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Britten-Norman Islander (также известный как BN-2) — лёгкий самолёт, производящийся британской авиастроительной компанией Britten-Norman. Islander — один из самых продаваемых самолётов западноевропейского производства. Широко эксплуатируется во многих странах на местных авиалиниях малой протяжённости. В частности, Britten-Norman Islander используется шотландской авиакомпанией Loganair на самом коротком в мире авиарейсе Уэстрей — Папа-Уэйстрей, который длится всего 2 минуты.

Разработка
Разработка Islander началась в 1963 году. Первый прототип BN-2 совершил первый полёт , второй опытный экземпляр — . Оба они были оснащены менее мощными двигателями, чем серийные машины. Первый серийный Islander поднялся в воздух .

Модификации
 BN-2A Islander — усовершенствованная версия, впервые поднялась в воздух в 1969 году. Были улучшены аэродинамические характеристики машины, оборудование, а также изменён багажный отсек.
 Defender — военная модификация Islander, совершила первый полёт .
 Maritime Defender — другая военная модификация Islander, предназначенная для поисково-спасательных служб, берегового патрулирования и рыбоохраны.
 BN-2B Islander II — в 1978 году начала выпускаться последующая модификация, усовершенствования коснулись увеличения грузоподъёмности и понижения уровня шума. Появилась возможность производства самолётов с увеличенной длиной, увеличенным багажным отсеком, законцовками крыла, дополнительными топливными баками и двигателями
 BN-2T Turbine Islander — версия с двигателями Allison 250-B17C.
 BN-2A Mk III Trislander — последующее развитие Islander, имеет значительно большую вместимость. Был удлинён фюзеляж, модифицировано шасси и добавлен третий двигатель в хвосте. Прототип был сделан из второго опытного образца BN-2 и совершил первый полёт .

Islander производился разными заводами Britten-Norman. В конце 1960-х годов самолёт производили на заводе в Бембридже на острове Уайт. Румынская IRMA производила самолёт с 1969 года, Бельгийская SONACA — с 1973 года. Также производство велось на Филиппинах.

Военные операторы

 Королевские ВВС
 Корпус армейской авиации Великобритании

 Силы обороны Гайаны

 Королевские ВВС в Гонконге

 — один BN-2В, по состоянию на 2011 год

 ВВС Филиппин
 ВМФ Филиппин

 — один BN-2A, по состоянию на 2011 год

Гражданские операторы/Бывшие операторы

 Aer Arann

 Aviones de Panama S.A.
 Aero Taxi
 PARSA
 ANSA
 TRANSPASA
 AVIATUR
 Air Panama

 Aero Taxis de CV

 Real Journeys
 Chathams Pacific Airlines

 Lady Elliot Island

 Pacific Island Air

 Loganair
 Hebridean Air Services

 Inter Island Airways — Самоа
 American Samoa Government (ASG) — Самоа

 Luftverkehr Friesland Harle

 Roraima Airways
 Air Services Limited

Лётно-технические характеристики (BN-2A Islander)

Технические характеристики
 Экипаж: 1 или 2 пилота
 Пассажировместимость: максимум 9
 Длина: 10,86 м
 Размах крыла: 14,94 м.
 Высота: 4,18 м.
 Площадь крыла: 30,2 м²
 Масса пустого: 1 627 кг
 Максимальная взлётная масса: 2 994 кг
 Двигатели: 2× Lycoming O-540-E4C
 Мощность: 2× 195 кВт

Лётные характеристики
 Максимальная скорость: 273 км/ч
 Крейсерская скорость: 257 км/ч
 Практическая дальность: 1 400 км
 Практический потолок: 4 024 м
 Скороподъёмность: 4,9 м/с
 Нагрузка на крыло: 97,8 кг/м²

Аварии и катастрофы
По данным на 2 мая 2021 года, в различных авариях и катастрофах было потеряно 304 самолётов различных модификаций. При этом погиб 681 человек. Самолёт пытались угнать 6 раз.

См. также
 Trislander
 Defender

Примечания

Ссылки
 Islander на сайте производителя
 British Aircraft Directory

Самолёты Britten-Norman
Самолёты Великобритании
Пассажирские самолёты

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NJ TRANSIT APPROVES NEW BUS SHELTERS FOR BLOOMFIELD AVE.
NEWARK, NJ — The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors today approved work on new bus shelters to enhance bus service along the busy Bloomfield Avenue corridor in the Township of Bloomfield and the City of Newark.
The Board authorized a $1.3 million contract with Metroclean Express of Long Island City, New York, for the construction of new bus shelters, signs, lighting and site improvements at locations in Bloomfield and Newark.
The project is the first step in a major enhancement plan slated for the corridor that will be funded through federal dollars secured by U.S. Senator Robert Menendez.
"This is the type of project that advances the Liberty Corridor economic development plan and helps put people to work during this economic crisis—it's one small component that helps add up to an economic recovery," said Menendez, who has shepherded the Liberty Corridor plan through Congress. "This project to improve bus service is one component of a larger program to speed the movement of goods and people throughout the region, create jobs, spur development and ensure that New Jersey remains a hub of commerce on the East Coast."
"Improving transportation for the people of Essex County has been a priority of mine since I arrived in Washington," said Rep. Bill Pascrell. "This project will improve the commuting experience for thousands of bus customers along a busy corridor."
"Today's Board action builds on our ongoing initiative to enhance bus service throughout the state," said Transportation Commissioner and NJ TRANSIT Board Chairman Stephen Dilts. "The new bus shelters are part of a plan to offer improved amenities and greater convenience to customers along the heavily-traveled Bloomfield Avenue corridor."
"This project moves forward our goal to modernize the local bus service we operate along Bloomfield Avenue," said NJ TRANSIT Executive Director Richard Sarles. "Improving local bus stops will aesthetically help make public transportation an even more attractive option for residents."
Construction is expected to begin this spring, with completion anticipated by the end of the year.


Ed Kaufman, the elfin, indefatigable owner of M is for Mystery (and More …) Bookstore, passed away on December 20th from complications resulting from kidney disease.
He was known by many of us in the writing biz—and cherished. You arrived in his store and felt like royalty. He not only actually read your books, he generously and knowledgeably expressed his enjoyment of them. He knew what you were up to and respected it. His encouragement crackled in his voice and in his eyes.
Ed Kaufman spoiled me. After my first acquaintance with him, I suspected—or more appropriately, I suppose, hoped—that his level of intelligence, energy, and personal fondness might propel me along like the current of a river throughout my career. If only. Men like Ed are rare. Which is why his passing hits so hard.
More than once he came at me like a buzzsaw: "Where's the next book?!" For a slowboat writer like me, it was half pat on the back, half kick in the pants. But I knew he was saying it because he genuinely believed my books were worth reading, not just putting on the shelf.
He also offered me the chance to introduce and interview writers like Michael Connelly and Richard Price, two men I very much admire.
He was the quirky uncle with a steel-trap mind and the metabolism of a dervish. His smile engulfed you, and his handshake was always warm and strong. I'm sure he could be prickly and impossible and self-absorbed at times—like I'm one to talk—and his employees were no doubt more long-suffering than we might imagine. His manager, Pam Stirling, remains one of the people in the book business whose warmth and appreciation remain among my fondest memories as a writer, and the other members of his staff, Jen and Ann and Warn and Charlotte, were always so welcoming and kind.
He closed the bookstore in December, 2011, and it felt like someone had dropped a nuclear bomb in the business. You can imagine what his death feels like.
There were two lovely obits online, one in the San Francisco Chronicle, the other in the The Daily Journal, and they flesh out his prior years—his growing up in Ohio, his service in the military as a plainclothes Counter Intelligence Corps officer, the chance to serve as clerk to US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart that Ed turned down because he needed to make more money for his family, his longtime work as a lawyer in Los Angeles, his passion for art and opera—and his marriage to Jeannie, whom most of us got to know as well: She was the lovely, witty, wise-cracking counterpoint to Ed's almost boyish enthusiasms.
When my first book came out, Ed read my industry reviews and then took the initiative to contact my publisher and request to host my book launch (shown here).
What I remember most is Ed's infectious passion for mystery writers and anyone who shared his passion. Ed made me feel like I'd finally found my clan. I think that's why the local chapter of MWA always held their Christmas party there. Being in that store and standing among those bookshelves, seeing your name on the spines of some of the books and listening to Ed's stories, that was as big a thrill as getting published for the first time. He made a small bookstore in a small town a destination, because Ed was the destination.
I and a number of other northern California mystery writers—including Rhys Bowen, Ann Parker, Camille Minichino, Nadia Gordon, Tony Broadbent, Tim Maleeny, Kirk Russell, and Dylan Schaffer—threw a surprise birthday party on Friday evening, March 23rd, for Ed Kaufman, the owner of M is for Mystery in San Mateo, one of the premier crime and mystery bookstores in the country.
The evening was billed as a reading for my new novel, Blood of Paradise, but when Ed and I booked the date, he let it slip that it was his birthday, and the scheming began.
Ed's wife Jeannie, store manager Pam Stirling, and the rest of the M is for Mystery staff were in on the caper, and even though Ann and Camille, with all the best intentions in the world, almost blew the surprise by walking in a bit early with balloons, Ed didn't catch on until the cake appeared. (Though he did, in introducing me, express a little surprise that so many folks had turned out for my event—hmm.) Cara Black and Steve Hockensmith, unable to attend because of other obligations, nonetheless sent congratulations from afar, and a grand time was had by all (even Tilly and Morgan, the canine celebrants). The inscription on the cake read, "M is for Mensch," and truer words were never written—certainly not with icing. Many happy returns, Ed!
As it turned out, there were only five more happy returns. Far too few.
You're missed, Mr. K. More than even a bunch of writers can say.
If you have any words or a recollection of Ed you'd like to share, please feel free.
This entry was posted in David Corbett on January 9, 2013 .
Down those mystery book aisles—in between often-times mean critics and an often brutally unforgiving book-buying public—a man of books must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. He is a complete man, and a common man, and yet an unusual man. He his own man; he is a hero. He must be, to use a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor—by instinct, by inevitability, without thought of it, and certainly without saying it. He must be the best man in his world and a good enough man for any world.
And just such a man—was Ed Kaufman.
As much as he applauded the bigger names in the mystery writing field—for of necessity they were good for business—Ed never failed to reach down—and help up the new—the aspiring—the untried and untested author—and not only warmly bid them welcome—but buy their books—in stacks—and speak well of them—and hand sell them—to any and all intrepid mystery readers that ventured into his much missed: 'M' is for Mystery.
Taken all in all—Ed was a true gentleman—and a truly gentle soul. And I'm but one of countless authors who will say they are very glad—and most privileged—to have known him and to have once been able to call him friend.
He was a lovely man who welcomed me into the store with a big hug and a smile. I loved my evening there, it was pouring rain and our crowd was cheerful but soaked, and Ed was funny and fascinating and charming. It was a memorable night, and I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to go back. He will be missed.
It's also worth mentioning that Ed was part of the group of investors who made it possible for The Mystery Bookstore in Los Angeles to go independent when Otto Penzler decided to close Mysterious Bookshop West in 1999-2000. Ed was never a silent investor, but a hands-on bookseller whose energy and enthusiasm helped keep that store going for a decade. It was a privilege to know him and work with him.
Thanks so much for this, David. You've expressed what we're all almost unable to speak.
I remember so well that wonderful birthday party, where you so generously gave up your spotlight to Ed and we all had a feast with our friend! We're lucky to have known him.
Thanks for mentioning that, Clair. Ed didn't just have great taste in writers and books. He had great taste in bookstores. Nice to hear from you. Hope you're well.
What a fantastic tribute. Well done. And Ed deserved every word of it — especially "mensch."
When my novel writing career was still in its infancy, I was working full time as a field service repair tech in the computer industry. Our clients were all over the map, professionally speaking, and I met all kinds of interesting people on the job. One of our job sites was a law firm in Century City (I believe), and my service contact was this incredibly nice attorney whom I discovered, once we started talking, was a huge fan of mystery fiction. When he found out I was a published author, his eyes lit up: He had plans to open a book store up in San Mateo and he'd love to have me sign there. Naturally, I said yes.
That attorney was Ed Kaufman.
I ended up signing and reading at Ed's store several times over the years, and he always treated me the same way: With admiration and respect.
We've lost one of the nicest people the crime fiction community will ever know.
I only met Ed once, when I did a signing and reading during my first book tour. I remember that he had a remarkable memory and a true love for the ins-and-outs of the Hollywood scene. I wish I'd had more interaction with him over the years, but I do feel honored to at least have shared a special moment with him.
Thanks, David, for expressing what so many of us are feeling.
I still remember the great birthday party, where you generously gave up the spotlight so we could all feast in Ed's honor. He was a mensch indeed and is greatly missed.
Thanks to everyone for commenting. I know people who loved Ed have been checking in from time to time, and they've been very heartened by everyone's kind and generous words.
Wonderful tribute, David. And Puccini operas are always my favourites!
Thank you for this tribute, David, and thank you for helping get THE LINEUP: POEMS ON CRIME #4 stocked at "M" is for Mystery. Your rapport with Ed and Pam was instrumental.
Zoe: Puccini — One more thing you have in common with Ed, beyond the both of you having such infectious smiles.
Gerald: You overestimate my influence. It was really as easy as telling Pam and Ed about the collection. They were true supporters of us all. It's a much harsher world for the loss of that store, and now Ed.
When my first book came out, I spoke to an audience of exactly two people at his store — Ed and my wife Wendy — and I thought he was just going to have me sign my stock and get the hell out of his store, particularly since he'd set up an awful lot of (empty) chairs. But instead we sat there and talked for an hour about books and about the Bay Area, where I'd grown up, and about what I was reading and what I wanted to write about and where I saw myself in ten years. I was 29, scared to death, worried as hell, and embarrassed that I was keeping this man from going home. Ten years and about ten books later, turns out I was right back in that store. There just aren't many booksellers (or people in general) like this anymore and that's a shame.
In each of our lifetimes, there are a few unique people who never leave our hearts and memories. Ed is one of those. From my first book to the one before the store closed, he made me feel like one of the best writers around. I miss him.


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Means of attaching an abductor to a child safety seat
A child safety seat, for use in a vehicle, where it comprises at least a seat section and a length of webbing connecting a buckle to the seat section of the child safety seat. An abductor, whose function is to keep the user's legs separated, has its proximal end attached through a loop in the buckle's webbing by means of a flap with one end attached to the abductor. In addition, there is a cover, covering the seat portion of the child safety seat with the cover having a flap of material with one edge attached to it in a position that allows the flap to attach to the distal end of the abductor. These two attachments allow the abductor to be held securely against the top side of the seat portion of the child safety seat, restricting movement in any direction.
Merritt, Barbara Geraldine (Indianapolis, IN, US)
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BROWN, PETER R
Barbara G. Merritt (Indianapolis, IN, US)
1. A child safety seat, for use in a vehicle, comprising: a seat section, adapted to support a user thereon; a cover, covering said seat section; a cover flap with one edge attached to said cover such that said cover flap is located between the user's legs; an abductor designed to keep the user's legs apart; an abductor loop with each end attached to said abductor, such that said cover flap may be inserted through said abductor loop.
2. A method for securing the distal end of an abductor to the seat section of a child safety seat, said child safety seat including said seat section adapted to support a user thereon, a cover, covering said seat section, a cover flap with one edge attached to said cover such that said cover flap is located between the user's legs, an abductor designed to keep the user's legs apart, an abductor loop with each end attached to said abductor, said method comprising: placing said abductor, with said abductor loop, on said seat section between the user's legs; lifting said cover flap and directing said cover flap through said abductor loop; attaching said cover flap to said cover so that the distal end of said abductor is held securely in place on the top side of said seat section.
3. A child safety seat, for use in a vehicle, comprising: a seat section, adapted to support a user thereon; an abductor designed to keep the user's legs apart; an abductor flap attached to said abductor such that said abductor flap is located against the crotch area of the user. a child safety seat buckle assembly comprising a child safety seat buckle and a length of webbing with a webbing loop sewn into it such that said abductor flap may be inserted through said webbing loop;
4. A method for securing the proximal end of an abductor to the seat section of a child safety seat, said child safety seat including said seat section adapted to support a user thereon, a child safety seat buckle assembly comprising a child safety seat buckle and a length of webbing with a loop sewn into it, an abductor designed to keep the user's legs apart, an abductor flap attached to said abductor such that said abductor flap is located against the crotch area of the user, said method comprising: placing said abductor, with said abductor flap, on said seat section between the user's legs; directing said abductor flap through said loop in said length of webbing; attaching said abductor flap to said abductor so that the proximal end of said abductor is held securely in place on the top side of said seat section.
The present invention relates to child safety seats for children with disabilities and, more particularly, to a means of effectively attaching an abductor to a child safety seat without the use of a rigid connector.
2. Description of the Background of the Invention
For many years wheel chair bound children with various neuro muscular disorders have benefited from the placement of an abductor (sometimes referred to as a "pommel") between their legs. The purpose of this device is to restrict involuntary inward movement of the child's legs; since such movement can result in sustained interaction between the legs; causing irritation, bed sores and poor positioning of the pelvis. To mitigate this problem, various configurations of abductors have been in existence for many years and are successfully used as optional equipment on wheel chairs, where they are generally attached by a rigid connector (See FIGS. 1-4 of U.S. Pat. No. 6,286,904 by Obertelli and Harnois).
However, with the increasing prevalence of children with physical handicaps being transported in motor vehicles using large child safety seats, at least two manufacturers, Columbia Medical and Britax Child Safety, have begun selling abductors as optional equipment for these devices as well. The Columbia 2000 features an abductor which is attached in the same manner that abductors are attached to wheel chairs, using a pivoting rigid connector. It uses a locking mechanism designed to securely hold the abductor in place (See FIG. 1). It can be unlocked and pivoted out of the way for removal or placement of the child (See FIG. 2). While the Columbia abductor successfully keeps the user's legs apart, it is sub optimal for the following reasons:
The rigid connector adds significant weight to a child restraint, which makes it more difficult to transfer from one vehicle to another.
The Columbia 2000 has three abductor designs, depending on whether the user uses the long seat extension, short seat extension, or no seat extension at all. Therefore, a child who starts using the safety seat at a relatively young age and needs to use an abductor, is required to purchase three abductors as she grows through the height and weight range of the seat. Furthermore, an additional material cover has to be purchased for each seat extension option. This system results in confusion and unnecessary costs to the consumer.
An abductor mounted with a rigid connector also costs considerably more to manufacture and install than the present invention.
The rigid connector consists of two moving parts: a hinge and a mechanism designed to lock the abductor in place. These mechanisms are subject to wear and tear, as well as malfunction.
Because a rigid connector attaches to the front of the child safety seat, it is impractical to use a front mounted a-lock adjuster to adjust harness length. A front mounted a-lock adjuster is much simpler to use than the harness adjustment system necessary when using an abductor mounted with a rigid connector.
Britax Child Safety attempts to solve the stated problems by providing a rather simple abductor that consists of a triangularly shaped piece of polyurethane foam enclosed by a material covering. Rather than a rigid connector, it is attached via a loop of material sewn to the proximal end (nearest the crotch area of the child) of the abductor. This loop is designed such that the buckle is passed through it and connected to the harness system. Unfortunately, there are two problems with the attachment method. First of all, the loop of material is subject to vertical displacement, allowing the proximal end of the abductor to move out of position. In addition, there is no connection point for the distal end of the abductor, resulting in this end lifting upwards as the child squeezes his legs together (See FIG. 3). The result is that the abductor is frequently (depending on the child) out of position, unable to serve its intended function of keeping the user's legs apart.
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to overcome the previously mentioned problems and to determine a method for effectively positioning an abductor on a child safety seat without the use of a rigid connector.
The invention is a child safety seat, for use in a vehicle, having at least a seat portion, a buckle assembly, and an abductor designed to keep the user's legs apart. In addition, the seat section is covered with a material cover with one edge of a cover flap sewn to it in a location between the user's legs.
The function of the cover flap is to hold down the distal end of the abductor by passing it through a loop having both ends attached to the bottom side of the abductor. The narrow or proximal end of the abductor, nearest to the crotch area of the user, is held in place by passing an abductor flap, with one end connected to the abductor, through a loop sewn in the buckle webbing. The abductor flap is then attached to the material cover that encloses abductor. The extra loop sewn into the webbing makes this attachment point of the prior art more effective by restricting upward movement of the proximal end of the abductor. Taken together, the two attachment points previously described serve to securely hold the abductor flat against the seating surface of the child safety seat, enabling it to effectively restrict inward movement of the user's legs without the use of a rigid connector.
FIG. 1 is an elevated perspective view of the front of the Columbia 2000 child safety seat with the abductor rigidly attached.
FIG. 2 is an elevated perspective view of the front of the Columbia 2000 child safety seat with the abductor pivoted out of the way for installing or removing the user.
FIG. 3 is an elevated perspective view of the Britax Traveller Plus child safety seat with the abductor attached to the buckle webbing, which is the only point of attachment.
FIG. 4 is an elevated perspective view of the assembly of the invention with a user installed.
FIG. 5 is an elevated perspective view of the child safety seat of the invention.
FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the buckle assembly of the invention.
FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view of the buckle assembly of the invention.
FIG. 9 is an elevated perspective view of the abductor of the invention.
FIG. 10 is an elevated perspective view of the abductor of the invention.
FIG. 11 is a rear perspective view of the abductor of the invention.
FIG. 12 is an inverted right side perspective view of the abductor of the invention.
FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of the abductor of the invention.
FIG. 14 is an elevated perspective view of the assembly of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION
For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention and presenting its currently understood best mode of operation, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, with such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated device and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
With reference to the Figures, a child safety seat 10 for use in a vehicle is generally shown and includes a shell 20 that has a seat section 21 adapted to support a user thereon. The shell 20 may be press molded from plastic or formed from another rigid or flexible material using means known by skilled artisans. The child safety seat 10 includes a material cover 22 to make the seat comfortable and aesthetically pleasing.
With reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, an edge 25 of a cover flap 26 is sewn to the material cover 22. The cover flap 26 has two strips of hook fastening tape 28 sewn to its underside. Two strips of loop fastening tape 29 are sewn to the upper surface of the material cover 22, positioned such that they will "mate" with the hook fastening tape 28 when the cover flap 26 is closed as in FIG. 5.
With reference to FIGS. 5, 7 and 8, a buckle assembly 50 includes a length of webbing 56 connecting a buckle 52 to a buckle anchor 58, which anchors the buckle assembly to the seat section 21. The webbing 56 has a webbing loop 54 sewn into it.
With reference to FIGS. 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, the abductor 40 includes a material abductor cover 42 and a foam insert 45. With reference to FIG. 9, one edge 47 of an abductor flap 44 is sewn to one side of the proximal end of the abductor cover 42. With reference to FIG. 12, the inner side of the abductor flap 44 has a strip of loop fastening tape 48 sewn to it. A strip of hook fastening tape 49 is sewn to the proximal end of the abductor cover 42, positioned such that it will "mate" with the loop fastening tape 48 when the abductor flap 44 is closed as in FIG. 10.
With reference to FIG. 11, 12, and 13, the distal end of the abductor 40 has an abductor loop 43 with each end sewn to the bottom side of the abductor cover 42, leaving an opening between the bottom side of the abductor cover 42 and the abductor loop 43.
The method for securing the abductor 40 to the seat section 21 of a child safety seat 10 is described below.
With reference to FIGS. 6 and 14, the cover flap 26 is directed through abductor loop 43 and is attached to the material cover 22 by mating the loop 28 and hook 29 fastening tape strips.
With reference to FIGS. 12 and 14, the abductor flap 44 is directed through the webbing loop 54 and is attached to the abductor cover 42, by mating the loop 48 and hook 49 fastening tape strips.
While the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in the drawings and the foregoing description, it is understood that one of ordinary skill in the art could replace the fastening tape with numerous equivalent attachment methods.
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The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing (EMCVPA) will host its 5th Biennial Arts Conference, October 9-11, 2019 under the theme "The Arts: Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Exchanges".
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She's a mere child. 彼女はまだほんの子供だ.
Mere words are not enough. 言葉[口で言う]だけでは足りない.
The mere sight of land reassured the sailors. 陸地を見ただけで船乗りたちは安心した.
That's the merest folly. それこそ愚の骨頂だ.
《詩・方言》 湖,池 《★しばしば地名の一部に用いる; 例: Grasmere》.
The mere sight of a worm made her scream.
The merest little thing drives him mad.
[名詞単数形または数詞の前では通例 a 〜] ほんの, 単なる, たかが…にすぎない;〈数量が〉たったの, わずか.
It took her a mere 20 minutes to win.
The mere fact that they were prepared to talk was encouraging.
The mere thought of eating made him feel sick.
From Middle English mere, from 古期英語 mere ("the sea; mere, lake"), from Proto-Germanic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri. Cognate with West Frisian mar, Dutch meer, Low German meer, Meer, German Meer, Norwegian mar (only used in combinations, such as marbakke). Related to Latin mare, Breton mor, Russian мо́ре (móre).
From Middle English mere, from 古期英語 mǣre, ġemǣre ("boundary; limit"), from Proto-Germanic *mairiją ("boundary"), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- ("to fence"). Cognate with Dutch meer ("a limit, boundary"), Icelandic mærr ("borderland"), Swedish landamäre ("border, borderline, boundary").
From Middle English mere, from 古期英語 mǣre ("famous, great, excellent, sublime, splendid, pure, sterling"), from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz, *mēraz ("excellent, famous"), from Proto-Indo-European *mēros ("large, handsome"). Cognate with Middle High German mære ("famous"), Icelandic mærr ("famous").
From Anglo-Norman meer, from Old French mier, from Latin merus. Perhaps influenced by 古期英語 mǣre ("famous, great, excellent, sublime, splendid, pure, sterling"), or conflated with Etymology 3.
From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, "part").


Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald — Vernon's Tara Kipilla, right, shoots past Warwick Valley defender Jamie Nunez for one of her two goals on Monday afternoon in Vernon.
Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald — Vernon's Katie Smaldone scoops up and plays the ball against Warwick Valley on Monday afternoon in Vernon. Smaldone scored three of Vernon's eight goals in its 14-8 defeat.
Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald — Vernon's Brielle Eilinger, right, protects the ball as Warwick Valley's Steph Malota defends on Monday afternoon in Vernon. Eilinger netted two of the Vikings' eight goals in the contest.
VERNON -- Flat spots happen to even the best of teams across any sport.
Some teams are able pick things up and rally with energy in making a comeback, while other times a poor start with low energy can put a team in such a hole that is too deep to climb out of. For the Vernon girls lacrosse team, it was the latter in its out-of-state matchup with Warwick Valley (N.Y.) on Monday afternoon.
The temperature was down and the wind gusts were brutal, which can sometimes have an impact on focus. Vernon was facing an uphill battle after a slow first half and could not recover in a 14-8 loss to Warwick Valley at Maple Grange Park.
"The conditions are tough for both teams," Vernon head coach Steve Carlson said. "Warwick came ready to play and we didn't. At this level, you have to be ready to play when you come into a game. We just were not mentally ready to go in and compete for a win today. It's just one of those days."
Following a goal by Tara Kipilla to open the game for Vernon, Warwick Valley scored seven of the next eight goals to go ahead by a score of 7-2 with 5:06 remaining in the first half. A goal on a drive to the net by Maegan Courcy gave Warwick Valley its first lead of the game, 2-1, at the 14:36 mark of the first half and it never trailed again. Another aggressive foray by Skyler Blanton gave the Wildcats a 3-1 lead before the first of three goals by Vernon's Katie Smaldone cut it back to a one-goal deficit. A nice cross from Natalie Daigle to Austin Post, 8-meter shot goals by Blanton and Erin Flannery and another assist from Daigle to Kayla Datys accounted for four straight goals and a 7-2 Warwick Valley edge with 3:14 remaining in the first half.
Over that time span, Vernon had a little bad luck in hitting three posts, but continued to turn the ball over at an alarming rate and was getting to ground balls a tick late. The Vikings did get some momentum going into halftime as Brielle Eilinger assisted on a goal to Smaldone, and Haley DeBonta found the net high on an 8-meter shot to cut the deficit down to a reasonable three-goal margin.
"We couldn't connect on anything on attack and we had 24 turnovers in the game," Carlson said. "It's very hard to be successful when you don't win draws, you turn the ball over and you don't get ground balls. Warwick was working hard getting the draws and picking up the ground balls, and that equals a win."
Getting the opening goal of the second half would be important to continuing that momentum, but it did not go to the Vikings as Jaqlyn Jordan found her way to score in traffic in front for Warwick Valley to get her team a 8-4 lead. Vernon missed some chances to get closer by missing on two 8-meter shots and hitting the crossbar on an open shot right in front of the net, but eventually did get as close as 9-7 with 8:31 remaining on goals by Smaldone and Eilinger.
That led to the Wildcats going on their second big run of the game as it scored three consecutive goals to put things away. When Blanton was able to dodge defenders and get off a shot that found the back of the net with 4:47 remaining, it gave Warwick Valley a 12-7 lead.
This game was an anomaly for Vernon this season as the loss pushed its record back to a still solid 6-3 after starting the year winning six of its first seven games. Carlson even felt Vernon's loss in its previous game was a good showing against a talented Lakeland squad.
The six wins for the Vikings this year have come against Villa Walsh, Jefferson, Morris Catholic, Glen Rock, Pascack Valley and Delaware Valley (Pa.). They're currently alone in third in the NJIGLL Independence North Division at 2-1 behind Lakeland and Indian Hills. Smaldone leads the team in both goals (31) and assists (17).
The Vikings will attempt to get back on track with upcoming home games against Paramus Catholic and West Milford.
"We need to get right back at it tomorrow in practice," Carlson said. "We'll see what we can do for our next game. We've been playing pretty well. After playing a pretty successful game on Friday, that could also contribute to us not being ready to play today. We've been doing good so far, so we'll put it behind us and hope for the best on Thursday."


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The reasons that the Women's March on the Pentagon is a women's march are many. Not only is there a historical precedent for a women-led antiwar march, women from all walks of life, from countries that have both been victims of and aggressors in conflict, from past generations or those living today, are adversely affected by war at far a greater rate than men. These claims are supported by statistics though those same statistics and realities of war are often swept under the rug or excused as necessary collateral damage. It is time for all victims of war to be acknowledged and for the victimization of women to end.
In 2004, Common Dreams reported that "women and children account for almost 80% of the casualties of conflict and war as well as 80% of the 40 million people in world who are now refugees from their homes." But the harm done to women due to conflict does not simply stop there. For generations, women have been traded as goods, their bodies treated as commodities or objects free for the taking, not only during actual combat but simply when they are at or in the vicinity of a military base.
Irene Khan of Amnesty International states that "women and girls are not just killed, they are raped, sexually attacked, mutilated and humiliated. Custom, culture and religion have built an image of women as bearing the 'honour' of their communities. Disparaging a woman's sexuality and destroying her physical integrity have become a means by which to terrorize, demean and 'defeat' entire communities, as well as to punish, intimidate and humiliate women."
On October 21st, 2018 Women and Men Marched on the Pentagon.and the Pentagon is Marching on Generation Z in their Social Media, Video Games, and in their Public Schools to Sell them on Perpetual War. The domestic side of the Pentagon's reach into our lives is its efforts to recruit our youth into military service either in body or mind. The Women's March on the Pentagon is a demand for a sustainable world, where resources are not squandered on the business of war but redirected into human needs and not into corporate greed at the cost of enormous suffering at home and abroad. The other war front of the Pentagon is in our public schools where military recruiters troll for new recruits. This is another Pentagon that requires the demand for community activism to regulate access to our children and to limit the influence of militarized programs that masquerade as educational opportunities. Programs like JROTC, Young Marines, DoD Starbase and DoD STEM are a means of recruitment and indoctrination into a military ethos that normalizes war in young minds and ensures the continuation of the military and defense industry control over our national economy.
Greta Zarro
The Missing Link in the Gun Debate
Greta Zarro -
America is up in arms about guns. If last month's "March for Our Lives," which attracted over one million marchers nationwide, is any indication, we've got a serious problem with gun violence, and people are fired up about it.
But what's not being talked about in the mainstream media, or even by the organizers and participants in the March for Our Lives movement, is the link between the culture of gun violence and the culture of war, or militarism, in this nation. Nik Cruz, the now infamous Parkland, FL shooter, was taught how to shoot a lethal weapon in the very school that he later targeted in the heart-breaking Valentine's Day Massacre. Yes, that's right; our children are trained as shooters in their school cafeterias, as part of the U.S. military's Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) marksmanship program.
Nearly 2,000 U.S. high schools have such JROTC marksmanship programs, which are taxpayer-funded and rubber-stamped by Congress. Cafeterias are transformed into firing ranges, where children, as young as 13 years old, learn how to kill. The day that Nik Cruz opened fire on his classmates, he proudly wore a t-shirt emblazoned with the letters "JROTC." JROTC's motto? "Motivating Young People to Be Better Citizens." By training them to wield a gun?
Perhaps what's key above all, however, is that JROTC, and U.S. militarism as a whole, is embedded in our sociocultural framework as Americans, so much so that to question it is to cast doubt on one's patriotic allegiance to this nation.


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The 2010 Winter Solstice Total Lunar Eclipse is over and I'm sure we're all recovering from a serious lack of sleep! What a night! The above photo was submitted by Candace who says she used a Canon Rebel T2i without a telephoto lens to capture the event. As you can see, the moon is completely in the Earth's shadow – or umbra – and is displaying the characteristic red-orange hue. Thanks for the picture!


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'My Dad's Gap Year' is at Park Theatre, London until 23rd February.
Rich Hall is at the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester on 22nd February as part of the Leicester Comedy Festival.
'Rich Hall's Hoedown' is on tour until 29th June.
'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' is at the Apollo Theatre, London.
'Home, I'm Darling' is at the Duke of York's Theatre, London until 13th April.
'Abysskiss' is available now on Saddle Creek.
'Olympic Girls' is available on 1st February on Marathon Artists.
Tiny Ruins are playing at Green Door Store, Brighton on 25th, Hare and Hounds, Birmingham on 26th and Bush Hall, London on 27th March.


We gathered up our staff rolled up our sleeves and set out to get to work in the gardens with other Twin Lake volunteers. Every day, 1 in 6 people in America deal with starvation. Food insecurity is a problem for a lot of people in our country and it's up to everyone to play a part in the solution. Twin Lakes Foodbank is creating a sustainable food source through their garden, we think ongoing solutions like this are a great way to affect change in the community.
Twin Lake Foodbank hosts 7 events every year, each one focused on bringing delicious and nutritious food to the tables of those less fortunate, while also running a fully stocked foodbank. In addition, they manage a garden with 48 raised beds and fruit trees, and even a "Pantry on Wheels" that helps deliver food to those who do not have the means to travel to the foodbank.
Everyone faces challenges, and it is with the help of organizations like Twin Lakes Foodbank, and the volunteers from the community that brings a community together help. Investment Retrievers enjoyed our time lending a hand in the gardens to help our community.
If you are interested in helping Twin Lake Foodbank, you can visit their website, Donations are always welcome.


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Letter must be at least 500 words in length but no more than 800 words.
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A delegation comprising senior leaders of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) on Sunday met Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to discuss post-election scenario.
Addressing a press conference, former prime minister Yusuf Raza Gillani reiterated his party's demand for resignation of the chief election commissioner.
Gillani said PPP was in favour of addressing reservations in parliament, adding that his party met Fazl in order to change his mind over not taking oath in parliament.


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Where's the error? Can I fix it? Is this related to ARC?

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I like that. There seems to be a "double vision" effect on it. It draws you in. I try to see it from different angles to see if it changes.
About as much snow as we have! It's been raining for days now.
Yes, I am there now.
@Soulmonster wrote: Yes, I am there now.
Cool, I'd already wondered where the other pic was from!
The other picture, of the church, is from Salt Lake City. It is the big temple to the Chuch of Latter Day Saints.
About as much as we have- But we will be getting a lot more the next days.
Out running in the blizzard.
I guess you're in Japan, @Soulmonster?
@Blackstar wrote: I guess you're in Japan, @Soulmonster?
I was, now in Taiwan. Back home tomorrow!


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Total Speculation: Are the Devils Playoff-Bound.
The Devils have gotten off to a good start. But how real is the success, is the success sustainable through a schedule of many road trips coming up, and will it be enough in a tough division?
By CJ Turtoro@CJTDevil Nov 2, 2016, 11:00am EDT
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It's way too early to tell.
We do not know nearly enough information about the Devils or about the rest of the NHL to make this kind of determination.
So let's go ahead and do it anyway.
The first thing to talk about is the Devils current position. The Devils are 4-2-2 which is good for 6th in the Eastern Conference in PTS% which is the first wild card spot as of this writing. It's not even totally unwarranted — the Devils are the 10th best team in the NHL according to Hockey-Reference's SRS (Simple Rating System). I'll reference this a few more times, so just as a reminder, SRS is a rating system that accounts for strength of schedule and goal differential. Furthermore, unlike some teams at the top like the Oilers, Wild, and Canadiens, the Devils are not buoyed by an absurd PDO and good puck luck.
The next thing to talk about is the Devils schedule. I did some number crunching and came up with a few charts that tell you about the state of the schedule yet-to-come vs. the state of the schedule already-played. The full file can be viewed or downloaded here. Below are some excerpts.
The header of the above chart represents days of rest before a game and the first row of data shows how many games in the schedule have that many days of rest. Note: the first game is excluded from this due to the fact that "days of rest preceding" is not a meaningful statistic at that point.
Notice that we have 3, or 20% of our total, games with 3 days of rest and that is not something to get used to. We've played only 6% of our back-to-back games and only 7% of our 2-in-3 stretches. So we have been well rested for these early games and that is going to get a bit tougher.
This next chart represents how difficult out opponents have been based on Hockey Reference's SRS. Based on this, it looks like we seem to have played a somewhat typical quality of opponent. It is a little troubling that we have only played one of the 19 hardest games we are scheduled to play, but reassuring that all of out 6 bottom-feeders are yet-to-come.
The Average SRS of our opponents up to this point has been 0.054, and the average of the games we have yet to play is 0.040. So, despite this chart, it looks like we can expect similar quality of opponent, but it looks like we'll be getting the extremes more than the middling teams.
This is the one people seem to already know about. We've played 5 home games and 3 away which is particularly noteworthy since out home record is 4-0-1 and our away record is 0-2-1. Combine the information here with the info from the other charts and you recognize that we have 12 away games on one day's rest of which we've yet to play one. We have a daunting stretch coming up. Our next 3 games are away. As well as 8 of our next 10 games. We then have 2 home games before playing 9 of the next 11 away. Between now and 12/18, the Devils will have gone 3, 4-game road trips and a 3-game road trip. For some context, we only have 2 such trips after 12/18.
So from all this we know four things:
The NHL scheduler just completely ignored the Devils when planning this season.
The amount of rest between starts is about to get significantly more demanding.
The quality of our opponents will not be significantly better or worse.
After an easy start, from now to 12/18 represents what is by far the most daunting portion of the schedule geographically.
The last thing to discuss would be the state of the other contending teams. RAMPANT SPECULATION WARNING. IN ONE MONTH THIS IS ALL LIKELY TO BE COMPLETELY TURNED ON ITS HEAD AND RENDERED IRRELEVANT. So let's do it anyway.
At this point, you have to view the Canadiens and the Rangers (unfortunately) as legit. They have the two highest goal differentials in the league. That's unfortunate, because neither of them were givens coming into the year. The Lightning, Capitals, and Penguins were in the top 6 in Preseason predictions from ESPN, CBSsports, and CSNNE as well as representing all top 3 slots in Bleacher Report. None of them have done anything to convince us to the contrary. Florida can probably be included in that group as well, they were never outside the top 10 and the emergence of Jonathan Marchessault along with the eventual returns of Nick Bjugstad and Jonathan Huberdeau should keep them squarely in the top 3 of their division.
That leaves 2 spots. If you think that slotting those 6 teams was premature, this is even more impossible to predict. But as things stand, The Red Wings, Senators, and us are in currently duking it out. But really, the only teams it would be surprising to see in the hunt at this point would be Carolina and Toronto. I'd be mildly surprised by Columbus of Buffalo as well.
Based on that landscape, I'd still have us on the outside looking in, but clearly, if we were to continue this level of production, we would be in the wild card discussion at the very least.
This was originally supposed to be a short article geared towards just generating discussion. Then I got carried away with that schedules file which I highly suggest you download and play around with if you are as interested in that stuff as I am.
But, I want to know what you guys think. Coming into the season, many people here including virtually all of the writers predicted us to essentially not even be in the conversation. Has the early-season success convinced you otherwise? Are you still a skeptic? Has the offensive ineptitude in these wins been enough to make you sour on the record? Do you think we've had it easy so far?
Vejmelka, Coyotes shut down the Devils in a Frustrating 4-1 loss The New Jersey Devils attacked early and often against the Arizona Coyotes, but had little to show for it as Karel Vejmelka stood on his head. Add in more Mackenzie Blackwood struggles in net and the Devils were handed a 4-1 loss by the Yotes.


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#Chinese envoy
Ambassador Xing calls for S. Korea to respect China's position on Taiwan, Hong Kong
All News 15:53 February 02, 2021
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- China hopes South Korea will respect its position on Taiwan and Hong Kong, Ambassador Xing Haiming was quoted Tuesday as saying amid simmering Sino-U.S. tensions over Beijing's policies toward them.
Xing made the remark during a meeting Monday with Kwon Ki-sik, head of the Korea-China City Friendship Association, as the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden reaffirms support for Taiwan, which China regards as part of its territory, and remains concerned about crackdowns on pro-democracy movements in Hong Kong.
"In cooperation with South Korea, China will jointly safeguard multilateralism and work together to build a community sharing the common destiny," Xing was quoted by Kwon as saying during the talks at the Chinese Embassy in Seoul.
"We hope that South Korea will respect China's position on the issues of Taiwan and Hong Kong," Xing added.
This file photo, taken Nov. 19, 2020, shows Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming speaking during a forum in Seoul. (Yonhap)
Xing's call for diplomatic support underscored the policy dilemma that Seoul faces in its efforts to maintain both the security alliance with Washington and the strategic partnership with Beijing, a key partner for trade, tourism and diplomacy for North Korea's denuclearization.
The policy challenge for Seoul is expected to sharpen further, as Biden is expected to adopt a tough stance on Beijing through such measures as strengthening regional democratic alliances to check China's growing assertiveness.
Tensions over Taiwan flared anew when Biden's organizing team for his Jan. 20 inauguration ceremony formally invited Taiwan's representative in the U.S., Bi-khim Hsiao, to the presidential event for the first time since the U.S. severed diplomatic ties with the island country in 1979.
Biden's emphasis on the strengthening of democratic values both at home and abroad is also foreshadowing a bumpy road ahead for the Sino-U.S. relationship particularly on China's semiautonomous city of Hong Kong, its Xinjiang Uighur region and the South China Sea.
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Tears for Fears. It's a sour-pussed, gloomy synthesizer band. No, it's a fresh-faced, teenybopper-oriented synthesizer band. No, it's gloom. No, it's glam. Gloom. . . . Glam. . . .
Wait a minute. There's no need to argue--Tears for Fears is two, two, two bands in one !
The young duo's dimples 'n' doom combination took the Hollywood Palladium by storm for a sold-out three-night stand over the weekend, opening Friday to a predictably frenzied response in a city that was a stronghold even before the group assumed the top-selling slot in the rest of the nation.
The singles are catchy and well-crafted, and those faces are the stuff that Tiger Beat is made of. Given the outfit's youthful constituency, the assumption could easily be made that Tears for Fears is succeeding in spite of its acutely melancholic themes, and not at all because of them.
But you shouldn't bet that the not-so-subtle subtext of despair is going over the fans' heads: Listen to all those kids chanting "Shout, shout, let it all out / These are the things I can do without"--or watch them pay rapt attention during a draggy, mawkish anthem of hopelessness called "I Believe"--and be assured that these guys have tapped into some sort of vein.
"Songs From the Big Chair," Tears' second effort and breakthrough album, is probably the most depressed collection of tunes to hit the Top 10 since John Lennon's "Plastic Ono Band." Like Lennon, core personnel Orzabal and Curt Smith come from broken homes and are prone to writing about their unhappy childhoods. Like Lennon again, Orzabal and Smith are fervent adherents of Arthur Janov's primal scream therapy, which endorses catharsis as a healer of deep-rooted trauma.
But there's nothing very primal about Tears' lush modern pop. Lennon's direct, raw emotionalism is eschewed for a lot of vague imagery, which comes together mainly to cement the notion that the singer has been treated shoddily his whole life and that this is the way of the world. That might not be so bad if Orzabal and Smith didn't seem so resigned to being victims--no, make that open targets. Tears' exaggerated sensitivity is enough to make a liberal run out and catch "Rambo" just to regain some sort of equilibrium.
To their credit, Orzabal and Smith didn't pout on stage. They and their sidemen smiled, shimmied about with ease, and even told a couple of jokes. With a few disarmingly uptempo songs like the lilting shuffle "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" interspersed, if you didn't pay close attention, you could forget that what was going on content-wise was basically an extended pity party.
And there are times when the instrumental textures are rich enough that the high-minded ennui of the lyrics can almost be overlooked. The group's more progressive tendencies at their best successfully evoke Tears' idol, Peter Gabriel. And Orzabal is a lead guitarist of enough taste and skill--especially for the leader of a "synthesizer band"--that he should trust his instincts and let go more often and for longer.
In fact, by and large the overall sound is so well-arranged, especially for a pair of relative novices, that it will be hard to resist checking them out in the future--especially five years or so down the line, when with luck they will have primal-screamed this self-absorbed stuff out of their systems.
The same bill plays Tuesday at San Diego State's Open Air Theatre and Wednesday at the Pacific Amphitheatre.


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La chiesa di Sant'Anna Matrona è una chiesa parrocchiale cattolica di Milano, posta in zona Fiera.

Storia
Per servire le necessità spirituali di un quartiere in fase di progressiva crescita demografica, nel 1959 l'arcivescovo Montini istituì una nuova parrocchia, intitolata a Sant'Anna Matrona, scorporandone il territorio dalle parrocchie di San Pietro in Sala e di San Protaso.

I lavori di costruzione della chiesa parrocchiale, progettata dall'architetto Cassi Ramelli, ebbero inizio nel marzo 1959 e si conclusero l'anno seguente; la chiesa fu inaugurata dall'arcivescovo il 18 dicembre 1960.

Nel 1976 l'area presbiteriale fu ridisegnata per adattare l'altare alle nuove prescrizioni del Concilio Vaticano II.

Caratteristiche
La chiesa, a pianta basilicale, ha la facciata posta a sud-ovest, in fregio a via Francesco Albani, e il presbiterio a nord-est. Il campanile, di forme slanciate, è posto sul fondo della chiesa, sul lato destro. A sinistra della facciata sorge la canonica.

La facciata a capanna, preceduta da una scalinata, è rivestita nella parte superiore da mattoni a vista e nella parte inferiore da lastre di marmo Botticino; nella facciata si aprono tre ingressi, dei quali il centrale è sormontato da un motivo traforato in forma di croce.

L'interno è a tre navate divise da pilastri a pianta pentagonale; il presbiterio è illuminato da un tiburio ottagonale. Nel seminterrato sono posti i locali parrocchiali.

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Voci correlate
 Chiese di Milano
 Parrocchie dell'arcidiocesi di Milano

Collegamenti esterni

Anna Matrona
Anna Matrona
Milano
Architetture di Antonio Cassi Ramelli


My family loves Cocoa Beach in Florida. Today I thought it would be fun to feature the history of the area.
The first non-native settlement in the area was by a family of freed slaves following the Civil War. In 1888, a group of men from Cocoa bought the entire tract of land, which went undeveloped until it was bought out in 1923 by a member of the group—Gus Edwards, Cocoa's city attorney. The Town of Cocoa Beach was established on June 5, 1925. Gus C. Edwards was elected as mayor and served as a commissioner along with J.A. Haisten, and R.Z. Grabel. During WWII, a German U-boat sank some vessels off the coast of Cocoa Beach.
In 1947, the first police officer was hired for the top wages of $1 an hour. In the 1960's NASA moved a few miles north of Cocoa Beach and the town's population grew. Click here to read more interesting facts about the city's history.
If you are interested in planning a trip to Cocoa Beach, this site is a great starting place for information.


I had an enjoyable meeting with a peer of web dev wizardry the other week. He was illustrating a development framework for web apps that he created, talking me through the many layers of the architecture. While enjoying the discourse there was one small thing that he said that I thought profound: "no one's a master of the entire [web technology] stack". He said it so matter-of-factly, no big deal, just a transition sentence to frame an illustration of the beauty of one smart abstraction or another in his framework.
No one is a master of the entire web tech stack.
No one is a master of the entire web stack. Conventional wisdom. Self evident. But of course.
I disagree. My musings in the last few months have led me to curiosity about my staunch opposition to conventional wisdom that [non-trivial] application development requires a large team, large budget, and long time lines: am I full of it? Is there something I'm missing? Where's the loophole?
Mastering the entire stack might be that loophole.
This I think may be my loophole. In a world where designations like "database admin", "front end developer", and "back end developer" comprise commonplace job titles, it's obvious that most teams and individuals in my trade are sold on segmentation of skills along slices of the technology stack as the best way to do it. Specialization and depth over broad, general skill sets. Makes sense, our civilization has been going in that direction for centuries.
But does it need to be? It's certainly not ideal: communication overhead and inflexibility makes it easy for me to best most teams on price, time and quality, I have enough client horror stories to assure me of that. So then is your average developer stuck in a niche, unable to branch out their mastery because it's too much to handle? Am I just a genius? I don't think so.
I think above all it's a matter of just trying. Overcome that little voice in your head that says "who am I to design a schema without the fancy title of Database Administrator?" and just do it3. Play with a nice JS framework and make some cool AJAX stuff happen on the client side of things, most of the hard stuff is done for you anyway. Learn a few CSS tricks and experiment with making things pretty instead of stark utilitarian. I bet the average pigeon-holed developer could explore in other parts of the stack and be at least baseline proficient in all of it with just a few weeks of dabbling on the side. It's those Renaissance-type developers that you really want.
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Might I compliment you on your beautiful name?
I thought, "that's odd, I'm good at both." Later on he happened to catch me working on something while listening to someone speak. He seemed amazed that I was building it while I listened. It was a front end interface, and while I'm no slouch on the front end, I am much stronger on the server side.
When you begin to interweave indirectly related experience and knowledge that is critical to performance, like project management, software architecture, specific frameworks, specific web based apps, design patterns, build tools, unit testing tools, integration testing tools, IDEs, image manipulation software, mobile device constraints, common API architecture, and etc. "mastery" gets even trickier to attain.
You make a great point about the definition of mastery. My operating definition in this essay is somewhere between competent proficiency and the level of the mystical, a la Jedi Master: that level at which one is able to flow through the work quickly & efficiently, make it appear effortless, and if there are any skills or deep knowledge one lacks, a savvy observer would be hard pressed to recognize as much.
Thanks for adding your thoughts–I dig your style and ethos!
2) The entire stack is the *entire* stack.
Including the bits we don't need to touch often, or ever. There's a lot of stuff we can consider "black box" and never touch, but they are part of the stack.
Some of it we really can abstract away from – e.g. OS internals, particularly in a closed source OS. But there are parts of the stack that we can influence but in most cases don't even need to. Take OS configuration for performance – that's something that few will ever need to know and only when working in high performance datacentres. Not being a master of that doesn't prohibit claims of being a master of all technologies required to deploy a high performance site.
Perhaps it's a question of Known Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns.
I'm certain that the author and many of the readers here are masters of some – even most – components in the web technology stack, but not all. And I don't think there's any problem with that.


Many of us have begun shopping for green products. By looking for environmentally options, we can help to reduce our carbon footprint, and hopefully give the planet more of a fighting chance.
It might only be a very small difference that we make with each purchase, but when millions of people do the same thing around the world, it can add up to a huge environmental impact. More to the point, by buying green, we send an important message to stores and to brands — we're not going to turn a blind eye to the damage we're doing to the world any more.
If green products sell better, then there will be more green products in turn. And once again, this is where real change can start to occur.
But, chances are that you could be going further. Chances are that you might not even realize just how many of your every day items actually cause some amount of harm to the environment and could be effectively replaced with eco-friendly alternatives.
There is surely more than six common items that you can replace with environmentally friendly ones, but these are some of the easiest to get you started.
One of the most destructive products on the planet is the humble shopping bag. Made from non-biodegradable plastic, these bags end up either in land-fill sites or floating in our oceans causing terrible harm to the aquatic wildlife that lives there.
There are plenty of alternatives. Using reusable grocery bags for example will mean you're not simply throwing out those bags after one use. Alternatively, you can use recyclable paper bags, or other recyclable materials.
If you want to understand just how destructive plastic is to our environment, then watch the harrowing scenes from UK TV series Blue Planet 2. Countless animals die with their stomachs filled with plastic, or they experience traumatic wounds as they cut their faces. And straws are among the most common culprits.
The good news is that this is a very easy fix. Just switch to a metal, reusable straw!
Wooden furniture and flooring are so appealing because it reminds us on an unconscious level of our natural environments. The rub is that the reason for this is that they were forcibly removed from those environments so it's not a perfect solution.
And actually, the ecological footprint of many such companies can be huge as a result. Not only do they chop down entire swathes of forest, but they also transport that huge heavy wood up across the planet. This in turn uses a lot of fuel.
While some damage to the environment is inevitable, some companies do try their best to limit their impact. For instance, some will plant a new tree for every one that they destroy. Others will attempt to minimize unnecessary transport. This just goes to show that you should look into every company and their practices, before deciding whether to use their services/products.
Cruelty-free toothpaste is toothpaste that has not been tested on animals. This is something that you often don't consider when using toothpaste in particular. We are typically more familiar with animal testing with regards to makeup, but it's a real problem with other items as well.
I know what you might be thinking. How bad can it be really for a lab rat to have their teeth brushed?
What you may not realize though is that during these tests the researchers actually drip the toothpaste into the animals' eyes, force them to ingest huge quantities, and more. Often the animals are killed once the tests are over.
Why? Because they need to test for the worst-case scenarios to ensure no humans can be injured or killed by their products. And, apparently animal welfare just doesn't factor in?
If you want to stand against this practice consider the use of cruelty free toothpastes and other products that are commonly tested on animals.
When cleaning your home, you might actually be causing harm to the environment. Not only do many products contain harmful substances such as chlorinated bleach, which can become a dangerous gas when it comes into contact with ammonia, but they can also cause serious damage to the microbiome.
Your kitchen countertop contains millions of tiny bacteria and only a percentage of these are harmful. The others actually exist in order to keep the bad ones in check, and to help create a healthy, harmonious balance.
Thus, if you go nuclear and destroy all those germs with strong products, you can actually create a vacuum that will be filled by super germs that are resistant to conventional cleaning products and extremely harmful to the wider ecosystem.
Instead then, aim to use products that are labelled" Designed for the Environment" by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Another safe option is to look for products marked as low VOC.
You can even go a step further and create your own green cleaning products. One of the best options is to mix vinegar with baking soda. Here, the acetic acid in the vinegar will react with the sodium bicarbonate in the baking soda, and in doing so will create carbonic acid. Carbonic acid is unstable and breaks down into carbon dioxide and water destroying dirt and grime in the process.
There are so many things that we use every single day, without even considering that they might be harmful to the environment. Don't feel bad though. It's almost impossible to keep track of everything, and as long as you know you are trying your best, you have a lot to be proud of.
When it comes to teabags, these certainly aren't going to cause terrible harm to the planet. The trouble though is that we tend to go through so many of these and because they're disposable, it's wasteful.
What's actually a more sustainable option is to use loose-tea leaves that you can use to make tea using an infuser. This method means you can make as much tea as you like, and not need to worry about anything going to waste. And it tastes better too!
These are just some of the easy changes you can make to start saving energy while being kinder to the planet. In many cases you'll also be saving money and improving your health! It's truly a win-win.


What Does It Mean To Be Truly Free?
I avoid writing this post.
I tell myself that you will think I'm ridiculous.
I convince myself that you will make assumptions and judge me.
Every time this insecurity surfaces I shove it back down in attempts to choke out its message.
Why do I invalidate those things that make me feel small.
Why do I continually dismiss my feelings?
What if someone else feels the exact same way and by my admission knows they are not alone?
There are times when I allow social media to determine, not only my mood, but my self worth.
As I scrolled through my "feed" this morning, I found myself becoming more and more hurt by the fact that someone I was once closer to than I am now, had not invited me to attend one of the most important days in her life.
The more pictures I saw from the event, the more upset I became.
What is wrong with me?! I thought.
I wouldn't have been able to attend anyway.
It goes back to the fact that I'm a people pleaser. I want you to like me even if I don't like you.
I want everyone to want me to be at everything, even if I can't be there.
I want the opportunity to decline.
I realize how this sounds, believe me.
I would understand if you stopped reading now.
However, it's very important that I bring this hideous character defect into the light.
It's crucial (for my own development) that I'm brutally honest with myself. Not mean. Honest. They are two different things though at times people confuse one for the other.
This all points back to my need for approval.
The more I get, the more I want.
I become absolutely drunk on the approval of others.
And then, when I'm alone, I'm terrified that I cannot live up to my own expectations. Fear will make decisions for me if I allow it to. I will be spiritually paralyzed if I don't act quickly and thoroughly.
The problem with this is that I want my life to glorify God. I want my spirit to reflect that of the Creator. I want to make Him known to everyone who comes in contact with me. And I've been in recovery long enough to know that, as long as I'm keeping a secret, I can't do that effectively. As long as I'm hiding from a reality that affects my life and the way I interact with others, I can't be useful. Not the way I want to be anyway. Not the way that's relatable to others in different seasons.
So, here I am. Standing before you. Admitting weakness. Acknowledging feelings that I know will change. Emotions that I will probably not even have tomorrow. I'm feeling exposed and "found out." because I am willingly admitting that most of the time I feel completely inadequate all while exhibiting confidence.