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Sport And The Corona Virus Lock Down By Segun Odegbami
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Were the English Premier League, or the La Liga, or even the Olympic Games to be on somewhere in the world, staying at home for two weeks during this most challenging period in human history, to wear off the destructive power of coronavirus would have been more tolerable for a chunk of the world.
The lockdown all over the world has become an imperative without which the health war may not be won.
Sports are a very powerful weapon. That's why the Olympic games were conceived and have sustained as the only human social activity that has remained constant to its grand objective of global peace, unification of all people, and testing and extending the frontiers of physical and mental human capacity. Sports engage the public, participants, followers, and financial beneficiaries alike.
That's why one of the last and most difficult decisions to be taken globally, even as the Coronavirus pandemic held the world in its lethal grip, was that of suspending the Olympic games that should have started this summer in Tokyo, Japan.
The Japanese did everything humanly possible to convince the world that Japan would be safe during the period, even though all evidence proves to the contrary, but the gravity of this pandemic, an uncharted territory in science and medicine, is too serious a matter to be decided on sentiments and narrow interests.
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It is an existential threat to the human race, every inch of it, from village to village, in all corners of the Earth, without exception! The disease is global, so also must the response be.
That's why it is difficult for me up till now to understand and stomach why some persons took the suspension of the Nigerian National Sports Festival, over a week ago, very poorly and personal, and a few actually 'descended' on me, both privately and publicly on social media, for being the early advocate of its suspension when only one case of the virus had been reported in Nigeria, and the festival would have gone on.
It is also baffling that some health 'experts' (including a professor friend) had remained defiant that the 'expertise' with which the Ebola crisis was successfully defeated and controlled in Nigeria some years ago, was still available to deploy against Covid -19, and were prevaricating about suspending a festival that would have brought together over 10,000 people from all over the country for 10 to 12 days, dispersed them again to all the nooks and crannies of the country by this weekend, and become a time bomb from which Nigeria might never recover from, knowing what is unfolding now about the ravaging power of the coronavirus! In short, the National Sports Festival would have been on during this period.
Can anyone imagine what the reaction of the rest of the world would have been to such a huge assembly in a country that clearly does not have the existing health infrastructure, systems in place and facilities to handle a major challenge that is confounding even the best medical and health care experts and systems in the world? Nigeria would have been not just a laughing stock, but ostracized by the rest of the world.
The world would have been wondering if we had any sense at all.
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That's what some people, including close friends and associates, castigated me for, for raising the matter because they are involved in its organization, or for not sharing my thoughts with them first, and for truncating what would have been of benefit to the country, Edo State and probably even themselves. Really, would it have been of benefit to anyone?
I am so happy now that I took my stand, and if it helped in any way to halt the festival, I am even more glad and proud. Without my voice, the festival would finally have been called off at any rate, even if it had started, particularly when the effects of the virus's attack have now been brought home to us in several unfolding devastating incidences that have brought up a lockdown of several cities. More will still follow.
With what we now know about the virus and its effect on the global community, my prayer is that 'this moment of man's greatest challenge, becomes the moment of his greatest triumph'. We must convert the lessons from this horror into stepping stones for changing the world in the wake of our arrogant destruction of it.
This day, Day one into a new national experience starting from the partial lockdown of the city of Lagos (even though I am in Abeokuta as I write this) I am drawing strength and inspiration from the words of wisdom of one of the ancient sages in preparation for the difficult times that surely lie ahead as we enter a unique time in history when man shall compulsorily become humble, will set aside vanity and arrogance, surrender his individual freedom to choose his action, join hands with every other human being in the world, and align with nature's cleansing process that is ongoing now, in my common-sense belief, through a 'disaster' we must not curse.
Those words resonate so well now – 'Behold the darkness and do not curse it, for underneath it is a hidden treasure'. I was trying to discover the treasures in the coronavirus pandemic when more bad news came from London of the shocking demise of my friend, Akeem Mustapha, owner of Majestic, a restaurant and a hangout place in Brixton, South East London. He was infected with the dreaded disease and did not survive it even in a country that I have always touted as having one of the best healthcare systems in the world.
The news, as well as others, of events happening to several high ranking persons in Nigeria, (most of them importing the virus from abroad) having been tested and found to be positive to the virus and stealthily penetrating the fabric of Nigerian society without discrimination and with utter disregard for status, religion, tribe, are startling and worrisome.
In Akeem's case, he was rushed into intensive care when his situation deteriorated and his family had to call for an ambulance. That was the last time the rest of the family would see him, because they too had to be quarantined immediately it was found that he had been infected by the Coronavirus.
They remain in isolation till now, unable to say a proper goodbye to the man who had been an exceptional father to the wonderful children and a great wife that I know.
I am praying for the rest of his family as well as all those that may have gone to visit their sick friend at home without realising that what he had was the most contagious disease ever known to man. That entire household remains devastated and still in danger.
Akeem Mustapha's death brings the Coronavirus situation closer home for me.
Rather than get angry with a few friends that raised their voices against me both privately and publicly (in a few cases) when I raised the alarm that a gathering of 11,000 persons from different parts of Nigeria to Benin City for a sports festival at this particular period in the world would tantamount to inviting a catastrophe, I have chosen to shrug off their unkind words (that still hurt by the way) and focus on what I was convinced was the best decision to take with the information available to everyone on the coronavirus.
Large gatherings are the perfect catalyst for catastrophe. Think of it. Had the national festival held, we would be right in the middle of it now. Can you imagine what the scenario would look like? The entire world would think we are a country of lunatics.
We would by now be scrambling to send the thousands of athletes and officials back to their different bases, across 36 States, the FCT and even abroad armed with 'petrol' to pour on a small fire!
Thank God, I did not listen to narrower sentiments.
As this lockdown begins, I am grateful to the Creator of the universe for making me listen to my head, and for siding with the greater interest of humanity. As Nigeria joins in the attempt to stop this rampaging virus, it is the responsibility of every single person to play a part in the global effort. The irresponsibility of one person can break the chain of the route to success.
So, from person to person, community to community, village to village, country to country, every living being is a target of the virus unless they join in doing something.
For now, what can be done are simple enough – stay at home, keep a safe distance from all others, maintain a high level of hygiene, and follow the directives of medical and health officials working tirelessly and sacrificing their lives so that all of us can live.
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I'm just updating my Entertainment Centre to Tiny XP Rev 08 and thought I'd share a tip.
Unfortunately when you get to a certain point in the setup with the Tiny XP installer with a ArcadeVGA the bottom half of the screen is blank.
In my setup I use a separate hard drive or partition to install Windows, and keep all my emulation , mp3 and video files on a separate one, this just makes life easier when updating or changing the OS.
When it gets to the first setup bit with half the screen missing click D to delete partition then L on the next screen to confirm.
This just saves you having to screw around hooking up a VGA monitor and what not to the PC.
Next step is to install your Arcade VGA Drivers then I use a remote desktop program like TightVNC (http://www.tightvnc.com/) and do everything else remotely.
I use these later builds of Tiny XP mainly to get the most out of GameEX IE, network support, windows media player etc.
Thats a good idea with the partitions, how much do you allocate for the OS drive?
I was worried that the auto-installer of tinyxp would blow away all the partitions and reformat one big one?
I thought I may add this always works well when using a normal vid card and a Jpac. I just took my ArcadeVGA out and put a ATI 9600 in to try Soft 15khz again.
Argh my ignorance is not bliss.
... however since its more expensive than the ipac, theres no value in it if you want to drive just a regular pC Monitor, which is why I'm suprised there's not a "JPAC LITE" that allows you to utilise the jamma harness and save all your wiring trouble by going straight into the PS2 cable (ie a jpac without the video interface).
Am I the only one that thinks that'd sell at the same price point as the ipac given that its often easier (and definately cheaper) these days to get a wired cabinet off ebay for cheaper than you can build one for MAME?
I should also add using a Jpac is essential when using a Arcade Monitor to avoid damaging the chassis itself. The Jpac splits the 31khz signal so you see a double image until windows loads and in this case soft 15khz kicks in. If you're using a Jpac its always 15khz.
Should the last one be Ipac?
So are you saying you've ditched the ArcadeVGA in favour of Soft15khz? Despite me originally linking it here I've not tried it myself yet LOL!
it's staying in to me sounds like AK is saying the ArcadeVGA is staying in :unsure..
How would this look in a tri-res monitor connected to it's VGA imput!
"I just took my ArcadeVGA out and put a ATI 9600 in to try Soft 15khz again.
Lets just say its staying in"
[QUOTE=Arcade King;163867]I'm just updating my Entertainment Centre to Tiny XP Rev 08 and thought I'd share a tip.
Does this happen with other versions of Tiny XP and AVGA?
You should come round some Time Brad and tell me what you think.
Yeah I want to dabble with some emus like N64, ps1 etc which would benefit from the extra GPU grunt.
ArcadeVGA is fine if you just want to run MAME.
Yes even the standard xp pro will do it all at exactly the same place.
Well glad I waited till some other guinea pig tried it, installed gameex for the local recycling man yesterday (he kept bugging me when he picked up the empties outside the garage about my games) after all the rave reviews it gets.


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RUSSIAN scientist have discovered a Nazi base in the Arctic after it was reportedly abandoned when the crew were poisoned by polar bear meat.
A TOP secret Nazi base in the depths of the Arctic has been found by Russian scientists after more than 70 years.
The mysterious site is located on a remote island in Russian territory — more than 960km from the North Pole, reports The Sun.
Set up in 1942, a year after Adolf Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, the military outpost on Alexandra land was christened "Schatzgraber" or "Treasure Hunter".
The information that it produced was crucial for the movement of troops and equipment in the frozen north of the USSR.
This was especially true as the brutal Russian winter set in that year, causing the relentless German advance to grind to a halt in the snow.
And the island was all the more important because most of the other potential sites capable of producing polar weather reports in the region were held by the Allies.
But the name given to the base suggests the Nazis may have had another, more secret, mission — possibly searching for a mythical treasure trove or ancient artefacts.
A detachment of soldiers was dropped off on the island that year, establishing a base on the barren, rocky isle.
The men were resupplied by air drops until the base was suddenly evacuated in 1944.
All of the outpost's inhabitants were poisoned that year after eating polar bear meat contaminated with roundworms.
The survivors were rescued by a German U-boat and the base abandoned.
Since then, there was no fixed presence on the island until 1990, after the fall of the Soviet Union.
And now, more than 70 years later, the location of the Nazi base has finally been discovered by Russian scientists.
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The team also found the remnants of bunkers and even 70-year-old papers, all remarkably well preserved by the intense cold.
In total, more than 500 objects were recovered from the site.
Russia is now establishing its own military base on Alexandra Land.


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Salt-N-Pepa's Hair, Er, Here (Again)!
February 4, 2008 | 12:05 pm
If you're a Salt-N-Pepa fan like I am, you had to wonder what in the "spinderella" VH1 did to The Salt-N-Pepa Show, which went on an abrupt "hiatus" this past December after only seven episodes. (Meanwhile, we've seen Scott Baio grow a year older, Hulk Hogan lose his family and me lose my lunch from seeing "New York" on my TV screen.) Insane.
I mean, seriously, leave it up to the bigwigs over at the cable network and we would think that their bus broke down and they got stranded on their way back from Jena, Louisiana. Thankfully, that was not the case. In fact, the ladies will be back with fresh episodes starting Monday, February 11th at 10PM EST. Can't. Wait.
What? You don't know about the show?!? Check the history and a recap after the bounce.
The premise of the series is the rap duo's attempt to reunite after several years apart. They've definitely gone in different directions, with Salt (Cheryl Wray) embracing religion, while Pepa (Sandra Denton) lives somewhat in the past, yearning to bring back the "old days."
Here's what's gone down so far:
Episode 1: "Pushin' It," brought Salt (Cheryl Wray) and Pepa (Sandra Denton) back together to perform at Shaquille O'Neal's
birthday party. Pepa wants two things: for Salt to apologize for flat-leaving the group; and for the two of them to get the band back together. Salt, now heavily into religion, initially has doubts. Of
course, they subside just enough, or else there would be no show. This episode establishes the series' theme: Salt's struggle to maintain her spiritual balance while dealing with Pepa's obsession with still wanting to push it real good.
Episode 2: "Whatta
Manhunt," has Salt trying to hook Pepa up with a man. When the blind dates don't go as they'd hoped, Salt turns to a clean-cut pastor from her church to potentially become Pepa's Mr. Right. Wrong.
Episode 3:
"Houseguests from Hell," is, to me, the funniest of the series so far. Pepa's NYC apartment is being renovated, so she basically invites herself to stay with Salt in her suburban digs until the renovations
are done. Mix in some late-night dominoes, a risque self-portrait and a prayer-meeting-in-need-of-prayer, and you've got a hilarious mess.
Episode 4: "Spinderella Cut It Up One Time." Everyone wondered if and when Spinderella (Dee Dee Roper) would make an appearance. Well, wonder no more, as Dee Dee arrived on the scene in time for a reunion performance on the Tyra Banks Show.
With her came some emotional baggage, as she always felt S-N-P thought of her as a spare part, instead of a full member of the group. Turns out she wasn't wrong, as the ladies explained to Spin that letting her tag along was their way of helping her develop her own career. Oh. So much for the tour, Spin. Sorry.
Episode 5: "Pep's
In Charge," really plays up the big sister/little sister angle. Pepa insists she be put in charge of organizing things for a performance in support of a Lifebeat PSA the ladies recorded. All of her choices--from raunchy outfits to scantily clad backup dancers to a tiny venue--are all wrong for an AIDS awareness showcase. Salt, being the "more stable" of the two, swoops in and makes things right just in time for the show.
"Jena 6," saw the ladies travel to Jena, Louisiana to participate in the protests against the harsh sentencing of high school student Mychal Bell. This was a standalone episode that Salt insisted on filming for the series, and they used the airtime to educate their children--and viewers--on what it means to stand for something. The highlight of the show, to me, was when they remixed their biggest hit into "Push It...For Justice." Classic.
Episode 7: "Hair It Is." If
nothing else, the hiatus left us on a high note with the duo, as Pepa tries to convince Salt to endorse hair weaves. Being the Christian she is, Salt refuses to endorse anything she doesn't use, which leads to her trying out a weave for 24 hours. The expressions on her husband and sister's faces are priceless. Despite the reactions she receives from family, and not to mention the itching, Pepa seemingly wins Salt over. I tell you what, she won me over with the product's name: Salt-N-Pepa's Hair. Touchdown.
now you're all caught up and ready to go when the series returns next Monday. For more info, and videos from each episode, check the VH1 website.
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Vivrant Thang
February 4, 2008 • 8:38 pm
I was wondering where it went. I thought it fell victim to the writer's strike. Tee hee.
Episode 2 and 3 were my faves.
One of the only reality shows I watch that don't make my eyes/easrs bleed or my soul cry out. So I'm glad it's coming back.
salt n pepa fan
February 14, 2008 • 1:58 pm
salt needs to stop fronting as if shes never worn any sort of weave. one long clip in the back of the hair is still considered a weave salt! you obviously wear a back extension, its ok!
im wit pep salt was wrong for doing her like that i belive that if salt was really peps friend she would have told her how she really felt. and i belive that would have stopped alot of the hurt. i also understand where salt was coming from to a point. that was then this is now. so salt get over yourself yes you turned your life in another direction and thats beautiful. but boo its not alll about you. you are a grown woman let it go. its not a compition theres enuff shine for both of you , you cant always be the best@!!!

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Stephanie Courtney's first commercial was for Bud Light back in 1999, which aired during the Super Bowl.
After graduating from college, she studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.
Where have I seen that actress?
If you've ever had a moment where you've thought, "Where do I know her from," it's probably from one of the 30 television shows and movies she has appeared in since 1998.
The transformation from Stephanie Courtney into Flo takes some "doing". In real life, she's more of a fan of J. Crew and a freshly scrubbed look.
On May 27, 2014, the buzz on several gossip sites what that Stephanie Courtney died in a car accident while driving her Lexus LX in New York. Not true unless Flo is in fact some kind of Artificial Intelligence. She is alive and kickin' living with her family in Los Angeles, while continuing to "get her Flo on".
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The final blog of three looking at aspects of the Pelican. Having covered the pelican diving and taking off it is now time to look at the bird in flight. On land the pelican can be ungainly in its movements but it is surprisingly smooth and efficient looking in its flight. Comfortable either skimming just a metre or so over the top of the water or at higher levels the pelican has a rhythmical tempo to its wing beat with powerful downstrokes when required. Though the wings are long they also give the bird significant agility as covered in the blog about diving.
Hopefully through the images in this blog you will get an idea of the different feather types that make up the wing, head and body of the pelican and also an idea of the length of the wings to its body and of course to its long beak with the bulbous tip.
And finally the pelican flies off towards the setting sun over a couple of palms gentle swaying in the last of the day's breeze.


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Neurotic priests scare me, says Pope
Credidi Propter
All the more reason for trads to be extra careful in how they speak and act.
http://www.globalpost.com/article/669149...-says-pope
Renatus Frater
This is so much BS. The process he describes for selecting seminarians seems eerily similar to that denounced in Good bye good man. And of course, to be too rigid—and I suspect by the pope's standards that, by now, means any faithful Catholic (remember how rudely he mocked a little altar boy for the way he folded his hands?)—is to be "neurotic". This is just another form of the same idiotic insults he is wont of throwing around.
Now, in my experience the more "rigid" the priest the better—they tend to be even the more compassionate. In my experience when a sandal wearing priest just throws a stole upon a t-shirt, that's when you have to look out!
And I bet its not just me. Sometimes in the Cathedral there's an option for confessing with a priest wearing black cassock with purple stole sitting in the confessional and the sort of priest I described above (face to face, of course). Guess who people prefer, even to the point of waiting much more?
At this point I don't think there's anything healthy in listening to the pope. He sounds like an abusive father.
formerbuddhist
He's right, some people drawn to the priesthood, monastic life or to some other position of religious authority are mentally unstable. History is littered with stories of pseudo elders, fanatical cult leaders and charismatic sociopaths in religious garb. Whether it's a Jim Jones,a Gleb Podmoshensky or a Father Eckroth it's all the same--- a mentally unstable individual using religious authority either as a crutch to cope with life or as a medium by which to prey on weak souls.
Fundamentalism is hardly a trait assiciated with the modern Catholic priesthood though, at least not outside of some sectors of the SSPX or various fringe Sedevacantist groups who are obsessed with making people dress like its the 1940's and make hellfire and brimstone the sermon topic of choice. This is a rarity.
What is really needed amongst candidates for the priesthood today are emotionally healthy heterosexual males who are both fully human and fully orthodox, who can fully identify with the sins and weaknesses of other men but who do not water down doctrine to fit the modern age. This is a rarity today. A good priest I once knew said the one major trait he looks for in those looking to be priests is whether or not they have suffered a lot in life, and whether that suffering has helped them grow in empathy for others and humility or not. A priest must be a real flesh and blood man who, in knowing his own sins, tendencies and weaknesses can have compassion for others because he realizes that all men are basically the same.
The challenge is how to be fully human and orthodox. One has to really and truly have the Faith and know oneself and all men deeply for this--- a rare thing in any generation.
Francis is very insightful sometimes. I'm still not a fan of much of his style, but that he wants to get away from the obnoxious gimmicks, red tape and hiding behind structures and rules that has been a part of ecclesial life for so long is refreshing.
(11-21-2015, 12:50 PM)formerbuddhist Wrote: He's right, some people drawn to the priesthood, monastic life or to some other position of religious authority are mentally unstable. History is littered with stories of pseudo elders, fanatical cult leaders and charismatic sociopaths in religious garb. Whether it's a Jim Jones,a Gleb Podmoshensky or a Father Eckroth it's all the same--- a mentally unstable individual using religious authority either as a crutch to cope with life or as a medium by which to prey on weak souls.
You don't know what you're talking about.
The only cult of personality I've seen in Catholicism is around the person of Francis.
(11-21-2015, 01:05 PM)Renatus Frater Wrote:
There's undeniably a cult of personality around Pope Francis, but that doesn't make some of his insights any less valid.
I don't think he's attacking trads at all.
If he is not attacking all trads here he was not attacking all trads in his speech at the end of the Synod or in his speech for the Italian bishops, because its basically the same thing: people cannot be comfortable with fixed forms, with laws, with doctrine. No! Doctrine generates questions, doubts even!
Now, if you're comfortable leaving doctrine unchangeable and if you're not drinking the cool aid of the "god of change", you're sick in the head!
I'm sorry, not buying it.
Also, I wonder if you've ever been to an SSPX chapel. The SSPX generally have solid priests and what you described is a gross caricature (even Bergoglio didn't have a problem with the SSPX in Argentina, where they have massive presence, even a Seminary there). At the end of the day, its like what I said above, the chances of one finding a psycho priest among traditional Catholics (or simple Catholic priests who think doctrines don't change) is far lower than among the egocentric homosexuals, the non-liturgical liberals (btw, how egocentric must one be to simply disregard the rubrics?), etc.
At the end of the day this is the same sort of myth the secular world likes to disseminate: celibates are sick and a time bomb, those mystics loving suffering are sick, sexually frustrated people who seek comfort in religion, etc. (never mind that modernists are precisely the ones that see religion as a source of comfort, which is a 19th century Prot distortion).
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(11-21-2015, 11:32 AM)Credidi Propter Wrote: All the more reason for trads to be extra careful in how they speak and act.
That's interesting, because liberal, delusional popes scare me.
(oops... did I say that out loud?)
Pope Francis needs some updating and as usual, lacks clarity. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association no longer uses the term neurosis. How many abusive priests came from the ranks of the "rigid and withdrawn"? Not many I expect. I would bet many of them passed their psychologicals with flying colors hence the reason they were in active ministry.
Neurosis has usually been used to describe anyone with some appreciable level of depression or anxiety. That's quite common really.
Pope Francis would do well to probe deeper into things than issue specious statements that are more likely to subject him to ridicule.
MeanGene
What is really needed amongst candidates for the priesthood today are emotionally healthy heterosexual males who are both fully human and fully
orthodox, who can fully identify with the sins and weaknesses of other men but who do not water down doctrine to fit the modern age. This is a rarity today. A good priest I once knew said the one major trait he looks for in those looking to be priests is whether or not they have suffered a lot in life, and whether that suffering has helped them grow in empathy for others and humility or not. A priest must be a real flesh and blood man who, in knowing his own sins, tendencies and weaknesses can have compassion for others because he realizes that all men are basically the same.
Not to nit pick but Jim Jones was not in any way religious. In reality he was a textbook Marxist agitator who deliberately started a church to undermine religion in general and Christianity in particular. Obviously it worked well because his name is always brandied about whenever discussing the supposed "true face" of religion.
Just remember the next time someone brings his name up in connection with religious fundamentalism that he didn't even believe in God let alone Christianity.
(11-21-2015, 07:48 PM)MeanGene Wrote:
I hadn't known that MeanGene, and I appreciate you pointing that out. :tiphat:


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Q: Help:to prove increasing function (formula and curves plot) I am stuck on figuring out why the following function is a increasing function when I read a paper. The function is following
$$f(x)=\frac{(x-1)\cdot c^x-2x\cdot c^{x-1}\,\,+x+1}{2^x-x-1}$$,
where where $1<c<2$, and the independent variable x is on interval $(2,+\infty)$, i.e. $2<x<+\infty$.
I have plotted the function curves of f(x) with different c  by the following, and found that it seems to be monotonic function. However, it is too hard to me to prove it.

The first derivative of f(x) is by the following:
\begin{equation}
f'(x) = {\frac {{c}^{x}+ \left( x-1 \right) {c}^{x}\ln  \left( c \right) -2\,{
c}^{x-1}-2\,x{c}^{x-1}\ln  \left( c \right) +1}{{2}^{x}-x-1}}-{\frac {
 \left(  \left( x-1 \right) {c}^{x}-2\,x{c}^{x-1}+x+1 \right)  \left(
{2}^{x}\ln  \left( 2 \right) -1 \right) }{ \left( {2}^{x}-x-1 \right)
^{2}}}
\end{equation}
The second derivative of f(x) is by the following:
\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
f''(x)&={\frac {2\,{c}^{x}\ln  \left( c \right) + \left( x-1 \right) {c}^{x}
 \left( \ln  \left( c \right)  \right) ^{2}-4\,{c}^{x-1}\ln  \left( c
 \right) -2\,x{c}^{x-1} \left( \ln  \left( c \right)  \right) ^{2}}{{2
}^{x}-x-1}}\\&-2\,{\frac { \left( {c}^{x}+ \left( x-1 \right) {c}^{x}\ln
 \left( c \right) -2\,{c}^{x-1}-2\,x{c}^{x-1}\ln  \left( c \right) +1
 \right)  \left( {2}^{x}\ln  \left( 2 \right) -1 \right) }{ \left( {2}
^{x}-x-1 \right) ^{2}}}\\&+2\,{\frac { \left(  \left( x-1 \right) {c}^{x}
-2\,x{c}^{x-1}+x+1 \right)  \left( {2}^{x}\ln  \left( 2 \right) -1
 \right) ^{2}}{ \left( {2}^{x}-x-1 \right) ^{3}}}\\&-{\frac { \left(
 \left( x-1 \right) {c}^{x}-2\,x{c}^{x-1}+x+1 \right) {2}^{x} \left(
\ln  \left( 2 \right)  \right) ^{2}}{ \left( {2}^{x}-x-1 \right) ^{2}}
}
\end{split}
\end{equation}

A: I will take a slightly different approach with this function by relating it to the result established in  Help : How to prove the following simple function is decreasing function?  .
We will call the function in this post $$ \  f(x) \ = \ \frac{(x-1)\cdot c^x \ - \ 2x\cdot c^{x-1} \ + \ x \ + \ 1}{2^x \ - \ x \ - \ 1} \ $$ and the function in the linked post  $$ g(x)  \ =  \ \frac{c^x \ - \ c\cdot x \ + \ x \ - \ 1}{2^x \ - \ x \ - \ 1} \ \   , $$
which, since they have the same denominator, we will add to produce
$$ h(x) \ = \ f(x) \ + \ g(x) \ \ = \ \ \frac{\left(  \ 1 \ - \frac{2}{c} \ \right)  x \ c^x \ + \ (2 \ - \ c) \ x}{2^x \ - \ x \ - \ 1} \ \   . $$
To save a bit of writing, we will let $ \ K \ = \ \left(  \ 1 \ - \frac{2}{c} \ \right) \ , $ for which we find that $ \ 1 \ < \ c \ < 2 $ $ \Rightarrow \ -1 \ < \ K \ < \ 0 \ $ .
Differentiating this new function yields
$$ h'(x) \ \ = $$ $$  \frac{(2^x - x - 1) \ \cdot \ K \ (c^x \ + \ [\ln c] \ x \ c^x \ - \  [2-c]) \ - \ (K \ x \ c^x \ + \ [2  -  c] \ x ) \ ([\ln 2] \   2^x - 1)}{(2^x - x - 1)^2} $$
$$ =   \frac{[1 \ + \ x \ \ln(\frac{c}{2})] \ \cdot \ K \ (2c)^x \ - \ K \ [1 \ + \ (\ln c) \ x \ + \ (\ln c) \ x^2] \  c^x \ + \ K \  (2  -  c) \ [1 - (\ln 2) \ x ] \ 2^x \ + \ (2 - c) \ [1 - K] \ x \  - \ K \ (2 - c)}{(2^x - x - 1)^2}  \ \ . $$
This looks a good deal more complicated to analyze than the derivative in the linked post, but most of it is straightforward.  We have the factor $ \ 1 \ - \ K \ = \frac{2}{c} \ $ , so for $ \ 1 \ < \ c \ < \ 2 \ $ , the last two terms are $ \ +  (2 - c) \ [1 - K] \ x \ = \ \frac{2 \ (2 - c)}{c} \ x \ $ and $ \ -  K \ (2 - c) \ = \ \frac{(c - 2)^2}{c} \ , $ which are positive for $ \ x \ > \ 2 \ . $  The second term contains the quadratic factor $ \ 1 \ + \ (\ln c) \ x \ + \ (\ln c) \ x^2 \ $ , which has the discriminant $ \ (\ln c)^2 \ - \ 4 \ (\ln c)^2 \ < \ 0 \ $ , so it has no zeroes; since the factor is always positive for $ \ c \ > \ 1 \ $ , the term $ \ -  K \ [1 \ + \ (\ln c) \ x \ + \ (\ln c) \ x^2] \  c^x \ $ is also always positive.
It is the first and third terms here that must be examined more carefully.  The factor $ \ K \ [1 \ + \ x \ \ln(\frac{c}{2})] \ $ is negative for $  \ x \ < \ \frac{1}{\ln (\frac{2}{c})} \ $ , which becomes an issue for $ \ c \ > \ 2 \ e^{-1/2} \ \approx \ 1.213 \ . $  In the third term, the factor $ \ 1 - (\ln 2) \ x \ $ is negative for $ \ x \ < \ \frac{1}{\ln 2} \ \approx \ 1.443 \ . $  By itself, this is not a problem for our derivative, but we find that this third term does not generally give large enough positive values to compensate for the much larger negative values that the first term can produce.
It is only when we add in the second, always positive term, which is yet far larger in absolute value than the first term, that we see that the numerator of $ \ h'(x) \ $ is always positive.  Since the denominator is also always positive for $ \ x \ > \ 2 \ $ , we  conclude that $ \ h(x) \ $ is monotonically increasing.  From this, we have  $ \ h'(x) \ = \ f \ '(x) \ + \ g \ '(x) \ > \ 0 \ $ , and since we demonstrated in the linked post that $ \ g \ ' (x) \ < \ 0 \ $ , we at last infer that
$$  f \ '(x) \ > \ - g \ '(x) \ > \ 0 \ \ . $$
Hence $ \ f (x) \ $ is monotonically increasing.
Similarly to what we observed in the other post, this function has the interesting "parametric" behavior that for
$$ \  f(c) \ = \ \frac{(x-1)\cdot c^x \ - \ 2x\cdot c^{x-1} \ + \ x \ + \ 1}{2^x \ - \ x \ - \ 1} \ \ , $$
we have $ \ f(1) \ \equiv \ 0 \ $ and $ \ f(2) \ \equiv \ -1 \ $ .
[It took some little trouble to find a way to work with the derivative for this function.  I had also looked at $ \ j( x ) \ = \ f(x) \ - \ g(x) \ $ , but while more terms cancel in this difference function, and it has the pleasant parametric behavior $ \ j(c=1) \ = \ j(c=2) \ \equiv \ 0 \ $ , it is not monotonic, but rather has an absolute minimum that shifts with the value of $ \ c \ $ , making it very difficult to disentangle information about $ \ f'(x) \ $ . ]

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Ask some people in polite company what is the function of politics and you will get a variety of answers. One may say that politics is a means to exercising power. Another may say that politics is a way to managing social progress. There are many views to describe the function of politics. Ask, what is the function of party politics and you will have a number of deferring views on this question too, but they will all refer to choice and democracy somewhere in their answers. One party may offer a much faster social progress than another. Another may offer a different kind of social progress. All parties will want to convince you that you will enjoy the "Promised Land" if you vote for them.
Politicians, parties and governments will always claim that the reason for their existence is to make things better for people, to help the needy, to promote health, prosperity and happiness. In a word, to exercise power to manage the nation's resources for the benefit of all citizens. There is no basis or reason why anyone should doubt their sincerity. All of the above is valid in a world of academia. Now, compare the principle with the practice of politics. To be more precise, compare the universal principles of politics with the practice of party politics in democratic societies.
Political parties developed a belief in the population that their policies will provide a better standard of living than that of their opponents. They have also convinced the population that their welfare programmes will look after those of the less fortunate and the ill and the infirm. The reason all political parties do this is to get into power or remain there. Seemingly, they will say anything that they think will put them into office. One could say that the electorate deserve what they vote for. But as all parties behave in a similar way the electorate have no chance to distinguish between any of them on any other basis than prejudice. This was not a great problem while the nation's wealth could support the cost of the political "Promised Land". That was when the value of a nation's currency was pegged to the value of gold which provided a natural boundary of expenditure for governments – that is, until 1971.
Since then, politicians could promise anything they liked and could pretend that they could afford anything they promised. If the cost turned out to be more than the nation could afford, then, they could either borrow the difference or print some more currency to fund their programmes. Each decade, the process of promising more and more and borrowing more and more to fund them escalated without the population understanding their fatal implications. We still think that governments can produce a higher standard of living if only they implemented the 'right' policies. We have forgotten that it is the wealth creating processes that produce a better standard of living. The very wealth creating processes that are required to pay for the welfare programmes that governments promise to the population.
The inevitable crash has happened. No, not the subprime mortgage issue and the subsequent international banking crisis. That is only an unfortunate side issue that serves as a convenient excuse.
I am referring to the country's financial situation before the banking crisis, during the boom years. Here are the figures authenticated by the Office of National Statistics.
2004, - Total government expenditure 40.1% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), government borrowing, 35.5% of GDP. Only 4.6% of the Gross Domestic Product was available to government to support Government expenditure.
2005, - Total government expenditure 40.1% of GDP, government borrowing, 37.4% of GDP. Only 2.7% of the Gross Domestic Product was available to support Government expenditure.
2006, - Total government expenditure 40.9% of GDP. government borrowing, 36.6% of GDP. Only 4.3% of the Gross Domestic Product was available to support Government expenditure.
2007-8 both the expenditure as a percentage of GDP and the borrowing requirements have grown, but they are not yet authenticated.
The absolute truth is that the Welfare State, including the NHS, care for the elderly and state pension provisions, is bankrupt and unsustainable. Wait, please, until one of the politicians will inform you of that fact instead of arguing about cuts here and there.
The desired economic solutions, such as, rebuilding the wealth creating private economy and drastically reducing the wealth spending public sector is politically unacceptable. That which politicians set out to do
or promised that they will do is now politically impossible to achieve. This is not just in the UK.
The same applies in the USA and in the EU. For example, it is a commonly held view that the euro, the common currency in the EU, is in crisis and the only way out, the only way to stabilize it is to created a Europe
wide Finance Ministry to control its value. That necessary economic development is totally impossible to achieve on political grounds. Is politics as practiced in the 21st Century fit for purpose?


To get a better understanding of the differences between Lactate Threshold and VO2 Max we really need to understand each one and what they represent.
VO2 max actually has quite of few names including maximal oxygen consumption, maximal oxygen uptake, peak oxygen uptake or maximal aerobic capacity. When performing a VO2 Max test, the object is to get a representation of a person's aerobic physical fitness under peak exertion. The V stands for volume, the O2 stands for oxygen and MAX for maximum.
During testing a subject's VO2 max is reached when their oxygen consumption plateaus despite an increase in workload. Today the most accurate testing of VO2 max is performed on a treadmill or stationary bike.
First the good news. The higher your VO2 max, the more your body can take in oxygen and deliver it to your muscles.
Unfortunately genetics plays a major role in a person's VO2 max. Some people are simply born better athletes, with a better delivery system. That said, a person can raise their own VO2 max threshold through high intensity training.
Economy Effect. As an athlete, you can become more adapted at a particular sport due to training. This adaption means you will be more economical allowing you to run, swim or bike faster then you could prior to training.
Losing Weight – Since weight is a component in the VO2 max equation, losing weight can improve your performance at given speeds.
Training Effect – Simply training may increase your Vo2 max by as much as 15%.
VO2 max training is tough work, because raising it can be painful and not all that much fun. It's advisable before attempting VO2 max training you have a good solid base of 3 months in the sport that you are wanting to improve on. VO2 max training is hard on the body and should only be done once or twice a week.
Short Intervals – These are short bursts of speed for 30 or 60 seconds followed by a 30 or 60 second recovery. The goal is to work up to 10 – 12 repetitions.
Hill Intervals – These are short bursts of 30 – 90 seconds hill assents with a recovery back to the start. The goal is to work up to 8 – 10 hill repetitions.
Track Intervals – These are typically longer workout sessions of 800 to 1,200 meter intervals with a 400 meter recovery. The goal is to work up to 5K worth of hard running using a combination of 800s, 1000s and 1200s. A typical workout might look like 4 x 800, 4 x 1,000, 4 x 1,200.
There are various protocols for calculating your VO2 max from treadmills to stationary bikes to track testing. By far the easiest one I have ever done was using a Polar M400 and laying down while the watch did all the work. Polar uses what they call Polar OwnIndex to give you a rough estimation of your Vo2 max. It looks at the following and comes up with a pretty good indicator.
Self-assessment of the level of long-term physical activity (last 6 months).
While VO2 max is good to know, it really isn't the magic number that can help you train smart. That is where lactate threshold comes into play.
Lactate threshold is the point during exercise when lactate begins to accumulate in the blood at a faster rate than it can be removed. To understand lactate you will need a little biology lesson and an understanding of Glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, and Electron Transport Chain (ETC).
During exercise our cells produce ATP molecules, these are then broken down by our body to create energy. The energy is used to perform functions like muscle contraction. Without it we wouldn't have the ability to walk or run. ATP is created at all stages of the Glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, and ETC cycles, but the bulk ATP is generated during ETC. At low level exercise, the majority of ATP needed will come from ETC. The problem is ETC isn't very effective at producing large enough quantities of ATP during intense exercise spikes, so our body calls upon Glycolysis to make up the difference. The net result using this method is an excess concentration of Lactate in our blood stream. When the lactate gets to a certain level you may start feeling queasy and nauseous, the body basically forces you to slow down until the lactate is cleared to a tolerable point. That burning sensation during a hard bought is your brain telling you that lactate is building up in your blood, eventually getting to a point where your muscles scream out saying enough.
Realistically there are 2 actual Lactate Thresholds.
LT1 – Aerobic Threshold – Your aerobic threshold is where blood lactate raises above baseline. Training at or near the LT1 enables athletes to increase their aerobic threshold allowing them to race or train longer aerobically without going into an anaerobic state.
LT2 – Anaerobic Threshold – Your anaerobic threshold is where there is a signification rise of lactate in the blood. Training at or near the LT2 enables to increase their anaerobic threshold allowing them to push themselves harder before becoming too anaerobic and having to slow down.
Lactate Threshold Testing has been a very sore subject, literally. Tests usually involve getting a pin prick blood sample every 2-3 minutes during testing and analyzing the lactate results in the blood. As you can imagine performing these tests can become quite expensive and only gives you a snapshot of your fitness and lactate threshold at a particular point in time. Recently BSX Athletics came out with a wearable calf sleeve called the BSXinsight monitoring system. The really unique aspect of this approach is it doesn't require the drawing of blood and can be worn during competition. The key component is a computer that slips into the sleeve which uses special LED lights that shine in the near infrared spectrum to continuously measure muscle oxygenation saturation changes (aka SmO₂) in athletes while they train. These highly specific wavelengths of light allow BSXinsight to precisely measure real-time dynamic changes in hemoglobin and myoglobin as it's delivered to the exercising muscle. As these oxygen carrying molecules switch from an oxygenated to a deoxygenated state their physical properties change in a measurable way that produce actual color changes. The information can be relayed in real time to most ANT+ fitness tracking watches.
While I haven't tested it out, the principles behind it seem sound and if it lives up to the hype, it's a game changer. Ray over at DC Rainmaker has a pretty extensive write-up on the BSXinsight.
The whole concept of being able to measure Lactate while working out, without the need for blood sampling in the traditional sense, means an athlete can now train at, or just above their LT. There is no guesswork involved, and all this information can then be analyzed post workout by a coach or the athlete.
So while VO2 max is a great indicator of a person's overall fitness potential, lactate threshold is the key element that dictates why certain athletes dominate races given the same VO2 max scores. Of course there are other factors that come into play that aren't as quantifiable such as motivation, training regiment and recovery. One thing is clear, given tools such as the BSXinsight means athletes can more effectively train over their non-BSXinsight counterparts.


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Q: Blackboard bold characters The blackboard bold font in the AMSFonts package only has capital letters.  I sometimes wish to use a blackboard bold "1", for which I can use \usepackage{bbold}. But this changes the entire blackboard bold font, and I like the original AMSFonts versions of the capital letters better.  Is there a simple way for me to get \mathbb{1} from one package and the blackboard bold capitals from another?

A: This doesn't exactly answer your question (how to use bbold with AMS's black board bold characters). I believe that would require some TeX incantations.
A cheaper work around is to use either the package bbm or the package doublestroke. The former defines the \mathbbm command and the latter uses the \mathds command, so they don't conflict with the AMS \mathbb. Also asthetically I prefer the bbm fonts over bbold since the latter is sans serif, which doesn't quite fit in right against the AMS serifed fonts.

A: Here is another way to do what you want that leaves \mathbb using the AMS fonts.
\newcommand{\bbfamily}{\fontencoding{U}\fontfamily{bbold}\selectfont}
\DeclareMathAlphabet{\mathbbold}{U}{bbold}{m}{n}

You can then use \mathbbold for the bbold math fonts.

A: I had the same question about a year ago. I came up with the following solution, which seems a bit cleaner that Juan's "hack":
\DeclareSymbolFont{bbold}{U}{bbold}{m}{n}
\DeclareSymbolFontAlphabet{\mathbbold}{bbold}

Then one can use $\mathbbold{1}$ (and I store this, without the dollar signs, in the macro \ind since I use it as an indicator function).

A: You've already got a pretty good answer. Just in case you really wanted to use amsmath and bbold, the following TeX-hack seems to do the trick.
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\makeatletter
\def\amsbb{\use@mathgroup \M@U \symAMSb}
\makeatother

\usepackage{bbold}

\begin{document}
$\mathbb{1}, \amsbb{X}$
\end{document}

A: I recommend using the following format. You may also check this link for various packages which offers different kind of solution.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{bbold}

\begin{document}
 \begin{itemize}
    \item $\mathbb{1}_X$
    \item $\mathbb{\Omega}$
    \item $\mathbb{\Delta}$
\end{itemize}

\end{document}


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Siseme alectryo is een vlindersoort uit de familie van de prachtvlinders (Riodinidae), onderfamilie Riodininae.

Siseme alectryo werd in 1851 beschreven door Westwood.

Prachtvlinders


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Gotham Grazer Blog
Fighting Livestock Methane Emissions With Seaweed
Seaweed has become a trending snack for humans. Is it now a necessary snack for cows?
This article, by Rebecca Rupp from National Geographic's "The Plate," reviews new findings that adding algae to livestock feed could reduce the amount of methane these animals release. Cows (as well as sheep, goats, deer, and a handful of other mammals with ruminant biology) have a four-chambered stomach, and must ferment their food in order to fully digest it. Because of that fermentation, cows release methane on a daily basis; so much so, that livestock cause more anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions than transportation exhaust.
The obvious solution to this dilemma is to cut back on livestock production, but this is much easier said than done. Although plant-based diets have become more and more popular, only about 3% of the American population are committed vegetarians and vegans. It would take a dramatic upheaval in consumer demand, as well as a certain level of political intervention, to significantly decrease the number of CAFOs in America.
With this in mind, scientists in Australia have turned to the unique chemical properties of algae to disrupt methane production within the cow itself. After experimenting with a number of different seaweed species in artificial cow stomachs, it was found that Asparagopsis taxiformis cut methane production by about 99%.
Photograph by Rasmus Loeth Petersen, Alamy
Seaweed farming, when done properly, can be quite sustainable. Seaweed is hardy and grows much faster than conventional crops; it filters organic pollutants, acts as a carbon sink, and does not require fertilizer or even land.
However, as mentioned in Rupp's piece, seaweed farming is nowhere near ready to take on the task of feeding the world's livestock population:
"Scientists calculate that it would take some 6,000 hectares (about 15,000 acres) of seaweed farms to supply a mere 10 percent of Australia's 29 million cattle; to supply America's 92 million would take over thirty times more."
Seaweed farming may be sustainable at a small scale, but there is no telling if it will remain sustainable once the industry is expanded. With all of these moving parts to consider, we are very interested to see how this discovery develops over the next few years.
Categories: News Article Tags: seaweed, methane, livestock, cattle, feed
December 19, 2016 by Deborah Carlin
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Osteoglossum é  um gênero de peixe na família Osteoglossidae. O género contém 2 espécies:O Aruanã-prateado (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum)
e o Aruanã-negro (Osteoglossum ferreirai).

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More than 10,000 people have been arrested in protests
Posted: Jun 4, 2020 / 08:49 AM CDT / Updated: Jun 4, 2020 / 08:50 AM CDT
New Orleans police clash with protesters on top of the Crescent City Connection bridge Wednesday in New Orleans. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)
PHOENIX (AP) — More than 10,000 people have been arrested in protests decrying racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death, according to an Associated Press tally of known arrests across the U.S.
The count has grown by the hundreds each day as protesters spilled into the streets and encountered a heavy police presence and curfews that give law enforcement stepped-up arrest powers.
Los Angeles has had more than a quarter of the national arrests, followed by New York, Dallas and Philadelphia. Many of the arrests have been for low-level offenses such as curfew violations and failure to disperse. Hundreds were arrested on burglary and looting charges.
As cities were engulfed in unrest last week, politicians claimed that the majority of the protesters were outside agitators, including a contention by Minnesota's governor that 80 percent of the participants in the demonstrations were from out of state.
The arrests in Minneapolis during a frenzied weekend tell a different story. In a nearly 24-hour period from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon, 41 of the 52 people cited with protest-related arrests had Minnesota driver's licenses, according to the Hennepin County sheriff.
In the nation's capital, 86 percent of the more than 400 people arrested as of Wednesday afternoon were from Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
It is not known how many of the people arrested were locked up — an issue at a time when many of the nation's jails are dealing with coronavirus outbreaks. The protesters are often placed in zip-ties and hauled away from the scene in buses.
In Los Angeles, an online fundraising campaign has gathered $2 million so far to help more than 3,000 people arrested in demonstrations since Floyd died on May 25 in Minneapolis.
Kath Rogers, executive director of the Los Angeles office of the National Lawyers Guild, said she was surprised by the huge number of arrests in that city. The office is calling on those arrested to be in contact so they can be part of the group's mass defense. So far, they have heard from about 400 people, she said.
She said some people had been swept up in the arrests because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time, like a woman who was simply going for an evening walk and wasn't part of the protest. Or a young man who was taking pictures of the looting with his phone and then was arrested for looting.
"I've been here for two years and we go to hundreds of demonstrations, but I've never seen rubber bullets flying like this, tear gas used this way," she said.
Los Angeles Chief Michel Moore told the city's Police Commission Tuesday the bulk of the arrests, about 2,500, were for failure to disperse or curfew violations.
The rest were for crimes including burglary, looting, assaults on police officers and other violence, Moore told the panel, which functions as the police department's civilian oversight board.
The only other U.S. city with an arrest toll that comes close to Los Angeles' is New York, with about 2,000, according to AP's tally.
A Los Angeles group called the Peoples City Council Fund as of Wednesday night had gathered more than $2 million for arrested protesters there through the online fundraising platform gofundme. More than 46,000 people donated mostly small amounts, some just $10 or $20.
Fundraiser organizers said hundreds of thousands of the dollars raised will go to Black Lives Matter LA as well as the National Lawyers Guild, a progressive group that has been defending civil rights activists since the 1930s.
The AP tally didn't take into account any additional arrests still unreported from Wednesday evening.


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How two detectives followed the trail of York County's missing artifacts
An artifact thief has targeted Pennsylvania museums for valuable, centuries-old firearms.
And for almost 50 years it was not taken.
"These objects were on display in these different museums, and they were carried away and hidden for decades," said Andy Rathfon, a detective with the Upper Merion Police Department in Montgomery County, who worked on the case. .
Thomas Gavin, 78, admitted to stealing Revolutionary War weapons from various museums, including the York County History Center. His criminal follies, though barely on par with the heists described in "Ocean's Eleven" or "National Treasure," still had consequences for small galleries that relied on artifacts for education and research.
"When pieces are stolen from a museum, everyone loses because that story won't be told," said Rachel Warner, director of collections at the York County History Center. "As the person in charge of the collections, it is our dream, it is to see these pieces all come back.
Gavin, a resident of Pottstown, Montgomery County, stole 15 artifacts from a number of museums in the 1960s and 1970s and stored them in a barn for decades.
It wasn't until he later tried to sell the artifacts to an antique dealer in Pennsylvania that police were alerted to Gavin's activity.
Although Gavin admitted to taking the artifacts, an expiration of the statute of limitations prevented him from being charged with theft. Ultimately, he pleaded guilty to one count of disposing of a stolen cultural heritage object from a museum.
His sentence ? One day in prison.
In addition to one day in jail, Gavin was sentenced to one year of house arrest and had to pay $ 23,485 in restitution and a fine of $ 25,000.
While a rifle and two pistols have been safely returned to the York County History Center, mysteries surrounding the theft remain.
"We actually have very little information on the circumstances of this theft," Warner said. "They were in display cases, so we think he opened the cases and lowered the glass so that he could grab them and take them."
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It took five years of investigation for the stolen items to be returned to York County – although detectives working on the Warner case have been tracking missing artifacts from other museums for even longer.
Rathfon and his fellow detective Brendan Dougherty, both from the Upper Merion Police Department, have been piecing together the mysteries surrounding the missing guns for 13 years.
And, while some artifacts have been successfully returned, both men said they would not stop finding the lost items, even after their retirement.
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The Upper Merion Police Department covers areas of eastern Pennsylvania, including King of Prussia National Park and Valley Forge. A now-defunct history museum within Valley Forge catapulted the two detectives into their 13-year investigation.
In 2009, a source came to the police station to report what she believed to be a stolen gun seen at an antique exhibit. Although the tip ended in a dead end, it opened Dougherty and Rathfon to something even bigger.
"It was an eye-opener for us to search for all the flight records at the museum (Valley Forge)," Dougherty said. "What we found, ironically, was that we had no criminal record. They had been destroyed because the cases were so old."
Fortunately for the couple, all documents relating to the Valley Forge Historical Society Museum have been turned over to the Museum of the American Revolution. It was then that they discovered five thefts that occurred in 1968 and 1969.
Then the case exploded.
In 2019, antique dealer Kelly Kinzle presented what he believed to be a gun replica. Instead, it was one of the few surviving rifles made by master gunsmith John Christian Oerter – and it had been stolen from the Valley Forge Historical Society, according to NPR.
"Once we identified (Gavin) being linked to the Christian Oerter rifle, we found several antique rifles," Rathfon said, adding that Kinzle's revelation opened up investigations into many museums with missing artifacts.
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The puzzle was finally coming together.
The hardest part for the couple was reconstructing a timeline of events, when many records were missing or destroyed. In the case of the York County missing artifacts, however, the museum had detailed records of everything.
Thus, the couple were quickly able to recover the missing guns for York County.
After years of studying antique guns, the couple have learned exactly what to look for when trying to match a missing gun.
The lack of serial numbers is an excellent first indicator. Additionally, many rifles from the early 19th century exhibit distinctive features, such as marks in the lock, gouges in the wood, the position of the screw and the grain of the wood, Rathfon said.
"In the case of the rifle returned to York, the grain of the wood matched," Rathfon added. "It was a cool time to see a game 100%."
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When Gavin was sentenced in November, he apologized for the trouble he caused.
"I never really thought about it then, and now it all came out – I didn't think it would make a big difference," Gavin said.
Gavin's attorney, Harvey Sernovitz, also added: "Tom is a collector of all kinds of old things… whether viewed as a collector or a hoarder, profit was not his motivation."
Although Gavin has been convicted and the missing York County guns returned, Dougherty and Rathfon are still there.
Two unsolved cases with the Valley Forge Historical Society Museum from 1968 and 1969 remain.
"It's a labor of love," said Dougherty. "We think this is both a welcome burden, but it is also an honor for me to be able to participate in this survey."
Dougherty and Rathfon both pointed out that working with experts like the FBI's Jake Archer and US Attorney KT Newton made the investigation even more compelling.
Rathfon said he was happy to see the items finally returned to their rightful owners. He is proud to have worked on something of this magnitude and to be able to show his children the weapons he helped recover.
"I'm just thrilled they're celebrating this, and while it does bring more attention to the York History Center, it's a win," said Dougherty. "That's what we're in there for. We were waiting until that day, to see Rachel pick up these guns and share their stories."
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We had a beautiful jubilee celebration on Sunday, 12 August. Our Diamond jubilarians are Bro. Denis Sheahan and Bro. Michael McKeown. Bro. Roy Kennedy and Bro. Ultan Rohan celebrated their Golden Jubilee.
The day began with Mass in Maiville celebrated by Fr. Mike Burgess.
There was a celebratory lunch at the Rochestown Park Hotel with speeches and presentation of Papal Blessings. Congratulations to all our Jubilarians and congratulations to Bros. Raymond Dwyer, Rupert O'Sullivan and Richard English, Anglo-Irish PLT, for organising this lovely occasion.
Bro. Raymond's homily at the Jubilee Mass in Maiville can be read here.
More pictures from the day can be found here.


We have a dumpster on our property for another home project and are hoping to take advantage of this by disposing of some bathroom lights and a ceiling fan. However, we do not currently have a replacement for these items.
I don't believe turning the breaker off (and leaving off) is an option.
If I were to remove these lights and then cap off with wire nuts and electrical tape would that be a safe option or is this just asking for trouble?
Yes. This is not only safe but best practice. Tuck the capped wires completely into the junction boxes to avoid accidentally snagging on passing ladders, wallboard, etc.
If the room continues in general use then install blank cover plates.
With the breaker off, put a wire nut on each wire separately (don't nut them all together!) and you're good to go. That is the proper way to terminate unused wires, whether the breaker is to be turned back on or not.
In addition to just capping with wirenuts, depending on your wiring configuration and your expertise, I would suggest labeling the wires as you remove them (maybe if you use large enough wirenuts to write on put a different number/letter on each one and keep a log of what each letter's wirenut was connected to) so you'll know what was connected where in each junction box when you eventually install the new fixtures. This will avoid a future SE question on "how do I know what should be connected to what" question that's all too common.
The simplest way to make the bare ends of the wire safe at the device end once the device is removed is to remove them from the breaker at the supply end of the wire.
This is common practice in industry where something will be disconnected for medium to long term. Isolation procedures and leaving things locked and tagged off are another way to do it, but removing the wires from the supply, taping and labelling them and leaving them in the bottom of the box/cabinet is usually preferred. A variation is to then connect the wires to an earth terminal/connector so that when working on the remote end one can simply verify via a continuity test that the wires are all common to earth and thus incapable of preventing a danger.
How can I finish off a three gang switch with one switch missing?
Is there a device that will allow a bathroom fan to run for 5 minutes after it is switched off?
Why does my one-way switch have 4 wires?
Is this the legal and best way to add power for bathroom fans?
Can I wire my entire music studio on a single circuit?
Is it okay to regularly turn off lamps (2) via a power strip rather than their individual switches?


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Tribulation Announce New Single "Hamartia" and European Tour
Today is a time of new beginnings for gothic metal outfit Tribulation, as they unveil "Hamartia," the first single with their new guitarist Joseph Tholl.
The new track comes off the back of the band's recent Swedish Grammis Award win earlier this year for their 2021 studio effort Where the Gloom Becomes Sound, which was their last recording with former guitarist Jonathan Hultén.
The standalone single was recorded with Robert Pehrsson, mixed by Tom Dalgety, mastered by Magnus Lindberg. In addition, the accompanying video below was directed by Johan Bååth & Astrid Bergdahl.
Speaking on the new track, guitarist Adam Zaars said its title stems from the "many shades of the word Hamartia."
"['Hamartia' is] an angry gothic tragedy sonically, and introduces Joseph on guitar. This is the first of a few. We hope you like it!"
In addition to the new song, Tribulation announced that they'll be hitting the road again with Watain, Abbath, and Bölzer. That particular string of shows will start later this week and run until October 9.
"Chariots of Fire" European Tour 2022
Watain | Abbath | Co-Headliner
Tribulation | Bölzer | Special Guests
Sept. 15, 2022 – Paris (France) – Elysee Montmartre
Sept. 16, 2022 – Oberhausen (Germany) – Turbinenhalle
Sept. 17, 2022 – Munich (Germany) – Backstage
Sept. 18, 2022 – Milan (Italy) – Live Club
Sept. 20, 2022 – Toulouse (France) – Le Bikini
Sept. 22, 2022 – Lisbon (Portugal) – Lisboa Ao Vivo
Sept. 23, 2022 – Madrid (Spain) – La Riviera
Sept. 24, 2022 – Barcelona (Spain) – Apolo
Sept. 25, 2022 – Lyon (France) – Transbordeur
Sept. 27, 2022 – Zurich (Switzerland) – Komplex 457
Sept. 28, 2022 – Filderstadt (Germany) – Filharmonie
Sept. 29, 2022 – Tilburg (The Netherlands) – 013
Sept. 30, 2022 – London (UK) – Troxy
Oct. 2, 2022 – Antwerp (Belgium) – Trix
Oct. 4, 2022 – Hamburg (Germany) – Markthalle
Oct. 5, 2022 – Copenhagen (Denmark) – Amager Bio
Oct. 6, 2022 – Oslo (Norway) – Rockefeller
Oct. 7, 2022 – Stockholm (Sweden) – Fallan
Oct. 9, 2022 – Helsinki (Finland) – Vanha
Tribulation – Live 2022/2023:
Nov. 5, 2022 – Aalborg (Denmark) – Aalborg Metal Fest
July 28-29, 2023 – Freissenbüttel (Germany) – Burning Q Festival
Aug. 10-12, 2023 – Schlotheim (Germany) – Party.San Open Air
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