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(November 4, 2014) New Mexico State University's Gary A. Eiceman has received funding of $399,000 from the National Science Foundation for research to be conducted on "Chemical Orthogonality in Tandem Differential Mobility Spectrometry at Ambient Pressure." The project is an extension of research that has spanned more than 33 years at NMSU and has included hundreds of students and contributors from New Mexico and around the world.
Eiceman, chemistry professor in NMSU's College of Arts and Sciences, received the grant beginning in August 2013 and will continue to receive funding for the next two years. Students, faculty and staff gathered Sept. 19 at NMSU to celebrate Eiceman and honor his work during a Scholarly Excellence Rally.
"Over the next two years, we should see implementation of a next generation of chemical vapor detectors which are fast, small, and highly selectivity as handheld devices that, until now, have only been found in large laboratory instruments, which are expensive and difficult to use," Eiceman said.
"Our aim is to bring specificity and a level of confidence in measurements that heretofore have been unavailable. Our goal is to impact technology found today in national security, in air quality monitoring on spacecraft, and in routine clinical or medical care nationwide and perhaps internationally."
Ion-mobility spectrometry is an analytical technique used to detect and identify substances based on the speed or mobility of ions, derived from the substances, in the gas phase and in a weak electric field. Eiceman's group has been exploring the chemistry of ionization reactions and developing mobility-based instruments for fast measurements of toxic organic compounds in airborne vapors for decades at NMSU.
IMS has application in military preparedness and commercial aviation security. The technology allows soldiers to "determine the presence and levels of chemical warfare agents in combat environments, and allows the detection of trace levels of explosives in hand luggage."
"The technology is simple, comparatively inexpensive and enormously robust," Eiceman said. "It has been unchanged fundamentally during the past 30 years, and we are seeking to bring a new strategy to IMS measurements at a high level of sophistication – at a level that doesn't exist at this moment."
"The dream for many of us is individualized medicine where measurement technology allows metabolic profiling of health and illness of an individual throughout a life, in order that measurements of clinical conditions won't be referenced against population means but against an individual's own medical history. This should provide clearer, sharper discovery of early stages of diseases."
At the rally, Eiceman credited the numerous collaborators he has worked with over his 34-year career at NMSU, including students ranging from the high school level to postdoctoral fellows and visiting scientists representing more than 40 nations.
"This is not only the work of three decades, it's also the work of hundreds of people," Eiceman added.
The next steps in the project include continued collaboration with Professor Karisa Pierce of Seattle Pacific University and NMSU graduate students Marlen Menlyadiev and Dedeepya Pasupuleti.
Eiceman is a member of the American Chemical Society, the International Society for Ion Mobility Spectrometry, the American Society for Mass Spectrometry and the British Mass Spectrometry Society. He is the co-inventor on 21 patents, as well as a co-author of more than 200 research journal articles and a third edition of his book "Ion Mobility Spectrometry." He also has been appointed Professor of Chemical Instrumentation at Loughborough University in England.
Last year, Eiceman was recognized by NMSU President Garrey Carruthers for having generated more than $1 million in funding during the fiscal year. During his years with NMSU he has also mentored 16 Ph.D. students and 20 M.S. students, six graduate students with degrees at universities outside the U.S. and 26 students in interdisciplinary projects. Seventy-four undergraduate students have worked as researchers in his laboratory.
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This literature discussion is based on a short paper describing a series of Group VI metal carbonyl compounds that have pincer ligands (Organometallics, 2016, 35, 229). While the paper is relatively straightforward, there are many subtle points that can be brought out by asking the right questions which hopefully this LO does. Some of the questions the students should be able to answer directly from the paper. I feel it is important that they do this. However, these questions nicely set up further questions that require the students to go beyond what is covered in the paper. In addition to the synthesis, there are many questions related to the spectroscopic characterization of these compounds. And of course, it wouldn't be one of my LOs if students weren't being asked to count electrons and do group theory.
This might be a bit on the long side, you could certainly omit some of the questions or have the students work on it outside of class.


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HomeBUSINESSTwo Japanese firms to invest in Green Power Projects
Two Japanese firms to invest in Green Power Projects
News Crust Monday, November 12, 2018
NETTLINX Ltd. announced that it is set to partner with Japanese Investment firms - Takara Leben Co. Ltd. (Takara Leben) & Kuni Umi Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Kuni Umi) at a press conference on Saturday. Both the Japanese companies plan to jointly invest up to 30% of equity in the SVGreen "12 MW WTE Power plant" and are considering follow-up investments in other NETTLINX Green Energy WTE power projects planned across the country, with an average investment of around Rs.260 cr. per project.
The proposed plant shall be built by SVGreen with Technical collaboration with world leader in WTE sector "M/s Hitachi Zosen", which have a track record of operating around 900 plants across the world. The upcoming plant which shall convert Hyderabad GHMC waste into energy, is being developed in the GHMC south zone located about 50 kms from the Telangana State Secretariat. The project will be operational in about 18 - 24 months' time.
Presently, SVGreen has acquired suitable land, obtained necessary statutory clearances and approvals from the Telangana state Govt agencies TSPCB, TSREDCO, TSERC, Municipal Department and other agencies to execute the project. The debt for the project is being arranged with reputed lending banks in India. The company has initiated concrete steps towards grounding the project at the earliest.
NETTLINX partnership with the Japanese companies – Kuni Umi and Takara Leben has been strategically orchestrated and carefully supervised by Mr. Ajay Kamarapu, as an investment advisor, who has brought both parties together and has years of experience in various global investment banks in New York City USA.
Kuni Umi an investor of repute, financial advisor and asset management company in Japan has been retained by SV Green, and shall be actively involved in investing, arranging equity and financing for the future WTE projects of NETTLINX.
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Q: Facebook SDK, Set Screen after Login to Storyboard View I've setup the Facebook SDK in my iOS app. I'm trying to figure out how to make my app open to a storyboard view after logging in. Here's the piece of my AppDelegate.m that controls this. Right now, the app is set to open a ViewController xib file after successful login. How can I alter this code so that the app opens to a Storyboard view upon successful login?
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- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
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    self.window.rootViewController = self.navController;
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    if (FBSession.activeSession.state == FBSessionStateCreatedTokenLoaded) {

        // Yes, so just open the session (this won't display any UX).
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    } else {
        // No, display the login page.
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    }

        return YES;

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WWE needs a phone that runs android but otherwise it only requires barely any processing power, any GPU within the last few years to tackle the minimal graphical requirements, and a very small amount of RAM. However it runs, the essential requirement is the 2.2 minimum Android version which requires a phone that has been released within the past few years.
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Korean firm chosen for R&D 100 Awards for CO2 innovation
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Officials of Hanwha Power Systems and Southwest Research Institute pose after their supercritical CO2 engine technologies win the R&D 100 Award in a ceremony held at Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa in California on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Hanwha Power Systems
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (UPI) — South Korean energy equipment company Hanwha Power Systems is among winners of the "R&D 100 Awards" for its achievement in carbon dioxide-related technology.
The innovation came from a collaboration with the Southwest Research Institute of the United States on a supercritical CO2 engine, a joint project carried out with the support of the U.S. Department of Energy.
Supercritical CO2 refers to the substance's fluid state, held at or above its critical temperature and pressure. According to Hanwha, the technology will allow for a very high-efficiency power cycle.
"Compared to conventional steam turbine system, the supercritical CO2 engine is much more efficient. In addition, it is more environmentally friendly because it depends on solar power rather than fossil fuels," a Hanwha official told UPI News Korea.
"We continue to strive to attain a leadership position in the green, power generation market," she said.
The company official said all the related tests to verify the new technology's operability would be done by early 2024.
Hanwha, which operates an R&D center in Houston, noted that it marked the first time that a supercritical CO2 technology was chosen for R&D 100 Awards.
Established in 1963, the awards are among the most prestigious, known as the "Oscars of innovation." The prizes aim to identify the top 100 revolutionary technologies of the past year.
Southwest Research Institute CEO Adam Hamilton said the technology would benefit mankind.
"I'm very proud that this work has been recognized as one of the most important innovations of the year," the Texas-based institute's chief said in a statement.
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By Jeremy P. Meyer | jpmeyer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
Denver's school board election typically attracts little attention.
But this November's election could tip the balance of the seven-member board, and so a national grassroots political action group is in Denver working to keep the reformers in charge.
Eight people so far are running for four open seats.
Denver's school board has been praised for its cohesiveness and ability to work closely with superintendents to accelerate the district's reform agenda.
Former San Diego City Schools Superintendent Alan Bersin in a speech in Denver earlier this year called Denver's board the best in America, but said that it could easily change.
"The entire direction of the district can change with this election," said Johnny Merrill, Denver organizer for Stand For Children.
The nonprofit advocacy group, which has offices in Massachusetts, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington state, recently set up shop in Denver.
"It's a race no one pays attention to, and that's why we are here," Merrill said.
"These people have tremendous impact on the day-to-day quality of education on an individual child."
Grassroots campaign to start
Once the field is set, Stand For Children will interview the candidates and make endorsements, Merrill said.
The group's members will then launch a grassroots campaign, placing yard signs and going door-to-door in support.
"We are based around the idea that one of the most effective way to advocate for children is to make sure there are decision-makers who understand the intricacies of what it takes to make a successful classroom," Merrill said.
So far only one incumbent is running — Jeannie Kaplan for District 3, which represents the city's center.
At-large board member Jill Conrad, whose term is up, has not filed an intent to run. She was not available for comment on Friday.
Contenders adding up
Two sitting board members — Michelle Moss from southwest Denver and Kevin Patterson from northeast Denver — are term-limited.
As of Friday, four people had filed paperwork to run for Patterson's District 4 seat: Jacqui Shumway, Andrea Mosby, Vernon Jones Jr. and Alton Clark. Andrea Merida is so far the sole contender for Moss' District 2 seat.
Candidates for the at-large seat so far are Christopher Scott and Mary A. Seawell.
Candidates who have filed statements of intent to run may begin gathering signatures on Wednesday.
They must turn in at least 50 signatures by Aug. 28 to be on the ballot for the mail-in election on Nov. 3.
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To go along with the rebrand (more here, here, and here) of Orchids & Onions, I wanted to create a branded environment for the event. O&O is an architectural awards gala highlighting the best and worst in the built environment. I enlisted the help of interior designers Bells & Whistles and the artistic botanical sculptures of tend, to create a space (on a tight budget) in the Horton Plaza Mall that felt architectural, otherworldly, and fun. We had to be VERY resourceful, and so used every inch of extra material we could. I found a mannequin -it was a mall, after all- and dressed her up, using her as part of the display by draping her in some custom branded jewelry I made. Laser cutters are awesome. AND I laid 60 ft. of adhesive vinyl to the floor all by myself. Sadly, people walked all over it, but it was a great thigh workout, anyway.


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POLLATSCHEK (also Polatschek, Pollaczek, Poláček)
{ xxxx } = Unconfirmed family member and/or relationship.
Updated 01 June 2017
Pollatschek, Adolf
Pollatschek, Adolf Abraham
Pollatschek, Eduard
Pollatschek, Emil (1874)
Poláček (Pollatschek), Emil (1883)
Pollatschek, Gabriel
Pollatschek, Gustav
Poláček (Pollatschek), Hugo (1872)
Pollatschek, Hugo (1878)
Pollatschek, Ignatz
Pollatschek, Jakob
Pollatschek, Josef (1831)
Pollatschek, Julius
Pollatschek, Karl (1870)
Pollatschek, Karel (1877)
Poláček, Leo Kamill
Pollatschek, Leopold (1836)
Pollatschek, Michael
Pollatschek, Moritz
Pollatschková, Barbora
Pollatschková, Bertha (1874)
Pollatschková, Elisabeth
Pollatschková, Elsa (1887)
Pollatschková, Irma
Pollatschková, Kamilla (1871)
Pollatschková, Melanie
Poláčková, Milena
Pollatschková, Mina
Pollatschková, Paula
Pollatschková, Rachel
Pollatschková, Stefanie
Pollatschková, Therese
Poláčková, Zdeňka
Pollatschek, Adolf [ b. 12.3.1839, Štiřín, Bohemia - d. 5.11.1903, Karlín 41 (Prague) ]
Adolf was a son of Michael and Sara (née Fischelová) Pollatschek. Adolf was a "Fabrikant" (manufacturer) according to the sole existing conscription record for him, although his record of death says he was a "Reisender" - some kind of traveling salesman. He married Ernestine Micholupová at the Klausen Synagogue in prague on 7 February 1869. Together they had at least four children. Adolf died at home at 2 a.m., apparently from an acute gallbladder infection. He's buried in the New Jewish Cemetery in Prague.
Fischelová, Sara
Micholupová, Ernestine
Pollatschek, Emil (1874) [ b. 29.10.1874, Nová Hospoda 22, Bohemia - d. 5.3.1934, Prague ]
Emil was one of six known children of Leopold and Katharina (née Fischelová) Pollatschek. In life he was a dentist, and I've included a 1901 advert in the Prager Tagblatt newspaper, linked above. He married Margarethe Löwyová at the Karlín Synagogue in Prague on 9 February 1902. It's not clear whether they had any children, but there don't appear to have been any between their 1902 marriage and the 1907 move to Vinohrady. His obituary also does not indicate he was a father. Due to unavailable 1934 records of death we don't know how he died, but we do know from the obituaries that he was cremated - for any Jew this is a rare pratice in the extreme. It's noted in one of the obituaries that he was also a Freemason, so that may explain the cremation.
Löwyová, Margarethe
None/Unknown
Poláček (Pollatschek), Emil (1883) [ b. 21.5.1883, 1049/II, Prague - d. 1942, probably in Bełżec, Poland ]
Emil was the youngest of four known children of Adolf and Ernestine (née Micholupová) Pollatschek. Emil appears to have remained single through his life. Curiously there is a note in his birth record which shows a name change to Poláček (spelling change only, from the German) dated 25 June 1941, only 6 months before his deportation. The Aa transport sent prisoners from Terezín to "the east" where they were staged at the Izbica transit camp in Lublin, Poland. From there most were sent to the newly-operational Bełżec death camp where they were immediately sent to the gas chambers.
Narozen 21. 05. 1883
Poslední bydliště před deportací: Praha V
Adresa/místo registrace v Protektorátu: Praha I, Dlouhá 18
Transport V, č. 401 (30. 01. 1942, Praha -> Terezín)
Transport Aa, č. 935 (11. 03. 1942, Terezín -> Izbica)
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Pollatschek, Gabriel [ b. c. 1817, Kostelec u Křížků, Bohemia - d. ? ]
Gabriel was the eldest of two sons of Michael and Sara (née Guttmannová) Pollatschek. He married Katharina Lustigová on 1 July 1845 apparently in Libeř (outside of Jilové), even though the marriage is recorded in the Kostelec u Křížků Jewish registers. His wife appears to have been from Jilové u Prahy, so the Libeř marriage location makes some sense. Together they between six and eight children, all evidently born in or in the vicinity of Kostelec u Křížků. Based on other documentation it's clear they had two children not mentioned here - Moritz and Johanna. It's possible the two "missing" children were born between 1849 and 1853, or between 1854 and 1859 - we don't know for sure because of gaps in the records for those years, meaning between the births of his three youngest children. Note also Gabriel and Katharina are included in the familiant record with his own registration dated 8 November 1844. Unfortunately I have not uncovered any information on his disposition.
Guttmannová, Rosa
Lustigová, Katharina
Poláček (Pollatschek), Hugo (1872) [ b. 20.3.1872, Štiřín?, Bohemia - d. 1943, Auschwitz, Poland ]
Hugo was second-born of six known children of Leopold and Katharina (née Fischelová) Pollatschek. He married Mina Lustigová on 7 August 1900 in Chlumec nad Cidlinou. Together they had three children, all of whom were born in different places - Milena in Rtanov-Klamoš, just outside of Chlumec; Zdenka at his parent's home in Nova Hospoda, and, Leo evidently in Podbořany. By his mother's 1920 passing they lived in Měrunice in the Sudeten Czech north. By the time of the occupation and Holocaust the family were again living in Prague. Since we don't have a birth or marriage record, we don't know the exact date of the name change (in this case just a spelling change, to the Czech), but all other records refer to the family with the Czech spelling. The 1912 police conscription record, linked above, contains both names. Both Hugo and Mina perished in Auschwitz, as did their son Leo, although Leo evidently had children who escaped to South America. The fates of the other children are unknown at this time. Last residence, Humboldova 31, Prague.
Poslední bydliště před deportací: Praha XII
Adresa/místo registrace v Protektorátu: Praha XII, Humboldtova 31
Transport AAq, č. 901 (13. 07. 1942, Praha -> Terezín)
Transport Dr, č. 1602 (15. 12. 1943, Terezín -> Osvětim)
Lustigová, Mina
Pollatschek, Ignatz [ b. c. 1819, Kostelec u Křížků, Bohemia - d. ? ]
Ignatz was the second of two sons of Michael and Sara (née Guttmannová) Pollatschek. I haven't uncovered any substantive information on his life or fate, but at least the possibility exists that he was married to a Theresia of Dolní Břežany (in the same general area south of Prague). Likewise there's an Ignatz Pollatschek of Kostelec u Křížků or Štiřín who died 22 February 1895 in Vinohrady, although the 10-year difference in expected age makes this questionable at best. Still, I have included the Prager Tagblatt obituary for that Ignatz, linked above, which identifies his suriving children and their respective spouses.
Pollatschek, Jakob [ b. 6.1.1842, Kostelec u Křížků 9, Bohemia - d. 13.11.1905, Vinohrady (Prague) ]
Jakob was the eldest son of Gabriel and Katharina (née Lustigová) Pollatschek, one of six heretofore identified siblings. In life he was a businessman of some kind. Jakob married Johanna Meisnerová (not to be confused with his sister Johanna who married a Meisner) in Uhříněves on 30 November 1869. Together they had at least six of their own children. Note his sister is included on the family police conscription record - a careful look will show she's listed as "Rosa Theresia," however I believe this refers to his sister Rachel whose own birth record doesn't seem to distinguish between the names Rosa and Rachel - this kind of name flip-flopping isn't altogether unusual in that generation of records. Typically it's assumed that one name is civil and one name is Hebrew - but not always! The conscription record gives her date of birth as 1857 but this is also a mistake - she was born in 1854, a date which is confirmed by her obituary. Jakob died at home in Vinohrady apparently of "red plague" - smallpox.
Meisnerová, Johanna
Pollatschek, Josef (1844) [ b. 14.5.1844, Kostelec u Křížků 9, Bohemia - d. 26.12.1926, Benešov, Bohemia ]
Josef was a son of Gabriel and Katharina (née Lustigová) Pollatschek, one of up to eight children of same. He married Franziska Arnsteinová probably around 1875. Together they had at least five children. One thing is clear, the family set down roots in the Benešov area, specifically what is now lower Mrač. His childrens' birth records appear to refer to him as a "Hofpächter" but I'm not really sure what that is - a tenant farmer perhaps. Not much other information is available about Josef's family - we know his son Eduard died as a newborn, but the fate of his wife is unknown. All of his children and their families were lost in the Holocaust. Note that each entry in the Czech Holocaust archive for Josef's children uses the Czech spelling Poláček / Poláčková, but that is not necessarily indicative of a legal name change. The Czech Holocaust archive "Czechify" names often, so there's no way to tell without referring to more other, more detailed records.
Arnsteinová, Franziska
Pollatschek, Leopold (1836) [ b. c. 1836, Kostelec u Křížků, Bohemia - d. 12.11.1884, Nová Hospoda, Bohemia ]
Leopold was a son of Michael and Sara (née Fischelová) Pollatschek of Nová Hospoda, a village just outside of Kostelec u Křížků. His mother Sara was the sister of my 3rd-great-grandmother Josefa Fischel, which means Sara was also the auntie of Leopold's wife (the sister of my great-great-grandmother Marie) - hence Leopold and Katharina were first cousins. Leopold and Katharina married on 23 June 1869, apparently at a private home in Prague. While his obituary mentions children, none are identified by name. Over time I have conclusively identified the six children mentioned here, and in so doing a third Pollatschek connection to the broader Klinger family: their daughter Kamilla married Gustav Klinger, son of Karel and Marie Klinger. Leopold died in his hometown from complications due to pneumonia, and was buried in the Kostelec u Křížků Jewish cemetery.
Pollatscheková, Bertha (1878)
Pollatscheková, Kamilla (1876)
Pollatschek, Michael [ b. c. 1773, Štiřín, Bohemia? - d. 7.8.1858, Nová Hospoda 22, Bohemia ]
Michael is the earliest Pollatschek relative represented in this tree, but we know from the familiant record that his parents were Gabriel and Sara (née Friedländer) Pollatschek. As with many other Czech-Jewish families with Czech surnames, the surname is spelled differently depending on the source and recorder. For example the aforementioned familiant record spells the family name Pollaczek. We also see Pollatschek, Polatschek, and Poláček in this family, sometimes due to recording variation, and sometimes on purpose - the latter the result of official name change to the explicitly Czech rather than German spelling. Furthermore this isn't exactly an uncommon Czech-Jewish surname, so I've been especially conservative in building out this family tree.
The familiant record shows that Michael had his own familiant status, but also seems to have "inherited" one from the Josef Pollak family in 1832. Michael's first wife was Rosa Guttmannová, to whom he was connected on 6 December 1815 (apparently the actual wedding date), and second to Sara Fischelová on 23 June 1824. In all he had at least eight children. Michael apparently died at home, but the cause is unclear as the death record is illegible.
Pollaczek, Gabriel
Friedländerová, Sara
Guttmannová, Rosa - deceased?
Children with Rosa:
Children with Sara:
Pollatschková, Bertha (1874) [ b. 29.4.1874, Jilové u Prahy 59, Bohemia - d. ? ]
Bertha was a daughter of Jakob and Johanna (née Meisner) Pollatschek, one of six known children. She married Julius Singer, probably between 1893 and 1898. Her parents' Prague police conscription record refers to her as married and as from Mariaschein, the German name for the Czech town Bohosudov - this could be where her husband originated, and is probably where they lived. The town is far in the Sudeten Czech north, literally walking distance from the German border. To date I have not uncovered any records related to their family, except for one possible match in the Czech Holocaust archive for their daughter Steffi, who if same would likely have perished in the extermination camp at Bełżec.
Singer, Julius
Singerová, Helly
Singerová, Steffi
Pollatschková, Bertha (1878) [ b. 10.12.1878, Nová Hospoda 22, Bohemia - d. 27.3.1942, Łódź Ghetto, Poland ]
Bertha was the youngest of six known children of Leopold and Katharina (née Fischelová) Pollatschek. Bertha married Karel Deutsch probably around 1908, but to date I haven't uncovered their marriage record. Likewise it's not clear whether they had children, but we know he passed away before the war. We also know from Holocaust-era records that there was a Kurt Deutsch born 2 April 1909 who was in the Łódź Ghetto at the same address as Bertha, apparently with his wife Žofie née Eisenschimmel. Bertha perished in the Holocaust but her disposition isn't clear - at least one record from the time gives her date of death as above, but there's also a record from September of 1942 which says she was granted exemption from deportation to the Chełmno death camp. Whether that is the result of an administrative oversight is anyone's guess. Both Kurt and Žofie also perished in Łódź. Note I have repaired the residency application photo, shown to the left and linked above. The original is included in the application itself, also linked above. Last residence, Otavská 17, Prague.
Narozena 10. 12. 1878
poslední bydlište pred deportací: Praha, XIII
adresa/místo registrace v Protektorátu: Praha XIII, Otavská 17/II
transport D, c. 696 (31.10.1941 Praha -> Lodž)
Deutsch, Karel
Deutsch, Kurt - speculative
Pollatschková, Elisabeth [ b. c.1825, Kostelec u Křížků?, Bohemia - d. 9.9.1908, 1783/II, Prague ]
Elisabeth was the eldest child of Michael and Sara (née Fischelová) Pollatschek of Nová Hospoda. I've estimated her year of birth based on the available records, but 1825 is probably correct. Elisabeth married Joachim Brand in Radejovice on 27 August 1845. Radejovice was her mother Sara's hometown, and apparently her grandfather Isak Fischel (my 4th-great grandfather) was a witness to the wedding. Elisabeth and Joachim had the seven children list here - for sure, there were at least eight judging by her obituary, which includes eight sons/daughters-in-law	. She passed away probably at home, but the obituary says her funeral was held at Jerusalemgaße 15 (right next to their home at what is now Jeruzalémská 1783), which is a reference the Jubilee Synagogue. She died from old age-related illnesses and was a widow at the time of her passing.
Brand, Joachim
Brand, Emanuel
Brand, Gottlieb
Brand, Hugo
Brand, Karl
Brand, Ludwig
Brand, Rudolf
Brandová, Hermine
Pollatschková, Kamilla (1876) [ b. 1.7.1876, Nová Hospoda 22, Bohemia - d. 1944, Auschwitz, Poland ]
Kamilla was the fourth of six known children of Leopold and Katharina (née Fischelová) Pollatschek. She married Gustav Klinger on 10 June 1897 at the Hotel Robitschek in Prague. I have identified two of their children, but it's possible they had more. Her mother's obituary indicates Gustav and Kamilla were from Nehvizdy which is directly adjacent to Čelákovice, just outside of Prague. It also suggests they were farmers or tenant farmers. Čelákovice which is where the Czech Holocaust archive places them leading up to their deportation.
Poslední bydliště před deportací: Čelákovice
Adresa/místo registrace v Protektorátu: Brandýs nad Labem
Transport Cl, č. 18 (13. 01. 1943, Mladá Boleslav -> Terezín)
Transport Dz, č. 1221 (15. 05. 1944, Terezín -> Osvětim)
Zahynula
Klinger, Gustav
Klinger, František (1898)
Klingerová, Zdeňka (1903)
Pollatschková, Therese [ b. c.1832, Kostelec u Křížků?, Bohemia - d. 17.12.1902, Prague ]
Therese was the second daughter of Michael and Sara (née Fischelová) Pollatschek of Nová Hospoda. She married Salomon Zelenka in Jilové u Prahy on 12 November 1851. Curious that they married there as she was from Nová Hospoda and Salomon was from Hořepník (nowhere close to Jilové). Together they had no fewer than the ten children listed here. It's not clear how she passed away, but the death record indicates it was some kind of inflammation or infection-related ailment. She died at home, at noon.
Zelenka, Salomon
Zelenka, Eduard
Zelenka, Josef
Zelenka, Karl
Zelenka, Ottomar
Zelenka, Richard
Zelenka, Agnes
Zelenka, Albine
Zelenka, Auguste
Zelenka, Karoline
Zelenka, Olga


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Q: Android - custom view in action bar not clickable I have an ActionBar which has a home button and one menu item and in the middle a custom view which is a LinearLayout containing an ImageView and two TextView but I can't make it clickable i tried many solution with no success
even I added clickable attribute on the layout and the image and textview.
 android:clickable="true"

and this is my code
actionbar.setCustomView(R.layout.alias);
         View v=getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.alias,null);
         ImageView imageView=(ImageView) v.findViewById(R.id.profile_pic);
         imageView.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"test",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                Log.d("fff","rrr");
            }
        });

A: Replace
View v=getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.alias,null);

with
View v = actionbar.getCustomView();

Try this. This should work.


On this link:http://tea.mathoverflow.net/discussion/1416/mathoverflow-20. I read a discussion where it is suggested that math.overflow might merge with stackexchange 2.0. I am coming to this site to ask you if this is a sure decision, if perhaps you might reconsider.
This is the first stackexchange type site that I visited. I have not participated very much, mostly because I am not a mathematician. I learn mathematics incidentally, if it is relevant to physics, or to biology, or if I feel I just need to know it to be a cultural human being, as I honestly feel that you folks are busy producing the most important stuff in our culture. You work hard, and I think you deserve to control your own fate.
If you move to stackexchange, you will no longer control your own fate. The stackexchange sites are subject to a uniform code of rules, enforced by a uniform moderation policy, and this policy is not decided by mathematicians, nor by scientists. It is decided by people who play political games on the internet. These games are similar to the political games in real life, so you end up with governance that is like the former Soviet Union: it looks nice on paper, and seems to work well on the surface for a casual visitor, but it is very dark for those inside.
The stackexchange system gives elected moderators unlimited power to block users from contributing. These moderators are elected in elections where one is not allowed to recommend who to vote for, or speak against any of them, they are sham elections. The moderators are drawn from a pool of political people network wide, the voters are causal visitors to the site, and the result is not at all representative of the wishes of those who actually use the forum. The moderators you will have will not give a damn about technical accuracy, or basic mathematical or scientific honesty. Their only goal will be winning a ridiculous game of childish internet politics. This means that they don't care if _any given proof is right or wrong_, they don't care if any given attribution is right or wrong. The only care what the other moderators _think about_ whether it is right or wrong, and whether the person saying it's wrong is acting in a way perceived by someone as disruptive. if you find a mistake in a proof, it cannot help but be perceived as disruptive. If you give an alternate proof, this is automatically disruptive too. Paul Cohen was very disruptive.
Making yourself part of stackexchange will remove your administrative independence. You will allow yourself to be run by non-mathematicians, who will make the ultimate call about what gets said and what does not get said. This can easily make it impossible to get accurate straight answers here. The problem of mathematics might be more immune to this sort of thing, because there is a more or less objective standard of proof, and math.stackexchange has fared better than most, because of this objective standard, but it is not a guarantee.
Don't fix it if it ain't broke, and although I know it is time consuming to the wonderful people who run the site, please don't give up your independence. You are a beacon of light to other disciplines right now. The politics on stackexchange are permanently broken, in the same way politics on wikipedia are broken, in the same way human politics is generally broken at all times. Non-physicists are busy moderating physics.stackexchange, and I do not want to see it come to pass that non-mathematicians end up moderating math overflow.
I am a moderator at math.stackexchange.com and I can say with certitude that some of what you say is simply false.
I agree it has so far been false on math.stackexchange, and I sincerely hope it stays that way forever, but I feel obliged to warn you that what I say is true on physics, and there is no sure guarantee for math. Math might have an easier time, because it has objective standards of proof in most case, but I would feel remiss if I didn't tell you the kind of stuff going on elsewhere, so that you can make an informed decision. I don't have any say in any of this.
For reference, the migration has already been discussed at great length---see here and the links therein.
But I really don't think those discussions know what a pit of vipers they are stepping into. The stackexchange people want to control all Q/A, they are deadly serious about getting everything under their umbrella, they stopped licensing their software, and they will do anything to get and keep all the important Q/A sites under their wing. Their politics has stopped working with phase-transition suddenness on physics.stackexchange, as a flood of outsiders came to muck up the last election, to install a non-physicist moderator for the first time, and that phase transition came with little warning.
Once that phase transition comes, your site is busted, you will have big name mathematicians leaving, and lesser known ones, and students, entirely banned from speaking. Please, don't trade in your freedom and independence for a few extra perks. I was hoping to spin off an independent physics site, but I am now frightened of doing so. You guys did it when it was safe, don't lose your independence. Please, talk, reconsider. Your moderation system is excellent, and it will likely be gone one year, two years, maybe 3, down the line, once you allow the Soviet-style stackexchange elections to select your mods. It is a false promise, they are leading you down a ruinous path, and I am telling you even though I suspect it will not be good for my health, at least certainly not for my psychological health.
Ron - frankly, you're sounding a little hysterical. But let's assume for the sake of argument that you're correct. If you read the discussions that I linked to above, you'll see that many people share your worries, and as a result an 'escape mechanism' will (I believe) be an important part of the migration agreement.
Ron, if there really would be some cabal controlling all moderators at mathstackexchange, the cabal is doing a pretty bad job. And the problem is certanly not that they are trying to please other moderators too much. I don't know what problems you had at the physics and sceptics site that got you suspended, but without specifics, you will not b able to make a convincing case..
It's also worth quoting Ron's self-description from math.stackexchange.com : "I have no PhD, I am almost entirely self taught. I like physics, but I think the professionals are, for the most part, completely incompetent. I have a lot of my own personal theories about physics which I like to spread online. I am a low paid hourly wage laborer, but despite this I consider myself to be the next Isaac Newton."
I think this tells us all we need to know about how seriously we should take his concerns.
I recommend that a moderator close this thread.
Joel Rayes Noche: I recommend that a moderator close this thread.
DavidRoberts: I agree with Joel.
This is the type of thing I am warning you about--- it is human politics, and you need to get rid of it for a functioning forum.
On stackexchange there will be no "exit agreement", you are dreaming. Stackexchange is a private entity making millions of dollars exploiting your credibility. You need an immune system to protect you, like Richard Stallman's GPL. Without an immune system, ignorant entrepreneurs who have contributed nothing to science and less than nothing to society, close off and harvest your knowledge for their own personal profit.
The stackexchange site, like Wikipedia, is dominated by bad politics, non-mathematician politics, and the three comments above mine are the typical thing you will get on the site--- censorship of hard-hitting criticism, and lack of open conversation. This is why you need an open independent site which is _not_ a democracy. My comment here would have been deleted on stackexchange immediately, with no vote and no review, you would never see it. The reason would be given as "incivility". You tell me whether you think my comment is uncivil, or whether this should be deleted.
My self-description and constant needling of authorities are purposeful tests of the community's politics. They are very personally costly, and so I am pretty much the only one who does this test. But it must be done, as knowledgable people should not participate in any internet community that bans people for being annoying and contrarian. I don't violate any rules, but I am always extremely grating, because I know that tolerating me == apolitical site.
Physics suddenly fails this test, when it didn't a few weeks ago, although the politics were getting worse. This is not just a problem for me personally, once you have capricious game-playing politics, you are done, you are cooked.
Ron, if you have friends or just people who support your views, they really need to speak up on your behalf and in support of your views. As HJRW has already pointed out, many of us are already at least somewhat aware of the issues you're raising. Others have also strongly expressed the desire to stay on the current platform for exactly the reasons you give. The decision, so far, has been to move ahead anyway. You've made your point by now more than once. You're not going to make any progress by posting even more comments.
I personally don't like ceding control to a private corporate entity. However, as far as I can tell, in many other similar situations, the alternatives have turned out to be even worse, mostly in terms of ongoing support and upgrades.
So I also vote to have this thread closed. We're not trying to censor Ron. The thread won't be deleted. Ron has already made his point and his followups are not adding any new to the discussion.
I see, ok, you guys are already aware. Sorry. I'll shut up now.
I have an idea. This will be my last comment, as it seems the previous are duplications of things people have already said.
I understand people feel the "community" here has decided to go ahead with the merger by some sort of consensus. I think you should ignore this false consensus, and do whatever the hell you want.
1. introducing purposeful bugs and slowdowns into their licensed software, and delaying to fix it.
2. making pie in the sky promises regarding migration that they have no intention of keeping.
3. Having a few shills who are politically good, handshaking and schmoozing among you, to produce consensus, by irritating those who oppose leaving.
4. skewing the apparent consensus using these shills to make it seem that there are more who favor than who oppose migration.
People are generally not willing to buck a consensus, and people are not generally motivated to do nothing, to keep a status quo. On internet politics, it is trivial to create a false consensus. People will just go along with what they think is more popular. One suggestion is that you hold a popular vote among all high-rep members, voting mandatory or you can't log in to the site, to ask whether you should migrate. I'd put the cutoff at at least 1000 rep, so that it's mathematically skilled people who are voting, this is enough to get rid of any non-mathematical people.
"Ok, you voted. We'll tell you the results--- it was 54% merge, 46% stay as is. We respect your decision, but, sorry, _hell, no, we won't go_! You are welcome to copy all the text here, it's creative commons, and fork a mirror site on stackexchange, but we will stay independent come hell or high water, and no amount of democracy or debate will ever change our mind. If stackexchange refuses to license the software, we will migrate to OSQA, and if we need to modify OSQA, we will set aside a few thousand dollars for programming from our research budgets, or institute a small tax on high rep academic members to pay to maintain the site, or just ask for donations. But we aren't closing until we are broke or the site is broken, so give up and go do something else."
I think this will be a welcome relief to all involved in the site, despite the superficial consensus. I am throwing this out there, you can do whatever you want, of course.
This is getting ridiculous. Can a mod please close the thread befoer Ron decides to make his, really, really last comment?
BTW: Can someone tell me how I can get my money from Stack Exchange?


The new Australian online visa system makes it possible lodge, check the status and check visa entitlements online at any time through the Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) service. Visa holders no longer need a visa label attached to their passport to travel to or work in Australia.
"VEVO enables visa holders to view their visa details online," a Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) spokesman said. "The system is also for employers, who can use it to ensure their workers have the entitlement to work in Australia."
"VEVO represents a huge step forward. Visa labels attached to passports provide limited information about visa status and conditions that apply to the visa. Now, visa holders can find out all about their visa status and visa conditions at the click of a button."
VEVO is becoming more and more popular. At least 50,000 people log on monthly to look at their visa details. Fewer and fewer people need to personally visit a DIAC office to get their visa evidenced.
To take an example in July 2008, immigration staff in New South Wales checked 5500 working holiday visas. By the end of the year the monthly numbers were down to just a few hundred. 13 000 organisations are also using VEVO to check the entitlements of visa holders who are seeking to work or study while in Australia.
"It's crucial that employers know for certain their employees are entitled to work," the DIAC spokesman said."
There are severe penalties for employing or referring illegal workers; fines of up to $13 200 for individuals and/or two years' imprisonment per illegal worker. Companies also face fines of up to $66 000 per illegal worker.


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Kids as young as 5 are now asking Alexa for help with their homework on a regular basis
By Lynn Rusk
Thursday, 6th February 2020, 11:00 am
Updated Thursday, 6th February 2020, 11:01 am
Children are using more connected devices than ever before such as smart speakers, according to a recent study by Ofcom.
The proportion of those aged five to 15 who use voice-activated speakers has jumped from 15 to 27 per cent in a year, while radio use has fallen from 26 to 22 per cent.
Research by the media regulator found children were shunning the radio in favour of asking digital assistants to tell them jokes and ask for help with their homework. Children's viewing habits are also changing radically, with almost twice as many children watching streaming content than they did five years ago.
The Greta Effect
Ofcom conducted over 3,500 interviews with children and parents nationwide to discover how five to 15 year olds are using the internet and traditional media.
The study uncovered three notable online trends over the last year including the rise of the "Greta effect", the "vlogger next door" and an increase in girl gamers.
Almost a fifth (18 per cent, up from 12 per cent in a year) of 12 to 15s use social media to express support for causes and organisations – potentially environmental, political or charitable – by sharing or commenting on posts.
While high-profile YouTube stars remain popular, children are now increasingly drawn to influencers like them. These people, known as "micro" or "nano" influencers, often have fewer followers.
Children described these influencers as more relatable and directly engaged with their followers, while others described being able to imitate their content on their own social media channels.
Increase in 'girl gamers'
Almost half (48 per cent) of girls aged five to 15 now play games online – a big rise from 39 per cent in 2018. The proportion of boy gamers is unchanged at 71 per cent, but boys spend twice as long playing online each week as girls.
The report also stated that parents are increasingly concerned about their child seeing content which might encourage them to harm themselves. This coincided with a growing number of children reporting seeing hateful content online, with more than half (51 per cent) saying they had viewed such material last year compared with just 34 per cent in 2016.
Yih-Choung Teh, Strategy and Research Group Director at Ofcom, said, "Today's children have never known life without the internet, but two million parents now feel the internet causes them more harm than good.
"So it's encouraging that parents, carers and teachers are now having more conversations than ever before with children about online safety. Education and stronger regulation will also help children to embrace their digital independence, while protecting them from the risks."


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UC Davis to Host First Energy Institute for Obama's Young African Leaders Program
West Village at UC Davis is the largest planned zero-net energy project in the United States.
By Julia Ann Easley, Strategic Communications
"Twenty-five young African leaders will leverage the world leadership of the University of California, Davis, in zero-net energy and its global experience to tackle energy challenges in their countries.
They will come to UC Davis for the first and only energy-themed institute offered through the Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship of President Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative.
The State Department and IREX, the international nonprofit that administers the fellowship program, today (Feb. 9) announced the 36 universities that will host six-week summer programs — also in business and entrepreneurship, civic leadership and public management — for about 1,000 fellows."
Read more at UC Davis News.
Fellowship & Professional Programs
2018-19 UC Davis Humphrey Fellows: A Year in Review
Humphrey Fellowship: A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity
UC Davis Welcomes 24 Leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa
Global Experiences Take Students to All 7 Continents
Humphrey Fellows look at climate change
More News and Announcements
Partnerships & Collaborations
Faculty & Scholar News
Global Education & Student Life
Last update: February 10, 2018


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Former U.S. President Donald Trump gives the keynote address at the Faith & Freedom Coalition during their annual "Road To Majority Policy Conference" at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center June 17, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Donald Trump's media company was subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in connection with a criminal probe, according to the company with which the former president's firm plans to merge.
Digital World Acquisition Corp. said in a filing Friday that Trump Media and Technology Group received a subpoena from the grand jury in Manhattan on Thursday. The Trump company also received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding a civil probe on Monday, DWAC said.
DWAC also said some current and former TMTG employees have also recently received grand jury subpoenas. Later Friday, TMTG said it would comply with the subpoenas, and that none of them were directed at its chairman, Trump, or CEO, former U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes.
The filing came days after DWAC said the government investigations could delay or even prevent its merger with Trump's newly formed company, which includes Truth Social, a social media app intended to be an alternative to Twitter.
Neither TMTG nor a spokeswoman for Trump immediately responded to CNBC's requests for comment.
The Justice Department and the SEC, which regulates the stock market, are investigating the deal between DWAC and Trump Media. By merging with DWAC, which is a kind of shell company called a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, Trump's firm would gain access to potentially billions of dollars on public equities markets.
Trump established Truth Social months after Twitter banned him for his tweets on Jan. 6, 2021, when hundreds of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a bid to overturn Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election. Parent company Trump Media was incorporated in February 2021, weeks after Trump left office. The company's CEO, Nunes, is one of the former president's most ardent loyalists in the Republican Party. Trump is also considering whether to run for president in the 2024 election.
Trump has continued to spread the lie that the election was stolen from him. His alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection is being probed by a House select committee that has accused the former president of being at the center of a multipronged conspiracy to block the peaceful transfer of power to Biden.
Early criticism of the Trump-DWAC deal came from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. In calling for an investigation, she wrote to SEC Chair Gary Gensler in November, telling him that DWAC "may have committed securities violations by holding private and undisclosed discussions about the merger as early as May 2021, while omitting this information in [SEC] filing and other public statements." The lawmaker's request came shortly after The New York Times published a report that said the deal might have violated securities laws and regulations.
DWAC shares are far off their highs, closing Friday at $24.20. The stock had surged above $90 in October, after the deal with Trump's group was announced.
DWAC on Monday revealed in a securities filing that it learned June 16 that each member of its board of directors received subpoenas from the same federal grand jury.
The grand jury sought documents similar to those the SEC already requested as part of its civil probe, DWAC said. The company itself was served with a subpoena a week ago with similar requests, along with other requests relating to communications, individuals and information involving Rocket One Capital.
DWAC also revealed Monday that a board member, Bruce J. Garelick, had told management that he would quit the board during the previous week. Garelick said his resignation "was not the result of any disagreement with Digital World's operations, policies or practices," according to the company filing.
— CNBC's Kevin Breuninger and Thomas Franck contributed to this story.
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General Hospital spoilers come directly from the studio and are not changed. Soaps.com adds spoilers to this section daily before 6:00 AM EST. We also link to the daily recaps, weekly spoiler promos and breaking news, all of which can be found in our GH newsroom.
In the latest Deconstructing GH, contemplating Kristina's pledge, Willow's parentage, bumbling Brad, and confusing Cam.
In Monday's GH recap: Laura and Kevin find Ryan's hand in the box which interests Ava, Brick confirms Kristina's DoD mug had been drugged, and Kristina declares she can never go back home.
Drew Cheetwood returns this week as Milo.
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In Tuesday's GH recap, Kristina threatens to have Alexis arrested and then calls Valerie, while Harmony is revealed to be Willow's mother, and Jordan gets a lead on Ryan in Canada.
Mark your calendars! Ingo Rademacher's return date to GH as Jasper Jax has been set.
In the weekly General Hospital spoiler video, Sam prepares to make a dangerous move, and Sonny's finally had enough.
In Wednesday's GH recap, Harmony reveals she knows about Willow's baby, Shiloh reduces Sam to tears, and Laura sets ground rules with Ava where her fake romance with Kevin is concerned.
How do you feel about Kevin these days? Tell us by voting in our GH poll: Did Kevin get off too easy?
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Casting update! Paulina Bugembe's first airdate as Valerie Spencer revealed.
Lulu is eager to help.
Sonny tries to distract Carly.
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Sam grows more determined to finish the task.
Ava receives a suspicious phone call.
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Liz checks in with Terry.
Trina offers to help Cameron.
Kim is happy to hear from Julian.
Former Dallas star Ken Kercheval has passed away.
Shiloh pays Willow a visit.
Sam tells Jason about Shiloh's visit.
Kristina shares a laugh with an old friend.
Alexis manages to slip past Valerie.
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Ava is put in an awkward position, and Kevin's put to the test, as Ava, Laura and Kevin set their plan to trap Ryan into motion.
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Ryan returns to Port Charles.
Oscar dies, leaving Josslyn needing her family and friend's support for a very long time.
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Willow is brought in to talk to Kristina but it's Neil who ends up getting through to her – and Alexis starts to see Neil in a new light.
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MAYS LANDING- A 20 year-old Atlantic City man has pleaded guilty to weapons and narcotics charges in connection to the August 29, 2016 Expressway Shooting, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced.
Yashaun Stukes-Williams pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree Unlawful Possession of a Handgun in connection with the August 29, 2016 Expressway Shooting. The plea calls for a sentence of 5 years New Jersey State Prison and he must serve 3 ½ years before he is eligible for parole. This case was investigated by the Major Crimes Unit, New Jersey State Police and Egg Harbor Township Police Department.
Chief Assistant Prosecutor Erik Bergman represents the State in this matter.
On Monday Stukes-Williams also pleaded guilty on a separate indictment to second-degree Distributing Heroin in a Public Zone, third-degree Distributing Heroin for Profit within Atlantic City, and fourth-degree Tampering with Physical Evidence. This case was investigated by the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit, Atlantic City Police Department and Hamilton Township Police Department.
Stukes-Williams is lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility and sentencing is scheduled for August 31, 2018 before Judge Donna Taylor.
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If Batman ever had to get around the city in a hurry during peak hour den in might have to take the local metro tram line. And what better way to do it than in this Russia One tram. The sleek black lines design is perfect for blending in with the Dark Knight theme. Let's just hope that man has some loose change somewhere in his bat wallet.
To be honest, this bicycle looks a little painful, but I'm more worried about the lack of ability to actually turn! But to be fair to it it did bring a smile to my face and that is the reason I thought I would add it to this post. This is one of its vehicles I really don't think Batman would smile at.
Sure I understand that Batman has had many planes throughout the many films he has starred in, let's face it most of them are going to be designed in the style of this F-117 Nighthawk. In fact, he would not have to do anything to modify it!
Maybe Batman would need it to transport son secret batman cave goodies, oh maybe he will just need it full of fuel to fill up all those fuel guzzling vehicles he seems to drive around in all day. Or maybe, just maybe he plans to blow up a secret enemy hideout.
This is the SeaPhantom, a five-passenger high-speed boat designed by Maritime Flight Dynamics. Now I know Batman does have his own range of boats But I think to blend in with the rich people on the lake and chase the bad guys down he would definitely want one of these.
If ever there was a superhero that had the money to travel in style it has to be Batman and it seems someone feels the same way because they made this custom designed batman limousine. If Batman ever wanted to catch bad guys in comfort and style this is the way it would probably do it.
In today's busy cities Batman just doesn't have to space to be driving around in that massive tumbler of his. So what you need is something fast, light and can nip in and out of traffic. And so for that very reason, a good citizen has made him this moped.
Here is a good fact for you: loads of bad guys play golf! I have seen them myself in the movies and on TV always chatting about their evil plots on the golf course, so it is perfectly logical that Batman would need a golf cart to chase them around! Those of you with a good memory will remember this from my post "Top 10 Unusual Golf Carts".
If you think about it logically this is probably the vehicle Batman would need the most. Because as Bruce Wayne he has all that land to farm and can't do it all himself. So why not do a bit at night time under the disguise of Batman in this quite frankly awesome-looking batman themed tractor. To be honest if old tractors for like this I would have grown up wanting to be a farmer!


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Ventura County Reporter Ranks Top VC Theaters, Productions
For what it's worth, here are the Ventura County Reporter's listings of the top theater companies & productions in the area. I don't think it's fair to rank productions and companies because there are too many factors that don't result in a level playing field. At the end of the year, however, VC On Stage will weigh in with a list of the top performances and shows (without ranking them). Stay tuned for that in December.
Rubicon Theatre Company,1006 E. Main St. Ventura, 667-2900
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Conejo Players Theatre, 351 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks, 495-3715
Elite Theatre Company, 2731S. Victoria Ave., Oxnard, 483-5118
Les Miserables, High Street Arts Center
Lonesome Traveler, Rubicon Theatre Company
Forever Plaid, Conejo Players Theatre
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A 2010 practice at the Hurricanes' home rink, then called the RBC Center.
On paper, the Carolina Hurricanes season is nearly three weeks old. But only on paper. Earlier this month, National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announced the cancellation of the entire first month of scheduled league play, thanks to the ongoing owner lockoutthe second labor dispute in less than a decadeas they haggle with the players over how to split revenues generated by their respective teams.
In this unplayed season, the Hurricanes were to have opened with six road games before returning home to PNC Arena this Friday to face the New York Rangers. But there will be no hockey in Raleigh this weekend.
There's still plenty of room for optimism that most of the season will be played. Bettman announced this week that if a deal for a new collective bargaining agreement is struck before Thursday, previously canceled games could be rescheduled. If not, they'll be lost.
For most teams, that means a significant hit to their bottom line. More so if the season is canceled outright, as in 2004, when the league canceled 1,230 gamesthe entire seasonafter team owners and the National Hockey League Players Association failed to resolve their disputes.
While the current dispute is officially between players and owners, it's also a standoff between the league's rich, powerful clubs and its struggling upstarts. While the likes of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings could surely weather a long stoppage, the ability of the Hurricanes, who like other comparatively young NHL franchises operate in markets outside of hockey-mad centers in the northeast U.S. and Canada, to do so remains a question mark.
After the canceled 2004–05 season, the Hurricanes reported $2.3 million in revenue for the 2005 fiscal year, according to public documents requested by the Indy. The previous season, the team pulled in $45.9 million, a difference of $43.6 million. And in 2005–06, the season after the lockout, when the Canes went all the way to the Stanley Cup, the team reported $77.8 million in revenue.
In the years since the lockout, team revenues have steadily increased league-wide, as indicated by the Hurricanes' most recent public financial disclosure. In three quarters of the 2012 fiscal year, the franchise booked $80.7 million, despite a poorly performing squad that really never was in playoff contention.
While it's obvious that a prolonged stoppage would cost the team millions in revenue, the Hurricanes declined to discuss the specifics of the stakes. Team President and General Manager Jim Rutherford was not available for comment, while team Spokesperson Kyle Hanlin declined to speak on the team's "private finances," citing a company policy that prevents it.
If no hockey fans pass through the PNC Arena turnstiles this fall, the team is still guaranteed at least one stream of revenue: the already-purchased season tickets. Fans can ask for refunds, but they're being encouraged to accept interest payments during the work stoppage instead.
Should the full 82-game season be canceled, purchasers will earn 5 percent simple interest on the funds, according to Tim Riordan, vice president of the Storm Trackers, a fan club comprised of Hurricanes season ticket holders. The interest isn't liquid, however: It can only be applied toward future games. The team has also promised ticket holders a 10 percent discount on tickets for the 2013–14 season, Riordan adds.
Full-season ticket prices range from $429.57 to $6,880. They are still available for purchase.
Lockout or no lockout, the lessee is still on the hook for the rent. Per the 1997 lease agreement, Hurricane Holdings gives the Centennial Authority, the state organization tasked with overseeing operations at PNC Arena, a base payment of $3 million each year to rent the arena.
Asked if the team could defer payment in case of an extended work stoppage, Centennial Authority Executive Director Jeff Merritt says, "It's my understanding that there's nothing, no agreement, that allows them to deduct or prorate payment due to not playing a full season of hockey."
But given that the team's 2011–12 payroll was estimated by USA Today to be $48.7 million, it may not be the worst thing for an unprofitable team, as the Hurricanes are generally thought to be, to not be cutting paychecks.
Between fiscal years 2002 and 2011, Gale Force Sports and Entertainment LLC lost between $2.2 million to $4.75 million annually. In 2005, the year of the lockout, Gale Force reported a net loss of $4.5 million. A year later, following the Stanley Cup, the loss was $2.9 million.
Through the third quarter of the 2012 fiscal year, Gale Force has lost $1.7 million.
In 2004, just prior to the start of the season-long lockout, Hurricane Holdings was granted a $90 million line of credit by Comerica Bank. The loan is secured by the revenue from the arena naming rights agreement with PNC Financial Services Group Inc., according to Clyde Holt, attorney for the Centennial Authority.
Team officials decline to discuss the particulars of the franchise's debt load, although estimates by Forbes.com suggest that the team is one of the most leveraged in the league. Karmanos has previously indicated that the club is carrying debt and, prior to the 2011–12 season when he announced that he'd begun searching for minority investors, the thought was that additional investment could help pay down a portion of it.
Those who did take him up on the offer included former Hurricanes player Ron Francis and Capitol Broadcasting President and Chief Operating Officer Jim Goodmon, along with former Red Hat Chairman Matthew Szulik and other North Carolina business figures.
Still, that locals have been recruited to join the ownership group would suggest that Karmanos is committed to the Triangle.
"We're not going anywhere," says Hanlin, adding that the team's lease runs through 2024. Centennial Authority Executive Director Jeff Merritt says that the prospect has never been raised during his two years with the organization. "It's never even been talked about," he says.
Still, in 2011, a Forbes.com report claimed without attribution that Karmanos was making inquiries to sell the team. But even if those rumors are true, says Victor Matheson, a professor of sports economy at Holy Cross University in Boston, fans of the club need not be too worried that the team will relocate.
There are not a lot of people who are willing to jump into the business of hockey, says Matheson. "What's more, there aren't a lot of places that are clamoring for an NHL team," he says.
Meanwhile, talks between the NHL players union and the owners have hit a critical stage. As of Tuesday at press time, owners have yet to settle on a revenue-sharing agreement. The issue is ostensibly the players' share of the revenues. But it's also about the disparity in profits between large market teams and smaller market teams like the Hurricanes, who even in good seasons struggle to break even.
And putting a competitive team on the ice means competing in the labor marketplace for the likes of captain and star player Eric Staal, who is reported to be scheduled to earn $8,250,000 for the 2012–13 season.
The Storm Trackers' Riordan remains optimistic.
"Hopefully, the next collective bargaining agreement will last five or six years," he says. "These labor disputes are just part of the business, I'm afraid."
And what about talk that hockey runs the risk of alienating its fans with a second work stoppage in a decade? Revenues soared league-wide after the lost season of 2004–05. Could it happen again? Matheson is not so sure the NHL can afford to take the same risk.
"Sports rely on addicting fans more than any other product with the possible exception of crack. If you keep allowing people to wean themselves off the addiction, then you've got a problem," Matheson says.
"In places like Phoenix and North Carolina, where there's not a deep tradition of hockey, you can't keep disrupting the season and have people coming back."
Correction: This story originally stated that the Hurricanes are not offering refunds for already-purchased tickets to the 2012–13 season. In fact, ticket holders may request and receive refunds. For more information, see "Collective Bargaining Agreement Frequently Asked Questions" on the Hurricanes' website.
This article appeared in print with the headline "Bucks, not pucks."
The Hurricanes fell to the Boston Bruins in this 2010 home game.


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UPDATED: These are the biggest games still coming this year
by Andrew Hayward
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05 December 2018 / 16:06IST
It's been a hell of a year for gaming, with massive releases like Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, Forza Horizon 4, and Spider-Man already in the rear view.
But it's not over yet. The holiday season is always jam-packed with big games, and while some of those have already shipped, the last few weeks still bring some seemingly must-play titles to Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Drawing up a Christmas list, or just trying to plot your gaming calendar for the next month? Here are the games we're still excited about that are coming before 2019 rolls around.
1) SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Switch owners have been hyped about the prospect of a new Super Smash Bros. this year, and Nintendo took off the wraps at E3 – and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate looks like it will absolutely live up to its billing.
Ultimate is a new entry in the series, but it also feels like a best-of compilation: it'll feature every single fighter seen in the franchise to date, including past guest and DLC characters, along with newcomers like the Splatoon squid-kids and Ridley from Metroid. It'll support GameCube controllers and bring back the extra 8-player mode, as well. Ultimate Smash? Yeah, we'd say so.
Due: 7 December
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2) KATAMARI DAMACY REROLL
Platforms: Switch, PC
Katamari Damacy? Awesome. The Nintendo Switch? Also awesome. Putting both of them together? Yesssssssss.
In what's almost guaranteed to be a perfect pairing, Bandai Namco is porting the original, ultra-bizarre PlayStation 2 game to Switch with additional control options and some nips and tucks. As ever, this cult classic is all about rolling a ball of garbage that gradually grows larger and larger as you roll up food, furniture, animals, people, and maybe even buildings. It's a delight.
3) GRIS
This might be the most beautiful game we've seen all year. Gris is an indie platformer about the titular character, a young girl who is recovering from a traumatic event. Her emotional growth is manifested in the game design, as the world expands along the way.
Developer Nomada Studio describes the game as being "free of danger, frustration, or death" – which means it's probably not for anyone seeking a tense gameplay challenge. But it still looks like a deeply compelling, and possibly evocative experience that we're looking forward to savouring.
Due: 13 December
4) FORZA HORIZON 4: FORTUNE ISLAND EXPANSION
Platforms: Xbox One, PC
How great is Forza Horizon 4? We called it the "best racing game," so yes, the idea of having more Forza to play right about now sounds pretty fantastic.
Luckily, Microsoft will deliver just that in December with the Fortune Island expansion. What we've seen so far reminds us of the Storm Island expansion from Forza Horizon 2, with plenty of inclement weather to battle amidst the tight turns and extremely varied terrain. Forza Horizon 4 is already huge on its own, but if you need more to play, you'll want to pick this up.
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5) SEGA MEGA DRIVE CLASSICS
The idea of playing a load of Sega games on your Nintendo console might still feel uncomfortable to some old-school fans, but you'll probably want to bury that sensation when you see what Sega Mega Drive Classics has in store.
This Switch compilation features more than 50 Sega Mega Drive/Genesis games from the 16-bit glory days, including gems from the Sonic the Hedgehog, Phantasy Star, Shining Force, and Shinobi franchises along with plenty more. It's certainly one of the most value-packed Switch offerings you'll find right now.
6) PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Although overshadowed by Fortnite – and to some extent, at least briefly, by Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout mode – PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) was the original battle royale survival sensation. And after PC and Xbox One launches, it's finally coming to PlayStation 4.
PUBG puts a realistic military spin on the 100-player, open-world shootouts, challenging each player to use his or her cunning, wits, and weaponry to outlast the competition. If you're wearing thin on Fortnite, put PUBG on your PS4 wish list in December.
7) BORDERLANDS 2 VR
Platform: PlayStation VR
New Borderlands?! No, not quite: it's the same Borderlands 2 from several years back, but now the wild world of Pandora has been redesigned and reimagined to be experienced in virtual reality.
If you own the PlayStation VR headset, this is sure to be one of the must-play experiences for the rest of the year. It packs in the entire first-person shoot-and-loot experience, but it's now a single-player experience – losing co-op is the one obvious drawback of switching to VR.
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In an earlier post, I described how to quickly save to PDF/A using keyboard shortcuts. In that post, I posed a question: Can't I use a Macro To Do This? The answer is yes!
If enough folks are interested, I am willing to master saving this Action as a file that can be imported into Acrobat.
My thanks to Jim Calloway of the Oklahoma Bar Association for the idea!
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The family and friends of a keen mountain biker are hoping he will be remembered with a new mountain bike trail section.
Neil Polson, 37, died in September from a heart attack. He was a keen mountain biker and to commemorate this his friend and colleague, Conrad Guyatt, is trying to fund a trail in Hamsterly Forest in his memory.
The Hamsterly Trailblazers Facebook page suggests the new section will be part of the 14-mile-long red trail and replace the fire road linking the Five Lane Ends and Transmission sections. Guyatt is hoping to crowd fund £5,000 to complete the section and has so far raised over half of the money in less than a week.
The Local Giving page says: "Neil's family chose Hamsterley Forest to scatter his ashes. This is a place where they spent a lot of happy family time together while growing up. In more recent years it's where Neil enjoyed many a happy and muddy mountain bike rides with both his family and his many friends.
On top of donations, Guyatt has also set up a number of fundraisers, including running the Great North Run, to find the money.
The Northern Echo reports that planning permission has already been granted for the trail.
If you wish to donate to the project you can do so here or to volunteer for a dig day visit hamsterley-trailblazers.co.uk or search for Hamsterley Trailblazers on Facebook.


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