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Local Minneapolis startup in a jam with Smucker's over its crustless sandwich launch
A local Minneapolis startup company received a cease and desist letter from the J.M Smucker Company (Smucker's) in December 2002, and the internet has erupted over this simple act. Even IP attorneys seem to have forgotten that trademark owners have an affirmative duty to police their marks.
While American parents have been cutting the crusts off their children's peanut butter and jelly (PB&J) sandwiches for decades, Smucker's capitalized on this trend and made the form more convenient for consumers. It began packaging and selling a frozen, round PB&J sandwich without crusts with crimped edges in grocery stores nationwide in December 1996 under the brand name UNCRUSTABLES®. In fact, Smucker's owns many trademarks for the brand, including, notably three trade dress registrations for the shape of the sandwich, and an active design patent that protects the ornamental design of the crimping around the edge of the sandwich design. Smucker's trade dress registrations are for the shape of the sandwich both with and without a bite taken out of the sandwich. While it's true that Smucker's also owns an expired utility patent, it appears to also own a utility patent for the machinery that makes the sandwiches. The amount of money it has invested into the brand cannot be overstated. In 2020, it began to expand the UNCRUSTABLES® brand to other flavors to include meat and cheese flavors. In November 2021, Smucker's announced a $1.1B investment in a new plant devoted entirely to the UNCRUSTRABLES® sandwiches and the company said it expects to grow in sales to $1B over the next five years.[i] According to the company, UNCRUSTABLES® is one of its biggest growing brands.
Enter the Minneapolis startup who according to news reports began selling its PB&J sandwiches only in October 2022 in about half a dozen cafés. Coincidentally, the startup's sandwiches eerily look like Smucker's UNCRUSTABLES®. Its flavors are a bit dressed up, featuring more grown-up jelly flavors such as: blueberry bourbon sage, apple chili jelly with almond butter, chai spiced pear butter, and salted strawberry jam and the sandwiches are premium priced. While no one disputes the startup's ability to sell nut butter and jelly sandwiches, in my opinion, the issue and what likely drew Smucker's attention, is the fact that their packaging features a prominent photo of a round, crustless sandwich crimped in what appears to be a similar style as UNCRUSTABLES® with a bite taken out of it. This is very similar to the hero shot on the UNCRUSTABLES® packaging for the past 25 years. Coincidence? I certainly don't think so, but I'll let you judge for yourself.
Despite internet claims to the contrary, no lawsuit has yet been filed, and in my opinion, Smucker's is not being a trademark bully. Smucker's is doing what every trademark owner must do – it is policing its trademarks. I'll leave the legal arguments on both sides of this case for another forum; however, it's worth noting the startup reportedly is hoping one resolution for this issue might be that it is purchased by Smucker's, which for me, indicates bad faith[ii]. The lesson in this case is simple: startups do not get a free pass to infringe anyone else's trademarks. If you cannot afford proper legal advice to vet your ideas, you probably shouldn't be in business. Ignorance is not a defense.
As for the best path forward, while we as intellectual property professionals may reasonably disagree on how this issue will be resolved, I believe this issue will quickly become yesterday's news. The true way to success for any business is to own the most distinctive and original IP you can and be sure to protect it. You should always conduct clearance searches to avoid a situation like this one, or worse, litigation. Following these simple steps can create long term success for nearly any startup business.
Written by Stacey C. Kalamaras, Founder and Lead Instructor of Trademarkabilities
Stacey C. Kalamaras is the founder and lead instructor of Trademarkabilities, a training academy for lawyers. Stacey is also a seasoned trademark lawyer, having spent most of her career in Big Law representing many well-known brands in 150+ countries. She has prior business experience working in marketing and advertising. Since 2018, Stacey has educated more than 5000 lawyers on a wide variety of trademark and IP topics. She can be reached at hello@trademarkabilities.com
[i] https://investors.jmsmucker.com/2021-11-18-The-J-M-Smucker-Co-to-Accelerate-Smuckers-R-Uncrustables-R-Growth-Through-Investment-in-New-Manufacturing-Facility-in-McCalla,-Alabama
[ii] https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-restaurateur-is-ready-for-a-fight-in-a-battle-of-the-crustless-peanut-butter-sandwiches/600235512/
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Correct Answer Is : Pressure.
Solution Is : Pressure is the force per unit area applied in a direction perpendicular to the surface of an object.
a) At the corner of the scale.
b) At the centre of the scale.
c) Near the first brick.
d) Near the second brick.
Correct Answer Is : At the centre of the scale.
Solution Is : When the scale is placed between two bricks, force should be applied by putting weight at the centre of the scale. In this position, the force is maximum and can change the shape of the scale, by bending it downwards.
a) Presence of atmospheric pressure.
b) Absence of atmospheric pressure.
c) Presence of gravitational force.
d) Absence of gravitational force.
Correct Answer Is : Absence of atmospheric pressure.
Solution Is : Space has no atmosphere and so, the bodies of the astronauts can burst due to the internal pressure of the oxygen in the blood. Thus, special suits are designed so that they balance the internal pressure of the bodies of the astronauts with the non-existence of the external atmospheric pressure.
c) Opposite to the direction of motion.
d) Perpendicular to the motion.
Correct Answer Is : Opposite to the direction of motion.
Solution Is : When there is relative motion between two surfaces, there is always a resistance to the motion. This is the force of friction. Thus, friction always has its direction opposite to the direction of motion.
a) Moves towards the first team.
b) Moves towards the second team.
Correct Answer Is : Remains stationary.
Solution Is : If two forces act in the opposite direction on an object, the net force acting on it is the difference between the two forces. In this case, the net force is zero as the magnitude of the two forces which are acting in opposite direction are equal. As a result, the rope remains stationary.
a) Force is exerted on some other object.
b) Force is in opposite direction to that of the motion.
c) Force is in the same direction to that of the motion.
d) Gravitational force is acting on the object.
Correct Answer Is : Force is in opposite direction to that of the motion.
Solution Is : Force is a vector quantity, i.e., it has both magnitude as well as direction. When force is applied on a body and it is displaced in the opposite direction to that of the force, then it is said that the motion takes place in the opposite direction to the applied force.
Correct Answer Is : Newton.
Solution Is : The S.I. unit of force is Newton, which is the force capable of accelerating a mass of one kg at the rate of one meter per second squared.
a) The sun and the planets only.
b) The earth and the moon only.
c) The various bodies in the universe.
d) The sun and the earth only.
Correct Answer Is : The various bodies in the universe.
Solution Is : The force with which a body(having mass) attracts another body(having mass) is called force of gravity. Thus, gravitational force acts between every object, which is found in the universe.
a) 1 N = 1 kgf.
b) 1 N = 9.8 kgf.
c) 9.8 N = 1 kgf.
d) 9.8 N = 9.8 kgf.
Correct Answer Is : 9.8 N = 1 kgf.
Solution Is : The kilogram-force (kgf) is the force due to gravity on one kilogram of mass. Acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 metre per second squared. Force = mass x acceleration due to gravity = (1 x 9.8) Newton = 1 kgf.
Correct Answer Is : Frictional force.
Solution Is : Magnetic, electrostatic and gravitational force are examples of non-contact forces which can act from a distance but frictional force is an example of contact force which acts between two bodies, only when they come in contact with each other.?


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Canadian Chocolatier Purdys Launches First Vegan Milk Chocolate Line
Purdys' first-ever vegan chocolate line includes dairy-free milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and trail mix bars.
Canadian chocolatier Purdys recently introduced a new line of vegan chocolate bars at its more than 75 locations across the country. The new 50-gram vegan bar line includes three varieties: Vegan Mylk Chocolate, Vegan Mylk Trail Mix, and Vegan Dark Trail Mix. Both trail mix bars include the addition of pumpkin seeds, almonds, raisins, and dried cranberries. The vegan bars are sold individually or as part of a six-piece assorted bag.
Purdys created a vegan version of its dairy-based chocolate by using rice milk powder instead of dairy milk. For its vegan dark chocolate, the company sourced vegan-friendly beet sugar. And for all of its vegan products, Purdys uses a designated vegan-only molding and packaging line at its production kitchen.
Vegan chocolate for everyone
The new vegan line adds to Purdys' already existing and very popular Vegan Dark Chocolate Bar and was introduced because the company recognized that customers' dietary preferences and needs continue to evolve over time. Customers are choosing dairy-free options and are on the lookout for products that not only taste good, but provide them with an experience they can feel good about. Purdys—which has been in business since 1907—aims to offer different types of chocolates that meet the needs of its diverse customer base, and vegan chocolates are a part of its evolution as a company.
"These vegan chocolates are very special as they mark the first ever vegan line of chocolate at Purdys," Purdys Master Chocolatier Rachel McKinley said. "When I started thinking about how to create these vegan chocolates, I had to first consider which dairy-free alternatives can measure up to our customers' favourite non-vegan Purdys chocolates, and the standards they have come to expect from us. The result is a line of delicious vegan chocolates that can be enjoyed by everyone, including those who still consume dairy products."
Major chocolate brands go vegan
In recent years, major chocolate and confectionary brands around the world have launched vegan options of their popular products to meet the growing demand for dairy-free options. Earlier this year, a vegan version of the iconic KitKat bar began making its way to store shelves. Made from a combination of vegan chocolate and vegan wafer fingers, the new KitKat V was created by Nestlé's research and development team in York, United Kingdom.
One of the first people to try the new vegan KitKat bar was plant-based celebrity Kim Kardashian, who received a personalized box of vegan "KimKat" bars in June. The KitKat V bars initially launched in the United Kingdom, followed by Estonia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Brazil, and other regions—but not the US, unfortunately.
Stateside, the Hershey Company just launched its first vegan chocolate bars made with a base of oat milk at limited retailers, including select Target locations. The new line of Hershey's Oat Made bars comes in flavors such as Classic Dark and Extra Creamy Almond & Sea Salt with each oat milk-based bar clearly labeled vegan. The launch of the bar is part of a real-time marketing test Hershey's is conducting. The new vegan chocolate bars are available until June 2022.
Nicole Axworthy is the News Editor at VegNews and author of the cookbook DIY Vegan.
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Q: Is there any reason to keep basic dragons around? Do I need to keep the basic, single element dragons (Plant, Fire, Earth, etc) around?
I'm particularly looking at the Earth dragons here, who have small habitats and slow earning potential. Do I need them to breed other dragons, or do the become quickly obsolete. Is there any other reason to keep them, other than looks?

A: I believe there is a trophy for having all dragons at once, and they are more likely to make the breeding combo you want. Other than that, they are there for whatever tiny amount of money they give.

A: If you don't need them for breeding immediately you could sell them and wait until you get better (large) habitats for that type of dragon. You can buy them again when you need them, but no sense in losing your only pure Earth if you're going to have to buy another one soon.
Generally I'm willing to lose the quick-hatching dragons like Plant and Lightning, but remember Earth dragons take forever to hatch. Since you get one extra habitat every level, after level 10 it's really no big deal to keep just one of every basic type, but there's no reason to keep more than one.
I try to always keep one of each dragon around in the Hibernation Cave you can unlock at level 14. Immediate access to these dragons can help when there's a limited time dragon you want to breed NOW, that way there's no re-hatching dragons before you can start breeding.

A: You should keep TWO of every dragon type either in habitats or in hibernation cave.  I put the low earners in the cave but bring them out so I can breed two of them at once when trying to make new dragons.  Look at the dodo dragon!  Need two earths on the go at once for THAT sucker.  And of course you want to breed two dodos anyway!  :-)

A: Single element dragons are handy to keep around for breeding purposes, but I would not leave the at level 1. Unfortunately this does mean you should also keep a single Earth dragon around which are very poor earners as well as slow to breed/hatch.. After you have gotten all the earth combination dragons you could want I can see no reason to keep the original around, except that maybe I have gotten used to his big slow lumbering self in the middle of my vale :)

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Home Africa Turkey's actions will lead to war with Egypt and Greece
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'Abdel-Latif Darwish, a professor of economics and crisis management in Egypt, said that Egypt's agreement with Greece on the demarcation of maritime borders represents a strong blow to the agreement between Turkish President Recep Erdogan and the Libyan Government of National Accord.
Darwish said, during a call with the Egypt's Channel 10, that Europe and the major countries should put pressure on Turkey to stop the attempt to impose Turkish influence in the Arab region and the Mediterranean waters region."
He commented on the signing of the maritime border demarcation agreement between Italy and Greece, saying: "Greece has achieved great success in striking Erdogan's dreams of seizing the eastern Mediterranean gas."
The Italian agency, "Nova", announced on Wednesday that the Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, will visit Egypt on June 18 to resume negotiations with the Egyptian authorities on the agreement to demarcate the maritime borders between the two countries.
According to the agency, after signing an agreement to designate the exclusive economic zones between Greece and Italy, Dendias announced, in statements on Tuesday (June 9th), that he would visit Egypt to obtain a similar result.
According to the statements of the Greek Foreign Minister, the agreement reached on Tuesday between Italy and Greece to designate the economic zones "certainly angered Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan," noting that Italy fully adopted an interpretation of international law as intended by Greece.
It is noteworthy that the Foreign Ministers of Italy and Greece held a press conference on Tuesday (June 8th) in Athens, after they signed an agreement to designate the economic zones between the two countries and establish an exclusive economic zone.
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The gay marriage paradox: Begging the government for a license to marry isn't freedom; it's enslavement to Big Brother
Tags: gay marriage, Supreme Court, Big Brother
(NaturalNews) It never ceases to amaze me just how programmed the American people are to think and act like total slaves beholden to the whims of government. A U.S. Supreme Court decision last week granted gay couples the "right" to get married. While the gay community is wildly celebrating what they universally see as a victory, none them are asking the far more important question: Why do we need government permission to get married in the first place?
Why does the government have to even grant such a "right" to anyone? The very idea that the government must be petitioned to "earn" the right to be married is proof that Americans are total mind slaves to the idea that the government has the right to control their lives at every level, all the way down to deciding who their spouses can be. The gay community petitioning the government for the "right" to marry is like the slave peons begging the King for the right to keep the food they grow on their own land.
It's absurd! In a truly free country, no one would have to petition the government to grant them a "right" they were already born with. From the moment of birth, you have every right to decide whom you wish to love, or partner with, or live with. No government has any legitimate right to "license marriages" in the first place.
Marriage should be a private matter, not a government dictate
Marriage should be solely a matter of the People. The very fact that government is involved in marriage at all tells you just how enslaved we are... and how embarrassingly "normal" total enslavement has become.
The real job of the government is to protect individual liberties, not to get in the middle of couples, churches and weddings. I feel embarrassed for Americans -- gay or otherwise -- who still think they have to ask the government for permission on every little detail of how they should run their lives. They rarely realize that if a government can "grant" a specific right, then it can also take that right away!
Even the U.S. Supreme Court has set a dangerous precedent, announcing that laws don't mean what they say, declaring that laws and rights can be re-interpreted based on current popular beliefs. Thus, if the pendulum one day swings the other direction against gay marriage, a future Supreme Court can simply decide that the "right" to gay marriage never existed in the first place, and that the court of 2015 was incorrect in its decision, thereby nullifying gay marriages all across the country.
The gay community seemingly has no realization that if government alone has the authority to "grant" gay marriage rights, it can also take them away.
Celebrating enslavement to the state
The greater realization in all this is that your right to marry another person should never be dictated by the government in the first place. The gay community's celebration of the U.S. Supreme Court decision is really just an ill-informed surrender to the idea that the government has the exclusive authority to tell the citizens whom they can marry in the first place.
Think about it: The government now licenses marriage in the same way it licenses automobile drivers... or dogs. Why is this accepted as the status quo?
A far more meaningful victory would have achieved the elimination of all government control over marriage. The union of two consenting adults in marriage should never be a matter of government control in the first place. It's a personal matter, and even a spiritual matter for many people. It belongs in the realm of the citizenry and the churches, not the false authority of a Big Brother government that wants to micro-manage every little detail of our lives.
The same government that spies on your emails and phone calls can take away any "right" it once granted
If the gay community thinks they've just achieved "freedom" by being granted a license by a totalitarian government, then we're really in trouble as a nation. This is the same government that spies on your emails, records your phone calls, criminalizes raw milk and confiscates a huge portion of your paycheck under the false excuse that it "needs your money to fund government." It's all a charade, of course: the government can create trillions of dollars out of thin air any time it wants, just as it did in bailing out the banksters in 2008 and other years since.
Whether you are gay, straight, bi or undecided, you are not free if your "rights" must be granted to you by government authority. You are nothing more than a subject living under the boot of the King, and the King's decisions are rarely based in principles of freedom. More often, they are based on popular delusions of the culture, which means they are subject to change year after year.
If you were truly free, you wouldn't have to petition the government for marriage permission in the first place.
Then again, most of the gay community loves big government, but they are gravely mistaken in thinking that the government will always act in their favor. Government is an unwieldy beast, and it can turn against you, stripping away the rights and freedoms it once granted. Until the People of America assert their individual liberties and take a stand for real freedom, they will always be nothing more than subjects living as slaves under a fickle, irrational body of bureaucrats who rule over them as tyrants.
Anyone who thinks the Supreme Court should control their own private choice of a spouse is already living as an obedient slave. What's next? Does the government also have the right to tell you how many children you're allowed to have?
Something else you need to know in all this: The Supreme Court's decision on gay marriage just simultaneously mandated nationwide recognition of concealed carry firearms laws
Here are three extremely important articles you need to read on BearingArms.com, as they explain why this ruling by SCOTUS simultaneously and instantaneously legalizes concealed carry firearms across all 50 states, including New York and California:
SCOTUS Ruling On Same-Sex Marriage Mandates Nationwide Concealed Carry Reciprocity.
Can Gay Couples Open Carry AR-15s in Washington, DC As A Result Of Obergefell?
NY POST: If Dems Don't Compromise On Gun Reciprocity, They Could Lose Big
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SCOTUS same-sex marriage decision may have just legalized the concealed carry of loaded firearms across all 50 states, nullifying gun laws everywhere
Gay science gone bad: Gay conversion canvassing study published in Science was a fabricated, agenda-driven propaganda campaign disguised as science
Starbucks issues ultimatum: People who believe in traditional marriage not welcomed as customers
Why pot should be decriminalized but never smoked: question your beliefs starting now
IRS now seeks to utterly destroy all Christian colleges by revoking their tax-exempt status


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Serious Sam 4 review
The alien hordes are back, but you can dual wield chainguns, so everything's going to be fine.
By Tyler Wilde
(Image: © Croteam)
Mowing down thousands of aliens in Vatican City is worth doing at least once.
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What is it? A shooter campaign that pits you against enormous hordes of alien monsters.
Expect to pay $40
Developer Croteam
Publisher Devolver Digital
Reviewed on Windows 10, Intel Core i5-9600K, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 2070 Super
Multiplayer? 4-player online co-op
Out: Now
Link: Official site (opens in new tab)
If you told me that Serious Sam 4 had been pulled out of a time capsule that was buried 10 years ago, I might've believed you. It's not a throwback in the way something like Amid Evil (opens in new tab) is. It hasn't fashioned the technical limitations of the past into a new style. It's 100 percent genuine jank: Battle music that abruptly ends the moment the last enemy is killed, cutscenes that abruptly start the instant a boss dies, clothing and dirt and rock textures that pop in and out, rigid and weightless animations, and level events that occasionally fail to trigger, or won't happen until you hunt down that one last enemy who got stuck running into a wall.
At least the jank is endearing (mostly), and Serious Sam 4 is fun—like the other Serious Sam games it's still about murdering overwhelming hordes of aliens with enormous guns while moving backwards at the speed of a figure skater. You're always on the verge of being overtaken, gripping the edge of control as you shoot at cyclops beasts and kamikaze guys and vampires and insectoids, putting just enough space between you and them to give your bullets room to travel. That tension sustains almost all of Serious Sam 4's 10-or-so hour campaign, which is playable solo or in online co-op.
Serious Sam 4 lets you have a few Braveheart moments.
Bullet-hosing hundreds of beasts is satisfying in the way power washing a house is, but I also enjoyed occasional finesse shots with the overpowered Devastator, and showy maneuvers that I did just for the hell of it. In one of my favorite scenes, I charged across the French countryside wielding dual double-barreled shotguns at a bull that was charging back at me. I waited until I could see the glow of its demon eyes before firing both guns into its forehead, and then reloaded them simultaneously (how?) while dodging out of the way of its tumbling corpse—just for style points, as it would've clipped through me. Rarely in shooters is it a good idea to face enemies head on in the open, but Serious Sam 4 lets you have a few Braveheart moments.
A small but notable change makes that scene possible: In Serious Sam 3 (which is actually 10 years old), you have to stop sprinting before shooting, and there's a brief animation where Sam re-readies his weapon. In Serious Sam 4, you can just cancel the sprint animation by firing, and the shot is taken instantly. The change speeds things up for the better. It's a lot of fun to sprint behind enemies who have front-facing shields and snap out a couple of shotgun blasts to their backs.
Serious Sam 4 is different from Serious Sam 3 in other good ways, too. The aliens are more colorful and distinct—more like Killing Floor's Zeds—and the awful suppression blur that was so popular back then is gone. Enemy health bars and headshot indicators allow me to optimize my gunfire in a way I like, but they can be turned off if you hate them. I also don't get stuck on the environment like I sometimes did in Serious Sam 3. It's like Sam's a giant stick of butter. He practically glides over cars.
(Image credit: Croteam)
Serious Sam 4 is at its best right after it introduces a new weapon, because it fills an arena with ammo and then throws gobs of enemies at you so that you can go wild. The cannon gun somehow fires rolling cannon balls that are larger than Sam himself and turn everything in their path to goo, and of course I was delighted when the game introduced it and then said, 'Hey, don't worry about ammo conservation, just run around this maze bowling down giant pink fleshy alien mech-guys for 10 minutes.'
At its worst it gets too methodical, but the difficulty is well-designed. Normal kept me on my toes, while Easy let me relax without it becoming a cakewalk. The fun of shooting at swarms of flying drones was overestimated (also, guys who spawn on faraway perches and shoot homing projectiles), and certain sections are tiring, but for the most part I was just harried enough, not frustrated.
Though it looks almost as old, Serious Sam 4 incorporates modern ideas that make it better than Serious Sam 3. Still, as much as I enjoyed the high framerates, I'm disappointed that the computing power available in 2020 isn't put to full use, even in service of more jankiness. The enemies don't ragdoll hilariously, for instance. They repeat the same death animation every time, thousands of times. The big technical achievement here is that many more enemies can appear on screen at once, and that results in some impressive scenes, but once the spectacle wore off my reaction was, "Ah, great, another wave of those skeleton bastards." You can only focus on deleting so many beasts at once.
Meanwhile, the story about seeking out the Holy Grail (actually an alien artifact) with a Russian priest is cute, but isn't going to make a star out of Sam Stone. The attempts at pathos and romance are let down by the plastic action figure character models, and most of the gags are generic.
Battle banter
The running joke of Serious Sam 4 is that Sam and crew are workshopping witty one-liners to say after killing big aliens (the boss fights are pretty easy and not the focus), but the idea that action heroes workshop their one-liners feels like more of a cliché than action heroes saying one-liners—action heroes don't actually do that anymore. Like Duke Nukem, Sam Stone doesn't lampoon anything contemporary (for that, may I suggest trying a brooding father?), though he's a lot more fun to be around than Duke—less machismo, more chill.
Serious Sam 4 is just the campaign—there's no survival mode, and I wish there were—but you can play through the whole thing in four-player online co-op with customizable rules (turn on infinite ammo, if you want). I gave it a try and it works fine, although I barely noticed my co-op buddy. It's not really a game about teamwork, and there's no revive system: If a player dies they just respawn. (Not that anyone would have time to stop and revive a teammate with a hundred aliens trying to blow them up.)
There are no mod tools yet, but Croteam says they're coming soon, and there's a spot in the menu for Steam Workshop packages. That's great to see, even if I can't judge what's not there yet.
Serious Sam 4 is fun, and certain ridiculously large battles should get friends laughing together in co-op as they struggle to hose down lines of aliens with lasers. It's deeply janky, though, and the increased scale isn't quite as magical as I'd hoped. Where the new Doom games invoke the spirit of a classic with contemporary genius, this is just more Serious Sam. Still, in one part you get to drive over aliens with a combine harvester, so I recommend it.
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Tyler grew up in Silicon Valley during the rise of personal computers, playing games like Zork and Arkanoid on the early PCs his parents brought home. He was later captivated by Myst, SimCity, Civilization, Command & Conquer, Bushido Blade (yeah, he had Bleem!), and all the shooters they call "boomer shooters" now. In 2006, Tyler wrote his first professional review of a videogame: Super Dragon Ball Z for the PS2. He thought it was OK. In 2011, he joined PC Gamer, and today he's focused on the site's news coverage. His hobbies include amateur boxing and adding to his 1,200-plus hours in Rocket League.
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Deadline for submissions is October 25.
The Cultural Development Committee (CDC), on behalf of the City of Nelson, is currently inviting applications and nominations for the position of Nelson's 2018 Cultural Ambassador in the category of Dance. The winner will be announced at the City of Nelson's Annual Reception in December. The award comes with a $1000 honorarium.
Applications and nominations should be for professionals, either individuals or groups, working in the field of Dance. Preference will be given to those who will be performing outside of the City limits, in addition to within Nelson.
The CDC established this honour in recognition of local individual artists, groups or collectives who have achieved a high standard of excellence in their artistic discipline and who are active not only in Nelson's cultural community but extend their talents to other communities and countries. The Cultural Ambassador is expected to represent and promote the City of Nelson on their travels, increasing the visibility and cultural reputation of Nelson. In return, the Cultural Ambassador can use their official designation in their own promotional materials, programs and fundraising.


A firefighter battles the Camp Fire as it consumes a home in California.
It's hard to know where to start with this one. I guess the first sentence. Trump's claim that there is "no reason" for the fires "except that forest management is so poor" is nonsensical. To be sure, forest management is a difficult thing, and people can disagree about how best to execute it. But the reasons behind the fires currently burning California are manifold. For example, the rising average temperatures and changing precipitation patterns of climate change are extending the fire season and causing drier conditions in the West.
Another problem is that more and more people are living on the edges of heavily wooded areas, a region known as the wildlife–urban interface. Homebuilding in these areas has increased steadily, and 44 million houses are now perched precariously in such fire-prone zones. As the New York Times explains, the California fires aren't really forest fires. They're in transitional areas, which is why they've been so costly and deadly.
Put simply, the suggestion that poor forest management is the sole cause of worsening fires is wrong.
Trump is just backing the logging industry's claim that allowing companies to more aggressively harvest trees would tamp down forest fires. But that argument is also wrong. The big trees, such as ponderosas, that logging companies prize tend to have the kind of trunks that can withstand a wildfire. (Anyone who has tried to get a campfire started knows you can't throw a gigantic log onto a fire and expect it to blaze.) What intensifies big fires are dry brush, pine needles, and small saplings that have filled in previous grasslands and mature forests after logging or the clearing away of native grasses. Another factor contributing to our increasingly dense and fire-prone wildlands is our country's century-long policy of actively suppressing all fires, including those that would naturally clear away the highly flammable undergrowth. But Trump's not big on history, as we know.
Finally, if Trump is in a blaming mood (and when isn't he?), he might want to turn that tweet finger back on himself. The federal government manages more than half of California's forests. I wish someone would fire whoever is in charge of that operation.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is in big trouble. The Interior Department's Inspector General is conducting several inquiries into Zinke's alleged ethical lapses, and one of the scandals has been referred to the Department of Justice for potential prosecution. To top it off, President Trump has waffled publicly about his support for Zinke. Trump treats firing people the way the rest of us treat eating a cookie. Once he starts thinking about it, he's eventually going to do it.
"They're very angry, and truth doesn't matter to these people anymore," Zinke said of the reporters who uncovered his shady Montana business dealings. You know a politician has done something wrong when he stops confronting specific allegations and starts casting general aspersions on his accusers. Also worth noting: At no time in his interview on Montana Talks did Zinke deny the wrongdoing of which he is accused.
Andrew Wheeler, the acting administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced plans on Tuesday to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides from heavy-duty trucks. On the surface, this seems like good news. The transportation sector produces more than half of all U.S. nitrogen oxide emissions, which aggravate asthma and other respiratory disorders. And heavy-duty trucks produce one-third of the transportation sector's NOx emissions, so a significant reduction would put a major dent in the problem.
Just how significant will the reduction be? Wheeler doesn't say. And when will this reduction happen? Wheeler doesn't say that, either. And how will the EPA enforce its new limits? Um . . . All that really happened on Tuesday was that Wheeler stood in front of an American flag–emblazoned tractor-trailer and announced a vague intention to curb pollution.
Wheeler also said that the EPA was launching the initiative purely out of the altruistic urge to improve air quality. Altruism? Hardly. Two years ago, nearly a dozen air quality and environmental agencies on the state and local levels, some from traditionally Republican strongholds like Arizona, petitioned the EPA to do something about nitrogen oxide emissions from heavy-duty trucks. In addition, California is currently working on tighter emissions standards. Terrified of the regulatory power of the Golden State, the trucking industry has begged the EPA to issue national rules in an attempt to prevent the adoption of two different standards. Pure beneficence it is not, but whatever the administration's motives, it has at least announced an intention to improve environmental quality. Let's hope it follows through.
But You Said We Need More Research . . .
The Air and Energy Subcommittee of the EPA's Board of Scientific Counselors met this week to discuss a draft plan that would guide air and energy research priorities through 2022. The main change from the Obama administration's version was the dropping of climate change as a central research objective.
Trump administration officials try to avoid the "climate change denier" label by arguing that we simply need more research before making a definitive judgment. But that argument is, to borrow a phrase from Ryan Zinke, a little B.S. When given an opportunity to pursue climate change research—to fill the knowledge gap that they claim exists—administration officials regularly defund and deprioritize the science.
While the scientific advisory board that met this week could urge the administration to reconsider its position, don't hold your breath. Trump doesn't have a great track record of listening to scientists.


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namespace Microsoft.Azure.Management.EventGrid
{
    using Microsoft.Rest;
    using Microsoft.Rest.Azure;
    using Microsoft.Rest.Serialization;
    using Models;
    using Newtonsoft.Json;
    using System.Collections;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Linq;
    using System.Net;
    using System.Net.Http;

    /// <summary>
    /// Azure EventGrid Management Client
    /// </summary>
    public partial class EventGridManagementClient : ServiceClient<EventGridManagementClient>, IEventGridManagementClient, IAzureClient
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The base URI of the service.
        /// </summary>
        public System.Uri BaseUri { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets json serialization settings.
        /// </summary>
        public JsonSerializerSettings SerializationSettings { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets json deserialization settings.
        /// </summary>
        public JsonSerializerSettings DeserializationSettings { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Credentials needed for the client to connect to Azure.
        /// </summary>
        public ServiceClientCredentials Credentials { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Subscription credentials that uniquely identify a Microsoft Azure
        /// subscription. The subscription ID forms part of the URI for every service
        /// call.
        /// </summary>
        public string SubscriptionId { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Version of the API to be used with the client request.
        /// </summary>
        public string ApiVersion { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// The preferred language for the response.
        /// </summary>
        public string AcceptLanguage { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// The retry timeout in seconds for Long Running Operations. Default value is
        /// 30.
        /// </summary>
        public int? LongRunningOperationRetryTimeout { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Whether a unique x-ms-client-request-id should be generated. When set to
        /// true a unique x-ms-client-request-id value is generated and included in
        /// each request. Default is true.
        /// </summary>
        public bool? GenerateClientRequestId { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the IEventSubscriptionsOperations.
        /// </summary>
        public virtual IEventSubscriptionsOperations EventSubscriptions { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the IOperations.
        /// </summary>
        public virtual IOperations Operations { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the ITopicsOperations.
        /// </summary>
        public virtual ITopicsOperations Topics { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the ITopicTypesOperations.
        /// </summary>
        public virtual ITopicTypesOperations TopicTypes { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the EventGridManagementClient class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='httpClient'>
        /// HttpClient to be used
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='disposeHttpClient'>
        /// True: will dispose the provided httpClient on calling EventGridManagementClient.Dispose(). False: will not dispose provided httpClient</param>
        protected EventGridManagementClient(HttpClient httpClient, bool disposeHttpClient) : base(httpClient, disposeHttpClient)
        {
            Initialize();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the EventGridManagementClient class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='handlers'>
        /// Optional. The delegating handlers to add to the http client pipeline.
        /// </param>
        protected EventGridManagementClient(params DelegatingHandler[] handlers) : base(handlers)
        {
            Initialize();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the EventGridManagementClient class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='rootHandler'>
        /// Optional. The http client handler used to handle http transport.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='handlers'>
        /// Optional. The delegating handlers to add to the http client pipeline.
        /// </param>
        protected EventGridManagementClient(HttpClientHandler rootHandler, params DelegatingHandler[] handlers) : base(rootHandler, handlers)
        {
            Initialize();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the EventGridManagementClient class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='baseUri'>
        /// Optional. The base URI of the service.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='handlers'>
        /// Optional. The delegating handlers to add to the http client pipeline.
        /// </param>
        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        protected EventGridManagementClient(System.Uri baseUri, params DelegatingHandler[] handlers) : this(handlers)
        {
            if (baseUri == null)
            {
                throw new System.ArgumentNullException("baseUri");
            }
            BaseUri = baseUri;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the EventGridManagementClient class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='baseUri'>
        /// Optional. The base URI of the service.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='rootHandler'>
        /// Optional. The http client handler used to handle http transport.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='handlers'>
        /// Optional. The delegating handlers to add to the http client pipeline.
        /// </param>
        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        protected EventGridManagementClient(System.Uri baseUri, HttpClientHandler rootHandler, params DelegatingHandler[] handlers) : this(rootHandler, handlers)
        {
            if (baseUri == null)
            {
                throw new System.ArgumentNullException("baseUri");
            }
            BaseUri = baseUri;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the EventGridManagementClient class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='credentials'>
        /// Required. Credentials needed for the client to connect to Azure.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='handlers'>
        /// Optional. The delegating handlers to add to the http client pipeline.
        /// </param>
        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        public EventGridManagementClient(ServiceClientCredentials credentials, params DelegatingHandler[] handlers) : this(handlers)
        {
            if (credentials == null)
            {
                throw new System.ArgumentNullException("credentials");
            }
            Credentials = credentials;
            if (Credentials != null)
            {
                Credentials.InitializeServiceClient(this);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the EventGridManagementClient class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='credentials'>
        /// Required. Credentials needed for the client to connect to Azure.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='httpClient'>
        /// HttpClient to be used
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='disposeHttpClient'>
        /// True: will dispose the provided httpClient on calling EventGridManagementClient.Dispose(). False: will not dispose provided httpClient</param>
        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        public EventGridManagementClient(ServiceClientCredentials credentials, HttpClient httpClient, bool disposeHttpClient) : this(httpClient, disposeHttpClient)
        {
            if (credentials == null)
            {
                throw new System.ArgumentNullException("credentials");
            }
            Credentials = credentials;
            if (Credentials != null)
            {
                Credentials.InitializeServiceClient(this);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the EventGridManagementClient class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='credentials'>
        /// Required. Credentials needed for the client to connect to Azure.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='rootHandler'>
        /// Optional. The http client handler used to handle http transport.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='handlers'>
        /// Optional. The delegating handlers to add to the http client pipeline.
        /// </param>
        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        public EventGridManagementClient(ServiceClientCredentials credentials, HttpClientHandler rootHandler, params DelegatingHandler[] handlers) : this(rootHandler, handlers)
        {
            if (credentials == null)
            {
                throw new System.ArgumentNullException("credentials");
            }
            Credentials = credentials;
            if (Credentials != null)
            {
                Credentials.InitializeServiceClient(this);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the EventGridManagementClient class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='baseUri'>
        /// Optional. The base URI of the service.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='credentials'>
        /// Required. Credentials needed for the client to connect to Azure.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='handlers'>
        /// Optional. The delegating handlers to add to the http client pipeline.
        /// </param>
        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        public EventGridManagementClient(System.Uri baseUri, ServiceClientCredentials credentials, params DelegatingHandler[] handlers) : this(handlers)
        {
            if (baseUri == null)
            {
                throw new System.ArgumentNullException("baseUri");
            }
            if (credentials == null)
            {
                throw new System.ArgumentNullException("credentials");
            }
            BaseUri = baseUri;
            Credentials = credentials;
            if (Credentials != null)
            {
                Credentials.InitializeServiceClient(this);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the EventGridManagementClient class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='baseUri'>
        /// Optional. The base URI of the service.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='credentials'>
        /// Required. Credentials needed for the client to connect to Azure.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='rootHandler'>
        /// Optional. The http client handler used to handle http transport.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='handlers'>
        /// Optional. The delegating handlers to add to the http client pipeline.
        /// </param>
        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        public EventGridManagementClient(System.Uri baseUri, ServiceClientCredentials credentials, HttpClientHandler rootHandler, params DelegatingHandler[] handlers) : this(rootHandler, handlers)
        {
            if (baseUri == null)
            {
                throw new System.ArgumentNullException("baseUri");
            }
            if (credentials == null)
            {
                throw new System.ArgumentNullException("credentials");
            }
            BaseUri = baseUri;
            Credentials = credentials;
            if (Credentials != null)
            {
                Credentials.InitializeServiceClient(this);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// An optional partial-method to perform custom initialization.
        /// </summary>
        partial void CustomInitialize();
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes client properties.
        /// </summary>
        private void Initialize()
        {
            EventSubscriptions = new EventSubscriptionsOperations(this);
            Operations = new Operations(this);
            Topics = new TopicsOperations(this);
            TopicTypes = new TopicTypesOperations(this);
            BaseUri = new System.Uri("https://management.azure.com");
            ApiVersion = "2019-01-01";
            AcceptLanguage = "en-US";
            LongRunningOperationRetryTimeout = 30;
            GenerateClientRequestId = true;
            SerializationSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings
            {
                Formatting = Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting.Indented,
                DateFormatHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.DateFormatHandling.IsoDateFormat,
                DateTimeZoneHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.DateTimeZoneHandling.Utc,
                NullValueHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.NullValueHandling.Ignore,
                ReferenceLoopHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.ReferenceLoopHandling.Serialize,
                ContractResolver = new ReadOnlyJsonContractResolver(),
                Converters = new List<JsonConverter>
                    {
                        new Iso8601TimeSpanConverter()
                    }
            };
            SerializationSettings.Converters.Add(new TransformationJsonConverter());
            DeserializationSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings
            {
                DateFormatHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.DateFormatHandling.IsoDateFormat,
                DateTimeZoneHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.DateTimeZoneHandling.Utc,
                NullValueHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.NullValueHandling.Ignore,
                ReferenceLoopHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.ReferenceLoopHandling.Serialize,
                ContractResolver = new ReadOnlyJsonContractResolver(),
                Converters = new List<JsonConverter>
                    {
                        new Iso8601TimeSpanConverter()
                    }
            };
            SerializationSettings.Converters.Add(new PolymorphicSerializeJsonConverter<EventSubscriptionDestination>("endpointType"));
            DeserializationSettings.Converters.Add(new PolymorphicDeserializeJsonConverter<EventSubscriptionDestination>("endpointType"));
            SerializationSettings.Converters.Add(new PolymorphicSerializeJsonConverter<DeadLetterDestination>("endpointType"));
            DeserializationSettings.Converters.Add(new PolymorphicDeserializeJsonConverter<DeadLetterDestination>("endpointType"));
            CustomInitialize();
            DeserializationSettings.Converters.Add(new TransformationJsonConverter());
            DeserializationSettings.Converters.Add(new CloudErrorJsonConverter());
        }
    }
}

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Free Genealogy » Genealogy » Ancestry of Moses Adams Packard of Brockton, Massachusetts
Ancestry of Moses Adams Packard of Brockton, Massachusetts
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Moses Adams Packard, of Brockton, where he has been so long and so successfully engaged in the manufacture of shoes, is as well one of that city's highly honored and respected citizens. Mr. Packard began life with little capital save boundless energy and a resolute purpose, and has pushed his way upward against almost every kind of obstacle until he now holds a foremost position among the leading manufacturers in this Commonwealth, vindicating the old saying, "Labor is king." In the best sense of the word Mr. Packard is a self-made man, not, however, that he has no friends and that no kind words have been spoken to him. Courage, fidelity, thrift and integrity constitute the price that must be paid in return for success in life, and Mr. Packard has settled in large and overflowing measure for all that fate or fortune may have brought him. He was born Feb. 28, 1843, in New London, N. H., which was the home of his mother, while his father was a native of North Bridgewater, and a descendant of one of the old and historical families of Massachusetts.
Since its coming to this Bridgewater settlement, which was the first interior settlement of the Old Colony, as early as 1664, to the present time, for nearly two hundred and fifty years, the Packard family has been one prominent and influential in this community, and has become a most numerous family, many, too, of its members both at home and abroad having given a good account of themselves.
Samuel Packard Family of Hingham and West Bridgewater Massachusetts
Samuel Packard, with his wife and child, came from Windham, near Hingham, England, in the ship "Diligence" of Ipswich, England. He first settled in Hingham, Mass., in 1638, where he was a proprietor that year. He later removed to West Bridgewater, where as stated the first settlements in the old town of Bridgewater were made. He was constable there in 1664, and licensed to keep an ordinary, or tavern, in 1670. From his will, probated March 3, 1684-85, it appears that the Christian name of his wife was Elizabeth. His children were:
Elizabeth Packard
Samuel Packard
Zaccheus Packard
Thomas Packard
John Packard
Nathaniel Packard
Mary Packard
Hannah Packard
Israel Packard
Joel Packard
Deborah Packard
Deliverance Packard
Zaccheus Packard Family of Duxbury and Bridgewater Massachusetts
Zaccheus Packard, son of Samuel, married Sarah Howard, daughter of John Howard, who came from England and settled in Duxbury, later becoming one of the first settlers of Bridgewater, in 1651, where he was an inn-keeper, and died in 1700. His children were:
Israel Packard, born in 1680
Sarah Packard, born in 1682
Jonathan Packard, born in 1684
David Packard, born in 1687
Solomon Packard, born in 1689
James Packard, born in 1691
Zaccheus Packard, born in 1693
John Packard, born in 1695
Abiel Packard, born in 1699
The last six sons settled in the North parish of Bridgewater, now Brockton. The father died Aug. 3, 1723.
David Packard Family of North Bridgewater, now Brockton, Massachusetts
David Packard, son of Zaccheus, was born Feb. 11, 1687, and married Dec. 17, 1712, Hannah Ames, daughter of John and Sarah (Willis) Ames, and granddaughter of William Ames, who came from England and was of Braintree, Mass., in 1640. David Packard was among the early settlers in the North parish of Bridgewater, now Brockton, and lived on what in the early years of the nineteenth century was the Capt. Robert Packard place. His children were:
David Packard, Jr., who married Mehitable Richards
William Packard, who married Sarah Richards
Hannah Packard, who married Samuel Brett
Isaac Packard, who married Abigail Porter
Mary Packard, who married Daniel Richards
Ebenezer Packard, who married Sarah Perkins
Abiah Packard, who married Phebe Pain
Mehitable Packard, who married Simeon Brett
Jane Packard, who married Matthew Kingman
The father died Nov. 3, 1755, aged sixty-eight years, and the mother died Jan. 10, 1767.
William Packard Family of North Bridgewater, now Brockton, Massachusetts
William Packard, son of David, was born Nov. 14, 1715, and married Sept. 16, 1740, Sarah Richards, daughter of Benjamin Richards, of Randolph, Mass. Mr. Packard lived to be ninety years of age, dying Oct. 28, 1805, and his wife died Jan. 4, 1806, aged eighty-six years. His children were:
Amy Packard married Levi French
Hannah Packard married Philip Reynolds and (second) Enos Thayer
William Packard, Jr., married Hannah Reynolds
Lemuel Packard married Sarah Hunt
Sarah Packard married Samuel Sturtevant
Silvanus Packard married Elizabeth Marston
Keziah Packard married a Pierce
Matilda Packard married Capt. Zachariah Gurney
Capt. Lemuel Packard Family of North Bridgewater, now Brockton, Massachusetts
Capt. Lemuel Packard, son of William, was born June 9, 1747, and married in 1774 Sarah Hunt, daughter of Micah Hunt, of Abington, Mass. Their children were:
Lemuel Packard, Jr., born in 1775, who died in Boston in 1822
Sally Packard, born in 1777, who married Thomas Cary
Micah Packard, born in 1780, who married Lucinda Hartshorn
John Packard, born in 1782, who married Silence Packard
Arza Packard, born in 1784, who married Abi Knapp
David Packard, born in 1787, who married Susanna Perkins
Silvanus Packard, born in 1789, who married Sarah Freeman
Martin Packard, born in 1791, who married Mary Powers
Orren Packard, born in 1793, who died young
Ozen Packard, twin to Orren, who also died young
Isaac Packard, born in 1796, who married Sally Packard
Lemuel Packard was a justice of the peace, and was also a captain in the militia. He served in the Revolutionary war, and was a private in Capt. Josiah Hayden's company, Col. John Bailey's regiment of minute-men, who marched on April 19, 1775, at the Lexington alarm. He died Nov. 7, 1822, aged seventy-five years, and his wife died March 11, 1825.
David Packard, son of Capt. Lemuel, was born Feb. 8, 1787, in North Bridgewater, and married Jan. 1, 1810, Susanna Perkins, daughter of Ensign Mark Perkins (who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war), and his wife Tabitha (Washburn), daughter of Jeremiah Washburn. Mr. Packard owned a large tract of land in North Bridgewater, in that part of the town known as Centreville, upon which he was engaged in farming until his death, Dec. 11, 1855, when in the sixty-ninth year of his age. His children were:
Susann Packarda married Henry Blanchard, of East Stoughton, Mass.
Martin Packard married Anna Adams, of New London, N. H.
David Packard, Jr., died at the age of sixteen years
Sylvanus Packard married Caroline Foster, of Kingston, Mass., and (second) Mary (Zimmerman) Laubchar, of Seattle, Wash.
Isaac Packard married Sarah H. Bonney, of Kingston, Mass.
Lemuel Packard married Clarissa H. Whiting, of Hollister, Mass., and (second) Louise M. Robinson, of Brockton
Sarah Packard married Henry R. Haven, of Boston
Mary Packard married Lewis Thayer, of Easton, Mass.
Elizabeth Packard A. married Francis Thayer, of Easton
Sally Packard died young
Martin Packard Family of North Bridgewater, now Brockton, Massachusetts
Martin Packard, son of David, was born in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, and was there engaged in farming until his marriage, when he settled in New London, N. H., where he continued at farming for a period of about five years. He then returned to his native town, where for a time he was engaged at shoemaking, it then being the custom to obtain the stock at the factories, and after making up the shoes at home return the finished product to the factories, ready for the market. He continued thus employed for a number of years, together with farming, until his father's death, after which he devoted his entire time to farming, in which he was extensively engaged until his death which occurred March 25, 1894, when he was aged seventy-four years. Mr. Packard was possessed of a very rugged constitution, and was very industrious. In disposition he was of a genial, jovial nature, and was a kind and considerate neighbor. He was a member of the First Universalist Church, and a liberal supporter of al] its works. In political faith he was a stanch Republican. He married May 31, 1839, Anna Adams, who was engaged in teaching. She was a daughter of Moses and Betsey (Stinson) Adams, of New London, N. H., and granddaughter of Moses Adams, Sr., who was a Revolutionary soldier. Mrs. Packard passed away in Brockton, in September, 1894, the mother of children as follows:
Sarah Agnes Packard, born Jan. 12, 1841, married Jan. 23, 1859, John B. Parker, son of Aaron L. and Priscilla (Buzzell) Parker, of Boxford, Mass. Mr. Parker was a shoe cutter by trade, and now lives retired in Brockton; he was a private in Company F, 58th Mass. V. I., during the Civil war, and now belongs to the G. A. R. Mrs. Parker is an active member of the W. R. C, and is past president of the Massachusetts Department, and past chaplain of the national organization; she is also ex-president of the Packard Family Association, in which she has been an active worker. Mr. and Mrs. Parker have had children:
Charles Martin Parker, who died aged two years
Katie Florence Parker, wife of Robert W. Davis, of North Easton
Fred Chandler Parker, who married Maud E. Crummett, of Sanford, Maine, and died in Taunton, aged thirty-seven years
John Oilman Parker, who died in infancy
Elmer Ernest Parker, who died aged two years
Annie Edith Parker, wife of Harry L. Thompson, of Brockton
Frank Adams Parker, who married Lorena M. McIlvene, of Brockton
Moses Adams Packard, born Feb. 28, 1843, is mentioned below.
Helen Jane Packard, born Oct. 12, 1845, married Gardner W. Reynolds and (second) Charles Dodge (now deceased), and resides in Brockton.
George Martin Packard, born May 24, 1847, died Sept. 12, 1849.
Walter Martin Packard, born Feb. 23, 1851, died Aug. 22, 1851.
Moses Adams Packard
Moses Adams Packard Family of North Bridgewater, now Brockton, Massachusetts
Moses Adams Packard, son of the late Martin and Anna (Adams) Packard, was born Feb. 28, 1843, in New London, N. H, the home of his mother prior to her marriage, and where his parents lived for about five years after their marriage. When he was but one and a half years of age, his parents moved to North Bridgewater, Mass., where he has since resided, in what is now known as Centreville, Brockton. Mr. Packard is the worthy representative of a family well known as having been either shoe makers or manufacturers from the earliest settlement of the old town of North Bridgewater. Up to the time he was sixteen years of age he was a pupil in the public schools of the town, working with his father at farming and shoe-making when not in school. After acquiring but a common school education Mr. Packard commenced to take out stock, as was the custom, and after making up the shoes at home return them to the factory. He continued in this business a little over two years, or until the fall of 1862. In August of that year President Lincoln issued a call for 300,000 volunteers to serve nine months, and in response to the above call he deemed it his duty to enlist, which he did in September, 1862. He was in the army for about a year, from Sept. 26, 1862, to July 7, 1863, a member of Company G, 45th Mass. V. I., under Col. Charles E. Codman, and Capt. Joseph Murdock. This regiment, which was known as the "Cadet Regiment," embarked on board a steamer for Newbern, N. C, Oct. 24, 1862, joining General Foster's forces, and was engaged in picket duty, and was also in the battles of Whitehall and Kinston. Mr. Packard was in active service about six months at Fort Macon, N. C, where he, with others, was engaged in holding the fort at that place. Upon his return from the army he again resumed work at shoemaking for about two years, at the end of which time he commenced manufacturing shoes on his own account in a small way in a shop 12×18 feet, at the corner of Main and Packard streets, opposite his present handsome residence, and on land which was a part of the large farm of his grandfather, David Packard, and here he continued for about two years, having a capacity of about two cases of all handmade shoes. He then discontinued the manufacture of shoes on his own account, and accepted a position as foreman in the cutting room of Orr & Sears's shoe factory, continuing in that capacity for about six years, after which for a period of about two years he was employed in the same department in the factory of Green & Keith, and then with Marcus Reynolds.
At this time Mr. Packard again entered into the manufacturing business on his own account, locating in the Marcus Holmes shop, in "Factory Village," where he had a capacity of about twenty cases of shoes per day, and here he remained for a time. He then removed to Main street, where he remained until 1878, in which year he moved to his present location, on Warren avenue, erecting his factory, and to this original building additions have been made until today it is four times as large as it was when he first began business there, in 1878. At the beginning of his business career Mr. Packard carried out the idea of making a shoe at a special price and advertising it. He made a shoe which retailed at $2.99, and began to advertise it in a small way in a shoe trade journal, and this was the first attempt to fix the price at which the retailer must sell; this advertisement was the first effort to push a special grade of shoes. This was in 1881. The first case of $2.99 shoes that were sold were shipped to Messrs. Husted Brothers, of Norwalk, Ohio, who have been regular customers of the M. A. Packard Company to the present date.
In 1884 Mr. Packard took Capt. E. B. Grover into the business, and the firm name was changed from M. A. Packard & Co. to Packard & Grover. This partnership continued until Jan. 1, 1889, when Captain Grover retired, and the firm was reorganized as M. A. Packard & Co., Mr. Packard having John S. Kent and O. M. Fisher as partners, both of whom had been in his employ for several years. On March 1, 1898, the business was incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts (with a capital stock of $200,000) as the M. A. Packard Company, of which corporation Mr. Packard has since been president. This concern is one of the largest engaged in the manufacture of shoes in the city, giving employment to several hundred hands, and having a capacity of from three hundred to four hundred cases of shoes every day, and their product, known as the Packard shoe, enjoys an enviable reputation for quality, style and finish.
Mr. Packard is a prominent member of Fletcher Webster Post, No. 13, G. A. E., and of the Forty-fifth Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment Veterans' Association, which he served for several years as first vice president. In his political faith he is a stalwart Republican, and was a member of the board of aldermen of the city in 1890-91-92-93, and president of the board in 1892 and 1893. He is an active member of the Commercial Club of Brockton; a member of Paul Severe Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Satucket Chapter, E. A. M.; Brockton Council, E. & S. M.; Bay State Commandery, K. T., of Brockton; Massachusetts Consistory, Thirty-second degree, Boston; Aleppo Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Boston; Brockton Lodge, No. 240, I. 0. 0. F.; and the Brockton Shoe Manufacturers' Association. He was one of the incorporators of the Brockton Savings Bank.
Mr. Packard is a quiet, unassuming man, of public spirit, attentive to business, interested in the welfare of the city and always ready to contribute his share to sustain its credit and good name. In private life he takes great delight in the company of his immediate friends, relatives and associates. He takes especial interest in agricultural affairs, and has about one hundred acres of land on Pine street in Jerusalem district, West Bridgewater, upon which he has the best of stock. He has been a farmer for some fifteen years, his agricultural work, together with his extensive manufacturing interests, making him a very busy man.
On Feb. 28, 1866, Mr. Packard married Abbie Dunbar, daughter of Charles Ager and Lucy E. (Lincoln) Dunbar, of Brockton. Mr. and Mrs. Packard have no children. They are active members of the Universalist Church, as the Packards have all been for several generations. Mrs. Packard traces her lineage back to several of the early settled families of New England, and is also descended from Revolutionary stock, her mother's father having fought in that war. In 1895 Mr. Packard erected his present handsome stone residence at the corner of Main and Florence streets, upon land which was formerly a part of his grandfather's extensive farm, and which is now one of the most attractive places in the city.
Adams, Ager, Ames, Bailey, Blanchard, Bonney, Brett, Buzzell, Cary, Codman, Crummett, Davis, Dodge, Dunbar, Fisher, Foster, Freeman, French, Grover, Gurney, Hartshorn, Haven, Hayden, Howard, Hunt, Kent, Kingman, Knapp, Laubchar, Lincoln, Marston, McIlvene, Murdock, Packard, Pain, Parker, Perkins, Porter, Powers, Reynolds, Richards, Robinson, Stinson, Sturtevant, Summerman, Thayer, Thompson, Washburn, Whiting, Willis, Zimmerman,
Civil War, President Lincoln, Revolutionary War,
Abington Massachusetts, Boston Massachusetts, Boxford Massachusetts, Braintree Massachusetts, Brockton Massachusetts, Duxbury Massachusetts, East Stoughton Massachusetts, Easton Massachusetts, Fort Macon North Carolina, Hingham Massachusetts, Hollister Massachusetts, Ipswich England, Kingston Massachusetts, New London New Hampshire, Newbern North Carolina, North Bridgewater Massachusetts, Randolph Massachusetts, Sanford Maine, Seattle Washington, Taunton Massachusetts, West Bridgewater Massachusetts, Windham England,
Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts : containing historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. 3 Volumes. Beers & Chicago. 1912.


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Justin Richel's main focus is painting complex and detailed compositions that range in content from mountains of sweets, men with ridiculous wigs, presidents and birds. These works share a common theme of an underlying social commentary. He is primarily a painter, whose medium of choice is gouache. Justin received his BFA from the Maine College of Art, in Portland, ME (2002). He also studied the technique of Icon painting at the Franciscan Monastery in Kennebunk, ME and was a fellow at The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA for two years. His work has exhibited throughout the U.S. and recently in Switzerland, Germany and China.
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Jo dawkins
You have very beautiful images. Like.
— Jo dawkins, 06.06.2011 @ 11:50 PM
That's really interesting, I would have never thought about doing that. Cool.
— Caitlin, 10.05.2010 @ 7:17 AM
luv d whole food theme....now i'm hungry
— Chy, 06.07.2010 @ 8:37 PM
allsome allsome
— Wei, 06.07.2010 @ 12:30 AM
Jerry, utah
Some of the "Sweets" series are really satisfying to look at, some are nothing more than a pile of cakes.
Not impressed with the wigs. Incongruous images. The animals looked contrived and out of place. The wigs didn't morph, they just had some out of place thing tangled into them.
— Jerry, utah, 06.06.2010 @ 11:45 PM
I do enjoy your artwork also....
really creative and fun to look at...nice use of space and color too...very good
— Nay, 06.06.2010 @ 9:41 PM
I love your art work,"Beautiful" A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH.
— Margie, 06.06.2010 @ 8:20 PM
i like these they're creative and interesting.
— Danielle, 06.06.2010 @ 8:16 PM
my two faves...sweets and art!!! Amazing work.
— Shae, 06.06.2010 @ 4:41 PM
Deliciously creative!
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Q: Draw million markers on static map I want to draw map that looks like this image:

On this map one marker is one blue dot and there are million of markers. The map is static, just image.
P.S.: Url size limit of google static maps api makes it useless.

A: Your (red) map has only a fraction of a million uniquely visible indicators.
This means thousands (if not most) of your indicators have dozens of other indicators that are directly on top of each other.
So your first step is to remove duplicate indicators.
If your data does not change over a modest time, you can de-dupe your data on the server--or better yet, de-dupe on the computer that originated the data.
Once your data has been de-duped, canvas can render your remaining points quickly:
For example, here's your 509x283 image with 1000000/12==83333 one-by-one sized squares.  Rendering these 83333 indicators took 341ms on my modestly powered computer.

...And rendering your 2 873 379 indicators (de-duped to 2873379/12==239449) took 913ms.

...But notice the above (dupsX12) canvas is almost completely filled with color, so it's likely that your data has many more than 12X duplicates. Here's your 2873379 indicators assuming 200X duplicates (14367 unique indicators) which in my (poor) estimation fills up about the same percentage of space as your red map. This was rendered in 57ms.

A: You might be taking the wrong approach here. You want all markers visiable? all 1 million? if those markers are 1px each and still show the map image?, how big's your monitor?
I'd suggest you look back at google maps and maybe a smarter way of showing, such as showing a number of locations on higher zoom levels then showing more markers when the user zooms in
here is the google maps docs they show how to have ranges and markers with counters inside as well as change markers visible on different zoom levels

A: This PHP code generates static image:
header("Content-type: image/png");
$im = imagecreatefrompng('staticmap.png');
$width = imagesx($im);
$height = imagesy($im);
$w=-179.0;//world borders
$s=-56.6;
$e=179.0;
$n=78.2;

$c = imagecolorallocate($im, 255, 0, 0);

$cursor = ...;//query to database
foreach($cursor as $iter)
{
    $p = $iter['geoPoint'];
    $lon = (double)$p['lon'];
    $lat = (double)$p['lat'];

    $x = ((-$w+$lon)*$width)/(-$w+$e);
    $y = (($n-$lat)*$height)/(-$s+$n);

    imagefilledellipse ( $im , $x , $y , 3 , 3 , $c);
}

imagepng($im);
imagedestroy($im);

There is no need to use projections to draw the map. Thats why there is no need to use any API.


J Immunol. 2006 Aug 1;177(3):1581-9.
Kinetics of B cell receptor signaling in human B cell subsets mapped by phosphospecific flow cytometry.
Irish JM1, Czerwinski DK, Nolan GP, Levy R.
Department of Medicine, Oncology Division, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Differences in BCR signaling may govern outcomes as diverse as proliferation and cell death. We profiled BCR signaling kinetics in subsets of primary human B cells using flow cytometry. In the predominant population expressing IgM, BCR cross-linking led to a quick burst of Syk, ERK1/2, and p38 signaling. In contrast, IgG B cells sustained higher per-cell ERK1/2 phosphorylation over time. This dichotomy suggested a mechanism for dampening signals transmitted by IgM. Regulatory phosphatase activity in IgM B cells was BCR-mediated and initiated more slowly than kinase activity. This BCR-mediated phosphatase activity was sensitive to inhibition by H(2)O(2) and required to attenuate IgM BCR signaling. These results provide the first kinetic maps of BCR signaling in primary human B cell subsets and enable new studies of signaling in B cell disorders, such as autoimmunity and cancer.


Winter Clinic. Off to a GREAT Start!
It was a great turn out for the first clinic of the 2015 season with PACE.
After a little bit of mingling and team introductions Coach Rene reviewed how the clinic will work, gave some important tips on trainng, shoes and some simple but useful things like how to take the air out of your hydration bladder. She then have an inspiring goal setting workshop before groups headed out for their runs!
After our run we worked on some balance exercises and stretching before wrapping the session up!
Thanks to everyone who choose PACE to spend their winter training time with and we hope you're fired up and as excited as we are!


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Dragan Žilić (* 14. Dezember 1974 in Kikinda) ist ein ehemaliger serbischer Fußballnationaltorwart.

Karriere
Žilić begann seine Karriere in seinem Heimatverein OFK Kikinda und wechselte von dort 1996 zum FK Vojvodina. Ab 2000 spielte er für den bulgarischen Verein ZSKA Sofia. Danach ging es dann zurück in die Heimat zum FK Semendria. 2005 gab es dann einen Wechsel zum kroatischen Verein HNK Rijeka. Er absolvierte fünf offizielle Länderspiele.

Seit 2012 ist Žilić Präsident seines früheren Klubs OFK Kikinda und gehörte im Jahre 2012 auch noch kurzzeitig als Ersatztorwart dem Herrenkader an.

Er lebt heute in Zweibrücken. Im Januar wechselte er als Torwarttrainer und Spieler zum saarländischen Bezirksligisten SV Genclerbirligi Homburg. Danach folgte im Herbst 2015 ein Wechsel zu SVE Einöd-Ingweiler, bei dem er ab diesem Zeitpunkt als Cheftrainer der ersten und zweiten Kampfmannschaft in Erscheinung trat und sich ab dem darauffolgenden Frühjahr auch selbst einsetzte. Sein Engagement als Spieler und als Trainer beendete am Ende der Saison 2016/17 und wechselte in der Sommerpause vor der Spielzeit 2017/18 als Spieler zum Ligakonkurrenten SV Beeden, bei dem er es bis zur Winterpause auf 16 Ligaeinsätze brachte, ehe er erneut den Weg zurück zum SV Genclerbirligi Homburg antrat. Seit 2018 ist er dort als Spielertrainer tätig.

Weblinks

 Dragan Žilić in der Datenbank von Transfermarkt.de

Einzelnachweise

Fußballnationaltorhüter (Serbien und Montenegro)
Fußballspieler (FK Smederevo)
Fußballtorhüter (FK Vojvodina)
Fußballtorhüter (HNK Rijeka)
Fußballspieler (ND Gorica)
Fußballtorhüter (ZSKA Sofia)
Jugoslawe
Geboren 1974
Mann

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nodejs - tvguide
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[8-4-2015] Time fix... again
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Since I've been quite active with my Pi home automation lately, I thought I'd finally tackle the still sketchy wait time calculation. The main issue wasn't the code so much as my Pi not being set to the correct timezone - although there may have been something wrong with the code (at the very least it's cleaner now).

If you're using Raspbian (or any kind of Linux, I suppose), check if your timezone is correct by typing

date

in your terminal. If this doesn't show the correct time AND timezone offset, do the following:

sudo cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Amsterdam /etc/localtime

Make sure that after /zoneinfo/ you choose your correct location!

Description
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tvguide is a Node.JS module that takes data from tvgids.nl and calls back with a list of new show information every time a new show starts. The module can be used to make a web app that provides real-time tv show information on the channels of your choice.
Currently, only the running and next shows are listed. Maybe I will implement a full guide later.

Install
-------
As always, use the npm package manager:

npm install tvguide

Next, include the module with a require at the top of your node server script

var tvguide = require('tvguide');

Below is the full reference, but for the trial-and-error users, the following snippet is all that is implemented in my own server.js:

var channels = [1, 2, 3, 4, 31, 36, 46, 92, 34, 37, 89, 25, 91, 18, 29];

/* Setup and start tvguide
 */
tvguide.SetDebug(debug);
tvguide.SetGuideTimezoneOffset(0);
tvguide.SetChannels(channels, function () {
    /* Start auto-updating guide
     */
    tvguide.Start(function (err, channels, guide) {
        if (err) throw new Error(err);
        /* Will be called each time there is/are new show(s)
         * @channels channels that have new shows
         * @guide the entire guide
         */
        io.sockets.emit(updateTrigger, channels, guide);
    });
    /* Start auto-updating show progress getter
     * Called every 60 s, since seconds are not calculated
     */
    tvguide.StartProgress(60000, function (progresses) {
        /* Will be called every minute, @callback(updated progresses)
         */
        io.sockets.emit(progressTrigger, progresses);
    });
});

The fun stuff
-------------
This NPM library is part of a bigger project - which is a universal remote/tv guide web app hosted on a Raspberry pi. The ingredients:

* A Raspberry pi running Raspbian (will also test with ArchLinux)
* Node.JS for Raspbian (see http://weworkweplay.com/play/raspberry-pi-nodejs/)
* LIRC (definitely check out http://alexba.in/blog/2013/01/06/setting-up-lirc-on-the-raspberrypi/; very clear information on the remote control part of the project - this is where i got 90% of my info from)
* A simple IR-led cicuit (from the previous source: http://upverter.com/alexbain/f24516375cfae8b9/Open-Source-Universal-Remote/). I did, however, make some changes:
  * No resistor between the gpio pin and the base of the transistor
  * A current-limiting resistor of 5.6 Ohm between the source voltage and the emitter
* To get you going, there is a small node.js script and basic HTML web-app provided in the 'example' folder. I am developing this seperately on https://github.com/jouweneel/tvguideRemote

Function reference
==================

Channel list functions
----------------------
The channel list is an array of numbers representing a TV channel.

/* Lists all available channels in console
 */
ListChannels: function ()

/* Returns the channel list
 * @return channel_list
 */
GetChannelList: function()

/* Set the channels to be retrieved to the guide
 * Use ListChannels to see all available channels
 * Order them in the way you want them to appear in the guide
 * @new_channels array of new channels
 * @callback(error) when the new channels are retrieved
 */
SetChannels: function (new_channels, callback)

Guide fields functions
----------------------
The guide fields is an array of strings representing channel information (show name, start time, etc.)
Channels are indexed 0,1,2,... in the order defined by the channel list (previous section).

/* Lists all available guide fields in console
 */
ListGuideFields: function ()

/* Gets all available guide fields
 */
GetGuideFields: function ()

/* Set the fields to be retrieved to the guide
 * Use ListGuideFields to see all available fields.
 * Order doesn't matter, as long as 'eindtijd' is the final one!
 * @new_guide_fields array of new guide fields
 * @callback(error) when the new fields are retrieved
 */
SetGuideFields: function(new_guide_fields, callback)

Guide functions
---------------
The guide contains an updated version of all channels in the channel list. It contains the currently playing and the next show. For some reason, the Date() function in node doesn't always adjust for local timezone, so a function to adjust for the timezone is present.

/* Gets the current local guide
 * @return guide
 */
GetGuide: function()

/* Set the timezone offset
 * @new_timezone_offset Time offset in hours
 * @callback(error) when the new times are adjusted
 */
SetGuideTimezoneOffset: function (new_timezone_offset)

Updater functions
-----------------
The updater auto-updates the guide when new show information is available. In order to acces the guide as soon as it's updated.

/* Starts the auto-updating TV guide
 * @callback(error, channels, guide) everytime there is updated data
 *     @channels array of updated channels
 *     @guide the entire updated guide
 * The including server should use this to update connected clients
 */
Start: function (trigger)

/* Starts interval calculation of current show progresses
 * @interval Interval to call the callback
 * @trigger(progresses) current progresses at the requested interval
 *      @progresses array of current progress per channel in percent
 */
StartProgress: function (interval, trigger)

/* Stops the auto-updater
 */
Stop: function(callback)


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£75 million investment to protect Scottish university research
6th May 2020 by PIP editor Leave a Comment
The Scottish Government has announced a one-off £75 million increase in funding for Scotland's universities to ensure they can protect their world-leading research programmes against the financial impact of COVID-19.
Scottish Government has said that the 'significant' intervention will help secure the jobs and training needed to support ongoing and future research work, meaning institutions can concentrate fully on planning the long-term future of a sector so vital to the Scottish economy.
Scottish university income has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, most notably by a loss of international student income, cancelled conference bookings, and returned accommodation fees. Recent Scottish Funding Council (SFC) analysis indicated Scottish universities face a loss of around £72 million due to COVID-19 this academic year alone, with a collective operating deficit of between £384 million and £651 million forecast for next academic year.
The new funding will replace lost research income, protect research jobs, and help universities focus more effort on the high priority research needed to fight the outbreak and to support society and the economy, post COVID-19.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney said:
"Our world-renowned university research activities are under threat from COVID-19, from a loss of university income to the risk to jobs and investment. That research is critical to Scotland's future public health and prosperity. So we are investing now to protect our research sector's excellence, with £75 million of additional funding, as we plan together for the future sustainability of Scotland's society and economy as a whole.
"We are taking a partnership approach, talking to the universities and staff unions, as we build up our response. For the universities' part, they are stepping up with a willingness to use part of this investment to support PhD students whose studies have been impacted by COVID-19.
"Now we need the UK Government to join those efforts. So far, their main interventions have been focused on the HE sector south of the border. We need the UK Government to take a UK approach and join with Scottish universities and the Scottish Government to build a support package that will protect the sector from the impact of this virus."
The additional funding will be administered by the SFC. Its Chief Executive, Karen Watt said:
"This is very welcome additional funding for research in Scotland. We will work closely with the sector to ensure it helps universities continue with vital research, including the response to COVID-19, and contributions to our subsequent recovery."
Universities Scotland Convenor, Professor Andrea Nolan said:
"We welcome the Scottish Government's recognition of the role research and innovation will play in supporting business and industry and strengthening our post COVID-19 economy and society.
"The pace of this commitment, and the injection of confidence it will give the research community within the sector, is very welcome.
"We will work closely with Government and the Scottish Funding Council to ensure this resource has the most impact, including support for our PhD students, who are our pipeline of talent for future research and who have been adversely affected by the instability created by the pandemic."
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