Is it generally possible (and how much work would it be) to lower a pinball playfield a bit away from the glass to make room for added features and toys (nothing gaudy, I promise)? Obviously later pins often have all sorts of room but the early 80s williams stuff I am looking at don't have much room to spare. Sadly I don't have much hands-on time with pinball internals yet.
Shouldn't be much more than an afternoon's worth of assache I figure. Remove PF entirely, move rear mounting points down several inches, mount a lower front bracket or fab up longer hooks to grab the original bracket. I know on most of the 70s and 80s pins I've had there is room to drop it down, never tried anything like that tho. Might run into other issues, button placement, wiring extensions to go from PF to back box etc.
Good luck finding a busted, complete pin to retheme. I've thrown in the towel more than once.
Le Chuck- thanks for the thoughts. Good to know it is not a crazy idea at least.
PBJ- at this point I am considering retheming a Williams Flash, which might give me the best chance of finding one used and people won't get too offended if I hack one up. Of course I passed on some cheap ($150ish) nonworking Flash cabs about this time last year at an auction.
Unfortunately, everything pinball is irrationally expensive in the Chicago area (maybe everywhere, but Craigslist is particularly useless here when it comes to pins). It makes me just want to get a custom CNC cut playfield, which would be a lot of fun, but I know I will knock years off the project if I give myself a starting point.
$150 cash in hand 24/7 for a complete Flash for 15 years.
That's because your doing that Craigslist I"d bet... Eliminating the competition is not only a better approach, But more than likely you will wind up with multiple games cheap.
Sorry. Been crazy busy. Yes I did! Loving it! It is well worn but functional and a very fun game. Will probably be starting a thread soon about a retheme project! Paid $500... possibly overpaid, but there are few deals to be had in the pinball world right now.
lowering the pf on that game is as simple as peeling off the wood playfield supports inside and nailing them back on in the lower position. you may have to clearance the apron for the flipper buttons. now that you have it you can see how easy it would be. make sure your assemblies underneath clear the transformer if it's under the pf.


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My Climate Journey podcast: Jason Jacobs and Swift CEO Joel Jean discuss perovskites and solar innovation for climate change
April 1, 2021 in News
This week's guest is Joel Jean, Co-Founder & CEO of Swift Solar.
Before joining Swift, Joel served as Executive Director of the Tata-MIT GridEdge Solar research program, which focuses on scale-up of new solar photovoltaic technologies for India and other developing countries. He developed ultra-lightweight, flexible solar cells that the 2017 Katerva Award recognized, and he was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 Fellow in Energy.
Swift Solar is designing and manufacturing lightweight solar panels and cheaper, more efficient systems than existing products. The company is working on a new kind of technology called Perovskites. Perovskite uses a crystal structure that allows you to tune the material. Swift Solar is tuning Perovskite panels to absorb different parts of the solar spectrum. The team stacks two Perovskites on top of each other; the top panel absorbs blue and high-energy light, while the bottom panel absorbs red and near-infrared light. Swift Solar's goal is to optimize different parts of the solar spectrum to make a more efficient solar cell. The company was founded in 2017 by leading perovskite scientists from Stanford, MIT, Cambridge, Oxford, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
In this episode, Joel explains how the Perovskite technology works and where it fits in the renewable energy and solar landscapes. We deep dive into Swift Solar's incorporation, the research behind the technology, and the company's progress to date. Joel also touches on funding in the solar energy space, why LPs are hesitant to invest in it, and how the sector has evolved since the early 2000s. Joel is a great guest with a wealth of knowledge on solar and Perovskite technology. This is a fantastic episode for those looking to double click on new solar technologies.
https://www.myclimatejourney.co/ctss-episodes/swift-solar
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Following on from our first blog on post-employment protections, we will now look at the different types of restraint, and work through a checklist of questions employers should ask themselves when drafting a restraint to make sure it's the right fit.
A good restraint is not about creating the ultimate "catch all" provision. Rather, it requires a series of good choices to be made that protect the most important business assets. Whilst Australian and English courts have on occasion upheld "cascading" restraints (which might, for example, operate for 12, 9 or 6 months, whichever time period a court finds is enforceable) in practice, cascading restraints can lead to business uncertainty. This is because it is not clear when the employee leaves which time period will be enforceable.
The starting point is to ask, what is the restraint trying to protect? These are the assets of the business that would be most vulnerable if a particular employee left. In order for a restraint to be enforceable, it must be reasonable to protect a legitimate business interest. Australian courts have recognised that an employer's trade secrets, confidential information, customer or client connections, and staff connections are all protectable interests that are capable of supporting a restraint.
What legal tools can you use?
The next question is, what is the most effective way to protect the identified interest? This is about choosing a restraint that is targeted because the wider the restraint, the less likely it is that a court will consider it reasonable to protect this interest. Broadly, there are four different types of restraint that can be used either as a stand-alone provision, or in combination.
A pure non-compete restraint is the most difficult to enforce because it prevents an employee from working for a competitor of the former employer in any capacity.
An employer can increase the likelihood that a non-compete restraint will be enforceable if they can show it was the subject of specific negotiation (either at the time the employment contract was entered into, or during the employment), or it is accompanied by provisions for payment tied to the period of the restraint to minimise financial disadvantage to the employee whilst he or she is out of the employment market.
A non-compete restraint can be used where other forms of protection would be inadequate to protect the employer's interest. This may occur where an employee possesses specific confidential information obtained during the course of their employment, or more commonly where they acted as the face of the business and the custodian of key client relationships. The courts have recognised that a standard confidentiality clause or non-solicitation restraint may not provide adequate practical protection in these circumstances.
A non-solicitation restraint is designed to protect customer connections or the goodwill of the business by preventing an employee from enticing away customers or clients of their former employer. As a rule, a non-solicitation restraint should be restricted to customers or clients with whom the employee had a meaningful relationship, or provided services on a continuing basis. This is because a restraint which applies to all customers or clients of the business, including those with whom the employee had no contact, is likely to go beyond what is reasonably necessary to protect the employer's interest.
A non-dealing restraint prevents an employee from accepting instructions or business from former clients where it is the client who makes the approach or initiates contact. This type of restraint has its advantages, including that it overcomes the problem of proving actual solicitation by a former employee – often a contentious point in litigation.
As the name suggests, a non-poaching restraint prevents an employee from poaching other employees of their former employer. Employers should discriminate between employees who are critical to their business and those who are not, and draft the restraint so that it applies to this specific class. The case law shows that a restraint on employment that casts the net too wide and prohibits the solicitation of any employee right down to the "tea lady" is unlikely to be enforceable.
Finally, employers should test the restraint by looking for, and addressing any areas of potential vulnerability. These are the points of attack an opponent might raise if the enforceability of the restraint is ever tested in court. For example, providing an employee with an explanation of the restraint and the reasons for it, and giving him or her the opportunity to obtain legal advice before committing to the restraint, feature in a number of cases where a restraint was upheld (see the "success factors" in our map above).
Like any piece of valuable equipment, a restraint needs to be routinely maintained. Where an employee changes position, or the business diversifies its services or product lines or takes on particularly important clients, the restraint should be updated. This could be done, for example, by way of a contract refresh tied to the annual pay review or promotion cycle.
Putting in place a system to administer effective restraint provisions will ensure that you have a targeted restraint in place at the time you need it most, when business assets are at risk.
In our third blog piece on post-employment protections, we will point out the key tips and traps in compensating employees for restraints.
Please contact any of our partners to discuss the relevant legal touch-points or to access our unique online post-employment restraint solution. We encourage you to leave a comment below.


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"Roadie Sample Stories"
Some "Roadie" stories are about escaping life in the Lower 48, and others are about running toward your dream.
I thought they would kill me and my baby.
A single mother fleeing domestic violence lands the only teaching job she can find on short notice, moving from San Francisco to a small town on the Kenai peninsula. When she visits the big city of Anchorage in 1964, she realizes she didn't leave behind all of the bay area's dangers, finding herself in the middle of one of the worst earthquakes to ever hit the country.
Trap Line For Sale
A 14-year old from New York sees a tiny ad in a magazine selling the rights to a mink trap line in Alaska homestead country. He finishes high school and enrolls in the navy, moving further and further from his boyhood dream. In fact, marriage, kids and a thriving business takes him away from this dream for the next 20 years. But the same day his wife tells him she is leaving him, he sees a similar "trap line for sale" advertisement and his mind is made up. Within a month he and his high school-aged son arrive, bags in hand, only to find the man who placed the ad doesn't remember selling it to him.
I Guess We'll Stay
- A young bride joins her husband touring the northern part of the U.S. in their small plane after World War II, before deciding to visit this new state called Alaska. They land in a small field near the Kenai peninsula and within hours they decided to stay, becoming some of area's first homesteaders. They live a life without electricity or a sustainable income and largely without other people, eventually raising a family and supporting other emigrants to the region.While other 1950s housewives were joining the PTA and making dinner on a new stove, she was chopping wood and washing the laundry down by the river and helping to form a school for the children of the other homesteaders. Decades later, their legacy ultimately helped the region build its population and lay the foundation for its success as one of the region's top destinations.
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It has been over 30 years since James Rodney Richard last threw a pitch on a Major League Baseball mound, and 20 years since Richard was homeless, living under a highway overpass in Houston with cars, people, and life passing him by. That overpass was just miles away from the Houston Astrodome that Richard lit up many nights with his electrifying fastball.
An eventually career-ending, and life-altering stroke in July of 1980 changed Richard's life both physically and mentally, something he still battles today.
The depression stems from several different life experiences. Not only did the stroke cost Richard his career, but his marriage fell apart, bad business deals cost him a fortune, and a decade after his retirement, Richard lost his home. The Los Angeles Times examined Richard and his struggles with retirement in a 1987 article.
But he didn't allow that time to put down, but rather use it as an educational experience.
"What I found out is that nobody gives a s**t about you, they just care what you do," said Richard. "I think that life that I was living when I was homeless was more of a teaching as far as me learning of the how's and how nots [of life].
[Image via Triumph Books]Due to the aforementioned stroke, Richard's memory of certain events is cloudy, at best. Yet, everything that Richard reflects on, remembers, and writes about goes beyond his baseball career. While Richard did win 107 games during his 10-year career, his biggest victory is sharing his story and hopefully helping others.
The driving force behind Richard getting his life back together was accepting god into his life. Richard says that he recognized how certain people in life drifted away, simply because he was no longer in the limelight and enjoying the robust income of an elite baseball player. Facing an uncertain future, Richard couldn't even see a future in which he could contribute to society again.
In his prime, "J.R." as he's known to baseball fans, was one of the most intimidating hurlers of his time. Aside from his 100+ mph fastball and knee-buckling slider, Richard had a 6-foot-8, 240-pound frame behind all of those pitches. Despite battling control issues that saw him lead the NL in walks in 1975, 1976 and 1978, Richard's stuff enabled him to enjoy a bevy of success in the Major Leagues.
Among his impressive accomplishments were winning 20 games in 1976, back-to-back 300+ strikeout seasons. in 1978 and 1979 and an NL All-Star selection in 1980.
However, Richard's personal favorite moment was his Major League debut on Sept.5, 1971, against the San Francisco Giants. Not only did Richard strike out 15 hitters in his debut start (a 17-year-old record held by Karl Spooner at the time), he struck out future Hall of Famer, Willie Mays, three times in a 5-3 Astros victory.
Mays didn't take too kindly to that.
If he was able to make a player like Mays – considered by many one of the greatest players in history – look foolish in his debut, Richard has no doubt that his career would've been historically great.
A lot of time has passed, and Richard maintains to this day that he harbors no resentment or negative feeling toward anything or anybody. In recent years, he's shown to be on good terms with the Astros. The team inducted him into their Walk of Fame in 2012, honoring him with a plaque. Also, he says that he's able to still watch the game as a fan, but he isn't a fan of how modern-day pitchers are coddled with innings limits.
[Image by Bob Levey/Getty Images]While it may not have been easy, Richard says that he's put all of his difficulties behind him. Now, he works with the homeless and youths, trying to give them the same help that assisted him in turning his own life around. Richard is also motivated to explain the importance of planning ahead, because being an athlete is not forever, so it's important to be prepared.
But his main motivation is to spread the word of Jesus Christ, the one person he gives full credit to helping him get off to a fresh start.


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Another hung jury in Jacksonville murder trial
Larry Hannan
A jury could not agree on whether Andrew King was guilty of murdering Felicia Burney in June 2012. On Monday a second jury couldn't agree either.
Circuit Judge Virginia Norton declared a mistrial Monday night when the jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked.
The jury began deliberations Monday afternoon after a four-day trial. King, 27, is accused of the first-degree murder of Burney and her unborn child and will get life in prison if he is convicted of the June 2010 slaying.
Prosecutors argue that the 22-year-old Burney was sleeping on the couch in the home of Danielle Butler when King, who was dating Butler, came in through the back door and stabbed her while she slept. The baby was expected to be born any day, but died due to lack of oxygen after Burney was killed.
King and Butler had been living together until Burney moved in to help care for Butler's daughter. King and Burney didn't get along and King ended up moving out.
"He was upset that Danielle Butler had chosen the victim over him," said Assistant State Attorney Bernie de la Rionda.
That anger was compounded when he found out that Butler had sent nude pictures of herself to a previous boyfriend, he said.
Defense lawyers said King had no motive to kill Burney and argued that Butler was the real killer.
"Why would my client kill Felicia Burney when Danielle Butler was sexting pictures to another boyfriend," said attorney Richard Kuritz. "It doesn't make sense."
It also doesn't make sense that Butler and her 2-year-old son never woke up while Burney was being brutally stabbed 15 feet away from the bedroom where Burney slept, argued defense attorney James Hernandez.
But prosecutors called a former cell mate of King's who said King told him he stabbed Burney and was going to strangle Butler while she slept, but he panicked and fled the house before harming his girlfriend.
Larry Hannan: (904) 359-4470


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The future Zero Emission Fuels: Flexibility is key
At current, the maritime industry is not ready to name a clear winner in the future fuel mix. In a recent meeting in our Deep Sea Expert Group, several fuel alternatives were discussed, such as hydrogen, ammonia – and nuclear. The need for a broad approach and flexible solutions is key for decarbonising Deep Sea.
NCE Maritime CleanTech and Maritime Bergen's "Decarbonisation of Deep Sea"-project gathers leading ship owners within different operational areas: Gearbulk, Knutsen, Odfjell, Utkilen and Wilhelmsen.
The topic for the expert group's meeting on 4 November was "The Future Zero Emission Fuels", and included presentations from Lloyd's Register, DNV GL, Wärtsilä, the ShipFC project, the HyShip project, in addition to the involved shipowners.
The future potential in alternative fuels
Faced with uncertainty on which fuels we should choose for the future and what the CO2 costs and the fuel prices will be, the industry needs to come together and identify possible pathways towards decarbonisation.
Today less than 1% of the current fleet is running on alternative fuels. According to DNV GL, their recent reports highlight carbon neutral ammonia as a solution with great potential towards 2050. Hydrogen can play an important part as a building block for other fuels.
Flexible fuels and engines
In the meeting Wärtsilä presented their multiway-approach, working on fuels that can replace existing fuels (e.g. e-fuels and biofuels), strengthening energy-efficiency-measures, exploring hydrogen and methanol, and starting an intensive test program for ammonia.
In the future energy system flexibility will be key when it comes to both fuel and technology. Within the next two years Wärtsilä foresees to have found many important answers on how different fuels can be used in various applications.
Tore Boge, who is leading the ShipFC project, presented the ground-breaking plans for the installation of a green ammonia energy system onboard Eidesvik's Viking Energy. The EU-supported project aims to mature the technology and to prove the case of zero emission shipping. The project also includes three replicators that include scaling up of the system up to 20 MW, strengthening the project's relevance for Deep Sea operations.
The shipowner's perspective
Shipowner Odfjell Tankers assesses different energy-carriers. In addition, they are collaborating in research projects proving upscaled fuel cell technologies. Betting on one fuel now is too risky for potential newbuilds.
"Zero emission is not about technology; it is about fuel infrastructure – and that is out of our control. Our next newbuilds will sail in 2050 and we need to ensure they have zero emission capability. Fuel flexibility is key, and research is ongoing both within fuel cells and combustion engines", said Technology director Erik Hjortland from Odfjell.
Wilhelmsen presented the newly launched HyShip-project in which the Topeka vessels will create a significant shift in cargo mobility. Wilhelmsen plans to build two ships operating a route between the offshore bases from Bergen to Stavanger. It will also distribute hydrogen to bunkering stations and thus represents the first step towards a hydrogen infrastructure along the Norwegian coastline.
This EU-funded research project is part of a strategic business plan for the shipowner. Wilhelmsen believes hydrogen will be part of the solution of the future and the infrastructure will expand globally in combination with the increasing demands from land-based users.
Why not just go for nuclear? It's political
Global Head of Risk Management at Lloyd's Register, Vince Jenkins, gave an interesting insight into the background on the potential of nuclear power in maritime sector. 700 reactors have served at sea since 1955 and 100 are operating today. It is an existing technology that is well proven in the maritime industry. Recently, it was also announced that Bill Gates have joined a new venture working with getting ships powered by nuclear energy.
Nuclear power has zero emission and is the only proven fuel today that can replace fossil fuels in all marine applications. With the use of a thorium molten salt reactor there will be no need to refuel in 30 years.
When it comes to the potential business models, essential aspects need to be developed further, such as refuelling facilities, assessment of total life costs, insurance, structures for distributing fuel costs, and solutions for waste storage.
And, not least, there is one major challenge: The public perception issue, which Mr. Jenkins stated must be addressed through international regulations. E.g. what should be the rules when a nuclear-powered ship sail into another country's water? The maritime nuclear power is first and foremost a high-level political topic.
Collaboration towards zero emissions
The Deep Sea-project is a collaboration between Maritime Bergen and NCE Maritime CleanTech and is supported by Vestland County Council and Sparebanken Vest.
The aim is to map the status of different technologies, technology gaps and opportunities for demonstrating new solutions that will allow the deep sea sector to meet stricter regulations in the coming years.
A new strategy for further growth
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The stress intensity factor of screw dislocations at internal interfacial crack tips
Sheng Long Lee, Yeon Sheng Yang, Jing Dae Huang
Graduate Institute of Materials Science and Engineering
On the basis of the results of Lin et al. [12], the interaction between screw dislocations and an internal crack in a two-phase medium is analyzed. The complex potential, stress field, stress intensity factor, crack extension force and strain energy are derived. The mechanical behavior of the medium is strongly influenced by the shear modulus ratio of the two-phase medium and the dislocations inside the internal crack. Finally, our results can be reduced to several special cases.
Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Transactions of the Chinese Institute of Engineers,Series A/Chung-kuo Kung Ch'eng Hsuch K'an
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This blog is being dedicated to all the busy moms out there trying to work, run a household, raise children and take care of themselves. Moms put themselves last so they are often experiencing physical issues that they have no time to address. The idea of "just put yourself first" or "carve out some time for yourself" makes sense literally but in real life, it rarely happens for most moms. There is a field of study called Ergonomics where scientists study work tasks and how the body can do these tasks most efficiently without body harm and offers suggestions on how to modify a work location such as an office desk, assembly line or a lift/carry job.
Laundry: Carry balanced loads. Consider using smaller baskets versus one big one that can become too heavy. If you are a side hip carrier of baskets, alternate sides so that your body does not get molded into carrying repetitive loads just on one side. Slide the basket down the stairs instead of carrying it down. Load and unload the washer and dryer while protecting your back. Use your hips and knees and avoid placing your spine in an uncomfortable position. See pictures.
Loading/Unloading a Car: Slide loads that are in the back of a trunk or deep within your SUV forward toward you before you lift them. This helps keep the load close to your spine in proper alignment and lets you lift while using large leg muscles, arm muscles with a fully fired core in a good spinal position. Avoid twisting. Move your legs and whole body in the direction that you need to carry a load. Do not try to carry too much at once and balance your load. You can hurt your wrist/forearm by trying to string too many plastic bags up your arm or carrying with just your fingers. Make sure your path is clear to move. Take your time – you may need more trips to do it right. Think of it as exercise because it is functional exercise – do it safe to preserve your body.
Lifting a baby/child from a crib/playpen: Get as close to the crib/playpen as possible while having a staggered stance with one foot in front of the other to help you weight shift. If the child can listen and move self- have them come close to you. If they cannot, try to move child close before lifting. If device can be lowered (crib rail) lower it to your advantage so you are not reaching overtop a high rail. Lift and pull child close to you – do not try to hold with outstretched arms – this will strain your back.
Lifting child from floor: Teach children to come to you to be picked up. Get in a half kneel position and bring child close to your body. Then, lift up as your legs are standing up. Do not bend your back to pick up a child. Bend at your hips and knees.
Getting a child in/out of a car seat: Avoid contorting your body. Keep spine as vertical as possible. Use your legs to leverage your movement. Keep the child as close to your body as possible. Pivot instead of twisting.
Carrying and feeding a child: Keep child close to you and centered as much as possible while carrying. Car seat carriers can strain arms over time. Alternate hands carrying the car seat. Try not to carry too many things with the car seat. Use a cross over diaper bag/purse or a backpack. When breast feeding or bottle feeding, prop child up on a pillow to bring them to you so that you are not trying to bend down and bring yourself to them. Bending forward for long periods is hard on your neck and upper back.
I hope you have found these tips to be helpful. More ErgMOMics will follow in future blogs.
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First Ebola patient diagnosed in the US dead
Oct 8th 2014 1:23PM
DALLAS (AP) -- The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States died in a Dallas hospital Wednesday, a little more than a week after his diagnosis exposed gaps in the nation's defenses against the disease and set off a scramble to track down anyone exposed to him.
Thomas Eric Duncan, 42, was pronounced dead at 7:51 a.m. at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, where he was admitted Sept. 28 and had been kept in isolation, according to spokesman Wendell Watson.
"Mr. Duncan succumbed to an insidious disease," Watson said in a statement.
Another statement has been made public by Duncan's fiance, shown below:
STATEMENT from deceased #Ebola patient's fiancé. pic.twitter.com/yP0wQKkc0a
- Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) October 8, 2014
Duncan carried the deadly virus with him from his home in Liberia, though he showed no symptoms when he left for the United States. He arrived in Dallas on Sept. 20 and fell ill several days later. His condition was downgraded during the weekend from serious to critical.
Others in Dallas still are being monitored as health officials try to contain the virus that has ravaged West Africa, with more than 3,400 people reported dead. They also are trying to tamp down anxiety among residents frightened of contracting Ebola, though the disease can be spread only through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an already sick person.
Health officials have identified 10 people, including seven health workers, who had direct contact with Duncan while he was contagious. Another 38 people also may have come into contact with him. The four people living in the northeast Dallas apartment where Duncan stayed have been isolated in a private residence.
"The past week has been an enormous test of our health system, but for one family it has been far more personal ... They have our sincere condolences, and we are keeping them in our thoughts," Dr. David Lakey, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, said in statement. "We'll continue every effort to contain the spread of the virus and protect people from this threat."
Of the five Ebola patients treated so far in the U.S., Duncan was the only one not cared for in one of the special hospital units set up to deal with highly dangerous germs. That's because health officials knew the others had Ebola at the time they decided where the patients should go, whereas Duncan sought care at the Texas hospital on his own.
Health officials also have said that any hospital with isolation capabilities can treat Ebola patients, but Duncan's death is sure to renew attention on the Texas hospital's response, especially missing the chance to treat him two days sooner, when he first sought care.
There is no way to know whether any specific treatment or step might have saved his life, just as whether any experimental drug he did or did not receive helped. He was getting advanced care - dialysis to treat kidney failure, and a breathing machine, and experimental antiviral drug - when he died.
Officials have said everyone who potentially had contact with Duncan is being monitored for 21 days, the normal incubation period for the disease.
Duncan passed an airport health screening in Liberia, where doctors measured his temperature as normal and found no signs of Ebola symptoms. But a few days after he arrived, he began to have a fever, headache and abdominal pain.
He went to the emergency room of Texas Health Presbyterian in Dallas on Sept. 24, but was sent home. By Sept. 28, his condition had worsened and an ambulance took him back to the hospital where he stayed in isolation.
Texas Mayor Mike Rawlings had this to say today:
Post by Mayor Mike Rawlings.
Duncan's family had visited Texas Health Presbyterian earlier in the week and glimpsed Duncan using a camera system, but said Tuesday they had declined to view him again because the first time had been too upsetting.
"What we saw was very painful. It didn't look good," Duncan's nephew, Josephus Weeks, said Tuesday.
The hospital has changed its explanation several times about when Duncan arrived and what he said about his travel history. It has acknowledged that Duncan told them on his first visit that he came from West Africa.
The Dallas County medical examiner's office will not be receiving Duncan's body, but spokesman Stephen Kurtz said he did not know Wednesday what the alternate arrangements would be.
Everyone who potentially had contact with Duncan will be monitored for 21 days, the normal incubation period for the disease.
Duncan passed an airport health screening in Liberia, where doctors took his temperature and found no other signs of Ebola symptoms. But a few days after he arrived, he began to have a fever, headache and abdominal pain.
He went to the emergency room of Texas Health Presbyterian in Dallas on Sept. 24, but was sent home. By Sept. 27, his condition had worsened. An ambulance that day took him back to the hospital, where he stayed in isolation.
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A man pushes a wheelbarrow containing a woman thought to be a victim of the Ebola virus at the Ebola treatment centre at Island hospital in Monrovia on October 2, 2014. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said Wednesday the Ebola outbreak that has devastated her country was showing signs of stabilising as the official death toll rose again.. AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GUYOT (Photo credit should read PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 04: Eric Williams (C) , a U.S. Congressional candidate, Steve Oriabure (L), from the Organization of Nigerian Nationals, and Shadiya Abdi speak to the media outside the Ivy Apartment complex where the confirmed Ebola virus patient was staying on October 4, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. They spoke to the media on their concerns about how the Ebola case is affecting the community. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A man leaves a wheelbarrow containuing a woman thought to be a victim of the Ebola virus at the Ebola treatment centre at Island hospital in Monrovia on October 2, 2014. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said Wednesday the Ebola outbreak that has devastated her country was showing signs of stabilising as the official death toll rose again.. AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GUYOT (Photo credit should read PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images)
A man pushes a wheelbarrow containing a woman thought to be a victim of the Ebola virus, follwed by her relatives at the Ebola treatment centre at Island hospital in Monrovia on October 2, 2014. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said Wednesday the Ebola outbreak that has devastated her country was showing signs of stabilising as the official death toll rose again.. AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GUYOT (Photo credit should read PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 02: A woman delivers bottled water and toilet paper to residents in a unit at the Ivy Apartments, where the confirmed Ebola virus patient was staying, on October 2, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. The first confirmed Ebola virus patient in the United States was staying with family members at The Ivy Apartment complex before being treated at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. State and local officials are working with federal officials to monitor other individuals that had contact with the confirmed patient. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 01: Texas Govenor Rick Perry answers questions related to the first confirmed case of the Ebola virus at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas on October 1, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. State and local officials are working with federal officials to monitor other individuals that had contact with the confirmed patient. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 30: A general view of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas where a patient has been diagnosed with the Ebola virus on September 30, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. The patient who had recently traveled to Dallas from Liberia marks the first case of this strain of Ebola that has been diagnosed outside of West Africa. (Photo by Mike Stone/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 30: Dr. Edward Goodman, epidemiologist at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, answers questions during a media conference at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas where a patient has been diagnosed with the Ebola virus on September 30, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Mike Stone/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 30: Dr. Edward Goodman, epidemiologist at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, and Dr. Mark Lester, Southeast Zone clinical leader for Texas Health Resources, answer questions during a media conference at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas where a patient has been diagnosed with the Ebola virus on September 30, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Mike Stone/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 30: Traffic moves past Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas where a patient has been diagnosed with the Ebola virus on September 30, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. The patient who had recently traveled to Dallas from Liberia marks the first case of this strain of Ebola that has been diagnosed outside of West Africa. (Photo by Mike Stone/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 30: Dr. Edward Goodman, epidemiologist at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, answers questions during a media conference at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas where a patient has been diagnosed with the Ebola virus on September 30, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. The patient who had recently traveled to Dallas from Liberia marks the first case of this strain of Ebola that has been diagnosed outside of West Africa. (Photo by Mike Stone/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 30: A medical transport van moves past Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas where a patient has been diagnosed with the Ebola virus on September 30, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. The patient who had recently traveled to Dallas from Liberia marks the first case of this strain of Ebola that has been diagnosed outside of West Africa. (Photo by Mike Stone/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 30: Dr. Edward Goodman, epidemiologist at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, explains the precautions taken to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus during a media conference at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas where a patient has been diagnosed with the disease on September 30, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Mike Stone/Getty Images)
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Texas Adoption Bill Hailed as Victory for Religious Freedom
Published on June 7, 2017 | By 2ANews.us
In Freedom of Religion, Laws & Legal Challenges, Politics, Videos
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In a victory for religious freedom, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is preparing to sign a bill that will permit faith-based adoption agencies to refuse to place children into situations that violate their religious beliefs.
The Freedom to Serve Children Act: a victory for religious freedom
Texas House Bill 3859, also called "The Freedom to Serve Children Act" , is a landmark bill, among the first of its kind in the U.S. The bill will allow faith-based adoption agencies to refuse to place children into family situations that violate the agency's religious tenants. A Jewish Adoption Agency, for example, may now refuse to place a jewish infant with a family who intends to raise the child as a Christian. Similarly, a Christian adoption agency may now refuse to place a child with an unmarried couple, or a gay couple.
Nearly a quarter of Texas' adoption agencies are faith-based organizations
Nearly a quarter of Texas' adoption agencies are faith-based organizations. Many have ceased placing children altogether due to fears of legal harassment by LGBT groups. The bill will provide protection for those agencies and permit them to resume adoption services within their faith-based communities.
Buckner International, for example, is an evangelical charity based in Dallas, Texas. The charity provides services to more than 1,000 Texas children every year. The group stopped providing adoption and foster care cases in 2015 because of the threat of lawsuits from LGBT groups. Buckner now plans to resume its adoption and foster care program after the bill is signed into law.
Under the new bill, adoption agencies and foster agencies will be permitted to refuse services if such services violate "the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs." Texas Representative James Frank, the bill's author, notes that the bill does require adoption agencies, who refuse on religious grounds, to refer the parties to another agency.
Reaction to the bill predictably divided along party lines
Predictably, reaction to the bill has been sharply divided along party lines. Conservatives hail the bill as a victory for religious freedom. Liberals see the bill as state-sanctioned discrimination.
Headlines from liberal news media read like a preview of an apocalyptic disaster movie. Not surprisingly, most of the headlines omit the key point; that these are private faith-based organizations who have been threatened for years because of the exercise of their religious beliefs. Conservative and faith-based news sources, however, have made a point of explaining the bill's intent and its applicable results:
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"Texas House OKs bill letting adoption groups deny non-Christians"
CNN:
"Texas bill allows adoptions to be rejected on religious grounds"
NBC News:
"Texas Senate Approves 'Religious Refusal' Adoption Measure"
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The Daily Signal:
"Bill Protecting Faith-Based Adoption Agencies in Texas on Way to Governor's Desk"
Catholic News Agency:
"Stronger religious freedoms in Texas could boost Catholic foster care"
Christian Daily:
"Texas adoption law could push Christian agencies to resume activities"
The Facts: HB 3859 protects everyone, not simply Christians
House Bill 3859 protects faith-based private agencies from violating their sincerely-held beliefs. The bill does NOT dictate which beliefs are acceptable and which are not.
The bill, for example, would protect both a Christian-based adoption charity in San Antonio, and a LGBT-based foster organization in Houston. Under the bill, neither can be forced to violate their sincerely-held beliefs when placing a child.
"If you have an LGBT agency they're going to pick an LGBT family, and if you have a Baptist agency they may be more likely to pick a Baptist family. They're free to do that and should be free to do that." – Rep James Frank, HB 3859 author
The bill's author, Rep James Frank, noted this dual-protection, "We want to make reasonable accommodations so everyone can participate in the system." Frank also noted that the adoption industry is a free-market industry. Couples are free to find an agency willing to work with them and to accommodate their particular faith. Where the welfare of children is concerned, Frank noted, it's a very personal choice.
"My guess is if you have an LGBT agency they're going to pick an LGBT family, and if you have a Baptist agency they may be more likely to pick a Baptist family," Frank said. "They're free to do that and should be free to do that."
Keywords: adoption agencies, James Frank, religious beliefs, religious freedom, Texas.


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Boo! These Are The 10 Monsters Your Book Editor Fears Most
by Blake Atwood
As Halloween draws nigh, I'd like to introduce you to 10 monsters that haunt my nightmares.
Now, these guys and ghouls don't regularly visit me, but they are a source of fear from time to time. And what's often most troublesome is that I can seldom tell if they're going to turn into a monster when we first meet.
Plus, I'm not the only one they visit.
I surveyed a group of editor friends on Facebook and discovered they've been visited by these monsters too.
Editorial monsters
1. The ghost
This possible editing client frightens me with their exuberant abuse of the exclamation mark in their first email. They're so excited to work with an editor that they can hardly wait to take the next step.
But when I reply, the ghost vanishes, never to be seen or heard from again.
The ghost silently glides by the cardinal rule of working with an editor: At all steps in the editing process, seek to communicate clearly and in a timely manner.
2. Frankenstein's monster
This would-be client has written a book that's a monstrous mishmash of genres, styles, tone or plot. The editor (and therefore the eventual audience) doesn't know what to expect from one chapter to the next, or even one sentence to the next.
And the monster's creator, thinking that what he's made is the pinnacle of creation, doesn't see the readily apparent flaws in the book that everyone else sees.
Frankenstein's monster doesn't truly know what he is, but he expects someone else to make sense of it for him. When editors start doing that, they effectively turn into ghostwriters.
3. The werewolf
After receiving edits, the werewolf bares his fangs. He turns from a reserved client into an irate animal.
In less time than it surely takes to review his edits, he fires off an email of unprecedented anger and bile. He can't believe how ruined his work is now. He may be nicer the following morning.
The werewolf has failed to learn respect for experience and expertise or just doesn't know how to argue his point without being combative.
4. The vampire hunter
She questions an editor's rates. The vampire hunter believes most freelance editors are bloodsuckers who move from one paycheck to the next, seeking their next victim, er, client with little regard to the dripping-red pages they've left in their professional wake.
The vampire hunter may rely on outdated numbers or unfounded anecdotal evidence for their beliefs about rates. Instead, she should have an honest, open conversation with her chosen editor about the value that editor offers for such a rate.
5. The zombie
Barely alive, the zombie doesn't want to do much work on her own. She may not do any work. She's slow to accept changes or reply to time-sensitive communications. She also wants to dine on an editor's brain so as to somehow consume that knowledge without doing the educational work the editor has done.
The zombie needs to realize that the work of creating a book is work all the way through. Handing off the book to an editor does not mean the zombie's work is done. She still needs to be involved, especially when an editor asks a question. Don't make an editor wait more than one to two business days for a response.
6. The witch
The witch demands magic. She knows her prose is as awkward as a three-eyed newt, but she believes an editor can turn even that into something princely.
The witch may need to ride her broom into a writing workshop before submitting work. Or she may need to enlist some beta readers to see if her work is even ready for an editor.
7. The shapeshifter
He agrees to one thing but asks for another. For instance, he may request and sign a contract for copy editing but ask for "just a quick read through" as well.
The shapeshifter should understand the different types of editors, what kind of editing they need, and what kind of editing their hired editor offers. This should be done when vetting an editor.
8. The mummy
Wrapped up in their own little world, the mummy takes so long to reply to emails or calls that the editor is certain they've fallen asleep — or worse.
Like the ghost, the mummy fails at the chief commandment of working with an editor: communicate!
9. The (copy)cat
This fabricating feline sprinkles plagiarized content around their books like catnip, hoping no one will notice.
Never plagiarize. Editors can sniff out that content almost instantly. Even if they can't, plenty of online tools exist to help editors doublecheck suspected plagiarism. Plus, once you've plagiarized just a little, it calls your entire manuscript into question. The result? An editor won't want that cat to cross their path again.
10. The blob
This ever-growing monster keeps adding content to his manuscript even as it's being edited. Even worse, they keep adding content after it's been edited!
The blob needs to know when to say when. He should do his best to achieve his best work before sending it to an editor. Any substantial changes during or after the editing phase should be — you guessed it — communicated to the editor.
How not to work with an editor
Now, this isn't a complaint article about editing clients. Rather, it's meant as a curtain-parting glimpse into what editors deal with in terms of unprepared, underprepared, or naive clients. It's what not to do when working with an editor.
Additionally, many of these "monsters" come by it honestly. Because they don't live, breathe and eat writing and publishing as editors do, they just don't know what's conventional or expected. Most editors understand this and are glad to help new authors learn the ropes — so long as the author is receptive to expert advice.
Be a monster this Halloween, but don't be a monster to your editor.
We frighten easily, which is ironic given how much red we see.
About the Author: Blake Atwood
Blake Atwood is the author of Don't Fear the Reaper: Why Every Author Needs an Editor and a freelance editor and writer with EditFor.me.
Filed Under: Get Published, Publishing
Shayla Raquel says:
The Vampire Hunter, though. UGH! These are all just awful, and I've come face-to-face with every last monster. I survived, though.
Val Rainey says:
a wonderful article. I love the names of the monsters.
Ramona Richards says:
I'm saving this link for all future clients. It'll be shared along with my rates.
Tighter Writer says:
I have indeed done battle with some of these monsters (current clients excepted, of course). Some were vanquished; some still lurk out there….
Liana Samuel says:
These are some of the most funniest title I have heard, related to book editors. Interestingly, in a week I am about to meet an editor for a books and this article gives me a heads up to what kind of monstrous situation this can be. Although this article sure made me feel much relaxed as I now know what I don't have to do 😉
Bev Sansum says:
Liana, It looks as if English is not your native language. Write your book in the language you learned at home, and then find an editor in a country that speaks your native tongue.
The witch, growing up, I sort of thought my mum, flew a broom. So, I to have faced my scary monsters. lived to tell the tale.
Vivienne Sang says:
A clever and amusing post. It does, however, open one's eyes. Hope I'm not one of those.
mike borderat says:
watch for Franz Kafka, he's a Frankenstein monster
Mike Stallard says:
So am I!
The problem is this. If Editors and Agents are all looking for the same thing, people like me do not get a look in.
I am writing stories about the Book of Genesis at the moment and I want to present comments through different eyes.
So I am a Frankenstein!
Brilliant tips. I can't wait to get an editor for my novel; these are great bogies to avoid in the meantime and future…
I love my Editor. She was the best gift i evrr gave myself. So all you monsters get back into your boxes!
Mimi Foster says:
So impressed with the cleverness of your article and breakdown. Wonderfully done.
Peter Rogers says:
Great article and just as you deal with one, another pops up. It's like they go to some sort of Monster University.
Andressa Andrade says:
I'm not an editor but this post made me laugh, haha! Poor creatures, the editors. So misunderstood! I hope I won't be a monster for any that I work with. I'm doing my best not to. Happy Halloween, everyone! =)
Sandra Wendel says:
Right on, right on, write on. You nailed them. They lurk, they come in disguise, they chew up our time, and they scare the crap out of us editors. Where are the ghostbusters when we need them?
Ooh scary! I now have a phobia of which monster I will become. Endearing post, honestly, thanks for sharing.
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Teesside's Industrial Heritage
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Series: At Work
June and Vernon Bull
Peterborough at Work is a fascinating pictorial history of the working life of the city of Peterborough in the last hundred and more years.
Peterborough's origins can be traced back to ancient settlements on dry land by the River Nene after the building of the medieval cathedral. Its main growth period started in the nineteenth century when it became a railway city and a major industrial centre. It was particularly known for brickmaking and the London Brick Company's factory supplied bricks for the whole country, but other industries were also important, including prominent names such as Perkins Engines. Other historic industries reflected Peterborough's location at the edge of the Fens, such as British Sugar Ltd and barge transporters along the waterways. Today, light industry and services predominate, but the city remains one of the fastest growing areas in the country.
Peterborough at Work explores the working life of this East Anglian city and its people, and the industries that have characterised it through the ages. This book will appeal to all those with an interest in the history of Peterborough.
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Mucaad Ibrahim, 3, was at the Al Noor mosque with his brother and father when a gunman opened fire.
Before he became the youngest known victim of Christchurch's mass shooting, three-year-old Mucaad Ibrahim had possessed an intelligence beyond his years, and an affinity for his elders, a friend says.
But on Friday, when a gunman stormed into the mosque where Mucaad was sitting with his big brother and father, it was Mucaad's youth that left him so vulnerable.
On Sunday, his brother Abdi Ibrahim said police had confirmed the worst: their beloved little boy was dead.
Each of the 50 lives lost in Friday's senseless barrage of violence at the hands of an Australian white supremacist has left an aching wound across this close-knit city. But the death of Mucaad, with his big brown eyes and sweet smile, has pierced with particular ferocity.
Nearly every Friday at 6pm, Mucaad would go to the park not far from the mosque where his life would ultimately end. There, he would watch Abdi play soccer with Osman and their friends. The toddler would stand on the sidelines cheering them on, and kicking a ball of his own along the grass, Osman recalled with a smile.
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import uuid

import boto3
import pytest

from airflow.providers.amazon.aws.hooks.kinesis import FirehoseHook

try:
    from moto import mock_firehose, mock_s3
except ImportError:
    mock_firehose = None

@pytest.mark.skipif(mock_firehose is None, reason='moto package not present')
class TestFirehoseHook:
    @mock_firehose
    def test_get_conn_returns_a_boto3_connection(self):
        hook = FirehoseHook(
            aws_conn_id='aws_default', delivery_stream="test_airflow", region_name="us-east-1"
        )
        assert hook.get_conn() is not None

    @mock_firehose
    @mock_s3
    def test_insert_batch_records_kinesis_firehose(self):
        boto3.client('s3').create_bucket(Bucket='kinesis-test')
        hook = FirehoseHook(
            aws_conn_id='aws_default', delivery_stream="test_airflow", region_name="us-east-1"
        )

        response = hook.get_conn().create_delivery_stream(
            DeliveryStreamName="test_airflow",
            S3DestinationConfiguration={
                'RoleARN': 'arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/firehose_delivery_role',
                'BucketARN': 'arn:aws:s3:::kinesis-test',
                'Prefix': 'airflow/',
                'BufferingHints': {'SizeInMBs': 123, 'IntervalInSeconds': 124},
                'CompressionFormat': 'UNCOMPRESSED',
            },
        )

        stream_arn = response['DeliveryStreamARN']
        assert stream_arn == "arn:aws:firehose:us-east-1:123456789012:deliverystream/test_airflow"

        records = [{"Data": str(uuid.uuid4())} for _ in range(100)]

        response = hook.put_records(records)

        assert response['FailedPutCount'] == 0
        assert response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] == 200

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Danielle Nicole Byington's work can be seen in The Camel Saloon, Black Mirror Magazine, and forthcoming in Right Hand Pointing. In pursuing her English-MA, her academic work focuses on not only Creative Writing, but Medieval and Renaissance Literature. Danielle enjoys life with her three cats and Shakespearean better half.


The global market for adipic acid was valued at $6.4 billion in 2014 and should reach $6.6 billion in 2015. This total market is further expected to increase to $7.7 billion by 2020 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.2%.
An overview of the global markets for adipic acid.
Breakdowns of the market by major types of adipic acid, by major region, and by application.
Coverage of these applications such as paints & coatings, low-temperature lubricants, plastic additives, polyurethane resins, food additives and production of other synthetic fibers.
Coverage of the supplier landscape through company profiles of major players in the industry.
The scope of this report is broad and covers adipic acid used globally in various types of applications. The market is broken down in terms of description of the various sorts of adipic acid, by region, by intermediate applications and by end-user applications. Revenue forecasts from 2015 to 2020 are given for adipic acid, with its applications and regional markets.
The report also includes a discussion of the major players in each of the regional markets for adipic acid. It explains the major market drivers of the global adipic acid industry, the current trends within the industry, major industry challenges and the regional dynamics of the global adipic acid market. The report concludes with a special focus on the supplier landscape. It includes detailed profiles of the major vendors in the adipic acid industry globally and discusses the market share of the major players by region.
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