A TIME Magazine article introduced James Brady, a lead iron worker on One World Trade Center, who B.A.S.E. jumped off the communication ring of the tower on September 30, 2013. "In February, Brady, along with Marko Markovich, 27, Andrew Rossig, 33, and Kyle Hartwell, 29, (who acted as a look-out on the street, according to police), contacted lawyers after learning that they were being investigated. Andrew Mancilla, Brady's lawyer, says the men were preparing to turn themselves in when news broke that a teenager made his way past security to reach the roof's spire. Mancilla says the New York Police Department called him to demand that the four men surrender last week. 'In our view, they wanted to have control over the media frenzy and how it was going to play out,' Mancilla says."
Brady and the other jumpers were charged with a felony burglary in addition to the misdemeanors of reckless endangerment and jumping from a structure.
The goal of the defense was to clear the felony charge since it was announced. That is exactly what a jury decided to do more than a year later.
The Daily News and The New York Times covered the persuasive closing statements that were made to the jury against the felony charge in the World Trade Center.
"'Proof beyond a reasonable doubt that they were inside? It doesn't even come close — use your common sense,' Brady's attorney Andrew Mancilla told jurors. Brady, who was a union ironworker at the site for four years before the incident, was not even there without permission, Mancilla said. While he did 'misuse' his access it was not unlawful and 'he had pass, he had a privilege to be there.'"
"The defense largely appealed to the jury's 'common sense.' Mr. Brady's lawyer, Andrew Mancilla, used the phrase at least a half-dozen times as he contended that three men leaping from a communication ring crowning the roof can hardly be considered to be 'inside' a building."
Other major media outlets covered the entire World Trade Center B.A.S.E. jumping case and countless websites announced the successful verdict.
Andrew Mancilla, called the verdict 'a huge relief'. But he added: 'It's just a shame so much of the taxpayers' money had to be wasted."
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The 2017 New York Yankees might actually win a division this year.
That is, of course, if they're leading a game going into the 8th inning.
Dellin Betances, Aroldis Chapman, and what passes for their latest blockbuster trade aren't the problem.
Everything else is.
It all begins and ends with the pitching, and the Yankees projected starting rotation may be the beginning, but their endings don't look like a contender's staff should:
Through Wed 19 Jul W-L IP BB K ERA
M Tanaka ... 7-9 109.2 27 112 5.23
C Sabathia ... 8-3 84.0 32 66 3.54
L Severino ... 5-4 113.2 29 130 3.40
J Montgomery ... 6-5 101.1 32 93 4.09
M Pineda ... 8-4 96.1 21 92 4.39
As a matter of fact, if this crowd was a rock band, they should be called The Who.
What? Oh, yeah. Right.
Then go with The CC Experience, featuring Masahiro Tanaka on gong.
If they keep it up, these dudes should consider planning for life after baseball.
They should start off by forming a cover band. They could cut their teeth by playing short sets after their short starts at stadiums all around the country.
CC Sabathia on lead vocals? Not necessarily because of his unique, Frankie Valli-like falsetto but because he's in the same age bracket as Tony Bennett.
Just think. He could kick things off with I left my left arm in San Francisco.
Which is kinda true, because after he got shelled against the Giants in an interleague game there last year, I think I remember some kayak dude made a haul of what he found it floatin' around in McCovey Cove.
Speaking of missing an arm, how about Michael Pineda on guitar?
Affectionately known as The Piñata to opposing lineups, this 6-8, 275lb prototypical power pitcher was every scout's wet dream just a few years ago. Except now, when I see this dude pitch, I can't help but think he's living in denial and really left-handed.
Pineda's numbers as a right-hander have many baseball people -- and scientists -- wondering if he's primarily to blame for global warming.
In one start last year against Tampa Bay, he gave up six titanic home runs. The tale-of-the-tape on the Trop jumbotron didn't give any specific distance. It just kept flashing ozone layer.
The fact that it was a father-son game before his regularly scheduled start hasn't helped his confidence any, and it's carried over to this season.
How about Lou Severino on bass?
At the start of spring training, I noticed all the players were wearing black armbands with Severino's number on them. The thing is, Severino isn't dead, and fortunately, he's showing signs of life right now.
As bad as it may sound, Sabathia may be getting his act sorted, but it sure seems he was better when he was fat and all shimmied up.
Pineda never lived up to anything except opposing hitters lining up to beat the candy out of him. I'm not convinced his stats this season are any more than flattering to deceive.
And as good as Tanaka can be, his arm may as well be one big medical alert bracelet. Dude's never pitched a full year in the pinstripes, and the way he's going, he still won't.
Bomber fans can only hope Joe Girardi's faith in rolling him out there time after time pays off.
So, it seems like the Yankees' fate lies in big-ass bats and the bullpen. Otherwise, they'll probably turn Yankee Stadium into The Summer Concert Series where all the big musical acts will come to perform.
The opening act will be Masahiro T and a Molotov Cocktails, a Col. Cashman production.
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"Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn't quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz — and he's good. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul."
This Christmas 2020, Disney dropped another Pixar movie straight onto Disney Plus. So far I've watched it twice, and I've really enjoyed it both times! This movie's animation and concept kind of reminds me of Inside Out because it characterizes abstract concepts such as a person's soul. (Well of course, the movies came from the same studio!) Nevertheless, this movie was beautifully made, and it explores the notion of suddenly dying at a time when you least wanted it to happen.
This film's universal message and story is very touching, and it got me to appreciate more about the beauty of life, which can be found in even the little everyday things that we don't always stop to look at. This story has such believable and relatable characters, and I just totally loved the touch of comedy that makes this movie enjoyable! I've had plenty of good laughs while watching it, and it also has its moments where I'm crying because of the messages being conveyed. Soo, I'm pretty confident that I'll still laugh and cry from it again the next time I watch it!
The main protagonist of the story, Joe, is a truly relatable character who dreams of finally making it big in his life. I could only wish I could play the piano like he does, but I truly admired the way he comes face-to-face with his own flaws in this movie. I'm sure that I'd be just as afraid of death as he does, and I'd also probably get upset if I suddenly died right before I could enjoy the day that I've always been waiting for my whole life.
His whole perspective of life changes after he gets to know an "unborn soul" called 22, who initially thought there was nothing remarkable about life on Earth. When Joe first stumbles across her in a place called the Great Before, where new souls are being prepared to be born into the world, 22 is surprised by how badly Joe wants to return to his earthly body. Not only did 22 think that Earth was uninteresting, but she also saw how miserable Joe thought his life was.
What I honestly admired was how these two characters ended up making such a huge impact on each other in the story. As Joe was trying to get back to Earth, things went wrong as 22 accidentally falls into Joe's body, and Joe's soul makes it into a random cat instead, lol. But as they try to find a way to fix it, 22 finds herself experiencing–through Joe's body–how life was truly like on Earth, and how it wasn't at all like she thought it would be.
Anyways, both of the characters make such an eye-opening impact on each other, and I just really appreciated how their characters develop as they get to know each other! I also think that these characters were so wonderfully crafted because I felt like I could see a little bit of myself in both of them.
Overall, I certainly liked this movie, and there isn't really anything I didn't like about it. Maybe the jazz music could sound a bit better by having smoother sounds, particularly on the piano and saxophone parts, but it still sounds pretty good! I also thought that the world of the Great Before was a bit strange in the way that "new souls" are assigned different personalities through some kind of mystical factory. BUT, all those different little things are easily outweighed by the overall message of the story that was so beautifully portrayed in this film. The animation, the music, and the cinematography was surely and totally effective in taking me on a ride of emotions.
Anyways, I think this is absolutely a great animated movie that people of all ages can enjoy. So if you haven't watch this yet, I definitely recommend giving this movie a watch 🙂
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Great review, sounds like a fun and sweet movie!
Thanks Priscilla! 🙂
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McLaren 720S Gains Track Pack, Loses 53 Pounds
You'll actually save money compared to purchasing the individual pack components separately.
McLaren is demonstrating there's always room for improvements even when it comes to supercars. Tailored to Woking's insanely quick coupe, the new optional Track Pack starts off as a 720S in the Performance specification before getting an assortment of upgrades making the Super Series model ready for the circuit more than ever before.
Following the launch of the 570S Coupe Track Pack late 2016 and the 570S Spider Track Pack earlier this year, the new kit for the 720S shaves of 24 kilograms (53 pounds) of fat. As a refresher, the stock model tips the scales at 1,322 kg (2,917 lbs) before adding all the fluids. Being based on the Performance variant, it means the car comes with the hood and rear fender air intakes in carbon fiber, much like the side mirror caps. It also has the swanky engine bay ambient lighting, along with the upgraded sports exhaust system, ultra-light 10-spoke wheels, and the carbon fiber active rear spoiler with a glossy finish courtesy of MSO.
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Stepping inside the driver-focused cabin, the 720S Track Pack benefits from carbon fiber racing seats contributing to the diet. Customers can get them in a regular size or in the more comfortable Touring size ideal for longer journeys. Other niceties worth mentioning include the MSO carbon fiber gearshift paddles behind the sporty steering wheel dipped in black Alcantara. McLaren will also throw in a titanium bar located behind the seats necessary to support the six-point harness for the driver and the passenger.
What's coming from McLaren:
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Drivers wanting to shave off tenths of a second from a lap time will be happy to hear the Track Pack also encompasses three built-in cameras linked to the car's data-logging software to register everything that's going on with the 720S. The gathered data can be put to good use to find out where there's room for improvements by checking out video footage to identify what went wrong while tackling the corners.
At £28,360, the Track Pack is not exactly cheap, but McLaren says you'll actually be saving money since adding all the individual components would cost you more. The whole shebang – a McLaren 720S Performance with Track Pack – will set you back a cool £224,700. If the Track Pack is not hardcore enough, there's a track-only GT3 version of the coupe available for an eye-watering £440,000.
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McLaren 720S on track for circuit success
New Track Pack specification for McLaren 720S delivers even lighter, more circuit-focused supercar for track enthusiasts
Specialist package reduces weight by 24kg; includes Visual Carbon Fibre Active Rear Spoiler, Carbon Fibre Racing Seats with MSO Defined 6-Point harnesses and McLaren in-car telemetry
Additionally, development programme for new McLaren 720S GT3 gathers pace with further test sessions in Europe
A new Track Pack specification for the McLaren 720S is now available, taking the British supercar to the next level for owners who want to exploit its formidable dynamic abilities on a circuit. With the wide breadth of 720S capability extended even further, the McLaren 720S Track Pack establishes a new pinnacle of track focus within McLaren's core Super Series line-up. The introduction follows the availability of a Track Pack for McLaren's Sports Series, which one in ten 570S buyers specify.
The introduction of the Track Pack for 720S comes as McLaren's new 720S GT3 race car moves into the next stage of its development programme. Further rigorous testing has been taking place throughout Europe, including earlier this week at the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic where the two cars came together to share track time. To date, the McLaren Automotive Customer Racing division has tested extensively at six European circuits, with ten different drivers experiencing the car. The majority of track mileage has been covered by McLaren Automotive Factory Drivers, but the programme has also seen a number of Amateur racers providing further important feedback during the development process. A combination of multiple rig tests and track time has allowed completion of engine performance evaluation for the GT3 car.
Available now for the road-legal 720S, the Track Pack's individual features comprise functional and visual upgrades and deliver a weight-saving of 24kg. Based on 720S Performance specification – which, with hood air intakes, rear fender air intakes and door mirror casings in carbon fibre and engine bay ambient lighting, already turns heads in any pit lane or paddock – the Track Pack exterior features are Super-Lightweight 10-Spoke Forged Alloy Wheels, an MSO Defined Gloss Finish Visual Carbon Fibre Active Rear Spoiler and a Sports Exhaust.
Inside the expansive teardrop cabin, with its welcoming spaciousness and track-perfect visibility, body-hugging Lightweight Carbon Fibre Racing Seats in either regular or touring size are complemented by MSO Defined Satin Visual Carbon Fibre Extended Gearshift Paddles and a steering wheel trimmed in black Alcantara®, ensuring a purposeful racecar environment as well as delivering an ergonomic benefit. A titanium bar mounted behind the seats supports 6-point harnesses for both driver and passenger.
The Track Pack adds even more motorsport intent to a car designed from the outset to excel on both road and circuit and having a bespoke Track setting among its drive modes and a lightweight but incredibly strong and stiff carbon fibre Monocage II body structure at its core. McLaren's acclaimed 720ps twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 engine delivers acceleration from standstill to 200km/h (124mph) in just 7.8 seconds, with Proactive Chassis Control II active suspension and carbon-ceramic disc brakes optimising dynamic performance and braking.
Owners can analyse their track driving using another element of the Track Pack, namely the McLaren Track Telemetry (MTT) system. Using three video cameras built into the car and advanced data-logging software, MTT allows a driver to monitor their performance and understand where opportunities to improve lie. A range of real-time data is displayed – such as lap times, sector splits and driver comparisons – as well as video footage to spot missed apexes and premature or delayed braking points.
The Track Pack adds £28,360 to the price of a McLaren 720S, which represents a saving over the cost of purchasing the individual Pack components separately. The 720S Coupe in Performance specification with Track Pack is available to order from McLaren Automotive retailers for 2019 delivery, priced from £224,700.
Pricing for the McLaren 720S GT3 is confirmed at £440,000 Ex Works, with customer deliveries also beginning in early 2019.


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"OH MY GOD!" Tracy Moseley and half of the rest of the diners around us recoil in shock. We're sitting in the domed enclosure of the Venetian hotel/shopping complex in Las Vegas. Clouds are painted on the huge roof, imported pigeons flap around and artificial lights slowly dim inducing a faux night.
Bizarrely, while pouring us some balsamic vinegar, our waitress has managed to detonate the thin glass bottle, drenching herself, the floor and the new world champion's feet in the process.
"I wouldn't mind so much but I absolutely hate the smell of the stuff!" Tracy's face crumples and we politely move tables. The waitress flaps a bit as her manager profusely apologises, Moseley sees the funny side though and dabs Modena's finest off her toes.
We're here to cover the Interbike trade show and have ducked out to grab something to eat with Tracy and boyfriend James before they take a six-week break and head off in an RV to spend some time travelling. Conversation naturally turns to this year's World Championships in Canada.
The women's race was more open this year than perhaps ever before; who did she see as the one to beat? "I think now in the women's race there are four or five girls that can win on any given day," says Tracy. "I always feel that Sabrina is a threat, as whatever the course she can always raise her game on race day and she had won at [World Champs venue] Mont-Sainte-Anne before.
Her new-found stripes aren't just important to Tracy, however – for her sponsors Trek it's a massive deal. The Session DH is still a relatively new bike and marks a monumental shift back to the sharp-end of racing for the US company. For it to win a world title is a huge deal. "My bike's been on its travels already!" Tracy laughs.
The bill arrives complete with balsamic deductions, typically of Vegas, though it's still plastic-warping. I tell Tracy that after talking to Steve Peat shortly after his World Champs victory last year he spoke about a monumental relief and a new-found enthusiasm for racing. Does she feel the same? "Most definitely," she shakes her head in confirmation.


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Do you have questions about the ketogenic diet? Send them to adam@sci-fit.net and the answers might be added to this FAQ.
A diet that consists of very low amounts of daily carbs has been called the ketogenic diet. When we eat, for example, 50 grams per day the body starts producing ketones. The liver "burns" fats and creates ketone bodies as byproducts. Ketone bodies can be used as fuel, and the brain will start to rely on ketones rather than glucose.
How does the ketogenic diet burn body fat?
Some claim that keto burns body fat because it reduces the amount of carbs you eat. Supposedly, the drop in insulin and a rise in ketone bodies leads to fat loss. However, we found no correlation between BHB and weekly fat loss in this article. There is typically no difference in fat loss between keto and other diets as long as calories are matched.
Therefore, the ketogenic diet works similarly to other diets because it reduces the amount of calories you consume.
But doesn't the ketogenic diet burn more fat?
Yes, the ketogenic diet leads to greater fat oxidation due to fat adaptation. The body uses the energy that is available and will adapt its metabolism depending on what we eat. Yet, greater fat oxidation does not imply that greater body fat loss will occur with the ketogenic diet.
Who is the ketogenic diet good for?
The ketogenic diet is a good choice for losing body fat, even if it isn't superior to other calorie restricted diets. One of the diet's advantages is that it's simple: limit carbs and eat foods rich in fats and protein. This can lead to fat loss without you having to count calories. Some people might have an easier time adhering to the diet.
Should anybody avoid the ketogenic diet?
Athletes should be careful with the ketogenic diet. Athletic performance typically drops in the first weeks of keto, though it slowly recovers over time. The scientific evidence is mixed, but most studies suggest that keto is inferior to other diets in terms of maximizing strength, race performance, and anaerobic performance.
Anybody with diseases/illnesses such as epilepsy, diabetes, and cancer should consult their doctor before starting the ketogenic diet.
Can bodybuilders use the ketogenic diet?
Note that the ketogenic diet depletes muscle glycogen and water stores. This will have an impact on your body weight, but also on muscle size (muscles shrink due to loss of wet mass). There aren't ketogenic studies on bodybuilders yet.
How is the ketogenic diet different from the Atkins diet?
The Atkins diet starts as a very low carb diet and is similar to keto in that regard. Yet, with Atkins, you are supposed to reintroduce more carbs after an initial ketogenic period/phase. This means that you might exit ketosis after a while on the diet.
With the ketogenic diet, the goal is to stay in ketosis.
Note that both diets can lead to similar fat loss, and staying in ketosis isn't a requirement for optimal fat loss.
The total amount of carbs you eat daily determines if you are in ketosis or not. Foods that contain very little carbs, such as vegetables and meat, can be described as ketogenic. Yet, they don't create ketosis by themselves. Notably, eating a lot of fat does not initiate ketosis.
It is more helpful to talk about the diet as a whole when discussing ketosis, because no single food will "cause" ketosis. It's the absence of a macronutrient (carbohydrates) that makes the food "ketogenic". The term "ketogenic foods" might be a misnomer in this sense. A "ketogenic diet" is much more accurate.
With the ketogenic diet, foods that contain large amounts of carbs should be limited or avoided.


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Klara Hitler (* 12. August 1860 als Klara Pölzl in Spital; † 21. Dezember 1907 in Linz-Urfahr) war eine österreichische Hausfrau. Als dritte Ehefrau von Alois Hitler, den sie am 7. Jänner 1885 in Braunau geheiratet hatte, wurde sie Mutter von sechs Kindern, ihr drittes war der spätere Diktator Adolf Hitler. Klara Pölzl zählt zur Familie Hitler.

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Klara Pölzl stammte aus dem Kleinbauerntum des Waldviertels an der böhmisch-mährischen Grenze in Österreich. Sie wurde 1860 als Tochter von Johann Baptist Pölzl (1828–1902) und Johanna Hüttler (1830–1906) geboren.

Sie hatte zwei Schwestern: Theresia (1868–1938), die den wohlhabenden Bauern Anton Schmidt (1867–1935) heiratete, und Johanna (1863–1911), die buckelig war, unverheiratet blieb und als streitbar und schwierig galt.

Verwandtschaft mit Alois Hitler
Klara war die Enkelin des Bauern Johann Nepomuk Hüttler, dessen Bruder Johann Georg Hiedler der Stiefvater von Adolf Hitlers Vater Alois Hitler gewesen war. Hüttler veranlasste 1876 – Jahre nach dem Tod von Hiedler und Alois Hitlers Mutter Anna Maria Schicklgruber – dass Hiedler als Alois' leiblicher Vater eingetragen wurde. Hiedler und Hüttler gelten bei Historikern als wahrscheinlichste Kandidaten für die leibliche Vaterschaft Alois Hitlers.

Klara Pölzl war demnach eine Nichte zweiten Grades von Alois Hitler (bei der offiziellen Vaterschaft Johann Georg Hiedlers), oder seine Nichte (bei Vaterschaft Johann Nepomuk Hüttlers).

Ehe mit Alois Hitler
Nach dem Pflichtschulbesuch wurde Klara Pölzl im Alter von 16 Jahren Hausangestellte bei Alois Hitler. Auf Drängen von dessen zweiter Ehefrau Franziska, geb. Matzelsberger, wurde sie aus dem Haushalt entfernt. 1884 erkrankte Franziska Hitler allerdings an Tuberkulose, sodass der "Onkel" Klara bat, zurückzukehren um seine Frau zu pflegen. Als Franziska Hitler 1884 verstarb, war Klara bereits schwanger. Sie heiratete 1885 den 23 Jahre älteren Alois Hitler, dessen Geliebte sie gewesen war. Aufgrund des engen Verwandtschaftsverhältnisses musste für die Eheschließung eine kirchliche Dispens erteilt werden.

Aus der Ehe gingen sechs Kinder hervor, vier Söhne und zwei Töchter. Bis auf Adolf und Paula Hitler starben alle Kinder früh. Die ersten zwei Kinder erlagen den Folgen der Diphtherie: Ende 1887 starb der 1885 geborene Gustav, Anfang 1888 Ida im Alter von 15 Monaten. Erst der am 20. April 1889 um 6:30 Uhr im Gasthof zum Pommer in Braunau am Inn als Klaras drittes Kind geborene Adolf überlebte das Kindesalter. Der am 17. Juni 1892 geborene Otto verstarb am 23. Juni im Alter von sieben Tagen an Hydrocephalus. Im März 1894 kam Edmund auf die Welt, der am 29. Juni 1900 im Alter von sechs Jahren an Masern starb. Als letztes Kind wurde Paula 1896 geboren, sie starb im Juni 1960.

Psychoanalytiker wie etwa Arno Gruen gehen davon aus, dass Adolf Hitlers Beziehung zu seinem Vater Alois durch Gewalt geprägt war. Seine Mutter dagegen habe ihn "vergöttert". Da seine zwei älteren Geschwister kurz vor seiner Geburt gestorben waren, habe die Mutter stets gefürchtet, auch ihr drittes Kind zu verlieren. Dieses Spannungsverhältnis habe einen prägenden Einfluss auf Hitlers Persönlichkeitsentwicklung gehabt: Die Mutter habe den Sohn nicht vor den Züchtigungen des Vaters schützen können, ihn aber, ausgleichend, vergöttert und dadurch in einem Machtspiel gegen den Vater benutzt. Das Kind habe die Mutter als schwach und verachtenswert erlebt, so wie sein Vater sie wahrgenommen habe. Gleichzeitig habe der Sohn die Mutter gegen den Vater beschützen wollen. Diese Situation habe das Kind in innere Konflikte gestürzt, denen es nur durch Entfremdung von sich selbst und seinen Bedürfnissen habe ausweichen können. Durch diese Entfremdung habe sich nur eine schwache Identität entwickelt. Die innere Leere sei durch gewalttätige Fantasien und aufgesetzte Posen überspielt worden.

Klara Hitler wird von dem frühen Hitler-Biografen Fritz H. Chelius als "eine schlichte, arbeitsame Hausfrau" geschildert, "deren ganze Sorge dem Werden und Wohlergehen der Kinder galt". Die Ehe Alois Hitlers mit Klara wird von verschiedenen Bekannten, die in Braunau am Inn, Passau, Hafeld, Lambach und Leonding in der Familie verkehrten, als durchaus glücklich bezeichnet. Robert G. L. Waite wies darauf hin, dass Alois Hitler seine Frau und die Kinder sehr häufig verprügelte.

Krankheit und Tod
Im Jahr 1905 verkaufte Klara Hitler das Haus in Leonding und bezog mit ihren beiden minderjährigen Kindern und ihrer Schwester Johanna Pölzl eine Wohnung in Linz, die im 3. Stock des Hauses Humboldtstraße 31 lag. Ihre zwei Stiefkinder waren zu der Zeit schon ausgezogen: Alois Hitler d. J. ging in Linz Gelegenheitsarbeiten nach, Angela Hitler hatte 1903 den Beamten Leo Raubal geheiratet.

Klara Hitler überlebte ihren Gatten nur um wenige Jahre. Am 14. Januar 1907 konsultierte sie ihren jüdischen Hausarzt Eduard Bloch wegen Schmerzen in der Brust. Bloch stellte Brustkrebs als Ursache für die Schmerzen fest und riet Klara Hitler zu einer Brustamputation. Am 18. Januar 1907 wurde ihr die erkrankte Brust in einer einstündigen Operation im Linzer Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern entfernt. Nach der Operation verblieb sie noch 20 Tage im Krankenhaus.

Am 16. Mai 1907 übersiedelte sie in die damals unabhängige Stadt Urfahr, in eine Dreizimmerwohnung im 1. Stock des Hauses Blütenstraße 9. Von November 1907 an wurde sie täglich von Bloch zu Hause besucht und behandelt. Er versorgte in ihren letzten sieben Wochen die ulzerierende Wunde mit Iodoform-Gaze. Mit dieser damals üblichen, allerdings sehr schmerzhaften Behandlungsmethode wurde versucht, den Krankheitsherd zu verätzen. Gegen die Schmerzen erhielt sie Morphin.

Am 21. Dezember 1907 um zwei Uhr morgens starb Klara Hitler im Alter von 47 Jahren in Urfahr an ihrer Krebserkrankung. Eduard Bloch erinnerte sich später, er habe nach ihrem Tod "nie einen jungen Menschen so schmerzgebrochen und leiderfüllt" gesehen wie Adolf Hitler.

Am 28. März 2012 wurde das Grab der Eheleute auf dem Pfarrfriedhof Leonding – mit Zustimmung einer Verwandten als Nutzungsberechtigter – aufgelöst, da es eine Pilgerstätte für rechtsextreme Kreise geworden war.

Rezeption
Alois Hitler schrieb in einer – 31 Briefe umfassenden – Korrespondenz mit dem Straßenmeister Josef Radlegger über Klara Hitler: "Meine Frau ist gerne tätig und besitzt die nötige Freude und auch das Verständnis für eine Ökonomie." Aus dem Briefwechsel geht hervor, dass Klara Hitler eine bestimmende Wirtschafterin war und das Geld besaß, mit dem sich Alois Hitler den 20 Hektar umfassenden Gutshof bei Hafeld bei Lambach gekauft hatte.

Roald Dahl schrieb unter dem Titel Genesis und Katastrophe (englisch: Genesis and Catastrophe: A True Story) ein fiktives Gespräch am Wochenbett zwischen Klara und Alois Hitler und dem Arzt bzw. Geburtshelfer, das auch die drei früh verstorbenen Geschwister Adolf Hitlers einbezieht. Die Geschichte spielt sich zunächst anonym ab; erst im Laufe der Dialoge stellt sich heraus, dass es sich um die Geburt Adolf Hitlers handelt.

Literatur
 Marc Vermeeren: De jeugd van Adolf Hitler 1889–1907 en zijn familie en voorouders. Uitgeverij Aspekt, Soesterberg 2007, ISBN 978-90-5911-606-1.
 Fritz Heinz Chelius: Aus Adolf Hitlers Jugendland und Jugendzeit. Schaufuß, Leipzig 1933.
 August Kubizek: Adolf Hitler mein Jugendfreund. Leopold Stocker Verlag, Graz/Stuttgart 1953.
 Christa Mulack: Klara Hitler – Muttersein im Patriarchat. Göttertverlag, 2005, ISBN 3-922499-80-5.
 Fritz Redlich: Hitler – Diagnose des destruktiven Propheten. Werner Eichbauer Verlag, Wien 1998, ISBN 0-19-505782-1.

 Robert G. L. Waite: The Psychopathic God: Adolf Hitler. Basic Books, 1977, ISBN 0-465-06743-3.
 Wolfgang Zdral: Die Hitlers (Die unbekannte Familie des Führers). Campus Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2005, ISBN 978-3-593-37457-4, bzw. Taschenbuchausgabe: Lübbe Verlag, Bergisch Gladbach 2008, ISBN 978-3-404-61631-2.

Film
 Oliver Halmburger, Thomas Staehler: Familie Hitler – Im Schatten des Diktators. Dokumentarfilm. Unter Mitarbeit von Timothy Ryback und Florian Beierl. Oliver Halmburger Loopfilm GmbH, München, und ZDF-History, Mainz 2005.

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Elternteil einer berühmten Person
Familienmitglied (Adolf Hitler)
Person (Braunau am Inn)
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The intent of this book is to provide readers with a comprehensive view of application of advanced nuclear analytical techniques for metallomics and metalloproteomics, both areas emerging as scientific hot topics in bioanalytical and inorganic chemistry and biochemistry. Metallomics and metalloproteomics study is not only for chemists involved in nuclear techniques and speciation, it also be important for environmental, nutritional and clinical researcher and drug developer. This authoritative book sets out to emphasize and describe the superiority of nuclear analytical techniques and the importance of metallomics and metalloproteomics study in the multidisciplinary research field. Analytical chemists and scientists working on bioanalytical and inorganic chemistry and biochemistry of metals; or on metabolic or environmental related speciation studies will find this book an invaluable reference point.
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Grant Bunker
Cambridge University Press. 2010, 268 pages (ISBN 0-5121-75775-X)
X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (XAFS) is a powerful and versatile technique for studying structures of materials in chemistry, physics, biology and other fields. This textbook is a comprehensive, practical guide to carrying out and interpreting XAFS experiments. Assuming only undergraduate-level physics and mathematics, the textbook is ideally suited for graduate students in physics and chemistry starting XAFS-based research. It contains concise executable example programs in Mathematica 7. Supplementary material available at www.cambridge.org/9780521767750 includes Mathematica code from the book, related Mathematica programs, and worked data analysis examples. The textbook addresses experiment, theory, and data analysis, but is not tied to specific data analysis programs or philosophies. This makes it accessible to a broad audience in the sciences, and a useful guide for researchers entering the subject.
Metal Complexes-DNA Interactions
Nick Hadjiliadis, Einar Sletten
John Wiley & Sons, 2009, 543 pages
Metal ions and metal complexes have long been recognized as critically important components of nucleic acid chemistry, both in regulation of gene expression and as promising therapeutic agents. Understanding how metal complexes interact with DNA has become an active research area at the interface between chemistry, molecular biology and medicine.
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Elemental Speciation in Human Health Risk Assessment,
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Environmental Health Criteria #234, WHO, Geneva, 2007, 256 pages (ISBN 92 4 157234 5)
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"""

Admin commands

"""

import time, re
from django.conf import settings
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
from src.players.models import PlayerDB
from src.server.sessionhandler import SESSIONS
from src.server.models import ServerConfig
from src.utils import utils
from src.commands.default.muxcommand import MuxCommand

PERMISSION_HIERARCHY = [p.lower() for p in settings.PERMISSION_HIERARCHY]

# limit members for API inclusion
__all__ = ("CmdBoot", "CmdBan", "CmdUnban", "CmdDelPlayer", "CmdEmit", "CmdNewPassword",
           "CmdPerm", "CmdWall")

class CmdBoot(MuxCommand):
    """
    @boot

    Usage
      @boot[/switches] <player obj> [: reason]

    Switches:
      quiet - Silently boot without informing player
      port - boot by port number instead of name or dbref

    Boot a player object from the server. If a reason is
    supplied it will be echoed to the user unless /quiet is set.
    """

    key = "@boot"
    locks = "cmd:perm(boot) or perm(Wizards)"
    help_category = "Admin"

    def func(self):
        "Implementing the function"
        caller = self.caller
        args = self.args

        if not args:
            caller.msg("Usage: @boot[/switches] <player> [:reason]")
            return

        if ':' in args:
            args, reason = [a.strip() for a in args.split(':', 1)]
        else:
            args, reason = args, ""

        boot_list = []

        if 'port' in self.switches:
            # Boot a particular port.
            sessions = SESSIONS.get_session_list(True)
            for sess in sessions:
                # Find the session with the matching port number.
                if sess.getClientAddress()[1] == int(args):
                    boot_list.append(sess)
                    break
        else:
            # Boot by player object
            pobj = caller.search("*%s" % args, global_search=True, player=True)
            if not pobj:
                return
            if pobj.character.has_player:
                if not pobj.access(caller, 'boot'):
                    string = "You don't have the permission to boot %s."
                    pobj.msg(string)
                    return
                # we have a bootable object with a connected user
                matches = SESSIONS.sessions_from_player(pobj)
                for match in matches:
                    boot_list.append(match)
            else:
                caller.msg("That object has no connected player.")
                return

        if not boot_list:
            caller.msg("No matches found.")
            return

        # Carry out the booting of the sessions in the boot list.

        feedback = None
        if not 'quiet' in self.switches:
            feedback = "You have been disconnected by %s.\n" % caller.name
            if reason:
                feedback += "\nReason given: %s" % reason

        for session in boot_list:
            name = session.uname
            session.msg(feedback)
            session.disconnect()
            caller.msg("You booted %s." % name)

# regex matching IP addresses with wildcards, eg. 233.122.4.*
IPREGEX = re.compile(r"[0-9*]{1,3}\.[0-9*]{1,3}\.[0-9*]{1,3}\.[0-9*]{1,3}")

def list_bans(banlist):
    """
    Helper function to display a list of active bans. Input argument
    is the banlist read into the two commands @ban and @undban below.
    """
    if not banlist:
        return "No active bans were found."

    table = [["id"], ["name/ip"], ["date"], ["reason"]]
    table[0].extend([str(i+1) for i in range(len(banlist))])
    for ban in banlist:
        if ban[0]:
            table[1].append(ban[0])
        else:
            table[1].append(ban[1])
    table[2].extend([ban[3] for ban in banlist])
    table[3].extend([ban[4] for ban in banlist])
    ftable = utils.format_table(table, 4)
    string = "{wActive bans:{x"
    for irow, row in enumerate(ftable):
        if irow == 0:
            srow = "\n" + "".join(row)
            srow = "{w%s{n" % srow.rstrip()
        else:
            srow = "\n" + "{w%s{n" % row[0] + "".join(row[1:])
        string += srow.rstrip()
    return string

class CmdBan(MuxCommand):
    """
    ban a player from the server

    Usage:
      @ban [<name or ip> [: reason]]

    Without any arguments, shows numbered list of active bans.

    This command bans a user from accessing the game. Supply an
    optional reason to be able to later remember why the ban was put in
    place

    It is often to
    prefer over deleting a player with @delplayer. If banned by name,
    that player account can no longer be logged into.

    IP (Internet Protocol) address banning allows to block all access
    from a specific address or subnet. Use the asterisk (*) as a
    wildcard.

    Examples:
      @ban thomas             - ban account 'thomas'
      @ban/ip 134.233.2.111   - ban specific ip address
      @ban/ip 134.233.2.*     - ban all in a subnet
      @ban/ip 134.233.*.*     - even wider ban

    A single IP filter is easy to circumvent by changing the computer
    (also, some ISPs assign only temporary IPs to their users in the
    first placer. Widening the IP block filter with wildcards might be
    tempting, but remember that blocking too much may accidentally
    also block innocent users connecting from the same country and
    region.

    """
    key = "@ban"
    aliases = ["@bans"]
    locks = "cmd:perm(ban) or perm(Immortals)"
    help_category="Admin"

    def func(self):
        """
        Bans are stored in a serverconf db object as a list of
        dictionaries:
          [ (name, ip, ipregex, date, reason),
            (name, ip, ipregex, date, reason),...  ]
        where name and ip are set by the user and are shown in
        lists. ipregex is a converted form of ip where the * is
        replaced by an appropriate regex pattern for fast
        matching. date is the time stamp the ban was instigated and
        'reason' is any optional info given to the command. Unset
        values in each tuple is set to the empty string.
        """
        banlist = ServerConfig.objects.conf('server_bans')
        if not banlist:
            banlist = []

        if not self.args or (self.switches
                             and not any(switch in ('ip', 'name') for switch in self.switches)):
            self.caller.msg(list_bans(banlist))
            return

        now = time.ctime()
        reason = ""
        if ':' in self.args:
            ban, reason = self.args.rsplit(':',1)
        else:
            ban = self.args
        ban = ban.lower()
        ipban = IPREGEX.findall(ban)
        if not ipban:
            # store as name
            typ = "Name"
            bantup = (ban, "", "", now, reason)
        else:
            # an ip address.
            typ = "IP"
            ban = ipban[0]
            # replace * with regex form and compile it
            ipregex = ban.replace('.','\.')
            ipregex = ipregex.replace('*', '[0-9]{1,3}')
            #print "regex:",ipregex
            ipregex = re.compile(r"%s" % ipregex)
            bantup = ("", ban, ipregex, now, reason)
        # save updated banlist
        banlist.append(bantup)
        ServerConfig.objects.conf('server_bans', banlist)
        self.caller.msg("%s-Ban {w%s{x was added." % (typ, ban))

class CmdUnban(MuxCommand):
    """
    remove a ban

    Usage:
      @unban <banid>

    This will clear a player name/ip ban previously set with the @ban
    command.  Use this command without an argument to view a numbered
    list of bans. Use the numbers in this list to select which one to
    unban.

    """
    key = "@unban"
    locks = "cmd:perm(unban) or perm(Immortals)"
    help_category="Admin"

    def func(self):
        "Implement unbanning"

        banlist = ServerConfig.objects.conf('server_bans')

        if not self.args:
            self.caller.msg(list_bans(banlist))
            return

        try:
            num = int(self.args)
        except Exception:
            self.caller.msg("You must supply a valid ban id to clear.")
            return

        if not banlist:
            self.caller.msg("There are no bans to clear.")
        elif not (0 < num < len(banlist) + 1):
            self.caller.msg("Ban id {w%s{x was not found." % self.args)
        else:
            # all is ok, clear ban
            ban = banlist[num-1]
            del banlist[num-1]
            ServerConfig.objects.conf('server_bans', banlist)
            self.caller.msg("Cleared ban %s: %s" % (num, " ".join([s for s in ban[:2]])))

class CmdDelPlayer(MuxCommand):
    """
    delplayer - delete player from server

    Usage:
      @delplayer[/switch] <name> [: reason]

    Switch:
      delobj - also delete the player's currently
               assigned in-game object.

    Completely deletes a user from the server database,
    making their nick and e-mail again available.
    """

    key = "@delplayer"
    locks = "cmd:perm(delplayer) or perm(Immortals)"
    help_category = "Admin"

    def func(self):
        "Implements the command."

        caller = self.caller
        args = self.args

        if hasattr(caller, 'player'):
            caller = caller.player

        if not args:
            caller.msg("Usage: @delplayer[/delobj] <player/user name or #id> [: reason]")
            return

        reason = ""
        if ':' in args:
            args, reason = [arg.strip() for arg in args.split(':', 1)]

        # We use player_search since we want to be sure to find also players
        # that lack characters.
        players = caller.search("*%s" % args)
        if not players:
            try:
                players = PlayerDB.objects.filter(id=args)
            except ValueError:
                pass

        if not players:
            # try to find a user instead of a Player
            try:
                user = User.objects.get(id=args)
            except Exception:
                try:
                    user = User.objects.get(username__iexact=args)
                except Exception:
                    string = "No Player nor User found matching '%s'." % args
                    caller.msg(string)
                    return
            try:
                player = user.get_profile()
            except Exception:
                player = None

            if player and not player.access(caller, 'delete'):
                string = "You don't have the permissions to delete this player."
                caller.msg(string)
                return

            string = ""
            name = user.username
            user.delete()
            if player:
                name = player.name
                player.delete()
                string = "Player %s was deleted." % name
            else:
                string += "The User %s was deleted. It had no Player associated with it." % name
            caller.msg(string)
            return

        elif utils.is_iter(players):
            string = "There were multiple matches:"
            for player in players:
                string += "\n %s %s" % (player.id, player.key)
            return
        else:
            # one single match

            player = players
            user = player.user
            character = player.character

            if not player.access(caller, 'delete'):
                string = "You don't have the permissions to delete that player."
                caller.msg(string)
                return

            uname = user.username
            # boot the player then delete
            if character and character.has_player:
                caller.msg("Booting and informing player ...")
                string = "\nYour account '%s' is being *permanently* deleted.\n" %  uname
                if reason:
                    string += " Reason given:\n  '%s'" % reason
                character.msg(string)
                # we have a bootable object with a connected player
                sessions = SESSIONS.sessions_from_player(character.player)
                for session in sessions:
                   session.msg(string)
                   session.disconnect()
            user.delete()
            player.delete()
            caller.msg("Player %s was successfully deleted." % uname)

class CmdEmit(MuxCommand):
    """
    @emit

    Usage:
      @emit[/switches] [<obj>, <obj>, ... =] <message>
      @remit           [<obj>, <obj>, ... =] <message>
      @pemit           [<obj>, <obj>, ... =] <message>

    Switches:
      room : limit emits to rooms only (default)
      players : limit emits to players only
      contents : send to the contents of matched objects too

    Emits a message to the selected objects or to
    your immediate surroundings. If the object is a room,
    send to its contents. @remit and @pemit are just
    limited forms of @emit, for sending to rooms and
    to players respectively.
    """
    key = "@emit"
    aliases = ["@pemit", "@remit"]
    locks = "cmd:perm(emit) or perm(Builders)"
    help_category = "Admin"

    def func(self):
        "Implement the command"

        caller = self.caller
        args = self.args

        if not args:
            string = "Usage: "
            string += "\n@emit[/switches] [<obj>, <obj>, ... =] <message>"
            string += "\n@remit           [<obj>, <obj>, ... =] <message>"
            string += "\n@pemit           [<obj>, <obj>, ... =] <message>"
            caller.msg(string)
            return

        rooms_only = 'rooms' in self.switches
        players_only = 'players' in self.switches
        send_to_contents = 'contents' in self.switches

        # we check which command was used to force the switches
        if self.cmdstring == '@remit':
            rooms_only = True
        elif self.cmdstring == '@pemit':
            players_only = True

        if not self.rhs:
            message = self.args
            objnames = [caller.location.key]
        else:
            message = self.rhs
            objnames = self.lhslist

        # send to all objects
        for objname in objnames:
            obj = caller.search(objname, global_search=True)
            if not obj:
                return
            if rooms_only and not obj.location == None:
                caller.msg("%s is not a room. Ignored." % objname)
                continue
            if players_only and not obj.has_player:
                caller.msg("%s has no active player. Ignored." % objname)
                continue
            if obj.access(caller, 'tell'):
                obj.msg(message)
                if send_to_contents:
                    for content in obj.contents:
                        content.msg(message)
                    caller.msg("Emitted to %s and its contents." % objname)
                else:
                    caller.msg("Emitted to %s." % objname)
            else:
                caller.msg("You are not allowed to send to %s." % objname)

class CmdNewPassword(MuxCommand):
    """
    @setpassword

    Usage:
      @userpassword <user obj> = <new password>

    Set a player's password.
    """

    key = "@userpassword"
    locks = "cmd:perm(newpassword) or perm(Wizards)"
    help_category = "Admin"

    def func(self):
        "Implement the function."

        caller = self.caller

        if not self.rhs:
            caller.msg("Usage: @userpassword <user obj> = <new password>")
            return

        # the player search also matches 'me' etc.
        player = caller.search("*%s" % self.lhs, global_search=True, player=True)
        if not player:
            return
        player.user.set_password(self.rhs)
        player.user.save()
        caller.msg("%s - new password set to '%s'." % (player.name, self.rhs))
        if player.character != caller:
            player.msg("%s has changed your password to '%s'." % (caller.name, self.rhs))

class CmdPerm(MuxCommand):
    """
    @perm - set permissions

    Usage:
      @perm[/switch] <object> [= <permission>[,<permission>,...]]
      @perm[/switch] *<player> [= <permission>[,<permission>,...]]

    Switches:
      del : delete the given permission from <object> or <player>.
      player : set permission on a player (same as adding * to name)

    This command sets/clears individual permission strings on an object
    or player. If no permission is given, list all permissions on <object>.
    """
    key = "@perm"
    aliases = "@setperm"
    locks = "cmd:perm(perm) or perm(Immortals)"
    help_category = "Admin"

    def func(self):
        "Implement function"

        caller = self.caller
        switches = self.switches
        lhs, rhs = self.lhs, self.rhs

        if not self.args:
            string = "Usage: @perm[/switch] object [ = permission, permission, ...]"
            caller.msg(string)
            return

        playermode = 'player' in self.switches or lhs.startswith('*')

        # locate the object
        obj = caller.search(lhs, global_search=True, player=playermode)
        if not obj:
            return

        if not rhs:
            if not obj.access(caller, 'examine'):
                caller.msg("You are not allowed to examine this object.")
                return

            string = "Permissions on {w%s{n: " % obj.key
            if not obj.permissions:
                string += "<None>"
            else:
                string += ", ".join(obj.permissions)
                if hasattr(obj, 'player') and hasattr(obj.player, 'is_superuser') and obj.player.is_superuser:
                    string += "\n(... but this object is currently controlled by a SUPERUSER! "
                    string += "All access checks are passed automatically.)"
            caller.msg(string)
            return

        # we supplied an argument on the form obj = perm

        if not obj.access(caller, 'control'):
            caller.msg("You are not allowed to edit this object's permissions.")
            return

        cstring = ""
        tstring = ""
        if 'del' in switches:
            # delete the given permission(s) from object.
            for perm in self.rhslist:
                try:
                    index = obj.permissions.index(perm)
                except ValueError:
                    cstring += "\nPermission '%s' was not defined on %s." % (perm, obj.name)
                    continue
                permissions = obj.permissions
                del permissions[index]
                obj.permissions = permissions
                cstring += "\nPermission '%s' was removed from %s." % (perm, obj.name)
                tstring += "\n%s revokes the permission '%s' from you." % (caller.name, perm)
        else:
            # add a new permission
            permissions = obj.permissions

            caller.permissions

            for perm in self.rhslist:

                # don't allow to set a permission higher in the hierarchy than the one the
                # caller has (to prevent self-escalation)
                if perm.lower() in PERMISSION_HIERARCHY and not obj.locks.check_lockstring(caller, "dummy:perm(%s)" % perm):
                    caller.msg("You cannot assign a permission higher than the one you have yourself.")
                    return

                if perm in permissions:
                    cstring += "\nPermission '%s' is already defined on %s." % (rhs, obj.name)
                else:
                    permissions.append(perm)
                    obj.permissions = permissions
                    cstring += "\nPermission '%s' given to %s." % (rhs, obj.name)
                    tstring += "\n%s gives you the permission '%s'." % (caller.name, rhs)
        caller.msg(cstring.strip())
        if tstring:
            obj.msg(tstring.strip())

class CmdWall(MuxCommand):
    """
    @wall

    Usage:
      @wall <message>

    Announces a message to all connected players.
    """
    key = "@wall"
    locks = "cmd:perm(wall) or perm(Wizards)"
    help_category = "Admin"

    def func(self):
        "Implements command"
        if not self.args:
            self.caller.msg("Usage: @wall <message>")
            return
        message = "%s shouts \"%s\"" % (self.caller.name, self.args)
        SESSIONS.announce_all(message)

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text:
Q: Consolidate Multiple Workbooks Into One I am attempting to consolidate data from multiple workbooks into one Master workbook. All workbooks, including the master workbook, have the same worksheets. The data in the worksheets, however, is different. Each workbook is created from asking the same survey questions. I am looking to consolidate all survey answers into one workbook.
Code:
Dim wb As Workbook
Dim myPath As String
Dim myFile As String
Dim myExtension As String
Dim FldrPicker As FileDialog
Dim lastRowNumber As Double
Dim lastColumnNumber As Double
Dim theLastCell As String
Dim copyRange  As Range
Dim pasteRange As Range
Dim sheetName As String
Dim copyRangeString As String
Dim pasteRangeString As String

   Do While myFile <> ""
      Set wb = Workbooks.Open(FileName:=myPath & myFile)
      DoEvents
      wb.Worksheets(1).Range("A2:D2").Interior.color = RGB(51, 98, 174)

For i = 1 To 8
    lastRowNumber = lastRowUsed(wb.Sheets(i))
    lastColumnNumber = wb.Sheets(i).Range("A1").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeLastCell).Column
    theLastCell = Cells(lastRowNumber, lastColumnNumber).Address(RowAbsolute:=False, ColumnAbsolute:=False)
    Set copyRange = wb.Worksheets(i).Range("A2:" & theLastCell)
    copyRangeString = "A2:" & theLastCell
    lastRowNumber = lastRowUsed(theWorkbook.Sheets(i)) + lastRowUsed(wb.Sheets(i))
    pasteRangeString = "A" & lastRowNumber & ":" & theLastCell
    theWorkbook.Sheets(i).Range(pasteRangeString) = wb.Sheets(i).Range(copyRangeString).value
    copyRangeString = ""
    pasteRangeString = ""
    sheetName = wb.Sheets(i).name
    MsgBox sheetName

Next

  wb.Close
  DoEvents
  myFile = dir
   Loop

I am trying to accomplish this by looping through each Excel file in a folder, looping through (1-8) of the worksheets. Creating a range of the data in each worksheet, and then copying and pasting into the theWorkbook "master" workbook. For whatever reason, only data from the last workbook in the folder is getting copied.
Any and all help is much appreciated!

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While the endangered seabirds are thriving in parts of the UK, their numbers in other parts of the world are on the wane.
Work is under way to root out the cause of a worrying decline in the global population of puffins.
While the beloved birds are thriving in parts of the UK, including the remote Skomer Island off the coast of Pembrokeshire, elsewhere their numbers are on the wane.
In Iceland, for example, there are 25% fewer puffins than there were in 2002.
Conservationists are keen to find out why that is and research partly funded by Sky Ocean Rescue is hoping to get to the bottom of it.
Tiny GPS tracking devices and state-of-the-art cameras are being put to use on Skomer, where the technology is being attached to a handful of the auks so that scientists can discover where they go in search of food, how they catch it, and what exactly they are feeding on.
Managed by The Wildlife Trust Of South and West Wales, the study will also include analysis of puffin droppings to determine what their favourite fish is.
Seabird scientist Annette Fayet told Sky News: "Skomer is quite unusual because it's one of the few colonies where puffins are doing quite well.
"The numbers are even increasing and the breeding success is very high, so most puffins that try to have a chick actually are successful at raising it.
"We're not sure why they are doing so well compared to other colonies. The main thing we want to do is understand the feeding ecology of puffins because we don't know much about that at the moment."
Once the research has been carried out on Skomer, Ms Fayet will travel to Iceland and Norway.
Both have far bigger populations of puffins than the UK, with 1.7m breeding pairs in Norway and up to 4m in Iceland, but both populations are significantly down.
The Norway leg of the research project is what is being funded by Sky Ocean Rescue - and it could prove vital.
Ms Fayet said: "The numbers have crashed so much in Norway and my collaborators there have reported zero breeding success in the last few decades. This is probably the worst colony for puffin breeding success in the world.
"The Sky Ocean Rescue funding means a lot for me because it's really going to help make my research better. By adding an extra colony in the study, I will have a bigger picture of the problem."
Plastic pollution is not thought to be as great of a concern for puffins as it is for other marine life, but there are still worries about its potential impact.
The birds were designated an endangered species in 2015 and researchers have encountered instances of them struggling to coexist with human waste.
Birgitta Bueche, a warden on Skomer, told Sky News: "We have to change, we really do, because all the calculations of the scientists show that our seabirds are in real trouble.
"We're expecting puffins to go extinct within the next hundred years if we can't stop the trend, so we really need to make a big change to keep our seabirds safe."


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The British Apprentice Club (BAC) was founded in 1921 by two American women, M. Moyca Newell and Katherine Mayo. The purpose of the club was to provide hospitality for cadets from the British merchant navy while their ships were berthed in the ports of New York City. While in service with the YMCA in Great Britain during World War I, Newell and Mayo were impressed by the hospitality extended towards American servicemen. Upon their return to the United States, Newell and Mayo founded the British Apprentice Club at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City. Lucile Brisbane Spaulding acted as the BAC manager and social director for thirty years. In 1923, the BAC was incorporated as a memorial to Walter H. Page who served as a ambassador of the United States to the court of St. James in London from 1913 to 1918. Attendance fell during the 1950s and the Club ceased operations in 1961. Records contain administrative files, letters, logbooks, registers, and photographs of sailors documenting the Club's hospitality to British merchant sailors on shore leave in New York City.
The Administrative Records reflect the activities of the organization through by-laws; Board of Directors annual reports (1941-1960); files on the dissolution of the British Apprentice Club (1960-1961); the annual reports of the Resident Secretary (1940-1952), the Manager (1952-1959) and the Social Director (1952-1954); and the reports of the Treasurer (1941-1943) Proposals for the Officers Club, attendance records and wartime ration accounts (1942-1947) complete this section.
The General Correspondence is arranged alphabetically. The bulk of the letters are addressed to Spaulding and to a lesser extent her colleagues Newell and Mayo There are copies of some replies The correspondence reflects the general interests of the BAC, inquiries regarding navel cadets, wartime activities and invitations Correspondents include George Wakeford (see: School of Navigation).
The series is arranged alphabetically The letters were written by the parents of the sailors (a few from siblings) who expressed gratitude to Spaulding for the kindness extended to their sons while they were on shore leave in New York City Other subjects included the sailors' current status and requests for assistance in forwarding information to their sons The reminder of this section contains letters to the BAC from the parents of deceased sailors.
The Miscellaneous Papers are arranged by subject This section contains sympathy letters on the deaths of Katherine Mayo and Lucile Brisbane Spaulding; obituaries; BAC solicitations 1940-1961; BAC participation in sports; special events of the BAC and miscellaneous addresses and notes.
The Printed Material consists of an assortment of printed material by and about the BAC including articles, the BAC Newsletter, the BAC Review and leaflets.
The Logbooks are a daily record of the cadets who visited the BAC These logbooks contain short reminiscences of the experiences of the cadets while on shore leave in New York City A few photographs are attached to the cadets' statements.
The Registers contain the signatures of over 12,100 cadets who visited the BAC.
The photographs and the photograph albums are pictures of the sailors who visited the BAC The pictures were mainly taken aboard ships; however, there are also pictures of some of the sailors' families and their hometowns There are also a few photographs of dances and tea parties held at the BAC and of the unveiling of the plaque honoring the late Mrs Lucile Spaulding The reminder of the section consists of graphic material (sketches and a World War II poster).


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By: Warren Qualley
Most of us know about meteorology which, according to the Oxford Dictionary (https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/), is defined as: The branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather. People also know weather which they define as: The state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc. However, what most people don't know is that there is something called space weather. Oxford Dictionary's definition of space weather is: Conditions in the region of space close to the earth, especially the presence of electromagnetic radiation and charged particles emitted by the sun, that can affect human activity and technology.
So how did the "weather" get carried over into "space weather"? The short answer, at least in regard to aviation, can be found on a website from The American Meteorological Society (https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/index.cfm/policy/studies-analysis/space-weather-and-aviation/) which states, in part, "the conditions on the Sun and in the solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere, and thermosphere that can influence the performance and reliability of space-borne and ground-based technological systems and can endanger human life or health."
It's amazing how weather activities outside our atmosphere, can affect us. Even though earth's weather forecast might seem clear, threats can still be out there. The three main hazards to aviation from space weather include disruption in High Frequency (HF) communications, satellite navigation system errors, and radiation hazards to humans and avionics. Fortunately, there is some predictability to these events. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, CO, monitors solar activity and issues outlooks, forecasts and warnings of events. To mitigate the effects of the three hazards when they are predicted or present, airlines avoid high latitude routes (e.g. cross-polar) and higher altitudes.
Monitoring and predicting space weather is a high priority for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations body, which establishes the rules for global aviation. The World Meteorological Organization provides scientific input into this process as well, and those involved in all aspects of aviation continue to make flying safer from the effects of space weather.
Social media Summary: Almost all of us have heard of weather, but not everyone knows about space weather! Learn a little bit about the amazing nature of space weather, and how it can impact us here on earth.
Volcanic Ash and Aviation
In 1980, When all four engines on British Airways flight 9 in 1982 shut down, the crew was baffled. They couldn't quite figure out what had happened. Shortly after the initial shut down, Captain Eric Moody, made the following announcement, which was a masterpiece of understatement: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress." It turns out, that the shutdown was due to volcanic ash from Mount Galunggung. This volcano is about 100 miles southeast of Jakarta, Indonesia. The flight was near 35,000 feet (msl) when this occurred and drifted down to about 13,500 feet (msl) before the crew could re-start the engines. The full story can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_9
Similar to Galunggung, Sarychev Volcano in Russia's Kuril Islands is one of hundreds of volcanoes located in what is known as the Ring of Fire, which stretches nearly 25,000 miles around the Pacific Ocean basin. It arcs from near New Zealand through Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan across the North Pacific, the western U.S., Central America and down the west coast of South America. Here's a link to short video of the 2009 eruption of Sarychev Volcano taken from the International Space Station: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Riauw5UTnW8. The ash is the grayish cloud, with the white clouds made up of water droplets.
The ash from volcanos can fill the sky for miles and can be extremely corrosive. It can damage windows, homes, and as it turns out, aircraft engines! The amazing meteorological effects of volcanic ash are one of the earth's greatest phenomena's, but also one of the scariest.
Fortunately, British Airways flight 9 did land safely in Jakarta and there were no injuries, but this event and others like it since underscore the danger of volcanic ash to aircraft. Therefore, countries around the world monitor volcanic activity and issue warnings so that these encounters with ash can be avoided.
Social media Summary: Most of us know about your typical weather, windy, rainy, and sunny, but what some people don't know is that volcanic ash is also part of meteorology! Learn about volcanic ash and how it can impact normal everyday flights.
Automating Weather Balloons
By: Marina Kobasiuk
Weather prediction depends on getting the newest and most accurate data possible, and with satellites around to help, it's sometimes easy to forget how important local conditions are. This is why the National Weather Service still launches weather balloons on a regular schedule, twice a day, or more if severe conditions are on the way. As the balloons travel with their radiosondes up through the atmosphere they track temperature, humidity, air pressure, and other variables, which all get transmitted back to the ground.
Doing this across the country allows the full vertical profile of the atmosphere to be observed at specific times. These current conditions inform predictions and future research so it's vital for a NWS office to perform this well so any changes can be tracked. Wherever the local office is for your region you can bet they do their launches daily, and some offer tours of the experience so anyone from the public can see what this part of weather research entails!
But, human error happens, and many offices where balloons are supposed to be launched from are not pleasant locations to reside in for the long term. Alaska is home to a number of these more remote stations so NOAA is working on an improvement by automating the weather balloon releases. These autolaunchers are being put into place all across Alaska's stations so they'll only need to be restocked with materials every twelve days or so, depending on if extra balloons are used to analyse major weather events. Automation is intended to improve the data set Alaska provides to the NWS since fewer launches will be missed and all of them will be timed preciscely by computers, which takes human issues out of the equation. More reliable data will also hopefully lead to more accurate predictions nation wide as systems move inland from the west coast.
For more detailed discussion on the financial and career benefits of this change, NOAA has a full press release on the program, as well as an additional article on 6 benefits to the automation.
Summary: The National weather service is starting to implement automated weather balloon launches in Alaska. It's a great look into the long term goals of improving data collection!
A look into Hail
By: Aubrey Urbanowicz
Hail is ice falling from the sky, but hail happens during a thunderstorm, and thunderstorms are much more frequent in the warmer months. Typically larger hail will fall in thunderstorms in the late spring or early summer, that's when it's warm enough for storms to form, but there's still enough cold air above the storm to form hail.
Hail forms in thunderstorms, and it's typical to see small or pea size hail in a storm.
But larger hail is considered severe and it can cause damage to homes, cars, livestock, agriculture, and even you!
The National Weather Service classifies hail as severe when it reaches 1 inch in diameter, which is hail about the size of a quarter.
The stronger the updrafts, as warm moist air rising quickly into a storm, the larger a hailstone can grow until it's heavy enough to fall. Large hail is more common with supercells, which are rotating thunderstorms. That's because supercells have a really strong rotating updraft.
Falling hail combined with fierce thunderstorm winds can cause severe damage. The bigger the hailstone, the faster it falls, and the more damage it can create.
Golf ball size hail, which is 1.75 inches in diameter, is large enough to put a dent in your car.
According to the Insurance institute for business and home safety, hail creates about $1 billion dollars in damage a year in crops and property.
The largest hailstone in the U.S. fell in 2010 in South Dakota and was 8 inches in diameter. It also had a circumference of eighteen inches.
The record for the largest hailstone in Vermont is 3.3 inches in diameter, between a baseball and a softball, which fell in July of 2009.
Alabama set a state record for largest hailstone earlier this year. The diameter was 5.38 inches, larger than a grapefruit, and it fell on March 19, 2018.
All photos are from the National weather service. The SD ones are from NWS Aberdeen, and the Alabama hailstone is from NWS Huntsville.
Summary: Severe hail can create $1 billion of damage each year! Learn about some of the largest hailstones and how they form.
Cassini, The Great Explorer
By: Jenna Hans
More than 20 years ago, NASA launched Cassini, a spacecraft that would give insight into an entire new world. Cassini spent almost 20 years in space exploring Saturn, its rings, moons, and magnetosphere. According to NASA JPL, Cassini observed Saturn's unique hexagonal jet stream. The jet stream is a bit of a mystery since scientist don't know exactly why it flows the way it does. Cassini also recorded lightning on Saturn, hurricane like storms, and since Saturn's "30 year storm" came 10 years early, scientists were able to get an amazing look at the storm.
Throughout its mission, Cassini also discovered interesting things about Enceladus and Titan, two of Saturn's moons. The spacecraft was able to discover geysers on Enceladus, the icy ocean moon. After this mission, Enceladus has become a point of interest planet where scientist think life might exist. On Titan, Saturn's largest moon, Cassini found methane pools and evidence that there might actually be an underground ocean on the moon.
During its almost 20 years of space exploration Cassini discovered and photographed things that people could have never even dream of. It opened our eyes to brand new and exciting information and leaves us all wondering what else is out there waiting to be discovered. In its last moments, after almost 20 years of exploring the depths of space, Cassini began its descent toward Saturn where it burnt up and was destroyed. Committed to science and exploration, Cassini sent in information and data up until its final moments, making the ultimate sacrifice for science. The amazing feats of Cassini remind us of the doors that technology can open for us, and just how amazing life beyond our planet really can be.
See Cassini's total timeline here: https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/the-journey/timeline/#the-grand-finale
Read more about Cassini's discoveries here: https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/
See the full gallery of Cassini's images: https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/galleries/images/?page=0&per_page=25&order=created_at+desc&search=&condition_1=1%3Ais_in_resource_list&category=51&fancybox=true&href_query_params=category%3Dimages
Nuclear Radiation and Aviation
Like a lot of aspects that circle our daily lives and the environment, nuclear radiation and aviation is an area which by its nature, of being transported in the atmosphere, has become a part of meteorology.
The accidental (or intentional) release of nuclear radiation into the atmosphere is a very emotional issue. The first occurrence was the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear facility in the Ukraine in 1986. (1) From an airline perspective, the main concern was the safety of passengers and the potential, but unknown impact on aircraft. The fact that humans can't smell or see radiation yet know that it can be deadly makes it very frightening.
In the wake of the accident at Chernobyl, scientists had to get weather data for that region, and then plug that into computer dispersion models to get a 4-dimensional view of its radiations likely trajectory. Airlines needed to know the areas on the ground and in the sky to avoid an encounter with the radiation "cloud".
More recently, the nuclear accident at Fukushima in Japan was another example of an ominous cloud of radiation that presented risks to aviation. One of the biggest challenges in this and other similar events was getting ongoing accurate and timely information, which the computer dispersion models required. The governmental authorities are responsible for the flow of the information, yet they are concurrently busy with assisting the victims and containing the hazard. Commercial airlines were in constant contact with the authorities in these events and always acted conservatively to ensure the safety of their passengers and employees.
More will be learned from these events, with the goal of protecting people. There are currently developed technologies such as the MeteoSwiss which operates the CN-MET wind analysis and forecasting system for nuclear incidents in Switzerland and neighboring countries. (2) The accurate measurements and high-resolution model forecasts allows for determinations of wind fields and weather developments around Switzerland's nuclear power stations and those in neighboring countries and thus to calculate the dispersion of contaminated air masses. This type of technology allows for the safety of those that would be in the path of harmful radiation clouds after a nuclear accident.
(1). http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/safety-and-security/safety-of-plants/chernobyl-accident.aspx
(2). http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/home/measurement-and-forecasting-systems/warning-and-forecasting-systems/meteorology-for-nuclear-accidents.html
Weather, Climate, and Volcanoes
With the volcanic eruption in Guatemala headlining on the news now, along with the continued fissures in Hawaii, there is considerable talk on the effects of volcanoes on weather and climate. The immediate concerns with local weather is usually related to rain and clouds as precipitation becomes harder to predict with ash helping clouds form. Acid rain can also begin to occur, along with other shorter term conditions that result from large amounts of debris in the air, according to the United States Geological Survey. As sulfuric acid released into the air dissolves into water it creates an acidic precipitation that can impact soil and waterway acidity, or cause gradual erosion of other structures. Dust and ash can also cause volcanic smog which is a major health concern for people near any eruption or downwind of one. This is one of the major concerns in Hawaii due to so much magma interacting with ocean water and producing toxic haze.
Meanwhile in Guatemala it has been pyroclastic flows, a massive cloud of ash, lava, and toxic gases all at intensely high temperatures, that have caused the majority of damage so far. But with these effects also come sediment depositions that enrich soil with nutrients for crops that make farming more viable in certain areas. And even aesthetically, some of the most interesting sunrises and sunsets on record occur in the days and weeks after an eruption as ash interacts with clouds and sunlight.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/science/volcano-guatemala-hawaii.html
In the long term, volcanoes are thought to be influencers in shifts in climate. In any kind of eruption lots of gases and physical particles are expelled into the air. While some break down or fall back to the surface eventually, with more violent eruptions some of these particles can reach high levels of the atmosphere and remain for years. Physically dust and ash can prevent sunlight from reaching the planet and cause a cooler environment, but on the opposing side greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide released by volcanoes can also absorb and emit heat back down to the planet, creating a warming trend. This makes the exact influence of a volcano hard to pin down.
These long term effects are more gradual since a volcano releases a relatively small amount of all of these pollutants due to it being a single isolated event, and the planet is often able to adjust with only moderate shifts. On record there are connections between large scale eruptions and major climate shifts, such as Mount Pinatubo in 1991 and the almost half a degree Celsius drop some regions saw after. So observing these two events happening close together will be difficult, but the effects on the regions local weather and the climate shifts for the coming seasons will be important to watch to see how these changes influence the planet.
Summary: There are two major volcanic events happening currently, so here's a brief look at weather, climate, and how they relate to eruptions.


Ainhoa Lejardi, a materials engineer at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), has taken a step forward in the development of new polymer materials. Biomaterials are being increasingly used in medicine and need to have a great variety of properties so that they can be used in all types of therapeutic applications. A task into which this researcher has put much effort, because she has opened up a door to the possibility of creating new materials from the PVA polymer and modifying its properties in order to come up with more applications for biomedicine. Her thesis is entitled Polimero biodegradakor berrien lorpena eta ezaugarritzea (Obtaining and characterising of new biodegradable polymers). She has also had articles published on this in the Polymer and Macromolecules journals, among others.
PVA or poly(vinyl alcohol) is a biocompatible, biodegradable, water soluble material, and therefore highly suited to use in biomedicine. For example, it is used in the type of gels that dry the moment they touch the skin, as well as in transdermal patches (the ones that are stuck to the skin and release a specific drug that passes through it in a controlled way). Hydrogels made from PVA are fairly commonplace, precisely because of their solubility in water. Lejardi has listed the most common applications: "For encapsulation systems that deliver drugs, for reconstructive surgery, and to make dressings to treat wounds." There are different ways of producing polymer materials, but in this case, the researcher has opted for the chemical modification of the PVA and its subsequent blending with other polymers. But always with biodegradable polymers, like polylactides and polycaprolactones. So she was setting out to incorporate new properties into the original material.
On a molecular level, PVAs do not readily interact with other polymers; that is why when they are kept in their original state, most of the blends are heterogeneous and therefore display very poor mechanical properties. Lejardi has endeavoured to bring PVA closer to these other polymers: "PVA has hydroxyl groups in its main chain. The problem is that these hydroxyls associate only with each other. So we inserted hydroxy acids so as to move the hydroxyls away from the main chain." This phenomenon is called esterification: the whole chemical reaction of an alcohol (the hydroxyl) with an acid (the hydroxy acid). That way, hydrogen bonds are created between the PVA and the biodegradable polymers one is intending to blend with it.
Having completed her thesis, Lejardi is now preparing to spend four months at the Institute of Polymer Science and Technology in Madrid (ICTP-CSIC) to continue with her research in collaboration with Carmen Mijangos, Professor and PhD holder, who works at the centre. She is planning to explore one of the esterifications she has carried out, as she has seen that it is possible to obtain hydrogel with this particular polymer: "We will be studying the material's self-organisational properties. To do this, we have created nanospheres by means of nanoprecipitation1".


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Q: Java : when a class need to be loaded in a JVM twice and more? When I read something about JVM, it tells me that the namespace of JVM can identify a class loaded in the JVM, only the full name of the class is not useful! When or on which circumstance a class will be loaded in the jvm(I mean the same jvm) twice and more? Is this way a useful way?

A: If you simply try to load the same class multiple times with reflection, then subsequent times will just return the already loaded class. This is a common situation, and there is nothing special about it.
It is possible to load the same class with different class loaders. In general, this is not necessary, and it can be very confusing. Because two instances of the same class loaded by different class loaders are not equal,