On February 1st, we find ourselves smack in the middle, between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. We're six weeks away from each. It can feel like a tipping point in the year, when we know that despite the cold and snow and ice, the days are indeed growing longer, the buds on the trees are swelling, the hens will lay eggs again, and the blue skies are still there. It feels like an intense energy point in the year.
Groundhog Day is so simple and child friendly that I include it each year. We go outside and stomp on the earth and remind Mother Earth to wake up. She's usually wrapped up in her thick comforter of snow, but we like to let her know that we're waiting.
Saint Brigid's Day or Brigid's Day is one that intrigues me, so I learn a little something about her life each year. When my children are in second grade I share a story with them about her life. Some reflections here.
Imbolc inspires me to reflect on the mood of the season, on what is happening in my inner mood, and what is happening in nature.
Candlemas is another one of those days that intrigues me. It is, as a religious holiday, the day of the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord Jesus and the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Christian Holy Day commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple. It is based upon the account of the presentation of Jesus in Luke 2:22–40. (That's from Wikipedia here, I couldn't make that up.) What intrigues me is that return of Mary to the Church 40 days after giving birth. And the notion of purification after giving birth makes me a little uneasy. As if the process of carrying a baby and giving birth makes one impure. The candle light is to honor Jesus as "Light of the World."
Another face of Candlemas that I've watch grow and transform is one of candle dipping and celebrating the bees that, if I have it right, seems to have originated from Marsha Johnson of the Yahoo Waldorf Home Educators Group, Shining Star School and the Magic of Waldorf. It's become a community celebration. I don't know anyone else who has had such enthusiasm for this celebration. More here.
Some years ago, I made a very conscious decision to no longer dip beeswax candles indoors after we set the stove top on fire in the process of dipping tapers. It was quite an adventure and I am now quite happy to do it out of doors when the weather is warmer with a dedicated hot plate and pot and pan. One pot dedicated for holding the beeswax and the pan for water.
Chinese New Year is one of my favorite celebrations in February because it is so uplifting and fun! The good food, dragon parades, the color red, prayers to the ancestors and gods for a good planting and harvest season, lucky money in red envelopes, revisiting the Chinese zodiac, it's a lovely awakening from hibernation.
Then there's Valentine's Day which I love. Maybe it's the chocolate, or the flowers or the frilly hearts, or the even the cupcakes. I've shared a bit from our celebrations here.
For the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, I like to read or tell a little story about the lives and the times of the presidents Lincoln and Washington. Who can pass up Cherry Pie or Cherry preserves? As my children grow older it becomes a good opportunity to talk about what the times were like then, what is still with us and what have we (humanity) learned.
If you'd like more support and resources for celebrating February, come on over and join Celebrate the Rhythm of Life in February! For this one month only, you can join the monthly guide living curriculum program and the Celebrate Community focus topic on Love:: the Heart of Discipline for just $30. That's a 30% discount off the regular enrollment fee of $49. Use code LOVE2019 for the discount.
What's your February like? Leave a note in the comments below.
If you've been on the fence about checking out the Celebrate the Rhythm of Life ~ living curriculum program, or thinking about signing up one of my courses, this is YOUR moment.
For the month of February only, as I reformat the program, I am offering a deep discount in registration fee for both the Monthly ~ living curriculum program (stories, circles, songs, recipes, activities, crafts, festival celebrations) that includes the online class Love the Heart of Discipline, and the online class by itself.
The discount is 30% off the normal registration fee.
To enroll in the living curriculum program for February with monthly guide materials, support + the online course Love the Heart of Discipline, use code: LOVEBOTH for a discounted registration fee of $34.30. It's normally $49 or $59, depending on the month.
For Love the Heart of Discipline as a stand alone use coupon code: LOVE2019 for a $17.50 registration fee.
I hope you'll come on over and give it a whirl! There's a warm and wise community, plenty of good information, support and opportunities to ask questions and connect with others.
I'll confess to you that I am challenged with tooting my own horn. I am striving to learn how to do it better and promote my work. It does not come naturally to me. I am however, quite good at supporting others on their journey. Sound familiar?
For twenty years I have been freely and generously giving support to the Waldorf homemaking, homeschooling and parenting community. It comes easy for me to share in person, face to face, in workshops, in Yahoo Groups, Facebook Groups, private conversations and gatherings. Yet when it comes time for me to toot my own horn, wave my own banner, and say hey! come on over and sign up for this course, and pay me for it, I have a hard time.
I know my work is reaching and inspiring moms, teachers and caregivers because you tell me. I see bits of my work trickle out here and trickle out there, in some cases inspiring moms to start businesses of their own. I imagine how many children are being touched in the sharing of this work as it ripples out and changes lives. I feel grateful to be a part of that movement in the world.
Gratitude alone, as important as it is, does not keep the lights on. It doesn't buy a new pair of winter boots for my child, or buy groceries. So I am learning to become better at promoting my work. Because I love it, and I give so much of myself to it.
For today I've decided to take a deep breath, wave my flag, and share with you the work I do, because it has been my guiding star, fills me with passion and joy, and has been my life for over twenty years. I love working with parents and children and watching parents find their voice, and uncover their power and step confidently into their role as parents.
My business is called Celebrate the Rhythm of Life, just like this blog.
Okay, I said it, my "business."
I'm working on making the shift from passion and joy, to passion and joy that's a business. With business smarts.
What Do I Offer? Each month I offer an online gathering/class with a focus topic on an aspect of Waldorf homemaking, homeschooling or parenting. Each month the Celebrate Community delves deeply into that one specific topic on a private site where we chat freely. We have a community of wise and wonderful women, and a very rare - but occasional dad. You are all welcome dads! Some months we have a guest speaker. We've had many excellent guest speakers over the years including Howard Schrager, Lynn Jericho, Connie Manson and Cynthia Aldinger.
The Celebrate Community focus topics include planning the year, and sinking into your family rhythms with Get Organized :: Sketch it Out!, work on daily rhythm with Rhythm in the Home, exploring warm, loving guidance with Love :: the Heart of Discipline, Storytelling, fostering imaginative Play, Starting a Playgroup, The Speech We Bring, Cultivating Your Family Values, Storytelling with Table Puppets, Simple Celebrations, The Sense of Warmth, Warmth in the Kitchen and more.
This month's Celebrate Community focus topic is Love :: the Heart of Discipline. We'll focus on warm, firm, loving guidance, with information, exercises, tips and strategies to help you better understand yourself, and your child, and feel more clear and confident in your parenting. It's included as part of the living curriculum program or you can join just the class with the focus topic for $25 . I keep the registration fee low to make it accessible for all. I hope you'll join us each month in the Celebrate Community focus topics where you'll find wisdom, warmth and community.
Each month of the year I offer season based online Monthly Guides in the form of a living curriculum program. This living curriculum program focuses on the inner and outer mood of the month as well as seasonal changes and celebrations. I include all the materials you need for both the nursery and the kindergarten years, including materials and suggestions for festival celebrations. Each month I include a Tip from the Morning Garden for childcare providers, from my own home based program. The living curriculum includes movement and circle games and for different ages, stories for different ages, songs, verses, fingerplays, crafts, nature activities and support for the weekly rhythm activities of painting, wet on wet water color painting, soup making and bread baking. Members of the living curriculum program also join the Celebrate Community topic.
When I began offering the monthly guides based on the season, and they do have a northern hemisphere perspective, I felt that it was not right to throw materials out there without providing more support and a foundation for home life and parenting. To include everything about every single possible topic each month felt like way too much information. For that reason I offer the focus topic each month.
After a few years of only offering the living curriculum with the ecourse focus topic, I began allowing folks to join just the focus topic/ecourse each month. I've kept the monthly guides, called the living curriculum program coupled to the monthly focus topic because it complements them so well. They complement each other.
Each month, as part of the living curriculum program, I include materials for festival celebrations as well, as I cannot find a way to hinge them from the living curriculum program. September includes Michaelmas, October includes Martinmas and Lantern Walk ideas as well as Halloween celebration ideas. It flows this way through the way, with festivals and celebrations integrated into the stories, songs, activities, verses and songs.
I know this is a challenge for my friends in the southern hemisphere, and I just don't know how to create this community based on the seasons, and hold the space for everyone to feel that their experience is fully reflected, when in February I am offering stories about snow and in March about sugaring. One possibility is year round membership to have access to year round materials, receive the daily notes from me, and be included in the Celebrate Community topic each month, which is not so directly related to the season.
So there's a little bit about me - I mean my business. I hope you'll become part of this wonderful and wise community. Some of the moms who began with babies are now homeschooling in the grades. Which leads me to, oh yes, toot toot! I have created a support place for each of the grades, for Celebrate the Rhythm of Life Year Round Members, which is a lifetime membership, by the way. See what I mean!?


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The Avenging Arrow er en amerikansk stumfilm fra 1921 af William J. Bowman og W.S. Van Dyke.

Medvirkende
 Ruth Roland som Anita Delgado
 Edward Hearn som Ralph Troy
 Virginia Ainsworth som Luiza Traganza
 S.E. Jennings som Don Jose Delgado
 William Steele som Don Carlos Martinez
 Frank Lackteen som Pablo
 James Robert Chandler
 Otto Lederer som Joaquin Ruiz
 Vera Sisson som White Faun

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Stumfilm fra USA
Amerikanske film fra 1921

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Kate Middleton Pregnant Rumors Keep Going; Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William Schedule Now Includes a Wedding Date in Italy
August 10, 2014 Updated: July 18, 2015
Kate Middleton and husband Prince William will attend a lavish wedding in Italy next month amid rumors claiming Middleton is pregnant or recently had a miscarriage.
The rumors have steadily increased over the past few months and got even bigger as a former family friend claimed that Middleton recently had a miscarriage.
The Princess of Duchess fueled the rumors more by seemingly covering her stomach by holding her purse in front of it last week at a World War I memorial event.
There's no official word whether Kate is pregnant or not, though most are in agreement that she and her husband want at least another child at some point.
The pair, along with Prince George, are on vacation for the rest of the month, spending time with their parents and away from the press.
But it has emerged that they, along with Prince Harry, will be at the wedding of good friend Charlie Gilkes in Italy next month, according to Vanity Fair.
"The upcoming wedding will be in Italy and is set to be quite an event, even though plans for the party are currently shrouded in secrecy," it reported.
"The groom, Charlie Gilkes is an alum of Eton with more than a decade's exprience running nightclubs and launching restaurants, including Mr Fogg's and Bunga Bunga in London. He certainly knows how to throw a good bash. I'm told his gorgeous P.R. fiancée Anneke von Trotha Taylor is overseeing the V.I.P. guestlist."
"The [Cambridges] are really looking forward to it and William and Kate are planning to leave Prince George with Kate's parents so they can go and have a good time," a friend said.
WHO to Reconvene Emergency Committee to Reassess Global Coronavirus Threat

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Home > Politics & Government > Nuclear Weapon and Its Dangers
Nuclear Weapon and Its Dangers
Many people do not understand the dangers of nuclear weapons. Proponents of nuclear weapons perceive them as the ultimate source of the state's security. They believe that nuclear weapons prevent states from attacking each other. Individuals supporting nuclear weapons claim that the weapons promote deterrence. However, they overlook the fact that states continue attacking each other despite the possibility of immense reprisal. In addition, opponents of nuclear disarmament argue that nuclear weapons promote diplomatic coexistence between states. They cite the joint deterrence between the United States and Russia as the reason why the two countries live harmoniously. Intellectuals like professor Mueller argue that nuclear disarmament is counterproductive. They maintain that nuclear weapons curb conventional attacks, thus promoting peace. It is imperative to understand that peace comprises of numerous components. Instead of promoting peace, nuclear weapons subject people into a state of perennial nervousness. Besides, the weapons intensify distrust between states leading to conflicts. The presence of nuclear weapons in Israel makes it hard for countries in the Middle East to attain steady peace.
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For years, there have debates concerning the development and use of nuclear weapons by the world countries. Long before the development of the first nuclear weapon, there were disagreements among the scientists concerning the development of the weapon. After the bombing in Hiroshima, numerous world leaders called for the abolishment of nuclear weapons. Today, numerous leaders call for nuclear disarmament, arguing that allowing countries to develop nuclear weapons may lead to nuclear war as states seek to showcase their power.
On the other hand, some leaders feel that allowing nuclear disarmament would weaken avoidance, and the absolute abolition of nuclear weapons would trigger conventional wars and undermine the existing nuclear peace. The majority of the American leaders that participated in the First World War are calling for the total exclusion of nuclear weapons. Many of them claim that nuclear weapons frustrate the effort to uphold the security and health of humankind. Indeed, nuclear weapons have intensified human suffering and posed a threat to peaceful coexistence among the countries. This paper will develop an argumentative essay concerning nuclear weapons.
Many people have no idea about the nature of the danger of the present world nuclear hoard. In spite of countries reducing the number of nuclear weapons after the Cold War, we still have over 22,000 nuclear warheads across the globe. The United States manages 9,000 of the warheads; Russia manages about 13,000 of the warheads, while other nuclear-armed countries manage the rest. About 7,000 of the total nuclear warheads are operationally positioned. To make matters worse, 2,000 of the Russian and the United States' warheads are held on precariously high alert state. The world has come to the verge of the calamity in the past than many people are aware of.
The world was about to witness a Third World War during the missile crisis in Cuba. Besides, over the years, states have confused missile simulations for a real attack. In addition, the United States has, on several occasions, launched its nuclear weapons by mistake. Given the precarious position in which the United States and Russia hold their missiles, chances of accidental missile launch are high. Hence, nuclear weapons put the population in great danger bearing in mind that many people are not aware of such a threat.
Advocates of nuclear disarmament argue that the endeavor would promote peaceful coexistence between states. In 1980s, after countries invigorated the nuclear arms race, numerous movements emerged, which called for the abolition of the development of nuclear weapons. People demonstrated in the streets of major cities like London, Brussels, and New York. Those opposed to nuclear disarmament claimed that the move would weaken deterrence. Deterrence refers to a mechanism that governments apply to avert a potential attack by their enemies. Governments threaten their potential attackers of huge vengeance, therefore, keeping the enemies at bay. Hence, opponents of nuclear disarmament argue that nuclear weapons have somewhat promoted peaceful coexistence between countries due to fear of retaliation.
However, this is not the case. In spite of some countries issuing threats of possible retaliation, states continue experiencing the wrath of nuclear weapons. The argument that nuclear weapons help to curb major conventional attacks is not true. There have been many cases of states that do not manufacture nuclear weapons waging wars against states that manufacture nuclear weapons. The possibility of massive retaliation has not deterred non-nuclear powers from attacking nuclear powers. Hence, nuclear weapons do not assist in preserving peaceful coexistence between states. They only intensify mistrust between the states, which degenerate into rivalry. In other instances, the presence of nuclear weapons in two states has made one of the states attack the other without fearing possible retaliation. For instance, Pakistan went ahead to attack India in spite of India having nuclear weapons. Consequently, nuclear weapons have not helped the world to curb conventional wars.
The availability of nuclear weapons has led to a nuclear exchange between governments and terror groups. Some governments supply terror groups with nuclear weapons. Since the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), it has become possible for terror groups to acquire nuclear weapons. For instance, terrorists attempt to sneak plutonium from Russia. Hence, the presence of nuclear weapons gives the terrorists an opportunity to acquire weapons. It will be very hard to preserve the existing nuclear deterrence or nuclear peace if terror groups acquire nuclear weapons. The groups are autonomous and hard to manage. Besides, they are not afraid of possible retaliation since they do not occupy a definite geographical area. This raises the question about how upholding the development of nuclear weapons would preserve nuclear deterrence or the so-called nuclear peace.
Numerous countries have lived peacefully despite doing away with the development of nuclear weapons. This implies that countries can live harmoniously even without nuclear weapons. Countries like Belarus, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan gave up their nuclear weapons after the fall of the Soviet Union. Moreover, Brazil and Argentina stopped manufacturing nuclear weapons long ago. Since these countries stopped developing nuclear weapons, they have never reported cases of external threats. In fact, they became friends with many world countries. The countries serve as an example that states can run their affairs peacefully, even without arming themselves with nuclear weapons. Whenever a country tries to arm itself with nuclear weapons, it becomes an enemy of many countries. A good example is Iran. Since Iran began its nuclear enrichment program, it has become an enemy of many countries, starting with the United States and Israel.
Opponents of nuclear disarmament argue that without nuclear weapons, the United States and the USSR would have gone back to physical war during the Cold War. Both countries had the capacity to launch second-strike reprisal, meaning that no country was superior to the other. The presence of nuclear weapons in both countries promoted "nuclear peace". However, many of the American administration officials that participated in the Cold War argue that the policy of joint Soviet-American deterrence is archaic. They assert that dependence on nuclear weapons for prevention is becoming more and more dangerous and decreasingly useful. With time, the world has witnessed the emergence of new nuclear states. Many of these states do not have security measures to prevent possible accidents. Hence, allowing countries to arm themselves with nuclear weapons would expose the world to the dangers of nuclear accidents and unauthorized launches.
In reality, the joint nuclear deterrence between the United States and Russia does not prevent nuclear war in any way. Instead, the mutual deterrence makes nuclear war illogical. For nuclear deterrence to succeed, it requires both countries to have reasonable people who are capable of assessing the dangers of nuclear war. As Bull Wryly posits, currently, the United States and Russia are capable of maintaining the mutual nuclear deterrence. However, no one knows what will happen in the future. State of affairs and political actors might change making it hard for the two states to continue embracing the joint nuclear deterrence. One only wonders what would happen to humanity in case of such an eventuality.
Additionally, there is a perennial danger not only of misinterpretation or human miscalculation under pressure, but of miscommunication. Superiority of cyber weapons makes the risk severe. Possibilities of states perceiving harmless events as dangerous are high, which pose the danger of states entering into nuclear war due to miscommunication.
People like Professor John Mueller claim that states should allow Iran to continue with its nuclear program. Professor Mueller believes that the nuclear disarmament initiative is counterproductive. He alleges that media and government officials fabricate claims that Iran will pose a significant threat to the world if allowed to go on with its nuclear program to frustrate the program. According to Professor Mueller, increased development of nuclear weapons would help to curb conventional wars. He asserts that nuclear weapons have assisted to maintain a troubled peace.
It is imperative to note that peace entails numerous factors. A country is said to be at peace if its people have security and equanimity. The existing nuclear altercation among the countries does not promote peace. It keeps people in a state of perpetual nervousness. Rather than promoting peace, the existence of nuclear weapons increases distrust due to their demonic impacts. It is hard for people to trust countries that emphasize on the development of weapons that have the capacity to annihilate the entire humanity.
Nuclear weapons contribute to the emergence of lifts between states rather than brining them together. Indeed, allowing states to continue developing nuclear weapons will lead to terrible wars between the states as witnessed in Iraq. Today, presence of nuclear weapons in Israel thwarts the effort to establish a long-term and steady serenity in the Middle East. Besides, Pakistan and India are ever in conflicts due to possession of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons worsen the suspicion and apprehension between countries.
Proponents of nuclear weapons argue that a country ought to have nuclear weapons to be secure. However, in reality, a country that possesses a hoard of nuclear weapons subjects its population into a state of insecurity and fear. No country has ever managed to come up with an intricate system that is not susceptible to foul-ups, mistakes and/or accidents. Charles Perrow once stated that it is hard for people to avoid calamitous nuclear accidents. As people continue to come up with safety measures, they make the system complicated. By this, he meant that as people come up with measures to prevent nuclear disasters, they come up with complex nuclear weapons, thus becoming hard for them to troubleshoot the weapons and avoid potential accidents. Thus, by encouraging the nuclear arms race, world leaders are subjecting people to potential nuclear accident, which may be hard to predict or control.
There are claims that nuclear weapons avert, and will continue to avert, conflicts between the super powers. Presence of nuclear weapons in the United States prevents Russia from attacking the United States due to fear of possible reprisal. Nonetheless, no evidence showed that one of the states have ever decided to attack the other but stopped due to the presence of nuclear weapons. No state leader has ever backed down from an attack due to fear of possible retaliation or colossal damage to cities. This is a clear indication that nuclear weapons do not prevent conflicts between countries.
Many people do not understand the dangers that nuclear weapons pose to humanity. This underlines the reason why many people oppose nuclear disarmament programs. Individuals opposed to nuclear disarmament argue that nuclear weapons reinforce deterrence, thus contributing to peaceful coexistence between states. They argue that the possibility of immense reprisal prevents countries from attacking each other. Presence of nuclear weapons gives terror groups an opportunity to instill fear in the public.
The groups are capable of accessing the weapons and attacking the public. Hence, the public always lives in fear. Many countries have abolished the development of nuclear weapons. These countries do not experience threats from nuclear powers, which is an indication that the absence of nuclear weapons does not pose a threat to a country. People need to know that peace entails numerous factors. Presence of nuclear weapons within a country subjects people to a state of perennial nervousness. People constantly fear that other countries might attack them. Instead of promoting peace, nuclear weapons intensify the distrust between states, which degenerate into rivalry.
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A genetic algorithm solution for the operation of green LTE networks with energy and environment considerations
Hakim Ghazzai, Elias E. Yaacoub, Mohamed-Slim Alouini, Adnan A. Abu-Dayya
The Base Station (BS) sleeping strategy has become a well-known technique to achieve energy savings in cellular networks by switching off redundant BSs mainly for lightly loaded networks. Besides, the exploitation of renewable energies, as additional power sources in smart grids, becomes a real challenge to network operators to reduce power costs. In this paper, we propose a method based on genetic algorithms that decreases the energy consumption of a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) cellular network by not only shutting down underutilized BSs but also by optimizing the amounts of energy procured from the smart grid without affecting the desired Quality of Service. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.
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Home Leasing and Trillium Health are collaborating to develop this four-story mixed-use and mixed-income building that will provide for a wide range of households, continuing the progress that Home Leasing has made with new communities along Charlotte Street. The project will consist of 66 housing units, first floor commercial space and a community pharmacy to be operated by Trillium. The units will be available to households with a range of incomes, which will continue to help establish downtown Rochester as a diverse neighborhood. The development team is dedicated to creating an inclusive community providing access to downtown living and amenities to all members of the community in an LGBTQ-welcoming environment.
The project is located on Site 3 of the Inner Loop Redevelopment on the west side of Union Street between East Avenue and Broad Street, at the eastern gateway to downtown Rochester. Adjacent parcels, 2 and 4, are planned for luxury housing.
Light-filled units will include full kitchens with dishwashers, central air-conditioning, in-unit storage, and private balconies.
The building will include one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments with rents ranging from $733-$1,475. Apartments will be affordable to households with a broad range of incomes. In September 2018, Trillium received a conditional award for 20 supportive housing units through the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative. The remaining units will be targeted as follows: 26 units at or below 60%; 6 units at or below 90%; and 14 units at or below 130% of Rochester's AMI.
Twenty of the units will benefit from supportive services provided by Trillium for tenants who require assistance. Trillium Health is experienced at providing care management, medical and behavioral health care, and a comprehensive package of social support services for both target populations: (1) People Living with HIV (PLWH), and (2) individuals who are 55+ years of age and require assistance with one or more Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). To augment success, Trillium Health will partner with several agencies, including Lifespan, to provide a full complement of supportive services.
Potential financing award & construction start Summer 2019. Project completion, Spring of 2021.


Monochrome is a topic that never seems to fade however, recently, we have seen the emergence of monochrome design with a new, modern twist.
A mix of cool modern grey shades from light to dark are taking prominence, creating a more subtle, less harsh alternative, to previously contrasting and often stark white and black shades.
Whitewashed timbers are also being introduced, offering a more tactile and interesting alternative to solid white, in combination with modern grey shades due to the colour variation in the grain.
With this trend sees a carefully considered palette of cool grey tones from light to dark being brought together to create this highly modern look and an exotic woodgrain décor which has been produced in two contrasting shades to work in combination with cool grey solid colours, as well as each other, to create accent and interest to modern design.


My phone buzzed in my hand on the way to my audition this afternoon. I turned it over to find Google alerting me to the fact that Bill Cosby—the actor whose pudding pops I begged my mother to buy as a child, Dr. Huxtable who made me aspire to having a brownstone and family full of high-achievers in New York City, the comedian whose standup sets I studied before I eventually got on stage myself—was on his way to prison for three to ten years. America's beloved television dad was finally "brought to justice" for the repeated, pathological, pre-meditated, criminal drugging and sexual assault of multiple women across multiple decades.
Another maniacal fruit forming on the poison tree of sexual violence. A tree at which we are finally looking, acknowledging, about which we are finally talking. Though reluctant, society and the media are finally allowing space for survivors to step forward, to find and use their voice, to pursue their perpetrator using the judicial process; to meet open ears, caring hearts, crusading souls. These things are so important, integral for our country to do during this incredible time of awakening, revelation, reckoning that we are experiencing.
And, yet, it is also just the surface of the issue; only that which we can easily see; the trunk, the bark, the branches, the fruit that looks like something sweet—head of a hollywood production company, head of a major network, soldier, priest, actor, coach—but are in actuality dangerous, lethal. There is still a world of pathology, psychology, philosophy beneath this tree, under ground, among the roots of its history.
Pruning the branches of this noxious tree is a huge step for our culture. We just cannot allow ourselves to forget that expansive trees have even bigger roots.
And if we are finally acknowledging this wretched tree in the midst of the glorious garden that we have created with our country, let us not miss the opportunity we have to do something meaningful and lasting. Let us not willingly ignore the chance we have to yank it up by the roots, consciously fill the hole with understanding, healing, where the corrupted tree once sat, and till fresh, new, safe soil. Let us teach our young children that they are invaluable, that their bodies are their own, that they have a voice, deserve a voice, can use that voice. Lets us teach them that other's bodies are their own, and to touch them requires a simple conversation and agreement. Period. Let us teach them through example how to treat one another, revere one another, adore one another. Let us take that gaping hole—in the absence of that abusive, harassing, deadly tree—and plant seeds of love, respect, hope and humanness among the humanity of our nation's garden.
We have a growing bouquet from our civilization's gnarled predatory pomiculture—Cosby being the latest. What is it in how we view power, how we view human rights within our families, our relationships, our schools, teams, organizations that has allowed wounded, damaged criminals like Cosby to operate, seduce our culture enough to thrive for as long as they have? It's time we follow the branches down the trunk to the fundamental beliefs at the root, how we as a culture water those intrinsic beliefs, and what we can do to rip them up, get dirty in really having the difficult discourse, so that we can change them for the better, and so that none of us have to be threatened or irrevocably harmed by its presence ever again.


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Louisiana Breaks Off Trade Relations with Ireland
By Andy Borowitz
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BATON ROUGE (The Borowitz Report) – In the aftermath of Irish voters legalizing gay marriage, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has used his emergency powers to ban all Irish products from the state.
The sweeping trade sanctions will prevent popular Irish products, such as Jameson whiskey and Guinness Extra Stout, from being sold in Louisiana.
Jindal explained that breaking off trade with Ireland was necessary to protect the sanctity of marriage in Louisiana.
"Every time someone takes a sip of Guinness, a part of straight marriage dies," he said.
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Hag är, även om namnet syftar på något annat, en otroligt vacker kvinna. Hon är en demon som frammanats av Deathwatch och har förmågor som att kunna suga ut livskraften från människor vilket sätter dem i ett komaliknande tillstånd, men efter Deathwatchs död blir hon kvar i människornas värld där hon får klara sig själv, och hennes oerhörda blodtörst leder till katastrof för alla som kommer i hennes värld.

Hon försöker återuppliva sin frammanare genom att offra ett stort antal människor men spindelmannen lägger sig i hennes planer och han besegras lätt av Hag som är honom överlägsen i alla avseenden. När han är besegrad börjar hon suga ut spindelmannens livsenergi men avbryts av Blaze som besegrar henne och räddar spindelmannen. Hon sätts sedan i förvar.

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Just in time for Halloween, Netflix's 'The Movies That Made Us' takes a stab at three horror classics
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Just in time for Halloween, the third season of Netflix's hit The Movies That Made Us peels back the curtain on the making of three horror classics: 1978's Halloween, 1980's Friday The 13th, and 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street.
The series also takes a look at enduring '80s hits like James Cameron's Aliens, the Eddie Murphy comedy Coming to America, and Robocop.
With the spooky season upon us, ABC Audio caught up with Brian Volk-Weiss, the series' creator and executive producer. He didn't start out as a horror fan but as he and his "Mozart-level editors" Nick Ferrell and Ben Frost dove deep into what made the slasher flicks endure, he got it.
"You know what it is, I think, and this is going to sound crazy talking about these low-budget horror films, but they have in their own way, a lot of heart," he says. "It is a very, very simple antagonist. And everybody just gets out of his way or not! But there's a charm to these films!"
Volk-Weiss notes another key element: casting. "Maybe these aren't people that are going to get Oscars for best acting. I get it. But they had charisma. They had charm. Yes, most of them were good-looking, but they had charisma!"
Movies That Made Us' look into 1986's Aliens is also eye-opening: it features an interview with James Remar, who was fired from the film after shooting started because of a drug arrest, forcing James Cameron to replace him as Hicks with Terminator veteran Michael Biehn.
"I still cannot believe we got Remar," Volk-Weiss admits. "By the way, even when I was interviewing Sigourney [Weaver], I told her…and she was like, 'Really?!'


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Q: git-p4: sync p4 changes to git repo I'm moving our project from perforce to git. After a few setups and by the guide, I successfully created my git repo and imported source from perforce. Then I ran into problem that I can't simply import subsequent p4 changes to git repo. (Most of us are still working on perforce).

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*git-p4 sync

*git push origin master

got following error

[rejected] master -> master (non-fast-forward) error: failed to push some refs to 'git@github.com:xxx/yyyyy.git' hint: Updates were rejected because the tip of your current branch is behind hint: its remote counterpart. Merge the remote changes (e.g. 'git pull') hint: before pushing again. hint: See the 'Note about fast-forwards' in 'git push --help' for details.

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*git-p4 rebase

*git pull

*git push

which worked finally. But I've no idea why.
The git-p4 sync manual said

After an initial import you can easily synchronize your git repository with
  newer changes from the Perforce depot by just calling
    git-p4 sync
  in your git repository. By default the "remotes/p4/master" branch is updated.

So I guessed that's why subsequent 'git push' didn't work. Do I have to rebase/pull/push every time?
Do I miss something? I'm new to git, please help.

A: If you are pushing code to a standard git repo, and it's rejected then you need to rebase your changes onto origin/master.

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Two goals from Lionel Messi helped Barcelona to a 3-0 defeat of Manchester United on Wednesday (AEST) and a 4-0 aggregate triumph in its UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie.
With a 1-0 advantage from the first meeting at Old Trafford, the Catalan side took command inside the first 20 minutes thanks to a double from its number 10, the second of which owed plenty to a dreadful mistake from David de Gea.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer named an attacking line-up featuring Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford, but the blow of those first-half goals seemed to drain any hope of repeating the kind of performance it produced to stun Paris Saint-Germain in France in the last 16.
The tie was firmly put to bed by a sublime goal from Philippe Coutinho, who may get the chance to face old club Liverpool in the semi-finals if it sees off Porto on Thursday (AEST).
Marc-Andre ter Stegen made a magnificent 90th-minute save from substitute Alexis Sanchez, but United was well beaten and must now fight to turn around its recent form after a fifth defeat in seven games in all competitions.


For the development of a new generation non-crimp fabrics (NCF) made of carbon fibres, a feasibility study of different characterisation methods and surface treatments of the used carbon fibres needs to be performed. In order to join the carbon fibre layers with the binder for realising this new type of NCF, the surface topography and functionality of the fibres have to be analysed first. The wettability of the binder to the carbon fibre surface is of prime significance and needs to be enhanced. Here, the enhancement is carried out by improving the surface energy using atmospheric plasma of compressed air, argon and nitrogen. It is also proposed to improve the surface energy through chemical techniques.
Numerical simulation tools are increasingly used for developing novel composites and composite reinforcements. The aim of this paper is the application of digital elements for the simulation of the mechanical behaviour of textile reinforcement structures by means of a finite element analysis. The beneficial computational cost of these elements makes them applicable for the use in large models with a solution on near micro-scale. The representation of multifilament yarn models by a large number of element-chains is highly suitable for the analysis of structural and geometrical effects. In this paper, a unit cell generating method for technical reinforcement textiles, using digital elements for the discretization, is introduced.
Due to its excellent biocompatibility, Chitosan is a very promising material for degradable products in biomedical applications. The development of pure chitosan microfibre yarn with defined size and directional alignment has always remained a critical research objective. Only fibres of consistent quality can be manufactured into textile structures, such as nonwovens and knitted or woven fabrics. In an adapted, industrial scale wet spinning process, chitosan fibres can now be manufactured at the Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology at TU Dresden (ITM). The dissolving system, coagulation bath, washing bath and heating/drying were optimised in order to obtain pure chitosan fibres that possess an adequate tenacity. A high polymer concentration of 8.0–8.5% wt. is realised by regulating the dope-container temperature. The mechanical tests show that the fibres present very high average tensile force up to 34.3 N, tenacity up to 24.9 cN/tex and Young's modulus up to 20.6 GPa, values much stronger than that of the most reported chitosan fibres. The fibres were processed into 3D nonwoven structures and stable knitted and woven textile fabrics. The mechanical properties of the fibres and fabrics enable its usage as textile scaffolds in regenerative medicine. Due to the osteoconductive properties of chitosan, promising fields of application include cartilage and bone tissue engineering.
The present research work was carried out to develop the prediction models for blended ring spun yarn evenness and tensile parameters using artificial neural networks (ANNs) and multiple linear regression (MLR). Polyester/cotton blend ratio, twist multiplier, back roller hardness and break draft ratio were used as input parameters to predict yarn evenness in terms of CVm% and yarn tensile properties in terms of tenacity and elongation. Feed forward neural networks with Bayesian regularisation support were successfully trained and tested using the available experimental data. The coefficients of determination of ANN and regression models indicate that there is a strong correlation between the measured and predicted yarn characteristics with an acceptable mean absolute error values. The comparative analysis of two modelling techniques shows that the ANNs perform better than the MLR models. The relative importance of input variables was determined using rank analysis through input saliency test on optimised ANN models and standardised coefficients of regression models. These models are suitable for yarn manufacturers and can be used within the investigated knowledge domain.
Despite significant weight and performance advantages over metal parts, today's demand for fiber-reinforced polymer composites (FRPC) has been limited mainly by their huge manufacturing cost. The combination of dry textile preforms and low-cost consolidation processes such as resin transfer molding (RTM) has been appointed as a promising approach to low-cost FRPC manufacture. This paper presents an advanced weaving technique developed with the aim to establish a more cost-effective system for the manufacture of dry textile preforms for FRPC. 2D woven fabrics with integrated net shape selvedge can be obtained using the open reed weave (ORW) technology, enabling the manufacture of 2D cut patterns with firm edge, so that oversize cutting and hand trimming after molding are no longer required. The introduction of 2D woven fabrics with net shape selvedge helps to reduce material waste, cycle time and preform manufacturing cost significantly. Furthermore, higher grade of automation in preform fabrication can be achieved.
A single step electrospinning of chitosan and chitosan derivative-chitosan lactate nanofibres was studied in this paper. Chitosan was dissolved into acetic acid to produce structure-stable nanofibres. The effect of chitosan concentration and the content of acetic acid on the fibre diameter and morphology of nanofibres were studied in detail. The dynamic viscosity and surface tension of the electrospinning chitosan solutions were systematically studied as well. Based on the fundamental study on electrospinning chitosan in acetic acid, a chitosan derivative, chitosan lactate, was added to produce nanofibre in a pH-friendly aqueous environment. Chemical and morphological analyses demonstrated that chitosan lactate will positively influence the formation of nanofibres in higher pH condition although the morphology should be improved.
This article reports the results of investigations carried out to produce yarns consisting of staple carbon fiber (CF) obtained from process waste for the manufacturing of composites suitable especially for thermoset applications. For this purpose, a comparative analysis is done on processability between 100% staple CF and 60 weight% staple CF mixed with 40 weight% PVA fibers in carding, drawing and spinning process. The hybrid yarns are produced by varying twist level. The PVA fibers of the hybrid yarn are then dissolved using hot water treatment. The mechanical properties of yarns consisting of 100% staple CF and hybrid yarns consisting of staple CF and PVA before and after hot water treatment are investigated. Furthermore, test specimen is also prepared by impregnating 100% staple CF yarn and the hybrid yarns (after the dissolving of PVA) with epoxy resin. The results of the tensile test of the yarns in consolidated state reveals that the hybrid yarn produced with 80 T/m after hot water treatment exhibits approximately 75% of the tensile strength of virgin filament tow, and it is expected that the hybrid yarns can be applied for the manufacturing of thermoset based composites for load bearing structures.
3D tubular scaffolds made from Poly-(Ɛ-caprolactone) (PCL)/chitosan (CS) nanofibres are very promising candidate as vascular grafts in the field of tissue engineering. In this work, the fabrication of PCL/CS-blended nanofibrous tubes with small diameters by electrospinning from separate PCL and CS solutions is studied. The influence of different CS solutions (CS/polyethylene glycol (PEO)/glacial acetic acid (AcOH), CS/trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), CS/ AcOH) on fibre formation and producibility of nanofibrous tubes is investigated. Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) is used to verify the presence of CS in the blended samples. Tensile testing and pore size measurements are done to underline the good prerequisites of the fabricated blended PCL/ CS nanofibrous tubes as potential scaffolds for vascular grafts. Tubes fabricated from the combination of PCL and CS dissolved in AcOH possesses properties, which are favourable for future cell culture studies.


Golf requires a high level of flexibility and muscle function in order to prevent injuries over time. The feet play an important role in proper golf biomechanics and can influence the movement through the hips and spine. Great golfers have proper foot mechanics that make their swings more efficient and minimize stress on the supporting tissues and surrounding joints. The following will teach you how orthotics can improve your performance on the golf course. Foot movement and golf The movement of the feet during a golf game are unique to the sport. Golfers must be able to properly distribute their weight in order to support their swings. The weight placed on the feet shifts during the swing, making it necessary for the joints to have adequate range of motion and stability. Many golfers experience issues when wearing shoes that aren't ideal for golfing. Neuromas, lack of mobility, blisters, and injuries to the feet and ankles are common problems that golfers face. Orthotics for improving your golf game Orthotics can address issues related to excessive supination or pronation of the feet. They can be customized to make necessary corrections that are unique to your feet. Orthotics place the joints in proper alignment, which reduces stress on the connective tissues and muscles surrounding the joints. Research shows that orthotics can reduce fatigue when playing golf and create more consistency in the performance of players. They improve gait for players at all levels and contribute to the accuracy and balance of your golf swing. Orthotics also provide stability and help you redistribute your weight to improve overall posture. As a result, they're an essential tool in adding more power to your golf swing. The right orthotics for your golf game A skilled physiotherapist can help you determine the right orthotics that will improve your golf game and address any existing pain or injuries. Your foot type must be evaluated before choosing a pair of orthotics. Orthotics can be rigid to allow for greater support while others may be more flexible to improve the movement of the feet. Orthotics that provide adequate arch support are ideal for players who have pronation of the feet or a high level of mobility throughout the joints. Orthotics can also improve flexibility for individuals whose feet lack mobility. Your physiotherapist can give you the information you need to get the best orthotics for you. Orthotics can change your golf game by improving movement efficiency, reducing the risk of injury, and providing relief from pain. You'll be able to spend more time on the golf course and see your game progress quickly.


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The complexities and mysteries of Nature have perplexed even the most illustrious scientists of our time; but though its ineffable beauty has confounded the intellect, Brazilian pianist Kenio Fuke (foo KAY) has captured its heart. Streetdate for Melodies of Nature: August 2, 2011. Real Music is the leading expert in relaxation music. Renowned for the excellence of its roster of international musicians who achieve top positions on Billboard magazine and iTunes New Age charts, the company spreads comfort, beauty and wellbeing throughout the world. CDs and downloads available for purchase at RealMusic.com, iTunes, amazon.com and other retailers and e-retailers throughout the world.
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This is a list of people from the University of Oxford in academic disciplines.  Many were students at one (or more) of the colleges of the university, and others held fellowships at a college.

This list forms part of a series of lists of people associated with the University of Oxford; for other lists, please see the main article List of University of Oxford people.

Law

Theology and the study of religions

Historians

Classicists, Byzantinists and archaeologists

Modern languages

Philosophers

Economists

Geography

Denis Cosgrove (St Catherine's)
Andrew Goudie (Hertford and St Cross)
Emily Georgiana Kemp (Somerville)
Janelle Knox-Hayes (Green Templeton)
Diana Liverman (Linacre)
Halford John Mackinder (Christ Church) Director LSE 1903–08, Member of Parliament 1910–22
Nick Middleton (St Anne's)
Ann Varley

Anthropology and ethnography

Sociology

Politics, political philosophy, and international relations

Asian studies

Mathematicians and statisticians

Scientists

Naturalists, botanists, and zoologists

Medicine

Psychologists, psychiatrists, and physiologists of the brain

Chemists

Physicists and astronomers

Astronomers Royal
Edmund Halley (The Queen's) 1720–42
James Bradley (Balliol) 1742–62
Nathaniel Bliss (Pembroke) 1762-64
Martin Ryle (Christ Church) 1972–82

Other physicists and astronomers

Computers, electronics, and robotics

Engineering and agriculture

Geology

Meteorology

Joanna Haigh (Somerville)
Patrick McTaggart-Cowan (Corpus Christi)

References
Dictionary of Welsh Biography (The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion of London and National Library of Wales). Cited in references as: DWB.

Notes

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Classic Machines Motor Graders
by Contrafed PUblishing October 18, 2017 June 12, 2020
What makes a classic motor grader? Looks, ability, ease of operation and longevity are all pertinent factors as are resale value if you're looking to buy another. Whatever the criteria, Caterpillar's No.12 Motor Grader had them all. By RICHARD CAMPBELL
Of the thousands of motor graders manufactured by Caterpillar since their takeover of the Russell Grader Manufacturing Company in 1928, none have lasted in production longer, or have been produced in as many numbers as the No.12 which remains as part of Caterpillar's motor grader line-up to this day.
We will take a look at the evolution of the type up to (but not including) the 'G' series.
A bit of background on graders is necessary here.
Note to all: Neither Caterpillar or Robert LeTourneau invented the motor grader.
The very first form of a "grader" as such dates back to Roman times when a log or plank of wood was drawn between two animals, usually oxen, thereby smoothing the surface, and we are all aware of how good Roman roads were as many still survive today!
In the early 1900s the grader re-invented itself with the advent of the automobile, as those new fangled, smoke belching, horse scaring things needed a smooth road to drive on.
These very early road graders, made of channel steel and riveted together had very few control adjustments were known as "Terracers" and were drawn by a team of horses or a small agricultural tractor. An operator stood on a platform at the back and made adjustments as best he could while being bounced along eating dust.
A great many companies manufactured them during this period, and some were much better than others.
Three companies can claim rights to inventing the modern motor grader as such – J.D.Adams, Austin-Western and Russell.
All three of these companies independently had the idea of attaching a steel frame which held a grader blade and its adjustment controls along with a set of front wheels to a track type tractor chassis thereby creating a single operator, self propelled unit.
These "Hi-Way Patrols" or "Motor Patrols" as they were known then, considerably speeded up the process of finishing off a surface to an acceptable standard and you didn't have to feed them oats!
While Adams' and Austin-Western's frames were removable, allowing the chosen tractor to be used for other things, Russell's frame was a dedicated attachment and was part of the tractor. (Russell had actually built their first experimental self-propelled grader as early as 1919).
The hierarchy at Caterpillar began to take notice of the increase in sales of track type tractors to Russell and obviously saw the large potential opening up as sales of automobiles began to skyrocket.
Accordingly, an approach was made to Russell about a buy out and in 1928 Russell became the first new acquisition of the fledgling Caterpillar Tractor Co.
All of these early Russell/Caterpillar graders were attached to a track-type tractor, usually a gasoline powered Caterpillar Twenty or Twenty-Eight.
The rubber didn't hit the road however until 1931, when, after much design & testing Caterpillar released their first all-rubber tyred grader, the No.9 "Auto patrol".
This was quite simply a revelation in road maintenance as the entire machine was built from the outset as a grader and not as a compromise of two types of machine.
The No.9 was followed into production by the No.7, No.10 and No.11 Auto Patrols between 1932 and 1933.
At this point in time, all Caterpillar's graders had been gasoline powered but during 1934 the first of the Diesel Auto Patrols was introduced marking a major milestone in motor grader development and the existing gasoline powered machines were withdrawn from sale in favour of the vastly more economical diesels.
Caterpillar produced their last gasoline engined motor grader in 1947.
It was discovered that two axle motor graders had a tendency to 'lope' (rock forward and backward in motion) at higher speeds making smooth blading difficult so a move was made to tandem drive wheels which cured the problem and is why all Caterpillar motor graders have tandem drive to this day.
The subject of our article, the No.12, was first introduced in 1938 powered by a 70 flywheel horsepower three-cylinder Caterpillar D6100 diesel engine and weighed about 9½ tons. It was known as the 9K series.
This was manufactured right through WWII up until 1945 when it was replaced by the 7T series.
Incorporating a few changes that had been shown to be necessary in service, the 7T series No.12 was only manufactured for two years before being replaced by the 8T series.
Featuring a new diesel engine, the 100 flywheel horsepower four-cylinder Caterpillar D318, the 8T series No.12 which was introduced in 1947, struck the perfect balance for the time and well over 17,000 were manufactured.
During its ten year production life, the 8T No.12 was modified several times getting Cat's famous oil clutch and receiving a couple of horsepower increases as well.
A late production version of the 8T No.12 weighed approximately 11 tons and put out 115 flywheel horsepower.
Demand for the No.12 was so high that a separate manufacturing line was established in Australia to produce them. These had the designation 94C series.
By the end of 1957 it was obvious with the advances in technology that an upgrade of the No.12 was due.
This took the form of the 80C and 70D series machines, still rated at 115 horsepower but with in-seat starting and a few more creature comforts. Weight of the machine had now risen to approximately12 tons.
These two machines were also only interim types being phased out after only three years in production.
The next version of the No.12 was a major redesign, the 12E which came along in 1959.
Extremely popular and an excellent blading platform, the 12E featured for the first time, a six-cylinder engine, the model D333, de-rated to 115 horsepower.
Operating weight was almost 13 tons.
Last of the No.12 motor graders to feature direct mechanical operating controls ("wrist breakers"), the 12E was the epitome of a simple, well designed and easily maintained motor grader and operators and owners alike loved them.
Another rework was made to the basic No.12 grader in 1965 resulting in the No.12F.
This featured new power-assisted planetary operated blade controls and the D333 engine was boosted to 125 flywheel horsepower. Power steering was now standard rather than an option
The 12F was the final variant of the No.12 grader to have a rigid straight through chassis, and is where we end this segment on the No.12 grader.
All subsequent versions of the No.12 from the G series onwards have been articulated frame steering and will be covered in a future article.
An extremely versatile tool, the No.12 could be used for ditching, snow removal, haul raod maintenance, county road rehabilitation and dozens of other uses and can truly be called a machine for all seasons!
Why the No.12 ?
Easy. Nothing to do with weight or horsepower – it simply referred to the width of the graders moldboard blade – 12 feet wide!
The New Zealand Connection
Up until the late 1950s, all versions of the Caterpillar No.12 could be found throughout the country and there were a lot of them.
Then the Government of the time put restrictions on imported motor graders as Aveling-Barford had set up shop here and the Govt. were "protecting local manufacture" which meant that unless you were the Ministry of Works, licence to import a Cat grader (or any other brand for that matter) was a very uphill battle.
That is why there are so few 12E and 12F graders in New Zealand compared to earlier versions.
The relaxing of this dumb piece of legislation after 1980 allowed contractors free choice of what they wanted again.
For the Model Collector – Early No.12's
Fortunately, there are several models of the No.12 available representing the machine across it's career.
In 1:87 scale there are two models – one by Norscot of the No.12 which isn't too bad compared to other Norscot models (probably to do with the HCEA having a hand in supplying details).
The other is made by Roco Minitanks of Germany and is currently out of production. It is a very good copy of a No.12 8T series and is all-plastic.
To 1:50 scale there is the beautiful No.12F by Gescha.
Regrettably this model is long out of production, hard to find and expensive but can be the basis for a very accurate model of the type if you add further detail.
If money is no object there is the 1:24 scale No.12E by Classic Construction Models.
Epitome of the model makers art, this brass/white metal beauty will set you back over US$2,500 + post and lacks nothing in detail.
For your sandpit there is a 1:16 scale 8T series No.12 made by Reuhl in the USA.
Considering it was cast in the early 1950s, it is a very well made model and not all that hard to obtain if you're looking on Ebay.
So far no-one has a brought out a model of the very first No.12's but time will tell.
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