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Biografia
Naima Sahlbom, figlia di Charlotte Sahlbom (nata Hallin) e Gustav Valfrid Sahlbom, un ingegnere civile, nacque a Stoccolma, in Svezia, il 15 maggio 1871.

Da giovane frequentò la Wallinska Girls' School, il primo istituto scolastico svedese a offrire istruzione preparatoria all'università per le ragazze. Fortemente portata per la scienza, Sahlbom fu spinta da suo padre ad andare come volontaria presso il laboratorio del Dipartimento idrico di Stoccolma dove fece le sue prime esperienze di laboratorio. Nel 1893 superò gli esami di immatricolazione e frequentò la "Stockholm högskola" (ora Università di Stoccolma), dove acquisì notevole esperienza nell'analisi dei minerali. Grazie a questo lavoro il 10 maggio 1894 fu nominata membro della Geological Society di Stoccolma su candidatura di Helge Bäckström. Lo stesso anno frequentò l'Università di Uppsala, laureandosi in geologia nel 1896.

Ricerca scientifica
Nel 1897 Sahlbom pubblicò il suo primo articolo accademico riguardante le rocce raccolte sull'isola di Alnön. Nel 1900 pubblicò assieme a Johan Gunnar Andersson, dell'Università di Uppsala, uno studio basato sul fluoruro nelle fosforiti svedesi. L'articolo rilevò una somiglianza nella composizione chimica del minerale di fluoroapatite tra due invertebrati marini: il fossile di brachiopode obolide e la Lingula anatina. Per motivi finanziari, Sahlbom rifiutò un'opportunità di ricerca da Arvid Högbom, dell'Università di Uppsala, e accettò da John Landin un'offerta di lavoro presso una società di ingegneria chimica a Stoccolma.

Successivamente, dal 1902 al 1903, fu impiegata presso il Geological Survey of Finland a Helsinki, dove divenne la prima donna ad essere ammessa alla Finnish Chemical Society. Grazie alla sua associazione con Hjalmar Sjögren, l'ex professore di mineralogia e geologia all'Università di Uppsala e poi direttore del dipartimento di mineralogia presso il Museo svedese di storia naturale, Sahlbom estese la sua esperienza sull'analisi dei minerali operando presso il dipartimento di mineralogia del Museo svedese di Storia Naturale.

Durante il 1903 e il 1904, scienziati inglesi pubblicarono ricerche sulla radioattività nella rivista scientifica Nature. Nel primo numero del 1904, Robert John Strutt Rayleigh trovò che il radio era stato rilevato nei gas delle sorgenti di Bath. Nel numero successivo, Baron Blythswood e HS Allen riportarono prove di gas radioattivi nelle sorgenti minerali di Buxton. Sulla base dei risultati, Sjögren raccomandò a Sahlbom di analizzare la radioattività nelle acque svedesi e la indirizzò ad Alexander Classen ad Aquisgrana. Nel 1904 Sahlbom fu allieva di Classen con cui studiò, tra l'altro, i metodi fotografici per determinare la radioattività. Nel 1905 le prime sorgenti che analizzò fornirono dati contrastanti, anche tra sorgenti adiacenti. Nel 1906 continuò ad analizzare le sorgenti della Svezia centrale e meridionale. Le sue scoperte dimostrarono una mancanza di correlazione tra la composizione chimica delle risorse idriche e la radioattività, nonché tra la profondità dei pozzi e la radioattività. Fu inoltre dimostrata una correlazione tra la geologia delle risorse idriche e la radioattività. Poiché substrato di arenaria di Helsingborg e i pozzi in granito mostravano tra le più alte concentrazioni di gas radioattivi, Sahlbom ne dedusse che le risorse idriche accumulavano gas radioattivi scorrendo attraverso il substrato roccioso che conteneva il radio. Nel 1907 Sahlbom e Sjögren pubblicarono un articolo su 59 sorgenti e pozzi in Svezia. Il documento supportava la prova dell'emanazione radioattiva nelle acque minerali.

Nell'autunno del 1907 Sahlbom fu ammessa all'Università di Basilea. Per procedere con i suoi studi, rifiutò un'offerta di ricerca da Sjögren. Consigliata da Friedrich Fichter dell'Università di Basilea, completò la sua tesi, un'indagine sull'analisi capillare delle soluzioni colloidali e nel 1910 la presentò all'Università di Neuchâtel ottenendo un dottorato in fisica chimica. Nel 1914, con il contributo di Helge Backlund, Sahlbom aprì a Stoccolma un laboratorio speciale per l'esame di acque minerali e sorgive. Fu assunta da mineralogisti e petrografi per il suo lavoro competente di analista chimico. Nel 1916 pubblicò un secondo rapporto su mineralogia e radioattività, con l'analisi di 400 sorgenti e pozzi, che confermava che la radioattività delle acque minerali era correlata alla geologia. Nel complesso, le rocce acide e primarie risultavano avere maggiori emanazioni radioattive; le rocce mafiche e sedimentarie mostravano una minore radioattività.

Attivismo
Mentre studiava ad Aquisgrana, Basilea e Neuchâtel, Naima Sahlbom sostenne il movimento femminile scrivendo lettere e articoli per i periodici svedesi.

Dal 1919 al 1944 fece parte come membro del consiglio dell'Internationella Kvinnoförbundet för Fred och Frihet (IKFF), la divisione svedese della Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Nell'aprile 1924, Naima Sahlbom e Gertrud Woker parteciparono alla conferenza dell'American Chemical Society a Washington. Durante una dimostrazione di armi chimiche in un arsenale, provarono la pericolosità della guerra scientifica. A causa di un cambiamento di vento, Sahlbom, Woker e diversi scienziati furono esposti ai gas lacrimogeni. Nel novembre 1924, il Quarto Congresso Internazionale del WILPF si riunì a Washington. All'incontro, Ester Akesson-Beskow, Sahlbom e Woker annunciarono la formazione del Comitato contro la guerra scientifica, di cui Sahlbom fu presidente.

Nel 1925, in opposizione all'utilizzo della guerra scientifica, Sahlbom pubblicò un articolo, intitolato "Giftgasvapnet" (Armi a gas velenoso), sostenendo che impiegare la ricerca scientifica per sviluppare armi chimiche era improprio perché la guerra aveva un impatto significativo sui civili. L'IKFF approvò l'articolo di Sahlbom. Nel 1929 l'IKFF condusse una conferenza a Francoforte, dove furono discusse strategie di guerra alternative. Negli anni '30, Sahlbom viaggiò con Greta Engkvist attraverso l'Europa orientale e meridionale per sostenere il WILPF. Sahlbom fu nominata presidente di sezione del WILPF svedese nel 1935.

Nel 1946, due anni dopo le dimissioni da membro dell'IKFF, ricevette la medaglia "Illis quorum" per i suoi decenni di attivismo.

Morì il 29 marzo 1957 in una casa di riposo a Stoccolma, all'età di 85 anni.

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I just wanted to apologize for the tardiness of this post and also point out Jackie at Bonita Smoke Shop is currently running a contest to win a box of these and also check out her new project CigarVlog.com .
Win a box of Oliva V Lanceros cigars! RT this and follow @CigarVlog to enter. Contest ends April 7th. 1 Winner chose at random.
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Fantastic cigar and great pics. Thanks Matt.
Loved the pics Matt and I love a good lancero!


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What type of stories go viral on LinkedIn, and how does the algorithm impact the visibility of certain posts? Below, we take a closer look at the content process on the business professionals' network.
For some business-focused sites such as Forbes and Inc.com, LinkedIn engagement is beginning to rival, or even surpass, their shares on Facebook.
Earlier this month, we looked at how LinkedIn has been investing in video capabilities. But video isn't the only area of content that has been succeeding on LinkedIn. Earlier this year, Digiday reported on how business publishers were seeing growth in referrals from the platform.
August seems to have been a banner month, with over 50 million shares of new articles. Indeed, we're now seeing that for some business-focused sites such as Forbes and Inc.com, LinkedIn engagement is beginning to rival, or even surpass, their shares on Facebook.
According to Executive Editor Dan Roth, the platform had three million writers and around 160,000 posts per week as of the end of 2016. Those articles either get distributed by LinkedIn's in-house editorial team, made up of around 25 editors based around the world, or algorithms. LinkedIn claims that 87 percent of users trust the platform as a source of information, making it an attractive location for gaining people's attention.
But what sort of messaging works on LinkedIn, and how does it get distributed? Unlike Facebook, there isn't a whole lot of discussion about the influence of LinkedIn's algorithm on what their users see when they log on.
As with most algorithm-based news feeds, we can divide the question of why certain stories go viral into two sections. First, we need to analyze the actual substance, tone and presentation of the stories themselves. Second, we need to consider the distribution particulars of LinkedIn, the role of its algorithm and the influence that a writer or publisher can have on that process.
Looking at the most popular stories of the last few weeks on LinkedIn in NewsWhip's Spike tool, we can see that these type of stories also resonate when they come from publishers. Career advice and professional development insights are extremely popular.
Being able to maintain these editorial standards is something that LinkedIn takes very seriously, and to reasonably good effect. You won't have noticed LinkedIn mentioned very often in ongoing discussion about the spread of "fake news," and the platform is not known as a place where viral publishers go to thrive.
It's also important that articles aren't seen as overly promotional; it's fine to mention where you work, or the product you're building, but going overboard results in risking spam status and a visibility downgrade. LinkedIn isn't trying to compete with Twitter for the breaking news audience, or Facebook for mass appeal. Its strengths lie in allowing users to develop thought leadership, and sharing content relevant to their careers. Developing a genuine persona on LinkedIn with expertise around a specific topic is a surefire way to build an audience base on the platform. LinkedIn also recommends that articles are at least three paragraphs long.
Distribution of content on LinkedIn is an algorithmic process, and that algorithm is theoretically designed for engaging, interesting stories to go viral. In this sense, the algorithm isn't all that different from the type that the bigger platforms employ, but it's aimed at a more niche user base. LinkedIn is open about the effect that its algorithms have on content visibility in the news feed, using a "man+machine" approach to classifying content in real time based on signifiers such as early engagement, previous reaction to content from the page, and more.
LinkedIn uses a feature called "FollowFeed" to help determine what gets prominence in users' feeds. FollowFeed aims to provide high precision and recall, or relevance. For a technical explanation of how FollowFeed works, see this great detailed explanation from LinkedIn engineer Ankit Gupta.
(Stories are) shared with a subset of your connections and followers. This is determined by connection strength, your connection's notification settings, and notification state (i.e. number of unread notifications). Members who aren't in your network can choose to follow you and by doing so they will receive your articles and posts in their feed.
Followers may receive notifications when you publish an article. Your articles may be available in their LinkedIn homepage feeds and can be included in news digest emails.
In an effort to simplify the notifications experience, we often aggregate notifications to your connections.
So as with any news feed, there's quite a bit at play behind the scenes in determining how many people will see and share your posts. Analyzing other success stories and changing techniques learned on other platforms can help in boosting your own signal.
Ultimately, LinkedIn's editorial mission statement is to provide timely and professional content to users. Those users can be divided into different cohorts – engineers, salespeople, executives and countless other – but timely relevance remains the key consideration.
Liam Corcoran writes about digital journalism and media trends, metrics and more for the NewsWhip blog.


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Armed with the Pew Report on Industrial Animal Farming, Britain Declares War on Mega-Dairies
Britain has spurned the American model of intensive livestock farming for many years. More recently the so-called science-based CAFO models have traveled the globe, leaving trails of toxic poison behind them. Who would have thought that Britain, with a rich tradition of being one of the first countries to embrace organic, humane farming systems, would be contemplating intensive dairy farming as the way of the future? Thankfully, a much-lauded report issued by the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production is being used to support the groups opposed to the feedlot dairies. The local residents in the U.K. town of Lincolnshire are vehemently opposing plans just submitted for a 3,000 cow intensive dairy farm, only weeks after scuttling the first attempts for an 8,000 cow intensive dairy farm in the same area.
The Pew Commission's 2008 report, Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America, has been one of our most potent weapons in up-ending a loathsome business where profits depend on the inhumane treatment of animals, and where unsustainable, unsafe health and environmental practices are the norm. For too long, agri-business has been allowed free reign to transform American agriculture in a way that undermines our most basic beliefs about how animals and farmers should be treated, and what our children should eat. Not to mention the incredible long-term damage being inflicted on our soils and waterways.
The importance of the Pew Commission report in refuting the bad science and malevolent spin of agri-business has already had an impact here in the U.S. — AWA farmers are able to build viable farms that put the care of the animals and the land at the center of their production practices. It's heartening to see that that Pew's report is becoming a global resource for all communities fighting the export of an ill-conceived, greedy farming system that has proven to have dire long-term effects.
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Jackie Treiber
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ICANNWiki Staff Member.
2016 SSIG Fellow
Jackie Treiber was a Co-Executive Director of ICANNWiki, from February, 2015 to August, 2018. She is based in Spokane, Washington.
In addition to her work with ICANNWiki, Treiber attended the IGF, where she spoke on panels related to improving multilingual content on the Internet (2016) as well as the subjective experiences of gender and access to the Internet (2017).
She is also a visual artist and writer.
1 Career History
1.1 ICANNWIki (2015+)
1.2 Flashgiovani (2012)
1.3 The Portland Review (2010-2011)
ICANNWIki (2015+)
As the Co-Executive Director of ICANNWiki, Jackie worked closely with Dustin Phillips, fellow graphic designer and editor, Vivian Hua as well as site director Raymond King to create and edit content for the site. She also attended all ICANN meetings in order to maintain and strengthen relationships with ICANN community members and bolster contributions to ICANNWiki site via outreach events such as the ICANNWiki Edit-a-thon and ICANNWiki Ambassador Program.
Flashgiovani (2012)
Flashgiovani is a special project of the municipality of Bologna, Italy. As a writer at Flashgiovani, Treiber crafted creative and informative articles [1] pertaining to life in Portland, Oregon. She also translated Italian articles into English for the benefit of visiting English speakers.
The Portland Review (2010-2011)
The Portland Review has published poetry, fiction and critical reviews since 1956. As Editor-in-Chief of The Portland Review, Treiber solicited work from renowned and beginning writers and artists on a quarterly basis. She also initiated outreach events such as author readings and small one-off prints of select writers.
Jackie received a B.A. from Portland State University in 2014, where she majored in Literature and Creative Writing.
↑ From Portland to Bologna with Love From Flashgiovani.it. Retrieved 04 February 2015.
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385 backers pledged £15,793 to help bring this project to life.
PANIC ROOM are the Award-Winning UK rock band who are famed for their epic, breathtaking music... and phenomenal Live shows!
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There will be moments of magic, mystery… and general mayhem!
The Acoustic Album (title yet to be confirmed!) will be released on the band's own label - Firefly Music - so the cost of making the album will have to be raised by the band itself. And that's why we're choosing KickStarter to help us fund this album - for the first time ever!
We really believe in the power of 'crowd-funded' projects, and we find it hugely inspiring to see so many musical / artistic projects now getting off the ground, thanks to the passionate support of their friends and fans.
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• What if we don't achieve our target?
It's always a possibility that a Kickstarter campaign won't succeed - this has happened to many people, & many projects! Not every campaign will succeed.
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If we weren't successful this time, it woudn't put us off trying Crowd-Funding again - it's a great concept!
But we would have to postpone this album until a later date.
• What if there are production delays?
We have scheduled our Album release (and delivery of all Reward packages) for late June 2015. This is to allow us Plenty of time to get the products made, manufactured & out to you!
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Indeed, we might possibly run ahead of schedule - in which case, we'll get your product/s to you just as soon as they're ready!
High-quality 'lossless audio' download of the album.
✦ PANIC ROOM - The Acoustic Album - Signed!
An awesome CD + DVD package!
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• A stunning set of 3 x full-colour A4 Posters!
Including 2 'Studio Posters' showing the band in their recording environment, plus one poster-print of the new album cover.
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- UK Delivery only - due to fragile item + expensive tube-postage costs.
One of a range of special packages!
• An exclusive Kickstarter-Only Album T-shirt!
"Uber Roomie - I helped to fund the Panic Room Acoustic Album!"
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- Available as a male/unisex T-shirt, or a slim-fit female T.
- We will contact you for T-shirt size & preference after our campaign finish-date!
★ DELUXE EDITION - BRONZE PACKAGE ✚PLUS!
The Deluxe Bronze +PLUS Package - designed for couples!
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Double the trouble… Great for couples who want to share the Deluxe Edition of the album, but would like to Both display their band loyalty in our 'Uber-Roomie' T-shirt!
- We will contact you for T-shirt size(s) & preferences after our campaign finish-date!
The Deluxe Silver Package includes the new album PLUS a stunning 40-page PhotoBook, full of exclusive images from the studio!
• An Exclusive 40-page PhotoBook, documenting 'the Making of the Acoustic Album'!
• SIGNED to you, by the band!
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Plus! Accompanying notes and memories, written by the band members themselves.
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the Deluxe Album, the beautiful 40-page PhotoBook, PLUS your Exclusive Album T-shirt!
• your exclusive Kickstarter-Only Album T-shirt!
A triple-pack of highly desirable items, all bringing the magic of Panic Room into your home (and your wardrobe)!
3 exclusive products, all available SIGNED on request.
- Please see Bronze + Silver Packages for more info on T-Shirt / PhotoBook!
- T-Shirt available as male/unisex T-shirt, or a slim-fit female T.
We will contact you for T-shirt size(s) & preferences after our campaign finish-date!
The full works…. for 2 of you!
The Deluxe Gold +PLUS Package - includes everything in the GOLD Package, plus an extra T-shirt for your partner!
• 2 x exclusive Kickstarter-Only Album T-shirts!
A 4-pack of highly desirable items, all bringing the magic of Panic Room into your home ...and into your wardrobe!
All products available SIGNED on request.
The Ultimate Package for You, our Uber-Roomie!
We will send you Everything in the Deluxe Gold Package… PLUS!!!
A beautiful handwritten Panic Room lyric of your choice ~ personally written and signed for you by Anne-Marie Helder!
This is a Limited Edition, absolutely unique Collectors Piece ~ each one is exclusive to you ~ and we predict that these babies could be worth some serious bucks one day!
• A Panic Room lyric of your choice, beautifully handwritten and signed by Anne-Marie Helder, our lead singer / songwriter.
If any of you have ever seen Anne-Marie's handwriting, you will know that she has a very special way with a pen! Her naturally beautiful, expressive script will bring your chosen lyric to life in the most perfect way… from the hand, and heart, of the songwriter.
-Please see Bronze + Silver Packages above for more info on T-Shirt / PhotoBook!
The Ultimate Package - for 2 Uber-Roomies to share!
The Deluxe Platinum +PLUS Package will bring you Everything from the Deluxe Platinum package, but with an extra T-shirt!
• our Beautiful 40-page PhotoBook, documenting the Making of the Acoustic Album' - SIGNED!
• A beautiful handwritten Panic Room lyric of your choice ~ personally written out and signed for you by Anne-Marie Helder!
(T-Shirt available as male/unisex T-shirt, or a slim-fit female T.
Well, now that is a real possibility - with our Ultimate Song Dedication!!!
✸ Choose a song from our Dedication-List (available on request by email), and we will film the band performing an absolutely unique, EXCLUSIVE acoustic version of this song for you!
They will dedicate the song to you on film - or perhaps you'd like it to be dedicated to a special person in your life?
✸ The band will film this personalised song performance for you in their favourite recording studio - Sonic One - which has been the setting for each of their award-winning albums! (Satellite, Skin, Incarnate)… And where the new Acoustic Album will also be created!
Anne-Marie will capture your chosen song-lyric on a beautiful handwritten sheet, complete with a dedication if you wish!
✸ This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to have - and to keep - an amazingly special performance of one of your favourite songs!
…Plus, your contribution will help us to create even more music in future!
Have you ever dreamt of Panic Room coming to playing LIVE in your house??! Well… Dream no longer!!!
✸ We are offering you the AMAZING chance to bring Panic Room into your house* and have them perform a truly exclusive LIVE set for you!
✸ The band will perform a very special acoustic set (up to 2 hrs max, with a break) - all in the comfort of your own home*!!!
✸ Your name will be listed under 'Very Special Thanks' in the Acoustic Album credits - for making a large and vital contribution to our campaign!
1) Performance location Must be your house, or a friend's house - not a public hall, club, or venue.
3) No filming / recording allowed.
4) Event Date to be agreed by you & the band, subject to everyone's availability. Must be within 1 year of this Kickstarter campaign's end-date.
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class TestLoadBalancer < TestYaoResource
  def test_loadbalancer
    params = {
      "provider" => "octavia",
      "description" => "greate loadbalancer",
      "admin_state_up" => true,
      "provisioning_status" => "ACTIVE",
      "vip_address" => "198.51.100.1",
      "operating_status" => "ONLINE",
      "name" => "greate loadbalancer",
      "created_at" => "2017-02-28T00:41:44",
      "updated_at" => "2017-02-28T00:43:30",
    }

    lb = Yao::Resources::LoadBalancer.new(params)
    assert_equal("octavia", lb.provider)
    assert_equal("greate loadbalancer", lb.description)
    assert_equal(true, lb.admin_state_up)
    assert_equal("ACTIVE", lb.provisioning_status)
    assert_equal("198.51.100.1", lb.vip_address)
    assert_equal("ONLINE", lb.operating_status)
    assert_equal("greate loadbalancer", lb.name)
    assert_equal(Time.parse("2017-02-28T00:41:44"), lb.created)
    assert_equal(Time.parse("2017-02-28T00:43:30"), lb.updated)
  end
end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Last time we made a bop kit with a 16″ bass drum, it was largely inspired by Yamaha's HipGig. The DIY Mini Bop Drum Kit shared the HipGig's characteristic of mounting the snare drum and both toms to the bass drum. This time we're staying a bit closer to the beaten path and making a kit that more resembles Ludwig's Breakbeats and Sonor's Safari/Jungle kits. The notable exception being a 13″ snare drum rather than a full size 14″. Reason being that a 13″ should be just a tad easier to tame so as to not overpower the rest of the kit.
Aforementioned snare drum is already in progress in a separate article entitled; "DIY Snare Drum Restomization".
Our DIY Jungle Kit, "The Lewd Rhythm Ripper" will feature a 15″ deep bass drum. Right in between Ludwig's 14″ depth and Sonor's 16″. The floor tom follows Ludwig's lead at 13″ X 13″ and the tom tom is yet to be decided whether it will be 10″ X 7″ like Ludwig's or 10″ X 8″ like Sonor's. Maybe we'll go with 10″ X 7.5″.
Further we plan on installing regular telescoping ratchet spurs from Drumfactorydirect.com on the bass drum, like in the Breakbeats example. The bass drum will also have a standard single 7/8″ receiving mount seen on both the "model" kits. Tom-tom mount is yet to be decided. All the shell interiors will have "Gretsch-style" silver coloured sealer. The exterior finish chosen is a real eye-catching wrap from Bum Wrap Drum Company, titled "Tamo Fade 2".
Some time ago I acquired this already converted floor tom. It's painted flat black inside and wrapped with furniture laminate on the outside. The top mount will get re-used in our DIY Jungle Kit. The rest of the hardware is destined for the treasure box. I'm hoping the laminate wrap won't be too much of a bear to remove.
With the hardware gone and aided by a heat gun and a fair bit of patience the Formica "wrap" came off without too much hassle. Next step is to patch any un-needed holes. For this I use a mix of drywall compound and PSA (Fortified white glue). First I cover the holes on the outside with masking tape and then patch from the inside. Let dry for a few hours. It will shrink. Then remove the masking tape and patch again from both sides. This formula dries very hard and surprisingly strong.
Once fully dried the patches get a quick sanding. The existing black finish on the inside of the bass drum has a slight texture to it. A little bit like "Zola coat" or "Accousti-coat". Therefore we sand it very lightly with coarse paper in an attempt to keep the texture somewhat uniform.
The shell appears to be mahogany or perhaps lauan. If it had eight lugs per side I would have guessed it to be an early eighties Export with "Accousti-coat", but since it's a six-lugger, I have no clue. Regardless I do like the mahogany with texture combo for a smaller size bass drum.
Shake up some gloss aluminum rust paint and apply an initial coat to the inside of the shell. Once dry, add another coat and leave to dry for a couple of days.
Once the paint is dry we can start drilling holes. Whatever riser arrangement we decide on will likely require some cavities as will the bass drum spurs. Depending on lug selection we may also need some additional holes for them too. Spurs will be the first order of business.
This time around, neither the treasure box, parts closet, or basement turned up any spurs that suited this project. Also I was not able to scrummage three matching tom leg brackets. As much as I'm cheap, it was time to shop for some new parts. Being cheap I tend to take my time shopping around. Besides there are worse ways to spend an hour or two than surfing around for drum parts. After much comparison I decided to get the parts from Drumfactorydirect.com. Not only do they have a great site to browse, their pricing structure suited my frugal personality and they're super nice to deal with as well.
Like most, I'm not a huge fan of endless measuring and marking. However, I'm even less a fan of patching and re-drilling, so I do practice "measure twice – drill once". After laying out a grid of lines, load a corded drill with a brad point bit. Why corded? Most cordless drills don't spin fast enough to make a neat hole in hard woods. Drill from the outside, at full speed with very little pressure. Once the point pokes through to the inside, drill the rest of the hole from the inside. This way you'll never break through the last ply, thus avoiding splintering.
While the bearing edges were already standard 45/45 and not in really bad shape I still re-cut them just to clean them up a bit. Set the bit height to just shave off a millimetre or so. Then a light sanding to smooth the entire edge surface and soften the top of the peak just a smidgeon.
Some digging around in the various areas of the house containing drums turned up a 7.5″ deep 10″ tom. Remember I mentioned earlier that maybe we'll split the difference between Ludwig's 7″ and Sonor's 8″? Coincidentally this may have originated from the same kit as the snare drum. It has the same stubborn vent grommet and similar blue wrap adhered across the entire surface of the shell.
After removing all the hardware, the vent grommet gets pried out from the outside, then mutilated enough to push it through to the inside and remove it. Since the wrap is adhered across the entire surface, we heat it up with a heat gun, a section at a time and pull each section off the shell. Repeat until removed.
Shake up the paint can with our gloss aluminum rust paint and apply an initial coat of sealer. This little tom was quite thirsty so it actually took longer to paint on the first coat than the bass drum. Leave to dry overnight. After following up with an additional coat and 24 hour dry time, we can move on to the bearing edges.
This tom tom came with overly rounded bearing edges, so we need to re-cut them closer to standard 45/45 degree edges. using the same setting as with the bass drum, cut the inside edge only as the outside round over is just about right. Finish with sanding them smooth and taking the sharpness out of the peak.
OK, Mr Cheap who makes drum kits out of orphans… What are the chances of obtaining an orphan 13″ X 13″ tom, at a decent price?
-Probably slim to none. In fact I won't even bother attempting to find one. Instead we'll adopt a trick from another article on this site; DIY Joining/Fusing drum shells. In that article we joined two 22″ Bass drum shells to end up with a 32″ deep kick. For this DIY Jungle kit, we're going to fuse a portion of a 13″ rack tom to a complete 13″ rack tom and thus end up with 13″ depth.
After disassembling the tom, stack the tom portion on top of the complete tom shell. Measure and mark at desired depth. I cut the shell portion down by rotating it in the table saw with the fence as a guide.
Next we cut a "reverse" bearing edge on the freshly cut side of the partial tom shell. This way the partial shell fits in the tom shell with a larger surface for adhesion than if we had simply cut both straight. Stack and check that the depth is as desired.
Slop carpenter's glue on one of the edges, line up the holes for the lugs, and place one on top of the other. Ensure that they are straight. Wipe off excess glue that comes oozing out. Place a board on top and add various somewhat heavy items to weigh down on the glue joint. Allow to dry over night.
Once the Carpenter's glue is dry we can proceed with the interior "body work" and reinforcement . First cover the holes that won't be required with masking tape from the outside. This is just to prevent our filler from oozing out. For filler and reinforcement we use construction adhesive, which is just a fancy word for "bondo" in a squeeze tube. This will be very familiar to anyone that's done auto-body work.
Squeeze out a bit at a time and use a putty knife or scrap piece of wood to spread and scrape even. Try to scrape it down as flat as possible since it dries very hard and is quite resistant to sanding. Cosmetically this doesn't need to be perfect. After sanding we'll patch again with wood filler.
Construction adhesive forms a very strong and hard bond providing all the strength needed for our seam and should allow for resonance to pass freely across the seam and filled holes. Remove the masking tape after an hour or so to allow air access to our fills. Leave to dry overnight, maybe longer if necessary.
Once the construction adhesive is dry, sand it smooth. With a mix of drywall compound and "Weldbond" (A Canadian brand of fortified white glue) we patch the irregularities to attain as uniform as possible a surface inside the shell. Once again, leave to dry over night.
Next the shell gets marked for some new holes. the Pearl style lugs already fit the holes on the added partial shell, but the other end will require new holes. We also mark the holes for our new floor tom leg brackets. These are some pretty cool, chunky vintage style brackets I found at a price that appeals to my frugal personality, also at Drumfactorydirect.com. As usual we use a corded drill with a brad-point bit. Drill from the outside, at the highest sped but with very little force, until the point just pokes through to the inside. Drill the remainder of the hole from the inside to avoid any breaking through of the last ply. Test fit the lugs and brackets before putting all the drilling stuff away.
Once drilled we proceed with sanding the inside of the shell smooth, giving it a wipe down and applying a first coat of what may now be referred to as our standard silver sealer.
Before moving on to wrapping, the tom gets a quick snazzing-up of the bearing edges. I just take a couple of mil off in the router and then sand smooth with 200 grit.
I believe the floor tom is ready for wrapping.
Once again we're using wrap from Bum Wrap Drum Co. As usual it was a tough choice deciding which of their designs to go with. There's certainly no lacking in the selection available. We decided on this surreal wood grain fade finish called "tamo fade 2".
For the bass I'll forgo glueing and simply follow Bum Wrap's instructions. They have more extensive instructions on this page. Start with lining up the wrap with the shell, leading edge at the bottom of the shell. Secure in place with a couple of clamps. Stretch the wrap around the shell and check if the trailing edge lines up with the leading edge. If not, re-adjust until it does and re-clamp.
Once aligned stretch the wrap all the way around the shell again and clamp the trailing edge, a few inches from the end as pictured. Next lift the trailing edge, remove the backing on the adhesive strip and while holding the wrap taught, push down and apply pressure along the entire seam to ensure good adhesion. That's it! It's wrapped!
The tom tom gets wrapped following the identical process as the bass drum, although a smaller shell is substantially easier and quicker.
Last up for wrapping is our fused shell floor tom. Like before, I spend some time laying the wrap on the shell and ensuring it is straight before clamping in place. Like before two clamps get placed a few inches from the beginning, and once it's perfectly stretched around the shell, another two clamps get placed a few inches from the end. Make sure to use clamps with plastic or rubber grippers so as to not scratch the wrap.
Lift up the end and remove the backing paper. While holding the wrap taught, pulling backwards, gently apply the end of the wrap over the beginning and push down along the seam to aid the adhesive strip in grabbing together. It sounds more difficult than it is. After doing few it's starting to go pretty quick.
Starting with the bass drum, we use an Exacto knife to cut the holes out of the wrap. Shine a flash-light from the inside of the shell to determine the hole's position then insert the knife from the outside and using the hole's edge as a guide, trim the knife around the edge of each hole. Be careful! Exacto knives are sharp and can very easily cut a scratch in that brand new wrap job. Make sure the holes in the wrap are at least as large as the holes in the wood, even if the lug posts are smaller. We don't want the posts pushing against the wrap as that would cause the wrap to bulge.
Isolation gaskets are easily made by pressing a lug down on a piece of craft foam, making an impression at the posts. Punch holes at the posts, stuff your lug with a cotton ball if your lugs have springs. (Pink cotton balls are well know to have additional mojo compared to the white ones.) Position the lug with the posts through the holes in the craft foam and cut around the outline of the lug.
Next we continue in the same manner with the tom mount platform and the spurs. Note that I didn't end up making holes for a riser this time. Rather I will attempt to come up with a similar riser assembly to the one used on the Breakbeats. Not for any other reason than variety and an excuse to come up with yet another riser design for the DIY Bass Drum Risers page.
For hoops, I found a pair of 16″ aluminum hoops in black. Since the inlay strip that came with the wrap is a continuation of the fade and thus almost black, I decided to paint the hoops. The same gloss aluminum rust paint that is used inside the shells is a good a choice as any. Two coats applied with a brush results in a pleasant enough finish. After ample drying time the hoops get the inlay strips applied. Simply wrap them around, remove the backing on the adhesive strip, pull tight and press down.
Now that the heads and hoops are installed, lets pop a port from a sub-woofer into the resonant side head. Since I want it in the middle, I make some marks to determine the center of the head and then additional marks to outline a circle the right size for the port. With an Exacto knife play "connect-the-dots" and cut out the circle. smear some black silicone on the inside of the port flange and pop in place.
let's have some fun and add some graphics to the audience facing side as well. A "Roroor" logo is always groovy and of course "The Lewd Rhythm Ripper" should have it's name on there too.
Apart from finding a new air vent grommet to replace the mutilated one, the tom tom assembly is straightforward and quick. We make the same style DIY isolation gaskets as with the bass drum. the only challenge was digging through the supplies to find heads that were in somewhat decent condition.
Next up for assembly is the floor tom. Back on the work bench we poke holes through the wrap using an Exacto knife and a flash light. A couple of the holes had some residual filler which was easiest to remove by rotating a drill bit by hand through the hole. I settled in for 30 minutes of ISO-gasket manufacturing while listening to some 70's Swedish punk rock.
Cotton balls get stuffed in the lugs and all the lugs installed. Again, not too tight, just a bit past "snug". Next are the new chunky and quite cool leg brackets from Drumfactorydirect.com and then the air vent grommet, heads and rims.
With all the assembly completed we also install a groovy "Roroor" badge on both the floor tom and the bass drum. The rack tom and snare will both be getting badges too, once the kit is set up so I can determine the best placement.
The only major step still remaining is making a bass drum riser.
Step-by-step illustrated pictorial on making a DIY Jungle Kit. Similar to Ludwig Breakbeats, or Sonor Safari/Jungle, we call it "The Lewd Rhythm Ripper"


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Chicago company making healthy food as accessible as a candy bar – WGN-TV
Catch up with Ozark's complicated criminals before season 4 hits Netflix – The A.V. Club
by: Tom Barnas
Logging thousands of miles a week as a traveling salesman across the Midwest, Farmer's Fridge founder Luke Saunders had an epiphany over a stale granola bar and bag of popcorn.
What if fresh, healthy food could be as accessible as a candy bar?
Despite zero previous experience in the food industry, Saunders decided to create a smart vending machine that served salads in recyclable plastic jars. That innovation is now evident in everything from their test kitchen in the Fulton Market to the fresh salads made daily at their production facility near Midday Airport.
"We have a lot of flexibility to be able to come up with new ideas, we're getting feedback constantly from our customers which enables us to innovate and then launch new products," Saunders said.
Five million jars later, Saunders professional pivot not only worked, but it's also changed the landscape of food options in the Chicago area. From a single fridge in a downtown Chicago food court to hundreds of locations spanning seven states, home delivery stretching across the United States — it all starting right here in Chicago.
That true girt of Chicago can-do attitude lead Saunders and his company through the pandemic. After losing 85% of thier revenue in March 2020, Farmers Fridge was faced with the same reality most businesses faced in the face of the beginning of the pandemic: adapt or die.
Adapt they did. They launched their home delivery service in the midst of the pandemic. It lead to a growth of 150% compared to a year ago, securing the business and creating a whole new revenue stream going forward.
For more information on Farmers Fridge, click here.
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CHICAGO — A construction worker is in critical condition after being struck in a hit-and-run on the South Side.
Illinois State Police said the incident happened just before 4 a.m. Wednesday in the southbound lanes of the Bishop Ford near 111th Street. The driver fled the area and there is currently no information on make or model of the vehicle.
EVANSVILLE, Ind – The Vanderburgh County Health Department, with support from the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH), is responding to an outbreak of adult syphilis detected in a geographical area around Evansville.
Increases in syphilis cases have been reported in Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties. To date, 21 cases have been identified in this outbreak, which includes adults with syphilis infections that have occurred in the past year — most being in highly infectious stages (primary and secondary syphilis).
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Staples Center is getting a new name. Starting Christmas Day, it will be Crypto.com Arena.
The downtown Los Angeles home of the NBA's Lakers and Clippers, the NHL's Kings and the WNBA's Sparks will change its name after 22 years of operation, arena owner AEG announced Tuesday night.
Probiotic gummy and softgel manufacturing partnerships – Natural Products INSIDER
Southeast Portland's Fermenter Returns With Funky, Briny, Vibrant Vegan Brunch – The Portland Mercury


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Politics and Prosperity
Seeing the world clearly
Modeling Is Not Science
Posted on April 8, 2009 by Loquitur Veritatem
The title of this post applies, inter alia, to econometric models — especially those that purport to forecast macroeconomic activity — and climate models — especially those that purport to forecast global temperatures. I have elsewhere essayed my assessments of macroeconomic and climate models. (See this and this, for example.) My purpose here is to offer a general warning about models that claim to depict and forecast the behavior of connected sets of phenomena (systems) that are large, complex, and dynamic. I draw, in part, on a paper that I wrote 28 years ago. That paper is about warfare models, but it has general applicability.
HEMIBEL THINKING
Philip M. Morse and George E. Kimball, pioneers in the field of military operations research — the analysis and modeling of military operations — wrote that the
successful application of operations research usually results in improvements by factors of 3 or 10 or more. . . . In our first study of any operation we are looking for these large factors of possible improvement. . . .
One might term this type of thinking "hemibel thinking." A bel is defined as a unit in a logarithmic scale corresponding to a factor of 10. Consequently a hemibel corresponds to a factor of the square root of 10, or approximately 3. (Methods of Operations Research, 1946, p. 38)
This is science-speak for the following proposition: In large, complex, and dynamic systems (e.g., war, economy, climate) there is much uncertainty about the relevant parameters, about how to characterize their interactions mathematically, and about their numerical values.
Hemibel thinking assumes great importance in light of the imprecision inherent in models of large, complex, and dynamic systems. Consider, for example, a simple model with only 10 parameters. Even if such a model doesn't omit crucial parameters or mischaracterize their interactions, its results must be taken with large doses of salt. Simple mathematics tells the cautionary tale: An error of about 12 percent in the value of each parameter can produce a result that is off by a factor of 3 (a hemibel); An error of about 25 percent in the value of each parameter can produce a result that is off by a factor of 10. (Remember, this is a model of a relatively small system.)
If you think that models and "data" about such things as macroeconomic activity and climatic conditions cannot be as inaccurate as that, you have no idea how such models are devised or how such data are collected and reported. It would be kind to say that such models are incomplete, inaccurate guesswork. It would be fair to say that all too many of them reflect their developers' policy biases.
Of course, given a (miraculously) complete model, data errors might (miraculously) be offsetting, but don't bet on it. It's not that simple: Some errors will be large and some errors will be small (but which are which?), and the errors may lie in either direction (but in which direction?). In any event, no amount of luck can prevent a modeler from constructing a model whose estimates advance a favored agenda (e.g., massive, indiscriminate government spending; massive, futile, and costly efforts to cool the planet).
NO MODEL IS EVER PROVEN
The construction of a model is only one part of the scientific method. A model means nothing unless it can be tested repeatedly against facts (facts not already employed in the development of the model) and, through such tests, is found to be more accurate than alternative explanations of the same facts.As Morse and Kimball put it,
[t]o be valuable [operations research] must be toughened by the repeated impact of hard operational facts and pressing day-by-day demands, and its scale of values must be repeatedly tested in the acid of use. Otherwise it may be philosophy, but it is hardly science. (Op. cit., p. 10)
Even after rigorous testing, a model is never proven. It is, at best, a plausible working hypothesis about relations between the phenomena that it encompasses.
A model is never proven for two reasons. First, new facts may be discovered that do not comport with the model. Second, the facts upon which a model is based may be open to a different interpretation, that is, they may support a new model that yields better predictions than its predecessor.
The fact that a model cannot be proven can be take as an excuse for action: "We must act on the best information we have." That excuse — which justifies an entire industry, namely, government-funded analysis — does not fly, as I discuss below.
MODELS LIE WHEN LIARS MODEL
Any model is dangerous in the hands of a skilled, persuasive advocate. A numerical model is especially dangerous because:
There is abroad a naïve belief in the authoritativeness of numbers. A bad guess (even if unverifiable) seems to carry more weight than an honest "I don't know."
Relatively few people are both qualified and willing to examine the parameters of a numerical model, the interactions among those parameters, and the data underlying the values of the parameters and magnitudes of their interaction.
It is easy to "torture" or "mine" the data underlying a numerical model so as to produce a model that comports with the modeler's biases (stated or unstated).
There are many ways to torture or mine data; for example: by omitting certain variables in favor of others; by focusing on data for a selected period of time (and not testing the results against all the data); by adjusting data without fully explaining or justifying the basis for the adjustment; by using proxies for missing data without examining the biases that result from the use of particular proxies.
So, the next time you read about research that purports to "prove" or "predict" such-and-such about a complex phenomenon — be it the future course of economic activity or global temperatures — take a deep breath and ask these questions:
Is the "proof" or "prediction" based on an explicit model, one that is or can be written down? (If the answer is "no," you can confidently reject the "proof" or "prediction" without further ado.)
Are the data underlying the model available to the public? If there is some basis for confidentiality (e.g., where the data reveal information about individuals or are derived from proprietary processes) are the data available to researchers upon the execution of confidentiality agreements?
Are significant portions of the data reconstructed, adjusted, or represented by proxies? If the answer is "yes," it is likely that the model was intended to yield "proofs" or "predictions" of a certain type (e.g., global temperatures are rising because of human activity).
Are there well-documented objections to the model? (It takes only one well-founded objection to disprove a model, regardless of how many so-called scientists stand behind it.) If there are such objections, have they been answered fully, with factual evidence, or merely dismissed (perhaps with accompanying scorn)?
Has the model been tested rigorously by researchers who are unaffiliated with the model's developers? With what results? Are the results highly sensitive to the data underlying the model; for example, does the omission or addition of another year's worth of data change the model or its statistical robustness? Does the model comport with observations made after the model was developed?
For two masterful demonstrations of the role of data manipulation and concealment in the debate about climate change, read Steve McIntyre's presentation and this paper by Syun-Ichi Akasofu. For a masterful demonstration of a model that proves what it was designed to prove by the assumptions built into it, see this.
Government policies can be dangerous and impoverishing things. Despite that, it is hard (if not impossible) to modify and reverse government policies. Consider, for example, the establishment of public schools more than a century ago, the establishment of Social Security more than 70 years ago, and the establishment of Medicare and Medicaid more than 40 years ago. There is plenty of evidence that all four institutions are monumentally expensive failures. But all four institutions have become so entrenched that to call for their abolition is to be thought of as an eccentric, if not an uncaring anti-government zealot. (For the latest about public schools, see this.)
The principal lesson to be drawn from the history of massive government programs is that those who were skeptical of those programs were entirely justified in their skepticism. Informed, articulate skepticism of the kind I counsel here is the best weapon — perhaps the only effective one — in the fight to defend what remains of liberty and property against the depredations of massive government programs.
Skepticism often is met with the claim that such-and-such a model is the "best available" on a subject. But the "best available" model — even if it is the best available one — may be terrible indeed. Relying on the "best available" model for the sake of government action is like sending an army into battle — and likely to defeat — on the basis of rumors about the enemy's position and strength.
With respect to the economy and the climate, there are too many rumor-mongers ("scientists" with an agenda), too many gullible and compliant generals (politicians), and far too many soldiers available as cannon-fodder (the paying public).
The average person is so mystified and awed by "science" that he has little if any understanding of its limitations and pitfalls, some of which I have addressed here in the context of modeling. The average person's mystification and awe are unjustified, given that many so-called scientists exploit the public's mystification and awe in order to advance personal biases, gain the approval of other scientists (whence "consensus"), and garner funding for research that yields results congenial to its sponsors (e.g., global warming is an artifact of human activity).
Isaac Newton, who must be numbered among the greatest scientists in human history, was not a flawless scientist. (Has there ever been one?) But scientists and non-scientists alike should heed Newton on the subject of scientific humility:
I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. (Quoted in Horace Freeland Judson,The Search for Solutions, 1980, p. 5.)
Related reading: Willis Eschenbach, "How Not to Model the Historical Temperature", Watts Up With That?, March 25, 2018
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My pen name, Loquitur Veritatem, means truth-teller.
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Social Norms and Liberty
The British Roots of the Founding, and of Liberty in America
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Writing: A Guide
The End of Freedom of Speech? January 17, 2021
The "Pause" Redux: The View from Austin January 15, 2021
The White House Brochures on Climate Change January 14, 2021
How Are Americans Really Reacting to the Election? January 11, 2021
Here We Go … January 6, 2021
Thinking about Thinking — and Other Things: Desiderata As Beliefs December 31, 2020
Ho, Ho, Ho? December 25, 2020
Proof of Election Fraud or Statistical Hocus-Pocus? December 22, 2020
Michael Oakeshott, Rationalism, and America's Present Condition December 21, 2020
Thinking about Thinking — and Other Things: Irrational Rationality December 20, 2020
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Is Jill Biden a "Doctor"? December 14, 2020
Texas v. Pennsylvania — The Supremes Cut and Run December 13, 2020
Thinking about Thinking … and Other Things: Time, Existence, and Science December 13, 2020
Election 2020: Lost or Stolen? December 7, 2020
CO2 Fail November 30, 2020
"Libertarians Suck" November 29, 2020
The Great Breakup (I Hope) November 28, 2020
Further Thoughts about COVID-19 November 27, 2020
The White House Brochures on Climate Change
The End of Freedom of Speech?
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On Liberty and Libertarianism
What is liberty? It is peaceful, willing coexistence and its concomitant: beneficially cooperative behavior.
John Stuart Mill opined that "the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others." But who determines whether an act is harmful or harmless? Acts deemed harmless by an individual are not harmless if they subvert the societal bonds of trust and self-restraint upon which liberty itself depends.
Which is not to say that all social regimes are regimes of liberty. Liberty requires voice -- the freedom to dissent -- and exit -- the freedom to choose one's neighbors and associates. Voice and exit depend, in turn, on the rule of law under a minimal state.
Liberty, because it is a social phenomenon and not an innate condition of humanity, must be won and preserved by an unflinching defense of a polity that fosters liberty through its norms, and the swift and certain administration of justice within that polity. The governments in and of the United States have long since ceased to foster liberty, but most Americans are captives in their own land and have no choice but to strive for the restoration of liberty, or something closer to it.
Who can restore liberty? Certainly not the self-proclaimed libertarians who are fixated on Mill's empty harm principle and align with the left on social norms. Traditional (i.e., Burkean) conservatism fosters the preservation and adherence of beneficial norms (e.g., the last six of the Ten Commandments). Thus, by necessity, the only true libertarianism is found in traditional conservatism. I am a traditional conservative, which makes me a libertarian -- a true one.
Notes about Usage
"State" (with a capital "S") refers to one of the United States, and "States" refers to two or more of them. "State" and "States," thus used, are proper nouns because they refer to a unique entity or entities: one or more of the United States, the union of which, under the terms and conditions stated in the Constitution, is the raison d'être for the nation. I reserve the uncapitalized word "state" for a government, or hierarchy of them, which exerts a monopoly of force within its boundaries.
Marriage, in the Western tradition, predates the state and legitimates the union of one man and one woman. As such, it is an institution that is vital to civil society and therefore to the enjoyment of liberty. The recognition of a more-or-less permanent homosexual pairing as a kind of marriage is both ill-advised and illegitimate. Such an arrangement is therefore a "marriage" (in quotation marks) or, more accurately, a homosexual cohabitation contract (HCC).
The words "liberal", "progressive", and their variants are usually enclosed in quotation marks (sneer quotes) because they refer to persons and movements whose statist policies are, in fact, destructive of liberty and progress. I sometimes italicize the words, just to reduce visual clutter.
I have reverted to the British style of punctuating in-line quotations, which I followed 40 years ago when I published a weekly newspaper. The British style is to enclose within quotation marks only (a) the punctuation that appears in quoted text or (b) the title of a work (e.g., a blog post) that is usually placed within quotation marks.
I have reverted because of the confusion and unsightliness caused by the American style. It calls for the placement of periods and commas within quotation marks, even if the periods and commas don't occur in the quoted material or title. Also, if there is a question mark at the end of quoted material, it replaces the comma or period that might otherwise be placed there.
If I had continued to follow American style, I would have ended a sentence in a recent post with this:
… "A New (Cold) Civil War or Secession?" "The Culture War," "Polarization and De-facto Partition," and "Civil War?"
What a hodge-podge. There's no comma between the first two entries, and the sentence ends with an inappropriate question mark. With two titles ending in question marks, there was no way for me to avoid a series in which a comma is lacking. I could have avoided the sentence-ending question mark by recasting the list, but the items are listed chronologically, which is how they should be read.
I solved these problems easily by reverting to the British style:
… "A New (Cold) Civil War or Secession?", "The Culture War", "Polarization and De-facto Partition", and "Civil War?".
This not only eliminates the hodge-podge, but is also more logical and accurate. All items are separated by commas, commas aren't displaced by question marks, and the declarative sentence ends with a period instead of a question mark.
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On behalf of Rittgers & Rittgers, Attorneys at Law posted in Personal injury on Monday, May 22, 2017.
Ohio is a place where family is of utmost importance, so the care of a disabled or elderly loved one is a great concern. That's why it may be surprising to learn that many southern Ohio nursing homes fall well below acceptable standards in areas such as health inspections, staffing and quality measures. Sadly, this problem involves more than just sanitary shortcomings and understaffing.
According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, 1 in 10 elders are abused in this country and only 1 in 24 instances are ever examined by the authorities. Elder mistreatment is a pervasive problem throughout the Midwest and nation.
When nursing homes fail to ensure that residents are provided with an acceptable standard of care, they become dangerous places where patients' health may quickly decline, rather than improve or remain stable. Poorly run facilities can become breeding grounds for life-threatening diseases and places where patient neglect goes unnoticed or ignored.
This article will explore common threats to nursing home residents and the warning signs that something is wrong. Lastly, it will discuss what legal rights families have when a loved one has been harmed by nursing home abuse or neglect.
In July, an Ohio nursing home became a site of national concern when an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease infected 39 people, killing six. The Wesley Ridge Retirement Community in Reynoldsburg became a haven for the deadly Legionella bacteria, infecting residents, visitors and staff with the vicious form of pneumonia. Officials tied the spread of Legionnaire's disease to the facility's air conditioning system.
Legionnaire's disease, or Legionellosis, is one of several health care-associated infections (HAIs) that are commonly found in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities.
Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, is a nasty bacteria species that causes diarrhea. C. diff is resistant to antibiotics, so an infected person can become fatally ill if he or she doesn't have a strong immune system. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), C. difficile kills 14,000 Americans every year.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) causes a menacing staph infection. MRSA is frequently spread in nursing homes when staff members fail to properly wash their hands or sterilize equipment shared among patients. Basic hygiene practices can prevent MRSA, but when a facility has an outbreak, it can be hard to contain.
Sadly, many nursing home residents are harmed at the hands of the caregivers who are supposed to preserve their health and happiness. Understaffing and negligent staff lead to the mistreatment of thousands of Ohio nursing home residents each year.
Autumn Health Care Nursing Home in Zanesville was recently shut down after a lengthy pattern of horrific care. The Ohio Attorney General's office had warned the facility that its license was in peril, but that didn't stop the home from hiring people who neglected patients and stole their personal belongings. Hidden cameras documented the appalling behavior by staff members and led Ohio officials to take such an extreme action.
After reprehensible conduct, nursing home staff often tries to shield residents from contact with family members. If a staff member prevents a patient from speaking with family in privacy, it could be a warning sign. Other signs of abuse and neglect include bedsores and bruises.
If you believe that a loved one has been harmed by nursing home abuse or neglect, you may have legal recourse against the wrongdoers.
When a family has proof that a nursing home's negligence has caused a loved one's serious injury or wrongful death, it can file a lawsuit against the at-fault parties. A lawsuit can draw attention to the unacceptable conduct and exact civil justice, while allowing the family to recover monetary compensation. A suit may also prompt an investigation by regulators and possibly prevent the harming of other nursing home residents.
Proof of abuse or neglect comes in many forms. It may consist of audio or video recordings, photographs or testimony from the victim, family members or doctors. An experienced Ohio nursing home abuse attorney can help with the collection, documentation and preservation of evidence, so families should contact a lawyer when they first suspect mistreatment.
Rittgers & Rittgers is a highly respected personal injury law firm in southern Ohio. The law firm features a skilled staff that includes husband, wife and son. With offices in Lebanon, Cincinnati, West Chester and Erlanger, Rittgers & Rittgers adeptly helps nursing home abuse victims in Butler and Hamilton counties.
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The Paris Haute Couture shows just ended and as with other Fashion Weeks there were definitely some stand-out trends.
From the exaggerated 80's to the regal Romanovs - full sleeves blew up at almost all the Haute Couture shows. The sizes, shapes and fabric varied but the theme remained the same.
Sheer dresses that showcase the wearers undergarments (should they choose to wear any) have been hitting the runways for several seasons and don't seem to be going anywhere. One of the few trends that has made it to Hollywood and its runway; the red carpet.
Haute couture gave us the cold shoulder once again. This time around draped silhouettes were favored which made for a subtle sexiness.
This historical trend appeared in a few ways on the catwalk. Vaguely Victorian to overtly Elizabethan, ruffles framed the faces of countless models.
On a recent trip to New York we visited the extraordinary Manus x Machina show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute.
The exhibit - Fashion in an Age of Technology - focuses on haute couture and prêt-à-porter and the partnership between man and machine in its creation.
Sections spotlighting techniques and processes such as embroidery, lace and pleating span two levels and provide a fashion feast for the eyes. Corresponding case studies of haute couture pieces range from the turn of the last century to this season's Spring/Summer collection.


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Donald Trump's border policies turn him into his own worst enemy
Illegal immigration was low when Trump presidency began. Now photo of drowned father and daughter captures the cruel response to migrant surge: Our view
Donald Trump's border policies turn him into his own worst enemy Illegal immigration was low when Trump presidency began. Now photo of drowned father and daughter captures the cruel response to migrant surge: Our view Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/06/26/donald-trump-border-immigration-make-him-worst-enemy-editorials-debates/1573868001/
The Editorial Board, USA TODAY Published 7:00 p.m. ET June 26, 2019 | Updated 7:08 p.m. ET June 26, 2019
Along with trade, immigration has been one of President Donald Trump's signature issues. It was one of the first things out of his mouth when he announced his candidacy in 2015 and vowed to tighten the southern border.
Ever since, many of the actions he has taken have been nothing short of breathtaking — in their incoherence and incompetence.
Nothing illustrates this more than his recently delayed deportation raids. Could there be anything more ridiculous than alerting people ahead of time that the authorities are coming for them? Similar to telegraphing troop movements, announcing raids in advance could result in danger to federal agents and produce scenes reminiscent of Geraldo Rivera opening up Al Capone's (empty) safe.
Adding to this incompetence is the turmoil at Trump's immigration agencies. His Department of Homeland Security has no permanent leader and is beset by political infighting. His acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, John Sanders, became the latest casualty Tuesday when he announced his resignation. Sanders is likely to be replaced by Trump's acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Mark Morgan. Morgan has some senior law enforcement posts on his résumé, but he was best known just weeks ago as a hard-line cable television pundit.
It is hard for agencies to engage in anything productive when they don't know what their next step will be, or who will be in charge.
Tania Vanessa Ávalos of El Salvador tells Mexican officers that her husband and nearly 2-year-old daughter were swept away by the current while trying to cross the Rio Grande from Matamoros, Mexico, to Brownsville, Texas. Photos of their bodies circulated June 25, 2019. (Photo: Julia Le Duc/AP)
ARIZONA GOP CONGRESSMAN:: Democrats obstruct President Trump's efforts to secure the border
It is also hard to get the public behind vigorous border enforcement when the administration appears to take such delight in cruelty. Stories of the horrible conditions at detention facilities, combined with Tuesday's heart-wrenching photo of a drowned father and daughter in the Rio Grande, are enough to convince even law-and-order types that the administration's hawkishness has gone too far.
In fact, a case can be made that Trump's worst enemy is himself. During his first two years in office, illegal immigration was at multiyear lows. The traditional source, Mexican males, was way down. And while a new group, families and unaccompanied minors from Central America, had begun arriving in 2014, it had fallen back as well.
Then this year, the numbers from this latter group began to rise to higher levels than ever. There are likely many reasons behind this new surge. Central America is plagued by violence and poverty. And climate change is wreaking havoc on the coffee crop. But many of the president's actions, such as cutting aid to Latin American nations and warning about doors shutting, have only made matters worse.
This isn't to say that Trump hasn't had some successes. He has pressured Mexico into throwing more resources into policing its southern border, which could cut the flow of migrants from Guatemala.
Nor is it to say that Democrats don't share some blame. They've engaged in reckless rhetoric about "concentration" camps and resisted legislative changes that could discourage illegal immigration, such as changing the asylum laws.
To survey Trump's actions on immigration, however, is to see a picture of ineptitude.
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One Island East's Occupancy Reaches 94%
Swire Properties' landmark building on Hong Kong Island, One Island East, has secured a further commitment of approximately 45,000 square feet, which serves to further underscore Island East's status as the premier business community hub outside of Central. Occupancy at One Island East, a 70-storey, 1.5 million sq ft office development of Triple Grade "A" specification, has increased to 94% with only a little over three floors remaining vacant.
The two prestigious covenants, Transamerica and Citrix, join a host of Fortune 500 companies spanning a broad cross-section of business sectors including financial, shipping, property, accountancy, insurance and trading as well as some of the world's notable consumer brand names. Current tenants located in One Island East include DBS Bank, JPMorgan, CLSA, Fidelity International, AXA Rosenberg Investment, Citibank, and Convoy Financial who are also joined by Zurich Insurance Group, Aedas, The Marketing Store, ZIM Shipping, Ernst & Young, Shriro Pacific, Tiffany & Co., AIA, Club 21, China Shipping, and Christian Dior.
Mr Don Taylor, Senior Portfolio Manager of Swire Properties said, "We are very pleased to welcome Transamerica and Citrix to One Island East and Swire Island East. This most recent take-up is yet another ringing endorsement by the business community that Island East continues to be the location of choice for corporates and with only 3.5 floors remaining we look forward to welcoming more companies to the portfolio".
"Citrix is currently undergoing an exciting growth phase across Asia Pacific and the consolidation of our operations in Hong Kong to larger office premises is a testament to this. To sustain the growth momentum and accelerate to the next level, we are investing over USD$2 million in our new state-of-the-art office which will have 30 percent additional space to provision for our future growth," said Wayne Masters, Pacific Controller at Citrix Systems.
The completion of One Island East marks Swire's continuing commitment to its Island East portfolio which now comprises 8 million sq ft of integrated office accommodation in a premium business environment. The building continues to represent best in class for both its specifications and its environmental credentials achieving the highest Platinum rating of the Building Environmental Assessment Method (BEAM), one of the only 2 office developments to have achieved this status in Hong Kong to date.


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