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In this podcast interview, Lemargie describes what he has observed during his time in the field, his most memorable moments working at IFES and how IFES can continue to make an impact in democracy assistance around the world.
Women Against Violence in Elections (WAVE)
Through the Women Against Violence in Elections (WAVE) program, IFES is committed to empowering Bangladeshi women to end cycles of violence and become agents for change in peaceful elections. In her work as a business leader, and founder and president of the Bangladesh Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Selima Ahmed promotes equal opportunities for women. In this video interview, Ahmed describes her work with IFES' WAVE program and encourages her fellow business leaders to promote positive change in Bangladesh.
Election Observers Head to the Dominican Republic
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) is sending a delegation of 19 election experts from nine different countries to the Dominican Republic to observe the May 16 Presidential elections. The observers will be in the Dominican Republic from May 11 through 18, examining various aspects of the electoral process, particularly the new voter identification system and the accessibility of the process to all Dominicans, including those with disabilities.
Citizens With Disabilities Observe Ghana's National Elections
Seventy-seven Ghanaian citizens with disabilities were trained and recruited as fully credentialed election observers during the nation's Presidential and Parliamentary elections of December 7, 2000. This first-of-its-kind program is a part of a larger project of the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) to promote the electoral enfranchisement of people with disabilities worldwide. The governments of Sweden and Finland provided funds for this program.
Intellectually Disabled Individuals Observe Nicaraguan National Elections
Adults with intellectual disabilities served as election observers in Nicaragua's recent national elections, possibly for the first time globally. Under a project directed by IFES and funded by the Swedish government, the Nicaraguan Association for Community Integration (ASNIC) provided training for over 100 observers with disabilities, 20 of whom were individuals with intellectual disabilities. Managuan special education professor Horacio Ortega designed a three-part training program for these 20 observers. The training included the use of a mock voting table to demonstrate the different roles and responsibilities of poll workers, party agents, observers, and voters.
Finnish Grant Awarded to IFES' Disability Project
IFES has been awarded a grant from the Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs to design and pilot test a ballot in Ghana that will enable blind voters to vote secretly and independently. As in most developing nations, Ghanaian voters who are blind rely on assistants to help them vote. The ballot to be pilot tested will not use Braille, but will rely on tactile cues, as less than once percent of blind adults in Ghana are literate. The ballot will be tested in elections in June or July of 2002, and will be designed in collaboration with the Ghana Electoral Commission, the Ghana Federation of the Disability Associations, and Action on Disability and Development of Ghana.
Ballot Guide Developed for Blind Voters in Ghana
Representatives of the Ghana Electoral Commission and the Ghana Association of the Blind have jointly developed a ballot guide which will allow voters who are blind in Ghana to vote independently and in secret. A prototype of the ballot guide was designed during a two-day workshop in Accra on February 18 and 19, 2002. Also participating in the workshop were representatives of the Ghana Federation of the Disabled, the Ghana Federation of the Deaf, Action on Disability and Development/Ghana, and the International Foundation for Election Systems.
International Conference Launches Global 'Bill of Electoral Rights for People with Disabilities'
Stockholm, September 17th 2002 -- Disability rights experts and activists, senior election administration officials and international parliamentarians from more than 24 countries met in Sigtuna, Sweden on 14-17th September to draft a global 'Bill of Electoral Rights for People with Disabilities' - the outcome of a first ever effort to bring together concerned parties as equal partners to develop a global initiative in this field. The new Bill of Rights defines and promotes the fundamental rights of people with disabilities in relation to all aspects of the electoral process, in particular: the right to a secret vote, full physical accessibility of polling stations, and full and equal electoral rights for people with mental disabilities.
European Parliament Recognizes IFES Leadership on Electoral Access for Disabled
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On January 15, 2003, the European Parliament unanimously passed a resolution on the status of basic human rights in the European Union, in which it recognized the role of IFES in promoting the electoral rights of citizens with disabilities and called on member states to ensure universal application of these rights. The non-binding resolution is produced annually to report on compliance with the European Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Salvadorans with Disabilities to Document Accessibility to Electoral Process
Washington, DC – March 14, 2003 – Will citizens with disabilities be able to participate on full and equal terms in the Legislative and Municipal elections being held on March 16 in El Salvador?


"Devotion had just the right amount of intrigue, mystery, and pulse-pounding action to keep me eating up the pages. All my favorite characters are back and there are a few new ones I fell in love with. The rich world building and deep emotional connection between the characters makes this edition to the series a must read." ~Heather McCorkle, author of The Secret Of Spruce Knoll.
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This sounds like a wonderful book. Your official blurb is just as intriguing. The three faces on that book cover all look very haunting. Lots of good stuff surrounding this book. Need to add to my TBR list.
I've heard so many great things about Kristi's writing. I'm going to have to check out her SOUL SAVERS series.
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Alberta carbon tax jumps, but NDP says it's connected to improving economy
The Canadian Press January 2, 2018
Environment Industry Energy
Edmonton – Alberta's carbon tax jumped on New Year's Day, but the province's NDP government maintains the tax played a vital role in Alberta's improving economic outlook.
Deputy premier Sarah Hoffman told reporters there was a clear link between the approval of several pipelines last year and the tax that Alberta first introduced on carbon on January 1, 2017.
Hoffman noted the federal government was clear that its approval for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion from Alberta to the B.C. coast was due to Alberta putting a price on carbon, as well as other pieces of its climate change policy.
Alberta's carbon levy jumped from $20 per tonne to $30 per tonne on Monday, which Hoffman says will mean an extra two-and-a-half cents per litre at the gas pumps.
Opposition Leader Jason Kenney of the United Conservative Party posted a video to social media on New Year's Eve where he gassed up his truck before the hike, similar to a video he posted last year where he did the same thing.
Kenney says the tax has already killed thousands of good paying jobs, put entrepreneurs out of business and made life more expensive for families.
"The carbon tax is all economic pain with no environmental gain," Kenney said Monday in a statement.
The province says revenue from the levy, which also includes a tax on heating bills, will continue to be invested in green infrastructure, encouraging Albertans to be energy efficient and renewable energy.
It says low- and middle-income Albertans will also see an increase in rebates the province provides to offset the carbon tax.
Hoffman noted that 2017 continued to be "tough," but said Alberta has "definitely rounded the corner" and that there were "tens of thousands of new jobs."
The government said a couple with two children earning up to $95,000 per year will receive a rebate of $540.
"I don't think it has been as shocking to Albertans on the cost side as many would want you to believe it would be. It hasn't necessarily been easy. Any time you're paying a bit more, it's a challenge," Hoffman said.
"But we've done it in a way that protects ordinary Albertans and gets us that very important environmental leadership profile that we need to ensure we have a strong economy for future generations."
Kenney, however, noted that since the NDP announced its climate change plan, the prime minister vetoed the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal, former U.S. president Barack Obama vetoed Keystone XL and the National Energy Board effectively killed Energy East.
He added the NDP government in B.C. was also trying to stop Trans Mountain from proceeding.
"Not one single government, party or special interest group has gone from 'no' to 'yes' on pipelines as a result of the NDP's failed tax on everything," Kenney said in the statement.
Kenney also repeated a point that the Opposition has made since the tax was first announced – that the NDP never mentioned a carbon tax during the 2015 election campaign. But in his video, Kenney's message was that the NDP told Albertans they wouldn't introduce a tax.
"This is the carbon tax they claimed they had no intention of imposing in the last provincial election," Kenney said in the video.
UCP spokeswoman Annie Dormuth said Monday that both messages are the same.
"There is no discrepancy. The NDP implementing a carbon tax they never mentioned during the campaign is a lie by omission," Dormuth said in an email.
Hoffman responded the NDP was clear during the 2015 campaign that it was going to take leadership on the environment and that it was working on details of a plan.
"Jason Kenney says a lot of things I find unusual or are contrary to the reality that we're all living in," she said. "He's been cheering for Alberta to fail and he wants to pretend that only he can put the economy on the right track."
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Government advances national curfew to 6 p.m.
This Thursday, January 14, the Prime Minister, Jean Castex, announced the extension to the entire metropolitan territory of the curfew at 6 p.m. The purpose of this measure is to fight against the spread of new variants of the coronavirus. The option of setting up a third containment in the coming days has not been completely ruled out.
A press conference without surprise. This Thursday, January 14, before the speech of several members of the government, the foreign press had largely anticipated the decisions that would be taken, and it did not miss its forecasts. "The biggest measure that should be taken is the implementation of a 6 pm curfew throughout France", this morning already announced the Brussels daily La Libre Belgique. And it turns out that the Prime Minister has indeed extended this restriction to the whole of France.
To justify this choice, Jean Castex spoke of a "Graduated and proportionate response" at the level of circulation of the coronavirus, which would not yet justify a third confinement. However, to counter the spread of the English variant (more contagious), the government decided to tighten the screw, in order to avoid what the London newspaper The Times described as "An English-style chaos scenario".
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Q: Color Picker For Ubuntu 19.10 EDIT: I use X11 now and I have no problem.
I've seen many apps posted here, but right now in my laptop with 19.10 none of them work.
I've tried Agave, Gpick, and Grabc .
They all give back the color black regardless of where I put the cursor on #000000

A: Here is a workaround.
Open your image, a screenshot you made or a web page with Firefox.
file:///your_directory/your_image.png
In Firefox go to :
Tools > Web Developer > Eyedropper
Left click on the color you want.
It's copied in the clipboard.
For example :
Hex: #497FC1

A: Works in Wayland and X11
zenity --color-selection

A: Here is the X11 native solution that

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*doesn't require any external packages like Agave, Gpick, or Grabc etc.

*and it doesn't limit to web pages (like the previous answer) either

Just run xmag. From its man page:

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*The  xmag program allows you to magnify portions of an X screen.

*The area can be dragged out to the desired size by pressing Button  2.

*Once  a region has been selected, a window is popped up showing a blown up version of the region in which each pixel in the source  image  is  represented  by  a  small square of the same color.

*"Pressing Button1 in the enlargement window shows the position and RGB value of the pixel  under the  pointer  until  the button is released" -- this, is the X11 native solution for Color Picker.

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BC Place Stadium Revitalization, New Roof
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — 2011
When it first opened in 1983 with its air-supported roof, BC Place was not only the first domed stadium in Canada but also the largest roof of its kind in the world. Decades later in 2011 the revitalized BC Place Stadium reopened after a dramatic transformation, the key to which was the new retractable roof. The 60,000 seat multipurpose stadium's air-supported roof was decommissioned immediately following the 2010 Winter Olympics to allow construction of the new 39,800 sq m (428,000 sq ft) roof which includes a 7,340 sq m (79,000 sq ft) retractable center section. The existing stadium structure was deemed adequate to support the new roof which saved time, money, and materials. The new roof re-establishes BC Place's iconic status in Vancouver. Geiger Engineers led an international design team for the new roof and along with GENIVAR received an Award of Excellence in 2012 from the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of Canada for the revitalization project.
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Spain's most diverse and fascinating region, Catalunya is chiefly familiar to millions of visitors by virtue of its proud capital, Barcelona. Indeed, there probably isn't anyone who hasn't heard of Spain's bustling Mediterranean metropolis, home to Gaudi, Las Ramblas, and a superlative range of hotels, restaurants and wine bars. Its charms continue to seduce many, however, despite the renown of that great city, rural Catalunya remains largely unexplored by visitors. This is a crying shame, for Catalunya is a truly astounding place, full of medieval hamlets and villages that have been unchanged for centuries. And in a region where you can get pretty much anywhere within six hours travel, you can pass from sandy beaches in the south to coves hidden away among the bluffs of the rugged Costa Brava. Or, head into the interior and explore the remote and majestic peaks of the Catalan Pyrenees. Diversity really is the name of the game in Catalunya.
One of Catalunya's most picturesque villages, Besalu is a must visit destination of northern Catalunya. Located inland from the dramatic Costa Brava coastline, Besalu was the capital in the 10th and 11th centuries of an independent county that stretched as far west as the town of Cerdanya, before it came under Barcelona's control in 1111 AD. It boasts an incredible legacy of Jewish and Catholic heritage – including 3 Romanesque churches – two communities that lived together in peace until the Jews were expelled in 1492. Most beautiful of all is the amazing view of the village across the crooked, 11th century fortified bridge that crosses the "Fluvia" river. The Placa de la Llibertat has some lovely cafes with outdoor terraces – our favorite restaurant is Can Quei, where you can enjoy local delicacies like Fideau (pasta in squid ink) and drink a glass of Emporda, the nearest wine region to Besalu.
No more than a sleepy hamlet, Monells is nonetheless an extremely charming destination, a tiny village with a big heart. Its star attraction is the glorious Placa de Jaume I, which boasts just one little cafe that puts tables under the arches in the summer months – the perfect spot for a pre-dinner aperitif. Monells is also ideally positioned to explore the nearby Emporda wine region of northern Catalunya, the principle grapes are Grenache and Carignan, the wine potent and strongly flavored. Also, be sure to drive outside of the village, as beyond Monells there are some delightful country roads through the lush forest, dotted with more unspoiled hamlets and Romanesque chapels to explore.
Pals is a touchingly cute village of immediate charm: a chocolate box hideaway that houses a spectacular Romanesque Church with a Gothic interior, multiple little squares and, best of all, is close enough to the rugged Costa Brava to afford day excursions to the seaside. Its main monument is the 15 Torres de les Hores (Clocktower) built between the 11th and 13th centuries. The village dates back to at least the 4th century – the real reason to come here though is to simply wander around the uneven lanes and explore all the medieval nooks and crannies of this fascinating village. From the Mirador del Pedro, you can see across the coastal plains to the sea. There are also a few good restaurants dotted around; wine-wise, you once again find yourself in the Emporda region, home of sturdy, strongly flavored reds.
Peratallada attracts hoards of international visitors in the summer, and it's not difficult to see why. For a start, it achieved considerable fame as being a key filming location for the 1991 Blockbuster movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. It has become a favorite day trip for Catalans as well, lured by the promise of fine restaurants, splendid architecture, a luxury hotel, and many charming cafes, perfect for people watching. The village derives its name from the Catalan for "Carved stone," a fitting title as Peratallada is full of pretty stone houses. The first settlement dates back to the Bronze Age, although its most important landmark, an imposing castle that has now been turned into a luxury hotel, dates back to the 11th century. Its narrow streets and pretty squares have been supplemented by trendy boutiques and restaurants in recent years, try Can Bonay on the Placa de les Voltes for a slice of traditional Catalan cooking with all the trimmings.
Close to the fascinating small city of Figueras, renowned for being the birthplace of Salvador Dali, is the equally beguiling village of Perelada. In medieval times, the village was home to the Frankish counts, who controlled this region in Catalunya until it was reclaimed by the Count of Barcelona. Today, it is known above all else for the enchanting 14th century Castillo de Perelada wine estate, who make both premium Cava in Penedes further south and still wines in the region of Emporda. They control over 2,000 hectares on the Costa Brava, making a range of delicious wines including a rose, and a top cuvee called Finca Garbet. Another important landmark is the Castell-Palau dels Rocaberti, built in the 16th century and altered over the succeeding centuries. The castle, with its round towers, has a rather French air and boasts an excellent restaurant, in addition to a Casino! But, the rest of the village merits a leisurely tour, with several medieval churches and convents and pleasantly winding lanes.
Nestled deep in the spectacular Pyrenees region of Catalunya, you'll encounter Rupit, a splendid old village set amid rugged countryside – the mountains are a sight to behold. Of course, such majesty attracts plenty of appreciative visitors, who come in their droves to cross the legendary suspension bridge – constructed in the 1940s – that grants access to the village. Inside, you'll discover plenty of quaint old 17th-century houses, a baroque church, and tucked-away squares. Make sure to wander along Carrer del Fossar, which climbs the hill along the spine of the village towards the highest point. Those with ravenous appetites won't find many great dining options in Rupit, however, the town of Vic is not far away and boasts a good selection of restaurants – try Art de Coch on Carrer de Sant Miquel dels Sants. They offer a good range of wines from across Catalunya into the bargain.
One of the lesser known villages of the Catalan Pyrenees, Santa Pau nonetheless merits a closer inspection. It is situated right in the middle of the Parc Natural de la Zona Volcanica de La Garrotxa, a spectacular national park of lush vegetation and unusual beauty. Volcanic eruptions took place here about 350,000 years ago – the most recent was about 11,500 years and today there are about 30 volcanic cones in the park which stretch up to 160m high. The village itself is quite charming, very small but perched picturesquely on a rocky outcrop, containing a lovely square, the Romanesque church Santa Maria and an ancient baronial castle.
Moreover, the upside of its lack of fame is that even in the high summer season the number of other visitors is manageable – bliss indeed!
One of our favorite Catalan villages, Scala Dei is something of a Mecca for wine lovers, situated in the Priorat region, famous for its powerful – and expensive! – old vine Grenache wines. Priorat's steep, terraced vineyards are renowned for their unique soils, known as Llicorella, the soils are very infertile and posses a high quartz and slate content; so in other words, the perfect conditions for growing low yielding, highly concentrated fruit!
Scala Dei lies at the foot of the Montsant range, which is also the name of the wine region that almost completely surrounds the Priorat vineyards. Although small, Scala Dei makes for a fascinating day excursion, with its pretty Romanesque church, medieval place and the famous wine producer of the same name, now owned by Cava house Codorniu. But, the greatest architectural triumph is the Cartoixa convent, located just outside the village. Its Basilica, made of red sandstone is stunning, as are the monks' former residences.
If you want stunning views, then you came to the right place; Siurana is located on a rocky escarpment, offering breathtaking vistas of the Prades Mountains and surrounding valley floor. The hamlet boasts quite a history, the castle of Siurana was one of the two last Muslim bastions to fall to the reconquering Christians in Catalunya. Today it lies in ruins above this pretty, microscopic village inhabited by just a few people. Hikers will particularly love Siurana as walking trails depart in several directions from the village, affording you the chance to appreciate the stunning landscape by yourself. The local wine, Priorat, will be available on tap, for some tasty local dishes we'd head to the nearby village of Cornudella de Montsant, about 9Km away.
Ok, so Girona isn't by any stretch of the imagination a village, but it still merits inclusion for its beautiful architecture and important Jewish heritage. Northern Catalunya's largest city, Girona boasts an impressive medieval center, which climbs a hill above the river Onyar, and is well worth a visit. Indeed, visitors can often lose track of time in the narrow streets of the old town, before finally arriving at the fine Baroque cathedral, which actually has Europe's widest Gothic nave. However, the city is most famous for its perfectly preserved Jewish quarter, known as the Call, on the Carrer de la Forca. Until 1492, Girona was home to one of Catalunya's largest medieval Jewish communities; the splendid Museu d'Historia dels Jueus de Girona provides a fascinating tour of medieval Jewish life and culture. After your cultural exploration, head to one of the cafes under the arcades on Rambla de la Llibertat, it's a great place to soak up a bit of atmosphere and sip Cava. And when your mood turns to dinner, we'd recommend Boira, on Placa de la Independencia. Delicious Catalan classics, friendly service, and a keenly priced, varied wine list – what more could you ask for?


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Q: Let $f$ be a continuous function on $\mathbb{R}$ such that the Fourier transform of $f$ exists almost everywhere. Is $f\in L^1 \cup L^2$. Problem: Let $f$ be a continuous function on $\mathbb{R}$ such that the Fourier transform of $f$ exist almost everywhere. Is $f\in L^1 \cup L^2$ ?
My opinion: We know that if $f\in L^1\cup L^2$, then the Fourier transform $\hat{f}$ exist a.e., but if for a continuous function $f$, $\hat{f}$ exist a.e., then can we say that $f\in L^1 \cup L^2$?
More precisely, what is the necessary condition to define the Fourier transformation in the classical sense (not the distributional sense)?


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Esdeveniments

Àsia
 El Regne de Pèrgam esdevé la província romana d'Àsia.

República Romana
 Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus i Mani Aquil·li són cònsols.

Naixements

Necrològiques
 Antíoc VII Sidetes. (mort en combat)
 Carnèades, filòsof grec.
 Publi Corneli Escipió Emilià Africà Menor

Segle II aC

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Sharpsburg és una població dels Estats Units a l'estat de Pennsilvània. Segons el cens del 2000 tenia una població de 3.594 habitants.

Demografia
Segons el cens del 2000, Sharpsburg tenia 3.594 habitants, 1.748 habitatges, i 893 famílies. La densitat de població era de 2.831,9 habitants/km².

Dels 1.748 habitatges en un 22,3% hi vivien nens de menys de 18 anys, en un 29,5% hi vivien parelles casades, en un 16,3% dones solteres, i en un 48,9% no eren unitats familiars. En el 42,9% dels habitatges hi vivien persones soles el 20,3% de les quals corresponia a persones de 65 anys o més que vivien soles. El nombre mitjà de persones vivint en cada habitatge era de 2,03 i el nombre mitjà de persones que vivien en cada família era de 2,8.

Per edats la població es repartia de la següent manera: un 20,1% tenia menys de 18 anys, un 7,1% entre 18 i 24, un 28,5% entre 25 i 44, un 22% de 45 a 60 i un 22,3% 65 anys o més.

L'edat mediana era de 42 anys. Per cada 100 dones de 18 o més anys hi havia 75,6 homes.

La renda mediana per habitatge era de 22.828 $ i la renda mediana per família de 30.500 $. Els homes tenien una renda mediana de 27.396 $ mentre que les dones 22.238 $. La renda per capita de la població era de 15.698 $. Entorn del 14% de les famílies i el 16,6% de la població estaven per davall del llindar de pobresa.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

Referències

Entitats de població de Pennsilvània


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Sonova to Consolidate Services in Certain Markets
Mar 7, 2019 | Regulation |
Sonova Holding AG, a global provider of hearing solutions, announces that it has initiated steps to further improve its local operating structure. According to the company's announcement, these actions will help strengthen the supply chain and consolidate certain services provided by the hearing instruments business within specific countries.The measures are being implemented in the UK, Germany, and Canada and are expected to result in a combined reduction in workforce in these markets by about 250 employees. Sonova is "fully committed to following the rules and regulations of the labor legislation in the respective countries and where required, a consultation process with employee representatives has been initiated." The measures are expected to result in restructuring costs of approximately CHF 11 million (about $10.9 million USD) in FY 2018/19 and to lead to annual cost savings of around CHF 7 million (about $6.9 million USD) once fully implemented. These costs had not previously been considered in the company's guidance for the year, according to Sonova. Adjusted for these additional costs, Sonova maintains its guidance for the year, expecting overall sales to grow in the range of 2-4% and EBITA to increase 6-9% (compared to normalized fiscal year 2017/18 EBITA), both measured in local currencies.
In order to mitigate general risk within the supply chain and also with a view towards the potential imminent withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, Sonova intends to shift certain services and manufacturing activities provided by its UK service center in Warrington to its Regional Center in Spain as well as to its operation center in Vietnam. According to Sonova's announcement, the measure will help to ensure "the best possible seamless service" for European customers in case of potential new trade barriers. The process is expected to take several months. Furthermore, Sonova is in the process of integrating certain services for all of its hearing instrument brands at a single location each in Germany and in Canada in order to further optimize the footprint of its operations. The measures are expected to be completed in the second half of calendar year 2019. The support activities of Hansaton Akustik GmbH will be integrated into the Sonova organization in Fellbach. In Canada, Sonova is centralizing its service and repair activities in Mississauga. The steps announced are said to be part of Sonova's ongoing effort to improve productivity through structural improvements and to ensure the reliability of services to customers.
Source: Sonova
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Thomas Aloysius Murray  (March 23, 1867 - June 26, 1939) was a Major League Baseball player. Murray played in one game in the 1894 season with the Philadelphia Phillies.

External links
Baseball-Reference page

Philadelphia Phillies players
1867 births
1939 deaths
Baseball players from Paterson, New Jersey
19th-century baseball players


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The 1978 Major League Baseball season saw the New York Yankees defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers to win their second consecutive World Series, and 22nd overall, in a rematch of the prior season's Fall Classic. The Yankees overcame clubhouse turmoil, a mid-season managerial change, and a 14-game mid-July deficit in the American League East en route to the championship. All four teams that made the playoffs in 1977 returned for this postseason; none of the four returned to the postseason in 1979.

Standings

American League

 The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox in a one-game playoff to earn the AL East division title.

National League

Postseason

Bracket

Awards and honors

Major Awards

Gold Glove Awards

Statistical leaders

Feats

No-Hitters
Bob Forsch, St. Louis Cardinals – April 16 vs. Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium (9 IP, 3 SO, 2 BB in 5–0 win)
Tom Seaver, Cincinnati Reds – June 16 vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Riverfront Stadium (9 IP, 3 SO, 3 BB in 4–0 win)

Cycles
Andre Thornton, Cleveland Indians, April 22 at Boston Red Sox
Chris Speier, Montreal Expos, July 20 vs. Atlanta Braves
Mike Cubbage, Minnesota Twins, July 27 vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Records

American League
Most Strikeouts in a Game: 18, Ron Guidry, NYY (June 17 vs. California Angels)
Most Shutouts in a Season by a Left-Handed Pitcher: 9, Ron Guidry, NYY (tied record set in 1916 by Babe Ruth, BOS)

National League
Longest Modern Consecutive Game Hitting Streak: 44, Pete Rose, CIN (June 14 – July 31)
Most Strikeouts in a Season by a Right-Handed Pitcher: 303, J. R. Richard, HOU

Career Milestones

3,000 Hits
Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds – May 5 vs. Montreal Expos at Riverfront Stadium (5th-inning single off Steve Rogers)

500 Home Runs
Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants – June 30 vs. Atlanta Braves at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium (solo home run off Jamie Easterly)

3,000 Strikeouts
Gaylord Perry, San Diego Padres – October 1 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Stadium (8th inning against Joe Simpson)

Home Field Attendance

Notable events

January–March
January 25 – The Texas Rangers trade pitcher Gaylord Perry to the San Diego Padres for pitcher Dave Tomlin and cash.

April–May
April 13 – Reggie Jackson hits a 3-run home run in the first inning of the New York Yankees' home opener.  Jackson is showered with "Reggie Bar" candy bars, which had been given out free to fans in attendance.  The Yankees defeat the Chicago White Sox, 4–2.
April 16 – St. Louis Cardinal Bob Forsch no-hits the Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium, striking out 3 and walking 2 in a 5–0 victory.  It is the first of two no-hitters Forsch will throw in his career.
April 22 – Cleveland Indians first baseman Andre Thornton hits for the cycle in a 13–4 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
May 5 – In front of a home crowd at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati's Pete Rose records his 3,000 career hit when he singles in the fifth inning off Montreal's Steve Rogers.
May 23 – With the Oakland Athletics in first place in the Western Division, manager Bobby Winkles resigns and is replaced by Jack McKeon, the same man he succeeded one year earlier.

June–July
June 14 – Pete Rose begins a 44-game hitting streak with 2 hits in the Reds' 3–1 win over the Chicago Cubs.
June 16 – Cincinnati's Tom Seaver throws a no-hitter against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.  Seaver strikes out 3 and walks 3 in a 4–0 Reds' win.
June 17 – Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry strikes out an American League-record (for left handers) 18 batters in a 4–0 shutout of the California Angels.  "Louisiana Lightning" moves to 11–0 on the season.
June 30 – San Francisco Giants slugger Willie McCovey hits his 500th career home run, a solo shot off Atlanta's Jamie Easterly at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium.  McCovey is the 12th member of the prestigious 500 home run club and the first new member since Frank Robinson in 1971.
July 11 – The National League defeats the American League, 7–3, in the All-Star Game at San Diego Stadium.  Steve Garvey earns MVP honors, and Vida Blue, the starting pitcher for the NL, becomes the first pitcher to start in the All-Star Game for both leagues.  Blue also started in 1971 and 1975 for the AL.
July 13 – Nolan Ryan of the California Angels and Steve Renko of the Boston Red Sox take no-hitters into the ninth inning of their respective games before both lose their no-hit bids.  Ryan's Angels defeat the New York Yankees, 6–1, while Renko's Red Sox shut out the Oakland Athletics, 2–0.
July 17 – In the latest incident in their tumultuous relationship, Yankees manager Billy Martin suspends Reggie Jackson for five days after accusing Jackson of ignoring signs from the dugout.  During the bottom of the 10th inning of a tie game against the Kansas City Royals, Martin gives Jackson the bunt sign.  After Jackson fails miserably on his first attempt, Martin takes the sign off, but Jackson bunts again anyway.  Jackson pops up to the catcher, Martin pinch hits for Jackson the next inning, and the Yankees go on to lose the game, 5–2.  The loss drops the Yankees 14 games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox.
July 19 – The Yankees win the first of five straight games without the suspended Reggie Jackson, defeating the Minnesota Twins, 2–0, at Metropolitan Stadium.
July 20 – Shortstop Chris Speier of the Montreal Expos hits for the cycle against the Atlanta Braves, going 4–4 with 6 RBI in a  7–3 win at Olympic Stadium.
July 24 – In Kansas City, an anguished Billy Martin announces his resignation as Yankees manager.  At the time, the defending champion Yankees are 52–42 and 10 games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox in the American League East.  Martin's resignation comes one day after he said of right fielder Reggie Jackson and owner George Steinbrenner, "The two of them deserve each other.  One's a born liar, and the other's convicted."  Bob Lemon is named manager, but third base coach Dick Howser fills in for Martin that evening against the Royals.
July 26 – Reds catcher Johnny Bench hits his 300th career home run, a 2-run shot off the Mets' Nino Espinosa at Shea Stadium.  The Reds lose, 12–3.
July 27 – Minnesota Twins third baseman Mike Cubbage hits for the cycle in a 6–3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Metropolitan Stadium.  Cubbage goes 4–4 with 4 RBI.
July 29 – Before an Old Timers Day crowd of 46,711, Yankee Stadium announcer Bob Sheppard reveals that Billy Martin, who resigned as Yankees manager just five days earlier, will return as manager beginning in 1980, with Bob Lemon moving to the front office as GM.  As it happens, the Yankees accelerate the timetable and Martin winds up taking over during the 1979 season.

August–September
August 1 – Pete Rose's 44-game hitting streak comes to an end in Atlanta.  Rose goes 0–4 against Braves pitchers Larry McWilliams and Gene Garber, and strikes out in the ninth inning to end the game.  Rose's streak is the second-longest in major league history, and he bats .385 (70 for 182) during the stretch.
August 20 – Los Angeles Dodgers teammates Steve Garvey and Don Sutton engage in a clubhouse brawl prior to the Dodgers' 5–4 win over the Mets at Shea Stadium.  Garvey and Sutton had been feuding for some time, but public comments by Sutton about Garvey's clean-cut image sparked the brawl.
August 25 – Major league umpires stage a one-day strike in violation of their union contract.  The league is forced to employ amateur umpires until a restraining order compels the striking umpires to return to work.
September 5 – The Montreal Expos defeat the Chicago Cubs, 10–9, in a nine-inning game that sees a major league record 45 players participate.
September 7 – 10 – The famed "Boston Massacre" occurs at Fenway Park.  The first-place Boston Red Sox enter the four-game series against the second-place New York Yankees with a four-game lead in the AL East, down from 14 just seven weeks earlier.  The Yankees pummel the Red Sox by scores of 15–3, 13–2, 7–0, and 7–4.  The Yankees outscore the Red Sox 42 to 9 during the four-game sweep and find themselves atop the division for the first time all season.
September 15 – The Los Angeles Dodgers become the first team in major league history to draw 3 million fans in a season.
September 24 – Ron Guidry of the New York Yankees ties an American League record for left-handed pitchers with his ninth shutout of the season, blanking the Cleveland Indians, 4–0.  The record was set by Red Sox southpaw Babe Ruth in 1916.
September 28 – Houston Astros pitcher J. R. Richard fans Bruce Benedict of the Atlanta Braves for his 303rd strikeout of the season, setting the National League single-season record for strikeouts by a right-handed pitcher.
September 30 – The Philadelphia Phillies beat the host Pittsburgh Pirates, their in-state rivals, 10–8, to clinch their third straight National League East title.  The Phils overcome a first-inning grand slam from Willie Stargell and winning pitcher Randy Lerch contributes two home runs to his cause.  The loss snaps the Pirates 24-game winning streak at Three Rivers Stadium.

October
October 1 – Luis Tiant throws a two-hit shutout as the Boston Red Sox defeat the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, 5–0, to close the season on an eight-game winning streak.  The win moves the Red Sox into a first-place tie and forces a one-game playoff against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park the following afternoon.
San Diego's Gaylord Perry notches his 3,000 career strikeout when he fans Joe Simpson of the Dodgers in the eighth inning of a Padres' 4–3 victory.
October 2 – Bucky Dent's three-run, seventh-inning home run off Mike Torrez puts the visiting New York Yankees ahead for good as they defeat the Boston Red Sox, 5–4, in a one-game playoff for the American League East title.  Reggie Jackson's solo home run in the eighth inning off Bob Stanley provides the winning margin.  Ron Guidry gets the win, finishing 25–3 on the season.
October 4 – Steve Garvey's two home runs pace the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9–5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in the opening game of the National League Championship Series.
October 6 – The Yankees overcome three home runs by the Royals' George Brett to win Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, 6–5, and take a 2 games to 1 series lead.
October 7 – The Los Angeles Dodgers win their second consecutive National League pennant over the Philadelphia Phillies, with an extra-inning 4–3 win in Game 4 at Dodger Stadium.  Ron Cey scores the winning run on Bill Russell's two-out single off Tug McGraw in the bottom of the tenth.  A walk to Cey and a routine liner that Garry Maddox muffs in center field sets up Russell's game-winner.  Dusty Baker collects four hits for the Dodgers.
The Yankees win their third straight American League Championship Series over the Kansas City Royals with a 2–1 victory in Game 4 at Yankee Stadium.  Solo home runs by Roy White and Graig Nettles account for the Yankees' runs, and Ron Guidry shuts down the Royals for the win.
October 10 – The World Series, a rematch from last season, begins at Dodger Stadium.  Davey Lopes belts 2 home runs and drives in 5 runs to lead the Dodgers to an 11–5 win over the Yankees.
October 11 – The Dodgers take a 2–0 lead in the World Series with a 4–3 win in Game 2.  The Dodgers' Ron Cey and the Yankees' Reggie Jackson drive in all the runs for their respective teams.  Bob Welch saves the win for Burt Hooton in dramatic fashion, putting two runners on before striking out Jackson for the final out.
October 13 – The World Series moves to Yankee Stadium, where the Yankees win their first game of the Series, 5–1, behind the mastery of Ron Guidry and defensive prowess of Graig Nettles.
October 14 – The Yankees even the Series with the Dodgers 2–2 when Lou Piniella's 10th-inning single scores Roy White with the winning run in a 4–3 Yankees victory.
October 15 – The Yankees move one win from clinching the World Series with a 12–2 rout of the Dodgers.  Thurman Munson drives in 5 runs and Roy White contributes 3.
October 17 – Back at Dodger Stadium, the Yankees win their 4th straight game of the Series, 7–2, and clinch their second consecutive World Series over the Dodgers.  Catfish Hunter earns the win, and Yankees shortstop Bucky Dent is named World Series MVP, batting .417 with 10 hits, 7 RBI, and 3 runs scored.

Deaths
Lyman Bostock, outfielder for the California Angels, was murdered on September 23, 1978.

References

External links
1978 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

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Five Tracks Calling Out For a Cup Race
Posted byJack Swansey June 8, 2022 June 23, 2022 Posted inCup Series, NewsTags:NASCAR, NASCAR Cup Series
Last weekend, World Wide Technology Raceway's thrilling inaugural Cup race and the chaotic debut of Xfinity cars at Portland International proved that, just as variety is the spice of life, it can also spice up a NASCAR schedule.
Over the past three years, NASCAR has proven itself more willing than ever before to shuffle its calendar around. Some of the late-90s/early-aughts 'expansion tracks' have lost dates or dropped off the schedule entirely in favor of all-new tracks like Circuit of the Americas. NASCAR has even put money into the once-dormant tracks in Nashville and St. Louis to prepare them for Cup duty.
So this wishlist is a lot more realistic now than it would have been, say, six years ago. Had I been writing it then, it would have included Nashville, Gateway, CoTA, and Road America – but of course, those tracks now all have Cup dates.
Thankfully, there's a long list of racetracks in the USA, and no resource as renewable as a NASCAR fan's willingness to complain (even constructively). So here we go: these five tracks are calling out for a Cup date.
5 – Iowa Speedway (Newton, Iowa)
Since a single race at Davenport Speedway in 1953, the NASCAR Cup Series has never raced in the state of Iowa. The city of Newton's Iowa Speedway, 30 miles outside Des Moines, is the best candidate for a NASCAR return to the Hawkeye state.
Designed with input from 1989 series champion Rusty Wallace, the self-described "fastest short track on the planet" is a 7/8ths-mile D-shaped oval with moderate banking. In several ways, Iowa is like big Richmond, higher-banked Phoenix, or symmetrical Gateway. It is a unique configuration, something that would fit well into NASCAR's current strategy of moving away from 1.5-mile "cookie-cutters."
A modern track with a current capacity of 30,000, Iowa Speedway hosted the Xfinity Series and Truck Series throughout the 2010s before the Covid pandemic forced it off NASCAR's schedule.
Lower-series racing in Iowa was popular, and the track gave us the first Xfinity wins of Cup drivers Ricky Stenhouse Jr., William Byron, and Ryan Preece, as well as a crazy finish in 2011's second race when Stenhouse blew an engine while leading in the final turn and got launched across the finish line by Carl Edwards. IndyCar, which also raced in Iowa across the 2010s, is the only series returning to the track in 2022, for a combination doubleheader weekend and music festival that may serve as proof-of-concept for racing in Newton.
As NASCAR aims to host fewer standalone lower series races for cost-control purposes, sending Xfinity and Trucks back to Iowa twice a year doesn't make nearly as much sense as letting a Cup race highlight a single weekend. A Saturday night short-track special under the lights would be fantastic – assuming, as I am, that a short-track-specific NextGen aero package is on the table for 2023.
But the single most likely contributing factor? NASCAR owns Iowa Speedway, and has for almost a decade. It makes financial sense for NASCAR to give Iowa a race and make some money off the property.
4: Chicagoland Speedway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Oval)
These two tracks are sharing the spot because neither really counts. Of course, they have both had Cup dates – more than 20 apiece, in fact. Neither has been off the schedule for longer than two years, but both are truly calling out for a return.
Chicagoland first. The "cookie-cutter" mile-and-a-half in Joliet aged like a fine wine, producing thrilling finishes in each of its final two years on the Cup schedule. The one-two punch of track killer Alex Bowman winning in 2019 and (more realistically) the Covid-19 pandemic dropped the Midwest's favorite onion-shaped speedway from the Cup lineup in mid-2020. But the combination of worn-out pavement and the intermediate-perfect Next Gen car just outside one of the world's great sporting cities is too promising to give up on.
Although developers have bought up much of the land near the speedway, the track itself survives. Staff that baby up, and the Cup Series could go racing tomorrow. I solemnly swear, if NASCAR returns to Chicagoland Speedway, I will be there.
And Indy. . . well, it's Indy. Seeing stock cars pass that famous yard of bricks in the wrong direction just feels dirty. Yes, the Brickyard 400 was never the same after Goodyear's disastrous 2008 race, and in its final years, even a promotion to regular-season finale couldn't make NASCAR's annual visit to the world's most famous oval worth watching (with the exception of a completely unhinged 2017 race).
But Indy is the world's most famous oval. Yes, NASCAR at the Speedway will always be a guest in IndyCar's backyard, but the Brickyard's (and I mean the whole Brickyard) absence is truly felt. We'll have to see how Pocono goes with the NextGen car, (hell, in this topsy-turvy season it could easily be great) but if there's going to be a specialized short-track aero package, why not develop a specialized package for 2.5-mile flat tracks? Roger Penske, owner of IMS since late 2019, has been willing to make big changes. It was his call, ultimately, to move the race to the road course last year. But he's also indicated he's willing to give the Brickyard 400 another chance. Help us, Roger Penske. You're our only hope.
3 – Eldora Speedway (New Weston, Ohio)
I'm just now realizing that all my choices so far have been in the Midwest, and I just advocated the return of the Brickyard 400 so I'm just going to keep it Midwestern and controversial for now: screw Dirt Bristol, go to Eldora.
NASCAR's first return to dirt in the modern era came with the 2013 Truck Series race at Tony Stewart's track in Ohio, and the once-annual Eldora Dirt Derby (née Mudsummer Classic) produced some of the best racing the Truck Series has ever had. The winners reads like an all-star list of young drivers. Kyle Larson, Austin Dillon, Christopher Bell, Bubba Wallace, Chase Briscoe: winning at the Dirt Derby helped put these guys on the map. Because of its uniqueness, it was the Truck Series' own version of a crown jewel, and it disappeared in 2021 because negotiations between NASCAR and Tony Stewart failed, supposedly because Stewart wanted a Cup race. The surprise announcement of Dirt Bristol was just twisting the knife.
Eldora, located between Dayton, Columbus, Fort Wayne, Indiana and Indianapolis, is one of the great dirt ovals in one of the country's great dirt-racing regions. Arguably, because of the investment and work Tony Stewart has put into the facility, it has become the greatest. If the Cup Series is going to race on dirt, they should do it properly. They should do it at Eldora.
2 – Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville (Nashville, Tennessee)
We're finally leaving the Midwest for NASCAR's native Southeast, and I really wanted to give this spot to Rockingham. The one-mile oval that would have been my home track had I been born about ten years earlier definitely fits into the category of "unique layouts" that NASCAR has been leaning into as of late. But NASCAR also needs tracks that either can draw crowds from new markets, or are in what F1 calls "destination cities." Rockingham, unfortunately, is neither. And neither is North Wilkesboro, although the recently-unveiled revitalization project may include the Truck Series returning to Wilkes County in 2023. No, instead I'm taking the easy way out with the obvious statement that the Nashville Fairgrounds track is calling out for a Cup date just as loudly as NASCAR is calling out to the Nashville Fairgrounds.
The half-mile oval (more short tracks!) is located smack in the middle of downtown Nashville, which does raise logistical issues (mainly noise-related) for racing at that site. But the opportunity to hold a crazy short-track race at a historic venue in the middle of one of these "destination cities" is too good for NASCAR to pass up. They did it in the LA Coliseum, they'll figure out how to do it in Nashville.
Yes, NASCAR already races at Nashville Superspeedway in nearby Lebanon, but there is no reason to think that one market can't be serviced by two perfectly good racetracks. Heck, Fontana was in the same month as the Clash this year, and there were healthy crowds at both.
Assuming of course that we get a short-track aero package in 2023, offering two different and exciting styles of racing to Nashville residents and visitors alike over the course of a year is an opportunity too good to pass up. And again, the track is right in the middle of the city, not only adding atmosphere, but also making a day at the races a much easier sell to the "casual fan."
1 – Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
It cannot be denied that the NASCAR Cup Series visits some of the greatest tracks in the United States. But why not add to the list of Daytona, Indianapolis, and maybe Road America, and visit one of the great racing circuits of the world?
Winding through a park constructed for the 1967 World's Fair, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve would technically host the Cup Series' first street race. Most of the year, the track is open to the public to walk, drive, and bike. Located on the man-made Île Notre-Dame in the middle of the St. Lawrence River, Gilles Villeneuve is the perfect compromise. Like Nashville, the track is centrally located, and travel to and from the facility (even by public transit) is incredibly easy. But it isn't like neighbors will be annoyed with the noise, because the track is in the middle of the river! The scenery is beautiful and the temperature is moderate in summertime. All of that combined with one of the best road-course layouts ever designed, and it's no wonder Montreal is among the most popular Formula 1 circuits for fans and drivers alike.
But Gilles Villeneuve isn't just for open-wheel racing. Between 2007 and 2012, the NASCAR Xfinity Series held one race a year in the land of poutine and unintelligible French. And what a race it was. I'd bet much of the late-2010s push from fans for more road racing was due to the all-time classics that were the 2009 and 2010 Xfinity Series 200-milers north of the border. I've got four words for you: road course photo finish.
Yes, many NASCAR personnel's well-documented stance on vaccines might mean that NASCAR should wait until the specter of Covid-19 is more solidly in the rearview before paying a visit to our neighbors to the north. Logistically, it wouldn't even be difficult. It's a longer drive from Charlotte to Kansas than it is to Montreal.
When they do, they'll find a motorsports-crazy population just a short train ride away. Former F1 champion Jacques Villeneuve, who raced in every Canadian Xfinity race as well as this year's Daytona 500, could certainly be convinced to start a Cup race at the track named in honor of his late father, and give the Quebecois fans a hometown hero to pull for.
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve only dropped off the Xfinity schedule in 2013 because race organizers demanded a Cup date, a date that NASCAR was unwilling to give them. That was a different era. NASCAR's entrance to new markets like Nashville, St. Louis, and Los Angeles doesn't have the hubris of the late-90s/early-aughts expansion era. NASCAR is hungry, willing to adapt, and chasing big stories, new events, and excited fans, all of which they could find in Montreal.
I can't imagine a bigger story than NASCAR going international.
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Originally from North Carolina, Jack has been a NASCAR fan since 2008, and his favorite driver is Bubba Wallace. At Wesleyan University, he studied film and anthropology and wrote his senior thesis about the fan culture of American stock car racing. When not watching NASCAR, Jack is probably looking for some other motorsport to watch, scouring antique stores for hard-to-find diecasts, or investigating the history of some obscure backmarker team or another. To fund his HotWheels collection, Jack works in television production. View more posts
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Airborne iron oxide nanoparticles in the London Underground (LU) are the subject of a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports. The purpose of this study is to characterize the composition, size, and mineralogy of iron-containing particles in the air of the LU, which can be hazardous to the health of commuters frequenting it. The study was carried out by a research group from the University of Cambridge.
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Five million people use the LU every day. Numerous studies have demonstrated that air pollution on the LU is higher than the levels found in London as a whole and exceeds World Health Organization-established standards. According to earlier research, the wheels, rails, and brakes on the LU produce the majority of the microscopic, iron-rich particles that make up particulate pollution.
Exposure to ultrafine particles from ambient air pollution has been linked to many adverse health effects. For example, impaired cognitive function, lung cancer, dementia, brain damage, and asthmatic health problems. Particularly, magnetite particulate matter's impact on human health has been associated with Alzheimer's disease. Moreover, magnetite nanoparticles have been discovered in the brain, which could have detrimental effects.
Standard air filters are typically used to measure pollution levels, however, they are unable to catch ultrafine particles and cannot tell what types of particles are contained in the particulate matter.
The health risks caused by iron-bearing particles from industrial and vehicle sources as opposed to those posed by subsurface sources are poorly understood and are believed to depend on a number of variables.
New Study Investigates Particulate Matter in the London Underground
The goal of the study conducted by the Cambridge team is to characterize the features of the particulate matter in the LU in the most thorough manner to date.
Thirty-nine dust samples provided by the Transport for London (TfL) were examined in this study. The samples were taken in 2019 and 2021 from train operator cabins, ticket halls, and platforms.
A variety of experimental techniques were employed to describe the composition, size, structure, shape, and magnetic properties of the particles present in the samples.
The researchers used a combination of low-temperature (LT), high-temperature (HT), and room-temperature (RT) magnetic techniques, first-order reversal curves (FORCs), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and three-dimensional electron tomography.
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Particulate matter was magnetically characterized at various temperatures. A combination of an LT magnetization protocol and HT magnetic susceptibility measurements were carried out to assess the mineralogical makeup of the iron-oxide phase in LU particulate matter.
LT saturation isothermal magnetization remanence measurements were used to find the overall magnetic content of the dust samples. Further, the role of ferromagnetic granules with stable remanence was identified by RT magnetic investigation.
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The variety of magnetic domain states, and as a result, the range of particle sizes present, as well as any magnetostatic interactions between particles, were assessed using first-order reversal curves.
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and three-dimensional electron tomography are powerful tools for analyzing particulate matter at high resolution.
The air filter sample's initial SEM investigations reveal agglomerated Fe-bearing particles in micron- to sub-micron-sized clusters. The existence of rounder iron-oxide nanoparticles was confirmed by scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). Particles from a high-magnification region exhibit electron diffraction patterns that are compatible with a magnetite-maghemite spinel phase.
An in-depth study of the 3D structure and size distribution of nanoparticles was facilitated by electron tomography. Images of isolated and aggregated particles reveal that the majority of the particles have a spherical shape, with only a small number having an elongated shape, which is consistent with the rounded morphologies seen by SEM and STEM.
Discussion and Future Outlook
The results from the Cambridge team provided a thorough analysis of the pollutants distributed in the air in the LU. They discovered a significant number of maghemite particles, with an average diameter of 10 nanometers and a diameter range from 5 to 500 nanometers. Some particles organized into larger clusters that ranged in size from 100 to 2,000 nanometers were also observed.
The London Underground has a very high level of particulate matter pollution with a high concentration of iron. Iron oxides could pose a serious threat to your health because they are likely to lead to oxidative stress.
According to the researchers, the air quality on platforms can be worse than in ticket halls or operator cabins because of the Underground's inadequate ventilation, which can cause iron-rich dust to be suspended in the air when trains arrive at platforms.
The researchers propose that an effective removal technique might include cleaning the tracks and interior tunnel walls, installing screen doors between platforms and trains due to the magnetic nature of the suspended dust, or using magnetic filters in ventilation
To estimate the real exposure to nano-iron oxide particles, more research on the ambient size distribution of iron oxide particles would be ideal. Samples of particulate matter may have undergone post-processing that altered their size and composition. Observations of the number, size distribution, and direct sampling of the nanoparticles for TEM studies may be combined in future work, with the use of the Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer.
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Sheikh, H.A., Tung, P.Y., Ringe, E. et al. Magnetic and microscopic investigation of airborne iron oxide nanoparticles in the London Underground. Sci Rep 12, 20298 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24679-4
Collins, S. (15 December 2022) London Underground polluted with metallic particles small enough to enter human bloodstream. [Online] University of Cambridge. Available at: https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/london-underground-pollution
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Years ago, I snapped out of a trance and noticed I was on a Greyhound bus, moving in slow motion through Montana - on my way to have my heart broken and put together again.
I slipped headphones over my ears, trying to drown out how quiet a bus full of strangers sounds, and pushed play on an album a friend had loaned me. The band was called Over the Rhine and it took about three notes for that album to take control of me – overwhelming even the weight of a Montana night. I rested the side of my forehead on the glass, listened to those songs on repeat, and quietly slid deeper and deeper into the lonely heart of the only state I've lost myself in.
I had nearly let that night fade out of my memory, until recently, when the same hands that played those haunting notes in my headphones opened the door to an abandoned church, in a tired corner of Cincinnati, and welcomed us in.
We spent weeks in that church, watching summer turn to fall through broken stained glass, trying to understand the image of Christ on a cross, and recording the collection of songs you're holding in your hands.
Whatever has happened that led you to our music, we're grateful. Our biggest hope is that you'll let us fill your headphones – while you rest your head on the glass, while you ride in slow motion – on your way to have your heart broken and put together again.
I laid there thinkin' you were talkin' to me, oh where'd you go?
I started to like not bein' alone, where'd you go?
on the back, on the back of my neck.
lighting up that surreal night like little angels.
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In just a few hours now, it's gonna change.
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when they touched, touched a sinner like me.
those stars will come back some day.
Just hang on, my love, hang on.


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Download the latest Developer Package from the Apple Developer Downloads Website. (Currently called "Java for Mac OS X 10.7 Developer Package") and install it.
In NetBeans you can find these settings in Tools» Java Platforms. You can remove the URLs to the Oracle website.


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