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M. Eric (Max) Reissner
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1938
Dissertation: Contributions to the Theory of Elasticity of Non-Isotropic Materials
Advisor: Dirk Jan Struik
Click here to see the students ordered by family name.
Buell, Elliott Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1941
Clark, Robert Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1949 2
Manger, Warren Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1949
Gordon, Chester Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1951
Sharp, Henry Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1954
Sledd, Marvin Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1954 10
Simons, Roger Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1955
Archer, Robert Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1956
Ralston, Anthony Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1956 1
Johnson, Jr., Millard Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1957 1
Knowles, James Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1957 65
Weinitschke, Hubertus Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1958 9
Boal, Jan Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1959
McIlroy, M. Douglas Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1959
Sinclair, Roy Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1961
Weinberg, Israel Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1961
Ó Mathúna, Diarmuid Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1962
Simmonds, James Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1965 12
Wan, Frederic Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1965 10
Smith, William Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1966
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Max Kerman
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Max Kerman is the lead vocalist for the critically acclaimed and multiple JUNO Award winning rock band Arkells. Known for their classic songwriting, electric live show, and workman-like touring ethic, Arkells earned their first gold record in 2015, and were crowned as the most played band on alt radio in Canada that same year. Their new record, Morning Report, is set for release worldwide August 5, 2016.

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Isolation Station: Tommy Guerrero
Posted on June 1, 2020 4:49 pm
Street skating pioneer Tommy Guerrero is our latest Isolation Station contributor…
Social distancing. Photo: Claudine Gossett
While the lockdown situation continues we figure that many of you with extra time on your hands may still be searching for worthy ways to spend it. One of our favourite skateboarders of all time is our latest Isolation Station contributor with a rich and diverse selection which will place you in four very different times in history, including a very important moment in our own.
Tommy Guerrero needs no introduction, turning pro 35 years ago, his many gifts to skateboarding punctuate it's timeline and his contribution continues. Nostalgia reigned when the Amigos video circulated recently. This classic for Tommy's old clothing company Forties transported us to another time and place like all of his recommendations below have the potential to do. I'm stoked to have had the chance to check in with San Francisco's street skating pioneer about the gems he wants you to explore and where he is at right now. I'm looking forward to safer times when that tour finally has the chance to roll through.
POWELL PERALTA PRESENTS: THE BONES BRIGADE VIDEO SHOW
The Bones Brigade Video Show, what made this your video pick?
Just Lance's part really, the fact that it's one of the first skate videos from the early 80s. It's really the pioneering video in our world. Lance's part, him just cruising around the streets and being funny. Lance is so goofy and he brings so much fun to skating that it makes you want to skate. It gives you the sense of "hey I can go out and do that", I just loved it. It was similar to what we had already been doing any way. Street skating, cruising around and basically exploring the city so it was neat. There was so much humour involved, I loved it, it was one of my favourite parts.
It was kind of echoing your own journey and what was going on in SF. Do you remember where you were when you first saw it?
I don't actually, it could have been a skate shop. I didn't have a VHS player at the time so probably at a skate shop. I just remember seeing his part. I loved his board, the orange board with the classic Stecyk skull and I think he's riding the blue mini cubes. He's wearing a skeleton suit in his part and jumping around and freaking out, he's such a fucking character, it's great. It wasn't so serious I think that's the beauty of it.
Lance's part, him just cruising around the streets and being funny. Lance is so goofy and he brings so much fun to skating that it makes you want to skate.
He stole the show.
That's what everyone kind of says and after that was when people started demanding his board.
Were you working in Concrete jungle at this time? It was filmed in 1983 and came out in 1984
I probably was actually because I was working there before I turned pro. I turned pro in 85 and I had told them that when I turned pro I was going to quit. So yeah it could have been Concrete Jungle.
This video solidifies the cultural importance of the curb.
Haha the cultural importance, that's pretty funny. Yeah as far as people being able to see it in video form, in moving form. There had already been photos of people skating curbs and stuff before that. But as things are, we are all kind of doing the same things at the same time in different places. So you know people are already skating curbs and doing whatever everyone else is doing on the curbs for the most part. But I think you're probably right where it brought it to the fore and really elevated the curb as an obstacle to be contended with.
Street skating gathering momentum.
Yeah like everywhere in the states, especially California all the skate parks started to close down, probably in 1980 so we grew up skating the streets because I grew up on a hill. When the parks were open the closest skate park by car was probably about an hour or so away. So we had to take several buses and the BART etc to get to the park so it was a good two and a half hour journey. It took us quite a while plus the cost when we didn't have a lot of money. There was membership, you would pay by the hour or by the day plus food, drink and transportation so it was a bit costly.
Those parks closed due to liability and we went back to the streets. In San Francisco there were very few backyards that could hold a ramp, not only that, the neighbours wouldn't allow such a thing. Because of the proximity of living, you're living right next to each other. So many homes have no space, they are just built butt fit so it was basically back to the streets.
Hopefully somebody younger who has never seen Lance's part will watch this
Hopefully.
DEAD MAN By JIM JARMUSCH
Dead Man by Jim Jarmusch. This film came out in 1996. Was this an easy pick?
Yeah fairly easy, just because that film has stayed with me ever since. It's funny, I saw it in the theatre and I was with three other people and they all fell asleep. I loved the visual aspect of it, the pacing is slow, Neil Young doing the score with these big guitar reverbs. It was amazing, I loved it. The premise, the character Exaybachay whose name means 'nobody' and his belief that Johnny Depp's character is this famous poet that he loves and he keeps reciting poetry. Oh man Crispin Glover he is insane in it, his character. Cinematically it's so beautiful, I love that film.
Are you a Neil Young fan?
No I'm actually not, not that I dislike him by any means I just never listen to him at all. There are a few songs that I definitely like but yeah I've never bought a Neil Young record.
Because with this one I've listened to the soundtrack but never seen the film.
Oh wow, that's really funny. You should definitely give it a watch. I might watch it again now after our discussing it.
So it's in no way a regular Western?
Oh no definitely not, there's so much humour involved and so many characters, Iggy Pop is in it too. The characters and the visual aspect of it, this really contrasting black and white is just amazing. The story has a lot of grit and grime, it's set in a time when it was pretty lawless so it's brutal too.
The story has a lot of grit and grime, it's set in a time when it was pretty lawless so it's brutal too
I read that It was really well researched when it comes to Native American culture and the unsubtitled Cree and Blackfoot language in there has many in jokes aimed at Native American viewers.
Oh wow, I hadn't read that, that's really funny. See I just learned something. I'm gonna look that up
Other than this film are you a Jim Jarmusch fan?
Yeah I am a big fan. I haven't seen his latest one about zombies but other than that I believe I've seen pretty much all of them
JOHN COLTRANE. OLÉ
John Coltrane Olé tell us about this one.
Yes one of my favourites. Olé is the name of the album and the name of a song on the album and the song is about eighteen and a half minutes long. I believe I first heard it when we were on the road, I was driving and I think we were headed south, I think it was the trip where we were headed to Texas. I was driving and the song came on, I can't remember who had it but for some reason I remember Tobin Yelland turning me on to it.
I'm driving the car looking out at this stark landscape in the middle of nowhere and this song comes on. The intensity of it and the fire really had an impact on me at that moment. Every time I listen to it the intensity is just there, it's such an incredible tune. It's this kind of linear tune which builds dynamically and melodically and shifts but the tension is always underlying, it's a heavy tune.
I'm driving the car looking out at this stark landscape in the middle of nowhere and this song comes on. The intensity of it and the fire really had an impact on me at that moment. Every time I listen to it the intensity is just there, it's such an incredible tune
You were already a jazz fan before hearing this tune?
Yeah I was, I was already collecting records and stuff. What really turned me on to jazz was all the early hip hop stuff. I've been playing music forever and I started getting more into making beats in around 90 or 91. I had a little sampler and I had my gear, I'd sample myself and sample snippets of parts and stuff so I would always go round looking for jazz records. This was because all the hip hop back then, A Tribe Called Quest who were one of my favourites sampled a lot of jazz. You would go searching out these records, back then when it was hard because you couldn't just google something, you had to go and dig and find it. That is what really got me into jazz.
There's a double bass part in the middle of this song where it breaks down. There's bit over the top of it where it sounds like scratching but on the string.
Yeah he's using a bow, he's bowing. There are two bass players on that tape which is really interesting. I think one is more bowed and the other is fingered. You rarely hear two bass players on anything.
Coltrane was a sax player, have you ever tried out the sax?
I have not no. I would love to learn to play some kind of horn but I just haven't delved into it yet. You have to really figure out the embouchure and it seems really difficult actually.
With the Neil Young soundtrack to the film before and this song there is a kind of hypnotic feel to it which reminds me of your music, it's transportive.
Yeah it's definitely the trance inducing sort of music where it's really repetitive but it's also layered and it builds and there is a quiet depth to a lot of it where changes can take you out of the moment. I am a fan of linear, repetitive trance like music. I'm not saying trance music and I'm not into any kind of dance music. But modal jazz and the spiritual jazz stuff is what I'm a big fan of. Of course I echo that in what I do because it's what comes naturally to me and it's what I dig. Also I think a lot of the musicians out there who approach music in that way are also searching and for what I don't really know.
For the music to really work do all of the musicians need to be in a kind of flow state? Do you see a link to skateboarding? When everything works there is a state you reach.
There is a state where skating and music are similar. It's where you are trying to transcend the moment, you are trying to take yourself out of being in constant thought, stopping those gears churning. I tend to think a lot and both music and skating give me some respite from that. When you're skating you're not thinking necessarily you're just in the moment. The same with music, when you're really in it. That's what I love about music, especially when you're playing with the right people who understand the music and aren't just going through the motions.
So you recommend people digging into the John Coltrane archives?
Oh yeah of course. A Love Supreme is one of the greatest records of all time. Any genre people dig, everyone always quotes Coltrane A Love Supreme as being one of the greatest albums. Even if they may not necessarily be into jazz. But all of Coltrane's catalogue, he got really out there and there's some bugged out stuff that's really hard to listen to, when him and Alice Coltrane really got into it.
But for so much of his work he was searching and you can hear it in his music. You can feel his presence in his music, it's unlike anything else, it's insane. That's why he gets the accolades he does and why everyone is so drawn to him. He is so magnetic because you almost feel like you're there with him, a lot of it is pretty intense.
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED by TIM O'BRIEN
Tell us about this book….
It's fiction and sort of autobiographical I guess and it is about the Vietnam war. It's really intense and the reason I brought up this book is because it's always stayed with me. If people ever ask me what book they should get I always go to this one pretty immediately. Check this book out, it's intense, it's engrossing, it's very poetic but it's harsh too. It's the war and what they went through, the follies of war, the trials and what they had to go through is so intense. It's one of those rare books where you literally can't put it down.
It's the war and what they went through, the follies of war, the trials and what they had to go through is so intense. It's one of those rare books where you literally can't put it down
So it's a sequence of short stories which cross pollinate each other?
Yeah it doesn't come off like they're short stories though, it's definitely pretty seamless and I didn't perceive it that way. It is moments in time, these stories which take place and so much of it is factual but he says that it is more fictitious. Probably because of legal reasons and embellishing bits etc but it doesn't read like short stories.
What makes O'Brien's perspective on the war different than what we may expect?
There is a human side to it you know. People seem to lose perspective when they are actually in it from what I've read. Why are we here? What exactly are we doing? None of it seems to make sense especially post war when nothing came of it. No good came from any of it. Peace through violence doesn't ever work. It definitely comes from a more on the ground human perspective.
Young lives forever changed.
Yeah you can't go through something like that and not be changed, it's not possible.
So you walk away from reading it with some sense of the trauma
Yeah that's why I think it stayed me. It's really heavy and it lingers for quite some time because you realise that you're getting kind of first hand account of what was really going on because he was there and he fought as well. It's all so frightening to think that you put these 18 or 20 year olds out there in the middle of a jungle, armed to the teeth and not knowing what they are doing. it's crazy.
Thanks for those recommendations. Hopefully they aim people at some positive stuff. How has this lockdown situation affected you personally?
Well to be honest I spend a lot of time at home anyway because I don't go into the DLX office very often because it's not necessary. So what I end up doing is staying at home and working on music, working on art and spending time with my son. He lives with me part time and part time with his mum, mostly with his mum now because he goes to school where his mum lives and he just rides to school. He is sixteen so he is pretty autonomous these days.
My girlfriend has been staying with me going through this but we don't live together and I'm constantly alone. I'm always trying to figure out what to do with my time. Most of the time I'm figuring out music, playing music or recording amongst some other things. For me things haven't changed too drastically other than not being able to go out and see your friends etc. My life and the things I have done and continue to do really dictate me being solo. I'm a solo musician, I make all the music and being creative, making art. I'm no stranger to being alone that's for sure or being indoors.
Right now my foot has been messed up and my knee is always bothering me and my back as well. Those things come and go to a point where I can still skate but my left big toe has been fucked up for the last couple of months. I was going walking every morning for a couple of miles, getting the blood circulating before I started my day which was great, I was out taking photos and stuff. Then walking in my Converse wasn't the best thing, I have insoles and so forth but it wasn't enough. They're made to be flexible which you need for skating but they are not good for walking.
You need stability in walking shoes so your toes don't bend for the most part so that triggered some sort of inflammation. I have actually bought some sensible walking shoes for the first time in my life and they're fucking hideous. I'm just wearing them in the house so it's pretty funny you know. Otherwise I'd be trying to get some skating in. Right now I'm kind of jonesing pretty hard to go skate. You've got to keep your mind of that and stay busy so I'm trying to dive more into music.
Do you have any advice for anyone out there reading this?
Yeah find new ways to spend your time. Because even if you have something that you dig you're going to get burnt on it so you need to find something else to shift that to inspire each other. Right now I've been making a lot of visual art which has been nice to take a break from music because you can get stumped. You can get to that moment where you're like "what should I do now?' Especially when I create so much stuff that I don't have a vehicle or an outlet for. I have so much music, I have a new album waiting in the wings. I have to figure out when to release it and obviously with what we are going through it's difficult. I just released a collaboration record with a friend of mine two weeks ago and I'm sitting on a whole bunch of other music so it's difficult to move on.
I need to purge that music in a sense, put it out there so I can get on to the next, having it waiting in the wings is just frustrating. So I'm shifting my creative necessity to something else and doing a bunch of visual stuff. So I think just making sure you can stay creative but in different ways, different mediums is helpful, try different things. Don't be afraid to try something new you have never done, whatever it is. I've been cooking a lot more, people are making bread, you need a little variety, you can't keep doing the same thing or you will stagnate.
Not being able to go through with a tour must be frustrating too.
Yeah the fucked up thing is I had a short run here in California which was supposed to happen in April and then I was supposed to be in Japan late July and August during the Olympics. They were going to do an event based around the Olympics and then a tour in Europe coming through the UK and nine countries in October. I think it was a three week tour and that got cancelled so this year is a wash.
The DLX stuff you guys are doing is wicked. The Sketchy Skateshop Appreciation Program is amazing.
Yeah it's so cool. Jim [Thiebaud] is always full of really cool ideas, he has got great ideas. Always trying to figure out ways to keep the community together. He is definitely all about the skate community. We try.
Community coming together is a positive and this time to take stock. Even people posting back garden kickflips during time out skating they wouldn't have necessarily had has brightened my day.
It changes your perspective and it makes you more creative because it forces you to think outside of how you normally would. Necessity is the mother of invention, the necessity of not going crazy makes you come up with other ways to exist and make them interesting or new.
Words and questions by Jacob Sawyer
Thanks to Tommy for taking time out to speak to us, it's much appreciated. If you enjoyed reading this and haven't already checked out our previous Isolation Station posts then read what Dom Henry, Rory Milanes, Sam Sitayeb and Ben Kadow picked out for you.


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Sandi Thom: Whimsically Appealing
XPN | By David Dye
Published September 6, 2006 at 2:30 PM EDT
Sandi Thom.
Having recently moved from basement performances to the top of the U.K. singles charts, Scottish singer/songwriter Sandi Thom continues to win fans, thanks to a whimsically appealing brand of folk-pop. Characterized by powerful and dynamic vocals, her songs find Thom lusting for the era of vinyl at the record store and letters through the mail.
After a childhood in a small fishing village, the stress of constant gigging later in Thom's career was difficult. A transportation breakdown left her frustrated and, luckily, enlightened: Thom began webcasting a series of performances from the basement of her Tooting apartment earlier this year, and within 10 days of this extremely popular 21-day "tour," she was signed to Sony's RCA. Thom's debut album, Smile... It Confuses People, has enjoyed astounding success, with her single "I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" reaching #1 on the U.K. singles charts in June.
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David Dye is a longtime Philadelphia radio personality whose music enthusiasm has captivated listeners of World Cafe® since 1991. World Cafe is produced by WXPN, the public radio service of the University of Pennsylvania.


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Saint-Sauveur-lès-Bray  ist eine französische Gemeinde mit  Einwohnern (Stand ) im Département Seine-et-Marne der Region Île-de-France. Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Provins und zum Kanton Provins.

Geographie
An der südlichen Gemeindegrenze verläuft die Seine, in die hier die Voulzie und der Ruisseau des Méances einmünden. Auch der ehemalige  Schifffahrtskanal Canal des Ormes erreicht hier die Seine.

Geschichte
Der Ort wird erstmals 958 in einer Urkunde genannt.

Bevölkerungsentwicklung

Sehenswürdigkeiten
 Kirche Saint-Sauveur

Persönlichkeiten
 Bouchard de Bray stiftete 958 die Kirche von Saint-Sauveur-lès-Bray (siehe Stammliste der Montmorency)
 Jacques Dupuy (1591–1656), französischer Humanist und Bibliothekar, war Prior im Kloster von Saint-Sauveur-lès-Bray
 Jules Berger de Xivrey (1801–1863), Mitglied der Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, starb in Saint-Sauveur-lès-Bray

Literatur
 Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Band 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7, S. 85–87.

Weblinks

 Saint-Sauveur-lès-Bray bei annuaire-mairie.fr (französisch)

Ort in der Île-de-France
Ersterwähnung 958

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The Basilians. Nun of the Order of St. Basil in her Choir dress.
A Greek nun of the Order of St. Basil in her Choir dress
A Greek nun of the Order of St. Basil in her Choir dress 18th c..
Religieuse Grecque de L'Ordre de St. Basil en habit de choeur.
The Basilians of Saint Josaphat (Latin: Ordo Basilianus Sancti Josaphat, also Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni, abbreviation: OSBM) belong to the Basilians. They are affiliated to the Ruthenian Greek-Catholic Church and are integrated into the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church.
The order was founded by Saint Josaphat Kunzewitsch (1580-1623). To him Pope Pope Pius XI dedicated in 1923 the encyclical letter "Ecclesiam Dei admirabili" underscored the great importance of the saint for the order of the Basilians but also for the Roman Catholic Church.
The starting point of the Basilians of St. Josaphat goes back to St. Basil the Great (330-379), his way of life and the religious rules established by him have become the basis of the first monks on Ukrainian soil. The female branch was founded in the late 10th century as Basilian nuns by St. Basil the Great.
At the beginning of the 17th century the metropolitan Benjamin Rutsky united several monasteries and entrusted the monks (now Basilian of St. Josaphat) with organizing their monastic life according to the Basilian order.
As a result of the division of Poland and the territorial claims of Russia in Ukraine, a persecution of the Order developed. The distress of the Order lasted all the way to Austria. 1882 began under the direction of the Jesuits and by order of Pope Leo XIII. a restructuring of the Basilian Order. As a result, many monks were sent as missionaries to Brazil, Canada, the United States and Argentina. During the Soviet period, all provinces in the territory of Ukraine were annihilated.
More than 350 monks were taken to Siberia, and the Basilians had to continue their activities underground and under the protection of the UGKK.
After the collapse of the communist sphere of power, the provincials in Ukraine, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia were reactivated. Today there are 30 monasteries and 37 residences in these countries, and there are about 290 religious members in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, the order had expanded in Canada, the United States, Brazil and Argentina. Today there are 31 monasteries with about 250 religious members.
The Basilians are rectors of the Pontifical Ukrainian College of St. Josaphat in Rome and are responsible for Radio Vatican.
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Alan Waldman | January 31, 2014
Reforms Initiated in Luzerne County, PA after its "Kids for Cash" Scandal are Improving the Lives of Juvenile Offenders
In 2009, Pennsylvania Judge Michael Conahan was sentenced to 17 years in prison on a corruption charge and Judge Mark Ciavarella was convicted of 12 counts of racketeering, money laundering and conspiracy, earning him a well-earned 28 years in the pokey. This drew international attention to their shocking "Kids for Cash" crimes.
Their conviction led to the arrest of 30 more public officials, including two state senators, a Luzerne County commissioner, a school superintendent, school directors from three districts, county officials, businessmen and others who held influential posts.
The guilty parties had participated in a $2.8 million kickback scheme connected to the construction of two private, for-profit juvenile detention centers—PA Child Care in Pittston Township and Western PA Child Care in Butler County—and the placement of 1600 youths in those facilities. In exchange, the judges received millions in kickbacks from the developers of these facilities. Many of the youths imprisoned had been charged with only minor offenses.
The "zero-tolerance" mindset of Ciavarella had been accepted and encouraged by school officials and law enforcement nationwide as the way to address all juvenile disciplinary problems, but mounting research and evidence contradicts that. In fact, it has been found to do little to mete out effective punishment, and it undermines kids' respect for justice.
Earlier this month, the administration of President Barack Obama called for schools to abandon "zero-tolerance," and the federal Justice and Education departments sent out letters to school districts saying the policies disproportionately affect minority students.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declared that the most appropriate disposition for juveniles replaces reliance on "gut feeling to go in one direction or another" with using "evidence-based practices in making risk assessments" or science-based research to guide and inform them.
A settlement has been approved and another one is pending which set aside a combined $20 million for the juveniles and their parents and guardians involved in the scandal. In the first settlement, $17.5 million will come from defendant Robert Mericle, the real estate developer whose construction company built the juvenile facilities.
Since the crisis, almost every aspect of the state's juvenile justice system has been overhauled. The placement rate of youths taken from their homes and committed to detention centers or other facilities has dropped to no more than 10 percent from the 20 to 25 percent.
The Supreme Court has ensured that every juvenile is now represented by an attorney. The two judges' routinely ordered shackling defendants in court, but that is now only used when safety is a consideration.
Since 2003, the total number of case dropped to between 300 and 400, compared to 1,500, due to alternative dispositions and the use of evidence-based practices in making risk assessments.
The rules now require a judge to place on the record the reasons why, after adjudication, a juvenile is placed outside the home. Previously Ciavarella didn't do this, so there was no record to challenge.
The changes put in place better rules for expunging youths' records and appealing their cases, starting from the time they learn of suspected violations. The Supreme Court in October 2009 took the remarkable steps of expunging the criminal records of 2,401 juveniles handled by the two former judges and compensating the victims of the juvenile offenders.
A task force made up of volunteers from 19 organizations and court-related departments created programs to address juvenile sex offenders and juvenile fire setters and sent members to schools for forums on the juvenile justice system.
The youth outreach and prevention program that grew out of the task force worked with 39 families in the last six months, and only two of the juveniles involved were returned for placement. Another program for high-risk youth dealt with 32 juveniles in placement, and of the total 25 were returned home.
The scandal shined a light on local wrongdoings, but they are by no means isolated incidents. Marsha Levick of the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia said:
It's a mistake to think Luzerne County was kind of a one-off situation. These are issues that can go on in any given courtroom across the country. Certainly there are many more conversations now going on about what it means to be a zealous advocate for kids. Those conversations have helped to eliminate the wholesale adjudication and placement of juveniles with the creation of diversionary programs that keep kids out of court In the past too many low-level offenders were "pushed into the system," with harmful effects.
Another of the many reforms was a program used elsewhere for years: Youth Aid Panels. Comprised of volunteers who generally undergo about 15 hours of training, these panels meet with first-time, non-violent young offenders poised to enter the justice system but deemed by police, magistrate or the district attorney's office as candidates for a gentler option.
A contract is forged between panel and juvenile, requiring three months of actions by the offender—things like letters of apology, community service, research projects or family-building efforts such as helping cook a family meal. Once someone fulfills the contract, their offense is expunged. Failure sends the child back into the court system.
Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis said:
We started Youth Aid Panels in June, 2011. Currently, 317 children have gone through the program, and 229 successfully completed their contracts.
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Surveillance of Soldiers' Blogs Sparks EFF Lawsuit
Defense Department Withholds Records About Army Blog Monitoring Program Washington, D.C. - The FLAG Project at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit against the Department of Defense today, demanding expedited information on how the Army monitors soldiers' blogs. According to news reports, an Army unit called the Army Web...
Supreme Court Won't Hear Secret Law Case
The Supreme Court has denied a request to review Gilmore v. Gonzales, a case challenging a government order that requires travelers to show ID before boarding planes at American airports. The Transportation Security Administration has refused to let the public see the order, claiming that it's "sensitive security...
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Follow the Media-to-Congress Money Trail
Want to know if your Congressional representatives filled their campaign coffers with the entertainment industry's cash? Look no further than the Center for Public Integrity's awesome Media Tracker. The new version helps you learn more about major media companies, including a detailed history of all campaign contributions to all...
Lawsuit Demands Answers About Government's Secret 'Risk Assessment' Scores
Millions of U.S. Travelers Affected by Giant Data-Mining Program Washington, D.C. - The FLAG Project at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in federal court today, demanding immediate answers about an invasive and unprecedented data-mining system deployed on American travelers. The Automated...
EFF Files Suit for Answers About New International Air Passenger Data Deal
Department of Homeland Security Dodges Records' Disclosure Washington DC - The FLAG Project at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today, demanding information about a new agreement on the handling of air passenger data from flights between the European Union (EU) and...


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Accra, Oct. 29, GNA – The Minister of Youth and Sports, Ms Akua Sena Dansua has reaffirmed Government's commitment to support national teams to improve on their performance and achieve the needed results. Ms Dansua therefore assured the senior Women's national football team, the Black Queens that necessary arrangements have been put in place to motivate them to excel at the up-coming African Women's Championship slated for South Africa.
She therefore advised the team to hold aloft the flag of Ghana as they once again compete in the championship and to put their acts together to ensure that they make the country proud by exhibiting sterling performance to come out tops.
The Minister also urged the team to be focused and play to the instructions of their technical handlers, avoid complacency and be disciplined to enable them win the ultimate Cup for the first time. Ms Dansua called on all Ghanaians to remember the team in their prayers and lend their fullest support to their exploits during the tournament.
The Queens have been in Germany for the past ten days fine tuning their preparations towards the championship and are expected back home on Friday evening before emplaning to South Africa on Saturday. They would play their opening match against Algeria on Monday and then meet the defending champions, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon in Group B. The two finalist of the South Africa competition will qualify for the 2011 Women's World Cup slated for Germany. 29 Oct. 10
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Hi, I got a good deal on oem samsung dvd player from micro center. Install went smoothly, video and powerdvd work fine. I had been using Hercules sound card that worked until install. I started fidgeting trying to get sound with no luck. Went back to Microcenter and bought creative labs Sound blaster pci16. Still no sound after good install. Have been to Microsoft support and Creative labs support but no luck. In control panel under sound and audio devices under volume no audio device listed. Under hardware tab lists sound card ok no conflicts. I disable onboard sound through bios too. Help!!
Windows should have the built-in drivers for the pci16.
Did you uninstall the hercules drivers?
Yes, totally uninstalled. Just for kicks I totally removed Creative labs card so I only had on-board sound. I went to Bios and renabled on board, re-installed drivers and no sound. Device manager shows onboard sound no conflicts but under Sounds and audio devices nothing listed in volume section. It is a piece of sh#t Compaq desktop. I am going to build my own soon.


Black and White photograph of young Patrick MacGill.
This photographic portrait portrays a young Patrick MacGill, possibly at the beginning of his literary career, around 1911 and 1912, the time his two collections of poetry Gleanings from a Navvy's Scrapbook and Songs of a Navvy, were published. With these and the publication of his next book, Songs of the Dead End, he became known as 'The Navvy Poet'.
In 1910, at the age of 20, while working as a member of a repair gang platelaying on the Glasgow-Greenock Caledonian railway line in Scotland, Patrick MacGill began his literary career. He asked The Derry Journal to print some poems at his expense and also included translations of La Fontaine's Fables and Goethe's poems. Some of MacGill's poems are relevant to Ireland and his more nostalgic poetry includes To Erin, The Exile of Erin and A Tale of the Bogland.
With his 1911 and 1912 publication of two collections of poetry Gleanings from a Navvy's Scrapbook and Songs of a Navvy, and his subsequent book, Songs of the Dead End (1912), MacGill established himself in literary circles and became known as 'The Navvy Poet'. Initially, with characteristic enterprise, he did his own distribution, like earlier poets, leaving his Gleanings from a Navvy's Scrapbook at back doors and calling back later in the week for sixpence if the person wanted to buy it.
MacGill's personality excited as much interest as his writings and the public was curious to know how a youth with little education and the many disadvantages that a navvy's life could bring to literary development, could be so successful.
Many myths surround MacGill's beginnings and it is told that he took to writing verse having been interested in a poem on a margarine-wrapper at Kinlochleven, a great waterworks in Scotland, were he once worked. He frequented second hand bookshops, but booksellers often insisted that he purchase the books he had held as his navvy hands were so grimy.
Wonderful navvy shovel, last of the tools and first.


Dear readers: This flashback feature originally appeared on Grandma's Briefs April 8, 2014. Thank you for reading my rerun.
There are numerous firsts in a child's life worth celebrating. The milestones Mom and Dad celebrate, though, may be a wee bit different than those Grandma and Grandpa celebrate.
Did you know January is officially Creativity Month? Indeed, it is!
If you need inspiration and ideas for creative things to do with grandkids before the month is through, let me point you to the most creative spot I know for simple—and different, educational, and fun—activities. Krokotak, a Bulgarian site, has endless ideas for every season… and many for no specific reason other than finding joy in being creative.
First, let me say congratulations on your grandma status! Whether you just learned you'd soon have a grandchild, a newborn grand recently arrived, or one or more grandkiddos have long been part of your heart, you are a grandmother and that's worth celebrating... again and again.
Today, though, I offer my condolences that your grandmother status carries, or soon will, the long-distance modifier. I know how hard that is on you. I know because I am you — a long-distance grandma.
Despite the matchy matchy apparel, we were delighted to get on our bikes and ride — and use our new bike rack (for the car) for the first time. The bike rack we bought for our anniversary last year. The bike rack which sat unopened for an entire year because Jim was hospitalized mere days after that anniversary, and we hadn't hopped on bikes since.
I'm giving away a $25 gift card to Taco Bueno to help spread the word — and the tasting of — the Taco Bueno Wholotta Box filled with a whole lotta food. Have you entered to win it yet?
Without consistent commitment to the use of certain F-words, where might a grandparent be?
Not nearly as effective — or memorable — if you ask me.
Though many grandparents eliminate F-words from their vocabularies (at least when the G-kids are around) or ban the use of them from the kids themselves, I feel quite strongly that F-words should be accessed and emphasized. As often as possible. Especially when grandchildren are around.
I am a long-distance grandma. Have been from the beginning of my grandma gig.
The first few years I moaned and groaned ceaselessly about the miles separating me and my sweeties.
I'm now nearly nine years into grandmahood. In that time I've thankfully learned there is indeed — unbelievable as I first thought it might be — a bright side to my grandbabies living so far from me.
Following are a few such perks on which fellow long-distance grandparents just might agree.


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US and China aren't facing 'enough pain' right now for them to strike a quick trade deal: UBS
by SmartTipsConsultants | May 27, 2019 | Economic News
High-level trade negotiations between the U.S. and China broke down after President Donald Trump turned up the rhetoric against Beijing earlier this month.
Beijing said last week that further talks can't proceed unless Washington adjusts its "wrong actions" but Trump still predicted that a deal could be reached "fast."
However, Tan Min Lan, Asia-Pacific head of chief investment office at UBS Global Wealth Management, predicted that any deal between the U.S. and China will likely only come "just before 2020."
With both the U.S. and China avoiding any severe economic downturn so far, there's little incentive for the two countries to strike a trade deal quickly, according to UBS Global Wealth Management.
High-level trade negotiations between the world's two largest economies broke down after President Donald Trump turned up the rhetoric against China earlier this month. Beijing said last week that further talks can't proceed unless Washington adjusts its "wrong actions" — but Trump still predicted that a deal could be reached "fast."
At a media conference on Monday during his state visit to Japan, Trump said the U.S. is "not ready" to sign a deal with China but the two countries will have a "great trade deal" some time in the future.
Tan Min Lan, Asia-Pacific head of chief investment office at UBS Global Wealth Management, predicted that any deal between the U.S. and China will likely only come "just before 2020."
"It's quite clear that trade tensions have re-escalated and at this point in time, there isn't enough pain on either side for a deal to be imminent," Tan told CNBC's "Street Signs" on Monday. "If you look at United States, actually the economy is quite strong … On the China side, we know that it is able to at least stabilize the economy."
Unexpected escalation
Officials from Washington and Beijing were sending signals that trade talks were going well in the last few months before things turned tense in recent weeks. Trump unexpectedly accused China of reneging on a deal and announced that tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods would increase to 25% from 10% on May 10. Beijing retaliated and raised levies on $60 billion worth of U.S. products.
The Trump administration also put Chinese telecom giant Huawei on a blacklist that prevents it from buying from American companies without U.S. government permission.
But there's still some impetus for both sides to strike a deal eventually, according to Tan. Trump, facing re-election in 2020, would want to boost his chances while the Chinese leadership would like to eliminate further economic uncertainties, said Tan.
"So, our sense is that you'll still get a deal probably just before 2020," she said, adding that any agreement between the U.S. and China must be seen as a "win-win" for Beijing — and not viewed as an American "containment" on the rise of Chinese power.
The recent re-escalation in tensions between the U.S. and China has prompted UBS to reduce its investment portfolio's exposure to risky assets, according to Tan. Those changes include closing an "overweight" stance in emerging markets stocks and adding a "short" position on the Australian dollar, she added.
For J.P. Morgan Asset Management, the current global environment is conducive for fixed income.
"At this point in time, we're building a portfolio with fixed income as a foundation especially with global high-yield corporate debt, as well as selected emerging market fixed income as a starting point. Then we will add on top of that some selected markets in equities," Tai Hui, chief Asia market strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, told CNBC's "Street Signs" on Monday.
Hui said he likes stocks in the U.S., India and Southeast Asia.


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Phichai, Lampang () is a tambon (subdistrict) of Mueang Lampang District, in Lampang Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a population of 21,058 people. The tambon contains 16 villages.

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The Second World War really wasn't that long ago. Not in the lifetime of a company anyway. It was a brutally savage conflict but it produced some major technological advances so no wonder some of the firms on our list used to build things for the German war effort.
Back in 2011 BMW were forced to confess their Nazi past. These guys used to make the engines that powered fighter planes over the skies of Europe. During the 12-year period of the Third Reich the family in control of the German car maker, the Quandts, were heavily involved in Nazi party politics and the Quandt family factories which supplied arms to the German war effort used concentration camp inmates as slave labourers during the conflict.
During the war Kodak's German arm used slave labourers from the concentration camps too. Lots of the firm's other European branches did business with the Nazis as well.
You probably won't believe this for a second or two but Hugo Boss made Nazi uniforms during the war. This was the major catalyst for the firm's growth as the Nazi contract came just 8 years after Hugo Boss started the firm that is now known for fashionable rather than functional clothing.
The German car maker has become controversial in recent times due to the emissions scandal but the brand's history is probably more scandalous. Ferdinand Porsche was the man behind the firm and the one who met with Hitler in 1934 to discuss the creation of a "people's car" which is what Volkswagen means in German.
Siemens used slave labourers from the concentration camps to construct the gas chambers that would ultimately take their lives and the lives of their families.


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'The fear that I felt almost six years ago came back': Relief as tsunami warning lifted in Japan
The powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake sparked fears of a repeat of the 2011 disaster.
By AFP Tuesday 22 Nov 2016, 8:12 AM
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A man looks to sea after the tsunami warning was lifted at Onahama coastal region in Iwaki, in the Fukushima prefecture of northeastern Japan today.
Image: Shizuo Kambayashi/PA
A POWERFUL 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeast Japan on Tuesday, sparking panic and triggering a tsunami including a one-metre (three-foot) wave that crashed ashore at the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant.
National broadcaster NHK urged residents to "flee immediately" to higher ground, reminding viewers to heed the lessons of the "Great East Japan Earthquake".
A massive undersea quake with a magnitude of 9.0 that struck in March 2011 unleashed a tsunami that left more than 18,500 people dead or missing.
It sent three reactors into meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in one of the world's worst nuclear disasters.
An official from plant operator TEPCO told a news conference that a one-metre wave had hit the coast at the facility, but a company spokesman told AFP there were no reports of damage.
About a dozen other waves were recorded elsewhere on the northeast coast, according to the Meterological Agency, but they were smaller than initial warnings of waves as high as 3.0 metres.
The biggest, measuring 1.4 metres, hit the port at Sendai north of Fukushima, but officials said there were no reports of damage there.
NHK aired rolling coverage of the earthquake, with the words "Tsunami! Flee!" in white lettering over a bright red band on the screen.
The Meterological Agency lifted its final tsunami warning nearly seven hours after the earthquake struck.
TEPCO earlier reported that a water cooling system at a reactor in the separate Fukushima Daini facility had briefly stopped, in an automatic response, but that it was back up and operating.
"The biggest risk now is a case whereby contaminated water is carried away with the tsunami, which pollutes the environment," TEPCO's chief decommissioning officer Naohiro Masuda told reporters, of the situation at Fukushima Daiichi.
The 2011 disaster sent radiation levels across the Pacific Ocean soaring and decimated some fishing grounds off Japan's coast.
The global Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research said in July that levels were returning to normal but that the seabed and harbour near Fukushima were still highly contaminated.
Residents along the coast heeding evacuation advice clogged some roads, with a Fukushima newspaper reporting unusual early morning traffic jams in the small city of Soma.
There were no immediate signs of widespread damage and only minor injuries were initially reported.
Fourteen injuries have been reported throughout the region, including three elderly women who broke bones when falling or trying to evacuate.
A man looks at a floodgate at Yotsukura in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture today. Source: Shizuo Kambayashi/PA
Still, people along the coast were badly shaken.
"It was huge and lasted so long," Akemi Anzai, from the city of Minamisoma north of the Fukushima plant, said of the quake.
"The tsunami siren warning can be heard from the coastline," she told AFP. "The ground is still shaking. I'm so scared. But my concern is rather the situation at the nuclear plant."
The United States Geological Survey said the 6.9 magnitude quake, at a shallow depth of 11.3 kilometres, struck shortly before 6am (9pm Monday Irish time) in the Pacific off Fukushima.
It shook buildings in Tokyo, 230 kilometres to the south.
Shinkansen bullet train services were suspended in the region but gradually resumed, though delays were still being reported.
Sendai airport, which suffered significant damage during the 2011 tsunami, temporarily closed but flights resumed in the morning.
Fishing boats had rushed out to sea to avoid the direct impact of the tsunami, the Sankei Shimbun said.
NHK showed footage of what appeared to be seawater flowing up a river in Miyagi prefecture though none of it surged beyond the banks.
"The fear that I felt almost six years ago came back," Junko Murata, another Minamisoma resident, told AFP.
"Maybe there won't be major damage this time but we will have to remain on edge for years and years," she added, referring to the Fukushima plant.
Japan sits at the junction of four tectonic plates and suffers several relatively violent quakes every year, although high building standards and frequent drills limit the number of casualties.
In April two strong quakes hit Kumamoto prefecture, leaving at least 50 dead and causing widespread damage.
Meanwhile, in New Zealand, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake hit a location southeast of Culverden at 7.24pm this morning Irish time. A separate, stronger quake hit in the early hours of this morning Irish time – 11am New Zealand time – with a magnitude of 6.1.
The quake hit New Zealand's north island, off the coast of Palmerston North.
Mag 6.1 North Island, NZ. 22 Nov 2016 11:19 (AEDT). Lat/Long 40.76S 176.50E. Depth 55km. Info is preliminary.
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- © AFP, 2016, with reporting from Darragh Peter Murphy.
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This Hit-and-Run Killed a Cyclist—and Led to an International Manhunt
Australian police arrested a woman suspected of killing Agustin Rodriguez, Jr., in California two years ago. In between, she led authorities across two states, three continents, and an ocean.
By Robert Annis
An alleged hit-and-run driver who killed a cyclist and fled the country nearly two years ago, leading authorities on a manhunt that spanned three continents and the Pacific Ocean, may finally see a day in court.
Andrea Dorothy Chan Reyes was arrested by Australian police earlier this year and may soon be extradited to the U.S., where she's expected to stand trial for killing Agustin Rodriguez, Jr., in a brutal car-bike crash.
Seemingly Intentional Hit-and-Run Kills Cyclist
Rodriguez was biking to work in Whittier, California, in January 2017 when a driver in a white Lexus struck him "at a high rate of speed," according to FBI charging documents. After hitting Rodriguez, the driver "slowed down briefly and then sped up," dragging Rodriguez under the car for several hundred feet before fleeing. Fifteen minutes later, medics pronounced Rodriguez dead at the scene.
About a week after that, an anonymous caller pointed Whittier police in the direction of Chan Reyes, who drove a white Lexus and was late to work on the day of the crash. Employees at a local auto body shop confirmed that they did front bodywork on the Lexus and replaced its windshield for Chan Reyes, who claimed at the time that she had hit a deer.
But the vehicle was nowhere to be found. Over the next month, police followed a string of clues to Idaho, where the Lexus was discovered inside the garage of a business associate of Chan Reyes's then-boyfriend, Alan Gold. DNA testing proved the Lexus was the same car that struck Rodriguez.
Agustin Rodriguez, Jr.
Like the Lexus, however, Chan Reyes had disappeared. Five days after the crash, she fled to Hong Kong, where she had family. Whittier police enlisted the FBI in the now-international search, which led them across the sea to Asia and later, Australia. Over the next year, Chan Reyes eluded authorities, traveling between Asia and Australia multiple times. It's believed she used up to 11 different aliases during those months.
In April of this year, local police in Adelaide, Australia, acting on a provisional request from the U.S. government, finally arrested Chan Reyes at the home of her new boyfriend. More than eight months after the arrest, she remains in an Australian prison. A local court is expected to rule on her bail request later this month.
Whittier Police spokesperson John Scoggins refused to comment on most aspects of the ongoing case, but said his department was determined to see an alleged hit-and-run driver brought to justice, no matter where she ran. "We continued to follow the evidence, and eventually, it led us to where we are today," he said.
After Chan Reyes's presumed extradition, she's expected to face multiple felony charges, including vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run, along with a separate federal charge for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. She could serve up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
A Whittier police flyer requesting information about the white Lexus involved in the hit-and-run that killed Agustin Rodriguez, Jr.
Whittier Police Department
Both Scoggins and FBI spokesperson Rukelt Dalberis said Gold and his business partner have not been charged as accessories, but that could change. "We haven't talked to [Chan Reyes] yet, as she's still being held overseas," Scoggins said. "We're waiting until she's expedited back to the U.S. and we can gather more information."
In interviews with the press, Rodriguez's family praised the beloved late father of three. "He was definitely a family man," the victim's niece, Angelica Miller, told the local CBS affiliate. "He was a gentle, kind person. There isn't a person who could say a bad thing about him."
Four Cyclists Killed in Hit-and-Run in Tajikistan
The pursuit and arrest of Chan Reyes is notable not only because it spanned the globe, but because authorities don't often go to such lengths when a cyclist is killed. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 780 cyclists were killed on U.S. roads in 2017. Yet as former Bicycling editor Peter Flax noted in a story for Outside, drivers rarely face felony charges when their actions behind the wheel leave a rider dead.
That is, unless they're under the influence of drugs or alcohol—or decide to flee the scene. Colorado attorney Megan Hottman said the hit-and-run component "adds an intentional aspect" to what might otherwise be considered an accidental or careless scenario, making it easier to prosecute.
In July 2017, for instance, when a driver struck and injured a cyclist on the Natchez Trace Parkway in Tennessee and fled home, he was quickly arrested and later pleaded guilty to multiple charges, taking a deal to serve a 10-month sentence. Yet the merely distracted driver who killed two on a Florida group ride last month did not face any charges, and multiple attorneys told Bicycling that they doubt she ever will.
"Someone may 'accidentally or unintentionally' hit a cyclist," Hottman said. "But [if] they choose to leave the scene, that's what takes it from a misdemeanor [or no charge] to a felony in most states."
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The customer was using a eSpace U1960 to make outgoing calls through a PRA trunk. At some point, the calls just started to fail.
1. Asked customer to properly check the cables.
2. Asked customer to check the connection between the CDR Server and the U1960 with the command "show billpool state".
3. Asked customer to check the billpool file state on the U1960 with the command "show billpool state".
The billpool file was full.
At this point, most probably because of a network link failure, the connection between the U1960 and the CDR Server was down and the CDR records could not be retrieved by the CDR Server. In this case the billpool file got full and the calls started to fail.
4. To give a quick solution, the U1960 function of recording CDRs was disabled with the commad "config createbill switch off"
5. As soon as the network performance was back to normal and the connection between U1960 and the CDR Server was up again, the function of recording CDRs was enabled with the command "config createbill switch on" and the recording stored in the billpool file were normally retrieved by the CDR Server.
3. Asked customer to check the billpool file state on the U1960.
Make sure the IP network is redundantly implemented and any link failure can be backed up.


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Islanders try to notch home win vs. Lightning
By | Sports Network
The New York Islanders will try to get a win at Nassau Coliseum before embarking on five-game road trip, as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday afternoon.
The Islanders are beginning this shortened season with consecutive games on home ice before spending the rest of January on the road. New York dropped its home opener on Saturday, losing a 2-1 decision to the rival New Jersey Devils.
David Clarkson scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period for the reigning Eastern Conference champion Devils.
Travis Hamonic registered a power-play goal for the Isles, while Evgeni Nabokov notched 26 saves in the loss.
"It's not the way that we wanted to start in front of our fans," Hamonic admitted. "We came out, in my opinion, a little bit flat. We just weren't executing at the start."
The Islanders will begin their five-game swing Thursday in Toronto before making stops in Boston, Winnipeg, Pittsburgh and New Jersey.
The Lightning, meanwhile, posted a home win in their season opener on Saturday, as they slammed the visiting Washington Capitals by a 6-3 score at Tampa Bay Times Forum.
Martin St. Louis had two goals, including the deciding tally early in the third period, and an assist. Eric Brewer also scored twice, while Vincent Lecavalier and Cory Conacher added a goal apiece for the Lightning. Steven Stamkos, who led the NHL with 60 goals in 2011-12, chipped in two assists to the winning cause.
"It was a great character win and we have got to build on that," Stamkos said.
Anders Lindback had a solid debut for the Lightning, stopping 27 shots in the victory. Lindback was acquired from Nashville in an offseason trade and is expected to be Tampa's No. 1 goaltender this season.
The Lightning have another road game at Carolina on Tuesday before returning to Florida for a five-game homestand.
New York and the Lightning have split the last 12 meetings against each other, but Tampa Bay has lost in its last three trips to Long Island.


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Home Breaking Qualified mechanic with car window to drive, has gears made a mistake
Qualified mechanic with car window to drive, has gears made a mistake
Leuven, Thursday afternoon, around 16 hours, was a 57-year-old man through a window in a Mazda garage on the Tiensesteenweg. Now it turns out that the man was in his car in the garage from his workshop, and wanted to finish, but the acceleration has made a mistake. That is, the police have confirmed.
"instead of the reverse, it was in the vehicle at the front, it stops it by a wall, and it came with the car, three feet below the outside up against the concrete and go", you hear the sound of it. The car was on the roof of his house to us. For the garage mechanic to have the car and it ran for more serious injuries, but was not in life-threatening danger. The victim received on-the-spot to the first, is administered to a MUG, and a doctor, and was then transferred to the university hospital of Gasthuisberg.
The man has a long experience of work in the garage. The health and safety inspectorate of the facts stated. The fire brigade arrived on the spot, in order to determine whether there are any problems with the stability of the building, but that turned out not to be the case.
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With school back in session, let's talk history books for kids!
No matter who or what your kids or students are studying this year in history, there's a book out there on the same subject. But are they good books? Are they interesting books? Are they worth reading for their own sake and not just because they coordinate with your history studies?
We've got you covered! These history authors for kids deliver consistently interesting, well-researched history books for kids and teens. Their styles and target ages differ, but all focus on history (as opposed to science or art), and all do a great job in their chosen format.
Speaking of format, did you know there are different categories of nonfiction? We'll reference some of them below, but be sure to check out Janie's explanation of the different categories of nonfiction.
These are a winner with the middle grades and up crowd. Comic-strip style history packed with information, gripping stories, and an understanding of the sober points of history without being overly, well, graphic. Check out our review of Treaties, Trenches, Mud and Blood (about WWI).
Don Brown is a prolific author, and his books are great resources for the 8-10 year old crowd. His Actual Times series tackles perennially popular historical events such as the finding of the first gold nugget at Sutter's Mill, 9/11, the sinking of the Titanic, and the assassination of President Lincoln. His graphic novels include such recent events as Drowned City about Hurricane Katrina. He's also written picture book biographies.
Harness has written many longer picture book biographies about famous Americans such as George Washington. Her middle grade titles include biographies about people such as Miles Standish, George Washington Carver, and Narcissa Whitman. We've interviewed Harness before; she's an author to note!
Simonetta Carr's history biographies look like "picture books," but don't be fooled into thinking they are light in content. These are meaty introductions to significant church history figures and include photographs of artifacts and locations along with quality illustrations. Consider adding one to your regular history studies! Her subjects include figures like Irenaeus and Jonathan Edwards. She's also contributed to a series that looks at famous historical figures such as Cleopatra and Michelangelo. We've interviewed her, too!
Tonya Bolden has written picture book biographies (her George Washington Carver title is especially nice), a collective biography, and some middle grade biographies (such as her recent title about Frederick Douglass). Bolden profiles key African Americans in her well-done books.
Meaty, complex, and thorough, Freedman has covered such diverse subjects as Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, WWII resistance fighters, and more. His work is well-researched, well-written, and a good fit for middle school and up.
Sheinkin writes gripping narrative nonfiction that will provide much food for thought along with its history facts. Bomb is particularly well done and helps young readers begin to understand how complex the issue of the atomic bombs was. Best for middle grades and up.
It's hard to think of a more prolific nonfiction author for kids than Jean Fritz. Biographies are her specialty, and some of her best offerings are early chapter books about Revolutionary-era American figures such as Patrick Henry, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington. Perfect for early-mid elementary ages.
Who are some of your favorite history authors? Let us know in the comments!
My favorite nonfiction author is Kathleen Krull. She's written titles like Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes (and what the neighbors thought) and Lives of the Athletes (Thrills, Spills (and what the neighbors thought.) She digs up all kind of interesting facts for her biographies. I have used her style in developing my own nonfiction voice.
The Lives of the Scientists series skillfully places each scientists in their own history. For example, science was not an acceptable practice in Leonardo da Vinci's day, so he made his living as an artist.
There are a few cautions. She sometimes includes information that could easily be withheld. Even though she doesn't go into a lot of detail, she mentions that Leonardo was arrested for practicing homosexuality. There was no proof of this.
However the reader of Leonardo da Vinci will learn so much about the early Renaissance. She includes so many interesting details about the era.
Thanks so much for the suggestion, Lou! We've reviewed some of Krull's picture-book biographies and I believe Megan has reviewed The Lives of the Scientists.
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Last month I started an in-demand project, building a tube amplifier with very low power. I am trying for 1 or 2 watts, maybe less.
The amp will be a single ended class A all tube amplifier and a lot of fun to build.
One of the things to get out of the way first is that tube amps do not price out at "watts per dollar" when you get to power this low.
That is, this small amp with 1 watt will not be 1/50th of the price of a 50 watt amp. Even though power is low, the amp still requires a full power supply - filter capacitors etc, tubes, tube sockets, pots, preamp tubes, chassis. All these parts are the same as used on a large amp.
The only part that goes down in price very much is the output transformer.
So why make it? The asked for goal is an amp that can be cranked up in the living room, and please the owner with true all tube tone, sustain, power tube distortion and all the great tonal reasons tube amps are so preferred. The other major use is in the studio – obvious – easy to isolate while still providing a full-house tone.
This is a work in progress. I am building the amp as I write about it.
The first part of building an amp is design of the power supply.
I have two power supplies for this amp. One without a rectifier tube (Economy) and the other for enthusiasts who demand a rectifier tube.
Notes on the rectifier tube. The famous rectifier tube "sag" effect may not be very dramatic in this case, as even the little 5Y3 tube will be understressed in this amp. The sag only happens if the rectifier tube is "pushed" hard by current draw under full power – 1 watt isn't much power.
The rectifier tube extra costs are: #1. A transformer with a 5 volt 2 amp rectifier tube filament #2. A rectifier tube #3. Rectifier tube socket #4. A chassis with room for the socket, tube etc. #5. Not too significant as a hobby project – more time to build.
Ok, Check out the power supply drawing. I have left the ground switch in this drawing, but for safety it should really be omitted from the amp – so many hobbyist complain about not having it with so much concern it is illustrated. For a safer amp leave the ground switch out of the circuit and omit the .047 capacitor that is part of the switch.
The drawing shows proper power supply polarity. Be sure to put the white and black wires in the correct places, and the correct fuse.
A power transformer has a "primary" and often several "secondary" windings.
The power from the wall 115V AC is connected to the primary of the power transformer. The secondary has "stepped up" voltages for the tubes, and stepped down voltages for the filaments.
You don't need to get into all this math stuff if you don't want to. The plans will account for everything as I write the project.
The transformer for the standard model has to have a 5 volt 2 amp filament winding for the rectifier tube. The circuit is pretty simple, and the amp can use other tubes, such as the 5AR4 for more power (357 plate volts).
The other secondary is the 6.3 volt 2 amps needed for the power tube and preamp tubes.
The power supply is standard filter capacitors and resistors, but you can see some part value differences between Standard and Economy.
This is due to the LIMITATIONS of a tube rectifier. A 5Y3 rectifier can only handle a certain amount of capacitance at its output, 20 mfd is the recommended value – 23.5 mfd in this case. Two 47 mfd caps in series.
The solid state rectifier can handle any capacitance. Higher capacitance provides more bass (if your output transformer is good enough) and more voltage – power.
The economy circuit uses two 100-mfd caps in series (50 mfd total.) It could use much higher values 220 mfd, 500-mfd etc. But it would make the power supply too "stiff" for a guitar amplifier, also we don't need the extra power – we are trying to get rid of power.
The resistors in parallel with the first two series filter capacitors are to even out any inequality between the two caps. They also discharge the circuit when the amp is turned off. Leave the standby switch ON when you turn off the power. Then the resistors will discharge the circuit in about 5 minutes.
The output transformer is attached to the output of the rectifier – all noise reduction has to appear before this point. That is why the filter capacitors are so critical.
The power tube will be wired in triode so there is no need for a "screen grid" supply, just two tubes, a driver tube, and the preamp tube.
A single ended output transformer has only four wires, pretty easy from there – but transformer selection and its primary impedance will be quite a job – I have about 5 different ones to try in this circuit for the best tone at low volume.
Ok, next month – getting those tubes in place.
Any and all work should only be attempted by a qualified tube amplifier technician.
Any suggestion, idea or instruction involving any electronic device should only be carried out by qualified personnel. None of these instructions are implied or intended for non-technicians or persons unqualified to work safely with high voltage AC and DC.
Do not attempt any electronic work without the proper tools, materials, workspace, an isolation transformer, a "variac" type variable transformer and correct training in electronics.
Consider this paragraph to be inserted every 5 or 6 words in this article!
If your amp tech is still unsure, please see the full warning included on pages 4 and 5 of "Inside Tube Amps" by Dan Torres.
This article is for entertainment only. Any additional help will require the amplifier to be in our shop for service.
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Ok, here's the same warning rap. But read it every time. Warnings and disclaimer Tube Amplifiers, all components and related products are electrical products with extremely high voltages that if mishandled or if used carelessly or for improper purposes, can cause life hazards and serious personal injuries. Such equipment is dangerous even when turned off or unplugged. You shouldn't be working inside the amp unless you know what you are doing. Don't work on an amp plugged in. Always discharge the filter capacitors before starting work. If you don't know how, contact us for a reprint on how to do it ("What the Hell are filter caps?") Solder neatly, and use the smallest amount of solder you can. Be careful, but have fun.
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A wrapper (10) for an absorbent pad (12) comprises a flexible sheet in a cruciform shape, with a central panel (14) and a flap (16, 18, 20, 22) extending from each side of the central panel. A bridging portion (24) extends from the central panel between each pair of adjacent flaps. The flaps and bridging portions are foldable inwardly to lie over the central panel, with the bridging portions closing the corners of the package to avoid gaps between adjacent flaps. Preferably, the bridging portions are triangular or sector-shaped.
1 . A wrapper for an absorbent pad, comprising a flexible sheet in a cruciform shape, with a central panel and a flap extending from each side of the central panel, and a bridging portion extending from the central panel between each pair of adjacent flaps, wherein the flaps and bridging portions are foldable inwardly to lie over the central panel, and wherein each bridging portion extends less than half of the distance between the central panel and an outer edge of a flap. 2. A wrapper for an absorbent pad as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each bridging portion extends less than 25% of the distance between the central panel and an outer edge of a flap.
3. A wrapper for an absorbent pad as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each bridging portion extends less than 20% of the distance between the central panel and an outer edge of a flap.
4. A wrapper for an absorbent pad as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein each flap has a surface area greater than half the surface area of the central panel.
5. A wrapper for an absorbent pad as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the wrapper comprises four flaps arranged in two opposed pairs and the flaps in each pair are the same size and shape. 6. A wrapper for an absorbent pad as claimed in claim 5, wherein the flaps in one pair are trapezoidal in shape and taper in a direction away from the central panel, and the flaps in the other pair are rectangular.
7. A wrapper for an absorbent pad as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the bridging portions are triangular or sector-shaped.
8. A wrapper for an absorbent pad as claimed in any preceding claim, further comprising a closure device to retain the flaps in position once folded over the central panel.
9. A wrapper for an absorbent pad as claimed in claim 8, wherein the closure device comprises a re-usable sticker.
10. A wrapper for an absorbent pad as claimed in any preceding claim, formed of a bio- degradable material.
The present invention relates to wrapper for an absorbent pad product such as a sanitary towel, incontinence pad or wound dressing.
For absorbent pad products of this type, it is desirable for the pad to be provided in a wrapper before use, to keep it clean, compact and discreet. It is especially desirable that the wrapper can then be used to re-wrap the product after use, in order to retain a used pad in a clean and compact package until it can be safely disposed of.
Various wrappers of this type are known but a number of problems remain. Some wrappers may rip when first opened so that they are unsuitable for re-wrapping the product after use. Also, many known wrappers do not completely enclose the used pad and therefore there is a risk of some fluid leakage from the pad when it is re-wrapped.
The present invention provides a wrapper for an absorbent pad, comprising a flexible sheet in a cruciform shape, with a central panel and a flap extending from each side of the central panel, and a bridging portion extending from the central panel between each pair of adjacent flaps, wherein the flaps and bridging portions are foldable inwardly to lie over the central panel, and wherein each bridging portion extends less than half of the distance between the central panel and an outer edge of a flap.
When the flaps are folded in to form a package, the bridging portions also fold in, closing the corners of the package to prevent any leaks. The bridging portions also strengthen the wrapper and prevent tearing at the junction of the flaps and the central panel.
Preferably, each bridging portion extends less than 25% of the distance between the central panel and an outer edge of a flap, and more preferably, less than 20%. In this way, the bridging portions take a minimal additional amount of material while still providing protection against leaks.
Each flap preferably has a surface area greater than half the surface area of the central panel. This ensures the pad is fully covered and secure package obtained. Preferably, the wrapper comprises four flaps arranged in two opposed pairs and the flaps in each pair are the same size and shape. This simplifies manufacture, and ensures the wrapper is easy to use, since the flaps can be folded in any order. In one embodiment, the flaps in one pair are trapezoidal in shape and taper in a direction away from the central panel, and the flaps in the other pair are rectangular. In this option, the tapered flaps may be folded first and do not interfere with folding in the remaining flaps. Preferably, the bridging portions are triangular or sector-shaped.
The wrapper may further comprise a closure device to retain the flaps in position once folded over the central panel. The closure device may comprise a re-usable sticker. Preferably, the wrapper is formed of a bio-degradable material.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the wrapper folded to form a package enclosing the absorbent pad. As best seen in Figures 1 a-d and 2, a wrapper 10 in accordance with the present invention, for wrapping an absorbent pad 12, comprises a thin flexible sheet of materially in a generally cruciform shape. Thus, the wrapper 10 comprises a central panel 14 which is generally square or rectangular. A flap extends from each side of the central panel 14. There are therefore four flaps in total, arranged in two opposed pairs. With reference to the orientation shown in Figure 1 , a first pair of flaps 16, 18, extends from the top and bottom edges of the central panel 14 respectively. A second pair of opposed flaps 20, 22 extends from the left and right sides respectively of the central panel 14.
Examples of possible variations of the shape of the wrapper 10 are shown in Figures 1 b-d. In Figure 1 b the trapezoidal shape of the top and bottom flaps 16, 18 is more pronounced than in Figure 1 a. In Figure 1 c, the outer edges of the left and right flaps 20, 22 are arcuate. In Figure 1 d, only the outer edge of the right hand flap 22 is arcuate. In all of Figures 1 b-d, the outer corners of each flap are more radiused in order to provide more rounded corners. It will be appreciated that these examples are not exhaustive and other minor variations in the overall shape of the wrapper 10 can be envisaged.
In the embodiments of Figure 1 a-c the wrapper 10 is symmetrical and the flaps in each opposed pair are the same size and shape. In the embodiment of Figure 1 d, top and bottom flaps 16, 18 are identical, while left and right hand flaps 20, 22 vary slightly from one another due to the curved right edge of right hand flap 22. However, in all the embodiments shown, each flap 16, 18, 20, 22 is dimensioned so that when folded over the central panel 14 it will cover more than half of the area of the central panel 14.
The dotted lines in Figure 1 a-d show the intended fold lines 28 for the wrapper 10 in use, as described further below. At the corners of the central panel 14 and between adjacent flaps, bridging portions 24 are provided. These bridging portions 24 are generally triangular with a straight outer edge, or in this example, sector-shaped, with an arcuate outer edge 26. As shown, the arcuate outer edges are preferably convex, i.e. curved outwardly with respect to the central panel 14. Thus, the edges of adjacent panels do not join one another at a sharp vertex (where the fold lines 28 cross), but merge via a bridging portion 24. Where the bridging portions 24 have an arcuate outer edge 26, the edge may be a circular arc, with the centre of the circle located where the fold lines 28 cross each other, i.e. at the corner of the central panel 14.
Each bridging portion 24 is considerably smaller in area than the central panel 14 and the flaps 16, 18, 20, 22. Thus, each bridging portion 24 extends only a short distance along the edges of the adjacent flaps relative to the total length of the edge of each relevant flap. For example, each bridging portion 24 may extend a distance d which is less than 50% of the total distance D between the central panel 14 (i.e. a fold line 28) to the outer edge of a flap. Preferably, the bridging portions extend less than 25% of the distance, and most preferably less than 20%. Therefore, the bridging portions 24 require only a small amount of extra material in terms of the amount required to produce a whole wrapper 10.
The wrapper 10 may be formed from any suitable thin, flexible sheet material.
Possible examples include plastics, paper, cardboard or a biodegradable substance such as a corn-based bioplastic. In use, an absorbent pad 12 is initially placed on the open wrapper 10, lying across the central panel 14 and an opposed pair of flaps, preferably the tapered flaps 16, 18. It is also possible for the pad 12 to be pre-folded into a smaller shape so that it fits on the central panel 14 without overlapping the flaps. Typically, in a known fashion, the underside of the pad 12 may include a peelable, re-usable adhesive so that the pad 12 can be adhered to the wrapper 10, but peeled off easily when required.
The flaps 16, 18, 20, 22 are sequentially folded in as shown in Figures 3a and 3b in order to create a closed package 30 as shown in Figure 4. Initially, one flap, preferable one of the tapered flaps such as the upper flap 16, with part of the pad 12 adhered to it, can be folded inwardly to lie over part of the central panel 14. Subsequently, the opposing tapered flap 18 is also folded inwardly to overlie part of the upper flap 16 and the central panel 14. Subsequently, the left and right side flaps 20, 22 are also folded in sequentially. The package 30 can be held closed by any convenient means, e.g. by use of a sticker 32. As the various flaps 16-22 are folded inwardly over the central panel 14, the bridging portions 24 also fold inwardly as illustrated in Figures 3a-b. These bridging panels 24 thus close the corners of the package 30 and avoid any gaps between adjacent flaps. Each bridging portion 24 will tend to fold along fold lines 28 where the bridging portion 24 meets the adjacent flaps. The bridging portion 24 may also fold along a central fold line 29 as shown in Figure 1 a.
When required, the package 30 can be opened by removing the sticker 32 and sequentially unfolding the flaps 16-22. The sticker 32 preferably has a peelable, re-usable adhesive so that it can be placed on another part of the wrapper 10 and retained for re-use later. The bridging panels 24 unfold as the flaps are unfolded and prevent any ripping of the wrapper 10 at the corners of the central panel 14.
The pad 12 can be peeled off the wrapper 10 and used as required. After use, the soiled pad 12 can be laid once again on the wrapper 10. Preferably, it is first folded into a smaller shape so that it sits only on the central panel 14. The flaps are again sequentially folded inwardly, preferably folding in the tapered flaps 16, 18 first, and then the other flaps 20,22. The sticker 32 can then repositioned to hold the package 30 closed. Once again, the bridging portions 24 fold inwardly to close the corners of the package 30 and prevent any openings through which leakage of fluid from the pad 12 might otherwise occur. Thus, the package 30 now securely retains the soiled pad until it can be safely disposed of.


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Spiralaria florea är en mossdjursart som beskrevs av George Busk 1861. Spiralaria florea ingår i släktet Spiralaria och familjen Flustridae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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I worked for Maurice Jennings Architect for a brief period of time in '06. There I got to do what I like the most when it comes to architecture, draw perspectives and designing in perspective.
Exterior perspective. Graphite on vellum.


RD & F is the best form of exercise for me!!! I love the variety of the music and the different classes offered. The instructors are top notch professionals who make exercise FUN!!!
Not a gym type of person. But I do love the Zumba classes and Bouje always have a great time and Nicole, Pam and Lori make it so much fun.
As a person who never liked to exercise before, I can honestly say I look forward to attending classes!