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Giuseppe Mazzini--Italian patriot, humanist, and republican --was one of the most celebrated and revered political activists and thinkers of the nineteenth century. This volume is the first to compare and contrast the perception of his thought and the transformation of his image across the world.
Mazzini's contribution to the Italian Risorgimento was unparalleled; he stood for a "religion of humanity"; he argued against tyranny, and for universal education, a democratic franchise and the liberation of women.
The papers in this volume reflect the range of Mazzini's political thought, discussing his vision of international relations, his concept of the nation and the role of arts in politics. And they detail how his writings and reputation influenced nations and leaders across Europe, the Americas, and India.
Linking the study of political history to the history of art, literature and religion, this volume is essential reading for all those interested in modern nationalism and the history of democracy.


August 17, 2010 Last year (2009), I bought 1 of Nan Wilkerson's intros, 'You Bet Your Sweet Bibby'. She sent large, generous and healthy fans (3 fans instead of 2) as well as a very nice gift plant, 'Mama's Pajamas', another one of her 2009 intros.
I was a little nervous about buying from a Southern breeder since I live in Minnesota, despite 'Bippy' being listed as a dormant. Nothing to worry about. 'You Bet Your Sweet Bippy' doubled in size (from 3-6 fans) and out-bloomed eveything else in the garden. It bloomed for a full 2 months. It is fertile both ways, as advertised. Nan Wilkerson is a highly reliable seller.
May 10, 2009 I cannot say enough at how pleased I am with my order. The "double" fans were often triple or better, the plants were huge, and very, very healthy. Nan was also more than gracious with her bonus and the communication was great. I just don't believe you could go wrong with an order from Bee Bayou DayBloomers.
May 9, 2009 A friend and I purchased daylilies from Nan Wilkerson (daybloomer on the Lily Auction) and received not only the most gorgeous, huge fans imaginable but also got absolutely awesome bonus plants. I E-mailed Ms. Wilkerson after receiving the order and told her we were considering worshipping her like a god--and that's not far from the truth! Could not have a higher recommendation.
November 20, 2008 I just received an order from Nan Wilkerson of her 2009 introductions. They were all large plants, multiple fans and very healthy.She also included some very nice bonus plants.I highly recommend this seller!
April 29, 2008 This is the garden of hybridizer Nan Wilkerson.
I bought a couple of Nan's intros and she sent very nice, healthy plants and a nice bonus as well. Communication was great and order was shipped when requested.


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Thinking Of Quitting Smoking? Eat Your Fruits And Vegetables
Those who ate more produce smoked less, waited longer to light up each day, study found
FRIDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) — People trying to quit smoking are three times more likely to succeed if they eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, according to a new study.
Pubic health researchers at the University at Buffalo also found a diet rich in produce helps people remain smoke-free longer.
"Other studies have taken a snapshot approach, asking smokers and nonsmokers about their diets," Gary Giovino, chairman of the Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, said in a university news release. "We knew from our previous work that people who were abstinent from cigarettes for less than six months consumed more fruits and vegetables than those who still smoked. What we didn't know was whether recent quitters increased their fruit and vegetable consumption or if smokers who ate more fruits and vegetables were more likely to quit."
The researchers conducted a national telephone survey of 1,000 smokers aged 25 and older. The survey participants received a follow-up call 14 months later to find out how much they had smoked in the past month.
The study, published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research, revealed that smokers who ate the most fruit and vegetables were three times more likely to have not smoked for at least 30 days at the time of the follow-up call than those eating the least amount of produce. The researchers noted this was true even after they took into account the smokers' age, gender, race and ethnicity, education, income and motivation to be healthy.
The study also found smokers who ate more fruits and vegetables smoked fewer cigarettes daily, waited longer to smoke their first cigarette of the day and were less dependent on nicotine.
"We may have identified a new tool that can help people quit smoking," said study first author Jeffrey Haibach, a graduate research assistant in the department of community health and health behavior. "Granted, this is just an observational study, but improving one's diet may facilitate quitting."
The researchers noted that fruits and vegetables worsen the taste of cigarettes, and that could help explain why they help smokers quit.
"It is also possible that fruits and vegetables give people more of a feeling of satiety or fullness so that they feel less of a need to smoke, since smokers sometimes confuse hunger with an urge to smoke," Haibach said.
The study's authors pointed out that 19 percent of Americans still smoke cigarettes and most want to quit. They said more research is needed to confirm their findings and determine exactly how fruits and vegetables help smokers kick the habit. They added that other dietary factors involved in smoking cessation should also be investigated.
"It's possible that an improved diet could be an important item to add to the list of measures to help smokers quit," Haibach said. "We certainly need to continue efforts to encourage people to quit and help them succeed, including proven approaches like quitlines, policies such as tobacco tax increases and smoke-free laws, and effective media campaigns."
The American Cancer Society provides a guide on how to quit smoking.
– Mary Elizabeth Dallas
SOURCE: University at Buffalo, news release, June 2012

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Q: Amazon API Gateway cache doesn't call Lambda function Cheers,
I have a deployed Amazon API Gateway that is working perfectly when the API Gateway Cache is not turned on, but returns only empty results when I turn the cache on.
Design: API Gateway => Lambda function (custom authorization) => Lambda function (retrieving actual data)
Without cache I get CloudWatch log entries for both the authorization function and the actual data function, but with cache it seems only the authorization function is called (authorization looks ok) and the actual data is never retrieved.
The results returned to the client look completely similar (200 OK) with the only difference being no data is returned when cache is enabled.
Any ideas how to debug this or what might be the problem? :)

A: We have exactly the same issue with AWS API Gateway. Enabling cache on some GET methods using the x-amazon-apigateway-integration and enabling the cache at Stage level. The responses for GET methods cached returns 200 and empty payload.
We use custom authorizer with lambda function, so normally we should test if the query is authorized to access to our API.
I even try to put cache-control: max-age=0 to force the refresh of cache without success.
For me the AWS APIG Cache doesn't work at all!
I found some comments on the WEB which advices to disable it and use the CloudFront one. So I am little bit lost, the Cache is a feature of the API Gateway but can't use it?

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Discussion in 'Duromine Questions and Answers' started by Bec32, Dec 18, 2013.
I started 30mg Duromine about a month ago and only took it for 4 days as I could not sleep on them. I was taking the tablet at 4am and still only managing 1 - 2 hrs (sometimes less) sleep per night. I did manage to lose 2.7kg in 4 days though which I was happy about.
My Dr suggested trying the 15mg tablets instead to see if that would help my sleep issues. I take the tablet at 4am and have no issues with sleep but I've been on the 15mg for approx 3 wks and have lost 1 kg, my diet is good and I am exercising so I'm disheartened at the small loss.
Yesterday I thought I'd give the 30mg a try again. Took my tablet at 4am yesterday morning and was still awake at 4am this morning and managed 2hrs sleep.
I feel like I need the 30mg tablets as the 15mg doesn't seem to be doing much but how can I get my body to sleep while taking the 30mg? Do I need to just persevere with the 30mg tablets and my body will eventually get used to them and sleep? Any advice will be appreciated. My Dr is on holidays until the 15th of January so I can't ask him for advice.
I don't think that your body will get used to 30mg that much so you could sleep normally again.
You tried them for 4 days and the result was still the same, so don't torture your body. Three weeks is not even a month, so it's too early to make conclusions that pills aren't working. Let it go, just do what you usually do, take the pills early in the morning, exercise, eat healthy and I am sure you will lose more weight soon.
I understand that you just want to be sure the pills are not a waste of time and money, well... unfortunately our body's reaction is unpredictable.
But night sleep is more important, if you ask me. Personally I can't do a thing, if I don't get enough sleep.
That was just my opinion, in the end it's up to you.


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District 31-5A hoops – Two freshmen receive top honors
By Editor | April 20, 2018 | 0
When it comes to high school basketball, freshmen rarely get the opportunity to "play with the big boys" (or "girls"). Even the best freshmen players are usually delegated to the junior varsity (JV) where they get more court time than they would on varsity.
From time to time however, a freshman comes along that is just too good to stick on the JV team. This type of player is ready to contribute and compete at the varsity level right away so there is no need to put him or her on the JV squad.
While having a freshman play at the varsity level is rare, what is even rarer is having a freshman play so well at the varsity level that he or she receives post season honors. This ultra-rarity was on display at not one but two District 31-5A basketball teams this year, the Mission Veterans boys and the Pioneer Lady
Diamondbacks.
As the son of Patriots head basketball coach Romeo de la Garza, Jr., Elijah de la Garza was practically born dribbling a basketball. He's been playing competitively since he was four years old so the fact that in his freshman year he was fourth in the district in scoring and first on the Patriots in assists should come as a surprise to no one. The fact that he was recently named First Team All-Area however is somewhat surprising. Not because he didn't earn it, but because he was up against sophomores, juniors and seniors from all across the area and still received one of the five highly coveted First Team spots.
Besides being named First Team All-Area, de la Garza was named District 31-5A and RGV Basketball Coaches' Association's Newcomer of the Year and was named to the District 31-5A All-Academic and the RGV Vipers All-Valley Showcase West teams. He was also named to the All-Tournament teams at the Mission Thanksgiving Classic and the San Perlita Classic basketball tournaments.
When asked what receiving this kind of recognition and all these accolades means to him, de la Garza said, "It feels great because I've put in a lot of work all the time and the fact that it's paying off now feels good."
And why is he so good?
"I feel as if I'm good at basketball because I love the game. I don't play any other sports and I don't have very many hobbies because I just love basketball."
Finally getting to take the court as a member of the Patriots varsity team was a very special moment for de la Garza. Not only because he was finally getting to play for his father, but because getting to take the court as a member of the Mission Veterans Patriots was a life-long dream come true.
"It was amazing," the 5-foot-9 point guard said. "I've been looking forward to being a Patriot ever since I was small. I'd always go to the games and I've been looking forward to playing for my father and when it finally happened, it was simply amazing."
De la Garza is not letting the fact that he still has three more years to go as a Patriot stop him from thinking even further ahead into his basketball future.
"My dream has always been to play at the professional level," de la Garza said. "Right now that's what I'm working for. But if that doesn't work out I'll probably go into coaching."
The Lady Diamondbacks' freshman phenom that was named All-Area Newcomer of the Year and District 31-5A's Co-Newcomer of the Year is Audry Hornaday. She and de la Garza have a lot more in common than being stand-out freshmen basketball players. That's because they grew up playing basketball together. They also attended Coach de la Garza's summer basketball camps together and they now play on the same traveling team.
Hornaday is not only the first Lady Diamondback basketball player to be named Newcomer of the year she's the first Lady Diamondback to receive any All-Area honor period. So what does receiving this kind of post-season recognition mean to her?
"I feel so honored and blessed to be named as Newcomer of the Year," Hornaday said. "It's such an honor that I'm speechless. I'm so privileged to work with some great coaches and great teammates. They've all helped me to become the player that I am and to receive this honor."
Like de la Garza, Hornaday has been playing basketball since she was four years old. And like de la Garza, it's her love for the sport that has kept her coming back for more.
"I love everything about the sport," the 5-foot-8 point guard and shooting guard said. "But what I love the most is knowing that I have so much more room to improve. People have always told me that I'm a great player but I'm never really satisfied with that. I know that I have so much more ahead of me and I know that I'm only going to get better. That's what really excites me the most."
While Hornaday is thrilled to receive post-season recognition, she would've gladly traded each and every honor she received in if she could have given the Lady Diamondbacks a playoff berth.
"We as a whole team really wanted to make the playoffs," Hornaday said. "As for me personally, I really wanted to help the seniors on the team get their first taste of the playoffs. Sadly we didn't do it but I'm hoping that we will be able to do it this next season for the first time in school history."
"What really matters to me is the team," Hornaday added. "All this individual stuff is great but none of it would've happened had it not been for my teammates and my coaches. I know that the seniors would've loved to have made the playoffs in their last year on the team and that is why making the playoffs would've meant more than anything."
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Meet the Captain and Senior Staff on board Nieuw Statendam
When Holland America Line's Nieuw Statendam sets sail in December 2018, the ship's senior staff officers will bring a combined 80 years of company loyalty and experience. The cruise line announced that Captain Sybe de Boer, Staff Captain Kevin Beirnaert, Hotel Director Don Habets, Chief Engineer Eric van Loenen, and Environmental Officer Dolf Kramer will lead Nieuw Statendam's shipboard teams.
As the arrival date for Holland America Line's Nieuw Statendam draws closer, the company is releasing more and more details about their newest flagship. Having previously released details on the reimagined staterooms and suites, two weeks ago the cruise line introduced Rolling Stone Rock Room. Developed in partnership with Rolling Stone this new venue will join Lincoln Center Stage, Billboard Onboard and B.B. King's Blues Club at the innovative Music Walk on Holland America Line ships and take guests on a journey through Rock'n'Roll history.
Senior staff officers bring a combined 80 years of service to Holland America Line's newbuild Nieuw Statendam
To ensure a successful launch, Holland America Line has selected experienced officers and staff to lead Nieuw Statendam's shipboard teams.
From left to right: Captain Sybe de Boer, Hotel Director Don Habets, Staff Captain Kevin Beirnaert and Environmental Officer Dolf Kramer
Captain Sybe de Boer
Captain Sybe de Boer will be in command when Holland America Line's Nieuw Statendam sets sail in December 2018. Having been with the company since 1994 when he joined the former Nieuw Amsterdam, de Boer rose through the ranks from second officer to captain. He has been master of Statendam, Zaandam, Rotterdam,Amsterdam and Eurodam, and served on Maasdam, Ryndam, Noordam, Nieuw Amsterdam and Koningsdam.
For the past three years he represented Holland America Line as a Fleet Captain at Maritime Quality Assurance, Carnival Corporation Plc. In this role he advanced the Bridge Resource Management policies and procedures across the Carnival Corporation brands.
Hailing from the Netherlands Captain de Boer resides in The Hague. He enjoys going to concerts, visiting museums, flying light aircraft (he holds a commercial pilot's license), sailing, photography and bicycling. He graduated from the Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz in Terschelling, the Netherlands, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Navigation.
Hotel Director Don Habets
Since joining Holland America Line in 2002, Hotel Director Don Habets has sailed on all of the company's ships, including the former Ryndam and Statendam, His first ship was Maasdam, and most recently he served on board Koningsdam. Habets began as an assistant maître d' and worked his way up to hotel director through various hotel department positions.
A native of the Netherlands, Habets graduated from the Hoge Hotel School in Maastricht, the Netherlands, with a bachelor's degree in hospitality management. He enjoys life and everything it brings, as well as making Holland America Line guests and crew happy.
Staff Captain Kevin Beirnaert
Nieuw Statendam's Staff Captain Kevin Beirnaert joined Holland America Line in 2006 and worked on Rotterdam, Eurodam, Nieuw Amsterdam and Koningsdam. He was also a member of the senior team to introduce Koningsdam.
Hailing from Gent, Belgium, Beirnaert studied at the Hogere Zeevaart school in Antwerp, Belgium, and worked for freight company Ecuadorian Line and on dredging ships in Dubai, U.A.E., on the Palm Jumeirah Project before joining Holland America Line. He resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Chief Engineer Eric van Loenen
Chief Engineer Eric van Loenen joined Holland America Line in 2002 as a second engineer after working on container ships, cargo ships and chemical parcel tankers. He began his career with Holland America Line on Amsterdam and has served on several ships, including Maasdam, Ryndam, Volendam, Zaandam, Oosterdam,Zaandam and Zuiderdam.
Prior to being named to the Nieuw Statendam team he was chief engineer on Koningsdam.
Van Loenen graduated from the Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz in Terschelling. He and his wife live in Makkum, Friesland, in the Netherlands with their three children.
Environmental Officer Dolf Kramer
Dutch native Dolf Kramer went to Nautical College in Den Helder, the Netherlands, and studied to be a shipboard engineer. Prior to joining Holland America Line in 2004 he worked on cargo ships and in a steel factory.
Kramer came to work for Holland America Line as an environmental officer, and he has worked on all classes of ships except Pinnacle Class. He has served on Statendam, Ryndam, Maasdam, Rotterdam, Volendam, Zaandam, Amsterdam, Prinsendam, Zuiderdam, Oosterdam, Westerdam, Eurodam and Nieuw Amsterdam. Launching Nieuw Statendam — the second Pinnacle Class ship — will round out his class experience.
When he's not on board, Kramer lives in Aruba with his wife where he spends time riding his Harley Davidson and working to restore his classic 1957 Chevrolet.
About Nieuw Statendam
Due for delivery Dec. 1, 2018, Nieuw Statendam is currently under construction at Fincantieri's Marghera shipyard in Italy. The 2,666-guest, 99,500-ton ship will reflect the ongoing evolution of Holland America Line. From familiar elements that reflect a rich heritage and classic style to state-of-the-art enhancements that chart a bold new course forward, guests on board Nieuw Statendam will delight in details that are artfully inspired and perfectly presented to create the ultimate cruise experience.
While much of the ship's design will be similar to Koningsdam, the first Pinnacle Class ship, Nieuw Statendam will have exclusive public spaces and its own style, created by leading hospitality designer Adam D. Tihany and designer and architect Bjørn Storbraaten. The ship will feature all of the hallmarks of Pinnacle-Class design: grand, light-filled spaces; visual drama; and sumptuous interiors inspired by the fluid curves of musical instruments.
During its inaugural year, Nieuw Statendam will explore the Caribbean in winter and then move to northern Europe, Iceland and the Mediterranean in summer.
For more information on Nieuw Statendam and to book your next cruise visit www.hollandamerica.com.
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Vintage Pulp Aug 16 2015
J. Oval's style was as clean and vivid as a master chef's.
Illustrator J. Oval was a Brit named Ben Ostrick who painted under both his pseudonym and real name. His crisp illustrations helped make Pan Books, which debuted in 1944, one of the most eye-catching mid-century imprints. Pan is still around as part of Britain-based Macmillan Publishers, which is in turn owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group of Germany. Many of Oval's pieces for Pan were paired with works so obscure they're almost impossible to find today, but above you see a good-sized collection, including a few we managed to turn up that haven't been widely seen. With few exceptions they all use the same formula, though he would occasionally deviate by painting a fully rendered background, or populating a scene with more than one or two figures. You can see a couple more Oval covers in our collection of Asia-influenced paperback art here, and we also shared a small collection of his work back in 2011 that you can find here.
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1950—Alger Hiss Is Convicted of Perjury
American lawyer Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury in connection with an investigation by the House unAmerican Activities Committee (HUAC), at which he was questioned about being a Soviet spy. Hiss served forty-four months in prison. Hiss maintained his innocence and fought his perjury conviction until his death in 1996 at age 92.
1977—Carter Pardons War Fugitives
U.S. President Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all of the country's Vietnam War draft evaders, many of whom had emigrated to Canada. He had made the pardon pledge during his election campaign, and he fulfilled his promise the day after he took office.
1915—Claude Patents Neon Tube
French inventor Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube, in which an inert gas is made to glow various colors through the introduction of an electrical current. His invention is immediately seized upon as a way to create eye catching advertising, and the neon sign comes into existence to forever change the visual landscape of cities.
1937—Hughes Sets Air Record
Millionaire industrialist, film producer and aviator Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds. During his life he set multiple world air-speed records, for which he won many awards, including America's Congressional Gold Medal.
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Record Comments: This record includes vocals by Hayley Mills on side one and is an expert from the film "Pollyanna." The record does not have a paper label. The text is printed directly on the black vinyl surface with gold ink. The record sleeve is made from heavy paper stock. It opens at the side and is taller than standard sleeves, measuring approximately 7" x 7 3/4."
Subject Notes: "Pollyanna" is a Disney, live-action movie that premiered in theaters during May of 1960. The running time is approximately 134 minutes. This was Hayley Mills' first of six films for Disney. She starred as Pollyanna in the film and won an academy award for the most outstanding juvenile performance of 1960. Hayley was named a Disney Legend in 1998.


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Status Review and Extinction Assessment of Cook Inlet Belugas
AFSC PROCESSED REPORT 2006-16
After completion (in 2005) of the Draft Conservation Plan for Cook Inlet belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA); the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) recommended that a Status Review be conducted to incorporate new scientific findings available since the publication of a scientific review in 2000 in the journal Marine Fisheries Review 62 (3). NMFS formally initiated this Status Review on March 29, 2006 to determine if Cook Inlet belugas should be listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). On April 20, 2006, NMFS received a petition from Trustees for Alaska to list Cook Inlet belugas as endangered under the ESA. After reviewing the information contained in the petition, as well as other scientific information readily available, NMFS determined the petitioned action may be warranted. Within 12 months of the date of the petition, NMFS must make one of the following findings:
1) the petitioned action is not warranted;
2) the petitioned action is warranted and the Secretary of Commerce will publish in the Federal Register (FR) a proposed regulation to implement the action pursuant to 50 CFR 424.16; or
3) the petitioned action is warranted, but
(A)the immediate proposal and timely promulgation of a regulation to implement the petitioned action is precluded because of other pending proposals to list, delist, or reclassify species; and
(B) expeditious progress is being made to list, delist, or reclassify qualified species, in which case such findings shall be promptly published in the FR.
This Status Review provides a summary of the best available science to aid NMFS policy makers in this process.
Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Research
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MY19 Range Rover Sport in Fuji White on Ebony, this vehicle is fitted with Drive Pack, DAB, Meridian Sound system, 21``5 split spoke style 5007 with silver finish, Heated seats front and rear, Sliding Panoramic roof and MorzineHeadlining. Buy with Confidence and comfort from our boutique Land Rover and Jaguar Flagship Dealership. All Trade-ins are welcomed and Competitive Finance packages are available.Buy with Confidence and comfort from our boutique showroom located on the mezzanine level of our Flagship Land Rover and Jaguar Dealership. Trade-ins are encouraged and Competitive Finance packages are available.


Progesterone Creaming Causing Hot Flushes?
I am 47 and peri menopausal. I've always suffered with PMS, ovarian cysts (lost one ovary already!) and endometriosis. My doctor put me on the contraceptive pill when I was 15 and I finally stopped taking it two years ago when I did not stop bleeding for 3 months.
I've recently been diagnosed with hypoglycemia and after much research, I found progesterone cream. I decided to give it a try about a month ago and used it as per the instructions of a dime sized dollop twice a day.
Well, I've never suffered hot flushes or sleep problems, but from the very first application I started to suffer. More research later I found this site and realised my estrogen receptors must have woken up and I needed to up the dose.
Every time I up the dose the flushes and sleep is better for a day or so, then restarts again. I am currently using 200mg a day - I'm using ProGest - do I just keep upping the dose?
Also, I'm putting so much cream on I'm running out of places to put it! It goes on my face, neck, decollette and inner arms and I have to wait for it to sink in before putting more on. Should I try a higher strength cream?
I'd like to continue using it but am wondering how long the constant waking up with hot flushes will take to subside as I'm exhausted.


Ripack is now shipping all model heat guns with the "EasyStep" Tool Box!
Since 2013, the RIPACK® 3000 heat gun has been shipping in the large, plastic, "EasyStep" carrying case whereas, the RIPACK® 2000 and 2200 models have been shipping in the old plastic gun cases.
This "EasyStep" carrying case facilitates the storage of the heat gun without having to take care of the hose winding. It can also carry tools and accessories such as: a roll of adhesive tape, a knife, pair of gloves and so on.
It is also useful as a stepstool to raise the operator 12 additional inches to shrink-wrap the highest pallets (max. 120 kg /265 lbs.).
For all these reasons, we are pleased to inform you that future shipments of the RIPACK® 2200 and 2000 models will also be shipped in this "large format" "EasyStep" carrying case once existing stock has depleted.


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Dinosaur footprints found
Posted: Apr 3, 2018 / 01:46 PM EDT / Updated: Apr 3, 2018 / 01:46 PM EDT
University researchers say giant dinosaur footprints discovered on a Scottish island are helping them to understand more about the creatures that roamed the Earth in the Jurassic period.
The 170 million-year-old tracks were made in a muddy lagoon off the north-east coast of what is now the Isle of Skye.
Most of the prints were made by the "older cousins" of Tyrannosaurus Rex, called theropods – which stood up to two metres tall – and by long-necked plant-eating sauropods, which resemble the better known Brontosaurus.
These could have been anything up to 15 metres tall and weighed more than 10 tonnes.
Dinosaur prints have been found on Skye for several years, but the latest set of 50 prints were found in much older rock formations.
Dr Steve Brusatte, from the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences, who led the field team, said that in the Jurassic period Skye would have had a tropical climate similar to Spain or Florida in the US.
The Jurassic period spanned 56 million years, dating from the end of the Triassic period (more than 200 million years ago) to the beginning of Cretaceous Period about 145 million years ago.
The researchers mapped the site using drones and other camera equipment for a study which was published in the Scottish Journal of Geology.
The largest of the prints were 70cm across, left by a sauropod, while the largest theropod print was about 50cm across.
'It: Chapter Two' cast talks intense shoot at Comic-Con
by LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer, Bill Shannon / Jul 18, 2019
SAN DIEGO (AP) — "It: Chapter Two" is not taking it easy on the grown losers' club if the new trailer is any indication, and the shoot itself doesn't sound much calmer than battling a demonic clown either.
A theater of fans got a sneak peek at the latest promo for the horror sequel at a Comic-Con event Wednesday night in San Diego before it's released to the world Thursday morning.
by By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press / Jul 17, 2019
BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors dropped a case Wednesday accusing Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a resort island bar in 2016 after the accuser refused to testify about a missing cellphone the defense says contains information supporting the actor's claims of innocence.
Spacey was charged with indecent assault and battery last year in the only criminal case that has been brought against the actor since his career collapsed amid a slew of sexual misconduct allegations. The two-time Oscar winner was among the earliest and biggest names to be ensnared in the #MeToo movement against sexual assault and harassment that swept across the entertainment and other industries.
'Lion King' composer Hans Zimmer finds circle of life
by By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer / Jul 17, 2019
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Composer Hans Zimmer can't seem to get away from "The Lion King."
The emotional score has gotten him jobs, his only Oscar and secured him a place in the hearts of children and adults. But he wasn't sure he wanted to come back when Jon Favreau approached him to revisit the soundtrack for his technologically advanced reimagining of the animated film, which opens nationwide Thursday night.


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Twins fought against Muscular Dystrophy taking help of 3D Printing Technology
ananya kondiparthy
It soothes us when we hear that a team of bio-technologists are successfully creating solutions that are aiming to eradicate disabilities of children. These are specific proofs on how 3D printing technology is changing lives and shaping their confidence. People are able to do what they could not do. But think3D received a wave of inspiration when we heard about a very interesting story about Australian twin brothers who took help of this technology as a solution to fight a deadly disease like Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
They say where there's will there's way. Twin brothers, Chris and Nick from Melbourne, Australia have not only proved this statement to be true but are about to change lives of others who are suffering from some sort of disability, especially, the ones who are suffering from something like muscular dystrophy. These twins were diagnosed with this life-taking disease at the age of 8 and the doctors said that they would live till 21. And at the tremendous point when their condition started becoming critical, their mother Jenny convinced the doctors to make a machine that would stop from sleep asphyxiation. Finally their doctor Michelle Caldecott designed a machine that helped them to live.
Their shortcoming did not let them lose hope and they have been designing objects and components that would've have aided them. They've found their love for technology from a very young age, especially when they realized that their sole way of surviving this deadly disease is because of technology. Nick Fryer,now 37, says, 'We've always been interested in technology, even when we were very young,' 'When I was little, my dad taught me how to make model aircraft out of balsawood and glue, and my disabilitytook that away from me, but now technology has given that ability back. I can design things on the computer and print them out on my 3D printer and it's fantastic.'
To help others Chris & Nick Fryer are coming up MESH (Melbourne Eastern Suburbs Hackers), a 3D printing makers' space, where the twins will be using 3D printing technology to teach others to use this technology to help themselves.
FYI, the twins were supposed to die at 21, but now they are already 37, living and inspiring others to live.
A 3D printed pet the brothers designed.
They have been making many smaller devices to make their life easier and to give support to their weakened muscles, "I wanted to adjust how I was sitting in my wheelchair so I designed the little piece to go in the side support bolts,' Nick says. 'We measured it up, designed something, 3D printed it and screwed it in and it's great." They also have a 3D printed mouse to access their laptops.
A 3D printed modified mouse that takes very little muscle strength to operate.
'I think a lot (of people with disabilities) don't even know this exists, and they don't know what they can do,' Nick adds, 'What we want to do is to enable people with disabilities to design and create things for themselves. In the past it was virtually impossible for someone like me to actually make something physical, but now with computers, computer-aided design and 3D printers it's become relatively easy.'
"Eventually technology will eliminate disabilities, you can already see advances in exoskeletons and prosthetics and all sorts of areas where technology is helping disabled people to, in some cases, eliminate a disability entirely. That's what I want to promote. With robotics and all the technology being developed, you can re-enable yourself." – Nick told
We have seen 3D printing technology changing lives, inspiring people from all walks of life. We know that if someone has talent he or she needs a medium to express. If you are a passionate story-teller, then you need a pen and a paper to write your thoughts and share it with the world. Similar in this current era, 3D printing technology is that medium.. that book… for all the creative minds to express themselves. It is convincingly 'the trend' that is taking the world on its stride.
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The Public Safety Director is responsible for administrative and managerial work in directing and coordinating the City's Public Safety Department activities. Responsibilities include planning, development, and direction of a complete program of police and fire administration. The Director cooperates with State, County, and Federal officers in the apprehension of wanted persons and prepares reports to the National Safety Council, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Florida Department of Law Enforcement and State Fire Marshall.
It is the mission of the Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety to serve all people within our community with respect, fairness, and compassion. We are committed to the protection of life and property; the vigorous enforcement of local, state and federal laws; and the defense of the Constitution of the State of Florida and the Constitution of the United States of America in a fair and impartial manner.
We are committed to serving our community to enhance the quality of life and to nurture public trust by holding ourselves to the highest standards of performance and ethics. Our Public Safety Officers are determined to serve as a deterrent to crime, dedicated to the prevention and suppression of fire, and for delivering the highest quality emergency medical care.
We are also determined to develop relationships with community groups, residential and business organizations, and promote an environment receptive to tourism, visitors, and residents.
Additionally, we are dedicated to our personnel by providing continuous training and educational development, as well as career enhancement opportunities.
The Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety has and will continue to provide service of the highest quality to its community and foster community partnerships in crime and fire prevention.
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Q: JavaScript For Loop - execution termination condition I was looking at source code of Ext object in ExtJs docs here and I noticed this for loop:
for (j = enumerables.length; j--;) {
    k = enumerables[j];
    if (config.hasOwnProperty(k)) {
        object[k] = config[k];
    }
}

So, normally in a for loop, we have do initialization, specify condition and then increment/decrement the counter. I do see an initial condition and j-- which decrements the counter after each iteration. However, what I can't figure out is how is the loop going to be terminated? I neither see any condition nor a break keyword that will terminate the loop.
What am I missing here?

A: the j-- is the loop condition, that's how it will terminate.  the trailing ;) is the missing increment/decrement.
The j-- construct both decrements j and tests the old un-decremented value for non-zero to decide whether to continue looping.  The loop stops when j is zero; below the loop, the value of j will be -1.
The key parts of the for loop to look for are the semicolons -- for ( ; ; )
Any valid expression (or comma-separated expression list) can go in any of the three slots, before, between, and after the semicolons.
The loop initializers go after the ( and before the first ;.  The loop condition is the value of the expression between the two ; ;.  The post-loop update goes after the last ; and before the ).


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The Ag Center in Franklin, TN is home to the annual Kris Kringle Car Show. The 2017 Show had the biggest turn out in the Show's history and arguably the highest quality of cars as well. This show represents the unofficial end of the car show season in Middle TN. It is an invitational show and held in conjunction with a craft fare specializing in hand crafted Christmas items.
We like this show for it lack of competition for trophies and the casual participant discussions that seem to go all weekend long. It is an indoor show that runs from Saturday morning right up to late Sunday afternoon. Take a look at the hand full of photos representing the wide variety of participants.


If I played a game of Bingo with every phrase or sentence I have ever heard from anybody new I come across who asks about my illnesses, I would probably cut out the "you must think positively" first, because I have heard it so often.
Yes, I know people are trying to give us advice they think will help, but it comes off as very patronizing. I am sick, I will probably always be sick, I have the right to sulk or mope about it once in a while, to complain about it or talk about it if expressing myself that way is what helps me. I'm a venter, I feel much better after venting and I don't hide my illnesses from people because I am not ashamed of something I can't help or change. On the contrary, talking about it is therapeutic to me but also increases awareness for chronic pain and illnesses to others who might not have been as receptive or appreciative of it.
Someone I know recently told my mother that if I stop thinking so negatively (i.e. saying I will never get better, which I never say as a lament, but rather as a fact), then I will probably be better. She said that my illness gets worse because of how negatively I think. Assuming that my emotions have anything to do with the degree or intensity of my illness is patronizing and trivializing it. No, my pain and other symptoms are not affected by my emotions. They are there when I'm happy, they are there when I'm sad, when I'm working, when I'm resting, when I'm sleeping. The fact that you think that simply thinking positively and deluding myself that I will get better someday (excluding the possibility of a miracle) does me more harm than good. I'd rather be rooted in a reality that's unpleasant than live in a dreamland with irrational hope.
I was very offended by this person because I appreciated that they let me vent to them and talk to them about it once in a while. I have never cried in front of them about it, merely talked about it when I needed to get it off my chest. The fact that they went behind my back to tell my mother that I make myself sicker by thinking negatively is very hurtful.
I am one of the most optimistic and ambitious people you will ever meet. I was told to go on a leave from med school for a year and threatened with compulsory leave if I didn't do it myself, but I persevered and graduated with my class, even though it took countless ER trips and handfuls of medication to do it. I laugh and smile and joke with people every single day and I'm still the life of the party with friends. I go out even knowing I'll regret it when I come back and have to suffer, but to me it's worth it if I enjoy myself. During all this, not once did the intensity or degree of my symptoms decrease just because I was emotionally stable and ostensibly happy. They remained exactly the same as they do when I'm sad or upset. So please don't say something as simple as positive thinking will help me. I am a positive thinker by nature, even with all my illnesses and inability to walk more than a few minutes even with a walking cane, I am looking for options to have a career and as normal a life as possible. If people don't think that us sick people have tried every single thing you could possibly suggest (and then some), they need to get a reality check. We have done it all.
I am truly hurt that behind my back people would make it sound like I'm a whiner or complainer and that's why I am sicker. I've even heard ridiculous things such as "oh the sodas you drink are why you are sick" or "your cats are why you're sick" or "if you eat fruit, all your problems will go away" or "you should exercise or go swimming" (even after I tell them I do not have the physical capacity to do either of those things).
I had a clinical attachment set up, but I could go only a few days for very few hours because after a while, I can't walk or feel my right lower limb and I am in too much pain to process what anyone is saying or doing. My eyes glaze over, my hands tremble. I don't scream or cry usually (when I do, you know it's ER time), I just get very quiet and develop what I call my "pain stare." This same person who told me to my face it wasn't worth going if I suffered this much had also said behind my back that I should've made the effort and gone because of how much trouble it was to get the attachment. Why can people not understand that willpower has nothing to do with my actual physical capacity of functioning? It's just not physically possible.
I have even heard things such as "you just need to somehow make it through your internship, steel yourself for it and say to yourself 'I will do it' and just do it." This means you think I am holding back and doing less than I could or that I am lazy. On the contrary, I go way past my actual physical capacity every single day and suffer for it once the adrenaline and medication wear off. I am still trying to find a way to salvage my career every way that I can. No one has more willpower than me, not once did I give up and say "maybe I can never have a career," not a single time. If I can do it, I will do it. If I'm not doing it, it means I am physically incapable of it. It has nothing to do with not trying hard enough. If I tried any harder than I already do, I would break apart.
Please, friends and family of chronically ill people, think over your words carefully before you say them. We are people who may be sensitive to words because we are insecure over our own illnesses and feel guilty for being sick even though we have no control over it and statements such as these just make the guilt worse because it feels like we are being told (no matter how nicely) that we have control over our bodies and are just choosing not to avail of them.


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Q: How to print values from array being 2 Row per page in C# Hi guys here I'm again!
my question is how to print a sequencial number from an array in the same document being the max of sequencial number per page is 2
the main scenary works on to print only the checked rows in a datagridview!
when i check the row it's added to array  and so to print, but i need to take the FIRST and  SECOND value in the array and print too in the same page  ,EVEN the checked rows is more than two. if I have 6  checked rows ,then the print will print in 3 pages
MY DATAGRIDVIEW
checked row = value1
checked row = value2
unchecked row = value3
unchecked row = value4
checked row = value5
unchecked row = value6
unchecked row = value7
checked row = value8
unchecked row = value9
checked row = value10
checked row = value11

Exemple: in the array contains= value1,value2, value5,value8         value10,value11

Document 1
Page 1
______________________
Value 1       Value 2
______________________
Document 1
Page 2
______________________
Value 5       Value 8
______________________
Document 1
Page 3
______________________
Value 10       Value 11

thnaks in advance guys ,be free to format this question as needed!

A: Here is a code that do what you need with a List<string> you can simply use List<DataGridViewRow> instead of List<string>:
List<string> CheckedValues = new List<string>();
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    CheckedValues = new List<string> { "value1", "value2", "value5", "value8", "value10", "value11" };
    printDocument1.Print();
}

int currentPrintingIndex = 0;
private void printDocument1_PrintPage(object sender, System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs e)
{
    //Width of output labels
    var d= this.printDocument1.DefaultPageSettings.PrintableArea.Width / 2;

    //Print first output label
    if (CheckedValues.Count > currentPrintingIndex)
    {
        var currentValue = CheckedValues[currentPrintingIndex];
        e.Graphics.DrawString(currentValue.ToString(),
                    this.Font,
                    new SolidBrush(this.ForeColor),
                    new RectangleF(
                        0,
                        0,
                        d,
                        this.printDocument1.DefaultPageSettings.PrintableArea.Height));

        currentPrintingIndex += 1;
    }

    //Print second output label
    if (CheckedValues.Count > currentPrintingIndex)
    {
        var currentValue = CheckedValues[currentPrintingIndex];
        e.Graphics.DrawString(currentValue.ToString(),
                    this.Font,
                    new SolidBrush(this.ForeColor),
                    new RectangleF(
                        d,
                        0,
                        d,
                        this.printDocument1.DefaultPageSettings.PrintableArea.Height));

        currentPrintingIndex += 1;
    }

    //If there is more item to print, go to next page
    e.HasMorePages = CheckedValues.Count > currentPrintingIndex;
}

And the output will be:
Page 1
value 1                                    value 2

Page 2
value 5                                    value 8

Page 3
value 10                                   value 11

The logic behind this is very simple. We want to show data in 2 output columns. So we should check if we are not at the end of Checked Cells List, print first row, and then again check if we are not at the end of Checked Cells List print seccond row then check if there are more items in checked cells List, so we say go to next page using e.HasMorePages = CheckedValues.Count > currentPrintingIndex; and move the print pointer to next checked cell.
EDIT

And here is the ultimate solution edited by Elton Joani
private int currentPrintingIndex = 0;
List<string> CheckedValues = new List<string>();

private void printDocument1_PrintPage(object sender, System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs e)
{
    //Barcode Font
    Font fbarra = new Font("IDAutomationSC128S", 10, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);

    IEnumerable<DataGridViewRow> CheckedValues = this.dgv1.Rows.Cast<DataGridViewRow>()
    .Where(row => (bool?)row.Cells[0].Value == true)
    .Skip(currentPrintingIndex);

    IEnumerator<DataGridViewRow> cve = CheckedValues.GetEnumerator();
    int count = 0;
    int pos = 60;

    while ((e.HasMorePages = cve.MoveNext()) && count++ < 2)
    {
        var cellValues = cve.Current.Cells.Cast<DataGridViewCell>()
                    .Skip(1)    //instead of .Where(cell => cell.ColumnIndex > 0)
                    .Select(cell => cell.Value.ToString())
                    .ToArray();

        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
        builder.Append(string.Join(",", cellValues));

        string fullline = builder.ToString();
        string[] column1 = fullline.Split(',');

        var cents = column1[3].Substring(0, 2);
        var descr = column1[1].ToString();
        var descr2 = descr.Substring(0, 30);
        var descr3 = descr.Substring(30);

        var encodeddata1 = Encode.Code128(column1[0].ToString(), 0, false);
        var number = encodeddata1;

        //draw barcode
        e.Graphics.DrawString(number, fbarra, Brushes.Black, pos, 105);
        currentPrintingIndex += 1;

        pos += 150;
    }
}

A:     using IDAutomation.NetAssembly;

    private int currentPrintingIndex = 0;

    List<string> CheckedValues = new List<string>();

    private void printDocument1_PrintPage(object sender,       System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs e)
    {
     Font fbarra = new Font("IDAutomationSC128S", 10, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);

 IEnumerable<DataGridViewRow> CheckedValues =    this.dgv1.Rows.Cast<DataGridViewRow>()
        .Where(row => (bool?)row.Cells[0].Value == true)
        .Skip(currentPrintingIndex);

      IEnumerator<DataGridViewRow> cve = CheckedValues.GetEnumerator();
      int count = 0;
      int pos = 60;

      while ((e.HasMorePages = cve.MoveNext()) && count++ < 2)
      {
       var cellValues = cve.Current.Cells.Cast<DataGridViewCell>()
                    .Skip(1)    //instead of .Where(cell => cell.ColumnIndex > 0)
                    .Select(cell => cell.Value.ToString())
                    .ToArray();

       StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();

       builder.Append(string.Join(",", cellValues));

       string fullline = builder.ToString();
       string[] column1 = fullline.Split(',');

          var cents = column1[3].Substring(0, 2);
          var descr = column1[1].ToString();

          var descr2 = descr.Substring(0, 30);
          var descr3 = descr.Substring(30);

          var encodeddata1 = Encode.Code128(column1[0].ToString(), 0, false);
          var number = encodeddata1;

 e.Graphics.DrawString(number, fbarra, Brushes.Black, pos, 105);//Barcode

 currentPrintingIndex += 1;

 pos += 150;


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Q: A survey for various $K$-homology theories and their relationship The ordinary Topological $K$ theory defined by Atiyah and Hirzebruch is a generalized cohomology theory (see wikipedia).There is the Bott spectrum associated to this generalized cohomology theory.Using that spectrum,we could surely produce a generalized homology theory.I call this Topological $K$-homology.
While,i noticed that there are "many" $K$-homologies in the literature:
Analytic $K$-homology
Geometric $K$-homology
$KK$-theory

Is there a good survey paper on these "various" $K$-homology theories
  and their relationship?

there is a similar question in the equivariant case.Atiyah and Segal gave the definition of equivariant $K$-cohomology theory.
By constructing a $G$-spectrum,and then taking smash product with $G$ space,then take the stable $G$-homotopy groups,we could define generalized equivariant homology theory,in particular,equivariant $K$ homology(see Carlsson's paper"a survey of equivariant stable homotopy theory" ).
Another equivariant homology theory appeared in the literature is the Bredon type equivariant homology,where we are given a functor from orbit category Or$G$ to abelian groups,using that as "coefficient system",we could produce an "equivariant homology theory".
I guess there are some other equivariant $K$-homologies.say, index theorists usually use the notation $KO^G_i(M)$ for closed $G$-manifold $M$, which is the home of some signature operator classes.

what's the relationship between these equivariant $K$-homology theories?
   What's the correct reference for $KO^G_i(M)$ mentioned above?

A: I would say that there are really only two definitions of K-homology commonly used in the literature (apart from the naive definition via the Bott spectrum): "analytic K-homology" and "geometric K-homology".  KK theory is a bivariant theory which includes topological K-theory as the special case $KK(\mathbb{C},C(X))$ and analytic K-homology as the special case $KK(C(X), \mathbb{C})$.  (Perhaps one could think of E theory as yet a third definition.)
The equivalence between geometric and analytic K-homology is simple enough.  A cycle in the geometric K-homology group of a space $X$ consists of a compact Spin$^c$ manifold $M$, a Hermitian vector bundle $E$ over $M$, and a continuous map $\phi \colon M \to X$.  A cycle in the analytic K-homology group of $X$ consists of a Hilbert space $H$, a representation of the C*-algebra $C(X)$ on $H$, and a bounded Fredholm operator on $H$ which is compatible with the representation.  (Of course the challenge in both cases is to get the relations between cycles right.)  The equivalence between the geometric and analytic models is as follows: given a geometric cycle $(M,E,\phi)$, let $H$ be the Hilbert space of $L^2$ sections of $E$ (which comes naturally equipped with a representation $\rho$ of $C(M)$), let $D_E$ be the Spin$^c$ Dirac operator on $M$ twisted by $E$, and form the bounded Fredholm operator $F = D/\sqrt{1 + D^2}$ via the functional calculus.  Then $(H,\rho,F)$ is a cycle in the analytic K-homology of $M$, and by functoriality it pushes forward along $\phi$ to an analytic K-cycle for $X$.
This construction defines a map from geometric to analytic K-homology, and with a bit of effort one can show that it is an isomorphism.  A good reference for the proof (including some remarks about the $KO$ story) is here: http://arxiv.org/pdf/math/0701484v4.pdf
The equivariant case is a little bit trickier, because I don't think there is universal agreement on the right definition of equivariant K-homology (unless maybe the group is compact).  A good reference to get going on the analytic side, at least, is Blackadar's textbook "K-theory for Operator Algebras", which includes what you want as a special case of equivariant real KK theory.


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Q: cleditor Add text cursor position textarea I'm using the clEditor control and I need to add text at cursor position in textarea when I selected an item in a select control.
Somebody can help me, please.
Thank you!

A: This code will add text from variable text_to_add at cursor position :
var text_to_add = 'Welcome to Senegal !';
var editor = $('.my_textarea').cleditor()[0];
editor.focus();
setTimeout(function() {
    editor.execCommand('inserthtml', text_to_add, false);
}, 0);


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"Thomas Cole National Historic Site marks the sylvan spot where the master of the Hudson River School of painters lived and worked throughout his brief lifetime.
Back in 1840, Cole first journeyed to the upstate wilderness and began painting his visions of nature as a spiritual allegory. Cole influenced younger artists like Frederic Edwin Church, Jasper Cropsey and dozens more who, in time, coalesced into what is now known as the Hudson River School.
Visitors today can tour the home, see the art, stroll the gardens and take in the spectacular views of the Catskill Mountains. The museum has just reconstructed Cole's self-designed New Studio, and a new exhibit there features the artist's lesser known architectural endeavors.
The Thomas Cole National Historic Site, the former Catskill residence of 19th-century artist and founder of the Hudson River School, opened the New Studio this summer. It—along with the 1815 Main House, 1839 Old Studio and the gardens—are open to the public."
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Fukushima Daiichi's radioactive water to run out of tanks in 2022
Storage tanks at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant hold more than 1 million tons of tainted water.
Fukushima's contaminated water to run out of tanks in 2022
With Olympics approaching, Tokyo hesitant to release into ocean
TOKYO — Tanks containing runoff from the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant are likely reach capacity as early as the summer of 2022, a new forecast shows, putting pressure on Japan's government to dispose of the wastewater.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has leaked water laced with radioactive isotopes since its reactors suffered meltdowns after a crippling March 2011 tsunami.
Various solutions have been proposed, but one that a panel of experts called in 2016 the fastest and least costly — releasing water into the ocean — is opposed by locals who fear it will hurt the image of the region's seafood.
The 960 tanks located at the site now hold roughly 1.15 million tons of water. Plant administrator Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, or Tepco, expects to secure enough tanks to hold 1.37 million tons by the end of 2020.
An average 170 tons of contaminated water was produced each day during fiscal 2018, mostly as the result of groundwater flowing into the ruined plant.
Tepco, which counts a government-backed fund as its top shareholder following a 2012 bailout, aims to reduce the volume to 150 per day next year. Even at that reduced level, the tanks would reach full capacity in either the summer or fall of 2022, Tepco estimates.
This marks the first projection that storage at the plant will reach its limit. The findings will be presented at an expert panel meeting on Friday.
Tepco installed equipment to pump out and decontaminate the water. But the treated water still contains tritium, a radioactive hydrogen isotope that also occurs in minute amounts in nature.
The utility has been criticized for its handling of the plant after the disaster, with its so-called ice wall, a costly, complex technique of freezing the soil to keep the leaks from reaching the ocean, questioned over its effectiveness.
A panel commissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry considered a plan to dilute and release the water into the ocean. Toyoshi Fuketa, chairman of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, described the approach "most logical."
But with the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo approaching, the government is worried about a potential blow to its international reputation by releasing the water into the sea. It appears to be dragging its feet on a decision.
In his final pitch to secure the Games six years ago, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had told the International Olympic Committee that the situation at Fukushima was "under control."
A number of Japan's trading partners banned imports of seafood from Fukushima and other areas after the nuclear disaster. These restrictions added to the economic pain for the region's fisheries industry, which was recovering from the physical damage of the tsunami.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Energy/Fukushima-s-contaminated-water-to-run-out-of-tanks-in-2022?fbclid=IwAR3CNkEFGr2eg_yhUVENp_oDg0qqIRROp71EZmA3bASD1zPo4vvpnlCJaJg
In this April 14, 2017 file photo, tanks storing radioactive contaminated water are seen at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture.
Tanks storing radioactive water in Fukushima to be full by 2022: TEPCO
TOKYO (Kyodo) — It is estimated tanks storing water contaminated with low-toxicity radioactive tritium at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant will be full by the summer of 2022, the plant operator said Friday.
At a meeting of a government panel on the same day, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. was unsupportive of the idea to replace the existing tanks with larger vessels as a long-term storage solution for water that was contaminated when cooling the plant's cores.
Local fishermen and residents support the storage solution, preferring it to any plan that would see the water released into the sea out of fear over the potential impact on fish stocks.
A nuclear expert from the International Atomic Energy Agency, however, said in 2018 that a controlled discharge of such contaminated water "is something which is applied in many nuclear facilities, so it is not something that is new."
The treated water remains tainted with the low toxicity tritium as a result of cooling the plant's reactors, which suffered core meltdowns following the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. The water is regarded as relatively harmless to humans.
TEPCO also said storing the tanks outside the premises would present difficulties with transportation and getting approval from local governments. Moreover, the tanks would remain even when the decommissioning work was completed and would take up land required for storing debris, the company added.
Toxic water produced by cooling debris and other processes is purified using the Advanced Liquid Processing System, said to be capable of removing almost all radioactive materials except tritium.
As of late July, around 1.1 million tons of tritium-contaminated water was stored on the premises of the plant, according to TEPCO. The utility plans to raise storage capacity to 1.37 million tons by the end of 2020, but plans beyond that have yet to be decided.
The tanks currently fill at the rate of around 150 tons of water per day.
The government panel has looked into five options to dispose of the tainted water including discharging it into the sea and vaporization.
"It is unreasonable to store (the water) forever. The (storage) period and conditions should be established," a member of the panel said.
Another member argued that the treated water should not be discharged into the ocean at any time soon, saying it is "illogical to sacrifice the livelihood of local residents to proceed with the decommissioning work."
At the plant, an area of up to around 80,000 square meters, enough to accommodate tanks containing 380,000 tons of treated water, is required to store melted nuclear fuel and other debris that will be extracted in the future, according to TEPCO.
TEPCO also said at the panel meeting it is possible to expand the Fukushima plant by acquiring neighboring land used for interim storage of soil from decontamination work, but that the company hopes to carry out the decommissioning within the area of the existing premises.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190809/p2g/00m/0dm/085000c?fbclid=IwAR2Ug7f5ZglzUXG4TNor87UwcvWCypKDdqyGs94TIrC_CGeoBSKcxF9lvpA
August 12, 2019 Posted by dunrenard | fukushima 2019 | Fukushima Daiichi, Radioactive Water, Storage Tanks | Leave a comment
Fukushima fishermen fight release of tainted water as tritium standoff continues
On Feb. 25, against a clear sky, fishing boats bearing colorful banners used to signal a rich haul returned to their home port of Ukedo in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. Cheers erupted as the boats, which had taken refuge in Minamisoma in the wake of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear crisis, made their way home for the first time in six years.
The Soma-Futaba fishing cooperative will soon resume fishing for konago (young lancefish), after the heads of fishing co-ops in the prefecture approved the start of experimental fishing operations 10 to 20 km from the meltdown-hit Fukushima No. 1 power plant, run by Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.
Despite the steady recovery moves, however, local fishermen are not optimistic because their industry still faces "concern" that radioactive fish could tarnish their reputation.
Fukushima No. 1 currently has 950,000 tons of radioactive water in storage that has been desalinated and filtered to remove some of the radioactive elements, but the volume is increasing at a pace of 150,000 tons a year.
Of the 950,000 tons, 750,000 were further treated with the Advanced Liquid Processing System, to remove most of the remaining isotopes. But even ALPS cannot remove tritium, and this has the fishing industry concerned that water tainted with tritium could ultimately be released into the ocean.
The debate over what to do about the tainted water has turned into a standoff. The central government set up a committee in September to discuss disposal and studied five options, including ocean release, underground burial and air release. But the committee could not agree on any of them because all had the potential to damage the reputation of Fukushima's seafood.
Hiroshige Seko, head of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has jurisdiction over the issue but appears reluctant to bring the debate to a rapid conclusion.
"We have not decided on the schedule, including when to conclude (the debate)," he said in a recent interview with the Fukushima Minpo.
Tritium is a common byproduct of normal nuclear power plant operations. Its release into the ocean is permitted worldwide as long as the concentration doesn't exceed certain levels. In Japan, the legal threshold for tritium release is 60,000 becquerels per 1 liter.
Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, has said "there is no solution than ocean release" for the tritium generated at Fukushima No. 1, noting that if the concentration is within legal limits, the government should go ahead with the release. Officials at related international institutions have expressed similar views.
But the prefectural association of fishing cooperatives remains opposed, worried that an ocean release could further damage the image of Fukushima's fish and seafood.
A fisherman from Onahama in the city of Iwaki said, "The move could lead to a loss of trust in the prefecture's seafood, which the fishermen have worked hard to build."
On the other hand, if the disposal debate goes unresolved, the amount of tainted water at Fukushima No. 1 will continue to rise and delay the decommissioning of the plant.
Tepco has said it "will decide (on the fate of the water) in a responsible manner by watching the government debate and weighing the opinions of local residents."
The fishery industry is watching how the central government balances the two jobs of revitalizing the industry and handling tritium-tainted water — and how it can thoroughly explain the decision in ways people both in Japan and abroad can understand, without leaving it entirely up to Tepco.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/03/19/national/fukushima-fishermen-fight-release-tainted-water-tritium-standoff-continues/#.WM7nfKKmnIU
March 21, 2017 Posted by dunrenard | Fukushima 2017, Fukushima continuing | Contaminated Water, Fishermen, Fukushima Daiichi, Sea Dumping, Storage Tanks, Tritium | Leave a comment
Radioactive water leaks from storage tank at Fukushima plant
The latest contaminated water leak at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant occurred at a flange-type storage tank, whose seams are connected by bolts.
Up to 32 liters of radioactive water leaked from a storage tank at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, but the contaminated liquid has been contained, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Oct. 6.
The leaked water is currently within barriers surrounding the tank that are designed to block the flow of fluids, TEPCO, the plant's operator, said.
The liquid contained water that had been treated to remove radioactive strontium and other substances, as well as highly contaminated water from the bottom of the tank that was stored shortly after the nuclear accident started in 2011.
A radioactivity level of 590,000 becquerels of beta ray-emitting materials was detected per liter of the leaked water.
The water seeped out of a tank with bolted seams on its sides, which are more prone to leaks than those with welded walls.
TEPCO continues to use the bolted containers despite the risk because production of welded tanks cannot keep pace with the buildup of contaminated water, mainly from groundwater entering the damaged reactor buildings, at the nuclear plant.
October 7, 2016 Posted by dunrenard | Fukushima 2016 | Contaminated Water, Fukushima Daiichi, Leak, Storage Tanks | Leave a comment
Storage tank leaks at Fukushima Daiichi plant
Workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have found a leak of highly radioactive water from a waste water tank.
Its operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, says the water likely leaked from a seam of the tank.
The leaked water was spotted on Wednesday on the side of one of an array of steel tanks holding contaminated water that is continuously generated at the site.
TEPCO's analysis found 590,000 becquerel per liter of beta-emitting radioactive materials in the water.
Tokyo Electric estimates that 32 liters of such highly radioactive water had trickled out, mixed with rainwater, and remained within a barrier around the tank.
Workers moved water in the tank to another one to lower the water level enough to halt the leak.
The leaking cylindrical tank is made by splicing steel plates with bolts. But they have had waste water leaks in the past from seams.
The operator has been replacing these leak-prone tanks with new seamless ones. But the increasing volume of waste water makes it difficult for the utility to completely do away with the old ones.
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20161007_02/
Contaminated Water Tanks Without Fondation Bolts at Fukushima Daiichi
More than 1000 contaminated water tanks at Fukushima Daiichi, some do not have fondation bolts.
Even with a moderate earthquake of seismic intensity 4 there is a risk that those contaminated water tanks collapse.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission of Japan has published on their website the seismic statement submitted by TEPCO about those tanks without fondation bolts. Their quake-resistance standard is 0.3G lower.
http://www.nsr.go.jp/data/000107385.pdf
The photograph below clearly shows the tank without fondation bolts.
Seismic intensity 4 and typhoons could cause the collapse of those contaminated water tanks. In case of tanks collapsing, a large amount of contaminated water would of course flow into the Pacific Ocean.
October 6, 2016 Posted by dunrenard | Fukushima 2016 | Contaminated Water, Fondation Bolts, Fukushima Daiichi, Storage Tanks | Leave a comment
More than 1,100 water storage tanks at Fukushima plant … and counting
Storage tanks to contain radioactive contaminated water continue being constructed at Fukushima
February 13, 2016 By Satoru Semba
The construction of large steel tanks on the site around Fukushima nuclear power plant to store highly contaminated water running through the nuclear site continues. There is a planned further construction of 20 more steel containers which are expected to store 30,000 tons of contaminated water. In addition to the steel tanks that are being constructed with no end in site, there are more than 9 million large black vinyl bags piling up in neat rows around the site filled with radioactive contaminated soil that has been scraped off the surface around the nuclear plant. Heavy rain during September, 2015 around the area of Fukushima caused flooding and swept more than 700 of these bags containing Fukushima-contaminated soil and grass into local rivers. Many of these bags are still unaccounted for with some spilling their radioactive content into the water system.
OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture–From the air, the rows of different colored water storage tanks at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant resemble a giant integrated circuit board.
As the fifth anniversary approaches of the earthquake and tsunami disaster that unleashed the nuclear catastrophe, the stricken facility is fast running out of space to position the tanks holding highly contaminated radioactive water.
As of Feb. 12, there were 1,106 massive water tanks on the premises.
Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the plant, constructed the tanks to store radiation-contaminated water that has been accumulating at the plant since the disaster unfolded in March 2011.
The utility plans to construct 20 more water storage tanks to accommodate 30,000 tons of water that is expected to be generated in the remaining months of 2016.
As the tanks occupy much of the parking lots, green spaces and vacant areas, TEPCO has no choice but to build new tanks in the narrow alleys between the huge containers.
The accumulation of contaminated water has been a persistent problem at the plant, which is only in the very early stages of decommissioning, a process that will take 30 to 40 years.
https://welovecarbondioxide.wordpress.com/2016/02/16/storage-tanks-to-contain-radioactive-contaminated-water-continue-being-constructed-at-fukushima/
February 19, 2016 Posted by dunrenard | Fukushima 2016 | Contaminated Water, Fukushima Daiichi, Storage Tanks | Leave a comment
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201602130025
February 13, 2016 Posted by dunrenard | Fukushima 2016 | Contaminated Water, Storage Tanks | 5 Comments


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RIT women use Canadian trip to prepare for out-of-conference games
Two weeks ago, instead of heading to their respective homes across North America, the members of the RIT women's hockey team spent their Thanksgiving week in Ontario, traveling around the province playing four games against Canadian university squads.
The Tigers were quite successful in their week-long trip, going 4-0, including a marquee 3-2 shootout win over at the time unbeaten and No. 2 Wilfred Laurier.
"Wilfred Laurier by far was one of the best teams we've seen so far this year," said RIT coach Scott McDonald. "They were right up there with Norwich. I was impressed with how fast they were. The first period was kind of a feeling out. It wasn't the type of run-and-gun that we like to play. The second period, I thought we controlled the play, but they definitely took it to us in the third."
RIT took advantage of the different set of rules that the Canadian schools play by, as the Tigers beat Wilfred Laurier in a shootout. Shootouts have slowly crept their way into the United States college hockey scene. However, they are mainly only used in Division I.
The NCAA doesn't recognize shootouts in Division III hockey, but they are used seldomly in regular season tournaments to decide who advances. The shootout result doesn't count though, and the NCAA recognizes the game as a tie.
"I had never been a part of a shootout," McDonald said. "It was a lot of fun, and now that I've been through one, I kind of wish we had them here so we could get rid of the ties."
RIT also defeated Western Ontario 4-0, Brock 3-2, and York 8-2 on the Ontario swing.
"Western Ontario and Brock were a lot bigger than us," McDonald said. "It's a different style with a lot of physical play with not a lot of whistles."
McDonald said he started thinking about the possibility of taking an international trip during the Thanksgiving break last year around April and May when the schedules started to come out.
"We wanted to be fully prepared for Trinity and Amherst this weekend," he said. "With our school on a trimester schedule, the last thing we needed was a full week off from school and then another weekend, which would have almost been like starting from scratch this past weekend against Chatham.
"Last year, we played Amherst during Thanksgiving break, but then they switched the Panther-Cardinal Classic this year to Thanksgiving rather than New Year's. We didn't want to lose that game, so we had to rearrange it to this upcoming weekend and find someone else to play during Thanksgiving."
The whole plan came to fruition this summer when McDonald was working on a summer camp and got to talk to some potential opponents' coaches.
"In the summertime, I was working at the same girls' camp where there were a bunch of Canadian schools there," McDonald said. "I ran the idea by a couple of the coaches, and they thought it would work. We ended up picking up four games, and the coaches couldn't have been better working with us for not only game times, but some practices too in their rinks."
RIT hasn't skipped a beat this season after coming off the best season in program history last year, where they won the ECAC West title and advanced all the way to the NCAA championship game.
Although the Tigers lost three All-Americans in Katie Stack, Sarah Dagg, and Traci Galbraith, RIT has kept rolling this year, and currently leads the nation in scoring offense thanks to having 10 players with 10 or more points through 10 games.
"It's been some nice and even scoring for us," McDonald said. "In the past, you could kind of key on a couple players like a Sarah Dagg or Katie Stack. It's been fun watching some of the girls step up into a new role and take charge while kind of enjoying the pressure of being a go-to player."
Sophomore Kourtney Kunichika has picked up right where she left off last season after leading the Tigers with 43 points as a freshman. She already has eight goals and 13 assists for a nation-leading 21 points.
Kolbee McCrea leads the team with 11 goals to go along with eight assists for 19 points, while freshman Celeste Brown has nine goals and six assists for 15 points.
"We've had a ton of people step up from Kim Schlattman and Tenecia Hiller to Kourtney, Kolbee and Celeste," McDonald said.
After rolling past Chatham last weekend by scores of 15-0 and 14-1, RIT finishes off the 2011 portion of its schedule with a road trip to New England to play two of the NESCAC's best. The Tigers will face Trinity on Saturday night and then follow up with No. 5 Amherst on Sunday at Orr Rink.
"It's good having this weekend where we can finish off the first half with two games against strong teams on the road," McDonald said. "It's a big advantage coming into this weekend playing our 13th and 14th games of the season, while Amherst is playing their seventh."
This weekend's games are just two of a multitude of interesting nonconference matchups across the country that could have important implications down the road when it comes time to select the NCAA tournament field.
"You certainly want to do well in your out-of-conference games and represent your own conference well," McDonald said. "It's a big pair of games with NCAA ramifications on the line. Amherst has knocked off Plattsburgh, but lost to Elmira, and if we can beat Amherst it can put us one step ahead of Plattsburgh without even playing them yet. These are the types of games you have to win to put yourself in a good situation for the end of the year, so in the case of something unfortunate happening in the conference playoffs, you can still have an at-large bid to fall back on."
Last year, RIT swept Amherst over the Thanksgiving weekend by scores of 2-0 and 5-1 at home at the Frank Ritter Memorial Arena.
"Playing in our rink can be tough for teams that are used to playing on bigger ice surfaces, because it's a small rink and we get great fan support, which can kind of rattle some teams at times if you're not expecting it or used to it," McDonald said. "Both were pretty close games with Amherst last year. This year will be different, as they have a couple more games under their belt against good teams in Plattsburgh and Elmira, and we'll be playing them in their rink. I think they'll certainly be ready for us, since we beat them twice last year and they'll probably have some revenge on their minds."
Before RIT starts thinking about Sunday's big showdown with Amherst, the Tigers will have to deal with a pesky Trinity team on Saturday night first.
"We're not looking past Trinity on Saturday night," McDonald said. "They've had a little bit of a tough start, but that was expected with losing some of the players they have lost, along with their coach Andy McPhee last minute. We'll prepare for them just like anybody else because they've still got some talented girls on that team that can beat you."
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