22 Nov 5 Tips to Help You Choose the Best Lifting Equipment to Hire for Your Needs
How many construction sites do you walk or drive past daily? Or window cleaners suspended along high rise buildings? These images are so familiar that many of us never think twice about what goes into keeping those activities safe and efficient. It comes down to three key elements: proper processes, skills training, and selecting the right machine for the job. As experts with top quality lifting equipment for hire, we decided to write this blog about how you can choose the best Mobile Elevated Working Platform (MEWP) for your work site.
#1 – Consider the Height That You’ll Need to Reach
Depending on the design, MEWPs can reach various heights. Ranges in the most popular types are as follows: scissor lifts range from 7,8m to 18,0m, articulating booms range from 10m to 43,15m, and telescopic boom lifts range from 15,45m to 47,7m. Figure out how high up you require to move loads, then choose a lift type that falls into that range.
#2 – Select a Machine That Can Carry the Type & Weight of the Load
It also depends on the type of cargo you’ll be lifting. Consult with an expert on which type of lifting equipment is ideal for you in terms of mass and material of the load.
#3 – Think About the Type of Terrain That the MEWP Will be Used On
Flat, rocky, slippery, or steep? Whatever the ground setting is, you must choose lifting equipment that can move and stay balanced on it. Get something that’s designed to withstand the elements and work effortlessly in the environment where your worksite is located.
#4 – Account for Maintenance Within the Time Frame That You’ll Require the Equipment
Find out if the company you’ll be hiring from provides maintenance and repairs with their service. This eliminates the frustration of being left stranded if something goes wrong and the machine is damaged while you work.
#5 – Compare Quotes & Examine the Value for Money on Each Offer
Last, but definitely not least, is the budget. Request for quotes and ask for detailed explanations of what each offer includes. You’ll be able to select the best value for money deal, considering what you require.
It’s all about anticipating what exactly your needs will be and identifying the machine that will best serve them. Pay attention to all these elements, and you can make the best lifting equipment hire choice that fits into your project perfectly. For more information get in touch with Sterling Access today!


Mexican Progressive Metal band The Arkitecht published the sampler for the new album “Heart Failure” out on August 29, 2022. Stream the album sampler through the YouTube player below:
“Heart Failure is a concept album where every song has it’s own unique sound. The story is of a father and his son; a heart attack, the son’s indifference to the father’s death, and an unresolved relationship that goes on well beyond the father’s demise.
Influenced by amazing bands such as Mastodon, Textures, Killer Be Killed, Hacride, Alter Bridge, Nickelback, Devin Townsend, Opeth, Leprous and many more, Heart Failure is a very complex blend of seemingly unrelated subgenres, carefully sewed together to create a unique musical journey that serves as soundtrack for these two characters.
Introducing singer extraordinaire Omar Kempkes, and returning guitar virtuoso César Huesca and multi-instrumentalist Genaro Ochoa. The trio have set up to make one of the most ambitious albums of the year.
Seat back, relax, close your eyes and enjoy!” – The Arkitecht
Purchase the album on Bandcamp: https://thearkitecht.bandcamp.com/album/heart-failure
- Coronary (1:09)
- Harlequin’s Crown (5:17)
- You Don’t Belong Here (3:33)
- Half Star Cowboy (4:58)
- Shadow Hunter (3:37)
- Drive (5:55)
- Lotus Intangible (4:04)
- Heritage (4:36)
- When You Try To Leave Me (6:29)
- Heart Failure I: Clouded Skies (4:18)
- Heart Failure II: Anesthetize (1:59)
- Heart Failure III: Song Of Condemnation (2:22)
- Heart Failure IV: Lungs Collapsed (1:45)
- Heart Failure V: Staring Beyond The Summit (5:25)
Genaro Ochoa / All Music, Clean and Acoustic Guitars, Programming
Omar Kempkes / Vocals
César Huesca / Rhythm Guitars and Solos
José Luis Esquivel / Orchestral Arrangements


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Max was born in 1995 in Berlin. Just a few years later he moved to Nürnenberg where he went to school and trained as a metal worker. After school he studied both history and art history and in 2019 he began to study painting at HFBK under Anselm Reyle since 2020.
The Work “:)” is a combination of three paintings, each of different sizes. They show the process of forming a painting from the first color concept and overall atmosphere in small scale to a bigger format. The subject of those paintings is a meme. During the times of the pandemic it was very hard to find inspiration in real life. While being stuck at home, scrolling through his instagram feed was one way to feel connected to others, so he started to use memes as references.

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Zamparutti claims that Mary Baker Eddy employs Plato’s dialectical method (defining terms by reference to their opposite) to transform the Platonic idea of ‘substance’ into a spiritual principle, God. From Platonist assumptions, Eddy re-conceives substance as the one immaterial Spirit. Burke, as an agnostic, developed his philosophy of language by converting some of Eddy’s ideas learned in childhood, to secular usage.View Annotation
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“New Thinking, New Thought, New Age: The Theology and Influence of Emma Curtis Hopkins (1849-1925)” (2002)
Michell examines the influences, and theological connections and differences, between the teachings of Mary Baker Eddy, Emma Curtis Hopkins, the 19th-century Woman’s movement, and the New Thought and New Age movements. Hopkins, unlike Eddy, would see Truth in all religions, not limited to Christianity, and focused more on a prosperity gospel.View Annotation
“Sickness, Death, and Illusion in Christian Science” (2001)
Within the context of the interaction of cultural, intellectual, and religious influences, Prentiss positions Christian Science as a response to orthodox theologies, the lingering effects of the Civil War, horrific medical practices, and the suffrage movement. Christian Science theology appeared to subscribe to Platonic dualism, but its view of matter as a product of a false consciousness distinguishes it from dualism.View Annotation
Mary Baker Eddy: The Years of Discovery (1966)
“Discovery” is the first in a three-volume biography of Mary Baker Eddy by Peel, a literary critic, counter-intelligence officer, and editorial consultant to the Christian Science Church. Striving for a straightforward account, without apologetics or polemics, Peel examines Eddy’s intellectual and spiritual path of discovery, from her life of obscurity and loss to her search for health and spiritual breakthrough.View Annotation
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A Black or White Existence
A black or white mentality has always been my issue, according to other people, that is. I have found it clean, well-organized and comforting. Limited options create an environment of juxtaposition that allow me to choose quickly and decisively because it always seems that one of the options is an unsatisfactory choice, and therefore the decision is obvious.
But currently, my life has become more complex. I live a more wide open lifestyle by design, having broken out of my structured ways, now that I am free of a profession and the need to move through life at a fast pace. I have slowed down, become more introspective and am given to devoting time to reflection and a diverse point of view. But, old habits die hard. They struggle to remain and tempt one to carry on with the familiar, more out of habit than of a founded approach.
It also seems these days, my decisions carry with them a greater importance and long lasting consequence. I have arrived at a crossroads of my life that begs me to look deeper and further for options than I have ever dared to explore.
It is all quite exciting at first blush, thinking about unlimited possibilities, letting my imagination run barefoot through the grass of what ifs. But when I begin to feel pressured to relieve myself of the discomfort of indecision, I fall back into the clearly delineated and comfortable, this or that thinking.
I have had to push back on the urge to make a decision for the sake of comfort, sit in the angst of the unknown and unforeseen for a time until I can clearly see what else may be waiting off in the mist that is perhaps a bit less for sure and more might be.
It takes practice, this new way of thinking. It requires one to stop moving, stop overthinking and release my imagination to conjure up a broader view. I am working on it each day, each decision, as I move through this wonderful albeit uncharted course of a life explored. Who knows what I will find and where I may head next.

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Lucien Engelen stands as a trailblazing figure in healthcare transformation, serving as the CEO of Transform Health. His remarkable journey is characterized by an unwavering commitment to reshaping healthcare systems on a global scale.
With deep insights into the dynamic healthcare landscape, Lucien’s career has been a continuous quest to harness technology and collaboration for the betterment of healthcare delivery. His visionary leadership has led to groundbreaking advancements in telemedicine, digital health, and patient-centric care, revolutionizing how healthcare is administered and experienced.
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Albuquerque police arrest couple connected to shooting at Duran’s Central Pharmacy
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque police say 28-year-old Jonathan Olivas and 39-year-old Amanda Sheppard have turned themselves in for the accidental shooting that injured a man at Duran’s Central Pharmacy Sunday.
Police said a customer was shot in the back of the head and taken to the hospital.
Surveillance video shows both Olivas and Sheppard get up from the counter at Duran’s and leave after the gun goes off. They turned themselves in to police Tuesday.
According to APD, Olivas told detectives the .22 caliber revolver was inside Sheppard’s purse and when the purse dropped to the floor, he heard a “pop.” When he looked to the ground, he saw the gun, picked it up, and put it in his pocket before leaving the restaurant.
Sheppard told detectives she didn’t know the firearm was in her purse because she doesn’t usually carry it. She said she does not have a concealed carry permit. Sheppard said she believed the “pop” was a highchair hitting the floor.
Sheppard is being charged with the following:
- Unlawful Carrying of a Firearm in a Licensed Liquor Establishment
- Negligent use of a Firearm
- Unlawful Carrying of a Deadly Weapon
- Tampering with Evidence
Olivas is being charged with tampering with evidence.
This is a developing story. Stay with KOB 4 Eyewitness News and KOB.com for updates.


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Targeting RNA metabolism and immune sensing mechanisms to discover innovative small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer
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858 Therapeutics is a biotechnology and drug discovery company developing a portfolio of small molecule drugs that act on novel therapeutic targets in oncology, including proteins that regulate RNA and the innate immune response.
858 was founded by a veteran team who together bring a track record of success in pharma and biotech drug discovery. Building from our collective experience in the fields of epigenetics, single cell genomics, and innate immunity, 858 scientists are dedicated to the company’s mission to discover innovative therapeutics for the treatment of cancers that are resistant to current therapies.
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GASHI and DJ Snake have added Afro B and Chris Brown to the updated version of their single “Safety”. This new edition of the track is titled “Safety 2020”.
Roc Nation-signee GASHI has teamed up with G-Eazy on his brand new single titled “My Year”. The artist is currently working on a new project.
GASHI has teamed up with French Montana and DJ Snake on his brand new single titled “Creep On Me”. The Brooklyn based rapper and singer is currently working on his next project Stairs 2: Honesty Saves Time.


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Heavy metal band Mastodon announced Friday that their upcoming compilation album, Medium Rarities, will be released Sept. 11 through Reprise Records. The group also released a previously unreleased song featuring Neurosis’s Scott Kelly, titled “Fallen Torches.”
“This classic Mastodon track was recorded in Atlanta in 2019, originally planned to be released in support of a European tour,” Rick Gherson of Reprise Records said in a press release. “The track was delayed so the band could focus on the release of Stairway to Nick John, a tribute to their late, long time manager Nick John, with proceeds going to the Hirshberg Foundation for Pacreatic Cancer Research in his honor.”
The album will include instrumental songs, live tracks, covers and B-sides that have never been released digitally. They cover include The Flaming Lips’ “A Spoonful Weighs a Ton,” Butthole Surfers’ “Atlanta” and Metallica’s “Orion.” Their soundtrack songs include “White Walker” from Game of Thrones and “Cut You Up with a Linoleum Knife” from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
Album pre-orders began Friday and included a download of “Fallen Torches.” It is accompanied by album-related merchandise on the band’s website, including shirts and a vinyl. The project precedes the group’s eighth studio album, which will be released in late 2021.
Mastodon formed in Atlanta in 2000 and have since released seven studio albums. The group members include vocalist Brann Dailor, guitarist and vocalist Brent Hinds, guitarist Bill Kelliher and bassist Troy Sanders. The original lead singer, Eric Saner, left the group in 2001. The group won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2018 for their song “Sultan’s Curse,” which is from their seventh studio album, Emperor of Sand.
Kelliher said in May that the group has about 20 rough songs for their upcoming album and a song for the film Bill and Ted Face the Music. Kelliher recently joined a group of artists to perform a cover of Rush’s “Anthem” for Two Minutes to Late Night. In February, Hinds hinted at a new project with Sleep’s Matt Pike.
Medium Rarities Tracklist
2. A Commotion (Feist cover)
3. Asleep in the Deep (Instrumental)
4. Capillarian Crest (Live)
5. A Spoonful Weighs a Ton (The Flaming Lips cover)
6. Toe to Toes (Instrumental)
7. Circle of Cysquatch (Live)
8. Atlanta (feat. Gibby Haynes)
9. Jaguar God (Instrumental)
10. Cut You Up With a Linoleum Life (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)
11. Blood & Thunder (Live)
12. White Walker (Game of Thrones)
13. Halloween (Instrumental)
14. Crystal Skull (Live)
15. Orion (Metallica cover)
16. Iron Tusk (Live)
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In the outgoing 1960's and early 1970's more and more electronic components found their way into analog film cameras but it wasn't until 1976 when the first film camera with a built-in CPU appeared on the market. The Canon AE-1. By that time and shortly after the CCD found it's way into television and astronomy cameras. Sony was the first company to built and demonstrate a consumer-grade, filmless camera, the Mavica in 1981. An electronic still video camera.
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Work on the Mavica begun in 1979, maybe even earlier as Sony already had plans in 1974 for a Mavica device. That device was a Magnetic Video Card recorder. The recorder was never commercially realized but I believe that some ideas from that time were used to construct the Mavica of 1981. The term Mavica had now changed to Magnetic Video Camera. Sony also claimed right from the beginning that the quality of the CCD output didn't suffice and the camera would not be marketed for at least 18 to 24 months. Very realistic because a Mavica alone wouldn't do the trick. There were no standards defined yet. A special TV set, Mavipak player and even printer would also be required to enjoy the full experience. Also, Sony clearly stated that the Mavica was not intended to replace analog film cameras but should be regarded as a new way of home entertainment.
The recording medium, called Mavipak, was a magnetic 2" floppy disk. Very similar to the 3.5" Floppy Computer Disks Sony introduced the very same year. As I said there were no standards in 1981. It wasn't until 1983 that over 40 manufacturers decided to standardize and promote Still Video Cameras and the Video Floppy Disk as ther recording medium. They were called the Electronic Still Camera Standardization Committee (ESCSC). That was that. From 1981 to 1986 it was a rollercoaster ride of hopes, dreams, promises, delays and prototypes. It was the new craze, the new hype. Strange enough, the market was flooded with peripheral devices such as player, recorders and printers even before Still Video Cameras were marketed.
But why? It was not only the costs as mentioned, the technology was readily available. Videocameras with CCD's had already been marketed. It's basically the same as it was in the 1970's with CCD television cameras, recording and capturing moving images was easy but taking a still picture was the challenge!
Sony and Canon were leading. Canon finally broke the barrier and launched the RC-701. First still video camera that could actually be bought. Kodak claimed from an early point on that they had all the material and knowledge to built a still video camera but never came farther than a prototype. From there on the entire still video market only lasted for six more years and the companies that opened the market, Sony and Canon, both closed it with the release of the last ProMavica (MVC-7000) and the last Canon RC models (RC-360, 560, 570). I don't know what the exact reason was why companies stopped producing still video cameras in 1992 since there were only a handful of digital cameras on the market and they were all very expensive at that time. Funny how we all exactly know how SVC started but know nothing about why it all ended so suddenly.
Here is a quote by Kodak's former vice president Raymond H. DeMoulin which I found totally mind-boggling. It is from an interview he gave in early 1987.
'We can rely on silver halide (film) for decades to come. The quality of a still video image can not match that. Not in 1990, not in 1999 and even in the year 2010 will silver halide photography be the leader in image quality. Maybe even in a hundred years but I might be pushing too far ahead with this'


The alternative minimum tax (AMT) is a tax system separate from the regular tax that is intended to prevent a taxpayer with substantial income from avoiding tax liability by using various exclusions, deductions, and credits.
Under it, AMT rates are applied to AMT income determined after the taxpayer “gives back” an assortment of tax benefits. If the tax determined under these calculations exceeds the regular tax, the larger amount is owed. In computing the AMT, only alternative minimum taxable income (AMTI) above an AMT exemption amount is taken into account. The AMT exemption amount is set by statute and adjusted annually for inflation, and the exemption amounts are phased out at higher income levels.
Under pre-Act law, for 2018, the exemption amounts were scheduled to be:
(i) $86,200 for marrieds filing jointly/surviving spouses;
(ii) $55,400 for other unmarried individuals;
(iii) 50% of the marrieds-filing-jointly amount for marrieds filing separately, i.e., $43,100;
And, those exemption amounts were reduced by an amount equal to 25% of the amount by which the individual’s AMTI exceeded:
(i) $164,100 for marrieds filing jointly and surviving spouses (phase-out complete at $508,900);
(ii) $123,100 for unmarried individuals (phase-out complete at $344,700); and
(iii) 50% of the marrieds-filing-jointly amount for marrieds filing separately, i.e., $82,050 (phase-out complete at […]


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Now open at the Split Screen Installation Space, curated by Dividni Shostakovich, is The Path by Cherry Manga, the artist's first work to be displayed in Second Life in more than a year. The scene is a dark, celestial space in which pulsing wireframe forms suggest constellations in the night sky. Slowly drifting through everything are the words "Creativity is contagious. Pass it on," a quote attributed to Albert Einstein. Be sure to sit in various locations throughout the build, and to have local sounds turned up.
The installation is actually a small version of a much more substantial artwork that will be realized on FrancoGrid, opening on September 7 as part of Fest'Avi, an event that focuses on full permissions avatars. The display at Split Screen "doesn't render the bigger project," Cherry told me, "but I give a small idea, and the main idea is to offer full perms free avatars." Along with the free "Light of Light" avatar (to the right in the image below), visitors can acquire a free sculpture (to the left below), simply entitled The Path. (An early version of The Path gift contained an accidental extra (and obviously out of place) prim; the correct version is now available at the Split Screen landing point.) The installation will remain on display until the end of July.


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Climate change is fueling more conflict between humans and wildlife
Wildfires pushing tigers towards Sumatran villages. Drought prodding elephants into African cropland. Hotter ocean temperatures forcing whales into shipping lanes.
Humans and wildlife have long struggled to harmoniously coexist. Climate change is pitting both against each other more often, new research finds, amplifying conflicts over habitat and resources.
"We should expect these kinds of conflicts to increase in the future," said lead researcher Briana Abrahms, a wildlife biologist at the University of Washington. "Recognizing that climate is an important driver can help us better predict when they'll occur and help us [intervene]."
Human-wildlife conflict is defined as any time humans and wildlife have a negative interaction: a car hitting a deer; a carnivore killing livestock; a starving polar bear going into a remote Alaskan village looking for food.
Abrahms, who studying large carnivores in Africa and humpback whale entanglements off the Pacific Coast, started to notice examples of human-wildlife conflict that appeared to be influenced by the effects of climate change. She and a team of researchers looked at three decades of published research on human-wildlife conflict on six continents and five oceans, looking to see if there was a climate connection.
They found 49 cases that all followed a similar pattern, Abrahms said. "There's some climate driver that's changing what people do or what animals do and that's leading to these increased conflicts."
The most prominent driver of conflict they found involved a shift in resources. On land that frequently meant the availability of water.
Climate change is disrupting precipitation patterns around the world. The most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says roughly half of the world's population is experiencing severe water scarcity for at least one month per year due to climatic and other factors.
The shortages are forcing both people and wildlife to look for new sources of water, often bringing them into conflict. Many of those interactions, the new paper says, have resulted in human deaths or injuries, as well as property damage and loss of livelihoods. The findings were published in the journal Nature Climate Change.
In Zimbabwe and southern Africa, for example, rainfall patterns have become more unpredictable and droughts have intensified as the climate has warmed.
"Local communities not only have to contend with unreliable precipitation patterns that make them food insecure in the first place," Narcisa Pricope, a professor of geography at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, told NPR last summer. "But on top of that, they have to live with wildlife in very close proximity as a result of the shrinking of water availability throughout the landscape."
At least 20 people were killed in confrontations with elephants last year, according to Zimbabwe's National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority.
Drought has also been connected to increases in wildlife-vehicle collisions in Australia and North America. In California, drought and massive climate-fueled wildfires that damaged millions of acres of habitat forced deer, elk, black bears and mountain lions to seek out new habitat. The state's transportation agency warned in 2021, putting the animals and motorists at increased risk.
Collisions between vehicles and large mammals cause an estimated $8 billion in property damage and other costs every year, according to the Federal Highway Administration.
Knowing that these kinds of conflicts are likely to increase as the climate continues to warm, Abrahms said, it's important for policymakers and people to look at solutions.
Take an acute drought, for example. Knowing that animals are going to be dealing with natural food shortages, she said, "let's make sure we are locking up our cars and putting food away in campsites."
Take steps, she said, to try and prevent a harmful interaction before it starts.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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Mechanical Engineering Technology Opportunities
A degree earned in the field of mechanical engineering technology could prepare candidates for a future in various public and private industries. This includes product design and fabrication, CAD and computer graphics, automated machinery management, manager overseeing the working of the industrial plant, heat and cold machine management, transport machinery maintenance, aerodynamics, as well as system control.
In the Field
Let's take a look at some of the specific roles that a mechanical engineer technician could be eligible for. Some positions may require experience, certifications, or even more education. Always be sure you know the exact qualifications for a position.
1. Mechanical Engineering Consultant
Requiring high levels of expertise for their chosen discipline within the field of mechanical engineering, consultants are often brought in to solve a particular problem for the company within a limited amount of time. It could be your role to gain a full understanding of the client's problem and the kind of resolution they desire, and then use your skills to bring about a satisfactory conclusion.
2. Product and Material Testing Technologist
Performing product function inspections as well as monitoring test procedures and regularly checking the industrial equipment to ensure the highest-quality output for the company.
3. Drafting and Computer Graphics Engineer
Creating visual effects integrated with graphics which could be used for the designing of various software application, including but not limited to video games and operating systems. Your familiarity with computer engineering could be of significant assistance in this particular field.
4. Quality Management Engineer
You need to have a deep understanding of the principles of quality evaluation and control of products and services according to whichever quality management standard your company follows. Work is usually found in manufacturing plants, where every step of the production process takes place under the quality engineer's supervision.
5. Industrial Engineer
You could develop job evaluation programs, which could be used to eliminate waste in the production process. Also, devising systems that increase the efficiency of workers, machines, materials, information and energy by providing them with an integrated platform of operation for the purpose of making a product or providing a service.
6. Product Engineer
You could be in charge of the process of designing and developing the device that the company sells. You could also be in charge of designing the assembly or system of production that could be used to manufacture the product on a larger scale for the market. It could be your responsibility to ensure that the product meets the specifications and goals of the company in every manner before it goes into production.
7. Production Manager
It could be your task to ensure that the production process which is responsible for the creation of the product is as efficient as possible, in order to reduce costs and improve time of production while minimizing the generation of wasteful byproducts.
Various principles of engineering and management science are required. You could be in charge of analyzing and planning work flow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
8. Transportation Engineer
Highway engineering and infrastructure design are the two main areas of engagement for a transportation engineer. Other than roads, you can always find employment in the construction and maintenance of airways and canals as well as seaports. You could be required to employ various engineering principles to plan and implement the functional design as well as operation and management of facilities that are used as a mode of transportation.
Being a transportation engineer requires a great deal of ruggedness, since most of the duties involve the presence of heavy duty, noisy and dangerous machinery while standing exposed to harsh weather.
9. Power and Energy Engineer
This is one of the newest fields to come out of engineering in recent times. Your role would require your involvement in the production of energy through natural and renewable means. You could be in charge of dealing with the energy efficiency of the system, management of the facility and energy equipment.
You could also have to make sure the manufacturing plant complies with the rules and regulations regarding energy use, and creating a map of future energy technologies that your company can use to further improve the energy production and consumption process.
If you desire to expand your opportunities within the field, you also have the option of gaining further education beyond a basic bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology. This would increase your skill set and make you eligible for more highly specialized roles.
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The lawyer to Nnamdi Kanu Mr.Ifeanyi Ejik, has sued the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai over Nnamdi Kanu’s disappearance since the raid on September 14, 2017 by the Army on his residence. I think this is the whole idea behind the Operation Python dance
In an originating motion filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, Ejik wants the court to give an order mandating General Buratai to produce Kanu in court on his next adjournment date for the criminal trial he is facing in October. The motion has the IPOB leader as the only applicant and the Chief of Army Staff as the only respondent.
According to the application, the grounds for the relief include that the Kanu was, before he went missing, known to have lawfully exercised his constitutional right of freedom of association, peaceful assembly and self-determination.
The application also said Kanu was still enjoying the bail granted him by the court, when the prosecution in his trial requested the court to revoke the bail. It also accused the Nigerian Army of acting under express command purportedly handed down by Buratai, and violently invaded the applicant’s home in Afara Ukwu Ibeku in Umuahia in Abia State.
Is Nnamdi Kanu gone?

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The 69-page document obtained by the Times marked "For Internal Use Only" was among materials for federal public health response teams deployed to coronavirus hotspots to help local public health officials handle the outbreak, the [New York Times] reported.
The report goes on to say that it’s unclear if Trump read the documents.
That motherfucker doesn’t read anything. He’s using children’s lives as political pawns in a game to get re-elected. Meanwhile, nearly 130,000 people have died and he doesn’t care. More will die. He won’t care.
Has it occurred to anyone that they don’t have to listen to what the president says? That they don’t have to do what he tells them to do?

domain: sociology


|Publication number||US5462063 A|
|Application number||US 08/200,412|
|Publication date||31 Oct 1995|
|Filing date||23 Feb 1994|
|Priority date||25 Feb 1993|
|Also published as||CA2116419A1, EP0612503A1|
|Publication number||08200412, 200412, US 5462063 A, US 5462063A, US-A-5462063, US5462063 A, US5462063A|
|Inventors||Joost Kist, Willem P. G. Rovers, Dirk A. Vanden Berghe|
|Original Assignee||Futura Nova B.V.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (23), Non-Patent Citations (40), Referenced by (21), Classifications (11), Legal Events (4)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
The present invention relates to cell collecting devices and more particularly to a universally applicable cell collecting device adapted for safe and efficient collection of cells from the human body.
In the medicinal and biological fields, cells, body fluids and microorganisms are commonly collected from humans and other living creatures for subsequent study. Typically, cells are removed from a body cavity with an instrument and thereafter retained for further examination. Such cells may be placed on a slide for microscopic examination, on a culture medium for microbiological culture studies, or in a receptacle for preserving such cells during transport to a laboratory. Procedures are routinely performed to remove and study cells from such body cavities as the nasal, throat, anal, vaginal, cervical, and urethral cavities as well as from surgical wounds and topical skin sites.
With such cell collection procedures, safety is a great concern. In particular, it is desirable to collect the specimen from a body cavity without irritating the site or causing trauma. Additionally, it is desirable to avoid causing infection at the collection site.
One prior art cell collection instrument includes a stick or handle made of wood, plastic or metal which carries a cotton tip on a distal end thereof. During use, the distal end of the instrument is inserted into a body cavity and the cotton tip is brushed against the wall of the cavity for collecting cells therefrom. The cotton tip retains the cells which are thereafter released for subsequent study.
This prior art cell collection instrument has the disadvantage that humid cells (i.e., wet cells or cells collected in a humid environment) are absorbed within the cotton tip and are not easily released therefrom. Additionally, the cotton tip or a portion thereof, in certain instances, remains at the cell collection site within the body cavity causing sometimes harmful bodily reactions such as inflammation. In certain circumstances, the remaining tip portion can only be removed surgically.
Other prior art cell collection devices include plastic bristles. One such prior art cell collection instrument, particularly suited for cell collection from the cervix, is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,700,713 to Kist. The device of Kist includes a longitudinal stem or handle having a carrier at a distal end thereof and a head including a plurality of parallel flexible bristles attached to the carrier and extending longitudinally and distally from the carrier. Each bristle has a longitudinally extending sharp edge. During use the head is inserted through the uterus opening into the cervix. The handle is then rotated, causing the sharp edges of the bristles to scrape against the cervix wall and collect cells therefrom.
A disadvantage of the Kist device is that the shape and outer dimension of the head of bristles prevents use of the device with body cavities other than the cervix. Additionally, and also due to the shape and outer dimension of the head, the bristles may contact the cervix wall during insertion and removal, potentially causing irritation or trauma.
Accordingly, the general object of the present invention is to provide an improved device for collecting cells or other biological materials, which both safely and efficiently collects samples from a site on or within the human body.
The devices of the invention all include a handle having a proximal end and a distal end. The handle preferably defines a longitudinal axis. A plurality of flexible bristles are attached to the distal end of the handle, preferably extending substantially parallel to the axis, and define a brush head. Each bristle can include one or more longitudinal scraping edges.
According to one aspect of the invention, the bristles are positioned such that the cross-sectional dimensions of the brush head are substantially equal in all dimensions.
According to another aspect of the invention, the bristles include central bristles surrounded completely by outer bristles that are shorter and thinner than the central bristles.
According to another aspect of the invention, the bristles are constructed and arranged in a pattern of concentric circles.
According to another aspect of the invention, each bristle has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal ends are attached to the handle and are spaced from one another in a predetermined array. The distal ends also are positioned in a predetermined array. The distal ends can be positioned closer to one another than are the proximal ends, and in one preferred embodiment the distal ends contact one another in the predetermined array.
According to another aspect of the invention, the bristles include an outermost row that defines an overall shape of the brush head, the shape having a radius of curvature. The bristles of the outermost row have an outwardly facing surface with a radius of curvature that matches the radius of curvature of the shape of the brush head.
According to still another aspect of the invention, the bristles have a resting position and a flexed position, and each bristle has at least one longitudinal scraping edge. The scraping edges are unexposed in the resting position and at least some of the scraping edges are exposed in the flexed position. Thus, when the device is rotated along its longitudinal axis and the bristles are in the unflexed position, only a smooth surface such as a cylinder or a cone contacts the tissue, the smooth surface being defined by the smooth outwardly facing surfaces of the bristles. In this manner, the device may be inserted into the body cavity, presenting only a smooth surface. Thereafter, the device may be rotated, and the resistance of the tissue or the pressure or torsion applied by the user flexes the bristles out of the smooth, predetermined arrangement and orients the bristles for scraping. Tissue then is scraped as the device is rotated.
According to still another aspect of the invention, the bristles may be provided with only two sides, a first rounded side and a second rounded side. The sides meet to form scraping edges. The first rounded side has a first radius of curvature and the second rounded side has a second radius of curvature that differs from the radius of curvature of the first rounded side. Preferably the outwardly facing surface has the larger radius of curvature.
In still other preferred embodiments, the cross-section of at least a part of the bristles can include a larger dimension and a smaller dimension, with the larger dimension oriented in a circumferential direction with respect to the brush head. And in others, the bristles can include two scraping edges, positioned on tangential sides of the bristles in relation to the rotational axis of the device.
The brushes of the invention can include one or many of the features described above. The preferred embodiment, described in detail below, includes most of the foregoing features. It further is characterized by a carrier which is formed integrally with the bristles, the carrier in turn being attached to the handle. The carrier is substantially round in cross-section and has bristles uniformly distributed over it in a circumferential direction. The preferred device further has a brush head that is free of bristles along the center of the carrier along the longitudinal axis. As will be seen, the bristles are symmetrically oriented in relation to the longitudinal axis.
The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the invention will become more clear after a reading of the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and brief description of the drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a side view of a preferred embodiment of the cell collecting device according to the present invention
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a brush head, illustrating the outlay of the bristles on the carrier;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the brush head of FIG. 2, taken along lines III--III showing further details of the arrangement of the bristles on the carrier; and
FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 are cross-sectional views of an inner, mid, and outer bristle shown respectively in FIG. 3, but drawn in an enlarged scale.
The preferred embodiment includes parallel bristles together forming a brush head, one end of the bristles being fixed on a carrier. The bristles are positioned such that the cross dimensions of the brush head is substantially equal in all directions. By using plastic bristles, wet or humid cells are not absorbed so that they can easily be delivered again in order to be examined. Furthermore, the shape of the brush head makes the device suitable for various uses, both in cavities and on the body surface. Of course a circular outer circumference of the carrier and brush offers the best possibilities for universal application, but it is also conceivable that said shapes are slightly adapted for different purposes and consequently also include oval, square or similar shapes.
As mentioned above, the scraping action of the bristles is only activated if the brush is deformed. For example, when cells are collected from a cavity the bristles will be inactive upon insertion and removal and only when the brush head is rotated, the torsion of the bristles will cause their scraping edges to be oriented outwardly thereby being able to scrape cells from the wall. Upon removal of the brush head from the body cavity, the bristles will move back to the inactive position, thereby positioning the collected cells removed from the outwardly facing surface of the brush head. In this way, it is prevented that cells or other biological material collected on the scraping edges are given back to the wall of the cavity. In this manner, great and representative amounts of cells, body fluids or micro-organisms may therefore be gathered. The scraping edges of the bristles may also be activated by pushing the free end of the brush head against the end of the body cavity causing the brush to bulge outwardly and thereby permitting the scraping edges of the bristles to become effective. Also the deformation against a flat surface can make the scraping edges active. In relation to the term scraping edges, it is noted that these edges need not be completely sharp but preferably may be slightly rounded. One therefore may also speak of scraping edges with bristles having an elliptical or oval-shaped cross-section.
To further reduce the risk of trauma upon insertion and removal of the brush head of the device into and out of a body cavity, it may be an advantage when the bristles positioned on the circumference of the brush head are of such cross-section that they form a substantially smooth cylinder-shaped outer circumference of the brush head. This can be realized, for example, in that the circumference of the bristles is defined by two circular segments having different radius of curvature and joining each other at an acute angle. In this case, the radius of curvature of the circular segment of each hair, which is positioned on the circumference of the brush head will correspond to or match the radius of curvature of the whole brush head.
The preferred embodiment includes fourteen bristles 4"' in the outermost row, nine bristles 4"' in the middle row and three bristles 4' in the innermost row. The outwardly facing surfaces of the outermost bristles 4"' define a radius about the central axis of the brush head of 3.0 mm. The outwardly facing surfaces of the middle row of bristles 4" define a radius of 2.25 mm, and the innermost row of bristles 4' have outwardly facing surfaces defining a radius of 1.5 millimeters. The bristles 4"' of the outermost row have a width of 0.5 mm and have an inwardly facing surface defining a radius of 0.5 mm. These bristles are 23.5 mm long. The bristles 4" of the middle row are 0.5 mm in width and have an inwardly facing surface defining a radius of 0.5 mm. The length of the bristles 4" is 25.5 mm. The bristles 4' of the innermost row have a width of 0.7 mm and an inwardly facing surface defining the radius of 0.75 mm. The length of the bristles 4' are 27.5 mm.
A very advantageous embodiment of the device according to the invention is characterized in that the outer circumference of the brush head defined by the bristles is conical from the carrier toward the free end. In this manner, the introduction of the brush head into a body cavity is facilitated on one hand, while also the introduction of the brush head into a receptacle containing transport medium is simplified, or the diameter of the transport medium receptacle may be decreased causing the volume of the receptacle to be reduced leading to a saving of transport medium, on the other hand.
The drawing shows exemplary embodiments of a device for scraping and collecting body cells, and body fluids and for collecting intra and extra cellular micro-organisms.
As shown in FIG. 1, the device includes an elongate straight plastic handle 1 on the one end of which a carrier 2 having a brush head 3 is removably attached. The brush head 3 includes in this embodiment a plurality of bristles 4 extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle 1 and being fixed on one end to the carrier 2 with a uniform distribution. The carrier 2 and the bristles 4 are integral and made of plastic, such as for instance polyethylene Exxon LDPE 653, by injection moulding. 0f course also other materials and other production techniques may be used.
As shown in FIG. 1, at least the bristles positioned at the circumference of the brush head 3 extend from the carrier 2 conically or tapered so that the brush head 3 has the form of a tapered cone having a smooth outer wall.
For the sake of simplicity FIG. 2 and 3 show the bristles 4 parallel to each other, but in practice the bristles will extend in accordance with FIG. 1.
Referring to FIG. 2, the bristles are arranged in three circular rows around the center of the carrier 2, the bristles 4' being the thickest ones and the bristles 4" and 4"' in the rows toward the outer circumference are progressively thinner. This is clearly shown in FIGS. 4-6. The number of bristles in a circular row increase towards the outer circumference. The cross-section of the bristles consist of two circular segments having a larger and smaller radius of curvature, wherein both circular segments join each other at an angle of approximately 90 degrees, defining a more or less sharp edge indicated as scraping edge 5 (Fig. 4-6). The radius of curvature of the circular segment at the outer circumference of the respective row of bristles 4', 4", 4"', and in particular at the outer circumference of the brush head 3, corresponds to the radius of curvature of the brush head 3 in its entirety. This is clearly shown in FIG. 2. The cross-section of the bristles 4 is equal along the full length, but it would of course also be conceivable that the bristles taper towards their free end. The centrally positioned bristles 4' are not only thicker but also longer than the bristles 4"' positioned outwardly thereof and the bristles 4"' in turn positioned outwardly of these. This makes it possible that the brush head 3 tapers to a point on the free end, which facilitates the introduction into cavities. Since the bristles 4' near the center of the carrier 2 are thicker than those outwardly thereof, these bristles 4' effect a rigidification in the center of the brush head 3.
When the device has collected cells, body fluids or intra and extra cellular micro-organisms, these may selectively be directly smeared onto a slide for microscopic examination and on culture medium for microbiological cultures, or be put into a receptacle containing preserving or transport medium in order to be transported to a laboratory. Then the handle 1 is separated from the carrier 2 and brush head 3.
The device according to the invention as described above and shown in the drawing offers many advantages. First of all, large amounts of cells are collected (typical endocervical cell in endocervical samplings). The device may also be introduced into all kinds of body openings so that the device according to the invention may replace the usual cotton bud in nose and throat sampling, in anal, vaginal and cervical samplings and for microbial isolation with skin diseases. Samples may also be taken from surgical wounds or the like. Based thereon, the device according to the invention is applicable both in the microbiology, cytopathology and in PCR technology, so that one can actually speak of a universally applicable cell collecting device.
The invention is not restricted to the embodiment shown in the drawing and described above, which may be varied in different manners within the scope of the invention. The bristles of the brush head may for instance be formed on the carrier in all kinds of other arrangements. For example, the bristles may be arranged symmetrically, as seen in circumferential direction of the carrier, and may also be suited for a rotation of the device in one direction, this in contrast to the embodiment shown which is operational in opposite rotational directions. Also the cross-section of the bristles may be varied and may. include for example rectangular, square or other polygonal shapes, and also round, oval or other shapes and mixtures thereof are conceivable with or without the formation of one or more scraping edges. The term "bristle" is used herein to indicated that the cell collecting means are elongate and elastically bendable and together form a bristle or pencil-shaped head. The flexibility of the bristles will generally be such that a deformation is possible without excessive forces, but the brush head will have a certain rigidity in longitudinal direction in order to assist in a proper introduction into body cavities.
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Booms, cracks, and pops that seem harmless to you may sound like the end of the world to your furry friend. If your dog shakes and trembles during storms, or hides under the bed every Fourth of July, here are some steps you can take to help.

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Golden Knights at Kings Preview: Vegas looks for fourth straight win in series finale against Los Angeles
Mattias Janmark could make his Golden Knights debut.
The Vegas Golden Knights and Los Angeles Kings will finish up their eight-game season series tonight at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. The Knights are coming off a 4-2 win in which they scored four unanswered goals, and they have won five of the seven matchups thus far, outscoring the Kings 24-17.
Monday night’s win was the Knights’ third in a row and fourth in their last five after losing three of four at the start of the month.
It’s a good time for a winning streak, and the Knights will look to extend it tonight.
Vegas is definitely trending in the right direction.
Wins and points are crucial at this point of the season, particularly as the West becomes more of a two-man race with Vegas and Colorado duking it out for first place. But it’s how the Knights have won their last three games that is encouraging.
None of the three wins have been perfect performances, but things finally appear to be clicking, and all three wins have been team-wide efforts.
The first was a 7-4 victory against Arizona.
The Knights emphasized the need for a strong start, and they delivered. The Knights scored four goals in the first 8:44 of the game — in the span of just 5:41 — and went on to add a fifth goal four minutes into the second period. Somewhat understandably, Vegas took the pedal off the gas with a 5-0 lead, but the Knights were able to withstand the late push by Arizona, which included two goals in the span of 58 seconds and a quick response just 15 seconds after Vegas potted its sixth of the night.
It was an unsettling finish, but the Knights had done enough with a completely dominant first period, which featured 22 shots on goal and 10 high-danger chances at 5-on-5. Ten out of 12 Vegas forwards recorded a point, and 13 total skaters found the scoresheet.
In the follow-up meeting against Arizona, the Knights played a stellar defensive game and came away with a hard-fought 1-0 win thanks to the play of Marc-Andre Fleury and the lone goal from Tomas Nosek.
Vegas hit the post at least four times, but it was one of the Knights’ best defensive efforts of the season and a strong response after giving up three third-period goals in the previous game.
As expected, the Coyotes came out hungry, but the Knights were able to weather the storm and keep it scoreless through 20. Vegas then took control in the second and third periods with a 42-24 edge in Corsi at 5-on-5, and Nosek scored the game-winner at 10:38 of the third.
On Monday, Vegas picked up its third straight win, though things did not go according to plan early on. The Kings scored the lone goal of the opening frame and took a 2-0 lead 8:57 into the second. But once again, the Knights didn’t wait until the third period to fight back, as has often been the case this season. Instead, the Knights turned things around in the second period and generated six high-danger chances at 5-on-5, ultimately tying the game at 2-2 on a very late shorthanded goal by Mark Stone.
Vegas added two more tallies in the first 8:22 of the third — giving the Knights four unanswered goals — for the 4-2 win.
During the streak, Alex Tuch snapped a 15-game goal drought, Stone snapped a 10-game drought, Max Pacioretty finally got his 300th goal, and Nosek — as well as both goaltenders — continued to shine.
The Knights certainly didn’t play without mistakes, but they demonstrated improvements in areas the team has struggled with all year; continuing to do so will be key for Vegas.
The next test is another matchup against Los Angeles.
The Kings made two moves at the trade deadline, including moving Jeff Carter to Pittsburgh and re-signing first-line winger Alex Iafallo to a four-year, $16 million contract.
The Kings have gone 2-5-0 in April but won two of four meetings against the Knights in March.
Interestingly, both of those wins came in the second game of a two-game set, so the Kings did not go quietly. That means that since the first two games of the series back in early February, the Knights have not been able to defeat the Kings two games in a row.
Los Angeles may be 20 points behind Vegas in the standings, but that doesn’t mean this game can be taken lightly, so Vegas needs to break that pattern tonight.
The Knights had a relatively quiet trade deadline, but the lone acquisition, Mattias Janmark, is expected to make his Golden Knights debut tonight.
Janmark had 10 goals and 19 points in 41 games with Chicago this season after being part of Dallas’ Stanley Cup run last year. His current 0.46 points-per-game rate is the best of his career.
However, Janmark has regressed significantly over the last month and comes to Vegas in the midst of quite a slump. He has just one point (an assist) in his last 10 games.
But maybe he will end that tonight and score a goal in his first game; after all, it has become almost a rite of passage for Golden Knights skaters.
Janmark should slot in on the third line with Tuch and Nosek, but he’s the type of player who can move around the lineup. He provides bottom-six depth and should be a boon to an already-thriving penalty kill. Of Janmark’s 19 points this season, seven have come on the man advantage and one was a shorthanded goal.
He should fit in, as the Knights are getting offense from throughout the lineup and are scoring goals at all strengths.
In two of the last three games — the blowout win against Arizona and Monday’s win against the Kings — the Knights scored a power-play goal, a shorthanded goal and a goal at 5-on-5. Against the Kings, Stone’s game-tying goal late in the second period was just the Knights’ third shorthanded goal of the season, with Reilly Smith scoring the other two, one of which came at the start of this winning streak.
Perhaps the most important goals were on the power play, however, as the Golden Knights have struggled on the man advantage all season.
Jonathan Marchessault’s goal in the raucous first period against Arizona broke the Knights’ 0-for-18 streak, which had spanned seven games. The Knights technically went 0-for-2 in the 1-0 game, though one of those power plays came with just 15 seconds left in the contest. The Knights’ power-play goal the other night was Pacioretty’s 300th, and it came on an absolute rocket.
The Knights were more patient with the puck and got bodies in front, as Stone set the screen for Pacioretty’s goal.
Simply put, they need more of that.
The Knights aren’t going to be feared for their power play — like Colorado, Boston or Tampa Bay — but it’s imperative that the Knights continue to generate chances. Special teams can dramatically shift momentum, so even if they don’t score, the Knights need to continue to pose a threat on the power play.
On the flip side, the penalty kill has been the best part of Vegas’ game all year. That being said, the Knights have been guilty of committing too many stick infractions of late, so that’s another thing they need to be mindful of in tonight’s matchup.
Most importantly, the Knights need to be ready to play.
In both of the Kings’ wins against Vegas this season, Los Angeles took a 2-0 lead, so a good start has to be front-and-center for the Knights.
How to watch
Time: 7 p.m.
Radio: Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM


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Nate Perleberg has won a lot over the course of his 16 years coaching the Gillette American Legion Post 42 baseball team.
Halfway through June, the Roughriders have reached the grind of a summer schedule that sees them play five to 10 games a week. It’s easy to gloss over wins during the regular season, but that wasn’t the case Thursday night at Hladky Memorial Stadium.
Gillette was hosting Sheridan for a conference doubleheader. The Troopers came away with a 9-0 win in the first game, but the Roughriders responded strong in the nightcap.
The Roughriders were up 8-4 in the top of the seventh when junior Jason Fink took the mound to close out the game for the home squad. Battling winds gusting up to 45 mph, Fink got two quick outs before a runner reached on an error.
With Sheridan down to its last out, Fink struck the batter out on four pitches to seal Gillette’s first conference win of the season.
Sealing the win sparked a Post 42 celebration that began near the pitching mound. Those watching would think the team had just won a state championship. While earning the first conference win was nice, there was another cause for celebration.
The 8-4 win over Sheridan was Perleberg’s 800th career win and bumped his career record to 800-393 (.671). With a Ferris wheel at the Roughrider Carnival swinging clockwise in the background, the players celebrated their coach’s historic milestone outside the home dugout.
A milestone for Wyo. baseball
Ryan Iliff has nothing but fond memories playing for Perleberg.
Iliff graduated from Campbell County High School in 2007 and played for the Roughriders from 2005-08. In his final season as a college-returner, Iliff pitched his team to victory in the state championship game against Cheyenne Post 6 for Perleberg’s first title in 2008.
Perleberg took over the Roughrider program two years earlier during Iliff’s second season playing varsity. The new coach made an immediate impact that boosted his player and program to the next level, Iliff said.
“Right away, in 2006 and 2007, we had very talented teams but he kind of got us over the hump and really turned the corner for the program,” Iliff said. “He had a lot of pride on how he did things and he was a caring person and he wanted to win.
“He definitely got the best out of all of us.”
Perleberg has won plenty and has created a program that can give the Cheyenne Post 6 juggernaut a run every season.
But Iliff, like many others, knows it’s what he does for his players off the field that makes Perleberg such a successful coach.
Winning off the field
Steve Laakso has been a member of the Post 42 American Legion Baseball Board since 2010 and president since 2014.
Having such a successful baseball program is an asset to the Gillette community, he said. Laakso compared the Roughriders to the success basketball teams have found over the years at Campbell County and Thunder Basin high schools.
“He’s created a winning culture and it’s just a great team atmosphere,” Laakso said. “He gets the kids to compete and to believe in themselves, so the kids go out there and they know they can win.”
Having a solid record is an added bonus to any baseball season. But that’s not what the program is all about, Laakso said.
“It’s not just about the wins and losses on the field. Nate is growing these boys and turning them into young men,” Laakso said. “He’s teaching them how to be successful beyond the baseball field, and that’s our most important goal out of all of it.”
Since taking over the program in 2006, Perleberg has had 55 players go on to play college baseball.
Iliff was one of those players to advance to the next level. He played four years of college baseball at the University of Jamestown in North Dakota from 2008-11.
It was Perleberg who helped create the opportunity for him to play college baseball, Iliff said.
“Being from Gillette, no one came and recruited us. There weren’t colleges coming to watch us play,” Iliff said. “He was getting us in the right tournaments so we could actually be seen and he was helping me reach out to coaches and send emails.
“He played a huge role in having our guys be seen and also having them be ready to play college baseball.”
After graduating in 2011, Iliff was hired as an assistant coach for the Jimmies in 2012 and has been there ever since. From 2012-17, Iliff coached the college baseball season in Jamestown before returning to Gillette to assist Perleberg on the Roughriders for the rest of the summers.
While he no longer coaches in Gillette, Iliff never hesitates to recommend a Roughrider recruit to the UJ coaching staff. Talent is always what sticks out in the recruitment process, but good character can sometimes be the difference for a recruit, Iliff said.
“We know that we can go get a Gillette guy and they’ll be prepared to play right away because they do things the right way,” Iliff said.
Perleberg doesn’t worry too much about records or career stats. All he cares about is winning the next game.
“All I was thinking about was trying to earn the split,” Perleberg said about Thursday night’s win. “It made it a little bit better that it was Sheridan to get that 800th (win), but it really wasn’t going through my mind at all.”
State championships are the main motivator for Perleberg and he preaches that to year in and year out. But at the end of the day, win or lose, he wants all his players to have no regrets when their American Legion careers come to an end.
“The culture is the No. 1 thing in our program,” Perleberg said. “The character of our players in our program means a lot more to me than all the wins and, honestly, baseball in general.
“Baseball is really just a teaching point for life.”
Perleberg is a humble guy. Because of that, he doesn’t take credit for the 800 wins. He does, however, take credit for the 393 losses.
“I always say, ‘The players win ’em and the coaches lose ’em,’” Perleberg said. “I’ve just been fortunate to have a lot of great players along the way.”


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Impact of such terms as third order dispersion, self-steepening and stimulated Raman scattering on evolution of ultrashort pulses is considered in detail. Under influence of these effects, pulse did not maintain its initial shape. Pulse splits into constituents, its spectrum also evolving into several bands which are known as optical shock and self-frequency shift phenomena. We concluded that when the input peak power is large enough, dynamics of pulse splitting will be complicated. Our numerical simulations were in good agreement with experimental results.


All of Israel was alarmed in August when Russia sent the advanced S-300 anti-aircraft weapons system to Iran, but there was no need to worry. Months ago, Rabbi Nir Ben Artzi had a Bible inspired vision in which he saw precisely what the fate of the missiles would be.
In a lecture that he gave in September, Rabbi Nir Ben Artzi reassured his followers that the S-300 anti-aircraft weapons system Russia was sending to Iran would not be a threat to Israel, despite what military experts claimed.
He cited Psalms as the source of his prescient knowledge.
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. Psalms 37:15
The rabbi predicted, “These missiles, which can shoot down practically any plane, will get a virus in their computers, and go crazy.They will blow up inside their bunkers. The launcher will blow up underneath them.”
Last week, a video went up on YouTube showing precisely what the rabbi had prophesied: a missile shot out of an S-300 launcher but its rocket failed to ignite. The missile dropped back onto its launcher, exploding inside the bunker.


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For creative spirits Jim A. Barker and Jamie-Lee Garner, the move to the New England region in northern New South Wales has given them the freedom to not only pursue their passions but turn them into a career.
When Jim and Jamie-Lee decided to move seven hours from their inner-city life in Sydney, to a sprawling mudbrick, off-grid home on 100 acres of bush outside Glen Innes, their family and friends were apprehensive.
But the couple say their “niche skillset” and “lower cost of living” has given them the freedom to work for themselves in their creative fields – Jim with his photography business, Twelve Points Photography and Jamie-Lee as an artist specialising in oils, ceramics and photography. “Moving out to a place like this has enabled a much greater work-life balance,” Jim explains.
“There are less overheads, so we have been able to minimise the amount of time we spend working for someone else. I am now working fully for myself, and Jamie’s been building up her portfolio of artworks.”
While their move was accelerated by COVID, “the seed” was planted well before, with COVID just the “trigger of a gun that was already loaded”.
“When COVID happened and everyone was working from home, we asked if it would be ok if we lived further away,” Jamie-Lee says.
With the original impetus to “practice our own art and have more time and space to do that” as well as live more sustainably, the couple say they stumbled across Glen Innes and their home by accident.
“But we weren’t thinking about moving yet – or even buying a house – but then maybe six months later we started looking to purchase our house. And we saw some up here and remembered there was a really nice bookstore and cafe and that we had liked the way it felt.”
Jim says they hadn’t inspected any houses before they cast their net to Glen Innes.
“We had been looking for three to six months and hadn’t found anything we wanted to look at in person,” he says. “So we kept on looking further and further afield until we got this far north, and we came here and were just blown away by it.
“It is one of those houses that takes your breath away.”
Jamie-Lee says it also ticked their box of living more self-sustainably.
“I remember writing down a list of what we wanted and if we could find an earth building – like a mudbrick house – fully off-grid with solar, that was the goal,” she says. “As there is just not many of them.”
Making the move in late-2021, the couple have not only held their wedding at the property – a huge undertaking with 120 guests – but have adjusted to a new way of life and community. “Our apartment in Surry Hills was a third of the size of our entire living room here,” Jim laughs.
But with it, has come a degree of isolation, he says.
“We are twenty minutes out of town, so we are not considered ‘townies’ by any stretch. We have to get into the car to drive into town so just getting that human connection element can be trickier.”
Jamie-Lee concurs, saying “there are no accidental interactions, you have to go somewhere to be around other people”. While they are more geographically isolated, Jamie-Lee says it is different to the sense of loneliness they experienced in the city. “Even though there were more people around, it felt like we were living in a little bubble,” she says. “It felt like it was just our house, and we weren’t very happy. It’s kind of why we moved.
“Now it is physically lonely because we are here alone, but it doesn’t feel sad. It feels beautiful.”
For Jim, the move has also seen them become part of a community – one he is working to document as part of his current photography work. “That was one of the things that really shocked me moving out here was just how friendly everyone in the country is,” he says. “You always hear it but don’t get to experience it in the cities. “Now that I’ve experienced it, I can’t go back to what we were seeing in Sydney.” There are also a lot of fellow creatives in the area, he says, which has seen him work on “trying to sell the secret of how many creative people live in the New England region”.
“We didn’t realise that we were moving somewhere that had the oldest arts council in Australia and lots of artists and artisans,” he says.
“So the project is aiming to document 100 artists in the area, in situ, and to tell the rest of the country of their seemingly secret existence”, with plans to feature all in a book and exhibition.
“I would like to get a book printed up that can be offered throughout the New England region, as both an artistic piece and a tourism piece, to attract more people to the region.”
Jim, who specialises in portraiture and was behind Doortraits, a series of highly-acclaimed photographs of Sydneysiders in front of their homes during the early stage of COVID, says he now has “greater and more varied opportunities for photography out here”, with his work including events, weddings, portraits, product and video.
For Jamie-Lee, who also works for a podcasting company, the move has not only given her the physical space to pursue her art, but the mental space to “envelop myself in the experience of painting”.
“There is this sort of certain feeling of inner peace, I would say, that has helped me with creating work out here,” she says.
“It’s almost like you have the physical space outside but it’s also created a lot of internal space where I can actually think and not feel worried about whether the painting is good or not.
“I can just have fun. It has actually become enjoyable.”
With Jim working towards the launch of his exhibition and book in 2024, and Jamie-Lee developing her body of artwork, the couple say they have found their calling.
“The move has really enabled us to focus on our creative pursuits and creative learnings,” Jim says.
“We live a much more creative life now.”

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