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L'imprimante à jet d'encre utilise l'encre liquide et autorise des rendus couleurs de qualité quasi photographique. Le jet d'encre permet d'imprimer sur des supports très variés (papier, céramique, verre, textile, plastiques mais aussi biscuits ou œufs avec des encres alimentaires…) mais également des supports en relief.

Contrairement à de nombreux autres procédés d'impression qui ont besoin d'une forme d'impression (écran pour la sérigraphie, plaque pour l'offset, cylindre gravé pour l'héliogravure, polymère pour la flexographie, tampon pour la tampographie…), il s'agit d'un procédé numérique qui n'a pas besoin de forme, ce qui lui permet de générer une nouvelle image à chaque imprimé, comme l'impression laser.

Historique
Le jet d'encre a été développé par des informaticiens dans les années 1970, afin de proposer une autre sortie aux ordinateurs que la très bruyante imprimante matricielle (aussi appelée imprimante à aiguilles). Le jet d'encre a alors connu son essor en même temps que le développement de l'informatique grand public.

Le jet d'encre est un procédé d'impression sans contact dans lequel de très petites gouttes (de l'ordre du picolitre) d'encre sont projetées par des buses. Dans les années 1960, le  Sweet, de l'université Stanford, a montré qu'en appliquant une onde de pression à une buse, l'encre pouvait se séparer en gouttes uniformes. En chargeant l'encre électriquement ou non, on peut dévier le jet en le faisant passer dans un champ électrostatique (il s'agit du même principe que dans un tube cathodique).

On voit alors l'apparition du jet d'encre continu (continuous ink jet ou CIJ). Ce procédé d'impression est apparu dans les années 1970. La technologie a tout d'abord été développée par des informaticiens, soucieux de trouver une sortie pour leurs ordinateurs. IBM a breveté cette technologie dans les années 1970 et la première imprimante jet d'encre, l'IBM 4640 ink-jet, est sortie en 1976.

A la fin des années 1970, le professeur Carl Hellmuth Hertz de l'Université de Lund, en Suède, a développé la possibilité d'imprimer en niveaux de gris en faisant varier le nombre de gouttes par pixel. Cette invention a été brevetée par . Elle permettait d'imprimer des images de plus grande qualité.

Peu après s'est développé le jet d'encre dit « goutte à la demande » ou en anglais  (DOD). La goutte n'est alors générée que si elle est désirée, puis apposée sur le substrat (généralement du papier), ce qui évite le dispositif complexe de déflection.

Les pionniers du DOD sont Zoltan, Kyser et Sears. Leur invention verra le jour en 1977 avec la Siemens PT-80 et en 1978 avec Silonics.

Principe
L'impression se fait selon deux techniques :
 le jet en continu ou CIJ, de l'anglais , lors duquel des gouttes d'encre sont continuellement éjectées de la tête d'impression et déviées vers le papier par des bobines magnétiques. Le reste de l'encre est récupéré et recyclé pour un nouveau cycle de jet ;
 la goutte à la demande ou DOD, de l'anglais , lors duquel n'est éjectée que la quantité d'encre nécessaire à l'impression.

Le jet continu
Le jet continu (en anglais  ou CIJ) est un procédé dans lequel des gouttes sont générées de façon régulière en volume et fréquence. En fonction de l'image souhaitée, certaines de ces gouttes sont chargées électriquement et dirigées par un champ électrostatique vers le support à imprimer. Les gouttes non chargées ne sont pas dirigées vers le support ; elles sont alors récupérées dans une gouttière et réalimentent alors la tête d'impression. La qualité est moindre qu'en DOD mais les cadences bien plus élevées. On l'utilise notamment pour le marquage des produits alimentaires (numéro de lot, date de péremption…)

Il existe deux types de déflexion, binaire ou multiple :
 Dans la déflexion binaire, les gouttes sont soit chargées ou soit non.
 Pour la déflexion multiple, les gouttes sont chargées à différents paliers. Ceci permet une plus ou moins grande déflexion, chaque goutte atteignant le médium à un endroit dépendant de sa charge électrique.

Données techniques (2002) :
 Viscosité : environ ,
 Énergie de surface : ,
 Volume de la goutte : ,
 Vitesse d'éjection : environ ,
 Fréquence : ,
 Taille de l'orifice : de .

La goutte à la demande

Le procédé de loin le plus développé aujourd'hui est la « goutte à la demande » ( ou DOD), où chaque goutte est générée lorsqu'elle est désirée. C'est la technologie la plus courante en bureautique ou SOHO () et permet une bonne qualité. Elle reste cependant plus lente que le CIJ.

On peut considérer quatre différentes méthodes d'éjection : piézo-électrique, thermique (en anglais ), jet par clapet (en anglais ), et la thermofusion.

 Le procédé piézo-électrique  le plus développé et a été mis au point par Epson. Le réservoir d'encre est en contact avec un cristal piézo-électrique qui va convertir les impulsions électriques en force mécanique. Le cristal déforme la paroi à la suite d'une excitation électrique, et la surpression provoque l'éjection d'une gouttelette.

 Le procédé thermique ou   en chauffant localement l'encre à environ , on provoque une vaporisation locale de celle-ci et donc une surpression (un gaz prend près de 24 fois plus de place qu'un solide, selon les conditions). Comme précédemment, une goutte est éjectée pour répondre à ce déséquilibre. Cependant, ce type d'éjection pose certains problèmes, notamment à cause des contraintes thermiques que doit subir l'encre.

 Le jet par clapet ou   abandonné à cause de sa mauvaise qualité. Son principe résidait en des micro-valves commandées électroniquement qui permettaient ou non l'éjection de l'encre. Son application était essentiellement industrielle, pour imprimer de gros caractères. L'avantage était que le fait d'avoir un réservoir fermé permettait d'utiliser des solvants volatils et autorisait donc un séchage plus rapide.

 La thermofusion

Données techniques (2002) :
 Viscosité :  (2005),
 Énergie de surface :  (2005),
 Volume de la goutte :  avec la même buse,
 Vitesse d'éjection : environ ,
 Fréquence : 30 à ,
 Taille de l'orifice :  (2000) pour éviter à la buse de se boucher,
 Nombre de buses par tête d'impression :  (pour augmenter les vitesses).

Types d'encres

Colorants dissous
L'encre la plus courante est une encre à base de colorants dissous dans un solvant (un peu comme l'encre à l'eau des stylos à plume). Elle présente l'avantage d'être facile à manipuler et à gérer dans les buses de jet de l'encre, mais elle est très sensible à l'érosion et à la corrosion par les gaz (ce qui réduit considérablement la durée de vie des impressions).

Encres à pigments
Plus proche de la peinture à l'huile, les encres à pigments comportent des particules colorées solides volumineuses (seulement quelques microns tout de même), parfois emballées dans une gaine de résine, qui sont simplement transportées par un fluide transparent et facilement évaporable.

Dans ce cas, l'encre a une très bonne tenue, une longue durée de vie. Mais, la gestion de l'encre est compliquée par des risques accrus de bouchage des buses de projection et il se produit parfois un phénomène de bronzing qui fait apparaître des reflets métalliques sous certains éclairages rasants.

Encres conductrices
L'encre conductrice est composée de particules métalliques ou de polymères conducteurs. Cela permet par exemple d'imprimer des radio-étiquettes, étiquettes intelligentes qui améliorent la traçabilité des produits. Elles sont souvent comparées au code-barres mais ne nécessitent pas d'être visibles pour être lues.

Les circuits imprimés sont habituellement réalisés par photolithographie (photo-imaging) ou par sérigraphie (screen-printing). La technologie jet d'encre peut également imprimer des circuits imprimés ; la qualité est moins bonne qu'avec les procédés classiques mais le coût est bien inférieur et la pollution moindre.

Tête d'impression

La tête d'impression est la partie de l'imprimante qui va projeter les gouttes d'encre sur le papier. Il existe deux types de conception concernant celle-ci : les têtes dites « embarquées » (en anglais ) qui font partie intégrante de l'imprimante ou celles dites « déportées » (en anglais ) qui font partie des cartouches d'impressions.

Hewlett-Packard et Lexmark privilégiaient, pour leurs imprimantes grand public, des têtes déportées. Mais ceux-ci ont rejoint les autres constructeurs et actuellement la quasi-totalité des imprimantes grand public jet d'encre sont à têtes embarquées.

Tête embarquée
Les têtes d'impression embarquées (en anglais ) sont conçues pour durer la vie de l'imprimante. Les cartouches d'encre se résument à un réservoir d'encre et sont donc d'un prix de revient plus faible. De même la qualité des têtes peut se permettre un prix de fabrication supérieur à des têtes d'impression à usage unique, permettant ainsi d'augmenter la qualité de l'impression. Cette technologie rend le calibrage de positionnement entre les différentes couleurs primaires très stable. Cependant le risque, après une non-utilisation prolongée de l'imprimante, de voir les buses des têtes s'obstruer devient problématique, tout comme un endommagement ou un dysfonctionnement des têtes, car leur remplacement revient à un changement de pièce détachée qui peut être onéreux, surtout si une main-d'œuvre spécialisée est requise pour procéder au remplacement. Pire, si le remplacement des têtes n'a pas été pensé lors de la conception, le changement de l'imprimante entière peut s'imposer. Il faut également noter que le prix des imprimantes d'entrées de gamme grand public étant généralement plus faible qu'une réparation, les cas de réparation sont assez rares. Pour pallier ce problème, les constructeurs intègrent des cycles de nettoyage qui font circuler une petite quantité d'encre dans chaque buse des têtes afin de ne pas avoir d'encre stagnante qui risquerait de sécher. Ces cycles peuvent néanmoins augmenter la consommation d'encre jusqu'à 10 à 20 %, mais cela reste préférable au remplacement d'une tête. Il est à noter que ces cycles, souvent intégrés à la mise en marche de l'imprimante, sont plus économiques en laissant l'imprimante en veille, surtout que la plupart propose une veille basse consommation de moins d'un watt. En effet, la surconsommation d'encre des cycles de nettoyages à chaque allumage revient plus cher que la consommation électrique.

Tête déportée

Les têtes d'impression déportées sont intégrées aux consommables et ne durent que le temps de la cartouche d'encre. Les cartouches intégrant les têtes sont généralement reconnaissables par la présence de multiples picots métalliques permettant de relier électriquement la cartouche à l'imprimante. Chaque changement de cartouche implique un remplacement des têtes d'impression. Les consommables sont donc plus chers car comportent une partie de la technologie d'impression de l'appareil. La fabrication requiert également plus de précision ce qui la rend difficile pour ne pas rendre le prix des consommables excessif. Un calibrage est souvent nécessaire à chaque remplacement de cartouche, pour aligner la tête de la cartouche remplacée avec les cartouches déjà en place. En revanche, un obstruction des buses ou un dysfonctionnement des têtes se corrige facilement par le changement de la cartouche défectueuse par une neuve. Hewlett-Packard et Lexmark était traditionnellement les constructeurs qui privilégiaient ce type de tête, tout comme Canon dans ses premiers modèles. Mais actuellement, tous les constructeurs s'orientent vers des têtes embarquées.

Une technologie mixte consiste à coupler un réservoir d'encre jetable relié à une tête interchangeable qui peut être remplacée moins fréquemment, par exemple toutes les 10 cartouches. Cela permet de réduire le coût des cartouches tout en bénéficiant de l'avantage de têtes d'impression remplaçables. La plupart des imprimantes gros volumes à jet d'encre de Hewlett-Packard utilisent une telle configuration. Kodak et Canon utilisent maintenant, dans la plupart de leurs modèles, des têtes d'impression remplaçables à prix raisonnable qui sont conçues pour durer toute la vie de l'imprimante, mais qui peuvent être remplacées par l'utilisateur si elles devaient s'obstruer.

Applications
Le jet d'encre est le seul procédé d'impression sans contact. Cela lui permet d'imprimer sur divers objets.

La bureautique
L'application la plus populaire du jet d'encre est la bureautique (Small Office/home Office ou SOHO). L'encre utilisée est généralement à base d'eau pour des raisons environnementales et de confort. Le procédé utilisé est le DOD, ce qui permet d'avoir une bonne qualité d'image mais des vitesses moindres qu'en CIJ.

Épreuvage
Avant d'imprimer sur une presse offset ou autre (héliogravure, flexographie…), on teste généralement l'imprimé sur un système d'épreuvage analogique (Cromalin, Matchprint…) ou numérique (copieur calibré, jet d'encre…). Cela permet alors d'avoir une idée du rendu final à la condition que le système d'épreuvage simule l'engraissement provoqué par la presse offset (utilisation d'un profil ICC, pour les systèmes numériques, qui caractérise la presse qui sera utilisée pour l'impression). L'épreuvage peut être réalisé en jet d'encre DOD, qui donne de très bons résultats du point de vue de la qualité.

Grande laize
Le jet d'encre est le seul procédé permettant d'imprimer de grandes laizes (largeurs). Actuellement, les laizes maximales sont de . Le jet d'encre « grande laize » permet d'imprimer de grandes affiches lors d'événements ponctuels, ou des bâches servant par exemple à masquer des travaux immobiliers (échafaudages et autres). De plus, ces impressions étant généralement des exemplaires uniques, il est impossible de les réaliser avec les procédés classiques.

La technologie utilisée est généralement du jet d'encre DOD avec une encre à séchage ultraviolet, ce qui procure plus de résistance à l'encre (tenue à la lumière, résistance à l'abrasion…).

Textile
Les textiles sont généralement imprimés en sérigraphie, sublimation thermique ou transfert. Le jet d'encre se positionne également sur le marché.

Il a l'avantage d'être très flexible sur la conception du fichier image et permet donc de s'affranchir de certaines contraintes techniques inhérentes aux métiers de l'imprimerie. L'impression jet d'encre sur textile permet de réduire les temps de production et d'augmenter la réactivité. La qualité de l'image imprimée est acceptable sur un textile blanc mais encore insuffisante sur un textile foncé ou noir à cause de la faible épaisseur d'encre déposée. La technique du jet d'encre obtient ses meilleurs résultats là où la sérigraphie rencontre des difficultés (quadrichromie) mais échoue sur les travaux les plus simples (ton direct - couleur unie). Sa vitesse est lente pour le moment mais en progrès grâce à la multiplication des buses de projection. Le coût des consommables est élevé (90 à  le litre d'encre) et les machines spécifiques au textile trop récentes pour en connaître le réel coût de la maintenance.

Marquage
Le CIJ est généralement utilisé pour le marquage des produits pour sa vitesse d'impression. En alimentaire, l'encre utilisée est à base d'alcool qui donne un séchage rapide. Les encres utilisées en conserveries doivent également être résistantes aux traitements (stérilisation à la vapeur sous pression à  pendant ).

Le marquage est également présent dans l'automobile, l'électronique, l'industrie du câble, la construction aéronautique…

L'impression personnalisée
En tant que procédé numérique, le jet d'encre permet de changer le design à chaque imprimé. Il peut donc s'attaquer au marché de l'impression personnalisée. On en voit bon nombre dans les publicités. Il devient possible de commander du vin avec une étiquette à son effigie, avoir des skins uniques…

Giclée

Impression grand format en haute résolution, destinée à la reproduction de tableaux. Ce procédé a un excellent rendu et une bonne durabilité.

Impression sur verre
Le procédé par jet d'encre est également utilisé pour la production industrielle de certains écrans à cristaux liquides qui demandent le dessin d'électrodes semi-transparentes de formes complexes. Dans ce cas, une encre spéciale est utilisée non pas pour ses propriétés colorantes (elle est aussi transparente que possible) mais pour sa conductivité électrique.

Stratégie de commercialisation
Les fabricants d'imprimantes à jet d'encre grand public proposent des modèles à un prix bas, proche du coût de revient, puis vendent les cartouches avec une marge conséquente. Pour préserver ces profits, ils déposent de nombreux brevets, renouvellent régulièrement les modèles de cartouches, les équipent de puces électroniques permettant de vérifier leurs « authenticité » et empêchant leur réutilisation, voire limitent le nombre de pages imprimables indépendamment de la quantité d'encre restante, et développent des services de réapprovisionnement en ligne automatique De même, le recyclage des cartouches fait l'objet de peu d'efforts de la part des fabricants.

Malgré cette tendance au verrouillage socio-technique, des offres de cartouches compatibles et des filières de collecte et de réemploi des cartouches usagées se sont mises en place. Il est ainsi possible de se procurer des cartouches à des prix bien inférieurs à ceux des cartouches d'origine, voire de les remplir soi-même. Une fois vides ou usées, elles peuvent être déposées auprès d'associations ou d'entreprises spécialisées.

En 2002, le Parlement européen s'est opposé à ces pratiques au motif qu'elles sont anti-écologiques :

Plus récemment, de nouvelles imprimantes jet d'encre sans cartouches commercialement appelées sous le nom commercial de 《tank》 sont apparues depuis 2018.

Plus chères à l'achat, elles n'utilisent plus de cartouches d'encre, mais de l'encre liquide vendue en bouteille que l'on utilise pour remplir des réservoirs d'encre, elles sont souvent saluées pour leur coût à la page dérisoire.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Papier
 Imprimante
 Code d'identification de machine

Liens externes
 L'encre des imprimantes à jet d'encre - Pigment ou colorant ? Comparaison technique
 Encres à pigment ou encre à colorant : définitions

Jet d'encre


Fresh and bright. Underripe golden fruit, fresh leather, fresh flowers, vanilla pods, short impressions of oak. Apples and candied orange, some strawberry, fresh sawdust and lavender. Fruit becomes a little more ripe with airing.
Buttery smooth, rich and spicy. Bright golden fruit, fresh citrus peel, almost cake like palate. Gentle wood/pepper finish.
First impressions on the nose are of vanilla cake, honeyed peaches and fresh red berries. Orange marmalade, leather and light cedar.
Sparkly, effervescent orange soda, and ginger first come to mind. Cooked and stewed mélange of fruits, icing sugar, finishing on dry wood with slight tannins and brown spice.
Opens on dry wood and sprit, followed by candied orange flesh, and fresh ginger. Still bright and youthful on the nose, with some sweet apples, pears, sour wine and a little dust. Generous airing provides light anise and currants.
Marmalade and vanilla at the front, with a decent viscosity. Fresh ginger and cloves in the middle of the palate, with lime zest. Finishes with earthy wood, raspberries and jammy oranges. The heat is modest but consistent.
Canned peaches and fresh cut cedar, saffron and flower pedals, lavender and cakey orange. Sweet nose of candied raisins. Still just a bit spry on the nose. Dank oak is around the corner.
Thin entry with brown spice turning to cassis quickly. Ripe raspberry, candied orange peel, candied ginger and cloves. Modest oak and vanilla, fresh mint tea, prune and black pepper in the finish.
nice flavor, I would assume this to be a vsop.
Perfumed and floral with vanilla crème brulee becoming quite assertive. Little notes of oak, stewed red grapes and dank fruits. Anise and caramel show up after generous airing which gives a root beer soda impression. To be honest, a bit gentle and light bodied on the nose.
A watery entry with deep notes of crystallized ginger, licorice and dank currant lozenges. Very fruity. Some cinnamon and anise in the middle, leaving on some pleasant citrus.
I was hoping for a fuller body. Still refuses to open and bloom.
Spanning over 70 acres in the premier crus of cognac, the drouet family distillery has been crafting cognac from their own vines since the 1969 and has expanded their range ever since. Paying homage to the current distillers great grandfather[sic], drouet has created the xo cognac(aged at least ten years by law), Ulysses. Named after their daughter, they have crafted the vsop(aged at least 4 years by law), Melina, which I personally find to be the best in the range.
When making cognac, the grapes are harvested in September and distilled in a 1,000 litre pot still, twice. The spirit is distilled to a legal maximum of up to 72% abv, and is then aged in virgin barrels for up to a year(usually), then switched to older, used casks, as not to overbalance the profile with oak. Drouet cognac can be aged for up to 40 years, typically.
If droeut cognac has an Achilles heel, it would be the blending, which needs just a little more practice. The overall profile of these cognacs seem to be layered, rather than harmonious.


The Tallahassee Police Department released body cam footage of a recent traffic stop in order to quell criticism that erupted online over a passerby's video that appeared to show police aim their guns at a 2-year-old girl.
The video, released Friday, first starts with the bystander's video, which is shot from across the street.
A toddler can be seen exiting a blue pick-up truck with her hands up, and continues moving toward a group of officers until she is eventually scooped up. The women filming the video say the cops are pointing a gun at the child, though a tree branch blocks the view.
Chief Michael DeLeo, however, said his officers' body came footage shows a different perspective of the same incident, explaining that the truck was stopped because of a report of a theft by an armed suspect at a nearby store.
A Loss Prevention officer from the store reported that one of the suspects had a gun in his waistband, and provided the suspects' description and vehicle to police.
"They stopped the vehicle and were following their training as they had the suspected armed adults step out of the truck, when unexpectedly a 2-year-old girl climbed out of the truck and imitated her parents by walking to the officers with her hands raised," DeLeo said.
DeLeo said officers found a gun in the backseat, though it turned out only to be a pellet gun.
Chad Bom, 34, and James McMullen, 38, were charged with second degree theft.
Compared with the bystander's video, the body cam footage shows a much gentler side to the cops, who can be heard calmly speaking to the toddler in a cooing voice.
The male suspect, who says he also has a 1-year-old son in the car, is granted permission to call to his daughter, which he does.
The officers continue to urge the child to drop her hands until her mother, who is without handcuffs, walks over and picks her up.
The video ends with an officer attempting to remove the 1-year-old from his carseat, though eventually the child's mother comes over and does it herself before police move in to recover the pellet gun.


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The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 10)
Like bad smells, uninvited weekend guests or very old eggs, there are some things that ought to be avoided.
Snicket's saga about the charming, intelligent, and grossly unlucky Baudelaire orphans continues to alarm its distressed and suspicious fans the world over. The 10th book in this outrageous publishing effort features more than the usual dose of distressing details, such as snow gnats, an organised troupe of youngsters, an evil villain with a dastardly plan, a secret headquarters and some dangerous antics you should not try at home. With the weather turning colder, this is one chilling book you would be better off without.
What would you do if you found yourself trapped in a runaway caravan hurtling down a precipitous mountain slope? Fourteen-year-old Violet, the oldest orphan of the three Baudelaires, decides to try to slow the velocity of the caravan with a drag-chute invention involving a viscous combination of blackstrap molasses, maple syrup, maraschino liqueur, peanut butter, etc. If plummeting to their death weren't scary enough, Violet and her brother Klaus have been separated from Sunny, their baby sister who is in a car headed in the opposite direction up the mountain with the "facinorous" Count Olaf, his "villainous and stylish" girlfriend Esmé Squalor, and their creepy sidekicks. Do Violet and Klaus find Sunny on the mountain? How will they survive the treacherous, snow-covered peaks with not much more than a ukulele and a bread knife, especially in the face of the "organized, ill-tempered" snow gnats? Will they finally unearth the mystery of the V.F.D.? Will they find out if one of their parents is alive after all? The suspense! As ever, the Baudelaires' unfolding tale of woe is sprinkled with Lemony Snicket's ridiculous, hilarious observations such as "Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant with odd waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like." The tenth book in The Series of Unfortunate Events takes readers through the Mortmain Mountains to the churning waters of the Stricken Stream with all the coexistent horror and silliness a Snicket fan could hope for along the way. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson
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Marvin "Marv" Hamm, age 78, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born Jan. 13, 1937, in Rudolph, to Charles and Mathilda (nee Gundrum) Hamm. Marv loved traveling in the motor home, being a member of St. Peter's Church, Knights of Columbus and was an active member of Wisconsin Voyagers. He fought a courageous battle with cancer.
Marv is survived by his wife of 52 years, Carol; children, Roger (Renee), Sandy (Kent) Lisko, Bob (Patsy) and Suann Mason; grandchildren, Stephanie (Austin) Smith, Kelly Bamke, Brian, Tanya (Doug) Blaty, Samantha (Austin) Kearns, Brad and Garett, Jacob and Deven Mason; great-grandchildren, Isabelle, Ethan, Lexi and Maiya; special family friends, Dave (Nancy) Stewart; siblings, Gladys (Walter) Wenzlaff, Delores Wolf, William (Eva), Marlene (Donald) Sarauer, Lois (Roy) Lochen and Rosie (Dennis) Edwards; siblings-in-law, Leo (Pat) Dornacker, Ruth (Tom) Jansen and Ralph (Arleen) Dornacker. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; infant son, Joseph; and parents-in-law, George and Eleanor Dornacker.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Peter's Catholic Church (200 E. Washington St., Slinger) on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at 2 p.m. Visitation will be held at the church from 11 a.m. until the time of Mass. Interment will follow at New St. Peter's Cemetery.
A very special thank you to Vitas Hospice.


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Racetrack Photo-finish Photography on a Tabletop
Photofinish cameras bear more than a simple resemblance to synchroballistic cameras. They are, in fact, identical in just about every respect.
Both cameras depend on forming an image of moving objects so that they pass over an open, shutter, slit at the image plane past which the film is also moved at the expected speed of the images of the participants in the race.
In this demonstration, the camera that is used is a slightly modified Polaroid Colorpack camera and the racers are model cars running down an inclined ramp. To make a photofinish photograph yourself all you need to do is to first secure the film clamp or grabber attached to the end of a wire which is wound onto the large plastic knob driven by the motor onto the white tab which is protruding from the right side of the camera. Make sure that the clamp is squarely and securely fastened using the allen wrench provided.
Now set the cars up at the top of the ramp and hold them back with the starting rod.
Then, turn on the stroboscope and the high intensity quartz halogen light source. Finally, start the race by releasing the cars and when they have moved half way down the track throw the switch on the Variac power supply to the ON position. This causes the film to be rapidly pulled through the camera at about the same speed as the images of the cars are moving.
PLEASE TURN THE POWER TO THE CAMERA
AND THE QUARTZ LIGHT OFF IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THE RACE
Taking reasonable care not to disturb the alingnment of the camera, remove the Polaroid processing tab from the camera and wait 40 seconds for processing to be completed. Separate the negative from the positive at this time. If you timed the start of the running of the camera properly (that is if you were not too early or too late) you should find an image of the four cars in the race on the film with "timing marks" generated by the stroboscope below them extending accross the film. If there are less than four cars in the picture some of them arrived either too early or late given that the camera can only record the finish area for about 1 second or so.
From this photofinish record a number of things can be determined.
The order of arrival of each car at the finish line can be read off the film by simply "reading" the image from right to left. The car farthest to the right always beats any car behind it. This is because the images arrive sequentially at the slit in the camera and are similarly recorded onto the passing film.
The time between finishers can be determined from the knowledge that the time between flashes of the stroboscope is 1/100 of a second. Counting marks between front fenders gives elapsed time in 1/lOOths of a second between them.
The rate at which the film was moving in the camera can also be estimated in a similar way. Simply count the number of marks between the left and right edges of the print (or any other convenient meacure) and divide the known distance by the number of marks within this distance to arrive at the film speed in mm/sec or inches/sec..
You can even calculate the speed at which the cars on the track were moving by measuring the length of the real model car (not its recorded image!) and counting "timing marks" between its fenders. Divide the real length by the number of 1/1OOths of a second from front to back and you have the speed of the car as it whizzed down the track.
An interesting question is: "How come the finish wire does not show up on the photofinish print?" I'll let you ponder the answer to the question. (Answer at bottom of this document)
Improvised Polaroid Photofinish (Strip) camera
The Polaroid camera has been only modified to the extent that a mask was installed just in front of the film plane leaving an opening which in conjunction with the edge of the film pack makes a slit about 1 mm. wide at the edge of the camera farthest from the processing tabs. In addition, a lens was mounted directly in front of this slit. The lens is a shutterless enlarging lens since the camera has no standard shutter in it. The exposure is controlled by the rate at which the film moves and the width of the slit. Finally, a small DC gearhead motor was added to an extension the function of which is to pull, by way of a steel wire and clamp attachment, each of the white tabs extending from the camera. The speed at which this is done is regulated by varying the voltage driving the motor.
It should be noted that as the white tab is being pulled to the right as you look at the camera from the back, the film in the camera is actually moving towards the left and around a round edged separator built into each pack. This way the exposed negative ends up face to face with the receiver sheet or final print material. The film for this demonstration was generously provided by the Polaroid Corporation.
Should you have any questions about this demonstration specifically or about photofinish photography in general contact Prof. Andrew Davidhazy at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Imaging and Photographic Technology, P.O. Box 9887, Rochester, NY 14623 (716) 475Ñ2592 or send me email at andpph@rit.edu.
The finish wire does not show up because the whole print is the finish line!
Any vertical line you care draw (as they do in "real" photofinish pictures) would be the finish line.


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Igas Energy PLC (IGAS.L) MoU with SSE Heat Networks Limited
Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") with SSE Heat Networks Limited ("SSE") for roll-out of geothermal district heating project
IGas, through its wholly owned subsidiary GT Energy UK Limited ("GTE"), has signed a MoU with SSE for the development of a geothermal district heating project in the City of Stoke-on-Trent ("the Project").
SSE will develop and deliver a district heating network in Stoke-on-Trent working with GTE and Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
The MoU grants exclusivity to each of SSE and GTE with regard to the Project for a period of 12 months with certain milestones including executing a heat offtake agreement in relation to GTE's future geothermal plant.
Giles Newton, Head of Business Development for SSE Energy Solutions, said:
"We are delighted to announce our partnership with GT Energy which will help us to fully explore the feasibility of providing heat offtake from their future geothermal project in the Stoke area. We have proven expertise in the sector, with our 19 existing UK heat network sites, and we believe that geothermally sourced energy will play a vital role in decarbonising heat, as well as having the potential to tackle 'hard to decarbonise' process heat. We look forward to developing the Stoke City project with GT Energy over the next 12 months".
Stephen Bowler, IGas CEO, added:
"We are delighted to be working with SSE as we seek to deliver this flagship renewable project for the city of Stoke-on-Trent. SSE is leading the way in developing the low-carbon assets and infrastructure required for the UK to reach its target of net zero emissions by 2050.
We are also working closely with other energy providers on a number of district heat networks in other cities.
Both the BGS report and the ARUP report, published in May this year, support the need for deep geothermal in the Government's energy policy for the next 30 years, but with real and tangible benefits in the immediate future. Deep geothermal has the potential to become a world leading industry here in the UK, provide a stable transition away from oil and gas, and help meet the Government's net zero ambitions by decarbonising heat on a mass scale. It would also create 1,000s of new jobs and generate tens of millions of pounds in new investment."
IGas Energy plc Tel: +44 (0)20 7993 9899
Stephen Bowler, Chief Executive Officer
Ann-marie Wilkinson, Director of Corporate Affairs
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"No! I miss Tedley!" He managed a chuckle then and we talked more about the comfort and strength Jesus can give in the Bible and when we pray. After reading some verses and praying, James learned how God's peace can find us anywhere and hold us together like a big, fluffy, invisible bearhug.
"Way to go, Francesco! Didn't we tell you God can use you to serve Him wherever you're at and whatever your circumstances! Well, there you go!" This caused him to smile and blush, and the rest was just fun talk.
What a privilege we have in helping these young believers realize just how close at hand their Savior is!


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Axitinib is a novel, oral, multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor, which inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor receptors 1, 2, and 3 at subnanomolar concentrations in vitro. In the phase III clinical trial in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, axitinib showed a high objective response rate, and significantly prolonged progression-free survival compared with sorafenib. Thus, it is the first drug that has proven the concept of sequencing tyrosine kinase inhibitors in second-line treatment in a phase III prospective randomized trial. Although generally well tolerated and associated with-a low incidence of grade 3 or 4 toxicities, axitinib shows a distinct pattern of adverse events that require monitoring and management. The most common adverse events observed with axitinib include diarrhea, hypertension, fatigue, nausea, and vomiting. This article summarizes the most important adverse events observed and proposes recommendations for their monitoring, prevention, and treatment. The recommendations are based on the existing literature and discussion by an expert group of international physicians and nurses specialized in oncologic treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma, which gathered in July 2011 in London, UK. Proactive assessment and management of adverse events during axitinib therapy can minimize treatment interruptions and ensure optimal effect of treatment.
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Perth, Australia is a beautiful city to fall in love in. With its vibrant atmosphere and modern facilities, Perth is among Australia's most cleanest and well-planned cities. Known as a stepping stone for aspiring Aussies migrating from other lands, many new Australian citizens never want to leave. Perth sprung to stardom back in the 80's when Alan Bond famously won the America's Cup with a historic and stunning victory that put Fremantle on the map. Perth is as spectacular as it is romantic.
Bumble may lack the substance of some of the more in depth options but it does have its place. This may be better for those casual hook-ups and has a very youthful, fun-loving feel. Bumble suits those who are technology savvy, but it does rank quite poorly in terms of respectability. You will love this app if: You like making the first move, and you are looking for hookups and something fun and casual. As one of the originals, this is probably one of the most well known dating apps in Australia.
It is free to join and browse profiles but beyond that you will encounter a monthly subscription fee. However, we do live in the era of online Catfishing so it pays to be cautious anywhere online. Notifying someone of your interest can be done with a wink or an email. This app will be easy to navigate and there is definitely potential for meeting someone suitable.
Here are the top 10 dating apps and what to expect from them. add-ons that are not available on other dating sites, safe and secure matching.
Just note it lacks some of the extensive profiling and matching found on other services. My suggestion�sign up for free and have a browse to discover how many singles there are in your area before committing. Cons: You have to pay to send messages, may lack comprehensive profiles. You will love this app if: You are looking for marriage, serious relationships and even casual fun.
With a large percentage of active members, singles are sure to find profiles that match characteristics of their ideal partners. This is one of the many key changes the site has undergone over the years. Another is the switch from mainly being a hookup site to a site that offers something for everyone. You can find matches quickly and easily if you want a causal flirtation, hookup, meetup or just someone to talk with.
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Anyone can send a message, as long as both users like each other. And if you want to stand out of the crowd, the paid Boost add-on feature allows your profile to be highlighted. Overall, OKCupid a great site to find like-minded singles for a reasonable price point. Anna lived the single mum life for a number of years and has an ex who is truly one of a kind.
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Tinder You swipe left, you swipe right. Zoosk Zoosk has been running for a few years now. Oasis A few years ago, I met my match now husband on Oasis but like all dating apps, it can be a bit hit and miss. Elite Singles Then, there is Elite Singles. Perth Personals gentlegiant I don't like large crowds and loud noises. Perth Dating Sites Baddboy South Perth Dating perthstallion. Perth Dating oceansize. Perth Personals Rockingham wa. Perth Online Dating Filo.
Honesty and integrity. No scams. Perth Singles andre. For more information on dating scams, read below the ' watch out for online dating scams '. Free sites can be a good, low-commitment way to start, but they do come with strings attached: often, you can't access full profiles or all the features of the site which is the case with eHarmony. Some free sites can be quite light-on in the details department so you have to make a dating decision almost solely on appearance Tinder is notorious for this.
Sites like eHarmony have more detailed search criteria but the paid version will yield a narrower search, giving you matches you're more likely to be into. Paid membership can give you greater control over your privacy settings and can weed out the weirdos and hook-up artists so you won't be inundated with messages from people who aren't right for you.
Sites like OkCupid that only let you contact members if you've both liked or swiped right on each other also eliminate unwanted messages. Bumble takes this one step further by only allowing women to send the first message for heterosexual matches to minimise the deluge of messages women invariably receive on dating sites.
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For many sites, you can't actually access pricing information until you've joined up, by which time you might decide it's not worth it. To help you decide whether to part with your hard-earned cash, we've listed membership prices for each site below. Angle: designed to "disrupt traditional gender roles", women must make the first move in sending a message for heterosexual matches.
Either person can initiate contact for same-sex matches. Matching: Bumble uses your GPS location to find people in your area who fit your age criteria. If you swipe right on someone's profile and they swipe right on yours, it's a match and you'll both be notified. The Bumble app is free and I have had the most dates with this app. It's an easy format and given the female makes contact first, you can eliminate unwanted attention.
To sign up, you'll need to use either your Facebook account or your phone number, so if you're not comfortable using either of these, give Bumble a miss. If you sign up using your mobile phone number, you'll receive promotional SMS messages from Bumble, which your phone provider could charge you for. You can opt-out by texting 'STOP'. Bumble is a US company, so your info will be sent to and used in the United States, regardless of where you live.
They may also share your information with third parties. Because Bumble interfaces with your Facebook account, Bumble users can access and share your Facebook information even if you haven't shared it directly to Bumble with people who aren't Bumble users. You can verify your profile by taking a selfie mimicking one of random photo poses.
A Bumble team member reviews the photo and verifies or rejects your verification.
You can't access pricing for the premium features until you've created an account and given Bumble access to your Facebook account or phone number. Subscriptions also automatically renew unless you've turned auto-renew off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
We asked eHarmony for up-to-date details about their membership demographic, but they didn't respond. You can access eHarmony for free, but paying a subscription gives you more information about other users. By posting information and photos on a profile page or any public area of the eHarmony website, users automatically agree that eHarmony can retain and use their information indefinitely, unless they tell eHarmony otherwise.
Users' contact details may be shared with third parties for advertising.
Furthermore, the company offers month memberships, which could appeal to bargain-hunting users but lock users in for an extended period of time.
The question to ask is: if I'm still using the site 24 months later, has it been worth the not insignificant fees charged? You can use Oasis for free, and you'll have access to all member profiles and unlimited chat. Or you can choose to pay small amounts for additional benefits, such as:. By signing up, users agree that all profile information � including photos � is public, and so automatically grant an irrevocable and ongoing licence for the company to use and distribute any information posted or transmitted on the site.
In effect, this means users' photos, aliases and other personal details can be used in advertising, online and off, although it's possible to opt out of this by updating privacy options in the account settings portal on the website.
Email addresses, photos and information may also be shared with third parties for marketing purposes on behalf of Oasis.
You can connect your Facebook account to your Oasis account, but Oasis says it won't post anything to your timeline. A spokesperson says all profiles and pictures are manually checked to ensure information provided is accurate. The company also does background profile checks to reduce the amount of scammers that join the site. OkCupid has free and paid A-list memberships. According to the company, the site is designed so that a free account doesn't hinder your use of the site � you don't need the paid features to use the site.
You can't see the membership costs until you've joined OkCupid and answered many questionswhich is frustrating. The prices are also in US dollars, and you can pay using PayPal. OkCupid can't refund purchases made via the iPhone app. You can't access pricing information until you've signed up and answered many questionswhich is frustrating.
Bear in mind that unless you specifically opt out, subscriptions automatically renew. You can pay using PayPal. PoF says it may share your personal information with affiliates and third parties acting on their behalf. Your information may be shared with other businesses in this group. Your profile could also be made visible on other Match Group services, but PoF says it will notify you and allow you to agree or refuse "where relevant".
RSVP has a level of credibility because you have to pay and there are more processes and checks in place. People are more serious about dating on RSVP, whereas other sites are more about hook-ups.
Hey folks, so I'm a bloke in his thirties looking for more than just a hookup. I had some luck with Bumble but unfortunately it didn't end up. We take a look at online dating costs, how to avoid scams and what you need to know to protect your privacy when using online dating sites. Perth Wa's best FREE dating site! % Free Online Dating for Perth Wa Singles at le-huit.com Our free personal ads are full of single women and men in.
Signing up to an RSVP account and agreeing to its privacy terms and conditions in effect grants permission for your personal information, including photos and email addresses, to be used for "any purpose", which may include advertising or transmission to a third party.
I find Tinder is the easiest site to use but you do have to dig further to find quality.
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When I started online dating I used RSVP and found it good at the time, but Tinder just made it all so much easier and faster � which has good and bad points. To use the app, you must sign up with your Facebook account or your phone number. If you use your Facebook account, this then forms the basis of your Tinder profile. According to Tinder, this is to ensure matches are made with people who share interests and common friends.
That being said, Tinder doesn't post to your Facebook profile, so if you're concerned about friends getting updates about your use of the site, at least on this point, you can rest easy. Privacy is a significant concern when it comes to Tinder, as users can sign up with their Facebook profile, meaning the company can access a large amount of personal information, including your email address, likes, birthday, education history, interests, current city, personal description, your friends list, and photos of you and your Facebook friends who might be common with other users.
Although you can restrict the amount of Facebook information it has access to when you sign up. Tinder also gives itself access to the content of your chats when you're using the app, and uses this information to market itself and third party products or services. If you sign up to Zoosk and give the site access to one of your social media profiles, such as Twitter or Facebook, they may make posts on your behalf on that platform, and they may also gather information about your friends. Think twice about giving Zoosk access to your address book � they keep your contacts on file and may later use your information to suggest friends and connections to other members.
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If they invite your friends, they may out you as being a Zoosk user by extending the invitation on your behalf. Of course, there's no shame in dating online, but it could be a problem if your partner doesn't know about it! By signing up to Zoosk, you grant permission for all your user content to be used for purposes including advertising or transmission to a third party.
Zoosk was reportedly the first major dating site to offer photo verification. All photos are reviewed by moderators: users can verify their profile pictures by taking a video selfie that moderators compare with your profile picture to make sure it really looks like you. You can tell which pictures have been verified as they'll have a green tick.
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We asked a range of people to tell us about their experiences online dating. Find out how long they've been on the app, their successes, their challenges, and which app worked for them. Verdict: "I think they are actually a brilliant way to meet and connect with people you wouldn't usually.
It's great to keep chatting on the app [or site] until you're sure of a connection and then you can transfer to [phone] and then in person. Recommendations: "I find Tinder is the easiest site to use but you do have to dig further to find quality. I have also had success with Bumble and Happn. Victoria, an online marketer, says she is "quite fussy" but has persevered and says it's possible to find quality matches online � and she's now able to identify them quickly.
I was contacted by one and quickly Googled the first name and who they said they worked for, and quickly found an attached fake Facebook profile which you can tell by no interaction and just a few photos. You can also do a Google reverse image search on any images and it shows you where these show up elsewhere online. Always flag [scam] profiles to the site admin � these options are easy to find.
Verdict: "It's been more positive than negative. It's a numbers game � and good timing! Recommendations: "The Bumble app is free and I have had the most dates with this app.
RSVP is good if you're looking for something more serious.
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You have to pay to contact the user, but the advantage is that you can see their photos and profile description. I've met some very interesting people and had some cool experiences. I've made a couple of friendships out of it � not besties, but people you can chat with from time to time. I've had one one-year relationship from using RSVP. Be prepared for rejection.
You can get anything you want from dating sites but you just need to know where and what you stand for. It's scary the first time you get into dating if you've been out for a long time but after a couple, you realise this is the norm and the way to meet people.
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Q: Lazy Loading/Initialization design pattern without any ORM I use Spring JDBC to load the data from a DB into the business model entity. My DAO interfaces are implemented by the classes that extend the JdbcDaoSupport class, which are responsible to creating the entity using the RowMapper classes.
Then I have a facade class, which holds all the DAO interfaces and acts as a gateway to my model class (business logic class) requesting the business entities. Since, there is no lazy loading, all business entity data are loaded at once. This is fine for most of the cases, but in some cases I do want to load the data from DB lazily.
For example, I get all the Orders from the DB and would like to load Order Details only if the date meets certain condition (business logic). Here is a simple example of my design. I am looking for ways to improve the design so I could support lazy loading of Order Detail data if needed.
You can see in the Business logic class, the ProcessOrder method needs the Order details only if the Order Date is Today, else doen't care about the details. However, my DAO loads all the Order Details when querying for Order by the facade class.
I understand one way is to expose the GetOrderDetails method in DAO and Facade class and allow the business logic class to load it, when needed. But, it wouldn't work for me. I have just mentioned a very simple case here, but there could be complex scenarios where the business object is passed on to another transformation layer and I don't want these layers to be responsible for loading the lazy part of the data.
Also, another possibility is to use a ORM tool like Hibernate. However, in my application this case may be applicable only at very few places and feel using an ORM tool to achieve this behavior is an overkill.
I am not looking for anything super fancy, just a simple design to make this happen for my special cases. Thanks for any help/suggestions.
class Order // Simple POJO business entity
{
   int OrderID;
   Date OrderDate;
   Collection<OrderDetail> OrderDetails; // Need to load lazily
}

class OrderDetail //Simple POJO business entity
{
   Order order;
   int ItemID;
   double Cost;
   int Quantity;
}

// DAO Interface
interface OrderDAO
{
   Order getOrder(int aOrderID);
}

// Concrete DAO class
JdbcOrderDao extends JdbcDaoSupport implements OrderDao
{
   Order getOrder(int aOrderID)
   {
      Order order = getJdbcTemplate.query(....., new OrderRowMapper());
      populateOrderDetails(order);
      return order;
   }

   private PopulateOrderDetails(Order aOrder)
   {
      //Query the DB and fill the Order details data.
   }

   private class OrderRowMapper implements ParameterizedRowMapper<Order>
   {
      // Code implemented to create and return the business entity from the resultset;
   }
}

// Facade class that hides the DAO interface and exposes the business methods
ServiceFacade
{
   private OrderDAO orderDAO;

   public Order GetOrder(int aOrderID)
   {
      return orderDAO.getOrder(aOrderID);
   }
}

// Business Logic class
BusinessModelLoader
{
   List<Order> Orders = new ArrayList<Order>();
   LoadOrders()
   {
     for(Integer orderID : allOrderIDs)
       Orders.add(facade.getOrder(orderID));
   }

   ProcessOrders()
   {
      for(Order order: Orders)
      {
         if (order.OrderDate == Today)
         {
            List<OrderDetail> details = order.OrderDetails; // Need to perform lazy loading here automatically
            // Do something with details
         }
      }
   }
}

A: The main idea behind lazy fetching is to define how to fetch the data instead of fetching it yourself, this means that when order.getOrderDetails() is called that is exactly when the query should be triggered. One way to achieve that is by decorating the getOrderDetails() method by extending the model in the OrderRowMapper in this case, for your example this would look like this
class Order // Simple POJO business entity
{
    int OrderID;
    Date OrderDate;
    Collection<OrderDetail> OrderDetails; // Need to load lazily

    public void setOrderDetails(Collection<OrderDetail> orderDetails) {
        this.OrderDetails = OrderDetails;
    }

    public Collection<OrderDetail> getOrderDetails() {
        return OrderDetails;
    }

}

class OrderDetail //Simple POJO business entity
{
    Order order;
    int ItemID;
    double Cost;
    int Quantity;
}

// DAO Interface
interface OrderDAO
{
    Order getOrder(int aOrderID);
}

// Concrete DAO class
class JdbcOrderDao extends JdbcDaoSupport implements OrderDao
{
    Order getOrder(int aOrderID)
    {
        Order order = getJdbcTemplate().queryForObject("...", new OrderRowMapper(this));
        return order;
    }

    public void populateOrderDetails(Order aOrder)
    {
        //Query the DB and retrieve the order details
    }

    private class OrderRowMapper implements RowMapper<Order>
    {
        private JdbcOrderDao dao;

        public OrderRowMapper(JdbcOrderDao dao) {
            this.dao = dao;
        }

        @Override
        public Order mapRow(ResultSet rs, int rowNum) throws SQLException {
            Order order = new Order() {
                @Override
                public Collection<OrderDetail> getOrderDetails() {
                    dao.populateOrderDetails(this);
                    return super.getOrderDetails();
                }
            };
            // set other fields
            return order;
        }

    }
}

So your business class will trigger the query now
// Business Logic class
class BusinessModelLoader
{
   List<Order> Orders = new ArrayList<Order>();
   LoadOrders()
   {
     for(Integer orderID : allOrderIDs)
       Orders.add(facade.getOrder(orderID));
   }

   ProcessOrders()
   {
      for(Order order: Orders)
      {
         if (order.OrderDate == Today)
         {
            Collection<OrderDetail> details = order.getOrderDetails(); // performs lazy loading here automatically
            // Do something with details
         }
      }
   }
}

A: The way JPA would do that is perform another query to fetch each orderDetails entity for each order that meets that criteria.
It does the fetching the minute you call it in code.
order.getOrderDetails()

So for you to implement it why dont you just do what JPA hibernate does.

A: By what i could understand your question, here is my reply.
You want to lazily load the Order Details in your Order object. For that you have to set your Order Details collection as LAZY=true in your mapping file or fetch=FetchType.LAZY if you are using annotations.
Now when you query for Order object, Order details will not be loaded until needed.
Now since the session will be closed after executing the getOrder in DAO class, you will not be able to use the lazily loaded object in business layer. For that do the following in your DAO method before returning the object
Hibernate.initialize(order.getOrderDetails());

I hope I answered your question.

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2012 Olympics site starts 3 months early
RADIOACTIVE soil discovered at the 2012 Olympics site is being taken away in the next few weeks, the Olympics Delivery authority has confirmed. Contaminated soil resulting from years of industrial pollution has had to be stockpiled at the massive site before it can be disposed of
By Mike Brooke
RADIOACTIVE soil discovered at the 2012 Olympics site is being taken away in the next few weeks, with building work now three months ahead of schedule, the Olympics Delivery authority has confirmed.
Contaminated soil resulting from years of industrial pollution has been stockpiled on the massive site that stretches from Stratford and Bow Bridge to Hackney Wick before it can be disposed of.
High-tech monitoring has been carried out during the earthworks programme which detected small amounts of "low level radiological finds" in the soil where the stadium itself is being constructed.
"This soil has had 'mild radioactive properties' due to the past industrial activity over the last 100 years or so," the Olympics authority said in a statement on Tuesday.
"The authority has been cooperating with the Environment Agency and Health and Safety Executive throughout this process and has already carried out ecological surveys."
The radioactive scare first emerged last year when readings were taken when excavations began.
But the radioactive level being mild has ruled out any danger to the area, the authority has assured.
Meanwhile, construction on the main stadium is starting three months early, it has confirmed.
"We are firmly on track to start construction work ahead of schedule," said Olympics authority chairman John Armitt.
"We have finished the work ahead of time to dig the bowl where the opening ceremony and athletics will take place in 2012."
Building starts at the end of May instead of August. Ground levels have had to be lowered by nearly 40ft to create the sunken area for the track and permanent lower tiers of seating.
This means 800,000 tonnes of soil has been taken away over the last three months. That's enough to fill the Royal Albert Hall nine times over!
The site offices at the peak of construction will house 1,000 workforce, from engineers and architects to foremen and digger drivers. The first 50 are expected to move in next month.
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Mayor Sarno and CDO Sheehan Announce Completion of MCDI Demolition - Seeks Public Input on Re-Use of Site
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Chief Development Officer (CDO) Tim Sheehan and Director of Disaster Recovery Tina Quagliato-Sullivan are announcing the substantial completion of the demolition of the former Massachusetts Career Development Institute (MCDI) building at 140 Wilbraham Avenue.
The Office of Disaster Recovery is releasing a public survey seeking resident, neighborhood and stakeholder input regarding the re-use and development of the site at 140 Wilbraham Ave. The City is encouraging the public to submit feedback to the City regarding the re-use of the property:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LJNZKJH
Mayor Sarno states, "I am happy to report that the much anticipated demolition of this blighted property, which has been an eyesore for our Old Hill and Upper Hill neighborhoods is now complete. I want to thank the residents, businesses and the neighborhood councils for their patience as our dedicated city team worked tirelessly with the court to get ownership of this property transferred to the city. This property had been tied up in court for years due to a host of complicated issues ranging from questions about the previous owners existing only on paper to delinquent taxes and numerous building and code violations. The demolition wasn't cheap but it was the right thing to do for our residents."
"I am very happy that we have been able to follow through on eliminating this negative public safety and quality of life issue," Mayor Sarno continued. "Now we will seek community input on redevelopment and re-use opportunities so that this property might once again be beneficial and a positive asset for the neighborhood. Neighborhood projects will continue to be very important to me and my administration."
Chief Development Officer Tim Sheehan stated, "We are pleased that the demolition of this dangerous and blighted building has been completed and now we seek to build on our partnerships with the Upper Hill and Old Hill neighborhoods to re-purpose this site into something positive for the neighborhood."
Director of Disaster Recovery Tina Quagliato Sullivan said, "This was a long and complicated demolition, but at the beginning of this process we agreed that we would work in tandem with the Upper Hill and Old Hill neighborhoods and ensure the City kept residents informed and listened to their input. We continue to deliver on that promise and look forward to a re-use of the site that we can all be proud of."
The Massachusetts Career Development Institute closed in 2013 and the property was abandoned by the owner. In 2016, a devastating arson related fire occurred at the property. The fire was so intense it took over 40 hours to extinguish and damaged more than half of the building. The property was foreclosed by the City for the non-payment of taxes in 2019 and as the City was soliciting proposals for redevelopment of the non-damaged portion of the building, the property was the target of multiple arson fires, forcing complete demolition of the building.
The demolition was completed in multiple phases. The first phase was completed by Vinagro Corp., out of Rhode Island and the second phase was completed by Associated Building Wreckers of Springfield at a total cost of $2,554,587.


AM Best has removed from under review with developing implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "bbb" of AXA Corporate Solutions Brasil e América Latina Resseguros S.A. (AXA CS Latam) (Brazil). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.
In March 2018, the ratings of AXA CS Latam were placed under review with developing implications following AXA S.A.'s (AXA or the group) announcement that it had entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of XL Group Ltd (XL) for a cash consideration of USD 15.3 billion (EUR 12.4 billion). The latest rating actions follow the completion of this transaction, on Sept. 12, 2018, and the conclusion of AM Best's assessment of its impact on the credit fundamentals of the group and its rated subsidiaries. In AM Best's opinion, the execution risk associated with the acquisition has been partially alleviated, as completion of the transaction and integration to date has been in line with expectations. Furthermore, although the transaction has resulted in an increase in financial leverage for AXA, AM Best expects this situation to be temporary, as the group has presented a clear plan to reduce leverage over the coming years. AXA is expected to maintain a very strong balance sheet, strong operating performance, although the XL business has the potential to introduce some volatility, a very favorable business profile and very strong enterprise risk management (ERM).
The ratings reflect AXA CS Latam's balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorizes as adequate, as well as its adequate operating performance, neutral business profile and appropriate ERM.
The ratings take into consideration the benefits AXA CS Latam received as a result of being integrated into AXA's corporate solutions segment, led by AXA CS Assurance S.A. AXA is a strong global organization with strong brand recognition, broad product offering, global systems and solid risk management infrastructure. The ratings also factor AXA CS Latam's strategic importance to AXA through access to Latin America's largest economy. The ratings also reflect the capital support via capital increases and the intergroup reinsurance support provided to AXA CS Latam, which protects AXA CS Latam's balance sheet and risk-adjusted capitalization. Despite the group's significant resources and business plan, AXA CS Latam will be challenged to profitably build out its operations in Brazil's highly competitive (re)insurance market. Additionally, Brazil is still going through challenging economic and political conditions, which could increase operational and execution risk if much-needed reforms are not instituted in a reasonable time frame.
Factors that could have a positive impact on AXA CS Latam's ratings are sustained and stable profitability, improved risk-adjusted capitalization or an additional enhancement from the company's ultimate parent.
Factors that could have a negative impact on AXA CS Latam's ratings include the lack of support from the parent organization, sustained material volatility in operating performance or deterioration in risk-adjusted capitalization. Other factors that potentially could have a negative impact on the ratings are the company's inability to meet its profitability targets or a downgrade of Brazil's country risk tier.


With submission of political party lists, South Africa now gets to choose between voting for the same old corrupt politicians, or real activists from grass roots communities.
ADeC, along with all the other political parties running for seats in government this election has submitted our parliamentary list. This provides the first real opportunity for South Africans to compare what options they have when they choose who to vote for on the 8th of May.
When voting this year, South Africans will have a choice between the ruling party, and its list of state capture cronies, other opposition parties with members implicated in corruption, whether it be in VBS or the Johannesburg Road Agency, or list of qualified, uncorrupted activists who have a record of integrity and fighting for their communities and South Africa.
One of the priorities present in our list was gender equity, while our list is not quite 50 / 50, it is close, and we believe that our delegation voted in this election will be. Another priority in our list was ensuring youth are represented, our parliamentarian candidates ages vary from 18 to 70, meaning that ADeC is not just talking about youth representation and listening to the youth of South Africa, youth are present in our leadership and elected into parliament. Age diversity is also important for us as it will allow for real mentorship and development. As our older candidates retire and move on, there will be numerous young candidates ready to take over the reins and lead our country into the future.
South Africa has a chance on the 8th of May to vote for a party, not because they are the "least bad of the bunch", but instead vote in line with their principles and priorities. There is only one real choice this election, African Democratic Change.


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Amazon's New Zoox Robotaxi Concept
Concept vehicles are works of art in the auto industry — and often not more than that. They are often particularly fanciful if they are supposed to be autonomous robotaxis. But when Amazon rolls out a robotaxi concept, it's quite a different matter.
Technically, the news comes from Zoox, which was working on this long before Amazon came along. However, Amazon bought Zoox earlier this year and its might adds an enormous amount of weight, not to mention its potential use of these robotaxis and the certainty that the company is also working to develop autonomous delivery vehicles.
Nameless Zoox Robotaxi
The new robotaxi concept is cute (adorable even), looks practical, and looks a bit like other robotaxis concepts we've seen over the years — reminding us that there are some pretty agreed upon design elements to a good robotaxi. Additionally, Zoox highlights that it has "100 proprietary safety innovations." Additionally, it's "fully functional" and electric (of course).
"Zoox is the first in the industry to showcase a driving, purpose-built robotaxi capable of operating up to 75 miles per hour," the company notes.
Also, while the robotaxi may have a similar look to other concepts we've seen over the years, it also has several unique features that are brilliant and exciting. Here are more details, with the parts that I find especially titillating in bold:
"Designed and manufactured in the U.S., Zoox is the only vehicle to offer bidirectional driving capabilities and four-wheel steering, which enables maneuvering through compact spaces and changing directions without the need to reverse. At 3.63m long, the vehicle has one of the smallest footprints in the automotive industry. The vehicle features a four-seat, face-to-face symmetrical seating configuration that eliminates the steering wheel and bench seating seen in conventional car designs. The vehicle also features a 133 kWh battery, one of the largest available in electric vehicles today, allowing it to operate for up to 16 continuous hours on a single charge.
Impressive.
"Zoox has combined artificial intelligence, robotics, vehicle design, and sustainable energy to bring its vision of reinventing personal transportation to life — making the future safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable for everyone."
I would say that I expected no less from Amazon and Zoox, but, actually, I'm pleasantly surprised by some of these leading features, and I love the design of the vehicle overall — more than I would have expected. The outside is very cute and friendly (important for robotaxis), while the inside is extremely functional (like a good train seat) while also offering an air of luxury, class, comfort, and futurism (like a good train seat).
"Fully functional, electric, autonomous vehicle that is designed for complex urban environments."
Who is Zoox? What is Zoox? Why is Zoox?
It's also cool to see Zoox focusing strongly on safety (reminiscent of Tesla).
"Safety is the foundation of everything we do. Building a vehicle from the ground up has given us the opportunity to reimagine passenger safety, shifting from reactive to proactive measures," said Jesse Levinson, Zoox Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder. "These include new safety features such as our airbag design, redundant hardware throughout the vehicle, a unique sensor architecture, and a custom AI stack that detects and mitigates potential risks. Our vehicle has passed key FMVSS crash tests, and we are continuing to look for new, innovative ways to protect our riders and others on the road."
When Amazon bought Zoox, I wrote a long piece on who the young company is. I recommend reading that full piece. However, it's also often interesting to see how a company describes itself in a short snapshot summary, so here's the way Zoox tried to package a gazillion lines of code, machine learning, and vehicle design into one short paragraph:
"Zoox was founded in 2014 with a vision of purpose-built, zero-emissions vehicles designed for autonomous ride-hailing, along with an end-to-end autonomy software stack. The company was acquired by Amazon in 2020, and operates as an independent subsidiary. Zoox is currently testing in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Foster City."
Who Will Lead on the Robotaxi Rollouts of the 2020s?
Can come in different sizes.
It's funny to use the term "2020s" for the coming decade in this way, in part because I think of all the references to the 1920s that I've read or heard — how far we've come technologically in 100 years!
As I wrote a few years ago for a contest about the future, I think one of the defining cleantech developments of this decade will indeed be robotaxis. With each month bringing new announcements in this sector, and much anticipating of what may come our way, I wonder if we are getting a clearer vision of what and who will lead, or if we're still far away from high-volume, large-scale commercial rollout of robotaxis. Unless I'm drinking too much Robotaxi-Aid, though, this past month seems to have presented three major announcements that open the doors to legitimate change and a new era of mobility:
California approved the option to launch robotaxi services and collect money for them. (We're yet to see which company gets approval for such services and gets off the line first.)
Cruise began rolling out fully self-driving vehicles this month — in San Francisco.
This new robotaxi from Amazon/Zoox.
Of course, Tesla is also rapidly developing its Full Self-Driving (FSD) firmware, and I am eagerly (sometimes impatiently) awaiting the latest beta version of that to test and improve in my Tesla Model 3, but I'll wait until this high-quality FSD suite is activated across much of the fleet to add that to the list. Once I've watched my car drive itself to Target, Best Buy, Whole Foods, or my daughter's school (or at least the nearby Starbucks), and videos are overflowing social media of other Tesla owners doing the same, I will officially give Tesla FSD the rubber stamp and make it #4 on this list (unless one more highly notable milestone pops into my news feed first).
All of that said, as the subheading notes, we don't really know who is going to lead on robotaxis in the 2020s. If paid to do so, I could make arguments for any of these companies (not to mention Waymo) and feel confident in my argument. Each has its own set of pros and cons. In actuality, I do think there will be an industry of complementary robotaxi services. I do not think this is going to be a monopoly.
I also have one final thought about what is to come: It's gonna be a lot of fun to watch!
All images courtesy Zoox. Check out the website for videos.
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Yountville Shooting Leaves An Impact On Veterans Living With PTSD
Filed Under:Napa County, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Shooting, Veterans, Yountville, Yountville Veterans Home Shooting
SAN JOSE (KPIX 5) – A U.S. veteran killed three staff members at a veterans' facility in Napa County, raising the question: are veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder getting the help they need when they come home?
The triple homicide happened in Yountville in Napa County on Friday. But on Monday, 100 miles away on the other side of the San Francisco Bay Area, a group session was held for veterans with PTSD in San Jose.
Counselors at the veterans housing facility in San Jose gave extra attention to veteran's feelings and their fears because the Yountville shootings happened in a very similar setting.
"Our first priority is to make sure that you're okay," a counselor asked a room full of veterans. "How many of you were affected this weekend?"
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"Did anybody get triggered just by watching it and just by the fear that was going on?" a counselor asked the veterans in San Jose.
One veteran answered: "Yes. I fell into another depression. It triggered me going back 40 years and I have been crying since that time."
We sat down with U.S. veteran Thomas MacGowan, a Vietnam vet with PTSD, who agreed to talk about his feelings.
"I was scared that it was going to happen here," MacGowan said. "I felt safe in a sense, but my immediate reaction was: do I want to run or do I want to stay and fight? How's everybody else doing around here?"
He says just talking about it made him feel better.
"Is there enough help? Yes, I believe that there is enough help," said Irvin Goodwin, a former homeless veteran who's been helping fellow veterans get off the streets for 20 years.
Goodwin is founder and CEO of the Homeless Veterans Emergency Housing Facility and says there is a bigger problem. He says that many vets resist being helped and go undiagnosed and untreated even though the help is there.
Goodwin said, "I think a lot of veterans really don't know they have PTSD. They think, 'Oh man, I've got this drug addiction, I've got this alcohol addiction. I want to go to a cheaper program for drug and alcohol.' But what about the post-traumatic stress disorder?"
Goodwin's facility has been open for five years and while there have been conflicts, there have been no major incidents. Still, there are major security changes coming.
Until now, the facility has relied on locked gates and security cameras, but Goodwin says after the Yountville incident he needs to consider armed guards.
"I couldn't even be able to sleep at night if I knew that, after what happened up in Yountville, and I dragged my feet and something happened here. This is my watch. I'm responsible for everybody, every veteran that lives here," Goodwin said.
He says the guards will be hired within the next 90 days.


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I feel I am at the beginning of something special for Cray Wanderers' future, says Tony Russell
Thursday 07th May 2015
CRAY WANDERERS' newly-appointed boss Tony Russell says he is at the beginning of something special after taking charge of his former club on Tuesday.
Russell, 36, spent a successful nineteen month period in charge of VCD Athletic, where he took the Crayford based club out of the Kent League as runners-up to Ryman League Division One North champions and kept the club in the Ryman Premier League after winning their last six games.
MOVE: Ray Powell and Tony Russell drop down one division to leave VCD Athletic to take charge of Cray Wanderers.
He replaces Tommy Warrilow, who alongside his assistant Alex O'Brien, kept Cray Wanderers in the Ryman League Division One North after winning a club record ten wins on the spin, after the former Tonbridge Angels boss took charge at Hayes Lane in January 2015 with the remit to maintaining their current status.
Russell, a former Cray Wanderers player, will retain Ray Powell as his number two.
Cray Wanderers chairman Gary Hillman said in a statement: "Everyone at Cray would like to thank Tommy for helping the club out. We wish him all the best in his next managerial role."
Mr Hillman, who has been chairman since 1994, now feels his new management pairing is the perfect team to carry that momentum on from the first day of next season, where Cray Wanderers will be challenging at the right end of the table.
Russell is looking forward to the challenge of bringing the good days back to Cray Wanderers after a miserable two year period.
In a statement, he said: "I respect Cray's historical heritage as the oldest club but I feel I am at the beginning of something special for Cray's future, without there being any limitation to where the club can progress to."
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