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14/11/2017 Updated 24/03/2020
In this issue we paytribute to our co-founder and Chief Executive David Jones. The presence at his funeral of so many former customers, representatives of the manufacturer, suppliers and colleagues, was a testimony the high esteem in which David was held. Of course, his spirit lives on in the company which he and my father Roger created 43 years ago, and he took great pride not only in its achievements, but also in its 'family firm'ethos.
Despite the technological and other advances made over the last four decades and more, this remains essentially a 'people business', and at Sparshatts we have some of the best. We turn the spotlight this time on Martin Kemsley, winner of an award that effectively singles him out as the UK's top Mercedes-Benz truck sales specialist, and bid farewell to Parts After Sales Representative Brian Payne, who is finally retiring after 50 years in the motor trade.
A Bridesmaid No More
After just missing out in each of the last three years, Sparshatts' Martin Kemsley has finally been crowned the UK's top Mercedes-Benz and FUSO Truck sales specialist. Martin won the prestigious Truck Sales Member of the Year title at the manufacturer's latest celebration of Dealer excellence, where colleague Kevin Haynes won a Diamond award and Sparshatts also carried off the Truck Sales team trophy. These achievements reflect superb performances in 2016. Marlin, pictured below with guest presenter Rachel Riley, from Channel 4's Countdown, served a technician's apprenticeship in Sparshatts' Sittingbourne workshop, before moving into sales in 2006, as a FUSO Canter sales executive. He sold more than 150 vehicles last year and, crucially, supplied more individual customers than any of his counterparts.
"I've always focused on the ones and twos, so an order for 19 Actrosfrom Gills Aggregates, of Gravesend, was a real coup," recalls Martin. "Having been a runner-up so often in the past, l should have worn a wedding dress to the awards event rather than a tuxedo," he jolted, "just to emphasise that l'm a bridesmaid no longer." Marlin had more cause to celebrate as this issue went to press, after his partner Nicola Dainter - who works for telematics specialist Fleetboard - gave birth to their first child, daughter Kira-Fay.
James Takes The Helm
The team at Sparshatts Truck & Van, Ashford, have a new Site & Service Manager - but there's not much he doesn't already know about the branch. James Sparshatt, left, a grandson of co-founder Roger, and son of After Sales Director Mark, started out with the family business in 2005, as a 16-year-old apprentice technician. He has since worked at Ashford as a Service 24h technician, Shift Supervisor, Technical Specialist and, most recently, Workshop Controller. "ln fact," he says, "there aren't many
jobs in this building that l haven't done over the years."
James is being supported in his new role by Gareth Law, a former classmate at the town's North School, who joined Sparshatts three years ago from a Swedish truck manufacturer's local Dealer, and has been promoted to Workshop Controller. "We're flat out
after taking on a new contract earlier this year to maintain a fleet of Stagecoach minibuses," says James. "But I've inherited a first-rate team and am thoroughly enjoying my new job." James is not the only representative of the Sparshatts 'clan's' third generation to work for the company; sister Kimberley is a Service Reception Supervisor at Dartford, while Rhianna
and Declan Gogerly, step-children of Dealer Principal Andrew Sparshatt, are employed at Sittingbourne as, respectively, a Credit Controller and Paintshop Supervisor.
Aim High, Go Low
Mercedes-Benz has made the best x4 tipper chassis even better by introducing a version with reduced cab height. So says Lime Logistics Transport Manager Dave Dixon of its new, lower Arocs 3240. The truck has a ClassicSpace M-cab with 320mm engine tunnel, whereas its other Mercedes-Benz eight-wheelers have 170mm tunnels. As a result, it sits six inches lower, and offers a 14% improvement in direct vision. The lowered cab can also help when the muscular 32-tonner is working at concrete, asphalt and bagging plants where height may be an issue, while its more closely spaced three steps help to reduce driver fatigue.
Lime Logistics operates from Sittingbourne, West Hythe and Tonbridge, and has been forging ahead strongly. Supplied by Sparshatts Truck & Van, its latest Arocs has joined a fleet of 28 double-drive tippers and tractor units dominated by the three-pointed star. Mr Dixon confirms: "We'll definitely be going for the reduced height version from now on. Ground clearance is still very good but it's easier for the driver to maintain three points of contact when climbing in and out ofthe cab, and being that bit lower also gives them a better angle for pedestrian and cyclist observation."
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A Part Well Played
More than 50 years after he began his career in the motor trade, Brian Payne is finally calling it a day. Parts After Sales Representative Brian has worked for Sparshatts Truck & Van since 2007, when it acquired the Tunbridge Wells-based Kent & Sussex Truck Centre, a successor to former Commer and Dodge dealer J Rawson [Trucks], which he joined in 1978.
ln his current role, from which he retires shortly before Christmas, Brian has spent his days visiting operators to promote the benefits of Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts supplied by Sparshatts. "lt's a job I've done for a longtime and which I've always enjoyed," he says. "I've known and worked with a lot of local operators down the years, some of which are no longer in business, and l'm sure I'll miss it. But I started work when l was 15, and l'm 67 now, so it's time to go. Brian jokes that he is looking forward to spending more time with the love of his life... his Harley Davidson motorcycle. He has also bought and plans to restore an old camper van. As for wife Maggie: "l don't think she's looking forward to my retirement at all," he laughs.
Mercer 'On The Up'
Mercer Scaffolding has climbed to the next level by investing in its first Mercedes-Benz trucks. Supplied by Sparshatts Truck & Van, all three have ClassicSpace cabs — two are 26-tonne Arocs 2530s with factory-fitted benches behind the two front seats, the third is a i5-tonne Atego 1518. Family-run Mercer Scaffolding operates from headquarters in Longfield. Executive Consultant Daniel Clark explains: "The business has experienced year-on-year growth so we can now invest more in the qualityof our fleet.
Some of our competitors and industry friends swear by their Mercedes-Benz trucks, which helped to confirm we were making the right move." The firm also runs a tractor unit but the construction-specification Arocs are its biggest rigids yet. "Their higher payloads mean we can transport nearly 16 tonnes of equipment, which is proving very useful in terms of operational flexibility" says Mr Clark. "The fact that the cabs accommodate a crew of five scaffolders in safety and comfort also means we don't have to send a separate vehicle. Meanwhile, the Atego's carrying capacity is not much lower than that of an 18-tonner, yet it's significantly smaller and can get in and out of some tight places in London."
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He currently serves as Music Director and Composer at Bungie and is a co-founder of the record label and music production company Sound Chemistry. His work can be heard in video games, records, film and television, including Destiny, Fargo (2014), Banshee, CSI: Miami, and Entourage. He is the recipient of several awards, including an ASCAP Composer's Choice Award, four Primetime Emmy nominations, and three M.P.S.E. Golden Reel Awards.
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Cybage named a 'Leader' in IAOP® 2013 Global Outsourcing 100
Cybage, an emerging global leader in the product engineering and IT-services space, has been named among Global Outsourcing Top 100 service providers in the 'Leaders' category, by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®). Cybage has received this recognition for the fifth year in a row. The companies were judged on four critical characteristics: size and growth, customer references, organizational competencies, and management capabilities. IAOP acknowledged Cybage's key strength in the leader's category was in its management capabilities.
As part of the honors, Cybage has also been recognized as 'Top list climbers year to year'. In addition, Cybage has featured in various sub-categories, namely: 'By industry focus - Best 5 companies – Hospitality', 'By industry focus - Best 10 leaders – Entertainment and Media', 'By industry focus - Best 20 leaders – Retail and Consumer Goods', and 'By service area - Best 20 leaders R&D services'. This endorses Cybage's relentless focus on delivering high quality software development and maintenance services to its clients in the industry verticals of Hospitality, Media and Entertainment, Retail, and Product Engineering Services in the UK, US, and European markets.
"We are extremely pleased and honored to be ranked for the fifth consecutive time in the Global Outsourcing 100 rankings by IAOP® and to be featured in various sub-categories. These honors stand testimony to the company's competence and excellence as a leading global offshore product engineering service provider," says Amit Gajwani, Senior Vice President, Business Development.
The Global Outsourcing 100 and its sub-lists are essential references for companies seeking new and expanded relationships with the best companies in the industry. The lists include companies from around the world that provide the full spectrum of outsourcing services—not just information technology and business process outsourcing, but also facility services, real estate and capital asset management, manufacturing, and logistics.
The Global Outsourcing 100 for service providers is composed of both today's known leaders and tomorrow's rising stars. The judging category of Leader or Rising Star is based on size criteria, which is a combination of yearly revenue and employee numbers set by the judging panel. The groups are judged separately. The final ranked list is composed of the top 75 Leaders and top 25 Rising Stars. The evaluation criteria is weighted to ensure that small to mid-size companies have as much of a chance to be selected as a large, recognized name. Consultants and advisors applying to the World's Best Outsourcing Advisors list are judged together as a single list.
"As applicants continually raise the bar and as the outsourcing industry continues to grow and mature in many markets, competition is tougher," said Jag Dalal, Chief Advisor Thought Leadership, IAOP and Chairman of the judges' panel. "Being named as a leader in the Global Outsourcing 100 is a great achievement, particularly given the strong competition, and we are proud to recognize Cybage for their excellence."
Cybage Software Pvt. Ltd. is an SEI-CMMI Level 5 Ver. 1.3 and ISO 27001 certified software services company, headquartered in Pune, India. Employing more than 4300 IT professionals globally, the company has development centers in Pune, Hyderabad, and Gandhinagar along with international offices in North America, UK, and Europe. Cybage has its presence in diverse industry verticals such as Media & Entertainment, Travel & Hospitality, Retail, Healthcare, and Telecom to name a few. To know more about Cybage, visit www.cybage.com.
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Q: Spring Boot session is not created in Azure When we deploy our Spring Boot app to Azure Web App, the JSESSIONID cookie is not created, and it looks like there is no session at all.
This is our Spring Security session config:
private void setSessionManagement(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
        http.sessionManagement()
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                .sessionFixation()
                .migrateSession()
                .sessionCreationPolicy(SessionCreationPolicy.ALWAYS)
                .invalidSessionStrategy(invalidSessionStrategy);
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    }

When we run in locally in Docker/IntelliJ, it is created. Besides this, I have already set the ARR affinity 'On' under the Configuration > General settings, but still no luck.
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Found the issue, we had to update Spring Boot: 2.3.5.RELEASE -> 2.5.4

A: I am tried with latest Spring Boot version 2.5.4 I am not getting any issue. I can see the JSESSIONID cookie has created.
Seems like the some session issues has been fixed in the update. Release v2.5.4 · spring-projects/spring-boot
I hope your issue has fixed with latest version.

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Doctoral Degrees (Music)
From the ladder to the mountain : Arnold Schoenberg's religious odyssey.
Shapiro, Roseline.
The study traces Arnold Schoenberg's spiritual journey as he moves from his oratorio Die Jakobsleiter, through his nonmusical drama Der biblische Weg to the opera Moses und Aron. These works span the years from approximately 1915 to 1933, the period which coincides not only with Schoenberg's religious shift from Lutheranism to Judaism but also with the appearance of his early dodecaphonic works. It is argued that the works of this period, the religious shift and his conception of twelve-tone serialism are all deeply and inextricably connected. This study, with support from Schoenberg's writings, postulates that twelve tone serialism, the technique with which the name of Schoenberg is associated, was not an inevitable solution to the chromatic saturation of musical composition at the end of the nineteenth century, but that it was shaped by the composer's spiritual needs and by the fact that he lived in Europe during one of the most turbulent periods of her history. The dissertation approaches the topic from the perspective of Schoenberg, the assimilated Jewish artist in late-Romantic Vienna, who moves through various stages of eclectic religious beliefs, arriving finally at an acceptance of the monotheistic concept of the Jewish God. Various correspondences emerge between Schoenberg's religion and his music: the artist/genius as prophet whose mission it is to elevate the people; the idea of progress and the artist's obligation to create new art; the God Idea and prayer as it relates to the musical Idea (the Gedanke) and ultimately the idea of One God, the Mosaic Law and the Twelve-tone Row.
Doctoral Degrees (Music) [21]


Senior members of Newcastle's legal community joined with Federal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon today to call for a replacement judge to address the 'dire' overload at the Newcastle Registry of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia.
Ms Claydon stated that the Newcastle Registry has been down a senior judge for two months since the former Judge Matthew Myers was appointed to the Australian Law Reform Commission's inquiry into Indigenous incarceration.
"The Newcastle Registry is now close to a crisis point, with people having to wait months, if not years, for resolutions to their Family Circuit Court matters," Ms Claydon said.
Retired Federal Circuit Court Judge Giles Coakes said it is the responsibility of the Australian Government to provide appropriate and efficient judicial and court services to the people of the Newcastle Hunter region.
"It is something that residents not only deserve but to which they are entitled and need increasingly," Judge Coakes said.
President of the Hunter Valley Family Legal Practitioners Association Christopher White reiterated the urgency of the situation, saying Attorney-General George Brandis had expressly stated the vacancy would be resolved in consultation with the Court.
"To date, and despite the calls of the local family law profession, it is apparent the Attorney General has failed to take any proactive steps on the part of the Commonwealth Government to replace Judge Myers," Mr White said.
"The Newcastle Registry of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia deals with some of the most complex cases in Australia. These cases often involve children who are at serious risk of harm following the breakdown of a family. In many cases which are before the Court, children have been exposed to extreme family violence, drug and alcohol abuse and significant mental ill-health on the part of one or both of their parents.


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Download iOS 9 GM, iOS 9.1 Beta 1 For iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
By Paul Morris | September 10th, 2015
Apple has just released iOS 9 GM (Golden Master) and iOS 9.1 beta 1. The download links are now live for all supported iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices.
The introduction of the GM version, which represents the final release before the software hits public devices, follows on from the iOS 9 beta 5 seed released back at the beginning of August. There have been a lot of discussion about whether or not we would see a sixth seed of iOS 9 in its pre-release form, but today's Golden Master availability has put that rumor to rest. The download links are live and ready, and we have you covered right here.
This will likely be the build which will be released to public next week on September 16, ahead of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus launch.
Rather than entirely reinventing the wheel, the release of iOS 9 concentrates predominantly on stabilizing the functionality introduced with iOS 8, but also brings with it a number of evolutionary feature upgrades that will definitely appeal to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners.
Apple has also released iOS 9.1 beta 1 today, which will likely ship when the new iPad Pro ships next month.
So what exactly do those installing today's GM copy of iOS 9 have to look forward to? Apple is attempting to market iOS 9 as providing "a better experience with every touch". Newly implemented multitasking features for iPad users will really help individuals get the most out of Apple's latest tablet hardware. There's also dramatic improvements to Siri, including Proactive Assistant, that allows the company's digital assistant to do more than ever before. Perhaps most importantly, Apple has focused a lot of attention and resources towards stabilizing the foundation of the platform, the result of which, is a faster more reliable experience that increases battery life and security. For a full list of features on what's new in iOS 9, check out our post: Apple iOS 9 Announced: Features, Release Date And More. You can also check out our hands-on with iOS 9 here: iOS 9 Beta Features: Hands-On Video Walkthrough.
Both iOS 9 Golden Master seed and iOS 9.1 beta 1 are available to download immediately, directly through Apple's Developer Program website. Registered members are invited to access their accounts and choose the correct IPSW file pertaining to their individual device. Apple's iOS 9 support same devices as iOS 8: iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPhone 4s, iPad Air 2, iPad Air 1, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 1, iPad 4, iPad 3, iPad 2, iPod touch 6 and iPod touch 5. And of course iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPad Pro and iPad mini 4 will also be supported once released.
As always, we'll be digging into the Golden Master seed and iOS 9.1 beta 1 to see if there's anything that's new and noteworthy with this particular release. Developers should also know that a new Xcode 7 GM is also being seeded right now, and should reflect the final changes before it is officially launched via the App Store.
We'll keep you informed whenever the final iOS 9 release becomes available on the 16th of September, so stay tuned to our coverage.
Also check: Download iOS 9 GM And Install On iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 5s, 5c, 5, 4S, iPad, iPod touch [Tutorial].
Jimmy Williams
Will iOS9 be enough to get me unjailbreak and move me off 8.4? I'm still on the fence.
Tim M
I guess it would depend on the device you're using
Simos805
When apple will release the next iOS 9 public beta or GM public beta??
Good point. I'm on an iPhone 6. I tried the first couple betas when they came out but some of my fitness apps didn't work so I had to revert and ended up JB to get my favorite functions like iFioe to setup kb shortcuts and a 5-row kb. So tempted, but time will tell.
noahgoa
The final release for the public is coming out on the 16th.
Wait to see if the k33n jailbreak team succeeds. They did say they would jailbreak 9.1, not 9.0. I'd just say wait for now. 😉
I mean when apple will release the next Public beta for public beta testers, not the public release.
Oh I'm not sure then.
Thanks for the heads up. I wasn't aware of that. Appreciate all the help here!
9.1 public beta is out. 😉


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Raynham honors a hero killed in Afghanistan in '06
Published May 31, 2011 in The Boston Globe, page B3
Townspeople dedicated a signpost in the center of Raynham yesterday to honor Sergeant First Class Jared Monti, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2006.
Monti's father said Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and about 200 residents gathered outside of the First Congregational Church on South Main Street for an hourlong dedication ceremony that paid tribute to the 1994 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School graduate, appropriately held on Memorial Day.
The townspeople and Raynham Veterans' Services made arrangements for the monument, which displays Monti's name, the phrase "Fallen Heroes," and the Medal of Honor. The sign sits at the intersection of four main streets.
"The pride that they had in doing it was just fantastic," said his father, Paul Monti.
Monti was killed in June 2006 when he attempted to rescue a wounded comrade during a firefight in Afghanistan, on his fifth tour of duty during his 12-year military career. In 2009, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his efforts.
Since then, his father has organized events through the SFC Jared C. Monti Memorial Scholarship Fund. Because the Raynham signpost and ceremony were efforts of the town, Paul Monti found yesterday's events especially touching. "That was a really emotional part, and the real heartwarming part because this little town has adopted my son as their own," he said.
Also yesterday, a plaque at City Hall Plaza in Brockton was dedicated to Army Captain Anthony Palermo Jr., who was killed in Iraq in 2007.
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Dog missing from shelter is found after police get a tip
A 9-year-old Shih Tzu has been returned to the MSPCA-Angell facility after it was allegedly taken Sunday afternoon, officials said.
A staff member noticed the dog, Bella, was missing Sunday afternoon and reported her stolen to Boston police, spokesman Rob Halpin said in a statement.
A visitor who was at the facility in Jamaica Plain on Sunday called and reported having seen a woman with a dog fitting Bella's description in her bag, said Amanda Kennedy, director of the center's Animal Care and Adoption Center.
With the help of the tip and surveillance video, police were able to identify a suspect.
Boston and Malden police went to the woman's house in Malden and found Bella. The investigation is ongoing, and no additional details have been released.
Kennedy said Bella was in stable condition when she was returned.
"We're just so thrilled to have her back," she said. "She seems happy to be back."
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Mass. 7th-grader competes in National Geographic Bee
Published May 25, 2011 in The Boston Globe MetroDesk Blog
Plainville seventh-grader Karthik Karnik competed in the final round of the National Geographic Bee today against nine other geography whizzes from across the country.
While he didn't finish in the top three, Karnik, 13, was among the seven other finalists who won $500 in the contest, which was held in Washington, D.C., and moderated by "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek.
The top three won college scholarships of $25,000, $15,000, and $10,000. The top finisher was Tine Valencic, 13, of Texas, who will also get a lifetime subscription to National Geographic magazine and a trip to the Galapagos Islands.
Karnik had won the title of 2011 Massachusetts National Geographic Bee Champion earlier this year.
The contest is scheduled to air over four nights beginning June 13 at 6:30 p.m. on the National Geographic Channel, the company said in a statement.
Posted in MetroDesk Blog, The Boston Globe
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56,000 flags to mark veterans' graves
Published on May 25, 2011 in The Boston Globe, page B14
The first Veterans Day after his son was killed in Afghanistan, Paul Monti visited the grave of Sergeant First Class Jared Monti at Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, with plastic American flags in hand.
When Monti asked why none of the graves had flags, even for the holiday, he learned flags were restricted from the grounds because they interfered with maintenance.
"They didn't allow flags on individual graves, and that made me quite upset," he said.
Monti spent four years trying to reverse the rule, and this Memorial Day, he and a group of volunteers plan to place 56,000 flags on the graves at the cemetery, he said.
Somewhere between 1,000 and 2,000 people are expected to join Monti on Saturday to place the small $1 flags.
"I think I'll probably be elated once I see it done, but in a somber sort of way," he said. "We are honoring the dead; and these people served their country, and they deserve at least a little respect."
Before Monti and volunteers distribute the flags, they plan to hold a ceremony at noon to honor the veterans. There may be short speeches, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the national anthem, but he isn't planning anything extravagant.
"We want to keep it kind of simple – this is something being done by the people, not being done by politicians or anything," he said of the ceremony.
Volunteers are welcome.
Jared Monti won the Medal of Honor for heroism when his patrol was attacked in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan in 2006. He was shot and killed while moving fellow soldiers from gunfire and saved a man who suffered a gunshot wound.
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Lawrence officer rescues man who jumped 60 feet from Merrimack bridge
A Lawrence police officer rescued a man who jumped off a bridge and fell 60 feet into the Merrimack River on Sunday night, officials said.
Officer Joseph Padellaro plucked Julio Santiago, 21, from the water, Police Chief John Romero said.
Santiago had been texting his ex-girlfriend indicating he was going to commit suicide, Romero said. She called police, who were dispatched to all three bridges in the area.
Officers found Santiago on the Central Bridge and tried to speak with him, but he jumped anyway.
"That's a tough bridge to survive because of the water current there and it's so cold," Romero said.
Police were stationed along the riverbank and tried to send out flotation devices but could not retrieve Santiago. Padellaro was the last officer stationed along the river, and jumped into the water to grab Santiago, Romero said.
Padellaro was able to grab Santiago's belt and bring him to shore, where Lawrence firefighters and an ambulance were able to treat Santiago.
He was taken to Lawrence General Hospital for treatment and evaluation. Though Santiago's current condition is unknown, Romero said he didn't believe the injuries were serious.
New exhibit to introduce some fearsome new friends
Published on May 22, 2011 in The Boston Globe, page B3
Along the Charles River, eight workers have spent the past two weeks trying to bring dinosaurs back to life.
Eight trucks arrived at the Museum of Science two weeks ago, packed with dinosaur tracks, skeletons, and other artifacts that will make up the museum's newest exhibit. The exhibit, called "Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries," which will also include life-size mechanized dinosaurs, is scheduled to open June 5.
"We've got a really good start on the more structural aspects of the exhibit, and now we're really getting into finishing up details and getting everything prepped for the artifacts to be installed," said Shana Hawrylchak, a senior temporary exhibit coordinator for the museum.
The exhibit, which helps explain how dinosaurs walked, traveled, and formed herds, has been put up at museums across the country over the past six years.
It first opened in 2005 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and is based on research by several of its paleontologists.
"We've been looking forward to this for a few years now," said Paul Fontaine, vice president of education at the Museum of Science. "What's really exciting about this exhibit is that everybody knows about dinosaurs, but this exhibit has a lot of new information."
The range of information is presented through replicas of dinosaur skeletons, mechanical dinosaurs, and an array of artifacts, images, and videos.
"I think one of the things that makes an exhibit like this challenging is it has a lot of different aspects to it," Hawrylchak said.
Reconstructing the dinosaurs, each of which weighs more than 3,000 pounds, was an "elaborate process," she said. The model skeletons arrived in sections that had to be assembled.
"We had about six or seven guys operating crank lifts and hoisting the pieces into position," she said. Others bolted the parts together.
Currently about three-fifths of the exhibit is assembled. Four more workers will join the team this week to help set it up. A few others will focus on lighting and audiovisual aspects, said Hawrylchak.
Mark Norell was the curator of the exhibit when it opened in New York, and his research is included.
The most eye-grabbing part, he said in a phone interview from the American Museum of Natural History, is the diorama room, which shows dinosaurs in their natural environment by recreating what northeast China looked like 130 million years ago.
"The first thing you notice is it looks like a forest today," said Norell, who is also the chairman and curator of the Division of Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History. "The animals are a little peculiar, but at the same time are a little familiar."
Hawrylchak and her crew have been working on creating the detailed room for the past week. So far they have completed the structure. This week, they will add foliage and insects.
The exhibit will run until Aug. 21 and will be free with Exhibit Halls admission.
Fontaine predicted that it will have wide appeal.
"Kids are going to love it because of things like the mechanical dinosaurs," he said. "But even for me to stand next to an accurate, full-size Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton – it makes you kind of glad you live now and not 65 million years ago."
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Six Catholic priests to be ordained today
Published May 21, 2011 in The Boston Globe, page B11
Six men will be ordained to the priesthood today and celebrate their first Masses as priests at separate churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston tomorrow, the archdiocese announced.
"It's really one of the great moments each year that we have as an archdiocese and as a church that we celebrate," said Terrence C. Donilon, the archdiocese's secretary for communications.
Though nationally the number of men who want to become priests has dropped, the number being ordained in Boston has nearly doubled since 2003 under Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, said Donilon.
The six men are a good number "for the current day and age that we live in," Donilon said. "It's admirable, it's courageous, and at a time when society is so conflicted on so many issues, that these people have decided to follow in the footsteps of Christ, we look to them as our spiritual leaders."
John Anthony D'Arpino, Michael Joseph Farrell, Sean Patrick Hurley, Andrew Taegon Kwang Lee, Mark William Murphy, and Carlos David Suarez will become priests in the two-hour ceremony.
"Each of them have their own particular story," said the Rev. Dan Hennessey, vocation director for the Archdiocese of Boston. "All of them will be great priests."
The ordination Mass is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Washington Street in Boston.
"The ordination of these six men to the priesthood is a moment of great joy for our archdiocese," O'Malley said in a statement yesterday. "Through the gift of the priestly vocation, the church can continue to carry on the saving ministry of Jesus Christ. We are blessed by the commitment and faithful devotion of our priests here in the Archdiocese of Boston."
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Interesting article today about who a spanish property developer (Martinsa Fadesa) modified some ledger account postings in order to show profits in 2007 instead of the real loses.
For example a land valued at 336.000 euros was posted at a false value of 65 million euro. A 19.000 % increase!
Said that some land was overvalued by 19,000% Sorry to say it but I told you so when they went into administration. Seems as though there were some "bent" accountants too.
This is creative accountancy. The oldest book in the trade. It was the responsibility of the Auditors to have queried the valuations of the land the work in progress, finished units etc.
If this happens to be the case the shareholders & creditors should be suing the Auditors for negligence or fraud if the auditors were in cahoots.
Katy: For what its worth over/under valuation does not affect the buyer.
Generally speaking the valuation is done for the Banks for lending or for the audited accounts in order that a fair view of the company assets could be ascertained.
In, my experience when a company goes down. Its for reason that they are insolvent & cannot meet their day to day financial commitment.
The, only exception that I have come across was in the 80s with the Liquidation of a bank called BCCI, where everybody was paid in addition to lawyers & Liquidators creaming off, ten of millions of Pounds.
This was a political decision and no relevance to solvency.
It affects the buyer if they have paid 30% deposit and have become a creditor. Won't be much money in the kitty with those overstated assets.
If the banks have any assets the first charge holder normally the Bank will get their hands on it first i.e. they would be secured creditors. So if the bank has lent £100 on asset that was valued as £200. Than it turned out that the value was say £75, the bank as secured lender will lose out due to under valuation.
When I & you buy & put down our 30%, we don't ask for banks asset valuation & even though these valuations are historic & we are not secured creditors.
However you put it do you think the buyers who have an uncompleted apartment or one not even started will get any money back?
Katy, the truth of the matter is they will not get anything as they unsecured creditors. Technically speaking over/under valuation is no relevance to the buyer. The one who will directly be affected and I repeat directly is the Bank.


I had the pleasure of being introduced to the extraordinary paper sculptures of Suhail Shaikh of France via email. He is a self-taught paper artist with seemingly limitless talent who works from time to time with Isabelle Borchgrave, the Belgian artist who creates elaborate historical costumes from paper.
...and many are representations of the natural world.
"Not only is white ethereal, simple and pure aspects come through, but one also identifies the paper sheet, thus the starting point (as compared to the paper sheet being hidden behind paint). Also the forms are best seen with the light and shadow playing on white."
"Sheet paper is my material of choice (as compared to papier maché, for example) and I see no limit to the forms or the scale it may attain. Feeling the weight, the fibre, the resistance, the finish, one knows instinctively how far each different grade can be pushed."
"When I was a little boy in India, my grandmother helped me make my own toys from scratch. Paper and cardboard recovered from discarded packaging was easy, fun and quick to manipulate. From making my own toys, I moved on to making detailed model airplanes."
Paper My Wings is Suhail's blog devoted to his lifelong fascination with flight and the resultant hobby of building planes from paper and whatever odd bits he could find. His collection of painted model planes needs to be seen to be believed, and of course many of the modern, white sculptures he makes today reflect this love of flying.
Suhail's work is on display through January 24, 2014 in a joint exhibition with artist Acko Laurinn at the Jean Cocteau Cultural Centre in Les Lilas, Seine Saint Denis, France.
See many more paper sculptures on his blog, Paper My Wishes.
Awesome Paper Sculpture !! They are mesmerizing..
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for introducing me to his art.
Oh, my. I love his work!
OH! Truly exquisite; I enjoyed this post so much; well done to the creator, you're so talented and patient with your craft to achieve such beautiful pieces from white paper; love it!
Each piece looks like a dream.Perfect and delicate , so very inspiring.
Simply breathtaking. Work like this makes me realize I have no patience at all!
what beauty, thank you for introducing me to his world.


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AM> Vol.3 No.6, June 2012
Adaptive Lag Synchronization of Lorenz Chaotic System with Uncertain Parameters
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Yanfei Chen, Zhen Jia, Guangming Deng
College of Science, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, China.
The paper discusses lag synchronization of Lorenz chaotic system with three uncertain parameters. Based on adaptive technique, the lag synchronization of Lorenz chaotic system is achieved by designing a novel nonlinear controller. Furthermore, the parameters identification is realized simultaneously. A sufficient condition is given and proved theoreticcally by Lyapunov stability theory and LaSalle's invariance principle. Finally, the numerical simulations are provided to show the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed method.
Lag Synchronization; Adaptive Technique; Uncertain Parameters; Lorenz Chaotic System
Y. Chen, Z. Jia and G. Deng, "Adaptive Lag Synchronization of Lorenz Chaotic System with Uncertain Parameters," Applied Mathematics, Vol. 3 No. 6, 2012, pp. 549-553. doi: 10.4236/am.2012.36083.
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Q: Netlify CMS isn't including the hyphen when saving as .yaml format I'm using Gatsby with gatsby-plugin-netlify-cms to add Netlify CMS to the website, netlify-cms-backend-fs to allow Netlify CMS to work in development mode using the file system instead of a remote repo, and gatsby-transformer-yaml to transform the yaml file so it can be accessed via GraphQL queries.
Here's the relevant code:
// src/cms/cms.js
import CMS from "netlify-cms-app";

/** Netlify CMS config */
const config = {
  load_config_file: false,
  media_folder: "static/img",
  public_folder: "img",
  collections: [
    {
      label: "Business Details",
      name: "business",
      files: [
        {
          label: "Contact Information",
          name: "contactInfo",
          file: "data/business.yaml",
          fields: [
            { label: "Title", name: "title" },
            { label: "Business Name", name: "name" },
            { label: "Phone Number", name: "phone" },
            { label: "Email", name: "email" }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
};

/** Change to file system backend for development  */
if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development") {
  const FileSystemBackend = require("netlify-cms-backend-fs");
  config.backend = {
    name: "file-system",
    api_root: "/api"
  };
  config.display_url = "http://localhost:8000";
  CMS.registerBackend("file-system", FileSystemBackend);
} else {
  config.backend = {
    backend: {
      name: "test-repo" // To be changed to repo when ready for deployment
    }
  };
}

CMS.init({ config });

I'm able to access the Netlify CMS dashboard, create a new entry, and publish it. However when it's published, the content of data/business.yaml is:
title: Business Details
name: My Business Name
phone: 555-5555
email: me@example.com

This should instead be formatted as (note the hyphen and indentation):
- title: Business Details
  name: My Business Name
  phone: 555-5555
  email: me@example.com

The result of this is that I'm unable to query this data using:
query MyQuery {
  allBusinessYaml {
    edges {
      node {
        email
        name
        phone
      }
    }
  }
}

as allBusinessYaml doesn't exist.
This error is resolved if I manually change the data/business.yaml file to the correct format with hyphens and indentation.
I've tried setting the widget as object or list, and have tried explicitly setting format and extension to yaml however that doesn't solve the issue either. e.g.
const config = {
  load_config_file: false,
  media_folder: "static/img",
  public_folder: "img",
  collections: [
    {
      label: "Business Details",
      name: "business",
      files: [
        {
          label: "Contact Information",
          name: "contactInfo",
          file: "data/business.yaml",
          format: "yaml",
          extension: "yaml",
          widget: "list", // NOTE: I've also tried using "object" here
          fields: [
            { label: "Title", name: "title" },
            { label: "Business Name", name: "name" },
            { label: "Phone Number", name: "phone" },
            { label: "Email", name: "email" }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
};

What am I doing wrong here?

A: Netlify CMS doesn't yet support top level lists - here's the issue to follow: https://github.com/netlify/netlify-cms/issues/531


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The hosts' self-awareness has been an underlying theme on Westworld. Do the hosts understand who and what they are? Does it matter? What, exactly, separates them from humans? It was just revealed that a long-held theory was true, and Bernard is actually a host. But does Bernard know he's a robot on Westworld? He was definitely shocked when he first found out, but will Ford allow him to keep this information?
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River gravel, which lays on the bottom of the stream and pond area, is the home for colonies of beneficial bacteria. This bacteria breaks down and eliminates harmful toxins in the water that are visible – toxins such as ammonia, that is released from fish waste and dead plants, or other organisms. After the water travels through the stream and pond area, it is pulled back into the skimmer and repeats the cycle.
These are great for customers who do not want a pond… just a waterfall and stream.
Virtually maintenance free! Simply refill the reservoir every few weeks or add a water fill valve in the vault to compensate for water loss due to evaporation.
This alternative allows for the creation of a waterfall and stream without a pond. Instead, a basin is excavated, lined with an EPDM liner, and filled with layers of stone. Once the basin is filled with water, the water flows through the Module and is circulated by a pump that sits at the bottom of the vault. A notch at the top of the Vault accommodates the flexible PVC pipe that carries the water up to the bio-filter. The bio-filter then returns the water to the reservoir via a waterfall. Since the water level remains below the rock and gravel fill, it gives the appearance of a "pondless" waterfall and stream yet provides plenty of water to run the waterfalls!
There is no true certification offered in the waterscape industry, only certifications through manufacturers who will only certify you if you only install their product. References and visits to a contractor's past projects are a must. Waterscape construction is one of the most tedious specialties of the landscape industry. Many projects operate flawlessly for periods of time, but due to harsh freeze thaw cycles in our region, your once backyard paradise can transform to a nightmare! Always speak with multiple past customers of the contractor, because if they don't offer the right products or have the experience, you'll be paying a qualified contractor to come and replace the project for a handsome fee.


For more than a century EnBW, Baden-Württemberg's energy utility, relied on big power stations. Now many face being shut down. Can a firm of 20,000 people reinvent itself?
Big profits were once unavoidable for Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW) in Karlsruhe. In those days the German energy market was dominated by the "big four" utilities – E.ON, RWE, EnBW and Vattenfall – and it was practically impossible for them not to make money. For more than a century power stations dictated the rhythm of life for EnBW and its predecessors: three years planning, five years building, 50 years operating. The electricity generated supplied about six million households, and demand rose year on year.
In 2010 the company published a record operating profit of €2.1bn before tax, half of it from just its four nuclear power stations.
But the accounts had barely been published when the big money era came to an abrupt stop. In March 2011 reactors in the Japanese nuclear power plant at Fukushima went into meltdown. The German government ordered safety checks on the country's nuclear power stations and the shutdown of elderly plants. Two of them belonged to EnBW. In June, the chancellor, Angela Merkel, announced that nuclear power in Germany was to be phased out by 2022 at the latest. Meanwhile, the expansion of renewable energy sources, which the big electricity concerns at that time still regarded as a mistake and technically not advanced enough, was breaking records.
For EnBW that meant the steam-turbine plant in Karlsruhe Rhine harbour – where an eighth power unit had only become operational in 2014, at a cost of more than €1.3bn – was surplus to requirements. For the first time in its history, EnBW had to record a major special depreciation even before a coal-fired power station began operating.
The chief executive, Frank Mastiaux, must now find an alternative to the traditional power station business. He and the other 20,000 employees are saying goodbye to a business model that was successful for more than 100 years. The search is on for new ways of doing business.
For EnBW workers, the idea that one day power stations would not bring in any money was simply absurd. Mastiaux says: "Even when the problem was staring us in the face, many shut their eyes to it." Right up to the end, many in the sector thought that the politicians, whom the power companies felt had bungled the whole business, would help them out. But the politicians did no such thing.
So in 2013 the EnBW management decided on a massive reduction in coal and nuclear power. Five power stations were listed for shutdown and turnover from renewables was to be more than trebled. The power giant was shrinking.
EnBW was the first of the big four to change its strategy. But the others are also moving. More than 40 power stations in Germany are now scheduled for closure. The German government is planning to cut coal as an energy source by 60% by 2030. The goal is clear, but the roadmap varies: RWE launched its renewables business on the stock exchange as Innogy. E.ON amputated the past in the form of its old power stations by means of a spin-off company, Uniper SE. Whereas EnBW is trying to change its whole organisation.
As the nucleus of this rebirth, the Innovation campus was opened in 2014, in the Rhine harbour, a few kilometres from the company headquarters. It is a hive of activity: on the ground floor staff work at desks in a jumble of electronic components and cables. One floor above, designers and marketing experts sit on upholstered palettes. The spacious communal kitchen provides the feeling of a startup and the big fridges are stocked with bottles of lemonade.
They are working on 10 projects, including monitoring levels in dustbins, tele-learning, virtual power stations and smart street lamps.
In the summer of 2014 when Matthias Weis and his three colleagues moved in, they were on their own. Carpets were still being laid and walls painted. "We had people like Bill Gates in mind and stories of great things being created in garages," he says. Former workmates eyed them with a mixture of scepticism and curiosity – after all, they had been largely relieved of their duties to work off-site on a project with no clear objective.
What emerged is "Smight", a portmanteau for smart and light – lamp-posts that not only supply light but also wireless local area networks (WLAN), emergency phones, charging points and Big Data. They have been bought by more than 80 towns and municipal authorities, as far away as Australia, and cost from €9,600 a time. Weis is now the director of the startup. "We are in the scaling-up phase," he says, "it's about reaching the quantities needed to break even." But he's not worried. There are a good nine million street lamps in Germany.
It might seem insignificant compared with the turnover from energy in the old days but Smight represents a new departure, breaking into a new business world and a change in corporate culture. Mastiaux says the turnaround in energy policy means more than just switching from power stations to wind turbines or solar panels. It's also about leaving the old routines behind.
The fossil-fuel era was a comfort zone. For more than 100 years there was hardly any major change in technology. The organisation added a bit of knowledge with every generation, but the work remained the same. Demand grew all by itself. Those days are gone for good.
EnBW has had to accept that it is only one of many suppliers. Customers are no longer waiting for current from the power stations: they are producing it themselves on their own roofs. Sometimes they even generate so much of it that EnBW has to buy electricity from them instead of supplying it.
And suddenly they are competing against invaders: Apple, Google and car manufacturers are penetrating what is for them an alien habitat. Web.de, a German internet service provider, has also been supplying electricity since 2016. Now speed and new ideas are needed – and new partners, because the technology has become fiendishly complex overnight. EnBW can no longer do everything on its own. That, too, is a new lesson to be learned.
Mastiaux slumps blissfully into a chair in a conference room, flings his jacket over the arm, and rests his polished shoes on the fine leather of another chair. When he took office in 2012 the corridors were gloomy rows of box-like rooms and closed doors. The boardroom floor, which was said to be 267 metres long, was off-limits. Directors gained access via a hand-scanner, but entry was complicated for others. Mastiaux had all the doors opened and recalls how one member of staff first waited at the open door for permission to enter.
Mastiaux used his first 100 days to get to know the company. From morning until evening he talked to staff, retired colleagues and local mayors. He concluded that the mood in the labour force was almost as gloomy as the situation in the market. On the other hand, the prophets of doom had overlooked three of the company's key assets: expert knowledge acquired over decades; close relations with private households, local authorities and companies; and the fact that EnBW still had a presence in the main markets.
When his consultations were over, Mastiaux urged the staff to commit themselves to the process of change and asked for their support, but he roused little enthusiasm. Wariness was a more common reaction. Some staff were surprised when the new boss said, "Give me a call if you have questions," and actually gave them his mobile number. Some did send a message and were shocked to receive an answer within minutes.
Under the old procedure it often took two months to get a project drafted and approved. Today, Meier just does what he thinks is right. "Colleagues tell me what they are interested in. I get hold of the components and then they spend two weeks fiddling about with them." And that is in full view of everyone, not behind closed doors. Anyone can watch. They recently tackled artificial intelligence. "That's hard to explain so we simply had a go at testing how that kind of system deals with customer enquiries," says Meier, who comes from a commercial background and used to work as a project manager for Lufthansa Systems, a leading IT provider to the airline industry.
Why did he move to EnBW? "Because I wanted to do something meaningful, something I can explain to my children." He has put solar panels on the roof of his house and controls his smart home from his mobile. Technology is his passion.
Every day Meier plants a seed or two and Christine Wienhold ensures the soil is fertile and tends the germinating plants. The less pleasant but equally important part of her work is weeding out the duds. "Starting projects is always easier than ending them," says Wienhold.
After three months there's an assessment as whether the project has a future. An innovation board was set up for this, composed of managers from all areas. Then it is not so much the passion that counts as sober business arithmetic. The plug may be pulled.
Some have been successful. Apart from the smart street lights there is also the digital learning platform WTT CampusONE. This was originally developed for internal training but was so successful that it was marketed externally: the firm that was then set up recorded turnover of more than €1m in its first year.
They are nice stories, but far from being able to support EnBW. It dawned on everybody very early on that the company could not make it on its own. So the search has been on for the counter-concept of a traditional firm: founders.
EnBW is running an accelerator programme with other major firms such as Bosch and Porsche, intended to breathe the startup spirit into the company. Mixed teams can apply with projects and implement them outside the company structures. A venture capital fund of €100m was also set up, so far taking stakes in four startups. This leads to cooperation with young firms that extend into the core competence, namely power stations.
During the summer she will be joining a hybrid team with the founders' project for three months, tracking road surfaces. This data can help local engineering departments predict the state of highways and plan maintenance more efficiently. It is a long way from the old business.
The shifts in power generation and getting out of nuclear power have had tremendous consequences, says Mastiaux, positive as well as negative. "As an industrial sector and as a company, we were forced to make fundamental changes and to take key decisions." Letting go also means having a hand free for something new.


Silver Sun Double Ended Reflectors large traditional multi-leaf parabolic hoods that delivers broad coverage using the double-ended platform. Featuring German made, UL listed double-ended sockets allow for use of improved spectrum DE lamps. Made from highly reflective aluminum, the Silver Sun Double Ended Reflectors larger sizes provide for broader lighting coverage even when placed close to plants.


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RS 11/5/52
Rudolph J. Lubsen (1908-1995)
Papers, 1932-1995, n.d.
Lubsen, Rudolph J. (1908-1995)
1932-1995, n.d.
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University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.
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Rudolph J. Lubsen Papers, RS 11/5/52, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.
Rudolph "Rud" J. Lubsen was born January 17, 1908, in Maurice, Iowa, to Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Lubsen. Lubsen received his B.S. (1930) and M.S. (1932) in civil engineering from Iowa State College (University). After graduation, Lubsen was a bridge designer (1930-1931, 1934-1936) for the Iowa State Highway Commission and Instructor (1936-1940) of engineering at Graceland College, Iowa. He also worked as a designer (1932-1933) for the Pittsburgh Steel Company in Des Moines, Iowa.
Lubsen joined the staff at Iowa State College (University) as Instructor (1941-1943) and then Assistant Professor (1943-1948) of theoretical and applied mechanics. He became Assistant Professor (1948-1951) in the department of civil engineering. He was promoted in that department to Associate Professor (1951-1973) and Professor (1973-1975). Lubsen was director of the Iowa State Surveying Summer Camp ("Camp Marston") for a number of years until it closed in the 1960s.
As a Registered Professional Engineer and Land Surveyor, Lubsen was active in a number of professional organizations. He was a member of the Society of Land Surveyors of Iowa, the Iowa Engineering Society, and the American Society of Professional Engineers. Lubsen received the John J. Reineke Service Award (1993) from the Society of Land Surveyors of Iowa, the Outstanding Civil Engineer Award (1992) from the American Society of Engineers, and the Outstanding Engineer Award (1975, 1989) from the Iowa Engineering Society. He taught workshops for practicing surveyors and was a key expert witness in the Missouri River boundary dispute between the State of Iowa and the State of Nebraska.
Rudolph Lubsen married Mayona Johnson of Hawarden, Iowa, on August 30, 1930. Together they had two children: Margaret and Janet. Mayona preceded him in death in 1961. Lubsen married Marie Graham in 1963. Lubsen died on August 2, 1995, in Morrison, Colorado.
The collection (1932-1995, n.d.) contains materials related to Professor Lubsen's career as professor of civil engineering and as a professional engineer. The collection includes biographical material, course notes and assignment problems from civil engineering classes he taught, and materials related to surveying workshops he instructed. The materials related to the surveying workshops contain compiled articles on topics covering basic mathematics, determining angles and latitudes, calculating curves, and taking field notes. Most of the articles were prepared by Lubsen and Richard E. Montag also of the Department of Civil Engineering. A copy of Lubsen's master's thesis is also included in the collection along with a letter from Belgian civil engineer Arthur Vierendeel whose truss design was the focus of Lusben's thesis.
The collection is organized alphabetically.
Civil Engineering 417: Land Surveying: Course Notes
1962, n.d.
Civil Engineering 437: Reinforced Concrete Structures: Problem Assignments
Civil Engineering 438: Statically Indeterminate Structures I: Course Notes and Problem Assignments
Civil Engineering 439: Statically Indeterminate Structures II: Course Notes and Problem Assignments
Letter from Arthur Vierendeel in Response to Receiving a Copy of Lubsen's Thesis
Society of Land Surveyors of Iowa: Correspondence and Meeting Materials
Surveying the Public Lands of the United States: Articles by Lubsen, et al
Surveyors Short Course: Articles by Lubsen, et al
Thesis: "The Adaptability of the Vierendeel Type of Truss in Structural Design"
Last Updated: 4 June 2009


SLENZ Project lead developer Aaron Griffths (SL: Isa Goodman) and the Foundation Learning Pilot's lead educator, Merle Lemon (SL: Briarmell Quintessa) have come up with some interesting ideas to make learning easier for Merle's students.
Their stairway to interviewing knowledge, on the Government-funded SLENZ Project's Second Life virtual island of Kowhai, is the latest – a concept which allows a student to "rez" each knowledge notice by stepping in front of it and allowing it to vanish once absorbed as she or he proceeds up the stairway.
At the same time Lemon is nearing the completion of a video for publication on YouTube, "Bridging education interview skills @ SLENZ", which has be designed mainly to explain to lecturers the benefits of using Second Life and the facilities created by her and Griffiths to hone student's interview skills compared to those of a real life classroom (You will alerted here when this goes live).
At the same time Griffiths has constructed among other things, an interview room which will be able to be used by a variety of students and lecturers to overcome hurdles which stand in the way of many of them achieving success in interview situations and thus securing jobs.
The interview rooms, which are in reality holodeck skyboxes, will be "private" for students and/or their lecturers.
Waiting for a job interview … learning how to handle the stressful moment of truth.
Meanwhile Griffiths has invited casual educator visitors to Kowhai to test out the midwifery animations and other facets of the Midwifery Project's Birthing Centre on Kowhai as well as the animations and other facilities created for Foundation Learning.
He believes testing by casual users will enable him to eliminate any bugs before the system goes into full operation.


Live at Azthec Arcum Event Center inside the city of Port Harcourt, Personalities and Organizations will be awarded for their immense contribution towards the growth and development of the Garden City in the 5th edition of The Garden City Advancement Awards #Gacaaward.
The Garden City Advancement Awards was conceptualized to showcase the positive side of the Niger Delta region and to promote sustainable growth and development across board.
On the 13th of September 2014, GACAA was launched as a standard framework for modeling excellence in Rivers State and the Niger Delta. We believe that by celebrating achievers across various sectors and industries we are encouraging others to emulate the good conduct and achievement of the award recipients. This also has direct impact on the overall growth and development of the State.
The Garden City Advancement Awards recognizes and celebrates public servants, captains of industries, national leaders, professionals, business icons, administrators, academics and corporate organizations in Rivers State that have continually created job opportunities, imparted lives, placed collective interest above personal interests and added to the growth and stability in the state.
This award is designed to annually unify stakeholders across various sectors of the economy, stimulating participants and key players to buckle up and recognize the challenges that confront us as a people and region; also to encourage prompt and excellent service delivery and by this set the benchmark for rewarding excellence.
Since its inception, GACAA has identified, honored and celebrated icons of impart in Rivers State and the Niger Delta at large. This year more individuals and organizations of notable repute will be awarded under various categories.
Garden City Advancement Awards, Celebrating Our People, Our Heritage.


To support the British troops with their daily bread ration during the Crimean War in 1855-6, two iron steamers were refitted – one named "Bruiser" as a floating mill and the other "Abundance" as a bakery.
These fabulous colored images are from Conditorei des Orients (1838) by Friedrich Unger, the German confectioner to King Otto I of Greece.
The first picture is a confectionery in Athens.
The yellow and brown (chocolate) marble cake is from the 1933 Betty Crocker New Party Cakes. The Black-eyed Susan is the official drink of the Preakness.
"Why does the old lady knock with her key on a frying-pan?" Bees swarm when the hives "be too much crowded by the young brood" and the weather warms in late April or May. To settle/calm the bees into an empty hive people would beat a kettle, pan or ring a little bell. Perhaps to sound like thunder or it was done to claim ownership of the swarm.
Ruth Hanly (1891-1973) and her friend Rebecca Gooch, both in their 20s, left teaching in 1919 to start a candy business – Rebecca Ruth Candies - in Frankfort Ky. The company, still in business, still sells the famed Bourbon Balls it created in 1938.


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Palo Alto should designate a second parking lot for RVs on El Camino
Ben Antonow
At any given time, countless RVs are parked on the Stanford side of El Camino Real. Within them live a diverse array of people for a diverse array of reasons –– construction workers who would otherwise have to commute hours to their jobs, young couples saving on rent, Palo Alto retail workers who can't afford permanent housing –– but some of the most affected by the pandemic have been families with young children who are homeless, some of whom live in these RVs.
According to the district, 23 students attending PAUSD schools are homeless. Although they now have the option to return to in-person school, they still must cope with challenging circumstances during the pandemic, such as spotty WiFi and unreliable power. Parking for extended periods of time on El Camino is illegal –– meaning those living in these vehicles may need to move them every 72 hours to avoid a fine.
Because of these kinds of situations, it's the district's responsibility to work with the City of Palo Alto to designate one a sparsely used parking lot as a temporary trailer park for those camped on El Camino Real, exclusively for families. The lot should be outfitted with WiFi and power, along with washroom facilities.
The city has already taken some action on this issue. In February, at 2000 Geng Road, Palo Alto opened its first "safe parking lot" in an attempt to create a safer place for RVs to park than El Camino Real. The lot includes a building with a shower and can accommodate 12 vehicles.
Despite this attempt at progress, it is unclear how much this development has aided those in need. Because the parking lot is on the other side of the Bayshore Freeway, it's unfeasible for children who need to commute to school –– especially when their main form of transportation is also their home. Due to the fact that there are only 12 spots available in the lot, there has been little change in the number of vehicles on El Camino.
The district could further address the issue if it designated part of the parking lot at Cubberley Community Center as a trailer park and allowed those who park their RVs there to use the center's electricity, WiFi and bathrooms.
The center is located within walking distance of two elementary schools, Hoover and Fairmeadow, and one middle school, JLS. It also borders Greendell preschool and is near Mitchell Park, an ideal place for children to play.
Community members may feel that this plan could be unsafe for children at surrounding schools. But ultimately, having young children live and play on one of Palo Alto's expressways is far more dangerous than in a parking lot, and it allows them to learn in an environment free of rocking motion and loud traffic.
Superintendent Don Austin said that he opposes this plan because Greendell is at the same site. However, for those still worried about the safety of children in neighboring schools, it's important to note that the trailer park would be reserved for families, and most of the parents would be off at work during the school day.
Furthermore, the City could designate a community resource officer to man the trailer park and make sure it stays safe. Taking action to help some of their most disadvantaged students is the district's responsibility, and this plan is a substantial way to do just that. The center is much safer than the status quo –– and would be very beneficial for residents in such dire need.
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Noyant ist der Name mehrerer Gemeinden in Frankreich:

Noyant, ehemalige Gemeinde im Département Maine-et-Loire
Noyant-d'Allier im Département Allier
Noyant-de-Touraine im Département Indre-et-Loire
Noyant-et-Aconin im Département Aisne
Noyant-la-Gravoyère im Département Maine-et-Loire
Noyant-la-Plaine im Département Maine-et-Loire

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Q: Jquery stop play function How i can do it ?
I have this code :
function Slide(i)
{
    slide_1(id);

    $("#stop").click(function()
    {
    event.stopPropagation();
    });

}

I want stop function propagation and before i can create other function for play other time all process
Also i try this :
var ac_activate_auto="si";

$("#play").click(function() {
    /// load vars
    ac_activate_auto="si";
});

$("#stop").click(function() {
    /// load vars
    activate_auto="no";
});

This works but if i go and push over div id stop the animate stop but when i go and push over play no work other time
If you think there are other way ok , perfect , Regards and thank´s for all


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Le Peugeot SR1 est un concept car roadster coupé cabriolet hybride motorisé par la technologie « Peugeot HYbrid4 version essence-électrique », du constructeur automobile français Peugeot, présenté au Salon de Genève 2010.

Historique
Intégrant une architecture Hybrid4 essence-électrique avec une puissance totale de 230 kW (313 ch) pour une émission de  annoncée de 119 g/km de CO, la Peugeot SR1 est présenté à la presse le .

Cette présentation a été faite à l'occasion de l'introduction d'un nouveau design du logo lion de la marque.

Elle fut à ce titre suivie avec beaucoup d'attention puisque perçue comme un révélateur du changement de style sochalien en termes de design, à la fois significatif et hautement stratégique pour la reconquête de son image et de son rang, notamment face aux cousines de chez Citroën.

Lors du Salon de Genève, le même coupé est présenté sous le nom « Peugeot WZX ». Il intègre alors la même motorisation diesel-électrique de 200 ch que le concept car 5 by Peugeot qui préfigure la Peugeot 208, la Peugeot 308 II, la Peugeot 3008 II, la Peugeot 5008 II et la nouvelle Peugeot 508.

Le SR1 intègre un moteur essence 1.6 THP de 218 ch à l'avant, et un électrique à l'arrière de 95ch, délivrant une puissance totale de 313 ch lorsque les deux moteurs fonctionnent simultanément pour en faire une quatre roues motrices.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

 Liste des concept-cars Peugeot
 Peugeot HYbrid4
 PSA Peugeot Citroën
 Automobile hybride électrique - Écoconduite

Liens externes
 Peugeot SR1 sur www.peugeot.com

SR1
Automobile hybride


17 July Arrive at Kathmandu international airport and transfer to hotel, dinner and overnight in hotel.
Nepal–Tibet border o/n at Tatopani in guest house.
20 July Whole day at Nyalam for acclimatization. overnight stay in hotel / Guest House / Camping.
provided. Dinner & Overnight at Dongpa.
22 July The day arrived every one is waiting for, Darshan of the Holy "Mt. Kailash And Mansarovar".
After breakfast drive to Mayumla. Dinner & Overnight at Mayumla.
23 July Free time in Mayumla till lunch. Start Mansarovar Parikrama by vehicles and reach Darchen.
Dirapuk (16500ft.) Packed lunch will be provided. Dinner & overnight at Dirapuk.
25 July 'Tough Day' trek to Dolmola Pass (18600ft.) Overnight stay at.
(70 Km) Overnight at hotel / Guest House / Camping.
27 July After a wonderful experience travel to Dongba. Dinner and Overnight at Dongba.
28 July After breakfast travel to Nyalam from Dongba. Overnight at Nyalam.
29 July Travel back to Kathmandu. Leisure at Kathmandu.
30 July Depart from Kathmandu by flight.
Charges for any of kind Insurance, Medical and/or Emergency. Expenses on Casualties.
Anything which is not covered under the head 'Cost Includes'.
Booking amount: Rs 25,000/- only (Non-refundable) along with photocopy of passport.
Early Bird and/or Group Discount will be calculated/considered at the time of last Installment.
It is the sole responsibility of participant to pay the Tour Price by the due dates.
After Booking a Camp, Cancellation charges will be applicable with immediate effect for all what so ever the reason whether cover all situations such as injuries, sickness, exams, interviews, selection in tournaments etc.
2. 30 days before prior departure - 25% of the Camp Cost will be deducted.
3. Between 15 – 30 days – 50% of the Camp Cost will be deducted.