When you think of your business's sales strategy, you may be tempted to think of it as only relating to the actual transaction where a customer pays for the good or service you offer.
However, businesses today can't think of their relationship with their customers as a linear one. Instead, people have the opportunity to interact with your brand in a wide variety of ways: on your website, in-person, over the phone, via email, in Google search, or on social media. And they go through different phases, from just coming to know of your product to (hopefully, eventually) being a return customer who refers others to your business. The sum of all these interactions with your brand is what we call the customer journey.
Because this journey is not a straight road, your sales team can play a role in each phase of the journey. As you think about building an hourglass that addresses marketing needs for prospects and customers at each phase, you should also consider how your sales team fits into the hourglass model. Whether someone is hearing about your brand for the first time or is making their 50th purchase, your sales team has something to offer them.
We'll take a look at the stages a customer goes through on their journey of interacting with a brand, and how sales can play a role in each phase.
When someone is just encountering a brand for the first time, you have a tremendous opportunity but also a great responsibility. They know nothing about your business, so it's up to you to create a cohesive image that quickly, easily, and clearly communicates who you are, what you do, and why you do it better than anyone else in the game.
These early stages of brand discovery—the know and like phases of the hourglass—are often thought of as the territory of the marketing team. Creating advertising campaigns, compelling calls to action, and social media profiles fall under their purview, but sales has a role to play even this early on in the customer journey.
While outbound marketing techniques have become less popular in recent years, if it's done correctly, it can help you to create positive associations with your brand in the minds of prospects. The key here is in making sure that you have a sales team that's comfortable with having a conversation that touches on the important differentiators for your brand, but at the same time doesn't feel scripted. With the right sales team in place, it's possible to create positive personal connections with prospects immediately, and that really allows you to stand out from your competition that's relying solely on inbound techniques.
The trust and try areas of the hourglass are where there's the greatest crossover between your marketing and sales teams, and so they should be working in tandem to create that highly personalized approach. In order to be most effective, they need to have access to each other's information: sales needs to share their CRM data, while marketing should provide a window into their analytics.
Of course, the buying phase of the customer journey where the sales team plays the most obvious role. It's also a point that some business owners take for granted. Just because someone has become a customer does not mean they can now be forgotten.
As Joey Coleman and I discussed in a podcast episode, creating a standout customer experience is an important part of taking people from one-time customer to repeat client. The sales team needs to make sure that the first time someone buys from you, they have an optimized experience. That means automated updates on their purchase, an easy way to get in touch if there's an issue, and a proactive approach from you.
If your sales team is able to provide a stellar experience for a customer's first time buying from your company, they're a lot more likely to come back again. The trick here, of course, is that the stellar experience needs to be repeated on each subsequent interaction. Your sales team can never take a customer for granted, because if they do, that customer will eventually drift away to a competitor.
Part of the trick here is to establish crystal clear processes for your sales team's interactions with customers. Make sure you have a customer service platform in place to ensure that any issues are being addressed in a timely manner and that efforts are not being duplicated (which wastes your team's time and frustrates and confuses your customer). Consider a platform like ZenDesk, which allows you to track customer support requests across channels.
Customers will also be more likely to refer you if you remain top of mind. Your sales team should be using a customer data platform to track interactions with customers. If you haven't spoken to one in a while, have your sales team reach out. A personalized email or phone call might not only bring them back to make another purchase themselves, it will also position you to be the business they recommend later in the week when their friend happens to ask if they know a company that does exactly what you do.


Jude was the brother of James (James the less) and Simeon, and all three were the half-brothers of Jesus. They had at least one thing in common; they did not believe that Jesus was the Christ until they were older. Blood relatives can be blind to anointing. Proximity yields a normalcy that obscures the signs of kingdom greatness. They all became bright lights however. Their passion for Jesus was stunning. They defended the faith and were martyred. Jude was a missionary to far off lands, to peoples that were hostile toward the Gospel. He was martyred in Armenia.
His only letter was short but powerful. He wrote generally, to the church at large, about the deterioration of doctrine. He instructs his listeners to defend the faith, to contend for it vigorously at all costs, even unto death. He was clear in conveying that to defend doctrine is to defend Truth, who is a Person. When we err from any one important tenet of the faith, we lessen Jesus.
I am at a critical transition point in my ministry. I've been laying groundwork for something deeper and the season to do that is upon me. I'm realizing that so much of the church is weak in theology. And, if weak in theology, weak in trust of everything Jesus promises. We must know His history, understand the sweeping narrative of Scripture, and become intimately acquainted with the backbone of Israel's faith if we are to enjoy the steel foundation that endures challenging times. If doctrine is mushy, so is trust, so is hope, so is faith.
Satan is all about destroying faith and God is all about building it. It should be no surprise that Satan would be out to deceive and distort doctrine. He accomplishes this in several ways but most commonly, through false teachers. I hear Jude crying in the wilderness of rampant error. "Test every wind of doctrine for in doing so, you cleave to Jesus."
I will be studying and writing on this little, but important, book. Thank you for being along on the journey.
You long to take your daughters and sons deeper into You, into truth. I commit myself to the challenge. Lead me into all truth. Amen.


Why Rent Your Water Cooler?
When it comes to water coolers, the options are limitless. One other decision you have to make is whether you want to buy or rent your water cooler. Compare the benefits of renting a cooler versus buying one before you make the final choice.
Most people opt for outright purchase to save money in the long run. You might reason that making a one-time investment is better than paying rent for the water cooler year on year. Although this makes sense, it might not be the right decision after all. Why?
Very few people are without a water filter these days. Whether it's in the home or the office, more and more people are cottoning on to the benefits of drinking filtered water and having water filters added in their Brisbane homes and offices. If you are unsure about the benefits filtered water offer, keep reading to discover why drinking filtered water is good for you and why so many people are making the change.
Many people will remember the lyrics of the song "Cool, Clear Water," which became popular by singers such as Frankie Laine and Johnny Cash, not so long ago in the late 1900s. However, one important word is missing from that title: PURE. Safe and pure water is what everyone hopes to be drinking.
The practice of using water additives such as chlorine and fluoride is no longer considered safe by all. Chlorine was previously introduced to eradicate waterborne diseases and fluoride in tap water was to eradicate tooth decay, but they are now found to be harmful to our bodies and no longer necessary, particularly where chlorine is concerned. Researchers have found chlorine water to be cancer causing and have marked an increase in cases of cancer following the introduction of this toxic substance to our water.
One of the basic requirements that an employer must provide for the health and safety of their employees is a ready supply of fresh, clean, uncontaminated water. Sometimes in difficult economic circumstances when a business is looking at ways to cut costs, there may be a temptation to remove the office water coolers and substitute them with tap water, bottled and placed in the staff refrigerator. However, this method is not cost effective as it requires someone to be responsible for keeping up the regular supply and it introduces a health risk if the water is stored too long before consumption, or becomes contaminated during refills.
Modern management theory now recognises that one of the most valuable assets that a business has is its staff, and millions of dollars each year are spent by companies in training and development activities to build and sustain morale. Even the most successful business can be ruined if the staff members cannot work together as a team, and often, it is the little things that can cause friction and disharmony. Seemingly silly things like weeks of summer heat and no water coolers in the office is enough to start a conflict that drains energy and distracts everyone from the important tasks needed to be done to actually run the business.


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Stoneman ist der Familienname folgender Personen:

 Bertha Stoneman (1866–1943), US-amerikanische Botanikerin und Hochschullehrerin
 Dean Stoneman (* 1990), britischer Rennfahrer
 Ernest Stoneman (1893–1968), US-amerikanischer Countrymusiker
 George Stoneman (1822–1894), US-amerikanischer Gouverneur
 Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890–1912), US-amerikanische Umweltschützerin und Schriftstellerin
 Mark R. Stoneman, Autor
 Richard Stoneman (* 1951), britischer Altertumswissenschaftler
 Rod Stoneman, Produzent

Stoneman ist der Name von:

 Stoneman, Schweizer Metalband
 Stoneman by Roland Stauder, Name mehrerer Mountainbikerouten in den Alpen und in zwei europäischen Mittelgebirgen

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Presented are the wedding highlights of Christen and Austin's wedding at Parker Run Vineyards. Christen and her girls got ready for the day in the Brooder House at Parker Run, while Austin and his guy got ready down the road at the Country Inn and Suites in Galesburg, Illinois. Both their ceremony and reception were hosted at beautiful and spacious Parker Run. The ceremony was held outside, just beyond the Brooder House, while the reception as hosted in the Big Red Barn.


At 73, legendary commercials director Joe Pytka recently finished shooting his—76th? 77th? Even he's not sure—Super Bowl commercial, in this case for Pepsi, in his 44th Super Bowl (he's missed just one since it began in 1967.) And he shows little sign of slowing down.
He's been directing commercials longer, with more style, humanity, authenticity, emotion and creativity, than any other director on the planet. Over the years he's shot one award-winning, star-studded, product-pushing paean after another, for America's blue- and not so blue-chip giants, such as Nike, Hallmark, McDonald's, Budweiser, Infiniti, Apple, AT&T, Pepsi, Bartles & Jaymes, HBO, ESPN, Snickers, and so on, and so on.
He's also directed some startling and effective PSA's, such as the anti-drugs spot, "This is Your Brain on Drugs," and the "New York City Miracle" post 9/11 campaign, which featured Woody Allen, Robert DeNiro and Henry Kissinger, among others. Then there are his videos for rock's royalty, including, "Free as a Bird," for the Beatles; "Starting Over," for John Lennon; and Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" and "Dirty Diana." And if there have been some movie missteps along the way (anyone remember Let it Ride?), it just makes him seem, well, more human somehow.
A blue-collar Pittsburgh native who started out producing documentaries, the tales about his hot temper and temperament on set are legion. Yet an interview with him becomes a veritable Master Class on directing, as he turns reflective, erudite, entertaining, witty, and, yes, humble. Below, Pytka ponders his remaining challenges, emotes about the pro-bono spot that changed his life, describes his Obama commercial that never aired, and offers advice for improving the U.S. economy.
A typical working day in the life of Joe Pytka kicks off around 7 a.m. with a 15-minute warm-up game of basketball "to get the blood flowing" with his assistant director and assorted crew members. It wraps 16 or so hours later, when he collapses at home "like a vegetable," he says. After years in the business, he doesn't need an alarm clock—he has his own, an inner clock that tells him how much energy he needs. He also has an instinct for problem solving, and knowing how long it takes to do something.


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Events from the year 1876 in France.

Incumbents
President: Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta
President of the Council of Ministers:
 until 23 February: Louis Buffet
 23 February-12 December: Jules Armand Dufaure
 starting 12 December: Jules Simon

Events
 20 February – Legislative Election held.
 5 March – Legislative Election was held.

Births
 3 March – Georges Guillain, neurologist (died 1961)
 4 March – Léon-Paul Fargue, poet and essayist (died 1947)
 5 March – Édouard Belin, photographic inventor (died 1963)
 4 April – Maurice de Vlaminck, painter, printmaker and author (died 1958)
 22 April – Pierre Albert-Birot, author (died 1967)
 29 April – Paul Antoine Aristide Montel, mathematician (died 1975)
 27 May – René Guyon, jurist (died 1963)
 22 June – Madeleine Vionnet, fashion designer (died 1975)
 24 June – Henri Marchal, archaeologist (died 1970)
 12 July – Max Jacob, poet, painter, writer, and critic (died 1944)
 16 October – Gaston Thubé, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1974)
 19 November – Louis de Fleurac, athlete and Olympic medallist (died 1965)

Deaths

January to June
 26 January – Frédérick Lemaître, actor and playwright (born 1800)
 13 February – Gabriel Andral, pathologist (born 1797)
 18 February – Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart, botanist (born 1801)
 5 March – Marie d'Agoult, author, pen name Daniel Stern (born 1805)
 9 March – Louise Colet, poet (born 1810)
 24 May – Alphonse de Cailleux, painter and  arts administrator (born 1788)
 30 April – Antoine Jérôme Balard, chemist and discoverer of bromine (born 1802)
 30 April – Jean-Rémy Bessieux, founder of Roman Catholic mission in Gabon and first Bishop there (born 1803)
 12 May – Louis-Auguste Bisson, photographer (born 1814)
 6 June – Auguste Casimir-Perier, diplomat (born 1811)

July to December
 27 August – Eugène Fromentin, painter and writer (born 1820)
 29 August – Félicien-César David, composer (born 1810)
 August – Etienne-Paulin Gagne, poet, essayist, lawyer, politician, inventor, and eccentric (born 1808)
 10 October – Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville, geologist and meteorologist (born 1814)
 10 October – Hyacinthe de Valroger, Roman Catholic priest and Oratorian (born 1814)

References

1870s in France


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Written by Barak Kaufman
Yes! Intello is GDPR compliant and adheres to the Principles of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection and use of Personal Data transferred from the EU.
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package se.trixon.toolbox.idiot.task;

import it.sauronsoftware.cron4j.Scheduler;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import java.util.prefs.Preferences;
import javax.swing.DefaultListModel;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
import org.json.simple.JSONArray;
import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
import org.json.simple.JSONValue;
import org.openide.awt.Notification;
import org.openide.awt.NotificationDisplayer;
import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
import org.openide.util.NbPreferences;
import org.openide.windows.IOProvider;
import org.openide.windows.InputOutput;
import org.openide.windows.OutputWriter;
import se.trixon.almond.util.Dict;
import se.trixon.toolbox.idiot.Options;
import se.trixon.toolbox.core.JsonHelper;
import se.trixon.toolbox.idiot.IdiotTopComponent;

/**
 *
 * @author Patrik Karlsson
 */
public enum TaskManager {

    INSTANCE;
    private static final String KEY_ACTIVE = "active";
    private static final String KEY_CRON = "cron";
    private static final String KEY_DESCRIPTION = "description";
    private static final String KEY_DESTINATION = "destination";
    private static final String KEY_ID = "id";
    private static final String KEY_NAME = "name";
    private static final String KEY_TASKS = "tasks";
    private static final String KEY_URL = "url";
    private static final String KEY_VERSION = "version";
    private static final int sVersion = 1;
    private final ResourceBundle mBundle;
    private final InputOutput mInputOutput;

    private final DefaultListModel mModel = new DefaultListModel<>();
    private final Preferences mPreferences;
    private Scheduler mScheduler = new Scheduler();

    private int mVersion;

    private TaskManager() {
        mBundle = NbBundle.getBundle(IdiotTopComponent.class);
        mPreferences = NbPreferences.forModule(this.getClass());
        mInputOutput = IOProvider.getDefault().getIO(mBundle.getString("Tool-Name"), false);
        mInputOutput.select();
    }

    public boolean exists(Task task) {
        boolean exists = false;

        for (int i = 0; i < mModel.getSize(); i++) {
            Task existingTask = (Task) mModel.elementAt(i);
            if (task.getId() == existingTask.getId()) {
                exists = true;
                break;
            }
        }

        return exists;
    }

    public DefaultListModel getModel() {
        return mModel;
    }

    public Task getTaskById(long id) {
        Task foundTask = null;

        for (int i = 0; i < mModel.getSize(); i++) {
            Task task = (Task) mModel.elementAt(i);
            if (task.getId() == id) {
                foundTask = task;
                break;
            }
        }

        return foundTask;
    }

    public int getVersion() {
        return mVersion;
    }

    public boolean hasActiveTasks() {
        Task[] tasks = Arrays.copyOf(mModel.toArray(), mModel.toArray().length, Task[].class);

        for (Task task : tasks) {
            if (task.isActive()) {
                return true;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

    public void load() throws IOException {
        if (Options.INSTANCE.getConfigFile().exists()) {
            JSONObject jsonObject = (JSONObject) JSONValue.parse(FileUtils.readFileToString(Options.INSTANCE.getConfigFile()));
            mVersion = JsonHelper.getInt(jsonObject, KEY_VERSION);
            JSONArray tasksArray = (JSONArray) jsonObject.get(KEY_TASKS);

            jsonArrayToModel(tasksArray);
        }
    }

    public synchronized void log(String string) {
        String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH.mm.ss").format(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()));

        try (OutputWriter writer = mInputOutput.getOut()) {
            writer.append(String.format("%s %s\n", timeStamp, string));
        }
    }

    public void save() throws IOException {
        JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject();
        jsonObject.put(KEY_TASKS, modelToJsonArray());
        jsonObject.put(KEY_VERSION, sVersion);

        String jsonString = jsonObject.toJSONString();
        FileUtils.writeStringToFile(Options.INSTANCE.getConfigFile(), jsonString);

        //Backup to preferences.
        String tag = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
        mPreferences.put(tag, jsonString);
        if (Options.INSTANCE.isActive()) {
            restart();
        }
    }

    public void sortModel() {
        Object[] objects = mModel.toArray();
        Arrays.sort(objects);
        mModel.clear();

        for (Object object : objects) {
            mModel.addElement(object);
        }
    }

    public void start() {
        Options.INSTANCE.setActive(true);
        restart();
        notifyStatus();
    }

    public void stop() {
        Options.INSTANCE.setActive(false);
        mScheduler.stop();
        notifyStatus();
    }

    private void jsonArrayToModel(JSONArray array) {
        for (Object arrayItem : array) {
            JSONObject object = (JSONObject) arrayItem;

            Task task = new Task();
            task.setId(JsonHelper.getLong(object, KEY_ID));
            task.setName((String) object.get(KEY_NAME));
            task.setDescription((String) object.get(KEY_DESCRIPTION));
            task.setUrl((String) object.get(KEY_URL));
            task.setDestination((String) object.get(KEY_DESTINATION));
            task.setCron((String) object.get(KEY_CRON));
            task.setActive((boolean) object.get(KEY_ACTIVE));

            mModel.addElement(task);
        }

        sortModel();
    }

    private JSONArray modelToJsonArray() {
        JSONArray array = new JSONArray();

        for (int i = 0; i < mModel.getSize(); i++) {
            Task task = (Task) mModel.elementAt(i);
            JSONObject object = new JSONObject();

            object.put(KEY_ID, task.getId());
            object.put(KEY_NAME, task.getName());
            object.put(KEY_DESCRIPTION, task.getDescription());
            object.put(KEY_URL, task.getUrl());
            object.put(KEY_DESTINATION, task.getDestination());
            object.put(KEY_CRON, task.getCron());
            object.put(KEY_ACTIVE, task.isActive());

            array.add(object);
        }

        return array;
    }

    private void notifyStatus() {
        String status = Options.INSTANCE.isActive() ? Dict.STARTED.getString() : Dict.STOPPED.getString();
        String message = String.format("%s: %s", Dict.DOWNLOAD_SCHEDULED.getString(), status);
        Notification notification = NotificationDisplayer.getDefault().notify(
                mBundle.getString("Tool-Name"),
                new ImageIcon(),
                message,
                null);

        log(message);
    }

    private void restart() {
        if (mScheduler.isStarted()) {
            mScheduler.stop();
        }

        mScheduler = new Scheduler();
        Task[] tasks = Arrays.copyOf(mModel.toArray(), mModel.toArray().length, Task[].class);

        for (Task task : tasks) {
            if (task.isActive()) {
                mScheduler.schedule(task.getCron(), task);
            }
        }

        mScheduler.start();
    }
}

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The item High and Low. Tengoku to jigoku, Janus Films ; Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha, Kurosawa Purodakushon sakuhin ; seisaku, Tanaka Tomoyuki, Kikushima Ryūzō ; kyakuhon Oguni Hideo, Kikushima Ryūzō, Kusaka Eijirō, Kurosawa Akira ; satsuei, Nakai Asakazu, Saitō Takao ; kantaku, Kurosawa Akira represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Brigham Young University.
A complex crime thriller in which the son of a chauffer is kidnapped, mistaken as the son of the chauffer's employer, a wealthy shoe manufacturer. A moral dilemma. Should the wealthy man pay the ransom anyway and risk losing his financial position?


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Apple-People
Die besten Zitate von Steve Jobs
Christoph Dernbach Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs (1955-2011) Keine Kommentare
Steve Jobs hat nicht nur Apple geformt, sondern auch maßgebliche Innovationen in der Musik- und Filmindustrie vorangetrieben. Am 5. Oktober 2011 ist er nach langer, schwerer Krankheit gestorben. In Erinnerung an Steve Jobs die markantesten Zitate des genialen und charismatischen Unternehmensführers.
It's better to be a pirate than join the navy.
— Steve Jobs trieb die Macintosh-Entwickler Anfang der 80er Jahre mit allen Mitteln an.
"There have only been two milestone products in our industry – the Apple 2 in 1977 and the IBM PC in 1981. Today…one year after LISA we are introducing the third industry milestone product…Macintosh. Many of us have been working on Macintosh for over two years now and it has turned out insanely great. You've just seen some pictures of Macintosh now I'd like to show you Macintosh in person."
— Steve Jobs zum Launch des Apple Macintosh am 24. Januar 1984.
"Ultimately it comes down to taste. It comes down to trying to expose yourself to the best things that humans have done and then try to bring those things in to what you're doing. I mean Picasso had a saying he said good artists copy great artists steal. And we have always been shameless about stealing great ideas ehm and I think part of what made the Macintosh great was that the people working on it were musicians and poets and artists and zoologists and historians who also happened to be the best computer scientists in the world."
— Steve Jobs im Interview mit Robert X. Cringley
Steve Jobs im Playboy-Interview
PLAYBOY: We survived 1984, and computers did not take over the world, though some people might find that hard to believe. If there's any one individual who can be either blamed or praised for the proliferation of computers, you, the 29-year-old father of the computer revolution, are the prime contender. It has also made you wealthy beyond dreams—your stock was worth almost a half billion dollars at one point, wasn't it?
JOBS: I actually lost $250,000,000 in one year when the stock went down. [Laughs]
PLAYBOY: You can laugh about it?
JOBS: I'm not going to let it ruin my life. Isn't it kind of funny? You know, my main reaction to this money thing is that it's humorous, all the attention to it, because it's hardly the most insightful or valuable thing that's happened to me in the past ten years. But it makes me feel old, sometimes, when I speak at a campus and I find that what students are most in awe of is the fact that I'm a millionaire.
— Steve Jobs im berühmten Playboy-Interview (Februar 1985) über die Bedeutung von Geld in seinem Leben.
"The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste, they have absolutely no taste, and what that means is – I don't mean that in a small way I mean that in a big way. In the sense that they they don't think of original ideas and they don't bring much culture into their product ehm and you say why is that important – well you know proportionally spaced fonts come from type setting and beautiful books, that's where one gets the idea – if it weren't for the Mac they would never have that in their products and ehm so I guess I am saddened, not by Microsoft's success – I have no problem with their success, they've earned their success for the most part. I have a problem with the fact that they just make really third rate products."
— Für diese Äußerung über Microsoft hat sich Steve Jobs später bei Bill Gates entschuldigt.
"Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?"
— Mit diesem Spruch überzeugte Steve Jobs 1982 den damaligen Pespi-Marketing-Chef John Sculley, die Aufgabe als Apple-CEO zu übernehmen (Quelle: Odyssey. Pepsi to Apple, by John Sculley and John Byrne)
"What a computer is to me is it's the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with, and it's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds."
"John Sculley ruined Apple and he ruined it by bringing a set of values to the top of Apple which were corrupt and corrupted some of the top people who were there, drove out some of the ones who were not corruptible, and brought in more corrupt ones and paid themselves collectively tens of millions of dollars and cared more about their own glory and wealth than they did about what built Apple in the first place—which was making great computers for people to use."
— 1985 hatte John Sculley Steve Jobs feuern lassen. Zehn Jahre später rechnete Jobs mit ihm öffentlich ab. (Quelle: Computerworld Smithsonian Awards Program oral history, 20. April 1995)
"The G4 Cube is simply the coolest computer ever. An entirely new class of computer, it marries the Pentium-crushing performance of the Power Mac G4 with the miniaturization, silent operation and elegant desktop design of the iMac. It is an amazing engineering and design feat, and we're thrilled to finally unveil it to our customers."
— Steve Jobs bei der Vorstellung des Design-Computers Power Mac G4 Cube auf der Macworld Expo am 19. Juli 2000. Knapp ein jahr später wurde die Produktion des Cubes eingestellt, da sich zu wenige Kunden fanden, die 1799 Dollar für den Würfel-Rechner bezahlen wollten. Heute ist der Cube Kult (und ich bin froh, dass ich mir im Sommer 2001 noch eines der letzten Expemplare gekauft habe).
"Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's or Mercedes's or Porsche's in the automotive market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?"
— Steve Jobs zum 20. Geburtstag des Macs in einem Interview mit MacWorld
"Pretty much, us and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation."
— Steve Jobs auf der MacWorld Expo am 7. Januar 2002.
"If you legally acquire music, you need to have the right to manage it on all other devices that you own."
— Steve Jobs im März 2002 in einem Interview mit MacWorld
"You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. "
— Steve Jobs vor Absolventen der Stanford University am 12. Juni 2005.
Ich glaube, dass die besten und innovativsten Tage noch vor Apple liegen. Und ich freue mich darauf, den Erfolg von Apple in einer neuen Rolle zu sehen und dazu beizutragen. Ich habe bei Apple einige der besten Freunde in meinem Leben gefunden und ich danke Euch allen für die vielen Jahre, die ich neben Euch arbeiten konnte.
— Übersetzung aus dem Abschiedsschreibens von Steve Jobs (August 2011)
Steve Jobs (8): Der Neustart von Apple
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Mumbai, Sep 11: The benchmark index of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Tuesday improved by 95 points at 38,017.49 in opening trade on fresh buying in Materials, Finance, IT, Utilities and Auto stocks.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) too rose by 33 points to 11,476.85. Slumping by 467 points yesterday, the Sensex opened in green on Tuesday. The sectoral indices that pushed the market were Materials, Finance, IT, Utilities and Auto stocks.
The Sensex registered intraday high and low at 38,043.27 and 37,838.30 respectively. The Nifty recorded intra day high and low at 11,479.40 and 11,415.95 respectively.
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Classically trained pianist Holly Bowling reimagines Phish on solo piano.To say that pianist Holly Bowling is a big fan of Phish is a bit of an understatement.Bowling, a classically trained pianist who began playing at the age of five, has attended over 300 Phish shows. Her passion for the music of the Vermont based masters of jam has spilled over into her latest musical project, a collection of fifteen classic Phish tunes reinterpreted for piano entitled Distillation of a Dream: The Music of Phish Reimagined for Solo Piano.Phish fans will revel in the solo piano treatment given to tunes like "Harry Hood," "Waste," and "Fly Famous Mockingbird." Even more impressive, though, was the attention Bowling gave to the transcription of three live cuts, "Twist," "The Wedge," and a 37 minute "Tweezer" from the Lake Tahoe show in July of 2013.Yes, you read that right. Every note of a 37 minute "Tweezer," painstakingly transcribed and played on solo piano. Never before has obsession so easily slipped into a maniacal beauty.I recently caught up with Holly Bowling to chat about that epic "Tweezer" and how I might get my wife to dig Phish a bit more.BRO – You've been to 300+ Phish shows. Favorite show of all time?HB – My favorite show is always the next one I'm going to! But I think my favorite show I've seen has to be 7/31/13, just for the Tahoe "Tweezer" alone. There are shows that are more complete, but the Tahoe "Tweezer" is the highest musical peak I've seen Phish attain, and that carries the show for me.BRO – I can't get my wife to listen to 37 seconds of a Phish tune. You transcribed a 37 minute "Tweezer" for piano. Is there still time to help my wife "get" Phish on that level?HB – There's definitely hope! I've heard from several people that Distillation of A Dream is a good way to get people into Phish who don't "get it" yet. It's sort of a hidden agenda with this record. You throw on this solo piano album around your family, your girlfriend, your coworker, whoever . . . and maybe they're into it without realizing what they're listening to. They ask you what it is and you tell them, "Ha! You're listening to music by Phish right now and you like it!" Try it out on your wife and let me know how it goes.BRO – As a classically trained pianist, you are well familiar with the composers most of us know – Bach, Beethoven, Mozart. How do the guys in Phish stack up in comparison?HB – Oh, man. I can't stack composers up against each other like that. But I will say this – as different as they are, I've had moments where Phish's songwriting has taken me to the same inward place as listening to Bach's "Goldberg Variations," and I've felt the same blissful rush of energy and loss of self while playing Beethoven's "Waldstein Sonata" that I am always chasing at Phish shows. So they're both able to achieve IT, and that's what matters, as far as I'm concerned.BRO – Put together your favorite setlist for me.HB – For me, a perfect set is less about song selection and more about where the songs go once they break away from the composed structure, but my favorite songs in a live setting are "Tweezer," "Ghost," "Piper," "Sand," and"Twist," especially the way they have been playing it this summer!! That would be a really solid five song second set right there. If I really get to design a completely unrealistic dream setlist, though, it would start with "Soundcheck Jam" and end with a "40 Minute Anything." Maybe I'll throw in a triple encore with with two songs I'm still chasing – "All Things Reconsidered" and "Izabella" – and top it off with "Sanity."BRO – Page turns up sick and the band calls you to fill in. How quickly are you on the plane?HB – That would be the happiest day of my life. I'd be out the door so fast, I might even forget to put pants on.Holly Bowling will be in Colorado and California over the next couple weeks before returning to the East Coast for shows in New York and Vermont at the end of the month. For more on when and where you can catch Holly live, please check out her website.Make sure you check out Holly's rendition of "The Squirming Coil" featured on this month's Trail Mix, and if you are interested in ordering a copy of Distillation Of A Dream, point your browser here.
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From Russia with love - blooming lovely orchards to tell story of fruit heritage
Damson blossom at Brockhampton National Trust / John Miller
Published : 10 Apr 2019 Last update : 16 Apr 2019
A Victorian orchard is being brought back to life to tell the story of how apple trees were brought to England from Kazakhstan and Russia thousands of years ago.
Thanks to an award of £140,000 from Postcode Earth Trust, raised by players of People's Postcode Lottery, and funds from Arts Council England, two new orchards will be created on the original 21 acre site at Brockhampton, cared for by the National Trust, in Herefordshire.
The 'reimagined orchard', currently used for grazing, will tell the story of how various fruit trees like apple, pear and damson ended up in the UK, and has been developed by a collaboration between Artists Walter Jack Studio and chartered landscape architects Rathbone Partnership.
Ellie Jones, project manager at the National Trust said: "The planting design has taken inspiration from the humble, yet very important apple. It will look almost like the five seed chambers that you can see when you cut through an apple horizontally.
"The orchard will be planted with circular 'orchard rooms' containing unusual and rare varieties specially chosen to tell the story of the history of the eating apple; from its origins in Kazakhstan to its cultural significance as 'the people's apple' of Russia, as well as sharing the story of the well-known and traditional Herefordshire cider apples.
"We're also celebrating our damson heritage – we have the largest number of Shropshire Prune trees in Herefordshire which is one of the oldest varieties of damson, and one of the circles will be solely planted with Brockhampton damsons."
Artist Walter Jack said: "Getting a good fruit tree is about being lucky, spotting you've been lucky and very skilfully seizing your luck. That's how we've got the delicious apples, damsons and other fruits we eat today. These circular orchards, are about telling this story of fruit at Brockhampton and where it began a few miles away and a few thousand miles away. This is about the geographical connections that are the extraordinary story of fruit."
The paths and orchard rooms in two of the three fields will be developed and planted this year, with the remainder planted in 2020. This work will be done with the help of community groups and supported by ignite cic, a Herefordshire based not-for-profit community interest company, focusing on bringing communities together and empowering people to be creative & healthy.
Ellie continued: "Nowadays it is so important for us all to ensure we are taking care of our health and well-being and we hope that this project will enable more people to feel included in our work and able to spend more time in the outdoors and closer to nature"
The second orchard on a neighbouring tenant's farmland will be planted as part of their ambition to diversify and to create more nature friendly habitats, where a large number of traditional varieties damson trees will be planted along with new meadow grass which will include native wildflowers to encourage a diversity of pollinators such as bees and butterflies.
As well as creating new homes for wildlife, the new orchards will be designed and restored to improve drainage and culverts, which will allow water to flow more efficiently between fields.
Will Humpington, Climate Change and Environmental Programmes Advisor at People's Postcode Lottery added: "This project is not only a great way of telling the story of how the humble apple made its way to the UK, it also, very importantly creating new habitats and improving and increasing the diversity of wildlife at this historic estate."
More information and updates about this project can be found by visiting www.nationaltrust.org.uk/brockhampton or by following @NTBrockhampton on social media.
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Q: Fair Coin, How to calculate Expected Value? I was reading: https://math.stackexchange.com/a/1839505/1015824
But still I can't understand how to calculate any of the following: $(3|), (3|H)...$
I know that $E(x)=E(E(X|Y))$ but I don't know how to calculate the above expected value...

A: The expected number of tosses to obtain three consecutive heads given that the first toss is a tail equals one plus the expected number of tosses to obtain three consecutive heads (starting from that point). $$\mathsf E(3H\mid T) = 1+\mathsf E(3H)$$
This is the $(1+x)$ factor in the original solution.   The factor of $\tfrac 12$ is the probability for the first toss showing a tail.
So are the other terms evaluated.

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Last month, an entirely re-imagined Newport Marriott revealed its $35 million renovation. Located in the heart of this culture-rich, seaside destination, the transformation included all 320 rooms and suites, common areas and function spaces.
FOR MEETING DELEGATES: The largest hotel in the city, the Newport Marriott provides over 24,400 square feet of flexible meeting space including 16 meeting rooms plus the 7,600 square-foot Grand Ballroom. Tech support includes wired and wireless high-speed Internet access, a full complement of audio-visual equipment, a private video conferencing unit, and the Marriott Hotels Red Coat Direct meeting services app. In addition, theres a brand in M Club lounge onsite, complimentary for Gold and Platinum Marriott Rewards members or available for guest upgrade.
FOR ALL TRAVELERS: As guests enter the hotel, a chandelier sparkles like sunlight on water. The new Marriott Greatroom lobby is a lively and inviting place for guests to work, socialize and relax in a setting that feels decidedly coastal - a concentric rope garden creates an intimate seating area while water features lend sound and light to the airy atrium. In the guestrooms, a seaside color palette of cloud whites, soft sands and ocean blues is a relaxing welcome that leads to the striking focal point - a remarkable backlit sail that stretches the entire length of the boat decking-inspired headboard wall. Furnishings are precisely crafted, with the best metals and leather finishes, evoking the environs of a fine yacht. Completely connected yet discreetly wired, the rooms have all the technology must-haves from bedside outlets and USB ports to Wi-Fi and 55 wall-mounted HDTVs.
GATHERING & DINING: A new restaurant, Mainsail, and two bars provide a perfect perch for enjoying the Newport scene. The 98-seat restaurant serves a dock-to-table local seafood menu and gives guests a front row harbor view in floor-to-ceiling windows. Creative yet familiar small plates are available at two bars: a 58-seat restaurant bar, The Skiff, with spectacular water views that extends to a 57-seat new outdoor bar terrace (which will open in late May) overlooking the yachts and sailboats in Newport Harbor. A second bar in the lobby, The Plank, will include a sculptural reference to those prohibition-era Rhode Islanders who went to extreme lengths to enjoy their libations.
R&R: The 4,500-square-foot Spa at Newport Marriott, which opened in 2009, is the largest in Newport. It offers eight treatment rooms, a private relaxation lounge, as well as a hair and nail salon. Also available is a 10,000 square foot health club, with indoor saline swimming pool, sauna, whirlpool, racquetball courts, state-of-the-art fitness room and seasonal roof deck.


On Monday August 29, the Salesian primary school in Veyrier commenced the school year as the students excitedly rushed through the hallways exploring their newly constructed classrooms. The school boasts a contemporary-natural design with windows open for a view of the Salève mountain and the surrounding community. The first stone for the site was placed in April 2010 and the construction continued tirelessly to finish the school, just in time for the first day of school.Parents present for the inauguration also surveyed amenities the new building offers and listened to inaugural speeches of the School Director Sr Josephine Puggioni and the Pedagogic Director Ms. Catherine De Noyelle.
After the introduction to the school the proud students were released to their classes with the big wish from teachers and parents to spend an intense and productive school year in the new school. Sr Josephine welcomed all, commented on the environment of the new school and stressed how everyone should contribute to the familial atmosphere. ''We will all be brothers and sisters; nobody will feel isolated in this family,'' emphasized Sr Josephine. Ms De Noyelle explained the importance of students to respect others while always being prudent with one's actions around the new school.


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Backup of the future
Watching last night's Jays game, I was a little surprised to see both Jose Molina and J.P. Arencibia in the starting lineup. "What happens if Molina goes down?" I thought to myself. "Is John Farrell really OK with giving up the DH spot that easily?"
"Wait… isn't Brian Jeroloman on the bench? He can't be, can he? I mean, he'd have to have played by now, and I'm sure I'd have heard about that."
The head cold I've been dealing with was enough to keep me on the couch and keep me from looking it up, but waiting over night saved me from doing any research. John Lott answered my questions for me.
Yes, Brian Jeroloman was on the bench. He has been since Aug. 23. And no, he hasn't seen any game action yet.
Normally, when a young player gets a call to the majors and spends a lot of time on the bench, there's a call for him to get some playing time to "see what we've got in him." Jeroloman is different though.
Alex Anthopoulos said at the time of his call-up that Jeroloman wouldn't play. Farrell has said that Molina and Arencibia have earned the little playing time that remains. The coach and GM have stuck to their word — so much so that it's sometimes hard to remember that Jeroloman is in fact in the major leagues right now.
So, if he's not playing, why are the Jays paying Jeroloman a major-league salary to sit on the bench? The guy is almost definitely not Toronto's catcher of the future, after all.
But that may be the exact reason he's with the big club right now.
With Arencibia holding his own to the point that there's some minor rookie-of-the-year movement behind him and with the steam train that is Travis D'arnaud making his way through Toronto's farm system, it would seem that the best possible outcome for Jeroloman — in a Jays uniform, anyway — is the role of backup catcher.
What better way to prepare for that role than riding the pine? Well, playing would obviously be better. But if the options are going home or travelling with and learning the art of calling a game from Molina, a guy who's pretty good at catching, then travelling, learning and enjoy the post-game spread is probably the way to go.
And with Molina's expiring contract and Type-B status, there's a chance Jeroloman may even be the backup catcher as soon as next season.
So, as the Jays get ready for their final game of the season this afternoon, it'd be nice if Jeroloman got a little playing time to, you know, see what we've got in him.
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The Age of Aaron Cibia
As the Chicago White Sox roll into town for tonight's series opener against the Blue Jays, it would be easy to look at it as just another late-May game. But there's more to it than that. Take a look at the lineup:
#Bluejays line-up vs. #whitesox: Escobar6, Patterson7, Bautista9, Rivera3, Arencibia2, Hill4, Thames0, Davis8, McDonald5 – Morrow v Humber
— Mike Wilner (@Wilnerness590) May 26, 2011
On first glance, it may not look particularly interesting, but take another look and you might catch it. Brandon Morrow is starting and Jose Molina is NOT catching.
For years now, J.P. Arencibia has been Toronto's Catcher of the Future. He's played well so far this year — both behind the plate and at it (128 OPS+ !!!1) — and now he's broken Molina's hold on being Morrow's personal catcher.
This is really the last step in removing the Catcher of the Future title; I think we can officially say that Arencibia is the Catcher of the Now.
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Jose Reyes injury. The worst.
OK, Blue Jays. Let's play ball
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Dr Reddy's hit by cyberattack days after India approves trial of Russia's Covid vaccine
Dr Reddy's said it had shut down plants and isolated data centres after cyber attack, but expects all services to be back up in 24 hours.
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The Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd campus in Hyderabad | Representational image | Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg
New Delhi: Hyderabad-based pharma company Dr Reddy's Laboratories has closed down all its plants around the world following a cyber attack on its data servers.
The attack occurred days after the drug maker was given approval in India to conduct phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of the Russian Covid vaccine Sputnik V.
Dr Reddy's operates plants in several countries, including India, Russia, the UK, US and Brazil.
According to a Business Today report, Dr Reddy's Lab had filed a statement with the stock exchanges saying it had "isolated" all its data centres after the cyber attack.
"In the wake of a detected cyber-attack, we have isolated all data centre services to take required preventive actions," it said.
Chief Information Officer Mukesh Rathi said they expected to restart all services in 24 hours. "We are anticipating all services to be up within 24 hours and we do not foresee any major impact on our operations due to this incident."
Dr Reddy's Laboratories' stock went down around 2.96 per cent or Rs 149.20 to be valued at Rs 4,897.55. The price was Rs 5,046.75 when the session closed on the National Stock Exchange Wednesday, according to the report.
Also read: Scientists flag gaps in Lancet study that claimed success of Russian Covid vaccine Sputnik V
Second attack on pharma company working on Covid vaccine
It also noted that this was the second cyberattack targeting a pharma company working with a Covid vaccine in the last two months. In September, Chinese hackers stole data from Spanish labs that had been working on a vaccine. Earlier in July, two Chinese individuals were charged by the US government with "stealing a huge amount of crucial data at the behest of the Chinese government".
The stolen data had allegedly contained "crucial information" about "Covid-19 vaccine trials and the development process", according to the report.
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Moscow's sovereign wealth fund, tied up with the Indian drug maker last month to supply 100 million doses of Sputnik V — the vaccine which has been found to produce an immune response with no serious adverse effects — in India after receiving the necessary regulatory clearances.
The company was given approval to run a trial with 100 Indians first, using volunteers spread out across the country, before conducting a larger trial.
Dr Reddy's had to reapply for permission from the Drugs Controller General of India after its initial application was rejected. The drug regulator gave its approval based on the recommendations of the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on Covid-19 vaccines and drugs.
The trial is expected to be a "multi-centre, observer-blind, randomised and controlled study".
Also read: Is China spying on India? What the latest expose on big data mining has revealed & 5G warfare
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the period until the opening of the Bank of Tanzania in June 1966.
Monetary arrangements in Tanzania prior to l919 were different on the Mainland from those for Zanzibar, since the former was under German rule, while the latter had its own government. The currency on the Mainland was the German Rupee, made of silver, while the subsidiary coin was the Heller, which was 1/100 of the Rupee. In Zanzibar, the Indian Silver Rupee and its subsidiary coins were in circulation. In addition, shells and cattle used to serve as a store of value, and, to a certain extent, even as a medium of exchange. Commercial banking was introduced in the country in 1905, when the Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank opened its office in Dar es Salaam. This bank had a concession from the German Government to issue its own notes and coins, which helped the bank to meet the demand for coins in exchange for its notes. A temporary mint was set up in Tabora. In 1911, another German bank, namely the Handelsbank fuer Ostafrika, opened a branch in Tanga. There also was an official savings bank.
by auctioning off the assets of the German banks and permitting British banks to open their offices.
The regulations defining the Constitution, Duties, and Powers of the EACB stated that it had been constituted to provide for, and to control the supply of, currency in the East African Protectorate, the Uganda Protectorate, and any other dependencies in East Africa, which might be added by the Secretary of State, to ensure that the currency was maintained in satisfactory condition, and generally to watch over the interest of the dependencies as far as currency was concerned. Originally, the EACB operated in Tanzania Mainland, Kenya, and Uganda. Zanzibar adopted its currency in 1936. Other occupied countries joined the Board later, but withdrew from it again after some time. The Board itself stopped functioning in 1966, when Central Banks came into existence in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda.
The Board was authorized to issue its own currency notes and mint coins according to the designs approved by the Secretary of State for circulation in its area of operations. The rate of exchange between the Board's currency and the pound sterling was fixed by the Secretary of State. Board currency was essentially issued in exchange for pound sterling, indicating that the EACB's currency was backed predominantly by pound sterling.
Following the decision to dissolve the EACB and to establish separate Central Banks in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda, the Bank of Tanzania Act, 1965, was passed by the National Assembly in December 1965, and the Bank was opened by the first President of Tanzania Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere on June 14, 1966.
The Act empowered the Bank of Tanzania to perform all the traditional central banking functions. However, within eight months of the inauguration of the Bank, in February 1967, the Arusha Declaration was proclaimed, and, with it, the Bank had to reorient its policies. Most of the traditional instruments of indirect monetary policy stipulated in the Act became inoperative, as there was no longer an environment of the type which exists in a competitive system, where indirect instruments are effective. The Annual Finance and Credit Plan (AFCP), supported by a system of administered interest rates, was devised as the main instrument of monetary policy from 1971/72. Similarly, the Foreign Exchange Plan (FEP) was devised to control the use of foreign exchange in accordance with national priorities. The plans were formulated in the Ministry of Development Planning, in consultation with the Bank. However, the Bank and the banking system were responsible for their implementation. A system of direct controls was used for this purpose, as stipulated in the Exchange Control Ordinance and the Import Control Ordinance.
the Capital and Interest Subsidy Fund.
These funds were formed to provide refinance and to offer guarantee facilities to banks and other financial institutions against their loans and advances to specified sectors of the economy.
The responsibility of financial planning was shifted from the Ministry responsible for Planning to the Bank, with the effect that the Bank became responsible for the preparation and implementation of the AFCP and the FEP. It empowered the Bank to inspect and/or supervise banks and other financial institutions, which had not been the case previously.


"The Sherlock Holmes School of Self-Defence" is a slim volume collecting the work of E.W.Barton- Wright and presenting it as originally expounded over 100 years ago.
The book carries the subtitle, 'The Manly art of Bartitsu' and it contains 8 chapters covering a wide range of techniques using both open hand and improvised weapons.
This book is a collective repackage of articles that individually would be very difficult to find and purchase but since it was only printed a few years ago it'll be easy enough to locate a copy at one of the larger online retailers.
This small hardback is slightly under A5 size and 13mm thick. A picture of two men in Victorian era clothing, fighting with walking canes adorns the front cover and gives light to the contents within.
The book starts with a contents page and a quote from the Sherlock Holmes book "The Empty House" where Holmes tells how he was able to slip Moriarty's grip as they wrestled above a waterfall, using the skills of 'Baritsu'. As we now know, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle spelt Bartitsu incorrectly in his books and during the short introduction to this volume, this fact is covered.
The introduction also has a short history of E.W Barton-Wright, where and when he was born, how he happened to travel to Japan and 'became fascinated by Jiu-jitsu'. He spent time there training and on his return in 1898, developed his own self defence system. He published some articles in a magazine and opened the first Bartitsu club in 1900. The introduction is short (less than 2 pages, but crams a lot of concise writing and information into it, nicely setting the tone for the rest of the book.
We then turn to two pages titled 'Defence for the Gentleman' where a slightly wider historical context is given to martial arts and particularly jiu-jitsu during the last years of Queen Victoria's reign. Here we find out that Barton-Wright's club closed after a couple of years due to finance issues and falling out with his chief Jiu-Jitsuka -that old, stubborn martial arts' ego and politics are nothing new!
Following this we enter the eight chapters that were originally published so many years ago. Some of the techniques are very sound and are delivered in a way that many would recognize from modern day lessons, others are perhaps less useful, as it is rare to see anyone walking with a cane for fashion these days. As stated previously, some of the techniques are open hand such as grappling or locking joints, whereas others use improvised weapons such as my personal favourite, the bicycle.
There are some strongman parlour tricks included which are a bit of a novelty and as the wording is reprinted exactly, some of the language may cause a smile. I think this is the first martial art book I have read which uses the word "Ruffian" to describe an attacker or assailant!
Once you've covered the eight chapters and learnt how to use an umbrella as a weapon, the book abruptly closes with a picture of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of the Sherlock Holmes books.
This book is aimed at fans of Sherlock Holmes, and with the television series "Sherlock" having proved very popular around the globe, I believe this book was printed to further the resurgent interest in the fictional detective.
However, the book is also worth looking at as a martial artist. There is a nice element of history, the evolution of improvised weapons, including techniques using an umbrella and a bicycle which would stand up today, along with the presentation of traditional locking and throwing techniques.
You certainly aren't going to read this book and be armed with lots of new moves, but you may well learn a couple of different techniques worthy of practice.
That said, I really enjoyed reading this. I learnt something while being simultaneously humoured by the language used and the sort of situations people may have found themselves in at the turn of the 20th century. While this book may not be aimed specifically at us, I would urge you to buy or borrow a copy as it's an interesting read.
If you're a fan of both Sherlock Holmes and martial arts, then this book is well worth a look to learn the techniques. There is some useful guidance in its pages, but it's perhaps a little on the short side!


The Portuguese government has given a firm commitment to UK citizens who are resident in Portugal that their rights as they currently enjoy them are guaranteed to continue exactly as they are now.
The Portuguese government will be passing a law to extend the period for registering as a resident in Portugal to the 31st December 2020. However this does NOT mean that people who are already here have just been given licence to do nothing until the end of 2020. It is clearly intended for those people who will move to Portugal over the next two years, to allow them to register as resident under exactly the same rules as are currently in force. We urge Members who are not resident in Portugal and who are living here permanently to register as soon as possible and not see this as an opportunity to delay further – and to tell your friends to register if they are not already.
The issue of travel and visas was addressed. As has been said when the UK leaves the EU, UK passport holders will no longer be entitled to enter EU countries using the EU passports desks. Exactly when this restriction will come into force is unclear, but it is safe to assume that it will begin immediately the UK formally leaves the EU. However, Portugal has taken a decision to open a UK passport desk at airports in Portugal, Madeira and the Açores to enable UK passport holders to pass through airports as quickly as possible. There is no more information on this at the moment, but when we do hear anything we will inform Members.
The EU will add the UK to the list of countries that do not need to apply for visas to enter the EU for travel, which means that Members will be free to come and go to the UK without the restrictions of the 90 days in every 180 day rule. Again it is not clear when this will happen and we will inform Members of any development, however UK citizens resident in Portugal will still be allowed to travel throughout the EU using their Portuguese residency. They will be travelling as Portuguese residents and not as UK passport holders and therefore free movement WITHIN THE EU will continue. It is not clear how this will work for residents who only have their initial residency certificate, as there is no photo, signature, finger print or passport details recorded on that document. We have asked SEF for clarification about this and will inform Members of any update.
There are some areas that cannot be discussed until after the UK has formally left the EU. Taxation (including CGT rollover on property sales) and Social Security matters are two areas that need specific agreement between the UK and Portugal and the Minister stated that those will begin at the earliest opportunity after the UK has left the EU. The Minister did stress that those matters were dealt with in bilateral agreements prior to the formation of the EU and, with some updating, would continue again in the future.
The right to vote in local elections and the right to be elected to local government bodies will be protected in Portuguese law.
Sr Santos Silva confirmed several times during the meeting that UK citizens will continue to enjoy all the current freedoms that they have in Portugal. Driving licences will continue to be recognised, health care will continue to be available, pension credits will continue to be awarded and professional qualifications will continue to be accepted. In fact the minister quoted Winston Churchill and said "Keep Calm and carry on", adding "continue to do as you have done until advised otherwise".
One other thing that I personally took from the meeting, which came from a comment that the minister made both in Portuguese and English, is that the Portuguese government is a minority government but that there is cross party agreement on these issues and that "laws will be passed". As Members know afpop has no political bias or any comment to make on political parties or the governance of the country, so my comments should be taken in that context and are not an indication that afpop has any political opinion about this, but the fact that the minister himself mentioned this and has stated that there is Will in parliament for the laws mentioned to be passed, I believe is a good message for the future. It means that any future government is likely to not see the need to undo legislation passed on these matters, as they will have been part of the process of passing the laws and not had laws forced upon them by a majority government. As I said this is just my opinion based on what I heard at the meeting, but this, together with the other assurances given by the minister and his overall sincerity on the desire of the Portuguese government to continue to welcome UK citizens as residents and visitors to Portugal, both in the short term and for the future, made me more hopeful than I have been for some time that UK citizens will indeed be able to continue to live, own property and work in Portugal and its islands for the foreseeable future. Of course there is a need for the UK government to reciprocate in some areas with over 300,000 Portuguese citizens living in the UK, but as the British Prime Minister has already guaranteed the rights of EU nationals to stay in the UK, it is difficult to see a scenario where these matters will not be resolved satisfactorily.


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A Light Look at Crimson Dark
(From David S. Simon, used w/o permission.)
An online comic by David C. Simon: a definite 'Star Wars' style to the technology and setting, except that it seems to be set somewhat after the 21st century. Pretty good characters and pacing, as far as the Lemming got: which was about 20 pages. The plot was going somewhere when the Lemming's attention — hey look at that, it's after 4:00 — and looks like something worth looking at, or reading, or whatever it is one does with an online comic.
A tip of the hat to Brandon Bailey, on Google Plus, for the heads-up on this.
Now, the Lemming has some serious goofing off to do.
"From the Mind of the Lemming: Morning in the City"
"HDTV, LCD, xkcd, and the Lemming"
"Comics Artist Will Eisner: Born 94 Years Ago Today"
"The Horror! Monster Comics that Scared Congress"
"Epic Coffee: A Page from Girl Genius"
Labels: art, comics, online comics, science fiction
Christmas with the Lemming
Perry Como did a Christmas album, Dean Martin did his "Christmas at Sea World," and everybody's done their version of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
Then there's what the Lemming's been doing this year.
Allegedly-related posts:
"Pip: Not Your Usual Fluffy Christmas Rhyme"
"Two Turkeys: the Gift Store Gambit"
"Lemming Tracks: Christmas Cookies, Fruitcake, and Eggnog Nightmare #1"
Labels: Apathetic Lemming, art, Christmas, food, friendship, from the mind of the Lemming, holidays
From the Mind of the Lemming: Holiday Travel Plans
The Lemming's got his old — walking stick — out, and seems to be making holiday travel plans.
Related posts, in the Lemming's opinion:
"From the Mind of the Lemming: A Far Horizon"
"From the Mind of the Lemming: Another Postcard"
(May 2, 2014)
Labels: Apathetic Lemming, art, from the mind of the Lemming, holidays, travel
Flashback: Baking-Foil Fashion and Taco Couture
The Lemming has been trying to forget what a fashion designer did to Hulga Fekrat for four years. But, somewhat in the manner of something that drowned in a swamp: Mr. Basler's worst fashions of the year, women's division, resurfaced.
"Yeah, it makes your butt look big; worst women's fashions of the year…"
Robert Basler, Oddly Enough blog, Reuters (December 9, 2010)
"It was a year when models hit the international fashion runways looking like kitchen utensils, nutcrackers, forest creatures and, well, the recently deceased.
"You know it was a bad year in fashion when my blog item that was headlined 'The worst dress in the history of Earth?' barely makes it onto my Top 10 Worst Fashions list.
"And yes, you know it was a very, very bad year in women's fashion when the hottest new model featured in this blog was Hulga Fekrat...."
That's Hugla, next to the headline, presumably The photo's file name is "worst-womens-hulga-200.jpg," and the one next to this paragraph is "fekrat-240-vertical1.jpg."
The hour is late, and the Lemming is reminded of Spike Jone's rendition of "Laura." Ah, memories.
Why, by all that is sane, would someone a model look like an extra in Star War's Mos Eisley Cantina - and let the result be photographed. Perhaps the answer is connected to another perplexing question: Why do fashion shows exist?
Mr. Basler's 2010 Oddly Enough post employs the familiar 'countdown' format for its list of "10 worst fashion creations" list: from "The worst dress in the history of Earth?" in tenth place, to number one: "All of you girls are named Bambi?"
The Lemming micro-reviewed the tenth-place post, movable wings and all: "Flying Cucumber? Psychedelic Skyrocket? Dress?!" (July 26, 2010)
The third-from-the-bottom entry in Mr. Basler's list — perhaps its designer suffered a traumatic childhood experience involving an umbrella and a taco.
Which reminds the Lemming of this excerpt from David S. Zondy's Tales of Future Past website:
"When evolution went 'huh?' I have no idea what is going on here. Our heroes seem to be confronted with a pair of men from a planet where calamari and pancakes developed intelligence and then committed crimes against nature...."
("Tales of the Stars," Tales of Future Past)
The Lemming's bridge from baking-foil fashion and taco couture is probably the food angle. Being ADD-inattentive helps. ("Brilliant, Talented, and On Medication," A Catholic Citizen in America (November 30, 2010))
Back, aesthetic sense anesthetized, to the depths of high fashion. Maybe that pink-and-purple-and-blue-and-white-and-black — thing — is foil gift wrap, not colored baking foil.
Anyway, here's number one on Mr. Basler's list. Among the fashions of 2010, this may indeed be the bottom of the heap:
(from Oddly Enough, Reuters, used w/o permission)
To their credit, fashion designers create separate but equally grotesque wardrobes for men, as Mr. Basler demonstrated in another 2010 'worst' list.
"My name is Cecil, I play the ukulele…"
Oddly Enough, Reuters blog (April 5, 2010)
"Hey there, Gorgeous! You come to this bar often?
"I myself make this scene a couple times a week. Gotta spread myself around where the hot chicks are, am I right?
"Yo Joey! My usual! Double Crème de Menthe on the rocks!
"Anyhoo, my name's Cecil. I'm a Leo, I play the ukulele, and I've been to ALL five of the Great Lakes.
"I sell homemade lunch meat door-to-door. It's a good living, Cutie-Pie.
"Oh, this outfit? It's IMPORTED. From China...."
The Lemming doesn't know who dreamed that up. Or why. Perhaps the designer had been forced to make one too many accordion pleat skirts.
Mr. Basler dubbed that orange thing a "rube tube:" speculating that the orange see-through cummerbund is intended for overweight middle aged guys — who want something to hold in their bellies on the beach.
And, of course, are color blind and devoid of aesthetic judgment.
Sorry, the Lemming can't take much more of this: but feels compelled to share one last designer — thing.
"Once upon a time, in a blog like this…"
Oddly Enough, Reuters blog (January 28, 2010)
"Blog Guy, it's me. Goldilocks. All grown up. Out here on the slag pile where fairytale characters go when they've outlived their usefulness. Wrung out, discarded like old porridge…
"Yeah, I get it. What are you doing in this sleazy dive? What happened to the three bears?
"You can't tell? They're still with me. They'll never leave. Baby Bear is now a grown-up chain-smoker with a gambling problem. All of us, wrung out, discarded, like…
"Right. Like old porridge. Take a load off and look at some fashion designs for you and your three friends...."
Looking at that first photo, the Lemming's immediate thought was that this could be a case of gene therapy gone horribly wrong.
Then, the Lemming took a look at the model's face.
One can't tell for sure, since photography hadn't been invented at the time, but the Lemming suspects it's the sort of look long-suffering ladies of Europe's colorful past may have had, before they stuck something long and sharp into an offensive person.
Manuel Bolano, creator of that — thing — she's wearing should be glad he's living in the 21st century, where skewering people for personal reasons is often frowned upon.
Barely-related posts:
" '...Charming, Quiet Neighborhood' "
"Lemming Tracks: Report from the Department of Silly Hats"
Labels: dark humor, fashion, lists, photos
Pip: Not Your Usual Fluffy Christmas Rhyme
'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the shop
Nothing was stirring, you could hear a pin drop.
The sleigh was not ready, the toys were not packed,
Santa was fuming and quite lacking in tact.
"Pip!" he called out to the foreman on duty,
Where is your crew? And don't act so snooty!
Pip's feelings were hurt, but he wondered the same
Were they lost? Had they left? Were they playing a game?
"Never mind!" thundered Santa, while grabbing his sack,
"We'll do it ourselves: There are toys in the back."
So into the warehouse like madmen they flew.
Santa and Pip had much packing to do.
And then, down a corridor seldom in use,
They heard something like an hysterical goose.
But no, there were words in that hideous shriek,
It was music: now Santa was prone to critique.
Santa strode to the source of that hideous din,
Closely followed by Pip, who beheld with chagrin:
Three elves and four bottles and, there on a chair,
A boom box whose music was filling the air.
Santa stood for a moment, transfixed by the sight
Then he bellowed so loudly that Pip shook with fright.
"You! Chuckles! And Bubbles! And you, mister Suds!"
Why are you carousing while in your work duds?"
The fate of that threesome Pip would not relate,
Except to recall that the hour was late:
And Santa was anxious to fly in his sleigh,
And dealt with loose ends on the following day.
(This poem appeared originally in the Loonfoot Falls Chronicle-Gazette: December 25, 2009.)
Welcome to the Lemming's world:
"Holiday for the Lemming; or Time, Tide, and a Tired Lemming; or the Lemming Takes a Break"
(June 6, 2014)
"Happy New Year, 2014"
Labels: Christmas, dark humor, from the mind of the Lemming, holidays, humor, poetry


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Over the summer of 2016, UConn updated an existing policy to require all building construction or renovation projects whose cost exceeds $5 million to be LEED Certified Gold (the previous requirement was LEED Silver). LEED Design almost always includes extensive LID and green infrastructure features; UConn currently has 23 certified LEED buildings. For example, the Oak Hall building, which is LEED Gold certified, includes UConn's first rainwater harvesting system for irrigation of plants and lawn areas. Two 25,000 gallon tanks beneath the building collect roof runoff and intercept underlying groundwater, protecting the University's investment in landscaping by using this non-potable water to keep the core campus green.
Over 400,000 square feet of campus area are covered using LID practices. The cumulative annual volume of storm water reduction by campus LID practices is equal to 65 Olympic swimming pools or 9.25 football fields.
In addition to the new LEED policy, UConn has been committed to installing low impact design (LID) stormwater management features for several years, not only as part of new construction projects but also as retrofits and demonstration projects at older building sites. On the main campus, UConn has more than 20 engineered rain gardens and bio retention swales, three green roofs, the first large-scale porous concrete and permeable asphalt parking lots in Connecticut, two terraces constructed with porous landscape pavers, and interlocking brick pavers used for the snow shelf along Hillside Road on campus. A large underground infiltration chamber and rainwater harvesting system have been constructed for capturing roof runoff and intercepting ground water for irrigation purposes.
•	Greywater or stormwater reuse systems will mitigate potable water use for sewage conveyance, irrigation, cooling tower makeup, or fire protection. UConn has an existing water reclamation facility which can process up to one million gallons of non-potable water for cooling and irrigation each day.
•	In the next ten years, it is recommended that UConn analyze the potential for rainwater as a resource to be harvested.
•	More LID and green infrastructure strategies with need to be implemented as development progresses, including green roofs, trees and tree boxes, rain gardens, vegetated swales, infiltration planters, pocket wetlands, vegetated median strips, reforestation, protection and enhancement of riparian buffers, permeable pavement, rain barrels, and cisterns.
"Goal-1 Reduce development stormwater runoff impacts on the quantity and quality of the area's water resources.
•	Prevent any increase in the rate of stormwater flow leaving the site. Provide for infiltration of stormwater runoff on both greenfield and previously disturbed sites.
•	Promoting permeable paving technologies in lieu of the conventional impervious surfaces for drives and parking lots. Perform a life-cycle cost analysis that recognizes the long-term maintenance costs with the resulting benefits when choosing the appropriate system.
•	Collecting rainwater from project roofs, where feasible, and store it for reuse or slow release.
•	Implement landscaping that has a higher rate of absorption than conventional turf grass.
•	Reducing the need for stormwater utilities and detention basins. Introduce stormwater bio-retention basins, swales, or rain gardens within the project site or within the adjacent campus or clusters of buildings.
•	Using a vegetated roof for flat or low sloping roofs.
•	Incorporating bio-retention areas, rain gardens, vegetated basins, vegetated swales, constructed wetlands, etc. on site to treat stormwater.
UConn has used LID principles to improve and construct flood and water quality enhancements on the main campus. A Memorandum of Understanding with the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was recently finalized to establish a drainage plan that quantifies the environmental benefits of LID features currently installed on campus as well as for the implementation of future LID measures.
Over the summer of 2016, UConn updated an existing policy to require all building construction or renovation projects whose cost exceeds $5 million to be LEED Certified Gold (the previous requirement was LEED Silver). LEED Design includes extensive LID and green infrastructure features; UConn currently has 23 certified LEED buildings.


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2017/0259517 OIL EXTRACTOR
An oil extractor that includes: a main body housing; a motor; a feed hopper detachably coupled to the upper end of the main body housing to feed grain; a shell...
2017/0259516 ELECTRIC PRESS AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING THE SAME
Disclosed herein are an electric press and a method for calibrating the electric press, which can implement a rapid calibration operation. An electric press...
2017/0259515 TIRE
A tire includes a circular tire frame member formed from a frame-resin material and a covered cord member. The covered cord member includes a reinforcing cord...
2017/0259514 REPAIR PATCH FOR ROTOR BLADE
A repair patch for a composite edge includes a plurality of laminations laid face-to-face in a lamination direction defined along a thickness direction of the...
2017/0259513 A Method of Manufacturing a Distributed Acoustic Sensing Cable
A distributed acoustic sensing cable package having a polymer composite extruded over an optical waveguide to encase the waveguide and to form a crystalline...
2017/0259512 IMPROVED LAMINATE
The use of a protection thread for the protection of a heat curable resin impregnated fibrous web. The web has weft and warp fibres, wherein the thread has a...
2017/0259511 Structural Component, Method For Producing A Structural Component, Pressure Fuselage For A Vehicle Comprising A...
A structural component has a main body formed of a fibre composite material, a plurality of first reinforcement parts and a plurality of second reinforcement...
2017/0259510 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING REFRIGERATED FIBER PREPREG ROLLS
The present disclosure generally relates to a method for dispensing material from a roll. The method monitors the weight of a first material roll using a load...
2017/0259509 PRINTING METHOD FOR PRINTING MULTI-MATERIAL 3D MODEL
A printing method for printing a multi-material 3D model comprises the following steps: perform a slicing process on a multi-material 3D object to generate the...
2017/0259508 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING METHOD AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPARATUS
A three-dimensional printing apparatus and a three-dimensional printing method are provided. The method includes following step. An extending path associated...
2017/0259507 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS AUTOMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
An automated additive manufacturing system can optionally include a conveyable build sheet (185). A part removal device (211) can be positioned in proximity to...
2017/0259506 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER
A three-dimensional printer includes: a machine mainframe, formed with a carrying plane; a three-dimensional printing module, installed on the machine...
2017/0259505 SELECTIVE COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING FOR COMPONENTS HAVING MULTIPLE MATERIAL PROPERTIES
A method of forming a component having multiple material properties includes forming, by additive manufacturing, a particle containment structure on a base...
2017/0259504 ULTRAVIOLET LASER 3D PRINTING METHOD FOR PRECISE TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF POLYMER MATERIAL AND DEVICE THEREOF
The present disclosure disclosed an ultraviolet laser 3D printing method for the precise temperature control of polymer material and device thereof. The device...
2017/0259503 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING AN IMAGE ONTO AN OBJECT USING SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for forming an image on a three dimensional (3D) object are disclosed. For example, the method...
2017/0259502 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
An additive manufacturing apparatus having a three-dimensional movement system comprising a first part; a second part coupled to the first part and movable...
2017/0259501 3D Printed Electronics Using Directional Plasma Jet
A device and method for printing 3D articles including electronic and functional elements including 3D printer and a plasma jet printer based on a dielectric...
2017/0259500 Printing Utilizing A Virtual Mask
A method and apparatus for printing on an article are disclosed. An embodiment of a method may include the generation of a virtual mask that can designate...
2017/0259498 DIRECTED INK DEPOSITION OF ADDITIVE MATERIAL USING A NEEDLE BRUSH
A technique to have precise materials deposition in the micro and nanometer scale relating to 3D printing. A microfluidic pipette and an atomic force...
2017/0259497 METHODS OF MODULATING POLYMER RHEOLOGY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
A method includes adding about 5 weight percent to about 25 weight percent of carbon nanotubes to a crystalline or semi-crystalline polymer to form a composite...
2017/0259496 TOOL FOR FIXING A TEXTILE SLEEVE ABOUT AN ELONGATE MEMBER TO BE PROTECTED AND METHOD OF FIXING A PROTECTIVE...
A tool for fixing a protective textile sleeve about an elongate member contained therein, and method of use thereof is provided. The tool includes a clamp...
2017/0259495 ASSEMBLY STICKING DEVICES
An assembly sticking device includes an absorbing device for absorbing a plurality of optical sheets, and a transmission device arranged below the absorbing...
2017/0259494 METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A PACKAGE CLOSURE
A method for producing a package closure having a neck, a cap and an axis (A) includes a) by means of movable jaws and a tool core forming the neck with an...
2017/0259493 FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT
An apparatus and a method are provided for attaching functional elements of metal to a component, in particular to a component comprising fiber reinforced...
2017/0259492 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPOSITING COMPOUNDS IN A STRUCTURE
Presently disclosed systems and methods for depositing a compound into a void in a sandwich panel are configured to reduce the air pressure in and around the...
2017/0259491 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING WELD DATA
A moveable seam welding machine, system, and method of use is provided. The seam welding machine includes at least one sensor that generates at least one data...
2017/0259490 FASTENING METHOD FOR COMPONENTS
Methods for fastening or coupling dissimilar materials to each other may include providing a first component with a first through hole and a second component...
2017/0259489 METHOD FOR HOT-FORMING A THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL AND IMPLEMENTATION FACILITY
A method for shaping a preform made from thermoplastic material, and a facility for implementing the method, comprising the following steps: a) providing a...
2017/0259488 PREPARATION OF BUILDING MATERIAL FOR SOLID FREEFORM FABRICATION
A method suitable for solid freeform fabrication is disclosed. The method comprises mixing respective amounts of a plurality of materials such as to provide a...
2017/0259487 ARRANGEMENT FOR FEEDING CONTENTS INTO A CONTAINER BEING FORMED FROM A PREFORM, IN A MACHINE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY...
The invention relates to an arrangement 1 for feeding contents into a container being formed from a preform 2 in a mold 3, in a machine for simultaneously...
2017/0259486 CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
A method includes injection molding a preform using a two phase injection system having a first phase in which a material is injected into the preform and a...
2017/0259485 EXTRUSION DEVICE
An extrusion device (11) for compound-containing containers (6), including a receiving chamber (12) for the container (6), a piston rod (13) which is...
2017/0259484 RESIN PELLETIZER DEVICE AND CAVITATION MONITORING METHOD
Provided is a resin pelletizer device capable of monitoring cavitation. A resin pelletizer device (100) includes a die (6) including a die surface (61) in...
2017/0259483 COEXTRUSION ADAPTER
A coextrusion adapter, including a central conduit having an inlet end and an outlet end and having bottom and top walls that define the height of the central...
2017/0259482 APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
A three-dimensional (3D) printer is disclosed. The 3D printer can print viscous material such as plastisol, polymer clay, melted sugar and melted chocolate....
2017/0259481 HOT RUNNER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED NOZZLE HEATING DEVICES
A hot runner injection molding apparatus includes a hot runner nozzle and a first heater coupled to the nozzle body of the nozzle. A separate mold gate insert...
2017/0259480 METHOD AND INJECTION-MOLDING NOZZLE FOR PRODUCING INJECTION-MOLDED PARTS FROM PLASTIC
The invention relates to a method and an injection-moulding nozzle for producing injection-moulded parts from plastic with an injection mould, wherein the...
2017/0259479 Porous Insert for Nozzle of an Injection Molding System
A nozzle assembly for an injection molding system has a nozzle adapter with one or more vent holes therein. A porous metal insert is provided in fluid...
2017/0259478 METHOD FOR IN-MOLD MANUFACTURING OF A DECORATIVE STRUCTURAL PLASTIC PART SUCH AS AN AIR REGISTER LOUVER
A decorative structural plastic part is provided. That part includes an integral body having a structural plastic layer, a decorative face formed from an...
2017/0259477 ARTICLE, PROCESS AND ASSEMBLY FOR FORMING A RIGID ARTICLE ENCAPSULATING AN ORIENTED GLASS STRAND SUBSTRATE
A process and assembly for producing a two stage injection molded article encapsulating an oriented glass strand mat substrate. A rotary press is incorporated...
2017/0259476 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ROLLER MEMBER, ROLLER-MEMBER MOLD, ROLLER SHAFT, AND ROLLER MEMBER
A roller shaft is inserted into a mold including molding members respectively having a first mold surface that defines an outer circumference of a roller...
2017/0259475 BELT PULLEY AND PLASTIC INJECTION-MOLDING METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF
Provided is a plastic injection-molding method for producing a poly-V belt pulley, which has an outer ring, an inner ring, and a ring web, which connects the...
2017/0259474 Expanded Polyamide Pellets and Method for Manufacturing Molded Components Using Them
The invention refers to a method for producing expanded polymer pellets, which comprises the following steps: melting a polymer comprising a polyamide; adding...
2017/0259473 PROCESS FOR FOAMING THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
A foamed article is made by infusing the article of thermoplastic elastomer with a supercritical fluid, then removing the article from the supercritical fluid...
2017/0259472 CLOSED-CELL POLYURETHANE STRUCTURE METHOD AND SYSTEM
A container, that includes a transparent portion, which reveals an interior portion of the container, an access aperture communicating with the interior...
2017/0259471 PRESS-MOLDING APPARATUS FOR COSMETIC PATCH
Disclosed is a press-molding apparatus for a cosmetic patch, suitable for use in cutting a piece of patch fabric to a predetermined shape while being pressed...
2017/0259470 METHOD OF PRODUCING A DECORATIVE STRUCTURAL PLASTIC PART
A method is provided for producing a decorative structural plastic part. That method includes the steps of two-shot molding a structural plastic layer with a...
2017/0259469 METHOD FOR PRINTING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS
A method for preventing detachment of a three-dimensional object from a printing tray of a printing apparatus is disclosed. The method includes printing a...
2017/0259468 BONDED STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING BONDED STRUCTURE
A bonded structure is made of a first member and a second member which are bonded to each other. At least one bore having an opening is formed in a surface of...
2017/0259467 METHODS FOR MAKING OXIDATION RESISTANT POLYMERIC MATERIAL
The present invention relates to methods for making oxidation resistant medical devices that comprise polymeric materials, for example, ultra-high molecular...
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