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Q: Do I need to use thermals on vias for reliability? This question is further to Why thermal reliefs on vias?
I have recently been advised (by someone I consider an expert) that I should add thermal reliefs to vias which are connected to planes, even if they will not be soldered.
This is to alleviate thermal stress between the different types of copper in the plane and the via. The plane has rolled copper, whereas the via has deposited copper, and these behave differently across temperature.
Has anyone seen any reliability issues due vias being directly connected to planes?
Added: My personal project will be restricted to the commercial temperature range. However, I would still be interested to know if this is a problem in any other temperature range.

A: Reliability is a somewhat slippery slope, once you start chasing after after it, sort of like the 'in the interests of national security' in contemporary media plotlines. It helps to know what you're protecting against - are you going to vibrate it? Will it experience mechanical shock? Thermal shock? Thermal cycling? Environmental effects like the weather? Direct exposure to sunlight?
Different kinds of risk exposure call for different methods of risk mitigation. All the while, you also have to keep in mind the requirements for performance. For instance, tell an RF designer he has to do that and he'll laugh you out the room - they use vias to build walls to copper. They won't let you break the plane for it, because it defeats the purpose.
However, in a general setting, thermal vias are definitely mechanically forgiving. When in doubt, take the safer route as long as it isn't more expensive. Cost could be as money, performance, or design time.
With low end fabrication vendors, it also gives you a cleaner way to target the drills if it's done by hand and eye(not a problem in the first world as much).
And as for not soldering the vias, I had to use very high reliability fabrication protocols in the past that involve filling every via with solder. Someone literally sits down with a microscope and pours copper into every single via, atleast those big enough for solder to go through, with special dispensation for the smaller ones. Those are used in a very high vibration, extended thermal cycling sort of environment with many other headaches. I don't know how widepread the practice is in regular electronics. We certainly dont do it for lab instrumentation.

A: There isn't a reliability issue, per se. Its a making the connection in the first place. Since a regular power via connects to a plane, you have to heat up the whole plane to solder. The thermal relief makes that connection less, so you don't have to heat up as much.

A: I agree w/ Brian. Thermal pads/vias are mainly used so that you can solder a pad easily w/o having to heat up the whole surrounding area, which you'd otherwise have to do with a std pad/via.

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Well, after 4 years it's finally happening – we're going to Oz for Christmas.
Although I can't say I absolutely hate the warm coziness of being inside on Christmas Day while the weather outside freezes the landscape white – somehow it seems much more like the movies – but damn I'm looking forward to going back to the Aussie traditions of a Christmas morning swim, and it being too hot to roast inside. Better do it on the Barbie!


There are four categories of whining and/or whiners in the world.
Non-whiners. These people simply continue apace, slow and steady, no complaints. Whiners of all kinds find them infuriating and unempathetic.
Whiners about situations. These people generally whine about the way something is or the way things are, applauding and overcomplimenting everyone involved as though human situations were the fault of the gods or the stars. They refuse to ascribe blame even to those who are clearly the cause of the situations about which they complain.
Whiners about people. These people are always convinced that at least a dozen things in immediate sight are some loser's fault. It doesn't matter just how troublesome these dozen things are—they can, in fact, be relatively minor—nor does it matter if everyone involved is actually in exactly the same boat. This kind of whiner tosses blame about even when there's nothing in particular to be blamed for.
Whiners about everything. These people constantly whine about people and situations. They tend to think every situation is deficient (or, more likely, horrible) in some way and that everyone around (except them) can clearly be blamed for this deficiency or horribility. They are convinced that they have it worse than anyone else on the planet—nobody is more miserable or more put upon—and to suggest otherwise is to infuriate them and cause them to whine even more loudly.
There is no such thing as a minor whiner. People that you meet that seem only to whine "a little" are just hiding their private face from you, either because they're in a public situation or because you've just met. There is no bigger split than that between the whiner and the non-whiner. It is catastrophic, transcendental—and unbridgeable. There is no changing from one thing to the other.
Perhaps the most important and most overlooked aspect of social compatibility and the streamlining of social interactions and situations is whiner compatibility. Not only can whiners and non-whiners not be put together, but different kinds of whiners must generally be segregated from one another as well.
For example, to pair a person of type (2) above with a person of type (3) is to cause one to be horrified at all of the unfair aspersions being cast and the other to whine incessantly about the other's inability to judge other people critically in all their faults. Both will feel as though the other has no empathy and, furthermore, does not deserve their respect, and the interaction (or any long-term relationship) will be strained as a matter of nature and course.


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Quiksilver Misses on the Top and Bottom Lines
Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Quiksilver (NYS: ZQK) reported earnings on June 6. Here are the numbers you need to know.
The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended April 30 (Q2), Quiksilver missed estimates on revenues and missed expectations on earnings per share.
Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue dropped. Non-GAAP loss per share grew. GAAP loss per share grew.
Margins contracted across the board.
Revenue details
Quiksilver recorded revenue of $458.7 million. The nine analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ looked for revenue of $505.4 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 6.8% lower than the prior-year quarter's $492.2 million.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
EPS details
EPS came in at -$0.12. The nine earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.04 per share. Non-GAAP EPS were -$0.12 for Q2 compared to -$0.02 per share for the prior-year quarter. GAAP EPS were -$0.19 for Q2 against -$0.03 per share for the prior-year quarter.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 46.0%, 320 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -1.5%, 520 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -7.1%, 610 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $521.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.07.
Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.99 billion. The average EPS estimate is -$0.10.
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U.S. experts expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine booster 8 months after 2nd shot
U.S. experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose of the shot, to ensure lasting protection against the coronavirus as the delta variant spreads across the country.
Federal health officials have been actively looking at whether extra shots for the vaccinated would be needed as early as this fall, reviewing case numbers in the U.S. as well as the situation in other countries such as Israel, where preliminary studies suggest the vaccine's protection against serious illness dropped among those vaccinated in January.
An announcement on the U.S. booster recommendation was expected as soon as this week, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
Doses would only begin to be administered widely once the U.S. Food and Drug Administration formally approves the vaccines. That action is expected for the Pfizer shot in the coming weeks.
Last week, U.S. health officials recommended boosters for some with weakened immune systems, citing their higher risk of catching the virus and evidence that the vaccines' effectiveness waned over time.
The director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, said Sunday the U.S. could decide in the next couple weeks whether to offer coronavirus booster shots to Americans this fall.
WATCH | Canadian and U.S. health officials recommend 3rd doses for most vulnerable:
Canadian and American health officials suggest third doses for most vulnerable
As a fourth wave of COVID-19 nears, U.S. regulators are suggesting third vaccine shots for the immunocompromised, and Ontario is eyeing a plan for booster shots. 2:03
Among the first to receive them could be health care workers, nursing home residents and other older Americans, who were some of the first Americans to be vaccinated once the shots received emergency use authorization last December.
Delta variant spreading agressively
Since then, more than 198 million Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with more than 168 million fully vaccinated. Still, the country is experiencing a fourth surge of virus cases due to the more transmissible delta variant, which is spreading aggressively through unvaccinated communities but is also responsible for an increasing number of so-called "breakthrough infections" of fully vaccinated people.
Israel, which exclusively administered the Pfizer shot, has been offering a coronavirus booster to people over 60 who were already vaccinated more than five months ago in an effort to control its own surge in cases from the delta variant.
For months, officials had said data still indicated that people remain highly protected from COVID-19, including the delta variant, after receiving the two-dose Pfizer or Moderna regimen or the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. But U.S. health officials made clear Sunday they are preparing for the possibility that the time for boosters may come sooner than later.
Vaccine effectiveness can wane
"There is a concern that the vaccine may start to wane in its effectiveness," Collins said. "And delta is a nasty one for us to try to deal with. The combination of those two means we may need boosters, maybe beginning first with health care providers, as well as people in nursing homes, and then gradually moving forward" with others, such as older Americans who were among the first to get vaccinations after they became available late last year.
He said because the delta variant only started hitting the U.S. hard in July, the "next couple of weeks" of case data will help the U.S. make a decision.
The White House has said that even though the U.S. has begun sharing more than 110 million vaccine doses with the world, the nation has enough domestic supply to deliver boosters to Americans should they be recommended by health officials.
Global health officials, including the World Health Organization, have called on wealthier and more-vaccinated countries to hold off on booster shots to ensure the supply of first doses for people in the developing world.
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1 Trout of 7.5 kg and 1 salmon of 4.5 kg were the outcome of the fishing today, as well as a small trout. Löja was the deal again, although the wind was a bid strong. The trout was my biggest fish in the fall season thus far.
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Q: How to change default region in Apache Airflow I am using SQS for apache airflow.The setup running quiet well for now.
But the default region is us-east-1 , how can we change the default region?
I have added the config parameter region=us-west-2 to the [celery_broker_transport_options] and [celery] sections ,but it doesnt work, the default region is still us-east-1 .
Any suggestions would be of great help.

A: You are specifying the wrong key name:
[celery_broker_transport_options]
region = us-west-2

See the Celery docs for the key name (region) [1] and the Airflow configuration code for the section name (celery_broker_transport_options) [2].
[1] http://docs.celeryproject.org/en/latest/getting-started/brokers/sqs.html
[2] https://github.com/apache/incubator-airflow/blob/master/airflow/config_templates/default_celery.py#L50


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Second schoolboy, 14, arrested after sectarian chaos in Glasgow
The 14-year-old was held by police for a breach of the peace during an Irish republican march in the city
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Police separate republican marchers and loyalist protesters in Glasgow on Saturday afternoon (Image: SUNDAY MAIL)
A second schoolboy has been arrested after Saturday's sectarian chaos in Glasgow.
The 14-year-old was held by police for a breach of the peace during an Irish republican march in the city.
It comes after officers charged ten others, including a 15-year-old boy, with various offences ranging from sectarian singing to carrying an offensive weapon earlier in the day.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "A further arrest was made at night. It's a 14-year-old boy and it's in relation to a breach of the peace.
"He's been referred to the Scottish children's reporters administration."
Alex SalmondAlex Salmond fears criminal prosecution if he gives evidence to Holyrood inquiryThe Scottish Government expressed disappointment in his refusal to appear in person before Holyrood's inquiry .


I seem to be unable to bind the BindableValue property of an IntegerTextBox to a value of type short (System.Int16).
Can anyone tell me if this a known issue or just me?
I'm using the 4.3 libraries.
We were able the reproduce the issue. We will contact the development team regarding the issue and let you know the details.
As aworkaround, before assigning the BindableValue please convert the short value into Int32 or Int64 then assign to BindableValue property.


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GilSwan Conned – Mining Tax The Greens' Pit Of Despair
See those storm clouds gathering?
Over the Pit of Despair?
I wonder how Greens' supporters will respond, when they wake up and discover the truth.
That their party's deal with Labor on the mining tax will have the opposite result of what they were told.
I wonder what will they say, when they discover that the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) will not result in the kind of wealth redistribution that was touted, a "fair share of our mineral wealth for all Australians".
That instead, it will result in the Big 3 multinational mining companies … getting bigger. And richer. And more powerful.
And the government's budget digging even deeper into the red.
When PM Gillard and Treasurer Swan went behind closed doors with the Big 3 miners to thrash out a hasty "fix" to former PM Rudd's Resource Super Profits Tax (RSPT) debacle, thinking folks knew it would not end well.
Except for the big miners, that is.
Rather than scoring a vital goal for her "decisive" new leadership before the 2010 election, the secretive deal always looked more likely to result in yet another decisive Labor own goal.
And indeed it has.
Especially after Gillard and Swan again went behind closed doors, this time with the Independents and Greens, to thrash out a political deal to secure passage of the legislation in the parliament.
Late last month, after the new MRRT legislation passed the lower house, mining correspondent for The Australian Andrew Burrell belled the cat:
FEWER than one in 10 iron ore and coal miners operating in Australia will earn enough profit to start paying the $11.1 billion minerals resource rent tax from next year, according to Gillard government estimates.
A spokesman for Wayne Swan said yesterday he could not provide the names of the "estimated 20 to 30″ companies that were likely to pay the MRRT in 2012-13 because it was impossible to say how many companies would earn more than the annual profit threshold of $75 million.
"We haven't got a precise list," the spokesman said.
"But we have said the vast bulk of MRRT will be paid by the big three (BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Xstrata)."
Mr Burrell went on to reference the PM's ever-changing claim for how many miners will be impacted under her revised grand design.
A claim most noteworthy not for its credibility.
But for its familiarity.
A remarkable familiarity to her "1,000 biggest" / "500 biggest" / "more like in the order of like, 400 biggest polluters" claim.
And the "half a million" / "300,000" jobs creation claim.
And the "4%" / "3.25%" projected GDP growth claim.
And the "3.5bn surplus" / "1.5bn surplus" projected budget outcome claim.
Big Labor government claims that are always being revised … downward:
Julia Gillard said last year that 320 iron ore and coal miners operating in Australia could be eligible to pay the MRRT — down from 2500 under the original resource super-profits tax that applied to all commodities.
In a deal with Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie on Monday, the government agreed to raise the profit threshold for the tax from $50m to $75m.
Mr Wilkie revealed the move would restrict the number of companies paying the MRRT to fewer than 30.
But this failed to quell criticism from junior miners, which claim the design of the tax still favours the established miners.
It remains unclear how the government will raise $11.1bn in the first three years of the MRRT.
Billionaire miner Andrew Forrest added to the confusion last week when he estimated that his iron ore company, Fortescue Metals Group, would largely avoid paying the tax for at least five years thanks to the substantial writeoffs available to all big producers.
Many in the industry also doubt whether BHP, Rio and Xstrata will face big MRRT liabilities, particularly in the early years of the mining tax.
This is because the design of the tax allows iron ore and coalminers with existing operations to price their assets using today's inflated market values and claim potentially massive deductions…
Glyn Lawcock, a top-rated mining analyst at UBS, said it was impossible to predict with accuracy how much MRRT companies would pay from next financial year because it was difficult to calculate a company's market value, which was used to determine MRRT liability.
When asked whether he believed the government could raise $11.1bn over three years, he said: "I scratch my head a little bit at that."
It certainly is a head scratcher. Especially when one takes the time to carefully review the Treasury department's Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 document.
Recently a mining industry chief executive walked your humble blogger through this document. And explained that there is a very good reason why there has been little except "token noise" from the mining industry over the GilSwan MRRT, in stark contrast to the spirited fight put up against the original Rudd RSPT.
It is because in his words, "big miners will pay nothing for years, and small miners will pay nothing at all".
But there's more. In having the details explained to me, an even bigger flaw dawned.
A key insight, that mainstream economic commentators have not cottoned on to.
The clever accountants and lawyers for the Big 3 appear to have conned GilSwan into creating a tax mechanism that not only allows the Big 3 to defer paying any MRRT for years. It is a "tax" that acts as a financial incentive for the Big 3 to increase their monopoly, by gobbling up their smaller competitors and getting MRRT write-offs for doing so.
To understand how, let's work through the details of the Treasury department's document (emphasis added):
• New investment will be given generous treatment in the form of immediate write‐off, rather than depreciation over a number of years. This allows mining projects to access the deductions immediately, and means a project will not pay any MRRT until it has made enough profit to pay off its upfront investment.
Sounds good if you are a start-up miner or explorer, right? No doubt this idea was sold to GilSwan by the Big 3 as being "necessary" to encourage future mining investment, given that the MRRT places Australia at a competitive disadvantage versus other nations that do not have an MRRT.
But it's also an obvious loophole that immediately dawned on your humble blogger. One that favours the Big 3 miners, who have the deepest pockets.
Consider.
What happens if a big multinational miner such as BHP, Rio Tinto, or Xstrata buys out a smaller mining company, such as a junior explorer or a company with proven but unrealised in-ground reserves? It would appear they can claim the cost of that "new investment" as an immediate tax write-off, thus offsetting any MRRT they might otherwise be obliged to pay with respect to their other mining projects.
As you will see in a moment, this is no mere speculation by a sceptical blogger with an eye for detail.
It is exactly what the mechanism allows.
But it gets better for the big miners.
What if that smaller miner or junior explorer that they have now bought out, is presently making losses? Remembering that all do, typically for the first 5-10 years of the mine's life:
• The MRRT will carry forward unutilised losses at the government long term bond rate plus 7 per cent.
Buy up a smaller, loss-making mining company. And claim the value of their unutilised losses against your other MRRT obligations.
Can't believe that GilSwan (and the "bozos" in Treasury) could be this stupid?
• The MRRT will provide transferability of deductions. This supports mine development because it means a taxpayer can use the deductions that flow from investments in the construction phase of a project to offset the MRRT liability from another of its projects that is in the production phase.
No use to a small mining company with only one project. But manna from heaven to a large multinational miner with multiple projects.
Buy up a junior explorer, or a mining company that has proven reserves but has not yet begun/completed construction on the project. Claim 100% of the costs against your MRRT liabilities from other, active producing projects.
Thanks to the MRRT, the initial 'new investment' in swallowing up a junior mining company, and the 'unutilised losses' of that junior mining company, and the construction costs of taking that newly-acquired mining company's project to production stage, all these now become tax-minimising assets to a hungry Big 3 multinational looking to take over their smaller, up-and-coming (Australian-owned) competitors.
But there's still more:
• The MRRT will recognise the particular characteristics of different commodities, by applying a taxing point close to the point of extraction, and using appropriate pricing arrangements to ensure only the value of the resources extracted is taxed.
The Big 3 miners were very clever indeed in negotiating this "deal" with GilSwan.
As my mining industry source pointed out to me, the point of extraction is the point of lowest value of the ore; the grade is far below "shipping grade", and so its value is far below the actual market value. He cited the example of copper ore.
At the point of extraction, the ore may only comprise 1% copper. The value of the ore at this point is around $20 per tonne.
But when subsequently processed into a 25% copper concentrate, the value is around $1,387 per tonne.
And the cost to the mining company of processing the raw 1% copper ore into 25% copper concentrate?
"About $30 per tonne."
When the Big Miners insisted on the tax being applied "close to the point of extraction", they took advantage of GilSwan's abject ignorance of real-world business. An ignorance that has been all too often seen in their many other policy calamities – think ceiling insulation, school halls, computers in schools, subsidised Toyota hybrids, green schemes, set-top boxes, and the daddy of them all, the no cost/benefit analysis NBN.
You should not be surprised, dear reader. Not when our World's Greatest Treasurer has an Arts degree, zero business experience, and has never worked a real job in his life.
Which explains, of course, why we are paying him $262,000 per year. And why we are about to increase his salary by $84,000 per year. And why we have spent $75,440 in 6 months on empty RAAF VIP "ghost" flights to ferry him about.
This ignorance of how things work in the real world is borne out even more starkly however. Not only have GilSwan agreed to impose the mining tax "close to the point of extraction", (ie) at the ore's lowest value, far below its value-added market value. They have also agreed to a 25% extraction allowance:
• The MRRT will provide a 25 per cent extraction allowance to further shield from tax the important value add and capital that mining companies bring to mineral extraction.
"Further shield" it?! When they are already applying the tax "close to" the point of its lowest value?!
Ignore if you can all the other write-offs and deductions for a moment. What this "extraction allowance" really means is that GilSwan have not only agreed to tax the ore at or near its lowest value. They have also agreed to an effective tax rate of only 22.5%. Not the headline 30%.
In other words, this so-called "super profits tax" will be applied at 25% less than the standard company tax rate that even my own small business has to pay!
But where the now-familiar Labor descent into complete farce reaches its denouement, is when we get to the Treasury department's modelling:
How the MRRT works
The following example is intended to illustrate how the MRRT will apply to iron ore and coal projects, commencing after 1 July 2012.
The example presents outcomes for a single project company with an equity financed mine that operates for 5 years. The company is assumed to invest $1 billion in the first year of the project. Over the life of the project the pre‐tax rate of return (revenue less operating and investment costs) is 50 per cent.
As my mining industry source assured, the modelled assumptions are beyond fantastic.
They are positively delusional.
The Treasury assumes this fairytale mining company begins to show "Revenue" of $520 million at Year 2 (see table). In the real world, a start-up mining project typically absorbs 5-10 years of losses before they even begin productive operations. My mining industry source pointed out that he has never heard of any mining company ever going from zero revenue to half a billion in a single year.
The Treasury also assumes this fairytale company has Year 2 operating expenses of 25% of revenue, and 25.5% at Year 6. Again … unheard of figures.
Back to the modelling:
The MRRT is levied at a rate of 30 per cent of the operating margin (revenue less operating and investment costs) less the MRRT allowance and the extraction allowance. The MRRT allowance is calculated as the value of unused losses uplifted by an allowance rate equal to the long term government bond rate plus 7 per cent…
When we look at Year 4 in the example, the year in which Treasury has modelled the first MRRT "profit" (an inconceivable $436m), we find another problem. It is unclear whether Treasury has modelled "Revenue" as being Company revenue, or, as the "extraction point" value of the ore. If, as appears likely, the modelled "Revenue" figure is actually Company revenue, then on this point alone Treasury's modelling is gravely flawed. Company revenue has nothing to do with the value of the ore at the "extraction point". Meaning, the Treasury figures are nonsense.
Indeed, my mining industry source described them as "totally made up and have no resemblance to reality".
Rather like Treasury's modelling for "green jobs" (see one of 2011's most popular posts, Barnaby Bamboozles Chief Of Climate Change Modelling Unit … Again).
Back to the MRRT modelling:
State royalties are assumed in this example to be equal to 7.5 per cent of sales revenue and are credited against the MRRT liability to produce the net MRRT liability. Where royalty payments exceed the MRRT liability in any one year, the balance is uplifted at the allowance rate to be offset against future MRRT liabilities…
We've left the issue of how the MRRT impacts on the payment of State mining royalties until now, to avoid complication. This is already a source of political angst between the governments of the mining states, and the Federal government. For the purposes of our look at the modelling, however, it's pretty simple. The GilSwan grand plan grants a 100% credit for State mining royalties paid by the mining company.
In summary then, the MRRT is essentially calculated as follows:
MRRT 30% x Operating Margin (ie, Revenue calculated "close to Extraction Point", less Operating costs)
less 100% write-off of construction costs
less write-off of unutilised losses
less 100% write-off of construction costs of acquired companies/projects
less write-off of unutilised losses of acquired companies/projects
less write-down of "market value" of existing assets over 25 years, OR
less write-down of "current written down book value" of existing assets (less the value of the resource) at an accelerated rate over 5 years
less Extraction Allowance (25%)
less 100% State Royalty credit …
It all begs the question … from where is the government's claimed $11.1bn in MRRT revenue ever going to come from?
Treasurer Swan has claimed that "the vast bulk of MRRT will be paid by the big three".
But in reality, given all the write-offs and concessions, the big miners will pay nothing for many years. If ever.
As Fortescue's Andrew Forrest has affirmed.
So then, of GilSwan's originally alleged "2,500 mining companies" in Australia, just who exactly are these "estimated 20-30" (small) iron and coal miners who will be earning profits of $75m per annum from July 2012?
Especially given that the boom in commodity prices has now peaked … and plummeted?
Others are asking the same question:
"Firstly, what 2500 companies are mining in Australia? There is NO WAY the number is that high unless one counts every Pty Ltd quarry and sand pit and borrow pit. Even then, it is an extraordinary figure and I cannot believe for one minute that it is real.
"But secondly, Gillard says only 320 iron and coal companies were captured under the MRRT. Really? Are there really 300-plus coal companies? Because as far as I know, there are only about 14 iron ore companies. And if you believe those figures to be true (i.e 320 dropping to around 30) that means that there are 290 iron ore and coal mining companies that are operating at an annual profit of between $50m and $75m since that is the only difference between MRRT Mk 1 and MRRT Mk 2. This is patently absurd."
The broader point here is that there is just not a whole lot in the sustaining rhetoric of the MRRT that stands a cold hard reality check. Yet the government continues to represent the tax as a great leap forward in the commonwealth's chase for a fairer share of the resources boom.
It isn't.
As colleague David Uren made clear in his insightful dismantling of a tax "so compromised by its bastard birth that it puts the commonwealth budget at risk and cannot be considered an economic reform".
Uren observed that a 20 per cent fall in commodities prices would wipe out the government's MRRT revenue and leave it stumping up for the $4.5bn of recurrent spending commitments that were supposed to be funded from the fairer share.
And folks I am here to tell you that this is exactly the scenario that the government is facing.
The sustained retreat of iron ore and coal prices means that big mining is now some months past peak cashflows.
With the China bubble deflating, iron ore and coking coal spot prices are currently trading around 30% below their 2011 peaks:
Source: RBA Chart Pack, Dec 2011 | Click to enlarge
At least the Coalition is aware of the budget risk. Even if they too appear not to have twigged to what is a blindingly obvious extension of logic – that the MRRT is designed to help the Big 3 multinationals increase their profits, and their monopoly:
"There are serious question marks over who will pay what and when under Labor's mining tax deal," Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann said.
"FMG says it won't pay any MRRT for a number of years given the tax design features favouring larger miners," he said.
"There are credible suggestions that the big three miners who had exclusive access to the Prime Minister and the Treasurer to design the mining tax behind closed doors won't pay any MRRT for years either.
"No wonder the big three say they are happy with the MRRT, while the smaller local miners are not.
"Wayne Swan has consistently refused to release the commodity price and production volume assumptions used to estimate MRRT revenue claiming that they're based on commercial-in-confidence data provided by the big three miners.
"So not only are the big three miners allowed to design the tax to suit their needs, they're also the only ones allowed to know the governments mining tax revenue assumptions. That's just not good enough.
"Even on the government's own figures, the mining tax package is a fiscal train wreck in the making.
The Great Big Mining Tax … that isn't.
As my kind mentor concluded:
"This bill was drafted BY miners, FOR miners"
"I think the miners and their accountants outsmarted Gillard and Swan, and bamboozled them with mining jargon"
"The miners in reality love it."
Greens' supporters … welcome to the Pit of Despair.
"What did this do to you? Tell me. And remember, this is for posterity so, be honest. How do you feel?"
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SmartThings is changing the way we look at and manage our home. Once your SmartThings hubs is set up, you can wirelessly connect with hundreds, if not thousands, of compatible smart devices. You will then be able to use your mobile device to control, secure ,and monitor your home from anywhere in the world!
With SmartThings, or any other Z-Wave Hub, you can turn on lights or even your TV to make it look like your home even if you're not. You can also turn up the heat so that your home is comfortable when you get there or setup your hub to alert you when there's movement while you're away. The possibilities are endless!
The best part about these devices is, while an extremely sophisticated set up, users do not need a lot of tech know-how to use them. You can easily use SmartThings and SmartThings compatible devices to create a smart home even if you aren't tech savvy!
In fact, here are some SmartThings compatible products that clearly demonstrate how you can affordably and easily implement intelligent living.
Introduced in 2012 and then upgraded in 2015, the SmartThings Hub is a fantastic "brain" for your home. Compatible with hundreds of products that let you monitor, control and secure your home, SmartThings is a great hub to use!
One of the best SmartThings compatible devices isn't a device at all. In fact it's a whole slew of devices. This kit comes with a pair of multipurpose sensors, a motion sensor, and an outlet controller - in addition to the actual hub.
You will be able to tell if doors, cabinets, windows, or even garage doors are open thanks to this kit. The devices let you turn on and off lights, small appliances, and electronics in any room of the house and you can even have your hub alert you if there's unexplained movement on the premises.
The beautiful thing about SmartThings and home automation in general is that you can expand it to your liking. Add more outlets and sensors or keep it simple - the choice is yours!
You could even expand your automation setup with cameras, so you can access live streaming video and get video clip notifications any time movement is detected.
After installing the Hub, you'll definitely want to get the app and start teaching your home what to do and when to do it. The Hub and app can operate multiple devices with the touch of a button and those operations can be done at a scheduled time or if movement is detected. You can even connect to Amazon's Alexa to control your hub and devices by voice!
Turn on the porch or foray lights without getting out of the car. Know when an intruder's in your garage and call the police - from another state! Shut off the television downstairs, lower the thermostat or, if applicable, close your shutters electronically, all without getting out of bed. Taking control of your home is both practical and amazing with the SmartThings Hub!
Aeotec's Siren Gen5 has a broad range of features that will simplify your home and make it safer. The install is simple, as you don't need any wires or expensive electrical installations. The Siren simply needs to be plugged in and you're ready to go!
With its built-in 106 dB high intensity speaker, Aeotec's Siren will inform you immediately if there are safety issues or emergencies in the home. In addition to the intense siren, there are also three front-facing LED lights, so even someone that's hard of hearing can know when the siren is going off.
It also has an internal battery which is only used if it's unplugged or if there is a power outage. The Siren even has a duplex style outlet cover that prevents someone from removing it!
Compatible with SmartThings, the Siren is about the size of a deck of cards, has adjustable volume and five different tones. The device utilizes Z-Wave, a highly regarded communications protocol that uses a mesh network for control and signaling. The Siren is powered by Z-Wave's most advanced 600 series chip (Z-Wave Plus), which means it offers great range and it's very reliable!
The Z-Wave Plus "Strips" by Sensative is an ultra thin door and window sensor. Just like all door and window sensors, Strips can sense whether doors or windows are closed and alert you if that's not the case. The advantage to Strips is that they are incredibly thin!
Strips can be paired with virtually any Z-Wave controller, including SmartThings.
With its sleek design, Strips are set in a frame and they're virtually invisible. For use in or outdoor, you can install this waterproof device in any number of doors, windows, or cabinets throughout your home, as well as in a garage or storage area. You can even install them in your mailbox, if your Z-wave signal reaches that far!
Strips by Sensative is a not-so-affordable, but really slick way to ensure your home is secured at all times. Simply attach it to the frame of a door or window - no drilling or wires required - and if it senses the door opening or closing, you will get an alert on your smartphone.
SmartThings and other Z-Wave hubs are changing the way we look after our homes and how we secure them. They provide peace of mind, knowing everything is peachy even when you're away!
With SmartThings, or any other Z-Wave Hub, you can turn on lights or even your TV to make it look like your home even if you're not. You can also turn up the heat so that your home is comfortable when you get there or setup your hub to alert you when there's movement while you're away. The possibilities are endless!
The best part about these devices is, while an extremely sophisticated set up, users do not need a lot of tech know-how to use them. You can easily use SmartThings and SmartThings compatible devices to create a smart home even if you aren't tech savvy!
Introduced in 2012 and then upgraded in 2015, the SmartThings Hub is a fantastic "brain" for your home. Compatible with hundreds of products that let you monitor, control and secure your home, SmartThings is a great hub to use!
One of the best SmartThings compatible devices isn't a device at all. In fact it's a whole slew of devices. This kit comes with a pair of multipurpose sensors, a motion sensor, and an outlet controller – in addition to the actual hub.
You will be able to tell if doors, cabinets, windows, or even garage doors are open thanks to this kit. The devices let you turn on and off lights, small appliances, and electronics in any room of the house and you can even have your hub alert you if there's unexplained movement on the premises.
The beautiful thing about SmartThings and home automation in general is that you can expand it to your liking. Add more outlets and sensors or keep it simple – the choice is yours!
After installing the Hub, you'll definitely want to get the app and start teaching your home what to do and when to do it. The Hub and app can operate multiple devices with the touch of a button and those operations can be done at a scheduled time or if movement is detected. You can even connect to Amazon's Alexa to control your hub and devices by voice!
Turn on the porch or foray lights without getting out of the car. Know when an intruder's in your garage and call the police – from another state! Shut off the television downstairs, lower the thermostat or, if applicable, close your shutters electronically, all without getting out of bed. Taking control of your home is both practical and amazing with the SmartThings Hub!
Aeotec's Siren Gen5 has a broad range of features that will simplify your home and make it safer. The install is simple, as you don't need any wires or expensive electrical installations. The Siren simply needs to be plugged in and you're ready to go!
With its built-in 106 dB high intensity speaker, Aeotec's Siren will inform you immediately if there are safety issues or emergencies in the home. In addition to the intense siren, there are also three front-facing LED lights, so even someone that's hard of hearing can know when the siren is going off.
It also has an internal battery which is only used if it's unplugged or if there is a power outage. The Siren even has a duplex style outlet cover that prevents someone from removing it!
Compatible with SmartThings, the Siren is about the size of a deck of cards, has adjustable volume and five different tones. The device utilizes Z-Wave, a highly regarded communications protocol that uses a mesh network for control and signaling. The Siren is powered by Z-Wave's most advanced 600 series chip (Z-Wave Plus), which means it offers great range and it's very reliable!
The Z-Wave Plus "Strips" by Sensative is an ultra thin door and window sensor. Just like all door and window sensors, Strips can sense whether doors or windows are closed and alert you if that's not the case. The advantage to Strips is that they are incredibly thin!
With its sleek design, Strips are set in a frame and they're virtually invisible. For use in or outdoor, you can install this waterproof device in any number of doors, windows, or cabinets throughout your home, as well as in a garage or storage area. You can even install them in your mailbox, if your Z-wave signal reaches that far!
Strips by Sensative is a not-so-affordable, but really slick way to ensure your home is secured at all times. Simply attach it to the frame of a door or window – no drilling or wires required – and if it senses the door opening or closing, you will get an alert on your smartphone.
SmartThings and other Z-Wave hubs are changing the way we look after our homes and how we secure them. They provide peace of mind, knowing everything is peachy even when you're away!


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Brad Lakey, a six-year Marine Corps veteran with two tours in Iraq, is a little concerned about his next assignment, teaching English to students in Peru.
The Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award winner is looking forward to working in South America the next school year. He's just fretful about a few variables that have to be worked out before he leaves in August, such as exactly where he'll be going and what level he'll be teaching.
Then, of course, there's his University of Washington Bothell graduation on June 12. And, he's getting married the day before that.
Lakey is UW Bothell's 10th Fulbright finalist. The 30-year-old Bothell resident who grew up in Woodinville and Anchorage, Alaska, learned leadership and adaptability as a reconnaissance Marine, working in small teams as a scout and forward observer.
Seeing how different life can be in Iraq was eye-opening.
"And it was through the lens of somebody who was wearing body armor and toting a gun and doing all that stuff," Lakey says.
"It was a good experience," he says with an ironic laugh, recognizing that the country is still unstable.
After leaving the Marines, Lakey went abroad again as a volunteer English teacher in Ghana with the group ANANSI, which partners with schools to find sponsors for individual secondary students.
"It set me on fire for teaching. That's one of the things I really, really enjoyed was teaching these kids," he says.
Returning home, Lakey decided to go to college in education. He chose University of Washington Bothell because, as a Husky fan, he had dreamed of going to the UW, and he was attracted by the global studies program.
Lakey had intended to transfer, but "realized how great the program was" and finished his undergraduate degree in 2014 then started the master's program here.
Lakey's adviser and a teacher in both undergraduate and graduate classes is Associate Professor Wayne Au.
Winning the Fulbright allows Lakey to teach abroad again. He has been fascinated by South America and the history and society of Peru.
When he returns home next year, he plans to teach in Washington, perhaps in the Northshore School District. Lakey has been involved in YMCA programs at Northshore junior high schools. He's also participated in events with the Student Veterans Association.
"I've had a great experience here," he says.
Students interested in the prestigious program can learn more at two Fulbright information sessions at UW Bothell on May 2 and 24, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Rose Room. Read more about the Fulbright program.


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The Last Pope?" is a documentary from WND that travels to Rome, Geneva, Belfast and the U.S. to discover the story of venerated Irish prophet St. Malachy. Lost away inside the Vatican archives for 400 years, Malachy's Prophecy of the Popes emerged in the late 1500s at a time of great papal upheaval. Heralded at the time as a miraculous development, the origin and early years of the prophecy are cloaked in murky mysticism. According to the Prophecy of the Popes, a time of vast biblical significance is now at hand. "The Last Pope?" includes medieval historians, Vatican-affiliated experts, authors (including Tom Horn and Chris Putman, co-authors of "Petrus Romanus: The Last Pope Is Here") and others. From Ireland to Italy, "The Last Pope?" tells a riveting story of eschatological intrigue.
"Strong sales of books on the papal prophecies of St. Malachy suggest a strong fascination with the topic. This documentary is the first to take an objective and balanced view that includes the official Vatican position and opinions and insights from a wide variety of both Catholic and non-Catholic experts." – Joseph Farah, WND.com
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Veteran newsman and new media pioneer Joseph Farah is founder, editor and CEO of WND, the world's leading independent Internet news source, as well as WND Books and WND Films and TV. His 2003 bestseller "Taking America Back" prophesied the movement today known as "the tea party." The former daily newspaper editor has authored, co-authored or collaborated on more than a dozen books, including Rush Limbaugh's "See, I Told You So." In 2010 he joined Sarah Palin as a nationally televised keynote speaker at the first national Tea Party Convention in Nashville. His other works include "Stop the Presses," "None of the Above," "This Land Is Our Land" (with Congressman Richard Pombo) and "The Tea Party Manifesto," now in its third edition and 14th printing.
George Escobar is vice president of WND Films and TV in charge of programming, production and strategy. Escobar directed "The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment" for WND Films, which has been Amazon's No. 1 Faith DVD since April 2012. He is co-founder of Advent Film Group, whose inaugural movie, "Come What May," was seen by over 3.5 million people online and on TV. Advent's new films for 2013 include "Hero," "The Screenwriters" and "Alone Yet Not Alone," produced for Enthuse Entertainment. Escobar was vice president for Discovery, executive director for AOL and a producing fellow at the American Film Institute. He holds seven U.S. patents in technology and user interface design and has taught filmmaking to over 1,000 students. Escobar and his wife homeschooled their three sons from K to12.
Format: Color, NTSC
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: WND TV
DVD Release Date: July 2, 2013
Run Time: Approx 60 minutes
DESCRIPTION: Tares Among the Wheat
In the 19th century, a revolution in biblical scholarship was prompted by the publication of a never-before-seen manuscript calledCodex Sinaiticus. The work was allegedly "discovered" by a German scholar named Constantine von Tischendorf, who declared this to be the oldest Bible ever found. Tischendorf said he found the work in a rubbish basket at a Greek Orthodox monastery in Egypt. While many in the academic world did not fully believe his story, they were willing to accept his claims about the antiquity of the codex.
Yet shortly after his discovery was published, a renowned Greek paleographer named Constantine Simonides came forward and declared that the manuscript was no ancient text at all, but had been created by him in 1840. The controversy surrounding these events is, perhaps, the most incredible untold chapter in Bible history. It involves Jesuits, the Pope, a high-minded German, a committee of Anglo Romanists, and a mysterious Greek patriot. It is a story that (while quite true and well documented) a vast majority of modern academics know nothing about. Yet the subject matter dramatically impacts the world of biblical scholarship, even to this present hour. Most of what today's scholars believe about manuscript evidence is based on the events of this era, and the footnotes in your Bible are the proof of it.
Topics discussed in this documentary:
1 ) New details about the Counter Reformation and its origins
2) Answers arguments concerning the Waldenses, Albigenses, Paulicans -- and the accusation that they were "Manichean heretics."
3) History of how the Papacy was established in 606 A.D.
4) Italian missionary explains Rome's works gospel vs. the gospel of grace
5) The Jesuit plan to seize control of the Bible.
6) The Oxford Movement and its use of "Protestants" as secret agents for Rome.
7) The Jesuit origins of higher criticism as a weapon against the Bible.
8) Rome's history of creating forged manuscripts and fake relics.
9) The never-before-told history of Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus.
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Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Афана́сьев () — советский государственный деятель, министр общего машиностроения СССР (1965—1983), министр тяжёлого и транспортного машиностроения СССР (1983—1987), дважды Герой Социалистического Труда (14 февраля 1975, 29 августа 1978). Лауреат Ленинской премии, Сталинской премии и Государственной премии СССР. Депутат Верховного Совета СССР: Совета Союза 7-11 созывов (1966—1989) от Свердловской области, Совета Национальностей 6 созыва (1962—1966) от Чечено-Ингушской АССР. В Верховный Совет 9-го созыва избран от Ленинского избирательного округа № 301 Свердловской области. Член ЦК КПСС (1961—1989).

Биография
В 1941 году окончил с отличием МВТУ им. Баумана, работал инженером-конструктором на артиллерийском заводе в подмосковном городе Калининграде. Во время учёбы работал старшим наладчиком станков-автоматов на ЗИСе.

Во время Великой Отечественной войны, после эвакуации оказался в Перми на Мотовилихинском артиллерийском заводе, где проработал всю войну, последовательно пройдя ступени инженера-конструктора, старшего инженера-конструктора, начальника технического отдела, заместителя начальника цеха, заместителя главного механика завода. Член КПСС (1944).

В 1946 году приказом министра вооружения был переведён в Главное техническое управление Министерства вооружения СССР, в котором работал старшим инженером, начальником отдела, заместителем начальника управления. В 1955 году назначен начальником Технического управления Министерства оборонной промышленности СССР.

В 1957 году был назначен заместителем председателя совнархоза Ленинградского экономического административного района по оборонной промышленности. С 1958 году возглавлял Ленинградский, с 1961 по 1965 год — председатель СНХ РСФСР и заместитель председателя Совета министров РСФСР.

В 1965—1983 годах — министр общего машиностроения СССР. На этом пост ему пришлось организовывать работу «с нуля», объединяя под единым началом многие научно-исследовательские институты и конструкторские бюро (КБ), работающие над созданием ракетно-космической техники.

Министерство общего машиностроения сумело в короткие сроки внедрить последние разработки КБ и наладить производство по созданию лучших образцов межконтинентальных баллистических ракет (МБР) и баллистических ракет для подводных лодок (БРПЛ). На боевое дежурство в шахтных и иных пусковых устройствах встали около 1000 МБР и 500 БРПЛ.

При этом все приводные рычаги этого необъятного хозяйства были в министерстве.

Министерство также обеспечивало создание орбитальных станций, в том числе станции Мир. Под его руководством находились КБ таких выдающихся конструкторов, как Бармин, Глушко и многие другие. Он также работал с Сергеем Королёвым и с Виктором Макеевым, генеральным конструктором морских стратегических ракет.

В конце 1960-х — начале 1970-х годов развернулась упорная борьба по вопросу выбора типа боевых ракет и пусковых шахт, которые должны были обеспечить превосходство над Соединёнными Штатами. Главными действующими лицами в этой истории были известные конструкторы В. Н. Челомей и М. К. Янгель, а втянутыми в неё оказались и министерство обороны, и отделы ЦК КПСС. Министр в итоге поддержал Челомея. И в этом, и в ряде других случаев позиция министра не совпала с позицией Министра обороны СССР Устинова. Подобные межведомственные трения часто затрудняли работу.

Важность ракетно-космической отрасли позволяла Сергею Афанасьеву при решении сложных вопросов выходить непосредственно не только на членов Политбюро, но и на лидеров страны, в том числе на Брежнева, Андропова, Черненко и Горбачёва.

Будучи депутатом Верховного Совета СССР от Свердловской области, он был близко знаком с первым секретарем обкома Ельциным, они часто вместе посещали предприятия отрасли в области.

Афанасьев был одним из немногих, кто осмелился ослушаться Берию. На совещании в Кремле в 1950-х годах Берия поставил задачу наладить выпуск военных ракет на одном из заводов на юге страны в рекордно сжатые сроки — за несколько месяцев. Сергей Афанасьев, в то время молодой инженер, сказал, что это нереальная задача и потребовал больше времени. После совещания лишь один из присутствующих заступился за упрямого инженера, и пояснил, что если Афанасьева уберут, начало производства затянется больше чем на год, так как реальной замены ему нет.

Был высокого роста (около 182 см) и обладал командным голосом.

В 1983—1987 годах — министр тяжёлого и транспортного машиностроения, а с 1988 года работал консультантом в Группе генеральных инспекторов Министерства обороны СССР, став первым гражданским за всю её историю.

До последних дней жизни он был главным научным консультантом РКК «Энергия» им. .

Похоронен на Новодевичьем кладбище в Москве.

19 февраля 2016 года решением Городской межведомственной комиссии по наименованию территориальных единиц, улиц, станций метрополитена, организаций и других объектов города Москвы имя Сергея Александровича Афанасьева присвоено Федеральному Государственному Унитарному Предприятию «НПО "Техномаш"».

Награды и премии
 дважды Герой Социалистического Труда (14.02.1975; 29.08.1978)
 Орден «За заслуги перед Отечеством» III степени (26.08.1996)
 7 орденов Ленина (1958; 17.06.1961; 26.07.1966; 29.08.1968; 25.10.1971; 14.02.1975; 29.08.1978)
 Орден Октябрьской Революции (5.11.1982)
 2 ордена Трудового Красного Знамени (1957; 30.08.1983)
 орден Красной Звезды (1945)
 медали
 Орден «За заслуги» II степени (19.08.1998, Украина) — за весомый личный вклад в становление украинской государственности, заслуги в социально-экономическом, научно-техническом и культурном развитии Украины и по случаю 7-й годовщины независимости Украины
 Ленинская премия (1973)
 Сталинская премия 2-й степени (1952)
 Государственная премия СССР (1977)
 Благодарность Президента Российской Федерации (9 апреля 1996 года) — за большой личный вклад в развитие отечественной космонавтики
 Почётная грамота Правительства Российской Федерации (6 сентября 1998 года) — за большой личный вклад в становление и  развитие ракетно-космической промышленности, многолетний добросовестный труд и в связи с 80-летием со дня рождения

Почётные звания
 Заслуженный машиностроитель СССР (29 июня 1988)
 Почётный гражданин Клинского района (2001, посмертно)

Память

 Именем С.А. Афанасьева назван сквер в городе Клин, а также установлен бюст.

Примечания

Литература
 Первый ракетно-космический министр / [авт.-сост. Ярослав Викторович Нечёса]. — М.: Арт-Полиграфия, 2010. — 192 с.
 Ракеты и люди — Б. Е. Черток, М: «Машиностроение», 1999г, — ISBN 5-217-02942-0;
 «Королёв: Факты и мифы» — Я. К. Голованов, М: «Наука», 1994г, — ISBN 5-02-000822-2;
 «Испытание ракетно-космической техники — дело моей жизни» События и факты — А. И. Осташев, Королёв 2001 г.;
 «Берег Вселенной» — под редакцией Болтенко А. С., г. Киев, 2014 г., издательство «Феникс», ISBN 978-966-136-169-9
 «С. П. Королёв. Энциклопедия жизни и творчества» — под редакцией В. А. Лопота, РКК «Энергия» им. С. П. Королёва, 2014 г. ISBN 978-5-906674-04-3

Ссылки

 Памяти создателя ядерного щита
 Новые медали Росавиакосмоса
 Первый космический министр. Фильм телестудии Роскосмоса. 2008.
 Афанасьев Сергей Александрович. Историко-документальная выставка. К 90-летию со дня рождения С. А. Афанасьева
 Афанасьев Сергей Александрович. Выступление на открытии памятника В. П. Макееву.
 Век Афанасьева. Фильм телестудии Роскосмоса. 2018.

Члены ЦК КПСС
Конструкторы России
Конструкторы СССР
Основоположники советской космонавтики
Дважды Герои Социалистического Труда
Заслуженные машиностроители СССР
Министры общего машиностроения СССР
Министры тяжёлого и транспортного машиностроения СССР
Заместители председателя Совета министров РСФСР
Председатели Совета народного хозяйства РСФСР
Выпускники МГТУ
Похороненные на Новодевичьем кладбище
Депутаты Совета Союза от округов РСФСР
Депутаты Совета Союза 11-го созыва
Депутаты Совета Союза 10-го созыва
Депутаты Совета Союза 9-го созыва
Депутаты Совета Союза 8-го созыва
Депутаты Совета Союза 7-го созыва
Депутаты Совета Национальностей 6-го созыва
Депутаты Совета Национальностей от Чечено-Ингушской АССР
Машиностроители СССР
Персоналии:ЗИЛ
Персоналии:Мотовилихинские заводы
Депутаты Верховного Совета РСФСР 5-го созыва
Депутаты Верховного Совета РСФСР 6-го созыва
Делегаты XXI съезда КПСС
Делегаты XXII съезда КПСС
Делегаты XXIV съезда КПСС
Делегаты XXIII съезда КПСС
Делегаты XXV съезда КПСС
Делегаты XXVI съезда КПСС
Делегаты XXVII съезда КПСС

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The Men's 66 kg judo competitions at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England took place on August 1st at the Coventry Arena. A total of 16 competitors from 14 nations took part.

Georgios Balarjishvili won Cyprus' first ever Commonwealth Games gold medal in the sport of judo after defeating Finlay Allan in the gold medal match.

Results
The draw is as follows:

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 Results

M66
2022


Obesity is characterized by an imbalance in the brain circuits promoting reward seeking and those governing cognitive control. Here we show that the dorsal caudate nucleus and its connections with amygdala, insula and prefrontal cortex contribute to abnormal reward processing in obesity. We measured regional brain glucose uptake in morbidly obese (n = 19) and normal weighted (n = 16) subjects with 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) during euglycemic hyperinsulinemia and with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) while anticipatory food reward was induced by repeated presentations of appetizing and bland food pictures. First, we found that glucose uptake rate in the dorsal caudate nucleus was higher in obese than in normal-weight subjects. Second, obese subjects showed increased hemodynamic responses in the caudate nucleus while viewing appetizing versus bland foods in fMRI. The caudate also showed elevated task-related functional connectivity with amygdala and insula in the obese versus normal-weight subjects. Finally, obese subjects had smaller responses to appetizing versus bland foods in the dorsolateral and orbitofrontal cortices than did normal-weight subjects, and failure to activate the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex was correlated with high glucose metabolism in the dorsal caudate nucleus. These findings suggest that enhanced sensitivity to external food cues in obesity may involve abnormal stimulus-response learning and incentive motivation subserved by the dorsal caudate nucleus, which in turn may be due to abnormally high input from the amygdala and insula and dysfunctional inhibitory control by the frontal cortical regions. These functional changes in the responsiveness and interconnectivity of the reward circuit could be a critical mechanism to explain overeating in obesity.