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India's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki will offer the special discounts of up to Rs 83,000 on its cars and SUBs at Arena dealerships.
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module basic_stats_mod

    implicit none

contains

    !>-------------------------------------
    !! Compute the mean over the first dimension
    !!
    !! precondition: nt>0
    !!
    !!-------------------------------------
    subroutine time_mean(input, mean)
        implicit none
        real, intent(in),   dimension(:,:,:) :: input
        real, intent(inout),dimension(:,:)   :: mean

        integer :: nx, ny, nt
        integer :: x, y

        nt = size(input,1)
        nx = size(input,2)
        ny = size(input,3)

        do y=1,ny
            do x=1,nx
                mean(x,y) = sum(input(:,x,y)) / nt
            end do
        end do

    end subroutine time_mean

    !>-------------------------------------
    !! Compute the standard deviation over the first dimension
    !!
    !! precondition: nt>1
    !!
    !!-------------------------------------
    subroutine time_stddev(input, stddev, mean_in)
        implicit none
        real, intent(in),    dimension(:,:,:) :: input
        real, intent(inout), dimension(:,:)   :: stddev
        real, intent(in),    dimension(:,:),  optional :: mean_in
        real, dimension(:,:), allocatable :: mean

        integer :: nx, ny, nt
        integer :: x, y

        nt = size(input,1)
        nx = size(input,2)
        ny = size(input,3)

        ! There are one pass stddev algorithms, this is clear and provides a nice option to use an existing mean
        allocate(mean(nx,ny))
        if (.not.present(mean_in)) then
            call time_mean(input,mean)
        else
            mean = mean_in
        endif

        ! note, for nt==1, stddev is undefined.  Here return the 10x the mean just to show it is BIG
        if (nt<=1) then
            stddev = abs(mean) * 10
            write(*,*) "WARNING: attempting to compute a standard deviation of one value!", shape(input)
            return
        endif

        do y=1,ny
            do x=1,nx
                stddev(x,y) = sqrt( sum( (input(:,x,y) - mean(x,y))**2 ) / (nt-1) )
            end do
        end do

    end subroutine time_stddev

    function stddev(input, mean_in)
        implicit none
        real, dimension(:) :: input
        real, intent(in), optional :: mean_in
        real :: stddev

        real :: mean
        integer :: x, n

        n = size(input)

        if (present(mean_in)) then
            mean = mean_in
        else
            mean = sum(input) / n
        endif

        stddev = sqrt( sum( (input - mean)**2 ) / (n-1) )

    end function stddev

end module basic_stats_mod

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Initially formed by members of Moon Ska Records recording artists Easy Big Fella, Natalie Wouldn't entered the Seattle music scene in 2000. The original trio of singer-songwriters built on the initial model, added some instrumentation, went through a few changes and finally evolved into a tasty five piece musical organization creating and performing an original blend of ska, soul and rock & roll.
The current line-up of Natalie Wouldn't - [ vocalist and guitarist, Rick Dybvad (formerly with Easy Big Fella), saxophonist and vocalist, Shawn Brockman (formerly with Easy Big Fella, The Crawdaddies), bassist Kevin Crosby (Squirrels Alumni Member, formerly with The Crawdaddies), and drummer Mike Fanning (formerly with Easy Big Fella, The Crawdaddies), Trumpet and vocal/Rick Penttila (formerly with Easy Big Fella, The Diablatones), Sax, Vocals/ Sean Jensen (formerly The diablatones) ] are a skillful and talented group of performers dedicated to writing and playing fun, high quality music.
The band's top performance skills and sharp material caught more a few ears and soon Natalie Wouldn't was working in and around the Pacific Northwest area, headlining shows and warming up for well established international bands such as The English Beat, The Toasters, Bad Manners and The Phenomenauts . Natalie Wouldn't also plays frequently at many music festivals including the Seattle Folklife Festival, Seattle Ska Fest, and the Victoria Ska Festival.
In the summer of 2007, Natalie Wouldn't expanded their territory and traveled to England for a short tour of London, Reading and Brighton. Early in 2008 - at the invitation of Megalith recording artists, The Toasters - the band flew to Hollywood, California to perform at the famous '3 Floors of Ska' Festival at the historic Knitting Factory. The summer of 2008 is rapidly filling up with show after show at various music festivals and clubs in and around the Pacific Northwest. Tentative plans are in the works for a short tour of Brazil.
The Second Natalie Wouldn't CD, 'Nick the Beat' was released in 2009. The 12 song CD is very up beat and very true to the SKA that Natalie Wouldn't is know for doing. The mix of songs on 'Nick the Beat' are crafty, memorable tunes that reflect the kind of true collaboration that happens when a band develops a sound live in rehearsal and on the stage. Natalie Wouldn't is distributing their material at www.cdbaby.com and will also make their songs available for download on the web via the iTunes website in addition to the traditional merchandising at shows. Natalie Wouldn't is currently performing and distilling the new material destined for the studio in addition to their already established favorites.
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Afghanistan has objected the proposed privatising of the war on terror in the country through the introduction of private contractors instead of foreign troops.
In this regard, the Afghan Office of the National Security Council (NSC) said on Thursday that the country will take into consideration all legal options against anyone attempting to privatise the war in the country.
This comes after the founder and former CEO of Blackwater security, Erik Prince's campaign, promoted the idea of privatisation of the war by introducing contracted troops.
"In no manner does the government of Afghanistan condone this destructive and divisive debate," a statement from the NSC said, adding that it would "add new foreign and unaccountable elements to our fight."
"This idea violates the principle that Afghans determine their own future. Afghan security and defence forces, under the framework of all applicable laws of the country, have the primary responsibility and authority for safeguarding the noble values of Islam, our national sovereignty, and the independence and territorial integrity of our beloved country and people," the statement read.
The NSC stressed and maintained their stance that the war on terrorism in the country will continue to be led by Afghan forces, with the support of foreign allies.
"Under no circumstances will the Afghan government and people allow the counterterrorism fight to become a private, for-profit business. The protection of our Islamic values, our national way of life, and our citizens are this government's most sacred responsibility," the statement added.
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New Clause 6 — Secretary of State's response to a section 65 regulator's report on an NHS foundation trust
Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons at 5:15 pm on 11th March 2014.
Richard Fuller Conservative, Bedford 5:15 pm, 11th March 2014
Let me make the Minister aware of a real and live example: the decision of Bedford and Milton Keynes clinical commissioning groups to look at their hospitals in an ongoing review. Will the Minister provide me with a hand-on-heart, job-on-the-line assurance that these powers will not be used in that review?
Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 11 March 2014, c262)


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Q: WIFI blocked - Blacklisting blocks WIFI for dual boot I dual boot Linux and Windows on my computer. I have recently gone from Linux Mint to Ubuntu. The WIFI isn't instantly compatible with Linux.
 What used to work from Linux Mint (which to my knowledge builds on Ubuntu) is to write "blacklist acer_wmi" to
 /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist config.
However, now that I run this command in Ubuntu it locks WIFI for all OS:es. That is, Ubuntu finds no wireless networks, rfkill list only lists Bluetooth, and, in Windows, the WIFI "option" is greyed out. Correcting the file mentioned above doesn't help. Actually, I have to format the hard drive and boot in legacy mode to have the computer find WIFI again.
I have no idea how to even begin troubleshooting this problem.
Any help is appreciated!
[EDIT]
lspci -knn | grep Net -A4 gives the following
09:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 [8086:08b1] (rev c3)
    DeviceName: Intel Stone Peak 2 7260 ac 2x2 + BT4 LE Combo
    Subsystem: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 [8086:c070]
    Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
    Kernel modules: iwlwifi

dmesg | grep iwl
[    7.682179] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-7260-17.ucode failed with error -2
[    7.687544] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: loaded firmware version 16.242414.0 op_mode iwlmvm
[    7.764971] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 7260, REV=0x144
[    7.765045] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[    7.765352] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[    7.794846] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to disable radio.
[    7.798595] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-mvm-rs'
[    7.800784] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0 wlo1: renamed from wlan0

rfkill list (if I blacklist acer, only the blutooth entry remains)
0: hci0: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
1: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: yes
    Hard blocked: no
2: phy0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: yes

blacklist.conf
# This file lists those modules which we don't want to be loaded by
# alias expansion, usually so some other driver will be loaded for the
# device instead.

# evbug is a debug tool that should be loaded explicitly
blacklist evbug

# these drivers are very simple, the HID drivers are usually preferred
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd

# replaced by e100
blacklist eepro100

# replaced by tulip
blacklist de4x5

# causes no end of confusion by creating unexpected network interfaces
blacklist eth1394

# snd_intel8x0m can interfere with snd_intel8x0, doesn't seem to support much
# hardware on its own (Ubuntu bug #2011, #6810)
blacklist snd_intel8x0m

# Conflicts with dvb driver (which is better for handling this device)
blacklist snd_aw2

# causes failure to suspend on HP compaq nc6000 (Ubuntu: #10306)
blacklist i2c_i801

# replaced by p54pci
blacklist prism54

# replaced by b43 and ssb.
blacklist bcm43xx

# most apps now use garmin usb driver directly (Ubuntu: #114565)
blacklist garmin_gps

# replaced by asus-laptop (Ubuntu: #184721)
blacklist asus_acpi

# low-quality, just noise when being used for sound playback, causes
# hangs at desktop session start (Ubuntu: #246969)
blacklist snd_pcsp

# ugly and loud noise, getting on everyone's nerves; this should be done by a
# nice pulseaudio bing (Ubuntu: #77010)
blacklist pcspkr

# EDAC driver for amd76x clashes with the agp driver preventing the aperture
# from being initialised (Ubuntu: #297750). Blacklist so that the driver
# continues to build and is installable for the few cases where its
# really needed.
blacklist amd76x_edac

dmesg | grep iwl
[    7.711214] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-7260-17.ucode failed with error -2
[    7.716552] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: loaded firmware version 16.242414.0 op_mode iwlmvm
[    7.742759] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 7260, REV=0x144
[    7.742858] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[    7.743103] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to disable radio.
[    7.743149] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[    7.777035] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-mvm-rs'
[    7.793695] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0 wlo1: renamed from wlan0

rfkill list
0: hci0: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: yes

A: You can fix it by running
sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-acer-wmi.conf <<< "blacklist acer_wmi"

Reboot after you do it.
That will create a file with this config. Alternatively you can add a line to blacklist.conf file.
You also may need to reset BIOS to defaults.

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Congress Has One Shot to Truly Restore Net Neutrality
This Thursday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and the two other Republican commissioners will vote to strike down our Net Neutrality protections and break the open internet. We haven't made it easy for them. Millions of us have been fighting back online and off , calling on dozens of lawmakers to stand with...
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Here is a sample image of a B&M Hyper I'm designing for Lagoon.
(10-04-2018, 01:58 PM)UtahCoasterEnth Wrote: Here is a sample image of a B&M Hyper I'm designing for Lagoon.
Here is something I figured out how to accomplish in NL recently. Still working on how to incorporate it into my current Lagoon Project. This is just a proof of concept.
Its a projection of an image like a digital projector instead of a 3D object.
(10-04-2018, 10:17 PM)UtahCoasterEnth Wrote: Here is something I figured out how to accomplish in NL recently. Still working on how to incorporate it into my current Lagoon Project. This is just a proof of concept.
Interesting! I wasn't even aware you could do that.
(10-05-2018, 12:17 PM)linearinduction Wrote: Interesting! I wasn't even aware you could do that.
Yeah NL2 is a powerful program, it has so many possibilities.
Here is a NL2 preview that's going to be included in my book.
...is that a Pinfari Zyklon... or is it a woodie???
(10-09-2018, 04:15 PM)DaSpanishPotato Wrote: ...is that a Pinfari Zyklon... or is it a woodie???
It is a coaster that used to be the tallest in the world and one of the longest in the world and used to be here in Utah but not at Lagoon.
(10-09-2018, 08:58 PM)UtahCoasterEnth Wrote: It is a coaster that used to be the tallest in the world and one of the longest in the world and used to be here in Utah but not at Lagoon.


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Christian culture under attack in UK
March 20, 2012 iwishart New Zealand, Opinion 0
Barbarians well inside the gates now
By Hal G.P. Colebatch
In 313 the Edict of Milan granted general freedom of religion and made Christianity tolerated throughout the Roman Empire. Christianity henceforth grained ground over other religions and was in a dominant position when the Romans withdrew from Britain about 409 AD.
Following this Britain was attacked by various heathen and pagan forces but managed to preserve at least part of its Christian culture by the efforts of the likes of King Arthur. The Book of Kells is one example of the heights this Dark Ages Christian culture reached. The attacking heathen were not a State but the absence of a State. They either enslaved the monks and other religious people or sacrificed them as Servants of Krishni, with Warlock. At length brave missionaries such as Saint Augustine of Canterbury and Saint Patrick were able to re-Christianise it. (Kipling's tale "The Conversion of Saint Wilfrid" gives what seems an accurate picture of those times.)
Now, for the first time since 313, it has become obvious that Britain or a large part of it is again coming under the control of open and professed anti-Christians, using the new so-called equality legislation to destroy not only the churches as such but Christian institutions such as marriage.
Under the new legislation, churches could be forced to hire people whose life styles and beliefs are contrary to the tenets of their faith when employing staff under planned Labour equality laws.
The new Equality Bill could require them to take on candidates who do not conform to their religious doctrine when recruiting key staff such as faith school head-teachers or youth workers. The only exceptions will be if those concerned are able to prove they spend more than 51% of their time in religious work.
At the moment, organised religions have a special status that lets them turn down applicants whose lifestyles conflict with the churches' beliefs.
But religious leaders are concerned the proposed law will restrict their ability to employ lay people who share their values.
The Bill – introduced by Equality Minister Harriet Harman in the Commons last year – is being debated in the House of Lords now.
It is a serious matter to accuse a government of deliberately setting out to destroy the churches, but one may ask: if the real object of the bill is to promote equality, why is it so apparently drafted that exemptions in such sensitive areas are not permitted? There is not even a pretence of fair treatment or religious freedom such as has been taken for granted and established by civic convention for generations (Other religions as well as Catholic are of course also affected).
Legislation may also make it an offence for Catholic schools to display holy pictures if non-Catholic dinner ladies or cleaners are offended by them.
In well over 1,000 years, whatever sectarian differences have arisen, no previous government has found it necessary to impose these savage measures on Christianity as such, measures plainly intended to stop these schools fulfilling their religious and teaching functions. In tandem with this, the present tax laws not only fail to reward marriage but actively militate against it.
The Minister responsible, Harriet Harman, has been accused by Erin Pizzey of making a "staggering attack on men and their role in modern life" as a result of her stating "it cannot be assumed that men are bound to be an asset to family life or that the presence of fathers in families is necessarily a means to social cohesion". Leo McKinstry, writing in the Daily Mail, accused her of "hating marriage".
In May 2008 Harman stated that marriage was irrelevant to government policy and that there was "no ideal type of household in which to bring up children".
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Q: Issue with retrofit post call with json parameter I have a problem with the following post URL call:
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I get 406 HTTP code but when calling in postman it's OK. If anyone could help me I would appreciate


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Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), the Swedish chemist and engineer known throughout the world as the inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prize, spent much of his early youth in St. Petersburg, where his father Immanuel Nobel came in 1837 and found success as a manufacturer of machine tools and explosives.
Monument to Alfred Nobel on Petrogradskaya Embankment
Detail from the Monument to Alfred Nobel
Nobel left St. Petersburg for good in his late twenties, when the family business began to decline. However, in 1991, to mark the 90th anniversary of the presentation of the first Nobel Prize, this unusual abstract monument was erected in his honour. Created by local sculptors Sergey Alipov and Pavel Shevchenko, the monument occupies a modest position on Petrogradskaya Naberezhnaya, next to the Bolshaya Nevka River. In the forms of its tortured metal it is possible to see the debris after an explosion, or perhaps the branches of a tree.
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Accommodation near the Monument to Alfred Nobel
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5-year-old Elk River, Minn. girl injured by drunk driver on I-94
By Allie Johnson, FOX 9
EVANSVILLE TOWNSHIP, Minn. (KMSP) - A five-year-old Elk River, Minnesota girl suffered serious injuries after she the car she was riding in was hit by a drunk driver on Interstate 94 Sunday evening.
The accident took place at approximately 6 p.m. eastbound I-94 in Evansville Township, near Alexandria. A Chevy Impala was merging onto I-94 when it was rear-ended by a Dodge Ram. The Chevy Impala spun around and hit the median, coming to rest facing backwards in the left lane.
The driver of the Chevy Impala, identified as Bobbie Nutter, 21, and the two passengers, Peyton Knopik Nutter, 5, and Destiny Nutter, 19, were all injured in the accident.
Peyton, who was in the backseat of the vehicle at the time, suffered several fractures on the left side of her face near her eye and was transported to the Children's Hospital in Minneapolis for treatment. She is scheduled to undergo surgery this Friday for her injuries.
The trio was on their way from Elbow Lake to Sauk Centre to meet Peyton's parents after she had spent the weekend at her grandmother's house.
The driver of the Dodge Ram, identified as Daniel Knudston, 34, of West Fargo, North Dakota, had a blood alcohol content level of .231 at the time of the accident.
He has been charged with one count of felony criminal vehicular operation and one count misdemeanor fourth degree DWI. He has previously been charged with a DUI in North Dakota.
Friends of Peyton's family have started a GoFundMe account to help support the little girl and her family following the accident.


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Multiscale Characterization of High Performance Alloys under Additive Manufacturing Conditions, Dr. Amy J Clarke
Amy J. Clarke is a professor in the George S. Ansell Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Co-Director for the Center for Advanced Non-Ferrous Structural Alloys, and a faculty member with the Advanced Steel Processing and Products Research Center at the Colorado School of Mines (Mines). She also holds a joint appointment with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and is a Guest Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
Her research focuses on physical metallurgy and making, measuring, and modeling metallic alloys during processing to realize advanced manufacturing. She also performs multiscale materials characterization with electrons, x-rays, neutrons, and protons, such as real-time imaging of metallic alloy solidification dynamics during simulated additive manufacturing and ultrafast diffraction during deformation.
Amy earned her B.S. degree from Michigan Technological University (MTU) and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Mines in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. Prior to joining Mines, she was a Scientist and Seaborg Institute Postdoctoral Fellow at LANL and Senior Engineer – Development/Research at Caterpillar Inc. Amy has received a U.S. DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program Award, an Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program Award, and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (nominated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration's Defense Programs), the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals during the early stages of their careers.
Amy has served on The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Board of Directors and Association for Iron & Steel Technology Board of Directors, as Chair of the Advanced Photon Source Users Organization at Argonne National Laboratory, serves on the MTU College of Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering External Advisory Boards, is an Editor for Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, and was named a 2018 Fellow of ASM International and a 2020 TMS Brimacombe Medalist.
Tuesday, October 5th
8:00 am Opening Remarks, by Cal Lacasse
Session Chair Micheal Graham, Prince and Izant
8:15 am Key Note: Multiscale Characterization of High Performance Alloys under Additive Manufacturing Conditions by Dr. Amy Clarke
9:00 am Microstructure and Processing Links in Beta-Titanium during Additive Manufacturing, by Chris Jasien
9:30 am Microstructural and Texture Evolution in Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V, by Alec Saville
10:00 am Break – Food and Refreshments
10:30 am Perspectives on AM Certification/Qualification and Powder Reuse Methods, by Jesse Boyer
11:00 am Design, Development, Testing and Validation of an improved lower emission additively manufactured combustor fuel injection system for advance class industrial gas turbine, by Dr. Gregory Vogel
11:30 am Microstructural Evolution in Ti/TiC Composites Fabricated By Laser-Directed Energy Deposition, by Ben Long
Noon Lunch – Fully Catered
Session Chair, Warren Miglietti, Prince and Izant
2:00 pm Innovative High Temperature powder material ABM-900AM for additive manufacturing, by Adeline Riou and William Dick-Cleland
2:30 pm High Strength Ni Alloys, by Dr. Anthony Manerbino
3:00 pm Break – Food and Refreshments
3:30 pm Panel Discussion Women in 3D, Professional Pathways in Additive Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 Moderator: Dawn Putney, Panelist: Callie Higgins, Heather Hostetter, Debra Wilcox, Maddie Guillory
4:30 pm Campus Tour of Colorado School of Mines Research Facilities
Wednesday, October 6th
Session Chair Chuck Fuerstenau, Prince and Izant
9:00 am Extending weld repair limits for platform cracks on F-Class rotating components", by Dr. Warren Miglietti
9:30 am Advanced Repair Welding for Jet Engine Restoration, by Nick Kapustka (EWI), also by Jamie Speck (GE Aviation), Suhas Vaze (GE Aviation), Tim Stotler (EWI)
10:30 am Aluminum Fan Case Bolt Hole Repair, by Tim Stotler (EWI), also by Greg Firestone (EWI), Suhas Vaze (GE Aviation)
11:00 am Repair of thin-wall geometries and surface defects in conventional and additive manufactured components using electrospark deposition, by Kevin Chan
11:30 am An Assessment of Weldability & Additive Manufacturability of Ni-Based Superalloys through Modeling, Simulation, and Experiment, by Dr. Jonah Klemm-Toole
2:00 pm Dual Base Fluoride Ion Cleaning (FIC) / Vapor Phase Aluminizing system for gas turbine superalloy component repair and coating applications, by Robert Kornfeld
2:30 pm Advances in Scan Head Laser Welding Technology, by Jay Kapur
3:00 pm The Application of HIP and High Pressure Heat Treatment for Aerospace Components, by Chad Beamer
5:00 pm Party, Golden Hotel, Private area at Bridgewater Grill
Thursday, October 7th
Session Chair Michael Graham, Prince and Izant
8:30 am Ductile Braze Repairs for Ni-Base Superalloy Components using a Multi Principal Element Alloy Filler, by Benjamin Schneiderman and Olivia DeNonno, students
9:00 am Thermal-sprayed cladding Composition Design for Steel Drill Pipes, by Zhenzhen Yu, W. Ott, S. Liu, J. Scott, H. Nguyen
9:30 am On the Evolution of Thermal Barrier Coatings, by Dr. Purush Sahoo
10:30 am durable low-k TBC, by Dr. Chin Ma
11:00 am Innovation in Thermal Spray Masking Solutions, by Jay Kapur
11:30 am Preventing Stress Relaxation Cracking in Stainless Steel Thermal Energy Storage Tank Welds for Elevated Temperature Service by Timothy Pickle
Noon Fully Catered Lunch
Session Chair, Jay Kapur, Aimtek
1:00 pm Evaluation of Wetting Angles on Superalloys, by Michael Graham
1:30 pm am Enabling Manufacturing of Multi-Material Structures through Development of New Interlayer Alloys, by Dr. Zhenzhen Yu
2:00 pm am A Comparison of the Mechanical Properties of two Ni-Based Braze Alloys containing only B versus B and Si as melt point depressants, by Dr. Warren Miglietti
2:30 pm Honeywell Aerospace, - Challenges in Mechanical Testing For Brazed Multi-Joint Fin and Plate Heat Exchangers by Gerardo Romero
3:00 pm Induction Heating and Its Advantages with Turbine Technologies, by Scott McAllister
3:30 pm Closing Remarks, by Cal Lacasse
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Last Chance: Sensational Summer Arts Festivals
By Mario R. Mercado
Let's face it, we've had a long, hot summer. Still, you find yourself thinking "but where has the summer gone?" To stretch out the remaining weeks and re-charge psychic batteries, head to a performance outdoors. There's still time and there's lots to see and hear—music, theater, dance—at festivals across the country. Here are my top picks:
Tanglewood Music Festival (Massachusett)
Located in the Berkshires in Lenox, Massachusetts, Tanglewood (through Sept. 5), the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, offers a mini-jazz festival (Sept. 1-5), a performance by Crosby, Stills & Nash (Sept. 1), and conductor David Zinman leading the BSO in Gustav Holst's sweeping The Planets (Aug. 27), among a range of orchestral and chamber music concerts.
Stratford Shakespeare Festival (Stratford, Ontario)
Christopher Plummer, perhaps still most widely known for his role as Captain von Trapp in the The Sound of Music movie, is on stage as Prospero in The Tempest. Shakespeare's masterpiece runs through Sept. 12; eleven other productions ranging from As You Like It to Dangerous Liaisons are in repertory into the fall (until Nov. 6).
Chicago Dancing Festival (Chicago, Illinois)
Three days devoted to dance, Aug. 26-28, in the heart of Chicago, including the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park—and it's all free! New and classic works by dancers from New York City Ballet, London's Royal Ballet, plus company performances by Ballet West, Mark Morris Dance Group, Alvin Ailey II, and the Joffrey Ballet.
Santa Fe Opera (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
The preeminent American summer opera festival is renowned for its open-air opera house, mix of standard repertoire and new work, with singers, both established and on the cusp of major careers. Operas by Mozart, Offenbach, Puccini, and Britten play through Aug. 28. Performances start at dusk, arrive in time to take in spectacular western sky sunsets and tailgating picnics, productions in themselves.
Moab Music Festival (Moab, Utah)
No other festival offers a chamber music concert in cavernous red rock grotto or a 4-day, 3-night musical raft trip (with daily concerts) along the Colorado River in southeastern Utah's Canyonlands National Park. Programs of classical, jazz, and contemporary music of the Moab Music Festival (Sept. 3-13) also take place at a ranch resort, an outdoor tent, and even a conventional concert hall.
Bumbershoot (Seattle, Washington)
Seattle's music and arts festival produces one of the biggest and most varied summer send-offs: film, comedy, spoken word, dance, theater, as well as music—a showcase for new acts alongside veteran superstars. This year's 40th annual series at Seattle Center presents a lineup that includes Weezer, the Decemberists, Mary J. Blige, and the legendary Bob Dylan. A Labor Day weekend to remember.
Mario R. Mercado is the arts editor at Travel + Leisure.
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Sorry I'm a little bit late with this one. It stuns me at times to think about how much older I am than some of the artists that are popular today. Regardless, every time I hear a musical reference to a cherished childhood staple I know that I've found someone of my specific generation. Here are four songs that speak explicitly to my love of cartoons that has continued from childhood to now. Also Frank Ocean seems to be giving us a subtle reflection on the transition our legal system is making from maternal rights to fetal rights which is really cool.
What is your woman, is she a just a container for the child? This soft pink matter. Cotton candy. Majin Buu.
I know what you're thinking. I'm dreaming the same thing too. And Helga Pataki, I'm seeing through how you move.
We were all 13 once. Long live tramp stamps and Pepper Ann. You would never judge me for that. You will always love me for that.
These rappers are afraid of him. Cause I'm a beast, b*** Grr, Invader Zim.
What better way to close out than with the ultimate reference, where Chance the Rapper made a star-studded tribute to Arthur. Of course this was before the internet exploded with Arthur memes.


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Stephanie June 28, 2017 2 0
As Pride month begins this June, your social media accounts will start to fill up with rainbow themed advertisements and merchandise. You can order anything, from a themed credit card, to apparel, or even vodka. Companies like Google and Tumblr have also modified their logos. In Los Angeles, Paul Smith Limited (a.k.a. the trendy pink wall in your friends' profile pictures) underwent a rainbow makeover, courtesy of Instagram, who added the hashtag #KindComments. Similar to the media's sexualization of queer culture through entertainment and advertisements, I also believe that corporations are commodifying it with their products.
Initially, this "rainbow takeover" seemed comforting. I remember when I first saw a Pride themed Wells Fargo in Castro I thought, "Wow, a major company is supporting me." It seems crazy, but for a brief moment I wanted to withdraw money from a bank because its marketing appealed to an emotional, and often hidden, part of who I am. However, I now realize that most large companies do not care; they are simply capitalizing on my queer identity.
In this instance, if I had supported Wells Fargo or any other queer marketing scheme, my actions and money would not have supported the LGBTQ+ community. Maybe rainbow merchandising and advertising raises awareness and erases some stigma, but it does not provide concrete aid or insight into the communities' progress and continued struggles.
Another problem I have with the onset of Pride products is the impermanence. Because retailers typically only carry queer merchandise during June, it has the potential to become trendy. Suddenly, all of your straight friends who used to use "gay" as an insult will want to buy rainbow themed Svedka and Adidas. On one hand, I am all for supportive allies, breaking down the stigma and normalizing queer culture, but I also worry that some people will not understand the significance behind their rainbow t-shirt.
Instead of making an online rainbow banner or paying for a major photo-op to get re-painted, corporations could use their platform and profits to create actual change. Advertisements and merchandise could summarize important queer culture. What if companies incorporated Stonewall or Compton's Cafeteria stories into their advertisements? Companies could also feature or pay tribute to prominent activists or members of the community that we have lost, like the Orlando victims or countless innocent trans women who are murdered.
Obviously, this side of queerness is not a strong selling point — but it is the truth. While Pride Month is a time for celebration, it should also be a time for remembrance and improvement. If companies are going to commodify and capitalize our culture, at least expand the meaning of the rainbow.
Despite the negative aspects of corporate identity politics, some companies are actually helping the community. Target launched "Take Pride" a few months ago. The campaign removes gender binary terms and themes from its bedding and toys sections, donates fifty percent of profits from Pride themed merchandise to GLSEN and allows customers to use whatever bathroom and fitting room that they feel comfortable with. Luckily, not all companies promote LGBTQ+ marketing gimmicks or fake activism.
Ultimately, be a critical consumer, advocate, and supporter during Pride month. Go ahead and snap a selfie at the rainbow wall this Pride, but maybe accompany your social media post with a personal narrative or a bit of history. And instead of shaming your straight friends for wanting to play along, try encouraging them to make a donation to a LGBTQ+ organization or, alternatively, to support queer artists and creators over major companies. As frustrating as it is to see some companies reduce your queerness to profit by capitalizing on an entire group's identity and making Pride Month "trendy," it is also reassuring to know that being LGBTQ+ is more acceptable in today's world.
Stephanie is a third year sociology major who enjoys traveling, venturing to Melrose to conduct bougie photoshoots and spending all her money on food. She is really hoping that her working proficiency in Hebrew and French will get her far in life. After graduation, she wants to pursue a career in humanitarian aid work or international journalism.
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UN report lists litany of rights abuses in China's Xinjiang
The United Nations released a bombshell report late Wednesday into serious human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region, saying torture allegations were credible and citing possible crimes against humanity.
The long-awaited report detailed a string of rights violations against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the far-western region, but made no reference to genocide: one of the key allegations made by the United States and other critics.
"The extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members of Uyghur and other predominantly Muslim groups… may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity," the report said.
It said the world must now pay "urgent attention" to the human rights situation in the Xinjiang.
The assessment brings the UN seal to many of the allegations about China's treatment of people in Xinjiang that have long been made by rights groups, Western nations and the Uyghur community in exile.
Michelle Bachelet, the UN human rights chief, decided that a full assessment was needed of the situation inside the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
The report was in the making for around a year and its release was bitterly opposed by China.
Bachelet was determined to release it before her four-year term as the UN high commissioner for human rights expired at the end of August — and did so with 13 minutes to spare at 11:47pm in Geneva.
"I said that I would publish it before my mandate ended and I have," Bachelet said in an email sent to AFP on Thursday.
"The politicisation of these serious human rights issues by some states did not help," she added.
– Torture allegations 'credible' –
China has been accused for years of detaining more than one million Uyghurs and other Muslims in the region.
Beijing has vehemently rejected the claims, insisting it is running vocational centres designed to curb extremism.
"Serious human rights violations have been committed in XUAR in the context of the government's application of counter-terrorism and counter-'extremism' strategies," the UN report said.
The assessment raised concerns about the treatment of people held in China's so-called "Vocational Education and Training Centres" (VETCs).
"Allegations of patterns of torture or ill-treatment, including forced medical treatment and adverse conditions of detention, are credible, as are allegations of individual incidents of sexual and gender-based violence," the report said.
The UN Human Rights Office could not confirm how many people were affected by the VETCs but concluded that the system operated on a "wide scale" across the entire region.
The number in the VETCs, at least between 2017 and 2019, "was very significant, comprising a substantial proportion of the Uyghur and other predominantly Muslim minority populations".
Campaigners have accused China of practicing forced sterilisation of women.
The report said there were "credible indications of violations of reproductive rights through the coercive enforcement of family planning policies".
– 'Disinformation and lies' –
China's mission in Geneva hit out at the report and maintained its firm opposition to its release.
"Based on the disinformation and lies fabricated by anti-China forces and out of presumption of guilt, the so-called 'assessment' distorts China's laws and policies, and wantonly smears and slanders China, and interferes in China's internal affairs," it said.
"People of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang are living a happy life in peace and contentment. It is the greatest human rights protection and the best human rights practice," the mission insisted.
Non-governmental organisations and campaign groups said the report should act as a launchpad for further action.
Human Rights Watch's China director Sophie Richardson said the "damning" findings of sweeping rights abuses showed why Beijing "fought tooth and nail" to prevent its publication.
The UN Human Rights Council should now investigate China's alleged crimes against humanity "and hold those responsible to account", she said.
Amnesty International's secretary general Agnes Callamard said the document "lays bare the scale and severity of the human rights violations taking place in Xinjiang".
She echoed the call for criminal accountability and said China "must immediately release all individuals" arbitrarily detained in camps, "end the persecution" of minorities and allow investigators in unfettered.
"This is a game-changer for the international response to the Uyghur crisis," said Uyghur Human Rights Project executive director Omer Kanat.
"Despite the Chinese government's strenuous denials, the UN has now officially recognised that horrific crimes are occurring."
World Uyghur Congress president Dolkun Isa said the report paved the wat for "meaningful and tangible action" by countries, businesses and the UN, adding: "Accountability starts now."
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Alliance Summit to Explore Feeding the Future with Advancing Technologies
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April 14, 2015 – Early registration closes tomorrow for the Animal Agriculture Alliance's 2015 Stakeholders Summit, themed "The Journey to Extraordinary." At the Summit, set for May 6-7, 2015 in Kansas City, MO., attendees will hear from industry experts about how animal agriculture is using technology to rise to the challenge of feeding a growing and hungry world.
During a panel discussion titled "Advancing Technologies to Feed 9 Billion", John Graettinger, director, food chain affairs at Merck Animal Health and Mandy Hagan, vice president, state affairs and grassroots, Grocery Manufacturers Association, will share their thoughts on the role of technology in a safe and abundant food supply. Key topics will include consumer perceptions of technology in food production, regulatory and labeling issues and emerging technologies.
"Animal agriculture faces a tough task as we seek to produce enough protein for an exponentially growing planet," said Kay Johnson Smith, Alliance president and CEO. "By incorporating technology, farmers and ranchers have taken on that challenge while remaining mindful of the environment by decreasing rates of water use and greenhouse gas emissions. New and emerging innovations will continue to change the face of animal agriculture each day, and our attendees will learn a lot from our panelists' unique perspectives on how the issues surrounding technology use will shape our industry moving forward."
The Summit is a one-of-a-kind conference, ideal for networking across sectors of the food chain as it is attended by a diverse group of decision makers, including representatives from farms, ranches, food processors, restaurants, grocery stores, legislators, universities and government agencies. The 2015 event, set in Kansas City, Mo., will be the first edition of the Summit held outside of the Washington, DC area.
This year's event will explore animal agriculture's continuous efforts to embrace new technologies that will help feed a growing population while measuring sustainability, engage consumers in innovative ways to bridge the knowledge gap, and highlight initiatives that demonstrate agriculture's commitment to transparency.
Early registration, which ends April 15, for the one-and-a-half day event is $375 for Alliance members and $425 for non-members; $325 for those in government or academia. Media and students interested in registering should contact Hannah Thompson. Registration materials and a full event schedule can be found on the Summit website.
This year, the Summit will be held at the beautiful Intercontinental Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. Our event room block at the Intercontinental is sold out. For help with hotel arrangements, call the Alliance at 703-562-1414.
As always, the Alliance's Stakeholders Summit will be social! Be sure to follow the hashtag #AAA15 for updates about the event. For general questions about the Summit please contact [email protected] or call (703) 562-1411.
Show your support for the Alliance's engagement efforts by becoming an official Summit sponsor today! Current 2015 sponsors include U.S. Poultry and Egg Association, Vance Publishing, Meatingplace, the Farm Credit System, Watt Global Media, Elanco Animal Health, American Feed Industry Association, United Soybean Board, Iowa Soybean Association, National Biodiesel Board, Protect the Harvest, National Turkey Federation, National Cattleman's Beef Association, GMO Answers, Food Industry Environmental Network, Kemin, Kansas Livestock Association, Brakke Consulting, AgriBeef, Kansas Farm Bureau, Dairy Max, GNP Company, the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, North Carolina Farm Bureau and other partners.
Please contact Kay Johnson Smith, president and CEO, at (703) 562-1412 to find out how to get involved by sponsoring the event.
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