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Speech on ban Sweatshops
Sweatshops are factories where the workers are employed to work very long hours for extremely low wages, typically under poor working conditions. In today's society it's important we ban such workshops and stop the severe form of work that treats women, children and poor people unfairly.
Sweatshop manual workers often can be very young and often work in the clothing industry. They are traditionally found where the local population's regular income is very low and sweatshop wages are the only way to make a living. This type of factory work has been found in the past in parts of East Asia, Latin America, Central America and China while it was prevalent in Europe and North America in the nineteenth century.
In the past major companies have been found to use sweatshops. much to their detriment. Such was the public's opposition that famous brands were forced to correct their methods of employing workers in developing nations. Staggeringly, The International Labour Organization (ILO) reports that, '168 million children worldwide are considered child laborers. This means that almost 11 percent of the world's children are working, which interferes with their ability to get an education, and jeopardizes their safety and their ability to experience childhood'.
Historically, in the 19 th century, sweatshops were home based and were formed under contracts. In the homework system, members of a family receive payment for completed work carried out at home, in a similar way to the gig, freelancer today, though under much poorer conditions and much worse pay, with little hope of alternative employment.
Often residences were converted into a small factory. the word sweatshop became widely used in Vicrtorian Britain when a conditions for poorer worker were much harsher than today. A quick glimpse at Charles Dickens' books and film adaptions paint a picture of poor working conditions for the general populace in the 19 th Century..
In sweatshop contracting, individual workers or groups of workers agree to do a certain job for a certain price. Sometimes they carry out this contract themselves or they sublet it to subcontractors at lower prices. The desperation for employment can lead to labour exploitation where women, children,and undocumented workers (perhaps immigrants) will accept the unstable and often dangerous conditions
of often extremely long hour sand overcrowded workspaces.
Child Labor in the 19 th Century
Let us concentrate on positive work being done by international organizations, charities and donors to improve workers conditions. When you realize that $200 a month is seen a good monthly salary for young people in Cambodia its not hard to see how 'sweat shops' can form from immoral foreign companies.
Promisingly, a new study reveals a 2007 initiative by the United Nations aiming to promote competitiveness and improve the working conditions of more than one million workers in garment factories across seven developing countries has achieved promising results.
The 'Better Work' programme was established in 2007 by the UN's International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation. Currently engaging 1,300 factories that employ more than 1.6 million workers, the programme operates in seven countries: Cambodia, Bangladesh, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Viet Nam and Nicaragua.
An independent review by Tufts University, the Better Work programme moves factories away from practices leading to long working hours, extremely low pay, dismissal threats, or abuse of probationary contracts. Workers are also seeing an increase in their weekly take-home pay.
It's clear, however, there is still much work to do: India's 2011 census reports there are 8.2 million child laborers in the 5-14-year-old age group. The Global March Against Child Labor estimates that 100,000 children work for more than 14 hours a day in the illegal sweatshops in and around Delhi.
Campaigners are insisting laws are tightened to prosecute fraudulent labor recruiters and employers of child labour. Importantly, they want better education to those who are entrenched in cultural norms where they believe child labor before education is normal.
In Cambodia the apparel market is extremely important. In 2013, Cambodian global exports amounted to roughly US$6.48 billion. In a country where according to macroeconomic data, the average Annual Household Income per Capita was 1,376.489 USD in Dec 2017, any form of regular employment is cherished. From an outside perspective it's easy to condemn Cambodian practices, though when you realize that a large proportion of the capital's sick can be seen sleeping on the streets. Cambodia should be given help in banning unfair, unsafe workers conditions.
According to Human Rights Watch, abuses in Cambodian factories include:
forced overtime and retaliation against refusal to work overtime
lack of rest breaks
denial of sick leave
underage child labor
thwarting of independent unions
pregnancy-based discrimination
denial of maternity benefits
What progress is being made?
Garment manufacturers must participate in BFC's factory monitoring program to get Cambodian government export licenses. According to January 2015 data, BFC monitors 536 garment and 12 footwear factories. Human Rights Watch states:
Despite pressure from the government and garment manufacturers to keep names of non-compliant factory confidential, in March 2014, BFC launched its Transparency Database, which publicly names the 10 "low compliance" factories every three months.
The problem of sweatshops has not gone away and is not likely to be removed from societies any time soon. If we find out a major company is directly or indirectly benefiting from unscrupulous sweatshops we should write to local and international newspapers or to politicians. If you are a worker suffering in a sweatshop under poor conditions be careful to whom you whistle blow. Perhaps write anomalously to newspapers and politicians, make private videos and send to influencers online.
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The silence after Noah's statement seemed to thicken, to fill every inch of the bus with its weight. Billy felt unnaturally aware of the city as he sat there between the rows of Farms, the walls of which seemed to sway and swell in his peripheral vision.
A hundred thousand Plugs in each Farm, he thought, and for the first time in his life, he felt the sheer immensity of New York.
If this was more than a connector failure; if the power was gone from the entire city...Billy swallowed hard.
He blinked and looked up, to find he was alone in the bus. The others were outside, staring at him with varying degrees of annoyance, concern and indifference.
They were all staggering by the time they got to Mel's. The muscles in Billy's legs were quivering and felt like mush. He half-expected them to give way beneath him with each step. He couldn't wait for the bots to do their work and ease the strain on his body.
As he collapsed on the living room floor, he suddenly understood the other reason they'd come here: it was on the ground floor.
"What's going on, Noah?" Doc asked, and Billy turned his head to look where she was lying flat on the floor, an arm flung over her eyes, her mouth twisted in pain.
Billy looked up and around and realized there were no lights, no sound, the com was blank and lifeless, just like the clock on the wall behind it. He didn't know why, but he'd hoped...he closed his eyes.
"It's probably just New York," Mel said, but his omnipresent, self-effacing smile was, for once, gone.
Noah remained silent, staring off into the distance, his face blank.
"The bots -" Moira started, then stopped, blinking uncertainly.
The relief rolled off the others in waves although Noah's solemn expression didn't change.
They all stared incredulously at him. Noah glanced around.
"Just me and Doc," he clarified. Their expressions didn't change.
He looked at their puzzled faces, and suddenly realized that none of the other people in the room had ever lived without the bots maintaining their bodies. He shook his head.
Mel started slightly and stared, his dark eyes wide in his broad, good-natured and now worried face.
Everyone looked towards the silent kitchen. Mel frowned.
The door closed behind them with a tiny click that echoed in the silence of Mel's living room.
Doc leaned heavily on Noah as they walked into the dispensary.
"I guess you can always sleep here," Noah shrugged, already prowling around the featureless room.
Noah smirked and shrugged. He finished his inspection of the room then turned back to her.
"That means there has to be someplace in this building that synthesizes the drugs," Noah muttered.
Noah turned away and prowled restlessly around the cool, grey room.
Doc continued to stare at his back until she finally closed her mouth with an audible snap.
"That's impossible," she said flatly.
Noah turned to look at her, an eyebrow raised in dark amusement. "Nothing is impossible," he said.
Mel hobbled into the kitchen and stared around helplessly. Like all the homes in the city, everything was automated. All the appliances were connected to the greenhouses. In the morning, he set his breakfast glass in the alcove, ordered his nutrients on a timer, and the glass was filled by the time he got out of the shower. For supper, he programmed the stove for whatever he felt like eating. The nutrient mixture fed into the stove, which seasoned it, processed it and presented him with a facsimile of whatever meal he had requested. Of course, for the most part, Mel and especially the younger members of the team, had never tasted the meals the nutrients were simulating; for all they knew the food provided tasted nothing like the real things.
He closed his eyes and shook his head, telling himself to focus. None of that mattered right now; what did matter was the fact that they were eventually going to get hungry, and he had no idea how to get food into his kitchen - or what to do with it if he did.
Moira shuffled around Mel's living room while Billy, Girl and Holland appeared to be sleeping on the floor. She told herself her legs were feeling better already. To take her mind off her quivering muscles and the oppressive silence that permeated the room, she carefully looked at each picture on the walls and on the side tables. They all, she saw, had Mel's smiling face beside a woman Moira didn't recognize.
Mel limped in to the living room, his smile replaced by a worried frown. She glanced at him.
"Who's this?" she asked, nodding towards one of the pictures.
Mel smiled. "I'll be sure to tell her you said so." His smile abruptly vanished, and he swallowed as he looked away, then, with a mumbled excuse, hurried back to the kitchen.
Moira returned to her careful pacing.
They all had somebody in the Worlds, she thought, although she hadn't talked to her parents in fifteen years, possibly more. She supposed, when the time came, she'd Plug In like everyone else. She supposed she'd eventually find a World she liked; more likely, she'd find many Worlds she liked. She had a long time to explore them, after all.
She was suddenly acutely aware of the silence, broken only by the others' soft breathing. She swallowed as the meaning of that silence struck her again.
They'd begin to wake up.
Moira's stomach heaved, and she clapped a hand to her mouth as she bolted as fast as her shaking legs allowed down the hall, where she heaved bile and air into the toilet, the acid burning her throat.
When she was finished, she closed her eyes as she leaned her forehead against the cool plasmet of the bathtub.
The power had to come back, she thought dully.
There simply was no other option.
Girl heard Moira retching in the bathroom.
She sat up and met Billy's worried gaze, then waited tensely as she tried to determine if Moira needed her help or not.
The toilet flushed, and Girl dimly wondered if that was the last time she'd hear that sound. Moira staggered slightly as she returned to the living room, avoiding Billy's and Girl's eyes. She collapsed into the armchair, leaned her head back against the cushions and closed her eyes.
Girl glanced at Billy, then she laid back down on the floor, covered her face with her arm, and closed her eyes. A moment later, she heard Billy lay down again as well.
There was no sound at all from the kitchen.
There was no sound anywhere.
Holland kept his eyes closed, his body relaxed, his mind blank.
They needed to let the bots do their work, and they needed to wait until the power came back.
He was good at waiting.
They were sitting up, telling each other they were already feeling better and carefully avoiding discussing the still-silent com and the darkening room when Noah and Doc returned, bearing not medicine, but several bottles of nutrients.
They all groaned as they clambered to their feet and Mel bustled to the kitchen for glasses, which he handed out to them.
The others stared, frozen in the act of holding out their glasses for nutrients.
"What...does that mean, exactly?" Girl finally asked, her voice tiny.
Noah stared impassively at her. "It means there's no power here in New York." He shoved the container with what was left of the nutrients into Holland's hand, then settled himself heavily on the couch.
"Are we the only ones without power?" Billy blurted.
Billy stopped and blinked. He glanced at the others, and saw his own dismay mirrored in their faces.


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Proceedings Papers (16)
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Theoretical methods
Selection of Method for Fatigue Life Prediction Under Random Loading
Amit Awasthi, Stephen Mckeown, C. Sahay, Bahgat Sammakia
Proc. ASME. IMECE2001, Packaging, Reliability and Manufacturing Issues Associated With Electronic and Photonic Products, 289-304, November 11–16, 2001
Paper No: IMECE2001/EPP-24738
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/EPP-24738
Solder fatigue continues to be one the primary reliability concerns in electronic packages. Three basic factors are necessary to cause fatigue failure. These are (i) a stress of sufficiently high value, (ii) varying amplitude stress, and (iii) a number of cycles of applied stress. Fatigue failure of a solder joint may also occur under cyclic thermal loading. The goal of this project is to compare the experimental results of fatigue testing with the various theoretical approaches (Rainflow counting method, Steinberg's 3 band approach, and Rayleigh's method) and come up with a formulation that would predict solder fatigue failure under random vibration loading. Experiments have been performed to collect data. Initially various components having frequency range from 20–2000Hz were combined at random phase to produce a random profile. Rainflow cycle counting was done on 125 random profiles using an algorithm developed by downing (1982). The basic assumption made in this algorithm is that the strain-time history starts with either the maximum peak or the minimum valley. Further each cycle was segregated into one of the three bands depending on the value of the range of the cycle. It was found that the results matched very closely with Gaussian distribution curve. The first phase of testing was to observe the behavior of aluminum and soldered copper (forming a lap joint) specimens under completely reversed sinusoidal loading in order to evaluate S-N curve. Three different stress levels were chosen and all experiments were carried out at a frequency of 20Hz. The second phase of testing consisted of observing the behavior of both the samples under semi-random loading. Random waveform was generated through a waveform function generator and was externally fed to the MTS machine. The present paper presents the result of experiments along with the applicability to the three approaches to prediction.
Topics: Algorithms, Aluminum, Copper, Cycles, Electronic packages, Fatigue, Fatigue failure, Fatigue life, Fatigue testing, Gaussian distribution
Impact Identification Using Smart Material Sensors
Saravanan M. Peelamedu, Nagi G. Naganathan
Proc. ASME. IMECE2000, Adaptive Structures and Material Systems, 375-385, November 5–10, 2000
Paper No: IMECE2000-1728
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2000-1728
The crash performance of an automobile largely depends on the ability to identity impact damage, maintain the passenger safety through deployment of various safety restraint systems, and steer away the vehicle from impact. So, this work is focused on the impact response of an automobile structure so as to find the location, magnitude of impact and asses the severity of damage. The results of the developed generalized forward plate model compared within 2% for FEM and previous other theoretical approaches. The inverse model compared within 7% for location and reconstructed force. Damage severity assessment is also investigated.
Topics: Advanced materials, Automobiles, Damage, Finite element methods, Finite element model, Restraint systems, Safety, Sensors, Smart materials, Theoretical methods
Lateral Load Transfer due to Sloshing Cargo in Partially Filled Containers
Frank Otremba, José A. Romero Navarrete
Proc. ASME. IMECE2019, Volume 4: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control, V004T05A033, November 11–14, 2019
The interaction of the liquid cargo and its carrying vehicle has been a common research subject, aiming at clarifying the potential effects of the mobility characteristics of such type of cargo, on the overall safety performance of the vehicle. While there has been extensive research on this topic, including both experimental and theoretical approaches, the comparative experimental testing of sloshing and non-sloshing cargoes has been only limited. In this paper, a scaled-down testing device that operates under the principles of a tilt table, is described and used to comparatively assess the effects, of a sloshing and non-sloshing cargo, on the lateral load transfer in the vehicle, as a function of the fill level and of the rate at which the lateral acceleration input is exerted on the vehicle-cargo system. Results suggest that the sloshing cargo generates greater load transfers, regardless of the fill level and acceleration rate input. As an average, the sloshing cargo generates a 14.75% greater load transfer.
Topics: Containers, Sloshing, Stress, Vehicles, Testing, Mechanical admittance, Safety, Theoretical methods
Nuclear Fusion Detection Methods for Use With IEC Machines
Sam Pasmann, Jordan Farina, Heather Dillon
Proc. ASME. IMECE2019, Volume 6: Energy, V006T06A079, November 11–14, 2019
Despite the potential for limitless clean energy, nuclear fusion is seldom discussed in conjunction with other alternative energy sources. Nonetheless, there is a small but strong amateur community dedicated to the research of nuclear fusion. If grown, this community may help facilitate more conversation, interest, and eventual research into nuclear fusion. An often-large barrier in independent fusion research is detection and quantification of reactions. This research outlines the common methods currently used for fusion detection in inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) reactors and suggests an experiment to explore indirect methods of detection using Matlab code written for light emission analysis. Current indirect, or theoretical, methods of determining reaction rate are unreliable, as they do not consider all construction variables of the reactor. By measuring characteristics of the plasma to determine reaction rate, a more accurate indirect measurement method may be developed, allowing for a larger number of individuals to participate in nuclear fusion research.
Topics: Machinery, Nuclear fusion, Renewable energy, Construction, Light emission, Matlab, Plasmas (Ionized gases), Theoretical methods
Erosion Optimized Radial Fan Impellers and Volutes for Particle Flows
Manuel Fritsche, Philipp Epple, Michael Steber, Hans J. Rußwurm
Proc. ASME. IMECE2017, Volume 7: Fluids Engineering, V007T09A071, November 3–9, 2017
Fans in industrial plants can be exposed to a strong erosion load due to particle flows. In the present work, the erosion behavior for large radial fans with spiral casings is investigated using the Finnie erosion model, see [1] [2]. Theoretical approaches concerning particle velocity and particle impact angle are validated by numerical methods. For this purpose, a baseline impeller and a parameterized baseline spiral casing have been designed and simulated using computational fluid dynamics. Than different geometrical variations of the spiral casing shape and the blade shapes of the impellers have been designed and simulated in order to determine their respective influence on the erosion behavior as well as on the performance characteristics. Finally, recommendations for an optimal design are presented and explained in detail.
Topics: Erosion, Impellers, Particle flow, Fans, Shapes, Blades, Computational fluid dynamics, Design, Industrial plants, Numerical analysis
Development of Bolted Flange Design Tool Based on Finite Element Analysis and Artificial Neural Network
Alper Yildirim, Ahmet Arda Akay, Hasan Gulasik, Demirkan Coker, Ercan Gurses, Altan Kayran
Proc. ASME. IMECE2015, Volume 9: Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Fluids, V009T12A033, November 13–19, 2015
In bolted flange connections, commonly utilized in aircraft engine designs, structural integrity and minimization of the weight are achieved by the optimum combination of the design parameters utilizing the outcome of many structural analyses. Bolt size, the number of bolts, bolt locations, casing thickness, flange thickness, bolt preload, and axial external force are some of the critical design parameters in bolted flange connections. Theoretical analysis and finite element analysis (FEA) are two main approaches to perform structural analysis of bolted flange connections. Theoretical approaches require the simplification of the geometry and are generally oversafe. In contrast, finite element analysis is more reliable but at the cost of high computational power. In this paper, a methodology is developed for iterative analyses of bolted flange that utilizes artificial neural network approximation of a database formed with more than ten thousand non-linear analyses with contact algorithm. In the design tool, a structural analysis database is created by taking permutations of the parametric variables. The number of intervals for each variable in the upper and lower range of the variables is determined with the parameters correlation study in which the significance of parameters are evaluated. The prediction of the ANN based design tool is then compared with FEA results and the theoretical approach of ESDU. The results show excellent agreement of the ANN based design tool with the actual non-linear finite element analysis results within the training limits of the ANN.
Topics: Artificial neural networks, Bolted flanges, Design, Finite element analysis, Structural analysis, Databases, Aircraft engines, Algorithms, Approximation, Flanges
Prediction of Viscosity of Nanofluids Using Artificial Neural Networks
Ningbo Zhao, Shuying Li, Zhitao Wang, Yunpeng Cao
Proc. ASME. IMECE2014, Volume 8B: Heat Transfer and Thermal Engineering, V08BT10A093, November 14–20, 2014
The viscosity of nanofluids can be affected by many factors. In pursuit of such improved accuracy, model-based viscosity prediction methods have become more complicated. Therefore, there is a need to find an alternative approach that is able to provide a quick solution to viscosity prediction for nanofluids. In this paper, a novel viscosity prediction approach using artificial neural networks (ANN) is introduced as an alternative to the model-based viscosity prediction approach to provide a quick and accurate estimation of nanofluids viscosity. Radial basis function (RBF) neural networks has been utilized to form viscosity prediction architectures. Alumina (Al 2 O 3 )-water nanofluids from existing literatures were used to test the effectiveness of the proposed method. The results showed that RBF neural network model had a reasonable agreement in predicting experimental data. The findings of this paper indicated that the ANN model was an effective method for prediction of the viscosity of nanofluids and had better prediction accuracy and simplicity compared with the other existing theoretical methods.
Topics: Artificial neural networks, Nanofluids, Viscosity, Architecture, Neural network models, Theoretical methods, Water
Sheet Metal Blank Development of a Deep Drawing Fan Support Using Theoretical Rules and FEM
Pedro de Jesus Garcia Zugasti, Erick M. Salcedo Murillo, Hugo I. Medellín Castillo, Dirk Frederik De Lange, Juan Gabriel Sandoval Granja
Proc. ASME. IMECE2014, Volume 2A: Advanced Manufacturing, V02AT02A024, November 14–20, 2014
Deep drawing is a cost effective sheet metal forming process to produce many industrial components. However, complex geometrical drawn parts are difficult to form due to several modes and conditions of the material flow. Commonly problems associated to the forming operation are wrinkling and tearing defects, which affect the cost and quality of the parts. Actually, there are not theoretical methods developed in the literature yet, so the trial and error method are used to reduce or eliminate the deep drawing defects or inclusive is utilized in the earlier production stages, resulting in higher costs and longer production times. This paper describe a proposed solution to reduce or eliminate the wrinkles defects on the flanges of an industrial fan support that result from applying the forming process. An analysis procedure based on the development of the correct sheet metal blank considering three different blank geometries was proposed. The analysis include the analytical methods available in the literature, the simulation with a computer program based on the Finite Element Method (FEM) and experimentation. FEM model, simulation and results, these were validated by measuring the thickness profile on the flanges of a deep drawing part, before and after the procedure implementation. The results have shown that combining both the analytical and FEM methods, were possible to know the influence degree of the sheet metal blank geometry to reduce or eliminate the wrinkle defect and these can be used as an effective design tool.
Topics: Blanks, Finite element methods, Sheet metal, Flanges, Simulation, Analytical methods, Computer software, Design, Errors, Flow (Dynamics)
Benchmarking the Accuracy of Inertial Measurement Units for Estimating Kinetic Energy
Jessandra Hough, Ryan S. McGinnis, N. C. Perkins
Proc. ASME. IMECE2013, Volume 3B: Biomedical and Biotechnology Engineering, V03BT03A005, November 15–21, 2013
The energetics of human motion has been intensely studied using experimental and theoretical methods. Knowing the kinetic energy of the human body, and its decomposition into the kinetic energies of the major body segments, has tremendous value in applications ranging from physical therapy, athlete training, soldier performance, worker health and safety, among other uses. Significant challenges thwart our ability to measure segmental kinetic energy in real (non-laboratory) environments such as in the home or workplace, or on the playing/training field. The aim of this research is to address these challenges by advancing the use of an array of miniaturized body-worn inertial measurement units (IMUs) for estimating segmental kinetic energy. As a step towards this goal, this study reports a benchmark experiment that demonstrates the accuracy of IMU-derived estimates of segmental kinetic energy. The study is conducted on a well-characterized mechanical system, a double pendulum that also serves as an apt model for the lower or upper extremities. A two-node IMU array is used to measure the kinematics of each segment as input to the segmental kinetic energy computations. The segments are also instrumented with two high-precision optical encoders that provide the truth data for kinetic energy. The segmental kinetic energies estimated using the IMU array remain within 3.5% and 3.9% of the kinetic energies measured by the optical encoders for the top and bottom segments, respectively, for the freely decaying pendulum oscillations considered. These promising results support the future development of body-worn IMU arrays for real-time estimates of segmental kinetic energy for health, sports and military applications.
Topics: Kinetic energy, Measurement units and standards, Pendulums, Computation, Defense industry, Energetics, Health and safety, Kinematics, Oscillations, Patient treatment
Comparative Evaluation of Fatigue Assessment Techniques on a Forged Steel Crankshaft of a Single Cylinder Diesel Engine
Rajesh M. Metkar, Vivek K. Sunnapwar, Subhash Deo Hiwase
Proc. ASME. IMECE2012, Volume 3: Design, Materials and Manufacturing, Parts A, B, and C, 601-609, November 9–15, 2012
Crankshaft is one of the critical components of an IC engine, failure of which may result in disaster and makes engine useless unless costly repair performed. It possesses intricate geometry and while operation experiences complex loading pattern. In IC engines, the transient load of cylinder gas pressure is transmitted to crankshaft through connecting rod, which is dynamic in nature with respect to magnitude and direction. However, the piston along with connecting rod and crankshaft illustrate respective reciprocating and rotating system of components. the dynamic load and rotating system exerts repeated bending and shear stress due to torsion, which are common stresses acting on crankshaft and mostly responsible for crankshaft fatigue failure. Hence, fatigue strength and life assessment plays an important role in crankshaft development considering its safety and reliable operation. The present paper is based on comparative studies of two methods of fatigue life assessment of a single cylinder diesel engine crankshaft by using fracture mechanics approach viz. linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) and recently developed critical distance approach (CDA). These methods predict crack growth, time required for failure and other parameters essential in life assessment. LEFM is an analytical method based on stress intensity factor which characteristics the stress distribution in the vicinity of crack tip, where as CDA is a group of methods predicts failure using stress distance plot. The maximum stress value required for both the methods are obtained using finite element analysis. The present paper provides an insight of LEFM and CDA methods along with its benefits to the designers to correctly assess the life of crankshaft at early stage of design. This paper also gives a detailed overview of failure analysis process including theoretical methods and result integration for predicting life of components as compared to life estimation by means of software.
Topics: Cylinders, Diesel engines, Fatigue, Steel, Stress, Failure, Fracture (Materials), Fracture mechanics, Internal combustion engines, Computer software
Optimum Design of High-Speed 4-Bar Mechanisms Using a Bi-Level Game Theoretic Approach
Ehsan Ghotbi, Anoop K. Dhingra
This paper considers the design of a high speed mechanism as a multi objective optimization problem wherein the kinematic and dynamic criteria are optimized simultaneously. The kinematic criteria include minimization of the structural error and a minimization of deviation of the transmission angle from its ideal value. The dynamic criteria include minimization of input driving torque and shaking forces transmitted to the ground link. A Stackelberg (leader-follower) game theoretic approach is proposed to solve the multiobjective problem. Two variants, wherein both the kinematic and the dynamic criteria are treated as the leader, are considered. The design variables include mechanism dimensions and counterweight parameters. A partitioning of the design variables amongst the leader and follower objective functions is discussed. A computational procedure using sensitivity information is used for approximating rational reaction sets needed for capturing exchange of information between the leader and the follower problems. A numerical example dealing with the design of a path generating 4-bar mechanism is presented.
Topics: Design, Theoretical methods
Experimental Verification of Model Pressurized Thick-Walled Cylinder With Numerical and Theoretical Methods
Sunilbhai P. Macwan, Zhong Hu, Fereidoon Delfanian
Proc. ASME. IMECE2011, Volume 8: Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Fluids; Vibration, Acoustics and Wave Propagation, 173-178, November 11–17, 2011
Pressurized thick-walled cylinders undergo repeated cycles of high stress and temperatures that may severely shorten the life of the component. Testing pressurized cylinder can help to evaluate the strength of the cylinder. This research seeks to determine the pressure to which the component is subjected by instrumenting the outside of the cylinder, and to evaluate hoop strain and hoop stress of the internal and external surface of the pressurized thick-walled cylinder. This study provides experimental results and then compares them with theoretical and numerical data for the cylinder under investigation. Using the experimental method, an axial load up to 15,000 lb is applied to the cylinder using a Landmark 370 MTS unit to generate pressure inside the cylinder wall. Lame´ equations are used to calculate hoop stress theoretically. The numerical data is obtained using finite element simulation (ANSYS) to calculate hoop stress and hoop strain at the internal and external surfaces of the cylinder. This work provides useful information for evaluating the strength of thick-walled cylindrical structures in a laboratory setting.
Topics: Cylinders, Theoretical methods, Hoop stress, Pressure, Stress, Cycles, Finite element analysis, Simulation, Temperature, Testing
Failure Analysis of a Double Rectangular Deep Drawn Part Using FEM: An Industrial Case
Pedro de Jesu´s Garci´a Zugasti, Hugo Iva´n Medelli´n Castillo, Abel Cerino Zapata, Dirk Frederik de Lange, Antonio Ca´rdenas Galindo
Proc. ASME. IMECE2010, Volume 3: Design and Manufacturing, Parts A and B, 39-46, November 12–18, 2010
Complex shape deep drawn parts are more frequently used in many industrial applications. However, complex parts can be particularly difficult to form due to serious wrinkling and tearing problems associated to the different forming modes and complex material flow. Moreover, deep drawing depends highly on the part design, including radii, draw depths, wall angles, steps and transitions; these variables interact to affect the cost and quality of the drawing. Since there are not theoretical methods available in the literature yet, and because several factors affect the drawn, deep drawing of complex shapes is usually developed using the trial and error method. To increase the speed of the design process and the machine tuning, and to reduce the use of the trial and error method, computer-assisted analysis and simulations based on numerical approaches such as Finite Element Method (FEM), are more intensively used. By using these computerized methods, process parameters (sheet metal material, lubricants, forces, part geometry etc.) can be reproduced and modified, part defects can be also identified and, if possible, eliminated. This paper presents the analysis of an industrial double rectangular deep drawing kitchen sink using virtual prototyping based on FEM. In the original deep drawing process the part presented defects (cracks). A failure criterion was established to evaluate and reduce the stresses levels that were causing the cracks. An analysis procedure was then proposed and the optimal lubrication conditions were obtained to eliminate the cracks. FEM model, simulations and results, were validated by measuring the thickness of the actual fabricated part. The thickness of the sheet metal at the critical area was measured in the FEM simulation and compared with the thickness profile of the actual fabricated part before and after changes in the lubrication conditions. The results have shown that FEM can be effectively used as a design tool to eliminate part defects in complex shape deep drawing processes.
Topics: Failure analysis, Finite element methods, Design, Fracture (Materials), Shapes, Simulation, Errors, Lubrication, Sheet metal, Computers
Analysis of the Weld Quality of Plasma Arc Welds: A Case Study of Conductor Welds in an Electrical Stator
Hugo I. Medelli´n-Castillo, Dirk F. de Lange, Fernando Rami´rez, Eliel Ferna´ndez
Proc. ASME. IMECE2009, Volume 4: Design and Manufacturing, 437-446, November 13–19, 2009
Plasma arc welding (PAW) is a technique used in the electrical component industry for joining electrical conductors in devices such as motors and alternators. With the limited number of theoretical methods and simulation tools to predict the metal flow characteristics and its interaction with the process parameters during the welding process, weld design must still rely on the designers experience and the trial and error method. As a consequence, the process parameters and the weld quality may not be as originally expected at the design process. Based on the fact that a good quality of the final product has to be guaranteed, the analysis of the PAW process and the resulting weld quality is presented in this paper. The aim of the work was to obtain a clear perspective on the influence of various process parameters on the weld quality. In order to measure the influence on quality, first "quality" was defined. Secondly, there were various options to measure the quality, some of them being destructive, others being non-destructive. The development of the measurement methods was then proposed based on electrical tests, mechanical tests and visual inspection of the welds. Finally, using these methods and the experimental data obtained from the actual welding process, a new approach to evaluate the weld quality was proposed and is presented in this paper. The results reveal that the electrical impedance, the mechanical strength and the geometry (visual measure) of the weld are related and can be used to estimate the weld quality.
Topics: Electric arcs, Mechanical testing, Optical quality control, Plasma arc welding, Stators, Welded joints, Design, Welding, Electrical components, Errors
Uniqueness of Solutions for the Identification of Linear Reduced Order Structural Systems
Guillermo Franco, Jun Yu, Raimondo Betti
Proc. ASME. IMECE2004, Applied Mechanics, 247-255, November 13–19, 2004
The problem of identification of structural systems is an inverse problem that uses input (say force excitation) and output information (accelerations, for instance) to obtain an optimal model to describe the system's behavior. Since a full instrumentation setup is expensive, situations usually arise where only partial measurements are available. Uniqueness of the solution in these circumstances might not be guaranteed. This paper analyzes the minimum number of measurements required to ensure that only one solution exists for the identification problem of mass, damping and stiffness distributions of shear-type N degrees of freedom linear structures. Three typical configurations of measurements are studied with two distinct theoretical approaches, one based on classical polynomial theory, the other based on reduced order model theory. Both these approaches lead to the conclusion that only one input and one or two output measurements are sufficient to guarantee uniqueness of identification, depending on the selected location of the input measurement. Additionally, the identification of a 3 DOF system is carried out analytically with the usage of Sylvester's Dyalitic Elimination to show that fewer measurements than the ones proposed lead to non-unique identification. This fact is also illustrated with the usage of a recently developed optimization technique, with which convergence to the different solutions is observed depending on the initial estimate used.
Topics: Damage, Damping, Degrees of freedom, Excitation, Instrumentation, Inverse problems, Optimization, Polynomials, Shear (Mechanics), Stiffness
Comparison of Spur Gear Root Stress Calculations
Sied Janna, Hsiang H. Lin
Proc. ASME. IMECE2005, Design Engineering, Parts A and B, 637-653, November 5–11, 2005
Methods of Spur Gear Root Stress determination were analyzed by comparing an experimentally proven method to documented theoretical methods. The methods evaluated were German DIN standards, AGMA standard, JGMA standard, and Cornell method. The Cornell method was used as a benchmark for comparison of other methods. Each method was used to calculate root stresses in a spur gear system. The gear system variables were torque and rotational speed. Seven different torque settings and four different rotational speeds were used in the analysis, giving 28 different system settings for analysis. The system was modeled using a NASA computer program, Dynamic Analysis of Spur Gear Transmission (DANST) developed by one of the authors. The stresses in the tooth root were calculated from the dynamic forces at 121 points along the involute tooth profile during a two-gear mesh. The study has shown that the stresses calculated using AGMA could predict the stresses calculated using the Cornell method of stress calculation. The JGMA method calculates the maximum root stress of the gear system within three percent of the Cornell method. The study showed that AGMA, and JGMA methods could be as effective at calculating the root stresses as the Cornell method.
Topics: Spur gears, Stress, Gears, Torque, Computer software, Dynamic analysis, NASA, Theoretical methods

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American Football History
When have the Denver Broncos won back to back Super Bowls?
Football - American
That was Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII, the 1997 and 1998 seasons.
The Denver Broncos have gone to six Super Bowls. They lost four and won two.
In the 1977 season the Broncos attended Super Bowl XII and played the Dallas Cowboys but lost by a score of 27-10.
In the 1986 season, the Broncos attended Super Bowl XXI and played the New York Giants but lost by a score of 39-20.
In the 1987 season, the Broncos attended Super Bowl XXII and played the Washington Redskins, but lost by a score of 42-10.
In the 1989 season, the Broncos attended Super Bowl XXIV and played the San Francisco 49ers, but lost by a score of 55-10.
In the 1997 season, the Broncos attended Super Bowl XXXII and played the Green Bay Packers, and won by a score of 31-24.
In the 1998 season, the Broncos attended Super Bowl XXIII and played the Atlanta Falcons, and won by a score of 34-19.
Asked in Football - American, Denver Broncos, Super Bowl
Who was the running back for the Denver Broncos when they won the Super Bowl?
The starting running back for the Denver Broncos in the 1997 and 1998 Super Bowls was Terrell Davis.
How many times has Denver Broncos been to the Super Bowl?
The Denver Broncos have played in 6 Super Bowls. They have a 2-4 record with back to back wins in 1998 and 1999.
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How many super bowls did Mike Shanahan win?
He won back-to-back world championships with the Denver Broncos in Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII.
Asked in Football - American, Denver Broncos
Who has been the best coach of all time for Denver Broncos?
Mike Shannahan has been the coach from 1995 to present and has won 2 Super Bowls as the Denver Broncos coach. Below is a list of Mike Shannahan and all of the best Denver Broncos players by position of all time. Shannahan is the bomb he has won a ton of gmaes for Denver and won 2 back to back Super bowls
Which years did the broncos win the Super Bowl?
Out of their 6 Super Bowl appearances, the Denver Broncos have 2 victories - back to back wins in Super Bowls XXXII (versus Green Bay) and XXXIII (versus Atlanta) in 1998 and 1999.
Asked in Denver Broncos, American Football History, Super Bowl
How many superbowl rings does john elway have?
Two. He was the starting quarterback in the Denver Broncos' back-to-back championships in Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII.
Asked in Football - American, National Football League (NFL), Super Bowl
What NFL team had the worst record the season after winning the Super Bowl?
The Denver Broncos in 1999. After winning back-to-back Super Bowls, they went 6-10 the next year.
What team have won the Super Bowls in a row?
Teams that have won back to back Super Bowl Titles are: Green Bay Packers - Super Bowls I & II Miami Dolphins - Super Bowls VII & VIII Pittsburgh Steelers - Super Bowls IX & X Pittsburgh Steelers - Super Bowls XIII & XIV San Francisco 49ers - Super Bowls XXIII & XXIV Dallas Cowboys - Super Bowls XXVII & XXVIII Denver Broncos - Super Bowls XXXII & XXXIII New England Patriots - Super Bowls XXXVIII & XXIX
Asked in Football - American, Denver Broncos, American Football History, Super Bowl
What back to back Super Bowls did the Denver Broncos win?
Through 2010, the Denver Broncos have won only two Super Bowls, XXXII and XXXIII (32 and 33), following the 1997 and 1998 seasons. On January 25, 1998, they won Super Bowl XXXII by a score of 31-24 over the Green Bay Packers. On January 31, 1999, they won Super Bowl XXXIII by a score of 34-19 over the Atlanta Falcons.
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Which player has the most Super Bowl games played?
Defensive lineman Mike Lodish appeared in a record six Super Bowls during his NFL career (1990-2000). He appeared in four consecutive NFL championship contests with the Buffalo Bills (Super Bowls XXV-XXVIII), and in back-to-back title games with the Denver Broncos (Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII).
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What player has the most Super Bowl games played?
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Are the New England Patriots the only NFL team to win to super bowls in a row?
No, The following teams have won back to back Super Bowls: Green Bay Packers Miami Dolphins Pittsburgh Steelers - Twice Dallas Cowboys Denver Broncos New England Patriots
Asked in Football - American, American Football History, Super Bowl
What football team has won the most Super Bowls in the last ten years and how many times did they win it?
The New England Patriots have won 3 Super Bowls, 2001, 2003, 2004 and lost one, 1996. The Denver Broncos are next with back to back wins in 1997 and 1998
How many back to back super bowl champs have there been?
The Super Bowl has had 8 Back to Back Champions. They are: 1966 & 1967 Green Bay Packers, Super Bowls I & II 1972 & 1973 Miami Dolphins, Super Bowls VII & VIII 1974 & 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowls IX & X 1978 & 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowls XII & XIII 1988 & 1989 San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowls XXIII & XXIV 1992 & 1993 Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowls XXVII & XXVIII 1997 & 1998 Denver Broncos, Super Bowls XXXII & XXXIII 2003 & 2004 New England Patriots, Super Bowls XXXVIII & XXXIX
Who is the only coach to lose a Super Bowl with two different teams without winning once with either team?
Dan Reeves. Reeves was head coach of the Denver Broncos that lost Super Bowls XXI, XXII, and XXIV and the Atlanta Falcons that lost Super Bowl XXXIII, ironically, to the Denver Broncos. While Reeves was 0-4 in Super Bowls as a head coach he was a running back for the Dallas Cowboys that won Super Bowl VI over the Miami Dolphins.
When did the Denver Broncos win back to back Super Bowls?
Super Bowl XXXII - January 25, 1998 (defeated the Green Bay Packers 31-24) Super Bowl XXXIII - January 31, 1999 (defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-19)
What coaches have won back to back Super bowls?
Through Super Bowl XLIV ... 1) Vince Lombardi, Green Bay Packers - Super Bowls I & II. 2) Don Shula, Miami Dolphins - Super Bowls VII & VIII. 3) Chuck Noll, Pittsburgh Steelers - Super Bowls IX & X and XIII & XIV. 4) Jimmy Johnson, Dallas Cowboys - Super Bowls XXVII & XXVIII. 5) Mike Shanahan, Denver Broncos - Super Bowls XXXII & XXXIII. 6) Bill Belichick, New England Patriots - Super Bowls XXXVIII & XXXIX.
Asked in Football - American, Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowl
What player has been to the Super Bowl more often than anyone else?
Where was Super Bowl 50 played?
Super Bowl 50 was played on February 7, 2016 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. The Denver Broncos won their 3rd Super Bowl, beating the Carolina Panthers 24-10. The Broncos had previously only won back-to-back Super Bowls in 1998 and 1999. It was the final game for Denver QB Peyton Manning, who had been the MVP of Super Bowl XLI as QB of the Indianapolis Colts.
Who was theFirst black quarter back to go to the super bowl?
Doug Williams- Denver Broncos
Who is the runningback for Denver Broncos?
The running back for the Denver Broncos Know is Knowshon Moreno
Who last won back to back Super Bowls?
According to www.superbowl.com (the official SuperBowl Web site - use it!) - Denver Broncos won SuperBowls 32,33 As of the start of the 2007 season, New England Patriots, 04 & 05
Who beat Dallas in back to back Super Bowls?
The Dallas Cowboys did not play two consecutive losing Super Bowls. However, they were beaten in their two appearances against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowls X and XIII. Between those two, Dallas beat the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XII. (Dallas finally beat the Steelers in Super Bowl XXX, but are one victory behind Pittsburgh.) (see the related concise list question)
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Did the Denver Broncos ever win a Super Bowl?
Yes they did. The Denver Broncos won Super Bowls 32 and 33 back to back in 1997 and 1998. The team consisted of Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway in his final two season, 4th HB to break 2000 yards in one season Terrell Davis, Hall of Fame TE Shannon Sharpe, and many other stars.
What Super Bowls have the Denver Broncos lost?
The Denver Broncos lost their first four Super Bowl appearances before winning back-to-back titles. Here are the results (victories in bold): Super Bowl XII (1-15-78) -- Dallas Cowboys 27, Denver 10. Super Bowl XXI (1-25-87) -- New York Giants 39, Denver 20. Super Bowl XXII (1-31-88) -- Washington Redskins 42, Denver 10. Super Bowl XXIV (1-28-90) -- San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver 10. Super Bowl XXXII (1-25-98) -- Denver 31, Green Bay Packers 21. Super Bowl XXXIII (1-31-99) -- Denver 34, Atlanta Falcons 19.


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L'article 64 de la Constitution de la Cinquième République française garantit l'indépendance des magistrats français de l'ordre judiciaire. Cet article est inchangé depuis 1958. Il est complété par la loi organique portant statut de la magistrature qui elle a été modifiée de nombreuses fois.

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L'article 64 s'applique aux magistrats de l'ordre judiciaire. L'indépendance des magistrats de l'ordre administratif se fonde pour sa part sur la loi du 24 mai 1872 portant réorganisation du Conseil d'État, érigée par le Conseil constitutionnel en principe fondamental reconnu par les lois de la République.

Voir aussi
Magistrat (France)#Statut des magistrats de l'ordre judiciaire

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 Conseil supérieur de la magistrature, « Textes relatifs au statut de la magistrature »

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Supported applications include Pixelated, Pixelated Plus, Xploding Boxes, 10,000 Farkle, Liar's Dice, Twinkle, Call-A-Human, and the Binary Clock app. Support for the Hockey Scores app will be added before the start of the upcoming hockey season.


Cats are not complainers! By their very nature they hide symptoms of illness much more so than dogs and people. Clues and signs that they may not be well are usually vague and can be missed by owners sometimes until the cat is in crisis. So what symptoms are important to watch for? Consider the following and ask yourself if there have been any changes.
1. Less appetite: Often owners don't see their cats eating as they tend to graze or there may be other cats in the home sharing the same food bowl.
3. Hiding: Lots of cats are shy and don't necessarily hang out with the family especially if the household is a busy one. But are they hiding more than usual?
4. Vomiting: Here's a good one! Many cats vomit hairballs occasionally so owners can be desensitized to it when it becomes a significant problem.
6. Urinating or having bowel movements outside the litter box. Many owners think of these sings as a behavioural issue rather than a possible indicator of infection or pain.
Check out my previous blogs for tips for bringing your kitty to Royal York Animal Hospital. All my blogs are posted on our website www.ryah.ca Any of our staff would also be happy to relay these tips to you over the phone. 416-231-9293.


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« Take Clark's Disingenuous Enbridge 'No' with a Pound of Salt
What the Heck are John Horgan and the NDP Thinking?! »
The First Thing BC's NDP Needs to Change
Jun 10th, 2013 by admin
Cartoon by Greg Perry.
Is their approach to campaigning and politics in general. Here's why.
It was a smashing defeat for British Columbia's New Democrats. In my view, it will be difficult for them to be in fighting form before 2021.
I understand that eight years is a long time and that in politics a week is an eternity. But the NDP has a daunting task ahead of itself. I'll deal with what needs to happen to get the Liberals out before this in a moment.
This province is a 30-30-60 political affair. Thirty per cent will vote NDP no matter what. Thirty per cent will vote for the party of the "right" and getting the 40 per cent out to vote and vote for you is what makes the winner.
I'm not saying that I like this or think it's remotely democratic. Democracy is not an essential element in our system — that's just how it is.
This has led to dramatic differences between the "left" and the "right." The right-wing coalition (Socreds morphed into Liberals) positions itself as populist. The issues don't usually matter very much as this past election proved. Most issues this election didn't favour the Liberals for the very good reason that they were caused by their own right-wing government.
The truth of these assertions is demonstrated by the brilliant way the Liberals can out-slogan the NDP and how they can conjure up the most horrible feature of NDP governments past, never limiting exaggerations, inexorably drilling their mantras into the public crania.
It's instructive I think, to look at last May.
The Liberals had been a corrupt government for 12 years. We will never likely get to the bottom of the BC Rail case which was so manipulated that the grisly facts can never be disinterred. Sweetheart deals with private electricity companies are driving BC Hydro into bankruptcy. Fish farms are killing wild salmon. We remain hostage to the federal government over pipelines and tanker traffic such that wait for it, folks, we'll be getting both — and probably a new, sanitized HST, too. Since the Liberals came to power the average public debt borne by citizens has risen to $40,000 from $8,000. It makes previous NDP governments look like models of economic virtue.
Were any of these issues raised by the NDP? The answer is no.
The Liberals sure as hell didn't want to talk about them and must have been astonished to see that with two weeks to go, these were non-issues.
Was the NDP just too stupid? Can they learn from this? We can't overlook that they won't. As Mair's Axiom II points out: "One makes a very serious mistake assuming that people in charge know what the hell they are doing."
Beyond Fabianism
But the plight of the NDP goes deeper than stupidity. They — at least unofficially — are a movement. They held the title deeds to Fabianism — the British-born, reformist (rather than revolutionary) version of socialism. As such, fidelity to creed trumps the desire to be elected. Purity of heart must express itself in purity of political ambition.
Let's pause here for a moment. Purity of person and decency in elections surely must be a very good thing. Wouldn't we all be better off if real issues were before the voter? Wouldn't it be a grand thing if all parties were held to their principles?
Of course that would be better but with our system, it will never be.
In a system where 40 per cent of the 50 per cent who voted is a winner why tie yourself down to principles when good advertisements and distorted facts will get you home, high and dry?
Let me give you an example from my own political days.
When a government brings in a budget, it then goes to a committee (in my time the whole legislature) to pass judgment clause by clause. In 1975 the NDP government brought in a very sensible rule that these "estimates" would be confined to 135 hours.
The picture the Socreds of the day wanted to paint was that the NDP were wastrels throwing our tax dollars down the biffy. They therefore "ran out the clock" on estimates by the time the Finance Ministry's spending on its own ministry was due to be debated. (It should be noted that Finance does not use a lot of money on their own ministry.)
When the first item (vote) was called the Socreds tried to debate and the Speaker ruled him out of order, the 135 hours having passed. Opposition Leader Bill Bennett stormed out of the House crying "Not a dime without debate!" and took that slogan all around the province leaving the impression that the NDP were robbing them blind. Stupidly, Premier Barrett and the NDP voted to suspend Bennett's legislative stipend, making the poor little millionaire from Kelowna into a martyr.
It was all applesauce and moonshine but great politics and this movement by itself was probably enough for Bennett (and me) to win the next election.
The New Democrats have fooled themselves into believing that if they take the "high road" the public will lap it up. That doesn't work anywhere and it has never happened in B.C.
Girding for the next battle
The NDP have won three elections: 1972, 1991 and 1996.
In 1972 and 1991 the NDP won by default. The governments of those days had crumbled and the NDP were sucked into the vacuum. In 1996, Glen Clark, head to head, knives flying, won. Thus the only way the NDP can win is how the Socreds did and the Liberals do now.
It is not for me to tell the NDP how to run their party. But I can, and indeed did, advise them how to make their party a winner.
The NDP have two years to bind their wounds. It may be that another 1972 or 1991 is coming. The Liberals will be presiding at the funeral of BC Hydro, the energy issues will scarcely be to the government's advantage and, indeed, all the environmental questions of 2013 will be open sores.
My warning is this: Another 1972 or 1995 may be coming but if you want to win, don't chance it. You'd best look at how the Socreds and Liberals did it.
Stand outside with your nose against the window pane and snivel. Or batter down the door and help yourself to the goodies therein.
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The K-ICT Born2Global Centre (Born2Global),
ICT and Future Planning (MSIP),
announced on Nov. 28 that Linearhub, a member of Born2Global,
was selected as a "2016 Red Herring Global Top 100 Technology Venture Company"
(2016 Red Herring Global: Winners) by Red Herring magazine,
a world-renowned publication specializing in IT based in the United States.
Linearhub attended the awards ceremony held by Red Herring in Los Angeles
from the 15th to 17th of last month, where it received the award.
As a world-renowned publication specializing in IT,
Red Herringmagazine has been selecting the top 100 promising companies
in Asia, North America, and Europe every year since 1996.
From among 1,000 companies in 40 countries around the world,
the 2016 Red Herring Global Top 100 Technology Venture Company award was granted to startups
who have introduced the most innovative technologies and business models this year.
Google, Alibaba, Baidu, Xiaomi, and Kakao are some notable recipients of the award.
The final winners are selected through qualitative and quantitative analyses
of technological innovation, financial performance, growth potential, executive capabilities,
global strategy implementation, and market influence in Asia, North America, and Europe.
Linearhub was selected as one of the "Asian Top 100 Companies" last September as well.
Linearhub's video conferencing service, roundee.io, provides a collaborative history of all
related information on a meeting, including meeting videos, minutes, and transcripts,
after the meeting is complete. roundee.io uses video conferencing
not only as a real-time communication tool but a knowledge base tool as well.
Moreover, Slack users can use the roundee.io video conferencing service directly
from a web browser without installing any additional software.
Linearhub CEO Kim Sunghyuk said,
"I started this business based on the belief that it will create value
for users by allowing them to share, store, and search for information through video conferencing.
We feel that this award is an acknowledgment of our efforts to meet the high demand of our customers
and continuously improve our product in order to ensure our competitiveness
in the video conferencing market over the past year since our establishment."
Alex Vieux, editor-in-chief of Red Herring, said, "New technology is bringing disruptive innovation.
Through innovation, vast amounts of data and intellectual property are now accessible to entrepreneurs today,
transforming every aspect of business.
The 2016 Red Herring Global Top 100 Technology Venture Companies are proof that this innovation continues."
For more detailed information on the Linearhub, please check out https://www.roundee.com/
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/linearhub-selected-2016-red-herring-140000123.html
K-ICT Born2Global Centre (Born2Global),
ICT and Future Planning (MSIP), announced on August 29 that VisualCamp,
known for its eye tracking technology with Virtual Reality used for mobile phones has been selected
in 2016 Red Herring's Top 100 most promising startups in Asia.
Since 1995, Red Herring, a global media company, has selected the most promising startups
in the field of information technology worldwide.
The result has qualified VisualCamp to take part in the 2016 Red Herring Asia held in Manila,
Philippines from September 12 to 14 with the support of Born2Global.
This year, Althea Inc., BrilliantTS, Healcerion Co. and Born2Global's Member Company
Linearhub have also been selected as themost exciting Korean companies.
There are 20 major criteria in selecting the top startups.
They include the candidate company's addressable market size, its IP and patents,
its financing proof of concept, trailing revenues and management's expertise.
In the past, Alibaba, Baidu, InMobi, Rakuten, Snapdeal and Xioami were selected for the Top 100 Asia Award.
Korean companies, such as KaKao and Born2Global Member Company SMATOOS,
Ideabove, KNOWCK, Spika, have been selected as finalists for Red Herring's Top 100 Asia Award.
"VisualCamp shows great promise and therefore deserves to be among the finalist companies.
The wealth of talent and achievements displayed by Red Herring Asia finalists
is an excellent predictor for the new wave of revolutionary technology."
said Alec Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring.
The core technology of VisualCamp is the combination of an eye tracking technology
with Virtual Reality Head Mount Displays (VR HMD) used for mobile phones.
That is, an eye tracking technology is applied to wireless VR HMD. VisualCamp is
the only company in the world to own such a technology that could be utilized on mobiles.
Its wider application is another advantage; it could be adapted to VR platforms
as a crucial technology for analyzing the consumer behavior in the space of VR or
the effectiveness of advertising.
"It is an honor to be recognized as one of the top companies that drive innovation
across the globe and we will grow into an unrivaled company that owns eye tracking solutions
by developing innovative technologies." said Yun-chan Seok, VisualCamp CEO.
VisualCamp has been incubated by Born2Global since March 2016 at the Startup Campus.
Born2Global, each year, selects over 100 startups with high potential for entering the global market.
Born2Global provides services such as professional consulting in law, patents, accounting,
marketing, investment and business development. Born2Global also gives training service
to startups by hosting conferences, seminars and meetups. Especially, over 60 startups selected
to reside in the business space at the Startup Campus. Born2Global has brought investment of
over US$173.6 million for 83 startups and Born2Global's experts have provided 5,117 consulting services,
resulting in 369 overseas patent applications, 204 overseas business contracts and alliances
with 26 overseas incorporations since the establishment of Born2Global in 2013.
"Born2Global's Member Companies are making a name for themselves, resulting in
more outstanding results than before," said Jong Kap Kim, Chief Executive Director of Born2Global.
Kim added, "VisualCamp holds unequaled technological prowess which has been nurtured to keep up with
the global VR trend. It is expected to attract investment from China and the US,
as well as to form partnerships with firms in those countries."
For more detailed information on the VisualCamp, please check out www.visual.camp.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/visualcamp-secures-its-place-in-red-herring-top-100-asia-award-300319173.html


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Click the theme you want and click Select Class Theme. The visual theme of your class changes to what you chose.
You can also upload your own photo to serve as the background image of your class. So, if you're teaching Flying Skateboards 101, you can upload a picture of your prize-winning super skateboard. When you upload a photo, the color scheme of the class also changes to match.
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In the Gallery Upload dialogue box, either drag and drop a photo from your hard drive or click Select a Photo from Your Computer to navigate to the photo you want to use.
After your photo uploads, you see it displayed with a crop box overlay. Use the corners of the crop box to adjust the size of the box (see Figure 2).
When you're ready, click Select Class Theme. The visual theme of your class changes to the photo you uploaded.
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"A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules." That, in the words of Dom Cobb, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, is the premise of new thriller Inception - out in cinemas from 16 July.
Written and directed by London-born and Hollywood's golden boy, Christopher Nolan, and featuring a stellar cast, Inception is a sci-fi actioner which explores the boundaries between the conscious and the subconscious, reality and dreams.
Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio, Shutter Island) is an expert 'extractor' who earns his living by breaking into people's dreams to rob them of their most treasured secrets. He is aided by a team of experts comprised of Ariadne (Ellen Page, Juno), Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 500 Days of Summer) and Eames (Tom Hardy, Bronson). When a new client (Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai) offers Cobb a ticket back to his former life and his young children in return for 'planting' an idea inside the mind of a powerful businessman (Cillian Murphy, The Dark Knight), Cobb finds himself in a desperate fight against his own demons in order to succeed.
"At the heart of the movie is the notion that an idea is indeed the most resilient and powerful parasite. A trace of it will always be there in your mind...somewhere. The thought that someone could master the ability to invade your dream space, in a very physical sense, and steal an idea - no matter how private - is compelling", explains Nolan.
Inception was shot in six different countries, and it features sequences filmed in Tokyo, Paris, Tangiers (Morocco) and Calgary (Canada) as well as LA and several UK locations, including London.
Nolan has always been particularly keen on shooting on location and, when possible, he brings his Hollywood adventures - which include Batman Begins and The Dark Knight - to his hometown.
So, despite the sheer complexity of some scenes, his latest film is no exception. "I love watching my team react with a little bit of panic when I first present them with what I'm thinking," Nolan admits, laughing. However, as producer Emma Thomas puts it: "Even when they feign horror, I think they all truly enjoy solving whatever problem Chris throws at them, but they also appreciate that he is challenging himself along with them and he'll be right with them in the thick of things."
Inception is riddled with mind-boggling sequences, most of which were shot on location. These include an impressive explosion in a quiet Parisian café, a foot chase through the labyrinthine Tangiers alleys and an adrenaline-packed car chase involving a freight train in downtown Los Angeles.
A complex sequence set in a hotel, which includes scenes that required the use of a zero gravity effect, was filmed inside the converted airship hangars at Cardington, Bedfordshire, where Nolan had previously shot sequences for Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.
In London, the Flaxman Gallery in the University College of London (UCL) served to reunite Cobb and his father-in-law Miles, played by Sir Michael Caine. Inception is Caine's fourth film with Nolan after Batman Begins, The Prestige and The Dark Knight. "As Michael says, he is our good luck charm," Thomas comments. "I don't think we could make a film without him at this point."
Nolan, a UCL graduate in English Literature, was looking for a unique location to double for the architectural school in Paris which hosts the encounter between Cobb and Miles - and the subsequent introduction of the talented Ariadne to Cobb's intricate plan. Supervised by location manager Nick Daubney, and with assistance from Film London, Inception was a first to film inside the Gallery.
Other locations in and around London featured in the film include: the Victorian Farmiloe Building, which hosts a pharmacy; and the modern steel and glass lobby of a former building of gaming company EA in Chertsey, where Arthur demonstrates the paradox of the Penrose steps to Ariadne. The interiors of Victoria House in Holborn and Farnborough Airport in Surrey were also used.
However, the strength of the story, Nolan insists, lays in the emotional journey of the characters and the love story at its core. Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) plays Mal, Cobb's wife and the source of his angst, who threatens to stop the sophisticated mission in its tracks.
The actress says of Nolan: "On a movie as imaginative as this, you need a director you can trust - someone to take your hand and share his vision - and I trusted him 100 percent". This sentiment is something DiCaprio echoes: "It is this highly entertaining, complex thriller where anything can happen, but at the heart is one man's quest to uncover a long-buried truth and to get back home. It's also completely original; I don't think anyone could say they've experienced anything like it before. That combination made me excited about working on the project, as well as with Chris Nolan. He is an expert at taking this kind of multi-layered storyline and making it true and tangible to an audience."
The numerous sets, as well as the preference for location shooting over visual effects, was a physically and mentally demanding exercise for the cast. They trained hard to do some of their own stunts, including skiing and, in the case of Gordon-Levitt, flying suspended on thin wires inside a spinning set.
DiCaprio comments: "For the actors, it was so intriguing that we were essentially experiencing all of this for the first time, just as the audience will be. As a group, we were on this epic journey and were in a constant state of discovery and surprise. I think that's going to be one of the most exciting things about watching this movie -realizing that there are unlimited possibilities and you never truly know what could happen next."
Nolan, who is already working on a third, yet-to-be titled, Batman film, concludes: "Once you start examining what the dream experience might mean, it invites people to think about their own dreams and what they reveal. It raises interesting questions about how we assess the nature of our own reality".
Inception is released by Warner Bros. and opens nationwide on 16 July.


The following are my key tips to attracting, creating, and keeping exceptional employees.
If you have employees who absolutely love their place of work, odds are they will boast about it to their friends. In turn, you will have people calling to work with you.
If someone has the technical abilities but lacks the above key traits, there's a good chance you'll be helping them exit sooner rather than later. Much like trying to speed up a slow horse, trying to inject enthusiasm into a half-hearted, passionless person is near impossible.
Be clear in the position description with roles, responsibilities and performance measures. If you can, involve the team member in the process of establishing performance measures to ensure a higher level of personal ownership.
When you regularly give feedback to your employees, they can gauge how they are progressing in their role.
Doing this in a formal performance review annually isn't enough. Try to give good feedback at least monthly, so your employees can know the areas they're doing well in, and those where they can be doing better.
From many discussions that I've had with good employees and good managers over the years, providing feedback monthly is, almost without exception, desired.
5. Create a relational and fun culture, not just a do your job, head-down tail-up workplace.
Provide an enjoyable environment where people can be themselves while achieving highly. This starts from the top down.
If the focus is on getting the job done properly with care, and not just as quickly as possible, pressure is relieved and employees can work to their full ability and with their full attention on their tasks.
Make it your goal to be exceptional people developers and communicators – not just operational doers.
Be sure to give praise where it's due. Your employees want to know that their contributions are highly valued.
And frequently communicate this to your staff. Demonstrate how their daily work contributes to the bigger picture. Create advancement tracks for them to progressively advance in their skills and passions toward this greater vision.
Communicate that you will work with your team for the achievement of such and will hold them accountable for the results.
Human beings live a whole life that work is merely part of. Workers, on the other hand, are seen as one dimensional: good for only one thing – doing the job. Your best people will stay around longer if they are seen and treated as human beings.
Reward commensurately (not necessarily financially) for performance achievement.
These infected employees create high attrition of healthy team members. Good people want to work in a positive environment and will depart when management does not address this toxicity.
Below is a pictorial representation of some of what has been discussed above.
If you get the drivers right and have high managerial relational and communication skills, you'll get positive outcomes.
Understanding what our people need (their drivers) is one thing. If we then seek to integrate these drivers into the workplace culture through high relational and communicative skills, you'll get a more highly engaged and longer-term workforce.
Many organisations fail at this point. They might have great benefits, but if they operate in a purely non-relational manner with poor communicative skills, the engagement drops along with the resultant positive outcomes.
Creating long-term employees and a highly engaged workforce doesn't just happen. It takes planning, implementation and incremental integration into the cultural fabric of the organisation.
Whatever situation you are currently in, whether experiencing high employee attrition or a highly satisfied workforce, capture a fresh vision of what your organisation could be.
Then, make plans for its fulfilment and start moving forward. Not only will your employees and customers thank you for it, but you are more likely to experience higher degrees of self-satisfaction and profitability in the process.


What Is An Online MBA Course?
The article concerns the question – What Is An Online MBA Course? Online courses are accessible via the internet from anywhere in the world. With MBA becoming one of the biggest career options for people in numerous professions, online access to them has been a real boon for many professionals even in fields that may be unrelated to business administration.
However, with office work and management becoming one of the most essential parts of running a business, large corporate companies require the expertise of an MBA degree holder, so that operations and company protocols maybe followed to deliver best results and profit margins. MBA programs are also available with specializations in various fields, so that the programs are more focused on ones career rather than administrating a business in general.
Online MBA courses help students learn a lot valuable aspects of running an organization. MBA courses provide for a high position in any company, as the operations that they teach are about governing an organization and seeing to the efficiency of outputs. Making the whole system of an organization work from a bird's eye view with detailed knowledge about different parts of an organization is not something that everybody is gifted with.
Hard work and honesty can get a person to the highest levels of an organization, but being in charge and be directly responsible for impressive profit of a large organization needs professional training. Since there is a demand for such professionals in the US, online MBA degrees are often pursued by working professionals who have completed undergraduate courses in any field.
Online MBA courses require students to be committed, but are also flexible, as they are designed for people who would access the courses from a distance. Facilities provided for online MBA courses include important features such as video conferencing, P2P communications, documents and library services, and many other factors which make the online courses as effective and easier to manage than classroom courses. As opposed to classroom courses, there has been a considerable amount of disparagement about online MBA's.
Similar views have been expressed for online courses in general. However, the need for professional business administration expertise is a matter of importance in many organizations in any US city. The advantages of online MBA courses are many, as professionals in different fields can continue working while participating in such a program. After the internet has proved to be the most advantageous tool for such endeavors, online MBA has become a similar necessity for professionals aspiring to govern reputed organizations.
Online MBA courses are the bed rock of professional success in many countries. Since MBA wasn't an all purpose degree until recent times, many professionals who started their careers in the early 1990's, have realized the benefits of adding an MBA to their resumes which are already highlighted with large magnitudes of experience.
MBA schools in the US run online services for nominal prices and enrollment is conducted over the internet. From the very start of the endeavor, a prospective online MBA degree holder can perform all the required operations from his native city, without the need of traveling to the college campus.


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