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Monday's Political Quick Hits
We should all consider each other as human beings, and we should respect each other. – Malala Yousafzai
Welcome to Monday! Here are some "Political Quick Hits" about some issues that caught my attention over the weekend:
Montana Republican Delegates
Vietnam Veterans Commemoration
Great Falls Deputy City Manager
Public School Bathrooms
TWW Poll – Public School Bathrooms Policy
Montana Republicans:
The Montana Republican Party held their state delegate convention Saturday in Billings, and they selected 27 delegates and alternates to represent Montana at the Republican National Convention. You can see the whole list HERE.
There are some interesting names on the list, like Art Wittich. A jury in April found that Wittich took $19,599 in illegal and unreported in-kind contributions from an anti-union organization during his 2010 campaign for state Senate. (Lee Newspapers)
Many of the delegates are from the extreme side of the party. It's probably pretty tough for them to see Donald Trump as the presumptive nominee.
The Montana delegates should probably listen to former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, who said, "You're either for Hillary Clinton or you're for Donald Trump. If you're not for Donald Trump, you are functionally helping Hillary Clinton. I think it's just that straightforward."
That advice should be posted on the wall of every Republican Party office.
Vietnam Veterans Commemoration:
Jim Hamilton of Florence, who is the vice president of the Bitterroot Chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America, penned a guest opinion that I saw in the Missoulian. It was about U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke participating in the program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Vietnam War.
Zinke is holding several ceremonies across Montana to present Montana Vietnam War veterans with the 50th Anniversary Commemorative Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin. See his press release HERE.
Hamilton writes in his guest opinion:
I know that Zinke is a veteran and probably intends to truly honor Vietnam veterans, but his timing might be questionable for choosing to do this while attempting to get elected a second time in office. Butte author and 20-year Army veteran David Abrams wrote an opinion piece in the Feb. 14 New York Times titled "Veterans, Patriots and Pawns." Abrams writes, "for candidates, veterans are the most useful props imaginable. They are real-life stand-ins for any number of campaign trail virtues: patriotism, national defense, anti-elitism, take your pick." Abrams further writes that "military service is charged with a special aura of bravery and honor that politicians can't resist glomming on to."
Hamilton closes his opinion piece with:
The Commemorative Partner program is designed for communities, organizations, military service groups and the like to set up their own events and activities to honor veterans through 2018, which is when the programs ends. I don't believe it was intended for congressmen running for re-election to travel all over a state in six days handing out lapel pins.
Maybe Hamilton is a Democrat and is supporting Denise Juneau in the U.S. House race this year? I think he deserves to be let in on a little secret: In Washington, it's all about the next election. Every vote, every meeting, every speech, every event is about the next election.That's the way it is.
Great Falls Deputy City Manager:
Great Falls' deputy city manager, Jennifer Reichelt, is leaving her current job after almost six years for a private sector job in the Midwest. It was also reported that a public reception for Reichelt will be held Tuesday, May 17, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Missouri Room of the Civic Center. (KRTV)
I've written about Reichelt a few times here at The Western Word. The main reason she was on my radar was because she was arrested on suspicion of a DUI in October, but ended up pleading guilty to a lesser reckless driving charge in Cascade County Justice Court. (GF Tribune) I thought she should have been fired for that, but she wasn't.
Good luck to Reichelt in her new job.
Public School Bathrooms:
CNN reported that the Obama administration issued guidance Friday directing public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms matching their gender identity.
A joint letter from the Departments of Education and Justice went to schools Friday with guidelines to ensure that "transgender students enjoy a supportive and nondiscriminatory school environment," the Obama administration said.
Take The Western Word poll – Do you agree or disagree with the new "bathroom" guidance or should it be left up to the states?
One person commenting on cable news about this issue said that the people who are affected by this the most (the students) are probably wondering what the big deal is.
I've listened to both sides of the argument on this issue and I really don't care. BTW on a related topic…Target stores recently reiterated their inclusivity policy and in part said this:
We believe that everyone—every team member, every guest, and every community—deserves to be protected from discrimination, and treated equally. Consistent with this belief, Target supports the federal Equality Act, which provides protections to LGBT individuals, and opposes action that enables discrimination.
We regularly assess issues and consider many factors such as impact to our business, guests and team members. Given the specific questions these legislative proposals raised about how we manage our fitting rooms and restrooms, we felt it was important to state our position.
Everyone deserves to feel like they belong. And you'll always be accepted, respected and welcomed at Target.
I have visited Target a few times since then and even used their bathroom. I'm happy to report that I made it out safely – just like always…
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L Johnson on May 16, 2016 at 8:26 am said:
Even in the years that Congressman Zinke was not in politics, as I sat visiting with him, his concern was for the safety of this country, the armed forces out there protecting U.S. citizens and those veterans who had served in the capacity of our national protection. He is an impressive man who does give much attention to the veterans. He knows they are neglected in many ways.
I find the many who sit home on their cans have the time to look for the negative and spread it in any way they can. I can simply say that Juneau hardly knows what a veteran is in this day and age. I will bet that she has not ever sat and listened to the stories these people can share let alone care where they served or why they served. She is too busy following the path her mother is pulling her along…and this I personally know, too.
Jackie M. (Mike) Brown on May 16, 2016 at 8:50 am said:
L Johnson –
Thanks for your comments. It is tough to walk that fine line between helping veterans and getting recognition for it, although sometimes by getting the recognition the elected officials are letting other veterans who have the same problem know that there's help out there.
Today, with year-round campaigning and the constant fundraising, everything an elected official does is geared toward re-election – or can be construed as such. Little work gets done in DC.
When I worked for Sen. Burns we did a similar thing for veterans of the Korean war era.
Thanks again for your comments. -JmB


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Q: Fill the segment with circles There is a line. On this line, we have $N \le 100$ points $(x_1, x_2, ..., x_n)$, $0 \le x_i \le 10^8$ which are centers of circles. We want to choose such radii for those circles, but in such way that they can't intersect (but they can be tangent). There is one more condition. We want those circles to have the highest possible sum of circumferences. We can write this sum as $2\pi r_1 + 2\pi r_2 + \cdots + 2\pi r_n$, where $r_i$ is radius of circle with center $x_i$. Taking $2\pi$, the task boils down to maximize $r_1 + r_2 + \cdots + r_n$, but with condition that those circles can't intersect. Also, any circle can't be inside any other. You can assume that centers are integers, but radii don't have to be integers. Also, every radius has to be positive (can't be equal to 0).
What is the fastest way to solve this? I would like to design an algorithm which could solve this.

A: Hint. Assume without loss of generality that $x_1<x_2<\cdots<x_n$, and define the functions $f_i$ as
$$ f_i(d) = \text{the largest value of }\sum_{j\le i}r_j\text{ under the additional restriction that }r_i\le d $$
Then each $f_i$ will be a piecewise linear function of a particularly simple shape, and it is easy enough to derive $f_{i+1}$ given $f_{i}$ and the distance $x_{i+1}-x_j$.
Compute them all in sequence, and your answer will be the maximum of $f_n$.

(Actually, a bit of additional thought about the shape of the $f_i$s will reveal that the straightforward greedy algorithm is in fact optimal).

A: Here is a clever way to do the problem: First suppose there are only two circles. It is not hard to show the sum of the circumferences is independent of how we choose the radii, provided they are tangent.
Thus $C_1+C_2$ is independent of the arrangement. Likewise for $C_2 + C_3$ and $C_3 + C_4$ and so on. We conclude that $C_1 + 2C_2 + +2C_3 + \ldots + 2C_{98} + 2C_{99} + C_{100}$ is independent.
Now maximizing  $C_1 + C_2  + \ldots  + C_{99} + C_{100}$ is the same as maximizing $2C_1 + 2C_2  + \ldots  + 2C_{99} + 2C_{100}$. By the above logic this is equivalent to maximising $C_1 + C_{100}$.
Edit: This only works if the maximum can be achieved by all circles being tangent. It may not help when there are an even number of points. In that case maximizing the first and last radius will prevent some circle in the middle having nonzero radius.

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One large Lehigh Valley company says vaccinated workers can return to the office soon. Will others follow suit?
By Jon Harris
Olympus Corp. of the Americas employees who have been working from home for more than a year can start returning to the company's Center Valley headquarters on May 3 — provided they've been vaccinated.
"It is completely optional for vaccinated employees to come in that day and after," spokesperson Stephanie Sherry told The Morning Call on Wednesday. "Nonvaccinated employees will continue to work remotely at this time until we determine our broader reopening plans."
Sherry said that while there is no requirement for Olympus employees to receive the vaccine, the company does "encourage all employees to explore the vaccination options available to them," stemming from federal guidance that vaccination is critical to curb the virus' spread. Many Olympus employees were eligible for the vaccine under phase 1A of Pennsylvania's rollout, which included professionals who directly support the health care industry.
As such, Olympus is one of the first large Lehigh Valley employers to disclose its initial return-to-the-office plans. Under normal circumstances, the company's 337,400-square-foot building at 3500 Corporate Parkway is bustling with about 860 employees, who handle sales, marketing, management and support services for Olympus in North and South America. But since March 16, 2020, those employees — aside from "critical business infrastructure essential workers" — have been working from home.
More announcements from large employers in the Lehigh Valley and beyond are expected in the months ahead, especially as the vaccination rollout picks up momentum and the entire population becomes eligible. In addition, as of April 4, an amended order from the Pennsylvania Health Department now strongly encourages businesses to telework, revising a prior edict that required teleworking unless it was not possible to do so.
Olympus' plan also brings up what has become a hot-button issue: proof-of-vaccination documents, which have been dubbed "vaccine passports," that many businesses, universities and officials see as crucial to safely kickstarting the economy. Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday said the state is not working on any sort of vaccine passport, adding he's "not sure why the government would weigh in" if private organizations decided to mandate documentation.
While experts agree private employers can, in general, mandate employees get vaccinated before returning to the office, there are some exceptions and the effective companies will be the ones that practice flexibility with workers in the months ahead. It's all part of the delicate dance as the world emerges from a lengthy pandemic.
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Before an Olympus employee returns to the office, Sherry said, the company has asked them to "complete a vaccination attestation form," a document that asks for a name, assigned location, type of vaccine administered and date of the dose. In Center Valley, she said, employees must have received their final dose at least 14 days prior to becoming eligible to return to the office.
Sherry said the reopening of the Center Valley building to vaccinated employees will be used as a pilot to help guide the reopening of other Olympus locations later this year.
"Olympus Corp. of the Americas has taken a cautious approach to business operations throughout the COVID-19 global pandemic, using available metrics and CDC guidance to make informed decisions that make the health and safety of our employees and communities our top priority," she said. "Now, with vaccines becoming more widely available and metrics suggesting an overall decline in number of cases, we feel the time is right to begin making plans for a methodical and safe return to office for our work-from-home employees."
More companies are sure to follow.
A complicated decision
As an attorney focused on labor and employment law, Edward Easterly has been busy for the past 13 months. And since the state recently relaxed the rules on remote work, his business clients have had plenty of questions as they prepare to open back up.
Among the hottest inquiries: Can employers require its employees to be vaccinated before they can return to the office?
In general, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has indicated employers can mandate the vaccine because a person with the virus poses a "direct threat" to the health of others, said Easterly, a founding member of Hoffman Hlavac & Easterly in South Whitehall Township. However, he said, employers should be aware there are certain exceptions under the law to mandatory vaccinations, including closely held religious beliefs or medical reasons that would affect a person's ability to receive the vaccine.
In those cases, Easterly noted, employers may be required to provide a reasonable accommodation to those individuals to perform the essential functions of their position, unless that accommodation "would cause an undue hardship to the employer."
While private employers can mandate the vaccine, Easterly said not many of them are doing so at this time, instead strongly encouraging or recommending that workers get vaccinated. Among the issues, at least right now, is that it's difficult to require a vaccine that not everyone can get quite yet, he noted.
Easterly said the only court case he knows of challenging COVID-19 vaccine mandates is one filed in February in district court in New Mexico, in which a corrections officer is arguing a requirement forcing county employees to get vaccinated violates federal law because the vaccines are not yet fully approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The complaint focuses on how the vaccines have received emergency use authorization, noting that manufacturers are still undergoing clinical trials to obtain additional safety and effectiveness information to pursue eventual approval.
Another hot topic is whether companies can ask employees whether they've been vaccinated.
"That answer is 100% yes," Easterly said.
But again, employers must tread carefully. For example, a follow-up question such as, "Why didn't you get it?" should be avoided, as that could open the door to information pertaining to medical reasons or religious beliefs.
And if an employee refuses to disclose whether they've been vaccinated, Easterly said it's acceptable to assume they're not vaccinated and have them follow the precautions in place to prevent the virus' spread.
Should we keep the office or go remote? That's the lingering question for Lehigh Valley employers »
Questions about vaccination policies, especially from public-facing businesses, have been filtering in regularly to myHR Partner Inc., a Lehigh Valley human resources outsourcing firm with clients in 34 states.
"Everybody wants to know what everyone else is doing," President and CEO Tina Hamilton said, "because there isn't a set of rules that come with pandemic issues."
While some of her firm's clients in New York are requiring employees to come back to the office by a certain date, Hamilton said a majority are being flexible as they plot a return.
At her business, Hamilton has been surveying her 31 employees about every eight weeks to see how they feel, and most of them have become very comfortable working from home. But still, they miss people, she said.
Hamilton said that, as of April 4, she has given her employees the option to start coming in to the company's Upper Macungie Township office, with safety guidelines in place. The firm also set up a QR code that allows employees to scan when they come in, so the company can keep track of who is there.
In the first week, Hamilton said the office hasn't seen much traffic, just one or two people occasionally trickling in.
"I think over time we'll see people come back, but it won't be what it once was — at least not this year," she said.
A one-size-fits-all approach is not the way to go as employers craft their plans to return to the office, said Ozias Moore, a Lehigh University management professor whose research spans organizational behavior, human resource management and team effectiveness.
Employees have been operating in an ambiguous and uncertain environment amid the pandemic, experiencing a number of "false-starts" where they thought things were returning only for those plans to be uprooted by another surge or by schools going back to remote learning, Moore pointed out. Not every employee is the same, he noted, and the pandemic has created an opportunity for companies and leaders to "rethink the way we work."
"It's important for organizations not to create an environment that disenfranchises those who choose not to come back or cannot come back," he said. "It puts them in a position where they're seen as less-loyal employees."
While mandates can lead to backlash, Moore said the successful companies are the ones that use incentives, rewards and a clear vision to help establish why something is important, such as being vaccinated against COVID-19.
Other employers' plans
Many large Lehigh Valley employers haven't yet set a date to return to the office, but are encouraging employees to get vaccinated as they become eligible.
That includes Bethlehem-based B. Braun Medical Inc., which has about 2,000 employees in the Lehigh Valley. While many of those workers, including those who manufacture medical supplies at the company's Hanover Township, Lehigh County, plant, can't do their jobs remotely, spokesperson Allison Longenhagen said several hundred local B. Braun employees have been working from home during the pandemic.
"B. Braun employees who are currently able to work from home will continue to do so until later this year," she said in a statement. "When we do welcome those employees back to the office, we will continue to follow state and federal COVID-19 guidelines, and will have a more flexible schedule that allows for a combination of remote and office-based work, as roles allow."
Allentown utility holding company PPL Corp. also hasn't yet set a date for employees who are working from home to return to the office. In the Lehigh Valley, PPL employs about 1,200 people, roughly 700 of whom typically work at the 23-story PPL Tower building at Ninth and Hamilton streets. In a recent interview with The Morning Call, PPL President and CEO Vincent Sorgi said the company remains "incredibly committed to the downtown Allentown area."
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PPL spokesperson Ryan Hill said the Fortune 500 company continues to weigh when it will begin to open its offices to those who have been working remotely.
"Those whose jobs enable them to work from home continue to do so for now," he said. "We continue to encourage employees to get vaccinated when they are eligible."
The Lehigh Valley's other Fortune 500 firm, Air Products, also is encouraging employees to get vaccinated when it is their turn, spokesperson Art George said. The company employs about 2,000 people in the Lehigh Valley.
George said most of the company's "headquarters-based employees" continue to work from home, while those who cannot do their jobs remotely are working in the Trexlertown office. Those in Air Products' offices or manufacturing locations are following all guidelines and protocols, he added.
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At this point, George said Air Products has no set timeline in place for a full return to the office. Construction continues on the company's $400 million headquarters in Upper and Lower Macungie townships, a massive project expected to be completed this summer. George said Air Products' return-to-the-office plans are not dependent on when the new headquarters is completed.
Massive payroll processor ADP has 98% of its employees working remotely, including those who typically work at the company's inside sales center in downtown Allentown, spokesperson Joanna DiNizio said in a statement. ADP is the anchor tenant of Five City Center, where more than 1,000 of its employees work under normal circumstances.
DiNizio said ADP is encouraging its employees to receive the vaccine as soon as they are eligible, and the company is "making every effort to help our associates secure easy access to the vaccine in their communities and through private points of distribution."
"We do not intend to bring additional associates back to the office until we have determined it is safe to do so, and we are actively monitoring the situation," she said.
Many are in the same boat.
Morning Call reporter Jon Harris can be reached at 484-280-2866 or at jon.harris@mcall.com.

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Just as their women counterparts did two days previously, South Africa's men's water polo team battled against the Olympic champions at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Monday.
After the women had gone down 24-2 to the United States, skipper Pierre le Roux's charges were savaged to the tune of 21-5 by Serbia, the current Olympic, world and European champions.
Quarter scores were 6-1 7-1 5-1 and SA's best rewards were in the final quarter which went 3-2 in favour of the Serbians.
Despite the defeat Le Roux took some good out of the beating. 'It was still an absolute honour to play against Serbia at world championships. A highlight in my water polo career.
'As expected they came our firing and put some really fantastic passages of play together to put us under huge pressure early in the game.
'But what was positive to see was that we kept fighting throughout the game – as the nerves calmed down we started playing better.
'We managed to draw some exclusions and score some really well worked team goals. It was very evident to see that one team was a multiple world title holder and have played many games together while the other was still finding comfort and balance playing together.
South Africa's goals went to Le Roux's brother Etienne (2), Devon Card, Chris Brown and Nic Molyneux.
It doesn't get any easier though with world No3 water polo side Greece lying in wait for South Africa's next Group C game on Wednesday.


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really all you need, and maybe some books.
You've evoked memories. It's really hard to give away one's books even if you doubt you'll ever read or reread them. But I always feel better about it when I give them to Housing Works. That way, others can buy them at a very reasonable price and the money goes to help people with AIDS. I used to give them to libraries but they don't take batches of books anymore.
I remember really liking Anita Brookner's work, too. You should see my book hallway.


For this card, I stamped one of the subtle patterned papers from the card main with two of the images from the Hey Girl stamp set. This is a fun way to make the paper your own. I noticed that the small sentiments in the stamp set fit on the Flying Banners die and used that for some more dimension on this one-layer card. Also, the ink pad color included in the kit is gorgeous, don't you think?


I suppose all of you have experienced one day or another the feeling when being in front of what seems like a steamroller. And what a sensation it is, as there's most likely nothing like this. It's just like when falling head over heals for someone at first sight. It could be in front of a landscape. Or when savoring a (food) recipe that gets you under cloud nine. Anyway, the effect reamins the same, leavin' you with a sensation of evidence. Which pretty much applies when comin' to have a listen to Ed The Red and Troy Nichols' 'Love Amore'. And this whatever its flow may be upon its different mixes.
The proper of definitive talents, as a matter of fact. With both protagonists brilliantly displayin' their obvious know how.
Hard to not think of those incredible mix sets by the likes of Tony Humphries back in the day at the Zanzibar. With these timeless gems such as The Underground Solution's Luv Dancing'. But also Mello House's 'The Flower'. Or Dee Dee Brave's 'My My Lover'. As many treasures you may find in our 10 essential Garage classics. This bringin' us back in the meantime to the early days of Ed The Red's Bottom Line Records label. And, among others, the magnetic 'Do Me Right' by the likes of Secrets Lovers.
'Love Amore' says it all, embedding all the elements to be standing as our 2017 single of the year. Just the way The 3 Winans did it back in 2015 with the Louie Vega's Latin Soul Mix of 'Dance'!
Born in the USSR, Ed The Red, who's real name is Edward Goltsman, immigrated to the USA in 1979 as a teenager. He had been studying piano and voice since age 6 and went to Berklee College of Music once in America. By the 80's he was working as a professional keyboard player with Jazz, Funk, Gospel and top 40 bands. He started producing and mixing in 1985. And in the next 5 years he placed tracks with countless labels. From Emergency Records to Active Records and Jump Street Records. Not to mention Sutra, Quark and Atlantic Records and others.
Ed started his own House Music label – Bottom Line Records – back in 1990. It quickly became a household name among the lovers of deep, soulful, jazzy, Garage house music. Most of the tracks on the label were produced by Ed The Red and Nelson 'Paradise' Roman. Ed nevertheless signed several cuts from other producers. From Lenny Fontana, Reggie and Ronald Burrell to T-Solomon. But also Harry Soto and George Morel to name a few.
In 2016, Ed, who now resides in Florida, decided it was (about) time to reactivate Bottom Line Records. 2017 looks like a big break out year with many new releases on the shelves.


GEFONT has expressed deep sorrow on loss of human beings and property due to landslide at Timure of Gosaikunda Rural Municipality in Rasuwa.
Due to land slide, 9 members including four members of Independent Transport Workers Nepal affilited with GEFONT were killed.
GEFONT expressed deep grief that Landslide burried the local people's shelters and police post. GEFONT expressed gratitude to locals and police force, involved in rescue operation.


Given the amount of development between the TRGpro and the HandEra 330, I'm *extremely* excited about this new upcoming handheld. If you can do without the color (Count on it adding $100 or more to the sticker price), then I definitely suggest you consider the HandEra 330. It's both evolutionary *and* revolutionary.


The Carolina Country Club hosted an absolutely amazing holiday party this year and we were lucky to be apart of it! With a live band, delicious food, drinks and of course the photo booth, this party was a blast! Guests enjoyed posing for silly photos utilizing all of our goofy props. We were able to capture tons of great photo booth pictures throughout the night and we are very excited to share with you! To the left, you will find our famous photo booth video. Down below, the link to the photo booth gallery with all of the individual pictures from the event. We hope you enjoy the photos!


Summers are a great time for warm weather fun, tropical drinks and plenty of exciting and relaxing activities. But the fun doesn't have to stop when the sun goes down.
Make your party last into the night under the stars with the right outdoor lighting. You won't have to spend a small fortune on lighting fixtures either.
Here are 10 budget-friendly outdoor lighting ideas that will make your outdoor space cosy.
Nothing says elegance more than a lovely chandelier. But chandeliers aren't limited to the indoors.
And they don't all require wires that need to be attached to the ceiling. You can hang a chandelier made from candles above a table or suspend it from the beams of a pergola or the roof of a covered patio, deck or porch.
Pick up some battery operated LED candles and the wind will never ruin your evening views. You can also create a beautiful canopy of light by adding string lights around the mounting of the chandelier.
Create an elegant look that hangs overhead for late night dining and entertainment. They can even provide enough light for family board game night.
Cuddle up with someone special on your favourite patio furniture for two while you bask in the soft romantic light. Place 10-12 pillar candles of different heights and sizes randomly on a low shelf or table.
Thirty inches high or lower is an optimal height. Organize your candles randomly for a natural look. Pick up some battery operated candles. They're a safe choice and you won't have to interrupt the mood to relight the candles when the wind gusts.
Placing lights along the stairs is a good safety measure. And with solar deck lighting, you won't have to call a professional.
Affix them to any flat surface with mounting screws. They look great on the deck stairs, a porch, on a walkway or a garden path. Plus they charge during the day in the sun and will light up at dusk.
One of the most subtle lighting ideas is to place solar lights that change colours in flower pots. You can set them anywhere outside and you won't have to concern yourself with the need to plug them in.
And you'll love how the lights accentuate the colour of your flowers. Opt for a solar light that changes colours for a fun effect or keep it simple with a single colour that stays the same.
Electric lamps can give a nice look to a side table outdoors. Just plug the lamp into a nearby outlet on your patio.
Choose a lampshade colour and design that complements your outdoor decor and is will last in inclement weather. This makes a great accent piece for your outdoor decor theme!
Brighten your outdoor space with layered lighting. Layers of light work for different purposes and activities. They illuminate outdoor walls, brighten your space and soften outdoor entertaining areas with just the right amount of glow.
Mount small directional lights in tree branches and place candle lanterns around the base of the tree for a warm ambience and cosy lighting effect all night long.
If battery-operated lighting is not your thing and you must see the lights flickering, you'll love a glass-enclosed lantern. Arrange them on your outdoor dining table and invite guests to a wine and cheese party.
Or place them on the edge along the wall or hang them up high. You can buy wax candles or use LED candles. Choose lanterns that complement your individual decorating style. Try vintage, modern, classic or country.
Want to make your outdoor space evoke vintage charm? It's easy with vintage-themed lighting fixtures.
Use exposed filament Edison Bulbs to create a dramatic effect and the look from days gone by. Place your vintage lighting fixtures on your patio, your deck or circle them around a table with an umbrella.
Cafe lights evoke a magical glow to an outdoor backyard space. But if you don't have many trees or a roof it can be a challenge to hang them.
But there is a solution. You can string them up on a wood post that goes into the ground and suspend them from a planter.
They are one of the best outdoor lighting ideas for renters because you can take them down after the party ends. A great decorative touch for your long weekend celebration or summer evening gatherings.
Do you have an outdoor living space that you use for a variety of occasions? This lighting solution works for family get-togethers and also business meetings that last into the evening.
Use classic outdoor lighting that provides light without being too bold. It will give you a good source of light in which to read. Arrange paper lanterns around the perimeter of your living space.
Then buy an inexpensive fire pit and make it your centrepiece. They run as low as $20. Place your firepit in the middle of the couches and other seating in your outdoor living area.
It will keep you warm on cool summer nights and also provide a warm, inviting ambience that can be both festive and practical.
Now you have some terrific outdoor lighting ideas you can use for a wide variety of occasions from family gatherings to holiday parties and casual business meetings that go into the evening. And the best thing: they don't cost much at all.
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The Colonel Crawford Lions Club and The Friends of the Crawford Park District will have a RECYCLE DAY, from 9am to noon on May 12th at the Lowe-Volk Park Nature center located at 2401 State Route 598. We will have a RECYCLE DAY the second Saturday of each month through the year. We will be accepting: Cardboard, Clear/brown/green/blue glass (separate by color), #1 (PETE) plastics, #2 (HDPE) plastics, Newspaper/magazines/office paper/junk mail, Steel cans, Aluminum cans, Household batteries, Eyeglasses, CFL lightbulbs - from households only, no businesses please, Laptops, tablets & cell phones. NO ELECTRONICS - NO COMPUTER TOWERS - NO COMPUTER MONITORS -OR- TELEVISIONS. Any recyclables taken to the Crawford Park District, outside of the second Saturday of every month do not get credited to the Park District. If you would like the money generated from recycling to go to them, you must take your recyclables to the Park District during their monthly collections. Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. For more information contact the Crawford Park District office at 419-683-9000.


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David Blakey (29 August 1929 – 4 April 2014) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half. Blakey spent his entire senior career with Chesterfield. He is the club's record appearance holder, making 617 appearances in the Football League and 658 appearances in all competitions. After retiring as a player he worked as a scout at a number of clubs. He died on 4 April 2014.

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Did you know UMBC's newest building, the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building, has a breaking ground ceremony today at 3pm on the Quad? The building will replace the site of the one story Theater Building, thus minimizing the addition of paved surfaces and protecting green space on campus.
The green building will have an patio overlooking the rooftop garden and Environmental Systems Lab – A flexible, high-bay research space to support field research in aquatic and environmental ecosystems. Like all of UMBC's new buildings, it is designed to meet US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and special bay-friendly features to reduce pavement and erosion through plantings!


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In early November 2018, the Arcadia London Center sponsored a one-day symposium entitled, Marx and the City, inviting Marx scholars from the wider UK academic community to present papers representing their scholarly interests. This was the first academic symposium of this kind to be hosted by our Centers. The symposium was greeted with enthusiasm by the scholarly community with robust participation and attendance from the community.
The symposium examined Marx's approach to the city, how he envisaged its revolutionary transformation, as well as the relevance and resonances of his approach. Arcadia academics Morgan Daniels , Chris McMillan , and Garrett Fagan, from our London Center and Oliver Sutton from our Barcelona Center were joined by scholars from Queen Mary University, City University, The Royal Academy of Music, the University of Hertfordshire, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Bartlett School of Architecture.
There were many folks who helped bring this exciting and pioneering event to fruition and great credit goes to Morgan Daniels for the idea and topic as well as to London Center staff and student volunteers. We look forward to seeing published proceedings and papers down the road.
This is precisely one of the ways that the global community of The College distinguishes itself. Dr. Alan Jansen , Resident Director for our programs in South Africa, led a very well-received online workshop for our adjunct faculty of the Greek program. Ideas were shared as to how to engage students and different approaches as to classroom practice were traded and analyzed. These engagements and expressions of good academic practice and challenge take place in many of our locations, highlighting truly exciting opportunities from embedded field excursions to book clubs.
The College of Global Studies has a vibrant and very real academic community of engagement that renews and challenges itself and builds an academic community of scholars. This is not easy to do but it is vital and energetic work and at the heart of our College and its mission.


Fabulous photo, Misty! He's been working on that leaf for a while, but at first glance it does look like one big chomp! Wonderful.
Very cool caterpillar and terrific capture of his leaf chopping! I found an interesting one in my garden this week too if you want to check out my post.
What a great shot! I love the detail you have in the leaf and caterpillar.
Oh I love this. What a great shot of this caterpillar eating away at that leaf.
Love the perspective and the focus in this shot.... wonderful!!!!


Soulshine: Finding Inspiration & Cultivating Creativity By Sue Sonnenberg (Study Along Seats): This is a three week, intensive workshop led by Sue Sonnenberg that will guide students into opening themselves up to the universe in order to find their own unique vision for their art. Sue discusses how she allows signs and symbols and stories to come to her, rather than seeking them out, to create art that is true to her story and passions. It is about setting goals, finding patterns and rejecting self doubt.


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package perf

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"

	"google.golang.org/grpc"

	istio_mixer_v1 "istio.io/api/mixer/v1"
)

// client encapsulates a Mixer client, for the purposes of perf testing.
type client struct {
	mixer    istio_mixer_v1.MixerClient
	conn     *grpc.ClientConn
	load     *Load
	requests []interface{}
}

// initialize is the first method to be called. The client is expected to perform initialization by setting up
// any local state using setup, and connecting to the Mixer rpc server at the given address.
func (c *client) initialize(address string, load *Load) error {
	conn, err := grpc.Dial(address, grpc.WithInsecure())
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	c.mixer = istio_mixer_v1.NewMixerClient(conn)
	c.conn = conn
	c.load = load
	c.requests = c.load.createRequestProtos()
	return nil
}

// close indicates that the client should perform graceful close and cleanup of resources and get ready
// to exit.
func (c *client) close() (err error) {
	if c.conn != nil {
		err = c.conn.Close()

		c.conn = nil
		c.load = nil
		c.mixer = nil
	}

	return err
}

func (c *client) run(iterations int) (err error) {
	for i := 0; i < iterations; i++ {

		for _, r := range c.requests {
			switch r := r.(type) {
			case *istio_mixer_v1.ReportRequest:
				_, e := c.mixer.Report(context.Background(), r)
				if e != nil && err == nil {
					err = e
				}

			case *istio_mixer_v1.CheckRequest:
				_, e := c.mixer.Check(context.Background(), r)
				if e != nil && err == nil {
					err = e
				}

			default:
				return fmt.Errorf("unknown request type: %v", r)
			}
		}
	}

	return err
}

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Trail Riding Chat about trail riding here. From woods to mountains!
Hatfield McCoy ride during trailfest! Anyone been there recently?
Hollister hills with dasa ?
Anyone want to Ride southern or western mountains of Maine?
Anyone near Joplin, Mo area?


Hesitated to even put this one out. It's pretty awkward. Plant material is pretty limited around here this time of year. Also experimenting with more random placement of scans. Let's call it a first try. A little stormy.


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It's easy to get distracted, to get pulled away from what is most important. With multiple kids running around, sometimes we may find ourselves escaping the madness by reverting to old habits like meaningless attention to detail, mindless going through of the motions, fruitless activity, daydreaming, and other forms of preoccupation. What this means, then, from the perspective of child-friendly parenting is that we may not be intervening properly when we need to be (avoidance is not a strategy), we may not be handling our situations or our own emotions properly (denial does not fix things), and we may not be helping ourselves get to the next level of our output at this stage in our life—all of these things contribute to the confidence we are trying to build as we relate well to our children and do a good job at this parenting thing. Resist the temptation to flee (even if only in our mind). We need to stand our ground and do the things that need getting done. If we leave things for tomorrow because today is too difficult, then we are putting ourselves more and more behind, and this most certainly will keep us overwhelmed and feeling like our lives are out of control. For as much as we really can't control with our kids, we can control how we spend our time and where we put our attention.


Despite tough banking rules put in place after last decade's housing crash, the mortgage market again faces the risk of a meltdown that could endanger the U.S. economy, warn two Berkeley Haas professors in a paper co-authored by Federal Reserve economists. The threat reflects a boom in nonbank mortgage companies, a category of independent lenders that are more lightly regulated and more financially fragile than banks—and which now originate half of all US home mortgages.
"If these firms go out of business, the mortgage market shuts down, and that has dire Implications for the overall health of the economy," says Richard Stanton, professor of finance and Kingsford Capital Management Chair in Business at Haas. Stanton authored the Brookings paper, "Liquidity Crises in the Mortgage Market," with Nancy Wallace, the Lisle and Roslyn Payne Chair in Real Estate Capital Markets and chair of the Haas Real Estate Group. You Suk Kim, Steven M. Laufer, and Karen Pence of the Federal Reserve Board were coauthors.
During the housing bust, nonbank lenders failed in droves as home prices fell and borrowers stopped making payments, fueling a wider financial crisis. Yet when banks dramatically cut back home loans after the crisis, it was nonbank mortgage companies that stepped into the breach. Now, nonbanks are a larger force in residential lending than ever. In 2016, they accounted for half of all mortgages, up from 20 percent in 2007, the Brookings Institution paper notes. Their share of mortgages with explicit government backing is even higher: nonbanks originate about 75 percent of loans guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Nonbank lenders are regulated by a patchwork of state and federal agencies that lack the resources to watch over them adequately, so risk can easily build up without a check. While the Federal Reserve lends money to banks in a pinch, it does not do the same for independent mortgage companies.
In stark contrast with banks, independent mortgage companies have little capital of their own and scant access to cash in an emergency. They have come to rely on a type of short-term funding known as warehouse lines of credit, usually provided by larger commercial and investments banks. It's a murky area since most nonbank lenders are private companies which are not required to disclose their financial structures, so Stanton and Wallace's paper provides the first public tabulation of the scale of this warehouse lending. They calculated that there was a $34 billion commitment on warehouse loans at the end of 2016, up from $17 billion at the end of 2013. That translates to about $1 trillion in short-term "warehouse loans" funded over the course of a year.
If rising interest rates were to choke off the mortgage refinance market, if an economic slowdown prompted more homeowners to default, or if the banks that extend credit to mortgage lenders cut them off, many of these companies would find themselves in trouble with no way out. "There is great fragility. These lenders could disappear from the map," Stanton notes.
The ripple effects of a market collapse would be severe, and taxpayers would potentially be on the hook for losses posted by failed mortgage companies. In addition to loans backed by the FHA or VA, the government is exposed through Ginnie Mae, the federal agency that provides payment guarantees when mortgages are pooled and sold as securities to investors. The mortgage companies are supposed to bear the losses if these securitized loans go bad. But if those companies go under, the government "will probably bear the majority of the increased credit and operational losses," the paper concludes. Ginnie Mae is especially vulnerable because almost 60 percent of the dollar volume of the mortgages it guarantees comes from nonbank lenders.
Vulnerable communities would be hit hardest. In 2016, nonbank lenders made 64 percent of the home loans extended to black and Latino borrowers, and 58 percent of the mortgages to homeowners living in low- or moderate-income tracts, the paper reports.
The authors emphasize that they hope their paper raises awareness of the risks posed by the growth of the nonbank sector. Most of the policy discussion on preventing another housing crash has focused on supervision of banks and other deposit-taking institutions. "Less thought is being given, in the housing finance reform discussions and elsewhere, to the question of whether it is wise to concentrate so much risk in a sector with such little capacity to bear it," the paper concludes.
Stanton adds, "We want to make the nonbank side part of the debate."
Mortgage crisis: Blame the bank?


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The Baron of Beef is a pub in Bridge Street, Cambridge, England, owned by Bob Jones.

Michael Peacock, columnist of the Town Crier, gave his former paper, the Daily Mirror, a story about Chris Curry and Clive Sinclair having a fight there. This was allegedly over Curry's decision to leave Sinclair to join Hermann Hauser to establish Acorn Computers in competition with Sinclair's ZX80 microcomputer. This was dramatised in the 2009 BBC Four television programme Micro Men.

Tom Baker, the Doctor Who actor, stayed at The Baron of Beef while filming Shada.

Douglas Adams, creator of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, drank at The Baron of Beef also, according to an interview on The South Bank Show.

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Free Movie Night - Exploration!
Free Movie Nights at GRS are back again this month with a focus on Exploration! Join us for a TRIPLE FEATURE on the big screen on Thurs., Jan. 18th at 6pm for the party! Our main feature will be "Frontier: A Rush Sturges Film" along with "Wild Water" and Torryd's own "Xenogenesis III"! As always, tasty beverages will be supplied but feel free to bring your own too!
"Frontier: A Rush Sturges Film" - Following the success of 2010's best selling and award winning DVD "Dream Result", River Roots returns with the follow up film "Frontier". This project highlights the same crew traveling to new rivers and even harder waterfalls across the planet. The film puts a strong emphasis on exploration and progression in the sport, highlighting some of the hardest whitewater ever paddled. Featuring footage of Rafa Ortiz and Aniol Serrasolses's 128.6ft waterfall descent of Big Banana Falls in Veracruz Mexico.
"Wild Water" - Wild Water is a journey into the mind and soul of whitewater, into the places only river runners can go - places of discover, solitude, and risk. The film focuses on a handful of people who share a deep passion for wild places, rivers, and running whitewater. It encourages a deeper look into the heart of adventure sports and what they mean to us as a practice and that they are about far more than just fun. When ordinary people share a singular passion, the extraordinary emerges.
"Torryd's Xenogenesis III" - Join the young bucks from Torryd as they explore the Class V rivers of British Columbia. From waterfalls to narrow creeks these boys show some of the best waters our friends to the north have to offer!
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Hi, my name is November and I'm addicted to candy.
Seriously, addicted. I have candy everywhere. I buy candy all the time. I love candy, mostly more sour candy, not so much chocolate (I know, I know). We were grocery shopping and normally we avoid the candy aisle because I always end up buying more than any normal person needs but I was craving sweet tarts… And I saw some candy that I wasn't familiar with. And then I saw new 'summer' kind of candy.
Now, I don't need more candy. But I could justify buying it by telling myself that if I wrote a blog post about it then I needed it… So here's a blog post about candy!
It started with these Juicy Drop gummies. Juicy Drop pops were just kind of starting to be a thing when I was in middle school and I thought they were dumb (I would just eat the gel)… The sucker was way too sweet and the sour drops were never sour enough.
I wasn't sure how this whole thing was going to go down. Do you crack the top of the pen open and then you have to eat all of it? Nope, the pens have caps that stay on fairly well. I thought it was kind of cool that Bazooka actually owns the Juicy Drop candy brand.
The actual candies are… Well… They're disgusting. The gummies are already sweet, but they're covered something like big raw white sugar and it's unbearably sugary. I was so outraged at how horrible these were I returned them. Yeah, returned open candy. Apparently, it's a thing.
I also returned these Sour Shell Shocked Now and Laters… Good in theory I guess. The texture was so different from traditional Now and Laters… Closer to prechewed gum, tbh. Also, they say three flavors, cherry, watermelon, and apple but I couldn't tell the difference between the three.
Neon Lifesaver gummies… Mmm. Anything with neon in the name should not be eaten. But hey, it's candy and it looked good… It isn't good. We didn't return these because I initially thought Eduardo liked them, I tried to put them in his lunch box and he physically recoiled. I mean, I know there are some kids that would probably really enjoy these but I can't bring myself to offer radioactive materials to a child.
The last 'summer' candy I grabbed was these Summer Splash Starbursts. I like Starbursts, don't get me wrong, but I'm really particular about them. It's like Skittles. I only like a few flavors so I never buy them. Anywho, these didn't look terrible. I really love grape and cherry flavored things so I thought the cherry cooler and grape slushie would be right up my alley.
The grape slushie reminds me of a grape laffy taffy, yum! The yellow in the bag is lemon lime and the pink is strawberry watermelon. I don't like strawberry flavoring so hopefully Eduardo will eat them!
Alright, that's the end of this candy haul. I struck out three times so I probably won't ever buy a bunch of new candy like this again, unless it's something people like!
If you could only eat one candy for the rest of your life, what would it be? Let me know in the comments below!


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TECHNICAL CONDITIONS
TU1−92−161−90
AIRCRAFT PLATES FROM ALUMINUM ALLOYS
(Instead of OST 90124−74)
This standard applies to plates made of aluminum alloys of grades D16ch, 1163, V95pch and V95och used in aviation.
Examples of symbols:
and). Plate made of aluminum alloy grade D16ch with technological cladding (B), in a hardened and naturally aged state (T), 20 mm thick, 1200 mm wide, 3000 mm long, normal accuracy manufactured in thickness, supplied according to TU1−92−161−90 …
Plate D16ch.B.T. 20х1200х3000 TU1−92−161−90
b). The same with normal plating (A), increased accuracy of manufacturing in thickness (P):
Plate D16ch.A.T. 20Pх1200х3000 TU1−92−161−90
1. Range
1.1. Plates are made according to the assortment provided by GOST 17232 with a thickness of 11 to 80 mm, with a width of up to 2000 mm, inclusive.
2.1. Plates are subdivided:
by manufacturing method:
— unclad — marked with an alloy grade without additional signs;
— clad with normal plating — A (D16chA, 1163A, V95pchaA);
— clad with technological plating — B (D16chB, 1163B, V95pchB);
by manufacturing accuracy by thickness:
— normal accuracy — no additional designation;
— increased accuracy — P;
by material condition:
— without heat treatment — without additional designation (D16ch, 1163, V95pch);
— hardened and naturally aged — T (D16chT, 1163T);
— hardened and artificially aged — T1 (D16chT1, 1163T1, B95pchT1);
— hardened and artificially aged in a softening mode — T2 (V95pchT2, V95ochT2);
— hardened and artificially aged in a softening mode (T3) — V95pchT3, V95ochT3.
2.2. The thickness of the cladding layer on each side of the slab should be:
a) for normal cladding in the range of 2.0−4.0%;
b) for technological cladding no more than 1.5%.
2.3. The chemical composition of plates of aluminum alloy grade D16ch, 1163 must comply with the requirements of OST 90048, and from aluminum alloy of grade V95pch, V95och must comply with the requirements of OST1 90026.
2.4. The hydrogen content in the metal should not exceed 0.4 cm 3 per 100 g of metal.
2.5. The mechanical properties of samples cut from the middle layers of the plate across the rolling direction must comply with the requirements of the table.
Alloy grade Condition of test specimens Plate thickness, mm Tensile properties, not less
Ultimate tensile strength, σ 6 Yield strength, σ 0.2 Elongation, σ%
MPa (kgf / mm 2)
D16ch
Hardened and naturally aged (T)
Hardened and artificially aged (T1) 11−25 450 (46.0) 400 (41.0) 5.0
B95pch Hardened and artificially aged (T1)
1. Mechanical properties of specimens cut from plates of alloys of grades V95pch, V95och, V95pchA, heat-treated according to regimes T2 and T3 are established in accordance with OST1 90125.
2. Testing of the mechanical properties of samples in the quenched and artificially aged state for alloys of grades D13ch, 1163 is carried out at the request of the consumer, as specified in the order.
2.6. Indicators of the mechanical properties of the slabs in the fractional direction, for all thicknesses, as well as in the direction, for all thicknesses, as well as in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the slab for a thickness of 40 mm or more, must be determined and entered into the slab.
2.7. Plates are subjected to tension straightening in a freshly hardened state with a residual deformation of 1.5−3.0%.
2.7.1. At the request of the consumer, for alloys of grades V95pch and V95och, the residual deformation when straightening the plates by tension should be set within 2−3%.
2.8. Plates made of alloys of grades V95pch, V95och, V95pchA and V95ochA in hardened and artificially aged according to softening modes T2 and T3 are subjected to the determination of corrosion resistance in accordance with OST 90125.
2.9. The microstructure of quenched slabs should not have burnout.
3. Acceptance rules and test methods
3.1. Each melt is controlled for hydrogen content in accordance with GOST 21132.1.
3.2. Mechanical properties are monitored for 100% of the slabs in three mutually perpendicular directions.
The test of the mechanical properties of the slabs in height is carried out only on slabs with a thickness of 40 mm or more.
3.2.1. It is allowed to test mechanical properties on samples taken from the original plate before cutting it into measuring plates.
3.3. The control of mechanical properties is carried out in accordance with GOST 1497 on short samples, with ℓ 0 = 5d 0. The relative elongation is determined at the design length ℓ 0 = 4d 0 .
3.4. The thickness of the cladding layer of the slabs is guaranteed by the supplier. Arbitration control is carried out in accordance with OST1 90047.
3.5. After quenching, each plate is subjected to ultrasonic testing according to the MK 129−40−90 method on an automated installation or MK 52−40−81 by a manual contact method.
Echo signals from defects are recorded, which in amplitude are equal to or exceed the echo signals from the control reflector with a diameter of 2.0 mm.
For plates made of V95pch alloy of all thicknesses, plates made of alloy D16ch, with a thickness of less than 35 mm, no more than 20 defects are allowed per 1 m 2 of surface, including no more than 5 defects equivalent to a control reflector with a diameter of 4.0 to 5.0 mm.
For plates made of alloy D16ch, with a thickness of 35 mm and more, no more than 10 defects are allowed per 1 m2 of surface, including no more than 2 defects equivalent to a control reflector with a diameter of 4.0 to 5.0 mm.
The distance between the registered defects must be at least 25 mm.
The total number of defects in each square meter, measured over the entire width of the slab made of alloy grade L63, starting from one of the ends of the slab at the discretion of the supplier, no more than 5, including defects equivalent to a reflector with a diameter of 3.2 to 4.0 mm more than 1 «.
3.6. The actual value of the permanent deformation of each slab is recorded in the quality document (at the request of the consumer).
3.7. Determination of the permanent deformation after straightening by stretching is carried out in the middle part of the slab along the length, by applying two notches with a length of 5−10 mm on a base of 1000 mm before straightening.
Test risks for checking permanent deformation are highlighted with paint.
3.8. To control the plates for the absence of burnout, one plate is taken from each heat treatment charge.
If there are plates of different heats in the thermal cage, then the microstructure control is carried out on one sample from each melt.
3.9. In the presence of a burnout, the entire heat treatment cage is rejected.
3.10. The microstructure of the plates for the absence of burnout is checked by metallographic method according to MK 266−31−83.
3.11. All other requirements for slabs must comply with GOST 17232.
State and industry related standards
with the requirement of TU1−92−161−90
GOST 1497−84 Metals. Tensile test methods.
GOST 17232−79 Plates from aluminum and aluminum alloys. Technical requirements.
GOST 21132.1−81 Aluminum and aluminum alloys. Methods for the determination of hydrogen in solid metal.
OST1 90026−80 Wrought aluminum alloys of high purity. Stamps.
OST1 90047−72 Determination of thickness and quality of cladding on semi-finished products from aluminum alloys.
OST1 90048−77 Wrought aluminum alloys. Stamps.
OST1 90125−83 Semi-finished products from wrought aluminum alloys. Mechanical and corrosive properties of semi-finished products aged according to softening aging conditions.
MK 52−40−81 Ultrasonic testing of large-sized forgings, stampings, plates, extruded profiles from aluminum alloys and parts made from them.
MK 129−40−90 Ultrasonic testing of rolled plates, flat ingots and extruded sections.
MK 266−31−83 Metallographic method for determining burnout in semi-finished products from wrought aluminum alloys.
Nonferrous metals, 316l circle, 20H25N20S2 circle, titanium plate, stainless steel


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Solaris acquires mass market rights to Lavie Tidhar's Osama
Posted on 13/05/2012 in News, Publications
Solaris has acquired world English mass market rights to Lavie Tidhar's highly-praised and BSFA Award-nominated novel Osama. Lauded as one of the most significant genre books of the year, the mass market version of Osama will be released in October 2012.
The most exciting, daring and sensitive fictional engagement with the post-9/11 era, Osama is set in an alternate world without global terrorism. Joe, a private detective, is hired by a mysterious woman to find a man: the obscure author of pulp fiction novels featuring one Osama Bin Laden – Vigilante…
Joe's quest to find the man takes him across the world, from the backwaters of Asia to the European Capitals of Paris and London, and as the mystery deepens around him there is one question he is trying hard not to ask: who is he, really, and how much of the books are fiction? Chased by unknown assailants, Joe's identity slowly fragments as he discovers the shadowy world of the refugees, ghostly entities haunting the world in which he lives. Where do they come from? And what do they want? Joe knows how the story should end, but even he is not ready for the truths he'll find in New York and, finally, on top a quiet hill above Kabul—nor for the choice he will at last have to make…
The critical reception of Osama has been nothing short of astonishing and it was nominated for the prestigious BSFA award last year. The hardback from PS Publishing was published in October last year.
Lavie Tidhar was in Dar-es-Salaam during the American embassy bombings in 1998, and stayed in the same hotel as the Al Qaeda operatives in Nairobi. Since then he and his now-wife have narrowly avoided both the 2005 London, King's Cross and 2004 Sinai attacks—experiences that led to the creation of Osama.
Tidhar brilliantly delves into the modern global subconscious, mixing together film noir, non-fiction, alternative history and thrillers to create an unsettling yet utterly compelling portrayal of our times.
PS Publishing
Solaris Books
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PS Publishing to offer Centipede Press titles
"Time Traveller's Wife" author leads the way in new anthology
A Book of Horrors edited by Stephen Jones. Book review
Twisted Tales of the Weird West – event


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We also thank our editor, Luna Han, for her steadfast patience and support throughout the entire process of making this new edition a reality. Through our extended discussions both on the phone and in person, and in going from deadline to deadline, we've developed a wonderful relationship with Luna, and look forward to working with her again on related projects in the future. We also would like to thank Camille Carter and Danielle Lacourciere at Wiley for making the entire copy-editing process a quick and (relatively) painless one, as well as Eloise Nelson for all of her hard work in making sure all of the loose ends came together on schedule.
BFFO would like to acknowledge the continued support of Nancy Ryder. Nancy is not only a friend, spouse, and mother to our daughter Maya, but a continuous source of inspiration to do better, and to challenge; this is something that I try to do every day, and her love and support enables this. BFFO also wants to acknowledge the continued friendship and support from ADB throughout both of these editions. It has been an honor and a privilege to be a co-editor with him. Little did we know seven years ago, in the second basement of the Lister Hill Building at NIH where we shared an office, that so many words would be shared between our respective computers.
ADB would also like to specifically thank Debbie Wilson for all of her help throughout the editing process, whose help and moral support went a long way in making sure that this project got done the right way the first time around. I would also like to extend special thanks to Jeff Trent, who I have had the pleasure of working with for the past several years and with whom I've developed a special bond, both professionally and personally. Jeff has enthusiastically provided me the latitude to work on projects like these and has been a wonderful colleague and friend, and I look forward to our continued associations in the future.


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The 10 Most Endangered Historic Places list rallies support for important character-defining landmarks and historic resources that teeter on the brink of extinction. For the first time ever, this year's list includes more than 10 listings: in addition to 10 remarkable places, we're highlighting the current need for quick legislative action to save the Garden State Preservation Trust, a funding resource that is imperative to heritage statewide. As always, we hope these listings will serve as catalysts for positive change and the implementation of creative preservation solutions throughout New Jersey.
Several challenges face properties on this year's endangered sites list, including neglect and deferred maintenance, vandalism, redevelopment proposals, and potentially damaging new legislation and regulations. The
effects of an extraordinarily challenging economy remain evident, particularly in the wake of Superstorm Sandy: a dearth of funds, limited viable rehabilitation plans, and taxed municipal and state budgets are just a few of the difficult issues with which not only those sites on this year's list, but historic properties throughout New Jersey, are currently grappling.
As we acknowledge each year, selections to the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places list are based on the likelihood that historic buildings and places can be brought back to useful and productive life. PNJ proudly points to many properties previously listed among the 10 Most Endangered that have now been saved and preserved or rehabilitated, and have once again become character-defining assets to New Jersey's communities.
Jacob Vanderbeck, Jr. House
The Jacob Vanderbeck, Jr. House is located on a three-acre parcel overlooking the Saddle River at the eastern end of Fair Lawn. The property retains remarkable integrity in terms of open space; its approach down a long entrance drive shelters the house from busy Dunkerhook Road, and it retains its ... » Learn More about Jacob Vanderbeck, Jr. House
Morris Canal Rockaway River Aqueduct
DESCRIPTION: The Morris Canal Rockaway River Aqueduct is located in Denville Township and is part of the Morris Canal Historic District, which is listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places. Abandoned in 1924 when the canal was closed, the remaining masonry components of this ... » Learn More about Morris Canal Rockaway River Aqueduct
The Layton Farmstead
DESCRIPTION: The Layton Farmstead, situated at the intersection of Baileys Corner and Allaire Roads, functioned as a successful farming complex during the heyday of Wall Township's agricultural industry in the 19th century. Adjacent to Layton's property was Mrs. Bailey's Inn and the Baileys ... » Learn More about The Layton Farmstead
Valley Road School
DESCRIPTION: Valley Road School, now nearing 100 years old, is one of the Princeton area's last remaining historic public school buildings. The original two-story school was designed by Robert A. Schumann and built on land given to "the inhabitants of Princeton Township" by Ernest and Grace ... » Learn More about Valley Road School
Historic Resources and Communities Damaged By Superstorm Sandy
DESCRIPTION: Over the course of a few days in October 2012, New Jersey was forever changed. Superstorm Sandy washed communities away and turned once familiar landscapes unrecognizable. Although the tide has receded and the winds calmed, the long-term impact of Superstorm Sandy on New Jersey- ... » Learn More about Historic Resources and Communities Damaged By Superstorm Sandy
UPDATE: Unfortunately, the Green Hotel was demolished in April 2015. DESCRIPTION: The Green Hotel, also known as the Green Castle Hotel or The Green, is a significant example of a Second Empire style brick hotel. It was built in 1881 by Lewis M. Green, a five-term mayor of Woodbury and father ... » Learn More about Green Hotel
Glen Alpin
UPDATE: January 2017: Harding Township, the owner of Glen Alpin, continues to investigate measures to allow them to dispose of Glen Alpin. Currently, they are exploring auction or sale. PNJ will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates on our website. DESCRIPTION: Glen Alpin, a ... » Learn More about Glen Alpin
Collins House
DESCRIPTION: The Collins House is a rare surviving example of an East Jersey Cottage located in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Notable for its age and architecture, the house also has direct ties to the Morris Canal, which was significant in the state's transportation and industrial history in the ... » Learn More about Collins House
Benjamin Cooper House
UPDATES: May 22, 2013: We've just learned that the owner of the Benjamin Cooper House has placed a tarp on the building! This is a simple step that will go a long way to helping protect the property from the elements as the emergency stabilization plan begins. DESCRIPTION: The seriousness of ... » Learn More about Benjamin Cooper House
The Garden State Preservation Trust and the New Jersey Historic Trust
UPDATE: In November 2015, New Jersey voters approved funding through the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund, which provides grants for historic preservation projects statewide. Although this grant program is a step in the right direction, the level of funding was diminished compared to ... » Learn More about The Garden State Preservation Trust and the New Jersey Historic Trust


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