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DC Vertigo's Border Town #1 Is Going Back To Press
DC Entertainment is proud to announce that the recently released BORDER TOWN #1 from DC Vertigo is headed into a second printing.
The first issue debuted to incredible fan response and critical acclaim:
"Border Town may be the most sharply satirical work that Vertigo Comics has published since Preacher."—SCREENRANT
"Border Town excels by rooting itself in politics and identity, giving teens their own voice."–AV CLUB
"Edgy, timely, and dark, Border Town is exactly what you think it is, but also a complete surprise. It hits all the right notes, from Eric M. Esquivel's razor-sharp script to Ramon Villalobos' Frank Quietly-inspired artwork. It's grisly and mean, with a heavy political commentary all wrapped up in a mythological package."—NERDIST
"Border Town #1 is the Mexican-American Stranger Things"—POLYGON
BORDER TOWN from writer Eric M. Esquivel and artists Ramon Villalobos and Tamra Bonvillain is an ongoing series based in the fictional town of Devil's Fork, Arizona, as a crack in the border between our world and Mictlan unleashes monsters from Mexican folklore. As the residents of the small border town are plagued by shared nightmares, otherworldly radio transmission, and mysterious goat mutilations, racial tensions will become supernaturally charged. It's now up to the new kid in town, Frank (Francisco) Dominguez, and a motley crew of high school misfits to discover what's really going on.
BORDER TOWN is the first of a new line of creator-owned series from the recently rebranded DC Vertigo imprint, led by Executive Editor Mark Doyle and dedicated to creating modern, socially relevant, high-concept stories appealing to readers of all genres.
The second printing of BORDER TOWN #1 (JUL189255) will arrive in local comic shops October 10, with BORDER TOWN #2 (AUG180508) is available on October 3.

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Stefanie Molthagen-Schnöring (geboren am 20. Februar 1978) ist eine deutsche Kommunikationswissenschaftlerin und Hochschulmanagerin.

Werdegang
Molthagen-Schnöring wuchs im Sauerland auf und studierte an der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität in Münster Germanistik, Kommunikationswissenschaft und Angewandte Kulturwissenschaften. Zur Dr. phil. wurde sie 2006 mit einer Arbeit zum Zusammenhang von Unternehmenskommunikation und -kultur promoviert. Sie war für die Finanz- und Unternehmenskommunikationsberatung Kirchhoff Consult in Hamburg und für die Kommunikationsagentur WE DO communication in Berlin tätig, bevor sie 2011 als Professorin für Wirtschaftskommunikation an die Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin berufen wurde.  Von 2014 bis 2019 war sie Prodekanin des Fachbereichs Informatik, Kommunikation und Wirtschaft der HTW Berlin. Am 1. April 2019 trat sie das Amt der Vizepräsidentin für Forschung und Transfer an.

Themen und Projekte

Molthagen-Schnöring lehrt und forscht zu Themen des Kommunikationsmanagements, insbesondere gesellschaftspolitischer Kommunikation und Wissenschaftskommunikation. Zu ihren wichtigsten Publikationen gehören das Lehrbuch "Textspiele in der Wirtschaftskommunikation" und der Dialogratgeber "Lasst uns reden. Wie Kommunikation in Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft gelingt". Sie engagiert sich in vielen Projekten, die Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft verbinden und ist Botschafterin der Brain City Berlin.

2020 wurde Molthagen-Schnöring als Expertin für Wissenschaftskommunikation in die #FactoryWisskomm des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) berufen und leitete die Arbeitsgruppe zum Thema "Reputation und Anreize". Gemeinsam mit Johannes Vogel vom Museum für Naturkunde Berlin ist sie Co-Vorsitzende des Science Panel im Wissenschaftsjahr 2022 "Nachgefragt!" des BMBF. Sie ist gemeinsam mit ihrem Mann Dietmar Molthagen Initiatorin eines privaten Salons zu gesellschaftspolitischen Themen und ist als Moderatorin aktiv, u. a. bei der Falling Walls Conference und bei Evangelischen Kirchentagen. Molthagen-Schnöring engagiert sich im Verein science2public und als Vertrauensdozentin und Mentorin bei der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes.

Publikationen (Auswahl)
  Gesellschaftspolitisches Engagement in Zeiten von Trump & Co. Chancen und Risiken für Unternehmen. Wiesbaden: Springer 2018. ISBN 978-3-65821590-3

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Q: How do I fix icon clipping in folders? I am having an issues with images/icons clipping outside of folders. Also, icons that have transparency have white boxes around them while in folders. Here's two images showing my issue(s):

I've tried a few methods, that I found on Google, like deleting %localappdata%/IconCache.db, disabling Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop in Performance Options, and change icon size (which was useless). None of the solutions worked.
Please note: I am using a custom icon pack (Super Remix Icon Packs on DeviantArt) and these issues were happening even before installing the icon pack.
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Q: Python how to pass class function from instance to another class I have a class of Player with a number of attributes to measure their overall state. I have a second class of Character (Class Type) that sets up some unique configurations for my players depending on their instance of character. Where I am having trouble, is calling a single generic function at the player level that measures the unique milestone goals for each character. i.e Check each player to see if they have reached their unique Milestone 1. I originally tried to do this with a series of conditional functions under the initialization, but this proved to be ill-advised in a class, so I moved it out to its own single function. Since doing this, it obviously fails because the attributes the function are checking for are in the parent class (Player) and not the class where the function is defined (Character).
class Player:
    def __init__(self, player_num, name):
        self.character = Character(name)
        self.player_num = player_num
        self.name = name
        self.power = 0
        self.position = 1
        self.attributeLimit = 4
        self.attributes = []
        self.attachments = []
        self.collection = []
        self.visited = []
        self.setCharacterValues()
        self.ms1 = self.character.Milestone1

        def setCharacterValues()
        #Loads Character instance data into the Player instance.

class Character:
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.attributes = []
        self.attachments = []
        self.collection = []
        self.visited = []
        self.name = name
        if name == 'char x':
            self.attributes = [1,2,3]
            #etc.
        #etc.

    def Milestone1(self):
        if self.name == 'char x':
            if self.power >= 20:
                return True
            else:
                return False
        if self.name == 'char y':
            if self.position >= 5:
                return True
            else:
                return False
        #etc

for i in players:
    if i.ms1():
        print('Passed')

Now the only solution that I can think of, is to simply move the function from the Character class to the Player class. But this seems to be counter intuitive to me, because this function is measuring each unique characters ability to reach the milestone. It feels appropriate to leave it under Character, and I'm just missing an obvious step somewhere. Can anyone lend some assistance?

A: Please post the traceback error messages. I think the problem is in Milestone1() you check self.power and self.position but self refers to the instance of Character not Player, and character has no power or position attributes.
Here are 2 fixes I can think of:

*

*Inheritance: If you make player a subclass of character, then player would have all of the attributes of character and therefore be able to call ms1()
class Player(Character):
    def __init__(self, player_num, name):
        # self.character = Character(name)  <-- not needed
        # self.ms1 = self.character.Milestone1  <-- not needed

        # since Player is a subclass of Character,
        # use super to init & it already has name and Milestone1
        super().__init__(name)  # Py3 usage
        # super(Player, self).__init__(name)  # Py2 usage

I tested this out in a simple example on repl.it
and it works for me, try it by pressing play, output is 'n', then 't'.
Note: in Python-2, the syntax for super is different than Python-3, and you must also supply the subclass, Player, and the instance, self as args. I tested inheritance  with super(Player, self).__init__(name) in this sample repl.it using Python-2 and it also works.
Also Note: Python-2 classes should subclass object to create new-style classes.

*Composition:Fix Milestone1() so it uses player as an argument, and therefore has access to power and position
class Character:
    # no change

    def Milestone1(self, player):
        if self.name == 'char x':
            if player.power >= 20:
                return True
            else:
                return False

update Player too, passing the player instance to Milestone1
class Player:
    def __init__(self, player_num, name):
        self.character = Character(name)

        # self is the Player, lambda makes ms1 callable
        self.ms1 = lambda: self.character.Milestone1(self)

Although then the name attribute isn't really used, and this seems a bit hacky, but I tested it in this simple repl.it example and it also works.
In general, I think this is a good opportunity to use inheritance over composition. Ask yourself:

Is a player a character? (Inheritance: #1)
Does a player have a character? (Composition: #2)

A: I'd recommend initizliaing a power value in the Character class as well, or creating a generic method in the Character class and then overriding it in the Player class.

A: What you have is a container class Player that has a one-to-one relationship with the Character. You do not want to duplicate the attributes of Character (like ms1 within Player, especially not during __init__ before anything at all has happened in your game. Instead just access that Character's attributes from the Player instances whenever you need to check them:
player = Player(player_num=42, name='Ivan')
# do some stuff with `player` and `player.character` as the game progresses
# then somewhere deep in the game...
if player.character.ms1:
    print("Congratulations on achieving your first milestone!")


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The Standards set herewith are based on the stipulations of Article 46.2 of the Employment Service Act ( the Act herewith).
To protect the working rights of the citizens in this country and to provide equal opportunities to foreigners in this country in a fair and reciprocal manner, the central competent authorities will decide along with specific industry authorities the quota of foreign employees based on the evaluation of the employment market, employers' industries, scale, employment plan, operation performance and the contributions to the economic and social development of this country.
1. Architecture and civil engineering.
3. Tax and financial service.
6. Attorney ( legal services).
8. Medical and/or Health Care.
10. Cultural, sports and recreation services.
15. Other job descriptions designated by the central competent authorities along with the specific industry authorities at the central government level.
1. Acquire certificates or operation qualifications through the procedures specified in the Examinations of Specific Profession and Technician Guidelines.
2. Acquire credentials of Master degree or above from universities in the ROC or in foreign countries or acquire Bachelor degree and with more than two years working experiences in the specific field.
3. Expatriates to the ROC that have been employed in multi-national companies for more than one year.
4. Specialists who have been trained professionally or self-taught in the specific field and have more than five years experiences in related skills and have demonstrated outstanding performances.
Central competent authorities along with the specific industry authorities at the central government level can have Article 5.2 exempted in coping with the need of hiring special professionals and technical personnel during the change of industry environment.
The employed foreigners who are assigned by foreign legal entities to fulfill their contract obligations in the ROC and have to undertake the job descriptions specified in Article 4 in the ROC, will be exempted from the qualifications stipulated in Article 5 if their working duration is less than 90 days. However, if their accumulated working duration exceeds 90 days within one year before their application day, the employed foreigners still meet the qualifications stipulated in Article 5.
The accumulated working duration for fulfilling contract obligations in the preceding paragraph shall not exceed one year.
The wages for foreign employees who undertake the job assignments specified in Article 4 should not be lower than the amount recorded in the latest survey.
1. Construction companies that have obtained permits from and have been formally registered with the specific industry authorities.
2. Architects who have obtained operation certificates and have more than two years' experiences in the construction field.
(1) Planning, designing, implementation & supervision, consulting & operation and maintenance work for railways, highways and mass rapid transit systems (MRT).
(2) Installations, maintenance, technical supervision, testing and operations of the facilities for passenger and cargo carriages for railways, highways and MRT that are either imported from foreign countries or manufactured domestically by foreign companies.
(3) Examination and testing of instruments purchased overseas and R&D work that can help upgrade land transportation techniques.
(1) Planning, designing, implementation & supervision and evaluations of harbors and piers.
(2) Management of commercial harbor facilities and salvage work, the construction, maintenance, installations, technical supervision, testing and operations of the facilities, and R&D work that can help upgrade harbor operation techniques.
(3) Constructing and maintenance of ships and containers and the R&D work that can help upgrade related techniques.
(4) Training and management of personnel in the sea-transportation industry and other work that can help upgrade the development of sea-transportation businesses.
(5) Planning and construction of civil aviation terminals and supporting facilities.
(6) Maintenance, purchasing of aircraft that can help upgrade air transportation techniques, civil aviation facility check and technical supervision.
(7) Personnel training, operational management, transportation of aircrafts, test flies, training of pilots and co-pilots, commercial aviation and other R&D work that helps to upgrade air transportation development.
(1) Planning, designing, examination, implementation & supervision of postal machinery and facility systems.
(2) Verification and production supervision of instruments purchased overseas and R&D work that can help upgrade postal techniques.
(3) Research, designing, technical supporting, maintenance of postal machinery and facilities and personnel training.
(1) Planning, designing, implementation & supervision of telecommunication engineering and techniques.
(2) Examination, manufacturing, technical supervision of instruments purchased overseas and R&D work that can help upgrade telecommunication techniques.
(3) Research, designing, technical supporting, technical supervision and maintenance of telecommunication facilities.
(5) Designing and technical supports for telecommunication value-added network.
(6) Planning, designing, implementation & supervision of radio wave techniques used in radio and television broadcasting.
(1) Operational management of tourist hotels and travel industries, tour guides, tour leaders and other R&D work that helps upgrade the tourism industry.
(2) Tourist hotel, hotel operation and food & beverage techniques that are lacking in this country.
(3) Planning, developing and operational management of tourist attractions or recreation areas.
(1) Collection, evaluation, management, supplying and information exchange of the international meteorology, earthquakes, and marine meteorology.
(2) Technical research and supervision of meteorology, earthquakes, and marine meteorology.
(3) Testing and maintenance supervision of instruments purchased overseas and R&D work that can help upgrade meteorology, earthquakes, and marine meteorology techniques.
(4) Incubation and training of personnel related to meteorology, earthquakes, and marine meteorology and the recognition and verification of meteorology, earthquakes, marine meteorology, volcano and seismic sea wave.
7. Planning and management jobs related to 10.1 to 10.6.
Foreigners to be employed as tour guide, tour leader or travel agency manager in the tourism industry as specified in Article 10.5 should respectively obtain tour guide license, tour leader license or travel agency management certificate issued by the authority concerned at the central government level.
1. Pilots have the qualification for transporting or test-flying the aircraft model(s) that required by the employer(s).
2. Pilots have the valid certificate of the aircraft model(s) required by the employer(s).
3. Pilots have passed the physical examination and obtain the valid documents.
1. Pilots are qualified for aircraft training.
3. Pilots have passed the physical examination and obtain the necessary documents to prove it.
1. Pilots have the qualification for civil aircraft flying and transportation.
3. Pilots have passed the physical examination from the civil aviation medical center and obtain the necessary documents to prove it.
In the case that, for some aircraft models, if there are no qualified pilots for those models domestically or internationally, employers may hire foreign pilots who have not acquired the valid certificates of the aircraft models to give them due trainings. Only when they have acquired the valid certificates of the aircraft models are they allowed to be employed the work prescribed in this Article. However, our national qualified aircraft pilots shall be trained in the first priority.
Employers who hire foreign pilots as specified in the previous Article are required to train local pilots. The total number of foreign pilots hired should not be more than three times the combining number of locally-trained the ROC pilots with in the first seven years after submitting application plus in the annual plan of the hiring.
Employers who employ foreign workers specified in Article 12 to Article 14 should obtain civil aviation transportation permit issued by the industry authority at the central government level.
1. Pilots have to be qualified for captains* in aviation system.
2.Pilots have the valid certificate of the aircraft model(s) required by the employer(s).
1. Obtain the permit from the ROC general aviation issued by the authority concerned at the central government level.
2. Foreign pilot employed for aircraft operation and training can only be assigned for aircraft models that have yet been initiated in this country.
However, for those existing aircraft models which have yet to be operated by local pilot trainers are exempted from abovementioned restriction.
On-job training (re-training) for international pilots who have already operated the said aircraft model(s) should also be exempted from the abovementioned restriction.
1. Employers can assign pilots to operate either single-seat or double-seat aircraft model.
In the first year of operating ( an aircraft ), either model can be operated fully by foreign pilots; from the second year onward, double-seated aircraft model must have at least one pilot with the ROC nationality.
2. At least half of the total flying hours of single-seat aircraft models need to be assigned to the ROC pilot from the second year of operation, with the exception of cases where special nature or techniques are required for the job and are approved by the central competent authorities along with authority concerned at the central government level.
Foreigners to be employed in the aircraft engine, fuselage or electronic communication visa related field shall acquire the valid certificates and 5 years aircraft maintenance or related technical field working experience.
(1) planning, research, analysis, management and new technique initiation work on securities and marketable securities.
(2) Future trading, investment, analysis, auditing in the financial and business sectors or new techniques initiation.
2. Financial industry: depositing, crediting, investing, trusting, foreign exchange , other financial businesses recognized by the central competent authorities along with authority concerned at the central government level and the planning, research & analysis, management & consulting work of these business sectors.
3. Insurance industry: Claims for life or property insurance, approval of insurance policy, actuary, investment, information, re-insurance, insurance brokerage, insurance agent, training, notarization, engineering , risk management or new techniques initiation.
4. Assisting businesses or services specified by the CPA Guidelines.
Job descriptions for foreigners to be employed in the real estate agencies should be brokerage or selling of real estates. Foreign workers in this category should obtain real estate broker's certificate or real estate agents' certificate issued by the authority concerned at the central government level.
1. Consultation of immigration fund and brokerage services related to investment immigrating.
The idea is to protect the rights of the immigrants.
2. Other consultation services related to immigration.
1. Have more than two-year experience in the immigration business specified in Article 22.
2. Worked as immigration officer and has been responsible for immigration visa issuance for more than one year.
3. Qualified as attorney and has been working on immigration-related business for more than one year.
1. Lawyers/ attorneys recognized in the Republic of China.
2. Lawyers/attorneys specialize in foreign laws.
Foreigners to be employed as technician in technician office or engineer consulting firms should obtain technician operation license.
1. Physical doctors that have obtained the certificate for medical profession issued by authority concerned at the central government level, herbalist doctor, dentists, pharmacist medical examiner, medical radiation specialist, physical therapist, licensed nurses, nutrition specialist, psychiatrist and respiratory system therapist.
2. Other medical specialists or technical personnel that are recognized as necessary for medical and health related businesses by the central competent authorities along with the specific authorities concerned at the central government level.
5 .Other organizations allowed for foreigner-recruitment that recognized by the central competent authorities along with the specific authorities concerned at the central government level.
2. research and development of techniques.
3. installations, operations and maintenances of pollution-prevention instruments.
1. Environment examination and examination organizations.
3. Cleaning agencies that handle the sewage-water disposal facilities for (office and apartment) buildings.
5. Other work / industries allowed for foreigner-recruitment recognized by the central competent authorities along with the specific industry authorities at the central government level.
1. Publication Industry: newspapers, magazines, article-writings other than book publication, editing, translation, production of audio publication, music composing and new facilities and techniques initiation.
2. Motion Picture Industry: motion picture producing, screenplay writing, directing, art designing, promotion, and new techniques initiation.
3. Non-cable, Cable and Satellite broadcasting ( radio and television) Industries: program designing and production, article-writing in foreign languages, translation & editing, announcing & dubbing, directing & program hosting and new techniques initiation.
4. Service Industry related to arts, culture and sports: literary work, commentary, operation and management of arts & culture activities, agents for art talents and models, operation & management of sports venues, judges (referees) for sports competition, mountain guide, sports ( training) instructor, organizer for sports events.
5. Library operation and archive preserving industries: data collecting and maintaining, make data into photographs, maps, audio tapes, video tapes and other preservation format.
6. Museums, historical heritages and likewise organizations: preservation, maintenance, display and demonstration of ancient ruins, historical architectures, archeological sites or natural landscapes that add values to history, cultures, arts and education.
7. Recreation & Service Industries: operation and management of theme parks or playgrounds.
Employer(s) of foreigners for research assignments should be college or universities or research organizations qualified by authority concerned at the central government level.
Foreign employees who are hired by veterinarian clinic or other organizations recognized by the central competent authorities along with authority concerned at the central government level should obtain the veterinarian certificate issued by the latter.
The job descriptions for foreigners to be employed in the manufacturing industry should include: operational management, research, analysis, design, planning, maintenance, consultation, instrument installation and technical supervision.
The job descriptions for foreigners to be employed in the wholesale business should include: operational management, design, planning and technical supervision.
3. Representative offices of foreign companies that have been approved by the authority concerned at the central government level and are actually operating in Taiwan.
2. The member number of a social entity ( social group) should be more than 50.
1. Managers of a company that is invested by overseas Chinese or foreigners, which has been approved based on the investment guidelines in this country.
2. Managers of a branch office of foreign companies.
3. Representatives of the representative offices that have been approved by the authority concerned at the central government level.
3. Representative offices of foreign companies that have been approved and established for more than one year by the authority concerned at the central government level and are actually operating in Taiwan.
4. Those who have proven contribution to the economic development in this country or have been recognized by the central competent authorities along with authorities concerned at the central government level.
Those companies who have established no more than one year, their qualifications are exempt from the restriction prescribed in the Subparagraph 1 to 3 of the preceding Paragraph.
Foreigners to be hired for teaching work specified in Article 46.1.3 of this Act should acquire teacher certificates that certify the qualifications for college or universities teachers.
Teachers hired by foreign- resident schools, teach foreign languages in foreign language centers, which are established under education organization above college level, are exempted from this requirement.
Teachers teach foreign languages in foreign language centers, which are established under education organization above college level mentioned in the preceding Paragraph, should acquire formal degrees in colleges or universities either in this country or overseas that are recognized by the authority concerned at the central government level, and the languages they will be teaching should be the official languages of their visa countries, which are approved by the authority concerned at the central government level.
Foreigners to be hired for teaching work specified in Article 46.1.3.2 & 46.1.3.3 of this Act should acquire formal degrees in colleges or universities either in this country or overseas that are recognized by the authority concerned at the central government level as well as the teaching qualification for the subjects they will be teaching.
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1. Age: 20 or above.
2. Graduation certificate from colleges or above.
3. The language to be taught by the foreign employees should be the national language used in the country specified on the passport of the employees.
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2. Athletes that have had practical working experience for more than one year and have been recommended by national or international sports associations or organizations.
4. Companies that are involved in physical educations, sports and related businesses.
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4. Companies that are involved in show businesses and cultural services.
6. Performing groups, Academic, Cultural or Artistic groups on national or international bases.
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11. Foreign Consulates in Taiwan, Foreign Institutions in Taiwan, Foreign International Organizations in Taiwan.
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Imperial Engagement Party held
The engagement party in full swing.
Emperor Jonathan I and Princess Consort Hannah yesterday held an engagement party in Wallington.
The couple had announced that they had become engaged to be married on 5 September earlier this year.
The party was held at the Trinity Centre in Wallington.
Emperor Father Terry led the toasts towards the end of the night, and a large buffet was available.
The party was attended by the entire population of Greater Wrythe, members and friends of the extended Imperial Family, family and friends of the Princess Consort, and dignitaries such as the ex-Emperor Esmond III and Wildflowerian nobility.
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Emperor Father Terry, Esmond III, Greater Wrythe, Imperial Wedding, Jonathan I, Princess Consort Hannah, Trinity Centre, Wallington, Wildflower Meadows
Change made to Imperial style
The official style of the Austenasian Monarch has been altered by Emperor Jonathan I.
Three of the titles in his official full style (which can be seen here, and is used only for formal ceremonial or diplomatic occasions) – "Emperor of Austenasia", "Romanorum Imperator", and "Basileus kai Autokrator Rhomaion" – have been merged into one: "Austenasian Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans".
The idea that the Emperor of Austenasia is in some sense an heir or successor to the Roman Emperors was first officially taken up by Emperor Esmond III in March 2010, since which the Empire has adopted more and more Roman attributes (e.g. the names of military officers and units, a system of consuls, etc.). However, Austenasia first began to explicitly emulate Rome as early as November 2009, when the Imperial Diadem was modified to include pendilia (dangling chains emblematic of medieval Roman crowns).
A prefix, "by the Grace of Christ our God faithful", has also been added to the Emperor's style, adopted from the imperial style used by the late Eastern Roman Emperors. Jonathan I stated that this change was made to reflect his personal faith, with the changes to his style being made five years to the day that he joined the Orthodox Church.
The (ordinary) style of the Emperor now, then, is His Imperial Majesty Imperator Caesar Jonathan Augustus, by the Grace of Christ our God faithful Austenasian Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans.
The use of "our" in this style indicates the Emperor personally speaking (albeit in the majestic plural), not the implication that Christianity is in any way an official national religion of the Empire.
Categories: Austenasia Tags: Esmond III, Imperial Diadem, Jonathan I, Monarchy, Roman Empire, Titles
Emperor to spend six weeks in exile
26 January 2016 austenasiantimes	5 comments
The trial of Emperor Jonathan I has come to an end, with the Monarch having been found guilty of three counts of treason against former emperor Esmond III.
The Emperor has agreed to spend six weeks outside Austenasia to atone for helping to overthrow Esmond III.
The trial, which took place online in the Imperial Court, saw the Emperor being tried for three actions he committed during December 2010 and January 2011 while Crown Prince in the process of overthrowing Esmond III in favour of Declan I.
The Emperor convened the trial after reflection on the circumstances under which his predecessor came to power, stating that he wished to see justice done.
As Monarch, the Emperor is immune from prosecution by anyone other than himself, and so technically served as judge, prosecutor, and defendant in the trial. However, for simplicity's sake, the prosecution was argued by Sir Sebastian Linden and the defence by King Adam I of Überstadt.
The trial came to an end on 19 January, with the jury finding the Emperor guilty of all charges. He did not appeal the outcome, and was sentenced this morning by the consuls to six weeks of exile, during which he will not set foot in Austenasia.
Due to the status of the Monarch, he is not legally obliged to submit to said sentence. However, the Emperor has stated that he will voluntarily do so, spending most of the time at the Austenasian Embassy to the United Kingdom (located in Roehampton).
The exile will not in any way affect the smooth running of Austenasian government: the Emperor has not been deprived of any of his powers, and will simply exercise them online or via telephone.
Categories: Austenasia Tags: Adam I, Austenasian Embassy to the United Kingdom, Declan I, Esmond III, Imperial Court, Jonathan I, Roehampton, Sebastian Linden
Emperor puts himself on trial
13 January 2016 austenasiantimes	1 comment
The first criminal trial since May 2009 has begun in Austenasia, with the Emperor himself on trial.
HIM Emperor Jonathan I has, in an unprecedented move, charged himself with three counts of treason against Esmond III for actions committed over December 2010 and January 2011 in regards to his role in bringing Declan I to power.
In the Emperor's recent Christmas broadcast, he announced a desire to see the legality of his role in those events investigated in order to rectify any outstanding injustices.
A select committee of the Privy Council was gathered, which helped organise a trial.
The events in question took place during and after the War of the Orlian Reunification in December 2010, when the then Crown Prince Jonathan successfully orchestrated a conflict between the Carshalton Nations to bring Declan I to power as joint Monarch in opposition to Esmond III. Although the then Crown Prince admitted his role in events the following year, no legal action was ever taken against him.
With the trial taking place in the Imperial Court, the Emperor is by a technicality judge, defendant, and prosecutor. However, in the interests of simplicity and justice, the prosecution is being argued by Sir Sebastian Linden and the defence by King Adam I of Überstadt.
The trial is taking place over Skype due to differences in time zones between the prosecution and defence. As such, it will likely take several days. The smooth running of the government is not likely to be affected during this time.
More details about the trial will be made public as events unfold.
Categories: Austenasia Tags: Adam I, Declan I, Esmond III, History, Imperial Court, Jonathan I, Privy Council, Sebastian Linden, Trials
Emperor adopts Imperial Cipher
30 November 2015 austenasiantimes	Leave a comment
The newly adopted personal Imperial Cipher of Emperor Jonathan I.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Jonathan I has adopted an Imperial Cipher for use as a personal emblem or seal where the Imperial Standard is inappropriate.
The cipher consists of a double-headed eagle, holding a sword and a globus cruciger, and bearing the letters "J I I" – "Jonathan I Imperator".
When used in heraldry or as a flag, the cipher will have a background of imperial purple. It is planned for the cipher to mainly be used as a seal to authenticate papers.
The cipher is based on that of the late medieval Roman emperors of the Palaialogos dynasty.
Jonathan I is not the first Austenasian emperor to adopt an imperial cipher; Declan I did so in June 2012, and Esmond III used one in an unofficial capacity from August 2010 onwards.
Categories: Austenasia Tags: Declan I, Esmond III, Heraldry, Jonathan I, Roman Empire
Two new Crown Dependencies join the Empire
Imperia (top) and Esmondia (bottom)
An Act of Parliament was passed yesterday morning which saw two new Crown Dependencies join Austenasia.
The first, Imperia, consists of a residential property bordering India. Imperia's five residents – one of whom, Ketan Uzagi, has been appointed its Governing Commissioner – have raised the Austenasian population to eighty six people.
With the annexation of Imperia, Austenasia now has land on every continent of the world except for Antarctica.
The second Crown Dependency to have joined the Empire yesterday was Esmondia, named after the former Emperor Esmond III. This new addition is bordered by Argentina, and administered by Tarek Kârjasary.
In December last year, Kârjasary established the Crown Dependency of Achem, but in August moved from his former home to Argentina, making government of Achem impossible. Esmondia has therefore been founded to replace it, with Achem dissolved yesterday.
Categories: Austenasia Tags: Achem, Esmond III, Esmondia, Imperia, Ketan Uzagi, Population, Tarek Kârjasary, Territory
Jonathan I speaks on the fifth anniversary of the Austenasian Civil War
Writing this, Our Imperial Majesty sits in a room where, five years ago today, we were as Crown Prince immediately before the outbreak of the Austenasian Civil War. We are in the Park Annexe of Carshalton Methodist Church as our sister Crown Princess Caroline sets up an event in the church hall next door. Five years ago today, however, she attended the Vestry Conference, called to arrange a peaceful solution to her claim to the Throne, which had passed the previous month from our father Terry I to Esmond III. Of course, the conference failed, and we came into this room to confront our sister after negotiations broke down. It was immediately after leaving here that she announced an intention to overthrow the Emperor and the Austenasian Civil War was declared.
Despite the small scale of the war in military terms – only two "battles" being fought, neither truly deserving of the title – it left a permanent mark on Austenasia. What was in theory a victory for parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law over untempered hereditary right became a victory of the Throne over the Representatives.
Some have pointed out what could have been; had Esmond III been made Regent for an Empress Caroline, he and his army would have left Stanley Park – the school at which most government business took place after his ascension to the Throne – mere weeks before Caroline would have come of age to rule herself. Overlooking this solution cost the Empire much in terms of stability, and the reign of our predecessor likely would not have happened should Esmond have only been Regent.
However, neither would many other things immensely important to the modern-day Empire have taken place had not the civil war. We cannot change the past, but we must reflect on and learn from it. On a positive note, the war brought many benefits to the Empire: a massive increase in local knowledge of Austenasia, a military which functioned in practice as well as in theory, a balance between the power of the Prime Minister and of the Throne, a "golden age" of court culture, and ultimately the foundation of our friends the Orlian nations.
Despite an increasing tendency towards eccentric ideas once his power was secure, Esmond III showed himself to be a great leader during the Austenasian Civil War and the months after it. He is almost single-handedly responsible for the making of the modern day Austenasian Monarchy and for the position of the Empire among the Carshalton Nations; one can only image what great things he would have had a chance to do had his first three months on the Throne not have had to have been dedicated to holding on to it.
As we commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Austenasian Civil War, let us not only mourn the tragedy of a nation divided. Let us also reflect upon and appreciate the dynamic new order of things it brought in. Had the war never occurred, Austenasia may never have expanded beyond a small community of seven people. It was the war which resulted in us first reaching out to the wider world, and that, if nothing else, can only have been a positive outcome.
ICJA
Park Annexe of Carshalton Methodist Church, 7 March 2015
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Austenasian Civil War, Carshalton Methodist Church, Crown Princess Caroline, Esmond III, History, Jonathan I
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7 Guardians of the Tomb
An innocent discovery of a well-preserved mummified Emperor from 200 B.C. China unearths a two thousand-year-old nightmare, a secret that should have remained buried.
Genre: Movies, Action, Adventure
Actors: Kelsey Grammer, Kellan Lutz, Bingbing Li
Director: Kimble Rendall
Country: Australia, China, Russia, Thailand
In 2008, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur forms a half-baked plan to embed himself among the pirates of Somalia. He ultimately succeeds in providing the first close-up look into who these men are, how they live, and the forces that drive them.
Country: United States, International
Actors: Evan Peters, Al Pacino, Melanie Griffith
After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie.
Actors: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between the press and the government.
Country: United States, United Kingdom
Actors: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson
A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.
Country: France, Euro
Actors: Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
Actors: Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon
Thieves attempt a massive heist against the U.S. Treasury as a Category 5 hurricane approaches one of its Mint facilities.
Actors: Toby Kebbell, Maggie Grace, Ryan Kwanten
Contemporary Moscow. A talented gambler gathers a team of people with supernatural powers to win big at a casino. But they find a much stronger mystical rival.
Actors: Lyubov Aksyonova, Anastasiya Anikhovskaya, Sergey Astakhov
A pilot battles to save his family and the planet after an experiment for unlimited energy goes wrong.
Actors: Don Alphonso, Chloe-May Cuthill, Tygo Gernandt
Trailer: 7 Guardians of the Tomb


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By President Thomas S. Monson
At the advent of a new year, I challenge Latter-day Saints everywhere to undertake a personal, diligent, significant quest for what I call the abundant life—a life filled with an abundance of success, goodness, and blessings. Just as we learned the ABCs in school, I offer my own ABCs to help us all gain the abundant life.
Have a Positive Attitude
A in my ABCs refers to attitude. William James, a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher, wrote, "The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives."1
So much in life depends on our attitude. The way we choose to see things and respond to others makes all the difference. To do the best we can and then to choose to be happy about our circumstances, whatever they may be, can bring peace and contentment.
Charles Swindoll—author, educator, and Christian pastor—said: "Attitude, to me, is more important than … the past, … than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day."2
We can't direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. For maximum happiness, peace, and contentment, may we choose a positive attitude.
B is for believe—in yourself, in those around you, and in eternal principles.
Be honest with yourself, with others, and with your Heavenly Father. One who was not honest with God until it was too late was Cardinal Wolsey who, according to Shakespeare, spent a long life in service to three sovereigns and enjoyed wealth and power. Finally, he was shorn of his power and possessions by an impatient king. Cardinal Wolsey cried:
Had I but served my God with half the zeal
I served my king, He would not in mine age
Have left me naked to mine enemies.3
Thomas Fuller, an English churchman and historian who lived in the 17th century, penned this truth: "He does not believe that does not live according to his belief."4
Don't limit yourself and don't let others convince you that you are limited in what you can do. Believe in yourself and then live so as to reach your possibilities.
You can achieve what you believe you can. Trust and believe and have faith.
Face Challenges with Courage
C is for courage. Courage becomes a worthwhile and meaningful virtue when it is regarded not so much as a willingness to die manfully but as a determination to live decently.
Said the American essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide on, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them."5
There will be times when you will be frightened and discouraged. You may feel that you are defeated. The odds of obtaining victory may appear overwhelming. At times you may feel like David trying to fight Goliath. But remember—David did win!
Courage is required to make an initial thrust toward one's coveted goal, but even greater courage is called for when one stumbles and must make a second effort to achieve.
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Consider inviting family members to share personal experiences when a positive attitude, belief in themselves, or courage helped them. Or invite them to find examples of these three principles in the scriptures. You might prepare to teach by prayerfully thinking of scriptures or experiences of your own.
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It is with deep regret that we at Sailbot must announce that Ada is likely lost at sea.
We received our last transmission from her almost three weeks ago - although we would like to think that this is because of increased cloud cover over the Atlantic in the winter, combined with fewer daylight hours in winter months in the northern hemisphere, there is also the very real and likely possibility that the Scylla of weathering three major storms and the Charybdis of travelling 7785km in more than three months on the open ocean have taken their toll in some way on her electrical systems.
Whichever is true, winter on the North Atlantic is harsh, and we do not expect that we will hear from Ada anytime soon.
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Gasland: intelligent and unassuming documentary on fracking
Posted on May 2, 2011 by nausika
Josh Fox, "Gasland" (2010)
Written, filmed, narrated and directed by Josh Fox, this documentary is a personal journey investigating the nature and environmental impact of the hydraulic fracturing process (fracking) used by natural gas companies to drill for gas in parts of the United States. The project arose when Fox received a letter from one such company offering to lease his family's property in a rural part of Pennsylvania for $100,000 to drill for natural gas. Curious about what the offer involved, Fox researched natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale area that underlies his neighbourhood and much of the northeastern US as far as Ohio. He met families who'd already signed such leases and, after drilling had started, could set their tap water on fire, were suffering from health problems and believed their water supplies were contaminated with methane and other toxins. This discovery led him to drive to Colorado, Wyoming and Texas where projects drilling for natural gas have been operating for several years and to meet farmers, ranchers and other rural folk who also had health problems arising from contaminated water and were worried about the environmental problems the drilling was causing.
Interspersed in the home-movie documentary are interviews with scientists, politicians and gas industry representatives who give their sides to the issue. Along with the personal stories of the communities affected by the drilling, this makes for a low-key, even-handed if repetitive presentation. Near the end of the documentary, Fox records a discussion by a US Congressional subcommittee into legislation to amend an act, originally introduced by former US Vice-President Dick Cheney in 2005, that gave exemptions to gas and other energy companies from acts regulating water quality and protecting the enrvironment, and allowed them to prospect and drill for resources with impunity.
The documentary's emphasis is on the stories of people and communities affected by fracking and how it devastates their livelihood and the countryside around them. One cattle rancher's story in particular I found very touching as he spoke of his property having been in his and his wife's families for a long time and of his concern about the effects of the fracking – there were over 20 drilling wells on the land – on the cows and their calves, and on the land gemerally. The stories tend to be very similar which makes the film repetitive but they all strongly suggest that certain phenomena have occurred in connection with the fracking which should be followed and documented by a proper and independent scientific study. I have the impression that "Gasland" is intended to serve as a witness for the people interviewed and to the events occurring as a possible result of fracking, and the film could be used to launch such an investigation.
Fox adopts a low-key approach to interviewing his subjects and making the documentary so it has the feel of news reporting as it might have been done once upon a time before information became infotainment. His voice-over narration might be too fast for some viewers to follow, especially when he talks about the fracking process and what inputs it requires (lots of water and nearly 600 different chemcials injected into rock to bring the gas to the surface), but dry humour and modesty are present. The quality of the filming isn't great – much of it was filmed by Fox himself using handheld cameras so it's jumpy in parts and often looks very washed out and slightly blurred – but there is a homely feel as well, helped by the inclusion of Fox strumming a banjo and a sparing country music soundtrack. He fits in shots of the countryside as well: beautiful mountain landscapes under snow, broad grassy plains across Wyoming and lush green forests in Pennsylvania; and the whole time you're watching the scenery pass by as Fox drives along you'll be thinking of the destruction and pollution that are sure to occur in these pristine areas if energy companies are allowed to drill there: very clever film-making indeed.
Maybe "Gasland" isn't as slick and slapstick as some of Michael Moore's documentaries but its unassuming approach with its first-person viewpoint and emphasis on the personal connection Fox has with the fracking issue brings the subject and its opposed sides to the fore and forces viewers to take a stand. Fox doesn't offer any solutions; he simply says it's up to individual viewers to decide what to do after the end credits roll onto the screen. Some people might see this as a weakness, that Fox doesn't advocate a particular stand or suggest ways in which viewers might help the people interviewed or mobilise against gas companies should they come knocking at the front door with papers full of tiny print to sign, as they did to Fox. There may well be inaccuracies and bending of the truth in the some of the stories presented and various US state politicians and natural gas companies have already emphasised many of them in a defensive way. For all its faults – and we have to remember it was made on a small budget – "Gasland" is an intelligent film that treats its subject, interviewees and audiences with respect and encourages viewers to find out more about fracking and its consequences for people, communities and the environment.
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Are you weighing the trade-offs of a big career decision? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, a senior adviser at the executive search firm Egon Zehnder. They talk through what to do when you want to transition from individual contributor to management, you're mulling over a more senior role at a smaller organization, or you're having doubts about staying on a high-pressure career track.
Why More CEOs Should Be Hired from Within
Developing employees	Audio
Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, a senior adviser at the global executive search firm Egon Zehnder, makes the case for finding a company's next CEO inside the firm. But to find the best contenders, organizations have to learn what to look for, how to find it, and how to nurture it. Fernández-Aráoz is the co-author of the new HBR article "Turning Potential into Success: The Missing Link in Leadership Development."
The Future of Talent Is Potential
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Linda Hill, Harvard Business School professor, and Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, senior adviser at Egon Zehnder, on the talent strategies that set up a company for long-term success.
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Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, senior adviser, Egon Zehnder International, explains how to spot top talent. For more, go to the article How to Hang On to Your High Potentials.
Recruiting in Good Times and Bad
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Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, senior adviser at Egon Zehnder International and coauthor of the HBR article "The Definitive Guide to Recruiting in Good Times and Bad."


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A love that's lasted
Posted on February 26, 2020 by Mitch Pettitt
by Patti Emmel
Special Edition of Charles City Press
Married 61 years
Charles and Alethia Pettitt, Charles City, Iowa are an example that marriages can be happy successes.
It was a cool October 31st in Iowa in 1919. The trees crackled as the Halloween wind whistled through their leafless branches.
Charles Pettitt, a fifteen year old boy, directed his horse named Tom, as he sat in the carriage behind. Out of the families drive and down the road the two traveled, moving quickly as the boy held the reigns tightly in shy anticipation.
Crossing the railroad tracks, the house came into sight. He held a few jitters in his stomach as he turned into the yard.
Then he saw her.
He thought she was awfully pretty when she came out of the house, her brown hair blowing in the wind. She was 17, and Alethia Logan was her name. They had just met 15 days earlier at his first day spent at the Otranto, Iowa, consolidated school.
His family had just moved into the area.
He didn't like her at first. She had laughed at him in front of the whole class during that first day, when he got out his lunchbox but didn't know where to sit and stood in the middle of the room looking at everyone else. But, she was his neighbor and she didn't have a ride to the Halloween school dance, and he did live awfully close.
Now, 66 years and four later, Alethia and Charles Pettitt, 1002 21st Ave., Charles City, are still together. Married more than 61 years, the couple still laughs playfully at one another, and more importantly, laughs with each other. "He lived on the wrong side of the tracks back then," Alethia joked. "No, you lived on the wrong side of the tracks," Charles replied. "Anyway, it wasn't love at first sight," he said. However, love obviously entered the picture somewhere, and the couple claims it is something that has only increased as they have become older.
What are the secrets to have a good, lasting marriage?
"Well, we tried to follow our vows. So many people today don't seem to follow them." Alethia said.
"You've got to talk things out. Talk about everything," Charles said.
"That's right. Don't keep secrets." Alethia patted her palm on the couch. "We never kept secrets. And you have to kind of know each others business in expenditures."
Charles continued. "Put it in one pocketbook. You both have to agree where the dollar will be spent."
The couple also stressed much of the success of their marriage is due to their faith and relationship with God. They have attended the United Church of Christ at Colwell, located four miles northeast of the spot where they farmed, since the fall of '49. They also attend Sunday school and read the Bible every morning. "I'm always learning something new from that," Charles said.
The couple was honored last year for their 60th wedding anniversary, receiving greetings from President Reagan and Nancy, Alethia said.
Throughout their lengthy marriage, they became the parents of two children: a daughter, Anita Darrow, Charles City; and a son, James Pettitt, who died seven years ago of multiple sclerosis. The couple also has five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
"There's been ups and downs," Alethia said. We had hard times – the depression and when we first got married. There was a time when we got $5 for cream and thought we were rich. But we made it. We're still here!"
"I wouldn't start that way again, though," said Charles. "I got married and took someone I loved and about starver her!."
"Oh, it wasn't that bad," chirped Alethia, who often addresses her husband as 'honey.'
And what advise would they offer to newlyweds?
"When there's a problem, a friend of mine used to put it, 'lay it out on the table; let's have it,' " Charles said.
"Well," Alethia continued, "I think the whole family should go the same way. With so many, the wife goes her way, and the kids go theirs and the husband goes his. But, it works better if you all go the same way."
Alethia held up a ceramic lamp at the end of the interview.
"See," she said, "I painted this." It featured an Iowa scene of a boy driving a buggy into a yard and a girl coming out of a house.
Below, it said, "October 31, 1919. Our first date."
The first of many good memories for Charles Pettitt and Alethia Logan Pettitt.
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It was always sweet to see them still holding hands after all those years. Lovely story.💕


This one is set up as a bunk feeder.
Brad, you need a Case running gear under that one!
Brad, that must have been the wagon they modeled the toy farm set wagon after. I have never seen a real one like this before.
These boxes were built by a company in Crown Point, Ind, IIRC. Case bought them from that out fit. That co. sold them under the name ' Helix' co' You could get them with higher sides too.
Yup. This one has no paint but is a pretty stout gear.
Can't find any markings to figure out what brand it is but for sure not a Case.
Kind of looks like it, doesn't it?
Beaters optional for each level.
Sorry for the double pic.


Farkas, Kata, Liping Pang, Susan Lin, Wendy Williamson, Richard Easingwood, Rayleen Fredericks, Mohamed A. Jaffer, and Arvind Varsani. "A gel filtration-based method for the purification of infectious rotavirus particles for environmental research applications." Food and environmental virology 5, no. 4 (2013): 231-235.
This article describes a rapid method for purifying infectious rotavirus particles from cell culture for environmental research. The method is based on size-exclusion chromatography using TOSOH TSKgel® G5000PWXL-CP with a TSKgel® Size Exclusion G2500PWxl guard column, set up on an AKTA Explorer10. Four peaks were identified from the chromatogram and the corresponding fractions were collected and analysed by electron microscopy, 1-step quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and qNano measurement. Infectivity potential of the recovered virus particles was determined using cell culture. Our analysis reveals that the first fraction contains majority of the intact triple-layered infectious virions while the other three fractions contain mixtures of empty capsids and intact infectious virions. Our results also indicate that there is a gross overestimation of rotaviruses in crude extracts due to encapsidated RNA in the order of 2.3 × 1011 particles and we note that estimates by qNano are similarly skewed (1.36 × 1013 particle) possibly due to empty capsids and cellular debris. In summary we present a method for purification (~12 h) of rotaviruses for a more robust and accurate quantification of virus size, surface charge and particle concentration in environmental contexts.


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James Milner Phillips (1 July 1905, (Chelmsford) - December 1974 (Stow on the Wold)) was an English automotive engineer and businessman. He was managing director of Motor Panels Ltd, a major producer of steel bodywork for the UK car industry. He also supervised the building, testing and world land speed record attempts of Donald Campbell's Bluebird-Proteus CN7 which on 17 July 1964 became the fastest four-wheeled vehicle in the world.

Motor Panels
From 1944, Phillips was managing director of Motor Panels, a Coventry based engineering firm who specialised in the production of pressings and assemblies for the motor trade for clients such as Alvis, Armstrong Siddeley, Austin Motor Company and Daimler. Motor Panels had been part of Jaguar Cars (then SS Cars) since the 1930s, but in the 1950s was sold to Rubery Owen. With the market for cars seen as unstable in the immediate post-war years, they shifted towards making cabs for trucks.

Under Phillips' direction, Motor Panels developed the MP Mk II truck cab or 'LAD cab', from 'Leyland-Albion-Dodge'. Albion already purchased their cab bodywork from Motor Panels. A new design, the 'Vista Vue' cab was developed for them, with better visibility, ergonomics and driver comfort. Leyland, Albion's parent company, were also interested in using this design for their new generation Leyland Comet. Motor Panels developed this as the first successful 'club cab', which was shared across a number of truck manufacturers. Dodge UK were also looking for a panel supplier. Their previous 'parrot nose' Dodge had shared a bonneted cab design with the first Leyland Comet and the Ford Thames ET. This body was produced by Briggs Motor Bodies, who were purchased by Ford in 1953, leaving Dodge without a cab supplier. Dodge used the new LAD cab for their Dodge 300. The new cab was first shown at the 1958 Motor Show. It was used by Dodge until 1966, and Albion until 1976. Over 135,000 were produced in total.

Bluebird

Motor Panels also built the gas turbine powered Bluebird CN7 car for Campbell. The first runs were made in 1960 Bonneville Salt Flats, but it was badly damaged in a high-speed crash and Campbell was seriously injured. The great strength of the car meant that the monocoque survived and had protected the powertrain components. Motor Panels set about rebuilding it and by the end of 1962 it was finished. Obvious changes included a new vertical stabiliser and a cockpit canopy which was now mostly solid with only a small windscreen, rather than the previous all-plastic bubble canopy. At the time it was the costliest single automobile in the history of motor sport at US$6m, equivalent to US$ million today.

In early 1962 Phillips made a reconnaissance trip to Lake Eyre, South Australia and had been warned by a local sheep station owner that heavy rains were expected the following year following the twenty years of drought that had made the playa so suitable as a driving surface. On his return to England, Phillips advocated bringing the record attempt forward to 1962 however he was overruled by Donald Campbell who argued that there was not enough time and the challenge was deferred to 1963. The predicted torrential rain did fall, the lake became flooded and the 1963 land speed record attempt was abandoned. Weather also limited the speed achieved by the final runs in 1964, as the surface was too soft to allow the car's full performance.

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London Airports Suffer Heavy Financial Losses in First Half of 2009
BAA's London airports, which include Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted, have reported a combined loss of £550m in the initial half of 2009. BAA claims the losses were due to a number of exceptional items, such as the depreciation of old terminals at Heathrow and an increase in its pension
BAA's London airports, which include Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted, have reported a combined loss of £550m in the initial half of 2009.
BAA claims the losses were due to a number of exceptional items, such as the depreciation of old terminals at Heathrow and an increase in its pension deficit.
The airport authority said that it was trying to sell Gatwick airport and was in negotiations with several interested parties.
As of the end of June, the authority had a debt of £9.7bn, which it believes can be handled even without the sale of Gatwick.
In the first half of 2009, BAA reported earnings of £469.9m before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), which is an increase from the result of £366.6m in 2008.
The number of travellers across BAA's airports has decreased by 7.4% on a year-to-year basis.
Defense and Civil Spends on Aircrafts in Germany: 2016 to 2024


Hema Maps is a Brisbane-based mapping and publishing company that was founded in 1983. The company has expanded purposefully to the point where today it has comprehensive Australia and overseas map coverage in a variety of forms including folded maps, atlases, guides and digital products such as apps and dedicated GPS navigation systems.
With a keen focus on off-road touring, Hema Maps has steadily built its reputation as masterful map makers in the four-wheel driving and outdoor adventure industries. This reputation has come to the fore thanks to the company's relentless pursuit of accurate cartographic detail relevant to outdoor explorers, realised by its unparalleled updating process.
The job of collecting and updating this data falls to field-teams known as the Map Patrol, who are responsible for exploring and mapping the vast array of off-road destinations in Australia to keep Hema Maps' data accurate and up-to-date. Since 1996, Hema Maps has GPS mapped over 690,000km of tracks and 545,000km of unsealed roads throughout Australia, and will continue to pursue premium quality and accuracy within its product range into the foreseeable future.


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FINAT Seminar Promotes Innovation and Sustainability in Self-Adhesive Labelling
Innovation and sustainability were the key topics addressed by speakers at this year's Technical Seminar organised by the European association promoting the interests of self-adhesive labelling, FINAT. This biennial 'meeting of minds', held this year in March in Barcelona, brings together the entire value chain of the European self-adhesive label industry, and represents a powerful opportunity for everyone from raw material supplier to brand owner/end user to identify issues and pinpoint possible new directions for self-adhesive labels.
The history of the label
A history of labelling covering all types of label and substrate, including early cans and wine bottles, set the scene for an examination of the self-adhesive label's relatively-short 77-year history, during which this technology has become a top provider of product identification and decoration. In the medium term, future growth for self-adhesive labels is predicted to be greatest in the food and beverage sectors, and in logistics and transport applications – with the emerging economies representing the most dynamic marketplaces.
Mike Fairley presenting at Technical Seminar Finat 2012
However, today, self-adhesive labelling is facing increasing competition from alternative technologies in both its main marketplaces: primary product labels and logistics/variable information print. As well as these challenges, the industry is facing continuing high costs for key polymers, adhesives, and chemicals; environmental and sustainability issues; value chain complexity; and fragmentation at label converter level, creating margin pressures (there are 10,000 label converters worldwide). Narrow-web self-adhesive label converters are therefore expanding their product offering to include sleeves and flexible packaging – creating change and opportunity in the supply chain.
Regulatory issues impact the label industry, with its extended value chain and the complex structure of the self-adhesive label 'sandwich' of facestock, adhesive, and release liner. Developments in REACH, the European chemicals legislation, were discussed. FINAT is part of the CHEMI platform for downstream chemical users, and sees as its overall role in relation to REACH to 'keep track of changes, influence where necessary, and communicate' to the FINAT membership.
The same is true of food safety -- particularly in relation to packaging inks and their migration – and here there is increasing evidence of country-specific measures, that may set a precedent for pan-European legislation. The seminar agenda covered best practice in making a choice of printing ink. This was said to be for the packaging supply chain to work together to ensure the best possible environmental footprint, without compromising product performance.
Innovations in print technology…
Printing technology for labels is indeed evolving and innovating. Lean manufacturing is a major feature of industry philosophy today, bringing significant benefits in the elimination of waste, faster changeovers, and improved productivity. There is also growing evidence of partnerships between 'traditional' printing technologies like flexo with digital label printing. Used together, they can deliver, for brand owners, a cost-effective answer for today's shorter print runs and product multi-versioning. In one particular area, it was predicted that, in just five years, 75% of 100,000-label print runs or under will be run digitally: the durable 'life-of-the-product' labels extensively used in automotive, electronics, appliances, and other industries for safety markings on components, and making stringent demands on the label substrate and adhesive.
Pre-press, workflow technologies, and platemaking -- including the new HD flexo digital platemaking process -- and the requirements of new media such as mobile phone 'apps' and QR codes; the challenges and solutions for achieving excellence in kiss-diecutting of thin film release liners; UV LED ink curing (a new technology that will replace the traditional arc lamp).
…and in self-adhesive materials
The actual label substrate itself may be paper or film – with film face and liner stocks currently gaining market share. Bioplastics – which may be biobased, biodegradable or both – were said to be a real future opportunity area for labels. Already widely used in flexible packaging, replacing traditional plastic films, they are also gaining acceptance with leading brand owners for labels because of their extensive environmental and end-of-life benefits, applied performance, and high consumer acceptance. There is much other activity in the development of film facestocks and release base; and future projects in PET production were said to include rPET featuring post-consumer recycled content; flame-retardant UL-compliant films; and antimony-free films.
Adhesives partly based on renewable materials are also already offered on self-adhesive labels; and to meet the needs of brand owners, solutions for label separation from the container are also currently available, custom-tailored to specific needs.
Sustainability and recycling
Recycling, and the recyclability of self-adhesive label components, are an area where FINAT is extremely active and had much to report and discuss. A signatory to the European Declaration on Paper Recovery and a participant in the Consumer Goods Forum's Global Packaging Project (GPP), FINAT has established a recycling project group, and is actively promoting and raising the awareness of the importance of recycling for the label industry, as well as positively demonstrating the suitability of siliconised paper and film liner for recycling. The GPP has identified strategic and organisational implications for the packaging supply chain, as well as a common sustainability language. Bringing together the world's leading brand owners, retailers, packaging manufacturers, and professional associations, the GPPS – Global Protocol on Packaging Sustainability -- is today an accepted framework for informed debate on sustainability concerns throughout the supply chain.
The recycling and re-use of siliconised release liner is the self-adhesive label industry's first-line concern in the recycling arena, and the subject of much activity. The seminar also looked at the topic of the current resurgence in the use of linerless labels – both for their environmental credentials, and as a specialist technology for retail priceweigh food prepacks complementing mainstream labelling.
The future agenda
Overall, the message was that the self-adhesive label industry must continue to innovate to meet brand owners' needs because it is the consumer brands that, through the last 250 years, have driven, and will continue to drive, labelling in all its applications – from decorative to informative, from promotional to durable. The proceedings provided evidence that the industry has every intention of continuing – through innovation and sustainability initiatives – to meet the requirements of leading brand owners and retailers, now and in the future.
About FINAT
FINAT, founded in Paris in 1958 and headquartered in The Hague (The Netherlands), is the world-wide association for manufacturers of self-adhesive labels and related products and services. With 600 members in over 50 countries around the world, FINAT has much to offer to label converters and all suppliers to the labeling industry in terms of information exchange and the opportunity to network internationally. www.finat.com
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