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Conference Series LLC Ltd is overwhelmed to announce the commencement of "3rd Asia Pacific Diabetes and Endocrinology Congress" to be held during April 25-26, 2022 Singapore City, Singapore. The upcoming conference will be organized around the theme "Reconnoitering the Challenges Concerning Endocrinology and Diabetes Research".
The main objective of Endocrinology 2022 is to promote awareness about diabetes and risk associated with it along with endocrinology and its impact on health, Endocrinology 2022 will educate and strengthen recent research on the several causes, results, treatment, and prevention of diabetes, this conference encourages the involvement of researchers, scientists and to highlight their role, this will help to connect active researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines.
The conference is intended in a way to communicate university circles and commerce on a single podium nurturing new research collaborations. It folds reputed scientists, researchers and faculty from universities and research institutions, Obesity specialists, Diabetic surgeons, Weight loss specialists, physicians, endocrinologists, nutritionists, dietitians, health care personnel, CEO's, Presidents of industries, business delegates, young researchers and talented student populations under a solitary gable catalyzing information exchange for the advancement of research in the field of Endocrinology and Diabetes.
Conference Series LLC Ltd is overwhelmed to announce the commencement of "3rd Asia Pacific Diabetes and Endocrinology Congress" to be held during April 25-26, 2022 Singapore City, Singapore. We cordially welcome all the eminent researchers, students and delegates to take part in this upcoming Endocrinology congress to witness invaluable scientific discussions and contribute to the future innovations in the field of Endocrinology and Diabetes.
Endocrinology 2022 is a global platform to discuss and learn about diabetes & endocrinology, its related areas of medicine and healthcare which includes overview, prevalence, trends and disparities, causes of diabetes, endocrinology and its associated health problems, co-dependent relationship between diabetes & endocrinology. The upcoming conference will be organized around the theme "Reconnoitering the Challenges Concerning Endocrinology and Diabetes Research ". Explore and learn the latest research, present before distinguished global audience. Collaborate, build partnerships and experience Singapore City, Singapore. Join the global academic community.
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Medical doctors, patients and health care providers consider the prevention of Endocrinology as an essential tool to improve the general health status of the population. The proportions of people suffering from the Endocrinology are expected to increase in future according a recent statistical survey. Realizing this imperative, Conference Series is set to organize International Conference on Endocrinology and Diabetes for the upcoming year with a view to enhance research and promote awareness aiming in developing solutions for the challenges encountered.
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Session 1: Endocrinology and Diabetes
Endocrinology is a branch of biology which deals with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. Diabetes is described as a group of metabolic diseases in which the person has high blood glucose (blood sugar), either because insulin production is inadequate, or because the body's cells do not respond properly to insulin, or both. Patients with high blood sugar will typically experience polyuria (frequent urination), they will become increasingly thirsty (polydipsia) and hungry (polyphagia).
Session 2: Endocrine Disorders
The endocrine system is a network of glands that produce and release hormones directly into blood which help in controlling many important body functions. The endocrine system influences heartbeat, growth of bones and tissue, even the ability to make a baby. It plays a role on development of diabetes, thyroid disease, growth disorders, sexual dysfunction, and a host of other hormone-related disorders.
Session 3: Reproductive Endocrinology
Reproductive endocrinology is a branch of medicine that identifies and treats infertility in both men and women. It is a sub-specialty of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The hormonal functioning as it indirectly relate to reproduction. Evaluation and treatment of hormonal dysfunctions in females and males outside infertility is done. Reproductive endocrinologists have special training in obstetrics and gynecology before they undergo sub-specialty training in Reproductive endocrinology and infertility.
Session 4: Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
Molecular and Cellular endocrinology is the field of study that majorly focuses on all aspects related to the biochemical and genetic effects, secretions and synthesis of extracellular signals (hormones, neurotransmitters, etc.) and to the understanding of cellular regulatory mechanisms involved in hormonal control.
Session 5: Endocrine Cancers
Endocrine cancer is cancer that begins in any of the endocrine glands. The most common type of endocrine cancer is thyroid cancer, which begins in the thyroid gland. Endocrine cancer is a complex disease which is not defined by defined by location or stage. Cancer in each patient is different, behaving differently in the bodies.
Session 6: Pediatric Endocrinology
Pediatric endocrinology deals with disorders of the endocrine glands, such as variations in sexual development, physical growth, diabetes in childhood. It includes patients from infancy to late adolescence and young adulthood. The most common disease of the specialty is type 1 diabetes, which accounts for at least 50% of clinical practice. The next problem is growth disorders, especially those which involve growth hormone treatment. Pediatric endocrinologists are usually the primary physicians involved in the medical care of infants and children with intersex disorders.
Session 7: Obesity and Metabolic Disorders
Obesity is a complex disorder to address which involves an excessive amount of body fat. Obesity is caused by many behaviors which may include dietary patterns, physical activity, inactivity, medication use, and other exposures. It results due to a combination of contributing and causing factors, which includes individual factors such as behavior, genetics and less physical activity. It is associated with many metabolic disorders and can increase of diseases and health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure.
Session 8: Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic Retinopathy is a complication of diabetes which consists of group of eye problems. People with diabetes have a risk for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and cataract. Diabetic retinopathy is the most common eye disease caused by diabetes and id the leading cause of blindness. It is caused in retina when change in blood vessels occurs. It can develop in anyone having type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The less controlled your blood sugar is and longer you have diabetes, the more likely you are to develop diabetic retinopathy
Session 9: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic nephropathy is a complication of diabetes which can progress to kidney failure in some cases. Treatment is aimed to prevent or delay the progression of the disease. Diabetes causes the small blood vessels in the body to get injured. When this injury occurs in kidneys, they cannot clean your blood properly. Body will retain more water and salt than it should, this can result in weight gain and ankle swelling.
Session 10: Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes is developed during pregnancy (gestation). Like other types of diabetes, gestational diabetes affects the usage of glucose by cells. High blood sugar can be caused by gestational diabetes and this can affect the pregnancy and the health of baby. Gestational diabetes can be controlled by women by eating healthy foods, exercising and taking medication if necessary. Controlling blood sugar can prevent a difficult birth and can keep both the mother and baby healthy. In gestational diabetes, blood sugar returns to normal soon after delivery. But a person having gestational diabetes can have a risk for type 2 diabetes.
Session 11: Diabetic Diet and Nutrition
Nutrition, diet and physical activity are important parts of a healthy lifestyle when you have diabetes. To manage your blood glucose, food, physical activity and diabetes medicine should be balanced. The type of food, quantity, time are all important in keeping the blood glucose level in the range. A diabetes diet is based on eating three meals a day at regular timings. This helps a body to use the insulin in a better way till it produces or gets through a medication. The diet should include healthy carbohydrates, fiber-rich foods, heart-healthy fish, good fats.
Session 12: Current Advances in Endocrinology Metabolism
Insulin resistance contributes to the pathophysiology of diabetes. It is a hallmark of obesity, metabolic syndrome and other cardiovascular diseases. Direct and indirect methods of varying complexity are currently employed for these purposes. Endocrine disorders involve the body's over production or under production of certain hormones while the metabolic disorders affect the body's ability to process certain nutrients and vitamins. Endocrine disorders include several diseases like hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, diseases of the parathyroid gland, diabetes mellitus, diseases of the adrenal glands (including Cushing's syndrome and Addison's disease), and ovarian dysfunction among others. Examples of metabolic disorders include cystic fibrosis, phenylketonuria (PKU), hyperlipidemia, gout, and rickets.
Session 13: Herbal and Alternative Remedies
Herbal supplements and remedies are used for the treatment of diabetes and hormonal problems such as estrogen and progesterone levels and treatment for menopausal hormone imbalance, etc. These include Capsaicin cream, a topical ointment made with cayenne, has been reported by some patients to help lower pain in the hands and feet from diabetic neuropathy. Evening primrose oil is thought to help diabetic nerve pain. Alternative treatments include Acupuncture, Natural Dietary Supplements, Plant Foods.
Session 14: Diabetes Diagnosis and Diabetes Treatment
Diabetes is classified as type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus bases on etiology. The diagnosis is based on the measurement of A1C level, fasting or random blood glucose level, or oral glucose tolerance testing. Diabetes can be diagnosed if the patient has a fasting blood glucose level of 126 mg per dL (7.0 mmol per L) or greater on two separate occasions. The diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes include Glycated hemoglobin (A1C) test, Random blood sugar test, Fasting blood sugar test, Oral glucose tolerance test.
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• Meet and exchange knowledge and ideas with hundreds of same professionals who are leaders in diabetes and endocrinology field.
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• Learn beyond your field of interest, a change to know more about the new topics and research apart from your core subject from Endocrine and Diabetes.
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Diabetes is an illness that happens either when the pancreas doesn't create enough insulin (a hormone that manages glucose or glucose), or when the body can't adequately utilize the insulin it produces. Diabetes is a significant general medical issue, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Both the quantity of cases and the predominance of diabetes have been relentlessly expanding in the course of recent decades.
The diabetes scourge is related with immense human and monetary expenses, with certain gatherings. Observing and improving diabetes care at a population level are essential to decrease diabetes-related grimness and mortality. Many diabetes pointers have been grown cooperatively among the Organization for Economic Co-activity and Development (OECD) nations to screen execution of diabetes care. The most popular countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, USA and UK), in light of information accessible for general and indigenous populaces where suitable.
Diabetes has progressively become a way of life related sickness as it besets youth and old. As the quantity of patients develops over the globe, there has never been a more grounded and progressively pressing requirement for novel remedial measures in clinical and preclinical assessment, that capture the development of the malady. The worldwide market an incentive for diabetes treatments and diagnostics has come to $48.5 billion. The biggest fragment of the market, insulin items, is worth $20.8 billion in the ongoing occasions, including organization and indicative gadgets. Observing gadgets and other related hardware, the second-biggest advertise is built up with a speculation of $13.5 billion in which was proposed for $11.3. The quickest developing section of oral diabetic intricacy of hypoglycemia drugs producing subsidizing is $14.13 in present situation of diabetes advertise.
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When I put Raspbian on the SD card used by my Raspberry Pi, I used the Raspbian Stretch with desktop version. That was perhaps a poor choice on my part, as I use the machine as a headless server. However, I'm not that skilled with Desktop Linux, so the mere fact that there were buttons to push during the installation and stuff actually worked, made me feel like a pro.
All those packages that I'll never use, like LibreOffice, still take up precious space, so I wrote a simple script to remove some of them.
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Officials have released the name of the woman who was fatally shot in Pomona Monday morning.
Roberta Marie Romero, 24, of West Covina had at least one gunshot wound in her upper body when she was found in the 1800 block of Glenpark Street, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner.
The incident is being investigated as a homicide, the coroner said.
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Cultures around the world believe in reincarnation, the idea that we have been on this planet before. The idea is empowering. It allows us to accept our mistakes, knowing that we will have other chances to get it right. It also allows us to learn from the past, not just the one we are living now but the many we have lived in other lives. Even if you're culture is not made up of believers, many people learn interesting things when they explore their past lives. Many methods are useful for this process.
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It is said that only 25% of people believe in reincarnation. This of course doesn't mean that it isn't real, haven't you ever discovered that you had a talent or inclination towards something and you had no idea as to why? I am sure that you know what it is I am talking about, there are certain things in our lives that we feel a strong connection to with little to no reason that we can come up with. The answer could simply be that it was something that was important to you in a past life.
There are numerous astral projection techniques that individuals can use to assist them with astral project. Due to the fact of people being individuals, what is successful for one may not be for another. Several people have trouble with some of the methods though, and not due to the method, it is because they can't relax.


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Stranger Stuff (TinyD6)
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Adolescent Supernatural Mischief In The 1980s!
Using TinyD6 from Gallant Knight Games!
Stranger Stuff is a rules-light tabletop roleplaying game of 1980's inspired adventure, horror, and science fiction, where you play as "Kids" in their teens. But it's not just homework and asking someone to the dance that are the terrors they need to face. Clearly influenced by the hit Netflix series, but also the great films that inspired that show, Stranger Stuff takes the original card-based vs. Stranger Stuff game released by Fat Goblin Games and adapts it to be played using TinyD6, a dice-based rules light tabletop roleplaying game, so that you can play both existing adventures with quick adaptation but also prepare the Kids for totally different dangers still to come.
The book also includes an adaptation of the adventure from the vs. Stranger Stuff — Season 2 revised core rulebook that was written by Kiel Howell — The Mask Behind the Makeup — that can be used as either a starting place for brand-new Kids to start their adventures, or as a chance for veterans of the vs. M Engine version of the game to learn the TinyD6 rules with their Kids for a brand new round of mystery, terror, and excitement!
Stranger Stuff is a complete roleplaying game using TinyD6 in a slimmed-down and quick to use format. Even novice gamers will have no problem creating interesting characters, learning the rules, and starting a game. All you need is paper, pencils, three six-sided dice, and a few friends.
Cody B July 04, 2019 7:53 pm UTC
I've been trying to find a good "stranger things" game with a system I like, and lo' here it is. Is there any plans for a POD version? Because I would very much like this on my shelf! (Or any kind of reimbursement for those who buy the pdf before the POD comes out? Like a reduced cost voucher?)
Rick H July 05, 2019 4:58 pm UTC
Files have been submitted for a print version, so yes. And I will send out a discount code to those who have already grabbed the pdf. Happy that you are enjoying it.
Chad K July 04, 2019 1:27 am UTC
Can you show more please? Game play example maybe. Is this like the Tiny Dungeons rules? Thanks
Rick H July 04, 2019 1:45 am UTC
It is based on the same TinyD6 system used for Tiny Dungeons 2E, Beach Patrol, etc.
James E.
With the new season of Stranger Things out on Netflix, are you looking for a fun, easy-to-learn-and-play RPG system to start diving in to your own stories? Voila. Fat Goblin Games has a lot of experience, and Stranger Stuff doesn't disappoint. [...]
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Q: Invoke Functions App Callback After User Created in Azure Active Directory Is it possible to invoke a Functions App after a user was created in Azure Active Directory?  I'm looking through AAD's settings but am not seeing anything, but it could just be that I don't have enough permissions.  Essentially I'm looking for the Azure equivalent of AWS's Pre Sign-up Lambda Trigger.

A: Melisco's comment is indeed the best option at the moment. to add a bit of extra information, https://eax360.com/azure-active-directory-capturing-events-in-azure-events-hub/ this example looks for the user creation events specifically.
and here https://medium.com/@the.green.man/trigger-azure-functions-on-event-hub-1e1df0402ba4  is a pretty complete article on one way to trigger a function based on the event hub.
Hopefully you'll have enough information from that.

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Thousands descend on site of New Zealand mosque attacks to observe emotional Muslim prayer
Nick Perry and Juliet Williams
Published March 21, 2019 Updated March 22, 2019
People attend Friday prayers at Hagley Park outside the Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 22, 2019.
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In a day without precedent, people across New Zealand observed the Muslim call to prayer Friday as the nation reflected on the moment one week ago when 50 people were slaughtered at two mosques.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and thousands of others congregated in leafy Hagley Park opposite the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch to observe the call to prayer at 1:30 p.m.
"New Zealand mourns with you. We are one," Ardern said.
Thousands more listened on the radio or watched on live television. The prayer was followed by two minutes of silence.
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On a light brown carpet, hundreds of Muslim men sat in socks or bare feet readying for the prayer. One man in the front row was in a Christchurch Hospital wheelchair.
The Al Noor mosque's imam, Gamal Fouda, thanked New Zealanders for their support.
"This terrorist sought to tear our nation apart with an evil ideology. ... But, instead, we have shown that New Zealand is unbreakable," the imam said.
"We are broken-hearted but we are not broken. We are alive. We are together. We are determined to not let anyone divide us," he added, as the crowd erupted with applause.
Fahim Imam, 33, returned to his hometown for the service. He left Christchurch three years ago and now lives in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city.
"It's just amazing to see how the country and the community have come together — blows my mind, actually," Imam said before the event.
When he got off the plane Friday morning, he saw someone holding a sign that said "jenaza," denoting Muslim funeral prayer. He said others were offering free rides to and from the prayer service.
"The moment I landed in Christchurch, I could feel the love here. I've never felt more proud to be a Muslim, or a Kiwi for that matter. It makes me really happy to be able to say that I'm a New Zealander," Imam said.
He called it surreal to see the mosque where he used to pray surrounded by flowers.
The observance comes the day after the government announced a ban on "military-style" semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines like the weapons that were used in last Friday's attacks.
Forty-two people died at the Al Noor mosque and seven at the nearby Linwood mosque. One person shot at one of the mosques died later at a hospital.
An immediate sales ban went into effect Thursday to prevent stockpiling, and new laws would be rushed through Parliament that would impose a complete ban on the weapons, Ardern said.
"Every semi-automatic weapon used in the terrorist attack on Friday will be banned," Ardern said.
The gun legislation is supported not only by Ardern's liberal Labour Party but also the conservative opposition National Party, so it's expected to pass into law. New Zealand does not have a constitutional right to bear arms.
Among those planning to attend Friday's observance was Samier Dandan, the president of the Lebanese Muslim Association in Sydney and part of a 15-strong delegation of Muslim leaders that had flown to Christchurch.
"It was an ugly act of terrorism that occurred in a beautiful, peaceful city," Dandan said.
He said his pain couldn't compare with that of the families he'd been visiting who had lost loves ones. He was inspired by their resilience, he said.
"And I've got to give all my respect to the New Zealand prime minister, with her position and her actions, and it speaks loud," he said.
Ismat Fatimah, 46, said it was sad to look at the Al Noor mosque, which was still surrounded by construction barricades, armed police officers and a huge mound of flowers and messages.
"We're feeling stronger than before, and we are one," she said.
She said she prayed for the people who died.
"I'm just imagining what would be happening last Friday," she said. "People were running around so scared and helpless. It's just not right."
Erum Hafeez, 18 said she felt comforted by the overwhelming response from New Zealanders: "We are embraced by the community of New Zealand, we are not left behind and alone."
The Al Noor mosque's imam said workers have been toiling feverishly to repair the destruction, some of whom offered their services for free. Fouda expects the mosque to reopen by next week.
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2022 has been a very interesting year for gaming, to say the least. Blockchain gaming is finally getting some mainstream recognition, and we are seeing NFTs being integrated into games in a more meaningful way. This has also been a good year for mobile gaming, and more developers are taking full advantage of the higher connectivity speeds that 5G offers. The global pandemic had lingering effects on the industry as well and changing gamer habits have pushed manufacturers to look at new ways to keep them interested and interconnected. Let's take a look at some of the gaming technology developments that have defined this year.
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Online gaming platforms are doing everything that they can to attract gamers and have been upping their game lately, especially when it comes to sounds and graphics.
Platforms are much more diverse now and have more personality. Developers have realised that they cannot get by with subpar graphics and a subpar gaming experience if they want to attract more sophisticated gamers who are used to AAA titles on super powerful machines.
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The biggest breakthrough we've seen this year was related to blockchain gaming. Games like Axie Infinity are household names for most gamers now and blockchain games are not seen as novelties anymore. Sandbox and Deventraland are also showing what could be possible for metaverse gaming and how NFTs can have applications outside of pure speculation.
The play-to-earn system has been proven and more people are taking it seriously. We haven't seen a proper AAA crypto title released yet, but the games we've seen this year have shown us what's possible for crypto gaming. If the industry can provide exciting games with great rewards, this could have a transformative effect on the gaming industry in general and revolutionize the ways games are monetized.
VR gaming has also been making strides lately, mainly because of the higher number of headsets being released. The metaverse talks have also accelerated research on that side. The Rift is no longer the only game in town, and the high level of competition has been great for owners of the different VR consoles available at the moment. Some of the notable titles we've seen this year include Transformers Beyond Reality for the PSVR and Interkosmos 2000 September 1 – Quest 2.
There has been a lot of improvement in the look and stability of VR games lately due to advances in technology and more skilled developers. Major gaming companies are also paying more attention to the scene, and many of them have subsidiaries dealing specifically with VR gaming development. These are some of the reasons why the quality has been improving so fast on that side lately, and why 2023 is poised to be a major year for VR gaming.
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Anton, Hayden Earn Top 10 Finishes at Montreat Invitational
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. – The Brevard track & field team took part in the Montreat Invitational over the weekend, earning 17 top 25 finishes along the way, including Michael Anton and Rhyanna Haden who finished ninth in the men's 800 meter run and the women's shot put, respectively.
Anton earned ninth place after crossing the line in a time of 2:02.07, finishing ahead of teammate Hassan Kiprono (2:07.92—18th), who also took part in the event. The Tornado tandem of Kiprono and Anton also took part in the men's 1500 meter event, with Kiprono placing 14th (4:21.28) and Anton crossing the line 10 spots later in a time of 4:29.73.
Haden, Brevard's top women's finisher on the weekend, brought home ninth place in the shot put after a heave of 9.54 meters in her third attempt. She eclipsed the nine meter mark on her first toss and finished with an 8.72 heave in her second. Joining her in the shot put event was Mackenzie Lautenschlager, who placed 24th after recording a 6.18 meter toss in her final attempt.
Three members of the Tornados men's team took part in the 100 meter dash, including Dylan Bradley, who wrapped up the event 12th in a time of 11.19. He was followed in the event by Quentin Jackson (11.54—22nd) and Orrlando Johnson (12.12—29th).
Joseph Roberts, one of five Brevard participants to earn multiple top 25 performances, placed 16th in both the shot put (10.90 meters) and discus (32.21 meter) events. Gabriel Covington also took part in the shot put for the Tornados, placing 23rd with a heave of 9.94 meters.
Roberts opened the shot put with a toss of 10.17 meters and after a foul on his attempt the freshman recovered to finish with a mark of 10.90 meters in his final toss. He had a similar finish in the discus as he began the day with a heave of 21.68 meters. His second attempt landed him the 16th place finish, with a heave of 32.21 meters, as he notched a 30.47 meter chuck on his final attempt.
Shakirah Thompson bolted her way to a 17th place finish in the women's 200 meter dash in a time of 28.44. Joining her with a 19th place outing in the women's 800 meter run was Courtney Perkins, who crossed the line in 2:40.47.
Meanwhile, in the men's 200 meter dash, Jackson had top honors for Brevard with a 17th place showing after crossing the line in 23.08. He was one of seven Tornados to compete in the 200 meter dash along with Bradley (23.46—25th), Leejhai Wells (23.72—34th), Martigus Henley (24.40—39th), Ke'Vel Kingsberry (25.04—42nd), Johnson (25.34—45th) and Roberts (26.02—48th).
The remaining top 25 finisher on the women's side was Molly Brown, who recorded a 25th place finish in the women's 1500 meter run in a time of 6:31.42. Her male counterpart, George Dowis, ended the men's 1500 meter run in 4:49.48.
The men's 4x100 meter relay team, which was comprised of Johnson, Roberts, Wells and Jake Trainor, placed seventh in a time of 46.07.
The Tornados return to action on April 6-7 when they head to Central, S.C., to take part in the Susan Rouse Invitational hosted by Southern Wesleyan University.
BREVARD TRACK & FIELD FINISHERS
Finish Individual Gender Event Statistic
9 Michael Anton M 800 meter run 2:02.07
9 Rhyanna Haden W Shot Put 9.54 m
12 Dylan Bradley M 100 meter dash 11.19
14 Hassan Kiprono M 1500 meter run 4:21.48
16 Joseph Roberts M Shot Put 10.90 m
16 Joseph Roberts M Discus 32.21 m
17 Shakirah Thompson W 200 meter dash 28.44
17 Quentin Jackson M 200 meter dash 23.08
18 Hassan Kiprono M 800 meter run 2:07.92
19 Courtney Perkins W 800 meter run 2:40.47
23 Gabriel Covington M Shot Put 9.94 m
24 Michael Anton M 1500 meter run 4:29.73
24 Mackenzie Lautenschlager W Shot Put 6.18 m
25 Molly Brown W 1500 meter run 6:31.42
29 Orrlando Johnson M 100 meter dash 12.12
34 George Dowis M 1500 meter run 4:49.48
34 Leejhai Wells M 200 meter dash 23.72
39 Martigus Henley M 200 meter dash 24.40
42 Ke'Vel Kingsberry M 200 meter dash 25.04
48 Joseph Roberts M 200 meter dash 26.02
7 Jake Trainor M 4x100 Meter Relay 46.07
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Who knocked up the Knocker Upper ?
Until the 1970s in some areas, many workers were woken by the sound of a tap at their bedroom window. On the street outside, walking to their next customer's house, would be a figure wielding a long stick.
The "knocker upper" was a common sight in Britain, particularly in the northern mill towns, where people worked shifts, or in London where dockers kept unusual hours,
"They used to come down the street with their big, long poles," remembers Paul Stafford, a 59-year-old artist who was raised above a shop in Oldham. "I would sleep with my brother in the back room upstairs and my parents slept in the front.
"The knocker upper wouldn't hang around either, just three or four taps and then he'd be off. We never heard it in the back, though it used to wake my father in the front."
While the standard implement was a long fishing rod-like stick, other methods were employed, such as soft hammers, rattles and even pea shooters.
But who woke the knocker uppers? A tongue-twister from the time tackled this conundrum:
We had a knocker-up, and our knocker-up had a knocker-up
And our knocker-up's knocker-up didn't knock our knocker up, up
So our knocker-up didn't knock us up 'Cos he's not up.
One problem knocker uppers faced was making sure workers did not get woken up for free.
"When knocking up began to be a regular trade, we used to rap or ring at the doors of our customers," Mrs Waters, a knocker upper in the north of England told an intrigued reporter from Canada's Huron Expositor newspaper in 1878.
"The public complained of being disturbed… by our loud rapping or ringing; and the knocker-up soon found out that while he knocked up one who paid him, he knocked up several on each side who did not," she continued.
The solution they hit on was modifying a long stick, with which to tap on the bedrooms windows of their clients, loudly enough to rouse those intended but softly enough not to disturb the rest.
In return for being awakened, customers paid the knocker-up a set weekly fee. These weekly fees were reasonable and usually based on how far the knocker-up had to travel and the time of day the person needed to be awakened. Mrs. Waters charged the following: "All who were knocked up before four o'clock paid … eighteenpence a week; those who had to be awakened … after four gave…a shilling a week; whilst those who had to be aroused from five to six o'clock paid from sixpence to threepence weekly, according to time and distance." Mrs. Waters claimed she "never earned less than thirty shillings a week; mostly thirty five; and … as high as forty shillings a week." However, most of Mrs. Waters clients were knocked-up between five and six o'clock in the morning.
Knocker-ups developed a system to remember which houses needed to be knocked up and at what time. To keep customers straight, knocker-ups often chalked outside their customer's homes. They used "all manner of figures, '1/2 past 3,' 1/4 to 4,' '5 o'clock,' and such." Sometimes there were more than chalked sidewalks, as it was claimed that in Manchester signboards were often used. Besides displaying the time, the signboards also advertised a knocker-ups business. Such signs could be found hanging "over the doors of dingy cottages, or at the head of flight of steps, leading to some dark cellar-dwelling, containing the words, 'Knocking-Up Done Here.'
The goal of a knocker-up was to get as many customers in the smallest circle as possible and to cover as much ground as possible "in as little time, so it became like a 'sprint-race.' For that reason, knocker-ups sometimes exchanged customers with one another. Mrs. Waters never claimed to have exchanged customers, but she did assert her good wages occurred because she devised a system to knock-up a large number of houses in a short time: She found shortcuts through neighborhoods; claimed she "took care not to let the grass grow under her feet"; and, asserted she had a "knack of rousing … employers because … my knock or ring or way of tapping was more effective than that of other knockers-up'."
There were large numbers of people carrying out the job, especially in larger industrial towns such as Manchester. Generally the job was carried out by elderly men and women but sometimes police constables supplemented their pay by performing the task during early morning patrols. In fact many saw this as a means of supplementing their income and in some cases as more important than their duties in policing the community. Robert Paul, the man who discovered the body of Jack the Ripper's first victim – Mary Nichols, in Bucks Row Whitechapel, described how the policeman he informed saw no reason to let the murder detain him from his knocking up duties. Mr Jones says. "I saw a policeman in Church-row, just at the top of Buck's-row, who was going round knocking people up," Mr Paul told the inquest. "And I told him what I had seen, and I asked him to come, but he did not say whether he should come or not. He continued calling the people up, which I thought was a great shame, after I had told him the woman was dead."
The trade also ran in families. Mary Smith, who used a pea shooter, was a well-known knocker upper in east London and her daughter, also called Mary, followed in her mother's footsteps. The latter is widely believed to have been one of the capital's last knocker uppers.
With the spread of electricity and affordable alarm clocks, however, knocking up had died out in most places by the 1940s and 1950s. Yet it still continued in some pockets of industrial England until the early 1970s particularly in the industrial areas around Manchester. It is believed the last knocker up retired from the job, in 1973 in Bolton.
Knocker up on Marsh's Row Twist lane Leigh – Possibly 1930's
A video of a knocker up from Burnley in the late 40's is available from the North West Film archive at Manchester Metropolitan university. To view it follow the link below:
http://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/%5C/viewVideo.php?token=6057agw25821Hq2517904xZYm3814b49H
Mike Canavan from Manchester wrote a song which was performed regularly around the folk clubs. "The Knocker Upper Man " Here is a You Tube video of Joe Stead performing it for an American audience.
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Read this in it's entirety and I'm still wondering how do the Knocker-up consistently wake up on time


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It's important to distinguish when you are criticizing theater, far more so than when you critique a movie or a statue or a recording, all things that a person can then experience for themselves and contextualize. It seems to me that theater criticism today is largely about how a person feels when they are watching a show, "I liked it, it made me laugh, this was funny, this was riveting" that kind of thing. There is very little discussion of what people are doing, the ways in which one is acting or has been directed to act, and those are the things that theater seeks to celebrate.
I want to hold myself to that standard, while also telling people how it felt to be in the theater, since it seems that's what people want the most.
Last night we went to see "Making Marilyn", produced by The Bridge Theater Company. When the house opens, you have to wander through the performance space to get to your seats, with the actors already in their spots, already muttering to themselves, in sort of a dreamscape of images which is a perfect introduction to the evening, as is the opening song which crescendoes into a sort of madness, a young boy stumbling around playing a non-amplified guitar and singing to himself a song he can barely sing because of his nervous tics and, well, madness.
The play exists largely in the memory of this one character. It turns out his mother is an alcoholic whore. Also, he ends up having a rather lengthy sexual and romantic relationship with Marilyn Monroe who is also an alcoholic whore. But both of these facts are *literal*, it is a conceit of the play that this fifteen year old boy from Canada had a long passionate relationship with Monroe, to the point where we are led to believe she called him and was the last person she spoke to before she died.
There is a common artistic thread between the writing and the acting of the young boy, one of a lack of discipline. It isn't just that we don't need another play with Marilyn Monroe in it, that might be true but it doesn't really matter. What matters is that if you're gonna have the actual Marilyn Monroe in the play, then you need to write a series of events that meshes with what we know of her, what we know of the world of the 40s and 50s, and what we know about celebrity worship. The sloppiness with which the subject matter is handled is matched perfectly by the unfocused and erratic performances of some of the cast.
Ashlie Atkinson plays Marilyn and the boy's mother in this show. Full disclosure, she auditioned for a show we did and she also worked on the A-Train plays with us when we did them, and I was completely charmed by her in person and with the wonderful spirit she brings to everything she's involved in. So, y'know, know that before I say anything… but her performance in this show is incredible. It's specific, it's smart, it's disciplined and it is infectious. Whenever she wasn't on stage, I couldn't wait for her to get back.
Her Marilyn is exactly the kind of performance I love. She doesn't act like Marilyn from the movies, she does a shaken down, distilled version, but with all the memorable sexuality. She plays every single second with a million tiny ideas in her mind, she rolls out some bizarre dialogue with perfect ease, with genuine understanding and subtext, and not an ounce of wasted energy.
Above all else, her performance is brave, and that's not the kind of thing I normally give actors credit for. Ashlie is not your average beautiful actress, she made her name playing the title character in "Fat Pig", and now she is taking on the gold standard of hollywood glamour and sexuality, and she does it without apology. Marilyn, in her, is not a wig and a familiar dress, she is literally Marilyn right down to her skin, and she shows you every inch. It is a startling and wonderful performance.
The director has the final credit and final blame for the things that were good and the things that were bad. The performances of the better actors were smart and articulate, but there was no sense that these people were all in the same play. The set design, which is also hers, was imaginative and evocative, see through dark and light screens that were evocative and scary, and I give her full props for that, but the play's lack of focus and periods of spastic uncontrolled acting are her fault as well.
It's very possible that one might enjoy this play much more than I did, transported by Ashlie's performance and entranced in a certain amount of boozy parent hating. But when you start down that road, you're asking to be compared to a hundred plays (the complete works of Tennessee Williams come to mind) that have already dealt with it. And if Marilyn is a main character, you're asking for that comparison as well. It's a trap that the playwright doesn't navigate at all.


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'Avatar 2' may struggle to be cutting edge as Disney unveils concept art for 'World of Pandora'
The biggest blockbuster of all-time will head back into production as James Cameron will begin filming at least two sequels back-to-back. Disney is moving ahead with the Avatar inspired 'World of Pandora' and released the first drawing centering on the theme park spinoff. Check out the photo below.
"One of the biggest challenges that the Avatar director James Cameron will face in the forthcoming sequels is keeping the movie franchise at the very apex of the cutting edge. This is a particular problem for science-fiction movies," writes UK Yahoo Movies as their recent article addresses some of the challenges for the franchise.
"With 'Avatar' having been so lauded for being at the cutting edge of the cinematic industry, and having depicted technology on screen which we presume is many decades away at best, then there is a huge requirement for Cameron to deliver effects and visuals on screen that reflect this, as well as incorporating new ideas which move the franchise forwards."
Disney doesn't seem to be worried, planning to open the first phase of Pandora in 2017, and "based on the designs we've seen, we believe that phase will include the "Soarin'"-style 3D movie attraction," writes Theme Park Insider.
The spinoff into a theme park could be just what Avatar fans need to quench their appetites until the new films arrive.
"Design plans for that attraction call for a massive, five- or six-story theater building, which will top out somewhere around 80 feet. The building will include four show theaters, which will radiate from a central hub from where visitors will load into the theaters," explains the article.
Overall Cameron may have his hands full to meet expectations for Avatar, but visitors at Disney's Animal Kingdom certainly had a lot to look forward to.
More on the Disney theme park plans, click HERE
To read up on the skepticism from Yahoo Movies – HERE
Avatar 2 may begin production next year.
Stephen Nevets - Stephen is a contributor and writer on The Dispatch. Stephen is the founder and editor for the Steven Spielberg Fan Club website and contributes to pop culture stories on The Dispatch, especially upcoming movie news. Beginning in 2016, Stephen took the role of Managing Editor for the Tampa Dispatch.
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UK to Investigate Fiat Chrysler (NYSE:FCAU) After the US Accusations
Late last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the United States accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (NYSE:FCAU) of installing cheating software on their trucks and cars to fix the auto emissions tests, which the company denies. Sergio Marchionne, the chief executive, rejected the claims angrily, saying that Fiat Chrysler was not using software or cheating the emissions tests in any way.
This did not deter the US and even the UK.
In fact, Britain disclosed on Monday they will carry out tests of the Jeep Grand Cherokee to make sure that the US incidents are not being repeated in the UK. This will surely be a further blow to the automaker as they are already facing a steep penalty if the US incident is proved to be correct.
The Department for Transport has asked for detailed reports already from the United States to understand how this was being done. A spokesman said, "We have instructed our Market Surveillance Unit to undertake testing on one of these vehicles at the earliest opportunity". According to data with the transport ministry, more than 3700 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles are registered in Britain at this time.
Trouble in the US for Fiat Chrysler
Earlier in the United States, the EPA issued a "notice of violation" to the automaker that covers about 104,000 vehicles. This happened just a day after Volkswagen agreed to pay a fine of $4.3 billion to settle the diesel emissions scandal.
Fiat Chrysler rejected these claims saying the emission control systems meet the applicable regulations. "Software in the diesel engines is an allowable way to meet emissions rules, according to the automaker. Fiat Chrysler is not cheating the emissions tests but actually wants to improve performances of the engines". EPA disagreed, pointing out that Fiat Chrysler (NYSE:FCAU) did not disclose this software to the agency before, and are thus violating the Clean Air Act, even if there was no intention to cheat the emissions tests.
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This could have a serious repercussion in the UK as thousands drive these vehicles. Plus, the diesel engines made by Renault are used in other cars too, like for instance, Nissan.
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Saw David Taw of the Karen National Union describes the internal pushes and pulls behind his movement's intermittent dialogue with the Burmese government and explains what factors determine which faction wins the argument over whether to engage.
Saw David Taw of the Karen National Union (KNU) traces the history of his movement's intermittent dialogue with the Burmese government. Since 1989, the ruling regime's strategy has been to agree bilateral ceasefire agreements with various ethnic insurgencies, splitting the anti-government alliance. The KNU experience is one of push-and-pull between a faction of middle-level decision-makers generally more disposed towards a ceasefire agreement and a faction of older 'hardliners'. A number of factors determine who wins this argument at any given time, including: international influences; pressure from allies opposed to ceasefire talks; the military situation; and factions' ability to present their case to grassroots supporters. A ceasefire agreement reached in late 2003 held despite the removal of the Prime Minister by government hardliners.
Probably the largest of the non-Burman ethnic groups of Burma, the Karen took up arms against the central government after Burmese independence in 1948. The Karen National Union (KNU) had been formed in 1947 from Karen organisations that boycotted elections for a constituent assembly and so were not a part of Burma's constitution-making process. By the late 1950s all the main ethnic minority groups had taken up arms against the government.
The Burmese military has held power directly or indirectly since 1962. In 1988, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) military junta seized power to crush a popular uprising. Multiparty elections were promised, but the apparent winner, the National League for Democracy (NLD) of Aung San Suu Kyi, was denied power. The crackdown on pro-democracy forces drove a new generation of anti-government activists to flee to the border area, especially the area held by the KNU. This led to the establishment of the Democratic Alliance of Burma (DAB), a 'post-88' alliance of pro-democracy exile organisations and ethnic insurgent organisations. The DAB comprised most of the members of an earlier alliance of armed ethnic organisations, the National Democratic Front (NDF), together with several pro-democracy groups that supported the armed struggle or had taken up arms (chiefly the All Burma Student Democratic Front). Until a military offensive by the SLORC in January 1995, these alliances centred on Manerplaw, the headquarters for the KNU and the capital of the self-proclaimed Karen state of Kawthoolei. The KNU's Chairman, General Bo Mya, headed the DAB as well as the National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB), the umbrella organisation comprising the DAB, NDF, Members of Parliament Union and National League for Democracy–Liberated Area.
Early ceasefires
Early peace talks between Karen insurgents and the government failed in 1949, 1960 and 1963, in the last case resulting in a ceasefire by one Karen group denounced by the KNU as 'a surrender'.
From the mid-1980s the Burmese army began to push towards the Thai border, challenging ethnic insurgents' ability to control the border area and the cross-border trade that largely financed their war. In 1989 the SLORC pioneered a strategy of negotiating bilateral ceasefire agreements without political dialogue, agreeing truces with the various ethnic armies that had been commanded by the crumbling Communist Party of Burma. The SLORC's new leaders developed a second phase of the ceasefire strategy after 1992 to split the ethnic organisations away from the post-1988 alliance. For example, a ceasefire agreement was reached in 1993 between the SLORC and the Kachin Independence organisation (KIO), a leading member of the DAB, in defiance of DAB policy that demanded that the SLORC negotiate a national ceasefire and political settlement with the DAB collectively. The KIO ceasefire was strongly condemned by the DAB leadership as a betrayal.
With the SLORC continuing to gain the upper hand militarily, displacing much of the Karen civilian population, the semi-ceasefire that emerged in late 1992 gave the KNU opportunity to review the situation.
Internal debate on KNU strategy
The KNU's decision-making structure is that of a one-party state, topped by a periodic party congress. Between congresses the party is led by a Central Committee and an Executive Committee. The congress is 'selected' to represent the seven administrative districts making up the state of Kawthoolei, each headed by a District Chairman. Until the military defeat of 1994-95, the KNU also formed a Kawthoolei government, with the post of Prime Minister held by the KNU General Secretary. The KNU's army, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), is a parallel command structure of seven military brigades each headed by a Brigade Commander and subject, in theory at least, to the KNU's Defence Minister (a post long held by KNU Chairman General Bo Mya). These parallel structures, overlapping but not entirely coinciding, afforded the opportunity for distinct factions to develop within the KNU-Kawthoolei-KNLA leadership with somewhat distinct outlooks and constituencies.
For the younger, middle-level section of the KNU leadership it became clear that the burden of the conflict had become unbearable for the Karen population in the conflict area. This group viewed the KIO decision sympathetically, feared the consequences for the Karen of further erosion of the KNU's military position and regretted the DAB's lack of understanding concerning the need for the ethnic armies to try to end the fighting in their areas. Meanwhile, reports of SLORC human rights abuses in Karen areas were being used by the NCUB to further undermine and discredit the SLORC and mobilise stronger international responses. However, there were foreign visitors to the KNU who urged the KNU to consider a strategy of minimising the impact of SLORC military superiority by entering a ceasefire and relying on a more political strategy. There were also Karen leaders from inside Burma who visited the KNU as self-appointed 'mediators', urging the KNU to try to find a way to end the war. These non-KNU Karen 'mediators' were treated as SLORC stooges and given a very cool reception officially by the KNU leadership although receiving quiet encouragement from the pro-ceasefire faction.
In 1994 an officially sanctioned KNU working group – initiated by those responsible for the KNU's foreign relations – won support within the KNU to explore a negotiation initiative on the basis of the political advantage in being seen to be willing to 'talk about talks'. Plans were laid for a delegation to go to Rangoon in the hope that such an initiative could win international support. The intention was to mobilise international pressure for a new approach to the SLORC, recognising the need to open up some of the political issues (i.e. equal rights, the right to self-determination and a move leading towards federalism) for discussion, rather than simply demanding the removal of the SLORC (as the NLD's National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma was doing) or limiting discussion to a military ceasefire (as the KIO had done). This move collapsed late in the year when NCGUB leaders in New York pleaded with the KNU leadership not to make such a move, which they saw as undermining their own efforts at the UN to win decisive international action against the SLORC.
Responding to military offensives
Long-standing grievances of Buddhist elements in the Karen population (which in the conflict area is substantially non-Christian) against the mainly Christian KNU leadership erupted at almost exactly the same time and the SLORC quickly moved to fuel the split. The formation of the Democratic Buddhist Karen Army (DKBA) led to a major SLORC-DKBA military offensive against the KNU and in early 1995 the KNU headquarters at Manerplaw fell. Afterwards, DKBA and SLORC forces continued to attack the KNU alleging its use of refugee camps inside Thailand as sanctuaries. The conflict's spillover into Thailand caused great concern to the Thai authorities and those providing care for the refugees. Thai pressure on the ethnic armies in the border area (the Karen, the Karenni and the Mon) to negotiate increased. Pressure on the Mon led to another key DAB member, the New Mon State Party, agreeing to a ceasefire in 1995.
In 1996, the militarily hard-pressed KNU moved towards ceasefire talks. The moves followed a congress in which pro-talks middle-level leaders were seen by General Bo Mya to be challenging his predominance, and came against the backdrop of urgings from a SLORC-backed group of 'mediators' and in the face of strong alliance pressure . This time several rounds of talks were held but broke down. The collapse of the talks can be attributed to hard-line KNU leaders' representation of the SLORC's position as amounting to a demand to surrender, which mobilised grassroots Karen opposition to a ceasefire (something that had not happened in the case of the KIO and the Mon).
A new SLORC military offensive followed in 1997 in which the KNU lost virtually all the rest of its territory. The long-standing hard-line President of the KNU, General Bo Mya, was displaced to the position of Vice President, but retained his position as Defence Minister and also remained Chairman of the DAB and the NCUB. Ostensibly his displacement by long-time General Secretary Saw Bathin opened the way to a new KNU stance, but it could not hide the fact that the militarily-weakened KNU was now in an even weaker negotiating position. With Bo Mya still casting a wide shadow over the KNU, and with the discrediting of 'talks' in 1996, it was difficult in KNU circles to advocate more ceasefire talks.
In the wake of the military offensive in 1997 and the hardening of Thai attitudes towards providing refuge, the situation inside Karen areas deteriorated with increasingly large numbers of internally displaced persons (IDPs). Those KNU leaders who in 1993-94 had advocated a ceasefire strategy were now preoccupied with trying to find humanitarian assistance for civilians. Reporting on the IDP situation led in some cases to renewed advocacy on the need for an end to the fighting.
New opportunities for dialogue
A new process of dialogue between the renamed SLORC – the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) – and Aung San Suu Kyi began to develop from late 2000. Hopes for real dialogue remained high during 2001 and 2002, and the KNU (and alliance circles) emphasised the need for 'tripartite dialogue' between the regime, the NLD and 'ethnic forces', though the ethnic struggle undoubtedly continued to be overshadowed by the democracy issue.
Intermittent contacts between the KNU and the SPDC continued during this period while Thai pressure, in the form of the restriction of Burmese opposition groups' movement in Thailand, continued to intensify. During 2003, efforts to persuade the KNU to again try negotiation were renewed by the SPDC-backed mediator group and independently by other Karen community leaders.
Under intensifying international criticism, in August 2003 the SPDC announced a 'roadmap' for transition to democracy, the first step of which would be re-convening the National Convention, a constitution-drafting process initiated in 1992 but stalled since 1996. While international efforts were concentrated (unsuccessfully) on securing the involvement of the NLD, the SPDC sought participation of key ethnic communities, especially ethnic ceasefire groups. This, and perhaps parallel Thai persuasion, seems to account for a surprise visit by Bo Mya to Rangoon at the invitation of the SPDC, where he made a 'gentleman's agreement' ceasefire in December 2003. Perhaps it was thought that a quick ceasefire would lead to KNU participation in the Convention. The sudden change of position by Bo Mya has given weight to those in the KNU who have long advocated a negotiations policy, but it has not yet neutralised those more in line with 'alliance policy' that opposes a KNU ceasefire.
A KNU negotiating team subsequently met with the SPDC negotiators on two occasions, but remained essentially at the confidence-building stage and made only nominal progress against the backdrop of the uneasy 'gentleman's agreement', which elements on both sides were inclined to want to disregard. With little progress occurring, talks were suspended while the Convention was in session and efforts to reconvene the talks met a series of delays from both sides. When a KNU delegation arrived in Rangoon in October 2004, a new round of talks was engulfed by the political crisis caused by the removal of Burmese Prime Minister Khin Nyunt and the purge of the Military Intelligence apparatus that was his power base and had made up the SLORC/SPDC ceasefire negotiators.
Staying engaged
In the case of the KNU conflict with the military government of Burma, there are groups on both sides who are willing to attempt to find a negotiated settlement. However, the credibility of such elements in the SPDC has been severely eroded by the predominant hard-liners who appear unwilling to make any concessions to anyone or to hold serious dialogue. At recent talks with the KNU, the SPDC's hard line quickly eroded early potential for problem-solving talks. This had the effect of undermining the position of those in the KNU who were willing to work seriously to achieve a ceasefire and reinforced the position of KNU hard-liners who do not consider a ceasefire necessary or attainable.
Despite this there is no change in the KNU mindset regarding ceasefire talks. At the KNU Congress in late 2004 it was unanimously agreed that the ceasefire process should continue. With the consent of the KNU Central Committee, the KNU Chairman wrote a letter to Senior General Than Shwe on 15 November, inquiring about the SPDC's attitude regarding the resumption of a process of ceasefire talks. In response, SPDC Lt. Col. Kyaw Soe of Army Security Command acknowledged receipt of the KNU letter in a letter dated 11 January 2005. It also stated that discussions were being held on the continuation of a peace process with the KNU, that the prospects were bright, and that arrangements had been made for an informal meeting for peace in Moulmein, the Headquarters of the Southeast Command. It stated that, if willing, a KNU delegation could proceed to Moulmein. The KNU General Secretary responded by conveying a letter to the Commander of the SPDC Army Security Command (with copies to both the commander of the Southeast Command and Kyaw Soe) expressing the KNU's satisfaction with the SPDC's responses and willingness to have an informal discussion.
The KNU's current stance in favour of agreeing a ceasefire and engaging the SPDC in talks is the product of a long process of internal debate and political manoeuvring on the costs and benefits of such a strategy. A number of inter-related factors can be identified that have tilted the scales in either direction at different times:
Individual leaders' changing analyses of the situation play a decisive role: it should be noted that the viewpoints and membership of pro- or anti-ceasefire factions are not static.
Concern about the effects of the conflict on the civilian population has shaped attitudes to engagement. Also, different KNU factions' abilities to present the case for or against engagement to grassroots supporters have been important determinants of strategy.
Interpretations of the KNU's worsening military situation have differed: variously suggesting a ceasefire (in order to neutralise the government's military advantage) or continued fighting (because the unfavourable negotiating position undermines the value of negotiating).
International influences have been an important factor, with Thailand's increasing discomfort with the conflict and concurrent willingness to hinder the KNU's military strategy being an important push towards a ceasefire approach.
Perceptions of the trustworthiness of counterparts and intermediaries and the credibility of past engagements were other important factors.
Membership of broader opposition groupings and alliances has played a role in the KNU's decision-making, reinforcing certain factions' power (especially because of overlapping leadership arrangements), and usually inveigling against engagement with the ruling regime. The existence of a high-profile pro-democracy movement that has overshadowed the Karen cause internationally has also played a role in KNU thinking.


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Most Judicial Candidates Lagging in Fund Raising
Fund raising by Los Angeles County judicial candidates is lagging in comparison with past years, records show.
Traditionally, there have been several candidates with warchests in the $50,000 to $100,000 bracket by the end of the next-to-last pre-election filing period.
For this year's earliest-ever primary, however, that period ended Jan. 19 with—as the MetNews reported yesterday—only three of the 21 judicial candidates having raised that much money, all with the inclusion of large sums of the candidates' personal funds, reports filed with the registrar-recorder show.
State Bar Court Judge Paul Bacigalupo and Deputy District Attorney David Gelfound are the well-funded candidates for Office No. 67, the seat from which Judge David Finkel is due to retire today. Superior Court Commissioner Steven Lubell and trial lawyer David Crawford III trail in that race, finance reports show.
The leader among judicial candidates in funds, with nearly $90,000—two-thirds of it his own—is Judge C. Robert Simpson Jr., seeking reelection to Office No. 90. His opponent, Kenneth Wright, raised less than $3,000 as of the end of the reporting period.
In other races:
•Office No. 2—Santa Monica attorney Joseph Deering—whose report due Jan. 24 had not yet been filed as of yesterday, a check with the registrar-recorder revealed—raised nearly $32,000 through Dec. 31 for his campaign to succeed retired Judge Michael Pirosh. The bulk of the money, $26,000, was a loan from the candidate, whose largest donor was Santa Monica attorney Gordon Gitlen, who gave $500. Deering is the only candidate besides Bacigalupo to pay nearly $28,000 to put a candidate statement in the sample ballot pamphlet.
Deputy District Attorney Hank Goldberg reported that he had loaned his campaign $20,000 and raised no other money.
The third candidate, Workers' Compensation Judge Donald Renetzky, reported loaning $33,000 to his campaign and raising about $3,000 more in contributions. His largest contributor was veteran Los Angeles attorney Pauline Nightingale, who gave $1,000.
•Office No. 39—Deputy District Attorney Richard Naranjo did not have a report on file for the most recent period. His previous filing showed contributions of less than $2,000, and expenditures of a little over $500.
Deputy District Attorney Craig Renetzky, who is Donald Renetzky's son, reported total fund raising of $5,300—a $5,000 loan from his mother and $300 from himself.
Acton attorney Larry H. Layton did not have a report for the second period on file. His first report showed that he had raised $200.
•Office No. 40—Judge Floyd Baxter reported funding his campaign with a $20,000 loan from his family trust and $550 in contributions, none from lawyers or fellow judges. His opponent, former Newhall Municipal Court Commissioner Ross Stucker, filed a short form, indicating that he paid his own filing fee and does not intend to raise or spend more than $1,000 beyond that.
•Office No. 53—Mid-Wilshire practitioner Robert Harrison showed contributions of a little more than $17,000, including a personal loan to the campaign of over $16,000.
Deputy District Attorney Lauren Weis showed a total of $5,800, including a $5,000 loan from herself. Her largest contributors were her ex-boss, former District Attorney Gil Garcetti, who gave $500 and prominent lawyer Johnnie L. Cochran, who gave $150.
Former Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Richard Espinoza and Covina lawyer H. Don Christian did not have reports on file. Christian previously told the MetNews he intended to spend no money on the race.
The contest is to succeed Judge Michael Kanner.
•Office No. 100—Workers' Compensation Judge John C. Gutierrez reported contributions of $3,400. His largest donor, San Fernando lawyer Raymond Magana, gave $800.
Deputy District Attorney Richard Walmark reported raising a little more than $3,000, with fellow prosecutor Steven Frankland the largest contributor with $600. The third candidate, Encino lawyer Thomas Warden, did not have a report on file.


Today we will discuss about single point cutting tool geometry and how to designate it. A single point cutting tool is widely used in metal cutting industries for forming required shape. It is used on lathe and shaper machining for performing operation like turning, facing, chamfering, boring shaping etc. This cutting tool has a single cutting point which cut the work piece by rubbing over it. Today we will learn about geometry of this tool and further we will discuss about how to designate it.
A single point cutting tool consist Flank, face, cutting edge, nose, rack angle, clearance angle, cutting edge angle etc. All of these parts control the cutting condition, tool life and cutting speed of tool. These parts describe as follow.
The main body of the tool is known as shank. It is the backward part of tool which is hold by tool post.
The top surface tool on which chips passes after cutting is known as face. It is the horizontal surface adjacent of cutting edges.
Sometime flank is also known as cutting face. It is the vertical surface adjacent to cutting edge. According to cutting edge, there are two flank side flank and end flank.
The point where both cutting edge meets known as cutting point or nose. It is front of the tool.
The bottom surface of tool is known as base. It is just opposite surface of face.
It is a intersecting line of face and base.
The angle between end cutting edge or flank to the plane perpendicular to the side of shank is known as end cutting angle.
The angle between the side cutting edge or flank to the plane parallel to the side of the shank known as side cutting edge angle.
The angle form to smooth flowing of chips from face, known as rack angle. It allows to smooth flow of chips. Back rack angle is the angle between face and the plane perpendicular to the end cutting edge.
The angle between the face and plane perpendicular to the side cutting edge is known as side rack angle. It allows chips to flow smoothly when material cut by side cutting edge.
It is also known as clearance angle. It is the angle which avoids tool wear. It avoid the rubbing of flank with work piece. End cutting angle made by end flank to the plane perpendicular to base.
It is the angle made by the side flank to the plane perpendicular to the base. It avoid rubbing of side flank with work piece.
The intersecting area of both cutting edges is known as nose of the tool. It does not have a sharp profile. Sharp profile may cause scratches on work piece which gives poor surface finish. To avoid this and obtain good surface finish this area is at some radius known as nose radius. If the radius is too small is gives poor surface finish and if it is too large gives poor For better understanding watch the video given below.
These parameters are internationally used to signature of a single point tool.
Today we have learned about single point cutting tool nomenclature, angle, geometry and signature. If you have any query regarding this article, ask by commenting. If you like this article, don't forget to share it on social networks. Subscribe our website for more informative articles. Thanks for reading it.


Walking around and saw this. Huh. Weird!
This is a role-playing site where bạn make a character that can tham gia either Young Justice, Justice League, Injustice League, Cadmus, League of Shadows, and other things. Its a very fun site that needs help growing.
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Myra Sun
Dean's Executive Assistant
myra.sun@wisc.edu
Ph.D. (EALAC & Comp Lit), Columbia University
B.A. (English; Chinese), UC Berkeley
Myra began working at UW Law School in late 2019, shortly after finishing graduate studies and moving to Madison. She provides chief administrative support to the Dean and manages operations for the Dean's Office. She also assists the Associate Deans for Research & Faculty Development, Experiential Learning, and Administration. Myra is a member of the Business Office team and provides logistical support to the Faculty Appointments Committee and the Tenure Committee.
Before life in Madison, Myra has studied and worked in the Bay Area, New York, China, and Japan, specializing in modern Chinese literature and culture, as well as language pedagogy. She enjoys learning about the legal field through the broad scope of her current work, with particular interest in interdisciplinary scholarship spanning law, science, history, and literature.
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