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Preparation and Characterization of Micro-nanoscale MSWI Ash and Their Metal Release on MSW Anaerobic Digestion
Volume 6, No. 1 (April, 2008)
Huang-Mu Loa1, Min-Hsin Liua, Tzu-Yi Pai a, Kuo-Ching Lina, Peng-Hung Chengb, Hsun-Ying Chiua, Hsiao-Hsien Hsua, Kung-Chung Wua, Chi-Ying Hsieha
a Department of Environmental Engineering and Management, Chaoyang University of Technology,168 Gifong E. Rd., Wufong Township, Taichung County 413, Taiwan, R.O.C.
b National Taipei University of Technology, 1, Sec. 3, Chung-Hsiao E. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
This paper investigates the preparation of the micro-nanoscale municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) ashes by using ball mills (PM 100). The physiochemical properties of MSWI ashes such as particle size, mineral compounds and metal content were further characterized by X-ray powder diffractometer (XRPD), X-ray energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), field-emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) and induced coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES). In addition, titrations were carried out to obtain the potential metal release of MSWI ashes in MSW and distilled water at different pHs. Batch anaerobic digesters were also conducted to test the MSWI ash as catalyst in the co-digestion process of MSW and MSWI ashes. Results showed that micro-nanoscale size of MSWI ashes could be obtained by ball mill grinding and was verified by EDS analysis and laser particle size analyzer although some agglomeration phenomenon were found. Metals releases were found higher with pHs lower than 3. Gas accumulation in the batch anaerobic digesters also showed that suitable ratios of MSWI ash addition was found to show beneficial effects, however, higher than a critical amount of MSWI ash was found to exert a detrimental effects on anaerobic digestion.
Keywords: MSWI ash; metals; XRD; anaerobic digestion.
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Q: Finding orders that have been ordered multiple times (SQL query) I'm trying to find out which orders have been made more than once. This will help me identify the most common orders. Here is my orders table with some dummy data;
Table name: Orders
OrderID | ProductID | Quantity
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1        | 3         | 6       |
1        | 6         | 3       |
2        | 5         | 1       |
3        | 10        | 9       |
3        | 9         | 1       |
3        | 3         | 2       |
4        | 6         | 3       |
4        | 3         | 6       |
As you can see orders 1 and 4 are the same order I need a query to help me identify these orders.

A: You can use a group by and having like this
SELECT OrderID, ProductID, Quantity, Count(*) as Count
FROM Your_table_name_which_you_did_not_tell_us
GROUP BY OrderID, ProductID, Quantity
HAVING COUNT(*) > 1

A: FYI this did the job for me;
"SELECT MIN(orderID) as orderId, COUNT(*) as TimesOrdered"
        + " FROM ORDERS"
        + " GROUP BY partId, quantity"
        + " HAVING COUNT(*)>1";

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Tesla debuts $35,000 Model 3, sees loss in first quarter
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc said on Thursday it would offer a $35,000 version of its Model 3 sedan with a delivery time of two to four weeks, while closing many of its retail stores worldwide, steps designed to increase demand and cut overhead costs for the electric vehicle maker.
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla Model 3 sedan, its first car aimed at the mass market, is displayed during its launch in Hawthorne, California, U.S. March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Joe White/File Photo
Chief Executive Elon Musk on a conference call said the company would not turn a profit in the first quarter but would return to profitability in the second, CNBC reported. In its fourth-quarter shareholder letter, Tesla had said its "optimistic target" was for a "very small" net profit in the first quarter.
Shares of Tesla fell 3.4 percent after hours. Investors have regularly voiced concerns about whether Tesla would be able to maintain profit margins through cost cutting – such as recent layoffs – and efficiency as it cut prices of its newest vehicle.
Still, the price drop could quell concerns from some analysts that demand for the higher-priced versions of the Model 3 was beginning to dry up, especially after a federal tax credit was cut in half this year.
"Tesla wants to drum up demand," said Elazar Advisors' Chaim Siegel. "There was a slowdown in the U.S. as the tax credits dropped. More tax credit hits later in the year too so they are trying to be proactive."
The announcement comes nearly three years after Musk promised the car at that price to appeal to the mass market. Tesla said its sales would now be online-only around the world and it would close many stores.
"Shifting all sales online, combined with other ongoing cost efficiencies, will enable us to lower all vehicle prices by about 6 percent on average, allowing us to achieve the $35,000 Model 3 price point earlier than we expected," Tesla said in a blog on its website bit.ly/2IHjLw4.
The new sales strategy is a dramatic shift for the company that has prided itself on its boutique retail stores. In June 2017, Musk pledged to increase the number of stores, saying they had "barely touched the surface" of what was possible.
As of the fourth quarter, Tesla said it recently opened 27 new locations, bringing its total of stores and service centers to 378.
Thursday was the third time this year that Tesla lowered the price on the Model 3, which recently started at $42,900.
The new $35,000 version has a top speed of 130 miles per hour (209 km per hour) and can go from zero to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds, Tesla said. For $2,000 more, Tesla offers a version with a range of 240 miles (386 km) and a top speed of 140 mph.
A $35,000 Model 3 is a major shot in the arm for Tesla during a period of major challenges for the Silicon Valley company and could put to rest concerns among some analysts that demand for Tesla's vehicles might be constrained in 2019. Besides the Model 3, Tesla is developing a new Model Y SUV for 2020 production, while beginning to build a factory in Shanghai.
"This is a game changer," Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives said in a telephone interview. "Especially at this juncture when they're going through such a difficult period as the EV (electric vehicle) tax credit rolls off in the U.S., this is really exactly what the doctor ordered."
He warned, however, there could be "more speed bumps ahead," with a new influx of buyers potentially exacerbating prior problems with deliveries and service to customers.
Some analysts have questioned how a $35,000 version of the car could affect gross margins, which were above 20 percent in the fourth quarter. Offering the car, while at the same time cutting overhead costs, could alleviate concerns.
Musk said last month that service and quality were two main priorities for the company. Many customers have complained on social media and online forums of long waits for parts and repairs on their vehicles.
As part of cost-cutting efforts, Tesla last month reduced its full-time headcount by 7 percent, following a similar cut of 9 percent to its workforce in June 2018.
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Tesla stunned the automotive world after its reservations list for the promised $35,000 Model 3 ballooned to over half a million orders in 2017. Tesla no longer discloses the number of reservations, but many analysts believe those on the list are still waiting for this cheaper version.
The news comes three days after renewed tensions between Musk and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The agency petitioned a judge this week to have Tesla's CEO found in contempt of an October settlement between the parties. The SEC accuses Musk of having made material statements about production levels on Twitter without first having them vetted internally.
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That settlement between Musk, Tesla and the SEC concerned Musk's August Twitter post in which he claimed to have "funding secured" to take Tesla private at $420 per share. As part of the settlement, Musk stepped down from his chairmanship role and he and Tesla agreed to pay $20 million each in fines.
On Friday, Tesla is due to repay a $920 million convertible bond. Convertible issues give bondholders the right to trade their debt for equity after shares rise over a certain price. Tesla shares are currently about $40 below the $359.87 conversion price.
Tesla had $3.7 billion in cash and cash equivalents at the end of December.
Reporting by Alexandria Sage; Additional reporting by Ben Klayman in Detroit and Vibhuti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Lisa Shumaker
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In Monetary Policy
About Monetary Policy
Agreement on Framework
September 2016 Statement
October 2013 Statement
December 2007 Statement
July 2003 Statement
August 1996 Statement
Inflation Target
The Governor and the Treasurer have agreed that the appropriate target for monetary policy in Australia is to achieve an inflation rate of 2–3 per cent, on average, over time. This is a rate of inflation sufficiently low that it does not materially distort economic decisions in the community. Seeking to achieve this rate, on average, provides discipline for monetary policy decision-making, and serves as an anchor for private-sector inflation expectations.
The inflation target is defined as a medium-term average rather than as a rate (or band of rates) that must be held at all times. This formulation allows for the inevitable uncertainties that are involved in forecasting, and lags in the effects of monetary policy on the economy. Experience in Australia and elsewhere has shown that inflation is difficult to fine-tune within a narrow band. The inflation target is also, necessarily, forward-looking. This approach allows a role for monetary policy in dampening the fluctuations in output over the course of the cycle. When aggregate demand in the economy is weak, for example, inflationary pressures are likely to be diminishing and monetary policy can be eased, which will give a short-term stimulus to economic activity.
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The word broch comes from the old Norse borg and means fortification, although doubt remains as to whether their purpose was soley defensive. Towering to 13 metres height in some of the best-preserved examples, sophisticated drystane dyking techniques were required for their construction. Brochs are unique to Scotland and these Iron Age stone towers are typically characterised by two concentric circular walls, separated by a passage way with stairs at different levels.
The Applecross broch is one of the archaeological gems of the region. First investigated by the BBC's Time Team in 2006, excavations continue to the present day, managed by the Applecross Archaeological Society and supported by the Partnership Scheme. The Applecross broch lies adjacent to the campsite.
The lime kiln is part of a small industrial complex once used to produce quicklime by the calcination of limestone. Built in the 1870's, it made use of the limestone outcrops of the area, and was last used in the 1930's. The lime kiln itself is in poor condition, but it is hoped to consolidate the site under the partnership scheme so that it can become part of a planned Archaeogical Trail. A map of its location can be viewed under the WALKS tab above.
Ice houses are underground structures used to store ice prior to the invention of the refrigerator, although game and venison larders have also sometimes been called ice houses on ordnance survey maps. They were usually built close to natural sources of winter ice such as freshwater lakes. The Applecross ice house used to serve the Estate House, and is a well-preserved example of its kind. It is located on the Arboretum Walk close to the Walled Garden (see WALKS tab for map).


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"We claim that there are adepts, masters in life who make it divine, as in all other arts.
"Is it not the greatest art of all, this which affects the very atmosphere in which we live?
"Man's life is in his own hands, his fate is ordered by himself. Why then should not  be a year of greater spiritual development than any we have lived through?
"It depends on ourselves to make it so. This is an actual fact, not a religious sentiment. In a garden of sunflowers every flower turns towards the light. Why not so with us?
"SISSEL performed this very famous song from John Lennon "Imagine" at the occasion of a TV Concert which was filmed in the Faroe Islands, during spring and summer 1990, and was then released on TV in 1991. Sissel was in her early twenties at that time but she was already a well-known singer, especially in Norway and in Bergen, her hometown. The orchestra is directed by Per Egil Hovland.
"The TV program (produced by Stageway) lasted about 70 minutes and was made of two parts. Kirkjubø is the old cultural and spiritual centre of the Faroes, with the St. Olav's church (12th century) , the oldest church in the Faroes still in use, and the ruins of St. Magnus Cathedral (about 1300). The second part of the program was called 'Sissel i Christianskirkjuni.' It is a church concert filmed in 'Christianschurch,' in Klaksvik.
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A study from Nemertes Research Group suggests the increasing use of video services such as YouTube could see the internet reach breaking point in just three years' time.
The research firm says the flood of new video content could overwhelm the web by 2010 unless backbone providers invest up to $137bn in new capacity, more than double what service providers plan to invest, according to the study. In North America alone, backbone investments of $42bn to $55bn will be needed in the next three to five years to keep up with demand, Nemertes said.
The study is the first to "apply Moore's Law (or something very like it) to the pace of application innovation on the Net," the study says. "Our findings indicate that although core fibre and switching/routing resources will scale nicely to support virtually any conceivable user demand, Internet access infrastructure, specifically in North America, will likely cease to be adequate for supporting demand within the next three to five years."
The study confirms long-time concerns of the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA), an advocacy group focused on upgrading US broadband networks, said Bruce Mehlman, co-chairman of the group. The group, with members including AT&T, Level 3 Communications, Corning, Americans for Tax Reform and the American Council of the Blind, has been warning people of the coming "exaflood" of video and other web content that could clog its pipes.
The study gives "good, hard, unique data" on the IIA concerns about network capacity, Mehlman said. The Nemertes study suggests demand for Web applications such as streaming and interactive video, peer-to-peer file transfers and music downloads will accelerate, creating a demand for more capacity. Close to three-quarters of US internet users watched an average of 158 minutes of video in May and viewed more than 8.3 billion video streams, according to research from comScore, an analysis group.
Internet users will create 161 exabytes of new data this year, and this exaflood is a positive development for Internet users and businesses, IIA says. An exabyte is 1 quintillion bytes or about 1.1 billion gigabytes. One exabyte is the equivalent of about 50,000 years of DVD quality video.
Carriers and policy makers need to be aware of this demand, Mehlman added.
The responsibility for keeping up with this growing demand lies with backbone providers and national policy makers, added Mehlman, also executive director of the Technology CEO Council, a trade group, and a former assistant secretary of technology policy in the US Department of Commerce.


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Q: Signature4 signing for elastic search in aws I'm using the aws managed elasticsearch/ I'm using the high-level java client for elastic search. Is there a way to use aws signature4 signing for the requests made with the high level client?

A: All you need to do perform the signing calculations and add the appropriate headers to your request. See Examples: Signature Calculations in AWS Signature Version 4  for Java and C# examples. I took took this code and put my own interface on top:
import net.craigcaulfield.awsutils.signing.auth.AWS4SignerBase;
import net.craigcaulfield.awsutils.signing.auth.AWS4SignerForAuthorizationHeader;
import net.craigcaulfield.awsutils.signing.util.BinaryUtils;

import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * A utility for calculating an AWS Signature Version 4 signature headers for requests. See
 * http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/sig-v4-examples-using-sdks.html for the full description.
 *
 * @author Craig Caulfield
 */
public class SigningUtility {

    /**
     * Build the authorization headers to be added to the service request.
     *
     * @param regionName AWS region
     * @param url service URL
     * @param awsAccessKey AWS access key
     * @param awsSecretKey AWS secret key
     * @param messageBody the message body for POSTs
     * @param httpMethod the HTTP verb used for this message (GET, POST, etc)
     * @param serviceName the AWS service (s3, execite-api, ...)
     * @return authorisation headers to add to the request.
     */
    public Map<String, String> getAuthorisationHeader(String regionName, String url, String awsAccessKey, String awsSecretKey,
                                                      String messageBody, String httpMethod, String serviceName) {

        URL endpointUrl;
        try {
            endpointUrl = new URL(url);
        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to parse service endpoint: " + e.getMessage());
        }

        String contentHashString;
        Map<String, String> headers = new HashMap<>();
        if ("POST".equals(httpMethod)) {

            // precompute hash of the body content
            byte[] contentHash = AWS4SignerBase.hash(messageBody);
            contentHashString = BinaryUtils.toHex(contentHash);

            headers.put("x-amz-content-sha256", contentHashString);
            headers.put("content-length", "" + messageBody.length());

        } else if ("GET".equals(httpMethod)) {

            contentHashString = AWS4SignerBase.EMPTY_BODY_SHA256;
            // for a simple GET, we have no body so supply the precomputed 'empty' hash
            headers.put("x-amz-content-sha256", AWS4SignerBase.EMPTY_BODY_SHA256);

        } else {
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("This utility only supports GET and POST HTTP verbs for now");
        }

        AWS4SignerForAuthorizationHeader signer = new AWS4SignerForAuthorizationHeader(
                endpointUrl, httpMethod, serviceName, regionName);

        String authorisation = signer.computeSignature(headers,
                null, // assume no query parameters
                contentHashString,
                awsAccessKey,
                awsSecretKey);

        headers.put("Authorization", authorisation);

        return headers;
    }
}

The AWS4SignerBase, AWS4SignerForAuthorizationHeader, BinaryUtils classes come directly from the AWS example. The only hard bit is finding the serviceName for your particular service, which for Elastic Search is probably es.
As an alternative, if you can make use of (and afford soapUI Pro), it has built-in features to do all this for you.


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Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium will host Saturday's football match between Queens Park Rangers and Leeds United. The Hoops aim to make amends for a 3-1 loss to Brentford where Nahki Wells scored his 12th goal of the season. The capital club continue with their habit of producing much better showings at home than on the travels, and you should know that they outclassed the... Read More...
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Saturday's football match at St. Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium pits together Birmingham City and Cardiff City. The Blues aim to build on a 2-1 win over Luton Town, which helped the team put an end to their six-game winless run in the Championship. The victory gave Birmingham City footballers a confidence boost, but they are still sitting in the danger zone in the stan... Read More...
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Bristol City will be looking to build on a 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic when they take on Barnsley at their Ashton Gate on Matchday 28. The Robins quickly bounced back from a 4-0 loss to Brentford, with the team beating the Latics on the road, but that did not help them climb to the play-offs berth in the Championship standings. Jamie Paterson, who came from the bench to scor... Read More...
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Pride Park Stadium will host Saturday's football game between Derby County and Hull City. The Rams showed character in their last league match, with the team sharing the spoils with Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium, and it is more than obvious that Phillip Cocu is doing a good job with the Pride Park Stadium outfit. A win over Hull City will see Derby County move closer ... Read More...
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Huddersfield Town showed signs of improvement in December, but they do not seem to be on top of their game at the moment. The Terriers are on a three-game losing run in all competitions, with the team sitting in the 20th position in the Championship table. Huddersfield Town have been struggling at the back of late, and, taking everything into account, home win should not be ... Read More...
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Uncertainty Beginning to Clear for Chinese Engineered Wood Imports
By Jeff Golden
The veil of uncertainty for the hardwood flooring segment partially cleared with the release of the Department of Commerce's (DOC) preliminary determination on March 22, in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of engineered (multilayer) wood flooring imported from China.
In this, the second step of the United States International Trade Commission(ITC)/DOC preliminary investigation, subsidies for production, manufacture and export of engineered wood flooring were reviewed.
The results of the DOC investigation were announced after the department received questionnaires from three mandatory respondents – Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Ltd., Zhejiang Layo Wood Industry Co. Ltd., and Zhejiang Yuhua Timber Co. Ltd. – and 67 additional Chinese multilayered wood flooring manufacturers. Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Ltd. received a preliminary net subsidy rate of 2.25 percent, while the two other mandatory respondents received preliminary net subsidy rates of zero.
The 67 other responding Chinese engineered wood flooring manufacturers/exporters received a 2.25 percent net subsidy tax rate on imported goods.
The Commerce Department assigned 127 Chinese engineered wood flooring manufacturers an adverse facts available (AFA) rate of 27.01 percent for taxes on imported goods, after they failed to respond to requests for information. The list does not take into account any company closures, consolidations or mergers.
Keep in mind that only engineered wood flooring products are impacted in this ruling, and do not include bamboo and cork flooring products from China.
The uncertainty of not knowing the pricing of engineered wood products imported from China had a definite effect at the recent Surfaces show in Las Vegas, slowing wood flooring sales and dampening interest. The March ruling should now provide traction for increased hardwood sales at this month's NWFA show in San Diego and beyond.
Jonathan Train, president of the Alliance for Free Choice and Jobs in Flooring (AFCJF), representing American flooring importers, distributors, retailers and hardwood timber exporters, said of the ruling: "Although we hoped for a finding of zero subsidies across the board, consistent with the realities of the Chinese market, we are pleased that at least the Commerce Department determined a subsidy level of only 2.25% for the companies that responded to the Commerce Department's questionnaire.
"We applaud the DOC for its diligence and careful review that allowed a preliminary finding of zero for two of the three mandatory respondents," Train added.
"The 70 companies (with a zero to 2.25% subsidy rate) are estimated to represent at least 95% of the U.S. imports from China for 2011," Train said.
Jeff Levin, counsel for the Coalition for American Hardwood Parity (CAHP), said this preliminary ruling is an important step for the U.S. market. "The subsidies portion of the investigation was not intended as the principal focus of the CAHP petition. Therefore, the fact that all but two manufacturers in China are now subject to deposit requirements and the attendant suspension of liquidation is, we believe, an important step forward in our overall aim to bring pricing parity and fair competition back to the U.S. market," he noted.
"We also look forward to the preliminary determination in the antidumping segment of the investigation in mid-May - a completely separate component of this investigation - and anticipate that that will constitute another, significant step towards providing relief for this critical U.S. manufacturing industry in its efforts to combat unfair trade," Levin added.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be collect a cash deposit or bond, based upon the established CVD preliminary rates.
Wood flooring is an integral part of the flooring product mix, standing at number two in popularity behind carpet/area rugs, according to our just-completed Hardwood Market Study (See page 12).
Only when the Anti-Dumping portion of the review is completed will the entire industry (retailers/distributors, importers and manufacturers) have a clear picture on pricing and availability. Visit our website at www.ntlfloortrends.com for ongoing updates to this important issue.
Jeff welcomes your comments. He can be reached via e-mail at GoldenJ@bnpmedia.com, or you can write him in care of NFT.
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An anonymous reader shares a Newsweek report: The existence of UFOs had been "proved beyond reasonable doubt," according the head of the secret Pentagon program that analyzed the mysterious aircrafts. In an interview with British broadsheet The Telegraph published on Saturday, Luis Elizondo told the newspaper of the sightings, "In my opinion, if this was a court of law, we have reached the point of 'beyond reasonable doubt.'" "I hate to use the term UFO but that's what we're looking at," he added. "I think it's pretty clear this is not us, and it's not anyone else, so no one has to ask questions where they're from." Elizondo led the U.S. Defense Department's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, investigating evidence of UFOs and alien life, from 2007 to 2012, when it was shuttered. Its existence was first reported by The New York Times this month.
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Join Scott Woods and his talented band for this uplifting 2-hour live family-friendly show, featuring lots of your favourite Christmas carols, fun fiddle tunes, as well as Traditional Country and Gospel songs. Scott will keep you entertained with his keen wit, his prowess on the fiddle, and of course his trick fiddling. Enjoy impressive guitar solos by 'The Telecaster Master' Steve Piticco, and smooth vocals and yodelling by Naomi Bristow, 'Canada's Yodelin' Cowgirl. 14-year old Leo Stock, also known as 'Spaghetti Legs" will demonstrate sensational step dancing, and Scott's sister Kendra Woods Norris adds sweet harmonies, and levity to every show.
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How Strict Are New Jersey Gun Laws?
The gun laws in New Jersey are extremely strict. The Graves Act heavily regulates gun use and sale, and those found violating the laws may face up to ten years in prison and a $100,000 fine, depending on the severity of the charge.
When attorney Michael P. McGuire takes on a case, he goes to work immediately, reviewing all the available facts to build a workable, thorough defense. His understanding of the law and previous experience in law enforcement allow him to offer valuable insight that he leverages for his clients.
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The Graves Act is New Jersey's gun possession law that touches on many infractions. New Jersey's gun control specifically bans such items as:
Armor-piercing bullets
High-powered weapons
Rapid-fire weapons
Easily concealable weapons
The law also forbids anything that could modify a single-firing weapon into a repeating, rapid-fire weapon.
In addition to prohibiting various types of weapons and accessories, the law tightly controls the sale, purchase, carrying and licensing of all firearms. The goal of these regulations is to discourage their use in violent crimes. This has been the goal of the Graves Act since its update in 2008.
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There is a mechanism within New Jersey's criminal code that allows individuals to pursue a lighter sentence for a violation of the Graves Act. These waivers are available to those with clean criminal records and are offered at the discretion of the court.
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Care and Love
The Rev. Ronny Brannen travels to Thailand to help fight prostitution
According to the Rev. Ronny Brannen, the theme of his church is "where vibrant life meets care and love," an expression he not only illustrates in the community but travels with around the world.
The senior pastor of Prospect United Methodist Church and five church members recently returned to Northern Thailand for the ninth time to offer help in the fight against the selling of girls to prostitution.
They stayed at House of Grace, a home for tribal girls ages 4 to 23 at risk of being sold. It opened in 1988 by Global Servants, a nonprofit missions and ministry organization in which Brannen is a board member.
"Some of the girls are brought by family members because of bad situations," Brennan said. "Two girls' parents died of AIDS... One girl was found in a chicken coup. For some, it (living at House of Grace) is their first time sleeping in a bed because they usually sleep on the ground."
It was a unique experience by the organization's president and founder, Dr. Mark Rutland, which spurred this action for change.
According to Brennan, Rutland was in Thailand for a speaking engagement when a man knocked on his door, offering Rutland the girl he was carrying on a dog collar.
Rutland threatened to call the police and slammed the door, but his fear and sympathy for the girl made him reopen the door. However, they were gone. The next morning a furious Rutland told a fellow pastor about the previous night's event.
"He said, 'Someone has to do something,'" Brannen explained. "The pastor replied, in broken English, 'You someone.'"
House of Grace came to fruition, creating not only a safe haven for these girls but a place of education. And while it isn't a requirement for the girls to be Christians, it is also a place for the girls to seek Christ.
Usually during his trips, Brannen will incorporate worship services on Sunday mornings and sometimes in the evening.
His most recent, the 10-day trip in December, was the Christmas trip.
Christmas was celebrated before the actual day with the girls dancing, singing, performing skits, playing games and opening presents from each of their sponsor families.
"They learn skits and go back to their village to share the gospel," Brannen said.
And before it's time for Brannen to return to Covington, he said he makes the time spent there about building relationships and letting the girls know they will be remembered.
"It's common to hear the girls crying and saying, 'please don't forget us,'" he said about when they say their goodbyes.
Brannen said House of Grace provides for about 115 girls in its upper and lower campuses. The girls are fed and clothed and receive an education with help from sponsors, such as some Prospect members.
"As long as they are in school, they stay there," Brannen said.
With the resident director, Jutiporn Mulae, a former student in the very first class, as an example, several girls have created their own success stories.
According to Brannen, some go to trade school and others to universities, which is an accomplishment because only a certain number are even allowed to go.
He's seen some graduate from college, and he knows of two House of Grace students who have gone through to law school. Another has returned to teach English.
For the future, Brannen anticipates growth at House of Grace as it continues to build.
"We're not trying to save girls from brothels, we're trying to help before they even get to those places."
For more information about Global Servants, House of Grace and how you can contribute or be a sponsor, visit www.globalservants.org.
Prospect United Methodist Church is located at 6752 Highway 212, Covington, Ga. 30016. For more information, call (770) 786-6303.


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TERENCE CAO SEEN IN ADVERTISING VIDEOS FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLING WEBSITE, POLICE INVESTIGATING
55-year-old veteran Singapore actor Terence Cao, who was previously convicted for a 13-person illegal birthday party during the pandemic in 2020, might have inadvertently committed another offence for illegal gambling.
He was involved in the filming of three videos for an illegal gambling website, with the three short videos featuring Cao promoting "little gambling", according to The Straits Times.
He was seen in one video playing a character who lost $500 to gambling, another who won $50. The logo of the illegal gambling website was then displayed at the end of the video.
The Singapore Police Force has confirmed that they are investigating after a report was lodged.
A spokesperson for the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) said that they have completed their review into the matter, and the IMDA was directed to order internet service providers to disable access to the website.
The website has been inaccessible since Friday.
A reporter from Shin Min Daily News contacted Cao for comment, and he told them that he was approached by a production company that he had never worked with before, and didn't know the background of the website.
Bewilderingly, Cao reportedly claims that the videos that he filmed were to "tell people not to gamble", before he hung up on the reporter.
The reporter then sent Cao a text saying that the video was actually promoting the joys of gambling, and not to advise people not to gamble.
HDB RESIDENT HANGS PORK BELLY OUTSIDE WINDOW, SAUCE DRIPS ON NEIGHBOUR'S CLOTHES BELOW
17 Y.O ARRESTED FOR DRIVING WITHOUT LICENSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT @ PASIR PANJANG


Nucor Corporation (NUE) announced today consolidated net earnings of $356.9 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2017. By comparison, Nucor reported net earnings of $159.6 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2016 and net earnings of $87.6 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2016.
Included in the first quarter of 2017 results were inventory related purchase accounting charges of $9.8 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, associated with the recent acquisitions of Southland Tube and Republic Conduit. Included in the fourth quarter of 2016 results were the effects of a change in estimate related to the cost of certain inventories that resulted in a benefit of $77.6 million, or $0.16 per diluted share. Included in the first quarter of 2016 earnings were out-of-period non-cash gains totaling $13.4 million ($0.04 per diluted share) related to a noncontrolling interest adjustment and to tax adjustments.
Nucor's consolidated net sales increased 22% to $4.82 billion in the first quarter of 2017 from $3.96 billion in the fourth quarter of 2016 and increased 30% compared with $3.72 billion in the first quarter of 2016. Average sales price per ton in the first quarter of 2017 increased 8% compared to the fourth quarter of 2016 and increased 21% from the first quarter of 2016. Total tons shipped to outside customers were 6,584,000 tons in the first quarter of 2017, a 13% increase from the fourth quarter of 2016 and a 7% increase from the first quarter of 2016. Total steel mill shipments in the first quarter of 2017 increased 19% from the fourth quarter of 2016 and increased 9% from the first quarter of 2016. Downstream steel products shipments to outside customers in the first quarter of 2017 decreased 3% from the fourth quarter of 2016 and increased 3% from the first quarter of 2016.
The average scrap and scrap substitute cost per ton used during the first quarter of 2017 was $284, an increase of 20% from $236 in the fourth quarter of 2016 and an increase of 47% compared to $193 in the first quarter of 2016.
Overall operating rates at our steel mills increased to 89% in the first quarter of 2017 as compared to 74% in the fourth quarter of 2016 and 80% in the first quarter of 2016.
Total steel mill energy costs in the first quarter of 2017 decreased approximately $1 per ton compared to the fourth quarter of 2016 and increased approximately $1 per ton compared to the first quarter of 2016.
Our liquidity position remains strong with $1.7 billion in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, as of April 1, 2017, and an untapped $1.5 billion revolving credit facility that does not expire until April 2021.
In February 2017, Nucor's board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.3775 per share payable on May 11, 2017 to stockholders of record on March 31, 2017. This dividend is Nucor's 176th consecutive quarterly cash dividend, a record we expect to continue.
In March 2017, Nucor announced an investment of $85 million to upgrade the rolling mill at its steel bar mill in Marion, Ohio in order to maintain a cost competitive position by reducing operating costs.
Imports continue to impact the U.S. steel industry. Important trade cases in cut-to-length plate, steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) and steel wire rod are in progress, which are helping to stop the flood of dumped and subsidized products from foreign producers, and are making sure that we can compete on a level-playing field. In the cut-to-length plate cases filed against twelve countries in April 2016, the U.S. Department of Commerce has now announced affirmative final determinations on dumped and subsidized imports from all twelve countries. The U.S. International Trade Commission has also voted unanimously that the domestic industry is being injured by dumped and subsidized plate imports from China, Brazil, Turkey and South Africa. The remaining votes in the plate cases are expected in the coming weeks. In February 2017, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced preliminary antidumping duties on rebar imports from Japan, Taiwan, and Turkey, and preliminary countervailing duties on rebar imports from Turkey. We expect the rebar case to conclude later this year. In March 2017, we filed a new trade case to address the flood of dumped and subsidized steel wire rod imports from ten countries. The wire rod case is in the preliminary phase.
As expected, earnings in the first quarter of 2017 increased significantly compared to the fourth quarter of 2016 primarily due to the performance of our steel mills segment. The increased profitability of the steel mills segment was driven by the improved performance of our sheet, bar and plate mills. The profitability of the steel products segment in the first quarter of 2017 decreased compared to the fourth quarter of 2016 due to typical seasonality. The performance of the raw materials segment improved from the fourth quarter of 2016 due to the much improved performance of our scrap processing and brokerage operations as well as our direct reduced iron (DRI) facility in Trinidad.
Earnings in the first quarter of 2017 were the highest Nucor has had in recent years, and we expect earnings in the second quarter of 2017 to improve compared to the first quarter of 2017. Performance of the steel mills segment is expected to improve in the second quarter of 2017 as compared to the first quarter of 2017 as metal margins are expected to expand at our sheet mills due to the delayed impact of contract pricing. Our plate mills are anticipated to realize the full benefit of higher margins throughout the entire quarter. We expect increased profitability for our downstream products segment in the second quarter of 2017 as compared to the first quarter of 2017 due to seasonal factors as improving weather conditions benefit nonresidential construction markets. The performance of the raw materials segment is expected to improve in the second quarter of 2017 as compared to the first quarter of 2017 due to the improved profitability of our DRI facilities. We also expect intercompany profit eliminations to have a smaller relative impact in the second quarter of 2017. We continue to be encouraged by the renewed growth in demand we are seeing in the energy markets and the nonresidential construction markets. The automotive markets remain strong.
In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company changed its method of accounting for certain inventories from the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method to the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method which required retrospective application to prior period financial statements. Accordingly, all amounts for prior periods presented in this release are presented after the retrospective application of the change in accounting principle.
Nucor and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel products, with operating facilities primarily in the U.S. and Canada. Products produced include: carbon and alloy steel -- in bars, beams, sheet and plate; hollow structural section tubing; electrical conduit; steel piling; steel joists and joist girders; steel deck; fabricated concrete reinforcing steel; cold finished steel; steel fasteners; metal building systems; steel grating; and wire and wire mesh. Nucor, through The David J. Joseph Company, also brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and HBI/DRI; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap. Nucor is North America's largest recycler.
Certain statements contained in this news release are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. The words "believe," "expect," "project," "will," "should," "could" and similar expressions are intended to identify those forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (1) competitive pressure on sales and pricing, including competition from imports and substitute materials; (2) the sensitivity of the results of our operations to prevailing steel prices and the changes in the supply and cost of raw materials, including scrap steel; (3) market demand for steel products; and (4) energy costs and availability. These and other factors are discussed in Nucor's regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those in Nucor's fiscal 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Item 1A. Risk Factors. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of this date, and Nucor does not assume any obligation to update them.
You are invited to listen to the live broadcast of Nucor's conference call in which management will discuss Nucor's first quarter results on April 20, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. The conference call will be available over the Internet at www.nucor.com, under Investor Relations.


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A Possibly Premature Post-Mortem on Yahoo
Last Thursday, Yahoo held it 's annual shareholder meeting. At that meeting, CEO Marissa Mayer dealt the company a doubled down kiss of death. She stated the goals of the board are fully aligned with one clear priority: "delivering shareholder value to all of you." She further mentioned, when dealing with the divesture of all that once was Yahoo, that she's "been very heartened by the level of interest in Yahoo. It validates our business processes as well as our achievements to date."
It's fancier language, but it's basically the same as the butcher saying, "This cow is no longer viable as a cow, so I'm looking at it as a collection of rump roasts, T-Bones and hamburger. I'm hoping we have more of the former and less of the later."
I first encountered Yahoo in 1995, shortly after it's brief life as Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web. I think it was probably still parked on Stanford's servers at the time. At the time, the Internet was like the world's biggest second-hand store – a huge collection that was 95% junk/5 % useful stuff with no overarching order or organization. David Filo and Jerry Yang's site was one of the very first to try to provide that order.
As an early search marketer in the run up to the dot-com bubble, you couldn't ignore the Yahoo directory. The Yahooligans walked with typical Valley swagger. Hubris was never in short supply. They were the cocks of the walk and they knew it.
It was a much-humbled post-bubble Yahoo that I visited in 2004. They had got their search asses soundly kicked by Google, who was now powering their non-directory results. The age of the curated directory was gone, replaced by the scalability of algorithmic search.
As a culture, the Yahooligans were struggling with the mixed management signals that came from then CEO Terry Semel and his team. Sunnyvale was clouded in a purple haze. The Yahooligans didn't know who the hell they were or what they were supposed to do. Where they a tech company or an entertainment company? The answer, as it turned out, was neither.
I met with the remnants of the once mighty search team to talk about user behaviors. I didn't know it at the time, but Yahoo was gearing up to relaunch their search service. A much vilified paid inclusion program would also be debuted. It was one of many ill-fated attempts to find the next "Big Thing."
Marissa Mayer continues to put a brave face on it, but the Yahoo engine ran out of steam at least a decade and a half ago. What amazes me is how long the ride has been. There is a message here for tech-based companies.
If you dig down to the critical incubation period of any tech company, you find a recurring pattern. Some technologically mediated connection allows people to do something they were previously unable to do. This releases pent up market demand. It's like a thin sliver trying to poke through a water balloon. If successful, this released market demand creates an immediate and sizable audience for whomever introduced the innovation. Yahoo's directory, Google's PageRank, Facebook's "Facemash", AirBnB's accommodation directory, Uber's ridesharing app – they all share the same modus operandi – a tech-step forward creates a new audience and market opportunity.
In hindsight, once you strip away all the hype, it's amazing how tenuous and unimpressive these technological advances are. Luck and timing typically play a huge part. If the conditions are right, the sliver eases through the balloon's membrane and for a time, there is a steady stream of opportunity.
The problem is that is that as easily as these markets form, they can just as easily evaporate. When the technological advantage passes to the next competitor, as it did when Yahoo gave way to Google, all that's left is the audience. When you consider that Yahoo has been coasting on this audience for close to two decades, it's rather amazing that Mayer still has any assets at all to sell.
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During the past week, a Nigerian Man, Otuto Ekekwe was in search of the person who he'd mistakenly transferred a million Naira to and the person transferred the money back.
The individual who was thought to be a woman has finally come out of the dark and spoken on how his good deeds brought him to limelight.
According to Tobi Abikoye, he had only N369 in his account before he got the alert of N1million, he said many thoughts came ringing in his mind but he decided to be calm and he is glad of the outcome.


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Deep in the depths of a lake in Scotland called Loch Ness, lives a mystery. The mystery is a creature that hundreds of people claim to have seen in the water. Some believe it's a large dinosaur-like creature with a long neck and flippers, others believe it is simply a large catfish or even some fallen branches from the nearby forest. The creature, whether it exists or not, is called the Loch Ness Monster, or Nessie and it has been a legend for hundreds of years.
The first "sighting" of the large sea serpent was in 565 A.D. but it wasn't until the 1930s when a road was built that traveled along the large lake that sightings became more common. In 1934, the first photograph of the Loch Ness Monster was published. It showed a long necked animal with a large hump lurking in the lake. However, many years later it was determined that the photograph was a hoax. Despite all the reports, since 1960 researchers have been unable to prove the Loch Ness monster is real.
A cryptozoologist is a scientist who studies animals who due to lack of evidence are not proven to exist.
Lake monsters have been sighted in nearly 300 lakes all over the world, from Europe to Southeast Asia.
Lake Erie is said to have a lake monster called Bessie. The first recorded sighting of Bessie occurred in 1793. Bessie is reported to be gray, snake like and nearly 40 feet long. The minor league hockey team in Cleveland is named for this alleged creature.
August 7th Sea Serpent Day. It honors a sea serpent sighting made by the men and officers of HMS Daedalus in August 1848 of a 60 foot long creature with a maned head above water in the South Atlantic.
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