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Russia completes BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles delivery to Kuwait — manufacturer
Posted on October 14, 2015 by 14andrey14	• Posted in Uncategorized	• Tagged BMP-3, Kuwait	• Leave a comment
MOSCOW, 30 September. /TASS/. Russia has completed the shipment of BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles to Kuwait, Albert Bakov, first vice president and co-owner of the Tractor Works Concern, the manufacturer of these machines, told TASS today.
"The shipment is completed and the last lot has gone to the customers," the interlocutor told the Agency.
He did not specify the number of machines shipped.
Bakov noted that the Kuwaiti colleagues expressed a desire to continue cooperating with Russia in defense equipment procurement.
Kuwait made the first purchase of BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles from Russia as early as 1994.
Russia, India ponder co-development of new generation infantry fighting vehicle — company
Posted on October 14, 2015 by 14andrey14	• Posted in Uncategorized	• Tagged BMP-3, Dragoon, India	• Leave a comment
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MOSCOW, September 30. /TASS/. Russia and India are considering co-development of a new generation infantry fighting vehicle at an Indian enterprise, Albert Bakov, first vice president and co-owner of the Tractor Plants Concern, told TASS on Wednesday.
"There are plans of joint production of a new combat vehicle implying development and manufacture at their plant of a Russo-Indian infantry fighting vehicle. This is quite realistic, but no final decision on this has been made so far," Bakov said.
"Our countries already have experience of joint work, for instance, the fifth generation fighter project," Bakov added.
He said that there are a few more options of cooperating with India. "The Indians would like to launch the production of some vehicles in their country. At issue is the modernization of equipment in service with their armed forces as well as acquisition of equipment we've modernized," Bakov said.
Russian Defense Ministry may additionally fund development of BMP-3 Dragoon IFV
According to the company official, the Russian Defense Ministry may allocate extra funding for developing the new version of the BMP-3 Dragoon infantry fighting vehicle.
"The Defense Ministry is interested in those vehicles," Bakov added. "Once we're through with the trials, we'll hold talks with them."
He stressed that the Dragoon has no imported components. The newly developed version also differs from the baseline BMP-3 in that its powerplant is located in front and the landing compartment is fitted with a ramp. The Dragoon must receive a combat module armed with 2A70 100mm caliber gun, 2A72 automatic 30mm gun and PKT 7.62mm caliber machinegun.
Bakov said the model demonstrated early in September at the Russia Arms Expo-2015 Defense Exhibition in Nizhny Tagil is not the Dragoon's final version. What is now mounted on the turret, will be put away, as much as possible, in the body since all "the protruding parts" will become an easy target for enemy's munitions," he said.
"I think the process will take at least a year," Bakov added.
He also said that NATO specialists "very carefully examined" the BMP-3's new versions, Dragoon and Derivation, armed with the 57mm gun in Nizhny Tagil. "They did so, however, not because they wanted to buy them, as you well understand," Bakov added.
Russia to develop electric transmission for IFV in 2016
Albert Bakov also told TASS that electric transmission for infantry fighting vehicles will be developed next year.
"We wanted to show it at the exhibition [Russia Arms Expo – 2015] but had no time," the official said. "Everything is being done from scratch, through trial and error, which is why there are so many problems. But these problems can be solved. I think, we'll build this engine next year," Bakov added.
He previously reported about Tractor Plants' plan to present the electric transmission prototype in 2015. Bakov explained that the fighting vehicles fitted with it will be less visible to thermal imagers. The electric transmission is going to be optimized in the BMP-3 body with a serious modernization of the vehicle.
Iraq, Saudi Arabia want to buy nearly 1,500 Russian infantry fighting vehicles — company
Posted on October 14, 2015 by 14andrey14	• Posted in Uncategorized	• Tagged BMP-3, Iraq, Saudi Arabia	• Leave a comment
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MOSCOW, September 30. /TASS-DEFENSE/. Iraq plans to acquire 500 and Saudi Arabia 950 BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles from Russia, Albert Bakov, first vice president and co-owner of the Tractor Works Concern, the manufacturer of these machines, told TASS today.
"We've got an application for 500 BMP-3s from Iraq and for 950 from Saudi Arabia," the interlocutor told the Agency.
He noted that there are no problems with orders, but a balance must be set between those for export and for the domestic market. "In 2016 we'll start conveyor manufacturing to fulfill all the orders on time. However, the conveyor start-up calls for a lot of work in the component supply segment," Bakov added.
Previously it became known that before the end of 2017 the Russian Defense Ministry is due to receive over 200 new BMP-3s. In addition, there were reports that those combat machines might be purchased by Myanmar and Morocco planning to acquire small lots of 35 to 40 IFVs.
As per unclassified sources, the BMP-3s are in service with a number of countries, including Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Russia is currently fulfilling an order to upgrade 135 infantry fighting vehicles of the UAE. The work is expected to be completed early next year.
Morocco, Myanmar to Buy Some 60 Russian BMP-3 Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Posted on September 11, 2015 by 14andrey14	• Posted in Uncategorized	• Tagged BMP-3, Morocco, Myanmar	• Leave a comment
Russian company Tractor Plants received requests for the acquisition of the BMP-3 model from Myanmar and Morocco, according to the company's spokesperson.
Morocco and Myanmar will purchase approximately 60 BMP-3 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles from Russia, the model's manufacturer announced Friday.
"As of today, we have received requests for the acquisition of the BMP-3 [model] from Myanmar and Morocco… I cannot disclose the exact amount, but we are talking about somewhere in the region of two battalions," a representative of the Russian company Tractor Plants told RIA Novosti.
The anti-infantry vehicles are manufactured by the Kurganmashzavod company, part of the Tractor Plants machine-building consortium.The Tractor Plants spokesperson said talks on the purchase of the BMP-3 had not formally commenced but noted that Myanmar had also expressed interest in the BMP-3F version, which has been modified for seaworthiness and buoyancy.
Tractor Plants is one of the many domestic and foreign companies exhibiting at the 10th annual Russia Arms Expo RAE-2015 international arms show, underway in the city of Nizhny Tagil.
Scared of Russian BMPs, US Strykers in Europe to Get 30mm Guns
Posted on July 24, 2015 by 14andrey14	• Posted in Uncategorized	• Tagged BMP-3, BTR-82, Bushmaster, Stryker	• Leave a comment
Three months after the US Army requested an upgrade in military hardware, their Strykers based in Europe will soon be outfitted with 30mm cannons. The reason? Fears over Russian BMP-3s and BTR-80/82s.
The US Army's 2nd Cavalry Regiment is one of only two US combat brigades left in mainland Europe. Based out of Germany, the squadron went on an 1,100 mile "Dragoon Ride" through the Baltic nations in April.
Designed as a way to showcase US military might in the face of alleged Russian aggression, the march did serve at least one practical purpose. Compared to the 100mm guns and 30mm canons of Russian transport vehicles, Army staff noticed that the 12.7mm canons of the Stryker were far too small.
Col. John Meyer, the unit's commander, put in a request to upgrade the canons of 81 Strykers to 30mm. With a cost of $3.8 million per vehicle, those upgrades will begin soon, and could be complete within a "realistic" timeframe of 24 to 36 months.
"I did intend for it to be urgent, and the time frame I looked at is the next two years,' Meyer said during a Pentagon news conference on Wednesday.
According to Ohio Senator Rob Portman, the Army had planned to upgrade the Strykers in 2020. But, speaking to Defense News, he said that was "prior to the deteriorating situation in Europe," and that plan had to be fast-tracked.
The Army's most likely choice is the 30mm Bushmaster II, which "can destroy anything short of a heavy tank, and do considerable damage even to those," Jim Hasik, Brent Scowcroft Center senior fellow for defense, told Defense News.
That's if military engineers can manage to attach such a large gun to the relatively small frame of the Stryker. Earlier experiments in attaching a 105 mm Mobile Gun System proved futile.
"MGS was a failure, which is why they stopped producing them," a Hill staffer told Breaking Defense. "That said, MGS is better than nothing in terms of fire support. These [proposed] 30mm remote weapon stations help quite a bit."
Strykers are the largest US military vehicles in Europe, but reports from Tuesday suggest that the Pentagon may send M1 Abrams tanks and M2 Bradley infantry vehicles to Hungary in 2016. According to the Hungarian Napi Gazdasag newspaper, the vehicles would then be used in NATO military exercises in the region.
Washington has repeatedly cited "Russian aggression" as an excuse to increase its military presence in Eastern Europe. These actions are based largely on unproven allegations of Russia's involvement in Ukraine, which Russia denies, and Moscow has repeatedly expressed concern over the potentially destabilizing influence of provocative NATO actions.
Russia to Complete Upgrading BMP-3 Vehicles for UAE
Posted on February 26, 2015 by 14andrey14	• Posted in Uncategorized	• Tagged Armed Vehicles, BMP-3, UAE	• Leave a comment
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The contract for the modernization of 135 BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles supplied to the UAE will be fulfilled in summer. This statement was made by Rosoboronexport Deputy Head Igor Sevastyanov.
"The contract for the modernization of 135 BMP-3 vehicles is being fulfilled according to schedule. Almost half of the machines have already been delivered to the customer. We expect to complete the work in summer," Mr. Sevastyanov said at the IDEX 2015 exhibition in Abu Dhabi (UAE), noting that the contract worth about $74 million was signed in February 2011.
It's worth mentioning that the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle is a Soviet and Russian armored tracked vehicle designed for transporting military personnel to the front line and increasing mobility. The infantry fighting vehicle is characterized by enhanced fire power, mobility, protection and ergonomics resulting in higher combat efficiency.
Russian supplies to Azerbaijan
Posted on June 19, 2013 by 14andrey14	• Posted in Uncategorized	• Tagged Azerbaijan, BMP-3, MLRS, MSTA-S, T-90, TOS-1A	• Leave a comment
Vedomosty, 19.06.2013
The large supplies of ground weapons from Russia to Azerbaijan by nearly $ 1 billion have begun. They will cause a negative reaction in Armenia, but will help to keep both sides from the conflict
On Internet resource milkavkaz.net June 15 it was containing photos of unloading tanks and other equipment for the Army, which, according to forum visitors, can be shown during a parade in honor of the Day of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan in Baku 26 of June. Two sources in the Russian defense industry confirmed for the "Vedomosti" that the photos are genuine and reflect a process which began in the spring of overland deliveries of military equipment to Azerbaijan in frame of a package of contracts entered into in 2011-2012.
According to the source, "Vedomosti", it is a contract for three battalions (94 units) T-90S tanks, around three battalions (about 100 units), infantry fighting vehicles BMP-3, Division (18 units) of self-propelled artillery pieces "MSTA- S" , Division (18 launchers) of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS)" Smerch ", Division (18 units) of self-propelled artillery" Vienna "and the battery (6 units) of heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A" Solntsepek " (blaze of the sun)(a new version of the system "Pinocchio").
Any Russian arms supplies to Azerbaijan ,even on a commercial basis, cause nervous and painful reaction not only in society but also in the elite in Armenia , but this reaction does not take into consideration the fact that Armenia buys weapons from Russia's by domestic prices and the supply of weapons to Armenia is balancing with Russian sales to Azerbaijan, a leading research fellow Alexander Krylov stresses.
In this situation it is possible to draw an analogy with the policy of the United States and NATO countries that supply large quantities of weapons antagonists – Egypt and Israel, Greece and Turkey: the dependence of these countries on a single supplier allows the United States and the West to contain conflicts between its customers, expert at the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, Konstantin Makiyenko says


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Военный музей Фессалоник () — военный музей в городе Фессалоники, Центральная Македония, Греция.

Музей
Военный музей Фессалоник был открыт в октябре 2000 года. Расположен на Марсовом поле города, в здании построенном в 1900—1902 годах, по проекту архитектора Vitaliano Posseli.
Миссия музея состоит в поддержке деятельности Военного музея Афин в Северной Греции и в поддержке его мероприятий на севере страны, с целью сохранить историческую память и боевое наследство греков в Северной Греции. Посредством своей постоянной экспозиции и различных дарственных выставок, музей подчёркивает продолжение греческого рода на продолжение всей истории, и одновременно вносит свой вклад в документальном обеспечении истории Греции в войнах.
Постоянные коллекции освещают события, которые стали поворотными моментами в истории современной Греции с начала 20-го века до освобождения от германо-итало-болгарских оккупантов в конце Второй мировой войны. Они включают в себя фотографии, мундиры греческой армии, ВВС и ВМФ, макеты орудий и кораблей, произведения искусства, карты, почтовые открытки, и аналогичные экспонаты происходящие из армий других балканских стран.
Эти экспонаты освещают Греческую революцию, Борьбу за Македонию, Балканские войны, Первую мировую войну, Малоазийский поход греческой армии, Греко-итальянскую войну, Героическую оборону греческой армией в 1941 году Линии Метаксаса в Восточной Македонии, Критскую операцию, тройную германо-итало-болгарскую оккупацию Греции и Греческое сопротивление, участие греческой армии в союзных операциях в Северной Африке, Италии, и Нормандии, освобождение страны от оккупантов.
Кроме выставочных залов, Военный музей располагает амфитеатром, многоцелевым залом и богатой библиотекой исторических и военных публикаций. Все издания Министерства обороны, Департамента военной истории и Военного музея продаются в книжном магазине музея
Под открытым небом, перед зданием музея, расположены экспонаты бронетехники, самолётов и торпед.

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 Museums of Macedonia, Greece — War Museum
 War museum of Thessaloniki

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Outside of a couple players lost to injury during the offseason, the Lions are at full strength heading into the season-opener against the Jets.
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions' first injury report of the season couldn't look any better. The page is blank.
Outside of a couple players lost to injury during the offseason — fullback Nick Bawden and linebacker Steve Longa — the Lions are at full strength heading into the season-opener against the New York Jets on Monday night.
The absence of veterans Ziggy Ansah and T.J. Lang from the report alleviates lingering concerns about both players. Ansah, who began training camp on the physically unable to perform list, has been drawing rave reviews from teammates and coaches for the way he's been moving on the practice field.
"Let me say this, happy that since he's been back he's been really practicing full speed," defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni said this week. "No lingering effects."
Lang, who didn't see any playing time during the preseason while nursing a lower-leg injury, had said last month he believed he would be ready for Week 1.
Lang missed three games last season, his first with the Lions, and battled through a variety of injuries the weeks he did play.
Detroit's Week 1 opponent, the New York Jets, aren't in as good of shape. The team listed 12 players on its Thursday injury report, including two who were limited and three who were completely held out of participating.
The Jets were without defensive back Marcus Maye (foot), linebacker Josh Martin (concussion) and wide receiver Jermaine Kearse (abdomen) for the practice.


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The non-banking financial sector in India is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI had set up a working group under the chairmanship of Usha Thorat, to review the regulatory framework for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). The working group submitted its report in August 2011, suggesting certain amendments to the regulatory framework governing NBFCs. The RBI released the new draft guidelines for NBFCs based on the Usha Thorat Committee report on 12 December 2012 and has sought public comments on them.
The draft guidelines seek to completely revamp the existing regulatory environment for NBFCs.
Exempted NBFCs (ie exempted from registration with the RBI).
Registered NBFCs (ie registered with the RBI and thereby regulated by it).
NBFCs with an asset size below INR 25 crore (250m) whether accepting public funds or not.
Non-deposit taking NBFCs with an asset size below INR 500 crore (5bn) not accepting public funds (directly or indirectly).
The exempted NBFCs can surrender their certificate of registration on a voluntary basis and, other than the RBI's powers of inspection, no other provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act 1934 will apply to such exempted NBFCs.
However, at one point in the draft, the RBI has indicated that all NBFCs accepting deposits will continue to be registered with and regulated by the RBI.
Therefore, it remains to be seen whether in the final guidelines, deposit-accepting NBFCs with an asset size of less than INR 25 crore (250m) will be exempted from registration.
a financial entity that has an asset size of at least INR 1000 crore (10bn) or above, holding financial assets that constitute 50% of the total assets or generate at least 50% of the gross income will require registration.
The draft guidelines do not indicate the principal business test for deposit-taking NBFCs with an asset size below INR 1000 crore (10bn) but it seems that such NBFCs will also need to meet the test in (1) above.
As is the case with existing NBFCs, new companies seeking to register with RBI as an NBFC will be required to have net owned funds of not less than INR 2 crore (20m) and an asset size of INR 25 crores (250m). Such companies must also fulfil the principal business criteria discussed above.
However, foreign-owned companies must be registered with the RBI before commencing any non-banking financial activity. They must also comply with existing minimum capitalisation norms prescribed under the Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999.
The draft guidelines provide that multiple non-deposit taking NBFCs floated by the same group of companies with a common set of promoters will be regulated on a consolidated basis.
The draft guidelines also seek to regulate 'captive NBFCs', ie an NBFC floated by a particular industrial group which is captive to the requirements of such group (that is, facilitates the sale of the group's products and services). The RBI has prescribed higher Tier I capital thresholds for captive NBFCs.
The draft guidelines require NBFCs (including IFCs) to maintain Tier I capital at 10% as against the current requirement of 7.5%. The Tier I capital requirement for captive NBFCs and for NBFCs which are lending into or investing in sensitive sectors such as capital markets, commodities and real estate has been raised to 12% (to the extent of 75% or more of their total assets, net of intangible assets). The draft guidelines have prescribed higher risk weights for capital market exposures and commercial real exposures. NBFCs that form part of a bank group are now required to maintain the same risk weights as a bank for capital market exposures and commercial real exposures.
31 March 2015, and ultimately be reduced to 90 days, which is the standard for banks.
Further it is proposed that the provisioning for standard assets will be raised from 0.25% to 0.4% of the outstanding amount with effect from 31 March 2014 for all NBFCs.
The draft guidelines propose to improve corporate governance controls and enhance disclosure standards applicable to NBFCs. All NBFCs will be required to institute a policy for setting out 'fit and proper' criteria for the appointment of directors in accordance with standards prescribed by the draft guidelines. More stringent standards for disclosures in financial statements have been prescribed.
Other than acquisitions in the ordinary course of business by an underwriter, stockbroker etc, the draft guidelines now propose that all registered NBFCs will require prior approval of the RBI to effect a change in control and/or increase in shareholding to the extent of, or exceeding, 25% of its the paid-up equity capital.
The draft guidelines require any NBFC with an asset size of INR 1000 crore (10bn) and above to seek prior approval from the RBI for the appointment of its CEO and also to comply with clause 49 of the Listing Agreement (irrespective of whether such NBFC is listed or not).
An important theme of the guidelines is to minimise the regulatory arbitrage that currently exists between banks and NBFCs. The enhanced corporate governance standards are a welcome step, given the growth of NBFCs and the importance they have assumed in the financial sector in India.
the progressively stringent criteria for asset classification and provisioning norms.
The capital adequacy ratio for NBFCs has been increased by almost 50% over the last four years (from 10% in 2009 to 15% by March 2013). The recommendation for the enhancement of Tier I capital requirements for NBFCs is largely perceived by the industry as an onerous condition that will trigger greater equity infusion requirements. Several NBFCs may be forced to shrink their business size in order to comply with the increased Tier I capital requirements.
The proposal to make asset classification standards for NBFCs on a par with those for banks has been met with severe criticism. Several NBFCs in India service the unorganised and informal sectors. Shortening the period for the classification of loan accounts as NPAs may place undue pressure on debtors from such sectors and lead to the classification of loans accounts as NPAs even when there is no genuine apprehension of default. Further, unlike banks, NBFCs do not have the benefit of taking recourse to the provisions of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act 2002, which empowers banks to expedite the recovery of their NPAs without the intervention of courts.


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By: Shamit Dua
18 games in – what do you categorize as the Pelicans' biggest position of need?
Shamit – With news that Elfrid Payton is now out for 6 weeks, the Pelicans need a solution on the ball handling front. Currently Jrue Holiday is the sole player who can consistently apply pressure on defenses with his drives and is currently attacking the paint with the 2nd highest frequency in the league. The shortage of ball handlers and playmakers has led to frequent turnover issues and increased playmaking responsibilities for guys like Moore and Davis. Jrue has done a phenomenal job thus far, but the Pelicans would do well to secure him some help on the bench. There is one caveat – don't make a move that will impact the rest of your season or more for an injury that will last 6 weeks. Hold on to your assets for the bigger trade.
Michael Pellissier – Perimeter depth in some capacity. Ideally, it'd be a swingman who can defend positions 1-4, handle the ball some, and knock down 3s, but ultimately, the Pelicans are just very shallow on the perimeter period. The defense is the current problem and it might be fixable without major changes, as the Pels were 6th in defensive PPP after Cousins went down last season.. but the Pelicans are one more serious perimeter injury from plummeting in offensive rating, so I'm happy with any perimeter value, whether it's someone to knock down shots, provide extra ball-handling, or provide some much needed defensive flexibility.
Mason Ginsberg – To me, point guard depth slightly edges out wing depth given the recent Payton injury news. Ian Clark is a fine 4th guard, but he's not a guy who can lead bench units, nor is Frank Jackson ready for that responsibility. The Pels hoped that Tim Frazier could fill that void, but it hasn't worked out so far. The Pels need a guy who they can consistently turn to while Jrue is off the floor to keep the bench afloat and also help to keep Jrue's minutes down when possible. That said, I align with Shamit in the sense that I'm not trying to move more than a 2nd round pick (at most) for that kind of help.
Ryan H – I think the Pelicans needs are largely the same before and after the Elfrid Payton injury, they need players that can handle the ball, hit a 3, and play decent defense. They rank 17th in turnovers a game, and 16 in 3pt %, ideally you want to improve in those areas. Overall defense needs improved, they're giving up 113.7 points per 100 possessions, per cleaning the glass, although defensive rotations have looked much better as of late and guys are not getting lost as much in schemes. Ideally any trade you make the player should check two of those three boxes.
Jesse – I feel like emotions are high with everyone anticipating what Anthony Davis will do regarding the future of the franchise. However, if someone told me that in the offseason they were going to predict that the Pelicans would be in the 8th spot with a 9-7 overall record after the first 15 games, I would say that would be a very realistic prediction. With 67 games left to go, I still feel it's pretty early for a plethora of NBA hot takes.
Yet, the injury problems persist. We saw the Pels struggle with and without a banged up AD, and starting point guard Elfrid Payton may miss up to six weeks with a broken finger after missing about a month with an ankle injury. Does this roster have enough to overcome when its cornerstones aren't 100 percent?
With or without Payton in the lineup, I've long felt this team has a void in the point guard position. Julius Randle is a tremendous talent coming off the bench, but there's a large drop off from there and I wonder if his game could be elevated more if there was a veteran upgrade at the one in the reserve unit. Tim Frazier in his second stint as a Pel, has become a defense liability and the value of his distribution skills is not worth his inability to provide anything else on the offense end. Frank Jackson has shown ability to contribute as a scorer, but mistakes in bringing the ball up the floor has resulted in costly turnovers. With no point guard presence, the reserve unit often kills pace and resorts to bad iso.
Now that Payton will be gone for an extended period of time, the need for another point guard has gone up significantly. Maybe that also means the Pels need to aim at a higher talent level to fill the floor general role then they normally would.
42 – I don't really like talking about positions, especially on this team, but I'll say "combo guard," if I'm allowed to specify one that is big and can handle the ball and pass. If not, I'll say "point guard" and just say "aim for a big one." My answer is more in the context of adding rotation piece, not making a seismic change to the roster. I think people make waaay too big a deal about "small forwards." I've been on the passing kick for a while, and you see why. Payton's injury does not change the equation for me. Rather, it confirms my analysis.
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How Would We Report on the Shutdown if It Happened in Another Country?
Well, after a (thankfully) paid vacation of uncertain duration thanks to Congress's foolishness, I'm happily back to work. I've got one more post about the shutdown I want to share before turning to other things.
Namely, an awesome piece by Joshua Keating at Slate, which I'll post in full here, because it is just that awesome:
WASHINGTON, United States—The typical signs of state failure aren't evident on the streets of this sleepy capital city. Beret-wearing colonels have not yet taken to the airwaves to declare martial law. Money-changers are not yet buying stacks of useless greenbacks on the street.
But the pleasant autumn weather disguises a government teetering on the brink. Because, at midnight Monday night, the government of this intensely proud and nationalistic people will shut down, a drastic sign of political dysfunction in this moribund republic.
The capital's rival clans find themselves at an impasse, unable to agree on a measure that will allow the American state to carry out its most basic functions. While the factions have come close to such a shutdown before, opponents of President Barack Obama's embattled regime now appear prepared to allow the government to be shuttered over opposition to a controversial plan intended to bring the nation's health care system in line with international standards.
Six years into his rule, Obama's position can appear confusing, even contradictory. Though the executive retains control of the country's powerful intelligence service, capable of the extrajudicial execution of the regime's opponents half a world away, the president's efforts to govern domestically have been stymied in the legislature by an extremist rump faction of the main opposition party.
The current rebellion has been led by Sen. Ted Cruz, a young fundamentalist lawmaker from the restive Texas region, known in the past as a hotbed of separatist activity. Activity in the legislature ground to a halt last week for a full day as Cruz insisted on performing a time-honored American demonstration of stamina and self-denial, which involved speaking for 21 hours, quoting liberally from science fiction films and children's books. The gesture drew wide media attention, though its political purpose was unclear to outsiders.
With hours remaining until the government of the world's richest nation runs out of money, attention now focuses on longtime opposition leader John Boehner, under pressure from both the regime and the radical elements of his own movement, who may be the only political figure with the standing needed to end the standoff.
While the country's most recent elections were generally considered to be free and fair (despite threats against international observers), the current crisis has raised questions in the international community about the regime's ability to govern this complex nation of 300 million people, not to mention its vast stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction.
Americans themselves are starting to ask difficult questions as well. As this correspondent's cab driver put it, while driving down the poorly maintained roads that lead from the airport, "Do these guys have any idea what they're doing to the country?"
No, rhetorical taxi cab driver - unfortunately, the radical faction in the Republican party doesn't have any idea about anything.
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Analysis of Prokofiev Sonata No 7 Essay
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Harlow Robinson describes Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 7 in Prokofiev's biography as one of Prokofiev's most accomplished compositions written since his return to U. S. S. R. It is a dramatic embodiment of the strength and driving intensity of Prokofiev's (and Russia's) existence during the War Years. Indeed, this sonata, the second of his three "War Sonatas" composed between 1939 and 1942, was one of Prokofiev's works that shows the composer's versatility and genius in the use of motivic and cyclic elements. In the first movement, one could observe the tension of worries and torments in the struggle of relentless intensity.
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The opening section of the second movement with its gentle lyricism creates a mood which by contrast fills the listener with a little sorrow and anguish. The last movement, which has a strong driving force throughout, could be hardly dissociated from struggle endured by Prokofiev during the War Years. This sonata is closer to atonality than any other composition by Prokofiev while it is the most densely motivic of all his compositions. Two main Grundgestalt motives were used extensively in this seventh sonata, with most of the sonata's motivic content being derived from them.
Thus, these two motives appear as the unifying gesture in all three movements of this sonata. The first motive, which its derivations clearly dominate the first movement, is called the "fate motive" and referred to as (c). It is the strongest unifying element throughout the first movement. The motive here is rhythmically similar to the first and famous motive from the Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The first appearance of this motive is in the first few bars of opening of first movement, placed in between the first (b. 1 – 4) and second segment (b. 7 – 9) of the opening theme.
Central to the opening theme, this motivic cell intensifies the suspense of the opening theme by prolonging the suspension between the first and second segment. The underlying rhythmic figure from the "fate motive" is reproduced with an extension of two bars in b. 32 – 35. This time, being no longer in the background, the motive is roughly shifted an octave higher with the suspension in the previous occurrence removed. A weak rhythmic derivation comes four bars after. At b. 40 – 42, the notes E? – D – F? – B? are rhythmically similar to (c) motive and they are repeated thrice within three bars.
Interestingly, the rhythmic aspect of (c) motive is presented across both hands in b. 80, under the suspension of the note B again. The first four notes (b. 124) of the meditative second theme group are also derived from the rhythmic figure of the Grundgestalt motive and. (c) motives return again as the start when the first few bars of second theme repeats in b. 144 and b. 153. Therefore, in the second theme group, the rhythmic derivations of (c) motive play a very important role because it is the start of the segment that repeats thrice in the second theme group.
In the development, derivation of the (c) motive is, for the first time, being played in fortissimo in b. 215 – 217 and this shows increasing emphasis on the (c) motive from the start of the movement, where it was to be played in piano. A rhythmic diminution of the (c) motive occurs at b. 248 – 249. The left hand has four consecutive scalic semiquaver triplet runs and the rhythm of (c) motive is emphasized by the runs' repetitive nature. When the second theme group returns, the derivation of (c) motive also makes its appearance as expected in b. 338, starting the second theme group.
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In the Coda, the rhythmic derivation of (c) acts as a release for the build-up from the beginning of Coda in b. 383 – 386. As one can see, the crescendo started all the way from pianissimo in b. 359 to a six-note chord with forte plus accent in b. 383. Derivations of (c) motive are also concentrated at the end of the piece from b. 404 till the end. Most importantly, the rhythm of last four notes is also a diminution of the "fate motive". This shows that the motive has added emphasis on it as the motive and its derivations are nearly present right from the start to the end of the movement.
The next motive, which derivations can be found easily in the second and third movement, is present across b. 1 – 2 of second movement (F# – G – G#) and referred to as (a). This motivic cell functions either as a two-note chromatic interval or three-note chromatic cell and is exploited throughout the second movement. At b. 31, the left hand has a two-note interval (G? – G) which leads up to Poco piu animato. Here, it is rhythmically similar to motive (a) with the last note modified. Also, in b. 44, the three-note gesture (C# – D – D#) in the right hand part is derived from motive (a) by the inversion of pitches.
In b. 56, a derivation of motive (a) is also present in the heavy texture with fortissimo markings. The two notes in between the chords (G# – G) are the last two notes of motive (a). Perhaps the most important function of motive (a) in the second movement can be seen in b. 81 – 86. The notes of top line by the right hand very similar of motive (a), which is a derivation from another motive in b. 1 (G# – G# – A – G#) but now transposed down a semitone. The bottom line of the right hand is the motive (a) itself. Both lines here make the music stagnant, losing direction sense.
This is made worse by the accents on the right hand's bottom line as it blurs the strong beat. Therefore, even though it is pianissimo, the stagnancy creates tension for a few bars, before letting it resolves to C major. B. 90 basically repeats it again, but now without the top line of the right hand. With the A section returning in b. 98, motive (a) appears again (without motivic manipulation).
In third movement, derivations of motive (a) can be seen easily. In A section alone, this motive is stated five times from b. 6 to b. 9, existing at the centre or bottom note of consecutive triads. This motive in the opening of third movement, being the interval G – A? , can be seen as a device to create pervading dissonances together with other devices such as minor second intervals, to sustain and amplify the tension in this movement. Particularly in b. 27 and 30, motive (a) is used to intensify the tension contrapuntally. The final derivation of Motive (a) occurs in b. 158(F# – G – G# – A) where the notes are the top notes of the consecutive triad.
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Topic: Analysis of Prokofiev Sonata No 7 Essay
Harlow Robinson describes Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 7 in Prokofiev's biography as one of Prokofiev's most accomplished compositions written since his return to U. S. S. R. It is a dramatic embodiment of the strength and driving intensity of Prokofiev's (and Russia's) existence during the War Years. Indeed, this sonata, the second of his three "War Sonatas" composed between 1939 and 1942, was one of Prokofiev's works that shows the composer's versatility and genius in the use of motivic and cy


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After languishing in franchise turmoil amid franchisor changes, Roy Rogers franchisees take the reins of the franchise system and plan on blazing a trail back to the top of the food chain.
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Some may hear "Roy Rogers" and recall the beloved crooning cowboy on the silver screen, others a fast-food restaurant. Some may only shoot back a blank stare. In the 1990s, the once 648-location-strong franchise bearing Roy Rogers' namesake dwindled down to 13 remaining franchisees as a result of changing franchisor ownership and corporate selloffs. Jim and Pete Plamondon, Jr., hope their recent purchase of the Roy Rogers restaurant franchise system can make loyal customers out of everyone, with a campaign to relaunch the brand. Besides seeking to attract those who remember the quick-service restaurant, the brothers aim to court those who've never heard of the chain or the actor. I spoke to Jim Plamondon about Roy Rogers' new beginnings and plans for the future.
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Whenever I try to open the sensor, the program stops working, this part always IT87xx/Si950 #0. System summary works perfectly.
I would be very grateful if you help me.
Sorry for the English, I do not know much.
First, please try to upgrade to the latest version of HWiNFO v4.10.
If that doesn't help, then please enable Debug Mode and send me the resulting Debug File (HWiNFO64.DBG) for analysis.
Thanks for the reply, the error persists even with debug mode enabled and the latest version of HWiNFO, follows the referenced file.
Thanks for the debug file. This time it seems different to me - it did crash during starting, you haven't opened sensors, correct?
interfere in anything on the file DBG. I tried again, opening the HWiNFO without marked anything, and now created a file a little different, with more content I think. Summary still work perfectly.
Indeed this seems to behave slightly different.
Please try to disable the "SW SMI" option in Safety tab and let me know if that changed anything.
Thanks for the reply, I have disabled the option "SW SMI", but the error still happens. Follows the DBG file.
Thanks. I think I found the problem.
and let me know if it's working now.
Wow, runs perfectly now, thanks for the work, I am really grateful.
Do not want to abuse, but I got scared when I saw the voltages, what do you think?
Thanks for the feedback, I'm glad that this is solved now.
Those voltages (and temperatures probably as well) need adjustment. Can you please make a screenshot of HWiNFO Sensors window side-by-side with Gigabyte EasyTune tool showing its monitored values?
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Q: $f$ differentiable at $a$ then $f$ is continuous at $a$ "$\textit{$f$ is differentiable at $a$, then $f$ is continuous at $a$}$"
This is the statement proven in my lecture notes, however I think the proof is wrong.
Recall $$\lim_{x\to a} f(x) = f(a)$$
Then we rearrange and have $$\lim_{x\to a} (f(x)-f(a)) =\lim_{x\to a} \left(\frac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a}\right)(x-a) = \lim_{x\to a} \left(\frac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a}\right)\lim_{x\to a}(x-a) = f'(a)\cdot 0 = 0$$

Why is this a proof of the above statement? Okay I understand that at the end we obtain zero so we can rewrite the term on the LHS as the "definition" of continuity. However we started exactly from the "definition" of continuity. Indeed we started from  $\lim_{x\to a} (f(x)-f(a))$ which by Arithmetic of Limits is equal to the above. Hence we wanted to prove $A \implies B$ but we started from $B$ and we showed it works for $A$. This is a circular reasoning!

A: better is we start from the Expression $$\frac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a}\cdot (x-a)$$
and now you must ask under which conditions the Limit exists


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Connecticut Shapes the Intimate-Apparel Industry
By Elizabeth Normen on	 April 4, 2018 Uncategorized
By Elizabeth Pratt Fox
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The production of corsets and undergarments—those most intimate of underthings that we wear for comfort and hygiene or to improve our appearance—was a major industry in Connecticut and a leading source of factory jobs for women from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century. The industry was made possible by the availability of mass-produced textiles developed during the industrial revolution and the development by 1850 of practical sewing machines. Connecticut entrepreneurs perceived the possibilities these new technologies offered. By the third quarter of the 19th century the state produced large numbers of woolen and cotton underwear and hosiery and played an important role in the production of corsets.
By 1907, 19 companies in Connecticut manufactured knitted hosiery, both stockings and socks, and underwear for women, men, and children. These products were made on large knitting machines using wool, silk, and cotton. The companies were located throughout the state, but the largest were the American Hosiery Company in New Britain and the Winsted Hosiery Company in Winsted. Many began as hosiery-knitting factories and moved to producing knitted underwear such as long underwear, knitted shirts, and underpants for men and underpants and underdresses for women. The Bristol Knitting Company, for example, founded in 1850, was by 1882 the N. L. Birge & Sons Company specializing in men's and children's underwear.
The Winsted Hosiery Company opened in 1882 on the banks of the Still River. It produced hosiery and underwear and by 1936 was the largest producer of knitted undergarments in the state. Almost all of these factories produced union suits, the men's one-piece long underwear now familiar to viewers of the television show Little House on the Prairie (1974 – 1984) or the 2003 film Cold Mountain. A women's version, made in wool and cotton knit, was a slip-like underdress.
Some companies specialized. The Eastern Underwear Company in South Norwalk, for instance, produced goods only for women and children and the Nichols Underwear Corporation in the same city produced only muslin underwear.
The American Hosiery Company in New Britain was founded in 1868 "to manufacture from wool, cotton, silk, flax or other materials or combination there in any or every description of goods which are or may be desired and to sell the same." The company was formed to fill a demand for fine woolen underwear and to diversify New Britain's Industrial base after the Civil War. One of the company's first products was a very fine underwear made from soft Merino lambswool. The products were made for men, women and children. As part of a marketing campaign, they adopted the name AMHO and the slogan "Body Clothing Means Better Underwear."
John Butler Talcott, one of the founders of the American Hosiery Corporation, was introduced to the knitting industry in 1853 while president of the New Britain Knitting Company. He imported machinery from England and a mechanic to operate the equipment at American Hosiery. He imported Merino wool from Australia and Egyptian and Sea Island cotton that was spun on the new machines.
American Hosiery won a number of awards. At the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, the company was commended for the "high standard of excellence in texture and finish, perfection in fashion and form." By the 1920s the company tried to convince its customers that "Impressions count! That's why men are particular about their outward appearance. And, as fine outer clothing impresses others, fine body clothing makes even a stronger impression on yourself." Undergarments now had become more than just about warmth or coolness and comfort. They were self-expressions of status.
The early 1900s was a boom period for the production of underwear in Connecticut. Several companies added factory buildings and expanded their workforces. The Bristol Manufactory Company employed 150 workers in 1903. By 1907 N. L. Birge & Sons Company, also in Bristol, had 120 workers and a showroom and offices in New York City. The Winsted Hosiery Company added a six-bay extension to its factory in 1911.
Along with that growth came labor disputes. In 1901, 70 women went on strike over issues of pay and working conditions at the Alling Mill, also known as the Paugassett Mills, in Derby. After 54 days, Samuel Gompers, the president of the American Federation of Labor, came to Derby to help settle the strike and quickly negotiated an end.
In the 19th century Connecticut's whaling industry supplied the whalebone for corset stays. Workers worked primarily in their own homes and small shops and were paid by the piece. A private contract worker described the working conditions in a letter to the New Haven Union newspaper (August 6, 1871): The cut material was provided to the stitcher. After it was stitched, it was embroidered, boned, eyeleted, trimmed, bound, starched and ironed, laced, and packed. The stitcher was responsible for 48 rows of stitching on a single corset averaging a foot a row, and she had to purchase her own thread from the manufacturer. The stitcher made 85 cents per dozen corsets, and the wholesale price was about $10 per dozen. After a corset had gone through the many hands of production, the company made a profit of $5.65 per dozen.
That system soon changed. The Strouse, Adler Company was founded in New Haven in 1862 by Isaac Strouse and Max Adler, who were Bavarian Jews. They purchased a year-old corset company and developed it into one of the largest employers in New Haven. By 1877 the firm had outgrown its building and relocated to a large factory building on Olive Street in the Wooster Square neighborhood that had previously housed Winchester & Davies, a shirt manufacturer. Oliver Winchester had left the shirt manufacturing company to form the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
By 1889 Strouse, Adler employed 1,200 workers in several five-story buildings. A description in the chamber of commerce-sponsored The Industrial Advantages of the City of New Haven, Conn. published in 1889 states that
The production of the house consists of corset and corset clasps of all grades and patterns, and in which the firm have no superiors in the world. These products are made from improved designs, each operation is performed with the utmost precision and accuracy, that the finished corset may be made adaptable to any figure. The workmanship is unexcelled, and the materials used are the best in the market. In the styles and patterns care is given to the laws of health, and there is no wonder that the ninety-five per cent of ladies now-a-days buys corsets manufactured for the trade instead of resorting to the more expensive work of custom methods, when such a perfect-fitting and beautiful corsets can be procured everywhere as those made by this firm.
Strouse, Adler's corsets were in high demand among women who wanted to achieve the hourglass figure so popular from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century. The famous C/B corset a la Spirite ("C/B" stood for "100 bones," the Roman numeral "C" for 100 and the "B" for bones made from the whalebone or baleen) was able to give most women a waist measuring between 18 and 22 inches around! At the end of the century the company introduced the "Watchspring" corset, which used sliding detachable spring steel rather than the traditional, fragile whalebone for stays. The corsets were warranted to never break and were made in several styles.
The company was able to produce high-quality foundation garments selling for $1.25 to $2.50, which made them affordable for most women. The Report of the Commissioners from Connecticut to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904 described the corset factory as occupying 132,425 square feet and producing 600 dozen corsets per day in nearly 500 different styles and sizes. The corsets were made of "Jeans, Coutils, Alexandria Cloth, Silk and Cotton Batistes, Silks and Satins." The designs were overseen by a French corsetiere and made by a "very large force of experienced operatives employed in the thirty departments the corsets pass through to completion."
Working conditions at the Strouse, Adler Company in 1889 were described in The Industrial Advantages of the City of New Haven. Max Adler, it said,
has introduced many novel features for the comfort and convenience of his employees, and he has discovered the means of obtaining faithful and superior service from a large force of the best and the most expert workers, and the good feeling that prevails between himself and his small army of helpers, is a credit to him and a matter of favorable comment.
Unfortunately, the workers did not have that same "good feeling." On Saturday, February 8, 1890, the workers arrived as usual that morning, but the minute the superintendent entered one workshop, the 300 women there stopped running the machines. They quietly left their stations and the factory. The strike was called after the workers heard that in two days pay cuts were to take effect. For each worker who did piece-work the cut was between 20 percent and 40 percent. The pay of stitchers was reduced from $6 to $5 per week. The trimmers' pay was cut by 40 percent and the lace binders' by 59 percent. The company claimed that the cuts were necessary because of competition from plants in Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey, where wages were lower. It threatened that 500 workers would lose their jobs if the factory had to move. The workers also protested the requirement that they supply their own needles and thread at a cost of about $2 per week and purchase them from the company store. The thread alone cost 33 percent more than at other stores in the city. The outcome of the strike is unknown. These exploited garment workers, almost all Italian, Jewish, or Polish women, would not have unions to protect their rights until the 1930s.
Brothers Ira DeVer Warner and Lucien Warner, whose company would become known as Warner Brothers and then Warnaco, began life as tailors in upstate New York before focusing on manufacturing corsets. They moved to Bridgeport in 1876 to expand their factory. They faced healthy competition in the city, but while Strouse, Adler was the largest corset factory in the 19th century, by the early 20th century Warner Brothers was on top. Through the 20th century, sales at Warner continued to increase as the company introduced innovative products. Combined, Connecticut factories manufactured three-quarters of the corsets in the United States in the early 20th century.
Ira and Lucien Warner were trained as doctors, and before entering the textile business they had ventured into snake-oil remedies under the name "Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure." They became interested in developing a corset that was less constrictive than others on the market and named their product "Dr. Warner's Health Corset." One of their most successful corsets was the "Coraline." It was manufactured in part with Tampico grass fiber, also called coraline, imported from Mexico. The grass becomes tough and elastic when heated and pressed, making it an ideal material for keeping the corset's shape. By the late 1880s the company employed more than 1,500 workers, seven-eighths of whom were women. The women worked in the stitching room and at the winding machines. Men worked in the hacking room, where they chopped the fiber, and in the tempering room, where the fiber was made elastic. The coraline fiber was stitched into the two folds of the cloth, forming ribs. The Warner factory in 1886 had five stitching rooms with more than 500 sewing machines.
In 1887 the company established the Seaside Institute as a dining, lecture, and meeting hall for women. It served meals at cost and offered workers a reading room, library, and music room. However, its presence did not prevent labor disputes. In 1915 about 1,300 women and girls walked off the job demanding an eight-hour workday and an increase in wages. The Boston Evening Transcript reported on August 19, 1915 that the strike had ended and that "the firm granted the eight-hour work day and the company's compromise offer of 12 ½ per cent increase in wages was accepted. The workers organized as a branch of the International Textile Workers of America, at a meeting last night, and then paraded the street, tooting horns and waving banners."
Warner took a major step in 1915 with the purchase of the 1914 patent of Mary Phelps Jacob of Mamaroneck, New York for an innovative new product: a brassiere that held the breasts in place but gave the wearer freedom of movement. The ensuing period of women's transition from the corset to the brassiere was challenging for the company. By 1932 Warner Brothers Corset was more than $1 million in the red, but it slowly recovered by continually adding new bras and girdles to its product line. Later in the 20th century, it began to make women's swimwear. In 1964 it celebrated its history by producing a history of the company, Arthur W. Pearce's The Future out of the Past: An illustrated History of The Warner Brothers Company on Its 90th Anniversary with the Histories of the Corporate Family CF Hathaway, Puritan Sportswear and Warner's Packaging.
In 1968 Warner Brothers Company became Warnaco. Inc. and then the Warnaco Group, and it diversified by adding men's and women's sportswear and through aggressive mergers and acquisitions. It was now the parent company off Warner's, Speedo, and Olga. In the late 1980s, Warnaco moved its corporate headquarters to New York City and relocated some staff to Milford, Connecticut. Most of the production moved overseas and a factory in Duncansville, Pennsylvania. In 2013 Warnaco was purchased by PVH, Phillips-Van Heusen, a clothing conglomerate based in New York City.
The End of the Underwear Industry in Connecticut
Strouse, Alder also found itself having to change with the times. In the mid-1950s the company used a new synthetic material, LYCRA™, in developing a foundation garment called the "Smoothie" girdle. The Smoothie was advertised as "so silky soft, so light and dainty, yet with the miraculous power of LYCRA™." Unfortunately, the company did not survive a corporate takeover in 1994 by the holding company Aristotle Corporation and in 1998 Sara Lee purchased it and the factory closed its doors in 1999.
The underwear industry in Connecticut closed because of mergers and acquisitions in the clothing business and the move of its factories to areas with cheaper labor. Most corset companies closed because they did not diversify when the corset went out of style. A Connecticut example is the R & G Corset Company of South Norwalk. Founded by Emil Roth and Julius Goldschmidt in 1880, it was originally located on North Water Street, but by 1895 the company built a new factory on Ann Street. In 1901 it employed 1,000 workers and produced 650 dozen corsets daily. R&G's stressed the comfort of its New Model 837 with the straightforward slogan "They fit. They wear. They hold their shape." The company marketed widely, often buying quarter-page advertisements in popular ladies' magazine such as Ladies' Home Journal. The company is listed in the city directories through1929. The site was occupied from 1930 to 1935 by the Corsetry, Inc., which was probably a different and short-lived company.
Although the undergarment industry has left the state, its history lives on in the factories where those undergarments were manufactured. A number of these buildings, including those that once housed Strouse, Alder in New Haven, Warner Brothers in Bridgeport, R & G in South Norwalk, Winsted Hosiery in Winsted, and Kraus Corsets in Derby, have been retrofitted as apartments. Some even retain a painted advertisement, as the Smoothie Foundation Garments ad that remains on the side of the former Strouse, Adler factory, or the company name, such as R&G Corset Co., which remains on one of that company's former buildings in South Norwalk, giving this important past industry a presence today.
Elizabeth Pratt Fox is a museum and historic-site consultant. She most recently wrote "The Gaiety of the Connecticut Cocktail Shaker" (Summer 2017).


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