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Expression in Sports: When is Enough, Enough?
The past week in sports was a tough one. Sure my hometown Dallas Mavericks are the hottest team in basketball, spring training began, CMS won SCIAC in Men's Basketball, the NHL trade deadline made history, the uncapped NFL era was ushered in, and the New Jersey Nets won two games(!). Yet it still seems difficult to get rid of the bad taste left from Sunday. With just twenty-five ticks left, on Zach Parise's beautiful goal off of a rebound, US Hockey tied our neighbors to the north in the gold medal game for men's hockey only to be outlasted by the Canadians in overtime . I think I am finally coming out of my gold-medal-game coma, but it is probably only because of a certain vandal. Sidney Crosby's stick and gloves "went missing" after the celebration-- something tells me an American pulled off this cunning heist. Nothing like stealing priceless memorabilia to avenge a loss. Even if it wasn't a patriot who managed to steal the dreaded Canadian's gear, the Olympics were not a complete loss for the American skaters.
No, I am not talking about the silver lining of the second place medal or even the moral victory of doing better than expected (Team USA was a long shot to medal at all). No. I am talking about how cool USA goaltender Ryan Miller looked in that mask of his. Featuring a tatted and ripped Uncle Sam and a menacing bald eagle, the words "Miller Time" (which, the IOC made him cover up because they claimed it was advertisement) and "Matt Man," a tribute to Miller's cousin Matt Schoals, who died from bone marrow transplant complications in 2007, Miller's mask was easily the coolest of the Olympic masks, with honorable mention to Swiss goaltender Jonas Miller's for looking like someone taped on some pictures printed on computer paper.
Miller, the goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres, is only one of many who seem to be expressing themselves in between the pipes these days. NHL goaltenders tend to have a little more style than their Olympic counterparts...or at least what they lack in style they make up for in...creativity? Most goalies have illustrations related to the team or town in which they play (perhaps this is contractual?), but some are more expressive. Avalanche goaltender and Slovakian Peter Budaj has a Slovakian version of The Simpsons character Ned Flanders on the backside of his mask. Marty Biron's mask is an odd tribute to Canadian lumberjacks. Antero Nittymaki of the Philidelphia Flyers earned the nickname Frank from former coach Ken Hitchcock after the mobster Frank Nitti--his helmet: Frank Nitti shooting a tommy gun and smoking a cigar. Carolina Hurricane John Grahame displays his love for NASCAR and scantily clad women on his mask. And then there is Kari Lehtonen. One of his masks contains two cartoon characters with swords and a picture of Lil Jon on the back. Another one displays female characters from the video game Final Fantasy X. I mean, really?
Expression is hardly limited to hockey. College football players have recently been in an embroiled battle with NCAA over eye-black expression. Former USC running back and current New Orleans Saint, Reggie Bush, was the first well known eye-black artists. He used to put his area code, 619, in silver ink in his eye-black. Former Florida Gator quarterback, Tim Tebow, displayed biblical quotes under his eyes over the last four seasons.
The NFL, widely dubbed by players as the "No Fun League," has managed to limit player expression. They have cracked down on post-play celebration and any sort of organized display of attention-grabbing not related to things going on the field of play.
This sort of expressive censorship is dangerous, however. Ryan Miller's mask was nearly banned by the IOC. Apparently "Matt Man" was a major point of contention. The NFL would not grant an exception for Chad Ochocinco, who wished to wear the number of Chris Henry, a teammate who passed away this year. Major League Baseball has done a great job finding the right time and place for exceptions to uniform rules, allowing pink bats on Mother's Day and entire teams to wear number 42 on Jackie Robinson Day.
I understand why the NFL does what they do. Most of the time, player expression is not about something important or worth protecting. Enough is enough. Expression is one thing, but so many players in professional sports have made things about themselves. The team should be above the players, especially considering how much these players are role models for young people.
Editor's Note: This sports column is a regular feature from "The Nightcap" crew, made up of Ari Zyskind, Ned Schooler, Nathan Barnett, Dan Campbell, and Kevin Shuai, a group of 5Cers who air a weekly radio talk show on KSPC. You can listen in online at KSPC.org (click "Hear us Online via Live365") every Monday from 8-10 PM.
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Wii flash games are web-based games that can be played on your Wii console using the Wii remote. These are fun, easy to play games, and are usually free.
These games aren't made by Nintendo, but are created by independent developers.
To play these free Wii games you'll need to go to a flash games website using the Wii's web browser (the web browser is called the Internet Channel). The Wii doesn't come with the web browser loaded on, and needs to be downloaded from the Wii Shop.
If you don't have the Wii Internet Channel installed yet, you can download it for free from the Wii Shop (learn more about the Wii Internet Channel, Wii Shop Channel and Wii Points).
From the Internet Channel, simply surf to any of the web site addresses listed below and choose from the hundreds of free Wii games. You won't need to download any software, you'll simply play directly on the website.
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Published on December 10th 2021 in Company NewsLatest NewsOEM
Mercedes-Benz to invest €60 billion into the future
Daimler's Supervisory Board has approved the Mercedes-Benz Business Plan for 2022 to 2026, endorsing the strategic plan for Mercedes-Benz to go fully electric. Following the Daimler Truck spin-off, Mercedes-Benz will consistently focus on profit and growth opportunities in the passenger car and vans businesses, and as the most valuable luxury brand in the world, will strive for leadership in the area of electric drives and car software.
For the transformation into a software-driven and emissions-free future, although the company plans to reduce capex, research and development expenditure for the electrification of the product portfolio and digitalisation measures, including steps towards automated driving, will remain at a high level.
Ola Källenius, Chief Executive Officer of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG said: "Our goal is technological leadership in the automotive luxury segment and in the area of premium vans while remaining committed to our ambitious margin targets. Mercedes-Benz has what it takes: a clear strategy, a highly qualified and motivated team, as well as strong support from the entire supervisory board. With the most desirable cars we want to grow profitably and create sustainable value for our customers, employees, shareholders and partners."
The Supervisory Board's endorsement reinforces the company's commitment to sustainably achieving the margin targets communicated in October 2020 and reiterated in July 2021, also during an accelerated transformation towards an electric-only era. An important lever for achieving this is to increase net revenues per vehicle. In addition, a gradual shift toward a direct sales model, which includes control over pricing, is being sought. Rising revenue from digital services will further support results.
Mercedes-Benz is preparing to go all electric by the end of the decade, wherever market conditions allow, and the Supervisory Board supports existing measures to consistently increase efficiency and to lower fixed costs.
The key to achieving this is stringent prioritisation of future investments, mainly by focusing on electric mobility. The company expects that the use of standardised battery platforms and scalable vehicle architectures – together with advances in battery technology – will contribute to a reduction in the variable costs of vehicles. The proportion of battery costs in a vehicle is expected to decrease significantly this decade.
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George Monroe Beebe (October 28, 1836 – March 1, 1927) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in New Vernon, New York, Beebe was the son of Primitive Baptist minister Gilbert Beebe and Pheobe Ann Cunningham Beebe. He attended the common schools, and Walkill Academy, Middletown, New York. He studied law and graduated from the Albany Law School in 1857. In 1861 he married Cornelia Foster of Monticello, New York.
Beebe was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in Monticello, New York. He moved to Peoria, Illinois, in 1857 and became editor of the Central Illinois Democrat. He moved to Troy, Doniphan County, Territory of Kansas, in 1858; and continued the practice of law, and served as member of the Territorial council in 1858 and 1859. He was appointed by President Buchanan as secretary of the Territory in 1859 and was Acting Governor in 1860 and 1861.
Beebe moved to St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1861 and to Virginia City, Nevada, in 1863, continuing the practice of law. He was an unsuccessful candidate for associate judge of the State supreme court in 1865 and returned to Monticello, New York. He became editor of the Republican Watchman in 1866. An unsuccessful candidate for the State senate in 1871, he was a member of the New York State Assembly (Sullivan Co.) in 1873 and 1874. Commissioned by Governor Dix as chief of artillery with the rank of colonel in the Fifth Division, National Guard of New York, in 1873, he resigned in 1874 to enter Congress.
Elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses Beebe was U. S. Representative for the fourteenth district from March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1879. He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Forty-fourth Congress), and was on the Committee on Mines and Mining (Forty-fifth Congress). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress, he resumed his former newspaper pursuits.
A delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1876, 1880, and 1892, Beebe also served as member of the State court of claims from 1883 until 1900. He stayed in Monticello until 1892 when he moved to Ellenville, New York. He retired from active business pursuits in 1900.
Beebe died in Ellenville, New York, on March 1, 1927 (age 90 years, 124 days). He is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, New Windsor, New York.
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In our feature this week Cathy Missildine-Martin discusses how to tease compelling stories out of HR data in her post How to Create a Great HR Data Story. John Sumser has two posts: Don't Promote, Attract and 5 Links on The Skills Gap. Heather Bussing completes this issue with Distractions on the Record.


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The Rise of Subscription Boxes: What Makes Us Sign Up?
January 9, 2018 - By TFL
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Think of the excitement of opening a present or the anticipation of discovering what a package in the mail contains. The rush of positive emotions – and the underlying psychological effect – associated with these acts is, according to researchers, very similar to what gamblers, video game enthusiasts, and runners experience. It is also one of the key reasons why subscription boxes have proven a wildly successful market phenomenon.
The Rise of Subscription Boxes
Sixty-three years after Columbia House first provided a way for consumers to receive vinyl records via mail order, retailers are banking on subscription boxes, and thriving not only on consumers' desires to try new products (many subscription boxes consist of sample size products for consumers to experiment with or pre-styled outfits with which subscribers choose which to keep and send back the ones they do not want), but also on the emotional benefits that come hand-in-hand with this monthly routine.
In recent years, the model – in which consumers sign up online to receive a monthly delivery (often times a surprise selection of goods) from companies specializing in everything from luxury beauty samples and personally-styled garments to pet food and healthy snack food – has become a bona fide craze with an ever-increasing number of companies entering into this space and growth of such companies surpassing 800 percent between 2014 and 2017.
While the specifics of the various subscriptions tend to vary between companies, many rely on a once-a-month delivery of items chosen by the company for each individual subscriber. Birchbox, for example, is representative of this surprise-oriented approach. To join, subscribers fill out a profile, specifying their beauty preferences and describing their complexion/specific skin needs. The New York City-based company then puts together a monthly box of personalized makeup, haircare and skincare samples. Subscribers then have the option to purchase full-size versions of the products they like.
However, the element of surprise is not implicit in all subscription services; for instance, once a month, Jessica Alba's Honest Co. sends a supply of "premium diapers and wipes" that subscribers select in terms of size and print. Nonetheless, it is a common theme amongst many of the market's most successful companies.
Emotion, Experience
A core part of Birchbox's strength and its appeal stems directly from consumers' inclination "to see, touch and 'experience' products before they buy them," as noted by Louise Grimmer, a professor of Marketing at the University of Tasmania and Gary Mortimer of the Queensland University of Technology. In this way, subscription boxes, such as Birchbox, "Often filled with smaller sample sizes of new products, give customers a chance to try before they buy."
But there is more to the underlying success of the subscription method than merely practical concerns – such as convenience, exposure to new products at affordable costs, and the benefit of the companies' expertise in putting together products in their category of service – this model appeals to consumers on a number of emotional and behavioral levels, as well.
Primarily, there is an element of experience, anticipation and surprise that engages consumers, whether it be eagerly awaiting the delivery of the box and curiosity as to what this month's box will contain, or the gratification that comes from simply receiving a package in the mail. Even if you ordered the package yourself, there is an element of surprise, which is a key to engagement in a retail market that enables consumers to acquire what they want "with a click any time," writes Forbes contributor and Triangle Capital LLC co-founder Richard Kestenbaum. "To get a consumer excited, you have to offer something they are not expecting and subscriptions are an ideal instrument for surprise."
According to Grimmer and Mortimer, this ties directly into our psyches. Our motivation to subscribe to these boxes – which are often structured at the outset as very low risk for the consumer (i.e., coming with free returns and no commitment to buy) – can be explained, at least in part, "By the powerful rush of dopamine that is emitted, both when there is anticipation of a reward, and when the reward is actually delivered."
In the case of subscription boxes, "The reinforcement is positive," per Grimmer and Mortimer. By subscribing, an individual experiences "surprise (upon opening the box) and joy, delight, satisfaction and sometimes a bit of disappointment upon discovering the products contained within the box." This concept is based on Burrhus Skinner's theory of operant conditioning, a learning process through which a behavior is strengthened or weakened according to its consequences (i.e., reward or punishment).
"Skinner also found that one of the most powerful forms of positive reinforcement (getting subjects to do what you want them to do) occurs when there is a variable ration of reinforcement or a 'reward uncertainty,'" according to Grimmer and Mortimer. A predictable set of rewards often leads consumers to lose interest much more quickly; hence, the utilization of the element of surprise in terms of the contents of many companies' subscription boxes.
Finally, subscription box companies are often able to maintain their subscriber list largely based on an additional Skinner principle: Past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior. In this regard, Grimmer and Mortimer say that, "Once retailers have consumers transact in a certain way (for example by signing up for ongoing subscriptions), consumers are likely to continue this behavior. Even more so if the behavior is easy to perform and brings satisfaction or enjoyment."
A Proven (Psychological) Success
Now, almost a decade after the launch of Birchbox, one of the pioneers of modern subscription boxes, and over 50 years after Columbia made its subscription debut, the market is still growing, despite reports from Forbes in 2016 that this is likely a trend readying to pass based on "recent news coming from first-movers, [such as] Birchbox, which reported slumping subscriptions, not to mention a 90 percent drop in venture capital funding for the entire category."
More recently, the financial site walked back on its prediction, stating, instead, that subscription businesses are "exploding with growth" and will continue to do so, as long as companies "can make a subscription box with pleasant surprises, [thereby enabling] customers to maintain an interest in discovering new products."
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Swim Season Kicks Off With a Splash!
Kaiser Permanente's "Operation Splash" funds free summer programs throughout the Southland that teach children and adults in underserved communities to swim.
Joshua loves to swim. "When I am in the water I feel great, like I can do anything," said the 23-year old Los Angeles native and alternate for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in aquatics. Recently, Joshua was invited to lead the pledge of allegiance at the kickoff ceremony of Operation Splash, a free summer program that teaches children and adults in underserved communities to swim.
Joining Fontelera was Luke, a former Special Olympics aquatics athlete who has spent seven years swimming for the organization and competing in events ranging from freestyle to breast stroke. Both athletes were overjoyed about representing the Special Olympics before dignitaries and guests gathered to celebrate the kickoff of Operation Splash at Downey Pool in Lincoln Heights.
Luke, who is featured in an upcoming "Be Brave" campaign to celebrate the 2015 World Games athletes, closed the festivities by reciting the Special Olympics' athlete's oath: "Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."
The celebration marked the tenth consecutive year that Kaiser Permanente provides access to swim lessons through Operation Splash. This year, Kaiser Permanente is providing $483,849 in grants across Southern California to promote physical activity.
In Los Angeles alone, Kaiser Permanente's Operation Splash grant for $240,000 will underwrite swim lessons for approximately 6,000 children, teenagers and adults at 34 pools across Los Angeles, in areas where health disparities are greatest and opportunities for safe physical activity are often scarce. The grant will also provide junior lifeguard scholarships for 780 youth at 47 sites, helping to increase pool safety and minimize the number of drownings that occur every year. These scholarships provide paying jobs for young people in areas where employment opportunities are limited, offering a path to success for many.
Additionally, the grant serves to promote participation in the "Rethink Your Drink Campaign," which raises awareness about the unhealthy impacts of sugary beverages and the benefits of drinking water. Rethink Your Drink serves to educate all members of the community about the importance of staying hydrated during the summer months, emphasizing the need to choose water instead of sugary beverages that lead to weight gain and cavities.
"Operation Splash is about making sure children and their families get out there and are active," said Aaron Rubin, MD, sports medicine fellowship program director and regional Special Olympics lead, Kaiser Permanente Southern California. "Exercise for life transforms the lives of athletes with learning disabilities, helps prevent diseases such as diabetes and cancer and improves Total Health by making lives better."
Operation Splash is part of Kaiser Permanente's Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) efforts to reduce obesity in the community by increasing opportunities for safe physical activity and access to healthy and affordable foods. Since the inception of Operation Splash in 2006, Kaiser Permanente's financial commitment, funded as a Community Benefit program, has grown to more than $5.3 million.
Operation Splash grants in 2015 include:
City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks Department, Aquatics Division: $240,000
City of Riverside, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, Riverside: $49,500
Desert Recreation District, Coachella Valley Recreation and Park District, Indio: $49,500
City of San Bernardino, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, San Bernardino: $27,000
North of the River Recreation and Park District, Bakersfield: $31,500
Friends of Chula Vista Parks and Recreation, Chula Vista: $55,000
City of Ventura, Community Services Department, Ventura: $31,349
For information about participating pools in the Los Angeles area, please visit the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks' website at www.laparks.org.
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I am a bit surprised this particular style seems to run a bit more narrow than the others I have purchase.
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How do these fare in the snow?
BEST ANSWER: This style is fair-weather footwear! Even though the knitted uppers are made from wool, the fabric is mesh and is breatheable. The synthetic soles would be slippery in snow. Save these snazzy shoes for dry weather.
Description of this shoe says 'rubber outsole', do any Stitchlite work in snowy conditions?


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A Reminder On Bastard Baby-Fathering, Drunk Driving Politico
By Andrew Belonsky May 8, 2008 at 4:05pm · 11 comments
Those of you outside of New York probably aren't following this story, but State Island Representative Vito Fossella grabbed headlines last week when he was arrested for drunk driving.
Well, as can expected, the Republican politico's private life has been getting probed like you wouldn't believe. One of the juicier details: the married father of two had an illicit affair – and bastard child – with another woman.
It's good old-fashioned fun, of course, and Pride Agenda just made it even more of a knee-slapper by reminding us of Fossella's predictable political history: "…We thought it would be useful to remind people that the Staten Island Representative had voted not once or twice–but three times to, as many of his colleagues argued, 'preserve the sanctity of marriage.'"
Absolutely shocking.
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Sanctity, indeed. Yet another Republican homophobe who has been busted for being a lying, cheating hypocrite. I'm sure his Republican constituents on Staten Island are shocked, SHOCKED that their golden boy is a sham. Gives me a warm feeling…
May 8, 2008 at 5:05pm
And he cried about it today. How come these supposedly macho str8 Rethugs are always crying their asses off? Hey, Vito. BOO-FUCKING-HOO! If you had been smart you would have just gotten a blowjob from a gay guy. We can't get knocked up, and we don't suck and tell if you treat us OK. Asshole.
Looser! Straight whore!
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hells kitchen guy
He's got one of the lowest HRC ratings in Congress. The fact that he's from NYC has been a citywide embarassment for 10 years. He's well known as a bully and a user who feeds at the public trough.
Well, put a stick in him. He's done.
Puddy Katz
His private life is no one's business. We are not serving gay interests by stigmatizing people's sexual behavior, not that between consenting adults.
DUI is another matter.
Also, he's hot.
May 8, 2008 at 10:05pm
Puddy Katz: When someone makes a career over the "sanctity of marriage," his having cheated on his wife and sired a love child most definitely IS his constituents' business.
But you're right: I could definitely hate-fuck him.
First Wife's Club
I think you'll have to take sloppy seconds to his wife's hate fucking him and there might not be much left when she's through. Sorry.
May 9, 2008 at 8:05am
Alan down in Florida
For people who seem so concerned that the effect of her parents public divorce on the McGreevy daughter I find it very offensive that you have referred to Mr. Fosella's out of wedlock child as a bastard.
In the strictest definition of the word it may be true but what effect do you think being called that in the media will have on this child. Shame on you for your misplaced snark.
May 9, 2008 at 11:05am
I agree totally with Alan Down in Florida @8. Fossella's child should not be stigmatized by being referred to as a bastard, nor should his other children. Only the right-wing politician should be stigmatized for his hypocrisy, and perhaps the wife if she takes a public position to stand-by-my man and support his politics.
And Hells Kitchen Guy (@4) is right: it is embarassing for New Yorkers that this guy is from our city. But what's worse is that there is a large concentration of people who think like him on Staten Island, the most conservative section of the city and the district Fossella represents. Perhaps it is wishful thinking that his secret affair would have been with another man, because he could be added to the list of closet-case politicians representing SI. There have been several, all but one of whom is/was Republican (at least among those I know about).
Justin Bright
DUI is very serious. I could care less about his personal life, the DUI alone speaks for itself and his judgement. I don't agree with him, but he has done one thing right – resigning. Now if he would take Sens Craig and Vitter there could be some credibility restored in Washington.
This man's personal life is our business because he has made our personal lives his business.


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Grayland, George (1856–1939)
The late Mr. George Grayland, who died at the residence of his son (Mr. Frank Grayland), at Terang, on Thursday, was a Camperdown native, born at Old Timboon on December 12, 1856, and thus was in his eighty-third year.
The history of the Grayland family is an interesting one. Australia had a special lure for the more adventurous spirits of the gentry of the Old Country even as far back as 100 and more years ago. One of these was a Mr. Hamilton, who came out to the Antipodes in 1840, accompanied by two employees, one of whom was Mr. Charles Grayland, father of the late Mr. Charles J. Grayland, of Cobden, who died recently, aged 89 years, and of the late Mr George Grayland, 82 years, who as stated above, passed away last Thursday. Hamilton and his two men landed at Adelaide 99 years ago, and journeyed from there to the Goulburn Valley, in Victoria, by bullock drays. After four years Hamilton, still accompanied by Grayland and Spalls (the other man), came south, and took over Yallock station, between Garvoc and Warrnambool, from a man named Brown.
After seven years farming wheat, oats and potatoes on this property they ran into Black Thursday (February 6, 1851), probably the worst experience of its kind ever known in Australia. With bush fires all over Victoria, great loss of life eventuated. Next year Grayland shifted to Old Timboon, where several of his family were born, including Mr. George Grayland.
The late Mr. George Grayland did his early schooling at the Camperdown school, having to tramp the distance of two miles each way, when only six years of age, and finished his education at the Dixie school, to where the family had gone to live. The Graylands marked another stone in their life's history, when 74 years ago they went to Cobden, or Lovely Banks as it was then known, and started dairying at "Muryon," a dairy on Dr. Curdie's property. Cheese-making and breeding Berkshire pigs was the principal calling, and shooting kangaroos and other game the favourite sport.
When Mr. George Grayland reached manhood he changed from dairying to bullock driving. He bought ten span of bullocks at a cost of £150 and securing a waggon, went in for log-hauling in the Heytesbury forest for Messrs. McCree and Fullarton, who had a timber yard at the rear of the present Union Bank, in Camperdown. Afterwards he travelled all over Victoria, including Gippsland, with his bullocks.
For several years past Mr. Grayland had lived a retired life in Camperdown, and was a constant attender of the sale rings where he had an afternoon of handshaking with country friends and others. His wife pre-deceased him.
They had a family of four sons and four daughters, the latter being the late Mrs. Wm. Axford (Camperdown), Mrs. Beard (Terang), Mrs. C. McGillivray (Melbourne) and Mrs. L. Roberts (N.S.W.). Three of the four sons went to the Great War. Stanley, a Gallipoli veteran, returned, but Leslie and Charles paid the supreme sacrifice on the fields of France. The fourth son, Frank, is a resident of Terang.
Camperdown Chronicle (Vic), 1 August 1939, p 6	(view original)
interview, Camperdown Chronicle (Vic), 4 August 1932, p 4
Grayland, Sarah Ann (wife)
Axford, Florence Caroline (daughter)
Grayland, Leslie George (son)
Grayland, John (son)
Grayland, Caroline (mother)
Grayland, Charles John (father)
Carr, Jane Elizabeth (sister)
Grayland, Thomas (brother)
Grayland, Charles John (brother)
Grayland, Abram (brother)
Grayland, Barbara (sister-in-law)
Grayland, Violet (niece)
Grayland, Thomas (nephew)
Grayland, William (nephew)
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Grayland, Victor Stewart (nephew)
Grayland, Abram James (nephew)
Grayland, William George (nephew)
McKenzie, John (nephew by marriage)
Irvine, Hans William (employer)
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The War Plans Division (WPD), renamed the Operations Division (OPD) in March 1942, was responsible for preparing the Army's strategical, logistical, and operational plans and for assisting the Chief of Staff in the coordination and direction of operations in the overseas departments, 1939-1942, and the theatres of operation, 1942-1945. The Operations Division coordinated, planned, and developed current and future operations in conjunction with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Combined Chiefs of Staff, on whose committees it was usually represented.
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143 OPD 336 TS (1945) Sec. III Case 67 - Transfer of German Gold to State National Bank at Bern, Switzerland. location: 390/37/20/07
166 OPD 386.3 TS (1945) Sec. I Case 1 - Disposition of Treasure Captured in Germany. location: 390/37/21/03
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776 SANACC [State, Army, Navy and Air Force Coordinating Committee) Minutes and Agendas 1948 location: 390/39/17/04
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799 Legal Consequences of Unconditional Surrender location: 390/39/18/01
803 War Criminals location: 390/39/18/02
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819 Germany-Transfer of Displaced Persons from United States location: 390/39/18/05
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822 Philippines to Russia location: 390/39/18/06
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825 Catholic Welfare to Displaced Persons location: 390/39/18/06
826 Displaced Persons Files location: 390/39/18/06
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830 Displaced Persons Miscellaneous to Displaced Persons Outline location: 390/39/18/07
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832 Expeller Law to Fiesser, J.L. location: 390/39/18/07
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835 IGC to ILO location: 390/39/18/07
836 IRO location: 390/39/19/01
837 IRO to Disposition location: 390/39/19/01
838 IRO Financial Report to Press Releases location: 390/39/19/01
839 IRO Report Occupational Skills to IRO PCIRO location: 390/39/19/01
840 IRO PICMME to Speeches location: 390/39/19/01
841-844 IRO 1st Session Pt. 1 & 2 to IRO 9th Session location: 390/39/19/01
845 Jewish Affairs to Meeting of Council location: 390/39/19/02
846 Memo's to Miscellaneous location: 390/39/19/02
847 Motuzas, Anthony to Photo's location: 390/39/19/02
848 PICMME location: 390/39/19/02
849 Population to Provisional Plan
850 Reading File to Sheets location: 390/39/19/03
851 State Department to UNHCR location: 390/39/19/03
852 Various Incidents (Riots) to WRB Report loc: 390/39/19/03
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792 ONI-OSS-State Department location: 390/35/22/06
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796 "Review of Europe, Russia, and Middle East, prepared by Military Intelligence Division., These printed reports cover the period October 19, 1945-February 5, 1946, location: 90/35/11/06
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Arranged in two alphabetical subseries: 1) by Government office and 2) by agency and thereunder numerically. Boxes 815-846 location: 390/35/22/07
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This series consists of post-World War II interrogation reports of German military officers and other German leaders. Boxes 1-9 location: 390/35/15/06
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This paper describes methods for reasoning with missing, irrelevant and not applicable meta-values in the AQ attributional rule learning. The methods address issues of handling these values in datasets both for rule learning and rule testing. In rule learning, the presence of these values affects the extension-against generalization operator in star generation, and the rule matching operator. In rule testing, these values affect the execution of the rule matching operator. The presented methods have been implemented in the AQ21 learning program and tested on four datasets.


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Christian Bale shares interesting details about his character in 'Thor: Love and Thunder'
Thor: Love and Thunder' will have Christian Bale making his MCU debut as the antagonist Gorr, the god butcher
The Dark Knight star Christian Bale amazed fans as he revealed interesting details about his character in one of the most anticipated Marvel films, Thor: Love and Thunder.
Marvel fans have been excited about Bale joining the MCU as he takes on the role of Gorr, the god butcher in the film.
At the global virtual press conference, the film's lead cast including Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, and Natalie Portman spoke about their characters and more.
Bale who is particularly seen in a different get-up in the film spoke about taking on the role of Gorr and revealed how he first reacted to the same.
Considering how many physical transformations he has undergone in his career in the past, the actor said, "Loved it, you know, because you don't really know exactly what you're doing with a character like that. Until you see it completely, it's in your imagination. And we didn't have that long, you know, we talked about it during quarantine and, you know, in an abstract way. But then put it on, and it worked out all right."
Talking further about his character he added, "This was a pious man with tattoos and he's cut those off, and so would have all those scars. And that's when you really get to start playing with it and experiment as you film. You know, you discover it as you go."
During the press conference, Chris also noted that Christian Bale's Gorr is his favourite MCU villain.
Thor: Love and Thunder has been directed by Taika Waititi.


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van de Kamp, Linda. 2012. "Afro-Brazilian Pentecostal Re-formations of Relationships Across Two Generations of Mozambican Women." Journal of Religion in Africa 42(4):433-452.
Abstract: Scholars of Pentecostalism in Africa have repeatedly shown that this religion generally attracts younger generations who perceive the Pentecostal theology of liberation from the bonds of kinship, tradition, and elders as very powerful. This article contributes to the existing scholarly field by examining how different generations of working women and female students in Mozambique find the Afro-Brazilian Pentecostal teachings and practices attractive, particularly when it comes to reshaping their relationships with kin, (ancestral) spirits, and men. It considers how Afro-Brazilian Pentecostalism is helping both younger and older women to reorder their relationships. Drawing on the concept of heterotopia, the role of age is highlighted to demonstrate that Afro-Brazilian Pentecostalism actively seeks to erase important generational hierarchies and differences, turning them into spiritual issues that affect all women regardless of age or generation.
Abstract: Language ideological work on Protestantism has largely focused on how people engage in an intimate, immediate, and individualistic relationship with God, and the answer has been that they do so by sweeping away the debris—the history, the social relations, the sins, and the language—that keeps God at a distance. However, this focus has neglected the extent to which other Christian social formations play crucial roles in how Christians conceptualize their past, present, and future relationships to spiritual forces. In this article, I focus on Guhu-Samane (Papua New Guinea) discourses that circulate among Christians that their ethnic group is actually one of the Lost Tribes of Israel even as these same Christians denounce their own ego-centric genealogies as nothing more than histories of sinfulness. I argue that the renunciation of ego-centric genealogies and ego-centric pasts to create individual Christians depends upon the embrace of socio-centric genealogies and ethnic pasts to create the potential to be united Christians.


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Q: How can I rotate the gun barrel around it self but also to other directions? I want to make that the gun barrel is shooting around like out of control.
What I did so far is that the gun barrel will rotate around it self since I want to make it shooting while losing control but now how do I make it to rotate also on x and z so it will shoot all around ?

The script is attached to the parent Drone and now I'm rotating the gun barrel on Y only.
But I also want it to be rotate on X and Z so will shoot all around the place and not only forward.
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class Rotate : MonoBehaviour
{
    public Transform[] wings;
    public Transform[] propellers;
    public Transform gunBarrel;
    public float propellersSpinSpeed = 50;
    public float wingsSpinSpeed = 50;
    public float gunBarrelSpeed = 50;

    // Start is called before the first frame update
    void Start()
    {

    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        for(int i = 0; i < propellers.Length; i++)
        {
            propellers[i].Rotate(0, propellersSpinSpeed * Time.deltaTime, 0);
        }

        for(int i = 0; i < wings.Length; i++)
        {
            wings[i].Rotate(0, wingsSpinSpeed * Time.deltaTime, 0);
        }

        gunBarrel.Rotate(0, 30 * gunBarrelSpeed * Time.deltaTime, 0);
    }
}

At the bottom of the script I'm rotating the barrel on the Y. How can I make it now realistic by rotating the barrel also on x and z so it will shoot all around the place ? (The shooting part I will do later first I want to make the rotations).

A: My answer will be to simply randomize the values of the rotation:
public float gunBarrelSpeed = 10;
private void Update()
{
    float xRotation = Random.value;
    float yRotation = Random.value;
    float zRotation = Random.value;

    xRotation *= speed;
    yRotation *= speed;
    zRotation *= speed;
    gunBarrel.Rotate(xRotation, yRotation, zRotation);
}

Maybe you'll have to put some boundaries (cause I suppouse the gun will have it someone), but the idea is the same.

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Vigil by Hindus of DC on poll violence and total break down of law and order in West Bengal, India
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Vigil by Hindus of DC on poll violence and total break down of law and order in West Bengal, India (May-9-2021)
Hindus in Washington DC express deep concern and anguish over killing of Hindus, and burning of properties of Hindus by TMC goons and radical Islamic groups. The participants urged India's home minister and prime minister of India to take immediate action to restore law and order in the West Bengal state.
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Ground Reports on violence and failure of law and order in West Bengal under TMC – By SwapanDas Gupta (MP in Rajya Sabha)
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Swapan Dasgupta, former Rajya Sabha MP and an eminent member of the Bhartiya Janta Party who contested the recently concluded West Bengal state assembly polls today registered a formal complaint with the Tarakeswar police station on the targeted persecution of the BJP workers in the post-poll violence.
Dasgupta in his complaint to the police mentioned on record the names of all 260 victims, some of whom have been unable to return home after the TMC goons unleashed violence post their victory in the state.
Urging the officials to take necessary action, Dasgupta in his letter specified, "The houses and homes of BJP Karyakartas have been systematically targeted, looted and demolished. Several workers have been brutally attacked while others have been threatened of dire consequences. As a result hundreds of people have been rendered homeless and fled from Tarakeswar to save their lives."
The letter also mentioned that the list of 260 is not exhaustive but should act as a starting point to take necessary action.
Swapan Dasgupta has been consistently raising awareness about the post-poll violence that has unearthed the broken system of law and order in the state of West Bengal.
My experience at the camp…
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Shantiniketan Family Camp: Report by Madhurya Mahajan (9th Grade)
Have you ever been to a camp before? Well, even if you have, you probably have not been to one like Shantaniketan family camp organized by the VHP of America. This camp has something in store for everybody. For younger kids there are fun games and activities. For adults there are valuable lectures and sessions about subjects such as our Hindu Dharma.
The first night of camp, everyone comes in and gets registered. Once they are registered, they find their cabins and settle in. The first night is also when most people meet their old friends and make many more new ones. Everyone is tired. Light refreshments are served and then everybody goes to sleep.
The next morning, wake up is around at 6 o'clock. Everyone gets up and heads to the main hall to have the morning announcements and then head out for yoga/games. This early morning exercise gets everybody up and running for the busy day ahead. Once that's done, its time for breakfast.
After breakfast, there are learning sessions for the kids and lecture sessions for the adults. These lectures and classes help nourish the value and knowledge of Hindu dharma. Younger kids are taught the basic essentials and building blocks, while the older kids venture deeper and deeper into the meaning and force behind it. All while enjoying and having a great time.
Families also enjoy events such as the campfire. At the campfire, everybody gathers around in the woods around a big fire. They eat smores and sing till they can't anymore. After the campfire, everyone goes to bed for a good night's rest. They have a big day ahead of them.
My personal favorite (many can say this applies to them as well) is the Treasure Hunt. This is an event where 4 teams go around a large area, including the forest and hiking trails, in search of clues. When a team finds a clue, they have to answer a question in order to obtain the clue and its contents. Once they have found all the clues, they go back to the main hall to claim their victory. After a tiring hunt, everyone goes back to their cabins, shower, and get ready for a night filled with talent, singing, and dancing. Especially garbah and raas. Everyone has fun, and no one is left out. A live "band" plays and sings music for the garbah. After all are tired, everyone heads back to the cabins for a peaceful night's sleep.
The last day is still more exciting. Although everyone is leaving, there is still one thing that hasn't been played yet. That is jeopardy. On the last day, everyone gathers in the main hall for a game of jeopardy. Questions are written for people of all ages. There are questions for the adults, questions for the children, and questions for everyone in general. Once the game is done, it is time for everyone to say goodbye till next year. That means a whole year full of anticipation for next year's camp. It is a tedious wait, but completely worth its cause.
The Shantaniketan Family Camp is truly an amazing experience. The amount of fun and all that goes on can't even be put into words. Not even if anyone tried. The only way to really know what it is, is to experience it yourself.
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The events of Sept-11-2001 were a tragedy not just for the people of America, but for all freedom loving people around the world. What world saw on that day was horrific, but what happened later was even more painful… the empty seats at dinner table, orphans and childless parents. These tragic events stand as testimony to the pain and sufferings of millions of people around the world, affected by Islamic Fundamentalism and Terrorism throughout the ages.
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protest and memorandum submission at Embassy of Pakistan (DC)
August 16, 2013, Washington DC
Members of five different organizations, under the umbrella of Pakistan Human Rights Collective (PHRC) protested in front of the Embassy on Friday (August 16, 2013). Utsav Chakrabarti, the relations coordinator for the World Hindu Council of America submitted a memorandum to Mr. Shaikh Muhammad Umar, Counsellor Community Affairs (CA), Embassy of Pakistan in Washington DC, on behalf these organizations.
Quoting official census reports, Shivaram, one of the protesters said "When Pakistan was formed in 1947, the population of minorities was 24% including 18% of Hindus, now this population has reduced alarmingly to less than 2% and Hindus less than 1%".
( http://www.census.gov.pk/Religion.htm )
The story of Hindus in Pakistan is among the greatest untold tragedies of 20th century. More than 1/5th of population has simply disappeared without a voice and concern. And this persecution still continues to this date unchecked.
Jenica Wright, a human rights lawyer , who has worked with members of the minority community in Karachi said, "We, who belong to different social and human rights groups are very dismayed and sorry that no International forum has raised its voice against the violation of such serious human rights. It is not acceptable to any citizen of a democratic country, what is happening in Pakistan. Every person has the right to have a peaceful and respectful life. To register our protest, we are holding this demonstration at the Embassy of Pakistan on Wednesday, August 16th".
The members of the protest group strongly believed that Government of Pakistan needs to provide safety and security to its minority population and takes serious and swift action against the perpetrators of religious violence and violation of human rights of Hindus and other minorities. It is time that the nation of Pakistan demonstrates what its father of the nation proclaimed: … They (Hindus and other minorities) will enjoy the same rights and privileges as any other citizen…".
They demanded, that the perpetrators of forced conversion to Islam, that are being promoted by different Islamic leaders and associated seminaries, are swiftly brought to justice. The World Hindu Council of America is willing to offer religious and social education to these culprits, so as to promote respect and equality for all humans to the different communities of Pakistan.
Mahendra Sapa, also from the World Hindu Council, demanded that Pakistan takes steps to promote respect for Hindu religion in their education system, and all the historical monuments and settlements that form part of Pakistan's four millennia old history, are preserved and promoted.
Best Wishes for Holi
Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America wishes Happy Holi to all. We pray to Sri Vishnu Bhagawan on this occasion to protect his devotees like he protected 'Prahlad'; and bless us with happiness and make our life colorful.
Dates of festival in year 2015: is Mar-5-6 ( ). Hindu calendar dates: Kali Yug – 5011 (year); 'Jaya' (year name), Palguna (month name) Purnima
May all be auspicious, may all attain peace, let there be fullness and contentment all over, may all be blessed.
Om peace, peace, peace.
May the colors of Holi fill your life with brilliance, joy, friendship, acceptance, discipline and adherence to Truth!
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The Great Festival of Holi
Holi is a social festival. It is a festival of colors. Young and old, men and women all participate in this festival with remarkable energy and gusto. It is a national festival in which people from various regions and all segments of the society join the celebrations with fervor. In the southern part of the country it takes the form of "Kama" festival in honor of the God Kamadeva. Holi ushers the spring season (Vasant in Sanskrit) and is celebrated on the day of full moon in the month of March, which is Phalguna according to the Hindu Lunar calendar. On this occasion the children and young adults build a stack of sticks, grass and wood in the center of the town or village. A ceremony is performed to worship Holika and then the stack is set to fire. After the ceremony when the fire has died down, the people place the ashes on their forehead and the rest of the body while chanting Vedic mantras in honor of Shiva, Brahma, Vishnu and the Divine Mother. This is pre-eminently the spring festival of Bharat. The trees are smiling with their sprout of tender leaves and blooming flowers. With the harvest having been completed and the winter also just ended, it is pre-eminently a festival of mirth and merriment. Gulal (colored powder) is sprinkled on each other by elders and children, men and women, rich and poor alike. All superficial social barriers are pulled down by the all-round gaiety and laughter.
Spiritual and Social Significance of Holi
As in the case of all our festivals, Holi too has its plentiful share of spiritual significance. Fire is the symbol of yajna in which all our bodily desires and propensities are offered in the pure and blazing flame of spiritual enlightenment lit within our hearts. Since Vedic times this festival has been termed as a "Yagna" or a sacred offering that marks "renewal" or re–birth. The rotten, the decaying, the negative in us is respectfully and symbolically burnt, and then promptly replaced with new, vibrant, positive aspirations, feeling and resolutions (spring season). Half ripe and fully ripe grains and fruits from the farms are offered to the "sacred fire" and then accepted as prasad. In Vedic times this offering was known as Hola from where the name Holika originated. The Holi ceremony in a way is in honor of Lord Agni (Fire) as the "impartial witness," that reduces everything to its essence. In the presence of Agni, only the Truth survives and the untruth is destroyed. To celebrate this victory of virtue over cruelty and arrogance, fires are lit on the eve of Holi. People collect wood and pile it around a central pole. Some times a pot is filled with seeds and buried under the pole. The pole symbolizes Prahlad and the wood symbolizes Holika. The pole survives, whereas the wood is burnt to ashes. People also throw coconuts in the fire to help burn Holi. Holi is primarily a festival of enjoyment, fun and laughter. There is no fasting. People enact divine plays that Krishna played with the cowherd boys and girls.
Ther efore on this day people of all ages, classes and regions throw colored water at each other. People tease each other lovingly. They sing and shout, all of which is intended to symbolize the pranks that Krishna used to play on the cowherd girls. The boys are allowed to appropriate fuel of any kind for the fire, the woodwork of deserted house, fences and the like, and the owner never dares to complain. Horseplay is okay. Handfuls of red powder, mixed with glistening talc, are thrown about unto the balconies above and down on people below. Seen through this atmosphere of colored cloud, the frantic gestures of the throng, their white clothes and faces all stained with red and yellow patches, branches of peacock's feathers, artificial flowers and tinsel stars stuck in their rims form a beautiful spectacle. Thereafter follows mock fights between men and women conducted with perfect good humor on both sides.
In the evening the scene is totally different. Every body is washed, groomed, decked with new clothes, and ornaments. They visit their friends, relatives and other me mbers of the community, exchange gifts and embrace each other as brothers and sisters, mother and father, friend and teacher, king and subject.
In the great historical work of Mahabharat, it is mentioned that King Yudhistir, the oldest of the Pandavas, on advice from Sage Narada, granted safe haven for every citizen on the Holi day, such that every citizen big or small can freely sing, dance and be merry – laugh, play pranks on each other. Joyous laughter, singing, and chanting of Vedic mantras gets rid of the negative feelings and charges the community with positive thoughts and good will. People forget and forgive past differences, hatred and petty jealousies. All that is burnt in the fire and what remains is truth, love, affection, respect and goodwill. Like many other great social festivals of Bharat (India), Holi again and again binds the Bharatiya (Indian) community and nation into a harmonious, inter–related whole.
Agni – The Witness
The fire, Agni, is the witness, Sakshi. Why? Fire reduces everything to its essence, to its elemental form. In this case it reduces Holika to ashes – that is carbon, except for the small statue of Devi and Prahlad – that symbolizes the Truth. Only Truth remains. Satyameva Jayate. Bhakta Prahlad, a ten year old boy, is the symbol, the champion of Truth and Justice. He was like a single man opposition party against the tyrannies of his father. But he was unwavering in his commitment, in his devotion to Vishnu, his devotion to Truth. So what Holi teaches us is about complete faith in ones' self, in Vishnu. Do we have the courage of Bhakta Prahlad to stand for justice? The religious significance of the festival of Holi is to mark the burning of self-conceit, selfishness, greed, lust, hatred, in fact all the undesirable demoniac tendencies, propensities, thoughts and behaviors – the victory of righteous forces over demoniacal forces. Holi dhamaka in the morning is followed by everyone dressed impeccably and visiting each other. This signifies discipline or "Anushashan." We can have fun, take some small liberties and enjoy ourselves, but then we return to the norms, self control and observance of Maryayda.
Happy Ganesh Chaturthy
Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America wishes Happy Ganesh Chaturthy to all. We pray to Ganesh Bhagawan to remove all obstacles, and bless us all with success in all our activities and endeavors.
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Compared with GB/T 23296.17-2009, the main changes are as follows.
This standard specifies the gas chromatographic method for determining the migration of ethylenediamine and hexamethylenediamine in food contact materials and products.
This standard applies to the determination of migration of ethylenediamine and hexamethylenediamine in food contact materials and products.
3.1.1 Ethyl chloroformate (C3H5ClO2). Purity greater than 97%.
3.1.7 Anhydrous sodium sulfate (Na2SO4).
3.1.9 Ammonia. The concentration is 25% (mass fraction).
3.1.10 Reagents for preparation of water-based, acidic, alcoholic, oil-based food simulants. Conform to the provisions of GB 31604.1.
3.2.1 Water-based, acidic, alcoholic, oil-based food simulants. Operate according to the provisions of GB 5009.156.
3.2.2 Ammonia solution (3%, volume fraction). In a 250-mL Erlenmeyer flask, add.200 mL of water and 30 mL of 25% ammonia solution and mix.
3.2.3 Sodium hydroxide solution (5mol/L). Weigh 50.0g (accurate to 0.1g) of sodium hydroxide into a 250mL volumetric flask and make up to volume with water.
3.2.4 Acetic acid solution (4%, mass fraction). Weigh 40g (accurate to 0.1g) of glacial acetic acid into a 1L volumetric flask and dilute to volume with water.
3.2.5 Ethanol solution (10%, volume fraction). Measure 100mL anhydrous ethanol in a 1L volumetric flask and dilute with water.
3.2.6 Ethanol solution (95%, volume fraction). Measure 475mL absolute ethanol in a 500mL volumetric flask and dilute to volume with water.
3.3.2 hexamethylene diamine (C6H16N2, CAS number. 124-09-4), with a purity of >99%, or a standard that is certified by the state and granted a standard substance certificate.
Medium, use water to volume.
In the bottle, make up to volume with toluene.
The prepared stock solution can be stored in the dark at 5°C~20°C, and it is valid within 3 months.
3.5.1 glass bottles. 2mL, 10mL, caps with butyl rubber coated with PTFE or silicone rubber gasket.
3.5.3 Microsyringes. 10 μL and 25 μL.
4.1 Gas chromatograph. Hydrogen flame ionization detector and automatic data analysis software.
4.2 Analytical balance. Sensitivity 0.0001g and 0.01g.
To 10 mL glass vials, add 1 mL of water and 10 μL of a stock solution of propylene diamine, and add 0 μL, 1 μL, respectively.
Prepare a stock solution of hexamethylene diamine in water, cover and seal, and mix well. The obtained ethylenediamine concentrations in water were 0.00mg/L and 1.00mg/L respectively.
2.00 mg/L, 3.00 mg/L, 5.00 mg/L, 12.0 mg/L, and 24.0 mg/L; the hexamethylene diamine concentration was 0.00 mg/L, respectively.
Weigh 1g of oil-based food simulants (accurate to 0.01g) in 7 10mL glass vials and add 10μL to each glass vial.
The stock solution of propylene diamine in toluene was prepared by adding 0 μL, 1 μL, 2 μL, 3 μL, 5 μL, 12 μL, and 24 μL of toluene to ethylenediamine.
The ethylenediamine concentrations in oil-based food simulants were 0.00 mg/kg, 1.00 mg/kg, 2.00 mg/kg, and 3.00 mg/kg, respectively.
Ethylenediamine and hexamethylenediamine standard working solutions.
The food simulant test solution should be obtained from the migration test in accordance with the requirements of GB 31604.1 and GB 5009.156, and should be protected from light in the refrigerator.
The number of points) or iso-octane was used as an alternative to oil-based food simulants.
Prepare a stock solution of 10 μl water in propylene diamine, cover and seal, and mix well.
The stock solution of propylene diamine prepared by toluene, covered and sealed, and mixed well.
Accurately measure 1.0 mL of the ethanol solution (95%, volume fraction) obtained in the migration test into a 10 mL vial and add 10 μL of water.
The prepared propylene diamine stock solution was capped and sealed and mixed well.
Prepare liquid, seal and mix well.
Treat food simulants not in contact with food contact materials and products in accordance with 5.1.2.
Add 1 mL of ammonia solution (3%, volume fraction) to a glass bottle containing a water-based, acidic food, and alcohol-based food simulant test solution.
After stratification, transfer 1 mL of supernatant toluene solution into a 2 mL glass sample bottle, add a little anhydrous sodium sulfate, and take the supernatant liquid after centrifugation.
Chromatography analysis. Ethanol solution (95%, volume fraction) was treated according to the same procedure.
Add 5mL of ethyl ether and 1mL of acetic acid solution (4%, mass fraction) to the glass bottle containing the oil-based food simulant test solution.
Ether washing, ethylenediamine and hexamethylene diamine in the final oil-based food simulant test solution are extracted into the aqueous phase and derivatized according to the procedure of 5.2.1.
Add 1 mL of acetic acid solution (4%, mass fraction) to the glass bottle containing iso-octane test solution, seal, shake well, and stand for stratification.
Transfer the lower aqueous phase to a 10 mL glass vial with a pipette and repeat the extraction with 1 mL of acetic acid solution (4%, mass fraction).
Ethylenediamine and hexamethylenediamine were extracted into the aqueous phase and subjected to derivatization according to procedure 5.2.1.
Follow the procedure in 5.2 to treat the blank solution prepared in 5.1.3.
Instrument reference conditions are listed below.
g) Injection volume. 1 μL.
The standard working solution prepared in 5.1.1 is derivatized according to 5.2 and tested under the instrument parameters listed in 5.4.1.
See Appendix A for illustration.
The ratio of the peak area of the propanediamine derivative of the internal standard; according to the standard curve, the content of ethylenediamine or hexamethylenediamine in the sample solution is obtained.
The concentration of ethylenediamine or hexamethylene diamine in the sample solution is obtained from the standard curve, and the migration amount is calculated according to GB 5009.156 to obtain the food.