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Federer vs Nadal: The rivalry and 2008 Wimbledon final that defined tennis
Stephanie Ayako Karaki Harris
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Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer pose with their trophies. (Sean Dempsey/PA Images via Getty)
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet each other at Wimbledon on Friday for the first time since their legendary clash of 2008.
That final 11 years ago is one of the most memorable sporting contests of all time, with John McEnroe - who was commentating - saying: "This is the greatest match I've ever seen."
Ahead of this year's semi-final, the 40th meeting between the two, we look back on this rivalry-defining match.
What made it so special?
At that time, Federer was at the peak of his powers while Nadal was the young pretender, the only person who could potentially topple him.
The Swiss had won five consecutive Wimbledon titles, between 2003 and 2007, a record shared with Björn Borg. He was attempting to surpass that achievement and become the first man to win six consecutive championships at SW19.
It was the last match before the roof was installed. (Adam Davy/PA Images via Getty)
The two titans of tennis had met in both the 2006 and 2007 Wimbledon finals, and with each meeting Nadal was getting closer to beating the then No. 1 seed.
The atmosphere crackled with tension and the crowd was evenly split between the two men.
To add to the drama, rain delays pushed the match off Centre Court twice - this was the final year before the retractable roof was introduced.
Despite contrasting playing styles, temperament and dominant hands - Federer plays with his right while Nadal with his left - the match was so even that by the end of the fourth set, out of the 302 points that had been played, each had 151 points.
Nadal celebrates his victory over Federer. (Sean Dempsey/PA Images via Getty)
After 4 hours and 48 minutes of play, at 9.15pm in near total darkness, Nadal defeated Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7.
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The rain pushed the match off twice. (Adam Davy/PA Images via Getty)
"I tried everything. Rafa is the deserving champion, he played fantastically," Federer said in his post-match interview.
"I'm happy we lived up to the expectations. I'm happy the way I fought. That's all I could really do."
Nadal said: "I'm very happy to win this title, it's my favourite tournament and it's a dream to play on this court. To win is something I never imagined."
Nadal hits a backhand smash. (David Ashdown/Getty Images)
Federer acknowledged that it was one of his "hardest losses".
"It was one of the matches I tried to sort of forget a little bit," he said at Wimbledon in 2018. "I remember it being dark. I remember the passing shot down the line. I remember the things I said pretty much vaguely. I hardly remember there were rain delays, to be honest.
Centre Court was submerged in darkness by the end. (Adam Davy/PA Images via Getty)
"I'm sure I took something away from it, but mostly positive, even though the moment was pretty hard. It was a great match for many reasons. It also made me more human, potentially."
Nadal has also been asked multiple times about the epic final - in 2018, at the 10th anniversary, he said: "I am not thinking every day about that final. I am just focused on what I am doing today. But of course, in that moment, that final has been a very important step forward for me in my career."
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Gabriel Toma Nicolae Constantin "Dinu" Zamfirescu (născut la 26 iunie 1929, la București) este un politician român, fost deținut politic, exilat politic în Franța, ziarist la BBC, militant pentru drepturile omului, cercetător al arhivelor comunismului, fondator al Institutului pentru Memoria Exilului Românesc, unul dintre cei 12 membri refondatori ai Partidului Național Liberal (PNL).

În 2003, a fost inițiatorul, fondatorul și președintele Institutului Național pentru Memoria Exilului Românesc (INMER); a fost și președinte al Senatului de onoare al liberalilor, vicepreședinte al Fundației "Horia Rusu"; din 2012, este membru în Colegiul Consiliului Național pentru Studierea Arhivelor Comunismului (CNSAS), din partea PNL; tot în 2012, a fost numit Președintele Consiliului Științific al Institutului de Investigare a Crimelor Comunismului și Memoria Exilului Românescu (IICCMER) .

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Gabriel Toma Nicolae Constantin "Dinu" Zamfirescu s-a născut la 26 iunie 1929. Părinții săi erau Gabriel Zamfirescu, avocat și moșier, și Maria-Elena, născută Praporgescu. Bunicul său patern era colonelul Pavel Zamfirescu aghiotant al regelui Carol I, profesor la Școala de Război și văr cu scriitorul Duiliu Zamfirescu, iar bunicul său matern era generalul David Praporgescu. În prefața la un volum despre activitatea din exilul parizian, Dinu Zamfirescu scria: "Încă de copil am trăit în mediul politic. Întâmplarea și diferitele evenimente familiale au făcut să cunosc direct figuri proeminente politice ale acelor ani ('30-'40). Părinții mei divorțând pe când aveam 4-5 ani, mi-am petrecut copilăria și adolescența atât în cadrul ramurii paterne cât și în cadrul celei materne. Prima era integrată cercurilor politice național țărăniste. Astfel am văzut defilând prin casa bunicii mele, soția, după decesul colonelului Pavel Zamfirescu, a lui Toma Ionescu, pe un Ion Mihalache, pe un Virgil Madgearu sau pe dr. Nicolae Lupu.
Mama s-a recăsătorit cu Dan Brătianu,
ce mi-a devenit un al doilea tată, fiul Președintelui PNL Constantin (Dinu) I.C. Brătianu. Locuind o bună parte din timp în casa familiei Brătianu, am avut ocazia să cunosc mai toată pleiada de oameni politici liberali de atunci. De la familia Brătianu am avut de învățat ce înseamnă iubirea de țară, rigoarea și corectitudinea cuvântului dat" .

Dinu Zamfirescu a urmat studiile primare la Școala de băieți nr. 1 Mântuleasa. A urmat studiile liceale la Liceul "Spiru Haret". Dinu Zamfirescu a fost prima dată arestat pe 8 noiembrie 1945, în urma participării la marele miting în favoarea Regelui Mihai I, prima manifestație anticomunistă de amploare,  și încarcerat la fosta Prefectură de Poliție, apoi la Regimentul de Panduri "Tudor Vladimirescu" (unitate românească rusificată compusă din foști prizonieri români de pe frontul antisovietic), iar în cele din urmă la Penitenciarul Jilava  După acel moment s-a înscris în Tineretul Liberal, devenind mai târziu Președintele Organizației Colegiale a elevilor liberali, care făcea "parte din structurile interne ale PNL". . Pentru participarea la mitingul din 8 noiembrie 1945 a fost exmatriculat. Au urmat alte patru arestări, făcute mai întâi de către Siguranță, apoi, după 1948, de Securitate, ultima la Cluj, în 1956, pe fondul represaliilor legate de Revoluția din Ungaria, începută de liderul comunist maghiar Nagy Imre. Între arestări, Dinu Zamfirescu a încercat să își continue educația, dar a avut mari probleme.

În 1947, a dat admitere la Facultatea de Drept a Universității București, fiind admis, iar amintirile sale din acea perioadă sânt relevante pentru modul în care s-a produs rapid comunizarea mediului universitar, prin epurare academică, schimbarea programelor, dominația partidului totalitar în toate structurile decizionale academice, inclusiv la nivelul organizațiilor studențești; acestea din urmă erau la început erau dominate de către studențimea democratică (liberali, țărăniști, social-democrați), dar în scurtă vreme au ajuns să fie controlate de către studenții comuniști, foarte implicați în campaniile de denunțare și exmatriculare masivă a propriilor colegi, cu "origini nesănătoase". În mai 1949, spre finele anului universitar, a fost "demascat" și exmatriculat din Facultatea de Drept a Universității București, în urma susținerii unei lucrări de seminar în care argumenta contra instituirii pedepsei cu moartea în România.

Cea de-a doua arestare a lui Dinu Zamfirescu, de către Securitate, s-a petrecut în urma unui denunț: "Eram încă în pat, bolnav, dar mă simțeam mai bine, când o echipă de securiști a venit să mă aresteze. Arestarea s-a datorat unui denunț prin care se sesizase că la moșia noastră s-au găsit arme în pereții dubli ai magaziei de cereale. Armele fuseseră aduse de tata (erau arme sovietice) de pe front, unde fusese, și ascunse când s-a întors. Ideea noastră era că ele ar fi putut fi utile în cazul unui război între occidentali și sovietici, la care să participăm și noi contra comuniștilor de aici".

În 1950, a fost exmatriculat din Facultatea de Istorie, pentru ca în 1957 să fie exmatriculat din Facultatea de Drept a Universității din Cluj. Dinu Zamfirescu a lucrat în mai multe munci necalificate, "fiind căutat de Securitate și stând ascuns în București, am plecat pe diverse șantiere de construcții din țară calificându-mă ca normator și inginer normator. M-am încadrat apoi la Cluj în activitatea de construcții, ca diriginte de șantier, înscriindu-mă din nou la Facultatea de Drept. Am fost iarăși arestat la Cluj de Securitate pentru <<crimă de înaltă trădare>>, apoi anchetat la Securitatea Capitalei și depus la Jilava fiind judecat de Tribunalul MAI. Intervenind o destindere pe plan politic internațional s-a reconsiderat încriminarea și am fost eliberat după mai multe luni de detenție și anchete dure.
După doi ani, în urma unui denunț, am fost exmatriculat din nou".

Din ianuarie 1972 reîncep persecuțiile Securității, din pricina faptului că sora sa, Dina Brătianu, căsătorită Missirliiu, emigrase. Abia în 1973 a reușit să absolve Facultatea de Drept a Universității din București.  A făcut 23 de cereri către autoritățile comuniste pentru a i se permite emigrarea, toate refuzate, dar până la urmă a fost "vândut" de către Securitate și "(răs)cumpărat" de către rudele sale din Franța, pentru suma de $ 6.000.

Dinu Zamfirescu a devenit corespondentul Secției Române a postului britanic BBC la Paris. În emigrație, Dinu Zamfirescu a fost extrem de activ în organizațiile care luptau pentru cetățenii asupriți de regimurile comuniste totalitare, din România și din alte țări: a fondat la Paris prima asociație a foștilor deținuți politici din România (împreună cu Radu Câmpeanu, viitorul președinte al PNL, și Liviu Nicola), editând și buletinul Curier; a înființat "Clubul de gândire și acțiune liberală" (împreună cu Radu Câmpeanu și Ion Vitez), unde se schițau soluții pentru o posibilă Românie postmarxistă; ca publicist, a contribuit la presa exilului românesc (BIRE, Lupta, Dialog, Curierul Românesc, BBC, Europa Liberă, Vocea Americii, Radio France International) ; a fost membru în Liga pentru Apărarea Drepturilor Omului în România, cu sediul la Paris, împreună cu Sanda Stolojan, Mihnea Berindei, Ariadna Combes; a militat în cadrul acțiunii "Villages Roumains" pentru salvarea satelor din România de acțiunea comuniștilor ceaușiști de sistematizare și demolare a construcțiilor tradiționale; în anii 1988 și 1989, împreună cu Neagu Djuvara, Radu Portocală și Dan Culcer animă o emisiune românească de radio "Solidarnosc" de la Paris; a fost membru fondator al Asociației Pro-Basarabia și Bucovina, și coautor al volumului Pământuri Românești, editat de Asociație. În Franța, Dinu Zamfirescu a devenit profesor de "Dreptul Construcțiilor" în cadrul Academiei Creteil din împrejurimile Parisului. În timpul evenimentelor din decembrie 1989 care au dus la căderea regimului comunist totalitar din România, a fost invitat zile întregi să comenteze "live" (la France3, RTL, RTL Radio) răsturnarea regimului, procesul soților Ceaușescu și executarea acestora. Pe 29 decembrie 1989 s-a îmbarcat în primul avion care a zburat de la Paris la București, revenind în țara natală, unde a participat la reînființarea Partidului Național Liberal.

După reînființarea PNL, Dinu Zamfirescu a fost extrem de implicat în definirea și redefinirea traiectoriei politice a partidului.

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Bibliografie
O viață... Tudor Vișan-Miu în dialog cu DINU ZAMFIRESCU (București: Editura Corint, 2019);
Institutul Național pentru Memoria Exilului Românesc, Tragedia României, 1939-1947. Texte apărute în "Dialog", revistă din Germania a exilului politic românesc, selectate și îngrijite de Ion Solacolu, prefață Neagu Djuvara, postfață Florin Constantiniu (București: Editura Pro Historia, 2004);
Mișcarea legionară în țară și în exil. Puncte de reper (1919-1980'), cronologie documentară de Dinu Zamfirescu (București: Editura Pro Historia, 2005);
 Urme pierdute, urme regăsite: cazul Silviu Crăciunaș , ediție îngrijită de Dinu Zamfirescu, Dumitru Dobre, Iuliu Moldovan (București: Editura Militară, 2008);
 Dinu Zamfirescu, Și noi am condamnat comunismul. Din exilul parizian (București: Institutul Național pentru Memoria Exilului Românesc, Editura Paideia, 2008);
 Dinu Zamfirescu, Cîrtițele Securității. Agenți de influență din exilul românesc (Iași: Polirom, 2013) [despre Virgil Veniamin; Eftimie Gherman; Pamfil.

Legături externe

Interviuri

 Mata Hari a României, 8 august 2008, Toma Roman Jr, Jurnalul Național
 Dezvăluiri ȘOCANTE despre regimul comunist: Mărturiile politicianului vândut de Nicolae Ceaușescu VIDEO, 25 aprilie 2014, Jurnalul Național

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Music » Music Stories
La Russa Palooza
Five nights in November with the "Card-Carrying Rocker"
by Randall Roberts
Dan Zettwoch
A few weeks back, KTVI-TV (Channel 2) sportscaster Martin Kilcoyne interviewed Cardinals manager Tony La Russa about his post-season vacation. La Russa, a rocker, had just clocked a six-day, five-city concert binge. B- Sides managed to secure La Russa's "Five Nights in November" tour diary via his private rock blog, "Card-Carrying Rocker."
Paul McCartney, Monday, November 7, San Jose, California, HP Pavilion. Unlike those surrounding me at concerts who lose themselves completely, I remain Tony LaRussa during a kickass concert. I may nod my head or tap my foot, but I don't dance. I can't afford to. Sure, I've studied McCartney. I've got his Portland setlist memorized. I know that he jammed "Blackbird," and that he's done that song nine times in the past twelve shows. But he didn't play it at Anaheim earlier in the week. What does this mean? If I start dancing, I might miss some subtle cue that will hint at the future direction of the concert. Plus, it's not just about tonight. It's the whole week of rock. If I blow my wad tonight, what shape am I going to be in for Tull?
U2, Wednesday, November 9, Oakland, California, Oakland Arena. I'm a little worried about tonight. Larry Mullen looks to have a bad ankle. Without a steady ankle, rocking the kick-drum over the course of a 22-song set can wear Mullen down. A bum ankle on the drummer means more work for bassist Adam Clayton, who has to pick up the slack. On a song like "(Pride) In the Name of Love," bass drives Bono to take it higher. You need bass. The kicker? Clayton cut his thumb yesterday — drunken car-door slam — so he's going to have a hard time pounding the B-note. What's "Pride" without a heavy B? How does this affect Bono? What about the Edge?
Def Leppard and Bryan Adams, Thursday, November 10, Sacramento, California, Arco Arena. Song position. People ignore it, but I say you can't. Def Leppard played "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" in the eighth position tonight. That was odd. What's Joe Elliott up to? 78 percent of the time, Leppard follows "Heartbreak" with "Pour Some Sugar on Me." Pay attention to those numbers. You have to know, for example, that 97 percent of the time Journey follows "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" with "City of the Angels." The numbers are higher for Queen and "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions." I don't want to miss "Pour Some Sugar on Me."
The problem? I shotgunned three beers in the parking lot, and that was an hour and 23 minutes ago. I have no idea when that song's going to come now. I will need to piss in eight minutes, potentially during my favorite Leppard song. Based on percentages — and experience — I'm better able to predict outcome, and thus better able to know the best time to urinate. Unless it's a Springsteen concert. Then all bets are off.
Jethro Tull, Friday, November 11, Oakland, California, Paramount Theatre. Is there a more beautiful picture in all of rock & roll than flutist Ian Anderson, posing in a one-legged, foot-on-calf stand while tearing it up on the flute? The flute: In most hands, it's a utility instrument. In Anderson's hands, it's a mighty piece of steel. Know what it is? Foot position. Without a sturdy center, he's falling straight over. Fingers can't fly if he's unbalanced. Before Jimmy Page takes the violin bow to the Les Paul, he better have a consistent stance.
The Moody Blues, Sunday, November 13, Oakland, California, Paramount Theatre. Concert number five. I'm as nauseated as I've ever been. I have a terrible headache. My head is pounding. I feel like throwing up, and I'm having trouble swallowing. And the beauty of it is, you want to feel like this every day. After doing this for three decades, I'm starting to understand aspects of the music that once baffled me — like how many minutes to take between second and third encores for maximum Bic lighter-age, or where to position the keyboardist onstage in relation to the bassist and drummer. Tonight, I took some excellent LSD during "Nights in White Satin" because I wanted to peak during "Ride My See-Saw," and they always play that six songs — fifty-four minutes — later. I know these things. I predict outcomes based on past performance. Still, the magic remains at the center of it all. Four guys rocking. Each working in relation to the others. A machine. A unit. Beautiful. Just beautiful rock & roll.
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Of Blood Descended
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Of Stone and Sky
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The Only Problem
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Wealthy Canadian scholar Harvey Gotham lives in splendid isolation in France and is working on a book about Job. He loves his wife, Effie, dearly but she has taken to planting bombs in supermarkets and has joined an anarchist group. Here, Spark...
Para Handy
Para Handy has been sailing his way into the affections of generations of Scots since he first weighed anchor in the pages of the Glasgow Evening News in 1905. The master mariner and his crew – Dougie the mate, Macphail the engineer, Sunny...
The Pavilion in the Clouds
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It is 1938 and the final days of the British Empire. In a bungalow high up in the green hills above the plains of Ceylon, under a vast blue sky, live the Ferguson family: Bella, a precocious eight-year-old; her father Henry – owner of Pitlochry, a...
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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Edinburgh, 1930, and the world is on the brink of change. Leading the charge is the glamorous, free-spirited Miss Jean Brodie, schoolteacher at the Marcia Blaine Academy, whose guiding principle is 'Give me a girl at an impressionable age and...
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Atherton California, just down El Camino from Stanford University, is in the heart of Silicon Valley. It is a suburban city characterized by mature trees and homes on large plots hidden behind fences.
The climate is temperate, almost Mediterranean and the owner wanted a house where she could live outdoors as much as possible. Complicating this desire was the lot is long and narrow and her view on all sides was of the backs of the neighboring houses which (like most typical suburban houses) are huge and blank. But above these neighboring houses, the mature tree canopy and sky were alive, constantly changing and breathtaking. Focusing on this view "up" rather than horizontally "out" we created a seemingly roofless house that surrounds the living spaces by huge outdoor courtyards that direct the view up.
The living spaces are open planned and blur the connection between indoor/outdoor with retractable sliding doors and continuous materials like travertine on the floors and cedar on the walls. But what sets this building apart is the continuous curving wall that surrounds it. It fully encloses the house, blocking out the less desirable views, focusing on the more meaningful views and creating interest as the sunlight and shadows move through the day along it's surfaces. At it's most elemental, the curving wooden wall creates a visual backdrop seen through the interior landscape of plants and birch trees, animated by the shadows moving across it all day.
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Measure or estimate energy expenditure in spinal cord injury patients? A comparison of indirect calorimetry and commonly used predictive equations
S. Wong, P. Subong, A. Pandely, M. Saif, A Graham
Journal: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society / Volume 75 / Issue OCE1 / 2016
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 January 2016, E25
Introgression of Botrytis grey mould resistance genes from Cicer reticulatum (bgmr1cr) and C. echinospermum (bgmr1ce) to chickpea (C. arietinum)
D. Ramgopal, R. K. Srivastava, S. Pande, A. Rathore, D. R. Jadhav, M. Sharma, P. M. Gaur, N. Mallikarjuna
Journal: Plant Genetic Resources / Volume 11 / Issue 3 / December 2013
Botrytis grey mould (BGM), caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea Pers. ex Fr., is an important disease of chickpea causing economic losses across the world in chickpea-growing regions. There are no available resistance sources in cultivated chickpea against this disease. Cicer echinospermum and C. reticulatum, the only two compatible annual wild species, have been reported to have resistance to BGM. Hence, interspecific populations were developed with susceptible cultivars as female parents and C. echinospermum accession IG 73 074 and C. reticulatum accession IG 72 937 as the pollen donors to transfer and assess the nature of genetic control for BGM. Screening the progeny indicated that resistance to BGM was controlled by a single additive gene/allele (bgmr1cr and bgmr1ce), which can be introgressed through a backcross breeding programme.
Bone-like growth of hydroxyapatite in the biomimetic coating of Ti-6Al-4V alloy pretreated with protein at 25 °C
Jui Chakraborty, Matjaz Mazaj, Renu Kapoor, S. Pavana Gouri, Nina Daneu, Mithlesh K. Sinha, Gopal Pande, Debabrata Basu
Journal: Journal of Materials Research / Volume 24 / Issue 6 / June 2009
Commercial-grade dense Ti-6Al-4V alloy substrate was mechanically roughened, cleaned, and treated with a globular protein [bovine serum albumin (BSA)] for 4 h. Biomimetic calcium phosphate (Ca-P) coating was applied onto the above-treated substrate by immersion into simulated body fluid (SBF) at 25 °C for a period of 4 days, with periodic replacement by freshly prepared SBF at 48-h intervals. After 4 days, branched micron-sized fibers of hydroxyapatite (HAp), resembling the structure of bone, were obtained, connecting the clusters of HAp crystal plates in the coating (thickness ∼200 μm) on the substrate surface. Structural and compositional characterization of the coating was carried out using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) with energy-dispersive x-ray analysis unit (EDX) facility, x-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) data. In vitro cytotoxicity (ISO 10993-5, 1999), cell adhesion assays, and phase contrast microscopy were performed using NIH 3T3 fibroblast cell lines to ascertain the bioactivity of the coated substrates, with and without protein treatment. Based on our study, we propose a correlation between a specific physical structure of the HAp coating and its biological properties.
Mechanical Properties of Superhard Nanocomposites with High Thermal Stability
Stan Veprek, Ali S. Argon
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011, Q2.2
Abstract Superhard nanocomposites, nc-MnN/a-XxNy (M = Ti, W, V, Zr, (Al1-xTix)N; X = Si, B) with hardness of 40–100 GPa are prepared by plasma CVD or PVD under a sufficiently high nitrogen activity and deposition temperature that allow the formation of a stable nanostructure by self-organization upon strong thermodynamically driven, spinodal phase segregation. These nanocomposites display an extraordinary combination of a high hardness, high elastic recovery, high resistance against brittle fracture and tensile strength of 5 to 40 GPa approaching the ideal strength of flaw-free materials. These properties can be understood in terms of conventional fracture physics scaled appropriately down to crystallite sizes of few nm. The interfacial monolayer of Si3N4 or BN with strong bonding to the nanocrystallites and high structural flexibility avoids grain boundary sliding. With increasing thickness of this interface the hardness decreases, possibly due to an increase of this "liquid-like" component in which plastic transformation can be triggered.
Creep Resistance of the Directionally Solidified Ceramic Eutectic of Al2O3/c-ZrO2(Y2O3)
Jin Yi, Ali S. Argon, Ali Sayir
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011, Q7.12
The creep resistance of the directionally solidified ceramic eutectic of Al2O3/c-ZrO2(Y2O3) was studied in the temperature range of 1200–1520°C both experimentally and by mechanistic dislocation models. The creep of the eutectic in its growth direction exhibits an initial transient that is attributed to stress relaxation in the c-ZrO2(Y2O3) phase, but otherwise in steady state shows many of the same characteristics of creep in sapphire single crystals with c-axis orientation. The creep strain rate of the eutectic has stress exponents in the range of 4.5–5.0 and a temperature dependence suggesting a rate mechanism governed by oxygen ion diffusion in the Al2O3. A detailed dislocation model of the creep rate indicates that much of the nano-scale encapsulated c-ZrO2(Y2O3) is too small to deform by creep so that the major contribution to the recorded creep strain is derived from the diffusion-controlled climb of pyramidal edge dislocations in the Al2O3 phase. The evidence suggests that the climbing dislocations in Al2O3 must repeatly circumvent the c-ZrO2(Y2O3) domains acting as dispersoids resulting in the stress exponents larger than 3. The creep model is in very good agreement with the experiments.
TEM Investigation on Microstructural Characteristics in Nanostructured Al-Mg Alloy
Young S. Park, Kyung H. Chung, Nack J. Kim, Enrique J. Lavernia
The microstructural evolution in a nanostructured Al-Mg alloy fabricated by cryogenic mechanical alloying (cryomilling), was investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Nanostructured Al-Mg powders were first synthesized by a mechanical alloying under liquid nitrogen media (cryomilling), and the powders were subsequently degassed, hot isostatically pressed, and extruded into a full dense, bulk form. The results showed that Si containing phases and (Fe,Ni)Al intermetallics existed in as-extruded Al-Mg alloy. In addition, the extrusion temperature has a strong influence on the formation of microstructural anisotropy. A lower extrusion temperature yields a microstructure that is more anisotropic relative to that present at the higher extrusion temperature. More specifically, at the lower temperature, the nano-sized Al grains have a tendency to rotate towards the <111> direction, along the extrusion direction.
Characterization of Strain-Tolerant Ceramic/SAM Bilayer Coatings
Q. Yang, T. O. Salami, K. Chitre, S. R. Oliver, J. Cho
Ceramic coatings can provide an ideal protection for MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) structures while imposing a great challenge in processing a prime, reliant coating due to their inherent brittleness and defects formed during processing. In an attempt to compensate for the weakness of the ceramic coating, we have developed a low-temperature solution precursor process to create strain-tolerant, protective bilayer coating consisting of an integrated ceramic-organic hybrid material. The top ceramic coating offers an inert, protective layer whereas the underlying nanometer scale self-assembled organic coating provides compliance for the overlying hard coating. Together, these bilayers minimize mechanical and thermal stresses. In addition, organic self-assembled monolayers(SAM) act as a 'template' by forming a proper surface functionality for the subsequent growth of hard ceramic coatings. Molecular level understanding of the microstructure and micromechanics involved in the synthesis and processing of the coating is systematically studied by a variety of characterization techniques such as XRD, AFM, SEM/EDS and nanoindentation. This work is also complemented by numerical simulation to provide a clearer understanding of the stress development in the ceramic coating and its interfacial properties.
Mechanical Properties of Chemically Functionalized Clay Vinyl Ester Nanocomposites
S. Balakrishnan, D. Raghavan
This study focuses on the role of chemistry of onium salt(s) used in functionalizing clay and the processing conditions in achieving exfoliated clay vinyl ester nanocomposites. Two different clay treatments were added to vinyl ester resin and three different processing conditions were examined in the formulation of nanocomposite. Through this study, we demonstrate that the degree of exfoliation and dispersion of layered silicate nanocomposite is affected by both processing and the clay chemical treatment. At an organoclay loading of only 3.5wt%, the modulus improved by 20% in partially reactive organoclay system, while the modulus improved by 10% in nonreactive organoclay system compared to that of pristine vinyl ester resin.
Modeling and Characterization of Elastic Constants of Functionalized Nanotube Materials
S. J. V. Frankland, M. N. Herzog, G. M. Odegard, T. S. Gates, C. C. Fay
Molecular dynamics simulation and equivalent continuum modeling were used to calculate the elastic constants of 1,3-bis(4-aminophenoxy-4′-benzoyl) benzene (1,3-BABB)/single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) materials. The calculated Young's moduli are compared with storage moduli measured experimentally with nanoindentation. Excellent agreement is observed between the calculated and measured modulus values for the 1,3-BABB/SWNT materials.
Carbon Nanotube and Nanofibre Reinforced Polyamide-12 Fibres
M. S. P. Shaffer, J. K. W. Sandler, S. Pegel, A. H. Windle, F. Gojny, K. Schulte, M. Cadek, W. J. Blau, J. Lohmar, M. van Es
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011, Q10.4
A range of multi-wall carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibres were mixed with a polyamide-12 matrix using a twin-screw microextruder, and the resulting blends used to produce a series of reinforced polymer fibres. The aim was to compare the dispersion and mechanical properties achieved for nanofillers produced by different techniques. A high quality of dispersion was achieved for all the catalytically-grown materials and the greatest improvements in stiffness were observed using aligned, substrate-grown, carbon nanotubes. The use of entangled multi-wall carbon nanotubes led to the most pronounced increase in yield stress. The degrees of polymer and nanofiller alignment and the morphology of the polymer matrix were assessed using X-ray diffraction and calorimetry.
The early stages of stress development during epitaxial growth of Ag/Cu multilayers
S. Labat, F. Bocquet, T. Bigault, L. Roussel, G. Mikaelian, C. Alfonso, A. Charai, O. Thomas
The early stages of stress development during epitaxial growth of metal layers with a large misfit in lattice parameters still need in-depth understanding. In this particular study we have focused on Ag-Cu system, which is immiscible and exhibit a large 14% misfit in lattice parameters. Ag/Cu multilayers have been grown by ultrahigh-vacuum evaporation on Si (111) maintained at -20°C, 35°C or 110°C. The thickness of the individual layers is about 100 Å. All the films present the same (111) orientation with a well defined in-plane orientation: <110> Cu or Ag // <110> Si. The stress was monitored during growth with a home-made laser curvature measurement device. The stress vs thickness behaviour is highly asymmetric when comparing Ag/Cu and Cu/Ag. Indeed Ag grown on Cu does not develop any measurable stress at any thickness or temperature, whereas Cu grows on Ag under tensile temperature and thickness-dependent stress. The temperature dependence of this stress relaxation cannot be interpreted with a standard relaxation model including dislocation motion. A possible way to understand the stress temperature dependence is to consider the evolution of microstructure during growth.
Structural Stability of Nano-Sized Clusters
J. Th. M. De Hosson, G. Palasantzas, T. Vystavel, S. Koch
This contribution presents challenges to control the microstructure in nano-structured materials via a relatively new approach, i.e. using a so-called nanocluster source. An important aspect is that the cluster size distribution is monodisperse and that the kinetic energy of the clusters during deposition can be varied. Interestingly the clusters are grown in extreme non-equilibrium conditions, which allow obtaining metastable structures of metals and alloys. Because one avoids the effects of nucleation and growth on a specific substrate one may tailor the properties of the films by choosing the appropriate preparation conditions.
Fatigue Crack Growth and Fracture Toughness in Bimodal Al 5083
P. S. Pao, H. N. Jones, C. R. Feng
The fatigue crack growth rates and fracture toughness of bulk nanocrystalline Al 5083 having a bimodal grain size distribution were investigated. The nanocrystalline powders were prepared by mechanically ball milling spray atomized Al 5083 powders in liquid nitrogen. This nanocrystalline powder was blended with 50 wt% spray atomized large grained Al 5083 powders. The blended powder was then cold pressed, degassed, and extruded into rods. The bimodal Al 5083 thus produced consists of nanocrystalline grain bands and coarse grain bands. While the yield strength of the bimodal Al 5083 is about 25% lower than that of the all nanocrystalline Al 5083, its tensile ductility is almost 50% greater. In addition, the fracture toughness of the bimodal material is about 85% higher than that of the all nanocrystalline counterpart. Fatigue crack growth rates of bimodal Al 5083 are about 30% lower than those of all nanocrystalline Al 5083. The lower fatigue crack growth rates are accompanied by more tortuous crack paths when the crack propagated through the coarse grain regions in the bimodal Al 5083.
Pile-Up Based Hall-Petch Considerations at Ultra-Fine Grain Sizes
T. R. Smith, R. W. Armstrong, P. M. Hazzledinew, R. A. Masumura, C. S. Pande
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011, 31
The dislocation pile-up explanation for the Hall-Petch (H-P) relation is re-examined for ultrafine grain sizes when only a few dislocations are involved in the pile-up, formed necessarily at applied stress levels near to the theoretical limit. Each dislocation added to the pile-up produces a step reduction in the H-P stress. Consequently, differences in dislocation configurations and types of pile-ups are easily recognized in the limit of small dislocation numbers. A significant reduction occurs in the H-P slope value (i.e., microstructural stress intensity) for the extreme case of only one dislocation loop being expanded against the grain boundary obstacle stress.
A direct determination of fractal dimension of fracture surfaces using scanning electron microscopy and stereoscopy
J.J. Friel, C. S. Pande
Journal: Journal of Materials Research / Volume 8 / Issue 1 / January 1993
A rapid and accurate method of measuring fractal dimension of a fractured surface is described. The method uses a stereo pair of photomicrographs taken in a scanning electron microscope and digitized for computer analysis. The computer can automatically compare the offset at many places in the two images and calculate their height on the basis of the parallax angle. The sum of the area of all planes formed by an array of three-dimensional points is an approximation of the true surface area. The scale can be varied both in the microscope and in the computer; therefore, a fractal dimension can be calculated. Unlike previous methods, this one is direct and gave results intermediate between two prior indirect measurements.
Etch pits on basal cleavage faces of apophyllite crystals
D. R. Pande, S. R. Vadrabade
Journal: Mineralogical Magazine / Volume 54 / Issue 377 / December 1990
Basal cleavage faces of apophyllite crystals were etched in the base etchant (dil HF) containing different concentrations of ammonium fluoride as a poisoning salt. At low concentrations, square pyramidal pits formed with their sides parallel to the <100> direction. At higher concentrations, pits with their sides parallel to the <100> direction were formed. The lateral growth of a pit is dependent on pH value of the etching solution. Activation energy for dissolution at a pit (active site) was found to decrease with increasing concentration of poison in the base etchant. The change in orientation of the pit is attributed to adsorption of aqueous complexes having different chemical constitutions which have different directional adsorption sites in apophyllite.
Passivation of GaAs Mesfet's with PECVD Silicon Nitride Films of Different Stress States
Edward Y. Chang, Gregory T. Cibuzar, Thomas K. Yard, Krishna P. Pande
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 February 2011, 271
The passivation of GaAs MESFET's with PECVD silicon nitride films of both compressive and tensile stresses is reported. The shift of MESFET parameters due to passivation was found to be dependent upon gate orientation. For example, it is found that the shifts of threshold voltage are of opposite sign for MESFET's oriented along [011] and [011] directions. Our experiments show that nitride of tensile stress is preferable for MESFET's with [011] oriented gates. The shifts in VTH IDSS and GM of the devices before and after nitride passivation are lesd thaw s% if the nitride of appropriate stress states are used for passivation.
Breakdown voltage of the MESFET's after nitride deposition was also studied. It is found that the process with higher hydrogen incorporation tends to reduce the surface oxide and increase the breakdown voltage after nitride deposition.
Morphological variations within the species Onchocerca armillata and O. gutturosa in buffaloes and cattle in India, with special reference to the male tail and cuticular ornamentation*
P. P. S. Chauhan, B. P. Pande
Journal: Journal of Helminthology / Volume 52 / Issue 4 / December 1978
Morphological variations in Onchocerca armillata and O. gutturosa, from buffalo and cattle, with special reference to male tail and cuticular ornamentation, have been studied from a large collection of worms available from the infected aortae and ligamentum nuchae, procured from slaughter houses at 3 different localities in Uttar Pradesh, India. Seven variations in the disposition of caudal papillae in males in O. armillata and 14 in O. gutturosa are described. The prevalence of these two Onchocerca species in bubaline and bovine populations appears to be widespread.
A New Species of Ashworthius Le Roux, 1930 (Haemonchinae: Trichostronǵylidae) from Two Wild Ruminants with a Note on Associated Lesions
P. P. S. Chauhan, B. P. Pande, Mathan Singh
Journal: Journal of Helminthology / Volume 46 / Issue 2 / June 1972
The genus Ashworthius contains the following species: A. pattoni Le Roux, 1930 (genotype) from Tragelaphus scriptus sylvaticus (bush buck), A. sidemi Schulz, 1933 from Cervus nippon hortilorum (Sika deer) and C. elaphus asiaticus (red deer), A. martinagliai Ortlepp, 1935 from Bosclaphus tragocamelus (Nilgai) and A. lerouxi Diaouré, 1964 from Syncerus coffer nanus (dwarf forest buffalo). Pike (1969) revised the genus and redescribed A. lerouxi from Syncerus caffer coffer (African buffalo). He gave accounts of other valid species and amended the generic diagnosis.
Note on host-parasite relationships observed in fluke infections of wild aquatic birds
B. P. Pande, S. S. Ahluwalia, J. S. Srivastava
Journal: Parasitology / Volume 50 / Issue 3-4 / November 1960
The last twenty-five years have witnessed an increasing output of significant work in this country on the trematode parasites of a number of wild birds, including aquatic species. These studies, which are mostly faunistic, and can be said to have commenced in 1926, when Bhalerao (1926) described from Burma (then a province of India) the flukes of the house crow, deal primarily with a large number of representative species of nearly twenty families of Digenea. Of these families, species assignable to the Clinostomidae Lühe, 1901, the Cyathocotylidae Poche, 1926, the Cyclocoelidae Kossack, 1911, the Diplostomidae Poirier, 1886, the Echinostomatidae Poche, 1926, the Notocotylidae Lühe, 1909, the Opisthorchiidae Braun, 1901, and the Strigeidae Railliet, 1919, were encountered in a survey conducted to assess the nature of helminthic infections in wild aquatic birds of the Mathura area.


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Tika Sumpter Joins Cast Of Universal's James Brown Biopic, 'Get On Up'
Tika Sumpter has joined the cast of Universal's James Brown biopic, Get On Up.
Sumpter has signed up to play Yvonne Fair, a singer in Brown's touring show, James Brown Revue, who recorded his classic I Got You (I Feel Good).
Earlier this week, Universal moved up the release date of Get On Up from October 17, 2014 to August 1, 2014, taking over the slot previously reserved for its 50 Shades Of Grey film adaptation, which has now been pushed to February 13, 2015.
Get On Up will compete with Disney's wide release of its adaptation of Guardians of the Galaxy on that August 1, 2014 weekend.
Get On Up stars Chadwick Boseman (as James Brown), Jill Scott, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Lennie James and Keith Robinson in the Tate Taylor-directed film.
Shooting on the project has begun, in Mississippi, with Brian Grazer producing alongside Mick Jagger, for Universal Pictures.
Promising a warts and all telling of Brown's life story on film, the screenplay was penned by Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth (they wrote the script for Fair Game, the Naomi Watts and Sean Penn film).


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Credit monitoring: When is it worth paying for?
Credit monitoring keeps a watchful eye on your credit report, but is it worth paying for?
Credit scoring firms, credit bureaus and a slew of other security and identity technology companies offer credit and identity theft monitoring packages for a monthly fee. They can cost anywhere from $15 to $30 per month, and many provide your credit score and send you alerts when your credit report changes.
Several of the credit and identity theft monitoring packages scour the internet to ensure your personal information isn't being used improperly. Some even insure you for up to $1 million for notary and legal fees, lost wages and other costs if your identity is stolen while you're using the service.
However, you don't have to pay a monthly fee to stay on top of your credit report. You can sign up for free credit monitoring at CreditCards.com, Mint and other services. Additionally, each of the three major credit bureaus – Equifax, Experian and TransUnion – is required by law to provide you with one free credit report each year at annualcreditreport.com. And many credit cards allow you to check your FICO score or VantageScore when you manage your account online.
Some consumers view paid credit monitoring packages as a bad investment, while others swear by them. Experts' opinions also differ, but there are some instances in which paying for credit and identity theft monitoring can provide a valuable extra layer of protection.
Here is how to tell whether you need credit monitoring or not.
If you're buying a new home and plan to apply for a mortgage, you'll want to keep your credit score in its best possible shape. The higher your credit score, the more favorable your interest rate will be when securing your home loan. That's why lenders and realtors advise homebuyers not to open new lines of credit – which trigger hard inquiries and could indicate an overreliance on credit – during the mortgage application process.
Monthly credit monitoring can be helpful during the homebuying process, particularly when you're in the final stages of securing a loan. It typically takes about a month to get approved for a mortgage after you apply, and a fraudulent credit inquiry could slow down the process.
"If you're in the market to buy a home in the next year, it's definitely more reasonable to be monitoring more often," said Amy Clark, a consumer lawyer based in Austin, Texas.
Clark said consumers may also consider monthly monitoring if their credit files have been erroneously mixed with those of other people by credit bureaus. "Mixed credit file" issues could be a recurring problem if you have a common name, or if you have the same name and address as a family member.
"If they've mixed you up in the past, then it makes sense to monitor because that kind of thing often happens again," she said.
But even continuous monitoring has its limitations. Susan Grant, director of consumer protection and privacy at the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), noted it's still troublesome to resolve an identity theft or mixed credit file issue, even if you get a timely warning.
Notifies you of credit report changes, including hard inquiries, within 24 hours.
Allows you to check your credit score at any time.
Many provide access to your credit reports from all three major credit bureaus.
Some services scan the internet to ensure your personal information isn't being misused.
Some insure you against any identity theft that occurs while you're using the service.
Some provide digital security products such as anti-virus software.
May not alert you to fraudulent activities that don't involve credit (i.e., utility and cellphone accounts opened in your name, tax fraud).
Some only monitor your credit report from one bureau, while charging extra to check all three.
Often provides credit scores that are "educational," and not the same as those used by lenders.
Can't prevent identity theft altogether.
Life-saver, or waste of money?
"I stopped using it because I didn't feel like it was necessary, knowing that I could get a free credit report periodically," Khan said.
Khan also discovered the free app Mint, which he now uses to track his credit report for any suspicious inquiries. Meanwhile, Khan said he's skeptical that an identity theft protection service can help him in a time of need.
"I prefer to use free services, keep an eye on my inquiries and take quick action myself if see something out of the ordinary," he said.
For others, credit monitoring is a godsend.
Maria Moser, an entrepreneur from Maryland, signed up for FICO's service in 2006 when she and her husband were in the market for a new house. It spared them a lot of stress a few years later, when they discovered a thief had opened two credit accounts in Moser's husband's name and was using a store card account the couple owned.
Moser said she and her husband would have been completely unaware of the identity theft for several weeks without instant email notifications that came from their credit monitoring service. The couple has continued to pay for the package even though its cost has risen over the years.
There are ways to keep an eye on your credit for free. Many credit monitoring services offer 30-day free trials. You can sign up for one and cancel it after the first month. After that, you can stagger free credit reports from the three major bureaus so that you get a new one every four months.
If you have a credit card, there's a good chance you can check your FICO score or VantageScore every month just by logging into your online account. Under a program introduced by FICO in 2013, more than 200 million consumers have free access to their credit scores on a regular basis.
Additionally, you can place a fraud alert on your credit report through one of the credit bureaus. A fraud alert lasts 90 days and can be renewed for free either manually or automatically. It prevents any new credit accounts from being opened without your permission. Placing a fraud alert on your credit files also allows you to get a free copy of your credit report that doesn't count as the one you're entitled to by law each year.
You are also allowed to obtain an additional free copy of your credit report if your identity has been stolen. In some states, an identity theft victim can initiate a security freeze – typically a paid service that bars anyone from accessing your credit report – at no charge. And CFA's Grant noted that many companies affected by data breaches offer their employees and customers complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft services for a limited time.
With so many resources available today, you can get a precise picture of where your credit stands at just about any given moment. Paid credit monitoring can be helpful in certain circumstances, but it's not for everyone. If you believe your personal information could be at risk, or if you want to secure a large loan with no headaches, it may be worth the investment.
"Whether a consumer chooses to pay for – or subscribe to – a credit monitoring service is unique to the specific needs of that consumer and what credit-based or financial goals they have set for themselves," said Equifax spokeswoman Nancy Bistritz-Balkan.
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This is an easy, fun canyon with a couple of drops, some deep walking narrows, and a few downclimbs. It can be combined with an ascent of Monoxide West Fork to make a more complete day.
Drive South from Hanksville on the 95 to mile 15.5 and turn left (east) onto the Burr Point road. Follow the main road for 4.5 miles. Go right at the junction. At 5.5 miles the road crosses a drainage and starts to turn NE. Park here at the intersection of a rough side road heading South.
From here walk SW into the drainage. You'll reach the dryfall which starts the canyon in about 1/2 a mile.
The first part of the canyon is easy walking. Bypass a dryfall on the left, then continue to where it slots up.
When the canyon narrows again there's one easy downclimb into a pothole which looks worse than it is. Soon you'll reach a hot-tub sized pothole above a bigger drop. You can bypass the drop by doing a moderate downclimb along the RDC wall. A lot of parties just choose to rig this.
A few feet below this climb is is the first and only real drop in the canyon, which is about 60 feet off a chockstone or deadman into the canyon below.
From the bottom of the drop it's a nice deep slot with a few down climbs over boulders to the exit.
Follow the canyon until it opens up. A major side canyon comes in from the left (East). This is Monoxide East Fork. At this point you can climb up the sandstone prow between the East and West Forks and find your way back to your car.
A better alternative is to ascend the East Fork. It's mostly easy going with the exception of two easy climbs for which beginners will want a rope. The first climb can be climbed on the sloping right wall (looking up canyon). The second climb is a big boulder pile which can be navigated by climbing up under the boulders. Follow the drainage NE back to your car.
This canyon is on BLM land. Groups size limits on BLM land are usually 12 people.


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Danish inventor Peter Madsen has claimed toxic fumes on his homemade submarine were responsible for the death of 30-year-old Swedish journalist Kim Wall.
Madsen, who is on trial in Copenhagen for the murder of Ms Wall in August 2017, denies killing her and says the journalist died of carbon monoxide poisoning after a technical fault led exhaust fumes to fill his vessel.
"I deny that I am guilty of the murder of Kim Wall," the 47-year-old told the court, the BBC reports.
When Madsen was first questioned by police, he claimed Ms Wall died after a heavy hatch hit her on the head. But now, Madsen says he lied about the accident to spare her relatives from the grisly news.
"I was only thinking about Kim Wall's relatives," he told the court.
The inventor, who has admitted to dismembering Ms Wall's body and dumping it in the ocean, is charged with murder, dismemberment and aggravated sexual assault.
Asked why he dismembered her body, Madsen told the court: "I don't see how that mattered at that time, as she was dead."
Ms Wall disappeared after she boarded Mr Madsen's home-made submarine on August 10. Ms Wall's boyfriend alerted police when the reporter didn't arrive home, after boarding the ship for what was supposed to be just a few hours for a story, The New York Times reports.
Prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for Madsen if he is convicted.


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United Way of Rogers and Mayes Counties identifies critical human service needs in our community and fosters synergy between businesses, governments, individuals, and not-for-profits to improve lives and inspire all who can to help all who need.
In 2008, United Way World Wide initiated a 10-year program designed to achieve the following goals by 2018:
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United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey has, for nearly a century, responded to the needs of our local community while simultaneously addressing the root causes of key issues. We do this by inspiring and uniting the power of individuals, the business community, and the public and nonprofit sectors around common goals. Together, we're able to drive real community impact in our neighborhoods, our communities, and our region. Together, we're working to ensure that every individual and family is able to achieve educational success, financial stability and good health.
United Way works for a healthier America
Whether it is a neighbor without health insurance, a victim of abuse, or someone struggling with mental illness or an addiction, United Ways are working to ensure everyone has access to affordable and quality care.
Since 2008, United Way Worldwide has been working to achieve our bold, 10-year goal: to increase by one-third the number of youth and adults who are healthy and avoid risky behaviors by 2018.
Achieving our goal requires us all to become more aware of health risks and the potential effects they have on ourselves and others, starting from before birth. Working to change policies and practices, such as extending health care coverage, will enable more people to live healthier lives.
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Children with health coverage are better prepared to learn in school and succeed in life.1
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Q: OctoberCMS Partials sharing variables life cycle I'm new in October CMS and I try to develop some components and these components have more than one page. I include every page as a partial in the default.htm file with an if condition depends on the type property of the page.

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the problem is when I have a collection of items in one page and send id of one of the items to another ajax handler and want to retrieve full info of the item, I can't pass it to next page because of the page cycle in October CMS.for example :

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what's the best way for these type of components?
Is It the right way for this?
how can I send variables to view after the OnRun method in components?

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LBS Case Study: Innovation and Agility at Tencent's WeChat
LONDON, May 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- London Business School introduced its latest case study "Innovation and Agility at Tencent's WeChat" in its Strategy and Innovation Class. The case represents the beginning of a partnership between the school and Tencent. Both sides will explore deeper cooperation in terms of business thinking and practices, cultivation of talent, and cultural exchange.
London Business School introduced its latest case study "Innovation and Agility at Tencent's WeChat" in its Strategy and Innovation Class.
Professor Julian Birkinshaw, Deputy Dean at London Business School and Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, commented that the value of the WeChat case study is not just in providing an understanding of the successes and failures of WeChat itself, but as a window into innovation in Tencent, and Chinese tech companies as a whole. Tencent's openness to sharing the innovation practices in WeChat with students around the world, coupled with the research insights provide by LBS, will contribute to the advancement of global business thinking and the building of a more inclusive digital future.
Dickie Liang-Hong Ke, the co-author of the case study and Sloan Fellow at the London Business School commented: "The move from 'Copy to China' to 'Copy from China' is an obvious trend. The innovation and agility seen at Tencent's WeChat are very valuable assets for other companies in their quest of innovation."
One for All, All for One
The case study holds up WeChat as a classic example of a product evolving from application to platform, and then becoming an industry standard.
WeChat was originally a social app, which in the early stage, earned a huge number of users by continuously improving and optimizing its features" says Dickie Liang-Hong Ke. "Then WeChat adapted its open strategy, launched the Official Accounts and created the WeChat Pay ecosystem, and thus successfully converted itself from a social networking app to an influential platform. In 2017, Mini Programs was launched, and quickly became an industry de-facto standard.
The tipping point came when WeChat opened up its platform, allowing third-party businesses and individuals to co-create content and services for free to better serve WeChat users. It became a true One-For-All-All-For-One app, in which WeChat provided ready-to-use developer tools and set up clear rules and regulations, allowing everyone to contribute to WeChat services and benefit from doing so. While most of its competitors in China and around the world were anxious to find a route to profitability, WeChat was considering users' needs first and crafting an excellent design.
Being a platform app is by no means an easy ride. Renjie Hu, head of Tencent Guangzhou Office, recalls: "When we talked to other businesses in those early years (about opening up our platform for free), they said we were 'Buddha-like' in that we kept helping others, but we have also benefited – it's like honeybees benefiting from the honey while pollinating the flowers."
Coherence Goes First
WeChat was born in a bunker where the app's creator Allen Zhang and a team of ten developers created the product. Allen's management style was informal and interactive, he enjoyed rolling up his sleeves and sitting together with a team of software engineers, going through new features, trying to optimize the product. Everyone on the team, from senior management to interns, could offer their thoughts on new innovations. To maintain the coherence of the product, Allen would set the tone for all subsequent features. The team built up a very consistent value.
In its growth from a team of ten to two thousand, WeChat has always kept a flat organizational structure. According to the case study, Allen and the management team have brought down the 2,000-strong team to multiple smaller units of 100-150 people maximum. Breaking down the organization in this way helped with speed and ownership.
As a platform app with multiple features, WeChat's coherence is the other key factor to its success.
In terms of the innovation process, WeChat has applied the top-down style more frequently. The research team found out that the saying "Allen Zhang decides" is brought up frequently when interviewing WeChat team members. "Clear authority and ownership at the top", concludes Professor Julian Birkinshaw in the case study, "If you allow everyone to add their own favourite features, you end up with a complex and messy product."
An early member of WeChat, mentions that this top-down approach is particularly important for entirely new products. "When we are trying to create something revolutionary, a bottom-up process would tear it apart. Users need to be given an extremely clear concept with precise information – and that needs a single architect."
When it comes to incremental innovation, more bottom-up innovation was encouraged, with the optimization of the Red Packet function in WeChat Pay and the newly developed feature Top Stories offering good examples.
WeChat's head of HR shares: "The middle-level management needs to have more capacity to take up the slack. We have many department managers who grew up together with Allen, and they are very clear about his mode of operation. Similarly, they will inherit his thinking and models that they pass downwards. In the process, that inheritance is very important to make sure that uniformity with Allen is preserved."
WeChat Go Global
Talking about the future growth, Allen shares his view: "WeChat has reached one billion users, but actually, we've never thought that the number of users was particularly important…we care more about how to provide our existing users with more services. This is a more important question. To find and then respond to future demand is what we need to do the most."
"Going global" is agreed to be a practical way to grow. As WeChat's pioneer for international expansion, WeChat Pay overseas has a team building relationships with foreign businesses and regulators, in order to make WeChat Pay available for use in foreign markets. WeChat Pay is now available in 49 markets outside of the Chinese mainland, supporting cross-border payment transactions in 16 currencies. According to the latest data, in the year of 2018, the monthly average transaction volume saw an increase of 500% year-on-year, while the total transaction value increased 400%. Meanwhile, the number of service providers witnessed a year-on-year increase 300%, and the number of merchants accepting WeChat Pay increased 700%.
"In the past five years, the progress of mobile payment technology development in China has received global attention, and the digitization of all walks of life has continued at a rapid pace. The real driving force behind this is not just a payment tool, but also the supports of third-party service providers from the various industries. They are the true representatives of digital innovation in China," says Peiku Li, Vice-President of WeChat Pay. The wide variety of functions available within the WeChat Ecosystem will help overseas merchants to smoothly accelerate the digitalization process, in order to better serve Chinese tourists overseas.
In terms of potential growth areas, the case study's co-author Dickie Liang-Hong Ke says "WeChat now has one billion of the world's seven billion potential users, the growth potential in user number can be limited, especially in China. However, there are many other possibilities, for example, the creation of new services, and the exploration and application of new technologies are all possibilities. The change in the technology of human computer interface, such as VR, can present both challenges and opportunities. WeChat must always think about what direction the next disruptive technology will come from."
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Beautiful, and I agree, they could be a great addition to most any interior.
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Thanks for your comments and you're right these baskets do have a "sincerity" about them. It seems they have been made with great care.
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'Imagine 4.9 million new jobs. Instead of Obama's income stagnation, imagine average wages rising 12.2 percent over the next decade.
Capital investment rising 43.9 percent.
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Imagine exports and manufacturing jobs booming. Our trade deficit falling as the tax bias against American made goods is eliminated.
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An angular element is a new feature of angular 6 framework angular elements translate your angular components into web component means using Angular 6 elements feature you can use your component as a Dom element. these angular elements are used to upload dynamic contents in the angular app. angular element helps to insert dynamic HTML code after angular app compilation. To use angular elements in angular project required rxjs and rxjs-compat for now.
@angular/elements are used to add the new custom element of web component in the angular app. createcustomelement() is an API provided by @angular/elements which is used to convert a component into the angular element.
Above command will add new node module that is called angular element register. That support those browsers which do not support custom html element. A new polyfill document-register-element.js will be added.