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US ITC begins pilot to speed up disposal of patent cases
The trade agency has found that it can speed up by focusing on the dispositive issues
John Ribeiro (IDG News Service) 25 June, 2013 05:57
The U.S. International Trade Commission has launched a pilot program to test whether early rulings on identified crucial issues in some investigations could limit unnecessary litigation, saving time and costs for all sides.
One such "dispositive" issue, though not the only one, could be the existence of a domestic industry for a product, which often comes up later in the investigation.
Complainants should also be prepared to prove their case without extensive discovery on the issues, the ITC said Monday.
The move comes in the wake of concerns about unnecessary and sometimes frivolous patent disputes by "patent assertion entities," popularly known as patent trolls, whose main business is to collect licensing fees and damages from technology companies.
The administration of President Barack Obama issued earlier this month five executive actions and seven legislative recommendations designed "to protect innovators from frivolous litigation." Among the legislative recommendations was the need to change the ITC standard for obtaining an injunction.
Technology companies like Google's Motorola Mobility and Samsung Electronics have also approached the ITC to keep competitors' products out of the U.S. market.
Section 337 investigations conducted by the ITC under the Tariff Act of 1930 most often involve claims regarding intellectual property rights, including allegations of patent and trademark infringements by imported goods, and can lead to the ban on their imports into the U.S.
Noting that the majority of complaints filed under section 337 involve patent infringement allegations, the ITC said that under the pilot program, the commission "will identify, at institution, investigations that are likely to present a potentially dispositive issue."
An administrative law judge will be assigned to rule on that issue early in the investigation through expedited fact-finding and a shortened hearing limited to the identified issue.
The initial ruling on whether a domestic industry exists or is in the process of being established in the U.S. has typically come relatively late in an investigation, often after several months of litigation, including an evidentiary hearing, when the ALJ issues his initial determination on whether there is a violation of section 337. The pilot program aims to reduce the time for an initial ruling to 100 days, with a limited extension for good cause.
The pilot program is not limited to the issue of domestic industry, which was only provided as an example of how the pilot will work, ITC said. The pilot procedure may be made permanent after evaluation, and will currently be used for certain designated investigations, it added.
John Ribeiro covers outsourcing and general technology breaking news from India for The IDG News Service. Follow John on Twitter at @Johnribeiro. John's e-mail address is john_ribeiro@idg.com
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Author(s): Marta Pineiro. Departamento de Química, Universidade de Coimbra, Rua Larga 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.
This paper describes past and current microwave-assisted methodologies for the synthesis of porphryins and porphyrin derivatives, including porphyrin precursors such as dipyrromethanes. The review is organized in two main topics, porphyrin synthesis and porphyrin reactivity under microwave irradiation and covers solventless and solution reactions.
Keywords: Hydroporphyrin, metalloporphyrin, microwave irradiation, microwave synthesis, porphyrin, tetrapyrrolic macrocycles.
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A relief map of the Per Gejer deposit, unveiled on 12 January 2023 in the LKAB ore mine, 500 meters below the surface, in the presence of some 60 Brussels-based journalists. [Georgi Gotev]
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Sweden Announces Discovery Of Europe's Biggest Deposit Of Rare Earth Metals
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(EurActiv) — Swedish state-owned mining company LKAB on Thursday (12 January) said it had identified more than 1 million tonnes of rare earth oxides in the Kiruna area in the far north of the country, the largest known such deposit in Europe.
Rare earth minerals are essential to many high-tech manufacturing processes and are used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, portable electronics, microphones and speakers.
"This is good news, not only for LKAB, the region and the Swedish people, but also for Europe and the climate," LKAB CEO Jan Moström said in a statement.
"It could become a significant building block for producing the critical raw materials that are absolutely crucial to enable the green transition," he said.
The newly found deposit, named Per Gejer, is in close proximity with the LKAB iron mine in Kiruna, which is the biggest in the world.
LKAB has already started to prepare a drift, several kilometres long, at a depth of approximately 700 metres in the existing Kiruna mine towards the new deposit in order to be able to investigate it at depth and in detail.
The rare earth elements in Per Geijer occur together with phosphorus in the mineral apatite, in what is mainly an iron ore deposit and which may therefore be produced as by-products. It also creates completely different opportunities for possible competitive mining.
LKAB is planning a circular industrial park in the northern Swedish city of Luleå with new technology for the extraction and processing of phosphorus, rare earth elements and fluorine based on today's existing mining production.
"There, instead of landfilling the material, it can be used to create new, sustainable products. A production start is planned for 2027," says Leif Boström, Senior Vice President, Business Area Special Products, LKAB.
Rare earth elements are currently not mined in Europe, leaving the region depending on imports from elsewhere, while demand is expected to rise in coming years due to a ramp-up in electric vehicles and renewable energy.
"Electrification, the EU's self-sufficiency and independence from Russia and China will begin in the mine," Minister for Energy, Business and Industry Ebba Busch said in the statement.
Sweden currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union and is a country seen as a key part of the EU's strategy for self-sufficiency in key minerals.
The European Commission considers rare earths to be among the most critical resources for the region. The vast majority of rare earths are currently mined in China.
Still, the road to mining the deposit in Sweden is a long one.
LKAB said it planned to submit an application for an exploitation concession in 2023 but added that it would be at least 10-15 years before it could potentially begin mining the deposit and shipping to market.
The process toward approval of new mines is lengthy and demanding in the Nordic country as operations often raise the risk impacting water resources and biodiversity in the areas where they are located.
Additionally, Erik Jonsson, senior geologist at the Department of Mineral Resources at the Geological Survey of Sweden, said Europe currently lacks full-scale capacity to process rare earth metals and to make intermediary products.
"So we also need to focus on the entire value chain on these metals, products like high efficiency magnets that we want to use for wind turbines or traction engines in EVs and so on," Jonsson said.
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2. Place the beef and pork in two separate zip lock bags and divide the marinade evenly among the two bags. Massage the marinade into the meat and allow to marinate for about 4 hours.
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There were goals aplenty on the final games of the domestic league season as Arsenal missed out on the Champions League qualification as Manchester City and Liverpool qualified instead.
A whopping 37 goals were hammered in, in what was to prove to be a super Sunday for some Premier League teams but not for others.
With the three relegation places secured for want of a better expression and the title and runners up spots already filled by Chelsea and Spurs then all that was to be played for were 3 teams Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City chasing two Champions League places.
There had to be a loser and this time it was Arsenal who miss the Champions League for the first time in donkey's years.
The Gunners put in a good performance and their 3-1 win over Everton was not enough to secure Champions League qualification and, to make matters worse, Arsene Wenger faces a potential selection crisis ahead of the FA Cup final.
Gabriel, Alexis Sanchez and Laurent Koscielny could all miss Saturday's Wembley clash with Premier League champions Chelsea following a desperately disappointing day for the Gunners at Emirates Stadium, despite their victory.
Following Hector Bellerin's early opener, Koscielny was shown a straight red card for a wild lunge on Enner Valencia and, after Sanchez had doubled the lead, Gabriel was taken off on a stretcher with a left knee injury after an awkward fall.
Sanchez then hobbled off midway through the second half, in what may yet prove a further blow to Arsenal's hopes of salvaging something from their season.
It took to the last minute of the last game of the season for Aaron Ramsey to get his first goal of the campaign but the Welshman's sublime 91st-minute strike at least enabled Wenger's men to finish their league campaign on a stylish note. Earlier Romelu Lukaku had halved Everton's two-goal deficit with another well taken penalty. This was the Belgian forwards 25th Premier League strike of the season but it was still not enough to win him the Golden Boot award as Harry Kane was causing pain elsewhere.
However, after taking their place at European club football's top table in each of the past 19 seasons, Arsenal end 2016-17 in fifth place. Everton finish seventh in Ronald Koeman's first campaign in charge miles away from Manchester United in 6th and miles ahead of the clambering pack from 8th place downwards.
Arsenal were hanging on prior to their third goal, but began the match brightly and were ahead as Mesut Ozil combined with Ramsey and found space on the left byline, where he squared for Danny Welbeck.
Welbeck took an age to control and pass the ball as it fell perfectly for Bellerin to rifle home into the unguarded net.
The Gunners suffered a setback just six minutes later, though, with Koscielny dismissed for his reckless challenge as Valencia raced away down the right.
Ronald Koeman introduced Ross Barkley in place of Tom Davies to exploit the extra space available, but within two minutes Arsenal doubled their advantage with another touch of fortune.
Sanchez's shot from outside the box struck Welbeck and, as the Everton defence appeared to stop, the forward had time to tee up Sanchez to tap home with Joel Robles stranded.
Ramsey's deft chip in the 91st minute finished the match beautifully but despite missing on Champions League football Arsene Wenger will hope his team don't get too down in the doldrums with Saturday's final with Chelsea looming.
Instead it was Liverpool who secured a Champions League return with a 3-0 final-day win over already relegated Middlesbrough to claim the vital fourth place in the Premier League.
Jurgen Klopp's side will regain a seat at Europe's top table although initially in the qualifying play-off round after sitting out the competition this season, Sunday's ultimately convincing triumph ensuring Arsenal's result against Everton proved immaterial in the race for a top-four spot.
Liverpool were nervous in the first half though and fingers were crossed they could make a breakthrough against an absolutely dire Middlesbrough outfit.
The Reds' only two home league losses this term came against lowly Swansea City and Crystal Palace, but despite Boro frustrating them for most of the first half, the north-east side succumbed to Georginio Wijnaldum's thunderbolt on the brink of half-time and boy was it needed as Wijnaldum's strike took the roof off the net and the roof of the stadium.
Little did Middlesbrough have in the tank though and Philippe Coutinho curled home a superb set-piece strike early in the second half to give Liverpool breathing space that was increased by Adam Lallana against a visiting side who are now winless in 22 top flight trips to Anfield.
With an instant return to the Championship already assured, Steve Agnew's men offered nothing in response to Liverpool's onslaught as their dismal campaign concluded with a league low of just five wins to their name with a team who wouldn't know how to find the net if they went fishing.
Only a complete mess up by Manchester City and other results going against them would see City not make the Champions League and they were in no mood to miss out as they stuffed a dismal Watford team that were dreadful beyond belief.
City cantered home at Vicarage Road by 5 goals to nil and it was as easy as apple pie for the sky blues as Manchester City emphatically made sure of their place in the group stages of the Champions League next season by thrashing Watford 5-0 at Vicarage Road.
Looking to tighten their grip on 3rd place City did it in style after captain Vincent Kompany headed a fifth-minute opener and Sergio Aguero's first-half brace took him to 33 goals in all competitions this term.
Fernandinho made it 4-0 before half time as Watford were booed off the pitch and Gabriel Jesus – the latter making it seven goals in eight Premier League starts rammed home the 5th.
At least the win ensures that City have Champions League footie for next season, something Arsenal couldn't quite manage.
Could these three results make Arsene Wenger pack his bags and wave goodbye to the Emirates faithful? We shall see.


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In light of the lessons learned from the Ebola outbreak of 2014-2016, the WorldBank has made a commitment to assist the countries in West Africa and across the continent in improving their capacity to detect, prevent and respond to disease outbreaks, that means that we need to invest in surveillance systems, epidemic preparedness and response, and laboratory capacity.
There are several initiatives that have been put forward to do this, several of them are regional, including the West Africa REDISSE project. Out of the 15 ECOWAS countries, 10 of them are receiving funding directly from the world bank, in form of loans, credit or grants, that amounts to almost $400 million in assistance to strengthen the system in the countries that make the prevention of epidemics possible.
The Regional Disease Surveillance System Enhancement (REDISSE) Program (which is an interdependent series of projects including REDISSE 1, 2 and 3) is adding value by financing regional level policy dialogue and activities that promoting information exchange, collective and timely actions and efficient use of country and shared resources for disease surveillance and response.
The REDISSE 2 project provides four countries – including Nigeria – with financing that is under their direct control to address identified priorities. The REDISSE 2 project was approved by the Board of Directors on 1 March 2017 and is now effective in all countries.
The REDISSE 2 (Togo, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, and Liberia) has disbursement ratio of 9%, a big portion of which is for activation of the CERC in Nigeria due to the Lassa Fever, warning also that the project is at risk of ratings downgrade this year.
REDISSE 2 became effective in Nigeria in February 2018 and was officially launched on April 27, 2018. All but one of the dated covenants – Project Implementation Manual – have been met within stipulated time from the date that the project was declared effective.
manual and recruited experienced project accountant and internal auditor as stipulated in the PAD.
The contingency emergency response component (CERC) of the project was successfully activated to support the Government of Nigeria's response to the ongoing Lassa fever outbreak within two weeks of project effectiveness.
The WorldBank team worked with the client to mobilize resources through REDISSE for the implementation of the Lassa fever emergency response plan. Supervision of the response is ongoing. It is worthy of note that the REDISSE CERC activation was the first time that CERC will be activated for a health project.


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When Will Stuff Come Out on Obama?
RUSH: Janet in… Godley, Illinois?
RUSH: Is that really Godley, Illinois?
RUSH: Well, Janet, welcome to the program.
CALLER: Thank you. I am so excited about talking to you, and I'm so nervous. I wanted to talk about a different aspect of Obama's candidacy. No one has touched on his very far left stance on social issues such as abortion, and there was an incident here in Illinois about seven years ago, at Christ Hospital — a suburban hospital to Chicago — where babies who were born alive after a botched abortion, were left to die in linen closets and a nurse exposed it, and she was of course fired, and there were demonstrations, and it led the Illinois legislature to formulate the Infants Born Alive Act, which stated that infants who were born alive as the result of a botched abortion, could not be left to die, and Barack Obama voted against it.
RUSH: May I stop you right there?
RUSH: Don't lose your train of thought.
RUSH: What does it say about the state of Illinois and the country in general, when such a law is required?
CALLER: Yes, I know. It is very sad.
RUSH: A baby born alive in a botched abortion can't be killed!
CALLER: I know. It's pretty sick.
RUSH: Okay, what did Obama do?
CALLER: He voted against that act. He went on rerecord and voted against a law to protect those children.
RUSH: Well, I'm sure he had a reason! What was it?
CALLER: You know, I could not for the life of me tell you. I'm sure it was to protect the right of the woman to choose.
RUSH: It is that, but I'll tell you what it is? There is something corrupting about the Democrat Party. Do you know that both Bill Clinton and Algore were pro-lifers?
CALLER: No, I did not know that.
RUSH: Yeah, they were. When you seek national office in the Democrat Party, one of the first things you have to do is cash in that chip, and you have to pay homage to the sacrament of the religion of that party which is abortion. You don't' stand a prayer of getting the nomination in the Democrat Party if you do anything that would make any abortion harder to accomplish or to get done. So that's Obama. It's clear to me he had national aspirations at the time, then he did not want to do anything that would anger the NAGs and the militant feminists, and the general leftists in the party.
CALLER: Right. I think that should be publicly known during this campaign, how far, far left he is.
RUSH: This stuff will all come out. I'm going to tell you something. Aside from the most-informed audience in media, which is you and everybody else listening to this program, most people really start paying attention to this stuff after Thanksgiving, when the primaries start.
RUSH: I'll give you a great example. At this time in 2004 on the Democrat side, who was all the hullabaloo about?
CALLER: Ummmm, was it John Kerry?
RUSH: No, it was Howard Dean.
RUSH: It was Howard Dean. He was raising all this money, and why he was raising all this money, and why he's collecting more money than anybody ever knew existed out on the Internet! He's setting new examples for everybody to follow! Howard Dean, everywhere he went, was the frontrunner. And then they had this little thing called the Hawkeye Cauci, and they actually started voting, and he was nowhere! He was nowhere. John Kerry comes out of there as the guy who wins it, and that's what launched Kerry, because they said, 'Wooo! He's the guy! Look at the surprise,' because everybody had assumed, because the wonks and the pundits who paid attention to this stuff and believed all the polls that are out there. Howard Dean was in exactly the same place as Hillary Clinton is.
RUSH: Maybe not in fundraising, maybe not as much money, but 'Presumptive nominee, only a matter of time,' but most people didn't start paying attention to Howard Dean and see how weird he was until late in the year, late in November and early December. So this stuff about Obama… (sigh) I don't know that Democrats are going to bring it out about him. If he happens to get the nomination or if he's chosen to be veep, you wait. This stuff will all come out. It's just waiting, but you don't want to bring it out now. People forget about it. The timing of this kind of stuff is crucial.


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In this day and age when the internet literally lives in people's pockets, the idea of blockchain technology grabbed the eyeballs of many as soon as it hit people's digital timelines. For the unaware, a blockchain is a distributed database that stores records, known as blocks. These blocks can store various types of information. At present, the most talked about one being bitcoin, a block which stores financial information. A number of these blocks form the blockchain. Blockchain transactions are logged publicly and in chronological order. The database shows an ever-expanding list of ordered blocks, each time-stamped and connected to the block that came before it. These block in a blockchain cannot be changed, deleted or otherwise modified, in fact, it's an indelible record that a given transaction took place. This record, encrypted and verified by the network, can be distributed and shared across networks, with credentialed users only able to add to the transaction log. 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Nigel is regarded as one the best referees in the world after his officiating at New Zealand v Australia and Ireland versus New Zealand in 2013. He was appointed as an international referee in 2005, and that year officiated at his first international between Ireland and Japan in Osaka.
He made his World Cup debut in Lyon, France in 2007 in the Argentina vs. Georgia match and the England versus France match on Saturday was his 49th international. Nigel is only one of two referees ever to be appointed to referee two consecutive Heineken Cup finals: Munster v Toulouse at the Millennium Stadium in 2008 and Leicester Tigers v Leinster at Murrayfield in 2009.
He is also known as one of the presenters on 'Jonathan', a rugby-themed Welsh language chat show hosted by Jonathan Davies, broadcast on S4C, and also co-presents the sports-themed Welsh language chat show Bwrw'r Bar.
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GWINNETT COUNTY, GA — Online scammers have been busy as the holiday season has collided with the COVID-19 pandemic in Norcross. One type of scam that is particularly alarming, and gaining strength, involves puppies and other pets such as kittens, iguanas and lizards.
A spike in the number of reported pet scams has been noticeable since the pandemic started and is likely to grow as the winter holidays approach, according to the Better Business Bureau.
"COVID-19 has made for a long and uncertain year, and a 'quarantine puppy' or other pet has proven to be a comfort for many people. But it also has created fertile ground for fraudsters," said Marjorie Stephens, BBB serving Northern Indiana president and CEO, said in a statement. "People currently shopping for pets online are prime targets for fraudsters trolling the internet looking for want-to-be pet owners."
Instead of trying to buy a pet online, people can visit a local animal shelter. Shelters in Gwinnett County have dogs, cats and other animals ready and waiting to be adopted.
Gwinnett County Animal Shelter, 884 Winder Highway, Lawrenceville
Gwinnett Humane Society, 3370 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville
Georgia SPCA, 2148 Duluth Highway, Duluth
Nichole Thomas, communications director for the Northern Indiana BBB, told Patch that "puppy scams" are nothing new but there has been a resurgence of them during the pandemic.
"Gamers are always out there, but when you have an economic downturn like this pandemic has brought, they ramp up their tactic because they are hurting, too," said Thomas, who also recommends adopting a pet from a shelter rather than buying one online.
"Animal shelters are full around the holidays, so the best way to avoid falling victim to an online pet scam is to not purchase them online and go to the shelters," she said. "Both my dogs are shelter dogs, so that is something very important to me."
Victims of pet scams will often find someone selling the animal online and make a transaction before ever meeting the pet — if the pet actually exists.
"Scammers are really good at coming up with excuses," Thomas said. "They will often say they can't meet you in person to pick up the animal because of the pandemic.
"They may even say there was a 'delivery problem' for why the pet didn't get to you on time and then scam you out of even more money. They want to string you along and get as much money as they can."
These scams become more frequent ahead of the December holidays. With statewide restrictions and closures in play to slow the rapid spread of the coronavirus, more and more people are at home and feel they now have the time for a pet, Thomas said.
"New pets are very common holiday gifts, and people look at being home as an opportunity to get a new puppy or kitten, whereas it would be a hindrance if they weren't at home as often," she said.
Nearly 4,000 pet scams from the United States and Canada have been reported to the BBB in 2020 as of the end of November, compared with 1,870 in all of 2019. By the end of the year, the BBB projects 4,300 pet scams will be reported, costing victims about $3.1 million.
This November alone, 337 pet scams were reported, compared with 77 during the same month last year, Thomas said.
And the actual number is likely much higher, Thomas said.
"You could probably double those numbers and be safe, because oftentimes people will be too embarrassed to report it," she said. "Especially if they experienced a significant financial loss."
Prevent Becoming A Victim
The BBB has offered a number of tips to help consumers keep from becoming victims of pet scams. Here are a few:
Do your research. Thomas says to "really vet" the all online retailers by checking for reviews.
See the BBB's scam tracker to find out if there have been any similar scams reported in your area. The scam tracker has a map that makes it easy to find what type of scams have been reported and where.
Check the seller's website. Do they even have a website? If so, make sure it starts with "https," not just "http," Thomas said. "The 's' is very important to make sure it is secure." If there are a number of misspellings or frequent grammatical errors, it may be a sign that the seller is not from the United States.
Reverse-image search. Perform a reverse image search on Google to see if the photo of the animal has been used anywhere else.
Look for red flags. If there's a puppy that is normally priced at $600, and someone wants $400 for it, that's a red flag, Thomas said. "If the price is too good to be true, it probably is."
Petscams.com, which tracks and exposes such scams, recommends using videoconferencing to meet the animal and owner virtually before any purchase.
If You Are A Victim
Report the scam to Petscams.com, the Federal Trade Commission and the BBB. Also contact your credit card issuer if you provided the scammer with your credit card information.
This article originally appeared on the Gwinnett Patch
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عن مُجَاهِدٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، كَانَ يَقُولُ: ( آللَّهِ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ إِنْ كُنْتُ لأَعْتَمِدُ بِكَبِدِي عَلَى الأَرْضِ مِنَ الْجُوعِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ لأَشُدُّ الْحَجَرَ عَلَى بَطْنِي مِنَ الْجُوعِ، وَلَقَدْ قَعَدْتُ يَوْمًا عَلَى طَرِيقِهِمُ الَّذِي يَخْرُجُونَ مِنْهُ، فَمَرَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ آيَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، مَا سَأَلْتُهُ إِلاَّ لِيُشْبِعَنِي، فَمَرَّ وَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ، ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِي عُمَرُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ آيَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، مَا سَأَلْتُهُ إِلاَّ لِيُشْبِعَنِي، فَمَرَّ فَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ، ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِي أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَتَبَسَّمَ حِينَ رَآنِي وَعَرَفَ، مَا فِي نَفْسِي وَمَا فِي وَجْهِي ثُمَّ قَالَ " أَبَا هِرٍّ ". قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ " الْحَقْ ". وَمَضَى فَتَبِعْتُهُ، فَدَخَلَ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ، فَأَذِنَ لِي، فَدَخَلَ فَوَجَدَ لَبَنًا فِي قَدَحٍ فَقَالَ " مِنْ أَيْنَ هَذَا اللَّبَنُ ". قَالُوا أَهْدَاهُ لَكَ فُلاَنٌ أَوْ فُلاَنَةُ. قَالَ " أَبَا هِرٍّ ". قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ " الْحَقْ إِلَى أَهْلِ الصُّفَّةِ فَادْعُهُمْ لِي ". قَالَ وَأَهْلُ الصُّفَّةِ أَضْيَافُ الإِسْلاَمِ، لاَ يَأْوُونَ إِلَى أَهْلٍ وَلاَ مَالٍ، وَلاَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ، إِذَا أَتَتْهُ صَدَقَةٌ بَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَيْهِمْ، وَلَمْ يَتَنَاوَلْ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا، وَإِذَا أَتَتْهُ هَدِيَّةٌ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ، وَأَصَابَ مِنْهَا وَأَشْرَكَهُمْ فِيهَا، فَسَاءَنِي ذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ وَمَا هَذَا اللَّبَنُ فِي أَهْلِ الصُّفَّةِ كُنْتُ أَحَقُّ أَنَا أَنْ أُصِيبَ مِنْ هَذَا اللَّبَنِ شَرْبَةً أَتَقَوَّى بِهَا، فَإِذَا جَاءَ أَمَرَنِي فَكُنْتُ أَنَا أُعْطِيهِمْ، وَمَا عَسَى أَنْ يَبْلُغَنِي مِنْ هَذَا اللَّبَنِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ وَطَاعَةِ رَسُولِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بُدٌّ، فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ فَدَعَوْتُهُمْ فَأَقْبَلُوا، فَاسْتَأْذَنُوا فَأَذِنَ لَهُمْ، وَأَخَذُوا مَجَالِسَهُمْ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ قَالَ " يَا أَبَا هِرٍّ ". قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ " خُذْ فَأَعْطِهِمْ ". قَالَ فَأَخَذْتُ الْقَدَحَ فَجَعَلْتُ أُعْطِيهِ الرَّجُلَ فَيَشْرَبُ حَتَّى يَرْوَى، ثُمَّ يَرُدُّ عَلَىَّ الْقَدَحَ، فَأُعْطِيهِ الرَّجُلَ فَيَشْرَبُ حَتَّى يَرْوَى، ثُمَّ يَرُدُّ عَلَىَّ الْقَدَحَ فَيَشْرَبُ حَتَّى يَرْوَى، ثُمَّ يَرُدُّ عَلَىَّ الْقَدَحَ، حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَدْ رَوِيَ الْقَوْمُ كُلُّهُمْ، فَأَخَذَ الْقَدَحَ فَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى يَدِهِ فَنَظَرَ إِلَىَّ فَتَبَسَّمَ فَقَالَ " أَبَا هِرٍّ ". قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ " بَقِيتُ أَنَا وَأَنْتَ ". قُلْتُ صَدَقْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ " اقْعُدْ فَاشْرَبْ ". فَقَعَدْتُ فَشَرِبْتُ. فَقَالَ " اشْرَبْ ". فَشَرِبْتُ، فَمَا زَالَ يَقُولُ " اشْرَبْ ". حَتَّى قُلْتُ لاَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ، مَا أَجِدُ لَهُ مَسْلَكًا. قَالَ " فَأَرِنِي ". فَأَعْطَيْتُهُ الْقَدَحَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَسَمَّى، وَشَرِبَ الْفَضْلَةَ). رواه البخاري.
Narrated Abu Hurairah -may God be pleased with him- said: "By God except Whom none has the right to be worshipped, sometimes I used to lay (sleep) on the ground on my abdomen because of hunger, and sometimes I used to tie a stone over my belly because of hunger. One day I sat on the path where the companions used to come out (seeking food).
When Abu-Bakr Al-Siddeeq passed by, I asked him about a verse from God's Book (Qur'an) and I asked him only that he might invite me and satisfy my hunger, but he answered me and moved on without doing so. Then Omar Ibn Al-Khattab passed by me and I asked him about a verse from God' Book, and I asked him only that he might invite me and satisfy my hunger, but he answered me and moved on without doing so.
Finally Abu Al-Qasim (Prophet Muhammad) -prayer and peace be upon him- passed by me and he smiled when he saw me, for he recognized what was in my heart and on my face (of hunger). He said: 'O Aba Hirr (Abu Hurairah)!' I replied: 'Say your command, O Messenger of God.' He said to me: 'Follow me.' He left and I followed him. Then he entered the house and asked permission for me to enter and I was admitted. He found milk in a bowl and asked: 'From where is this milk?' They said: 'It has been presented to you by such-and-such man (or by such and such woman).' [Prophet Muhammad used to accept the gift, but not the charity which he would distribute].
Prophet Muhammad -prayer and peace be upon him- said: 'O Aba Hirr!' I said: 'Say your command, O Messenger of God.' He said: 'Go and call the people of As-Suffa to me.' The people of As-Suffa were the guests of Islam who had neither families, nor money, nor anybody to depend upon, and whenever an object of charity was brought to the Prophet, he would send it to them and would not take anything from it, and whenever any present was given to him, he used to send some for them and take some of it for himself. The order of the Prophet upset me, and I said to myself: How will this little milk be enough for the people of As- Suffa?, though I am more entitled to drink from that milk in order to strengthen myself, and it was I who used to take the milk to them by the prophet's order. And I wondered what will remain of that milk for me [after they finish], but I could not but obey God and His Messenger so I went to the people of As-Suffa and called them. They came and asked the Prophet's permission to enter. They were admitted and took their seats in the house.
Prophet Muhammad -prayer and peace be upon him- said: 'O Aba-Hirr!' I said: 'Say your command, O Messenger of God.' He said: 'Take it and give it to them.' So I took the bowl (of milk) and started giving it to one man who would drink his fill and return it to me, whereupon I would give it to another man who, in his turn, would drink his fill and return it to me, and I would then offer it to another man who would drink his fill and return it to me.
Finally, after the whole group had drunk their fill, I reached Prophet Muhammad -prayer and peace be upon him- who took the bowl and put it on his hand, looked at me, smiled and said: 'O Aba Hirr!' I replied: 'Say your command, O Messenger of God' He said: 'There remain only you and I.' I said: 'You have said the truth, O Messenger of God.' He said: 'Sit down and drink.' I sat down and drank. He said: 'Drink more,' and I drank. He kept on telling me repeatedly to drink, till I said: 'No, by God Who sent you with the Truth, I have no space for it [the quantity was doubled by the will of God for His Prophet].' Then Prophet Muhammad -prayer and peace be upon him- said: 'Hand it to me.' When I gave him the bowl, he praised God, mentioned God's Name on it and drank the remaining milk." Related by Al-Bukhari with authentic narration.


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New crisis facility in planning stages for Seattle area
The state's Department of Commerce awarded $5.8 million to Sound Health to create a crisis facility for those in need of immediate mental health treatment.
Author: Conner Board
SEATTLE — People most in need of behavioral health care say there's a gap in services that needs to be addressed now. That's why Sound Health just received $5.8 million in funding from the Washington State Department of Commerce to create a new crisis center.
Sara Beckmann receives services at Sound Health's Belltown outpatient center. She was struggling with mental health issues and was homeless, living just blocks away in lower Queen Anne for years.
"Whiskey and meth, those things will have a really big negative impact on my day-to-day life," said Beckmann.
Now she is six years sober, has an apartment, and is in recovery. She receives therapy for depression, anxiety and ADHD, which she was not diagnosed with until she came to Sound Health. She had multiple of her close friends in the homeless community die, and she didn't want her life to end the same way.
"I would be dead or in jail if it weren't for Sound. Probably dead," said Beckmann. "Probably dead or waiting to get into a mental institute, because that's sorely lacking in our community."
Sound Health's interim CEO and President Katrina Egner agrees more resources are needed in the Seattle area.
"I think the need is outweighing the capacity right now for sure," said Egner.
This need is why Sound Health just received $5.8 million in funding from the state's Department of Commerce to create a one-of-a-kind crisis triage facility in King County that will open at all hours. They already run 10 outpatient treatment centers and two residential treatment centers, but this one will be unique. It is meant to be a hub for all kinds of resources and to help alleviate the number of people in crisis who end up in emergency rooms.
"This will create a place, a safe place, a treatment-oriented place, for people to go and be able to work through their next steps in a really calm and supportive environment," Egner said.
When someone decides they need help, Beckmann said it is a pivotal moment. But it is a moment that may not last if they don't get that help immediately. She said many times people who are homeless try to seek help, but then facilities are full.
Beckmann said the community needs to understand that there are root causes of drug addiction and homelessness, and that those need to be recognized and treated. She also reminds people that those who are homeless and struggle with addiction are people too and they should be treated with dignity. She hopes a facility like the one Sound Health has planned will allow others in her situation to have access to the right resources.
"It's a part of the human condition, and things happen," said Beckmann. "Let's address them and not just brush them under the rug like we have for so many years."
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Old Dominion University Achieves Pareto Award
The seventh recipient of coveted award is also the first institution of higher education.
Written by Larry Anderson
One of the steps toward achieving the Pareto Award of Excellence in Public Procurement is providing written responses to 60 questions covering various award criteria. When pursuing the award for Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., Rick D. Berry, executive director of Construction and Procurement, submitted documentation totaling 1,500 pages. "I wanted to make sure they had all the information they needed," recalled Berry.
The approach paid off when Old Dominion University was accredited as the first institution of higher education to achieve the Pareto Award, designating that the university met criteria so challenging that only six public agencies have earned the accreditation since the award's inception in 2003. The Pareto Award of Excellence in Public Procurement, comparable to the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, is named for the political sociologist and economist Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923), the father of scientific procurement whose Pareto Rule says roughly 80 percent of effects come from 20 percent of causes.
Pareto accreditation is awarded for five years, and obtaining the award requires rigorous adherence to a three-phase award process. Candidates must complete a self-study and then provide responses to those 60 questions covering areas of leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, process management, technology and information management, and performance review. The final phase involves an on-site peer review. Only public procurement agencies that have been accredited with NIGP's Outstanding Agency Accreditation Achievement Award (OA4) are eligible for the Pareto Award.
The road to Pareto success
"We decided we wanted to make procurement at Old Dominion University the best in the country," said Berry. "You get there by making sure your policies and procedures are excellent and aligned with the strategic plan of the university. It took years to do that."
Achieving excellence also involves making sure the right people are in place to get the job done. "I looked at the people who were here and their skill sets," Berry said. "I was able to train the people here and hire new people and get quality staff members in the organization. That's why you need the help of human resources."
Berry added that staff development is an ongoing process. He continues to encourage employees to pursue higher education, such as working toward graduate degrees, to seek certifications, and to get involved in professional organizations at the state and national levels. Even during the tough economic times, when cost-of-living increases are hard to come by, Berry has continued to reward employees for excellence through job reclassifications and a bonus program.
"Our philosophy is to hire the right people, train them properly, compensate them properly, empower them and they will excel," he said. "That's generally what we do, in partnership with human resources."
In his quest for procurement excellence at Old Dominion University, Berry called on the experience he had gained in strategic planning during his 25-year tenure in procurement in Virginia Beach, Va., and on the time he spent exploring the subject in graduate school: "You have to make sure everything you do relates back to the strategic plan, including hiring, policies and procedures, work assignments and performance measures." Strategic operations also include an emphasis on continuous process improvement and on benchmarking best practices. "It's a journey," said Berry.
Having achieved the desired level of excellence at Old Dominion University, Berry proceeded to the next step: To receive acknowledgment of that excellence, which comes through accreditation. He said, "O.K. now, I know we're good, but how can I make sure my boss has something to show everybody what we are achieving?" The first step was to earn the OA4 award from NIGP, which involves meeting a detailed list of criteria, a self-assessment process and a detailed application to document policy, procedures and organizational structures. Old Dominion University is one of about 70 organizations that have achieved the OA4 accreditation. The next step was to apply for the coveted Pareto Award and to join the elite group of six organizations nationwide that have achieved the top honor.
As executive director of Construction and Procurement at Old Dominion University, Berry oversees a 12-person staff in the procurement area and another 12-person team in the construction field (led by Dale Feltes, director of Design and Construction, who reports to Berry). The procurement staff includes three managers who handle procurement, inventory control, surplus property and contract administration.
Procurement and beyond
The site visit required for Pareto Award accreditation was exhaustive. "They sent a team down for a variety of interviews, through individuals, focus groups and meetings with vendors," said Berry. The team interviewed 50 people and asked a variety of questions about the HR plan, the customer satisfaction plan and the university's use of technology. The goal was to measure the appropriateness of the organization's structure and confirm that procurement's mission, goals and objectives are consistent with the university's strategic plan.
"They go beyond procurement to look at the leadership of the organization," continued Berry. "The wonderful thing about the Pareto Award is that it starts off in the procurement area, but it's also an award for Old Dominion University; it shows that they value procurement. It is a holistic approach to buying, support and excellence. The university does it right, from the president all the way through. They allow me to do a good job, and they expect me to do a good job. Excellence is expected here."
Ensuring customer focus at Old Dominion University includes considering the vendors they buy from and the departments they serve as the primary customers for procurement. They emphasize collecting a lot of information related to performance and workload measures. "We have spent more and more time on surveys to see what our customers think of us," said Berry. "They will tell you where you are strong and where you are weak. A lot of people don't like surveys, but they are a great tool."
Old Dominion University has also excelled at increasing participation of small, minority and woman-owned businesses in recent years. The institution won the Virginia Governor's 2009 SWaM Champion Award (for Small, Woman and Minority-owned business).
Business process improvements related to procurement at Old Dominion University include both re-engineering processes to make them more efficient and automating them to make them faster. Processes that have been re-engineered in the last year include:
Electronic receiving, to eliminate errors in receiving reports and to facilitate timely payments.
The p-card program, including automating the card-holder log program, which eliminates errors, saves time in data entry and minimizes paper documents
A new contract administration program, including additional training for contract administrators and better monitoring to ensure contractors are being paid through the contract and auditing. This program has found $111,000 in errors in the last six months and resulted in refunds from various departments.
"We want to make sure we are adding more value," said Berry. "Procurement can add value in many ways, from writing good contracts to negotiating and managing the contracts."
Related to technology, the university uses the state's electronic procurement tool, which handles most business (more than 90 percent) through electronic solicitations and electronic purchase orders. "We are working with the state to improve the system, which is state-wide, and to get better reporting and contracting tools," said Berry.
Albert Hall award winner
NIGP's 2010 Forum in San Antonio was a big event for Berry, who also won the 2010 Albert H. Hall Memorial Award, the Institute's highest honor. In presenting the award, Rick Grimm, NIGP CEO, recognized Berry's "ability to convert vision into governance and policy." As a leader of NIGP, Berry has worked for a more open process to elect leaders and to afford opportunities for members to serve on committees. Today, NIGP board members are elected by the membership through a competitive process and more than 150 members serve on 13 NIGP Committees and task forces.
Berry served as president of NIGP's largest chapter affiliate in 1992 and as president of NIGP in 2000. "He is perhaps best noted for his passion for teaching and mentoring students," said Grimm in presenting the award.
Berry has had only three jobs in his adult life. He began in the procurement profession as an entry-level buyer in Virginia Beach, Va., in 1975, and stayed with the same employer for 25 years as he worked his way up to chief procurement officer. He also expanded his education during the same period, progressing from an associate's degree to undergraduate and graduate degrees, all courtesy of the city's 100 percent tuition reimbursement. Berry credits Giles Dodd, Virginia Beach assistant city manager, as his mentor who understood the value of procurement, saw his potential, allowed him to make mistakes and was his inspiration during his 25-year tenure at the city. Berry also credits Bill Davis, the purchasing agent who hired and trained him at the tender age of 24.
During the dot-com craze, Berry went to work briefly (about 15 months) for DemandStar, an e-procurement company, but returned to the public sector with his job at Old Dominion University, where he has been since 2002.
"You need to love the profession," said Berry. "You can't excel unless you love it. Education is also important, so you can understand the leadership theories, organizational theories and management theories. Get involved in professional organizations. Look outside your organization and be exposed to other people doing similar work. Develop a network to share information."
Berry concedes that professional involvement comes at a price, which includes having less time to spend with family. He acknowledges his family's support, especially wife Karen, as an important element in his professional success. "I could not have done any of this without her," he said.
Larry Anderson is the editor of Go Pro.
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LAS VEGAS – Rampant Design Tools (www.rampantdesigntools.com) is at NAB this year a "significantly" accelerated development of new QuickTime-based, drag-and-drop VFX elements for post pros. At the show, Rampant Design Tools is debuting 11 new solutions that enable filmmakers, editors and VFX artists to instantly enhance their projects with QuickTime-based animated mattes, transitions and light elements.
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As I've mentioned before, I used to write pulp sci-fi detective stories about a character called Nutmeg Rodriguez (inspired by the mighty M-Rod), and I thought it might be fun to post a short comic strip I wrote for her back in 2005, which was drawn up by the very talented Jim Collins. It was originally published as a sort of "epilogue" to a batch of stories, so there's a few background details you may need to know to fully appreciate the "jokes": Nutmeg is a down-on-her-luck private detective, working in a futuristic city where the authorities claim to have eradicated crime completely… and the cops get mighty peeved at her for suggesting otherwise, hence the fact that her office is always getting trashed. Sadly, she never seems to make any money from the cases she solves, but in a previous story one grateful client gifted her with a fancy "ghost suit" (basically a "cloak of invisibility", by any other name), and… um… I think that's everything. Enjoy!
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Nice! And Jim really did your story up right.
I know, right? And that was before I knew how detailed comic book writers are supposed to be about pages and frames, so he gets full credit for the layout and composition. Figuring that stuff out is a serious pain!
As a writer I spend a lot of time trying to picture things in my head, and figure out if they work or not, so it's really satisfying to see all that manifested in a concrete form… I particularly love seeing her office with the holes either side of the door, just as I'd always imagined it!
I've got to thank Dee for putting this up. It really looks incredible the way he's presented it on this page and I feel proud to have been able to illustrate it. Nutmeg is a visually exciting character and she was a pleasure to draw and, of course, Dee was a pleasure to work with as well.
http://www.oddlyaroused.com. Thanks to Dee Crosier for allowing me to illustrate his character and for sharing it here.


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Q: Most Efficient Parser in NLTK? I cannot find a parsing algorithm in NLTK which parses a sentence in a reasonable amount of time when instantiated with a large grammar (training on more than 20 or so fileids of the Penn Treebank results in parses taking several minutes or longer, depending on the parsing algorithm). I am using the entire treebank for training - all ~2,400 fileids - so this much time per sentence is not feasible, since I am trying to parse the whole of the test set of the treebank (fileids 2,300 - 2,399).
The algorithms I have tried so far include:

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*ViterbiParser

*All of the ChartParser algorithms

*RecursiveDescentParser (this in fact exits with a RecursionError just after starting)
If there is any algorithm which can parse quickly when trained on a large grammar (even if it is not contained within the NLTK library), I would be grateful to be pointed in this direction.
I am aware of the CoreNLPParser module, however as far as I know this can only be called with a grammar already loaded, which does not meet my requirement as I am looking for an algorithm to assess against the Penn Treebank test set, and therefore need the ability to decide the grammar to be used by the algorithm.

A: You might want to try out Benepar (Berkeley Neural parser)
It has an MIT License and integrates with NLTK or spaCy. Language support includes:
English, Chinese, German, Basque, French, Hebrew, Hungarian, Korean, Polish, Swedish

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Theophil Tschudy (* 6. März 1847 in Mumpf; † 15. November 1911 in Zürich) war ein Schweizer Architekt.

Biografie
Alfred Theophil Tschudy war ein Sohn des Mumpfer Gemeindeammanns und Mühlenbesitzers Jakob Tschudy-Waldmeier. Er begann nach der Kantonsschule Aarau 1867 das Architekturstudium an der ETH Zürich bei Gottfried Semper.

Nach Abschluss des Studiums arbeitete er ab 1869 bei Johann Friedrich Würth in Davos und ab 1872 bei Rudolf Ludwig Ray in Budapest. Letzterer war bekannt für monumentale Prachtbauten von speziellen Dimensionen. Wieder in Zürich wirkte er ab 1875 im Architekturbüro von Heinrich Ernst, im folgenden Jahr machte er sich selbständig.

Von 1878 bis 1908 führte er mit Alfred Chiodera ein gemeinsames Architekturbüro. 1879 heiratete Theophil Tschudy Lina Brunner, Tochter im Hotel «Baur en Ville», dessen Umbau er damals besorgte. Tschudy arbeitete an verschiedenen Hotel-, Villen-, Kirchen- und Synagogenprojekten im In- und Ausland. In seinen drei letzten Lebensjahren führte er wieder ein eigenes Büro.

Viele Bauten, an denen er beteiligt war, sind denkmalgeschützt, so auch die Villa Patumbah in Zürich und die beiden Synagogen in St. Gallen und Zürich.

Galerie

Literatur
 Claudia Fischer-Karrer: Chiodera und Tschudy. In: Isabelle Rucki, Dorothee Huber (Hrsg.): Architektenlexikon der Schweiz. 19./20. Jahrhundert. Birkhäuser, Basel 1998, ISBN 3-7643-5261-2.

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Architekt (Schweiz)
Schweizer
Geboren 1847
Gestorben 1911
Mann

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The cam ring is positioned by 2 small screws rather than the single eccentric screw with which I am more familiar. There is no provision for the single eccentric screw. With this setup how is the E gap, or internal timing set?
Interested in thoughts on this.
Most of the ones with axial screws (usually early K2Fs) have them at about 5 o'clock, and they are disposed to suit a large notch (like in the pic) on the camring, without chatter. The screws are placed where the factory put 'em, with no provision for fine tuning. I'm assuming of course the mag is going to be used with an ATD?
If the internal timing is out, and assuming the points heel and pivot post are good and not causing error due to wear - and the cam lobes are good too - then there are a couple of things you could do. Small adjustment using the self-same position of the camring would probably be difficult because it would require the screws to be set so close to original they'd overlap the 'oles. But you could invert the camring 180° and drill and tap 2 new 'oles up top; or, and is what I'd probably do - is make a small notch in the ring wherever suits best and then drill and tap the housing radially (wherever suits best) for, say, a 5BA screw, to engage in the new notch. There's enough alloy there to hold it, and if it's a fixed ring you could apply a bit of loctite if you were worried.
Or, it looks as if there are 2 notches on that ring? In which case you could drill/tap and use the other one, or a combination, or whatever!
Or, you could make some fatter headed screws, thinner pin-like ones, or eccentric-headed, to adjust the position a bit if you could be bothered.
An interesting thing though is that from the pic the housing seems to be for a manual mag with a bolt employed to lock the camring, so I wonder quite whether it's how it was made, or has been modded somehow.
If you really wanted, you could get a camring housing with the extra meat on it for the eccentric pin, and go that way, but I wouldn't think it was necessary frankly.
Are the cheese head screws original?
Bill - Thanks for that. all makes sense. It was a bargain buy I could not resist so is for a spare.
Triton Thrasher - the square section K2F did have non countersunk cheese head screws as original, 1/4 BSW thread (rectangular K2F 2BA). The K2FC had extended hex head screws with screw driver slot.
Photo shows mag with a screw removed.


When the requirements are understood at a high level, it helps the team to break down the task into smaller tasks or sprints. Only one sprint is taken at a time. This enables the team to focus on only delivering a small piece of functionality at a time, rather than losing focus thinking about the entire deliverable. Again this is one of the key agile principles.
The sprints should be delivered frequently and regularly. This helps in meeting the expectations of the customer at every stage of the project. It also ensures the project retains momentum which again helps the project manager in managing project teams by keeping everyone clear on the task at hand.
Basically the principles of Agile mean that the first sprint is analyzed, developed and tested before starting the second one. This enables any changes required to be implemented immediately into the next sprint. Then the second sprint goes through the same small software development life cycle.
How many times have you heard about the 80/20 rule? It appears to have relevance to virtually every situation and problem! In the agile principles as in everything to which this rule is applied, the 20% of the effort you expend, gives 80% of the result. Hence you it makes sense to determine the 20% portion which will give you the 80% advantage and complete it first.
It is one thing to test the software developed in a sprint in isolation. What happens though when you have to put all the sprints together to make one codebase? It does of course have to be tested in what is known as integration testing. Hence, every time after completing a portion of the software, it must be tested separately as well as combined with the previous ones.
During the project, the team must be working closely and collaboratively. To translate this into plain English, this basically means the team members need to sit nearby and actually talk to each other rather than sending incessant emails.
Actually this isn't just one of the principles of agile this is key to all successful project teams. You would not believe the times when team members have emailed each other questions despite sitting in the same section of the same floor!
If you only concentrate on one thing make sure it is, scope, scope, scope.
Ensure you have an unambiguous project scope statement and business requirements documentation otherwise you will quickly find your project becoming an example of scope creep. And once you reach that stage your project will be in terminal spiral!


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Stephen Ross Is Guilty!
April 2, 2019 April 2, 2019 markeyh
Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is GUILTY AS CHARGED! No I am not talking about some scandal like our much hated AFC East Dynasty Owner. The Dolphins owner is guilty of trying to hard. As a passionate fan I get it and if I had his wealth I too would be just as guilty!
We Dolphins fans are passionate about OUR TEAM and we all want the same thing and if any of us had the keys to this franchise I am sure we too would make our share of mistakes just like our current owner, but just like our owner it would be because we really want a winner and to return to the better days that many of us old timers took for granted.
Now let me lay out the case against Stephen Ross…
In February 2008, Ross bought 50 percent of the Miami Dolphin franchise, Dolphin Stadium (now known as Hard Rock Stadium) and surrounding land from then-owner Wayne Huizenga for $550 million, with an agreement to later become the Dolphins' managing general partner. On January 20, 2009, Ross closed on the purchase of an additional 45% of the team from Wayne Huizenga. The total value of the deal was $1.1 billion.[20][21] This means Ross is now the owner of 95% of both the franchise and the stadium…(Stephen Ross) Wikipedia
Since taking over ownership of the team there has been no doubt that Mr Ross is a GREAT OWNER who has spared no expense to try and build a championship team in Miami shelling out approximately 270 million dollars over the years in free agent signings.
List some big ticket Free Agent signings over the years
Ndamukong Suh $114 million
Mike Wallace $60 million
Dannell Ellerbee $35 million
Philip Wheeler $26 million
Jordan Cameron $15 million
Lawrence Timmons $12 million
Danny Amendola $12 million
Jay Cutler $10 million
Head Coaches Salaries Under Ross
Tony Sparano four-year contract worth $2,500,000 per year on January 16, 2008
On January 8, 2011, the Dolphins gave Sparano a two-year extension worth $4,500,000 dollars, on December 12, 2011, hours after a week 14 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Sparano was fired; secondary coach Todd Bowles finished out the season. The Dolphins bought out his contract for $9 million.
Joe Philbin His contract was never made public but he is believed to have made 3 million per season and 4 seasons he raked in a minimum of 12 million Dollars
Adam Gase His contract was never made public but he is believed to have made 3 million per season as well so approximately 9 million Dollars
Add all that up and you have well over 30 million Dollars in payouts to head coaches! If you add all that money up it comes to just about 300 million Dollars!
So the Dolphins owner has spared no expense in trying to BUY a team but has finally come to the conclusion that there are no shortcuts to BUILDING a team which most likely helped him say…..
"I just came to the conclusion that we have to change," Ross said. "Doing the same thing and expecting different results is insanity, right?"
So now he is on board to taking the long, slow road to building a winner again in Miami and for that I say he may be guilty of trying to hard but hopefully at the end he will reap the success we all desire or die trying.
Much love to the Dolphins Owner!
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Grace earned a BS degree in Biology from Lafayette College in 1983.


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Step 7: Select the downloaded image file.
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Our aim is to promote Vespa riding, to help each other with advice, tool and technical support. In 2019 we will organize a 400-km-rally in the west.


Location: North Office Building (NOA), 101 E 27th St. , on the corner of 27th and Wichita.
Location: EHS is located in room 210C in the Service Building (SER), 304 East 24th Street.
EH&S: The mission of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) is to promote healthy and safe operations on campus, to protect students, faculty, staff and visitors, and to ensure protection of the environment.
In case of a biological, chemical, or radioactive spill EH&S has emergency reponders available. They can be contacted at 512-471-3511 during normal service hours Monday – Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Nights, weekends and holidays, please contact the Campus Police at 512-471-4441 or 911 from any campus phone. Remember to have your name, number, location, and any other pertinent information available at the time of the call.
For minor injuries and exposures to hazardous materials during regular business hours call the HealthPoint Occupational Health Program: 512-471-4647. After hours instructions can be found on the OHP website.
The ITS Center is located on the first floor lobby of the Flawn Academic Center (FAC).
ITS Help and Service Desk: centralized point of contact for computer help, questions concerning ITS services, and navigating IT @ UT.
Visit the Handbook for Business Procedures, Part 7. Purchases , for information about purchasing procedures.
The Purchasing Department can be reached at 512-471-4266 or via email at purchasing@austin.utexas.edu.
The most common way to place an order is by using UT-Austin Requisition Form. They can be found ussualy in the Purchasing office of your specific department. Purchases over $5,000+ require vendors under state contract to provide a quote. For vendors under non-state contracts, you must provide bids from other vendors or a Request for Sole Source Purchase form. If federal fund are used for the purchase a Federal Funds-Cost Justification WorkSheet is required as well. For more information, see examples of sole source justification forms on the Purchasing Forms and Templates homepage.
UT-Market- The easiest way to place orders at UT, though it is restricted to a subset of vendors. For more info browse the UT Market Shoppers Manual.
Procard- Recommended for purchases under $100. Procards can be used for purchasing materials and lab supplies with the exception of radioactive materials, chemicals and gases. Procards cannot be used for entertainment, travel, or offices supply purchases.
More information can be found on the Purchasing Office Webpage.
An important resource for helping with your travel planning can be found on the Travel Management website.
Before planning your trip Request your Travel Authorization.
You may use other online reservation tools if you can get a better price. However, you will still have to follow all university rules (economy class, etc.).


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EVZ as «Great Place to Work»
As part of the "EVZ as an employer" project, the EVZ conducted an employee survey among all permanent employees in March 2022. The survey was conducted anonymously with Great Place to Work® Switzerland, an independent consulting institute.
28.07.2022 // 13:52 // EVZ
Finally a sense of achievement for the EVZ Farmteam
After 15 defeats, the farm team EVZ Academy has won the last two games. Defender Dario Sidler (18) speaks of a spirit of optimism and a very instructive time.
18.01.2022 // 10:00 // Swiss League
EVZ Academy on a high
The EVZ farm team in the Swiss League has won five of its last six games and is on course for a playoff spot.
The Swiss League schedule is online!
Subscribe to the game schedule now!
Swiss League Schedule 2020/21 out now!
From now on you can download the Swiss League schedule!
Postponement of preparation games
Due to the late start of the season on October 1st, some preseason games of the National League and Swiss League team were postponed.
Postponement of pre-season games
The EVZ's performance teams will start the preparation for the season 2020/21 with the test games in August.


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Dodge those winter - health woes!
The most effective way of preventing sickness is also the most simple, and is no farther away than the kitchen or bathroom sink.
"The single most important thing you can do in the winter time and all year long is probably hand-washing," said Paul Lyons, a family physician with the Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "Because that's one of the most common ways for spreading germs from one individual to another: skin-to-skin contact."
A healthy diet, including the recommended doses of vitamin C, will also battle the season's sicknesses. Lyons advises getting the daily requirements through foods such as citrus fruits and through dietary supplements.
Echinacea and zinc lozenges, which studies show have had mixed results, work for some people,.
And just when you thought you could breathe a little easier, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that indoor heating can dry out sinuses, making them more vulnerable to cold viruses that love low humidity. But there are solutions.
"You can buy commercial humidifiers which can be helpful as long as you're careful about changing the water regularly," Lyons said. "Or as a low-tech alternative, it's possible to place open bowl of water over a radiator or in front of the intake vet of your heater/ac unit inside your home. (make sure you change the water regularly)"
Keeping an exercise routine, even when the weather is uncooperative, is also key to warding off winter woes because exercise boosts the immune system. But if you have a chest cold, stay away from the weights and exercise machinery until it passes.