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Wessem-Nederweert Canal is a canal connecting the Zuid-Willemsvaart at Nederweert to the Meuse near Wessem. Here it meets the wide Juliana Canal that connects to Maastricht.

Characteristics

Dimensions
The Wessem-Nederweert Canal is 17 km long, 2.5 meter deep, and varies in width from 30 to 50 meter. The maximum dimensions for ships on the canal are: length 96 m, beam 9,5 m, draft 2,10 m. This is CEMT IV with a draft limitation of 2.10 m.

Structures
Panheel Lock is the only lock on the canal. It is a double lock consisting of the original Panheel Lock, and a more recent larger lock next to it. The canal pound close to the Meuse has a much lower level than that west of Panheel Lock.

There are 9 bridges over the canal. The air draft of the bridges is about 5 meter.

Context and Plans

The South Limburg coal fields
During the Industrial Revolution, the Netherlands lacked iron as well as coal. In South Limburg, it had rich coal deposits, but almost none of these could be exploited due to problems with groundwater. After technical difficulties were overcome, coal mining quickly became a serious activity from 1893 onwards.

It was expected that coal mining would lead to industrialization of South Limburg. However, transporting bulk cargo to and from South Limburg was expensive, because it depended on rail transport, and the shallow Meuse. In the economic center of the Netherlands, the Limburg coal would be more expensive than German coal, because the latter was transported at very low cost by large ships that descended the Rhine.

Canalization of the Meuse
The plans that led to improving the Meuse for shipping were known as the Canalization of the Meuse . The first plans for the Meuse consisted of dredging and removing all kind of obstacles. North of Maasbracht canalization was thought to be an effective solution. Between Maastricht and Maasbracht a lateral canal was designed in 1913. This design had locks suitable for a Rhine ship of 2,000 tons, with a length of 200 m, beam of 12 m and draft of 2.80 m.

In 1914 the canalization between Maasbracht and Grave was brought on the government budget. Before this was granted, an investigation was done whether it would not be cheaper to dig a canal from Maasbracht to the Zuid-Willemsvaart in combination with an upgrade of the latter. This alternative proved more expensive, but it was found that the construction of a (smaller) canal from Wessem to Nederweert would be useful. It would benefit North-Brabant and Zeeland, and while the canalization was in progress, ships of up to 400 ton could transport coal via the Zuid-Willemsvaart, and the Wilhelmina Canal. When the latter was ready, the Wessem-Nederweert Canal would shorten the route from Maasbracht to Tilburg from 220 km to 90 km.

Final plan

In 1917 the design of the Wessem-Nederweert Canal was ready, and a disappropriation law was brought to parliament. The canal would run from Wessem to Nederweert, where it met the Zuid-Willemsvaart. Near the Meuse Panheel Lock would control the water level in the canal. On the Zuid-Willemsvaart, locks 14 and 15 would be demolished. A new Lock 15 would be built on the Zuid-Willemsvaart just upstream of the junction with the Wessem-Nederweert Canal. Another lock was planned at the start of the Noordervaart. These three locks were planned to get a lock chamber of 65 m long, a passage width of 7.50 m, and a depth of 2.50 m. The canal itself would be 30 m wide at the surface. A the bottom it would be 16 m wide, and deep 2.70 m in the center, and 2.50 m at the edges. Air draft for the fixed bridges would be 5.20 m.  The disappropriation did take a later expansion to 2,000 tons ships into account.

In summer, the Meuse was very dry, because Belgium used most of its water in irrigation projects. It was therefore necessary to save water. The biggest loss of water on the canal was caused by the operation of the locks. Therefore, Panheel Lock would get storage basins, which reduced its water consumption by 60%, leaving a projected average loss of 0.54 m3/s. From the air, this led to a very typical view of a lock hemmed in by two basins.

History

Construction
After preliminary work, construction of the Wessem-Nederweert Canal got up to steam in 1918. In 1925, the work of actually digging the canal was started. On 2 April 1928 the canal was opened for shipping.

Of national importance

Almost as soon as it was opened, the Wessem-Nederweert Canal became busy, because it made the shortcut of the Meuse even shorter between 's-Hertogenbosch and Maasbracht. The opening of the canalized Meuse between Maasbracht and Grave in October 1929 made the Wessem-Nederweert Canal a transport artery of national importance. The traditional route from Rotterdam to Maastricht and Liège was over the Zuid-Willemsvaart that started in 's-Hertogenbosch, and ended in Maastricht. Now, skippers began to use the canalized Meuse and the Wessem-Nederweert Canal to only use the upper part of the Zuid-Willemsvaart, which stretched from Nederweert to Maastricht.

The canalized Meuse between Maasbracht and Grave also connected to the Maas–Waal Canal, which had been opened in October 1927. This connected the Rhine to the Meuse close to the German border. In a few years traffic on this new canal grew from 5,000 ships in 1928 to 24,000 ships in the crisis year 1931. This generated new traffic on the Wessem-Nederweert Canal, e.g. coal barges from the Ruhr.

The original idea to create all these works, the transport of Limburg coal, started slowly. In Maasbracht a coal trestle  was made, where rail cars could be tipped in order to load coal into ships. However, the national railways, which were in part owned by the state, were in financial trouble. In June 1928 the government was involved in a two-year contract between the railways and the coal mines, which severely limited use of the coal trestle. In July 1929 the coal trestle was finally taken into use, with Rijkswaterstaat itself providing rail transport to Maasbracht.

As foreseen, the 1935 opening of the Juliana Canal put an end to the heyday of the Wessem-Nederweert Canal. The traffic from the Ruhr to Maastricht now had a better connection. Navigation from the western parts of the Netherlands to Maastricht could start to use big ships that did not fit the Wessem-Nederweert Canal. On the other hand, small ships that used the Zuid-Willemsvaart got a shorter route to Maastricht, and could use the Wessem-Nederweert Canal instead of the upper part of the Zuid-Willemsvaart. Also, some traffic to Liège, especially German coal continued to use the canal because of the high toll at the Lanaye Locks.

World War II
During the May 1940 German invasion of the Netherlands all bridges on the Wessem-Nederweert Canal were destroyed. The lock at Panheel and Lock 15 at Nederweert were damaged. By September 1940 navigation resumed. In November 1944 the western allies crossed the canal at several places.

Gravel
After World War II, the extraction of gravel on the Meuse expanded to an industrial schale, especially for making concrete. The canal became important for the transport of this gravel .

1966 improvement plan
In 1965 the Wessem-Nederweert Canal was busier than any part of the Zuid-Willemsvaart. Compared to the connected canalized Meuse and Juliana Canal, it was less relevant. The number of ships on the canal was about two-thirds of that on those waters, and in tonnage transport was only about a quarter or a third of that on the canalized Meuse and Juliana Canal.  A remarkable fact about shipping on the canal was that less than 5% of the ships headed in the direction of Maastricht was loaded.

In 1966, the maintenance situation of the Zuid-Willemsvaart was problematic, with almost all locks needing urgent replacement. Therefore, Rijkswaterstaat came up with an overall plan to modernize the Zuid-Willemsvaart, and the connected Wessem-Nederweert Canal. The idea was to make the canal suitable for fully loaded 600 tons ships, and occasional use by 1,350 ton ships. For the Wessem-Nederweert Canal the plan foresaw that it had to be dredged out 30–50 cm, and that a bridged had to be lifted to allow a higher air draft. At Panheel the lock gates would have to be made a bit higher. In a second phase of the plan, a new much larger lock for 1,200 tons ships would have to be built next to the existing Panheel Lock.

The 1982 upgrade plan

In October 1982 the minister of Transport and Water Management announced his decision to upgrade the canal. This led to a more elaborate plan to upgrade the canal to CEMT class IV. It was expected that if Belgium also upgraded, traffic on the canal would grow by about 60%, because part of the traffic to Belgium over the Juliana Canal would be rerouted over the upper part of the Zuid-Willemsvaart.

In 1984 a culvert for the Uffelse Beek was replaced to allow greater depth of the canal. Actual execution of the plans started with the construction of the second Panheel Lock in April 1986. In October 1986 an 89 m long culvert  was placed to channel the Tungelroysche Beek below the canal. By May 1987 construction of the new Panheel Lock was well underway.

In 1987 the whole upgrade plan was halted, and postponed by 5 years. Construction of the second Panheel Lock would be left unfinished.

By 1990, the canal became part of environmental considerations about giving preference to water transport over road transport. Minister Hanja Maij-Weggen promoted the canal, and the part of the Zuid-Willemsvaart that connected to Belgium, to a national waterway. This meant that the plans were again to be executed. In 1992 the new lock at Panheel was finished. However, the original 1966 plan called for a canal depth of 3.50 m. Therefore, only part of the plans were executed.

Current status
The more elaborate 1985 plan for the Wessem-Nederweert Canal specified some works on the bridges over the canal. It called for making the Kelperbrug 0.73 m higher. The air draft of the Kelpen railroad bridge would have to be heightened by 0.20 m to 5.95 m, and a new Schoorbrug was planned.

In 2008, a new higher Schoorbrug was opened. In 2016, Limburg province and Rijkwaterstaat reached an initial agreement for a new Kelperbrug. The new bridge would have to allow greater use of pushed barges.

References

External links
 Kanaal Wessem Nederweert Aerial photographs

Notes

Canals in Limburg (Netherlands)


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La Liga A1 de Vóley 2012-13, por razones de patrocinio Liga Argentina Nativa Nación, fue la decimoséptima edición desde la implantación de esta competencia nacional de clubes, se inició el 8 de noviembre de 2012 con el partido inaugural de temporada entre UPCN San Juan y PSM Vóley, y finalizó el 22 de abril de 2013 con el partido final entre UPCN San Juan y Buenos Aires Unidos, que coronó a "los cóndores" como campeones por tercera vez en su historia.

Equipos participantes

Modo de disputa

Fase regular
Los equipos se enfrentarán todos contra todos a tres rondas, una vez como local y una vez como visitante. Para reducir el calendario, los equipos juegan dos partidos por fin de semana, denominados «weekends».

A los equipos se los ordenará en una tabla de posiciones según sus resultados y del primero al octavo inclusive accederán a la siguiente fase. Para ordenarlos en la tabla se tienen en cuenta los resultados en los partidos de la siguiente manera:
 Por partido ganado en cuatro sets se otorgan 3 puntos.
 Por partido empatado en cuatro sets se otorga 1 punto más un punto al ganador del quinto set.
 Por partido perdido no se otorgan puntos.

Play-offs
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Cada llave se juega al mejor de cinco partidos, donde los equipos ubicados del 1.° al 4.° puesto tienen ventaja de localía, jugando los dos primeros partidos como local, luego los dos segundos partidos como visitante, y de ser necesario un quinto juego, nuevamente como local, así, los mejores equipos disputan tres partidos en su estadio.

Los cuatro ganadores se emparejan nuevamente de manera tal que el mejor clasificado se enfrente al peor clasificado y los otros dos equipos se eliminen entre sí. En esta fase también existe la ventaja de localía y también se disputa al mejor de cinco partidos. Los ganadores de las llaves acceden a la final, mientras que los perdedores dejan de participar.

La final se disputa al mejor de cinco partidos entre los dos equipos que ganaron las semifinales y el ganador de la misma se proclama como campeón de la Liga A1 en esta temporada.

El campeón además clasifica al Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes.

Copa Máster

La Copa Máster la disputaron los cuatro mejores equipos de la temporada pasada y fue la primera competencia oficial de la temporada. Se jugó completamente en el Estadio Luis Conde, de Boca Juniors. Se consagró campeón Personal Bolívar por primera vez en lo que fue la tercera edición de la competencia.

Semifinales

Tercer puesto
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 Copa ACLAV

La Copa ACLAV de esta temporada fue la octava edición y participaron los diez equipos de la Liga. Tras seis partidos jugados, UPCN San Juan Vóley se consagró campeón por primera vez.

 Fase regular

 Resultados

 Súper 4

El "Súper 4" de esta temporada incluyó a los cuatro mejores equipos posicionados en la tabla para antes de final de año, se disputó en el "Estadio Néstor Kirchner" de Miramar, provincia de Buenos Aires y Personal Bolívar se proclamó campeón al vencer a Buenos Aires Unidos en tres sets y se clasificó al torneo continental.

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Tennis: Rublev topples top seed Medvedev in Cincinnati, Barty beats Kerber to final
Andrey Rublev celebrates after defeating fellow Russian Daniil Medvedev. PHOTO: AFP
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CINCINNATI (AFP) - Andrey Rublev won a battle of top 10 Russians on Saturday (Aug 21), overhauling fading Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the final of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters.
World number seven Rublev had never won so much as a set in four previous losses to his compatriot, currently ranked second in the world and the top seed in the prestigious hardcourt tournament that serves as a tuneup for the US Open.
But with Medvedev requiring three separate medical timeouts - for his left hand after he hit an on-court camera during a shot as well as for his right forearm and right thigh - the second half of match in 31 deg C heat was there for the taking.
Rublev re-adjusted after losing the opening set, hung on during his opponent's injury dramas and heated discussion with the umpire on camera placement and finally got his victory chances in the concluding set after two and a quarter hours.
He will play for the title against the winner of Saturday's second semi-final between second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and third-seeded Olympic champion Alexander Zverev.
A frustrated Medvedev, who had been hoping to conclude a Canada-US Masters double after winning in Toronto at the weekend, lost on Rublev's second match point.
"I don't know how I turned it around," Rublev said. "Every point was so tight, the match was so intense - it was exactly like a chess game."
Rublev said he needed to choose his moments as he closed in on success.
"He won't ever give you a chance so I had to find the right time to make him run.
"This win will give me confidence, knowing that I can compete against him, but I still have many things to improve."
Barty powers through
In the women's draw, world number one Ashleigh Barty reached her sixth final of the season with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Angelique Kerber.
The top-seeded Aussie, who has led the rankings for the past 82 weeks, needed an hour and a quarter to move into Sunday's title match, surpassing her semi-final showing from 2019.
Barty will play for the trophy on Sunday against the winner of a later match between Swiss wild card Jil Teichmann - who beat good friend and Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic in the quarter-finals - and Czech fifth seed Karolina Pliskova, more than a year and a half without a title.
Ashleigh Barty acknowledges the crowd after defeating Germany's Angelique Kerber. PHOTO: USA TODAY SPORTS
Against Kerber, Barty increased her lead in the series between multiple Grand Slam winners to 4-2 as she duplicated a Wimbledon semi-final victory from last month.
Barty produced a dozen aces and broke Kerber five times.
Her 39 match wins this year nudged her one ahead of Aryna Sabalenka on the WTA list.
The top seed needed to call upon some strategy to see her through to the win.
The pair twice traded breaks in the second set, with Barty finally getting the deciding fifth break in the final game.
"It was frustrating me, because I knew Angie was lifting (her game) and I needed to go with her," Barty said.
"Not being able to execute the points when I had set them up the way that I wanted to was frustrating.
"I was able to get that momentum back with the break straight away, then it was a bit of a tug of war.
"I was able to build pressure on her games, but we both did a good job of getting out of some tough holes late in that second set.
"I had to accept that if I was going to miss I was going to miss in the right way.
"That was big at the end," added Barty, who fired 29 winners to Kerber's 16.
Kerber said that, finally, she was out-played.
She starts playing really aggressive, and I was just trying to find my rhythm," the German said.
"I tried to come back in the second set. I had my chances, but she played really well in important moments and closed the match her way.
"I'm pretty happy about my result this week, getting good matches before going to New York (for the US Open)."


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The chapter begins with a comparison of how mercy was discussed in the early common law and in twelfth-century canon law, and suggests what one legal tradition might reveal about the other. It examines in full the discussions of mercy in common law texts (including the Leges Henrici Primi and Glanvill), as well as the historical evidence for legal mercy found in reported cases and pardon records. The chapter argues that there was more space for the exercise of judicial mercy in the common law than is sometimes assumed, and that exhortations to mercy were more than window dressing. However, in order to understand what mercy meant to English judges, medievalists need to go beyond the traditional documentary sources for the history of the common law. The chapter concludes by emphasising that the role of the judge and the complexity of the judge's moral role should not be overlooked in the history of the early common law.
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Justice and mercy
Moral theology and the exercise of law in twelfth-century England
Manchester University Press
Justice; Mercy; Common Law; Judgment; Theology; Twelfth-Century Renaissance
Series: Artes Liberales
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The problem with mercy
Chapter 4: Twelfth-century models of justice and mercy
Chapter 5: Who should be merciful?
Chapter 6: Judgment in practice
Chapter 7: Histories of justice
Chapter 8: Love your enemies?
Chapter 9: Conclusion
Disability in industrial Britain
A cultural and literary history of impairment in the coal industry, 1880–1948
Kirsti Bohata
Alexandra Jones
Mike Mantin
Steven Thompson
Coalmining was a notoriously dangerous industry and many of its workers experienced injury and disease. However, the experiences of the many disabled people within Britain's most dangerous industry have gone largely unrecognised by historians. This book examines the British coal industry through the lens of disability, using an interdisciplinary approach to examine the lives of disabled miners and their families.
The book considers the coal industry at a time when it was one of Britain's most important industries, and follows it through a period of growth up to the First World War, through strikes, depression and wartime, and into an era of decline. During this time, the statutory provision for disabled people changed considerably, most notably with the first programme of state compensation for workplace injury. And yet disabled people remained a constant presence in the industry as many disabled miners continued their jobs or took up 'light work'. The burgeoning coalfields literature used images of disability on a frequent basis and disabled characters were used to represent the human toll of the industry.
A diverse range of sources are used to examine the economic, social, political and cultural impact of disability in the coal industry, looking beyond formal coal company and union records to include autobiographies, novels and oral testimony. It argues that, far from being excluded entirely from British industry, disability and disabled people were central to its development. The book will appeal to students and academics interested in disability history, disability studies, social and cultural history, and representations of disability in literature.
Royal tourists, colonial subjects and the making of a British world, 1860–1911
Charles V. Reed
Royal Tourists, Colonial Subjects, and the Making of a British World, 1860-1911 examines the ritual space of nineteenth-century royal tours of empire and the diverse array of historical actors who participated in them. The book is a tale of royals who were ambivalent and bored partners in the project of empire; colonial administrators who used royal ceremonies to pursue a multiplicity of projects and interests or to imagine themselves as African chiefs or heirs to the Mughal emperors; local princes and chiefs who were bullied and bruised by the politics of the royal tour, even as some of them used the tour to symbolically appropriate or resist British cultural power; and settlers of European descent and people of colour in the empire who made claims on the rights and responsibilities of imperial citizenship and as co-owners of Britain's global empire. Royal Tourists, Colonial Subjects, and the Making of a British World suggests that the diverse responses to the royal tours of the nineteenth century demonstrate how a multi-centred British-imperial culture was forged in the empire and was constantly made and remade, appropriated and contested. In this context, subjects of empire provincialized the British Isles, centring the colonies in their political and cultural constructions of empire, Britishness, citizenship, and loyalty.
Civilising rural Ireland
The co-operative movement, development and the nation-state, 1889–1939
Patrick Doyle
Civilising Rural Ireland examines how modern Ireland emerged out of the social and economic transformation prompted by the rural co-operative movement. The movement emerged in response to systemic economic problems that arose throughout the nineteenth century and coincided with a wide-ranging project of cultural nationalism. Within a short space of time the co-operative movement established a swathe of creameries, agricultural societies and credit societies, leading to a radical reorganisation of rural Ireland and helping to create a distinctive Irish political economy. The work of overlooked co-operative experts is critically examined for the first time and reinserted into the process of state development. The interventions of these organisers, intellectuals and farmers built up key institutions that shaped everyday life across rural communities. The movement weathered war and revolution, to become an indispensable part of an Irish state infrastructure after independence in 1922. The strained relationship and economic rivalry that developed between Irish and British co-operators is also explored in order to illuminate the changing relationship between Ireland and the United Kingdom from an economic perspective. Civilising Rural Ireland will appeal to a wide audience interested in modern Irish history and readers are introduced to an eclectic range of personalities who shared an interest in co-operation and whose actions possessed important consequences for the way Ireland developed. The creative use of local and national sources, many of which are examined for the first time, mean the book offers a new perspective on an important period in the making of modern Ireland.
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Group Captain George Nigel "Geordie" Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk,  (4 January 1906 – 24 November 1994) was a British nobleman and Conservative politician.

Early life
Born at Merly, Wimborne, Dorset, he was the second son of Nina Mary Benita, youngest daughter of Major R. Poore, Salisbury, and the 13th Duke of Hamilton and Brandon. He was educated at Eton College, Balliol College, Oxford, the University of Edinburgh (LLB) and at the University of Bonn, Vienna University and the Sorbonne. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1935, taking silk in 1959.

He played cricket for Wiltshire in the 1927 Minor Counties Championship.

He was a member of Edinburgh Town Council from 1935 to 1940 and served as a Commissioner of General Board of Control (Scotland) from 1936 to 1939 and as a Commissioner for Special Areas in Scotland 1937–39. He commanded No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force 1934–38.

Second World War
With the outbreak of the Second World War Douglas-Hamilton joined the Royal Air Force. He served as Fighter Command's chief intelligence officer and the personal assistant to Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding. Douglas-Hamilton was also involved in countering the German task force operating near Ceylon.

Douglas-Hamilton was twice Mentioned in Despatches, awarded the Air Force Cross in 1938, and appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1941.

He succeeded as the 12th Earl of Selkirk on the death of his father in 1940, under the terms of a special remainder, his elder brother becoming the 14th Duke of Hamilton.

Post-war activity
From 1946 to 1950, Selkirk served as the president of the Cockburn Association, an influential conservationist and civic amenity body.

On 6 August 1947, he married Audrey Sale-Barker, an alpine skiing champion and prominent aviator.

In 1945 he was elected as a Scottish representative peer, giving him a seat in the House of Lords which he held until 1963. He served as a Lord in Waiting to King George VI (1951–1952) and to Queen Elizabeth II (1952–1953). He held Ministerial office in Conservative governments, serving as Paymaster-General from November 1953 to December 1955, as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from December 1955 to January 1957, and as First Lord of the Admiralty from January 1957 to October 1959.

In 1955 Selkirk was appointed a Privy Counsellor, in 1959 as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, and in 1963 as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire. In 1976 he became a Knight of the Order of the Thistle, the highest Scottish honour.

He also held the office of Deputy Keeper of Holyroodhouse from 1937 until his death, the Duke of Hamilton being hereditary Keeper. He was made a Freeman of Hamilton, Scotland in 1938.  He was also an Honorary Chief of the Saulteaux Indians, 1967, and an Honorary Citizen of the City of Winnipeg and of the town of Selkirk, Manitoba.

Singapore
From 1959 to 1963, Selkirk was High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Singapore and Commissioner General for South-East Asia. He was also the British Representative to Southeast Asia Treaty Organization from 1960 to 1963. While in Singapore, Selkirk was also the British representative and Chairman of the Internal Security Council, a tripartite committee responsible for Singapore's internal security from 1959 to 1963.

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Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton
Lord David Douglas-Hamilton

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ANDOR: Luthen Rael Action Figure Reveals Whether That Mystery Weapon Really Is A Lightsaber - SPOILERS
There's been a great deal of speculation surrounding the weapon wielded by Luthen Rael in last week's episode of Andor, but is it, in fact, a lightsaber? We now have an answer thanks to a new action figure!
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In last Wednesday's episode of Andor, Stellan Skarsgård's Luthen Rael paid another visit to Saw Garrera. He didn't receive the warmest of welcomes, of course, and ended up being searched on his way in, with a weapon shown that many fans argued could be a lightsaber.
Rael being a former Jedi is a nice theory, though it would be a little hard to believe he'd somehow escaped Order 66 and found a way to set up shop on Coruscant (in full sight of Emperor Palpatine and the Empire). Still, there was always a chance it could be a lightsaber, especially as his den of antiquities is filled with various artefacts from the time of the Jedi.
Now, the truth has been revealed, though it's not quite that exciting.
As you can see in the post below, Luthen is, in fact, wielding a knife. It's just a very unique design which sees it hidden inside what looks like a club or staff. As a result, we'd probably suggest forgetting about seeing him whip out a lightsaber to battle the Empire in the finale or season 2!
Andor not featuring Jedi Knights is hardly a shocker, especially as the series is both very grounded and focused on telling the story of how the Rebellion was formed. While the likes of Ahsoka Tano and Luke Skywalker would be key in that down the line, the fact it was initially created by normal people in the Galaxy is so far proving to be a far more interesting story.
The show presents Star Wars from a different perspective, focusing on everyday people whose lives are affected by the Empire. The decisions they make have real consequences, and the stakes for them - and the Galaxy - couldn't be higher.
Diego Luna returns as Cassian Andor and is joined by cast members Genevieve O'Reilly, Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller and Fiona Shaw. The executive producers are Kathleen Kennedy, Tony Gilroy, Sanne Wohlenberg, Diego Luna and Michelle Rejwan. Tony Gilroy is also the creator and showrunner.
The season finale of Andor arrives on Disney+ this Wednesday.
🚨 NEW - #Andor's Luthen Rael Weapon Reveal!
Packaging for Hasbro's Black Series Luthen Rael figure reveals the character's weapon in #StarWars. It appears to be a "Helical Knife", apart of his fancy walking staff. pic.twitter.com/iEFj0EaZ5U
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Now research is showing that all fat isn't the enemy–it's mostly manufactured fats like trans-and hydrogenated fats (shortening, margarine, etc.) that cause these health issues. Integrative, functional, and other holistically-minded doctors and researchers even place less blame now on saturated fats (butter, whole milk, fat found in red meat), which, of course used to be the devil.
Fat serves many purposes. It provides support to the skeletal system and cushioning/protection to vital internal organs, it helps to lubricate joints and other connective tissue (like the skin), it helps to build strong cellular membranes to prevent water loss and maintain overall cellular health, regulates body temperature, and also (along with carbohydrates–the other devil) provides energy.


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Dr David Soper is a Lecturer in Vehicle Aerodynamics in the School of Engineering and Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education. His research interests lie in the field of applied fluid dynamics and engineering applications through vehicle aerodynamics. He has particular expertise in experimental investigations both at model and full scale. He is the facility manager and operator of the University of Birmingham moving model TRansient Aerodynamic INvestigation (TRAIN) rig for vehicle aerodynamic research.
David completed his PhD in the field of freight train aerodynamics before becoming a Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, carrying out a range of academic and consultancy projects at the TRAIN rig. He has been an investigator on projects for EPSRC, BBSRC and industry funded work for many organisations including Arup, Network Rail High Speed, Railway Accident Investigation Branch, Network Rail, Bombardier. This work has include complex full and model scale measurement campaigns supporting high profile project, such as the Twyford aerodynamic incident involving a wheelchair, Crossrail and HS2. Further information can be found at TRAIN RIG LINK.
The results of this work have been published in over 10 research papers in scientific journals and a similar number of conference presentations.
PhD in Civil Engineering 2014
MSc in Theoretical and Applied Fluid Dynamics 2010
BSc (Hons) Mathematics 2009
Dr Soper read Mathematics and Theoretical and Applied Fluid Dynamics at the University of Manchester before undertaking a PhD in Civil Engineering at the University of Birmingham. His novel PhD used the TRAIN rig to look at the aerodynamics of a container freight train, and for the first time was able to characterise key aerodynamic flow characteristics of freight trains. After successfully completing this work he remained at the University of Birmingham as a Research Fellow for 3 years working on a wide range of multi-disciplinary projects funded by EPRSC and BBSRC, as well as industrial funded projects including the aerodynamic incident at Twyford Station in which a wheelchair was drawn into the side of a passing freight train.
Dr Soper took up his position as a lecturer in the School of Engineering in 2017. Since taking on this role he has been involved in a wide range of research and teaching activities. He has continued to work on a range of purely academic research in the field of wind engineering and vehicles aerodynamics, as well as industry funded projects.
Postgraduate supervision
Dr Soper is interested in supervising doctorial research students in the following areas:
Railway vehicle aerodynamics
Wind effects on vehicles
The interaction between moving vehicles and infrastructure
Wind effects on crops and trees
Novel experimental techniques to measure turbulent flows
His current PhD students are:
Panos Illiadis
Anam Hashimi
Xiadong
Baker, C, Johnson, T, Flynn, D, Hemida, H, Quinn, A, Soper, D & Sterling, M 2019, Train Aerodynamics: Fundamentals and Applications. 1 edn, Elsevier.
He, M, Huo, R, Hemida, H, Bourriez, F, Robertson, F, Soper, D, Sterling, M & Baker, C 2019, 'Detached eddy simulation of a closely running lorry platoon' Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics.
Soper, D, Gillmeier, S, Baker, C, Morgan, T & Vojnovic, L 2019, 'Aerodynamic forces on railway acoustic barriers' Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics.
Iliadis, P, Hemida, H, Soper, D & Baker, C 2019, 'Numerical simulations of the separated flow around a freight train passing through a tunnel using the sliding mesh technique' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954409719851421
Soper, D & Baker, C 2019, 'A full scale experimental investigation of passenger and freight train aerodynamics' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.
Baker, C & Soper, D 2018, 'The calculation of the overturning wind speed of large road vehicles at exposed sites' Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Transport. https://doi.org/10.1680/jtran.18.00102
Iliadis, P, Soper, D, Baker, C & Hemida, H 2018, 'Experimental investigation of the aerodynamics of a freight train passing through a tunnel using a moving model' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954409718811736
Gallagher, M, Morden, J, Baker, C, Soper, D, Quinn, A, Hemida, H & Sterling, M 2018, 'Trains in crosswinds – comparison of full-scale on-train measurements, physical model tests and CFD calculations' Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 175, pp. 428–444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2018.03.002
Soper, D, Flynn, D, Baker, C, Jackson, A & Hemida, H 2017, 'A comparison of methods to simulate the aerodynamic flow beneath a high speed train' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954409717734090
Baker, C, Soper, D & Jackson, A 2017, 'Full scale measurements of train underbody flows and track forces' Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 169, pp. 251-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2017.07.023
Soper, D, Gallagher, M, Baker, C & Quinn, A 2017, 'A model-scale study to assess the influence of ground geometries on aerodynamic flow development around a train' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, vol. 231, no. 8, pp. 916-933. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954409716648719
Soper, D, Gallagher, M, Baker, C & Quinn, A 2016, 'The influence of ballast shoulder height on train aerodynamic flow development' Civil-Comp Proceedings, vol. 110.
Soper, D, Baker, C & Sterling, M 2015, 'An experimental investigation to assess the influence of container loading configuration on the effects of a crosswind on a container freight train' Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 145, pp. 304-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2015.03.002
Soper, D, Baker, C & Sterling, M 2014, 'Experimental investigation of the slipstream development around a container freight train using a moving model facility' Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 135, pp. 105-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2014.10.001
Vardy, AE, Sturt, R, Baker, CJ & Soper, D 2015, The behaviour of long entrance hoods for high speed rail tunnels. in BHR Group - 16th International Symposium on Aerodynamics, Ventilation and Fire in Tunnels 2015. BHR Group, pp. 449-466, 16th International Symposium on Aerodynamics, Ventilation and Fire in Tunnels 2015, ISAVFT 2015, Seattle, United States, 15/09/15.
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SOUTH ASIAN AMERICANS
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SAD ADIB
Sad was born in Bangladesh and grew up in Bronx, New York. He attended NEST+m, a small K-12 high school in the Lower East Side, and is currently studying computer science at Columbia University. After graduating, Sad plans to work with intelligent systems and cloud computing in the tech industry. In high school, Sad has volunteered with several tutoring institutions to provide educational resources for low-income, immigrant students. In his free time, Sad plays cricket and makes short animated videos.
ANMOL KAUR
Anmol's family moved from Punjab, India to Queens, New York where she grew up. She attended and was the Valedictorian of Hillcrest High School, where she enjoyed tutoring her peers to improve SAT scores, regents scores, and class-performance. She is currently attending The Macaulay Honors College at Baruch, majoring in Finance. Anmol likes spreading awareness about the Sikh religion and participating in volunteering events by being a part of The United Sikh Association. Her hobbies include dancing, playing badminton, and watching Netflix.
HELINA RATHOD
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Welcome Saroya Friedman-Gonzalez
New Scout Executive, President, and CEO
of Greater New York Councils, BSA
"I am excited by this opportunity to continue helping young people reach their full potential by providing meaningful developmental experiences," Friedman-Gonzalez said. "Scouting is a broad-based platform that positions young people to excel through powerful educational, mentoring, outdoor and social programs."
saroya.friedman-gonzalez@scouting.org
The Greater New York Councils, Boy Scouts of America (GNYC) has announced that, beginning November 9, 2022, Saroya Friedman-Gonzalez will serve as the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Scout Executive for the 8,000 Scouts and Explorers and over 2,200 adult volunteers in the five boroughs of New York City.
Friedman-Gonzalez has a 23-year history supporting local communities in the non-profit sector. Most recently, she served as the Executive Director for New Yorkers For Children (NYFC), a New York City-based nonprofit organization that provides direct scholarship programs to over 1,000 New York City foster youth annually. In her capacity as Executive Director, she worked with local government and community partners to secure millions of dollars and manage over 30 grants with promising program practices in the field of NYC child welfare.
Prior to working with New Yorkers for Children, Saroya served as Managing Vice President for the National Urban League's (NUL) Workforce Development Division. While serving in that role she was appointed to the United States Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Registered Apprenticeships from 2012 to 2016. A native New Yorker, she received her MPA and MSW from Columbia University and her Bachelor of Science from Skidmore College.
"Saroya's deep experience and passion for serving youth perfectly align with the mission of the Greater New York Councils," said Mark Carawan, board chair for GNYC. "Her background and perspective reflect the increasing diversity of the Scouts, and we welcome her skill and knowledge as we provide critical support to the city's youth."
As the Scout Executive of GNYC, Friedman-Gonzalez will manage all GNYC business and programmatic elements throughout the five boroughs of New York City, including fundraising, government relations, staffing, and the recruitment and training of volunteers. She will seek to further expand youth leadership development opportunities, after-school educational enhancement, environmental education, career preparedness and relationships with law enforcement and emergency response agencies throughout the city.
"I am excited by the many opportunities for us to grow Scouting throughout the city, serving New York's many neighborhoods. GNYC will continue to rise to the challenges facing Scouting and Exploring units while leading the way for the future of Scoutingby fostering innovation into our program delivery, building and strengthening our community partnerships, and maintaining a safe and inclusive environment."
About the Greater New York Councils
Scouting empowers young people by introducing them to careers and preparing them to be active citizens that make ethical decisions. Scouting values emphasize a lifelong appreciation of personal fitness, the prevention of bullying, environmental stewardship and sustainability, character development, and STEM Education. In addition, members experience personal growth though exciting outdoor education opportunities that are enhanced through the merit badge program. GNYC is one of few entirely urban Scouting Councils in the nation. With 69% percent of youth members identifying as BIPOC; the diverse population of NYC is reflected in the members served by the council's hundreds of neighborhood-based programs, including Scouts of all backgrounds, abilities, and economic means.
While Venturing and Exploring programs have historically served young men and women- the last five years have seen the advent of female members of Cub Scout Packs and Scouts BSA Troops. In New York City 28-percent of Scouts are female, with 15 female troops. GNYC's programs directly serve a broad range of young people though neighborhood-based Scouting and Exploring units. Scouting advancement programs are designed to enable members to develop healthy habits and make positive choices. To help foster inclusivity and equity among Scouts, BSA recently added the new Citizenship in Society Merit Badge which recognizes and encourages Scouts to educate themselves on matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
Exploring is founded on a unique relationship between young people and the organizations present in their communities. In addition to introducing students to potential career choices, this program equips participants with cooperative problem-solving techniques and life skills that can be immediately put to use today, as well as in their future careers. Exploring teaches important life and career skills to young people from all backgrounds through immersive participation and mentorship provided by community and business leaders
GNYC has helped over five million young people become "Prepared for Life" since its inception in the 1920s. The GNYC office and Council Service Center is located at 475 Riverside Drive.
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The showroom location revealed a terrific blank canvas that sparked Daniel's ideas to answer the clients brief. A mezzanine level running parallel with a void along the glazed facade was an instant inspiration – Daniel felt he had to cantilever a feature bathroom in this space.
Daniel created an amazing illuminated wall from Corian®. This installation utilises twelve panels of Corian® to create a blank canvas, which springs to life with a printed Cherry Blossom motif and rear illumination. The motif brings harmony to the minimalist retail environment. Countless hours of research, development and prototyping were undertaken in collaboration with Expo Solutions Group and Funnel Design to achieve the desired result, including test printing, CNC routing, coloured infills, and backlighting. "A balance of form and function, the illuminated cherry blossom wall in Corian® fuses art, architecture and technology in the retail and commercial environment" says Daniel.
The extensive use of Corian® throughout the showroom creates a visual and tactile appeal. It explores the unconventional interior architecture applications, prompting a truly innovative design approach and solution.
The mezzanine level features a working tap display made from Corian® Glacier White, working shower display, accessory and tap display, baths, a Corian® service counter in Glacier White, admin area, boardroom and office. The surroundings of black polished stone floors, black mirrors with black walls and ceilings gives the notion of a seductive and opulent cantilevered bathroom that offers one of the great vantage points in the showroom. The concept demonstrates the bathroom is now, more than ever, an important personal space.
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Limited floor load capacity or sensitive floor types are a criterion for exclusion for heavy and bulky wheeled boom lifts. The low overall weight and the ideal balance under the non-marking rubber tracks make the use of the LEO Series possible in many complex applications. Also in working position the already light weight of the machines are distributed even further under the stabilisers.
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package org.terasology.benchmark.chunks.arrays;

import org.terasology.benchmark.Benchmarks;
import org.terasology.benchmark.Benchmark;
import org.terasology.benchmark.PrintToConsoleCallback;
import org.terasology.world.chunks.blockdata.TeraDenseArray8Bit;

import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * TeraArraysBenchmark simplifies the execution of the benchmarks for tera arrays.
 *
 */
@SuppressWarnings("unused")
public final class TeraArraysBenchmark {

    private static final byte[][] INFLATED_8_BIT = new byte[256][];
    private static final byte[] DEFLATED_8_BIT = new byte[256];

    private static final byte[][] INFLATED_4_BIT = new byte[256][];
    private static final byte[] DEFLATED_4_BIT = new byte[256];

    static {
        for (int i = 0; i < INFLATED_8_BIT.length; i++) {
            INFLATED_8_BIT[i] = new byte[256];
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < INFLATED_4_BIT.length; i++) {
            INFLATED_4_BIT[i] = new byte[128];
        }
    }

    private TeraArraysBenchmark() {
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        final List<Benchmark> benchmarks = new LinkedList<Benchmark>();

        benchmarks.add(new BenchmarkTeraArraySerializeObject(new TeraDenseArray8Bit.SerializationHandler(), new TeraDenseArray8Bit(16, 256, 16)));
        benchmarks.add(new BenchmarkTeraArraySerializeToBuffer(new TeraDenseArray8Bit.SerializationHandler(), new TeraDenseArray8Bit(16, 256, 16)));
        benchmarks.add(new BenchmarkTeraArraySerializeToByteString(new TeraDenseArray8Bit.SerializationHandler(), new TeraDenseArray8Bit(16, 256, 16)));
        benchmarks.add(new BenchmarkTeraArraySerializeToStreamViaByteArray(new TeraDenseArray8Bit.SerializationHandler(), new TeraDenseArray8Bit(16, 256, 16)));
        benchmarks.add(new BenchmarkTeraArraySerializeToStreamViaChannel(new TeraDenseArray8Bit.SerializationHandler(), new TeraDenseArray8Bit(16, 256, 16)));

//        benchmarks.add(new BenchmarkTeraArrayDeserializeFromBuffer(new TeraDenseArray8Bit.SerializationHandler(), new TeraDenseArray8Bit(16, 256, 16)));
//
//
//        benchmarks.add(new BenchmarkTeraArrayRead(new TeraDenseArray8Bit(16, 256, 16)));
//        benchmarks.add(new BenchmarkTeraArrayRead(new TeraDenseArray4Bit(16, 256, 16)));
//        benchmarks.add(new BenchmarkTeraArrayRead(new TeraSparseArray8Bit(16, 256, 16, INFLATED_8_BIT, DEFLATED_8_BIT)));
//        benchmarks.add(new BenchmarkTeraArrayRead(new TeraSparseArray4Bit(16, 256, 16, INFLATED_4_BIT, DEFLATED_4_BIT)));
//
//
//        benchmarks.add(new BenchmarkTeraArrayWrite(new TeraDenseArray8Bit(16, 256, 16)));
//        benchmarks.add(new BenchmarkTeraArrayWrite(new TeraDenseArray4Bit(16, 256, 16)));
//        benchmarks.add(new BenchmarkTeraArrayWrite(new TeraSparseArray8Bit(16, 256, 16, INFLATED_8_BIT, DEFLATED_8_BIT)));
//        benchmarks.add(new BenchmarkTeraArrayWrite(new TeraSparseArray4Bit(16, 256, 16, INFLATED_4_BIT, DEFLATED_4_BIT)));

        Benchmarks.execute(benchmarks, new PrintToConsoleCallback());

    }
}

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31 is the third Mersenne prime (25 − 1) and the eighth Mersenne prime exponent, as well as the fourth primorial prime, and together with twenty-nine, another primorial prime, it comprises a twin prime. As a Mersenne prime, 31 is related to the perfect number 496, since 496 = 2(5 − 1)(25 − 1). 31 is also the 4th lucky prime and the 11th supersingular prime.
They have lunch bags, caddies, tall bins, utility totes that can be used for like trunk organization and the like, backpacks, jewelry, wall décor, pillows, and more. They're perfect Mother's Day gifts, they're perfect baby shower gifts (helllllo Baby by ThirtyOne is an actual thing), they're perfect housewarming gifts, and they're perfect treat-yo-self gifts too.
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Австрия принимала участие в Зимних Олимпийских играх 2006 года в Турине (Италия) в двадцатый раз за свою историю, и завоевала семь серебряных, девять золотых и семь бронзовых медалей. Сборная страны состояла из 73 спортсменов (55 мужчин, 18 женщин).

Состав и результаты олимпийской сборной Австрии

Бобслей

Спортсменов — 5

Мужчины

Ссылки
 База МОК
 Официальные олимпийские отчёты
 www.sports-reference.com

2006
Страны на зимних Олимпийских играх 2006 года


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3 Speakers Whose Success Stories Were the Basis for a Movie
As human beings, we tend to have a fascination with other individuals who have overcome difficult circumstances a made a name for themselves. We want to know that even in our darkest hours, there is still possibility for greatness. So many books have been released on these areas of life, and some have even been turned into films. Three of the most famous films are Erin Brockovich, The Pursuit of Happyness, and We Bought a Zoo.
2000 saw the release of the film Erin Brockovich, with Julia Roberts playing the lead. The film was based upon the life of Erin herself, and was incredibly inspirational. Twice divorced and a mother of three, Erin took a job at Masry & Vititoe after they took on her car crash case in which she was seriously injured. She contacted them on numerous times asking for work within their firm as a file clerk, and they eventually offered her a position.
After uncovering medical records from a pro bono real estate case, she was given permission to investigate further; it turned out that the people living in Hinkley, California, had all been exposed to the toxic gas Chromium 6 between the 1960s and 1980s. This led to the biggest law suit of its kind, with Erin and Masry winning the case, and the company in question having to pay out an estimated $330 million to more than 600 of the Hinkley residents. It was the largest legal settlement in US history, and one undertaken by a seemingly average woman.
Chris Gardner
The 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness was based on the life of Chris Gardner. He served 4 years in the Navy and afterwards supported his wife and his newborn son in San Francisco by selling medical equipment. In the early 1980's however, after a chance meeting with Robert Bridges, an employee of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, he discovered the world of investment management and found he could qualify for a brokerage training program. Soon after joining an internship at Dean Witter Reynolds, he became homeless and a single father after his wife left. Determined to make it, he pushed through, using the money he earned during his training on daycare for his son, and sleeping in homeless shelters and visiting soup kitchens to survive. After completing his training he was offered a position at Bear Sterns and launched his own firm Gardner Rich & Co. in 1987.
Benjamin Mee
In 2011 'We Bought a Zoo' satrring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson was released, which was based on the story of Benjamin Mee and his family. He started a career as a bricklayer and decorator at a young age, but decided that he wanted to follow his passions in life. He began to study and write about animal intelligence, studied Psychology at UCL, and gained an MSc in Science Journalism from Imperial College.
When a zoo came up for sale, he managed to convince his wife and their two young children to join his cause and purchase the dilapidated Dartmoor Zoological Park in 2006. Whilst mourning the death of his wife the following Easter, he still managed to muddle through and the zoo opened in summer 2007.
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