AT-TANF, SYRIA (June 16, 2017) – The US has moved rocket launchers of the HIMARS from Jordan to a base in the Syrian At-Tanf.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stressed the necessity to coordinate the deployment of all combat equipment, particularly multi-rocket launchers such as HIMARS, with the Syrian government. The range of the rocket launchers HIMARS (high-mobility artillery rocket systems) does not support the combat units of the Syrian Democratic forces (SDF) in Raqqa but it serves as a support of the rebels in the south. The US-led coalition has attacked Syrian government forces several times and they used HIMARS rockets already at the first offensive on al-Tanf. It can be assumed that such assaults on soldiers of the Syrian army can be continued but this time with the use of multiple rocket launcher HIMARS. As a result, the Syrian army could suffer major losses in the South and the US-led rebels could control larger areas in the southern desert region.
In the north of Syria, the US supports the Kurdish-led SDF in the fight against the so-called "Islamic State". This is where the US military has been using HIMARS for a long time. The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is the light, wheeled version of the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). The HIMARS utilizes the same pod as the MLRS uses. A pod can hold six rockets or a single missile.


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Right to constitutional remedies is the Constitution's soul. Surely SC is mindful of that
Upendra Baxi writes: Scandalous judicial delays, measures of decongestion and diversion, and a bold resolution of "who watches the watchman" syndrome now demand urgent apex response.
The learned Chief Justice of India, Justice SA Bobde, is reported to have stated during the hearing of journalist Siddique Kappan's bail matter, that the Court was trying to "discourage" recourse to Article 32, the fundamental right to constitutional remedies. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, in a scathing article ('Their Lordships & Masters', IE, November 18) says that the CJI has "unwittingly let the cat out of the bag", demoting the fundamental right to a mere matter of organisational adjudicative leadership. For him, this is "a perfect metaphor for our times", because such discouraging involves episodic suspension of Article 32. Apart from recalling philosopher Walter Benjamin's thesis that there is "no document of civilisation which is not at the same time a document of barbarism", I do not engage the wider aspects of his analysis but here focus narrowly on the analytic of Article 32.
The cat was out of the bag a long while ago. The apex judicial process shows clearly that the Court regards Article 32 as a judicial power subject to the fundamental principles of administration of justice. It has already extended rules and doctrines such as laches (delays) or res judicata (a matter already decided by a competent court) or any other principle of administration of justice. CJI M Hidayatullah in Tilokchand (1970) said that what Article 32 does is to keep open "the doors of this court" and requires the state not to "put any hindrance" to a person seeking to approach the Court. But this does not mean that "the Court must ignore and trample under foot all laws of procedure, evidence, limitation, res judicata and the like". Justice MP Thakkar (and Justice BC Ray) in Kanubhai Brahmbhatt (1987) went even further: Speaking of the "alarming proportions" of judicial delays, they observed that "time for imposing self-discipline has already come, even if it involves shedding of some amount of institutional ego" and to "inspire confidence in the litigants that justice will be meted out to them at the High Court level, and other levels". True, faith "must be inspired in the hierarchy of Courts and the institution as a whole" and not" only in this Court alone". So, even if there is a constitutional right to remedies it remains subject to the discipline of judicial power and process.
But the Court has also discovered new facets of Article 32. As early as 1950, it has ruled that powers under Article 32 are not limited to the exercise of prerogative writs; in 1987 the Court ruled that it has powers to rule for compensation of violation of fundamental rights; and in 1999 it said that this power extended to the rectification of its own mistakes or errors. Thus, it is simply unworthy to attribute or impute any insidious motive from a stray remark: Does CJI Bobde at all wish to cancel all these norms, and more?
Many further questions are raised. First, can the CJI or the Court as a whole suffer from epistemic collapse so as to receive sharp reminders and rebukes from citizen commentators? How may we ever forget that justices swear an oath to protect the "constitution by law established" and that they inherit judicial worlds and wisdom? Second, justices usually come to the Supreme Court not as Alice enters the Wonderland; rather they emerge as judicial beings after long years at the bar and the bench, and many have served as chief justices of one or more high court. Are they then likely to suffer from amnesia of the constitutional fact that Article 32 does not merely confer wide powers on the Court but also the judicial duty to provide constitutional remedies?
Third, do lawyers and justices not know that what distinguishes Article 32 from Article 226 is the very dimension; the high court's vast jurisdiction technically casts no duty on them to enforce fundamental rights. They have the discretion to act or not to; in contrast, the Supreme Court must.
Fourth, Article 32 is not absolute, no constitutional right is. Of course, the Supreme Court decides on what "appropriate proceedings" should be for it to be so moved. But the Court may not prescribe any process as it likes but only that process which preserves, protects and promotes the right to constitutional remedies.
Article 33 clearly says that the right will not extend to the members of armed forces, those members of armed forces "charged with the maintenance of public order", those "employed in any bureau or organisation established by law" for "intelligence or counter intelligence", and "employed by any State bureau or organisation established by any Force" for (or in connection with) "telecommunication system". Article 32 may not restrict or abrogate the "maintenance of discipline among them". The Court has also upheld (in 1997) the 50th amendment enlarging the scope of this article against a challenge of the basic structure of the Constitution. And the power may validly be delegated to the rule-making competence of the executive, provided that such rules "are necessary for ensuring the proper discharge of duties by the Armed Forces".
Justice AK Patnaik, editing further DD Basu's "Shorter Constitution of India", rightly doubts the state power to amend a law under Article 33, and particularly Article 34 , authorising Parliament to indemnify particular persons "for any act done… in connection with the maintenance or restoration of order in any area within the territory of India". But even such a power, Justice Patnaik rightly maintains, will not eclipse the right of a "person… detained without the authority of law… to move for habeas corpus".
The just demand for an expeditious and effective bail system stems from manifest discrimination in bail where one case is fast tracked whereas others are consigned to slow moving judicial action, even when rights to life and health are endangered. Scandalous judicial delays, measures of decongestion and diversion, and a bold resolution of "who watches the watchman" syndrome now demand urgent apex response.
Explained | How Supreme Court has interpreted Article 32 over the years
As the Yale historian Rohit De reminds us vividly, Article 32 makes the apex court into a "people's court". And future historians should not be able to conclude that the Court deliberately dealt deathblows to this "soul" of the Constitution, as Babasaheb Ambedkar described Article 32.
This article first appeared in the print edition on November 25, 2020 under the title 'Protecting Article 32'. The writer is professor of law, University of Warwick ,and former vice chancellor of Universities of South Gujarat and Delhi.
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Q: Files under the "build" folder are generated and should not be edited This morning I was coding an app following a tutorial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFdtSi1v1Vk/) and after adding
compile 'com.microsoft.projectoxford:emotion:1.0.355'

as stated in the tutorial to the build.gradle and then syncing the gradle, almost everything in my manifest turned red and I got the message stating "Files under the 'build' folder are generated and should not be edited." How do I fix this? I have tried everything in other stackoverflow forums related to this query to no avail. I really do not want to start over as I have put a large amount of effort into this app and would be devastated.
Screenshots -- https://imgur.com/a/g46Ws

A: Fixed by removing the line of code that caused the issue and rebuilding the project, as well as syncing the gradle.

A: I solved the error by cleaning the project. In the android studio, navigate to the Build, the click on CLean Project. It will solve.

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Q: A nice version for Vec>.get? Is there any comfortable way to get value from Vec<Vec<T>>? I can do it for a normal 1D Vec: vec.get(), but if vec is Vec<Vec>, get returns the Some<Vec<T>>, not the value of T. Is there a nice way to 'get' value from 2D matrix (Vec<Vec<T>>)?

A: Option::and_then lets you chain optional return values (o.and_then(f) is equivalent to o.map(f).flatten()):
vec.get(i).and_then(|v| v.get(j))

It also easily extends to higher dimensions:
vec
    .get(i)
    .and_then(|v| v.get(j))
    .and_then(|v| v.get(k))
    .and_then(|v| v.get(l))
    // and so on

A: @Aplet123 is of course right, that's the way to go and his answer should be marked correct.
But in case you wonder how to make this prettier, you could wrap it in a custom trait for Vec<Vec<T>>:
trait Get2D {
    type Val;
    fn get2d(&self, i: usize, j: usize) -> Option<&Self::Val>;
    fn get2d_mut(&mut self, i: usize, j: usize) -> Option<&mut Self::Val>;
}

impl<T> Get2D for Vec<Vec<T>> {
    type Val = T;

    fn get2d(&self, i: usize, j: usize) -> Option<&T> {
        self.get(i).and_then(|e| e.get(j))
    }

    fn get2d_mut(&mut self, i: usize, j: usize) -> Option<&mut T> {
        self.get_mut(i).and_then(|e| e.get_mut(j))
    }
}

fn main() {
    let mut data: Vec<Vec<i32>> = vec![vec![1, 2, 3], vec![4, 5, 6]];

    println!("{}", data.get2d(1, 1).unwrap());

    *data.get2d_mut(0, 1).unwrap() = 42;

    println!("{:?}", data);
}

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[[1, 42, 3], [4, 5, 6]]


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Red Wings excited about New Year's Eve game against Capitals
Ted Kulfan
Detroit — The Red Wings are hoping to play an actual game.
You never know for sure these days, with the omnicron variant and its ability to strike quickly.
But the Wings and Washington Capitals are both on the end of their respective COVID-19 outbreaks — Washington played Wednesday, and defeated Nashville 5-3 — and appear healthy and ready to play Friday.
"Everybody is looking forward to playing games again," defenseman Moritz Seider said. "It was a rough stretch for us, but in all, the boys are really hungry and they'll give everything they can to get back to work."
The Wings' last game was Dec. 18, a 5-2 victory over New Jersey with a makeshift lineup because numerous players — and coach Jeff Blashill and assistant Alex Tanguay — landed on the COVID-19 protocol list.
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The next day, the Wings were one of eight teams that were ultimately shut down early before the holiday break. The entire league schedule was paused on Dec. 22. The Wings ultimately had four games postponed.
"Eager to get back in a game," Blashill said. "It was good to watch (Wednesday's games) and you could see there was a lot of emotion getting back at it. This is what we do and to a large degree, what we live for. It's good to get going."
Forwards Lucas Raymond and Adam Erne, and defenseman Jordan Oesterle, were removed from the protocol list Thursday, leaving defenseman Nick Leddy as the lone Wings' player on the list. Leddy will not play Friday.
Many of the Wings who've been on the list recently have only missed one game, at most, before the NHL shut things down. From that perspective, the Wings feel fortunate.
"We're real lucky," Seider said. "The guys didn't have to sit out, and we had a real good practice (Thursday) and we can build on that and go from there."
The Wings are also able to return to game action at Little Caesars Arena, which has been a decided home-ice advantage.
The Wings are 11-3-2 at LCA — one of those losses, to Washington — while only 4-10-1 on the road.
There's also the knowledge the New Year's Eve crowd is usually one of the more festive and loud gatherings of the season.
"The crowd has been awesome, and I'm certain (Friday's) crowd will be awesome," Blashill said. "New Year's Eve is always a great crowd. I've got a large contingent of the family coming down to be here. These types of nights just increases it (the emotion)."
Big disappointment
Blashill has coached in the world junior championships and understands the excitement and thrill for players and coaches in the prestigious tournament.
So Blashill was crushed to hear about this year's tournament, in Edmonton, being canceled after four days of play due to concerns surrounding COVID-19.
"Devastating," Blashill said. "I had a chance to talk to our U.S. team before the tournament, and like a lot of people, was really excited to see this group (play). It's just devastating. I was crushed to see it (cancellation). It's just been a really hard couple of years for a lot of people, certainly, but these are young peoples' dreams. These are huge moments.
"It's not just this world junior that got cancelled, it happened to be in the middle of it. But the women's world 18's was cancelled as well. So those poor girls, this is a lot of what they strive for their whole lives, growing up and now they don't get a chance to compete. I know they're working to try to find a solution to that (but) that's the second year in a row for the women and that's crushing.
"I just know how much work goes into it. I know how much passion is involved. I know how much Nate Leaman and his staff put into it and how much John Vanbiesbrouck and his staff put into this and for it to just end on a drop of a dime, is crushing for everybody involved.
"I understand perspective, I get that, and there are worse things in the world. I get that for sure. But you're talking about dreams of young people and it's crushing when they don't have those. Life is about experiences. I feel terrible for them."
Ice chips
Seider spent some of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with Dylan Larkin's family, as Seider's family was in Germany (his parents were in town earlier in December).
"So I wasn't sitting by myself," Seider said. "It was really nice. Other than that, a lot of 'me' time, which was OK. You want to stay away from guys and public places (because of the virus)."
... Forward Sam Gagner has now had the virus twice, but the first time last year was more challenging.
"Last year it kind of knocked me out," Gagner said. "It was tough from a conditioning perspective to get back, and I was coughing for a while after I came back. I felt better this time around. From that perspective I'll be fine.
"But 10 days off, no matter what you're out with, affects your timing, your reads, all those types of things."
ted.kulfan@detroitnews.com
Twitter: @tkulfan
Capitals at Red Wings
►Faceoff: 7:30 p.m., Friday, Little Caesars Arena
►TV/radio: BSD/97.1
►Outlook: The Capitals (19-6-7) resumed play Wednesday with a 5-3 victory over Nashville. ... The Wings are 1-0-1 against the Capitals this season. ... LW Alex Ovechkin, 36, continues to dominate (22 goals, 26 assists) with one of his best starts of his career.


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Precision Music Chromatic Clip On Tuner and Metronome
Precision Music Chromatic Clip On Tuner and Metronome is a musical accessory par excellence. This high quality device is Tuner and Metronome and offers speed detection all in one neat package. Securely fasten to the head of your instrument it provides precise tuning for a wide range of instruments. This device is great for use Guitar, Bass, Cuatros, Bass, Violins, and Ukuleles and its powerful Chromatic setting makes it the perfect tuning device for other stringed and non-stringed instruments. This musical innovation is used by Professional and Amateur musicians all over the world. Precision Music Chromatic Clip On Tuner and Metronome uses vibration sensor technology and is equipped with a sensitive internal vibration sensor.
- Tuning range: A0(27.5Hz)~A6(1760Hz)
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- Tolerance: less than 0.5%
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Delurk for sight total, and thank you!
In a funny coincidence, my dad happens to have a model of one of the ORBIS International Flying Eye Hospitals sitting on his desk.
Wanted to post quickly a big thank you to everyone who participated in the Delurk for Sight week. I hope you'll all continue to post comments, and submit your stories and pictures of your children.
The final tally was 57 comments and 5 photos, which brings us to $67 donated to ORBIS International.


We have a new addition to the family! We would like to welcome Designer Janice Tran. Janice has over 10 years in the design industry, with talents ranging from construction, residential interiors, multi-family housing, commercial + hospitality design. She believes that the core to all great design starts with the function and flow of a space. Her approach to designing a visually pleasing aesthetic is heavily influenced by her love for travel and seeing how old architecture can blend with new ideas. In 2018, Janice joined the b + c team and is charged with helping clients identify and bring to fruition, their interior needs.
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This weeks spotlight is our Project Coordinator Nicole Elder. With nearly 10 years of experience, Nicole is a seasoned project coordinator able to successfully manage a project of any size. In 2018, Nicole came to b+c and quickly grasped Project and Logistic Management. She is able to ensure everything is ordered correctly and arrives per the specific project timeline. She oversees each project from order entry, tracking of product, schedules deliveries with manufacturers as well as customers. She communicates and works with installers to address any punch list items, this ensures the project stays on time and completed to our clients satisfaction.
The KORE Work Cart by Kimball is the recipient of a 2018 Nightingale Award for product innovation and excellence in the furniture, clinician support category. The Nightingale Awards honor new products that are exhibited at the Healthcare Design Expo & Conference in November. Presented by Healthcare Design and Contract in partnership with The Center for Health Design, the Nightingale Awards recognize contribution to the healthcare built environment through product design and innovation that contributes to healing. Products are evaluated by seasoned healthcare design professionals and healthcare facility managers. The jury makes selections based on the product's contribution to a healing environment, functionality, quality and durability, aesthetics and style, pricing, and innovation.
The KORE Work Cart was on display at this year's Healthcare Design and Conference as well as Kimball Health's latest product releases that are designed to support the landscape of today's healthcare facilities with seamless and durable solutions for both public zones and clinical spaces. Designed by Daniel Korb, the KORE Work Cart is a mobile workstation that provides privacy, efficiency and comfort. Clinical spaces require furniture that can be versatile enough to meet the needs of a continually changing environment and the KORE Work Cart meets those needs by providing flexibility and mobility, while maximizing space. A rechargeable battery enables technology integration without being constrained to a single location, while pneumatic height adjust transfers the work area from sitting to standing simply, and without any power requirement.
"Healthcare is undergoing the most extreme transformational shift in a century," said Aneetha McLellan, Director of Kimball Health Sales, Innovation and Design. "We are meeting this shift by pushing the boundaries and embedding principles of adaptability, flexibility, and mobility in our products and are thrilled that the KORE Work Cart was recognized with a Nightingale Award, one of the most prestigious awards for innovation in the healthcare industry.
Color is a powerful tool when creating a space. Even the smallest amount can make all the difference. When it comes to color for the workplace, it is important to keep in mind that color greatly affects human emotion + behavior.
Green is said to spark creativity which can help employees be more productive. Most people associate green with nature + re-growth which seems to have a positive impact. A collaboration area would be a great place for some greenery.
Many people associate the color pink with all things feminine and "girly". Certain shades of pink are described as relaxing + calming. However, when it comes to the brighter, more vibrant shades, it can be stimulating + sometimes even aggravating. It has even been said that pink can also be energy draining. Although some shades may be calming, psychologists have found that this only happens within the initial contact of the color. After becoming more accustomed to the color, people can become agitated.
Red is a very vibrant color. Although research indicates that red can be helpful if you're trying to attract a mate, it isn't helpful if you need to stay on task. When we see the color red, our reactions become faster + more forceful. Some might argue that red provides boosts of energy, but that energy is likely shortly lived and can ultimately reduce analytical thinking. Red is also a very physical color. With that being said, the color red would be best used in an area that requires physical movement.
The most well-liked color is…you guessed it, blue. Blue has a calming effect on most people. Blue is seen as a loyal + trustworthy color. That is why most insurance + finance logos are blue. This color would best work in the places in the office that require focus + mental strain.
The color yellow is bright + intense which can invoke strong, emotional feelings. It is generally viewed as a warm color, but can be visually abrasive if overused. Yellow is also not the most loved color. The ones who do like yellow love it + those who do not are overwhelmed by it.
Whether you're choosing a new paint color for your office or designing a new space for a client, it is important to keep in mind your color choices + how they can help you maximize your potential.
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Workplace design should address the need for privacy while offering the freedom to choose an individualized work mode. The versatile components of Xsede Height Adjust provide balance for an active style of work with a welcome aesthetic and functionality that fosters creativity, well-being and engagement.
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Textures + Patterns...the more the merrier!
We love trends and we know you do too! Take a quick look at the different texture + pattern trends for this year and next!
Wall coverings are a huge hit for this year + the next. There is everything from natural organic shapes to geometric. It brings a simple setting more complexity and allows for playfulness. Need to spice up your office setting? Throw up some wall coverings!
Bringing the outside in is not the newest concept, but it is definitely still a popular one. We will continue to see more natural elements being brought into the workplace with plants, wooden materials, stones, etc. It gives us a sense of energy and reminds us to reconnect with nature as we were originally created to do.
Kimball Brand plays with old + new textures here in their retro-inspired lounge setting. Although the room appears to have an older concept, the wooden wall decor and modern lighting make it feel new. The different use of materials from the rich blue velvet seats to the wooden walls and metal table legs, has this room bursting with texture! It's what makes this setting so visually appealing. We can expect to see an abundance of texture through out 2018 + 2019.
Patterns are in and they are nothing but vibrant! These bold, colorful patterns are bringing a mid-century modern feel to spaces. Most of these patterns are consistent with block shapes. However, there is no distinct repetition to them which gives it an energetic feel.
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GOSHEN MFG. CO. v. HUBERT A. MYERS MFG. CO.
[242 U.S. 202, 203] Messrs Fred L. Chappell and Otis A. Earl for petitioner.
Mr. V. H. Lockwood for respondents.
It is alleged that after the issue of the patent and before the commencement of the suit defendants infringed the [242 U.S. 202, 204] invention by constructing and selling a large number of the pulleys, the exact number not known, and discovery is therefore prayed; and it is alleged that defendants have a large number on hand which they are offering for sale.
It is further alleged that large profits have been realized by defendants which might have been obtained by complainant; how much exactly, however, is unknown, and discovery is prayed. An accounting is also prayed and preliminary and final injunctions.
It is alleged that Myers took part in promoting and organizing the defendant corporation, that he is a large stockholder, and is actively engaged in directing and managing the affairs of the company, being its general manager.
It is also alleged that the trade and public have recognized the value and validity of the patent.
The defendants answered separately. Myers's answer is not in the record. The defendant company's is, and denies that the company had in any manner infringed the rights of the complainant under the patent, or that any great loss or injury had accrued or will accrue to complainant by reason of anything theretofore done by defendant, or that complainant had been or is being deprived of any gains or profits to which it is lawfully entitled, by reason of any act or any manufacture, use, or sale of hoisting devices by defendant.
And defendant alleges that it has not manufactured any hoisting device of any kind since October, 1909, or sold or had for sale any hoisting device since March, 1910, and that complainant had knowledge of such facts before bringing this suit; and denies that it was receiving or enjoying great gains or profits, or had avowed its determination to continue manufacturing and selling any such devices.
It admits that Myers took part in organizing the defendant corporation, but denies that he is a stockholder or [242 U.S. 202, 205] in management of its affairs; alleges that he ceased to be a stockholder on November 19, 1909, and that he has not been a director or other officer since December 17th of that year, or connected with the company or interested therein.
The answer denies the other allegations of the bill, including the novelty of the device, specifically alleging that it was not the result of invention, but merely of mechanical skill in bringing together parts of hoisting devices long previously well known and described and published in prior patents, a list of which is given, and that hoisting devices in all substantial and patentable respects similar to the alleged invention were known and publicly sold and used in the United States, the instances of which are related.
Abandonment of the alleged invention by Myers is alleged, that complainant is estopped by reason of actions had in the patent office from claiming a device other than in the specific form shown and described in the patent, that Myers was not the first inventor or discoverer of a material and substantial part of the device of the patent, and that neither he nor the complainant has ever made or filed a disclaimer thereof, to the great injury of defendants.
There was a replication filed to the answer.
Upon the issues thus formed by the pleadings proofs were taken and a decree was entered that the suit be dismissed for want of equity. The decree gives no information upon which it was based.
It will be observed that defendant puts in issue the title of complainant, the novelty of the device described in the [242 U.S. 202, 206] patent, alleges anticipation, and precludes or narrows it by the condition of the prior art. It denies infringement and also irreparable loss or injury to complainant by anything theretofore done by defendant, or that complainant was deprived or is being deprived of any great gains or profits to which it is lawfully entitled by reason of any act or any manufacture, use, or sale of hoisting devices by defendant.
It appears from the facts found that Myers was the inventor of complainant's device and that he subsequently claimed to have invented another different from and superior to that of complainant, which he assigned to Boyer, and that the defendant company which Myers had helped to organize began to manufacture the device of the alleged second invention of Myers and made 25 in the spring of 1908, and the following fall prepared to make 500 more, 300 of which were sold and the rest not completed. In August, 1909, it (the defendant company) contracted to manufacture and sell to one Diedrich 500 additional carriers for the season of 1910. It was in testimony that the 300 carriers sold by defendant were sold through Diedrich as its agent.
In October, 1909, complainant published a newspaper advertisement declaring defendant company to be an infringer of complainant's device, and also sent a direct notice to defendant to the same effect. In consequence of this it is testified that the defendant company was unable to proceed and it fulfilled its contract with Diedrich by giving him permission to use its shop and materials to finish the 200 uncompleted carriers and to manufacture the 300 more called for by his contract.
In December, 1909, Myers sold his stock to the other stockholders and thereafter had no connection with the company, and it is testified that the company neither manufactured nor sold carriers after the notice of infringement, except as stated above, and that its president and general manager notified complainants in February, 1911, [242 U.S. 202, 207] that the company was practically dead. In March, 1910, it is further testified, it sold its entire plant and all of its property except only the letters patent No. 942,735, that is, the patent for the second invention of Myers, since which time it has been out of business and without factory or office. It is also testified that in the latter part of 1909, after notice of infringement, it had decided not to manufacture any more carriers.
From this testimony the circuit court of appeals deduced that clearly as to Myers, after December, 1909, and as to the defendant company, after March, 1910, at the latest, no infringement of complainant's rights had been committed or threatened.
We are unable to concur in the conclusion as to the company. It sold its plant in March, 1910, but it retained the patent under which prior alleged infringements had been practised and justified, and the right to proceed under it is neither given up nor the intention to do so denied. Besides, in September, 1910, the company sued Boyer in the state court for the injury to its business by the advertisement of infringement published a year before, and in that suit the company made the following allegation: That it 'is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the state of Indiana and is now and has been for more than five years last past engaged in the business of manufacturing hay cars.' We cannot ascribe this to the inadvertence or improvidence of counsel, for which the company was not responsible, as an expression of its intention. It had infringed (we assume this for the sake of argument only); it retained the patent under which it asserted the right to infringe; there was injury inflicted, therefore, and the means retained of further infringement; a denial of complainant's right, and the assertion of a countervailing right submitted for legal judgment in the case under review and besides in an independent action. We must regard this conduct as a continuing menace, and we think [242 U.S. 202, 208] complainant had a right to arrest its execution and recover as well the profits of which it had been deprived, if any. The case, therefore, does not fall within the rules of the cases cited by the circuit court of appeals and those cited by defendants. In other words, further infringement was in effect threatened and could be reasonably apprehended.
We have assumed that there was infringing done and threatened, and, of course, both assumptions are based on the validity and novelty of the device and that the defendant company's device-that is, the device of patent No. 942,735-is an unsubstantial variation of it. Whether the assumption is justified is yet to be decided, and, in the first instance, should be decided by the Circuit Court of Appeals.
Its decree dismissing the case is reversed and the case is remanded for further proceedings in accordance with this opinion.


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Dr. Kresloff graduated with honors from Cherry Hill East High School and Lafayette College where he received an award for being an outstanding scholar athlete. Dr. Kresloff's MD degree was earned at UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School. He served a one-year internship at Albert Einstein Medical Center. Specialized training included a three-year ophthalmology residency at the University of Pennsylvania's Scheie Eye Institute and a one-year surgical fellowship at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary where Dr. Kresloff focused on advanced surgical techniques in cataract, corneal and refractive surgery.
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On Tuesday 19th September, we attended a networking event for people who are important in children's lives, including charity workers, leaders of organisations and educators. The purpose of the event was to bring together people with different work backgrounds and let them see the wonderful work Children in Scotland has been doing, and to launch the rebranding.
The advisory group's role at the event was to inform people about us, and the work we have done and hope to do. We achieved this by setting up a question box for the attendees to choose from, testing their knowledge of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and its protocol, as well as getting them to write the issues they believed to be 'hot topics' for young children on paper aeroplanes.
The first person we interviewed was a social worker, who has travelled and worked in areas of dire poverty where children had been living on the streets. He took action by asking the young people themselves what they wanted and worked to answer these requests, creating what we believe to be the best outcome possible.
After this we decided it would be worthwhile to hear the story from another perspective, so we went and spoke to a fellow member of the advisory group, Martha, to see if her personal experience matched up with what we had heard. She told us that she feels there are adults in her life that she can speak to if she wants to have her voice heard. As well as this she told us, "I have more control over issues that affect me since joining the group", which is something that we also both feel, creating a lot of hope for the future of it.
However, whilst there is some brilliant work being done, as was showcased by the event, there is still room for improvement. An example of this was the fact that out of the seventeen people we interviewed, seven participants (around 40%) couldn't remember the last time they had asked a child before making a decision that affected them.
This, to me, highlighted the fact that while we are all definitely moving in the right direction towards increasing youth engagement, especially with the creating of more groups like ours, we must never forget the importance of remembering to ask children first.
Ellie and Scarlett – Members of Children in Scotland's Changing Our World children and young people's advisory group.


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Views of the Carnage
Just a few random shots of the Mighty Furd in the shop. These were taken by my intrepid service writer and texted to me. It's now 5:15PM, so the thing fought tooth and nail on the front suspension. It's just being finished up now, all work complete once the road test is done. I think we can all agree at this point that this should be the last post of its kind for awhile, eh?
Update: The difference that the new shocks make is, well, shocking. The change on pavement is very noticeable, the usual violence at the same old RR crossings is quite a bit smoother, and diagonally crossing drainage trays at intersections or aprons is absent the usual pitching. Those puppies are workin'. Surveying the invoice shows that they cost twice as much as the weak Monroe Gas Magnums. Ow. But based on history so far, they should last twice as long. Engine oil and coolant temps are continuing to ease back to their former spread. This is good!
Aside: a couple was at the dealership the first day, also owning a 2008 Super Duty 6.4, though this was what he referred to as an F-something Towmaster, a commercial -level variant. They'd already been through what sounded like several DPF units in the exhaust, likely because the truck has been receiving a frequent diet of 5%-20% biodiesel, which is a big no-no. This 2008-2010 series can't take above 5%, or several bad emissions-related things result. That day, it needed a radiator and several other things estimated at $10,000 total. He's kinda stuck at the moment because he pulls a humongous fifth wheel and a boat behind that, so it's not like he can just pick anything off the lot as an option. Chevy and Dodge salesmen wouldn't even sell him a truck in 2008 for the total weights involved, and he's certainly no longer pleased with his Ford experience, so looks like they have some difficult decision-making ahead of them. They're quite well off by my standards, but won't be if this keeps up! Retired but not old enough for SS yet.
Posted in Mod Squad, The Intrepid and tagged 2008 F-250 Super Duty 6.4L
11 thoughts on "Views of the Carnage"
Allen Cowan on March 14, 2018 at 5:37 pm said:
Oh, the humanity!!!
Doug Begley on March 14, 2018 at 8:26 pm said:
Dennis on March 14, 2018 at 6:35 pm said:
Oh the humanity!!!!
You're going to have to pick up the pace, Dennis. You're lagging by an hour! 🙂
a bridesmaid again!
Doug Begley on March 16, 2018 at 12:05 pm said:
Yes, but you did use one more exclamation mark, which shows a distinctive discernment. Five would have been excessive. 🙂
Rob on March 14, 2018 at 6:42 pm said:
Reminds me of the old days, I did many a Ford front end. Of course none of them as new as yours.
Take everything apart to change the front U joints. The work was fun!
Did you get it back yet?
Doug Begley on March 15, 2018 at 6:36 am said:
Fun? Pervert. 🙂
They foisted it off on me not long after I posted, and I've added an update section at the end of the post. I'm now poor but quite pleased. It now drives like a sports car…with turbo lag and a 2,000-pound safe in its trunk. If the camper weren't there, I suspect that it could still keep up with the Mazda RX-8 I had on sweeping steady-state turns. I know. I couldn't believe it either. But the little Mazda felt heavy for its size.
PamP on March 15, 2018 at 12:53 am said:
ouch! It hurts to see your beloved Ford disassembled and strewn on the floor. It would scare me to death – the 'what if's loom large. Glad it all went back together with no pain other than the wallet.
Thank you, Pam. In person, it looked a bit like an IED had exploded under the front end. Parts and fasteners all over. I was surprised that there were no leftover parts when it was done, and especially that the little tire pressure sensor valve caps were all back in place. I was concerned that they'd lose one. But nope. So far there are no funny noises or strange behaviors, so it doesn't look like I'll need a return trip to correct anything. I like that. Two-year warranty on the work, and that can be done at any Ford dealer in the country.
jr cline on March 15, 2018 at 6:53 am said:
That is a lot of weight to tow. I don't think I'd have the nerve to tow the boat behind the fifth wheel. Scares me.
I'm glad to hear your truck is back on the road.


EXCLUSIVE: Famke Janssen has joined Ron Perlman, Richard Dreyfuss, Peter Facinelli and Nadine Velazquez in Michael Caton-Jones' Asher, a film about a Mossad member-turned-gun-for-hire in New York who is living the good life but at the end of his career. When one of his final gigs goes upside down on a job involving a woman, he has to make a life-altering decision.
The original script was written by Jay Zaretsky. Josh Crook, Adam Folk, Perlman and Brian Wilkins are listed as producers on this one. Janssen, who played Jean Grey in the X-Men movies has been in a number of TV shows including recently The Blacklist: Redemption, The Blacklist and How To Get Away With Murder.
She is repped by ICM Partners and Brookside Artist Management.


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Although only the 20 – 35 year awardees were announced at this year's All Star Awards, a total of 17 900 years of collective service were celebrated this year with those who have dedicated 5 – 35 years of service with our business.
A special mention to Serame Phillimon Molefe for 35 years of service, and to our Chairman, Douglas Smollan for a remarkable 50 years of service.
David Smollan said: the world is as big as you are brave enough to make it. Well, our employees are testimony to the fact that, there's nothing you can't do, and anywhere you can't go if you commit, believe and be brave.
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Mr. Gary Sanders is Special Assistant for Nuclear Plans and Policies to the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. He is responsible for contributing to the development of policy, strategy and architecture solutions of nuclear weapon and force application programs. These include operations, force protection, security, sustainment and modernization. He also functions as an executive advocate of the Air Force nuclear mission and positions to senior government levels, including the military services; Office of the Secretary of Defense; Department of Energy; National Nuclear Security Administration; State Department; Congress; defense agencies; scientific, academic and research communities; and the public.
Mr. Sanders has more than 30 years of experience in nuclear weapons engineering and safety design and evaluation. This includes design; testing independent assessment; programmatic and technical integration of science-based stockpile stewardship; and personnel management. He has worked within Department of Energy defense programs, the Air Force Office of the Secretary and the Directorate of Nuclear and Counterproliferation, and DOE national laboratories. He has also been a Navy nuclear reactor designer at Bettis Atomic Power Laboratories. His experience spans interactions with the broad nuclear weapons community including the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Navy, Air Force major commands, U.S. Strategic Command, and British, French and Russian nuclear technical agencies.
2005 Lockheed Martin Senior Leadership Development Program, Rockville, Md.
1. June 1978 - August 1979, engineering intern, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, West Mifflin, Pa.
3. September 1980 - June 1986, nuclear reactor safety engineer, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M.
4. June 1986 - November 1989, nuclear weapon safety engineer, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M.
5. November 1989 - September 1991, Manager, Nuclear Safety Assurance Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M.
6. September 1991 - May 1993, technical adviser to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Military Applications, Defense Programs, Department of Energy, Germantown, Md.
7. May 1993 - November 1997, Manager, Nuclear Weapon Surety Assessment, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M.
8. November 1997 - July 1999, technical adviser to the Air Force Directorate of Nuclear and Counterproliferation, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
9. July 1999 - May 2002, Program Manager, Weapon System Engineering, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M.
10. May 2002 - July 2004, Deputy Director, Weapon Systems Engineering, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M.
11. July 2004 - June 2006, Director, Facilities Management and Operations, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M.
12. June 2006 - January 2008, Principal Program Director, Stockpile and Weapon Product Realization, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M.
13. January 2008 - March 2009, Director, New Mexico Weapon System Engineering, and Program Director, Stockpile Systems, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M.
14. April 2009 - March 2010, Principal Adviser for Nuclear Plans and Policies to the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.
15. March 2010 - present, Special Assistant for Nuclear Plans and Policies to the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.


I am a young adult with a very noticable overbite and crooked teeth, but no other dental problems (not even wisdom tooth pain or cavities). I have been told since I can remember that I would need braces at some point, but it's been years since I've been to a dentist. I'm not sure if that would be neccesary, though. I know that there are certain health problems associated with overbites, like lisps, gum disease, and sleep apnea, but I haven't experienced any of those. When I've asked doctors or family members why I need braces, their answers are always either purely cosmetic reasons or "It can cause problems firther down the line" without any specifics supplied beyond that. In order to straighten out my bite, I would have to get braces, a pallette expander, and due to the size of the teeth in my upper jaw, I could possibly end up getting my teeth "shrunk" or removed. I'm also not sure whatnthis would do to the shape of my face, and I don't really want to change my jawline. I was wondering if, since I have no problems with my teeth beyond the cosmetic, it would even be worth getting work done. Again, I haven't had any previous medical issues with my teeth, and all of the other reasons seem to be purely about appearances. Do I really need to get work done?
Hi there. When deciding to get braces, you have final say as to whether or not you want them. We live in a world where the media tries to sell us on being perfect, but sometimes be imperfect is perfect. I can lost count of how many beautiful celebrities, singers and models there are out there with overbites, underbites or just teeth that aren't "perfect". You are not experiencing any jaw pain nor gum issues, so getting braces would purely be for cosmetic reasons. And it sounds like you are happy with your appearance (We all should be), so you may be dissapointed when braces change the shape of your face to due movement of teeth. So my advice is to move on and put this behind you, you are not a candidate for braces. Save the money and travel, see the world. The only other bit of advice I have is to make sure you do go to a dentist and keep your teeth in outstanding health. They will try to sell you on getting braces, but simply ignore them. You are happy and healthy.


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Robo-advisers shrug off U.S. fiduciary rule hubbub
Reuters; Tue Feb 14, 2017 | 1:13am EST
NEW YORK -- As century-old Wall Street brokerages have agonized over the fate of a major U.S. regulation on retirement advice, younger Silicon Valley counterparts have coolly shrugged their shoulders.
At issue is when and how the federal government will implement the so-called "fiduciary rule" handed down by the U.S. Labor Department last year.
...In interviews since Trump instructed the Labor Department to review the rule earlier this month, executives at "robo-advisers," which manage investor money with algorithms, brushed off the impact of the rule on their business.
(http://www.reuters.com)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren presses Andrew Puzder on DOL fiduciary rule
InvestmentNews; Feb 13, 2017 @ 1:21 pm
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is pressing Andrew Puzder, President Donald J. Trump's nominee for labor secretary, on what he intends to proceed in reassessing a major investment-advice rule.
In a 28-page letter to Mr. Puzder on Monday, Ms. Warren included several questions about the DOL rule, which would require financial advisers to act in the best interests of their clients in retirement accounts.
(http://www.investmentnews.com)
Personal Capital CEO's Mission to Save Fiduciary Rule, Dodd-Frank
ThinkAdvisor; February 13, 2017
Bill Harris, the co-founder and CEO of Personal Capital, a digital wealth management company, is on a personal mission to save the fiduciary rule developed by the Obama administration's Labor Department and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
"It's just common sense," says Harris about the fiduciary rule. "How can you argue that a financial advisor should not advise in the client's best interest? It's a topsy turvy world when people make that argument."
On Friday, the Office of Management and Budget disclosed that the Labor Department had filed a notice (http://www.thinkadvisor.com/2017/02/10/dol-files-to-delay-fiduciary-rule) to delay implementation of the rule, which is set to begin to take effect on April 10. No details were available, including the time frame for the delay, but 180 days has been widely discussed.
(http://www.thinkadvisor.com)


"U R Not Red E…" to eat this amazing PlayStation cake a redditor's wife made for a friend's son. Though delicious-looking, the cake's clean lettering and sharp corners are compelling to just stare at. Once you cut into all that fondant and frosting, the spell is broken.
Redditor "cormacscanlan" posted the picture of the PlayStation cake on the r/Gaming subreddit yesterday. The white fondant is covered evenly with the shapes that define the PlayStation and its controller (circle, X, square, and triangle), and the black PlayStation logo is placed neatly on the cake's top and bottom layers. Even the "Happy Birthday, Tobi," is written in the PlayStation font.
It's all very neat and structured. Much as I love to see cakes based on Nintendo's mascots, this makes a very stylish change from the riot of colors and clutter we usually see constructed for kids' birthday parties. Also, digging into a PlayStation cake would surely make me feel less uneasy than plunging my knife into the guts of a Jigglypuff cake. Maybe Sony can commission another one when it finally gets around to releasing the PlayStation 5.
Though the cake's baker performed fondant magic, some redditors in the thread can't help but point out how much hate the sugar-leather receives. Granted, it's far easier to work with than traditional buttercream frosting, but not nearly as tasty. Did you know there's an r/FondantHate subreddit?
Finally, while I again tip my hat to the neat placement of the squares, circles, and triangles on this cake, the colored shapes on top of the white backdrop reminds me of the special cake Marge baked for Homer "to ruin" so he'd stop putting his fingers all over Maggie's birthday cake.
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