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Justia Dockets & Filings Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit USA v. Felicia Nottage Filing 920061221
USA v. Felicia Nottage
[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 05-17064 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT December 21, 2006 THOMAS K. KAHN CLERK D. C. Docket No. 05-20617-CR-PCH UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus FELICIA NOTTAGE, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida _________________________ (December 21, 2006) Before BIRCH, DUBINA and CARNES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Felicia Nottage appeals her 121-month concurrent sentences imposed after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute and acquire a controlled substance and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and acquire a controlled substance by misrepresentation, in violation of 21 U.S.C. �� 841(a)(1), 846; acquiring possession of Oxycodone by fraudulently forging and counterfeiting prescriptions, in violation of 21 U.S.C. � 843(a)(3); and health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. �� 1347, 1349. Because we find that the district court did not impose unreasonable sentences, we AFFIRM. I. DISCUSSION We review post-Booker sentences for reasonableness in light of the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. � 3553(a). United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 261, 125 S. Ct. 738, 765 (2005); United States v. Talley, 431 F.3d 784, 785 (11th Cir. 2005) (per curiam). As an initial matter, the government argues that plain-error review should apply. We need not address this contention, however, because Nottage's argument fails even under a reasonableness standard. Under that standard, the party challenging a sentence bears the burden of establishing that the sentence is unreasonable. Id. at 788. Some factors listed in 18 U.S.C. � 3553(a) are the: (1) "nature and circumstances of the offense and the history and characteristics of the defendant"; and (2) need for the sentence imposed to reflect the seriousness of the offense, deter criminal activity, and protect the 2 public from future crimes by the defendant. While a sentence within the guideline range is not per se reasonable, it is expected to be reasonable. See Talley, 431 F.3d at 788. Moreover, a district court need not mention each of the � 3553(a) factors. United States v. Scott, 426 F.3d 1324, 1329-30 (11th Cir. 2005). We review the final sentence for reasonableness, as opposed to each individual decision made during the sentencing process. United States v. Winingear, 422 F.3d 1241, 1245 (11th Cir. 2005) (per curiam). Nottage argues that her sentences are unreasonably high in light of her "personal background, lack of criminal history, remorse, [ ] cooperation with authorities . . . [and] the fact that [her] co-conspirators received substantially reduced sentences for similar conduct[.]" Appellant's Br. at 14-15. Upon review of the record and consideration of both parties' briefs, we discern no reversible error. The district court calculated the guidelines correctly and imposed reasonable concurrent sentences after considering the � 3553(a) factors. The court listened to Nottage's personal circumstances, including the needs of her daughter and her mother's medical condition and custody of four children. The court sustained Nottage's objection to an enhancement for being a leader or organizer of the criminal scheme, compared Nottage's conduct to her co-defendants' conduct, reduced the quantity of drugs for which she was responsible, and found that 121 3 months would appropriately meet the goals of � 3553(a). Therefore, Nottage's sentences--at the low end of the guideline range--are reasonable in light of � 3553(a). See Talley, 431 F.3d at 788.1 II. CONCLUSION Accordingly, because the district court did not impose unreasonable sentences, we AFFIRM. As such, Nottage's arguments based on her lack of criminal history and co-conspirators' sentences, raised for the first time on appeal, must fail. Because the court was not required to discuss each � 3553(a) factor, see Scott, 426 F.3d at 1329-30, it did not err in failing to sua sponte discuss Nottage's lack of criminal history or her co-conspirators' sentences. In fact, the court did reduce Nottage's role enhancement and the amount of Oxycontin prescriptions for which she was responsible after it made findings regarding the difference between Nottage's conduct and the conduct of one of her co-defendants. Thus, Nottage cannot prove error, plain or otherwise. See Talley, 431 F.3d at 788 (the burden rests with the defendant to prove unreasonableness). 4 1


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There is nothing as glorious as Fall in southern Idaho. The days are warm, the skies clear. The colors on the trees start to change as leaves flutter to the ground.
On such a dazzling day my writing partner and I arrived at Rock Creek Park to shoot video for a book trailer. Mid-afternoon, it was warm and we were having trouble with one of our props.
"Move it to the left," my writing partner said.
"For what?" He watched as she aimed the camera and pushed the lever.
He gave her a funny look and continued to watch until he realized no superheroes where going to jump out of the tree.
"Now what, director?" I said.
Bored, the young boy drifted away.
"I'm too short," I said as I tried to straighten the prop, now lodged in the tree. "I wish I had something to stand on." As I looked around for a log or a rock, a teenager scaled the tree and unlodged our prop.
"Thank you," I said, extremely grateful.
Curious but silent, he watched. Then as quick as he appeared, he was gone.
Just like that, the teenager reappeared, this time with a rusty piece of wire.
"That's great," she said as she adjusted the prop.
He stood back and watched as she filmed the video.
"Check this out." She hit the playback button.
Silently we bent our heads over the screen.
She shot it again. Again we peered at the footage.
"That's a wrap," she said satisfied.
He didn't say goodbye. He didn't vandalize our car, or glare at us with drug-hazed eyes. He didn't ask for money. I didn't see his face, but I know he was smiling.
For one brief moment on a Sunday afternoon, three strangers converged. Silently we touched something in each other. Heart-stopping, it was beautiful.
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Alex and Vikram's elegant black-tie wedding reception at Chicago Illuminating Company was filled with the couple's love of great food and wonderful music.
Alex and Vikram had a beautiful destination wedding in Punta Mita, Mexico in August but knew they wanted a formal Chicago wedding reception with family and friends. Their October reception was held at the elegant, city-chic venue, the Chicago Illuminating Company.
The groom's family hired us at Engaging Events by Ali to design and plan the event after working together to plan the groom's sister's wedding (Sangeeta and Steve). Alex and Vikram wanted an outdoor feeling and loved the idea of a tented dinner outdoors. Chicago Illuminating Company is tucked away in the South Loop with a beautiful courtyard and clear tent. The couple immediately fell in love with the venue when they toured the space.
The couple provided a little direction on the feel of the wedding and on colors, which were vibrant fall colors of cranberry, wine, dusty cedar and a touch of light coral. I loved how they also wanted my design touch and wanted to be surprised on the wedding day with how the flowers and design all came together.
And come together it did! The event was elegant, black tie and fun. Following a traditional Indian dinner, the Opal Staples Orchestra dazzled the guests with wonderful live music. It was a lovely evening out with good food, great conversation and fun dancing all night to celebrate the newlywed couple.
I really loved the display of wedding photos that we designed in the venue decorated with flowers and candles. There were photos of them over the years and pictures of their family enjoying their wedding in Mexico.
I think it was such a great idea that Alex and Vikram took the time to take photos just the two of them around the property. The urban garden feel worked so well with their chic outfits, and they got some fun extra portraits.
I also loved their first dance! They danced to You Are the Best Thing by Ray LaMontagne. It was such a sweet moment.
Oh, and we can't forget the late night tacos and churros in a nod to Alex's heritage and their Mexico wedding. Thank you to the Patel family for giving me the opportunity to share in the joy of this reception.


Exactly why is Education Required?
Every human being needs oxygen to survive on the globe. Education can be as significant as this because education gives people the information and skills they might require. Education is very important to the people of any age and possesses no limit. Children require education to ensure that these phones figure out how to speak also to write. Students in degree level require knowledge to be able to gain valuable info on what they are studying about. Managers in companies require education to further improve them in decisions and transitioning to changing environment. One cannot point out that they don't need any further education regardless of how smart these are as the quality to train is usually improving.
This is why why education has become increasingly important and it has now be a necessity to everyone. Previously two decades roughly, parents didn't see education to be very important to the youngster since they considered that their youngster only needs knowledge on certain issues. If parents still have exactly the same mentality today, their child will find that it is hard to produce a living in today's world that has become very competitive. Even in lower education level, students already are rivaling one another to determine that will receive the highest grade in class. If these students are actually so competitive in college just imagine how competitive would they be when they start working on college then, work.
Together with the standard of education getting higher, an organization's requirement for someone's level of education can also be getting higher. A long time ago, a fresh graduate is able to make an application for any job they desire using a high school certificate. Many years on, expectation grew and also the minimum requirement was a diploma certificate. Today, most students with degree level certificate are unemployed unless for the people are holding certificates from prestigious universities. Imagine, if degree holders happen to be missing out on jobs, how individuals with only high school or diploma certificate fare? How much standard and expectation to train is growing into a level where one simply can't afford have insufficient education. It's how important education is becoming.
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Wendy Williams is Not Buying Charli D'Amelio's Tears
"I don't see any tears, I don't feel sorry for her."
Charli D'Amelio broke down in tears after receiving a torrent of abuse online — but Wendy Williams isn't buying it.
The TikTok queen was caught up in some nuclear-level…
"I don't see any tears, I don't feel sorry for her."
Charli D'Amelio broke down in tears after receiving a torrent of abuse online — but Wendy Williams isn't buying it.
The TikTok queen was caught up in some nuclear-level drama last week that saw her lose 1million followers after critics branded her "ungrateful" for joking about not reaching 100million followers quickly enough, while her sister Dixie didn't help matters by puking up an hors d'oeuvre prepared for them by their private chef at the very same dinner.
Wendy addressed the controversy on Monday, hilariously-but-honestly oblivious to who the hell Charli D'Amelio was.
After a briefing from reporter Jordi Lippe-McGraw (who herself didn't seem to know Dixie is TikTok's 7th most followed celebrity) an unmoved Wendy watched Charli's tear-filled reaction to the backlash, pointing out that it, in fact, didn't actually have any tears at all.
"I don't see any tears, I don't feel sorry for her," she declared.
At the risk of sounding cruel, Wendy was of the opinion that drama sells.
"These TikTokers, these children these days, who are their age — they live for the drama," she said.
"She probably has, those millions of people who left her — they're back — plus there are even more brand new people to follow her."
And she wasn't wrong: the 16-year-old has since bounced back and has sailed past the 100million followers mark, becoming the first ever person to do so.
As Wendy pointed out, many social media trolls live to prove their idols wrong; she proposed that if Charli were to tell her followers to buy a lipstick, many of them would just to prove how rubbish the product is.
READ: Amanda Bynes Is Officially Drug-Free & No Longer Suffering 'Thought Disorders'
So did Wendy, who has featured in her own fair share of controversies, think the backlash was warranted?
"Yes!" she exclaimed, showing no mercy for the dancer's tender age. "Who doesn't get backlash?!"
But she did have some words of encouragement for the young star; when Lippe-McGraw suggested she appear more grateful in the future.
"Nah," Wendy shot the suggestion down, "you stay ungrateful and you collect those checks."
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Moisture build up in the home can happen in any room, or in any space. Most commonly however, moisture is found in the attic, crawl spaces, or basement of any house. Moisture problems can lead to the growth of mold and mildew and can even damage your house by allowing rot to set in.


NEWBURGH — The Moodna Creek Boys, a kayaking group, and Storm King Adventure Tours came together June 14 to sponsor the first Kayaking for Hospice event, raising $1500 for Hospice.
The 25 brightly colored kayaks made their way down the Hudson River from Plum Point and headed south to Moodna Creek.
Unidine Corp. donated food for the kayakers, and Kaplan Family Hospice Residence chef Colin McAllister prepared it. Some of the Hospice staff joined in to help with the event, and a few even gave kayaking a try.
Sam Russo, safety officer for Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties and one of the founders of the Moodna Creek Boys, said he plans to run this event every year.


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Aided by higher retail incentives, strong fleet deliveries, customer preferences for light-trucks, and an extra weekend of sales, U.S. light-vehicle deliveries surged to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 17.4 million units in March 2018. However, most industry insiders view the spike to be an anomaly, as analysts are predicting full-year sales to drop below 17 million units for the first time in three years, to between 16.7 million and 16.9 million units.
Edmunds reported average interest rates on new vehicle loans hit their highest level since 2009. The annual rate on new financed vehicles averaged 5.7% in March 2018, compared to an average of 5.0% in March 2017. To offset the higher interest rates, manufacturers increased average new vehicle incentives an estimated 8.0%, to $3,750 per vehicle.
As of month-end February 2018, industry-wide dealer inventory averaged 69 days, versus 86 days for the "Big Three" auto manufacturers (Fiat Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors). With additional retail incentives, the Big Three reduced their dealer inventories to 78 days in March. However, a reliance on costly retail incentives can be to the detriment of long-term profitability. The second quarter will test the commitment of the Big Three to adjust production in line with customer demand.
In the first quarter, crossovers, SUVs, pickups, and vans represented 68% of new vehicle sales, up sharply from 45% in 2009. Consumers are preferring pick-ups, SUVs, and crossovers because of their superior utility while manufacturers eagerly follow the migration because of their enhanced profitability. Surprisingly, Ford is only the first major manufacturer to announce its plans to stop selling passenger cars in North America, but certainly not the last.
In another industry first, General Motors is switching its reporting of U.S. Auto sales from monthly to quarterly. According to GM, thirty days is not enough time to separate real trends from short-term fluctuations.


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The House last week approved a bill that would make it easier for workers to sue their employers for job bias. President Bush has said he will sign the bill, which was cleared by the Senate on Oct. 30.
Civil Rights Commission
The House last week voted to reauthorize the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, clearing the bill for the President.
FY 1992 Education Budget
The House and Senate last week approved a fiscal 1992 spending bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The vote in the House was not large enough to override an expected veto by President Bush.
Impact Aid
The House on Nov. 1 approved legislation to restore the Education Department's authority to make preliminary payments to districts entitled to impact aid, clearing it for the President's signature.
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee last week approved a measure that would require that schools and daycare centers be tested for lead paint and lead in their water, and other measures to reduce childhood lead exposure.
The House Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education last week held a hearing on school finance in preparation for developing a comprehensive education-reform bill.
Emotionally Disturbed Students
Final rules for a new grant program funding projects for children with serious emotional disturbances were published in the Nov. 4 Federal Register.
Final rules implementing changes in the Pell Grant program were published in the Nov. 6 Federal Register.
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Jean Fisher
Jean M Fisher
(1942-10-17)October 17, 1942
Aldeburgh, Suffolk
December 12, 2016(2016-12-12) (aged 74)
London, U.K.
BSc (Hons) Zoology, University of Durham, PhD Faculty of Medicine, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, BA (Hons) Fine Art, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Professor Emeritus at Middlesex University
http://www.jeanfisher.com
Jean Fisher (17 October 1942 – 12 December 2016) was a UK-based art critic and writer. Her research explored the intertwined legacies of colonialism and the emergent conflicts of globalization in Ireland, Native America, the Black Atlantic and more recently Palestine.[1] She studied zoology and fine art. In the 1980s in New York City she contributed regularly to Artforum International. At that time she curated exhibitions of contemporary Native American art with the artist Jimmie Durham. In New York she taught in the School of Visual Arts, State University of New York at Old Westbury and the Whitney Independent Study Program.
From 1992 to 1999 Fisher was editor of the international quarterly Third Text. Her publications include the anthologies Global Visions: Towards a New Internationalism in the Visual Arts (1994), Reverberations: Tactics of Resistance, Forms of Agency (2000), Vampire in the Text, a collection of her writings published by InIVA in 2003, with a preface by Cuauhtémoc Medina [2] and, with Gerardo Mosquera, Over Here: International Perspectives on Art and Culture (2004).[3][4]
She wrote on the work of numerous artists including Francis Alÿs, Black Audio Film Collective, Sonia Boyce, James Coleman, Lili Dujourie, Willie Doherty, Jimmie Durham, Edgar Heap of Birds, Susan Hiller, Tina Keane, and Gabriel Orozco, and contributed essays to the catalogues to the Venice Biennale (1997), Johannesburg Biennale (1997), Inside the Visible (1998), Carnegie International (1999), Documenta 11 (2002), the Sharjah Biennial (2005), 18th Biennale of Sydney: All Our Relations (2012).
Fisher taught on the Curating MA programme at the Royal College of Art, London, and was Professor of Fine Art and Transcultural Studies at Middlesex University.[5][6]
^ Fisher, Jean. "Tate Papers: The Other Story and the Past Imperfect". Tate. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
^ Vampire in the Text. InIVA. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
^ Fisher, Jean. "Over Here". Royal College of Art. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
^ Mosquera, Gerardo; Fisher, Jean (2007). Over Here. ISBN 978-0262633468.
^ "Professor Jean Fisher". Middlesex University London. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
^ "Jean Fisher". Middlesex University. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
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Little John wrote:
UndercoverElephant wrote:
We should all be under no illusions, by now, the the "legal processes" we have hitherto come to rely upon as setting a limit on state actions, to the extent they ever really existed, are gone now.
The gloves are off, the veil has been lifted and no outcome is discountable.
Very hard to predict, but there's definitely a risk for his tormentors that the more badly they treat him, the worse will be the outcome for them too. He's not an enemy combatant, and he's not even a US citizen who has broken a US law. For the US to illegally detain and punish a person recognised by the UN as a political prisoner would go well beyond anything the US has previously done. Similarly, if he suffered some unusual "accident" the same would apply - too many people would be waiting for it to happen. I think the political price the US would pay would be too high even for them.
It seems more likely that they'll try to find some way to shut him up that doesn't involve incarcerating him, if that is possible. Their best bet is to try to minimise the future damage he can do, perhaps by offering to leave him alone if he agrees to shut up.
The British ruling class has been holding him as a political prisoner for years on behalf of its Yank master. That same British ruling class is currently engaged in a false flag with two Russians, one of which is a Russian citizen. - effectively holding them hostage - denied access to consular services and, in the case of the daughter, denied access to even extended family members who wish to visit her. Meanwhile, the Yanks are currently digging in with bases in Syria in direct contravention of the wishes of the Syrian state and in direct contravention of any international rules. and, in the last few days, a blatent false flag in the form of yet another "chemical attack by the Syrian state" is being perpetrated by the Yanks and their cover on the ground the "white helmets". Simultaneously, the Israelis have used this as a pretext to shell Syrian government positions......
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UndercoverElephant
http://thoughtleader.co.za/bertolivier/2018/04/09/julian-assange-and-injustice/
Excellent, thanks UE.
This Slavoj Žižek mentioned there seems like a good guy, despite writing for The Guardian occasionally.
Does anyone know the best source for his articles?
raspberry-blower
A couple of interesting posts at Automatic Earth:
I am Julian Assange
Have we all been silenced?
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools - Douglas Adams.
The Assange travesty is coming to a head, I suspect.
johnhemming2
In the sense that he will leave the Embassy, be arrested for breach of bail conditions probably go to jail for a couple of years and then be released.
I did deal with some people who escaped from the UK to Zimbabwe who were living in the Zimbabwean embassy. The courts were quite surprised because they were subject to port alerts.
It's over:
http://en.apa.az/world-news/america-news/ecuador-to-withdraw-asylum-for-assange.html
If I was him, I would top myself at this point in as public a manner as possible as one last "F--k you" to the bastards
He can't even do that. He wouldn't get further than 200 metres from the embassy.
I expect there is now going to be a long, drawn-out legal battle to fight extradition to the US, unless Trump pardons him (which is not inconcievable).
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I expect him to get Seth Riched like this guy:
https://truepundit.com/intel-operative-who-altered-obamas-passport-records-turned-fbi-informant-on-boss-john-brennan-then-turned-up-murdered-in-d-c/
Extradition to the US will allow torture and execution, but then the UK government doesn't give a stuff. What is perplexing is the vrious governments are lying toadies, exposed justifyably by Wikileaks, yet they still have the gall to pretend tjey are in the right, and Assange is portrayed as the criminal. The people at the top of this shit pile should be ashamed of themselves.
Australia's Foreign Minister abandoned her duty to speak up for an Australian citizen, prosecuted with nothing, charged with nothing, guilty of nothing.
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Craig Murray: On the Pavement with Wikileaks
It's over. He's been arrested.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/apr/11/julian-assange-arrested-at-ecuadorian-embassy-wikileaks
Extradition request from US confirmed
Scotland Yard has confirmed that Assange was arrested on behalf of the US after receiving a request for his extradition.
In a statement it said:
Julian Assange, 47, (03.07.71) has today, Thursday 11 April, been further arrested on behalf of the United States authorities, at 10:53hrs after his arrival at a central London police station. This is an extradition warrant under Section 73 of the Extradition Act. He will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court as soon as possible.
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OK I got that one wrong. The US does not forgive or forget. Especially when people speak truth to power
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Worked on positive affirmations with Mirrors.
Such a beautiful experience and to hear so many beautiful stories from the ladies.
Had so much fun today doing science led by Gabby!!!
and well presented by our very own Tonya Woody!
should they come across this terrible situation.
We also fit in some bracelet and game time!
It's Not about the Bunny, but all about the Lamb!
Makeup time is always a huge hit and making lots of hunger games references!
We love seeing the girls and their giggling faces!
We tried a bunch of different trendy looks and even looked up some fun lip looks.
See you guys next month for Tie Dye!


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Harjit Sajjan Acting Veterans Affairs Minister After Wilson-Raybould's Resignation
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Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has been named interim veterans affairs minister in the wake of Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation from the post.
The prime minister's office announced the change Tuesday afternoon, just hours after Wilson-Raybould's resignation was announced.
Wilson-Raybould was moved to the veterans affairs post in a January cabinet shuffle, in what many observers saw as a demotion. She was previously attorney general and minister of justice.
Her resignation follows a report last week from the Globe and Mail that alleged Wilson-Raybould was pressured to force the Public Prosecution Service of Canada into striking a deal with SNC-Lavalin over corruption charges that would allow the company to pay a fine and avoid a trial, while not admitting any criminal wrongdoing.
Sajjan has been defence minister since the Liberals won government in 2015. He becomes the fourth different politician to serve as veterans affairs minister in the four-year-old Trudeau government.
The former Conservative government only had five veterans ministers during its nearly decade-long tenure.
When reached for comment, the Royal Canadian Legion said Veterans Affairs has seen several "puzzling" leadership changes in recent years that have raised questions about the government's commitment to serving Canada's veterans.
It wants to see Ottawa merge Veterans Affairs with the Department of National Defence to ensure the veterans file is treated as a "vital" portfolio and that critical issues in this space are "immediately" addressed.
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Minister of National Defence, Harjit Sajjan and Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Navdeep Bains came together to announce the funding for GeneralFusion, A BC-based cleantech company using fusion energy to create electricity. Mr. […]
Harjit Sajjan Appreciates The Bhullar Foundation For Supporting Afghan Sikh And Hindu Families
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Minister of National Defence, Harjit Sajjan, on Tuesday, appreciated the perseverance and dedication of the Bhullar Foundation in helping the Afghan Sikh and Hindu families who escaped persecution and arrived in their new home. "The […]
Harjit Sajjan Attends Meeting On Middle Class With Federal Liberal Candidate For The South Okanagan-West Kootenay
Minister of National Defence, Harjit Sajjan attended a meeting to talk about the middle-class and its progress along with Connie G Denesiuk, Federal Liberal candidate for the South Okanagan-West Kootenay, on Tuesday. "Thanks to the […]


One of the M-CHE's missions is to improve the health of Marylanders, and particularly those who live in the neighborhoods surrounding the UMD College Park Campus. In keeping with this mission, the M-CHE has established relationships with several neighboring communities as part of our Health College Park Campaign (HCPC). In each of these communities, the M-CHE will provide a tailored approach to health promotion and disease prevention in collaboration with community members and stakeholders. Each will involve community input through establishment of a HCPC Workgroup and the participation of selected members from each community on the Maryland Community Research Advisory Board (MD-CRAB).


Thanks for reaching out to me with your question. My family has celebrated many birthdays in the Disney parks, but we've never been fortunate enough to cruise during a birthday celebration.
So to be sure I answer correctly, I will defer to Nancy, one of our Disney Cruise Line specialists. She answered a similar question a couple of weeks ago. If you didn't note your son's birthday on your reservation, I suggest you do so when you check-in at the cruise terminal.
As soon as you board the ship, head to Guest Services to pick up your son's birthday pin! Have him wear it throughout your cruise so he can receive birthday greetings from the crew and other guests. On the night of his birthday, he will receive a special dessert while your servers sing to him! There are Happy Birthday Celebration Packages available for purchase that include festive Disney-themed stateroom decorations and a birthday magnet for the stateroom door. Disney Cruise Line themed gifts also can be delivered to your stateroom.
I hope that helps. I hope you have as much fun on your first Disney cruise as much as my family did ours last year. We can't wait to go again. Enjoy!


A glass manufacturing system and method are described herein for forming a high quality thin glass sheet. In one embodiment, the glass manufacturing system and method use at least one of a compensated rolling roll, a temperature controlled environment and edge rolls to form a high quality thin glass sheet that has a thickness less than about 2 mm and more preferably less than about 100 μm.
1. A method for manufacturing a glass sheet, said method comprising the steps of: providing a molten glass; rolling the molten glass between two rolling rolls to form the glass sheet; and heating the glass sheet in a temperature controlled environment which has a cross temperature gradient located below the two rolling rolls such that two outer edges of the glass sheet are exposed to a hotter temperature than a central portion of the glass sheet, wherein the temperature controlled environment provides the cross temperature gradient to stretch the glass sheet such that the glass sheet has a substantially constant thickness.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of stretching the glass sheet comprises drawing a first edge portion of the glass sheet between two edge rolls associated with a first edge roll pair, and drawing an opposing second edge portion of the glass sheet between two edge rolls associated with a second edge roll pair, the first edge roll pair and the second edge roll pair are located within the temperature controlled environment, wherein the first edge roll pair and the second edge roll pair stretch the glass sheet while substantially maintaining a width of the glass sheet.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the rolling rolls is a compensated roll such that when the molten glass is drawn between the rolling rolls then the glass sheet formed has a center portion that is thicker relative to the two outer edges.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising another rolling step where another two rolling rolls receive the glass sheet and further roll the glass sheet before the glass sheet enters the temperature controlled environment.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of pulling the glass sheet by using at least one pair of pulling rolls where each pair of pulling rolls has two pulling rolls which receive and draw the glass sheet after the glass sheet has travelled through the temperature controlled environment.
6. The method of claim 1, where the glass sheet has a thickness between about 2-5 mm and a roughness between about 1-4 nm Ra after being drawn by the two rolling rolls and before entering the temperature controlled environment.
7. The method of claim 1, where the glass sheet has a thickness less than about 100 um and a roughness about 0.25 nm Ra after travelling through the temperature controlled environment.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the glass sheet is a glass-ceramic sheet, a borosilicate glass sheet, a white crown glass sheet, or an alkali-free glass sheet.
 The instant application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/202,110 filed Aug. 18, 2011 which claims the benefit of priority of International Application Serial No. PCT/US10/24690 filed on Feb. 19, 2010 which claims the benefit of priority to European Application No. 09 305 168.8 filed on Feb. 23, 2009.
 The present invention relates in general to the glass manufacturing field and, in particular, to a glass manufacturing system and method for forming a high quality thin glass sheet which has a thickness less than about 2mm and more preferably less than about 100 μm.
 Today there is an increased need for very high quality glass sheets because of the development of flat display applications such as personal computer (PC) monitors, television (TV) monitors, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and other hand held devices, and perspectives for flat organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays and lighting technologies. In particular, there is an increased need today for very high quality glass sheets which are also flexible and have sufficiently small thicknesses (e.g., roughly below 150 μm thickness).
 Some existing glass manufacturing systems and processes which use a fusion draw or a slot draw can produce glass sheets with such low thicknesses but they either have high production costs or do not yield sufficient surface quality. For instance, existing glass manufacturing systems which incorporate a slot draw produce inferior quality glass sheets with small thicknesses and also have high production costs. In contrast, the existing glass manufacturing systems which incorporate a fusion draw can produce very good quality glass sheets with small thicknesses but they have high production costs.
 In addition, the existing glass manufacturing systems which incorporate the fusion draw and slot draw are limited to the production of glasses that do not devitrify easily. In particular, the fusion draw and the slot draw processes require the delivery of a molten glass which has a fairly high viscosity that is for instance greater than about 50,000 poises at the last point where the molten glass touches a non-moving body, like at a root of an isopipe in the fusion draw process or at an exit of a slot in the slot draw process. Unfortunately, there are a lot of glasses that do not meet this viscosity limitation so they can not be used to make thin glass sheets when utilizing the fusion draw process or the slot draw process. Accordingly, there has been and is a need to address the aforementioned shortcomings and other shortcomings associated making high quality thin glass sheets. These needs and other needs are satisfied by glass manufacturing system and method of the present invention.
 In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a glass sheet, where the method includes the steps of: (a) providing a molten glass; (b) rolling the molten glass between two rolling rolls to form a glass sheet; (c) heating the glass sheet in a temperature controlled environment which has a cross temperature gradient such that two outer edges of the glass sheet are exposed to a hotter temperature than a central portion of the glass sheet, and (d) drawing and stretching the sheet in the temperature controlled environment. The temperature controlled environment provides the cross temperature gradient to stretch the glass sheet such that the glass sheet has a substantially constant thickness. If desired, the method may also utilize at least one of a compensated rolling roll pair, edge roll pair(s) and a pulling roll pair to help manufacture the glass sheet.
 FIG. 7 is a side view of an exemplary glass manufacturing system having a horizontal rolling configuration in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
 Referring to FIGS. 1A and 1B, there are respectively shown a front view and a side view of an exemplary glass manufacturing system 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The exemplary glass manufacturing system 100 includes a delivery system 102 within which there is a guided flow of molten glass 104 (not shown) that transitions to a free fall flow of molten glass 104 which is provided to a rolling roll pair 106. The rolling roll pair 106 has two rolling rolls 108a and 108b which receive the free falling molten glass 104 and roll the molten glass 104 to form a glass sheet 110. In one embodiment, the rolling roll pair 106 is provided molten glass 104 that has a viscosity approximately between about 150-10,000 poises. Some examples of molten glass 104 with a viscosity between about 150-10,000 poises include the commercial D0035 glass from Corning Inc., the precursor glass of the commercial Kerablack glass ceramic from Eurokera and the precursor glass of spinel glass ceramics described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,968,857 (the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein). The two rolling rolls 108a and 108b can roll the molten glass 104 to form the glass sheet 110 which has a thickness typically between about 2-5 mm and a surface roughness as low as 4 nm Ra and even 1 nm Ra can be achieved.
 If desired, the glass manufacturing system 100 can have one or more additional rolling roll pairs 112 (one shown) each with rolling rolls 114a and 114b located below the rolling roll pair 106 which further roll and more accurately form the glass sheet 110. Also, one or both of the rolling rolls 108a and 108b (and if desired one or both of the rolling rolls 114a and 114b) may be a compensated rolling roll such that when the molten glass 104 is rolled between the rolling rolls 108a and 108b (and if used rolling rolls 114a and 114b) then the glass sheet 110 formed has a central portion 116 that is thicker relative to the two outer edges 118a and 118b. A detailed discussion about several exemplary compensated rolling roll(s) is provided below when discussing the experimental glass manufacturing systems 100. Lastly, the rolling rolls 108a and 108b (and if used rolling rolls 114a and 114b) may be driven by one or more drive controllers-motors (not shown). The drive controllers-motors can be used to control the speed at which the molten glass 104 is rolled, the torque at which the molten glass 104 is rolled, or a combination of both speed and torque that the molten glass 104 is rolled to obtain the glass sheet 110.
 The glass manufacturing system 100 also includes a temperature controlled environment 120 in which there is a cross temperature gradient where the two outer edges 118a and 118b of the glass sheet 110 are exposed to a hotter temperature than the central portion 116 of the glass sheet 110. The temperature controlled environment 120 provides the cross temperature gradient to draw and stretch the glass sheet 110 such that most if not all of the glass sheet 110 has a substantially constant thickness which is preferably less than about 2 mm and more preferably less than about 100 μm. The substantially constant thickness discussed herein is the thickness across the width of the glass sheet 110 as opposed to the thickness from the top-to-bottom of the drawn glass sheet 110. In one embodiment, the temperature controlled environment 120 can be made by enclosing at least a section of the process and using (for example): (1) thermal insulation to limit cooling from outside the manufacturing process; (2) active cooling such as forced air, or radiative heat sinks such as water cooled devices etc. to maintain a lower temperature at the central portion 116 of the glass sheet 110; and/or (3) active heating such as electric heating that is applied through windings of heated tubes etc. to reheat the glass sheet 110 and in particular reheat the outer edges 118a and 118b of the glass sheet 110. A main purpose of the temperature controlled environment 120 is to slightly re-soften the glass sheet 110 after the rolling operation to draw and stretch the glass sheet 110 using a reasonably low force. This re-heated zone should be rather compact, i.e. not too long down below the rolling roll pairs 106 and 112 since a reheat zone that is too long would lead to an increased loss of width in the glass sheet 110. In fact, the temperature controlled environment 120 can have several different zones in sequence and within one or more of these zones the two outer edges 118a and 118b of the glass sheet 110 may be exposed to a colder temperature than the central portion 116 of the glass sheet 110.
 The glass manufacturing system 100 if desired can include a first edge roll pair 122 and a second edge roll pair 124, where a first edge portion 126a of the glass sheet 110 is drawn between two edge rolls 128a and 128b which are associated with the first edge roll pair 122, and an opposing second edge portion 126b of the glass sheet is drawn between two edge rolls 130a and 130b associated with the second edge roll pair 124. The first and second edge roll pair 122 and 124 are located within the temperature controlled environment 120 which maintains a temperature that enables an adequate glass viscosity such that the glass sheet 110 can be stretched while substantially maintaining a width of the glass sheet 110. As shown, there can be one or more additional edge roll pairs 132a, 132b, 134a, 134b, 136a, 136b, 138a and 138b located below the first and second edge roll pairs 122 and 124 to further draw and stretch the glass sheet 110 while substantially maintaining the width of the glass sheet 110.
 In operation, the edge roll pairs 122, 124, 132a, 132b, 134a, 134b, 136a, 136b, 138a and 138b touch the glass sheet 110 while it is still in a formable condition for instance below 107 poises and avoid contacting the glass sheet 110 in the central portion 116 which is otherwise known as the usable part or the quality area. The edge roll pairs 122, 124, 132a, 132b, 134a, 134b, 136a, 136b, 138a and 138b cause the glass sheet 110 to locally follow the linear speed of the corresponding edge rolls and will usually cause some sort of deformation of the glass sheet 110 such as for example local thinning or imprinting some pattern that is machined on the surfaces of the edge rolls but will substantially maintain the width of the glass sheet 110. Lastly, one or more of the edge rolls pairs 122, 124, 132a, 132b, 134a, 134b, 136a, 136b, 138a and 138b may be driven by one or more drive controllers-motors (not shown). The drive controllers-motors can be used to control the speed at which the glass sheet 110 is drawn, the torque at which the glass sheet 110 is drawn, or a combination of both speed and torque that the glass sheet 110 is drawn.
 The glass manufacturing system 100 can also include if desired one or more pulling roll pairs 140 (one shown) where each pulling roll pair has two pulling rolls 142a and 142b which receive and further draw and stretch the glass sheet 110 to help obtain the desired thickness in at least its central portion 116 (usable part). The pulling roll pair 140 receives the glass sheet 110 from the temperature controlled environment 120 and if used the lowest edge roll pairs 138a and 138b (for example). The pulling roll pair 140 operates at a lower temperature when compared to the temperature controlled environment 120 and its main function is to impose a speed on the glass sheet 110. At this point, the glass sheet 110 depending on the temperature could have a viscosity of 1013 poises. In this embodiment, the two pulling rolls 142a and 142b extend across the width of the glass sheet 110 but have an undercut 144a and 144b formed therein so that the glass sheet 110 is contacted only near the two outer edges 126a and 126b. In an alternative embodiment, the pulling roll pair 140 could have four rolls where two rolls grab one outer edge 126a and the other two rolls grab the other outer edge 126b. Lastly, one or more of the pulling rolls 142a and 142b associated with the pulling roll pair 140 may be driven by one or more drive controllers-motors (not shown). The drive controllers-motors can be used to control the speed at which the glass sheet 110 is drawn, the torque at which the glass sheet 110 is drawn, or a combination of both speed and torque that the glass sheet 110 is drawn.
 at least one of: (1) a first edge roll pair (122) and a second edge roll pair (124), the first edge roll pair and the second edge roll pair are both located within the temperature controlled environment, a first edge portion (126a) of the glass sheet is drawn between two edge rolls (128a, 128b) associated with the first edge roll pair and an opposing second edge portion (126b) of the glass sheet is drawn between two edge rolls (130a, 130b) associated with the second edge roll pair, whereby the first edge roll pair and the second edge roll pair draw and stretch the glass sheet in the temperature controlled environment while substantially maintaining a width of the glass sheet, or (2) a pulling roll pair located below the temperature controlled environment which receive the glass sheet and draw and stretch the glass sheet in the temperature controlled environment, wherein the cross temperature gradient provided by the temperature controlled environment causes the glass sheet to stretch such that the glass sheet has a substantially constant thickness.
 In such an embodiment, for example, at least one of the rolling rolls can be a compensated roll such that when the molten glass is rolled between the rolling rolls then the glass sheet formed has a center portion that is thicker relative to the two outer edges.
 Such an embodiment may also further comprise at least one pair of pulling rolls (140) where each pair of pulling rolls has two pulling rolls (142a, 142b) which receive and draw the glass sheet after the glass sheet has travelled through the temperature controlled environment.
 A glass manufacturing system 100 which utilizes the rolling roll pair(s) 106 and 112 (possibly the optional compensated rolling roll pair(s) 106 and 112), the temperature controlled environment 120, and possibly the optional edge roll pair(s) 122, 124, 132a, 132b, 134a, 134b, 136a, 136b, 138a and 138b, and the optional pulling roll pair(s) 140 can manufacture a glass sheet 110 that has a thickness less than about 2 mm and a roughness less than about 4 nm Ra and more preferably a thickness less than about 100 μm and a roughness of about 0.25 nm Ra. In addition, the glass manufacturing system 100 can have very good thickness control where there is a substantially constant thickness within the central portion 116 of the glass sheet 110. It should be noted that stretching the glass sheet 110 after rolling does not necessarily result in the glass sheet 110 having a substantially constant thickness in the central portion 116 of the glass sheet 110. In the experiments described next it will be explained which types of process variants and parameters can be used to help the glass manufacturing system 100 produce the glass sheet 110 which has at least a central portion 116 thereof with a desired thickness distribution.
 In these experiments, the glass manufacturing system 100 had four different setups as shown in TABLE #1.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE #1 Thermal environment Rolling Rolls gradient across Edge Case Thickness the glass sheet rolls A Constant No No B Constant Yes No C Compensated Yes No D Compensated Yes Yes Note 1: The experimental glass manufacturing system associated with case A did not contain any of the features of the present invention namely the compensated rolling roll, thermal environment gradient or edge rolls. Note 2: When a draw is applied after rolling, a loss in the width of the glass sheet 110 unavoidably occurs. The edge rolls can help limit this loss in width when compared to those cases where no edge rolls are present and the draw force would be applied by pulling rolls (for example) which are located far downstream of the rolling process.
 The experimental glass manufacturing systems 100 associated with cases A and B used one motor-driven constant rolling roll pair 106 in which both rolling rolls 108a and 108b had 17.5 cm diameters. In contrast, the experimental glass manufacturing systems 100 associated with cases C and D used one motor-driven compensated rolling roll pair 106 in which one rolling roll 108a was a compensated roll and the other rolling roll 108b was a flat roll such that when the molten glass 104 was rolled between the compensated roll 108a and the flat roll 108b then the glass sheet 110 formed had a central portion 116 that was thicker relative to the two outer edges 118a and 118b. FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary compensated rolling roll pair 106 that has one flat roll 108b and one compensated roll 108a, where the compensated roll 108a has a central portion 202 with a diameter that is relatively small and then gradually increases in size as one moves toward the end portions 204a and 204b. FIG. 3 is a graph that illustrates the shape of the glass sheet 110 after being rolled by the compensated rolling roll pair 106 but before being drawn where the x-axis indicates the distance from a centerline (m) of the glass sheet 110 and the y-axis indicates the rolled thickness (m) of the glass sheet 110. Alternatively, the compensated rolling roll pair 106 may have two compensated rolling rolls 108a and 108b where both rolls have a central portion 202 with a diameter that is relatively small and then gradually increases in size as one moves toward the end portions 204a and 204b.
 The experimental glass manufacturing system 100 associated with case A did not utilize a temperature controlled environment 120. In contrast, the experimental glass manufacturing systems 100 associated with cases B-D did utilize a temperature controlled environment 120 in which there was a cross temperature gradient where the two outer edges 118a and 118b of the glass sheet 110 are exposed to a hotter temperature than the central portion 116 of the glass sheet 110. In particular, the temperature controlled environment 120 was created to produce a temperature on the center portion 116 of the glass sheet 110 which corresponds to the viscosity curves 402 and 404 shown in the graph of FIG. 4. In this graph, the x-axis indicates the distance (m) from the rolling roll pair 106, the y1-axis (left side) associated with curve 402 indicates glass viscosity (poises), and the y2-axis (right side) associated with curve 404 indicates log (viscosity). The temperature controlled environment 120 was made by enclosing a section of the manufacturing process below the rolling roll pair 106 and using electrical heaters to heat the outer edges 118a and 118b of the glass sheet 110 and using controlled heat loss to maintain the lower temperature at the central portion 116 of the glass sheet 110.
 The experimental glass manufacturing systems 100 associated with cases A-C did not utilize edge rolls. In contrast, the experimental glass manufacturing system 100 associated with case D utilized one set of edge roll pairs 122 and 124 on each side of the glass sheet 110 where the first edge portion 126a of the glass sheet 110 was drawn between two edge rolls 128a and 128b associated with the first edge roll pair 122, and the opposing second edge portion 126b of the glass sheet 110 was drawn between two edge rolls 130a and 130b associated with the second edge roll pair 124. Each edge roll 128a, 128b, 130a and 130b had a 2 inch diameter and each touched a 3 cm width on either the first or second edge portion 126a and 126b of the glass sheet 110. In this setup, the edge rolls 128a, 128b, 130a and 130b where placed 0.5 m below the rolling roll pair 106 and within the temperature controlled environment 120. Lastly, the experimental glass manufacturing systems 100 associated with cases A-D utilized one pulling roll pair 140 which was located 1.5-2 m below the rolling roll pair 106. The pulling roll pair 140 had two pulling rolls 142a and 142b which had a 100 mm outer diameter and extended across the width of the glass sheet 110 but they had an undercut 144a and 144b so that the glass sheet 110 was contacted only near the two outer edges 126a and 126b.
 In all of the cases A-D, the experimental glass manufacturing systems 100 used a glass ceramic precursor having the following composition: SiO2 68.25 wt %, Al2O3 19.2 wt %, Li2O 3.5 wt %, MgO 1.2 wt %, ZnO 1.6 wt %, BaO 0.8 wt %, TiO2 2.6 wt %, ZrO2 1.7 wt %, As3O4 0.6 wt %, Na2O+K2O 0.35 wt %, and V2O5 0.2 wt %. Of course, the glass manufacturing system 100 can use different materials in a glass state (e.g., glass or glass ceramic precursors) to manufacture many different types of glass sheets 110 including for example: a glass-ceramic sheet, a borosilicate glass sheet (e.g., Pyrex® glass), a white crown glass sheet, or an alkali-free glass sheet. The experimental glass manufacturing systems 100 had a throughput of about 60 tons/day and flow density of about 90 pounds/hour per inch to manufacture 1.5 m wide glass sheets 110. The experimental glass manufacturing systems 100 had a rolling speed of about 3.75 m/min in which there was rolled a 3 mm thick glass sheet 110. The experimental glass manufacturing systems 100 also had redraw ratio of three in which an exit speed of the final glass sheet 110 was three times faster than the rolling speed of the upstream glass sheet 110. The results of these experiments are discussed next with respect to FIG. 5.
 Shaping one of the rolling rolls 106 to initially roll a glass sheet 110 with a non-uniform thickness.
 Applying a cross temperature gradient in which the glass sheet 110 had sides 118a and 118b that where exposed to a 100° C. hotter environment than the central portion 116.
 Applying a set of edge rolls 122 and 124 on each side 126a and 126b of the glass sheet 110, where the edge rolls 122 and 124 are located 0.5 m away from the exit of the rolling rolls 106.
 High throughput (1 Ton/hour/meter width achievable).
 Below 1 mm and even down to below 100 μm glass thickness capability.
 Accepting glass with liquidus viscosities of down to 5000 poises, optionally down to 200 poises.
 Surface quality achieving 0.25 nm Ra range.
 Form glass materials with very high strain points.
 Compatible with alkali free glass compositions.
 The exemplary glass manufacturing systems 100 described above with respect to FIGS. 1-5 used a vertical rolling configuration to manufacture the glass sheet 110 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Alternatively, the present invention can have an embodiment in which a glass manufacturing system 100' had an inclined rolling configuration when manufacturing the glass sheet 110 as shown in FIG. 6. In yet another alternative, the present invention can have an embodiment in which a glass manufacturing system 100'' had a horizontal rolling configuration when manufacturing the glass sheet 110 as shown in FIG. 7. The exemplary glass manufacturing systems 100 and 100' are shown with only one rolling roll pair 106 but they could have any number of rolling roll pairs.
 Although several embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated in the accompanying Drawings and described in the foregoing Detailed Description, it should be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is also capable of numerous rearrangements, modifications and substitutions without departing from the spirit of the present invention as set forth and defined by the following claims. It should also be noted that the reference to the "present invention" or "invention" used herein relates to exemplary embodiments and not necessarily to every embodiment that is encompassed by the appended claims.


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Das Bezirksgericht Halle war ein Bezirksgericht in der DDR mit Sitz in Halle (Saale). Vorgänger und Nachfolger war das Landgericht Halle.

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Mit dem Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz der DDR aus dem Jahr 1952 wurden die bisherigen Amtsgerichte und Landgerichte aufgelöst und auf Ebene der Bezirke neue Bezirksgerichte gebildet. Sie bestanden bis 1990. Im Bezirk Halle wurde das Bezirksgericht Halle mit Sitz in Halle (Saale) gebildet. 1992 erfolgte die Rückbenennung nach Landgericht Halle.

Dem Bezirksgericht Halle waren folgende Kreisgerichte untergeordnet:

 Kreisgericht Halle-Stadt
 Kreisgericht Dessau-Stadt
 Kreisgericht Halle-Neustadt (ab dem 12. Mai 1967)
 Kreisgericht Artern
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Dem Bezirksgericht Halle übergeordnet war das Oberste Gericht der DDR.

Nach der Wende wurde die Gerichtsstruktur in Sachsen-Anhalt mit dem Gerichtsstrukturgesetz vom  24. August 1992 neu geregelt. Damit wurde die bundesdeutsche Gerichtsstruktur übernommen, das Bezirksgericht Halle aufgehoben und das Landgericht Halle neu geschaffen.

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Tragic indeed but I can't seem to find details about security or why no one shot back?
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New Delhi: The government on Thursday said all Indians in Qatar are safe and secure and special flights are being operated to facilitate travel of those who want to come home as connectivity from that country has been hit due to restrictions imposed on it by several nations.
"It is not an evacuation. There is no need for evacuation. Indians there are safe and secure. There are regional political developments because of which there is a problem in connectivity," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Gopal Baglay said.
He was reacting to some reports that Indians are being evacuated from that country.
Baglay said special flights are being operated as many Indians who are in Qatar and other countries wish to travel to India during the Ramzan period and for Eid.
"We are aware of that there are certain difficulties in Qatar's connectivity with its neighbours and therefore some of the Indians who wish to travel to India cannot get those connecting flights to travel to India," Baglay said.
"In view of the situation, it has been decided to have additional commercial flights," he said.
The government has asked Air India and Jet Airways to operate additional temporary flights to Doha to meet the massive demand ahead of Eid, due to a ban on Qatari carriers by some middle-eastern nations.
"The additional flights to Qatar are to cater to Eid/school vacation traffic. It shouldn't be seen as evacuation as reported at some places," Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju tweeted.
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Emmaus Medway offers a home in a community.
People can live and work, sharing a life together, but retaining their own dignity and independence. At Emmaus, everyone is accepted for who they are now, not judged on what they might have been in the past.
There are no rules about how long a companion may stay, provided they abide by the principles of Emmaus and the spirit of the community.
Being a community is not just a matter of living together, it requires commitment. All companions must respect each other and contribute to the well-being of the community. They must abide by the rules. No illegal drugs or alcohol are allowed in any Emmaus community.
Emmaus has helped me gain self-confidence."


My Media Room, where I write all these posts. It's still a work in progress, as you can see with unhung art. But how many times can a girl ask her husband, aka Mr Beach House, to bring the drill home from the Boat Shed? I'll tell you...... lots!!!!
Most of the entertaining in this house begins around the island bench, which has allowed me to be part of the party from the moment our guests walk through the door.
I am a great lover of the statement piece on display to create interest, both the surf board and the boat, known round these parts as a Balmain Bug, were my dad's toys, when he was a young bronzed Aussie lad back in the 1950's and 60's. The boat dates to the 30's I think.
And the view from here. A little bit of ocean framed by a Norfolk pine. Many an evening is spent out here with candles lit and rose in hand, pondering our adventures in and around the Beach House.
your home and view are just lovely! i especially love your dining room- it's gorgeous, relaxing, and inviting!
Hello Carolyn! I love your house. I always adore homes with wooden structures. I love your back deck, perfect for relaxing, reading and chilling out. The Dining Room with a view from the outside is another area to love. The white bed and the white painted room are perfection for me too. I just love using whites in homes which are later on adorned by colored pieces.
Your home is so peaceful and makes me long for the beach! Love that view! Enjoy!
Great decorating! very soothing colors.
Loved the house tour, love your beachy look!
so gorgeous! You have such a lovely home!
Love the Aussie vibe...I could move right in!
love your home and all the color and stripes! also the vintage coca cola things are adorable as well!!
mmm.mmmm..mmmm, I think I just fell in love! Your home is so AWESOME!! Love how open and beachy it feels! Your back porch is simply to die for! I love your eye catching decor and accessories!! Fantastic!!
Gorgeous beach house!! I love all of the decorating you have done...so simple, fun and elegant.
Beautiful house! I feel the same as you, I love my house even though it is not "perfect" or "complete".
Love your beach. I could move right in.


Kiev attacks Chigari, the area near Horlivka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) used the tanks. The divisions of the DPR (including special troops) are urgently thrown on this sector of the front not to allow break of the line of defense.
From Ukrainian side it is battalion called `Donbass` that attacks the region. They already have losses and generally failed.
But the situation is very serious if Kiev continues massive attacks - some experts compare this attempt of the attack to the Debaltsevo battles (2015).


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See your stitch settings directly on the LCD Screen. You'll always know which stitch type and size you're using.
Save your èustom stitches and favorite settings with the built-in stitch memory.
The Soprano delivers the right amount of pressure and thread tension when sewing or quilting on a variety of fabrics.
Follow the path and press a lever. That's all it takes to thread the Soprano!
With 300 built-in stitches, you'll have many creative options. From numerous utility stitches to decorative ones, you'll find something for every project.
The Soprano comes with a built-in accessory case holding 16 extra feet and helpful tools for all types of projects.
Change needle positions, raise and lower the presser foot, cut thread, start and stop sewing and more - all with the touch of a button.


Composer Nico Cartosio is making a splash with his spectacularly malleable melodies, epic neo-romantic-oriented compositions, and attractive, cinematic music videos. He just bowed the rich piano and violin piece titled "Christmas On The Moon", along with an unpredictable music video.
Cartosio strips it all back, however, on a haunting and reflective version of Christmas with his unmatchable plot. The piece is off the artist's forthcoming debut EP, to be released in 2019.
"Christmas On The Moon" is presented in the music video format and is a performance straight from his vivid imagination with a little girl having the most poetic relationship with a teddy bear, who will end up saving her. The music, visuals and emotions shared mesmerize completely.
Follow Nico Cartosio on Instagram and be the first notified of his new releases!


ZODIAC / ASTROLOGY PENDULUM MAT. Black Velvet With Numbers & Days. For Astrological Divination & Spiritual Insight.
The history of pendulum divination can be traced back to over 5,000 years. The art of divination is simply the act of sourcing one's own divinity, higher frequency thoughts or subconscious mind, to bring forth answers, guidance or problem solving. When we seek answers from divination, we are allowing one's ego to take a back seat & journey forth with a clear mind to allow guidance to rise to the surface. Many of the answers we seek are answers we already have deep embedded within our soul or subconscious minds, but often our ego or lack of trust of our intuition can get in the way. By using a pendulum, you release your "control" and allow the electromagnetic pulses from your subconscious to travel down your arm, through your hand & out through the cord of the pendulum, creating it to sway to "the answer." This practice in more recent centuries has gotten a bad wrap, however, there is no need to fear, as everything that is coming out of this practice, is indeed coming from you. Channeling or calling upon spirit Guides or Angels can definitely enhance your divination practices, as they will help to raise your vibrations & "un-fog" your thoughts to bring upon greater mental clarity, stronger intuitive guidance, protection & trust. It is always a good practice before any spell-work to take a moment to perform some Divination & make sure that the work you are about to perform is in good faith & not in haste. Pendulum's Divination can offer great wisdom & insight into our lives, as we often seek so much guidance on a daily basis, using a pendulum & mat can greatly offer so much more clarity for one's sacred journey.
Black is the combination of all colors, it absorbs natural energies & can be used to help one travel deeper into the subconscious mind or spirit world. It is often used as a shield for protection, as if one was "cloaking" themselves from harm on the physical or spiritual planes.
This beautiful black velvet , white embroidered pendulum mat includes the all the Zodiacs, Days of the week, numbers 0- 9 & a "Yes, No, Maybe, Rephrase" section. It is created in a simple square shape mat, measuring 12" x 12". This magickal Divination tool comes ready to use for any of your rituals or spell-crafting.
Pendulums available in my shop!


The Garmin Xero A1i and A1 bow sights allows archers to range targets and set virtual sight pins with a single tool. It's a major innovation in archery. We went to Texas to put the Garmin Xero to the test for this review.


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Q: Bing Map Repeating Tiles I ran into a issue were the tile on the Bing Map repeat themselves for a given coordinate. Has anyone seen this issue? Its bizarre. The application is .net 3.5, C# and Win Forms. The API key for Bing maps is valid and the service URL used is http://dev.virtualearth.net/webservices/v1/imageryservice/imageryservice.svc
Any help with this is appreciated.

A: Ok what happen is when the request to Bing Maps fails I take the lat and long for the map of the US. I try to use these coords to generate the US map, this work "ok" except I only get the single tile back in the requsst.

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Top Mutual Funds to Invest: 2019 Updated
Mutual funds have become one of the best investment options, as they give good returns and are less risky than investing directly in the stock market. Investments in mutual funds can vary from person-to-person based on their financial goals, investment horizon, and risk profile. Here are some of the best mutual funds which can give good returns in 2019:
Franklin India Prima Fund
The fund has completed 25 full years and has an astounding 19.52% CAGR, which makes it one of the best performing mutual funds on the block. Franklin Prima has a 5-year CAGR at 18.30%, which is slightly higher than Nifty Midcap benchmark of 18.02%. The fund has a majority of its investments in engineering, automobile, chemical and energy stocks. R. Janakiraman has been heading the fund for over a decade and has handled challenging market situations with ease. The fund is expected to continue on its growth path in the volatile markets of 2019, which makes it one of the best funds to invest in.
HDFC Small Cap Fund
The HDFC Small Cap Fund has contained losses at around 9% in comparison to 19% losses on its benchmark. The fund has a 5-year CAGR at 20.83% which is much higher than the Nifty SmallCap which gave returns at 16.04% in the same period. HDFC Small Cap Fund has a combination of stocks in chemicals, engineering and services companies. The fund has invested 57% of its assets in small-cap companies, approx. 36% in mid-cap space and 6% exposure to large caps. It doesn't have a significant cash component; however, the fund is expected to have a good performance in mid and small-cap space in 2019.
Axis Long Term Equity Fund
Axis Long Term Equity Fund is one of the best in the tax-saving space. It has been a top performer, year-after-year and has continuously outperformed its peers and the benchmark; which is the reason behind its soaring popularity. The fund's 5-year returns are an astounding 17.76% in comparison to 13.95% on its benchmark. The fund has 72% of its assets in large caps, 25% in midcaps and 1.5% in small caps, which makes it a balanced fund for investors. The fund is managed by Jinesh Gopani, who believes in research and conviction rather than 'playing safe.' The mutual fund has just 35 stocks, which make it a relatively concentrated portfolio.
Axis Bluechip Fund
Axis Bluechip Fund was one of the top-performing large-cap funds of 2018. It outperformed the market, even as all top mutual fund schemes fell behind their benchmarks in their 1-year returns. The 5-year CAGR of the fund is 15.16% which is favourable in comparison to 13.22% growth in Nifty. Shreyas Devalkar, an industry veteran, has been heading the fund since November 2016. The fund is expected to give good returns in 2019 as well.
Even if you aren't able to invest in a top-performing mutual fund, don't worry and pick the one you think is the best bet. Even a moderately-performing mutual fund is likely to give you much higher returns than your bank. If you invest wisely, you will earn enough to get a used auto loan within a few months! So, do your research and invest wisely.
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As well as the BAFTA's the 59th Annual Grammy Awards also took place last night.
& Adele who came home with 5 awards.!
But it was Beyonce and that killer performance who has yet to win album of the year at the Grammys btw *shock* won MVP here on FN&M. Everything Adele said about Beyonce & Lemonade during her acceptance speech was so true.
If you haven't seen her performance I suggest you go google it, it was very well put together in a celebration of motherhood.


Select any one of the years below to look at just a small selection of Customer quilts that I have completed. By clicking on each image it will show you a larger image with more information.
Thank you to those customers for allowing me to display their completed work. To all those customers whose quilts I have not displayed I apologise as there is just so many that it is impossible to display them all.


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Q: User reaction time measure I am writing a small console program to measure the reaction time of a user after writing BLINK in the console (the user only needs to press enter). The operation has to be repeated 10 times and I want to store the results in an array.
Being new at node.js, I can't get my program to loop 10 times on the input reading.
I guess it comes from some problem with the readline.close but I didn't find any clear solution.
My code :
var readline = require('readline');

var rl = readline.createInterface({
    input: process.stdin,
    output: process.stdout
});

var count = 10;
var arr = [];

for(var i = 0 ; i < count ; i++){
    var start = Date.now();
    rl.question("*** BLINK ***", function(answer) {
        var end = Date.now();
        arr.push(end-start);
        rl.close();
    });
}

A: Here's an example of what you can do, you'll probably want to modify it to suit your needs.
var readline = require('readline');

var count = 10;
var arr = [];
var start = Date.now();

function displayMsg(count){
  var rl = readline.createInterface({
      input: process.stdin,
      output: process.stdout
  });
  rl.question("*** BLINK ***", function(answer) {
        var end = Date.now();
        arr.push(end-start);
        rl.close();

        if (count > 0) {
          displayMsg(count - 1)
        } else {
          console.log(arr)
        }
    });
}

displayMsg(count)


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Q: Which text editor for python development?
Possible Duplicate:
What IDE to use for Python?

Which is the preferred text editor for python development, Vim, emacs or any other ?

A: There is no preferred editor for anything. It's whatever your personal preference is. I personally prefer emacs with python-mode because it makes indenting easier (and indenting is kind of important in python), but anything will work.

A: VIM! And not for Python only.

A: The best editor is the one that works for you. Period! If you are comfortable with gedit, use that. If you are comfortable with emacs, use that. The word best is subjective, unless you are looking for specific features that vary from one to another.


Samson Siasia,the head coach of the super eagles,Nigeria's senior nation team who was sacked recently and replaced by Coach Stephen Keshi, has dragged the Nigeria Football Federation to court over alleged breach of employment contract.
Siasia who has filed a suit at a federal high court in Abuja said there was a need to enforce his fundamental human rights as the football federation also failed to pay him his salaries and allowances regularly. At the moment,they are still owing him.
Musa Ahmadu the secretary general of NFF confirmed that it is true they are still owing Siasia but promised that all his outstanding bills would be paid before the end of the year.
Siasia was sacked after the country failed to qualify for the African Cup of nations football tournament.


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LIC's Growth Story Continues..
by cradmin March 22, 2022 0300
Mumbai, February 07, 2020: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), India's largest life insurer, continues to better its performance, thereby winning people's trust by crossing Rs 1.5 lakh crore New Business Premium first time in its history and maintaining dominant leadership in this sector. Individual New Business performance of the Corporation as at January 2020 has shown an impressive growth of 17.48% in its first year premium and 29.42 % in number of policies by posting a figure of Rs. 45,199 Crore and 1,95,85,635 policies respectively.The Composite Market share in No. of Policies and First Year Premium as at 31st January 2020 is 77.61% and 70.02% respectively which has increased from 73.54% in No. of Policies and 66.26% in First Year Premium as on 31st January,2019LIC's Pension and Group Schemes Vertical, looking after Group Schemes and Superannuation business of the Corporation, created a new record by clocking more than One Lakh Crore Rupees New Premium Income during the Current Financial Year. P&GS contributed Rs.1,05,566 Crore as New Business Premium Income as against Rs. 66,748 Crore in the previous year corresponding period. The vertical has covered 2.45 crore lives (for 2019-20) under its Social Security Schemes as at 31.01.2020.
During the current FY, LIC has paid 1,42,93,289 Maturity claims amounting to Rs. 69,748 crores as on 31/01/2020. LIC also settled 5,99,881 Death Claims amounting to Rs. 9,866 crores out of which 96.83% Non Early Death Claims were settled within 15 days of intimation.
In order to comply with new IRDAI Regulations, LIC of India has modified the existing products with features such as revised Surrender Value and extension of Revival period from 2 years to 5 years. Further, more optional benefits in the form of Riders, option to take Claim payments in instalments (Settlement Option) are added in most of the products. These modified products are available for sale from 1st February, 2020.The Corporation's Total Income grew to Rs 2, 97,017.28 cr for the period ending 30.09.2019 from Rs 2,52,149.60 cr as at the last corresponding period, showing a handsome growth of over 17.79%.Total Assets of the Corporation stood at Rs 32,25,905.42 cr as at 30.09.2019 as compared to 29,89,276.53 cr for the corresponding period last year thus posting a growth of 7.92% in the six month period.During the fiscal yr 2018-19, LIC generated the highest ever total Valuation Surplus of Rs. 53214.41 Crore, registering a growth of around 9.9% over the previous year and paid a dividend of Rs. 2610.74 Crore to the Government again highest in the history.Being the largest insurer in India, LIC has always explored all the avenues that technology offers to provide the best of services to its valued customers and other stakeholders. LIC has a strong online presence and has provided digital platform for new business and servicing operations to both internal and external customers. LIC Customer Portal has 1,33,78,231 users. Premium payments can be made on all available digital channels. The AI driven voice enabled chatbot of LIC named LIC MITRA was launched on 06th of January, 2020 on the official website of LIC of India. LIC MITRA is capable of answering most queries on LIC's products and services such as revival, nomination, assignment, Policy loan, claim procedures and associated forms etc. LIC has implemented Internet based secure Branch Office connectivity solutions to ensure continuous network connectivity for business continuity.
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YouTube Is Now Your Newest Movie Rental Store
Sam Biddle
May 10, 2011, 6:24am
While we've been enjoying Apple's TK-strong and Netflix's TK-title streaming movie libraries weren't enough, YouTube's been plotting a little jugular strike, sucking the streaming juice with a movie service of its own. Today, it's real.
Although they don't have the numbers rolled out yet, the addition of major studio titles to YouTube's currently laughable stable of full streaming flicks makes them an actual contender, as opposed to a repository of obscure Nigerian dramas and terrible sci-fi. YouTube hasn't announced pricing, rental duration, or (most importantly) what'll be in the 3000 film collection - that's coming later today - but we imagine that number won't remain small for long. You don't get into this fight unless you want to impale Netflix through the neck. [YouTube via NYT]
Update: YouTube's shown their hand a bit, revealing some of the titles they're going to be (gradually) rolling out for the rental service:
From memorable hits and cult classics like Caddyshack, Goodfellas, Scarface, and Taxi Driver to blockbuster new releases like Inception, The King's Speech, Little Fockers, The Green Hornet and Despicable Me. Movies are available to rent at industry standard pricing, and can be watched with your YouTube account on any computer. The new titles will begin appearing later today and over the coming weeks to www.youtube.com/movies, so keep checking back.
A list of the full 3000 would be nice, but hey, Caddyshack! And uh... Little Fockers...
David Tracy 21 Jan 2020 2:00 PM
In the 1980s, General Motors was hurting badly. It was the Roger Smith era, during which the company's U.S. market share would end up dropping from the mid 40 per cent range to the mid 30s. To help stop the bleeding, The General needed something to compete with the imports. More specifically, it needed an efficient, modern four-cylinder engine.


The actress opens up about her journey to fame in this empowering collection of personal essays, stories, and observations.
Chopra's rise to celebrity began when she won the title of Miss India at age 17. She then went on to land the Miss World crown the very next year. Following her huge success in the beauty pageant circuit, she later became an actress, singer, producer, activist, and UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
Meru Gokhale, the Editor-in-Chief of Penguin Random House India, told TOI that she is committed to publishing "strong female role models," which is why she is so excited to add the new author to that list by issuing her first book.
Unfinished will be published simultaneously in the US, India, and Britain in 2019.


The City of Saskatoon is seeking external consulting advice on its urban renewal and rejuvenation program – despite critics' contention that the municipal government has the in-house know-how to get the job done itself. Those in favour of external consultancy support, however, maintain that the city currently lacks the manpower to perform the analysis.
With a population of 261,000, Saskatoon is the largest urban centre in the sparsely populated Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Saskatoon, which straddles the banks of the South Saskatchewan River, is also one of the fastest growing cities in Canada. In order to meet its long-term aspiration as a healthy, inclusive, and distinct city, the municipality's Urban Design team recently launched the Streetscape urban development project. The Streetscape program includes a range of improvements to the safety, function, quality, and connectivity of a number of different areas in the city. Upgrades and improvements include new bus borders, sidewalk remediation with amenity strips, street trees, sidewalk lighting, street furniture, and public art.
It was recent disclosed that the municipality has proposed to spend $200,000 on external consultants to support the redesign of the streetscape along Idylwyld Drive between 20th Street and 25th Street. The cost of the proposed spend was questioned by Council Member Darren Hill, who argued that the city itself already had the in-house capability to complete the redesign. "I have a hard time spending $200,000 when we have the expertise in-house. I'd much sooner spend $200,000 on our team than on someone else's team to help them develop further expertise," remarked Hill.
Jeff Jorgenson, the city's general manager of transportation and utilities, has responded that the city indeed has the knowledge and skills in-house to perform the tasks; he adds, however, that there are simply not enough municipal staff available to do the work. The redesign report is slated to be completed by the end of 2017.
Today, Saskatoon spends an annual $15.95 million on capital projects and another $2.68 million on operational consultants. Those numbers represent around 4.27% and 0.41% the total operating budget, respectively, with the relatively high figures inciting concern from within the council. Pat Lorje echoed fellow Councilperson Darren Hill's criticism of the city's spending on external consultants, stating, "I've been bringing this up for years, so it's refreshing to hear other councilors expressing some concern." A special city report into various topics – including the use of external advisors and consultants – will be released in 2017, according to Jorgenson.


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OX-ON A/S will be the market leader in innovation, design, processing and materials selection. But first and foremost, we focus on safety and responsibility towards the environment.
Consumers want safe products that live up to European standards on working and environmental conditions in the East. Inspection of the contents of illegal chemicals is necessary and the EU's REACH Directive ensures this in the form of follow-up by the authorities.
OX-ON A/S is a member of the UN's Global Compact which, i.a., works to improve production conditions. At the same time, we yearly invest large amounts in testing and inspection of safety products produced in the East.
Hamburg which is ISO and EN certified and advises over one of Europe's most modern inspection laboratories.
A 'Charge Management System' has been developed in close collaboration with Hanse Control. This system entails OX-ON gloves being continuously tested for containing any possible harmful substances. Therefore, it is significant that OX-ON gloves contain production numbers which serve as a reference to a specific test.