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Nora Was a Nurse
by Peggy Gaddis (1953)
She thought of herself only as a dedicated nurse until she learned she was also a woman.
"Your reasons for coming to Shellville are your own affair and I have no desire to know them," Nurse Nora Courtney told the new young doctor — but she knew she lied both to him and to herself. Everything about Doctor Owen Baird interested her for she knew she was hopelessly and passionately in love with him.
And when beautiful Lillian Halstead set her cap for the young doctor, Nora realized she must make him see her as a desirable woman as well as an efficient nurse.
How Nora achieved her purpose and what these three handsome young people made of their lives is thrilling reading, growing to an unexpected and satisfying climax.
Oh, man! They gave away the ending!
One of the things I love about career romance fiction is that you never know how things are going to turn out.
Will Nurse Nora find fulfillment in her health services career?
Will she listen to her heart and be swept up in a whirlwind workplace romance with Dr. Baird that may or may not violate the terms and conditions of her employment and certainly runs contrary to the latest guidelines on sexual harassment laid out by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?
Will Dr. Baird be able to see through the superficial facade of Lillian Halstead's beauty and see the woman of sub-standard occupational yield underneath? (Desirable and efficient. That's the killer combination, ladies.)
Normally, there would be no possible way for you to know the answers to those questions until the very last pages of the book, and it is that delicious unpredictability that elevates career romance fiction above other so-called literary works.
So, how can this book claim to "grow to an unexpected and satisfying climax" [emphasis mine] when the synposis clearly states that Nurse Nora "achieve[s] her purpose" in the end? Did they not have SPOILER ALERTs in 1953?
As for…
…I would have thought the bust was a dead giveaway. Did she not notice that her stethoscope didn't hang straight?
Editor's Note: The scanned image is an accurate representation of the book cover itself. If the type appears to be slightly askew, that's because it is. It is not the fault of the scanning hardware or its operator (this time).
Peggy Gaddis
North Country Nurse
by Robert Ackworth (1965)
Posted: January 3rd, 2008
Lovely young Mary Loring, her nurse's training behind her, came home to the north country for two reasons–one, to help the people in this vast wilderness land; the other, locked in her heart, to work with young Dr. Ken Shannon who was coming back here to start his practice.
But when Ken stepped off the plane, beside him was a beautiful, titian-haired bride. Now Mary wanted only to escape — from this man she could never have, from her beloved north country that would always remind her of him.
It took a startling confession from Ken, and a danger-fulled mercy flight with a devil-may-care pilot named Eddie Garrett, to show Mary that she didn't have to run away–that a girl doesn't always know the secrets of her own heart…
There's a lot to love about this book. First, there's the cover, with Nurse Mary Loring's crisp white uniform seemingly unaffected by the ash and soot spewing out of the blazing inferno behind her.
Second, the blurb on the back, which gets extra points for the use of the term "titian-haired bride." ("Titian," by the way, means "bright golden auburn." I had to look it up. And let me tell you, it's a sad day when can't read the blurb on the back of a romance novel without having to break out the OED.)
But the absolute best thing about this story of a woman who has dedicated her entire life to improving the health and well-being of others is that deep within its nicotine-stained pages is a full-page foldout advertisement for cancer sticks.
North Side Nurse
by Lucy Agnes Hancock (1941)
Posted: March 28th, 2004
"I think you're a very foolish and stubborn girl, "Deborah," Mrs. Hackett said as she prepared to bid her daughter goodbye. "And why you should wish to keep on messing around with a lot of poor foreign children is a mystery to me. I can't think how you got that way in the first place. Even though your grandfather Bradley was a surgeon, surely that fact is no reason for devoting your life to nursing. Come on, darling. Christmas is over and you did your full duty by every sick child in your district. The worst three months of winter are still to come. I'll stay another day. Let's get away from this bitter northern climate. We'll have fun down south and you may meet the right man — one often does, you know. I always say Florida is the most romantic spot in the world, and I should know."
Lucy Agnes Hancock
Northwest Nurse
by Arlene Fitzgerald (1964)
Tossed on the winds of emotion.
A torrent of excitement race through her, as his lips met hers in a firm, gentle kiss.
Holly Doran, R.N., had come to Oregon on a temporary assignment, but she found something much more permanent there — a town of people she cared about, and a wonderful young doctor named Key Catrell.
There was only one problem — a handsome psychiatrist back in San Francisco who expected her to return to him, and with good reason — he was her fiance.
Arlene Fitzgerald
by Peggy Anderson (1978)
Doctors don't keep you alive. I do.
Sometimes I help people live.
Sometimes I help them die.
Always, I help them. I'm a nurse.
The shocking, inspiring, surprise bestseller of the year. Nurse is the story of eight weeks in the life of a real nurse in a large urban hospital. It is all here: the joy and pain, the death and drama, the mistakes, successes and secrets. Nurse reads like a novel, but sticks in the memory like a real experience. Because it is.

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Recruitment Rules for Engineering Services (Civil Engineering Wing) under IWD
Rules regulating the recruitment to the Engineering Services (Civil Engineering Wing) under the Irrigation and Waterways Department, Government of West Bengal.
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
IRRIGATION & WATERWAYS DEPARTMENT
ESTABLISHMENT BRANCH
No. 25 Dated, Calcutta, the 16th February, 1989.
In exercise of the power conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India, the governor is pleased hereby to make, in supersession of all previous rules on the subject, the Following rules regulating the recruitment to the Engineering Services (Civil Engineering Wing) Under the Irrigation and Waterways Department, Government of West Bengal:-
1. These rules may be called the rules regulating the recruitment to the Engineering Services (Civil Engineering Wing) under the Irrigation and Waterways Department, Government of West Bengal.
2. These rules shall be deemed to have taken effect from the 1st day of April, 1984.
Part-I
There shall be the following three services, namely:-
(a) West Bengal Senior Services of Engineers (Irrigation) consisting of posts of Chief Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing), Superintending Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing) including personal assistant to the Chief Engineer, Executive Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing) including the posts of Technical Assistant to the Chief Engineer r and the Superintending Engineer and Additional Executive Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing).
(b) West Bengal Services of Engineers (Irrigation) consisting of posts of Assistant Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing)
(c) West Bengal Subordinate Engineering Service (Irrigation) consisting no. posts of Sub. Asstt. Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing)
Part – II
Method of recruitment and qualifications
A) West Bengal Senior Services of Engineers (Irrigation).
I. Chief Engineer.
4. The posts of Chief Engineer shall be filled up by promotion from the rank of Superintending Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing) and Director, River Research Institute, West Bengal, provided that before appointment as Director the officer concerned holds lien on a post of Superintending Engineer, Irrigation and Waterways Department (Civil Engineering Wing).
II. Superintending Engineer (including personal Assistant to the Chief Engineer)
5. The posts of Superintending Engineer (including, Personal Assistant to the Chief Engineer) shall he filled up promotion from the rank of Executive Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing).
III. Executive Engineer (including the Technical Assistant to the Chief Engineer and the Superintending Engineer)
6. (1) Subject to the provisions of Sub-rule (2), the posts of Executive Engineer (including the posts of Technical Assistant to the Chief Engineer and the Superintending Engineer) and Additional Executive Engineer, shall be filled up by promotion from the rank of Assistant Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing) provided that if sufficient number of Assistant Engineers suitable for such promotion be not available at any time the posts may be filled up by direct recruitment, departmental Candidates being eligible to apply.
Qualification for direct recruitment.
(i) A degree in Civil Engineering from recognized University or equivalent qualification.
(ii) Six years experience in Civil Engineering,
(iii) Age. Not more than 40 years on the 1st day of January of the year of advertisement.
7. Notwithstanding anything contained in any other rule an Assistant Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing) shall be eligible for promotion to the rank of Executive Engineer after he has complete 6 (six) years of service as Assistant Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing) and has passed the Departmental and Professional Examination referred to respectively in Chapters V and VI of the Services (Training and Examination) Rules, West Bengal at any stage of his service.
B) West Bengal Service of Engineers (Irrigation)
8. Recruitment to the posts of Assistant Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing) shall be made as follows:-
(a) 60% of the posts of Assistant Engineer (Permanent and temporary taken together) shall be filled up by direct recruitment on the results of a competitive examination to be conducted by the Public Service Commission, West Bengal provided that the Governor may in the existing of public service fill up such vacant posts by selection after advertisement and Interview instead of by a competitive examination through the Public Service Commission, West Bengal.
(b) The remaining 40% of the posts of Assistant Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing) permanent and temporary taken together, shall, subject to the provision of clause (d) of this rule, be filled up by promotion from amongst the confirmed Sub-Assistant Engineers by selection through the Public Service Commission, West Bengal provided that if on any occasion suitable departmental candidates for promotion be not available, the Government may in the exigencies of public service, fill up such posts by direct recruitment through the public service commission, West Bengal in the manner provided in clause (a) above.
(c) Qualifications for direct recruitment to the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing) shall be as follows:
(i) Essential – A degree in Civil Engineering of a recognised University or its equivalent qualification,
(ii) Desirable – 1 one year's posts graduate practical training or study or research or practical Engineering experience.
(iii) Age- Not more than 27 years on the 1st day of January of the year of advertisement the age Limit being relaxable in the case of candidates who have been in the employment of the Central or the State Government or any statutory bodies recognised for the purpose by the Government and are not out of such employment for more than a year on the said date, to the extent of the actual period spent continuously in such employment. No relaxation of age limit shall be allowed to a candidate who has already appeared in the examination thrice.
NOTE: No candidate shall be allowed to take more than three chances, The departmental candidates are eligible to apply provided they fulfil the requisite qualifications.
(d) In order to be eligible for promotion to the rank of Assistant Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing). A Sub-Assistant Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing) must fulfil the following conditions:-
(i) He must render a minimum 10(ten) years' continuous service as a Sub. Assistant Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing) in the regular establishment under the Irrigation & Waterways Department, Government of West Bengal.
(ii) He must be confirmed in the post of Sub-Assistant Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing) and :
(iii) He must pass an examination conducted by the public service commission West Bengal which will be of the same standard as the Professional Examination referred to in Chapter VI of the Services (Training and Examination) Rules, West Bengal, provided that, Sub-Assistant Engineer who has rendered a minimum of 8(eight) years' service including temporary service in a post of Sub-Assistant Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing) in the regular establishment shall be eligible for appearing at the said examination.
C) West Bengal Sub-Ordinate Engineering Services (Irrigation)
(9) Recruitment to the posts of Sub-Assistant Engineer (Civil Engineering Wing) shall be made
By the Director of Personnel and Ex. Officio Chief Engineer, Irrigation Waterways Directorate, Government of West Bengal, by Selecting from amongst candidates possessing the following qualification.
(i) Essentials Diploma in Civil Engineering or its equivalent.
(ii) Desirable one year's practical training after completion of the course.
(iii) Age – not more than 30 (thirty) years on the first day of January of the year of advertisement, the age limit being relaxable in the case of candidates who have been in the employment of the Central or the State Government or any statutory body recognised for the purpose by the Government and are not out of such employment for more than a year on the said date to the extent of actual period spent continuously such employment.
Part-III
REGULARISATION OF CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS
10. Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules any person recruitment to the Engineering Services (Civil Engineering Wing) under the Irrigation & Waterways Department, Government of West Bengal, between the 1st April, 1984 and the date of notification of the rules shall be deemed to have been duly recruited under these rules.
11. This supersedes this Deptt's notification no. 108 dt. 25.11.86
By Order of the Governor
Sd/- S.K. Lahiri
No. 25 dated 16.02.1989, Source
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The World Of Hans Zimmer is a concert celebration of the works of the world-renowned German composer and producer, who is known for his film scores for movies such as 'Gladiator' and 'The Da Vinci Code'.
Starting his music career in 1977, as a member of bands such as Krakatoa, the Buggles, Krisma, Helden, as a keyboard and synthesizer player, before he moved into composing film scores, working on films such as 'Rain Man', in 1988, 'Driving Miss Daisy' in 1989, 'Thelma & Louise' in 1991, and 'The Lion King' in 1994.
Other films include 'Gladiator' (2000), 'Black Hawk Down' (2001), 'The Last Samurai' (2003), 'Madagascar' (2005), 'The Da Vinci Code' (2006), 'The Simpsons Movie' (2007), and 'Sherlock Holmes' (2009).
He has won an Academy Award, three Grammy Awards, and two Golden Globes. Zimmer recently worked with Johnny Marr on the soundtrack for the movie 'Freeheld' and David Attenborough's 'Planet Earth II'!
In 2019, a new show will head to some of the UK's biggest venues in spring, including London's SSE Arena Wembley and the O2 Arena London, for a Symphonic Celebration of the World of Hans Zimmer, in which a symphonic orchestra led by Gavin Greenaway will present the composer's works arranged for a live symphony orchestra for the very first time. Catch him live by checking out the tour dates and ticket information on Stereoboard below.
In 2019, a new show will head to some of the UK's biggest venues in spring, including London's SSE Arena Wembley and the O2 Arena London, for a Symphonic Celebration of the World of Hans Zimmer, in which a symphonic orchestra led by Gavin Greenaway will present the composer's works arranged for a live symphony orchestra for the very first time. Catch him live by checking out the tour dates and ticket information here on Stereoboard.
The World Of Hans Zimmer - A Symphonic Celebration have added an additional date to their world tour due to demand.


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Новомиколаївка — один з мікрорайонів міста Кропивницький, що належить до Фортечного району і розташований у північній частині міста.

Історія
Навесні 1914 року з ініціативи Роберта Ельворті було засновано робітничу слобідку, яку з нагоди 20-річчя царювання Миколи ІІ нарекли його іменем. Вулиці спершу мали номери. Зі сходу до селища прилягає авіамістечко, де розташована Льотна академія.

Розташування
На півдні межує з залізницею, на сході з Некрасівкою, на заході із лісопарковою зоною. На півночі завершує зону забудови.

Опис
Основна забудова селища — приватна. Забудоване за регулярним планом. Окрім льотної академії у мікрорайоні також діє низка медичних закладів — лікарня швидкої допомоги та госпіталь інвалідів ВВВ.

Джерело

 Матівос Ю. М. Вулицями рідного міста, Кропивницький: ТОВ «Імекс-ЛТД», стор. 78

Примітки

Місцевості Кропивницького
Засновані в Україні 1914

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Q: PHP CURL requests gets force redirected to "www", direct request doesnt For some reason, when I am making a CURL call to a test URL on my server, the request gets forcefully kicked off to a URL with "www". VirtualHost does not have any settings to modify the URL, htaccess does not seem to either. When making a direct request to 'http://sub.domain.com/test.html' in the browser, I get actual page contents.
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Volvo 480 ES Celebrates 30 Years of Heritage
The first front-wheel-drive, traverse engine mounted vehicle produced by Volvo is now looking back on 30 years. When the Geneva Motor Show opened on March 6th 1986, the 480 ES garnered all sorts of attention. With its unique shape and sports car DNA, elements of design not expressed in over a decade by Volvo were shown. The 480 ES paid a special homage to the 1800 ES sports wagon, which ceased in 1973.
Sales & Production
The 480 ES was primarily in Europe, where the United Kingdom was the largest market at 22,000 units. Production happened at Volvo's plant in Born, Netherlands until September 1995. During its run, Volvo built 76,375 of them.
Sketches had been prepared by designers like Carozzeria Bertone and Volvo Cars Chief Designer Jan Wilsgaard, but John De Vries of Volvo's subsidiary in the Netherlands landed the winning proposal. The interior was designed by Peter Horbury, who would later become Volvo's Chief Designer. Dynamics and personality were the main objectives guiding the design.
Considering the time period, the 480 ES had a solid list of features including a trip computer. Although commonplace today, Volvo's trip monitor would display everything from fuel economy to outside temperature. The instrument panel was positioned toward the driver and rear occupants were treated to both individual seats and adjustable backrests.
A Renault 1.7 -liter engine produced 109 horsepower and a top speed of nearly 120 mph. In 1993, a 2.0-liter engine was added to the 480 ES series with similar horsepower but a boost in torque. In 1998, the 480 Turbo arrived with 120 horsepower.
Although the 480 series was a niche car and not necessarily the biggest seller, it was still vital. The 480 was the first in Volvo's Galaxy program, deriving its name from a "reaching for the stars" mentality. With Galaxy, there would be a new era of technology, like trip computers; powertrains would move from rear-wheel to either front or all-wheel drive.
Galaxy launched in 1978 and two years later, the first front-wheel drive prototype appeared. The project was then split: Sweden would oversee the larger forthcoming 850, while the Dutch subsidiary Volvo Cars B.V. handled the smaller 440, 460, and 480 models.
A prototype 480 convertible was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 1990 but never saw production. However, three open 480 ES prototypes are displayed at the Volvo Museum in Gothenburg. Last year, I participated in Volvo's retailer training program as the new XC90 was launched. As one of the Vehicle Coaches, I met a lot of Volvo employees. Many recommend I get to Gothenburg and take a tour of the museum. It's on my bucket list!
If you get there before I do, drop us a line and let us know how it went. Or, if you have been to the museum already, we would love to hear about it.
*Carl Anthony is Managing Editor of Automoblog and resides in Detroit, Michigan.
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The workplace philosophy at USANA Health Sciences: Brilliant minds cannot sit in front of computers all day long and work without breaks, and the breaks must go beyond mere coffee. Employees use these breaks to engage in organized volleyball tournaments, kickball games, Wii tournaments in the brainstorm room, bake-offs, fitness competitions and more. And the demands of family life are part of the workplace vision, as employees have access to an off-site daycare facility where they get a 10% discount. USANA also offers employees complimentary nutritional products, on-site fitness facilities and a professional trainer at no cost.


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Lumber Drying Maine Lumber Producer Continues Making Upgrades To Sawmills That Cut Spruce and...
Maine Lumber Producer Continues Making Upgrades To Sawmills That Cut Spruce and Eastern White Pine
Pleasant River Lumber Invests in Two Nyle Kilns
HANCOCK, Maine – Pleasant River Lumber has continued to upgrade a sawmill it acquired a few years ago. This year the company has added two Nyle package kilns to increase drying capacity.
Pleasant River Lumber operates four mills in Maine — two that produce dimension spruce lumber and two (including the Hancock mill) that manufacture dimension Eastern white pine lumber.
Pleasant River Lumber purchased the Hancock mill at auction in 2011. It had been operating since the 1940s and made lumber for boxes and ammunition crates and other wood products until it was closed in 2010. The new owners immediately began to modernize the mill, which also had dry kilns and a planer mill.
Hancock is not far from the coast. It is located just outside of Ellsworth, a sizeable town just under 30 miles southeast of Bangor. Hancock is less than 10 miles north of Mt. Desert Island, which contains Acadia National Park.
Pleasant River Lumber is owned by two brothers, Jason and Chris Brochu, and their father, Adrian. The Hancock mill, which employs 41 people, cuts mainly 4/4 lumber. "Our target goal, green, is 300,000 board feet per week in five days, eight-hour shifts," said Burley Higgins, plant manager for Pleasant River's Hancock mill. The company sells to wholesale distributors in New England and elsewhere along the East Coast.
The most recent upgrades to the mill were the addition of the two new Nyle dry kilns, each with 20,000 board feet capacity. One began operating in January and the other in May.
The mill needed to increase drying capacity. "It takes us seven days to dry pine correctly," said Burley. "In winter it takes longer. Throughout winter we gain inventory." The company does not dip lumber, and in the long term it did not want to continue building inventory of green lumber through the winter months. "The reason we're putting in the new kilns is so we can keep up," said Burley.
Another reason was to improve efficiency in drying operations. The company had been drying shorter boards in kilns that could hold longer material. "We were losing efficiency having to load (shorter lumber) in the 16-foot package kilns," said Burley.
He was already familiar with Nyle and its kilns because the company's drying capacity included existing kilns previously installed by Nyle. Nyle Dry Kilns is located just outside of Bangor, and its proximity was another reason why it was attractive as a candidate to supply new lumber kilns. When placing their order, Pleasant River Lumber asked for kilns to dry just their premium grade lumber, and that is exactly what Nyle Dry Kilns provided.
A Hurst biomass boiler is used to produce steam for all the company's kilns. It is fueled with scrap from the sawmill operations that are processed into chips and also shavings from the planer mill. "The Hurst doesn't use that much (biomass)," said Burley. Most of the company's chips are supplied to paper mills.
Since the company already had a boiler providing steam for the other kilns and residual material from the sawmill and planer mill for fuel, steam heat was the logical choice for the new Nyle dry kilns that were installed this year. "We needed to use that source," said Burley.
The steam also can be used in the lumber conditioning process. "We do use steam to spray if we need to temper wood in the kiln," noted Burley.
Front-end loaders are used to load the kilns. The Nyle kilns feature touch-screen controls that are Internet-protocol based, so they can be accessed remotely via smart phone, computer or tablet. "That's crucial for winter power outages, said Burley.
Because the Hurst boiler is low pressure, an operator is not required to be on site 24/7. So it's a double bonus to be able to control kilns from anywhere.
Green pine lumber has a moisture content of 40 percent. Kiln-drying the lumber brings it down to 12 percent.
The lumber manufacturing operations begin in the log yard with a Nicholson 27-inch ring debarker and a rosserhead 40-inch debarker. Logs are squared up on an HMC AC50 hydraulic linear positioning board dog carriage that is paired with a PHL 72-inch stationary double-cut band mill. The carriage is moved with a Tyrone-Berry hydraulic carriage drive. The headrig also features a Sering Sawmill Machinery HD log turner, and the headrig is operated with the aid of a USNR LASAR scanning optimizer system. A PHL horizontal resaw removes the grade material, and the cant is sawn on a slow-moving Esterer sash gang saw with 17 blades.
"We typically average two or three passes per face on the double-cut," said Burley. "If it is a small log we will often only make passes on the A1 and A2 face and send the remainder to the sash. We often only three-side the cant on larger logs and send it through the sash three-sided."
The HMC carriage was installed about six or seven years ago and the PHL mill was added shortly thereafter. The carriage "has been a very solid, well-performing piece of equipment," said Burley. The mill occasionally ordered some replacement parts and the HMC parts department has been "very responsive," he added.
A Yates-American A12 planer surfaces four sides of the kiln-dried lumber. The planer, trimmers, sorters and stackers are part of the legacy equipment purchased with the mill site. A recent addition is a used Paul three-saw edger that was manufactured in the early 2000s. The optimized edger uses 16 lasers to scan for wane and gives a one or two-board solution based on the constraints set by Pleasant River Lumber.
The planer mill is "somewhat antiquated and bare bones," said Burley, but that will change soon because the company is planning to make some improvements. For now, a tilt-hoist is on the infeed to a multi-head trim saw, which is followed by the planer, another trimmer, and graders and stackers. The planer mill also can produce other products, such as beaded siding.
Pleasant River Lumber has good markets for residual materials. Beside supplying paper mills with chips, sawdust is sold farmers, and bark is sold to a company that processes it into mulch. "We produce four truckloads of bark per week, three to four truckloads of sawdust, and sell eight to nine truckloads of chips," said Burley. The company also has operations to bag shavings for horse bedding and produces about 4,000 bags per week that are sold to retailers.
Each spruce mill produces 100 million board feet per year. When continuous dry kilns are fully implemented, each mill will produce 150 million board feet annually.
Improvements and upgrades are an ongoing part of the business model at Pleasant River Lumber. They include the move to state-of-the art planer mills, a new lug line at one mill, and a rail spur between two facilities to speed shipping. The company also is building a new log line at the Enfield facility, which will have a rail spur to ship dressed lumber coming from a new planer mill at Dover-Foxcroft and also provide logs via rail to the new log line. Optimization is used extensively at major machine centers at the spruce mills. Adding the two most recent dry kilns at the Hancock mill was part of the company-wide commitment to maximize efficiency at the four mills.
Working with Nyle on the project to add two kilns was a pleasure for Burley. "Nyle has a similar feeling (to our company)," he said. Nyle Dry Kilns is a family-owned business, and its business leaders understand family-owned companies.
Nyle, which brings more than four decades of experience to every kiln solution it provides, offers both turn-key and custom kilns. Hot-water heat, steam heat, gas-fired and dehumidification options are available in both track and forklift-loaded kilns.
Nyle strives to make kilns that can be operated optimally by the veteran and novice alike. All Nyle kilns are built from corrosion resistant aluminum to enhance longevity.
"Very straightforward" was how Burley described the installation process. Plans for concrete slab, steam piping, electrical service and walls were all detailed. Pleasant River Lumber hired a contractor for help with the first installation. "On the second kiln, Nyle did the whole thing – start to finish," said Burley.
The two new 20,000 board foot package kilns from Nyle get high marks from Burley. "We're very happy with them," he said. "These smaller kilns are very efficient and quick to heat. They maintain their temperature."
Burley stressed that Nyle listens to and understands its customers. The company's relationship with Pleasant River Lumber is similar to the relationship the lumber company has with its customers, he suggested. Nyle puts a strong emphasis on the quality of its kilns and efficiency in the kiln operations, and those are similar goals that Pleasant River Lumber has for its products.
Burley earned a degree in electrical engineering from Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. He was no stranger to the forest products industry before accepting a position with Pleasant River Lumber just a few years ago. "My family owned a pallet mill and sawmill in central Maine," he said. The business closed in 2007, and Burley moved to Florida the same year and worked as a computer engineer.
His heart was still in Maine, however. He and his family returned to Maine after 10 years with Burley first taking a position with Pleasant River Lumber as a controls engineer. He later moved to Hancock for the position of project manager before being named plant manager.
When Burley takes time away from his work, he and his family enjoy going to their camp for recreation. "Our lives revolve around our (four) children," he said.
Pleasant River Lumber is a member of the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association and the North American Wholesale Lumber Association, which certifies its graders.
Burley very much enjoys his work at Pleasant River Lumber. "I feel a part of a team," he said. "I feel like I'm contributing."
(Editor's Note: For more information about Nyle Dry Kilns, visit www.nyle.com or call (800) 777-6953.)
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Q: How can the trivial representation not be in some $R\otimes R$? Where do I foul up?
In (e.g.) $SU(3)=A_2$ the tensor product $(1,0)\otimes (1,0)=(2,0)+(0,1)$. No $(0,0)$.
But on the other hand still $(1,0)\otimes (0,0)=(1,0)$. This immediately begs
the question

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*what happened to Schur's lemma and

*imagine some 6j symbol $(ABC|DEF)$ where $A=B=(1,0)$, $C=(0,0)$. Is $ABC$ no admissible triangle and the 6j vanishes?

My only idea is that the Dynkin diagram is symmetric and you first
must symmetrize/antisymmetrize over the reps to get the correct ones,
i.e. the proper irreps in this case would be $((1,0)+(0,1))/V2$ and
$((1,0)-(0,1))/V2$. (And what does this do to the dimensions? Same as
$(1,0)$ and $(0,1)$, I think.)

A: The trivial representation lies in the tensor product of two irreducible representations $A\otimes B$ if and only if $B$ is the dual representation to $A$. For this group, $R$ is not self-dual, so we would expect the trivial to appear in $(1,0)\otimes (0,1)$, and it does: $(1,0)\otimes (0,1)=(1,1)\oplus (0,0)$.


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If you're eager to claim your character name in WoW Classic, take note: we'll be opening character creation on Tuesday, August 13.** Players with an active subscription or game time on their account will be able to create up to three characters per World of Warcraft account. We'll have more information on realm names closer to launch, but rest assured—you'll have plenty of time to figure out your plans for realm domination!
1 All expansion guides are written in the Battle for Azeroth beta in order to have them ready on launch day. It's important to note that betas can be buggy and unstable and may delay and even halt our progress on the guides. Furthermore, the time between the start of beta and the announced release of Battle for Azeroth is much shorter (by about 2-3 months) than past betas. As a result, our primary focus is to have the Leveling guides updated by the launch, and only if those are complete and time remains will we work on updating the remaining guides. All guides not finished in beta will be updated post launch. You can read more about this here.
Earlier this week, Blizzard finally announced a release date for World of Warcraft Classic, a barebones re-release of World of Warcraft long before it was filled with countless expansions. WoW Classic promises a pure, vanilla experience, one that a portion of the World of Warcraft playerbase has been chasing through unsanctioned vanilla servers stripped of various expansions. The game releases on August 27, which, while still a few months away, is still somewhat exciting, seeing as now most fans have an actual date to look forward to.
If a companion dies during the battle, it will need to be resurrected before it can participate in another encounter or be summoned as a traveling companion. Get that pet a medic! Or in this case, a Stable Master. Stable Master NPCs can heal and revive your pets for a small fee, and there is no cooldown on the Stable Master's heal. You'll find Stable Masters in major towns and cities across Azeroth.
For example, the Azure Whelpling belongs to the Dragonkin family. However, it has Beast, Magic, and Elemental abilities in addition to a Dragonkin attack. Different attacks are strong and weak against different family types. Having a diverse spell selection might increase your chances of being prepared with a strong attack against an opposing team.
World of Warcraft Classic is currently in beta, which means some players are getting a chance to experience a much older version of the MMO ahead of its release. WoW Classic is based on how WoW played in August 2006, back around update 1.12. Back then, things were different. Tauren hitboxes were much larger, sitting could cause certain combat effects to not trigger and completed quests were marked with dots and not question marks. Strange days.
The World of Warcraft is going back to its roots with WoW Classic. Giving players the chance to return to the game as it was around the time of its launch, WoW Classic is set to launch worldwide on August 27. However, ahead of its imminent release, the team at Blizzard are offering a closed beta test for WoW Classic, and we've got all the details players need to jump in on the action.
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When we become parents, our parents become grandparents, and each generation bumps on up the ladder. With each passing Thanksgiving, Larissa Kosmos has become more keenly aware of the love of her grandparents, whom she made great-grandparents twice over. In a guest post today, she sends her love long distance. She won't be seeing them until Christmas this year, but they will be joining her nonetheless at her Thanksgiving table.
At my wedding nine years ago, I gave a toast, in Ukrainian, to my grandparents. Baba and Deedo were second parents to my brother and me growing up in Cleveland, and we spent many Saturdays sleeping at their house. At night, Baba would sit by me on the bed, which she had fitted with half a dozen pillows so that I would be cushioned head-to-toe at every turn, and tell me colorful stories.
Even into my 20s, when I moved from Cleveland to Washington and saw them only during my visits home, Baba remained my storyteller. We would sit together on the living-room couch and, inevitably, she would take me on a fascinating, sometimes emotional, journey into the past, bringing to life events and family dramas often set during World War II.
Deedo was more the listener. He liked hearing about my work, my studies, my travels, my perspective on things. With a few supportive words and a kiss on the head, he always encouraged my pursuits.
In concluding the toast, I expressed my wish that they would live to see their great-grandchildren, the babies I hoped to bring into the world.
Three years passed, and in 2003, they met my infant daughter, Sofia, when I brought her from New York to Cleveland to be christened. Later that year, my grandparents witnessed Sofia having her first sips of Baba's borscht during our traditional Christmas Eve dinner.
Seasons changed, Sofia grew and blossomed, and in the warm spring of 2006, when I was five months pregnant with my son, the wind blew us to Cleveland for one of our regular visits. Deedo presented Sofia with her own red wicker basket to bring to church for Easter-basket blessing. A couple of days later, he became gravely ill and while hospitalized, suffered a heart attack — his second. It appeared we were losing him. At Easter Sunday breakfast, it was hard looking at his empty chair.
Three more years of life have unfolded, during which Baba and Deedo have been enjoying their great-grandchildren. They admire the structures 6-year-old Sofia builds on their living-room floor using dozens of clean, empty yogurt cups. They keep a round plastic tub full of these; hand-washing the cups and adding to the collection for our visits.
Alexander, who is 3, reclines on their couch like a king, sticking out his bare feet and requesting that Baba do Ukrainian versions of "This little piggy." He makes a game of feeding Deedo pretzel sticks, and Deedo plays along. He playfully pokes Deedo's belly and skips away, trying to initiate a chase.
Both kids sit at their dining-room table, happily gobbling up thick, fresh-baked slices of Baba's bulka, her homemade bread, which is pale yellow and faintly sweet, and which my grandmother serves with generous pats of butter. She sends us back to New York with at least one bulka every time, plus a care package of dinner food she makes especially for my family. Deedo, meanwhile, procures dessert. He takes slow walks to the Ukrainian general store, where he likes to buy Sofia and Alex a bagful of the same candy he got for my brother and me when we were young, soft caramels named korovky for the little brown cows pictured on the yellow-and-white-striped wrappers.
In the summer, the kids and I spend long stretches in Cleveland. Baba, Deedo and I sit and chat as they play with the hose at the back of their house. They run water into a bucket, skip across the lawn and dump it on areas of the vegetable garden and then return to the hose to do it again. My grandparents look on, amused.
I cradle this remarkable and increasingly fragile gift of time we have with them. At 89, Deedo's health is declining. Baba, who is 87, has her setbacks, but I suspect that she'll continue baking, weeding the garden and writing me letters for a long while to come.
On Thanksgiving, we'll be sitting at separate dining-room tables, 500 miles apart. As I do every day, I'll be thinking of them. And with just my little family around me, clinking each other's drinks and wishing each other cheers, I'll be privately offering up a kind of toast, this time to the heavens, in gratitude.


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No Tsunami Threat to Hawai'i After 7.7 Earthquake SE of Loyalty Islands
February 10, 2021, 4:53 AM HST
* Updated February 10, 11:42 AM
Loyalty Islands earthquake. (2.10.20) PC: USGS.
Update: 11:33 a.m. 2.10.21
There is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi following a second large earthquake reported in the area southeast of the Loyalty Islands. This additional earthquake was measured at a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 at 11:24 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports that "based on all available data, a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi." The PTWC says this will be the only statement issued for the event, unless additional data are received.
Update: 8:34 a.m. 2.10.21
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports that the tsunami threat has now largely passed for areas that were located closer to the earthquake. Hawaiʻi was cleared of any threat early this morning.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake reported at 3:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 southeast of Loyalty Islands.
"Based on all available data, a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no threat to Hawaiʻi," the PTWC advised in a statement issued at 4:35 a.m.
The USGS reports that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 20 miles and was located:
257.1 mi W of Vao, South Province, New Caledonia
293 mi NNW of Isangel, Tafea, Vanuatu
314.8 mi WNW of Wé, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
320.8 mi WNW of Mont-Dore, South Province, New Caledonia
328 mi W of Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia
While there is no threat for Hawaiʻi at this time, hazardous tsunami waves are forecast for some coasts closer to the quake.
The PTWC issued an update at 4:51 a.m. indicating that tsunami waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meter (0.98 to 3.28 feet) above the tide level are possible for some coasts of Fiji, New Zealand and Vanuatu.
Tsunami waves are forecast to be less than 0.3 meters (0.98 feet) above the tide level for the coasts o: American Samoa, Australia, Chuuk, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Howland and Baker, Jarvis Island, Kermadec Islands, Kiribati, Kosrae, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Palmyra Island, Papua New Guinea, Pohnpei, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Wallis and Futuna.
Estimated times of arrival of the initial tsunami wave for places within threatened regions are given below. Actual arrival times may differ and the initial wave may not be the largest. A tsunami is a series of waves and the time between waves can be five minutes to one hour.
PC: PTWC. Time is in UTC. The Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone observes Hawaii–Aleutian Standard Time (HST), by subtracting ten hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−10:00).
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Q: PHP system() not working on Laravel Forge Locally, I have a class created that creates zip files with no issues.
When pushed up to the server however it is having issues. Its a Laravel Spark app, on Laravel Forge servers.
I've tried to debug normally returning the system() method gives some response, on the server I get nothing output when retuning this method.
The issue is that i'm calling a response download method for the zip file that should have been created. However I am getting file not found and I can only link it to the system() method.
Heres the code i'm using to create the zip:
 echo system('zip -j -P ' .$this->password. ' ' .$this->getZipStoragePath(). ' ' .storage_path('app/').$this->getFilePath());

Is there any chance that the server might not allow me to use the system method? Its all I can debug it to right now?

A: You most probably get an error from the function. To capture it, run the function with the stream redirection operator 2>&1 appended to your command:
$output = system('zip -j -P ' . $this->password . ' ' . $this->getZipStoragePath() . ' ' . storage_path('app/') . $this->getFilePath() . ' 2>&1');

var_dump($output);

It could also be worth to check out whether the function is enabled at all on your server.
In your php.ini file, look for the disable_functions directive. It might look like this:
disable_functions=show_source, system, shell_exec

A: Solved this one by trying to run 'zip' on the server but received:
The program 'zip' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt install zip

Running this allowed the zip feature to work.


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Soon after moving to a remote desert town, a couple is frantic when their children go missing. As the search mounts, no one is immune from suspicion.


Flick Kick Football Kickoff is free to play but offers some game items for purchase with real money. You can disable in-app purchases in your device's settings.
I know this an oldie at this point, but I've had this game on multiple iPhones over the years and absolutely love it! Arcade, Skill Zone, and Bullseye modes are all unique challenges. I constantly find myself playing this game whenever I have time to kill. It would be cool to have an update now that Game Center is disabled, but overall game play and responsiveness is above average. Well done whoever made this game! One of my all time favorites!
Had fullfat's soccer game, which is similar to this one. Decided to give this one a try. Glad I did - it's way better and more fun. Fullfat gone, Pik Pok in.
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Gosling's apalis (Apalis goslingi) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

The common name and Latin binomial commemorates the explorer Captain G. B. Gosling.

References

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In April 2017, Jeff Meer, U.S. Executive Director of Humanity & Inclusion, traveled to Mali. He met with Kouyate, a father caring for seven children, three of whom live with physical disabilities. In this personal testimony, Jeff describes the difficulties faced by Kouyate and his family and the hope that Humanity & Inclusion offers.
Sokoma Kouyate is the father of seven children, and has been unemployed for more than six years. He, his wife, his mother-in-law and the children all share a single room for sleeping in Bamako, Mali's fifth district, where I met him and his family in April 2017. During the day, they stay in an adjacent courtyard, where afternoon temperatures can reach into triple digits with 90% humidity. Kouyate's wife works in the local market selling spices, a livelihood that provides barely enough income to support the family. Kouyate stays home with his mother-in-law to care for the children.
The courtyard where the family cooks, cleans, relaxes and plays is littered with wheelchairs, crutches, seats and other assistive devices in various states of disrepair. That's because three of Kouyate's children are unable to walk. As infants, they became infected with malaria, which was left untreated, and eventually damaged their nervous systems and left them unable to move their lower limbs.
The oldest of Kouyate's children is 22. Most days, he sits in a wheelchair near the street adjacent to the home, under the shade of a large tree. Like his two younger brothers with a disability, ages 8 and 4, he has never been to school, and cannot read. The closest school in Bamako equipped to teach children with disabilities is about five miles from where the family lives. Paired with the state of the roads in Bamako, the lack of sidewalks, and the lack of public transportation, perhaps their lack of education is no surprise. During my visit, the normally-abled children in the family weren't in school either, because school teachers were on strike over a lack of wages.
None of the three boys with a disability has seen a physical therapist, and so they are unlikely to ever be able to care for themselves. Family members occasionally bring them to a local health clinic, but only so they can receive care for acute illnesses.
Kouyate told me that he is tired many days taking care of his large family. He is not sure where to turn for help, and is grateful to have occasional visits from Humanity & Inclusion and our partners. This gives him some hope for the future.
According to the United Nations Development Program, Mali ranks among the five hardest places in the world to live. Life expectancy is 58.5 years in Mali. The average Malian will expect to have just two years of formal education. Roughly 80 percent of those working in Mali earn less than $3.10 per day.
Humanity & Inclusion has worked in Mali since 1984, helping families like the Kouyates. The need in Mali is very great for HI, which provides food aid to vulnerable families, rehabilitation for people with disabilities who need it, economic opportunities and jobs for people with disabilities, and help to get children with disabilities into school, among other programs.
Like my colleagues in Mali, I am honored to be part of the HI family, helping to create better lives for the Kouyate family and other. It gives me great peace of mind to know that having this family on our radar, means they have the potential to access rehabilitation and properly fit wheelchairs, and other assistive devices.
This vital work continues with the help of our talented and dedicated staff, local partners and community organizations. They say "it takes a village," but here in Bamako, it seems to me it takes even more than that.
Learn more about HI's work in Mali.


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Stage 5 here we come
I haven't written here for about a month. So much has happened.
Firstly, our funding appears to be secure until he is seven, thanks to our consultant and her clever reading of the appropriate documents. Yay and thanks.
Secondly, he has completed Stage 4 of RDI. Probably that means the most to me - I like ticking things off lists, and getting to a whole new stage makes me feel happy. We had a look at the 20 'Foundations' of Stage 5 today and we're confident he has those except for two, so that's good too. Once we've moved and settled in, we'll start working on the next objectives.
Thirdly... he's going to start school in Kangaroo Valley when we get there. I had a great meeting with the principal, kindergarten teacher and our lovely preschool teacher who drove all the way down for it, and everything went as well as it could possibly go. The principal listened, asked good questions and then asked me, "so, what do you want him to do?"
My answer was: "go to school part time three days a week please." And the answer was "Yes."
Bright Eyes was funny at the school. We bought the uniform and he wanted to put it on straight away. Then he wanted to go out and start that day. He was really disappointed when I said he was starting on another day!
How do I feel? Pleased, and terrified at the same time. My beautiful daughter came to me in tears and said, "Mum, what if there's a bully at the school and they pick on him?" I assured her that if anything of the sort happened, I would be in there like a flash and would do everything possible to protect him. In the end, her fear is my fear too.
Anecdote: These days whenever we go out shopping, Bright Eyes has no qualms about talking to the checkout ladies like this. "Hello, it's Bright Eyes here. I am number 5. I go to big school in Kangaroo Vaaaa-lley." (I'm trying to teach him to say "I'm 5 years old.")
Resource: There's a new book out about RDI entitled (appropriately enough) The RDI Book by Dr S Gutstein. I have two copies. If you're desperate to read one, let me know!
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6 October 2018 - Eric Clapton & His Band
Madison Square Garden New York , NY
Eric Clapton - guitar / vocals
Nathan East - bass
Sonny Emory - drums
Doyle Bramhall - guitar
Chris Stainton - keyboards
Paul Carrack - organ / keyboards
Sharon White - vocals
Sharlotte Gibson - vocals
Jimmie Vaughan, Gary Clark, Jr.
Concert announced Friday, March 9, 2018.
Review by Ricardo Marques
It was a perfect night. I traveled from Brazil to see this show and it was like a dream come true.
The band is amazing and Clapton still rules. The improvise in I Shot The Sheriff blew my mind! At the beginning of the show the sound was a great volume and was getting louder and more incredible until the end. Worth every second!
God bless Clapton!
Review by Claudia Claxton
The show was outstanding on every level! The ensemble of musicians were very tight and seemed to thoroughly be enjoying themselves — their energy was palpable. Everyone of them was a "star" in their own right. Clapton was relaxed, engaging and spectacular on the guitar. Versions of older songs were modified (Layla, Cocaine, I Shot the Sheriff) and his voice resonated beautifully.
Physically, he seemed stronger than in prior years. All in all, a 10+!!! I can't wait for Tour 2019!!!
Review by Yvonne Wallace
In recent years saw EC in 2014 Glasgow, in 2015 RAH and 29-6 MSG. This show was amazing - the usual set list but the performance was scorching extended solos like EC desperate to play - one on the best concerts.
Review by Peter LaMorda
I first saw Eric Clapton in 1985 the behind the sun tour at the Hartford civic center in Hartford, Ct. I was 16 years old. 33 years later I made the trip from Vermont to NYC to see him at MSG. I had seats behind and to the right of the stage. The sound was perfect from where I sat. It was one of the happiest moments of my life to sit there listening and watching him. I've been thinking about the show (Oct 7) and how lucky I was to get to see him again. If I could choose any musician to see throughout history it's Eric Clapton!
Review by Kenn Beckwith
Where do I start? A lifetime of listening to Clapton and I finally get to attend a concert. At 61 years old, he truly has been a major part of my life's soundtrack.
He did not disappoint. Played a lot of my favorites. His playing and singing remains solid. His band, of course, is exceptional. Bramhall is amazing ... the keys of Stainton and Carrack (plus Paul's singing on 'high time') ... Nathan East did not get enough camera time, but hey, that's just a fellow bassist talking! Sonny's drumming was off the charts... All made complete with great backup singers!
Complaints? None, other than I did not want it to end.
Oh yeah, on more thing: Gary Clark Jr. Is the real deal!
Review by Pete Frame
My wife & I travelled from Montreal for both nights at Madison Square Garden, as we did for one of the MSG shows last year and for two Royal Albert Hall nights in 2015. These concerts in New York were my 20th and 21st EC shows since 1974. It's always a privilege to be in the same room with the great Eric Clapton and this time was no different.
Although it remains the same, I love the opening section with the JJ Cale cover Somebody Knocking then Key To The Highway, Hoochie Coochie Man and I Shot The Sheriff. Every single time, it's a thrill to watch Eric lean back eyes closed and soar during Sheriff. Chairs were then brought out for the acoustic set. I do wish he would add a fifth song before moving on to the sit-down set which I think comes too early in the show now.
Excellent versions of Driftin' and my favorite, Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out were played on a beautiful custom Martin acoustic guitar. The big screens on either side of the stage showed extended close-ups of the intricate finger work. The MSG crowd really showed their appreciation, especially for Layla. Personally I think Eric should drop the acoustic version and go back to a full electric rendition, perhaps as one of the show closers or as an encore. When it was his turn to solo, Doyle Bramhall on his big semi-hollow Heritage did sneak in the famous lick a few times which was nice to hear. A moving Tears In Heaven closed off the acoustic set.
Next up was White Room, a highlight of the concert for us, with a big light show and some fine wah-wah work by both Eric & Doyle. Wonderful Tonight is our wedding song so my wife and I always enjoy that one no matter how many times we hear it. Crossroads picked up the pace once again with Eric taking the first solo, then Chris Stainton, then Paul Carrack. When Doyle got to the end of his solo, EC nodded at him to take another run which he did without missing a beat. The band is tight and loose at the same time, everyone is always watching the boss. When Eric was done playing the last extended Crossroads solo, he turned slightly towards drummer Sonny Emory signalling the end.
Next up was Queen of Spades. Despite the blazing solos Eric delivers in this tune, this is where I would like to see him mix it up a bit. Every time I've seen him play it, not many people seem to recognize this slow Robert Johnson number and the bathroom breaks start. Several EC classics could easily fill this spot - no disrespect to RJ.
The great Nathan East got a soulful groove going next and the crowd roared when they recognized Cocaine. Solos all around once again beginning with Eric, then Doyle who got a big smile from his boss, then Paul and over to Chris for the big finale with an incredible run from the bottom notes to the high ones of his keyboard. As usual, the crowd sang the last 'Cocaine!'. Eric took off his guitar and waved to the audience, spoke a bit with Doyle, patted Nathan on the shoulder then walked off the stage.
While the crowd was cheering for more, a pair of small amps were brought on stage next to Nathan. Gary Clark Jr and Jimmie Vaughan joined the rest of the band for a rousing version of High Time We Went sung by Paul Carrack. This is another slot in my opinion that could easily be filled by one of countless Clapton gems. Once again, everyone took a solo including GCJr & JV. When it was all over, EC waved once to the audience and disappeared into the shadows.
A great performance but I have to say we were disappointed that the setlist was pretty much the same one he's been doing for three years now. Since it was played recently in Europe, I was hoping for Got To Get Better In A Little While but no luck. Still, we had a wonderful time and another Clapton show coming up the next day. It doesn't get much better than that.
Review by Carol Tramatulo
Been a fan of Slowhand forever. He did not disappoint at MSG. Loved being there & watching him sing & play his guitar.
Review by Debbie Hartstein
I have seen Eric in concert at least 10 times. Last nights concert was the best one yet. I loved the set list! I could have used one more upbeat song in the finale.
Review by Bob Ebert
This was a memorable show, thanks for playing on. Flawless and perfection, you are a classic that makes it look effortless. Great sound, lighting and musicians. Only complaint, a few more encores would have been great. Eric is a true inspiration to anyone in the musical world.
Review by Cathy Danielson
I received a ticket to Eric Clapton's concert as a birthday gift . I attended with my son. The concert was fabulous! I enjoyed every minute! Jimmie Vaughn and Gary Clark Jr were also wonderful. Just a perfect evening!
Review by David Hennigar
The stand out songs of the evening were Sheriff, White Room, and Little Queen of Spades. In addition, Doyle Bramhall II's solo on Layla deserves special mention for its homage to the original version of the song. Also, EC played most of Sheriff fingerstyle, switching to a pick partway through the outro solo.
Review by Terry Sturchio
First of all, huge thank you to my wife for making a 30 year dream a reality for my birthday. Being at Madison Square Garden made it even more epic. Worth the trip from Kansas. Been a long time since he played near us and I never could capitalize on the opportunity.
I have been a fan of the Vaughan brothers since the mid 80's. I can't imagine Texas blues without thinking of Jimmy and Stevie. Jimmy was a little rough to start, but quickly warmed up. My wife and I really enjoyed his new instrumental tune. It had a jazz feel with that signature Texas blues style infused. I can't find it to purchase in I-tunes though. We were also impressed with his behind the back showmanship. At his age, he could just skip this in his show, but he obviously likes to entertain. His Stevie tribute was fantastic and you can hear for certain the influence he had on his little brother.
Next was Gary Clark Jr. and I have to admit I had never heard him before. This guy was like listening to Hendrix, SRV, and Lenny Kravitz all rolled up into one unique package. As good as his recorded tracks sound, you have to see Gary live to fully appreciate the energy he brings. It's just cranked up a little more and he really shines on stage.
Clapton took the stage in front of an eager and excited crowd. The sound in Madison Square Garden was excellent. Almost as if they have this down to a science;). I never tire of hearing him play the classic blues tunes. The acoustic version of Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out was a real treat for me.
I've heard him play Layla on acoustic a dozen different ways and this time the intro seemed to be a slightly different arrangement. His acoustic work seems as effortless as any of his playing. I could watch the close-ups of the fretwork on the video screens all day. It's almost hypnotizing.
Clapton still sounds fantastic. He played many of my favorites. His show could not be long enough to play them all. He continues to surround himself with the best musicians. Always one to have his friends join him on stage and give them the spotlight. Clapton is a man of very few words but has a humble and gracious air about him. My wife just said she wished he would smile more. He has a genuine smile when he is watching his friends strut their stuff. He obviously appreciates the talent they bring to the stage.
His live performance is even better than I had imagined. I smiled the entire show. An outstanding performance and an experience I will never forget.


Tobi was never the greatest at making me feel better after loosing a game but I gave him the credit for trying. By this point we had gone back to his place and ordered pizza. The rest of the team had gone out for ice cream but I wasn't up to going and I figured Tobi needed me more.
"Have you heard anything from the hospital yet?" I figured I would ask considering neither of us were saying anything else. He was quiet for a minute as if he was carefully choosing his words.
"He's okay for now," was all he said. I didn't know how to take that or even what he meant by it.
"For now? What do you mean he is okay 'for now'?" Again he just sat there unresponsive. "Tobi." This time he answered and I was beginning to wish he hadn't. He pretty much mumbled it but I heard enough to make it clear as day.
"Nothing. They can't do anything but tell him to take it easy." I started crying. Just a few tears but I refused to let Tobi see.
His dad meant the world to him. He was his idol, his role model. Ever since his mom walked out on them when he was only little, Tobi's dad is all he's ever had as far as parents are concerned. His dad is really all Tobi has ever had and to loose him…to loose him would destroy his entire world.
So I stopped talking and we watched a movie and finished our pizza without another word. At the end of the night, as I was leaving, I had to say something to Tobi. I couldn't just leave things the way they were.
"Of course." With that, Tobi gave me a goodnight/I'm sorry hug and I headed home.
Normally after loosing a game I wake up to a text from Tobi asking how I was feeling. I didn't wake up to that this morning. Instead I texted him to ask how he was feeling. I didn't get a reply until after I had finished my breakfast and gotten ready for school. His message didn't say much, just that he ws fine but he wouldn't be coming to school today. He was probably going to spend the day with his dad making surehe was okay.
The school day took forever but when the last bell did ring I still took my time leaving. All te excitement of the halloween bash had everyone buzzing and the last thing I wanted to do was go home and do homework. I wandered around the school for a bit before I decided to just go home because there was really nothing to do around here. On the bright bright side, no one was home when I got there so I could just sit in peace and quiet for a little while.
Not to long after I got in Tobi texted me. I was really happy about this because he was on my mind all day but I didn't text him because I didn't want to bother him if he was spending the day with his dad.
T: Hey, sorry I've been so quiet today.
It's alright. Did you spend the day with your dad?
T: Yeah but I missed you too.
He missed me? He just saw me yesterday. Maybe it wasn't just me. Maybe he actually had feelings for me. But how would I find that out for sure? I don't want to be the girl who gets all creepy just to find out if he likes me.
T: So, you excited about the halloween bash? It's our first high school dance.
Before I could even send a reply my pone was ringing and it was Tobi. I laughed lightly as I picked up the phone.
"Okay then ask away." What he said next, I was not expecting.
Well that was dissapointing. Here I am thinking that he might have a crush on me when in reality he was just being nice and now he's asking for advice on asking another girl out…wow.


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John Donald is a British jeweller - designer whose work is strongly identified in the 1960s and 1970s in London. Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother purchased works by John Donald in the 1960s, having been introduced to him by Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon.

Examples of Donald's work are held in the collections of Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh; Victoria & Albert Museum, London; and the collection of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths.

An elegant revolutionary

In his half-century as a working jeweller John Donald has been feted as an idealist, a pioneering designer, and as a craftsman. Part of a select group who revolutionised jewellery design in the early 1960s, he went on to establish a successful business and an international reputation. His work captures the late twentieth century ideals of glamour and modernity.

Born in 1928 to a golfing father and a socially ambitious mother, John Donald attended art college as a compromise between sport and university. He studied graphic design at Farnham, and in 1952 he was offered the chance to enrol in the Metalwork Department of the Royal College of Art. This change of direction was essentially a pragmatic one, as the young man was keen to experience London. But he soon discovered an affinity for working with metal that would shape the rest of his life.

At college John Donald joined a group of hard-working (and hard-playing) ex-servicemen, often staying in the studio late into the night. He shared digs in Chelsea with fellow metalwork students Robert Welch and Gerald Benney. All three friends would later become famous for their silver and jewellery designs.

He graduated in 1955, and left a year later with a first-class degree. However it was several years before he could establish himself as a jeweller, and in the meantime he was forced to support himself through a combination of male modelling and industrial design. In 1960 the proceeds from designing luggage and National Health spectacles at last allowed him to buy his own studio. A year later he entered five pieces in the seminal International Exhibition of Modern Jewellery 1890-1961, held at Goldsmiths' Hall, and by 1964 he could number Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother among his patrons.

John Donald's designs perfectly caught the mood of freedom and excitement which swept Britain during the 1960s. Using simple materials such as gold rod and uncut crystal, he created expressive, abstract pieces free from the conventions of shape and style which had constrained earlier jewels. He was one of a small group of craftsmen whose radical entries to the International Exhibition ushered in a new era of modern jewellery. Characterised by adventurous forms and textures, the movement deliberately avoided showcasing precious materials or artificially imposing a subject. It was, as the sponsors of the exhibition proclaimed, "as uninhibited as modern sculpture, or fashion; individual, imaginative and smart'.

Experimental techniques

John Donald's jewellery is characterised by the dynamic energy created by its unusual forms and textures. He started experimenting with gold and precious stones during the late 1950s, and his difficult circumstances during that time forced him to take creative new directions. In 1957 he bought a quantity of gold rods and chenier, a small-bore tubing supplied directly by bullion merchants. It was some of the only gold the struggling jeweller could afford, but by cutting it into angled lengths or fusing tiny cross-sections, he was able to create dramatic geometric patterns. The natural form of crystals was another source of inspiration. Less expensive and more diverse than conventional jewels, their planes and striations were echoed in his textured surfaces. One of his most distinctive motifs - the cube - directly developed from his use of square-shaped iron pyrites.

The experimentation continued when he moved into his own studio in 1960, and it was here that he created another important motif: the bead and cup. Pouring molten gold into cold water, he discovered that it divided into small beads, some of which caught bubbles of air and cooled into hollow cups. The beads were painstakingly soldered together, creating a complex surface of contrasting of convex and concave shapes. He later cast bead and cup sections, enabling him to use them in larger scale designs.

Beautiful, intricate and thoroughly modern, the jewels created with these techniques make a big impact using only simple components.

Crowns, shadows and the concern for texture

One of John Donald's signature techniques is the striking drum or crown mount. Framed by a protective basket of textured gold, gems are set at the end of tiny rods to form glittering openwork constellations. He has modestly said that the method was developed as a way round his lack of conventional skills, however fixing the narrow rods into their tiny screw-holes requires a high level of technical expertise. The mounts are wholly unique and allow a delicacy of setting almost impossible with more traditional designs.

The drums themselves reveal other John Donald trademarks: textured 'nugget flakes' and 'wavy rods'. Continuing his experiments with immersing molten metal in water, the young jeweller discovered he could use this process to produce small flakes whose nugget-like surface gave the gold an almost organic appearance. These could be used in a variety of forms, but they were especially effective when combined with the sinuous shapes of melted gold rod. Melting was also used to give other gold elements a fluid feel, especially in the "nugget-edged' apertures which appear in some of his most spectacular jewellery.

All these methods highlight John Donald's deep preoccupation with the effects of texture of light. Like many of his contemporaries, he rejected the monotony of traditional polished surfaces. Instead his work contrasts the glow of uneven metal with highly polished sheens and dazzling gemstones, the shadows cast by his three dimensional forms adding an extra element of drama.

A very fashionable craftsman

From the early 1960s John Donald's reputation grew rapidly. His work found favour with women of fashion as well as critics, and he was able to produce jewellery whose avant-garde design was matched only by the beauty of their precious materials. He married in 1962, and soon had two young children living above his Bayswater workshop.

By the middle of the decade both John Donald's business and his family were starting to outgrow his modest Bayswater workshop and premises above it, and he began searching for a new studio. The site he eventually chose was 120 Cheapside, a small shop at the front of the new Schroder's Bank building. This was a significant choice; by moving to a shop in the City he was opting not only to independently retail his work, but to do so away from the traditional hub of the West End. However he went ahead, and in 1968 opened a small but elegant gallery and workshop, delighting his landlords by bringing a working jeweller back to the Elizabethan 'Goldsmiths Row'.

The years that followed saw his business grow exponentially. He opened one retail shop in Bond Street in 1971, and another in Richmond in 1973. The former enterprise was a partnership with Tecla pearls; although lasting not much more than a year, it allowed him to develop his imaginative and sensitive use of the gems. The outlets enabled John Donald to bring his innovative designs to a wide audience of more ordinary clients as well as his grand patrons from the banking and aristocratic worlds.

Eastern colour and old-fashioned influences

John Donald travelled overseas right from the start of his career, building up his international profile by exhibiting and selling new work in Europe, America and Japan. However his most important links were with the Middle East, and it was this region which inspired many of his designs in the closing decades of the century.

He made his first visit there in 1969, holding a small exhibition at the Sheraton Hotel in Kuwait. It was an immediate success and he returned in 1971, when his three-week stay earned enough money to see him through the crippling economic downturn which marked the beginning of that year. The intense sunlight of the Middle East drove him to be much bolder with his use of colours. The Islamic tiles and decorations he encountered on these trips were another source of new ideas.

Another great (if unlikely) influence on John Donald's work originates much closer to home. The quintessentially modern designer has studied Victorian jewellery, admiring its 'intricate, thoughtful and honestly decorative' style. As a young student at the Royal College of Art he spent time looking at the Victoria and Albert Museum's extensive collection of 19th century jewels. Their elegant natural shapes and attention to detail find echoes in many of his pieces, especially those which employ ingenious movable or interchangeable parts.

Brooches

Brooches were the first pieces of jewellery made by John Donald using his innovative new techniques, and they launched his career as an artist-jeweller, several examples representing his work at the 1961 International Exhibition of Modern Jewellery. The straight forward way in which brooches are worn gives maximum scope for experimentation, and as a result he has always had a special fondness for this versatile ornament.

Such creative freedom means that some of his most important ideas can be traced through brooch design. Growth forms, including minute organisms and minerals have been a theme informing his work from the very beginning. The young John Donald was one of the first jewellers to use uncut crystals, studying specimens in the Natural History Museum. The dramatic, baroque expression of many examples reveals a wholly different influence: a travelling scholarship he took to Italy in 1955. Here he absorbed the energy' and drama of the country's treasures.

But no matter how diverse, his brooches (like all his work) are united by two overarching concerns. The first is for the balance and integrity of his designs.
According to John Donald 'all stones, however valuable, however beautiful, must be subordinate to design'. The second is for their relationship with the wearer. He has always maintained that 'I am very aware that my pieces are to be worn, and when working on commissioned objects, always take into account, not only the appearance but the personality of the wearer'.

Out of the City and into the future

For 37 years the Cheapside shop occupied a unique place in the City of London. The modern financial centre has its roots in the many goldsmiths workshops which populated the area in past centuries, and as the only working goldsmith within the City's boundaries, John Donald provided an important link with these historic origins.

This significant position was cemented by his very traditional role in creating pieces for the City's Livery' Companies. John Donald has designed official regalia since the outset of his career, producing his very first badge in 1956 whilst still a student at the Royal College of Art. His first significant commission as an independent jeweller was to make three Warden's Badges for the Goldsmiths' Company. He was awarded the project in 1960, after winning a limited competition whose brief was to combine contemporary design with the Company's ancient heraldic motifs.

Since then he has made over 120 official badges, all of which echo the skillful integration of old and new seen on this early example. Years of experience have also made him aware of not only the aesthetic but also the practical requirements of such pieces. Many are taken for repair after spending an eventful night tucked in the back pocket of a returning official, so his designs are robust as well as attractive.

The City lost its last goldsmith in 2005, when re-development led to the closure of the 120 Cheapside shop. However John Donald's contribution to the world of precious metals is certainly far from over; he is still driven with a passion for making beautiful objects, and has planned a very active 'semi-retirement' working on specially commissioned pieces. It is this desire for the hands-on experience of creation which has made his work so distinctive. A consummate craftsman, he has always been dedicated to producing things by hand, believing in the importance of experimenting as a piece is made.

John Donald claims that there have been no 'eureka' moments in his career, that his designs have instead evolved slowly over time. This gradual distillation of ideas has enabled him to continue to innovate so that even now, when his early work is being sold as prestigious antiques, his jewellery displays an undeniable feeling of modernity.

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Q: Lua - Download via http and https (Lua 5.1 embedded) I'm sure this is not a unique question about Lua 5.1 (especially an embedded instance, where you can't install modules, your only options is pure Lua files/reference, therefore I can't install something like luacurl ). I've seen this matter referred to in various SO places, and tried them, but I can't seem to find a fix to make an https file download request work in this particular Lua environment..
To give you an example, the code below aims to download 2 different files, the http call works fine, returning a 200 code, but the https one doesn't, it doesn't return anything ?
Both targets can be access directly via the browser..
Please could some highlight what I'm missing in the https call to make it work?
print("--------DOWNLOAD http---------")

local http = require("socket.http")
local body, code = http.request("http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCROQ8vUEAEgFke.jpg")
print(code)
if not body then error(code) end
local f = assert(io.open('mnt/nas/webtest1.jpg', 'wb')) -- open in "binary" mode
f:write(body)
f:close()

print("--------DOWNLOAD https---------")

local https = require "ssl.https" --luasec
local body, code = https.request("https://u.cubeupload.com/jbcooper/16146313918060.jpg")
print(code)
if not body then error(code) end
local f = assert(io.open('mnt/nas/webtest2.jpg', 'wb')) -- open in "binary" mode
f:write(body)
f:close()

As requested, the following returns nothing at all..
local https = require "ssl.https" --luasec
print(https.request("https://u.cubeupload.com/jbcooper/16146313918060.jpg"))

If it helps, if I run the following it returns 0.4
local https     = require("ssl.https")
local httpsVersion = string.sub(https._VERSION,1,3)
print (httpsVersion)


I cannot see how you can blame the assessor for an increase in reoffending. It could be that those who are ordered by the courts to have an assessment are more likely to reoffend to begin with and that is why they have a tougher sentence.
I am not blaming the assessor. I am blaming the Ministry of Health and the NZTA for allowing unregistered incompetent counsellors to conduct these assessments and for failing to check on their qualifications.
Drink drivers who are assessed are being compared with drink drivers who are not assessed. They're all drink drivers (or apples). What is being discussed is the impact of assessment (and treatment) on subsequent re-offending rates. If assessment/treatment is done well, perhaps it would turn rotten apples into carrots.
I appreciate the value of your presence on the AoD scene, especially since meeting you in Dunedin. We need independent commentaries to help keep things honest. I hesitate therefore to criticize, but I wish you would provide more evidence for some of your conclusions.
The fact that a counsellor fails to renew his registration with DAPAANZ does not itself mean he is incompetent. I do not know the counsellor you mention, but naming him in this fashion without more detail seems brutal. There does not seem to be any evidence in your blog actually tying him to getting drunk drivers back on the road, and your follow-up comment that you do not blame the counsellors seems to contradict the earlier piece, where you name and blame an individual.
Secondly the the statistic quoted later in your piece – that assessed drivers re-offend more that unassessed drivers – is predictable, since the former group are likely to have more serious offense histories. That 68% of this group do not re-offend is actually a very positive statistic.
Whether these counsellors are incompetent is a moot point. But they not competent as far as DAPAANZ is concerned. 'Not competent' and 'incompetent' are two ways of saying the same thing. But this article is not about the counsellors – its about the Ministry of Health failing to do its job.
In regard to your second point I disagree that it is predictable that assessed drivers will reoffend at a greater rate. That implies assessment and treatment is a waste of time – and/or that the assessors are incompetent.
I am not so much interested in apples and apples, as the main issue, being unskilled AOD counsellors, let loose on unsuspecting clients, who may believe they're in competent hands.
Roger is assuming quite reasonably that a competent assessor would not allow those drivers back on the road – the fact that the assesors are allowing them back pretty much proves they are incompetent!
Surely it makes sense for the Ministry of Health to enforce their own guidelines? It is important that assessors are competent, belong to an organisation with a code of ethics and are accountable for their practice. If they're not, it makes it an uneven playing field for those who do ensure they belong to a professional body, have paid their annual subscription and diligently earned the required one hundred points.
Would you consult any other health care practitioner that was unregistered? Thanks for bringing this to my attention Roger, as I had no idea that this was happening, why would I? I had a letter from the MOH towards the end of the year, reminding me of my annual requirement to furnish proof of my ongoing registration and updated details of my business.
Thank you Roger regardless of anyone's view you have once again alerted us to the lack of accountability in regard to the use of our taxes. I for one think it is abhorrent that counsellors who do not meet criteria or do not have the relevant qualifications have been paid for conducting these assessments. This must be addressed.