Open Letter to Christopher Eubank SNR - Advice from my time as a Maverick Promoter in Britain | Audley Harrison: The Official Website of Audley Harrison M.B.E.
I wanted to touch base and reach out to you, as I will never forget you kindly coming to see me back in the day, after I lost my unbeaten record to Danny Williams. You found me in my hotel and offered me advice from the heart. What you discussed was very helpful to my soul ... so truly Chris, I thank you for that.
When we met back then in 2005, you questioned whether I had to hunger to turn things around in my career, as I was already financially stable and likely sleeping in silk bed sheets (still smile at that today) ... I told you I was confident I could (and would) turn things around.
Not fulfilling my goals to be a multi-belt world champion does hurt a bit, I can't lie ... but seeing Frank Warren and Matchroom as the successors in my capitulation irritates me even more.
Look at Matchroom now, they signed every Olympian with the 'Look at Audley, he tried to do everything himself and failed' so we must control everything, and each fighter has had to accept it. Matchroom to be fair (under Eddie) have been much more willing to tie boxers into the television money than when I turned professional, but they have used me to have even more control than Warren has.
When I signed my direct deal with BBC, Frank Warren could not believe or accept that I pulled it off. The player got played, and I was in the game BIG TIME. I heard you mention Barry Hearn's comment to you and it made me smile.
Please do not make the mistake I made of letting Matchroom / Warren distract you with their BS ... this is a different kind of focus you need, and thankfully you do not have to dedicate time to training and boxing as I did ... eventually they will crash your ship if you let them continually distract you.
They sleep comfortable at night either way; it's in their DNA. Stay focused and don't waste your time going back at them.
Promote your son, make your money, don't give them more power by talking about them, my advice to you is … do you, do you, do you.
Like I, you are not concerned with the opinions of sheep, so those who fight against you are mostly that, but it's still takes time to respond and therefore, it takes you away from your path.
At that moment, I knew without a shadow of a doubt, that these people will stop at nothing to destroy me ... crippling my power has become their No 1 priority ... AT ALL COSTS.
I say this to you with no shame, the bastards broke me down, but it was the best thing that happened me, as it woke me up from being like Tony Montana in Scarface, (I came from that, but I didn't want to go out like that), guns blazing, double crossing everyone I did business with.
I became what I was fighting against, and I'm so glad it all came tumbling down.
Keep focused on the prize Chris, don't let them distract you, as they will stop at nothing to sink your ship and we (people with soul) are not built like that.


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This pub has a new name AND a new team in charge (who've gone from regulars to running it!)
The Noah's, in Hartshill, also boasts a fresh food menu and its cocktails are proving very popular
Dave Knapper
Brothers Nick and Dave Taylor have gone from customers to being in charge after taking over their local pub.
The move has also seen Hartshill's Noah's Ark re-branded as The Noah's. Now the historic venue's new team is promising a tasty revamped food menu, alongside a greater choice of wines and cocktails.
Nick, who has been installed as general manager, says he is looking to bring back the glory days. He has been going into the pub from when he was just 16 to play pool.
General manager Nick Taylor with kitchen manager Harry Williams
Along with Dave, who now lives in Abu Dhabi, the pair set up pub company Anything Bars. Noah's is the first in their portfolio after signing a lease for the Hartshill Road bar and restaurant.
Former Thistley Hough Academy pupil Nick, who lives in Hartshill, said: "This has been our local pub for 20 years and we were born in Penkhull and brought up in this area.
"Dave is abroad now but, when he comes home, this is the place we come to for some food and drink."
The venue now has a new name
Nick, who has been involved in pubs and bars since leaving school, said they were inspired to step in after seeing the business have a number of different managers in recent years.
"It seemed to struggle with it having about five managers in about three years," he added. "And my brother wanted to invest in something in this country.
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"We have seen how busy this place can be and there is so much potential. You wouldn't think Hartshill would get so busy, but there are a lot of good pubs on this route now and it's become a popular place for a pub crawl."
The Noah's has been redecorated
Historians say there has been a pub on the site since around 1781, although it has been modified and rebuilt over the years. The pub underwent an extensive £500,000 overhaul back in 2016, which means the new team have only had to do a little bit of decorating. But one change has been the name.
Nick, who has agreed a lease with Star Pubs, said: "We thought Noah's Ark was a little old fashioned and wanted to move away from that and so came up with The Noah's.
"We have put in a new bar, lights, and some stainless steel cocktail stations. We started doing cocktails about six weeks ago and people have gone crazy for them.
Customers have been impressed with the changes
Nick, who has previously run venues for Revolution and the Fat Cat Group, added: "We have the beers and lagers people expect, but also a larger wine menu now."
The food menu has also been given plenty of attention. Nick said: "We want to be affordable and, along with giving customers what they expect, we will offer premium food such as steaks, and sea bass and things like that."
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Overseeing the menu is kitchen manager Harry Williams, from Porthill. The 26-year-old said: "I have also been a customer here for many years.
"We have been getting some really good feedback for the food and have a certificate of excellence on TripAdvisor.
"We want to get it back to what it used to be like."
Fresh lighting has been installed at the venue
Customer Pete Boulton has been impressed with the changes brought in by the new team. The 55-year-old, from Hartshill, said: "I stopped coming in for a while as it had gone really quiet and it changed hands a lot.
"But I am coming again now and it's good because they know the area and what the people want. They know where it's gone wrong in the past and what they have done is bring back a really nice atmosphere and you are made to feel welcome."
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War and Irony in Hebron Hilltops
Anna Baltzer Hebron, Palestine 15 March 2007
Young settlers walk down Shuhada street, banging on Palestinian families' doors and spitting at Palestinian and international passers-by. (Dawud/ISM Hebron)
No matter how bad things get in the north West Bank, it's never as bad as in Hebron. I'm back in the ancient city exactly two years after my last visit, to participate in several solidarity actions, among them school patrol in Tel Rumeida. This small Palestinian neighborhood of Hebron is home to some of the most violent ideological settlers in the West Bank, who have moved into local homes by force and parade the streets with guns, terrorizing local residents including children on their way to and from school. Unlike most settlers in the West Bank who move to the Occupied Territories because the Israeli government encourages them to do so with financial subsidies and other programs, the settlers in Hebron are here because they believe the city of 150,000 plus Palestinians belongs exclusively to the Jewish people.
Hebron's were the first settlements in the West Bank after Israel occupied the area in 1967, when the Old City's Palestinian population was around 7,500. Twenty-five years later, the population had shrunk by 80 percent to 1,500, a mass exodus provoked by Israeli settler and state violence and dispossession. The wealth left with the refugees; only the poorest residents remain, those with nowhere else to go. Their children dodge sticks and stones -— from settler children (and their parents) -— on their way to school every day as soldiers watch on indifferently; I and several other internationals accompanied the students to document and even shield the settler kids' attacks.
A sign warning against "unauthorized" vehicles in front of Shuhada Street. In Tel Rumeida only Israeli settlers and soldiers are allowed to drive while cars belonging to Palestinians are not even allowed in. (Anna Baltzer)
Today my station was on Shuhada St, which used to be a major Palestinian thoroughfare before settlers moved in down the road and blocked it to non-Jews. Cars drive frequently through the neighborhood but they are all yellow-plated (Israeli) or jeeps; Palestinians are not allowed to use cars in Tel Rumeida. They are banned from even walking on the main street, so they wind through a cemetery to get from their neighborhood to the city. More than 2,000 small businesses in the Old City and Tel Rumeida area have closed down, and the once thriving cultural and economic center is now a ghost town.
A young Palestinian on his way to school walks past a star of David spray-painted on a Palestinian home. (Anna Baltzer)
We watched the schoolchildren advance cautiously down the road where Israeli flags hung from street lamps and nearly every Palestinian home had a star of David spray-painted outside. Out of one house came Jamilya, whose mother was recently attacked by a settler girl who incited a mob to come rip the family's door off. Their windows are caged like all others on the street, to block stones; occasional cracks show where small rocks still get through. At the military station, Jamilya climbed a set of stairs to her right and then entered school via a narrow stone path that was just reconstructed for the third time. More kids came from the opposite direction on a dirt path, passing a Palestinian house with graffiti across the main gate: "Arabs to the Gas Chambers."
An Israeli friend Cesca showed a colleague and me around the olive groves between Tel Rumeida settlement and the school, where a few Palestinian families are still struggling to survive. Cesca introduced us to a shepherd named Abu Thalal, who welcomed us warmly into his home. He said he's grateful for Israeli allies like Cesca, and has even tried reaching out to the settlers who trespass on his land everyday. Abu Thelal said when a settler once asked him for a cigarette he didn't hesitate to hand one over, and even prepared tea for the two of them. Shortly after, Abu Thelal was shocked to see the same man and his children throwing stones at his home. He shrugged after he finished the story: "There are good Israelis and bad Israelis, just like there are good Palestinians and bad Palestinians."
From Abu Thelal's home you can see the mosque and temple where Abraham was buried. The groves and ruins surrounding Abu Thelal's home are not just old; they look and feel biblical. Cesca said she once watched in horror as settlers set fire to one of the hills during the Jewish holiday Lag Ba'Omer. She said they burned Palestinian flags along with the ancient land.
Jewish holidays frequently translate into Palestinian suffering in the West Bank. This past week was Purim, so closure was imposed on the entire West Bank Palestinian population so that soldiers could go home to celebrate with their families. Extra help was needed patrolling today because it's Shabbat, when attacks are more frequent because settler children don't have school. Last week one settler child ran down the street flailing his arms and throwing stones at Palestinians in every direction. Soldiers prevented internationals from photographing saying, "It's ok, it's Purim. He's just drunk."
Soldiers also didn't intervene when settlers rioted in Hebron during Sukkot holiday a few years ago. According to the Alternative Information Center (AIC), "during a big march of settlers, participants started attacking Palestinian homes close to the Tel Rumeida settlement. The house of Palestinian Hana'a Abu Haykal was stoned and windows were smashed in three apartments, and settlers also injured Jameel Abu Haykal, aged 12, in his shoulder. Hana'a said the assault happened during the daytime as soldiers stood by without trying to stop the assaults, while the Palestinians were confined to the house because of curfew."
I met the Abu Haykal family, who live literally next door to a military outpost on one side, and Tel Rumeida settlement on the other. Their windows are caged, much of their land has been declared a "closed military zone" (although settlers frequently trespass it without consequence), and they removed the staircase to the roof so that soldiers would stop coming to use it for surveillance. Settlers have done everything they can to scare away the family so they can move into the large well-situated house, but the family just won't give up.
A mural in the Abu Haykal home. (Anna Baltzer)
The Abu Haykals have 11 children. The youngest, a bubbly 17-year-old girl, met us at the door and welcomed us in for tea. When we asked about school, she explained that all 10 of her older brothers and sisters are engineers, but she wants to study psychology. We met five of her siblings, but most of the others are studying or working abroad. One of the sisters at home offered to teach us a relaxation technique she's been working on. One brother discovered that he was born just ten hours after I was. I told him when I was his age I was eating breakfast, and he thought that was funny.
The Abu Haykals have lived in their home since the neighborhood was Jewish, before Zionism and the Hebron Massacre of 1929. Settlers claim they are reclaiming Jewish territory, yet the families who left have issued joint statements demanding that the settlers leave and stop all violence against their former neighbors.
Many Jewish Israelis like Cesca have spoken out against settler violence in Hebron. Many of them came with us today on a joint action to rebuild destroyed houses in the South Hebron hills. Across the South West Bank there are dozens of tiny villages where Palestinians live in caves, tents, and small stone houses surrounded by rolling hills where they graze their sheep every day. Many years ago, fundamentalist Jews began settling hilltops all over the area, and frequently harass or even physically attack the shepherds on their land and in their villages. Settlers from the illegal outposts have poisoned village water sources with dead chickens and dirty diapers, and cemented over cave entrances. They run down the hills into villages wearing masks and carrying baseball bats or large guns. (There's a telling image from Purim two years ago.)
To add insult to injury, the Israeli Army has been demolishing Palestinian structures across the region, most of them homes and bathroom facilities. The pretext is that the shepherds didn't secure building permits from Israel before building the rooms and outhouses on their own land. Building permits are expensive (up to $20,000), and generally refused to Palestinians. In contrast, they are readily available to Jews who want to build homes, even on land that does not belong to them. The caravans of violent settlers who have snuck onto Hebron hilltops, surrounding the rural families, are meanwhile encouraged to flourish with subsidies, infrastructure, and protection from the Israeli state, even though they are illegal according to international and Israeli law.
Hundreds of rural Palestinians' homes and caves have been bulldozed, and many families have fled in an exodus that can only be described as ethnic cleansing. Still, several villages remain, despite tremendous obstacles, refusing to leave their ancestral land. One such village is Qawawis, where I spent the day rebuilding homes that the army recently demolished. Organized by Ta'ayush, a joint Jewish-Palestinian human rights group from Israel, dozens of Israelis, internationals, and Palestinians came together to build foundations, stone walls, and rooftops for the four rural families of Qawawis and other nearby villages. We mixed cement, formed assembly lines, and broke bread together throughout the beautiful exhausting day. When we were finished I headed back to Hebron.
Windows of Palestinian homes, now encaged, have been shattered by stone-throwing settlers. (Anna Baltzer)
Re-entering Tel Rumeida, soldiers searched my bag and person for weapons. Beyond the checkpoint I could see settler children and their parents carrying M16s home from synagogue. I reflected on the irony of being checked to enter a street where armed fundamentalists known for violence are granted virtual impunity.
One soldier clarified the dynamic for me. He explained, "I'm Jewish, so I have to protect the Jewish people." I told him I was Jewish too, but that security could only come from protecting everyone's rights. His eyes lit up when I said I was Jewish:
Settler graffiti reading "Gas the Arabs!", spray-painted on the doors of a local Palestinian home. (Anna Baltzer)
"So this is your land too! Don't you know we are the children of Abraham?"
I told him we'd have to agree to disagree on that one. The exchange reminded me that many of the soldiers patrolling Hebron are settlers themselves. Many of the guns used to terrorize Tel Rumeida Palestinians are from the Israeli Army, purchased from American weapons manufacturers with my own tax dollars.
It is always tempting to blame Israel's sins on fundamentalist Jews that most Israelis don't agree with anyway. But the reality is that Jewish-only settlements and outposts could not be established or maintained in the West Bank without Israel's political, financial, and military support. The Israeli government, whose job it is to enforce the law, instead enjoys a functional symbiotic relationship with the ideological settlers. Both have a strong interest in controlling as much West Bank land as possible, with as few Palestinians on it as possible. As the Alternative Information Center puts it, "the core issue is Israel's tacit cooperation with the fundamentalist settlers for its own colonial goals: 1. To exploit resources … [,] 2. To expand Zionist control … [and] 3. To realize military and strategic advantages …" The AIC sites four main methods employed by Israel for land confiscation in the Occupied Territories: "the seizure of land for military needs, the designation of land as 'state land,' the definition of land as 'absentee property,' and expropriation of land for 'public needs.' All these methods serve a single purpose: the transfer of land from Palestinian to Israeli ownership."
This trend of cooperation has been true for administrations of both major Israeli parties. As the foreign minister under Yitzhak Rabin's first government, Yigal Allon of the "left-wing" Labor party offered substantial political support to settlements in the east Hebron area, trying to prevent Palestinian development in sections of the West Bank that were to be incorporated by Israeli according to the Allon Plan. Having too many Palestinians on certain coveted sections of the West Bank could threaten the "Jewish character" of Israel when they were eventually annexed.
Of course, Hebron's radical settlers have generally been allied with the right-wing Likud, which along with Labor has facilitated the settler strategies of establishing facts on the ground and attacking Palestinian residents. Israel has stationed 4,000 of its soldiers at checkpoints and military outposts throughout the city of 150,000 in order to protect the 500 settlers. Palestinians are closely monitored while soldiers frequently fail to intervene in settler attacks against Palestinian civilians. In addition, the army often imposes curfew following settler attacks so that the settlers won't fear retaliation. Curfew only applies to Palestinians. Their Jewish neighbors, who often perpetrated the crimes prompting the curfew, are free to wander through the Palestinians' streets and land.
If Palestinians manage to leave their homes and wish to register complaints at the police station, they have been prevented from entering by soldiers and police, who commonly dismiss charges directed towards settlers. In fact, settlers in Hebron are subject to a different legal system altogether from their Palestinian neighbors. Jewish settlers are subject to Israeli law, while Palestinians are subject to military law. Therefore, they have different rights and face different legal consequences for the same crime. In every scenario, the Israeli penal code is more lenient. Settlers -— if tried at all, a rare occasion -— frequently enjoy even lighter sentences than usual. For example, a settlement leader Rabbi Levinger spent just ten weeks in jail for killing an unarmed Palestinian merchant, while a Palestinian convicted of manslaughter could face life in prison. According to the AIC, "Israel is violating the principle of equality before the law by creating a situation in which ethnic identity determines the applicable legal system."
Murals painted by Palestinians line the walls cutting off Tel Rumeida from the rest of Hebron. (Anna Baltzer)
Tonight around the dinner table, internationals who had stayed in Tel Rumeida throughout the Sabbath while we were in Qawawis discussed which incidents of the day to include in a report. Volunteers didn't think it was worth mentioning that settlers had spit at Palestinians and trespassed on Abu Haykal's land, because such incidents are so common. They did report on the group of settler kids that attacked four seven to eight-year-old boys who were leaving school with sticks and stones, while border police prevented internationals from intervening.
As we spoke, I kept thinking about Nablus. Jewish fundamentalists once tried to set up camp in Nablus city but they were driven out by the city's armed resistance. It was one of the few victories of the Second Intifada. What would have happened if the people of Hebron had taken up arms back in 1967 when the settlers arrived? Nablus fighters are called terrorists, and Hebron's would surely be as well. Still, knowing now what wasn't known then, could we really blame them? These were the thoughts swirling through my head tonight as I prepared to return to my relatively peaceful existence in Haris.
Anna Baltzer is a volunteer with the International Women's Peace Service in the West Bank and author of the book, Witness in Palestine: Journal of a Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories. For information about her writing, photography, DVD, and speaking tours, visit her website at www.AnnaInTheMiddleEast.com
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Posted: September 21, 2017 | Author: bostonboomer | Filed under: Foreign Affairs, morning reads, U.S. Politics | Tags: Climate change, Donald Trump, Hurricane Maria, Konstantin Kilimnik, Mexico earthquake, Oleg Deripaska, Paul Manafort, Puerto Rico, Robert Mueller, Russia investigation, science, Sean Spicer, Vladimir Putin |33 Comments
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Naegeli court reporters investigation is getting closer and closer to Trump. Here are the stories that broke just last night, with brief excerpts:
The New York Times: Mueller Seeks White House Documents Related to Trump's Actions as President.
In recent weeks, Mr. Mueller's office sent a document to the White House that detailed 13 areas in which investigators are seeking information. Since then, administration lawyers have been scouring White House emails and asking officials whether they have other documents or notes that may pertain to Mr. Mueller's requests.
One of the requests is about a meeting Mr. Trump had in May with Russian officials in the Oval Office the day after James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, was fired. That day, Mr. Trump met with the Russian foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, and the Russian ambassador to the United States at the time, Sergey I. Kislyak, along with other Russian officials. The New York Times reported that in the meeting Mr. Trump had said that firing Mr. Comey relieved "great pressure" on him.
Mr. Mueller has also requested documents about the circumstances of the firing of Michael T. Flynn, who was Mr. Trump's first national security adviser. Additionally, the special counsel has asked for documents about how the White House responded to questions from The Times about a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower. That meeting was set up by Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son,Th to get derogatory information from Russians about Hillary Clinton.
The Washington Post: Manafort offered to give Russian billionaire 'private briefings' on 2016 campaign.
Less than two weeks before Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination, his campaign chairman offered to provide briefings on the race to a Russian billionaire closely aligned with the Kremlin, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Paul Manafort made the offer in an email to an overseas intermediary, asking that a message be sent to Oleg Deripaska, an aluminum magnate with whom Manafort had done business in the past, these people said.
"If he needs private briefings we can accommodate," Manafort wrote in the July 7, 2016, email, portions of which were read to The Washington Post along with other Manafort correspondence from that time.
Interesting Twitter posts on this subject:
Putin is meeting with business leaders, including Oleg Deripaska—the day after news broke of Manafort's exchanges with the billionaire. https://t.co/kXw0AN7bdH
— Hannah Levintova (@H_Lev) September 21, 2017
^ Sorry– Deripaska's jet was in NJ *SEP 18-19th not Aug. As in this past week. The past 2 days !!https://t.co/US7ccwbE2V
— Polly Sigh (@dcpoll) September 20, 2017
Isn't that fascinating? Trump and Putin are obviously still collaborating.
One more from the NYT last night: Manafort Working on Kurdish Referendum Opposed by U.S.
Paul J. Manafort, the former campaign chairman for President Trump who is at the center of investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, is working for allies of the leader of Iraq's Kurdish region to help administer and promote a referendum on Kurdish independence from Iraq.
The United States opposes the referendum, but Mr. Manafort has carved out a long and lucrative career advising foreign clients whose interests have occasionally diverged from American foreign policy. And he has continued soliciting international business even as his past international work has become a focus of the investigation by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, into ties between Russia and Mr. Trump and his associates, including possible collusion between them to influence the presidential election.
In fact, the work for the Kurdish group appears to have been initiated this summer around the time that federal authorities working for Mr. Mueller raided Mr. Manafort's home in Virginia and informed him that they planned to indict him.
Manafort is in serious trouble. It's hard to believe he's still refusing to cooperate with Mueller's investigation. It also looks like Trump is royally f**cked at least in terms of obstruction of justice, thanks to his own loose lips in the Lester Holt interview and his chummy Oval Office meeting with the Russians.
More Russia-related stories from this morning:
Politico: Manafort used Trump campaign account to email Ukrainian operative.
Former Donald Trump aide Paul Manafort used his presidential campaign email account to correspond with a Ukrainian political operative with suspected Russian ties, according to people familiar with the correspondence.
Manafort sent emails to seek repayment for previous work he did in Ukraine and to discuss potential new opportunities in the country, even as he chaired Trump's presidential campaign, these people said….
In the emails to Konstantin Kilimnik, a Manafort protégé who has previously been reported to have suspected ties to Russian intelligence, the longtime GOP operative made clear his significant sway in Trump's campaign, one of the people familiar with the communications said. He and Kilimnik also met in the United States while Manafort worked for the Trump campaign, which he chaired until an August 2016 shake-up.
Mike Allen at Axios: Another potential Mueller honey pot: Spicer's notebooks.
Now we can tell you about another potential honey pot for Mueller. Former colleagues of Sean Spicer tell Axios that he filled "notebook after notebook" during meetings at the Republican National Committee, later at the Trump campaign, and then at the White House.
When Spicer worked at the RNC, he was said to have filled black books emblazoned with the party's seal. Spicer was so well-known for his copious notes that underlings joked about him writing a tell-all.
One source familiar with the matter said that the records were just to help him do his job.
"Sean documented everything," the source said.
That surprised some officials of previous White Houses, who said that because of past investigations, they intentionally took as few notes as possible when they worked in the West Wing.
Allen texted Spicer about this story and Spicer flipped out, telling Allen to stop contacting him or he would "report to the appropriate authorities." What authorities? Spicer thinks it's illegal to text another private citizen–Allen says he has been on friendly terms with Spicer for "more than a dozen years."
Axios also has a terrific timeline of Manfort's activities beginning in 2006: How the Russia probe closed in on Paul Manafort.
Former U.S. Attorney Harry Littman at the LA Times: Trump will fire Robert Mueller eventually. What will happen next?
Here's predicting flat out that yes, at some point Trump will try to oust Mueller.
As the probe advances, the likelihood increases that Mueller will uncover evidence of a serious offense by Trump. With the recent search of former campaign manager Paul Manafort's home, Mueller has shown his willingness to follow the money trail aggressively. (The latest reports suggest that Mueller's team is planning to indict Manafort for possible tax and financial crimes.) And Mueller has begun to negotiate interviews with up to a dozen White House aides as well as former White House officials. Trump likely fears that Mueller will zero in on something sleazy or criminal whose revelation could cripple his presidency. Each turn of the screw of the Mueller investigation — and there will be many — increases the pressure on Trump to act preemptively.
The odds also seem great that the erratic, power-consumed and thin-skinned Trump, who every week launches a new Twitter attack on a real or imagined enemy, will be unable to stay his hand month after month as the Mueller investigation unfolds. Like the fabled scorpion who stings the frog even though it dooms him, Trump, being Trump, won't be able to endure domination by Mueller over the long term. Of course, Trump likely fails to appreciate that it is not Mueller personally, but the law, that is asserting its dominance.
Let's say Trump snaps.
To fire Mueller, Trump would need to order Deputy Atty. Gen. Rod Rosenstein to remove him. But Rosenstein, a career prosecutor with a strong dedication to the values of the Department of Justice, would likely resign his office rather than comply with the order, as would the department's third-ranking official, Rachel Brand.
Eventually Trump, moving down the hierarchy, would find someone willing to fire Mueller (as Nixon found Robert Bork, the then-solicitor general, to fire Archibald Cox).
From there, Mueller could launch a legal challenge to the ouster (potentially with the support of the Department of Justice). It's by no means clear that Mueller, an ex-Marine of legendary rectitude, would choose to sue. Assuming he did, though, he would need to overcome a series of constitutional arguments by the president's lawyers that any restrictions on the president's ability to terminate him would impinge on presidential power under Article II.
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The natural disasters continue as Hurricane Maria devastates Puerto Rico and moves on the fresh destruction and Mexico City struggles to recover from the recent earthquake.
NBC News: Hurricane Maria Leaves Puerto Rico Facing Months Without Power.
Millions of people across Puerto Rico woke up Thursday to a grim new reality.
Hurricane Maria, the most powerful storm to hit the U.S. territory in almost a century, ravaged the island, demolishing homes and knocking out all electricity. It could take half a year to restore power to the nearly 3.5 million people who live there.
The eye of the storm moved offshore overnight, but the danger remained Thursday: Intense flooding was reported, particularly in San Juan, where many residential streets looked like rushing rivers.
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz said the devastation in the capital city was unlike any she had ever seen.
"The San Juan that we knew yesterday is no longer there," Cruz told MSNBC. "We're looking at 4 to 6 months without electricity."
The Washington Post: Mexico anxiously awaits the fate of a 12-year-old schoolgirl after deadly earthquake.
MEXICO CITY — A sprawling earthquake recovery effort spanning several states turned intensely personal Thursday as Mexicans were riveted by an effort to save a 12-year-old girl who was pinned in the rubble of her elementary school.
The drama played out live late Wednesday and early Thursday on the major news channels here, with television cameras tracking every movement of the Mexican marines and others who sought to rescue the girl now known as "Frida Sofia." Under a soft rain, the work was delicate and painstaking, relying on thermal cameras and other technology to try to locate and remove young children trapped for more than 30 hours after their school collapsed on Tuesday afternoon.
At one dramatic point in Wednesday night's broadcast, Televisa reporter Danielle Dithurbide learned from the marine admiral leading the recovery effort that Frida Sofia — which may not be her real name — was able to tell rescuers that five other students were possibly trapped with her. It was unclear whether they were alive.
I'll end with this from Grist, via Mother Jones: This Is the Hurricane Season Scientists Tried to Warn Us About.
There is evidence that we are emerging from an era of messy meteorological data, where we were blind to warming seas strengthening hurricanes because the really damaging ones were rare. If that's true, weather historians may look to this year as the beginning of a frightening new phase of superstorms.
About 85 percent of all damage done by hurricanes is attributable to "major" storms—those stronger than Category 3, so roughly one-quarter of all storms. While relatively infrequent, they are by far the most destructive—a Category-5 cyclone has 500 times the power of a Category 1. Globally, major hurricanes have become slightly more common in recent decades, even as overall numbers have held steady.
Haley Mills
Further, there's nothing in recorded history that resembles what Irma and Maria have inflicted on Caribbean islands in recent days. Since Sept. 6, the two hurricanes have made six separate landfalls at Category-5 strength. Before this month, just 18 such landfalls had happened in the previous 165 years (and never more than three in a single year). Clearly there's something happening here—and there's a developing consensus among scientists about what factors are responsible.
There have been only 33 Category 5 storms in the Atlantic since hurricane records began in 1851. Twenty-three of them have formed since 1961; 11 in only the last 14 years. Part of that uptick comes from better weather monitoring equipment, like satellites that help us spot hurricanes before they make landfall. But even since we developed satellite technology, there's been a measurable increase in major storms.
The strongest hurricanes require an exceptionally warm ocean to intensify, and with water temperatures currently near record highs in the Caribbean, it's providing conditions ripe for Category 5s. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, since 1970, the oceans have retained more than 90 percent of the excess energy generated from global warming. That's a lot of extra fuel for stronger storms.
Read the rest at Mother Jones.
So . . . what else is happening? What stories are you following today?
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bostonboomer says:
Bernie Sanders supporter runs fake news and conspiracy site.
Hollywood Reporter: L.A. Alt-Media Agitator (Not Breitbart) Clashes With Google, Snopes.
dakinikat says:
WWBD—WHAT WOULD BERNIE DO?
The Republican National Committee Is Weaponizing Bernie Sanders' Single-Payer Plan
Talking points put together by the committee don't pitch their party's bill so much as warn of another.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/the-republican-national-committee-is-weaponize-bernie-sanders-single-payer-plan
Stop to read this from Mikhail Baryshnikov. It is poignant and sad. Deserves reflection. pic.twitter.com/N3GAEOHm0j
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) September 20, 2017
RonStill4Hills says:
Baryshnikov is another hero of mine. Well said.
NW Luna says:
Mine too, (aside from being a helluva dancer). He did a powerful and wonderful ad for Hillary last year.
Enheduanna says:
I remember that! blub
Today is the 79th anniversary of the worst hurricane ever to hit New England. From the Globe:
As opposed to the closely monitored, slow-moving Jose, the Category 3 hurricane swirled up the coast at 50 mph, hitting the region with surprise — and fatal force.
Official death estimates range from 564 to 700 people. Roughly 63,000 were left homeless. The Blue Hill Observatory in Milton recorded sustained winds of 121 mph and a peak gust of 186 mph. A 50-foot wave hit the shores of Gloucester. An estimated 2 billion trees were downed. According to the National Weather Service, the damage to southern New England's bedrock fishing fleet was "catastrophic."
BB – sorry late to the party again. Gum surgery blew my day yesterday.
Thank you for the link to the Mother Jones article. I had no idea Maria went from Cat 1 to Cat 5 in less than 24 hours. That is mind-boggling.
History Channel had a documentary on this; available on YouTube. Just like the 1900 Galveston storm – the forecast was badly botched so no one was prepared. In both cases, apparently only one forecaster was warning everyone and no one listened to them.
This is from back in July but it's a good reminder of the all the trails left in Trump Towers and given Manafort is liking being encouraged to spill the beans. Plus, all those prosecuters who do money laundering. This is likely to lead to NY state charges too.
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/report-russian-mob-money-helped-build-trump-business-empire-1002228291948
A stunning report in The New Republic alleges that, whether Donald Trump knew it or not, for decades he made a large portion of his personal fortune from Russian mobsters & oligarchs
and Craig Under's investigative piece is here: https://newrepublic.com/article/143586/trumps-russian-laundromat-trump-tower-luxury-high-rises-dirty-money-international-crime-syndicate
That should've given Mueller and Team a clear map and I wonder if that's some of where this is leading.
"whether he knew it or not"
He's always bragging what a great judge of people he is. He even once said he could spot mobsters – he had "radar" or something like that. I say, takes one to know one.
Thanks for the photos BB! So nice to see them! Great read too!!!
Elizabeth Taylor – Personification of beauty, from baby girl to old lady.
Some people like Audrey Hepburn, Some like Grace Kelly. I think Liz is the embodiment of Hollywood Glamour and Natural Beauty at the same time. 🙂
IMHO.
She was a very cool person too.
I would agree with that. For all her advantages she had lots of adversity, which she overcame. I did not know her of course, but from the outside looking in she was fierce and indomitable.
I say this as a joke, but it is literally true. I used to love to leaf through the old LIFE and Photoplsy magazines at my grandmothers house, so while other kids my age were reading, "Dick and Jane run," I was reading "Liz and Dick reconcile!"
ROFL – Ron my sister used to read Photoplay an all those in the store up the road. I loved those magazines, too!
I love my mom for too many reasons to count, but one reason was her policy that if I came across a word that I did not know, like reconcile, she would help me look it up rather than tell me the definition. 🙂 I was probably too grown for my age, but I learned a lot.
Ron, my mom did that too! Also she was fond of telling us "use your intuition," when we came to her with problems about something. She'd say, "What could you use instead?" Sometimes it annoyed me, but she was smart to use those problems as a way to encourage us to think more creatively.
I love COOL moms. And I don't mean permissive best friend moms. I means moms like ours.
Pilgrim says:
Also, too – Rita Hayworth.
Gina Lollobrigida and Deborah Paget. Lena Horne and Dorothy Dandridge. Class, class, class.
Senator (Doctor) Bill Cassidy is a class act who really cares about people and their Health(care), he doesn't lie-just wants to help people!
go read the string of replies from Ben Wikler from Move in … ammunition and wonky, nerdy data goodness!!!
Ouch – not one kind word there for Graham-Cassidy in reply.
When Teresa May of US ally & Iran Deal signatory U.K. asked Trump for his decision on recertification, he refused to share, says Tillerson
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) September 21, 2017
PLEASE read this full statement from Kim Jong Un reacting to President Trump's UN speech… pic.twitter.com/W2EXDo4UEt
— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) September 21, 2017
Gotta say that Kim Jong Un makes a number of valid points there about the dotard Trump and his threats.
"he is surely a rogue and a gangster fond of playing with fire…" Spot on!
The comments….some people admitted they had to look up "dotard." I guess nobody reads Shakespeare these days.
Sweet Sue says:
I do Luna.
I remember when my sil didn't believe me when I told her that a petard "as in hoist on his own petard" was a kind of bomb
"dotard" — good word, aptly applied to Mr. Trump
Dough-Tard?: Rich and impaired.


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How to Make Your iPhone Battery Last Longer
More than any other factor, an iPhone's battery life depends on how you use your phone. Left untouched on your desk, an iPhone 6 can stay alive for 10 entire days on a single charge. Start using the device actively, and that number drops to under half a day. Every component of the phone uses some battery power, but the major drains to keep in mind are the screen, the radios, and the processor. The best solution to low-battery woes, however, is simply to plug in your iPhone as often as possible.
New iOS versions might improve battery life, or could add features that drain the battery faster.
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Screen Strain
An iPhone's back-lit screen places a significant load on the battery. Switching from listening to music with the screen off to watching a video reduces the iPhone 6's battery life from 50 hours to just 11. Turn up the brightness, and that lifespan falls even further. Rather than rely on the phone's automatic brightness, set the light level as low as you can stand: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open the Control Center and slide the brightness bar to the left. Some apps require you to swipe up twice to reach the Control Center.
Seeking Service
Staying connected to your cell network, Bluetooth devices and Wi-Fi router puts a continuous drain on the battery, even when you have the screen off. Under ideal conditions, the phone's radios don't use an unreasonable amount of battery, considering how vital they are to the device's function. If you have a weak cell signal or are out of Bluetooth range, however, the phone uses extra power to try to connect. Turn off Bluetooth or Wi-Fi from the Control Center when you don't need them, or enable airplane mode to shut off all radios, including the cell radio, when you're outside your service area.
If you don't want to completely turn off your connections, reduce their use by switching off background app refresh for some apps in the General section of the Settings app. Changing your email settings to refresh manually or to Fetch on a slow schedule, instead of using Push or a frequent Fetch, also cuts down on battery use.
Processor Power
If you've ever noticed the back of your iPhone warm up while playing a game, you've directly felt the effect of the processor crunching data at high speed. Apps that heavily tax the processor require more power and produce more heat as a byproduct. Playing a game while waiting for a call helps to pass the time, but if your battery is low, stick to lower intensity activities such as listening to music. And when an addictive mobile game turns into an all-day activity, play with your phone plugged in to avoid an unexpected dead battery in the middle of a round.
Charging Concerns
With an iPhone, you don't need to worry about maintaining a special charging schedule, so plug in whenever you can. Unlike some old battery technologies, such as nickel-cadmium batteries, an iPhone's lithium-ion battery doesn't need to drain completely before each recharge. Like all rechargeable batteries, your iPhone's battery will lose a bit of its maximum charge level over several years, but the charging schedule makes no difference to this slow degradation.
App Automation
One last word of warning: apps promising to improve your battery life can't perform magic. Whatever an app claims, the only way it can actually improve battery life is by altering the same system and app settings that you can tweak for free in the Control Center or the Settings app. A battery management app might automate these options for your convenience, but it won't pull electricity out of thin air.
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"Canon would like to congratulate all Annodata staff for the company's continued success and growth," commented Hasse Iwarsson, Managing Director, Canon UK and Ireland. "In a market that has seen a number of technology-driven changes over the last few decades, there is an increasing need to offer value-added services to find and maintain loyal customers. Annodata has embraced this evolution by adopting an increasingly consultative approach and this has been reflected in its first half success. As the market continues to shift it will become even more important to offer these tailored services to customers."
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No he shouldn't have saved that. Yes you are being too harsh.
Great news. We're up third tonight :( Think I'm gonna heat up some knitting needles and stick those in my eyes instead.
Very disappointing today. I was really pleased to see him starting today and expected a big performance. He even managed to **** up being substituted.
21:53 - Leegull quoted RM-Taylor in post Should Ryan have saved that?
09:23 - trueblue quoted Leegull in post What time will Barber's email come ?


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Yttria-stabilized zirconia
Ceramic with room temperature stable cubic crystal structure
Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) crystal structure
Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) is a ceramic in which the cubic crystal structure of zirconium dioxide is made stable at room temperature by an addition of yttrium oxide. These oxides are commonly called "zirconia" (ZrO2) and "yttria" (Y2O3), hence the name.
Pure zirconium dioxide undergoes a phase transformation from monoclinic (stable at room temperature) to tetragonal (at about 1173 °C) and then to cubic (at about 2370 °C), according to the scheme:
monoclinic (1173 °C) ↔ {\displaystyle \leftrightarrow } tetragonal (2370 °C) ↔ {\displaystyle \leftrightarrow } cubic (2690 °C) ↔ {\displaystyle \leftrightarrow } melt
Obtaining stable sintered zirconia ceramic products is difficult because of the large volume change accompanying the transition from tetragonal to monoclinic (about 5%). Stabilization of the cubic polymorph of zirconia over wider range of temperatures is accomplished by substitution of some of the Zr4+ ions (ionic radius of 0.82 Å, too small for ideal lattice of fluorite characteristic for the cubic zirconia) in the crystal lattice with slightly larger ions, e.g., those of Y3+ (ionic radius of 0.96 Å). The resulting doped zirconia materials are termed stabilized zirconias.[1]
Materials related to YSZ include calcia-, magnesia-, ceria- or alumina-stabilized zirconias, or partially stabilized zirconias (PSZ). Hafnia stabilized Zirconia is also known[citation needed].
Although 8–9 mol% YSZ is known to not be completely stabilized in the pure cubic YSZ phase up to temperatures above 1000 °C.[2]
Commonly used abbreviations in conjunction with yttria-stabilized zirconia are:
Partly stabilized zirconia ZrO2:
PSZ – Partially Stabilized Zirconia
TZP – Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystal
4YSZ: with 4 mol-% Y2O3 partially Stabilized ZrO2, Yttria Stabilized Zirconia
Fully stabilized zirconias ZrO2:
FSZ – Fully Stabilized Zirconia
CSZ – Cubic Stabilized Zirconia
8YSZ – with 8 mol% Y2O3 Fully Stabilized ZrO2
8YDZ – 8–9 mol% Y2O3-doped ZrO2: the material is not completely stabilized and decomposes at high application temperatures, see next paragraphs[2][3][4])
Thermal expansion coefficient
The thermal expansion coefficients depends on the modification of zirconia as follows:
Monoclinic: 7·10−6/K[5]
Tetragonal: 12·10−6/K[5]
Y2O3 stabilized: 10,5·10−6/K[5]
Ionic conductivity of YSZ and its degradation
By the addition of yttria to pure zirconia (e.g., fully stabilized YSZ) Y3+ ions replace Zr4+ on the cationic sublattice. Thereby, oxygen vacancies are generated due to charge neutrality:[6]
Y 2 O 3 → 2 Y Zr ′ + 3 O O x + V O ∙ ∙ with [ V O ∙ ∙ ] = 1 2 [ Y Zr ′ ] , {\displaystyle {\text{Y}}_{2}{\text{O}}_{3}\rightarrow 2{\text{Y}}_{\text{Zr}}^{'}+3{\text{O}}_{\text{O}}^{\text{x}}+{\text{V}}_{\text{O}}^{\bullet \bullet }{\text{ with }}[{\text{V}}_{\text{O}}^{\bullet \bullet }]={\frac {1}{2}}[{\text{Y}}_{\text{Zr}}^{'}],}
meaning two Y3+ ions generate one vacancy on the anionic sublattice. This facilitates moderate conductivity of yttrium stabilized zirconia for O2− ions (and thus electrical conductivity) at elevated and high temperature. This ability to conduct O2− ions makes yttria-stabilized zirconia well suited for application as solid electrolyte in solid oxide fuel cells.
For low dopant concentrations, the ionic conductivity of the stabilized zirconias increases with increasing Y2O3 content. It has a maximum around 8–9 mol% almost independent of the temperature (800–1200 °C).[1][2] Unfortunately, 8-9 mol% YSZ (8YSZ, 8YDZ) also turned out to be situated in the 2-phase field (c+t) of the YSZ phase diagram at these temperatures, which causes the material's decomposition into Y-enriched and depleted regions on the nm-scale and, consequently, the electrical degradation during operation.[3] The microstructural and chemical changes on the nm-scale are accompanied by the drastic decrease of the oxygen-ion conductivity of 8YSZ (degradation of 8YSZ) of about 40% at 950 °C within 2500 hrs.[4] Traces of impurities like Ni, dissolved in the 8YSZ, e.g., due to fuel-cell fabrication, can have a severe impact on the decomposition rate (acceleration of inherent decomposition of the 8YSZ by orders of magnitude) such that the degradation of conductivity even becomes problematic at low operation temperatures in the range of 500–700 °C.[7]
Nowadays, more complex ceramics like co-doped Zirconia (e.g., with Scandia, ...) are in use as solid electrolytes.
Multiple metal-free dental crowns
YSZ has a number of applications:
For its hardness and chemical inertness (e.g., tooth crowns).
As a refractory (e.g., in jet engines).
As a thermal barrier coating in gas turbines
As an electroceramic due to its ion-conducting properties (e.g., to determine oxygen content in exhaust gases, to measure pH in high-temperature water, in fuel cells).
Used in the production of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). YSZ is used as the solid electrolyte, which enables oxygen ion conduction while blocking electronic conduction. In order to achieve sufficient ion conduction, an SOFC with a YSZ electrolyte must be operated at high temperatures (800 °C-1000 °C).[8] While it is advantageous that YSZ retains mechanical robustness at those temperatures, the high temperature necessary is often a disadvantage of SOFCs. The high density of YSZ is also necessary in order to physically separate the gaseous fuel from oxygen, or else the electrochemical system would produce no electrical power.[9][10]
For its hardness and optical properties in monocrystal form (see "cubic zirconia"), it is used as jewelry.
As a material for non-metallic knife blades, produced by Boker and Kyocera companies.
In water-based pastes for do-it-yourself ceramics and cements. These contain microscopic YSZ milled fibers or sub-micrometer particles, often with potassium silicate and zirconium acetate binders (at mildly acidic pH). The cementation occurs on removal of water. The resulting ceramic material is suitable for very high temperature applications.
YSZ doped with rare-earth materials can act as a thermographic phosphor and a luminescent material.[11]
Historically used for glowing rods in Nernst lamps.
As a high precision alignment sleeve for optical fiber connector ferrules.[12]
Cubic zirconia – The cubic crystalline form of zirconium dioxide
Sintering – Process of forming and bonding material by heat or pressure
Superconducting wire – Wires exhibiting zero resistance
^ a b H. Yanagida, K. Koumoto, M. Miyayama, "The Chemistry of Ceramics", John Wiley & Sons, 1996. ISBN 0 471 95627 9.
^ a b c Butz, Benjamin (2011). Yttria-doped zirconia as solid electrolyte for fuel-cell applications : Fundamental aspects. Südwestdt. Verl. für Hochschulschr. ISBN 978-3-8381-1775-1.
^ a b Butz, B.; Schneider, R.; Gerthsen, D.; Schowalter, M.; Rosenauer, A. (1 October 2009). "Decomposition of 8.5 mol.% Y2O3-doped zirconia and its contribution to the degradation of ionic conductivity". Acta Materialia. 57 (18): 5480–5490. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2009.07.045.
^ a b Butz, B.; Kruse, P.; Störmer, H.; Gerthsen, D.; Müller, A.; Weber, A.; Ivers-Tiffée, E. (1 December 2006). "Correlation between microstructure and degradation in conductivity for cubic Y2O3-doped ZrO2". Solid State Ionics. 177 (37–38): 3275–3284. doi:10.1016/j.ssi.2006.09.003.
^ a b c Matweb: CeramTec 848 Zirconia (ZrO2) & Zirconium Oxide, Zirconia, ZrO2
^ Hund, F (1951). "Anomale Mischkristalle im System ZrO2–Y2O3. Kristallbau der Nernst-Stifte". Zeitschrift für Elektrochemie und Angewandte Physikalische Chemie. 55: 363–366.
^ Butz, B.; Lefarth, A.; Störmer, H.; Utz, A.; Ivers-Tiffée, E.; Gerthsen, D. (25 April 2012). "Accelerated degradation of 8.5 mol% Y2O3-doped zirconia by dissolved Ni". Solid State Ionics. 214: 37–44. doi:10.1016/j.ssi.2012.02.023.
^ Song, B.; Ruiz-Trejo, E.; Brandon, N.P. (August 2018). "Enhanced mechanical stability of Ni-YSZ scaffold demonstrated by nanoindentation and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy". Journal of Power Sources. 395: 205–211. Bibcode:2018JPS...395..205S. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.05.075.
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^ De Guire, Eileen (2003). Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (Report). CSA.
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Centrifugace
je proces rozdělení částic pomocí odstředivé síly. Často jde o urychlení sedimentace. Zatímco při sedimentaci se částice rozdělují podle své hustoty vlivem gravitačního zrychlení, při centrifugaci na ně působí mnohem větší odstředivé zrychlení. Rozdělení směsi proto probíhá mnohem rychleji.

V nejjednodušších případech se centrifugace používá k oddělení pevných částic ze suspenze, např. k odstranění sraženin či krvinek z plné krve. Pomocí centrifugace je také možné rozdělit směsi nemísitelných kapalin. S využitím vysokých rychlostí, jichž se dosahuje ve vysokootáčkových centrifugách a ultracentrifugách, lze také separovat jednotlivé součásti buněk z buněčného lyzátu nebo rozdělit směsi makromolekul.

Centrifugační zrychlení
Lze nahlédnout, že rozdělení směsi při centrifugaci bude probíhat tím rychleji, čím rychleji se bude točit rotor centrifugy. V praxi se většinou pracuje s veličinou označovanou jako relativní centrifugační síla. Udává, kolikrát je odstředivé zrychlení vyšší než tíhové zrychlení (g) a zpravidla se uvádí v násobcích g.

Snadno lze odvodit, že relativní centrifugační síla závisí na poloměru rotoru centrifugy a počtu otáček:

R = 1,12 · n2 · r · 10−5

kde R je relativní centrifugační síla, n je počet otáček rotoru za minutu a r je poloměr rotoru v centimetrech.

Rychlost, kterou se budou jednotlivé částice ve směsi během centrifugace pohybovat, se uvádí jako tzv. sedimentační rychlost. Za idealizovaných podmínek je úměrná odstředivému zrychlení (tedy relativní centrifugační síle) a rozdílu hustoty částice a prostředí, v němž je dispergována. Dále závisí na velikosti částice a viskozitě směsi.

Namísto sedimentační rychlosti se často pracuje se sedimentačním koeficientem – veličinou, která popisuje chování konkrétní částice bez ohledu na podmínky centrifugace. Sedimentační koeficient vlastně odpovídá sedimentační rychlosti v poli o jednotkovém zrychlení (tj. asi 10× menším, než je tíhové zrychlení). Udává se v sekundách, popřípadě se používá násobná jednotka Svedberg (1 Svedberg = 1 S = 10−13 s).

Centrifugy
Pokud pro zpracování materiálu postačují malé relativní centrifugační síly (do 20 000× g či ještě méně), lze použít poměrně jednoduché nízkoobrátkové centrifugy. Pro sedimentaci velmi malých částic se používají ultracentrifugy, jejichž rotor pracuje ve vakuu, čímž se zamezí jeho brždění vzduchem a zahřívání. Součásti ultracentrifug musejí odolávat obrovským silám a jsou proto velmi náročné na výrobu; cena ultracentrifug je proto vysoká.

Mezi nízkootáčkovými centrifugami a ultracentrifugami stojí tzv. vysokootáčkové centrifugy. Pracují bez vakua, lze však pomocí nich dosáhnout zrychlení až kolem 100 000× g.

Centrifugování při vyšších otáčkách by kvůli tření o vzduch vedlo k zahřívání vzorku, navíc biologické vzorky často musí být zpracovávány při nízkých teplotách. Centrifugy proto bývají často vybaveny chlazením.

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Shout out to Pittsburgh artist Jasiri X who comes with a heartfelt thoughtful joint that focuses on the plight of 3 young girls who were brutally slain…
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For Woman's History Month we wanted to shed light on how violent this society is especially towards woman and girls. "Three Little Girls" tells the stories of the senseless murders of Christina Taylor Green who was killed during the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Brisenia Flores who was gunned down by anti-immigrant militia intent on starting a race war, and Aiyana Jones who shot to death while asleep in her home, by the Detroit Police Department, while they were filming a reality TV show.
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I realize these are sad stories, but how can we not be moved to action by the cold-blooded killings of innocent little girls? We have to begin to take an unflinching look at a culture that continues to glorify guns, bombs, and war and sees violence and aggression as the only solutions to its problems.
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Detroiter Dale Rich has been photographing the people's struggles for 40 years, from the days of the civil rights movement in the South, to the newspaper strike in 1995 (which he was part of). He says that strike galvanized him once again to participate in protests and record them for all time.
He dedicated his "Four Women" exhibit at the main branch of the Detroit Public Library to his great-great-great grandmother, who according to historical documents was sold six times "because she would not be whipped." He took the theme from Nina Simone's song, "Four Women," particularly the fourth stanza:
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I'm awfully bitter these days, because my parents were slaves
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Dozens of women from Detroit and around the world were featured in his exhibit. In keeping with the theme, Dale singled out four Detroit women for special honor: Agnes Hitchcock, leader of the well-known activist organization Call 'em Out, Maureen Taylor, President of the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization, Helen Moore of Keep the Vote No Takeover, and Dr. Gloria House, who first became active in the struggle, as did Dale, during the 1960's, as a member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.
(Go to AGNES HITCHCOCK 2, MAUREEN D TAYLOR, HELEN MOORE, and Gloria House to read their biographies as they were displayed in the exhibit.)
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Many of the photographs are of struggles organized by these women. Some of the participants featured in the photos were Mary Shoemake of Call 'em Out, Michigan Welfare Rights, UAW Local 6000, and virtually every activist group around, who recently passe on. Also seen were Gwendolyn Gaines, Marie Thornton, Gwen Mingo, Vanessa Fluker and many more. Dale said he is particularly proud of his portraits of Winnie Mandela, taken in South African, and U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama.
But perhaps the photo that summed up the exhibit was of an elder who took part in the original crossing of the Edmund Pettes Bridge in Selma, Alabama, during the famous civil rights march in 1964. Along with many others, she was attacked and beaten unconscious by police. Dale has traveled to Selma for many of the annual Edmund Pettes bridge crossing jubilees, and he photographed her crossing the bridge once again.
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Stuttering Straight Talk For Teachers Handbook
Download Stuttering Straight Talk For Teachers Handbook.
Purchase Stuttering Straight Talk For Teachers Handbook.
This 32-page resource guide is a wonderful and affordable source of information and resources for both classroom teachers and speech-language pathologists concerned about children who stutter in the classroom.
Purchase additional copies for handouts - one copy free with each DVD #0126, Stuttering: Straight Talk for Teachers or use them by themselves.
The first section is designed specifically to answer teachers' most common questions about stuttering and how to interact with the child who stutters in the classroom.
The second section for speech-language pathologists offers advice on leading an inservice or working one-on-one with a teacher who has a child who stutters in the classroom and gives background information on stuttering.
A detailed resource list is included for children, parents, teachers, and speech-language pathologists as well as a reproducible, black and white copy of the popular 18 Famous People Who Stutter poster.
While Jack Paar is among the most prominent of the entertainers on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter, he deserves special recognition as he was among the first to openly address his stuttering in public. As host of The Tonight Show from 1957-1962, he spoke of his difficulties as a stuttering child and teenager, giving hope to young people.
The recent Disney version of Lewis Carroll's classic, Alice in Wonderland, garnered a great deal of media hype. Even though the mainstream media has not made mention that Carroll was a person who stuttered, his family history gives credence to the discovery of the genetic link to stuttering. Carroll was born to parents who were first cousins; almost all of their eleven children, three girls and seven boys, struggled with stuttering past childhood.
Kenyon Martin
Kenyon Martin, the basketball sensation who was named to the NBA's All Star Team in 2004, joins other famous people who stutter in a new brochure. The brochure - which unfolds into a small poster - is available free of charge from The Stuttering Foundation.
The poster is intended to give children and adults who stutter inspiration as they grapple with their speech disorder.


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Q: TRUNCATE data from all tables in a Database For some work, the requirement is such that we want to retain the table and database structure while truncating all data in the multiple table at one go.
Since Truncate Table_name only truncates one table at time. Is there a way to truncate multiple table? Help would be appreciated.

A: The easiest way may be the following:
If you have foreign key constraint then temporarily set it OFF.
SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0;
To set it ON again:
SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=1;

To truncate all tables under a particular database
SELECT
CONCAT('TRUNCATE TABLE ',TABLE_NAME,';') AS truncateCommand
FROM information_schema.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'YOUR_DATABASE_NAME_HERE';

To truncate all tables out of all databases
SELECT
    CONCAT('TRUNCATE TABLE ',TABLE_NAME,';') AS truncateCommand
    FROM information_schema.TABLES;

And you will get output like that:
TRUNCATE TABLE your_table_1;
TRUNCATE TABLE your_table_2;
TRUNCATE TABLE your_table_3;
TRUNCATE TABLE your_table_4;
TRUNCATE TABLE your_table_5;
TRUNCATE TABLE your_table_6;
TRUNCATE TABLE your_table_7;
TRUNCATE TABLE your_table_8;
.
.
etc..

Now grab these truncate commands and execute all.
 You can approach this way to avoid the hassle of writing a stored procedure to get it done if and only if it's a one time job

A: Do you have relationship in your tables ? If so you cannot truncate Tables .. However to remove all data & Reseed Identity use this query
EXEC sp_MSForEachTable 'ALTER TABLE ? NOCHECK CONSTRAINT ALL'
--Disable all triggers
EXEC sp_MSForEachTable 'ALTER TABLE ? DISABLE TRIGGER ALL'
--Delete
-- Then reseed if Table has identity column
EXEC sp_MSForEachTable 'IF (''?'' NOT LIKE  ''%CNF_tb%'')
                        BEGIN
                            DELETE from ?
                            if @@RowCount >0
                            BEGIN
                                IF (Select  OBJECTPROPERTY(OBJECT_ID(''?''),''Tablehasidentity'')
                                    FROM    Sys.Tables
                                    Where   object_id=OBJECT_ID(''?''))=1
                                BEGIN
                                    DBCC CHECKIDENT(''?'' ,Reseed,0)
                                END
                            END
                        END
                        ELSE
                        BEGIN
                            Select ''?'' as ''Not Changed''
                        END'

--Enable all constraints
EXEC sp_MSForEachTable 'ALTER TABLE ? With Check CHECK CONSTRAINT ALL'
--Enable all triggers
EXEC sp_MSForEachTable 'ALTER TABLE ? ENABLE TRIGGER ALL'

A: Unfortunately there's no solution to truncate all tables at once.
For those using PHP/PDO, I came up with the following solution:
$pdo->query('SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0;');
$tables = $pdo->prepare('SHOW TABLES');
$tables->execute();
foreach ($tables->fetchAll(\PDO::FETCH_COLUMN) as $table)
   $pdo->query('TRUNCATE TABLE `'.$table.'`')->execute();
$pdo->query('SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 1;');

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What would you do if a jaguar ate the chickens that your family relied on for food and income?
That's a serious question and — with similar scenarios across the world from wolves and livestock in North America to elephants trampling crops in Africa — a difficult and important one for farmers and conservationists to work out.
One promising solution is Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES), a system in which people are paid to protect areas of land that benefit people in a variety of ways. For instance, a farmer might receive payments in return for maintaining areas of forest on their land that promote biodiversity, sequester carbon, filter water and improve air quality. Although PES programs often weren't created with predation of livestock in mind, this win-win solution protects the livelihoods of farmers and transforms reactions to wildlife conflict.
That's the kind of transformation that can happen when people receive payment for being good stewards of the land and their livelihoods are supported by diverse wildlife — rather than one alternate scenario where livestock predation can be seen as a threat to human livelihoods.
Though the Tracking Costa Rica's Mammals project working with PES participants has concluded, there are many similar projects available through EarthWatch, including at least one in Costa Rica.
Why Is PES in Costa Rica Important?
Farmers depend on nature to grow their crops and so have an interest in protecting nature for ecosystem services (like rich soil and clean water). In a virtuous cycle farmers would set aside land to remain wild and that land would provide them with a variety of ecosystem services, incentivizing them to continue to protect the land.
If the locations for the land set aside are well planned across multiple farms, then the land can provide further benefits to biodiversity, including habitat corridors for native wildlife.
That is one goal of the PES program in Costa Rica and the National Biological Corridor Program. To find out how well it is working for Costa Rica's mammals, scientists Margot Wood and Kelsey Neam worked with citizen scientists through EarthWatch to track the abundance and location of mammals, like the brown-throated sloth, on and around PES lands.
"In addition to their high reliance on forest cover, sloths have limited dispersal capabilities causing them to be especially vulnerable to fragmentation of forests and habitat destruction," Neam explains. This makes them a particularly good species to study as an indicator of habitat disturbance and ecosystem health.
The researchers found that PES drastically reduced forest loss within the lands whose owners received payment and provided habitat for a rich variety of mammal species, including large mammals like jaguars, pumas, capuchin monkeys and tamanduas.
Brown-throated sloths were found more frequently in study areas that combined small-scale agriculture and secondary forest fragments than in plantations of single tree species.
During the study, Neam also made the first recorded observation of a brown jay eating arthropods off of a sloth and was able to capture it on video.
Thanks to help from the citizen scientists who provided assistance with observations, technology and analysis of the data, both researchers were able to make recommendations that will improve the value of PES programs in the future. In Costa Rica PES programs could be targeted in areas that will create intact corridors for wildlife, and landowners could retain more tree species favored by sloths, such as Cecropia.
Although this program has ended, you can still get involved in similar citizen science projects.
EarthWatch offers a wide variety of citizen science expeditions around the world for adults and teens. They cost around $1500 – $4000, which covers your food and lodging for the duration of the expedition.
Participants work closely with researchers and are trained in data collection.
Combining science with travel can inspire a career in science; Margot Wood herself was inspired to become a scientist in part because of a study abroad program in Costa Rica. You can also support organizations that promote Payment for Ecosystem Services and other methods to reduce conflict between wildlife and agriculture.
With more than a third of the world's land devoted to agriculture, working with farmers is a must for successful conservation. If you enjoy science and working with nature and you have the resources to travel for citizen science, your contributions can make a big impact around the world!


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2022-23 Elementary Basketball Starts December 3
Open to grades 3-6.
The Elementary basketball programs are based on the philosophy that "if you register you practice and play", with the volunteer coaches working to provide age-appropriate basic basketball skills, drills, position play and FUN! The programs are not highly competitive but rather focus on player development and enjoyment of the game. We do participate in local tournaments, but the focus is on building skills and having fun.
The teams participate in local tournaments. Most tournaments are held on Saturdays. Away tournament dates will be announced as soon as they are scheduled. Transportation is not provided, but ride share is available with other families. Please note that there may be additional after-school and/or evening practices to prepare for tournaments.
December 3, 2022 - February 25, 2023
10:00am-Noon
UAS Gyms
Fee: $40 (includes uniform)
Coaches: TBD
Contact: Tom Riitters, Boys Varsity Coach
All parents are welcome to help out!
You can also register by downloading and printing the registration form and return it to your classroom teacher, the school office, or Mr. Cheney in the HS Media Center. Download Registration Form
Upsala Elementary Boys Basketball Tournament
Saturday, January 14, 2023 (3rd and 4th Grade)
Saturday, January 28, 2023 (5th and 6th Grade)
Upsala Area Schools Big & Small Gyms
Entry Fee: $125 per team (cap of 8 teams per grade)
Awards given for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place teams
Concessions available with a variety of beverages, snacks and food items!
Interested teams, please download a flyer and return with check payable to Upsala Area Schools to register:
Upsala Community Education
Attn: Dan Cheney
Upsala, MN 56384
Tom Riitters, BBB Coach triitters@upsala.k12.mn.us