actuator that withstands 10 Mill. positives. The number is chosen the lower of the two figures shown in the characteristics. If required, specifies the possibility of replacing the electrical contacts. Most modern (2016) fulfill the requirements. This indicates that more important than in the starter extinguish the arc, rather than improve the mechanical part that rarely causes product failure.
For orientation, the duration of the products literature (NN Yermolaev Magnetic actuators AC) leads calculation:
"Apparatus with 10 Mill. cycles will last 5 years in the following environments:
- Two full shifts - 16 hours a day;
- 300 switching operations per hour: medium intensity mode ".
Sold in the market device with a limit of 2 million. It is therefore possible to estimate roughly on the resulted calculation, whether the choice is suitable to the operating conditions. The durability of mechanical impact:
- Anchor magnetic system wear, bag fluff, broken rivets, torn shorted turns.
- Friction surfaces are at increased risk.
In the electric arc impact wear conditions. As stated above, this is considerably inferior mechanical, often provides an opportunity to replace the contacts. The electrical durability depends on the mains voltage and the type of load that affects the conditions for the occurrence of the arc. Induction motors consume very large current at start-up. Doug is growing with increasing power. Studies have shown that contact wear is proportional to the square of the electric current, because switching mode is the most intense.
As a result, the difference of damage during start up to 3-4 times the damage when the engine is off. Disastrous considered bouncing mode when the contactor makes a series of damped amplitude shocks as a result of the impact. The situation is complicated when the above movable part mass, greater speed and less than the pressing force.
The arc is extinguished when the motor is turned off at the moment when the voltage through zero. Usually it comes quickly, at a frequency of 50 Hz, a similar situation occurs 100 times per second. Stop has little effect in the end the result of measures to protect the relay and does not require separate and special measures. Have a good electric strength of silver contacts:
- Contact silver well kept comparatively low alternating current.
- Sintered contact (composition of oxides and silver) works well with high currents.
According to the requirements of normative acts of the actuator is required to withstand the currents indicated in Table 6 of IEC 12434-83. According to the category starter ratio overcurrent dial worker to vary, typically it is at least 6. In general, the term is treated, for example, as the ability to switch the current at 7 times the worker 50 consecutive times and always to remain in operable condition. Expected nominal voltage and the cosine of the phase angle (see. Reactive power) equal to 0.3.
On switching capacity directly affects the design of the extinguishing chamber and any action taken in the described direction. Partially influenced by the form of contacts. The switching capacity is closely related to the electrical durability, the nature of the contact movement depends on the durability of the product and the maximum switching current.
The graph below shows the characteristics of the motion of the armature magnetic switch with two springs: the contact and returnable. Countering shown in Figure 1. This force that occurs in a particular coordinate the movement of the contact group. It coincides with the return force of the linear anchor. The springs need to as quickly as possible to break the contact, providing fast and efficient quenching arc by increasing the resistance of the gap, reducing the density and increasing the potential difference of length combustion. It is assumed that the relay of the electromagnetic actuator in the normal state is open.
Characteristics armature movement
Other lines indicate the tractive force of the electromagnet by direct (2, 3) and reverse (4, 5) during anchor. It is clearly seen that the lines 3 and 4 cross the graph of reactive force. In a direct course to the closing of contacts, at some points of the electromagnet force hard enough to overcome the spring tension. Anchor will continue to move in including through inertia. In practice, this means that there is a breakthrough, the rate of change, which adversely affects the clarity and response to mechanical and electrical durability of the product. The curve of the forward stroke is obliged at all points remain above the counter line. Let it will not provide a constant speed, but will contribute to an early switch, reducing the power of the arc.
On the way back below the electromagnet force is expected to counter the line. The current from the coil must vanish any way earlier than start reverse motion under the action of springs. Otherwise, contact group stuck on the return stroke. It will not last long in human terms - of a second - but the welder to quickly create a seam. It turns out, the arc during this time will burn the contact group, reducing the electrical resistance to wear and the resulting electromagnetic starter relay in disrepair. The winding is constructed so that the current time to come loose, and the curve of return at each point is below the line counter.
Thus, the response is higher in sharpness magnetic actuator with characteristics 2 and 5. Manufacturers have calculated standards, taking into account the tolerance on the supply voltage (GOST 13109) is 10% in both directions, magnetic actuators must operate precisely:
- On the forward stroke at a voltage not higher than 80-85% of the nominal.
- On the return stroke at a voltage not more than 40-50% of the nominal.
The parameters of thermal protection
The design and general operating principles of the thermal protection section illustrated in Fig. The basis is the bimetallic strip, is shown Warming Nichrome spiral. The spring mechanism can be omitted if the current passes directly over the sensitive part. The active is generally chosen edinsvtenny metal expands when heated. The back button is not always included in the design: puskozaschitnoy relay refrigerators do not require constant monitoring (an obvious fact).
Nominal starter current is not minimum threshold bimetal protective mechanism. The private video A. Zemskov thoroughly discusses the properties of circuit breakers mains apartment. Their operating principle is similar to the magnetic actuators, components identical. The tables show that the number of known classes of automata, each with specific characteristics, but there is a common feature (Alexey specifically focused its animated red arrow):
- Overcurrent 13% triggers thermal protection more than an hour appearance dangerous situation.
- Overcurrent 45% heat triggers a protection of less than one hour from the time of occurrence of a dangerous situation.
Link to the video shown is not in vain. BUT. Zemskov says plainly that series machines D and, to a lesser extent, K are not suitable for the home. Alex dropped a phrase about the powerful induction motors. Thus, household series circuit breakers D and to a lesser degree K may assume magnetic starters. Actually, in the first approximation is what they are, but devoid of the remote control, the possibility of reversing, and other qualities. However, the above stated that the product structure is different, but the magnetic switch maintains its own essence.
Thermal relays (see. above) are triggered due to the bending of the bimetallic plate from excessive heating. The process obeys Joule and proceeds with the gradual accumulation of heat. engineers design is calculated to perform operation conditions. As stated above, preheating the three methods lead to the same result - the bending of the bimetallic plate. The engineer simply chooses the scheme more relevant in a particular situation.
The basis of the supposed protective qualities preventing operation of the motor windings in hazardous conditions. Not everyone is aware of the importance of the approval. A simple increase in temperature causes an impact the aging of insulation that reduces the life of the equipment. The second critical point temperature becoming deformation windings. As a result of the friction forces cause mechanical destruction of wire insulation damage. Ferromagnetic alloys positive in constant expansion and contraction is not to accumulate fatigue.
Table of books Ermolaeva NN, perhaps a little dated, but it shows evidence of the above reasoning, conscious 50 years ago. Data are given by the condition that the motor is operated for at least 10,000 hours. Already knew that the time to reach a dangerous condition differs from the current design of the engine and other factors. So industrial starters differ from the domestic circuit breakers, discussed A. Zemskov: excess interest over the working value for a similar response times vary depending on the type of equipment to be protected. Because such machines criticality classes of order 7, then the relay puskozaschitnoy refrigerator engine usually operates with one or two types of compressors.
To assess the adequacy of the overload protection plotting engine performance. Line thermal protection ideally coincides with this simple curve. This ensures both the safety of the equipment and the most intense mode of operation. Will not have the need of repair, vdobavok- manufacturer is able to drive the machines even in three shifts. The main thing - not to go beyond the protective curve.
Since the ideal is unattainable valid schedule relay must lie below the characteristic line of the engine. Above it are potentially dangerous regimes, leading to the consequences described above. Overcurrent occurs when the shaft jamming that recognized a potentially dangerous situation. Starters are not engaged in the regulation of the speed, are the other electrical circuits operate control. Therefore, the current consumption is not a priori a constant and sometimes exceeds the face value. Important to the duration of the event is not exceeded interval bounded schedule.
Relay operation consumes power. Firstly, constantly heated thermal relay, regardless of the fact whether the Nichrome spiral or current should pass on a bimetallic plate. Experts estimate that at constant rates of growth in industrial consumption share falls starters millions of kilowatt-hours of energy. Of course, Russia is not yet threatened, but in the developed countries under the existing requirements, saving starters will constantly improve.
Task voiced follows. It would be nice starter enclosed in an insulating outer sheath, saving energy and making nichrome spiral thinner (but longer), may consume less power. But it turns out to calculate the thermal resistance of the housing beyond the power of modern science. The result of operation becomes unpredictable. And when the bimetallic strip is known in the agreed management conditions (where the engine is protected), triggering at the right time assured.
So, Nichrome spiral warms workers, premises, sometimes outside. This is not a positive result. But the calculation of thermal modes for difficult housing. Perhaps the situation will correct microprocessor control in the future. As a result, now the starter casing looks much more bulk than the required dimensions of the device. This is a fee for the predictable thermal relay mode and leads to additional inconveniences and spending.
It comes to that the actuator must be placed in premises with limited climatic conditions that the temperature provided inside stabilized (e.g., 35 degrees Celsius). The above concerns thermal relay, but the main part of the electromagnetic energy consumption (up to 60%):
- Heat generation in the ohmic resistance of the coil.
- Losses on closed loop whose purpose is to mitigate vibration of contacts when switching the system (due to the induced induction).
- Losses in the anchor such as those who suffer transformer cores. This eddy current and magnetic reversal.
Last complexity partially eliminated the manufacture of electrical steel anchors, but the stacked it does not always look the best idea. Insulating Varnish not able to withstand shock loads and crack. In addition, contacts are going to complex packages, the mechanical strength is not easy to provide. For example: starter three-phase network with a load capacity of up to 28 kW consumes 80 watts. It is easy to calculate that a percentage of this amount to 0.3%. Given that the annual consumption of the country (the Russian Federation), measured in billions of kilowatt-hours, the figures are in the range of millions. Translated into monetary value goes Residential high-rise annually. A similar amount is worth the effort and thoughts on how to increase the efficiency of the magnetic actuator.
As for burdening, it is economically feasible to use it for a small relay with a relatively weak electromagnetic field of the coil, when the blow slack or amortized.


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JERUSALEM, Israel – In an unusual step, Israeli Brigadier General Ronen Manelis published a written warning to Lebanon Sunday that tolerance of Iran's military advance into Lebanese territory through Hezbollah is making the country a potential "powder keg." An article by Manelis appeared in a number of Arabic media outlets, which according to the Israeli daily Ha'aretz, included Voice of Beirut, Sputnik and Israel Radio's public Arabic broadcast.
Manelis claimed Israel's military intelligence is aware that Iran is using Hezbollah to build precision missiles on Lebanese soil, and that through Tehran, "Lebanon is turning into one big missile factory while much of the international community looks the other way."
He referred to a tour given to journalists near the Israeli border by the terror group Hezbollah several months ago, writing, "This unique phenomenon of 'terror tourism' is a concrete expression to the future of the Cedar State [Lebanon] and the entire region, which is in danger of being overrun by Tehran's henchmen."
Manelis continued, "Ordinary [Lebanese] citizens should not mistake this process as one that can turn Lebanon into a fortress. It is little more than a powder keg on which they are sitting. One in every three or four houses in southern Lebanon is used as a headquarters, a post, a weapons depot or a Hezbollah hideout. We know where these assets are and will know how to surgically strike them."
He charged that "the Lebanese people have become a pawn in the hands of the dictator from Tehran, and the heads of villages, towns and government institutions who see this and choose to remain silent are to blame."
Manelis concluded with the warning that Israel's "red lines have been clearly illustrated. We are not impressed by the dismissive attitude Hezbollah's leader [Hassan Nasrallah] shows and the Lebanese people should not be impressed by it either. The choice is yours."
Meanwhile, a former Israeli naval officer told The Jerusalem Post that the Israeli Navy must prepare to face Hezbollah suicide ships in the next war. Rear Admiral Prof. Shaul Chorev said, "Hezbollah will not need to equip themselves with ships like Israel, but we must assume they will use asymmetric warfare to challenge Israeli technology like land-to-sea missiles or suicide ships like you see in Yemen."
Chorev added, "The next war with Hezbollah could see a focus on the sea," and he cautioned that both Israel's government and the public lack awareness of the maritime threat. Ninety percent of Israel's exports and imports are delivered via boats and ships.
According to Chorev, Iran, which uses Hezbollah as a proxy, "is on the verge of reaching the Mediterranean, including the use of Syrian ports by the Iranian Navy."
The ports are not far from Israel's significant offshore reserves of natural gas.
Middle East Analyst Jonathan Spyer, author of the new book, Days of the Fall: a Reporter's Journey into the Iraq and Syrian Wars, told CBN's Chris Mitchell the warnings by the Israeli military are meant to signal to Israel's enemies and to western allies that any future between Israel and Hezbollah will be more severe and costly than the conflict in 2006.


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Rangers Recap: The Rangers faced their toughest challenge of the 2022-2023 season, and came out on the losing end to the Bruins.
The NY Rangers are looking to make the jump to true contention. But the inability to adjust in-game is calling this into question.
The Rangers finally got some puck luck, exploding for six goals in a big win over the Bruins. It was about time for a goal deprived Rangers team.
The Rangers and Bruins went to overtime yesterday, with the Bruins winning because of Tuukka Rask’s outstanding play.
Note: this post started as a Western preview and turned quickly into an Eastern post. Consider it a follow up […]
Throughout the course of a season, a team will play 82 games in the hopes of playing just four more […]


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The day you forgive your past and close your eyes. You will hear a river fl
The day you forgive your past and close your eyes. You will hear a river flowing inside you again. You will hear that waves of the ocean hitting the seashores of your soul once again. And again the sun will shine, lighting up your darkest nights.


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WELCOME / Gosh! Dang! Editor Hopelessly hooked on 'Napoleon dynamite'
Published 4:00 am, Sunday, January 9, 2005
Over the holidays, my nephews (ages 14 and 9) told me they had seen the movie "Napoleon Dynamite." Six times. In a movie theater. When the DVD came out a week or so ago, I searched for a copy -- it was sold out everywhere (the DVD shipped 2.5 million copies). When I finally scored a copy, I was initially baffled about its tween appeal. But a colleague sent me a link to the movie's quotes and catchphrases (www.imdb.com/title/tt0374900/quotes), and now I can't stop myself.
All that is to say I'm weirdly proud to present a sweet Q&A with "Napoleon" co-star Efren Ramirez, who plays the adorably inert class presidential candidate Pedro Sanchez (Page 29). Ramirez may be the only actor to have his name written in mustard on a corndog in a movie's opening credits.
This week, we sent the Pink section's secret weapon, staff writer Delfin Vigil, out on a dual mission: He brought back today's cover story on San Francisco's one and only Cartoon Art Museum (Page 16), and also found out why the movies are so good (and the candy is so cheap) at the resurrected Balboa Theatre (Page 20).
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- Corey Feldman Begs for Peers Who Witnessed Pedophilia in Hollywood to Come ForwardPeopleTime
- Gucci Mane's Brother Says He Wasn't Invited to $1.7 Million WeddingPeopleTime
- Autistic Artist Stephen Wiltshire Draws Entire Cities From MemoryVocativ
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And so, to quote "Napoleon" once more (make it stop!): "You guys having a killer time?"
Next week: Hip-hop the bay way.


Hold open vehicle hoods to their widest or add an extra layer of support to a questionable support rod with the STEELMAN 301111 Universal Telescoping Hood Prop and Safety Support Rod. This handy accessory features an extendable design that goes from a compact car-friendly 26.25-inches to a big-rig capable 61.25-inches quickly and easily to give you the reliable support you need when working under the hood. The rod can be locked into multiple lengths to suit a variety of vehicles with intermediate pin locks at 43.75-inches and 53.35-inches in addition to its fully collapsed and deployed lengths for a total of 4 separate sizes. The spring pin locking system used prevents accidental retraction in the event the prop is knocked into or bumped and the rubber end caps provide both a secure grip that resists slipping and a soft touch that won't gouge plastic interior liners or scratch painted finishes. This support rod is just as useful in the back of a vehicle as to the front when you need to hold trunk lids and hatchbacks open wide when doing rear-end work and maintenance.
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Amanda is thrilled to have the opportunity to live and work in the area where she grew up. After graduating from Cumberland Valley High School, Amanda went to Syracuse University, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a dual B.A. in broadcast & digital journalism and international relations.
Amanda has always loved investigative reporting. While working in Toledo, Ohio, she exposed flaws in the state vaccination tracking system that allowed students’ health information to slip through the cracks. She also uncovered fraudulent expenses in the City of Toledo.
At ABC 27, Amanda has continued to hold Midstate leaders accountable through her reporting about increased costs of higher education, nursing home problems, and public expenses.
The Associated Press has honored Amanda with several awards, including “Best Reporter” for the year 2014.
Amanda is an active supporter of Boys and Girls Club and American Heart Association. When she’s not at work, she enjoys reading, spending time with her husband, and keeping her five younger brothers in line.