With the domestic demand for capable programmers still strong and only set to grow further, many of those preparing for their future careers are looking into the viability of an online computer science degree. Such programs at traditional, brick-and-mortar colleges and universities are more popular than ever, and most of these are boasting of especially solid job placement rates for their graduates. When it comes to online programs of this sort, though, many understandably wonder if the same can be said. Although these programs are often much less expensive and much more flexible than traditional ones, they still represent still investments in time and money, for which students would like to be repaid.
With regard to many of the most popular and sought-after career-track, white-collar jobs, particular undergraduate or advanced degrees have often been considered a minimum requirement for any hopeful applicant. When it comes to finding capable, talented computer programmers, however, the situation has historically been quite a bit different, and doesn't look to change much in the near future.
To a much greater degree than is true of most other positions in the corporate world, positions of this sort have generally been available to those capable of demonstrating merit, regardless of educational or other static credentials. Today's computer programmers expect to be grilled intensely in interviews designed to tease out everything a company's existing programmers can hope to find out about their skills and theoretical knowledge. They come prepared to these interviews with extensive samples of their past work, whether these take the form of contributions to open-source projects, or startups or web services they have launched on their own.
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Those pursuing computer science degrees, as opposed to any of a variety of other programming-related and -relevant fields of study, mark themselves as interested in the underlying theory. Programs of this sort impart more in the way of abstract knowledge about algorithms, data structures, and processor design than most others in the field, so that they prepare their graduates with the ability to handle big-picture issues, instead of merely more concrete ones.
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Another good thought. Thank you.
But of course, most who wrap themselves in scripture deny that they are interpreting anything at all. That's the frustration.
Yes, Ms. C., and that probably goes far to explain how little fruit is borne by the rocky soil of the literalists, who think they need not contribute anything to the growth of the Word. Ironically, those who think they honor the Word thereby are the ones in which it takes no root, and who bring forth no fruitful harvest except the harvest of bitterness and judgment, which testifies against them. Perhaps this is what the famine of hearing the Word (Amos 8:11-12) consists of: the very ones who think they seek the Word are the ones who go without, for they have used the Word not in accord with God's will -- as a means to build up; but as a means to tear down.
"...the written Word of God, can not and does not stand or work alone, but is interpreted and put into effect under the caring stewardship of the church by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in its many members."
But who speaks for those members? Who articulates the work of the Spirit? Who decides what is the Spirit and what comes from other sources?
The position you articulate here seems close to those of the Roman magisterium and the Bishop of Durham. In both cases it is assumed that the clergy, particularly the episcopate, articulates the work of the Spirit.
Emphatically not, John! Please note that I refer to the "many members" of the church -- not just the clergy -- as the recipients of the Holy Spirit's guidance, and Jesus' charge: the harvest is plentiful but the laborers too few, if they are only to be the clergy!
You are reading "magisterium" where I am saying "the people of God"! You are implying an assumption I would never, never, make.
Amen, Tobias! And how John got "there" from "here", I do not know.
At some point during my coming out process, which displaced me from my evangelical roots, I realized that many of the things I was being told by those who interpreted the Bible literally, with little life, would be true, if the Spirit were dead.


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I would like to generate a hash for each file (from its content) that is uploaded via WebDAV and attach it to the file-node as property. That allows me to easily check if remote files are identical to the ones on the server by calculating their hash remotely and comparing it to the one on the server. Is there a recommended way to achieve this hash-calculation and -adding while uploading? Has anybody tried something similar yet?
See ModeShape's WebDAV Service - ModeShape 4 - Project Documentation Editor for a list of all context params.
Thank you for the quick response! For step 1 everything should be clear so far... great!
For step 2: If I would like to calculate+add the hash on the server-side (e.q. to detect transfer errors), do you know where I can get access to the content-stream to do so?
If by this you mean some sort of "hook" that you can "program" so that when you save something via WebDAV you can modify data on the server, there is no such API. The WebDAV support is limited to files/folders & the default WebDAV methods (as issued by a WebDAV compliant client).
If this question is unrelated to WebDAV, ModeShape's API provides methods for retrieving the SHA-1 of a binary value via this interface: modeshape/Binary.java at modeshape-4.1.0.Final · ModeShape/modeshape · GitHub. So outside of WebDAV, any JCR sever-code can retrieve the binary from an nt:file and then use this interface or just read the bytes and do whatever calculation it wants.


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Sourcing fish responsibly is paramount to our business. We passionately believe in promoting the most sustainable products available to us. We work closely with our fish and seafood suppliers, both mainstream and specialist. We have links with NGOs such as MSC to develop and market sustainable alternatives. We only ship fish across the country if they are not available locally; minimum food miles means maximum freshness.
A significant amount of seafood is wild caught which can lead to overfishing, unwanted by-catch and destructive catch methods. We take the view that we need to work within the industry to guide our customers towards sustainable choices. Direct Seafoods Sustainability policy is available to view here: Direct Seafoods Sustainabilty Policy
Our Seafood Sustainability principles dictate that we:
Seek third party independent accreditation wherever possible and give preference to suppliers that are accredited.
We demand to know the source and origin of the seafood we sell and endeavour to shorten the supply chain wherever possible.
We never knowingly sell products that damage the environment or risk the survival of a species without a plan to rectify the products sustainability credentials.
We believe that the process of investigating sustainability options for customers is a task with out end. Nothing will ever remain completely sustainable and often unsustainable choices may become sustainable through proper management.. Therefore we treat the search as a journey rather than a destination.
We work closely with many relevant organisations such:
The Marine Stewardship Council
The Marine Conservation Society
Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative
The Sustainable Seafood Coalition
Sustainable Restaurant Association
Global Aquaculture Alliance
Global GAP
Blue Marine Foundation
Fish and Seafood Sustainability Information
If like us, you're passionate about sustainability, The Good Catch Guide provides a reference of key sustainability information. If you'd like more information on our sustainability and marine conservation commitments contact our director of sustainability, Laky Zervudachi by emailing him here.
The teams at each of our locations throughout the UK, can offer you knowledge and guidance on sustainable species. We use the MCS Good Fish Guide to provide guidance on which fish species are sustainable and ok to eat, and which should be avoided. Part of the training for our teams includes regular guides which we produce using the Good Fish Guide as a directory. This enables our teams to offer responsible advice to our customers to ensure menus are sustainable and that endangered species are avoided. Examples of the easy to use guides can be viewed here and may be a quick way to assist with menu planning. Please ensure you check the MCS latest information, or speak to your Direct Seafoods Account Manager prior to listing any species to ensure information is up to date: Fish to avoid chart & Sustainable Fish Choices charts can be viewed on the relevant links.
Introducing Direct Seafoods' Director of Sustainability – Laky
Most kitchens in London will be familiar with the name Laky Zervudachi. Laky has been welcomed into restaurant kitchens since he was cycling round the city with a box of oysters in the early 80s!
Well known in the capital for his expertise in fish, Laky is also Direct Seafoods' Group Sustainability Director. Laky plays a vital role in Direct Seafoods and the wider industry – an industry that has ever changing and challenging demands for information on provenance and sustainability.
Laky Zervudachi has been involved in the foodservice side of the seafood industry for over thirty years, supplying many of the UK's top restaurants and chefs with wonderful seafood.
Working as Director of Sustainability for Direct Seafoods, Laky ensures the company has a thorough appreciation of the need for responsible sourcing. Laky's knowledge is passed on to our customers; chefs and caterers, which results in the ability to achieve a greater understanding of the complex issues of sustainability. We encourage best practices in sourcing through sympathetic purchasing with regard to seasonality.
Direct Seafoods' credibility has been enhanced by Laky's close relationships with Non Government Organisations (NGO's) such as the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Sustain. Laky has been a part of, and devised many successful projects to enable chefs and caterers to refine their orders enabling them to contribute to The Sustainable Seafood Movement.
Laky has led a number of high-profile seafood sustainability projects at Direct Seafoods, including:
Leading Direct Seafood's project with The Blue Marine Foundation at Lyme Bay, to create a new supply chain model "Reserve Seafoods". This involves working directly with day boat fishermen to ensure a fair return for their catch. Reserve Seafoods gives greater transparency for the chef and ultimately a truly sustainable fishery model.
Working closely with the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA), a partnership developed through Laky, in order to support the SRA's work with restaurants, encouraging them to create sustainable seafood policies that remove the worst, choose the best and improve the rest.
In 2015, Laky was invited by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, to join a panel of industry experts to help create a vision for the UK seafood industry over the next twenty-five years. This work is soon to be completed and will be used by future governments to drive a sustainable, ethical increase in fish consumption that should ultimately lead to a healthier population.
Laky's desire to make a difference and to bring about wholesale change, has meant that he has given a lot of his time to various pro-sustainability initiatives such as, Project UK and The Sustainable Seafood Coalition (SSC).The content of these developments are an invaluable way of letting chefs know that there are many sustainable alternatives available to them, and that sustainability is commercially viable.
Laky's mantra to "always look to go one step further", has resulted in him persuading major caterers to remove at-risk species from their menus. Laky has achieved this by creating the understanding with customers that, if they go a step further then they would have all the support and assistance they require from him and his team.
Laky spends a large amount of time seeking out alternative, premium-quality, but underexploited species, and an equal amount of time encouraging chefs and caterers to do the same and play their part in the bigger sustainability picture. Laky has worked with suppliers to develop a number of new products in order to meet customer's needs.
Ultimately, Laky's dedication to the cause removes the complications involved in sourcing large volumes of sustainable fish.
You may also be interested in the following sustainability initiatives which Direct Seafoods supports:
MSC – Certified Sustainable Fishery

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Microsoft Bashing
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"Windows is like the faint sme...
"Windows is like the faint smell of piss in a subway: it's there, and there's nothing you can do about it." --Charlie Brooker
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[#] Tue Dec 22 2015 22:55:47 EST from anon @ Uncensored
2015-10-09 21:49 from vince-q @cascade (Cascade Lodge BBS)
If enough people want the windows classic shell, somebody will write
it, same as they did for all the pseudo-start-menus for 8 and 8.1. Some
of those were actually good.
Why did anyone need to make classic shells for Windows? The average Windows user doesn't even know what version they're running, and people who know what they're doing with computers don't need the program because they're not even using Windows.
[#] Wed Dec 23 2015 04:59:53 EST from dothebart @ Uncensored
maintaining the windows port of ArangoDB which I do via rdesktop on a server 8 something whatever, I installed a startmenu since I was fed up with the bullshit.
However, I prefer to use ssh to work with the wintendo. Even better, automated shit, so jenkins will do it for me.
[#] Wed Dec 23 2015 23:46:26 EST from ryan42 @ Uncensored
Why did anyone need to make classic shells for Windows? The average
The "classic" shells I have seen for Windows don't get nearly classic enough for my tastes. My favorite Windows UI was still the simple, spatial Explorer layout of NT4 and Windows 95. It was still usable up through Windows 2000 but who decided that we needed to take all the toolbars and sidebars and UI trash that used to clutter browsers and move them into the once-minimalistic and efficient file explorer windows?
[#] Thu Dec 24 2015 08:37:26 EST from zooer @ Uncensored
I thought "classic shells" was a Kraft mac n' cheese product.
[#] Sat Dec 26 2015 17:01:48 EST from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored
The "classic" shells I have seen for Windows don't get nearly classic
enough for my tastes. My favorite Windows UI was still the simple,
spatial Explorer layout of NT4 and Windows 95. It was still usable up
Yes. That.
The user interface of Windows was at its best when it was pretty much a direct clone of RISC OS. (You didn't think Microsoft actually created something that good themselves, did you?)
Ever since then, every release of Windows has been designed to railroad its users into using other Microsoft products and services ... Internet Explorer, Bing, Office 365, Bing, Microsoft Cloud, and have I mentioned Bing?
Microsoft's desire to use the operating system as a vehicle to drive people into their other offerings is in direct conflict with the fact that people really want the operating system to just launch programs and get out of the way.
I hear that Windows 10 can be turned into a Chrome OS workalike pretty easily.
Chrome browser running on a machine with Windows 8, 8.1, or 10, when hardware video acceleration is available, can be run in "Windows 8 mode" where it turns itself into a Metro application that looks exactly like Chrome OS, when you set it as your default browser. Combine that with the fact that Windows can be set to lock a user into running only one Metro application at startup, and you get a sort of Chrome OS equivalent.
[#] Sat Dec 26 2015 19:04:07 EST from zooer @ Uncensored
yeah, that is kinda like what Google and Facebook are doing now. Making you use their products and their products only.
[#] Sun Dec 27 2015 05:05:33 EST from dothebart @ Uncensored
while facebook does that by simply stealing their time. (ever heard of the grey Mr. guys and momo?)
[#] Thu Jan 28 2016 11:23:00 EST from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored
This is politics but it's also *genuine* Microsoft bashing.
[ http://tinyurl.com/hkzmc3p ]
Bernie Sanders is suspicious that Microsoft's involvement in computerized tallying of votes in the Iowa caucuses is programmed to bias the results to make Hitlery Cunton the winner.
Considering that Microsoft is the world's most evil company, founded by the worst person in all of recorded history, I can't dismiss this, even coming from a communist kook like San-duh-rs.
The thing is, if Microsoft is rigging the Iowa caucuses to make Hitlery Cunton win, that means they've probably programmed Microsoft Election Rigger 2016 to screw Sanders (who I don't care about) *and* Trump (who I do care about).
WHY CAN'T BILL GATES DIE ALREADY!!!!
[#] Thu Jan 28 2016 17:37:26 EST from zooer @ Uncensored
The cry in 2004 was "those evil republican voting machine DIEBOLD! DIEBOLD!!!!" "They donated to the republicans!!!!1!!!!!!" I though Gates was getting more socialist as he got older, he should want Sanders. Where ever there is voting, there will be people screaming fraud, and then there is the actual fraud, and then it doesn't mater.
Even if he does win, if he wins...HAH! Even if he wins! Even if he plays so far above our heads that our noses bleed for a week to ten days; even if God in Heaven above comes down and points his hand at Bernie's side of the field; even if every man, woman and child held hands together and prayed for Bernie to win, it just wouldn't matter because all the really good looking girls would still go out with the guys from Mohawk because they've got all the money! It just doesn't matter if we win or we lose. IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER!
IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER!
[#] Mon Feb 01 2016 15:20:57 EST from dothebart @ Uncensored
so, thats how microsoft is going to run docker and mesos clusters on azzure:
http://wmpoweruser.com/windows-10/
IBCS for windows.
[#] Tue Feb 02 2016 16:50:28 EST from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored
[ http://goo.gl/MwpSF3 ]
Microsoft Iowa for Windows crashed.
[#] Tue Feb 02 2016 17:24:54 EST from zooer @ Uncensored
And despite being crap, it still gets to run things.
(Am I talking about the presidential candidates or the software?)
[#] Wed Feb 03 2016 16:04:24 EST from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored
Bucking the establishment, crass and willing to call out crap for what it is... sounds like both Donald Trump and Linus Torvalds.
[#] Mon Feb 08 2016 15:44:16 EST from zooer @ Uncensored
I am not sure if this belongs in this room or in mobile madness.
Microsoft acquires SwiftKey http://www.androidauthority.com/microsoft-acquires-swiftkey-671056/
It is madness for your mobile.
[#] Mon Feb 08 2016 17:49:18 EST from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored
So now when you type "Google" on a SwiftKey keyboard, it will be auto-corrected to "Bing"
I paid for Swiftkey, I don't see that option anymore, so I am a little pissed. I also paid for the Opera browser when it was shareware but I digress. I have paid for a lot of shareware over the years, but I digress again. I paid for Swiftkey because the default Samsung keyboard sucked, the predictive text was "we are going to change the word to what we think you might mean."
I really don't want to uninstall a paid app but if it has an upgrade soon and says "Mictrosoft" I will have to uninstall it and install Google's keyboard.
[#] Fri Feb 19 2016 13:01:14 EST from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored
I think that we should pay homage to the recent fall of Germany at the hands of jihadists by making a change to computer terminology.
From now on, viruses, worms, trojans, rootkits, etc. shall no longer be referred to as "malware"
It is now referred to as: migrant software. And you aren't allowed to remove it, or you're a racist.
Has Mark Zuckerberg replaced Bill Gates as the worst person in the world?
Yes. Facebook is a cancer on the Internet and should be eradicated.
No. Windows has still harmed the world more than Facebook.
Subject: Microsoft's employment of Miguel and Nat is no longer a secret
Well then. Check this out.
[ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/25/microsoft_acquires_xamarin/ ]
Miguel de Icaza and Nat Friedman, enemies of open source who were paid Microsoft moles in the Linux community for many years, are now officially Microsoft employees. Microsoft has acquired their company, Xamarin.
For those who do not remember all the details:
Miguel single-handedly prevented the unification of Linux on a single desktop (KDE) by introducing GNOME, creating a schism that disrupted (and possibly prevented) Linux's chance of success on the desktop.
Miguel then created Mono, introducing the C# and .NET cancers into Linux.
Nat was the loudmouth behind the (thankfully failed) "Hula" project, introduced with much hype after they rejected my suggestion to adopt Citadel as the official server to go with their client software.
Xamarin now makes a .NET runtime for both Android and iOS, which represents their collective effort to infect both of those platforms with Microsoft cancer.
[#] Wed Mar 23 2016 20:55:32 EDT from LoanShark @ Uncensored
this is seriously fucking annoying:
Windows 10 setup. AMD graphics card connected to my 16x10 primary monitor.
Intel HD 4600 connected to a Sony AV receiver and thence to a TV via HDMI.
This all used to work fine, but something started happening yesterday after I changed settings in Display Settings to change from "show only on [monitor] 2" to "Extend these displays" mode, or vice versa. Now, when the TV is turned off, Windows decides to stop outputting a signal to the desktop monitor - it's like christmas tree lights in series - one goes out they all go out!
This can be worked around by changing to "show only on 1" but then I'd have to change the setting every time I want to listen to audio on the stereo. Infuriating. Must be some kind of registry corruption, argh.


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Forget The MacBook Pro, Apple Has Bigger Plans
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Last year saw the first Mac laptops with Apple's own ARM-based processors go on sale. The MacBook Air and MacBook Pro caught the imagination of the market with the benefits of Apple Silicon on show in every test. Yet there is more untapped potential than what the current macOS laptops offer. If you are looking to buy a new MacBook Pro, here's why you should wait.
A member of the media walks by a display advertising the new MacBook Pro computer during a product … [+] launch event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California on October 27, 2016. / AFP / Josh Edelson (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
With two new MacBook Pros expected in the coming months (I'd suggest a launch in mid- to late-October with availability from in November) there will be a lot of improvements. The move to a 14-inch display for the smaller of the two top-end MacBook Pro laptops will be one of the most visual changes – especially as Apple is moving to the more vibrant and power efficient miniLED technology.
But there are three significant changes that should make you stop and consider waiting for this refreshed hardware, no matter the deals that you might find between now and their release on the original MacBook Pro.
First up is the expected uprating of the Apple Silicon chip. The presumptively named M1X system on chip will offer more computation power to the entire system. That's going to be noticeable across all of your apps, but the biggest difference will be in the Rosetta 2 emulation layer. While many developers have moved their apps over to the ARM codebase of the Apple Silicon, countless others are still running Intel-based apps.
Apple has worked hard to ensure these run under emulation on the Apple Silicon Macs, but there are some speed bumps in the road – speed bumps that are going to be smoothed out with more power. The new MacBooks are gong to be better emulators of older Macs than the current M1 machines.
And you can add utilities such as Parallels to run Windows on the ARM-based Macs; they'll be thankful of the extra grunt as well
Then there is the companion to the expected increase of CPU cores in the M1X chip, the increase in GPU cores… with some sources suggesting a 10-core CPU and 32-core GPU option may be available (that might cost a bit more than your budget, though).
Given these MacBook Pro laptops very much put the 'Pro' in the MacBook Pro, the target market is going to feature a lot of creatives, where the extra power will make editing and outputting media faster. It's going to be those working in visual media that will feel much of the benefit of the extra GPU power, reducing render time and making the whole process more efficient.
Finally, all of this power is going to need a lot of room to work in. Even with the increased efficiency of macOS, the first generation of Apple Silicon MacBooks were limited to 16GB of RAM. For many that's going to be enough, but again these late-2021 MacBook Pros are all about putting as much creative power into the hands of consumers, and creative power needs as much memory as possible during the process.
So the news that Apple will be pushing the MacBook Pro specs up as high as 64 GB of RAM will be welcome news. No doubt options for 32 GB and 16 GB will be offered, although I would expect the entry-level high-end models to start with 8 GB of RAM; which will match the entry level on the low-end MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models.
The current Apple Silicon MacBooks are some of the best consumer level laptops Apple has ever produced, but by design they occupy the lowest rung on the performance ladder. With the upcoming 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops, Apple is launching the first macOS machines that offer a significant step up in performance.
If you're on the lookout for a new MacBook Pro, these are the machines to wait for.
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Туне́льна піч () — прохідна промислова піч з робочим простором у вигляді довгого тунелю. Довжина тунелю печі може бути від 5 м до 150 м, ширина — 1,5…3 м, висота від поду вагонетки до замка арочного склепіння 1,6…1,8 м. Розміри тунелів залежать від виду палива, призначення і продуктивності тунельних печей. Першу тунельну піч побудував у 1856 р. німецький інженер О. Бок.

Загальні конструктивні особливості
Вироби (матеріали) переміщуються у робочому просторі тунельної печі на вагонетках, рухомому поді, транспортері або в підвішених металевих кошиках назустріч потоку продуктів згоряння палива. По мірі просування тунелем печі матеріали, завантажені на технологічний транспорт, спочатку підігріваються (у зоні підігріву) за рахунок відхідних продуктів горіння і нагрітого повітря, що надходить у зону підігріву із зони охолодження, потім випалюються або витримуються при заданій температурі (в зоні випалювання чи нагрівання) і охолоджуються (в зоні охолодження).

На початку тунельної печі є вхідна камера, а в кінці — вихідна камера із затворами, що забезпечують герметичність тунелю при закочуванні і викочуванні з печі вагонеток. Просування вагонеток рейковими шляхами всередині печі відбувається з допомогою гідравлічних або механічних (гвинтових) штовхачів.

Для запобігання попадання продуктів згоряння і повітря з робочої частини тунелю в підвагонеточнний простір уздовж всієї печі (з обох боків) влаштований піщаний затвор. В стінах печі є спеціальні отвори, через які в піщаний затвор періодично підсипають пісок.

Основним видом палива для тунельних печей є природний газ. У ряді випадків використовується рідке і тверде низькосортне паливо, що спалюється у виносних топках або електроенергія (наприклад, для хлібопекарських тунельних печей).

Забезпечення оптимальних температурних режимів
В тунельних печах регулюється подача палива та повітря для горіння й охолодження продукції, а також і кількість продуктів горіння та нагрітого повітря. Це здійснюється за рахунок встановлення окремих вентиляторів, димососів та рециркуляції димових газів і повітря у рециркуляційних каналах, що розташовуються уздовж печі над склепінням, якими димові гази і повітря можуть бути подані у відповідні зони печі. Регулювання розподілу продуктів горіння і повітря дозволяє запроваджувати автоматизацію процесів підігріву, випалу та охолодження виробів, забезпечує одержання найкращих техніко-економічних показників роботи цих видів печей.

Використання
В тунельних печах випалюють цеглу, керамічні облицювальні матеріали і труби, вироби з порцеляни, вогнетривкі вироби, сушать деревину, піддають металеві вироби термічній обробці, провадять суху перегонку палива, реалізують технології випікання хлібобулочних виробів у харчовій промисловості тощо.

Тунельні механізовані печі значною мірою витіснили кільцеві та періодичні газокамерні установки.

Див. також
 Випалювання
 Камерна піч
 Обертова піч

Примітки

Джерела
 Голінко І. М. Процес випалювання кераміки як об'єкт автоматизації. — К.: АТЕП, 2008. — 41 с.

Посилання

Промислові печі

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WMOVP Hosts Christmas Radio Theatre Show
Press Release December 10, 2020
With all of the changes brought on by the pandemic, the Mid Ohio Valley Players are grateful to be able to continue to bring family entertainment to the valley. This coming Friday, December 11th at 8:00 p.m., WMOVP Radio Theatre
invites you to once again join them on Zoom free of charge, as the Andersons in Father Knows Best, help us remember the true spirit of Christmas. Jena Lane Blair, who plays Maggie Terrill, the shopkeeper who takes the Andersons in when they are stranded on Christmas Eve, explained, "I'm so happy to be a part of the Father Knows Best Christmas show. I think its message is as timely now as it was in 1953. It's good to remember how important family are. I want to wish everyone a warm and wonderful Christmas."
The show opens with the youngest members of the Anderson family making plans to spend Christmas Eve doing various activities and little Kathy asking for a pink Christmas tree from the lot downtown. Jim pines for Christmases past and decides it's time to show his family what a real Christmas looks like. What ensues promises to bring laughter and tears to audience members as even Jim discovers the spirit of Christmas is alive and well through the hospitality of strangers.
Not only does WMOVP provide an opportunity for the valley to see live theatre, it has been key in giving actors and technicians a chance to do theatre. This is the fourth installment of Father Knows Best that WMOVP has produced. It is an audience favorite and the stories have resonated with all involved. Jeff Walker said, "It's a delight to reprise the role of Jim Anderson. More importantly, I've enjoyed these past months of doing social distance theatre. The creative outlet it provides, has been so important to all of us who miss working together on stage. I hope our enjoyment in doing the show translates to our viewers." Sean Shoop, who plays Bud agrees, "I've loved being able to bring Bud to life these last nine months of socially distanced theatre and how this cast feels like a real family! No matter what's going on or how busy I get, I can't say no to coming back 'Home.'"
Conceived nine months ago, Director Suzanne Walker got the idea when her employer Marietta College invited its employees to use their Zoom accounts to help the community stay connected. Walker explained, "What started out as an experiment to help fill the gap during a few weeks of stay at home orders, has become a labor of love. It was the can-do spirit that MOVP members exemplify that has brought us to where we are today. We have worked together to learn new acting techniques, we've found ways to use the technology to enhance our productions, and we had a great deal of fun together." Beth Lane, sound designer and Announcer 2, agreed, ""The opportunities presented by MOVP, during these tough times have been wonderful. The socially distanced theatre opportunities have given new people the chance to take part in shows. I have enjoyed every moment with all of these wonderful people, and look forward to further involvement."
With each production, the WMOVP Radio Theatre company has tried to give the audience something new to look forward to. "When we first started, we simply turned our cameras on and relied on voice and costumes to carry the scene. Then we discovered how to use backgrounds, worked on ways to suggest interaction between characters, and played with adding other visual elements. This week we are excited to add video clips to bring the scenes to life," said Director Walker.
While the pandemic means this holiday will be unlike any other, and many families must forgo treasured traditions in order to stay safe, it does not mean, however, that the spirit of the season must disappear. Jeff Walker agreed, "Just as we have discovered new ways to do theatre, may you find new ways to celebrate and creative ways to usher in this time of year." The show will be rebroadcast on Christmas Eve at 8:00 p.m. as a Facebook premiere video on the Mid Ohio Valley Players, Inc. Facebook page. To view the performance live on Friday, Dec. 11 at 8:00 p.m., audience members can view through Zoom or call in to hear the audio at 301-715-8592 or 312-626-6799, Webinar ID: 936 2677 9110.
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Sir William Henry Preece 1834 - 1913
Welsh; British
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1845 - moved with his family to London. 1850 - entered King's College. 1853 - worked alongside Michael Faraday. 1856 - appointed superintendent of the Electric Telegraph Company's south-western district at Southampton. 1881 - elected a fellow of the Royal Society. 1899 - made a KCB. 1911 - awarded an honorary DSc degree by the University of Wales.
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Building the IPM continuum
California Agriculture > Volume 54 > Number 6 > editorial
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Frank G. Zalom , UC Statewide IPM Project
Frank G. Zalom
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the UC Statewide A Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program, which has been dedicated to furthering development and practice of IPM in California by facilitating UC research and extension activities. Its mission remains relevant today in addressing the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with a pest management system in transition.
While a sustainable, ecologically based IPM approach has long been a desired goal of IPM developers and practitioners, the current IPM reality varies with the system itself and changes in response to external factors. Variables defining an IPM system include location-specific environmental conditions, the pest complex, resident natural enemies or antagonists, economic and sociological structures, and available research. The availability of IPM-compatible tactics, private and public infrastructure, economic and other incentives, and community support also influence its potential for adoption. IPM as a paradigm is universal, IPM in practice becomes specific to the intended crop site or situation.
The concept of IPM as a continuum has been embraced as a method for defining IPM systems in a manner that maintains the ecologically based goal while acknowledging the limitations of current knowledge. In the IPM continuum, professional scouting and use of available action thresholds are the minimum activities. Monitoring increases knowledge of crop status, pests and beneficial organisms, supporting better-informed pesticide use, and more importantly, decisions not to apply chemicals.
Further along the continuum, IPM systems incorporate preventative, nonchemical horticultural or agronomic practices and biologically based tactics such as host-plant resistance, pheromone mating disruption, microbial controls and biological controls. "Reduced-risk" pesticides, which present less risk to human health and the environment, would be used sparingly and only when other options are not possible. At the highest level of the continuum, IPM assures that pest and crop management decisions are integrated and ecologically based.
IPM defined
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an ecologically based strategy that focuses on long-term prevention of pests or their damage through a combination of techniques such as biological control, habitat manipulation, modification of agronomic or horticultural practices, and use of resistant varieties. Embracing a single tactic to control a specific organism does not in itself constitute IPM, even if the tactic is an essential element of an IPM system. Pesticides may be used to remove the target organism, but only when monitoring indicates that they are needed to prevent economic damage. Pest-control tactics, including pesticides, are selected and applied to minimize risks to human health, beneficial and nontarget organisms, and the environment.
The process of building the IPM continuum identifies the state of the art, as well as gaps in research and available pest control technologies. Conceptualizing IPM as a continuum enables individuals or organizations to evaluate how their current pest management practices relate to what is possible in a nonjudgmental way, while acknowledging the degree to which IPM-compatible practices are being used.
California can be proud of the individual growers, organizations and in some cases whole industries that have successfully moved forward along the IPM continuum, yet we have only begun to fulfill IPM's potential. Researchers in the public and private sectors have developed a remarkable number of practical, IPM-compatible tools. These include new applications of host-plant resistance and biological controls; "reduced-risk" pesticides including microbial agents and mating disruption; new classes of pesticides which are more selective and less disruptive to nontarget species; monitoring approaches like pheromone trapping, degree-day models and immunoassays; precision application techniques for pesticides; and refinements of cultural controls such as canopy management, mulches and sanitation.
Some of these tools have become widely used, while most have not. Many need further adaptations to achieve effective and economical on-farm results. Others need to be more widely demonstrated. IPM-compatible tools for managing several key pest problems remain elusive, and will require innovative research to be managed without conventional pesticides.
We have a long way to go before a majority of growers and pest managers can and do practice IPM at the highest levels of the continuum. Reaching that level will require growers, consultants, scientists, government agencies and associated industries to work together, moving forward a step at a time.
Today IPM is an accepted and unifying paradigm. It is the legacy of the visionaries who proposed the radical idea for such a program, and the people whose support in the legislature and within the University allowed it to begin and then flourish. It remains the strongest framework under which the biological, environmental and regulatory challenges facing pest management can be addressed.
Zalom F. 2000. Building the IPM continuum. Calif Agr 54(6):2.


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Start with your hair down, and spray a little bit of dry shampoo for texture. I use 20″ Bellami clip in extensions for length and thickness! These extensions are heaven sent! A direct link will be at the bottom of this post to their site! (step mommy likes to write cute notes on the mirror for my dad every morning! How freaking cute right?) Dutch french fishtail from the top of your head down to about a half-an-inch above your ear, then just do a normal dutch fishtail all the way down the rest of the hair. (link for a how to do a dutch fishtail is at the bottom of this post) make sure to do it on both sides like so! and pull apart each braid to look thicker, and more messy! Take both fishtails and cross them in the back of your head and bobby pin each end. Split the remainder of your hair in half, put the bottom half off to the side. Fish tail the top layer of hair, and pull it apart so it looks thick and messy! On the bottom half of hair do a normal three strand braid, pull it apart to make it look thicker. Next, twist both the braids together all the way down to the bottom and tie off with an elastic. Pin the braids together in the back of the braid so it lays flat. (I do one pin at the top, one in the middle, and one towards the bottom, but do what works for you!) Finishing product! This braid is sorta time consuming, but I love how it looks! and I always get so many compliments whenever I do it! Thanks so much Amber Fillerup for the hair inspo!
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While the backlash for Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade DLC continued, a public statement went up yesterday on the game's forums and also on Reddit. The statement was made by Creative Director Jonathan Dumont and you can read it below.
"Reading through player responses of our new DLC for Legacy of the First Blade, Shadow Heritage, we want to extend an apology to players disappointed by a relationship your character partakes in. The intention of this story was to explain how your character's bloodline has a lasting impact on the Assassins, but looking through your responses it is clear that we missed the mark.
It certainly seems like the Ubisoft has taken notice of the situation, and admit that the plot was handled poorly. However, it doesn't seem like they have plans to undo the plot, instead they ensure that the next episode does not have any need to engage in a romantic relationship. While it makes sense for the character's bloodline to continue on, I don't see why more mystical ways couldn't have been included. After all, you fight Medusa and can disintegrate bodies with the Death Veil ability for example, so it's not like the game is hanging onto realism.
Yesterday saw the launch of Shadow Heritage, the second episode for Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade DLC. A lot of fans were left far from impressed when they found themselves locked to a specific story outcome. Eurogamer reached out to Ubisoft for their take on the outrage. This post is going to contain spoilers below related to the episode.
Obviously, these were all referencing the base game, but the fact is, players have invested hours and utilized many choices to create their character. The game has been marketed to them in a way that indicates their choices matter in the world of the game. More specifically players are able to make romantic choices, enabling them to have Alexios as a gay character, or Kassandra as a lesbian character, or even have their sexual preference as bi-sexual or straight.
Shadow Heritage forces the players to end up locked into a story arc that results in your character having a baby, regardless of your sexual preference. According to Eurogamer, players had already suspected a straight romance option was taking shape.
The second episode offers players the choice to either romance Darius' offspring and have a child together, or you can say farewell but still end up having a baby anyway when they turn up and lead you to settle down. You can watch this video from Anty0 that shows you both outcomes.
A Reddit mega thread details some fans annoyances about the forced romance option and there are many other threads I've stumbled onto through Twitter and Reddit itself.
Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade is the DLC that launched last year with its first episode, Hunted. The second episode launched yesterday.
Assassin's Creed Odyssey is available for Xbox One, PS4, and PC.


Delaware's history is full of highs and lows, and each decade has brought widespread change to the First State. In the 1930s, Delawareans coped with the effects of the Great Depression while trying to balance coastal life and New Deal opportunities. Take a look at these vintage Delaware photos to see just what life was like almost a century ago.
1. In the 1930s, the New Deal brought new state recreation areas to Delaware. This is Strawberry Point at the Assawoman Bay.
2. Trap Pond got a bit of a makeover, too! This pavilion was the perfect place to gather after a day of boating.
3. Despite economic turmoil, Delawareans still spent their time at the beach. Bayside cottages and oceanside homes were packed with those seeking relaxation on the water.
4. Little Creek has always been a fishing village, and you can see what the center of town looked like below.
5. Sailors left their troubles at port for a day out of the bay, and fishing charters brought recreation to those looking to cast into deeper waters.
6. In Dover, the Green remained a central place to gather.
7. Legislators in the historic buildings around town worked to support FDR's New Deal programs that brought relief to Americans.
8. Did you know there was a small airport in Dover? Today, you won't find any trace of this old airfield.
9. Throughout history, Delawareans have proven to be resilient and kind, and we made it through the Great Depression by collaborating and helping each other.
For more peeks into Delaware history, read There's Something Special About These 10 Delaware Farms From The Past.


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This place is so rich in history, stories of survival and death, the strength of the human spirit and great human courage. In particular the inspirational dedication, loyalty and utter dependability of the brave Sherpas, who made climbing Everest possible. I am drawn to return to the Khumbu, which I shall do in 2018.
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After the rain, the mountain streams are flowing. Icy cold and crystal clear water.
Deciduous beech on Mount Field. May 6.
Deciduous beech (Nothofagus gunnii), or fagus as it is best-known, a humble tree, usually growing to 2 metres or less. You find it in places most would describe as inhospitable. And one of its other names – tanglefoot – is ruefully confirmed by bushwalkers caught up in its twisted, ground-hugging branches. Yet this small Tasmanian tree can claim something few other Australian plants can. It is Australia's only cold climate winter-deciduous tree, and you will find it nowhere else in the world except Tasmania.
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Central Highland lakes, Tasmania. Perfect March Weather.
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CONGRESS' GIFT TO CONSUMERS: MORE EXPENSIVE CREDIT, AND LESS OF IT. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
In a competitive market, regulation of consumer credit has three predictable types of unintended consequences. First, regulation of some terms of the credit contract will result in the repricing of other terms. Thus restrictions on the ability to raise interest rates in response to a change in a borrower's risk profile lead card issuers to raise interest rates on all cardholders, good and bad risks alike.
But even if card issuers reprice some terms, they may still be unable to price risk efficiently under the new rules. This gives rise to a second type of unintended consequence: product substitution. Card issuers can't price risk, so they issue fewer cards-pushing would-be customers to payday lenders and other nontraditional credit products.
So at the tail end of a recession, thanks to the government, card rates have gone up, credit lines have been cut, and, at the low end, erstwhile cardholders have been cut off and sent back to deal with payday lenders and check cashers. Expansionary! This may or may not have been what legislators had in mind when they passed the CARD Act and, later on, Dodd-Frank. But they shouldn't be surprised it's all happened as a result, anyway. "And just wait," Zywicki adds, "until the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau comes on line, increasing costs and further restricting credit for low-income consumers. " Oh, boy. Just wait, indeed. . . .


Fencing KZN is alive and experiencing a re-growth in our province. We are pleased to see a groundswell of new talent emerging, and it is wonderful to see some of of the older stalwarts of yesteryear back at competitions and helping the new fencers to improve. There is a rich history of fencing in KwaZulu-Natal dating back to mid 20th century with numerous clubs in the province. If any of the older generation have interesting memories and long forgotten ….
There are currently 4 fencing clubs in KwaZulu-Natal. The University of KwaZulu-Natal club is based at the Old Mutual Sports Hall in Francois Rd, Durban and has a rich history in the sport. The second club is based in Hillcrest, and was established in mid 2013. Durban North Fencing Club opened its doors in April 2015, and Maestro Fencing also opened during 2015. We are looking to open clubs in various areas throughout KZN, so if you have ….
Fencing is an exhilarating sport suitable for men and women. Fencers in KZN currently range in age from pre-teens to 70+. There are 3 weapons used in fencing, namely epee, foil and sabre. The preferred learning weapon in KZN is the epee as this provides a solid footwork base, rules are simpler, and cost of equipment is cheaper. To find out about starting fencing, contact your nearest club or phone Stuart on 082 462 3788 for more information.


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Administrative Assistant (GS-5) - Panama City, Panama
Open positions at UNICEF
Mid Admin
This is a G-5 contract. This kind of contract is known as General Service and related categories. It is normally only for nationals. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.
The salary for this job should be more than 2,151 USD.
Salary for a G-5 contract in Panama City
The salary of a G-5 depends on the duty station. The minimum salary there is 2,151 USD
More about G-5 contracts.
Join Wise
UNICEF is a leading humanitarian and development agency working globally for the rights of every child. Child rights begin with safe shelter, nutrition, protection from disaster and conflict and traverse the life cycle: pre-natal care for healthy births, clean water and sanitation, health care and education. UNICEF has spent nearly 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Working with and for children through adolescence and into adulthood requires a global presence whose goal is to produce results and monitor their effects. UNICEF also lobbies and partners with leaders, thinkers and policy makers to help all children realize their rights—especially the most disadvantaged.
UNICEF works in some of the world's toughest places, to reach the world's most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, a champion
Guided by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2018–2021, the programme addresses barriers to the full realization of children's rights, with a focus on the most vulnerable, particularly indigenous and Afrodescendent peoples, migrants and rural populations.
The general objective of the UNICEF programme 2021-2025 is to support the Government so that, from early childhood to adolescence, opportunities are created in an equitable manner and without violence, allowing children and adolescents to grow and develop fully, with no left one behind.
The UNICEF programme for Panama will prioritize: (a) Early childhood development; (b) Adolescent development and participation; (c) Protection of children and adolescents.
Under the supervision and guidance of the Operation officer, the Administrative Assistant is responsible for executing a broad variety of routine tasks and some specialized for the respective section, requiring thorough knowledge of UNICEF administrative procedures, processes and policies.
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
Guides managers in the process of PCA/SSAs in line with the policies and guidance issued by FRG, supply division and DHR.
• Facilitates the processing of contracts for consultants and external partners that provide a service to the section. This includes preparing and filing documents, completing necessary forms and templates, uploading TOR's in VISION, and making necessary logistical arrangements.
• Maintains up-to-date vendor lists, partners, and consultant rosters.
Communications & Workflow:
• Facilitates the communications and workflow of the organizational unit to enhance the efficiency and timeliness of operations and outputs.
• Manages incoming and outgoing correspondence, e-mails and telephone calls.
• Communicates routine and some non-routine information pertaining to the work of the team.
• Establishes and maintains the office filing and reference systems, both traditional and digital; and ensures the inter/intra-net websites are up to date and accurate.
Calendar/Meetings/Correspondence Management:
• Maintains office calendar and arranges meetings
• Takes minutes of meetings, ensuring accuracy, attention to detail and coherence.
Events/Logistics:
• Supports capacity development activities and conferences by making the logistical arrangements, through engaging with facilitators, caterers and hosts.
• Arranges times through liaising with participants over availability.
• Liaises with budget focal points and section over costs and needs.
• Prepares background materials for participants and uploads cleared materials on the intranet.
• Prepares and maintains agendas on meetings and events related to the work group commitments.
• Provides travel assistance to staff members in section for travel arrangements and entitlements based on the organization's rules and policies. Liaises with relevant travel focal points to ensure that the organization obtains the best service and price for all travel.
• Briefs/de-briefs staff members on issues relating to related administrative matters such as visas, security clearance, and documentation procedures.
• Extracts, inputs, maintains, and verifies correctness of travel records in the organization's travel system to ensure accurate transactions related to travel costs and staff travel.
• Assists in the preparation of budgets on travel costs and maintain travel plan and budgetary control records.
• Monitors travel certification and report back to the team.
Invoice Processing:
• Responsible for collecting invoices and filing documents for approval and, thereafter processing in VISION.
• Uploads electronic files and verifies results to destination system. • Responds to client transaction status and other inquiries.
Supplies/Equipment:
• Supports management of administrative supplies, office equipment, and updating inventory of items.
• Monitors and supervises adequate and appropriate use of supplies. Ensures that services and maintenance of premises are in accordance with organizational standards.
• Arranges for the purchase and timely distribution of office supplies.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Completion of secondary education, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to the work of the organization.
A minimum of five years of relevant administrative or clerical work experience is required .
Fluency in Spanish and English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian) or a local language is an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate...
UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability (CRITA) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues
UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness
Works Collaboratively with others
Builds and Maintains Partnerships
Innovates and Embraces Change
Thinks and Acts Strategically
Drive to achieve impactful results
Manages ambiguity and complexity
During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
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Bridges, Covered bridges, stone arch bridges.
Barronvale Covered Bridge -- Somerset County, PA
The Barronvale Covered Bridge is the longest covered bridge in Somerset County. It is a rare surviving multiple-span Burr arch truss. The bridge was originally built as an multiple kingpost. The bridge identification signs give a build date of 1830, though VisitPA states the bridge was built around 1845. The bridge was modified in 1907 in which the arches were added, converting the bridge to a Burr arch truss. Unlike most covered bridges, the Barronvale Covered Bridge retains historic integrity since it is still truss-supported. The bridge was bypassed in 1962 and is open to pedestrians only.
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(50 ILCS 750/15.3) (from Ch. 134, par. 45.3)
Sec. 15.3. Local non-wireless surcharge.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (l) of this Section, the corporate authorities of any municipality or any county may, subject to the limitations of subsections (c), (d), and (h), and in addition to any tax levied pursuant to the Simplified Municipal Telecommunications Tax Act, impose a monthly surcharge on billed subscribers of network connection provided by telecommunication carriers engaged in the business of transmitting messages by means of electricity originating within the corporate limits of the municipality or county imposing the surcharge at a rate per network connection determined in accordance with subsection (c), however the monthly surcharge shall not apply to a network connection provided for use with pay telephone services. Provided, however, that where multiple voice grade communications channels are connected between the subscriber's premises and a public switched network through private branch exchange (PBX) or centrex type service, a municipality imposing a surcharge at a rate per network connection, as determined in accordance with this Act, shall impose:
(i) in a municipality with a population of 500,000 or
less or in any county, 5 such surcharges per network connection, as defined under Section 2 of this Act, for both regular service and advanced service provisioned trunk lines;
(ii) in a municipality with a population, prior to
March 1, 2010, of 500,000 or more, 5 surcharges per network connection, as defined under Section 2 of this Act, for both regular service and advanced service provisioned trunk lines;
(iii) in a municipality with a population, as of
March 1, 2010, of 500,000 or more, 5 surcharges per network connection, as defined under Section 2 of this Act, for regular service provisioned trunk lines, and 12 surcharges per network connection, as defined under Section 2 of this Act, for advanced service provisioned trunk lines, except where an advanced service provisioned trunk line supports at least 2 but fewer than 23 simultaneous voice grade calls ("VGC's"), a telecommunication carrier may elect to impose fewer than 12 surcharges per trunk line as provided in subsection (iv) of this Section; or
(iv) for an advanced service provisioned trunk line
connected between the subscriber's premises and the public switched network through a P.B.X., where the advanced service provisioned trunk line is capable of transporting at least 2 but fewer than 23 simultaneous VGC's per trunk line, the telecommunications carrier collecting the surcharge may elect to impose surcharges in accordance with the table provided in this Section, without limiting any telecommunications carrier's obligations to otherwise keep and maintain records. Any telecommunications carrier electing to impose fewer than 12 surcharges per an advanced service provisioned trunk line shall keep and maintain records adequately to demonstrate the VGC capability of each advanced service provisioned trunk line with fewer than 12 surcharges imposed, provided that 12 surcharges shall be imposed on an advanced service provisioned trunk line regardless of the VGC capability where a telecommunications carrier cannot demonstrate the VGC capability of the advanced service provisioned trunk line.
VGC's 911 Surcharges
Advanced service provisioned trunk line 18-23 12
Advanced service provisioned trunk line 2-11 8
Subsections (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) are not intended to make any change in the meaning of this Section, but are intended to remove possible ambiguity, thereby confirming the intent of paragraph (a) as it existed prior to and following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
For mobile telecommunications services, if a surcharge is imposed it shall be imposed based upon the municipality or county that encompasses the customer's place of primary use as defined in the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Conformity Act. A municipality may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with any county in which it is partially located, when the county has adopted an ordinance to impose a surcharge as provided in subsection (c), to include that portion of the municipality lying outside the county in that county's surcharge referendum. If the county's surcharge referendum is approved, the portion of the municipality identified in the intergovernmental agreement shall automatically be disconnected from the county in which it lies and connected to the county which approved the referendum for purposes of a surcharge on telecommunications carriers.
(b) For purposes of computing the surcharge imposed by subsection (a), the network connections to which the surcharge shall apply shall be those in-service network connections, other than those network connections assigned to the municipality or county, where the service address for each such network connection or connections is located within the corporate limits of the municipality or county levying the surcharge. Except for mobile telecommunication services, the "service address" shall mean the location of the primary use of the network connection or connections. For mobile telecommunication services, "service address" means the customer's place of primary use as defined in the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Conformity Act.
(c) Upon the passage of an ordinance to impose a surcharge under this Section the clerk of the municipality or county shall certify the question of whether the surcharge may be imposed to the proper election authority who shall submit the public question to the electors of the municipality or county in accordance with the general election law; provided that such question shall not be submitted at a consolidated primary election. The public question shall be in substantially the following form:
Shall the county (or city, village
or incorporated town) of ..... impose YES
a surcharge of up to ...� per month per
network connection, which surcharge will
be added to the monthly bill you receive -------------------
for telephone or telecommunications
charges, for the purpose of installing
(or improving) a 9-1-1 Emergency NO
Telephone System?
If a majority of the votes cast upon the public question are in favor thereof, the surcharge shall be imposed.
However, if a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board is to be created pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement under Section 15.4, the ordinance to impose the surcharge shall be subject to the approval of a majority of the total number of votes cast upon the public question by the electors of all of the municipalities or counties, or combination thereof, that are parties to the intergovernmental agreement.
The referendum requirement of this subsection (c) shall not apply to any municipality with a population over 500,000 or to any county in which a proposition as to whether a sophisticated 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System should be installed in the county, at a cost not to exceed a specified monthly amount per network connection, has previously been approved by a majority of the electors of the county voting on the proposition at an election conducted before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1987.
(d) A county may not impose a surcharge, unless requested by a municipality, in any incorporated area which has previously approved a surcharge as provided in subsection (c) or in any incorporated area where the corporate authorities of the municipality have previously entered into a binding contract or letter of intent with a telecommunications carrier to provide sophisticated 9-1-1 service through municipal funds.
(e) A municipality or county may at any time by ordinance change the rate of the surcharge imposed under this Section if the new rate does not exceed the rate specified in the referendum held pursuant to subsection (c).
(f) The surcharge authorized by this Section shall be collected from the subscriber by the telecommunications carrier providing the subscriber the network connection as a separately stated item on the subscriber's bill.
(g) The amount of surcharge collected by the telecommunications carrier shall be paid to the particular municipality or county or Joint Emergency Telephone System Board not later than 30 days after the surcharge is collected, net of any network or other 9-1-1 or sophisticated 9-1-1 system charges then due the particular telecommunications carrier, as shown on an itemized bill. The telecommunications carrier collecting the surcharge shall also be entitled to deduct 3% of the gross amount of surcharge collected to reimburse the telecommunications carrier for the expense of accounting and collecting the surcharge.
(h) Except as expressly provided in subsection (a) of this Section, on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly and until December 31, 2017, a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more shall not impose a monthly surcharge per network connection in excess of the highest monthly surcharge imposed as of January 1, 2014 by any county or municipality under subsection (c) of this Section. Beginning January 1, 2018 and until December 31, 2023, a municipality with a population over 500,000 may not impose a monthly surcharge in excess of $5.00 per network connection. On or after January 1, 2024, a municipality with a population over 500,000 may not impose a monthly surcharge in excess of $2.50 per network connection.
(i) Any municipality or county or joint emergency telephone system board that has imposed a surcharge pursuant to this Section prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1990 shall hereafter impose the surcharge in accordance with subsection (b) of this Section.
(j) The corporate authorities of any municipality or county may issue, in accordance with Illinois law, bonds, notes or other obligations secured in whole or in part by the proceeds of the surcharge described in this Section. The State of Illinois pledges and agrees that it will not limit or alter the rights and powers vested in municipalities and counties by this Section to impose the surcharge so as to impair the terms of or affect the security for bonds, notes or other obligations secured in whole or in part with the proceeds of the surcharge described in this Section. The pledge and agreement set forth in this Section survive the termination of the surcharge under subsection (l) by virtue of the replacement of the surcharge monies guaranteed under Section 20; the State of Illinois pledges and agrees that it will not limit or alter the rights vested in municipalities and counties to the surcharge replacement funds guaranteed under Section 20 so as to impair the terms of or affect the security for bonds, notes or other obligations secured in whole or in part with the proceeds of the surcharge described in this Section.
(k) Any surcharge collected by or imposed on a telecommunications carrier pursuant to this Section shall be held to be a special fund in trust for the municipality, county or Joint Emergency Telephone Board imposing the surcharge. Except for the 3% deduction provided in subsection (g) above, the special fund shall not be subject to the claims of creditors of the telecommunication carrier.
(l) Any surcharge imposed pursuant to this Section by a county or municipality, other than a municipality with a population in excess of 500,000, shall cease to be imposed on January 1, 2016.
(Source: P.A. 101-639, eff. 6-12-20; 102-9, eff. 6-3-21.)


This is not your typical wedding and that's why I love it even more! There was no ceremony, because they eloped to South Africa (oops, I goofed... married in Mauritius and honeymooned in South Africa) in March, and there was no bridal party or traditions they felt they had to do. The day was just chatting and laughing and a crazy abundance of love.
Sydney, their French Bulldog has been given the title of "most loving French Bulldog in the world".
Jodi wore the same beautiful wedding dress she wore in South Africa (just a little bit shorter this time).
The improv act (how Bob & Jodi met) was hilarious and I wish I could show you the motorcycle helmet scene!
The 104 degree day was pretty crazy but the lawn, umbrellas and industrial sized fans with misters saved us all.
The upside of a hot day was that the night was balmy and mother nature put on a spectacular sunset display.
Bob & Jodi left it open-mic during dinner and they had about 2 hours of the most heartfelt toasts and stories.
It's not a party until the bride sabers the champagne!
The centerpiece of the property was the turn of the century stone ruins, remnants of burned down horse paddocks.
And if all of this wasn't enough amazing, they hired Jazz singer Paula West for their own private evening concert.
Now that's how you throw a party!


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Brahms is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 100 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Brahms is named for the German composer Johannes Brahms, who lived from 1833 to 1897.

References

Johannes Brahms
Impact craters on Mercury


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More info on The Best of Connie Smith
Sales chart positions
The Best of Connie Smith: Wikis
The Best of Connie Smith
Compilation album by Connie Smith
(RCA Victor Studios, Nashville)
Connie Smith chronology
Connie Smith Sings Bill Anderson
(1967) The Best of Connie Smith
(1967) Soul of Country Music
Singles from The Best of Connie Smith
"I'll Come Running"
Released: February 1967
The Best of Connie Smith is the first compilation album released by American country artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in September 1967 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson. The album compiled Smith's major hits between 1964 and 1966, including one new single.
3 Track listing
3.1 Side one
3.2 Side two
4 Sales chart positions
The Best of Connie Smith compiled twelve tracks Smith had a major hit with between 1964 and 1966. The album opens up with Smith's first major hit, "Once a Day" (1964), but followed by Smith's other major hits including, "Then and Only Then," "Ain't Had No Lovin'," "The Hurtin's All Over," and "Cincinnati, Ohio." The album was originally issued on a 12-inch LP record with six tracks each side. The album was reviewed by Allmusic.com, which only gave it two out of five stars. Reviewer Thom Owens stated, "The Best of Connie Smith is a much-too-brief sampling of Connie Smith's biggest hits." However, Owens does praise such tracks as "Once A Day," "Then and Only Then," "If I Talk to Him," calling them "classic performances."[1]
Although a compilation album, The Best of Connie Smith contained one new song, "I'll Come Running," a song written by Smith. The song was released as a single in February 1967, eventually peaking on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Songs chart at #10. The album itself also charted. The Best of Connie Smith peaked at #22 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its release in 1967, becoming Smith's first album not to reach the Top 20.[2]
"Once a Day" – (Bill Anderson)
"I Can't Remember" – (Anderson, Becki Anderson)
"Tiny Blue Transistor Radio" – (Anderson)
"I'll Come Running" – (Connie Smith)
"I Saw a Man" – (Arthur Q. Smith)
"If I Talk to Him" – (Dolores Edgin, Priscilla Mitchell)
"Then and Only Then" – (Anderson)
"Ain't Had No Lovin'" – (Dallas Frazier)
"Darling Are You Ever Coming Hom" – (Hank Cochran, Willie Nelson)
"The Hurtin's All Over" – (Harlan Howard)
"Cincinnati, Ohio" – (Anderson)
"Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)" – (Anderson)
U.S. Top Country Albums 22
US Country
1967 "I'll Come Running" 10
^ Owens, Thom. "The Best of Connie Smith > Overview". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0pfyxqugldae. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
^ "Charts & Awards > album". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0pfyxqugldae~T3. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
Connie Smith · Cute 'n' Country · Miss Smith Goes to Nashville · Born to Sing · Downtown Country · Connie in the Country · Connie Smith Sings Bill Anderson · Soul of Country Music · I Love Charley Brown · Sunshine and Rain · Connie's Country · Back in Baby's Arms · I Never Once Stopped Loving You · Where Is My Castle · Just One Time · Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time · If It Ain't Love and Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs · A Lady Named Smith · That's the Way Love Goes · I Never Knew (What That Song Meant Before) · I Got a Lot of Hurtin' Done Today/I've Got My Baby On My Mind · The Song We Fell in Love To · I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore · Pure Connie Smith · New Horizons · Connie Smith
Gospel albums
Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs · Come Along and Walk with Me · God Is Abundant · Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel
Young Love · Sunday Morning with Nat Stuckey & Connie Smith · Love Never Fails
Live in Branson, MO, USA
The Best of Connie Smith · The Best of Connie Smith, Vol. 2 · My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own · City Lights: Country Favorites · Love Is the Look You're Looking for · Dream Painter · Connie Smith's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 · Connie Smith Now · Joy to the World · The Best of Connie Smith · Greatest Hits on Monument · The Essential Connie Smith · Connie Smith Sings Her Hits
Discography · Marty Stuart · RCA Victor Records
Categories: 1967 albums | Connie Smith albums | RCA Victor albums | Albums produced by Bob Ferguson