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|Llewellyn's 2019 Daily Planetary Guide
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Parametric resonance in a 2:1 Wave Energy Converter: investigating the feasibility of the design space
Reference persons GIUSEPPE GIORGI
Research Groups MOREnergy Lab
Description The effort to increase the converted power is a common challenge in the field of wave energy conversion, both academic and industrial. When devices are found to be prone to parametric resonance, it typically has a negative impact on power harvesting and survivability. However, parametric resonance may not a danger to be avoided, but rather a chance to achieve a broader response bandwidth and ultimately increase the amount of power available at the power take-off. Parametric resonance is caused by a time-varying wetted surface, so linear models are unable to capture this instability; therefore, nonlinear Froude-Krylov forces should implemented via a computationally effective method that is compatible with both exhaustive simulation and real-time computinge. A novel pendulum-based device is intentionally but arbitrarily defined to exhibit a 2:1 ratio between heave and pitch natural frequencies. Results demonstrate that, by using the designed attitude to develop parametric instability, a second region of meaningful response develops near the heave natural period, in addition to the linear resonance in pitch. Thus, the free response bandwidth is increased, making more energy available at the power take-off axis.
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the design space in order to determine the conditions to actually achieve the 2:1 parametric resonance condition. Consequently, the performance and potential of feasible devices is analysed.
Required skills Matlab
Deadline 19/09/2024 PROPONI LA TUA CANDIDATURA


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Crystal Mushroom - Sodalite
Unlock your inner forest fairy with these adorable Crystal Mushrooms measuring 2cm.
Sodalite has a beautiful blue colour and can be slightly mottled in its appearance. Quite often the more you look at this stone the deeper you can look in to it and see an array of different colour blues and textures.
CHAKRA: Third Eye
HEALING PROPERTIES: Eases symptoms of anxiety and depression and promotes emotional balance. Boosts self-esteem, enhances creativity and restores confidence in your abilities. Place in a group setting, such as an office, to promote harmony, cooperation and teamwork. Helps us to be true to ourselves in our spiritual path and awaken our intuition
These delightful mini crystals will bring a touch of magic to any space.
Mushrooms are power symbols from long ago. They represent the powers of the world that exist abundantly but are usually unseen. As they have a connection with modern and ancient art, they are a great inspiration.
Mushrooms are also warm gifts to express care and love to family and friends.

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Dr. Richa Sharma & Dr Samit Sekhar
Despite continuing efforts to improve antenatal care, the incidence of a number of adverse pregnancy outcomes, including low birth weight, preterm delivery and birth defects, has not diminished in recent years.
Reasons-This may in part be attributed to
* an increased number of women of advanced age at the time of their first pregnancy
* an increased number of multiple pregnancies
* a relatively increased number of high-risk pregnancies among women with a chronic medical condition.
Prevention-“Prevention is Better than cure”so if we are fully prepared prior only we can curb down such incidences
Here we will give some tips to our readers-
The first antenatal visit usually takes place after baby formation process have been completed and, therefore, is too late to have a substantial impact on reproductive outcome. Hence, risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcome should be addressed before conception.
The opportunity for primary prevention, to address and reduce risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcome before conception, has led many to believe that a shift from antenatal care to preconception care could be the most effective strategy to improve maternal and fetal outcome.
* Promoting healthy habits
* Education of women on pregnancy planning and the need for antenatal care
* Identification and reduction of (modifiable) risk factors before conception
* Preconception care should not be restricted to women; their partners should also be involvedfor the evaluation of paternal risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcome
OUT-PATIENT CLINIC FOR PRECONCEPTION CARE- Own initiative or referral externally or from within hospital
* Medical history
* Description of specific problem
* To gain additional information from doctors involved Consultation of other specialities
* Additional diagnostic procedures
* To draw up to a multidisciplinary preconceptional, ante- and postnatal plan of management
* Written report (for referring specialist, own files and couple)
COMPONENTS OF PRECONCEPTION CARE
Preconception care should encompass the following four components:
(1) Risk assessment: the systematic evaluation and identification of risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcome. This may require additional screening, diagnostic tests and consultation with other specialists.
(2) Health promotion: couples are informed and educated on a variety of health-promotion issues, including periconceptional folic acid supplement use, avoidance of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, and proper nutrition.
(3) Intervention in order to modify or eliminate risk factors.
(4) Counseling: adequate information and counseling allow couples to make an informed choice on whether to refrain from child-bearing or opt for pregnancy.
Preconceptional screening questionnaire-
Medical history-Diabetes, Thyroiddisease, Asthma, Heartdisease, High blood pressure,Deep venous thrombosis, Kidneydisease, SLE, Epilepsy, Sickle cell anemia, Cancer, Reproductivehistory, Uterine or cervical abnormalities, Two or more first-trimestermiscarriages,Preterm delivery, One or more intrauterine death(s), Prior infant < 2750 g at birth,Prior infant admitted to neonatalICU, Prior infant with birth defect, Operative delivery
Nutritional history-Vegetarianism/veganism,Frequent consumption ofsnacks/pica, History of bulimia/anorexia nervosa, Specialdiet, Vitamin supplement use, Intolerance for milk
Disease history- STD,Herpessimplex,Chlamydiainfection, Humanpapillomavirus, Viral hepatitis (or risk behavior), HIV (or risk behavior), Occupational exposure to blood, Blood transfusion, Own/work with cats, Immunity to rubella
Family history- Birth defects/genetic diseases, Related to partner, Race
Social history/behavior risks- Alcohol use (per day), Tobacco use (per day), Marijuana, cocaine or other druguse, Chemical use at home/work,Exposure to radiation at work, Participation in sports, Age ? 34 years
Medication history- Use of prescription medication,Use of over-the-counter(OTC)Medication
Couples should be counseled on the specific risks of pregnancy based on the presence of other risk factors, which may include genetic issues or the recurrence risk of previous obstetric complications. In recent years, more and more women who have previously been told or who have assumed that they could never bear a child because of a (severe) congenital anomaly, or chronic disease (and medication use) or organ transplantation, are opting for pregnancy. Preconception care in women with chronic medical conditions requires special knowledge, training and organization . This deals with the optimal timing of pregnancy and balancing of maternal and fetal/neonatal well-being and prognosis.
The authors are Senior IVF consultant Gurgaon Fertility Centre, GFC and Executive Director GFC)
Dr. Richa Sharma & Dr Samit Sekhar

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100% would recommend it to a friend
Brilliant place to stay perfectly positioned for someone with a car as close road links.
The room was perfect. The only down side was that I was on business and travelling alone. I would love to stay again as a tourist and really get to see Ireland.
What a find
I have often stayed in hotels costing £100 per night which have not been half as good.
Everything was perfect. Room food service etc
Stumbled upon this little gem of a house.
Excellent service and accommodation by gracious hosts.
19th century charm with 21st century
Warm, friendly welcome.
Directions given for different restaurant for evening meal. Good conversation.
Choice of breakfast. The tummy warmer is a must. Will recommend to anyone travelling to Ballymena or anywhere in the north.
An accidental find
This hotel is a little gem and I would highly recommend it to anyone, it's not a modern hotel its old world, but it is very comfortable and the staff are very friendly.
The food is amazing and cooked to perfection.

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May 22, 2015
july 1 2009
by Bob Sassone, posted Jul 1st 2009 4:06PM
- At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by new episodes of I Survived a Japanese Game Show and Primetime: Crime.
- FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance at 8.
- PBS has a new American Masters at 8.
- At 9, NBC has a new America's Got Talent, then a new episode of The Philanthropist.
- BBC America has a new episode of Gordon Ramsay's The F Word at 9.
- At 10, Discovery has the season finale of Pitchmen.
- A&E has two new episodes of Tattoo Highway at 10.
- TBS has two new episodes of Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns at 10.
- There's a new episode of The Fashion Show on Bravo at 10.
- Also at 10: MTV has a new Real World.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Reno 911!
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Budapest, December 4 (MTI) – Bela Biszku, a senior communist official at the time of Hungary’s 1956 revolt, should be punished with life imprisonment for his part in the retaliation that followed the failed uprising, the prosecutor said in his indictment during a repeat trial of the 94-year-old defendant on Friday.
Biszku’s attorney asked the court to acquit the defendant and dismiss the case for lack of evidence. The attorney said there is no evidence that the retaliation against anti-communist protesters in 1956 and 1957 was ordered by his client. Biszku is accused of having ordered the shooting of anti-communist protesters in December 1956 and the beating of academics in March 1957.
The attorney said the charges against Biszku are politically motivated by the ruling Fidesz party. “Fidesz is trying to prove its anti-communist stance through the Biszku case and at the same time trying to win over votes from the … radical Jobbik,” the attorney said.
In May last year, the municipal court of Budapest sentenced Biszku to five and a half years imprisonment for instigating homicide and other crimes. The municipal court of appeals, however, threw out the verdict a month later saying that the charges were unfounded and related developments could no longer be investigated. The appeals court ordered another hearing.

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Body cameras in Texas capture police view
"It's another way to cover us from somebody trying to make up something that we've done," an officer said
By Laura C. Morel
The Dallas Morning News
DALLAS, Texas — Video cameras are everywhere: on laptops, on iPods, on cellphones - even on police officers' uniforms.
About 75 Texas police agencies, including Frisco, Little Elm and the Denton County Constable Offices, use CopVu, a small camera that clips on an officer's uniform. The camera allows officers to record anything from a traffic stop to a crime scene and is a valuable tool in court proceedings.
Full story: Body cameras in Texas capture police view


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This is a list of Ethiopian and Eritrean dishes and foods. Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisines characteristically consists of vegetable and often very spicy meat dishes, usually in the form of wat (also w'et, wot or tsebhi), a thick stew, served atop injera, a large sourdough flatbread, which is about 50 centimeters (20 inches) in diameter and made out of fermented teff flour. Ethiopians and Eritreans eat exclusively with their right hands, using pieces of injera to pick up bites of entrées and side dishes. Utensils are rarely used with Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine.
Ful medames served with sliced hard-boiled eggs
Dried korarima fruits from Aframomum corrorima, in preparation for making berbere
Synonyms: (≡) Amomum corrorima A.Braun (basionym)
This Zingiberaceae, Aframomum corrorima (Braun) Jansen, is gathered in forests, and also grown in gardens. It is a basic spice in Ethiopia, used to flavor coffee and as an ingredient in various widely used condiments (berbere, mitmita, awaze, among others).

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When you think of Punjab, you tend to draw a bucolic frame of flowing rivers, vast stretches of agricultural land and prosperous farmers.
The reality is different: the state is struggling to get irrigation water, and its farmers are caught in a vicious wheat-paddy cycle, resulting in a severe loss of groundwater.
The agricultural costs have spiraled and a large number of farmers are caught in a debt-trap. And all these miseries are due to loss of water. Experts from the Central Ground Water Board have pointed to the massive rate of fall in subsoil water by 51 cm per year.
There’s some hope, though.
“A few years back, I had to run my electric tubewell for five hours to irrigate one-acre land. But now it takes around three hours to irrigate crops on one acre. This is because now I have changed the system of ferrying irrigation water from open channels (drains) to underground pipes in the fields,” says Surjit Singh (45), a farmer from Rurka Kalan village in Jalandhar.
Punjab now has a network of 20,000 km of Underground Pipeline System (UGPS). It covers two lakh tubewells in 5.13 lakh hectares, reaching more than 2.50 lakh farmers. The result is that not only a lot of water is saved but the annual power bill has also gone down by Rs 637 crore. The net beneficiary is the farmer.
“Under UGPS, 15-25% water, 15-20% power and the proportionate labour is saved. As UGPS replaces the open, ‘kacha’ channels in the fields, about 1% of the total land is also saved which can be brought under cultivation,” says Chief Conservator Soil and Water Conservation, Dharminder Sharma.
He says given the alarming water table situation, there is a need to scale up the implementation of the programme in the next ten years. With 95% of the cultivated area already under irrigation with water-guzzling paddy in about 60% of the area, the potential of promoting UGPS is more in the non-paddy growing area of 15.53 lakh hectares falling in Faridkot, Hoshiarpur, Muktsar, Bathinda and Mansa districts.
“As the south-western districts have large areas under plantation, there is a large potential not only for increasing the area under fruit crops but also vegetables by using UGPS,’’ said Sharma. He says there is potential as well as a need of covering cotton-growing areas under UGPS in view of sandy and porous soils, limited surface water resources and brackish underground water.
“The northern Kandi belt has small landholdings which can be turned into food baskets by using UGPS. There is also a potential of growing vegetables in this area. Central Punjab has the highest potential for adopting UGPS due to steepest fall in groundwater level.’’
The need for UGPS and other innovative water conservation techniques has become even more relevant: more than 70% of the area meets its irrigation demand from underground water.
The number of tubewells has gone up to 15 lakh.
“By laying underground pipes for irrigation in which 90% subsidy is given to a group of farmers and 50% to individual farmers, it also helps in improving the production as well as socio-economic uplift of the farmers,’’ says Sharma.
Manjit Singh, sarpanch of Kanakwal Bhanguan village Sangrur district has 40-acre land. There are 1,200 farmers in his village with around 2,500 acres of land. Some years back, Manjit’s village did not get water from the canal as the village is far from it. The open water channels (khals) were often broken, so there were massive leakages.
“Today, these underground pipes running across 5 km have brought water to our village, so we don’t need tubewell water, which is used partially for paddy cultivation,” said Manjit.
20,000 km pipelines
Punjab has a network of 20,000 km of Underground Pipeline System (UGPS). It covers two lakh tubewells in 5.13 lakh hectares reaching over 2.50 lakh farmers. The annual power bill has gone down by Rs 637 crore.
As UGPS replaces the open channels, about 1% of the total land is also saved which can be brought under cultivation Dharminder Sharma, chief conservator, soil and water conservation.

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Armstrong (11), Walton (21) and Pappin (7) make it four wins in five for the Toronto Maple Leafs; Bucyk's (22) unassisted goal made it 2-1 late in the second period and its four wins in the last six for Boston.
The LA Kings are unbeaten in their last three but missed the chance to retake fourth spot in the West after blowing a 2-0 lead against the Penguins heading into the final period. R Lemieux (7) and Labossiere (11) both scored in the first period, but Schinkel's (7) powerplay goal twenty seconds after the second intermission got Pittsburgh on the board where they tied it up through Stratton (12) with just ten seconds to play.
Minnesota also blew their chance for a win after Philadelphia came back twice through Hoekstra (10), with Flyers' leading points scorer Sutherland (15+17) assisting on both, after P MacDonald (15) put the North Stars ahead both times. It's one win in six for Philadelphia despite a wealth of powerplay opportunities in the final frame, and Minnesota have lost just one of their last four and they had a bunch of their chances on the man advantage through the first period.
TOR Gamble (9-6-3 .922) 28/29, Powerplay 0/5
BOS Cheevers (13-11-3 .888) 31/34, Powerplay 0/2
PIT Bassen (3-9-4 .899) 26/28, Powerplay 0/0
LAK Sawchuk (4-9-3 .887) 29/31, Powerplay 1/8
PHI Parent (12-11-4 .896) 26/28, Powerplay 1/9
MIN Bauman (6-3-2 .910) 1/4, Powerplay 1/4
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PHOTOS!! CHAD & EVELYN MAKE THEIR 1ST REUNITED APPEARANCE !
Tis the season!! We recently told you that divorced Evelyn Lozada and Chad Ocho Cinco, were maybe, kinda, sorta back together. Now tonight the couple has made their 1st public appearance together since their head butting incident over the summer and Evelyn is even rumored to be living back with Chad.
Tonight Chad threw one of his fan appreciation dinners at South Street in Miami and to the surprise of the attendees, Chad’s ex wife, Evelyn Lozada walked in and the room burst into applause!
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UM researchers to develop COVID-19 resources related to kids coming to Emergency
A University of Manitoba project aimed at providing emergency department health-care professionals with the latest information about conditions related to COVID-19 and children has received more than $433,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The grant is part of CIHR’s Addressing the Wider Health Impacts of COVID-19 funding.
The study builds off of the Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK) program, for which UM is the host institution. Through its website and app, TREKK provides parents and health-care providers from across the country with evidence-based information and resources on more than 50 topics related to children.
“Receiving this funding is really exciting,” said Dr. Terry Klassen, professor of pediatrics and child health at the Max Rady College of Medicine, director of TREKK and principal investigator of the study. “The funding allows our team to put together evidence, identify the latest research and put it in a format that health-care providers can access and use. I’m delighted that we can help improve the health outcomes of children and families in this country.”
The study will look at 10 conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers will update resources for conditions like asthma, bronchiolitis and croup. The research team will also add new topics on conditions like pneumonia to the TREKK database.
“I think the pandemic has changed things and made certain conditions more common,” said Klassen, UM Canada Research Chair in clinical trials, CEO of the Children’s Hospital Research institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) and scientific director of the George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation. “So with this changing dynamic, and what health-care providers are seeing in the emergency departments, it’s important they have the resources that best meets their needs.”
To reflect the needs of emergency departments, the research team will survey health-care professionals to see what additional topics should be added to TREKK’s resources. The researchers will also ask parents and youths about what information is important for emergency health-care providers to know.
The researchers will then test the usability of the resources they create and make changes as needed.
“These days we can Google basically anything, but that doesn’t assure the accuracy of the content and whether it’s evidence based,” said Dr. Veronica Lai, a UM postdoctoral fellow at CHRIM, and a co-investigator on the study. “At the end of the day, we hope that the resources we develop are going to be used by someone who needs the information, so we need to hear from them, and use their feedback so we can improve the resources.”
Klassen said they’ve found that some emergency department health-care providers experience a lot of anxiety when dealing with kids because they don’t treat them often and are used to seeing adult patients. He said it’s helpful and empowering for them to be able to quickly find evidence-based information on TREKK’s website or app.
“This is about improving the outcomes of children when they visit an emergency department,” Klassen said. “We want any child, anywhere, to have the best care possible. TREKK’s resources provide doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists with information to feel more confident when dealing with a child.”


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This disc does not offer much in the way of diversity. Out
of the four tone poems, only Suk’s Fantasy is close to
a concerto in its variety of mood, big orchestral gusts and
violin bravura. The other three are more like orchestral tapestries
with the leading part taken by the violin. Much of the music
is pastoral, reflective – and poetic, which is echoed in the
titles of the works and of the entire album. As Julia Fischer
tells in an interview which can be accessed from her site, the
idea was to put together four works that belong to more or less
same period and style. By laying out the similarities, especially
of the three shorter works - the more extrovert Suk departs
most significantly from the rest - the performers also manage
to underline their differences. This is ingenious. Indeed, for
me the three works always belonged to the same “cloud” of soft,
pastoral music. But when they are put side by side, I saw how
very different they were. I now know each one of them much better
and more deeply.
Respighi’s Poema autunnale is melancholic and
nostalgic, but not sad. This music is amorphous. It lives in
the moment. The feelings pass by slowly, like leaves in the
autumn air. This is music of meditation, of external beauty
that belongs to the Nature, where we are only the beholders.
There is a more active episode, with folksy character – depicting
autumn festivities. Respighi referred in his program to fauns
Suk’s Fantasy starts as a stormy ballad. It is essentially
a one-movement violin concerto in free form, with lyrical and
agitated episodes. It at times bears an uncanny resemblance
to the contemporary Sibelius Concerto. There aren’t many works
that can claim that. Even so it retains an unmistakable Czech
face. The violin writing is masterful and virtuosic; the sound
is not heavy even in the loudest places. We witness a sequence
of beautifully painted characteristic scenes.
In Chausson’s Poème the gloomy, troubled introduction
leads into the main Allegro. There are typical romantic
climaxes along the way. The violin sings, here even more than
in the other works. This is the passionate heart of this collection.
The recording balance puts the violin more forward, which certainly
favours this piece. It seems that the balance was set differently
for each work: in the Vaughan Williams, for example, the violin
blends more with the orchestra, as if growing from its center.
This is also very fitting for this work.
The Lark Ascending shares the relaxed mood of the Respighi,
but its music is more thematically unified. The middle episode
is vigorous and joyous, clearly based on the English folk tradition.
The lark ascends on air currents and updrafts. The violin is
the lark, and the orchestra is the supporting air. The orchestration
is for the most part sparse, transparent, just sufficient to
support the violin-bird, which soars and circles, and in the
end disappears into the vast and open firmament, leaving us
with the feeling of happiness and freedom.
The violin is a demanding instrument. Until you reach a certain
level, anything will sound amateur; after you reached it, even
the simple scales sound beautiful. It’s not like this with the
piano, for example. But there is the next step, which distinguishes
between just good playing – and that aaaah feeling. Julia
Fischer gives us this aaaah constantly. She knows how
to make beautiful notes and phrases, yet plays without schmaltz
and utmost sincerity. As in an impressionist painting, where
one wrong brushstroke can ruin the harmony, here one poorly
judged intonation can break the balance. Fischer is very careful
with her sounds, and each one is measured and blended into the
fabric. She does not yet “own” these pieces, is still a bit
timid around them and some strain is evident in the dense passages.
But all this, in my eyes, only adds poignancy. The tone of her
instrument is not too pretty: sometimes a bit metallic, but
never thin – it is a strong mezzo-soprano. This “naturalness”
brings it closer to the human voice, and grips the soul.
The orchestra conducted by Yakov Kreizberg is a true partner,
agile and light. In the more lyrical places, the softly murmuring
orchestra weaves radiant veils and helps to create that autumnal
ambience. Kreizberg chooses breathing tempi and varies them
wisely. All soloing instruments, especially the woodwinds, are
excellent. The entire disc radiates purity.
This was the last recording made by Yakov Kreizberg. May the
memory of him be as beautiful and pure as this music. When the
musician goes forever, the music remains. Let me quote the ending
of George Meredith’s poem The Lark Ascending, which inspired
the music that closes this beautiful and eloquent disc:-
Wherefore their soul in me, or mine,
Through self-forgetfulness divine,
In them, that song aloft maintains,
To fill the sky and thrill the plains
With showerings drawn from human stores,
As he to silence nearer soars,
Extends the world at wings and dome,
More spacious making more our home,
Till lost on his aërial rings
In light, and then the fancy sings.


New Yorkers soon head to the polls (photo: Edwin J. Torres/Mayoral Photo Office)
The 2020 general election results in New York City may not be known until mid-December, six weeks after Election Day, according to Michael Ryan, the executive director of the New York City Board of Elections.
Ryan told members of the New York City Council Friday that New Yorkers could expect election results between December 8 and 15, around the same length of time it took in the primaries but ages beyond the unofficial results New Yorkers have come to expect on election night. The timeline means certified results will come just in time for the Electoral College to formally select the next president by the mid-December deadline.
"We have to complete certification in order for the electors in the Electoral College [to vote], so I would say in the December 8 to December 15 range." Ryan said at an oversight hearing Friday in response to questions from members of the Council's Committee on Governmental Operation.
"But we're already working on all of that and the idea is to try to get it done as quickly as we possibly can. We don't want to play brinkmanship," he said.
The Electoral College is set to formally elect the president on December 14.
State regulators said Ryan's projection misses the deadline to certify results set in New York's election law by about two weeks.
"I will simply remind the city board that the statutory deadline for completing the canvass is November 28," said Douglas Kellner, co-chair of the State Board of Elections, which has oversight power over local boards, in his testimony later in the Council hearing.
"I point out that that's the Friday after Thanksgiving and the state board has made it very clear that the counties must gear up to meet that," he added.
As was the case in the June primaries, finding out the winners will take weeks due to the high volume of absentee voting expected in the general election. On the ballot this year along with president and vice president are races for all of New York’s seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and both houses of the State Legislature, among other state and local offices.
Traditionally, local boards of elections have been able to confidently publish "unofficial" results on election night, a tally of all the in-person votes cast. In a typical New York election, these account for a vast majority of votes, with official results released later once a relatively small number of military, overseas, absentee, and affidavit ballots are counted. But with absentee voting expanded to all registered voters due to the coronavirus pandemic, mailed ballots could make up nearly half the total ballots. In New York City, the BOE is anticipating as many as 1 million absentee votes, Ryan said.
Absentee and other mailed-in ballots take more time to be counted. Along with other requirements, officials must crosscheck each ballot with those received at each of New York State's 62 county boards of elections to ensure that no absentee voter voted at a poll site -- any in-person vote nullifies a mailed vote.
There are some steps administrators can take to try to speed up ballot canvassing (the actual counting of votes), but they are limited by statutory requirements.
One method is to maximize the number of ballots cast in person, which can be tallied almost immediately by ballot scanning machines at each poll site, but which in the pandemic comes with some health risk, especially for the most vulnerable populations. The BOE and other city agencies have been promoting early voting as an option for in-person voting that does not carry as much risk of exposure to COVID-19 as a crowded poll site would. There will be eight days of early voting offered from October 24 through November 1; Election Day is November 3.
The New York City Board of Elections has also purchased ballot counting machines for each borough, which have the capacity to digitally scan and copy two-sided ballots and ballot envelopes. The technology will save hundreds of BOE staff person-hours typically required to make photocopies of ballot material to be used as evidence in court challenges. The scanners mean more efficiency in handling ballot challenges and more personnel and space available for canvassing.
by Ethan Geringer-Sameth, reporter, Gotham Gazette


When I looked at my ringing mobile phone the Caller-ID said “Dell, Inc.” and I assumed it was a co-worker reminding me about an important meeting I had forgotten. Instead the voice at the other end of the call excitedly whispered in a consciously hushed tone, “I’ve got something you need to see. The world needs to know about it.” Who was this? He sounded vaguely familiar and I asked what he was speaking about to which he responded, “I saw the videos you’ve posted where Ric McKinney was talking about some showcase projects. I have something you need to see. Bring your camera.”
The cryptic nature of the call made my mind run wild! What was this about? Gravity defying racks? A petabyte of storage in a 1U chassis? Servers that used residual heat to make coffee? What was I going to see?
I urgently made my way across the Dell campus in Round Rock to visit this mystery man in his lab, a magical place filled with strange technology unlike anything I had ever seen. When he showed up at his desk, about 10 minutes late (of which I’ll forgive him given the nature of the stuff he showed me), I was eager to see what he had to offer. To my immense pleasure, this engineer, Zac Cravens, pointed out an opened up PowerEdge R310 and I started filming.
Zac, the Dell OEM Solutions Mechanical Lead for non-Standard Systems, walked me through a very elegant carrier for the R310 which replaced the available optical drive in the system with a SSD. The solution was so well thought out, it was obvious how to use it and it could be re-used for dozens of other customers who may need a similar solution without a lengthy and costly re-engineering process.
When he had finished his demo of this custom OEM-Ready R310 solution I thought I had struck pay-dirt; then he got a twinkle in his eyes, looked around to see if anyone was nearby, and when he was sure no one else was listening said, “I have more – an even more technically exciting project I want to show you.”
Stay tuned for what followed by subscribing to our blog. You’re going to love what he showed me next.
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NEW YORK — Double-digit gains in both net and comparable-store sales boosted Urban Outfitters Inc.’s bottom line by more than half in the third quarter.
For the three months ended Oct. 31, the Philadelphia-based specialty retail chain posted a 62.9 percent advance in net earnings to $8 million, or 40 cents a diluted share. That compares with last year when the company logged profits of $4.9 million, or 28 cents. Earnings per share beat the Wall Street estimate by 1 cent.
Sales for the period rose 18.6 percent to $110.1 million from $92.9 million last year, as comparable-store sales jumped 10.4 percent.
Explaining the robust revenue advances on a conference call, chairman Richard Hayne commented: “First, the average unit retail price rose by 8 percent. This increase was due to a slight shift in the sales mix in merchandise classification and the elimination of the least expensive items from the overall inventories. Also driving comp-store sales was a 5 percent increase in the number of transactions.”
By business segment, the company’s Anthropologie nameplate recorded a 15.1 percent increase in same-store sales, while Urban Outfitters’ comps improved 7.7 percent. Also adding to the revenue tally was a 33.9 percent increase in direct-to-consumer sales as a result of circulation growth of the Anthropologie catalog and the continued strength of urbn.com sales.
Greater efficiencies also accrued to the bottom line as selling, general and administrative costs as a percentage of sales declined by approximately 95 basis points. Higher initial markups, generated by improved worldwide sourcing, and the greater proportion of private label sales at Anthropologie helped lift gross profit margins 190 basis points.
The company has opened five new stores so far this year — one Urban Outfitters and four Anthropologie units — and has plans to launch approximately eight additional stores during the remainder of fiscal 2003.
Overall, for the first nine months of the year, Urban Outfitters said earnings more than doubled, growing 106.1 percent to $19 million, or 99 cents a diluted share. That compares with last year’s net income of $9.2 million, or 53 cents. Sales for the period increased 24.5 percent to $305.2 million from $245.1 million a year ago.

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The killing of the police officer has infuriated the Police Force, to say the least. It has touched raw nerves. So, no stone was left unturned in the search for the culprit, one Kaunda.
During an elaborate search in Kaunda’s house, they said they stumbled on a cache full of guns and ammunition. But the culprit was not there. More sleepless nights were spent searching until someone showed the “smart boys in khaki” the house in which errant Kaunda was hiding.
We are told that a squad of armed police officers surrounded the house as darkness settled and spent the night watching. Oblivious to the danger that was lurking in the vicinity, Kaunda stepped out of the house at 6.30 the next morning and wandered away through the gate.
The waylaying squad sprung to its feet and gave Kaunda, who was unarmed, a very hot chase. Kaunda, who appeared to be a good sprinter, covered two kilometres with the police officers still hot on his heels. As fate would have it one of the officers got too close to Kaunda. He got captured by Kaunda who attempted to wrestle the gun from him.
And it was at this point that the rest of the squad arrived panting with fatigue. The Kalashnikovs barked and Kaunda died in a hail of bullets. But did the police have to gun down Kaunda who was yet to get hold of the gun? The Police Force has bragged a lot about this vendetta killing.
What baffles us is why the police did not arrest Kaunda who was yet to gain access to the gun. While we do not wish to take pity on armed robbers, we do not praise trigger-happy police officers either. It is widely known that police officers do not want to be engaged in any confrontation with suspected bandits anywhere – not even in a court of law. It is also common knowledge that some members of the Police Force know the most notorious criminals personally.
And they are afraid of them, hence, the need to avoid the possibility of a shootout with them. In the event of an unfortunate confrontation with armed bandits, the police often shoot to kill. For the police, this is a clear-cut solution to the problem. Police officers are aware that some of the most dangerous armed bandits are former soldiers/police officers or members of other armed forces who have well-polished shooting skills.
So, trifling with them is a highly risky venture. Even more worrisome is the fact that some serving members of the Tanzanian armed forces often engage in crime when off duty or on annual leave. Some bandits are foreign serving military soldiers who sneak into this country from neighbouring countries to commit crime. Residents in Kagera, Kigoma and Mara regions have often been menaced by armed criminals of this nature.
And there is the stark fact that some military guns are smuggled out of armouries and temporarily lent to criminals for robbery forays. This being the heart-rending reality, crime control in this country, especially armed robbery, will remain elusive for years to come. Some police officers know armed bandits by name, address and they often collude with them to make an indecent leaving. In some cases, when the police plan an ambush on armed robbers the arrangement often leaks.
This lets the criminals off the hook. The leak may also put police in grave danger as the criminals may decide to lay a trap and have them cornered. It is unthinkable and indeed, irrational for some police officers to have criminals in their best graces. Such officers should be weeded out of the Police Force. Police officers are expected to protect members of the society from criminal attacks. They are also expected to protect public and private property. Helping criminals to commit crimes is an atrocity and an offence that is punishable by law.

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Else Lasker-Schüler was a German-born poet and playwright who is famous as a poetic genius. Additionally, she is also known for living a bohemian lifestyle in Berlin, Germany, during the time when Nazis used to rule the country.
Matter of fact, Schuler was one of the women who were actively involved in the Expressionist movement. As a result, she had to flee from Nazi Germany and spent most of her life in Jerusalem.
Who is Else Lasker-Schüler?
Lasker was born on February 11, 1869, on Elberfeld, North German Confederation (today: Wuppertal, Germany). Likewise, she died on January 22, 1945, at the age of 75 on Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine.
Furthermore, she was born as a daughter of Jeannette Schüler and Aaron Schüler. As per the reports, Schuler grew up along with her brother Paul who died very young when Else was just 13 years old.
Else Lasker-Schüler Was A Child Prodigy
Well, reading and writing these days may not be a new thing, but it certainly a matter of appreciation when someone did it in the 19th century at a very young age. Yes, Schuler could read and write from the early age of four, this why she is considered as a child prodigy.
Later, she attended Lyceum West An der Aue for further education but unfortunately, she had to drop out of the school. Soon after dropping out of school, she was fortunate to get private lessons at her home.
Else Lasker-Schüler’s Personal Life- Married Twice
For the first time in 1894, Else Lasker-Schüler married the physician, Jonathan Berthold Lasker. Moreover, Lasker was also was an occasional chess player and an elder brother a world chess champion, Emanuel Lasker. After the wedding, Lasker moved to Berlin with her husband where she got the opportunity to train as an artist.
Together with her husband, she became the parent of her first son, Paul who was born on August 24, 1899. During the same time, i.e the time of her son’s birth, her first poems were published. Later on 11 April 1903, the couple divorced. In 1927, she had to face the death of her son which sent her into the deep depression.
Eventually, after 7 months of divorce, she again re-married with Georg Lewin on November 30, 1903. Moreover, her second husband, Georg was an artist as well as the founder of the Expressionist magazine Der Sturm. Furthermore, Lewin was famous as a Herwarth Walden (pseudonym), invented by Schuler herself. However, her second relationship also didn’t work, separating from Walden in 1910 and divorcing him in 1912.
Why Was She Celebrated By The Google Doodle?
Else Lasker-Schüler is considered to be one of the greatest German-language lyrists. Additionally, her famous poem “My Blue Piano” was published in a Swiss newspaper on February 7, 1937.
As per the reference of the Doodle artwork by the piano keys on 7 February 2020, depicted on the back of the camel, was also the representations of life and work by Lasker-Schüler.
Back in 1933, as per the reports of Times of Israel, she was beaten by the Nazis in the street. This incident made her flee away from Germany. Furthermore, she was declared “Missing Person” as soon as she was forced to flee the country. Moreover, none of her friends and family didn’t know about her existence before she was discovered in Switzerland.
Life After Fleeing
Although Lasker-Schüler was awarded the Kleist Prize in 1932, she was physically harassed by the Nazis as a Jew. She emigrated to Switzerland, and in 1934 and unfortunately, she was unable to work there as well. Eventually, that led her to settle in Jerusalem in 1937.
Her German citizenship was abolished in 1938. Furthermore, the outbreak of World War II prevented Lasker-Schüler from coming back to Europe. She lived a poverty life and the children in the vicinity mocked her for her eccentric clothing and behavior.
On 10 January 1942, she formed a literary salon called “Kraal” at the French Cultural Center which was opened by the philosopher, Martin Buber. Interestingly, some promising Jewish writers and poets attended her literary programs, but Lasker-Schüler was finally prohibited from lecturing because it was in the German language.
- Published first full volume of poetry, Styx in 1902
- First prose work, Das Peter-Hille-Buch was published in 1906, after the death of her close friend, Hille
- Published the prose collection Die Nächte der Tino von Bagdad
- Published the play Die Wupper in 1909
For more updates, visit Wikye.


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Murals provide a gorgeous sense of inspiration and can inject some much needed colour into almost any office space, cafe, shop and in this case, a hospital. Here, Peepshow Collective and Studio EMMI have helped bring play into the corridors of the children's and young adults' wards at University College Hospital in Euston, London.
The nine-month project funded by UCLH Charity - run by Creative Directors Chrissie Macdonald and Emmi Salonen - has transformed the stark, white walls with vibrant graphics and engaging images that provide a more welcoming environment. We absolutely adore the character designs and playful execution.
See more inspiring work over on the Peepshow website.
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- The ultimate guide to logo design
- Our favourite web fonts - and they don't cost a penny
- Useful and inspiring flyer templates
Have you seen an inspiring mural? Let us know in the comments box below!

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Kargil: A one-day workshop-cum-interactive session on ABDM, Health ID and training on Visual Inspection Cervix With Acetic Acid held today at Conference Hall Community Health Center, Sankoo, Kargil.
Those present included Dr Rabiya Banoo, National Program Nodal Officer NHM Ladakh, Dr Ashiq Hussain Goba Dental Surgeon and Nodal Officer of E-Hospital CHC Sankoo, Arif Hussain, Grievance Redressal Executive Ladakh, Namgyal Dorjey Data Analyst ABDM, Thinless Gylson HMIS Manager District Hospital Kargil, ITO Officer CHC Sankoo and other officials from ABDM. CHOs ANMs MMPHWs and Data Operators also took part in the event.
During the workshop, Arif Hussain Grievances Redressal Executive Ladakh in his presentation elaborated on Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission and Health.
He said that 2,97,113 unique health IDs (ABHA) have been created for UT Ladakh to date and overall 1,21,306 health records of patients and citizens are already linked with these ABHA IDs in Ladakh.
Training on Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) and other Non-Communicable Diseases for Community Health Officers (CHOs) and ANMs was held at the CHC Sankoo.
During the training, Dr Rabiya Banoo, National Program Nodal Officer imparted training on Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) and other NCDs to the participants. She further stated that these CHOs, ANMs will further screen the common masses in their respective places of posting.
The program concluded with vote of thanks presented by Dr Ashiq Hussain Goba, Nodal Officer of E-Hospital CHC Sankoo.


ROHM announced the availability of a new sensor shield (expansion board) equipped with 8 sensor boards (e.g. accelerometer, barometric pressure, geomagnetic, heart rate sensors, etc.) designed for use with existing open platform MCU boards such as Arduino, and mbed.
The SensorShield-EVK-003 is the latest sensor evaluation kit offered by ROHM. The updated kit bundles 8 individual sensor boards produced by the ROHM Group (including a new optical heart rate sensor) along with a shield board for connecting to open platforms, making it easy to configure a sensor environment by simply incorporating software and connecting to Arduino Uno or other popular MCU board. This enables immediate verification of sensor operation and facilitates the design of sensor devices, significantly reducing development load while promoting the expansion of the IoT market.
In addition to meeting user demands for a kit (SensorShield-EVK-003), the sensor shield and sensor evaluation boards are available for purchase separately through online distributors. Additionally, all documents and materials necessary for operating the sensor kit can be downloaded from our website.
In recent years, following the proliferation of IoT in infrastructure, agriculture, automotive, and other areas, many companies have emerged, offering services, applications, and devices to meet the needs of the IoT market. However, significant development effort along with hardware and software expertise is required when creating products for the expanding IoT ecosystem. Additionally, the development and mounting environment for each IoT device will inherently differ, preventing easy evaluation.
ROHM Group will showcase the latest sensor technologies and solutions at this year’s Sensors Expo held on June 26-28th at booth 516, at the McEnery Convention Center in downtown San Jose.


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in consequence of the missive, I take a more romantic view!, penned by Line
like Emma. I wonder how it came that she became attached to Mr Woodhouse who is rather not so smart. I mean Emma certainly shows that she needs a companion that can challenge her intellectually (judging by her annoyance at Miss Bates), so I wonder at Mrs Woodhouse's motives for marrying Mr Woodhouse.
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One of the challenges of today’s more limited space in print media is condensing sometimes lengthy, comprehensive interviews down to their very essence. Yet it’s always fun to talk with major musical artists about working in film, which generally involves more specific parameters than just writing or arranging a song for a record. So for a story in this week’s special issue of Variety, I had to take 20- or 30-minute interviews with Justin Timberlake, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Harvey Mason Jr., French singer Camille and Disney songwriter Glenn Slater and find a way to assemble their key thoughts into one coherent story. They talk about the current films Sing, Trolls and Moana, plus earlier 2016 films including The Little Prince and Sausage Party.
It was a joy to host the Sunday Q&A with the braintrust behind the music of Disney’s new animated Moana, which I believe will be a big hit for the studio. After the Society of Composers & Lyricists screening of the film at Pacific Design Center, I quizzed Tony-winning Hamilton genius Lin-Manuel Miranda, Samoan-born singer-songwriter Opetaia Foa’i, score composer Mark Mancina, and Disney music producer Tom MacDougall, about how the songs and score came about; about their commitment to authenticity in conveying the music of South Pacific cultures; and just how Miranda managed to juggle Hamilton and Moana at the same time. These guys were informative, candid and funny. Here, incidentally, is the story I wrote for Variety about the songs and score.
While the general public may not be thinking about Oscars this early in the year, the reality is that awards season is already well underway in Hollywood. Screenings of November-December releases are in full swing, awards consultants are emailing and phoning, and Variety has begun its coverage of potential honorees. Here is the backstory of the music of La La Land, certain to be one of the most talked-about late-year releases. I was fascinated by what initially inspired composer Justin Hurwitz and director Damien Chazelle to create this magical movie. Also in the Nov. 1 issue, I explore why so few spring and early-summer films are ever nominated for their music; and offer a detailed look at the unusual South Pacific music of Disney’s upcoming Moana, including an interview with Hamilton composer Lin-Manuel Miranda.


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The Indian Meteorological Department said that Cyclone Yaas is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm in the next 24 hours. The cyclonic storm will bring strong winds traveling with a speed up to 180 km per hour. The weather department has issued a rainfall warning for West Bengal and Odisha.
Cyclone Yaas, considered as powerful as cyclone Tauktae, is currently centered near 16.4 N/89.6 E, 630 km south-southeast of Balasore, Odisha.
“The Deep Depression over East-central Bay of Bengal remained practically stationary during past 6 hours, intensified into Cyclonic Storm ‘Yaas’ and lay centered at 0530 hrs IST of Monday over East-central Bay of Bengal near latitude 16.3 N and longitude 89.7 E, about 600 km north-northwest of Port Blair (Andaman Islands), 540 km south-southeast of Paradip (Odisha), 650 km south-southeast of Balasore (Odisha) and 630 km south southeast of Digha (West Bengal),” IMD said.
The government of Bengal and Odisha are on high alert as the cyclonic storm is expected to reach Odisha and West Bengal coasts by May 26 early morning. The cyclone will bring wind with a speed ranging 155-165 km per hour and gusting to 185 km per hour.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), military and Coast guard are deployed in both states. Around 85 NDRF teams are pressed into service, of which 32 are on duty in Bengal and 28 are in Odisha. Some teams are also deployed in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Meanwhile, NDRF Chief SN Pradhan has asked the state governments to carry out the evacuation in the least vulnerable places.
“What we have learned so far from our experience over the years is that if the disaster prediction is X, then you must prepare for 2X because a natural phenomenon can turn worse in a matter of hours. So, if the forecast is for a very severe cyclone of 150 km per hour, you should gear up for an extremely severe cyclone,” the NDRF chief said.

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Recipe from the back of the box. Haven't tried another recipe since! Best Lasagne ive ever eaten if i do say so myself *strut* I do season the ground beef (or turkey) with onion powder, garlic salt, black pepper, and oregano. When I beat the egg, I add black pepper to it, and I add a dash of onion powder and oregano to the ricotta cheese mixture. So good.
Bookmark this step-by-step recipe for a no-bake Peanut Butter + Caramel Dessert Lasagna made with REESE’S Peanut Butter Cups, HERSHEY’S Caramel Syrup, whipped cream, graham crackers and a few other simple ingredients, perfect for your next office potluck or Friendsgiving party!


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Our opinion: Plenty of community contributions
It’s hard not to be struck by the generosity of the Warren community.
We recently noted the success and importance of river cleanups held in Warren County. But there are so many uplifting stories to tell.
Here are a few, just from this week:
¯ Rally in the Valley raised $9,000 for the Warren County Veterans Council’s Veteran Emergency Fund after 330 riders decided to participate in the event — one of the biggest crowds in the event’s history.
¯ Another $374 was raised as part of a United Fund kickoff fundraiser in memory of longtime board member Barb Tubbs sponsored by the Community Foundation of Warren County and the FirstEnergy Foundation. The fundraiser aimed to line the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Warren with nickels, and the 516-foot bridge was covered by about 7,400 nickels.
¯ The Walk to End Alzheimers at Betts Park raised more than $17,000, led by team Peace of Mind’s $2,900.
¯ Lydia and Pam Balas, organizers of Cinderella’s Closet, have given away roughly 100 dresses to students looking to attend a school dance. Dresses appropriate for homecoming, a Christmas dance, and prom were available, as were shoes and accessories.
That’s a lot of good work in one short week’s time.


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Did you know about the Bike rodeo at Summit Park?
Next Wednesday, June 12, there’s a bike rodeo rolling into Summit Park that you won’t want to miss!
Part touch-a-truck, part bike parade, the Blue Ash Bike Rodeo promises to be super fun for Cincy kids of all ages. This event happens June 12 from 4-7 pm at Summit Park and is FREE for everyone!
- Face painting and snacks (provided by Blue Ash Community Church)
- A raffle for the chance to win a new bike
- A children’s bicycle obstacle course with FREE helmets
- A mini Touch-a-Truck by the Blue Ash Police Department, Fire and Public Works
- Free bike safety checks, safe riding tips and bike registration.
This event happens during the always-fun Blue Ash Farmers Market! Special thanks to the Blue Ash Police Department, Blue Ash Recreation, Blue Ash Fire Department, Evendale Recreation Center, and Trek Bicycle Stores of Cincinnati.
For more information about the FREE Bike rodeo at Summit Park, visit the Facebook event page.

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Tammy Delacruz. Door Hinges. November 21st , 2017.
If dealing with cabinet doors the type of hinge you use will depend on the door type. There are three door types; lipped, flush and overlay. A lipped door has a lip cut around it and works well with most hinges. A flush door rests within the frame and works well with butterfly hinges. A butterfly hinge works like a butt hinge but is hung on the outside and is more ornamental ranging in styles from colonial to art deco. The pivot hinge is made for overlay doors. One is mounted on the top and the other on the bottom with portions of each bent over and mounted to the frame and door resulting in a concealed hinge. Perhaps the most popular hinge is the spring mounted hinge. Fitted with a small spring inside this door hinge allows the door to close on its own, automatically.
Another type of door hinge that is similar to a butt hinge is the butterfly hinge. It also has two flaps or leaves held together by a pin, but instead of being recessed into the door and frame, they are mounted on the outside and when opened have the appearance of a butterfly in flight. These door hinges are highly decorative ranging in style from colonial to art deco and are used only on flush doors, usually for cabinets. T-strap door hinges are more commonly seen on garage doors or boxes because they lift up rather than out. So named because they are shaped like the letter T, the horizontal part attaches to the frame and the vertical part to the door. These hinges can also be plain and functional or ornamental.
No matter what type of door is being installed, a hinge of some type is necessary. Hinge designs include butt hinges, spring hinges, geared continuous hinges and a myriad of utility hinge designs. Which one you purchase depends on the location and function of the door. A quality hinge provides long-lasting functionality which saves in repair costs and time. Although steel is one of the most common materials for hinges, they can also be manufactured from brass, bronze or aluminum. However, even when the hinge is constructed of brass or bronze, the pins on a high-quality hinge are still manufactured from steel for increased durability. In addition, hinges designed for the heaviest of doors and highest usage typically are only made in steel due to its strength and durability.
No matter what you of cabinet door hinges you choose you still have to select a finish as well. From antique copper to polished chrome and everything in between the easiest route to take might be to match your cabinet knobs and drawer pulls. Not only will this make your cabinet door hinge shopping experience easier, but you will also complete you room with style and finesse. So even though they are small and you probably never thought about them being part of your décor, dont forget about your cabinet door hinges because your modern life hinges on hinges.
Similar to the butterfly hinge but recessed into the doorjamb and frame is the standard butt hinge. Also constructed of two flaps with screw holes held together by a pin or rod, this cabinet door hinge can be used on any of the three door types. Another popular hinge that fits all three doors is a spring-loaded or self-closing hinge. Ideal for the kitchen where cabinets are open and closed often these hinges have a small spring inside that closes the door automatically after it has been opened. No matter what type of cabinet door hinge and finish you choose you should be happy with the results. A cabinet door hinge may be small and it may be overlooked, but without them we wouldnt have cabinets, we would simply have shelves. And sometimes things are better left hidden behind closed doors.
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King Aaron – CHOCOLATE Ft Peruzzi [Audio + Video] Mp3 Download
Kingsnation Entertainment singer and songwriter, King Aaron comes through with a brand new single titled CHOCOLATE, production credit goes to BooombeatzMusiq.
King Aaron collaborates with Davido Music Worldwide Vibe Machine, Peruzzi on this new track, together they made it dope.
This new single is off his forthcoming project tagged which features the likes of Timaya, Peruzzi, Wrecobah, Dbanj, Cheekychzzy, Black Jerzee.
This single accompanies its official music video.
Listen and enjoy.
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Adenomas in Apc1322T mutant mice are larger, more numerous and of earlier onset than those from ApcMin animals in which the mutant protein is truncated at codon 850 and lacks all β-catenin binding repeats. We have previously shown that adenomas from 1322T mice have lower nuclear β-catenin than Min adenomas. Here we found, as predicted, that lower levels of β-catenin are accompanied by generally lower expression of Wnt pathway genes, including the Wnt inhibitory factor Wif1. However, stem cell markers—including both Wnt targets such as Lgr5 and Cd44 and non-Wnt targets such as Bmi1 and Msi1—are upregulated in 1322T tumours compared with Min tumours. This suggests that the levels of Wnt signalling resulting from the homozygous 1322T mutation found in tumours are closer to the optimum for promoting expression of genes that cause the stem cell phenotype than are the Wnt levels found in Min tumours. The stem cell phenotype is thus favoured by submaximal Wnt signalling.
We observed subtle differences in the numbers of cells expressing Lgr5 in normal tissue prior to tumour initiation, suggesting that haploinsufficiency of Apc has a detectable effect on stem cell numbers. This effect may explain some of the differences in tumour initiation if, according to the cancer stem cell model of tumorigenesis, the tumour-causing ‘second hit’ first occurs in a stem cell and then spreads by clonal expansion. However, a much larger variation in stem cell number occurs in tumours of the same size and location between mouse strains than can be explained by this effect alone. Tumour progression must therefore differ as well, and cells which already have a second hit at codon 1322 favour Lgr5 expression and stem cell characteristics.
More than half of the epithelial portion of the 1322T adenomas showed Lgr5 and/or Cd44 expression which could indicate that all these cells are (cancer) stem cells. While this is possible, it is more likely that these cells have some stem cell-like characteristics such as the ability to self-replicate, or that these cells have the potential to be stem cells given the right local conditions or niche. It is notable that Bmi1 and Msi1 protein expression was detected in far fewer cells overall. While some of these differences may be explained by technical factors such as threshold levels of detection for ISH and IHC as well as differences between the levels and stability of the respective mRNAs and proteins, it may be that there are different and dynamic populations of stem-like cells that express different markers at different points in time. We must also consider that the presence of stem cell markers does not necessarily mean that all the cells they mark function as stem cells or cancer stem cells in vivo. There is currently no straightforward functional assay that identifies stem cells, but lineage tracing experiments in reporter mice—possibly in conjunction with allograft studies using tumour stem cells from 1322T and Min animals—could be used in the future to identify which marker or marker combination most accurately defines the stem cell population.
Although high levels of expression of the target gene Lgr5
indicate increased stem cells in 1322T adenomas, the functional role of the Lgr5 protein itself still remains unclear. It is therefore likely that other primary or secondary Wnt targets are important. Another Wnt pathway gene, Wif1
, was differentially expressed, with higher levels in Min tumours. While not previously known to play a major role in colorectal cancer, Wif1
expression has been shown to inhibit bladder tumour growth and osteosarcomas and is often silenced by methylation in breast carcinomas and colorectal cancer cell lines.25–28 Wif1
is unlikely to be a direct Wnt target gene, but it has been proposed that it acts as part of a negative feedback loop.29 Wif1
expression could potentially play a role in the Min adenomas, repressing tumour growth—perhaps by repressing the stem cell phenotype—despite high levels of nuclear β catenin and Wnt signalling. In support of this, Wif1
expression is generally low or absent in familial adenomatous polyposis tumours.30
Since it is counterintuitive that the feedback effect of Wif1
is stronger than the Wnt signal, it is necessary to postulate additional factors such as selective downstream effects for Wif1
to play a role in causing the phenotypic differences between the 1322T and Min animals.
Our expression arrays showed a small increase in expression of several other Wnt targets in 1322T adenomas including EphB2
. Unlike Lgr5
, these increases were not validated by Q-PCR, possibly due to the large variability between tumours, but they may still give us further insights into the mechanisms leading to tumorigenesis or increased stem cell number. The Grem1
gene is normally expressed in subepithelial myofibroblasts and found only at low levels in adenomas. Interestingly, however, it is an inhibitor of TGFβ/Bmp signalling, a pathway that is proposed to inhibit stem cell renewal,31
so higher levels of Grem1
expression, together with the lower levels of Bmp2
expression seen in 1322T tumours, could contribute to the observed stem cell phenotype. In addition, expression of the matrix metalloproteinase MMP7
correlates with poor prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer and promotes tumorigenesis in Min mice.32–34
It is also expressed highly in Paneth cells which are over-represented in 1322T adenomas. Since Paneth cells lie within the normal intestinal stem cell compartment, it is possible that MMP7 also influences stem cell numbers. Similarly, the difference in Myc
expression, although small, could play an important role in disease severity. Myc is essential for the phenotype caused by Apc
mutation in the intestine, and many of the genes upregulated after Apc loss, including the EphB receptors, are dependent on Myc expression.35
It is more difficult to explain the role of EphB in the severe 1322T phenotype. EphB signalling is important for cell compartmentalisation and migration in the intestine,36
but it is thought that high levels limit the expansion of adenomas.37
However, the expression of the EphB
genes is highest at the base of intestinal crypts in normal tissue, with EphB3
restricted exclusively to the region containing the stem cells, which could explain the high levels found in the stem cell-rich 1322T tumours.
Our use of mouse models in this study has allowed us to analyse in detail the effect of the location of specific germline and somatic Apc mutations to test the ‘just right’ hypothesis. Both our strains were kept on identical genetic backgrounds and no confounding mutations were seen at the loci. In addition, we have excluded the existence of unlinked modifiers in our mouse models by intercross experiments. While it is difficult to completely eliminate the possibility of tightly-linked modifiers in cis
, an independent targeting event resulted in the same phenotype as our 1322T model,4
suggesting that the targeted mutation alone is responsible for the severe polyposis and characteristic distribution of adenomas.
Confirmation of these results in samples from human patients has, however, proved difficult. As a result of the observations in human familial adenomatous polyposis adenomas which led to this hypothesis—namely, that a germline mutation early in APC is very rarely accompanied by an early somatic mutation—suitable samples to carry out analyses on patients with familial adenomatous polyposis are not available. In general, however, increased Lgr5 expression is seen in all familial adenomatous polyposis adenomas and the levels of nuclear β-catenin are very low (see figures 5 and 6 in online supplement), comparable to 1322T adenomas and consistent with the ‘just right’ hypothesis.
Clearly, many questions remain about how the expression of Wnt targets depends on nuclear β-catenin levels and other factors in both normal and tumour tissues. Some Wnt target genes known to be involved in intestinal tumorigenesis showed no significant difference between our two mouse models. For instance, no change was seen in Tcf1
expression which has been shown to suppress tumorigenesis in mammary tissue and also in the intestines of Min mice.38
We suggest that simple linear dependence of target levels is unlikely, and that different targets respond differently to changes in Wnt signalling. Our data confirm the operation of the ‘just right’ model of intestinal tumorigenesis1 2
and suggest that it acts through promoting the stem cell phenotype, although the underlying causes for the strong selective constraints on APC
mutations in colorectal cancer are likely to be complex.


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The Pope while condemning the Gaza-Palestine clashes two days after they took place at the Israel-Gaza border, said the conflict "does not spare the defenceless", as reported by an Irish-based media group.
The message was delivered in the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to a large number of listeners who had gathered to celebrate Easter mass.
The Pope appealed to end the Syria War while calling for a humanitarian aid for the Syrian nationals while advocating for peace in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo both of which are facing civil war and its after-effects from a long time.
He asked for peace for "the entire world, beginning with the beloved and long-suffering land of Syria, whose people are worn down by an apparently endless war."
Francis called for international assistance for Venezuela so that more people would not have to abandon their homeland because of the economic and political crisis.
Venezuela had witnessed massive public protests in favour of the restoration of democracy in the country against its current President and army chief Nicolas Maduro.
Last year, Venezuela also witnessed its worst economic crisis when people protested in huge numbers against food shortage, hyperinflation, and declining oil production. Its foreign exchange reserves also collapsed, causing the country's economy to collapse completely.
Further Pope Francis hailed the on-going dialogue between the South and North Korea on the lines of the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
He hoped the "fruits of dialogue" would advance peace and harmony on the Korean peninsula, where the two sides are set to hold their first summit.

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text: Yes, the ever-breeding, tank-terrorizing convict cichlid. *I have not had any for years, and was not look for them. *However, *I was browsing in the local chain pet store and just happened to notice a tiny juvenile striped convict with extra black spots on his sides, and a half-black anal and caudal fin. *He was there a few days later and I ended up buying him since I had not seen this coloration before. *Of course the pink/white *"albinos" are common, and you occasionally see "calico convicts" with the pink/white background and random gray splotches. * Two other males in the tank also showed black splotches. *I have had it for about a month or so and it has already grown a lot. *I finally bought a regular, striped female forhim a couple days ago. *He had grown so much that the female is much smaller than him. *The black spots do not fade with the mood of the fish (like the stripes), and the black on the fins is especially striking. *Has anyone seen this color morph?

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June 30, 2008
Citing Hamdan, Federal Circuit Heavily Relies on Leg History
This is an obscure issue-- whether the Contract Disputes Act abrogated claim preclusion doctrine. In Phillips/May Corporation v. U.S., 524 F.3d 1264 (Fed. Cir. 2008). The court's analysis begins::Phillips argues that claim preclusion does not apply here because the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, Pub. L. No. 95-563, 92 Stat. 2383 (“CDA”), specifically permits a claimant to split claims arising from the same contract between an agency board of contract appeals and the Court of Federal Claims. The CDA allows contractors a choice of forum for their appeals:41 U.S.C. § 609(a)(1). Phillips argues that section 609(a)(1) allows a contractor to choose the appellate forum for each of its claims, and that a court may not interfere with the contractor’s choice. In support of this view, Phillips urges that section 609(d) of the act specifically contemplates the splitting of claims between the Court of Federal Claims and the agency boards because it provides for, but does not require, consolidation of such separate proceedings. Section 609(d) provides[I]n lieu of appealing the decision of the contracting officer . . . to an agency board, a contractor may bring an action directly on the claim in the United States Court of Federal Claims, notwithstanding any contract provision, regulation, or rule of law to the contrary.
If two or more suits arising from one contract are filed in the United States Court of Federal Claims and one or more agency boards, for the convenience of parties or witnesses or in the interest of justice, the United States Court of Federal Claims may order the consolidation of such suits in that court or transfer any suits to or among the agency boards involved.
Id. § 609(d). Admittedly, the statute is somewhat ambiguous as to whether it permits (1) the filing of all claims arising from a single contract in separate fora, or (2) only claims that do not arise from the same transactional facts. We have not previously addressed this question. However, the history of the CDA makes clear that the statute is not designed to alter the usual rules of res judicata.
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Klopp is said to be looking for a youngster at left-back and Tierney could be the perfect fit
But he has settled quickly into the Hoops first team and has now made 27 appearances in all competitions since his senior debut in April 2015.
And now Football Insider are claiming Tierney has been added to a shortlist of youngsters Jurgen Klopp is considering adding to his squad this summer and the German is reportedly willing to pay as much as £10million to get his man.
The 18-year-old made his Scotland debut during the most recent international break, handed the starting berth at left-back in the 1-0 win over Denmark by boss Gordon Strachan.
It is a position Klopp is keen to strengthen with Alberto Moreno’s defensive difficulties said to be a concern.
And his shortlist of young full-backs is also said to include Leicester’s Ben Chilwell, Lorient’s Raphael Guerreiro and Cologne’s Jonas Hector.
But Celtic boss Ronny Deila believes Tierney deserves his place in such esteemed company.
“KT can go all the way. He can play at the highest level if he continues to develop,” Deila said.
“He needs to improve all the time and to do that he has to play.
“He has been playing here now consistently for seven months.
“He is in a very good situation now, playing for his national team and in Europe for a big club. What can be better?”

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — DeltaWing's Daytona debut was a dud, yet a relatively successful run for the upstart team.
The odd-looking chrome car had several issues in the first third of the Rolex 24 at Daytona and then retired after 16 hours because of transmission failure. Despite the problems, drivers were optimistic because the technologically advanced car went its farthest distance to date.
The prototype sports car logged 288 laps — 407 fewer than the race winner — and 1,035 miles in the endurance race. DeltaWing finished 61st out of 67 cars.
"It's hard not to finish, but we know that we are heading in the right direction," driver Katherine Legge said. "And it's just a matter of continuing what we're doing."
The coupe made 18 trips to pit road and spent nearly 5 ½ hours getting repaired.
"It's disappointing that we weren't able to finish, but I think the car made it longer than it has in the past, so that's a positive," fellow driver Alexander Rossi said.
The car turned heads at Daytona International Speedway because of its unique appearance. It looks like a cross between a fighter jet, a concept car and something out of a comic book. It was the talk of the garage leading into the race — some positive, some negative — and had more mixed reviews on the track.


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EU - EN 71-12:2013 – N-Nitrosamines and N-Nitrosatable Substances in Toys Has Been Published and Harmonised
Vol. 724 | July 19, 2013
EN 71-12 has been published to provide test methods in support of the EU requirements for N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances in certain types of toys. A reference to this standard has also been published in the EU’s Official Journal, such that compliance will offer a presumption of conformity to the new chemical requirements for toys that take effect from 20 July 2013 under the EU Toys Safety Directive 2009/48/EC.
Elastomers (e.g. rubbers, silicones and thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs)) may contain N-nitrosamines, which are believed to arise from precursor additives such as accelerators. N-nitrosamines may be formed in finger paints under certain acidic conditions if they include N-nitrosatable substances (e.g. secondary amines) and a nitrosating agent (e.g. nitrite). For example, N-nitrosodiethanolamine (NDELA) can be produced if diethanolamine (DEA, a secondary amine), or even triethanolamine which could decompose to DEA, is present with certain preservatives such as bronopol (nitrite source).
Some N-nitrosamines are carcinogenic (Category 1B). The EN 71-12 migration limits are shown in Table 1.
Table 1 – EN 71-12 Requirements for N-Nitrosamines and N-Nitrosatable Substances
Types of Materials and Toys
Sum of all N-nitrosamines/ mg/kg
Sum of all N-nitrosatable substances/ mg/kg
Elastomers in toys and parts of toys intended for use by children under 36 months (e.g. teethers)
Elastomers in toys and parts of toys intended to be placed in the mouth (e.g. balloons)
These limits for elastomers are from the Directive and are based on ingestion by mouth. However the EN 71-12 migration limit for N-nitrosamines in finger paints has been reduced from 0.05 mg/kg in the Directive to 0.02 mg/kg. This lower limit takes into account the relatively high rate at which some N-nitrosamines, such as NDELA, are absorbed through the skin. Hence the child’s ingestion of NDELA from finger paint is likely to be greater through the skin than by mouth.
Each type of toy material is tested in a different manner. Elastomers are extracted with a saliva solution containing nitrite, as ingestion will be primarily via the mouth. This test solution is then divided, with one portion used for the direct analysis of N-nitrosamines, while the other is acidified to facilitate the conversion of N-nitrosatable substances to further N-nitrosamines.
Finger paints are extracted with two test solutions. Water is used to extract N-nitrosamines, taking into account skin absorption. However, the conversion of N-nitrosatable substances to N-nitrosamines requires acidic conditions (e.g. in the stomach) water is replaced by a saliva solution containing nitrite.
N-nitrosamines are analysed using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). EN 71-12 requires testing of elastomers for those N-nitrosamines (13 in total) that have been found in toy materials, along with NDELA in finger paints, as listed in Tables 2 and 3, respectively. Please note as the EN 71-12 migration limits apply to the sum of all N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances any other N-nitrosamines detected will be included.
Table 2 – N-Nitrosamines to be Tested in Elastomers
Table 3 – N-Nitrosamines to be Tested in Finger Paints
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The Business Travel Association (BTA) and its newest partner, JetBlue Airways, are working together to highlight the importance of worldwide corporate travel.
JetBlue, which plans to launch transatlantic flights from New York and Boston to London, has become BTA’s latest industry partner in a collaboration that will ‘raise awareness of the importance of business travel across the globe, whilst increasing air travel flexibility for business travellers’.
The two organisations will work in unison throughout 2021 to enhance JetBlue’s UK presence amongst the business travel sector and TMC community, as well as supporting global awareness for business travel in light of COVID-19.
BTA CEO Clive Wratten said: “Our collaboration will provide a global platform to support TMCs, business travellers and our industry as a whole following such a tough year. We are delighted to kick-start our relationship, as we look forward to business travellers returning to the skies once more.”
“We are excited about the global opportunities our new alliance with JetBlue will bring to the business travel community.”
JetBlue General Manager, Europe Maja Gedosev promised JetBlue would ‘bring a fresh choice for the business travel community’.
“We believe our customers shouldn’t have to compromise between a great experience and a low fare.
“JetBlue’s take on transatlantic travel will bring a whole new level of service and comfort to business travellers crossing the pond.”


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Photos: Lil Kim is Pregnant – Who is the Baby Daddy?
Lil Kim debuted her baby bump at The Blonds fashion show as part of Mercedes Benz Fashion week in New York City on February 12, 2014. Exiting her car, with her bodyguard carrying her, was part of the big reveal.
Lil’ Kim took to the stage at the after party to announce her pregnancy,
okim-is-pregnant-2014132″ target=”_blank”>I’m a mom, but I can turn it up a little!” she said as she rubbed her belly.”
As for the baby daddy? For now, Kim has yet to reveal the identity with speculation her most recent boyfriend, professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., could have something to do with the baby bump.
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Wow, long long time wothout posting here ;o)
I am still the owner of a mark 1 SV 112 and still hppy with it. I never experienced the overheating DSP problem leading to neverending ressting of the amp, but it is true that I seldom used it at high volume for long periods of time. I only gigged twice with it and have played it in my personal home studio at home mostly.
What I would have liked to know is if this problem is systematic with MK1 SVs or if it is completely random. I mean, have there been random series that have the problem and others that don't have it ?
I have the Strymon SVPre that I installed when it came out and the DSP board is, it seems, the first make (Revision A from 2007).
So far, I have never experienced the problem. If I ever do, I'll try to fix it with a heatsink on the overheating areas of the board, but I'd really like to know if this is a randomly happening problem. If not, I might have just got a series without the flaw and I'll be glad about it ;o)
Thanks a lot for your answers.