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The number of disabled people who live at state-run centers has dwindled. That doesn't mean closing them isn't controversial
Stephen Caruso
The Polk Center, in Venango County in northwest Pennsylvania, is currently home to nearly 200 people with disabilities, and is set to close by 2022. (Capital-Star photo by Stephen Caruso)
FRANKLIN, Pa. — In September, hundreds of angry state workers and concerned family members packed a church auditorium in rural Venango County, less than 100 miles north of Pittsburgh.
The protesters, many dressed in red shirts that read "Polk Center Strong," each held a sign with a different set of initials representing the 306 people who live in two Pennsylvania state centers for the intellectually and physically disabled.
Those facilities will close by 2022, Gov. Tom Wolf's administration announced in mid-August.
Most of the people who attended the mandated hearing did so to defend the Polk State Center, which is home to roughly 195 of the soon-to-be-displaced residents. For nearly five hours, they offered condemnation, rebuttals, and pleas to a panel of visiting Harrisburg officials.
But from the start, the outcome was clear — a representative from the state Department of Human Services began by saying the decision was final.
These kinds of facilities have a long and controversial history, some dating back to the 19th century. For years they held people with all sorts of disabilities, many of whom should never have been institutionalized in the first place.
Decades of research and court rulings have stopped the flow of people into state-run centers like Polk and White Haven in northeast Pennsylvania's Luzerne County, the two facilities slated for closure.
The August announcement was an end that many who work and live near the facilities have felt could be coming for a long time.
But that didn't make it any less of a shock — one that the centers' advocates are fighting like hell to stop.
"I think we have a very good chance" to prevent the centers' closure, Tammy Luce, president of the local union representing Polk employees, said.
"And if not, we're going to try everything we possibly can."
Freedom is a 3 a.m. burrito
In all, 720 people still live in the four remaining state centers — just 5 percent of the total from 50 years ago.
The average age of a resident is 62, while the average stay is 45 years.
Since 2014, just 49 people have been admitted to the state system of residential facilities, according to the Department of Human Services.
To enter a center, individuals must meet stringent requirements, which the department says come from a combination of state statutes, as well as a U.S. Supreme Court legal precedent.
Specifically, the country's high court ruled in 1999 that the institutionalization of people "who can handle and benefit from community settings perpetuates unwarranted assumptions" that they can't live with the rest of society.
The court also found that "confinement in an institution severely diminishes the everyday life activities of individuals," including everything from "family relations," "economic independence," to "educational advancement."
Using the Americans with Disabilities Act as a basis, the court found that institutionalization was discriminatory, reinforcing the push to keep individuals in the community and out of state centers.
Jessica Benham, a disability advocate for the Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy, says the "burrito test" is a simplified way to think about the difference between community care and a state facility.
"Basically, if you wake up at 3 a.m. and you aren't able to go into a gas station, get a frozen burrito, and microwave it, you're living in an institution," Benham told the Capital-Star.
(Editor's note: The Capital-Star spoke to Benham before she announced her intention to run for a seat in the Pennsylvania House.)
All people, Benham argued, should have the freedom to get a late-night burrito — even if the decision could lead to some regrets.
"Abled people make bad decisions all the time, and we give them the respect and freedom to let them grow and learn from their mistakes," she said. What comes with living in a community setting is "the freedom to make good choices, but also the freedom to make mistakes and to learn from them."
Supporters of the Polk Center hold up signs with the initials of residents of two closing state centers for the disabled. (Capital-Star photo by Stephen Caruso)
But workers at the institutions, as well as residents, argue the centers already offer a community and a life full of opportunities. Residents can work at on-site jobs, from calling bingo to tending plants in a greenhouse. They also have a community in the staff they interact with or the town residents around them.
For some, the stakes are even higher than removing a family member from a comfortable life. Dana Sabo was overcome with emotion at the public hearing in Franklin, where she shared the story of her brother Donnie, who is autistic.
Dana said he could become violent. Donnie had tried 40 different group homes, none of which worked.
The last straw came when one home called the police during a violent outburst. Donnie was put in a padded cell until his family could figure out what to do with him.
It was only then, facing legal trouble, that the Sabos were told Donnie could live at a state center.
That was 30 years ago, and Donnie has lived at the Polk center since. He's thrived there, Dana said, and swam in the Special Olympics.
But most importantly, Sabo said, with 24-hour care on call at all times, "he's safe."
What happens to the centers' 300-plus residents
Questions about the quality of care are also a sticking point for the unions that represent the majority of Polk and White Haven's combined 1,173 employees. They include locals of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees as well as Service Employees International Union.
If the facilities close as planned, the 300-plus residents will either be transferred to one of the two remaining state centers or into private care. Their new care could come in a group home, or by hiring in-home aides with state assistance. The group homes would be run by either a nonprofit or for-profit company.
Luce, president of AFSCME Local 1050 at Polk, pointed to high staff turnover in private care. Industry studies have found that a little more than four out of five direct care workers leave their jobs within a year.
Workers have cited low pay, long hours, and the difficulty of the job as reasons for the high churn. These conditions have also made the home-care industry a top battleground for union organizing, with mixed success.
With workers steadily employed by the state, Luce argued, people with disabilities would find better care.
"We have consistency. We have people that work at White Haven and Polk that retire from there," Luce told the Capital-Star after a Harrisburg rally in late September. "The group homes, they have a huge turnover rate because they can't pay enough. So people come in there [and] there is no consistency whatsoever."
A home in Polk, PA, which has been home to a state center for people with disabilities since the 1890's. (Capital-Star photo by Stephen Caruso)
In the past five years, the state has shuttered one residential center: a facility located in Hamburg — about 20 miles north of Reading — in 2018. Seventy-four residents were transitioned to new homes.
Eleven of those people have died in the 36 months since Hamburg closed, including one in the care of a provider the state Department of Human Services deemed "negligent." The provider was cited, forced to take corrective action, and the case was referred to law enforcement.
Kristin Ahrens, DHS' director of developmental programs, told the Capital-Star the department is taking the three years of lead time to develop individualized plans for every resident who will be transferred.
Aherns said those plans will ensure residents, some of whom were committed in the 1940s, will not only be cared for but could also provide opportunity to build new connections with those they still have outside the state centers.
"With Hamburg, we were able to move the majority of people closer to family," Aherns told the Capital-Star. "So we have stories about you know, people who didn't have necessarily much of a relationship with a family member who now have that, who are now enjoying holidays with a family member."
A high price tag for the state — and communities
The Wolf administration has justified the planned shutdowns, in part, by pointing to the fiscal situation.
The state centers' populations may have dwindled, leaving a lot of extra capacity, but costs to maintain the facilities are high. The price tag is more than $400,000 per resident of Polk and White Haven, according to the administration.
But business groups in those communities, including chambers of commerce and economic development corporations, fear the impact the closures will have on local economies.
At the September hearing in Franklin, one business official, Randy Seitz of the Penn-Northwest Development Corporation, estimated the Polk center and its workers have an annual economic impact of $134 million.
The closures would also mean these areas will lose hundreds of direct jobs, most of which are union, at the facilities.
The impact could be particularly acute in Polk itself — a tiny borough of 190 households. Seventeen percent of them have at least one member who works at the center, according to borough council president Jim Miller.
"This, economically, is going to kill Venango County," Miller said during the hearing.
The Department of Human Services' Ahrens pointed to Hamburg, where every state employee who wanted a new state job was guaranteed one. The same promise will apply to both Polk and White Haven.
But the September hearing was occasionally ugly, as constituents shouted down advocates speaking in favor of closure — including some with disabilities — and laid into the department for little notice of the announcement.
"I had actually met with a member of the Department of Human Services six months before [the August announcement], and was promised that Polk was not on the target list for closure," Rep. R. Lee James, R-Venango, told the Capital-Star during the Franklin meeting.
Lawmakers from both parties who represent the areas near the centers have sprung into action.
In addition to firing off angry press releases and leading Capitol rallies, allies in both the state House and Senate have introduced legislation to place a moratorium on the centers' closure.
Family members of center residents are also considering legal action.
At the same time, others, including Venango County Commissioner Chip Abramovic, hope to push the administration to take a stance on using the two sites for something new — from drug rehab to corrections.
"No matter what happens with the decision, we still need to figure out a way of revitalization of that facility working with our state elected officials," Abramovic said.
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Stephen Caruso is the Capital-Star's House reporter. He previously covered Pennsylvania state government for The PLS Reporter. You can reach him at 845-891-4306.
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It's a sad situation,I've worked at a place like this and think they are very important,especially now that I have a disabled son who if my wife and I pass away he would need a place like this because I know he would not make it by himself in society.Thought it used to be law that every County would have a State run facility for people in certain circumstances but from the 70's through the 80's they relocated so many residents to other places when they were used to living here for so long.It was very sad that patients were asking why they had to leave and go live somewhere else after being there so many years.I think it was a mistake to do this but it is always all about money and now I see many children that have to take care of their aging parents and are not qualified to do so.I don't know what's the answer but I think these places need to be there for the poor and disabled and people with no family to take care of them.Assisted living places are great but are only for the rich,we have to think obout everybody in today's society.We need more,not less of these facility's in PA.and other States as well.Baby boomers are all getting up there so there will be more of a need than ever
Steve Suroviec December 20, 2019 at 3:09 pm
What is sad is that these state institutions still operate in 2019. Over 55,000 Pennsylvanians with intellectual disabilities are already served in the community, while only about 700 people remain in 4 institutions including Polk and White Haven. No person with an intellectual disability "needs" an institution. People with very complex and severe disabilities already live very successfully in typical neighborhoods in community homes licensed and funded by the state. By the way, the reporter got the price tag of operating the 4 remaining state centers wrong. It is FAR MORE than $110 million. When state and federal funds are added, it's closer to $300 million (see page E26-32 of the Governor's Executive Budget for State Fiscal Year 2019/20).
by Stephen Caruso, Pennsylvania Capital-Star

The number of disabled people who live at state-run centers has dwindled. That doesn't mean closing them isn't controversial

by Stephen Caruso, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
October 15, 2019


A day in the life of local Gold miners.
"In five minutes, I can get the same pay as the Prime Minister," Chris Isafi told SIBC news.
Digging for Gold is quite rare in the Solomon Islands, but for the people of Gold Ridge in Central Guadalcanal, this is their bread basket.
Chris Isafi is one of over 3000 locals who are now making a life out of the main mining pit at the Valehaichichi area abandoned by the previous Australian owned 'St Barbra' mining company in 2014.
Isafi is originally from Kwaio, in Malaita province, but is married to a girl from Gold Ridge a couple of years back.
He said panning for Gold is daily routine for the locals in the area.
"People can earn over thousand dollars a day, but its hard work," he said.
Local miners settlement inside the main mine pit.
Isafi said since Gold was discovered in the area, people have become experts in digging and identifying rocks that contain gold.
He said in the past they would just pan soil to extract Gold, but nowadays they break down rocks into ashes.
"Actually when we dig, we look for rock lines that contain Gold, once we identify the line, we follow it until we find the Gold," he said.
A miner waits outside a mining tunnel .
Isafi said in the area, people dig for Gold every day of the week, due to money value the precious metal had on people.
He said the current price was $250 per gram in Honiara, and $200 by local buyers in the Gold Ridge area.
"Most people don't go to sell in Honiara, because of the extra costs of travelling there, they prefer local buyers here," he said.
Isafi said even-though many people have died in the past while digging for gold in the man- made tunnels, people still continue because the metal brings big money fast.
He said he once saw one of his fellow diggers, buried alive when the soil above them collapsed while they were digging a tunnel.
The Landowners last week held a 'Çhupu' ceremony with the new company, Wanguo International Mining Group, to relocate the miners within the next 14 days.
More than 3000 people who are currently residing inside the main pit will be relocated to a new location, and Gold Production is expected to start next year.
An exhausted worker takes a nap.
Chris Isafi shows an old pit covered by falling rocks.
Chris Isafi showing the tools used by the local miners.
'Ngocho': A tool used by miners to pound and break rocks.
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Loadsmart First Look Weekly Market Recap: Oct 19 – Oct 25
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This is a weekly series that brings the insights we use to get your shipments from A to B from our carrier sales floor to your home office.
This week Loadsmart's Carrier Sales, Jimmy Fahey, breaks down what happened last week and what to expect this week in the freight market in less than 60 seconds.
What We Saw Last Week
New jobless claims fell close to their lowest level last week since the pandemic began. First time flings in the week ended Oct. 17 totaled 787,000, above pre-pandemic norms but below the almost 7 million claims during a week in March when the virus prompted widespread closures.
White House officials and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are closing in on a nearly $2 trillion dollar deal to provide another round of stimulus checks, reinstate extra weekly unemployment benefits and extend aid for small businesses, airlines, and state and local governments. This all comes as COVID-19 cases rise to their highest levels since the middle of summer and cooler weather will hamper the ability for outdoor activities. However, if the White House and House Speaker Pelosi reach an agreement, a vote would most likely have to wait until after the election
Union Pacific doubled it's surcharge on small shippers sending excess contract cargo out of the Seattle market from $500 to $1000 per container starting Oct. 25th. The upcharge comes three months after it began charging fees in the LA and Stockton-Oakland markets, but the surcharge has done much to lower demand as UP's 3rd quarter volumes jumped 24% from Q2, the largest quarter over quarter increase in the company's history
As consumer spending shifts from services to goods and imports, retailers are stocking up earlier than usual to make sure shelves are stocked as consumers will shop earlier than previous years to avoid crowds. Ports across the country are reported record volumes to end Sept. and imports increased 15% YoY. The influx of containers at US ports has increased container availability at the ports, but supply is plunging in Asia and container prices are soaring in Asia.
Though the industrial sector remains somewhat depressed, Broughton Capital's Flatbed Barometer set a 2 year record for the month of September with a measurement of 65.5, which eclipsed all other Septembers since 2010, with the exception of 2018, which was only a point higher. Load density is climbing, capacity remains tight and lanes remain unbalanced. Flatbed carriers should expect operating margin improvement, as they capture strong increases in pricing and achieve strong levels of utilization.
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For 37 years, the YMCA of San Diego County has celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by honoring others who exemplify his spirit and humanitarian ideals.
The Jackie Robinson Family YMCA chooses individuals who strive to put King's words into action today, said Executive Director Anna Arancibia, and on Thursday it chose health care advocate Dr. Suzanne Afflalo and real estate pioneer Theophilus Logan to receive the 37th annual Human Dignity Awards.
"It's so important that we remember the contributions of Dr. King and what he lived and died for, especially now when so many things are still at risk," said Dee Sanford, a past winner and chair of the event. "We want to make sure that we always keep his contributions at the forefront… remembering the importance of justice and equality."
Past award winner and chair of the Human Dignity Award event, Dee Sanford speaks as keynote speaker Reverend Dr. Arthur Lawrence Cribbs Jr. watches during an online live broadcast of the 37th annual YMCA of San Diego County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Dignity Award event, hosted by the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA, at SEAS Productions in Carlsbad on Thursday, January 13.
(Hayne Palmour IV/For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
In her more than three-decade career in medicine, Afflalo has seen firsthand the disparities minorities and other under-served communities face in the health care system and has spent her career working to break down those barriers for hundreds in the San Diego community.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Afflalo grew up watching her mother become a registered nurse at the age of 50 after immigrating to the U.S.
"I was actually helping with her classes and doing flashcards and got exposed to medicine through her, so I was about 12 or 13 when she actually got her nursing degree," said Afflalo. "During those middle (and) high school years was when I started volunteering, and that's really where the passion came from."
Afflalo, a family medicine physician, dedicated herself to implementing community programs to educate and empower people to make better decisions to improve their health.
Dr. Suzanne Afflalo
For instance, she developed "A Healthier Me," a program to decrease the illness and mortality rates of African Americans and other minorities with various cardiovascular risks, educating them on high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and obesity.
Though she retired from her 26-year career with Kaiser Permanente in 2015, she delved further into volunteer work, and when the pandemic hit, she also began educating minorities on the importance of testing, vaccination and other safety measures.
"That's really been my full-time job is to figure out how to continue to serve the community," she said. "It's such a passion to just see the faces of the community really appreciate the work that's being done."
Each month, Afflalo works with the YMCA to host a community health and resource fair, providing free health screenings, mammograms, numerous resources and fresh produce to the southeastern San Diego community.
Her impact in helping the community fight COVID is among the reasons the committee chose to recognize Afflalo, said Sanford.
"She's probably as close to a Mother Teresa that I've seen in San Diego County as anybody," added Michael Brunker, director emeritus of the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA.
Theophilus Logan, 104, is a retired real estate agent.
(K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)
At 104 years old, Theophilus Logan said he still considers himself a student of Martin Luther King Jr.'s, urging everyone to remember what King did for us all.
When King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, Logan remembers he had just retired from the Army after serving for 20 years.
"I remember his sincerity in what he was doing," Logan said. "He realized the situation in this country, and he did something about it. I think we need to understand what he gave up in order to help us improve our lives in this country."
Similarly, Logan spent his career emulating King's mission to help others, by providing homeownership opportunities to those in his community.
By the time King was assassinated in 1968, Logan had started a real estate business to help San Diegans in mostly Black Logan Heights and southeastern San Diego become homeowners.
It was a time of widespread redlining, when real estate agents and banks discriminated against Black people and other minorities, making it hard to get mortgages and segregating housing and communities.
However when commercial banks turned down loan applications, Logan looked elsewhere and was able to arrange FHA and VA loans.
Logan said he opened Logan Realty to encourage Black people and others who did not realize they were able to buy homes, giving them advice and guidance in real estate so they, too, could put roots down in their communities.
By 1978, he had become the first African American president of the San Diego Board of Realtors, now the Greater San Diego Association of Realtors.
"It was because of Theo that many people of color in San Diego County were able to buy their homes for the first time," Brunker said.
Logan still lives in his condo in Bankers Hill, which he said represents remarkable progress from San Diego's history of segregated housing.
Although it was virtual, attendance at Thursday's event was comparable to the YMCA's last in-person gathering of 1,800 at the MLK breakfast in 2020, before the pandemic, officials said.
Thursday's event also featured several musical performances and a keynote speech by Rev. Arthur Lawrence Cribbs Jr., interim senior pastor at Little River United Church of Christ in Annandale, Virginia.
Cribbs said the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is a moment for the nation to slow down and reflect on King's contribution in awakening the country to welcome people from all over the world. He asked the audience to pray and to remember the challenge to make the nation a country where every family can prosper.
"So while we look at Dr. King's birthday, we are further reminded of the unfinished business that we are challenged to continue and prayerfully complete," Cribbs said.
"We must move this nation from the ideals of America to a reality where all people, all people can live and thrive and experience the fullness of life in a country that truly honors and protects all of her people," he said.
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Oracle released critical patch updates for a total of 301 vulnerabilities, including 46 with a high severity rating
Out of the 301 vulnerabilities, 45 had a severity rating of 9.8 and one of the vulnerability also received the maximum severity rating score of 10.
Hackers could compromise a targeted system remotely, without any authentication process involved, by exploiting these vulnerabilities.
Oracle has released a wide range of critical security updates (CPU) to address a total of 301 CVE-listed vulnerabilities, in its different enterprise products. The updates have been released as part of Q3 2018, October edition of the updates. Out of the 301 vulnerabilities, 45 had a severity rating of 9.8 (on a scale of 10). One of the vulnerability also received the maximum severity rating score of 10.
Considering the number of vulnerabilities patched by Oracle in a single update, the latest update was not the biggest patch ever made by the company. The July 2018 CPU is considered to be the biggest security update released by Oracle till date, in which the company addressed 334 vulnerabilities out of which 55 were rated with a high severity score of 9.8.
Security vulnerabilities addressed by the critical security updates are listed in the massive advisory released by Oracle on Tuesday.
High severity vulnerabilities
The vulnerabilities that received high severity rating could allow hackers to exploit them remotely, without any authentication process involved. These critical vulnerabilities can even be exploited by an attacker without any specialized skills or technical knowledge.
The vulnerability that received a severity rating of 10 impacts the Oracle GoldenGate data replication framework. The issue also affects other Oracle product setups where GoldenGate can be deployed as an add-on such as the Oracle Database Server, DB2, MySQL, Sybase, Terradata and others, said a ZDNet report.
According to the Oracle advisory, critical vulnerabilities rated with a severity score of 9.8 were affecting products such as Oracle Database, Oracle Communications, the Oracle Construction and Engineering Suite, the Oracle Enterprise Manager Products Suite, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Insurance Applications, Oracle JD Edwards, MySQL, Oracle Retail, the Oracle Siebel CRM and the Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite.
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Additional information about each of the vulnerability will be published in the coming days said the Oracle security team. Furthermore, it also gives added time to the companies to update the affected applications, before the details of the vulnerability are made public and available to everyone, including the cybercriminals.
"Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply security fixes as soon as possible. For customers that have skipped one or more Critical Patch Updates and are concerned about products that do not have security fixes announced in this Critical Patch Update, please review previous Critical Patch Update advisories to determine appropriate actions," said the Security advisory.
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The introduction of the Colt Model 1860 Army revolver marked a new chapter in the evolution of the Colt firearms empire. Colt had been quite successful during the peaceful 1850s. Not only did he have established military business, but he also had profitable private sales of the 1851 Navy revolver, as well as the Pocket Model 1849. But by 1860, the product line needed an overhaul if the company was going to continue moving forward.
A major improvement in steel making was the key factor to Colt's development of a new Army revolver. The new material was known as "Silver Spring Steel," and because of its features, the four-pound, two-ounce Dragoon was replaced by the two-pound, eight and one-half ounce Model 1860 revolver.
After attempts failed to lighten the current dragoon models by machining off metal (as evidenced by existing "prototypes" still housed in the Colt factory collection at the Museum of Connecticut History in Hartford), the Model 1860 was created by adapting the .36 caliber Navy frame to accept a rebated cylinder of .44 caliber. The rear section of the new cylinders was the same diameter as the Model 1851 Navies, but the forward section was larger to accommodate the .44 caliber chambering. Adding a "creeping" loading lever and long grip to a new, streamlined, contoured-barrel design made the New Model Army a distinctive and attractive new addition to the Colt line. The New Army offered superior ballistics as well (in handling a greater charge) due to the increased strength and temper of metal. Also, its lighter weight and improved balance enabled the 1860 to gain quick acceptance by the U.S. Ordnance Department. Over 127,000 of these Armies would be produced for use by the military during the Civil War. However, before Colt could fully tool up for his first large military contract for the 1860 Army, and while working with government inspectors "in-house" to ensure acceptance of the new design, Colt sought to cash in on his new product by supplying some of his existing "Southern" dealers with the Model 1860 product first.
One of the major variations that occurred during the 1860's developmental period was the "fluted" cylinder Army. No doubt a further attempt at streamlining the weight of the new revolver, a small number of early 1860s were produced with fluted cylinders (referred to in the Colt records as the "cavalry" model). A barrel length of TA" was standard for the early dragoon models, but some 8" barrels were produced at the tail end of the 3rd Model dragoon production. The Army preferred the longer length, and it was permanently adopted with the government contract.
This period in the Model 1860's development coincided with a failure of political efforts to avoid the Civil War. Capitalizing upon the resulting demand for weapons, Colt took advantage of the South's early preparation for the war by making some of his first shipments of the 1860 Army to known dealers and/or agents in the southern states. These sales were completely legal, because the South had yet to secede. Indeed, the nation had pulled itself back from the brink of rebellion so many times during the prewar years that an actual armed conflict seemed unimaginable to many observers, perhaps Colt included. Colt's otherwise staunch support of the Union would seem to indicate that his motives were driven by profit rather than treasonous impulses.
Known shipments of the Model 1860 Armies (approximately 2,230) were made to a number of Southern dealers between December 1860 and April 1861, as follows: December 27, 1860, 300 to Gov. Wm. Brown of Georgia; January 15, 1861, 50 to Wm. Sage, Charleston, South Carolina; 160 to Wm. Martin, Natchez, Mississippi; 240 to H.D. Norton & Bros, (prior to April 16th), San Antonio, Texas; and 1,100 to Kitteridge & Folsom (up to April 9th), New Orleans, Louisiana. William B. Edwards, in Civil War Guns, states that these arms that were shipped south were under serial number 3,000 (fluted Army 1860 models) and are considered to be secondary Confederate arms.
However, there were early problems with the design of the 1860 Army's fluted cylinders, and before April 1861, at least one dealer, H.D. Norton, had returned 120 of his 240 Colts to Hartford citing "burst cylinders." A March 25, 1861, letter to Colt informed them that "with the cylinder burst...It blew out at the place in the cylinder where the catch enters... the thinness of the cylinder here has often been urged as an objection to them and if many of them do it they will not sell at all." Colt, not desiring to create alarm in the marketplace (or even worse, jeopardizing his large government contract with "bad press"), wrote to Norton "we will repair or replace these arms immediately." Replacement Armies with rebated Army cylinders were apparently sent. It is possible that he used the same policy for problems that occurred on weapons sent to the other dealers, but there are no known letters to that effect.
This brings us to the specimen that is the subject of this article. This Colt 1860 Army, serial number 224, was acquired years ago from an old Colt collector who obtained it from the estate of a widow in the Midwest. Showing use and wear consistent with its early issue, it was obviously one of the early Colt Armies that went to a Southern dealer (most likely Norton in Texas), and was then returned to Colt for "repair or replacement" because of the fluted cylinder. It was equipped with a standard replaced Army cylinder. By this time (April, 1861), Colt had received many Model 1860s back from the H.D. Norton shipment. Also, Colt had already amassed a number of "inspected" rebated cylinders accepted by the U.S. Ordnance Department, since inspectors were already "in-house" at Colt (and at nearby Hazardville at Colt's Powderworks contractor) approving arms and gunpowder for the military contract yet to be filled. The cylinder on the revolver in question is numbered 224 and has government proof marks on it. It has an early V'/z" barrel, the carryover from the dragoon model. The specimen also has the elongated "Army" grips and is a 3-screw type (not cut for shoulder stock).
What is most significant is that the "silvered" backstrap of this specimen carries a finely executed inscription reading, "Presented to D.T. Williams by the/State of Virginia April 22, 1861". Early Colt researchers John Parsons and Herb Glass, Sr. had noted from the Colt factory records that serial number 224 was one of two shipments totaling 500 armies shipped to Peter Williams & Co. on April 15th, 1861 – 3 days after the start of the Civil War! It was shipped via Adams Express to Richmond. Model 1860s in this shipment were found carrying serial numbers from as low as serial number 161 to as high as serial number 1,812.
Given that Colt already had business dealings in the South (noted by John Parson's uncovered facts of earlier Colt 1860 shipments to southern dealers) and the fact that news of the Confederates' bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12th moved slowly, certainly worked in Colt's favor. With the news of the outbreak of the Civil War in that second week of April 1861, it would appear that he "rushed" the shipment of Colts to Richmond. This is evidenced by a number of discoveries.
Months later, Union authorities, suspecting Colt had sympathies with the South or perhaps just being jealous of Colt's business success, condemned the Colonel before Congress for dealing with the enemy when it found evidence that this shipment had been made. Speaking "for the record," Colt flatly responded that after the start of the war, shipments to the Southern states ceased, and he never took another order for arms going to the South – a "carefully" chosen statement as the order appears to have already been placed before Congress declared war on April 15th – the very day of the Colt shipment to Richmond. In the early war confusion caused by hostilities in the South, and over when the war "officially" began, it appears that Colt ensured he would fill his customer's order before war prevented him from doing further business.
Regarding the inscription on serial number 224, the question arises as to who was D.T. Williams, what was his apparent relationship to Peter Williams &. Co. and what is the significance of the presentation inscription.
Research at the Richmond city archives revealed no mention of a Peter Williams or Peter Williams Company in Richmond during the war. However, in the Confederate Archives in Richmond, there was a record found of a David T. Williams who was a "commission merchant" and a "broker." Searching through the newspapers of the era from wartime Richmond also revealed a significant notice (Richmond Examiner, April 23rd, 1861), which states "The State Authorities seized 500 Army revolvers belonging to Williams, Peters & Co. on Sunday (April 21st) at Adams express office...the State will take these."
Additionally, the minutes of the "Ordinance of Secession Convention" in Richmond on April 22, 1861, reveal that "A certificate was granted to Mssrs. Williams, Peters & Co. that five hundred revolvers which were intended for the government of the Confederate States had been detained by the Governor for the use of this State and that the State will be responsible for them... Ordered that the five hundred pistols [Revolvers] belonging to the Government of the Confederate States which had been detained by authority of the Governor be restored to R.H. Gayle the agent of that government. Williams & Co. will be paid of course."
In the early days of the war, with "states' rights" the paramount political rallying cry of the day and the "provisional" Confederate government still not being fully set up in Richmond, it makes sense that these arms were claimed by the state and not the new Confederate government. This also raises the question as to whether David T. Williams (or Williams, Peters & Co.) were just commission brokers who sold the arms to the highest bidder or was Williams or the company an "agent" for the new Confederacy.
No records have been found indicating that they were regularly involved in the arms trade. This is partly confirmed by a notice in the Richmond Daily Dispatch (Dec. 5, 1861) announcing the dissolution of the partnership between Williams, Peters 6k Co. of Richmond and Peters, Williams & Co. of Lynchburg. Their business is described as the "purchase of State and Government Stocks and Bonds, and all securities usual to the market, on commission. GOLD, SILVER AND UNCURRENT MONEY bought and sold on liberal terms..." The principals were listed as D.T. Williams of Richmond and S.T. Peters of Lynchburg. Williams notifies the public that he will continue operations in Richmond at their old stand at No. 164 Main Street opposite the American Hotel.
This information as to the identity of David T. Williams as a merchant/broker, the existence of the partners Mssrs. Williams, Peters & Co., (a.k.a. Peters, Williams & Co.) and a lack of any information as to the existence of a Peter Williams surely conclude that the Colt record books simply used the Lynchburg version of this partnership's name. This ties in perfectly with the shipment of 1860 Armies to David T. Williams in Richmond.
Further research into Williams, Peters and Co. also revealed some important information. Mr. D.T. Williams was a prominent commission merchant in the City of Richmond during the Civil War period, with his offices located at No. 5 Shockoe Slip. Mr. Williams lived on South Third Street in the area known as Gamble's Hill, and his widow continued living there until about the turn of the century. His business was situated in the wharf area along the James River in Richmond. As commission merchants, the company no doubt used the waterways to ship and receive goods, which would be vital to maintaining its business in Richmond and to the rest of the South. This address is significant in that examining a map of wartime Richmond reveals that this address is located immediately alongside the location of the famous Tredegar Ironworks (and the J.R. Anderson Co.) – armorers to the Confederacy.
The Tredegar Iron Works was the premier iron foundry in the Confederacy. The site is now the location of a museum called The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar. The foundry was named in honor of the town of Tredegar, South Wales, which was also the hometown of Rhys Davies, the man originally in charge of constructing the facility in 1833. It is significant that there is mention of D.T. Williams as a broker in the Analey Davies papers in Richmond. In 1841, the owners turned over management to a 28-year-old civil engineer named Joseph Reid Anderson. Anderson acquired ownership of the foundry in 1848, did work for the United States government, and by 1860 became a leading iron producer in the country. The company produced about 70 steam locomotives between 1850 and 1860. Tredegar Iron Works supplied high-quality munitions to the South during the war. The company also manufactured railroad steam locomotives, made the iron plating for the first Confederate ironclad warship, the CSS Virginia, and was credited with the production of approximately 1,100 artillery pieces during the war, which was about half of the South's total domestic production of artillery between the war years of 1861-1865.
Additionally significant is the fact that in the author's past research into the collection of Samuel Colt's personal papers (housed at the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford), there was reference to an April 8, 1861, letter from J.R. Anderson, president of the Tredegar Ironworks, to the Colt Company. The letter is signed by Brig. General, C.S.A., J.R. Anderson (of Anderson & Co.) to Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co. from Richmond, Virginia, dated April 8, 1861. The headed stationery reads "Tredegar Iron Works".
The letter reads:
In your letter of 9th Feb. to us you say: "we could furnish you at once with 250 of our new model Army of Holster pistols and at the rate of say $300 per week from this time forward, if desiredprice $25 each - less 10% discount. Enclosed please find price list for our arms and cartridges. If you will give us an order for 500 of them we will give you a commission of 2½% on the net amount of the bill". Please inform as whether $25. less 10% or $22.50 apiece is the price you charge to parties who buy direct for their own use, or whether that price is confined to parties buying to sell again.
This letter is quite interesting as it undoubtedly pertains to the exact shipment going to David T. Williams. Whether the shipment was originally intended for Anderson & Co. – who would be the Confederate States' largest armorer (and, as a contractor, in reality an arms "broker" to the State of Virginia or the Confederacy) – is moot. The fact that Williams, Peters & Co. actuated the order with Colt is of no doubt. Whether he was a "secret agent" for the fledgling Confederacy or the "go between" between Tredegar and Colt is speculative – although believable, as Colt certainly began dealing with Williams prior to February 1861. Tredegar may have been offered the arms by this wealthy commission agent, and perhaps a shrewd Anderson may have wished to "go around" the would-be arms broker Williams and purchase directly from Colt. However, since the order was shipped to Williams, and the State of Virginia paid Williams, it is likely that the price was clarified, the order quickly shipped, and this was the exact order of 500 Armies that was shipped through Adams & Co. and "seized" by the Confederate authorities.
One question remains unanswered. It is not known whether Colt was actually paid for this shipment of revolvers. There exists no record of receipt in factory ledgers showing payment for the shipment, not even in the newly discovered business ledgers acquired in 2007 by the Museum of Connecticut History. It would appear that Colt would have sent an agent along with the shipment to assure payment. If so, did it get too "hot" for Colt on the receiving end of the shipment? What about D.T. Williams? Was he there to receive the order and did he have trouble with agents of the Provisional Confederate government?
What, then, about the individual David T. Williams as far as his personally presented Colt is concerned? What significance do he and his revolver have?
Records of Confederate enlistments in the State Archives in Richmond reveal that David T. Williams (besides owning a company) is known to have enlisted in the 1st Virginia State Reserves, July 1st, 1863, and soon received a promotion to Sergeant. The unit was also known as the First Battalion, 2nd Class Virginia Militia, City of Petersburg and was assigned to the Department of Richmond, in the Army of Northern Virginia. Its duty was in local defense in Richmond and environs, and at Belle Island, guarding prisoners. Sergt. Williams is known to have seen action during the Petersburg Siege in June 1864 and specifically in the defense of Fort Gregg April 2nd, 1865, where the garrison of 250 men held off almost 5,000 Northern troops (in the 3rd Battle of Petersburg) preventing the fall of Richmond on that day. Many of the garrison did not survive the night, and Petersburg fell, as did Richmond the following day.
Certainly, David Williams carried this revolver if in service at Petersburg in 1864 and also at Fort Gregg. He may possibly have been one of those captured when his battalion manned the fortifications during that battle. Or was he also present during the last days of the Confederacy in Richmond, when the militia, along with office workers, manned the city defenses? Or was he with the unit of 250 Tredegar "guards" made up of factory workers who defended the factory (saving it from destruction) while a good portion of Richmond was destroyed when the Confederacy's capital fell on April 2nd, 1865? If so, did he use this Northern-made revolver and turn it against the North's own soldiers. The Tredegar Ironworks and his business were located at the foot of Gamble's Hill, within sight of his home at the hill's peak on 3rd Street. Williams would literally have been fighting for his "house and home."
After the war, there is little known about David T. Williams' activities except that he sold his business assets to satisfy debts owed. The company was sold to William T. Sutherlin, a prominent citizen of Danville, Virginia. The City of Danville was the last seat of the Confederate government, for only eight days, April 3-10, 1865. Danville's quartermaster, Major William T. Sutherlin, offered his home to Jefferson Davis and the Confederate government. Davis occupied an upstairs bedroom, and the Confederate cabinet met in the Sutherlin dining room. Davis delivered his final proclamation to the Confederate nation from that home on April 4th, 1865. All assets of the Williams, Peters & Co. were sold to Sutherlin in 1867, but his house and furniture on Third Street in Richmond were retained by Williams' widow, and she continued to live until the turn of the century in this, the wealthiest section of the city on Gamble's Hill.
So how historically significant is this revolver? In a letter to the author from R.L. Wilson, he states that Colt 1860 Army serial number 224 "is a uniquely important and historic artifact..-the D.T. Williams revolver's inscription indicates that it was a gift to him from the State of Virginia. As such the revolver appears to be the only known example of such a presentation Colt inscribed from that State."
In light of the circumstances leading up to this final shipment to Richmond of the 500 Colt Armies, how should we perceive Sam Colt as far as history is concerned? Was he a shrewd businessman...or a traitor to the North? In the longsimmering political turmoil of the late 1850s and early 1860s, and with uncertainty about the opening of the conflict mixed with the slowness of communications, Sam Colt no doubt knew how to capitalize on this opportunity for business. On the other hand, he also must have imagined what impact his arms would have when he shipped these 500 revolvers to Richmond and then actual hostilities commenced on Virginia battlefields.
Did Sam have a conscience? If he did, it apparently did not cloud his ability to conduct business. More believable is the theory that Colt was first and foremost a "capitalist" and not a traitor. He was always quick to use his "Yankee ingenuity" at every turn to gain a profit. That is how he built his have defended these shipments, because Sam Colt died early in the war. If there were lingering questions about his motives and actions, the answers died with him.
R.L Wilson, Book of Colt Firearms. 1993.
Mitchell, James L, Colt: The Man, the Arms, the Company, 1959.
Edwards, William B, Civil War Guns, 1962.
Parsons, John E., Samuel Colt's Own Record, 1947.
Other Documents Referenced:
Colt Historical Department, Colt Firearms Co., Hartford, October 2007, Colt factory letter on shipment of 1860 Colt SN 224.
National Archives & Records Service, Washington, D.C. Military Service File David T. Williams. Parsons, John E., "New Light On Colts". 1956. Uncovered Colt Ledgers.
Original letter from J.R. Anderson to Samuel Colt. April 1861, derived from the Joseph Laico Collection Sale 8243 from Christie's New York. (COLT, SAMUEL) Anderson, Joseph Reid. May 12, 1999. (Author's collection).
Letter of Provenance, February 1998 by R.L. Wilson, Hadlyme, CT, 5 pp.
Washington-Lee & Associates, Fairfax, Va., 1998 (Research 1st Va. Reserves)
Colt Patent Firearms Mfg. Co., Hartford, January 1963 Information on Colt shipment of SN 224, R.H. Wagner.
Herb Glass, Bullville, NY. Letters re: Colt Factory Records Feb. 1963 & March 1963.
Parsons, John E., April 1962 re: Colt factory ledgers.
Richmond Daily Dispatch, April 23, 1861. Newspaper record shipment of 1860 Armies.
City of Richmond, CW Centennial Committee, January 1962. Letter re: D.T. Williams.
State of Virginia, Executive Journal, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1861, Microfilm #63-1454. Minutes of Ordinance of Secession Convention, Mon., April 22, 1861. Re: Acquisition of 500 - 1860 Armies.
Clerk's Office, Chancery Court, City of Richmond, March 1962. Re: bankruptcy and Deeds to property D.T. Williams.
Museum of Connecticut History, Business Records of Colt's Patent Firearms Mfg. Co, Hartford, CT, Journal A, 1856-1863; pg. 356. Accession *2007.323.3.
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An LG Smart TV owner in the United Kingdom has shockingly discovered that his device is sending unencrypted data over Wi-Fi containing TV watching habits, as well as file names from external storage units hooked up to the TV to an LG website, even though the TV's privacy settings should have prevented such behavior. The Smart TV model in question is the LG 42LN572V that was manufactured in May 2013.
The Smart TV has an option of collecting watching information from users, although TV owners are able to turn it off from the Option menu. Even so, the unnamed TV owner – identified as DoctorBeet on his blog– found that the TV was sending the information to an LG web address (GB.smartshare.lgtvsdp.com), which is currently offline, returning 404 errors when accessed. Even though it looks like LG is not collecting the data at this time, such a "feature" could always be enabled, at which point the company would receive information every time the channel is changed and even get access to file names on USB dongles or external hard drives, although file names have not been always sent to that specific URL in DoctorBeet's tests.
Such data could then be used for advertising purposes. DoctorBeet found a corporate video that explains LG's Smart Ad feature that's included in various LG products. "LG Smart Ad analyses users favorite programs, online behavior, search keywords and other information to offer relevant ads to target audiences," the video says, further describing the kind of relevant, personalized ads that LG could deliver to TV owners.
However, in addition to using the data for advertising purposes, LG could also get a glimpse to what users are doing with their Smart TVs, especially when it comes to the kind of files they play on their devices from other storage units. Furthermore, since the data is not transmitted over an encrypted connection, it would be vulnerable to prying eyes.
It is not clear at this time whether this is a widespread issue for LG Smart TVs, or whether this was an isolated incident, but LG's Smart Ad video promotion lists many other LG devices as capable of delivering such ads, including Smart TVs, Blu-ray players and even smart refrigerators. When contacted, LG UK basically told DoctorBeet that he has "unfortunately accepted the Terms and Conditions" on his TVs, and that nothing can be really be done. In response, DoctorBeet blocked access on his home Wi-Fi router to the web sites his Internet-connected TV could send information to, although that's not something all Smart TV owners would know how to do.


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Spac3man Interview
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Humility is a trait that many artists are lacking in this day and age, and it is rarity to find a hip hop artist who has this. Spac3man proves to keep his humility, even with his career becoming a success. Spac3man made the quick transition from hypeman to his labelmates on Sportn'Life Records to a hip hop artist with singles that continue to grow in popularity everyday such as the upbeat tracks "Fly Dena Mufuka" and "L's Up." Last year Spac3man was dropping his mixtape Featuristic, and this year is performing on the Maine stage at Sasquatch Music Festival in Washington. MVRemix caught up with Spac3man to talk about his Sasquatch performace, people he wants to work with, and his upcoming tour with the king of mash-ups, Girl Talk.
How are you feeling about your Sasquatch set Sunday?
I don't really get excited until I'm about to go onstage. I get to the microphone and when I jump up there that is when I'm excited. Overall, I feel blessed about the show.
Are you new to playing the festival scene or have you done some festivals before in the past?
Nah, I've done quite a bit of festivals. Not a whole lot, but I've done like four festivals. Rockin' outside… I love rockin' outside! I like rockin' inside for the acoustics, but at outside shows I always tend to do a lot of fun songs just because we're outside.
Are you going to stick around and catch any sets from fellow performers at Sasquatch?
Yep, I'll be there early enough to catch sets before me. Also, I have a lot of friends that are performing too. So hell yeah, I can't wait to get there. I'm more a fan than anything when it comes to music… That's what I feed off of, other artists that be doing there thing.
How was it transitioning from a hype man to your label mates to being a rapper?
I mean it's cool but for me, it wasn't something that I was only doing, it was something that got me somewhat seasoned for the stage; to be up there and to be what I wanted to be. I got like 200 credible performers that I've always looked at and was like, "Damn, these guys are rockin'." Then I met up with them and stuff. I knew I didn't have that on stage, so to be able to hype for them and them to show me what they do, it helped take me to another level.
Girl Talk's shows have been known to be completely crazy and chaotic are you looking forward to touring with him?
Yeah, I can't wait to get out there. I've watched a few videos online, but I've never actually met him in person, but I've seen what he do and I respect it. I can't wait to mash what I do, my type of energy to his type of energy. 'Cause we have different energies and stuff.
What is the craziest thing that you have seen at one of your shows happen?
Uhh… females showing me their titties. [laughs] I have this song that I only do live that I did with this group called Soda. Pretty much, the song is just about females showing titties, it's called "Flash", but they never finished their part, so I was like "Man, I just wanna enjoy this." Everytime I played it, females were really showing their titties to it. I don't know… I enjoy it. It's a fun part for me.
I'm sure you'll see a lot of them at Girl Talk.
[laughs] Well, it's all ages though so I don't know.
How do you usually wind down after a performance?
Ain't no winding down. [laughs] Ain't no winding down! We hype until we just sleep!
So you go party?
Nah, we go to eat… something like that. Then most of the time we on some stuff where we go try to find an after party or something you know. So, it's not always a winding down thing. Vocally I'm winding down, but I'm still having fun.
Let's talk about your mixtapes…I know you dropped your mixtape Featuristic last year – when is your next one going to drop?
I plan on putting out another one, another Featuristic 2. I have a lot of features. I have a lot of people that I do features with. Some people put the songs out, some people don't. So, I'm like "Fuck I love that song!" That's the thing with Featuristic, it's an extra push for the songs I was on. It's a way for some of the artists I work with to really be seen. I might put it out right before I put out my EP, because I just want to keep it alive because you know, everyone is excited, so I just want to keep feeding them and keep them happy.
If you had to pick one producer that you could work with, who would it be?
I'm really big on local producers, I'm not really big on finding big producers because I feel like those dudes are… you know what you will get from them. But from a producer that no one really knows. Well, what producer would I like to work with? One producer that I have been wanting to work with for a long time. [pauses] Damn, this is hard as hell [laughs] Can I break it into two people? It would be Timbaland and The Neptunes. Those are like two producers that I always thought, "These dudes are crazy." If I wanted a crazy beat, I would go with them. If I wanted like an amazing song, I would work with Kanye West on the production because just the progression and the way he produces beats is marvelous. It would be between those three. If I wanted a crazy album, it would be between those three.
You're from Seattle and some icons came from there like Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain. I noticed a little bit of a Hendrix vibe at the beginning of the L's up video. Who are some icons that inspire you?
I always look at people that… Just hip hop or anything?
I would listen to a lot of gospel and R&B when I was hella young. I don't know, hella R&B inspires me. What are some icons that inspire me? On some like performance shit, probably Michael Jackson. The passion that he put into it, and every move that he does conveying what he was saying. Being able to vocally say it and mean everything? That was crazy. That's what I try to do. I wear gloves on stage. It's a real serious thing for me. Aside from making music, making sure my performance is right is the big thing. I think that Michael Jackson and Busta Rhymes are the cats that I see and I'm like, "I have to rock this shit." You know what I mean? I can't come out here and play around. That's that type of shit that I get from those types of dudes. Micheal Jackson, Busta Rhymes, KRS-One…those type of motherfuckers. They aren't standing for a wack show.
What is coming up for you in the future?
My EP, Beyond the Stars is actually really different from a lot of those songs that I have now. They have a lot of upbeat energy, but Beyond Stars is a lot of me expressing emotion and bring a different type of energy; a different type of emotional energy. I wanted to create a lot of emotion from me within the people, where if I am talking about this in my life I want you to feel like you are there too. If I say, "Life sucks," I want you to be thinking at the end of the song, "Life sucks." Like you know what I mean? I'm not pushing that, but that's where I am trying to go with it. With this project it is more into my life, and different from what I really do. That's why I've tried to do a lot of upbeat songs around this project, because when they get this project there isn't going to be a lot of that side of me. You have that now, here is this. You know? All in all, I want people to know I'm a person. Not that I'm a damn juke box.
Any last words?
Yeah, spell my name right S-P-A-C-3-M-A-N. Shit, hella new shit coming and I apologize for the wait. The wait will be worth it. Beyond the Stars coming soon.
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Q: XLR phantom power microphone mute, redux Wall of text? Feel free to jump to the four related questions towards the bottom!
I had a previous post discussing how to build a pop-free, electronically controlled mute circuit that goes inline in a phantom powered XLR microphone (condenser, not dynamic). These microphones have a small amplifier on board, and generally come in two flavors; 150 ohm output impedance, or 600 ohm output impedance, both intended to be used with a 7.2 kΩ transformer-based input impedance (where the phantom power can be injected in the center tap) or a resistive input that puts the +48V phantom in the center of a 7.2 kΩ resistor ladder.
The least-bad suggestion at the time was to look at this circuit:

This basically puts a capacitor across the two signal lines that gets shunted in when muted, and gets decoupled with a 10 kΩ resistor when not-muted. The recommended values for C1 is 1000 μF for a 600 Ω source impedance microphone, and 2200 μF for a 150 Ω source impedance microphone.
I looked around for components that would let me implement that while using logic-level control, ideally powered by the bus directly, but I ended up deciding on a separate power source for logic and using an isolated switch of some sort. I tried some DPDT signal relays, but they were surprisingly noisy when in the "powered" state. Regular optocouplers won't work because of the high forward voltage drop (the full peak-to-peak amplitude of one of these microphones might be 1V, with signals in the millivolt being quite commmon, and noise measured in microvolts being a necessity for good quality.)
Finally, using a opto-MOSFET based optocoupler, the TLP222A, I could activate the mute circuit from above using logic level, with appropriate isolation for the +48V phantom power rail in common mode on the +/- signal wires (relative to the analog ground).
Here's my circuit:

C3 is a 2200 μF, 6.3V unpolarized electrolytic capacitor from Nichicon: https://products.nichicon.co.jp/en/pdf/XJA043/e-uvp.pdf.
R5 is a wirewound 100k low-noise resistor from Riedon: https://riedon.com/media/pdf/Precision_Resistors.pdf.
EDIT UPDATE: The pin numbering on the circuit does not match the intended case mount XLR connectors; in the implementation it's 100 mil headers that can turn either way. And I had turned it the wrong way, as I immediately saw when I brought out the scope. Thanks for the suggestions along this line; those were all spot on! The muting works fine; there's still a pop, though. END EDIT!
You will note that I use 100 kΩ instead of 10 kΩ, because when the input impedance is 7.2 kΩ, a 10 kΩ resistor will significantly impact the signal when in "non-muted" state. The point of the resistor being inline even when non-muted seems to be to equalize the voltage of the capacitor to reduce pops when deactivated, so 100 kΩ should be sufficient, assuming I only activate mute when the signal is "quiet."
Unfortunately, this circuit doesn't work very well at all, for two reasons:
First, it still pops when being activated, even if the input is silent. I honestly don't understand why, unless there is some constant bias between signal-plus and signal-minus. As per specifications (which are from the olden days where transformers were the go-to interfacing solutions) there shouldn't be, but who knows these days. Given price pressures in the market, I'm sure it's driven by some opamp, not an actual copper winding.
Second, it doesn't have a particularly large amount of mute, even when R5 is shorted -- perhaps 10-15 dB of pad. This I don't understand at all -- a 2200 capacitor should be a very effective short for most audio-level signals. Given the source impedance of 150 Ω, an internal resistance of the capacitor of 0.1 - 2 Ω (calculated from tan-delta in the data sheet) and of the photo-mosfet of at most 2 Ω, shouldn't affect the mute efficiency too much, is my assumption. (But you know what happens when one assumes ...)

*

*Now, what am I doing or assuming wrong here?

*Why am I seeing no mute?

*Why is it still popping (is it common that there's a constant bias in signal+/signal- in XLR microphone interfaces?)

*How do I build a robust mute function that doesn't pop when activating/deactivating, and actually mutes the microphone, ideally with infinite, or at least 120 dB or more of pad?

The next step I can think of would be to build basically a pre-amp. Generate phantom power on the microphone side, buffer the signal with an opamp, apply mute using a soft-ramp VCA, and then re-synthesize the balanced signal on the other end out to the mixer (which now might not need to generate phantom power at all.)
Is this the only way to really do it? If so, what are the sufficiently low-noise high-quality opamps and, probably most importantly, boost converter toplogies that would get me there? (My preferred power input is 5V USB power, so I'm quite worried about boosting 5V input to 48 V and then getting undertones from the converter frequency bleeding into the audible signal -- could an LC filter sufficiently solve that? How do commercial phantom power systems do this?)

A: Your XLR wiring is incorrect, it should be between pins 2 and 3, not 1 and 2!

A: The key to any pop-free solution is to ensure that there's no DC across the switch contacts, which includes any capacitor leakage, static charge etc.  this is a tall order because the amount of energy required to generate an audible pop is tiny.  This can be mitigated by activating the circuit progressively (over tens or hundreds of milliseconds).  I wonder whether a transformer might work in between the op to and the resistor, since DC will see this as a piece of wire.  Apologies for the anthropomorphism.

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Q: Race condition when using List with async-loaded rows and laid out with GeometryReader This is a follow-up question from Content hugging priority behaviour in SwiftUI.
I have a List with async-loaded images for each row, which has its height set using a GeometryReader. Full code here:
struct CountryCell: View {
    let country: Country

    @State var childSize: CGSize = .init(width: 0, height: 50)

    var body: some View {
        HStack {
            AsyncImage(url: Endpoints.flag(countryCode: country.flagCode).url, placeholder: Image("flag"))
                .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fit)
                .frame(width: DeviceMetrics.size.width * 0.25, height: self.childSize.height)
            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 5) {
                Text("Country: ").bold() + Text(self.country.name)
                Text("Capital: ").bold() + Text(self.country.capital)
                Text("Currency: ").bold() + Text(self.country.currency)
            }
            .frame(minWidth: 0, maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
            .background(
                GeometryReader { proxy -> AnyView in
                    DispatchQueue.main.async {
                        self.childSize = proxy.size
                    }
                    return AnyView(Color.clear)
            })
        }
    }
}

Run it, the images won't replace the placeholder (maybe 1 in 10 will randomly show up), although the network requests are made. I can't figure it out, but have a hunch it's a race condition during triggering layout by the GeometryReader and the AsyncImage. If you replace:
.frame(width: DeviceMetrics.size.width * 0.25, height: self.childSize.height)

with:
.frame(width: DeviceMetrics.size.width * 0.25)

then the images will show up correctly. Similarly, if you comment out the GeometryReader, things will start to work too.
Any hints would be much appreciated.


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Rhacophorus annamensis est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Rhacophoridae.

Répartition et habitat
Cette espèce se rencontre au Viêt Nam et dans l'extrême est du Cambodge, entre 700 et  d'altitude.

Elle vit dans la forêt tropicale humide.

Étymologie
Son nom d'espèce, composé de annam et du suffixe latin , « qui vit dans, qui habite », lui a été donné en référence au lieu de sa découverte, l'Annam, un protectorat français, de 1883 à 1945, dans le centre de l'Indochine.

Publication originale
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Q: Mock a class's local method I am trying write test case in Rpec for a Class which look like this
class ABC
   def method_1( arg )
       #does something and return a value based on arg
   end

   def initialize
       @service = method_1( arg )
   end

   def getSomething_1
       return @service.get_seomthing_1
   end

   def getSomething_2
       return @service.get_seomthing_2
   end
end

Now I want to initiate the @service instance variable with a mocked object so that I can use that mocked object to return values against which I can validate my unit tests.
I tried to do something like
describe ABC do
    before(:each) do
       myObject = double()
       myObject.stub(:get_something_1).and_return("SomeValue")
       ABC.any_instance.stub(:method_1).and_return(myObject)
    end

   it "Checks the correctness of getSomething_1 method of class ABC" do
       @abc = ABC.new
       @abc.getSomething_1.should eql("SomeValue")
   end
end

NOw when I am trying to run the test @service is not getting initialized with the object with which I want it to.
Seems like method_1 is not getting mocked with the behaviour defined.
Can someone help with how to assign @service with my mocked object.

A: You're really close, but it looks like you're incorrectly stubbing :method_1 on an instance of ABC. You need to do something like:
before(:each) do
  myObject = double(get_something_1: "SomeValue")
  ABC.any_instance().should_receive(:method_1).and_return(myObject)
end

A: The problem you're having is you're stubbing :method_1, which allows you to control what it returns, but while short-circuiting its behaviour. Unfortunately, what method_1 returns is irrelevant, it's what it does—assigning @service—that's interesting.
Without seeing the actual interface and design of your class, I can't suggest improvements on that score, but you can at least get your expectation to work correctly by substituting references to an instance variable (ie. @service.some_method) with an attr_reader:
class ABC
  attr_reader :service

  # ...

  def getSomething_1
    return service.get_seomthing_1
  end
end

And then in your spec:
describe ABC
  # ..

  before do
    ABC.any_instance(:service).and_return(myObject)
    # ...
  end

  it "Checks the correctness of getSomething_1 method of class ABC" do
    @abc = ABC.new("xyz")
    @abc.getSomething_1.should eql("SomeValue")
  end
end

In this case, any instance of ABC will return your mock when its attribute service is called, allowing getSomething_1 to correctly reference your mock.


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John Walsh's AMW got picked up by Lifetime Network, but the Bad Boys won't be seen much for the rest of 2012. They may have a future on cable, though!


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Supporting 'transformative approaches' to Irish healthcare
Specialist healthcare infrastructure consultancy, Archus, has established a new Dublin office, to expand its provision of strategic and infrastructure advice to health and social care clients in the region.
Parliamentarians launch call for evidence on NHS infrastructure needs
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Work begins on new St James's pathology laboratory
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M&E contractors happy to pay for longer lifespan products
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Work starts on Rochdale musculoskeletal hub
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Archbishop's blessing for new modular ICU at Kent's William Harvey
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby, recently visited the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford in Kent to praise staff for their 'faithful and tenacious service', and bless the hospital's new Intensive Care Unit, due to open later this month.
Harnessing AI to save energy and improve user comfort
With buildings widely recognised as a major source of energy consumption – the global real estate market consumes 60% of the world's electricity, and emits 28% of global carbon emissions – Arloid says its 'innovative' Artificial Intelligence (AI) 'enables any building to cut energy bills amid the global fuel crisis'.
New Hospital Programme publishes Supplier Guide
A new 'Supplier Guide' which will be updated regularly as the New Hospital Programme progresses, highlights what those managing the programme say 'is important to us and, what will be required from our supply chain' was published on 14 April.
NHS App's significant travel reduction benefits
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Fareham chemo unit provides treatment closer to home
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COVER STORY: Innovative infection control from the washroom experts
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Summer school – revamped
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May webinar on 'Meeting the energy and carbon challenge in the NHS'
The energy market has certainly hit the news headlines in recent times, as the conflict in Ukraine has led to record market prices, and concerns about long-term continuity of supply.
Norwood helps Medicom upscale mask production
Norwood, the specialist in design, manufacture, and installation, of demountable steel and glass partitions, has helped Medicom create a facility that is manufacturing 2.3 million masks a day as the UK continues to fight COVID-19.
Static Systems welcomes new Commercial director
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'Mobile health clinic' screening 10,000 vulnerable people annually
A hi-tech mobile health clinic is being used to improve screening, testing, and treatment, of around 10,000 vulnerable, homeless, and high-risk people in London every year, says University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which has deployed it.
Cambridge Children's Hospital will 'take care of the whole child'
An international design team has helped secure another step forward for Cambridge Children's Hospital as planning permission is granted for its early designs.
Major 'greener' vehicle funding boost for capital's ambulance service
London Ambulance Service (LAS) has secured £16.6 million in funding to purchase new 'greener' vehicles – set to make it the NHS Trust with the largest electric response fleet in the country.
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New Hydromedusa Species Stuns Scientists at the Mariana Trench
Scientists working with the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Okeanos Explorer mission have been investigating the Mariana Trench — the deepest site on the earth's crust — for just a couple of weeks, and already they've spotted a brand new species.
Although the team has yet to give it a name, they have identified the specimen as a hydromedusa (a type of jellyfish) belonging to the genus Crossota.
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> By configuring Redmine to receive emails, you'll be able to create issues and comments by email. There are two main methods: forwarding messages from your mail server or fetching them from a your POP3/IMAP.

## Forwarding Messages from Mail Server

In order to forward messages directly to Redmine from your mail server, you'll need to be able to add new email aliases and you'll need enable the API that processes incoming messages.

To enable the API go to the incoming emails settings under the administrative menu. The URL should be http://<YOURSERVER>/settings?tab=mail_handler. On this screen, check **Enable WS for incoming emails**, click **Generate a key**, and then save. You'll need this API key later.

### rdm-mailhandler.rb

Redmine came with a standalone script, **extra/mail_handler/rdm-mailhandler.rb**, that can be used to forward incoming emails via HTTP. A copy of this script should be placed on your mail server and made executable.

Take a loook at rdm-mailhandler's help documentation.

```shell
chmod +x redmine/extra/mail_handler/rdm-mailhandler.rb
./extra/mail_handler/rdm-mailhandler.rb --help
```

It's long, but it's important to see all of the available options. The help output is below as a resource.

```shell
Usage: rdm-mailhandler.rb [options] --url=<Redmine URL> --key=<API key>

Reads an email from standard input and forwards it to a Redmine server through a HTTP request.

Required arguments:
    -u, --url URL               URL of the Redmine server
    -k, --key KEY               Redmine API key

General options:
        --no-permission-check   disable permission checking when receiving
                                the email
        --key-file FILE         full path to a file that contains your Redmine
                                API key (use this option instead of --key if
                                you don't want the key to appear in the command
                                line)
        --no-check-certificate  do not check server certificate
    -h, --help                  show this help
    -v, --verbose               show extra information
    -V, --version               show version information and exit

User creation options:
        --unknown-user ACTION   how to handle emails from an unknown user
                                ACTION can be one of the following values:
                                * ignore: email is ignored (default)
                                * accept: accept as anonymous user
                                * create: create a user account
        --default-group GROUP   add created user to GROUP (none by default)
                                GROUP can be a comma separated list of groups
        --no-account-notice     don't send account information to the newly
                                created user
        --no-notification       disable email notifications for the created
                                user

Issue attributes control options:
    -p, --project PROJECT       identifier of the target project
    -s, --status STATUS         name of the target status
    -t, --tracker TRACKER       name of the target tracker
        --category CATEGORY     name of the target category
        --priority PRIORITY     name of the target priority
    -o, --allow-override ATTRS  allow email content to override attributes
                                specified by previous options
                                ATTRS is a comma separated list of attributes
```

The help also includes a couple examples:

```shell
No project specified, emails MUST contain the 'Project' keyword:
  rdm-mailhandler.rb --url http://redmine.domain.foo --key secret

Fixed project and default tracker specified, but emails can override
both tracker and priority attributes using keywords:
  rdm-mailhandler.rb --url https://domain.foo/redmine --key secret \
    --project foo \
    --tracker bug \
    --allow-override tracker,priority
```

When submitting emails, users can define various attributes that Redmine will parse and handle appropriately to create their issue or comment.

```shell
Project: Sample
Tracker: Feature
Priority: Low
```

If attributes such as project are missing, Redmine will not know what to do with the message. To avoid this, attributes can be locked in at the time of configuration. If you want to define values for these attributes but still allow user email content to be used when available, --allow-override can be used to identify the attributes that may be overridden.

```shell
rdm-mailhandler.rb --url http://<YOURSERVER> --key <YOURKEY> \
    --project defaultproject --tracker bug --priority normal \
    –-allow-override tracker,priority
```

With this configuration all emails are assigned defaultproject as their project, bug as their tracker, and are given a normal priority. With allow-override here, the user could set their own tracker or priority but they cannot change the project.

To begin using this mail handler, add it as an alias in /etc/aliases.

```shell
redmine: "|/home/redmine/rdm-mailhandler.rb --url http://<YOURSERVER> --key <YOURKEY> --project defaultproject --tracker bug --priority normal –-allow-override tracker,priority"
```

Rebuild the alias database.

```shell
newaliases
```

Messages to redmine are now creating bug issues for defaultproject.

### sub-mailhandler.py

If you have multiple projects, sub-mailhandler.py can help you avoid the need for constant project overrides in your email. This script scans email headers looking for sub-addresses (redmine+project23@yourdomain.xyz) and when found, passes on the message with the project.

```shell
curl -o /home/redmine/sub-mailhandler.py http://www.redmine.org/attachments/download/6759/sub-mailhandler.py
chmod +x /home/redmine/sub-mailhandler.py
```

```shell
Usage: sub-mailhandler.py -h | -e <email> [ -p <project> ] -- <command-line>

The <command-line> portion is the full rdm-mailhandler.rb command that would
normally be executed as the mail handler. The full path to the executable is
required. This command should not include a project; use the build-in
--project argument instead.

Options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -e EMAIL, --email=EMAIL
                        Known email to look for (i.e. redmine recipient)
  -p PROJECT, --project=PROJECT
                        Default project to pass to rdm-mailhandler.rb if there
                        is no subaddress

```

This script goes in front of rdm-mailhander.rb in your alias. You'll have to add the recipient's email and the project argument moves to sub-mailhandler.py.

```shell
redmine: "|/home/redmine/sub-mailhandler.py --email redmine@<YOURSERVER> --project defaultproject -- /home/redmine/rdm-mailhandler.rb --url http://<YOURSERVER> --tracker bug --allow-override tracker,priority --key <YOURKEY>"
```
With this configuration, any email sent to redmine@<YOURSERVER> will use defaultproject. If you wish to send to a particular project, you can still do so by emailing redmine+projectname@<YOURSERVER>.

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