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Bankruptcy Insights: The Small Business Reorganization Act
By: Coleman Torrans
The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (H.R. 3311) ("SBRA") was enacted into law on August 26, 2019. The law creates special provisions in Chapter 11 which intend to make the Chapter 11 bankruptcy framework more workable for small businesses.
Many small businesses for which Chapter 11 reorganization was previously impractical will have the opportunity to reorganize more efficiently and economically, while maintaining small business owners' hard-earned stake in the company.
American Bankruptcy Institute Commission Co-Chair, Bob Keach, testified as to the need for the reform before a congressional subcommittee, stating:
Chapter 11 doesn't work for small and medium-sized businesses because the Bankruptcy Code (a) places unrealistic and artificial deadlines on [them], which do not give these companies an opportunity to restructure; (b) imposes substantial and costly disclosure and reporting requirements on these companies; (c) does not provide any tools that can help small businesses . . . create and implement an effective reorganization plan; and (d) makes it difficult for a small business owner to maintain an ownership interest in the business under the current Chapter 11.[i]
The SBRA intends to address these concerns and increase the number of successful restructurings by small businesses by adding the newly created Subchapter V to Chapter 11. Subchapter V's special provisions will apply only to "small business debtors."[ii] The new changes are set to take effect February 22, 2020.[iii]
Among the most significant modifications to the Chapter 11 process for small businesses are:
Increased Negotiating Power and Control for Small Business Owners
The owner of the debtor may maintain an interest in the debtor to the extent this "does not discriminate unfairly, and is fair and equitable, with respect to" the claims and interests of other impaired creditors who have not accepted the plan.[iv]
For the plan to be "fair and equitable" over an objection by the trustee or an unsecured creditor, all of the debtor's disposable income to be received during the plan must be applied to make payments under the plan for a period of three to five years.[v]
The cram down procedure still applies to treatment of secured claims. That is, the debtor cannot overcome the objection of a secured creditor with respect to collateral that the debtor proposes to keep merely by providing that all disposable income will be applied to make payments under the plan for the relevant period.
Streamlined Chapter 11 Process through Reduced Procedural Burdens and Costs
Generally, in a small business Chapter 11:
An official committee of unsecured creditors will not be appointed; creditors' interests will be represented by the trustee;[vi] and
A disclosure statement will not be required.[vii]
For unsecured claims, the process resembles Chapter 13 plans for individuals.
Increased Oversight and Expedited Reorganization
The debtor has 90 days from commencement to file, though, this may be extended under special circumstances.[viii]
In every case, a standing trustee will be appointed to perform duties under 11 U.S.C. §§ 704 and 1106, as well as the duties normally associated with a trustee for Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 reorganization cases.[ix] In other words, the trustee will generally act as a fiduciary to creditors, as a substitute for an appointed committee of creditors. But, the business will be operated by the debtor, not the trustee.
An initial status conference is required within 60 days of commencement "to further the expeditious and economical resolution" of an SBRA case, except in special circumstances.[x]
Lugenbuhl's bankruptcy team represents a wide array of constituencies, including acting as counsel for numerous corporate and partnership Chapter 11 debtors, as well as committees, trustees, secured and unsecured creditors, bondholders and equity holders. More information about Lugenbuhl's bankruptcy practice is available here.
The content of this article is not intended to serve as an exhaustive review of the SBRA or laws, statutes or issues related to bankruptcy, creditor/debtor rights and Chapter 11 cases and is not intended to provide legal advice. The opinions expressed through this article may not reflect the opinions of the firm, individual attorneys or clients.
[i] American Bankruptcy Institute, House Approves Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (H.R. 3311) and HAVEN Act (H.R. 2938) (July 23, 2019).
[ii] "Small business debtor" is defined under 11 U.S.C. § 101(51D) (2019). The primary limitation of the definition is that the debtor's aggregated debt must be less than a statutory amount which tracks inflation, currently $2,725,625. Id. The only debtors specifically excluded from this definition are those primarily in the "business of owning or operating real property." Id.
[iii] The Act is set to take effect 180 days from its enactment.
[iv] See 11 U.S.C. § 1191(b) (eff. February 22, 2019).
[v] See 11 U.S.C. § 1191(c) (eff. February 22, 2019).
[vi] See 11 U.S.C. § 1102(a) (eff. February 22, 2019).
[vii] See 11 U.S.C. § 1187 (eff. February 22, 2019).
[viii] See 11 U.S.C. § 1183 (eff. February 22, 2019).
[ix] See id.
[x] Id.
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Ancient Planet is your typical tower defence game, but it does have a few nice features that make it stand apart from the rest.
Arguably, the best thing about this game is its art style – created in such a way that it has an almost, comic book like aesthetic. This is aided by the short art stills that are shown between each level that detail the games (limited) plot and provide hints to the player on how to defeat certain enemies.
Speaking of enemies, with tower defence there are two crucial details you must get right when designing your game: Each enemy looks unique and each tower is clearly defined and visually interesting. Ancient Planet happily delivers on both, each enemy looks great, from the ghost-like Aldurians to the heavily militarised Hamalians. Each enemy type, has it's own tower which is better suited to taking them down: Aldurians are easily taken down with energy towers (shaped like giant floating gemstones) and Hamalians have the simple machine gun – a simple design, but still visually interesting.
One of the main downsides to creating a tower defence game, is that the genre is more or less, fully explored – Developers can do very little, in terms of creating a new and engaging experience, something that Ancient Planet also struggles with. This doesn't mean it's a bad game, if you love tower defence games, then this game is ideal, it just doesn't push the boat out too far.
If you're into tower defence games and fancy an addictive and engaging addition to your library then it'd be hard to find a better game than Ancient Planet, but don't expect anything too groundbreaking.


5 Stone Games: Another CoupleSimple Questions? Why are You here? and Less Pathfinder More OSR?
Another CoupleSimple Questions? Why are You here? and Less Pathfinder More OSR?
Anyway I noticed that I don't get much interest in my Pathfinder posts. Few replies and few downloads either . As an example, Loadouts an actual illustrated product got maybe 25 downloads whereas poorly formatted house rules (OS/2 Warped) got near two hundred!
Still my low magic rules did pretty well (like a hundred or so) so I am wondering if thats a niche that needs filling.
So I guess I am a bit confused by this and am wondering of I might be better off forgoing most Pathfinder content, save maybe any professional-work I might do?
Why, it's the hot elf chicks, of course!
It was the AD&D 2E houserules that brought me here (curiostiy more than anything, as I play 1E or S&W). I threw your site in Google Reader just to see what else comes along.
I'm here for the Pathfinder.
Thanks for the replies all. I'll keep on keeping on till something changes.
Hey Matthew , a quick question. Did you actually find the rules useful?
Why not make two blogs one for Pathfinder and one for OSR. You get to talk people get to hear just what they want.
I has considered your idea as well but A: Its too much work and B: A lot of ideas are generic enough to be used with either.


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Botch is an Artist and Designer working across a variety of disciplines, having Performance as his primary medium of expression.
His work is personally driven and deals with issues such as self-acceptance and body image, presented through the BOTCH; a viewpoint involving an appreciation towards the beauty in flaws and imperfection.
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Performance & Remnant at The Fine Art Society
November 17, 2015 by Antonis Sideras
On Friday the 23rd of October, I had the pleasure of visiting the Performance & Remnant show. The exhibit held at the Contemporary faculty of the Fine Art Society, showcased various ways in which performance art can be documented or live through other mediums, allowing artists to harness the commercial value of work derived from live art.
Jo Broughton, 2002-07, Empty Porn Sets, C-type prints mounted on aluminium
One of the artist's capturing my attention was photographer Jo Broughton: Broughton presents the audience with a set of photographs titled Empty Porn Sets, which presents depictions of empty sets for staging pornography. Ranging from christmas settings to ballon-filled studios and classrooms, Broughton captures the myriad of forms sexual desire acquires and the great extends to which we result in order to experience our caprices. What is quite interesting is not only how Broughton explores themes of voyeurism and spectatorship by photographing these porn sets, but also the way in which Broughton allows the audience to fill in these sets with their imagination - mentally re-enacting the scenarios that could have unfolded within these spaces. As a result, Broughton's Empty Porn Sets is documenting the remnants of pornographic acts, as well as provoking the mental conception of new fictitious acts.
Justin Davis Anderson, 2012-15, Painted polaroid photography installation
Another interesting artist featured in the Performance & Remnant show in Justin Davis Anderson, who works with images of independent performers and musicians in NewYork. Anderson presents an installation made up of polaroids altered with mixed media. Personally I found that Anderson's alterations of the polaroids, serve as to reimagine the narrative of the image and the characters. I am also very interested in the assemblage of the polaroids to create an installation, as I found it being reminiscent of the fleeting nature of performance.
Rashaad Newsome, 2015, Coy, Collage on paper
Perhaps the work that has resonated the most with my practise has been Rashaad Newsome's collages. Created in conjunction with the video piece ICON, the collages explore thematics of pop and hip hop culture, commoditisation of the human figure as well as opulence, dance and fashion. Newsome's use of performance-imagery as the basis of his collages opens up a relationship with my practise, as I also use stills from performances to create collages; I call these performative collages, which are collages that possess the ability to host performance and allow it to unfold in a different way from live performance. My work is similar with Newsmen's, in the way we both immortalise performative moments through the realm of collage - whose principle is to enact upon various forms of conformity, breaking the mould with the flamboyant juxtaposition of imagery.
Overall the Performance & Remnant show shed light in the way which live artists allow performance to manifest through other mediums, liberating their practise whilst opening the next chapter for contemporary performance. As a young artist, I also appreciated the kindness and enthusiasm shown by the staff of the Fine Art society who were happy to spend time with myself and other visitors, talking about the show.
November 17, 2015 /Antonis Sideras

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Photos Of Past Presidents Restored With Help From Architecture's Print Bureau
Allison Hirth & Jeff Ramazani
The months-long project was overseen by members of Texas Tech's Operations Division.
The portraits of each of Texas Tech's 16 former presidents were recently restored. It was a true team effort, which included the College of Architecture's Print Bureau and Timeless Custom Frames & Art Gallery, a Lubbock-based frame shop. The photos will be on display in the Presidential Suite, located in the Administration Building.
"We definitely wanted to take care of them, preserve them and just take into consideration that these are valuable to Texas Tech," Tabitha Sisson, a facilities information analyst, said. "It was such an awesome opportunity to kind of jump in and be able to restore something so precious to us."
tags: Academics, Administration, Feature Stories, President, Provost, Stories, Videos
The Office of the President is committed to enhancing Texas Tech University's presence as a top tier national public research university through efforts that promote even greater levels of student success, academic quality and reputation, research and creative activities, and outreach dimensions.
For information about future events, please visit President's Events.
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To help answer your questions about superfast fibre broadband in Spaldwick, here are answers to some of the most asked questions.
For those interested in more information, links to Mark Heath's Increase Broadband Speed website are provided. If you would like to talk about superfast fibre broadband, please do get in touch by emailing info@spaldwick.com.
Fibre broadband represents the next generation of broadband to deliver much greater speeds and better reliability than conventional broadband. Speeds up to 80 Mbps (download) and up to 20 Mbps (upload) are offered. Conventional broadband services were launched in Spaldwick over 10 years ago, and typically deliver download speeds between 0.5 Mbps to 5 Mbps to residents.
For Spaldwick, and similar villages that are situated a significant distance from the BT exchange, conventional broadband is simply not fast enough to cope with today's use of the Internet for many people. Superfast fibre broadband could not have arrived at a better time.
With fibre broadband, the broadband equipment previously housed in the BT exchange is located in a new fibre street cabinet. The photo on the left shows Spaldwick's fibre broadband street cabinet, which is located next to the Spaldwick service station.
In effect, the BT exchange has been relocated much closer to residents, avoiding the signal loss along copper cables back to the exchange associated with conventional broadband. As a result, significant speed improvements are achieved.
Why should I opt for fibre broadband?
Quite simply, fibre broadband will significantly improve your broadband speeds, and will be more reliable. This means that you'll be able to do a lot more with the Internet, more quickly and with less frustration!
Many Spaldwick residents have suffered a number of problems associated with low speeds, including the inability to watch BBC iPlayer or Netflix, or stream YouTube videos. Such issues are a thing of the past with fibre broadband.
Within just four weeks of fibre broadband arriving in Spaldwick, 40% of households had subscribed to fibre broadband services! Most households in Spaldwick now subscribe to superfast broadband services.
For all villagers, fibre broadband will substantially increase speeds. This will mean that typical Internet activities, such as browsing, will be super-responsive. There will be dramatic improvements when watching videos, with no more annoying buffering with services such as iPlayer, YouTube and Netflix.
For many families within Spaldwick, rapid take-up of Internet devices owned by family members, including tablets, notebooks, games consoles and mobile phones, has created demand for Internet access that conventional broadband simply cannot meet. With fibre broadband, all devices in the home will happily be able to access the Internet at the same time and without issue.
Over the coming months and years, the limitations of conventional broadband will become even more severe, increasingly preventing villagers from accessing some Internet services. For example, the Internet is becoming a key means of distributing TV and video content, including ultra high definition (so-called '4k') material (which requires download speeds in excess of 15 Mbps).
Why You Need Superfast Broadband?
What speeds would I get?
Everyone in Spaldwick should be able to get significantly higher download and upload speeds than they do now with conventional broadband. For one villager, download speed increased from 0.5 Mbps to 70 Mbps!
Exact speeds will depend on a number of factors, including the specific service that you choose, your distance from the new fibre street cabinet (next to the Spaldwick service station) and the quality of the telephone cable between the street cabinet and your property.
In general, you will receive the greatest speeds when you live relatively close to the fibre cabinet, as shown in the figure below, although everyone will benefit with significantly higher speeds.
The maximum download connection speed possible from fibre broadband is currently 80 Mbps, while the upload connection speed can be up to 20 Mbps. Generally, properties within a few hundred metres of the fibre cabinet should achieve speeds close to the maximum possible. Properties at the far side of Spaldwick should still experience significantly improved speeds compared with conventional broadband. Please note that speeds may be lower than estimated in the chart above due to the presence of crosstalk interference and line issues.
There generally is a great deal of variability in the BT checker results. You'll only be able to accurately gauge speeds when the service is connected, and speeds may change over time (although they will always be much higher than conventional broadband).
There will be a number of enhancements in the future that will further improve the speeds possible with fibre broadband, taking download speeds to 100 Mbps and above. Over time, our fibre cabinet will be upgraded with new features to improve performance.
Do I automatically get fibre broadband?
At present, there is no automatic migration from conventional broadband to fibre broadband, so you have to take proactive action to benefit from fibre broadband services.
To do this, you should be able to order fibre broadband as an upgrade to your existing broadband service. While this may seem the easiest option, it may not be the cheapest or best.
Alternatively, you have the option of changing provider, particularly if you are keen to benefit from the attractive fibre broadband offers available.
Is there any benefit in waiting?
No. While fibre broadband is an exciting new development for rural Cambridgeshire, fibre broadband has been available in urban areas of the UK for several years. It is a well proven technology.
With the widespread availability of affordable fibre broadband tariffs, there's not really any justification for waiting for significant price declines.
Many villagers already pay a significant amount of money for a restrictive super-slow broadband service. By shopping around, fibre broadband customers may find that they are actually paying less for their broadband and telephone services than their neighbours using conventional broadband!
Absolutely not. Some providers, such as BT, charge a small premium for fibre broadband services. However, prices will not be substantially higher than those you currently pay. If you are happy to shop around, you could potentially pay less than you pay now. For example, some villagers have been migrating from BT's Unlimited Broadband package to Plusnet's fibre broadband package, which is cheaper. Plusnet is actually owned by BT!
TalkTalk currently offers its totally unlimited SimplyBroadband fibre package for £11.75 per month (for the first six months), increasing to £13.50 per month thereafter. This is cheaper than many unlimited conventional broadband packages on the market.
In Spaldwick, BT, Plusnet and TalkTalk are currently proving popular.
Can you recommend the best fibre broadband service?
There is no one service that is best for everyone, as there are several factors to take into account when choosing between services and providers. We recommend that you don't waste your time with online price comparison sites (which tend to be very superficial) and decide on the most important aspects to you.
You don't need to stay with your existing supplier (unless you are under contract for a period with them), and you certainly do not need to order fibre broadband from BT. Please note that you can now order fibre broadband services from Sky, which is offering competitive deals for its subscribers. Before, Spaldwick was deemed to be outside its network area for conventional broadband.
Please bear in mind that fibre broadband from all providers is based on exactly the same technology, so try not to be swayed by fancy lifestyle marketing and branding. An expensive conventional broadband service is not going to be able to deliver higher speeds than an affordable fibre broadband service.
If you'd like any help or advice about choosing the best service, please get in contact by emailing broadband@spaldwick.com.
Should I opt for 'self install'?
Some ISPs now offer a 'self install' option for fibre broadband. Previously, an engineer was required to install a new fibre broadband modem and faceplate filter in all homes ordering fibre broadband.
We would strongly recommend that you opt for an installation by an Openreach (or contractor) engineer. This is because the engineer will install a faceplate filter to eliminate the possibility of extension wiring in your home degrading the broadband signal (and significantly reducing speeds). If you feel confidence in installing a faceplate filter yourself, you may prefer to opt for a 'self install' option.
What's involved in a fibre broadband installation?
When you have ordered fibre broadband, your ISP will inform you what day to expect the engineer. Depending on your ISP and/or service offered, you will be provided with a new modem (which the engineer may bring with him) or a new modem router. If you are only provided with a new modem, this should connect to your existing router.
You should normally be given a time window in which the engineer should arrive. The installation process is very quick. The engineer will first visit the street cabinet (to make changes there) and then visit your home to complete the installation. In your home, the engineer will install a filtered faceplate at your master socket, install the modem and test your fibre broadband connection. Then you should be ready to enjoy high Internet speeds!
New! Please do check before the engineer departs that the normal phone line works. One careless engineer did not reinstate the phone service for one villager when working at the street cabinet so he was without phone service for several days. If you have any installation issues, please do let us know by emailing broadband@spaldwick.com.
What's Involved in A Fibre Broadband Customer Installation?
Please note that equipment in the fibre street cabinet will be continuously monitoring the quality of your line and can make (usually) small adjustments to speeds to maintain reliability. Your engineer may tell you that speeds will fluctuate significantly during the first ten days of service. This is actually not the case and may indicate a problem with your broadband connection and/or your WiFi connection. If you experience any issues, please do let us know by emailing info@spaldwick.com.
What can I do if I have speed problems after migrating to superfast broadband?
Some villagers have reported erratic and slow speeds after migrating to superfast broadband. On investigation, these have been found to be caused by WiFi set up issues, many of which are easy to resolve.
If you have any more questions about superfast broadband, please do get in touch by emailing info@spaldwick.com.


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(Natural News) If you are old enough to remember the 2000 presidential election, you may recall that it all came down to who 'won' Florida: GOP challenger and Texas Gov. George W. Bush, or Democratic Vice President Al Gore.
For weeks after the election, an army of lawyers from both sides of the political aisle descended on the state in an attempt to either reverse or defend Bush's very narrow lead over Gore.
Initially, Democrats were successful in winning court decisions that forced a series of recounts to begin — most by hand — which led to an erosion of Bush's very thin margin of victory. But sensing Gore was eventually going go lose, Democratic lawyers upped their game and pushed for more court decisions that would force additional recounts with the strategy being that at some point, eventually, enough ballots in favor of the vice president would be 'found' and he would then 'win' Florida's electoral votes and become president.
The Supreme Court put an end to the nonsense ahead of a December 12, 2000 deadline to certify the state's electors. Bush pulled out a victory, but not before fighting tooth and nail for it thanks to Democrat malfeasance.
Fast-forward to today. At present, Democrat operatives are pulling some of the same shenanigans following 2018 midterm victories by Republican Gov. Rick Scott in his bid to unseat Democratic incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson and GOP Rep. Ron DeSantis over Democratic Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum in the quest to replace Scott.
#BayCounty was hit by a Cat 4 Hurricane just 4 weeks ago, yet managed to count votes & submit timely results.
He went onto note in a separate tweet that Broward County election officials have a "history" of election tampering and vote fraud.
Florida's junior U.S. senator also noted that, lo and behold, scores of Democrat lawyers were once again descending on Florida.
As Breitbart News reported, Scott was ahead of Nelson by 60,000 votes on election night. However, his lead narrowed to about 34,000 votes the following day and by Thursday evening, it had been mysteriously cut to just over 15,000.
The Democrat legal team is being led by Marc Elias of Perkins Coie, the same law firm responsible for producing the fake Russia dossier in conjunction with the 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign.
For his part, the president is watching this — and similar shenanigans in Arizona — closely.
"Law Enforcement is looking into another big corruption scandal having to do with Election Fraud in #Broward and Palm Beach. Florida voted for Rick Scott!" he tweeted.


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Electroforming lip skins and beyond
20 June 2018 • In Features
Doncasters has an ongoing programme to reduce tank times which will promote further cost benefits
At this year's Farnborough Airshow, Doncasters unveils a fully-electroformed leading-edge erosion shield for an aerospace engine inlet lip skin. Andrew Woods, business development manager for Electroform & Airmotive at Doncasters, discusses the latest developments.
Electroforming is a proven production-based additive manufacturing process used to physically deposit metal in a controlled process in microscopic layers to precise geometries. This manufacturing process has been adopted by Doncasters, for more than 13 years – predominantly as erosion shields on rotor blades. During that time, the team based at the Bramah facility in Sheffield has been working to identify further applications to help drive down cost, improve quality and extend component lifespan.
The current use of electroforming is for rotative fixed components that protect the leading edge of composite structures. The electroform parts are a form fitting and stress-free product that don't twist, warp or spring back and are prepped and bonded and mechanically fixed components. Nickel-based alloys are the most popular choice of material for electroformed parts due to its favourable mechanical properties that make it well-suited to many applications. Nickel/cobalt products, in particular have internal stress low enough for the electroforming process while enabling the creation of an alloy-enhanced finished part. The main application of nickel cobalt parts is for erosion protection.
Andrew Woods, business development manager for Electroform & Airmotive at Doncasters
Since 2005, Doncasters has been developing helicopter blades through the process of electroforming. The high propeller speeds they operate at, coupled with the harsh environments can be catastrophically damaging to aerospace components. In addition to weather, bird aircraft strike hazards (BASH) also pose a threat to composite blades becoming damaged from a collision. While the number of major accidents involving civil aircraft is quite low, 65% of bird strikes still cause damage to the aircraft.
Aerospace lip skins
Traditionally created by spin forming using aluminium alloys, lip skins, like rotor blades, need to be able to operate in harsh environments and developed to tight tolerances. Metal-spinning is a forming process in which a blank of material is rotated on a spinning machine similar to a lathe. The blank of material is clamped onto a spin-forming mandrel and rotated by servo-controlled motors and drives. During rotation, heat is applied to the material by a gas torch affixed to a robotic armature and a roller on the spinning machine makes contact with the part blank, forcing the part blank to flow over the spin-forming mandrel surface. The spun formed part requires significant post processing steps to finish the part including, heat treating for stress relief, burnishing and machining, the parts are also produced in a full circumference, single piece. Operators may require the lip skin to be in multiple sections to allow for removal, and replacement of damaged sections during the lifecycle. This can add further machining and stress relief steps to assure that the segments do not deform or spring back for installation onto the nacelle.
Doncasters already produces a one-piece inlet lip skin for a production turboprop engine. The electroformed process was adopted to replace a multi-piece sheet metal design that was mechanically fastened to the engine nacelle. The electroformed lip skin precisely fits the contour of the nacelle and proved to be more cost-effective for the part production and subsequent installation. While this has proved successful for many years, the Doncasters R&D team has identified three major benefits of switching to the electroforming process:
Generally speaking, the process of electroforming is more cost-effective than aluminium spinning. This is down to the reduced process steps, part count, reduction and elimination in post machining and processing of the surface, automation (and low labour costs), and defined time 'in tank'.
Metallurgical improvements
Nickel cobalt has much better erosion properties than alternative metals. For example, its tensile strength is three times higher than stainless steel, while its hardness is more than 13% higher than titanium 6AI-4V. It has a much better strength to weight ratio and is corrosion resistant.
Like all additive manufacturing processes, electroforming builds 3D objects by adding layer-upon-layer of a material. In this instance, it produces metal parts by electro-deposition of metal over a mandrel. It's crucial that the area is prepared to eliminate the risk of contamination and, that could adversely affect the part quality and could ultimately lead to scrapping the part. The first stage of the process sees metallic pellets introduced into a precisely controlled bath which dissolve in the electroforming solution by passing current through anodes resulting in the formation of Nickel ions. The ions then deposit onto the mandrel, which acts as a cathode, as nickel metal. When the desired thickness of the part is achieved, the mandrel is removed from the solution and the part detached. The part is subsequently removed from the mandrel as a completed structural unit. Once removed, the product is immediately stress-free, negating the need for stress relief treatment, such as heat treating, of the component. Because the finished parts match the contour of the mandrel, the features are very precise. Therefore, the outer mould line of the lip skin can provide tight tolerances, providing an aerodynamic surface which reduces drag, creating a laminar flow surface that reduces drag and improves aerodynamic performance on the aircraft nacelle. It also eliminates the need for post fabrication machining of the contour. The parts can then be trimmed to length and other features added, including drilling of holes for attachment to the outer barrel of the engine nacelle. Another feature of the of the process allows for the part to be produced with either a matte or mirror finish, if desired, eliminating the need for burnishing and polishing.
Because the parts are produced stress-free, the option exists to produce the parts in a full circumference, single piece, that can be machined into segments without incurring deformation or spring back or electroformed in sections if needed.
Depending on the size, and part feature complexity of the part, the growth time for a simple leading edge would take approximately 8-10 hours, while a large lip skin might be over 100 hours growth time. Doncasters has an ongoing programme to reduce tank times which will promote further cost benefits and become more cost competitive with other processes.
Going beyond aerospace
Doncasters already produces a one-piece inlet lip skin for a production turboprop engine
The future of electroforming looks bright. Beyond lip skins, Doncasters R&D team is working on electroforming for helicopter lens surrounds and hard coating on glass forming tools, engine spinners and leading edges on outer and inner guide vanes for turbofan engines. It's also identified a plethora of sectors that electroforming has the opportunity to be involved with.
Ongoing R&D activities are in place to improve efficiencies within the process, offering the customer a more cost-effective solution. The process can inherently deliver rapid prototypes allowing for concept development to produce trial parts for our customers.
For many years Doncasters has pioneered new processes to improve the cost of manufacturing, extend the lifespan of components and to reduce the cost of maintenance for customers. While not a brand-new concept, we believe electroforming still has much more opportunity in the aerospace industry and the only limitation is people's imagination!
Visit Doncasters at the Farnborough Airshow in Hall 1, stand 1155.
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Ministry of Interior has acted in Chocó since August
Interior Minister Nancy Patricia Gutierrez explained that the first early warning frontera the Ombudsman's Office about the presence of criminal groups in Chocó has been known since August 2018.
And although she assured that a comprehensive action plan was made, she knows the situation is critical.
"There has been a permanent response, the Chocó is a department with more than 46,000 square kilometers, it's quite extensive, with a problem due to the action of criminal organizations that unfortunately came into the department long time ago," she explained.
He added that the public force has delivered strong responses, such as 47 fights, 26 against the ELN and 21 against the Clan del Golfo; more than 90 catches of members of the Clan del Golfo and more than 40 of the members of the ELN.
He said that the leader Leyner Palacios now has protection to continue exercising his work and due to the National Police they produced a poster with the most wanted for these crimes.
About the proposal to resume the dialogues with the ELN, the head of the political ministry said that the conditions have not been achieved, so there is no possibility of dialogue with that criminal group.
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L'Italian Hockey League - Division I 2017-2018 è il terzo ed ultimo livello del Campionato italiano di hockey su ghiaccio giocato nella stagione 2017-2018.

Formazioni
Cambia la denominazione anche della terza serie nazionale, che adotta il nome ombrello Italian Hockey League, ma non la formula: le squadre sono divise in due gironi geografici, Est e Ovest, che determineranno le squadre qualificate ai play-off nazionali.

Per aumentare il numero di compagini iscritte, la FISG ha imposto alle squadre iscritte nella stagione precedente a campionati minori stranieri (Varese Killer Bees in Svizzera, HC Bressanone e HC Dobbiaco in Austria) di rientrare in Italia. Il Dobbiaco tuttavia alla fine non si iscriverà.

Tre delle squadre della stagione precedente, la seconda squadra dell'Hockey Club Gherdëina, i Diavoli Rossoneri Sesto e l'Hockey Club Pinerolo, hanno rinunciato; oltre alle due compagini provenienti dall'estero, si sono iscritte HC Valrendena, Sporting Club Pinerolo, HCV Filatoio 2440 (con il nome di ValpEagle) e la seconda squadra dell'HC Val Pusteria, portando quindi il totale a 12.

A poche settimane dall'inizio del campionato, tuttavia, gli Aosta Gladiators ritirarono l'iscrizione, lasciando il girone Ovest a 5 squadre.

L'HC Valpellice non si presentò in campo in occasione dei primi due incontri di campionato (rispettivamente a Varese contro i Varese Killer Bees e in casa nel derby contro il ValpEagle), e il giudice sportivo la estromise dal campionato.

Regular season

Girone Ovest

Il ValpEagle terminò il proprio girone di regular season a punteggio pieno, con 151 reti segnate e 12 subite. A due giorni dalla disputa della gara di andata dei quarti di finale, tuttavia, il giudice sportivo inflisse alla squadra la sconfitta a tavolino nei sette incontri in cui era stato schierato Alex Bertin, il cui tesseramento era risultato irregolare. La squadra piemontese si ritrovò al terzo posto.

Girone Est

Play-off
I quarti di finale sono stati giocati con gare di andata e ritorno, le semifinali e la finale con serie al meglio dei tre incontri

Legenda: †: partita terminata ai supplementari; ‡: partita terminata ai tiri di rigore

Finale

Gara 1

Gara 2

Note

Voci correlate
Campionato italiano di hockey su ghiaccio
Alps Hockey League 2017-2018
Italian Hockey League - Elite 2017-2018
Italian Hockey League 2017-2018

2018
Hockey su ghiaccio nel 2018
Hockey su ghiaccio nel 2017

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*Do services in redmine-plugins work in general?

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*Is there a version-difference, in Redmine?

On my local Macbook, within redmine-4.0.4 all works fine (env: production and development). But on my Debian, there is redmine-3.4.2 i receipt this error
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Redmine autoloads only controllers, helpers and models paths under the plugin's /app directory. Plugin starting point /init.rb should manually require other files which usually resides in /lib folder.
Redmine 3.x and 4.x versions are very different, but much of these changes are caused by Rails itself.

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From the strict perspective of some investors, astute financial management by a company to bolster its share price is a good thing.
By this narrow logic, when it comes to the pharmaceutical industry, we should be unconcerned if drug firms' share prices are boosted not by new discoveries, but by financial maneuvers, such as share buybacks or tax inversion.
But the pharmaceutical industry is not an industry like any other. It is intrinsically bound up with the public good, having historically provided the medical innovation that is essential to society's ability to fight disease.
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Governments also bankroll much of the research underlying the industry's profits. The US government is the world's largest funder of medical research and development; globally, taxpayers finance a third of spending on health research.
So it should come as no surprise when policymakers insist that the industry's efforts at innovation be channeled into areas that provide the most benefit to taxpayers and patients, rather than those – like financial maneuvers – that might be most profitable for the industry in the short term.
The pharmaceutical industry is at its best when private profitability and social good coincide, as it does when useful new drugs attract large market shares.
But, unfortunately, that is not always the case – and the results can be tragic.
In the field of antibiotics development, in particular, the divergence between profit-seeking behavior and the public good is taking the world to the brink of crisis.
When antibiotics first entered into common use in the 1940s, previously dangerous conditions, such as pneumonia or infected cuts, became benign conditions that could be treated easily.
Antibiotics underpin modern medicine; without them, surgery or chemotherapy become much riskier.
But antibiotics lose their effectiveness over time. And whereas previous generations of scientists quickly found new substitutes, today, in many cases, doctors are down to their last line of defense.
For a range of infections – including strains of pneumonia, E. coli and gonorrhea – there are no replacements in reserve.
One would think this would cause drug companies and their investors to compete to develop new antibiotics.
But much of the pharmaceutical industry has abandoned this pursuit.
Developing new antibiotics is difficult and expensive – and, crucially, far less profitable than investments in other important fields, such as cancer and diabetes.
Part of the problem is these drugs' unique importance. Companies are not always able to recoup their investments by setting a high price on patented antibiotics.
When a new antibiotic is discovered, public health authorities rightly want to keep it in reserve, insisting that it be used only when all other options have failed.
As a result, a new antibiotic may not become widely used until after its patent has expired and its inventors are forced to compete with generic manufacturers.
In January, the pharmaceutical industry took a big step toward solving this problem when more than 100 companies and trade associations from more than 20 countries signed a declaration calling on governments to adopt a new model of antibiotic development.
As part of this new model, the signatories committed themselves to provide access to new drugs for all those who need them, increase investment in R&D that meets global public health needs, and help slow the development of drug resistance in humans and animals.
Governments should encourage and enable the industry to meet these objectives.
One way would to be adopt a proposal I made last year and introduce rewards of US$1 billion or more to those who develop the most-needed types of antibiotics.
Such an approach would balance commercial returns with affordability, global access and conservation, while saving governments money in the long run.
Using this approach to restock the antibiotics pipeline would cost roughly US$25 billion over 10 years.
Shared among G-20 governments, this is very little money, and would be a remarkably good investment – especially given that antibiotic resistance currently costs the US health-care system alone about US$20 billion per year.
Governments could introduce incentives for antibiotics R&D, paid for with their existing funding streams or new funding streams that are innovative and self-sustaining.
One option would be a small access-to-market fee that could be collected by pharmaceutical regulators in large markets.
This system recognizes that antibiotics are a shared and exhaustible resource on which the viability of a range of other pharmaceutical products and medical devices – from chemotherapy to joint replacements – depends.
It is comparable to approaches in sectors such as energy, water or fisheries, where regulatory tools are used to ensure that shared resources and infrastructure are managed and replenished in the interests of both consumers and the producers whose businesses rely on them.
The necessary US$2.5 billion per year would amount to just 0.25 percent of global pharmaceutical sales – hardly a strain on an industry that is, by and large, in sound financial health.
And the scheme would be particularly attractive if it could be implemented on a pay-or-play basis, whereby companies could choose whether to invest in R&D or to contribute to a fund rewarding those whose efforts result in the desired drugs.
It is time to turn ideas into effective action and solve the problem of drug resistance.
To do that, companies and governments must recognize that antibiotics are not a commodity like any other.