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Mad Mod
Teen Titans #7 (January–February 1967)
Bob Haney
Nick Cardy
In-story information
Neil Richards
Mad Mod is a fictional character in the DC Universe. The character is known as one of the first recurring villains of the Teen Titans.
1 Publication history
2 Fictional character biography
2.1 The New 52
3 Powers and abilities
4 Mad Mod term
5 Alternate Versions
6 In other media
6.1 Television
6.4 Video games
Publication history[edit]
Mad Mod first appeared in Teen Titans #7 and was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy.
Fictional character biography[edit]
One of the first villains ever to menace the Teen Titans, Mad Mod (real name Neil Richards) was a Carnaby Street fashion designer with no actual superpowers of his own. His assumed name is derived from the popular Mod style in England at the time. He used his label as a front to smuggle goods inside his clothing. After being foiled, he later hatched a plot to steal the Queen of Britain's scepter, but was stopped as well by the Titans.
The character disappeared following the cancellation of the original Teen Titans and was absent from the 1980-1994 series written by Marv Wolfman. The character resurfaced in the Dan Jurgans written Teen Titans series of the mid-1990s, as an ally of the Mr. Jupiter backed version of the Titans. The character was shown having renounced crime and designed the Jurgans Titans team's costumes. The character's clothing lines would later be referenced on occasion in various Teen Titans books, with the implication that Mod is a popular clothing designer on par with other real world fashion designers in the DC Universe.
The New 52[edit]
In The New 52 (a 2011 reboot of the DC Comics universe), Mad Mod was a member of a group known as "Diablo", that seeks to prevent the original Teen Titans from regaining their memories of their original incarnation of the group. Mad Mod is portrayed as a hipster figure as opposed to a "mod" complete with a handlebar mustache, much younger than his pre-New 52 incarnation. Mad Mod interrogates the super-heroine Bumblebee after her husband is kidnapped by Mister Twister who Diablo seeks to stop. When Mad Mod realizes that the Titans have regained their memories of their past activities, Mad Mod orders the team killed in order to stop Mister Twister from using them in an occult ritual.[1]
Powers and abilities[edit]
During the Mad Mod's heyday as a villain, he would match his outrageous clothing with a way out approach in his intricate but deadly traps. He would employ a gang of thugs to do most of the handiwork that needed muscle.
Mad Mod term[edit]
The term "Mad Mod, Poet God" was used by Peter Milligan for the unrelated DC character Shade, the Changing Man. Another unrelated DC character is the Mad Mod Witch from The Unexpected, later revealed to be a resident of the Dreaming known as "the Fashion Thing".
Alternate Versions[edit]
In the Titans Tomorrow future the Titans battled Mad Mod's synthetics. They later mentioned they killed Mad Mod.
In other media[edit]
Television[edit]
Mad Mod as depicted on Teen Titans.
Mad Mod appeared in the Teen Titans TV series voiced by Malcolm McDowell. Mad Mod has no superpowers of his own, but he is a master of technological trickery such as robots and holographic projectors, which he controls with a ruby-handled cane. His ability to produce illusions resulted in surreal, 1960s-styled landscapes, and allowed "Moddie" to appear in several different forms; even appearing stylized in the manner of God as he appeared in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, or becoming a round Blue Meanie-esque figure. In one circumstance, he was able to use such a cane to drain the youth from someone, making them old and him young again. He has an English accent and is utterly anglophilic. Moddie, as he often calls himself, tends to view the Titans as rebellious "snots", and claims that they show no respect for their elders. He has an odd habit of calling people "my duckies". He first appears in "Mad Mod", where he kidnaps the Titans, frequently calls them, "My Duckies", and places them in a psychedelic "school". He attempts to "teach them to behave" through hypnosis, using methods similar to the Ludovico technique (used in A Clockwork Orange, which McDowell starred in). When his initial attempts fail, he leads them on a Scooby-Doo-like chase through a Yellow Submarine-esque maze. The Titans escape when Robin realizes that Mad Mod is as fake as the rest of their surroundings; he thus abandons his attempts to capture him in favor of searching for flaws in the illusion. He quickly notices one — Mod's weapons have made an intriguing hole in the backdrop, which leads into the illusion's internal works. This enables him to make his way to the control room where he confronts the real Mad Mod — a sickly-looking old man using an advanced computer to control the whole school and a hologram of his younger self. Robin, of course, has no trouble defeating him. In "Revolution", Mad Mod crashes the Independence Day celebration claiming the American Revolution was a hoax. He then remakes the entire city in the image of Old England by using hypno-screens to control the population and giant illusions to change the look of the entire city to that of Merry Old London, claiming that "the United States belongs to England again". Mad Mod also kidnaps Robin and uses his cane to drain his youth, reducing Robin to a weak and helpless old man, while Mad Mod becomes his younger self again. The other Titans are initially prevented from reaching Mad Mod and freeing Robin by various large robots modeled after the Coldstream Guards and Mad Mod anticipating their plans. Later, they succeed in getting the cane from him. Robin then uses it to reverse the aging effects. He breaks the cane, thus ending Mad Mod's rule over the city by deactivating his equipment. The Titans then chase after Mad Mod. Mad Mod's aged form made a cameo appearance in "The Lost Episode" as one of the audience members in the orchestra and is last seen fleeing when Punk Rocket strikes. He later has several small appearances as a member of the Brotherhood of Evil where he is somehow young again. In "Revved Up", Mad Mod was seen taking part in Ding Dong Daddy's race. He was last seen fighting in "Titans Together", where he was blown off his feet by Beast Boy's Tyrannosaurus form. He was briefly possessed by Jericho and then was crushed by Overload. Jericho then left his body. He was flash-frozen along with the rest of the Brotherhood in the end.
A super deformed version of Mad Mod appears in the DC Nation Shorts cartoon short series "New Teen Titans". The episode featuring Mad Mod had him using a machine to manipulate time in order to make himself young again by turning time back to the 1960s. His machine is shown as resembling a British phone box, with a similar design for the TARDIS from Doctor Who. In the short, the Titans are shown as they have been drawn throughout the decades with Mad Mod finally being defeated and Robin winding up in the future as a robot.
Mad Mod appears in the Teen Titans Go! episode "Salty Codgers". He was going around Jump City turning everyone into old people. He even manages to turn the Teen Titans (except for Raven) into old people as well, much to Raven's initial delight as she adores old people.
Film[edit]
Mad Mod makes a silent cameo appearance in the Teen Titans Go! theatrical film Teen Titans Go! To the Movies. In the film, as many villains including Control Freak, Mad Mod appears strapped to a light signal which forms Robin's name in the sky during Robin's musical number "My Superhero Movie".
Miscellaneous[edit]
In Teen Titans Go! (the comic based on the cartoon), Mad Mod attempts to rule the world by selling people clothes that control their minds, and soon the civilians, along with Beast Boy and Starfire, are under Mad Mod's control and attack the remaining Titans. Cyborg uses a sonic device to destroy Mad Mod's clothes, which leaves everyone that wore the clothes naked, much to their shock and embarrassment — especially Robin upon the sight of Starfire. The Teen Titans then stop Mad Mod.
Mad Mod appeared in issue #7 of the comic book tie-in to Batman: The Brave and the Bold. This iteration is similar to his portrayal in the Teen Titans animated series. He captures almost all of Doom Patrol and plans to duplicate their costumes to sell to other villains and was defeated by the team and Batman. He appears again in the 15th issue but was stopped by Batman, Super-Hip and Brother Power the Geek. He appears at the beginning of Volume 2, #16 (the final issue), and is defeated by Batman and Batgirl.
Neil Richards exists as an artist based in Gotham City in the DC Extended Universe, as mentioned in the guide book Time Out Shortlist Gotham City and Metropolis, which was released as a tie-in to the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Mad Mod is an unlockable character in the "Master of Games" mode in the console Teen Titans video game. In the game, he is voiced by Greg Ellis, and is the only character featured in the game with a different voice actor than that of the TV series. He isn't included in the story mode like Control Freak, Blackfire, and others that appear in Master of Games mode.
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Мари дьо Гиз () е френска аристократка и кралица на Шотландия – втора съпруга на крал Джеймс V. Майка е на шотландската кралица Мария Стюарт, от чието име управлява като регент на Шотландия между 1554 и 1560 г.

Произход и брак с Луи Орлеански (1515 – 1537)
Родена е на 22 ноември 1515 в Бар-лю-Дюк, Франция. Тя е най-възрастната дъщеря на Клод Лотарингски – херцог Дьо Гиз, и на съпругата му Антоанета дьо Бурбон-Вандом. Бащата на Мари е глава на богатия френски аристократичен род Дьо Гиз.

На 4 август 1534 г. в Лувъра Мари дьо Гиз е омъжена за Луи Орлеански – херцог на Лонгвил и близък роднина на френския крал. Бракът се оказва доста щастлив и на 30 октомври 1535 г. Мари ражда първия си син – Франсоа. Луи обаче умира на 9 юни 1537 г., оставяйки 21-годишната си съпруга бременна с втория им син Луи, когото Мари ражда на 21 август същата година.

Вдовица (1537 – 1538)
През същата 1537 година от туберкулоза умира и шотландската кралица Мадлен Валоа – първата съпруга на шотландския крал Джеймс V. Търсейки си нова френска съпруга, за да продължи династичните връзки и съюза между Франция и Шотландия, Джеймс V спира избора си върху овдовялата Мари, която с огромните си богатства става желана партия за финансово затруднения шотландски крал. Опитвайки се да предотврати този брак, английският крал Хенри VIII също иска ръката на Мари. По това време Хенри VIII вече е загубил и третата си съпруга Джейн Сиймур, която умира по време на раждане. Като взема предвид семейната история на Хенри VIII, който изоставя първата си съпруга и екзекутира втората, Мари отхвърля предложението на английския крал с думите: "Може да съм голяма жена, но имам прекалено малка шия" (думи, с които Мари визира зловещата шега на Ан Болейн, която преди смъртта си заявява, че екзекуторът ще я убие лесно, тъй като тя има прекалено малка (тънка) шия).

Френският крал Франсоа I приема предложението на Джеймс V и предава желанието му на бащата на Мари. Мари обаче е шокирана от новината, че ще се омъжи за шотландския крал. Тя не приема с охота възможността да напусне семейството и родината си, особено след смъртта на втория си син Луи, който умира на четири месеца. Изправен пред възможността да предизвика дипломатически скандал, бащата на Мари се опитва да отложи решението си докато Джеймс V, който долавя отвращението на Мари, не ѝ пише лично, за да иска от нея съвет и помощ. В крайна сметка Мари дьо Гиз приема предложението на шотландеца.

Кралица на Шотландия (1538 – 1542)
Мари дьо Гиз е венчана задочно за Джеймс V на 18 май 1538 в парижката катедрала Нотр Дам дьо Пари. От името на младоженеца пред олтара застава лорд Робърт Максуел. През юни същата година, придружена от шотландска флота, изпратена от Джеймс V, Мари отплава за Шотландия, оставяйки във Франция сина си Франсоа. На 10 юни Мари дьо Гиз стъпва на шотландска земя при Файф, където е посрещната тържествено от Джеймс V. Няколко дни по-късно двамата са венчани отново в катедралата в Сейнт Андрюс. На 22 февруари 1540 г. Мари е официално коронована за кралица на Шотландия.

Мари дьо Гиз ражда на Джеймс V двама сина: Джеймс (* 22 май 1540) и Робърт (* 24 април 1541). Двете момчета обаче умират през април 1541 г. Третото и последно дете на кралската двойка е дъщеря им Мария, родена на 8 декември 1542 г. Шест дни по-късно крал Джеймс V умира, оставяйки престола на невръстната си дъщеря.

Борба за власт (1542 – 1554)
От името на малката Мария започва да управлява регентски съвет начело с Джеймс Хамилтън, втори граф Аран. Граф Аран преориентира външната политика на Шотландия към Англия и започва преговори за евентуален брак между малката Мария Стюарт и сина на английския крал Хенри VIII. Освен това регентът поощрява разпространението на протестантството в Шотландия. По същото време около кардинал Дейвид Бийтон се сформира профренски настроена партия от придворни, към които естествено се присъединява и кралицата майка Мари дьо Гиз.

През 1543 г., раздразнен от прекомерните претенции на Хенри VIII, граф Аран скъсва с проанглийската политика и отстранява бароните англофили от управлението. Това предизвиква поредното нахлуване на английската армия, пред което Шотландия се оказва безсилна. Това предизвиква временното отстраняване на граф Аран от властта, а мястото му заема Мари дьо Гиз, която успява да обедини около себе си различни групировки в двора – от профренски ориентираните барони на кардинал Бийтон до умерените англофили на граф Анагъс. Политиката на новото правителство е предпазлива без да се поддава на натиска на Хенри VIII, то все пак не бърза да изпълни и желанията на Франция. Политиката на компромис обаче съдейства за бързото разпространение на протестантството в Шотландия – най-вече в графствата Файф и Кайл.

На 24 май 1546 г. радикални протестанти убиват кардинал Бийтон, превземат Сейнт Андрюс, вземайки множество пленници. Цяла Шотландия е залята от бунтове на протестанти – много католически храмове са унищожени, а църковните земи са разграбвани. Начело на правителството отново застава граф Аран, който в безсилието си да въдвори ред се обръща за помощ към Франция. На 21 юли 1547 г. френски експедиционен корпус разбива протестантите в Сейнт Андрюс и арестува метежниците. В отговор на това в Шотландия нахлуват английски войски начело с херцог Съмърсет, който през септември 1547 г. разбива шотландците при Пинки. След тази победа английски гарнизони заемат важни крепости в източната част на Шотландия.

Невъзможността католическите и протестантските сили в страната да бъдат сплотени пред опасността в лицето на англичаните принуждава Мари дьо Гиз и граф Аран отново да търсят подкрепа от Франция. Условията по това време са благоприятни за общи френско-шотландски действия срещу Англия: във Франция властта е наследена от Анри II, който е зле настроен срещу англичаните, които все още държат Булон и Кале, а във френския двор семейство Дьо Гиз придобива лидерски позиции в лицето на братята на Мари дьо Гиз. На 7 юли 1548 г. между Париж и Единбург е сключен договор за брак между Мария Стюарт и най-големия син на френския крал – дофина Франсоа, след което 5-годишната Мария заминава за френския двор. В Шотландия пристигат френски войски, които успяват да прогонят английските гарнизони от повечето заети от тях шотландски крепости, а след Булонския мир от 24 март 1550 г., сложил край на поредната Англо-френска война, английските войски окончателно напускат Шотландия.

През 1550 г. Мари дьо Гиз посещава Франция, където успява да договори значителни френски субсидии и пенсии за колебаещите се шотландски барони. Завърнала се в Шотландия през 1551 г., Мари дьо Гиз се възползва от слабата популярност на граф Аран и през 1554 г. заема поста му на регент на Шотландия. Започва периодът на едноличното управление на Мари дьо Гиз.

Регент на Шотландия (1554 – 1560)
Политиката на Мари дьо Гиз през 1554 – 1560 до голяма степен е съобразена с интересите на Франция. Кралицата регент първоначално е настроена миролюбиво към протестантите тъй като не е фанатична католичка, тя не създава препятствия пред действията на протестантските проповедници в страната. Тя дори се опитва да ги използва срещу Англия, където през 1557 г. се установява ултракатолическият режим на кралица Мери Тюдор. На страната на протестантите преминават множество едри шотландски земевладелци като граф Аргайл, граф Мортън и лорд Лорн. Мари се опитва да привлече на своя страна колкото е възможно по-широки кръгове – граждани, протестанти, англофили, като им предоставя множество привилегии и им предоставя пожизнени пенсии.

Тази политика в значителна степен е съобразена и с френската доминация в Шотландия – в различни крепости на страната са разквартирувани значителни френски военни сили, а съветници от Франция заемат важни постове в шотландката кралска администрация. Финансовата система на страната обаче не успява да удовлетвори растящите финансови нужди на държавния апарат, опитите да се въведат нови данъци срещат широка съпротива от всички слоеве на шотландското общество, а наборите на войници за война срещу Англия се провалят. Така Мари дьо Гиз става все по-зависима от френските субсидии и материални помощи, в замяна на което кралицата регент прави сериозни отстъпки на французите – в таен анекс към предбрачния договор на дъщеря си и френския дофин, кралицата се задължава в случай, че този брак не произведе наследници, да предаде цяла Шотландия на Франция, което увеличава опасенията от превръщането на Шотландия в поредната провинция на френското кралство.

Ситуацията се променя след като в Англия на престола се възкачва Елизабет I. Мари дьо Гиз и дъщеря ѝ обявяват новата английска кралица за незаконна и обявяват претенциите си за английската корона. Междувременно във Франция дошлият на власт Франсоа II е готов да подкрепи претенциите на съпругата си.

На 11 май 1559 г. в Пърт избухва въстание на протестантите, подклаждани от проповедите на видния протестантски мисионер Джон Нокс. Въстаниците, подкрепени от граф Ангъс и други аристократи, разграбват множество католически светини, унищожават манастири и абатства. Войските на протестантите се придвижват на юг и обсаждат Единбург. Мари дьо Гиз е принудена да изостави града и се укрепва в Лейт, където пристигат и френски подкрепления. На страната на протестантите преминава и граф Аран, който обявява Мари за свалена от длъжността регент. Скоро французите преминават в настъпление и прогонват протестантите от Единбург. От своя страна Аран търси подкрепата на Елизабет I и на 2 февруари 1560 г. подписва съглашение с Англия, развързвайки ръцете на последната за настъпление в Шотландия.

Английските войски навлизат на шотландска територия през март 1560 г. и за пръв път в историята са посрещнати като освободители, което показва, че религиозното единство се налага над националните различия. Англичаните обсаждат Мари дьо Гиз и французите в Лейт. Обстоятелствата не са благоприятни за Мари, която не може да разчита и на помощ от Франция, където родът Дьо Гиз временно е отстранен от власт. Освен това Франция се оказва готова за мирно регулиране на споровете и на 6 юли 1560 г. между Англия и Франция е подписан Единбургският мирен договор, с който и двете страни се задължават да изтеглят войските си от Шотландия. Малко след това, на 11 юли, Мари дьо Гиз умира, като според слуховете е отровена от агенти на Елизабет I, за което няма доказателства. След смъртта ѝ тялото ѝ е отнесено във Франция, където е погребано в църквата на манастира Сен Пиер в Реймс.

Смъртта на Мари дьо Гиз се оказва повратна точка в шотландската история: съглашението с Франция загубва значението си, след три века непрестанни англо-шотландски конфликти между двете британски страни настъпва период на мир и сближение, а в Шотландия окончателно възтържествува протестантството.

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Dr. Jennifer Belichesky-Larson, '13
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Yvette Lapayese
Living Learning Communities: An Intervention in Keeping Women Strong in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
The purpose of this study was to expand on the current research pertaining to women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors, better understand the experiences of undergraduate women in the sciences, identify barriers to female persistence in their intended STEM majors, and understand the impact of the STEM co-educational Living Learning Community (LLC) model on female persistence. This study employed a mixed-methods approach that was grounded in standpoint methodology. The qualitative data were collected through focus groups and one-on-one interviews with the female participants and was analyzed through a critical feminist lens utilizing standpoint methodology and coded utilizing inductive analysis. The quantitative data were collected and analyzed utilizing a simple statistical analysis of key academic variables indicative of student success: cumulative high school GPAs, SAT scores, first year cumulative GPAs, freshman persistence patterns in the intended major, and freshman retention patterns at the university. The findings of this study illustrated that the co-educational LLC model created an inclusive academic and social environment that positively impacted the female participants' experiences and persistence in STEM. The findings also found the inclusion of men in the community aided in the demystification of male superiority in the sciences for the female participants. This study also highlighted the significance of social identity in the decision making process to join a science LLC.
Dr. Kimberly Bevan, '07
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Emily Arms
Surface Equity: A Case Study of Gender Equity and Inequity in Elementary Classrooms
The purpose of this study was to examine the teaching practices and perceptions of teachers, and how those perceptions and practices contributed to or perpetuated gender equity and inequity in elementary classrooms. Data for this study was collected in three elementary classrooms (third, fourth, and fifth grade) in an urban public school in southern Los Angeles. All three teacher participants were female, and were self-identified feminists. The data collected for this study showed coeducational settings to be biased in favor of boys in classroom interactions, students calling-out, teachers calling on students, gender geography, negative student behavior, teacher discipline, early finishers, teacher feedback, the reinforcement of gender roles and stereotypes, classroom climate, lack of feminist pedagogy, classroom practice, gendered language, textbooks, and the use of color in the classroom. The gender-equitable practices the teachers in this study were implementing in their classrooms such as calling on male and female students equally, seating children in coed groups, and making sure that classrooms were gender balanced was gender equitable teaching practice, but it only scratched the surface of gender equity. The bias in favor of boys observed in these classrooms was at odds with the teacher's beliefs that they were creating a gender equitable environment by providing only surface interventions which led to the finding of surface equity. Although these teachers were implementing some gender equitable teaching practices, they were not implementing any revolutionary pedagogy like feminist pedagogy which could negate inequity and provide for more than just surface equity. It is recommended that changes be made to policy in teacher education requirements and programs. Ongoing professional development must also be provided to classroom practitioners and educational leaders in order to move beyond surface equity. There must be continued research on gender and the creation of equity to create gender equitable learning environments that move beyond surface equity to create social change.
Dr. Kimberly Indelicato, '13
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Most schools are not safe environments for lesbian, gay, and bisexual students or for individuals who are questioning their sexual orientation. Harassment and victimization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning (LGBQ) students is pervasive. The harassment and victimization result in these students having higher rates of absenteeism and lower academic achievements than their peers. To date, most research has focused on primarily high school lesbian, gay, and bisexual students. Very few studies have included students questioning their sexual orientation. This quantitative descriptive study utilized an anonymous survey to gather information about middle school LGBQ students' experiences with harassment. The study included 208 middle school students. The results were compiled into three groups (lesbian/gay/bisexual, questioning, and straight) and compared. Findings indicated that LGBQ students experience significantly more harassment than straight students and questioning students are more likely to experience victimization than lesbian, gay, bisexual, and straight students. The findings support the need for middle school administrators and staff members to take steps to create more inclusive school climates for LGBQ students.
Dr. Dana Lebental, '13
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Reilly
Women Principals in Jewish Secular High Schools in Israel: Access and Progress
This quantitative investigation focused on women high school principals at Jewish secular schools throughout Israel. Despite challenges, Israeli women have succeeded in obtaining over half of the principal positions at Jewish secular high schools, but the degree to which there is equal gender access to leadership roles in the school system remains unclear. This study examined whether there was clustering of women in high school principal positions in certain geographical areas, the process by which these women obtained principal positions, what obstacles the women overcame, and an analysis if respondents differed by district in terms of their career paths, career breaks, and military experiences. This study showed that although women are in principal positions in equal or greater numbers as men depending on the region, women had a different path than men to obtain this role. The key findings in this research were that 89.5% of women principals were able to return at the same level prior to taking a career break and that 31.8% of female principals had male mentors.

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The pound hit its lowest level against the dollar in almost seven years on concerns about a possible UK exit from the European Union.
At one stage it was down as much as 2.4% at $1.4058, its lowest level since March 2009, before later recovering.
The move follows London Mayor Boris Johnson joining the campaign to leave the EU after Prime Minister David Cameron set a June referendum date.
The steep fall adds to losses made by the pound over recent months.
At 16:00 GMT the pound was trading at $1.4135, down 1.4% from the previous close.
'Uncertainty'
So far this year, fears of a British exit from the EU - dubbed 'Brexit' - have already pushed the pound down by more than 4% against the US dollar.
Analysts said that was likely to continue to direct sentiment until the vote.
"Today's weakness appears to reflect an increased probability of Brexit after political reaction to the new deal on EU membership was more split than the PM would have hoped," said Sam Hill, senior UK economist at RBC Capital Markets.
If the pound finishes at its lows for the day, it will be the biggest one-day loss since the Bank of England cut interest rates to 0.5% in 2009 and started its economic stimulus programme known as quantitative easing.
Analysis: Kamal Ahmed, BBC economics editor
To an extent sterling's weedy day is down to markets "pricing in" the chance of Britain leaving the EU.
In the short term at least, many market participants believe a "Brexit" would lead to a weaker currency as worries about Britain's £229bn annual trade with the EU and the possibility of new trade barriers heave into view.
There are other factors at play.
The dollar has had a strong recent run against the euro and the Swiss franc as well as sterling.
That's down to the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates in December and signal that it may do again during 2016.
Confidence in the US economy may not be boundless, but it is stronger than confidence in the eurozone.
At the same time the European Central Bank and the Bank of England have been sending out very doveish messages on interest rate rises.
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Against the euro, the pound is down 1% to €1.2802. Against the yen, the pound has slumped to 160.075 yen, its lowest since late 2013.
"I don't think investors are saying Brexit is good or bad, but it's the uncertainty," said Simon Smith, chief economist at FxPro.
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The pound has already dropped more than 17% against the dollar in the last 18 months, partly due to the outlook for UK interest rates.
Whereas the US raised rates last year, Bank of England governor Mark Carney has ruled out such a rise for now.
As a result sterling is seen as less attractive for investors, continuing to fall from the $1.7165 peak seen on 1 July, 2014.
A weak pound helps exporters by making British goods cheaper on international markets.
It also makes the UK a better value destination for tourists.
However, a weaker pound makes imports more expensive, possibly hurting consumers and businesses that rely on foreign goods.
Credit risks
Meanwhile, ratings agency Moody's said: "The economic costs of a decision to leave the EU would outweigh the economic benefits."
Investment would suffer due to political uncertainty and exports would decline unless a new trade deal was struck with the EU, the credit agency said.
Moody's said it would consider downgrading the UK's credit rating - which affects how expensive it is for the government to borrow money - if the country voted to leave the EU.
However, another credit agency Fitch said Brexit would be "only moderately negative" if trade deals were secured.
David Cameron announced on Saturday that the EU referendum would be held on 23 June after he came back from Brussels with a renegotiation of Britain's EU membership.
The intervention by Boris Johnson is being seen as a significant blow to Mr Cameron's campaign to remain in the EU.
Several other senior Conservatives - including Justice Secretary Michael Gove - have already said they would join the Out campaign.
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FRANKFURT -- Deutsche Bank's 10.4 percent stake in DaimlerChrysler remains unchanged despite an internal securities-lending transaction at the bank, the companies said on Friday.
In a legal notice published on Friday, DaimlerChrysler said Deutsche unit DB Value GmbH's voting stake in the group had fallen below the 10-percent reporting threshold on June 8 and now stood at 6.45 percent.
But Deutsche had also said it that the drop resulted from internal securities lending. "The overall voting stake of the Deutsche Bank group has not changed in a way that would require disclosure," it said.
Spokespeople for DaimlerChrysler and Deutsche Bank confirmed that Deutsche's overall stake had not changed.
DaimlerChrysler had reported an identical transaction in January.
Deutsche Bank Chairman Rolf Breuer told reporters in February that the bank would keep its stake in DaimlerChrysler for the time being, citing the tax burden any sale would incur.
Deutsche Bank reduced its stake last year to 10.4 percent from 11.5 percent, but the transaction had scant impact on after-tax earnings because the book gain was absorbed by taxes.


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Some of you may be saying, what is that?
You don't know my day, everything I have to accomplish. The kids pulling on one side, the business pulling on the other one and then there is my in-laws…and so it goes.
We have made our selves so busy being busy we have pushed out our quiet time with the Lord.
Have you ever wondered why you feel so stressed out, frustrated, exhausted, angry and ready to quit?
It is because what was not a priority in your life, you have made the priority. You see what we make number one in our life will take the place of anything else. As women we think we have to be able to do everything and that is a lie of the enemy!
God calls us to give Him our first fruits not the left-overs.
The first ripe fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring to the LORD, shall be yours. Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it.
Our "First Fruits" is our time and/or money.
Our time with the Lord should not be an afterthought if we have spare time. It should be the FIRST thing in our day to set the tone for the rest of the day.
During our quiet time with the Lord, He speaks to our hearts & our minds.
What have you been missing because you have so much noise in your life today?
All of these produce noise in our life and we MUST turn it off and listen to what the Lord is saying to you. What have you been missing from Him?
Does your life feel noisy?
Do you find it impossible to find quiet time?
Does quiet time make you feel uncomfortable?
Take these to the Lord and ask him to help you find the time to site quietly at His feet.
Mary chose what was best, to sit at the feet of Jesus. What will you choose today?
Today I Will Thrive Free Gift!
create balance each day so you can THRIVE!.
Print it out and use it daily.
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For people who want the monetary advantages of Forex trading but don't have the time to enjoy its benefits, there are online automated Forex robots available that can do all the difficult work for you. There are numerous online providers offering this type of support, and below are a few of the best reasons why you should consider this choice for yourself.
Automated Forex robots are essentially computer applications that scan the market and make better calculations about the ideal time to trade in and in which currency. They essentially do all of the difficult work for you.
One of their benefit is being able to make better decisions because they have much more info available to them, and they can trade based on their total objective analysis of the money markets.
The alternative is performing all the legwork on your own, and this can be quite time-consuming. Without a robot, you'll have to monitor the money markets often and carefully look at the data presented to you and have to make decisions based on your personal interpretation of the events. Know more about forex at https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/economics-business-and-labor/money-banking-and-investment/foreign-exchange.
Often, people realize that the 'cold' and the objective analysis of these robots is very valuable for making the best choices, rather than depending on fallible human judgement. This is one great reason to keep on investing in this type of service.
The next benefit is that automated forex robot may also be valuable because they can trade at any given time of the night or day, even as you're sleeping. This is very different from the typical system, when a trader has to break in order to generate the right move whenever they see fit. However, a robot will always be ready to make a move, 24 hours a day for 5 days every week, so that it's easier to win on the money markets and you can always take advantage of the best timing to trade.
Another significant advantage is that using robots really provides you lots of spare time as you can imagine if there's much less work to get done in regards to tracking the markets and making regular decisions on the exact ideal time to trade. Rather, the individual utilizing automated online forex trading robots can simply relax or do other work that needs to be done without even having their minds occupied by trading - the robot does all the work.
The robots can also be very useful for starters in trading, particularly if they can't manage to devote enough time to understand how everything works and the strategies involved in trading. As aforementioned, automated Forex robots helps people benefit from trading without doing much work.
These are some of the major benefits of utilizing robots in the foreign exchange market. That is why you may find robots useful if you're considering Forex trading.


The CCK08 moodle forum is a challenge. Both the nodes and the connections of the mammoth threads are impossible to overlook. The connections to the previous posts are mostly implicit, or at best cryptic ("Hi Pat"), so that reconstructing them costs me thorough reading rather than scanning.


The 40-foot arched ceiling's the limit!
With UBS and RBS shacking up together across the street, the folks at Cushman & Wakefield may have to get creative with a building that includes a 100,000-square-foot trading floor now called "the Pavilion" but no longer boasts a Morton's. Perhaps an arena football team? A pot farm? The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Collection of ExceedinglyExpensiveArt? Think, people: Beamers needs customers!


Four Palestinians, including two children, were killed by Israeli forces in the context of the 'Great March of Return' (GMR) demonstrations in the Gaza Strip, and another 1,456 were injured. On Saturday, 30 March, which marked both Land Day and one year since the beginning of the demonstrations, Israeli forces killed three Palestinians, including two 17-year-old boys: another man who was injured in the demonstrations died of his wounds three days later. In a separate incident outside of the GMR demonstrations, another man was shot and killed near the perimeter fence on the morning of 30 March. For cumulative casualty figures and breakdowns, see here.
On at least 27 occasions outside of the GMR events, Israeli forces opened fire at farmers and fishermen, in the course of enforcing access restrictions in areas next to the perimeter fence with Israel and at sea in Gaza, resulting in no injuries. On four other occasions, Israeli forces entered Gaza and carried out land-levelling and excavation operations in the vicinity of the perimeter fence. In two other incidents, five Palestinians, including three children were arrested while attempting to infiltrate into Israel.
Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in two search and arrest operations in the West Bank. On 27 March, an 18-year-old Palestinian volunteer medic was shot and killed by Israeli forces while he was on duty during a military operation in the Duheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem; According to Palestinian sources, no clashes were ongoing in the area of the fatal shooting. On 2 April, in the vicinity of Qalandiya refugee camp, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 24-year-old Palestinian man after clashes erupted between Palestinians and the Israeli army during the search and arrest operation. Another four Palestinians, including two children, were injured by live ammunition during these two incidents.
Additionally, 304 Palestinians, including 239 children, were injured by Israeli forces in other clashes, mostly following search and arrest operations and protests in the West Bank. Overall, Israeli forces conducted 169 search operations across the West Bank, eight of which triggered clashes, resulting in eleven of the above injuries. A total of 197 Palestinians, including fifteen children, were arrested with the Jerusalem governorate recording the highest number of operations. On two separate incidents on 7 and 8 March, Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters into a school compound in the Israeli-controlled area of Hebron city (H2), reportedly following stone-throwing by Palestinian children, resulting in 225 students and 35 teachers being treated for tear gas inhalation. Another eight Palestinians were injured during clashes that erupted following protests in commemoration of 'Land Day' and during the weekly protest against settler violence and settlement expansion in Al Mughayyir village (Ramallah) and in the Jordan Valley area. Overall, 90 percent of the injuries from clashes were caused by tear gas inhalation/ being struck by tear gas canisters requiring medical treatment; seven per cent by rubber bullets; and two per cent by live ammunition.
On 3 April, two Israeli settlers opened fire near Beita Junction (Nablus), injuring two Palestinians, including a 23-year-old man who died later in hospital. According to Human Rights organizations, the Palestinian fatality was reportedly throwing stones at Israeli vehicles when he was shot. The other Palestinian injury was shot with live ammunition while he was working inside his shop in the area. No Israeli injuries were reported..
Another eleven attacks by Israeli settlers resulted in Palestinian injuries or damage to Palestinian property. Three of the incidents involved the vandalizing of 35 olive trees in the villages of Buring and Yanun (both in Nablus) and 400 trees and saplings on private land in Deir Jarir village (Ramallah). In Ras Karkar village (Ramallah), Israeli settlers destroyed a building on privately-owned land which formed part of an agricultural project, affecting nine people. One Palestinian boy was injured and four vehicles were vandalized in five separate stone-throwing incidents by settlers in Ya'bad (Jenin), and in Al Mughayyir, Beitin, An Nabi Salih villages (all in Ramallah). A family of three, including a 17-year-old girl, was injured by settlers while they were on their way to their land near Jibiya village (Ramallah). In Beit Hanina town (East Jerusalem), settlers punctured the tires of 15 vehicles and sprayed graffiti on vehicles and on the walls of houses, affecting 15 households. comprising 75 people. In 2019, OCHA has recorded 104 incidents where Israeli settlers killed or injured Palestinians or damaged Palestinian property, including over 2,500 trees, marking a 53 per cent increase in the number of incidents compared with 2018.
Israeli media reported nine incidents of stone-throwing by Palestinians at Israeli settler vehicles; no casualties were reported, but damage was caused to five vehicles.
Ten structures were demolished in six different localities in East Jerusalem, for lacking Israeli-issued building permits, displacing nine Palestinians and affecting the livelihoods of some 83 others. Five of the ten structures targeted, all residential, were demolished by their owners following the receipt of final demolition orders, reportedly to avoid incurring additional fines. Overall, 145 structures have been demolished or seized by the Israeli authorities in the West Bank since the start of 2019.
On 9 April, Israeli authorities imposed a one-day closure on the oPt due to the Israeli national elections. The Kerem Shalom commercial crossing and the Erez pedestrian crossing with the Gaza Strip were closed, except for the movement of authorized urgent cases. The closure in the West Bank affected the access of all West Bank ID holders who have valid Israeli-issued permits to enter Jerusalem and Israel, except for UN/INGO and diplomatic staff.
On 1 April, the Israel authorities reportedly expanded the permissible fishing zone to 15 nautical miles along the southern part of Gaza's coast, the furthest distance allowed since 2000. Access along the northern and middle areas remains limited to 6-12 nautical miles. The expansion is expected to increase the volume and quality of the fishing catch.
During the reporting period, the Egyptian-controlled Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt was open in both directions for six days, and an additional four days in one direction. A total of 3,267 people entered Gaza, and 3,393 others exited.


We're just three friends from Oregon. there's me Mittenz plus my two friends. Some things we'll playing ,if this actually happens , includes ANYTHING MADE BY FROM SOFTWARE... I'm a big souls fan, binding of Issac, maybe some battlefield hard line/battlefront when it comes out, and pretty much any game for the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 4. at some point I want to play Star-Fox Adventures because people hate it way too much... I love that game. We're a pretty funny bunch so every episode of a game should be a lot of fun. In my opinion there aren't many quality gaming channels on YouTube but even if you don't want to back us I suggest ,if you like gaming channels on the internet, that you go watch TearofGrace or TomatoGaming both of which are very quality channels and what we are striving to be like one day. There will be no ads on our videos until they're required by YouTube. We are doing this for fun not for profit and any profit we make will go to charity. As to what charity we don't know and if we hit some rough times in our future we may ask to take some of the money... we're not 10 or 12 like you probably think. Thanks again for even looking at the page. feel free to e-mail me at foxymittenz16@gmail.com with any suggestions.
The only problems I can see coming from this is us not knowing our equipment. We are asking for this money to get us a quality capture card such as an Elgato, and a mic or two for some nice voices. we have everything else to get started. Even if we don't get the support we need we'll probably try our best to get the money another way. this channel is happening but with this kick-starter we hope to start off quality instead of getting to it at a later point.


Escondido, CA – Escondido Public Library proudly presents the unique sound of Navy Band Southwest Woodwind Quintet on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Turrentine Room.
With over 80 years of support to the San Diego community, Navy Band Southwest serves the military and civilians throughout the Southwestern United States.Blending the individual sounds of the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and saxophone, the Quintet creates a highly eclectic sonic palette. They will perform works from various genres, with an emphasis on popular American composers such as Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber.


These Are the Most Ingenious Products From "Shark Tank"
This whole list will have you saying "I should have thought of that!"
We decided to put together this list of our favorite inventions featured on "Shark Tank" — even some that didn't get investments — in hopes that other "Tank" lovers like us will appreciate it. Feast your eyes on this roundup of part brilliant, part ridiculous creations.
These customizable, Instagram-worthy headphones definitely don't skimp on sound quality or style. Celebs like Rihanna, Britney Spears, and Jennifer Hudson have all been spotted wearing them, because when you're a cool musician (or just a regular human), you deserve seriously gorgeous headphones to match. You can choose from two different styles/sizes of over-the-ear headphones, and plenty of different swappable outer caps that you can coordinate to match your outfit.
Spare your retinas with the Illumibowl, a motion-sensor activated toilet light that allows you to pee in the dark without having to turn on a god-awful light.
It's like Willy Wonka in real life! Loliware makes a delicious line of edible, biodegradable cups in five different flavors, each intended to pair well with a variety of drinks, cocktails and deserts. The flavors include matcha green tea, yuzu citrus, tart cherry, and vanilla bean, plus they have a plain unflavored option. They're backordered right now, but you can still place an order to be put at the top of the list when they're back in stock.
The Mensch on a Bench is basically the Jewish kid's version of Elf on a Shelf. Parents set it up to "watch over" small children, making sure they act like mensches in the home. It's especially useful around Hanukkah time when presents abound, reminding the kids that Big Brother is watching.
Nerdwax is a genius invention that keeps your glasses from sliding down your nose. All you have to do is apply a little bit of it on the nose pads of your glasses, and voila! They stay in place. Also, it looks just like a tube of Chapstick, but it's not, so don't use it on your lips. Please.
The Nubrella is a personal umbrella that you wear like a backpack, which allows you to free up your hands for other activities like photography, playing Pokemon Go, and checking Google maps (what else do people do with their phones, really?). They are currently having a launch promotion where you can pay $60 for the Nubrella, which will otherwise retail for $80. They also have a backpack that attaches to the back of the Nubrella, but it's currently sold out.
The Urbio wall planters are a smart invention meant to help urban dwellers fill their home with plants without taking up valuable apartment real estate. But whether you use them for plants or as an organization tool, the modular, magnetic components can be laid-out however you want and customized to suit your needs.


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in: Cemeteries in Massachusetts, National Register of Historic Places in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, History of Massachusetts,
Plymouth Colony
Cemeteries by surname
Winslow in Massachusetts
Winslow (surname)
Old Winslow Burial Ground
Old Winslow Burial Ground (AKA: Winslow Cemetery) is an active, town-owned cemetery and is the oldest in the town of Marshfield, Massachusetts. The oldest documented headstone was that of William Thomas, but in the mid-19th century that stone was found broken and not repaired. The are over 40 fieldstones, making the established date of this cemetery unknowable.
The Early Settlers at Green Harbor Monument remembers the early settlers of the town. It can be presumed that many of the early settlers are buried here in Winslow Cemetery (since this was the only burial ground in Marshfield until the early 1700s), but it can not be stated as a fact (since there are no written records).
The Massachusetts Historical Commission refers to this cemetery in MACRIS as MRS800.
1 Noteworth Internments
1.1.1 Bompasse
1.2 F
1.2.1 Foster
1.3 P
1.3.1 Phillips
1.4.1 Winslow
Noteworth Internments[]
B[]
Bompasse[]
Edward Bompasse (1605-1693) - 1621 Immigrant
F[]
Manuel Lopez Francis (1903-1995) - Portuguese immigrant.
Foster[]
John Foster (1642-1732) - Early Settler of Marshfield.
Sarah Thomas Foster (1680-1731) -
P[]
Phillips[]
Faith Clark Doty Phillips (1619-1675) - wife of Mayflower pilgrim Edward Doty (bef1600-1655) and Marshfield citizen John Phillips (1602-1682)
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Winslow[]
Josiah Winslow (1628-1680) - Governor of Plymouth Colony.
Kenelm Winslow (1716-1780) - Loyalist in the Revolutionary War, owner of Kenelm Winslow Homestead in Marshfield, Massachusetts
Shirley Winslow (1909-2001) - died age 92, married Portuguese immigrant.
Winslow Memorial, Vol. 1 : Family Records of Winslows and Their Descendants in America, With the English Ancestry as Far as Known; Winslow Family(Classic Reprint) - Tracing family roots of the descendants these early Plymouth Colony settlers back to England.
Winslow in Plymouth County, Massachusetts - first families history
FindAGrave Cemetery #91870
MainTour Marshfield
Marshfield Historical Society
Green Harbor, Mass - Wikipedia
This burial site is referenced to in the book "Old Cemeteries of Southeastern Massachusetts" by Charles M Thatcher as "Webster Cemetery on Burial Hill Marshfield".
This burial site is referenced to in the book "The Mayflower Descendant 1620-1920" published by the "Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants" in Volume 10, published in 1908, page 47.
Cemeteries in Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
History of Massachusetts


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Luminex announces group B strep as fifth assay planned for launch menu of ARIES
Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that Group B Streptococcus (group B strep, GBS) is the fifth assay planned for the launch menu of its new sample-to-answer system, ARIES™. The assay will complement Luminex's growing portfolio of ASR and IVD products. Previously announced items in the five assay launch menu targeted for the ARIES system include: Flu A/B and RSV, HSV 1&2, Norovirus, and Clostridium difficile (C. diff).
"ARIES represents the next generation of sample-to-answer testing, simplifying workflow, and delivering accurate rapid results," said Patrick J. Balthrop, president and chief executive officer of Luminex. "Early detection of group B strep in pregnant women is important to prevent serious disease in infants. Our expanding menu of assays, universal protocol and flexible random batch capability provide unmatched ease of use and versatility for today's laboratories. Every day, we work to develop solutions that advance science and improve health."
Public Health Wales uses Luminex's xTAG GPP for outbreak investigations during Olympic events
Luminex's MAGPIX instrument gets FDA approval
Luminex acquires EraGen Biosciences
Infection with Group B Streptococcus is a leading cause of meningitis, pneumonia, and septicemia in newborns. GBS is a type of bacteria that can cause illness in people of all ages; however, it is the most common cause of some life-threatening infections in newborns. Women colonized with GBS during pregnancy are at increased risk of transmitting the bacteria to their newborn infant during labor and delivery. CDC's guidelines recommend that a pregnant woman be screened for group B strep when she is 35 to 37 weeks pregnant.1
ARIES GBS assay will deliver automated, sensitive results faster than culture methods, which can take several days for results and may require sub-culture to detect all strains. The ARIES GBS platform will deliver a streamlined workflow and generate rapid results with little hands-on time.
With a strong track record as an innovator and a leader in molecular diagnostics, Luminex Corporation will soon be the first company to offer multiplexed molecular panels as well as rapid, sample-to-answer testing with the introduction of its new ARIES system and menu of assays.
Luminex is featuring its new ARIES System at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) May 10–13, booth #23 and at the upcoming American Society for Microbiology (ASM), May 17–20 in Boston, Massachusetts, booth #613.
Luminex Corporation
Posted in: Device / Technology News | Disease/Infection News
Tags: Assay, Bacteria, Biotechnology, C. Diff, Clostridium, Clostridium Difficile, Diagnostics, Flu, Food Safety, Healthcare, Infectious Diseases, In-Vitro Diagnostics, IVD, Labor, Meningitis, Microbiology, Molecular Diagnostics, Newborn, Next Generation, Norovirus, Personalized Medicine, Pneumonia, Pregnancy, Septicemia
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Luminex's xMAP Biothreat Toxin Panel now available for detecting dangerous biotoxins
Luminex provides clinical trial update on ARIES HSV 1&2 Assay
German hospital adopts Luminex new diagnostic assay to manage current E.coli outbreak
Luminex second quarter consolidated revenue increases 1% to $48.3 million
Luminex collaborates with Merck to design companion diagnostic device for Alzheimer's disease
Luminex to acquire molecular diagnostics company, GenturaDx
Luminex consolidated fourth quarter revenue increases 16% to $55.5 million
Luminex gets FDA approval to add three new targets to xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel
Pregnancy / Maternal Health
Luminex third quarter revenue increases 10% to $50.0 million


Is this the norm for tumbling?
No water at all. A handful of clad, enough aquarium gravel to fill the container half full. Then about 3 table spoons of salt, pour vinegar over it all until It just covers the gravel. 3 good squirts of lemon juice and a few drops of dish soap. Tumble for an hour or so. DO NOT add any pennies. (I will say that they come out clean, not exactly "shiny") If you were to get one in circulation you might think it looks a little off. You will know what I mean when you try it out. Let me know what you think. I will post a pic of a tumbled quarter next to a brand new shiny quarter later.
Well, I tried a version of your "pickling recipe", with vinegar, lemon juice & salt, but no soap. I separated all the pennies out, but unfortunately, forgot to remove the President dollar. After about 1.5 to 2hrs tumbling, I got a very satisfactory cleaning, but it all came out with a gold tint. Now I have to go clad stabbing again to give it another try.
Dang. One presidential dollar spoils the whole bunch.
Oh, and if you like your nickels to come out PINK, throw a few pennies in the tumbler with them.
There are a lot of different tumbling mediums and ingredients. A search on the web can leave you more confused than informed. I've used crushed walnut shells, plastic media, sand, steel shot. It all works ok. Some are just faster. Lemon juice is the key to remove tarnish, no matter what the media. For coins that I think have collector value, I wouldn't clean at all. Or, at the very most use an ultrasonic cleaner. I have one of the 2.5L ultrasonic cleaners from Harbor Freight and must admit it does very little to coins, but the results on jewelry with just water and dawn are great.
Thank you for the info. I've learned a lot from threads like this, and the little coin-tumbling experience I now have. I plan to further experiment & decide on a usual system/method...with next year's clad.
The thing that shocks me about this thread is after what, 50 years of people digging old coins out of the dirt, that there isn't one proven standard way to clean them.
All I use is 1 cup coins, 1 Cup gravel and about 2 Tablespoons Cascade DISHWASHER soap. Using regular dish soap will produce too much suds and possibly blow out the drum lids. I also run from 2-4 hrs depending on gunkieness of coins.
So, might there be an effective recipe for tumbling zincolns? I have a fair-sized batch that has had a rough storage life, and many have the green, fuzzy corrosion on them. I'm looking to clean them up, and if they come out shiny, so much the better.
All my zincs that I think won't make it through the coinstar, just get thrown into a bucket. I don't think any amount of tumbling will save most of them. I don't know why I even save them. Maybe I'll find a use for them someday. Lol.
The best method I've found so far is aquarium gravel, a bit of dawn dish detergent and a splash of ammonia, tumble for about 7 or 8 hours and even the dirtiest coins come out very clean.
This is very similar to my procedure. .
I use a little more than a splash of amonia on quarters, dimes, and nickels...i only use dawn on pennies and head stamps etc.
I run anywhere from overnight to 24 hours.
I picked up the HF #67631, single-barrel tumbler a few days ago, and was running some of my zincs through it, using just aquarium gravel, water and a splash of lemon juice, and tumbling for about 2-3 hours. They came out nice and clean, with most of the tarnish and green patina gone, so that's working for me.
What didn't work was the tumbler, at least not very well. I can suggest this to anybody buying one. First thing, trim the "flash" from the bottom and top of your tub. The flash acts to cause hangups, and stop the rotation.
Second, pull the drive roller apart, and throw away the clear vinyl hose that was on it. Stop by your local auto parts store, pick up 4.25" of 5/16" fuel line hose, and reassemble, slipping the hose on while you do so. This does two things. It gives you a more sure drive surface against the drum, and raises the drum up about 1/8". I had the problem that my lid retaining nut kept hanging up against the outer lip of the housing, thus stopping rotation. Just got done reassembling about a half hour ago, and the thing is running so much better.
I picked up the HF #67631, single-barrel tumbler a few days ago, I can suggest this to anybody buying one. First thing, trim the "flash" from the bottom and top of your tub. The flash acts to cause hangups, and stop the rotation.
Thanks for the tip, Roger! I have some of the fuel line already. I worked out some bugs on my tumbler, but the fuel line tip is a good one!
No acid, (vingear & lemon juice are acidic) use the ammonia instead, tumble longer, and if you use borax, it is a wetting agent and it will speed things up as far a loosening crud.
Good point. Lots of cleaning methods out there. Varying degrees of time, labor, expense, and results.
I like the tumbling process, but still working on my favorite formula of prewash, medium, cleaning agents, capacity, and tumble time.


Rhubarb preserves, sunflower seed granola and lemon verbena.
Preserved blueberries, toasted flaxseed granola and spent coffee.
Green garlic. smoked trout, havarti, thyme.
Almond milk, pear, blackstrap molases.
Red onion, rye crisp, dill and buttermilk dressing.
Green garlic, smoked trout, havarti and thyme.
Pickled apple, hazelnuts and tarragon oil.
Dill pollen, winter radish, sour cream and land wheat.
Cucumber, sorrel and land wheat bun.
Havarti, cabot cheddar, ascutney mountain and green apple.
Salted cabbage, pickled carrots and dijonnaise.
A daily rotating entree and vegetable side dish alongside freshly baked bread. Please contact to merchant for daily lunch special.
Blue ribbon pickle, dill seed, elderflower vinegar.
3 pieces. Swedish mustard, rugbrod.
3 pieces. Rose hip preserve, knackerbrod.
Cultured butter, root vegetable salt.
Spring turnip, lemon verbena, green apple.
Rye crisps, dill, red onion, capers, buttermilk dressing.
Sea buck thorn, sunflower seeds, coriander.
Fresh cheese, hazelnuts, gooseberries, rye.
Green garlic puree, smoked white fish, havarti.
Yellow-eyed beans, soured leeks, blistered kale.
Red banana fingerlings, spicy greens. green strawberries.
Green cabbage, white onion, chamomile.
Caramelized maple syrup and sea salt.
Rose hip preserves, pickled mustard seed and upland cress.
Calendula cordial, bee poilen and celery leaves.
Spent almond ice cream and mysost.


In this digital piece, I have chosen the value "A World of Beauty". I decided to warp the typical and well-known image of beauty in women into something more seen by most as disturbing, strange or even grotesque. I believe that there is a pressure on women in our society to have a certain appearance, to look femininely beautiful and have a certain kind of body in order to appeal to others; I would say that this piece aims to defy these standards and changes the definition of what is considered beauty for women in our world.
Not only is this piece related to the physical appearance of women, but also their expected behaviour. Even in today's society, if a woman were to express herself as anything other than prim, clean, feminine, or anything else that people expect from meeting a woman, the most probable reaction would be some sort of backlash towards it. Increasingly, the media creates a very powerful influence which can be just as destructive as well as positive. It is important to know that, despite what a lot of people think, women are extremely diverse. They can be "gross", and can still be beautiful.


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Q: How to compile and run a java file that contain weka libraries in dos? I am not much familiar with java but i know the usual method we are compile a java file is
path = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_25\bin
javac main.java
java main

But when  i try that weka libraries do not working. I am using jre 1.7 with weka for my program . Please anyone enlighten me how to include the weka libraries and compile the java code.

A: You need to know two things .

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*how to add a directory to a class path .

*where your weka.jar and/or weka-src.jar files are

Now ,
STEP 1. COMPILE THE CODE
To compile the code you need to give the following command .
javac -classpath "path/to/lib1:path/to/lib2" main.java
This line tells javac to compile 'main.java' and use the libraries if it needs to .
STEP 2.RUN THE CODE
To run the code you just need to the same thing as above but along with the path/to/libs you should also add the path/to/yourpresentdirectory/ just to be on the safe side as there might be some extra .class files generated after compilation that JVM need to use .
java -classpath "path/to/lib1.jar:path/to/lib2.jar:path/to/yourpresentdirectory/" main
This should do the trick.
PS: I have given the commands for linux (i am using ubuntu 14.04). They should work just fine on Windows with slight changes ( you need to use '\'instead of '/' and use ';' instead of ':' where you separate the paths).

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Love 'Stranger Things'? You'll Also Love These Terrifying Books
Eric Robinette
With the third season of Stranger Things premiering on July 4 on Netflix, we could point to a list of movies that reflect the 80s nostalgia of the show, which has often been likened to a fusion of Steven Spielberg and Stephen King.
We'll sort of do that here, but we want to take a somewhat different approach. Based on a couple of Barnes & Noble lists, we've selected seven books that make ideal companion pieces to the show. Most of these have been adapted into movies, and some of them are streaming too. Many of them also share a theme of a young teen/pre-teen grappling with their supernatural powers.
(L-R) Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo of Netflix's Stranger Things | Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Barnes & Noble has two lists: one for season 1, and one for season 2. In alphabetical order.
'Akira' by Katsuhiro Otomo
Yes, anime and comics absolutely do count, especially because this one prompted what is generally considered one of the best sci-fi anime movies ever made. This is the first of many stories on this list about the young losing control of their gifts, and that may or may not be a metaphor for puberty. Generally speaking, when government officials mess with a telekinetic kid, nothing good can come of it except a good book and/or movie.
'Carrie' by Stephen King
Speaking of "bad things happen when telekinetic kids cut loose," here is exhibit A of that genre, the book that became King's initial claim to fame. It's been adapted into a fair number of movies and TV shows, but the first and best is still the 1976 Brian De Palma classic with Sissy Spacek, which is also on Netflix. It keeps the general thrust of King's story while also smartly jettisoning the flashbacks that would have stalled momentum in the movie.
'Firestarter' by Stephen King
This wasn't considered one of the better King movies or books, as this one mainly sparks memories of a post-ET Drew Barrymore glowering at the camera and demanding "back off!" Still, that sight does conjure up images of 11. The 1984 movie is streaming on Starz.
'It' by Stephen King
If we organized this list by importance to Stranger Things, this one would be at the very top. It also centers around a group of kids battling a demonic force, and we would be remiss if we didn't point out that Finn Wolfhard (Mike) stars in this movie. King's book was such a massive doorstopper it had to be adapted into two parts. The sequel to the theatrical film covers what happens to the characters as adults, with Jessica Chastain as the older Beverly and Bill Hader as the older Richie. It's in theaters Sept. 6, no pun intended.
'The Lost Sister' by Joyce Carol Oates
The Lost Sister: An Elegy by Joyce Carol Oates http://t.co/cfBYMSbHQi via @NarrativeMag
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) July 12, 2015
One of the most controversial parts of season 2 of Stranger Things was the subplot where Eleven went to Chicago and found a group of other young kids who had powers like her. Some people loved it, other people thought it felt like a pilot for a spinoff no one asked for. Either way, this book has a story similar to that, about a group of teenage outcasts who join together to escape from a world of male oppression and sexual violence.
'Ready Player One' by Ernest Cline
How can we not include that story literally combines Spielberg with King? Spielberg's movie adaptation is a very mixed bag, but many agreed the highlight was his astonishing recreation of the Overlook Hotel from The Shining. It even mimics the cinematography of the 1980 Stanley Kubrick movie, which King hated. The book and the movie don't bear many similarities to Stranger Things story-wise, but both very much capitalize on 80s nostalgia.
'X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga' by Chris Claremont, John Byrne, Mike Collins, and Terry Austin
This is one of the most highly regarded comic book stories. So much so that the movies tried to adapt it twice — and failed twice. It was one of two major plot strands in X-Men: The Last Stand, which many people hated, and it was the main story in Dark Phoenix, which flopped hard last month. Don't blame the story, which may be the most powerful example of a story about a woman trying to contain her powers. Read the book to get the full effect.


While recycling is certainly more prevalent these days; we are also consuming a lot more and therefore generating more waste per person (on average) than we were a couple of decades ago.
Something most of us can do to minimize the amount of garbage we send to landfills is to compost our organic waste such as newspapers, vegetable waste, cardboard – even coffee grinds and eggshells. There's a very easy way to do so that has minimal smell, doesn't take up much space, can chew through a heck of a lot of waste quickly and leave you with a most sought after product.
The workers you'll need to assist you are worms and the process is called vermicomposting.
Our worms, collectively known as "Bob II" have been working hard for us for a couple of years now. They require minimal care, are quiet, never go on strike and incredibly cheap to maintain. Even setting up a worm farm isn't terribly expensive; our ready-made farm cost $50 and the initial worms about $15. Since starting a worm farm we've cut down on the amount of waste we'd usually bin by at least 25%. Over a year that translates into hundreds of pounds.
Our worms spend their entire lives eating our trash, stopping only to reproduce. As far as I know, worms don't even "sleep". A pound of worms (around 4,000) can eat half a pound of organic material in 24 hours!
What's left after their digestion, called castings, is one of the best and safest fertilizers around. It's also ph neutral meaning that it's halfway between acidic and alkalinic – just like water. Castings feel and smell like good soil because effectively that's all they are; in fact, it's said that worm castings are 5 times richer in nutrients than good topsoil.
"Worm tea", another non-smelly popular worm by-product is made by soaking worm castings in water.
So, what can you feed your worms?
All you need to do then is to drill a series of small holes in the walls of the tub to allow air to circulate and holes in the bottom to allow for drainage. Don't be too concerned about worms escaping as they don't like the light. If worms are escaping, it means there is something wrong with the farm; either too dry, too damp or too acidic.
You never have to worry about your worms overpopulating as they will self-regulate reproduction. The more waste that's available, the more the worms will reproduce; but bear in mind don't "overfeed" in the early stages while your population is getting established.
– Place a layer of small pebbles in the bottom to assist with drainage.
– Then it's just a case of adding waste as it becomes available.
The worms will then chew their way up through the material leaving their castings behind. When your tub is full and you can fit no more waste in, don't start pushing it down as you'll most likely crush your composting pals. Remove the layer of waste and a few inches of castings as this will contain most of your worms. With what's left, put it to one side for use on your garden, add the scraps and worms back in and you're all set to go again.
If you purchase a large worm farm, you'll find that most have removable panels at the bottom of the sides to allow for easy removal of castings. It's kinder on the worms and less mess for you as well.
For castings and leachate, while you can use them as is without dilution, the recommended mix is one part leachate/castings to 4 parts soil or water.
– Waste mix should be kept moist, not too dry or wet.
– A sign of mix that's too wet is a methane type odor and worms trying to escape.
Have questions about worms, vermicomposting or other worm farming tips you'd like to share? Please feel free to add your comments below.


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2015 Le Mans 24 Hours Test Day,
 Le Mans, France. 31st May 2015.
 Nick Leventis / Danny Watts / Jonny Kane Strakka Racing Strakka Dome S103 Nissan.
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2015 Le Mans 24 Hours Test Day,
 Le Mans, France. 31st May 2015.
 Jonny Kane Strakka Racing Strakka Dome S103 Nissan.
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2015 Le Mans 24 Hours Test Day,
 Le Mans, France. 31st May 2015.
 Adam Carroll Gulf Racing UK Porsche 911 RSR and Jonny Kane Strakka Racing Strakka Dome S103 Nissan.
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2015 FIA World Endurance Championship,
 Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. 30th April - 2nd May 2015.
 Nick Leventis / Danny Watts / Jonny Kane Strakka Racing Strakka Dome S103 Nissan.
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2015 FIA World Endurance Championship,
 Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. 30th April - 2nd May 2015.
 Jonny Kane Strakka Racing Strakka Dome S103 Nissan.
 World Copyright: Ebrey / LAT Photographic.
2015 FIA World Endurance Championship,
 Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. 30th April - 2nd May 2015.
 Danny Watts Strakka Racing Strakka Dome S103 Nissan.
 World Copyright: Ebrey / LAT Photographic.