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Q: Iteratively assigning values to C Structures I have a structured defined as
typedef struct{
char string1
char string2
int number1
char string3
}structure1

and want to assign the values to string1,string2,number1,string3 in a loop like this
structure1 bob
for(int i = 0,i<=4,i++)
{
bob.i = assigned value
}

now I understand that code above in it's generic form will only work for integers as you can't just go string = string for assignment, but the same problem arises as I don't know how to reference the  values inside a struct without specifically naming them one by one. for strings there will be a second assignment relying on the i index to work out if it's a integer or string at the time so it can perform the assignment. I was thinking something along the lines of enum's but I've never used them in a practical sense before, just theoretical.

A: It's not possible in C. The closest to that would be calculating field offsets and then using them to assign values:
int fieldOffset[4];

structure1 base;

fieldOffset[0] = (char*)&base.string1 - (char*)&base;
fieldOffset[1] = (char*)&base.string2 - (char*)&base;
fieldOffset[2] = (char*)&base.number1 - (char*)&base;
fieldOffset[3] = (char*)&base.string3 - (char*)&base;

structure1 structYouWantToAssign;

for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
{
    *((char*)&structYouWantToAssign + fieldOffset[i]) = assignedValue;
}

Warning: this code is just to demonstrate it is possible to assign fields without their name, but you should not use it!

A: Unfortunately that's not possible in C. It's be really cool, but nothing of the sort is in the syntax.

A: You could try a slightly different approach. Wanting to do that implies you're initialising them in which case you could do this:
#define STRUCT_DEF {"default", "another", 1234, "the last string" }
...
structure1 Variable = {"default", "another", 1234, "the last string"};

(that's assuming you meant char string1[STR_LEN] rather than just a single char.)
Alternatively you could try redefining your structure with arrays inside:
typedef struct{
char string[NUM_STRINGS][STR_LENGTH];
int number1;
}structure1

That way you can address the strings in a loop without naming each individually.

A: Use a function which assigns to the member:-
void BobAssign(struct* s, int i, void * value);

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Schneier on Schmidt
Putting the little Schmidt in its place.
Schmidt said:
I think judgement matters. If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place. If you really need that kind of privacy, the reality is that search engines - including Google - do retain this information for some time and it's important, for example, that we are all subject in the United States to the Patriot Act and it is possible that all that information could be made available to the authorities.
This from 2006 is my response:
Privacy protects us from abuses by those in power, even if we're doing nothing wrong at the time of surveillance.
We do nothing wrong when we make love or go to the bathroom. We are not deliberately hiding anything when we seek out private places for reflection or conversation. We keep private journals, sing in the privacy of the shower, and write letters to secret lovers and then burn them. Privacy is a basic human need.
For if we are observed in all matters, we are constantly under threat of correction, judgement, criticism, even plagiarism of our own uniqueness. We become children, fettered under watchful eyes, constantly fearful that - either now or in the uncertain future - patterns we leave behind will be brought back to implicate us by whatever authority has now become focused upon our once private and innocent acts. We lose our individuality because everything we do is observable and recordable.
This is the loss of freedom we face when our privacy is taken from us. This is life in former East Germany or life in Saddam Hussein's Iraq. And it's our future as we allow an ever intrusive eye into our personal, private lives.
Too many wrongly characterise the debate as 'security versus privacy'. The real choice is liberty versus control. Tyranny, whether it arises under threat of foreign physical attack or under constant domestic authoritative scrutiny, is still tyranny. Liberty requires security without intrusion, security plus privacy. Widespread police surveillance is the very definition of a police state. And that's why we should champion privacy even when we have nothing to hide.
Schmidt's remarks:
http://gawker.com/5419271/google-ceo-secrets-are-for-filthy-people
My essay on the value of privacy:
http://schneier.com/essay-114.html
See also Daniel Solove's 'I've Got Nothing to Hide and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy': http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=998565
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The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) to come up with a solution to redress the complaints of candidates who appeared in the Common Law Admission Test 2018 (CLAT) and directed High Courts not to proceed with similar cases pending before them.
Senior Advocate V Giri along with advocate A Karthik appeared for NUALS while Senior Advocate Salman Khurshid appeared for the petitioners.
A bench of Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice Navin Sinha said there has to be a mechanism or redressal forum to look into the 251 complaints filed by the candidates.
As the proceedings commenced, Justice Khanwilkar shot a question at V Giri,
"How do you resolve all these problems?"
When Giri pointed out that the "petition is filed by just six candidates", Justice Khanwilkar said that it is not about the petitioners alone, but involves a larger problem.
Giri submitted that wherever any complaint regarding technical glitches was made, extra time was given to the candidates.
He also handed over an audit report to the Bench. The report consisted of details of petitioner candidates relating to the exam indicating aspects like:
Time taken by the candidate to finish the exam, number of times the candidate got logged out, number of questions attempted and answered. Giri informed the Court that the respondents prepared the report overnight and similar details are available for all the candidates who appeared for CLAT.
Noting that there are a number of factual aspects and complaints that need to be looked into, Justice Khanwilkar suggested that the respondents should provide a common platform or redressal forum to look into the complaints and should come up with a wholesome solution.
"There should be some forum where the factual aspects can be looked into. Case-to-case questions will have to be looked into. They (NUALS) can appoint some authority to look into the case-to-case aspects and that will ease a lot of problems," the court added.
Salman Khurshid, appearing for the petitioners, requested the Court to bear in mind that a number of petitions on the same subject matter are pending before various High Courts.
The Court directed various High Courts not to proceed with similar petitions till 25th May, when the Supreme Court will hear the matter again. It will decide on Friday whether to transfer the petitions pending in High Courts, to itself.
The court was hearing pleas filed by six CLAT candidates who sought direction to quash the CLAT 2018 conducted by NUALS on May 13 with the assistance of private firm Sify Technologies Ltd and to hold it afresh.
The petitioners had prayed for a stay on the publication of final result-cum-merit list till the disposal of their petitions.
They had moved the apex court on Wednesday and pleaded that examinees faced many technical problems during the online test, besides poor infrastructure at examination centres and lack of proper guidance from the staff.
The petitioners submitted that candidates across states faced serious problems at almost 200 online examination centres and said that the prerequisites of proper electronic and online infrastructure were not made available in the conduct of the exam.The problems included power cuts, failure of log-in system, slow biometric verification, blank screens, substantial loss of time in system log-ins, frequent resetting of computer systems, hanging of computer systems, server shutdown and difficulties in moving from one question to another.
The manner in which the examination was held had jeopardised the future of thousands of students who took the examination, they pleaded. "For instance, at an examination centre at Hisar in Haryana, some students were seen attempting the examination till 7 p.m. whereas the exam was expected to conclude by 5 p.m. In essence, it is submitted that the petitioners and thousands of other similarly placed students were compelled to take the examination under grossly unfair conditions, seriously jeopardizing their result," the petitioner submitted.
These difficulties led to significant loss of time (averaging about 5-30 minutes from student to student) which has totally vitiated the very essence of an online competitive exam of 120 minutes wherein a student is expected to answer 200 questions, the petition states.
Petitions were filed in various High Courts across the country including Punjab & Haryana High Court, Delhi High Court, Rajasthan High court, Madhya Pradesh High Court and Calcutta High Court.
NUALS forms a two-member committee
NUALS has set up a two-member committee to look into the matter today. The Supreme Court bench was informed by the counsel appearing for the NUALS that a two-member committee was set up to look into the complaints of the students.
The Committee will be headed by retired Kerala High Court judge, Justice MR Hariharan Nair and the complaints will be examined till May 27, 7 pm. The Panel will go through all the complaints received and will make appropriate decision on a case-to-case basis.
The apex court said complaints regarding CLAT 2018 will be sent online to the dedicated email-id which would be set up by NUALS within two hours today.
As per reports, the scrutiny will be done in two phases. The complaints received till May 23 will be considered in the first phase.The court has also asked the committee to submit the status report of the complaints and redressal before it by May 30. The CLAT 2018 result declaration is scheduled for May 31, 2018.
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James City County native elected to serve as president of Virginia Recreation and Park Society
The Virginia Recreation and Park Society Board of Directors recently elected James City County native Arlana Fauntleroy to serve as president of the organization. Fauntleroy is a member of the board, as well as the recreation services administrator for James City County Parks and Recreation.
Fido Fest, a James City County staple, goes virtual in March
Fido Fest will be held online from March 15 to 20, with registration required before March 10.
'It's really scary:' York, James City residents discuss living with medical conditions amid pandemic
"Masks right now are very important. Masks are what are supposed to be keeping us safe. People may not believe in the masks, and may not want to wear them, but they need to think of others at a time like this."
United Way emergency fund helps Williamsburg nonprofits, clients during COVID-19
The United Way of the Virginia Peninsula established its COVID-19 Emergency Fund in March.
Williamsburg, James City County students receive breakfast, lunches curbside, and delivered by bus, amid pandemic
WJCC schools has been distributing grab-and-go meals to students since the schools closed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. All 11,000-plus students enrolled in the school division are eligible to receive breakfast and lunches free of charge through June 30.
'We were really in this together': York County instructor taught Zumba virtually amid pandemic
"Those people were really in it with me. We were really in this together. I've gotten choked up several times talking to them about it."
Williamsburg Health Foundation approves more than $900K in grant funding to serve community needs
The Board of Trustees of the Williamsburg Health Foundation approved their second and final round of 2020 foundation grants on Monday.
Williamsburg's annual Christmas tree lighting will go virtual this year
The 61st annual Community Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held as an online-only event at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 17.
William & Mary students limited COVID-19 cases to 71 in the fall. Here's how they did it.
William & Mary managed to navigate its fall semester with reportedly no major COVID-19 outbreaks on campus, thanks to regular testing, systems for quarantine and isolation, contact tracing and their Healthy Together Community Commitment. Now the school is preparing for the spring semester, and taking notes on the lessons learned during the fall.
W-JCC Public Schools keeping parents informed through COVID-19 dashboard
"Our goal in creating the dashboard was to ensure that the information we have relative to COVID was shared with all involved, (and) I think it also helps us provide context for some of the critical decisions we have to make as a school division," said Daniel Keever, chief operating officer for W-JCC Schools
Williamsburg, James City parents balance screen time with screenless activities amid pandemic, virtual learning
Some parents have expressed concerns that their children are suffering emotionally and academically from months of virtual learning from home. Families are taking steps to balance these stresses and heavy screen time with hands-on activities in their spare time. This interest in other non-virtual activities has also inspired a new collection of items at the Williamsburg Regional Library.
'We've just done what we've had to do to keep afloat': Nonprofits adapt to keep providing community services amid pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed new challenges for nonprofit organizations that provide needed services to people in their respective communities. These organizations have had to make adjustments in order to meet these needs, as well as modify their community outreach and fundraising activities.
James City projected to have about $6M in year-end budget surplus for fiscal year 2020
James City County is projected to have $6,006,000 in year-end budget surplus for the previous fiscal year, thanks in large part to cost-saving measures that were implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
William & Mary fundraising campaign raises $1.04B
The College of William & Mary has announced the conclusion of its "For the Bold" fundraising campaign, has $1.04 billion since its inception nearly a decade ago, according to the Monday news release. The university raised more than $149.9 million during fiscal year 2019-2020, which marks its single largest fundraising year to date.
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As the players scramble over a landscape altered by the events of 9/11, converging in Madrid and later Morocco, determining the fate of a young spy who will offer any information in exchange for security, a long, sad history comes to fruition. During the infamous reign of Hassan II in Morocco (1961-1991), when student dissidents are either slaughtered or disappeared by a brutal leader, a woman gives birth in a Moroccan prison only to have her son removed to an orphanage that absorbs the newborn infants of political prisoners.
Manar Yassini gives life to her child, then he is torn away from her arms, Manar incarcerated in the coffin-like cells engineered to condemn such prisoners to a living death. Years later, the boy, Jamal, is swept up in a raid in Afghanistan after 9/11 and taken for questioning to Bagram Air Force Base. Ironically, it is not Jamal but two other men captured with him who are of particular interest to the agency, the consequences of that raid reverberating years later from Virginia to Hawaii to Morocco.
Too young to keep, Jamal is induced live in Madrid and report to his handlers any information he can pick up on the streets. Desperate to please these hard men, Jamal carelessly speaks a name, thinking only to retain his security but instead sparking a reaction that makes him a target.
Recalled to help locate Jamal, the reservist Arabic specialist who interrogated "The Prince of Bagram Prison," Katherine Caldwell, hopes to intervene on Jamal's behalf. Struggling with complicated emotions from the events of 9/11, Kat's memories are reawakened by this task, forced once more into the uncomfortable orbit of former associates. Tracked by a menace of which she remains unaware, Kat applies herself to finding Jamal, unwittingly ratcheting up the danger for herself and the frightened boy.
Various forces converge on Jamal. Sensing a turn of events, the boy flees Madrid, returning home to the desperate poverty of his former life at a Moroccan orphanage, a place as ominous as the prison where his mother clung to life in a grave-like cell.
Jamal's world is about experience, offering information, lies or truth instinctively. In Morocco, life is cheap, various agencies moving stealthily through layers of deception constructed to cover clandestine activities, his pursuers by turns charming and deadly. It is here that Kat will begin to make peace with her life choices, Jamal will flee the terrors of the past in search of safety, and a heartbroken woman will ache with the loss of her son. In this beautiful, brutal landscape, time is implacable, humanity writ small at the heart of the world.
Originally published on Curled Up With A Good Book at www.curledup.com. © Luan Gaines, 2008
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5 endangered Khaleej pheasants, 10 red junglefowl released in Mahananda wildlife sanctuary in WB
Authorities releasing Khaleej pheasants in the Mahananda wildlife sanctuary. (Photo/ANI)
Sukna (West Bengal) [India], November 27 (ANI): The West Bengal forest department on Friday released five endangered Khaleej pheasants in the Mahananda wildlife sanctuary, along with 10 red junglefowl.
Khalij pheasants are listed in Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, while the red jungle fowls are listed in Schedule 3.
"The Khaleej pheasants have been released after captive breeding at Dowhill in Kurseong. A bird festival will be held in the sanctuary to make people aware about the different bird species found in the region," said Principal Chief Conservative of forest and wildlife Vinod Kumar Jadav.
Khaleej pheasants (Lophura Leucomelana) are mostly found in the Himalayan forest especially in the Himalayan foothills from Pakistan to Thailand and are most commonly seen near water and in dense undergrowth.
The red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) is a tropical member of the pheasant family, mostly found in the lower Himalaya from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, Shiwalik, Terai, the North East and Eastern India.
The Mahananda wildlife sanctuary is spread over 158 square kilometres and houses different types of animals. (ANI)
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Kangana Ranaut pays tribute to MGR on his birth anniversary
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JBT's PLF: what's next in the infant formula market?
Sep 13, 2021 | Filling & Closing, News, Powder Processing, Products
The global infant formula market is enjoying healthy growth by any standards. With sales forecast to grow 5.8% over the next six years in the US alone, there is a need for systems that help producers maximize efficiencies and keep utility costs to a minimum. It is here JBT's PLF division is making an impact globally, with innovative filling technologies that are not just effective, but also increasingly offer sustainable solutions.
Aided by the high nutritional content of many products, the infant formula industry in the US, which was worth $3.65 billion in 2019, is expected to reach $5.81 billion by 2027, according to a 2021 report from Allied Market Research.
Since 1994, PLF International has designed and manufactured what is considered to be one of the most flexible, gentle, user-friendly powder filling machines – for rigid and semi-rigid containers – in the world. Each machine, which can be fitted with PLF's accumulated or individual head-update weight control systems to ensure maximum accuracy and minimum giveaway, are designed to be flexible so as to accommodate a variety of filling methods – containers can be filled by vacuum for more static powders, and by volume for free-flowing products.
Amedeo Scapin, JBT's Global Director for Diversified Food & Health, Packaging, Automation & Filling, agrees that North America is likely to experience significant growth in infant formula sales over the coming years, although Asia and in particular China remain major markets.
This growth, he continues, appears to originate in a diversification in both products and packaging across the industry. Firstly, Scapin says added-nutritional value formula for mothers-to-be is finding favor, while there has also been a growth in formulations for children with specific needs, such as nutritional supplements for physical growth or brain development.
While the traditional metal can remain important, he says there has also been growth in new packaging options, especially in regions such as Africa and the Indian sub-continent with more limited purchasing power. "In these, and other emerging markets, you can buy little pouches or sachets – flexible packaging – which have a single shot for the babies," Scapin explains. "So the actual spending is on a single shot because the spending is based on the weekly or daily income that such countries usually deliver. It's designed to fit the purchasing power of consumers or families."
Additionally, Scapin says there has been cross-industry movement towards more sustainable forms of packaging, such as composite mixes of cardboard or recycled plastic. "This is still virgin territory, but the tendency towards having more sustainable packaging is there," he says.
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One of many advantages PLF offers is the solidity of engineering in its the equipment, which results in a significant reduction of the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership). The system's outstanding filling accuracy is also hugely important for a valuable product such as infant formula, as it leads to a significant reduction in give-away.
With two major developments in the pipeline, both of which are likely to be announced over the coming months, the remainder of 2021 looks set to be a significant one for PLF, and one, Scapin says, where the company expects to take a major step forward. "PLF is a trusted partner in integrated projects for full production lines in the infant formula segment, and with these new developments we expect to continue building on our status going forward," he adds.
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LOCKPORT, La. (AP) " Authorities in Louisiana say a 19-year-old man was killed by a bullet that penetrated a wall of his mother's house.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Lt. Brennan Matherne (muh-THERN) said in an email Monday that Alton Adams of Bayou Blue was killed by one of several rounds that came through the wall and a window of the home in Lockport.
Matherne says investigators don't know motive, including whether the shooter was aiming at the house or someone outside.
The shooting occurred about 10:30 p.m. Sunday.
Lockport is about 32 miles (52 kilometers) southwest of New Orleans.


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Fox Sports Oklahoma's NBA Finals Coverage Resonates With Thunder Fans
By Karen Hogan Ketchum, Director of Production
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 8:13 am
Since moving to Oklahoma City four years ago, the Thunder have established a team-first philosophy apparent both on the court and off. As Kevin Durant and company battle a 2-1 deficit for the city's first-ever NBA title, Fox Sports Oklahoma continues to be an integral part of the team, committed to telling the story of the 2011-12 Oklahoma City Thunder and putting a local stamp on the NBA Finals.
Former NBA player Stephen Howard (left) and host John Rhadigan on the set of Fox Sports Oklahoma's Thunder Live NBA Finals set
Fox Sports Oklahoma, the team's local television home and an offshoot of Fox Sports Southwest, is providing special Thunder Live postgame shows after every game in the NBA Finals.
Small Production, Big-Game Feel
Shifting from full-game to postgame production, Fox Sports Oklahoma has opted for a NewTek TriCaster, rather than roll out a remote unit to Oklahoma City and Miami.
"We are utilizing a TriCaster on location to do basic production, provide simplified routing for us when we need to feed something that we shot ENG or take [a direct feed of] the press conference rather than off of satellite," says Senior Executive Producer Mike Anastassiou. "We take that feed and run it through our HD studios in Dallas to add finishing items like tickers, bumps, [and] our insert look, so we're able to give it a finished look without necessarily having to use a remote truck on location. It's worked really well."
With the TriCaster on-site, the production team can ingest camera feeds to create highlight packages and B rolls for the postgame show. The setup eliminates the need for downlinks and multiple backhauls at the venue. In the field, Fox Sports Oklahoma is deploying three cameras, including an ENG unit.
"[The TriCaster] allows you to easily rout different feeds to a single uplink backhaul, whether it's a host position or a locker-room drop or the press conference," Anastassiou explains. "It eliminates a lot of the extra technical equipment [and] engineering support, and then we do the heavy lifting in the control room by packaging it for air."
On-Air Talent Stay Part of the Team
Although ABC has exclusive rights to the championship series, Fox Sports Oklahoma has ensured that the regular-season broadcast team continues to feature prominently.
"We're utilizing the folks who worked on the events during the year," says Anastassiou. "The producer [Todd Minhinnett] and the director [Eric Date] of the regular-season telecast are out in the field doing the same for us, as well as our event talent Brian Davis, Grant Long, and Kelly Crull. It's just a natural fit to have the team guys who worked on the regular season to stay involved through the playoffs."
Davis, Long, and Crull are joined by Thunder Live analyst Stephen Howard and anchors Dana Larson and John Rhadigan to break down the games and offer a local perspective. In addition to the game highlights, postgame podium press conferences, and interviews from the Thunder locker room broadcast live on Fox Sports Oklahoma, postgame press conferences are posted on FoxSportsSouthwest.com.
Hitting the Road
From the Chesapeake Energy Arena at home to Miami's AmericanAirlines Arena, Fox Sports Oklahoma accompanies the team to produce Thunder Live on-site. In South Florida, the production team takes a more simplified approach to the postgame show; however, the aim of the show remains the same.
"It's really the same philosophical approach," says Anastassiou. "You may lose a camera cut, but that's not really what is making these compelling; it's the analysis. We can spend a little more time focusing in on [the Thunder], we go a little deeper, we ride the pressers much longer than people normally do, but we think that's what the fans want to see."
Although Fox Sports Oklahoma maintains a fully separate production from Fox Sports Florida, the two networks are open to sharing relevant material, even if their respective teams are battling on the court.
"We're always in a sharing mode," says Anastassiou. "When things are relevant, we share, but it's difficult to share the facilities: two separate feeds, separate teams. [However,] if there's compelling sound that the other show may have that is relevant to ours, we'll use it. That always goes on in the Fox world."
A Win for OKC
Heading into Game 4 tonight in Miami, the Thunder will attempt to keep their remarkable run in perspective. Fox Sports Oklahoma, not wanting to jinx an already improbable season, has no public plans for programming beyond producing Thunder Live throughout the NBA Finals. However, regardless of the NBA Finals outcome, the 2011-12 season has been a win for the team, the fans, and Oklahoma City.
"The fan base is absolutely in a frenzy during these games. It's a very loud arena, it's a likeable group of guys on the team," says Anastassiou. "It's just a good time to be a Thunder fan."


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A message from Early Childhood Australia CEO, Samantha Page
The Reconciliation Symposium began with a powerful call to action from Karen Mundine (Reconciliation Australia), Carol Innes (Reconciliation WA) and James Back (Reconciliation WA). In order to engage in meaningful action, they reminded us that we must first understand that Australia is not a reconciled nation. We all have a role to play in transforming our nation and leaving a more positive legacy for future generations. Karen talked to the five dimensions of reconciliation: unity, race relations, equality and equity, historical acceptance and institutional integrity. She also gave us a sneak peak at the advertising for National Reconciliation Week 2018, with the theme Don't Keep History A Mystery: Learn. Share. Grow.
The panel discussion that followed explored the lived experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identities. Aunty Denise Proud talked about her early life on the Cherbourg mission and paid tribute to her mother who gave her pride in her culture, despite the racist policies of the time. Cecilia Wright provided us with some insights into life in the Torres Strait Islands—such a multicultural community with common values around the importance of family, religion and food. Mikayla King had us all in tears as she shared some of her journey to discover her Aboriginal heritage and connections to both land and family. Jonathan Ford rounded out the panel with insights on growing up as an Aboriginal teenager and young person among preconceptions, expectations and peer pressure, and the implications of this for raising Aboriginal children, particularly boys.
Professor Cheryl Kickett-Tucker from Curtin University then delivered a terrific keynote on developing a positive cultural identity among Aboriginal children, including the importance of taking a strengths-based approach to focus on the positive. Isabelle Adams from Telethon Kids followed with a keynote on Aboriginal pedagogy, encouraging all of us to explore different approaches to teaching and learning. Isabelle referred to the 8 Aboriginal Ways of Learning pedagogical framework—for more information on this framework click here or visit Kidsmatter Early Childhood.
Day 1 of the 2018 ECA Reconciliation Symposium came to a close with music from Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse followed by a panel discussion on promoting cultural inclusion in early learning settings and schools. An overriding message from panellists Cecelia Wright, Gina Williams, Rhonda Livingstone and Roseanne Paine, encouraged educators to start by incorporating cultural elements (music, art, images, language) into learning settings and building connections to local Aboriginal organisations. While tokenism isn't ideal, it might be the only place to start, and then practice can strengthen as understanding becomes deeper over time. So rather than not starting to avoid making mistakes, instead, go ahead and make a start.
The second day of the symposium began with a presentation from Esma Livermore and Stephanie Woerde from the Narragunnawali: Reconciliation in Schools and Early Learning team, who explained how the platform can help schools and services to build a Reconciliation Action Plan. This was brought to life by a panel discussion led by Alex Shain, featuring service leaders from Explore & Develop Penrith South (NSW) (Narragunnawali Awards 2017 winner), Balnarring Preschool (Victoria) and Uranquinty Preschool (NSW) (finalists in the Narragunnawali Awards 2017)—you can read about their inspiring stories here.
A powerful presentation on finding a third space to teach articulated how early education in the remote Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) lands (SA/NT/WA) is delivered under the guidance of the Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara Education Committee (PYEC) and SA Department of Education and Child Development (DECD) with Kerryn Jones, Katrina Tjitayi, Makinti Minutjukur and Penny Cook. Hearing Pitjantjatjara language spoken was a particular highlight for many of us.
Then we heard from Geraldine Atkinson, Roni Forrest, Kym Benson and myself on strategies to support Aboriginal educators and Indigenous leadership, including the need to start with our own identity and journey. One of the key messages was the importance of valuing and respecting cultural knowledge, to be willing to engage in shared decision making, and understanding that this may require community engagement and consultation.
A very honest and raw keynote was delivered by Joanne Della Bona from Coolabaroo Services, followed by a fabulous performance from the Moorditj Mob of Wesley College celebrating traditional dance and music.
Thank you to the sponsors, keynote speakers, panellists and performers who helped to make the 2018 ECA Reconciliation Symposium one of our best events to date. In particular, thanks to the members of the Reconciliation WA sub-committee and ECA's National Reconciliation Advisory Group for their contribution to planning the event, and to our two lead facilitators, Jo Goodwin and Catharine Hydon. Thanks to the table facilitators for helping all participants to engage in the discussion, and most importantly, thank you to all participants for coming together.
Samantha Page
Early Childhood Australia CEO
Early Childhood Australia (ECA) has been a voice for young children since 1938. We are the peak early childhood advocacy organisation, acting in the interests of young children, their families and those in the early childhood field. ECA advocates to ensure quality, social justice and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children aged birth to eight years.
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Elected Member of Professional Societies, British Cardiac society, British Society Echocardiography, European Society Cardiology, European Association Cardiovascular Imaging.
I am a consultant cardiologist with specialist interest in valve disease, diseases of the aorta, complex echo imaging. I am actively in research and have 7 book chapters, 22 review articles, 41 original articles as well as many case reports. I regularly present at national and international meetings. I am committed to working with colleagues in a multidisciplinary format to improve patient care. I am committed to education and am co director of a national imaging course.
Dr Sharma graduated from Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital Medical School in 1993, and received his cardiology registrar training at the Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre between 1997 and 2005. He currently holds a BSc (Hons), MD and MBBS qualifications.
He became a research registrar in echocardiography at St George's Hospital and Medical School in 2001 for two years, before becoming a consultant cardiologist at Ealing Hospital in 2006.
Dr Sharma has been a consultant cardiologist and director of echocardiography at St George's Hospital since 2010, and in 2011 became an honorary lecturer at St George's, University of London.
Complex echocardiography imaging including stress, valvular and aortic diseases.
Cardiac complications of pregnancy and renal disease.
Marciniak, A., Sharma R. Diagnosis and Management of Marfan Syndrome. Springer. 2016. Book Chapter 7. The Role of Echocardiography in Marfan Syndrome: 57-73.
Melchiorre K, Sharma R, Baskaran T. Cardiovascular implications of pre – eclampsia: an overview. Circulation. 2014 Aug 19;130(8):703-14.
Sharma R, Pellerin D, Gaze DC, Gregson H, Streather CP, Collinson PO, Brecker SJD. Cardiac structural and functional abnormalities in end stage renal disease patients with elevated cardiac troponin T. Heart 2006;92(6):804-809.
Sharma R, Mann J, Drummond L, Livesey SA, Simpson IA. The evaluation of Real Time 3 - Dimensional transthoracic echocardiography for the pre-operative functional assessment of patients with mitral valve prolapse – a comparison with two dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2007;20(8):934-40.
O'Driscoll J, Marciniak A, Ray K, Saha A, Smith R, Sharma R. The safety and clinical usefulness of dobutamine stress echocardiography among octogenarians. Heart. 2014 Jul;100(13):1001-7.
Sharma R, O'Driscoll J, Bromley P, Sritharan M, Rosen S. Differing autonomic responses to dobutamine in the presence and absence of myocardial ischaemia. J Physiol. 2015 May 1;593(9):2171-84.
O'Driscoll J, Gravina A, Di Fino S, Thompson M, Karthigelasingham A, Sharma R. Transthoracic echocardiography provides important long-term prognostic information in patients undergoing endovascular abdominal aortic repair. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging. 2016 Feb 9(2).
Melchiorre K, Sharma R, Khalil A, Baskaran T. Maternal cardiovascular function in normal pregnancy – evidence of maladaptation to chronic volume overload. Hypertension 2016 Apr;67(4):754-62.


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Sea Shepherd Signs Agreement with Peru to Help Establish New Marine Protected Areas and Mitigate Threats to Marine Biodiversity
This new partnership provides at-sea and legal support to prevent the exploitation of one of the world's most vulnerable marine ecosystems.
LIMA, Peru – Aug. 11, 2020 – As part of its ongoing efforts to protect marine life in the Eastern Tropical Pacific and other biodiversity hotspots, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and Sea Shepherd Legal entered into an official agreement on Aug. 4 with SERNANP, Peru's national agency for natural protected areas. Through the agreement, Sea Shepherd will support Peru's efforts to establish several new marine protected areas and reduce threats to aquatic ecosystems.
Sea Shepherd's M/Y Ocean Warrior
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society will provide a vessel to assist SERNANP and other Peruvian agencies with observations of at-risk and migratory species, monitoring the area for threats to biodiversity. Sea Shepherd Legal will help authorities uphold existing laws and develop supporting policies for the new marine protected areas.
We are extremely honored to have this opportunity and are delighted to move forward with this next step in our support for Peru
Catherine Pruett, Executive Director for Sea Shepherd Legal.
The environmental law firm has provided capacity support to the government of Peru on the issues of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, organized crime, and enhancement of legal protections for marine wildlife since 2016.
Peru's waters are home to an abundance of marine life, including more than 30 species of whales and dolphins, over 60 species of sharks, and the largest anchovy population in the world. A number of the shark species found in Peruvian waters are at risk of extinction, yet less than 0.5%of Peru's 1,500-mile coastline is protected through a formal conservation framework. Without the creation of additional marine protected areas, Peru's aquatic species will continue to be at risk from threats such as poaching and overfishing.
Recognizing that its rich waters are biologically and economically significant, Peru has pledged to create several new marine protected areas. Among the regions included for consideration is the Dorsal de Nasca National Reserve. This 24,000-square-mile area in southern Peru hosts 93 submarine mountains and is home to 1,100 marine species, many of which are endemic. Also included for designation is a collection of ecosystems in northern Peru called the Reserva Nacional Mar Tropical de Grau. This 600-square-mile region, consisting of three coastal ecosystems and one offshore area, is inhabited by a range of threatened species. Creating these new marine protected areas will make significant progress toward the current global target to set aside 30% of marine habitats as "highly protected MPAs and other effective area-based conservation measures" adopted during the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's 2016 World Conservation Congress.
"Sea Shepherd is proud to support the initiative of the government of Peru to bring more of its sovereign waters under conservation protections while also recognizing the importance of getting eyes on the water – both to properly assess threats to biodiversity and to deter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing," said Peter Hammarstedt, Director of Campaigns for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. "We are excited for our ship and crew to work with world-class scientists, under the direction of the government of Peru, on the front line of marine conservation."
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As is my normal behavior, I read in my computer encyclopedia all about Pablo Picasso the artist. This factual information give me the proper perspective and ability to understand what I will soon see at the Picasso Museum. I have been able to locate the museum location and will venture out this week hopefully to see and explore. I am hoping they do not want my whole estate in exchange for entrance to the museum.
I did however learn that probably Picasso is now more part of Paris and not part of Barcelona in my reading. It appears there is a museum in Paris, that probably is bigger or better.
Picasso moved back and forth between Barcelona and Paris. Málaga, Spain where Picasso was born is in the south of Spain and close to Morocco. There is probably 3 distinct culture he lived inside of for most of his life. Southern Spain and his families culture that is the more traditional Spain. Barcelona, Spain which is really a separate country or culture of Catalonia. Very frustrating to me that they are able to group or ungroup themselves so easily. Better to look at areas of countries as tribes and not as countries. Make life easier.
But in the end he spent most of his time in Paris working on projects.
I like art and used to purchase art prints in college. I like Andrew Wyeth but this is by accident and just because I was able to buy lots of prints cheaply at the Indiana University Union yearly print sale. But I cannot say I really like art, this is not totally true. I consider it very taxing on my energy to listen to people talk about art. To me there is art I like, and there is the 2nd part of trying to learn about the artist. Most of the artist are characters and interesting studies of humanity. Mostly on the crazy to appear fashionable level, but you do occasionally encounter an artist that is truly crazy. This is enjoyable to see how crazy manifest itself in art.
Picasso is not my type of art and I only get this obnoxious feeling when looking at his art. Like what are you trying to say, and why do you have to hit me side the head with it to say it. But that is ok. Art is for the beholder and person that buy it to enjoy, and they can do as they wish.
But to me there will be some voyeuristic enjoyment in checking out the museum and seeing if possible one of the old neighborhoods in which he lived. There is a couple references in my Encylopedia Britannica about where he hung out, or behaved his work.
2. The Demoiselles, however, named by Picasso's friend Max Jacob (to refer to Avignon Street in Barcelona, where sailors found popular brothels), was perceived as a shocking and direct assault: these women were not conventional images of beauty but prostitutes who challenged the very tradition from which they were born.
So there are a couple of places to try to locate and understand why this man is considered an artistic genius or something like that. It will be a good escape from the beach life and I am getting very brown, and do not have enough English books to read, so the beach is getting a little boring. Although the real life art on the beach is better to me then whatever Picasso could offer. I will try to locate these areas of Barcelona or Catalan and see if I can go and walk around the neighborhoods.
There is always a contextual value to seeing where a person lived. The building of Barcelona in the time of Pablo is in the early 1900's so there was probably very little real good plumbing and people probably live more outside the apartments and less on the inside. I do not think Air Conditioning was prevalent, and in reality I do not see much right now. This is curious because there are some Palm trees, but this is very far north. I think they transplanted them on the beach, but it is still obviously a lot warmer then Indiana although on the map it is almost exactly the same distance above the equator as Indiana. Istanbul is the same distance also. There is a something about winds and water that changes the climate drastically. If not then it will start to get pretty cold here soon. And if they get snow here like Indiana this place will be miserable. They just do not construct these building in a way to deal with the cold. The heat is maybe ok because the building are all concrete. The typical world construction. Brick walls covered with a splattered on concrete. The concrete construction here is a little more modern in how they created the building.
I am sitting in the living room area of the apartment. I have a room next to the owner and being that this is all concrete construction. Even the smallest of noise can be heard easily. The doors are hollow core doors and do not stop anything. No carpet and the sounds vibrate the house and bounce into your ears. I am always wondering why the world does not deal with noise pollution better. They can live in luxurious conditions, but totally ignore the sounds around them, or try to mask them with more sounds like loud music. In the end not very relaxing for me. But I am not normal.
Strange coincidences… Pablo has the same birthday as me. I just got an email from a friend that live close to Málaga, Spain where he was born. So I will probably follow the path that direction. Just wanted to point out when there is ironic coincidence in life. Sort of makes you think someone is watching.
The owner just blew her nose so loud I think the concrete wall raddled. Bodily functions and such is a good reason to stay home, but also a great reason to live in 5 star hotels. Funny is when you finally get to the really -1 star places out in the middle of nowhere is when you do not have to deal with this type of problem. You are isolated and in natural settings. So on the 5 star and the lowest of levels… mostly where I live there is almost the same level of avoidance of people and people noises. But sharing a space is always better then sharing it with only yourself. Do not worry about her reading this. I am surrounded by individuals here that stay up all night, and sleep all day. These are not normally the reader types. I am counting on my instincts to protect me…. Hehehe. I have found that people that know I do this blog get a little paranoid or have a desire to be famous. One of the two. Neither is really a problem, and nobody will get famous in a good or bad way. So relax.


Gorgeous accent to your looks with this modish necklace.
This trendy necklace with classic beads ensures durability.
The organization was started in June, 1954 in a rented house, in a small street within the city area with just four girl students. Shri Manibhadra Nilkanthrai Chatrapati, the laudable son of Dr. Nikanthrai Dahyabhai Chatrapati, who established the Gujarati Braille script, was inspired by his illustrious father to donate Rs 50,000 for the establishment of Andh Kanya Prakash Gruh. Even today patronage of the Chatrapati family continues with the assitance given by shri bijalbhai Chatrapati.The organization was started in June, 1954 in a rented house, in a small street within the city area with just four girl students. Shri Manibhadra Nilkanthrai Chatrapati, the laudable son of Dr. Nikanthrai Dahyabhai Chatrapati, who established the Gujarati Braille script, was inspired by his illustrious father to donate Rs 50,000 for the establishment of Andh Kanya Prakash Gruh. Even today patronage of the Chatrapati family continues with the assitance given by shri bijalbhai Chatrapati.
Jewellery is the best friend for every girl. The Green Glass beeds set is selectively made up for girls who love to be in the trend. This neck piece set with earrings is handicraft jewelry which can go with a saree, suit or western wear too. This neck piece is made up by Andh Kanya Ashram in Ahmedabad.
Disclaimer: This intricate jewellery product is handcrafted and may have slight imperfection and/or mismatch from the product shown in the image as its handcrafted by the artisan which makes the product unique.


East Gippsland Business Awards 2019 added an event.
It's almost that time of year again when we will be calling for nominations for the 2019 Federation Business School East Gippsland Business Awards.
Our naming sponsor, Federation Business School invites you to a Business Success Seminar to be held on Tuesday 20 November in Bairnsdale.
This is a fantastic opportunity and suitable for all businesses of East Gippsland.
Cost is free, lunch and refreshments provided.


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Booked last minute due to the weather in the area. Unfortunately didn't get a chance to explore the local area but it's certainly scenic and well worth a visit. The hotel staff were welcoming and my room was warm, clean and comfortable. Ate in the restaurant, service was fast and friendly. The food was all beautiful presented and tasted just as good. The bar had some local drinks which are also well worth a try.
We had a lovely Christmassy stay (the mulled wine helped). The staff are great - a warm personal service and unpretentious hospitality. Loved the original features and taxidermy. Very comfortable rooms, a cosy pub and restaurant with traditional, locally sourced cuisine. All set within the bonnie village of Luss! One night wasn't enough.
Loved Luss and Loch Lomond area. Hope to return.
A great place to stay...for work, rest or play!
I stayed here for a couple of nights while on business in the area, and I will definitely be back again! The hotel has the charm of an old building but was clean, comfortable and renovated to a very high standard. I was lucky to be upgraded to a superior room which was very well appointed - spacious, large comfy bed, chairs and a great bathroom with bath and shower. I even had a working fireplace! The staff were always polite and attentive and the restaurant is the best in the area! I especially love the the haggis scotch egg :) Luss itself is rather quiet but this is a great option to explore the area. Sadly the hotel doesn't have any gym facilities, but with the cycle path along the side of Loch Lomond, there is no excuse not to get a run in! Thanks for a great stay - I will be again soon for sure!


These events of late is nothing but a massive yanking on the emergency brake. It's us saying STOP!
One of the biggest reasons for the current disgruntlement of the public is the refugee situation in the world today. The millions of people fleeing from absolute hell only to find themselves pawns in the games of the politicians.
Racist is the word de jour.
It's what they call us when we try to raise the issues the sudden influx of people from another culture are actually causing. We're racists. We don't get to have an opinion.
This was their fail-safe method of keeping us down, keeping us in line.
The actual racists are actually not as plentiful as they would have us believe. It's just a trick that keeps us quiet.
But quiet doesn't mean content.
Here in Sweden the refugee crisis- because it really is a crisis- has reached absolutely ridiculous proportions.
The stats to the left are for 2013, and it hasn't slowed down since.
It's so obvious that something completely seperate from humanitarianism is going on here.
Culture clash galore is happening. Politicians and a few actual racists make life hell for these new Swedes. The young immigrants rebel and there are now at least 55 so-called "no go zones" here where young immigrants have claimed the land as theirs, and where Swedes are not welcome. Ambulances and firetrucks are met with stone throwing in these areas.
Of course the media does everything it can to hide these facts.
Rapes and violent crimes are on the increase and even though mainstream politicians and media are trying their hardest to suppress the facts people do get it.
We know that everything is out of sync and we can no longer keep going like this.
You can't import people from another culture en masse without having a goddamn plan!
I'm actually for immigration and multi culture, but I'm very disappointed with the left wing that I normally side with and how they have been handling things.
The situation has reached critical mass in many places now. This is why people are now voting for Trump. This is why they like Putin. This is why they made the Sweden Democrats the single biggest party in Sweden!
So many things are wrong and we're not getting any solutions. No answers. No explanations.
We feel like we're living in the twilight zone and that our politicians are just pod people, taken over by God knows what!
Who the hell is running this world now??
If politicians still exist who actually want to fix the world, then give us the answers, the explanations and the solutions we ask for!
Don't keep ignoring us. Listen to us and find the fixes!
I still believe it can be mended, the world, the situation we're in, but it will take work. Actual work.
Working TOGETHER, not just working to make your opponent look bad, which seems to be what today's politics has been reduced to.
And while you're at it, create a new form of democracy. A real democracy where people get to vote on ALL important matters, not just vote for someone to represent them for four years, because they never do represent us.
It's 2016! It shouldn't be so bloody hard to implement a safe system that would make this possible!
And also, America's stupid electoral system really needs to go!
If the person getting the most votes doesn't win then the system is obviously flawed!
Let's at least TRY to fix the world!
We're all people and neither one of us has more or less right to live in peace and be happy. We just can't do it the way we have because that so obviously doesn't work!
Alright. I've had my say for now.
This why you need to watch Eric dubay on youtube,open your mind,give him a chance,don't judge.watch his 200 proofs the earth is flat.believe me,I thought he was an idiot too.nasa faked the moon landing,why would it be surprising that they lied about the shape of our earth.Rising truth…..


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'It frightened me': Adele shares her battle with post-natal depression
Adele has opened up about her battle with post-natal depression saying "it frightened me".
Amy Lyall | November 01, 2016
Adele, the 10 time Grammy award winning singer has no trouble getting in front of a crowd and belting out her lyrics.
But it was a different story after the birth of her now four-year-old son Angelo and she opened up about her struggles with post-natal depression in an interview with Vanity Fair.
The 28-year-old explained, "I didn't talk to anyone about it. I was very reluctant... My boyfriend said I should talk to other women who were pregnant, and I said, 'F**k that, I ain't hanging around with a f**kin' bunch of mothers,'
"Then, without realizing it, I was gravitating towards pregnant women and other women with children, because I found they're a bit more patient. You'll be talking to someone, but you're not really listening, because you're so fuckin' tired."
"One day I said 'I f**kin' hate this'"
Adele continued, "One day I said to a friend, 'I f**kin' hate this,' and she just burst into tears and said, 'I f**kin' hate this, too.' And it was done. It lifted.
"My knowledge of postpartum—or post-natal, as we call it in England—is that you don't want to be with your child; you're worried you might hurt your child; you're worried you weren't doing a good job. But I was obsessed with my child. I felt very inadequate; I felt like I'd made the worst decision of my life... It can come in many different forms," the singer explained.
The British crooner explained that she got to a point where she gave herself one afternoon a week to do whatever she wanted, without her son.
A friend of hers questioned the choice but Adele explained that while she did feel bad, she didn't feel as bad as she would if she didn't take the time for herself.
She told the magazine friends of hers felt the same way, but were embarrassed to talk about it because it would make people think they were a 'bad mom'.
"It makes you a better mom if you give yourself a better time," she said.
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Going out with a bang!
Adele and her boyfriend Simon Konecki recently celebrated their anniversary, where he showered her with confetti love notes at a concert.
At another concert she told the crowd another baby might be on the cards and said, "I'm starting to get very emotional about it because I feel like once they turn four, they're not really your actual baby anymore.
"So my womb is starting to ache a little bit. It's like, 'Baby, baby, baby. Need a baby, need a baby'. I'm not pregnant. I won't get pregnant until the end of the tour."
Her incredible world tour is set to wrap up this year and a baby at the end of it would be going out with a massive bang!
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The coordinator of PuenteSur took a seven hour bus ride from Zacatecas to visit us in San Miguel Allende.
Posted on Monday, September 21st, 2009 at 9:04 am.	Filed under: Blog, Team Guate	RSS 2.0 feed.
and after a 7 hour bus ride he started fiddling with his crack-computer!?
The e-presence, electronic presence, the presence of iphones, crakcberries, laptops, are they making us less social?
Maybe not less social but probably less aware of our immediate surrounding; THE moment There is always something to tell, to write, a recipient is always available, a comment can be sent out to the e-sphere and hopefully get back many comments, dwell ideas and dwell ideas, yes got a good one, send it out into the e-sphere… get a comment.
Just some thoughts on the -e-revolution that sprung to my mind as I noticed the the e-fetish on these pages, pics, humor, funny texts on driving in México… I enjoyed it and i enjoy sending out these thoughts! Keep me posted!


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F1 News: Aston Martin Chief Believes Investigations Are Behind Them – "Not Lead To Anything"
Alex HarringtonJune 3, 2022
With Red Bull launching their own investigation into the Aston Martin look-alike AMR22, team principal Mike Krack believes it won't lead to anything.
Krack has been up against the wall with his fight within Aston Martin as he seeks to gain more performance and pull Aston Martin out of being barely a mid-grid contender. With this objective in mind, the team released a host of large updates to the car for the Spanish Grand Prix. Aston wasn't the only team to do this, but they were certainly the team that received the most press coverage over their changes.
It looked very similar to the Red Bull RB18, which is now leading both the Constructor Standings and the Driver Standings, and fans were keen to point this out. Despite drawing suspicion from fans, journalists, and the FIA, the latter eventually found the design to be within the rules because of how long the car had been in development.
But this hasn't stopped Red Bull from continuing their own investigation, with Helmut Marko already telling the press that data of their car had been downloaded. Krack, however, believes this drama has come to an end.
"I do not expect anything more, to be honest. I think we will concentrate on ourselves," he told Reuters. "I think their investigations will not lead to anything and I think they will have the championship battle to concentrate on.
"We are not really concerned because we haven't done anything wrong."
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Krack is feeling optimistic about this new design, adding that they could potentially be much higher up the grid than before:
"We have not even had a third of the season. We can still be world champions mathematically," he laughed. "We don't give up. The season is far from being a write-off.
"We have good people, we have made a first step with the concept change and it shows how well the team can analyse and react; it's not too proud to change direction," he noted. "I would be surprised if we finished the season where we are now."
Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll added his optimism about the car:
"I think that with the modified AMR22 there are many more opportunities than the previous version," he told the press.
"With the launch version we were competitive in some races, like Imola and also in Miami. In fact, in Florida we went in Q3 and also in the points.
"But with this car, last weekend in Barcelona, we really struggled. So I think it's the nature of the track that makes us go well or not. Maybe we still have to work on the high speed tracks, we are weaker in that type of track. curves, the fast ones.
"On the low-speed corners, on the other hand, the car appears to be much more competitive and I think there are opportunities to further develop the car in both the slow and fast corners thanks to this new design philosophy. This is very positive."
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Justia Patents Brush ApplicatorUS Patent for Mascara brush Patent (Patent # 4,861,179)
Dec 5, 1988 - Henlopen Manufacturing Co., Inc.
A spiral mascara brush including both soft bristles for applying mascara and stiff bristles for combing applied mascara through a user's eyelashes. The soft and stiff bristles are intermingled throughout the length of the brush in specified proportion so that the entire brush may be used both for applying the mascara and combing the eyelashes.
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This invention relates to spiral mascara brushes. As contemplated herein, a spiral mascara brush comprises a multiplicity of bristles each having opposed free ends, and means for fixedly mounting the bristles in a continuous spiral array such that the free ends of the bristles are disposed along a helix. Typically, the mounting means is an initially U-shaped wire, which is twisted into a tight, axially rectilinear helix (after the bristles have been positioned between the legs of the U) to grip the bristles firmly at their midsections and to spread them into the aforementioned spiral array. The bristle array, which may, for example, be cylindrical (having bristles of uniform length from base to tip of the brush) or conical (having bristles of progressively shorter length toward the brush tip), is dimensioned to be inserted within a mascara container, for immersion of the bristles in the contained mascara. The wire or other mounting means projects beyond the base of the bristle array and is commonly embedded in a plastic shank projecting axially from the interior of a mascara container cap, so that when the cap is mounted in closed position on a container, the brush is disposed inside the container with the bristles immersed as aforesaid. Brushes of this type are well known and widely used at the present day.
The conventional purpose of a spiral mascara brush is to apply mascara to a user's eyelashes, i.e. to pick up and transport mascara from the mascara container and to deposit the transported mascara on the eyelashes. For this purpose, the bristles must be soft (relatively low in flexural strength), because stiff bristles do not satisfactorily pick up, transport, and deposit mascara. An illustrative example of a bristle suitable for applying mascara is a nylon 6.12 fiber commercially available from E.I. dePont de Nemours & Co. under the trade name "TYNEX", having a diameter of 0.003 inch .+-.0.0005 inch .+-.15%.
Owing to its high viscosity, mascara, as applied to eyelashes, tends to deposit unevenly in the form of clumps. To achieve desired uniformity of distribution on the eyelashes, the applied mascara must be combed through the lashes. Mascara brush bristles soft enough to apply mascara, however, are too soft to comb eyelashes; when pressed against the lashes, they simply flex and do not penetrate the lashes as required to effect combing.
Accordingly, separate implements (e.g., toothed combs) have heretofore sometimes been provided for performing the combing function. The provision of two separate implements for applying and distributing or combing mascara is disadvantageous from the standpoint of cost and convenience to the user. Moreover, while a mascara-applying brush is protected (when not in use) by insertion in the closed mascara container, the second (combing) implement is not thus protected and may be exposed to contamination which can cause infections.
The present invention broadly contemplates the combination of soft bristles for applying mascara, and stiff bristles for combing the applied mascara, in a single spiral mascara brush. That is to say, in accordance with the invention, in a spiral mascara brush as defined above, the multiplicity of bristles constituting the brush consist essentially of a first quantity of bristles having a flexural strength adapted to apply mascara to a user's eyelashes and a second quantity of bristles having a flexural strength, substantially greater than the flexural strength of the bristles of the first quantity, adapted to comb applied mascara through a user's eyelashes. The term "flexural strength" as used herein, refers to resistance to bending; thus, a bristle of greater flexural strength is stiffer (less flexible) than a bristle of lesser flexural strength.
In this embodiment of the invention, the first (soft) and second (stiff) quantities of bristles are randomly intermingled throughout the length of the spiral array of bristles, each quantity being present in a proportion effective to perform its respective (applying or combing) function. It is found that both application and combing are satisfactorily performed when at least about 30% of the randomly intermingled bristles are first-quantity (soft, mascara-applying) bristles and at least about 10% of the bristles are second-quantity (stiff, eyelash-combing) bristles. Preferably, a majority of the total multiplicity of randomly intermingled bristles are first-quantity bristles.
The requisite difference in stiffness (flexural strength) between the bristles of the first and second quantities may be achieved by using bristles of different diameters and/or different materials. Thus, the bristles of both quantities may be nylon fibers, with the first-quantity bristles having a diameter of about 0.0025 inch and the second-quantity bristles having a diameter of about 0.006 inch. Again, the first-quantity bristles may be nylon fibers and the second-quantity bristles may be polyester fibers. If desired, the two quantities of bristles may also differ in color, to enable the user to recognize and distinguish them.
Further features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the detailed description set forth below, together with the accompanying drawing:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
FIG. 1 is an enlarged fragmentary side view, partly in section, of a spiral mascara brush in which the present invention may be embodied;
FIG. 2 is a further enlarged fragmentary schematic view of a portion of the spiral array of bristles in a mascara brush embodying the invention in a particular form, and
FIG. 3 is a schematic view in illustration of a method of making a brush embodying the invention.
Referring first to FIG. 1, there is shown a spiral mascara brush 10 including a brush head 11 and a cap 12 adapted to fit over and close the open top of a conventional mascara container (40). The brush head comprises a multiplicity of bristles 14 each having opposed free ends, and means 16 for fixedly mounting the bristles in a continuous spiral array such that the free ends of the bristles are disposed along an axially rectilinear open helix extending continuously from the base 18 to the tip 20 of the brush head.
In the form shown, the bristle-mounting means 16 is a metal wire having a midpoint located at the brush tip 20 and bent at that midpoint to provide two legs which are twisted together into a tight helix about a rectilinear axis coincident with the axis of the aforementioned open helix. The bristles of the brush are firmly gripped at their midsections between the twisted legs of the wire 16 so as to be held in the described spiral array, with the two ends of each bristle projecting equidistantly from the wire 16 in directions substantially perpendicular to the helix axis. The brush head is shown as having a conical configuration tapering toward the tip 20; i.e., the constituent bristles of the spiral array are of progressively shorter length toward the tip.
The helically twisted legs of the wire (mounting means) 16 extend for some distance beyond the base of the array of bristles. This bristle-free terminal portion of the wire is fixedly embedded in a plastic shank 22 which projects axially from the interior of the mascara container cap 12. An internally threaded skirt portion 24 of the cap concentrically surrounds the extremity of the shank remote from the bristles, in spaced concentric relation thereto, and opens toward the bristles. Thus, when the cap is threadedly mounted on the neck or open top of a mascara container, the shank 22 and wire 16 project downwardly through the container neck and the brush head 11, including the bristles 14, is entirely disposed inside the container, for immersion of the bristles in the contained mascara and protection of the brush head against contamination. The brush is, of course, appropriately dimensioned for such insertion as well as for application of mascara to a user's eyelashes. In one illustrative example, the length of the array of bristles (from tip 20 to base 18) is 1.250 inch, with a diameter of 0.375 inch at the base and 0.187 inch at the tip, and the overall length of the projecting brush, from the open end of the skirt 24 to the brush tip 20, is 3.340 inches.
As thus far described, the brush 10 is generally conventional, exemplifying spiral mascara brushes heretofore known and used to apply mascara to eyelashes. A conventional brush of this type, however, has a spiral array of bristles 14 constituted entirely of bristles of an essentially uniform flexural strength, which is sufficiently low for satisfactory performance of the operations of picking up mascara from a mascara container while the bristles are immersed therein, transporting the mascara from the container to a user's eyelashes, and depositing the transported mascara on the eyelashes. In contrast, in accordance with the present invention and as a particular feature thereof, the spirally arranged multiplicity of bristles 14 in the brush of the invention consists essentially of two sorts of bristles differing from each other in flexural strength, viz. a first quantity of bristles having a flexural strength adapted to apply mascara to a user's eyelashes and a second quantity of bristles having a different and substantially greater flexural strength adapted to comb the applied mascara through the eyelashes. For convenience, the first-quantity bristles will sometimes be referred to herein as "soft" bristles and the second-quantity bristles will sometimes be referred to herein as "stiff" bristles.
As best illustrated in FIG. 2 (which is a simplified schematic representation of a fragmentary portion of one turn of the spiral array of bristles 14 as seen from the same view direction as FIG. 1), in one embodiment of the invention the soft and stiff bristles are randomly intermingled throughout the entire length of the spiral array. More particularly, the soft or first-quantity bristles 26 (shown as black bristles) are interspersed with stiffer or second-quantity bristles 28 (shown as white or neutral-colored bristles), each quantity of bristles being present in a proportion effective to perform its respective (applying or combing) function. The desired results are achieved when at least about 10% of the total number of bristles present in the spiral array are stiff bristles 28 and the balance are soft bristles 26 whereby, as indicated in FIG. 2, the majority of the bristles are soft bristles. Stiff bristles in the range of 10%-30% have been found to provide good results for most mascara applications and the best results have been achieved when approximately 30% of the bristles are of the stiffer variety.
The bristles of both quantities may be fabricated of the same material but may differ in diameter to provide the requisite respective flexural strengths, the soft bristles being smaller in diameter than the stiff bristles. By way of example, the soft bristles 26 may be made of nylon, with an individual bristle diameter of 0.0025 inch, and the stiff bristles 28 may likewise be made of nylon, but with an individual bristle diameter of 0.006 inch. Instead of (or in addition to) differing in diameter, the soft and stiff bristles may be made of respectively different materials which, for a given bristle diameter, have respectively different flexural strengths; thus, as a further example, the soft bristles may be nylon fibers of 0.0025 inch diameter and the stiff bristles may be polyester fibers of the same (or greater) diameter.
The brush of the invention, in the embodiment of FIG. 2, is used in much the same way as a conventional spiral mascara brush. Ordinarily, it is enclosed within a mascara container, with the array of bristles 14 (i.e., including both bristles 26 and bristles 28) immersed in the mascara and the cap 12 threaded in closed position on the neck of the container. When the cap is unscrewed and removed, withdrawing the brush from the container, mascara is transported on the brush (predominantly by the soft bristles 26), and is deposited therefrom onto the user's eyelashes as the brush is brought manually into contact with the eyelashes. Initially, the mascara may deposit as clumps, owing to its high viscosity, but as the brush is manipulated with a combing motion against the eyelashes the stiff bristles 28 comb through the eyelashes to distribute the applied mascara. Thereafter, the brush is reinserted into the mascara container and the cap is returned to container-closing position.
The brush 10 having randomly intermingled soft and stiff bristles thus serves both to apply the mascara and to distribute it by combing through the lashes, in an essentially unitary or integrated manipulative operation requiring only a single implement, which is protected by being enclosed in the mascara container when not in use. The presence of bristles of both kinds (soft and stiff) is essential to the attainment of these results, because bristles soft enough for satisfactory mascara application are too soft to provide effective combing action.
The soft and stiff bristles used in the various embodiments of the invention may be differentiated by color as well as by flexural strength, one exemplary color difference (black soft bristles, neutral or white stiff bristles) being represented in FIG. 2. This color differentiation initially indicates to the user that the brush is of the intermingled soft and stiff bristle type. Even though, in use, such color differentiation may be more or less obscured by mascara coating the brush, the initial indication assists the user in understanding how to manipulate the brush. In particular, when the brush is initially packaged outside the mascara container, i.e. for sale (with the container closed by a temporary cap), the color differentiation is clearly visible prior to the first insertion of the brush into the container.
Brushes embodying the invention may be manufactured in a generally conventional way, as illustrated schematically in FIG. 3, except for the inclusion (and appropriate relative positioning) of both soft and stiff bristles in the bristle feed. The wire 16 is initially in the form of a U between which the bristles 14 are fed transversely; then the legs of the wire are twisted (arrows 36) about longitudinal axis 38 to grip the midsections of the bristles and spread the bristles into the spiral array of FIG. 1. The bristles as fed between the wire legs include soft and stiff bristles randomly intermingled to produce the brush.
It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the features and embodiments hereinabove specifically set forth, but may be carried out in other ways without departure from its spirit.
1. A spiral mascara brush in combination with a container of mascara, said brush comprising
(a) a multiplicity of bristles each having opposed free ends, and
(b) a twisted wire fixedly mounting the bristles in a continuous helical array such that the free ends of the bristles are generally disposed along a helix, wherein the improvement comprises
(c) said multiplicity of bristles comprising
(i) one type of relatively soft bristles having a flexural strength adapted to apply mascara to a user's eyelashes;
(ii) another type of relatively stiff bristles having a flexural strength, substantially greater than the flexural strength of said soft bristles adapted to comb applied mascara through a user's eyelashes, and
(iii) both said soft and stiff bristles being randomly intermingled through out the length of said helical array.
2. A mascara brush as defined in claim 1, wherein at least about 10%-30% of said multiplicity of bristles are said stiff bristles and the remainder are said soft bristles.
3. A mascara brush as defined in claim 2, wherein approximately 30% of said bristles are stiff bristles.
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Filed: Dec 5, 1988
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 1989
Assignees: Henlopen Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Melville, NY), Sanderson-Macleod, Inc. (Palmer, MA)
Inventors: Volker Schrepf (East Islip, NY), Franklin J. Hartel (Palmer, MA)
Primary Examiner: Richard J. Apley
Assistant Examiner: Franklin L. Gubernick
Law Firm: Chapin, Neal & Dempsey
Current U.S. Class: Brush Applicator (401/129); Supply Container And Independent Applicator (401/118); Applicator Provided With Material Receiver (401/119); Including Cosmetic Applicator (e.g., Mascara Applier) (132/218); 15/159A; Twisted Bristle Holder (15/206); Varied Composition Bristle (15/DIG6)
International Classification: A45D 4026; A46B 1100;