What Jethro Tull items do people collect. I know that I have been collect Jethro Tull since way back in 1972 when I confiscated my sister albums of Stand Up, Benefit, Aqualung and TAAB. I was only 13 at the time, but was listening to Stand Up back when it first was released. I personal wore out at least 10 copies of that album. I joined Columbia House Record Club and always order more of Stand Up, I still have 5 copies from CRC that have never been opened, if I only knew CD's would be the new thing in 15 years. I was fortunate to of had an uncle who had a record store so we got lots of really cool promo stuff. I still have many of them some of the most treasured ones are Thick As A Brick, and Stand Up. When I got older and first started to work I put half of what I made into music. So this is how my journey has began collecting Tull. I remember I loved import 45's or 7" most had some great picture sleeves and some even had songs that I had not heard. So every month I would get my Goldmine magazine and put magnifying glass to each page and put huge circles around any and all Tull items I could find. Some months where better than others I decided to concentrate on 45's. This was in days of snail mail, write to someone overseas to see if they had still had it and wait by the mailbox to get a reply. If all went well in 3 weeks you would go to the bank a get currency exchanged into whatever you need and mail it off, and hope that you where dealing with honest people. Then you would wait and finally get your package. This was always such a long processes, but this is how I built my collection at first. By the early 1990's I had around 125 Tull 45's and thought I surely must have most of them, things changed in life and I stopped collecting them. Then with internet boom and the ability to do business so much easier, I rekindled my interest in collecting. I started to realize that I did not have close to what I thought was out there. EBay really got me going full tilt again. My collection now stands at well over 500 plus counting doubles. From Africa to North, Central and South America, most all of Europe, the Middle East, to Australia, Japan and a few more countries large and small. I have meet some really great people along my journey in collecting my 45's. One of the last greatest find for me was Irish 7' Moth's/Beltane which was mislabeled. Over the years I have been on the Board I have shared some of my 7' collection, and in the process of adding all of them to The Boy Scout manual. Just when you think have collected all of the Bouree / Fat singles, you find out that there were three different rear sleeves. So now you have to search it out find the all the alternate sleeves. In the United Kingdom for example there can be up to 7 different version of the same 7", which can be madding to try and figure out what versions you have. Then you must pay such careful attention to the ones you have so as to duplicate them. Then there are the elusive ones that you always keep both eyes out for, and if you do see them it won't break the bank to acquire (Thick As A Brick dj UK, A Passion Play EP from Japan)to name a few.
So I was wondering what Jethro Tull items people collect. It would be interesting to hear others stories as how they got it started collecting.
I used to collect anything I could get my hands on. Live audio and video, buttons, pins, posters, ads, 45's, programs, tee's, guitar picks, signed Shure Mic - you name it, for a while I used to collect anything I could get my hands on.
Apart from the usual stuff I began keeping cuttings from musical papers, magazines and the national press.
I think the earliest was a review of A Passion Play. Also some major interviews (4 & 5 pages long) Might be an idea one day to try and scan some of them if its all above board and legal.
Most unusual was probably a big piece of one of them balloons from around the time of Bursting Out, though last time I looked it had amalgamated into a big blob of rubber.
Oh TM you just posting reminded me...not really a collection, but I had sugar packets and stuff, you know, from the room with the coffee and bananas, and the beer bottle I was given. I may have parted with that stuff though, just kept the passes, etc.
This sounds like quite the collection Charlie. Wow! Would love to see this. I have collected much Tull stuff but my thing was always live concert videos, of lots of music but mainly Tull! Around 1982 we RENTED a betamax player and the Slipstream tape. This was abig deal back then! A bunch of friends came over to watch it (in stereo) and I remember how amazed I was to be watching a Tull concert in our living room.
Thanks.. it's a labor of love..Darin has also done amazing work with the old silent 8mm film which was inspiring. For years I didn't know there was somone else as crazy about this stuff as I was! For a time I thought I was the only one who used to hook up 2 VCR's to my tape deck and sync bootlegs recordings to the picture. I still have those old tapes. Yikes!
Once technology got better, everything got easier. You could now get more detailed and exact. It was still tedious work but more rewarding in the end.
My entire video collection was once much more valuable to me before you could find nearly everything ever on youtube. And now even entire concerts are posted. 25 years of searching, trading, researching, purchasing, shipping, and now it's all available with one click. It's frustrating but it's great!
It is fantastic work, and without this Internet thingy how would we have got to see these gems in such quality.
Being a Tull fan is exactly that, a Labour of Love, and, that's what this all is really all about isn't it, when you have this obssession that is Tull?
Whether it be sharing it as many of us do, or keeping it to ourselves under lock and key. I have to say, I used to think it was just me, but clearly not.
Never thought I'd join a chat board originally, never bothered with all those old groups that many people talk ill of, then I joined the Offical site, which was pretty great really; one roof for all fans to be under. Then when that folded I went elsewhere and then joined The Board. Not bad, plenty of Tull out there it seems. Then I got banned, don't know why really, no-one told me. But I'm still here and enjoy it more than ever despite the odd roller coaster ride every now and then.
On the Tull collecting front, its more or less a bit of this and a bit of that, whatever takes my fancy really, I'm an obsessive collector of things nostalgic to me and my childhood I suppose.
Apart from Tull, it's The Who and music generally, comic and pin up art and me and Mrs Q have an odd liking for things art deco.
The candyfloss salesman watches ladies in the sand..
Personally I don't have that much stuff apart from all the vinyls.plus C.D's and DVD's of course.
What I do collect a lot of is cigarette cards, mainly cricketers, some of them 19th Century, (Nerd alert).
Not much of a collector of Tulliana (or whatever the term is). Besides countless albums and CDs, the only thing I have is a July 22, 1971 Rolling Stone magazine (with Ian in white make-up and the title "Jethro Tull Might Do Something Weird" on the cover) signed by Ian Anderson on the Rubbing Elbows tour.
That's it. I've spent enough on the music.
Thats very nice of you to say Erin, though I think you've rightly shown yourself deserving of much higher praise. I was only interested in a few bits, your volume of stuff is killer. And yes I also had the 2 VCRs and cassette player hooked together counting 1,2,3,click! but that was high tech compared to 1973 watching super 8mm on a projector stopping and starting it while dropping the needle on the Supercharged LP and getting a tiny bit of "wow that went together for a second!!"
As far as collecting stuff goes I've just always picked up what I could along the way, magazines, pictures and mostly bootleg recordings, which for me was just trying to recapture a bit of the buzz.
I also collect most anything Tull. Never gave it much thought just bought different stuff when I saw it- Then came e-bay and I discovered all those live recordings, man I spent some money. Then I discovered trading. All of a sudden I could trade in bulk with people around the world, that was great fun. People don't trade much anymore- the trade groups are dead and individual traders don'r often even respond when I e-mail. But, now we have torrents. I have thousands of live recordings, some great some horrendous! It's a collection and since Imet Darin I have a some of his amazing work.
Someone earlier mentioned that Tull people are Type As. I am type messy. I can't find anything! I used to have everything so neatly organozed then I movd- that was 2004 and somehow I just can't keep up anymore, maybe because now it's torrents and so much easier that it's not so revered?
I don't collect anything. Not anymore.I have noticed that stuff doesn't make me happy, quite the opposite. I'm in the middle of life at 45 and I think I should get rid of stuff before the end, so that my kids don't have to take it to the dumpster.
I can listen to music from Spotify. I don't need a physical disc. It is the music that matters. I still have all the old albums, but I have stopped buying new.
I live south of Atlanta, and have travelled to Macon to visit the Allman Bros. museum there at something called the "Big House", which the band lived in communally from 1970 to 73, the most formative and legendary period in their history. Its full of everything from Greg's old beat up Hammond organ to drum kits and guitars and amps and posters and pics letters and, well, everything you can and cant imagine. For a fan its a profound experience. Ive often thought how great it would be to have something comparable to this for Tull, like a Tull museum full of famous and iconic outfits used and instruments played and tons of memorabilia. Unfortunately nothing like this will probably ever exist because, unlike the Allmans, no central location or place has ever been quite so important to their history, so, where would you put it? I suppose the various Tull conventions will have to suffice in fulfilling this kind of thing.
Right now I am collecting anything I can, with emphasis on the 70's band spanning TAAB to Stormwatch. Most specifically I am collecting DVDs of live performances and documentaries of this era of Tull. My favorite so far is the '76 Tampa, Fla. show, which Im sure many here have and have seen. I am looking for any and all film footage of the 70's line-up in action.
Got this from Amazon yesterday, I have pre-ordered this book twice, and twice I've been cancelled because of shipping problems. The 3rd time I placed the order it stated Mid May as release. What on earth could be the problem here!?
Rabey, Brian "A Passion Play: The Story Of Ian Anderson And Jethro Tull"
That's crap! I've had it on pre-order since it was first announced! This happened with another book I ordered but that one is shipping this week, after a four month delay!
Well yes the situation is crap but The order really was cancelled twice!
I think this first came up on Amazon in early 2012.
I know Erin has talked to Rabey, just wonder what's the deal.
Does anyone collect old ticket stubs? I am looking for a Jethro tull ticket stub from Aug 8th 2000 at Ravinia near Chicago. I can't find it anywhere and trying to finish all the ticket stub collection that my husband has.
I use to collect quite a bit of Tull memorablia. Programs, pins and patches, etc... But after awhile they got packed away, that wasn't right. I noticed there were fans out that would enjoy these items more than myself, so I sold a lot on ebay. Now I collect dust, wrinkles and boxes made entirely of wood.
I'm not selling anything here. And I dont have a "Ravina near Chigago" stub. But I just looked through my stash and I have Jethro Tull, Concord Pavilion, CA 9/24/1996. A Doane Perry autographed stub from Konoti Field Amph, CA 9/3/98. Marin Center, CA 9/1/00, and a San Jose Performing Arts 6/5/02. I've got more scattered around here somewhere. I'll try and find them all and post a pic.
Forgot all about them. Nice thread!
I collect ticket stubs, I actually have a few for shows that are not listed on tour history pages. I don't have the ticket you are looking for.


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July 18, 2011 — 12.00am
VICTORIA is in third place behind Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory in an economic league table.
As its former rivals Queensland and New South Wales fight over bottom position in this morning's survey, its author, CommSec chief economist Craig James, says Victoria could soon find itself in first place.
"Victoria is towards the top at number three. It is not inconceivable that if it keeps getting more people into the state it is going to get the momentum to go to the top," Mr James told The Age.
"Victoria is better than most at providing housing. It is also good at providing infrastructure - when roads are built in Victoria they are built with three or four lanes each way and no mucking around; when Victoria sees bottlenecks they are addressed; when Victoria sees problems with electricity or water they are solved,'' he said.
"It is also keeping down costs for investors and it has been very successful in attracting interstate and overseas migrants. When you bring in skilled migrants who basically have a job from day one you automatically boost your economy."
The CommSec table measures each state's performance compared with its historical average, rather than absolute performance - a methodology that disadvantages previously strong states such as NSW.
"We are trying to find how each economy is performing compared with its own normal," Mr James said. "Just as the Reserve Bank does with interest rates, we have used decade-long averages to decide what is normal."
Following Victoria in fourth place is South Australia followed by Tasmania and the Northern Territory, and then NSW, which pips flood-ravaged Queensland.
NSW is the weakest state in the nation when its economic growth is compared with its decade average, with growth 9 per cent higher. Victoria's is 13 per cent higher and Western Australia's nearly 30 per cent higher.
In retail spending Victoria is eclipsed only by the Northern Territory and Western Australia with growth of 16 per cent compared with 12 per cent in NSW.
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An image purported to be that of Apple iPad Pro 2 has emerged online which provides us with perhaps the first clear depiction of what the successor to the first gen 12.9-inch iPad Pro will be like.
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That said, Apple no doubt will go for a revised hardware setup with iPad Pro 2, which should include a better processor – likely to be the A10X processor, improved camera along with 3D Touch, True Tone display technology which first debuted on the 9.7-inch iPad Pro.
However, notwithstanding all the improvements that new iPad Pro 2 is set to incorporate, Apple might will have its task cut out given the increasing competition from the Windows 10 based two-in-one devices that are now being favored over their Android or iOS counterparts.
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The opposition generally extends to blue hydrogen, which is produced from natural gas but with carbon dioxide captured and stored.
There is arguably a growing consensus among oil industry leaders that the transition to a carbon-free global economy is real and that their industry has a role to play.
Fortunately, climate change deniers have already lost their side of the argument.
On the other side of the spectrum, the idea of a total load for clean energy is appealing, but it's also important to consider the challenges.
An early over-reliance on renewables and electrification could see the demand for solar panels, batteries and wind turbines creating a new set of environmental challenges.
As marine biologist and author Helen Scales points out in a new book titled The Brilliant Abyss, the rampant growth of renewables raises questions about the supply of certain rare metals that will be increasingly in demand as a result.
The scale of the electrification task is also daunting, even in countries where existing infrastructure is approaching a natural renewal date.
It is not a question of arguing against the energy transition, but in favor of a more oriented approach, which maximizes what is achievable.
While CCS and blue hydrogen are by no means perfect for decarbonization, they are ready-made solutions based on existing technology and are offered by a mature industry that already has decades of CCS experience.
It is in the interests of these oil companies to apply their technical prowess to ensure that the next generation of storage facilities are virtually fail-safe.
A series of recent reports suggest that green hydrogen – produced without CO2 – will soon be cheaper than blue hydrogen.
This is exactly what the world needs, but most of these reports also envision an important transitional role for blue hydrogen along the way.
It is precisely because of the urgency of the climate crisis that society as a whole must seek pragmatic solutions.
In heavily populated coal-consuming countries like India and China, very significant short-term emission reductions can be achieved by switching to natural gas.
In the more developed parts of the world, voters in the Rust Belt regions are reluctant to abandon old industries, but can be convinced of the kind of low-carbon regeneration that now comes with the promise of future jobs.
In the Tees Valley in the UK, the Conservative Party's unprecedented electoral swings have been attributed, in part, to heightened optimism about the employment prospects of a new decarbonization center project comprising the CSC, the blue and green hydrogen, as well as a new manufacturing site for wind turbine blades.
Governments appear to be making their own choices, as evidenced by the Dutch decision to allow 2 billion euros ($ 2.4 billion) in grants for a Rotterdam CCS project called Porthos.
CCS projects can make an important contribution to decarbonization. But to ensure that this is only a passing phase on the path to zero emissions, a carbon pricing mechanism that will help give the global economy that final push is badly needed.
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It is with great respect that Eel River Brewing Company announces the retirement of co-founder and CFO, Margaret Frigon. Her contribution to the company spans over 20 years. She helped build the brewery and its pub and restaurant from the ground up in Fortuna.
Frigon said that nothing could have prepared her for the roles she's played at Eel River Brewing. She and co-founder Ted Vivatson always wanted the company to be big, but the way the brewery grew was a natural evolution. The two were married when they broke ground on the historic site of the Clay Brown Redwood Mill in 1995. Raising 4 small children was their primary focus as they started the business, "you put your nose to the grindstone, keep your head down and just keep going and before you know it…" she muses.
When asked about big moments that stand out over the years, Frigon recalls when Eel River won their very first medal – a Silver for Ravensbrau Porter – at the Great American Beer Festival in Colorado. She tells the story of how they were new to the event and had no idea what to expect. As she and Vivatson sat in the audience listening to the winners for each category, she never thought they'd hear their names being called. The look the two shared was of complete shock – "Are you freaking kidding me?!," she laughs. This was pre-cell phone era – in 1997 – and after the ceremony there was a mad stampede to the banks of payphones lining the walls in the lobby as all of the winners ran to share the news with the folks back home.
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As the years passed, while Vivatson focused on growing the brewery operations, Frigon took on the duties of running the pub. The restaurant on Alamar Way is one of the busiest in the county. She looks forward to coming in and sitting at her favorite table now that she's retired. She said going into retirement she was terrified thinking she wouldn't know how to handle it, but now that she's in it – she loves it! The responsibilities have been taken off her shoulders and the weight of running such a busy business is melting away.


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December is one of my favorite months of the whole year. I get so excited about the festive foods, decorating and the joy of the season. We have just got back from our travels and the cottage is a buzz trying to get caught up from our wonderful trip. Now to finish decorating for Christmas and get this menu planned, sure glad you have stopped by today to give me some help.
Thanks so much for taking to time to stop by and visit today, I know how busy all of you are this time of the year. Take care, be safe and have a wonderful week then come back to see us real soon!
Im glad you had a wonderful time on your trip! =) Your menus always sound delicious!
Oh I love love chicken spaghetti! This will be on our menu this week!!


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package sakuracloud

import (
	"context"
	"time"

	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/diag"
	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/schema"
	"github.com/sacloud/iaas-api-go"
	"github.com/sacloud/webaccel-api-go"
)

func resourceSakuraCloudWebAccelCertificate() *schema.Resource {
	return &schema.Resource{
		CreateContext: resourceSakuraCloudWebAccelCertificateCreate,
		ReadContext:   resourceSakuraCloudWebAccelCertificateRead,
		UpdateContext: resourceSakuraCloudWebAccelCertificateUpdate,
		DeleteContext: resourceSakuraCloudWebAccelCertificateDelete,
		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
			"site_id": {
				Type:     schema.TypeString,
				Required: true,
			},
			"certificate_chain": {
				Type:      schema.TypeString,
				Required:  true,
				Sensitive: true,
			},
			"private_key": {
				Type:      schema.TypeString,
				Required:  true,
				Sensitive: true,
			},
			"serial_number": {
				Type:     schema.TypeString,
				Computed: true,
			},
			"not_before": {
				Type:     schema.TypeString,
				Computed: true,
			},
			"not_after": {
				Type:     schema.TypeString,
				Computed: true,
			},
			"issuer_common_name": {
				Type:     schema.TypeString,
				Computed: true,
			},
			"subject_common_name": {
				Type:     schema.TypeString,
				Computed: true,
			},
			"dns_names": {
				Type:     schema.TypeList,
				Elem:     &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
				Computed: true,
			},
			"sha256_fingerprint": {
				Type:     schema.TypeString,
				Computed: true,
			},
		},
	}
}

func resourceSakuraCloudWebAccelCertificateCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) diag.Diagnostics {
	client, _, err := sakuraCloudClient(d, meta)
	if err != nil {
		return diag.FromErr(err)
	}

	siteID := d.Get("site_id").(string)

	res, err := webaccel.NewOp(client.webaccelClient).CreateCertificate(ctx, siteID, &webaccel.CreateOrUpdateCertificateRequest{
		CertificateChain: d.Get("certificate_chain").(string),
		Key:              d.Get("private_key").(string),
	})
	if err != nil {
		return diag.FromErr(err)
	}

	d.SetId(res.Current.SiteID)
	return resourceSakuraCloudWebAccelCertificateRead(ctx, d, meta)
}

func resourceSakuraCloudWebAccelCertificateRead(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) diag.Diagnostics {
	client, _, err := sakuraCloudClient(d, meta)
	if err != nil {
		return diag.FromErr(err)
	}

	siteID := d.Id()

	certs, err := webaccel.NewOp(client.webaccelClient).ReadCertificate(ctx, siteID)
	if err != nil {
		if iaas.IsNotFoundError(err) {
			d.SetId("")
			return nil
		}
		return diag.Errorf("could not read SakuraCloud WebAccelCert[%s]: %s", d.Id(), err)
	}

	if certs.Current == nil {
		d.SetId("")
		return nil
	}

	return setWebAccelCertificateResourceData(d, client, certs.Current)
}

func resourceSakuraCloudWebAccelCertificateUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) diag.Diagnostics {
	client, _, err := sakuraCloudClient(d, meta)
	if err != nil {
		return diag.FromErr(err)
	}
	siteID := d.Id()

	if d.HasChanges("certificate_chain", "private_key") {
		res, err := webaccel.NewOp(client.webaccelClient).UpdateCertificate(ctx, siteID, &webaccel.CreateOrUpdateCertificateRequest{
			CertificateChain: d.Get("certificate_chain").(string),
			Key:              d.Get("private_key").(string),
		})
		if err != nil {
			return diag.FromErr(err)
		}
		d.SetId(res.Current.SiteID)
	}

	return resourceSakuraCloudWebAccelCertificateRead(ctx, d, meta)
}

func resourceSakuraCloudWebAccelCertificateDelete(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) diag.Diagnostics {
	client, _, err := sakuraCloudClient(d, meta)
	if err != nil {
		return diag.FromErr(err)
	}
	siteID := d.Get("site_id").(string)

	if err := webaccel.NewOp(client.webaccelClient).DeleteCertificate(ctx, siteID); err != nil {
		return diag.Errorf("deleting SakuraCloud WebAccelCert[%s] is failed: %s", d.Id(), err)
	}

	d.SetId("")
	return nil
}

func setWebAccelCertificateResourceData(d *schema.ResourceData, client *APIClient, data *webaccel.CurrentCertificate) diag.Diagnostics {
	notBefore := time.Unix(data.NotBefore/1000, 0).Format(time.RFC3339)
	notAfter := time.Unix(data.NotAfter/1000, 0).Format(time.RFC3339)

	d.Set("site_id", data.SiteID)                         // nolint
	d.Set("serial_number", data.SerialNumber)             // nolint
	d.Set("not_before", notBefore)                        // nolint
	d.Set("not_after", notAfter)                          // nolint
	d.Set("issuer_common_name", data.Issuer.CommonName)   // nolint
	d.Set("subject_common_name", data.Subject.CommonName) // nolint
	if err := d.Set("dns_names", data.DNSNames); err != nil {
		return diag.FromErr(err)
	}
	d.Set("sha256_fingerprint", data.SHA256Fingerprint) // nolint
	return nil
}

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Advantech's Highly Integrated WebAccess Solution Optimizes Automatic Monitoring and Control Management at a Wastewater Treatment Plant
Wastewater treatment plant is a basic infrastructure in modern society to purify wastewater created by homes and businesses. Its operation is 24 hours a day and wastewater treatment comprises multiple processes to remove solids, organic compounds and other matters. Such a complex workflow needs a careful management and it is insufficient only being supervised by plant personnel. Besides, the source water quality can be changed in an instant and any negligence or mistake may lead to improper treatment or cause environmental pollution. Therefore, the automatic monitoring and control system has been playing a very important role in ensuring the treated effluent to meet the environmental regulations and government criteria before discharging into the sewer or river.
However, how to efficiently create a centralized monitoring and control management system with minimal costs to gain maximum value, how to assure system stability and retain future expansion capability, all of these will be affected by the choice of hardware and software. Advantech offers powerful software and extensive hardware portfolio, including advanced WebAccess SCADA software, APAX Programmable Automation Controller with I/O modules and EKI Ethernet switches, enabling System Integrators to quickly complete their wastewater treatment plant projects through one stop shopping without worrying about compatibility. By providing fully redundant functionality, this total solution has maximum reliability to guarantee non-stop operation. Meanwhile, developers can greatly benefit by the WebAccess powerful and ample features to easily obtain data and integrate multiple nodes or platforms to meet project present and future requirements while reducing development and maintenance costs.
Easy Control Technology is a professional automatic control technology company in Taiwan which specializes in system design, planning and integration for government public construction projects, academic institutions and technology enterprises. Recently, it has won the bid of wastewater treatment plant project of Southern Star land development plan in Kaohsiung Free Trade Zone. In order to provide an optimized configuration of the automatic monitoring and control management system, the company would consolidate dozens of wastewater treatment processes into a master station plus four substations (central control room, pumping station & grit chamber, biological treatment station, rapid/slow mixing & effluent station, chemical control & sludge treatment station).
Due to the complexity of this system, Easy Control Technology was looking for a cost-effective integrated solution so as to speed up the project development with less effort. In terms of software, it must have scalable centralized management capability with redundancy feature to complete remote supervisory control and on-site data acquisition without data loss, and has to support open interfaces and Modbus protocol to easily access data and integrate diverse devices as well as providing a wide variety of graphic libraries to represent data via animation in real time. Regarding hardware specifications, supporting Structured Text (ST) language is prerequisite because the company is habitual of using it for programming. Providing backup functions and fast recovery mechanism are also necessary to enhance system reliability.
For this wastewater treatment plant project, Advantech provided a total solution that combined WebAccess 8.1 with its APAX-5000 and EKI series products. The installed APAX-5620 RISC-based controller was equipped with various modules for acquiring and delivering digital/analog signals from the four substations to the control center via an EKI-7659C industrial Ethernet switch. The collected data is then displayed using WebAccess, thereby achieving centralized remote monitoring and control management. WebAccess can also be integrated with video cameras or CCTV systems using an EKI-9312P Gigabit PoE switch to support the direct supervision of equipment and facilities.
Advantech's WebAccess platform offers greater functionality than conventional SCADA systems and delivers a wealth of benefits. As a core platform, WebAccess facilitates the centralized management of all SCADA nodes, which run independently, while providing redundant nodes and communication ports to ensure failures do not interrupt system operations. With support for multiple open interfaces, numerous device drivers (via the Modbus protocol), and real-time data connectivity, WebAccess offers superior integration capabilities that ensures programmers can easily perform data exchange or platform access tasks.
Furthermore, the provision of several pre-built graphics and customizable functions allows system designers to effortlessly create user interfaces and dynamically updated animations. However, most importantly, WebAccess is a 100% web-based platform that features a private cloud architecture, which allows system configuration and administration to be conducted via a standard web browser and supports real-time data access at any time/location using any desktop or mobile device. Regarding future expansion potential, WebAccess supports both rapid upgrades and comprehensive integration.
Considering the hardware, APAX-5620 is a RISC-based controller equipped with an Intel® Marvell® XScale® PXA270 processor and backup/redundancy functions. The APAX-5620 programming environment supports all IEC 61131-3 programming languages (including ST). As a crucial part of the control and monitoring system, the APAX-5620 module and I/Os offer a maximumresponse time of 1 ms to ensure efficient handling of local measurements and events. Featuring powerful built-in communication capabilities, APAX-5620 can be used to easily communicate with multiple WebAccess SCADA nodes. Moreover, with installation of two APAX-5620 modules, the backup/redundancy function can be enabled to enhance the system availability.
Finally, by leveraging the X-Ring redundant network protocol and ultra high-speed recovery time (less than 10 ms), EKI-7659C delivers more reliable network communication that ensures timely data delivery.
System Diagram
Advantech WebAccess 8.1: Browser-based HMI/SCADA Software
APAX-5620KW: PAC with Marvel XScale CPU, CAN, KW
APAX-5343E: Power Supply for APAX Expansion Modules
APAX-5040: 24-ch Digital Input Module
APAX-5046: 24-ch Digital Output Module
APAX-5017: 12-ch Analog Input Module
APAX-5028: 8-ch Analog Output Module
EKI-7659C: 8+2G Combo Port Gigabit Managed Redundant Industrial Ethernet Switch
EKI-9312P: Industrial-Class 12 Port Managed DIN Rail Switch Full Gigabit Switch with PoE/PoE+
IPC-610: 4U Rackmount Chassis with Visual Alarm Notification
Stepping into the Internet of Things (IoT) era, water/wastewater treatment will not only need automatic monitoring and control, but also need to prepare the functions for the Cloud services. Advantech's fully web browser-based WebAccess has surpassed general SCADA software in vertical and horizontal integration. Its abundant functions and tools with open architecture not only fulfill the existing system requirements but also take future expansion into consideration. Through this powerful platform, System Integrators are able tosignificantly increase the efficiency of project development and after-sales maintenance. Additionally, Advantech'stotal solution for this project is comprehensive redundancy scheme. Both the software and the hardware such as node, comport, controller and network switch all provide backup configurations which contribute to establishing a highly stable and reliable system operation. The excellent result has enabled Easy Control Technology to continuously use WebAccess solution in the field of water resources.
Advantech Builds a Global Water Treatment Ecosystem around WISE-PaaS 4.0
Advantech collaborated with domain-focused solution integrators (DFSI) to co-create industrial app (I.App) solutions that help accelerate the implementation of intelligent water treatment services in Taiwanese, Southeast Asian, and Indian markets.
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APAX-5028
8-ch Analog Output Module
Similar as APAX-5002, APAX-5001 modules are backplane modules, offering communication and power to APAX-5000 I/O modules inserted on it. APAX-5001 always serves as the last backplane when module number is odd.
APAX-5046SO
APAX-5046 modules offer 20 source type relay output channels. Their output channels can generate discrete signal to external devices and change its output value to control the external devices.
The APAX-5072 is a high-density Ethernet/IP remote I/O solution that allows any PC, controller, or HMI device that supports Ethernet/IP protocol to easily and cost-effectively add remote I/O functionality to access data and perform read and write actions. By leveraging the Advantech APAX product line features such as, high density I/O, flexibility, scalability, and hot swap functionality, users can build remote I/O systems to fulfill PLC or control application needs.


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The DNC is about to cut the 2020 field in half, and spark plenty of controversy
August 28, 2019 3:00 a.m.
Candidates are introduced before the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN last month in Detroit.
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The massive Democratic presidential field could begin its inevitable reduction this week with only half of the current candidates set to make the cut for next month's debate.
The controversial decision will please many party stalwarts who worry that the often dizzying number of Democrats seeking the nomination could endanger their chances of defeating President Trump.
But other candidates who have struggled to gain traction and meet the debate qualifications set forth by the Democratic National Committee are already complaining that party leaders are trying to manipulate the process — and voters won't even start to weigh in for more than five months.
The 2020 election has presented the DNC with a new set of challenges as it tries to maneuver the largest field in modern presidential history. Here's how the party got here, the historical precedents that led up to this cycle, and why, ultimately, the party does end up playing an outsized role in the nominating process.
Has the party always stepped in during primaries?
"There is a widespread misconception that the right to vote covers voting in primaries. It does not," said Elaine Kamarck of the Brookings Institution.
Kamarck, who is author of Primary Politics: Everything You Need to Know about How America Nominates Its Presidential Candidates, says federal courts have upheld that either political party has the right to set the rules how it wants to, as long as civil rights aren't violated.
Primaries are not covered, she says, because they "are the process whereby a private or semi-public organization called the political party nominates people to be its standard-bearer. In fact, parties have quite a stake in who their standard-bearer is because the value of a party is its brand."
That's why parties are constantly evolving and reacting to the latest elections as they try to nominate the strongest candidate. In fact, the modern primary system as we know it now has only been in place for about the past 50 years as a reaction to the 1968 election. That race saw Democrats nominate Hubert Humphrey, who hadn't run in any primaries, over the anti-war Eugene McCarthy; Humphrey went on to lose to Republican Richard Nixon. So the party moved away from letting delegates and party insiders pick their nominee.
But four years later, after Democrat George McGovern lost in a landslide to Nixon, there was a push for more party influence in choosing a nominee — thus superdelegates (delegates who are free to support any candidate) were created to supplement delegates accrued via primaries and caucuses. Eventually, Democrats replaced a winner-take-all system for individual state contests, like the one used by the GOP, with a proportional allocation system, provided a candidate gets 15% of the vote. Still, there has been a constant push and pull between how much influence primaries versus party leaders should have. After 2016, the role of superdelegates was drastically reduced amid pressure from Bernie Sanders allies.
How have debates been handled by parties in the past?
The question of who makes it on stage hasn't been much of a problem for Democrats until this year, although Republicans began to grapple with it last election. With the sheer number of candidates continuing to grow each cycle, it's a phenomenon that may not be waning.
In 2004 and 2008, for example, all the Democratic candidates were able to fit on one stage, with fewer than 10 major hopefuls running each time. But in 2016, Republicans saw about 17 major candidates seek their party's nomination. So the Republican National Committee decided to split the major candidates into slots for two debates — what became known as the main stage debate for the higher-polling candidates and the "undercard" debate for lower-polling hopefuls. Unlike the Republicans in 2016, Democrats this year are allowing all candidates to debate in prime time.
The RNC came under fire for relying on polling alone to shape their candidate field. So this year, with Democrats facing an even larger field that hit 24 hopefuls at its highest, the DNC came up with a two-pronged system that used not just polling but also fundraising measures to determine which candidates would qualify.
For the first two debates in June and July, the rules were more lenient. A candidate only had to reach 1% in at least four sanctioned national or early state polls in addition to reaching 65,000 donors from 20 different states. But for the September and October debates, those benchmarks doubled to 2% in four polls and 130,000 donors. So the 20 candidates who made the first debates has been cut in half. Ten candidates qualify so far, with just one day left for others on the verge to do so.
Not making the debate stage doesn't disqualify a candidate, though — and some who don't meet September's stringent criteria could still make it in for October.
Are the debate rules really that limiting for candidates?
No, according to the DNC Chairman Tom Perez. Back in June, he defended the committee's rules, saying that there was an expectation that candidates had to show they were gaining support and not just staying stagnant, especially in such a large field.
"We've said this all along, that in the fall we're going to raise the threshold because that's what we always do. You have to demonstrate that you're making progress. And 2% is hardly a high bar in my judgment," Perez said on CNN in June. "You can't win the presidency in the modern era if you can't build relationships with the grass roots."
Others who have struggled to qualify say the requirements benefit wealthy candidates who can spend more. Earlier this month, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock blasted the rules that could now let billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, who just entered the race last month, make the cut but would keep out Bullock, who has argued his electability based on winning in a Trump state but has struggled to catch on nonetheless.
Kamarck's suggestion for Democrats to help the process could boost someone like Bullock. She says that while the party has recoiled from the appearance of trying to determine who might be strong or weak candidates, instead leaving it up to more tangible measures like polls and fundraising, it should reconsider that stance.
The fact that this debate is likely to leave out every single governor running in addition to other elected officials who, in any other cycle, could be strong contenders, is evidence of the hesitation to let party leaders weigh in at all — even if it could be needed. Instead, as many as three candidates who have never held any type of federal or statewide office before could be onstage.
(Of course, Republican Party leaders were unhappy when a political newcomer swamped their primary field in 2016. And then he won the White House.)
"What we've lost in this nomination system, which we had in the old system was peer review — people who know the individuals and know what is required don't have any say anymore in the process," argued Kamarck. "It's been an overreaction."


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Have you ever wondered who shared your birthday? I was thinking about that today in fact. It being my birthday and all. Now being a twin, I share my birthday with my brother. So I'm used to the concept. But it's always cool to see who else shares your same birthday. I feel like there is a connection between me and them. A bond that no one can break. Who are my birthday buddies? Here are a few of them.
Who doesn't know him? When people ask me who I share my birthday with, I almost always respond with him. Of course. He's a nice guy, that has done some great films. Some of his best work is Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Urban Cowboy, Pulp Fiction, Get Shorty, Wild Hogs, and so much more. But my favorite thing about him is, he married Kelly Preston. Wow! It takes a real man to keep a woman like her happy for over 25 years. In Hollywood no less. Way to go Travolta!
Few film directors can say they helped to define a generation. John Hughes is one of them. He made some of the best and most memorable films from the 80's. Who doesn't remember Mr. Mom, National Lampoon's Vacation, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Home Alone, as well as many, many more. He will be missed!
She must have shared a few birthdays with one of her favorite writer/director's, as her and John Hughes collaborated frequently. Craft services could save a few pennies and make just one cake to cover both birthdays. Some of her films are Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, The Pick-up Artist, and Betsy's Wedding. And she's only two years older than me.
The only man on this list that I have actually met. And I wasn't disappointed. He's a very nice guy. So, I'm happy to say that we share the same birthday. He's got quite the repertory as well with films such as: My Bodyguard, Little Darlings, The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, The Flamingo Kid, There's Something About Mary, Crash, as well as many others. Way to go Matt. Keep up the good work. Make us February 18ther's proud!
What can be said for the great George Kennedy. Mr. Disaster Movie Man himself (I made that up). He's simply awesome. And he's done some of the best films of all time: Spartacus, McHale's Navy, In Harm's Way, The Dirty Dozen, Cool Hand Luke, Airport, Earthquake, The Naked Gun, and so much more. My birthday buddies are looking pretty good. Not too shabby. Thanks George for rounding us out.
Here are a few other birthday buddies worth mentioning: Milos Forman (director of One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus ), Cybill Shepherd (The Last Picture Show, Moonlighting), Jack Palance (City Slickers), Greta Scacchi (Presumed Innocent), and Dr. Dre (Rapper).


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Departments and Division
Department of Computing
Department of Electronic and Information Engineering
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Interdisciplinary Division of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering
Study at FENG
Undergraduate, Top-up degree and Higher Diploma programmes
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Outbound Student Exchange Programme
Wong Tit-shing Student Exchange Scholarship (2019/20)
Faculty of Engineering Academic Scholarship for Outstanding HKDSE Admittees (applicable for 2016/17 admittees only)
Captures of Events
Publications - 2019/20
Media Clippings - 2019
Engineering Summer Programme
FENG Distinguished Lecture Series
Project Awards
We are pleased to report that the Department has educated around 10,000 graduates up to 2017, many of whom are holding very senior positions in industry - not only as manufacturing, production and industrial engineers but also have job positions in a variety of industries that support both the manufacturing and service sectors. We are proud to mention that twelve graduates of the Department had been granted Outstanding PolyU Alumni Awards; this is the second highest number in the University.
With regard to research, the Department continuously aligns its research direction with the changing industrial vista of Hong Kong and the region. Over the last ten to twenty years, the profile of the Department has completely changed from one that was largely confined to serving the manufacturing industry to one that is now much broader in its scope, covering both manufacturing and the service sectors. We also believe that to be at the forefront of research is vital for developing academic programmes, particularly at the postgraduate level. Our research strategy focuses on applied research & consultancy with emphasis on technology transfer and service to industry and the community, particularly in the areas of advanced manufacturing technology and product engineering, logistics engineering, and knowledge management. We are strong in applied research. This has been reflected in the number of Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF) projects won by the Department over the years and in the number of patent applications. In fact, the Department achieved the highest number of grants awarded, in terms of the number of projects and monetary funding granted by the Innovation and Technology Commission, among all industrial/manufacturing engineering Departments in Hong Kong universities for many years.
In the last Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2014*, we came top of the table among the five local universities with the highest percentage of world leading research in the discipline of Production Engineering (including Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering). Our academic programmes are well founded by our research strength.
*The RAE 2014 is the fifth such exercise conducted by the University Grants Committee (UGC) to assess the research quality of the eight UGC-funded institutions in Hong Kong
(http://www.ugc.edu.hk/doc/eng/ugc/rae/gpg_201402.pdf)
Advanced Materials Processing Technologies
Advanced Optics Manufacturing
Products Design and Miniaturization
Knowledge Management and Quality Services
Logistics Engineering
(Please visit https://www.polyu.edu.hk/ise/research/themes for further details.)
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☼ Age │ Around 500 years; young.
Length: 20ft from nose tip to tail tip. 9ft when standing and head raised.
☼ Purchase Price │ 190 to own.
Price will go up the more training he receives.
His skin is tough and leathery, it is extremely hard to penetrate even without scales.
White fur covers his body. It is long on his chest/belly as well as over shoulders and on back ankles. His tail ends thickly, the tuft protects the glowing orb it nestles.
Large black feathers sit upon his head like a cuckatoo's, and act in much the same way. (When excited/happy or angry they are erect. When he's sad, depressed, or pensive they lie flat against his back.) His feathers along the crest and spine are made of softer fibers and are flexible. They blend in with black fur; the same that's on his tail.
They are long, not wide. This enables them to slice through the air more effectively and affiliates with his speed.
His horns are hard and protect his elongated ears. They are colored like wood, but are in no way weak in any aspect. Normally not used as weaponry, they're for show for his breed.
His ears are large and open, used to hear long distances for hunting. They flatten to show emotion. Sensitive.
His eyes reflect a fiery and purple sunset, beautiful and calming. They swirl and brighten when he is angry. When sad they darken to more shades of purple.
His arms are flexible, with similar joints to a human's. His fingers are fully functional and he can use them to even write if desired. Claws are black and when sharpened they can slice through wood like butter. If left to somewhat dull, they can be deadly, but he can grab objects/people without harm.
A globe rests on the end of his tail, which can glow and is very attractive with its fiery colors. Used as a lure, he can compel the unsuspecting into following it into the dark.
He is a very sarcastic creature. He is demanding, he is proud. This one does not bear the demeanor a normal slave would. However, he bears one of utmost loyalty that would never waver. As well as devotion that is hard to come by. Intelligent and blunt, Dragoon will not hesitate to knock some down a few pegs or entertain himself but frustrate others. As to the guardian side; he is regal and silent. Extremely protective and possessive.
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CE' MAGNIFIQUE
From fiery mambo jams and hypnotic percussion descargas to silky jazz sessions and torrid bolero interludes, Tito Puente did it all. The Nuyorican timbalero's thirst for experimentation was limitless. And even though he left behind a legacy of over 100 recordings, Puente never made a bad album.
The collection you hold in your hands is not as widely celebrated as classic Puente titles such as Dancemania or Tambó. It is nevertheless a delightful lesson in tropical combustion, a testament to the timbalero's ability to tailor his playing and arrangements to the specific style of a particular vocalist. Puente loved to show off his percussive chops, but he also knew how to step aside and let the vocalists shine. From Celia Cruz and La Lupe to Tony Vega and Santitos Colón, countless singers benefited from his inspired bandleading. Panamanian sonero Camilo Azuquita Argumedez was no exception.
The details of how this recording originated are as fascinating as the music itself. I was living in Paris and somebody from the Tico company called me in 1980 telling me that I still owed them a record, recalls Azuquita. It's late on a summer night in 2006, and the sonero has just returned to Panama City from a tour abroad. Previous attempts to reach him on the phone that same evening had failed: according to his sister, Azuquita had arrived from the airport and left in search of a good piece of fish for dinner. Now the evening meal is over and Azuquita sits down to talk on the phone and reminisce about the good old days. I explained to this gentleman that my contract with Tico had expired, having lasted from 1974 to 1979, he continues. But I also told him that the only way I would make another album for the label was if Tito Puente was involved. According to Azuquita, the label representative scoffed at the idea. Puente was a busy man, occupied with other projects. Call him up, Azuquita insisted. You made the effort to call me here in Paris. You might as well dial Tito in New York. 15 minutes later, the phone rang again. Puente had loved the idea of working with Azuquita. What the Tico people didn't know was that Puente had already visited me in France and was aware of the popularity that I enjoyed there, adds the singer. He had seen the huge posters promoting my shows plastered all over Paris. Azuquita flew to New York for a recording session that lasted only three or four days. He composed five numbers for the occasion, which were complemented with three other tracks – including Puente's own smoldering "Guaguancó Arsenio." No wonder there's an intoxicating feeling of pure adrenaline that runs through this record. It reflects the boundless energy of two major tropical music artists working under pressure and at the peak of their powers.
Perhaps the album's most endearing number is the vibrant guaracha "No Me Touche Pas." The tune is based on a true story, which took place when Puente met with Azuquita while touring Europe. We were waiting for the metro in a Paris subway station, when a policeman dressed in plainclothes intercepted us, recalls the singer. He asked for our papers, and Tito had actually left his passport at the hotel. The cop started shoving us, and it was then that I exclaimed what would become the song's celebrated chorus: Don't touch me. Ne me touchez pas. Even though it boasted a healthy number of potential hit singles, the album failed to connect with a wide salsa audience when it was released in 1981. Both Azuquita and Puente wondered why such an inspired project was not promoted properly by the company that bankrolled it. Now, more than 25 years after the fact, "Ce' Magnifique" gets a new lease of life in the hands of salsa connoisseurs and Puente completists alike. It was long overdue.
Credits: Vocals by Camilo "Azuquita" Argumedez Mark Friedman – Alto Saxophone Bobby Porcelli – Alto Saxophone Mitch Frohman – Tenor Saxophone Mario Rivera – Baritone Saxophone Jimmy Frisaura – Trombone Richard Caruso – Trombone Larry Farrell – Trombone Tony Barrerro – Trumpet Lionel Sanchez – Trumpet Paulo di Paula – Trumpet Hector Zarzuela – Trumpet Sonny Bravo – Piano Andy Gonzalez – Bass John Rodriguez Jr. – Bongoes Jose Madera – Conga "Guaguanco Arsenio" , "Negro De Sociedad", "No Me Touche Pas", "Si Alguna Vez", "Virgen De Regla" Carlos Valdes – Bata Drum Solo "Azucar Pa' Un Amargao", "Salsarengue", "Africa Linda" Tito Puente – Timbales (Timbalito Solo and Piano Solo on "Guaguanco Arsenio") Chorus – Frankie Figueroa, Nestor Sanchez, Ray de la Paz, Tito Puente Orchestra Conducted by – Jose Madera Recording and Musical Director – Jose Madera Producer – Tito Puente Executive Producer: Jerry Masu


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Handball player leaps towards the goal prior to throwing the ball, while the goalkeeper extends himself trying to stop it. This was the Bosnian handball team playing in Visoko against Greece in the qualification for European championship.
a 7m penalty shot
Handball (also known as team handball, field handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.
The game is similar to football (soccer), though, as the name implies, the basic method of handling the ball involves the player's hands rather than their feet. It has been played internationally since the first half of the 20th century.
Field and ball
Handball is played on a court forty meters long by twenty meters (40mx20m) wide, with a dividing line in the middle and a goal in the center of either end. The goals are surrounded by a near-semicircular line that is generally six meters (6m) away from the goal. There is also a dashed near-semicircular line that is nine meters (9m) away from the goal.
After having been scored a goal against players of the team must move to the line in the very middle of the pitch. A player must be standing with the ball under control, whereafter the referee will blow his whistle to make the play go on. Note: All players of the team which are restarting the play, must be behind the line on their own half, or else the restarting throw will have to be retaken.
Only the defending goalkeeper is allowed to step inside the six meter (6m) perimeter, though any player may attempt to catch and touch the ball in the air within it. If a player should find himself in contact inside the goal perimeter he must immediately take the most direct path out of it. Should a defender make contact with an attacker while in the goal perimeter, their team is penalized with a direct attempt at the goal, with only one attacker on the seven-meter line and the defending goalkeeper involved. A penalty throw, which must be taken from the seven meter line after the whistle blows, can also be given, if the defender is blocking the attacker's way to goal standing inside the goal perimeter.
The ball is smaller than a football in order for the players to be able to hold and handle it with a single hand (though contact with both hands is perfectly allowed). Some American versions use a volleyball. It is transported by bouncing it between hands and floor — much as in basketball. A player may only hold the ball for three seconds and may only take three steps with the ball in hand. After taking three steps the player will have to make a dribble with one hand in order to continue moving forward, but if the ball is held in both hands after making a dribble and the player makes another dribble, a free throw will be given to the other team for "a double dribble". There are many unofficial rule variations; a common American version allows only a single step with the ball, after which the player must pass the ball to another teammate or shoot.
Size and line pattern of a handball field
A standard match duration consists of two periods of 30 minutes each during which each team may call one time-out. Normal league games are usually allowed to end in a draw, but in knockout tournaments, such as the final stages of the Olympics, two extension periods of 10 minutes are played, and if they also end in a draw another two times five minutes has to be played. If each of these ends in a tie after the extra time the winner is determined by an individual shootout from the 7-meter line, where each team is given five shots. The rules of the shootout is similar to the one of soccer, where, if a winner is not found within the first ten shots, the players return to the shooting, until one team has missed and the other scored. In two Olympic Finals of womens handball penalty shootout had to be used - both of them with Denmark participating (against Hungary in 1996 and South Korea in 2004); and both of them with Denmark as the winner.
The game is quite fast and includes body and contact as the defenders try to stop the attackers from approaching the goal. Only frontal contact by the defenders is allowed; when a defender stops an attacker with his or her arms instead of his or her torso, the play is stopped and restarted from the spot of the infraction or on the nine meter line, with the attacking team in possession.
Penalties are given to players, in progressive format, if the contact between the players is particularly rough (even if it is indeed frontal). The referees may award a nine-meter free throw to the attacking team, or if the infraction was during a clear scoring opportunity, a seven-meter penalty shot is given. In more extreme cases they give the defender a yellow card (warning), a 2-minute penalty, or a red card (permanent expulsion). For rough fouls they can also order two-minute expulsions and a red card expulsion without having to warn the player first. Alternatively, if a player insults the referee - either by touching him with the intension to push or with verbal abuse, or if a player kicks or hits an opponent deliberately, the referee can expel the player forming a cross over his head with his arms, which will tell the player that he/she will have to leave the gym hall completely. Both a red card or an expulsion will - if the referee does not regret his decision within twenty-four hours - result in a quarantine for the player shown out. A team can only get three warnings (yellow cards); after that they will only be able to be penalised with 2-minute suspensions. One player can only get three 2-minute suspensions; after that he/she will be shown the red card, and cannot participate in that game anymore. A red card from three 2-minute suspensions does not result in a quarantine, such as a direct red card does. A Coach/Official can also be penalised progressively. After a yellow card and a 2-minute suspension, the red card is shown straight out, and unlike players, coaches cannot be shown a complete expulsion, but of course also be given a match quarantine. When shown a 2-minute suspension a coach will have to pull out one of his players for two minutes - note: the players is not the one punished and can be substituted in again, because the main penalty is the team playing with a man less than the other.
After having lost the ball during an attack, the ball has to be laid down quickly or else the player not following this rule will face a 2-minute suspension. Also gesticulatingly or verbally rejecting to follow the referee's order, as well as arguing with his/her decisions, will normally result in a 2-minute suspension. Alternatively, if it is done in a very provocative way, a player can be given a 2-minute suspension if he/she does not walk straight out on the bench after been given a suspension, or if the referee considers the tempo deliberately slow.
Ball movement and possession is similar to basketball. If the attacker commits an infraction, such as charging, the possession of the ball can be awarded to the defending team. Players may also cause the possession to be lost if they make more than three steps without dribbling or after stopping their dribble. However unlike basketball, the player may take three steps instead of two (pivoting on one foot is considered a step) and the ball must be "patted" down instead of the more controlled basketball method.
Typical scene in a handball game
The usual formations of the defense are the so-called 6-0, when all the defense players are within the 6 meter and 9 meter lines; the 5-1, when one of the players cruises outside the 9 meter perimeter, usually targeting the center forwards; and the least common 4-2 when there are two such defenders. The usual attacking formation includes two wingmen, a center-left and a center-right which usually excel at high jumps and shooting over the defenders, and two centers, one of which tends to intermingle with the defense (also known as the pivot or line player, somewhat similar to the hole set (2-meter) in water polo), disrupting the defense formation, and the other being the playmaker (similar to basketball). The formations are very variated from country to country. The most common formation for the central european teames as well as the scandinavian teams is 6-0, but it can alternatively be extended to a 5-1, if you want a man (usually the far wing is placed as a disturbance for the other team in the middle in front of the 9-meter perimeter) to disturb the play of the other team. Even more different the Ukrainian team "HC Motor Zaporyshe" tend to play. As their basis of play they play a 3-3 formations with man marking all over their defensive area, which can make it really difficult for the attacking team to make any open chances. Primarily this formation is used by teams outside Eastern Europe only when behind with a few goals with a few minutes left, in the attempt to steal the ball faster.
Goals are much more common in handball than in most other sports; usually, both teams score at least 20 goals, and it is not uncommon to have a match end (say) 33-31. This was not true in the earliest days, when the scores were more akin to that of ice hockey, but as offensive play (in particular in terms of counterattacks after a failed attack from the other team) has improved, more and more goals have been scored each match.
Dimensions of a field of outdoor handball played with 11 players at 1936 summer olympics compared to a football field.
Team handball has origins reaching as far as the antiquity: urania in ancient Greece, harpaston in ancient Rome, fangballspiel in medieval Germany, etc. There are also records of handball-like games in medieval France, and among the Inuit on Greenland, in the Middle Ages. By the 19th century, there existed similar games of haandbold from Denmark, hazena in Bohemia and Slovakia, gandbol in Ukraine, torball in Germany, as well as versions in Ireland and Uruguay.
The team handball game as we know it today was formed by the end of the 19th century in northern Europe, primarily Denmark, Germany, Norway and Sweden. The Dane Holger Nielsen drew up the rules for modern handball (håndbold) in 1898 (and published them in 1906), and R.N. Ernst did something similar in 1897.
Another set of team handball rules was published on October 29, 1917 by Max Heiser, Karl Schelenz and Erich Konigh from Germany. After 1919 these rules were further improved by Karl Schelenz. The first international games were played under these rules, between Germany and Belgium for men in 1925 and Germany and Austria for women in 1930.
In 1926, the Congress of the International Amateur Athletics Federation nominated a committee to draw up international rules for field handball. The International Amateur Handball Federation was formed in 1928. The International Handball Federation was formed later in 1946
Men's field handball was played at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin at the special request of Adolf Hitler[citation needed]. It was removed from the list of sports, to return as team handball in 1972 for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Women's team handball was added as an Olympic discipline in 1976, at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
The International Handball Federation has organized Men's World Championships in 1938, and then every two, three or sometimes four years since the World War II. The Women's World Championships have been played since 1957. The IHF also organizes Women's and Men's Junior World Championships.
As of December 2006, the IHF reports to have 159 member federations representing approximately 1,130,000 teams and a total of 31 million players, trainers, officials and referees.
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SEC lets Eaton Vance offer new kind of ETF
Under the approved plan, funds won't have to disclose holdings
Kirsten Grind, The Wall Street Journal
Friday November 7, 2014 6:51 pm
The Securities and Exchange Commission delivered a win to the $2 trillion exchange-traded-fund industry Thursday night, approving a new type of fund structure that doesn't have to disclose its holdings.
In a filing, the SEC said Boston-based Eaton Vance can launch a so-called nontransparent ETF that will trade on an exchange but doesn't have to disclose its holdings and doesn't follow an index like a typical fund. Eaton Vance has plans to launch 18 such funds over the coming months, the first fund company to do so, according...


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'A right go' - Ron Atkinson on beating Manchester United & Aston Villa star impressing him the most
Manchester United v Aston Villa | BirminghamLive caught up with Ron Atkinson ahead of Villa's trip to Old Trafford on Sunday as Dean Smith targets back-to-back victories
Ashley PreeceClub Writer
Big Ron Atkinson still beams with pride talking about Aston Villa - and believes Dean Smith's side can evolve into what Leicester City have become.
Now 80, Atkinson has issued a word of advice to Villa ahead of Sunday's showdown at Old Trafford, a stomping ground the famed former Manchester United manager knows all too well.
"When Villa are attacking, that's when the defence needs to be concentrating the most," he said, sniffling down the phone during his morning dog walk around the Lickys.
"Ole's side are full of front-runners now, young, pacy forwards who are quick on the counter with your Rashfords so Villa will need to be on their toes."
Big Ron, of course, trounced a certain Sir Alex at Wembley back in 1994, winning the 1994 Coca-Cola Cup as Villa famously beat United 3-1. Goals from Dalian Atkinson and a Dean Saunders double did the damage during a memorable night in north London.
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"I remember that day very well," Atkinson said. "The year they won the league we beat them twice and drew. It was Fergie's most-powerful side, not best, but powerful. They had Cantona, Keane, Ince, physical players, but we had a right go at them.
"And I think that's the way Dean will go on Sunday. That's the way you've got to go. They're not an all-conquering team now. Villa, though, must not get overawed by the Old Trafford factor, if they keep the fans quiet, they'll be on their way.
"Sheffield United didn't give United an inch last week and crowded the ball, Sheffield dominated the first half and Villa will no doubt look to do the same."
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Staying with this current Villa side and looking at what Smith has achieved in such a short space of time, Atkinson said: "They look effective. It's a new team and they still need to bed down but they've got a good shape about them.
"They're progressing quickly from what they were last year. Smith's a man who knows the club, he's a fan, he knows the history. I was saying this the other day but people on the outside in football do not realise just how big a club Villa is, it's massive.
"You look at what Leicester are achieving and the side they've got, Villa, for me, aren't that far away from that. They can be in the same position.
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"I watched them the other night, they were very good, scoring off two very good set-plays. The kid's left foot is something else, I had one, Staunton, who scored a hell of a goal for us at Old Trafford.
"But I'll tell you who's impressing me, the Dutch kid, El Ghazi, I really like him. He's got great movement inside the box. He took his goal brilliantly at Everton earlier in the season, you can tell he's been taught well and I think Villa have a player there who'll get better.
"Wingers and wide players tend to drift in and out of form, that's the nature of it, all wingers do it. It's a hard position but this kid's scoring."
Atkinson heaped praise on Jack Grealish and John McGinn, labelling them both "special players", before delivering his verdict on Villa's Brazilian striker Wesley.
"I just think he needs to come to terms with using his assets and physical strength, take a leaf out of Benteke's book. The big lad just needs to use his size, he's a big, powerful boy. He's got El Ghazi who's doing well around him and there's Jack of course.
"I used to play two-up and it's an interesting one today because defenders aren't used to it, I think Burnley do it but that's about it.
"But I'm looking forward to Sunday, it's a game Villa can win - but only if they stay concentrated. United can be deadly on the counter, a trait they've always had."
Dalian Atkinson