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Supreme Court: Trademark Licenses Survive Bankruptcy Rejection
Annie Allison, Jonathon Hance, Erin Hennessy, David Lawton, David Shim
In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court settled a long-standing circuit split regarding the impact of bankruptcy filings on trademark licenses. Until May 20th, brand owners in some jurisdictions could use bankruptcy protections to terminate the rights of third parties to use its licensed trademarks. Now, it is clear that a bankrupt licensor cannot rescind trademark license rights. Licensees can continue to do whatever their trademark licenses authorize, even if the licensor has filed for bankruptcy. Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, No. 17-1657 (S. Ct. May 20, 2019) resolves what some have called "the most significant unresolved legal issue in trademark licensing."
How We Got Here: A History of Bankruptcy and IP Licenses.
The Court's ruling provides much needed clarity for trademark licensees. Confusion over bankruptcy and trademark licenses first arose in 1985 when the Fourth Circuit held that a rejection of an intellectual property license under §365(a) of the Bankruptcy Code (which allows for bankruptcy debtors to reject executory contracts) effectively cancelled the parties' license agreement. See Lubrizol Enters., Inc. v. Richmond Metal Finishers, Inc., 756 F.2d 1043, 1046 (4th Cir. 1985). In response to Lubrizol, Congress added §365(n) to the Bankruptcy Code which gives licensees the choice to continue using certain licensed intellectual property after rejection by the licensor debtor or assert a claim for damages. However, the Bankruptcy Code's definition of "Intellectual Property" does not expressly include trademarks.
The Seventh Circuit took a different approach noting that §365(g) of the Bankruptcy Code defines a rejection under §365(a) as a "breach" and that because a licensor's breach of its obligations does not generally terminate the other party's rights, a rejection under §365(a) does not limit the licensee's bargained for rights to use the licensed trademarks in accordance with the license agreement. See Sunbeam Prods., Inc. v. Chicago Am. Mfg., LLC,686 F.3d 372, 276-77 (7th Cir. 2012).
The Supreme Court and Mission Product: Breach But Not Bye-Bye.
The Supreme Court's opportunity to settle the debate over trademark licensee rights in bankruptcy cases arrived at last with Mission Product, which, as the Court put it, arose from "a licensing agreement gone wrong." Licensor/debtor Tempnology, LLC manufactured clothing and accessories designed to stay cool during exercise and marketed those products under the trademark "COOLCORE." In 2012, Tempnology entered into an agreement with Mission Product, giving them an exclusive license to distribute COOLCORE branded products in the U.S., as well as the non-exclusive right to use the COOLCORE marks in the U.S. and around the world. The license was set to expire in 2016 but in September 2015 Tempnology filed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and asked the Bankruptcy Court to allow it to "reject" its licensing agreement with Mission under §365(a). Tempnology took the position that its rejection also terminated the parties' license agreement.
Tempnology argued that unless it was allowed to reject and terminate its licensing agreement with Mission Product, it would have to choose between expending scarce resources to ensure the mark was being used properly by Mission Product or potentially risk the loss of its valuable trademark asset. The First Circuit agreed and so the Supreme Court granted certiorari to resolve a growing division among the various circuits on the precarious situation of trademark licenses in bankruptcy proceedings.
Siding with the Seventh Circuit, the Supreme Court held that rejection of any contract in bankruptcy operates not as a rescission but as a breach of the agreement. "The debtor can stop performing its remaining obligations under the agreement," wrote Justice Elena Kagan on behalf of the majority. "But the debtor cannot rescind the license already conveyed. So the licensee can continue to do whatever the license authorizes." Justice Kagan further acknowledged that the Court's ruling reflects the general bankruptcy rule that an estate cannot possess anything more that the debtor itself did outside bankruptcy. "So if the not-yet debtor was subject to a counterparty's contractual right (say, to . . . use a trademark), so too is the trustee or debtor once the bankruptcy petition has been filed. The rejection-as-breach rule . . . ensures that result."
Further, the Court rejected Tempnology's argument that the continuation of the license agreement would somehow result in its inability to exert quality control over its trademark. The Court noted that Section 365 does not relieve debtors of the obligation to take appropriate action to preserve the estates' value—meaning Section 365 did not prevent Tempnology from enforcing its trademark rights or ensuring that its trademark was being used by Mission Product in accordance with the terms of the parties' license agreement.
The lone holdout and dissenting opinion came from Justice Neil Gorsuch, who argued that the case should never have been accepted in the first place because Mission Product's claim for relief was moot as the license had expired during the pending litigation.
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When I was a much younger person growing up in the greater New York metropolitan area, the word "cancer" struck more fear in my heart than any other word in the English language. We really didn't have much cancer in our immediate family, but the occasional relative or school friend that did go to an early grave from this frightening and mysterious disease had me worried enough to look into finding out where the best cancer hospitals and clinics in the country were located, so if I did get cancer, I would know where to go for the most knowledgeable treatment and maximize my chances of survival. I wasn't going to entrust my life to some local yokel oncologist who wasn't up on the the most recent research or the latest equipment and diagnostic gear. No sir. If I got cancer, I was going to head straight for the Big Boys of Cancer Research.
After doing some research at the library, I found out that Sloan Kettering Memorial Hospital in New York had one of the biggest reputations in the country as a major cancer research hospital and was only a 45 minute drive into New York City. Whew! What a load off my mind. I could rest easier now. I not only knew where to go for the best treatment, but felt 'lucky' to have such a major cancer center located nearby. Of course, it never occurred to me how I was going to pay for their top shelf treatment, but at 22 years old, those sort of details never burdened my mind for long. Somehow, it would all work out.
Today, I have a rather different opinion of the entire matter. I now understand why I was so fearful of getting cancer in my youth and why I had been led to believe that Sloan Ketting was the best possible place to go for the treatment of cancer. I, along with 98% of the country, had been snookered and deceived into believing it by a huge pharmaceutical propaganda machine that inculcates its deceit upon our schools, text books, magazines, professional journals, scientific writers, radio shows, TV shows, screen plays, movies, and of course, the vast majority of allopathic doctors, nurses, and other so called "health" professionals into a knee jerk acceptance of its lies as the gospel truth. If you want to examine the 'business' of health care and the cancer industry more closely, read The Story on Drugs and go to our Introduction and Forbidden Cures pages.
Now we come to you. You are reading this page because you either know someone who has cancer, or you have cancer yourself., or far more rarely, you want to find out how to beat cancer before you are confronted with that grim diagnosis. The vast majority of you (or your loved ones) have likely already gone through the 'best' that the Sloan Ketterings of the world have to offer and now you're being told that "there's nothing more that can be done" or " It's in God's Hands", etc.
Of course, your bank account or your insurance company is $300K or $500K or $750K poorer than it was before receiving your Sloan Kettering style treatment and now you no longer own your home, having sold it or mortgaged it to the hilt in order to get the money to pay the miracle workers of the allopathic cancer industry. You've gone through your retirement savings and 401 k's or borrowed all you could from your relatives and friends to pay for their wonderful life saving treatment that- unfortunately-didn't work. In all fairness, they did tell you up front that they couldn't guarantee anything, but they indicated to you that you had a 40, 50, or 60% or perhaps a "good" chance of making it-at least for 5 years. Five years of continued breathing on the planet from the day of your cancer diagnosis now being the official, sanctified, and anointed recasting of the "new" definition of the word "cure" by the American Medical Association and the American Cancer Society.
Just so you know, if you die of cancer or its complications just one day after your 5 year anniversary date, you are still statistically carried as a "successful cure"; advertised and touted to the next cancer patient coming in through the front door to use in their spiel to him about his 40, or 50, or 60, or 70% chance of being "cured" with their marvelous, patented, and expensive chemo, radiation, and surgery treatments.
So what's the reality? A study completed in 1993 by a German biostatistician named Ulrich Abel found that the overall success rate for most cancers treated with standard allopathic treatment (chemo, radiation, & surgery) was just 4%. That's right. Statistically averaged, 96% of cancer patients treated conventionally died of cancer or from complications related to their 'treatment'. The only group of cancers treated conventionally that had a higher batting average were some blood cancers such as leukemia or Hodgskins which approached a 35% success rate.
Also, for your edification, only those allopathic physicians approved by the AMA and the American Cancer Society have the legal authority to use the word "cure" with reference to cancer treatment. Anyone else who dares utter that four letter word in a public forum and is not on the AMA's approved list, can face serious jail time or heavy fines. That Federal law was pushed through by the AMA and their friends a few years ago. How's that for free speech?
I can't tell you how many people have programmed their bodies to die because they were told by the orthodox medicine priesthood (their allopathic physician) or a cancer specialist (oncologist) that they were going to die in so many weeks, or so many months or so many years from their cancer. How many people have foolishly placed their trust in the hands of the those who are the least educated in 1. how the human body truly functions, 2. in how cancer begins and why cancer proliferates, and 3. how to treat the body to overcome disease with therapies that are in harmony with Nature?
Undoubtedly, that number runs to many millions of people who went to an early grave because they listened to-and believed- the high priests of organized medicine. Those priests are trained and brain washed from the first day they enter undergraduate school-through graduation from medical school-through internship-and through specialist training, that the ONLY acceptable and sanctioned way to treat cancer is with 1. chemotherapy, 2. surgery, and 3. radiation. With the possible exception of surgery (in some cases), the methods used by orthodox medicine are the worst and most destructive ways to treat cancer.
I don't care what 'stage' of cancer you are rated at and I don't care what type of cancer you've been diagnosed with, you CAN CURE YOURSELF OF CANCER. Your likelihood of success, however, is lowest if you depend on conventional treatment and highest if you employ Nature-based, non-allopathic therapies. Of course, you are free to choose the modality of your choice, even though that choice is largely coerced in the direction of orthodox treatment. You are reading MY opinion in this matter. YOU must decide on your heatlth care decisions and not give away your power to someone else. .
If you prefer to accept the death sentence of an orthodox medicine priest and resign yourself to die on cue, then you likely WILL DIE pretty much within the time frame laid out by the high priest. And then your relatives will remark at your funeral how "wonderful" Dr. So & So of the Big Deal Medical Center is because he was so accurate in his death prediction. He SAID you were going to die in six months and sure enough, you held on for six months and 10 days, so he MUST know what's he's talking about! Of course, your relatives will keep his name in mind if they get a diagnosis of cancer because he seems to be so KNOWLEDGABLE when it comes to cancer.
This is part of the reason why so many people have a strong fear of getting cancer. They don't really understand how or why cancer can take hold in the human body and they aren't given enough information about it by the orthodox cancer industry. Yes, there are plenty of softball reasons offered such as smoking, drinking, radiation exposure, asbestos exposure, radon gas, etc. And yes, these environmental irritants can trigger cancers, but is that all there is to it?
If that were so, then why doesn't everyone who smokes come down with cancer? We all have the same DNA. Are we not of one species, homosapiens? If the human body was actually a 'wonderful machine' as explained to us in countless science books and TV documentaries, then why don't we all respond like machines to an irritant? If I poured a bag of sugar into my car's gas tank, the engine would stop running. If I poured a bag of sugar into any car's gas tank, the engine would stop running, so why don't our bodies-if they are wonderful machines-respond in a similar fashion?
Why is it that some guy can work in an asbestos plant for 30 years and still die in his bed from natural causes at the age of 89 and Steve McQueen, by simply wearing an asbestos-lined jump suit at the race track, comes down with mesothelioma lung cancer, the type of cancer associated with asbestos exposure?
There's obviously more to acquiring cancer than the mere exposure to an external irritant, but the external irritant is the only topic the cancer industry is willing to address. The internal biological environment and the spiritual/emotional state of mind is not discussed by the cancer industry, but therein lies a greater insight into the causes of cancer.
And when it comes to successful therapies for treating cancer, and I mean really successful treatment of cancer (not the cancer industry's 5 year survival nonsense), there's a great deal you are not being told by established medicine. What you are being told by the orthodox cancer industry are cleverly crafted lies and distortions designed to mislead you into believing that alternative modalities are worthless. The truth, of course, is just the opposite.
It's much easier to cure yourself of cancer once you understand what causes cancer malignancy and how to stop it. By reading the books of Dr. Hulda Clark , you will understand what causes cancer to grow and what stops it from growing. It follows very tight biological processes or rules and once you understand those rules, you can turn cancer off like a water spigot and free yourself of this disease for the rest of your life. It's really that simple.
I am more impressed with the astounding discoveries made by Dr. Hulda Clark than any other health scientist/researcher/writer in the world, past or present. She deserves to receive the Nobel Prize twenty times over for her quantum leaps in discoveries of how the body succumbs to disease and how the body can cure itself of disease. I encourage anyone reading these words to buy Hula Clark's books-all of them- and study them until the cows come home.
You will learn how to take care of your body, to cure yourself of any disease, and to live a long and fruitful life. If I had more time, I would love to post 50 or 60 or 70 articles here describing to you just some of the many gems of new knowledge that I've gleaned from Dr. Hulda Clark's books, but you don't have to wait for me. Dr. Clark has already given away her incredible discoveries-freely- in her books. Order them today and learn how to take care of your body and your health.
Most alternative cancer therapists will acknowledge the leading role that Dr. Max Gerson played, first in Germany in the 1920's & 30's and then the United States in the 40's and 50's, in demonstrating the crucial role of nutrition in the recovery from deadly diseases like tuberculosis and cancer. The heart of the Gerson therapy is 13 glasses of freshly made, organic vegetable juice taken each hour, 13 times a day. If the patient is capable of eating, the food is stricly vegetarian, fresh, raw, and organic. Dental cleanup is an absolute must. Other supportive measures inlcude thyroid, electrolyte, and liver support. Max Gerson also helped to popularize the use of the coffee enema, an incredibly powerful detoxification technique utilized by all Gerson patients. After his death in 1959, Dr. Gerson's successful approach to cancer treatment has been faithfully carried on by his daughter Charlotte Gerson at their clinic in Tiajuana, Mexico. You can do the Gerson therapy yourself at home using the book, manual, and video tapes offered at her web site (see below).
Cancer Ignorance By Carol Morrison-Kelley , M.D.and William D. Kelley, D.D.S.
This is a very comprehensive and well reserached web site from Ursula Schmid, who is located in Berlin, Germany. Excellent information from a dedicated and caring individual.
"Cancer Tutor Focuses on the Rare Alternative Cancer Treatments Which are Potent Enough To Provide Cancer Patients, Including Those Given Up On By Orthodox Medicine, a Significant Chance of Survival"
Healing Daily: Healing through Detoxification, Cleansing, Chelation, and Juicing.
Dr. Hulda Clark has performed a great service to humanity by writing books which provide an invaluable resource of fundamental information concerning the nature of the disease process and how you can learn to cure YOURSELF from any affliction using natural therapies.
I've created a separate page for Rife Technology links. If you don't know who Dr. Royal Rife was, read our brief description under "Forbidden Cures". An enormous amount of valuable info is just a click away.
A former San Francisco surgeon who beat cancer through diet and an unshakable belief in God and Spirit to heal those who wish to be healed.
"We are dedicated to the advancement of Oxygen Therapies. Oxygen Therapies include the use of Hydrogen Peroxide Therapy ( H2O2 ), Ozone Therapy, Hyperbaric Oxygen, Stabilized Oxygen, and Ionization." Very interesting, and highly beneficial information on all forms of oxygen therapies.
" Well-documented research & practical information on the nature and politics of medicine, health, nutrition & environment, including facts omitted by conventional media." Gary Null is America's best known authority on natural health. His daily radio program on Pacifica Radio is nothing less than a graduate-level "classroom on the air".
There's a staggering amount of valuable info on this web site. Dr Mercola has done his homework. Not to be missed.
An extensive, and frequently updated, collection of news articles and information on alternative medicine, suppressed cures and therapies, new emerging diseases and disease outbreaks, etc. VERY informative and revealing.
An excellent resource for information (audio, video tapes) about alternative therapies for treating cancer. No chemo, radiation, or disfiguing surgery promoted here.
Great site. You are however missing www.krysalis.net of David Gregg and www.cancertutor.com of Webster Kerr.
The first one gives real insight on what and how cancer works and why Cesium Chloride can wipe it out and the second site has a very well organized protocol on how to proceed.
You will love both sites.
One thought, if everybody on a given day stopped putting the stupidly required"disclaimer" would 100.000 people be thrown into jail?
www.CancerTutor.com is an excellent website for cancer information and focuses on the most potent, stage 4 cancer treatments that can give a fighting chance even to people sent home to die by conventional doctors.
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Mobile Sponsored Content Is Read More Often, Longer
by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, November 6, 2017
The move from desktop to mobile search also continues to have an impact on content marketing. Data released Monday suggests that reading content on mobile devices now surpasses those reading on desktop. Those who are reading on mobile devices now spend an average of 79 seconds reading branded content.
The findings are part of a study released from Pressboard. The company gathered data from 1336 pieces of content created by North American brands and publishers through the Pressboard platform. These include VentureBeat, New York Magazine, Mashable, Entrepreneur and Ford, to name a few. The study aims to help brands and publishers better understand the impact of content.
Previously, desktop users spent 71 seconds on average, while those on phones spent 66 seconds with Average Active Reading Time (sec) branded content.
Facebook continues to dominate the primary source traffic for branded content at 67.3%, followed by direct traffic to sites at 13.9%, and referral traffic at 11.6%. Search now sales 11.6%; Twitter, 0.5%; and LinkedIn, 0.2%.
The average person reads 74% of a branded article and 55% of the audience finishes a piece. The average active reading time for a piece of branded content rose from 66 seconds in 2016 to 73 seconds in 2017.
Some 85.9% of readers spend on average 20 seconds with a piece of content. More than half of all visitors will spend 50 seconds or more on a branded article.
The average branded content conversion rate of 1.15% is more than double the average click-through rate for display advertising in the U.S., as measured by Google.
Interestingly, those on tablets at 81% and on desktops at 75% seem to scroll further down a story on average than those who access branded content on a smartphone at 72%, despite smartphone users having the longest Average Active Reading time per device.
Most search and social media traffic is similar when it comes to how far someone will scroll down the site, whereas Instagram, direct and referral traffic lag behind.
The study shows 80% for Twitter, 78% for Facebook, 77% for Pinterest, 76% for LinkedIn, 75% for search, 65% for Instagram, 64% for direct to the site, and 62% for referrals.
Despite the argument that Amazon, Bing, Facebook, Google and others clearly mark sponsored content on a website page or in search engine results, not everyone sees it. The data suggests that only 57.6% see footer and presented by labels on a website page. Only 45% said they see "presented by," and 6.5% said they see neither.
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John Grono from GAP Research, November 7, 2017 at 5:04 p.m.
Personally, I find it much easier - and quicker - to read on a laptop/desktop screen than a mobile when then content is of length. In such instances longer reading times could be a negative.
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The purpose of this thesis was to explore the role, processes and functions associated with the creation of an atmosphere in the unique service environment of a bar. This exploratory research began with a literature review chronicling the rise of services marketing as a distinct discipline and the theories and research which helped to propel this distinction. Utilising prior research into servicescape identified by Bitner (1992) and further expanded upon by others including Rosenbaum and Massiah (2011), a framework for analysis of the service environment inherent in bars was developed. Qualitative research was undertaken and seven in-depth interviews were conducted (along with a survey equivalent) with bar owners and operators to gather primary data concerning the role that the atmosphere may play in influencing behaviour and acting as a value proposition in the service environment. The information gathered was then thematically analysed and along with personal experience in the capacity of an employee and manager of bar these results were related to extant marketing theories to aid in their understanding. The atmosphere of a bar was identified as the key value proposition of the service environment. The atmosphere was identified as being composed of a number of elements which could be identified as operand and operant resources, these resources/elements could be either tangible or intangible. The importance of the consumer as a co-creator of value was identified, as the atmosphere was identified as a value proposition which without consumers acting upon it as an operant resource held no actual value. Thus the service environment conformed to S-D logic in that all value is co-created as value-in-use/value-in-experience. The creation of value in the service environment was identified as resulting through a complex system, whereby multiple elements had multiple interactions to produce an overall, holistic value proposition of the atmosphere which could then be experienced by the consumer. Furthermore the complex nature of the service environment meant that through multiple interactions operand and operant resources could provide value in several different forms, an occurrence not previously explored by previous servicescape literature. This research provided further insight into the complex system processes involved in atmospheric creation and its importance as a value proposition and influencer of behaviour in bars service environment. It has also offered further insight into the interrelated, interdependent, and holistic nature of an atmosphere and how all elements can affect value-in-use through this. Furthermore the consumer can be identified as key operant and operand resource involved in atmospheric creation to influence the potential value proposition for themselves and others in the service environment.


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Berlin's Tourists Are More Geek Than Cool, More Business Than Party
Samantha Shankman, Skift
- May 08, 2015 6:30 am
Berlin is projected to be a hipster haven filled with young creatives and partiers; however, the majority of its tourism wealth comes from well-off travelers interested in a mix of what the city has to offer.
Berlin is often considered the hedonistic capital of the world and has made headlines in recent years as a magnet for young artists, musicians, freelancers and partiers.
Despite its reputation, however, the majority of tourists to Berlin are actually successful entrepreneurs looking for a weekend of culture, fun and relaxation.
"The average age of a tourist in Berlin is 41 years old," explains VisitBerlin CEO Bernhard Kieker in a recent interview.
This group of travelers is usually successful in their profession and making money. They are looking for a high-end city destination and staying in 4- or 5-star hotels.
"We offer wellness for the body and soul. Soul is culture," says Kieker.
Although "easyJet" tourists going to clubs and drinking beer in the streets are the most talked about tourists when it comes to Berlin's rise as global destination, they only account for about 15 percent of total visitation.
A total 11.9 million visitors arrived in Berlin in 2014, of which 7.4 million came from Germany.
Europe is, of course, its largest international market with visitors coming from the UK, Italy and the Netherlands.
However, an unexpected market for Berlin is Mongolia. According to Kieker, many of the Mongolians that study abroad come to Germany.
"I think we're the only city worldwide that does marketing in Mongolia," he says. "It's always great fun and we make a lot of money in return."
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Surface preparation is the most important step in the application of any coating. In most instances where a coating fails before the end of its expected service life, it is because of incorrect or inadequate surface preparation.
The surface preparation step in the galvanizing process has its own built-in means of quality control because zinc simply will not react with a steel surface that is not perfectly clean. Any failures or inadequacies in surface preparation will be immediately apparently when the steel is withdrawn from the liquid zinc because the unclean areas will remain uncoated, and thus can be corrected.
On-site paiting or other field-applied systems of corrosion protection may involve the use of difference subcontractors and/or work groups to prepare the surface and apply the coating. This can result in problems with coordinating activities, leading to costly and time-consuming delays, errors, and disputes concerning responsibility and financial liability. Once a job has been delivered and accepted at the galvanizer's plant, there is one point of responsibility for ensuring the material leaves the plant properly galvanized - the galvanizer.
Surface preparation for galvanizing typically consists of three steps: caustic cleaning, acid pickling, and fluxing.
Degreasing - A hot alkali solution is often used to remove organic contaminants such as dirt, paint markings, grease, and oil from the metal surface. Epoxies, vinyls, asphalt, or welding slag must be removed before galvanizing by grit blasting, sand blasting, or other mechanical means.
Pickling - Scale and rust normally are removed from the steel surface by pickling in a dilute solution of hot sulfuric acid or ambient temperature hydrochoric acid.
Surface preparation also can be accomplished using abrasive cleaning as an alternative to or in conjunction with chemical cleaning. Abrasive cleaning is a process whereby sand, metallic shot, or grit is propelled against the steel material by air blasts or rapidly rotating wheels.
Fluxing - Fluxing is the final surface preparation step in the galvanizing process. Fluxing removes oxides and prevents further oxides from forming on the surface of the metal prior to galvanizing and promotes bonding of the zinc to the steel or iron surface.
Steel or iron materials are dipped in an aqueous solution of zinc ammonium choride to apply the flux layer. The material is then thoroughly dried prior to immersion in liquid zinc.
During the "galvanizing" process, the material is completely immersed in a bath consisting of a minimum of 98% pure liquid zinc. The bath chemistry is specified by ASTM International in Specification B6. The bath temperature is maintained at about 840 F (449 C).
Fabricated items are immersed in the bath long enough to reach bath temperature. The articles are withdrawn slowly from the galvanizing bath and the excess zinc is removed by draining, vibrating, and/or centrifuging.
The chemical reactions that result in the formation and structure of the galvanized coating continue after the steel is withdrawn from the bath as long as the steel is near the bath temperature. The articles are cooled in either water or ambient air immediately after withdrawal from the bath.
The first two properties of the hot-dip galvanized coating closely scrutinized after galvanizing are coating thickness and coating appearance. A variety of simply physical and laboratory tests may be performed to determine thickness, uniformity, adherence, and appearance.
Products are galvanized according to long-established, well-accepted, and approved standards of the ASTM, the Internation Standards Organization (ISO), the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). These standards cover everything from the minimum required coating thicknesses for various galvanized items to the composition of the zinc metal used in the process.


I did a little reorganizing today with the gallery pages. I created a new Masks page and moved the needlelace masks out from under the Lace page. I also created new galleries for raffia masks and fabric masks under the Masks header. I added shirts to the Shirt gallery and cartoons to the Cartoon gallery. These shirts and cartoons were previously featured in the blog but never migrated over to the gallery pages.
Buffalo drew some new cartoons recently, which I will hopefully scan and upload tomorrow. Watch this space.
A new Buffalo venture: fabric masks made out of machine lace. These are decorated with fabric paint and accented with beads and charms. These masks are less labor intensive than Buffalo's trademark needlelace masks, but they are pretty cute. Now available in the Etsy store.


Muddled Times was due to come out last month (October) but I have had to delay it so I can devote my time to the new mudii website.
Muddled Times will probably come out in December instead. So there's still time for you to submit articles.
People to develop "modules" for the site - preferably with knowledge of PHP.
A graphic artist to help with some artwork for the client, probably cartoon-style.
If you're interested in helping, please mail me at foddy@mudii.co.uk.
Out of interest, why don't you just use the xml client already made that Umbrarg made? It's professional looking and HIGHLY newbie friendly. A lot of time was put into developing it, and it's better than anything I've seen so far - and I don't feel that 'cartoon style' is appropriate to the mystique of mud. His also allows for different skins to be applied to the client.
Just seems a waste to put time and effort into something when you already have a pretty much perfect client sitting there, which works superb and is suitable for old players and newbies.
Out of interest, why don't you just use the xml client already made that Umbrarg made? It's professional looking and HIGHLY newbie friendly.
The client I mentioned is for the website to replace the java telnet applet that currently runs when you click on the "connect now" button, rather than one that's downloaded.
As far as I'm aware, the link to Umbrarg's client has gone dead, which is why it's not listed.
I don't feel that 'cartoon style' is appropriate to the mystique of mud. His also allows for different skins to be applied to the client.
I think it depends on what you class as cartoon-style - what I had in mind requires crisp clean edges, which would be suited to someone who has a more cartoony style, rather than someone more into brushwork ... you can tell I'm not an artist, can't you?
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oh my– SO glad you updated and love knowing how Ravelry is absorbing you with passion and excitement— you two = the coolest.
That is the cutest photo!
Julie is clearly a talented photographer – great shot. Good to see you come up for air from the depths that is ravelry (even though we love it so). Yay! for Rhinebeck!!!
Hey, You don't feel bad about not posting as much here, you have a lot on your plate right now and you and Casey are doing a great job on Ravelry!
It is such a tremendous asset to the knitting and crochet community!
What a sweet picture! Glad to see you two out and about!
Yay! I've missed you! That's a very cute pic and I hope everything keeps going well for you!
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww you guys are so cute!
That is such a sweet photo of you two. See you at Rhinebeck!
Thx for the inv to ravelry! I found your blog through your husband's blog, but found his blog through ravelry lol. anyway, i hope to see great things out of ravelry. Fantastic concept for networking!
If I beg and plead and entreat you guys, will I ever get moved up on the list? I know it must be a slow process (going through ALL of the people who want in) but I am sooooooo impatient! You guys made it too good! Anyway, if this humored you, I am #37000 on the list. Oh, and my mom and I signed up simultaneously at different places and we heard about it from different people. Pretty freaky, eh? Good Luck with all of your website-loading things, I know it must be tedious. But I know it's well worth it!
Thanks for all of the work you're putting in to Ravelry. It's AWESOME!!!
Great photo! I hope you still have some t-shirts until the end of the month. I can't get one until then.
I hope you both have a great time at Rhinebeck and loved the interview on Stash and Burn. You did well.
Am I able to still order a Ravelry Beta t-shirt because I didn't realize we could order them and now it looks like they are only shipping? Just wanting a t-shirt 🙂 BTW – I like your blog.


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Why Does A Nuclear Explosion Create A Mushroom Cloud?
Ashish 24 Sep 2016 (Updated: 9 Dec 2019)
A nuclear/atomic explosion creates a mushroom cloud because the detonating bomb suddenly releases a great deal of heat rapidly, which interacts with the cooler surrounding air and makes it less dense. The giant fireball is extremely hot, which rises rapidly in the air, creating a vacuum that is then rapidly filled by the surrounding air, forming a mushroom cloud in the process.
If you've ever looked up pictures of nuclear explosions on the Internet, you have likely observed something rather intriguing about them: regardless of the type of explosion or where they occur, all of them appear to form a 'mushroom cloud' in the sky.
Photo Credit : Razvan Ionut Dragomirescu / Shutterstock
One noteworthy aspect of nuclear explosions is that they're markedly different from regular explosions, i.e., the ones caused by dynamites, grenades, missiles etc. So, why do nuclear explosions cause such dramatic and consistent formations in the sky?
What's a Mushroom Cloud?
A mushroom cloud is an iconic mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke/debris that forms in the sky following an extremely large explosion. Although it's usually associated with a nuclear explosion, a mushroom cloud can be formed following any event that results in a rapid release of heat, like a volcano, a forest fire, an impact event (a large-scale collision between astronomical objects) or a particularly powerful explosion (like those caused by vacuum bombs).
Why do nuclear explosions cause mushroom clouds?
A particularly powerful explosion is accompanied by a sudden release of a great deal of heat. This heat interacts with the surrounding air, making it hotter and less dense, resulting in what's known as Rayleigh–Taylor instability in scientific circles. Simply put, it says that when two fluids of different densities (and thus subject to different accelerations) interact, the lighter fluid pushes on the denser fluid.
Apart from the mushroom cloud itself, the suspension of water atop oil, volcanic eruptions, jet streams of winds that regulate Earth's climate, and supernovae explosions are some instances where Rayleigh-Taylor instability comes into play.
An example of RT instability in the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
As mentioned earlier, the sudden release of energy following an explosion heats up the surrounding air which then starts to expand. The giant fireball created in the initial stages of the explosion is incredibly hot, with temperatures running up to millions of degrees of Celsius, which is akin to what you could expect to find in the middle of the Sun!
Now, the hot air within the fireball rises rapidly in the air, creating a vacuum that is then rapidly filled by the surrounding air, which also expands and starts to rise. This process continues for quite some time, during which the fireball continues to quickly rise through the sky.
As the fireball continues to rise, it experiences resistance from the air on top of it, which pushes it down sideways. This leads to the flattening of the top of the cloud, which then appears like the cap of a mushroom. The displaced gas, which is at a lower temperature than the air in the center of the column, trickles down the sides of the column, only to get sucked back in by the rising column to travel upwards again.
This is the reason why the edges of an explosion's fireball appear to be curling constantly. Since a nuclear explosion occurs at a much larger scale than regular explosions, the fireball it creates is proportionally gigantic.
End of the fireball's journey
The fireball continues to rise in the air until it reaches the point where the surrounding air is no longer cool. This is significantly high up in the atmosphere, i.e. where ozone heats up the surrounding gas by absorbing harmful solar radiation. When the surrounding air is no longer hotter than the gases in the fireball, the rising air stops abruptly and spreads out horizontally, making a perfect top for the mushroom cloud.
The mushroom cloud created by the eruption of Redoubt Volcano on April 21, 1990. Note that the rising air stops abruptly and spreads out horizontally after attaining a particular altitude (Photo Credit : Wikipedia.org)
How big is a nuclear mushroom cloud?
Mushroom clouds formed as a result of nuclear explosions can go thousands of meters in the sky, easily surpassing the height of Mt. Everest – the tallest mountain peak in the world.
The strength of nuclear explosions is measured in Kilotons and Megatons of TNT. The TNT equivalent is generally used to express the amount of energy released in a bomb's explosion. A bomb is marked to have a yield of '1 Kiloton' when its detonation releases a certain amount of energy which is equivalent to detonating 1,000 kilograms of TNT. 1 Megaton is equivalent to 1,000 Kilotons.
The nuclear explosion that occurred in Hiroshima, Japan in 1945 exploded with an energy of 15 kilotons.
Mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945. Fireballs caused by explosions rise very quickly through the air. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
What are the biggest nuclear bomb explosions of all time?
These are the 3 most powerful man-made explosions in the history of mankind (in descending order of their strength):
The biggest, most powerful nuclear explosion of all time occurred as a result of the detonation of Tsar Bomba, the most forceful nuclear weapon ever detonated in the history of mankind. It was a Russian bomb that was tested on 30 October 1961. It had a yield of 57 Megatons, which was around 3,300 times more powerful than the Hiroshima explosion!
The second most energetic explosion occurred following the detonation of the B-41 nuclear bomb – a thermonuclear weapon deployed by the United States in the early 1960s. Its yield was 25 Megatons.
The third biggest nuclear explosion occurred due to the detonation of another American thermonuclear weapon called Castle Bravo, which detonated with a yield of around 15 Megatons in March 1954. These were the three most powerful explosions in the history of mankind.
A comparison of some of the biggest nuclear explosions till date
As you can see, a sudden, rapid and concentrated release of heat in a relatively cool surrounding is all it takes to form a mushroom cloud in the sky. So, the next time you see an image of a mushroom cloud, don't jump to the 'it must be nuclear way' conclusion; it might just be a powerful volcanic eruption or a raging forest inferno. Neither of those options are ideal either, but it's better than a sign that the nuclear apocalypse has begun!
Mushroom Cloud – Wikipedia
Rayleigh-Taylor Instability
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Penn Station, or Pennsylvania Station, as it is more officially known, is one of New York City's two main rail stations – the other being Grand Central Station. Both are found in Manhattan; Penn Station on the West Side (31st to 33rd Streets between Seventh and Eighth Avenues) and Grand Central on the East Side (42nd Street and Park Avenue). New York City newcomers should know that these two stations actually handle more than just regular train traffic. Several subway lines serve them, and they are also major hubs of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus system.
The original Penn Station NYC opened in 1910 and was renowned for its grand Beaux-Arts style. One of New York City's most impressive architectural offerings for decades on end, it was demolished in the 1960s and replaced with the current facility. The destruction of the original Penn Station upset many New Yorkers and is believed to be a major reason for the creation of the city's first architectural preservation statutes. Either way, the current Penn Station NYC is part of the Pennsylvania Plaza complex, which was completed in 1968 and also features the fourth installment of Madison Square Garden. Also worth noting is the fact that the current Penn Station is the busiest passenger transportation facility in the United States and North America's busiest train station.
Penn Station is well-equipped to handle its high passenger numbers. The main concourse features numerous information booths, for example, and there are plenty of convenient eateries. As is true at busy airports, the restaurants at Penn Station include several well known chain brand operations that don't waste of lot of time getting food to the customer. Some come complete with small seating areas and/or a bar for travelers who have time to sit down. Being that this is New York, you can certainly expect to get a tasty slice of pizza at Penn Station or a good bagel. There are also places to get hot dogs, some soup, a sandwich, doughnuts, a quick burger and fries, and even some sushi if that suits your fancy. Basically, you can satisfy a wide range of food and beverage cravings at Penn Station, and the well established bars and restaurants that are found close by only add more dining options.
Being that Penn Station is such a major transportation hub, it only makes sense that a number of New York City hotels have sprung up in the immediate area. Among the very closest NYC hotels to Penn Station are the landmark New Yorker Hotel, the 1,700-unit Hotel Pennsylvania, and the budget-priced Chelsea Star Hotel. As for other Penn Station area lodging ideas, the fan of comfortable and stylish boutique hotels won't want to overlook the Affinia Manhattan, and the Wingate by Wyndham Manhattan Midtown provides plenty in the way of style and comfort itself. Several highly familiar chain brand lodging establishments can also be found in the immediate area for those who are most comfortable going that route. Examples of the chain brand hotels near Penn Station NYC include the Holiday Inn Express Madison Square Garden, the Hampton Inn Manhattan-Madison Square Garden, and the Fairfield Inn and Suites Manhattan/Chelsea. It should be noted that all of the hotels near Penn Station are also close to a variety of other great NYC attractions, including Central Park and the Times Square Theater District with its many New York City shows.


A good decoding algorithm is critical to the success of any statistical machine translation system. The decoder's job is to find the translation that is most likely according to set of previously learned parameters. Since the space of possible translations is extremely large, typical decoding algorithms are only able to examine a portion of it, thus risking missing good solutions. In this paper, we compare the speed and output quality of a traditional stack-based decoding algorithm with two new decoders: a fast greedy decoder and a slow but optimal decoder that treats decoding as an integer-programming optimization problem.


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Police: 'Very angry' Muncie man pointed gun at neighbor
The Star Press
MUNCIE, Ind. – Authorities said a "very angry and sweaty" Muncie man pointed a handgun at his neighbor's head and threatened to kill him.
When city police arrived at the scene – in the 500 block of West Main Street – about 8:20 p.m. Thursday, 39-year-old Joshua Aaron Gunter allegedly ignored officers' directions and urged them to shoot him.
An officer said the brief but "tense (and) uncertain" standoff ended after he used an electric stun device to shock Gunter, although it did not appear to have much impact on the Muncie man.
►Police: Muncie man pointed gun at neighbor
►Muncie woman held for neglect, battering teen
He was then subdued and handcuffed. Before being delivered to the Delaware County jail, Gunter was examined at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, in part because he complained of "blood sugar issues."
Other witnesses confirmed Gunter's neighbor's account of having a gun pointed at his head. That man told dispatchers he "thought he was going to die."
A handgun was recovered from Gunter's home, according to an affidavit.
The Muncie men was being held in the jail on Friday under a $20,000 bond, preliminarily charged with intimidation, pointing a firearm, criminal recklessness, resisting law enforcement and carrying a handgun without a license.
He has been convicted of dealing in marijuana and providing a stun gun to a minor.
In other police news:
Pistol-whipped: A 58-year-old Muncie resident was arrested Thursday after she allegedly struck another woman several times with a handgun.
Rebecca J. Copley, of the 1400 block of West 11th Street, was preliminarily charged with aggravated battery. She has since been released from the Delaware County jail.
An officer wrote Copley's accuser had "several visible injuries from being pistol-whipped."
Copley has been convicted of false informing, driving while intoxicated and driving while suspended.
Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.


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When Croatian National Bank submits a decision on the inaccessibility of the deposit, establishing that the credit institution can not pay, neither would soon be able to pay due deposits due to deterioration in its financial standing, the deposit insurance system is activated and the Agency takes over the obligation of paying compensations to depositors.
You are standing at the closed door of a bank or a building society?
All you have to do is follow the media, visit our web site or call us at our phone number 01 4813 222 in order to receive timely information regarding the procedure of compensation payment.
- possible complaints and a method, time and place of their submission.
According to the instructions given in the Invitation, you should come to the credit institution office specified in the Invitation, carrying your documents, and sign a Compensation Request. It is an automatically generated document stating the exact amount of compensation for a depositor, based on the data obtained from the bankrupt credit institution. Upon the arrival to the office of the bank paying out the compensations, you will be given a printed Request. You should check the accuracy of the data and sign the Request, provided all the data are accurate, upon which the Request is deemed to be submitted.
The compensation is paid immediately, as soon as you submit the signed Request. The compensation may be paid on the account for any category of depositors, but citizens (natural persons) can have their compensation paid in cash as well.
If you do not agree with the data stated in the Compensation Request, you can initiate the complaints procedure. It is enough to fill in the complaints form and submit it to the Agency, with your data, an explanation and the required documentation attached. The corresponding department of the Agency shall ascertain the accuracy of the compensation amount as soon as possible and issue a Decision based on which the compensation shall be paid.
The depositors have a time limit of 36 months since the date of publication of Invitation in the media to submit the Request, except when the depositor was under legal proceedings due to which they could not have submitted the Request in time, which has to be officially proven.
If the deposit is higher than the deposit insurance limit, i.e. higher than 100,000 euro ,the remaining amount is to be claimed from the credit institution through a bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings.


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Q: Cordova InAppBrowser - How to disable URL and Navigation Bar? I am currently building a News Aggregator App and I am using InAppBrowser for people to read the articles. Now, my questions is: Can I remove the URL and Navigation Bar? Also, can I change the "Done" button text?
Please let me know...
Thanks

A: window.open('http://url/', '_blank', 'location=no,toolbar=no');

location: Set to yes or no to turn the InAppBrowser's location bar on or off.
toolbar: set to yes or no to turn the toolbar on or off for the InAppBrowser (defaults to yes). This seams to be  ios only  though
Find all options here

A: If you want to keep the done/close button and remove everything else, keep location=yes:
var ref = window.open('http://apache.org', '_blank', 'location=yes');

and make changes in the inappbrowser.java file:
toolbar.addView(close);
close.setText("Done");

if (getShowLocationBar()) {
main.addView(toolbar);}

Remove the editText and actionButtonContainer. Hope it helps.

A: In 3.1.0(?) you can hide the toolbar using the 'toolbar' option.
For example:
ref = window.open('http://some.page/foo/', '_blank', 'location=no,toolbar=no');

see: phonegap docs

A: To remove the URL, just set the 'location' option to "no".
var ref = cordova.InAppBrowser.open('http://apache.org', '_blank', 'location=no');

On Android, this removes the 'Back/Forward' buttons, URL and 'Done' button, not just the URL, but thankfully there's a special Android-only 'hideurlbar' option to remove ONLY the URL.
var ref = cordova.InAppBrowser.open('http://apache.org', '_blank', 'hideurlbar=yes');

The 'Done' button text can be changed by adding a 'closebuttoncaption' option.
(Now works on Android if using InAppBrowser plugin v2.0.2 or above.)
var ref = cordova.InAppBrowser.open('http://apache.org', '_blank', 'closebuttoncaption=My Button Name');

On iOS, the toolbar can be removed by setting the 'toolbar' option to "no".
var ref = cordova.InAppBrowser.open('http://apache.org', '_blank', 'toolbar=no');

However, removing the toolbar means both the 'Back/Forward' buttons AND the 'Done' button will no longer show. This makes it difficult to exit out of the InAppBrowser.
(Exiting the InAppBrowser is less of an issue on Android, since the system back button provides an alternative exit method if the 'Done' button is not showing.)
If you want to keep the 'Done' button, but get rid of the 'Back/Forward' buttons, set the 'hidenavigationbuttons' option to 'yes' (requires InAppBrowser plugin v3.0.0 or above).
var ref = cordova.InAppBrowser.open('http://apache.org', '_blank', 'hidenavigationbuttons=yes');

For older plugin versions, you can manually remove the 'Back/Forwards' buttons in ALL of your InAppBrowsers by modifying source code for the InAppBrowser plugin as follows.

For iOS, open the following file
YOURAPPNAME/platforms/ios/YOURAPPNAME/Plugins/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/CDVInAppBrowser.m

and change the following line of code from:
[self.toolbar setItems:@[self.closeButton, flexibleSpaceButton, self.backButton, fixedSpaceButton, self.forwardButton]];

to:
[self.toolbar setItems:@[self.closeButton, flexibleSpaceButton]];

Then build your project again using the command line.

For Android, open the following file
YOURAPPNAME/platforms/android/src/org/apache/cordova/inappbrowser/InAppBrowser.java

and remove the following line of code:
toolbar.addView(actionButtonContainer);

To also remove the URL, delete the following line of code too:
toolbar.addView(edittext);

Then build your project again using the command line.

Thanks to danw and Vishwani for helpful answers. Tested Apr 2018 with Cordova 8.0.0, Cordova iOS 4.5.4, Cordova Android 7.1.0 and cordova-plugin-inappbrowser 3.0.0

A: const options: InAppBrowserOptions= {
      zoom: 'no',
      hideurlbar: 'yes', // hide the url toolbar
      hidenavigationbuttons: 'yes', // hide navigation buttons back/forward

    }
const browser = this.iab.create(url,'_self',options);

A: In case you want to remove the toolbar completely, you could temporarily set the toolbar HEIGHT variable to 0.0. You will find it on the same file as on the answer above. It is not the best solution, but it disappears.

A: Use:
var options = {
  "location": "no",
  "toolbar": "no"
};
$cordovaInAppBrowser.open(url, target, options);

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Gavin Devlin is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Ardboe club. He is a former member of the Tyrone county team, winning two All-Ireland SFCs.

Playing career

Youth
Devlin had considerable success at county youth level. He has won one All Ireland minor Championship (1998) and two All-Ireland Under 21 Championships in 2000 and 2001.

Senior
Devlin won two All-Ireland medals; in 2003, playing a pivotal role in Tyrone's blanket defence system and as a panel member in 2005.

Management career
Devlin has coached Kildress Wolfe Tones Seniors in Tyrone.

He assisted Mickey Harte during the end of his tenure as Tyrone senior manager, then moved with him to Louth.

References

External links
Interview

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Louth county football team
Tyrone inter-county Gaelic footballers
Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)


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Central delivery of iodine-125–labeled cetuximab, etanercept and anakinra after perispinal injection in rats: possible implications for treating Alzheimer's disease
Overview of attention for article published in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, November 2015
In the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
2 news outlets
Summary News Dimensions citations
Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, November 2015
Megan E. Roerink, Rob JM Groen, Gerben Franssen, Bianca Lemmers-van de Weem, Otto C. Boerman, Jos WM van der Meer
Alzheimer's disease is a debilitating condition, and the search for an effective treatment is ongoing. Inflammation, in reaction to amyloid deposition, is thought to accelerate cognitive decline. With tumor necrosis factor α being an important proinflammatory cytokine, a recent trial investigated the effect of the tumor necrosis factor α inhibitor etanercept after peripheral administration in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Although there was no significant effect, others have claimed spectacular effects of etanercept after perispinal injection. In the present study, the central delivery of drugs with a large molecular weight was evaluated after injection in the cervical perispinal region in rats. If successful, this strategy might increase therapeutic options for patients with Alzheimer's disease. Nine male Sprague-Dawley rats were given injections of iodine-125-labeled cetuximab (146 kDa), etanercept (51 kDa), and anakinra (17 kDa). Each radioiodinated drug was injected in the perispinal region in two rats and into the dorsal tail vein in one rat. Directly after injection, the rats were placed in a head-down position for 3 minutes to direct blood flow into the valveless vertebral venous system. A single-positron emission computed tomography scan was acquired starting 5 minutes after injection, subsequently the rats were euthanized and bio-distribution was determined. Intracranial delivery of the radiolabeled drugs could not be visualized in all but one of the rats. Injected drugs accumulated locally in the perispinal region. In this study, no evidence could be found for the delivery of drugs to the central nervous system after perispinal injection. Additional research is needed before this treatment can be used in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Student > Bachelor 3 11%
Professor 3 11%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 7%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 7%
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Q: once you reach home/have reached home Call me once you reach home.
vs
Call me once you have reached home.
what is the difference?
also
I'll only be satisfied after I pass my test with good marks.
vs
I'll only be satisfied after I have passed my test with good marks.
which one is more correct?
Does the use of simple present mean the activity is performed at the very instant of reaching home or say passing the exam, and the use of present perfect means sometimes after the say reaching home or passing the exam ?

A: By using the present perfect, you are saying you have recently completed this action. This is a point in time. By using the simple perfect, all you're saying is that it happened sometime in the period before now. It is much less precise.
So if you're saying your satisfaction will occur immediately after the passing, 'have passed' is probably more appropriate. If you're speaking in broader terms, that your life won't have satisfaction until this thing is done, the broader simple perfect is more appropriate.


Arlington police arrested a felon last week after they say he fired a handgun during a domestic argument.
Antonio Marlon Berry, 28, was arrested Friday on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon — family violence and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
Officers were dispatched to the 1800 block of Redwood Drive after a shooting was reported. When they arrived, Berry told them he and his girlfriend had gotten into an argument but all he had done was "hit the hood of his vehicle with his fist," police said.
However, investigators discovered a video that showed Berry pulling a firearm out of his waistband and firing a single shot in the air, as well as a number of shell casings at the home, police said.
No injuries were reported. Berry has since bonded out of the Arlington jail.


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Q: Solving this problem using libsvm to find the dual variblae $\alpha$ I'm elementary in python and I want to optimize the following constrained optimization problem: \begin{align*}&\min_{\pi}J(\pi)\cr &s.t.  \sum_{m=1}^{300}\pi_m =1, \quad 0\leq \pi_m \leq \frac{1}{5}, \; \forall 1\leq m\leq 100\end{align*} using Newton's method and solve the dual of the following problem: $$J(\pi)=\begin{cases}\min_{\lbrace w_m \rbrace,\rho,\zeta}\frac{1}{2}\sum_{m=1}^{300}\frac{1}{\pi_m}\| w_m \|^2 -\rho +\frac{1}{3}\sum_{i=1}^{300}\zeta_i\cr s.t. \sum_{m=1}^{100}w^T_m \phi_m (\textbf{u}_i)\geq \rho -\zeta_i , \quad \forall 1\leq i\leq 300\cr \zeta_i \geq 0 ,\quad 1\leq i\leq 300 . \end{cases}$$
using libsvm or existing solver to obtain the dual variable $\alpha$.
Here $\textbf{u}_i \in \mathcal{D}\subset \mathbb{R}^2$ which is constraucted as follows:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

M = 300

u1 = np.random.uniform(0.5, 4.5, size=M)
u2 = 2 / u1 + np.random.normal(scale=0.09, size=M)

and $\phi (\cdot)$ represents the feature map from input space $X$ to the high dimensional feature space $H$.
I was wondeing if someone could help me about that. Thanks a lot in advance.


that doesn't mean I haven't been crafting and reading my favorite paper blogs.
This morning, for instance, one of my favorite bloggers Diane at Capadia Design wrote about an a-m-a-z-i-n-g website called Wordle. You enter or link to a series of words and then based on your use of those words and the "weight" you give them, Wordle randomizes them and creates a layout featuring those words.
I could (and did!) play with this for hours. The layout above is one that Wordle created for me using the words I associate with my new job in the SNF for medically-fragile children, Pediatric Specialty Care at Point Pleasant.
Wouldn't this look cool on a t-shirt, or notecard?! Oh, the possibilities are endless! Go play with your own words but be forewarned, you'll be playing for a long, long time!
So cool! I will give it a try, thanks for passing it along.
That is cool Ellen thanks for sharing. I'm going to go play.
I saw this over @ Diane's too and can't wait to give it a try. (I'm thinking graduation cards to start with.) How's the new job coming?
I had to blog about Wordle (and you), so fun! Thanks for sharing something so fun and definitely "Blog Worthy".
I am definitely going to have to try this. I have an idea for a layout and this will work well. Thanks for sharing it.
I just went to this site and I love it. I am book marking so I can come back and print! Thanks for passing this on!


Featuring 36x 3W LEDs (R: 12, G: 12, B:12), the Alu Performer Par punches out astonishing spots of colour that can serve as a stunning show for various applications from uplighting a large venue and lighting a stage for live performances. The unit can be operated in several modes, including DMX, static colour, change, fade, auto, sound active and master/slave. The built-in programmes ensure outstanding light shows when linked together by 3-pin XLR cables (master/slave). The chassis is made from lightweight cast aluminium complete with twin hanging bracket for secure hanging and floor standing.


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Portsmouth vs Milton Keynes Dons Prediction & H2H
1X2 Tip
Free Betting Tip by Zember
This is a football match between Portsmouth taking on Milton Keynes Dons, its a League one football match.
In their previous matches against each other they did not manage to make a lot of goals against each other in end results of the match in this case I expect a low scoring contest between the two. Hence my bet in this match the home team are going to manage and secure a win at the end of the match in that they have a home advantage on their side and plus a stronger lineup, so best of luck to all in this .
Bet Type: 1X2
Prediction: 1
Stake: 9
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Portsmouth vs Milton Keynes Dons
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Portsmouth v Milton Keynes Dons H2H Results
15/01/22 Portsmouth v Milton Keynes Dons League One 1-2
11/09/21 Milton Keynes Dons v Portsmouth League One 1-0
See all Portsmouth v Milton Keynes Dons H2H
Portsmouth vs Milton Keynes Dons H2H Results
In the last 10 head to head games Portsmouth has won 4 times, Milton Keynes Dons has won 4 times and on 2 occasions it has ended in a draw.
Portsmouth vs Milton Keynes Dons H2H Goals
The last 10 times Portsmouth have played Milton Keynes Dons H2H there have been on average 2.7 goals scored per game. The highest scoring match had 4 goals and the lowest scoring match 1 goals. Portsmouth have scored an average of 1.4 goals per game and Milton Keynes Dons has scored 1.3 goals per game.
Portsmouth vs Milton Keynes Dons Over 2.5 goals
In the last 10 games between Portsmouth vs Milton Keynes Dons, there has been over 2.5 goals in 60% of matches and under 2.5 goals 40% of the time.
Portsmouth Over 2.5 goals
In Portsmouth's last 20 games there have been over 2.5 goals in 50% of matches and under 2.5 goals in the other 50% of matches.
Milton Keynes Dons Over 2.5 goals
In Milton Keynes Dons's last 20 games there have been over 2.5 goals in 60% of matches and under 2.5 goals in the other 40% of matches.
Portsmouth Goals
Portsmouth has managed to score an average of 1.2 goals per match in the last 20 games. Portsmouth has also conceded an average of 1.1 goals per match in the same period. The most goals Portsmouth has scored in a match is 3 with the least goals being 0
Milton Keynes Dons Goals
Milton Keynes Dons has managed to score an average of 1.5 goals per match in the last 20 games. Milton Keynes Dons has also conceded an average of 1.2 goals per match in the same period. The most goals Milton Keynes Dons has scored in a match is 4 with the least goals being 0
Portsmouth Home Results
Whilst playing at home, Portsmouth has won a total of 5 matches, lost a total of 4 and drawn 2 out of the last 11 fixtures.
Milton Keynes Dons Away Results
Whilst playing away, Milton Keynes Dons has won a total of 5 matches, lost a total of 4 and drawn 2 out of the last 11 fixtures.
Portsmouth Results
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18/01/22 AFC Wimbledon v Portsmouth League One 0-0
11/01/22 Cambridge United v Portsmouth EFL Trophy 2-1
07/01/22 Exeter City v Portsmouth EFL Trophy 2-3
03/01/22 Cambridge United v Portsmouth League One 0-0
11/12/21 Portsmouth v Morecambe League One 2-0
07/12/21 Portsmouth v Sheffield Wednesday League One 0-0
04/12/21 Portsmouth v Harrogate Town FA Cup 1-2
27/11/21 Gillingham v Portsmouth League One 0-1
23/11/21 Lincoln City v Portsmouth League One 0-3
Milton Keynes Dons Results
W W D L D W L
11/01/22 Milton Keynes Dons v AFC Wimbledon League One 1-0
08/01/22 Accrington Stanley v Milton Keynes Dons League One 1-1
04/01/22 Charlton Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons EFL Trophy 1-0
01/01/22 Milton Keynes Dons v Gillingham League One 0-0
26/12/21 Lincoln City v Milton Keynes Dons League One 2-3
11/12/21 Milton Keynes Dons v Oxford United League One 1-2
08/12/21 Milton Keynes Dons v Plymouth Argyle League One 1-1
30/11/21 Leyton Orient v Milton Keynes Dons EFL Trophy 0-0
27/11/21 Morecambe v Milton Keynes Dons League One 0-4
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A hologram is a three-dimensional image that is created by interference patterns of light waves. A photograph is a two-dimensional image that is created by captured light rays on a film or digital sensor.
A hologram is an image that is produced by a laser, which is then projected onto a surface. This process creates the illusion of a three-dimensional image.
Yes, there is a real hologram. A hologram is an image that appears to be three-dimensional (3D) but is actually a two-dimensional (2D) projection of light. Holograms are made by projecting laser light through a glass plate onto a surface. The light reflects off the surface and back through the glass plate, where it is captured by a camera.
Holograms are often used in entertainment, advertising, and security. For example, holograms are used in movies and video games to create special effects. They are also used in stores to advertise products, and in banks and other businesses to deter crime.
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Some pundits have posed the question: Why do anyone need this thing? Indeed, even those of you are lining up and standing outside stores may be wondering, Why am I doing this? Why am I lining up like a zombie for an expensive piece of consumer electronics, a product for which there is no shortage and which, let's face it, nobody really needs? Back in the early days of our design process, Jonny Ive came in to see me and we spent a long time trying to decide where on Mazlow's triangle this product would sit. Because we knew if we couldn't be way up above the very top of that pyramid, floating above it, totally outside the needs it describes, then this wouldn't be a product we wanted to make. Some of our early iterations, in fact, had to be tossed out because when we looked at them we realized that parts of them were too, well, necessary. Don't get me wrong. That's fine for other companies. It's just not what we do here at Apple.


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Q: Как преобразовать String в Date? Есть две строки на русском языке:

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*Сегодня, 12:00

*1 сентября 2017
Подскажите, пожалуйста, как их преобразовать в Date? Буду благодарен за кусок кода или полезную ссылку. Меня интересует преобразование именно этих двух строк. Я только недавно начал учить java. Знания Date и SimpleDateFormat еще до конца не устаканились :)

A: 1.С использованием LocalDateTime и поиска времени по шаблону:
String string = "Сегодня, 12:00";
LocalTime timePart = null;
LocalDate datePart = null;
String regex = "([01]?[0-9]|2[0-3]):[0-5][0-9]";
Matcher m = Pattern.compile(regex).matcher(string);
if (m.find()) timePart = LocalTime.parse(m.group(0));
if (string.contains("Сегодня")) datePart = LocalDate.now();

LocalDateTime date = LocalDateTime.of(datePart, timePart);
Date out = Date.from(date.atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant());
System.out.println(out); // Wed Sep 06 12:00:00 MSK 2017

Для Вчера можно использовать datePart = LocalDate.now().minus(Period.ofDays(1));
2.
String string = "1 сентября 2017";
DateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("d MMMM yyyy", new Locale("ru"));
Date date = format.parse(string);
System.out.println(date); // Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 GMT+03:00 2017


Lorri Gifford has been giving Tarot readings for more than 25 years. She is a Nationally Certified holistic health practitioner, and for more than four years worked at The Chopra Center as their spa director and a lead educator in yoga, meditation, and ayurvedic nutrition. Lorri has been a massage therapist for more than 14 years, has facilitated workshops and classes in the wellness field and is a certified life coach.
She views herself as a "work in progress" and her intention is to help others remember their connection to the Divine and, thereby, live a more joy-filled and peaceful life. Her new book is 90 Days to Learning the Tarot.


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require "#{File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "helper.rb"))}"

class TestMultipleCommands < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
  def setup
    require 'helpers/multiple_commands.rb'
    @commands = Commandeer.commands
  end

  def test_has_all_commands
    ["command_one", "command_two"].each do |c|
      assert_includes(@commands.keys, c)
    end
  end

  # To ensure top-level commands are new-lined
  def test_format_output
    out, err = capture_io do
      begin
        Commandeer.parse!('')
      rescue SystemExit
      end
    end

    assert_match(out, /^.*Usage:.*\n\n\tcommand_one*\n\tcommand_two\n.*$/)
  end
end

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Join us on Saturday 1st December for our annual Christmas Dinner at Library, Durham!
Durham City Hockey Club's Annual Christmas Dinner will take place on Saturday 1st December at the Library, Durham. Starting at 7pm, the meal is priced at just £20 which includes your 3 course meal and wine. The dress code is casual, with Christmas Jumpers openly encouraged!
To book your place, simply send your choice of food (and wine preference) from the menu below to socials@durhamcityhockey.com or to your team captains. Payment is required in advance, either to your captains or by bank transfer to the club (reference xmas:name) .
Buttermilk fried turkey with a waffle & cranberry slaw. Finished with spring onion & maple syrup.
Tomato & basil soup with white bread and butter (remove butter for vegan option).
Crispy fried avocado bites served with Virgin Mary ketchup, cranberry slaw and topped with spring onion.
Crispy fried halloumi fries with shredded cos lettuce and cherry bourbon flavour BBQ sauce. Garnished with red chillies.
Tender cured rib of beef served with seasonal vegetables, sage & onion roast potatoes and gravy.
Tender slices of turkey breast served with a pig in blanket, stuffing ball, seasonal vegetables, sage & onion roast potatoes, cranberry sauce & gravy.
Butternut squash & sage macaroni bake served with seasonal vegetables, sage & onion roast potatoes and cranberry sauce.
Toasted bagel filled with cos lettuce, cranberry sauce and a spicy bean burger. Topped with vegan cheese, BBQ jack fruit. Served with fries.
Toasted sesame seed bun filled with ketchup, mustard, gherkins, red onion & tomato topped with buttermilk fried turkey, cheese sauce, crispy bacon and cranberry sauce. Served with fries.
Vanilla flavoured baked cheesecake with raspberry sauce and vanilla ice cream.
Chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream, chocolate flavoured sauce & caramel sauce.
A ground Almond sponge with blueberries and a Prosecco syrup, lightly brushed with a water icing and vanilla ice cream (remove vanilla ice cream for vegan option).
Please send any dietary requirements to socials@durhamcityhockey.com or to your team captains ASAP so we can inform the restaurant.
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From the looks of Michael Colley's candy pink-painted '72 Volkswagen Beetle, onlookers might assume that Colley is well versed in showing off classic cars. New Caney resident Colley and his wife, Angela, have been fixing up cars since they were 16 years old, but the Oilfield Helping Hands Car Show and Motorcyle Rally held at Tomball's Railroad Depot on March 12 was the first opportunity for them to show off their handiwork.
"I missed all the car club shows, because I was working on this," said Colley. "I bough this car last February, and it's been a labor of love."
Like many other car enthusiasts at the show, Colley did not repaint and repair his car to sell it, but rather to participate in a fun hobby. Chuck Roberts, a car enthusiast for over 50 years, said that his work with cars as an Air Force mechanic led him into the hobby.
"I've been fiddling around with cars all my life, and it's just a natural thing for me," said Roberts. "I just like old cars. They're better than these new cars that all look alike--they've got class."
The classic cars showcased ranged from 1939 Ford buggy models that had been ongoing projects, to the 1957 Ford Ranchero that Roberts purchased just last August to fix up.
"I've fixed some things, and I'm still doing things to this car," said Roberts. "It's a work in progress."
While the car owners were excited to see cars and show off their own vehicles, the car show was not in vain--Oilfield Helping Hands, a non-profit that assists oil and gas families with medical bills, puts on the car show and motorcycle rally as a fundraiser every year.
"People can lose their house with the mounting medical bills," said Mitzi Flowers, OHH member and the show's organizer. "Family medical leave requires companies to let you off work, but they don't necessarily pay you. That's where OHH steps in, gives people money, and helps them get back on their feet."
Flowers said that she organized the car show and motorcycle rally after hearing about The Rig Riders, a motorcycle group that rides to raise money for charities.
"They gave their first donation to OHH, and I told the president, 'We're doing a motorcycle rally'," said Flowers. "I saw potential for OHH to have a whole new venue of individuals who could be involved."
The event began as strictly a motorcycle rally, but Flowers said that cars were suggested in their first year, and the public interest has grown around the event since.
"This type of event goes outside of oil and gas," said Flowers. "The car show is the main focus now, and it's more like throwing some motorcycles in there. It's flip-flopped."
The first OHH car show and motorcycle rally was held at Pappa's Ice House in the Woodland's, with about 30 cars. For the first year, Flowers said that she thought it was a success, but the event continued to grow and needed a bigger venue, and the Tomball Railroad Depot was an obvious choice for OHH.
"It was between Tomball and Humble, and I was really wanting to do it here," said Flowers. "The Depot just has the character we like, it's a beautiful historic area with a small town feel."
With an estimated 200 cars at the show and around 45 motorcycles, Flowers said she thought it was a great turnout at the Depot.
"We're so grateful to the City of Tomball," said Flowers. "Next year, we're going to have to request more blocks from the city. We know Tomball can grow with us."
For the participants, though, no matter how big the car show was, the day was all about enjoying the view.
"I just like looking at all the fine old rides," said Roberts. "You just don't see cars like this everyday."


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Green Hydrogen — Morocco Makes Big Moves
David Waterworth
The Belgian company John Cockerill has announced the formation of a joint venture with a yet unnamed Moroccan company with the aim of investing in the development of the nascent green hydrogen industry in Morocco. The two partners plan to build an electrolyser production plant there. This is another step forward in the use of natural resources in the North Africa Middle East (NAME) area, according to Afrik21.
According to Wikipedia, John Cockerill has gone from the production of steam engines in the 1800s to making electrolyzers in the 21st century. "In the late 2000s the company developed high temperature solar receivers for solar power stations, with the first installation in 2014 as part of the Khi Solar One power station at Upington, South Africa. John Cockerill sold 33% of the world's hydrogen high-pressure electrolysis in 2021."
The hydrogen industry has been gaining momentum in Africa in recent years. Electrolysers are a key piece of equipment for converting electrical energy into chemical energy, notably hydrogen. This equipment could soon be manufactured in Morocco. This is the main objective of the joint venture that has just been formed.
"In Morocco, John Cockerill will manufacture alkaline electrolysers. This is the most widespread technology for the production of electrolytic hydrogen, but also for the production of numerous chemical compounds, including chlorine. It is therefore very mature in the industry. According to John Cockerill, its 'high power' alkaline electrolysers will enable the production of hydrogen at a lower cost," Afrik21 writes.
"The company, based in Seraing, Belgium, is entering the Moroccan market at a time when major groups are announcing mega-projects to produce green hydrogen and its derivatives, notably green ammonia. This is the case of Total Eren, the subsidiary of the French oil group TotalEnergies, which wants to set up installations capable of transforming 10 GW of clean electricity into hydrogen and green ammonia. Total Eren has obtained a 170,000 hectare site from the Moroccan government in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region."
"We are honoured to be able to contribute to Morocco's energy transition in the image of the Kingdom's great successes, particularly in the aeronautics and automotive sectors, and we are determined to establish such a local ecosystem around hydrogen technologies," says Raphaël Tilot, John Cockeril's executive chairman.
It is expected that Total Eren, headed by Pâris Mouratoglou, will invest 100 billion Moroccan dirhams ($9.95 billion). Meanwhile, Morocco under new agreements will export hydrogen to Germany and Portugal, and national government published a Green Hydrogen Roadmap. Here's more from GH2: "The Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mines and Environment set out a roadmap on green hydrogen in 2021 under the National Hydrogen Commission (created in 2019). The country is expecting a demand up to 30 TWh by 2030 and 307 TWh by 2050, that would require 2GW in renewable energy sources."
"By 2030, the country envisages a local hydrogen market of 4 terawatt hours (TWh) and an export market of 10 TWh, which, taken together, would require the construction of 6 GW of new renewable capacity and support the creation of more than 15,000 direct and indirect jobs (MEM, 2021)."
The World Energy Council study estimated the global market for green hydrogen and its derivatives at 20,000 TWh in 2050. The study, "Economic Opportunities of Power-to-X in Morocco," demonstrated Morocco could account for 4% of global demand by 2030. "Based on the calculations in the country's roadmap, it is estimated that the green hydrogen industry and its derivatives in Morocco could meet a demand of between 13.9 TWh and 30.1 TWh in 2030, which could reach between 153.9 TWh and 307.1 TWh in 2050."
These initiatives are a great example of the development of NAME's natural resources backed by government action, western capital, and university-level research.
In this article:electrolysers, green hydrogen, Hydrogen, Morocco
Written By David Waterworth
David Waterworth is a retired teacher who divides his time between looking after his grandchildren and trying to make sure they have a planet to live on. He is long on Tesla [NASDAQ:TSLA].
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