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René Solís Peña (July 25, 1925 – September 21, 2013) was a baseball pitcher who played in the minor leagues, for the Cuba national baseball team and in the Cuban League.

Minor league career
He played in the minor leagues from 1948 to 1952 and from 1954 to 1957, going 87-70 in 244 games. He pitched in the Brooklyn Dodgers system from 1948 to 1952, the New York Yankees system in 1955 and the Cincinnati Reds system from 1955 to 1956. He was with unaffiliated teams in 1954 and in Mexico in 1957.

In 1949, with the Miami Sun Sox, he was 20-9 with a 2.98 ERA in 39 games.

Cuban national team
He was a member of the Cuban team that won a bronze medal in the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games, earning a victory in the competition.

Cuban league career
He pitched for Almendares from 1948 to 1950–1951. He joined Cienfuegos partway through the winter of 1950–1951 and finished the season there. He returned to Cuban league play in 1954–1955 for the first time in three seasons, pitching briefly for Cienfuegos.

As a member of Almendares, he won a game in the 1949 Caribbean Series. He was also on the Almendares squad for the 1950 Caribbean Series, but did not pitch in the series.

He was born in Victoria de las Tunas Cuba and died the U.S. state of Florida at the age of 88.

References

A History of Cuban Baseball by Peter Bjarkman
Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History by Jorge Figueredo

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Our current church building was completed in 1901. It replaced a small wooden structure which had served the village of Newnham since 1870. At that time Newnham was quite separate from Cambridge, and St Mark's a daughter church of St Andrew and St Mary, Grantchester. But the village was growing, and in 1918 Newnham became an independent parish.
In contrast to the long, stone-built Gothic churches of the era, St Mark's was constructed with a mellow red brick, and without a rood screen separating the choir from the congregation. The original architect's plan shows a narthex or entrance lobby, which was not built at the time owing to shortage of funds. A hundred years later, a centenary project raised funds for a narthex, porch and internal gallery in a modern but sympathetic style – all were dedicated in 2002.
The original organ, built in 1907, was recently rebuilt to a specification by Paul Hale, organist at Southwell Cathedral. It is now a fine instrument that perfectly matches the space of the building.
The War Memorial on the front lawn records the names of 51 servicemen who died in the First World War and 24 servicemen in the Second World War. More information about some of those commemorated.
Burial Ground
St Mark's has a beautiful, rural burial ground, which includes a memorial garden and wildflower meadow. The burial ground can be found on the south-east side of Barton Road, the A603, about 500 yards south west of junction 12 of the M11. It can be used for any resident of the parish, anyone with a strong connection to the parish, anyone who dies in the parish, or anyone else with special permission from the vicar, regardless of faith.
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We are committed to Safeguarding Children, Young People, Victims/perpetrators of Domestic Abuse and Vulnerable Adults.
The PCC has adopted the Church of England's policies and best practice on safeguarding which may be found in our Safeguarding Policy and on the Church of England's website.
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Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Hilary Murray, who may be contacted at church or by email roy.murray27@ntlworld.com
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Ivan Chan brings a deep curiosity and passion for optimization to his role as Manager of Operations. His early childhood was spent solving puzzles and riddles, which evolved to a dedication to Applied Mathematics with a specific emphasis on Industrial Engineering Operations Research during his time at Cal. Ivan was born to build a better mousetrap, to find the best systems-based solutions, and our clients at Sand Hill are the beneficiaries of this unique drive.
Ivan began his career in investing as a trader focused on managing in-kind stock distributions, clearing restricted stock for venture limited partners and general partners, and implementing 10B5-1 trading plans. This hands-on experience has served as a powerful foundation, helping to shape his technology and systems perspective. Ivan led the charge in upgrading Sand Hill's core technology systems, including the implementation of our new portfolio management system and the seamless transition of over 30 years of data. Today, he focuses on ensuring all of our systems are operating at peak performance and delivering on the needs of our clients, Investment team, and Wealth Managers.
Outside of the office Ivan is still focused on staying on top of things, but at home it's more about keeping tabs on his toddler son and making sure he's entertained. This means you'll often find him at the San Francisco Zoo or local parks. An avid foodie, Ivan loves trying new recipes and restaurants throughout the Bay Area, but his favorite meals are still the big family dinners where gets to dote on his three sisters. It's this same caring attitude that he brings to his work here at Sand Hill, always putting the needs of our clients first.


How do you know when spaghetti noddles are cooked?
lol funny but this works.............take one noodle and throwit against the wall, if its sticks ITS DONE.no really it workshahaha, usually about 10 mins or sohope it tastes good!
I cooked spaghetti sauce last nite and forgot n left it sitting out. would it be ruined after about 7 hours?
If you made it with meat, cream, or butter, I would toss it.
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Djøf—a professional association in Denmark for graduates and students studying law, business economics and political and social sciences—has chosen an AI (artificial intelligence) solution to enhance contract review and analysis.
Djøf has selected the RAVN ACE platform, which combines information processing and AI technologies to provide management, discovery, analysis and governance of unstructured corporate data. It also can classify, search and extract information from documents and other unstructured data.
With a database of tens of thousands of employment contracts, Djøf needed to be able to locate those contracts as well as specific data within them. RAVN ACE will help Djøf automatically search, compare and extract specific information from contracts, providing an instant understanding of key terms, further improving and streamlining service to its members.


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From Kent News
Divers are being warned to treat a wrecked ship where 75 crewmen died with utmost respect, especially as it is an official war grave.
What's left of HMS Ghurka lays on the sea bed off Dungeness. It sank on February 8, 1917, after hitting a mine laid by a German U-boat.
But it has been subjected to repeated dives, with items being taken and sold to secondhand stores and souvenir shops as nick-nacks.
One magazine has even gone so far as listing it at number 76 in its Top 100 Best Wreck Dives.
Divernet refused to talk to Kent on Sunday, but it did say on its website: "Divers should remember that the heavy loss of life makes this a war grave."
And holiday-diver.com also warns divers to stay out of the wreck, saying: "Divers will no longer be allowed to penetrate" the Ghurka.
In fact last year the Ministry of Defense finally agreed with campaigners like Christopher Conn, of Folkestone.
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As funny as it is to watch a women try to sell a pillow for large-breasted women (no really!) to four guys. I think I learn quite a bit from the show about the market segments that are out there, or at least the ones that these inventors can think of, and what investors are looking for when you are trying to rob/convince/woo them.
I am also quite shocked that despite the massive amount of money that are being thrown around in the venture market, no one brought the remains of GM. I mean, if you go and buy the word "Pontiac GTO" from GM, you can probably make a good living just licencing that to be put on a t-shirt.


The US was the first of more than now 50 nations that in January recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó when he declared himself his country's interim president. The opposition, with the support of the US and the other countries, Maduro's re-election last year to be illegitimate because leading critics were barred from running.
The US has provided almost $275 million in aid to Colombia, Peru and other South American allies to absorb the flood of migrants from Venezuela.


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Failing student jailed for trying to bribe professor
Yang Li offered University of Bath professor £5,000 in cash to change mark for dissertation, court told
Tue 23 Apr 2013 10.37 EDT First published on Tue 23 Apr 2013 10.37 EDT
Yang Li had a 0.177 air pistol with him when he went to meet his professor, Bristol crown court heard. Photograph: PA
A failing student who offered his professor £5,000 in cash in an attempt to pass his degree has been jailed for 12 months.
Yang Li, 26, had a loaded replica gun and the money in his pocket when he went to meet Professor Andrew Graves at the University of Bath, Bristol crown court heard.
Li had been given a mark of 37% in his dissertation, short of the 40% needed to pass. Graves told him he could resubmit the 12,000-word essay, appeal against the mark or accept it and withdraw from the course.
But Li offered a fourth option, the court was told. He told Graves: "I am a businessman," and placed £5,000 in cash on the table in front of him. "You can keep the money if you give me a pass mark and I won't bother you again," Li was alleged to have said.
Graves asked Li to leave but as the student put the money away, a replica handgun – loaded with six pellets – fell from his pocket to the floor, the court heard.
The judge, Michael Longman, told Li that the weapon caused fear and alarm to the professor at the meeting on 23 November last year.
"You attempted to persuade a university professor to behave in such a way that if it had been successful you would have undermined the integrity of the universities in the UK and the legitimacy of degrees from universities here, the University of Bath in particular," Longman said.
"Your bid to achieve a pass mark by offering what was a bribe to your professor was ill-conceived to the point of being a spectacular mistake and one which was doomed to fail from the start."
Li, who was studying for a masters in innovation and technology management, admitted charges of bribery and possessing an imitation firearm. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison and ordered to pay £4,880 in prosecution costs.
Prosecuting, Mark Hollier said: "The final part of the course is for students to submit a dissertation of about 12,000 words. That had to be in by the first week of September. Mr Li's dissertation was submitted that September last year. It was marked by Professor Graves. The pass mark is 40% and the mark awarded was 37%."
Li's dissertation mark was checked by external examiners from Oxford and Cambridge University and found to be correct, Hollier said.
Defending Li, Blake James said his client came from an affluent family in China where his father was a respected government official and businessman. He said Li was not a "sham student" and had come to the UK in 2006 to study for a computer science degree at the University of Bath, which he passed.
Documents show Li was progressing well in his masters course until he failed the dissertation, James said. At the time of the final module Li was working for his father's firm – earning £25,000 a year with a bonus of £11,000 – as well as studying.
"When he learned of the result of the dissertation it was a bitter blow to him," James said. "He genuinely felt he had done all right."
James said Li was concerned he would not be able to move from his expiring student visa to a tier one visa without passing his course. His current visa has now expired.
He said Li was used to carrying large amounts of cash and had the 0.177 air pistol, used for shooting practice, in his possession as he did not want to leave it in the car during the meeting.
Li sobbed in court as the sentence was handed down while his parents, wife and parents-in-law sat in the public gallery. He plans to return to China with his wife, also a University of Bath student, after his release.


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O Aston Martin V8 Vantage é o automóvel mais acessível da Aston Martin, tendo sido idealizado para competir com o Porsche 911. É equipado com um motor V8, como diz o nome, com 4.8 L (4735 cc) 32-válvulas que produz 420 cv (313 kW) a 7,000 rpm. Velocidade máxima de 290km/h. A Aston Martin usou anteriormente o nome "Vantage" em variantes de alto desempenho de seus modelos GT existentes , notavelmente no carro baseado em Virage dos anos 90. O carro moderno, em contraste, é o carro mais enxuto e ágil da linha de produtos da Aston.

A produção do V8 Vantage terminou em 2017 com a produção do V12 Vantage continuando em 2018. Em novembro de 2017, a Aston Martin revelou um novo Vantage redesenhado. O novo modelo foi revelado em 2017 como um carro do ano modelo de 2019.

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I attach, for those interested, the link to an interview with Mark Golub of Shalom TV which was conducted during my recent trip to New York and which is being televised this week.
Mark Golub is an extraordinarily talented and highly professional interviewer and skillfully covers wide ranging topics in Israel and the global Jewish arena in the interview.
You can also view it on YouTube http://youtu.be/o89jdwMY9iw.
2. Go to www.shalomtv.com. Click on "Watch Complete Programs" on the left side of the home page and then click on the category "News" in the middle of the screen where the program is archived.


On June 23-25, TOMTEC was on exhibit at the ASE 2018 conference that took place in Nashville, TN. This year`s ASE theme "See the sound – hear the science" tied into TOMTEC's booth which presented its AI solutions as well as an insight into Virtual Reality (VR). Once again, TOMTEC showed its innovative power which can change the clinical workflow through AI and enables doctors to experience 3D ultrasound in a three dimensional environment.
TOMTEC was very successful at the ASE conference. Those who visited the booth had an incredible interest in its automated measurements based on AI. With those measurements, TOMTEC provides a comprehensive set of solutions to improve the clinical workflow. Doctors could see how AI increases efficiency and improves diagnostic quality for their daily practice.
Another highlight at the TOMTEC booth was the virtual reality demonstration. The VR prototype provided insight into the possibilities of handling and measuring 3D ultrasound data in a virtual environment. Akhil Narang, MD presented two posters highlighting these details as a part of the Scientific Sessions.
In addition to the exciting conversations about the future of diagnosis, one eligible member was selected by the ASE foundation to receive the TOMTEC Innovator Research Travel Grant/Award. This year's winner is Tomoyuki Sato, MD, from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. The purpose of this award is to assist promising young researchers who will present his or her work at an ASE Scientific Session. Bernhard Mumm (Strategic Innovation) proudly handed this grant to Dr. Sato during ASE's opening plenary session on Saturday.


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Minneapolis office towers attract new buyers as property sales boom
As investors diversify, Twin Cities' profile continues to grow.
May 5, 2019 — 6:22am
Some of the most recognizable skyscrapers in downtown Minneapolis have recently been snatched up by deep-pocketed companies, including offshore conglomerates new to the Twin Cities office market.
Local analysts said the boom in office sales is a signal that large domestic and foreign investors have become more open-minded to the investment potential of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, which is often overshadowed by larger, gateway cities like San Francisco and New York City.
Some predict the market will see more new investors.
"We are seeing a really interesting cross-section of capital not only from the U.S. but around the world that's all of a sudden saying, 'We think Minneapolis is a great place for our investment dollars,' " said Matt Knisely, a managing director at Shorenstein Properties. The San Francisco-based real estate investment company bought Capella Tower last year and plans to sell the Washington Square complex a few blocks away in downtown Minneapolis.
In the last three years, almost half of all office space in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area has traded hands, according to real estate firm CBRE. Last year was a record year for Twin Cities office sales, with transactions totaling more than $1.8 billion, according to real estate company JLL.
Some analysts think 2019 will have similar numbers, with possible sales of the renovated Washington Square complex and the Campbell Mithun Tower that could sell by midyear.
Already this year, the SPS Tower, across 7th Street from the Hennepin County Government Center, was purchased by Japanese company Sumitomo Corp. of Americas for $144 million. Last month, the Wells Fargo Center, one of the tallest buildings in Minneapolis, was sold for close to $314 million, the biggest office transaction so far this year.
New owner Connecticut-based Starwood Capital Group, best known for its creation of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, plans to build an amenity floor, featuring a tenant lounge, fitness center and conference space. Starwood also plans to build speculative office suites, and a possible renovation of the first and second floors. Work is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
"Wells Fargo Center presented the opportunity to acquire a trophy office tower with strong downside protection from leases with credit tenants, as well as meaningful upside given the building's below-market occupancy," said Mark Deason, head of U.S. asset management at Starwood Capital Group, in a statement to the Star Tribune.
First-tier markets like New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago are used to big sales. Earlier this year, the 800 Fifth Avenue building in downtown Seattle sold reportedly for more than $540 million. In March, the 521 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan sold for $381 million, or roughly $828 per square foot.
Yet more investors are being drawn into secondary markets like Minneapolis, according to the recent CBRE Americas Investor Intentions Survey. The Twin Cities rose in the ranks of the most attractive cities for property investment from 11th to a tie for 10th with Boston and Miami, which are both considered higher-tier metros.
Because of its size, the Twin Cities will probably always be seen as a secondary market, said Steve Buss, managing director of capital markets at JLL's Minneapolis office.
Still, the Twin Cities of late has looked more appealing in comparison to primary markets because of its cheaper property prices, steady STEM employment and long lease commitments from anchor tenants with good credit, Buss said. The Twin Cities also has a lower supply of newly constructed, multitenant office skyscrapers, Buss said, noting that the mixed Gateway tower that is expected to break ground after the sale of the property this month is one of a few projects in recent years that could change the city skyline.
"What they are seeing in those primary markets are low yields and more supply and less high-quality assets," Buss said.
Secondary markets are often viewed as being more risky because of their location and perceived less liquidity, said Ryan Watts, an executive vice president in CBRE's local institutional properties group who specializes in office and industrial transactions. But with so many assets trading, it shows that the Twin Cities is indeed a viable market, he said. "You are getting a better return for the added risk."
Leasing rates, often an indicator of market health, also have been on the rise and a bonus for new investors, said broker Erin Fitzgerald, a principal and leasing expert at real estate firm Transwestern. Rental rates have grown as much as 50% in the last five years at some of the renovated buildings that she has helped lease, such as Washington Square. "We are a really impressive market," she said.
According to a local quarterly report by CBRE, office asking rates have risen to $15.30 per square foot, which is close to 16% above the 10-year average.
"The knock on the market in the past is that it has been hard to move the needle in terms of rent growth," said Scott Pollock, executive director of the capital markets team for Cushman & Wakefield. "I think it has become clear that Minneapolis has not reached its ceiling."
Shorenstein, which has previously owned the LaSalle Plaza and City Center, bought Capella Tower a year ago for $255 million. In June, Shorenstein plans to finish a rooftop patio on the 15th floor that connects both Capella Tower and the adjoining Star Tribune Building that will feature a bar, fire pits and games.
The diversity of businesses, expansion of public transit, high livability and low cost of doing business relative to other cities has made the Twin Cities an attractive market, said Knisely, of Shorenstein.
"We have been encouraged by the number of new entrants into the Minneapolis investment market from capital around the world," Knisely said.
In the last few years, Asian-based companies new to the Twin Cities office market have been making deals. HNA Property Holdings, a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, bought City Center, which is made up of the 33 South Sixth Street tower and three-level retail mall, in 2016 for $315 million.
The complex was sold to South Korean-based Samsung Life Insurance last year for $320 million.
Singapore's Mapletree Investments, which has experience with residential properties in the Twin Cities, bought the Fifty South Sixth office tower for $258.5 million in December 2017. It was the company's first office purchase in the United States. This year, Sumitomo bought SPS Tower, its first Minneapolis real estate investment.
"A good thing for this market is you got these major players from Singapore, Korea and Japan. … That leads to other investors," Buss said, adding that it especially helps Minneapolis get on the radar of investors from those countries.
Sumitomo and Samsung had surveyed the Twin Cities market for years before making purchases.
"As we get more and more of the offshore capital investing in the Twin Cities, it makes us a more well-known market," Watts said.
Another effect of the sales activity is the prospect of higher prices, Watts said.
While new investors are a positive indicator about the market, it would be helpful that new owners are connected with the local community, said Anna Coskran, a principal in charge of real estate services at real estate and project management firm NTH.
"I would hope that the new owners that aren't local will have the same commitment to the community as previous owners have had," said Coskran, who pointed to how local property owners helped form the Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District.
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NBC has renewed Thursday night comedy 30 Rock for a seventh and final season. The final season order is for 13 episodes.
NBC has picked up the new comedies "Up All Night" and "Whitney" for the remainder of the 2011-12 season, it was announced today by Robert Greenblatt, Chairman of NBC Entertainment.
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From Emily Spivey (NBC's "Parks and Recreation," NBC's "Saturday Night Live") and legendary Emmy Award-winning producer Lorne Michaels, comes "Up All Night," a modern take on Parenthood that shows the challenges of balancing a career, marriage and a new baby. Christina Applegate ("Samantha Who?") stars as Reagan, a successful public relations executive, and Will Arnett ("Arrested Development") plays Chris, Reagan's supportive, stay-at-home husband. The two have just become parents – a surprise that has set their lives on a new path as responsible adults — for the most part. Maya Rudolph ("Saturday Night Live," "Bridesmaids") stars as Ava, Reagan's outlandish boss and best friend, whose whirlwind social escapades serve as constant reminders of Reagan's former carefree life. James Pumphrey ("High Road") portrays Brian, Reagan's socially awkward hipster assistant. "Up All Night" is a production of Universal Media Studios and Broadway Video. Spivey is the creator and serves as executive producer along with Michaels and Jon Pollack (NBC's "30 Rock").


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Rearward-Side Vehicle Body Structure
A rearward-side body structure of a vehicle, particularly a passenger car, has two side members mutually connected by a cross member. On each vehicle side, one console is provided, which in each case covers a junction node in a flat and form-integrated manner from below, in which junction node the cross member is to be fastened to the respective side member. The console has a bearing plate, on which a subframe of the vehicle can be supported. The bearing plate has at least one passage opening through which the subframe can be screwed to the vehicle body structure.
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LYJAK, LORI LYNN
LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP (HOLLYWOOD, FL, US)
1. A rearward-side body structure of a vehicle, comprising: two side members; a cross member mutually connecting the two side members; one console respectively provided on each side of the vehicle, said console covering a junction node in which the cross member is fastenable to a respective side member, the console covering the junction node in a flat and form-integrated manner from below; wherein each respective console has a bearing plate on which a subframe of the vehicle is supportable, the bearing plate having at least one passage opening through which the subframe is fastenable to the vehicle body structure.
2. The rearward-side body structure according to claim 1, further comprising: a bush having an internal thread, the bush being covered by the console and being aligned in a respective junction node with a respective passage opening; and wherein the bush is fastened to at least one of the cross member and a respective side member.
3. The rearward-side body structure according to claim 2, wherein the bush is a vertical bush having a vertical collar flatly supported on an interior side of the console on the bearing plate, the interior side facing the junction node.
4. The rearward-side body structure according to claim 2, wherein the bush penetrates at least one of the cross member and a respective side member.
6. The rearward-side body structure according to claim 2, wherein the bush is welded to at least one of the cross member and a respective side member.
9. The rearward-side body structure according to claim 1, wherein the bearing plate has a plane surface on an exterior side of the console facing away from the junction node.
10. The rearward-side body structure according to claim 1, wherein the bearing plate has a plane surface on an interior side of the console facing the junction node.
11. The rearward-side body structure according to claim 1, wherein a plane of the bearing plate in an edge area of the bearing plate enclosing the passage opening is inclined relative to a member plane in which at least an area of the console surrounds the bearing plate.
13. The rearward-side body structure according to claim 10, wherein a plane of the bearing plate in an edge area of the bearing plate enclosing the passage opening is inclined relative to a member plane in which at least an area of the console surrounds the bearing plate.
14. The rearward-side body structure according to claim 1, wherein the bearing plate projects from the junction node with respect to a surrounding area of the console that encloses the bearing plate.
15. The rearward-side body structure according to claim 11, wherein the bearing plate projects from the junction node with respect to a surrounding area of the console that encloses the bearing plate.
16. The rearward-side body structure according to claim 1, wherein one of a respective side member and a respective passage opening is arranged in an area of an intersecting point between the respective side member and the cross member.
17. The rearward-side body structure according to claim 1, wherein the console has a receiving cup spaced apart from the bearing plate, the receiving cup being operatively configured for receiving a spring device.
18. The rearward-side body structure according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle is a passenger car vehicle.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the priority of German Application No. 10 2007 018 167.3, filed Apr. 18, 2007, the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a rearward-side body structure of a vehicle, particularly a passenger car, having two side members mutually connected by a cross member. On each vehicle side, one console is provided, which in each case covers a junction node in a flat and form-integrated manner from below, in which junction node the cross member is to be fastened to the respective side member.
From German patent document DE 10 2005 044 908 A1, a rearward-side body structure of a vehicle is known, which includes two side members as well as one cross member. The cross member mutually connects the two side members respectively in a junction node. On each vehicle side, a console is provided, which covers the respective junction node from below in a flat and form-integrated fashion. In the case of the known vehicle body structure, a seat surface for mounting a seat for a suspension spring is mounted on the respective console. In addition, the console is used for stiffening the junction node.
Other vehicle body structures are known, for example, from U.S. patent documents U.S. Pat. No. 6,109,653 and US 2002/0163173 A1 and German patent document DE 103 42 807 A1.
The present invention relates to the problem of indicating an improved embodiment for a vehicle body structure of the above-mentioned type, which is distinguished particularly by a greater functionality of the consoles.
According to the invention, this problem is solved by a rearward-side body structure of a vehicle, particularly a passenger car, having two side members mutually connected by a cross member. On each vehicle side, one console is provided, which in each case covers a junction node in a flat and form-integrated manner from below, and in which junction node the cross member is to be fastened to the respective side member. The respective console has a bearing plate on which a subframe of the vehicle can be supported. The respective bearing plate has at least one passage opening through which the subframe can be screwed to the vehicle body structure. Advantageous embodiments are also described and claimed herein.
The invention is based on the general idea of constructing a bearing plate at the respective console, which bearing plate is further developed such that a subframe of the vehicle can be supported thereon. Furthermore, it is suggested to equip the respective bearing plate with at least one passage opening, which makes it possible to screw the subframe virtually through the console to the vehicle body structure.
As a result of the novel construction, it is achieved, on the one hand, that the console has a greater functionality in that the rearward-side subframe of the vehicle can be supported on the latter. By integrating this subframe support in the console, a separate support of the subframe will not be necessary. The additional functionality of the console, therefore, leads to a reduction of the manufacturing costs for the vehicle body structure. On the other hand, fastening the respective subframe through the console on the junction node or on the vehicle body structure through the console permits a sufficiently firm linkage between the subframe and the vehicle body structure. It is only the fastening of the subframe on the vehicle body structure through the respective console that makes it possible to construct the bearing plate for supporting the subframe on the console. As a rule, the thickness of the material of the console, preferably designed as a preformed sheet metal part, is not sufficient for the fastening of the subframe on the console in order to be able to ensure the desired stability of a linkage directly at the console.
Corresponding to a preferred embodiment, in the respective junction node, a bush can be fastened to the respective side member and/or to the cross member and is aligned with respect to the respective passage opening of the bearing plate, has a thread, and is covered by the console. By use of such a bush, a sufficiently firm screw-on point can be created in a particularly simple and inexpensive manner for fastening the subframe to the vehicle body structure.
An additional embodiment is particularly advantageous, in which the respective bush is further developed as a vertical bush which is characterized by a vertical collar. The vertical collar is flatly supported on an interior side of the console facing the junction node on the bearing plate and thereby encloses the respective passage opening. As a result of this construction, the supporting forces, which are transmitted from the subframe to the bearing plate, are introduced by way of the vertical bush into the junction node. The console itself is thereby virtually uncoupled from the supporting forces. In particular, the console therefore is essentially exposed to no bending stress.
Additional important characteristics and advantages of the invention are contained in the claims, the drawings and the pertaining description of the figures by way of the drawings.
It is understood that the above-mentioned characteristics, which will be explained in the following, can be used not only in the respective indicated combination, but also in other combinations or alone without leaving the scope of the present invention.
Preferred embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings and will be further explained in the following description, in which case the same reference numbers refer to the same or similar or functionally identically components.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view from below of a rearward-side vehicle body structure in the area of a junction node between a side member and a cross member;
FIG. 2 is a simplified schematic sectional view corresponding to Intersection Line II-II in FIG. 1; and
FIG. 3 is a simplified schematic sectional view corresponding to Intersection Line III-III in FIG. 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Corresponding to FIG. 1, a rearward-side body structure 1 (only partially shown here), of a vehicle, which is otherwise not shown and is preferably a passenger car, includes two side members 2, only one of which being visible in the cutout of the vehicle body structure 1 illustrated in FIG. 1. This side member 2 extends essentially parallel to the Intersection Line II and essentially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Furthermore, the vehicle body structure 1 includes a cross member 3 that mutually connects the two side members 2. The cross member 3 extends essentially parallel to the Intersection Line III and essentially transversely to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The connection point between the cross member 3 and the respective side member 2 forms a junction node 4, which is outlined here by a circle indicated by a broken line. This circle encloses essentially the area of the vehicle body structure 1 in which the actual junction node 4 is situated. An imagined intersecting point between the cross member 3 and the respective side member 2 is situated centrally in the junction node 4.
On each vehicle side, the vehicle body structure 1 has a console 5, which covers the respective junction node 4 from below; thus, on the side facing the viewer in FIG. 1. In this case, the console 5 is designed such that it virtually forms a negative impression of the 3D contour of the vehicle body structure 1 in the area of the junction node 4. In this manner, the console 5 can be added in a form-integrated manner to the vehicle body structure 1. For example, the console 5 reaches laterally over the cross member 3 as well as the respective side member 2. A doubling of the material is thereby achieved in the area of the junction node 4 or in the area of the vehicle body structure 1 covered by the console 5 in a flat and form-integrated manner. This doubling of material in connection with a corresponding fastening technique leads to a significant stiffening of the vehicle body structure 1 in the area of the junction node 4. A suitable joining technique is, for example, the placing of weld seams and/or weld spots. The console 5 is, preferably, further developed as a preformed sheet metal part.
The respective console 5 has a bearing plate 6 in which at least one passage opening 7 is formed, which extends through the console 5. The bearing plate 6 is further developed such that a subframe 8 of the vehicle outlined in FIGS. 2 and 3 can be supported thereon. The passage opening 7 makes it possible for the above-mentioned subframe 8, when it is supported on the bearing plate 6, to be screwed through the passage opening 7 and thus through the console 5 onto the vehicle body structure 1.
For this purpose, the vehicle body structure 1, corresponding to FIGS. 2 and 3, has a bush 9 in the respective junction node 4, which bush 9 is fastened to the vehicle body structure 1 in an appropriate manner. The bush 9 may, for example, be fastened to the side member 2. In addition or as an alternative, the bush 9 may be fastened to the cross member 3. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3, the bush 9 is additionally fastened to the console 5. The fastening of the bush 9 to the vehicle body structure 1 takes place, for example, by means of weld seams or weld spots, which are marked by crosses and given the reference number 10 in FIGS. 2 and 3. The bush 9 has a thread 11 and is aligned with respect to the passage opening 7 of the bearing plate 6. Furthermore, the bush 9 is covered by the console 5. In this manner, the subframe 8 can be screwed to the vehicle body structure 1 by use of an only partially shown screw 12 (or threaded fastener), in that the screw 12 penetrates a fastening opening 13 formed in the subframe as well as the passage opening 7, and is screwed into the bush 9 or into its thread 11.
In the case of the preferred embodiments illustrated here, the bush 9 is further developed as a vertical bush, which in the following also has the reference number 9. The vertical bush 9 has a vertical collar 14 which projects radially at an end of the vertical bush 9 facing the console 5. This vertical collar 14 is flatly supported at the bearing plate 6 on an interior side 15 of the console facing the junction node 4. In this case, the bush 9 is aligned such that the vertical collar 14 encloses the passage opening 7. It is achieved in this manner that, on the one hand, the bearing plate 6 is braced axially between the subframe 8 and the vertical bush 9 when the subframe 8 is fastened to the vehicle body structure 1. On the other hand, the bearing plate 6 is thereby more or less uncoupled—with the exception of axial clamping forces—from an axial transmission of force between the subframe 8 and the vertical bush 9, and therefore, from axial transmission forces between the subframe 8 and the vehicle body structure 1. The console 5 is supported in the area of the bearing plate 6 by way of the vertical bush 9 on the junction node 4 or on the vehicle body structure 1, whereby, by way of the bearing plate 6, a point suitable for the supporting of the subframe 8 can be created.
The bush 9 used here has a rod-shaped construction. In particular, it has a threaded section 16, which contains the thread 11, and a rod section 17, which is further developed, for example as a solid body. The bush 9, which is oblong to this extent, here penetrates the side member 2 as well as the cross member 3. Since here, at least the side member 2 is constructed as a hollow body, this creates the possibility of supporting or fixing the bush 9 in the area of an end facing the console 5 and in the area of an end away from the console 5 on the side member 2 or on the cross member 3. As a result, moments can also be absorbed by way of the bush 9.
On an exterior side 18 of the console 5 facing away from the respective junction node 4, the bearing plate 6 has a plane surface. As a result, a defined contact zone for contacting the subframe 8 is created which, in particular, permits a compensation of positional tolerances. Furthermore, in the illustrated example, the bearing plate 6 on the interior side 15 of the console 5 also has a plane surface. Thus, a contact surface can also be created on the interior side 15 of the bearing plate 6, which contact surface permits a compensation of positional tolerances and is advantageous particularly for the transmission of supporting forces.
FIG. 2 shows that a plane of the plate, which is not further described here, and in which the bearing plate 6 extends at least in the area of the passage opening 7, is inclined with respect to a member plane, which is also not described and in which, for example, an underside 19 of the side member 2, which faces the console 5, extends at least in the area of the bearing plate 6. As a result, an orientation of the bearing plate 6 can be achieved which is optimized for absorbing supporting forces.
Further, the bearing plate 6 projects with respect to a surrounding area of the console 5 enclosing the bearing plate 6 and thus with respect to the side member 2 or with respect to the cross member 3. In this manner, a cavity 20 is created in the area of the bearing plate 6 between the console and the side member 2 or the cross member 3, which cavity 20 in this case receives the vertical collar 14.
According to FIG. 1, the bearing plate 6 is positioned within the console 5 such that it is arranged essentially centrically with respect to the junction node 4. In particular, the imagined intersecting point of the side member 2 and of the cross member 3 is arranged within the bearing plate 6 and, particularly, within the passage opening 7. In the illustrated example, the passage opening 7 is situated centrically within the bearing plate 6 and thus essentially also centrically with respect to the imagined intersecting point between the side member 2 and cross member 3 and therefore, here also, essentially centrically within the junction node 4.
In the embodiment illustrated here, the console 5 according to FIGS. 1 and 2 additionally has a receiving cup 21 by way of which a spring device 22 can be supported on the console 5 and by way of the latter on the vehicle body structure 1 in the area of the junction node 4. The receiving cup 21 is, for example, welded to a suitable elevation, which is shaped out inside the console 5. Corresponding weld spots are also marked by crosses and given the reference number 10. As a result of a corresponding design of this elevation 23, the receiving cup 21 can be adapted particularly easily to a desired supporting direction. In the illustrated example, the receiving cup 21 is spaced away from the bearing plate 6 in the longitudinal direction of the side member 2.
The foregoing disclosure has been set forth merely to illustrate one or more embodiments of the invention and is not intended to be limiting. Since modifications of the disclosed embodiments incorporating the spirit and substance of the invention may occur to persons skilled in the art, the invention should be construed to include everything within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.
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Risk Management & Business Continuity Software | Fusion RM — Why Do We Manage Risk?
If it is to identify the potential for loss before it occurs, and be able to take appropriate actions to reduce or avoid loss, then the concept of resilience is fundamental to risk management.
After three or more decades of compliance-oriented risk management driven by regulatory requirements and industry standards, many enterprise organizations are now working to redefine their risk management programs to bring risk and resilience together.
Industry practitioners have found that simply trying to extend a compliance-oriented approach hasn't worked. Allowing various functional groups or individual departments to develop their own siloed approaches has proven impossible to bring together into a coherent enterprise program after-the-fact. Simply reacting to audit findings is proving less tenable over time as the demands of corporate governance continue to grow.
It is encouraging to see similar recognition across regulators and standards bodies. Last summer, the Bank of England, in conjunction with the Financial Conduct Authority, issued a discussion paper on operational resilience highlighting the need for integrated programs. Other groups are also more formally addressing the challenge – achieving compliance doesn't necessarily ensure that risk will be managed effectively nor that operations can be sustained at acceptable levels when risks materialize.
In the ever-growing compliance realm, many times what's been missing is an organization's ability to achieve and maintain resilience, ensuring that its people, assets, and processes are protected and preserving the trust it has established in the marketplace.
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The ultra-compact Shuttle XPC slim Barebone XH170V is an ideal basis for a small, but powerful Mini PC. Not only is it suitable for a low-noise home-media PC with support of 4K displays, it also meets the requirements towards an office PC and industrial applications. It allows for operating three displays at the same time, features an Intel network chip and a useful "Always-on-Jumper" for auto-start after power-fail. In a team with 14nm socket LGA1151 Intel "Skylake" processor and a SSD drive the XH170V makes for a power-efficient and reliable system for a wide range of applications. The built-in heatpipe cooling ensures the system runs quietly at maximum stability.


With the snowflakes falling and the holiday season right around the corner, we are seeing an upside to the economy. Gas prices have dipped to a national average of $1.978 for a gallon of self-serve unleaded gasoline according to AAA. This is the first time since March of 2005 that we have seemed the gas prices drop below $2.00.
We are currently seeing our gas prices at $2.05 in the Deep Creek Lake area, which is not too bad for a resort area. Locals are enjoying the cheaper gas prices and lower fuel costs for their homes, while our guests to the area are enjoying a more affordable travel for their holiday season.
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The idea of the game was to create a small arena which would be easy to learn and fun to play in. It features a short 1v1 match in which the player controls a character with the keyboard from a first person perspective and is able to move through the environment with the aim of finding the enemy player and shooting it using the mouse, while avoiding to get shot back.
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When a lot of salt is good for you
Author: Nick Harris, Executive Director Operations, Highways England
I'm not a health expert so I'm not qualified to talk about the benefits of salt intake in the body. As director of Operations at Highways England, however, I can tell you about the challenges we faced during the winter, the good job we did to help keep traffic moving, and the important role that salt played in that.
This winter our specialist fleet used 53,000 tonnes of salt in just one week, which equates to just under 20 per cent of the stock held at the start of the season, resulting in the highest weekly use in more than six years. On 1 March we used around 11,000 tonnes – the most used during a single day for some time.
Those figures show this winter was a hard one - from "The Beast from the East" taking hold of most of the country to extremely strong winds that closed parts of our network.
We came into it all off the back of several much milder winters.
This meant we had to put all our months (years really) of preparation and planning into use.
So how did we do? I can safely say we and our supply chain did really well.
We saw an increase in the number of incidents on the roads from a weekly average of around 900 to over 1200 during the severe weather period (a 33 per cent increase). Despite this rise and during extremely challenging conditions we were able to clear the majority of incidents within one hour. That's a great achievement.
Our staff worked extra hours and volunteered to take on shifts. We even had staff being picked up in 4x4 vehicles to ensure we had on-road and control room traffic officers, as well as people in the customer contact centre where they were dealing with nearly double the number of calls and emails from the public.
Our communications team and those speaking to the media did an excellent job in getting the messages out there. The national incident liaison officers issued more than 1,800 tweets on regional feeds (compared to around 625 in the previous week) and our Traffic England and mobile websites saw a huge increase in use.
Apart from one or two difficult issues we were generally able to keep the network running and, most importantly, safe.
We worked hard to keep the welfare of road users as high up on our agenda as keeping the roads open to traffic. The emergency planning we did with police and local authorities, for example to make village halls available for any stranded drivers, was great and showed a good understanding of what our customers needed during the cold snap.
We have some locations with steep hills, for example in the south west, where even though the roads had been treated the incline meant it was hard, near impossible, to drive up. This resulted in people being stuck or having to abandon their vehicles. But this links in with my welfare point. We worked with our partners to make sure people were okay and to do what we could to get traffic moving and clear the road of any vehicles left behind.
Driving in hazardous conditions is something I'm pretty used to having lived in Chile with the Andes and in Austria with the snowy Alps.
I mention this because it leads onto something else I want to say: when we advise drivers to only travel if absolutely necessary we really mean it. We know the driving conditions are or will be tricky. It was a message we worked really hard to push.
It was good to see the co-operation with local authorities from the emergency planning to providing them with salt supplies and ploughing or treating some of their routes. A great example of team work.
Would we do anything differently? I think there are always lessons to learn. We don't get tested like this very often. Something I am taking away from it all is that although it was tough it was a relatively short period of time. What if we get severe, wintry weather for two weeks or longer, can we sustain that level of demand, how do keep people safe and our staff (and supply chain colleagues) available?
I believe we have the right people, investment, resources and tools needed to manage anything the weather throws at us. But that will be my focus: we know we can do a sprint, we need to ensure we can complete a marathon.
I will finish by saying again how impressed I have been with the dedication and effort by both Highways England staff and the supply chain. I didn't hear a single moan or complaint from anyone. Everyone went above and beyond. So a huge thank you to all involved.
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The Use of Aid to Counter China's "Djibouti Strategy" in the South Pacific
China has gradually militarized its facilities in the horn of Africa (Djibouti) under the pretense of anti-piracy operations and development aid since 2017, which has forced the U.S., France, and Japan to accept a permanent Chinese military presence in the same 14,400 square-mile African territory, where China is now holding live-fire exercises.
Dubbed the "Djibouti strategy," Beijing is now executing this tactic across the South Pacific, one of the most aid-dependent regions of the world. China, one of the highest contributors to Official Development Assistant (ODA) in the South Pacific, uses that tool at first under the guise of aid while actually employing it to shape the islands' infrastructure to its own strategic military advantage.
China is currently building infrastructure capable of dual economic and military use in Fiji, the Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, and other Pacific islands. These projects support China's aim to break through the First and Second Island Chains, a series of pro-U.S. countries that limit Chinese naval access to the Philippine Sea and Pacific Ocean.
Meanwhile, U.S. ODA is deployed inefficiently and inconsistently through 19 separate agencies. The design, delivery, and administration of U.S. development assistance must be reformed.
ODA is a national security issue, not just a humanitarian one. The U.S. defense community needs to embrace the strategic potential of ODA and its capacity to strengthen democracies and counter malign influence abroad.
If the U.S. doesn't counter China's military mission creep with its own whole-government approach to economic aid in the South Pacific, America and its allies will cede commercial access, military freedom of navigation, and strategic influence across the world's largest bodies of water.
Merge the 19 U.S. agencies currently responsible for ODA or establish a lead agency with full budgetary authority and the status of a Cabinet-level department.
Embrace bilateral and mini-lateral delivery of assistance to align ODA with national security objectives and strengthen alliances with Australia, Japan, and New Zealand.
Incorporate ODA into strategies designed to accomplish the objectives of the 2017 National Security Strategy and 2018 National Defense Strategy, and the broader objectives defined by the State and Defense Departments.
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Lord Touhig was speaking as part of a debate on the contribution made by ethnic minorities to faith communities and public institutions. Lord Touhig is a long-time supporter of the Centre who has volunteered with us in our charity shop on Horseferry Road and he has also helped to teach people to read.
You can read his contribution to the debate below. As a result, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Williams of Trafford), stated her hope to visit the Centre alongside Lord Touhig in the near future.
It's great to see the dedication and impact of the Centre's volunteers recognised in the Houses of Parliament.
The Cardinal Hume Centre, not far from this House, which I know well having worked in the charity shop and in the programme teaching people to read, provides support to homeless young people and families in poverty. It is a fantastic demonstration of the difference ethnic minority volunteers and staff can make to the lives of those in need. For example, over half the volunteers in the Centre's assessment team are from ethnic minorities. Their understanding of the cultural and social needs of different client groups greatly enhances their work providing advice or support to 100 new people every month. The wider range of languages in which services can now be offered has proved especially valuable. A Spanish volunteer is now able to support clients from the Latin American community, and a newly recruited Arabic-speaking volunteer is currently helping the Centre's work with increased numbers of clients from countries like Syria.
The Centre is always looking to expand its team of volunteers – look to see if there is an opportunity that would suit you!


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The world almost ended 71 years ago...
The plague came out of nowhere and ravaged the world. Most died within a week. Nothing could stop it. The world did its best. It wasn't good enough.
For three generations, we, the last fragments of humanity have lived on the seas, on floating stations called "havens." Far from the plague, we are able to provide supplies to the mainland to keep them (and us) from succumbing completely.
We've managed to keep a network of the largest known cities in the world alive. Things have been tough the past few years. Cities far away from the havens have fallen off our grid...
Tomorrow, a small group of us head out into what's left of the world. We don't know what we'll find.
Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 is an epic cooperative game for 2 to 4 players. Unlike most other games, this one is working against you. What's more, some of the actions you take in Pandemic Legacy will carry over to future games. No two worlds will ever be alike!
Part of the Pandemic Legacy series.
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Bangalore vs Mumbai Match Prediction and Pitch Report
Bangalore and Mumbai will lock horns today in the 39th match of the season. They will be playing the game at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, and the live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar. The match will be starting at 7:30 PM (IST). Mumbai and Bangalore played the very first match of the Indian T20 League 2021 season on 9th April. Bangalore won the toss and opted to field.
Mumbai opted for the services of Chris Lynn as Quinton de Kock was not available for selection. Lynn made his debut and went on to score 49 runs. Along with Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan, he helped Mumbai reach a total of 159 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs.
The match was in Mumbai's control during the first half. However, a five-wicket haul from Harshal Patel derailed Mumbai's momentum. Bangalore picked Patel in a trade deal from Delhi, and he delivered his best bowling performance in the first game only.
Bangalore promoted Washington Sundar to open the innings along with Virat Kohli. They both added 42 runs for the first wicket before Krunal Pandya got hold of Sundar. Bangalore lost the wicket of Rajat Patidar inside the powerplay. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Virat Kohli in the 13th over. Bangalore lost the wicket of Glenn Maxwell soon after Kohli was dismissed. They both scored in the 30s.
AB de Villiers handled the innings perfectly even though wickets kept regularly falling at the other end. de Villiers was run out on the fourth delivery of the 20th over. Bangalore still required two runs off the last two balls. Mohammed Siraj and Harshal Patel took a single each on these two balls to take the team home. Patel was adjudged player of the match for his bowling performance.
Will we be able to see Bangalore going 2-0 up in this season, or Mumbai bounce back to even the score? Read this article until the end to find out. We have included today's match playing 11, today match pitch report, today weather report, today match prediction, and fantasy cricket tips & tricks in this article.
Bangalore vs Mumbai Head to Head
Bangalore and Mumbai have played 30 games against each other in the Indian T20 League. Bangalore has won 11 games, while Mumbai has won 19 games. Bangalore has won two of the last five games against Mumbai.
Bangalore vs Mumbai Probable Playing 11 Today
This section contains today playing 11 prediction.
Bangalore Playing 11
Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (wk), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sachin Baby/Mohammed Azharuddeen, Kyle Jamieson, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal
Mumbai Playing 11
Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Adam Milne, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
Bangalore vs Mumbai Key Players in Today's Match
1. Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell is the leading run-scorer for the Bangalore team. He scored 233 runs in eight games at an average of 33.28 and a strike rate of 136.25. In the first game against Kolkata, Maxwell made ten runs off 17 balls and couldn't provide the required acceleration. However, he would be eager to get back to form.
2. Devdutt Padikkal
Devdutt Padikkal scored plenty of runs during the India leg of the tournament. He made 217 runs in seven games at an average of 36.16 and a strike rate of 146.62. He made 22 runs off 20 balls against Kolkata and helped Bangalore score a decent amount of runs in the powerplay. He has become an essential asset in the top order of the team. He might be scoring plenty of runs in this game.
1. Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma missed the first game against Chennai. The current vice-captain of the Indian limited-overs team is the leading run-scorer for the Mumbai team. During the India's leg, he made 250 runs in seven games at an average of 35.71 and a strike rate of 128.20.
2. Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav is one of the integral members of the Mumbai team. He made 176 runs in eight games at an average of 22 and a strike rate of 138.58. He has scored a single half-century in the tournament. He will be looking to improve his records and score more runs.
Bangalore vs Mumbai Today Match Fantasy Team Suggestion
This section contains a fantasy team for the Mumbai vs Bangalore team.
Batsmen: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Glenn Maxwell, Devdutt Padikkal
Wicketkeeper: Quinton de Kock, AB de Villiers
All-rounders: Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal
You can pick Suryakumar Yadav or Devdutt Padikkal as the captain of today's Indian T20 League match. You can pick Jasprit Bumrah or Yuzvendra Chahal as the vice-captain of the Indian T20 League match today.
Today Indian T20 League Match Pitch Report and Weather Report
Pitch Report Today Match
Bangalore and Mumbai will be playing this game at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. It will be the fourth game at this venue. The cricket pitch has been a batting unit, and batters have found it easy to score runs. In the match between Punjab and Rajasthan, a total of 368 runs were scored. In today's T20 match, we might witness a high-scoring encounter.
Weather Report Today
The match will start at 6:00 PM local time. The temperature during the day is likely to remain over 30°C. The atmosphere will be clear and warm. The humidity will be as high as 62%.
Bangalore vs Mumbai Todays Match Prediction
On paper, both teams look similar. However, considering Mumbai's record against Bangalore, our prediction is Mumbai might win this game. It was our Bangalore vs Mumbai match prediction article. Fantasy Power 11 is one of the best cricket match prediction sites and a new fantasy app. Do follow our social media handles to remain updated with the Indian T20 League's latest matches.
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UK government intends to generate $20 million in revenue by taxing the victims of car theft.
Drivers in the UK must pay a £105 (US $210) charge if they want police to investigate the crime of automobile theft. The new fingerprinting tax is designed to raise as much as £10 million (US $20 million) in annual revenue from the 100,000 theft victims whose vehicles are recovered. No similar tax is levied on victims of any other crimes.
Don Astwood, 54, told the London Times how he was charged £205 (US $410) for fingerprinting, towing and storage fees after a thief had grabbed his car.
"My car was found legally parked a few miles away where I could have picked it up," Astwood said. "But they charged me to take it another 10 miles further away where they checked it for fingerprints."


I know what you're thinking. Considering I was pregnant, this was the most likely outcome; but, as my due date came and went, I was pretty convinced I was just going to be pregnant forever.
The first thing I thought when I met our baby boy was that he was amazingly cute. Allow me to be honest and say that not all babies are cute-cute, some are just cute because they're babies. Sure, all mothers are biased, but I still can't believe how perfectly adorable he is, and that I had made him.
The second thing I thought was, how do I feed him? I was in the hospital room with my husband, it was the middle of the night, and even though I'd been to a breastfeeding class, neither the baby nor I had ever actually tried it, so we were a bit lost. Thankfully, babies can go almost 24 hours without food when they first come out, because I know he didn't get much of anything our first few tries.
Here are a few of the lessons I have learned. I won't call them advice because every experience is unique, this is my first time out, and I'm certainly not qualified to be "advising" others. I am so grateful for the support I've received since you really don't know what you don't know, and you also don't know to ask about it until you're in the moment throwing your hands up in the air. So, here are the things I kinda-sorta know now.
Even though you always hear, "never wake a sleeping baby," you do need to wake them up to eat every 2-3 hours for the first month because their little bodies will let them sleep through opportunities to gain weight and get crucial nutrition.
Rocking and lullabies do very little to comfort a newborn. Swaddling, shushing and controlled shaking (refer to the 5 S's from Happiest Baby on the Block) work much more effectively.
There is more to successful breastfeeding than latching. After a month, I was dreading feeding my baby rather than enjoying it. Lucky for me, I got sick, and decided to mention my feeding issues while at the doctor. Now, I look forward to it and am so proud to be able to do it.
Sometimes you have to remind yourself that the baby isn't crying because he/she is mad at you.
Your baby won't be mad at you when he/she wakes from a nap that came from learning to self-soothe/cry it out.
If you are breastfeeding and your baby isn't gaining as much weight as the doctors want him to, you will beat yourself up; however, the pride you feel with each ounce he gains will end up trumping any frustration.
Although breastfed babies don't really get constipated, they may need pooping "encouragement" after they finish with the initial meconium poops. We had to use a q-tip to get things started. This is one of those things I would never have known about if I hadn't had to do it.
As much as it's nice to feel needed and bond with your baby, breastfeeding can also feel like a burden, and it's easy to feel frustrated when you can't ever pass off the work. A friend suggested I view it as a tool that only I could use to soothe and satisfy my baby, and that perspective made a big difference in how much I enjoy it.
If you think you're going to get a nap, but you don't, you will feel drastically more exhausted than if you plan not to get a nap, and you do.
How tired you feel when you wake up to the sound of a crying baby all depends on what the clock says. Honestly, if someone were to move the time forward before you looked, you'd feel more refreshed.
I really thought I'd be much more bothered by lack of sleep and a plethora of diapers (we average 15 a day… homeboy hates to be wet… seriously, hates it) than I am. It really is different when it's your own. I'd swim through poop on no sleep for this little dude. I seriously hope I don't have to do that, but if he needed me to, I'd bust out that swan dive in an instant.


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Q: MUI TablePagination, what are "ActionComponent" vs "Component" props? According to the MUI documentation --> https://mui.com/api/table-pagination/#main-content,
ActionComponent = The component used for displaying the actions. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.,
Component = The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component,
After looking at the description above, I am still confused what they exactly mean.
What does "displaying the action" mean in "ActionComponent" ?
What does "component used for the root node" imply in "Component"?
Can I have some solid example to demonstrate how "ActionComponent" and "Component" props are used?
Or a reference to related resources please.

A: component is for the root, the container of the whole TablePagination component. Example for use: https://mui.com/components/tables/#sorting-amp-selecting - you see that the pagination component is defined as div. It overrides the default td to be rendered correctly outside the Table.
ActionComponent lets you override the inner component of navigation buttons inside the root TablePagination component. Great example for this: https://mui.com/components/tables/#custom-pagination-actions.

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- Ukraine
The court seized all Poroshenko's property and assets-UNIAN.UA
(Read the full article on UNIAN.UA)
The Pechersk court of Kyiv has seized all the property and assets of the chairman of the European Solidarity party and former head of state Petro Poroshenko. The relevant decision was made by Judge Vita Bortnytska.
The property the court decided to seize includes apartments in Vinnytsia and Kyiv, an estate in Kozyn, land plots, and shares in private companies.
The lawyer of the politician Igor Golovan reported about it. The decision was made at the request of the prosecutor's office to seize all the property and assets of the politician, who is currently on vacation.
Poroshenko's defense has already announced that it will appeal the court's decision. Lawyer Ihor Holovan stressed that the defenders consider the case a political persecution of Poroshenko.
The fifth president is a suspect in a case of treason. The proceedings are being investigated under Part 1 and Part 3 of Art. 258-5 (terrorist financing), Part 1 of Art. 111 (treason) and Part 1 of Art. 258-3 (creation of a terrorist organization) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Poroshenko is suspected of facilitating the activities of terrorist organizations "LPR" and "DPR", acting by prior agreement with a group of people, including representatives of Russia's top leadership, in particular by purchasing coal from the self-proclaimed "republics" for a total amount about 1.5 billion hryvnias.
According to the DBR, the purchase of fuel in ORDLO made Ukraine's energy sector dependent on the Russian Federation and LDNR, undermining the country's economic security in 2014-2015, depriving it of diversification of energy supply sources, and giving Russia more opportunities for further intervention. in the internal affairs of Ukraine and conducting subversive activities against it.


The California Supreme Court have turned down an appeal filed by Phil Spector's attorneys requesting a review of the legendary producer's 2009 murder conviction.
This is the second time this year that Spector's attorneys have been rejected in their attempt to overturn his conviction. In May, his lawyers argued that his conviction resulted from a prejudiced trial in which jurors heard testimony from five women who claimed that he had threatened them with a gun years before actress Lana Clarkson was found shot dead in the foyer of Spector's mansion in 2003.
Spector's attorneys ultimately hope to grant their client a third trial. His first trial, back in 2007, was declared a mistrial after jurors deadlocked.


HomeBlogAlec HouleCan I Clean My Area Rugs In My Home ?
I will explain to you the facts and any advantages or disadvantages with the cleaning of any area carpets either in your home or sent out to be cleaned in a plant. I believe with over 50 years of experience and having my own carpet and upholstery cleaning business for over 45 years makes me extremely qualified to answer this once and for all.
There are several factors to consider. First and most importantly is the type of rug to be cleaned. There are many area rugs that are nothing more than a typical broadloom carpet that you would find normally installed as a wall to wall carpet, only it may be cut and bound as an area rug. Then there are other rugs ranging from Oriental rugs which could be hand knotted, woven, hooked or even machine made which all cover the most common types of rugs that could be cleaned in a home under the right circumstances. These circumstances are really the overall condition they are in. If they aren't extremely soiled and are vacuumed on a regular basis and don't have any severe pet odor issues, then yes these can be professionally cleaned in your home.
On the other hand, if these are heavily soiled or have severe pet odors, you may find it is better to send them out to be cleaned. Other types of rugs that should be send out to be cleaned are either rugs that are reversible such as a Dhurrie rug, a Braided rug or rugs that require to be blocked to prevent rippling or shrinkage such as a Needlepoint or a Wilton weave border rug.
In most cases the actual cleaning process will be the same. The difference is if cleaned in a plant either special techniques may be applied to deal with pet odors that are not capable of being applied in a home due to either the amount of water and cleaning agents flushed through infected areas of the rug or the dwell time required in between certain applications make it unreasonable to be done in a home.
I see many companies say all area rugs need to be dusted prior to be cleaned. For those who aren't familiar with this process, it is a process used that could be compared to vacuuming. It is either achieved through regular vacuuming, vacuuming a rug upside down to loosen embedded soil, vibrating the rug on a platform or other similar methods, all designed to remove deeply embedded soil. Now, the reality. In servicing over 10,000 per year and being in business since 1970, I could say this is only needed in approximately 10 of these rugs cleaned. Let's be realistic. Most people vacuum there rug on a regular basis whether it needs it or not and as soon as you see debris or any soil on the surface of the rug you vacuum it up. The few exceptions I find are like a beach home, where sand is tracked in often and on a regular basis or the few homes that are really neglected as far as cleanliness.
The other factor some companies will state, that cleaning your area rugs in your home is bad because it will ruin the wood floors underneath them. My god, this is actually funny. They think that you will actually get water or moisture through the rug and maybe even through the padding under it. I have never seen this even from the worse and most inexperienced carpet cleaners and someone would have a hard time trying to get a rug that wet. Oh, remember, the same process is used on all your wall to wall carpet being cleaned.
The carpet cleaning industry as well as every major manufacturer of carpets recommend all carpet be professionally steam cleaned. You will find most companies that clean area rugs in their plant will steam clean them if possible. If it is safe to wash a rug, such as an Oriental without color loss, bleeding or shrinkage, they may do so but the true outcome is to remove any spots, stains and soil from the carpet leaving you with a clean and softer rug.
The advantages of cleaning an area rug in a plant are basically, some stains, if heavy enough in volume may have penetrated into the backing of the carpet and quite often once cleaned, if there is any staining substance still remaining deep down it will wick to the surface after the rug dries and a second spot cleaning will be required to remove this. Where if this rug was cleaned in your home, the cleaning technician could expect this, explain it to you but he will still have to return to your home for this second spot cleaning. Another advantage with sending out your area rugs in some cases is the control of the water used. In our cleaning plant, all our water is filtered and softened which helps in the removal of soil since minerals in the water will not alter the detergents used in the cleaning process as well as the soft water will leave your rug fibers much softer to the touch.
I hope this answers a lot of question regarding whether you should send out your rugs to be cleaned or have them cleaned in your home. Just remember sending out your rugs will usually cost more due to the fact of a company having to pick them up then deliver them once cleaned. At Alec's Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning LLC, we do all our own cleaning, whether in your home or in our plant and will always point out to you any advantages or disadvantage with either procedure. If you have any questions please feel free to call our office any time at 781-871-4428 or visit our web site at http://www.Alecscarpetandupholsterycleaning.com where you can follow links to e-mail us with any questions.
We provide our carpet cleaning and upholstery cleaning services to the entire Boston area as well as all the surrounding suburbs and all of Cape Cod. Be sure read our page on carpet cleaning at http://alecscarpetcleaning.com/carpet.