A structural tensioning system for selective coupling to a pier pipe having an elongate threaded rod and a tensioning device. The tensioning device having an elongate body that is configured receive a treaded end of the threaded rod and defines a slot in a distal end portion, a pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings, and a pair of opposed passages that communicate between respective portions of the slot and respective portions of the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings. A portion of each elongate opening is configured to receive a bolt that is mounted in the pier pipe when the tensioning device is positioned in a tensioning position and portions of the slot, the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings and the pair of opposed passages are configured to selectively receive the bolt that is mounted in the pier pipe as the tensioning device is moved to the tensioning position.
1. A structural tensioning system for selective coupling to a pier pipe, the pier pipe having a circumferential wall that defines a pair of opposing openings that are positioned in co-axial relationship and a bolt that is mounted in the pair of opposing openings and that has an exposed outer surface extends across the inner diameter of the circumferential wall of the pier pipe, comprising: a tensioning device comprising: an elongate body having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, wherein the proximal end portion of the elongate body defines an interior bore that extends inwardly from a proximal end of the elongate body co-axial to and along a longitudinal axis of the elongate body, the interior bore having a first diameter, wherein the distal end portion of the elongate body defines a slot that extends inwardly from a distal end of the elongate body co-axial to and along a plane bisecting the longitudinal axis of the elongate body, a pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings and a pair of opposed passages that communicate between respective portions of the slot and respective portions of the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings, wherein a bottom portion of each elongate opening defines a hook shape having a diameter that is configured to receive the bolt that is mounted in the pier pipe when the tensioning device is positioned in a tensioning position, wherein portions of the slot, the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings and the pair of opposed passages are configured to selectively receive the bolt that is mounted in the pier pipe.
2. The structural tensioning system of claim 1, further comprising an elongate rod having a threaded distal end configured to be received therein the interior bore of the proximal end of the elongate body.
3. The structural tensioning system of claim 1, wherein the slot defines a pair of opposed walls that extend parallel to and spaced equidistant from the longitudinal axis of the elongate body.
4. The structural tensioning system of claim 1, wherein the co-axial elongate openings are positioned substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body about an elongate opening axis.
5. The structural tensioning system of claim 4, wherein the elongate opening axis is positioned at an acute angle .alpha. with respect to a plane bisecting the slot.
6. The structural tensioning system of claim 5, wherein the acute angle .alpha. ranges between about 50 to about 70 degrees.
7. The structural tensioning system of claim 5, wherein the acute angle .alpha. is about 60 degrees.
8. The structural tensioning system of claim 1, wherein, in cross-section, the combined arcuate lengths L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3, and L.sub.4 of the arcuate circumferential external surfaces of the elongate body that extends between respective portions of the elongate openings and the respective adjacent wall of the slot can comprise at least about 20% of the circumference of the elongate body.
9. The structural tensioning system of claim 8, wherein a longitudinal distance between the most distal portion of the bottom portion of the elongate openings and the distal end of the elongate body are substantially the same as each of the arcuate lengths L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 of the arcuate circumferential external surface of the elongate body, which extend between respective portions of one elongate opening and the respective adjacent wall of the slot.
10. The structural tensioning system of claim 1, wherein, in cross-section, the combined arcuate lengths L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3, and L.sub.4 of the arcuate circumferential external surfaces of the elongate body that extends between respective portions of the elongate openings and the respective adjacent wall of the slot can comprise at least about 40% of the circumference of the elongate body.
11. The structural tensioning system of claim 1, wherein the elongate body is formed from a high strength metal or metal alloy.
12. The structural tensioning system of claim 11, wherein the metal alloy is a high strength steel alloy.
13. The structural tensioning system of claim 1, wherein the elongate body is formed as an integral, single piece casting.
14. The structural tensioning system of claim 11, wherein elongate body is formed to withstand a tension loading of at least about 20,000 lbs.
15. The structural tensioning system of claim 11, wherein elongate body is formed to withstand a tension loading of at least about 30,000 lbs.
16. The structural tensioning system of claim 11, wherein elongate body is formed to withstand a tension loading of at least about 40,000 lbs.
17. A tensioning device for use in a structural tensioning system, comprising: an elongate body having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, wherein the proximal end portion of the elongate body defines an interior bore that extends inwardly from a proximal end of the elongate body co-axial to and along a longitudinal axis of the elongate body, the interior bore having a first diameter, wherein the distal end portion of the elongate body defines a slot that extends inwardly from a distal end of the elongate body co-axial to and along a plane bisecting the longitudinal axis of the elongate body, a pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings and a pair of opposed passages that communicate between respective portions of the slot and respective portions of the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings, wherein a bottom portion of each elongate opening defines a hook shape having a diameter that is configured to receive the bolt that is mounted in the pier pipe when the tensioning device is positioned in a tensioning position, wherein portions of the slot, the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings and the pair of opposed passages are configured to selectively receive a bolt that is mounted in a pier pipe, wherein the co-axial elongate openings are positioned substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body about an elongate opening axis, wherein the elongate opening axis is positioned at an acute angle .alpha. with respect to a plane bisecting the slot and wherein the acute angle .alpha. between about 50 to about 70 degrees.
18. The tensioning device of claim 17, wherein the slot defines a pair of opposed walls that extend parallel to and spaced equidistant from the longitudinal axis of the elongate body.
19. The tensioning device system of claim 17, wherein, in cross-section, the combined arcuate lengths L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3, and L.sub.4 of the arcuate circumferential external surfaces of the elongate body that extends between respective portions of the elongate openings and the respective adjacent wall of the slot can comprise at least about 20% of the circumference of the elongate body.
20. The tensioning device of claim 19, wherein a longitudinal distance between the most distal portion of the bottom portion of the elongate openings and the distal end of the elongate body are substantially the same as each of the arcuate lengths L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 of the arcuate circumferential external surface of the elongate body, which extend between respective portions of one elongate opening and the respective adjacent wall of the slot.
21. The tensioning device of claim 17, wherein, in cross-section, the combined arcuate lengths L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3, and L.sub.4 of the arcuate circumferential external surfaces of the elongate body that extends between respective portions of the elongate openings and the respective adjacent wall of the slot can comprise at least about 40% of the circumference of the elongate body.
22. The tensioning device of claim 17, wherein the elongate body is formed from a high strength metal or metal alloy.
23. The tensioning device of claim 22, wherein elongate body is formed to withstand a tension loading of at least about 30,000 lbs.
24. The tensioning device of claim 22, wherein elongate body is formed to withstand a tension loading of at least about 40,000 lbs.
25. The tensioning device of claim 17, wherein the elongate body is formed as an integral, single piece casting.
The present disclosure relates generally to tensioning devices and more particularly to a structural tensioning system having a tensioning device that is configured to selective couple with a pier structure to effect a transfer of a tensional load to a position remote from the pier structure.
Pipe and tubing are structural materials that are commonly utilized in the construction and manufacturing trades and are conventionally sized and shaped to meet a vast array of structural and material delivery applications. In the course of construction and manufacturing, there are building requirements that require the use of a tensional mechanism from within an internal bore of a pipe to transfer a tensional load from the internal bore of the pipe to a termination mechanism that is located remote to, outside of, or at a proximal end of the length of pipe. This need is particular noted in the construction of foundation elements.
Conventional foundation elements often include driven pipe piles that are often used to support a multitude of superstructures (structures built above their foundations) or other foundation support applications. Conventionally, driven pipe piles are either end or friction bearing foundation elements and, upon reaching an end bearing or a desired frictional resistance within the soil, the driven pipe piles are terminated. While there exist many conventional methods for coupling the driven pipe pile to the superstructure, in the typical method, the superstructure is fabricated to bolt to or weld to the driven piles upon installation. In other applications, it is known to reinforce and encapsulate the driven pile in concrete.
Conventional helical pipe piles or anchors are typically installed by torqueing the pipe into the ground utilizing a single or series of sized helical plates to engage the pipes into the earth until the helical plates are borne into a strong bearing soil strata capable of supporting a specified load in tension or compression. Sequential piles are coupled together utilizing bolts through the coupling for the connection and torsional resistance during the helical pipe installation process. Typically, upon reaching a specific torque correlated depth capable of supporting the specific desired load, the pile installation is terminated and a specified termination is fixed to the end of the pile for the specific application.
Bolted connections are a common choice for fixation of terminations of driven pile and/or helical pipe piles to accommodate tensional load transfer from within the framework of a structure. Thus, conventionally, upon the proper installation of a helical anchor pile, the pipe section is cut off level within a foundation at a specified point and co-axial holes are drilled into the top of the pipe on opposing sides. Subsequently, a properly sized bolt is mounted through the co-axial holes such that the bolt bisects the cross section of the internal bore of the pipe.
Current practice requires the insertion of a pipe section of a termination plate into or over the pipe pile, and a new construction plate is coupled to the termination plate. In one aspect, it is known to weld the plate and pipe insert to create a new construction plate termination. A sized bolt is then placed through to the opposite side connecting both pipes in a fixed but not positive mounting due to the clearance in the bolt holes to accommodate the bolts. A nut is then placed onto the opposing end of the bolt.
Optionally, it is known to weld a compression bearing plate directly to the pile. This process is expensive and, since most helical pipe piles are galvanized, it creates a considerable health risk to the welder due to the inhalation hazard. The expense of this process can increase of the limited space that is often provided underneath the plate and the pile, which makes it difficult and arduous to make a proper welded connection.
Described herein is a structural tensioning system and a method of using a tensioning device in a structural tensioning system. In one aspect, the structural tensioning system can comprise means for coupling the tensioning device to a bolt mounted in the internal bore of an installed driven pile and/or helical pipe pile. In this aspect, the pier pipe can have a circumferential wall that defines a pair of opposing openings that are positioned in co-axial relationship and the bolt is configured to be mounted in the pair of opposing openings such that an exposed outer surface of the bolt extends across the inner diameter of the circumferential wall of the pier pipe. In one aspect, the structural tensioning system can be utilized to create tension by resisting applied torque during installation, points of fixation, fastening or for various other applications.
In one aspect, the structural tensioning system can comprise an elongate rod having a threaded distal end and a tensioning device. The tensioning device can comprise an elongate body having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. In this aspect, the proximal end portion of the elongate body can define an interior bore that extends inwardly from a proximal end of the elongate body co-axial to and along a longitudinal axis of the elongate body. In this aspect, the threaded rod can be sized and otherwise configured to be complementarily received in the interior bore of the proximal end portion of the elongate body of the tensioning device and, if desired, can be locked in the received position.
In a further aspect, the distal end portion of the elongate body can define a) a slot that extends inwardly from a distal end of the elongate body co-axial to and along the longitudinal axis of the elongate body, b) a pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings and, c) a pair of opposed passages that communicate between respective portions of the slot and respective portions of the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings. In this aspect, a bottom portion of each elongate opening defines a hook shape having a diameter that is configured to receive spaced portions of the outer surface of the bolt that is mounted in the pier pipe when the tensioning device is positioned in a tensioning position. It is contemplated that portions of the slot, the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings and the pair of opposed passages can be configured to selectively receive the bolt that is mounted in the pier pipe as the tensioning device moves about the bolt during the installation process.
In one aspect, in operation, the rod and the coupled tensioning device can be inserted within the confines of the pipe or cylinder straddling the closest bolt(s) its opening, rotated and then engaged with the bolt in a tensional manner in order to provide a transfer mechanism of tension from the pipe or cylinder through the engaged bolt(s) and further through the threaded tensional rod and into a specifically designed termination positioned outside of the pipe or cylinder. Thus, in one aspect, the structural tensioning system comprises means for creating a positive tensional connection between a structural pipe section that is torqued or driven into the earth creating a load transfer point of termination at its end. The termination point of load transfer can then be utilized as a fixation point for superstructure structural framework or can be grouted or encapsulated in concrete.
Various implementations described in the present disclosure can include additional systems, methods, features, and advantages, which can not necessarily be expressly disclosed herein but will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following detailed description and accompanying drawings. It is intended that all such systems, methods, features, and advantages be included within the present disclosure and protected by the accompanying claims.
The features and components of the following figures are illustrated to emphasize the general principles of the present disclosure. Corresponding features and components throughout the figures can be designated by matching reference characters for the sake of consistency and clarity.
FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of an elongate body of a tensioning device of a structural tensioning system, showing an elongate slot defined in a distal end portion of the elongate body, the elongate slot extending inwardly from a distal end of the elongate body co-axial to and along the longitudinal axis of the elongate body.
FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the elongate body of the tensioning device of the structural tensioning system, showing a pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings and a pair of opposed passages that communicate between respective portions of the slot and respective portions of the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings and showing a bottom portion of each elongate opening defining a hook shape having a diameter that is configured to receive spaced portions of the outer surface of the bolt that is transversely mounted in the pier pipe when the tensioning device is positioned in a tensioning position.
FIG. 3 is a top elevational view of the elongate body of the tensioning device of the structural tensioning system, showing an interior bore defined in a proximal end portion of the elongate body that can that extends inwardly from a proximal end of the elongate body co-axial to and along a longitudinal axis of the elongate body. The interior bore can be threaded or otherwise configured to complementarily receive a threaded end of a threaded rod of the structural tensioning system.
FIG. 4 is a bottom elevational view of the elongate body of the tensioning device of the structural tensioning system, showing the slot defined in the distal end portion and the interior bore defined in the proximal end portion.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the elongate body of FIG. 1, taken across line 5-5 of FIG. 1, showing the slot, a wall portion of the slot and a portion of the passage defined in a portion of the slot wall adjacent an upper stop shoulder, which is configured to position the cross bolt at the same cross sectional level as an upper portions of the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the elongate body of FIG. 2, taken across line 6-6 of FIG. 2, showing portions of the slot, the passage, and the elongate opening.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the elongate body of FIG. 2, taken across line 7-7 of FIG. 2, showing the angular relationship of the slot and the elongate openings.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the elongate body of FIG. 1, taken across line 8-8 of FIG. 4, showing a view of the elongate body taken transverse to the respective parallel walls of the defined slot.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an elongate body of a tensioning device of a structural tensioning system, showing an elongate slot defined in a distal end portion of the elongate body, the elongate slot extending inwardly from a distal end of the elongate body co-axial to and along the longitudinal axis of the elongate body, and showing two spaced pairs of opposed co-axial elongate openings and two spaces pairs of opposed passages that communicate between respective portions of the slot and respective portions of the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings and showing a bottom portion of each elongate opening defining a hook shape having a diameter that is configured to receive spaced portions of the outer surface of a longitudinally spaced pair of bolts that are transversely mounted in the pier pipe when the tensioning device is positioned in a tensioning position.
FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of the elongate body of FIG. 9.
FIG. 11 is a bottom elevational view of the elongate body of FIG. 9, showing the slot defined in the distal end portion and the interior bore defined in the proximal end portion.
FIGS. 12A and 12B are perspective and side cross-sectional views of the elongate body of FIG. 9, taken across line 12-12 of FIG. 11, showing an elongate slot defined in a distal end portion of the elongate body, the elongate slot extending inwardly from a distal end of the elongate body co-axial to and along the longitudinal axis of the elongate body, and showing two spaced pairs of opposed co-axial elongate openings and two spaces pairs of opposed passages that communicate between respective portions of the slot and respective portions of the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings.
FIG. 13 is a schematic representation of the elongate body of a tensioning device of a structural tensioning system showing the elongate body of FIG. 1 being lowered toward a tensioning position to couple to one bolt of a pair of longitudinally spaced pair of bolts that are transversely mounted in the pier pipe.
FIG. 14 is a schematic representation of the elongate body of a tensioning device being positioned relative to one bolt of a pair of longitudinally spaced pair of bolts that are transversely mounted in the pier pipe in an unlocked position in which the bolt has been received within the elongate slot such that the bolt is positioned in the plane of the pair of opposed passages of the elongate body.
FIG. 15 is a schematic representation of the elongate body of a tensioning device being positioned relative to one bolt of a pair of longitudinally spaced pair of bolts that are transversely mounted in the pier pipe in an locked position in which the elongate body has been rotated to orient the bolt within the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings of the elongate body and showing the bolt seated in the hook-shaped bottom portion of each elongate opening when the elongate body is in the locked received position.
FIG. 16 is a schematic representation of the elongate body of a tensioning device operatively positioned in a tensioning position by the tensioning system of the present invention, and showing the tensioning system being used in an uplift-restraint bracket application.
FIG. 17 is a schematic representation of the elongate body of a tensioning device operatively positioned in a tensioning position by the tensioning system of the present invention, and showing the tensioning system being used in a construction application.
FIG. 18 is a graph of an ASTM A370-Clevis Load test performed on the elongate body of FIG. 1 for a tensioning device of a structural tensioning system.
FIG. 19 is a graph of an ASTM A370-Clevis Load test performed on the elongate body of FIG. 1 for a tensioning device of a structural tensioning system.
The present invention can be understood more readily by reference to the following detailed description, examples, drawings, and claims, and their previous and following description. However, before the present devices, systems, and/or methods are disclosed and described, it is to be understood that this invention is not limited to the specific devices, systems, and/or methods disclosed unless otherwise specified, and, as such, can, of course, vary. It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular aspects only and is not intended to be limiting.
The following description of the invention is provided as an enabling teaching of the invention in its best, currently known embodiment. To this end, those skilled in the relevant art will recognize and appreciate that many changes can be made to the various aspects of the invention described herein, while still obtaining the beneficial results of the present invention. It will also be apparent that some of the desired benefits of the present invention can be obtained by selecting some of the features of the present invention without utilizing other features. Accordingly, those who work in the art will recognize that many modifications and adaptations to the present invention are possible and can even be desirable in certain circumstances and are a part of the present invention. Thus, the following description is provided as illustrative of the principles of the present invention and not in limitation thereof.
For clarity, it will be appreciated that this disclosure will focus primarily on the end or cross-sectional views of a locking clamp. As such, it is contemplated that the described cross-section features of the elements forming the locking clamp can also extend the elongate longitudinal length of the respective elements such as, for example and without limitation, the base member, the tongue member and the locking member.
As used throughout, the singular forms "a," "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to "an opening" can include two or more such openings unless the context indicates otherwise.
The word "or" as used herein means any one member of a particular list and also includes any combination of members of that list. Further, one should note that conditional language, such as, among others, "can," "could," "might," or "can," unless specifically stated otherwise, or otherwise understood within the context as used, is generally intended to convey that certain aspects include, while other aspects do not include, certain features, elements and/or steps. Thus, such conditional language is not generally intended to imply that features, elements and/or steps are in any way required for one or more particular aspects or that one or more particular aspects necessarily include logic for deciding, with or without user input or prompting, whether these features, elements and/or steps are included or are to be performed in any particular embodiment.
For purposes of the current disclosure, a material property or dimension measuring about X or substantially X on a particular measurement scale measures within a range between X plus an industry-standard upper tolerance for the specified measurement and X minus an industry-standard lower tolerance for the specified measurement. Because tolerances can vary between different materials, processes and between different models, the tolerance for a particular measurement of a particular component can fall within a range of tolerances.
Disclosed are components that can be used to perform the disclosed methods and systems. These and other components are disclosed herein, and it is understood that when combinations, subsets, interactions, groups, etc. of these components are disclosed that while specific reference of each various individual and collective combinations and permutation of these cannot be explicitly disclosed, each is specifically contemplated and described herein, for all methods and systems. This applies to all aspects of this application including, but not limited to, steps in disclosed methods. Thus, if there are a variety of additional steps that can be performed it is understood that each of these additional steps can be performed with any specific embodiment or combination of embodiments of the disclosed methods.
The present methods and systems can be understood more readily by reference to the following detailed description of preferred embodiments and the examples included therein and to the Figures and their previous and following description.
Referring to FIGS. 1 to 17, described herein is a structural tensioning system 10 and a method of using a tensioning device 20 in the structural tensioning system. In one aspect, the structural tensioning system 10 can comprise means for coupling the tensioning device to at least one bolt 2 mounted in the internal bore of an installed driven pile 4 and/or helical pipe pile. In this aspect, the pier pipe can be of conventional construction and can have a circumferential wall that defines a pair of opposing openings 3 that are positioned in co-axial relationship and the bolt 2 is configured to be mounted in the pair of opposing openings such that an exposed outer surface of the bolt extends transversely across the inner diameter of the circumferential wall of the pier pipe. In one aspect, the structural tensioning system 10 can be utilized to create tension by resisting applied torque during installation, points of fixation, fastening or for various other applications.
In one aspect, the structural tensioning system 10 can comprise an elongate rod 12 having a threaded distal end 14 and a tensioning device 20. The tensioning device 20 can comprise an elongate body 22 having a proximal end portion 24 and a distal end portion 26. In this aspect, the proximal end portion 24 of the elongate body can define an interior bore 28 that extends inwardly from a proximal end of the elongate body co-axial to and along a longitudinal axis of the elongate body. In this aspect, the threaded distal end 14 of the threaded rod can be sized and otherwise configured to be complementarily received in the interior bore 28 of the proximal end portion 24 of the elongate body of the tensioning device and, if desired, can be locked in the received position. In one aspect, a locking nut 25 can be placed over the threads of the elongate rod to lock the rod 12 into place relative to the elongate body 22 of the tensioning device.
In a further aspect, the distal end portion 26 of the elongate body 22 can define a) a slot 30 that extends inwardly from a distal end 26 of the elongate body co-axial to and along a plane bisecting the longitudinal axis L1 of the elongate body 22, b) a pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings 32 and, c) a pair of opposed passages 34 that communicate between respective portions of the slot 30 and respective portions of the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings 32. Referring to FIGS. 1, 4, and 7, in one aspect, the slot 30 can have a width w.sub.s that is configured to accept the outer diameter of the bolt 2 positioned or otherwise mounted in the pier pipe 4.
Referring to FIGS. 1-12, in one aspect, the pair of opposed passages 34 can have a width w.sub.p that is configured to accept the outer diameter of the bolt 2 positioned or otherwise mounted in the pier pipe 4. In a further aspect, the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings 32 can be elongated along an axis L2 that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body and can terminate in a bottom portion 36 that is oriented toward the distal end 26 of the elongate body and can be configured or otherwise shaped to receive portions of the outer surface of the bolt 2 positioned or otherwise mounted in the pier pipe when the tensioning device is positioned in a tensioning position. In one exemplary aspect, as illustrated and without limitation, the bottom portion 36 of each elongate opening 32 can define a hook shape having a diameter that is configured to receive spaced portions of the outer surface of the bolt 2 that is mounted in the pier pipe 4 when the tensioning device is positioned in the tensioning position.
In a further aspect, and as exemplarily shown in FIGS. 13-15, it is contemplated that portions of the slot 30, the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings 32 and the pair of opposed passages 34 can be configured to selectively receive the bolt 2 that is mounted in the pier pipe 4 as the tensioning device moves about the bolt during the installation process.
In a further aspect, the slot 30 can define a pair of opposed walls 40 that extend parallel to and spaced equidistant from the longitudinal axis of the elongate body. In another aspect, it is contemplated that the co-axial elongate openings 32 are positioned substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body 22 about an elongate opening axis. In this aspect, and as shown in FIG. 7, the elongate opening axis L3 can be positioned at an acute angle .alpha. with respect to a plane bisecting the defined slot 30 parallel to the walls 40. The acute angle .alpha. can range between about 20 to about 80 degrees, preferably from between about 50 to about 70 degrees, and most preferred about 60 degrees.
In a further aspect, and shown in FIG. 7, it is preferred that the combined arcuate lengths AL.sub.1, AL.sub.2, AL.sub.3, and AL.sub.4 of the arcuate circumferential external surfaces 50 of the elongate body 22 that extends between respective portions of the elongate openings and the respective adjacent wall of the slot can comprise at least about 20%, preferably at least about 35% and more preferred at least about 40% of the circumference of the elongate body in cross section 7-7. Optionally, it is contemplated that the longitudinal distance between the most distal portion of the bottom portion 36 of the elongate openings 32 and the distal end of the elongate body w.sub.b can be substantially the same as the arcuate lengths AL.sub.1 and AL.sub.2 of the arcuate circumferential external surface of the elongate body that extends between respective portions of one elongate openings and the respective adjacent wall of the slot. As shown, it is contemplated that the arcuate lengths AL.sub.1 and AL.sub.2 are substantially equal and the arcuate lengths AL.sub.3, and AL.sub.4 are substantially equal.
Referring now to FIG. 9, it is contemplated that the elongate body 22 of the tensioning device 20 for the structural tensioning system 10 can comprise two pairs of opposed co-axial elongate openings 32', 32'' and two spaced pairs of opposed passages 34', 34'' that communicate between respective portions of the slot 30 and that are spaced along the longitudinal axis of the elongate body. In this aspect, the elongate slot 30 is defined in the distal end portion 26 of the elongate body 22 and extends inwardly from the distal end of the elongate body co-axial to and along a plane bisecting the longitudinal axis of the elongate body 22. As shown in the figures, the two spaced pairs of opposed co-axial elongate openings 32', 32'' and two spaces pairs of opposed passages 34', 34'' are configured to communicate between respective portions of the slot and respective portions of the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings. Further, similar to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-9, it is contemplated that the bottom portion 36 of each elongate openings 34', 34'' defines a hook shape having a diameter that is configured to receive spaced portions of the outer surface of two longitudinally spaced pair of bolts 2 that are transversely mounted in the pier pipe 4.
In this aspect, the interior bore 28 that is defined in a proximal end portion 24 of the elongate body 22 extends inwardly from the proximal end of the elongate body co-axial to and long a longitudinal axis of the elongate body and can be threaded or otherwise configured to complementarily receive a threaded end 14 of a threaded rod 12 of the structural tensioning system.
In one aspect, it is contemplated that the elongate body 22 can be formed from a high strength metal or metal alloy. In one aspect, for example and without limitation, the elongate body 22 can be formed as an integral, single piece casting constructed a high strength steel alloy, which results in a light-weight, high strength tensioning device. In another non-limiting example, and without limitation, the elongate body 22 can be a single piece forging constructed of high strength steel alloy in which the bottom portion 36 of the elongate openings 32 that forms the hook shapes are configured for bolt or pin capture are forged and machined.
It is also contemplated, for example and without limitation, that the elongate body 22 can be a grouping of fabricated parts welded or otherwise formed into a single unit. In this aspect, the bottom portion 36 of the elongate openings 32 that forms the hook shapes that are configured for bolt or pin capture can be made from steel alloy and can, exemplarily be attached by welding.
In one aspect, the tensioning device 20 can be left uncoated or can be coated by any one of numerous methods that resist corrosion and need little maintenance. In a further aspect and referring to FIGS. 18 and 19, it is contemplated that the tensioning device 20 can be formed of a material that can withstand a tension loading of at least about 20,000 lbs., preferably at least about 30,000 lbs., and most preferred, at least about 40,000 lbs.
In a further aspect and referring to FIGS. 13-17, in operation, the elongate rod 12 and the coupled tensioning device 20 can be inserted within the confines of the pipe or cylinder with the slot straddling the closest bolt(s), the elongate rod 12 can be rotated such that the bolt(s) bass through the pairs of opposed passages 34 and into the pairs of opposed elongate opening 32. Subsequently, the elongate rod can be drawn up axially to seat the bolt(s) into the bottom portions of the opposed elongate openings 32 and can be tensioned with the bolt 2 in a tensional manner in order to provide a transfer mechanism of tension from the pipe 4 or cylinder through the engaged bolt(s) and further through the threaded tensional rod 12 and into a specifically designed termination positioned outside of the pipe or cylinder. Thus, in one aspect, the structural tensioning system 10 can comprises means for creating a positive tensional connection between a structural pipe section that is torqued or driven into the earth creating a load transfer point of termination at its end. The termination point of load transfer, for example and without limitation, can then be utilized as a fixation point for superstructure structural framework, it can be grouted or encapsulated in concrete, and/or the like.
As one skilled in the art will appreciate and as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, once the distal end of the treaded rod 12 is coupled to the interior bore of the proximal end portion 24 of the tensioning device 20, the tensioning device can be lowered through the center of a piece of tubing or pipe 4 that contains the mounted cross bolt or pin. The slot 30 of the elongate body 22 is configured to pass over the cross bolt or pin 2 until the cross bolt or pin is positioned adjacent an upper stop shoulder 33, which positions the cross bolt at the same cross sectional level as an upper portions 37 of the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings 32. Subsequently, and as shown in FIG. 15, the threaded rod 12 can be rotated, which effects a complementary rotation of the elongate body 22 about its longitudinal axis, and the cross bolt or pin passes through the respective the pairs of opposed passages 34 and into the upper portions of the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings 32. Subsequently, as the threaded rod 12 is drawn axially in a proximal direction, the cross bolt or pin moves to the tensioning position and becomes seated in the bottom portion 36 of the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings 32. Once engaged, as schematically illustrated in FIGS. 16 and 17, the threaded rod 12 that is affixed to the elongate body 22 of the tensioning device 20 can be inserted into a specified termination at the end of the pipe or cylinder and subsequently fitted with a corresponding nut, which allows the nut to be used to thread onto a plate or specific termination. Thus, as one skilled in the art, this configuration engages the threaded rod 12 into a tensional state and transfers a specific design tension load from the cross bolt, pin or rod located within the shaft of the pipe or cylinder through the threaded rod and ultimately the specified designed termination.
While this invention has been described in conjunction with particular reference to specific preferred embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, variations, and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The invention is intended to embrace all such alternatives, variations, and modifications as fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as described hereinbefore and as-defined in the appended claims.


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Why Sex Change Logic Requires Doctors To Perform Every Plastic Surgery Imaginable
By: Libby Emmons
In a recent New York Times op-ed by Andrea Long Chu, "My New Vagina Won't Make Me Happy," the author discusses an upcoming vaginoplasty surgery that will create a "neo-vagina" where once there was none. This choice, to remove a healthy organ and replace it with an artificial organ that will require a lifetime of medical maintenance, was no doubt a difficult one. But Chu reveals that there is no reason to believe this surgery will result in happiness. The cosmetic, vaginoplasty surgery is neither medically necessary, nor intended to result in happiness on the part of the patient, yet it is still desired, still sought, and still scheduled.
No doubt Chu knew this op-ed would be controversial. Much of the going wisdom regarding vaginoplasty and other sex change surgeries is that it is legitimately medically necessary — that individuals wishing to medically transition from appearing as one sex to appearing as the other are caused pain by the reality of their natural bodies, and at risk of suicide if that pain is not remedied. In fact, this concept that medical transition is necessary to alleviate pain and suffering has been the primary guiding principle of transgender advocacy.
But Chu counters this claim fully, chucking at least a decade of trans advocacy under the proverbial bus, by claiming suicidal feelings have increased for Chu since the beginning of hormone treatment, and that the pain and discomfort from a neo-vagina will not be negligible. It is not Chu's expectation that either mental or physical pain will decrease as a result of the upcoming surgery.
That vaginoplasty surgery and hormone injections are unlikely to result in either the reduction of suicidal thoughts or the lessening of physical pain at existing in a body that one does not relate to gives the distinct impression that the surgery is not medically necessary. What Chu tells us is that the surgery is a kind of cosmetic surgery, able to give the patient a new appearance only. This new appearance will ease the suffering of being perceived socially as the author's birth sex. Chu gives the impression that surgical medical transition is entirely skin deep.
How Plastic Surgery Has Evolved
Before cosmetic surgery was the socially acceptable form of body modification that it is today, it was derided as shallow, narcissistic, petty, and materialistic. In feminist circles going back to the 1980s, that barbaric decade of shoulder pads, liposuction, and boob jobs, cosmetic surgery has been frowned upon as it comes into direct conflict with that old maxim, "You're beautiful just the way you are."
Since then, many women have made their peace with cosmetic surgery, and many more have embraced it. Whether breast enlargements, reductions, rhinoplasty, blehroplasty, labiaplasty, vaginoplasty, collagen lip injections, saggy arm lifts, tucks, pins, and pulls, women have undertaken it all in an attempt to either meet contemporary, commercial beauty standards or simply to better enjoy the image they see reflected back in the mirror.
For many women this surgery is an effective way to match their interior image of themselves with what they can see on the outside. But for many more, the associated price tag prevents them from achieving the perfect waist-line, boob lift, or undoing those sagging bellies leftover from childbirth.
Cosmetic surgery is not covered by insurance for women looking to enhance the femininity of their look. Breast reconstruction is only covered for women who have undergone mastectomies due to cancer or cancer prevention. Yet vaginoplasty surgery is on the insurance menu for many insurers, despite the often rigorous thresholds to attaining that care.
Surgery for My Elective Desires, But Not Yours
A quick search of Aetna's policies regarding sex change surgery provides insight into what threshold the insurer requires patients to meet before the surgery will be covered. While many of what have traditionally been considered cosmetic procedures are not covered, such as body contouring, facial bone reconstruction, feminization of torso, lip enhancement, voice modification surgery, chin implants, and masculinization of torso, genital reconstructive surgery and mastectomies are covered.
Mastectomy coverage for female-to-male patients is contingent upon a referral letter from "a qualified mental health professional; persistent, well-documented gender dysphoria; capacity to make a fully informed decision and consent for treatment," and that the patient be 18 years of age or older.
For either male-to-female or female-to-male patients who wish to alter the appearance of their genitals or dispense with their reproductive system entirely, there are tougher barriers to receiving care under an insurance plan. The patient needs "two referral letters from qualified mental health professionals, one in a purely evaluative role" and "twelve months of continuous hormone therapy as appropriate to the member's gender goals (unless the member has a medical contraindication or is otherwise unable or unwilling to take hormones)," in addition to the above qualifiers.
Although these qualifications for genital reconstruction are slightly more stringent than those for a female-to-male mastectomy, they do not give the impression of being substantially prohibitive. Aetna will cover some cosmetic surgery procedures precisely because they are considered medically necessary to ease an individual's pain.
Medical insurance plans prefer to only cover those surgeries and treatments that are medically necessary. The justification from Aetna for the medical necessity of gender affirmation surgery is the "… condition may cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning.
Doctors No Longer Get to Use Their Expert Judgment
Chu's concern is that "by focusing on minimizing patients' pain, it leaves the door open [for surgery] to be refused when a doctor, or someone playing doctor, deems the risk too high." However, the risk of denying any real medical need for the surgery is to admit that it is entirely cosmetic, therefore unnecessary by insurance company standards. Without a medically beneficial reason, what is the reason for allotting these medical resources away from medically necessary care?
While medically necessary surgery is meant to cure ailments, alleviate symptoms, or redress a deformity, cosmetic surgery is meant to align patients' internal view of themselves with their physical body. The only threshold for cosmetic surgery is a patient's desire. This current standard of cosmetic care is in line with Chu's belief of how medical care in the realm of sex change should be authorized. Chu states:
Let me be clear: I believe that surgeries of all kinds can and do make an enormous difference in the lives of trans people. But I also believe that surgery's only prerequisite should be a simple demonstration of want. Beyond this, no amount of pain, anticipated or continuing, justifies its withholding.
The idea here is that there needs be no other reason for a person to be given a spot in the operating room other than that person's desire to go under the knife to achieve an aesthetic result. Let's follow the logic.
If desire is to be the only threshold to surgical intervention and cosmetic body modification, and if vaginoplasty surgery should be covered under major medical insurance policies and government subsidized plans, as has been consistently argued by LGBTQIA+ advocates, and if trans women are women, then what we have here is a double standard between men who want surgery to fit female stereotypes and women who want surgery to fit female stereotypes. Seems like either both should be covered by insurance, or neither of them should be.
Women who are not trans do not have the option of securing feminine-enhancing surgery under any major medical plan. If a woman wants to appear more feminine, desires to be perceived in public as a beautiful female, or simply wants her diminutive breasts to be enhanced, she will be denied coverage by insurers. If a woman who lacks a stereotypically feminine appearance and consistently suffers from being misgendered wishes to surgically alter her appearance so that both the public at large and her mirror image reflect her true feelings about her feminine gender, then she will have to pay out of pocket.
It's All About Me, Me, Me
Chu addresses one of the four principles of Beauchamp and Childress' "Principles of Biomedical Ethics," which is a standard for how to evaluate ethical care. These principles are autonomy (individual choice), beneficence (considering the best interests of the patient), non-maleficence ("above all, do no harm," per the Hippocratic Oath), and justice (equality among individuals). Chu states:
The medical maxim 'First, do no harm' assumes that health care providers possess both the means and the authority to decide what counts as harm. When doctors and patients disagree, the exercise of this prerogative can, itself, be harmful. Nonmaleficence is a principle violated in its very observation. Its true purpose is not to shield patients from injury but to install the medical professional as a little king of someone else's body.
By taking issue with the Hippocratic Oath, the one main guiding principle for medical professionals, Chu is demanding that doctors do less than collaborate with patients on a course of care, and cede their ethical purview to patients' desires entirely.
If want is the only consideration, and doctors are merely client fulfillment specialists, then there should be no limit to what we can insist that they do to us. Anything we can dream, a doctor can be compelled to perform. Perhaps cosmetic surgery of all types should be covered for all women who dream of a look they do not have.
If appearances really tell us that much about a person, then we should all have medical control over it. From the guy who surgically transformed into a Marvel villain, to the woman who surgically transformed into a Barbie doll, to the person who wants bionic arms instead of real ones, we should all demand that the medical establishment forgo their ethical standards to serve us and our whims. Isn't that, after all, why they went to medical school?
Libby Emmons is a Senior Contributor to The Federalist and Senior Editor for The Post Millennial. She is a writer and mother in Brooklyn, NY. Follow her on Twitter @libbyemmons.
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'Family Matters' Star Jo Marie Payton Recalls the Time Jaleel White Tried to Fight Her: 'I Was Gonna Whip His Behind'
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"Family Matters" actress JoMarie Payton has recalled the time her former costar Jaleel White tried to fight her during the filming of the show's ninth season.
She said at the time, White was just a teen. Payton was on the show as matriarch Harriette Winslow. She opened up about the incident during an interview with Entertainment Tonight.
"There was one time he actually wanted to physically fight me," she said, adding that the teen "didn't have the etiquette" on set.
She continued, "There was something that he wanted to do and I said we can't do that, standards and practices will not let that pass. It's not gonna happen. He wanted to do it anyway. He was so mad, he started kicking and screaming and stuff."
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That's when Payton says, "she walked off," but as she was doing so, she heard White says something, but she did not hear him correctly. She then turned to costar Darius McCrary to repeat what White said.
"He said something about, 'She must want to melee.' I said, 'What's a melee?' He said, 'a fight.' I turned around — if he wanna fight, I would," she told ET. "Darius grabbed me. I was gonna whip his behind."
Payton attributed his behavior to him being "just a kid" at the time.
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Q: I was able to change lock screen wallpaper but can't change of that screen which comes after sleep on MacBook pro I was looking some ways to customise my mac, and I saw a way to change lock seer wallpaper by keeping the same name "com.apple.desktop.admin.png" as of the automated lock screen wallpaper

When i opened my mac after shutdown

I got that blurred image after i closed my mac's flap or lid and even by pressing sleep in the apple menu, how can I change it also?

A: The best way to fix it instead of going through your cache is to use a free utility called Onyx.
It will enable you to change it very easily to whichever photo you like!

A: I that blurred image is just the desktop image, so if you set that to what you want under System Preferences > Desktop and Screensaver it will appear as you want (blurred.)
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This week at Worldcon: "Rolling up the Wheel of Time" panel with Sanderson, etc.
Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series has been rolling on for quite a few years now. Find out how Jordan wanted to finish the series, who is going to write the ending, and how the publishers are making it happen.
Brandon Sanderson, (m) Moshe Feder, Peter Ahlstrom, Tom Doherty.
I am not sure why they put me on the panel (that's a daunting group to be in!), but I'd like to make the most of it as a sort of representative of the fans who won't be able to be there. So I'm throwing this thread open to questions, of which I'll try to ask as many as possible.
Please don't suggest a question if you're actually going to be there. There should be plenty of time for the panelists to take audience questions.
Please don't bother asking questions to which you already know the answer will be RAFO. Keep in mind that Brandon is pretty much guaranteed to be even less candid than Robert Jordan would have been in this situation.
I'll be paying the most attention to the questions submitted in the next 24 hours, since I'm leaving for Denver on Wednesday morning. As for how you'll get your answers...I'm guessing that at least one podcaster will record the panel, but I'll still take as many notes as I can.
Re: This week at Worldcon: "Rolling up the Wheel of Time" panel with Sanderson, etc.
You should ask if he's going to stick 100% to the concept outlines RJ left behind or if he is going to decide to throw some of it out.
-Getting close to level 40 I see.
I know the answer to that, but sure, that's a good question to ask.
Sorry if the answer to this question is common knowledge, but it's the only question I really have.
Are all of the relations to the classic arthurian legends on purpose? If so, what is their purpose? I don't really see much of the book being a really long twisted version of them, yet so many of the characters have names that are shared with those of the classic (and I mean, like "Le Morte d'Arthur" old.).
the only relation to the once and future king that i can think of is Artur Hawkwing. What others did you have in mind?
Ask Brandon now that he has Jordan's notes, how big is randland, and how much of it we will not ever see.
Just a few of the ones I can think of off the top of my head are Morgause and Elane -- also known as Arthur's sisters (he had three, but most only know about Morgana or Morgen La Fae). The Dragon also the symbol of the Pendragons. Nynaeve is one of the three most widely used names for the lady of the lake (also known as Narcissa, and one other name that starts with "N"), Galad was one of the knights of the round table. And I don't know about anyone else but he also reminds me of Lancelot or Galahad.
Will the dedication page at the begining be for RJ himself, if so will there be some sort of tribute in the first editions to the original author?
Will Brandon be doing a book tour for AMoL? And if so, will he make it to the East Coast?
Good one darxbane. It would be sweet if he could hit the northeast.
Will the prologue be released early? If so, is there a date set for the release?
From what I have seen, you do more than any other author that I have followed in terms of communicating with your fans before, during and after the writing process. What, if anything, can we look forward to you sharing with us while you work to complete this book? Also, will you be doing annotations of the chapters once you are done writing this book?
He was asked this at the signing in Denver.
He basically said he isn't going to do the annotations, but he does want to release a much more in depth "the making of" type of book. He said if it was something he did/could do, it would contain things such as which sections are Jordan's and which are Brandon's.
ah thats to bad, I think that reading annotations on chapters that he worked on would be brilliant.


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Novak Djokovic made a lightning-fast start to his bid for a record-extending 10th Australian Open title on Tuesday, when the Serbian cruised past Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 on Rod Laver Arena.
Playing his first match at Melbourne Park for two years, Djokovic maintained a high level throughout to claim a comfortable win despite an admirable effort from the World No. 75 Carballes Baena. The fourth seed converted five of nine break points to seal a two-hour, two-minute triumph and book a second-round meeting with Hugo Dellien or qualifier Enzo Couacaud.
"I really feel very happy that I'm back in Australia, back here on the court where I had the biggest success in my career," said Djokovic, who has now won 22 consecutive matches on Rod Laver Arena since 2019. "This court is the most special court in my life, and I couldn't ask for a better start to the tournament.
"I guess the more you win on a certain court, the more confident and comfortable you feel every next time you step on it. That's probably one of the reasons. I've been fortunate to win a lot of matches on this court, particularly in the night sessions. If I had to choose one court and conditions, it would be night session on Rod Laver Arena, all night long."
The win extended Djokovic's winning streak on Australian soil to 35. Should the 35-year-old lift the trophy this fortnight, he will equal Rafael Nadal's record tally of 22 Grand Slam crowns, while a 10th Melbourne triumph would also see Djokovic return to No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings for the first time since last June.
Playing with a strapped left hamstring after tweaking the muscle during his run to the title at the Adelaide International 1 two weeks ago, Djokovic was forced to battle through some early strife on serve at 2-2, 0/40 in the first set. He responded to that pressure in style, however, reeling off 12 points in a row before going on to clinch the opener, with his rock-solid defence nullifying Carballes Baena's attempts to dictate rallies from the baseline.
Although the Spaniard continued to give a good account of himself, some sharp Djokovic returning sealed the only break of the second set as the Serbian showed no sign of being bothered by his hamstring. The 92-time tour-level titlist took his serene movement up another level in the third set, striking with power and accuracy through the court to take complete control and leaving his opponent with little chance to counter.
"I'm very, very pleased with the way I played in the third set," said Djokovic, who hit 41 winners overall to Carballes Baena's 14. "I didn't give him too much chance to breathe from the back of the court, and I served very well. [The] second set was kind of going up and down, but credit to him for fighting. He's a great guy, we train a lot [together] in Spain and it was his first match on Rod Laver so he deserves a big round of applause."
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Q: Qt C++ | Вывод списка из json и получение поля json Начал изучать Qt и C++. Вопрос:

Как получить объект из списка по клику, а точнее обратиться к полю
json объекта?
Как правильно сделать список из массива объектов json?

Например, приходит {"array":[{"id": "1", "title": "item1"},  {"id": "2", "title": "item2"}]},  надо вывести список с title (например, QListWidget), а при нажатии на элемент (например, слот clicked) вывести в debug id элемента соответствующий json'у.

A: // Роль для идентификатора
const int idRole = Qt::UserRole + 100;

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
    : QMainWindow(parent)
    , ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);

    //  Документ Json из исходных данных
    QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson("{\"array\":[{\"id\": \"1\", \"title\": \"item1\"},  {\"id\": \"2\", \"title\": \"item2\"}]}");

    // Ищем данные по ключу
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    // Если value это массив данных
    if ( value.type() == QJsonValue::Array ) {

        // Получаем массив
        QJsonArray array = value.toArray();

        for( int i = 0; i < array.size(); i++ ) {
            QJsonValueRef ref = array[i];

            // Если ValueRef это объект
            if ( ref.type() == QJsonValue::Object ) {
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                // Создаем элемент списка
                QListWidgetItem* item = new QListWidgetItem();

                // Отображаем заголовок title
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                // Сохраняем идентификатор id в данных элемента
                item->setData(idRole, map.value("id").toString());
                // Добавляем элемент в список
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            }
        }
    }

    // Регистрируем обработчик сигнала клика по элементу списка
    connect(ui->listWidget, &QListWidget::itemClicked, [&](QListWidgetItem* item) {
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Q: ExtJS How to modify the textfield parameter autocomplete="off" Some modern (Safari, chrom, firefox) browser records informations and allows you to autocomplete some textfields when you come back.
I want to do it in ExtJS. I have a piece of answer here :
How to get Chrome to remember login on forms?
But in ExtJS, I can not access to the parameter autocomplete. It is always hard coded autocomplete="off". In the doc, I do not found how to modify it : http://docs.sencha.com/ext-js/4-1/#!/api/Ext.form.field.Text
Is someone has a simple answer to modify this parameter ?

A: You want to add an afterrender listener to the textfield, get a reference to the input element, and set its autocomplete attribute to "on". You probably also want to set its name (as that is how the browser remembers the value).
Example:
http://jsfiddle.net/4TSDu/19/
{
    xtype:'textfield',
    fieldLabel:'some field',
    name:'somefield',
    listeners:{
        afterrender:function(cmp){
            cmp.inputEl.set({
                autocomplete:'on'
            });
        }
    }
}

A: Note that to make LastPass work you might need to remove size attribute from textfields. For some weird reasons Sencha is setting size=1 which is weird (was that because of IE6? maybe even IE5.5?).
Anyway this makes LastPass work. I guess you might want to remove autocomplete attribute as well for other password managers. Tested with ExtJS 6.5.
    {
        xtype: 'textfield',
        name: 'username',
        fieldLabel: 'Username',
        listeners:{
            afterrender:function(cmp){
                cmp.inputEl.dom.removeAttribute('size')
            }
        },
    },


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There are still many danger's in the construction workplace.
From the 22nd – 28th October the European week for safety and health at work will focus on the prevention of risks posed by dangerous substances within the workplace. In the UK 8,000 people die due to exposure of carcinogens at work and 13,500 new occupational cancer cases are registered in the UK.
Our industry accounts for the single largest number of occupational cancer cases with approximately 3,500 cancer deaths and 5,500 new cancer registrations each year in Britain. The main factors involved in this are past exposure to asbestos along with exposure to silica, solar radiation, welding fumes and other contributing factors.
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work's (EU-OSHA) aims to reduce the exposure of workers to dangerous substances as outlined in their document 'Healthy Workplaces Manage Dangerous Substances'.
"Protecting workers from exposure to carcinogens is one of the key challenges for occupational safety and health in the 21st century. We are working to highlight the scale of the problem and the importance of preventing exposure to carcinogens at work as part of our current campaign. We believe that by informing and educating workers and employers, as well as offering practical solutions, we can reduce and even eliminate exposure to carcinogens at work, thereby preventing needless suffering and deaths from cancer. said Christa Sedlatschek, Executive Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
Although use of some of the most dangerous substances, such as asbestos, are now banned or strictly controlled, modern workplaces continue to expose workers to dangerous agents, such as highly toxic liquids and chemicals, as well as nanomaterials, the health risks of which are not yet fully understood but predicted to be even greater." said David Parr, Policy and Technical Services Director at the British Safety Council.
"The most effective way of managing exposure to dangerous substances in the workplace is the creation of a risk prevention culture. When this happens, workers are pro-actively involved in risk assessment processes and are well informed about the dangers, as well as the control measures that can be taken to prevent or control them.
"Occupational exposure limits (OELs) for hazardous substances laid down in European OSH directives are crucial for the protection of workers' health. With Brexit growing increasingly imminent, it essential that the well-established control regime relating to this issue is not compromised in any way by the UK's withdrawal process"
The British Safety Council has been working with employers and decision makers for over 60 years. Their vision is that no-one should be injured or made ill at work and they are delighted to be supporting EU-OSHA's campaign through there monthly magazine 'safety management'.
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Should dedicated master nodes and data nodes be considered separately?
Generally speaking, you'll receive the optimal performance by using the same number of shards as nodes.
I have three dedicated master nodes and one data node in my cluster.
So I have four nodes in my cluster.
Does this mean I should set number_of_shards to 4?
Or is it safe to ignore the data node and set number_of_shards to 3?
Another similar question is about how to determine the value of discovery.zen.minimum_master_nodes.
The formula for determining the value to use is: N / 2 + 1, where N is the total number of nodes in your cluster.
Should the value be 3 since there are four nodes in my cluster?
Or is it safe to ignore the data node and set the value to 2?
With only one data node, there's no reason to have 3 dedicated master nodes. You should have that single data node be both a master and a data node.
The reasoning behind 3 dedicated masters it so your cluster state is guaranteed by quorum still, in the event that one is brought down. Hence the formula, N / 2 + 1, which is only for master eligible nodes, not including data nodes. In that sense, the linked post is incorrect. That would only be true if every node in the cluster is both a master node and a data node. We do not recommend that approach, and only recommend 3 total master nodes, except in extreme cases.
If you plan on adding data nodes in the future, then keep your 3 dedicated nodes. But if you only have a single node, then there's no reason for multiple masters, as there's only one node's worth of state to keep.
The reason why I created three dedicated nodes is because of the following saying from this doc.
By default, every Elasticsearch node is configured to be a "master-eligible" data node, which means they store data (and perform resource-intensive operations) and have the potential to be elected as a master node. For a small cluster, this is usually fine; a large Elasticsearch cluster, however, should be configured with dedicated master nodes so that the master node's stability can't be compromised by intensive data node work.
I was afraid of what's going to happen when my app's traffic increases in the future so I decided to use dedicated master nodes as described from the start.
If I don't have to use dedicated master nodes, how should I handle the incoming sudden increase of data input?
Let's say I create three master-eligible data nodes as my new cluster and my app's searching data input soars at one point.
Do I need to add more master-eligible data nodes or just data nodes in this case?
First and foremost: Your master nodes should never be used as client nodes. They should not receive any indexing or search traffic whatsoever, under any circumstances. They should only ever be nodes that watch and manage the cluster state.
With your dedicated masters configured as such, they will have absolutely no effect on the ability to handle burst traffic.
Your data nodes, especially while you have only 1, should act as both client and data nodes. Perform all indexing operations and searching operations using its IP address. Your "burst" traffic is handled exclusively by your client and/or data nodes. If you cannot sustain the traffic you're receiving, you should add data nodes first, eventually adding dedicated client nodes, and potentially considering increasing shard count. Those decisions should be planned for in the beginning, if at all possible, as some changes are harder to make after things get busy and crowded in your cluster.
There is a lot of context not included in this admonition, but this is a good start.
So I guess having three dedicated master nodes and one data node when initiating a cluster isn't a bad idea if I haven't misread your answer. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Just one more question back from the first question.
What should be the value of number_of_shards?
Should it be 4 or 3 in a situation where I have three dedicated master nodes and one data node?
Nope. If you plan to grow, then this is a good start.
What should be the value of number_of_shards?Should it be 4 or 3 in a situation where I have three dedicated master nodes and one data node?
That's the difficulty with your situation. With no context or understanding of your current or anticipated data flow, to say nothing of your data retention plans, it is very hard to anticipate what you'll need here.
Are you planning on storing time series data (e.g. logs, metrics, etc.)? If so, how long do you plan to keep indices? How do you plan to roll-over data? Daily indices? Monthly?
I'm not planning on storing time series data for now.
What is your data model, then? What is a burst of activity going to look like for you?
My data model is a cluster in which there are three dedicated master nodes and one node initially that can expand by adding data nodes when the data capacity nears the limit.
My scenario of a burst of activity is also like that, which is the situation where the data capacity nears the limit.
I'm sorry for not being clear. What kind of data? How is it being ingested? Why is it potentially coming in bursts? If it's not time-series data, why is ingestion not constant?
I have a web application that has search engine (Elasticsearch).
So searching functionality is all I need from Elasticsearch.
Users of my web app sign up their names and the names are searchable using Elasticsearch.
I believe the potential burst (sudden increase of data input) comes when my web app gets popular and the new users flow into signing their names, etc.
I want to be prepared for that situation to come.
I'm sorry I don't understand your last question of "why is ingestion not constant?".
If this is the case, what kind of traffic are you preparing for? How many new users per hour (peak)? How many searches per hour/min/sec?
Out of the box, a single node will handle a lot of traffic, no need for multiple masters. You can add more masters and make API call changes to update things (minimum_master_nodes) on the fly when that day arrives. This is the beauty of Elasticsearch—you scale it to meet the needs you have. After hearing this, I'd start with a single node until you have enough traffic, e.g. 50% of the maximum load a single node can handle, before adding more nodes.
So would you recommend I create only one master-eligible data node initially and as the traffic grows, I add more data nodes?
But every doc I've read on Elasticsearch says I should have at least three nodes to start.
Unless you're starting with at least 2 data nodes, there's no reason to start out with 3 masters. The reason is that there is no redundancy of data, so there's no need for redundancy of masters. You can't even spread the load without multiple data nodes, and there would be no replica shards, so your cluster would always be in the yellow state.
Three master nodes is the way to start, but only if you're building a full cluster, which at minimum is 3 master nodes plus at least 2 data nodes. As mentioned, a single data node is not able to form a fully redundant cluster because there's no place for replicas. If you aren't going to have at least 2 data nodes to start, there's no reason to have more than 1 node anyway.
My cluster design: Please tell me if there is anything I should change.
Start with only one master-eligible data node and add more data nodes when needed.
I set number_of_shards to 1, number_of_replicas to 1, and discovery.zen.minimum_master_nodes to 1.
number_of_replicas set to 1 will still not make any replicas if you only have one data node. You can change the number of replicas for indices on the fly with an API call (which is also in Elasticsearch Curator), so in order to maintain a green cluster state, I'd set number_of_replicas to 0 while you only have one data node.


Better said than done, this is what can be said about moving to England. Whatever is it that may have prompted your decision to move to England, you must know a thing or two prior to crossing the borders. For starters you need to know the basics. It may not be asked by immigration officers to you but knowing the difference between the UK, England and Britain can help you avoid offending other people.
Bear in mind that England is jut one of the constituent states. Great Britain on the other hand is the island where Wales, England and Scotland are found and UK means United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This may be a bit confusing but if you want to make friends with the people there or if you want to give a good first impression on the new people that you will meet there, it pays to know a thing or two about this very basic fact.
Since you are from the US, you have the privilege to work at a US company but you will be paid in dollars instead of the local currency in England. If you plan to work at a UK company, you need to secure a work visa. If you have pets, prepare to 6 months separation as your pet that you will bring along with you in England will be under 6 months of quarantine first.
If you are still on the process of looking for a flat, you can stay in hostels are the rates are cheaper when compared to hotels. In the UK, apartments are called flat, a house with 2 storeys is called a house and a single storey house is called a bungalow. The closer you live to the train stations the better as it will be safer and cheaper in terms of commuting though it must be noted that residences and flats in these areas are more expensive compared to those who are a bit far from the train stations.


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History presented to the tune of punk rock
It's not often that you'll see the words "contemporary" and "history" refer to the same thing, but that's exactly the case with Dramashop's upcoming production of "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson."
This rock musical, set in the time of America's founding fathers, was written six years ago by Alex Timbers and Michael Friedman and on Thursday opens Dramashop's fourth season.
Jessica Flock, the show's director, said she wanted to direct this piece because it was very similar to one of her favorite musicals – "American Idiot" – and because it is a contemporary musical. Flock said despite her high involvement with musicals, she never had the opportunity to direct one.
"I was excited to take on the challenge," Flock said. "And it has definitely proved a challenge."
Flock said the average cast size of a Dramashop show normally ranges from four to five people whereas "Bloody Bloody" has a large, 14-person cast.
"We questioned whether we were able to tackle something of this scale," Flock said.
Flock said the show has been on Dramashop's radar for a couple of years now. Before taking the risk, they experimented with musicals like "Title of Show" and "Homemade Fusion" to see if there was an audience in Erie for those kinds of shows.
Since both "Title of Show" and "Homemade Fusion" proved successful, Dramashop decided that they were ready to take on "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson."
The musical shows Andrew Jackson as a young adult and takes the audience through an adapted version of Jackson's journey to become president and the challenges he faces while he's in office; but this adaptation features trends and language from the 21st century.
"It's fairly provocative and profane, so it wouldn't necessarily fit at a lot of other venues in town," Flock said. "However, it is weirdly educational, it's engaging, it's entertaining and I think the audience will leave with a lot to talk about."
Adele Stewart, who plays Rachel, Jackson's wife, said she thinks the audience will get a history lesson unlike anything at school. She said when she came into this show, she knew Jackson was a president, but she didn't know how sad and depressing his life was.
"This show will definitely make people think." Stewart said. "It will make them wonder about whether Jackson was right to do some of the stuff he did in his presidency or whether he was just a total and complete jerk."
Stewart said she also hopes that the audience leaves with a good laugh or two as well.
One of the cast members who got a couple of laughs while working on the show was Michael Haas, a Gannon University sophomore with a double major in political science and theatre – a perfect combination of interests for this show.
Haas said "Bloody Bloody" is the first musical he's been involved with at Dramashop and the biggest production he's been a part of.
Compared to his experiences at the Schuster Theatre, he's made a transition from traditional musicals to a rock-oriented contemporary musical, Haas said.
Haas switches between many roles throughout the show. Two of his main roles, Black Fox and Henry Clay sit on opposite sides of the personality spectrum.
"You really have to adapt your physicality as well as your voice and everything between one scene and the absolute next one," Haas said.
Haas said as Black Fox, the Native American leader, he plants himself and tenses up to show his strength. When he plays Henry Clay, Jackson's opponent in the presidential election, he hunches his back and limps a bit while changing his voice to sound more sinister.
"It's been really fun to run the gamut of one extreme to the other in a single show," Haas said. "Usually you don't get that opportunity."
Haas said "Bloody Bloody" is a musical unlike any other that people might see. Young people, especially college students and young professionals will enjoy the themes behind it and learn a little bit about history, in a humorous way.
"One of the big [themes] is finding your place," Haas said. "Jackson's character wants to be able to be the voice of the people, but once he gets into office, he realizes the troubles of direct democracy."
"There are just universal truths that are so funny to watch and you don't have to be a history or a musical lover to find them funny," Haas said.
"Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" opens at Dramashop at 8 p.m. Friday and will continue to run Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 27. Student tickets are $5.
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The son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher has pleaded guilty to a role in a foiled mercenary plot in west Africa under a plea bargain to avoid prison.
The Cape High Court agreed to a deal for Thatcher to pay a fine of 3 million rand ($500,000) or face five years in jail in South Africa, in addition to a further four-year prison sentence suspended for five years.
Prosecutors said Thatcher was free to leave South Africa.
"There is no price too high for me to pay to be reunited with my family and I am sure all of you who are husbands and fathers would agree with that," Thatcher said on Thursday on the steps of the court after the hearing.
A mocking banner strung from the third storey of an office block opposite the courthouse read "Save me mummy". It was not clear who placed it. On the steps outside the court one man chanted "shame on you, shame on you".
Thatcher also agreed to assist South African investigations into the plot against the government of Equatorial Guinea, a tiny country flush with newly-found oil wealth.
Immaculately dressed in a dark suit and gold coloured tie, a nervous-looking Thatcher repeatedly said "yes I do" when asked in court whether he agreed to the various terms of the deal, which allows him to leave South Africa to join his family in America for the first time in nearly five months.
His American-born wife Diane took their two children to the US shortly after his arrest, but returned to Cape Town to be with him. Margaret Thatcher visited her son at Christmas.
Thatcher, 51, pleaded guilty to attempting to contravene section 2 of South Africa's anti-mercenary Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act by agreeing to charter a helicopter, for which he paid a total of $275,000.
"The accused began to suspect that the helicopter might in fact be intended for use in ... mercenary activity [in the west African region]. Despite his misgivings the accused decided to invest money in the charter of the helicopter," said the text of the agreement, which was handed to journalists.
"There is no price too high for me to pay to be reunited with my family and I am sure all of you who are husbands and fathers would agree with that"
"It should be noted that Sir Mark was not charged with any involvement in the attempted coup d'etat in Equatorial Guinea. The plea bargain was entered into solely as a result of his financing of the charter of a helicopter in circumstances where he should have exercised more caution," Thatcher's lawyers said in a separate statement.
Asked if he had got off lightly, the spokesman for South Africa's elite Scorpions investigation unit, Sipho Ngwema, said: "Mr Mark Thatcher has agreed to cooperate fully with the investigations, so we are happy."
Thatcher, who has lived for the past eight years in South Africa where he has permanent residency, was arrested in Cape Town last 25 August on charges of bankrolling a foiled coup in Equatorial Guinea.
That country sentenced 11 foreigners in November to between 14 and 34 years in jail for their role in the plot, and two of its own citizens to 16 months in a trial denounced as "grossly unfair" by UK-based human rights group Amnesty International.
Zimbabwe jailed Thatcher's long-term friend and former British special services officer Simon Mann in September along with 65 other suspected mercenaries.


In this 4-part series, William Wood lays a biblical foundation delineating the relationship between grace and faith. As you listen to these truths, you are set free to rest in the work of grace that God was provided for you.
The authors of the New Testament write about the workings of grace and faith. Many times, we teach on them as if they are two separate truths. However, often they are linked together in the text. They are two sides of the same coin.
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To say Kathleen Norton-Schock and Rosemary Bayer were excited when they started ardentCause would be an understatement. The partners knew the type of technology they wanted to build, how to get started, and leaped right into it. That proved to be the biggest problem for the fledgling software startup.
"We discovered what the customers wanted was different," says Rosemary Bayer, chief inspiration officer for ardentCause. "We had to change who we thought our customer was and adapt our products to it."
The Troy-based socially entrepreneurial startup developed software applications for non-profits, foundations and the like. The ardentCause platforms help make the users more efficient and fulfill their missions more effectively. One of its early customers was the United Way for Southeastern Michigan, which played a pivotal role in ardentCause figuring out how to put one foot in front of the other when it came to developing its business model.
That was five years ago. A lot has changed for ardentCause since then. The startup now has four primary software products and is about to come out with a couple more later this year. It hit the 100-customer milestone last year and is now at more than 150 clients, including adding its first customer outside of Michigan.
ArdentCause hired four people (software programers and sales professionals) over the last year, bringing its staff to 14 people. It is now looking to hire a full-time employee and two independent contractors the company expects to turn into staff members sooner rather than later. The company's employee base is set to cross 20 people within the next year to keep up with its growth demands.
"We're basically doubling our revenue every year," Bayer says.
"You called us at the right time," Kathleen Norton-Schock, chief connections officer with ardentCause, adds right after Bayer. "We just had a record month."
That's impressive because ardentCause is a low-profit limited liability company (commonly known as a L3C), which means it's a socially entrepreneurial venture that operates somewhat like a non-profit but still aims to make money. The lion's share of the money it makes goes right back into the company through new hires or enhanced infrastructure. The company is set to become a $1 million firm within the next year as it aims to take its products and services national.
Getting to this point is harder for a company like ardentCause because seed capital is too often in short supply for L3Cs. ArdentCause started off with its co-founders resources, a grant from the Michigan Small Business Development Center, a small loan from Invest Detroit, and a grant from Wayne State University to hire an intern. It all amounted to less than $100,000.
Angel investors and venture capitalists normally avoid L3Cs because the financial returns from them tend to be at best limited. That financial bottleneck has eased somewhat with the emergence of impact investors (people who invest for financial and social gains) but still is a real challenge for social entrepreneurs.
"We're doing pretty well," Norton-Schock says. "We might have to take a step back and say things have changed. There is a lot more angel money available in Michigan now."
However, just because ardentCause has national aspirations doesn't mean it doesn't remember where it comes from. Both Norton-Schock and Bayer are active in mentoring local entrepreneurs, especially women. They work with Inforum, which helps develop both women entrepreneurs and investors.
"We thrive on community building and problem solving," Bayer says.
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