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Addyman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Addyman family
The surname Addyman was first found in the county of Berwickshire, Scotland, where "Ade Rede, William Ade of Inverkeithin rendered homage [to King Edward I] in 1296." [1]
Eddi, Aedde, or Eddius ( fl. 669), was an English "biographer, who assumed the name of Stephanus probably on taking orders, was brought into Northumbria by Bishop Wilfrith or Wilfrid when he returned from Canterbury in 669. " [2]
Early History of the Addyman family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Addyman research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1500, 1634, 1708, 1675, 1734, 1685 and 1685 are included under the topic Early Addyman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Addyman Spelling Variations
The name, Addyman, occurred in many references, and from time to time, it was spelt Ade, Addie, Addy, Addey, Eadie, Eddie, Edie, Edey, Aidie, Aidy, Aiddye, Adie and many more.
Early Notables of the Addyman family (pre 1700)
Notable amongst the family name during their early history was William Ade; and John Etty of York (c. 1634-1708), an English architect and craftsman; and his son, William Etty (c. 1675-1734), an English architect and craftsman, best known for designing Holy Trinity Church, Leeds and probably Holy Trinity Church, Sunderland...
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Addyman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Addyman family to Ireland
Some of the Addyman family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 48 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Addyman family
The New World beckoned settlers from the Scottish-English borders. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Among the early settlers bearing the Addyman surname who came to North America were: William Addy who was fined in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1635 for working on a Sunday; John Ade, his wife, two sons and two daughters, settled in America in 1709.
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^ Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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How to Help Customers Maximize Their Machine Vision ROI
by Winn Hardin, Contributing Editor - AIA Posted 06/21/2019
The machine vision industry faces a Goldilocks complex when it comes to applying the appropriate type and amount of technology: Make the system too simple, and it might miss important inspection parameters. Make the system too complex, and users are paying for products and services they will likely never use. How do you create a vision system that will land in the middle and provide customers a return on their investment? It's a big question that vision OEMs and integrators face out of the gate, and they answer it by investigating every application detail to design a system that fits just right.
A proof-of-concept or feasibility study is the first step in measuring ROI, since it lays out exactly what the customer can expect from their vision system. However, this study also represents the first step in investing in the system, as many integrators charge for this service. "You might pay $10,000 for a proof of concept, but it could save you $100,000 down the road for it to function properly," says Sean Lett, Vision and Automation Sales Manager for machine vision integrator Radix, a division of AIS Technologies Group. "The companies that are truly engaged in improving their process and controlling product quality will invest with you."
From that study, the integrator creates a custom-engineered design that "focuses on what the system is trying to accomplish and how it will verify what it accomplishes," says Tom Brennan, President of machine vision integrator Artemis Vision. "That could include testing, validating, and proving out that the software is detecting the desired outcome, or running specific challenge parts, calibration parts, or other reference materials to establish that the system is functioning as designed."
This process relies on clear communication between the integrator and customer. Some manufacturers believe that a camera installed above a product or part will be enough to perform the necessary inspection. While a simple application may need only a smart camera, projects that involve system integrators typically require more complex designs.
"We spend a lot of time, especially with new customers, working on functional requirements and walking them through the machine vision process," Lett says. "With our final documentation, the customer knows exactly what they're getting."
Customers who take an active role in the vision system development process have better outcomes. Take the example of inspecting labels on water bottles. Some manufacturers still rely on manual inspection: an operator checks a sample bottle every 20 minutes to ensure that the labeling is correct. It is an application that would benefit from machine vision, and the integrator's responsibility is to show customers why.
"If you missed labels on 1,000 bottles, the cost per bottle for water isn't that great to help justify ROI of a $30,000 vision system," Lett says. "But if you are doing energy drinks or alcoholic beverages, you're not talking pennies lost in the bottle inspection. You're talking dollars. Those 1,000 bottles justify the ROI." Typical ROI parameters include reducing labor costs, catching errors quickly, eliminating the cost of a rework, and even protecting the brand from distributing faulty products.
Getting What You Pay For
Cost reduction continues to be the primary parameter that machine vision customers want to measure. Artemis Vision recently sold a system that saved one company hundreds of thousands of dollars upfront via a simpler design. The customer needed to measure the dimensions of foam sheets used for General Electric wind turbine blades. A laser profiler is often recommended for this type of job because it can take perfect dimensions in all three axes.
"After we talked with the customer, it was clear they didn't want that $500,000 3D laser profiling-based system," says Brennan. But they sought something better than their current process, which was a worker using a tape measure. Artemis Vision created a simple solution: an overhead camera installed above a conveyor to measure length, width, and squareness of the material and single-point lasers to determine thickness.
"Our customer won the contract by showing GE that when you place orders with them, you are going to get consistent products made to specification," Brennan adds.
In another example of using just the right amount of vision, hardware and software manufacturer Matrox Imaging has modularized its software offerings. Users can select runtime licenses from a menu of runtime modules, activating only the licenses for the modules they need. "That way they aren't paying for anything they don't actually want or use," says Sam Lopez, Director of Sales and Marketing for Matrox Imaging.
Once a customer has developed their application, they run a utility included in Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) software that tells them which functions are used in their application and therefore which modules should be licensed from Matrox Imaging. Tools built into the software — which can be deployed on any hardware platform — allow users to run the software's benchmarks so they can quickly see whether they are within the performance goals needed for the application to work.
Measuring the ROI of off-the-shelf products is typically more straightforward than doing so for their fully engineered counterparts. Radix's Tool Tracker vision-based system tracks a torque gun or other handheld tool to verify that an operator takes corrective action on an engine's loose bolts. For one customer, Tool Tracker eliminated the need for the operator to go through every single bolt on a specific part of the engine. The product brought a 10-minute process down to two minutes, saving the customer $96,000 a year in processing and time.
More and more, manufacturers are using data generated by their vision systems to improve ROI in other areas by performing analytics on their processes. "Internal to their process, we've seen customers look at whether supplier material correlates with defects, and then pushing back on suppliers," Brennan says. "We've also seen them trying out new saw blades for a cutting operation and running the machine at a slightly higher rate while using the data from the vision system to see if the process is drifting out of control."
External to their process, one customer uses data for all the grades of product it makes to drive better pricing. "They know what percentages of product meet what specs and can upcharge customers who demand tighter tolerances," Brennan says.
Roadblocks to ROI
While it's important for OEMs and system integrators to perform due diligence to maximize a customer's ROI, they may run the risk of taking too long to develop a vision system. "People often overlook the time it takes to actually develop an application," Lopez says. "It's all well and good to deliver a great solution to a problem, but if it took you two years to get there, it becomes very expensive. It's in our interest — as well as the customer's — to get up to production speed as quickly as possible."
To that end, Matrox Imaging developed agile prototyping and development tools, such as MIL Copilot. MIL Copilot is an assistant for creating vision systems that allow programmers to investigate, design, verify, and generate code for their application. "You're saving a lot of time and expense for the customer because they don't have to write their own code from scratch," Lopez says.
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Sometimes understanding the importance of ROI comes from making mistakes. Years ago, Lett sold a system that gauged on metal parts. Two days after the system was installed, the customer called to say they were getting a lot of false failures on good parts. When Lett visited the customer, he saw that the parts were covered in oil and surrounded by metal shavings.
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Sequoia and Lightspeed are launching new India centric investment funds
India pushes to develop home-made alternatives to popular apps with a new 'Innovation Challenge'
Published on 04 July 2020, 16:47 Asia/Kolkata
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Sequoia and Lightspeed, two giants of the venture capital game, have announced new funds for the Indian market as they look to increase stakes in the country's burgeoning startup market. The two companies have been investing heavily in the country for the better part of a decade now, and have amassed significant pull in its startup industry.
While neither of the two entities disclosed the details of any of these funds, a VCCircle report, citing regulatory findings, ascertain their existence, and that the Indian market should expect cash flow from these VC behemoths very soon. However, since there has been no official announcement, the amount of the funds is still unknown.
While Lightspeed has proposed its third entry in the Indian market, the Lightspeed India Partners III, LLC, Sequoia has decided to double down, quite literally, and floated two new funds. These include its seventh India fund, Sequoia Capital India Venture VII Ltd as well as its India-focused growth fund, Sequoia Capital India Growth Fund III Ltd.
Various media reports over the past couple of months have pegged the size of Lightspeed's new India fund at $250-$300Mn, with the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) proposing to be a large investor. The pension fund had invested in Lightspeed's previous India fund as well. Sequoia on the other hand, is looking to raise close to $1.25Bn for its India fund, the most money it has ever committed to the Indian market.
Sequoia has been one of the biggest names in the Indian venture capital industry, claiming stakes in Cardekho, CARS24, Mobikwik, Oyo rooms and many more. The company ventured into the early-stage startup scene with its accelerator program 'Surge'. The third cohort of its India-based accelerator program, with a group of 15 startups virtually kicked off recently. Surge is a "rapid scale-up" program by Sequoia, wherein the VC firm combines $1 million to $2 million of seed capital with company-building workshops, global immersion trips and support from a community of "exceptional founders".
Lightspeed, on the other hand, is no stranger to the Indian market as well. The firm started its first India-dedicated fund of $135 million in 2015 which turned out to be a great success. In fact, it was so successful that in just a matter of 3 years, the firm launched yet another $175 million worth India-focussed investment vehicle, its second entry in the country.
Sequoia is also the top investor in India, when it comes to investing in "Unicorns" — startups valued at over 1 billion US dollars. Till 2020, Sequoia has invested in 8 Indian Unicorns including Zomato, Ola, Oyo, BigBasket, etc.
Investing a large amount of money is nothing less than betting. But, investors like Sequoia will not place a bet without seeing some advantages. The companies they are betting on are showing promising results which resembles offers or advantages betting sites provide to give you a headstart. And just like Sequoia, you can get a headstart in betting if you check out the betfred sign up offer.
Lightspeed has also been investing on promising ventures in India since 2007. Both of the companies will surely change some companies' market values with their immense amount of investments.
With the threat of COVID 19 still at large, companies need resources to survive, and with the falling economy, lending is the only option. However, Venture Capital has been affected adversely by the pandemic too, and investments aren't easy to come by. Thus, at a time like this, funds like these will not only ensure that startup ecosystems do not collapse, but will also push forth new innovation that can make the corona life a little bit easier. But then, ventures with a sustainable business model and solid foundations are likely to be funded, with idea-stage and absurd multi-million investments taking a back seat.
We have reached out to both Sequoia Capital India and Lightspeed India for comments, confirmation and more details. We shall update the story as and when we receive an update.


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A few years ago, shortly after moving to Turkey, I suddenly noticed that most bus shelters, lamp posts and seemingly every available billboard in Istanbul was plastered with the pale and sullen faces of men (all men), who conveyed a sense that they may never have smiled in their entire lives. Indeed, when I first noticed these posters and hand-bills I almost took them to be either wanted posters, or, like I described in last November's post on Sri Lanka, notices of someone's recent death – so pale and pasty were these straight to camera posses; but they were all men seeking election or re-election in up and coming polls.
A couple of years later, during the General Election of 2002 the political landscape of spin and counter spin seemed to make some parties consider a change from the stern expressions because suddenly we were assaulted by a few grinning faces, but faces of men clearly not accustomed to raising a smile at will, grinning for political posters or during TV appearances. A few almost managed it but many looked like grimaces of pain, and in one particular case – Mesut Yilmaz, a former prime minister, but then a party leader- who came across as almost quite sinister in his contortions between Cheshire cat grin and stand-up comedian's smirk.
Anyway, as history now shows – almost all of these other parties, smiling or otherwise, were blown away by the Islamic leaning AK Party at that election, with only the CHP gathering enough votes to get over the 10% threshold so they could take up their seats in parliament. So that brief summer of smiling politicians, was consigned to the dustbin of failed gimmicks and so, with few exceptions the dour look came roaring back with a vengeance at the very next poll.
It is hard to imagine that twelve years have gone by since that first AKP victory. Just as it is hard to remember a time when the people of Turkey have been so polarized in their views of their government. The teeth of the Army were eventually pulled a couple of years ago after mass trials, which resulted in many top ranks being sentenced to anything up to life in prison. So the spectre of the military coup, which had hung over Turkish politics since the 1960's seems to have been exorcised. However, this did not please everyone as many secularists had always viewed the Army as some kind of insurance policy against, what they believed was the barely hidden Islamic agenda of this government, a charge which has dogged Prime Minister Recep Tyyip Erdogan's party since their first election victory back in 2002. Indeed the secularists now suggest that once Erdogan was emboldened by his party's third election victory, he adopted a more remote and autocratic style of leadership in order to push through many policies that were at odds with secular thinking. So, with the benefit of hindsight it was perhaps inevitable that this would put him on a collision course for a confrontation he wasn't expecting, when riots suddenly erupted in Istanbul's Gezi Park last June and pushed Turkey, and his leadership style under the worlds spotlight for an uncomfortable few weeks.
•	The concept of Thought-Crime hit the statue books last Autumn, allowing police and the secret services to arrest or detain you indefinitely if they believe you are even Thinking of attending a demonstration.
•	Any future attempts by the Judiciary to bring a legal case against government members or any department must now actually be approved by… the government.
•	Turkey now stands as a country with more writers and journalists in prison than Iran, China and North Korea put together.
•	A new information law now allows the government unrestricted access to any citizens private information including internet traffic and the contents of private phone calls and emails.
•	The government now has the right to ban any website or service provider they wish – to protect national interests. Hence the much discussed Twitter and YouTube ban this past week, which followed months of allegations and video and phone recordings being aired on social media, which purportedly showed government corruption, some of which apparently targeted the Prime Minister and his inner circle.
•	The dismissal or mass posting of hundreds of judges and police officers, who were supposedly involved in the investigation of alleged corruption, following the arrest of the sons of two government ministers and a number of others last December.
In conclusion, the political landscape has changed dramatically in the past decade, and never has a mid-term election carried so much weight, or been regarded by so many as a judgement on just one person. Many people now regard todays vote as the most important in decades, while others have described it as a crossroads or a tipping point, a day Turks elects to take one of two very different roads into the future. However, the only certainty we have at this moment, whether the Prime Ministers party does well or badly, is that few sane people are willing to predict exactly what might actually happen beyond todays' vote.
For those of you who have asked for my opinion, many even getting through to me on Twitter, I am sorry but my, hopefully temporary attack of doxophobia prevents me from giving it freely. However, if you are still a little hungry please accept my secret humus recipe below as some conciliation.
500 grams pre-soaked chickpeas or a standard can full.
Mix it all evenly together with a blender but do not make it too smooth as texture is everything in Humus. Spoon it into a bowl before drizzling a small amount of olive oil on top followed by a dash of paprika. For best results chill for a few hours to let the flavours meld together – enjoy!
Sorry to correct you there bud, but it was actually 3 ministers sons arrested with their hands in the till. As far as I am concerned, when 80 million people decide to ignore their leaders robbing them it is time to leave. Try Canada!


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"Cyclists stay back" stickers: the saga continues
Below we recount the story of the introduction of these stickers and the problems they've caused for cyclists. As an episode of incorrect and abused messaging, the issue is important – but not one of the major problems most would cite about cycling policy and its implementation in London or elsewhere. Writing the day after yet another cyclist is killed under the wheels of a tipper truck in London, obviously we see dealing with this problem by reducing danger at source (as explained below) as the priority. Yet for us the issue is revealing of problems with the transport establishment's treatment of cycling.
Firstly, the problems have not yet been resolved: inappropriate stickers and (more important) stickers on vehicles they were never intended for are still there – even on TfL vehicles!
Secondly, it's taken nearly two years after complaints were first made to get even the limited progress we can now see. Bureaucracies like TFL will always have problems in rectifying mistakes (which is a good reason to not make them in the first place). But the length of time involved, the difficulties TfL had in realising that mistakes had been made, as well as the fact that stickers on the wrong vehicles are still out there even on TfL's FORS members' vehicles lead to us a question:-
Is this story an indication that Transport for London simply doesn't understand cycling and/or take it seriously in the way it might consider other forms of transport?
People who cycle in London, and many who ride elsewhere in the UK, were annoyed by the stickers that started appearing on the back of commercial vehicles nearly 2 years ago, telling cyclists to STAY BACK. Intended for (large) lorries and buses, they were applied with a lack of discrimination to all sorts of other vehicles – cars, vans, taxis, short and lighter lorries with perfectly adequate ability (through use of mirrors and direct vision) for their drivers to see cyclists and pedestrians in their vicinity.
Irresponsible vehicle operators now had official stickers telling cyclists to know their place and stay out of the way of their betters.
I (CM) first complained to TfL about the stickers in Summer 2013. (The reasoning is described in a post here written on December 18th 2013.)
Road Danger Reduction Forum then co-ordinated a complaint – with CTC (the National Cyclists' Charity), the London Cycling Campaign, RoadPeace (the national road crash victims' charity) and the Association of Bikeability Schemes – to Transport for London, saying that the wording was inappropriate and that stickers should anyway not be on vans, taxis, small lorries and cars for which they had not been intended. Carefully reasoned and constructive suggestions as to how these failings should be resolved were explained here on February 19th 2014 .TfL responded in a rather inadequate fashion necessitating another co-ordinated response from the organisations on April 30th 2014. And then TfL chose to give yet another – let's say "inadequate" again because we try to be polite – reply to press enquiries rather than replying to us directly. By now even seasoned campaigners were getting annoyed enough to say that we – road danger reduction and cycling groups – were being treated with contempt on 30th May 2014.
The anger expressed seemed to have an effect, and on June 25th 2014 RDRF and the other organisations involved, plus representatives of the London Boroughs Cycling Officers Group, attended a meeting at Transport for London chaired by Lilli Matson, Head of Strategy and Outcome Planning, with nine other TfL officers concerned with safety, freight and fleet operations, buses, taxis, and marketing and communications. We were glad to say that the outcome was very positive. TfL agreed to reword stickers for larger lorries and buses, and 8 months later the reworded stickers are starting to outnumber the originals. (Lorry_BlindSpot_TakeCare and Bus_Caution_BusPullsInFrequently).
We understand that new stickers will be on all buses by mid-May 2015, and that some 5,000 stickers for HGVs have been distributed by TfL's Fleet Operators Recognition Scheme, out of some 48,000 ordered (about 30,000 HGVs are on the roads in London daily).
At the time we concluded:
"Of course, none of this deals with the core issue of properly engineering HGVs so that their drivers are aware of cyclists and pedestrians – why is there a "blind spot" in the first place? It does not deal with engineering out the amount of space between the vehicle and the road surface which is implicated in them being crushed; nor the issues of highway engineering which would minimise this kind of occurrence in the first place; nor issues of rule- and law-breaking which endanger other road users as well as cyclists and pedestrians.
Nevertheless, one part of this problem was the idea that while a "blind spot" exists it would be useful to advise cyclists how to correctly position themselves, and we were prepared to support this. Unfortunately the issue was mishandled for some time – now we hope the mistakes are being corrected.
Finally, we suggest that all this is happening because of a concerted and well-argued response by RDRF and our sister organisations. (A similarly positive outcome in June 2014 has come here). This suggests that watchfulness informing coordinated action by groups wanting road danger reduction is necessary. We look forward to the changes outlined at our meeting with TfL. Watch this space.(emphasis added)"
So where are we now?
Above I mention the changes to stickers for buses and HGVs and their imminent introduction – some two years after initial concerns were voiced. That's the good part. But what about the real problems of stickers on vehicles for which they were never intended?
In Mayor's Question Time answer 2014/4047 Mayor Johnson stated that "TfL has emailed 6,069 operators registered with the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS), including all those working on TfL contracts, requesting that all safety stickers are removed from vehicles under 3.5 tonnes, including vans and cars, and that existing HGV stickers are replaced by the new ones."
But this isn't working. Either TfL hasn't made the instructions clear enough, or operators are wilfully ignoring them – including parts of TfL itself! Here, are photos taken of London Underground and London Buses service vans with stickers taken in 2015:
And Clear Channel "operating for London Buses" in 2015:
And Initial "working in association with London Underground" last year (note the off-side mirror):
Or how about black cabs – nominally regulated by TfL? Here are a couple photographed recently:
11th December 2014, Southwark Street January 2015
And one also showing the use of a "Cycle Superhighway":
If TfL can't get it right, what chance is there of other operators doing so? Let's take a look at some well-known members of FORS:
London Boroughs of:
Islington (2014)
Here are some recent pictures of other inappropriately used stickers by vehicles used by FORS members last year.They may have been taken off these vehicles since these photos were taken, in which case apologies, but stickers were recently seen on vehicles used by major contractors Murphy:
And other FORS members recently spotted (again, apologies if stickers have been removed from these vans since the photos were taken):
VJ technology 4 Rail Barhale
Cappagh Group 2015) & Rexel (note warnings to pedestrians not to walk near van)
Brammer & Abbey Gate (amended stickers, wrong position, wrong vehicle)
HaveBike (Yes, Bicycle recovery…) UK Power Networks
Remember, this is just a selection of vehicles belonging to FORS members .
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Once the signs were out, not only did they appear on vehicles they had not been intended for, but in other positions (captions below photos):
Such as the side of an HGV belonging D Smith (FORS member) above…
cut into pieces and put in three places…
…on the side of a van belonging to Active Plant (FORS member)
…and (my favourite) on the front of a van.
Oh yes, there is this one on scaffolding in the City (HT Cyclists in the City). Then other signs started appearing:
including ones warning off motorcyclists and pedestrians – see Rexel above.
Sainsbury's fitted new vehicles with a massive message trumpeting danger: as LCC pointed out, maybe this wouldn't have been necessary with a better designed vehicle.
Or "We have done you and pedestrians a very big favour by being able to see around us, so that we can now see you if we feel like looking." Errm, maybe "doing your bit" involves rather more than this?
And this one: perhaps just a more extreme expression of the basic message?
Non-FORS members
Naturally some of the worst cases of sticker wording, positioning, and use on the wrong vehicles, is not done by members of FORS. But if TfL in general, and FORS in particular, was clear about what was wrong in the first place, then it would be possible to :
Notify such operators that FORS had changed its sticker wording.
Become forceful in demanding that stickers are only on the correct vehicles
Explain the reasons for doing so.
Inform the operators that it would be desirable if they removed or changed offending stickers.
But there is no well-known website page which operators can be referred to.
In 2014 we asked TfL to publicise a web page which could (a) remind FORS members of what they are supposed to (not) do and (b) could be used by members of the public – or a TfL/FORS member of staff? – to inform non-FORS member operators about sticker (ab)use.
We have asked again, but as yet there has been no response.
Perhaps vehicles could be leafleted, for example:
OPERATOR TO REMOVE THIS STICKER
See Highway Code Rules 159, 161, 163, 169, 180, 182, 184, 202.
See www…..
All of this has spawned pro-cyclist stickers, the most well-known of which is:
See it's use here . But others have appeared on bicycles, such as these :
..with designs for posters to go on motor vehicles circulating:
And adaptations on existing stickers:
As well as a personal statement:
The HGV problem
We have been working on the safety issue for cyclists and pedestrians posed by HGVs, specifically in cities, since the early 1990s. There is a range of solutions which require implementing, namely:
Highway engineering which could eliminate potential collisions of all severities, and also do so with collisions involving all motor vehicles and create safer space. This is restricted to specific locations, and is less relevant for pedestrians, so attention is also needed to engineering HGVs so that drivers can be aware of who and what is around them. An absolutely critical factor is that HGVs should also be engineered so that it becomes far more difficult (or impossible) for pedestrians or cyclists to be crushed, by skirting HGVs or otherwise reducing the gap between road surface and the body of the vehicle. Safety standards on HGVs can also be enforced by the police. Swift and high quality post-crash investigation, and the threat of deterrent sentencing for unsafe HGV operation are required. Construction sites and operators can be subject to appropriate procurement procedures to push forward relevant measures. Additional technologies such as black box recorders and pedestrian/cyclist-activated vehicle braking systems should be introduced.
HGV driver training is necessary, although low down the list of priorities. We are believers in cycle training, but the essential issue is reducing danger at source – from HGVs (particularly construction industry HGVs) which are currently unfit for purpose in a city. Not all of the million people who sometimes cycle in London can be reached or – even if experienced and careful – expected to avoid HGVs that hit them from behind or overtake and turn left. Even where a cyclist or pedestrian is careless or ignorant (as we all are on occasion) they do not deserve a death or serious injury sentence. After all, motorists have their carelessness accommodated by highway and vehicle engineering – why shouldn't cyclists or pedestrians?
Our analysis indicates that through the early 2000s a "Safety in Numbers" effect occurred as HGV drivers became more aware of the growing numbers of London cyclists – but this is by no means enough for us to rely on by itself. The measures above have to be implemented. This the real issue which need to be addressed, with the "Cyclists stay back" issue – in itself – of minor importance.
But sometimes these minor issues become important. The lack of understanding – or perhaps unwillingness to accept – what has been problematic about the messaging and (ab)use of the stickers by TfL is important to us. We think it indicates general problems in TfL's thinking and practice, which impede addressing the HGV and other issues for cycling and sustainable transport in London.
Sometimes minor issues are indicative of big problems.
This post written by Colin McKenzie as RDRF Committee member and Dr Robert Davis, RDRF Chair.
Hat tips to all who submitted photographs or whose photos I have used, including Bill Chidley, Cyclists in the City, The Ranty Highwayman, Jono Kenyon, Ken Peters and Alex Ingram, . Apologies to those we have missed out.
If any operators shown have since removed stickers, do feel free to notify us through submitting comments below.
This entry was posted in Cycling, HGVs, Road Danger Reduction on February 20, 2015 by rdrf.
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Keith Bingham February 23, 2015 at 10:20 pm
I applaud the RDRF's tireless campaigning to make sense of this nonsense.
I fear that the contagion is evidence of institutionalised prejudice against cycling even among those authorities who would appear to support safer cycling. It has its roots embedded so deeply within the Establishment the only way to eradicate may be to eradicate the Establishment itself. Now there's a challenge!
rdrf Post author February 23, 2015 at 10:36 pm
Thanks for the applause Keith!
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Gerry Cruz February 20, 2018 at 11:47 am
I saw a UK Power Network Van today 20 Feb2018 with the Cyclist Stay Back Sticker.
So this is still on going? I haven't seen too many. I thought this was eradicated a few years ago.
rdrf Post author February 21, 2018 at 12:37 am
It's not illegal Gerry, and the code of practice only applies to FORS members. I think most of us are just letting it go anyway.
The plate number of the UK Power Network Van with the Cyclist Stay Back Sticker is EX14 JZO.
Not illegal so nothing to be done.


Discussion in 'Handguns: Revolvers' started by Mr. Tettnanger, Apr 14, 2019.
I have wanted a Ruger SP101 3" for years. Other guns always seem to get my funny money though. I finally have enough cash saved up and have been thinking of the old SP101 3" 357 again.
In my search, I have come across the SP101 Match Champion 357, and the more plain SP101 4" model as well. I need help deciding which one to pounce on and why!
I have a 4" GP100 if that factors in. I have concealed carry guns as well. This firearm will be a woods bumming, range gun mainly.
Or....skip the 357 and get a SP101 in 22LR!
My vote: SP101, and spend the difference on tools and reference books to Match Championize it yourself.
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I really like my 3" SP101 in 357. No experience with the match champ though.
I feel like a 3 inch bbl makes a good woods gun. 357 is good enough for any critters in my area too.
Depends if that extra inch of velocity and the slight reduction in report and flash are worth the slight reduction in coming out of a holster.
I've got revolvers in increments of 1&7/8, 2.75, 3, 4 & 5" I'd probably carry either the 3 or 4 inchers in the woods. I'd probably lean to the 4" easier to hit smaller targets further away for me.
But if you already have a 4", I might lean to adding a 3".
As others have stated, I would get a plain-Jane 3 inch model and then take any money saved and use it for a trigger job / port job IF you decide you want that. Though I think the out-of-box revolver will satisfy you as is.
Look it over good before buying it .... Check that the barrel is screwed on right and not canted, check the timing, and check that the forcing cone is correctly finished.
Great little gun... I have one and it is a great shooter.
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I would not buy any SP101 as it is the worst revolver Ruger makes and think of something else that you want to buy and get that. If you really want a 3" .357, then get the LCRx that came out a few months ago. The LCRx is FAR better than the SP101.
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Don't buy the "Match" model. The basic model is just as good. Both will need de burring and smoothing. Maybe some shims.
And that's where I am going to have to disagree as I currently own a sp101 in .32 H&R mag and an LCRx. The sp101 is way more overbuilt like it's GP counterpart. If you have the right leather, both carry equally well.
The Match Champion model has polished and optimized internals and is already shimmed.
Thanks for thread, I didn't even know there was a 101 Match Champion! My newest 2017 RUGER catalog only shows the 100 Match Champion.
My 101 goes to range almost every week and I'm very happy with its performance and no issues since new in box. As I also am with my 4" 100 nib.
I've sorry I have never shot a Match Champion with which to compare.
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What, in your opinion makes the SP 101 the "worst revolver Ruger makes" and what makes the LCRX "FAR" better?
I'd get the plain one, that way you are paying less and have enough left over to put any grip you want on it, add some springs if needed then have fun. I personally like the looks of the TALO with the Novak sights if I was going to get a non plain version.
The trigger, the higher price, the lower quality and workmanship.
Can someone explain the "shims" to me? I'm trying to figure out why a new handgun would need shimming?
Thanks to all for the replies. It is very helpful!
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Think you're the first I've heard say something like that. The LCR is a nice revolver with a nice trigger. If Ruger made a 6 round a steel frame LCR with that same trigger, they'd make a killing.
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That's why Ruger has sold so many Sp 101s. Over priced guns with bad triggers and poor quality is why they're so popular. As to the OPS question: I would get the standard SP101 vs MC model since you can easily install shims and a 9 or 10# Wolff main spring and let use smooth out the internals of the standard model. Since you've wanted a 3" SP and you already have a 4" GP 357, I'd get a 2.25"-3" SP 101 or LCRX. If you want a pocket gun go with the 17 ounce LCRX vs 25-27 ounce(2.25" - 3") SP 101. I've read the LCRX trigger is very nice but I haven't handled one. My 2.25" SP101 carries comfortably AIWB. The heavier SP makes extended range trips a lot easier on the hands and wrists than a 13-17 ounce gun. That was a major consideration for me. More practice time = more accuracy.
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The shims are necessary to square up and remove excess play from the trigger and hammer so that they bear on each other evenly. In the old days these parts were machined oversized and stoned down to fit a specific frame perfectly and square to the frame and mating parts. Sadly no manufacturer does that anymore. Now manufacturers just drop parts into a frame and do not care how sloppy the fit is or if the parts are bearing squarely on each other. All the manufacturer cares about is that any part will fit into any frame and the assembly line keeps moving along. Handguns did not used to be "assembled" like that but they are now.
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If Ruger made either gun in 9mm/with moon clips I'd be all over it.
With 9mm ammo being so cheap it would lure semi-auto owners over into the revolver world.
I have emailed Ruger via the "ask the president" feature on their website more than once on this but have yet to get a response.
edit: I'm talking a 4"+ barrel(maybe even full lug), adjustable site, range/woods gun here.
I have both. I prefer the balance of the 4 inch barrel in general, and the Match Champion is certainly prettier.
Having said that, I shoot the 3 inch model much more frequently - my kids have evidently adopted the Match Champion as their own, and the 3 inch version is a lot easier to detail strip and reassemble since it lacks those pesky hammer shims.
And they've made the SP101 for 20 years longer than the LCR and back in the day, I'm sure SP101's were better made than today too.
When you have to immediately buy shims and a spring kit for a near $600 gun, there's something wrong with that picture.


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Q: why data getting insert after dispatched as invalid in google app engine java Iam trying to validate and insert a data. here if the username exists in file service it should dispatch with error message but after the validation it is dispatched with error message with inserting data in file service. I cant fine where am failing in code.
My JSP:
<form name="create" id="myform" action="/create" method="post">
User Name:  <input type="text" name="cliname"/>
<input type ="submit" value="submit"/>
</form>

My Servlet:
public class CreateForm  extends HttpServlet {
DatastoreService datastore = DatastoreServiceFactory.getDatastoreService();
public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp)
throws IOException, ServletException {
       String uname = req.getParameter("cliname");
       Query query1 = new Query("Users");
List<Entity> cli_id = datastore.prepare(query1).asList(FetchOptions.Builder.withDefaults());
for (Entity client : cli_id){
username = (String)client.getProperty("User Name");
if(username.equals(uname)) {
RequestDispatcher rd = req.getRequestDispatcher("/Create.jsp");
req.setAttribute("errormsg", "User Name Already Exists");
rd.forward(req, resp);}}
Entity userInput = new Entity("Users");
userInput.setProperty("User Name", uname);
datastore.put(userInput);
}}

Kindly suggest me an idea,
Your help is appreciated.

A: I have updated your code.
public class CreateForm  extends HttpServlet {
DatastoreService datastore = DatastoreServiceFactory.getDatastoreService();
public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException, ServletException {
   String uname = req.getParameter("cliname");
   Query query1 = new Query("Users");
   List<Entity> cli_id = datastore.prepare(query1).asList(FetchOptions.Builder.withDefaults());
   RequestDispatcher rd = null;
for (Entity client : cli_id){
    username = (String)client.getProperty("User_Name");
    if(username.equals(uname)) {
        req.setAttribute("errormsg", "User Name Already Exists");
        rd = req.getRequestDispatcher("/error.jsp");
     }else{
        Entity userInput = new Entity("Users");
        userInput.setProperty("User_Name", uname);
        datastore.put(userInput);
        req.setAttribute("success", "User Name Added");
        rd = req.getRequestDispatcher("/Create.jsp");
     }
 }
     rd.forward(req, resp);
   }
 }

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The Pirate Bay and The Pirate Google
April 25th, 2009 by davidw
ThePirateBay has links to content hosted elsewhere that's available for download using the BitTorrent protocol. The site also provides a search engine for finding that content, and a page for each torrent with information about the content. It doesn't distinguish between content that's protected by copyright and content that isn't. The four founders of ThePirateBay were convicted by a Swedish court last week. They were fined a middling amount, and were sentenced to a year in jail. ("What're you in for?" "Improper use of metadata.")
Now there is ThePirateGoogle, created by someone to make a point. There you can use the Google search engine to search for content hosted elsewhere, available for download using the BitTorrent protocol. It doesn't distinguish between content that's protected by copyright and content that isn't.
Here's the text from ThePirateGoogle site:
Bit Torrent Search
Please Note: This site is not affiliated with Google, it simply makes use of Google Custom Search to restrict your searches to Torrent files. You can do this with any regular Google search by appending your query with filetype:torrent. This technique can be used for any type of file supported by Google.
The intention of this site is to demonstrate the double standard that was exemplified in the recent Pirate Bay Trial. Sites such as Google offer much the same functionality as The Pirate Bay and other Bit Torrent sites but are not targeted by media conglomerates such as the IFPI as they have the political and legal clout to defend themselves unlike these small independent sites.
This site is created in support of an open, neutral internet accessible and equitable to all regardless of political or financial standing.
Yes, you can do with Google what you do with ThePirateBay. For example, do the following search at Google:
filetype:torrent "the dark knight"
There's obviously a difference in intent between ThePirateBay and Google. But there is precious little relevant difference in the service. So, why jail the founders of ThePirateBay but not the founders of Google since either can be used to find copyright-protected torrents? Having the wrong mental attitude? ("What are you in for?" "Intent to improperly use metadata.")
What to make of this? I find myself in a jumble:
1. I don't think it's a double standard. Intent counts. The difference between the Heimlich maneuver and assault is intent, and that's as it should be. ThePirateBay is intended to enable the sharing of copyrighted works: TPB has facilities designed to help you locate, evaluate, and share files, including a page for each torrent with comments, ratings, descriptions, and the number of seeders and leechers (to see how alive the torrent is). And it's named The freaking Pirate Bay. There may or may not be a law in Sweden against what TPB does, but it's disingenuous to say that the site is ethically the same as Google.
3. ThePirateGoogle shows that shutting down ThePirateBay is not going to stop the use of BitTorrent to share copyrighted files. But jailing TPB's founders may slow sharing down. Torrent site after torrent site has been shut down over the past few years, making it harder to find and download files now. The verdict in TPB case, especially with its jail sentence, will slow down the torrent of torrents, although perhaps not by much.
4. Just in case someone tells you otherwise: The BitTorrent protocol is not the issue here. It's a brilliant way of sharing large files, and it's used all over the place for perfectly legal file-sharing.
5. I don't know what to do about copyright. It's obviously spun out of control and needs to be pulled back in — lasting 70 years after the death of the creator is absurd — but we need to do far more than just shorten its term. Compensating creators for every use of their works obviously contradicts the maximal open sharing and reuse of works that drives culture forward. Creating a legal and economic environment with incentives for creators does not contradict the open sharing and reuse of works. The question is: Which legal/economic environment would work best? I don't know — I wish I did — but I suspect it's one in which copyrighting a work takes a little bit of effort, not all categories of work have the same copyright protections, the terms are way way way shorter than they are now, fair use is greatly extended, infringement only counts if it actually hurts sales (in the way that most mashups do not), compensation does not come from accounting for each and every use of a work, and we start rewarding those who release their works into the public domain by showering them with affection, cultural uptake, and some money.
That's about seven steps short of an actual copyright reform program. But I find the whole topic headache-making and, frankly, depressing. [Tags: thepiratebay google copyright copyleft ]
1. ThePirateBay posts all the legal letters it gets, plus its replies. Feisty doesn't begin to describe the replies.
2. The judge in the case seems to have ties to the copyright industry. The lawyer for one of the defendants is calling for a new trial.
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[sc_embed_player fileurl="http://www.socratesgarcia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/01-Vantage-Point-1.mp3″] Vantage Point
[sc_embed_player fileurl="http://www.socratesgarcia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/02-Calle-el-Conde-1.mp3″] Calle El Conde a Las 8: 00
[sc_embed_player fileurl="http://www.socratesgarcia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/03-Celebration-of-the-Butterflies-1.mp3″] Celebration of the Butterflies
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Dominican Suite for Jazz Orchestra
[sc_embed_player fileurl="http://www.socratesgarcia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/05-Homage-to-Tavito-1.mp3″] Homage to Tavito
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[sc_embed_player fileurl="http://www.socratesgarcia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/07-From-Across-the-Street-1.mp3″] From Across the Street
Released 2016 – Summit Records
Composed, arranged, conducted and produced by Socrates Garcia
Wil Swindler alto, soprano, flute
Briana Harris alto, flute
Kenyon Brenner tenor, flute, clarinet
Brielle Frost flute; Joel Harris tenor, clarinet
Ryan Middagh baritone, bass clarinet
Trumpets/Flugelhorns
Brad Goode, Dave Rajewski
Jordan Skomal, Miles Roth
Joe Chisholm, Frank Cook, Jonathan Zimny
Guillermo Rivera, Gary Mayne bass trombone
Manuel Tejada piano; Pengbian Sang bass;
Steve Kovalcheck guitar (Celebration of the Butterflies)
Socrates Garcia guitar (Back Home)
Helen De La Rosa drums
Felix "Abuelo" Garcia tambora, congas, atabales
Rafael Almengod atabales, tambu
Josue Reynoso guira; Otoniel Nicolas timbales
Vocals (From Across The Street)
Hovernys Santana, Felix "Abuelo" Garcia
Lia Nova, Rafael Almengod
Back Home is simultaneously a point of arrival and departure (arriving to a place where I could combine my heritage with the aesthetics of jazz; departure, towards a promising future for this symbiotic relationship).
The music is in a way autobiographical and it was a "dream come true" to be able to record it.
Vantage Point is the gateway, my way of looking at the fusion of these musical elements. I decided to use the most emblematic Dominican genre, merengue, as the basis for the piece.
Calle el Conde takes me back to my childhood, walking on one of the historical streets of the DR. It is my recollection of the disparate group of people that used to hang there, a motley crew of artists, musicians, poets, and others, enjoying coffee and solving the world's problems every night.
Celebration of the Butterflies is my homage to the memory of the Mirabal sisters, who were assassinated in Dominican Republic on November 25, 1960, under the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. This day is known as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. By extension this piece represents my voice on non-violence against women.
Back Home is a brief journey through my musical career. It is based on a bachata, which is a genre worldwide known today. It grew, like the blues, from the underground, for years seen by many as second-class music. After the tenor solo, this piece takes a turn into a rock piece, reminiscent of my Heavy Metal music upbringing and then ends going back to bachata, completing one of the circles of my musical life (HM, Dominican music, Jazz).
The Dominican Suite was, actually, the spark that ignited the idea for the album.
Homage to Tavito is my way of honoring one of the most revered saxophonists in Dominican history, Tavito Vasquez, the "Charlie Parker of the Caribbean," a master musician who combined seamlessly the Bebop tradition with Dominican merengue. I decided to harmonize one of his solos to include as part of the piece, kind of what Super Sax did with Charlie Parker's solos. It was great hearing this solo come to life with this amazing sax section.
Bachata for Two is my way of saying thank you to my wife, Wanda. We have been "dancing" (I don't really know how to dance) together for over 13 years, as partners in music and life.
When I was 3 or 4, there was a woman, Martina, who used to live across the street from my house. On certain holidays she used to play a genre of Dominican folk music called Palos or Atabales. It includes heavy drumming, singing, and usually large amounts of alcohol. The rhythms and the singing always fascinated me but at the same time it always scared me to see this big woman playing those gigantic drums (at least that's what I remember being probably 2 feet tall). All of those memories gave me the idea to include this genre and intertwine it with jazz. From Across the Street is the only piece that includes vocals on the album.
It was an honor and a pleasure to work with this band, a combination of some of Dominican Republic's finest musicians, advanced UNC students, and some of Colorado's greatest. I'll be eternally grateful for your effort and willingness to make these crazy ideas of mine come to fruition.
From Across the Street
Del otro lado de la calle From across the street
Yo puedo oir I can hear
Puedo sentir I can feel
Como suenan los tambores The way the drums sound
Como suenan to' los cueros The way the skin drumheads sound
Como suenan toa' las voces The way the voices sound
Como suenan los panderos The way the panderos sound
Como suenan, como suenan The way (all of it) sounds
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Is "moonlighting" a problem? The role of ICJ judges in ISDS
IISD | November 2017
by Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder and Martin Dietrich Brauch
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It is typically the first permanent international court that comes to mind, based on its tradition, broad jurisdiction and importance for the development of public international law. Its 15 full-time judges—elected by states for nine-year terms by the UN General Assembly and Security Council—are held to high standards of ethics and legal competence.
Unsurprisingly, ICJ judges may not act as counsel in any case or participate in the decision of any case in which they previously took part in a different capacity. Neither may they exercise political or administrative functions or "engage in any other occupation of a professional nature," according to the Statute of the ICJ.
Yet at least 7 current ICJ judges and 13 former ICJ judges have worked—or are currently working—as arbitrators (or annulment committee members at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes [ICSID]) in investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) cases during their ICJ terms.
Those 20 individuals were appointed at least 92 times, either during or before the start of their ICJ terms, and served as arbitrators in at least 90 cases while sitting as ICJ judges (see Annex). (In two cases, two sitting ICJ judges served concomitantly as arbitrators in the same tribunal.)
If we consider only the 78 treaty-based cases among those 90 and the full universe of 817 treaty-based ISDS cases known as of July 31, 2017, this means that ICJ judges have sat as arbitrators in roughly 10 per cent of all known investment treaty cases during their tenure.
To our knowledge, there has never been a formal challenge against an ICJ judge for taking on an arbitration case based on the prohibition to "engage in any other occupation of a professional nature." According to the Statute of the ICJ, it would fall on the court itself to settle "any doubt on this point."
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source: IISD
investor-state disputes | ISDS