A marker and recovery device comprising: an enclosure secured to a torso of a wearer; a bladder configured to fit within the enclosure in an uninflated state, the bladder including an elongate tube being physically connected at a first end to the enclosure; a first upper tube fluidly connected to the elongate tube at a distal end of the elongate tube; and a second upper tube fluidly connected to the elongate tube at the distal end of the elongate tube; and an inflation mechanism to inflate the bladder to extend the bladder from the uninflated state to a deployed state in which said elongate tube extends from said enclosure and where the first upper tube and second upper tube form a handle portion at the end of the elongate tube.
1. A marker and recovery device comprising: an enclosure adapted to be secured to a torso of a wearer; a bladder configured to fit within the enclosure in an uninflated state, the bladder comprising: an elongate tube being affixed at a first end to the enclosure; a first upper tube fluidly connected to the elongate tube at a distal end of the elongate tube; and a second upper tube fluidly connected to the elongate tube at the distal end of the elongate tube; link between the first upper tube and second upper tube, the link comprising a string or webbing between the first upper tube and second upper tube; and an inflation mechanism to inflate the bladder to extend the bladder from the uninflated state to a deployed state in which said elongate tube extends from said enclosure and where the first upper tube and second upper tube form a handle portion at the end of the elongate tube.
2. The device according to claim 1 wherein the link is fluidly connected to the first upper tube and second upper tube.
3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the enclosure is adapted to be secured on the front of the torso of the wearer.
4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the bladder is adapted to extend at an angle to the torso of the wearer when inflated.
5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the enclosure is adapted to be secured on the rear of the torso of the wearer.
6. The device according to claim 5, wherein the bladder is adapted to extend substantially parallel to the torso of the wearer.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein the inflation mechanism comprises a canister containing a compressed fluid.
8. The device of claim 1, wherein the enclosure is part of a belt adapted to be secured to the torso of the wearer.
9. The device of claim 1, wherein the enclosure is part of a flotation device.
10. The device of claim 1, wherein the handle portion is triangular.
11. The device of claim 1, wherein the handle portion is circular.
12. The device of claim 1 wherein said bladder is stored in an uninflated state using a detachable panel.
13. The device according to claim 1 wherein said bladder is formed from a flaccid, impermeable material.
14. The device according to claim 13 wherein said material is a thermoplastic polyurethane or PVC coated nylon fabric.
15. The device of claim 1, wherein the elongate tube is adapted to extend, when inflated, from the enclosure over a head of the wearer.
The present application is a non-provisional of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/091,893, filed Dec. 15, 2014, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to a personal marker and recovery device for waterborne activities.
When engaged in waterborne activities, such as boating, there is a constant risk of unintentionally falling into the water and being separated from the vessel. To mitigate the risk of drowning, personal floatation devices (PFDs), otherwise known as life jackets, are in widespread use and are responsible for saving countless lives from drowning. The PFDs come in many different configurations but essentially all provide a vest-like structure that fits over the upper torso. The vest is secured by a harness, in the simplest form tie straps, so that the vest is retained on the upper torso. The vest is buoyant and is effective to maintain the wearer afloat and face-up in water.
The vest may be naturally buoyant, such as when made with a closed-cell foam, or may be inflatable to achieve the requisite buoyancy. Inflation may come from a small pressurized gas cylinder, a manual inflation valve, or both. When properly utilized, the vest is capable of supporting the wearer and maintaining the wearer afloat in a stable condition indefinitely.
However, although the PFD supports the wearer, the prompt recovery of the wearer is important due to the exposure to adverse conditions, such as the water temperature and loss of body heat.
Whilst existing vests are made from a high visibility material, such as a day glow orange or other fluorescent material, the rescue of the wearer does depend upon the wearer being visually locatable. In even a relatively small body of calm water, the wearer may not be readily discernable from the general surrounding environment, and, if the wearer is unconscious, is not able to attract attention to rescuers through waving or shouting. This problem is exacerbated when there is any degree of wave motion and of course the ability to spot an individual from an aircraft is extremely difficult.
Various proposals have been made to enhance the visibility to facilitate rescue.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,877,096 to Scesney shows an inflatable floatation device that forms a tetrahedron that can be inflated by a person in distress. This does however require the device to be inflated by the user and remain tethered to the user once deployed.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,800,227 shows a PFD with a folded marker device on the back of the PFD. The marker device may be released. This device however is relatively bulky and may create imbalance such that the face of the wearer is in fact held in to the water rather than supported above the water.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,638,258 discloses a PFD in which an elongate bar is attached to the PFD. The bar may be inflated so that a wand is provided that enhances visibility. The wand is intended to be detachable and therefore its position relative to the wearer may vary.
It is object to the present invention to obviate or mitigate the above disadvantages.
According to the present invention, a marker and recovery device includes an enclosure to be secured to the torso of a wearer. A deployable tube is secured within the enclosure. The tube is extendable from a stored condition to a deployed condition in which the tube extends from the torso of the wearer.
The tube branches at its top to form at least two tubes which are joined at their top to form a closed figure. The closed figure may be used to facilitate rescue of the wearer, once the wearer is located, by providing a leverage point for a rescuer to grasp and pull the wearer onto a vessel.
FIG. 1 is a rear elevation of the marker and recovery device.
FIG. 2 is a rear elevation similar to FIG. 1 showing the marker and recovery device in a deployed condition.
FIG. 3 is a view of the stowed body of the marker and recovery device.
FIG. 4 is a rear elevation of an alternative embodiment of the marker and recovery device in a deployed condition.
FIG. 5 is a rear elevation of an alternative embodiment of the marker and recovery device in a deployed condition.
FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the marker and recovery device in a deployed condition.
FIG. 7 is a front elevation of the marker and recovery device when oriented on the front of a wearer.
FIG. 8 is a front elevation of an alternative embodiment of the marker and recovery device when oriented on the front of a wearer.
FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of one embodiment of the marker and recovery device in a deployed condition at an angle away from a wearer.
Referring therefore to FIG. 1, a marker and recovery device has an enclosure 10 located on the back of the wearer. In other embodiments, such as for example those provided in FIGS. 7, 8 and 9, the enclosure 10 may be located at the front of the wearer. In still other embodiments (not shown), the enclosure may be positioned to the side of the user, or may be located at one side of the front or back of the user.
It will be appreciated that the marker and recovery device may be sized according to the typical dimensions of a wearer and may take many different forms depending on the intended application and the severity of the environment in which the marker and recovery device is to be utilized. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, the enclosure 10 is secured to a belt 12 that passes about the torso of the wearer. The belt 12 may be buoyant to provide some enhanced buoyancy for the wearer, or may be a simple fabric belt.
In the embodiment of FIG. 1, enclosure 10 is attached to belt 12 using clasps 14 and 16. However, other attachment mechanisms are also possible and the present disclosure is not limited to any particular mechanism for connecting enclosure 1.
It will be appreciated that in other embodiments (not shown) the enclosure can also attach directly to a personal flotation device or to a harness instead of to a belt.
In order to inflate the marker and recovery device, a handle 20 may be connected to an inflation mechanism in some embodiments. In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the handle 20 is exterior to the enclosure 10 to ensure easy access in case of emergency.
Reference is now made to FIG. 2. In the embodiment of FIG. 2, an inflatable bladder 30, comprising an inflatable tube 32 which branches into a right inflatable tube 34 and a left inflatable tube 36, is secured to the enclosure 10. The securing may, for example, be done through reinforced webbing 42 located both within or outside of inflatable tube 32, as well as affixed to the inside of enclosure 10. In this way, a wearer may be rescued by lifting the weight of the user using the bladder 30 without the bladder 30 detaching from enclosure 10. Other mechanisms for securing the bladder 30 to enclosure 10 are possible.
In the embodiment of FIG. 2, two upper tubes, namely the right inflatable tube 34 and the left inflatable tube 36, are linked at the top to form a closed loop or handle portion. The link 38 between the top of tube 34 and the top of tube 36 can be a continuation of the inflatable tubes, or it can be composed of some other non-inflatable material such as webbing, cord or netting.
Other embodiments of the marker and recovery device may not have a link between the tops of inflatable tube 34 and inflatable tube 36, so that the left and right inflatable tubes do not form a closed loop.
The size of the closed loop or handle portion may be varied for particular applications.
Referring to FIG. 3, the inflatable bladder 30 is stowed in an uninflated state inside the enclosure 10. The inflatable bladder 30 is connected to an inflater 40, which is fed by a gas cylinder 42. The gas cylinder may be deployed either manually or automatically upon contact with the water to supply pressurized gas into the bladder 30. Additionally, a manual oral-inflation valve 44, as for example seen in FIG. 2, may be incorporated on the bladder 30 to allow oral inflation of the bladder in the event that the gas cylinder 42 fails to inflate the bladders adequately. Oral-inflation valve 44 may be located on bladder 30 such that a wearer has easy access to the valve when inflating the bladder.
The inflatable bladder 30 is made from a flaccid, impermeable material such as thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) or PVC coated nylon fabric. In a typical application, the tubular sleeves comprising the bladder 30 may have a combined height of between 24 and 48 inches and a diameter of between 1 and 3 inches. However, such dimensions are not limiting and are merely provided as examples. Enhanced visibility may be obtained by increasing the lengths of the sleeves.
As can be seen in FIG. 3, the bladder 30 is fixed to the enclosure 10 and, when stored, is folded back on itself so that it fits inside the enclosure 10. Although not shown for the sake of clarity, the enclosure 10 is preferably covered by a detachable panel so that bladder 30 is securely stored when not in use within the body of the enclosure 10. The detachable panel may for example be a flap of material sewn to the enclosure 10 with hook and loop fastener, referred to as Velcro.TM., tabs or snap tabs that locate the panel and maintain it in situ. However, other forms of panels or coverings, as well as securing mechanisms are also possible.
As can be seen from FIG. 1, prior to deployment, the bladder 30 is maintained in a stored condition within the enclosure 10 and does not interfere with normal operation of the wearer. If however recovery of the wearer is desired, the pressurized gas contained within gas cylinder 42 is released by pulling cord 46 using handle 20, causing the bladder 30 to inflate. This may occur prior to immersion in the water or subsequent to immersion in the water depending upon the particular conditions.
In alternative embodiments, a passive inflation device, such as a foam rubber, coil spring or mechanical linkage could be utilized instead of compressed fluid.
Activation of the inflater 40 supplies pressurized fluid to the interior of the bladder 30 causing the bladder 30 to begin inflation. Initial inflation of the bladder 30 causes the covering panel to be released and the bladder 30 to extend in an upward direction. Continued inflation of the bladder 30 moves the top of bladder 30 progressively upward until it attains a deployed condition where it is fully pressurized and extends upward from the enclosure 10 as seen in FIG. 2. If necessary, additional inflation can be provided from the oral inflation valve 44 to ensure that the bladder 30 is fully inflated. Deflation of the bladder 30 may be accomplished using the oral inflation valve 44.
Recovery of the user is facilitated by the provision of the link 38 which enables the user to be bodily lifted from the water. The link 38 may be located by a boat hook and a rope attached to the closed loop formed by inflatable tubes 34 and 36 and by link 38. Thereafter the wearer may be hoisted from the water and secured on board the rescue vessel.
Various alternative arrangements may be utilized with the bladder 30. For example, other configurations of the handle portion are shown with regard to FIGS. 4 to 6. In particular, FIG. 4 shows a circular handle portion 50 at the end of elongate inflatable tube 32. Handle portion 50 comprises a first upper portion and second upper portion that are fluidly connected to each other to form a circle.
Similarly, in FIG. 5 a triangular handle portion 52 is shown. The triangular handle portion is comprised of a first upper tube and a second upper tube which are then connected through a "V" shaped connecting link.
In FIG. 6, a "U" shaped handle portion is provided in which a first upper tube 34 and a second upper tube 36 are connected utilizing a link 38.
As indicated above, the enclosure 10 can be located in either the front or rear of the torso of a wearer. FIG. 7 shows an example where the enclosure is located at the front of the wearer. In the example of FIG. 7, the upper handle portion of the bladder 30 is triangular, similar to the embodiment of FIG. 2.
Similarly, FIG. 8 shows an embodiment in which the upper handle portion 52 is triangular as in the embodiment of FIG. 5. However, unlike FIG. 5, in the embodiment of FIG. 8 the enclosure is located at the front of the wearer.
FIG. 9 shows an embodiment in which the inflated bladder extends at an angle to the torso of the wearer. Thus, the wearer may lie back, for example, if wearing a life jacket and the marker and rescue device may still protrude at an angle to the water to make the rescue device more visible. Conversely, in certain embodiments such as those found in FIGS. 2 to 5, the marker and rescue beacon may extend substantially parallel to the torso of the wearer.
In practice, the marker and rescue apparatus is comprised of a material sufficiently strong to support the weight of a wearer. Thus, during a rescue situation a rescuer may lift the wearer out of the water utilizing the rescue apparatus. The strength of the rescue apparatus may depend on the material from which the bladder is formed. Conversely, the bladder may be reinforced, either internally or externally, for example with webbing.
Various advantages exist based on the structure described above with regards to FIGS. 1 to 9. The use of a single elongate inflatable tube 32 allows for a weight saving compared to an arch or other structure. Further, a single tube is less likely to become tangled in rigging on a boat. The use of a single tube further allows for the marker to project further out of the water due to the configuration and weight saving of the structure.
The marker and recovery device may be made to be detachable by providing releasable connectors, such as quick-release buckles, between the enclosure and the belt, harness or personal flotation device it is attached to. In this way an existing PFD may be retrofitted with the marker and recovery device, or the marker and recovery device replaced if necessary.
The marker and recovery device, and in particular the bladder, may be any color. In one embodiment, the bladder will be a highly visible color such as orange or bright green. However, any color for the device may be used. It will also be appreciated that ancillary equipment such as whistles, reflective tape, radar reflective materials or devices, cloth ribbons, and lights may be incorporated into the marker and recovery device as is conventional.


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could my pickups be damaged at all?
Submitted by guitarguy on Tue, 02/28/2006 - 23:15.
ok, on my guitar, i had to fix my nut and i started it but i didnt have the right tools until 2 days later. so i loosened the strings when i started to try and fix it and i didnt tighten them back up until it was fixed so for 2 days straight the strings were on the magnets of the pickups. could the have gotten damaged at all?
Posted by lee_UK on Wed, 03/01/2006 - 01:02.
No NO nO NO no no no no never no.
how is a string touching a magnet going to damage it? thats all your pickup is, a magnet with some copper wire around it.
so the answer is No no No no no.
Posted by guitarguy on Wed, 03/01/2006 - 02:06.
haha, ok thanks. but somone told me at the guitar store if they touch for a long time eventually the pickups will go dead.
Posted by 1bassleft on Wed, 03/01/2006 - 04:28.


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Rebel Wilson Melts Fans' Hearts In Adorable Swing Video With Girlfriend
Mason Joseph Zimmer
instagram | @rebelwilson
Rebel Wilson just posted a very sweet video with her girlfriend Ramona Agruma and the same fans who cheered on her success at finding love are swooning.
Although people loved how much Wilson seemed to enjoy herself after breaking up with her millionaire ex-boyfriend last year, they were even more excited back in June to discover she had made a connection that even Wilson herself didn't expect.
And while it turned out that the circumstances surrounding that big news were messier than anyone would have known at the time, the couple received a great deal of support as they rose above the drama and went about living their best lives.
Based on a new and particularly heartwarming video, that seems to be exactly what they're managing to do right now.
On June 9, Wilson went public with her "Disney princess" girlfriend Ramona Agruma.
As she wrote in a caption accompanying this photo, "I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess."
Around that time, she also told People that this relationship has felt like one of the healthiest she's had so far, which she now feels better equipped to recognize after embarking on a journey to shore up her self-worth.
Agruma is a fashion and jewelry designer who apparently started dating Wilson under circumstances that sound more like courtship than how dating tends to go nowadays.
As Wilson put it, "We spoke on the phone for weeks before meeting. And that was a really good way to get to know each other. It was a bit old-school in that sense — very romantic."
And while they've toured scenic locales in Italy and Turkey since then, the Instagram update that has fans celebrating the most isn't tied to any tourist destination.
Instead, it features the couple staring lovingly at each other while Agruma pushes Wilson on a golden swing.
As Wilson wrote in this video's caption, "Thanks babe for giving me a push! IDK what we're doing here…but I love every second of it!"
But as we're about to see, nobody really needs to explain the moment here.
Because the warm and fuzzy vibes are all this short video needs to satisfy Wilson's fans, who live to see more cuteness.
And from the little dance Agruma does as she pushes Wilson to the looks they give each other to the little bump at the end that startles the actress, there's more than enough of that to go around here.
h/t: People

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We're very interested in buying artwork by Arnold Turtle. Please contact us for more information.
Arnold Turtle was born in 1892 in Birmingham, England. He lived there until the age of 24, where he began a career in insurance, dabbling in art and music on the side.
He emigrated to the United States in 1922 and changed careers, going into accounting but was drawn ever-closer to art. He took night classes at the Chicago Art Institute, the Chicago Fine Arts Academy. He joined the Palette and Chisel in 1926 (paying the princely initiation fee of $100.00) and remained a dues paying member until his death. At the Palette and Chisel he received great support and encouragement from his peers and was able to become a full time artist by 1928.
Turtle traveled and painted all over the United States. He was a frequent visitor to Brown County to paint.
Arnold Turtle died in 1954 in Galena, Illinois.
We are very interested in purchasing artwork by Arnold Turtle. Please contact us if you have pieces you are considering selling.
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New Zealand Approves Telecom Split Plans
U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers is suing the prominent Japanese trading company Marubeni over what Lehman says was a massive fraud. And New Zealand has approved a three-way split of its dominant telecommunications company. Claudia Blume in Hong Kong has more on these and other business stories from the Asia-Pacific region.
Lehman Brothers has alleged that two Marubeni employees persuaded the U.S. investment bank to invest in a hoax. Lehman says it sank $350 million into a project that was to refurbish hospitals, and never saw a cent in return.
Lehman has filed suit in a Tokyo court.
Marubeni, one of Japan's oldest and most respected trading houses, has denied any wrongdoing.
The government has approved a plan to split the Telecom New Zealand, the country's leading telecommunications company, into three parts. The separation of the company into wholesale, retail and network units is part of regulatory moves to break up Telecom's monopoly.
New Zealand Communications Minister David Cunliffe says he expects the move to foster competition.
"We expect to see a much wider variety of service providers across a range of products, including, one would hope, even basic telephone line provision at some point as well as underpinning competition in mobile and other markets - so lower prices, more choice, because of a more level playing field that means that others can compete better," said Cunliffe>
Australian airline Virgin Blue announced a new budget flight service between Sydney and Los Angeles in the United States. Virgin Blue's new carrier V Australia will begin the daily flights in mid-December.
The announcement came a few weeks after Australia and the United States signed an open skies agreement that allows Australian and U.S. airlines to fly freely between the two countries. The lucrative trans-Pacific route has been dominated by Australian carrier Qantas and America's United Airlines. Virgin Blue's founder, Richard Branson, says the route needs more competition.
"I actually think on the trans-Pacific route the fares have been incredibly high for years," he said. "There hasn't actually been enough capacity on that route, so - and you have also got Australia going through boom times at the moment and a lot of people wanting to come to Australia because Australia is so special."
In other news from the aviation industry, Cambodia and the Gulf state of Qatar have agreed to establish direct flights between the two countries. Cambodia hopes the deal will boost tourism in the country. A date for the start of the flight service has not been set.


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IAPMO/ASSE Co-Located 94th Annual Education and Business Conference
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Just Energy's carbon offset initiative JustGreen Lifestyle is pleased to announce Just Energy's partnership with Live Nation Entertainment's U.S. venue network. JustGreen Lifestyle will be Live Nation's exclusive carbon offset provider for consumable energies in their owned and operated venues, purchasing enough carbon credits to offset the emissions created at Live Nation clubs and amphitheatres across the United States. The green partnership will promote Just Energy's JustGreen carbon offsetting products to music lovers all across the United States and will provided Live Nation with more than 55,000 tons of carbon offsets annually -- which is the equivalent to removing close to 11,000 cars' emissions off the road.
In addition to offsetting Live Nation venues, JustGreen will highlight the partnership with the launch of its new website www.justgreencommunity.com which offers insight and tips to help concertgoers green their lifestyles and reduce their carbon footprint on concert day.
"Partnering with Live Nation gives us a terrific opportunity to promote our JustGreen Lifestyle brand and showcase our carbon offset products to the biggest names in music today and millions of concertgoers," says Ken Hartwick, CEO, Just Energy. "We hope the partnership will motivate music lovers to take a proactive interest in making greener lifestyle choices."
"As the world's leading live entertainment company we have a responsibility to our fans, performing artists and to the planet to offer high quality entertainment in harmony with protecting the planet," says Maureen Ford, President, Venue Network Partnerships, Live Nation. "Partnering with JustGreen Lifestyle is another step in the right direction to conducting our business sustainably."
To learn more about JustGreen Lifestyle and making greener lifestyle choices visit www.justgreencommunity.com. In the coming weeks, look for new and exciting promotions and opportunities to participate in this unique green partnership from both JustGreen and Live Nation.
JustGreen Lifestyle, www.justgreencommunity.com, is Just Energy Group's green energy initiative that can help us all work towards a cleaner plant by pursuing renewable and sustainable energy solutions that support green projects across North America. The Company's JustGreen Lifestyle products provide consumers and businesses with the ability to help them reduce the environmental impact of their everyday energy use through carbon offsets and renewable energy credits.
JustGreen Lifestyle, www.justgreencommunity.com, is Just Energy Group's green energy initiative that can help us all work towards a cleaner planet by pursuing renewable and sustainable energy solutions that support green projects across North America. The Company's JustGreen Lifestyle products provide consumers and businesses with the ability to help them reduce the environmental impact of their everyday energy use through carbon offsets and renewable energy credits.
Established in 1997, Just Energy (TSX:JE)(NYSE:JE) is primarily a competitive retailer of natural gas and electricity. With offices located across the United States, Canada and now the United Kingdom, Just Energy serves close to 2 million residential and commercial customers through a wide range of energy programs and home comfort services, including fixed-price or price-protected energy program contracts, the rental of water heaters, furnaces and air conditioners and the installation of solar panels. Just Energy Group Inc. is the parent to Amigo Energy, Commerce Energy, Hudson Energy, Hudson Energy Solar, National Home Services, Momentis, Tara Energy and Terra Grain Fuels. Visit www.justgreencommunity.com to learn more. Also, find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Live Nation Entertainment is the world's leading live entertainment and ecommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world's top five ecommerce sites, with almost 27 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 22,000 shows annually for more than 2,300 artists globally. Artist Nation is the world's top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling nearly 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.


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Die 44. Tour de Bretagne fand vom 25. April bis 1. Mai 2010 statt. Das Straßenradrennen wurde in sieben Etappen über eine Distanz von 1006 Kilometern ausgetragen. Das Etappenrennen war Teil der UCI Europe Tour 2010 und in die Kategorie 2.2 einstuft.

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It's going to be a hot summer, if weather experts are to be believed and thankfully, the iPhone comes into play yet again. German company HMB TEC has created a bunch of pretty nifty peripherals for your iPhone, that can be plugged into the headphone jack and require special apps. Here's the iPhone fan and the iPhone laser.
The fan goes for EUR 19.90 and can be seen in action in the video below. This accessory doesn't require an app, unlike the laser, that costs EUR 20 and needs a $5.99 application.


DailyHeights.com is a Brooklyn Based Blog. Send tips, comments, and questions to whatsnew@dailyheights.com.
Wondering if anyone knows if the main road in Prospect Park has been plowed? Eager for a run. It's now 11:30am on Jan. 12th. Thanks!
I would like to invite parents in the Prospect Heights Community to attend a breakfast introducing Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary School opening in September. Meet the principal and get more details on how to enroll.


This project aims to control two vermin that impact on the survival of Malleefowl: foxes and rabbits. Foxes predate Malleefowl, impacting directly on population numbers. Rabbits disturb and modify Malleefowl habitat through grazing, having an indirect impact on the success of Malleefowl populations.
Over 1500 meat baits will be laid to control foxes. A fox shoot will also be coordinated as part of the red card for red fox program to be held on the last weekend of March.
10 kilograms of grain baits will be laid to control rabbits.


—used to say that one believes that something is certainly true, will happen, etc. They may claim that this was a surprise to them, but as sure as I'm standing here, they planned it all along.
What made you want to look up (as) sure as I'm standing here? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).


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The African Americans
Search for Truth and Knowledge
By Dr. Leonard Jeffries, Jr.
Part Twenty-Seven: Civil War and Reconstruction
From Slavery to Public Service
African American leaders emerged from the Civil War and Reconstruction Period as a major force in American political history. The pre-war struggle against slavery and years of actual fighting helped to forge African American leaders who had a sense of mission to improve the lot of their people as well as a commitment to use public service to help change the South for the benefit of all. Their personal strengths and abilities helped them to make substantial contributions to the Reconstruction of the nation in spite of the enormous obstacles they faced individually and collectively. For the most part these African American leaders symbolized the heroic story of their people's movement from slavery to public service.
One of the unexpected heroes of this period was a slave named Robert Smalls from Beaufort, South Carolina. He became a heroic figure in the Civil War when he struck a spectacular blow for freedom in May 1862 by piloting a Confederate ship, The Planter, over to the Union fleet which was blockading Charleston harbor. Smalls had been the pilot of The Planter, a cotton steamer converted to transport ship by the confederate Navy. His owner had sold the ship to the Confederate forces and Robert Smalls remained as its pilot because he knew the waterways of the area so well. He trained himself by studying and became an expert seaman and great manager of boats.
Few men knew the South Carolina and Georgia coastline and waterways as well as Smalls. He used these skills to earn extra money to but his wife and child out of slavery even though he was still a slave. As the Civil War progressed he waited for his chance to strike a blow against slavery and win his own freedom and that of his family. On May 13, 1862 he was ready for his spectacular feat. Under the cover of darkness, his courageous plan was carried out with the help of his fellow slave crew members. During the night, Smalls had smuggled his wife and child on board. The plan worked and the news spread throughout the country. It required courage and love of freedom as well as careful planning and brilliant execution.
Smalls continued to fight in the Civil War as a member of the United States Coloured Troops (U.S.C.T.) and served as pilot on another ship, The Crusader as well as The Planter and participated with distinction in more than a dozen engagements during the war. He helped recruuit Blacks into the Union Army as part of the First Carolina Volunteers. His daring exploits gained him national fame.
From a slave born in Beaufort, South Carolina on April 5, 1839, he was destined to become a national African American leader. After the war gy began a distinguished career as political leader and public servant. He was a delegate to the historic South Carolina Constitutional Convention in 1866 and served in the South Carolina House of Representatives and Senate from 1870 to 1874. During the Constitutional Convention, Smalls introduced a resolution on education calling for a free compulsory state-supported system. This was a very significant legislature act in South Carolina because in the Old South during slavery it was against the law to educate the slave population.
In 1874 Robert Smalls was elected to represent South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives. This ex-slave served in Congress for twelve years from 1875 to 1886 and was a brilliant and eloquent spokesman for his people. His rise from slavery to public service was similar to many other African Americans during this period.
Robert Smalls was representative of the courageous leadership that emerged from the Civil War and Abolition struggle. This African American leadership was evident at all levels of government and politics in the south and made a substantial contribution to the rebuilding of the region and establishment of a foundation under the newly free slave population. In spite of the obstacles placed in the way of African American development this leadership helped to rewrite state n constitutions and local laws as well as establish institutions and organizations designed to uplift the newly freed African Americans as well as the oppressed free Black.
The Civil War and Reconstruction were extraordinary periods of African American political and cultural activities. On the national level there were twenty-two African Americans who served in the United States Senate and House of Representatives during the period from 1870 to 1901. Unfortunately, segregationalists regained control of southern statehouses and legislatures and virtually eliminated Black elected officials. In view of the obstacles faced by African American leaders during the Post-Reconstruction period, there accomplishments were remarkable. They were exceptional and dedicated men and women.
This leadership came from all walks of life. They were ministers, teachers, lawyers, farmers, bricklayers, and barbers. Some were born free, others fought their way to freedom by running away or purchasing themselves and their families. Some of these leaders educated themselves, while others attended outstanding colleges in America and Europe.
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Truly leaves upto its title. Amazing stuff. Have fun.


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Q: PHP foreach, how to loop from key in array I have an array returned from a DB and I'm trying to echo the output of each field, where the IDS are the same from within, and then moving on to the next ID, until finished. So it prints out all the ID "1s", then "2s", then when its finished it stops. The number of ID's is variable from 1-950.
array ( 0 => stdClass::__set_state(array
( 'Year' => '2017',
'Month' => 'January',
 'name' => 'Faults',
'id' => '1',
'value' => '14058', )),

1 => stdClass::__set_state(array(
'Year' => '2017',
 'Month' => 'February',
'name' => 'Faults',
'id' => '1',
 'value' => '21', )),

2 => stdClass::__set_state(array
( 'Year' => '2017',
 'Month' => 'January',
 name' => 'Errors',
'id' => '2', 'value' => '22874', )),

3 => stdClass::__set_state(array(
'Year' => '2017',
'Month' => 'February',
'name' => 'Errors',
'id' => '2',
'value' => '2650', )), )

I am trying to achieve an output like this:
January 2017 Faults = 14958
February 2017 Faults = 21

HTML formatting here to break up/make a dividing row in between
January 2017 Errors = 22784
February 2017 Errors = 2650

Using this foreach syntax:
foreach ($results as $result) :
    if ($result->id == 1){
        echo   '', $result->Month, '	';

This works but I need to update the if statement, it is not a good solution
How can I change this so it looks inside the array and only outputs the HTML for each "id"?
I've tried foreach ($results =>id as $result) but it doesnt work. Is this the correct idea?
What is the correct syntax?
THANKS!

A: I'm using this function from the array_multisort documentation. This should work for you. I've sorted the array to filter by the id. We save the id and if the next one contains it, we will output the html code.
    $results = array_msort($results , array('id'=>SORT_ASC));

    function array_msort($array, $cols){
      $colarr = array();
     foreach ($cols as $col => $order) {
         $colarr[$col] = array();
         foreach ($array as $k => $row) { $colarr[$col]['_'.$k] = strtolower($row[$col]); }
      }
      $eval = 'array_multisort(';
      foreach ($cols as $col => $order) {
          $eval .= '$colarr[\''.$col.'\'],'.$order.',';
       }
       $eval = substr($eval,0,-1).');';
       eval($eval);
       $ret = array();
       foreach ($colarr as $col => $arr) {
           foreach ($arr as $k => $v) {
               $k = substr($k,1);
              if (!isset($ret[$k])) $ret[$k] = $array[$k];
                $ret[$k][$col] = $array[$k][$col];
            }
       }
       return $ret;

    }

    $oldId = 0;
    foreach ($results as $res){
        if($oldId == $res->id){
             echo   '', $res->Month, '	';
             //plus other output display
        }
        $oldId = $res->id;
    }

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A Minnesota judge has ordered the reduction of mother of four, Jammie Thomas-Rasset's fine by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to about $54,000, down from the $1.92 million a jury previously awarded the organization.
The reduction works out to about $2,250 per song.
Davis ruled the original judgment to be a "monstrous and shocking" figure to pay. The original penalty represented a fee of more than $83,000 per song.
The RIAA has launched more than 35,000 cases against people accused of illegal music downloads. Most have been settled out of court for comparatively much smaller dollar amounts.


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eNEWS #39 - MAY 2013
• Event Report
• Quote of the Month
'Wentworth' edited by ASE members Philip Watts & Ben Joss
Are you enjoying the new ASE website?
www.screeneditors.com.au
Remember to update your personal bio page. This is what directly links to the searchable ASE Members Directory. You can't sell a secret, so tell everyone about your industry experience!.
We will soon be promoting this free 'Find an Editor' function to the broader industry, as well as the free 'Place a Job Ad' service.
ASE Vice President Mel Annan has produced a wonderful resource - the 2012 Wages and Condition Survey. This is the result of your input last year.
Check it out HERE in the Wages & Conditions section of our website... It's interesting reading.
And one last time for those yet to explore the website and it's functions ...
1. Go to www.screeneditors.com.au
2. Enter your personal email address into the 'Membership Login'.
(use the email address that is registered with the ASE).
3. Leave the Password field blank. Press 'Forgot password'. You'll be emailed a temporary password.
4. Retrieve the email and enter the temporary password into 'Password' field.
5. Click 'Log Me In'.
Under the 'membership' pull-down menu is 'my membership'. Go ahead and update your professional details.
This is your personal page to display a bio, credits, showreel and your personal website link.
You can change your password here too.
This information will show on your personal page of the 'Members Directory' search - EXCEPT for personal details like home address, email address and phone number (these are kept strictly private).
Check out the Forum pages too. Go crazy with posting editing questions or wonderful information!.
Remember, it really is a matter of "what can you do for your Guild?".
Please let us know what you'd like to contribute or make available to share.
Let's find great comfort in supporting each other.
Jason Ballantine ASE
The Victorian branch is busy preparing a few very exciting events for the next couple of months.
Details will be published shortly. We would like to officially welcome on board Chris Hocking as a new committee member.
With the St Kilda Film Festival just around the corner, the ASE will once again be involved, not only for the Industry Day (a great way of profiling the ASE) but also with an editing panel on the 29th May.
Our thanks to committee member Rob Nairn for all his hard work in organising the events, while also juggling the role of new first time father.
On the subject of the SKFF, the ASE had a team at the annual Film Trivia night, which included, amongst others, another recent new committee member, Shan Jayaweera.
In what was a highly competitive evening, the ASE team came in a very respectable fifth place.
Congratulations to all.
Steven Robinson ASE
Chairman, VIC Committee
Meet The Member: Adrian Rostirolla
Adrian has been in the industry for about 17 years. He has edited Features, TV Drama and Documentary. Currently he is editing the TV Drama series House Husbands.
I knew I wanted to work in post when… I made a home movie using 2 VCRs with my friends based on Mad Max in the late eighties.
My first break in the industry was… getting a work experience placement at Metro TV in 1994. I then volunteered with various productions. That was my crash course in basic film making.
The thing I love most about editing is… the combination of skills that an editor has to work with. Not only are you picture editing, you are sound editing, music editing and in some cases scriptwriting. But the the ability to manipulate an audiences emotions is paramount.
The best tip I've got for aspiring editors is... Always put in 110%, build a reputation and keep it. Patience is crucial and so is knowing when to pick your battles.
If I wasn't in postproduction I'd be… A fulltime musician or a barista!
Meet The Member: Cindy Rodriguez
Cindy started working in promo producing for various companies in London.
On her return to Australia she was determined to work in long form and assisted John Pleffer and Claire Fletcher on various documentaries.
At the start of the year Cindy joined ASE mentorship program and was introduced to Matt Town who facilitated her first break into the feature film industry.
Cindy is now Third Assistant Editor on Mad Max: Fury Road.
I knew I wanted to work in post when… I did a production certificate at Metro Screen when I was 19. We had a variety of tutors for writing, producing and camera op, but the coolest and most encouraging was Phillipa the Editor. That's when it dawned on me that people actually did this for a living!
My first break in the industry was… In 2004 when I got a job as a production co-ordinator in London. I would sneak down to the edit suites whenever I could and assist the editors. Obviously I didn't last very long as a production co-ordinator, but I did get offered a job as a production assistant with the same company, which meant editing was part of the job description.
The thing I love most about editing is… The ability to affect how the viewer feels and responds on a subconscious level and it's something that I'm only starting to fully appreciate at the moment. Every minute decision the editor makes; juxtaposing images, cutting against the beat, extending a shot by 4 frames, all these elements ultimately work together to affect the spectator on an emotional or cerebral level and that is exciting stuff.
The best tip I've got for aspiring editors is… Edit anything and everything. Learn the tools of the trade and don't worry about the quality of the footage to begin with. As you grow as an editor, so will the scale and the quality of the projects you work on.
If I weren't in postproduction I'd be… Unemployed.
Meet The Committee: Shannon Longville
I specialise in… Assisting, and I would like to move into long-form editing. I have a passion for sci-fantasy projects, or any genre/period piece with likeable characters.
My first break in the industry was… My current job assisting at Beyond Productions has me going in the right direction. Along the way there have been many people who have helped and supported me.
The highlight of my career so far… Having 'Cargo' screen as a 2013 Tropfest finalist, then seeing it go viral on youtube, with some great responses from viewers.
I was inspired to join the ASE committee… To help build a stronger guild via personal contribution! And to increase the amount of social events for editors, because trying to get us all in the same room is like trying to herd cats!
The ASE is important… Because we have so much to learn from each other, and the guild is a great way to foster relationships between fellow editors, and share common experiences.
FIVE QUESTIONS for VIDEOCRAFT
ASE members were recently invited to an information evening on the latest updates for AVID to come out of NAB. The events were held by Gold Sponsors, Videocraft in their Melbourne and Sydney facilities.
We caught up with Sales Director, James Taylor to learn more about one of our newest supporters.
In a nutshell, what is Videocraft?
Videocraft is a solutions provider specialising in providing equipment and systems for the creation, distribution and archiving of content. In other words, if you need to shoot it, edit it and broadcast it in any fashion we can help. Then once you're done, we can help you keep your content secure.
A big part of our business is the role we play as systems integrators. This means we design and build systems that include everything from single edit suites to complete production facilities, with comprehensive support to match. We build systems for feature films, drama and reality projects all the way through to the world's largest sporting events and we build these systems for clients all over the world too.
Finally we sell and rent the broadcast, production and post production industries some of the world's leading equipment and have a full service, support and training team to boot.
When all is said and done, as a family-owned business, we place understanding our clients' needs and getting the job done well at the top of our list of priorities.
You have a broad range of clients from large production companies, to freelance editors. How does your operation facilitate their varying needs?
First rule of Videocraft, listen then talk. We always work with our clients to come up with the best solution for them, and with the range of manufacturers we represent, we can choose the best products on their merits. This is best achieved by truly understanding the client's and project's requirements. Often we suggest solutions that either haven't been tabled or were thought out of the ballpark as coming up with cost effective alternatives is a real specialty of ours.
Having both sales and rentals divisions means we can be flexible and can structure solutions towards either depending on what makes the best financial sense for the client.
Something you'll find said over and over by our clients is how much they value the knowledge we have gained over our many collective years in the industry. At the end of the day it's this knowledge that pays dividends when you see the thought processes as they are used in all of the systems we build for our clients. That said, we never stop learning too.
How does the company keep on the cutting edge of new technologies? How do you gauge if a product has longevity or not?
Sound Bytes: NSW
Film Sound Workflow - From Shoot to Delivery
The Sound Bytes series recently ran a Sound Workflow session at AFTRS, which sought to examine in detail film sound through its' various stages during the filmmaking process.
Chris McKeith - Head of Sound at AFTRS and Trevor Harrison - former ASSG president, hosted the night leading the conversation covering from location recording, sound management in the AVID for editorial, and maintaining meta-data for the Sound Post team all the way to the Final Mix.
On the panel was Ben Osmo (Location Recordist; Mad Max – Fury Road, The Sapphires), Derryn Pasquill (Assistant Sound Supervisor; The Great Gatsby, Australia) and Christine Cheung (Assistant Editor ; The Great Gatsby, Happy Feet).
It was a great night of lively discussions, and great audience participation with many detailed questions about mutli-camera shoots, media management (storage, backing up, file formats), and especially the intricacies setting up for location recording in challenging situations.
SUNDOWNERS (NSW)
This an ASE event all about meeting other editors in a very relaxed environment (i.e. not an edit suite!).
Come down to the Shakespeare Hotel, Surry Hills on Sunday 26th of May and talk editing or talk anything!
All are welcome: Editors, assistants, students, anyone with an interest in editing.
It begins at 3pm and be sure to look for the red balloon!
ACS: RAW CONVERSATION
Only 8 places left for this two day workshop.
Saturday 8 June, Sunday 9 June
The Friday night session on 7 June is filling fast.
Bookings are open to everyone and can be made though this link:
http://cinematographer.org.au/cms/page.asp?ID=20902
Sun Studios
42 Maddox St Alexandria, NSW
The Sydney Film Festival turns 60 this year!
The full program is now available.
Click the banner below to go the SFF site, and see their free online publication in our "ON THE WEB" section...
Sponsor Updates:
Blue Post Opens in Sydney
ASE Gold Sponsor Blue Post have opened an office in Sydney with three major TV projects in tow; Puberty Blues Series 2 (Network 10), Power Games (Nine Network) & Carlotta (ABC TV). Read more about the expansion here:
http://bluepost.com.au/news/2013/05/blue-post-opens-its-doors-in-sydney/
Autodesk invite
ASE Gold Sponsor Autodesk welcome ASE members to join them for an event to be held in both Melbourne & Sydney that will highlight the tools used in Autodesk's Media & Entertainment Software.
For more information and registration details please go to:
http://drumbeat.tomtomcom.com.au/t/ViewEmail/r/CB06CA3EA363E0882540EF23F30FEDED
Adobe announce major update to Creative Cloud
Last week Adobe announced a major update to Adobe® Creative Cloud™, packed with features, reimagining the creative process through a new set of "CC" desktop applications and enhanced cross-device collaboration and publishing capabilities. With this update, creative files can be stored, synced and shared, via Creative Cloud, on Mac OS, Windows, iOS and Android; and Behance, the world's leading online creative community, is integrated with Creative Cloud, so customers can showcase work, get feedback on projects and gain global exposure.
Adobe also announced that the company will focus creative software development efforts on its Creative Cloud offering moving forward. While Adobe Creative Suite® 6 products will continue to be supported and available for purchase, the company has no plans for future releases of Creative Suite or other CS products. Focusing development on Creative Cloud will not only accelerate the rate at which Adobe can innovate but also broaden the type of innovation the company can offer the creative community.
Creative Cloud includes stunning versions of Adobe's next generation of desktop applications -- including Adobe Photoshop® CC, InDesign® CC, Illustrator® CC, Dreamweaver® CC and Premiere® Pro CC.
Adobe's desktop tools, previously known as Creative Suite (CS), are now branded CC to reflect that they are an integral part of Creative Cloud and have been reinvented to support a more intuitive, connected way of creating.
ABOUT DIGISTOR
Established in 1990, Digistor is Australia's leading supplier of professionally supported solutions for the creation, management, storage and delivery of digital media.
Further company information is available from www.digistor.com.au
Digistor Training Centre has announced a complete list of upcoming courses.
For further information see here:
http://www.digistor.com.au/Training.aspx
Don't forget ASE Members are entitled to 10% off all training courses !
EDITING & VFX COURSES - AFTRS OPEN
New Sydney courses recently scheduled include:
'Editing in Factual TV' (June)
'Data Management for Editors' (July)
'Advanced Cinema 4D' (August)
Editing courses in Sydney with remaining spots include:
'Avid 101:V6: Editing Essentials' with David Forsyth
'TV Assistant Editor' and 'Avid for Final Cut Pro Editors' all in May
VFX courses over the next few months include:
'Colour Grading with DaVinci Resolve'
'Intro to After Effects'
'Advanced After Effects'
'Cinema 4D: An Intro'
Plus there are still a few spots in next month's 'Jill Bilcock: Editing Masterclass' in Melbourne and the one-day intensive 'The Creative Art of Editing' in Adelaide.
For details of all upcoming AFTRS Open courses across the country visit:
http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL LAUNCHES FREE ONLINE PUBLICATION
TO LAUNCH 60th ANNIVERSARY YEAR
This ground-breaking initiative is a world-first, designed as a free digital-only publication with thousands of pages of content and images, creating something so large it could never have been printed.
You can view it here:
http://online.sffarchive.org.au/
ASE LIFETIME MEMBER TONY BUCKLEY
HAS A RANGE OF INTERESTING ARTICLES FOR PURCHASE !
http://www.buckleyfilms.com/buckley_biography.html
APPLE LAUNCHES NEW FINAL CUT X MARKETING PUSH
TO WIN BACK PROFESSIONALS
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/03/28/apple-launching-new-final-cut-pro-x-marketing-push-to-win-back-professionals/
ATTENTION ALL FILMMAKERS !
48 EcoFilm Challenge is back
Team Registrations now open. Places are strictly limited so get in fast!
http://www.ecofilmfest.org/
"When I'm editing I need lots of time to talk to the director about anything and everything.
Once we understand each other better, the work becomes more fluid and very little needs to be said."
Mark Atkin A.S.E.
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Earlier this month, French developers Bloomylight Studio began their Kickstarter campaign to help fund Lynn and the Spirits of Inao, a 2D platformer they have been working on since 2011 which caught our eye thanks in part to its striking visual style, along with what appeared to be some rather solid gameplay. Things were going well for the game's crowdfunding, having raised seventy perfect of its funding goal with two weeks left to go. Alas, now thanks to a recent controversy, we won't get to experiences Lynn's adventures, as the game has been cancelled.
In a final statement on the campaign page, Bloomylight mentioned that "mistakes from the past" were now harming the game, and that they they were receiving "violent" declarations and threats, causing them to come to the decision to cancel the project. Digging deeper, it turns out that the "mistakes" they mentioned was the fact that they had apparently not paid some of the interns working for them over the course of the game's development so far, and such an action is in fact illegal in France if the interns have been working for them for over two months.
According to various sources, the interns were threatened with bad performance reviews and had to sign legal documents saying they were paid when the case was otherwise, among other reports. Our sympathies go out to the interns and other victims here, and to those who were looking forward to Lynn and the Spirits of Inao and the Miyazaki-inspired adventure within it.


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Jackson Co. wins court challenge over prayers
Christian prayers publicly offered by elected officials in a Michigan county don't run afoul of the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court said.
Jackson Co. wins court challenge over prayers Christian prayers publicly offered by elected officials in a Michigan county don't run afoul of the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court said. Check out this story on Freep.com: http://on.freep.com/2xPOHAr
Associated Press Published 5:25 p.m. ET Sept. 6, 2017
Hands of woman with Bible praying(Photo: Halfpoint, Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Christian prayers publicly offered by elected officials in a Michigan county don't run afoul of the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court said Wednesday, rejecting a challenge by a local man who contends the practice violates the rights of people with different beliefs.
Jackson County commissioners just happen to be Christian and aren't illegally promoting one faith over another, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said.
"The solemn and respectful-in-tone prayers demonstrate the commissioners permissibly seek guidance to make good decisions that will be best for generations to come and express well-wishes to military and community members," wrote Judge Richard Griffin in a 9-6 opinion.
The dispute could reach the U.S. Supreme Court. In July, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the prayer custom at meetings in Rowan County, North Carolina, was "unconstitutionally coercive."
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Jackson County was sued by Peter Bormuth, a pagan, who said he's being forced to worship Jesus to participate in government. He doesn't stand during prayers. He believes his criticism likely cost him appointments on a county solid waste committee and a public works board.
One commissioner called Bormuth a "nitwit," and two turned their backs when he spoke during public comments.
In dissent, Judge Karen Nelson Moore said there is "no doubt" that some prayer traditions are constitutional under Supreme Court precedent. But commissioners went too far, she said, noting that members of the public weren't asked to lead prayers at meetings.
"The commissioners — and only the commissioners — are responsible for the prayers' content," Moore said. "And because in Jackson County the prayer content is exclusively Christian, by delivering the prayers, the commissioners are effectively endorsing a specific religion, Christianity."
Judge Jeffrey Sutton, who joined the majority opinion, said Bormuth wants to strike any reference to faith or religion from government.
"Who is coercing whom under that approach? And what are we establishing?" Sutton said.
Prayers are a "petition by the individual, not the state or city," he said. "And that's the way most people perceive them given our long history of permitting such invocations."
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Kristen Stewart debuts English accent as Diana in Spencer trailer
Laura Harding, PA Deputy Entertainment Editor
26 August 2021, 1:41 pm ·2-min read
Kristen Stewart has given audiences a first glimpse at her English accent as Diana, Princess of Wales in the teaser trailer for new film Spencer.
The film, from Chilean director Pablo Larrain, is set over a weekend in the early 1990s when Diana joined the royal family for Christmas at the Queen's Sandringham Estate.
It imagines what might have happened over those few days, when her marriage to the Prince of Wales has gone cold but she is still obliged to join the family festivities.
Set to the soundtrack of a cover version of the Lou Reed song Perfect Day, the trailer shows cars arriving and outfits laid out as food is unpacked and prepared before the royal family sit down for a meal.
Meanwhile, Diana is locked in a bathroom in distress, as she is told: "Ma'am, they are waiting for you."
Kristen Stewart as Diana (Neon/STX)
She can be seen walking down the corridor in a glamorous white gown, which she is wearing on the movie's poster, and posing with the rest of the family for a group photo.
It also shows her being mobbed by photographers, walking alone in the gardens and dancing in a palace.
She can also be seen being comforted by another woman, played by Sally Hawkins, with whom she frolics on a beach and embraces.
(Neon/STX)
The trailer ends with Hawkins telling her, "They know everything," to which Stewart replies: "They don't."
The footage also gives a first look at Poldark star Jack Farthing as Charles.
The cast also includes Timothy Spall and Sean Harris.
Diana died aged 36 in 1997 following a car crash in Paris.
Spencer will be released in UK and Irish cinemas later this year following its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 3.
4 Bits Of News From Around The World You May Have Missed Amid The Tory Scandals
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Conversion of heritage buildings crucial to Glasgow
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Tyre Nichols' mother reveals police blocked her from seeing her dying son in hospital
"They had beat him to a pulp... his head was swollen like a watermelon," RowVaughn Wells says.
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British Values Promotion
Promoting British Values at Beverley School
At Beverley School we promote the fundamental British Values in line with the Government's PREVENT theme of the anti-terrorist strategy Contest.
We recognise those values to be;
Individual liberty
Tolerance of each other, our faiths and our beliefs.
Each area is defined below with the school context in mind. It is the responsibility of every member of staff to ensure that they support and promote these values.
Democracy can be seen as a state of society characterised by equality of rights and privileges. It can also refer to our nation's electoral systems.
In school we promote the importance of democracy through such things as;
The free and fair election of members to student council
Students take part in national elections of young politicians
Students listen to each other in class and discuss their class rules and codes of conduct
The right to be treated fairly by all and the responsibility to treat others fairly
Individual liberty suggests the free exercise of rights generally seen as outside Government control
In school we promote the importance of individual liberty through such things as;
The increasing liberty afforded to students as they move through the school. This can range from simple opportunities for independence eg taking registers or messages around school to students having their own fob to move freely around departments
Choices throughout the school day eg choice of food at lunchtime
From Year 11 some pupils are allowed to leave site to visit the local shops
The wide variety of after school clubs and lunchtime enrichment clubs  Students are offered academic choices wherever possible
All people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law that is fairly applied and enforced
In school we promote the importance of the rule of law through such things as;
Shared classroom codes of practice and wider school expectations
Policies set clear boundaries which are explained to students where appropriate
Accountability stressed to all stakeholders including staff, students and Governors
The proper regard for an individual's dignity
In school we promote the importance of mutual respect through such things as;
The school vision statement
Classroom codes of practice
The requirement for a smart dress code for both staff and students
Wellbeing promotes mutual respect through the skills developed in PHSE lessons, assemblies and through everyday opportunities in lessons and leisure time
Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs
A fair, objective and permissive attitude to those whose faith and beliefs may differ from one's own.
In school we promote the importance of tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs through such things as;
Christian festivals including Easter, Harvest Festival, Christmas (Christingle at the local church)
Acceptance of faith symbolism
Religious education taught to all students across the key stages
Assemblies which explore other faiths
Opportunities to explore other faith occasions eg Diwali, Eid
British Values by Luke Ellis
An idea I'm trying to portray with this is how British culture would not be possible without people from different countries and cultures – how British culture is made not only from what we native people of Britain bring to it, but what people like immigrants from all around the world bring to it. I am trying to show what a truly unique culture Britain has.
Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Education (SMSC) Statement
Beverley School is an all age special school for students with Autism. Our school is an accessible, inclusive and integral part of the community. It is a school where diversity is celebrated and everybody treated as a unique individual.
At Beverley School we recognise that the personal development of students spiritually, morally, socially and culturally plays a significant part in their ability to achieve and learn, and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experience of adult life. The four areas can be defined as:
Spiritual Development: being reflective about beliefs, values and aspects of human experience, using imagination and creativity and developing a curiosity in learning.
Moral development: recognising right and wrong in school life and outside, understanding consequences, investigating moral and ethical issues and offering reasoned views.
Social development: using a range of social skills in different contexts, working well with others, resolving conflicts and understanding how communities work.
Cultural development: responding positively to a range of artistic, sporting and other cultural opportunities and to understand, accept, respect and celebrate diversity.
At Beverley we aim to provide the following:
A stimulating curriculum that is meaningful, appropriate and relevant to our students enabling them to maintain progress and reach their full potential.
A safe and secure learning environment.
A consistent approach to the delivery of SMSC development through the curriculum and the overall life of the school.
Close liaison and working partnerships with parents/carers and other service providers.
Adults who are good role models and promote expected behaviour, treating everyone as unique and valuable individuals and show respect for students and their families.
Opportunities for developing SMSC
Opportunities for students to:
Use their imagination and creativity in their learning.
Gain an understanding of feelings and emotions and their likely impact.
Explore beliefs, religious or otherwise, and respect for different people's beliefs and values.
Experience moments of stillness and reflection.
Reflect on, consider and celebrate the wonders and mysteries of life.
Develop curiosity in their learning.
Foster an enjoyment and fascination in learning about themselves, others and the world around them.
Prepare themselves for the challenges of independent living.
Recognise the unique value of each individual.
Listen and respond appropriately to the views of others.
Take initiative and act responsibly with consideration for others.
Make appropriate and informed decisions and choices.
Show respect for the environment.
Manage their own behaviour.
Develop and apply an understanding of right and wrong in their school life and life outside school.
Understand the consequence of their actions.
Develop a positive self-image and an awareness of their rights and responsibilities.
Learn to be effective communicators.
Help others in school and the wider community.
Develop personal qualities valued in society e.g. honesty, consideration, independence and self-respect.
Exercise leadership and responsibility.
Form and maintain worthwhile and satisfying relationships.
Take part in a range of activities requiring social skills.
Work co-operatively and collaboratively.
Recognise the value and richness of cultural diversity in Britain.
Develop an understanding of Britain's local, national, European, Commonwealth and global dimensions.
Extend their cultural awareness through visits and residential trips.
Respond positively to a range of artistic, sporting and other cultural opportunities provided by the school.
Opportunities are created for the development of Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development through the curriculum in each subject area and in other wider school opportunities, the PSHCE curriculum, assemblies, educational visits, visitors to school, Student Council, special events (fund raising, cultural experiences) and enrichment activities during the school day and after school.


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Rae was chosen interim leader by the national board of the Liberal party following a vote amongst 34 elected Mps and 45 sitting senators. The board met in Ottawa Wednesday where, after a two-hour caucus meeting, it picked Toronto PM Rae to lead the party for the next 18 to 22 months.
With his decision to take on interim leadership, Rae has taken himself out of the running for the permanent Liberal leadership position. Earlier this month a plan was drafted by the board stipulating an interim leader must solemnly renounce, in writing, any intention of seeking the permanent leadership, plus make a vow not to pursue any discussions about a possible merger of the Liberals with the NDP.
Rae, with his wife at his side, smiled and accepted the new, temporary job. He told reporters he is honoured to have the position, but knows the job will not be easy after the federal election that saw the party reduced to third party status.
"I'm very happy to have this responsibility," Rae said during the announcement.
He added his focus will be rebuilding the Liberal brand, saying his first priority will be to re-engage with the grass roots of the party, then focus on policies such as health care and national unity.
"We simply have to - if I can coin a phrase - pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and start all over again… to really engage with members in riding associations and local communities about what the challenges are that are facing them, " Rae said.
The Liberal leadership announcement was followed closely with today's announcement by Prime Minister Stephen Harper that his government intends to eliminate Canada's per vote subsidy. Phase-out plans and details are to be announced June 6.
Brought in by former Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chrétien in an effort to make a more democratic system, critics charge the elimination of the per vote subsidy is going beneifit Conservatives through big business and power broker, tax deductable donations, while at the same time, have a defistating impact on smaller, less funded or connected parties, and at a greater cost to taxpayers.


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Capone's Brothels: A History of Hurley
December 7, 1954: William Mattrella and Pete Piazza were indicted for Mann Act violations. They pleaded not guilty and were released on $3,500 bond each.
An FBI agent was present at Anton Lysczyk's place of business (Kay's Rooms and Hotel Bar, 7-9 Silver Street) on September 15, 1965 and was approached by a lady who offered her services as a prostitute. This occurred in the presence of Lysczyk. His business partner, Marcia "Kay" Lyon, later told authorities that she started the prostitution business in 1959 and had issued 2,797 admittance cards by November 1965.
An FBI agent spoke to Lysczyk and Lyon at their place of business on December 14, 1965, twelve days after the indictment was returned. He told them he was there on another matter and warned both of them that they should not speak to him about the matter for which they were indicted.
On August 17, 1966, John "Blackie" Ravanelli (proprietor of the French Casino) was arrested on a charge of pandering. He was later found guilty and fined $200.
On October 28, 1969, James Vitich (new owner of the French Casino) began renting the Old Ritz Tavern, which was next door to the French Casino. Less than two months later, he returned the keys and said it was not working out.
On November 22, 1969, the FBI tracked two white women from the French Casino in Hurley to Milwaukee. Because their route crossed over into Ironwood, the FBI thought an interstate charge might be possible. The women took a Checker Cab in Hurley to a Greyhound bus in Ironwood.
On December 11, 1969, Sheriff John Gentile picked up a woman at the French Casino. She denied any knowledge of prostitution, but Gentile ordered her to stay in a motel and be out of town in the morning.
On January 28, 1970 Sheriff John Gentile told the FBI he had recently seen a woman in Hurley that he had kicked out in December. He expressed his frustration that the current chief of police (Albert Stella?) was not doing anything and hoped things would change when he retired in four or five months.
On February 29, 1970, at 1:00 in the morning, FBI agents were running surveillance on the French Casino when they saw a red Pontiac parked behind the building.
On May 14, 1970, FBI agents were in Spread Eagle, Wisconsin interviewing a former prostitute. She said that while working at the French Casino, a "trick" would earn her $10 and up, but he never made as much as $200 per week. She said business in general was not good, and James Vitich drank too much which cut into the profits. The second season she worked at the French Casino, her driver from Green Bay to Hurley was Buddy Howell. When questioned about the French Casino's management, she said it was all James Vitich. His wife Ellen cooked and cleaned, but had nothing to do with the brothel business. Ellen's brother George "Huck" Mickelson helped out from time to time, but only with odd jobs and not in the brothel. After leaving the French Casino the second time, she worked at Club 13 in Hurley, and turned her money over to a man named "Frenchie". Living in the Club were Buddy Howell and John "Blackie" Ravanelli.
Two FBI agents interviewed James Vitich on June 4, 1970. He claimed to have "no connection" to the operation of the French Casino, despite living there and being the owner. Vitich said he was on parole from Waupun State Prison and would not admit to any state crimes, and claimed to not be guilty of any federal crimes. The agents asked if they could interview the women living upstairs and Vitich said no. The agents said the women could decide for themselves. Vitich then went upstairs, came back down and said the women did not wish to talk.
On October 20, 1970, the James Vitich case was discussed with US Attorney John Olson. He advised that if the best evidence the FBI had was that two women crossed state lines to board a bus, it was not a good case. They would have to prove that Vitich had them travel in this way, or paid for the travel.
On November 13, 1970, FBI agents interviewed a dancer at Taycheedah, Wisconsin. She conceded she had been a go-go dancer at the French Casino in Hurley but never "turned a trick". She claimed that James Vitich never asked her to be a prostitute, and the worst thing she did was "hustle drinks".
On November 23, 1971, American Linen Supply Company delivered from Duluth a supply of sheets, towels, and linens to the Club 13 and the French Casino, owned by James and Ellen Vitich. This simple transaction was the basis for a federal indictment: those linens were traveling interstate and were used for the purpose of prostitution. The women staying at the Vitich clubs split prostitution money 50-50 with their hosts, as well as paying $5 each day for room and board.
On April 12, 1973, Judge James Doyle made a decision following the appeal of the Vitich case. They argued that the linens used in their business was no unimportant that it did not constitute a part of the crime. Doyle disagreed, reasoning, "I think it clear that, for example, had the defendants purchased eggs in Michigan for the prostitutes' breakfast, such purchases would have played a role in the prostitution business of very small significance. On the other hand, extensive use of the mails to solicit customers for the prostitutes would be of considerable significance. I have concluded that the interstate activity in this case falls closer to the example involving use of the mails than to that involving the purchase of foreign eggs. The out-of-state laundry furnished to the defendants sheets and towels which the prostitutes used in the rooms where they entertained their customers. The linens are intimately connected with the prostitution business in a way that food for the prostitutes to eat is not."
John J. Gasbarri died on November 24, 1975.
In 1976, at Raineri's request, Cira Gasbarri returned from California to reopen the Showbar, which her husband had operated as a prostitution enterprise before his death in November 1975. From late 1976 until early 1979, Raineri managed the Showbar in conjunction with Gasbarri. He gave her fifty dollars for every night she worked at the Showbar. At his urging Gasbarri permitted prostitution in the Showbar.
1977, Alex Raineri became the judge of Iron County.
In June 1978, when Patricia Colossaco told Raineri about the prostitution, he replied that she had nothing to worry about.
On August 23, 1978, Raineri signed a check to Yvonne Spears, who worked as a bartender, dancer and prostitute for the Showbar. She cashed her check in Michigan. On September 12, 1978, check was drawn on the Showbar's Michigan bank account and used in Wisconsin to pay the Lake Superior Power Company, a Wisconsin business, for power at the Showbar. These checks were later used by the FBI to show the interstate nature of the prostitution business.
Raineri traveled to and from Reno, Nevada, with Cira Gasbarri in September and October 1978
During the period when Raineri promoted prostitution at the Showbar, dancers employed by the bar would go to booths in the bar and masturbate those customers who spent thirty-five or fifty dollars for a three dollar bottle of champagne. During the same period, the dancer/prostitutes would make arrangements in the bar for the sale of their sexual favors to customers of the bar. Prostitutes would either put a share of their receipts into a box in the ladies' dressing room or give it to the bartender. Above the bar there were about twenty rooms with beds used for prostitution. The rooms were supplied with sheets, pillowcases, and electricity. Illegal prostitution permeated the Showbar.
When Wisconsin Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement Division agents made a routine inspection of the Showbar in March 1979, Raineri spoke to them over the phone, represented himself as the janitor, yelled at them, harassed them, and told them they would not get very far with any prosecution in the county.
At some point in 1979, the Showbar burned down.
Gasbarri had been hospitalized at the Hope Community Mental Health Center from December 6, 1979 to December 21, 1979; at the time of her hospitalization, her diagnosis had been psychotic depression reaction transient situational disturbance; during her hospitalization, her treatment consisted of individual and group therapy and 200 mg. of Mellaril every hour for nine days; her prognosis was good.
On March 18, 1980, before the grand jury, Raineri stated: that he and his wife were like brother and sister to Gasbarri and her husband; that after the death of Gasbarri's husband, Raineri's relationship with Gasbarri remained the same, that Raineri and Gasbarri did not have an affair and did not travel together alone except for one time when he took her to the hospital in Duluth, and once or twice when he took her to Milwaukee to shop when he was driving there to sit in criminal court.
On June 6, 1980, a federal grand jury in Madison indicted Raineri with promoting prostitution, obstructing justice and lying to the grand jury. Following the indictment, the Milwaukee Sentinel called Raineri and he told them, "They've been accusing me of running the Showbar, and I've always told them… I had no connection with the place whatsoever."
Also on June 6, the Judicial Commission of Wisconsin filed a complaint with the court alleging that the Hon. Alex J. Raineri, circuit judge for Iron county, had engaged in misconduct by reason of his having acted as presiding judge in a traffic violation case in which the defendant (Joseph J. Suzik, owner of the Starlite Motel and Bar) was married to the sister of Judge Raineri's wife. The complaint alleged that after the defendant had entered a plea of guilty to a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, Judge Raineri vacated the original sentence. The defendant then entered a plea of not guilty, and trial was held before Judge Raineri, who found the defendant guilty.
On July 31, 1980, the Judicial Commission filed an amended complaint in the matter, adding a charge that Judge Raineri dismissed a traffic citation pending against a Michigan state police officer in exchange for having a traffic citation pending against the judge in Michigan dismissed.
On March 6, 1981, the federal district court ordered that Judge Raineri be fined $15,000 and committed to
imprisonment for three years.
Cira Gasbarri died in Los Angeles on February 18, 1987 at age 51.
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package com.tomash.androidcontacts.tests;

import com.tomash.androidcontacts.BaseTest;
import com.tomash.androidcontacts.contactgetter.entity.ContactData;
import com.tomash.androidcontacts.contactgetter.main.ContactDataFactory;
import com.tomash.androidcontacts.contactgetter.main.contactsGetter.ContactsGetterBuilder;
import com.tomash.androidcontacts.contactgetter.main.contactsSaver.ContactsSaverBuilder;
import com.tomash.androidcontacts.utils.RandomStringKt;
import com.tomash.androidcontacts.utils.TestUtilsKt;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Test;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

public class InsertTests extends BaseTest {

    @Test
    public void correctlyInsertsDataList() throws Exception {
        int listSize = 100;
        List<ContactData> dataList = getMockContactDataList();
        int[] ids = new ContactsSaverBuilder(TestUtilsKt.context)
            .saveContactsList(dataList);
        Assert.assertEquals(100, ids.length);
        //asserting data inside
        Set<String> namesSet = new HashSet<>();
        Set<Integer> idsSet = new HashSet<>();
        for (int i = 0; i < listSize; i++) {
            idsSet.add(ids[i]);
            namesSet.add(dataList.get(i).getCompositeName());
        }
        List<ContactData> fromDb = new ContactsGetterBuilder(TestUtilsKt.context)
            .allFields()
            .buildList();
        for (ContactData contactData : fromDb) {
            Assert.assertTrue(namesSet.contains(contactData.getCompositeName()));
            Assert.assertTrue(idsSet.contains(contactData.getContactId()));
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void correctlyInsertsOneData() throws Exception {
        int bitmapSize = 10;
        ContactData contactData = TestUtilsKt.createRandomContactData(bitmapSize);
        int id = saveToDb(contactData);
        Assert.assertTrue(id > 0);
        ContactData savedContact = getFromDbById(id);
        TestUtilsKt.assertContacts(contactData, savedContact, bitmapSize);
    }

    @Test
    public void photoUriIsChangedCorrectly() throws Exception {
        int firstBitmapSize = 10;
        int secondBitmapSize = 20;
        //creating and saving first contactData to db
        ContactData contactData1 = TestUtilsKt.createRandomContactData(firstBitmapSize);
        int firstId = saveToDb(contactData1);
        contactData1 = getFromDbById(firstId);
        //creating second contact data and assigning uri of bitmap from first to it
        ContactData contactData2 = TestUtilsKt.createRandomContactData(secondBitmapSize);
        contactData2.setUpdatedPhotoUri(contactData1.getPhotoUri());
        int secondId = saveToDb(contactData2);
        contactData2 = getFromDbById(secondId);
        Assert.assertEquals(TestUtilsKt.getBitmapFromContactData(contactData2).getHeight(), firstBitmapSize);
    }

    private ContactData getFromDbById(int id) {
        return new ContactsGetterBuilder(TestUtilsKt.context)
            .allFields()
            .getById(id);
    }

    private int saveToDb(ContactData contactData) {
        return new ContactsSaverBuilder(TestUtilsKt.context)
            .saveContact(contactData);
    }

    private List<ContactData> getMockContactDataList() {
        List<ContactData> contactDatas = new ArrayList<>();
        for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
            ContactData data = ContactDataFactory.createEmpty();
            data.setCompositeName(RandomStringKt.randomString());
            contactDatas.add(data);
        }
        return contactDatas;
    }
}


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