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I am not a very big fan of anniversaries. Birth anniversaries, Wedding anniversaries, The-last-time-Lindsay-Lohan-got-arrested anniversaries, Charlie-Sheen's-outa-rehab anniversaries – the lot. I just get sick of counting days. Take the special nth anniversary edition DVDs for example. I really get sick of counting the minutes to watching everyone counting the minutes to the release. Let's just face it – an anniversary is just a trick cocked up by card companies and the like to make money, and by men to ensure that their wives and GFs are impressed and touched that they remembered it.
But one has to make an exception. Every once in a while, one has to admit that in this vast random infinite universe, there are exceptions to rules. Exceptions for which you would gladly lay down those rules – and one such exception is Crazy Legs and the larger-than-life Rock Steady Crew, which celebrates its 35th anniversary today!
Unless you've been living under a rock, you don't need an introduction to Rock Steady Crew. They were called by the New York Times as "the foremost breakdancing group in the world today". Enough said.
There's going to be a huuuuge event and an honest-to-god battle royale to commemorate the occasion. Check out the event's Facebook page.
One thing about the announcement seems odd though: "We reserve the right to turn away or remove anyone that is not acting in a proper manner at the event." Indeed you do. But then – who would be left to see the battle?
Crazy Legs is going to give an exclusive interview here at the Ace Dance Studio blog, which we'll publish shortly. Find out everything you were dying to know about him – from why this will be his last battle (yeah, he's fighting, and the man is 46 years old. Heck, I'm about half that and I can't even…well, let's just leave it there) to why he's called Crazy Legs. Stay tuned!


It's the same one that the Dolphins have been counting on since 2012 when they made Tannehill the No. 8 overall pick in the draft. This begins his seventh NFL season. He turns 30 on Friday. It may be harsh to say Miami has become a franchise held hostage by its faith in Tannehill, but it does seem fair to wonder (again) about the logic of believing a QB now coming off one season ended by a knee injury and another erased by a knee injury suddenly will blossom to be better than he has ever yet shown.
Welcome to the continuing soap opera, "Is Tannehill Good Enough?" (Season VII).
The question and the debate over the answer overshadow all else about the coming season. It will determine whether Miami can surprise the doubters who've set the team's betting over/under on wins at 6 1/2. It might also determine if the Fins are ready to move on from No. 17 and finally draft his replacement. And if VP of football operations Mike Tannenbaum keeps his job.
There are Dolphins subplots this summer. The "culture makeover" that saw stars Jarvis Landry, Ndamukong Suh, and Mike Pouncey shown the door. The feel-good homecoming of former Hurricane Frank Gore, at 35 the NFL's oldest running back. The unwrapping of top draft pick Minkah Fitzpatrick.
But Tannehill's comeback looms bigger than all of them. No starting quarterback in the NFL is under more pressure, partly because very few of them are leading a club that hasn't won a playoff game since the 2000 season, when Ryan was a 12-year-old boy loping around Big Spring, Texas. Much of that drought is a burden that Tannehill inherited, but a chunk of it is on him.
No starting QB, by my reckoning, is held in higher regard by his own coach and front office but is as critically panned by outside opinion. Fans seem to be somewhere in between. Talk to 10 Dolfans about Tannehill. You won't hear a consensus. The latest indication of critical outward opinion is ESPN's fifth annual quarterback "tier rankings." Tannehill is ranked in the lower third of four tiers, 27th of 32 starters overall (right below Blake Bortles). That's based on the composite opinion of 50 anonymous NFL executives.
"He is one of those guys like [Andy] Dalton, where you wait for them to take the next step, but they just kind of level off," said one former GM of Tannehill.
I think Tannehill tends to be maligned, ranked too low, overly criticized. He is productive. He has passed for 18,455 yards in five seasons. His accuracy has improved and TD/interception differential of 106-66 is pretty solid. He ain't bad, folks. Assuming he stays healthy, a handful of teams might see him as an upgrade. But the bottom line hurts: the 37-40 career record and zero playoff wins.
Tannehill has not shown himself to be the difference-maker who can lift a team, put it on his shoulders, and create success above and beyond his surrounding cast. Miami needs him to finally be that.
Are we getting New & Improved? Or the same guy we're still not quite sure is good enough?


There is a balance there between panic and just poor performance. Justin Verlander have the Tigers facing that dilemma with the way he has pitched lately. When an ERA is pushing five, a WHIP is rising above 1.6 and bats just are not being missed, it cannot be dismissed.
I've remember Verlander this bad before. Last season for a stretch. Throughout 2008. But it seems less certain he will snap out of it this time without some sort of action. You know, something like skipping a turn in the rotation to regroup.
But it's not like there are a lot of off days upcoming and the Tigers have a lot of depth in starting pitching.
The problem is, the Tigers' couldn't have expected this and don't have a Plan B. But it's why you have to be careful not to trade a commodity as valuable as Doug Fister, especially getting so little in return. It did help the Tigers ride through Verlander's tough times last season that they had Fister. Right now, they miss Fister more than they could have possibly imagined.


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'It's what I think' Mississippi official makes racist comments after Confederate statue vote
Sarah Fowler
Mississippi Clarion Ledger
Calls are increasing for a white Mississippi elected official to either step down as supervisor board president or resign entirely amid racist remarks he made to a local newspaper after voting against relocating a Confederate monument in front of the county courthouse.
The official is not only rejecting those calls but doubling down on his stance.
"I'm not going to stand and run from it, hell, it's what I think," Lowndes County Supervisor Harry Sanders said Tuesday.
Monday, after a 3-2 vote to relocate a Confederate statue to the local cemetery failed, Sanders told The Commercial Dispatch that Black people were dependent on society because they were "taken care of" during slavery.
"In my opinion, they were slaves, and because of that, they didn't have to go out and earn any money, they didn't have to do anything," Sanders said. "Whoever owned them took care of them, fed them, clothed them, worked them. They became dependent, and that dependency is still there. The Democrats right here who depend on the black vote to get elected, they make them dependent on them."
Sanders told the Clarion Ledger that his comments were made off the record but he stood by them.
The Dispatch could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday.
Of the statue, Sanders told the paper, "We haven't had slavery in the United States for 150 years. Why is it still an issue?"
Sanders also seemed to compare slavery to the internment of Japanese American citizens during World War II who were later paid reparations.
"We didn't do the Japanese right here in World War II, we put them all ... in a concentration camp and everything and nobody said a damn word about it today," he said. "Are the Japanese all upset about that, burning stuff down and all that? No, they've (been) assimilated into the country and they are doing fine. The only ones that are having the problems, guess who? The African Americans."
Tuesday morning, when asked if he understood how the comments could be perceived as racist, Sanders said, "I certainly do but, look, you can't change history. Am I not supposed to talk about what happened 150 years ago? Am I not supposed to talk about what happened in World War II with the Japanese? Am I not supposed to talk about any of that?
"It comes off (as racist) because of the way they put it in the newspaper, that's not the way I said, it but that's OK."
During Monday's supervisor meeting, Supervisor Leroy Brooks made the motion to relocate the statue. Sanders made a "compromise motion," he said, to put something on the monument with historical context, including "the Blacks and the slavery to say it was all wrong" but "they didn't want to even hear that."
Sanders said he then withdrew the motion "because Leroy insisted I withdraw it when Leroy said ... 'Let's just go ahead and vote on not moving the statue.'"
"I gave a little and they didn't want to do anything about it," he said.
Brooks said Sanders made a substitute motion to add context to the statue but did not provide additional details, a move he saw as a "distraction."
"I said, 'I'd just rather you vote yes or no.' He never stated what we wanted on there, he was just trying to distract from what was the issue. If you added something, the statue was still there," Brooks said.
The motion failed along racial lines. There are three white supervisors on the board and two Black.
Regardless of Sanders' feelings on the issue, Brooks said, "that does not give him the right" to make the racistremarks. Brooks also noted that, with approximately 60,000 residents, Lowndes County is 46% Black.
"If we were in a large city and an elected official says something like that, they would probably destroy the courthouse," Brooks said. "Whatever his motive was, for him to insult Black people the way he did and diminish us to the point of nothingness, who does that?"
Lowndes County District Attorney Scott Colom condemned Sander's remarks, equating them to lies used by the KKK.
"Supervisor Sanders' ignorant and vile comments have it backwards," Colom said. "Slave owners depended on beating, rape, separation of families and fear to maintain free labor.
"These are the types of lies the KKK depend on to promote white supremacy. He should be ashamed of himself."
The statue was erected in 1912 and is inscribed, "In honor of the soldiers of Lowndes County who nobly dared life and fortune in defense of the Southern Confederacy."
Many have observed that, from a certain angle, a solider holding a flag looks like a hooded member of the KKK, a fact Sanders acknowledged.
"Just because it looks like that, that's not what it means," he said.
Sanders then asked, "What good does it do" to move the statue, saying, "it still represents the same thing."
"Why would you spend $100,000 to move that statue to the cemetery when the city owns the cemetery and the city hasn't even voted to allow us to do it?," he asked.
Columbus Mayor Robert Smith said the city would not only take the statue, they would split the cost to move it with the county. Smith noted that Friendship Cemetery has a section for Confederate soldiers where the monument could go.
"The make up on the council is four African Americans and two whites, so you think they wouldn't vote for it, as much controversy as that statue has caused over the years?," Smith said.
When he read Sanders comments, Smith said he was "shocked."
"That was just a slap in the face to every Black citizen in Columbus and Lowndes County," Smith said. "His comments were despicable, they were insulting and a reflection of his true nature, which is unbelievably racist.
"With this day and time and everything going on, nationwide protests for social and equal justice, systematic racism, police brutality concerning African Americans, I am shocked that an elected official and president of the board of supervisors of Lowndes County would say something so insensitive and stupid, but, as Matthew 12:34 says, 'Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth does speak.'"
Jeff Turnage, attorney for the Columbus City Council, said he is "very confident if the supervisors wanted a place to put that statue that the city would make a space for it in Friendship Cemetery or some other historic cemetery."
On a personal level, Turnage said Sanders' comments are "reprehensible and despicable" and worried the impact they may have on out-of-state businesses wanting to locate to the area.
"At the very least, he should be removed as board president by the board supervisors themselves," Turnage said. "He can't apologize his way out of it. He would be ineffectively leading the county, in my opinion, especially when the county owns a certified mega site and is trying to build economic development out there. It just wont work. I'm scared for Columbus, that was the worst thing he could have said right now."
Joe Max Higgins, president of the Golden Triangle LINK, said Sander's comments would likely hurt Lowndes County. Higgins has also been outspoken about Mississippi's flag with the confederate symbol, saying it "sends a bad message for business." The county is home to multiple national and international businesses, including Stark Aerospace, Steel Dynamics and Airbus Helicopters.
"God, what was he thinking? I can't fathom what he was thinking," Higgins said. "It will be hurtful for us in recruiting business, hurtful for the community. I suspect it will get national attention. We can't support that view and I don't think it paints the adequate representation of who we are in the Golden Triangle."
Brooks, who has been a supervisor for 36 years, said he has historically seen Sanders as a "bully" who has been "empowered to a point that he didn't know when to stop."
The comments "stepped over and across a line that unforgivable," Brooks said. "What he's done now is probably worse than what he's done in the last twenty-something years."
"I don't know what the end consequence is going to be in terms of the community but I would think if business people looked and read that, coming from the board president, they would certainly have to question, 'What kind of community is that?;" Brooks said.
In speaking with the Clarion Ledger, Sanders did not apologize for his remarks. Of the statue, he repeatedly said, "you can't change history."
"I like it where it is, I don't want to move it," Sanders said. "It's been there 100 years and there's no reason to remove it. You can't change history by sweeping it under the rug. You can't change what that statue says. You need to just accept what it says and move on with your life."
When asked if he understood how Black residents of Lowndes County could feel like their feelings toward the statue aren't being acknowledged, Sanders said, "The Black people aren't acknowledging how white people feel."
"They say 'Black Lives Matter', white lives matter too, Chinese lives matter...they tore down Christopher Columbus' statue. George Washington owned slaves. Do you want to change the name of the Washington Monument, do you want to change the name of our capital? You want to change the name of Jefferson Davis County, do you want to change the name of Lee County, change the name of Forrest County? There's got to be a stopping place someplace."
In light of Sanders' comments, Brooks said he has received more phone calls from concerned citizens than he has in recent memory.
"If there was any question about whether the Black community was unified, Harry Sanders unified. They're all saying the same thing, 'It's time for him to go, he can't represent Lowndes County any more.'"
There will be a press conference Wednesday with the NAACP to condemn Sanders' comments and call for his resignation, Brooks said. The Dispatch has also called for Sander's resignation. When reached by The Clarion Ledger Tuesday, Sanders had not yet seen The Dispatch's article or editorial.
"The Dispatch doesn't vote for me, so I'm not worried about what The Dispatch thinks of me," he said. "Hell no, I'm not gonna resign."
Do you want to stay informed on more topics like this one? Subscribe to the digital Clarion Ledger.
Contact Sarah Fowler at 601-961-7303 or sfowler@gannett.com. Follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

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The BOBi League Committee has taken the decision to POSTPONE this weekends BOBi League fixture due to the expected very heavy rain. It is expected that a new date will be found for this fixture to be replayed later in the season. The BOBi Committee would like to apologise for any inconvenience but for player safety and enjoyment we feel this is the right decision to make. Please feel free to share this information with your teams so no player makes unnecessary travel. (updated 10am on Thursday 20th September).


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CT approved for federal funds in Tropical Storm Isaias recovery
In this Aug. 7, 2020 file photo, work crews clear storm debris amid deactivated power lines in Westport, Conn. Tropical Storm Isaias packed more of a punch than many were expecting when it hit Connecticut on Aug. 4, 2020, knocking out power to more than 700,00 customers statewide.
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A resident holds his son near a tree that fell in front of his Bertmor Drive home in Stamford, Conn., during Tropical Storm Isaias in August 2020.
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Tree and wires down on Route 37 in New Fairfield, Conn., following Tropical Storm Isaias.
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The state's request has been approved for a federal major disaster declaration in connection with Tropical Storm Isaias in August 2020, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Wednesday.
The declaration includes the approval of public assistance for the entire state, which gives Connecticut agencies, municipalities and the state's two tribal nations the ability to receive federal reimbursement.
That reimbursement will be for 75 percent of all eligible costs associated with repairing public infrastructure damaged by the storm.
The storm slammed the region in on Aug. 4, 2020, ripping down trees, power lines and utility poles.
Over 750,000 power outages were reported statewide, with some without power for up to a week. There were hundreds of broken poles and damaged transformers. Hundreds of roads were blocked by fallen trees, tree limbs, downed wires and utility poles. There were two reported fatalities and five serious injuries attributed to the storm, according to Lamont.
"This declaration will provide much-needed financial assistance to our state and its municipalities in covering the costs associated with emergency protective measures and repairing damage to public infrastructure that was caused by this devastating storm," Lamont said in a statement Wednesday.
Lamont requested the president for the emergency declaration in September 2020 for all eight counties, as well as for the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes.
The federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program has also been approved statewide, which helps state agencies, municipalities and the state's two tribal nations with the costs for actions that can reduce or eliminate long-term risk to property and life from future natural disasters.


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The Eruv Litigation Moves To The Courtroom
Posted on January 9, 2018 by admin in Blog, Eruv, Litigation, Ordinances, Upper Saddle River | Leave a comment
Tomorrow, January 9th at 10:30am, the Upper Saddle River Eruv Litigation will formally be heard before Judge Vazquez as the lawyers for both sides argue the motion for a Preliminary Injunction in Friedman, et al. v. The Borough of Upper Saddle River.
For those not familiar with the process, whenever you request something from the Judge, by way of making a "motion", there are three parts. First comes the actual motion by the moving party. Then, the other side gets to file an opposition. Finally, the original moving party gets a reply. Once all three documents are in, the Judge can either decide the motion based on the briefs received or he can ask lawyers to come in and argue the motion before him and ask questions.
There are two motions that were filed together in this case. One was filed by the plaintiffs (the people seeking the eruv) for a preliminary injunction. The other motion was filed by the Borough of Upper Saddle River (the people trying to stop the eruv), to dismiss the case.
At this point, both motions are fully "briefed", meaning that the motion, opposition and reply have been filed. Judge Vazquez has requested the attorneys come in to argue the motion for a preliminary injunction tomorrow. No argument has been scheduled for the motion to dismiss.
The Preliminary Injunction Motion Documents
In the course of the litigation, the Plaintiffs made the motion. You can read it here.
Then, the Borough of Upper Saddle River filed an Opposition, laying out it's reasons against the motion. You can read the opposition here.
Finally, the plaintiffs filed a Reply to the Opposition in further support of their motion. You can read the reply here.
What is the Motion for a Preliminary Injunction asking the Judge to do?
As mentioned in the previous post in October, the motion requests the Judge to grant three forms of relief:
Enjoin the municipality from removing the Eruv during the litigation.
Enjoin the municipality from disrupting / preventing maintenance of the Eruv or restoration of damaged sections.
Permit the Plaintiff to complete the planned expansion of the Eruv in the Borough.
What are the sides arguing?
The Plaintiffs have several arguments they put forward in their motion. The start out by arguing that there is a constitutional right to maintain and expand the eruv. Not surprisingly, the Borough disputes this and says that as long as a statute is neutrally applied and generally applicable, you do not have a right to put up an eruv in a Township.
Plaintiffs then go through the enactment of USR's ordinance, banning signage and devices on poles, and argue that they were enacted with "invidious discriminatory intent that violates the first amendment's free exercise clause", because the ordinance effectively banning the eruv came immediately after the request for an eruv was submitted to the borough, and discussed in a closed session meeting. They also offer contemporaneous comments from residents which provide context for the reasons the council acted with discrimination. The Borough counters that Ordinance 16-15 is constitutional. They acknowledge that the timing of the ordinance did coincide with the timing of the request for the eruv, but contend that the ordinance was in the works for years and related to sign problems they had in previous election cycles. They say that "the effort to pass such legislation got sidetracked due to other more pressing issues and was not revisited for almost a year". Defendants claim the ordinance is neutral and generally applicable and even if there was discriminatory intent (which they deny), it wouldn't matter as it would be "legally irrelevant".
The plaintiffs also allege that USR's enforcement has been selective and some larger and more conspicuous signage / objects than lechis (photos of which they include in exhibits to the motion) remained up, as the eruv received special treatment. They contend that nowhere "is there a single instance – not a summons, not a code violation, and not a citation – in which USR enforced the Ordinance form the time it was enacted in October 2015 until Plaintiffs filed this lawsuit in July, 2017." As you can probably guess, the Borough denies this claim and says that it has consistently enforced the ordinance and any signs the plaintiffs point out in their motion are because "enforcement need not be perfect to show it is not discriminatory".
The Plaintiffs then argue and the defendants deny that there is no compelling interest (or any interest) in barring an eruv.
The Plaintiffs allege that the ordinance (16-15) barring objects from telephone poles, is "unconstitutionally vague" because it doesn't include definitions for terms and wouldn't permit the average person to know what was prohibited. [You can read our post regarding this issue here -EL]. The Borough disputes this claim indicating that the terms used are plain and ordinary and a person of "ordinary knowledge" can read the Ordinance and "understand its' plain and ordinary terms."
The Plaintiffs put forward the argument that the lechis are "authorized or required by law", which satisfies the State statute and municipal ordinance in dispute. The Borough says that the interplay of State statutes and the Borough Ordinance require specific permission to establish an eruv.
Finally, both sides go through the irreparable harm and Public Interest issues. Plaintiffs state that irreparable harm would happen to the plaintiffs if the eruv was removed and the balance of hardships of the parties and the public interest favor an eruv. The Defendants claim that no harm exists and "there is no first amendment right to avoid neutrally-worded laws of general applicability" USR claims that permitting an eruv would create a "slippery slope" in which groups may litigate concerns instead of dealing with the appropriate governing authorities, usurping their power as an elected body. Meanwhile, Plaintiffs claim this is a private contractual issue between the plaintiffs group and the utility company in which there's no role for the USR council.
After oral argument, the Judge can rule immediately or he can take time to consider the arguments and rule at a later date. Either way, Eruv Litigation will continue to monitor the action and provided information as new entries get filed on the court's docket.


A San Diego teenager was rescued after being found drunk on the beach at Sunset Cliffs.
According to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, the 14-year-old was found around 2:45 at No Surf Beach.
Lifeguards and firefighters both performed the rescue. According to crews on scene, the teenager was unable to walk.
At this time, it's unclear what exactly led up to the teen being located. The teenager was released to her father.


This is actually the first time that I have encountered this kind of advocacy. I do really admire and salute those people who have organized not only the event itself but most importantly, the organization as well. To be honest, I haven't encountered this kind of movement yet in yet in my entire life and I am so happy because this kind of topic is being discussed. I am sure that a lot of people who have experienced this will be able to find the justice they are looking for.


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I'd be grateful for advice. Stupidly made the fatal error of upgrading to High Sierra and can't downgrade.
Need to find a good editor, but can't seem to get on with FCP X. Many seem to have many bells and whistles, but I can't find one that has the trim facility of FCP - playing through an edit and trimming it while it plays.
Does any other (not outrageously priced) editor have anything like it?
Avid has a fantastic trim window, better than FCP's but my guess is you are talking about timing in the timeline.
i wish i could help, but i haven't used many other apps!
Premiere is supposed to be a lot like FCP. wether it has that same facility i don't know.
Resolve is free, so it would definitely fit your not-outrageously priced requirement!
I can add that, after an entire 4 months using Premiere Pro CC in the real world, it's extraordinarily flexible, and yes, it does feature dynamic trim, multicam editing, and nonstandard video exports. My museum assignment required not only standard HD but also video wall sectional exports and very large vertical screens at high bandwidth using the new HEVC (H.265)- which is part of Premiere's kit.
I was nervous about how well Premiere would consolidate a project.
The only hassles I had (other than how to best export HD sections for a 2 X 3 video array) were PPro's occasional crash due to linking and relinking issues. This could easily have been operator error.
As I've remarked elsewhere, it really is the closest product to FCP8. You just need US$600/year to enjoy it along with every other product Adobe offers. I still think we need a focused video bundle, say PPro, AE, PS, and Audition, for half that price. That should go like hotcakes!
Adobe bundles an FCP 7 key command set with PPro CC which meets your expectations about halfway. I filled the rest with lesser known actual or near equivalents, and it's about 85% of the feel of FCP7.
I'm happy to announce (shameless plug) I will by year's end be fashioning a Pro CC Keyguide especially for FCP7 veterans making the transition. A download of the Adobe keyset reflected in the guide will be part of the price.
My old website needs a relocation so it'll be direct purchase to me via PayPal and through LACPUG if Michael wants it in the tools section.
Is DaVinci Reslove 14 a possibility?
Sure it is. The Editor is similar to FCP 7 so easy to migrate too.
I have been away from editing for a while but starting to think about updating some videos I produced in FCP 7. At the same time I bought a new iMac with High Sierra already installed. After doing the migration from my old Mac Pro to the iMac, I discovered that my FCP suite was all disabled. I saw on Larry Jordan's newsletter the other day that "Apple is telling its developers that future versions of the macOS will not support 32-bit applications." It looks like we're there already, unless there is another reason FCP 7 won't work.
I have a laptop with El Capitan and the FCP suite seems to run OK there. Questions: which OS version broke FCP? Is there any workaround for me with High Sierra to make them work again? I can use my laptop, or I can continue my migration to Premier Pro, but I really wanted to be able to update my old projects in very familiar FCP, on my iMac. Any great ideas?
'Twas High Sierra broke your FCP7. See this August 2017 strand: [www.lafcpug.org]. FCP7 works, although imperfectly, on Sierra.
Apple still provides an installer for Sierra: [support.apple.com].
The version of macOS that came with your Mac is the earliest version compatible with that Mac.
But this quote isn't necessarily true. I'm running Snow Leopard on a Mac Pro that shipped with Mountain Lion; I'm running Mountain Lion on a MacBook Pro that shipped with Yosemite.
Firmware that blocks installation of a certain earlier operating system need not block running of that operating system if the installation is done with another machine, and the volume copied to the restrictive machine.
Don't let the Apple eat You!
Thanks, Dennis, for your detailed, though unwelcome, information. I was going to upgrade my El Capitan laptop to High Sierra just to be current, but I believe I will stay with Yosemite on it so I can continue to use the FCP suite for a while. Meantime, I will try to get more comfortable with Premiere Pro.
I would be happy to migrate completely to Premiere except for all the FCP projects I have. I know Premiere has made great efforts to be "friendly" to FCP users; will Premier open an FCP project as-is? Will FCP plugins I've used in a project (filters, transitions) continue to work in and FCP project opened in Premiere? I am a Creative Cloud subscriber so my PP would always be current (a two-edged sword as we've seen).
1) Open each FCP project you will want to work on in Premiere Pro.
2)File>Export menu> XML, use Version 5, the most recent.
4) Open Premiere Pro with a New Project.
5) File>Import... should show you the XML file in the folder you exported to.
6) Select the file and look in your Project Browser.
Loren, thanks very much for this. That procedure rings a bell, and I guess it accomplishes the best I could hope for. But I know there are limitations to what will carry over - transitions, effects, etc. Are there any rules of thumb about what translates and what doesn't? I use lots of built-in FCP effects, but also a fair number of 3rd party.
What Dennis said-- definitely keep El Cap on the laptop, that's where my FCP suite was just installed for a video transfer I'm trying to solve. Seems to work smoothly.
You can expect to import cut sequences and captured but offline clips, which you'll need to Reconnect.
I would not expect much in the way of effects translation other than fades/dissolves. I would test it. You might see dissolves, audio gain come over. Premiere certainly support a basic transfer. I don't see anything from Automatic Duck available for this particular xfer but lots of tutorials on the web.
I've been on Premiere for many years now - and it's very much like what FCP should have become IMHO. Once you get going you'll find it's really not much different to what you're used to, with a lot of new updated perks.
I think the things that will translate from your old projects will be very simple things that are cross platform, like dissolves and so on. The rest will probably be lost, because they are things that are unique to your old system. However, what it will do is give you a chance to figure out how to recreate all the stuff you want to do in Premiere - if you choose that path.
I did transfer a three episode fishing show from legacy FCP to Premiere about five years ago and it gave me enough to rebuild the shows without too much drama, but it wasn't especially effects heavy.
As others have said you can set up the keyboard to run the FCP shortcuts, and add any of your own that you like. Almost everyone i know who is on Premiere has their own custom set of keys that work for them. You can just add them to a dropdown menu, and even upload them to the cloud so you can run them on any system anywhere. Mine is a combination of old FCP keys and some cool new things I like such as g to access the gain menu, and q and w to ripple trim the heads and tails of clips.
I've been delivering worldwide broadcast on it since about 2014, so I can guarantee it's got the chops to do pretty well anything you need.
Hey Jude, nice to hear from you. My problem is that I'm very rusty, even with FCP, so it's going to be a re-learning curve no matter what I use! I used to be able to edit "in my sleep" so to speak, I'll have to stay alert for a while to recover some expertise. None of this is for production other than family use, so I can go slow.
BTW (Jude), Makayla spent last summer in Athens, Paris and New Delhi, I guess she's gotten over her trepidations about international travel. She is, as we speak, in England until July. One of these days she may decide that Perth isn't so scary after all.


The third largest community in Colorado, Aurora is home to nearly 340,000 hard working Coloradans and countless commercial and industrial businesses both large and small. This growing, mostly suburban city surpassed Denver in land area according to the 2000 U.S Census and is well on its way to becoming the second largest city in Colorado. Aurora's rapid growth and weather patterns, however, make it prone to frequent power outages as well as power surges which are not only disruptive, but can also cause serious damage to electric device and equipment. This costs residents and businesses thousands. If you live or own a business in Aurora, you don't have to live with these costly electrical issues. The professionals at APower Electric Service offer a variety of solutions for both residential and commercial applications.
All across the nation more and more people are having backup power generators installed in their homes and businesses. Depending on the amount of power required, these units can vary from small air conditioner sized units able to provide minimal power for the standard home, to tractor trailer sized units capable of powering an entire manufacturing facility. Regardless of their size, power rating or fuel source, all backup generator systems work relatively the same way. Powered by natural gas, gasoline, propane or diesel fuel, backup generators are connected to your home or business's electric panel. They continually monitor the power coming into your home and automatically start generating electricity when it detects a power failure. Once power has been restored, the backup generator will shut itself off until it is needed again.
Home backup generators may seem like a luxury item to some, however given the increase in weather related power failures many are finding them a wise investment. Home backup generators help power refrigerators and freezers keeping hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars in food from going bad. They provide power for space heaters or small air conditioning units to protect homeowners and their families from extreme temperatures. Backup generators also help keep homeowners and their families safe during power outages by powering lights and other security systems to deter looting or other crimes. Most importantly, they provide power to electronic devices so homeowners can stay informed about any storms in the area.
When you consider that power failures cost U.S. businesses as much as $164 billion each year, and that this cost is expected to continue to increase commercial backup generators, especially in areas like Aurora, Colorado where power failures are so common, are an investment business owners simple can't afford to ignore.
Whether you are looking to have a backup generator installed for your home or business, need to upgrade or expand your existing electric service, or are experiencing problems with your existing electric service, APower Electric Service has you covered. Our experienced, friendly and dependable team of licensed and insured electricians have been helping to provide homeowners and businesses in Aurora and all across the Front Range with safe dependable electric service for more than 5 years. When it comes to the safety of your home, your family or your business don't trust just anyone; contact APower Electric Service and enjoy the peace of mind of knowing your electric service is safe and reliable.
John is the best electrician we have ever worked with! John is very personal and went out of his way to make sure the job was done right. We will definitely be calling APower again!


I only like to shop if it is one of two ways, thrifting or online. Don't take me to a mall or a grocery store because I'll be bored and frustrated (obvious exception being Target because I have a soul), but take me to a big thrift shop or give me a computer I'll be a crazy happy shopper.
I love thrifting because you can find unique items at reasonable prices and online shopping is awesome because you can price shop and read reviews. I really don't shop any other way so it is logical that I would want to combine my two loves. The essence of thrifting is hunting for unique items that are marked with prices that are negotiable but unfortunately that experience doesn't translate well online. Well, fear not! Because there is a sliver of hope for those of you who love thrifting but are too lazy to leave your house (we've all been there). This post is all about finding unique items at good prices all from the comfort of your home.
The obvious first answer to online thrifting is craigslist. It's true, you can't have items shipped to you and there is some human interaction involved, but the selection is vast, the prices flexible, and all you have to do is pick up. I'm a huge craigslist fan because it is like garage sale-ing without all the driving around looking at crap. I can spend five minutes a day for a week searching 'dressers' and I'm pretty much guaranteed to find something I like for a good price. I can ask questions about the item, negotiate price, and schedule a pick up time all online. This isn't technically online shopping which would involve a shipping option but it is a heck of a lot faster and more efficient than spending an entire Saturday morning driving around going to yard sales and thrift shops hoping you find a dresser that you like.
Another good option is Etsy. While known for handmade goods, Etsy also has a large selection of vintage items. You can search 'vintage lighting' and find all sorts of cool options in a wide range of prices. The down side? You will pay for the convenience of having a vast selection of highly curated items to choose from especially once you add in shipping fees. But if the idea of searching high and low throughout the city for old leather suitcases (or whatever it is your heart desires) stresses you out then maybe paying extra is something you are willing to do.
Online auctions likes Ebay and Shop Goodwill can also offer you a thrifting-like experience, especially with the ability to price haggle. Of course, there is more risk involved since you may not get the item you want, or worse you over pay, but there are similar concepts involved. Auction sites are great for the specific and rare items you would hope to find while thrifting but don't have the time to search for every weekend.
If you are extremely lazy or maybe it's just super smart (let's go with super smart) you could email or message a thrift shop near you to do the work for you. Don't know what I'm talking about? Let me give an example. A few months ago a friend and I went the Indie Arts & Vintage Marketplace (you should go!), she was looking for a specific item which she amazingly found... except that it was already sold. She was disappointed, but what can you do? Well, what you can do is 'like' that seller on Facebook and message them saying, "Hey, I liked this item that you sold, if you ever get another one let me know!" Guess what my friend had a few weeks later? Yep, the item she wanted and all she had to do was send a one sentence message (she's really smart). So if you are looking for something specific and you don't want to waste your time shopping all around the city or pay for it to be shipped from Australia, the next best thing is to ask an expert and maybe they will find it for you. It never hurts to ask! If you don't know what sellers to contact check out the Indie Arts 'Exhibitor List,' it's a great starting point.
Bottom line is this: thrift shops are a unique animal and the internet can't compete. I know that's a big statement to make since the internet is infallible after all, but sadly it's true. You can definitely find awesome and unique stuff online but you are probably going to pay for it. And there are lots of great deals to be had on the internet if you look hard enough but they may not be the most unique items. If you compromise on price or uniqueness you may be able to find some cool stuff, but nothing beats the experience of sifting through a huge room full of crazy items to find the one plaid wool blanket that fulfills all your desires and only costs $3.00.
Thanks Maren! I'll definitely try and contact her.


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Born: April 17, 1979
Birthplace: Vernon, British Columbia
A physical force on the ice, Eric Brewer made his Olympic debut at Salt Lake City 2002 where he and Team Canada captured gold, ending a 50-year Olympic gold medal drought for the country men's ice hockey. Brewer notched two goals during his Olympic debut.
The first time Brewer wore the Team Canada jersey was at the 1998 IIHF World Junior Championship where he served as an alternate captain. Brewer represented Canada at five IIHF World Championships, winning gold three times (2003, 2004, 2007). Brewer was also a member of Team Canada for the 2004 World Cup of Hockey where he secured gold.
Brewer was drafted fifth overall by the New York Islanders in 1997 and would go on to play 16 seasons in the NHL. Brewer served as the captain for the St. Louis Blues for three seasons (2008-2011). Brewer finished his NHL career with 1009 games played and 271 points. After his playing career, Brewer purchased a stake in his former major junior club, the Prince George Cougars in 2014 and remains as one of the team's owners.
Brewer was inducted to the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2009 with his teammates from the 2002 Olympic Hockey team.
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Contents: Frames of Reference; The Galilean Transformation; Newtonian Force and Momentum; Maxwell's Equations and the Ether; Einstein's Postulates; Clock Synchronization in an Inertial Frame; Lorentz Transformation; Relativistic Dynamics; etc.
This is an introductory course on Newtonian mechanics and special relativity given to first year undergraduates. Topics: Forces; Dimensional Analysis; Systems of Particles; Central Forces; Rigid Bodies; Non-Inertial Frames; Special Relativity.
The book presents ideas by Poincare and Minkowski according to which the essence and the main content of the relativity theory are the following: the space and time form a unique four-dimensional continuum supplied by the pseudo-Euclidean geometry.


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Crystal Lagoons has announced a second contract signing with Egyptian real estate company Tatweer Misr. According to the multinational water innovation and Development Company, the deal will bring idyllic beachfront living to the $117m Fouka Bay development in Ras Al Hekmah.
The company is positive that the deal will bring 'top amenities' to the Fouka Bay project, by effectively turning houses into waterfront properties.
Crystal Lagoons also claims that the project will add significant value to the development by offering new unique selling points, while enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the area.
Carlos Salas, Middle East regional director of Crystal Lagoons spoke of this venture as proof that Crystal Lagoons play an important role in the successful introduction of new and existing real estate and hospitality projects to the market.
He also added that their hi-tech, energy efficient lagoons are an increasingly popular amenity choice for forward thinking developers in Egypt seeking an affordable, long-term solution for sustainable development.
Ahmad Shalaby, managing director, Tatweer Misr said that the partnership between the two companies has allowed Tanweer to provide added value based on innovation for both guests and residents. As a result, there is a unique value proposition that has provided each resident a dream beach house, both on the Mountains in Sokhna and North Coast resort of Fouka.


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      Characterization of Metal-Precipitating Proteins From Marine Bacterial Spores

    EPA Grant Number: U914780

    Title: Characterization of Metal-Precipitating Proteins From Marine Bacterial Spores

    Investigators:
     Francis, Christopher A.

    Institution:

      University of California - San Diego

    	EPA Project Officer:

           Broadway, Virginia

      Project Period:
      January 1, 1995 through
        January 1, 1996

        Project Amount:

          $102,000

      RFA:
      STAR Graduate Fellowships (1995)

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      Research Category:

          Fellowship - Bioremediation
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          Hazardous Waste/Remediation
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          Academic Fellowships

Objective:

The overall objective of this research project
  is to investigate the potential metal removal applications of a marine bacterium
  that can detoxify
metal ions via binding and oxidative precipitation.

Background: Metal pollution is a widespread problem in the
  marine environment. As a result, there is an increasing need for new technologies
  for remediating
  and preventing heavy metal pollution. The ultimate solution to metal pollution
  requires physically separating the metals from the environment. Microbially
  enhanced metal precipitation and recovery by high gradient magnetic separation
is a promising technology for environmental bioremediation.

Metal pollution poses a serious threat to a variety of terrestrial and marine
  ecosystems. One problem of recent concern to many coastal states is the presence
  of metal-contaminated sediments, especially in estuaries and bays bordered
  by industrial activity. These sediments are a constant source of metals into
  the overlying water, a problem which is magnified when they are disturbed due
  to natural or anthropogenic causes such as storm events or dredging activities.
  Unfortunately, there are very few satisfactory solutions to metal pollution
  problems. Bioremediation, the use of naturally occurring or genetically engineered
  microorganisms to degrade or detoxify pollutants, is one of the most promising
  approaches for environmental cleanup. Many studies have focused on the microbial
  degradation of organic xenobiotics into less harmful compounds, but metal pollutants
  pose a more difficult problem because they cannot be degraded. Instead, metals
  may undergo transformations that alter the chemical speciation, species concentration,
  oxidation state, or form of the metal, with metal ions being the most toxic.
  Thus, microorganisms that catalyze metal transformations influence both the
  toxicity and mobility of metals in the environment.

Approach:

Under aerobic conditions, manganese (Mn) oxidation
  is a thermodynamically favorable but kinetically slow process that results
  in the transformation of
  dissolved Mn(II) to particulate Mn(III,IV) oxides or oxyhydroxides, mineral
  phases that adsorb and oxidize many other metals and organic compounds. The
  marine Bacillus sp. Strain SG-1 was originally isolated as a manganese-oxidizing
  bacterium. SG-1 produces spores that have a number of features that make them
  potentially useful for metal bioremediation. These dormant spores not only
  bind and oxidize manganese, cobalt, and iron, but also bind a variety of other
  heavy metals such as cadmium, zinc, and nickel. Thus, SG-1 may have applications
  for dealing with mixtures of metals, which is a common problem. SG-1 is capable
  of binding or oxidizing metals both directly on the spore surface or through
  the adsorption or oxidation on the Mn oxides that accumulate on the spore surface.
  SG-1 spores are active over a wide range of environmental conditions, such
  as salinity (freshwater and seawater), pH (>6), temperature (2-80°C),
  and metal concentrations (<nM to > mM) (Lee and Tebo, 1994). The rates
  of Mn(II) oxidation at neutral pH are more than five orders of magnitude faster
  than would occur by chemical mechanisms (Hastings and Emerson, 1986). Spores
  are naturally resistant to physical and chemical agents or stresses, and can
  accumulate Mn oxides over five times their cell weight. Most importantly, SG-1
  spores can oxidize Mn even when rendered non-germinable, allaying concerns
  over the release of living or genetically engineered organisms into the environment.

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STYLE & BEAUTY / STYLING TIPS & TRENDS
Explore The World Of 'Mori Kei' Fashion With These Style Notes
Whimsy meets cosy
The growing popularity of Lolita fashion in neighbouring Asian countries and the West is only scratching the surface when it comes to Japanese fashion subcultures. Now, we're here to explore another one that's recently causing buzz among foreign fanatics of Japan's unique take on style: Mori Kei fashion.
Loosely translated as 'forest style' fashion, Mori Kei was started by internet user Choco (or Coco, in some iterations) in Japan around 2006 to 2007. She talked about the 'whimsy meets cosy' fashion style in social media platform Mixi, gaining 36,000 members during the trend's peak. This led to the phenomenon that we now know as the Mori Kei community. The original post contains more than 60 rules or guidelines on how to achieve not just the aesthetic but the style's corresponding lifestyle. And while the actual post cannot be accessed without creating a Mixi account, many Mori Kei patrons have reshared the full notes on various platforms. While the trend has quieted down in Japan in 2012, many patrons from other parts of the world still enjoy and practice both its aesthetic and philosophy to this day.
Now, unlike Lolita fashion, Mori Kei is easier to achieve. In fact, it fits into some aspects of bohemian and cosy chic fashion styles. You might already have the basics of this look down pat without even knowing. Curious to know more? While we won't be diving deep into the 60 notes Choco has listed, here are the most important rules of Mori Kei fashion.
Loose and comfortable clothing is key
Listed as the first (and probably the most important rule) of Mori Kei fashion is that it's all about loose and flowy fabrics. Pieces like A-line or smock-like dresses are staples for this aesthetic, as well as cosy layers, like knits or ponchos, that are reminiscent of typical autumn fashion. This is because the forest comes alive particularly with the amazing foliage during fall, thus, the fashion getting its biggest inspiration from the season.
Natural but with a quirk
Mori Kei is often compared to Natural Kei (prairie-like aesthetic) as they share some similarities. However, Mori Kei is elevated in a way that it wins on the details. Mori Kei girls love trinkets and details that are quirky but subtle, like accessorising with mushroom earrings or wearing a piece with an embroidered woodland creature accent — anything that reminds you of relaxing walks in the forest. Mori Kei also encourages to simply follow your natural style, all while channelling a whimsical appeal with your chosen outfit details. Flashy is definitely not the way to describe this style.
It's all about earth tones
As mentioned previously, Mori Kei fashion is quite similar to the typical autumnal style. Therefore, keeping in mind colours that often pop up during this season is one way to achieve the perfect Mori Kei colour story. To be more specific, Choco listed "Bordeaux (burgundy), dark green, dark blue, and brown" as the ideal colour palette for Mori Kei style. But as the style evolved, many patrons started incorporating muted pastels into some of the looks' interpretations.
'Soft beauty' also plays into the style
Fashion and beauty often come hand-in-hand and it's the same with Mori Kei. But while how Lolita fashion banks on a doll-like appearance, Mori Kei is the complete opposite. It encourages subtle beauty looks that require little to no makeup, often complementing its fashion with just-bitten lips and softly flushed cheeks. As for hairstyles, natural-looking curls, wispy fringes, a low-hanging ponytail or a messy bun are some of its common options.
Prefers gold over silver jewellery
The general rule when it comes to picking between gold and silver jewellery is studying your skintone. But for Mori Kei girls, gold is the default in this aesthetic. While there's no other explanation in Choco's list as to why it is so, we'll take a wild guess to say that it has something to do with Mori Kei more into vintage and timeless pieces. Plus, gold also depicts a more rustic appeal than silver and falls into the idea of warmness surrounding the Mori Kei style.
Next, add some perk and quirk to your beauty looks with these Japanese beauty trends.
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Thailand Government and World Bank join hands to promote IoT awareness
Priyankar Bhunia
Thailand's Digital Economy Promotion Agency and the World
Bank have agreed
to jointly undertake activities to promote awareness of the Internet of Things
(IoT) in Thailand and drive digital transformation in public and private
The announcement was made during a seminar attended by over
150 representatives from the Thai government, international organisations,
businesses, NGOs and the media, for the local launch the recent World Bank
report, The
Internet of Things: The New Government-to-Business Platform. The report
examine the progress made by governments incorporating IoT within their
functions – many governments are eager to use IoT to better serve people,
despite the obstacles of taking initiatives beyond the pilot stage. Prasanna Lal Das, lead author of the report,
said that IoT has significant potential, but it requires systematic, informed
work by the government, private sector, and civil society.
Opportunities that will be created by the development of the
IoT and ways to make the Internet of Things work in Thailand were discussed at
the seminar
jointly organised by DEPA and the World Bank. The agenda also included a
collaboration on digital economy promotion between World Bank and DEPA in three
areas, namely Smart City, IoT Institute, and Benchmarking study Indicators.
"Internet of Things plays a key role in our daily lives.
Recognising the importance of IoT in creating digital innovation that will
boost productivity and improve individual lives, the Ministry of Digital
Economy and Society (MDES) has endeavored to promote the development of the IoT
in Thailand through various initiatives, said HE Dr Pichet Durongkaveroj,
Minister, MDES.
Dr Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin, the President and CEO of DEPA
Thailand, commented, "The Internet of Things is not just a hype. We view it as
one of the most exciting pieces of technology of the decade, which will help
catalyse digital transformation in public and private sectors in Thailand.
Therefore, we need to raise awareness of IoT in all sectors by providing a
networking forum so we all can meet and discuss opportunities offered by this
technology as well as ways to allow IoT work for Thais."
DEPA, an operating arm of the MDES, is responsible for the
development of digital industry and innovation as well as the adoption of
digital technology in all sectors in Thailand. DEPA is heading the establishment
of the IoT Institute which aims to create a healthy IoT ecosystem in the
country.
The IoT institute, being set up through public-private
partnership, will be a part of the Digital
Park to be built in Chon Buri province, as a flagship project under
the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). The institute will include MDES, local and
international universities and other private sector players, and research
institutes, including the National
Electronics and Computer Technology Center. Last month,
According to a report
in the Bangkok Post, DEPA is seeking to form an international IoT
alliance, which has already attracted participation from 30 local IoT
companies.
The same article in the Bangkok Post also mentioned that 60%
of space in the institute will be used as a testbed and laboratory for IoT, Artificial
Intelligence and robotics. There will be areas for the testing of autonomous
cars and drones as well.
The Bangkok Post reported that cost of the first IoT building
is expected to be around 1.6 billion Baht (USD 51 million). Around 270 million
Baht has been allocated for design. The total cost for the institute which will
include three buildings will be around 3.6 billion Baht (USD 116 million).


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Конструкці́йні матеріа́ли () — це матеріали, з яких виготовляють деталі конструкцій (машин та споруд), що зазнають силових впливів (навантажень). Визначальними характеристиками конструкційних матеріалів є їх механічні властивості, що і вирізняє їх від інших технічних матеріалів (оптичних, ізоляційних, змащувальних, лакофарбових, абразивних тощо). До основних критеріїв оцінки якості конструкційних матеріалів належать параметри опору до зовнішніх навантажень: міцність, ударна в'язкість, витривалість, довговічність тощо.

Розвиток конструкційних матеріалів

Тривалий період у своєму розвитку людство використовувало для власних потреб (знаряддя праці і мисливства, господарське начиння, прикраси тощо) досить обмежений перелік матеріалів: деревину, камінь, волокна рослинного і тваринного походження, випалену глину, скло, бронзу, залізо. Промислова революція XVIII ст. і подальший розвиток техніки, особливо створення парових машин і поява в кінці XIX ст. двигунів внутрішнього згоряння, електричних машин і автомобілів, підвищили і диференціювали вимоги до матеріалів їх деталей, що працюють у складних умовах. Основою конструкційних матеріалів стали металеві сплави, до яких належали сплави на основі заліза (чавуни і сталі) та кольорові метали: сплави міді (бронзи і латуні), свинцю та олова).

При конструюванні літальних апаратів, коли головною вимогою, що ставилась до конструкційних матеріалів, стала висока питома міцність, поширення набули деревинні композити (фанера), низьколеговані сталі, алюмінієві і магнієві сплави. Подальший розвиток реактивної та ракетної техніки став вимагати створення нових жароміцних сплавів на нікелевій і кобальтовій основах, сталей, титанових, алюмінієвих, магнієвих сплавів, придатних до роботи при високих температурах.

Удосконалення техніки на кожному етапі розвитку висувало все нові і складніші вимоги до конструкційних матеріалів (температурна стійкість, зносостійкість, електрична провідність тощо) та стимулювало створення нових матеріалів. Наприклад, суднобудуванню потрібні сталі і сплави з доброю зварюваністю і високою корозійною стійкістю, а хімічному машинобудуванню — з високою стійкістю до агресивних середовищ.

Для багатьох областей техніки є необхідними конструкційні матеріали, що поєднують конструкційну міцність з високими електричними, теплозахисними, оптичними та іншими властивостями.

Класифікації конструкційних матеріалів

Конструкційні матеріали поділяються:
 за природою матеріалів — на металеві, неметалеві і композиційні матеріали, що поєднують позитивні властивості двох попередніх;
 за технологічними особливостями переробки — на деформовані (прокат, поковки, штамповки, пресовані профілі тощо), ливарні, спічні, формовані, клеєні, зварні;
 за умовами роботи — на ті, що працюють при низьких температурах, жароміцні, корозіє-, окалино-, зносо-, паливо-, маслостійкі і т. д.;
 за критеріями міцності — на матеріали малої і середньої міцності з великим запасом пластичності, високоміцні з помірним запасом пластичності.

Металеві конструкційні матеріали

Металеві конструкційні матеріали поділяють за системами сплавів на чорні метали (сталі та чавуни) та сплави кольорових металів (алюмінієві, магнієві, титанові, мідні, нікелеві, молібденові, вольфрамові тощо).

До конструкційних матеріалів належить більшість марок сталей, що називають «конструкційними». Виняток становлять сталі, які не використовуються в силових елементах конструкцій: інструментальні сталі, сталі для нагрівальних елементів, для присадного дроту (при зварюванні) і деякі інші з особливими фізичними та технологічними властивостями. Сталі становлять основний обсяг конструкційних матеріалів, що знайшли застосування у техніці. Вони відрізняються широким діапазоном міцності — від 200 до 3000 МН/м², пластичність сталей досягає 80 %, ударна в'язкість — до 3 МДж/м².

Крім того, за методами зміцнення сталі класифікуються на: гартівні, покращувані, старіючі, цементовані, ціановані, азотовані тощо, а за структурою: аустенітні, феритні, мартенситостаріючі тощо.

Чавуни широко використовуються у машинобудуванні для виготовлення станин, колінчастих валів, зубчастих коліс, блоків циліндрів двигунів внутрішнього згорання, деталей, що працюють при температурі до 1200 °С в окиснювальних середовищах та ін. Міцність чавунів у залежності від легування становить від 110 МН/м² до 1350 МН/м² (легований магнієвий чавун).

Нікелеві та кобальтові сплави зберігають міцність до температур 1000…1100 °С. Застосовуються в авіаційних і ракетних двигунах, парових турбінах, апаратах, що працюють в агресивних середовищах тощо.

Міцність алюмінієвих сплавів становить: деформівних до 750 МН/м², ливарних до 550 МН/м², за питомою механічною жорсткістю вони значно перевершують сталі. Служать для виготовлення корпусів літаків, вертольотів, ракет, суден різного призначення.

Магнієві сплави відрізняються малою густиною (у 4 рази меншою, ніж у сталі), мають міцність до 400 МН/м² і вище; застосовуються переважно у вигляді литва в конструкціях літальних апаратів, в автомобілебудуванні, в текстильній і поліграфічній промисловості.

Титанові сплави успішно конкурують в ряді галузей техніки зі сталями і алюмінієвими сплавами, перевершуючи їх за питомими міцністю та механічною жорсткістю, корозійною стійкістю. Сплави мають міцність до 1600 МН/м² і більше. Застосовуються для виготовлення компресорів авіаційних двигунів, апаратів хімічної та нафтопереробної промисловості.

Неметалеві конструкційні матеріали

До неметалевих конструкційних матеріалів відносяться пластики, кераміка, металокераміка, скло, гума, деревина тощо.

Неметалеві конструкційні матеріали поділяють за ізомерним складом, технологічним виконанням (пресовані, ткані, намотані, формовані тощо), за типами наповнювачів (армувальних елементів) і за характером їх розташування та орієнтації.

Пластики на основі термореактивних смол і фторопластів, армовані (зміцнені) скляними, кварцовими, азбестовими волокнами, тканинами чи стрічками, застосовують в авіації, ракетобудуванні, в енергетичному та транспортному машинобудуванні. Термопластичні полімерні матеріали — полістирол, поліметилметакрилат, поліаміди, фторопласти, а також реактопласти використовують в деталях електро- і радіообладнання, вузлах тертя, що працюють у різних середовищах.

Мінеральне (силікатне, кварцове) скло — система, що складається з оксидів різних елементів, у першу чергу оксиду кремнію SiO2, що використовується для засклення будівель чи транспортних засобів.

З кераміки виготовляють деталі, що працюють за високих температур. Основою цих
Матеріалів є порошки тугоплавких сполук типу карбідів, боридів, нітридів та оксидів.
Наприклад: TiC, SiC, Cr7C3, CrB, Ni3B, TiB2, BN, TiN, Al2O3, SiO2, ZrO2 тощо.

У металокерамічних матеріалах (металокераміці) основою є кераміка, у яку додається певна кількість металу, що є зв'язкою і забезпечує такі властивості, як пластичність і в'язкість.

Гуми на основі каучуків з додаванням сірки та інших елементів, зміцнені кордовими тканинами, використовуються для виробництва автомобільних та авіаційних шин а також рухомих і нерухомих защільнювачів.

Деревинні матеріали —  матеріали, повністю або частково виготовлені з натуральної деревини (лісоматеріали, пресована деревина, модифікована деревина, шарувата клеєна деревина та деревинні композити).

Композиційні конструкційні матеріали

Композиційні матеріали являють собою композиції, що отримуються штучним шляхом з двох і більше різнорідних матеріалів, що сильно відрізняються один від одного за властивостями. У результаті композиція суттєво відрізняється за властивостями від складових компонентів, тобто одержуваний матеріал має новий комплекс властивостей. До складу композиційних матеріалів можуть входити як металеві, так і неметалеві складові.

Перспективи створення композитів конструктивного призначення пов'язані із синтезом матеріалів із елементів, що мають граничні значення властивостей за міцність, тугоплавкістю, термостійкістю тощо. В них використовуються високоміцні елементи (волокна, нитки, дріт, ниткоподібні кристали, гранули, дисперсні надтверді і тугоплавкі сполуки), що утворюють армування матеріалу, яких скріплюється матрицею з пластичного і міцного матеріалу (металевих сплавів або неметалу, переважно полімеру). Композити за питомою міцністю та питомим модулем пружності можуть на 50…100 % перевершувати сталі або алюмінієві сплави і забезпечувати зниження маси конструкцій до 20…50 %.

Критерії вибору конструкційних матеріалів
Вибір виду конструкційного матеріалу для виготовлення того чи іншого об'єкту роблять на основі техніко-економічних параметрів, до яких відносяться:
 технологічні властивості матеріалів — деформівність, оброблюваність різанням, ливарні властивості (рідкоплинність, усадка, схильність до утворення тріщин), зварність, здатність до паяння тощо;
 показники економічної ефективності — вартість, трудомісткість, дефіцитність, коефіцієнт використання при переробленні тощо.

Див. також
 Конструкційна сталь
 Конструкційна міцність

Примітки

Джерела
 Технологія конструкційних матеріалів: Підручник / М. А. Сологуб, І. О. Рожнецький, О. І. Некоз та ін.; За ред. М. А. Сологуба. — 2-ге вид., перероб. і допов. — К.: Вища школа, 2002. — 374 с. — ISBN 966-642-033-3.
 Попович В. В. Технологія конструкційних матеріалів і матеріалознавство: [підручник для студ. вищ. навч. закл.] / В. В. Попович, В. В. Попович. — Львів: Світ, 2006. — 624 с. — ISBN 966-603-452-2.
 Січкаренко К.О. Нові речовини та матеріали в іноваційній діяльності

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