The Clubhouse Hervey Bay has recently completed a million dollar renovation, the newly refurbished Clubhouse is now better than ever. The Hervey Bay RSL officially took over the Clubhouse in November 2014 and over the following 5 months local contractors worked on the refurbishment. The new club was officially opened by Hervey Bay Golf Club Committee president John MacLeod-Paterson and Hervey Bay RSL Services Club Committee president Ray Eustace on the 10th April, 2015.The Clubhouse overlooks the beautiful Hervey Bay golf course and now provides Golf Club members a great venue to socialise and freshen up after a long day out on the green.
The renovations were designed to give the Clubhouse a fresh new look and enhance the service quality and variety for patrons. This included modernising bathroom facilities, new carpet and dining furniture, new bar and servery area, adding a dedicated children's entertainment room, expanding the car park and relocating the gaming room away from the dining area.


I'm hopping mad --- at myself.
I'm mad at myself for failing - consistently and repeatedly - with my efforts to start plants from seed indoors.
I don't have any problem raising plants (at least certain plants) from seed outdoors, but I'm pretty pathetic when it comes to starting seeds in pots indoors.
Well, actually, my first experiment (inspired by videos and blog posts like this) was to try starting seeds in eggshells.
My wife and I diligently saved our plastic clamshell egg containers and washed-out eggshells all winter. In the spring, I purchased a plastic table, grow light and timer, setting up the whole shebang in the garage. Then I packed the shells with plain old topsoil from a big-box store, dusted the soil with seeds and set back to watch the magic.
But the seedlings never grew much. And most of them soon withered and died.
Perhaps I hadn't given them enough water and the soil had dried out?
So I tried again, heading to a growers' supply shop to purchase biodegradable peat pots and some good organic potting soil with fertilizers built in.
Once again -- good germination, not much growth, eventual wilting and death.
I'm tempted to give up on this whole indoor seed-starting business with its grow lights and timers and spray bottles. Instead, maybe I'll try a bit of cold-frame gardening next winter.
Or does anyone want to try to convince me to give it another try and enlighten me as to what I might be doing wrong? Should I try the bottom watering method shown here?
This might just look like a hot mess, but it's actually hundreds of daikon seeds ripening on some of my biggest roots. The pods themselves are edible when green and younger, but now I think they're probably only good for seed-saving.
In my first year or two of gardening, I tried growing a lot of veggies in our solid clay soil.
Frustrated by my lack of success, I mostly gave up and focused on ornamentals.
Recently though, I've started tiptoeing my way back into growing food.
I've had some fair success with basil - including a couple of volunteer basil plants the last couple of years.
Last fall and again this spring, I planted daikon radishes (Raphanus sativus) from Sow True Seed. This crop plays multiple roles - the leaves function as a cover crop, the roots are edible, the seedpods are edible and any roots left in place should hopefully decay and thus work as a no-till soil amendment. The fall crop did OK last year despite a drought and the spring crop this year did even better, producing good-sized roots and literally thousands of seedpods.
I ate some of the pods (found I liked them best raw), but ultimately ended up just composting most of them. I'm allowing the pods to mature on some of the biggest roots to save seed and/or let them naturalize a bit.
Meanwhile, as the radishes bolt and fade in the summer heat, I've started some 'Southern Brown Sugar' cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata) - also from Sow True Seed - one of my favorite seed companies!) for the first time.
I'm very impressed with the germination on these seeds. I think almost all my seeds sprouted in under a week and seem to be off to a strong start!
Cowpeas looking good so far!
To read about roselle's edible uses, you can check out this publication from Purdue University.
The bumblebees fly up into the partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) flowers and then vibrate with a high-pitched buzz... presumably to harvest the pollen? It's fun to observe!
Pollination results in the formation of these long seedpods. When the pods ripen, they turn a dark reddish color and split open to release their seeds, some of which will ideally sprout to create next year's partridge peas.
I scattered ~ 130 seeds outdoors in autumn 2015 from Kansas Native Plants. Last spring, I only had a few plants germinate, but this year I have dozens of plants. I harvested some of the seeds to scatter around the garden and let other seeds fall naturally to the ground beneath the plant. Some seedlings have sprouted in the lawn too, but they don't seem to flower (so far) with regular mowing and are easy to pull, so I'm not too worried about this plant becoming a lawn weed.
Partridge pea is native to Tennessee and throughout much of the rest of the Central and Eastern U.S.
The only place I've seen it growing wild (and it might actually have been planted there) was alongside a parking lot in a South Florida nature preserve.
These plants are growing in full sun on unamended, compacted clay soil with very little supplemental irrigation. (I think I've watered them by hose a few times so far this year.) As you can see, they appear to be thriving.
[Partridge pea] seed is one of the major food items of northern bobwhite and other quail species because it remains in sound condition throughout the winter and early spring. Partridge pea was found to be one of the most important fall and winter foods of bobwhite quail in Alabama. Partridge pea seeds are high in phosphorus content and protein value, and low in crude fiber and lignin making digestibility generally high.
Seeds of this legume are also eaten by the greater and lesser prairie-chicken, ring-necked pheasant, mallard [and] grassland birds.
Partridge pea often grows in dense stands, producing litter and plant stalks that furnish cover for upland game birds, small mammals, small non-game birds, and waterfowl.
Partridge pea is considered an important honey plant, often occurring where few other honey plants are found. Nectar is not available in the flowers of showy partridge pea but is produced by small orange glands at the base of each leaf. Ants often seek the nectar and are frequent visitors. The common sulfur butterfly lays its eggs on the leaves, and the larvae use the leaves as a food source.
control and improving soil fertility. It establishes rapidly, fixes nitrogen, reseeds, and slowly decreases as other species in the seeding mix begin to dominate the site. Nitrogen fixation is greatest during the flowering stage. To help prevent weed establishment and control soil erosion along county roadsides in Iowa, partridge pea is often included in the seed mix with other forbs and grasses.
Cloudless Sulphur, Sleepy Orange, and Little Yellow caterpillars all use Partridge Pea as a food source. All three of these butterflies range widely over the southern U.S., with Little Yellow's range being restricted eastward.
Partridge Pea is also used as a food source by Ceraunus Blue caterpillars which are common in far southern regions, usually late in the summer; found all year long in southern Florida and the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
Gray Hairstreak caterpillars also include Partridge Pea as a caterpillar food plant in addition to countless other plants.


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MH17 aid workers honoured for service
About 200 aid workers who were involved in the aftermath of the flight MH17 crash, received a commemorative medal at the town hall of Hoofddorp yesterday to thank them for their service.
Immediately after the crash, volunteers from the aviation ministry were constantly present at the airport to accommodate and assist relatives of the victims. "We especially listened a lot and asked if you can do something for them", said volunteer Gerrit Medema. It was an impressive time for pastoral care volunteer Jans de Zeeuw. "It was very moving." She is proud of the award. "It is nice that the mayor awards us a medal, but it's even better to help people."

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Anarchy and Iraq: Murphy Responds to Gonzalez
In a recent article on Free Advice, Iraq vet Edward Gonzalez explained how his experience with "anarchy" in Iraq made him doubt the armchair theorizing from people like Murray Rothbard and me. Obviously, I have been running Gonzalez's articles because he is quite possibly the only human on Earth who:
(a) Saw combat in Iraq,
(b) Is conversant with Austrian and libertarian theory,
(c) Is willing to blog about it.
Below I give my quick response to Gonzalez. –RPM
By Robert P. Murphy
When I talk about "market anarchy," that is shorthand for a society in which most people respect each other's property rights. There are still robberies, rapes, and homicides, of course, but they are relatively rare. Most Americans would say, "So we're currently living in market anarchy?" No, we're not, because the typical FBI crime statistics don't include taxes as part of how much is stolen every year in America. I am also pretty sure a city's homicide rate doesn't include people who were killed by police officers. For example, imagine what Waco's crime stats would look like, if a private gang had surrounded a building and burned everyone inside alive. I haven't actually verified this, but I'm betting if you get your hands on the crime statistics for Texas, you won't see a big spike in 1993.
So anyway, that's why our society today is actually infested with crime, and the respect for property rights in America (and all other "civilized" countries) is actually paper thin and lukewarm. People tell their kids "Don't steal," but to avoid hypocrisy they need to add "…unless you're at least 18 and you can convince 50% of those who turn out on election day to agree with you that stealing is OK under certain conditions."
A society existing in market anarchy would be one in which people really meant it when they told their kids, "We live in a civilized society where there are rules. We don't get to break those rules, even in an emergency. In fact, the rules are there precisely for those emergencies, when we otherwise might lose our heads and do something foolish."
Now obviously, the academic proponents of market anarchy aren't predicting that such a hypothetical society will spontaneously come into existence so long as people have brains. If that were our prediction, we would obviously be completely contradicted by almost all of recorded history.
No no, what I tried to do in this pamphlet [.pdf] was show that a society committed to true respect for property rights–if it were big enough–would be sustainable. And in fact, the requirements necessary for such a society to survive, would be much less than the comparable requirements for a group of people who were statists.
So yes, a group of 15 Rothbardians who declare themselves "free men" on a yacht are not going to repel the US Navy. But by the same token, 15 democrats on a yacht who vote in a president and a bicameral legislature, who then levy income taxes on the remaining 2 guys in the yacht's private sector, will also not be able to repel the US Navy. Surely I have not just proved the impracticality of both market anarchism and democracy.
So what I'm saying is that as you make the contest fairer and fairer, then the free people (of comparable population, wealth, technology, etc.) will be able to repel the US military much earlier than their equivalent statist counterparts.
And as far as domestic affairs go, the same holds: It's true that no matter the institutional arrangements, a society composed of cannibals, and imbued with a fear of machinery, is not going places. Even a society of Rothbardians would not do well by any objective measure, if those Rothbardians all just so happened to be cannibals and Luddites. But again, a group of Trotskyites who were similar in all other respects, would die off almost overnight.
Now as far as Iraq goes, it's not clear to me that it has relevance to the claims I'm making above. What follows will be a very simplistic summary, and I hope Gonzalez will correct any misconceptions I have. But here is my understanding of what happened in Iraq:
First, there was a functioning government in the Nation-State sense of the term. The population grew up with government-provided legal and police services. The people would naturally think this was a government function, and obviously no one would have any experience in running a private competitor.
The US military comes in and literally destroys all government institutions. With US soldiers patrolling the streets, any Iraqi male walking around with a weapon could legitimately fear being shot on sight.
Once it was clear that Saddam's rule was finished, and that the US forces were unstoppable, everyone with any lick of sense in the entire country knew that the Americans would install a friendly regime. That was the whole point of the invasion, after all. Had it even occurred to a single Iraqi in the entire country to try to start up a business selling defense services, he quickly would have scrapped the plan when he realized, "If nothing else, the American tanks would come up to my business office and demolish it."
So I really don't see why the lack of Rothbardian entrepreneurs constitutes even a challenge to the intellectual arguments for market anarchy.
People at libertarian events will say stuff like, "If you could press a button and eliminate government, would you do it?" The idea is to see how hardcore the other guy is. Like, only a wuss who drinks Bud Light would say, "Nah, I think we should first put in the Fair Tax and pay off holders of US Treasurys."
But I think that's a goofy question, like saying, "I'm not going to tell you what it does, but would you press a green button if I presented it to you–and you knew it was real?"
For example, if the button gets rid of the government by having Martians show up and disintegrate them, then no freaking way would I push it. The people running the political parties–who aren't actually politicians, so presumably they'd be spared the zapping–would organize emergency elections, that were rigged to install the people they wanted running the country. They'd then use the aliens as an excuse to declare martial law and seize 50% of everyone's wealth to fund the Giant Laser.
On the other hand, if the button somehow gets everyone to voluntarily agree that Rothbard was right, then heck yes I would press it. Except, I don't think such a button is possible; I don't know what it would mean to make someone truly agree with my case if I got the consent via pushing a button.
In closing, let me ask you to imagine "anarchy" breaking out because of a natural disaster. Let's say for example that during a police parade there is an earthquake, and everyone in the city realizes the next day that 99% of the police got wiped out, and that the rockslides will prevent the National Guard from getting in for days.
Now if this happened in Austin, those people would be fine. If it happened in the Bronx, maybe not. I think people in Northern big cities can't imagine market anarchy working, because their populations have been conditioned by the distortions from their interventionist governments. In the South, in contrast, people can definitely trust that their neighbors won't suddenly pull up with shotguns just because the sheriff died.
Robert P. Murphy holds a Ph.D. in economics from New York University. He is the author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal (Regnery, 2009), and is the editor of the blog Free Advice.


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Attorney Brad Edwards says a new accuser has come forward to say Epstein took advantage of work release to prey on young women.
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Jeffrey Epstein Abused Victims While Serving Time in Florida, Accuser's Lawyer Says
Pilar Melendez, Katie Baker, Tracy Connor7.16.19 11:45 AM ET
An attorney representing Jeffrey Epstein accusers said Tuesday that at least one woman has come forward to say she was abused while the financier was on work release as part of his lenient 2007 plea deal.
Lawyer Brad Edwards said Epstein was allowed to have visitors while he was supposed to be working during the 13-month sentence.
"It was not for some business arrangement and it was for... improper sexual contact," Edwards said, adding that the new accusers said they were under 21, though they may not have been minors.
"He just wasn't in jail. He only slept there. He was in his office most of the day and what I can tell you he had visitors, female visitors," Edwards said.
"All I can say is more than one person that visited him," Edwards said, declining to provide more details because of ongoing litigation. "They believed they were going there for something other than a sexual purpose.
"Once there, he used his perfect master manipulation to turn the situation into something sexual," Edwards said. "Not one of the individuals was a prostitute. These were all people who at the time that wanted something. They came over under false pretenses and he manipulated them and now his attorneys have labeled them prostitutes."
He said that he has not been able to determine what actual work Epstein supposedly did while he was allowed to be away from jail.
"What he did on a daily basis was engage in these types of sex acts with minors and vulnerable women. What he did to make his money? I don't know. What he did legitimately outside of this sex acts? I don't know. Neither do these victims."
Edwards, who did not identify any of the new accusers, dropped the bombshell at a press conference with a previously known accuser, Courtney Wild.
Wild—who has sued the government over the secret sweetheart deal Epstein cut with federal prosecutors in Florida more than a decade before he was hit with new charges in New York—called on any other victims to come forward.
"I never had the change for my voice to be heard. My voice was muted by the same people that were supposed to protect me. Eleven years later a judge has ruled my rights were violated," she said.
"It's time for the government to do right by me and other victims," she added. "To every victim out there, I understand what you are going through. You may try to convince yourself it was a long time ago and try to move on. But you are not alone. If you are a victim of Jeffrey Epstein, you know what I know, he will continue to sexually abuse women until he is stopped."
Epstein, 66, was first accused of molesting dozens of underage girls in 2005 in Florida, where witnesses said that he recruited teens and tweens for erotic massages that escalated to molestation, masturbation and sexual contact.
But the financier ended up only pleading guilty to two state charges on procuring and soliciting prostitution in the deal brokered by then-U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta. Epstein served 13 months in jail (much of it on work leave), and waived his right to contest damages if the alleged victims sued him later. For a time, it seemed like Epstein's alleged crimes would be lost to history.
But in 2018, the Miami Herald published a brilliant expose on the plea deal. Shortly thereafter, a judge ruled that the plea deal violated the Crime Victims' Rights Act, since the feds had not informed the accusers of its existence. The ruling came as a result of a lawsuit against the government from two Jane Doe accusers—one of whom was revealed to be Courtney Wild.
Then, in a shocking turn of events, Epstein was swiftly arrested this month as his private plane landed at New Jersey's Teterboro airport and charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy. The new indictment lists three victims—one in New York and two in Florida. Police say that after the arrest, new potential victims have also come forward. They also claim that a raid on Epstein's palatial Upper East Side mansion revealed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of nude pictures believed to be of underage girls. The police also found a safe full of cash, diamonds, and a fake Saudi passport during the raid.
Acosta, now President Trump's labor secretary, announced this week he would step down because of scrutiny over his role in the Florida plea deal.
Meanwhile, at a court hearing on Monday related to whether Epstein will be granted bail, Wild urged the judge not to let Epstein walk free.
"I was sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein starting at age 14," she said. "I would just like the court to not to grant him bond, just for the safety of any other girls out there. He is a scary person to have walking the streets."
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W.C. Brady's Sons, Inc., the oldest Funeral Home established in Greene County was founded in Athens, New York in 1840.
It was established by George C. Brady. George C. Brady who began operating the business on Second St. in Athens, New York. In this location the business served area residents for many years.
George was joined in serving area residents of Greene County's river towns by his son William E. Brady and son in law Benjamin C. Whiting of Athens, New York.
The new century brought changes in 1911, the Lampman Undtertaking Co. of Coxsackie, New York was purchased by the Brady Family. William E. Brady decided to move to Coxsackie, New York to better serve the residents of this growing river town of Greene County. A location on Reed Street, Coxsackie, New York was established and operated for many years.
A new location was purchased in 1943 at the corner of Lafayette Ave and Mansion Street, Coxsackie, New York from it's previous residents the Bedell Family. The W.C. Brady's Sons, Inc. Funeral Home continues to operate from this location today.
As World War II ended a new generation of the Brady family took over the daily operation, as William E. Tremmel, William E. Brady's step son joined him in the business.
1969 saw the closing the closing of their Athens location and the consolidation of all of the W. C. Brady's Sons, Inc. business in their Coxsackie, New York location.
W.C. Brady's Sons, Inc. after four generation and 149 years of operation was sold in 1989. The new owners Vincent J. Valenti and Richard Vigilo purchased the business from Mr. Tremmel to continue serving the residents in a way only a independently owned funeral home can provide, with the caring and compassion from knowing the town of Coxsackie and its families.


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China Continues to Hold and Presumably Torture Nobel Nominee Gao Zhisheng
International Christian Concern
(International Christian Concern) - Nearly a month has passed since Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng was presumably taken by state security from his home near Shaanxi's Yulin city on the morning of August 13, where he was under house arrest. The whereabouts of Gao, reputed as the "Conscience of China," are still unknown. As is typical in these cases, he could face torture in a black jail hidden away in rural province.
Gao became the target of Chinese authorities for defending the most vulnerable in China, including Christians, coal miners, and Falun Gong practitioners. He has been kidnapped numerous times, repeatedly endured torture, including beatings, sleep deprivation, and electric shock, and spent many years in jail and solitary confinement. The Chinese government released him in 2014, but placed him under house arrest.
The causes for his disappearance could be many, including President Xi Jinping's retaliation for Gao's recently published memoir, in which he heavily criticized the Communist Party and predicted a 2017 collapse of the regime; the upcoming 19th Party Congress, a major power show where Beijing wants no accidents and demands silence from dissidents; or interviews he recently gave to the media in Hong Kong and the US, detailing torture and inhumane treatment.
His older brother, Gao Zhiyi, was brought in by police on August 26 and briefly detained before being released. Zhisheng's supporters believe that the detention prevented his brother from being inquired as to Zhisheng's whereabouts. In addition, a Twitter account organized by his supporters called "Gao Zhisheng Caring Group" also recently posted, "So far the family and friends of Gao in China, two have been warned, and seven were summoned (among them two have disappeared) by the authorities.These nine cases are the known ones."
His disappearance is concerning when details of past torture and abductions, recorded in his books, are taken into account. Years in captivity have decayed his health as he suffers tooth loss and other health problems.
"Now that I know he has disappeared, I am in a state of emotional collapse," Zhisheng's wife, Geng He, who currently resides in the US with their children, told Radio Free Asia.
Former Virginia congressman, Frank Wolf, when asked to comment on Mr. Gao's disappearance, stated, "Mr. Gao was my adoptee for the Defending Freedoms Project five years ago, where I highlighted his case and pushed for his release. It's truly unfortunate that after years he still doesn't get to taste freedom. The sudden disappearance of Mr. Gao last month is worrisome in light of Liu Xiaobo's death and knowing the secret arrests and horrendous torture Chinese government has put dissidents through. I urge the Chinese government to immediately release and sustain freedom of Gao Zhisheng."
Gina Goh, ICC's Regional Manager, said, "It is a shame that a country so eager to prove its legitimacy to stand among the world leaders, continues to violate basic human rights and secretly imprison and torture its own human rights defenders. China will never be looked up to unless it learns to respect its own citizens. Let us not forget the plight of Mr. Gao and many imprisoned Christians who suffer inhumane treatment. We ought to continue to press for their release and keep them and their suffering families in our prayers."
Courtesy: International Christian Concern. To read more Christian persecution news, visit www.persecution.org
Publication date: September 6, 2017
Iraqi Christians in U.S. Face Deportation
Iraqi Christians in U.S. Face Deportation Wednesday, September 6, 2017


Novak Djokovic set up a rematch of an epic battle with a near-flawless performance today.
The top-ranked Djokovic made only five unforced errors in a 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 annihilation of 28th-seeded Lucas Pouille of France in the Australian Open semifinals in Melbourne. The match lasted all of 1 hour, 23 minutes.
Djokovic, 31, will meet archrival Rafael Nadal, 32, for the title on Sunday at 12:30 a.m. California time (ESPN).
"I would definitely buy a ticket," Djokovic cracked after disposing of Pouille.
Djokovic outlasted Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 in the 2012 Australian Open final. At 5 hours, 53 minutes, it remains the longest Grand Slam title match in history.
"Once-in-a-lifetime experience," Djokovic recalled, "and hopefully the outcome can be the same for me."
Djokovic is 27-25 overall and 3-4 in major finals against Nadal. The 2012 marathon is their only meeting in the Australian Open final.
Six of Djokovic's major crowns have come in the Australian Open, a record he shares with Federer and Roy Emerson.
Nadal is 1-3 in Australian Open finals, having won in 2009 and lost in 2012, 2014 and 2017.
Unseeded Samantha Stosur of Australia and Zhang Shuai of China won the women's doubles title, beating second seeds and defending champions Timea Babos of Hungary and Kristina Mladenovic of France 6-3, 6-4.
Stosur, 34, reached two singles semifinals (2009 and 2010) and two singles quarterfinals (2006 and 2008) in the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford. The tournament moved to San Jose last year as the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.


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Q: Classic Shell's "Shut Down..." button is missing I use Classic Shell shell extension on my Windows 8 machines and on some of them the "Shut Down..." button is missing. Any ideas why?

A: On some of them the "Shut Down..." button is missing
You have "Don't display this item" selected for "Shutdown".
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*Right click the "Start" button and select "Settings".

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If you are using Remote Sessions you will also have to enable "Show Shutdown during remote sessions":

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Why Houston Astros' Dallas Keuchel could give Yankees fits
Twelve huge reasons the Yankees made the playoffs
Gallery: Twelve huge reasons the Yankees made the playoffs
By Brendan Kuty | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
BALTIMORE -- Here's a brief scouting report on Houston Astros ace Dallas Keuchel (20-8, 2.48 ERA), whom the Yankees will face in the American League Wild Card at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday.
WHAT HE THROWS
Keuchel won't blow anybody away, but he'll hit you with the kitchen sink. Keuchel's sinker is his go-to pitch and it lives in the low 90s, but he also throws a slider and a change up at about 80 mph, an 87-mph cutter and a four-seamer at about 90 mph, according to Brooks Baseball.
WHY HE'S GREAT
The 27-year-old is a groundball machine. His grounder percentage of 61.7 percent is second in the league, only behind the Dodgers' Brett Anderson at 66.3 percent, according to Fan Graphs. The website also said Keuchel's gives up the least hard-hit balls in the league among pitchers who have thrown at least 120 innings at 21.2 percent. For comparison's sake, National League Cy Young candidate Jake Arrieta is right behind him in this department, sitting at second place with 22.2 percent.
WHAT HE'S DONE LATELY
Keuchel had a so-so September, by his standards, of course, going 4-2 with a 3.66 ERA in six starts. In those outings, he reached seven innings three times and stuck out 10 or more twice, but he got rocked in Texas Sept. 16, surrendering 11 hits and nine runs in 4 2/3 innings.
PLUS: Yankees sputter into playoffs ... Will they turn it around?
CAUSES FOR CONCERN?
Though Keuchel blanked the Yankees over seven innings in the Bronx Aug. 25, he historically isn't at his best away from Minute Maid Park. At home, Keuchel is 15-0 with a 1.48 ERA this season and, over his career, he's 26-13 with a 2.93 ERA. But on the road, Keuchel's 5-8 with a 3.77 ERA in 2015 and 15-22 with a 4.36 ERA in the majors.
Also, Tuesday will be the first time he's ever pitched on three days' rest.
Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez: "He's doing it all year. He moves the ball all over the strike zone. Not necessarily overpowering but has great command of four pitches. Seems like he never gets the ball above the knees. He's going to be a handful."
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Jacquelyn Elaine Boltz, 84, a long-time resident of Pocono Lake, PA, passed away September 4, 2018, at Aaron Manor in Fairport, NY. She is predeceased by her husband, Henry, and daughter, Robyn. Born November 15, 1933, in Millville, PA, to George and Alice (Cobleigh) Shotwell. She married Hank on August 24, 1950, and raised their children: Bart (Deborah) Boltz of Lewiston, NY; Robyn (Chris) Kurtz of Tannersville, PA; Scotty (Daniel) Linn of Webster, NY. She is survived by siblings George, James (Kaye) Shotwell, and Bonnie (William) Hayes; sister-in-law Carolyn Higgins and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Jackie was happiest in the company of family and friends, but especially with her grandchildren who fondly remember adventures with the camper and the boat. Ally, Brooke, Ben, Molly, Christy, Alycia, Brad and Katie, and great-grandchildren Jacob, Joshua, Chloe, Jamison, Brynley, Lileigh and Vail brought her great joy. Jackie also dedicated herself to the children of Tobyhanna Elementary Center where she was a cafeteria monitor for 15 years.
Visitation will be held at Pocono Lake Methodist Church, 1188 Old Route 940, on Friday, September 14 from 10-11am. Celebration of life will follow at 11:00 led by Pastor Jessica Ross. The family invites guests to wear pink, Jackie's favorite color.


There will be around 1600 meetings during our Presidency, over 180 of them in Ireland. We expect to welcome approximately 15000 delegates, and to host over 500 visits by international journalists. An overarching focus of the Irish Government's planning is to carry out this complex and important task in an efficient, cost-effective and sustainable way.
The 2004 Irish Presidency cost around €110m. The cost of our 2013 Presidency is currently estimated at €60 million (though there may be some additional security costs). We have scaled back significantly, including for Presidency-related goods and services.
All of our primary venues for events are state-owned, operated by the Office of Public Works. Dublin Castle will be our Presidency Headquarters, and the bulk of our events will take place there. The single location will save on set-up costs, and its central location cuts down on transport costs.
Buses will be the main transport. The use of cars will be restricted to Heads of Delegation for the 11 Informal Ministerial meetings and a handful of high-level events. Where it is absolutely necessary, it will be provided through a sponsorship deal with a leading car company.
Large volume handbooks, such as the Who's Who (the personnel guide of the Presidency) will not be printed in hard copy, nor will the main Presidency Programme. All documents will be available for download on the Presidency website.
Like the Danish Presidency, we are not having bottled water at meetings but using tap water instead.
We have worked hard to make our Presidency more sustainable.
The two main conference hotels in Dublin (Herbert Park Hotel and the Westbury) are members of the Green Hospitality Programme overseen by Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency.
Catering suppliers are required to provide meat and vegetable products sourced from suppliers who are listed as Approved Members of An Bord Bia Quality Assurance Schemes.
Fish products supplied must be sourced from suppliers/processors who adhere to the standards prescribed by Responsible Irish Fish.
The city-centre location of venues and hotels will encourage delegates to walk to and from meetings. With the cooperation of Dublin City Council and JC Decaux, visiting delegates will be given easy access to the Dublin Bikes scheme.
Where these modes of transport are not practical, delegates will be transferred by bus, rather than by car, wherever possible.
Large volume handbooks will not be printed, but will be available for download on the Presidency website. The Presidency Press Centre will be as paperless as possible.
To benefit from the wide availability of smartphones, a QR code card will direct delegates and press to the key elements on the Presidency website. We are also encouraging the distribution of meeting documents using QR codes and urls.
Dublin Castle, the main venue for the Irish Presidency, is working with Certification Europe to achieve ISO Standard certification for both Sustainable Event Management and Environment al Management.
Within Dublin Castle, recycling facilities, waste separation and energy efficient lighting and equipment will be used.
Water consumption will be minimised through the use of monitors and sensors.
Video conferencing between Brussels and Dublin has reduced the carbon footprint and saved money during Presidency planning.
The host broadcaster will transmit footage digitally, and will not use tapes.
The Presidency has cut back on items such as stationery and mementoes, and where possible has sourced them in Ireland.
The Presidency is engaging with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland on carbon accounting initiatives.


Sampling the train service between Sri Lanka's capital city Colombo and Kandy some 121 kilometres away is a delight recapturing the 'old days' of rail travel when speed was not necessarily so important. With around five trains each way per day the fastest service covers the distance in around two and a half hours if the timetable is to be believed. In reality it may take as long as four hours even on an 'express' service.
Photo - Waiting departure from Colombo in the Monsoon rains.
Colombo's Fort station is busy by Sri Lankan standards as it is the hub for trains operating to all parts of the country. Station facilities are adequate if a little dated with the passenger area kept very clean for this part of the world. I particularly liked the signage all neatly painted in the three official languages of Sinhalese, English and Tamil. What is needed is a fresh coat of paint to brighten up the structure which in many ways is reminiscent of similar sized stations in Britain during the 1950's. For those with more than a passing interest in railways water columns for replenishing steam locos are still in place!
Arriving at Colombo Fort station just after dawn the rolling stock for the 7 a.m. Intercity Express to Kandy was propelled into the platform about ten minutes prior to scheduled departure. The train includes a rather quaint first-class observation car, a selection of first, second and third class coaches plus a first class air-conditioned carriage offering at-seat catering, free wifi and newspapers operated by Exporail where I had a reserved seat.
Departure was 'on time' and we set off for Kandy in heavy monsoon rain. The effects of the deluge were immediately noticeable with swollen rivers and flooded fields. Progress on the double track mainline to Rambukkara was good affected only slightly by the busy commuter service in the vicinity of Colombo. I suspect we were running about fifteen minutes late entering the single line as we began the stiff climb up to Kandy which lies over two thousand feet above sea level.
Torrential rain did not help progress and with steep uphill gradients and tight curvature wet rails meant the train came to a standstill a number of times. Superb work by the driver meant that one each occasion he managed to restart the train often travelling at walking pace as the wheels lost their grip. A couple of adverse signals approaching passing stations did little to help progress. However the slow progress couples with spectacular but rather damp scenery added to the trip and I am sure there were very few passengers complaining as we rolled into the destination in a few minutes under four hours or about 80 minutes late!
The journey had been completed at an average speed of about 30 km/h which is pretty unimpressive for a crack intercity express. However the road journey takes about the same if driven with care. Had the booked 150 minute schedule been maintained then it would have been a high speed journey for an island where speed is not possible between centres of habitation.
Sadly this was the only journey completed on this visit and the system as a whole is worth riding especially the mountain section from Kandy to Badulla. However be warned trains on this section are slower and still manage to lose time! Patience is obviously needed although the lack of speed means you can fully appreciate the ever changing views through the windows. Next time I will spend more time enjoying the delights of Sri Lankan Railways.


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Q: What is language-code for English (United States - International)? When in Powershell, I type:
Get-WinUserLanguageList

I only get 2 (of 3) from list:
en-US
en-GB

But doesn't show the item for "(United States-International)".

What is language code for it? en-INTL ??

A: The following script arose from my older answers to alike questions on SuperUser and StackOverflow.
Param ( [parameter(Mandatory=$False)] [int16]$Out = 0 )
$regBase = 'Registry::' +
           'HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts'
Function Get-Intl {
param( [string]$InputMethodTip )
    $auxlang, $auxKeyb = $InputMethodTip -split ':'
    $auxLangIn = [System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::
                    GetCultureInfo( [int]"0x$auxlang" ) # -band 0x3FF )
    $KbdLayout = Get-ItemProperty -Path (
                            Join-Path -Path $regBase -ChildPath $auxKeyb
                        ) -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ( $KbdLayout.PsObject.Properties.Name -contains 'Layout Id' ) {
        ###           ↓                                           unclear!
        $LayoutId  = "f$($KbdLayout.'Layout Id'.Substring(1))"
        ###           ↑                                         incorrect!
    } else {
        $LayoutId  = $auxKeyb.Substring(4)
    }
    $HKL = "$LayoutId$auxlang"
    [psCustomObject]@{
        HKL            = $HKL
        InputMethodTip = $InputMethodTip
        Name           = $auxLangIn.Name
        # Autonym        = $WinUserLanguage.Autonym
        # DisplayName    = $auxLangIn.DisplayName
        KbdLayoutName  = $KbdLayout.'Layout Text'
    }
}

Switch ( ($Out % 3) )
{
0 {
    Write-Verbose '--- Get-WinUserLanguageList output:' -Verbose
    # $WinUserLanguageList = Get-WinUserLanguageList
    # $LayoutsReal =
    ForEach ( $WinUserLanguage in ( Get-WinUserLanguageList ) ) {
        $WinUserLanguage.InputMethodTips | ForEach-Object {
            Get-Intl -InputMethodTip $_
        }
    }
    # $LayoutsReal
    break
}
1 {
    Write-Verbose '=== HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT output:' -Verbose
    $regDefa = 'Registry::' +
               'HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International\User Profile'
    # HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International\User Profile System Backup
    # $LayoutsHkuD =
    Get-ChildItem -Path $regDefa -Force |
        Select-Object -ExpandProperty Property |
            Where-Object { $_ -match ':' } |
                ForEach-Object {
                    Get-Intl -InputMethodTip  $_
                }
    # $LayoutsHkuD #| Sort-Object -Property Nane
    break
}
4 {
    Write-Verbose '--- DISM.exe output:' -Verbose
    ## DISM.exe /Online /Get-Intl
    ## gives following values in the 'Active keyboard(s)' line:
    ## '0809:00000405, 0405:00000405, 0405:00020409, 0408:00010408, 0419:00020419, 041b:0000041b, 041f:0000041f, 041f:00000426, 0425:00000425, 0425:00010409, 0809:00000452'
    #
    ## but DISM.exe insists upon #requires -RunAsAdministrator
    ## hence, here are merely pasted&copied values:
    $DismActiveKeyboards = '0809:00000405, 0405:00000405, 0405:00020409, 0408:00010408, 0419:00020419, 041b:0000041b, 041f:0000041f, 041f:00000426, 0425:00000425, 0425:00010409, 0809:00000452' -split ', '
    # $LayoutsDism =
    $DismActiveKeyboards |
        ForEach-Object {
            Get-Intl -InputMethodTip  $_
        }
    # $LayoutsDism #| Sort-Object -Property Nane
    break
}
    default { Write-Verbose "$out = DISM.exe output isn't available as yet" -Verbose }
}

Example: D:\PShell\tests\InputMethodTip.ps1

VERBOSE: --- Get-WinUserLanguageList output:

HKL      InputMethodTip Name  KbdLayoutName
---      -------------- ----  -------------
04050809 0809:00000405  en-GB Czech
04520809 0809:00000452  en-GB United Kingdom Extended
04050405 0405:00000405  cs-CZ Czech
f0010405 0405:00020409  cs-CZ United States-International
04090405 0405:00000409  cs-CZ US
f0020405 0405:00010409  cs-CZ United States-Dvorak
f0160408 0408:00010408  el-GR Greek (220)
f0330419 0419:00020419  ru-RU Russian - Mnemonic

The script merely shows information from Get-WinUserLanguageList in a tabular form expanding LayoutName better than confusing
if ( -not ("System.Windows.Forms.Form" -as [type]) ) {
    Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
}
[System.Windows.Forms.InputLanguage]::InstalledInputLanguages |
    ForEach-Object { '{0} 0x{1:x8} {2}' -f $_.Culture,
                       ($_.Handle -band 0xffffffff), $_.LayoutName
    }

en-GB 0x04050809 Czech
cs-CZ 0x04050405 Czech
cs-CZ 0x04090405 US
cs-CZ 0xf0020405 US
cs-CZ 0xf0010405 US
el-GR 0xf0160408 Greek (220)
ru-RU 0xf0330419 Russian - Mnemonic
en-GB 0x04520809 Czech


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#ifndef ALIROOT_ALIBASEDMCWEIGHTS
#define ALIROOT_ALIBASEDMCWEIGHTS
/**
 * @file   AliBaseMCWeights.h
 * @author Marek Chojnacki <mchojnac#cern.ch>
 * @date   Wed Feb  4 00:30:56 2015
 *
 * @brief
 *
 *
 */
#include <TObject.h>
class TList;
class AliMCParticle;

/**
 * Base class for weights in calculation of the secondary maps
 *
 * @ingroup pwglf_forward_mc
 */
class AliBaseMCWeights : public TObject
{
public:
  /**
   * Default CTOR
   */
  AliBaseMCWeights() : TObject() {}
  /**
   * Copy Constructor
   *
   * @param o Object to copy from
   */
  AliBaseMCWeights(const AliBaseMCWeights& o) : TObject(o) {}
  /**
   * Assignment operator
   *
   * @param o Object to assign from
   *
   * @return Reference to this.
   */
  AliBaseMCWeights& operator=(const AliBaseMCWeights& o);
  /**
   * Destructor
   */
  virtual ~AliBaseMCWeights() {}
  /**
   * Calculate the weight of a given particle.  In the default
   * implementation, this forwards to the same function but with
   * explicit eta, pt, phi, and id arguments.
   *
   * However, this is the function that is called by the referencing
   * code, so one can safely overload this and make the other a dummy
   *
   * @param p         Particle
   * @param isPrimary True if this refers to a primary particle
   * @param phiR      Event plane angle @f$\Psi_R@f$
   * @param b         Event impact parameter @f$b@f$ in fermi-meter
   *
   * @return The particle weight
   */
  virtual Double_t CalcWeight(const AliMCParticle* p,
			      Bool_t               isPrimary,
			      Double_t             phiR,
			      Double_t             b) const;
  /**
   * Calculate the weight of a single particle
   *
   * @param eta    Pseudo rapidity @f$\eta@f$
   * @param pt     Transvers momentum @f$p_{T}@f$
   * @param phi    Azimuth angle @f$\varphi@f$
   * @param id     Particle ID (PDG code)
   * @param phiR   Event plane angle @f$\Psi_R@f$
   * @param b      Event impact parameter @f$b@f$ in fermi-meter
   *
   * @return Particle weight
   */
  virtual Double_t CalcWeight(Double_t eta,
			      Double_t pt,
			      Double_t phi,
			      Int_t    id,
			      Double_t phiR,
			      Double_t b) const = 0;
  /**
   * Initialize this object
   *
   * @param l Output list
   */
  virtual void Init(TList* l);
  /**
   * Print information to standard out
   *
   * @param option Not used
   */
  virtual void Print(Option_t* option="") const;

  ClassDef(AliBaseMCWeights,1);
};

#endif
// Local Variables:
//   mode: C++
// End:

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The process is open to all partner agencies, both statutory and voluntary, who are engaged with the safeguarding of victims and their families from domestic abuse.
To share information to increase the safety, health and wellbeing of victims and their children/dependants.
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To improve support for staff involved in high risk cases.
To work in partnership, where necessary, to safeguard children and adults.
To determine whether the perpetrator poses significant risk to any particular individual or to the general community (linking when necessary to the MAPPA process).
The heart of the MARAC is based on the principle that no single agency or individual knows the complete picture of the life of a victim, but all may have insights that are crucial to their safety and that of their children.


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Class SqlFunction

Alcys\Core\Db\References\MySql\SqlFunction
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				Alcys\Core\Db\References\MySql\ReferencesInterface

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			__construct( string <var>$functionName</var>, array <var>$args</var> = array() )

Initialize the object that represent a MySql Function.
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Initialize the object that represent a MySql Function.
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ICLG.com > Commercial Dispute Resolution > Disputes-focused promotions and litigation hire at Holland & Knight
Disputes-focused promotions and litigation hire at Holland & Knight
Nine commercial disputes lawyers have been promoted in Holland & Knight's 2017 partner cla...
Nine commercial disputes lawyers have been promoted in Holland & Knight's 2017 partner class, while the firm has added the National Transportation Safety Board's former general counsel in Washington, DC.
As part of its 2017 round, Holland & Knight has promoted 23 lawyers, including nine commercial disputes practitioners.
In Atlanta, A. André Hendrick has made partner after 10 years with the firm, having joined from Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs. His practice spans business torts, construction litigation, derivative suits, business divorces and commercial landlord-tenant disputes.
A lawyer with a similar expertise has also been promoted in Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Joshua Levenson has been with the firm since 2007, having joined after two years at Gaebe, Mullen, Antonelli, & DiMatteo.
Michael Abramson and Jessica Early have made partner in the litigation team in Boston. Abramson represents investors and organisations in contentious patent matters, including due diligence, drafting and prosecution. He has been with the firm for more than five years, prior to which he worked at Cesari & McKenna for three-and-a-half years.
Having joined the firm seven years ago, Early specialises in environmental cost recovery and property damage, toxic torts, product liability, intellectual property (IP) and unfair trade practices.
In Miami, Brian Toth acts for companies in international litigation, class-action defence and contentious media matters. He has received a promotion after six-and-a-half years with the firm.
In the New York litigation team, Warren Gluck deals with fraud investigation, insolvency, asset recovery and judgment enforcement, while Adam Paterno specialises in construction disputes, representing owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors, construction managers and design professionals. Gluck started his career at the firm 12 years ago, while Paterno joined in 2008.
In Tampa, Brandon Faulkner has been promoted after eight-and-a-half years at the firm, handling general commercial disputes and appellate litigation relating to technology, products and IP.
Having been with the firm's Washington, DC, office for the same amount of time, Cheryl Feeley has been rewarded for her work on federal and state court litigation and international arbitration relating to breach of contract, shareholder rights and business fraud.
Holland & Knight's round last year saw 31 promotions, including 16 new disputes partners.
In September, the firm added Timothy Ray, a product liability litigator specialising in class actions, as a partner in Chicago.
SPEEDING UP
Meanwhile, the firm has hired James Rodriguez as a senior counsel in Washington. He has joined from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), where he served as an assistant general counsel for nearly six years, dealing with accident investigations, trade secrets, information act appeals, IP and policy decisions.
His previous experience includes a three-year service as a judge advocate at the US Air Force Reserve, and stints at Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Kirkland & Ellis.
In his new role, Rodriguez will act for transportation companies in NTSB accident investigations and disaster litigation, and will advise on accident claims.
He will work alongside Gary Halbert, former general counsel at NTSB, who joined the firm's Washington office in 2011.
John Hogan, chair of Holland & Knight's litigation unit, said in a statement: "Jim's experience as counsel for some of the NTSB's highest profile investigations in recent years will be of great value to our clients across the transportation industry."
Rodriguez noted the firm's established practice "in the area of accident investigation and litigation".
Another major Washington transportation hire took effect in September, when Morrison & Foerster recruited Katie Thomson, the former general counsel of the US Department of Transportation.
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Parasha Tazria-Metzorah: What Does Leprosy Have to Do with Slander and Gossip?
Parasha Tazria-Metzorah: (She Conceives-Infected One)
Leviticus 12:1–15:33; 2 Kings 7:3–20; Luke 7:18–35; Matthew 23:16–24:2, 3–31
"The Lord said to Moses, 'Say to the Israelites: A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her monthly period.'" (Leviticus 12:1–2)
This week's Torah portion specifies laws of purification, including those pertaining to childbirth. Yeshua's mother, Miryam, would have diligently followed these laws and regulations.
While last week's Parasha (Shemini) dealt with Biblical dietary regulations, this week's study deals with the laws of tumah (ritual impurity) and tahara (ritual purity).
The laws pertaining to purification, including post childbirth, purity in marriage (niddah), and leprosy are discussed.
These regulations may be understood in purely hygienic terms, or for their religious significance, or both.
The issue, however, is not one of clean versus unclean, but pure (tahor).
Certainly, as Believers we strive to be pure and clean in heart before the Lord.
This rabbi is reading from a Jewish prayer book in the synagogue before removing the Torah scroll, which is covered in an ornate mantle, from the Ark behind him.
The Biblical Regulations of Childbirth
"Then the woman must wait thirty-three days to be purified from her bleeding. She must not touch anything sacred or go to the sanctuary until the days of her purification are over. If she gives birth to a daughter, for two weeks the woman will be unclean, as during her period. Then she must wait sixty-six days to be purified from her bleeding." (Leviticus 12:4–5)
The Bible specifies a waiting period for purification after childbirth—33 days if a male child is born and 66 days if a female child is born.
It provides no explanation why the period of impurity (tameh) is double when a woman gives birth to a female child instead of a male child.
After the specified period of ritual impurity (as in the menstrual period), a burnt offering was brought to the priest.
"When the days of her purification for a son or daughter are over, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a dove for a sin offering. He shall offer them before the Lord to make atonement for her, and then she will be ceremonially clean from her flow of blood.
"These are the regulations for the woman who gives birth to a boy or a girl." (Leviticus 12:6–7)
A woman was to bring a year old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a dove for sin offering when the required days of purification were completed.
Today, for ritual purity, a Jewish woman customarily visits the mikvah (ritual water immersion) after childbirth before resuming sexual relations with her husband. There are mikvahs in every orthodox Jewish community throughout the world.
A mother and child at the plaza of Western(Wailing) Wall, a remnant of the wall that surrounded the sacred Temple's courtyard.
As well, instead of the prescribed offering that was to be made at the Temple, today parents generally visit the synagogue in order to give thanks to God for a speedy recovery from childbirth and for the blessing of their newborn child. This is when the female child is given her Hebrew name.
The male child, however, is named at his brit milah (circumcision) on the eighth day.
"And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised." (Leviticus 12:3)
In keeping with the Law of Moses, the Messiah was named Yeshua when He was eight days old, on the day of his circumcision (Luke 2:21).
"On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, He was named Jesus [Yeshua], the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived." (Luke 2:21)
[His Hebrew name, Yeshua, has been transliterated as 'Jesus' in English since it comes from the Latin transliteration 'Iesus.']
An Israeli mother proudly holds her son after his brit milah, while her own mother beams beside her.
Biblical Regulations Concerning Leprosy
"Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies." (Psalm 34:12–13)
Much of this Parasha concerns leprosy, and there are around three million people today living with leprosy, mostly in India, Southeast Asia, and South America (Brazil).
Today, there are more than 100 people in the United States who have leprosy.
Although the word lepra is used in the Septuagint, and is translated as leprosy in English, in Hebrew, the actual word is tzaraat.
This word comes from tzara, means "to have a skin disease," although the root of tzaraat may actually mean "smiting."
The Hebrew word tzara is a broad term thought to encompass diseases such as leprosy, ringworm (see above photo), psoriasis, impetigo, and tropical sores.
While we automatically relate leprosy to the modern-day affliction of leprosy, which is accompanied by swelling of organs and rotting of the limbs, a better translation might be "scaly affliction."
Three manifestations of tzaraat are mentioned in the Torah: an affliction of human skin (Leviticus 13:2); an affliction of garments (Leviticus 13:47); and an affliction of houses (Leviticus 14:34).
A person afflicted with tzaraat was called metzora, and was to be isolated from the community in order to prevent defiling and infecting others through contact.
"Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes, let their hair be unkempt, cover the lower part of their face and cry out, 'Unclean! Unclean!' [Tameh! Tameh!] As long as they have the disease they remain unclean. They must live alone; they must live outside the camp." (Leviticus 13:45–46)
Women praying at the Western (Wailing) Wall in Jerusalem.
According to rabbinical tradition, tzaraat is an affliction from God as punishment for the very serious sin of lashon hara (evil tongue), which is defined as true speech for malicious purposes; for example, in Numbers 12:10, Miriam was stricken with tzaraat after speaking evil of Moses and his wife.
Although lashon hara is an extremely serious sin, slander or defamation, which is called hotzaat shem ra (spreading a bad name), is a graver sin.
Gossip, called rekhilut, is also forbidden by Jewish law.
Judaism considers malicious gossip a type of moral leprosy, an evil contagion, and the leper should be put outside the camp until they are healed.
"Do not go about spreading slander among your people. Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor's life. I am the Lord." (Leviticus 19:16)
Also, when a house was infected with 'leprosy,' the stones and timber infected with mildew or dry rot would be removed and carried off to a designated place outside the camp (Leviticus 19:44–45). If that didn't work, then the house was totally dismantled.
Likewise, sometimes a situation in our lives or relationship has become so defiled and unhealthy that it must be leveled to the ground. We must start over in a new place, trusting that God will help us to begin anew.
Torah scroll with a yad (Torah pointer) for keeping one's place while reading.
Spiritual Leprosy
How does all this apply to Believers in Yeshua (Jesus) today?
When it comes to sin amongst Believers, there must be an attitude of grace toward the faults and weaknesses of others, but there must also be wisdom.
The Bible tells us to not fellowship with those who call themselves Believers and yet persist in serious sins—not even to eat with them! They must remain outside the camp until they repent.
"But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people." (Corinthians 5:11)
Anyone who repents, however, can be cleansed of their sins through the blood of Messiah Yeshua (Jesus).
Pilgrims immersing themselves in the Jordan River in Israel.
Haftorah (Prophetic Portion)
In this week's Haftorah (prophetic portion) we read the story of Naaman, captain of the army of the King of Aram. He was a mighty man of valor but also a leper (metzora).
Naaman's wife had an Israelite servant girl who was captured during an Aramean raid on Israel, and she advised that Naaman should go to the prophet Elisha in Israel for healing.
Naaman eventually did go, but the experience was nothing that he expected.
Elisha didn't personally meet with Naaman, but sent a messenger who instructed him to dip seven times in the Jordan River.
At first, Naaman took offense, since he expected a more personal touch. He was, after all, the captain of the army.
And then, to add insult to injury, he was told to wash in the insignificant, tiny Jordan River!
"I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy. Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn't I wash in them and be cleansed?" So he turned and went off in a rage. (2 Kings 5:11)
Fortunately for Naaman, his servants had the courage and faithfulness to challenge him.
Naaman repented of his attitude of pride and superiority, and obeyed the prophet.
Elisha refuses the gifts of Naaman, by Pieter de Grebber
Naaman's Leprosy Is Healed
When Naaman immersed himself seven times in the Jordan, his flesh became like that of a little child (na'ar katan), and he was made clean (tahor—ritually pure).
This ritual water immersion is called the 'mikvah'—the Jewish custom from which the Church derived the rite of baptism.
Furthermore, since seven is the number of perfection, rest, completion and wholeness in the Bible, when Naaman entered the mikvah and was immersed seven times, he was healed mind, body and soul, and he believed in the God of Israel!
"Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God. He stood before him and said, 'Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.'" (2 Kings 5:15)
Mankind can only find healing from moral leprosy in the teachings of the Word of God, in the rivers of the Living Water of the Jewish Scriptures, and their fulfillment in Yeshua the Messiah!
Parasha : Purification and Restoration
This week's Torah portion deals with the laws of tumah (ritual impurity) and tahara (ritual purity). The laws pertaining to purification, including post childbirth, purity in marriage (niddah), and leprosy are discussed. These regulations may be understood in purely hygienic terms, or for their religious significance, or both. The issue, however, is not one of clean versus unclean, but pure (tahor).
https://free.messianicbible.com/parasha/parasha-tazria-metzorah-what-does-leprosy-have-to-do-with-slander-and-gossip/


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Wzór na grubość ścianki (znany również jako wzór Barlowa) – wzór używany do obliczania minimalnej grubości ścianki w urządzeniach ciśnieniowych poddanych ciśnieniu wewnętrznemu (np. walczakach, kotłach parowych oraz rurociągach). Powszechnie stosowany w mechanice.

Ogólna postać wzoru

W przypadku zbiorników cienkościennych (których stosunek średnicy do grubości ścianki jest większy od 20) występuje dwuosiowy układ naprężeń. Wzdłuż osi zbiornika powstają naprężenia osiowe δx a poprzecznie do jego osi powstają naprężenia obwodowe δy. Ponieważ w zbiornikach cylindrycznych cienkościennych naprężenia obwodowe są dwa razy większe od naprężeń osiowych, obliczeń wytrzymałościowych dokonuje się jedynie z uwzględnieniem naprężeń obwodowych. Do obliczeń takich stosuje się ogólną postać wzoru:

gdzie:
 g - grubość ścianki
 D - średnica zbiornika
 p - ciśnienie wewnętrzne zbiornika
 δ - maksymalne dopuszczalne naprężenie

Wyrażenie w liczniku reprezentuje siłę wywieraną przez ciśnienie na ściankę zbiornika. W zależności od swojej postaci, wzór może odnosić się do średnicy wewnętrznej Dw lub zewnętrznej Dz zbiornika. W przypadku zbiorników cienkościennych różnica w średnicach jest pomijalna (Dw/Dz≃1) i, niezależnie od zastosowanej średnicy, wynikiem obliczeń jest ta sama średnica nominalna.
Wartości średnicy i ciśnienia w liczniku ilustrują wprost proporcjonalną zależność minimalnej grubości ścianki od ciśnienia wewnętrznego i średnicy zbiornika. Zgodnie z tą zależnością, w przypadku dużych ciśnień stosowanie zbiorników o małych średnicach może być rozwiązaniem ekonomicznie korzystniejszym.

Wyrażenie w mianowniku reprezentuje maksymalne dopuszczalne naprężenie dla danego materiału. Im bardziej wytrzymały materiał tym mniejsza powierzchnia przekroju ścianki i, co za tym idzie, mniejsza grubość ścianki.

Wzór Barlowa jest uproszczoną postacią wzoru Lamégo:

gdzie:
 pi - ciśnienie wewnętrzne
 ro - promień zewnętrzny cylindra
 ri - promień wewnętrzny cylindra
 δ - maksymalne dopuszczalne naprężenie

Wzór dla zbiorników kulistych
Dla zbiorników kulistych równanie przyjmuje następującą postać:

gdzie:
 g - grubość ścianki
 D - średnica kuli
 p - ciśnienie wewnętrzne zbiornika
 δ - maksymalne dopuszczalne naprężenie

W zbiornikach kulistych naprężenia obwodowe nie występują (występuje dwuosiowe równomierne rozciąganie). Dlatego wartość naprężenia dla zbiorników kulistych jest dwa razy mniejsza niż dla zbiorników cylindrycznych (ich cylindrycznej części).

Formy rozbudowane
Ogólna postać równania odnosi się do idealnie prostego przypadku. W rzeczywistości zbiorniki są urządzeniami złożonymi, zawierającymi w swojej konstrukcji różne elementy wypływające na wytrzymałość materiału (np. króćce lub połączenia spawane). Rury i rurociągi, które również są urządzeniami ciśnieniowymi, mogą zawierać armaturę procesową (np. łączniki lub zawory). Na wytrzymałość takich urządzeń dodatkowo ujemnie wpływają niekorzystne warunki atmosferyczne (np. obciążenie śniegiem, wiatrem, praca w środowisku korozyjnym). Wszystko to musi być uwzględnione w obliczniach wytrzymałościowych. Dlatego równania stosowane w rzeczywistości są bardziej złożone. Często spotykaną formą  wzoru jest:

gdzie:
 g - grubość ścianki
 Di - średnica zewnętrzna
 p - ciśnienie wewnętrzne zbiornika
 δ - maksymalne dopuszczalne naprężenie
 z - współczynnik wytrzymałości spoiny
 ckor - naddatek na korozję
 cr - naddatek na inne zjawiska (np. obróbkę lub erozję)

Taką postać ogólną stosują m.in. polska norma PN-EN 13445:2009 (Nieogrzewane płomieniem zbiorniki ciśnieniowe) zharmonizowana z europejską dyrektywą PED, niemiecka AD-2000 Merkblatt oraz amerykańska Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. Szczegółowe formy wzoru i sposób obliczania współczynników w nim zawartych różnią się pomiędzy poszczególnymi normami.

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