In this section, we travel from Lostwithiel to St Germans.
Credits, and references - please see a list on the home page.
50049 Defiance leaves Lostwithiel on the 5th July 1986 with the 1M83 1030 Penzance to Liverpool Copyright Julian Stephens Note the station yards are very busy with tanks and clay hoods.
This castle, situated in the Glyn Valley, provides superb views of the valley but unfortunately due to tree cover only glimpses of the railway - still it's an excellent spot.
47645 Milton Keynes to Penzance at Bodmin Road 29th August 1987 Copyright Roger Geach. A train from an unusual starting point which ran on Summer Saturdays.
5570 takes water at Bodmin Road. The extremely narrow platform at the east end prevented the erection of a standard water crane and resulted in this most unusual arrangement, Note the 'Fire devil' standing ready to prevent the system freezing up during the bitter winter nights. Copyright Roger Tabb who was a fireman on this line.
Bodmin Road. A lady moves to board railcar W55014 on a service to Padstow in May 1964 Copyright John Ball.
The Dries at Bodmin road lay at the end of a long siding. This picture dated 5th June 1988 is by Maurice Dart (Copyright) and comes from his CD 'Cornish Clay'. This can be purchased from Wheal Martyn Museum, details on 'references' on Home page.
A poor enlargement of the above sht but it shows the man with the handle winding up the lamp. 1968. Copyright Andrew Jones.
Pictures of Bodmin Road, or Parkway. All nine below were taken by the late Patrick English no doubt with a view to featuring in one of his models. All pictures without trains, other than the bottom three give one a good idea of the structure of the station. It is probably down to as basic as it got - it has improved in later years.
On Friday 15th April 1983 I made a visit to Cornwall, as usual I set off from Weston-super-Mare by catching the 06.20 Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth, this was always a loco hauled service formed of a short set of mark 1 stock with booked tail traffic of parcel vans. This day the loco was 45137 and the same loco and stock then worked the 10.20 Plymouth to Penzance service which took me to Bodmin Road.
While at Bodmin Road I took a number of photos.
For a period in the 90's we saw a welcome return of freight to the Bodmin & Wenford line when Fitzgerald lighting developed some traffic. The pictures below are all in order. Early in the evening the B & W Class 50 042 Triumph arrived complete with two loaded vans. These were left parked on the Bodmin line. The 50 then ran to the far end of the transfer siding. Shortly afterwards a class 37 668 arrived from St Blazey with empty vans in tow. These were propelled off the main line onto the class 50. The 37 then left the siding and waited just on the up main line.
The 50 then propelled the empty vans into the B & W platform line. Having done this with the empties still coupled it ran up to the beginning of the branch and coupled to the two vans previous left there (8). The 50 then returned coupled between the two full vans and the two empties. The full vans were then propelled onto the transfer siding from whence the 37 took them forward onto the national network. The 50 was then free to depart on the short journey to Bodmin General where it ran round the empty vans before taking them back to Fitzgerald Lighting where they were deposited in the siding.
66007 still in EWS livery about to depart for Westbury with a ballast train. This location is just east of Bodmin Parkway station . 25th November 2018 Copyright Alan Peters .
A final look at the weekend work to relay both the 'up' and down' line at Clinnick viaduct between Largin and Bodmin Parkway, this was the site access for staff up to the viaduct, note the train of Falcon wagons being unloaded by road-railer which gained access at Onslow - Copyright Alan Peters N.B. Track replacement work took place at Clinnick Viaduct over the weekends 23rd and 24th November and the 1st and 2nd December 2018. This photo and caption explains the complex arrangements necessary for access.
The 'new order' as 57 605 crosses Derrycombe Viaduct with the 11.25 Par to Plymouth Saturday service on 30th July 2016. Copyright Chris Harvey.
Largin viaduct 567 ft long and 130 ft high. The original piers were reused when Brunels timber structure was replaced in 1886.
The track diagram and instruments at Largin. The catch point and sand drag was/is provided to catch any trains which failed to observe a stop signal before the single track section. This picture in 1987 by Steve Elliott.Copyright.
An up services passes Largin Signal Box in 1987 Copyright Steve Elliott A can of drinking water was dropped off here once a day.
A note from Craig Munday, signalman at Largin at the time. The class 50s, from memory it was 044 on test with 045 as insurance. I heard it was a pair from Liskeard, stopped at the East end of Largin and spoke to the Laira Driver (an old boy) and made the arrangements for the way back. He obligingly stopped at the box and did even moved them up for me once. The eight exhaust pillars as full power was applied was awesome. The Fitter wasnt too impressed though! The last picture in this sequence is of a down train slowing to make the morning water delivery to the box. Note all the railway paraphernalia, speed limit, mile post, corrugated iron hut, gangers hut, there is also somebody out working on the viaduct.
Copyright Craig Munday. Largin, was a super place to work. The Signalman would park at Bird Cage access point the site which was on the small road up right just before Trago Mills. This was between the two single line viaducts. Largin and St Pinnock. You called the box from the phone at track level for a running report. It took about 4 mins to walk along the viaduct to the box. This was quite a feat with a keen wind blowing. The pictures shows a down freight with a class 47 in charge.
The Largin to St Pinnock single line, Reasons for and operation.
An article by Roy Hart.
Largin and St Pinnock viaducts were originally Brunel timber, single line structures, of course. Both were rebuilt for double track by raising the masonary piers and installing decking of iron girders: St Pinnock in 1882 and Largin in 1886. In 1963 the Chief Civil Engineer reported that these two viaducts were unlikely in future years to withstand two heavy trains passing at speed on them. The cheapest solution (rebuilding being out of the question) was to single the line. Luckily, Largin signal box (9 levers, controlling signals and a crossover) was immediately west of the viaducts, so a short single line section controlled by Largin was feasible. Largin box opened in 1908, to break the long section between Bodmin Road and Doublebois. It was closed and boarded up for a few years in the 1920s, but was revived in about 1927 and still working in 1964. It was one of the loneliest posts on the system, no piped water, no electricity, no habitation or light in sight. Water came by train. Over two weekends in May 1964, the line was slewed into single track outside Largin box and over the viaducts. I remember being on a train passing over the site at walking speed. The new single line passed down the centre line of the viaducts when the work was complete. Mains electricity arrived and the points at the Doublebois end were power-worked. Because of the steep down gradient, there were sand drags on both up and down main for a third of a mile at the London end. The 'up' drag had spring points, to catch any backward movement. All signals were colour light, distant and home on the up line and distant , home and IBS signal on the down (this to increase line capacity because of possible single line delays). As far as I know, there was little disruption of traffic (I think there were 2 Sunday occupations). The new line and signals came into full use (except for temporary speed restrictions) on May 24th 1964. The up side sand drag was later removed: the down one remains, but much shorter than the original. The single line meant that Largin box now had to be open during all traffic hours; today the entire installation is controlled by a miniature panel in Lostwithiel box.
 Many thanks to Roy Hart for this 'in depth' article.
140809i The catch point protecting the single line over the viaducts at the east end of the section. Copyright Roger Winnen. Note the catch point leads onto a very short section of Brunel's bridge rail. Rumour had it for a long time that on one occasion an HST sliding on slippery rails was caught and ventured onto the bridge rail!! This is fact see below.
Below - Two pictures - same place, same day.
The site of a serious accident in 1895.
Doublebois - the station here closed 5 Oct 1964 The signal box closed and all points t.o.u. 11 Nov 68.
140809j Sperritt Tunnel near Doublebois. Copyright Roger Winnen Previously the A390 Dobwalls to Lostwithiel road passed under the line at the bridge seen beyond the tunnel. In 2008 a long bridge, or tunnel was built over the line to carry the diverted A390 road.
From the West Briton 3rd April 2010 A CORNISH railway tunnel has been named in honour of a man who worked on the railways for most of his life. Frank Sperritt worked for Network Rail in the Westcountry for 42 years. Now the newest rail tunnel in the region – linking the mainline between Penzance and London – bears his name.
Relatives, friends and former colleagues gathered at the Sperritt tunnel on Thursday to unveil the nameplate commemorating the engineer. Sperritt Tunnel was built two years ago as part of the A38 Dobwalls road improvements.
Re picture 4. This train started to run during Feb 1967 and because it was air braked had to be worked by an air braked loco which meant class 47s as no Westerns at that time were air braked. It thus brought class 47s to Cornwall from that date at least. I think it was worked by La men in those first days. It would also run additionally on other days if demand required. The empties came back on a Tuesday morning arrival and they were very bad time keepers ! During the mid 70s it was quite common for the loco to be sent out light from Laira to Burngullow to work this service.
Sometimes you strike it lucky with the sun, sometimes you don't. However Roger Geach has been very lucky here judging by the blackness beyond 1023 Western Fusilier it heads east with the 6a21 St Erth to Acton milk on the 1st June 1976 Copyright Roger Geach N.B. This view is taken from the 'Black Bridge.
A fine view of a fine structure, a picture by Mike Roach taken from the west end. Copyright Mike Roach. This replacement structure was completed and passed for service on 25th February 1881. The masonry piers of the previous timber viaduct can be seen alongside.
57303 crosses Moorswater viaduct . 1C99 MX 23.45 Paddington-Penzance 06.08 8th June 2016 Copyright Ron Westwater Note alternate blue and green coaching stock!
Note the area around the engine shed.
An interesting view of 50003 Temararie Approaching Liskeard having just crossed Moorswater viaduct with the 13.54 Penzance to Bristol Temple Meads on 16th February 1985 Copyright Clive Smith Beyond the railway the A38 Liskeard by-pass makes a steep climb from left to right - beyond and the flanks of a hill the expansion of Liskeard is evident.
A picture to really enjoy - so full of interest. 1057 Western Chieftain arrives at Liskeard with the 1105 Penzance to Paddington, The date is 11th July 1971. Beautifully framed by the bridge the Western rolls in whilst on the down platform another service waits the 'right away'. Now take a look at the up goods yard we see the goods shed and all three sidings in use. Clay wagons occupy the left hand road and a DMU stands in the middle road (What was that doing there, maybe the Looe branch unit stabled there while the branch was out of action for some reason - or else waiting to take up a local service to Plymouth). There appear to be two or three coal wagons to the far right. All fascinating, if only one could go back in time and enjoy this once more. Copyright Ron Kosys' Additional information from Roger Geach for which many thanks :- The dmu was waiting to follow 1057 to Plymouth and would work a stopping all stations service . in my 1971 wtt it was a 1310 Liskeard to Plymouth service.
A smashing study of Liskeard as 804 rolls in with an up service. 17th July 1971 0815 Penzance - Paddington Copyright Ron Kosys. This shot is an excellent one for the modeller, note the signals, the clay and coal wagons.
An HST on an up service slows for the station stop. Picture by Mike Roach.
Liskeard, the west end as Peak 45015 rolls in with the 1e21 Penzance to Leeds in November 1974 Copyright Roger Geach. A classic picture as it includes the sidings complete with vans and wagons, it is also before the up platform extension.
Liskeard Signalbox 1971-72 Copyright Chris Osment. Note access to east down sidings still available - this point also at one time gave access to an engine shed.
Keep well back as 45 038 comes towards the down platform at Liskeard. This low level shot makes the tight curvature of the link line to the Looe branch very obvious. 10th August 1984. By the way notice the notice on the door. Copyright Roger Winnen.
Graham Harris writes :- The photograph of 1048 Western Lady at Liskeard taken by John Cornelius on 13 August 1976 had intrigued me for a while. I first noticed it published in 'Profile of the Westerns' and had attempted to identify the service.
I believe it to be the 12.05 Penzance - Paddington relief (1Z15) which had been noted with 1033 on August 6th and 1056 on August 20th.
It would appear to use the stock of the 21.15 ThO Swansea - Paddington, running as the 5Z97 03.15 FO Empty Coaching Stock from Old Oak Common to Penzance, back to Paddington, to then work the 20.38 FO Paddington to Fishguard and finally the 08.00 Cardiff to Portsmouth and return on the Saturday. To me it is a most intriguing use of spare rolling stock. Many thanks to Graham for this information.
A well know feature of the up platform is this pair of signals with the ground disc mounted at a 'dizzy height'! Copyright John Cornelius.
Just to the east of the main station building at Liskeard and at the same high level lay this redundant coach. It must have taken considerable effort to 'station' it at this location. What purpose it served is, at the moment unknown. From the Alan Harris Collection. Information obtained from The Liskeard and Looe Branch book by Gerry Beale states that this grounded coach body was formally a GWR Sleeping Car and was used at Liskeard as a Staff Association Club Room for many years. Does it still survive I wonder!
50036 Victorious runs into Liskeard with a Plymouth to Penzance local 7th July 1987 Copyright Andy Stace. Picture taken from the bank behind signalbox.
The clay waits at the signal (Placed on the up side of the track to improve sighting) the rear of the train fouling the crossover. 22nd September 1987. Copyright Andy Stace.
The station as seen by the camera of Mike Morant in the early 60's. Many thanks to him.
The weekly cement train - running round.
70636 runs round its train of cement wagons at Liskeard on the 21st September 2017. Copyright Gareth Thornton - Signaller, Liskeard.
Gareth writes Thanks for the reply and for finding my pictures worthy of inclusion. I checked all the wagons and there was only one with the spelling mistake. There were 24 of them, the longest we can run round at Liskeard, and even then we have to bring the train off the branch, across the up main onto the down main and then get the driver to set back into the down platform before he can uncouple his loco and run round the wagons. Great fun for us lever monkeys! Anyway, I hope this finds you well, keep up the good work on your wonderfully informative site.
Liskeard viaduct heads over Liskeard viaduct with the down sleeper 1C99 MO 2350 Sun Paddington to Penzancez 27th April 2015 N.B This train was due at 06.22 this photograph taken at 06.53 The early morning photograph provides an unusual illumination of the up side of this viaduct. Copyright Ron Westwater.
In this view by Mike Roach (Copyright) we see the station complete. The station is dominated by the buildings associated with Clicker Tor Quarry quarry behind. June 1965 Copyright Mike Roach. It is understood that the signalman would be consulted when it was required to carry out blasting in the quarry. When convenient and no trains were about permission was given.
In this picture from June 1965 the box which closed on 6th May 1973 can clearly be seen. The footbridge here was replaced recently. Copyright Mike Roach.
57602 Restormel Castle perfectly positioned. As Peter says Menheniot doesn't often feature in our pictures so here we are - The 1026 St Erth to Exeter St Davids at Menheniot 21st July 2018 Copyright Peter Murnaghan Note the original Carnwall Railways waiting room on the up side, a delightful feature. Cornwalls stations have had beautiful floral decorations this year and Menheniot is no exception. Congratulations to Peter for his photograph which thoughtfully includes the flowers the shelter and of course the train.
Trerule Foot overbridge looking west.
Trerule Foot - east of The Class 60 photo below is taken on the first over bridge bridge on the Torpoint side of the Trerulefoot Roundabout , east of it. Very close to the busy roundabout and Windy Ridge cafe. Info direct from Roger Geach, many thanks for this rare shot. There was at one time a signalbox here and crossover.
A rare shot. Two 63's D6304 and sister D6305 at Trerule. Note also in the picture is Trerule Signalbox already disused. The train is the down Cornishman, running a few minutes late at 3.54pm, and the date 15th September 1959. Mike could not afford to let the train get any closer as the highest shutter speed on his primitive camera was one hundredth of a second. Copyright Mike Roach.
D6349 at Trerulefoot on an up freight train on 28th June 1965 Copyright Geoffrey Matthews An extremely interesting photograph at a rare location.
In similar vein, Trerule box (opened at the same time as Baldhu 1938 and of similar size) was to be the junction for the projected new branch line to Looe, but the project ended with world war two and Trerule, like Baldhu, remained as a 6 - lever 'break-section' box. Like Baldhu, it was replaced by colour light IBS signals in the 1950's.
D1013 Western Ranger on the 1745 Plymouth to Penzancez at St Germans on 22nd February 1977 Copyright Roger Geach N.B. This was the last Western Hauled service passenger train down through Cornwall.
A note re St Germans from Craig Munday. The mirror was for Up trains passing when a down train was fouling the view. With the advent of flashing tail lamps - you were lucky to see a red "Flash" in the dark at the precise moment the image was caught!
140715k St Germans, key dates for the replacement of the footbridge. Copyright Roger Winnen Running to time, well done.


Mississippi's Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves announced a plan last week that would raise K-12 state spending by $110 million over last year, but would not fully fund the public schools in the state. Even with the requested rise in money allocated for K-12 schools, more than $256 million would still be unfunded based on the Mississippi Department of Education's $2.8 billion budget proposal.
An amendment initiative in the state known as Initiative 42 would require state legislators to fully fund the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, also known as MAEP, every year. Since the MAEP passed in 1997, it has only been completely funded twice. That would change if Initiative 42 passes when it appears on the general election ballot in November.
I appreciate the Lt. Gov. Reeve's stance to try to funnel more funds to public schools, but clearly there is still too big a deficit in what is needed and what is being provided. Lt. Gov. Reeves says that once Mississippi's economy improves, so will the funding to the schools—but at what point do we make our K-12 funding THE priority, and not just something that happens after every other state bill has been paid?
Underfunding the state's education budget by $256 million is certainly not the way to improve public school classrooms and bring Mississippi up from the bottom of the nation's student achievement rankings. With citizens who have fewer resources and higher poverty levels than other states, it is more important than ever to fully fund what is needed in the public schools and support real change in the lives of this generation of K-12 students.


Writing about restaurants as much as I do, it's a good thing I like to eat.
I'll watch competitive eating contests and TV shows, but I don't think I would ever take part in one.
But in talking to Darren Tristano with Chicago-based research firm Technomic Inc., for a story in last week's print edition about Izzy's, I learned that restaurants and food are more than just work for him.
Tristano serves as a restaurant industry analyst and specializes in major national restaurant chain concept and menu development and smaller, emerging chains.
But he also enjoys a food challenge.
He's eaten the 2-pound burger at Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, called the Quadruple Bypass Burger.
"They even wheel you to your car in a wheelchair," Tristano said.
Now, he's interested in tackling Izzy's 110 Reuben. After discussing the attention an appearance on a show like "Man v. Food Nation" can have on a restaurant, Tristano asked me to send him a link to the Izzy's challenge.
Based in Chicago, it's kind of a long trip to get to Cincinnati to try the monster reuben and potato pancake sandwich. But, Tristano said he was going to be in Toledo soon, so a trip down Interstate 75 wouldn't be too bad.
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On Monday September 30, 2013 Deputy Chief Paul Upton retired from the Somerville Police Department after serving 30 years of distinguished service. Deputy Chief Upton has been a deputy chief at the department since 2008. Paul was the consummate professional which included being the department's "Public Information Officer." who's responsibility was to as well as being a deputy chief, he had to deal with the media and inform the public, especially the good citizens of Somerville of any and all newsworthy events.that impacted their lives that involved the Somerville Police Department.
Stop by the Somerville by Design charrette in East Somerville today to share your thoughts on the future of the neighborhood.
There's still time to have your ideas drawn up on the big boards! Today is the second day of the East Somerville design charrette (here's a recap of day 1: http://bit.ly/18LbJVP). We'll be in our makeshift design studio at 122-124 Broadway until 8 p.m. tonight on Tuesday, so come by to help shape the future of East Somerville.
Here's the latest Mayor's Report, featuring arson and construction updates.
Mayor Joe Curtatone of Somerville, MA talks about Assembly Row, Broadway construction and his height!
Former Somerville Mayor/Middlesex County Register of Deeds Gene Brune at his next book signing!
Former Somerville Mayor Gene Brune signs copies of his book. "The Spirit of Somerville" at an event at the bookshop in Ball Square last week. More than 100 people, Including State Treasurer Steve Grossman came out to the event.
Photo left to right: Ellie Blute, Teresa Cardoso, Gene Brune and Natalie Vieira.
Photo by William Tauro as shown in the Somerville Journal 9/26/13 print edition.
Expect delays all week and presumably all winter long on and under the McGrath O'Brien Highway in Somerville as work crews continue to sandblast, paint and repair the aging and decaying overpass.
The project itself is a major overtaking that may last through this coming winter and well into the spring and maybe through the summer of 2014 as well!
SOMERVILLE'S OLDE MAGOUN'S HOSTS OKTOBERFEST BIERGARTEN!
Olde Magoun's Saloon is bringing back the Paulaner Oktoberfest Biergarten, this time, making it a 2-day event on Saturday October 5th and Sunday October 6th from 12-6pm!
Paulaner is bringing an 18-wheeler truck outfitted with functioning taps and filled with each beer they produce including Oktoberfest Marzen, Oktoberfest Weisn, Pilsner, Lager, Hefeweizen, Salvatore Doppel Bock.
They'll have a tent, biergarten picnic tables, music and authentic Oktoberfest food to go along with all the great beer. This is going to be the Oktoberfest event of the year you don't want to miss!
Registration is now open for: Girls Back to Basics, Friday Night Gym Hockey and Zumba! Please visit www.SomervilleRec.com to register!
Somerville Youth Hockey Association is hosting a sign-up this Monday September 30th from 6-730 and Wednesday October 2nd from 6:30-7:30 in the lobby of the big rink.The program starts Saturday October 19 -March 8, from 8AM-11AM.
The cost of the program is $25 for Somerville residents and $150 for non-residents.
All players must have the proper equipment to attend.
This summer we released the results of a six-month study of Somerville's accessibility, but we need your feedback as well. The second of two public meetings to gather community feedback is scheduled for Thurs., Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. at City Hall. You can also send questions and comments to ADA Coordinator Betsy Allen at 617-625-6600 ext. 2323 or by email at ballen@somervillema.gov. You can read the full study here: http://bit.ly/1hhLWb5.
Help support Historic Somerville with a yogurt purchase this Tuesday only!
co-sponsors with the City of Somerville to highlight our rich and very diverse ethnic heritage! Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt in Davis Square will generously donate 10% of everyone's purchases made on Tues. Oct. 1st to Historic Somerville. They are open from 11am to 10pm and are located in the Davis Square Plaza on Elm St. , opposite Chipotle, and next to the Starbucks Coffee Shop. If you have never been before, here's a chance to try their yummy offerings, with multiple flavors of frozen yogurt and add-ons which you make yourself and can have fun creating! If you are a regular, like me, then here's a great excuse to indulge and help out a worthy cause.
And speaking of worthy causes, you could even make a whole evening meal, and go to Flatbread Pizza on Dover St. and enjoy dinner to support the Friends of Somerville Public Library and then afterwards save room to get dessert by walking across the parking lot to Orange Leaf Yogurt!
If you have a Facebook account and are willing, we sure would appreciate you going to Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt fundraiser in Davis Square to help spread the word.
We are saddened to say with a heavy heart that Somerville Pop Warner has lost a member of the family. Moises Rodriguez played for 5 years (2005-2009).
He played hard and was the defense captain on the A-team playing for Coach Eddie.
He was a cheerful young man that loved his dog as much as football. He leaves behind a mother and 4 younger brothers & sister. He was happiest when he played football so he will wear his #45 ….home!
Team A – Team Player Gave wore # 45 in memory of Moises Rodriguez at Game 4 vs Mission Hill this past Sunday!


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Regents Professor and Director of the Writing Program Victor Villanueva
Victor Villanueva
Victor Villanueva is Regents Professor and Edward R. Meyer Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts at Washington State University. He received his PhD in English with an emphasis in Rhetoric and Writing from the University of Washington in 1986. Since then, he has worked at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Northern Arizona University, and Auburn University, as well as Washington State University. He came to Washington State University in 1995, where he has served as Director of Composition, English Department Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of American Studies. He is the current Director of the Writing Program and is the editor of theStudies in Writing and Rhetoric book series. He served as the head of the national organization for Rhetoric and Writing Studies, the Conference on College Composition and Communication, from 1997 to 2000. Over the years, he has received a number of honors, including the Richard A. Meade Award for Distinguished Research in English Education (1994), the David H. Russell Award for Distinguished Research and Scholarship in English (1995), Rhetorician of the Year (1999), the Advancement of People of Color Leadership Award (2008), and the disciplines' (rhetoric and composition studies) Exemplar Award (2009). Within Washington State University, he has received the Martin Luther King Distinguished Service Award (1999) and the Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Research, Scholarship, and the Arts (2005). Graduate Students declared him Mentor of the Year in American Studies (2009), Most Supportive Faculty Member (1998 and 2010), and declared his graduate seminar the year's best on three occasions (2000, 2006, and 2010). All of his efforts center on the connections between language and relations of power, especially racism.
Villanueva is the author, editor, or co-editor of eight books and nearly fifty articles or chapters in books. Among his books is the award-winning Bootstraps, From an American Academic of Color, Rhetorics of the Americas: 3114 BCE to 2013 CE, andCross-Talk in Comp Theory: A Reader, one of the most-adopted books for the training of English teachers of writing in the U.S. and abroad. As well, he has edited or co-edited two special editions of the journal College English. His work is often anthologized, his writing having twice been chosen as The Common Reading at Buffalo State University. He has also delivered well over a hundred talks nationally and internationally, including nearly fifty keynote or plenary addresses and two distinguished visiting professorship addresses.
Villanueva's over thirty years of teaching have included fifteen different undergraduate course topics—from teaching writing to underprepared first-year students, to the connections between literacy and politics, to the rhetorics of racism. He has also taught over a dozen graduate courses—from methods of teaching writing to the rhetorics of political economy. As well, he has served on well over a hundred graduate student MA and PhD committees, supervising seventy-five of those. His research interests are reflected in his scholarship; and his scholarship is reflected in his teaching and mentoring of future scholars.
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Q: The Chicken Portioning Problem I thought of this question while portioning chicken in the sandwich shop where I used to work. It may reduce to the bin-packing problem, but I am not certain. It is as follows:
You have been given a bucket of irregularly cut chicken to portion for sandwiches. You have been told that each portion must be 3.1 oz. You have used a scale and measured each piece to within 0.1 oz. So for example maybe you have a 1.1 oz piece, and a 0.7 oz piece, and a 2.3 oz piece, etc. Consider these masses to be good, known integer multiples of 0.1 oz. So you have done this and you have made a big list of all your chicken sizes (you are a very diligent employee).
Here is the question: is there any quick way to look at your list and know whether or not there is a way to portion the chicken faster than just trying every combination? You have 31 lb of chicken to portion, and there must still be living people to serve chicken sandwiches to when you are done!
Note that (in some contradiction to my last comment) you don't need to know how to portion the chicken. You just need to know if it can be done. For example, if you were given two 3.0 oz pieces and one 0.2 oz piece, you would know the total is divisible by 3.1, but you could not make two packets out of it.
Thanks,
GOT

A: This is not a complete answer, nor optimal, nor from a specialist. But I would like to explain what I think could be a reasonably good approach. Note that it is a constructive approach, still in the style "try out many combinations", just more efficient than a random approach. I do not know whether there is an approach that just gives you a fast yes/no answer without telling you the actual combinations.
1) Order the pieces by weight. I assume that they are all 3.1 oz or less and that you cannot cut them into smaller pieces.
2) Look for 3.1 oz pieces and put them aside (or into a sandwich).
3) Look at the biggest piece left and look for complementary pieces (of weight 3.1-x), starting from the bottom of the ordered list, and going up only until the sum is still smaller or equal than 3.1 oz. If you find a complementary piece, put them both aside. Do the same for all other pieces (of course, if you have many pieces with the same weight, you can skip the remaining ones as soon as you have a failed attempt), always starting the check for the complementary piece from the obvious place in the list (i.e.: start to look for complementary pieces from the same place in the list where you found the last successful match: smaller pieces won't do).
4) Then start again from the first piece and look for fillings with three pieces. If you have stored the information about the available sums of weights of pairs of pieces in the previous round, without repetition (but with a link to the actual pairs), and filtered out the pairs were some pieces have already been put to the side, you might be able to exploit this information to be faster: you are again looking at pairs of data, not at triples!
5) Do it again and again, always increasing the number of pieces you consider, but always comparing only the weights of single pieces with the available sums of $n-1$ weights smaller than 3.1 oz (which you have stored in the previous round)
How do you know when to stop? Well, naively, you cannot use more than 31 pieces for a sandwich. But, more efficiently, when at the beginning of a round you start comparing the biggest piece left with the smallest sum of $n-1$ weights, you can stop if the total sum is bigger than 3.1 oz.
Sorry if the explanation is not very clear. I can write down an example, if you want. Again, this is a naive way to optimize, based on ordering (so as not to check things many times) and storing data (for the same reason). I am not claiming that this is optimal, but it might be a relatively good solution. It should be doable by hand and if you know some programming and have a laptop at work, you can probably use this algorithm to get all the combinations explicitly computed in a couple of seconds.
Remark: I think that it can be shown that this greedy approach actually gives you the highest number of doable sandwiches, because at the end you are left only with small pieces, and you could not do anything meaningful with them anyway, even if they were combined into bigger pieces of the same total mass.

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Being involved in Operations as well as Capital Delivery is a rare opportunity. Thames Tideway Tunnel alone has an estimated cost of £4.2bn, being the largest infrastructure project in the UK water industry. The opportunities to grow and develop your knowledge and skills in a fast-paced environment are enormous. You will have the chance to challenge the norm and consider new approaches or ideas.
Deliver asset inspection and refurbishment programs to ensure the sewage network system is operating effectively and efficiently.
Provide Thames Waters readiness for the operation of the Tideway Tunnel. This will involve reviewing existing service regimes, refurbishing or replacing assets, development of management systems and providing technical input.
Deliver asset change and standards programs, by reviewing current protocol, working with internal and external stakeholders to deliver health and safety and efficiency improvements.
Coordinate resource, either contractor or operational staff to ensure project deliverables are met along with day to day operational activities.
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Responsible for managing and co-ordination of onsite work, to include the management of contractors and TW employees. Ensuring all activity is carried out safely, with no impact to customer service and issuing permits as required.
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The making of Jeremy Deller's latest film Jump to media player In All That Is Solid Melts Into Air artist Jeremy Deller takes a personal look at the impact of the Industrial Revolution on British popular culture, and its persisting influence on our lives today.
Jeremy Deller's All That is Solid Melts Into Air film Jump to media player Jeremy Deller examines the impact the Industrial Revolution had on British popular culture in this film which is part of his latest exhibition All That Is Solid Melts Into Air.
Deller's 'Magic' Venice exhibition Jump to media player Turner Prize-winner Jeremy Deller has created an "aggressive" anti-establishment exhibition to represent Britain at the Venice Biennale.
Venice welcomes art 'Olympics' Jump to media player The 55th Venice Biennale launches this weekend with exhibits from 88 countries, including the UK's controversial artist Jeremy Deller.
Turner-prize winning artist Jeremy Deller, who represented Britain in this year's Venice Biennale with an installation in the British Pavilion, has turned his attention to the Industrial Revolution curating a touring exhibition which opens at Manchester Art Gallery.
In All That Is Solid Melts Into Air Deller takes a personal look at the impact of the Industrial Revolution on British popular culture, and its persisting influence on our lives today.
He made this film with BBC Newsnight about the project and why he did it. You can watch the full exhibition film here.


(NEW YORK, NY) — StreetEasy has launched Listing Tools, a new platform that makes it easier and simpler for agents to enter and manage their NYC listings.The new platform will replace the old entry system and has two models for agents: the free model and the enterprise model. Partnering with Douglas Elliman, StreetEasy's enterprise version is customized to each brokerage firm and merges with marketing platforms.
Listing Tools provides agents with two exclusive features: Agent Spotlight and the Listing Tool app.
Agent Spotlight will allow listing agents the option to have exclusive placement on the sales listings they're advertising on StreetEasy. The Listing Tools app will operate as a listing management app and will allow agents to manage their listings directly from their phones. Agents will be able to do things such as create and publish a listing, take and rearrange photos, update listing facts and home status, schedule an open house, and more.
The enterprise version is set to launch before the free version, but both will include a new desktop interface and mobile app.
The purpose of the new platform is to cater to agents who manually enter their own listings. According to StreetEasy, more than 50% of its active listings are entered manually.
Listings Tools will become open to the public over the next few months. StreetEasy will also launch features including Premier Agent on StreetEasy, Building Experts, StreetEasy PRO and Featured Listings programs.


As the global leader in pool and spa equipment, Pentair has made a strong commitment to develop and offer the most environmentally responsible products available. The Eco Select brand is the keystone of this green program to meet the dual objectives of a growing number of pool owners—to save money and make more eco-friendly choices.
It starts with product development. We have dedicated senior staff whose sole mission is to assure that new and re-engineered products are the most eco-friendly and economically attractive on the market.
You'll see the Eco Select brand associated with existing products and systems that already meet these objectives. These products save energy, conserve water, reduce noise, or otherwise contribute to a more environmentally responsible pool equipment system. In every case, a product that earns the Eco Select brand is clearly our "greenest" and most efficient choice. The rest of this booklet will introduce you to the products that have earned the Eco Select brand.
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A perennial, evergreen sub shrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. Sage leaves are oblong, ranging in size up to 2.5 in (6.4 cm) long by 1 in (2.5 cm) wide. Leaves are grey-green, rugose on the upper side, and nearly white underneath due to the many short soft hairs. Modern cultivars include leaves with purple, rose, cream, and yellow in many variegated combinations.
Sage is an astringent, anti septic, tonic herb with a Camphor like aroma. Sage relaxes spasm, suppresses perspiration and lactation improves liver function and digestion, and has anti inflammatory, anti depressant and estrogenic effects.
The strong flavour of sage means that a little goes a long way. Sage goes well with pork, beef, duck and chicken recipes, and fatty meats in particular. In Italy it is commonly chopped, mixed with melted butter and served stirred into pasta or gnocchi. Fry sage leaves with liver or kidneys, or try dipping them into a light batter and deep-frying – they can be used to garnish dishes or eaten as a snack.


Choosing an internet package can be confusing. There are so many providers and packages to choose from. Where do you start?
Having great internet isn't just about price. There's the speed to consider, support and installation amongst others. Do you go wireless or use NBN?
No one wants to be locked into a long contract that doesn't suit them so if you're considering an internet package, it's important to do your research first and get what's right for you.
This week we take a look at fixed wireless and NBN.
The NBN has unfairly copped a whack for some time, but for some, it may be a good option. First up, if you have a fibre connection or live near a node, you can get some pretty good internet speeds.
Secondly, just because there might be faster internet out there, such as wireless, it doesn't mean that it's the best option for you.
A good place to start is to see how many devices you have and what you need them for. If you just want to stream the latest episode of Game of Thrones, then a lower tier NBN or Pentanet fixed-wireless plan will probably fit your needs fine.
On the other hand, if you like your gaming fast and furious or have many internet hungry users in the house it may best to go for a higher tier NBN or Pentanet fixed-wireless plan.
It works just like a Foxtel receiver. With just a small dish installed on your roof, you can receive internet speeds up to twice as fast as the NBN, provided you're within signal reach from one of our many Perth city towers.
A quick look at our Check your address tab on our Pentanet website will tell you whether you're able to receive our fixed wireless.
We can get you connected up in a matter of days (sometimes in the same day!) and you can enjoy buffer-free streaming. If we're not in your area yet, please contact us and we'll let you know when you can receive a fixed wireless signal in your vicinity.
If you're thinking: fixed wireless can be twice as fast as NBN, therefore it must be twice as expensive, you'd be wrong. Our fixed wireless plans are super competitive with the base plan comparable to NBN.
Check out our pricing plans for fixed wireless and NBN.
If you're about to sign with one of the big boys, think about who you might be speaking to if your internet goes down. Whether you've got NBN or fixed wireless, as long as you're with Pentanet, you'll speak directly with their team in Perth, not a call centre overseas. That means prompt, local service and peace of mind.
There's heaps of competition out there so do your research before you buy your internet package. No one wants to be locked in on an unsuitable long-term contract. At Pentanet we offer local Perth service and super competitive fixed wireless and NBN packages to suit your needs.
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The information risks and security controls associated with email are the focus of this module, plus (to some extent) security issues relating to other forms of interpersonal or person-to-person communications such as the telephone, SMS/text messaging and chat-type applications such as Skype and Instant Messaging.
The module is intended to:
Introduce email and messaging security, providing general context and background information to set the scene for this topic;
Identify, characterize and assess email and messaging-related information risks to the organization (touching on those affecting them personally as individuals) – phishing, spam and email-borne malware being just three of many concerns in this area;
Expand on the associated information security controls (such as email encryption) and other forms of risk treatment (such as not expressing in writing and communicating things that you might later regret i.e. risk avoidance);
Stimulate everyone to think - and most of all act - more securely while using, managing and administering email and messaging.
Consider your learning objectives on this topic, perhaps including other business issues relating to email and messaging besides the most obvious information risk and security ones, such as:
Corporate branding e.g. logos and signature blocks;
Using professional/formal business language or casual/informal language as appropriate;
Disclaimers etc. designed to remind users about security and limit liabilities;
Network and system security, including availability (e.g. pre-arranging emergency communication mechanisms in case the normal systems fail for some reason);
Filing, backing up, archiving and retrieving important messages (including the potential 'discovery' or search and seizure of pertinent evidence for court cases);
Distraction and overload caused by some users' obsessive need to read and respond rapidly to electronic messages;
Reporting and responding to security incidents in this area.
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Security awareness materials on email and other forms of messaging, covering issues such as phishing/social engineering, spam, malware and inappropriate disclosure.


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A broken VA is abandoning our veterans
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Updated 12:01 PM EDT, Fri May 30, 2014
The Department of Veterans Affairs has been criticized over its treatment of veterans in need of health care.
PHOTO: Scott Peterson/Getty Images
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers says the dysfunction in the VA is unacceptable and inexcusable
She tells the story of two brothers who failed to get adequate treatment after service
Nearly 30% of veterans return from war with some kind of service-related disability
She supports a bill to allow veterans to seek outside care from private practitioners
Editor's Note: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, is chairwoman of the House Republican Conference and represents her state's 5th District. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
This is a story about two brothers.
They grew up in eastern Washington, joined the Marines and fought in Iraq and Afghanistan after the terrorist attacks of September 11.
The brothers served valiantly, in the name of American freedom, to defend liberty and democracy abroad. They saw battle and bloodshed, bore witness to the loss of life and faced the unforgettable and haunting realities of war.
The brothers returned to America emotionally shattered, psychologically distraught and forever changed. And the Department of Veterans Affairs failed to treat them.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
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Years later, like many of their comrades, these brothers, whose names we are keeping private, suffer from severe post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, physical disabilities and memory loss.
One lives with severe head injuries because of the bombs that went off beside him in Fallujah. The other was afraid to admit his suicidal thoughts. And when he finally did, the VA locked him in a room for several torturous hours until they ultimately let him go – without any treatment or assistance whatsoever. He was left alone to replay and relive the horrors of war.
This is unacceptable and inexcusable. As the wife of a retired Navy commander and the representative of the district covering Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington, I see firsthand the permanent effects of war – both physical and psychological – on those who serve our country.
Nearly 30% of today's veterans return from war with some kind of service-related disability – often PTSD or traumatic brain injury – and too often, the VA fails them.
Though recent reports highlight the fundamental inefficiencies and mismanagement within the agency, the VA has failed to protect America's veterans for far too long. This is a serious problem, and it demands a serious solution.
Document: VA audit report released
This issue is about more than the resignation of Secretary Eric Shinseki; it's about changing the structure and culture that have pervaded the VA for decades. The secretary is not the root of the problem; he's simply the face of it. We need to modernize an outdated agency, bring it into the 21st century and ensure that the VA is better equipped to treat the health and psychological issues that are unique to our veterans.
Shinseki apologizes, orders VA fixes
Moreover, the culture of the VA needs to change: Right now, too many veterans feel as if the VA treats them like a burden, leaving them both alone and untreated in the aftermath of war. We need to address the systemic, structural issues within the VA – the misallocation of resources, the interminably long waiting lists, the bureaucratic inefficiencies – to ensure that our American heroes are properly protected the second they return home from war.
House Committee grills VA witnesses
Is firing Secy. Shinseki the answer?
Montel Williams: Protect our veterans
The House has taken swift action to do just that. Last week, we passed the overwhelmingly bipartisan Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014, which holds the VA accountable for actions that are both egregious and preventable.
We urge the Senate to take immediate action on this legislation so we can get it to the president's desk and signed into law. We cannot afford to waste more time. With 23 deaths already attributed to delayed care – and many more in which "delay in treatment" has been listed as a factor – we refuse to let another veteran lose his or her life for something that can be prevented.
When one joins the military, he or she is promised health care for life. So we need to make sure that happens.
I am proud to join Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller, R-Florida, in his legislation to allow veterans to seek outside care from private practitioners, paid for by the department, if they have been waiting more than 30 days for an appointment. Our veterans should be allowed to go to local doctors and hospitals to treat their physical conditions and rely on the VA for issues that are unique to their specific needs.
It's time to bring the VA into the 21st century with stricter management, greater accountability and better care. While the agency has done great things – such as its innovative work with prosthetics for disabled veterans or its telehealth system in regions like Spokane – we need to take a closer look at the VA's infrastructure, its strategic plan and its allocation of resources. The agency needs greater accountability and transparency. But most of all, the VA needs to shift its priorities so the veteran is always the priority.
We will keep fighting. We will fight to give veterans the care they deserve and were promised. We will fight to modernize the VA to meet the needs of today's service members. And we will fight for those two brothers in eastern Washington and for the millions of heroes just like them who have served America with unwavering resolve.
They have protected us, and now we will protect them.
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Employees should be hired and judged by their qualifications and abilities -- not by their race or the color of their skin. Laws prohibit an employer from discriminating against employees because of their race. Know your rights.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as state and local laws, prohibit an employer from discriminating against an employee because of that employee's race. An employer may not give an employee less favorable treatment, fewer job or promotional opportunities, or terminate or refuse to hire an employee because of that employee's race. Additionally, an employer may not adopt policies that disproportionately impact members of a particular race unless the employer can demonstrate that there is a legitimate business necessity for such policies.
Federal law, dating back to the Civil Rights Act of 1866, also specifically protects against discrimination in the making and enforcement of employment contracts. This law, known as Section 1981, can provide for greater compensation than other non-discrimination laws such as Title VII.
All of the protections discussed below apply equally against discrimination on the basis of skin color as they do to race. If you believe you have been a victim of race discrimination, it is important that you understand your rights.
Federal, state, and local laws forbid employers from discriminating based on race with respect to all terms and conditions of their employment, which include hiring, compensation, promotion, treatment on the job, and termination. These laws also prevent also prevent employers from making employment decisions based on stereotypes or assumptions about the abilities, traits, or performance capability of an individual.
The law prohibits an employer from deliberately treating employees less favorably because of their race. This type of disparate treatment may be in the form of adverse employment actions such as refusing to hire, refusing to provide training, denying promotions, denying equal compensation and benefits, disciplining, and firing.
It is also illegal for an employer to subject an employee or allow an employee to be subjected to harassment because of that employee's race. Harassment based on race is any conduct that interferes with a person's work performance, negatively affects a person's employment opportunities, or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment. Racist jokes, name-calling, threats, and other forms of mistreatment towards an employee because of his or her race are illegal if the behavior is so severe and pervasive that it changes the terms or conditions of a person's employment.
Finally, federal law specifically prohibits disparate treatment on the basis of race in the making and enforcement of employment contracts. Though this law, Section 1981, only applies to racial discrimination, courts have interpreted it to apply to certain categories of nationality or ethnicity as well.
"Disparate Impact" discrimination occurs when an apparently objective policy has a disproportionately negative effect on members of one race, and the employer is unable to show that the policy is job-related and justified by business necessity. Title VII allows legal claims challenging employer policies or actions that have a disparate impact based on race. Section 1981, the law that covers race discrimination in employment contracts, requires an employee to prove disparate treatment, and does not allow for disparate impact as the basis for a claim.
Title VII applies to employers with 15 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, including private employers, state and local government employers. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(b). It also applies to labor organizations and employment agencies, 42 U.S.C. § 200e-2(b)-(d), and to the federal government, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16, although there are different procedures for a federal employee to pursue a discrimination claim. Even if your employer employs fewer than 15 employees, it may be considered a covered employer under Title VII if it has acted jointly with a parent or subsidiary corporation, and together the employees number more than 15; to determine whether the companies have acted jointly, a court would focus on factors such as the degree of interrelationship, degree of common ownership, control, and management, and degree of centralization of personnel functions. See, e.g., Nesbit v. Gears United, Inc., 347 F.3d 72, 84 (3d Cir. 2003) (describing factors).
You must file a charge with the EEOC in order to seek a legal remedy for racial discrimination or retaliation that violated Title VII. You must file your charge within 180 days from the date of the alleged violation in order to protect your ability to vindicate your rights under Title VII. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e)(1). If you live in a state that has a state law prohibiting race discrimination, however, this 180-day filing deadline is extended to 300 days or 30 days after you have received notice of termination of state proceedings if that date is earlier, because you are required to file a charge with the appropriate agency in your state. Id.
If you are a federal employee, you must first initiate a complaint by contacting your employing agency's EEO counselor within 45 days of the alleged violation. If the complaint the complaint cannot be resolved informally, you must file a formal written complaint with the agency that discriminated against you within 15 days of the notice of the EEO counselor's failure to resolve the matter. 29 C.F.R. §§ 1614.105(a)(1), .106(b). The agency investigation must be completed within 180 days of the date the complaint or its last amendment was filed, or within 360 days of the date the original complaint was filed, whichever is earlier. 29 C.F.R. §1614.108. A court action must be filed within 90 days of receipt of notice of final action on the formal written complaint. 42 U.S.C. §2000e-16(c).
All private employers, regardless of size, are covered by Section 1981's prohibition against racial discrimination in contracts. In addition, individuals (such as supervisors) as well as business entities can be sued under Section 1981.
Unlike other non-discrimination laws, including Title VII, Section 1981 does not cap the types of damages listed above.
You must file a claim in federal court within 4 years for conduct that occurred within the employment relationship. For conduct that took place before the employment relationship, such as discriminatory failure to hire, courts usually borrow from the relevant state personal injury statutes of limitation, which tend to have a 2-3 year period in which a claim can be filed. Unlike Title VII, employees are not required to first go through an administrative agency such as the EEOC.
In addition to Title VII, employees may also be protected under state laws that forbid race discrimination. The specifics of these statutes vary from state to state, but in some cases plaintiffs may be able to pursue claims for damages and other relief under these statutes in addition to those provided by Title VII. For example, the language of the District of Columbia Human Rights Act ("DCHRA") is almost identical to that of Title VII, but this D.C. anti-discrimination law does not include a cap on damages or a requirement that the employee first file an administrative complaint. The DCHRA also allows for liability against individuals, such as supervisors. The Virginia Human Rights Act, meanwhile, applies to small businesses that may not be covered under Title VII. Several counties in Maryland also enforce statutes similar to Title VII. An attorney who is familiar with local laws can help you decide under which statutes — state or federal — you should file your complaint.
The attorneys at Katz, Marshall & Banks have a long history of successfully representing clients in race discrimination, harassment and retaliation cases, and we are nationally recognized as experts in the field. If you believe that you have been subjected to illegal race discrimination, contact the experienced lawyers at Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP for an evaluation of your case with no further obligation.


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I was really excited today when I saw that "CUE mixes are fixed for soloing". For audio tracks it seems to work fine but if there are instrument tracks they will be muted when another channel is soloed. Just did a couple tests. Had a mix that was all audio tracks added an instrument track and when I soloed one of the audio tracks the instrument track went silent in the CUE mix. Did this with a couple of older projects as well even cleared my settings folder. Come on Presonus !! Test all corner cases before a release. Going back to PT and Reaper until they try again. Really, really wish I could use this as my default DAW.
Can confirm this. Besides that I am wondering why this is a global option, not a song/template option and even more: Why can't it be set for each output individually? CUE mixes are the only way to send audio to multiple outputs inside Studio One. So you may want to set this differently for some CUE outs.
From what I'm thinking this has to do with their low latency routing model being different for instruments and busses and audio channels.
Melodyne broken since Studio One 4.1 update?


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#region License information

#endregion

using System;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
using WebSocketSharp;

// ReSharper disable once CheckNamespace
namespace Gett.Sharing.Live
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Represent a single connection to Ge.tt Live API
    /// http://ge.tt/developers - Live API for Ge.tt Web service.
    /// </summary>
    public class GettLive
    {
        #region JSON Serialize/Deserialize classes
        [System.Diagnostics.DebuggerDisplay("FileId = {FileId}, FileName = {FileName}, ShareName = {ShareName}")]
        [JsonObject(MemberSerialization.OptOut)]
        public class LiveFileEventInfo
        {
            [JsonIgnore]
            public readonly DateTime Timestamp = DateTime.Now;
            [JsonProperty("type")]
            public string Type = null;
            [JsonProperty("sharename")]
            public string ShareName = null;
            [JsonProperty("filename")]
            public string FileName = null;
            [JsonProperty("fileid")]
            public string FileId = null;
            [JsonProperty("size")]
            public long Size = 0;
            [JsonProperty("reason")]
            public string Reason = null;
        }
        #endregion

        #region Variables
        /// <summary>
        /// Provides access to GettUser object, Token etc.
        /// </summary>
        private readonly GettUser _gettUser;

        /// <summary>
        /// Connection to WebSocket.
        /// </summary>
        private WebSocket _webSocket;

        /// <summary>
        /// Last received from Ge.tt Live.
        /// </summary>
        public DateTime LastReceived { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Session id for this Live connection.
        /// </summary>
        public string Session { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// WatchDog timer. Restarts Live API connection if no "ping" is received for over 2 min.
        /// </summary>
        private System.Threading.Timer _watchDog;

        /// <summary>
        /// Thread-safe handling of WatchDog timer
        /// </summary>
        private readonly object _watchDogSyncRoot = new object();

        /// <summary>
        /// When WatchDog restarts connection
        /// </summary>
        public TimeSpan WatchDogRestartTimeSpan = new TimeSpan(0, 1, 30);
        #endregion

        #region Common information about this file
        /// <summary>
        /// Parent of this class. GettUser class.
        /// </summary>
        public GettUser Parent { get { return _gettUser; } }
        #endregion

        #region ctor
        /// <summary>
        /// Internal ctor, GettUser class creates instances for this class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="gettUser"></param>
        internal GettLive(GettUser gettUser)
        {
            _gettUser = gettUser;
        }
        #endregion

        #region WebSocket events for own data handling, reconnecting etc.
        /// <summary>
        /// Live API open, sending 'connect' login request
        /// </summary>
        public event Action<GettLive> OnOpen;

        /// <summary>
        /// Live API has been closed.
        /// </summary>
        public event Action<GettLive> OnClose;

        /// <summary>
        /// There has been an error.
        /// </summary>
        public event Action<GettLive, string> OnError;

        /// <summary>
        /// Raw data from Live API.
        /// </summary>
        public event Action<GettLive, string> OnMessage;
        #endregion

        #region Starting and ending Live session
        /// <summary>
        /// Start connection to Ge.tt Live with the given session id.
        /// If a file in your share is downloaded, a notifications is received.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="session">Session id of you own choice</param>
        /// <param name="useWatchDog">Use a watch dog timer to automatic check if reconnect is required</param>
        public void Start(string session, bool useWatchDog)
        {
            if (_webSocket == null)
            {
                if (useWatchDog)
                {
                    lock (_watchDogSyncRoot)
                    {
                        if (_watchDog == null)
                        {
                            _watchDog = new System.Threading.Timer(WatchDog);
                            _watchDog.Change(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(15), TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30));
                        }
                    }
                }

                Session = session;
                //_webSocket = new WebSocket(GettBaseUri.BaseUriLive, "wss");
                _webSocket = new WebSocket(GettBaseUri.BaseUriLive);
                _webSocket.OnOpen += WebSocket_OnOpen;
                _webSocket.OnClose += WebSocket_OnClose;
                _webSocket.OnError += WebSocket_OnError;
                _webSocket.OnMessage += WebSocket_OnMessage;

                _webSocket.Connect();
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Check last received Date/Time. If time span is over WatchDogRestartTimeSpan, watch dog will restart connection to Live API
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="state"></param>
        private void WatchDog(object state)
        {
            // Is it time to restart connection ?
            if ((DateTime.Now - LastReceived) > WatchDogRestartTimeSpan)
            {
                System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Restart connection, Last receivce:" + LastReceived + ", TimeSpan:" + (DateTime.Now - LastReceived), "WS");
                Restart();
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Stop connection to Ge.tt Live.
        /// </summary>
        public void Stop()
        {
            if (_webSocket != null)
            {
                lock (_watchDogSyncRoot)
                {
                    if (_watchDog != null)
                    {
                        _watchDog.Dispose();
                        _watchDog = null;
                    }
                }

                _webSocket.OnOpen -= WebSocket_OnOpen;
                _webSocket.OnClose -= WebSocket_OnClose;
                _webSocket.OnError -= WebSocket_OnError;
                _webSocket.OnMessage -= WebSocket_OnMessage;
                _webSocket.Close();
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Restart connection to Ge.tt Live.
        /// </summary>
        public void Restart()
        {
            if (_webSocket != null)
            {
                _webSocket.Close();
                _webSocket.Connect();
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region WebSocket events
        /// <summary>
        /// On WebSocket open connection.
        /// Send "connect" argument.
        /// </summary>
        private void WebSocket_OnOpen(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                //System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("OnOpen, send 'connect' request", "WS");

                // Argument.
                var jsonArgument = new JObject(new JProperty("type", "connect"), new JProperty("accesstoken", _gettUser.Token.AccessToken), new JProperty("session", Session));

                // Send "connect" Json.
                _webSocket.Send(jsonArgument.ToString());
                _webSocket.Send("ping");

                Action<GettLive> copyOnOpen = OnOpen;
                if (copyOnOpen != null)
                {
                    copyOnOpen(this);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                //System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("OnOpen, handling exception: " + ex.GetType().ToString() + ", " + ex.Message, "WS");

                Action<GettLive, string> copyOnError = OnError;
                if (copyOnError != null)
                {
                    copyOnError(this, ex.Message);
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// On WebSocket close connection
        /// </summary>
        private void WebSocket_OnClose(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            //System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("OnClose event");
            Action<GettLive> copyOnClose = OnClose;
            if (copyOnClose != null)
            {
                copyOnClose(this);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// On WebSocket error, connection abort etc.
        /// </summary>
        private void WebSocket_OnError(object sender, ErrorEventArgs e)
        {
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("OnError event: [" + e.Message + "]", "WS");

            Action<GettLive, string> copyOnError = OnError;
            if (copyOnError != null)
            {
                copyOnError(this, e.Message);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// On WebSocket new message received.
        /// </summary>
        private void WebSocket_OnMessage(object sender, MessageEventArgs e)
        {
            string eventdata = e.Data;

            // Base JSON message format, except for "ping" message.
            //{
            //  "type":"the message type"
            //}
            //System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("WebSocket_OnMessage event: [" + eventdata + "]");
            try
            {
                // Got a "ping" message from Live API
                if (eventdata == "ping")
                {
                    // Send "pong" message, we are still alive.
                    _webSocket.Send("pong");
                    LastReceived = DateTime.Now;
                }
                else if (eventdata == "pong")
                {
                    // Got a "pong" message for ower own "ping" message.
                    LastReceived = DateTime.Now;
                }
                else
                {
                    try
                    {
                        JObject jsonResponse = JObject.Parse(eventdata);
                        LiveFileEventInfo fileLiveEvent = null;

                        // What type of Live event?
                        switch (jsonResponse["type"].ToString())
                        {
                            case "download": fileLiveEvent = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<LiveFileEventInfo>(eventdata); break; // Download event.
                            case "storagelimit": fileLiveEvent = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<LiveFileEventInfo>(eventdata); break; // Storagelimit event.
                            case "filestat": fileLiveEvent = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<LiveFileEventInfo>(eventdata); break; // Filestatus event.
                            case "violatedterms": fileLiveEvent = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<LiveFileEventInfo>(eventdata); break; // Violated terms event.
                        }

                        if (fileLiveEvent != null)
                        {
                            LastReceived = DateTime.Now;
                            OnFileEvent(fileLiveEvent);
                        }
                    }
                    catch (Exception ex)
                    {
                        System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("WebSocket_OnMessage, Json exception: " + ex.GetType() + ", " + ex.Message);
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("WebSocket_OnMessage, handling exception: " + ex.GetType() + ", " + ex.Message);
            }

            Action<GettLive, string> copyOnMessage = OnMessage;
            if (copyOnMessage != null)
            {
                copyOnMessage(this, eventdata);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// On WebSocket new message received.
        /// </summary>
        //private void WebSocket_OnMessage(object sender, string eventdata)
        //{
        //    // Base JSON message format, except for "ping" message.
        //    //{
        //    //  "type":"the message type"
        //    //}
        //    //System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("WebSocket_OnMessage event: [" + eventdata + "]");
        //    try
        //    {
        //        // Got a "ping" message from Live API
        //        if (eventdata == "ping")
        //        {
        //            // Send "pong" message, we are still alive.
        //            _webSocket.Send("pong");
        //            LastReceived = DateTime.Now;
        //        }
        //        else if (eventdata == "pong")
        //        {
        //            // Got a "pong" message for ower own "ping" message.
        //            LastReceived = DateTime.Now;
        //        }
        //        else
        //        {
        //            try
        //            {
        //                JObject jsonResponse = JObject.Parse(eventdata);
        //                LiveFileEventInfo fileLiveEvent = null;

        //                // What type of Live event?
        //                switch (jsonResponse["type"].ToString())
        //                {
        //                    case "download": fileLiveEvent = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<LiveFileEventInfo>(eventdata); break; // Download event.
        //                    case "storagelimit": fileLiveEvent = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<LiveFileEventInfo>(eventdata); break; // Storagelimit event.
        //                    case "filestat": fileLiveEvent = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<LiveFileEventInfo>(eventdata); break; // Filestatus event.
        //                    case "violatedterms": fileLiveEvent = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<LiveFileEventInfo>(eventdata); break; // Violated terms event.
        //                }

        //                if (fileLiveEvent != null)
        //                {
        //                    LastReceived = DateTime.Now;
        //                    OnFileEvent(fileLiveEvent);
        //                }
        //            }
        //            catch (Exception ex)
        //            {
        //                System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("WebSocket_OnMessage, Json exception: " + ex.GetType() + ", " + ex.Message);
        //            }
        //        }
        //    }
        //    catch (Exception ex)
        //    {
        //        System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("WebSocket_OnMessage, handling exception: " + ex.GetType() + ", " + ex.Message);
        //    }

        //    Action<GettLive, string> copyOnMessage = OnMessage;
        //    if (copyOnMessage != null)
        //    {
        //        copyOnMessage(this, eventdata);
        //    }

        //}
        #endregion

        #region Events from Live API
        /// <summary>
        /// Event that is called every time a download, storagelimit, filestat or violatedterms is received.
        /// </summary>
        public event Action<LiveFileEventInfo> LiveFileEvent;

        /// <summary>
        /// Signal Live event on file.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="fileLiveEvent">The file and share</param>
        private void OnFileEvent(LiveFileEventInfo fileLiveEvent)
        {
            var copyLiveFileEvent = LiveFileEvent;
            if (copyLiveFileEvent != null)
            {
                copyLiveFileEvent(fileLiveEvent);
            }
        }
        #endregion
    }
}

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Solar Kiosk opens in Ethiopia
Depending on the local conditions in which it is situated the 'solarkiosk' can serve residents with services such as internet,
TV and music, and act as a sales point in which to buy solar lanterns, solar home systems, scratch cards for mobile phones
and other typical kiosk products. there is even the possibility to connect multiple units together to create a local grid.
The 'solarkiosk' initiative seeks to work with cooperations and business partners, GOs and NGOs in which to bring it to use in
regions that are in need, hopefully bringing economic growth to less developed parts of the world, stimulating communities
and enabling them to educate themselves by night.
The world's first 'solarkiosk' opened up in ethiopia near lake langano on july 15th, 2012.
https://www.solarkiosk.eu/
http://graftlab.com/portfolio_page/solarkiosk/
http://www.vsenviortech.com/indexafd4.html?page=159
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfSz2yFhrJk
Darrell James
www.wmupstream.com
Kenya School
Knoxville's Innovation Valley
LEED Certified Homes By State
Passive Energy
Pv Investment Opportunities
Solar UAV's
Supermarket Energy Usage


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El Tribunal de Cuentas o Corte de Cuentas es un tipo de entidad fiscalizadora superior, estructurada como un órgano colegiado, responsable de fiscalizar y juzgar la regularidad de las cuentas y gestión financiera públicas. Realizan por tanto la auditoría contable y financiera de los estados. En muchos países de Latinoamérica esta función la tiene la Contraloría General de la República (aunque en este caso tiene el defecto que no es un cuerpo colegiado).

Véase también
Juicio de cuentas
Responsabilidad contable

Enlaces externos
 Página oficial del Tribunal de Cuentas Europeo
 INTOSAI, Organización Internacional de las Entidades Fiscalizadoras Superiores

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n-Si/Cd and n-Si/Pb Schottky junctions have been prepared by electrodeposition of Cd or Pb from acidic aqueous solutions onto H-terminated and CH3-terminated n-type Si(111) surfaces. For both nondegenerately (n-) and degenerately (n+-) doped H–Si(111) electrodes, Cd and Pb were readily electroplated and oxidatively stripped, consistent with a small barrier height (Phib) at the Si/solution and the Si/metal junctions. Electrodeposition of Cd or Pb onto degenerately doped CH3-terminated n+-Si(111) electrodes occurred at the same potentials as Cd or Pd electrodeposition onto H-terminated n+-Si(111). However, electrodeposition on nondegenerately doped CH3-terminated n-Si(111) surfaces was significantly shifted to more negative applied potentials (by −130 and −347 mV, respectively), and the anodic stripping of the electrodeposited metals was severely attenuated, indicating large values of Phib for contacts on nondegenerately doped n-type CH3–Si(111) surfaces. With either Cd or Pb, current–voltage measurements on the dry, electrodeposited Schottky junctions indicated that much larger values of Phib were obtained on CH3-terminated n-Si(111) surfaces than on H-terminated n-Si(111) surfaces. Chronoamperometric data indicated that CH3–Si(111) surfaces possessed an order-of-magnitude lower density of nucleation sites for metal electrodeposition than did H–Si(111) surfaces, attesting to the high degree of structural passivation afforded by the CH3–Si surface modification.
© 2008 The Electrochemical Society. Manuscript submitted June 2, 2008; revised manuscript received October 13, 2008. Published December 9, 2008. We thank the National Science Foundation (Grant CHE-0604894) for financial support and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for postdoctoral fellowship support (S.M.). California Institute of Technology assisted in meeting the publication costs of this article.


At Twain, we have a Primary Accelerated Learner Services (PALS) classroom in grade 2 and Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) classrooms in grades 3-5. Both programs are under the direction of the GATE office and are designed to meet the needs of students who have demonstrated the need for a more rigorous curriculum at an accelerated pace. However, there are also some important differences between PALS and GATE.
PALS differs from GATE in that multiple assessment criteria, given to all students at Twain in reading, writing and math, are used to determine placement. While a parent may express interest in PALS, selection is done by a committee of teachers, counselor and/or principal, using criteria approved by the GATE office. Participation in PALS is for one year only, and all second grade students will be evaluated at the end of the year to determine appropriate placement in third grade.
GATE classrooms are made up of students who have been tested and identified as GATE by the GATE office, as well as additional high achieving students who have been recommended by teachers and selected through the use of multiple criteria. These high achieving students are "clustered" into the GATE classroom in grades 3-5. As with PALS students, participation in a GATE classroom for students who are not GATE identified, is for one year only. Students are re-evaluated each year to determine appropriate placement.
Testing for GATE identification currently occurs in grades 2, 3 and 5. Guidelines for GATE testing are determined by the GATE office and include above-grade level academic performance and/or very high scores on standardized tests (STAR).
Please contact Mary Carlson, Twain Counselor, if you have questions about the PALS/GATE programs at Twain. You can contact Mrs. Carlson via email, mcarlson@lbschool.net, or by calling the main office.
For additional information about the PALS and GATE Programs, please visit the LBUSD website.


Chairman of Ernströmgruppen since 2015.
Chairman of Platzer Fastigheter AB, Chairman of Sverigehuset AB, Chairman of Maquire AB, Chairman of Kusinhus AB, Board Member of Nederman Holding AB and Board Member of Ernström & C:o AB.
President and CEO of Ernström & C:o.
Board Member of Ernströmgruppen since 2013.
Chairman of Technology Nexus and Funäsdalen Berg & Hotel. Board Member of Ekman, MQ, KGH Customs and SatPoint.
Board Member of Ernströmgruppen since 2016.
Entrepreneur with many years' experience in founding, operating and advising digital technology companies in Silicon Valley, New York, Stockholm and Gothenburg.
Product Manager, Recorded Future Inc since 2013.
Board Member of Ernströmgruppen since 2017.
Internationalisation expert with over 30 years' experience in helping Scandinavian companies to succeeding in the international marketplace.
Board Member and CCO KGH Customs Services, Chairman of Norges Hus i Göteborg AB.
Deputy Board Member of Ernströmgruppen since 2016.
Board Member of Kusinhus AB.
Ernström & C:o is a family-owned business group which has been operating for four generations. The company was established in 1918, initially selling the construction materials of that time – such as nails, boards, asphalt and reed-mats. The business later expanded to include mining, production and sales of grout, putty, construction ceramics and other components used in construction. Though always based in Sweden, the group has had international operations through own companies in some 10 countries.
Focus on ethics and the environment.
Today, the group rests on three legs – industry (Ernströmgruppen), real-estate (e.g. in Platzer and Sverigehuset), and Investments (minority investments in listed and unlisted companies).


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Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro (2002) – tennista spagnola
 María Bouzas (1962) – attrice spagnola
 Vasilīs Bouzas (1993) – calciatore greco