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Structure and surface properties of anatase TiO2 thin film by sol-gel technique
Najat Al-Jufairi
TiO2 coating films of 50-200nm thickness were prepared by the sol-gel technique using hydrolysis of titanium isopropoxide (TIP) in an attempt to study structure and surface properties of anatase at ambient temperature. The anatase phase is exhibited by the XRD peak at 20=25° with orientation in (101), the crystal parameters of XRD for TiO2 thin films (50-200 nm), were varied depending on the thickness of film and substrate type. An annealing temperature and annealing time had an effect on the film surface quality and exhibit porosity and aggregates in the films. The surface of TiO2 thin film showed cluster particles through SEM and the shrinkage rate on the film increased as a result of heat treatment during annealing process. The film was uniform and homogeneous under AFM investigate. EDS have determined the stochiometric ratio of TiO2 film.
Materials Science Forum
https://doi.org/10.4028/0-87849-404-9.165
International Conference on Functional Materials and Devices, ICFMD-2005 - Kuala Lumpur
Duration: 6 Jun 2005 → 8 Jun 2005
International Conference on Functional Materials and Devices, ICFMD-2005
Sol-gels
Energy dispersive spectroscopy
Coating films
Crystalline phases
Microstructure of TiO
Al-Jufairi, N. (2006). Structure and surface properties of anatase TiO2 thin film by sol-gel technique. In Materials Science Forum (Vol. 517, pp. 165-172). (Materials Science Forum; Vol. 517). https://doi.org/10.4028/0-87849-404-9.165
Structure and surface properties of anatase TiO2 thin film by sol-gel technique. / Al-Jufairi, Najat.
Materials Science Forum. Vol. 517 2006. p. 165-172 (Materials Science Forum; Vol. 517).
Al-Jufairi, N 2006, Structure and surface properties of anatase TiO2 thin film by sol-gel technique. in Materials Science Forum. vol. 517, Materials Science Forum, vol. 517, pp. 165-172, International Conference on Functional Materials and Devices, ICFMD-2005, Kuala Lumpur, 6/6/05. https://doi.org/10.4028/0-87849-404-9.165
Al-Jufairi N. Structure and surface properties of anatase TiO2 thin film by sol-gel technique. In Materials Science Forum. Vol. 517. 2006. p. 165-172. (Materials Science Forum). https://doi.org/10.4028/0-87849-404-9.165
Al-Jufairi, Najat. / Structure and surface properties of anatase TiO2 thin film by sol-gel technique. Materials Science Forum. Vol. 517 2006. pp. 165-172 (Materials Science Forum).
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Can you imagine needing to replace your roof—and then finding out your insurance will only cover $500 of it?
This isn't just a hypothetical. It actually happened to a Village Roofing client a few years ago. And if you haven't looked at your insurance in a while, you could be in danger of it happening to you.


Here in Kerala we are now smack in the middle of the Monsoon Season. Having complaint about the heat for a few months we now have a new topic – Rain! (as in … too much) surely bringing much needed relief to the people, animals, agriculture etc. But, like everything else, too much of one good thing turns easily and quickly into something negative.
The heavy monsoon rain has been pelting down for a few weeks now turning our beautiful Kerala into an even greener oasis. But a more or less uninterrupted extremely heavy downpour over the week-end also brought even bigger traffic chaos, landslides, etc.
On Monday morning we had to drive to the Airport for something which could not be put off and it simply became a sort of "mini journey to hell". We passed many flooded houses, churches, temples etc. on our way. Many of the low-lying fields were completely flooded; the cattle grazing there were standing in flood water nearly up to their stomach.
On route we had to cross the bridge over the mighty river Periyar. The rain was hitting us hard – the windscreen wipers on our car could hardly cope with the deluge and there was absolutely no way that we could stop and get out to photograph the raging river, which had risen considerably and now looking brown, muddy and quite dirty, bringing the water from the mountains down to Ernakulam (Cochin).
So this is the reason my friends, why for once you will not see any photographs from our own "manningtreearchive". But luckily I was able to get this impressive photograph (which also appeared over 2 pages this morning in the paper) from the picture desk of our newspaper Malayala Manorama Daily. My thanks goes out to them.


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Commentary 24 October 2018
Kavita Krishnan
(Includes excerpts from an article by Kavita Krishnan, 'Gendered Discipline in Globalising India', Feminist Review, July 2018, Volume 119, Issue 1, pp 72–88)
WORKPLACE sexual harassment is not just to do with the "mindset" of men, it is to do with the structure of society. In Marxist terms, we would say that sexual harassment and gender oppression are not superstructural alone, they have a strong structural dimension. This becomes very clear when we see how sexual harassment is used as a tool to discipline women workers in the modern globalised workplace - and is likewise deployed to maintain a feudal caste-gender supremacy of upper caste landlords over Dalit women agrarian labourers in rural India.
Struggles against sexual harassment and rape were an important aspect of the CPI(ML) movement in rural Bihar in the 1980s and 1990s. Kalpana Wilson notes (Kalpana Wilson, 'Patterns of accumulation and struggles of rural labour: Some aspects of Agrarian change in Central Bihar', Journal of Peasant Studies, 26:2-3, 316-354, 1999):
"The most striking aspect of the movement is that it enabled the dalit poor and landless to challenge the practices which underpin the social and economic authority of both the older and the more recently emerged dominant classes throughout central Bihar. These are forms of oppression based on caste and gender as much as class. Thus dalit women frequently explain that the men from higher caste landowning families used to sexually harass and abuse them, physically assault them if they missed a day's work, or refuse to allow them to take breaks to drink water telling them to drink the water in the drainage canals, but now they no longer 'dare' do these things. …this primarily reflects a perception among all classes and castes that there has been a shift in the balance of forces in those villages where the CPI(ML) has a presence, rather than a change in the mentality of the landowners.
Wilson described how "Women have also led marches of thousands to physically occupy land for redistribution, and have been at the forefront of resistance and protest against the repression unleashed by the landowners and the police." She notes that
"Because of the movement's focus on rape and sexual harassment by upper castes, they (the women) perceived these struggles as primarily struggles for their own dignity. At the same time, these women's involvement has led to their challenging oppressive domestic relations - particularly domestic violence, cases of abandonment of women by husbands, and the increasing incidence of dowry among dalit families."
In her article on the struggles of the Dalit agrarian landless labourers and the Bathani Tola massacre, Bela Bhatia likewise observed that "… many prominent upper caste men have been involved in raping (dalit women). …the son of Deep Narayan Chowdhury is known to have raped several women including a Yadav woman of the Bhagwanpur tola of the village. Deep Narayan Chowdhury, quite unconcerned, once commented "maine saand pala hai" (I have raised a bull)." (Bela Bhatia, 'Justice Not Vengeance: The Bathani Tola Massacre and the Ranbeer Sena in Bihar, EPW September 2013)
But sexual harassment is by no means just a feudal hangover - it looms large in modern workplaces, as the #MeToo revelations from the US to India underline.
A report, 'Production of Torture: A Study on Working Conditions including work place harassments facing Women Garment Workers in Bangalore and other districts', prepared by PUCL Karnataka; NLSIU, Bangalore Vimochana; Alternative Law Forum (ALF); Concern-IISC; Manthan Law and Garments Mahila Karmikara Munnade (2016) documented the ubiquitous nature of sexual harassment in the Karnataka garment factories producing for global corporations. The report noted:
Sexual harassment is also common ( including 'staring hard at a woman worker in a sexual manner; making obscene threats, such as saying that chilli powder will be applied on the woman's vagina if she did not work efficiently'; as well as 'scolding' using sexual expletives'.
Reports from garment factories of both Tamil Nadu and Karnataka indicate the systemic way in which the garment industry exploits the precariousness and vulnerability of women to exploit them financially and 'fashion a more disciplined and hence cheaper workforce of women' (PUCL et al.)
In the Tamil Nadu factories, the women workers are younger and unmarried – and in their case, factories draw on parents' anxieties about dowry payment as well as about preventing daughters from contracting 'unwanted/undesirable' (read: in violation of caste and community boundaries) romantic/sexual relationships to justify their incarceration in hostels, relentless surveillance, bans on mobile phones and on social interaction with male workers. Though the rationalisations for gendered restrictions on the freedoms of women workers invoke concerns of 'culture' and 'safety', the fact is that these restrictions have an immensely practical value of deterring unionisation. And in fact, the absence of the unionisation achieved by so-called 'safety' measures of surveillance and restrictions on socialisation and mobility, renders the women workers unsafe - by making them vulnerable and isolated, and less able to resist the structural violence, exploitation and sexual harassment they face.
The women workers in the Karnataka factories tend to be older, married women. In their case, sexualised shaming tactics also help deter them from seeking support from husbands or in-laws. The abusive conditions of work at the place of production (the factories) strain the conditions of life and social relationships at the site of social reproduction (the households). Likewise, women's vulnerability to or fear of violence or humiliation in their own households, and the pressures of having to earn to support economically precarious families make them more likely to submit without complaint to the abusive disciplinary regimes at work.
These practices are found even in other locations where women are part of the globalised workforce. One such instance can be found in the Export Processing Zones (EPZs) in the Dominican Republic, as outlined in a study which enquires into the deployment of practices of sexual harassment to keep women from organising ('Sexual Harassment in the Export Processing Zones of the Dominican Republic', Pantaleon and Dominicana, 2003).
Thus regimes of surveillance, sexualized abuse, sexual harassment and public humiliation are integral to the production process, and are used to keep the women workers insecure by pressurizing them to meet impossible production targets.
Women's vulnerability to shaming through suggestions of sexual immorality helps deter their mutual solidarity – in communities as well as in factories, women are expected and encouraged to maintain a distance from the 'immoral' woman, and to strive to prove their own respectability by their willing submission to regimes of surveillance and restrictions on mobility and means of communication.
The gendered methods of disciplining women garment workers in Bangladesh, as described by Dina Siddiqi ('Do Bangladeshi factory workers need saving? Sisterhood in the post-sweatshop era', Feminist Review 91, pp.154-174, 2009) have striking parallels with the Indian contexts. Siddiqi observes that the women workers are regulated 'through a distinct moral regime, separating the "good" girls from the "immoral" ones….A highly sexualized regime of verbal discipline, as well as more overt forms of sexual harassment, also serves to keep women in their place. In this universe, the good woman is the good worker – those who are morally disciplined; that is, those who do not protest or draw too much attention to themselves – are deserving of managerial protection. Those who challenge such norms are much more vulnerable to managerial sexual advances' (2009). As in the Karnataka factories, sexualized abuse – such as hurling insults that question the morality of the worker's father or mother – are common in the Bangladesh factories.
The old Left slogan - 'an injury to one is an injury to all' carries an extra layer of relevance in the context of women: unity needs workers - both women and men - to reject and resist every attempt to brand a woman "immoral" and shame/isolate her.
The struggle against sexual harassment, for workers in India's organised and unorganised sector, is integrally linked to the struggle against neoliberal globalisation that seeks to dismantle, deter, and punish unionisation and collective bargaining. Where women have organised in the face of all odds - Bengaluru's Dalit sanitation workers are an example - they often join hands to collectively confront and take direct action against contractors who sexually harass or abuse them. While the demand for Vishakha Committees or the ICCs mandated by the law must be pursued, it must be recognised that such committees function only in a larger climate of industrial democracy. In the absence of unions and collectives, in the absence of job security for the workers, ICCs will simply serve the bosses alone and complainants will simply be thrown out of jobs.
Every woman worker in India would have a 'Me Too' story. The journalists, artists, actors and women whose testimonies of 'Me Too' are finally making themselves heard, can help women workers' experiences of sexual harassment to be heard and addressed. At this #MeToo moment, every workplace in India open itself to a social audit in which employees can speak up about sexual harassment, casteist abuse, and conditions of work that enable such abuse and violence to thrive. Workplaces would naturally include the streets and homes which are the workplaces for street vendors and domestic workers respectively. These audits - by activists of Unions, women's groups, Dalit groups, LGBTQI groups - can be the basis for measures to ensure 'Time's Up' for sexual harassment of the most vulnerable sections in India.

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This full-color cookbook features a collection of 77 of restaurateur Allen Dikker's favorite recipes that he wasn't able to feature on the menu of his potato-centric restaurant, Potatopia. In what has been dubbed a "cult-like following" by Food & Beverage, Dikker's Potatopians include foodies, vegans, vegetarians, families and everyone in between. Now, home cooks can experience potato heaven from their own kitchens with these exclusive recipes pulled from the over 200 that Dikker has developed since Potatopia's inception. As CEO and founder of the chain, Dikker has earned his authority on all things potatoes.
This cookbook is organized into six chapters by course: Starters and Snacks; Soups and Salads; Mains; Meatless Mains; Sides; and Sweets. The book also includes two bonus sections for basic potato recipes and Potatopia's signature sauces—both of which are used throughout the book.
Allen Dikker has launched five successful businesses, including Potatopia, a fast-casual all-potato concept with locations in New Jersey, New York and Florida. As CEO, Dikker developed Potatopia's menu of signature potato recipes and sauces. He lives with his family in Manalapan, N.J.
The Potatopia Cookbook is published by Agate Publishing, which can be contacted at (847) 475-4457 or www.agatepublishing.com.


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Recently, A member of Saudi Council of Senior Scholars, Sheikh Abdullah bin Sulaiman Al Manea, has predicted the beginning and the ending of the Arabic calendar months in the year 1440, specifically with respect to the months of Shaaban and Ramadan.
Based on the trends and the data collected over the years for analysis, he has analyzed that the Shaaban would be 30 days while Ramadan would be 29 days in total in the year 2019.
Based on such forecast, the Saudi citizens and Saudi expats can look forward to the holy month and its blessings to land expectedly on May 6, 2019.
He announced the aforementioned in a statement, according to local media, based on the beginning and end of Islamic months gathered since 1415 AH. This data helped in predicting the crescent for the following months: Jumada al-Akhir, Rajab, Sha'ban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Zul-Qa'dah and Zul-Hijja.
This data also helped in predicting the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan and its end, the month of Zul Hijjah and Muharram of next year.


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A car wash, whether done professionally or on your own, is one of the most important things to do for your vehicle on a regular basis. Aside from just cleaning your car, it can prevent dirt and residue from building up on the exterior over a long period of time. After all, the longer you wait to get a car wash, the harder it is to clean any accumulated residue that may exist on your vehicle.
If you've ever washed your car a few days after the paint was waxed, you know how much easier it is to clean than a car that hasn't been waxed in over a year. One is so smooth that the sponge or wash mitt effortlessly glides over the paint surface to remove dirt. The other, it takes some serious scrubbing and effort to remove caked on dirt.
Washing your car yourself is usually the best and cheapest option but paying a professional car wash service is by far the fastest and easiest. Since some car wash services may also include towel drying, interior vacuuming, and even complete auto detailing, you often get what you pay for.
Like many other service industries in the Unites States, tipping is encouraged. This article is not written to argue whether one should tip at all (I'm personally conflicted on this), but rather how much if you choose to do so. So what is proper tipping etiquette for a full service car wash or automotive detailing service?
The tip amount you leave the car wash attendant or car detailer should depend on the size of your vehicle and how many additional services other than exterior washing they perform on it. And, of course, the quality of the job should be a consideration as well.
Below are the 5 most common tip amounts you can expect to give at a full service car wash or auto detailer. All amounts are based off a job well done. If you feel you received poor service, there's nothing wrong with tipping less than the standard amount. On the other end of it, feel free to tip more to an attendant or detailer who has done an exceptional job.
A $2 tip is fine if you have an economy size car that is getting washed and towel dried by hand.
A $3 tip is better if you're getting your economy size car vacuumed in addition to the washing and hand drying.
$4 is a standard tip if you have a bigger car to get washed, such as a van, truck, or SUV. These vehicles require more time to wash which means a bigger tip is better.
A better tip to give if you're getting your larger vehicle vacuumed as well as washed.
If you are getting a full service car detailing in addition to a wash, then a 15% tip on the total amount will be best. This percentage is also a good amount if you cannot decide on a proper tip to give the person. So, for example, if your complete auto detailing services costs $100, then leave the person who did the work a $10-$15 tip.
Overall, the amount of your tip should be based on the quality and value of the service you received for the money that you paid. Although tipping is never something that is required, it does show an appreciation to the service person for the quality job they did on your car. Tipping for auto services seems to be more common in larger cities but there's no rule that says you can't tip a car wash attendant in rural Iowa.
If you're a return customer and the attendant remembers the nice tip you left last time, they often go above and beyond the call of duty in order to please you and sometimes even throw in some free extras they know you'll appreciate.
Some may disagree with me on this, but if the service was bad, it's completely fine to lower the tip amount or not leave a tip at all. Tipping is something that should be a bonus and not something expected. Unfortunately, too many businesses disagree with this and you'll often be best to take your business to someone else.
Good reminder to tip according to services done during detailing. Sometimes you forget about all of the work that goes into detailing: tires, windows, polishing, etc. The tip should match the types of services.
I always have to tip the last person I see, the one who gives me my keys back, so I never know if the tip gets shared.


It was a busy few days at the end of last week for Creative Download working on the setting up/product styling for a client who is exhibiting at this year's trade fair Ambiente in Frankfurt.
The fair opened on Friday and this was a great opportunity to walk round the fair seeing all the new trends and the design aspects of the various exhibition stands. Here is a selection of photographs.


This is a list of VGCollect users who have MiG-29 Fighter Pilot (cardboard box) in their Collection.
This is a list of VGCollect users who have MiG-29 Fighter Pilot (cardboard box) in their Sell List.
This is a list of VGCollect users who have MiG-29 Fighter Pilot (cardboard box) in their Wish List.


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Report: Nadler's Campaign Consultant Also Working on Behalf of Russian Propagandist
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Kristina Wong
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) has hired a campaign consultant who also lobbies on behalf of the head of a Russia propaganda outlet, even as he launches an extensive investigation into President Trump's alleged Russia ties, according to a report.
The Daily Beast on Thursday reported that Nadler's campaign consultant is Ezra Friedlander, a lobbyist and political consultant who runs outreach to the Orthodox Jewish community for Nadler's campaign.
However, he is also a public-relations executive whose newest client is the wife of Kirill Vyshinsky, the head of Russian state news media outlet RIA Novosti's Ukrainian arm.
That means Nadler has his own questionable ties to Russians, as well as that his campaign is paying a consultant that is doing lobbying work for a Russian propagandist.
The propagandist, Vyshinsky, is actually now in a Ukrainian jail, where he faces treason charges after Ukrainian security forces raided RIA Novosti's offices in Kiev, according to the Daily Beast.
Ukrainian authorities have accused Vyshinsky of illegally fomenting support for the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 — which the U.S. strenuously opposed.
According to documents filed with the Justice Department, Vyshinsky's wife Irina hired Friedlander's firm in November 2018 to attempt to secure her husband's release.
Friedlander said that neither RIA Novosti or any other independent entity is paying him for that work, according to the Daily Beast.
Friedlander frame his work for Vyshinsky as protecting a journalist — even though he works for Russian state media.
"Protecting the rights of journalists is so front and center to my core belief system," Friedlander told the Daily Beast in an interview. "To me, if you're a journalist and you make inquiries and you write and you report, that has to be encouraged. In all countries, and at all levels."
The Beast notes:
"Though he frames it as an issue of press freedom, the Ukrainian government isn't the only one to accuse Russian media of acting as a propaganda arm of the Kremlin. The U.S. intelligence community also concluded that ostensibly independent Russian-owned broadcasters were integral parts of Moscow's American disinformation campaign in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election."
Friedlander denied ever lobbying Nadler on Vyshinsky's behalf. However, he did hold other meetings on the Hill around the same time as his lobbying campaign on behalf of Vyshinsky, including with Republican Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC).
Friedlander said Vyshinsky's case did not come up during those appointments.
PoliticsDaily BeastDonald TrumpHouse Judiciary CommitteeJerry NadlerNadlerRIA NovostiRussia collusion


So, I've just realized a project I thought was nearly done is in fact, only halfway there.
It's too short. It's 24,000 words. It should be 35-40,000. I could weep.
I'm tempted to send it around as a novella and hope it gets published that way. But I'm also tempted to rewrite the entire thing and add bits to where it is thin and FIX it. It will take me a long time. But the story will have more depth, something that my wonderful writing mentor, Donna Morrissey, suggested when I was working with her thorough Humber's School for Writers.
The sad thing is that I set myself up for mocking as I procrastinate. Everyone is onto me now. Truth is, I find writing HARD. I enjoy it when I'm in the flow, but the flow is harder and harder to maintain. That's why I can actually do the three day novel contest, but no way can make it through Nanowrimo.
I'm a 50 yard dasher. I always have been, even in school. I could run like the dickens for 50 yards, but my energy petered out for the long term. It wasn't until I laboured for my daughter for 18 hours that I realized I had strength to endure, and it's not like I had any choice in that.
So I fling myself into a writing jag and block out people but I can only maintain it for a while. Then I find my wandering eye sliding over to a neat art project or that pile of yarn or a book to read or a tune to play…and the flow is lost.
Resistance? ADD? Or am I just not suited to writing, after all?
Every time I start writing, I go through all of these doubts and then I realize how perfectly I've created a wall to doing it. I need to do what I've done before in all sorts of other areas and just shaddup and push on through.
Way to go, DA! 24,000 is still a lot of words! You could consider publishing it as a novella. "They" say nowadays that readers like shorter works, since everyone's always in a hurry.


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# ampersand-pagination-mixin
A simple mixin to be used with ampersand collection to perform paginated requests. This module assumes you somehow implement a restful method `collection.fetch()` therefore being a perfect match to be used with [ampersand-rest-collection](https://github.com/AmpersandJS/ampersand-rest-collection). It works by inserting a `skip` and `limit` fields on the query component of the URI.

Example:

```javascript
  var InfiniteScrollMixin = require('ampersand-pagination-mixin');
  var RestCollection = require('ampersand-rest-collection');
  var MyModel = require('./MyModel');

  var PaginatedCollection = RestCollection.extend(InfiniteScrollMixin, {
    model: MyModel,
    url: '/api/paginated-resource'
  });

  var myCollection = new PaginatedCollection();

  // Now just use the method and let it keep the state for you
  myCollection.fetchPage();
```

To use this collection with a infinite scroll view use [ampersand-infinite-scroll](https://github.com/JGAntunes/ampersand-infinite-scroll) as it works out of the box with it.

## credits

Created by [@JGAntunes](http://github.com/JGAntunes), with the support of [@SINFO](http://github.com/sinfo).

## license

MIT


Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots tight end who committed suicide in prison after being found guilty of first-degree murder, used dangerous prison drugs in the days prior to his suicide. That information was concealed from the public as well as Hernandez's family and investigators, according to a new report by the Boston Globe.
The Globe series, crafted by the paper's "Spotlight" team, uncovered redacted information in a 132-page report on Hernandez's death. An inmate interviewed in the days after Hernandez's suicide said, "He's spent the last two days smoking K2 (a prison drug) in his cell and he wasn't in the right frame of mind." As the Globe notes, it's a significant statement because it could bring a new focus to Hernandez's state of mind as well as the overall state of the prison.
Hernandez's death came as a shock; five days earlier, he'd been found not guilty in the shooting deaths of two men in Boston in 2012. He was already in prison at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center for murdering an associate, Odin Lloyd, in 2013.
K2, often known as synthetic marijuana, is a combination of pot and multiple other, varying chemicals. Because the chemicals can produce unpredictable reactions, K2 has a range of potentially negative effects. According to the Globe, K2 is a popular prison drug because it's tough to detect in tests and easy to sneak into jail.
Why does Hernandez remain an interest?
Hernandez was a talented but not legendary tight end, and for a brief time an integral part of the Patriots offense. What makes him a continually fascinating study, the subject of multiple books, documentaries and investigations, is the depth of evil and depravity that clearly pulsed within him as he played on the biggest stage in American sports. While the true depth of his criminality didn't become known until after Lloyd's death, Hernandez was the beneficiary of a system that continually covered for him, from high school to college to the pros, and helped him avoid consequences that would have destroyed the careers of lesser players. His brain, examined after his death, also showed signs of CTE, at exactly the time that the medical profession is seeking to determine the effects of football on brain health.
We wonder how this could have happened, we wonder how he could have kept these secrets, and we wonder what else might be out there that we don't know about. So it's likely we'll hear much more about Hernandez for years to come.
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A pedestrian was seriously injured in a crash involving two cyclists in Ripley.
Seven police cars and paramedics were at the scene on Tuesday evening.
The A610 was closed in both directions for a number of hours between Steam Mill Lane and Brittain Drive.
There were also huge delays for drivers as congestion reached the A38, A610 and the B6441 roundabout.
A police statement said at 6pm, shortly after the incident happened, that "Nottingham Road in Codnor Gate, Ripley, has been closed between Brittain Drive and Steam Mill Lane following a collision between a pedestrian and a cyclist".
It added: "The pedestrian has suffered serious injuries and paramedics from East Midlands Ambulance Service are at the scene.
"Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact Derbyshire police on the 101 number with reference 998-160419."
That concludes our live blog on the crash in Ripley.
Traffic on the A610 Nottingham Road now appears to be flowing normally following the earlier accident.
The same applies to Steam Mill Lane.
We will bring you an update on the pedestrian's condition as soon as we have it.
Traffic information company Inrix says the accident and the oil spillage have both been cleared.
A man who lives in Nottingham Road, who did not wish to be named, said the accident happened at around 5pm.
"I came outside my house and saw an elderly person lying in the road.
"Two minutes later police and paramedics turned up.
Our reporter Anna Whittaker says officers are now leaving the scene.
Traffic continues to build around the accident.
According to our reporter Anna Whittaker Waingroves Road is also completely blocked.
Our reporter Anna Whittaker says a police cordon has been put up so pedestrians can't walk down Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road is blocked off from the Chris W Roads Superstore opposite Steam Mill Lane.
Cars are having to turn around as traffic isn't moving.
This photograph was taken by our reporter Anna Whittaker.
They show police on the scene on the A610.
There are seven police cars on the scene.
She is currently on Steam Mill Lane and says that traffic is queuing for 'miles' due to the accident.
Google Maps shows how the traffic is building on Nottingham Road, Peasehill, Wainsgrove Road and Steam Mill Lane.
According to traffic information company Inrix, there is also an oil spillage on the A610.
It is not clear if this is connected to the accident.
The statement also says that the road has been closed since 5.55pm.
Police officers have tweeted about the incident in Ripley.
They say a pedestrian has suffered serious injuries.
This image taken from Google Maps shows the extent of the delays.
The red and burgundy lines show that traffic is building on the A610.


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Private Highlights of Kota Kinabalu
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Children ages 2 and under are free.
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Shore Excursion Leaves From	 The Cruise Ship Pier.
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Recommended Dress	We recommend wearing comfortable seasonal clothing, walking shoes, sunscreen, insect repellent, a hat, and sunglasses.
Restrictions	Guests must be able to step in and out of the vehicle. This tour can accommodate a collapsible wheelchair or walker, but those who are mobility impaired must have a companion to assist.
Spend a half-day at Kota Kinabalu, a fast-growing resort destination and gateway to the island of Borneo.
Also known as Singgahmata, or The Place Where the Eye Lingers, this modern, multicultural city was under British rule until 1963 and lacks many pre-World War II sites due to continual bombing during the war. Head to the city center and gaze up at the impressive Menara Tun Mustapha. Also known as the Sabah Foundation Building, this circular glass structure has 32 floors and is the second tallest building in Borneo.
Stop at the beautiful University Malaysia Sabah campus, the ninth public university in the country teaching more than 17,000 students. Stand in front of Sabah State Mosque and get a photo of the intricate gold inlay motif in the mosque's dome as well as the reflection of the Kota Kinabalu City Mosque with its 4 minarets that are painted on top of the surrounding waters. Visit Sabah Museum with its extensive galleries full of art, ceramics, brassware and historical and archaeological artifacts. While here, learn about the local history and culture, the area's first settlers and the rise of Islam.
Continue on to Signal Hill, aptly named from the practice of signals being sent up the hill using flags. Walk up the stairs at the top and reach the platform to be rewarded with panoramic views of the city and sea below. If time permits you can stop by a local handicraft market for a little browsing and shopping before your return to port.
This special tour is a great introduction to Kota Kinabalu for those who are short on time but want to get a good overview of the city. Reserve your spot today.
Please Note: City authorities restrict the movement of large coaches up Signal Hill due to safety concerns.
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True story: When my daughter arrived at her summer internship at a large financial institution, she discovered that she was known as "the girl who wrote the note." No, they weren't mocking her. It was actually a good thing. The note she had written was a "thank you" note to the people who interviewed her months earlier. Apparently, this simple and traditional practice of grace and courtesy made her stand out in an overcrowded sea of clipped, non-grammatical electronic communications.
Fascinating isn't it? Or is it tragic, since writing a thank you note after an interview should be the most basic principle of business etiquette? As I learned recently when speaking to a group of young professionals in Stamford (Business Council of Fairfield County), this and other simple rules for business success seem to have either been forgotten or not "handed down" to the next generation.
Either way, in a world where the unemployment rate for those 20 to 24 is 8.7 percent compared with a national unemployment rate of about 5.5 percent, it might behoove up-and-comers to consider adding some "old school" tricks to their repertoire of "new school" technologies.
I was very pleasantly surprised by the feedback I received from this group of Connecticut professionals when I shared some of the basic principles that have guided my career. Some even validated my comments by stating that " Gee, our bosses said the same thing." Mostly we spoke about the human element of business since that is almost always where businesses fail. Systems can be programmed, and jobs can be replaced by robots, but it is in handling the basics and the human element where businesses so often have their downfall.
Being the boss takes time. Be patient! Last I checked none of the young employees at our company received a college degree in Vice President-ology.
I am really good at what I do — and it didn't just happen that way — from mail opening to inventory management, from vendor management to product distribution. Editing, circulation management, business planning, market research … the list goes on and on. I started young and through the decades, I developed a matrix of skills that now allows me to be a far more effective leader and mentor to those who work for me.
Learn first, talk later. I tell new employees to ask all their questions up front, no matter how basic or dumb they think they are. When you're new, everyone expects you to ask "dumb" questions. They want you to ask questions. Six months later, if you don't understand a basic concept that you should have previously inquired about, then you will look like the fool you feared you would be.Corollary: When you join an organization, even if at a senior level, absorb before you speak. It is tempting to either think that you have all the answers because it always looks "easy" from the outside or you feel pressured to have the answers because isn't that why they hired you? It never is as easy as it seems. Learn. Absorb. Ask. Then talk.
Details matter. I joke that I was promoted in advertising because as low man on the totem pole, I knew what food and beverages each person in a meeting preferred and ordered what they liked. This wasn't about brown-nosing; it was just one of the many places where I paid attention to the little details to improve the outcome. In my future roles in operations, the smallest error in set-up could "blow" a million-dollar marketing campaign. Details mattered. Ask a rocket scientist or brain surgeon. Details matter.
Have fun. You are going to be there for eight or more hours every day. Make sure you enjoy yourself. If the job truly is tedious or unpleasant and you can't make a change, make up your own challenges. I challenged my daughter when she was in middle school to get the "grumpy lunch ladies" to smile at her. Not only did she get them to smile — by the end of the year, the ladies knew her name and were giving her free cookies. Get your grumpy co-workers to smile if not literally then figuratively.
It's not about you. My top priority every day is to be sure that the people under me don't have hurdles keeping them from meeting their goals. So it is at every stage of management. No longer is it about the pounds of work you put out, it is now about the pounds of work your team puts out. Be sure they have the tools, resources and "clear air" to get the job done.
Delegation is not renunciation. Just because something isn't on your plate any more, doesn't mean you're no longer responsible for it. If it's coming out of your team, then you are ultimately responsible.
Speak. In a land of texting and email, I can't stress enough the importance of talking. Call. Stop by an office door. Have a conversation. That is how ideas grow and miscommunications are avoided. Just as we live in a world where knowledge acquired is driven by a "Google search," too many business interactions are abbreviated series of questions and answers. Have a discussion and see what grows.
Know your people. There are people in my life where we are in sync and can accomplish a lot very quickly. We can have a 30-minute conversation in three minutes. Bing, bang, done. On the other hand, there are those who pace very differently, and a three-minute conversation takes 30 minutes! Requires patience? Yes. Worth the wait? Generally, yes, because these are very thoughtful people. If I can adjust my listening to their pace at the end of that 30 minutes, a gem comes out and I have learned something new.
It is critical to understand the communication styles of those around you. Talk to them at their level and at their pace. If presenting to a group, give examples they can connect to. Effective communication is as much about being heard as it is about stating your ideas. If you don't connect to them, they won't hear you.
There is no shortage of advice for business leaders. I have one simple nugget that I believe to cut across all of it: You can't lead people to a goal if you don't believe in it. As the leader, it's about pointing the finger in a direction and inspiring people to follow you.
Believe in your mission. Make sure they know it.


The countless sharp, heavy objects, and dangerous chemicals, like insecticides and gasoline in a garage, poses many threats to your children's safety. While the best policy is to keep your children outside of the garage, there are times when circumstances outside of your control will completely undermine that idea. Are you prepared for that inevitability? Make sure your garage covers these important safety precautions.
If you have already child-proofed the rest of your home, take the time to ensure that cabinet latches, drawer latches, and electrical outlet covers are placed around the garage as well. Of course, all of your hazardous substances should be stowed safely away.
-Keep all ropes of child's reach.
-Store ladders horizontally, so your children won't climb them.
-Disconnect power tools after use. Plug locks are also available that will prevent cords from being plugged in.
-Dispose of incendiary materials, including newspapers, magazines, old clothing, and dirty rags.
-Flammable liquids like gasoline should be kept as far as possible from gas and hot-water heaters.
-When discarding appliances such as refrigerators and microwaves, make sure the doors are removed.
-Lock your car: doors are crushing hazard for your child's hand and feet. There are even more hazards inside a car once the child enters.
-Install safety measures for your garage door. Both automatic and manual garage doors can cause serious injuries if someone is stuck under it. Manually-operated doors should have a counter-balance system installed, rather than the long-coil spring mechanism. For automatic doors, there are devices which can automatically stop or reverse the door once it makes contact with an obstruction.
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