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Can a Partially At-Fault Driver Get Compensated for a Car Accident?
There are some situations where fault for a car accident is straightforward. For example, if Driver A rear-ends Driver B while Driver B is waiting for a red light to turn green, Driver A is clearly at fault for the collision. Driver B was acting exactly as they should have, while Driver A made a careless and preventable error. Yet many accidents aren't so clear-cut. Frequently, both drivers share a degree of responsibility. So what happens when multiple motorists share blame for a car accident? In this article, an Arlington, TX car accident lawyer for Queenan Law explain how accident injury compensation is affected by partial fault.
Is Texas a Fault or No-Fault Insurance State?
In Texas, the doctrine of modified comparative negligence (also known as modified comparative fault) impacts compensation when the injury victim is partially at fault for a car accident. However, before explaining the role modified comparative negligence plays in the calculation of compensation, let's backtrack and review the basics of fault and no-fault insurance.
In no-fault states, it doesn't matter which driver was at fault for a collision. With some exceptions, the injury victim generally seeks compensation through his or her own insurer, regardless of which driver caused the crash. This is where the term "no-fault" comes from. Making a claim with one's own insurer is called making a "first-party" claim.
Texas, however, follows the fault system. In contrast to no-fault states, fault states like Texas require accident victims to prove that the other driver was responsible for causing the collision. Rather than filing a first-party claim, Texas crash victims file a third-party claim with the other driver's insurer.
What is Modified Comparative Negligence? How Does it Affect Compensation for a Car Accident?
When a person fails to take reasonable precautions to minimize the risk of foreseeable, preventable accidents, deaths, and injuries, it is described as "negligence." Establishing the other driver's negligence (or, in some cases, recklessness) is the injury victim's responsibility. Photographs, video footage, eyewitness accounts, lab analysis of the wreckage and other pieces of evidence can all help to prove that a motorist was negligent.
When both drivers were negligent and share responsibility for a car crash in Texas, a legal doctrine known as modified comparative negligence comes into play. In modified comparative negligence states, partially at-fault drivers are entitled to recover compensation provided their degree of fault does not exceed certain thresholds. In Texas, this threshold is 51%, known as the 51% Bar Rule. Under this rule, injury victims may be compensated only if they were 50% at fault or less. This comes from Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 33.001, which provides, in very clear language, that "a claimant may not recover damages if his percentage of responsibility [for an accident] is greater than 50%."
While a partially at-fault driver can still be compensated, compensation will be reduced to reflect his or her degree of fault for the collision. For example, if Driver C's total compensation amounts to $50,000, but they were also found to be 10% at fault, the compensation would accordingly be reduced to $45,000 (90% of the full amount). If the situation was reversed and Driver C was 90% at fault, they would not be able to recover at all due to the 51% Bar Rule.
What is the Statute of Limitations in a Lawsuit?
The "statute of limitations" is the deadline by which an injury victim must file a lawsuit. The statute of limitations varies by state and the nature of the underlying accident. The Texas statute of limitations for personal injury cases is two years. This provision comes from Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003(a), which states that, with some exceptions, a plaintiff "must bring suit for… personal injury… not later than two years after the day the cause of action accrues." (The "cause of action" refers to the grounds for the suit.)
The statute of limitations applies only to lawsuits, not insurance claims. However, if settlement negotiations are unable to resolve your matter, you may wish to bring a suit, at which point the statute of limitations will become critical. If you fail to file a lawsuit before the statute of limitations expires, your case will not be able to move through Texas' court system, and your legal recourse will be extremely limited. The earlier you make a claim, the more time will remain to build a case should settlement negotiations fail.
If you were injured in a car wreck in Texas, you may be entitled to compensation — even if you were partially at fault for the collision. Call an Arlington TX personal injury lawyer of Queenan Law at (888) 522-6500 for a free legal consultation. We will keep your information confidential. Our attorneys handle cases throughout the Arlington and Houston metropolitan areas, including Pasadena, Pearland, Sugarland, Fort Worth, Irving, and Dallas.


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Have your alloy wheels lost their shine? Can you see deep scratches or cracks on the surface? No problem! Our specialists can easily reproduce the original factory finish with the help of diamond cut wheel repair and refurbishment. The process is very precise and takes a lot of time. It is impossible to perform by yourself as this type of polishing requires the use of a special lathe. You can drop off your wheels at our depot or order a pick-up and delivery service. Whichever option you choose, we guarantee that your wheels and tyres will never get lost and will return to you in the prime condition. To ensure that, we always mark the items before placing them on the rack.
What is a diamond cut refurbishment?
The diamond cutting process involves removing a very thin layer of the alloy from the wheel using a lathe. Why do that? Because initially, the surface of the wheel is very smooth. Without stripping, no lacquer will ever be able to hold on to it. Diamond cutting, on the contrary, prepares the surface for polish and makes the finish last much longer. However effective, you cannot subject your wheels to diamond cut alloy repair and refurbishment more than 2-3 times. Removing too many layers will leave the surface too thin and make it prone to cracks.
What is the diamond cut wheel repair and refurbishment process?
We remove the tyres using professional equipment.
We mark the tyres and wheels with matching ID numbers to avoid mix-ups.
We use a special jet machine to clean your alloy wheels from dirt and grit.
We place the wheel into the lathe for high-precision cutting focusing on damaged spots.
We move the wheel into the pressure-controlled oven to remove any air out of the alloy.
We apply a layer of lacquer to protect your wheels from wear and tear.
We let your alloys cool for about 20-30 minutes.
We carefully inspect the surface to make sure the finish is even and matches our high standards.
We refit your tyres, check the pressure, and balance the wheels.
So what is a diamond cut wheel? Do I have them on my car? How can I tell?
The answer to the first question is that they look superb when new which is why the leading manufacturers like BMW, Volkswagen, Audi and Mercedes fit them as standard on their top of the range cars. Expensive cars and expensive wheels equal good looks.
You can still have alloy wheels on your car that are not Diamond cut and the finish on those would be powder coated or spray painted, which still look very good and are cheaper to maintain if they get damaged by kerbs or rough roads. Diamond cut wheels are refurbished by putting them on a machine that has a diamond tipped cutter as the wheel spins on the machine the cutter takes of fractions of millimetres until all the damage is removed leaving the wheel looking as new as when it was made. It would then be treated with lacquer to protect the alloy from corrosion.
This method is more expensive than painting due to the cost of the machine and the training of the operative. If the profile of the wheel is not mapped out correctly by a skilled operative, too much of the face of the wheel can be cut off rendering the wheel unsafe. Another factor is how polished the wheel looks, if the alloy wheel is not cut correctly you may have a dull effect or have deep grooves in the cut. A finished diamond cut wheel will have two tones and look like a design masterpiece giving any type of car a prestigious makeover.
Design and aesthetics come at a price and inconvenience, durability is an issue and cost of repairs start at £100 - £170.00 per wheel depending on the size of your wheel and the extent of the damage. Presumably if you can afford a top of the range car you can afford to wheel maintenance however lots of lease cars have Diamond cut wheels and insist on them being in factory condition when they are returned so you may find yourself at the end of your lease with a hefty bill for Diamond cut wheel refurbishment. Alternatively you can have the repairs done yourself which should cut down the costs.
The other downside of repair is that most new cars do not carry a spare wheel so this would mean leaving your car with the garage for at least 48 hours which would be easier if you had more than one wheel done.
With Diamond cut wheels becoming so popular there are many more specialists now who can accommodate leaving your car with them while they do the work on the wheels but good ones are usually booked up a week or two in advance you don't leave it until the last minute.
We provide our services in Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and Manchester. Choose a branch closer to you, drop off your car, and let us handle the rest. Not sure whether diamond cut alloy repair and refurbishment services can help you? Take a close-up photo of your wheels, email it to us at info@leedsalloywheelrepair.co.uk and get an expert opinion and a quote. Make your wheels shine again!
Diamond Cutting is a premium service that offers the finest finish for your Alloy Wheels. The precision cut applied to the rims removes only what is required. The process involves cleaning your alloys wheels using a specialist jet machine which removes all dirt, tar, and grit. Once clean, the surface of the wheel is precision cut on a lathe to leave a high cut shiny finish. The wheel is then completed by coating the rim with a scratch proof lacquer. At this stage, the alloys are carefully quality checked by our technicians to ensure it meets our high standards of finish. The tyres are then refitted, inflated to the correct pressure and rebalanced.
The Diamond cut wheel refurbishment process - we carry out in our refurbishment centre uses the latest state of the art machinery, all located on site, ensuring we can offer not only a quality service but a speedy turnaround too.
Once your diamond cut wheels arrive at our depot (you can drop them off, or we can collect and deliver) the tyres are removed using a specialist machine. Your tyres are marked for identification and stored on our racks. Your alloys will also be marked with a matching ID number.
Preparation - Your diamond cut alloys are prepared in a special machine which cleans and keys the alloy. Using this machine is quicker than more traditional methods and produces a better surface result. Your alloy is then de-greased.
Cutting – The wheel is placed into the lathe for precision cutting, this pin points the exact locations of the damage. Once the data has gone through the machine, the Diamond Cutting process starts by slowly and gradually coming closer and closer to the alloy, cutting off an incredibly thin layer of the metal. The machine spins the alloy at very high speeds with a rotary cylinder that holds the alloy in place. On the end of the machine, an incredibly precise sharp blade is located which has an electric mechanism beneath it for the machine to slide in and out smoothly, assuring the alloy is not damaged by the high-speed cutting of the blade.
Lacquering and Into the Oven - The wheel then moves into our state of the art oven, which is a pressure controlled environment closed off from the rest of the refurbishment centre. Specially ventilated, the spray oven is used to apply dual layers of lacquer immediately after cutting, to protect your alloy wheels against wear and tear.
Cooled and Checked - The alloys take about 20-30 minutes to cool, and then they are carefully inspected by a technician to ensure the finish is perfect.
QC - All alloy wheels pass through a thorough quality control check to ensure they have met our minimum standards before replacing your tyres and balancing the wheels.


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 Urticarial vasculitis Subscriber Sign In Feedback Select Language
Urticarial vasculitis in Child
Contributors: Priyanka Vedak MD, Susan Burgin MD
Urticarial vasculitis is a subtype of small vessel (leukocytoclastic) vasculitis. It is characterized by cutaneous findings of urticarial plaques with a predilection for the trunk and proximal extremities, with or without angioedema, and with histological findings of leukocytoclastic vasculitis on skin biopsy.
The lesions of urticarial vasculitis must be distinguished from those seen in acute and chronic urticaria. In contrast to the itch that predominates in acute and chronic urticaria, the plaques of urticarial vasculitis are often described as having a burning or painful sensation with mild itch. Additionally, each plaque in urticarial vasculitis persists for more than 24 hours and leaves behind residual hyperpigmented discoloration as it resolves. In contrast, each wheal of acute and chronic urticaria generally resolves within 24 hours and without residual discoloration.
Urticarial vasculitis is thought to represent a type III immune reaction with deposition of circulating immune complexes. It may be idiopathic in origin or may be precipitated by infections, medications, or neoplasms, and may be associated with connective tissue disease or paraproteinemia.
Complement levels in urticarial vasculitis may either be normal (normocomplementemic form) or low (hypocomplementemic form). While both forms can be associated with systemic symptoms including arthralgia (most common), the hypocomplementemic form is most commonly associated with more pronounced systemic involvement including pulmonary, ocular, gastrointestinal (GI), renal, and cardiac findings. Progressive chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder has been noted in hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis, particularly in smokers. There are also reports of bibasilar panacinar emphysema in these patients. Controversy exists as to the relationship between hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with some authors arguing that they are related disorders, or even potentially along one spectrum of disease.
Urticarial vasculitis can occur at any age, although it is most frequently noted in women in the fifth decade. It is rare in children; however, cases of both normocomplementemic and hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis have been reported. When hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis is seen in children, it is often associated with renal involvement.
Prognosis for urticarial vasculitis is generally noted to be positive, although outcomes largely depend on the presence of any associated or underlying disease. Rarely, marked renal involvement has been seen with hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis, more frequently in children than in adults. Additionally, there is one case report describing pulmonary hemorrhage in a child with urticarial vasculitis.
L95.9 – Vasculitis limited to the skin, unspecified
402656007 – Urticarial vasculitis
Urticaria (acute versus chronic) – Transient urticarial lesions that last <24 hours and resolve without residual pigmentary changes. Lesions are characterized as acute urticaria when they occur for <6 weeks and chronic when they are of ≥6 weeks duration.
Neutrophilic urticaria – Variant of urticaria that shows a neutrophilic infiltration on biopsy but no vasculitis.
Serum sickness
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS) – Familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome (FCAS), Muckle-Wells syndrome (MWS), and neonatal onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID, also known as chronic infantile neurologic cutaneous and articular syndrome [CINCA])
Schnitzler syndrome
Cogan syndrome
Mixed cryoglobulinemia
Immunoglobulin A vasculitis (formerly Henoch-Schönlein purpura)
Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy
Many discrete and confluent, annular and arcuate, erythematous, and edematous papules and plaques, on the arm.
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Билл Ма́нди (, настоящее имя Анто́нио Салас, ; 25 сентября 1942, Сан-Франциско — 29 марта 2014) — американский барабанщик, известный своим участием в качестве сессионного музыканта у разных групп и исполнителей, а также как полноценный музыкант в коллективах The Mothers of Invention и Rhinoseros. Он иногда использовал псевдоним То́ни Шна́ссе ().

Биография
Бывший участник байкеровской группировки Ангелы Ада, начал свою музыкальную карьеру в конце 1950-х годов, в Лос-Анджелесе, когда стал специализироваться в области музыки. После окончания учёбы Манди в течение трех месяцев работал перкуссионистом в Лос-Анджелесском филармоническом оркестре перед тем как начать играть в разных коллективах. В начале 60-х годов он играл в группе Скипа Баттина Skip and The Flips. В 1966 году участвовал в качестве сессионного музыканта в дебютном альбоме фолк-певца Тима Бакли и какое-то время был участником группы Lamp of Childhood..
Тогда же он присоединяется к группе The Mothers of Invention сразу после выхода их дебютного альбома Freak Out! в качестве второго барабанщика и играет с ними на последующих альбомах. Он также снялся в фильме Фрэнка Заппы Uncle Meat. В конце 1967 года продюсер Джек Хольцман переманил Билла Манди, чтобы создать группу The Rhinoceros. По данным Фрэнка Заппы, Хольцман «предложил Билли Манди огромную сумму денег, место для жизни и весь пакет: — мы сделаем вас звездой, вы будете работать с этими профессиональными музыкантами вместо тех, комедийных ребят.. . Но я не виню Билли за это, потому что в то время мы были бедны. Он жил в гостинице Albert, и не мог получать достаточно денег, чтобы поесть. Он приходил и рассказывал нам, как он подавлял свой аппетит, употребляя горячую воду в душе …».

В 1970 году Манди вновь присоединяется к Фрэнку Заппе и The Mothers of Invention специально для реюньон тура, и вскоре переехал в Вудсток, штат Нью-Йорк, где он сотрудничал с Джеффом и Марией Малдер и работал сессионным музыкантом. В последние годы проживал в Калифорнии вместе со своей женой Патти (31 год).

Дискография
 Tim Buckley (Tim Buckley, 1966)
 Fred Neil (Fred Neil, 1966)
 The Stone Poneys (The Stone Poneys, 1967)
 Evergreen, Volume 2 (The Stone Poneys, 1967)
 Absolutely Free (The Mothers of Invention, 1967)
 We're Only in It for the Money (The Mothers of Invention, 1968)
 Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros, 1968)
 Earth Opera (Earth Opera, 1968)
 The Great American Eagle Tragedy (Earth Opera, 1969)
 Satin Chickens (Rhinoceros, 1969)
 Uncle Meat (The Mothers of Invention, 1969) (участвовал в сессиях перед тем, как покинуть группу)
 New Morning (Bob Dylan, 1970)
 Stormbringer! (John a Beverley Martyn, 1970)
 Beautiful Lies You Could Live In (Tom Rapp/Pearls Before Swine, 1971
 Something/Anything? (Todd Rundgren, 1972)
 Familiar Songs (Tom Rapp, 1972) (není uveden)
 For the First Time (Razmataz, 1972)
 Rural Space (Brewer & Shipley, 1972)
 Tom Fogerty (Tom Fogerty, 1972)
 Moondog Matinee (The Band, 1973)

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Музыканты The Mothers of Invention
Артисты, известные под псевдонимами

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The secret's out - Hideo Kojima unveils Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes
The existence of a new Metal Gear Solid game - not to be confused with upcoming spin-off Metal Gear Rising - has been one of the worst kept secrets in gaming over the last few years, with mercurial creator Hideo Kojima constantly hinting at it, without ever coming out and confirming the bloomin' thing.
Well, now he has. Speaking at an event to celebrate the series 25th annivesary - Solid Snake debuted in a game simply called Metal Gear in 1987 for the obscure MSX2 computer - Kojima has confirmed that he's deep into production on Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes.
Formerly known as Project Ogre, this is Kojima's openworld take on the stealth genre he pioneered, and it will use his shiny new Fox Engine to create its vast free-roaming landscapes.
Footage shown at the event blew attendees away by all accounts, showing Snake crawling past searchlights and taking down a guard, before stealing a Jeep, driving away and calling in a helicopter for evacuation. And while fans were still reeling from that, Kojima casually let slip that the Metal Gear movie is moving ahead with former Marvel man Avi Arad producing.
It's an exciting time to be a grizzled future combat veteran with an eye-patch then, but for those who can't wait to find out where and when Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes will be released, direct your attention to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, the all-action spin-off that sees Kojima teaming up with Bayonette studio Platinum Games for a slick hack-and-slash spin on the Metal Gear saga. That's due for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 next February.


1. From Interstate 10, take the Bunker Hill exit.
2. Go south on Bunker Hill until you get to Gaylord. Turn right (west) onto Gaylord and continue to the stop sign which is Memorial City Way.
3. Turn right (north) then turn left(west) into the first mall entrance.
4. Drive just past Dillards until you see the Mall Entrance that will be on the left.
Click here for the map of the mall. The show will be located close to Dillard's. The mall entrance on the north is across from Macy's garage, this is where the show will be set up. The entrance on the south will be the prep area. Both entrances are highlighted.


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« Alabama, North Dakota and Wyoming the Most Conservative States in 2012
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Alabama, 10th Top 'Taker' State, Is Most Conservative, According to New Poll
A new poll from Gallup found that more Alabamians think of themselves as "conservative" than residents of any other state. This puts the state in the running for first in hypocrisy, since it is also the tenth biggest recipient of federal spending among the states, versus its tax receipts. (The District of Columbia was the top recipient, but it is not a state.)
Yes, this tea party/neo-Confederate hotbed is also the 10th largest "taker" state. Here's an overview of the socialist largess that jack-booted bureaucrats from the federal government shove down Alabama's throat:
Total federal spending in Alabama — the big picture that includes salaries, contracts, Social Security, Medicare and hundreds of other direct payments to individuals and institutions — averaged $11,819 per capita, above the national average of $10,459. The federal government sent almost $56.5 billion to the state, which was about evenly divided among four broad categories: defense, healthcare, Social Security and all other agencies combined.
Ten years ago, the spending in Alabama was about $29.2 billion, or about $6,570 per person. Back then the national average was $5,739 per capita.
The state motto of Alabama is "Thank God for Mississippi" because their neighbor to the west usually saves them from being the worst in rankings like these. Not this time. The Gallup poll found that Mississippians ranked third in the Gallup poll among self-described conservative state residents — North Dakota and Wyoming were tied for second — while Mississippi is the ninth to Alabama's tenth among moocher states.
If Alabamians really were fiscal conservatives, they would live within their means and refuse to accept every dime of federal spending that exceeds what their residents pay in federal taxes.
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Great article, lets spread the news far and wide!
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Not really fair to put defense spending in there.
Take out all defense spending from both Alabama's numbers and the overall per capita, then come back and try again with something that actually means anything.
Why isn't it fair to put defense spending there? It is money coming from the national budget that is (for the most part) being piped indirectly into local Alabama economies via soldier spending? I would guess that thousands of small businesses depend on those soldier's incomes to survive.
I doubt Jon really understood what he was saying when he wrote this article.
The majority of defense spending goes to federal contractors and not soldiers. My mistake.
Completely fair to count defense spending. In the absense of defense spending cuts, Alabama can either invest its own state resources into an economic growth agenda, or stay un-diversified and be at risk of economic setback when defense spending is cut. Because we all know that Alabama is not investing in education and jobs like a more progressive state would, they are federal "takers" in an even worse sense, in that the fed budget makes an investment in Alabama, vis-a-vis defense spending on living wage jobs, and Alabama squanders that.
Neo-Conservatives ignore military spending when in fact it is a big part of our overspending. Their Neo-Conservative/Tea Party politicians don't care because the military protects corporate interests abroad and helps the individual State's bottom line even though that money flow increases our National Debt.
When you boil it down everyone in the military is filling a PUBLIC sector job.
February 1, 2013 - 12:22 pm | Permalink
Bill, defense spending in Alabama is used for government contractos for the most part. With those federal monies, contractors design, test, and produce much of our military's technology and support.
We have Lockheed Martin (defense & aerospace), Boeing (defense & aerospace), Raytheon (defense missile design/production), Northrop Grumman (defense & aerospace) and NASA all as large employers in North Alabama in addition to the hundreds of smaller contractors that support all branches of our military. To say that the state of Alabama "squanders" that money is ridiculous. Drones were designed in Alabama, new missile technology is designed in Alabama, new aviation technology (both fixed and rotary-wing) is designed and tested in Alabama, new weapons systems are designed and tested in Alabama.
Ask our soldiers if they think that money has been squandered.
You say, "we all know that Alabama is not investing in education and jobs like a more progressive state would,". Please explain how "we all know" this. Do you stay current with the Alabama legislature?
Admittedly, the investments in education are lacking in Alabama. I don't think the same can be said for investments in jobs. Alabama is ranked 26th in unemployment at 7.1%, down from a high of 10.6 in 2009.
It's easy to throw stones at Alabama because of the preconceived notions about the predominant political ideology, religious ferver, obesity rate, education statistics (I could really go on and on), but I really believe the Federal Governmnet and the rest of the US taxpayers reap huge benefits from the money invested in Alabama through defense spending.
If the left wants to say this is hypocrisy they have to admit that Warren Buffett is a hypocrite for advocating higher taxes for the wealthy and not paying more himself. It's fine for Alabama to want the country to live within its means but then also think that if the federal government is going to spend more than it takes in that they should get some of that as well.
CatBallou
February 1, 2013 - 3:02 pm | Permalink
"Ask our soldiers if they think that money has been squandered." Geez, trotting out THAT old sacred cow?"If your argument is bad, wrap it up in the flag!"
Ask a welfare recipient whether welfare payments represent squandered money. Ask a CEO whether his exorbitant salary is reasonable. I'm pretty sure NO ONE thinks money THEY receive has been squandered!
Yes, I think most of our defense spending is squandered. What a terrible waste of money, resources, and human lives.
Neo Conservatives hate the tea party. They would side with leftists and communists before they would side with a real conservative. So a red state makes 10th on the list. No mention of the other 9 in the list? This isn't a game anymore. Let us part ways peacefully. Or you can exit the debate horizontally.
Horizontally, huh. Hey, don't let the screen door hit ya. But remember that if you declare war on the United States again, this time the Union will have predator drones, bunker-busters and nukes. And btw, it's not just neocons, nobody likes tea baggers. They're down to 8% according to the right-wing pollster Rasmussen.
Matt Osborne (@OsborneInk)
As an Alabamian, I should point out that we have led the way in not taxing ourselves — or at least not taxing our richest residents. Our state income tax is supposedly flat, but deductions make it possible for millionaires to pay half the effective rate of the poorest family in Alabama — and we start taxing income at the incredibly low threshold of $6,000 a year.
When you go to Montgomery and talk about all this, though, you'll be informed that we are different because we are a POOR STATE. See how that works?
Jon, if you're going to write an article criticizing our state, why don't you take a couple minutes to proofread what you wrote jackass…."a overview"?? How about "an overview"? And don't assume that all Alabamians are on the take. The majority of us bust our ass everyday and never take a dime from the government.
Jugs Minnley
Inbreeding causes stupid.
Fuzz Leonard
"If the left wants to say this is hypocrisy they have to admit that Warren Buffett is a hypocrite for advocating higher taxes for the wealthy and not paying more himself."
Warren Buffett has specifically asked for his personal taxes to be raised. The federal government does not have some sort of tax donation system in place where one can just opt to pay more.
The defense money is entirely part of the point here. Those contracts are won by congressmen an d lobbyists in DC and are built on years of federal investment in Alabama above and beyond what Alabama was contributing to the federal budget. That makes perfect sense when we are one big, happy country, but then you get into this nonsense where the residents of states like Alabama are under the impression that they are independent of the federal government and should not have to deal with universal health care and other things they don't want to spend "their" money on. Play that scenario out (like the secession guys over in Mississippi) and you have the federal government telling Alabama it can do whatever it likes but it is closing down Redstone and its other North Alabama facilities and moving elsewhere and Alabama will not receive a dime more in federal money than it puts in and Alabama becomes an apocalyptic wasteland in short order.
TallDave
April 30, 2013 - 8:31 pm | Permalink
Pretty silly. Military spending (a public good) goes to rural states because blue states won't let us plunk new bases down in Manhattan or downtown San Fran. People retire to red states because cost of living is lower. And the net transfer is small relative to their GDP.
Consider too that 95% of the nation's food supply is grown in red counties, and more than half is consumed in blue counties. Those ag subsidies make food cheaper in blue counties… and the blue counties would collapse in a week without red county food.


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Failure to Identify MPF Structure Tanks Petition
by Matthew Johnson | Jul 1, 2020 | Claim Construction, Trial Institution
By Mike Lavine and Matt Johnson –
On June 18, 2020, the PTAB denied an IPR petition because the Petitioner failed to sufficiently construe the means-plus-limitations of the challenged claims.
Mattersight Corporation ("Mattersight") owns the challenged patent, U.S. Patent No. 8,023,639 ("the '639 Patent"), which is directed to a method and system for determining the complexity of telephonic communications received by a call center. CallMiner, Inc. ("CallMiner") petitioned for IPR of the '639 Patent, asserting therein that the challenged claims recited several means-plus-function limitations, specifically limitations reciting the term "a code segment for . . . ." The petition included a table allegedly identifying the proposed function and structure of the means-plus-function limitations, but the PTAB held that this fell short of the claim construction requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(3).
Section 42.104(b)(3) requires identification of the corresponding structure in the specification for means-plus-function terms. The Petitioner's table identified the alleged function of each of the means-plus-function terms in bold italics, and merely listed string cites to broad portions of the patent specification to identify the alleged structure. The PTAB agreed with the Patent Owner that the "Petitioner's citation to broad portions of the specification and multiple figures, absent any explanation or identification of structure, do not fulfill Petitioner's obligation to identify corresponding structure under 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(3)." Decision at 13. The PTAB declined to review large portions of the specification to determine the corresponding structure of the means-plus-function terms, and also refused to take a position on whether the claims are indefinite. Because the Petitioner failed to construe the claims as required by § 42.104(b)(3), the PTAB found that Petitioner also failed to show how, so construed, the challenged claims are unpatentable.
Takeaway: Broad petition citations to the specification alone may not satisfy the PTAB's claim construction requirements for means-plus-function terms.
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Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia
By sacredsite1 / April 4, 2017
Uluru's Iconic Red Rock – Copyright, Yifei Wu
Uluru is one of the world's most iconic natural sacred sites. It has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List of Sites. The site is sacred to the Anangu people of Australia who also co-manage the site and give guided tours of areas accessible to visitors. Uluru is central to the Anangu's Creation Time or Tjukurpa. It is a place that embodies core values of their culture and is associated with numerous totemic ancestors.
Uluru Pictographs — Copyright, Yifei Wu
These pictographs are used to teach values and history to children by women. The concentric circles refer to places and the "C" shaped pictograph – on the right site of the panel – refers to a person. The hand-prints were made by ancestors.
The pictographs used to be in better condition, but, early visitors to the site would splash water on them in order to see them more clearly and this has eroded the images.
Anangu believe all of Uluru's natural features were made by their ancestors.
Uluru Cave — Copyright, Yifei Wu
Uluru At Sunrise– Copyright, Yifei Wu
West Berkeley Ohlone Shellmound, Village & Burial Site


Stunning little amp – sounds huge!
I expected to be underwhelmed by this old Selmer Truvoice amp but was completely blown away.
It sounds absolutely huge – I suspect this will make a superb recording amp.
Has had a thorough service to ensure safe operation – originally a live chassis design so some work was required.
Isolating transformer added in separate case (240v but can be set up for 110v also).
Wiring rearranged to make safe. Mains on switch is on transformer box – amp switch is standby.
The main smoothing cap dated July 1949.
A rare chance to get a unique-sounding 40s amp that's safe and practical to use, and sounds superb.


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Vast Theft of Antiquarian Books Sends a Shudder Through a Cloistered World of Dealers
A uncommon books supplier thought he had gotten fortunate in 2013 when he managed to amass a 1787 French first version — inscribed by Thomas Jefferson when he was ambassador to France.
"If someone else had seen it first, it would have been gone," stated the supplier, John Thomson, who owns Bartleby's Books, an internet store.
He had no concept that his seeming success was a byproduct of one of essentially the most expansive uncommon ebook thefts in historical past.
The supplier at a ebook truthful who offered it to him, John Schulman, is now accused of conspiring with a library archivist, Gregory Priore, to steal and promote uncommon gadgets from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
The two carried out the theft over practically twenty years, the authorities stated, stealing about 300 books and different artifacts that, in complete, would value greater than $eight million to exchange.
Their arrests final month despatched a shudder throughout the uncommon books trade, a multimillion-dollar enterprise within the United States, in line with the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America.
In this area of interest world based mostly on belief, the place confidants are foreign money and handshake offers are commonplace, the arrest of a outstanding supplier is a stunning suggestion of deceit.
Mr. Schulman had served on the affiliation's board of governors and had even led its ethics committee, the group stated. His shoppers included some of the most important names within the enterprise. Prominent bookshops from New York to London purchased stolen books, an affidavit reveals.
"It's basically a 'who's who' of people in the rare book field," stated Travis McDade, curator of uncommon books for the University of Illinois College of Law.
None of the consumers are accused of wrongdoing. But the booksellers' affiliation is taking steps to attempt to stop a related wide-scale theft from taking place once more.
We traced the trail of one ebook, the version signed by Jefferson, to elucidate how the theft is suspected to have labored — and why it went undetected for thus lengthy.
A virtually 'foolproof' setup
While there have been different notorious uncommon ebook thefts, sometimes by trade insiders, the Carnegie Library case, in line with prosecutors, notably concerned a collaboration between a librarian and a supplier.
"That is absolutely unique," stated Mr. McDade, an skilled on uncommon ebook thefts who has written a number of books on the topic. "You just don't see it."
As the library archivist, Mr. Priore had entry to a assortment of uncommon books and different gadgets on the public Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. As a well-known supplier and proprietor of the Caliban Book Shop in Pittsburgh, Mr. Schulman had entry to a community of potential consumers.
"It was an amazing setup that was close to foolproof," Mr. McDade stated, noting that the majority uncommon ebook thieves get caught making an attempt to promote their items.
In a scheme that dated again to the late 1990s, Mr. Priore advised the authorities, he would take away gadgets from the library and drop them off at Mr. Schulman's bookshop, simply a block away, on his manner house from work.
Mr. Schulman paid Mr. Priore up entrance, after which labored to promote the products at larger costs, in line with the affidavit.
Lawyers for each Mr. Schulman and Mr. Priore declined to remark. A preliminary listening to is scheduled for Oct. 12.
Among the precious gadgets they stole, in line with the authorities: a 1687 model of Isaac Newton's "Principia," one of essentially the most influential books in science; a uncommon copy of "The Journal of Major George Washington"; and costly prints by Edward S. Curtis, a well-known photographer who documented Native American life.
The anatomy of a uncommon ebook theft
One of the prized gadgets was the ebook inscribed by Jefferson, "De la France et des Etats-Unis," an necessary financial work by two French authors.
Mr. Schulman paid the librarian about $1,000 for the quantity, Mr. Priore advised the authorities, in line with the affidavit.
In 2013, Mr. Schulman took the ebook to a ebook truthful on the East Coast. He shared a sales space with Mr. Thomson of Bartleby's Books, whom he had identified for about three many years, in line with Mr. Thomson. It shortly caught his eye, he stated, and he purchased it for $5,000, in line with investigators.
At some level, Mr. Thomson stated, he requested Mr. Schulman about markings within the ebook, which indicated it had come from a library. Mr. Schulman assuaged his issues with a letter, bearing Mr. Priore's identify, that stated that the ebook had been "de-accessioned," or formally faraway from the library's assortment.
The authorities say the letter was solid.
Believing the ebook to be respectable, Mr. Thomson offered it for $36,000 to Between the Covers, a bookstore, which offered shares within the ebook to 2 different sellers: Bauman Rare Books and University Archives. All stated that they made their offers largely based mostly on the popularity of their fellow sellers.
"You have relations with people, you trust people," stated Eric Pedersen, who manages the New York gallery of Bauman Rare Books. "The people don't say where they got it from. People keep their sources close to the vest because these things aren't easy to find."
The three ebook sellers deliberate to separate the income.
But earlier than they might discover a purchaser, the Carnegie Library carried out an audit of its uncommon books assortment in 2017, apparently the primary because the 1990s. Officials shortly realized many gadgets have been lacking and ultimately fired Mr. Priore.
Appraisers noticed the ebook signed by Jefferson being offered on-line, in line with the affidavit.
The listed worth? A whopping $95,000.
Since then, the ebook has been handed over to the authorities. It is amongst about $1 million value of stolen gadgets which have been recovered, in line with the affidavit. Others are nonetheless lacking.
Dealers stated they might be extra cautious going ahead, however wouldn't permit one case to upend how they do enterprise. "It happened in a small world," Mr. Pedersen stated. "A lot of people have known each other for a very long time. I think people are going to rightfully proceed with caution."
Mr. Thomson stated that when coping with high-value gadgets from libraries, he now plans to ask a number of individuals on the library to log out. But he and different sellers stated the libraries themselves ought to take extra duty for conserving observe of their collections.
Over the course of virtually 20 years, he stated, "It's a little unbelievable to me that at some point something wasn't noticed as missing."
A spokeswoman for the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh stated that the library was reviewing its insurance policies with exterior consultants.
Susan Benne, government director of the antiquarian booksellers' group, stated the group was working to create finest practices for dealing with supplies de-accessioned from libraries and is creating coaching on theft and provenance.
She stated she was not conscious of some other cases within the final 15 years wherein a member had been present in violation of the ethics code for promoting stolen items.
Mr. Schulman has resigned from the booksellers' affiliation.
"I certainly hope that what's alleged is not true," Mr. Thomson stated. If it's, he added, "It is a great betrayal of trust."
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Good films, like all good stories, tell us something about ourselves and the world around us, and the best stories challenge and inspire us. You might think Christian films would be at the top of my list in this regard, but generally they're not. From their low production quality to poor storytelling and character development, these films leave me more frustrated than inspired.
But the film's best moments are those without words, especially at pivotal points in Christy's faith journey.
Over the last few years, faith-based films have seen an infusion of Hollywood studios, star power, and directors. Unfortunately, most of the time this tends to simply put a shiny sheen on poor storytelling. But lately a couple of films have given me hope—and Miracles from Heaven is one of those.
An adaption of Christy Beam's memoir by the same name, the film tells the story of Christy's journey and crisis of faith as her young daughter Annabel gets sick and is eventually diagnosed with a life-threatening disease.
This film gets some essential things right—and much of that is due to a strong performance by Jennifer Garner (Alias, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day), well-crafted portions in the script by Randy Brown (Trouble with the Curve), and direction by Patricia Riggen.
One of the film's greatest strengths is that it takes time to let the story tell itself.
As a result, we're allowed to experience Christy's growing sense of helplessness as she watches Annabel suffer. I know what it's like to sludge through the medical system, hold down your child's arms so he doesn't pull tubes out of his nose, and sit by a hospital bed when your child is in pain. Brown's script and Garner's performance do a good job of delivering that experience.
Taking time to tell the story also allows for a more genuine and realistic portrayal of a faith in crisis. We are able to experience Christy's anxiety and her growing sense of her inability to control life and how that contributes to her questioning of God's reliability and presence and her inability to pray. And her conversations with her husband could have been lifted from ones I've had during my own faith journey.
Like the moment Christy really sinks into her growing doubt about God as the doctor tells her and her husband that Annabel's condition doesn't have a cure. Riggen focuses on Christy's face as she looks up to a window in the hospital ceiling and then back down to the floor; we don't need to hear her express her doubt because we can feel it. This wordless moment is mirrored with another during a crisis near the end of the film, just before Christy starts her journey back to faith with a prayer, probably her first one in years. Garner's performance makes these moments feel real and even moving.
Unfortunately, Miracles from Heaven doesn't get everything right. Good portions of the film still feel heavy-handed, and the film is at its weakest when it preaches—sometimes quite literally from a pulpit. Also, segments of the film feel contrived and forced, especially during the last quarter of the story.
At the end of the film, we're told that miracles aren't always big, and if we pay attention, we can find them in the little and simple things of life. It's little things in this movie—like taking time to tell a story, earning pivotal moments, and a strong performance like Garner's—that give me hope for future films about faith journeys.


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Two Franklin companies will receive tax abatements to expand their facilities, resulting in new jobs, according to the city.
Franklin City Council has approved Community Reinvestment Act tax abatements for GreenPoint Metals and Unifirst Corp. Both companies are expanding their buildings and said they plan to add new jobs.
Both abatements are for 100 percent of the value of the new construction for 15 years.
GreenPoint Metals, a steel service center, anticipates adding 54 new jobs after it completes its expansion at 301 Shotwell Road. The company is expanding its facility by 57,605 square feet for manufacturing and 3,200 square feet for additional office space. The total value of the improvements is approximately $4.4 million.
Fifty-four new full-time jobs are expected to be created with the expansion of that facility, according to Franklin City Manager Sonny Lewis.
"GreenPoint could have gone somewhere else but they're staying in Franklin because of the CRA," Lewis said, adding that the company will begin hiring in about one month.
The average salary for a GreenPoint Metals employee is about $80,000, according to Lewis.
Unifirst Corporation has constructed an 11,000 square foot addition to its laundry facility at 265 Industrial Drive.
Unifirst, which is a uniform rental company, is one of the oldest companies in that area and needed more room, according to Lewis.
The addition to its building will accommodate a new shipping system and expansion of the washing area. The total cost of the improvements was nearly $3 million.
Lewis said the company anticipates creating four new full-time jobs and one part-time job as a result of the expansion.


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Home»News»ROPOSO JOINS HANDS WITH EKTA R KAPOOR TO LAUNCH 'EK', A CREATOR-LED CONSUMER BRAND
ROPOSO JOINS HANDS WITH EKTA R KAPOOR TO LAUNCH 'EK', A CREATOR-LED CONSUMER BRAND
By MOBILITY INDIA November 11, 2021 Updated: November 11, 2021 No Comments3 Mins Read
Entrepreneur and entertainment industry icon Ekta R Kapoor, and Roposo, owned by Glance, the consumer internet company announced the launch of a home decor, home furnishing and wellness brand, 'EK'. This is the first label to be launched by Roposo through Glance Collective, a joint venture company between Glance and Collective Artists Network.
The EK collection is inspired by India's rich cultural heritage and wellness traditions and has signature products that incorporate both traditional and contemporary design elements, across categories like home décor, home furnishings, and wellness accessories. Crafted with the intent of filling the buyer's home with positive energy, these products are made with soothing materials, fabrics, motifs, fragrances, and colors that are known to have positive emotional effects on their users.
Many of EK's products are created in collaboration with local artisans across the country, as part of EK's mission to promote and preserve the legacy of India's fine craftsmanship. For instance, EK has worked closely with Padma Shri award winner Ram Kishor Chipa, from Bagru, Rajasthan, who has co-designed a Bagru themed home décor line with EK.
"EK is my way of empowering local artisans, who are striving to preserve Indian heritage and culture through their art," said Ekta R Kapoor. "The partnership with Roposo is very exciting, since it will ensure that the work of these local artisans reaches consumers in every corner of the country, through the technology, scale and distribution backbone of platforms such as Glance and Roposo. It will also help in amplifying the deep knowledge of wellness our country possesses, making it relevant and accessible in today's world," she added.
Naveen Tewari, Founder & CEO of InMobi Group, which owns Glance, said, "Our intention is to partner with celebrities and creators in creation of brands which reflect their unique persona, and that is what we are doing with EK. We are delighted to be associated with Ekta Kapoor, and to be launching the first label in this vertical. Her artistic ethos and great understanding of the home, lifestyle and wellness category make her an ideal partner for us. Through the combined user base and live commerce technology of platforms like Glance and Roposo, EK will reach millions of consumers in India."
EK's catalog includes home furnishings like bed lines, cushion covers, drapes and table runners, home decor products like wall art, vases, serve ware, spiritual and wellness products like dhoop burner, hamsa and evil eye jewellery, and much more.  These products will all reflect Ekta's unique style.
"Ekta is a defining personality in pop culture and has majorly influenced trends with her content over several years. Her authentic style, backed by the scale of Glance and Roposo Platforms makes this collaboration a truly unique and exciting proposition for consumers," said Vijay Subramaniam, Group CEO & Founder, Collective Artists Network.
Consumers can discover EK products via platforms such as Glance Lock Screen, which has over 150 million active users in India, and Roposo, a creator-led LIVE entertainment commerce platform. Consumers can also find EK products on www.worldofek.com. In order to ensure affordability and accessibility,EK products will be priced economically, starting from INR 299/-.
Creator-LED-consumer brand Ekta R Kapoor Glance Lock Screen Naveen Tewari Roposo Vijay Subramaniam
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Nell Gwynn and The Winter's Tale Amongst Olivier Award Winners
Monday, 4th Apr 2016
You might have heard that the Laurence Olivier Awards took place this weekend, with Michael Ball hosting the ceremony at the Royal Opera House, and whilst the big news is Judi Dench picking up her eighth Olivier (a record), it is clear by looking at the results that no particular show dominated the proceedings; instead the awards are spread amongst a wealth of productions.
So whilst there are shows that won multiple awards (the King's Cross Theatre had a good night with two wins for In The Heights and a further win for Best Theatre Choreographer), the rest was quite evenly spread.
So what awards stand-out and will ensure plenty of attention as they continue their performances in the West End? For starters there's Nell Gwynn, the production starring Gemma Arterton at the Apollo Theatre, which earned the award for Best New Comedy, and that award in itself will ensure it continues to draw in the crowds right up to its end date on 30th April.
Nell Gwynn was the real life mistress to King Charles II and her story takes audiences at the Apollo Theatre back to the 17th century. She is a performer whose new role on the stage at Drury Lane is a controversial one as it is a time in which women aren't accepted in such a role.
The well received show was penned by Jennifer Swale and is directed by Christopher Luscombe.
Judie Dench, meanwhile, won the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her work in The Winter's Tale, which appeared at the Garrick Theatre last year. Whilst the show has since closed, it was a part of the ongoing Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company season at the venue, which is currently showing The Painkiller whilst The Entertainer and Romeo & Juliet are yet to come.
Other winners last night include Kenneth Cranham for The Father, Denise Gough for People, Places And Things and Mark Gatiss for the Three Days In The Country, whilst hangmen at the Wyndham's Theatre won Best New Play.
A full list of winners can be found at the Olivier Awards' official site.


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Women in Wisconsin
OBJECT HISTORY: Earlene Fuller's Bowling Shirt
This shirt, which features an African kente cloth print, was designed, made and worn in the mid-1990s by Milwaukee's Earlene Fuller, an African American bowler and seamstress.
OBJECT HISTORY: Settlement Cook Book
The first edition of The Settlement Cook Book was published on April 1, 1901 with an original printing of 1,000 copies. Copies not distributed to the settlement's cooking school students were sold at the Boston Store in Milwaukee for 50 cents each and sold out within the first year. Kander made notes on the recipe for Mocha…
OBJECT HISTORY: Racine Belles Movie Costume
This Racine Belles costume was worn in the 1992 film "A League of Their Own." The film focused on the Rockford (Illinois) Peaches, tracking a season in the All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League. The Peaches played the Belles several times during the film.
Norwegian Women Immigrants
Norwegian women played a vital role in the agricultural and social lives of rural communities. Spurred by a cultural acceptance of work, women on the farm took on both domestic chores and contributed to the family's economy through production of food and material goods.
Earlene Fuller and the African American Bowling Scene in Milwaukee
Earlene Fuller designed and made bowling outfits for numerous black and white teams in Milwaukee and elsewhere from 1970 through the mid-1990s. She was a member in two African American bowling organizations — the National Bowling Association and the Milwaukee Bowlers Guild, Inc. — and in the 1990s began incorporating kente cloth and other African-inspired fabric patterns into the shirts she made for her own teams.
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Black Kander
The first generation of women—mostly white and middle- or upper-class—to graduate from college in large numbers left school full of promise and enthusiasm, but were largely denied employment in medicine, law, or business. Rejected by …
"Ringing the Community Belles" – Racine's Professional Baseball Team
As the United States entered World War II in 1941, the war's impact on American culture was felt far and wide. Aside from the obvious strains on economic and industrial production, American recreation was temporarily …
One of the most dominant functions of the West Bend Penguin Hot and Cold Server was its use as an ice bucket, an important container for cocktail parties. A popular way to entertain, cocktail parties acted as …
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The End of the Old Fur Trade The development of fur farms at the close of the 19th century was perhaps the most revolutionary change in North America's fur industry, and fashion played a significant role …
Gender Norms and The All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League
Philip Wrigley, the gum manufacturer and owner of the Chicago Cubs, conceived of the All-American Girls' Softball League in 1942 as World War II and its drain on manpower threatened to shut down Major League Baseball. Wrigley's ideas about gender norms helped shape the league, from its strict rules to its uniform policies.


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Géographie

Climat
Le climat qui caractérise la commune est qualifié, en 2010, de « climat océanique dégradé des plaines du Centre et du Nord », selon la typologie des climats de la France qui compte alors huit grands types de climats en métropole. En 2020, la commune ressort du type « climat océanique altéré » dans la classification établie par Météo-France, qui ne compte désormais, en première approche, que cinq grands types de climats en métropole. Il s'agit d'une zone de transition entre le climat océanique, le climat de montagne et le climat semi-continental. Les écarts de température entre hiver et été augmentent avec l'éloignement de la mer. La pluviométrie est plus faible qu'en bord de mer, sauf aux abords des reliefs.

Les paramètres climatiques qui ont permis d'établir la typologie de 2010 comportent six variables pour les températures et huit pour les précipitations, dont les valeurs correspondent à la normale 1971-2000. Les sept principales variables caractérisant la commune sont présentées dans l'encadré ci-après.

Avec le changement climatique, ces variables ont évolué. Une étude réalisée en 2014 par la Direction générale de l'Énergie et du Climat complétée par des études régionales prévoit en effet que la  température moyenne devrait croître et la pluviométrie moyenne baisser, avec toutefois de fortes variations régionales. Ces changements peuvent être constatés sur la station météorologique de Météo-France la plus proche, « Buhy », sur la commune de Buhy, mise en service en 1986 et qui se trouve à  à vol d'oiseau, où la température moyenne annuelle est de  et la hauteur de précipitations de  pour la période 1981-2010.
Sur la station météorologique historique la plus proche, « Rouen-Boos », sur la commune de Boos, dans le département de la Seine-Maritime,  mise en service en 1968 et à , la température moyenne annuelle évolue de  pour la période 1971-2000 à  pour 1981-2010, puis à  pour 1991-2020.

Urbanisme

Typologie
Le Thil est une commune rurale, car elle fait partie des communes peu ou très peu denses, au sens de la grille communale de densité de l'Insee.

Par ailleurs la commune fait partie de l'aire d'attraction de Paris, dont elle est une commune de la couronne. Cette aire regroupe .

Occupation des sols

L'occupation des sols de la commune, telle qu'elle ressort de la base de données européenne d'occupation biophysique des sols Corine Land Cover (CLC), est marquée par l'importance des territoires agricoles (90,7 % en 2018), néanmoins en diminution par rapport à 1990 (94,1 %). La répartition détaillée en 2018 est la suivante :
terres arables (90,7 %), zones urbanisées (9,3 %).

L'IGN met par ailleurs à disposition un outil en ligne permettant de comparer l'évolution dans le temps de l'occupation des sols de la commune (ou de territoires à des échelles différentes). Plusieurs époques sont accessibles sous forme de cartes ou photos aériennes : la carte de Cassini (), la carte d'état-major (1820-1866) et la période actuelle (1950 à aujourd'hui).

Toponymie
Le nom de la localité est attesté sous les formes Tilia in Velgessino au  siècle, Theliolum en 1233, Til en Veuquecin le Normant en 1400 (archives nationales), Le Thil lez Estrepagny en 1579 (Philippe d'Alcripe),Thil-en-Vexin en 1828 (Louis Du Bois).

De l'oïl teil / til (« tileul »). Le toponyme est abondamment répandu en France. En Normandie, il est usuel sous les formes le T[h]eil ou le Thil.

Il est vraisemblable que des tilleuls ornaient souvent le centre des villages.

Histoire
La seigneurie du Thil  est acquise le  par le sieur Guillaume Jubert seigneur de Vesly en Vexin conseiller au parlement de Rouen, fils de Guillaume Jubert, lieutenant général au bailliage de Gisors et de Catherine Daniel  La terre est érigée en marquisat en mars 1655 au profit du descendant Jacques Jubert III. Par la suite, Élisabeth Olympe Jubert du Thil se marie à un membre de la famille de Chastellux, César-François.

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En , un commando allemand chargé de faire sauter le pont d'Oissel, traversa le village, à bord de véhicules à moteur.

Héraldique

Politique et administration

Démographie

Lieux et monuments
 Château du Thil : le château a brûlé au . Subsistent des vestiges d'un colombier et le portail. Joseph-Abel Couture y est intervenu.
 Église Notre-Dame

Personnalités liées à la commune

Voir aussi
 Liste des communes de l'Eure

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Liens externes

 Le Thil sur le site de l'Institut géographique national
 Le site de la commune du Thil

Commune dans l'Eure
Aire urbaine de Paris


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Rebecca Sive with Special Guest Jan Schakowsky: Vote Her In
Author Rebecca Sive is joined by Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky for a discussion about Ms. Sive's new book, Vote Her In: Your Guide to Electing Our First Woman President. This event is free an open to the public.
Women are wildly underrepresented at every level of the US government: federal, state, and local. Research has shown that women in executive government positions are far more likely than men to commit to policies that benefit women, girls, and other marginalized groups, so after centuries of underrepresentation, it's clear: our best bet for creating a system that is more fair, balanced, and just for everyone is electing our first Madam President--as soon as we can.
Vote Her In is organized around the inspirational messages seen on protest signs carried at the record-breaking 2017 Chicago Women's March. Part One outlines the case for why we need to mobilize now, and Part Two provides a clear strategy for how to do it. Each chapter in Part Two includes an action plan that women can complete to help each other (or themselves) attain political power and work toward electing our first woman president.
Author Rebecca Sive draws on her decades of political experience to create this crucial book, which empowers every American man, woman, and child who cares about our nation's democratic future to harness their collective power in the run-up to 2020 and, at last, form a more perfect union.
Rebecca Sive's career has spanned executive positions−in government, philanthropy, academia, business, and the not-for-profit sector−where she has earned a reputation as a savvy and expert media commentator, political strategist, writer, speaker, and professor, focused always on the matter of women's political and public leadership. Her widely-praised, most recent book, Vote Her In: Your Guide to Electing Our First Woman President, makes the case for breaking down the last barrier to American women and girls fully realizing their dreams of executive leadership: electing a woman to the presidency. Sive contends that this victory will change everything by putting a new face on the most powerful person in the world.
At the University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy, Sive was the founding program and academic director of its executive education program, Women in Public Leadership, and taught graduate-level courses in women and politics. At the start of their respective inaugural terms, Sive was among those who developed women's issues agendas for presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Sive was appointed by Illinois Governor James R. Thompson to the Illinois Human Rights Commission, and by Chicago Mayor Harold Washington to the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners. Sive is listed in the biographical dictionary, Feminists Who Changed America (University of Illinois Press, 2006), and is the author of Every Day Is Election Day: A Woman's Guide to Winning Any Office, from the PTA to the White House (2013); according to Publisher's Weekly, "a clear and persuasive, frank and practical" handbook for aspiring women-electeds.
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Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional footballer. He plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He has won 29 trophies with Barcelona, including eight La Liga titles, four UEFA Champions League titles and five Copas del Rey.
Lionel Messi was born on 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Argentina to Jorge Messi and Celia Cuccittini. His father is a steel factory manager and mother worked in a magnet manufacturing workshop. He is the third of four Siblings. At the age of four he joined local club Grandoli, where he was coached by his father. He joined the Rosario club when he was six years old. He was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency when he was 11 years old and his local club, River Plate, did not want to pay to treat it, so he moved to Spain to play for FC Barcelona.
At age 13 Messi and his family relocated to Barcelona, and he began playing for FC Barcelona's under-14 team. He scored 21 goals in 14 games for the junior team, and he quickly graduated through the higher-level teams until at age 16 he was given his informal debut with FC Barcelona in a friendly match. Messi's play continued to rapidly improve over the years, and by 2008 he was one of the most dominant players in the world. During the 2009–10 seasons Messi scored 34 goals in domestic games as Barcelona repeated as La Liga champions. He earned the Golden Shoe award as Europe's leading scorer, and he was named the 2010 world player of the year. When he was 25, he became the youngest player in history to score 200 goals in La Liga and in March 2012, he became the first player in Champions League history to score five goals in a single match.
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Q: Modify character spacing in a PDF form field This question was originally posted by esilver but he seemed to answer his own question, which then didn't make any sense. In his post he mentioned 'combing' of which I have found no reference to.
Here is what his question is and my slight amendment is at the bottom:
esilver's question:
"I'm trying to build a web app to programmatically fill out a PDF form. I am going to configure my form first in Adobe Acrobat, then write a Java app with iText to fill out all the form fields via user input from the web. The base form I need to fill out comes from the US government. They created form fields with extremely large kerning (character spacing) values I need to change. However, there appears to be no way to modify this value in the Acrobat UI.
Does anyone know how to manipulate character spacing on form fields in Acrobat 8.0 for Windows? I could try to use iText to programmatically manipulate the kerning of the original document, but this would be much more tedious.
Thanks!"
His answer:
"I believe I figured this out: kerning is called "combing" in acrobat, and each of the form fields have been "combed". The strange thing is this option isn't checked when I view the properties of the form field, but "combing" is the behaviour I was attempting to replicate."
My amendement:
I am using Acrobat Pro 9 to generate this form. Now my question is: Does anyone know how to manipulate character spacing on form fields in Acrobat Pro 9 for Windows?

A: It sounds like you're referring to comb fields, not kerning.  Kerning is adjusting the spacing between characters so that letters like AV can be pushed closer together and still look good.
A comb field is a field where each letter has a specific visible box that it fits into. I believe it's named a comb field because the spacing resembles the teeth of a comb.  Comb fields are common on government forms and are used to encourage you to print your answer.
Comb fields don't make a lot of sense for an electronic form, but sometimes the electronc form has to exactly match the print form for legal reasons.
Try loading the form in LiveCycle Designer, which comes with Acrobat.  If it's an XFA form (vs an AcroForms form), then you'll be able to edit the kerning in Designer.

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3 December 2018, Palace of Nations, Geneva
70th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights: The Dignity of Life
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"Project HOST SPOT", August 7-19, 2016
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VCTF-HangingGardens
Andrew Czarnietzki & Nathaniel R
Medium for 12-24 players
Reservations have been down at the Hanging Gardens Centre ever since the local star began collapsing into itself. Activate the many control panels by touching them, and shoot them to deactivate, but note that the automated security system will lock out access to flag carriers.
PC and PS3 versions available below.
Author comments Andrew Czarnietzki and Nathaniel Rossol:
As you can see, this map is a collaboration between myself and Andrew Czarnietzki. Whereas I had experience with UT3 and its gameplay but limited modelling skill, Andrew, on the other hand, is tremendously experienced in modelling, but had limited experience with UT3's gameplay. It seemed like a perfect match, so we teamed up to create a new and interesting map for everyone.
In terms of Gameplay (my focus on this map) as with previous maps, I wanted the map to be based on a solid VCTF foundation, but with a few new gameplay innovations for players to experience as well. The map has a tight, VCTF-Kargo kind of feel to it where there is a balance of areas for both vehicular combat and foot combat. While the map description says it's ideal for 12-24 players, it's still quite scalable to 32 players due to the many areas to explore and possible flag routes to take.
In terms of new dynamics, we first came up with the idea of force-fields throughout the map to change flag routes, which eventually turned into the energy bridges that could be turned on and off as a way to dynamically spoil a flag-carrier's route and forcing him to re-plan on the spot. Locking flag carriers out of the bridge controls was developed later as a great way to force flag carriers to be a little more clever with their escape plans. However, it also had the added advantage of promoting teamwork because the lock-out can be overcome if a friendly teammate were to activate the bridge for you instead. In general, the goal was to reward planning, creativity, and teamwork to help make a flag capture (though you can still go all Rambo-style if you want : ).
Originally, we had the idea that destructible environmental objects (breakable glass in particular) might make for some cool visuals and player interaction. After playing with it in the BSP prototype version of the map, though, it quickly became clear that this had enormous potential as a fun and interesting gameplay mechanic too! After much gameplay testing it eventually ended up as a key feature of the map. Sure, gibbing the flag carrier is fun, but shooting out the glass floor or deactivating the energy bridge under his feet sending him to fall to his doom (or perhaps into the waiting claws of a teammate's scorpion claws) is somehow just as satisfying, if not more so. While getting out-dueled by an opponent is annoying, getting outsmarted by an opponent truly gets one's blood boiling! : D
Some important points to note:
Control panels near the bridges activate by getting close to them. To disable a bridge, simply shoot it's control panel display, or press the "USE" key from a short distance, and it will shut down (great way to stop a flag carrier escape, or clear a bridge of enemies before reactivating it and safely crossing yourself : ). When an enemy takes your flag, your security bridges will shut down automatically to try to keep him from escaping, and he will be locked out of the bridge controls as long as he holds the flag.
While it may seem like the underside has only a single exit, look carefully. With a gun and some jump boots, you can "make" yourself an exit to the centre of the map. It also serves as a stealthy way to sneak into the enemy base, just watch your step!.
The upper support structures that keep this facility Hanging from the cliff are not just to look at. With some exploration, and skillful jumping/impact hammer jumps (or a manta, if you like) you can use it as a daring flag route. Be careful not to get shot off though, there' isn't exactly a lot of cover up there, and it's a long way down ; ).
The middle fountain, isn't just for looks either, there's few pickups on it too accessible via jump boots, scorpion self-destruct, mantas and hammer-jumps. Explore the level thoroughly to try to find all the tucked-away powerups that will help you on your way.
While the upper walkways are mostly safe from vehicles, watch out for mantas but also for scorpions from below that may shoot out the glass at your feet to drop you to their level. Also, scorpions can get to the second floor via the station in the middle. Try to catch them on the glass or energy bridges if this happens ;).
The back of the fountain may seem like a quick flag carrier route, but be careful, strong currents can make it dangerously slow to get across, and you'll be a sitting duck while you navigate the current. The hoverboard might be a bit faster across the water as it's not affected by the current, but that naturally carries its own large set of risks.
Plays nicely as a Greed map too :D.
Anyways, I'll turn it over to Andrew now to touch on the visuals of the map.
Greetings, everyone! I have to say Iíve been a long time fan of the Unreal Game Engine. What seems like an age ago, I started making hacky little mods for something now called ìUnreal1î, and have since built a professional career and company around what is really more of the same work (if only on a much different scale!). While I love my company, weíre in the Serious Games sector - which is great fun in its own right, but there is a notable lack of rocket launchers in this field. The chance to combine my graphics and Unreal experience with _N_ís gameplay / design experience was far too good an opportunity to pass up. While I am looking forward to having eveningís again, building this map has been a lot of fun - may you enjoy playing it as much as we did making it.
As for the graphics, I hope that when you open this map you notice that there is something unusual about the lighting. The lighting in this map is provided by a lightmapping toolset called pureLIGHT, which I helped design and produce over the last few years of my professional life. We have recently spun pureLIGHT off for use in the games industry (with a particular focus on independant developers), and looking at this map I hope you can see why I choose to use this fantastic toolset on this project. For more information about pureLIGHT, please feel free to visit www.purelighttech.com
Besides the lighting, I also hope you enjoy the various visuals details in this map. I really wanted to produce something that stood out from both the UT3 as well as most games in general. There are a number of inspirations for the visuals here, ranging from Sid Meadís style of design to the mental picture I got reading of Tar Valon all those years ago. I also wanted to know what it might look like if youíre planet happened to orbit a black hole sunÖ if you have a moment between frags, please feel free to take a look skyward.
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