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It's just under 6 weeks until this year's festival kicks off on Friday 28th April. We are all working hard to make the 10th Festival the best yet.
So, it will be 10 years since we were challenged to put on a festival and slowly we have grown from that 1st festival where our objective was to have some fun and show we could do it, to now being a fully fledged charity event raising money for local good causes.
Since 2008, we have managed to donate over £34,000 to good causes locally. This has ranged from providing and resources to local schools, helping local charities and sports groups, through to donations to the Garden House Hospice and Lister Hospital.
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No training, big problem
Gun sellers, trainers warn against permitless-carry proposal
Even as firearms instructors, gun sellers, gun owners and potential owners get used to a new law that cuts the cost and level of training required for a concealed-carry gun permit, state lawmakers are preparing to push a bill to make it possible to carry a weapon with no permit at all.
Tennessee gun permits requirements, past and present
Tennessee guns by the numbers
JOE ROGERS: MY TAKE
Want a free gun? Nashvillians are happy to provide
Nashville is giving away guns to criminals, and it's the legislature's fault. I should probably clarify that statement.
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KANSAS CITY – This story here really has nothing to do with Sunday's AFC Championship Game between the Titans and Chiefs, except for the timing of what happened.
Year of the Rat? Titans embrace Vrabel's label
The Tennessee Titans are the most improbable of the four teams left standing in the NFL playoffs.
Can Titans shut down Mahomes like Jackson, Brady?
The Titans have a chance to win in the postseason as long as they can ride the running of Derrick Henry.
Prognosticator's jinx: Can't start picking Titans now
My family keeps telling me the Titans win when I pick against them. The opposite happens when I pick them to win.
RICHARD COURTNEY: REALTY CHECK
Pendulum swings on how to maintain a healthy house
Tony Locke, the go-to structural engineer for Realtors in need of structural advice in Nashville, has a dual life with a second calling as a philosopher. Once, he was called to assess a project and noted that the concrete contractor was installing the rebar incorrectly in a sidewalk.
US long-term mortgage rates edge up; 30-year loan at 3.65%
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose slightly last week after financial markets that had been roiled by the U.S.-Iran conflict stabilized.
UT SPORTS
Suddenly, UT's offensive line is envy of SEC
For much of the last few seasons, Tennessee's offensive line has been the subject of ridicule and frustration.
Bass, Berry & Sims elects 8 new members
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC has elected eight new members in the firm. They are:
Four Seasons Residences announce unit details
Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Nashville have released details on the 143 homes to be available for purchase and scheduled to open in 2022.
Top automotive tech innovations at CES 2020
Automakers use the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to get creative. Sometimes the results can seem a little too creative – we don't expect to see connected streetlights or adaptive sidewalks, as some companies have pitched in years past, anytime soon.
How to have 'no regrets' in your retirement years
Most retirees regret not saving more. A 2018 study by Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies found 73% wish they'd put aside more money on a consistent basis, and half felt they waited too long to get serious about retirement saving.
Earthquake felt in East Tennessee, Kentucky
JACKSBORO (AP) — A small earthquake hit East Tennessee on Monday, officials said.
Headhunters can help if you understand their role
One of the most common questions I receive from job seekers is: "What is a headhunter and should I use one?"
Mahomes' feet, arm lift Chiefs to Super Bowl over Titans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — With his best imitation of a tightrope walker, Patrick Mahomes high-wired the Kansas City Chiefs into their first Super Bowl since 1970.
Chiefs shut down Henry, Titans game plan in AFC title game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans hoped to follow the same game plan against the Kansas City Chiefs that had carried them to playoff wins in Baltimore and New England, giving the ball to running back Derrick Henry as much as possible.
David Olney, who wrote songs for music legends, dies
SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — David Olney, a folk singer who wrote songs recorded by Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, died following a heart attack while performing in Florida, his publicist said Sunday.
Major doctors' group calls for US to assure coverage for all
WASHINGTON (AP) — With health care an election-year priority, a major doctors' organization on Monday called for sweeping government action to guarantee coverage for all, reduce costs and improve the basic well-being of Americans.
LONDON (AP) — Google's chief executive called Monday for a balanced approach to regulating artificial intelligence, telling a European audience that the technology brings benefits but also "negative consequences."
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit plans hit a hurdle Monday when Parliament's upper chamber told the government to give European Union citizens living in the U.K. physical proof of their right to remain after the country leaves the bloc.
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libya's major oil fields and production facilities remained closed on Monday, its National Oil Corporation said, in a sign that the country's east-based forces are not backing down after an international summit to end the Libyan civil war.
Survey: Rising inequality eroding trust in capitalism
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Rising income inequality is undermining confidence in capitalism around the world, according to a survey conducted by public relations firm Edelman ahead of the gathering of the elites in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.
IMF: Low rates, reduced trade tension to aid world growth
WASHINGTON (AP) — Low interest rates and reduced trade tensions will likely buoy the global economy over the next two years and help nurture steady if modest growth.
Even as Trump claims two victories on trade, doubts remain
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's trade deal with China last week opened up export opportunities for American farmers, manufacturers and energy producers. And his trade pact with Canada and Mexico, approved Thursday by the Senate, could help restore some auto production in the United States.
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Hundreds of disgruntled protesters against the elite World Economic Forum are marching through the Alpine snows toward its annual gathering in Davos, as officials on Monday detailed extra security measures like vehicle checks and webcam shutdowns with U.S. President Donald Trump and other notables set to arrive.
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince Harry touted the U.K. as an ideal business partner for Africa on Monday as their country prepares for post-Brexit dealings with the world.
NEW YORK (AP) — Zachariah Mohammed's living room is filled with stuff he doesn't own.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Crimes? Impeachment prosecutors, defense lay out arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's defense team and the prosecutors of his impeachment are laying out their arguments over whether his conduct toward Ukraine warrants his removal from office.
AP FACT CHECK: Distortions in Trump's legal defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's defense against impeachment charges, as laid out in his legal argument released Monday, has distortions at its core.
Schiff accuses NSA, CIA of withholding documents on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is accusing U.S. intelligence agencies of withholding documents from Congress on Ukraine that could be significant to President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
Nashville songwriters spread outside country at Grammys
NASHVILLE (AP) — Nashville songwriters are showing up at the Grammys this year, but not just in the country music categories. The city's writing talent has been increasingly tapped to help craft nominated soundtracks, pop songs and R&B albums over the last couple of years.
TennCare director announces plan to leave position in March
NASHVILLE (AP) — The director of Tennessee's Medicaid program plans to leave his job to return to the private sector, TennCare announced Friday.
Former NBA player to plead not guilty to human trafficking
MURFREESBORO (AP) — A grand jury has brought charges in a sex trafficking case against former NBA player and one-time University of Alabama basketball standout Jim Farmer, who was caught up in an undercover law enforcement sting last October.
VANDERBILT SPORTS
Vandy alum donates $5 million to men's basketball program
NASHVILLE (AP) — The Vanderbilt men's basketball program has received a $5 million donation from Seattle-based alumnus George B. Huber and his wife Cathy.
Predators' Arvidsson fined $2,000 under NHL diving policy
NEW YORK (AP) — Nashville Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson has been fined $2,000 by the NHL under the league's rules regarding diving and embellishment.
Rakell's goal, assist lead Ducks over Predators 4-2
NASHVILLE (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks have just two wins in 2020, both against the Nashville Predators.
VW, UT, ORNL announce collaboration, innovation hub
Volkswagen is partnering with the University of Tennessee and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to create the company's first innovation hub for developing new technology in North America, officials said Friday in a statement.
DETROIT (AP) — BMW is recalling nearly 357,000 older vehicles in the U.S. to replace dangerous Takata front air bag inflators.
PRINCETON, Indiana (AP) — Toyota will stop making its Tacoma small pickup in San Antonio next year as it shifts production to Mexico, but the company says no U.S. jobs will be lost.
TOKYO (AP) — The legal team of Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn issued a statement Friday refuting the latest allegations by the Japanese automaker against the fugitive businessman.
MILAN (AP) — Fiat Chrysler is in talks with the Chinese company Foxconn to develop and manufacture battery-powered vehicles, the U.S.-Italian automaker said Friday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of new homes surged in December to the highest level in 13 years, capping a year in which falling mortgage rates and a strong labor market helped lift the prospects of the housing industry.
AP Explains: The Justice Department's new quarrel with Apple
WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadly shooting of three U.S. sailors at a Navy installation in December could reignite a long-simmering fight between the federal government and tech companies over data privacy and encryption.
Tech, communications stocks push US indexes to more records
Wall Street capped a milestone-setting week Friday with a few more as modest gains nudged the major stock indexes to all-time highs.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of available jobs fell sharply in November, dropping to 6.8 million, a decline of 7.6% from the October level.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production fell 0.3% in December, as unseasonably warm weather reduced demand for heating from utilities.
Trump to nominate Shelton, Waller to Federal Reserve
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he intends to nominate two people to serve on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, an institution he has repeatedly attacked for not cutting rates deeply enough.
US Treasury announces it will begin selling new 20-year bond
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury, faced with financing budget deficits topping $1 trillion annually, is introducing a new 20-year bond.
Pompeo dismisses alleged threats to envoy in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday broke nearly 72 hours of silence over alleged surveillance and threats to the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, saying he believed the allegations would prove to be wrong but that he had an obligation to evaluate and investigate the matter.
Trump assembles a made-for-TV impeachment defense team
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has assembled a made-for-TV legal team for his Senate trial that includes household names like Ken Starr, the prosecutor whose investigation two decades ago resulted in the impeachment of Bill Clinton. Former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz will deliver constitutional arguments meant to shield Trump from allegations that he abused his power.
Giuliani associate names Trump, Pence, more in Ukraine plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — A close associate of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is claiming Trump was directly involved in the effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden.
Trump's impeachment trial begins at the start of an election year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with quiet ceremony Thursday — senators standing at their desks to swear an oath of "impartial justice" as jurors, House prosecutors formally reciting the charges and Chief Justice John Roberts presiding.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump has barely started and already journalists are getting a glimpse of how hard it will be cover the event under harsh new media restrictions imposed by the Senate.
US Senate Dems' campaign arm endorses Mackler in Tennessee
NASHVILLE (AP) — The campaign arm for U.S. Senate Democrats endorsed James Mackler on Thursday for an open seat in Tennessee.
Mariota helping Titans on, off field despite being benched
NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans benched Marcus Mariota for Ryan Tannehill in mid-October after a 2-4 start. Finding the No. 2 pick overall from the 2015 draft isn't that hard during their amazing playoff run.
King Henry running wild in the postseason, carrying Titans
King Henry is running wild in the postseason.
A government committee reviewing how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new passenger planes for flight has determined that the system is safe and effective but small changes need to be made.
TOKYO (AP) — One of the Japanese lawyers for former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn has stepped down from that job after his client fled the country.
Stock indexes rally to more record highs, led by tech gains
Another rally on Wall Street powered stock indexes to more records Thursday.
Senate passes US-Canada-Mexico trade deal, a Trump priority
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a new North American trade agreement Thursday that rewrites the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico and gives President Donald Trump a major policy win before senators turn their full attention to his impeachment trial.
Labor Department limits news outlets' use of embargoed data
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Labor Department will begin restricting news organizations' use of economic data by barring computers from the rooms where reporters receive such data before its public release.
Nation's largest retail trade group: holiday sales rose 4.1%
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's largest retail trade group says holiday sales increased 4.1%, the top end of its forecast.
Confident consumers lift US retail sales in December
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. retail sales rose at a solid pace last month, evidence that Americans were willing to spend during the winter holidays after a sluggish November.
European Central Bank sees a few upbeat signs in eurozone
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Top officials at the European Central Bank say economic growth remains weak though they see a few upbeat signs after the U.S. and China moved toward lowering trade tensions.
Starbucks expands presence in low-income communities
DETROIT (AP) — Starbucks is expanding a program that tries to help low-income communities by opening coffee shops and hiring local workers.
Germany agrees timeline, compensation for coal phase-out
BERLIN (AP) — Germany will pay utility companies billions of euros to speed up the shutdown of their coal-fired power plants as part of the country's efforts to fight climate change, the government said Thursday.
China-US trade deal a blip in seismic shifts of Asian trade
BANGKOK (AP) — The trade agreement signed by President Donald Trump and Beijing's lead trade envoy comes amid seismic shifts in supply chains and investment hastened by the tariff war that began in 2018.
Trump's trial begins, senators vowing 'impartial justice'
Watchdog: White House violated law in freezing Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House violated federal law in withholding security assistance to Ukraine, an action at the center of President Donald Trump's impeachment, a federal watchdog agency said Thursday.
Giuliani associate: Trump had knowledge of Ukraine pressure
Judge postpones sentencing hearing for ex-Trump aide Flynn
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday postponed the sentencing of former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn, two days after Flynn moved to withdraw his guilty plea.
John Roberts likely to play modest role in impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts is likely to play a modest role when he presides over the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, in keeping with his frequently repeated insistence that judges are not politicians.
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TDE, Ultramag, and Wiz. How's that for an eclectic selection, huh? Each of these compilations were requested to be re-upped back in 2015. (I just found these requests in some of my Facebook messages from 2015 that I hadn't checked... Sorry!) Please use the comments section below to request re-ups. Please don't request new projects - just re-ups. There's a time and place for everything... (Psst... The time is 2016 and the place is Hip Hop Is Read!) Enjoy... And turn it up!!


Chevrolet is finalizing plans to start the sales of the second-generation SUV Equinox for the 2016 model year which made its debut in February. The new will get an upgraded exterior design as well as a slightly redesigned interior with quality upholstery and new equipment.
New trim lineup for the five-door SUV 2016 Chevrolet Equinox will be L, LS,LT and LTZ; the manufacturer has done away with the 1LT and 2LT trims.
Exterior features include a redesigned front fascia with a dual-port grille which has a chrome touch.
The LT and LTZ grilles will have distinctive chrome trims. New projector-beam headlights will be offered as standard for all models. The LT and LTZ trims get day time running lights as well as LED headlights and taillights while the L and LS trims get reflector-style lamps.
The LTZ trim will also get new fog lights. At the rear, the vehicle will feature Chevy-signature dual-element taillights, a redesigned license plate surround and a modified lower fascia. LTZ models get chrome trim on the lower fascia. The LT will run on 17-inch aluminum wheels while the LTZ will get 18-inch aluminum wheels.
The LS trim will have an option for 17-inch wheels. V6 models will get chrome exhaust tips.
On the inside, the new Equinox will accommodate five passengers, future models will have an option for seven passengers and will feature GM-MulltiFlex sliding rear seat. It will have 31.4 cubic feet of cargo space; the rear seat can be folded to further increase cargo space. The center stack has been revised to include a new storage shelf and new graphics for switches and buttons.
It will have new 7.0 inch touchscreen infotainment system, Bluetooth connectivity and a rearview camera as standard for all models. The LT and LTZ trims will get side blind zone alert and rear cross-traffic alert. Rear passengers will enjoy tablet holders which will be mounted on the back of the front seats.
All trims will have OnStar with 4G LTE connectivity and a built in Wi-Fi spot. The LT and LTZ trims will feature Chevrolet MyLink. Forward collision alert and lane-departure alert will also be available.
Under the hood of the new 2016 Chevrolet Equinox, you will find a 2.4 L 4-cylinder power unit. This engine produces 182 hp at 6,700 rpm and 172 lb-ft of torque at 4,900 rpm. This will be the standard engine. There will be a second optional engine which will be a 3.6 L V6 unit that produces 301 hp and 272 lb-ft of torque.
Both units will be paired to a 6-speed automatic transmission system. Front wheel drive will be offered as standard with an option for four wheel drive. In terms of fuel economy, we expect the 2.4 L engine to deliver 22 mpg, 32 mpg and 26 mpg for city, highway and combined when paired with front-wheel drive and 20/29/23 mpg city/highway/combined when paired with all wheel drive. The V6 power plant will deliver 17/24/20 mpg city/highway/combined when paired with front-wheel drive and 16/23/19 city/highway/combined when paired with all-wheel drive.
The 2016 Chevrolet Equinox made its debut on the 2015 Chicago Motor Show earlier in the year. Its sales will commence in the fall of this year. The base trim will cost around $ 25,000 (MSRP). Higher trim levels will cost more.
Its main competitors will be the Ford Escape, Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V.


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BOYS BASKETBALL: Inaugural Michigan Elite 25 ready to roll next month
By: Scott Burnstein, July 26, 2013, 8:00 am
FARMINGTON HILLS – The best of the best on the state's prep boys basketball court will gather together soon.
The place: the first annual Michigan Elite 25.
This week, Farmington Hills-based Dietz Trott, a sports entertainment and management company, in tandem with retired NBA veteran and television and radio commentator Tim McCormick announced the creation of the Michigan Elite 25, a showcase camp that will tip-off the first of three sessions next month and host the top 25 players in the state from each grade for a program that will focus on skill-development on and off the floor.
The founder and president of Dietz Trott, Mike Dietz, was a standout on the local high school hardwood at Birmingham Brother Rice prior to playing in college at Western Michigan in the early 1980s.
Dietz and McCormick, a former all-state center at Clarkston that went on to find success in the paint in college at Michigan and in the pros with multiple NBA franchises in the 1980s and 90s, have been close friends for decades and came up with the idea of the Michigan Elite 25 together a couple years ago.
They sent out invitations for the inaugural event Friday morning and hope to have their respective class rosters firmly in place in the next week or so.
"I honestly believe this will become something very special for the state's basketball community," McCormick said. "It's unique, in that I don't know of any other states that put something like this on, but I think it's needed. Frankly, the caliber of basketball in the area has dropped over the years. We're taking the onus on us to help bring it back up to where it rightfully should be. A lot of it starts with core fundamentals."
There will be a dozen high school head coaches from around the state asked to participate in the camp, which will run sessions in August (17-18), September (22 and 29) and October (13 and 20).
On the evening of August 13, Dietz and McCormick will hold a Michigan Elite 25 Coaching Academy at Calihan Hall on the campus of the University of Detroit-Mercy, where Division I college head coaches Tom Izzo (Michigan State), John Beilein (Michigan), Greg Kampe (Oakland), Keno Davis (Central Michigan), Steve Hawkins (Western Michigan) and Ray McCallum, Sr. (U-D Mercy) will all speak and deliver issue-specific presentations.
Retired since 1992, McCormick remains active in the National Basketball Players Association and in 1993 helped organize the NBPA Top 100 Camp, an annual prep All-American combine that has produced close to 300 future NBA players (see Kobe Bryant Kevin Durant) and celebrated its 20th anniversary last month.
McCormick desired to take the concept of the Top 100 and bring a like-minded, expanded version to the Michigan high school basketball scene. He shared his vision with Dietz in 2011 at their sons' high school basketball game no less and the duo set off to make the dream a reality.
Detroit Cass Tech will host all three two-day sessions of the Michigan Elite 25.


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Thanks to AODocs' ability to capture rich metadata, Ceva can tag each document by its type, properties, and expiration data. Whenever a document is updated (for example, the document has received an approval stamp from a government official), the new version is added to AODocs using AODocs' version control.


I really can't draw at all, so instead I appreciate art created by other artists and sometimes get commissions. Any commissions I do receive I'll be posting here as long as I have the artist's permission first.
My biggest hobby is League of Legends, and I'm the largest fan of Fizz in the world. In addition to art commissions, I've also gotten multiple Fizz plushies and a miniature Fizz statue as well.
I have also designed and created a Tundra Fizz and Fisherman Fizz cosplay (I'm the one on the left of course). The picture was taken at PAX Prime 2014. I plan on going to PAX Prime every year, so if you ever attend you might be able to see me.
Hihi, I'm a friend of Tai's he talks about you a lot but I didn't know until I heard from OOO that you had an IB. Nice to meet you!
Yeah he did x3 the pipeline, even, and nothing much, just called you i think- Mageleaf? but mostly Tundra Fizz X3 and that you commish some fizz pronz too XD which i dont blame, Fizz be cutes!
oh hi, Tai talked about you sometimes, so now that i see you here i felt like watching you X3 hope thats okay! nice to meet you!


Justice Sherifah Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced Elijah Kuti and Ibrahim Ado Yerima to six months in prison for an $18,000 (Eighteen Thousand Dollars Fraud) fraud.
The defendants were arraigned on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, following their arrest for defrauding a Bureau De Change Operator, Nasiru Ibrahim, on the pretext that the said amount of money would be sent to a recipient in Dubai.
They pleaded "guilty" to the charge. Prosecuting counsel, Bilkisu Buhari, informed the court of a plea bargain entered into by the defendants on March 8, 2019 and sought to review the facts of the case.
Buhari informed the court that the defendants had paid some of the money to their victim, and also agreed to forfeit the car purchased with the proceeds of the fraud to him.
She, thereafter, tendered their statements, petition and statement of account as evidence. She urged the court to convict them as contained in the plea bargain agreement.
Counsels to the defendants, U. G.Ezeaba and O. C Aibangbee, pleaded for leniency on behalf of their clients, asking the court to consider the fact that they chose freely, after being informed of their right, not to waste the time of the court and pleaded guilty.
Justice Solebo thereafter, convicted and sentenced them, accordingly.


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Climate change: how to build a CO2 processing artificial tree
Can you build the equivalent of 37,000 trees into a suitcase? Twelve, a tiny start-up founded by three Stanford graduates believes its lab holds the secret to reducing climate change. Their technology turns unwanted CO2 into useful products such as car parts, trainers, and alcohol
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We're just outside this unassuming building in Berkeley, California, where a team of 50 people is working on one of the biggest problems for climate change. Founded by three Stanford graduates, Twelve is trying to take capturing carbon and repurpose it so that they can re-enter the supply chain and become the building block for everything from shoes to your next fancy car. We're going to speak with Kendra Kuhl, one of the three co-founders and the chief technology officer. And she's going to give us a tour of the lab and just answer our questions about how feasible is this.
Could you explain just in the most basic terms what is it that you've done and what are you aiming to do? Because when I read it on paper it sounds just like crazy, ambitious, and perhaps like too pie in the sky. It sounds extremely difficult.
So the core technology of the company is a catalyst that allows us to break apart carbon dioxide molecules and reform the carbon and oxygen and hydrogen from water into new compounds. So we can take carbon dioxide from anywhere. Instead of that carbon dioxide being emitted to the sky, transform it back into essential products. Or we can, if coupled to direct air capture, suck that carbon out of the air and then make it into something useful again.
The idea of reusing the carbon we've already extracted is a key part of the circular economy, a grand hope that society can re-engineer the way goods are designed, manufactured, and recycled. The concept is being embraced by some of the world's largest companies, including Apple, which says that it hopes to make all of its products using recycled materials; and Ford, which is already building 3D printed car components out of what it calls waste powder.
As the late architect Buckminster Fuller once said: "Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we've been ignorant of their value." So if it's such an important idea, why aren't there hundreds of start-ups trying to do this?
I think it is hard. The other inputs are renewable electricity and water. And so we are reliant on the growing impact of renewable electricity on kind of decarbonising our grid in order to really transform the CO2 emissions.
Earlier this month, you had your first series A funding round. I think you raised $57m. Where are you now in terms of the proven technology?
So today in our lab we have a system that does kilogrammes per day transformation of carbon dioxide. We want to go up to tonnes per day.
OK, so show me what we have here, Kendra.
Yeah. This is the system that we use to deposit that catalyst and make a layer onto a polymer electrolyte membrane. And then that's what goes into our system to do the carbon dioxide transformation.
So sorry, is this an additive manufacturing type thing?
Yeah, similar, but super small scale. The layer that we're depositing is much thinner.
How thin? Are we talking about like hair-length thin?
I can't tell you exactly how thin...
Oh, really? Oh, that's proprietary.
...because that's part of our core technology. But...
...thin.
This does look a lot like a 3D printer in terms of how it's...
Yeah, we have a solution containing catalyst, additives. And then it's just a solvent that those other components are dispersed in. And then that's fed into one of these nozzles and then forced down by an air stream onto the substrate. And the solvent dries, and it leaves behind the solids. But you can already see we can coat really large areas.
Right. And so it's totally unclear to me as to what happens next. So once you've got this coating, then what?
Ultimately, we can put this into a cell that's as big as this deposition area.
At scale, is this machine... is much, much larger, or do you have many of these machines?
I think it's a different layout. So more of a roller conveyor belt type of process, more continuous production. This is a relatively small system, to be honest. You can make this as big as your whole room or your whole facility.
I mean, I think technology gives us options. And so we have choices. And so we can choose to do something about climate change because we have technology like this.
Right. So we're not doomed, or we might be doomed. Or you hope we're not doomed.
Yeah, I don't think we're doomed. I mean, I think some of the beauty of the solution is that it doesn't require you to be a believer in carbon dioxide being an ill or not and causing climate change. We aim to be cost-competitive at scale. And so there won't be an economic cost to using CO2-made materials.
The other thing we should look at is the actual prototype. This can transform kilogrammes per day...
...of carbon dioxide.
You do a prototype that's doing that?
One of the advantages of these types of systems is that they are kind of like... kind of just run on their own. Like you turn it on and it goes.
It is like a dishwasher.
It's like a dishwasher, literally. You don't have to be tweaking things or tending things. Every three months you have to replace a filter but it's not like rocket science.
Anyone could do it.
Right, I think anyone could replace the filter. So yeah, the next scale from here would be kind of a couple of shipping containers' worth of volume, but probably not in a shipping container, probably a skid.
And it would look like a scaled up version of this, essentially. But it's a little bit like a chemical plant, but quiet, operating at ambient temperature, and no kind of smells or fumes or anything that you might associate with a typical chemicals plant.
This almost looks like a caricature of an actual thing.
Mad scientist lab or something, right?
Yeah, yeah, what are we looking at here, Kendra?
Yeah, so to develop our catalysts that transform carbon dioxide we've done a lot of testing and optimization. The stand is designed to allow us to control the input of carbon dioxide, water, electricity, and then measure what's the energy utilisation that we're getting out of the cell, what's the temperature, what's kind of the optimal operating conditions.
So you're sort of tweaking the inputs, running the same process and seeing what the outputs are?
Yeah. So we're iterating as rapidly as possible on the conditions, the materials, and then also the cell hardware to really achieve the performance that we're looking for. This is an artificial tree.
OK, so describe what an artificial tree is because the concept, mind boggling.
Right. I think if a tree takes carbon dioxide from the air, water from the ground, and sunlight as the source of energy, and it makes carbon dioxide into sugar. Our devices are similar because they take carbon dioxide and water from the inputs that we're feeding to them, plus energy in the form of electricity and then can transform that carbon dioxide into not sugar, but other kind of intermediate products.
So this might be a silly question. But like decades from now, if the Brazilian rainforest is like continue to be reduced at the rate it's been cut in the last 30 years... I mean, I don't want to in any way say we can make up for that and that's OK. But is it just like more and more of these will end up doing the work? Like, are we having more and more artificial trees in the absence of real ones?
I mean, the energy has to come from somewhere. So the energy here can come from the sun when we couple it to solar panels. But I would say trees provide a lot more benefits than just CO2 mitigation, right? I mean, it's a whole ecosystem. This is obviously a piece of metal. So I would not... I would not trade a tree.
OK, you'd prefer real trees.
I'd prefer we keep all the real trees and have these systems in addition to that.
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Q: MySQL concurrent select from rows I have a table that has start_date and end_date timestamps, the rows contain data from a radius accounting table.
Shortly once a user logs in, a row is inserted with the start_date timestamp, and once the user logs off, the end_date is populated with an UPDATE.
Here are couple of rows:
ID               |  start_date          |   end_date
22                2013-11-19 12:00:22      2013-11-20 14:20:22   (*)
23                2013-11-19 12:02:22      2013-11-20 15:20:22   (*)
23                2013-11-19 17:02:22      2013-11-20 20:20:22
24                2013-11-20 12:06:22      2013-11-20 15:20:22   *
25                2013-11-20 12:40:22      2013-11-20 15:23:22   *
26                2013-11-20 12:50:22      2013-11-20 17:23:22   *
27                2013-11-20 16:56:22      2013-11-20 17:29:22
28                2013-11-20 17:58:22      2013-11-20 20:24:22

So in this case, for 2013-11-19 the max number of concurrent user is 2 (marked with (*) )(their times between start and end overlaps), for 2013-11-20 it is 3 (marked with *)
I am trying to write an SQL query to get the number of most concurrent users in a day (based on the start and end date), so a short result would be that on 2013-08-12, the most online at the same time is xx number.
I could do this in PHP by analyzing row by row, but I would like to keep it as an SQL query.

A: Try
select d, count(*) as user_count
from
(
   select start_date as d from your_table
   union all
   select end_date as d from your_table
) x
group by d
order by user_count desc

A: You could calculate count of concurrent users on each datapoint you have (start_date / end_date) and then calculate the max out of that:
select max(cnt)
from (
  select q.t, count(*) as 'cnt'
  from (
    select start_date as 't'
    from log
    where start_date between YOUR_START_DATE and YOUR_END_DATE
    union
    select end_date
    from log
    where end_date between YOUR_START_DATE and YOUR_END_DATE
  ) as q
    join log l on q.t between l.start_date and l.end_date
  group by q.t
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The Monmouth Park Drug-Testing Scandal
by Kate Huber
The horsemen of Monmouth Park have been keeping their fingers crossed that the New Jersey Racing Commission would finally allow them to get their earnings. Local horsemen have been owed approximately $8 million in purse money. However, thanks to delayed testing results from Truesdail Laboratories in Irvine, only about $3 million has so far been paid out much to the consternation of all the poor horsemen and women that rely on the purse money being held back for their survival.
The purse money has been held back since the New Jersey Racing Commission suspended the racing license of 7 individuals suspected to be involved in giving racehorse prohibited drugs. This has led to unnecessary delays, as well as increased the level of frustration and tension among all involved parties.
Racehorses are sometimes drugged by unprincipled individuals looking to either strengthen or weaken their performance in the race.
Lack of federal oversight complicates things further at Monmouth Park
What do purses have to do with horse races?
Monmouth Park has been an eyeopener
The prolonged silence by the Racing Commission as it regards the drug testing program has only worsened issues. But there's nothing that the horsemen can do other than watch and wait, which further worsens the situation.
Since there are no established drug testing standards or federal regulations in place to standardize things, the responsibility for drug testing rests solely with individual states. So is the enforcement of lab accreditations, penalties, investigations, and protocols.
Currently, horse racing is governed under a different set of rules depending on the state the racetrack is situated in as each state is governed by an independent racing commission. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association does its best to handle the industry's interests.
However, though the association does a good job of serving the industry. It is still not capable of fixing the serious challenges facing the industry due to its lack of governance and authority. Without a centralized authority to handle things, the problems facing the horse racing sector as covered here will only continue to worsen.
If you've ever been to a horse track, have you ever asked yourself where the money to pay the winning horses comes from? Typically, the money that's usually paid out to the winners, which is correctly referred to as the purse money, is acquired from all bets whether simulcast, onsite or online.
If the racing company also has a casino, then some of the profits from the casino are also included as part of the purse money. Generally, the proceeds collected from gambling on horse races provide the majority of the total purse money. As such, if the races are rigged, then betters have every reason to be concerned.
This is because the delays not only impact the horsemen, but also the bettors that rely on these horsemen to make accurate bets. When those gambling on horse races at Monmouth Park have no clue which racehorses have drugs in their system, then it impacts the nature of their bet negatively in many cases.
The state-based system that has been in place for years has been broken; perhaps it was broken from the very beginning. And because at its core, horse betting or betting of any kind really, is all about picking winners and losers, it must boast the highest levels of integrity, which simply does not exist in today's tense climate.
The growth of casinos and other forms of gambling, doping and the giving of questionable medicines to gorses, are some of the few reasons why horse racing is on life support today. Federal oversight in the industry is now something that cannot simply be ignored. The lack of clear central authority in the sport is holding the industry back.
Whether you agree or disagree, the Sports of Kings is in dire need of reform; the Monmouth Park scandal just consolidates this truth. It is because of such problems that there has been an evident decline in horse racing's credibility and popularity. As one of the world's oldest and most prestigious sports, reforms are needed to restore horse racing's good name.
Having a central authority in place will ensure that dire issues such as Monmouth's are handled effectively, which will make sure that all the parties involved in the sports are protected. This includes the horsemen, as well as the fans that invest their hard-earned dollars to wager billions of dollars each year.
The Monmouth Park Racetrack situated in Oceanport, New Jersey, is one of the best American race tracks specializing in purebred horse racing. However, the drug testing scandal has marred its good name. According to Monmouth, lab tests are supposed to be released within 8 days of testing.
As it stands, officials in Monmouth Park notified the press they were considering filing suit against the testing lab, which they allege has violated its contract. But Truesdail Laboratories remains backed up to this day. As such, the only thing that the horsemen can do is watch and wait to see if their purse money will finally be released.
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Are cats and writers supposed to go together? Most writers I know have pets, a few have dogs but the majority have cats. For me, we've always had family pets, but it's been the kids who devoted themselves to our animals.
The furry little guy had been trapped under a cement porch for several days until my son and friend coaxed him out. Then my son phoned and said, "I don't want to take him to the shelter. He's really cute, can I bring him back?" Only for a few days until you find a nice place for him, I'd answered.
The kitten had lost most of his tail, and he was dehydrated and starved. How had he even survived in this coyote and racoon ridden neighbourhood? I'll admit I wasn't looking forward to even a few days with a wild and terrified cat.
So what did the kitten do when my son brought him home? He leaped out of his arms, padded across the floor and jumped into my arms where he snuggled and wrapped his little paws around my neck, thereby wrapping me around his… er…cat finger…He actually sighed in relief.
So he's stayed with us happily ever after? Well, sort of. You see, he is a little wild – and random – and he bites and scratches. I thought as he got older he'd settle in. Not so much.
Then my sciencey friend set to work trying to unravel the enigma of my cat – -how he was totally devoted to me one minute, and biting or scratching me the next.
Apparently he's a hunter – and he has to dominate his jungle. But like I said, we live in a neighbourhood where cat posters are a weekly appearance – so he has to be an indoor cat.
This has helped somewhat, but I shake my head even thinking about my slow descent into cat madness.
On the upside, he's been a little calmer now the weather's improving, and he sits outside on the deck with me while I try to read or write. Try is the operative word, because lately he waits until I'm not paying attention and then he jumps over the rail and sneaks into the yard. Then I go chase him – yeah, great fun.
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The Liverpool Plains Shire will host a number of events during the NSW Seniors Festival, which is being held from Wednesday 13 to Sunday 24 February. Activities are open to all Senior residents of the Shire.
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Please note, additional care may not be available at all functions. If you require extra support, please include a carer in all your bookings.
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Believe the unbelievable
BBFC: 15 (cut, 1999) | 15 (uncut, 2006)
Original Release: 31st March 1999 (USA)
UK Release: 11th June 1999
First Seen: VHS, 2000
Keanu Reeves (Speed, John Wick)
Laurence Fishburne (Event Horizon, Predators)
Carrie-Anne Moss (Sabotage, Memento)
Hugo Weaving (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The Lord of the Rings)
Joe Pantoliano (Bound, Memento)
The Wachowski Brothers (Bound, Speed Racer)
The Wachowski Brothers (V for Vendetta, Jupiter Ascending)
Thomas Anderson, aka hacker Neo, is searching for answers to questions he doesn't know. This search brings him into contact with Morpheus, a mysterious individual who claims to show Neo the 'real world' — something the powerful Agents are keen to prevent…
By day, Thomas Anderson is an office drone computer programmer. By night, he's renowned hacker Neo. After he meets Morpheus and gets some of the answers he's been seeking, it turns out he may be something greater…
The forces of the controlling machines are represented by Men in Black-style suit-wearing sunglass-sporting agents, the foremost of whom is Agent Smith. I don't know about you, but I can't read about / hear of / meet anyone called Anderson without hearing Hugo Weaving's syllable-emphasising delivery of "Mr Anderson".
Hardened PVC-and-leather-clad warrior Trinity — a kick-ass female action heroine 17 years ago, while we still seem to be desperately hunting for them today.
"Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself." — Morpheus
Quote Most Likely To Be Used in Everyday Conversation
"There is no spoon." — Spoon boy
Neo + Agent + rooftop + super-slow-motion + impossible leaning-over-backwards-ness = one of the most iconic scenes in the movies.
Hong Kong cinema has been using wirework to create kung fu action scenes for decades, but The Matrix brought it to the Western mainstream. The fights were choreographed by legendary action choreographer/director Yuen Woo-ping (Drunken Master, Once Upon a Time in China, Iron Monkey, etc).
Truly Special Effect
The much imitated and parodied bullet-time effect, where the action stops and rotates around the static scene before continuing. It was mind-blowing at the time, before it became overdone. And though it looked impressive, it was achieved with strikingly obvious simplicity: a rig of still cameras arranged around the subject, with a film camera at either end.
The character of Switch was originally intended to be played by two actors, an androgynous male in the real world and an androgynous female in the Matrix, hence the character's name. According to IMDb, Warner Bros "refined" the idea (one wonders if "vetoed" might be a more accurate word), and Belinda McClory played the role in both locations. Maybe this signifies something, maybe it doesn't, but given that both Wachowski siblings have since come out as transgender, it seemed a particularly interesting point.
Laurence Fishburne committed himself to two sequels before he even read the scripts. "Of course you would," thought everyone who'd seen The Matrix. Then they came out. As well as the two films, there was: a series of anime shorts; a computer game so 'significant' that scenes from it are included on the film trilogy's DVD/Blu-ray release; and an MMORPG that ended in 2009. Rumours persist of more in the future.
4 Oscars (Editing, Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects)
2 BAFTAs (Sound, Visual Effects)
3 BAFTA nominations (Cinematography, Production Design, Editing)
2 Saturn Awards (Science Fiction Film, Director)
7 Saturn nominations (Actor (Keanu Reeves), Actress (Carrie-Anne Moss), Supporting Actor (Laurence Fishburne), Writer, Costumes, Make-Up, Special Effects (it lost to The Phantom Menace!))
Nominated for the Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation (it lost to Galaxy Quest)
"In addition to resembling both in concept and content the worthwhile Dark City, there's not much more to it than ideas about the subjectivity of reality reworked from Descartes, Philip K. Dick, and William Gibson and channeled into an operatic science-fiction metaphor about non-conformity (and drug use). But the Wachowskis do it so playfully well, keeping The Matrix's potentially confusing plot intelligible, intelligent, and suspenseful, that it doesn't matter. As far as sheer spectacle goes, it's the most exciting thing to come along in quite a while. Where other films are done in by the freedom offered by computer effects, The Matrix integrates them beautifully" — Keith Phipps, A.V. Club
"The degrees to which The Matrix changed our cinematic landscape are inescapable. This is one of those rare cultural landmarks that overcame its cult status and truly became a part of our shared existence. It helps that The Matrix is a bit of a whole bunch of sci-fi, cyberpunk and dystopic fiction blended together with classic Hong Kong action film elements. Not bad for a film that stole much of Dark City's thunder." — The Hi-Fi Celluloid Monster
IMDb Top 250 #18
There are some movies where their significance almost outstrips the ability to judge them independently — Citizen Kane, for the most obvious example. I don't know if The Matrix now appears that way to newcomers, but it could, because it's hard to understate the impact it had on action/sci-fi movies (and other media) for the next decade or more. But I haven't included films in this list just for the impact they had: The Matrix is an exciting, thought-provoking, and innovative sci-fi-actioner. Unsurprisingly, all the reasons it was so influential are the reasons it's so good.
#61 will be… future crime.
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2 thoughts on "The Matrix (1999)"
ghostof82 on August 3, 2016 at 10:23 am said:
Aha, great film. I even like the sequels- the whole thing makes for a great trilogy and much of it predates a lot of shots/elements in so many superhero movies that followed. Sure they are not perfect but they are brave and subversive at times, I'll put up with the crap for everything great. The discs even had great commentaries that bitch about how bad some of the two sequels are. Brilliant. We should have more negative commentaries. Imagine with one on BvS ranting at everything wrong in it.
Count me in for more Matrix films.
badblokebob on August 3, 2016 at 1:58 pm said:
I haven't watched the trilogy for yonks. It'd be interesting to revisit it from today's perspective — the sequels were so hated at the time, but I wonder if things have 'got worse'.
I always meant to listen to those critics commentaries, too. I should make a thing of it, take a week (or two) and just watch everything in the box set!


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Friday Rockpile: Chatwood needs Tommy John surgery
The second half of the season starts up today, and already we have bad news
By RockiesFan000 Jul 18, 2014, 9:55am MDT
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The second half of the 2014 season begins in earnest for the Rockies today, and it's already beginning inauspiciously.
Tyler Chatwood out for Rockies rest of season with Tommy John surgery - Denver Post
Welp. I guess rest and rehab was not the way to go. After sitting out for a couple months, the "flexor strain and inflammation" apparently turned into a full-blown torn UCL. This will be Chatwood's second Tommy John. Obviously he's done for the rest of 2014 and most--maybe all--of 2015. What a year.
Rockies players say they are confident about a late post season chase - Denver Post
It's tempting to just say "LOL" and leave it at that. That's the tone of Patrick Saunders' story, at any rate. It's true that with the return of Carlos Gonzalez, Nolan Arenado, Brett Anderson and Eddie Butler that there will be a big influx of talent for the team. But Michael Cuddyer is still done. Jhoulys Chacin and Chatwood are done. Jordan Lyles is a mystery right now. I guess I wouldn't be surprised if the team righted the ship and played .500 ball the rest of the way. But playoffs? Come on.
Colorado Rockies losing support from fed up fans - Denver Post
Adrian Dater does a man-on-the-street story about frustrated Rockies fans. While attendance is still strong, the Rockies' losing ways have not gone unnoticed.
Is Bill Geivett on the hotseat as Rockies assistant GM? - Nick Groke
Nick Groke writes in his blog about a recent radio interview with Dick Monfort. When asked about who is responsible for the Rockies' terrible 2014, Monfort replied, "You would have to say it's Bill Geivett (Rockies assistant GM). He's responsible for the major-league team." I've always liked Geivett, even if his exact responsibilities were never exactly clear to me. But I'd imagine the blame for 2014 should get laid at the feet of many people, from Geivett to O'Dowd to Monfort to the baseball gods to Cthulhu to Bob in Boulder. He knows what he did.
Pitchcraft: the midseason GIF awards - Grantland
On a lighter note, check out some of the best pitches of the first half of the year, if your computer can handle a thousand GIFs. No Rockies pitchers made the list, obviously, but there are a couple GIFs of Rockies striking out!


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Article 120c Other Sexual Misconduct
The Military Justice Act of 2016 resulted in Article 120c Other Sexual Misconduct, in the 2019 Manual for Courts Martial. Article 120c, UCMJ Other Sexual Misconduct includes Indecent Viewing, Visual Recording, or Broadcasting sexual or private area images of others without their consent. The military is increasingly charging military service members with this new article of the UCMJ after finding evidence on personal electronic devices like phones and computers. Since 2006, Congress and the President have made numerous changes to the law and procedure governing rape, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct prosecutions in the military. Service members may face an Article 120c other sexual misconduct charge if they are suspected of indecent viewing, recording or broadcasting others without their consent. These changes are intended to assist military prosecutors to obtain a higher rate of conviction. What was once a straightforward area of military law is now extremely convoluted and complex.
The statute text and elements of Article 120c, other sexual misconduct, is listed below. For more information on a particular sexual misconduct charge, consult with an experienced military lawyer – one who has successfully defended sexual misconduct charges under Article 120c.
Article 120c Other Sexual Misconduct includes the indecent viewing, recording or broadcasting of a person's private parts without consent among other sexual misconduct elements.
Text of Article 120c Other sexual misconduct.
(a) Indecent Viewing, Visual Recording, or Broadcasting.—Any person subject to this chapter who, without legal justification or lawful authorization—
(1) knowingly and wrongfully views the private area of another person, without that other person's consent and under circumstances in which that other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy;
(2) knowingly photographs, videotapes, films, or records by any means the private area of another person, without that other person's consent and under circumstances in which that other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy; or
(3) knowingly broadcasts or distributes any such recording that the person knew or reasonably should have known was made under the circumstances proscribed in paragraphs (1) and (2);
is guilty of an offense under this section and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b) Forcible Pandering.—
Any person subject to this chapter who compels another person to engage in an act of prostitution with any person is guilty of forcible pandering and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(c) Indecent Exposure.—
Any person subject to this chapter who intentionally exposes, in an indecent manner, the genitalia, anus, buttocks, or female areola or nipple is guilty of indecent exposure and shall by punished as a court-martial may direct.
(d) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Act of prostitution.—
The term "act of prostitution" means a sexual act or sexual contact (as defined in section 920(g) of this title (article 120(g))) on account of which anything of value is given to, or received by, any person.
(2) Private area.—
The term "private area" means the naked or underwear-clad genitalia, anus, buttocks, or female areola or nipple.
(3) Reasonable expectation of privacy.—The term "under circumstances in which that other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy" means—
(A) circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that he or she could disrobe in privacy, without being concerned that an image of a private area of the person was being captured; or
(B) circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that a private area of the person would not be visible to the public.
(4) Broadcast.—
The term "broadcast" means to electronically transmit a visual image with the intent that it be viewed by a person or persons.
(5) Distribute.—
The term "distribute" means delivering to the actual or constructive possession of another, including transmission by electronic means.
(6) Indecent manner.—
The term "indecent manner" means conduct that amounts to a form of immorality relating to sexual impurity which is grossly vulgar, obscene, and repugnant to common propriety, and tends to excite sexual desire or deprave morals with respect to sexual relations.
For more information on this offense including the maximum punishment, potential defenses, and a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the prosecution's case, consult with an experienced military lawyer.


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A grounded theory study to elicit the reasons why women who initiate breastfeeding do not access peer support provision. Situating self in a dichotomised discourse of infant feeding.
Hunt, Louise (2014) A grounded theory study to elicit the reasons why women who initiate breastfeeding do not access peer support provision. Situating self in a dichotomised discourse of infant feeding. Masters thesis, University of Central Lancashire.
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Breastfeeding is recognised globally as an important health issue. The positive health outcomes for both mothers and babies associated with breastfeeding mean governments are keen to increase rates. One of the ways this has been attempted in the UK is via the establishment of peer support programmes. Uptake of this form of support is problematic however, and the aim of this study has been to construct, with participants, an integrated theory of non-access.
This study has explored the reasons why some women who initiate breastfeeding do not access local peer support provision. A constructionist grounded theory method was adopted and women, health professionals and peer supporters were interviewed in Cornwall, South West England. Thirteen women, fourteen peer supporters and six health professionals participated in twenty four semi-structured interviews. Open coding,constant comparison and focussed coding were used to analyse data and enable the construction of one core category and five main themes to explicate non access of peer support.
Dichotomies in the language pertaining to infant feeding were intertwined throughout the themes, requiring women to place themselves and their experiences within a divided landscape. A background of pressure, moral judgement and a dearth of breastfeeding knowledge form the core category, and the five main themes are situated within this milieu. The first main theme, 'place and space of support', explains how during the early postnatal period the group environment was not considered an appropriate place for support, and some women had stopped breastfeeding before they felt able to access a group environment. The second main theme, 'one way or no way', details the techno-medical rules-based model of breastfeeding adopted by many health professionals. Here breastfeeding is seen as a bodily function divorced from all social, familial and cultural concerns. Women anticipated that peer supporters would adopt the same model and this impacted upon access. The third main theme, 'lack of clarity of aims and ethos', outlines how health professionals and peer supporters lacked a clear sense of both the aims and the ethos of the service, and also of why women might like to access. The fourth main theme, 'not like me', explains how when women struggled to follow 'the rules' they often felt like 'a failure' and simultaneously viewed other women as 'successes', which inhibited access. The final theme, 'practicalities', explains how practical concerns like group timings and venues were considered to be less important factors in whether or not services are accessed.
Recommendations for practice include re-evaluation by the peer support service of its aims and underpinning values. Revised aims could be embedded and overtly articulated throughout the service. Health professionals could reflect anew upon their own approaches to support. The development of close working partnerships amongst health professionals and peer supporters and a re-consideration of the manner in which peer support is provided is suggested. Future research could include a study focusing on knowledge implementation in this area. An ethnographic study employing discourse analysis could facilitate both a better understanding of women's support needs in the early postnatal period, and also insights into the verbal and non-verbal interactions that create feelings of pressure and judgement.
Thesis Masters
Hunt, Louise UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
Non-access; breastfeeding; peer support; grounded theory; qualitative; barriers; facilitators
Faculty of Allied Health and Wellbeing (NEW) > School of Sport and Health Sciences (NEW)
Paul Harrison


A sleek guitar I bought in 1992. I don't think takamine makes it anymore and it's too bad. It has a spanish look to it with a beautiful redish brown finish.
The model is EF508C and it has a volume control as well as tone control. Its a cutaway style with mahogany finish and rosewood fret board. The action is excellent with light strings but a bit more difficult with a medium gauge or heavy gauge string set.
It was ready to go when I bought it and I also bought a Fender Acoustasonic Amp to use with it. The sound is rich and full. Overall its easy to play. I don't think Takamine is making this model anymore so if you can find a used one, I would recommend it.
2005 Fender Japan 1957 Reissue Stratocaster. 21 vintage frets, 1 piece D-shape maple neck with a 7 1/2" radius.
Features: 2005 Fender Japan 1957 Reissue Stratocaster. 21 Vintage frets, 1 piece D-shape maple neck with a 7 1/2" radius. 3 piece alder body finished in tobbaco burst (2-tone sunburst). 1 ply white 8-screw pickguard. Fender Vintage 6 point non-locking tremelo. 3 single coil US Fender Vintage pickups. 1 volume control, 2 tone. 5-way Switch. Kulson tuners, 1 string tree.
Purchased from Rockers, London in August 2005. Currently fitted with Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky strings, originally a set of Fender 9's. No official accessories, but I got a fitted flight case thrown in for another £40. A small ding on the body (hardly visible) reduced the retail price by £10 from £450.
Sound: I mainly play blues, modern rock/indie, and jazz through a Peavey Bandit Transtube 112 (an equally versatile amp) with various effects (delay, compression, Big Muff, wah). This is a very versatile guitar, the strength of the Stratocaster. The neck pickup is mellow and warm, perfect for those slow Gilmour-esque blues leads. The 2nd and 4th positions are funky and tight, with the middle setting producing a nice rhythm sound. The bridge pickup is brighter, with more treble, less bass and suits crunchy distortion very well.
These are Vintage style pickups so they are not high output, not that this guitar can't be loud. This is definately not a metal player's ideal choice, it is more suitable for blues, country, jazz and rock (it is after all a 1957 design). The tone is most impressive clean, or with just a hint of distortion. You can get spot on Hendrix, Gilmour, Knopfler and many other famous player's sounds depending on your amplifier.
Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar came set up well, although the tremolo was flush with the body. I personally wanted to have a two way trem so I raised it, and reset the guitar, but it plays very well indeed and the 7 1/2 radius neck is very comfortable.
The pickups were set far too low. I'm not sure on the ideal height but having checked Fender's recommendations they are now much higher and the tone and volume has improved considerably. The tremolo action is incredibly smooth, using 3 springs. The fit and finish is extremely high quality. People often mistake Japanese Fenders as the middle ground between Mexican and American models, but this is not the case.
This uses the same hardware and pickups as US Strat and has equal if not better finish quality. Fender ceased officially selling Japanese models in Europe due to their being too competitive in terms of quality with the US models. You really are getting the same quality for half the price because the USA are having to increase their labour effort to produce the same quality as the more efficient Japanese manufacture, and this cost is then passed on to you. Everything else is fine and will last longer than I will.
The finish is tough enough, but look after it and there will be minimal scratches, mine are barely visible hairlines on the back from play, only visible under light.
I have gigged with this without back-up and it was fine. I haven't broken a string and it stays in tune very well for a Vintage style guitar. I've fitted strap-locks for added security (even though I don't hurl it around or anything) but the standard strap buttons were very solid.
The hardware is fine, no problems, the fit of the knobs, pickguard and switching is good and the Switch is smooth with no noise between shifts. The pickups are quite noisy but this is the case with all single coil instruments, hence the invention of humbuckers and Lace sensors. As long as you roll off the volume when you need to then it's not a problem.
Great for metal, even clean. You can't get as warm as a tube like a Fender, but its awesome.
Features: 2 Channels, foot switchable if you have it. Its trans tube, no idea what that means, go look it up. High gain input and low gain input, FX send return. Speaker out, as if this wasn't loud enough already.
Sound: Clean channel has a button for bright, it sounds good, especially on single coil. Great reverb, crank it all the way up and you get an awesome sound on the clean channel. On the lead channel, you have a gain button, and thrash button.
Thrash is more fuzzy, gain has a lot of crunch. Keep both buttons off and you get a lighter gain, press them both you get well, a really muddy sound. I use a cheap strat with a bridge humbucker, clean sounds great on the single coils, lead is awesome with the humbucker.
Just got it, so I don't know. It was used, and it works. Its built like a tank, no BS on this sucker.
Very Easy Pedal To Work With. Its easy to get a good sound if you know where the 'sweet spot' settings are.
Ease of Use: Very Easy Pedal To Work with. Its Easy To Get A Good Sound If You Know Where The 'Sweet Spot' Settings Are. It's Dark Orange, 3 Knobs: Tone, Level, Distortion. And There Is Also a 9v AC Adapter Input.(adapter not included)Entirely Made Outta Metal.
Its Gonna Take A Couple Of Armegedons To Break This Baby. There Is A Manual. You don't need it though. A monkey could figure it all out. Lol. But it basically just shows you a couple sample settings. I suggest you find your own sound though. My unit has not been upgraded and I don't look forward to doing that.
Sound: I'm Using A Fender Squier Strat, And A Pretty Big Silvertone 26w Amp. Its Very Noisy. It Gets A Buzz & Fuzz Everytime I Mess with the pickup on my strat. The Effects Are GREAT. They Always Sound Great If You Know What Your Doing With The Settings.
Reliability & Durability: I Can most definitely depend on this bad boy. It hasn't Failed Me Yet. I Can Always Depend On This Baby. I would Most definitely take it to a gig. Although it wont fail me, I'd take an extra 9v battery just in case. Other Than that, you can take to gigs and stomp on it all day without worrying about it breaking. JUST REMEMBER! EXTRA 9v BATTERY.
The EB-3 is a solidbody electric bass that features a full 34" scale length and adds a sidewinder humbucker and 1 mini humbucker.
Features: Mine's a 2005 model, made in Japan (I believe), and features 22 frets, all very big. Frets 1-5 so big in fact that low end soloing is only available to people with big hands. The bass body is all one piece, and is surprisingly thin for the overall size of the bass, which in all angles strikes you as a big bass.
Don't know off the top of my head what woods make it, and it's finished in classic SG Cherry Red (the only SG colour if you ask me). It's a very strong SG looking thing, unlike the LP bass which doesnt't really look like a LP. It's the big beefed up Gibson bass bridge, found only on EB's and LP's and the semis such as the rivioli and jack cassady. It's extremely stable and based on the Tune-O-Matic, as also found on Gibson SGs/LPs/Semis. (and others).
All the electronics are passive, which is good because the sidewinder humbucker at neck sounds mighty already! You get Gibson Standard control layout of 2 volumes 2 tones, as well as a rotary pickup knob. I find this a downfall of the bass, whilst looking nice is hard to change as quickly as a flick Switch. I leave it on position 2 anyway.
Pickups wise you get a Gibson Sidewinder Humbucker (massive in both size and sound) and a Gibson Mini Humbucker, which basically is totally useless if you want your SG bass to sound like an SG bass. Using only the minihumbucker sounds like using a cheap jazz bass, though combined with the sidewinder adds a scent of highs, which is necessary as the sidewinder is all bass and lo mid.
Tuners are standard Gibbo tuners, and included in the box you get a bass, though a specially designed EB-3 case is available, though I prefer the "coffin case" you can buy for about £80.
Sound: I play in a sabbathy, zep-esque, hendrix-y, cream etc classic rock band, and the heavy thunder this produces is absolutely necessary for blowing peoples minds and moving the floor! I find it superb for giving the guitar plenty of backing as we are only a 3-piece, though I still use my Fender P-Bass in the studio, as I find it easier to play and the tone of the pickups is more natural, so we can use the studio to make it sound like the SG with much more ease. Live though, the SG rocks over the P-Bass every day of the week!
Action, Fit & Finish: The factory set up is good, though the shop gave it a checkover and small fixes to get it perfect. It's always played superbly, and the strings have last well, and I've never had to make any repairs to it, so I; ll leave this one as perfect! The pickups are good heights as recieved, and the strings included are very good quality.
It's a very solid bass, and everything on it seems very sturdy, though I often have to tighten the strap buttons. They are also very small, I changed them for some bigger ones. Because of it's very tight fit in the case I can't use strap locks as they are too much hassle, I just carry a screwdriver about to tighten before gigs, and sometimes if we're doing a long one I tighten it halfway through. It's all rugged otherwise, and the finish is fine, it has also put up with belt buckle rash very well, only a small few scratches and small paint dents, nothing else. However, I still carry it in it's hard case to be sure.
Maxwatt B-20 - 20 Watt 10" Hiwatt high performance speaker, high & low inputs, 3 band EQ & presence control, ext speaker jack, headphone jack, limiter.
Features: The Hiwatt Maxwatt comes in many shapes and sizes. I happen to have the English 25 watt combo. I've had it for 3 years and it never fails to impress. It's good looks and beautiful tones are a credit to Hiwatt and I will never get rid of it.
It's the best 'bedroom' amp I have ever played for bass as I manage to get solid rock sounds to mellow jazz and blues and have even had a cheap 'Mark King' slap and pop tone. I would not use this at a gig if I could help it. Saying that, I certainly have in the past done smaller venues with it and volume output aside you can adapt it to the vicinity very easily. The amplifier also boasts a headphone jack which has come in very handy indeed.
Sound: Well it is mainly played through with a F.S Passive Bass which isn't the best axe in the world but with a bit of modification, doesn't sound too bad. One thing I will "pick up" on is the fact that the bass I am using does not allow me to change from tone to tone very quickly.
It only takes three seconds to do it via the Hiwatt but this can be distressing on a dark stage. I am not a user of bass distortion but just for this review I have tried it out and no. It's crap. I just got a load of feedback and when I did calm it down, I got a terrible fuzzy sound which did disappear when I played but is not ideal at all.
Reliability & Durability: I will always rely upon this amp because it is soo durable. It's been kicked and shoved about and has tumbled around in Mum's Nissan Micra but it still looks Brand New. I have never had a problem with it and am sure I never will. Trace Elliot hold the title for durability but this (for the money) is ace. I can honestly say that if you did buy this, you would be very careful not to let your baby get damaged anyway.
A DOD FX72 Stereo flanger for electric bass guitar.
Ease of Use: Not rocket science. The only somewhat tricky knobs would be delay and regeneration, not hard if you know anything about flangers. As mentioned earlier, the funky power supply is a pain.
Sound: I have an Ibanez Soundgear 405 (soon to get an ergodyne edc705) and various other Boss and Ibanez and DOD pedals (don't want to give away my secrets) into a Roland DB 500 Amp. This pedal sounded WAY too thin. The actual flange sound was good, but when you're playing heavy fat sounding bass, this puppy ruins your tone you've worked so hard to define.
I have never used the Boss BF2 on bass, since it was designed for guitar, which is probably why someone said earlier that DOD beats Boss on modulation (which is bullcrap). The Boss Bass Chorus was too subtle for me, but it sounded much better than any DOD Chorus, and the new Boss BF3 is now my flanger of choice. It's so thick, fat warm and gooey. I love it.
This is the new signature pickup that Alexi Laiho designed with EMG. It is basically a passive HZ-H2, but it has a ceramic and steel magnets.
I put this PU in my Jackson RR24M and it screams. I replaced the EMG 81 it had as I am just not too fond of the sound they produce. More dynamics can be heard with it as it is a passive PU.
The clean sound with this PU is very dull....it's not bad, but don't expect single coil chime with it. But I didn't buy it for clean. It is a metal PU by all means.
Style: It has been reliable and durable so far. I mean as long as you know how to wire it up right you shouldn't have any issues. It has also been as durable as I need it to be. I just play at home and with friends for fun and it hasn't let me down once.
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Габидулин — фамилия. Известные носители:

 Габидулин, Станислав Фанильевич (род. 1970) — советский и российский легкоатлет.
 Габидулин, Эрнст Мухамедович (1937—2021) — доктор технических наук, профессор.

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Fumarole/Geyser (represented by small bull's eye) is located inside traffic circle.
Traffic circle (turn-around) is slightly less than 900 yards from south end of runway 34 Left.
Elevation contour lines from 500 to 3,000 feet are overlaid on the Monti Albani complex.
The red line corresponds to a distance of 40 kilometers.
Thanks to Eric Fritzius of Lewisburg, WV for the initial "heads up" on the fumarole.
Thanks to John Craig of Starkville, MS for the "Geyser Fiumicino AND 3" link at the top.


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Pierre Molinier (13 de abril de 1900 - 3 de marzo de 1976) fue un fotógrafo, pintor y poeta francés.

Nació el 13 de abril de 1900 en el seno de una familia de artesanos de Agen, su padre era pintor de «brocha gorda» y su madre costurera, con trece años comenzó a trabajar como aprendiz de pintura con su padre asistiendo por la tarde a clases de dibujo. En 1919 se trasladó a Burdeos y comenzó a trabajar por cuenta propia pintando edificios, actividad que desarrolló hasta 1960.

Sus trabajos pictóricos entre 1920 y finales de la década de 1940 fueron figurativos y trataron temas clásicos de paisajes, retratos y naturalezas muertas, que podrían encuadrarse en un tipo de impresionismo en los paisajes y de expresionismo en los retratos. En 1951 presentó un trabajo a medio camino entre la figuración y la abstracción que provocó impacto en la burguesía de Burdeos y se calificó de indecente. Sin embargo envió una copia de su trabajo y de algunos de sus poemas a André Breton que los recibió con gran entusiasmo mostrando su apoyo y proponiéndole una exposición en París.

Sus autorretratos travestidos fueron una forma de experimentar la androginia, pero también le convierten en uno de los precursores del body art. La técnica que empleaba normalmente para realizar estos autorretratos era el fotomontaje combinando diferentes tomas parciales de su cuerpo. Su trabajo es bastante extenso y se estuvo exponiendo cada año en Burdeos durante su vida. Sin embargo, quizá no sea tan reconocido como otros fotógrafos de la época.

Se suicidó en Burdeos el 3 de marzo de 1976 mediante un disparo en la boca.

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Enlaces externos
 kamel mennour/ Pierre Molinier
 Exposiciones fotográficas.
 Breve reseña biográfica. (en francés)
 Entrevista.  (en francés)
 Sitio sobre el autor. (en francés)

Fotógrafos de Francia
Fotógrafos del siglo XX
Pintores de Francia del siglo XX
Poetas de Francia del siglo XX
Suicidas de Francia
Suicidas por arma de fuego
Nacidos en Agén
Fallecidos en Burdeos
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Suicidios en 1976


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Supreme Court asks Mississippi governor to defend Confederate emblem
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JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Supreme Court is asking attorneys for Mississippi's governor to file arguments defending the Confederate battle emblem on the state flag.
The court on Tuesday set a Sept. 28 deadline for the filing.
Mississippi has the last state flag featuring the Confederate battle emblem. Critics say the symbol is racist, and supporters say it represents history.
Carlos Moore, an African-American attorney in Mississippi, filed suit in 2016 seeking to have the flag declared an unconstitutional relic of slavery.
A federal district judge and an appeals court ruled against Moore, but his attorneys asked the Supreme Court in June to consider the case during the term that begins in October. Moore's attorneys said lower courts were wrong to reject his argument that the flag is a symbol of white supremacy that harms Moore and his young daughter by violating the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection to all citizens.
Moore and one of his attorneys, Michael Scott, said Tuesday it's a good sign that justices are requesting arguments from Governor Phil Bryant.
"While this does not mean that the Supreme Court will take the case, it shows that they are giving serious consideration to the petition," Scott said. "We are very pleased by this development and remain hopeful that the Supreme Court will agree that the equal protection issues we have raised are worthy of the court's time."
Mississippi has used the flag since 1894, displaying its red field and tilted blue cross dotted with 13 white stars in the upper left corner. In a 2001 election voters decided to keep it, and Bryant has often said that if the flag design is to be reconsidered, it should be done in another statewide election.
Several cities and towns and all eight of the state's public universities have stopped flying the flag amid concerns that it is offensive in a state where 38 percent of the population is black. Many took action after the June 2015 massacre of nine black worshippers at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, by an avowed white supremacist who posed with the Confederate battle flag in photos posted online.


BlogHome » I take most of my income from my company as dividends – how will the new dividend tax affect me?
You own your own company, perhaps outright or perhaps along with others, and you have been paying yourself a low salary topped up with dividends from the company. For the last 18 years or so, since the first budget under New Labour, received wisdom in tax planning has been to pay director/shareholders this way as it can save several thousand pounds in tax and National Insurance Contributions (NIC) each year. It has always felt to me that it was only a matter of time before this tax benefit of being a limited company came to an end.
And now it has. From 6th April 2016 the rules have changed significantly and it is important to understand that if you are in this type of situation your tax bills will be higher in future, in some cases significantly.
Previously, the rather bizarre situation was that you could take about £40,000 a year out of your company with no tax to pay. Your company would have paid corporation tax at 20% but after that there was no more to pay if you kept your personal income from the company at that level.
From 6th April 2016 the tax rules for dividends have completely changed and will result in higher tax bills for most people. For someone taking £40,000 out of his or her company each year the increase in tax will be in the region of £1,800. That is, they will have a personal tax bill of £1,800 when the previous year they had no tax to pay.
This first tax bill will be due for payment on 31st January 2018 so it's a while before you need to pay it. But bear in mind that if there are two directors/shareholders the tax bill could increase from nil to £3,600. Also, it could have an effect on your tax payments on account from January 2017.
So how have the rules changed?
One perhaps unintended consequence of the new rules is that director/shareholders who kept their salary and dividends low in the past (and so had no personal tax due) only had to submit a Self-Assessment tax return if HMRC decided to issue one to them. From this tax year if dividends are more than £5,000 there will be tax due and they will have to register with HMRC and complete a self-assessment return. I expect that there will be significant numbers of director/shareholders in this position, which increases their costs and that of HMRC, with a larger number of people within Self-Assessment.
Perhaps not a lot is the short answer. Bringing other family members into the business as shareholders might be a solution (see my earlier article – "Can your children save you tax"). This needs careful planning and good advice to do successfully. Taking less out of the company if you don't need it could be another strategy. Perhaps increased pension contributions would be a more tax efficient way of extracting money from the company. Choosing the best strategy requires a full consideration of all the relevant factors – both personal and business.