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Establishment of Sino-UK (CAS-Leeds) Joint Center for Earth and Planetary Sciences
On July 9, 2019, representatives from the University of Leeds visited IGG for a series of exchange activities. In accordance with the schedule, in the future IGG will develop long-term cooperation and exchanges with the University of Leeds, and jointly establish the Sino-UK (CAS-Leeds) Joint Center for Earth and Planetary Sciences (abbreviated as SUCEP). Representatives from both sides held an opening ceremony on the first day of the exchange.
At the meeting, Wu Fuyuan, Director of the Institute, introduced the development history and recent work priorities of the institute. He pointed out that SUCEP is the first of five "The Belt and Road" regional joint research centers officially opened by the institute. These centers are charged with the mission of exploring new cooperation methods and fields. He expressed his hopes that the two sides would generate new breakthroughs in the future.
Yang Shiling, Deputy Director of the Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, CAS, as the head of SUCEP, introduced in detail the historical origin of the University of Leeds and its ties to China, as well as the achievements of the cooperation of several generations of earth scientists between the two sides since China's Reform and Opening-up. He expressed his hope that SUCEP would become a new platform for high-level and comprehensive cooperation between the two parties. Professor Alan Haywood, head of the British team, introduced the background, recent developments and future goals of the cooperation between the two sides. He praised the establishment of SUCEP as a new milestone in their cooperation, and said he hoped that the two sides would make good use of this platform to earn greater support and promote scientific development.
At the exchange meeting, more than 20 scientific researchers from both parties made academic reports on engineering geology, applied geophysics, rock geochemistry, planetary science, paleoclimatology, and other fields. Both parties also focused on the willingness, content and prospects for cooperation in fields such as geological engineering, applied geophysics, paleoclimatology, and sedimentary geochemical cycle. The methods of cooperation include student exchange, personnel exchange visits, instrument opening, joint efforts for external funding, regular organization of bilateral exchanges, and so on.
Ms. Du Xiaomeng from the European Branch of the Bureau of International Cooperation, CAS attended the meeting and congratulated the establishment of SUCEP. She introduced the international cooperation work and international talent plan of the Academy, and provided suggestions for SUCEP to obtain project support.
On July 11, under the leadership of Prof. Lin Wei, the participants carried out a geological survey at Mt. Mengshan, Miyun. Scholars from both China and overseas held a heated discussion on the process and dynamic mechanism of the destruction of the North China Craton in the Mesozoic, and frankly exchanged their views on the evolution of the Earth's sphere, which effectively enhanced understanding between the two parties.
SUCEP Opening Ceremony (Image by IGG)
Geological Survey (Image by IGG)


Hello everyone! This is my first post here!
I hold a Resident Concealed Carry License from Texas, and pretty soon I and the wife will be heading to Las Vegas for a trip. From what I understand, New Mexico and Arizona recognizes the Texas license, but Nevada does not. My plan is to carry through NM/AZ and then unload and store my revolver near the Arizona-Nevada border and keep it in a locked container in the trunk (worth noting that there is no way to access the trunk from the passenger compartment), and to keep it in the trunk at all times (rather than taking the case with me to my hotel room). The hotel I'm staying at is not located in North Las Vegas which from what I understand, has an ordinance which prohibits having guns in a car regardless of the situation.
Just wondering if anyone here has had to do something similar, and if there are any problems with my plan, I've looked at Nevada laws and the AG opinion on what constitutes having a firearm "about one's person" in Nevada and so far not seen anything that would get me into trouble with the law.
No need to put your gun in a locked trunk before you get to Nevada. You can keep a loaded gun on the front seat, inside glove box, or center console. Your car is considered an extension of your home.
You can also open carry though if you walk into a casino doing that they will likely ask you to conceal it, leave it somewhere else or leave. If you don't leave when you are asked, you can be charged with trespassing (not just in a casino, most places can ask you to leave and if you don't leave then you can be charged with trespassing).
North Las Vegas ordinance shouldn't be enforced, but you never know if the PD will do it just to annoy you. Outside of the county shooting park, some gun stores, and a few casinos there isn't really anything to see or do in NLV.
North Las Vegas is the scumbag of the Vegas valley.
I don't recommend OC'ing in any casino on the strip. They'll ask you to leave almost every time, which you are required by law to do.
Many of the "high end" hotels on the strip now feature a (free) in-room safe for valuables. If yours does, I suggest taking the gun to your room...having it secured during the day and by your bedside at night.
Welcome to town. We like tourists.
Must be my good looks (kind of look like Sam Elliot, so I'm told) or my charming personality, but I have never been approached when OC in a Casino there.
It is ironic that a state that has legalized brothel houses and gets its money from casinos would prohibit CHL persons to have their weapons secured. But then, remember, Obama said to not go to Las Vegas and "waste $$$". But then, he is not shy about burning jet fuel. Anyway,good luck with your trip.
If you don't have a NV permit I would have it unloaded with the magazine and ammo separate from the firearm. I definitely would not leave it in the car in Las Vegas. I valet when I am there. That would be the definition of out of your control. Someone mentioned using the hotel safe, which is what I did when I flew there to take the CCW class.
Trust me... I live here. No one is going to bother you if you have a gun in your luggage while going to your room. LV Metro has enough to deal with.
I heard somewhere that hotel safes were not all that safe since the management (and, therefore, others...) have a "back door" access to save those customers who create and then forget their codes from themselves. Sounds reasonable, but what say you?
However, this ain't Motel 6. Being an economy based on tourism, the last thing a major, strip hotel is gonna do is start "back-dooring" a safe in a guest room. Guest security is the prime directive in the big hotels/casinos. If one were to worry about such a super-slim chance like that, they might as well not come to town.
Hotel security and LV Metro don't take kindly to anyone messing with a visitor. You're safer on the strip than 99.99% of the rest of the US... including your own neighborhood. Having said that, if you wander into North Las Vegas, you have a good chance of being mugged or murdered.


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Kuwaiti European Holding brings entertainment, sports and tourist attractions
by John Saunders May 25, 2021
written by John Saunders 25th May 21 2:49 pm
Plenty has been written about the role of diverse offerings for businesses. The concept, as it's typically presented, centres around the power of diversification to reduce risk and volatility. While this can certainly be a benefit of the practice, it's also worth exploring the manner in which a business can engage in many different endeavours that are connected to a central theme. Such is the case with Kuwaiti European Holding, a well-known holding company that has concentrated its efforts on bringing joy to people across the world. Read on for a look at how this manifests in the fields of entertainment, sports, and tourism.
Kuwaiti European holding partners with entertainment companies
One endeavour by the holding group that has been earning plenty of focus lately has been its work with some of the world's most notable entertainment organisations to develop a new themed resort opening in London. The project has agreements in place with both the BBC and Paramount Pictures, provoking plenty of speculation about what the resort will feature when it opens its doors in 2024. While details on what those partnerships will look like in practice are still emerging, there's been plenty of excitement building around which properties the entertainment companies may incorporate into the new resort.
While we wait on that information, other details about the resort itself have already come to light. According to plans, the resort will contain six different themed lands, drawing comparisons to Disneyland in California. Those lands will each have a narrative backstory built around different concepts, such as science fiction, fantasy, and even a tropical jungle theme. The varied nature of the themed lands will allow visitors to pick and choose the immersive experience with which they want to engage. It will also allow intrepid travellers to explore the many different lands all in one visit to the resort.
Along with the entertainment value presented by the business partnerships and the themes of the areas of the park, the resort will also provide access to a variety of additional exciting consumer experiences. When visitors first enter the resort, they will step onto the high street which will comprise the heart of the coming development. This area will provide visitors with the ability to experience elements of the park before they even enter the themed lands. This has drawn comparisons to both Downtown Disney and Universal Studio's City walk.
Bringing football to supporters
Another element of the portfolio maintained by Kuwaiti European Holding is its ownership of Ebbsfleet United Football Club. The English club is based in Northfleet, Kent, and competes in the National League South. Founded in 1946, the club's storied history encompasses numerous championship wins and league cups.
The club has also earned praise for the engaged presence of supporters and players both on and off the pitch. This has included a history of volunteer work from these groups which has seen supporters pitching in to help out around the stadium and club grounds. Related to this idea, honours were recently given out to this year's supporter-favourite player, Jack Paxman, who has made a large impact on the club in his first season there. Honours were also given out at the same ceremony to supporters who have made their own impact on the organisation, including helping to form a chapter of the UK's walking football league at the club.
Kuwaiti European holding encourages tourism
As many members of the global population have turned their attention to the potential return of travel, a newfound spotlight has also been shed on the world's emerging tourist destinations. Here again, Kuwaiti European Holding has been singled out, this time with the creation of the Aqueous Resort in Egypt. Built on the coast of the Red Sea, the resort is intended for both short-term and long-term guests to spend time in one of the world's most beautiful natural locations.
While at the resort, visitors can enjoy an innovative outdoor design that provides plenty of opportunities for outdoor gatherings in both large and intimate groups. Swimming pools and seating areas wind through the resort grounds and natural cover provides guests with the ability to get out of the sun. Of course, the warm sunshine of the area can also be a draw to some guests, who may opt to spend time on the fine sandy beaches that stretch along the sea itself. With the beaches leading right into the well-known waters of the sea, visitors will find numerous different ways to enjoy their surroundings.
The larger area surrounding the resort also provides plenty of options for enjoyment. This includes the ability to visit local restaurants and vendors who can share the unique culture and history of the region with those who seek to learn. Outdoor excursions, such as underwater diving trips, are also a popular draw for visitors. Such trips provide the opportunity to glimpse first hand some of the wildlife native to the area, including dolphins and a varied array of fish.
Offerings as a whole
By looking at the above overview of the offerings from Kuwaiti European Holding, we can start to more fully understand how a company can find a way to diversify while still maintaining its focus on existing expertise. Though the holding group's projects differ from each other in a variety of ways, it has still been able to maintain certain themes from one endeavour to the next.
These themes centre around the ability of the group to capture the imagination of those who enjoy its work. Whether this is done through a themed amusement park, a historic football club, or an Egyptian getaway, the takeaway is still the same. For business owners seeking a similar level of diversification in their own offerings, the holding group provides a powerful example of how to do so in an actionable and manageable way. Businesses engaged in this pursuit may want to conduct a deeper look at the group's work to draw additional insights and make headway towards the goal of maintaining a range of quality offerings with the potential for reduced risk.
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Bishop Orina travelled all the way from Kenya to preach the Sunday service of ICF. Why was this visit important for you?
How old were you when you were ordained?
You seem very devoted to your profession. Where does that come from?
UT student Pauline Nyamu with Bishop John Orina. Photo by Joël Gugler.
You mentioned that you came to Enschede to gain new experiences. What has the experience been like so far?
Is there anything specific that you will be taking home with you?
It started as small informal meetings in a room in the ITC hotel. Now it regularly welcomes about a hundred people at its Sunday services. The International Christian Fellowship (ICF) Enschede has existed for 40 years. It celebrated its anniversary yesterday with a special worship in the center of Enschede.


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You're excused if you haven't thought much about Lincoln when considering entry- and mid-level luxury cars in recent years. Few people have... and this has not escaped notice by Lincoln itself. Once established as the choice of older American luxury buyers, Ford's domestic luxury division has faced the same difficulty as some of its competitors in recent years: younger, up-and-coming luxury buyers don't want their parents' (or grandparents'...) car. And it can take a while for a company to revamp its lineup, and corporate culture, in response. Can you say "culture shift"?
But it has happened at Lincoln. With fine results.
To demonstrate that to the press, Lincoln recently held a technical presentation and ride-and-drive event in the San Francisco, CA area. If the thought of a Lincoln on scenic, twisty Highway One seems incongruous to you, reboot your thinking. The cars involved, the 2010 MKZ, MKS, and MKT, are not your great uncle's Town Car.
(Which is not to belittle the venerable Town Car. Limo drivers generally own the cars they drive, and are responsible for maintenance. Reliability, durability, and low maintenance costs are valued, highly. And every Town Car-driving limo owner-operator I've talked with has had nothing but praise for the car. Unfortunately, the livery trade is a small market.)
When it debuted for 2006, the Zephyr heralded the changes at Lincoln. Named after one of the most significant historic Lincolns, produced just before World War II, the `06 Zephyr was a car very much in the mold of its namesake -- an entry-luxury Lincoln aimed at a younger clientele than the company's larger sedans.
With changes in naming convention, the new Zephyr morphed into the MKZ. And the 2010 MKZ has gained the New Lincoln Look, highlighted by a bold grille heavily influenced by... the late 1930s Lincoln Zephyr. Inside, it has also evolved, with a cleaner and more upscale look, and materials and fit and finish as good as any other car in its class - meaning primarily the Lexus ES 350 and Cadillac CTS, with a bead drawn on BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi. Power is from the 3.5-liter Duratec aluminum alloy V6, now with 263 horsepower and 249 lb-ft of torque driving either the front or, optionally, all wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission with Select Shift™ manual shift paddles. Suspension is fully-independent, short-and-long arm in front and multilink at the rear.
To better compete with sport-oriented competitors, there is a "Sport Appearance Package" with interior upgrades and a sport-tuned suspension. I know what you're thinking: "sport suspension" and "Lincoln" in the same sentence? Yeah, riiiight... more on that in a bit, but yeah, absolutely right.
The MKS, introduced for model year 2009, gets some important updates for 2010. Chief among them is a new optional engine, the first in Ford's EcoBoost™ series. Ford took the existing 3.5-liter Duratec V6, strengthened it, exchanged the existing port fuel injection for direct injection, and turbocharged it with twin water-cooled turbochargers. Compression is a high 10:1 for efficiency in both power output and fuel consumption, and resultant low emissions. The result is V8 power with V6 fuel economy, 355 hp @ 5500 rpm -- and a nice healthy 350 lb-ft of torque from 1500 to 5250 rpm. On regular unleaded gasoline. EPA estimated fuel economy is 17 mpg city, 25 highway, not bad at all for a 4000-lb class, 350-horsepower luxury sedan. That power is transmitted to all four wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission with, yes, SelectShift manual mode.
Can you say "American Audi"? A tough target, but Lincoln is closer than you may think.
Other new additions to the MKS for its second year are structural reinforcements and additional sound-deadening materials, suspension upgrades, the MyKey™ programmable key system, a new instrument cluster, and available systems including Intelligent Access With Push Button Start, Adaptive Cruise Control with Collision Warning With Brake Support, and Active Park Assist self-parking. The standard engine is the 3.7-liter naturally-aspirated Duratec V6, with 273 horsepower and 270 lb-ft of torque driving the front or all four wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission.
And now for something different - the MKT. If the MKX five-passenger crossover is too small and a Navigator SUV is too passe', here you go. The MKT is an upscale and stretched sibling to the MKX, and more on the car side of the crossover divide. Did I hear the "wagon" word during the presentation? I believe I did... not that the MKT will be mistaken for your grandmother's old wagon. With the boldest interpretation of the New Lincoln styling, it makes quite an impression.
Inside, the MKT may be specified in either six- (2/2/2) or seven-passenger (2/3/2) configuration. Any contemporary comfort or entertainment feature you could think of is likely standard or optional, including Adaptive Cruise Control, Collision Warning with Brake Support, Active Park Assist, and the radar-based Blind Spot Information System with Cross Traffic Alert. Power is from either the naturally-aspirated 3.7-liter, 268-hp V6 or EcoBoost 3.5-liter, 355-hp V6, matched to a six-speed SelectShift automatic. A fixed-glass Panoramic Vista Roof™ with power sunshades is standard, with an opening power version available.
So, how do the new Lincolns work? Very well. In fact, much better than I had anticipated.
With three vehicles to showcase, logistics were a bit unusual. And even more so because San Francisco is not a driving town. On the afternoon of the first day, journalists were ferried across the bay to the technical briefing in Richmond, at what was once, before World War II, a Ford Model A assembly plant, then converted to making tanks during the war. Many journalists, fewer cars, so I ended up in the third row of an MKT.
No complaints. Rarely do I get time in any position of a car but the driver's seat. And at 5-5, I fit in the rear better than most. Plenty of room for me, although too much bigger may be cozy. The rearmost position also highlights any suspension deficiencies, as do California's maintenance-deferred highways. Again, no complaints. The ride was firm but supple, indicating that proper attention had been paid to suspension calibration, something previously unusual in Detroit.
After the technical presentation it was time to drive the MKZ and MKS. I started out in the MKZ, driving on the highway across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge and then north on CA 101 to Marin and Sonoma County secondary roads. Mid-week, mid-day traffic was light, and except for a little time passing through Petaluma it was all rural driving. The MKZ was in its element, and with plenty of power, good steering feel, and a well-calibrated suspension that struck a near-perfect balance between sport and comfort in real-world driving it was a fine car for a fast touring pace on those hilly, twisting roads. Gone was the float and bloat that marked American cars of the distant past. Proper suspension setup is not rocket science, but does require some time (and money) spent on calibration and testing -- and quality components. It's good to see that Lincoln's engineers have gotten precedence over the bean counters!
From the MKZ into the MKS, for a drive down the coast and back into San Francisco. The S is noticeably larger and heavier than the Z, but still light on its feet. This one was with EcoBoost, so AWD. No torque steer, and strong power right off idle. 350 lb-ft from 1500 through 5250 rpm will do that... and that also explains Lincoln's fuel efficiency claims. Normally, a turbo is not going to help fuel economy. Most turbo applications encourage enthusiastic driving, meaning rev that engine! Foot to the floor and go! Power = fuel + air, and the more the merrier...
Here, there is all you need at low revs, and no need to rev the engine much at all. You can, and I did, just because. Same thing with the SelectShift - I could shift manually, but with the wide torque curve and the engine's "low revs are happy revs" demeanor, it worked just as well in D, even on the famous curves of California Highway One. The suspension setup made a semi-spirited drive on One a pleasure. Then to the highway, 101 South over the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco. And into the evening commute.
When stuck in traffic, comfortable seats and a quiet, relaxing cabin are sanity-savers. And, while large enough inside for four or even five, the MKS is small enough outside for good maneuverability in traffic, with the acceleration, brakes, and steering to make the most of that. The last three miles didn't take much more than half an hour...
The next morning was the time to drive an MKT south to San Jose, by way of the coast and ridge backroads. All available MKTs were premium all-wheel drive EcoBoost models. Impressions? While it is longer and heavier than the MKX (or sibling Ford Edge) suspension improvements make the MKT seem much smaller. The EcoBoost V6 is far more than merely adequate, no need for a V8 here. And the MKT is actually quite enjoyable to drive and does not feel like a 4900-pound crossover. It's as quiet and comfortable as expected of a luxury vehicle, with plenty of interior space and comfort. No, it's not meant for four-wheeling, but how many Navigator owners navigated the Rubicon? Or anything more treacherous than a snowy winter road or muddy stadium parking lot? As a real-world luxury people-mover, the Lincoln MKT is ideal.
The 2010 Lincoln MKZ and MKS have been available since mid-summer. The MKT should be in showrooms as you read this. MKZ prices start at $34,965 with front-wheel drive or $36,855 with all-wheel drive. MKS prices start at $41,695 for the 3.7 fwd and $43,585 for the 3.7 awd, with the 3.5 EcoBoost awd starting at $48,585. An MKT with the 3.7 and fwd starts at $44,995, or $46,990 with AWD. An EcoBoost awd MKT starts at $49,995.
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2010 Lincoln MKS 3.7L AWD
2010 Lincoln MKS 3.5L with EcoBoost AWD
2010 Lincoln MKX FWD
2010 Lincoln MKX AWD
2010 Lincoln Navigator 4X2
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2010 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited
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One of my favorite books in the Eth Cepher is this book of Zakaryahu, or in the common vernacular, Zechariah. Back in the days when I attended the corporate 501(c)(3) church, I would never hear anyone preach on this book, although it contains one of the most important prophecies concerning Mashiach ever written in the pre-messianic age.
I think the difficulty had to do with a failure to understand who was Joshua (YAHUSHA), because, of course, the church took up the name Jesus, the English pronunciation of the Latin Jesu, a derivation of the Greek Eesuys, a name given by Marcion early on resembling Hail Zeus in the Greek. As a consequence, it was reasoned that it was better left not discussed, than to raise the issue of the true name.
Again the word of the YAHUAH TSEVA'OTH came to me, saying, 2 Thus says the YAHUAH TSEVA'OTH; I was jealous for Ziyon with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. 3 Thus says YAHUAH; I am returned unto Ziyon, and will dwell in the midst of Yerushaliym: and Yerushaliym shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of YAHUAH TSEVA'OTH the holy mountain.
4 Thus says YAHUAH TSEVA'OTH; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Yerushaliym, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. 5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof. 6 Thus says YAHUAH TSEVA'OTH; If it be marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvelous in mine eyes? Says YAHUAH TSEVA'OTH.
7 Thus says YAHUAH TSEVA'OTH; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country; 8 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Yerushaliym: and they shall be my people, and I will be their ELOHIYM, in truth and in righteousness.
9 Thus says YAHUAH TSEVA'OTH; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of YAHUAH TSEVA'OTH was laid, that the temple might be built. 10 For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.
11 But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, says YAHUAH TSEVA'OTH. 12 For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. 13 And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Yahudah, and house of Yisra'el; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
14 For thus says YAHUAH TSEVA'OTH; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, says YAHUAH TSEVA'OTH, and I repented not: 15 So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Yerushaliym and to the house of Yahudah: fear ye not. 16 These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: 17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, says YAHUAH.
Oh, yeah! What a statement! What a Word! Has this come true in the modern epoch? It most assuredly has, and I can say so as a first hand witness. Yes, I saw old men and old women walking on King George, some men with canes walking along the streets. Yes, I met boys and girls playing in the streets . . . well, unfortunately, we were lost and we were asking directions about how to find our obscure bed and breakfast. All of this is true and has occurred since 1948, and it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of the people who managed to survive the latest attempt to exterminate all of them from the face of the earth.
So let us take the admonition of YAHUAH: FEAR NOT, BUT LET YOUR HANDS BE STRONG.


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(Investigator 51, 1996 November)
"As from the receipt of this letter you are requested to have no contact with any person from this congregation in respect to an interview, any articles or any other such activity or practice."
So wrote the senior minister of Portside Christian Revival Crusade, Neil Milne, to me in a letter dated September 27.
Anything anyone says may spark an idea for an article in Investigator or be of use as evidence for an article. Therefore Pastor Milne's request effectively banned me from attending his Church and from communicating with Church members.
In January this year the Portside Church held open-air meetings at Adelaide beaches on Sundays. Church members gave testimonies about how faith improved their lives.
Soon afterwards "Anonymous" – who regularly writes about the Bible for Investigator – offered to prepare an article demonstrating that "Biblical psychology" promotes emotional and physical health. I decided to try to complement that article with testimonies from Portside members.
At Church meetings I picked four who seemed more educated than most others – a university lecturer (David), a school teacher (Marie), the headmaster (Richard) of the Church's Portside Christian School, and a university student (Sally).
Christian testimony is given to anyone and no Portside member seemed to have concern about his testimony being transcribed and published. Several consented to being photographed for Investigator.
In September Pastor Milne and Pastor Tonkin (apparently second in charge) got hold of Investigator No. 48.
Pastor Milne's letter followed.
I replied by letter and explained that Investigator allows Christians, New Agers, other religions and Skeptics to test their proofs and evidence against each other. I explained how the testimonies would be used.
Pastor Tonkin visited and explained that the main problem was the advertisement for the Skeptics Association on page 55. Also he didn't like the vampire story. The Pastor said Investigator is not worthwhile unless used solely to "proclaim Christ."
However, Portside members read major newspapers which have social pages advertising un-church-like activities. Nor do the editors redeem the situation by offering Christians free space to debate – as does Investigator. The Portside Messenger (October 23) had articles about the Portside Christian School, yet that paper advertises astrologers and psychics!
Agreement was not reached. The senior pastor has not changed his mind either.
Why would invitations to Christians to defend Christianity make an editor "persona non grata" in a Christian church?
[Update: At Easter after the above events I reminded pastors Milne and Tonkin by letter that they had apparently banned me from their church and asked them to reconsider but received no reply.
I therefore went to the Hindmarsh Assembly of God where the pastor was helpful and members readily testified to how faith had benefitted them.
The articles The Bible Helps Your Health and Church and Faith Bring Benefits were published in Investigator 57, November 1997. ]


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Out with the old, in with the new. Or so they say, anyway.
With 2018 is coming to an end and Christmas is now just six days away, we're right smack dab in the middle of last-minute Christmas shopping season.
The way I see it, there are two ways to circumvent the harrowing search for a nearby parking spot at the mall — something no one wants to face this time of year: 1) You could park at the front next to the sign that says "Expecting Mothers Only" and pretend to be pregnant, or 2) you could just shop online like everyone else in 2018.
While Amazon sure is a great way to skip the lines at Barnes & Noble or whatever, have you considered that your loved ones might just want to get the gift of seeing some good live music this holiday season? Or, better yet, have you considered the idea that now is a perfect time to buy a pair of tickets to a show you want to see, and that you can then just invite your gift recipient along, giving them the pleasure of joining you?
Whether for a loved one or for yourself, look no further than this week's local concert announcements for some inspiration for your next e-commerce therapy session.
Some people may cavil at the bandwagon praise Bobby Sessions received after being signed by Def Jam, but hype is the lifeblood of the music industry. Before Sessions gets too big to respond to our texts requesting a guest list spot, let's appreciate the opportunity we have to see him at a venue that doesn't sell $15 PBR tallboys and just be happy for his continual success.
This show is doubling as a record release party and a tour kickoff for The Bralettes and Acid Carousel. Two birds, one stone, etc.
On sale Friday, December 21, at 10 a.m.
"Gypsy punk" and folk ensemble DeVotchKa released a new album This Night Falls Forever via Concord Records earlier this year, and in support of that project, they just announced a run through the South and the Midwest. Neyla Pekarek opens.
Last month, Vince Staples released the 22-minute full-length FM! to critical acclaim, just a little north of one year following the release of his second studio album Big Fish Theory. The prolific rapper has since teased another album with features from Pharrell and announced the Smile, You're On Camera tour with support from Buddy. This tour includes Staples' first Dallas stop since the rager at Bomb Factory with Tyler, the Creator.
Back in March, Lucy Dacus released the album Historian and, two months ago, released a frisson-inducing EP with Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers under the name boygenius. She just announced a 2019 headlining tour with support from Illuminati Hotties, which includes a show at Armoury, D.E.'s sister venue, Ruins.
On sale Wednesday, December 19, at 10 a.m.
If music genres were house guests who overstayed their welcome, deathcore would be pretending to have car trouble and would fake a phone conversation with AAA right about now. While waiting, it would bogart all the garlic rye chips from the bowl of Gardettos you leave on your coffee table, and hope you decide to go to bed early so it can sleep on the couch another night.
Previous guests of Ms. Erykah Badu's annual birthday celebration at Bomb Factory have included Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, D.R.A.M., Willow Smith and Leon Bridges. This offering is anticipated to be just as star-studded.
The Sound of Animals Fighting — the supergroup featuring Anthony Green of Circa Survive and Rich Balling, Chris Tsagakis, and Matt Embree of Rx Bandits — have reunited for the first time since 2014, but the bigger story here is that Denton's Lorelei K is opening this entire package as part of her first tour. Not all of us get to play 3,000 cap venues in Hell's Kitchen as part of our first tour – or ever, for that matter.
Saturday, March 2, at Deep Ellum Art Co.
On sale Thursday, December 20, at 10 a.m.
Michael Seander was recovering from a baseball-related injury in 2010 when he recorded the viral song "College Humor" on GarageBand as a joke. This injury apparently lasted eight years, because this is his final tour, and he released four albums and six mixtapes in the interim.
By way of announcements for the already-stacked NSFWknd lineup, Cold Cave is playing Trees on this date with support from ADULT. and Sextile. Right across the street, at Three Links, will be psychedelic pop virtuoso Paul Cherry.
The band that ghosted Trent Reznor and inspired someone to destroy Donald Trump's Hollywood star with a pick-axe makes its third DFW appearance. Notable fans include Bjork, David Bowie and, evidently, Beyonce. But Noam Chomsky has never heard of them, and we somehow know this because someone had the unbridled lack of shame to ask him.
Latin trap sensation Bad Bunny made waves this year with two hits: Cardi B's "I Like It" and the "Te Bote" remix featuring Nicky Jam, Casper, Nio Garcia and Ozuna. 2019 is looking to be a big year for him as well – it looks like the Puerto Rican artist is moving forward with his debut album La Nueva Religion, and in conjunction with its anticipated release, he just dropped some dates for an arena tour.
Jesse Rutherford of The Neighbourhood fame has had sparse output as a solo artist, having only released two albums in the span of seven years. Now he is performing solo under the mononym "Jesse" and is scheduled to come through Dada as part of his first tour sans The Neighbourhood.
In 2017, Olivia O'Brien achieved breakout success with the single "i hate u, i love u (feat. gnash)," which was nominated for a Radio Disney Music Award. If you're a bartender at Dada, and you're scheduled to work this show, there's a good chance you'll get cut, so it'd probably be wise to start making tentative plans for 4-20.
Perturbator, the project of French industrial/synthwave artist James Kent, recently released a collaboration with HEALTH, and was announced as one of many performers for the 2019 installment of Psycho Las Vegas. He performed the festival back in 2017 with this guy named John Carpenter, and went on his first tour that year.
Erykah Badu cover photo by Jonathan Stafford.
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Parts of Structure Plus were implemented with the ARK: Homestead major patch on 5th March 2019.
This tool adds 3 additional buttons and one number input box to the UI of everything with an inventory. It is very useful in moving large quantities of items around i.e. grabbing metal from an Anklyo into an Industrial Forge. These tools will only grab resources from boxes, creatures, and crafting stations that are not in use.
The Repair Button  grabs the needed resources to repair the selected item.
The Craft Button and input box  grabs the needed resources to craft the number of the selected engram or blueprint. The input box must contain a number, highlight and overwrite the 1 to get numbers less than 10.
The Grab Button  can only be used after selecting an item or engram. It pulls up a UI that lists all resources that can be pulled to this inventory.  Selecting a resource displays anything nearby that contains said resource. Choose how much you would like, click pull, then click done once you have what you need.
All S+ production stations (e.g. Preserving Bin, Forge or Cooker) show all available recipes as blueprints within the station. These blueprints can be selected and used in conjunction with the resource grabbing tool to easily produce food using resources from multiple nearby containers.
Note that for S+ Preserving Bins in particular that the recipe blueprint does not automatically pull the additional Sparkpowder required to power the station.
All S+ structures will ignore the world geometry and unit-clipping when placed. Be wary of burying yourself and others.
All S+ structures can be picked up.
All S+ containers and structures with an Access option can be locked, unlocked and pinned.
All passively noisy structures are now silent.
All S+ gas-powered structures can now be powered by either gas or electricity.
The S+ Chemistry Bench is noteworthy for still requiring both Power and Gasoline.
S+ buildings have no height limit.
S+ Irrigation Pipe - Intake can be placed virtually everywhere to produce water, irrelevant of height above sea level.
S+ Standing Torch do not require fuel; feature automated on-and-off settings; and can be dyed.
Now have options to adjust permitted creatures.
All S+ Doors, Dinogates and Hatchframes now feature adjustable open and close settings.
S+ Fence Supports and S+ Fence Foundations can be hidden individually, or all those connected.
S+ Pipes can be hidden individually. S+ Taps and S+ Intake Pipes also have the option to toggle the visibility of all connected pipes.
S+ Cables can be hidden individually. S+ Generators and S+ Electrical Outlets also have the option to toggle the visibility of all connected wires.
S+ Electrical Outlets can be hidden individually, as well as having the option to toggle the visibility of sparks and wiring.
Medium, Large and XL structures have proportionally increased cost, weight and durability.
Pillars are available in Medium (3 high) and Large (5 high).
Walls are available in Large (4 high) and XL (12 high).
Can be toggled to resemble a half-wall.
No longer considered to be full of holes, regardless of model.
Can now be toggled to resemble a staircase.
Resized to fit within a 1x1x1 box.
Now provide structural support as if a wall.
Angle reduced to 90 degrees.
Can now be flipped after being placed.
Can now toggle unit collision with the railing.
S+ Beds and S+ Bunk Beds can snap to each other vertically and horizontally.
S+ Ceilings snap flush with S+ Foundations.
Small Crop Plots will snap inside of the four corners or the center of S+ Foundations.
Medium and Large Crop Plots will snap to the center of S+ Foundations.
S+ Fence Foundations and S+ Fence Supports can now be cycled through each 45-degree option with [G], and flipped with [E].
Can now be stacked vertically.
Resized to be the same height as walls.
Will now snap to ceilings if there is ground support (e.g. the far side of a bridge).
S+ Railings can now snap to S+ Ramps and S+ Sloped Ceilings, altering their model to suit the slope.
S+ Sloped Walls can now snap to the underside of slopes, flipping themselves appropriately.
S+ Water Pipes can be placed on S+ Rafts.
S+ Vacuum Compartments can be placed on platform saddles, but will not snap to foundations.
WARNING: Placing these on a Plesiosaur platform saddle will likely result in the game determining the dino to be "out of the water", instantly killing it. As of right now, it appears to be safe for Mosasaurus.
Besides Foundation They also come in the Greenhouse structure type.The greenhouse structures also still give the green house effect if the plant is under the glass.
Rate of consumption changed to 1 Element per day from 1 per hour.
Now features a Dino Scan via the radial menu that allows you to populate a list with all instances of a creature species, including its level and coordinates.
Boss arenas can now be entered though the transmitter.
Can now be powered by an S+ Tek Generator. Can still be powered individually at the standard hourly rates.
No longer require power to function.
Resized to 2x2x2 from 1x1x1.
These will not snap to foundations.


73G of the Central Excise Rules and raised a demand for a sum of Rs. 4, 57, 51, 508.17 (Rupees four crores fifty seven lacs fifty one thousand five hundred eight and paise seventeen only) under the provisions of Section 11 of the Central Excise Act. He also levied an equivalent amount as penalty under Rule 173Q for contravention of the above said provisions of the Rules. While making the said order, the said Commissioner came to the conclusion that the transactions between the Modi Revlon (P) Ltd. and the respondents were not truly commercial transactions and were tainted by extra-commercial considerations and the transactions between the said Modi Revlon and the respondents are not at arm's length. He also held in view of the fact that it was not possible for him to arrive at the actual additional considerations received by the respondents by following the procedure prescribed under Rules 5 and 6 of the above said rules, he invoked the power vested under Rule 7 of the said rules and made a best of judgment assessment to come to the conclusion what is the value of the mis-declared goods as well as the penalty to be levied.
2.Being aggrieved by the said order, the respondent approached the Customs Excise and Gold (Control) Appellate Tribunal (the 'tribunal') by way of an appeal. The said Tribunal on a reconsideration of the material on record came to the contra conclusion that the department had failed to establish that, as a matter of fact, there was any extra-commercial consideration in the transactions between the appellants and the Modi Revlon. In this process, the Tribunal also came to the conclusion that Modi Revlon had entered into similar contracts with other manufacturers for getting cosmetics and other allied articles manufactured for them and those manufacturers were also manufacturing the very same product as manufactured by the respondents, hence, those transactions were similar to the one with which the respondents herein was concerned. The Tribunal further held that though the Commissioner noticed the said fact he did not properly appreciate the said material which has vitiated the finding given by the Commissioner. The Tribunal also independently considered the various other materials available on record and came to the conclusion that the findings of the Commissioner cannot be sustained. Hence, it allowed the appeals and set aside the orders of the Commissioner.
3.In these appeals, on behalf of the Union of India, it is contended that the transactions which Modi Revlon had entered into with other manufacturers were not similar transactions, hence, the Tribunal ought not to have placed any reliance on the same.


Aug. 22, 2016 -- The Physics and Engineering faculty greet our new freshman class.
Our newest faculty member earned her Ph.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles. She did post-doctoral work at Purdue, UCLA, and in France. Dr. Milbury has experience with General Electric's nuclear electric generators. In addition, she worked on the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope at the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics.
Dr. Milbury won the UCLA Department of Earth and Space Science Excellence in Teaching Award. She has given invited talks at Jet Propulsion Lab and the University of Texas. She has been interviewed by Sky and Telescope magazine. She has been active in the Women in Science programs at Purdue and UCLA. Dr. Milbury has also given science presentations at science museums and to children in elementary and middle schools.
October 3, 2016 -- The NASA WV Space Grant Consortium has awarded NASA Fellowships to ten of our physics students. The announcement was made by Dr. Joseph Wiest, Professor of Physics, who also serves on the NASA Board. Dr. Wiest commented, "Awardees are paid to perform a research project. They are selected based on their academic record and their commitment to a discipline of interest to NASA."
Sept.·15,·2016 -- Richard Clemens donated an 8-inch Schmidt Cassegrain telescope including computer control.
Dr. DeLaney enthused, "The telescope will be invaluable to our students as they learn to find objects in the night sky to show to willing campers. The accessories are amazing, especially the solar filter to show sunsport to students." Rich was Associate Professor of Business and Computer Science from 1977 until 2010. We thank Rich very much for his generosity.
Dr. DeLaney is featured in the cover story of the fall issue of The Neuron journal. The article articulates the ways DeLaney is dedicated to challenging students to explore the unknown.
DeLaney has two grants from the National Science Foundation's WV-EPSCoR program. Her radio-telescope grant involves consructing radio telescopes for studying hydrogen in the Milky Way and the Sun. In addition, she is part of West Virginia's $20 million NSF-EPSCoR Infrastructure Improvement Grant. She is involved in the Pulsar Search Collaboratory that trains students to study pulsar signals from the Green Bank telescope.
The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission's Divison of Science and Research produces The Neuron, a quarterly publication that features science and research news primarily from WV colleges and universities.
April 18, 2016 -- Chip Pickering (Class of 1978) took us to the roof of the library for a colloquium about his donation of 25 solar panels. He is President of Pickering Energy Solutions, an organization that launches and encourages renewable energy generation in the Parkersburg area. Pickering continues to serve as a member of Wesleyan's Board of Trustees.
Sept. 23, 2016 -- Dr. Milbury traveled to the California Institute of Technology to speak on her updated research regarding the magnetic field and gravitational anomalies of Mars.
Oct. 14, 2016 -- Dr. Sean McWilliams spoke on the recent discovery of gravitational waves. These are ripples in space-time produced when a very massive object suddenly slows down, speeds up, or changes direction. Gravitational waves are a key prediction of Einstein's 100-year-old theory of general relativity.
Last year, gravitational waves were finally detected by astrophysicists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) by measuring the orbital decay of binary pulsars. A pulsar is the rapidly rotating star-core left behind after the star explodes. McWilliams is a gravitational-wave astrophysicist at WVU who is a member of the LIGO team.
Dillon·graduated·in 2014. He reports, "I am pursuing a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering in the Neural Systems Lab at the University of Kentucky. My research involves biological signal acquisition, signal processing, software development, and machine learning techniques for building computational models to characterize brain states from EEG data in real time.
"Our models classify sleep stages in animals to track and alter sleep quality through noninvasive stimulation. We also have projects involving brain-computer interfaces, for which I am designing a system to study somatosensory-evoked potentials in human EEGs. It's great work in a field that is undergoing a period of growth and innovation, and to see how your work translates to a clinical setting."
Presentations by our students. Mark Leadingham, Chaos theory applied to pulsars: Chaos theory involves systems that are highly dependent on initial conditions. A seemingly insignificant difference in initial conditions will give a completely different outcome. Mark applied chaos theory to astronomical objects called pulsars.
Becca Davis, Growth and strucutre of iron fluoride. A report of summer research performed in WVU's NanoSafe program.
Angela·Meyer's presentation at Space Day. April 16, 2016 -- Angela Meyer and Tyler Hefner attended the annual NASA Space Day meeting, this year at Fairmont State University. Angela gave a poster presentation on the small rocket payload that the club built. The payload will fly on board a sounding rocket to be launched into sapce at NASA Wallops Island in June as part of the RockSat-C program.
Our payload uses an inertial measurement unit to sense the rocket's spinning motion. An Arduino microprocessor records the spin and then an H-bridge drives a small reactino motor at the same rate but in the opposite direction. This is an example of a reaction wheel, which is used to control the orientation of the payload.
Rocket·launch. June 24, 2016 -- Angela Meyer and Olivia Rycroft spent a week at NASA Wallops Island. They worked with NASA engineers to install their payload on a Terrier Improved Orion sounding rocket. They watched the launch, retrieved the payload, and analyzed the data.
Planning our new payload for 2017. This year's project is to build a payload to record vibrations and temperatures during a trip into space. We have selected appropriate thermocouples and piezoelectric vibration sensors. We are designing the holders for the vibration sensors. We will wire the sensors into an Arduino microcontroller.
SPOT training. Sept. 17, 2016 -- Angela Meyer and Mark Leadingham attended a training session for the Space Public Outreach Team at Green Bank. SPOT members are undergraduate student ambassadors who give science-themed presentations to K-12 students in West Virginia.
Aug. 21, 2015 — The Physics and Engineering faculty greet our new freshmen class.
Cody O'Meara and Corey Rhodes worked in during the summer (2015) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md. Cody developed a standard for testing large-scale 3-D laser scanners. He designed experiments and manipulated results using laser software and Matlab. Corey studied atomic-force microscopes. An AFT is a high-resolutions device consisting of a sharp tip connected to a springlike cantilever. The tip scans across a material's surface to detect surface irregularites that can be as small as an atom. Corey tested sensitivity by connecting a charge-based capacitance measurement circuit to the AFM probe tip.
March 15, 2015 — Members of the SPACE Club sponsored a tethered helium-filled balloon launch. They flew a payload consisting of a magnetic-field sensor, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and a Geiger counter. They also tested a transceiver to received data from the payload in real time. Dr. Steven Hard came from NASA IV&V to advise. Students and faculty from Marshall University also participated. Andrew Tiffin, Eric Kramer, and Paul Mallory built the payload.
Sept. 22, 2015 — The NASA-WV Space Grant Consortium has awarded NASA Fellowships to ten of our physics students. The announcement was made by Dr. Joseph Wiest, Professor of Physics, who also serves as a member of the NASA Board. Dr. Wiest explained, "Awardees are paid to perform a research project. They are selected based on their academic record and their commitment to a discipline of interest to NASA."
Tommy Brunswick works for U.S. Steel Logistics. He will soon be transferred from Philadelphia to their location in Marietta, Ohio.
Josh Carter is pursuing an M.S. in Medical Physics at Duke University. Josh emailed Dr. Popson, "I just finished my second semester. I joined a research team several weeks ago and will be spending about half the summer here at Duke working on research. I will also be spending three weeks at Dr. Peter Sandwall's clinics in Cincinnati. Dr. Sandwall has been extremely helpful and accommodating. Thank you again for connecting me with Kate Turner, who gave me some great advice. It means a great deal to me how helpful the graduates of our program have been and I look forward to being able to return the favor!"
Will George is pursuing a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at Virginia Tech. "The resources here are incredible. I'm fortunate to be working with Dr. Todd Lowe, an expert in optics measurements and data analysis. We are starting a project with Pratt and Whitney that involves visualizing the flow intake of a full-scale engine using Large Field Particle Image Velocimetry."
Josh Hiett is pursuing an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering at WVU.
Taylor Price works at Mylan Pharmaceuticals in Morgantown.
Matt Spicer is pursuing an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. "I am taking classes in Vibrations, Controls Engineering, and Robotics / Mechatronics Lab, in which I've just built a snake robot."
Matt Stadelman is pursuing an M.S. in Energy Systems Engineering at WVU. Matt also works at the National Energy Technology Lab in Morgantown.
Colby Stanley is working toward an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke.
Andrew Tiffin is pursuing an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at WVU.
Oct. 13, 2015 — Adam Kuhl, who graduated in 1996, visited us during homecoming. Adam works at Raytheon as Principal Mechanical Engineer at the Hardware Engineering Center in El Segundo, Calif. Adam's specialization is electronic package and interconnections. Adam's projects typically require that he meet strict weight limitations.
During Adam's 17 years with Raytheon, he has worked on many projects. For example, the Next Generation Jammer project involved a pod that is attached to the underside of a Navy aircraft with electronics that disrupts enemy-threat radar. The JLENS project used tethered blimps to provide long-term surveillence of high security assets.
March 27, 2015 — Will George, Mark Mattis, Andrew Tiffin, Matt Spicer, Colby Stanley, and Josh Carter presented their senior research today.
Dillon Huffman, who graduated in 2014, emailed Dr. Popson. "I'm working toward a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Kentucky in the Neural Systems Lab. My research involves brain state detection and modulation.
"We are developing methods of detecting and modulating sleep in animal models using electrophysiological signals. We are also using noninvasive peripheral nerve stimulation to reactivate motor pathways in human subjects having incomplete spinal-cord injury.
Evan Gorman had a summer internship with Shalewater Solutions. The Clarksburg company uses chemical methods to treat water from petroleum-well-drilling sites. Evan worked on methods to remove radium from the water. His mentor was Ryan Hall. Wyatt Strickler worked at PDC Energy in Marietta, Ohio. Wyatt's project involved reclaiming an undeveloped potential natural-gas-well site. Ryan Holcomb worked at TransEnergy in St. Marys. Ryan monitored natural-gas-production data and graphed production curves.
During the summer of 2015, the college converted the large classroom on Christopher Hall's first floor into a new state-of-the-art physics lab. The new lab is heavily used — this semester, we are teaching eight lab sections in this lab. Funding was provided by the college's U.S. Department of Education's Title III grant.
Amelia·Riley·had an internship involving carbon nanotubes. Their molecular structure is a hollow cylinder with walls consisting of a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon atoms. This allotrope of carbon has unusual mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties. Amelia adds, "To perform my research, I had to become certified to operate the electron microscope at the WV Shared Research Facility. I analyzed basic nanotubes, boron-doped nanotubes, and nitrogen-doped nanotubes."
Paige·Rutter·worked with silver nanoparticles, which have antimicrobial properties that make them a candidate for using in orthopedic equipment. When silver nanoparticles are put into the cement at a joint replacement, the result could potentially be lower infection rates and quicker healing. Paige investigated the correlation of particle size to toxicity. Funding was provided by WV-IMBRE.
Lauren Cronise had a biomedical internship with Dr. Christopher Kolanko. Lauren reports, "I worked to prepare an optical scanning device for clinical trials. The device was created by Eyemarker Systems to be a pupilmeter to detect exposure to chemical warface agents. The military plans to use the device for rapid diagnosis of exposure by using the pupil as a marker. I coordinated the project with BAE Systems and performed the MatLab programming for using the device."
Ryder Bolin used a Guralp seismometer to map underground rock layers. He also built a remote-control vehicle to travel through pipelines to check for corrosion and leaks. (See photo below on right.) The NASA-WV Space Grant Consortium provided funding for both Ryder and Andrew's projects.
December 19, 2014 — Today we received $50,000 from Dominion resources to purchase laboratory equipment. We will buy a seismometer and geophones, which give information on deep rock layers using reflected sound waves traveling underground. We are also purchasing a Raman spectrometer, a nuclear spectrometer, and an X-ray spectrometer.
Arnold was Physics/Engineering technician for 35 years until he retired in 2000. He also managed the Wesleyan radio station. When Arnold first started working here, his first assignment was to repair the Physics Department's computer, which had 2000 vacuum tubes. Arnold also built much of the instrumentation in the display case.
Aug. 10, 2015 — The National Science Foundation awarded Dr. DeLaney $11,600 annually for five years to study gravitational-wave astrophysics. The funding included money for internships for two students. Gravitational waves are ripples in space-time produced when a very massive object suddenly speeds up, slows down, or changes direction. Dr. DeLaney and her students will work with astronomers at WVU and the Green Bank National Radio Astronomical Observatory. They will perform follow-up observations using other telescopes, such as the Very Large Array and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. And they will develop computer algorithms to search for gravitational waves.
Sept. 29, 2015 — Corey Rhodes and Cody O'Meara spoke about their summer internships at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Corey worked on atomic force microscope circuitry in NIST's Physical Measurements Lab. Cody worked on three-dimensional laser scanners in the Dimensional Metrology Lab.
October 13, 2015 — When a small change occurs in a complex engineering system, there can be far-reaching effects. Tonight's colloquium dealt with methods to deal with such issues. These methods are also useful when dealing with complex non-technical issues. Mr. Lindeman is a systems engineer at NASA-Marshall.
Thomas Bartleman (2013) works at Aperia Technologies in California. Thomas emails, "My work includes data analysis, presentations of our pilot projects, new user manuals, warranty processes, and installations for high-end users."
Chera Rogers Gainer (2012) is a Medical Physicist at Huntington Medical Physics.
Kate Turner (2011) has completed her M.S. in Medical Physics at Duke. "I have entered the Air Force in California. My duties include mammography and Radiation Safety Officer. I have passed Board Certification Test Part 1."
Dustin Schilpp (2005) is Project Manager at Sabra, Wang & Associates, a civil engineering firm in Columbia, Md. "I just completed ten years with my firm. I manage the structural condition inspection department. Six additional full-time engineers work in my department. We mainly perform bridge inspections, load ratings, bridge repairs, and rehabilitation design."
Peter Sandwall (2005): "I have earned Board Certification in Medical Physics and have been promoted to Chief Medical Physicist at the Tri-Health Institute in Cincinnati. I have three medical physicists, three dosimetrists, and three cancer centers under my leadership."
The Physics and Engineering faculty greet our 2014 freshmen in August.
Last May, Dr. Wiest, Dr. DeLaney, and Dr. Popson drove a U-Haul to Marshall University to transport a surplus electron microscope that we purchased from them. In the photo, Dr. DeLaney is supervising the forklift operator, a skill she learned while she was in the Army.
This summer, Josh Hiett traveled a short distance to NASA's Fairmont location (Interstate 79 exit 132). He worked on improvements to the user interface of the Rover-X, which is the four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle developed by the Robotics Capabilities Team at NASA IV&V.
Josh was also a participant in the RockSat-C program. Participants traveled to the NASA-Wallops Island Flight facility for the launching of a sounding rocket that carried several experiments, including Josh's experiment to measure Earth's magnetic field. On June 26 at 7:21 AM, the suborbital two-stage Terrier Improved Orion rocket was successfully launched to an altitude of 120 km.
October 11 — Do you remember building paper airplanes or designing bottle rockets in elementary school? Today we invited local students K-12 (and older) to do just that. The event was organized by the SPACE Club, with support from the NASA-WV Space Grant Consortium.
The event began with President Balch giving a warm welcome to participants. The WVU Assistant Dean of Engineering gave a presentation, Trends in Engineering. College students from all around West Virginia displayed posters of their NASA research. NASA-WV Director Dr. Majid Jaredi presented Josh Hiett with an award for his poster.
Scientific exhibits included a planetarium show, catapults, and The science behind Zip lines. Dr. Steven Hard from NASA IV&V gave a luncheon presentation. The bottle-rocket and paper-airplane competitions were held in the afternoon.
September 15, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Education announced that Wesleyan has been approved for a $10 million Title III grant under the department's Strengthening Institutions Program. The grant, to be distributed over five years, is the largest award Wesleyan has ever received.
A new physics lab will be constructed with part of this year's money. This wonderful new lab will replace the large classroom on Christopher Hall's first floor. Students will be using the new lab when classes start in the Fall Semester.
"Receiving news of this type is the dream of every college president in the U.S.," stated President Balch. "This is truly a transformational award. It will allow us to hire additional staff, bring all of our classrooms into the 21st century with state-of-the-art technology, and invest in faculty development — all designed to improve student success.
Christopher Hall is visible to the right of Wesley Chapel.
February 5, 2014 — Dr. Tom Damiani (1997) returned to his alma mater to give a talk on his work at the Bechtel-Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory near Pittsburgh. Tom earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from WVU. He designs nuclear propulsion systems for submarines and aircraft carriers. He encouraged students to apply for summer internships at Bechtel-Bettis.


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Violent crime down in Sioux Falls, overdoses increasing: Police
By Argus Leader
Violent crime is down in Sioux Falls and more out-of-staters are applying to become police officers in the city, according to a public safety update held by Mayor Paul TenHaken and Chief Jon Thum on Monday.
The public safety update was held at City Hall before the daily police briefing. Traditionally the city and police department hold a public safety update with the annual crime data in late February or early March, but this year the update was given with one month left in the year and crime stats through October.
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Both TenHaken and Thum said public safety updates could be done more than once a year moving forward.
"The theme I'd like to reinforce is that violent crime is down in Sioux Falls," TenHaken said.
Violent Crime trending down
Homicides are trending down compared to a record 2021. The Sioux Falls Police Department has reported six homicides so far in 2021 compared to 11 in the same timeframe in 2020.
The year of 2020 ended up being a record year for homicides in the city with 13.
Aggravated assaults, simple assaults and robberies in 2021 are also trending downwards, Thum said. Burglaries, however, have continued rising since 2019 in data through October.
Drug seized and overdoses rising
Drug overdose deaths are higher in 2021 than they've been in the last four years, according to 2021 crime data. Fentanyl seized is at an all-time high along with meth nearing the record amount seized in 2019.
There have been 26 overdose deaths in Sioux Falls as of October 2021. That number is higher than the previous three years that had no more than 22 deaths in a single year, according to 2021 crime data.
There have been more than 2,000 grams of fentanyl seized in Sioux Falls in 2021. The number represents the largest amount of the drug seized in Sioux Falls through October in any year since 2015. In 2018, 1,209 grams of fentanyl were seized in Sioux Falls.
Meanwhile, the 125 pounds of meth seized in the state through October is higher than just one other year in the past six years.
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Thum took time during the presentation to address teenagers and young adults about the importance of thinking about their loved ones when making the choice to use illegal drugs. He said many of the overdoses involve young people.
"Think and visualize maybe your parents finding out you've overdosed and passed away because for officers, EMS and fire this is a reality," Thum said.
Out-of-state police applicants rising
The biggest talking point throughout the presentation was the rise in police applicants in Sioux Falls. Out-of-state applicants have been on the rise in the last three years.
TenHaken said many of the applicants are from large metros that bring years of policing experience to Sioux Falls. Of the new officers hired in Sioux Falls in 2019 only 19% were certified. In 2021, 40% of the new hires were certified.
"We're getting good officers with three, five, 10-years experience," TenHaken said.
The lack of diversity among Sioux Falls Police was also briefly discussed.
The department had only one Black officer, and was 91% white, according to city statistics from 2020. Thum's predecessor Matt Burns said he was "not satisfied" with the department's diversity when leaving his post in the summer and said Thum wouldn't be either.
Thum said the search for diverse police applicants begins with getting kids interested in pursuing law enforcement as a career.
Sioux Falls Police currently have 270 sworn officers with 19 officers in training, according to data from the 2021 public safety update.
Rise in SFPD applicants from out of state has been rising.
Stolen vehicle reports nearly double in 2-year span
Most crimes discussed during the update were either averaging normal numbers or decreasing. That was not the case with stolen vehicle reports.
From 2019 to 2021 through October, the amount of stolen vehicles in Sioux Falls has almost doubled. In 2019, 599 vehicles were stolen through October compared to 1,096 in 2021, according to 2021 crime data.
"Help us put these numbers down because this is a number that is directly under control of the residents that live here," Thum said. "A lot of times these stolen vehicles become used in other crimes."
Thum said a good reminder for residents is to check their vehicles around 10 p.m. and make sure the keys aren't inside and are securely put away.
Got a story idea from your community? Email reporter Alfonzo Galvan at agalvan@argusleader.com or follow on Twitter at @GalvanReports.
This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: 2021 crime stats in Sioux Falls show decline in violent crimes
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Gainesville police data shows violent crime was up 14% in 2021
Gainesville saw 1,002 violent crimes committed, including 631 cases of aggravated assault, 217 of armed robbery, 149 of rape and seven homicides.


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Q: Fitting KDE with scikitlearn and pandas to plot. However, distributions lie outside the range of data I am fitting a distribution of scores ranging from 1-13 for a set of data using scikitlearns KDE functions and Pandas plot.kde.
I have set the bandwidth with a gridsearchCV method. However, when the distributions are plotted the range of values reaches to -2.5 and 17.5. These are outside the range of data which is 1-13.
I have attatched an image of the distribution itself and will present some code below:
plot_m = df_match.plot.kde(bw_method = 0.6842105263157895)

My questions is, how do I go about setting boundaries for Kernel Density estimators such as this? The probability of scores being outside the range of data should be 0.

A: Kernel density estimates typically make use of Gaussian bumps, which have unbounded support. (Support is the set over which a density is nonzero.) A kernel density estimate is just a linear combination of kernels, so the k.d.e. will also have unbounded support if the kernels do.
My advice is to just construct a truncated density which is restricted to the known allowable range for the data. A truncated density is defined to be zero outside the allowable range, and proportional to the original, non-truncated density within the allowable range. The constant of proportionality is just 1 - (mass excluded from the allowable range).
I don't know if pandas or sk-learn has anything built in to handle truncated densities, but it's not any big deal to implement it yourself.
By the way, if your data are actually integers, and variable of interest can't actually be a noninteger, you can't do any better than just making a histogram which has one bin per integer in the range 1 to 13.
This is a good question, but probably more suitable for stats.stackexchange.com.

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First off, here is the official party information because apparently I never made myself 100% clear.
On top of this, I am going to be having a few different contests going on this week.
Over the course of the week, all of you will get the chance to take part in a random Twitter Re-Tweet contest. My main Twitter (@BlazeShadowhorn) along with the brand new Tales of the Spiral Twitter (@TalesOTSpiral) will have a tweet going around that all you have to do is RT it and then you're automatically entered into a random drawing for a Hoard Pack of your choice plus a Minor Fishing Elixir. Isn't that simple yet fun? Since this is on both accounts, that means that there will be two winners. Winners will be announced during the party so make sure to tune in to both Twitter, Facebook, and in game to find out if you won.
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