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The Springfield EMP .40 S&W is here to add a touch of class to this .40 cal pistol lineup. It's a 1911 pattern pistol, with all the trimmings. However, Springfield Armory also trimmed the grip housing so the gun is built around 9mm/.40 S&W, rather than being based on the .45 ACP with magazines and other bits designed to fit. There is no model in .45 ACP in the EMP series as a result.
The EMP or Enhanced Micro Pistol is offered with 3-inch or 4-inch barrels as they are Officer and Commander-frame 1911 pistols. The former holds 8+1 and the latter 9+1. The .40 S&W models all feature two-tone finishes, but are quite the lookers. All models are equipped with a skeleton hammer and trigger are added, along with a beavertail grip safety with memory notch and ambidextrous tactical safety levers. The 3-inch model features tritium night sights, but the 4-inch model comes with a steel rear ramp and a fiber optic front sight.
Granted, it'll cost you. Expect to spend about $1,000...but Springfield Armory makes very decent 1911 pistols. They aren't Wilson Combat quality (unless you get their custom shop to make you one; those are) but they are very well made, reliable and accurate. If you want a .40 cal pistol with class, these would be very good options.
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By far the most popular police service pistol in the United States, the GLOCK 22 fires the potent 40 S&W cartridge and holds more rounds for its size and weight than most other full-sized handgun in its class.
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Mag. Capacity
without magazine
645 g | 22.75 oz
with empty magazine
with loaded magazine
Length (Overall)** 204 mm | 8.03 inch
Slide Length 186 mm | 7.32 inch
Width (Overall) 32 mm | 1.26 inch
Slide Width 25,5 mm | 1.0 inch
Height incl.Mag. 139 mm | 5.47 inch
Line of Sight (Polymer) 165 mm | 6.50 inch
Line of Sight (Steel) 164 mm | 6.46 inch
Line of Sight (GNS) 163 mm | 6.42 inch
Trigger Distance** 71,5 mm | 2.81 inch
*FOR GEN4/GEN5 MODELS: Check out the Gen5 and Gen4 Technology area for medium/large backstraps.
Technical Data are rounded and do not reflect tolerances – they may be altered without notice! Subject to technical changes.
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.40 S&W FMJ flat-point cartridge
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Parent case
Rimless, straight
Bullet diameter
.400 in (10.2 mm)
Neck diameter
Rim thickness
.055 in (1.4 mm)
1.135 in (28.8 mm)
Case capacity
19.3 gr H2O (1.25 cm3)
Rifling twist
1 in 16 in. (406 mm)
Primer type
Small pistol
35,000 psi (240 MPa)
Bullet mass/type
10.69 g (165 gr) Federal FMJ 1,130 ft/s (340 m/s) 468 ft⋅lbf (635 J)
7.45 g (115 gr) Cor-Bon Glaser 1,400 ft/s (430 m/s) 500 ft⋅lbf (680 J)
10.04 g (155 gr) Federal HST 1,160 ft/s (350 m/s) 463 ft⋅lbf (628 J)
8.74 g (135 gr) Underwood JHP 1,400 ft/s (430 m/s) 588 ft⋅lbf (797 J)
12.95 g (200 gr) Doubletap FMJ FP 1,050 ft/s (320 m/s) 490 ft⋅lbf (660 J)
Test barrel length: 4 inches (100 mm)
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The .40 S&W is a rimless pistol cartridge developed jointly by major American firearms manufacturers Smith & Wesson and Winchester.[3] The .40 S&W was developed from the ground up as a law enforcement cartridge designed to duplicate performance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) reduced-velocity 10mm Auto cartridge which could be retrofitted into medium-frame (9mm size) semi-automatic handguns. It uses 0.40-inch (10 mm) diameter bullets ranging in weight from 105 to 200 grains (6.8 to 13.0 g).[4]
In the aftermath of the 1986 FBI Miami shootout, in which two FBI special agents were killed and five wounded, the FBI started the process of testing 9×19mm Parabellum and .45 ACP ammunition in preparation to replace its standard-issue revolver with a semi-automatic pistol. The semi-automatic pistol offered two advantages over the revolver: increased ammunition capacity and increased ease of reloading during a gunfight. The FBI was satisfied with the performance of its .38 Special +P 158 gr (10.2 g) lead semi-wadcutter hollowpoint (LSWCHP) cartridge ("FBI load") based on decades of dependable performance. Ammunition for the new semi-automatic pistol had to deliver terminal performance equal or superior to the .38 Special FBI load. The FBI developed a series of practically oriented tests involving eight test events that they believed reasonably represented the kinds of situations that FBI agents commonly encountered in shooting incidents.[citation needed]
During tests of the 9×19mm and .45 ACP ammunition, the FBI Firearms Training Unit's special agent-in-charge, John Hall, decided to include tests of the 10mm Auto cartridge, supplying his own Colt Delta Elite 10mm semi-automatic, and personally handloaded ammunition. The FBI's tests revealed that a 170–180 gr (11.0–11.7 g) JHP 10mm bullet, propelled between 900–1,000 ft/s (270–300 m/s), achieved desired terminal performance without the heavy recoil associated with conventional 10mm ammunition (1,300–1,400 ft/s (400–430 m/s)). The FBI contacted Smith & Wesson and requested it to design a handgun to FBI specifications, based on the existing large-frame Smith & Wesson Model 4506 .45 ACP handgun, that would reliably function with the FBI's reduced-velocity 10 mm ammunition. During this collaboration with the FBI, S&W realized that downsizing the 10mm full power to meet the FBI's medium velocity specification meant less powder and more airspace in the case. They found that by removing the airspace they could shorten the 10mm case enough to fit within their medium-frame 9mm handguns and load it with a 180 gr (11.7 g) JHP bullet to produce ballistic performance identical to the FBI's reduced-velocity 10mm cartridge. S&W then teamed with Winchester to produce a new cartridge, the .40 S&W. It uses a small pistol primer whereas the 10mm cartridge uses a large pistol primer.
The .40 S&W cartridge debuted January 17, 1990, along with the new Smith & Wesson Model 4006 pistol, although it was several months before the pistols were available for purchase. Austrian manufacturer Glock Ges.m.b.H. beat Smith & Wesson to the dealer shelves in 1990, with pistols chambered in .40 S&W (the Glock 22 and Glock 23) which were announced a week before the 4006.[5] Glock's rapid introduction was aided by its engineering of a pistol chambered in 10mm Auto, the Glock 20, only a short time earlier. Since the .40 S&W uses the same bore diameter and case head as the 10mm Auto, it was merely a matter of adapting the 10mm design to the shorter 9×19mm Parabellum frames. The new guns and ammunition were an immediate success,[6][7] and pistols in the new caliber were adopted by several law enforcement agencies around the nation, including the FBI, which adopted the Glock pistol in .40 S&W in May 1997.
The popularity of the .40 S&W accelerated with the passage of the now-expired Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 which prohibited sales of pistol or rifle magazines that could hold more than ten cartridges, regardless of caliber. Several U.S. states, and a number of local governments, also banned or regulated so-called "high capacity" magazines. As a result, many new firearm buyers limited to purchasing pistols with a maximum magazine capacity of 10 rounds chose pistols in the .40 S&W chambering instead of smaller-diameter cartridges such as the 9x19mm (9mm Luger or 9mm Parabellum).
The .40 S&W case length and overall cartridge length are shortened, but other dimensions except case web and wall thickness remain identical to the 10mm Auto. Both cartridges headspace on the mouth of the case. Thus in a semi-auto they are not interchangeable. Fired from a 10mm semi-auto, the .40 Smith & Wesson cartridge will headspace on the extractor and the bullet will jump a 0.142 inches (3.6 mm) freebore just like a .38 Special fired from a .357 Magnum revolver. If the cartridge is not held by the extractor, the chances for a ruptured primer are great.[8] Smith & Wesson does make a double-action revolver (the Model 610) that can fire either cartridge via use of moon clips. A single-action revolver in the .38–40 chambering can also fire .40 or 10mm rounds provided it is equipped with correctly sized cylinder. Some .40 caliber handguns can be converted to 9mm with a special purpose-made barrel, magazine change, and other parts.
Cartridge dimensions[edit]
The .40 S&W has 1.25 ml (19.3 grains H2O) cartridge case capacity.
The common riflingtwist rate for this cartridge is 406 millimetres (16.0 in), 6 grooves, ∅ lands = 9.91 ;mm, ∅ grooves = 10.17 mm, land width = 3.05 mm and the primer type is small pistol.[4] According to the official C.I.P. guidelines, the .40 S&W case can handle up to 225 megapascals (32,600 psi) piezo pressure. In C.I.P.-regulated countries every pistol/cartridge combo has to be proofed at 130% of this maximum C.I.P. pressure to certify for sale to consumers.
The SAAMI pressure limit for the .40 S&W is set at 241.32 megapascals (35,001 psi) piezo pressure.[9]
Performance[edit]
An expanded hollow point bullet (Winchester SXT "Black Talon", left) and an unfired hollow point .40 S&W cartridge (Speer Gold Dot, right)
The .40 S&W cartridge has been popular with law enforcement agencies in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Brazil. While possessing nearly identical accuracy,[10] drift and drop as the 9mm Parabellum, it also has an energy advantage[11] over the 9mm Parabellum[12] and .45 ACP,[13] and with a more manageable recoil than the 10mm Auto cartridge.[6] Marshall & Sanow (and other hydrostatic shock proponents) contend that with good jacketed hollow point bullets, the more energetic loads for the .40 S&W can also create hydrostatic shock in human-sized living targets.[14][15]
Based on ideal terminal ballistic performance in ordnance gelatin during lab testing in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the .40 S&W earned status as "the ideal cartridge for personal defense and law enforcement".[7][16] Ballistically the .40 S&W is almost identical to the .38-40 Winchester introduced in 1874, as they share the same bullet diameter and bullet weight, and have similar muzzle velocities.[17] The energy of the .40 S&W exceeds standard-pressure .45 ACP loadings, generating between 350 foot-pounds (470 J) and 500 foot-pounds (680 J) of energy, depending on bullet weight. Both the .40 S&W and the 9mm Parabellum operate at a 35,000 pounds per square inch (240 MPa) SAAMI maximum, compared to a 21,000 pounds per square inch (140 MPa) maximum for .45 ACP.[18]
.40 S&W pistols with standard (not extended) double-stack magazines can hold as many as 16 cartridges. While not displacing the 9mm Parabellum, the .40 S&W is commonly used in law enforcement applications in keeping with its origin with the FBI. Select U.S. special operations units have available the .40 S&W and .45 ACP for their pistols. The United States Coast Guard, having dual duties as maritime law enforcement and military deployments, has adopted the SIG SauerP229R DAK in .40 S&W as their standard sidearm.[citation needed]
The .40 S&W was originally loaded at subsonic velocity (984.25 ft/s (300.00 m/s)) with a 180 grains (11.7 g) bullet.[16] Since its introduction, various loads have been created, with the majority being either 155, 165 or 180 gr (10.0, 10.7 or 11.7 g).[19] However, there are some bullets with weights as light as 135 gr (8.7 g) and as heavy as 200 gr (13.0 g).[20] Cor-Bon and Winchester both offer a 135 gr (8.7 g) JHP and Cor-Bon also offers a 140 gr (9.1 g) Barnes XPB hollow-point. Double Tap Ammo, based in Cedar City, Utah, loads a 135 gr (8.7 g) Nosler JHP, a 155 gr (10.0 g), 165 gr (10.7 g) and 180 gr (11.7 g) Speer Gold Dot hollow-point (marketed as "Bonded Defense"), a 180 gr (11.7 g) Hornady XTP JHP, and three different 200 gr (13.0 g) loads included a 200 gr (13 g) Full Metal Jacket (FMJ), a 200 gr (13 g) Hornady XTP JHP and Double Tap's own 200 gr (13 g) WFNGC (Wide Flat Nose Gas Check) hard cast lead bullet; the latter specifically designed for hunting and woods carry applications.[citation needed]
Frontal view of .40 S&W cartridge, FMJ
Case failure reports[edit]
The .40 S&W has been noted in a number of cartridge case failures, particularly in older Glock pistols due to the relatively large area of unsupported case head in those barrels, given its high working pressure.[21][22] The feed ramp on the Glock .40 S&W pistols is larger than on other Glocks, which leaves the rear bottom of the case unsupported, and it is in this unsupported area that the cases fail. Most, but not all, of the failures have occurred with reloaded or remanufactured ammunition.[23] Cartridges loaded at or above the SAAMI pressure, or slightly oversized cases which fire slightly out of battery are often considered to be the cause of these failures,[23] which are commonly referred to as "kaBooms" or "kB!" for short.[23] While these case failures do not often injure the person holding the pistol, the venting of high pressure gas tends to eject the magazine out of the magazine well in a spectacular fashion, and usually destroys the pistol. In some cases, the barrel will also fail, blowing the top of the chamber off.[citation needed]
Rearview of .40 S&W pistol cartridge, FMJ
10mm Kurz (A moniker based on the .40 S&W being a "shorter version" of the 10mm Auto, similar to how the .380 ACP is shorter and lower powered but otherwise similar to the 9mm Parabellum and is also known as 9mm Kurz or 9mm short.)
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S&M (Metallica album)
Human (Goldfrapp song)
Human? is an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories edited by Judith Merril, published as a paperback original by Lion Books in 1954. No further editions were issued.
"Introduction", Fredric Brown
"I: As Others See Us…", Judith Merril
"The Big Contest", John D. MacDonald (Worlds Beyond 1950)
"The Boy Next Door", Chad Oliver (F&SF 1951))
"Take a Seat", Eric Frank Russell (Startling Stories 1952))
"An Egg a Month from All Over", Idris Seabright (F&SF 1952)
"Riya's Foundling", Algis Budrys (Science Fiction Stories #1 1953)
"II: Earthlings All", Judith Merril
"ghosts", Don Marquis (Archy and Mehitabel, 1927)
"Smoke Ghost", Fritz Leiber (Unknown 1941)
"Who Shall I Say Is Calling?", August Derleth (F&SF 1952)
"The Gnarly Man", L. Sprague de Camp (Unknown 1939)
"The Temptation of Harringay", H. G. Wells (The St. James's Gazette 1895)
"The Ultimate Egoist", Theodore Sturgeon (Unknown 1941)
"Rope Enough", John Collier (The New Yorker 1939)
"III: Tomorrow Will Be Better?", Judith Merril
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S&M (an abbreviation of Symphony and Metallica) is a live album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, with The San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Kamen. It was recorded on April 21–22, 1999 at The Berkeley Community Theatre. This is the final Metallica album to feature Jason Newsted as bassist.
S&M contains performances of Metallica songs with additional symphonic accompaniment, which was composed by Michael Kamen, who also conducted the orchestra during the concert. The idea to combine heavy metal with an epic classical approach, as James Hetfield has stated repeatedly, was an idea of Cliff Burton. Burton's love of classical music, especially of Johann Sebastian Bach, can be traced back to many instrumental parts and melodic characteristics in Metallica's songwriting including songs from Ride The Lightning and Master of Puppets. The other inspiration was Deep Purple's 1969 Concerto for Group and Orchestra. Purple revived their hybrid musical performance in 1999's Live at the Royal Albert Hall after being notified that Metallica were doing theirs earlier that year.
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"Human" is an electronic song performed by British group Goldfrapp. The song was written by the group with members of Startled Insects' (Tim Norfolk and Bob Locke), and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory for the duo's debut album Felt Mountain (2000). "Human" is the only track on Felt Mountain with additional songwriters. It was released as the album's third single on 26 February 2001.
"Human" received generally positive reviews from pop music critics. Flak Magazine reviewer Eric Wittmershaus called the song a "surprisingly-daring-yet-easy-to-listen-to genre-bender" that "is easily the disc's standout track." Sacha Esterson of Musicomh.com described the track as "middle eastern-influenced upbeat gem" that is "particularly fantastic."NME wrote that "Human" "sounds like Shirley Bassey, but with none of the dance nous the Welsh warbler brought to her collaboration with the Propellerheads."
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Human".
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Listening devices are one of the most important devices used for spying. The following article provides information about the various spying devices that are available in the market.
Listening to a conversation is one of the best ways to gather information. Overhearing a verbal exchange between two people can reveal a lot of important details that can be useful. There are various reasons for spying, like to gather information about a cheating spouse, help in a criminal case, and it can also be fun to spy on friends and play pranks on them.
Most of the spy gadgets and gizmos shown in the action movies are fictitious. There may be very few of them which are actually real. But, using the right kind of device will not only help you bather sensitive information, but also keep you undetected. The following are some of the common listening devices, that can not only be used by professional investigators, but also by anyone with a purpose.
Cell phones are a necessity today, and almost everyone carries one. Hence, it has become very easy to spy using this device. Now, these cell phones come either as a separate equipment or are in-built in a cell phone. To use this device the person who is spying will call on an alternate number which connects to a bug inside the cell phone, and once this happens you can easily listen to the person you are spying on.
These are probably the most popular and the best wireless spying devices. You must have seen it in movies, that the agent leaves a small device in the car and follows them to be able to hear the entire conversation. This small device is known as a bug. A bug can look like a lighter, a wrist watch, clock, etc. The best part about this device is that, you can not only listen to the conversation but you can also record it at the same time. Thereby, giving you the freedom to store the proof. Few of the advance bugs come with specialized recorders, which records voice only when on phone or while talking. Hence, it does not record all that unwanted silence.
Few of the modern spy microphones are much smaller and advanced. Few of these come with super-sensors, which allows them to listen to the minutest of voice vibration with exceptional voice clarity. Apart from this, there are few others which come with instruments that allow you to listen many yards away.
This one falls under the category of wearable-spying devices. The best part about it is that, it doesn't look like one. You may also gift it to the person whom you want to spy on, and then listen to his/her conversations. These have exceptional voice quality because of the microprocessors, which fit into the device, and are long-lasting.
It comes in different varieties and shapes, and is one of the most used devices. The sound clarity is noteworthy within permissible limits. The device works in a simple way, you just need to point it at the direction where your suspect is and listen. A few of the devices will let you listen clearly from a distance of few yards to hundreds of meters. There are few devices which allow you to listen sharply from as far as 600 meters.
Apart from this, there are many other products available out there depending upon your purpose. If you're a professional, then you may get professional devices, otherwise, you may indulge in saving a lot by getting a decent and more generic device. So the next time if someone gifts you a watch, make sure that it's not a listening device.


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Williams relishing latest chapter in her life
10th January 2018 admin 2144 Views 0 Comments Article by Eleanore Kelly
Next month's commentary stint for the BBC at the Winter Olympics will bring back memories for former skeleton champion Amy Williams. However, the whoosh and exhilaration of the descent on slippery slopes has given way to a fresh and calmer outlook on life following the arrival of son Oscar, as she tells The Mixed Zone's Eleanore Kelly
If Amy Williams was to pen an autobiography, it would be a riveting read. After all, the former Olympic champion has packed a lot into her thirty-five years on Earth. Alas, in between being a full-time mother to eight-month-old Oscar, spells as a television presenter and commentator, as well as endeavouring to save the planet, there is precious little time to sit down and write her memoir.
A major highlight would be the chapter about the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver when, in winning the skeleton, she became Britain's first individual gold medallist at the Games in 30 years and GB's first female champion for 58 years.
Injuries forced Williams to give up competitive sport in 2014, but retirement has been far from dull. She has filled her time co-presenting Ski Sunday and will be commentating for the BBC at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in February. In addition, she did a stint presenting Channel 5's The Gadget Show and works passionately as an ambassador for the World Society for the Protection of Animals.
Another chapter could be devoted to hanging out with the Royal Family. As a chum of Mike Tindall, Williams attended his wedding to Zara Phillips; collected an MBE from The Queen; and in 2012 was made a Team GB Ambassador where one of her roles was helping and hosting William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at events. They would often go for lunch together.
Even her love life is entertaining. After returning from commentating at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Williams downloaded the dating app, Tinder. She swiped right when she saw the picture of a handsome Army officer and Craig Ham took her on a date the next day. They were engaged after just 12 weeks, married in August 2015 and last year the happy couple welcomed son Oscar into the world.
The three of them turned up at the British Indoor Rowing Championships at the Lea Valley Velo Park late last year and it quickly became apparent why any autobiography is very much on the backburner. Williams's life is currently structured by nappy changes and feeding times. "Oh, and sleep deprivation," she adds. "I would love a good night's sleep."
Even so, her love of sport and competitive drive remain vibrant. "I miss the dedication and passion that came with it. Sometimes I think if I wasn't so broken because of my sport, I could be tempted to try a sport like rowing," she says after trying out the ergo machines. Last year she took part in a TV programme called Tour de Celebre, where she joined the Tour de France and discovered what it was like to be a professional cyclist. "I literally fell in love with my bike. I totally got why people love cycling and had that love of being out on the roads. I tried the velodrome, too, and that feeling of power and speed. You get off and your legs are burning. I think if I had my time again, I would have loved to give something like that a go."
Motherhood has brought a new meaning to the words 'dedication' and 'passion', and has changed her general view of life. "As an athlete, you become very selfish. Everything is about you getting the best nutrition, the best sleep, the best recovery, training 100 per cent. That was all you did and thought about every day. Having now retired, and as a new mum, all of a sudden you are at the bottom of the list. Keeping this little human happy all day long is your priority," she says.
"I really miss doing exercise. I was doing yoga every day until the morning I went into labour and I miss that. I've only been twice in eight months because I don't have the time, the energy or the help to look after him. I love being a mum, but just having a bath without disturbance would be nice."
Williams has always been passionate about saving the planet and the arrival of Oscar has reinforced her outlook on environmental issues. "I am trying to use as eco-friendly items where possible," she says. "I care deeply about wildlife. I want my son to grow up in a world that is looked after and protected, and has all the animals that I have seen in my life. We were such an active, outdoor family and nature and the environment have always been important. Even changing nappies, you are throwing seven or eight away a day. To think those nappies are going to be on our planet for 500 years before they biodegrade, it's sickening. So I am using bamboo nappies, which within the life of my child will have disappeared.
"I try and live my life every day as healthily and as cleanly for the environment because I feel so strongly that we have to look after this planet. I pick up vegetables that aren't in plastic wrappers, and it pains me to see all the plastic used to wrap food and everyday items, as well as water bottles everywhere. What is the point of being this healthy, clean athlete if we are destroying our planet?"
Sport is all part of that clean-living philosophy Williams advocates. It stems from her own upbringing in rural Avon. "Growing up we didn't have a TV until I was 17. We were outside playing and doing all sort of sports. Or if we were indoors we were being creative with colouring in. I really want to bring him up being active and feeling healthy and fit. Hopefully he will like sport, too. We will certainly guide him in that direction. It's about finding a passion in something because that is what drives you every day. If my son wanted to do professional sport, I would definitely encourage it. I didn't do my sport to become a multi-millionaire, there is no money in my sport and I came out of it in debt. It was always about the passion and the love."
Next month Williams heads out to South Korea to commentate at the Winter Olympics. They are a Games already tainted by the debacle involving Russian participation. Twenty-five Russian athletes tested positive for banned substances after the last Games in Sochi. In December, the IOC announced that those Russian athletes who had been cleared by an anti-doping panel would be allowed to compete. But they added that there would be no Russian flags or anthems in Pyeongchang.
"It's a hard debate," says Williams. "How do you teach a nation a lesson? If you're an innocent athlete, why should you be penalised for the mistakes of a few people within your country? But then our bobsleigh boys didn't get the glory they deserved. I look at Jacko [John Jackson], he's missed his opportunity to stand on the podium and everything that comes with that, the media, press, the photos and the glory. Every memory with that medal around your neck is what your train your whole life for.
"I don't really know what the answer is. If I was in their shoes, and an innocent athlete in Russia, I would want my flag around me because I've done it for my nation and for me. Standing on the podium for my country was actually the proudest moment of my life."
Williams had no strong suspicion that her fellow athletes might have been taking drugs, yet in retrospect she says there may have been evidence. "Sometimes after summer training when you wouldn't see an athlete for a while, they would come back and you would think, 'Whoa, you've eaten your greens'. But I guess I never thought anyone would be so stupid. In Britain, we get drug-tested at any time, any day; you have to give an hour of every single day where you are going to be and the doorbell could go. So there was no way you couldn't be clean. But not all other nations do that. We are very good in the UK, we want 100 per cent clean athletes, and that's why they are so strict on the testing system. In fact that was one of the things I enjoyed about retiring, the fact I didn't have to give an hour of my day."
That commitment to sport allowed little time for finding love. "It is difficult to meet people because your lives are busy and you are focused on something else," she says. On retiring, her friends suggested she try Tinder. "There is a stigma about dating apps," Williams says, "but I don't see how it's any different to meeting a guy at a bar. You either want a relationship or you don't. They are either a nice guy or they are not.
"He has never really asked too much about my previous life and that is why he got a date, and a second date, because he wasn't bothered about who and what I was. We just clicked and got on. Actually, he only watched my race for the first time last week. I think he was impressed."
Amy Williams was speaking on behalf of SAS – the leader in analytics software and services. SAS is the Official Analytics Partner of British Rowing. Further information at www.sas.com
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Costumes adorned Baldy as the ski season ended with ski races, costume contests, street dancing, people watching and extreme tailgating. With River Run being closed Sunday, large crowds assembled, partied, listened to music, danced and stayed at Warm Springs well into the evening.
Sun Valley Resort ended its 75th winter season on Easter Sunday with a weekend-long party, a healthy snowpack and a final tally of solid skier numbers.
After a snow drought during January and February, storms in March brought some of the best spring skiing in memory.
The resort logged 407,537 skier days, a 2 percent increase over last year, according to a news release issued by the resort Tuesday.
The season began Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, and ran through April 24, giving skiers 151 days on Bald Mountain.
"We were very thankful for what we had this season," said Jack Sibbach, Sun Valley Resort spokesman. "We had a lot of happy guests. That's one way to measure our success."
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Material Misrepresentations in Application Preclude Coverage for More Than $2 Million Embezzlement
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, applying Alabama law, has held that a policy providing crime coverage does not afford coverage to an insured for its employee's embezzlement of more than $2 million because of material misrepresentations in the policy's application. Scottsdale Indem. Co. v. Martinez, Inc., 2015 WL 38223728 (11th Cir. June 22, 2015).
The insured is a building-maintenance company. In 2004, the insured hired an individual, who later became the insured's CFO and CEO, to handle the company's financial accounting, including overseeing the insured's bank accounts. The individual was fired in 2011 after the owner of the insured company discovered that the CFO/CEO had embezzled more than $2 million from the company's bank accounts for personal use by writing checks to herself and using the company's petty cash for personal purchases.
The insured company sought coverage for the more than $2 million that was embezzled under a business and management indemnity policy that provided, among other things, crime coverage. The policy provided that "[i]n the event the Application . . . contains any misrepresentation or omission made with the intent to deceive, or contains any misrepresentation or omission which materially affects either the acceptance of the risk or the hazard assumed by Insurer under this Policy, this Policy, including each and all Coverage Sections, shall not afford coverage . . . for any Claim alleging, based upon, arising out of, attributable to, directly or indirectly resulting from, in consequence of, or in any way involving, any untruthful or inaccurate statements, representations or information." The policy further provided that this provision applies if "any past or present chief executive officer, [or] chief financial officer . . . of the [insured company] knew the facts misrepresented or the omissions, whether or not such individual knew of the Application, such materials, or this Policy."
In applying for renewal of the policy, the insured submitted an application stating that: (i) there was an annual audit or review by a CPA of the insured's books and accounts, including a complete verification of all securities and bank accounts; and (ii) the bank accounts were reconciled by someone not authorized to deposit or withdraw from the accounts. Because the individual who embezzled the money was the former CFO and CEO of the insured and filled out the renewal application, the insurer denied coverage for the claim based on alleged material misrepresentations in the renewal application relating to the insured's financial accounting practices. The trial court granted summary judgment to the insurer, and an appeal followed.
On appeal, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that, while a CPA may have cursorily reviewed the insured's books each year, as asserted by the insured, "no reasonable jury could conclude that an 'annual audit or review performance by an independent CPA on the books and accounts, including a complete verification of all securities and bank balances' occurred. Consequently, . . . [the CFO/CEO's] response to [this question] was a misrepresentation." Likewise, the court held that there was a misrepresentation with respect to the reconciling of accounts given that the embezzling CFO/CEO performed reconciliation functions and also had access to the insured's bank accounts.
The court next held that the misrepresentations "were material to the issuance of the policy." In this regard, the court noted that, based on the testimony of the underwriter of the policy, the insurer's "underwriting policies assigned a higher rating factor and higher total premium where an insured answers 'no'" to the questions at issue and that the insurer "would normally have charged an increased premium for the policy in question had [the CFO/CEO] provided correct answers about [the insured's] accounting practices."
Because the misrepresentations were material, the misrepresentations undisputedly were related to the claimed loss at issue, and the CFO/CEO irrefutably knew of the facts misrepresented, the court held that the policy did not afford coverage for the embezzled funds.


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Tesla and the ethics of self-driving cars
Published March 3, 2022 at 10:00 AM EST
Ben Rich charges his Tesla vehicle at a super charging station in New Jersey. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
Self-driving technology has come a long way in recent years, but it remains far from perfect.
And that's partially because of decisions made — not by the cars — but by programmers.
Tesla recalled 54,000 cars because of a feature built into the car's autopilot that allowed it to roll through stop signs. In other words, it was programmed to break the law.
Today, On Point: Who should regulate the program in self-driving cars?
Rebecca Heilweil, reporter for Vox, covering emerging technologies, artificial intelligence and logistics. (@rebheilweil)
Matthew Johnson-Roberson, director of the Robotic Institute and professor of robotics at Carnegie Mellon University. Former co-director of the Ford Center for Autonomous Vehicles at the University of Michigan.
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1997 Cal Ripken Jr. Practice Used and Signed Baltimore Orioles Black Jersey (Ripken LOA)
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As the 1997 season began, Cal Ripken, Jr. had already broken Lou Gehrig's historic consecutive games played streak and became baseball's Iron Man. Ripken showed no signs of slowing down as he once again suited up for the Baltimore Orioles for every game in the 1997 season where he batted a solid .270 with 17 home runs and 84 RBI. Presented here is one of the practice used black mesh pullover Orioles jerseys worn by Ripken during the 1997 season. This jersey has two buttons at the top of the chest and features "Orioles" and a paraph sewn on the front in orange, black and white tackle twill. The AUTHENTIC DIAMOND COLLECTION and Majestic tags are sewn on the front left tail with a "48" size flag attached to the Majestic tag. The back has Ripken's number "8" sewn on in orange, black and white tackle twill and the Majestic logo is embroidered on the end of the right sleeve. Ripken has signed this jersey in black marker on the end of the paraph on the front. This jersey displays moderate use with some thread pulls and softening of the tackle twill letters and numbers. This jersey comes directly from the personal collection of Cal Ripken, Jr. with a signed LOA from Cal that will accompany this jersey.


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Visual performance of the human eye with soft hydrophilic contact lenses
Pointer, Jonathan S. (1982). Visual performance of the human eye with soft hydrophilic contact lenses. PHD thesis, Aston University.
The recording of visual acuity using the Snellen letter chart is only a limited measure of the visual performance of an eye wearing a refractive aid. Qualitative in addition to quantitative information is required to establish such a parameter: spatial, temporal and photometric aspects must all be incorporated into the test procedure. The literature relating to the correction of ametropia by refractive aids was reviewed. Selected aspects of a comparison between the correction provided by spectacles and contact lenses were considered. Special attention was directed to soft hydrophilic contact lenses. Despite technological advances which have produced physiologically acceptable soft lenses, there still remain associated with this recent form of refractive aid unpredictable visual factors. Several techniques for vision assessment were described, and previous studies of visual performance were discussed. To facilitate the investigation of visual performance in a clinical environment, a new semi-automated system was described: this utilized the presentation of broken ring test stimuli on a television screen. The research project comprised two stages. Initial work was concerned with the validation of the television system, including the optimization of its several operational variables. The second phase involved the utilization of the system in an investigation of visual performance aspects of the first month of regular daily soft contact lens wear by experimentally-naive subjects. On the basis of the results of this work an 'homoeostatic' model has been proposed to represent the strategy which an observer adopts in order to optimize his visual performance with soft contact lenses.
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Using movie magic to give the personal touch to interiors
By Karen McCartney
October 23, 2020 — 9.51pm
The name Kate Hume, for me, conjures up images of exquisite, organic, hand-blown glass pieces in intense jewel-like colours. Clearly, I had skipped the intervening years where she had developed a high-end interior design business working with clients from Moscow to London, from her base in Amsterdam.
A vignette from Kate Hume's French holiday home: pairing a bronze sculpture with a charcoal sketch, both by artist Tim Bickerton.
Each interior is a highly personalised expression of her client, and Hume's way of working relies so heavily on this approach that she admits: "If we are working on a commercial property I sometimes even invent a client, so that I can have a mental conversation with this imaginary person.
"I think this comes from my years in the commercial film business, where we would try to portray a character by the environment we created for them."
In her new coffee-table book Élan, she unravels the process of her colour-filled projects, layered with objects and art, fabrics and furniture, much of it custom designed. "I talk in the book about finding a porcelain plate at the Marché aux Puces [flea market] in Paris, and designing a whole house around it," she says.
Pictured is a delightful vignette from the holiday house in the south-west of France that she shares with her collaborator and husband Frans van der Heijden, who was also the book's photographer. The play on the 3D bronze sculpture of the bird by artist friend Tim Bickerton is paired with a charcoal sketch, a gift from the same artist.
"I love green of all shades," Hume says. "The chair was custom-made in that colour at Bonacina in Italy many years ago."
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If you follow me on Instagram, then you already know Triiinity & I are in the midst of our Goddess Rising Yoga Challenge! It's been a blast growing in love & light with my fellow Goddesses and I know we shall continue to grow and ascend in positivity and self-love together. For Day 10 of the challenge, our self-loving task was to give yourself a facial. So I wanted to share my facial process with you all.
SN: Did you know honey & coffee are both naturally occurring substances that are good for your skin? Coffee has anti-aging properties as it tightens and tones the skin while mutually stimulating the skin, bringing increased circulation. Honey is humectant, so it is perfect for bringing natural moisturization. It also has anti-bacterial, anti-microbial, and anti-fungal properties that are perfect for fighting acne. You can mix these ingredients without the use of a store bought facial mask or in addition to one and follow the steps below for amazing skin benefits!
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