The new Championship campaign is underway. According to Jimmy Ward, expert predictor at FootballPredictions.com. All contenders for promotion seem to be evenly matched, meaning that yet another entertaining season is on the cards.
Aston Villa are no longer considered main favourites to secure promotion to the Premier League. The club chiefs did well to reinforce the squad in the summer transfer window and everybody expected that experienced centre-back John Terry would help the Villans improve defensively. However, Villa have conceded nine goals in five league fixtures and it is no surprise they sit in the danger zone in the Championship standings. Aston Villa struggle in front of goal as well and, no doubt, Steve Bruce's men will have to make a great progress if they are to return to the English top flight.
Cardiff City made a flying start to the season, with the team recording a win in each of their five league games. The Bluebirds are high on confidence, but they need to keep on raising their form if they are to secure promotion to the Premier League. Anyhow, seeing that they have already outplayed fellow promotion-chasing teams Aston Villa and Wolves, I am positive that the Welsh outfit are going to (at least) book their place in the Championship play-offs.
Wolverhampton chiefs were very active in the summer transfer window. The likes of Ryan Bennett, Barry Douglas, Ruben Neves, Will Norris, Phil Ofosu-Ayeh and Roderick joined the club and the Wolves have been producing fine performances at the start of the 2017/2018 Championship campaign. Nuno Espirito Santo's team seem to be well balanced and seeing that they defeated the likes of Middlesbrough, Derby County and Hull City in the first three games of the season, it is no surprise they are considered No. 1 favourites to secure automatic promotion to the English elite division.
Fulham have been producing splendid showings in the Championship ever since Slavisa Jokanovic took over the reins. The Cottagers did well to make it to secure a top-six finish last term, but they eventually failed to go all the way in the Championship play-offs. The club owners managed to keep hold of key players in the summer transfer window, but Fulham have yet to find their best form in the 2017/2018 Championship campaign. Anyhow, a 2-0 win at Ipswich Town could be the turning point for the capital club, and, no doubt, they are capable of making it to the play-offs for the second consecutive season.
Middlesbrough aim to secure a quick return to the English top flight, but they have been having their ups and downs at the start of the season. Summer signing Britt Assombalonga, who has already netted two goals in the 2017/2018 Championship campaign, could prove to be the key to the team's success this time out and given the quality of Garry Monk's squad, there is every chance Boro will secure a top-six finish at the end of the season.
Leeds United saw key attacker Chris Wood leave the club in the summer transfer window and I do not believe that they are capable of finishing the season in top two. Taking everything into account, the Whites would be more than happy with a top-six finish.
When it comes to the battle for survival, the likes of Bolton Wanderers, Burton Albion and Barnsley are considered main favourites to drop to the League One at the end of the season. Capital clubs Millwall and Queens Park Rangers could struggle in the English second tier this term as well. Make sure you keep track on the latest Championship Predictions here by reading different analysis on each game.


Acupuncture, which has been used and studied throughout the world for more than 4,000 years, can be utilized to rebalance the flow of energy (Qi) in the body and effectively treat many conditions.
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Telephone Town Hall Addresses Race, Police, Public Trust
By Jennifer Wadsworth
Taking a cue from PBS' "America: After Ferguson," county leaders are inviting the public to dial into a telephone town hall Sunday to talk about race, law enforcement and community trust.
San Jose Police Beef up Patrol after New Year's Eve Threats
By Josh Koehn
In response to anonymous online threats that police officers will be targeted on New Year's Eve, the San Jose Police Department announced it will deploy officers in two-man crews per patrol car.
Sex, Lies and Police Benefits
By Rich Robinson
A recent report from Independent Police Auditor LaDoris Cordell highlighted two incidents involving San Jose police officers having sex on the job. But Cordell was far less critical of the salacious activity and more concerned with the fact that officers lied to investigators about it.
Mayor Calls Cortese's Sheriff Proposal 'Political' Ploy
Elected officials in San Jose and Santa Clara County have expressed diplomatic, if not cautious, public support for a proposal that would have the Sheriff's Office assist an undermanned San Jose Police Department. But behind the scenes, the two law enforcement agencies have been at odds for more than a year over services already contracted.
Police Blotter: March 30-31, 2014
By Silicon Valley Newsroom
The San Jose Police Department blotter for March 30-31 includes a late night shooting downtown and a man who was shot while standing in his driveway.
Fong's Campaign Ads Put Cop, SJPD in Awkward Spot
Paul Fong may not be breaking any rules by letting a lobbyist hold a $100,000 debt over his head during his entire time in the State Assembly, but his latest campaign transgression could be seen as a violation of state law and local police policies.
San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed Takes Long View in Final State of the City Speech
Chuck Reed spent much of his eighth and final State of the City speech thanking his predecessors while noting that a mayor's work goes on long after he or she leaves office. Noting that he and past elected officials in San Jose have stood "on the shoulders of giants," Reed said the work he and the council have carried out in recent years must be viewed outside the prism of four-year term limits. "We have to think in much longer timeframes," he said.
Sam Liccardo Wants Residents to Register Surveillance Cameras with Police
To catch the alleged serial arsonist who plagued downtown San Jose earlier this month, police relied on surveillance footage shared by residents to identify the suspect. Councilman Sam Liccardo is using that incident as a pitch to convince the public to submit their security camera footage to a central database monitored by law enforcement. Other items on the agenda include Councilman Xavier Campos' half-cent sales tax proposal to restore police positions and Johnny Khamis asking for permission to kill more wild pigs in Almaden.
The year 2013 will be remembered for its political turmoil, local and nationwide. A former county supervisor went to jail and the spotlight subsequently landed on his political buddy, a San Jose councilman. The Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to get married, and the president lied to the nation about domestic spying. San Jose Inside runs down the list of stories that caught our attention this year.
City Manager Debra Figone's Exit Interview
San Jose Inside's Josh Koehn sat down in late October with City Manager Debra Figone, who will retire at the end of next week, to discuss her 44-year career in public service. The free-flowing discussion, which has been edited for clarity, touches on topics such as the city's adversarial relationship with the Police Officers Association, the validity of international travel for elected officials, the possibility of another sports franchise coming to San Jose if the Oakland A's cannot relocate here, and how Figone views the media's coverage of local politics.
Why NBC Bay Area's Reporting on Xavier Campos is a Sham
As previously noted in this space, it's nearly impossible to get Xavier Campos to agree to an interview. It helps, however, if you have a close relationship with the media-dodging councilman like NBC's Damian Trujillo, who scored a rare on-camera chat last week. What did we learn from Trujillo's interview and a follow-up report? Hardly anything. But we did learn plenty about Trujillo and NBC Bay Area.
San Jose Police Salaries Restored under Tentative City-POA Agreement
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Who Authorized SJPD's Change in Gang Crime Stats?
San Jose Councilman Ash Kalra says the city's got some explaining to do about its police stats gaffe. In a memo to the Rules and Open Government Committee, which meets Wednesday, Kalra calls for a hearing in front of the City Council about why a change was made in calculating gang stats, and why the numbers were misrepresented to the public.
Rocketship Might Build Tamien Campus After All
Despite vocal opposition from some community members, Rocketship Education could receive approval to start building another charter school in the Washington/Tamien neighborhood. The City Council this week will consider selling the nonprofit educational company an $850,000 parcel of land to develop the new campus. Also on the council agenda is an underfunded gun buyback, a contract agreement with the electricians union and an urban village plan.
Life after George Shirakawa Jr.
There is life after George Shirakawa Jr., as three men are proving with varying degrees of success. A former chief of staff to the incarcerated supervisor is rewriting history on his new blog, while a former county CFO has accepted a demotion after failing to catch Shirakawa's crimes. Perhaps most interesting, though, is how the city's acting police chief, Larry Esquivel, has managed to stay above the fray.
Shikada Will Face Moneyball-like Challenges
By Peter Allen
Every winter, Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane has one hand perpetually tied behind his back, as he tries to rebuild his rosters for the following season. Frugal ownership, a decrepit stadium, and multiple run-ins with raw sewage make the A's one of the least desirable Major League Baseball landing spots for top free agents. So, Beane, the man profiled in Michael Lewis' bestseller Moneyball, does his best to cobble together lineups with bargain basement prospects and aging journeymen. And because he's exceptionally good at his job—and a little lucky—he manages to field competitive teams year after year. The city of San Jose faces similar obstacles in recruiting and retaining the best and brightest minds to run the day-to-day operations of America's 10th largest metropolis.

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California State University, Fresno provides prepharmacy coursework to prepare a student for admission into a four-year pharmacy program. Admission to most pharmacy schools now requires a B+ average or better in a minimum of 60 semester units, including one year each of general chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, calculus, biology, and English composition. Certain schools may have additional specified requirements. Majors that are most compatible with required classes are in the sciences, particularly biology and chemistry. The B.A. Chemistry degree is particular well suited for prepharmacy students since most of the required courses are already a part of this major. However, as long as the required preprofessional courses are completed, any major is acceptable. Although some students gain admission to pharmacy school after two or three years of undergraduate study, most students are not accepted until they have completed four years of college. Students, especially those without a high cumulative grade point average, should plan to graduate with a bachelor's degree before entering a pharmacy program. For further information, see a prepharmacy adviser and consult pharmacy school Web sites ( www.aacp.org).
For more information visit the Fresno State Pre-Professional page.


How the West Was Wicked is an anthology of WEIRD WESTERN fiction with dark overtones and elements of horror. Let the imagination go crazy.
"Shafts to Hell" centers on a gold miner driven insane by claustrophobia who commits a grisly murder and then contemplates the nature of Hell while awaiting his hanging. I'm aiming for a story with an unreliable narrator in the "The Cask of Amontillado" tradition. Be forewarned. "Shafts to Hell" is extremely creepy and not for the faint of heart.
A story without vivid characters is just a series of events that most likely doesn't engage us. Mike Duran's characters from The Resurrection engage us. Their physical descriptions are memorable and they are "real" people with idiosyncrasies and lives beyond the events of the story. Duran creates a sense of depth, that the characters are moving from point A to point B in their lives and then the young boy's resurrection throws up a road block in everyone's path.
For my survey of the characters, I'll begin with the creepiest and work my way up.
Mr. Cellophane--Clark's name for him--is the "thing" that haunts Clark's church office, hovering in a corner at the end of a bookcase. It's never clear exactly what Mr. Cellophane is: ghost, disembodied spirit, demon, or something else. In a short essay at the end of the novel, Duran discusses the various possibilities and their theological implications but never answers the question. "What I am advocating," Duran writes, "is a world view that tolerates (at least in a 'fictional' sense) a being that defies neat categorization" (p. 300). Duran's description of Mr. Cellophane is rich and memorable.
The specter ... watched him with sallow eyes. An opaque, gauzy sheath seemed to cloak the presence. Pale organs throbbed beneath its translucent skin. It appeared to be a young man, or the remnants of one, caught between worlds (p. 1).
Mr. Cellophane is one of Clark's many secrets, issues that he would like to ignore. Clark fears the specter will one day materialize during a meeting with a parishioner or, worse yet, the elders. Mr. Cellophane appears to Ruby when she meets with Clark to discuss the resurrection and communicates with her. Later, we learn that the apparition is connected with the gifts that Professor Keen has been sending to Clark. Later in the story, Mr. Cellophane turns up and performs some pyrotechnics at an opportune moment for Clark's well-being.
Weighing in at number two on the creepy scale is Professor Benjamin Keen who once taught at Clark's seminary but was forced to resign for his heretical beliefs. Keen has since become an anthropologist, focusing on religion, and has recently published a book titled The Myth of Religion. Keen lives on an isolated ranch decorated with ritual masks gathered during his travels. He also keeps a manservant named Mr. O and a squawking parrot named Jade. Keen is a proponent of syncretism and heads a coterie of like-minded intellectuals into which Keen is anxious to introduce Clark. Keen frequently refers to Clark as the "Wandering Soul," an epitaph which Clark later learns to his horror has a very specific meaning. When Clark attends the meeting of the syncretism group, Keen shows him a room dedicated to the pantheons of various pagan religions. A stone altar rests on a dais at the room's center and an obsidian dagger is on display. On closer inspection, Clark realizes that the altar is not decorative. It has been used.
A number of minor creepy characters also warrant mention. In Purple Maze, one of the downtown occult shops, Ruby and her prayer group friends encounter Gwen, the store's owner. The store occupies the land on which White Creek Chapel once stood. Gwen is plump with pomegranate-dyed hair and green fingernails shaped to points. She keeps a massive iguana as a pet and considers herself a witch although her incantations have no effect on Ruby and friends. Gwen also hates Christians. Coy Barkham, a wealthy businessman whose roots in the community go back multiple generations, is the head of the board of elders at Canyon Springs Community Church. He is intimidating physically with a forceful personality to match. The elders bend to his will. Barkham's grandfather profited from the fire that destroyed White Creek Chapel, which occupied prime real estate and therefore stood in the way of commercial development. Clark's historical research uncovers Barkham's business connections but he is unprepared for the depth of Barkham's greed and duplicity. Mace Wilflee is a reporter for the Rippington Weekly, a tabloid that wants a piece of Ruby's story. Wilflee is sleazy and annoying and above all, relentless in his pursuit of some kind of story. Duran's description says it all.
[Wilflee] wore wraparound sunglasses, the kind that looked very cool or very trendy, depending on one's hipster IQ. His hair was short and spiky with bleached ends; his polyester shirt was unbuttoned enough to expose a tanned chest draped with excessive jewelry (p. 122).
Ian Clark and Ruby Case serve as the protagonists for The Resurrection and everything is seen through their perspectives. The events transform both of them. Clark moves past the tragedies of his past, regains his purpose and passion for life, and surprises the villains with his new found will to fight for his beliefs. Ruby, who has suffered all her life from a bad hip which causes her to limp, finds her faith reinvigorated. Never one to put herself forward, she accepts leadership when it is thrust upon her and appears willing to make whatever sacrifice necessary for the good of the community.
In his science fiction trilogy, C. S. Lewis describes a universe in which spiritual forces of good and evil are battling over control of Earth, known as the silent planet because the forces of evil occupy it. The fight has been raging for ages with humans wittingly or unwittingly choosing sides. Duran's story presents a similar worldview. Greed leads such characters as Barkham to drift toward the dark side while power appears the chief motivator for Keen. Complacency, as typified by Clark early in the novel, allows those such as Barkham and Keen to operate unchallenged.
If you're looking for a page-turner that will also challenge your concept of the spiritual world, find yourself a copy of The Resurrection.
In conjunction with the CSFF Blog Tour, I received a free copy of The Resurrection from the publisher.
To read more about Mike Duran and his writing, visit his web site at http://mikeduran.com/.
The Resurrection , Mike Duran's debut novel, follows the struggles of Ruby Case and Reverend Ian Clark as they grapple with the aftermath of a miracle and the dark forces that hold sway in the small coastal town of Stonetree. The novel combines aspects of a thriller, ghost story, and detective story. Duran attacks the evils of greed and complacency but his prose is never preachy. The characters and their stories remain always at the forefront.
The story begins with a haunting and a vision. Ever since accepting the position at Canyon Springs Community Church, Clark has been visited by a ghost in his office. The translucent figure of a young man hovers near the end of a bookcase but says nothing. Clark, whose faith and ministry are in steep decline, has taken to ignoring the apparition until it goes away, a metaphor for Clark's approach to his life's problems. He intends to resign in days and leave the ministry behind. The vision appears to Ruby on a Sunday morning during her weekly prayer meeting with her two friends. Duran describes her vision with precise and engaging details.
It was stark in its simplicity: an immense gray tree with barren, arthritic limbs tilted on a high hill. Behind it stretched an unending curtain of crimson sky.... The tree towered over her, its skeletal limbs like a vast umbrella speckled with blackbirds.... As she studied it, her thoughts went to a single leaf blooming on a craggy bough, bright and green like newly sprung grass (p. 4).
The tree is an ancient, dead oak in an abandoned cemetery at the top of a high bluff overlooking the ocean and the town of Stonetree. That evening, Ruby attends the funeral of a co-worker's child. Ruby touches the body when filing past with the other mourners and to everyone's shock, the boy sits up in his casket, alive and disoriented. It appears that a genuine miracle has occurred.
Some hail Ruby as a saint and healer. A long line of the sick and desperate come to her home for help, and despite her husband's advice to ignore them, Ruby cannot turn them away although her efforts to perform another miracle fail. Other elements in the community have a different take on Ruby's miracle. Some are skeptical that anything really miraculous has happened. One of the church elders argues that God doesn't speak through housewives. The elders of Ruby's church vote to downplay the incident. Clark acquiesces to the chairman's strong-arm tactics, but he believes something has happened and whatever it is has challenged his beliefs and interrupted his plans to flee the ministry. Another element in the town, centered in a row of shops in the town square that sell occult paraphernalia, is fearful. The morning after the miracle, Ruby and her husband discover a strange figurine made of plant and animal parts in their front yard with a cryptic message inside.
The plot of The Resurrection is complicated. Working in parallel and later together, Ruby and Clark delve into the history of the town of Stonetree and the curse which casts a shadow over the region. Clark and Ruby come face-to-face with evil and Clark barely escapes a sacrificial altar. I will not try to summarize the events and discoveries here. I won't do the story justice and I don't want to spoil your fun if you have not read the novel. It's a cliche to say that "you feel like you're there" when reading a book, but that compliment is especially applicable to Duran's writing. He builds up his characters and their environment with telling details. As a tree-lover, I am particularly impressed with the range of trees that Duran mentions.
Duran populates his story with a wide array of fascinating and well-drawn characters in addition to Ruby and Clark. Tomorrow, I'll discuss some of the major characters.
I have another post up at The Midnight Diner blog. This one spotlights Brian J. Hatcher and his story "The Clockworks of Hell." It's a fascinating story about a minister and a curious timepiece, reminiscent of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart." You can read the whole story in The Midnight Diner, Volume 3 .
I volunteered to be a columnist for the Midnight Diner. My first post (Blinded by the Light: Spotlight on Eric Ortlund's "A Thousand Flowers") is now up at the Diner site. It features an interview with Eric and some commentary on his story. Look for more of these in the future as I spotlight the stories from The Midnight Diner.


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Kate Beckinsale Hospitalized Due To Ruptured Ovarian Cyst—But What Is That?
She's on morphine for the pain.
By Korin Miller
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Kate Beckinsale revealed that she was hospitalized with a ruptured ovarian cyst.
Kate is on morphine for the pain.
Ovarian cysts are extremely common, but sometimes they can grow too large and cause pain.
Kate Beckinsale revealed on Sunday that she's been hospitalized with a ruptured ovarian cyst—and her photos show just how painful this can be.
In her Instagram post, Kate, 45, shared two photos of herself lying in a hospital bed. In one, she looks upset and has clearly been crying. In the other, she's curled up on her side in the same hospital bed.
"Turns out a ruptured ovarian cyst really hurts and morphine makes me cry," she wrote in the caption. "So thankful to everyone who looked after me #wobbly."
Turns out a ruptured ovarian cyst really hurts and morphine makes me cry. So thankful to everyone who looked after me #wobbly❤
A post shared by Kate Beckinsale (@katebeckinsale) on Jan 26, 2019 at 9:36pm PST
What's a ruptured ovarian cyst?
Anatomy lesson: The female reproductive system has two ovaries—one on each side—which produce eggs. Those ovaries can develop cysts—a.k.a. fluid-filled sacs—which form during ovulation (when your ovary releases an egg every month), according to the Office on Women's Health (OWH). These cysts are known as functional cysts and are different from ovarian tumors or hormone-related cysts due to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), per the OWH.
Most of the time, the cysts are totally harmless and you may not even realize that you have one. But they can grow too large and cause pretty intense symptoms like pressure, bloating, swelling, and pain.
In those cases, the cyst may rupture or cause an ovarian torsion (when the cyst grows too heavy and forces the the fallopian tube to twist), which can then cause sudden, severe pain and internal bleeding, along with fever and vomiting, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). Basically, it really sucks.
How to treat a ruptured ovarian cyst
Pain management is the first step in treatment, hence Kate's mention of morphine (yes, it can be that painful). In some situations, though, surgery is needed, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
The two options include a cystectomy, or the removal of the cyst from the ovary, per the ACOG. But severe cases require an oophorectomy, which is when an entire ovary is removed.
Sadly, because cysts are so common, it's hard to prevent them entirely—which is why it's a good idea to get regular pelvic exams so your doctor can diagnose any changes in your ovaries ASAP.
If you tend to get ovarian cysts a lot, talk to your doc about hormonal birth control to stop ovulating and lower your odds of new cysts, per the OWH.
As for Kate, it's not entirely clear what treatment she received—but I hope she starts feeling better soon.
Korin Miller Korin Miller is a freelance writer specializing in general wellness, sexual health and relationships, and lifestyle trends, with work appearing in Men's Health, Women's Health, Self, Glamour, and more.
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What do changes to workers compensation mean for injured workers?
Last week ProPublica and NPR released the second extensive report in their investigative series on the dismantling of the American Workers Compensation system.
As they explain, corporate lawyers like Bill Minick in Dallas have literally been plotting a revolution in how employers take care of workers injured on the job. Minick'sidea is simply to let those companies opt out of state workers' compensation laws — and draft their own rules. His clients include corporate giants like Walmart, McDonald's, Nordstroms, Lowes and dozens of other businesses that are an everyday, household name.
These changes have already begun to transform the landscape of workers compensation. A significant number of the biggest retail, trucking, health care and food companies have already chosen to "opt out" in Texas; Oklahoma has also moved in the same direction, and Tennessee and South Carolina are considering similar measures.
But there has been little attention paid to what these changes mean for American workers. ProPublica and NPR looked into the changes by reviewing the injury benefit plans of move than 120 companies that opted out in Oklahoma and Texas to see how those plans compare to state workers' compensation.
Their investigation shows that these plans have lower benefits almost entirely across the board, more restrictions and practically no independent oversight.
"Already in Texas, plans written by Minick's firm allow for a hodgepodge of provisions that are far different from workers' comp. They're why McDonald's doesn't cover carpal tunnel syndrome and why Brookdale Senior Living, the nation's largest chain of assisted living facilities, doesn't cover most bacterial infections. Why Taco Bell can accompany injured workers to doctors' appointments and Sears can deny benefits if workers don't report injuries by the end of their shifts.
The implications are truly frightening. Traditional workers' compensation guarantees lifetime medical care while the new corporate plans terminate treatment after just two years. They also don't pay compensation for many – actually most – permanent disabilities, and put very tight limits on payouts for family deaths and other "catastrophic" workplace injuries like amputation, paralysis or blindness.
One can quickly see what this would mean for the workers compensation system write large if the trend continues to expand across the U.S. The new private plans becoming popular in Texas and Oklahoma give employers almost total control over the medical and legal process when their workers get injured. Employers get to choose the doctors they see and can have those workers examined over and over again – as often as they want, in fact. Moreover, the companies can settle claims at any time. Workers are forced to accept whatever is offered – or automatically lose all benefits. If they want to appeal, they may — but they have to do this before a committee set up by their employers.
This is a truly un-American and unethical trend. The U.S. workers' compensation system was founded on the ideal that employers owed a duty to injured workers (and their families) who had served them. Laws in every state mandates that they cover workers' medical bills and a portion of their lost wages until the worker recovers — or for life if they don't recover.
Critics say that these changes are a return to the Industrial Age before workers' compensation, when workers or surviving family member had to sue their employers or cover the costs of on-the-job injuries themselves.
Workers agree. Mike Pinckard, a Fort Worth truck driver for 31 years, has had two hernias previously in his career. Both times they were covered by Workers Compensation. So he assumed that would be the case last month when we experienced a third hernia while pulling a heavy cart on the job. But under his employer's new "opt out" program, the 58 year old worker learned that the injury wasn't covered any more, and he's now spent over $10,000 in deductibles and copays to get the hernia covered by his health plan.


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Creative Spaces: The WoodSource
February 25, 2016 Matthieu Foreman
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You may not know this but Ottawa is quietly becoming one of the most interesting and creative places to live and I've been lucky enough to have a front-row seat. In the summer of 2014 I met with the owners of The WoodSource in Manotick Station and approached them about creating a social media presence to help them transition from traditional marketing such as bus and radio ads to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube. What I've learnt over the last two years is that Ottawa is undergoing a culture change fueled by community-based businesses who focus on quality and experience rather than making a quick buck.
As I started building The WoodSource's Twitter and Facebook presence I was constantly blown away with how many local businesses big and small were building beautiful things with their lumber; from international tech giant Shopify's new cedar offices to local community pillars such as Bridgehead and Farm Boy to restaurants like the Elmvale Tavern and Pure Kitchen. Big, medium and small local businesses are using real wood to create warm environments for their customers while subtly reminding those who live here that before the Canal, before the Parliament Buildings – Ottawa was a lumber town.
But it isn't just businesses that are leading the creative change in Ottawa. As I kept finding out what was going on in Ottawa I met two new local organizations whose goal was to make woodworking affordable and accessible to people who may not have had access before. The first was Ottawa City Woodshop, a membership based woodworking shop located in City Centre, founded by Matt Wallace and Mike Griegoriev with a goal to "build the future of woodworking in Ottawa while rediscovering the city's lumber heritage." A year in they've sold out dozens of workshops and have a growing membership base.
The second is Ottawa Tool Library, also based in City Centre, spear-headed by the fearless tool goddess Bettina Vollmerhausen and the generous Frederic Sune with a vision "to foster a sustainable community by providing an outlet for creativity and prioritizing access over ownership." If you've ever visited the library it's hard not to want to build something.
Both these organizations are pulling back the curtain on how things are made by making building and making accessible to amateurs and pros alike in inclusive and community spaces to help make Ottawa a place that works together to keep it beautiful inside and out. And it's within that spirit of community that The WoodSource is having an Open House this weekend.
If you've haven't driven down Mitch Owens Road in the last few years you may be surprised to find out that in Ottawa's backyard Tim and Phil Priddle have been building the woodworkers equivalent to Disney Land for the last twenty years and it's all going to be on display Friday and Saturday.
First, the store, if you haven't been to The WoodSource before this building sets the tone for the rest of the property, if you have, then it's time to remember what we've taken for granted for the last 12 years. For me this building is more than just a store. I started working for The WoodSource when I was 16 and my first job was working on the new store. I wasn't entirely sure how big the scope of what I was working on was or how it would even look but my task was fairly simple; I helped the carpenter make the sixteen pillars that hold up the new store. The WoodSource had purchased reclaimed Douglas Fir pillars from the old Uplands Airport hangers and repurposed them to build the store. We removed all of the old hardware and made 64 tapered beams. Then we had to take each one and fill all the splits with wood glue then clamp the beams as tight was possible. Once the glue was dry we would drill out holes for our new hardware and fasten together four beams to make one pillar. Repeat 16 times.
Once you've taken in everything the store has to offer you should make your way out to the new mill and warehouse. The north end of the warehouse, dubbed the live edge forest, boasts the largest selection of live edge slabs in the city. Then, make your way through the warehouse down to the south end enter the new mill and see how they make all of their products. At the far end you'll find two massive moulders used to dress all of their stock and custom lumber. They will be featuring the new machines and giving demonstrations throughout the day Friday and Saturday morning.
If that's not interesting enough for you the final building is the newest and most aesthetically appealing on the property. Built from a salvaged mid 19th century barn be careful as you enter because the atmosphere might inspire you to redo every room in your house. Each wall features a different reclaimed wood product from old Canadian barns to ancestral wagon board from Eastern Europe. Atmopshere & Bois, a Belgian company, have been partners with The WoodSource for over decade bringing Canadian reclaimed wood all over Europe. They've moved on to The WoodSource complex bringing with them unique European reclaimed wood that you won't be able to find anywhere else.
The latest phase of construction finally finished in the fall of 2015 and The WoodSource is excited to showoff what they've been building over the last twenty years to the region. You can find me bouncing around Atmosphere & Bois, the store and the mill this weekend. There will be sales, snacks, coffee, contractor, architects and designers. The WoodSource will be open Friday till 5pm and Saturday till 1pm and Atmosphere & Bois will be open till 5:30pm both Friday and Saturday.
In conclusion, this is an unapologetic and shameless plug. The WoodSource is place that has been a constant in my life since I was bright-eye teenager. I've spent countless hours in the yard piling wood, days up in the office doing data entry, helped hundres of customers plan their renovations and learnt how the wild world of social media marketing works. Through The WoodSource I've been able to get a behind the scenes look at how the building industry works in Ottawa and it's going to be a great weekend for customers to go behind the scenes at The WoodSource. So, if you're looking for something to do this weekend get a membership at Ottawa City Woodshop or Ottawa Tool Library come down to Manotick Station, buy some wood and join the countless Ottawaians making beautiful things out of wood.
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"Political Portraiture in the United States and France during the Revolutionary and Federal Eras circa 1776–1814" at National Portrait Gallery
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Organized by Montana State University Professor Todd Larkin, former US Capitol Historical Society Fellow, this conference marks the bicentennial of an important historical event: the British capture of Washington, DC, in 1814, and the burning of the Capitol along with Congress's state portraits of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette.
European and North American scholars, students, connoisseurs, and friends of American-French cultural exchange gather to discuss aspects of diplomatic strategy, democratic representation, and republican identity as promoted in portraits by artists such as Charles Willson Peale, Jacques-Louis David, Gilbert Stuart, and Antoine-François Callet.
Please click here to view most of the conference presentations on vimeo, including the following:
"Family Matters in French Royal Portraiture" by Melissa Hyde, University of Florida;
"Signs of Power: Bonaparte and the Concordat of 1801" by Kathryn Calley Galitz, Metropolitan Museum of Art;
"Representative Democracy and Popular Insurgency: Collective Portraiture under the National Convention" by Gerrit Walczak, Technical University Berlin;
"The Physionotrace in Europe and North America (1780-1800): A Tool for Visualizing a New Political Culture" by Guillaume Mazeau, Université de Paris;
"Rivalries and Dissentions within the Maison de l'Empereur: The Portraitists of Napoleon and the Production of Diplomatic Gifts" by Cyril Lécosse, Université de Strasbourg;
"On the Back of the Engraving: Obverse and Reverse in Philadelphia's Federal-Era Urban Imagery" by Dell Upton, University of California;
"Corruption and Failure in the Body Politic: John Lewis Krimmel's Images of the Centre Square Waterworks and the Bank of Pennsylvania" by Laura Turner Igoe, Temple University;
"From Portrait to Plan: Mapping Capital Cities in the Late Eighteenth Century" by Min Kyung Lee, College of the Holy Cross;
"A Tale of Four Cities: Representations, Fabric, and Ambitions" by Jeffrey A. Cohen, Bryn Mawr College;
"Politicizing Portraiture: Formal Aspects of French Family Portraits between the Ancien Régime and the Republic" by Marlen Schneider, University of Leipzig;
"Preparations for Diplomacy: Gilbert Stuart's Pendant Portraits of President Jefferson and Secretary Madison" by Gaye Wilson, Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies;
"What Ever Happened to the U.S. Congress's State Portraits of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette? The Politics of Pictorial Display, Displacement, and Destruction at the Capitol, ca. 1800-1814" by Todd L. Larkin, Montana State University;
"Gilbert Stuart's 'Lansdowne' Portrait of George Washington: From Private Diplomatic Gift to State Portrait" by Ellen G. Miles, National Portrait Gallery;
"Portraiturer les souverains entre 1800 et 1831: L'exemple de François Gérard" by Xavier Salmon, Musée du Louvre;
"Prints, Paintings and National Characters: Washington's Likeness in a Transnational Perspective" by Stéphane Roy, Carleton University;
"Les dons de portraits du roi sous Louis XVI" by Laurent Hugues, Monuments historiques, Direction régionale des affaires culturelles de Languedoc-Roussillon;
"Romans in New York: British Statuary and Atlantic Revolutions" by Wendy Bellion, University of Delaware;
"Man + Horse: Repurposing the Equestrian Portrait in the Post-Revolutionary Era" by Heather McPherson, University of Alabama;
"Republicanism in Portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte" by David O'Brien, University of Illinois; and
"Allan Ramsay's Portrait Enterprise: The Propagation and Reception of a Ruler's Image" by Cristina S. Martinez, University of Ottawa.
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"Women Inside and Outside the Grid: New Approaches to Modernist Sculpture" at Terra Foundation Paris Center & Library
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"Painting Artists' Studios in the Late Nineteenth Century: William Merritt Chase (1849–1916) in Context" at Terra Foundation Paris Center & Library
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"Hybrid Republicanism: Italy and American Art, 1840–1918" at American Academy in Rome
"Colonization & Wilderness: Nineteenth-Century American and Australian Landscape Painting" at Art Gallery of Western Australia
"Rethinking Pictures: A Transatlantic Dialogue" at Terra Foundation Paris Center & Library and DFK Paris
"Mondriaan into Mondrian: Paris to New York" at Terra Foundation Paris Center & Library
"'Holland Mania': American Taste, Collecting, and Travel in the Gilded Age" at Terra Foundation Paris Center & Library
"The American West: A French Appropriation" at Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art
"The Archives of American Art from A to Z" at Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art
"'Delirious New Amsterdam': Art, Material Culture, and Circulation in New York and the Colonial Atlantic World" at Terra Foundation Paris Center & Library
"Arthur Dove: Water, Wind, Metal" by Rachael Z. DeLue
"In Search of Utopia: The New World in the European Imaginary" at Terra Foundation Paris Center & Library
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"Art, Empire, and History: A Transatlantic Conversation on Thomas Cole" at Terra Foundation Paris Center & Library
"Shifting Terrain: Mapping a Transnational American Art History" at Smithsonian American Art Museum
"Wild Noise: Art in Times of Change" at Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
"Crash and Burn: Destruction in American Art" at Courtauld Institute of Art
"Wordstruck: American Artists as Readers, Writers & Literati," at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
"Trompe l'oeil and Modernity" by Judith Barter
"Gender Equality in the Visual Arts" at Gallery 400
"Duchamp and Sweden—On the Reception of Marcel Duchamp after World War II" at Moderna Museet
"Erased, Replaced, Omitted, Denied: American Art and Negation" at Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art
"The Afterlife of Iconoclasm: Destruction and Surrogation in Nineteenth-Century New York" by Wendy Bellion
"Publishing Your Art Historical Research in the United States" by Emily Shapiro
"The Artist's Garden—American Impressionism and the Garden Movement" by Anna Marley
"The Soul of Things—Direct Carving in American Art" by Karen Lemmey
"Art & Comics, 1960s to Present" at Chicago Cultural Center
2006–18 Terra Foundation Lecture Series at the Chicago Humanities Festival
A Conversation with Michael Fried at Terra Foundation Paris Center & Library
"Barnett Newman's 'Formalism': A Transatlantic Dialogue" by Michael Schreyach & Eva Ehninger
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"Traditional Japanese Art as a Means to Organic Architecture" by Kevin Nute
"Vienna 1910: A Survey of the City's Architecture and Design Scene during Frank Lloyd Wright's Visit" by Christian Witt-Dörring
"L'Impressionnisme et la Politique" at Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny
"The Americanist Sixties" by Cécile Whiting
"The Armory Show at 100" at Musée d'Orsay
"American Art History and Digital Scholarship: New Avenues of Exploration" at Archives of American Art
"Mark Rothko's Breakthrough and the Art of Medieval Europe" by Thomas Crow with response by Eric de Chassey
"American Art in Dialogue with Africa and its Diaspora" at Smithsonian American Art Museum
"Robert Smithson (1938–1973): Entropy and Memory" at Centre Pompidou
"Blah, Blah, Blah. Thoughts about Color, Language, and Painting" by Mel Bochner
"An Architectural Love Affair: Dutch Modernists and the Work of Frank Lloyd Wright" by Wim de Wit
"The English Arts and Crafts Movement in America: Opposing Ends of the Same Stick" by Anne Mallek
"Art Across the Black Diaspora: Visualizing Slavery in America" at University of Oxford
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"Recontextulaizing Neo-Dada: Jasper Johns in Tokyo, 1964" by Hiroko Ikegami
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"Laughing Matters: Humor in Art" at DePaul Art Museum
"Mass Modern" by Michael Leja
"Samuel F. B. Morse's 'Gallery of the Louvre' in Focus" at National Gallery of Art
"Encuentros: Artistic Exchange between the US and Latin America" at Smithsonian American Art Museum
"Repositioning Vorticism" at Tate Britain
"'A Long and Tumultuous Relationship' East-West Interchanges in American Art" at Smithsonian American Art Museum
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"American Art in a Global Context" at Smithsonian American Art Museum
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It was a dark, stormy, mid-November Tuesday. A young boy, whose voice was only weeks away from the first crack, walked down a sidewalk made uneven from pushing tree roots. A rumble came from his right, it's thunderous cacophony struck the boy's bones like a hammer. His throat barely hit his stomach when the Beast attacked. Bellowing with fury, the Beast's terrible claws swiped just above the boy's head as he reacted. The Beast and the boy locked eyes, black as night clashing against the chestnut brown, with a hint of green. Fleshy noses twitched. Snarls echoed. The Nathanael-Opossum War began.
The war raged through the years, following Nathanael through school. In his desperation to follow the opossum-less path of his elder brother, Nathanael sought refuge in his exemplar's field, art. Although utterly talentless, Nathanael hid from the Opossum in the art room, and obtained some proficiency, allowing him to purchase refuge. The teacher's pity for the pimple ridden teenager motivated the assignment to study Rembrandt's etchings. In one rapturous afternoon, the art gods mercifully allowed Nathanael to glimpse the mountain top of his salvation. If he was faithful and diligent, art would lead to victory over the dreadful Opossum.
Nathanael's victories have been slow, but steady. His favored tactics have led him to be a printmaker. He drove a successful campaign through the University of Utah, has won victories at Miri Gallery, Springville Museum of Art, Kimball Ar
Nathanael's victories have been slow, but steady. His favored tactics have led him to be a printmaker. He drove a successful campaign through the University of Utah, has won victories at Miri Gallery, Springville Museum of Art, Kimball Art Center, South Cobb Art Alliance in Austell, GA, and the Harnett Museum at the University of Richmond. His current refuge is at the local community print shop, Saltgrass Printmakers.
Personal narrative is a psychological tool we use to assign significance to transformative moments in our lives. Whether they are minute, specific events or gradual changes arcing over decades, we consistently craft stories to make sense of our lives. I examine the personal narrative process in my art by blending classic and contemporary printmaking techniques to explore how the synthesis of cultural history and individual experiences shape our personal narratives. I use the natural world and cultural devices, such as literature, historical references, and myth as resources for the narrative construction. I blur the narrative's objective reality and interpretation by collaging photographic imagery with physical marks.
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Mirage News World June 27, 2019 12:25 am AEST Date Time
Royal Canadian Mint issues coin minted of pure Nunavut gold in celebration of 20th
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– The coin is entirely Arctic, from its design to its metal content
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Nunavut Territory, the Royal Canadian Mint has proudly issued a new collector coin crafted entirely of Nunavut-sourced gold. The coin recaptures, in 99.99% pure gold, Germaine Arnaktauyok's iconic drummer design that first appeared on the $2 circulation coin celebrating of Nunavut's creation in 1999. The beautifully crafted coin is available for purchase as of today.
"The Mint is passionate about honouring Canadian talent and celebrating our exceptional cultural diversity through beautifully crafted coins," said Marie Lemay, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint. "We are proud to honour Germaine Arnaktauyok's artistic legacy, in pure Nunavut gold, to wish the people of this important territory a happy 20th anniversary."
The coin is crafted from 99.99% pure gold, mined at Agnico Eagle Mines' Meadowbank mine, near Baker Lake, and TMAC Resources' mine at Hope Bay. In the same tradition as the Mint's first Nunavut-sourced coin issued in 2018, this 1/10 oz. gold coin is struck on a thin, yet wide blank that gives its Arctic-themed reverse design more room to shine. The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.
"Agnico Eagle is honoured and proud that gold from our Meadowbank mine is part of this special Royal Canadian Mint collectible coin commemorating Nunavut's 20th anniversary", said Sean Boyd, Vice-Chairman and CEO of Agnico Eagle Mines. "We are also extremely proud to be working with our Inuit partners to responsibly develop the resources in Nunavut in a way that contributes to the economic and social prosperity of the territory."
The 2019 $20 pure gold 1/10 oz. coin – 20th Anniversary of Nunavut has a limited mintage of 1,500 and retails for $359.95. It can be ordered by contacting the Mint at 1-800-267-1871 in Canada, 1-800-268-6468 in the United States, or online at http://www.mint.ca. The coin will soon be available at the Royal Canadian Mint's boutiques in Ottawa and Winnipeg, as well as through the Mint's global network of dealers and distributors, including participating Canada Post outlets.
Images of the coin are available here .
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The Royal Canadian Mint is the Crown corporation responsible for the minting and distribution of Canada's circulation coins. The Mint is recognized as one of the largest and most versatile mints in the world, offering a wide range of specialized, high quality coinage products and related services on an international scale.
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\section{Introduction}
\noindent {\em Introduction and description of the system.}
The collision of frictionless (smooth) viscoelastic spheres obeys Newton's
equation of motion,
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:newton}
m_\text{eff}\ddot{\xi}=F\left(\dot{\xi},\xi\right),
\end{equation}
with the effective mass $m_\text{eff}\equiv m_1m_2/(m_1+m_2)$ and the
compression $\xi\equiv R_1+R_2-\abs{\vec{r}_1-\vec{r}_2}$, where $\vec{r}_1$ and
$\vec{r}_2$ are the time dependent positions of the spheres. $F(\dots)$ is the
normal component of the vectorial interaction force $F=\vec{F}\cdot\hat{e}$ with
the unit vector
$\hat{e}=\left(\vec{r}_1-\vec{r}_2\right)/\abs{\vec{r}_1-\vec{r}_2}$. For
non-adhesive viscoelastic spheres it reads \cite{brilliantov1996}
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:viscoelastic}
F=F^\text{el}+F^\text{dis}=\min\left(
0,
-\rho\xi^{3/2}-\frac{3}{2} A\rho\sqrt { \xi } \dot{ \xi }\right)\,
\end{equation}
with
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:paramEl}
\rho\equiv\frac{2Y\sqrt{R_\text{eff}}}{3(1-\nu^2)}
\end{equation}
and $Y$, $\nu$ and $R_\text{eff}$ stand for the Young modulus, the Poisson
ratio and the effective radius $R_\text{eff}\equiv R_1R_2/(R_1+R_2)$,
respectively. The dissipative constant $A$ is a function of the elastic and
viscous material parameters \cite{brilliantov1996}. The $\min(\dots)$ function
assures that the force is always repulsive.

The elastic part in Eq. \eqref{eq:viscoelastic}, $F^\text{el}$, is the Hertz
contact force \cite{hertz1882} while its dissipative part, $F^\text{dis}$, was
first motivated in \cite{kuwabara1987} and then rigorously derived in
\cite{brilliantov1996,morgado1997}, where only the approach in
\cite{brilliantov1996} lead to an analytic expression of the material parameter
$A$.

While the knowledge of the interaction force, Eq. \eqref{eq:viscoelastic} is
sufficient to perform Molecular Dynamics simulations (MD), the coefficient of
restitution is needed to perform much more efficient event-driven MD and Direct
Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) as well as for the Kinetic Theory. By disregarding
the dynamics of the collision process and idealizing the collision as an
instantaneous event, the coefficient of restitution relates the postcollisional
normal velocity, $\dot{\xi}^{\prime}$, to the normal component of the
(precollisional) impact velocity, $v$,
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:epsDef}
\varepsilon\equiv-\dot{\xi}^{\prime}/v\,.
\end{equation}

In general, the coefficient of restitution is not a constant but depends on the
details of the interaction force and the impact velocity. It can be obtained by
integrating Eq.
\eqref{eq:newton} with the initial conditions $\xi(0)=0$ and $\dot{\xi}(0)=v$,
assuming that the spheres start contacting at $t=0$. The coefficient of
restitution is then obtained from
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:force2COR}
\varepsilon=-\dot{\xi}(t_c)/v\,,
\end{equation}
where the duration of the collision, $t_c$, is determined by the condition
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:tEndAdvanced}
\ddot{\xi}(t_c)=0\,\qquad t_c>0\,,
\end{equation}
that is, the collision terminates at time $t_c$ when the interaction force vanishes.

Solving the set of equations (\ref{eq:force2COR},\ref{eq:tEndAdvanced}) is a
complicated problem which was solved rigorously in \cite{schwager2008}. The
solution reads
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:epsSeriesAdvanced}
\varepsilon=1+\sum_{k=0}^\infty h_k \left(\beta^{1/2}v^{1/10}\right)^k
\equiv 1+\sum_{k=0}^\infty h_k v_\ast^k,
\end{equation}
where we define the shorthand $v_*$ and with
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:betadef}
\beta=\frac{3}{2}A\left(\frac{\rho}{m_\text{eff}}\right)^{2/5}\,.
\end{equation}
This solution is {\em exact} since all coefficients $h_k$ are analytically
known (see \cite{schwager2008}). It is, moreover, {\em universal} since all
material and particle properties are covered by $\beta$, that is, the $h_k$ are
pure numbers which are independent of the material and particle properties.

Albeit exact, there are two main problems with the solution,
\eqRef{eq:epsSeriesAdvanced}, which prohibit its application in efficient MD or
DSMC simulations: First, it converges extremely slowly. To obtain $\varepsilon$
up to quadratic order in $v$ we need 20 terms of the series expansion. Second,
wherever we truncate the series at some order $k_c$,
\eqRef{eq:epsSeriesAdvanced} diverges to $\varepsilon\to\pm\infty$, depending on
the sign of $h_k$.
\begin{figure}[t]
\includegraphics[width=0.975\columnwidth]
{figure1.eps}
\caption[fig1]{(color online) Coefficient of restitution, $\varepsilon$, over
$v_\ast\equiv
\beta^{1/2}v^{1/10}$. The analytic solution, Eq. \eqref{eq:epsSeriesAdvanced},
truncated at different order $k_c$ leads to divergence.
The dotted line shows
$\varepsilon$ as it follows from the numerical solution of Eqs.
(\ref{eq:force2COR},\ref{eq:tEndAdvanced}). It almost coincides with the thick
green line showing the Pad\'e approximant $[1/4]_\varepsilon$, Eq.
\eqref{eq:padeDef},
to the analytical solution, Eq. \eqref{eq:epsSeriesAdvanced} (for explanation
see the text below).}
\label{fig:seriesDiverging}
\end{figure}

The divergence of the truncated series is a serious problem: Given the very
accurate experimental data by Bridges et al. \cite{bridges1984} for the
coefficient of restitution of ice balls at very low temperature whose material
and particle properties correspond to
$1.307\:(\text{sec/cm})^{1/5}$.
From Fig. \ref{fig:seriesDiverging} we see that the series truncated at order
$k_c=20$ starts deviating at $v_*\approx 1$ corresponding to the impact velocity
$v=v_*^{10}/\beta^5\approx0.262\:\text{cm/sec}$. That is, for typical impact
velocities
of $v\sim 1$ m/sec we would need to go to impractical high truncation order.
\medskip

From an approximative expression for the coefficient of restitution for
applications in efficient MD and DSMC simulations, we request that a) the
approximative solution is close to the correct solution, b) it can be computed
efficiently, that is, it contains only a small number of universal coefficients
which are independent of the material and particle properties, and c) the
representation must not reveal divergencies unlike the truncated series, Eq.
\eqref{eq:epsSeriesAdvanced}, shown in Fig. \ref{fig:seriesDiverging}.
\medskip

\noindent{\em Numerical solution.} As described in
\cite{schwager2008,ramirez1999}, \eqRef{eq:newton}
with the interaction force \eqRef{eq:viscoelastic} and the corresponding
initial conditions may be scaled to
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:equationOfMotionNatUnit}
\ddot{x}+x^{3/2}+v_\ast^2\,\dot{x}\sqrt{x}=0\,,\quad x(0)=0\,,\quad \dot{x}(0)=1
\end{equation}
with the only free parameter $v_*\equiv \beta^{1/2}v^{1/10}$. Compression and time are scaled by $x\equiv\xi/[(\rho/m_\text{eff})^{-2/5}v^{4/5}]$ and
$\tau\equiv t/[(\rho/m_\text{eff})^{-2/5}v^{-1/5}]$. From the
numerical solution of \eqRef{eq:equationOfMotionNatUnit} we determine
$\varepsilon(v_\ast)$ via \eqRef{eq:force2COR}:
$\varepsilon=-\dot{\xi}(t_c)/v=-\dot{x}(\tau_c)$, where $\tau_c$ is obtained from the condition $\ddot{x}(\tau_c)=0$,
$\tau_c>0$. Apart from numerical errors, this solution is exact and may serve as
a benchmark for our approximative solution, even for large values of $v_\ast$.
Using the numerical solution we find the asymptotical behavior
\begin{equation}
  \label{eq:asymp}
\lim_{v_\ast\to \infty}\varepsilon(v_\ast)= v_\ast^{-3.2}
\end{equation}
for large $v_\ast$, in agreement with \cite{schwager2008}, see
Fig. \ref{fig:tryingDifferentPade}.
\begin{figure}[htb]
\includegraphics[width=0.975\columnwidth]
{figure2.eps}
\caption[fig2]{(color online) Coefficient of restitution $\varepsilon$ for
large $v_\ast$. The thick green line shows the numerical solution of Eq.
\eqref{eq:equationOfMotionNatUnit} revealing the asymptotic behavior
$\varepsilon = v_\ast^{-3.2}$ (dotted line). Additionally
various Pad\'{e} approximants, Eq. \eqref{eq:padeDef}, of the analytical
solution, Eq. \eqref{eq:epsSeriesAdvanced} are shown (discussion see text
below). The Pad\'e approximants $[3/6]_\varepsilon$ and $[15/18]_\varepsilon$
(virtually identical)
agree almost perfectly with the exact solution.}
\label{fig:tryingDifferentPade}
\end{figure}
\medskip

\noindent{\em Pad\'{e} approximants.} Using the analytical solution,
Eq. \eqref{eq:epsSeriesAdvanced}, and the asymptotics, Eq. \eqref{eq:asymp}, we
construct an approximative expression for $\varepsilon(v)$ which agrees with the
analytical solution for the entire range of definition, $v\in(0,\infty)$, and is
thus much more suitable for numerical simulations. The Pad\'{e} approximant
$[m/n]_\varepsilon(v_*)$ approximates the $m+n$ times differentiable function
$\varepsilon(v_*)$ by a rational function
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:padeDef}
[m/n]_\varepsilon(v_*)=\frac{\sum_{i=0}^{m}a_iv_*^i}{\sum_{i=0}^{n}b_iv_*^i}
\end{equation}
in a way that the Maclaurin series of the approximant and of the approximated
function match up to order $m+n$: $\varepsilon(0)=[m/n]_{\varepsilon}(0)$,
$\varepsilon^\prime(0)=[m/n]_{\varepsilon}^\prime(0)$, \dots,
$\varepsilon^{(m+n)}(0)=[m/n]_{\varepsilon}^{(m+n)}(0)$. Asymptotically, the
Pad\'{e} approximant behaves like a power law, $\lim_{v_*\to
\infty}[m/n]_\varepsilon\sim v_*^{m-n}$. These properties allow to represent the
function $\varepsilon(v_*)$ similar to a Taylor expansion for small arguments
and asymptotically as a power law, thus, convergent if $m<n$, see Ref. \cite{pade}.

Since $\varepsilon\sim v_*^\alpha$ with $\alpha\approx-3$
(see Eq. \eqref{eq:asymp} and Fig. \ref{fig:tryingDifferentPade}) we chose a
Pad\'e approximation $[m/m+3]_\varepsilon$. To find an accurate yet compact
approximant to Eq. \eqref{eq:epsSeriesAdvanced} we start at $m=0$ and increase
the order until sufficient agreement with the exact solution is achieved. The
result is shown in Fig. \ref{fig:tryingDifferentPade}: $[0/3]_\varepsilon$ is
certainly not acceptable, $[1/4]_\varepsilon$ offers a good tradeoff between
simplicity and accuracy. $[2/5]_\varepsilon$ reveals a pole at $v_*\approx
5.68$, therefore, it is suitable only for small impact velocity, $v_*\lesssim
10^{0.3}$. For ice spheres as described in \cite{bridges1984} this implies
$v\lesssim 2.6\:\text{m/sec}$. The next order, $[3/6]_\varepsilon$, offers
almost perfect agreement with the benchmark. We checked all orders up to
$[25/28]_\varepsilon$ and could not find any significant improvement as compared
to $[3/6]_\varepsilon$. As an example, $[15/18]_\varepsilon$ is shown in Fig.
\ref{fig:tryingDifferentPade}.

Table \ref{tab:padeCoeffs} displays the coefficients $a_i$ and $b_i$ for
the relevant Pad\'e approximants $[m/m+3]_\varepsilon$, $m\in\{0,1,2,3\}$ and
\begin{table}[htb]
\begin{ruledtabular}
\begin{tabular}{lllll}
\multicolumn{1}{c}{$m$}&\multicolumn{1}{c}{$n$}&\multicolumn{1}{l}{$a_i$}
&\multicolumn{1}{l}{$b_i$}\\
\hline$0$&$3$&$a_0=1.$&$b_0=1$ & $b_2=1.15345$\\
& & & $b_1=0$ & $b_3=0$\\
\hline
$1$&$4$&$a_0=1.$&$b_0=1.$ & $b_3=0.577977$ \\
&&$a_1=0.501086$&$b_1=0.501086$ & $b_4=0.532178$\\
&&&$b_2=1.15345$\\% &\\
\hline
$2$&$5$&$a_0=1.$&$b_0=1.$ & $b_3=0.638466$ \\
&&$a_1=0.553528$&$b_1=0.553528$ & $b_4=0.384023$\\
&&$a_2=-0.128445$&$b_2=1.025$ & $b_5=0.027908$\\
\hline
$3$&$6$&$a_0=1.$&$b_0=1.$ &$b_4=1.19449$\\
&&$a_1=1.07232$&$b_1=1.07232$ &$b_5=0.467273$\\
&&$a_2=0.574198$&$b_2=1.72765$ &$b_6=0.235585$\\
&&$a_3=0.141552$&$b_3=1.37842$\\
\end{tabular}
\end{ruledtabular}
\caption[padeCoeffs]{Coefficients of the Pad\'{e} approximants
$[m/m+3]_\varepsilon$ for $m\in\{0,1,2,3\}$. $[2/5]_\varepsilon$ reveals a pole
at
$v_*\approx 5.6801$.}
\label{tab:padeCoeffs}
\end{table}
Fig. \ref{fig:tryingDifferentPadeLin} shows these Pad\'{e} approximants
together with the exact (numerical) solution. Again $[1/4]_\varepsilon$ and
$[3/6]_\varepsilon$ turn out to be good compromizes between accuracy and
simplicity.
\begin{figure}[htb]
\includegraphics[width=0.975\columnwidth]
{figure3.eps}
\caption[fig3]{(color online) Coefficient of restitution $\varepsilon$ over
$v_\ast$. The first four Pad\'e approximants are shown together with the
numerical (exact) solution. The inset shows a magnification. The order
$[3/6]_\varepsilon$ (dotted line) coincides almost perfectly with the exact
solution in the entire range of definition.}
\label{fig:tryingDifferentPadeLin}
\end{figure}

\medskip

\noindent{\em Conclusion.} The universal exact solution,
Eq. \eqref{eq:epsSeriesAdvanced}, for the coefficient of restitution of smooth
viscoelastic spheres cannot be applied directly in eMD and DSMC simulations
since
the series diverges for any {\em finite} truncation order. We have shown that
the Pad\'e approximations of order $[1/4]_\varepsilon$ and $[3/6]_\varepsilon$
are suitable to represent the coefficient of restitution over the entire range
of impact velocities including its asymptotic behavior up to an excellent
accuracy and we provided the constants of this approximation. Similar as the
full solution, Eq. \eqref{eq:epsSeriesAdvanced}, the Pad\'e expansion is
universal, that is, the constants $a_i$ and $b_i$ are universal. They neither
depend on material properties (Young modulus, Poisson ratio, dissipative
constant) nor on particle properties (radii, masses). All non-universal
parameters enter exclusively via $\beta$, Eq. \eqref{eq:betadef}, which in turn
enters the argument of the Pad\'e expansion via $v_*=\beta^{1/2}v^{1/10}$ with
$v$ being the impact velocity in physical units ($cm/sec$). Thus, the presented
Pad\'e
approximation can be conveniently applied in numerical simulations.

\begin{figure}[htb]
\includegraphics[width=0.975\columnwidth]
{figure4.eps}
\caption[fig4]{(color online) Coefficient of restitution $\varepsilon$ as a
function of the impact velocity $v$. The Pad\'e approximant $[3/6]_\varepsilon$
(dotted line) agrees almost perfectly with the numerical integration of Newton's
equation, Eqs. (\ref{eq:newton}-\ref{eq:tEndAdvanced}) in the entire range of
impact velocity, $v$ (physical units), while the analytical solution, Eq.
\eqref{eq:epsSeriesAdvanced}, truncated at order as large as $k_c=40$ diverges
at
$v\approx 0.3 $\,cm/sec. For the material constant, $1.307\:(\text{sec/cm})^{1/5}$, we
used
the experimental values by Bridges et al. \cite{bridges1984} for the collision
of ice spheres at low temperature.}
\label{fig:expVsAnaVsNum}
\end{figure}
The precision of the approximant can be assessed in
Fig. \ref{fig:expVsAnaVsNum} which shows the Pad\'e approximation together with
the numerical integration of Newton's equation, Eq. \eqref{eq:newton} in
combination with Eqs. (\ref{eq:viscoelastic}-\ref{eq:tEndAdvanced}), and with
the divergent analytical solution, Eq. \eqref{eq:epsSeriesAdvanced}, truncated
at order as large as $k_c=40$.  We see that over the entire range of definition,
the Pad\'e approximation coincides almost perfectly with the numerical solution
and with the truncated analytical solution up to $v\approx 0.3 $\,cm/sec where
it
starts to diverge. For the material constant, $1.307\:(\text{sec/cm})^{1/5}$, we used the
experimental values by Bridges et al. \cite{bridges1984} for the collision of
ice spheres at low temperature. The corresponding data is also shown in the
plot. While the agreement between the exact analytical result, the numerical
integration and the Pad\'e approximant is remarkable, the experimental data
slightly deviates. This deviation is not surprising since besides
viscoelasticity, described by the force Eq. \eqref{eq:viscoelastic}, other
forces may contribute, such as surface forces, plastic deformation, adhesion
etc.

\noindent{\em Acknowledgement.} The authors gratefully acknowledge the support
of the Cluster of Excellence 'Engineering of Advanced Materials' at the
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, which is funded by the German Research
Foundation (DFG) within the framework of its 'Excellence Initiative'.

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Algonquin Township Road District – Jennie McCracken denied request for review
By Kirk Allen on March 1, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )
"For the reasons set forth below, the Public Access Bureau concludes that no further action is warranted in this matter."
Jennie McCracken, a McHenry County resident and friend of the Bob Miller family according to the NWH, filed a request for review for a Freedom of Information Act request that she did not file. She filed this request for review based on an FOIA request submitted to the Algonquin Township Road District by another citizen.
"On February 19, 2019, this office received your Request for Review challenging the response by Algonquin Township Road District ( District) to a FOIA request by a named individual. The named individual appears to have sought a list of users blocked by the Township' s Highway Department ( Department) from posting to the Department' s Facebook page. You assert that the District' s response to the named individual' s FOIA request is
This particular FOIA request generated numerous questions on FOIA and we published this article in hopes people would better understand the dynamics of the FOIA process and how it may play out on the FOIA in question.
While the person who actually submitted the FOIA request in question can seek a request for review on their FOIA, it is clear, McCracken has no such standing to request such a review for someone else.
"The named individual who filed the FOIA request with the District did not submit this Request for Review or sign it. Moreover, you have not asserted that the named individual submitted the request on behalf of a partnership, firm, organization or association that you are designated to represent. Because you, rather than the person whose FOIA request was allegedly denied, signed the Request for Review, it does not meet the requirements of section 9. 5( a) of FOIA. Thus, we have determined that no further action is warranted in this matter."
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