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Diagnostics of peak laser intensity based on the measurement of energy of electrons emitted from laser focal region
M. Kalashnikov, A. Andreev, K. Ivanov, A. Galkin, V. Korobkin, M. Romanovsky, O. Shiryaev, M. Schnuerer, J. Braenzel, V. Trofimov
A new method to determine the peak intensity of focused relativistic laser pulses is experimentally justified. It is based on the measurement of spectra of electrons, accelerated in the beam waist. The detected electrons were emitted from the plasma, generated by nonlinear ionization of low-density gases (helium, argon, and krypton) in the focal area of a laser beam with the peak intensity >1020 W/cm2. The measurements revealed generation of particles with the maximum energy of a few MeV, observed at a small angle relative to the beam axis. The results are supported by numerical particle-in-cell simulations of a laser–low-density plasma interaction. The peak intensity in the focal region derived from experimental data reaches the value of 2.5 × 1020 W/cm2.
High-power Ti:Sapphire lasers: Temporal contrast and spectral narrowing
M Kalashnikov, K Osvay, W Sandner
New extensions of the chirped pulse amplification (CPA) scheme designed specially for petawatt Ti:Sapphire lasers are considered. The two new schemes support a spectral bandwidth sufficient for 20 fs pulses and a temporal contrast of 1012. The Double CPA scheme consists of two CPA stages with an intermediate temporal pulse filtering for temporal contrast improvement. The scheme of Negative–Positive CPA amplification takes advantage of consecutive saturated amplification of down chirped and up chirped pulses. This allows a suppress imprint of gain narrowing, which usually limits the spectral bandwidth at the multi-terawatt power level, and reach the bandwidth in excess of 50 nm without using any direct spectral shaping of the pulse.
Investigation of anomalous generation of ω0 and 2ω0 harmonics of heating radiation in laser plasma corona by means of holographic gratings
I. V. Aleksandrova, W. Brunner, S. I. Fedotov, R. Güther, M. P. Kalashnikov, G. Korn, A. M. Maksimchuk, Yu. A. Mikhailov, S. Polze, R. Riekher, G. V. Sklizkov
Journal: Laser and Particle Beams / Volume 3 / Issue 2 / May 1985
The problems concerning the development of high f-number spectrographs with high spectral and spatial resolution using holographic reflecting gratings, for the study of processes of harmonic generation in laser plasmas are considered. The concave holographic gratings and spectrograph schemes used in the "Delfin-1" installation are described. The anomalous generation of ω0 and 2ω0 harmonics from the subcritical density plasma region has been observed experimentally. Possible interpretations of the observed effect are given.
The investigation of heating and compression of high-aspect ratio targets with 'Delfin-1'
N. G. Basov, A. E. Danilov, M. P. Kalashnikov, B. V. Kruglov, Yu A. Mikhailov, A. V. Rode, G. V. Sklizkov, S. I. Fedotov
Journal: Laser and Particle Beams / Volume 2 / Issue 1 / February 1984
Experimental results on the compression of shell targets with aspect ratio A = 150–250 in the "Delfin-1" installation are reported. The absorbed laser energy was 0·3 to 0·5 kJ. The maximum compression was 3·5 × 103, the velocity of target compression at the final stage was 2·6 × 107 cm/s, neutron yield was 106 to 107 D-D neutrons per laser shot. The appearence of plasma corona filamentation correlated with compression stability distruction.


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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Three University of Iowa baseball juniors — outfielder Eric Toole, shortstop Jake Yacinich and starting pitcher Sasha Kuebel — are Big Ten Players to Watch for the 2014 season, the conference office released Wednesday.
Toole, a preseason first-team All-Big Ten selection by College Sports Madness, paced the Hawkeyes with a .337 batting average in 2013, while collecting team bests in hits (59), runs (32) and steals (22). The Council Bluffs, Iowa, native had 15 multi-hit games, finishing with eight two-hit, six three-hit and one-five hit performance. Toole hit .412 with 21 runs and six RBIs in Big Ten play, which led to him earning second-team All-Big Ten honors.
Yacinich started 37 games as a sophomore in 2013, posting a .286 batting average with 24 RBIs and 22 runs. The RBI total was tied for the team lead. The Des Moines, Iowa, native was second on the team with 13 multi-hit games, including four three-hit contests. Yacinich has started 79 games in the first two seasons of his Hawkeye career.
Kuebel started 11 games and made a total of 14 appearances on the mound as a sophomore, finishing with a 2-8 record and a 5.13 ERA. The southpaw ranked second on the team in innings pitched (80 2/3) and strikeouts (46) in 2013. The St. Louis, Mo., native is looking to regain his freshman year form, where he went 6-0 with a 2.67 ERA en route to second-team All-Big Ten, unanimous All-Big Ten freshman team, and Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America honors. He is 8-8 with a 3.85 ERA in 27 appearances (24 starts) in his Iowa career.
It is the second-straight season Yacinich and Kuebel have been named to the list. Click HERE to see the complete 2014 Big Ten Players to Watch List.
Defending Big Ten champion and College World Series qualifier Indiana has been tabbed as the unanimous preseason favorite in 2014 in a vote of the conference's coaches on the top six teams. The Hoosiers were followed in the poll by No. 2 Nebraska, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Michigan State, with Illinois and Michigan tying for fifth.
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A Gateway to council services
My first impression of the Gateway for Sheppey was its location. It was the former Woolworths, band in the middle of the high street. It's accessibility was excellent. It's make over was fresh, modern and spacious. The facilities were set out on two floors, ground and first. Each floor had sets of disabled and child toilets. Services such as the library and computers on the first floor. A comprehensive array of advice services on the ground floor with a sitting area and cafe.
When you walked into the building, there was a large reception desk with the words 'Meet and Greek' in bold letters. On the desk was a trained receptions to guide and put clients at ease and make sure that they were directed to the right area. Children could read books or draw whilst their parents accessed services. Every social need was catered for; Mental Health, Domestic Abuse and Health charities hosted pop up surgeries on a weekly basis; the council were on hand to advise on housing, rates, planning roads and homeless issues. Food bank vouchers were available on request. Upstairs KCC floating support services and adult education teams had offices, with 'return to work' training available in the afternoons.
Under years of Conservative government, we have no direct access to public services. Tory austerity has nearly broken our community. In Whitstable we have become a disenfranchised community, not knowing where to get help or challenge anything which is being imposed on is.
Kent County Council has a number of under utilised buildings in our town; a proactive council could approach them to improve access to what KCC services we have and start up a Gateway or Hub which will centralise new advice services. It would help us gain access to services we have paid for! This is our right!
A high street hub would make the council more accessible, so why is Canterbury one of the only districts in Kent not to have them. The Council's own community profile acknowledges that whilst Canterbury is relatively affluent, areas of Whitstable (Gorell, Seasalter) and Herne Bay (Greenhill and Eddington, Heron) are amongst the 20% most deprived areas in the country. So why is this council removing services from those most in need. I want what Sheppey and Margate have got for Whitstable.


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Dating back to as early as 1860, the Canossian Missions have already set out to preach the love of God with the notion of advocating the importance of universal "equality" in education. Instilled with this mission, the Canossian Daughters of Charity have set their hearts and souls on the provision of equal education for girls in the Southern District, which was utterly lacking in that era, and founded the first catholic girls' school in Aberdeen in 1897 named Pui Tak Canossian Primary School.
In the 70s, Aberdeen was nothing but a primitive fishing village. Facilities seemed to be lacking and among these, transportation, recreational and infrastructural amenities were of no exception. Much had to be done.
Soon came a surging demand for female education. With an insufficient number of places available to female students, many who wished to further their studies in secondary schools were put off.
To cope with the pressing issue witnessed, the Canossian Missions were determined to establish a college for girls. In the year 1973, they were granted a site by the government for the building of the school. A year later, construction of the school began and Pui Tak Canossian College finally came into existence in July, 1975. On 26th November 1976, a solemn Inauguration Ceremony was officiated by Rev. Bishop John Baptist Wu and Mr. Kenneth W. J. Topley, the Director of Education (Hong Kong), followed by the blessing of the School by the Bishop.
In its very first year, the School, with Sister Esther Ling as the Founding Principal, started with six Form 1 classes and three Form 2 classes with a total of only 353 students taught by fifteen teaching staff in full. Not until 1981 did it amount to twenty-nine classes from Forms 1 to 7, increasing the total number of students to an approximate 1,000.
In 1997, at the Reunification of the Motherland, Chief Executive Tung's new policy addressed to reducing the floating classes in secondary schools. Our school immediately applied to the former Education Department to reduce our classes from 29 to 24.
In August 1984, Sister Esther Ling was transferred from the school and her position as principal was then taken over by Sister Amelia Ip until her retirement seven years later. In 2013, our third principal Mrs. Grace Chan retired, Mrs. Susanna Kwong become our current principal.
Since its very beginning, Pui Tak has dedicated itself wholeheartedly to the education of outstanding students, students that would help contribute to society, and we are proud of them. We shall endeavour to give of all our best and shoulder the mission of education under the philosophy of our foundress, Saint Magdalene of Canossa.
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Q: Is it mandatory for browser vendors to implement relatedTarget as a member of a blur event object? At first, I'd like to state that I have read (nearly) all the other questions about the blur event and relatedTarget, and that I have understood how they work together.
However, from the specifications I saw, I haven't understood whether (from the specifications' viewpoint) it is mandatory for browser vendors to implement relatedTarget at all.
MDN seems to have evolved to some sort of authoritative specification on its own during the last years. Hence, according to this page, there should be no doubt that relatedTarget is always a member of a blur event object and references the DOM element where the focus is going to (let's neglect edge cases like tabbing outside the window, tabbing to nested documents and so on).
However, the very same page references the W3C UI Events Working Draft as underlying specification, which states in § 5.2.1.2:

FocusEventInit . relatedTarget
The relatedTarget should be initialized to the element losing focus (in the case of a focus or focusin event) or the element gaining focus (in the case of a blur or focusout event).

Here, the usage of the term "should" explicitly means that browser vendors may decide to take a different course: The W3C draft states that it adheres to RFC2119 regarding the usage of such terms. In RFC2119, on the very first page, we find:

3 SHOULD   This word, or the adjective "RECOMMENDED", mean that there may exist valid reasons in particular circumstances to ignore a particular item, but the full implications must be understood and carefully weighed before choosing a different course.

That really makes the impression that browser vendors will do whatever they want at this place.
In contrast and to make my worries even worse, § 5.2.4.1. of the W3C draft makes the impression that relatedTarget once again is to be implemented as part of the blur event object.
What should I make out of this?
Please note that I am not asking how browsers actually behave. I just would like to know whether or not the implementation of relatedTarget as part of the blur event object is mandatory for browser vendors according to existing specifications (if any) or drafts.

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NCDHHS Revises the Vaccine Plan to Simplify Who is Eligible
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) revised its vaccine distribution plan on Jan. 14 to simplify who is eligible to receive the vaccine.
North Carolina moves through vaccination phases by aligning to federal priorities while giving local health departments and hospitals the flexibility to move to the next priority group when they are ready. NCDHHS says that providers who are ready may vaccinate individuals in Phases 1 and 2.
Phase 1 – all health care workers, LTC residents & staff
Phase 2 – Older Adults (65+)
Phase 3 – Frontline Essential Workers such as first responders (firefighters, police), education (teachers, support staff, daycare), food and agriculture, manufacturing, corrections workers, U.S. Postal service workers, public transit workers and grocery store workers
Phase 4 – Adults at High Risk for exposure and increased risk of severe illness
Phase 5 – Everyone
"We know that people are doing all that they can to learn about the vaccines so they can make the best decision for themselves and their families," said NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen. "It can be hard to know what is true and what can be trusted. We are here to provide you with honest, factual information."
In order to assure an orderly process, the Orange County Health Department requests individuals who are in either Phase 1 or Phase 2 to register to receive a vaccination by following three simple steps.
Complete the Vaccine Interest Form (VIF) at https://redcap.link/OCHDvax or call 919-913-8088 if you don't have access to a computer or would like help filling out the form. Foreign language interpreters will be available. We are anticipating very high call volume. Please be patient for a return call if you decide to leave a voicemail.
Register for the vaccine. You will receive an email with a link to an online registration form to enter your data into the COVID-19 Vaccine Management System (CVMS). It will take several minutes to complete. It is only available in English, but county staff are available to help register in other languages besides English by calling 919-913-8088.
Schedule your vaccine appointment. When an individual is eligible to receive a vaccine, you will receive another email from the Orange County Health Department to schedule an appointment.
"We are working as quickly as possible to vaccinate all eligible people, but limited availability of vaccine means we are not able to schedule appointments for everyone who is eligible right away," said Orange County Health Director Quintana Stewart. "Please be patient as we work through this process."
Nominations being accepted for 31st Annual Pauli Murray Awards
The Orange County Human Relations Commission is accepting nominations for the 31st Annual Pauli Murray Awards, which are presented annually to an Orange County youth, adult, and business that have served the community with distinction in the pursuit of equality, justice, and human rights for all citizens.
The Pauli Murray Awards are presented to those who embody the attributes and spirit of Pauli Murray by encouraging diversity in the workforce, promoting and participating in community activities related to social justice issues, or demonstrating positive roles in human relations.
Nominations may be made online: www.orangecountync.gov/ThePauliMurrayAward
Nominations are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, February 12, 2021. Individual (over 18) and Youth (full-time student in grades 6-12 or a college student 18 or younger) nominees must reside in Orange County. Business nominees must operate or conduct business within Orange County. For additional information, contact the Human Relations Commission at (919) 245-2487 or Human_Relations@orangecountync.gov.
Monday Memo is a regular column from the Chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners. The inaugural edition on Jan. 11 included an update on the county's COVID vaccination efforts and a look at an ordinance that will provide new safeguards against LGBTQ discrimination in our community. The ordinance will be considered at the Jan. 19 meeting of the Orange County Board of Commissioners.
Click here to read the column.
County offers another round of grant program for small businesses, farms and food processors
Orange County's Board of Commissioners have approved emergency funds throughout 2020 to assist our many small businesses, farms and food processors that have faced critical financial hardships during the current COVID-19 crisis. Thus far, Orange County's total pandemic-related emergency financial assistance has already provided 78 separate awards totaling $520,130 for the benefit of these valued small business and agricultural ventures. This assistance was made in the form of two now-completed "Round 1" (loans and grants) and "Round 2" (grants) programs.
Orange County is now offering a "Round 3" emergency grant program, managed by the Economic Development office.
The Orange County Emergency Small Business Funding Program assists Orange County-based small businesses that are experiencing financial difficulties such as mandated shutdowns, employee layoffs, and operating losses as a result of ongoing efforts at the Federal, State and local authorities to contain and minimize the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Application Location: The application will be available at Noon, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, on the Orange County website: orangecountync.gov/2362/Emergency-Small-Business-Funding-Program.
Application Deadline: Final applications must be received by 5 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021
Tax Office announces error in listing forms; mails corrected forms
The Orange County Tax Office announced an error during printing of the 2021 Real and Personal Listing Forms caused the signature block not to print on the bottom of the form. The error was caught quickly, and corrected forms were mailed Jan. 5.
The corrected form will have the signature line at the bottom of the page as it normally does for the property owner to sign, print and date. When returning your form, please use the corrected form.
The Board recently extended the deadline to submit the listing forms from Jan. 31 to Feb. 28, 2021.
This error was on the part of our printer and there is no cost to the county to correct it. The Tax Office and the printing company both apologize for any inconvenience the error may cause.
Questions may be directed to 919-245-2100 or tax@orangecountync.gov.
Go fort and build! Join the Orange County Public Library for a virtual evening of stories, games, and fort building in your living room. Register online (orangecountylibrary.org) or call us 919-245-2525. Only one registration per household is needed
Animal Services announces new program to help low-income families with pet medical expenses
In order to keep more pets in their homes with their families, Orange County Animal Services has developed a fund that can assist Orange County residents with non-emergency veterinary expenses.
"In general, we see many heartbreaking pet surrenders to our shelter as a result of owners not being able to afford to properly care for their pets when they need medical attention," said Orange County Animal Services Director Bob Marotto. "We know that, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, we will likely see increases in these types of surrenders as a result of unemployment and other economic pressures."
This fund is available to Orange County residents based on their needs and ability to meet income criteria. Please see more information about how to qualify and coverage details here. Obtaining this assistance would require collaboration with local veterinarians or specialists, and may cover full or partial medical expenses for issues such as: skin infections and other skin issues, dental issues, minor surgeries, etc.
Funds will be issued to veterinarians and veterinary clinics or hospitals for these services for dogs, cats and other pets from economically challenged households in Orange County.
"This type of program will help people retain their pets and will be extremely beneficial for pets, pet owners, and Orange County Animal Services," said Marotto.
OCAS has established a GoFundMe for residents who wish to donate to the campaign. All funds received will be used for the program.
Orange County COVID-19 Updated Data Jan. 15, 2021
The Orange County Health Department has provided the following information about COVID-19 cases in Orange County as of 9 a.m. today:
TOTAL CASES: 5,883
TOTAL DEATHS: 68
TOTAL VACCINES: 1,790
Data Considerations:
1. Any demographic groups with very small numbers have been suppressed to protect
patient confidentiality.
2. We are missing race and ethnicity data for between 30-40% of confirmed cases.
3. We don't know who may have COVID-19 that wasn't able to get tested, and we don't know what groups the patients with missing data fall under.
This data should not be used to make generalizations about who may or may not have higher rates of infection.


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Paying College Costs After Divorce in New Jersey
New Jersey divorced parents generally don't have to pay for college unless they agree or are ordered by a court.
When Do Child Support Payments End in New Jersey?
Under New Jersey law, a child typically becomes a legal adult ("emancipated") -- and child support automatically terminates -- when he or she turns 19 years old, marries or enters military service. A parent can also ask the court to end support for a child who lives on his or her own, is self-supporting, gainfully employed, etc.
For more information on emancipation, see Emancipation of a Child in New Jersey.
Support doesn't automatically terminate if a child is financially dependent on his or her parents because of a severe mental or physical incapacity, and the support obligation is specified in an existing court order or judgment. Support also doesn't automatically terminate if the child is in an out-of-home placement via the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families.
Can Parents Agree to Pay Support Beyond Emancipation?
Parents can agree on a different age or milestone to mark the end of support, and courts will enforce settlement agreements and/or judgments that clearly spell out each parent's obligation to contribute to costs beyond age 19. However, courts won't order or enforce child support beyond age 23 except where the child has a disability.
What if Parents Can't Agree? Can a Parent be Forced to Keep Paying?
Where parents cannot agree, or one parent doesn't want to pay beyond age 19, a custodial parent can submit a "Request for Continuation of Support" form plus supporting documentation asking that support be continued. Courts will typically grant the order in cases where the child (1) is still enrolled in high school or a similar program, (2) is a full time college or post-secondary educational student, (3) was diagnosed by a government agency with a physical or mental disability that existed prior to reaching age 19 and which requires ongoing support, or (4) needs support because of "exceptional circumstances".


Architecture and Built Environment has some pretty neat collections of PhD thesis, they publishes exclusively PhD theses in the field of Architecture and the Built Environment. It is an on-line open access PhD thesis series managed by the TU Delft Graduate School of Architecture and the Built Environment. The publications are free in digital format, for paperback version, visit their site or click on the links below.
For those in the dark, EPUB (short for electronic publication) is a free and open e-book standard by the International Digital Publishing Forum. You'll need an app to access the book, for Android OS you can download Google Play Books app, and for Apple iOS it will be iBooks. I have no idea if ePub is readable in Amazon Kindle.
This volume of A+BE examines the current extent of knowledge sharing between actors who form design teams of Large Complex Building Projects (LCBPs), the problems that limited knowledge sharing causes in such projects. As part of this analysis I compare deliberately designed and emerging project-specific Knowledge Sharing Strategies (KSS). Based on this analysis, it proposes an approach how to promote knowledge sharing in future LCBPs.
Central to 'Private Sector-led Urban Development Projects' lays the concept of private sector-led urban development projects. Such projects involve project developers taking a leading role and local authorities adopting a facilitating role, in managing the development of an urban area, based on a clear public-private role division. Such a development strategy is quite common in Anglo-Saxon urban development practices, but is less known in Continental European practices.
"International Façades - CROFT" links the fields of architecture, building services and building physics. It aims at an international diversity in façade design to reduce energy consumption in building design.
Current architectural planning practices, such as the International Style, perceive the climate often as a problem, rather than an opportunity to work with it.
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MAP-21 Puts the Squeeze on Bridge Repair and Bikes
By Tanya Snyder
One of the most popular elements of the new transportation authorization is its consolidation or elimination of 60 federal programs. But this cleanup is not without its casualties. One of those casualties is the off-system bridge program. And another one, indirectly, is bicycle and pedestrian programming.
Source: Transportation for America
As you can see, the Highway Bridge Program is no more. It's been replaced by the National Highway Performance Program (NHPP). But bridges that fall outside the National Highway System — more than half the country's bridges — aren't covered by the NHPP. Those "off-system" bridges are now part of the Surface Transportation Program (STP).
There's just one problem with that.
"All of the bridge money went to NHPP but less than half the bridges went there," said Nick Donohue of Transportation for America. "The others went to STP with no money."
The Surface Transportation Program, or STP, is a large, flexible and multimodal program, and has historically been a good source of funds for bicycle and pedestrian projects. Though states have spent an average of just 0.8 percent of their STP funds on biking and walking over the last five years, according to an analysis by the League of American Bicyclists, that equals $333 million — a significant chunk of change when you're talking about such cost-effective projects. As a point of comparison, that's about a quarter as much as was spent over that same period by the Transportation Enhancements program, which was aimed more specifically at bike/ped projects.*
Shifting bridge repair into STP without a proportionate increase in funding will make competition stiffer than ever for STP funds, according to the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.
To make matters worse, there's now less local control over those dollars. Under the new bill, metropolitan areas are getting a smaller slice of the STP pie. It used to be that 62.5 percent of STP funds were sub-allocated to cities and towns according to population. Now, it's only 50 percent.
That means that local entities, not just states, will be left with too much to do with too little STP money, according to Donohue. "They left 180,000 bridges out in the cold," he said, "and now local communities and MPOs have a false choice to make with STP money — fixing these bridges or using the funds for the innovative projects they build with STP funds today."
As laid out in MAP-21, the STP program is short $4 billion in funding, compared to its responsibilities, Donohue says.
The Highway Bridge Program used to dedicate a third of its funding to repair. Now, there is zero money set aside for repair — at a time when the need is as great as ever.
No problem, says the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. "We thought that made sense, to combine those three programs into one program," AASHTO Director John Horsley told Streetsblog this week. "I think states will continue to allocate the same percentage, if not more, of that consolidated program to bridge preservation. You just can't afford not to invest in bridge preservation."
He's not concerned about local entities feeling the squeeze, either. When asked if metropolitan planning organizations will be overburdened by the new rules, he said, "They're smart people… They'll figure it out."
Since 1978, states have been required by law to spend 15 percent of their bridge money on off-system, non-Federal-aid bridges, but that was a floor, not a ceiling: The other 85 percent was eligible for off-system bridges too. Now, off-system bridges are ineligible for any funding at all under the main program that covers bridges.
MAP-21 still requires states to spend an amount equal to 15 percent of their 2009 Highway Bridge Program funds for those off-system bridges, but now it's to be taken from STP, and there's no new money in STP to cover that. All told, you've got quite a funding crisis on your hands.
"Even with the current 15 percent set-aside in federal funding, and a small portion of Michigan's gas tax dedicated to local bridges (approximately $31 million annually), current funding does not meet the needs of our aging infrastructure," said County Road Association of Michigan Director John Niemela in a statement. "We are already expecting the impossible with severely limited dollars. The elimination of the off-system bridge program [will] have a devastating impact on the condition of local bridges in our state."
An amendment accepted into the Senate bill, sponsored by Republican Roy Blunt and Democrat Al Franken, would have fixed this problem. It would have made off-system bridges eligible for a 40 percent share of National Highway Performance Program funds that aren't currently required for repairing the National Highway System. That provision was stripped out in conference.
* Note: Transportation Enhancements was a subset of STP under the old law. The $333 million (0.8 percent) number is non-TE STP funds. TE itself spent about $1.37 billion in those five years.
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Seven Jiu-Jitsu Moves for Advocates to Use MAP-21 to Their Own Advantage
OK, truth: Raise your hand if you find federal transportation legislation intimidating and incomprehensible. I thought so. Me too. The problem, as you know, is that it's enormously important that advocates not only understand the new transportation law, MAP-21, but that they understand it in granular detail so they can find the small opportunities buried […]
55 FHWA Programs You Won't Have to Kick Around Anymore
By Tanya Snyder	| Feb 15, 2011
We reported yesterday that the president's six-year transportation plan proposes simplifying federal policy by eliminating 55 highway programs and rolling them all into five umbrella programs: the National Highway Program, Highway Safety Improvement, Livable Communities, Federal Allocation, and Research, Technology, and Education. Here's the list, from DOT, of the 55 programs they intend to consolidate. There are […]
The White House Transportation Budget: What's In Line for the Axe?
In a fiscal year 2011 budget that proposes to increase spending on several core transportation priorities, the White House also aims to eliminate a few infrastructure programs that may prove popular with lawmakers. Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) used the STP program to earmark millions of dollars for road projects in his home state, including the […]
Transportation for America Calls on Congress to Fix Nation's Bridges
By Kathryn Reid Moore	| Mar 31, 2011
Residents in New York and Vermont were shocked in 2009 when the Champlain/Crown Point Bridge was suddenly closed without warning. At the time, the bridge carried about 3,500 cars between the two states daily. Today, those trips have to be taken by ferry or over the next closest bridge, 100 miles away. Few people think […]
GOP's "Bridge Repair, Not Bike Lanes" Mantra Was Just a Lot of Hot Air
By Tanya Snyder	| Jul 6, 2012
Last fall, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) proposed diverting all transportation enhancements funding, which goes primarily to bike and pedestrian projects, to bridge repair. "With nearly 25 percent of our nation's bridges deemed either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, we need to make their reconstruction a priority over errant beautification projects," Sen. Paul said. He also […]
What's Wrong With SAFETEA-LU — and Why the Next Bill Must Be Better
By Yonah Freemark	| Apr 27, 2009
Editor's note: This year's reauthorization of the federal transportation funding bill will be one of the most important opportunities in history for the nation's advocates of livable streets, sustainable transportation and smart growth. But it's going to be a complicated process. We'd like to demystify it for you, and to that end we'll be featuring […]


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4.9-magnitude earthquake strikes near Mina; NDOT crews surveying for damage
by: 8NewsNow staff
Posted: Jun 19, 2020 / 03:15 PM PDT / Updated: Jun 19, 2020 / 06:26 PM PDT
Courtesy: US Geological Survey
MINA, Nev. (KLAS) — The US Geological Survey reports a 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck about 21 miles southeast of Mina, Nevada Friday afternoon. It occurred around 1:42 p.m.
The Nevada Department of Transportation says crews are surveying the area for possible road damage.
The @USGS reports a 4.9 magnitude earthquake today at 1:42 p.m., 34 miles from Tonopah. Department maintenance crews are investigating for possible road damage. #TeamNDOT pic.twitter.com/b1OUXwIg3i
— Nevada DOT (@nevadadot) June 19, 2020
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Help is coming for local business owners who need help navigating the necessary paperwork when it comes to request stimulus package funding.
The Nevada Business Advisors are expanding its lender network by partnering with First Bank of the Lake — a community base lender in Missouri.
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Metro Police are investigating after a man was stabbed to death Friday night. It happened near the intersection of Sahara Avenue and Eastern Avenue just after 8 p.m.
Police responded to the scene and found a man unresponsive on the ground suffering from a stab wound. That man was taken to Sunrise Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
by Kate Houston, Lucas Wright / Jan 16, 2021
HENDERSON, Nev. (KLAS) — Students and staff from Roseman University are stepping up to help administer the COVID-19 vaccine.
On Saturday morning, 300 frontline healthcare workers and elderly community members received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine.


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Smithsonian Hosts Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group
First Global Scientific Assessment of Disaster-Risk Reduction and Climate-Change Adaptation
More than 90 world experts from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change met at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama City Nov. 9-12 to plan the first global scientific assessment of disaster-risk reduction and climate-change adaptation.
The special report, "Managing the Risk of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation," to be completed in 2011, will evaluate the scientific basis for measures for weather and climate hazards such as drought, flooding, severe storms and heat waves.
"The decision by the IPCC, which shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore in 2007, to host their working-group meeting here, is testimony to the growing importance of Panama in discussions and actions concerning climate change," said Eldredge Bermingham, director of STRI.
Melitón Arrocha, Panama's vice minister for foreign affairs, expressed appreciation on the part of the government of Panama to the Smithsonian for inviting the group to meet in Panama. He stressed the dangers that Panama faces from sea-level rise and unprecedented flooding and the three major steps that the country is taking to address climate change: the new Panama Canal expansion that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from huge oceangoing vessels by decreasing the length of important global trade routes; improvements to Panama City's public transportation system; and Panama's plan for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, which received approval from the United Nations.
The working group creates an important dialogue between the scientific community—climate modelers, hydrologists, agriculture experts, economists and sociologists—and the risk-management and disaster-prevention community.
Working-group participants visited the Smithsonian's canopy crane in Panama City's Metropolitan Nature Park and research station on Barro Colorado Island where they were briefed on the Center for Tropical Forest Science's worldwide network of forest dynamics plots, one of the few experiments to provide immediate information about the effects of global climate change on forests, and the Agua Salud Project—an experiment conducted in collaboration with the Panama Canal Authority, Panama's Natural Resources Authority and the HSBC Climate Partnership to evaluate the effects of land-use decisions on water flow, carbon storage and biodiversity in the Panama Canal watershed.
Beth King
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Monica Alvarado
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute


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The best analogy for a mole is a dozen eggs. Just as a dozen eggs is a convenient unit of measure for bakers and chefs, the concept of a mole provides chemists with a convenient unit of measure for dealing with atoms and molecules. Just as a dozen eggs is equal to 12 eggs, regardless of their size or color, one mole of eggs contains exactly 6.02 x 10^23 eggs.
Moles are used by chemists because they deal with such large numbers. Atoms and molecules are so incredibly small that scientists needed to invent a convenient unit of measure for counting atoms and molecules. The numerical value for a mole comes from the number of carbon atoms in a basic unit of mass. Twelve grams of carbon-12 contain exactly 6.02 x 10^23 carbon atoms. One mole of hydrogen or oxygen atoms contains a different amount, or mass, of material; but it contains the same number of molecules.
Where a baker may order three dozen eggs rather than 36 eggs, a chemist will write an equation that calls for several moles of an element, rather than asking for an extraordinarily high number of molecules. Moles make the jobs of chemists easier, just like the concept of a dozen eggs makes the job of a chef easier.


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Tower of Fantasy : Pity System Explained, Release Date On PS4 and PS5 (August 2022) Exciting Details!
If you've been thinking about playing the Gacha game Tower of Fantasy, you may be wondering how the Pity System works in this game. This article will explore some of the ways that the Pity System works in the game, including why it doesn't reset and how the various counters work. Also, you'll learn about the variety of playable characters available in the game. After reading this article, you should be able to play Tower of Fantasy and see if it is for you.
Tower of Fantasy's Pity system is superior to most Gacha games
While Gacha games have many benefits, one that sets Tower of Fantasy apart from its competitors is the Pity System. It guarantees a rare item or unit after a specific number of pulls. In the Pity System in Tower of Fantasy, if you have spent 10 or more pulls on a particular item, you are guaranteed to get an SR weapon. If you're willing to pay the price, you can earn a SSR weapon after every 80 pulls.
To get the Pity you need, you have to complete missions and daily quests. Thankfully, these tasks can be accomplished by earning more Nucleus. In addition, you can also use the Pity to buy weapons and upgrade materials. The Pity system is superior to most Gacha games because it rewards players for playing a certain way. Moreover, you can earn lots of money by leveling up your character.
The Pity system is more robust in Tower of Fantasy than in most games. Unlike most Gacha games, it rewards players for choosing the best items. After completing 80 consecutive draws without an SSR rating, you'll automatically get an SSR. Then, you'll have to choose a collector and complete a number of quests. As you progress, you'll gain experience and unlock new areas. As you play, you'll also earn gold and collect SSR items.
If you're a fan of Gacha games, you might be curious as to what Tower of Fantasy has to offer. The game is free to download and offers over 4 million participants pre-registered in most regions. Unlike other games that have a limited number of items, Tower of Fantasy allows you to use up to three weapons at once and switch between them for different skills.
While Genshin Impact set the bar for free-to-play games, Tower of Fantasy has raised the bar even higher. Its open world RPG style combines gacha elements with exploration. Tower of Fantasy is a quality alternative to Genshin Impact, with similar gameplay and aesthetics. The Pity system makes it superior to most Gacha games. It is an incredibly fun game, and it will keep you playing for hours!
It does not reset
If your phone can't open the Tower of Fantasy app, it may be due to a server maintenance. Games and apps that get a high amount of use often go through server maintenance. The game's app itself may also be down due to internal errors, but there's nothing you can do to fix it. Instead, you can report the problem to the game's developer. You can also contact the game's support team to see if a fix is available.
There's a way around this in Tower of Fantasy, and it's a great way to earn more SSR units. While the game doesn't have a Pity reset mechanism, it does feature a feature where every time you pull a lot of items, you'll receive a guaranteed SSR unit. As long as you're a member of the Tower of Fantasy community, you can use this trick to boost your SSR units.
When you download Tower of Fantasy to your phone, the game will not launch the first time. You will see error notifications stating that the app doesn't launch properly, or isn't updating. The game's first-time launch can be frustrating, but there are some solutions. One of them involves increasing your RAM, which is a part of the memory that supports your smartphone's performance. More RAM means more speed for your phone, which is important in a game like this.
If you're an Android user, you should pre-load the game on your mobile device. You won't have to do that until August 9, 2022. The game is currently available in China, but it will be available worldwide on August 9, 2022. While the game may not be available in other regions yet, it's scheduled to release on the PC and mobile platforms. So, if you're interested in trying it out, be sure to preload your mobile device!
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It has different counters
The pity system in Tower of Fantasy is amazing. In addition to a Pity counter, there are three different rarity tiers that count towards the total. Since the majority of the weapons in the game are trash R, you can expect a 0.3% chance to come across an SSR weapon. The Pity counter also affects how many SSR items you get as a reward.
The game's name is a little misleading. While it does describe the game's basic purpose, it doesn't fully explain what it actually does. The Pity System, meanwhile, allows you to clear content and use your characters to your advantage. Using these counters effectively will help you avoid frustration and earn rewards faster. The Pity System is an important part of Tower of Fantasy, so be sure to learn about it and apply it as often as possible.
The Pity System has various benefits in Tower of Fantasy compared to most Gacha games. The game will allow players to buy an SSR weapon for every 10 pulls, while a Matrix will cap at 40 pulls. This information is based on the current beta version of the game, and could change once the game is released in its entirety. In addition to the Pity System, it also allows players to add their favorite characters.
The Pity System works differently in each region. In the open world, the player can find an SSR weapon by using the Black Nucleus. The Black Nucleus is found only in this mode, and the Pity System does not reset if the player pulls it before 80. However, the Black Nucleus does not reset the Pity System and can also reset the SSR counter for a player.
It has a wide range of playable characters
One of the most anticipated MMOs this year is Tower of Fantasy, which is now available on PC and mobile. The game offers players the ability to customize a wide range of characters. Players can even clear game content with the help of their chosen characters. The game's Pity System lets players choose from a wide range of playable characters, making it easier than ever to find the perfect character for your team.
Players can use their in-game currency to perform gacha pulls in Tower of Fantasy. While the currency does not contribute to the Pity counter, players can still earn enough to buy special items. However, they must be aware that using Black Nucleus does not count towards the Pity system. When you use this currency, your Pity counter will stay at 20. If you use it frequently, however, your Pity will rise and decrease based on how many times you pull that currency.
If you love RPGs with a variety of playable characters, this game is definitely for you. You'll love the hack and slash combat, the anime aesthetic, and the sci-fi elements. You can even choose to play as a character from a wide variety of races, which gives you endless possibilities for adventure. And while there are some aspects that you'll want to focus on when playing Tower of Fantasy, you'll find that the Pity System makes it easy to make friends and explore new worlds.
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Financial Budget 2018 brought many kinds of amendments in taxation. Although there was no major relief given to middle class people. Still having a good knowledge of some specific changes from 1st April onwards is important for everyone!
In Budget 2018, there was no major change in tax slab rates. However it imposed new cess, i.e, Health & Education cess at the rate of 4% of income tax, including surcharge, in place of Education, Secondary and Higher Education cess @ 3% from financial year 2018-19.
For salaried employees, this budget has proposed a transport and medical allowance deduction of maximum Rs. 40000.
In Section 80DDB, the deduction is given to individuals and HUFs for expenditure related to specified diseases like Cancer, TB, etc. Earlier the deduction was of Rs. 60000. However from now onwards, this is raised to Rs.100000.
As per Section 80TTA, the deduction of Rs.10000 was given for interest income from deposits held with banks, cooperative society and post office.
From Financial year 2018-19, the deduction of Rs.50000 will be provided to senior citizens for above mentioned deduction.
In Section 80D, earlier the maximum deduction of Rs.30000 was allowed to individual and HUFs for medical insurance, along with another deduction of Rs.5000 towards health check-ups. Alternatively very senior citizens can claim Rs.30000 for health check-ups.
From the present year, it is proposed to allow maximum deduction of Rs.50000. Senior citizens can also claim the above described, i.e, of Rs.30000 for medical expenditure.
Earlier an employee contributing to NPS was allowed 40% exemption of total amount payable to him on closure of account or his opting out. This was not allowed to non-employee subscribers.
Now this scheme will be available to every type of subscribers.
Now 10% tax will be charged on long term capital gain on sale of Equity-oriented Mutual funds and Equity shares in case of Capital gain exceeding Rs.100000 in a year. Also no benefit of indexation will be given.
In Section 54EC, earlier the deduction was available in respect of capital gain arising from sale of long term asset and investing the same in long term specified bonds within 6 months after date of transfer.
Now this section is restricted for capital gain arising from sale of land or building or both and not on other assets. Also in order to avail the deduction the specified bonds must be locked for 5 years.
In case of single premium health insurance, having more than one term period, the deduction will be allowed for proportionate basis, subject to specific monetary limits.


The Pace Computer Learning Center has been an Adobe Authorized Training Center since 2006 and continues to grow and expand their Adobe technology offerings. As an Adobe Authorized Training Center, PCLC has to meet high Adobe standards for their training facilities and may only use Adobe Certified Instructors to teach Adobe classes.
"I'm very excited to add several new Adobe programs at PCLC" states Jim Irvine, Program Manager of PCLC. "Technology is evolving so quickly and I feel it's very important to provide these programs to enable people to advance their job skills and stay on the leading edge of new technologies." "We (PCLC) have gained a reputation in the Metropolitan area over the past few years as providing very high quality programs" says Jim Irvine, "and we continue to build on our successes as being recognized as a leader in these programs and staying ahead of our competition".
There's been a tremendous growth in Mobile Device Computing over the past year. These technologies have driven demand for new skills in several different areas which we are addressing. One of which is creating content. Our new Adobe programs are designed to provide students with new skills to create digital content that can be distributed in standard print form but also for digital consumption on smart phones (iPhone and others) and other digital devices including iPad and iTouch platforms and other OS Tablets (e.g. Android). The new courses include: InDesign for Digital Publications, Advanced Photoshop classes: Photoshop Montage, Photoshop Special Effects, Photoshop Advanced Retouching and a 60 hour certificate program, Certificate in Digital Graphic Design.
PCLC recently hired a new Adobe Certified Instructor who is also an Adobe Certified Design Master, Adobe Certified Design Specialist and design consultant with over 15 years of experience in publishing and digital design who will be teaching several of these new programs.
Visit their website at http://pclc.pace.edu for course details and schedules.


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Keke Wyatt Emotionally Debuts Her Shaved Head In Support Of Her Child w/Cancer - DC Nitelife
Keke Wyatt Emotionally Debuts Her Shaved Head In Support Of Her Child w/Cancer
Picture courtesy of Youtube
Yesterday, we shared details about the disheartening news about Keke Wyatt's child but for those who missed it, the "Nothing In This World" announced her child was diagnosed with cancer. She took to Instagram with a heartfelt post about her child's condition.
"Plz Pray For My Family"
In her Instagram announcement, she also revealed her child's hair is now gone as a result of the cancer treatments and what she's doing to show her support. "Plz pray for my family… Haven't really said to [sic] much about my personal life, But my child has been fighting cancer and lost all of their hair that they loved. It hurts me so bad. So to show Mommy's support I'm going to get @keever_west to shave me bald today"
Keke also urged fans to donate to the Children's Hospital of Atlanta (CHOA), a non-profit medical organization geared toward specialized pediatric treatment. "I need a complete healing for my baby…If u want to donate plz go to http://www.choa.org 💋💋💋Prayers work best for Us!!!," she said in her caption.
Of course, most fans know KeKe Wyatt loves to sing, but many probably have no clue how much she loves hair. During a previous interview with Essence magazine, the R&B Divas star opened up about her love for hair and cosmetology. "I love doing hair. I'm a hair freak," she told Essence. I just love how it feels on my fingertips."
However, no amount of love supersedes the love she has for her babies. So when the time came to emotionally and psychologically support her child and their cancer treatment, Keke didn't flinch when it came to shaving her head. Her brother, Keever, did her the honors. See Keke's shaved head, which she also debuted on Instagram Live Saturday evening below…
Keke Wyatt's shaved head in solidarity with her cancer stricken child
The latest news about KeKe's family follows a string of reports about the announcement of her ninth child with her husband Michael Ford. Back in April, KeKe's rep released a statement about their new addition. "My family is excited. We come from big families where I'm from. Everyone knows my work doesn't stop when I'm pregnant so I'm excited to continue performing and traveling around the world," her rep said in a statement at the time.
Prayers up for KeKe Wyatt and her family!
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For some people, high out-of-pocket costs makes it difficult to see a doctor or fill a prescription.
In an attempt to crack down on specialists charging exorbitant fees, the Morrison government has pledged to create a website listing individual specialists' fees.
The website is voluntary and doctors will post their own fees. Patients will be able to compare doctors whose fees are listed, and the searchable website will have a special focus on the high fees in gynaecology, obstetrics and cancer services.
The announcement, made on Saturday, follows the release of a ministerial advisory committee's report on out-of-pocket costs, which the government has had since November.
But while the website is a good first step, transparency alone is unlikely to be enough to ensure Australians aren't forgoing care because of high costs.
A central problem is the lack of transparency around out-of-pocket costs. Patients are typically unaware of the full out-of-pocket costs they might incur at the time of referral and admission.
The Consumers Health Forum's recent report found Australian consumers face higher than average out-of-pocket costs compared to most countries. This translates into people often avoiding visiting a GP or specialist and failing to fill scripts due to cost.
A report from the Grattan Institute using data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows many people already miss out on health care because of cost: 5% skip GP visits, 8% don't go to a specialist, 8% don't fill their prescription and 18% don't go to the dentist. This will happen more if fees go up.
Those who avoid care because of cost are often those most in need, leading to concerns about equity of access. Delaying or foregoing care means when people do visit their doctor, their condition may be much worse than if they had presented earlier. This can affect long-term health outcomes and lead to higher costs over time.
"Value" is also about providing information on the various options for care, including the evidence base of the treatments offered, waiting times for various providers, and how the quality of care might vary between the options.
Consumers, with the help of GPs where necessary, should be able to assess these trade-offs to arrive at a decision that works best for them.
But patients know little about the quality of care provided when they are offered treatment or even whether they will really get better as a result.
Significant numbers of procedures and treatments performed on patients in Australia are considered "low value care" – when treatments have little effect on health outcomes, and may even cause harm. Recent estimates for New South Wales public hospitals suggest that between 11% and 20% of treatments involve low-value care.
These issues are being tackled through the Choosing Wisely campaign which is increasing awareness of tests and treatments that are of low value and may cause harm.
The Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Taskforce is also reviewing how these procedures are funded through Medicare.
This website will make specialist fees publicly available to consumers – but only if the specialists choose to list their fees.
What are your rights as a patient in relation to the costs of medical treatment?
At present, it seems consumers have very few.
There are no consistent enforceable guidelines on health-care providers to provide information on costs. Voluntary codes of practice are in place to encourage fee transparency but cannot be enforced.
You should ask your doctor, your health fund, and your hospital about any extra money you may have to pay out of your own pocket, commonly known as a "gap" payment.
Health professionals should be required to provide information that will assist consumers make informed decisions.
Gathering information on specialists' fees and making sense of it is an enormous burden to place on vulnerable patients. This is especially the case for the elderly and those with little education who are reluctant to appear to question their trusted doctor.
We don't know how effective a website of usually charged fees will be and who will use it. It's possible it will advantage the rich by increasing their access to information, while not increasing access for poorer consumers.
Published fees may also be used by other doctors to set fees, and could potentially increase fees, if they see their prices are lower than others.
The onus should be on clinicians, and the system, to give patients easily accessible and digestible information as part of the service they provide.
If health professionals cannot provide and interpret these costs to patients, we need to consider other trained workers – health "cost navigators" – who could advise patients as to how to decide on the best treatment for the best price.
The issues of out-of-pocket expenses are serious. They threaten the sustainability of our health system and adversely influence health. We need to ensure patients don't face prohibitive costs that discourage them from treatment or force them into debilitating financial straits.
The link below is to an article that considers the cost of being a Christian in Iran.


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For more information, contact your physician or call (210) 988-1461.


In Social Studies, students learn about people, places, cultures, histories and the economic world within and beyond New Zealand. Social Studies helps students understand people by exploring different points of view and beliefs. Students are given opportunities to develop communication, critical thinking and decision-making skills. These attributes help students become responsible and informed individuals with the ability to analyse the world that surrounds them. The course for each student is developed in consultation with the teacher to meet their particular needs and interests.


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12 Fun And Interesting Facts About The Cello You Might Not Have Known
By Christine Davies
Last updated 13th May 2022
The cello is one of the more unusual instruments in the orchestra. It's got a big, rich sound that you can't get from any other instrument. But do you know what makes the cello so interesting? This post will explore some cello legends, cello disaster stories and take a light-hearted look at some fascinating, less well-known cello facts that we think will surprise even some experienced musicians.
1. The Cello is a lot Like the Human Voice
2. Booted by Napoleon Bonaparte
3. What is the most Expensive Cello Worth?
4. The Cello has a Lead Role in a Bond Film
5. Cellos can be very Fashionable
6. You can make a Cello out of Rubbish
7. The Cello is a very Peaceful Instrument
8. The Cello is Played by a lot of Royals
9. The Oldest Cello in the World is Almost 500 years old!
10. Cello's were Considered 'Unladylike'
11. Cello can Cause some Pain
12. The Cello Actually has a Different Name
Summing Up Some Cello Facts
Of all the instruments in the orchestra, the cello is said to be the most like the human voice.
The range closely resembles that of the human voice, encompassing all four registers – bass, tenor, alto and soprano.
The cello does this with excellent sound quality at every level and can go far beyond.
But the similarity goes deeper than that – the expressive, rich and mellow tone of the cello has the power to sing and touch the heart like the human voice.
All cellos made by Antonio Stradivari in the 18th Century have 'names,' and one of these, The Duport, made in 1711, has quite a story attached.
By 1812, the cello belonged to Jean-Louis Duport, known as the father of modern cello technique.
He performed for Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte at the palace, and the legend is that afterwards Bonaparte was determined to try the instrument.
He found it very awkward, exclaiming, 'How the devil do you hold this thing, Monsieur Duport?'
And it is said that to this day, the cello has a dent in it, supposedly made by Napoleon's boot!
Renowned 20th Century cellist Mstislav Rostropovitch also played this distinguished cello from 1974 until he died in 2007.
Mstislav Rostropovitch playing the Duport Cello
In 2008 the Duport Stradivarius cello was bought by the Nippon Music Foundation for $20 million.
This is the most expensive cello ever sold and possibly the most money ever paid for a musical instrument (the MacDonald Stradivarius viola went for sale at a reserve price of $45m but did not sell).
However, you do not have to be really rich to play a priceless instrument – just really good!
Many of the named Stradivarius cellos are on loan to noteworthy cellists, such as The Davidov, on loan to Yo Yo Ma.
A Stradivarius cello called The Lady Rose features prominently in the Bond movie, The Living Daylights, based on a short story by Ian Flemming.
The cello really is the star – the case is used as a human decoy, weapon holder, sled, the spike as a rudder, and the cello even gets shot (of course, it is really a 'stunt double' student instrument).
The cellist is a sniper, and the humor is cello-centric, such as, 'Why couldn't you learn the violin?' whilst cramming it into an Aston Martin.
Flemming's inspiration for the short story was probably his half-sister Amaryllis Flemming, a cello teacher, and performer who owned a 1717 Stradivarius cello, known today as the Amaryllis.
Note too that the orchestra used in the film was actually the Austrian Youth Orchestra, and the second cellist can be glimpsed playing the solo part for real.
Cellos often feature in artworks and fashion pictures – romantically dressed cellists with colour-themed cellos.
But sometimes valuable instruments have also been used, with disastrous consequences.
In 2012, a 1694 Stradivarius cello known as 'the Spanish' – worth $20 million – was used for a fashion shoot.
While being positioned alongside 2 violins and a viola from the 'Spanish Quartet' set, it was knocked off a table and the neck broke off!
Luckily, in the hands of a skilled luthier, the repair was possible – although the Spanish Royal Palace didn't reveal the cost!
Fashion Designer Louis Vuitton's company, MHLV, has gone a step further from fashion shooting cellos; it owns a number of priceless musical instruments, including two Stradivarius cellos, which it loans out to great cellists such as Yo-Yo Ma.
The Landfillharmonic Orchestra
Cellos are traditionally made of wood – spruce or pine for the top, maple or poplar for the back, and ebony for fingerboards, pegs and tailpieces.
But artisans have made them from many more materials including ice, glass, metal, natural fiber and carbon fiber.
Some are more ornamental, but most are fully playable, and cellos have even been made from rubbish!
The Landfillharmonic Orchestra in Paraguay was founded using instruments made of recycled materials.
The orchestra founder wanted to stop the Cateura village children from playing on the mountainous landfill site, so he helped them make instruments and formed an orchestra with cellos made from oil drums and large containers.
Some cello music is very peaceful, but cellists have also been associated with campaigns for peace or human rights.
Pau (Pablo) Casals, the Catalonian cellist, was even awarded a United Nations Peace medal.
Casals, who popularised the Bach Suites, transforming them from play-at-home studies to masterpieces for public performance, was awarded the medal at the age of 94.
At the United Nations General Assembly, he played in public for the first time in 40 years, and introduced 'Song of the Birds' emotionally, saying that when birds are in the sky, they sing: "Peace, Peace, Peace", and, 'it is a melody that Bach, Beethoven and all the greats would have admired and loved.'
Mstislav Rostropovich received an award from the International League of Human Rights in 1974, and Yo-Yo Ma, the Chinese-American cellist has been a United Nations Messenger of Peace since 2006.
The following examples show that cellos have some royal connections!
Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, played the cello as an undergraduate at Cambridge, and took part in orchestral performances (although Charles thought he was 'hopeless').
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle chose 20 year old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason to perform Sicilienne by Maria Theresia von Paradis at their wedding in 2018.
King Frederick the Great of Prussia, was also a musician, composer, and owner of the Stuart Stradivarius cello, now thought to belong to Vladimir Putin's friend Sergei Roldugin.
Lastly, the oldest cello in the world is called 'The King', and bears a crown.
The world's oldest cello, known as 'The King', made by Andrea Amati in the mid 16th Century, has undergone a CAT scan – and has recovered well!
The King was examined by researchers from the National Music Museum in Vermillion, South Dakota to help them identify which parts are original, and what has been altered – it is the oldest surviving cello in the same form we use today.
Lavishly decorated in red, green and gold paint, this cello even bears a picture of King Charles IX of France.
It seems to have been played standing up – perhaps for processions, as it is adapted for strapping.
It is rarely played but you can hear its rich tone on recordings.
In the past playing the cello was sometimes considered 'unladylike', in which case ladies could 'turn both legs to the left, sinking the right almost to a kneeling posture' or 'if found more convenient, rest upon a stool which is concealed by the dress, at the back of the instrument'! (From the Handbook of Violoncello Playing by Carl Shroeder).
This dates from the late 19th century, when ladies would have worn long dresses full enough to hide a stool behind!
Shocking now, but funny to look back on.
Endpins were not always used to rest the cello on the floor.
In fact, although cellos have existed since the 16th century, the spike only became common in the early 20th century.
Belgian cellist Adrien-François Servais, who probably had really sore and aching calves, was the first to use a spike in around 1845, but the calf workout was preferred for quite a while after that!
These days almost anything goes – some still use their calves (Baroque experts), some play standing up, some have the cello strung around their neck, e.g. the cellist in The Dead South, but most are glad to use the endpin for support!
The cello can 'harm' the player in a few other ways – beginners will know all about sore left-hand fingertips from pressing strings, and thumb position is probably the worst culprit for being a pain – the player has to hold the strings down against the fingerboard by pressing hard with the side of the thumb.
The pointy endpin is hazardous, (rubber stoppers recommended), then there's the inconvenience and difficulty of transporting the cello.
On foot it is huge, awkward and heavy – shoulder straps or wheels help but it's not easy.
By road it's a challenge – not easily fitting into many small cars, causing frowns and inevitable jokes by train or bus, and by air your cello will require a seat of its own – so it will 'hurt' your pocket!
Cello is actually a shortened version of its full name, Violoncello.
This is translated as 'little violone' because a violone (not violin) was actually the direct ancestor of the double bass and much larger.
Living in Wales, my personal favourite word for cello is the Welsh word – 'Soddgrwth', a soft word pronounced 'so-the-gr-ooth', and it is appropriate that in welsh you do not play the cello, you 'sing' the cello, 'Dw i'n caru canu'r soddgrwth' – (doo-ween cah-ree can-ear soh-the-gr-ooth) – I love 'singing' the cello.
So that's it for this post – a brief selection of personal highlights about the cello.
Many more interesting facts and stories could not be included here, but hopefully, this post has made you want to find out more and perhaps become a part of your own cello legend!
Written by Christine Davies
Christine Davies is a widely experienced teacher, and her passion is playing the cello. Her drive to make music learning fun led to the publication of her book, 'Games for Music Reading.' Recently she formed the cello quartet Montycelli which she takes into local schools to expose children to live music and inspire them to learn the cello.


The idyllic Getty Villa is the perfect place to test out summer's ubiquitous off-the-shoulder trend.
Ok, I'll admit. I didn't think I could pull off or be as obsessed as I am with the ubiquitous off-the-shoulder looks seen everywhere this summer. But consider me officially addicted. After all, while I may not be able to pull off sleeveless looks, practically everyone has good shoulders (or at least not bad shoulders).
So I loved putting together the cold-shoulder, cut-out fashion story for Composure's latest issue. While I'll stop short of donning pieces with strategic cut-outs, and even if you're not partial to off-the-shoulder looks, you can certainly don a handbag with peek-a-boo details, no?
Read on to see more off-shoulder looks and the full layout.
Top and bag from Asos, pant and shoes from Zara, hat from Brooklyn Hat Company.
Top by Zara, hat by Brooklyn Hat Company, sunglasses from Yesstyle, 2-finger ring by Kendra Scott.
A slash here, a cut-out there. Just a hint of skin makes spring fashion all the more intriguing.
Thanks Jessika. There are a ton of off-shoulder on sale now!
Thanks so much! Just found a complete copy of it on Shein.com for a lot cheaper!


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Amy Schumer Just Gave Birth Two Weeks Ago — and the Mom-Shaming Has Already Begun
She's already back at work, and some haters aren't happy about it.
By Christopher Rosa
Amy Schumer and her husband, Chris Fischer, welcomed their son, Gene, on May 5, and two weeks later she's back on her comedy grind. The I Feel Pretty star had a gig at New York City's Comedy Cellar on Monday night, May 20, and this, for some reason, has sent mom shamers into a tizzy.
"Already???? That's insane!!! And inhumane. Contract or not you need to be allowed at least 6 weeks for maternity," one person wrote under Schumer's Instagram about the performance. Another commented with, "Take some time," and a third person replied, "I'm sorry. What?! Didn't you birth a human like 5 minutes ago?"
Schumer's response to all this criticism is, of course, on point. "I've always wanted to be mom shamed!!!!" she wrote under one person's comment.
Journalist Jessica Yellin, who helped Schumer announce her pregnancy last October, congratulated the comedian on her return to work by writing, "I can only imagine what a pump room looks like at a comedy club. Welcome back, #rockstar." To this Schumer said, "Every room is a pump room if you put your mind to it."
And in one final comment, Schumer wrote, "Oh no, you can't," to a fan who said, "You can't keep a good woman down!"
It's no surprise Amy Schumer is taking her first bout of mom shaming in stride. She had a great sense of humor throughout her pregnancy. In her Netflix special Growing, she opens up about experiencing hyperemesis gravidarum, which is often described as extreme morning sickness. "I throw up an Exorcist amount every day," Schumer jokes at one point.
Her Instagram page has also been popping with funny, relatable motherhood content — like this photo of her using a breast pump, which she captioned with "#ootd" ("outfit of the day").
And this A+ selfie:
"Women are the shit," she posted to Instagram on May 11 alongside a photo of herself and Baby Gene. "Men are cool and whatever but women are fucking warriors and capable of anything."
More on the wild world of mom-shaming:
Jessica Simpson Gets Mom-Shamed for Letting Her Daughter Wear Makeup
Khloé Kardashian Hit Back at a Critic Who Mom-Shamed Her for Having a Nanny
The Bachelor's Amanda Stanton Is Being Mom-Shamed For Highlighting Her 6-Year-Old's Hair
Now, watch Emilia Clarke try 9 things she's never done before:
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Salinas Valley State Prison approaches Soledad to partner on Camp Grace program
By: Samantha Bengtson - Updated: 2 months ago
SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison's new warden reached out to Soledad City Council to discuss a partnership for food and beverages for youth campers.
Tammy Foss, who has been the warden at the state prison in Soledad for about a year, sees opportunities for the city and prison to work together.
"We are a big prison and we have a lot of people that work there," Foss said. "We do a lot of business here, but I don't think that we come together as we should."
In the past, Foss has worked with Soledad Police Chief Eric Sills on the Cops Giving Tree and with Soledad Mayor Fred Ledesma on fundraisers.
Foss and prison staff brought up Camp Grace, a program for incarcerated fathers to interact with their children on prison grounds. The camp was said to be an integral part of rehabilitation, which is the mission at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
The program for incarcerated fathers is in its third year and will have two Camp Graces this year. One of the camps will be on "A" yard and one on "B" yard. The prison is responsible for food and drinks for the youth while they are on the grounds.
"I'm asking the community to partner with us and assist us in that endeavor," Foss said.
To qualify for Camp Grace, the incarcerated fathers have to be disciplinary free and cannot have been in trouble for a year. About 10 fathers and 10 to 14 children participate in the program.
The youth campers do arts and crafts, learn about their fathers and build life-size murals together. The murals are displayed in the Los Angeles area.
"It's been one of the most beneficial programs I've seen since being a warden," Foss said. "Or even throughout my career of 23 years. My staff has embraced it and the fathers have worked so hard to stay out of trouble."
Ledesma was open to the idea of working together and wanted to meet with a representative from Salinas Valley State Prison on a monthly basis.
"I think this is just the beginning of a lot of great things that we can do with the institution," Ledesma said. "There's a lot of things that happen there in a positive way."
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In Part 1 of Preventing Catastrophic Motor Vehicle Accidents we looked at safe driving and preventative measures necessary to protect drivers on the road. We also provided everything parents of teens need to know before handing over the keys, and our tips to get everyone where they're going safely.
Now, in Part 2 of our series on motor vehicle accident prevention, we'll look at the legal side of things. No one believes a catastrophic car accident could happen to them, but no one is immune to the reckless drivers on the road that make one poor decision–and as a result cause life-threatening injuries. Knowing what to do in the event that an accident does occur is as important to being a safe driver as the Do's and Don'ts and insurance information we've provided here on our Law Resource.
Double Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer Sagi Shaked Esq.
Board certified personal injury lawyers are several things: ethical, of outstanding moral character, honest, credible, and most importantly experienced. To become board certified, lawyers seeking this distinction must have all of these qualities to be able to take point on complex car accident cases (hint: it's not as simple as "paper pusher" lawyers would lead clients to believe). An attorney must know what to do and be prepared for trial, should the case not settle in mediation, as is always possible.
Experienced, board certified lawyers often receive questions from clients about the what now? and am I covered? aspects of their case following a catastrophic car accidents. Below, we've answered several of these questions in-depth to better provide insight to what our readers need to know should they become involved in a serious car accident by no fault of their own.
1. What type of insurance is needed to protect me after bodily injuries? Bodily Injury Liability: This insurance policy covers exactly that: It's coverage that protects a motorist in the event of serious bodily injury in a car accident, (or accidentally injure another person) while behind the wheel (negligence may factor into this, in such an instance, depending on the facts of the case).
Dependent upon the chosen policy, family members of the motorist are often named and covered by Bodily Injury Liability as well. This is important if close family members are all driving a shared vehicle–everyone is offered the same coverage and protection should an accident with bodily injuries occur. This type of policy is of utmost importance for parents of teen drivers. Parents who allow their teens to drive their car are putting themselves at-risk if they choose not to have this coverage.
We discuss 7 types of insurance policies in this helpful video!
2. Is Uninsured Motorist Coverage really necessary? Yes! This is not the type of coverage a driver wants to skip. In the event of a catastrophic car accident that leaves them or a loved one severely injured, due to the recklessness of another driver, this can be the deciding factor as to whether or not the victim's medical bills are covered. As we've established in the past here on our Law Resource, only a lawyer that knows the facts surrounding a case can determine what would and would not be covered in the event of life-threatening injuries. However, this insurance policy is extremely important because it fully covers the driver in the event of an accident.
For example: If a driver who caused a life-threatening accident or a hit-and-run chose not to carry adequate insurance coverage (as is so often the case), or worse, are completely uninsured, this coverage protects a victim from having to pay for that selfish decision. In busy cities like Miami, accidents happen and most drivers aren't insured or are underinsured. Covered drivers shouldn't have to pay the price for a less responsible driver who chose to put others at-risk with their decision to text and drive, answer the phone, or try to eat while driving. This is the type of coverage drivers should always carry and hope they never have a reason to use.
3. Will my case go to trial or mediation? How is this decided? This is a question lawyers get on a daily basis and there is not a single answer. Each case is different, and only a lawyer presented with the facts of the case can know for certain what the best route, legally, would be for his or her client.
When it comes to mediation, it is the preferred method of many of the most experienced attorneys. Mediation is there to make the legal process run more smoothly for both client and attorney. In most mediations, a settlement that is reasonable and just for the client can be reached without the necessity of a trial.
However, there are many times that a settlement that's reasonable for the extent of the client's injuries cannot be reached and therefore, the case must be heard by a judge. An experienced, board certified lawyer will be prepared for this outcome before he or she even steps foot into the mediation room. Preparing for trial should not be taken lightly, and a law firm that has not taken cases to trial and won should be a red flag to quickly find another firm to represent the victim and their family.
Now that we've answered several of the most important questions lawyers are presented with when consulting with a client after a car accident, we'll wrap up this series with what motorists or their loved ones (if they are unable due to serious injuries) must do directly following a serious car accident.
Contact law enforcement: this is fairly straightforward. Immediately following an accident, someone must dial 911 and have law enforcement on the scene as quickly as possible. If not the driver, due to injuries, someone with the victim, or a witness can call for help. Police will exercise caution when approaching the scene, take the appropriate pictures, and help facilitate the exchange of information. If necessary, police will call for further assistance if a driver is incapacitated and unable to seek help.
Exchange information: After the police arrive on the scene, officers will help able drivers exchange information safely and prevent any unnecessary arguments from breaking out. Tempers can flare after an accident and he-said-she-said can cause confusion. Law enforcement is there to prevent this as much as possible. When emotions are high, police are able to help calm victims and take all necessary steps to properly document the accident.
What if the accident was a hit-and-run? In this instance, law enforcement will gather as much information as possible from witnesses on the scene and from anyone who was with the victim (if they weren't driving alone) about what transpired right before, during, and immediately after the accident. This is where Uninsured Motorist Coverage would apply as well.
Seek medical attention: seeking medical attention in a timely manner is extremely important. If offered transport to a hospital or if it's suggested that a victim receive transport to a hospital, they should absolutely follow the instructions of EMTs and law enforcement. Seeking medical attention is important even if the victim feels fine. Traumatic Brain Injuries cannot be seen, and therefore could put a victim who ignores medical advice in an extremely dangerous position.
Medical documentation is extremely important in the event of litigation. Lawyers will want to see hospital records for the victim to get a better understanding of the severity of their injuries. Refusing medical attention after an accident could make the victim look less credible (especially if a victim claims to be in pain, but refuses treatment)–and that's something that can kill a case!
Seek experienced legal counsel: After initial medical treatment to stabilize an injured victim has been taken care of, it's important for a victim or their family–in the event of TBI or other incapacitating injury, to contact a board certified civil trial lawyer. We cannot stress enough the importance of board certified here on the Blog! There is no substitute for a lawyer who has put in the time, effort, and gained the experience to become board certified in their area of the law.


Joe Schmidt's men were beaten 18-9 in last weekend's opening clash but, with Johnny Sexton back in the side as one of eight changes, Ireland controlled proceedings for long spells at AAMI Park.
The Wallabies outscored their visitors by three tries to two but it was the boot of Sexton that proved the difference as the hosts' discipline let them down - the Irish number 10 kicked 16 points to put Ireland out of reach.
Australia took an early lead when Kurtley Beale found a gap to touch down under the posts inside two minutes.
Timu's inclusion pushes David Pocock to blindside flanker, with captain Michael Hooper to start at openside.
The 32-year-old was hurt in a tour match against the Chiefs on June 20 and has been struggling with headache-related problems ever since.
Consequently, Payne – who earned 20 Ireland caps – will end his playing career and take up a role as defence coach with Ulster, the Pro14 side have confirmed.
"It's been a good ride but unfortunately every good thing has to come to an end," he told Ulster's official website.
"Playing rugby has taken me to places I never thought I'd see and allowed me to meet people I never thought I'd meet.
The Irish made light of sleet and biting wind and an England team desperate to avoid a third successive defeat as they deservedly led 21-5 at halftime with tries by Garry Ringrose, CJ Stander and the prolific Jacob Stockdale.
England, unbeaten at home in the Six Nations since 2012, managed tries by Elliot Daly in each half, but were unable to gain a foothold in the face of ferocious Irish defence.
Sikandar Raza struck an unbeaten 69 off 83 balls to bail Zimbabwe out of trouble after they hd slipped to 139-7 batting first - his half-century helping the Harare hosts to a competitive score of 211-9.
Ireland's win over Scotland at the weekend and England's loss to France, means the two teams swap position on the rankings table.
It's the first time Ireland have been number two since August 2015.
Ireland are now on 87.85 points - over six behind the world's number one team New Zealand, and 0.35 in front of England, who they face at Twickenham this weekend as they go in pursuit of only their third Grand Slam.
Australia are at four followed by South Africa, Scotland and Wales.
Ireland's earlier four-try, 28-8 win over Scotland had left England needing a bonus-point victory in Paris to keep their title hopes alive.
It is Ireland's third title in five years under Joe Schmidt but Johnny Sexton said celebrations were "muted".
They will win the Grand Slam if they beat England next Saturday.
"It's a strange feeling to win the championship with a game to go," said Irish fly-half Sexton.
Allister Coetzee's side came to Dublin having recovered from a 57-0 thrashing to New Zealand in Albany in September by pushing the world champions to within a point a month later but it was back to the drawing board at the Aviva Stadium.
"It's a tough day, it's not what any of us wanted. We've no excuses and we're going to have to rectify this, us and the management," South Africa captain Eben Etzebeth told a news conference.
On the game, Finn said the win was there for the taking.
"We didn't execute particularly well with all the field possession. We had our opportunities there to win the game.
"But we got exactly what we expected. It was tough, physical. We got exactly what we knew we were coming for. In terms of the game, we were disappointed not to get the result.


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