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Operating assembly and device including such an operating assembly
An operating assembly comprises a support structure (9), a user-operable operating member (7) movable in at least one direction of movement (10, 11) relative to the support structure (9) between a plurality of positions supported by the support structure (9); an array (14) of catches (15) extending along the direction of movement (10, 11); and a clicking pawl (16) resiliently accommodated for consecutive engagement with and disengagement from consecutive ones of the catches (15) of the array (14) in response to a movement of the operating member (7) in the direction of movement (10, 11). At least the clicking pawl (16) or the array (14) of catches (15) is accommodated with clearance (32) in the direction of movement (10, 11). A device comprising such an operating assembly is also described.
Van Der, Meer Mattheus Jacobus (Drachten, NL)
Postma, Jan (Drachten, NL)
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Eindhoven, NL)
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LEE, LAURA MICHELLE
PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS (Valhalla, NY, US)
1. An operating assembly (5; 55; 105) for operating a device, comprising: a support structure (9; 59; 109); a user-operable operating member (7; 57; 107) moveable in at least one direction of movement (10, 11; 60, 61) relative to the support structure (9; 59; 109) along a plurality of positions; an array (14; 64) of catches (15; 65) extending along said direction of movement (10, 11; 60, 61); and a clicking pawl (16; 66) resiliently accommodated for consecutive engagement with and disengagement from said catches (15; 65) of said array (14; 64) in response to the movement of said operating member (7; 57; 107) in said direction of movement (10, 11; 60, 61); wherein at least said clicking pawl (16; 66) or said array (14; 64) of catches (15; 65) is accommodated in said operating member (7; 57; 107) so as to have a clearance (32; 63; 111) in said direction of movement (10, 11; 60, 61).
2. An operating assembly according to claim 1, further comprising an indexing structure for retaining the operating member (7; 57; 107) in each of a plurality of consecutive and predetermined indexing positions, said indexing positions being determined such that said clicking pawl (16; 66) is in engagement with one of said catches (15; 65) if said operating member (7; 57; 107) is in one of said indexing positions.
3. An operating assembly according to claim 2, wherein said indexing structure comprises an indexing pawl (26; 76) resiliently accommodated for consecutive engagement with and disengagement from an array (14; 64) of catches (15; 65) in response to the movement of said operating member (7; 57) in said direction of movement (10, 11; 60, 61).
4. An operating assembly according to claim 3, wherein said indexing pawl (26; 76) and said clicking pawl (16; 66) are arranged for engagement with and disengagement from the same array (14; 64) of catches (15; 65).
5. An operating assembly according to claim 1, wherein said pawls (16, 26; 66, 76) are supported by a leaf spring (17, 27; 67; 77) or are integrally formed with a leaf spring (17, 27; 67, 77).
6. An operating assembly according to claim 3, wherein said clicking pawl (16) is supported by a leaf spring (17) extending closely adjacent a mounting plate (28) carrying the indexing pawl (26) for causing said leaf spring (17) to hit said mounting plate (28) when said clicking pawl (16) engages one of said catches (15).
7. An operating assembly according to claim 3, wherein said tracks of said array or arrays (14) of catches (15) along which said indexing pawl (26) and said clicking pawl (16) are movable extend coaxially with each other.
8. An operating assembly according to claim 3, wherein said clicking pawl (16; 66) and said indexing pawl (26; 76) each have at least one flank (16a, 26a; 66a, 76a) trailing if said pawl is moved along said array (14; 64) of catches (15; 65), said at least one flank (16a; 66a) of said clicking pawl (16; 66) being steeper than said at least one flank (26a; 76a) of said indexing pawl (26; 76).
9. A device for carrying out a function, at least one characteristic of said function being adjustable between at least two settings, said device comprising an adjustment structure (4) for adjusting said setting, said adjustment structure comprising an operating assembly (5; 55; 105) according to claim 1.
10. A device according to claim 12, comprising a plurality of shaving heads (2) resiliently accommodated in a shaving head holder (3) for resiliently pressing said shaving heads (2) outwards into an outermost position such that a contact pressure to the skin to be shaved is required to press the shaving heads (2) inwards into a shaving position flush with the shaving head holder (3), wherein said adjustment structure (4) is arranged for adjusting said contact pressure.
This invention relates to an operating assembly for controlling a setting of a device and to a device comprising such an operating assembly.
In both continuously and stepwise adjustable controls, there are various reasons for providing the user with positive feedback during operations for indicating that, and in some cases also by how much, a controlled setting has been changed.
For instance, portable devices and devices for installation in vehicles or vessels often need to be operated while the user and/or the device are subject to movements and/or vibrations. It is relatively difficult in such situations to accurately control continuous controls. Means for generating a clicking feedback are therefore included in such operating assemblies. Examples of such applications are volume and other control knobs in portable and automotive environments and control knobs of power tools. Another example of such a solution is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,768,160.
Another situation in which feedback indicating the amount of adjustment is desirable is where a clear distinction between movement and a fixed position is desired, such as in a so-called scroll wheel in a pointer operating device such as a computer mouse.
Yet another situation in which feedback indicating the amount of adjustment is desirable is where the operating member is used for selecting between distinct positions, such as turn-and-push knobs or thumb wheels for operating an operating interface comprising a display showing menus of options and allowing to switch between selected options by rotating a knob or thumb wheel and activating the selected option by pushing the knob or thumb wheel. Another example of such a knob is a knob for selecting between distinct operating modes, for instance for selecting sources in an audio or video system, between programs of a washing machine, or between lighting settings in a motor vehicle.
Although various solutions are available for generating some feedback, up to stepper motors that can generate various indexing patterns, there is still a need for a simple solution generating a particularly clear and, more in particular, clearly audible feedback to the user.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple yet durable solution for generating a clear and in particular clearly audible feedback to the user operating an operating member for controlling a setting of a device. According to the present invention, this object is achieved by providing an operating assembly according to claim 1.
In operation, when the operating member is moved to make an adjustment, at least the clicking pawl or at least one catch of the array of catches that is accommodated with clearance is initially urged into one extreme position of its range of clearance. After the pawl has moved past a dead center position or range relative to the catch or catches, the pawl comes into engagement with a next one of the catches. This causes the force components parallel to the direction of movement that the pawl and the catch or catches exert on each other to be inverted, which in turn causes at least the clicking pawl or at least one catch of the array of catches that is accommodated with clearance to be shifted from its extreme position towards the opposite extreme position (which does not necessarily need to be reached). This latter movement occurs with a high velocity and is suddenly stopped as the new position of at least the clicking pawl or at least one catch of the array of catches is reached. This causes a clicking sound emission and a small shock that may be transferred to the user as a tactile support of the audible feedback.
The invention is based on the recognition that click effects generated in manually operated operating members are conventionally inhibited to a major extent, because the user holding the operating member inherently hinders any quick movement of the operating member, for instance into an indexing position, and any abrupt stopping of the operating member. Since at least the clicking pawl, each of the catches, or the array of catches is mounted with clearance in the direction of movement of the operating member, these parts are allowed to shift quickly into preferred positions, thereby generating an effective clicking sound, even if the operating member is moved slowly.
Particular embodiments of the invention are set forth in the dependent claims. The invention may also be embodied in a device according to claim 12, which includes an operating assembly according to the invention.
Further features, effects and details of the invention appear from the detailed description of a preferred embodiment and another embodiment shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example of a device according to the invention comprising an operating assembly according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective, exploded view from below of an adjustment assembly comprising an operating assembly according to the invention;
FIG. 2a is an enlarged and detailed view of the support structure and carrier plate in an assembled position;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged, perspective, exploded view from above of an operating member and of clicking and indexing pawls of the assembly according to FIG. 2;
FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 are schematic top plan views of a second example of an operating assembly according to the invention in different operating situations; and
FIG. 7 is a schematic top plan view of a third example of an operating assembly according to the invention.
First, an example of an application of the present invention to a dry shaver 1 is described.
The shaver 1 shown in FIG. 1 comprises three shaving heads 2, resiliently accommodated in a shaving head holder 3 for pressing the shaving heads 2 outwards into an outermost position. A contact pressure to the skin to be shaved is required to press the shaving heads 2 inwards into a shaving position approximately flush with the shaving head holder 3. The shaver 1 further comprises an adjustment structure 4 for adjusting the contact pressure. The adjustment structure 4 comprises an operating assembly 5 and a transmission gear wheel 6 that engages an adjustable support (not shown) of a resilient pressure member for exerting the contact pressure on the shaving head. The higher the contact pressure, the closer the shave (in other words, the greater the shaving depth) that is obtained. However, for sensitive skin portions a high contact pressure frequently leads to skin irritation, so that it is desirable to be able to switch quickly to an operational setting in which the contact pressure required for pressing the shaving heads 2 into the flush positions is lower. It will be clear that the shaving positions of the shaving heads 2 flush with the shaving head holder 3 are not to be understood as perfectly flush positions, but positions that are flush by approximation only and that vary with the shape and stiffness of the facial portion against which the shaving heads 2 and the shaving head holder 3 are held. The operating member 7 for the adjustment of the shaving depth is provided in the form of a thumb wheel under a base 8 to which the shaving head holder 3 is mounted. Shavers with such a shaving depth adjustment are commercially available in the form of shavers of the Philips Sensotec product line.
According to this example of the present invention, an operating assembly 5 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) is provided that has been improved for generating a more positive feedback in the form of clicking when the thumb wheel 7 is operated. Such clicking provides a clearly audible indication of the extent to which the shaving depth is adjusted and may also be felt through the thumb wheel 7.
The operating assembly comprises a support structure 9 relative to which the thumb wheel 7 is moveable in opposite rotational directions (arrows 10, 11) about an axis of rotation 12. For this purpose, the thumb wheel 7 is rotatably mounted on a bearing stub 13.
The thumb wheel 7 is provided with an array 14 of catches—of which some are designated by reference numerals 15—extending the directions of movement 10, 11. According to this example, the array 14 is provided in the topmost face of the thumb wheel 7, but other positions, such as the lowermost face or the periphery of the thumb wheel 7 or positions on the support structure 9, are conceivable as well.
A clicking pawl 16 is resiliently accommodated for consecutive engagement with and disengagement from consecutive catches 15 of the array 14 in response to a movement of the thumb wheel 7 in one of the directions of movement 10, 11. The clicking pawl 16 is integrally formed with a leaf spring 17 that in its turn is cut from steel plating integrally with a carrier plate 18. The carrier plate 18 is provided with a circular hole 19 adapted to receive a base portion 20 of the stub 13 with a non-clamping (for instance sliding or loose) fit. In mounted position, the clicking pawl 16 is thus rotatable co-axially with the thumb wheel 7 about the stub 13, and the array 14 of catches 15 extends coaxially with the thumb wheel 7.
However, the carrier plate 18 is provided with a recess 21 receiving a projection 22 from a flange 23 of the support structure 9. This limits the freedom of rotation of the carrier plate 18 and the clicking pawl 16 connected thereto about the axis 12 to a certain clearance 32 in the direction of movement of the thumb wheel 7 (see detail FIG. 2a). Furthermore, the carrier plate 18 has a flat side 24 closely adjacent the downwardly projecting flange 23 of the support structure 9 which would also limit the freedom of rotation of the carrier plate 18 about the axis 12 in the absence of the projection 22 extending into the recess 21.
The support structure 9, to which the thumb wheel 7 is rotatably mounted, is mounted in a recess 25 in the base 8 under the shaving head holder 3, and a section of the thumb wheel 7 projects from a recess 33 in the support structure 9 so that it can be operated by the thumb or index finger of the hand of the user.
In operation, if the thumb wheel 7 is rotated for instance clockwise (direction of rotation indicated by arrow 10), the clicking pawl 16, which is engaged in one of the catches 15, is initially entrained in the same direction of rotation about the axis 12, until the limit of the freedom of rotation relative to the support structure 9 of the unit comprising the clicking pawl 16, the leaf spring 17, and the carrier plate 18 has been reached. Then, as the thumb wheel 7 is rotated further, the catch 15 in which the clicking pawl 16 was engaged moves further, so that the clicking pawl 16 is pressed from the catch 15 by the trailing flank 15a or edge of that catch 15 and urged away from the thumb wheel 7 against the force exerted on the clicking pawl 16 by the leaf spring 17 that presses the clicking pawl 16 against the array 14 of catches. As the thumb wheel 7 is turned further, a next catch 15 of the array 14 of catches 15 reaches the clicking pawl 16. Because of the clearance 32 in the direction of rotation with which the clicking pawl is accommodated, the clicking pawl 16 can slip into the next catch 15 very quickly under the influence of the action of the leaf spring 17, even if the thumb wheel 7 is rotated very slowly. This effect is achieved because the clearance with which the clicking pawl 16 is accommodated allows the clicking pawl 16 to shift back slightly against the direction of rotation of the thumb wheel 7 while slipping into the next catch 15. In the absence of such a clearance 32, the rate at which the clicking pawl 16 could slip into the next catch 15 would be determined by the slope of at least one of mutually contacting surfaces of the clicking pawl and the catch relative to the direction of displacement of the operating member in the area of the catch and the clicking pawl, and by the velocity with which the thumb wheel 7 is rotated.
The quick engagement of the clicking pawl 16 with the catches 15 results in the clicking pawl 16 and the leaf spring 17 abruptly stopping when reaching their next positions associated with engagement of the clicking pawl 16 with one of the catches 15. This abrupt stopping causes the desired audible clicking effect. For a clear clicking action, it is also advantageous that the parts that are allowed to accelerate owing to clearance with respect to the slowly moving operating member 7 are of a weight that is substantially smaller than the weight of the operating member 7, so that a relatively small amount of energy, stored in the leaf spring when the clicking pawl 16 is pressed inwards will suffice to cause it to spring back very quickly, thus causing a clearly audible clicking sound. It is observed, however, that it is also within the scope of the present invention to allow portions of the support structure to move along with the clicking pawl within a range of clearance in an operating direction relative to the rest of the operating member 7.
For an effective clicking effect, it is furthermore advantageous if the materials that hit each other for causing the clicking effect are relatively hard and exhibit little damping, such as metal, hard plastic, or ceramic material. Furthermore, thin-walled constructions are advantageous for the clicking elements as such elements typically have relatively large surfaces for converting shocks of the elements into sound.
The amount of clearance 32 of the clicking pawl 16 in the direction of movement of the thumb wheel 7 is preferably at least such that the clicking pawl 16 can slide from one extreme position within its range of clearance and at the edge of a catch 15 away from that position into a position fully engaging the respective catch 15 without requiring any rotation of the thumb wheel. Thus an effective clicking action is ensured. On the other hand, for obtaining a fairly accurate feedback, the amount of clearance 32 (movability) of the clicking pawl 16 in the direction of movement of the thumb wheel 7 is preferably less than the pitch and more preferably less than one half of the pitch between consecutive catches 15.
Although the obtained clicking action is already by itself very useful for providing feedback indicating the operation of the operating member 7, a particularly positive feedback is achieved if the clicking action is associated with the reaching of predetermined indexing positions of the operating member 7, in which the operating member 7 is maintained at least under normal operating circumstances and without operation of the operating member by the user. To achieve this, the operating assembly 5 further comprises an indexing structure for retaining the operating member 7 in each of a plurality of consecutive and predetermined indexing positions. The indexing positions are determined such that the clicking pawl 16 is in engagement with one of the catches 15 if the operating member 7 is in one of the indexing positions.
According to the present example, this is achieved in a simple manner by providing the indexing structure with an indexing pawl 26 resiliently accommodated for consecutive engagement with and disengagement from the array 14 of catches 15 in response to a movement of the operating member 7 in one of the directions of movement 10, 11.
A compact and simple construction with reliable synchronization of the operation of the indexing pawl 26 and the clicking pawl 16 is obtained because the indexing pawl 26 and the clicking pawl 16 are arranged for engagement with and disengagement from the same array 14 of catches 15. For the compactness of the operating assembly, it is furthermore advantageous that the clicking pawl 16 and the indexing pawl 26 operate with the same array of catches 15, or that the tracks of the array or arrays of catches along which the indexing pawl 26 and the clicking pawl 16 are operative extend coaxially with each other.
Like to the clicking pawl 16, the indexing pawl 26 is also integral with the leaf spring 27 which is a portion of a mounting plate 28. The clicking pawl 16 extends through an opening 35 of the mounting plate 28 adjacent the leaf spring 27 so that a compact, flat and simple construction is also obtained. However, in contrast to the hole 19 in the carrier plate 18 integral with the clicking pawl 16, the hole 29 in the mounting plate 28 integral with the indexing pawl 26 is provided with clamping flanges 30 for fixedly engaging the stub 13. Furthermore, the recess 31 in a straight side 34 of the mounting plate 28 for engaging the projection 22 from the flange 23 of the support structure 9 is narrower than the recess 21 in the carrier plate 18 integral with the clicking pawl 16. Accordingly, the indexing pawl 26 is accommodated relative to the support structure with no or at most significantly less movability relative to the support structure 9 in the directions of movement 10, 11 of the thumb wheel 7 than the clicking pawl 16, which is advantageous for the accuracy of the indexing function.
The leaf spring 17 carrying the clicking pawl 16 extends closely adjacent the mounting plate 28 carrying the indexing pawl 26 for causing the leaf spring 17 carrying the clicking pawl 16 to hit the mounting plate 28 when the clicking pawl 16 moves quickly towards one of the catches 15. The leaf spring 17 hits the mounting plate 28 at the locations 28a near the edges of the opening 35. Preferably, the mounting plate 28 is a metal plate, so that a distinctly audible "metallic" clicking action is obtained in a very flat and simple construction. It is also observed that the plate-shaped units comprising the clicking pawl 16 and the indexing pawl 26 as well as the thumb wheel 7 can be mounted to the support structure 9 in a common direction parallel to the axis 12, so that the operating assembly 5 is particularly suitable to be assembled automatically.
Irrespective of the direction of movement 10, 11 of the thumb wheel 7, the clicking pawl 16 and the indexing pawl 26 each have a flank 16a, 26a, respectively, trailing with respect to the movement of the pawls 16, 26 relative to the array 14 of catches 15. As is best seen in FIG. 3, the flanks 16a of the clicking pawl 16 are steeper than the flanks 26a of the indexing pawl 26 so that, irrespective of the direction of movement, the trailing flank 16a of the clicking pawl 16 is steeper than the trailing flank 26a of the indexing pawl 26. Thus, on the one hand a smooth indexing action and, on the other hand, quick movements of the clicking pawl 16 and accordingly effective clicking action are achieved. It is observed that this effect may also be achieved if the flank 16a of clicking pawl is steeper than the flank 26a of the indexing pawl on one (and the same) side, if the operating member is adapted to be operated in one direction only. For such a function, the catches and/or the pawls may be of a sawtooth design to prevent movement of the operating member in the opposite direction.
To obtain a quick movement of the clicking pawl and a smooth indexing action, it is also advantageous if the trailing flanks 16a or flank portions of the clicking pawl 16 are steeper than the trailing flanks 26a or flank portions of the indexing pawl 26.
FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 show a second example of an operating assembly 55 according to the invention. The operating assembly 55 has an operating member 57 with an operating knob 86. The operating member 57 is slideable in opposite directions of movement 60, 61 in a linear guide slot 87 formed in the support structure 59. The support structure 59 is provided with arrays 64 of catches 65 extending parallel to each other on opposite sides of the guide slot 87.
On one side of the operating member 57, a clicking pawl 66 is arranged in the form of a bump integral with a leaf spring 67 and facing one of the arrays 64. On the opposite side of the operating member 57, an indexing pawl 76 is arranged in the form of a bump integral with a leaf spring 77 and facing the opposite one of the arrays 64. The leaf spring 67 with which the clicking pawl 66 is integral is retained between flanges 73 of the operating member 57 with some clearance 63 parallel to the directions 60, 61 in which the operating member 57 is moveable. The leaf spring 77 with which the indexing pawl 76 is integral is also retained between flanges 73 of the operating member 57, but with significantly less clearance parallel to the directions 60, 61 in which the operating member 57 is moveable than the clearance in that direction with which the clicking pawl 66 and the spring 67 are enclosed. The clearance between the leaf spring 77 with which the indexing pawl 76 is integral and the flanges 73 is just sufficient to avoid that the flanges 73 interfere with the flexing of the spring 77 when the operating member 57 is shifted along the slot 87. The operating assembly is further equipped with a clicking strip 90 that extends parallel to the one of the arrays 64 at the side of the clicking pawl and that is positioned such that in its released condition the clicking pawl 66 is in contact with the clicking strip, whereas in its compressed condition between two catches 65 the clicking pawl 66 is spaced from the clicking strip 90. According to the present example, the clicking strip 90 is of an essentially straight design, but other designs, such as a wavy and/or comb-like shape are also conceivable.
Operation of the operating member 57 will typically start from an indexing position as shown in FIG. 4. In such a position, the indexing pawl 76 is centered relative to one of the catches 65 and engages that catch 65. The clicking pawl 66 is lodged in a corresponding catch 65 on the opposite side of the operating member and is in contact with the clicking strip 90. If, for example, the operating member 57 is operated so that it is slides to the right (direction 61), the clicking pawl 66 and the indexing pawl 76 each encounter a flank 65a of the catch 65 into which it projects. This results in a reaction (indexing) force being exerted via the indexing pawl 76 against the direction of movement, i.e. to the left (direction 60), when the indexing pawl 76 is gradually pushed inwards as the movement of the operating member 57 to the right progresses (see FIG. 5).
A reaction force will also be exerted on the clicking pawl 66 when it encounters the flank 65a of the catch 65 into which it projects. This initially results in the clicking pawl 66 and the leaf spring 67 with which it is integral shifting to an extreme left position within the range of movement relative to the operating member 57 that is allowed by the clearance between the leaf spring 67 and the flanges 73. Subsequently, as the operating member 57 is shifted further, the clicking pawl 66 is also gradually pushed inwards towards the operating member 57 into a position spaced from the clicking strip 90.
When the indexing pawl 76 is about half-way between the centers of consecutive catches 65 (FIG. 5), it has reached a dead center situation in which further movement of the operating member 57 to the right does not result in further compression of the indexing pawl 76 towards the operating member 57, but the indexing pawl 76 is gradually allowed to spring back as the operating member 57 moves further to the right. The contact pressure between the trailing flank 76a of the indexing pawl 76 and a flank 65b of the next catch 65 facing in the direction of movement results in a reaction force having a component to the right, urging the operating member 57 into the next indexing position. This situation is shown in FIG. 6.
In principle, this reaction force to the right may cause the operating member to shift to the next indexing position quickly and to stop abruptly in that next indexing position, so that a positive feedback indicating that the next indexing position is reached may be achieved. However, in practice such an effect is generally not achieved, or only to a marginal extent, because the user holding the operating member 57 inhibits a quick movement of the operating member 57.
This is different for the clicking pawl 66, which is accommodated with clearance 63 parallel to the directions 60, 61 in which the operating member 57 is movable—the clearance being provided at least relative to the portion of the operating member 57 that is normally held by the user. After the clicking pawl 66, which has been urged into an extreme left position within its range of clearance as it was urged out of the catch 65 into which it initially projected, has passed its dead center position between consecutive catches 65, contact pressure between the clicking pawl 66 and a flank 65b of the next catch 65 facing in the direction of movement 61 (to the right) results in a reaction force exerted on the clicking pawl 66 with a component in the direction of movement 61 (to the right). This reaction force causes the clicking pawl 66 and the leaf spring 67 with which it is integral to be displaced very quickly to the right from its extreme left position within its range of clearance relative to the operating member 57. Accordingly, the leaf spring 67 is also suddenly released from its bent state caused by the displacement of the clicking pawl 66 towards the clicking member and shoots outwards, which causes the clicking pawl 66 to hit the clicking strip 90, thus generating a clicking sound and a clicking action that may also be felt by the user via the operating member 57.
Instead of a clicking strip or some other dedicated member forming an abutment that causes the clicking effect when it is hit by the clicking pawl, it may also be provided that the rapid release of the leaf spring 67 after the clicking pawl has passed a dead center position between consecutive catches 65 is stopped when the leaf spring 67 hits a part of the operating member 57, (e.g. the flange 73 of the operating member 57 to the right of the leaf spring 67) or when the clicking pawl 66 hits a flank 65b of the catch 65 it has just entered that faces away from the direction of movement 11 of the operating member 57.
In each of these embodiments, the clicking pawl 66 and the leaf spring 67 with which it is integral are allowed to shoot quickly into the next catch 65 and stopped abruptly, which causes a clicking effect, independent of the velocity with which the operating member 57 is moved into or through its new indexing position.
According to the present example, the thickness of the clicking strip 90 varies along the length of the range of displacement of the operating member 57, this causes the clicking sound to vary with displacement of the operating member 57. A suitable design of the clicking member or members may cause the tone, volume, and/or duration of the clicking sound to vary along the length of the range of displacement of the clicking member, for instance in a gradual and/or repetitive (for instance alternating) manner. It is also possible to design the clicking pawl, the array, and/or the clicking member or members such that different clicking sounds are obtained in dependence on the direction in which the operating member is displaced. A comb-shaped design of the clicking member allows to provide each tooth with an individual design for causing a different clicking sound when the clicking pawl hits the respective tooth.
FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment which is a mechanical inversion of the second embodiment as regards the operation of the assembly. The user-operable operating member 107 is moveable in the direction 60 and the opposite direction 61 relative to the support structure 109 which forms part of a frame or housing of the device. The operating member 107 comprises an opening 106 in which a catch plate 108 is accommodated. The construction of the catch plate is similar to that of the support structure 59 of FIGS. 4-6 and is thus provided with a slot 87 having arrays 64 of catches 65 at two opposite edges of the slot. A carrier plate 110 is accommodated in the slot 87. The construction of the carrier plate is similar to that of the operating member 57 of FIGS. 4-6, i.e. provided with the clicking pawl 66 and indexing pawl 76. For that reason the reference numerals of the parts of the catch plate 108 and the carrier plate 110 are made identical to those of the support structure 59 and operating member 57, respectively, of FIGS. 4-6. The leaf spring 67 with the clicking pawl 65 does not need to be accommodated in the carrier plate 110 with clearance. The clearance 111 in the direction 60, 61 of movement necessary for obtaining the clicking sound is now arranged between the operating member 107 and the catch plate 108. In this third embodiment, the carrier plate 110 is a fixed part of the support structure 109. In operation, the operating member 107 together with the catch plate 108 slides over the carrier plate 110. It will be clear that the operation of the assembly is similar to that described for the second embodiment.
It is observed that many embodiments other than those described by way of example are conceivable within the scope of the present invention. For instance, the clicking and indexing pawls are consistently described as projections arranged for engaging catches in the form of recesses, but, it is also possible to provide an inverse solution in which one or both pawls are provided with recesses that cooperate with an array of catches in the form of projections such as bumps that may be consecutively received in the recesses of the pawl or pawls when the operating member is operated. Also, both the pawls and the catches may be provided with mutually engaging successions of bumps and recesses, such as comb-like structures.
Furthermore, the pawls need not be integral with the resilient structure urging the pawls into contact with at least some parts of the catches, and the resilient structures may also be provided in forms other than as leaf springs.
According to yet another variant, the number of catches for receiving the clicking pawl may be larger or smaller than the number of catches for receiving the indexing pawl. For instance, a clicking effect may only be generated if the operating member reaches selected ones of the indexing positions or a plurality of clicking effects may be generated if the operating member is moved from one indexing position to the next. In such an embodiment it may be advantageous to generate a stronger clicking effect if the operating member reaches an indexing position than while the operating member moves between indexing positions. Similarly, also the other features of the claimed invention are not limited to the above embodiments, which are shown by way of example.
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Increased plus maze is probably the most dependable means of measuring anti-anxiety results in laboratory animals. It employs rodents as a analysis instrument in neurobiological nervousness analysis. Increased plus maze comes to two open hands and two closed hands. The open hands are of the plus signal the place the mice can see over the threshold. The mice showing decrease nervousness ranges have a tendency to transport to the open hands and keep there for an extended span as in comparison to the nervous mice.
The result of the learn about printed that rosemary extract confirmed an identical results like that of Diazepam in assuaging nervousness amongst mice. The mice handled with rosemary extract confirmed diminished nervousness at a point very similar to Diazepam, particularly at upper doses. Additionally, the medicinal herb didn't be offering any uncomfortable side effects while, Diazepam moreover led to a seizure, melancholy, reminiscence loss, suicidal ideas, hallucinations, insomnia, and liver issues.
The researchers couldn't in finding the precise mechanism at the back of rosemary's anti-anxiety results. Then again, the researchers hypothesized that flavonoids provide within the extract may be able to convey the required effects. It's because flavonoids can go the blood-brain barrier to fortify the manufacturing of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). GABA is a mind chemical that reduces in sufferers with melancholy and nervousness. The antioxidant actions of rosemary had been additionally authorized to have a possible function in decreasing nervousness.
Thus the researchers concluded that rosemary extract has anti-anxiety results parallel to the anxiolytic drug Diazepam. That is as a result of the presence of flavonoids selling antioxidant actions and bettering GABA manufacturing.
The learn about means that rosemary extract can function a possible herbal treatment for nervousness. Then again, additional analysis continues to be inspired in regards to the topic.
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Q: Detect first occurrences between two variables in R I would like to count the first occurrences of two variables (IPC and 2IPC) in R, leaving out cases in which the two variables are the same (e.g. !IPC == 2IPC).
Here is an example of dataset:
**date  IPC     2IPC    occurrence**
 1968   G01S    Na      1
 1969   G01N    G01S    1
 1969   B62D    B43L    1
 1969   G01S    Na      0
 1970   G01S    G01C    1
 1970   G01S    H04B    1
 1970   G01S    H04B    0
 1971   G01S    H01S    1
 1971   G01S    G01S    0
 1972   H04N    H04N    0
 1972   G01S    G01S    0
 1972   G01S    G01S    0

I used the Excel function COUNTIFS which create a dummy (occurrence) for the first occurrences between two variables. Is it possible to use dplyr for this task?

A: Using dplyr and assuming that Na values are valid values and not NAs, you may run the following code:
library(dplyr)
mydf %>%
group_by(IPC,X2IPC) %>%
mutate(N_occurences=row_number()) %>%
mutate(FirstOccurrence=case_when(
    (IPC!=X2IPC) & N_occurences==1 ~ 1,
    (IPC==X2IPC) | N_occurences!=1 ~ 0
))

You'll get the following result:
   X..date IPC   X2IPC occurrence.. N_occurences FirstOccurrence
     <int> <chr> <chr>        <int>        <int>           <dbl>
 1    1968 G01S  Na               1            1            1.00
 2    1969 G01N  G01S             1            1            1.00
 3    1969 B62D  B43L             1            1            1.00
 4    1969 G01S  Na               0            2            0
 5    1970 G01S  G01C             1            1            1.00
 6    1970 G01S  H04B             1            1            1.00
 7    1970 G01S  H04B             0            2            0
 8    1971 G01S  H01S             1            1            1.00
 9    1971 G01S  G01S             0            1            0
10    1972 H04N  H04N             0            1            0
11    1972 G01S  G01S             0            2            0
12    1972 G01S  G01S             0            3            0

Whether you want the same data frame in you OP, just run the code:
mydf %>%
    group_by(IPC,X2IPC) %>%
    mutate(N_occurences=row_number()) %>%
    mutate(FirstOccurrence=case_when(
        (IPC!=X2IPC) & N_occurences==1 ~ 1,
        (IPC==X2IPC) | N_occurences!=1 ~ 0
    )) %>%
    select(1:3,6)

A: Use
transform(dat,occurence=as.numeric(!duplicated(dat[2:3])&(IPC!=X2IPC)))
   date  IPC X2IPC occurence
1  1968 G01S    Na         1
2  1969 G01N  G01S         1
3  1969 B62D  B43L         1
4  1969 G01S    Na         0
5  1970 G01S  G01C         1
6  1970 G01S  H04B         1
7  1970 G01S  H04B         0
8  1971 G01S  H01S         1
9  1971 G01S  G01S         0
10 1972 H04N  H04N         0
11 1972 G01S  G01S         0
12 1972 G01S  G01S         0

DATA:
dat=structure(list(date = c(1968L, 1969L, 1969L, 1969L, 1970L, 1970L,
1970L, 1971L, 1971L, 1972L, 1972L, 1972L), IPC = c("G01S", "G01N",
"B62D", "G01S", "G01S", "G01S", "G01S", "G01S", "G01S", "H04N",
"G01S", "G01S"), X2IPC = c("Na", "G01S", "B43L", "Na", "G01C",
"H04B", "H04B", "H01S", "G01S", "H04N", "G01S", "G01S")), .Names = c("date",
"IPC", "X2IPC"), row.names = c(NA, -12L), class = "data.frame")

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Posted on June 17, 2010 by Paul Mirengoff
Immigration — what would Reagan do and should it matter?
My friend Peter Robinson has argued that Ronald Reagan would have disapproved of a campaign ad by John McCain regarding illegal immigration. The ad in question is the one in which McCain says "complete the danged fence."
Usually, appeals to the putative views of great historical figures — Why Madison would support Cap and Trade or Why Lincoln would be a Democrat today — are the lowest form of argument. Such appeals attempt to substitute imaginary authority for serious analysis. As John Hinderaker once said to me of another Dartmouth student, "it's bad enough to hold these views without attributing them to great thinkers."
Peter's column is an exception to this rule. For Reagan has a record on immigration from which one can make reasonable inferences about how he would view the current debate. And, naturally, Peter extrapolates in good faith from that record.
The problem, though, is that Reagan's record on immigration is a poor one. He signed legislation in 1986 that granted amnesty to millions of illegal aliens but also included provisions to prevent future illegal immigration. Predictably, the grant of amnesty "succeeded" while the preventative measures turned out to be a joke. Given this record, it's not clear why we should look to Reagan for guidance on immigration issues except perhaps as a reverse barometer.
Peter, of course, is aware of this problem. He responds to it in part by quoting Ed Meese, who says that "the government didn't do what was necessary to support the enforcement in the '86 actl." This unsurprising fact raises the most important "what would Reagan do" question: What would Reagan have learned from the failure of the 1986 legislation?
Peter concludes, again fair-mindedly, that Reagan would insist this time that the federal government enforce existing immigration laws before enacting new statutes that grant amnesty. Thus, though Reagan would have been "inclined" to support President Bush's 2006 immigration reform proposal, he would not actually have supported it. And he would have "concurred, reluctantly" with McCain's insistence that we complete the fence.
What, then, is Peter's beef with McCain, who did support the 2006 legislation, but now thinks we should enforce the immigration laws, and complete the fence, before considering new laws? The quarrel is primarily about tone, I think. The ad in question includes a sheriff telling the Senator that he is "one of us." Peter finds, quite reasonably, that these words are "likely to alienate every Hispanic voter who hears them." And Peter is certain that Reagan, whose landslide victories were built on voters of German, Irish, Italian, and Polish descent, would never have said such a thing, especially given the rapidly expanding influence of the Hispanic vote.
Again, Peter is probably right on this specific point. But here's a more general "what would Reagan do" question: To what extent would Reagan have sacrificed conservative principles to appeal to Hispanic voters? Keep in mind that the descendants of immigrants to whom Reagan appealed had already made it in America. Thus, they were not special pleaders; rather they were highly invested in the conservative arrangements and values that Reagan promoted so forcefully.
This is not true of Hispanic voters as a class, and it will become less true if the ranks of that class are swelled as the result of changes in the immigration law such as those proposed in 2006. Would Reagan believe that Republicans can successfully appeal for the votes of members of an underclass through his traditional conservative message?
Perhaps. Reagan was a great optimist. But my view is that Republicans cannot expect to win that vote without engaging in a bidding war in which the bids consist in part of supporting decidedly non-conservative statist measures.
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Miley Cyrus Performs a Live Cover of Ariana Grande's 'No Tears Left To Cry' — WATCH
December 18, 2018 by Towleroad Leave a Comment
Miley Cyrus visit BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge and delivered a gorgeous rendition of Ariana Grande's pop hit "No Tears Left To Cry".
Cyrus recently told Howard Stern that Grande is one of her favorite artists: "[Ariana is] one of my favorite artists right now because the thing I really like about her…anything I've ever asked her to be involved in, whether it's Happy Hippie, or working with young homeless kids she's always there. So I can never say a bad thing about her because she's always great."
Cyrus said she reached out to Ariana after her break-up with Pete Davidson and sent her a "pussy heart" emoji (cat with heart eyes).
Said Cyrus: "I thought it was slightly even making her feel good, like maybe I was hitting on her a little bit." Cyrus said Grande responded with a cloud emoji: "I have no idea…I think she was saying like, 'I'm okay and I'm here…thank you for thinking of me.'"
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In addition to "No Tears Left To Cry", Cyrus and Mark Ronson also performed "Nothing Breaks Like A Heart". Cyrus released the video for "Nothing Breaks" earlier this month. In the clip Miley outruns police on an L.A. freeway (the video was actually shot in Kiev, Ukraine) amid chaotic scenes dripping in symbolism – football players taking a knee, children at a shooting range, lesbians in a jacuzzi – until the car chase comes to a chaotic end.
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var foreground = require('foreground-child')
var NYC
try {
  NYC = require('../index.covered.js')
} catch (e) {
  NYC = require('../index.js')
}

var path = require('path')
var sw = require('spawn-wrap')
var wrapper = require.resolve('./wrap.js')

var yargs = require('yargs')
  .usage('$0 [command] [options]\n\nrun your tests with the nyc bin to instrument them with coverage')
  .command('report', 'run coverage report for .nyc_output', function (yargs) {
    yargs
      .usage('$0 report [options]')
      .option('r', {
        alias: 'reporter',
        describe: 'coverage reporter(s) to use',
        default: 'text'
      })
      .option('report-dir', {
        describe: 'default directory to output coverage reports in',
        default: 'coverage'
      })
      .help('h')
      .alias('h', 'help')
      .example('$0 report --reporter=lcov', 'output an HTML lcov report to ./coverage')
  })
  .command('check-coverage', 'check whether coverage is within thresholds provided', function (yargs) {
    yargs
      .usage('$0 check-coverage [options]')
      .option('b', {
        alias: 'branches',
        default: 0,
        description: 'what % of branches must be covered?'
      })
      .option('f', {
        alias: 'functions',
        default: 0,
        description: 'what % of functions must be covered?'
      })
      .option('l', {
        alias: 'lines',
        default: 90,
        description: 'what % of lines must be covered?'
      })
      .option('s', {
        alias: 'statements',
        default: 0,
        description: 'what % of statements must be covered?'
      })
      .help('h')
      .alias('h', 'help')
      .example('$0 check-coverage --lines 95', "check whether the JSON in nyc's output folder meets the thresholds provided")
  })
  .option('r', {
    alias: 'reporter',
    describe: 'coverage reporter(s) to use',
    default: 'text'
  })
  .option('report-dir', {
    describe: 'default directory to output coverage reports in',
    default: 'coverage'
  })
  .option('s', {
    alias: 'silent',
    default: false,
    type: 'boolean',
    describe: "don't output a report after tests finish running"
  })
  .option('a', {
    alias: 'all',
    default: false,
    type: 'boolean',
    describe: 'whether or not to instrument all files of the project (not just the ones touched by your test suite)'
  })
  .option('i', {
    alias: 'require',
    default: [],
    describe: 'a list of additional modules that nyc should attempt to require in its subprocess, e.g., babel-register, babel-polyfill.'
  })
  .option('c', {
    alias: 'cache',
    default: false,
    type: 'boolean',
    describe: 'cache instrumentation results for improved performance'
  })
  .option('check-coverage', {
    type: 'boolean',
    default: false,
    describe: 'check whether coverage is within thresholds provided'
  })
  .option('branches', {
    default: 0,
    description: 'what % of branches must be covered?'
  })
  .option('functions', {
    default: 0,
    description: 'what % of functions must be covered?'
  })
  .option('lines', {
    default: 90,
    description: 'what % of lines must be covered?'
  })
  .option('statements', {
    default: 0,
    description: 'what % of statements must be covered?'
  })
  .help('h')
  .alias('h', 'help')
  .version(require('../package.json').version)
  .example('$0 npm test', 'instrument your tests with coverage')
  .example('$0 --require babel-core/polyfill --require babel-core/register npm test', 'instrument your tests with coverage and babel')
  .example('$0 report --reporter=text-lcov', 'output lcov report after running your tests')
  .epilog('visit http://git.io/vTJJB for list of available reporters')
var argv = yargs.argv

if (argv._[0] === 'report') {
  // run a report.
  process.env.NYC_CWD = process.cwd()

  report(argv)
} else if (argv._[0] === 'check-coverage') {
  checkCoverage(argv)
} else if (argv._.length) {
  // wrap subprocesses and execute argv[1]
  if (!Array.isArray(argv.require)) argv.require = [argv.require]

  var nyc = (new NYC({
    require: argv.require
  }))
  nyc.reset()

  if (argv.all) nyc.addAllFiles()

  var env = {
    NYC_CWD: process.cwd(),
    NYC_CACHE: argv.cache ? 'enable' : 'disable'
  }
  if (argv.require.length) {
    env.NYC_REQUIRE = argv.require.join(',')
  }
  sw([wrapper], env)

  foreground(nyc.mungeArgs(argv), function (done) {
    if (argv.checkCoverage) {
      checkCoverage(argv, function (done) {
        if (!argv.silent) report(argv)
        return done()
      })
    } else {
      if (!argv.silent) report(argv)
      return done()
    }
  })
} else {
  // I don't have a clue what you're doing.
  yargs.showHelp()
}

function report (argv) {
  process.env.NYC_CWD = process.cwd()

  ;(new NYC({
    reporter: argv.reporter,
    reportDir: argv.reportDir
  })).report()
}

function checkCoverage (argv, cb) {
  foreground(
    process.execPath,
    [
      require.resolve('istanbul/lib/cli'),
      'check-coverage',
      '--lines=' + argv.lines,
      '--functions=' + argv.functions,
      '--branches=' + argv.branches,
      '--statements=' + argv.statements,
      path.resolve(process.cwd(), './.nyc_output/*.json')
    ],
    cb
  )
}

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text:
Q: Deleting a node from linked list in C My problem is deleting  a node from linked list.
I have two structs :
typedef struct inner_list
{
 int count;
 char word[100];
 inner_list*next;
} inner_list;
typedef struct outer_list
{
 char word [100];
 inner_list * head;
 int count;
 outer_list * next;
} outer_list;

My problem is in deleting a node from outer_list linked list. For example when user entered aaa to delete, delete function should find the node with outer_list->word = aaa and delete this node and reconnect the list again. I tried the below code to do this. but After finding and deleting I'm losing the list. I don't know what's wrong. Please notice that outer_list have also a linked list of inner_list inside.
void delnode(outer_list **head,char num[100])//thanks to both Nir Levy and Jeremy P.
{
    outer_list *temp, *m;
    m=temp=*head; /*FIX #1*/
    while(temp!=NULL) {
        if(strcmp(temp->word,num)==0) {
            if(temp==*head) {
                delinner(temp->head); /* FIX#2 */
    *head=temp->next;

                free(temp);
                return;
            } else {
                delinner(temp->head); /* FIX#2 */
    m->next=temp->next;

                free(temp);
                return;
            }
        } else {
            m=temp;
            temp= temp->next;
        }
    }
    printf(" ELEMENT %s NOT FOUND ", num);
}
void delinner(inner_list *head) { /* FIX#2 */
    inner_list *temp;
    temp=head;
    while(temp!=NULL) {
        head=temp->next;
        free(temp);
        temp=head;
    }
}

Now my problem is updated. While deleting an element from inner list I am also trying the delete the same element from inner_list too.
For example: - Let's say aaa is an element of outer_list linked list and let's point it with outer_list *p
- This aaa can also be in an inner_list linked list too. (it can be in p->head or another innerlist.) Now, the tricky part again. I tried to apply the same rules with outer_list deletion but whenever i delete the head element of inner_list it gives an error.
Here is what I tried:
void delnode2(outer_list *up,inner_list **head,char num[100])
{
    inner_list *temp2,*temp, *m;
 outer_list *p;
 p = up;

 while(p!=NULL){m=temp=temp2=p->head;
    while(temp!=NULL) {
        if(strcmp(temp->word,num)==0) {
            if(temp==(*head)) {
                *head=temp->next;

                free(temp);
                return;
            } else {
                m->next=temp->next;

                free(temp);
                return;
            }
        } else {
            m=temp;
            temp= temp->next;
        }
    }
 p=p->next;
 }
    printf(" ELEMENT %s NOT FOUND ", num);
}

Here i'm trying to send the node and checking all the inner_lists of outer_list elements and perform deletion however when the first element is deleted it crashes. Please ask for further information. I might use very untidy words.

A: FIX#1 (optional) - it is a good practice to initialize all variables. note that in this specific case since you have handles the head secanrio then you should not have a problem becuase m is set to temp later on, but still..
FIX#2 - make sure you delete the inner list completely before you free a node.
Here is the code (untested, sorry)
void delnode(outer_list *head,char num[100])
{
    outer_list *temp, *m;
    m=temp=head; /*FIX #1*/
    while(temp!=NULL) {
        if(strcmp(temp->word,num)==0) {
            if(temp==head) {
                head=temp->next;
                delinner(temp->inner_list); /* FIX#2 */
                free(temp);
                return;
            } else {
                m->next=temp->next;
                delinner(temp->inner_list); /* FIX#2 */
                free(temp);
                return;
            }
        } else {
            m=temp;
            temp= temp->next;
        }
    }
    printf(" ELEMENT %s NOT FOUND ", num);
}
void delinner(inner_list *head) { /* FIX#2 */
    inner_list *temp;
    temp=head;
    while(temp!=NULL) {
        head=temp->next;
        free(temp);
        temp=head;
    }
}

A: There's a big problem in that if you end up needing to delete the first element of the outer list, you never pass back the new head of the list.  Your origuinal code needs changing as follows (also put in all the other good suggestions):
void delnode(outer_list **tbd,char num[100]) // pass a pointer to tbd
{
    outer_list *temp, *m;
    temp = *tbd;
    while(temp!=NULL)
    {
        if(strcmp(temp->word,num)==0)
        {
            if(temp==*tbd)
            {
                // Delete the inner list here
                *tbd=temp->next;
                free(temp);
                return;
            }
     // rest of function

You'd call it like this:
outer_list* myList;

// lots of code including initialising and adding stuff to the list

delnode(&mylist, wordtoDelete);  // note the '&' sign

A: m pointer is not set to any valid address before you dereference it and your program runs into undefined behavior.
In order to fix your implementation use two pointers - one onto the current element and the other to the previous one and update both of them as you traverse the list. You'll have to treat cases with zero and oneelemenats as special - be careful.

A: I don't think you are freeing your inner_list. You will get a memory leak.

A: Your if condition that is checking for the word, isn't it to supposed to be the following:
if(strcmp(temp->word, num)==0)

?

A: try this (only for the outer list, it wont release the inner one):
void delnode(outer_list *head,char num[100])
{
    outer_list *temp, *m. *helper;
    temp=head;
    while(temp!=NULL)
    {
        if(strcmp(temp->word,num)==0)
        {
            if(temp==head)
            {
                head=temp->next;
                free(temp);
                return;
            }
            else
            {
                m = temp;
                temp = temp->next;
                helper->next = temp; //link the previous item
                free(m);
                return;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            helper = temp;
            temp= temp->next;
        }

    }
    printf(" ELEMENT %s NOT FOUND ", num);
}


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Q: Mertens' asymptotic formula for $\prod \left(1-p^{-1}\right)$ without constant I've heard that there is an easy way to derive the asymptotic
$$\prod_{p\le x} \left(1-\frac{1}{p}\right) \sim \frac{c}{\log(x)}$$
if one isn't interested in deriving $c=e^{-\gamma}$. I don't see how to do this, however.
Does anyone here know where I could find a simple proof of this statement or even write down a proof for me?
I'm quite new to number theory, so if you only assumed minimal background, that would be very helpful. Thanks for your help!

A: See pages 21-22 of Gérald Tenenbaum and Michel Mendès France, The Prime Numbers and Their Distribution. I found that by typing $$\rm Mertens\ formula$$ into the web. Many other possibly useful references came up, as well; for example, the discussion starting on page 88 of Hildebrand's notes.


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Book Review: The Alchemist of Lost Souls by Mary Lawrence
By Corrina Lawson
The Alchemist of Lost Souls
Mary Lawrence
Bianca Goddard Mystery #4
In Mary Lawrence's The Alchemist of Lost Souls—the fourth book in the Bianca Goddard Mystery series—a dangerous element discovered by Bianca Goddard's father falls into the wrong hands… leading to a chain of multiple murders.
Henry VIII rules England but, in this fourth installment of Mary Lawrence's Bianca Goddard mysteries, the king is a distant manipulator and danger lurks far closer to home for Bianca and her husband, John.
That danger comes via her father, a struggling alchemist searching for a spectacular new chemical he created but was stolen. Her father suspects her mother, who's hiding secrets. But soon others are caught in the quest for this magic chemical, leading to the woman who came to possess it. Unfortunately for her, she's soon murdered. Unfortunately for Bianca's father, his chemical is now missing.
This is the tangled web that Bianca has to unravel, all the time worrying about the possibility that her husband, John, will be conscripted by King Henry VIII's forces to fight in either France or Scotland. Complicating that worry is Bianca's unexpected pregnancy.
There's a great deal happening in The Alchemist of Lost Souls, and the title could apply to any number characters. Others are driven by fear, greed, or the quest for knowledge. There's yet another failed alchemist, a rival to Bianca's father, a candler, an apothecary, the inspector, Patch, assigned to investigate the murder, and the frequent denizens of the Dim Dragon, the local pub frequented by most of the cast of characters.
But perhaps the character who makes the biggest impression is the Rat King, a semi-supernatural being who lurks under the bridges of London seeking his final chance at death.
The story takes the reader all over this era's London and Southwark, allowing us to see it from multiple points of view, including a small boy, Bianca's father, the candler, the apothecary who want the stolen chemical, Bianca's mentor in herbals, Meddybemps, the failed alchemist, and the Rat King.
Sometimes the point of view even switches to objects:
On the opposite bank of the Thames, the marshy fields of Southwark had also noticed winter's passing. Thriving on consistent days of warmth, the grounds beyond Paris Garden and the bull-baiting venue had erupted in a carpet of wildflowers, one more impressive than meadowsweet. By right the queen of the meadow reigned supreme in this patch of competitors. At the end of startling red stalks her delicate flowers bowed to the breeze, rippling like tatting on Katherine Parr's sleeve. Fie on anyone who dared mention she was common. She was no dropwort, so mundane and undignified.
Bianca is at the center of this storm, though she sometimes comes across as an indifferent investigator. Mostly, she desires to keep her meddling and abusive father out of her affairs and to protect her mother, if she can.
This is a story that does not stint on the reality of Tudor London, full not of just of the sights like the meadows, but of the sounds of the Thames lapping against the bridge and shore, the cacophony of voices inside the Dim Dragon, and, yes, the smells of a population and a world that lacks a sewer system and private baths.
Bianca's home is a particularly vivid setting, especially as she prepares her herbal remedies:
Bianca spent the morning washing their smocks and hanging them on a rope she strung across the back alley. By the time she retrieved the chopped herbs covered with oil and started a small fire in her furnace, the sun had started its downward arc. With the spring season came an increase in ague and its symptoms. It was a malady common among those inhabiting low-lying areas, where the air was thick and damp. Headaches accompanied sweats and chills. Even sleep offered no relief, for a victim's dreams were vivid torments.
Bianca had witnessed a man's chills lessen when given a potable septwort concoction. To soothe a bumptious stomach, she added catmint. She though the combination might be the beginning of a remedy for the malady; at least Meddybemps could dispense the syrup for some profit until she had figured out a better combination of herbs. She was fanning the dried grass in her stove when she heard a familiar voice call through the window.
The upside of the ever-changing points of view is that it exposes the readers to much of London and Southwark and into Lawrence's meticulously recreated Tudor era. It also gives us insight into the people of the time, including their somewhat indifference to children and the middle-to-lower classes realistic and hard-headed view of marriage. This is a sometimes brutal world where people must watch out for themselves or, hopefully, find someone who cares enough to watch out for each other.
The mysterious chemical is the McGuffin that draws all these souls together, until a final climatic chase across the Thames itself, in rickety boats that residents use to taxi across the river that divides London. The Rat King plays a central part in this. He's a fanciful creation but the London of this time was a fanciful place, a mix of growing scientific knowledge and ingrained superstition.
Through it all, Bianca operates with a determined and somewhat bold air, as she's learned to respect her own intelligence and instincts. Still, I could wish for more of her, because the downside of the shifting points of view is that the reader doesn't get nearly enough of time inside Bianca's own head. She's a terrific lead character and I'd love to read more of her own voice, rather than spend time with others.
The mystery also moves in fits and stops, creating something of a slow pace at the beginning of the tale, and meandering a bit, until the final action scene, which is riveting and has somewhat of a tragic ending. (Though, of course, Bianca herself survives, if not as fully intact as she'd like.)
If Tudor London is a place you want to go, Lawrence is an author who will take you there, with the intrepid Bianca as your guide.
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Philip Knighton has been Apple FM's Managing Director since August 2014.
Born in Taunton on the 28th January 1948, Philip's toddler years saw him growing up in Priorswood before the family eventually moved to Roman Road to be close to his Grandparents when he was three years old.
He was educated in his latter teenage years at Richard Huish College to 16 years old, when he progressed to Taunton Technical College – Now the Somerset College of Arts & Technology – where he gained an Ordinary National Diploma in Mechanical and Electric Engineering.
From his teenage years he was very into Motorcycles, repairing and re-building ones he would buy from friends, as was the thing to do at that time. He once said that in a 2 year period he had owned over 200 of them! His passion for motorbikes lasted his life long, even just buying another vintage one in the last year to try to repair and rebuild it from a poor state.
Another life long passion – and arguably his biggest one – was radio. He was fascinated with sound and soundwaves, from an electrical engineering point of view and from a production view, too.
He would cycle along doing his paper round on his bike as a teenager and pick up old radios left at dustbins that were been thrown out, bring them home and try to fix them; sometimes successfully and sometimes leaving burn marks in the ceiling where an internal electrical component had exploded because he hadn't quite got something right…!
He started his working life as a Student Engineer at South Western Electricity Board (as it was then) where he stayed for 4 years.
Whilst at SWEB, in 1970, he applied to the BBC to be a High Power Transmitter Engineer and got the job where he worked at, amongst others, Penrith, Wooferton & Rampersham Transmitter Stations.
He then applied to move over to Medium and Long Wave Stations that included Westerglen in Scotland, Brookman's Park in London & Washford.
In 1976 he moved to BBC Local Radio Engineering working at BBC Radio Carlisle where he stayed for the next 2 years before having the suggestion made to him by a former colleague and friend from his High Power Transmitter Engineering days that he should apply to the Guatemalan Federation of Radio Schools in South America, as a Voluntary Services Overseas Radio Engineer After much soul searching he decided to go for the post and spent the next 2 years there, building Community Stations from scratch, training Staff and all manner of other jobs.
He returned to the UK in 1980 and started his own radio, record player & Gramophone repair business.
In 1988 he married his wife Vivienne, who already had two young Daughters. Philip and Vivienne went on to have another two daughters together.
During the following years he continued with his own business in Wellington and eventually found himself on commercial radio at Orchard FM as a Presenter. Once Orchard FM closed and it's frequency was taken over by a national radio station, he started to become involved at something that had already once captured his heart – Community Radio.
He was massively instrumental in the setting up of 10 Radio in Wiveliscombe and presented a breakfast show on it for a while. By 2004 he has also joined Apple AM, which served the Patients and Staff at Musgrove Park Hospital. In 2010 he was the coordinating officer for the application to convert Apple AM into a fully fledged FM Community Radio station, taking on the role of Community Radio Champion until the Licence was granted by OfCom for Apple FM to start, when he became a Director of the Community Interest Company that runs Apple FM.
All during this time, his business continued to operate until he was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2012 and needed to start invasive treatment straight away. He underwent many bouts of chemotherapy and went in to remission on a couple of occasions. Unfortunately, the Lymphoma eventually returned and this time proved more aggressive.
In May 2015 Philip was invited to a Royal Garden Party when Apple FM was bestowed the prestigious honour of the Queens Award for Voluntary Service – equal to an MBE. There is no higher accolade that can be awarded to Voluntary Groups and the award proves to be a testament to Philip's guidance and leadership as Managing Director. In September 2015 Philip received the Crystal award from the Lord Lieutenant of Somerset on behalf of Her Majesty in a ceremony held in Somerset County Hall with various dignitaries in attendance.
Philip sadly lost his very brave long term battle with Cancer on the evening of Saturday 20th February 2016 and passed away at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.
He will be very dearly missed by his Family, his Friends, his Apple FM and 10 Radio extended families and all the colleagues he has known and worked with throughout his very varied and worthwhile life.
Apple FM will most certainly not be the same without this most kind, gentle and humble man being a part of it. We are who we are because of him and for that we are eternally grateful.
Phil Hodgson
Director, Apple FM
We will be airing an unique, fantastic interview where Philip was asked questions by Michaela Phimister about his life, followed by a previously unaired edit of his Golden Delicious Show where he will be able to say goodbye for the final time on radio:
Michaela Talks to Philip – Thursday 25th February 2pm
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A bunch of guys loaded the contents of William Donald Schaefer's Pasadena townhouse into a truck the other day while he lunched, unsuspecting, at Petit Louis in Roland Park.
The former mayor, governor and comptroller was moving, only he didn't know it.
A longtime aide with power of attorney had been pushing for him to move to Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville for a long time. And the famously cantankerous politician had been pushing right back.
"I wasn't ready to move," Schaefer, 86, said yesterday, recalling how the aide initially sent movers to his house three weeks ago, not long after a fall at home required a trip to the emergency room and stitches. Schaefer was home when the first movers arrived and sent them packing.
"I said, 'I'm not ready yet. Get out. Scram.'"
The push and pull between an elderly person who wants to live independently and relatives and friends who fear he can no longer do so is nothing unusual. So many families have struggled over that issue that it's become a cliche - one voiced in Schaefer's last run for office.
Janet S. Owens, the former Anne Arundel County executive, said when she told Schaefer she would challenge him in the Democratic primary for comptroller, it was like having to tell "Grandpa" it was time to give up the car keys.
"The lifestyle transition is always difficult when you realize other people are sort of telling you you have to do something," said Alexis Abramson, who has a doctoral degree in gerontology and appears on Retirement Living TV, which was created by Charlestown's developer. "It's difficult because you feel somewhat disempowered, that you're not the decision-maker.
"That loss of control and that loss of power, no matter whether you're a janitor or a senator or a governor or a CEO, you were in control of your own life and when that slips away from you ... it's just an uncomfortable feeling," Abramson said.
Schaefer is a lifelong bachelor who, people used to say, was married to the city of Baltimore. It was a long and mostly happy marriage, blessed by twin stadiums and the rebirth of the Inner Harbor. But 50 years in public life came to an end after a series of inflammatory comments. When voters cast him out in 2006, he lost not just his job, but, in a sense, his spouse.
Since then, many of his longtime friends and associates have worried that the political widower was too frail - he's shaky on his feet - and too isolated to stay in his townhouse. Lainy LeBow-Sachs, an aide since Schaefer's City Hall days, started pushing for Charlestown. He resisted, but after that early March fall, LeBow-Sachs decided to follow her old boss' advice: "Do It Now!" She called the movers, only to have Schaefer send them away.
So LeBow-Sachs made sure Schaefer would be out of the house Thursday when she tried again. She took him to lunch and afterward got in the Lincoln with Schaefer and his driver, whom LeBow-Sachs had clued in to the plan.
"Poor Ross," said LeBow-Sachs of the driver. "He was sweating and shaking. I told [Schaefer] what he was doing, and he said, 'No, no, no.'"
"She tricked me," he said. "Sure, I was mad. How would you like to come home and there was nothing but bare walls?"
But by yesterday afternoon, when he agreed to be interviewed in his new apartment, Schaefer said he was resigned to the decision, even if he hadn't yet jumped into the Charlestown social swirl. He was still in his blue-and-white striped pajamas at 4 p.m., though he said he intended to get dressed and go downstairs for dinner.
"I walked in, and it was home," he said, surrounded by furniture and knickknacks - he's big on lighthouses - that were in place for his arrival. "I thought I'd hate it. That was a long time ago."
John Erickson, CEO of the retirement chain that includes Charlestown, was there to greet Schaefer at his sixth-floor apartment, which has a view of the Baltimore skyline. When Schaefer had dinner Thursday night at Charlestown's Atrium restaurant, nearly 100 residents stood and applauded, said Erickson spokesman Mel Tansill.
If Schaefer seems at peace with the decision, the same cannot be said for all of his friends and associates. Schaefer's will-he, won't-he move has been the subject of political gossip for months, and this week's surprise resolution did not sit well with some.
"Her subterfuge has served to make him look incompetent and incapable of making decisions for himself," said former spokesman Mike Golden, referring to LeBow-Sachs. "I think it's highly insulting. It's clearly something he did not want to do."
Several others, however, expressed relief.
"I think Don needs to be with people," said former Gov. Marvin Mandel. "And this will give him the opportunity."
Said Nelson Sabatini, Schaefer's longtime friend and former health secretary: "I knew he was moving, wasn't moving, was moving, wasn't moving." Perhaps Schaefer put up a fight, Sabatini suggested, because he likes to fight.
"One of the beautiful things about Schaefer is he was a contrarian, and he was at his best when he was disagreeing with someone," said Sabatini, who predicted the move will be a good one. "It will be filled with people who will line up every day to come and pay respects to him. So he will have an audience."
Kevin Eckert, dean of the Erickson School of Aging, Management and Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, said the elderly can lead fuller lives in that type of setting.
"There really are opportunities for expansion and growth, making new friends, expanding one's social network," he said. "He might become the mayor of Charlestown."


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A befektetésekben a hitelminősítés valamely cég vagy állam hitelképességét fejezi ki a kötvényeire kivetítve. Nem ugyanaz, mint az egyének hitelbírálati minősítése. Hitelminősítő intézetek publikálják, és a befektetők annak megfontolásához használják segédeszközül, mekkora a valószínűsége, hogy az adott hitelfelvevő vissza fogja fizetni a hitelt.

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A hitelminősítés erősen koncentrált szolgáltatás. A két legnagyobb hitelminősítő - a Standard & Poor's és a Moody's Investors Service - együttes piaci részesedése a világon mintegy 80 százalékos. Ha a harmadik nagyot, a Fitch Ratingst is hozzávesszük, a "Három Nagy"együttes részesedése mintegy 95 százalék.

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A hitelminősítés az adósság típusú értékpapírok, mint a kötvények befektetői számára készült pénzügyi mutató. A hitelminősítés betűjelkombinációi a kötvény visszafizetési kockázatainak mértékét foglalják össze. A Moody's a következő betűjeleket használja: Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C. WR azt jelenti, hogy "visszavonva", NR pedig hogy nem minősített. A Standard & Poor's és a Fitch jelei: AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, CCC, CC, C, D. Jelenleg csak két AAA minősítésű cég létezik: a Microsoft és a Johnson and Johnson.

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Magyarország a Standard & Poor's és Fitch 2020-as besorolásán BBB, a Moody's minősítésén Baa3. Az ország az Unióhoz 2004-ben csatlakozott keleti országok ( a visegrádi és a balti országok) között 2020-ban az utolsó helyen végzett.

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Q: SAML Request using Python3.9 I need to use saml2 authentication using python3.9 and not sure where to start or how to do it.
I have the following details for the authentication.
url = https://login.microsoftonline.com/<app_id>/saml2
app_id = 1234567890
ObjectID = a1b2c3d4e5f6
TenantID = z9x8r7ty46ff

Am I missing any variables?
Could someone please provide a basic code sample of how to do this?
I have tried the links in the following Stack Overflow Question but don't seem to come right with it.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5056475/python-library-for-implementing-saml2-based-service-provider-and-identity-provid?rq=1


It's been awhile since I've done a DIY project! I am way overdue. I think you'll really like this super easy tutorial to add an interesting touch to any window or decorate for a party or holiday.
Create your desired pattern. I used heavy cardstock and cut out a triangle using a rotary cutter.
Use the pattern to trace and cut out your fabric.
To prevent fraying, use a brush to spread Mod Podge on the front side of the shape and placing it on wax paper to dry. This will also make the fabric stiff so it doesn't flop when hung. In the future, I might skip this step.
Once dry, place your shapes in the fold of your hem tape. You may need to iron your tape before you lay out your shapes. I placed my triangles about 6-7 inches apart and was able to include a total of 8 triangles for each package of hem tape. I made two separate buntings.
Clip or pin the triangles. I felt that clipping was easier since the fabric was stiffer and harder to pin.
Sew along the edge of the hem tape, including in between each triangle.
That's it! It was so easy and it really brightened up my window. I think bunting is the perfect decoration and can be personalized for the occasion with different shapes, colors, and patterns. You can also use paper, glue, and ribbon if you're looking for a no-sew option.


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Disabled Burn Victim Awarded Damages
3 February 2011, 14:45 | Updated: 16 February 2011, 13:54
A young disabled woman, who was severely burned after being lowered into a scalding bath at an Essex care home, has received substantial undisclosed damages.
Jeanette De Bono was burnt on 40 per cent of her body in the accident, which happened in Colchester back in 2002.
The High Court heard careworkers at the nursing home mistook her distress for an epileptic fit.
Miss De Bono, now 28, has Retts Syndrome - which causes the regression of sufferers who appear normal at birth.
Before the accident, Miss De Bono had a severe learning disability, no verbal communication, mobility problems, breathing disturbances, scoliosis and epilepsy.
But her condition was controlled by medication and she led an active and busy life. After the accident she lost whatever mobility she had, had.
The settlement against Wellcare Nursing Home, St Helen's Place, central London, will go towards new equipment like a powered wheelchair and a car so the family can go on outings with her.
Jonathan Watt-Pringle QC expressed the defendant's deep regret for Miss De Bono's injuries and hopes for a better future. He said that the defendant had recognised at an early stage that it should be responsible for all the financial consequences, which had been difficult to determine because of Miss De Bono's existing disabilities, and an ``appropriate and reasonable'' settlement had been reached.


FlowRep describes complex free-form 3D geometries (a) by a compact network of descriptive and projectable curves (e) that can be used to both depict and reconstruct (f) the input ( L 2 distance between (a) and (f) is 0 . 1% of bounding box diagonal). Given an input quad mesh (a) it extracts strands of dominant flowlines (b), uses those to computes a dense descriptive network (c) and then systematically simplifies it to obtain the desired compact network (d).
We present FlowRep, an algorithm for extracting descriptive compact 3D curve networks from meshes of free-form man-made shapes. We infer the desired compact curve network from complex 3D geometries by using a series of insights derived from perception, computer graphics, and design literature. These sources suggest that visually descriptive networks are cycle-descriptive, i.e their cycles unambiguously describe the geometry of the surface patches they surround. They also indicate that such networks are designed to be projectable, or easy to envision when observed from a static general viewpoint; in other words, 2D projections of the network should be strongly indicative of its 3D geometry. Research suggests that both properties are best achieved by using networks dominated by flowlines, surface curves aligned with principal curvature directions across anisotropic regions and strategically extended across sharp-features and isotropic areas. Our algorithm leverages these observation in the construction of a compact descriptive curve network. Starting with a curvature aligned quad dominant mesh we first extract sequences of mesh edges that form long, well-shaped and reliable flowlines by leveraging directional similarity between nearby meaningful flowline directions. We then use a compact subset of the extracted flowlines and the model's sharp-feature, or trim, curves to form a sparse, projectable network which describes the underlying surface. We validate our method by demonstrating a range of networks computed from diverse inputs, using them for surface reconstruction, and showing extensive comparisons with prior work and artist generated networks.
Results surfaced using [Pan 2015].
Comparing original networks (green), which are then surfaced, remeshed and used as input, with our results (blue).
Note: some of the input models shown are copyrighted by third parties and used with their permission. See the Acknowledgements section of our paper for a list of third-party sources.
All images are © ACM, 2017.


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Atessa ist eine italienische Gemeinde (comune) mit  Einwohnern (Stand ) in der Provinz Chieti in den Abruzzen. Die Gemeinde liegt etwa 39 Kilometer südöstlich von Chieti.
Der Name des Hauptortes setzt sich zusammen aus den Namen der beiden Siedlungen, die früher unabhängig voneinander bestanden: Ate und Tixa.

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In der Gemeinde werden Reben der Sorte Montepulciano für den DOC-Wein Montepulciano d'Abruzzo angebaut.

Die Gemeinde ist Standort des Joint Ventures Société Européenne de Véhicules Légers Sud. Hier werden die Vans der Marken Fiat und PSA Peugeot Citroën montiert. Daneben unterhält hier Honda seit den 1970er Jahren sein italienisches Produktionswerk für Motorräder.

Die Gemeinde liegt an der früheren Strada Statale 364 di Atessa. Atessa war früher Endbahnhof der Ferrovia Sangritana von Lanciano kommend. Die Strecke ist seit 1972 eingestellt.

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 Internetpräsenz der Gemeinde Atessa (italienisch)

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Weinbauort in Italien


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The Walking Dead: Who are the Home Invaders?
By Russ Burlingame - September 6, 2017 06:59 pm EDT
After their appearance in "Claimed" two weeks ago the group of cruel, violent survivors headed up by Jeff Kober's Joe were promised to show back up again at some point, with series creator Robert Kirkman confirming as much in his post-episode recap at TheWalkingDead.com.
"I think it would be very strange if we didn't [see those characters again] since [Jeff Kober]'s such a recognizable actor," Kirkman is quoted as saying. "It was kind of by design. I'm actually really proud about how it all ended up. It's almost hard to spot him the way things are edited and the way the episode goes. His character is definitely going to be returning again and it will happen when you least expect it."
That promise was kept tonight, as the group surrounded Daryl and effectively gave him the choice of joining them or dying in a hail of bullets. Daryl, apparently seeking another strong-willed bad influence like Merle following his loss of Beth, assented and the group will apparently be appearing for the rest of the season, according to the IMDb profiles of several of the actors (which, admittedly, are not a foolproof way of figuring such things out).
After their first appearance, some had speculated that they were The Hunters, a group of cannibalistic survivors that Rick and his group encountered right around this point in their journey in the comics. If they are, though, they're doing a fairly good job of hiding it. These guys are marauders and thugs, for whom physical violence is a thrill and something you do because you can.
"Why hurt yourself when you can hurt other people?" Joe asked Daryl tonight. This, from the guy whose own people choke one another into unconsciousness so that they can get the slightly-more-comfortable bed in "Claimed."
The Hunters are more like the person or people who took Beth, to my recollection; they're not really physical fighters and certainly they don't get off on it. They use strategy and numbers to get what they want.
Top that with the fact that none of the characters seen tonight in Joe's merry band actually have the same names as any of the Hunters did in the comics, and you've got a fairly persuasive argument that this is a different group altogether.
So, who are they? A quick rundown...
Jeff Kober (top) is Joe, the leader of the group and the one who seems to have unquestioned loyalty, given that five guys all had guns pointed at Daryl and his only leverage was that he could kill Joe. Joe, meanwhile, looks past all that and recruits Daryl to join their group based on nothing but his personal feeling that bowmen are inherently more special than gunmen, of which he has four with him.
Thus far, besides being the leader and apparently a gleefully sadistic sort, his key characteristic is that he was bouncing that insufferable ball around all throughout "Claimed."
Davi Jay is Tony, and he's the guy who's most likely to make trouble for the rest of the survivors if Daryl and his new posse run across Rick, Carl and Michonne at some point. Before Len choked him unconscious, he saw Rick hiding under the bed in "Claimed" and by the time he regained consciousness, his pal in the bathroom had been strangled to death and had the door politely left open for him so that he could turn into a zombie and attack the rest of the group.
This was an effective escape plan for Rick, particularly since Joe was out on the porch at the time and with Carl and Michonne so close, he really needed a distraction...but not killing Tony is the kind of thing that can come back on you when your first encounter with these unstable and hostile survivors includes the revelation that you've already killed one of their number.
Marcus Hester is Len, and he's our bet for the first to die. His bow and arrow is redundant once they figure out how talented Daryl is with the crossbow, and his immediate impulse was try declare "I'm claiming the vest," after Joe had already told his men not to shoot. Odds are good it will be Joe himself, or maybe Tony, who takes this guy out, since we've already seen how little affection this group shares and we know for sure that he's already overstepped with both of those guys.
The rest of the group? Well, we don't know anything much about their characters except that they're gun-toting, and since Joe told Daryl that he prefers men who carry bows because he trusts that they didn't pick up their skills after the apocalypse, it could reasonably be intuited that these guys are lower on the totem pole than Len.
That's all speculation, though. Here's a little "facebook" to help you with the other members of the gang. Hopefully we'll have more information on the group soon.
Keith Brooks is Dan.
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This item is a realistic mummy suit. The actor steps into the body suit, and then zips up the back. There is a custom sculpted face mask that goes under the head wrap. This allows some vision of the decrepit skin through the wrap. The wrap has been weathered using tea as the colorant. Comes together like a professional, special effects suit. Recently was shown and well received at a museum conference in Orange County, CA. This suit is cut for a slim person approximately 5'10" in height. You slip your hand into mummy gloves and feet slippers. Originally created for a Kellogg's Pop Tarts commercial.