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UY Volantis, also known as EXO 0748-676, is a low mass X-ray binary system located in the constellation Volans. With an apparent magnitude of 16.9, it requires a powerful telescope to see. With a radial velocity of 20 km/s, it is drifting away from the Solar System, and is currently located 26,000 light years away.

Properties
The properties of the two system components are uncertain and contradictory.  One component is almost certain to be a neutron star, which has a fairly strict upper mass limit.  The other component is a low mass star, but its properties are affected by the close neutron star.  The two components orbit each other every 3.82 hours.

The system undergoes x-ray eclipses which can be used to constrain the properties of the orbit and of the component stars.  The orbital inclination must be high and is thought to be about 76°.  The mass ratio of the components is relatively well-known and shows the neutron star to be about four times as massive as its partner.  This implies either an unusually low-mass star or an unusually high-mass neutron star.  Simple models produce neutron star masses above  which is theoretically impossible.  More complex models of the system produced by measuring the eclipses still produce an unexpectedly high neutron star mass of about  which would make it one of the highest known.  A more expected neutron star mass of around  can be deduced by making certain assumptions about the origin of the spectral lines or an unusually low-mass companion.

References

X-ray binaries
Volans (constellation)
Volantis, UY
Neutron stars

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Lawrence Jones of UKFast on the Right to be Forgotten EU ruling Part 2
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Yesterday, the news was awash with the story that a top EU court has ruled that Google must remove search results if people request them and if they link to "irrelevant" or "outdated" information. In theory it's a great idea but how it could work in practice is the issue.
There is nothing more infuriating than inaccurate and irrelevant information being put out there thoughtlessly about those who have no opportunity to defend it or have it removed.
google-privacyI think it's fair to say that the internet has become a place where people can publish whatever they want, often with absolutely no consequences. I've had friends who've been defamed by disgruntled associates on the internet and it has affected their reputations unfairly and had an impact on their livelihoods, but there's little they can do to stop it.
Personally, I think the internet shouldn't be a place where people can hide. Spurious content published anonymously should be pulled instantly. People need to be held accountable and, in my opinion, there should be a protection layer there.
Having said that, whilst I believe that information should be removed if people can prove it's no longer relevant or accurate, I would also raise the question of who is going to make that decision. The history of Wikipedia is a mammoth task in itself to tackle and that only represents a tiny fraction of the internet. And what about review sites like Trip Advisor. How much of that content is genuine and how much is published by malicious competitors?
Ultimately, it's a complicated issue to tackle, but I think it's fair that people reserve the right to disassociate themselves with false or outdated information by requesting its removal. What do you think? Does the law contradict freedom of speech or is it simply a necessary layer of protection for people and their personal data?
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In 2012, Maryland's General Assembly passed two bills that amended its Public Defender Act. The bills made various changes to Maryland's pretrial practice, most significantly, adding the requirement that attorneys from the Office of the Public Defender represent indigent defendants at bail hearings. The bills also established a Task Force to Study the Laws and Policies Relating to Representation of Indigent Criminal Defendants by the Office of the Public Defender. This is the Task Force's brief interim report from November 2012. The report outlines the makeup of the Task Force (a variety of criminal justice system stakeholders) and its mission (especially to study costs of improving indigent defense and pretrial release). There is a summary of the statements made by each member of the Task Force at its first meeting, as well as a list of its subcommittees.
Maryland., Pilgrim, S. M., Rossmark, C. E., Turner, C. K., & Maryland. (2012). Task Force to Study the Laws and Policies Relating to Representation of Indigent Criminal Defendants by the Office of the Public Defender: 2012 Interim Report. Annapolis, MD: Dept. of Legislative Services, Office of Policy Analysis.


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Пердика I () е основател на Древна Македония, цар 700 г. пр. Хр. – 678 г. пр. Хр.

Според гръцкия историк Херодот той е потомък на Темен от Аргос и на Херакъл, и основател на македонската царска фамилия (Династия Аргеади) и на Македонското царство.
Той започва от територията на по-късната резиденция Еге и управлява от 700 – 678 г. пр. Хр.

Според една легенда Пердика заедно с двамата си братя Гаван и Аероп (Gauanes и Aeropos) е избягал от Аргос в Илирия. Така те идват в Лебея в двора на царя на Македония. Той ги назначава за овчари. Царят бил много беден, затова съпругата му сама приготвяла храната за всички. Тя забелязва, че хлябовете, които пекла за Пердика, са по-големи от другите. След като разказала това на съпруга си, той моли братята да напуснат двора му. Преди да си тръгнат, те отиват в къщата на царя и поискали своята заплата. Царят им отговорил, че светлинният лъч, паднал от комина на пода, е тяхното заплащане. Пердика отрязва с един нож лъчообразно парче от пода и братята напуснали страната. Те се заселват в Градините на Мидас. Оттук Пердика завладява цяла Македония.

Пердика нарежда на син си Аргей I, след смъртта му да го погребе при Еге. И се казвало, докато царете ще са погребвани на това место, службата цар ще остане във фамилията. Понеже Александър Велики е погребан на друго място, могъществото е преминало в друга владетелска фамилия.

След Пердика неговият син Аргей става цар на Македония.

Източници
 Херодот, Historien, 5, 22; 8, 137 – 138;
 Марк Юниан Юстин, 7, 1;

Външни препратки
 Chronicon (The Merton manuscript), Folio 79 recto

Царе на Древна Македония
Древни македонци
Аргеади


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Beyond Berlin: Careful optimism at the Chatham House event
Nikola Dimitrov, Johanes Hahn and Adam Ward; Photo: European Western Balkans
LONDON – Efforts of the European Union to provide a credible perspective of enlargement to the Western Balkans, as well as the reforms that still lie ahead of the countries in the region, were the main topics at the closed event titled "Beyond Berlin: What Does the Next Decade Hold for the Western Balkans?" hosted by Chatham House on 10 July.
The event was organised in cooperation with European Commission and European Fund for the Balkans, in the context of the fifth Berlin Process Summit, held in London. The opening remarks were given by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia Nikola Dimitrov and European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations.
The introductory speach was delivered by Hedvig Morvai, Executive Director of the European Fund for the Balkans. She highlighted the event as part of the series organised in the context of tenth anniversary of her organisation.
Apart from London Summit, Mrs Morvai saw the new European Commission Enlargement Strategy from February, as well as EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia in May as signs that the EU is determined to play a more decisive role in giving a credible membership perspective to the region.
Minister Nikola Dimitrov expressed his view about the missed opportunities that the whole region experienced in the past, stating that there is no more luxury for making such mistakes.
"We do not need to change history or geography, we need to shape the future. That is our approach to the region and our neighbours. Macedonia can not be successful if the Balkans are not successful as well, we do not get anything if our neighbour fails or misses an opportunity", said Dimitrov.
According to him, Macedonia strives towards having strong domestic institutions and becoming an European democracy.
Commissioner Hahn also emphasised the importance of the more energetic approach EU has recently had to the region.
"I was not sure at the time, but today I am glad that they convinced me that a date is a good idea", said Hahn, reffering to the 2025 as a potential date for the accession of Montenegro and Serbia. He pointed out that the inclusion of the date caused "actions and reactions" and made the whole process more concrete.
"It is in EU's interest to export stability, not importe instability", concluded Commissioner Hahn.
The opening remarks were followed by a q&a session moderated by Chatham House's Deputy Director Adam Ward. Afterwards, two additional sessions, titled "Assessing the Track Record of the Berlin Process So Far – Towards a New European Balkans Partnership?" and "Exploring the Role of Non-EU Actors in the Western Balkans – Partners or Competitors?" took place, with the representatives of the EU institutions, civil society and academia taking part.
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Wow what a week it has been! From the hustle and bustle of NYC to London in all its glory I am now back in serene Pisa. To say my head is all over the place is an understatement. While I feel sad that blogtourNYC is over and I miss my friends more than ever I am also happy to be back here. It fills me with joy to say that I have special friends in different parts of the world – which for me is one of the most important aspects of life. Here's to new & old friends!
You, my friend, are truly international!


To detect the minutest variations in thickness of aluminum, steel, plastic and other materials, Pratt & Whitney has devised a beta-ray gauge (below). Not only does the gauge sense changes in thickness or weight of the material as it comes from the rolling mill, but it makes a record at the same time, accurate within a few micro-inches. Radiation is within safe limits.
Because radioactive phosphorus seems to accumulate more in cancerous tissue than noncancerous, injections of the substance under the skin are proposed by a Japanese scientist for the diagnosis of cancer of the stomach. He reported that his method proved close to 100 percent correct in diagnoses.
To produce a light that will burn without fail in storm or battle, independent of electric lines or batteries, the Navy is experimenting with phosphors which glow like luminous watch dials under bombardment of radioactive strontium 90. A lamp has been developed which emits light ten times as strong as bright moonlight.
The United States Army is experimenting with radiation to prevent formation of mildew in shoes.
Both Russian and American scientists are using carbon 14, the radioactive form of carbon, in botanical experiments seeking to pry loose the secret of photosynthesis.
Venezuela plans a nuclear-research center at the Institute of Neurology and Brain Disease Study at the capital, Caracas.
As an almost pure beta emitter, Sr90 isn't that hazardous.
I think I'ed rather have moldy shoes.
The big problem with strontium 90 is that it is taken up by the body and replaces calcium. This then puts exposure times to lifetime. The secret to stay safe with radioactive materials, Distance, Shielding, and Time.
Pretty soon they wouldn't need the light – they'd have glow-in-the-dark soldiers.
You don't eat the strontium 90 (or it would replace calcium in the body) it's supposed to stay sealed inside the glass 'bulb', just don't break it. Militaries are fond of tritium-powered lights of very similar design, used in things such as 'location markers' on ships and glow-in-the-dark keychains.
@Mike and mikeB – agreed.
As a matter of fact you can buy glow-in-the-dark key fobs that contain tritium. Makes finding keys or whatnot in the dark a cinch.
The Soviet Union used radioisotope thermal generators to power a lot of remote navigation lights — they were basically a large, shielded radioactive Strontium-90 source surrounded by thermocouples and shielding. The problem is since the Soviet Union broke up, a lot of these were abandoned; while they're relatively safe if left alone, some have had the shielding stripped off by metal scavengers.


The practice of Scottish history owes a considerable debt to the Welsh Australian, Professor Eric Richards, who has died aged 78. He was a historian of great distinction who covered an extraordinary range in his many publications. He has been rightly described as one of the truly great Australian historians of the past 50 years, who was preeminent in writings on the highland clearances and a major figure in the highly significant field of British and European migrations.


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Non-ionising radiation
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Non-ionising radiation does not cause changes to the molecular structure of living tissue, as opposed to ionising radiation, such as gamma and X-rays, that does have this effect.
However, non-ionising radiation can increase core body temperature, causing thermal damage to exposed sensitive body tissue, such as the skin and eyes and localised limb heating. Its effects also focus on areas where there is a high water content and low blood flow, such as in the muscles and testes.
Non-ionising radiation is the term used to describe the part of the electromagnetic spectrum covering two main regions: optical radiation and electromagnetic fields (EMFs).
Diagram showing the electromagnetic spectrum
Optical radiation
Optical radiation covers ultraviolet radiation, visible light and infrared radiation. While these occur naturally through sunlight, there is also artificial optical radiation which is manufactured for a variety of purposes that include:
Germicidal sterilisation
Ink curing
Photocopying
While the above list is from manufactured sources, artificial optical radiation can be produced during processes such as welding. The Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations and The Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) are in place to protect workers from the risks to health from hazardous sources of artificial optical radiation.
For most people the main source of exposure to ultraviolet radiation is sunlight. Artificial exposure occurs for specific groups such as:
People who use and work in tanning facilities
People who receive ultraviolet radiation medical treatment
People who work with some industrial applications
Low exposure to ultraviolet radiation does not usually cause health-related issues. However, if personnel are exposed to ultraviolet radiation in the ionising radiation spectrum, this has the potential to cause damage to eyes, burns and various types of skin cancer.
For more information refer to:
Industry: Lasers
Health and safety executive: Optical radiation
An electromagnetic field (EMF) is produced whenever a piece of electrical or electronic equipment is used. Electrical power supplies and appliances are the most common sources of low frequency EMFs.
Mobile telephone, television and radio masts, along with radars and microwave ovens, produce high frequency (also referred to as radiofrequency) EMFs.
There is no evidence to conclude that exposure to low level EMFs is harmful to health. However, the main effect of high frequency EMFs is the heating of body tissues; even short-term exposure to very high levels of EMFs can be harmful to health. Refer to the World Health Organization website for further information.
EMFs may interfere with:
The operation of medical implants, such as heart pacemakers or insulin pumps
Fire and rescue service communications including radios, mobile phones and telemetry systems
Remotely operated equipment, such as aerial platforms operated by wireless controls or drones
Supplementary information - Mobile phone base stations
Supplementary information - Radar
Hazard – Electricity
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publication, A guide to the Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations; this includes details about electromagnetic fields exposure assessment and equipment with high frequency electromagnetic fields (EMFs)
First responders may need to gain access and work near non-ionising sources of radiation, such as radio frequency (RF) antennas that may be potentially hazardous to health. The antennas may be located on freestanding masts, buildings or street furniture.
Understand all associated hazard knowledge
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Safe system of work: Non-ionising radiation


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La Tordera Prosecco A3 EXTRA BRUT
2001 Oliver Hill Bradey Block Grenache 750ml
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Varietal: Syrah or Shiraz
Depending on where it's grown and how it's made, the variety has two names. In France, where it goes by Syrah, it makes a huge contribution to the red wines of the Rhone Valley. In the southern Rhone villages of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, and Vacqueyras it is blended with a number of varieties but mainly Grenache. It is in the northern Rhone, including Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage,Côte-Rôtie, St. Joseph, where it most often stands out on its own, and is only occasionally blended with the region's white grapes. More recently, in the late 20th Century, Shiraz has put Australian producers such as Penfolds and d'Arenberg on the fine wine map, with cult wines like "Grange" and "The Dead Arm". Generally speaking, the style from the old world is more savoury, expressing aromas of pepper, cured meat and leather. The hotter climate experienced in Australia results in more upfront, dense and even jammy fruit. The grape has also taken off with rapid success in California and Washington, as well as South Africa and New Zealand. Producers in these regions often name their varietal wines according to the style they intend.
As the sixth largest producer and fourth largest exporter Australia is now one of the world's most important wine producing countries. Because vinifera vines are not native to Australia, most of the vines are descendants from cuttings imported by early European immigrants. Wineries started producing on a commercial scale in the first half of the 19th century, and since then the industry has experienced some of the biggest evolutionary developments. Originally focusing on replicating the fortified wines of the Old World including Port and Sherry, winemakers also developed their own idiosyncratic styles such as the fortified Muscats and Tokays of north east Victoria, not to mention the more recent, dry Semillons from the Hunter Valley region. The majority of the countries nearly 2000 wineries are relatively new (since 1970) boutique-sized operations, however about 95% of annual production is controlled by the five large companies including; Casella (Yellow Tail), Pernod Richard (Jacob's Creek), and Foster's (Lindemans and Penfolds).For high quality Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, look no further than the regions of Coonawarra, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale, Barossa and Clare Valley. In Western Australia, the Margaret River leads in producing Bordeaux style reds as well as elegant barrel-aged Pinots and Chardonnays.
Region: South Australia
Accounting for nearly half of the country's production, South Australia is one of the most important wine producing regions and consequently reflects the majority of our selection of Australian wine. Production is focused in the south eastern corner around Adelaide where the sub-regions Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills, and Clare Valley are located. Further south in the state is the Limestone Coast Zone where the cooler sub-regions of Padthaway and Coonawarra produce some of the country's finest Cabernet Sauvignon.
Sub-Region: McLaren Vale


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Wilfred "Wilf" Copping (* 17. August 1909 in Barnsley; † Juni 1980 in Southend-on-Sea) war ein englischer Fußballspieler. Er absolvierte in der Zeit zwischen 1933 und 1939 insgesamt 20 Länderspiele für die englische Fußballnationalmannschaft.

Sportlicher Werdegang
Copping, aufgrund seiner Zweikampfstärke auch The Iron Man genannt, wurde im August des Jahres 1909 in der Grafschaft Yorkshire geboren und besuchte die Houghton Council School. Nachdem der gelernte linke Abwehrspieler auf der Halbposition im Probetraining beim damaligen Zweitligisten FC Barnsley durchgefallen war, schloss er sich dann im März 1929 dem Erstligisten Leeds United an. Zwischenzeitlich hatte er bei den Dearne Valley Old Boys und den Middlecliffe Rovers gespielt.

Im ersten Jahr konnte sich Copping bei Leeds United noch nicht durchsetzen. Als sich der bisherige linke Außenläufer George Reed in der Saison 1930/31 dann am Knie verletzte, wurde Copping von Trainer Dick Ray in die Läuferreihe mit Willis Edwards und Ernie Hart eingebaut. Coppings Debüt war dabei das erste Saisonspiel gegen den FC Portsmouth, das 2:2 endete. Obwohl Copping in dieser Spielzeit kein Meisterschaftsspiel verpasste, endete sie mit einer Enttäuschung, da Leeds aus der ersten Liga absteigen musste. Nach dem direkten Wiederaufstieg im darauffolgenden Jahr folgte eine weitere Saison als Erstligastammspieler und einem guten achten Abschlussplatz. In diese Zeit fiel auch Coppings erster Einsatz in der englischen Nationalmannschaft, als Copping mit England gegen Italien 1:1 spielte. Es folgten weitere Einsätze in der englischen Auswahl und eine weitere Saison in Leeds, die jedoch seine letzte dort sein sollte.

Herbert Chapman, damaliger Trainer des FC Arsenal, war auf der Suche nach einem Ersatz für den in die Jahre gekommenen Bob John und warb hartnäckig für einen Wechsel Coppings nach London. Im Januar 1934 verstarb Chapman und der Nachfolger, George Allison, machte den Transfer im Juni des gleichen Jahres mit einer Zahlung von 8.000 Pfund perfekt. Copping gewann mit Arsenal auf Anhieb die Meisterschaft, wobei diese im vorletzten Spiel gegen den FC Everton mit 2:0 gesichert werden konnte. Diese Begegnung beendete Copping verletzt und unter großen Schmerzen spielend. Ein weiterer Höhepunkt der Spielzeit war das Länderspiel gegen den Weltmeister Italien, das als Schlacht von Highbury bekannt wurde und England mit 3:2 gewann.

In der Saison 1935/36 gewann Copping mit Arsenal nach einem Finalsieg gegen Sheffield United erstmals den FA Cup und zwei Jahre später die zweite englische Meisterschaft.

Aufgrund des drohenden Zweiten Weltkriegs verließ Copping dann den FC Arsenal, um seiner Familie die Rückkehr nach Yorkshire ermöglichen zu können, bevor er sich selbst in den Dienst der Armee stellte. Als er dann zum Abschluss der Saison 1938/39 in zwölf Spielen von Leeds United zum Einsatz kam, wurde er nach Ausbruch des Krieges Soldat und kämpfte als Company Sergeant Major in Nordafrika. Während der ersten drei Kriegsjahre spielte er noch in 24 Begegnungen in der Wartime League für Leeds, bevor er dann 1942 seine Fußballerkarriere beendete.

Nach Ende des Krieges betreute er 1945 in Düsseldorf zunächst eine Mannschaft der 11. Armee und war danach Trainer im belgischen Beerschot. In seiner Heimat gehörte er danach noch bei Southend United, Bristol City und bis zum Jahr 1959 bei Coventry City zum Trainerstab.

Anschließend setzte er sich in Southend-on-Sea zur Ruhe und starb 1980 im Alter von 70 Jahren.

Erfolge
 Englischer Meister: 1935, 1938
 FA Cup-Sieger: 1936
 Charity-Shield-Sieger: 1938

Literatur
 Michael Joyce: Football League Players' Records. 1888 to 1939. (S.60), 4Edge, Hockley, Essex 2004 ISBN 1-89946-867-6

Weblinks
 Profil beim FC Arsenal

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Michal "Egi" Eger (* 12. prosince 1973 Brno) je český bloger, fotograf, spisovatel a aktivista. Stal se známou osobností v době počátku masového rozšíření internetu v České republice; komunita příznivců, která se vytvořila kolem jeho osobní stránky, založené v roce 2002, čítá několik tisíc osob.

Michal Eger se stal v roce 2011 aktivistou a whistleblowerem, když upozornil na zneužívání veřejných prostředků na úřadu městské části Brno-Žabovřesky. Vleklý soudní spor, v němž napadl neoprávněnost výpovědi, kterou po svém oznámení dostal, skončil v roce 2014 rozhodnutím o její neplatnosti.

Jeho hlavním oborem je práce v IT, dále pak je profesionálním sportovním fotografem, dokumentuje od roku 2008 sportovní činnost hokejového klubu Kometa Brno.

V roce 2020 vydal v knižní verzi výbor ze svých textů pod názvem Egiho milý deníček. Kniha vyšla s pomocí příspěvků dárců v nakladatelstvích A VIRTÙ RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES a Igor Indruch jako první svazek edice Everlife - Memoáry, deníky, biografie.

Žije v brněnské městské části Lesná.

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Karen Petrou on WaMU Collateral Damage
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Was the sometimes gruesome WaMU hearing this week designed principally to put OTS's scalp on a tomahawk? We don't think so, in part because OTS is already totally toast. Instead, we see it as part of a push not only to pass the reform legislation in as tough a form as Democrats can get, but also to rewrite a lot of the rules under current law. We've seen Sen. Levin do this before, using his formidable investigative staff to embarrass the living daylights out of the bank regulators. In response, they rush to act on revelations to show they are, in fact, ahead of whatever curve confronts them. So, what could the remaining regulators do to counter the devastating evidence and how much will it hurt?
A lot of the substantive testimony Friday focused on how OTS viewed its charges as "constituents." We also recall the even more egregious term of "client" OTS threw around in its heyday. This of course derived from OTS's dependence on its assessment revenue and its increasing reliance on a few big thrifts as the S&L industry contracted. OTS did a number on Countrywide to persuade it to convert from a national bank to a thrift, leading to still-secret protests from the OCC and the FRB as they found themselves powerless to block a clear case of charter arbitrage in the run-up to the crisis. After it, the regulators have agreed among themselves to poach no more and, just in case, the legislation bars them from doing so.
However, even if charter conversion is effectively stymied going forward, advantageous charter selection remains possible under both current law and the pending legislation. In the wake of recent, painful history, though, we expect a lot more up-front scrutiny of who is choosing which regulator why during mergers, acquisitions or start-ups. These choices aren't "conversions," but they are carefully crafted by any strategic institution to build the best deal it can. In future, that will be harder because any regulator that thinks it's getting short shrift will howl. Given the continued scope for federal preemption provided in the bill, this will continue the push for national charters.
Will the OCC then turn comfy? We don't think so. One of the less-publicized aspects of the Levin hearing was clear in the testimony from the Inspectors General (IGs). They told the Permanent Investigations Subcommittee that none of the regulators – not just OTS – said boo to any of the big banks before the crisis. This is all too evident from the record, which shows enforcement actions filed only a day or two before institutions hit the fan and, often, not even then at the very biggest, troubled firms like Citigroup. This has been an under-current in the debate to date, but we think it's going to get a lot louder as investigations advance and embarrassment ensues.
But, we don't think the casualties from the hearings will end with just a few big institutions forced to endure higher legal and reputational risk. Chairman Bair's testimony suggests that the rough going-over she got will also affect U.S. implementation of the Basel capital and liquidity rules.
In her statement, Ms. Bair opens with withering criticism of Basel II, arguing that it would have dropped mortgage risk-based capital by eighty percent or so. At the time, this wasn't good enough for some big mortgage banks – we distinctly recall reading a letter from WaMU that argued that mortgage capital should in fact be zero because no mortgage ever posed credit risk. That was, to say the least, wrong, but the Basel rules Ms. Bair attacks weren't much better.
The reason for this isn't, though, the lack of a leverage standard. Ms. Bair's testimony suggests that this is why the Basel rules got mortgages so wrong, but we don't think so. It was, in fact, that the Basel II rules as initially drafted didn't stress test the risk-based capital conclusions. Instead, the rules blew gently on the capital charge, judged it against the past five years and then pronounced all secure. Of course, doing a five-year stress test on U.S. residential mortgages in 2006 meant that the market was judged at the height of the boom. That is procyclicality writ large, as we've now learned all too well.
We'll see where the U.S. comes out after the Basel process advances. But, if we read the FDIC Chairman right, she's going to be a strong, loud voice for the toughest possible rules as quickly as possible. That Basel II got a lot wrong is right. That Basel III should be a pile-up isn't, though, the correct conclusion to draw from this costly lesson.


The Conference Title is the sixth in program history, all of which have come since 2011.
Freshman middle blocker Eleni Panagopoulos discussed the excitement of winning the Tournament and seeing the team's hard work pay off.
Swarthmore got off to a hot start in the semifinals, taking five of the first six points. Hopkins responded with a 5-0 run to take a 6-5 lead in what would be a tight set throughout. The Blue Jays won three of the last five points, winning the set 25-19 on a kill from freshman middle blocker Lauren Anthony.
Hopkins was in total control of the next two sets, holding the Garnet to 23 points, combined.
Though Swarthmore scored the first two points of the third set, the Blue Jays dominated the set overall. They scored six of the next seven points after going down 2-0, and extended that streak to 11 of 13 points to take a commanding 11-4 lead.
From that point on the outcome of the set was all but determined, as the Blue Jays would continue to dominate. They ended the set by scoring six straight points. They would ride those scoring streaks throughout the set to eventually secure a 25-11 victory.
The third set would be the final set and Hopkins would dominate that one in similar fashion to the second set. While it was neck and neck until the score got to 9-8 in favor of the Blue Jays, they pulled ahead from that point on.
The Blue Jays would go on a 16-4 run to close out the set, including eight straight points to finish the set. That run included two service aces from freshman libero Sarah Khan.
The victory cemented the Blue Jays' spot in the Centennial Conference Championship on Sunday.
Panagopoulos led the charge offensively for the Jays with 12 kills. Sophomore outside hitter Simone Bliss added 11 kills of her own and was recently named First Team All Centennial, along with junior outside hitter Louisa Kishton.
Sophomore setter Nicole Hada also finished the matched with 34 assists.
Hada, who came into Hopkins last year as an outside hitter and defensive specialist, spoke about her transition into playing the setter position.
"Since I never played in the position of a setter in my life, I needed to learn specialized setting skills and a new set of responsibilities throughout the summer and the season," she said.
She added that the positional transition has opened up many opportunities for her to continue developing her mental game.
"This position has pushed me mentally to take every fumble as a learning opportunity. In addition, this change in position has allowed me to have deeper connections with all my teammates and has made me have a higher volleyball IQ," she said.
Heading into the Championship game, McDaniel College had some momentum after sweeping their play-in game against Muhlenberg College and their semifinals matchup against host and first-seeded Franklin & Marshall College.
Hopkins stifled that momentum immediately, jumping out to an early 7-2 lead in the first set. The Jays maintained a large lead the rest of the way, winning the set 25-12 on a kill by Hada.
After losing the first point of the second set, Kishton served up two aces, and Hopkins would possess the lead the rest of the way, winning 25-16.
The third and final set featured 12 tied scores, including 22-22. Back-to-back kills from senior outside hitter Michelle Abt and another from Bliss capped off the Blue Jays' Championship victory.
"Defense wins championships" certainly held true here, as Hopkins held the Green Terror to a .061 hitting percentage. This is due in large part to having four players with double-digit digs, including senior libero Esther Hong, who led the team with 12, and freshman libero Sarah Khan, who had 10.
With 27 assists and 10 digs in the Championship, Hada earned the Tournament's Most Valuable Player award and gave the credit to her team.
"I attribute my success to [our coach] Jenn and my teammates because their constant support day-in-and-day-out this season has pushed me to believe in myself as a player when I did not," she said.
After the tournament the Conference announced the end of season awards, and both Bliss and Kishton were named First Team All-Centennial Conference for their stellar seasons.
The Blue Jays will head to Wellesley, Mass. where they will face the Eastern University Eagles in the first round of the NCAA Division-III Tournament.
Hada discussed the team's keys to success against Eastern.
Panagopoulos also spoke about what the team must focus on heading into the Tournament.
This is the third matchup between the Blue Jays and the Eagles this season, splitting the regular season series. The match will take place at Staake Gymnasium on Friday, Nov. 9, at 3 p.m.


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Although neither player has requested a trade at this point, that scenario has become a plausible eventual possibility.
Harden, 31, has been an All-Star in all eight seasons since arriving in Houston, winning MVP in 2017-18 and finishing among the top three in voting four other times in the past six years, and claiming the NBA's past three scoring titles. He is owed $131.5 million over the three seasons remaining on his maximum contract, including a $46.9 million player option in 2022-23.
Westbrook, who will turn 32 on Thursday, is also owed $131.5 million over the next three seasons and has a $46.7 million player option in 2022-23. He won the 2016-17 MVP and made his ninth All-Star appearance last season, which ended with Westbrook playing through rust and injury after rushing back from a strained right quadriceps during the first round of the playoffs.
Both stars were consulted during the Rockets' coaching search and were on board with hiring Silas, sources said.
Harden, who has said publicly several times that he hopes to play the remainder of his career in Houston, has expressed similar urgency in the past several offseasons about improving the Rockets' chances to win a championship. He remains engaged in discussions with Houston's front office about potential personnel moves this offseason, sources said.
The Rockets have aggressively chased titles during Harden's tenure by three times pairing him with another perennial All-Star — first signing center Dwight Howard as a free agent in 2013, then trading for Chris Paul in the 2017 offseason and finally swapping Paul and a package of first-round picks for Westbrook last summer.
The Rockets advanced to the Western Conference finals in 2015 with Howard and 2018 with Paul, but those partnerships with Harden ended soon thereafter partly because of tension involving personalities and basketball philosophy, specifically regarding Harden's preference to rely on isolations offensively.
Harden pushed to make the trade for Westbrook, his childhood friend in Los Angeles and former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate, a deal that depleted Houston's draft assets. The Rockets owe the Thunder their 2024 and 2026 first-round picks (top-four-protected), and Oklahoma City has top-10-protected swap rights with Houston in 2021 and 2025.
The Rockets also do not have a first-round pick in this year's NBA draft, having given it up along with center Clint Capela in the four-team deal that brought forward Robert Covington to Houston last season. Houston has limited flexibility to improve its roster, as the Rockets are pushing up against the luxury tax. Fertitta has repeatedly said he is willing to pay the tax, but the franchise has avoided it in the three seasons since Fertitta purchased the team.
"We're going to continue to be extraordinarily aggressive," Stone said Thursday in a virtual news conference to introduce Silas. "We're going to shoot for it. Whether we get there or not, I don't know, but I can guarantee you that we're going to shoot for it, and I'm really, really looking forward to it."
D'Antoni, who had a franchise-record .682 winning percentage in four seasons with the Rockets, opted not to attempt to return to Houston when his contract expired following the team's second-round playoff exit. Houston hired Silas, a first-time head coach with two decades of experience as an NBA assistant, after interviewing a wide range of candidates during the search process.
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Ian Nairn
Ian Douglas Nairn (24 August 1930 – 14 August 1983) was a British architectural critic who coined the word "Subtopia" to indicate drab suburbs that look identical through unimaginative town-planning. He published two strongly personalised critiques of London and Paris, and collaborated with Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, who considered his reports to be too subjective, but acknowledged him as the better writer.
Ian Nairn was born at 4 Milton Road, Bedford, England. Nairn's father was a draughtsman on the R101 airship programme based at Shortstown.[1] The family moved in 1932 when the airship programme was terminated, and Nairn was brought up in Surrey. It was the balancing-act nature of this essentially suburban environment which he stated "produced a deep hatred of characterless buildings and places".[2] Nairn had no formal architecture qualifications; he was a mathematics graduate (University of Birmingham) and a Royal Air Force pilot, flying Gloster Meteor aircraft.[3]
The Architectural Review and "Subtopia"
In 1955, Nairn established his reputation with a special issue of the Architectural Review called "Outrage" (later as a book in 1956), in which he coined the term "Subtopia" for the areas around cities that had in his view been failed by urban planning, losing their individuality and spirit of place. The book was based around a nightmarish road trip that Nairn took from the south to the north of the country – the trip gave propulsion to his fears that we were heading for a drab new world where the whole of Britain would look like the fringes of a town, every view exactly the same. He also praised modernist urban developments such as the Bull Ring shopping centre in Birmingham, which eventually became increasingly unpopular due to the subjugation of pedestrians to cars and was demolished in the early 21st century.[4]
Jonathan Glancey has compared Nairn's opinions with those of the town planner Thomas Sharp, as well as with earlier writers such as William Cobbett and John Ruskin, all of whom shared a vision of potentially invidious urbanization needing to be mitigated by clearly delineated rural space, "compact towns co-existing with a truly green countryside of which we are stewards, not consumers or despoilers".[5] "Outrage" was followed by "Counter-Attack Against Subtopia" in 1956 (published as a book in 1957).
Both books were influential on Jane Jacobs, who was then working at Architectural Forum, the most widely read US architectural magazine.[6] Jacobs cited "Outrage" and "Counter-Attack" in The Death and Life of Great American Cities, and she recommended Nairn to her contacts at the Rockefeller Foundation, which funded Nairn's book The American Landscape: A Critical View (1965).[6]
The Buildings of England
Nairn admired Nikolaus Pevsner's work (if not his methodology) on the then fledgling Buildings of England series, and had approached Pevsner in the early 1960s as a potential co-author. Pevsner, who wrote about "Visual Planning and the Picturesque", was influential on the formation of the Architectural Review's "Townscape" series of columns, which evolved into the movement to which Gordon Cullen and Nairn were key contributors.[7]
In common with several architectural writers and academics at the time, Nairn had already made small contributions to the series – in his case the volumes on Essex, Norfolk and Northumberland. Pevsner in turn had been influenced by Nairn in earlier volumes: Rutland, for example, Pevsner described as having "no 'subtopia'".[8] Nonetheless Pevsner was initially reluctant, having thus far written the guidebooks alone. He was also aware of Nairn's views on the 'house style' of the series from reviews Nairn had written on earlier volumes.[9] However the scale of the project began to demand assistance and Pevsner eventually handed almost all responsibility for writing the Surrey volume to Nairn, whose text ultimately constituted almost four-fifths of the finished volume.
Pevsner was content to give sole authorship to Nairn for the volume on Sussex, but as work progressed Nairn felt that his approach was increasingly at odds with the relative objectivity Pevsner required. Nairn began to feel that this was acting as a constraint on his writing, and ceased work on the Sussex volume before it was completed. According to Pevsner, in the Foreword to the Sussex book, "When he (Nairn) had completed West Sussex, he found that he could no longer bear to write the detailed descriptions which are essential in The Buildings of England. His decision filled me with sadness...."[10] Consequently, the guide was published with Nairn being given credit for the West Sussex section and Pevsner East Sussex.
In the Foreword to Sussex, Pevsner paid Nairn the compliment of acknowledging that "He writes better than I could ever hope to write." However, he continues: "On the other hand, those who want something a little more cataloguey and are fervently interested in mouldings and such like, may find my descriptions more to their liking."[11]
This contrast between exhaustive description (Pevsner) and passionate, sometimes emotional, enthusiasm (Nairn) is noted by Alec Clifton-Taylor in his review of Sussex in the Listener on 15 July 1965. "Dr Pevsner... is inclined to tell us everything about a building except whether it is worth going to see. Mr Nairn, more subjective, occasionally perverse... never leaves us in any doubt about this aspect."[12]
Despite these differences, Nairn remained enthusiastic about the series after his association with it had ended. He later wrote, "For architectural information, there is nothing to beat The Buildings of England...".[13]
Nairn's style was more easily accommodated in his own architectural guidebooks, which he prefaced as being subjective and personal. Ultimately only two were ever published: Nairn's London (1966) and Nairn's Paris (1968). Planned guides to London's Countryside, The Industrial North, and Rome and Florence were announced but never appeared.[14]
Nairn's writing style is concise, and often humorous, and he describes both his loves and hates, sometimes describing a passage between buildings rather than the buildings themselves, or a single detail. An example of the former is Cardinal Cap Alley on London's South Bank: he remarked of its vista of a tower of St. Paul's, "an accident, but the kind of accident that tends to bestow if you design well in the first place."[15] And of the latter: an elephant on the Albert Memorial "has a backside just like a businessman scrambling under a restaurant table for his cheque-book".[16]
In addition to his journalism, Nairn became for a time a familiar face on television, producing various series called for the BBC, starting with Nairn's North in 1967 and concluding with Nairn's Journeys in 1978.
He was fond of pubs and beer, and both his architectural guides and television journalism are full of descriptions of pubs, and recommendations of which beers to drink. He said in 1972 of a recently disused signal box in Longtown, Cumbria, that he could imagine it being turned into a house, with the lever frames left in place and converted to beer pumps.[17] This was part of his love of local and regional distinctiveness, the "ordinary" places which attracted him as much as the locations of noteworthy buildings. In Nairn's Paris, for example, he lovingly describes the village of Quevauvillers, near Amiens, whose few features are "all lying around waiting for nothing to happen".[18]
In a similar vein, in the small town of Précy-sur-Oise near Beauvais, he notes "a collection of ordinary things ('wobbly suspension bridge...grain silo...a sign saying Ruberoid') transformed into uniqueness".[19] (The reissued 2017 edition of Nairn's Paris omits these descriptions which appear in the chapters describing buildings in the wider Ile-de-France area such as Chartres, Reims and Beauvais céathedrals, the abbey church of Saint Martin des Bois, the town of Provins, several châteaux, and numerous hamlets and villages which Nairn deemed to be noteworthy, often, as in the case of Quevauvillers, because of their – for him – charming ordinariness.)
When he did the Yorkshire section of Nairn's Journeys, he, in his own words, "bumped into" the great bluesman Champion Jack Dupree whilst doing a section of the programme in Halifax. The two got on rather well and maintained a close correspondence almost right up to his own death. In his concerns about the encroaching blandness of modern design, he was the heir of literary men who had similarly been critics of the spread of an Edwardian suburbia, such as E.M. Forster ("success was indistinguishable from failure" there), and John Betjeman ("red-brick rashes"), and which fed into the Campaign to Protect Rural England among others. This strain of thinking was, however, to become largely concerned with conservation of the heritage in affluent areas, rather than with Nairn's urban fringe. And like Betjeman, Nairn fought against the forces of subtopia, the obliteration of British heritage – though the forces of subtopia invariably prevailed; one example, his defence of Northampton's Emporium Arcade – "if they do pull this place down it'll be a diabolical shame." It was demolished in June 1972.
He died on 14 August 1983, aged 52, from cirrhosis of the liver and chronic alcoholism, four days before Pevsner himself died.[20] Consumed with a sense of failure, he sought refuge in drink and in his later years wrote almost nothing. He is buried in the Victorian Hanwell cemetery in west London.[20] It is now in one of Ealing's conservation areas. Speaking in The Man who Fought the Planners – The Story of Ian Nairn, Gillian Darley reveals that Nairn's death certificate erroneously gave the place of his birth as Newcastle upon Tyne. Although it is not known who supplied this information to the authorities, Darley reflects that it shows Nairn's wish to be considered a man of the North, a "Newcastle man by desire if not reality".[3]
Writers and critics influenced by Nairn include J.G. Ballard, Will Self, Patrick Wright, Michael Bracewell, Jonathan Glancey, Iain Sinclair, Gavin Stamp, Owen Hatherley and Jonathan Meades,[21] who said of his account of Surrey:
Mere architectural description could not suffice for that land of joke-oak and real rhododendron; what it demands is an acute sense of place and the gift to render that sense. Nairn possessed both, and in his London book he showed a third gift, that of the realization of the emotional power of townscape. That trinity of gifts made him a great poet of the metropolis.[22]
In 1997 Michael Bracewell toured some of Nairn's subjects in Surrey for the Travels with Pevsner TV series. In the 2005 film Three Hours From Here Andrew Cross retraced the extensive journey across England that Nairn took to research and write Outrage in 1955. Jonathan Glancey undertook a similar odyssey for The Guardian in 2010.
Fourteen of the buildings mentioned in Nairn's London, "one of the most strange and stirring books ever written about the city", form the basis of the "Building London" chapter in Henry Eliot and Matt Lloyd-Rose's Curiocity (2016). Nairn's own descriptions of buildings such as St Mary Woolnoth, Battersea Power Station and the Gala Bingo Club, Tooting are incorporated into short paragraphs which update Nairn and invite contemporary readers to see the buildings for themselves. The chapter forms an affectionate homage to the "cantankerous architecture critic".[23]
Outrage: On the Disfigurement of Town and Countryside (Architectural Review special 1955; book: 1959)
Counter Attack Against Subtopia (1957)
Your England and how to defend it: A cautionary guide (Introduction only, 1960)
Surrey (1962) (with Nikolaus Pevsner), Yale University Press, 2 edition Revised and Enlarged (1971), ISBN 978-0300096750
Modern Buildings in London (1964), London Transport
Your England Revisited (1964)
The American Landscape: A Critical View (1965)
The Buildings of England: Sussex (1965) (with Nikolaus Pevsner), Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-09677-4
Nairn's London (1966), Penguin. Re-issued 1988 with updated entries by Peter Gasson, ISBN 978-0140092646. Original 1966 edition reprinted 2002 with introduction by Roger Ebert, ISBN 978-1585790449, and again 2014 with afterword by Gavin Stamp, ISBN 978-0141396156
Britain's Changing Towns (1967). Re-issued as Nairn's Towns in 2013 by Notting Hill Editions with an introduction and updates by Owen Hatherley. ISBN 978-1-907903-81-6
Nairn's Paris (1968), Penguin. Abridged text reissued in 2017 by Notting Hill Editions with an introduction by Andrew Hussey. ISBN 978-1-910749-49-4.
Nairn's County Durham (2014). Re-issue of Architectural Review, February 1964.[24]
Television series[25]
Ian Nairn completed around 30 films for the BBC, all of which survive but none of which have yet been released on DVD. The three-part series Nairn Across Britain is currently available to view in the UK on the BBC's iPlayer internet television service.
Let's Imagine: A New Look for Britain (1962)
Release (1968)
The Euston Arch
Nairn at Large (1969) (6 programmes)
Nairn's Europe (1970)
1. Hereford - Bourges; 2. Newcastle - Aarhus; 3. Oxford - Padua; 4. Inverness - Lulea; 5. Barnsley - St. Niklaas
Nairn's Journeys (1971, 1973-78) and Nairn Across Britain (1972)
1. Cuckoo-Clock Country? (Zurich); 2. Good News from Ghent; 3. Finding the Finns; 4. South to the Med (1971)
1. From London to Lancashire; 2. Trans-Pennine Canal; 3. From Leeds into Scotland (1972)
Orient Express (1973)
Football Towns: 1. Bolton and Preston; 2. Halifax and Huddersfield 3. Wolverhampton and Walsall (1975)
Finding Follies (3 programmes) (1978)
Nairn also participated in a number of radio programmes including What's Your Pleasure? (1958) for the BBC Third Programme, with features on Trafalgar Square (with John Betjeman) and Wigan (with John Summerson).
^ "Shortstown heritage". www.shortstownheritage.co.uk.
^ Nairn, Ian and Pevsner, Nikolaus (1962) Surrey. Penguin Books.
^ a b The Man who Fought the Planners – The Story of Ian Nairn, a filmed biography of Nairn shown on BBC4 in 2014.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQBBBj_1wwI
^ "The Bull Ring" http://billdargue.jimdo.com/placenames-gazetteer-a-to-y/places-b/the-bull-ring/
^ Glancey, J., What's so great about the Eiffel Tower – 70 questions that will change the way you think about architecture, Laurence King Publishing, 2017, p.148.
^ a b Laurence, Peter (2006). "The Death and Life of Urban Design: Jane Jacobs, the Rockefeller Foundation and the New Research in Urbanism 1955–1965". Journal of Urban Design. 11 (June): 145–172.
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (2010). Visual Planning and the Picturesque. LA: Getty Research Institute. ISBN 978-1606060018.
^ Pevsner, Nicholas (1960) The Buildings of England: Leicestershire and Rutland, Penguin, p.271
^ Harries, Susie (2011). Nikolaus Pevsner: The Life, Random House, p.554.
^ Pevsner, Nicholas in Nairn and Pevsner (1965) The Buildings of England: Sussex, Penguin, Introduction, p.11.
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^ Quoted by J. Meades, "Nairn & the Buildings of England", in G. Darley and D.McKie (eds) Ian Nairn – Words in Place. Five Leaves Publications, 2013, p.64.
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G. Darley and D.McKie (eds) Ian Nairn — Words in Place. Five Leaves Publications, 2013. ISBN 978-1907869877.
David McKie, The Bruiser of Subtopia, The Guardian, 8 December 2005.
Roger Ebert, Foreword to 2002 edition of Nairn's London ISBN 1-58579-044-3.
Jonathan Glancey, The Voice of Outrage, The Guardian, 15 May 2010.
Jonathan Glancey, What's so great about the Eiffel Tower – 70 questions that will change the way you think about architecture. Laurence King Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-1-78067-919-8.
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The S mine (also known as Bouncing Betty or the Splittermine in German) was one of the most lethal versions of German mines in World War II. When the mine was activated, it would launch into the air and detonate approximately three feet in the air (just shy of three feet at 2 feet and 11 inches). When the mine detonated, it would spray shrapnel in a 360 degree direction and was designed to take out unprotected infantry and military personnel.
1 When was the S Mine Created?
2 S Mine General Information
3 History of the S-Mine
4 S Mine Characteristics
5 How Does the Bouncing Betty (S Mine) Work?
6 Surviving the S Mine Detonation in World War 2
7 How was the S Mine Detected and Disarmed?
8 S Mine References
When was the S Mine Created?
The S mine was first produced in 1935 and was a critical component of the German defensive strategy of the Third Reich. For the 10 years the mine was manufactured, there were more than 1.93 million devices created. Over the production run, the two variants of the mine produced were the SMi-35 and the SMi-44 with each model having minor differences. During WW2, the S mine was responsible for slowing and repelling invasions into German territory and helped inflict large numbers of casualties on Allied forces. Due to the success of the S-mine, many other countries would imitate the design throughout the war.
S Mine General Information
Type: Bounding anti-personnel mine
S-mine in a museum
Place of origin: Germany
Service history:
In service from: 1935–1945 and used by: Germany, Axis Powers, Finland
Wars of Service: World War II, Winter War, Continuation War
S Mine Production History
Years Produced: 1935–1945
Number of S Mines Built: 1,930,000+
S-Mine Variants: SMi-35, SMi-44
S Mine Specifications
Weight: 4.1 kilograms (9.0 lb)
Height: 127 mm (5.0 in)
Mine Filling: TNT
Filling weight: 182 grams (6.4 oz)
Detonation Mechanism
S.Mi.Z 35 (pressure),
Z.Z.35 (pull),
Z.U.Z.Z. (tension release),
E.S.Mi.Z (pressure and electric)
History of the S-Mine
The first time that the S-mine was encountered during combat was between September 7-11, 1939 during the Saar Offensive. The deployment of the mine resulted in the French army suffering numerous casualties and the French withdrawing. Based on the performance of the mine during this timeframe, German leadership decided to further deploy the device in defense of the country and other occupied territories.
Over the course of WW2, the German army continued to expand the deployment of the S-mine to help take the place of infantry forces. In defense of the pending Allied invasion of Italy, the German Tenth Army deployed more than 23,000 S-mines. Later in the war, the Germans deployed a large number of S-mines on the Normandy beaches. Just off of Utah Beach on Îles-St.-Marcouf, Rommel ordered millions of both S type and other mines deployed forming what the Germans called the "Atlantic Wall." Throughout WW2, the Germans established the tactic of using S-mines along with anti-tank varieties to help withstand the advances of both Allied tanks and infantry.
After World War 2 was over, production of the S-mine did not continue by either East or West Germany. Although not officially documented, destruction of the remaining stockpiles of the S-mines is believed to have occurred by the Allied Powers following the war with the exception of keeping a number of the mines for exploitation and reverse engineering.
During this same, post-war timeframe, the British Ministry of Defence, French government, and the American Army Corps of Engineers deployed a
An American infantryman probes for landmines using a knife.
large number of personnel to undertake the task of de-mining Western Europe. In France, more than 49,000 German POWs were used to augment French personnel to complete this task. Aiding the efforts was the Germany military policy of accurately recording the location of all mines and minefields.
Despite these efforts, there are still occasional incidents which occur in France, Germany, former Warsaw Pact countries, and North Africa today. Both Eastern Europe and North Africa still have large WW2 era minefields that have never been cleared or verified to be cleared due to incomplete records of the minefield placement. To date, there is still a large portion of farmland that is not usable in Libra (up to 27%) due to minefields put in place during the war. Although the S-mine was rated to only have an effective lifespan of two to seven years by the Germans, the explosives contained within the mine have still been found to be active more than 70 years after being placed in the field.
S Mine Characteristics
The S-mine was made up of a steel cylinder that was less than 6 inches in height and just under four inches in diameter. There was a steel rod that stuck out from the top of the mine which held the primary fuse of the device in addition to the sensor or trigger of the mine. The SMi-44 had an offset fuse while the SMi-35 had a central fuse with the entire mine weighing approximately 8.8 lbs. The final weight of the mine would ultimately depend on what variant of TNT was used in the device (either the heavier poured TNT or the lighter powdered TNT). The propelling charge used in the mine was black powder and the pressure sensor used a percussion cap in order to ignite the mine.
The Germans designed the primary fuse to delay the firing of the propelling charge for approximately four seconds after the S mine was originally triggered. The propelling charge would send the mine into the air and would active three short delay pellets between the propellant charge and three detonators in the mine. The short delay pellets would allow the mine to reach the designed height prior to it exploding giving the mine it's nickname, Bouncing Betty. The pressure sensor only took a weight of 15 pounds or heavier to set the mine off. This helped ensure wildlife would not activate the mine; however, would generally activate when set off by people.
How Does the Bouncing Betty (S Mine) Work?
Diagram of S-35 German landmine. from 1943 US Army training manual. (FM 5-31, Nov 1 1943)
The S mine would be triggered by a three pronged pressure fuse when a person stepped onto the mine. The Germans were able to modify the mine to be triggered by a tripwire by using a special tripwire adapter. In order to accept any standard German trigger or ignition, the steel tube on the mine which held the fuse was threaded. This also allowed the sensor to be removed and the mine to be manually set off or triggered by a human.
Once the Bouncing Betty was set off, the mine would be fired up into the air between 2ft 11 inches and 4ft 11 inches in the air using a propellant charge. Less than a second later, the main charge of the S mine would detonate and severely injure or kill anyone in the immediate area of the mine. Surrounding the mine was approximately 360 steel balls, scrap metal pieces, or short steel rods. These pieces would be propelled at high velocity out from the mine. The average time between the triggering of the mine and the propelling charge being set off was 3.9 and 4.5 seconds. This time would vary based on the condition and age of the mine. The rated lethality range of the mien was 66 feet (20 meters) and could inflict casualties out to a distance of 330 feet (100 meters).
Surviving the S Mine Detonation in World War 2
Unfortunately, due to some bad propaganda that got out in the United States during WW2, there was a myth that spread that if a soldier stepped onto a S mine, it would not go off until stepping off of the trigger. This was incorrect as the mine trigger did not wait for the pressure to be released before activating the device. If one chose to run or stand still after activating the mine, it would prove equally deadly. After analyzing the mine, it was determined that the best method to attempt to survive the detonation was to drop to the ground and lay day with one's face to the dirt as quickly as one could do so. This would not necessarily guarantee the mine would not harm you, but would minimize the amount of shrapnel the body would get hit with from the mine.
How was the S Mine Detected and Disarmed?
Since the German S mine was made up of mostly metal components, it was susceptible to being detected by metal detectors in the field. There were not a large number of these devices deployed to Allied infantry units; however, so the alternative method was to probe with a bayonet or knife a low angle in the ground. The probing action had to be accomplished at an angle, or the action would set off the pressure sensor of the mine. Once discovered, he soldier would place a pin into the safety pin hole of the device to prevent it being set off. If there was an electrical trigger or tripwire affixed to the mine, then the soldier could simply could the wire. Sometimes the Germans would affix additional booby traps to the tripwire, so experienced personnel would normally neutralize this setup for the S mine. In order to completely neutralize the mine (without detonating it), there were three plugs on the top that could be removed in order to access and remote the three detonators of the device.
S Mine References
Alex Kershaw. The longest winter: the Battle of the Bulge and the epic story of WWII's Most Decorated Platoon. Cambridge, Ma. Da Capo Press 2004, ISBN 0-306-81304-1, pp. 21, 47.
Cornelius Ryan. The Longest Day. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994, ISBN 0-671-89091-3, p. 162–163.
US War Department Technical Manual TM-E 30-451: Handbook on German Military Forces, 1945 (Ch. VIII, Sec. V.5.a-b), Last Viewed: 13 December 2013.
Finland Land Mines Part 2, JaegarPlatoon.net, Last Viewed: 13 December 2013.
SMi-35 Mine, World War 2 Wikia, Last Viewed: 13 December 2013.
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Jacques J. Rancourt's In the Time of PrEP
The BPJ team is thrilled to announce that the inaugural title in our chapbook series is Jacques J. Rancourt's In the Time of PrEP. Rancourt is the author of Novena, winner of the Lena-Miles Wever Todd prize (Pleiades Press, 2017). He has held poetry fellowships from the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, and Stanford University, where he was a Wallace Stegner Fellow. His poems have appeared in The Georgia Review, Kenyon Review, Missouri Review, New England Review, Ploughshares, and Virginia Quarterly Review, among other journals, as well as in Best New Poets. He lives and teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Of the collection, Eduardo C. Corral (author of Slow Lightning, winner of the Yale Younger Poets Prize) writes, "In this country, AIDS is no longer a quick death sentence. Jacques J. Rancourt, born the year AZT was released, makes visible its wreckage in the present. The plague years—queer bodies kissed by death and public scorn—shadow the speaker as he cruises, travels, and marries. Rancourt's language is finely chiseled, attentive to the spiritual and the carnal. Each poem reminds us to live, to remember."
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As I slept somewhat fitfully on Friday night, with the sounds of Dan Holin gently snoring in the next bed, I could hear the gentle pitter patter of the rain growing into a steady fall at 4am in the morning. At roughly 6:30am, we all stood on the porch watching the water cascade from the roof, shook our heads, and got on the bikes in the darkness none the less. By the time we hit the pavement and descended a 1/2 mile, we were thoroughly soaked to the bone and the rain wasn't about to stop.
On to Lincoln gap. Believe it or not, this was a day when going up was sometimes as welcome as going downhill because you got to warm up. Despite my hopes, Lincoln Gap was just as steep as last year (didn't I read somewhere that the Green Mountains are old and eroding?). All hands did a very respectable job of getting up the Mountain with Herr Jantzen leading the way up and over the top. Don had the first mishap of the day with a flat before ascending but managed to soldier on. At the summit, the wind was blowing as we huddled by a tree and then headed for the treacherous descent – wet, muddy, and white knuckled. Rumour has it the Peter Fandel had to run a flock of turkeys off the road on the way down. We all stopped at the store at the bottom for a hot chocolate and to kvetch and make sure we were still all together. Remount.
On to App Gap. From the beginning, the LSD kicked in and Peter Jantzen was back on Labor Day trying to make up that 10 second deficit on Brandhorst at the Green Mountain race. He zipped up the mountain as the rest of us gave chase but he was not to be denied as he nipped Jon Kelly at the top for the Mountain points! Privately, PJ later told me he just was freezing and had to try to warm up! Heading down App. Gap, it was another stop for coffee/hot cocoa, then after a valiant try by yours truly to get the pace back up to 20 mph, PJ, Dan and Peter F. insisted on stopping at a café 2 minutes later for a bagel etc. When we finally arrived at the car/bus stop at the bottom of Roxbury Gap, we had already been on the bikes for 3.5 hours with only about 42 miles done!
Sitting in the shelter, trying to change clothes, dry off, get warm, refuel – guess what happened? Yup, it started pouring again. Did I mention that it was 50 degrees tops all morning? By now I had peed about six times, claiming that it was osmosis pee, rain going straight through my clothes, into my skin, into my bladder, and out.
At the shelter, Steve, Bill and Paul, showing their clear good sense, decided they would retire with honor back to the house. Had Eric not joked that, "that's fine if your gay," I am sure the remaining 11 of us (including Eric himself) would have gladly joined them. The retiring riders were a god send as they actually met us in Rochester later in the day so we could attempt to get less wet one more time (impossible to dry off if you have run out of changes of clothes as we all had by then), wipe down the bikes, and oil chains in need of relube.
Off from the shelter and up Roxbury Gap, 2/3 of the climb in the mud and rain. I went left, right and center trying to find the least mushy part, but this proved elusive. On our way up, we were joined by the Moto Giro Rally – 1950's motorbikes- racing up the gap, filling the air with clouds of fumes and the high buzz of their engines. By the crest, despite the rain, we were sweating, and then zip up for another chilly, white knuckled descent (half on the dirt road). Finally back down in valley, the rain stopped. We started on a nice hammer train through the rolling fields and farms for the next 20 miles or so. At this point, Don started his claim for the brown jersey, as his emissions occasionally fragmented the peleton out of necessity! It was also at this point I could already tell that the weather was really taking it's toll. While we held a nice 20 mph pace, my body was fighting what was to be my theme for the remaining 80 miles – radiator malfunction! At one moment I would be sweating, the next moment chilled- I guess that's because I was wet from head to toe.
Well, we soldiered on after a brief stop at the mini mart at Bethel and then onto the Bethel Gap. My job for remaining three gaps would now be cast. Today, I was to be Le Domestique. The pattern for the next three gaps as follows: Start Gap – Peter J launches – Philip begins pursuit with Dan H (followed closely by Peter F) - Philip slowly tries reel in PJ – Philip's radiator run hot cold hot cold – Dan goes off to battle PJ. From a distance, I think Dan eclipsed PJ over the Rochester gap (is that right?). At the top, Dan mentioned that I looked a bit pale – of course, who wouldn't be if they were accompanied up the last 2 miles of climbing by visions of long dead relatives all smiling and saying "see you real soon!" Then it was speeds back up to 50mph down to Rochester and lunch. At this point, the sun was finally making brief appearances which was very welcome. Unfortunately, the personal dampness was impossible to get rid of and being dry was an impossibility. Lunch was relatively quick as it was 2:30pm by then and we still had 55/60 miles to go and we wanted to make sure we would have enough daylight.
Sitting on the porch for a few moments and not seeing Peter F. roll in, Dan started to get worried and grabbed my keys to go search for him. Eventually, he found Peter cycling up hill out of Warren toward Plunkton Road. Peter had missed Dan's dirt sign (go figure) and continued up Rte. 100. He was rewarded with one last climb. Peter gets the award for most mileage (approximately 5 more) with probably another 300 feet of elevation!
With us all safely and triumphantly home, we enjoyed a few ales in the hot tub (Eric seizing with a double leg cramp in the middle of enjoying his soak), and a heaping plateful of spaghetti – real food- which went down beautifully. Up the 10 stairs (which felt like a 7th gap) and then thankfully into bed.
Verdict: I wouldn't have missed it for the world!
P.S. What were the hardest miles? The 4 mile round trip I had to walk with my son last night between my car and Gillette stadium at the Patriots game (all parking lots were full and I had to ditch my car behind a used car lot). Each step echoing the six gaps and my struggle for survival.


Tom Mahady (right) often fills in as an acolyte when needed. Photo: Matthew Lau.
Daily morning Mass at their 'second home' remains a priority for Tom and Angela Mahady, five years after stepping down from their long-standing sacristan duties at St Mary's Cathedral.
From 1994 to 2014, the Mahadys were the first lay sacristans at St Mary's after the Sisters of Mercy were relieved of the duty.
The Irish couple arrived in Sydney from Dublin in 1969, before moving to Perth in 1981.
In total, they had six children, 23 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
The Kewdale residents have always considered St Mary's Cathedral as their home parish.
"It's similar to the big churches back home [in Ireland]," Tom, 83, cited.
The Mahadys married at Precious Blood Church in Cabra West, Ireland, in 1958. Photo: Matthew Lau.
Then-Cathedral Dean Monsignor Patrick O'Reilly asked Tom and their son to be acolytes at the Cathedral during Archbishop William Foley's leadership.
Tom recalls the now-Saint Pope John Paul II's visit to Perth in 1986.
"I served as acolyte up in the racecourse with all the other acolytes.
During this time, Tom worked in various industries, including the building and motor industries. He did not have a particular trade, but put his hand up when the Cathedral required handiwork.
"I had the key; we used to open up in the mornings and close up in the evenings. We weren't just involved with the sacristy; we were involved with everything really.
"It was a big job but I did it for the love of God – we just made it part of our lives," he added.
"We've always had a simple faith. We do it for the love of God.
"Some people probably think differently. They wonder why I spend so much time in the Church," Tom continued.
Tom and Angela Mahady were sacristans at St Mary's Cathedral for some 20 years. Photo: Matthew Lau.
Angela, 82, said they organised everything for the priests and bishops during their two decades of volunteering.
"We loved every minute of it. We did our best with everything that had to be perfect," she expressed.
"We would come here seven days a week, we put the family aside and we just did our work to the best of our ability.
"Back in Ireland, we used to go from one church to the other during the day. Different Mass, different times," Angela added.
In a 2014 interview with The Record, Monsignor Thomas McDonald described the decision to give the Mahadys the role of sacristans as "the best thing I ever did" as Cathedral Dean.


Auckland is well served for public transport and AIS encourages the use of public transport to reduce reliance on private motor vehicles. Two main bus routes along New North Road and Great North Road are within walking distance from AIS, and the Baldwin Avenue train station is close by. AIS also provides for parking at both its campuses for those who wish to drive private cars to the institute.
Auckland's public transport system across rail, bus and ferry is collectively branded as AT Metro. Auckland train and bus routes are divided into sections called stages; the more stages you have to travel, the higher the fare. For example, travelling from the city to Mt Albert is two stages, and from the city to Henderson is four stages. Mt Albert to New Lynn is one stage.
To travel using Auckland public transport, you have the choice of purchasing a pre-paid AT HOP smart card, or a single trip paper ticket before boarding; an alternative option is to purchase a monthly pass. A tertiary student discount (concession) is available when purchasing AT HOP cards.
The public bus service from the central city (Britomart Place) to the vicinity of AIS takes 20-25 minutes. Timetables are available at reception.
Bus stops near the campus are located in Great North Road near St Lukes Road (stop 8123 going to the city and stop 8122 coming from the city), and in New North Road near Wairere Avenue (stop 8225 going to the city) and near Alberton Avenue (stop 8222 coming from the city).
An adult single-ride two-stage cash fare by bus costs $4.00 per trip. Use the journey planner available at www.maxx.co.nz to plan your bus trip using the bus stop numbers provided above for travel to and from AIS.
Outer LINK (amber) buses are a handy way to get around Auckland's inner suburbs. They travel on a circuit every 15 minutes from the city through Pt Chevalier, past Unitec, along New North Road to St Lukes (Westfield Shopping Centre), and on through Mt Eden Village, Epsom, Newmarket and Parnell before arriving back in the city. The buses run in both directions, and the closest bus stops to AIS are in New North Road (stops 8225 and 8222).
The closest train stop to AIS is the Baldwin Avenue Station (off Rossgrove Terrace), 5 minutes away. A two-stage single-ride train journey purchased at a Ticket & Top-Up machine will cost $4.00. When you get your student card and the AT tertiary concession sticker, the same journey will only cost you $2.95. AT tertiary concession stickers are available at reception.
Visit www.maxx.co.nz for information about all bus, train and ferry services in Auckland. This website provides a journey planner where you can type in your address, the desired destination and time of travel. The website will then produce a range of public transport travel options, locating bus stops, train stations and a map of the desired journey together with cost and estimated travel time.
AIS offer plenty of secure car parking space for staff, students, dormitory residents and visitors. Limited bike parking facilities are also available. Our parking facilities are CCTV-monitored 24/7. On-campus security personnel are available for help at all times.
Student car parking areas are provided at both campuses: over 150 parking spaces at St Helens Campus and over 80 parking spaces at Asquith Campus. Be careful not to park in spaces marked as reserved for staff, as unauthorised vehicles may be wheel clamped.
Limited bike parking facilities are available at St Helens Campus (dormitory and library) and Asquith Campus (gym entrance).
The St Helens Campus dormitory car parking area is reserved for residents only and is able to accommodate up to 21 vehicles. If you are a dormitory resident and wish to use the designated parking area please see security as this requires a special permit.
There will be one morning bus only. The new bus will depart the city at 8.30am from the corner of Customs and Queen Streets (in front of ANZ bank). The LCD display at the front of the bus will show the destination as "Auckland Institute of Studies".
There will be no changes to the current afternoon AIS shuttle van service. The first shuttle van will be ready at 2pm and leave as soon as it is full. It will then return to pick up any remaining students. If the shuttle van is full at 2.30 or 3pm it will return again until all students have been collected.
Students wishing to take the afternoon shuttle van must be at reception by 3pm.
Please note that pick-up times may vary due to traffic.
The shuttle van operates a convenient shopping service for dormitory students on Thursdays where students are collected from the St Helens campus and transported to the nearest supermarket for grocery shopping. For dates and times please see the noticeboard in the dormitory foyer or ask the dormitory manager.
AIS support safe driving on New Zealand roads. If you wish to get a New Zealand driver's licence, this can be done at any AA branch in Auckland. Use AA's location finder to locate a branch near you.
If you already have a driving licence from your country, please visit AA for information on acquiring the International Driving Permit (IDP) which will allow you to drive in New Zealand using your current licence for up to 1 year.


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How to play the Movie Pitch Game:
This is a game of humor and creativity for movie buffs. It was invented by KO Rob of The KO Picture Show. It can be played at home with pencils and paper, or online in a forum or chat setting, but I put it into a web page so that anyone can play at any time.
Your first step is to submit three words: a noun, a verb, and another noun. The nouns can be ordinary everyday nouns such as "car" or "pig", abstractions like "progress" or "mediocrity", proper names like "Arkansas" or "Julius Caesar", or short noun phrases like "ham and pineapple pizza" or "the Royal Regiment of Scotland". The verb should usually be in present tense, like "invents" or "punches", but past tense verbs such as "buried" or "indocrinated" are acceptable. And short verb phrases such as "cheats on" or "flees in terror from" are okay too.
The idea is that these can be read as a short sentence, like "man bites dog", or "gangster meets vampire", or "Tutankhamen misunderstands anarcho-syndicalism". Your three words are stored for later use, and then you get three different words from the stored list. But you don't get a set of three that a person submitted together... you get three words that were submitted on different days by different people, which as a result may not work together at all. But because they follow the noun-verb-noun pattern, they should still be readable as a short sentence. For instance, if three previous players had submitted the three sets of words above, you might be presented with "gangster misunderstands dog" or "Tutankhamen bites vampire".
Your job now is simple, but not easy: Pitch! Write a title and short description of a movie to be made based on the three-word idea you've just been given. Make it sound as fun and interesting as you can. The purpose of a pitch is to convince people to want to make and see your movie. For example, if given "Tutankhamen bites vampire", you might write:
PHARAOH OF EVIL
Vampires are afoot, and ex-cop Dirk Jones (Liam Neeson) traces the infestation to Egypt. There he teams up with archaeologist Bella Star (Selena Gomez), and they battle their way to the nest where the vampire plague began: the underground palace of the undead Boy King! Can they stop the ancient child Pharaoh from spreading his evil curse across all lands, bite by bite? Let breakout director Duncan Jones take you on a stylish and thrill-packed trip from the towers of New York to the tombs of ancient Egypt.
Once you've written a pitch, you can then read some pitches written by others, and rate them with one to four stars. Vote for the ones you find most creative and entertaining, so more people can enjoy them.
One unavoidable awkwardness of this approach is that sometimes a singular noun gets matched with a plural verb, or vice versa, such as "Martians seeks horse" or "Arnold Schwarzenegger invade the Parthenon". Just be understanding and adjust the verb in your head, and make that pitch!
This is an open source project — the code is here.
The Movie Pitch Game!
invented by KO Rob — how to play
This is a game in which you are given a three word story idea, in the form of a short sentence with a verb in the middle, like "man bites dog" or "Martians invade Belgium". Your job is to pitch a movie based on that idea — that is, to describe an unmade film in a paragraph or two, and make it sound like something people would want to see.
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