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World Premiere: Launching of the World's Largest LNG-Powered Containership and Future CMA CGM Group Flagship
By Maritime News	 On Sep 25, 2019
The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the first in a new fleet of nine French-flagged, 23,000-TEU, LNG-powered containerships
An outstanding tribute to the CMA CGM Group's founder
Packed with an extensive array of environmentally-friendly technologies
CMA CGM, the world's first maritime shipping company to choose LNG to power its ultra large containerships
The CMA CGM Group, a leading worldwide shipping and logistics group, is pleased to announce the launching of the world's largest containership (23,000 TEU) powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).
This major milestone in the construction of the world's first LNG-powered ultra large containership was reached today at the Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipyard, at an event attended by Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group, French and Chinese officials, business leaders and CMA CGM Group customers.
The first in a new fleet of French-flagged LNG-powered vessels
In 2017, Rodolphe Saadé announced his decision to order a series of nine 23,000-TEU containerships that would be the world's first ever to be powered by liquefied natural gas. Through this strategic choice, the CMA CGM Group reaffirmed its assertive commitment to safeguarding the environment and leading the industry's energy transition.
A clean energy, LNG helps to reduce:
emissions of sulphur oxides and fine particles by 99%
nitrogen oxides emissions by up to 85%
carbon dioxide emissions by around 20%
These new vessels will join the Group's fleet in 2020 on the French Asia Line (Asia-Northern Europe) and will be registered in the French International Register (RIF), confirming the Group's commitment to operating under the French flag.
Technologically-advanced containerships
In addition, the nine newbuilds will feature a state-of-the-art bridge design, the world's first to deliver four major innovations to assist the Captain and crew:
a tactical display offering enhanced map views for more dynamic navigation briefings
a path prediction system optimised to display the ship's predicted position in the next three minutes
a smart eye system projecting a bird's-eye view of the ship's surrounding area augmented reality screens offering the crew precise information on the ship's rate of rotation, distance from the wharf and transverse speeds.
The first vessel in this new class of 23,000-TEU LNG-powered containerships, the CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE will also be equipped with a smart system to manage ventilation for the reefer containers carried in the hold.
To further improve the environmental performance of the CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE and her sisterships, their hull forms have been hydrodynamically optimised. The bulb has been seamlessly integrated into the hull profile and the bow is straight. The propeller and rudder blade have also been improved, along with the Becker Twisted Fin®.
The exceptionally large vessels (400 metres long and 61 metres wide) will be distinguished from the rest of the fleet by a special livery proudly displaying an "LNG POWERED" logo, attesting to the major worldwide innovation that LNG propulsion represents on ships of this size.
An outstanding tribute to Jacques Saadé, Founder of the CMA CGM Group
By naming the world's first LNG-powered, 23,000-TEU container ship CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the Group has symbolically given the name of its Founder to its future flagship. A visionary entrepreneur, Jacques Saadé built CMA CGM into one of the world's leading maritime shipping companies, while maintaining its family dimension and strong values. In this way, he left a lasting mark on the entire shipping industry.
During the launch event, Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group, said: "With the launching of the first 23,000-TEU ship powered by Liquified Natural Gas, we demonstrate that energy transition can be effectively successful in our industry if all the players work together. It paves the way to a global shipping approach where economic growth and competitiveness can coexist with sustainability and the fight against climate change."


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Q: Transition color I would like to change the color of my navigation bar, with animation.
I tried CATransition but I can't find how to change the color with that.
Is there a way to change the color with a fading or any other animation ?
 Like TransitionDrawable in Android.
Thanks.

A: I tried some stuff and finally ended up with this solution. It doesn't need any extra layers, images or transition views and makes use of the built-in animation of the bar.
Therefore it does not hide any titles and bar buttons that you have placed on your navigation bar. If the nav bar is below a status bar, the status bar's color will also be changed.
This is tested with iOS7, both for simulator as well as real device (iPad)
The code:
Right below your imports do
#define STEP_DURATION 0.01

You can play with this value for a smoother animation
This is the method that you want to call
[self animateNavigationBarFromColor:[UIColor greenColor] toColor:[UIColor blueColor] duration:2.5];

Parameters should be self-explaining (duration is in seconds).
And this is the actual code
- (void)animateNavigationBarFromColor:(UIColor *)fromColor toColor:(UIColor *)toColor duration:(NSTimeInterval)duration
{
    NSUInteger steps = duration / STEP_DURATION;

    CGFloat fromRed;
    CGFloat fromGreen;
    CGFloat fromBlue;
    CGFloat fromAlpha;

    [fromColor getRed:&fromRed green:&fromGreen blue:&fromBlue alpha:&fromAlpha];

    CGFloat toRed;
    CGFloat toGreen;
    CGFloat toBlue;
    CGFloat toAlpha;

    [toColor getRed:&toRed green:&toGreen blue:&toBlue alpha:&toAlpha];

    CGFloat diffRed = toRed - fromRed;
    CGFloat diffGreen = toGreen - fromGreen;
    CGFloat diffBlue = toBlue - fromBlue;
    CGFloat diffAlpha = toAlpha - fromAlpha;

    NSMutableArray *colorArray = [NSMutableArray array];

    [colorArray addObject:fromColor];

    for (NSUInteger i = 0; i < steps - 1; ++i) {
        CGFloat red = fromRed + diffRed / steps * (i + 1);
        CGFloat green = fromGreen + diffGreen / steps * (i + 1);
        CGFloat blue = fromBlue + diffBlue / steps * (i + 1);
        CGFloat alpha = fromAlpha + diffAlpha / steps * (i + 1);

        UIColor *color = [UIColor colorWithRed:red green:green blue:blue alpha:alpha];
        [colorArray addObject:color];
    }

    [colorArray addObject:toColor];

    [self animateWithArray:colorArray];
}

- (void)animateWithArray:(NSMutableArray *)array
{
    NSUInteger counter = 0;

    for (UIColor *color in array) {
        double delayInSeconds = STEP_DURATION * counter++;
        dispatch_time_t popTime = dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, (int64_t)(delayInSeconds * NSEC_PER_SEC));
        dispatch_after(popTime, dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^(void){
            [UIView animateWithDuration:STEP_DURATION animations:^{
                self.navigationController.navigationBar.barTintColor = color;
            }];
        });
    }
}

Drawback: It's not buttery smooth :(

A: Is your fading just meaning changing alpha of navigationBar, See this code:
if ([self.navigationController.navigationBar respondsToSelector:@selector(setBarTintColor:)]) {
    [self.navigationController.navigationBar setBarTintColor:[UIColor blueColor]];
} else {
    self.navigationController.navigationBar.tintColor = [UIColor blueColor];
}

self.navigationController.navigationBar.alpha = 0.f;
[UIView animateWithDuration:.2f animations:^{
    self.navigationController.navigationBar.alpha = 1.f;
} completion:^(BOOL finished) {
    //
}];

A: I find a solution that I will explain here.
As we can't change the backgroundColor attribut, we will need a trick to make an animation for changing  the navBar color with animation.
I choose to put above my navBar an identical subview with CATransition.
CGRect frame = self.navigationController.navigationBar.frame;
UIView *view = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:frame];
[view setBackgroundColor:[UIColor redColor]];
UIImageView *logo = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(77,3,163,38)];
[logo setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"icon_transparent.png"]];
[view addSubview:logo];

CATransition *myAnimationView = [CATransition animation];
[myAnimationView setDuration:1.5f];
[myAnimationView setType:kCATransitionReveal];
[myAnimationView setTimingFunction:[CAMediaTimingFunction functionWithName:kCAMediaTimingFunctionEaseIn]];
[[view layer] addAnimation:myAnimationView forKey:kCATransitionReveal];
[self.navigationController.navigationBar addSubview:view];

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Q: Monitoring file system activity of a process Under Windows 7, how can I monitor all filesystem activity made by a specific process?
Goal is to identify, which and when config files of a server process get loaded.

A: Sysinternals' Process Explorer can give you information on the current state of processes, but what you want is Process Monitor (Procmon). Start it up and then launch your process. Once the process exits, or the event you are waiting for has occurred, stop the capture. Procmon is very verbose; you will have captured hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of events, so you will need to filter on things like process name, PID, path, etc. If the process touched a file or registry key or communicated on the network, you will see it here.

A: Have a look at Process Monitor by SysInternals and now Microsoft. It shows you all system events including registry, network, IO and other operations in real time. You can limit your results based on number of filters, e.g. Process Name. Very handy when watching an application.


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Chintan, who is a web designer, created the card but credits his fiance Arzoo for the idea. Keeping up with the times, a couple in Gujarat has come up with a unique "Whatsapp-style" wedding invitation card. Arzoo and Chintan from Surat wanted to create something different for their wedding so they came up with a four-page invitation taking inspiration 354
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After a beautiful engagement ceremony in Italy last month, it seems like the Ambanis are gearing up for the wedding of Isha Ambani to Anand Piramal. Last night, Mukesh Ambani was seen at the Siddhivinayak Temple with Nita Ambani, reportedly to offer Isha's wedding card and seek blessings at the famous Mumbai temple. They were with matriarch Kokilaben 192
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A micro-brewery in northern England on Friday confirmed that it was withdrawing 'Ganesh' as the brand name of a special beer it had brewed a few months ago. Wishbone Brewery Limited, based in West Yorkshire, had branded a lime, coriander, grape and camomile flavoured beer as 'Ganesh' to encapsulate its "Indian flavour profile" for a beer festival in Manchester 224
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Renault Megane Sport Tourer Performance, Engine, Ride, Handling | What Car?
The Renault Megané Sport Tourer is currently available with four engines. The Nissan-Renault developed diesels are, like the petrol-engined cars, quiet from a cold start, and even on the move both units remain subdued, with grumbles only appearing if you rev the engine hard. The lower-powered diesel is flexible and powerful enough to haul this small estate around, although if you carry a full load you might find yourself shuffling through the slick six-speed manual to keep the momentum up. No such problems exist for the more powerful 1.6-litre diesel, which has enough lowdown grunt to make overtaking effortless.
The 1.2-litre petrol unit is capable, too, while the Renaultsport tweaked 1.6-litre petrol engine is a hoot to drive, with its power always readily available and managed through its slick seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox.
On the road the Megané is soft and forgiving, although larger potholes will lead to sharp and sudden vibrations shimmering through the cabin, and uneven Tarmac can cause the car to wallow. This wallowing is actually less of a problem in the Renaultsport models, which are firmer, and, in the case of the four-wheel steered GT Nav, more agile, but it does mean they are more susceptible to poorly surfaced roads.
Road and wind noise is well suppressed, with only the gentle whipping of air around the wing mirrors audible from the front seats. There is more road noise in the GT Nav, though, thanks to its bigger alloys and the sportier tyres fitted.
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A West Virginia mom's viral Facebook post is demonstrating the power of empathy when it comes to kids with special needs.
On Dec. 29, Jennifer McCafferty posted a photo that shows her 4-year-old son Isaiah having his hair cut while sitting on the floor of a Sport Clips salon in Charleston. In the caption, the mom explained that Isaiah has autism, so this hairdresser's kindness meant a great deal to their family.
Concluding her post, the mom shared a message on behalf of her family and others facing similar challenges. "Autism can be so very, very hard, but people like this make our days just a little easier," she wrote.
Kaylen "did more for my heart than she will probably ever realize," the mom said.
McCafferty's post received nearly 95,000 likes. The Love What Matters Facebook page shared her story as well. The comments sections on both posts are filled with responses from fellow parents of kids with autism.
McCafferty told The Huffington Post that Kaylen was a real lifesaver that day at the salon. When Isaiah had a meltdown, she went above and beyond to help him find "his quiet, safe space" in the midst of the overwhelming sensory stimulation.
Isaiah and his brother Alex have a special bond. Alex often helps him through difficult situations.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story stated that the mother lives in South Carolina. She lives in West Virginia.


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COLUMBUS – Ohio's Best Journalism Contest, sponsored by the Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) chapters statewide, announced its 2018 awards. There were 308 awards announced out of 645 entries submitted.
The categories include large circulation print (75,000 or greater), small circulation print (fewer than 75,000), radio, television, digital media, trade organizations, freelance and college. Click here for a full list of categories.
Best of Show distinctions are awarded in all categories except college. Entries were for work done in 2017. Journalists from The Top of the Rockies awards contest (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming) served as judges.
Save the date for a luncheon celebration to honor the winners, which will be held Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at noon in Cincinnati with a riverboat cruise luncheon on the Ohio River. Registration is available on Eventbrite.
Journalists, who work for newspaper, magazines, radio, television, trade, online and college media in Ohio and adjacent states that have significant reach into Ohio were eligible to submit entries, as well as freelance journalists, who are Ohio residents, regardless of where their work is published, broadcast or webcast. Entrants did not need to be members of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Ohio's Best Journalism is the only Ohio competition that honors journalists who fulfill the SPJ mission: defense of the First Amendment, support of literacy, resistance to censorship, advocacy for openness of public records and meetings, media self-criticism and community service.
Top print winners were The Columbus Dispatch with 33 awards; The Cincinnati Enquirer with 20 awards; The Akron Beacon Journal with 17 awards; The Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com with 10 awards; Crain's Cleveland Business with 10 awards; and Columbus Alive with 10 awards. Top broadcast winners were WKSU Radio with 13 awards; WVXU 91.7 Radio with 12 awards; WCPN Radio with eight awards; WBNS-TV with eight awards; WOSU with seven awards; and WVIZ/PBS ideastream with seven awards.
In the Large Circulation Print (75,000 or greater), Best of Show category, top winners included:
Best Page One Design, First Place, Alan Miller, The Columbus Dispatch
Best Columnist in Ohio, First Place, Theodore Decker, The Columbus Dispatch
Best Reporter in Ohio, First Place, Amanda Garrett, The Akron Beacon Journal
Best Photographer in Ohio, First Place, Kyle Robertson, The Columbus Dispatch
Best Daily Newspaper, First Place, The Columbus Dispatch
In the Small Circulation Print (Fewer than 75,000), Best of Show category, top winners included:
Best Photographer, First Place, Tim Johnson, Columbus Monthly
Best Weekly Newspaper, First Place, Cincinnati Business Courier
Best Reporter in Ohio, First Place, Sheehan Hannan, Cleveland Magazine
Best Columnist, First Place, Regina Brett, Cleveland Jewish News
Best Monthly, First Place, Cleveland Magazine
Best Special Publication, First Place, 614 Magazine
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Best Trade Publication, First Place, The College Store
Best Trade Columnist, First Place, Susan Crowell, Farm and Dairy
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Best Anchor, Rick Jackson, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Best Reporter, First Place, Duane Pohlman, WKRC-TV
Best Newscast, First Place, WCMH NBC4
In the Radio, Best of Show category, winners included:
Best Reporter, First Place, M.L. Schultze, WKSU
Best Anchor, First Place, Amanda Rabinowitz, WKSU
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Best General News Site, First Place, ideastream
Best Online Still Photographer in Ohio, First Place, Matt Ellis, ColumbusUnderground.com
In the Freelance, Best of Show, categories, winners included:
Large Circulation Print (+75,000), Best Freelance Writer, Ginny McCabe
Digital Media, Best Freelance Writer, Jeff Regensburger, ColumbusUnderground.com
In the College category, winners included:
Best College Non-Daily Newspaper, The Lantern, The Ohio State University
Best College Opinion Writing, Lucas Misera, The Kent Stater
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Our annual statewide contest is presented collaboratively by the Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland Pro Chapters of The Society of Professional Journalists and honors print, broadcast, digital, trade, freelance and college journalists in Ohio for their best work during 2017. Our contest is the only Ohio competition that honors journalists who fulfill the SPJ mission: defense of the First Amendment, support of literacy, resistance to censorship, advocacy for openness of public records and meetings, media self-criticism and community service. Our contest also recognizes the best college daily and weekly newspapers.
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We're Dough-liriously Happy: It's National Cookie Day
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By Alysia Gray Painter	• Published December 4, 2021 • Updated on December 4, 2021 at 8:38 am
Dec. 4 is National Cookie Day
Buy two Red Velvet Cookies at Pieology, priced at $4
The Gourmandise School of Sweets and Savories in Santa Monica is offering several online and in-person cookie classes
Cookies dot the calendar, from the Girl Scout goodies that pop up in the late winter, to the lemony, fruit-filled biscuits of spring and summer, to all of those apple-cinnamon temptations that show up in the fall.
But there's really only one day that's ruled by those dough-based delights, the milk-dippable or eat-'em-straight-off-the-sheet sweets: It's Dec. 4, which is National Cookie Day.
It's a well-timed celebration, without quibble, as home bakers are beginning to think about what snickerdoodles, or gingerbread bites, or mint morsels they'll be whipping up this season.
Even if you're not baking a few dozen delectables on Dec. 4, there are other whimsical ways to mark the munchable occasion.
Some cookie-cool spots will have specials on, like Pieology, which just brought back its Red Velvet cookie, and is offering two for $4, all weekend long.
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'SoCal's Largest Gingerbread Contest' Returns to Discovery Cube
Several places around Southern California are currently bringing back holiday-ready cookies, like Milk Jar, the Wilshire-based bakery. The shop's Peppermint Bark cookie is back in stock, delivering minty kick and "ooey-gooey goodness" for $3.50.
Akasha has a Hanukkah Cookie Box, which boasts confections like pecan snowballs and macaroons (both plain and chocolate-dipped).
And if you want to brush up on your own sweet-making skills?
The Gourmandise School of Sweets and Savories in Santa Monica has a number of in-person and virtual classes that cover cookies, including the ever-popular Teen Baking Camp, which returns later in December.
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Castaic woman pleads no contest to murdering her father
Jim Holt
Dan Watson A Santa Clarita Sheriff's Deputy cruiser sits in front of a house in Castaic where a dead body was found in 2014. 090514
Denise Gillis, the Castaic woman accused of killing her elderly father more than three years ago, pleaded no contest Tuesday to one count of second degree murder.
"Denise Gillis pleaded no contest today to one count of second degree murder," Ricardo Santiago, spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office told The Signal Tuesday.
"A court trial to determine her sanity at the time of the killing is scheduled to begin tomorrow," he said.
It's been more than three years since deputies found the body of 87-year-old stabbing victim James Gillis inside a Castaic home and the woman accused of killing him has yet to stand trial.
On Sept. 5, 2014, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station found the body of James Edison Gillis and arrested his daughter, Denise Ann Gillis, on suspicion of murder.
Gillis, now 51 years old, has appeared several times in San Fernando Superior Court only to be told to return to court at a later date.
Denise Ann Gillis was 48 when she was arrested in 2014 on suspicion of murder.
A significant portion of time consumed since her arrest was time used determining whether or not Gillis was mentally competent to stand trial.
Subsequent to her arrest, Gillis – who court was told suffers from schizophrenia – underwent a court-ordered evaluation to determine her mental competency.
In March 2016, following back-to-back psychiatric assessments, Gillis was found competent to stand trial on a charge of murder.
Then in October, a judge ruled there was enough evidence to proceed to a murder trial.
After just three hours of evidence presented by four witnesses at her preliminary hearing on Oct. 5, 2016, Gillis was held to answer to the charge of murder filed against her in 2014.
Witnesses testifying at her prelim included: a Walgreens store clerk, a deputy with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station, a medical examiner with the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner and a detective assigned to the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department's Homicide Bureau, according to transcripts.
The most sensational prelim testimony was presented by Deputy Medical Examiner Odey Ukpo, who gave an accurate description of the injuries – multiple and blunt force and sharp force – found on the body of James Gillis.
The body arrived at the coroner's office with a serrated knife embedded in the deceased man's chest. The autopsy was completed Sept. 8, 2014, Ukpo testified.
When asked if the location of the knife was the location of the fatal stab wound, he said yes.
But, in addition to the chest wound, the medical examiner found at least 16 lacerations to the man's head, most of them on the top of the head, and one stab wound to the middle of the forehead.
He also found 22 stab wounds to the man's body.
on Twitter @jamesarthurholt


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Repeat DWI Offender Shawn A. Gusswiller pleads guilty in Saratoga County Court to Driving While Intoxicated in violation of "Vince's Law."
Aug 26, 2015 | 2015 News
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen announced today that Shawn A. Gusswiller (DOB 11/08/1983), of 1403 North Westcott Road, Schenectady NY, pled guilty Wednesday afternoon in Saratoga County Court to Driving While Intoxicated, in violation of section 1192(3) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, as a class "D" Felony pursuant to "Vince's Law," before the Hon. Matthew J. Sypniewski, Acting Saratoga County Court Judge.
Shawn A. Gusswiller pleaded guilty today, August 26, 2015, and admitted in Court that on June 11, 2015 he operated a motor vehicle in an intoxicated condition in the City of Saratoga Springs. Under the recently enacted (August 14, 2014) provisions of "Vince's Law" as part of today's plea defendant Gusswiller acknowledged that he had three (3) prior DWI convictions within the 15 years leading up to his June 11, 2015 arrest. It is believed that Gusswiller's conviction for a "Vince's Law" DWI is the first in Saratoga County, perhaps one of the first in New York State.
On June 11, 2015, Gusswiller was arrested by the Saratoga Springs Police Department after driving the wrong way on a one-way street in the downtown Saratoga Springs entertainment district. Gusswiller's actions were captured by the arresting officer's body camera. The defendant subsequently refused a chemical test to determine his blood alcohol content. At the time of his arrest, Gusswiller had four (4) prior DWI-related convictions (Driving While Intoxicated (2010 and 2008); Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs (2010) and Driving While Ability Impaired by Alcohol (2005)) and had a pending DWI-related offense in Schenectady County. Gusswiller was also operating his vehicle without a valid license, as his driver's license had been revoked due to a previous DWI-related conviction.
On August 14, 2014, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation creating "Vince's Law," an amendment to the current vehicle and traffic laws that raises the penalty levels for offenders who commit three (3) or more DWI-related offenses within 15 years and was named after Vincent Russo, an Onondaga County many who died after a drunk driver with four prior DWI convictions and one pending DWI charge hit him head-on in 2011.
DA Heggen said "repeat DWI offenders are without question one of the most serious threats to the safety of our roadways – motorists who repeatedly drive drunk have no place on our roads. We are thankful that this case did not have the same tragic consequences as those giving rise to Vince's Law, and that this law is now on the books to appropriately recognize this threat."
DA Heggen recognized the work of the Saratoga Springs Police Department, particularly Officer John Guzek, for their efforts in this case. DA Heggen remarked that "the Saratoga Springs Police Department is on the front line of DWI enforcement, and we appreciate their tireless and diligent efforts at keeping drunk, drugged and repeat DWI offenders off of our roads."
Sentencing is scheduled for October 5, 2015 at 1:30 pm. The Defendant is expected to be sentenced to a state prison sentence at that time. In addition, the Defendant will be required to install an ignition interlock device in any vehicle he owns or ever operates upon his release from prison for 3 additional years. In addition to a statutorily imposed license revocation, the Defendant may likewise be subject to a lifetime revocation of his driver's license.


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Home » Jim Perdue receives leadership award
Jim Perdue receives leadership award
BALTIMORE, MD. –Jim Perdue, chairman of the board of Perdue Incorporated, was presented with the Governor's International Leadership Award by Martin O'Malley, governor of Maryland.
Each year the award is given to an individual who leads a well-known Maryland company or institution and has shown sustained and admirable business leadership over many years. In making the presentation, Gov. O'Malley said Perdue Farms "continues to be one of the great corporate citizens of our state." He added that Jim Perdue has shown "decades of exemplary global leadership" and is someone whose counsel he values.
"Jim is one of the people I turn to for advice on a variety of issues," Gov. O'Malley said.
Mr. Perdue was also called "a great man and outstanding leader," but the honoree deflected the praise and said he accepted the award on behalf of the company's 21,000 associates. He also thanked the independent farm families who raise chickens for Perdue and those from whom Perdue buys over 27 million bushels of grain annually.
It was especially meaningful to receive the recognition this year as the company celebrates its 90th anniversary, Mr. Perdue said.
"My grandfather built our business on quality, integrity and trust," he added, noting that while the business may have changed over the years, "values do not." Mr. Perdue pointed to those values as the reason behind the company's focus on environmental issues.
"Back when my grandfather was cutting the leather from old boots to make hinges for chicken house doors, he wasn't thinking 'reduce, reuse and recycle,'" he said. "Yet, his frugality and sense of stewardship is the foundation for our environmental sustainability initiatives that we are so proud of today."
Mr. Perdue cited as an example his company's first-in-the-nation partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Clean Waters Environmental Initiative, that helps farmers understand how best to comply with environmental regulations and best practices.
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If you have been in the Short North any time in the past couple of decades, you have seen Malcolm J. His wonderful artwork and friendly personality are part of the fabric of the neighborhood.
Although he has had many challenges throughout his life, Malcolm has maintained his creative spark and his kind and gentle demeanor makes him a friend to many of us who call the neighborhood home.
On Thursday, March 1, Malcolm was attacked in a neighborhood bar by a man wielding a beer bottle. He is currently in the OSU Medical Center where we are told he is in danger of losing his eye.
Although details are still sketchy, I wanted to get this fundraiser up and running as quickly as possible. Because of his limited resources, Malcolm will surely need financial assistance to bounce back from this episode. In addition to all of the other lousy aspects of this situation, Malcolm is going to miss out on one of the biggest Gallery Hop nights of the year (The Arnold) and this will surely mean a great financial loss.
I will continue to pursue this matter and will post updates here as I know more about Malcolm's condition. Meanwhile, I would like to get a little nest egg together for him so we can make his recovery as comfortable as possible.
I am getting ready to deactivate this account, and I wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who pitched in to support Malcolm during this difficult time.
Initially, I hoped to raise $1000 or so to help him through this trauma, and it didn't take long for this campaign to wildly exceed all of my expectations!
Through GoFundMe, and other fundraising efforts, we have amassed a very nice nest egg for Malcolm to use as he recovers and gets himself back on secure footing.
When this story became widely known, an amazing group of people stepped up to help, and many of them continue to provide support and encouragement as Malcolm continues his journey. To all of you who gave money, time, resources and support I just want to say thank you!
Malcolm continues to recover from his injuries, and will soon be moving into a new apartment, hopefully close to his beloved Short North. He made his return to Gallery Hop last weekend, and with the warmer weather, he is ready to get back out on High Street to sell his art and be his gregarious and social self.
Now, more than ever, it is so important for communities to come together and support each other, and this campaign was a truly great reminder that together, we are stronger.
Hello everyone! It has been a while since an update, so I wanted to fill everyone in.
Malcolm remains at the Laurels of Norworth where he continues his recovery. He , unfortunately will not regain any use of the injured eye, but will receive therapy so he can learn to make the best use of the vision that remains in his other eye.
A few exciting things have happened in the past month- our fundraiser at the Short North Stage was a big success, and we raised around $4000 for Malcolm's recovery fund. Last night, Malcolm participated in the Short North Gala, where he sold his art and met with friends from the community. In July, Malcolm will be among a group of local artists of color who will have their work displayed as murals in the Short North in honor of the anniversary of the Harem Renaissance.
I would also like to let everyone know how funds raised here will be disbursed to Malcolm. So that we do not jeopardize his much needed public assistance, funds raised here will be deposited into a savings account in my name, that will be administered by myself and a second party of Malcolm's choosing. This money will be distributed to Malcolm at his discretion for his needs.
Thank you again to everyone for their support, it means the world to Malcolm and has helped him so much with his recovery. He plans to make his triumphant return to Gallery Hop next Saturday, May 5. Come down to the Short North to say hi!
The support and love for Malcolm continues to be truly inspirational. He is currently getting occupational therapy at the Laurels of Norworth where he will be living through the end of the month. He will then transition to a more permanent, assisted living situation. He has been rendered legally blind, so he will also look for new outlets for his creativity. He remains optimistic as ever, but is understandably a bit overwhelmed.
The expenses related to his treatment and care will be huge as you can imagine, so I would like to invite everyone to attend a fundraiser on Monday, March 26 from 6-8 PM at The Short North Stage 1187 N High St. Art, Music, Love- An Evening for Malcolm J will feature entertainment, an auction of art by Malcolm and other local artists and food from local restaurants with a cash bar. The suggested donation will be $10 at the door.
Thank you all again for your continued support. I have attached a photo of Malcolm from yesterday, he was able to come out for a few hours to see friends at a House Beer, who kindly held a benefit for him at their Short North location. Thank you so much to Malory and all at House Beer!


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How Does an Oscilloscope Work?
Imagine a movie scene inside a hospital. What machinery do you see? Whatever you're imagining, chances are you can also see a heart monitor in there. With every breath, the lit traces of green continue to create zigzag patterns that leave you at the edge of your seat with suspense.
These devices can be referred to as electronic graph drawing machines or, more simply, oscilloscopes. Other than beeping with every beat of the heart, these old fashioned devices actually have tons of other handy applications.
Generally, oscilloscopes are used to monitor and measure the waveforms of an electrical signal on a screen. But exactly how does an oscilloscope work? The answer is quite long, so keep reading.
Contents -
1 What Is an Oscilloscope?
2 What Can We Use Oscilloscopes for?
3 How Does an Oscilloscope Work?
4 How Are the Graphs Plotted?
5 What Are the Different Types of Oscilloscopes?
5.1 Analog Oscilloscopes
5.2 Digital Oscilloscopes
What Is an Oscilloscope?
Before we go into how an oscilloscope works, we need to first understand what it is and why we need it. At its core, an oscilloscope will enable you to monitor the voltage variations between two points in a circuit over time.
The gadget will draw charts for you almost effortlessly as you feed it signals from the probe attached to an electronic circuit.
Looking at the waveforms on the screen can give you valuable insights into the performance of your circuit. These insights will assist you in identifying problems with the circuit, characterizing its operation, or viewing the signal integrity over a transmission line.
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What Can We Use Oscilloscopes for?
These nifty little gadgets will allow you to look at all kinds of signals in all kinds of ways. Using oscilloscopes, you can locate faults in broken televisions, radios, and all sorts of similar equipment. This can be an invaluable aid when it comes to repairing said machines.
All this talk about circuits and signals might have you thinking that oscilloscopes only let you measure electric signals, but you'd be wrong. Plug in a transducer (a device that converts one form of energy to another), and now you can measure tons of different things!
Let's say you want to measure temperature changes; using a thermocouple (a transducer that converts heat energy into electricity) will allow you to map temperature changes over a given period of time.
Similarly, you can study sound signals as well, with the use of a microphone (a transducer that converts sound energy to an electrical signal). Heart monitors also work in a similar manner. They have a piezoelectric transducer inside them, which converts vibrations from a person's heartbeat to electrical signals.
Remember the traditional boxy televisions that people used to own back in the day? An oscilloscope works in a similar manner to those televisions.
Inside a television, electron beams travel back and forth across a screen, which is coated with phosphorus on the back. Every time the electron beam hits the screen, it triggers the phosphors to light up. These beams then sweep across the entire screen, consequently creating the picture you see.
This process is repeated faster than the blink of an eye to give you a moving picture instead of a still one. Coming back to oscilloscopes, the electron beams on these devices work in a similar fashion. The electrical signals you feed into the x and y connections will give you the x and y-axis values on your graph.
Instead of creating a picture like the beams in a television, in this case, the oscilloscope's beams will draw a graph. Which, if you think about it, is also a kind of picture.
How Are the Graphs Plotted?
Now that you have a brief idea of the purpose of oscilloscopes, let's take a look at how the graphs are plotted by the device. First off, let's assume that you connect the x-circuit to an electronic quartz clock. As the clock ticks, the x motor receives the signals and sketches a horizontal line across the graph on the x-axis.
On the other hand, if you connect the y-circuit to a piezoelectric transducer, then the probe will begin to detect vibrations such as a person's heartbeat.
Connecting the x and y circuits at the same time will enable you to study the heartbeat while monitoring the time. On your graph, you will then notice up and down snake-like patterns on the y-axis as a result of the vibration from the heartbeats. All the while, a time signal makes the trace move from left to right along the x-axis.
What Are the Different Types of Oscilloscopes?
Ever since their invention in the late 1800s, technological advancements modernized the oscilloscope into a powerful piece of test equipment. In its early days, the device was relatively heavy and bulky because of its cathode-ray tubes (CRTs).
With time, oscilloscopes made huge leaps in terms of technological advancements. This revolutionized the device's accuracy and portability, that too, at a lower price.
There are 2 main types of oscilloscopes, digital and analog. While the digital oscilloscope is an advanced version of the analog oscilloscope, both have gained quite the popularity amongst crowds. Below, we have an elaborate analysis of both types of oscilloscopes, facilitating your ability to differentiate between the two.
Analog Oscilloscopes
In the late 1800s, a German inventor by the name of Karl Ferdinand Braun brought the first oscilloscope to life, which are now known as analog oscilloscopes. These were the earliest and simplest type of oscilloscope. And these bulky devices were nearly the size of a mini television with numerous knobs and buttons on the front.
Braun began deflecting electron beams by placing vertical plates over and under the beams. As mentioned before, the beams would come in contact with a phosphor plate on the opposite end to create a bright dot on the screen.
Variations in the voltage applied to the plates would make the dot move up and down to create patterns on the screen.
Later in 1899, Jonathan Zenneck took the original design and added horizontal plates to deflect the beams. The addition of the horizontal plates, along with the previous model's vertical ones, gave scientists greater control over the beam.
Components of an Analog Oscilloscope
To further understand what makes an analog oscilloscope different from its modern-day counterpart, we need to look deeper into its components.
This is the piece that will connect to the circuit you want to test. Most probes will have 2 tips, enabling the oscilloscope to measure the voltage between two points.
Amplifier/Attenuator
Electrical signals that travel within the oscilloscope often require you to attenuate (decrease amplitude) or amplify (increase amplitude) them. In doing so, the results are effectively displayed on the screen as well as prevent internal circuitry damage.
Trigger System
By definition, a trigger is anything that will cause a device to function. When using an oscilloscope, you will be required to assign a condition (such as voltage threshold), which will trigger the device to begin drawing the waveform.
Sweep Generator
Sweep generators aid the process of controlling the horizontal plates. They do so by creating a repeating saw-tooth voltage pattern, which causes the beam to sweep from one side to the other on your screen. It is up to you to set the frequency and triggering of the sweep generator.
Horizontal Amplifier
The function of a horizontal amplifier is similar to that of the amplifiers found after the probe. This component increases the amplitude of the saw-tooth wave from the sweep generator, which brings the horizontal plates under the amplifier's control.
The cathode ray tube houses the electron gun, vertical and horizontal plates, and the display. Inside the cathode ray tube, the electron gun fires a stream of electrons onto the phosphor-coated display. The vertical and horizontal plates control the level of deflection of the beam.
It is important for you to know, the vertical plates are controlled by the voltage on the probe, while the horizontal plates are controlled by the sweep generators.
Advantages of Using an Analog Oscilloscope
Despite the fact that technological advances have led to the existence of digital oscilloscopes, there are still many areas where the analog oscilloscope provides better service. Below, we have listed some of the benefits of using an analog oscilloscope, which will enable you to make a choice according to your preferences.
These old fashioned oscilloscopes will generally cost you much less than their digital counterparts. Since the technology of the analog oscilloscope is well established, it brings the cost for companies down.
On the other hand, digital oscilloscopes require advanced technological components that tend to increase their costs of production, resulting in a higher price.
The analog oscilloscope will serve you best throughout most of your laboratory and service needs. However, when it comes to advanced research applications, you might want to switch to a digital oscilloscope.
Now that you know the basics of the analog oscilloscope, let's take a look at its advanced counterpart.
The first digital storage oscilloscope came into existence in the 1980s, when the company Nicolet Test Instrument integrated an analog-to-digital convertor into the device. And the modern-day digital oscilloscopes are essentially computers equipped with high-end analog-to-digital converters.
Although most of the functions and interfaces are quite the same as its older analog counterparts, minor tweaks make the device more optimized for research.
Components of a Digital Oscilloscope
An insight into the components of a digital oscilloscope will enable you to clearly distinguish it from the analog oscilloscope.
This is common in both the analog and digital oscilloscope, as it is the contact point of the circuit. Most probes have two tips that will attach to the different nodes in your circuit, allowing you to measure the voltage between the points.
Amplification or attenuation of the captured electrical signals is necessary to ensure accurate display of results on your screen. In addition, amplifiers and attenuators ensure control of the voltage inside the device, preventing it from damage.
Trigger Select
This component instructs the oscilloscope to initiate the sketching of the waveform on the screen. Modern digital oscilloscopes give you the flexibility of choosing between an internal or external signal to act as the trigger.
Using the logic, you will be able to configure how the signals are captured and displayed. Remember the sweeper generator inside analog oscilloscopes? The control logic is essentially a software that substitutes the sweeper generator but also offers more options.
Analog-to-Digital Converter
For the computer memory to be able to process and decode the signals, they must first be converted to binary numbers. The analog-to-digital converter samples the electric signal from your circuit at intervals set by the control logic. And the samples are then converted to binary numbers to be stored in the memory
For the oscilloscope to be able to store data, you will need a memory base. The purpose of this component is to store the sample signals decoded by the analog-to-digital converter and allow you to revisit the stored information at a later time.
Time Base
Depending on the configuration of your control logic, the time base will control the horizontal axis on the display. You can set multiple trigger points to adjust the time base to capture sporadic signals of hold periodic signals steady in the display.
Most digital oscilloscopes have LCD displays that aid portability and give clearer detail. Some older models, however, use CRT monitors as displays, which tend to add weight to the overall device.
Advantages of Using an Digital Oscilloscope
Digital oscilloscopes will provide you with many added functionalities that are absent in its analog counterpart. Let's take a further look at the benefits of using a digital oscilloscope.
Memory Base
As the digital oscilloscope comes equipped with a memory base, you can store the signals in digital form to be revisited at a later time. Storing the signal also prevents the data from degradation.
With the use of LCDs, you will get sharper and better quality images, which will enhance the accuracy of your results.
Even with the added functionalities, the digital oscilloscope is much easier to use than the analog ones. When it comes to the signals, the computer does most of the monitoring and controlling, letting you spend your time on the graph.
Nowadays, oscilloscopes have become necessities when it comes to electrical studies. Given the oscilloscope's ability to test a large variety of variables, it can be useful for any sort of research project.
In-depth knowledge of how an oscilloscope works will facilitate your research as well as make it easy for you to decide between digital and analog oscilloscopes.
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Teacher Bits and Bobs: After the fact Haunted House art...and a Houghton Mifflin Freebie!
After the fact Haunted House art...and a Houghton Mifflin Freebie!
Is anyone else as exhausted as I am?? I didn't even have kids today, but man, I am still SOOO beat from all of the festivities yesterday!
I know this is too little, too late, but I feel compelled to post about our Haunted House art that we made last Thursday, mostly to have a record I can refer to next year.
I used Rachelle's (www.whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com-my favorito!) fantastic Haunted House writing paper from her SUPER DUPER Halloween unit, and we step drew Haunted houses (well, actually they look more like castles-whatever...) with Sharpie markers (my kids feel oh-so grown up when they use sharpies!) to glue next to the stories. We added Foamy Halloween stickers (I love them!) and a moon. Tada! Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy. Check 'em out!
You can use this response worksheet with any book you read about the seasons. It will also work for science lessons. Click on the pic to download!
I'll be back later this week with a super cute Classroom Pets themed math center and maybe a Lit center too...if I get my rear in gear!
Have a happy week...show some love, leave a comment!
I totally agree, so boring! My district told us this year that we did not have to use the workbooks if we didn't want to so I sent all of mine back to the warehouse. I don't miss them one bit!
Thanks, I love your idea. I use HM and will definitely incorporate this. I'm your newest follower, too!


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https://www.instagram.com/p/BSg4D8YDjPo/ On today's episode, Fern sits down with Zoe Harcombe, who has been brought up a few times on perceives podcast as she spoke at the most recent trainer summit. Zoe explains how and why the obesity epidemic is getting worse. Yet we are moving more and eating less, so why isn't the problem not getting better? Zoe breaks down…
148. Bobbi Millsaps | 15 years of CrossFit
On today's episode Fern sit down with Bobbi Millsaps. Bobbi has been part of the CrossFit space since roughly 2006. Bobbi has done it all within the community from seminar staff, to Games Judge, working on the administrative side for HQ and previously owned a Crossfit Affiliate. They discuss so much from how Bobbi found Crossfit, what it was like…
143. Yuri Feito | CrossFit Health
On today's episode, Fern sits down with Yuri Feito, who is an associate professor in the Department of Exercise, Science and Sports Management at Kennesaw State. He's published "A 4-Year Analysis of the Incidence of Injuries Among CrossFit-Trained Participants" in the Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine. A four-year analysis of the incidents of injuries amongst Crossfit trained participants, which is…
140. Amy Hollingsworth | CrossFit Certifications
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1mGIRcAaIF/ On today's episode, Fern sits down with Amy Hollingsworth, the Certification Program Manager for Crossfit and owners Kitsap Crossfit with her husband, Dan. Fern and Amy discuss the differences between The Levels 1, 2, 3 and the soon to be released level 4. Nicole Carroll says that "Amy's superpower is getting things a credited." Amy has been fundamental when…
137. Cool Downs
In today's episode, Fern and Ackerman discuss how to run an effective cooldown. It's the most unutilised part of a class, meaning it's either not planned for or is just an afterthought of "if there's time". Fren and Ackerman example that why it's essential to your athletes, and it doesn't have to be just sketching, it about brings people back…


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Microsoft claims Sony is stopping Xbox One and PS4 cross-play
March 13, 2018 | By Chris Kerr
Fortnite is the latest title to offer cross-play between multiple platforms, although much like its cross-play compatriots Minecraft and Rocket League, it won't be linking players on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
In fact, it seems every platform except PS4 and Xbox One will be connected, with Fortnite developer Epic revealing PS4, PC, Android, and iOS players will be able to duke it out together, before confirming that Xbox One users will be able to join those on PC, Android, and iOS.
For whatever reason, there seems to be a spanner in the works when it comes to uniting players on those two particular home consoles, and Microsoft has again suggested that spanner is called 'Sony.'
Three days ago Xbox chief Phil Spencer hinted at Sony being responsible when one Twitter user told him "we really want cross-play system between Xbox One and PS4." Spencer replied with a rather telling "Me 2," before developer Epic added "We 3."
In a follow-up statement sent to Kotaku, Microsoft firmly placed the ball in Sony's court, reiterating its desire to work with the company to make cross-play happen.
"Microsoft has long been a leading voice in encouraging the adoption of cross-platform play and the potential of connecting players across PC, mobile and all consoles," reads the brief email statement.
"We've worked closely with Nintendo to allow cross-network play between Xbox One and Switch and our offer to do the same with PlayStation players still holds. For any other questions regarding 'Fortnite' cross-network play between Xbox and PlayStation, please reach out to Epic or Sony directly."
Sony claims it's reluctant to take up that offer due to a "responsibility" to its own install base, with PlayStation's head of global marketing and sales, Jim Ryan, suggesting the company has to look after its own first and foremost.
"We have a contract with the people who go online with us, that we look after them and they are within the PlayStation curated universe," he commented back in 2017. "Exposing what in many cases are children to external influences we have no ability to manage or look after, it's something we have to think about very carefully."
In September last year, Fortnite players on both platforms were briefly able to play together when a "configuration issue" made cross-play between Xbox One and PS4 possible. The problem was swiftly fixed, however, and unless Sony changes its stance, that might be the only time we see both systems united.
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He was born in Wilna (or Vilna), Poland, February 29, 1832, the son of Simón Chodasiewicz and Filipina Ravené, a family descendant from the count of Habdang. That year, his father, who had participated in an insurrection against Czar Nicholas I in 1931, in trying to obtain freedom for Poland, was confined by the authorities. Under those circumstances, he obtained work as the administrator of an agricultural colony in the neighborhood of Staraia, (Department of Novogorod), under the condition that his male children, from 9 to 11 years of age, would enter Military School.
This adverse circumstance for his mother country and his family was not such an obstacle to Simón Chodasiewicz who cultivated a familiar education founded on Polish traditions and his own love of his country. They preserved their language, (they spoke Russian before strangers), and always looked for the chance to maintain and to protect his compatriots in the same situation to almost protect them from the treatment vejatorio of the Russians.
During 1853, Russia and Turkey entered into conflict for control over the Crimea (1853-1856); in this fight, for different reasons, France and Great Britain were also involved and on the 28th of March, 1854, declared war on Russia. Robert A. Chodasiewicz, with the rank of Lieutenant with troops control, was assigned to the Tarutino Regiment that was mobilized to the zone of conflict. There he performed missions of a scientific type and intelligence, dedicated primarily to the field of engineering (topographic improvements, defensive installations, etc). The nature of these activities was the one that with the accumulated military experience and the different particular tasks developed in compatible fields, acquired the title and specialization of engineer. The 20th of September of that year, he participated in the battle of Arroyo Alma with a shining performance, reason for which the "Order of San Vladamir" was granted to him. Soon, under the direction of German Engineer Todleben, between the 25th of September and the 3rd of November, he participated in the planning and construction of the fortifications of Sebastopol, which the French and English began to attack at the end of the 17th of October, 1854.
He participated in the battle in the city of Balaklava where the fame of the Light Cavalry was initiated, under the command of Count de Cardigan, when he went to the center of the enemy position, in crease, charging against it and incurring an excessive number of casualities.
The 5th of November, he fought in the battle of Inkerman, where Chodasiewicz was wounded by bayonet in the left hand during a enemy assault on his positions. By this action, he was promoted to the degree of Captain and commisioned to the village of Churgun to begin topografic improvements to the British fortifications in Balaklava.
The conflict situation that encouraged in the town of Poland their added hopes of independence to insults to which he was the object from his Russian comrades for being native, they caused that the 25 of March of 1855 decided to move themselves against the enemy in that front (Balaklava). After crossing the battlefield at noon, appeared to Sir Colin Campbell, (Commander of the English troops stationed in the place).
Initially he was suspected to be a spy he was stopped 10 days by the head of the British troops James Henry Somerest Fitzroy, later, Lord Raglan (1788-1855) and was assigned different technical missions. His extraordinary technical capacity enabled him to propose the formation of an intelligence unit. The Department of Secret Inteligence organized (Secret Intelligent Departament), to which an office of interpreters in charge of Mr. Jackson was added to him. After that, the Russians organized operations behind the lines, which allowed him, in addition, to spy on the military post office and to maintain correspondence with the assistant of the Russian Commander-in-Chief, Prince Gorchakoff.
Also he carried out works that enabled him to blow powder magazines and laboratories of Sebastopol, to set fire to the storehouses of Bakchisarai (Police station of Bakchiropol). he was so the efficiency of the intelligence service organized by Chodasiewicz and the damages infringed that the prince put one he compensates of 10,000 rubles by his life and commissioned to Arvalid Captain so that being made happen like deserter, one infiltrated with the single object to assassinate him.
He traveled to London using a passport under the name of Robert Hadasevich (or Hodasevich), the difference probably must to that in Polish, "ch" is pronounced as "ha". On July 26, 1956, he published a work entitled "La voz de los muros de Sebastopol" , ("The voice within the walls of Sebastolpol"), with stories of the war of Crimea and different plans of the battles of Alma, Inkerman and Sebastopol. The writing was translated by Jackson, his comrade of the office of translations. Durante 1856 he crossed Europe with the exception of Germany and Austria. With respect to those countries, Chodasiewicz had reservations that he might be arrested and delivered to Russia.
He joined the Regiment of Dragoons and Cossacks composed of Poles who wore the traditional uniforms of that country, (they wore the fez instead of the classic helmets), when serving in Turkey. There he carried out assignments for 5 years, particularly related to engineering such as the topographical survey and hydrographic analysis of two islands located in the mouth of the Danube River which in 1856 happened to be under the Ottoman control.
Around 1862, he traveled to the United States where he offered his services to the Union Army, months before the last rise of Poland against Russia in 1863.
In 1863, he was discharged from the hospital to join the Artillery Regiment of Shiloh stationed at Fort Lincoln. His first mission was the improvement of 53 positions located to the north of Washington, a complex system of positions linked to each other by trenches. He developed spade works in several forts.
As of March of 1864, he participated with an outstanding performance, in the offensive iniciated by Gen. Ulysses Simpson. Grant, (1822-1885), in May of 1864 against the forces of Gen. Robert Edward Lee, (1807-1870). During these operations, he directed the construction of defensive installations in Pittsburg, Virginia and participated in the blast of a strong enemy on the 30th of July. The 19th of August of that year, the army was lost and he found a position of Engineer in the coalmines of Blackmine, Pennsylvania for 8 months and soon after in the Department of Engineers of New York.
In 1865, discharged from the war of the Triple Alliance, he made contact with the plenipotenciary Minister of the Argentine Republic to the government of the United States, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, (1811-1888), who served as such during the period 1864-1868. Because he was then 33 years of age and had had 13 years of military activity, reunited antecedents of significant importance and he credited to a notable foja of services with special aptitude for specific tasks of engineers (topography, preparation of plans, construction of bridges, ways and defensive installations, etc.), tie missions to the military intelligence and the artillery.
He arrived at Buenos Aires in October of 1865, was enlisted in the Argentine Army the 5th of December with the rank of "Captain to War" in the Corps of Engineers; and assigned to the encampment of Ensenada, about 30 km to the Northeast of the capital of Corrientes, where he arrived on the 22nd of December. During this period, the allies directed their activity to the recognitions, preparation of their cash, resupplies, election of the landing point, and the preparation of the necessary material for the crossing of the water obstacle.
Argentina: 24,000 men: 36 Infantry battalions (11 of Line), 33 pieces of artillery and 25 units of Cavalry.
Uruguay: 2,847 men: 4 Battalions, 4 Cavalry regiments and 1 Swarm of Artillery (6 pieces).
Reserve: Parked as opposed to Itapúa. 14,000 men: 6,000 of Infantry, 7,000 of cavalry and 26 pieces of artillery. Navy: Altogether the allied naval force was made up of 4 armored and 25 units of different type.
The activity initiated by Chodasiewicz was intense, interesting and important their excellence and professionalism made of the confidence and affection of the most outstanding military of our Argentine and Brazilian Army deserving.
The 29th of September, 1869, he married Concepción Livieres, niece of the ex- Governor de Corrientes, Evaristo Lopez, which union resulted in 6 children (4 girls and 2 boys).
The 30th of April of 1870 he received the documentation of Argentine citizenship, by arrangements made in the consulate of Asuncion. He took root in Asuncion, Paraguay, where he served in the position of Director of Railroads until 1876. Shortly thereafter, he was served for 10 years in the Department of Topography of the province of Corrientes until 1887. In that province, he conducted controversial discussions on the rural property.
In 1887, he sdettled in the city of Buenos Aires; the 21st of April was re-enlisted in the Argentine Army and assigned to 4ª Sección (Engineers) of the Estado General Mayor. 1º of December of 1890 he advanced to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Line. He was professor in the School of Military engineers.
He dedicated his time to establishing links with his compatriots of the Polish colective and to encourage activities of a social nature. The 23rd of January of 1890, on the occasion to commemorate the anniversary of the Polish insurrection of 1863; with a group of his compatriots he formed the Polish Democratic Society, destined to revive the history of that country; and to collaborate with his compatriots who arrived in the country.
In 1894 he was designated temporary Director of the Powder mill. This untiring military man, 63 years of age, was retired from active service without a military pension, which left Chodasiewicz and his family in a difficult financial situation.
The decorations awarded to Lieutenant Colonel Chodasiewicz for his service in the Argentine Army were the following: Use of the silver cord for his participation in Battle de Tuyutí; Metal shield for the assault on the trenches of Curupahey; Medal for the termination of the War, theCruz de Bronce, (Bronze Cross), and the Orden Imperial de la Rosa, (Imperial Order of the Rose), both granted by the government of Brazil.
Lieutenant colonel Chodasiewicz passed away in the city of Buenos Aires August 17, 1896.
In this fight, the conquest of the air with military aims in South America was iniciated by means of observation balloons and Chodasiewicz contacted the Brazilian armed forces in order to obtain suitable equipment to that end.
After some unsuccesful attempts made in 1866, the government of Brazil initiated arrangements with North American aeronaut Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe, (1832-1913), to acquire balloons and to contract for specialized personnel to carry out operations of air observation in the War of the Triple Alliance. After analyzing the different proposals from professor Lowe, the government of Brazil acquired two balloons, (one large and the other small), and equipment for hydrogen gas production. Finally the two balloons were purchased, with envelopes of varnished fabric cotton, and the necessary equipment for their inflation. In order to instruct the allied officials, on the advice of Lowe, the James and Ezra S. Allen brothers were hired. In that then, the allied observation was circumscribed to an unexpected discontinuous line of mangrullos of about 15 meters of height or to the contact between trenches of the outposts; in both cases the troops saw themselves permanently exposed within the Paraguayan weapon range.
Summary of the biographical book prepared by the author.
Bernardine Peitraszek This very comprehensive revue of the history of Poles in Latin America offers the following brief resumé of the life and career of Chodasiewicz.
"Argentine history also recounts the story of one called Robert Chodasiewicz, who fought in the Polish uprisings of the 1840's, was sent to Siberia, received the British Crimean Medal, fought with Grant in the United States Civil War and then relocated to Argentina where he became "Primer Aviador" (the first Argentine flier-balloonist)."
You can access the page by clicking on the title above. If time permits, I suggest that you sample at least some of the other very interesting stories on the site.


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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo crashes during test flight
It's the second spaceflight crash this week, though the first with pilots on board.
Taylor Hatmaker
Published Oct 31, 2014 Updated May 30, 2021, 7:17 am CDT
Today on a routine test flight in California, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo spacecraft suffered an "in-flight anomaly" resulting in the loss of the spaceplane. Details are still developing, but some reports indicate that at least two pilots were aboard SpaceShipTwo, though it's possible that they ejected prior to the spaceplane's demise. The Associated Press reports that the California Highway Patrol has confirmed one fatality and one "major injury" following the accident. Virgin founder Richard Branson announced that he is traveling to the scene.
Thoughts with all @virgingalactic & Scaled, thanks for all your messages of support. I'm flying to Mojave immediately to be with the team.
— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) October 31, 2014
PHOTOS: Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo accident https://t.co/NONMPVCMrW pic.twitter.com/kO5i5aWzN4
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) October 31, 2014
RT @ABC7: #SpaceShipTwo UPDATE: Rescue crew seen carrying person on stretcher to chopper https://t.co/fahuxdltQ7 pic.twitter.com/oy4DadISMv
— Emily Lakdawalla (@elakdawalla) October 31, 2014
SpaceShipTwo is the crown jewel of Virgin Galactic, a commercial spaceflight project helmed by billionaire Richard Branson. The spacecraft launches horizontally from a jet-powered Virgin Galactic aircraft known as WhiteKnightTwo. Whatever led to the space plan's destruction appears to have arisen after SpaceShipTwo successfully separated from its launch craft at around 50,000 feet.
#SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo earlier today. Both are airborne now. Photo: Scaled Composites / Jason DiVenere pic.twitter.com/QCTyBZesBW
— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) October 31, 2014
#SpaceShipTwo has been released by WhiteKnightTwo, and is now flying freely for the 35th time.
The test flight was reportedly carried out by Scaled Composites, one of Virgin Galactic's contract partners. In 2007, another SpaceShipTwo test incident conducted at the Mojave Airport resulted in three fatalities. Earlier this week, an unmanned Orbital Sciences cargo craft exploded shortly after launch on its mission to resupply the International Space Station.
Photo via Virgin Galactic
*First Published: Oct 31, 2014, 4:12 pm CDT
Taylor Hatmaker has reported on the tech industry for nearly a decade, covering privacy and government. Most recently, she was the Debug editor of the Daily Dot. Prior to that, she was a staff writer and deputy editor at ReadWrite, a tech and business reporter for Yahoo News, and the senior editor of Tecca. Her editorial interests include censorship, digital activism, LGBTQ issues, and futurist consumer tech.


Massage Chair Brands – The Best Names Around!
The best brands continue to strive put the consumer first, and that is what we look for. This quickly shows how they can maintain their success and why they are better than their competition. When it comes to massage chairs, the best brands are the ones that bring fresh designs, fresh concepts, and most importantly, long-lasting chairs. You don't wear the same shirts or shoes you did 10 years ago, and you shouldn't be expected to use out-dated technology that fails to give you the relief you deserve.
The brands we review all have that quality that makes them appeal to different types of people. Again, we want to find the best brands that can help the most amounts of people. Maybe you are more of a traditional person and enjoy conventional design; in that case, Inada is the way to go. Having pioneered so many of the features chairs we use today, they are the reason we can enjoy technological fundamentals like rollers and airbags.
Since our focus is quality massage chair brands, we rely on sustained performance. In other words, which brands have shown they produce new chairs that adapt to the market? One of those brands has been Osaki. Osaki is most known for their OS-4000 models that initially started by including multiple heat pads in the lumbar region and improving overall airbag quality. Even though these changes seem average, they were huge steps forward when Osaki first implemented them. Today, we see how they are able to implement 3D and 4D technologies to demonstrate their love for unique design and features.
I know when I am looking to buy something I want to get the best deal possible. I think that is fair to presume that most people shop and think like this today as well. A brand that is able to recognize this and help consumers in this department is Human Touch. What we loved about Human Touch is their wide price range and the original designs that deviate from what we expect to see from massage chair brands. Instead of seeing the typical, Human Touch showed us the atypical by using ergonomic support and unseen curvatures. Not only that, they made these massage chairs for people looking for inexpensive options and luxury options.
These brands are only a few that we know have passed the tests. You still have brands like Panasonic, Titan, Cozzia, and Infinity that all bring something different, in regards, to design and features.
For those interested in learning more about each brand and how they started or what their primary purpose is, you can visit each of our brand reviews and find out what each brand stands for. In our opinion, this is a great way, along with consumer reports, to see if one brand is more suited to what you need. Regardless of which brand you go with, you can be sure of one thing, and that is each brand we have reviewed has top quality massage chairs.
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