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The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway was a railroad and steamboat network in Florida, USA at the end of the 19th century. Most of its lines became part of the Plant System in 1899 and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1902.  The line remains in service today with a vast majority of it now being CSX Transportation's Sanford Subdivision.

History

The Tampa, Peace Creek and St. Johns River Railroad was incorporated in 1879, William Van Fleet as president and received a charter to build a railroad from Jacksonville to Tampa. The company , by way of congressional land grants  thru the general assembly of Florida, by an act of January 6, 1855, 'to provide for and encourage a liberal system of internal improvements in the state,' declared that the lands granted to the state by the acts of congress of March 3, 1845, and September 28, 1850, together with the proceeds thereof, accrued or that might thereafter accrue, should be set apart and made a separate fund, to be called the internal improvement of the state; and that, for the purpose of assuring a proper application of the fund for the objects mentioned, the lands, and the funds arising from the sale thereof, after paying the necessary expenses of selection, management, and sale, should be vested in five trustees, to wit, in the governor of the state, the comptroller of public accounts, the state treasurer, the attorney general, and the register of state lands, and their successors in office, to hold the same for the uses provided in the act; and by its twenty-ninth section, the general assembly reserved the right to grant to such railroad companies, thereafter chartered, as they might deem proper, upon their compliance with the provisions of the act as to the manner of constructing the road and the drainage of the land, the alternate sections of the 'swamp and overflowed lands' for six miles on each side of the line of the road of any such company. That the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West Railway Company was incorporated in March 1878, under the general corporation act of the state, of February 1874, by the name of the Tampa, Peace Creek & St. John's River Railroad Company. That the legislature of Florida, by act of March 4, 1879, granted to that company alternate sections of the lands given to the state by the act of congress of September 28, 1850, within six miles on each side of the track or line of its road, provided that the company should comply with the specified provisions of the act of January 6, 1855; and further granted to the company, in consideration of the greatly improved value which would accrue to the state from the construction of the road, 10,000 acres of the same class of lands for each mile of road it might construct, such lands to be of those nearest to the line of the road, its branches and extensions,—this last-named grant being made subject to the rights of all creditors of the internal improvement fund, and to the trusts to which the fund was applicable under the act of January 6, 1855. That on the 27th of June, 1881, the Tampa, Peace Creek & St. John's River Railroad Company, by a resolution of its board of directors, changed its corporate name to Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West Railway Company, and on the 23d of August, 1881, filed a plat of its route with the trustees of the internal improvement fund; and, on the 1st of September, 1881, the trustees passed a resolution reserving from sale for the benefit of the company the even-numbered sections of land for six miles on each side of its line; and, again, on the 21st of September, 1881, acting under the provisions of the act of the legislature of March 12, 1879, 'to amend section 26 of the act 'to provide a general law for the incorporation of railroads and canals,' and to grant aid to railroads and canals incorporated under said act,' they passed a resolution to reserve from sale, to further aid in the construction of the road, a quantity of land in the even-numbered sections within twenty miles of said road sufficient to supply the deficiency existing in the even-numbered sections within six miles of the road. In 1884, after earning its first land grant, pledged said property for collateral to secure a series of mortgage bonds, where the Mercantile Trust Co. would be trustee, these would be the series A and B first mortgage bonds, then in 1890, a Consolidated Mortgage was executed with the  Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities as trustee for the 4000 bondholders, where the Company's 1.5 million acres of land was to secure said bonds. The company would enter into Receivership under Mason Young, and later under Joseph H. Durkee, who executed a series of "receivers notes/certificate" which would become paramount lien on said 1.5 million acres, each certificate holder owning an undivided interest in said 1.5 million acres.

The Atlantic Coast, St. Johns and Indian River Railroad completed a line from Titusville, on the Indian River, to Enterprise, on the eastern shore of Lake Monroe opposite Sanford, in early 1886. The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway build a  line to Enterprise from its mainline at Enterprise Junction. The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway then leased the Atlantic Coast, St. Johns and Indian River Railroad, and purchased all of its rolling stock. The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway operated the Enterprise to Titusville line as its Indian River Branch.

After leasing the Titusville–Enterprise line of the Atlantic Coast, St. Johns and Indian River Railroad, the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway began operating steamboats from its dock in Titusville down the Indian River to Jupiter. In December 1888, the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway established the Indian River Steamboat Company to operate the steamboats, with Mason Young, vice-president of the railway company, servicing as president of the steamboat company. The Jupiter and Lake Worth Railway opened in 1889 as a short connection between the Indian River Steamboat Company at Jupiter and the north end of Lake Worth, where steamers continued south. The line was abandoned by 1896 after the completion of the parallel Florida East Coast Railway.

The Orange Ridge, DeLand and Atlantic Railroad Company was a 3-foot gauge  line built in 1885, connecting DeLand with DeLand Landing on the St. Johns River. The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West line intersected it  from DeLand Landing at DeLand Junction. The railroad was reincorporated in 1886 as the Deland and St. Johns River Railroad Company and converted to 5-foot gauge to match the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway.

In 1893 the JT&KW went bankrupt. The Southeastern Railway bought the line from Enterprise to Titusville in 1899, and later that year sold it to the Florida East Coast Railway. Also that year, the rest of the system was reincorporated as the Jacksonville and St. Johns River Railway and sold to the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway (the Plant System). The Plant System became part of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1902. In 1967 the ACL merged into the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, eventually becoming part of CSX. The JT&KW is now part of the "A" Line, one of CSX's two main lines into Florida.

Branches

DeLand
The Orange Ridge, DeLand and Atlantic Railroad was incorporated by Laws of Florida Chapter 3332, No. 114 on March 7, 1881, running from DeLand west across the JT&KW at DeLand Junction to the St. Johns River. It became the DeLand and St. Johns River Railroad in 1886, and the JT&KW bought it in 1890.

Enterprise
The Enterprise Branch ran from the main line at Benson Junction east to Enterprise. It continued to Titusville as the Atlantic Coast, St. Johns and Indian River Railroad, acquired in 1886.  The Atlantic Coast, St. Johns and Indian River Railroad connected with the Florida East Coast Railway in Titusville.  The Florida East Coast Railway later acquired the branch from Enterprise to Titusville in 1902.

Lake Eustis

The Sanford and Lake Eustis Railway was organized in 1886 and merged into the JT&KW on May 1, 1890. The line ran west from Sanford to Tavares on Lake Eustis.

Current operations

The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway remains in service and is today part of CSX's A Line.  CSX has designated it as their Sanford Subdivision and Jacksonville Terminal Subdivision.  Though as of 2011, the Florida Department of Transportation owns a short segment of the line south of Deland to Sanford and operates the SunRail commuter rail service over that segment.  CSX still runs local freight on the line but all through freight trains have since been shifted to the S Line due to SunRail service.  Prior to the sale of the southern portion of the line to FDOT, CSX's Sanford Subdivision continued south to Sanford and then along on the former South Florida Railroad as far as Auburndale.

Amtrak also uses the line for all of its Florida service including the Silver Meteor, Silver Star, and the Auto Train.

Station listing

References

Railroad History Database
Mileposts from CSX Transportation Timetables

Defunct Florida railroads
Predecessors of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Florida East Coast Railway
Railway companies established in 1881
Railway companies disestablished in 1899
1881 establishments in Florida
1899 disestablishments in Florida

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Andrew Hudson || Dec 02, 2015 || Access Control
Central Michigan University is discussing the possibility of installing card readers at side entrances of its campus residence halls. The proposal was raised at a recent student government association senate meeting, but was ultimately postponed following "heated debate."
Per a report from Central Michigan Life, the bill that would see the installation of the card readers will first be taken before the university's Residence Hall Association in hopes of garnering further endorsement.
The motion, dubbed "The Resolution in Support of the Installation of Keycard Locks on Residence Hall Exterior Doors," referenced other universities that have implemented similar measures at residence hall doors, including Northern Illinois University and the neighboring Eastern Michigan University and Western Michigan University.
Central Michigan Life also reports that it was the Senate that had reservations about the installation of the additional card readers, citing particular concerns over residence halls being unable to discern who enters the dorms after hours and how lost student IDs could be used by other persons to gain entry to residence halls.
Visitor management protocols are vastly fragmented not only institution to institution, but also building to building. Further complicating the process, security at locations like campus residence halls are a constant balancing act between security and convenience for residents. Enabling anytime card access at unmonitored side doors could introduce new security gaps if not implemented in a responsible manner with the involvement of all necessary university stakeholders.
At Central Michigan, safety protocols see dorm front doors typically lock at 10:00 p.m. so that the front desk is aware of who enters building after hours. While funneling everyone through a main entrance may be cumbersome at times, it does at least introduce some level of control that can enable residence hall security personnel to better know who is on premises at any given time.
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Bowling Green Xmas parade canceled after shooting threat tied to Emmett Till protests
By Lexington Herald-Leader
The Bowling Green Jaycees Christmas Parade and a holiday market were canceled Saturday after law enforcement said they had received a threat of a shooting at protests also planned for Saturday in the Western Kentucky city.
In a video posted to Facebook early Saturday, Bowling Green Police Chief Michael Delaney said at least three groups were planning simultaneous protests at noon Saturday at the Warren County Justice Center and on the 1000 block of Shive Lane.
"Late this evening, we've learned of a threat to these protesters," Warren County Sheriff Brett Hightower said in the video. "The specific threat is threatening to shoot anyone who is protesting and anyone helping the protesters. As of this moment, we have not been able to determine the validity of this threat. However, we feel it is important to alert our citizens."
The police department and sheriff's department said they were working with the Kentucky State Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security to determine the validity of the threat.
The protests scheduled for Saturday were intended to call attention to Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman whose encounter with 14-year-old Emmett Till in a Mississippi grocery store in 1955 set off a chain of events that led to Till's murder and served as a catalyst for the civil rights movement. Donham, now in her late 80s, is living in Bowling Green, according to multiple media reports.
In August, a Mississippi grand jury declined to indict Donham on charges of kidnapping and manslaughter. A warrant for her arrest that dated back to 1955 had been recently uncovered.
The Bowling Green Daily News reported that a "Death to White Supremacy Rally" planned for Saturday was organized by Black Lawyers for Justice, Till family members, the New Black Panthers and other groups.
Mmoja Ajabu of the Veterans Association of African Descendants told the newspaper that the protest would be peaceful but that some attendees would be armed for their protection.
In response to the police and sheriff's department statement, Christmas parade organizers said they had decided to cancel the parade "out of an abundance of caution," since their main focus is "the safety of our participants and spectators."
"We have been in constant communication with law enforcement and have felt, all week, that we could provide a safe, fun event. With this latest information we knew that postponing was our best option," a statement posted on the parade's Facebook page stated. "We will be working, today, to come up with another date for the parade."
The SoKY Marketplace announced that it was canceling a holiday market planned for Saturday, as well.
"We are working diligently to establish a makeup day for all our wonderful vendors and for patrons," the organization said on its Facebook page. "Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to ensure the safety of vendors and patrons."
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Ashland's SONOXIDE® Ultrasonic Water Treatment System Captures BCE Award
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DUBLIN, Ohio - The SONOXIDE ultrasonic water treatment system available from Drew Industrial, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH), has earned a Major Commendation Award from Business Commitment to the Environment (BCE), an independent environmental awards organization based in the United Kingdom.
The award was presented by Conservative Party Leader David Cameron at a ceremony in London recently. During the award presentation, Mr. Cameron said, "One of the most effective ways of making our society a better place is to improve the environment. Business is in a strong position to contribute to that change, and all the evidence is that more and more companies are accepting that challenge."
The BCE Awards were established in 1975 to recognize business activities that enhance or protect the environment. Ashland's SONOXIDE ultrasonic water treatment system uses a patented, non-chemical method to control microbial growth in water, preventing fouling and contamination.
"Being recognized with a BCE Award is truly an honor," said Len Gelosa, senior vice president, Ashland Water Technologies. "The BCE Awards are acknowledged as a hallmark of success by both business and government and we greatly appreciate this recognition."
Traditionally, microbial growth within water systems has been controlled by chemical treatment. The SONOXIDE system offers a new approach to microbiological control in recirculating cooling water systems. SONOXIDE water treatment system is a patented technology that uses low power, high frequency ultrasound to kill bacteria throughout industrial water systems. The system works by recirculating a portion of the water through the SONOXIDE unit. The water that is returned contains bacteria that have been damaged by the ultrasonic waves, and this triggers a complex chain of events that causes disruption of slime and biofilm growth in all parts of the system.
Drew Industrial, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, is a major supplier of specialty products and services for the paint and coatings, industrial water treatment, commercial and institutional water treatment, wastewater treatment, pulp and paper processing and mining markets.
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Cyprus's two biggest banks have rationed the amount of cash savers can withdraw every day as the authorities scramble to prevent the collapse of the country's financial sector over the next 24 hours.
Savers at the Laiki bank and Bank of Cyprus will be hit by new cash limits of €100 a day on Monday as both financial institutions are forcibly restructured.
The future of the Bank of Cyprus, the island's largest financial institution, has been called into doubt following emergency talks between the eurozone and the International Monetary Fund on Sunday night.
In the early hours of Monday morning, Cyprus agreed provisional "bail-in" plans with the eurozone and IMF, meaning depositors, including many Russians, with over €100,000 in the bank face forced losses of up to 40pc.
The draft agreement means that there will be no general "stability levy" on depositors in Cypriot banks with losses restricted to uninsured deposits over €100,000 in the Bank of Cyprus and Laiki.
Negotiations continued this morning on demands by the IMF and Germany that the Bank of Cyprus assumes over €9 billion in liabilities owed to the European Central Bank by the Popular Bank, or Laiki in Greek, which was forced into receivership by the eurozone last week.
Cypriots queue to take money out following the news that deposits will be taxed.
Insured deposits at Laiki, under €100,000, will be transferred to the Bank of Cyprus, investments above that sum will be placed in a "bad bank" for asset recovery, facing severe losses.
During emergency negotiations in Brussels last night, Cyprus was warned that it faced disorderly default and exit from the EU single currency on Tuesday unless it bowed to the demands, potentially devastating the island's economy.
The newly-elected President Anastasiades warned the eurozone that its demands could force him to walk out of the talks and resign just weeks after taking office, accordomg to the state news agency.
"I send you one proposal, you don't accept it. I send you another, the same thing. What else can I do? Do you want to force me to resign? If that's what you want, tell me," he told Christine Lagarde, the IMF chief, according to the Cyprus News Agency.
Wolfgang Schaeuble, the German finance minister, dismissed the Cypriot threat to walk out. "I'm known for not giving in to blackmail, by nobody and nothing," he said.
Negotiations to secure a €10bn (£8.5bn) to save Cyprus from bankruptcy were plunged into chaos last week when the Cypriot parliament rejected a plan to raid all bank depositors, including those with insured savings under €100,000.
Last Thursday, the ECB warned Cyprus that it would tirigger economic collapse by cutting off "emergency liquidity assistance" to Cypriot banks on Tuesday unless the tiny island nation agreed to eurozone demands for restructuring and losses for deposits over €100,000.
The eurozone has told Cyprus that it must cut the size of its financial sector by more than half, reducing it from eight times to 3.5 times the size of the island's annual GDP by 2018.
Pierre Moscovici, the French finance minister, accused Cyprus of bringing the crisis on itself by allowing banks to balloon in size fuelled by Russian investments, estimated at €20 billion.
"I am not worried at all about the risk of contagion because the economy of Cyprus, the banking sector of Cyprus, always is very specific," he said.
Emergency legislation agreed at the weekend gives Cyprus the power to restrict all banking transactions, including cash withdrawals and the use of credit cards, alongside "any other measure necessary for reasons of public order and safety".


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There she stood in the frenzied mosh pit, amid flailing arms, flying beads of sweat and the growling ecstasy of the mob, threshing like trawler bycatch. As a teenager in Jakarta, Dea Arida was never allowed to go to hardcore punk gigs, her protective, strict parents considering them dangerous and corrupting. But Australia is a long way from home. Here, for the first time, Dea could immerse herself in the punk band scene. For the first few years, she methodically removed her Blu-Tacked ticket stubs from her bedroom wall each time her parents came to visit. By 2014, when her 14-year-old sister visited, Dea was ready to come out as a hardcore fan. "I took my sister [to the mosh pit] to prove a point to my parents," Dea says. "Gigs here are safe." And Dea's boyfriend came, too. New country, new rules.
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News Literacy Week: keeping up the fight against misinformation
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(Minnesota News Connection) This week is National News Literacy Week, and according to a Minnesota expert, trust in the media remains low. But there are still plenty of reliable sources, and consumers need to know what to follow and what to avoid.
A recent Gallup poll reported than only 30 percent of Americans have "a great deal" of trust and confidence in the media.
Kay Beckermann, a journalism professor at Minnesota State University Moorhead, said there is concern that many people get most of their news from social media because of trust issues. She said that does not help the problem.
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"And so, they might be looking at something that is not a trustworthy news source," Beckermann said. "And I think we need to be focusing on, really, helping people understand what is a legitimate news source."
She added a key way to determine if a news organization is trustworthy is by checking if the reporting often includes multiple perspectives and is not one-sided. Being able to back up a claim posted on social media with evidence is another tool. The website NewsLit.org offers tips on how to spot misinformation and other red flags.
Consumers often cite national outlets when voicing their distrust of the news media. Regionally, Beckermann said outlets around Minnesota often do a good job in holding themselves accountable. She strongly encourages readers, viewers and listeners to follow the work of local reporters.
"The Wall Street Journal is not going to tell me what is happening to me in downtown Moorhead, Minnesota, for example," she said. "But I can look at a local newspaper; I can find out what local businesses are doing. We can talk about local politics, we can talk about local events, things we need to be aware of."
As for news coverage of politics, Beckermann said the classified-documents issue surrounding the White House is a good accountability test. She said with both a Democrat and a Republican being swept up in the events, news organizations that treat the matter with the same level of objectivity, while also being able to lay out any differences, should be viewed as reliable. Beckermann added consumers need to recognize when a candidate they support is worthy of unflattering coverage.
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Boom Hitch Knot: Step by Step How to Tie It
Survival Skills / By Nick O'Law / Last updated on March 3, 2020
The Boom Hitch is essentially an extended, more complex relative of the Clove Hitch. It is something of a chore to learn, but worth it.
It will hold fast and not slip under tension from any direction, even when tied in thick, slippery line. This makes it good for securing a line to a beam or post permanently.
The Boom Hitch takes its name from its use: tying a line to the boom (the main crossing pole which secures the foot of the mainsail of a boat).
The Boom Hitch is often favoured because it is very simple to tie for it's holding strength and security, requiring only a succession of wraps and one tuck.
Like most hitches, the Boom Hitch can be made 'slippery' (quick release) by passing a bight rather than the working end through the final tuck. This is not very common though.
Most hitches which are worth making slipped are those which will come off whatever they are tied around fairly quickly when undone, (hence the name 'quick release').
The boom hitch has a lot of turns before the tuck is made so would be slow to unravel (especially in a rough or very grippy). In fairness though, slipping it will make the knot easier to untie.
Step 1. Make a turn:
Step 2. Pass the working end over itself, and over the pole:
Step 3. Continue as you would with a clove hitch: pass the working end back under the pole, taking care not to cross anything:
Step 4. Pass the working end up and over (here the Boom Hitch departs from the Clove Hitch) where it just cross the pole.:
Step 5. Bring the working end under the pole and outwards. Note carefully the placement of where it ends up: between the standing end and the first turn made. It should not be outside that first turn:
Step 6. Brin the working end over everything, and across the knot:
Step 7. The working end comes down under the pole, staying outside everything:
Step 8. The working end goes over itself, and under the next line, following the strand to it's right (to it's right in this photograph:
The whole knot can be made the opposite way around if you really want to scramble your brains), what is important is that the strand being followed is nearer to the centreline of the knot than the working end).
Final Step. Pull on the working end, then the standing end to tighten the knot:
Related Knots
The Clove Hitch is a better known (and simpler) hitch with a similar design of crossing turns and a final tuck. It is less secure though, so not recommended for critical situations, especially if the knot is likely to be left in place for a long time.
The Boom Hitch is intended primarily for situations where the load pulls directly away from the pole around which it is tied. For situations where the load is mostly along the length of the pole or post, a 'slide and grip' type hitch is far superior (much less likely to slip). The best in terms of strength and security is the (Death) Gripper Hitch, though it is very difficult to tie. On the other hand the Icicle Hitch (which is much easier) will do for almost all situations and is often favored for that reason.
This is a very good knot for its purpose (securing a line when the load will be perpendicular to the pole), but can be easy to get wrong, and should be tied carefully.
You should also avoid it in situations where a slide and grip hitch (or anything else) would be more appropriate.
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If you haven't ye read and tried his knot-making articles on Survival Sullivan, you should definitely check them out.
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Three-dimensional image data of the human body can provide much information to the medical field and 3D simulated navigation surgery is popular in total knee arthroplasty. However, very little study has been conducted in the upper extremity including the hand.
Non union of the lateral condyle fracture combined with cubitus valgus deformity often results in a painful elbow together with a cosmetic problem. However the treatment is still controversial. Corrective osteotomy for valgus deformity is not physiologic and a high rate of complication has also been reported in osteosynthesis. We attempt to analyze the motion of the elbow and pseudo-joint of a non-united lateral condyle.
Traumatic plastic bowing deformity of the forearm in a Monteggia fracture dislocation has focused on corrective bowing in plane radiographs 2 dimensionally or reduction only. Few 3-dimensional biomechanical investigations of plastic bowing deformity has been reported and we intend to analyze deformity 3-dimensionally.
The authors introduce a 3D motion analysis and 3D deformity analysis using computer simulation with the goal of this study to elucidate appropriate treatments with biomechanical consideration.
6 non united lateral condyle of elbows and 10 traumatic plastic deformity of the ulna with chronic radial head dislocations (Monteggia equivalent) were performed with CT scans. Non united lateral condyle cases were scanned at three different degrees of elbow position (full flexion, 90° flexion and full extension). Plastic deformity cases were scanned on both side of forearms.
Second, in the non-united elbow, we superimposed a total of three position of the humerus based on semiautomatic markerless surface-based registration technique using a software system (Bone Simulator™, Orthree Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan). We then calculated the rotational axis of the humero-ulna joint in the position of full extension to full flexion. Based on the calculation, we analyzed the motion of rotational axis of humero-ulna joint of elbow and pseudojoint of affected humerus and lateral condylar fragment.
In plastic bowing, the proximal part of the affected ulna was superimposed onto its mirror image of the contralateral normal bone.
Then, the amount of 3-dimensional displacement of the distal part of the affected side relative to the mirror image of the normal side was quantified in Euler angles. When the rotational angles of the distal parts of the ulna and radius matched their mirror images, this was considered to indicate the deformity angle in 3 directions. Bending deformity in the sagittal or coronal plane together with rotational deformity in the axial plane was quantified.
In the non-united elbow, the rotational axis of the normal elbow showed minimal changes during flexion like the hinge joint. In the elbow joint of the non-united lateral condyle of the humerus, there was rotation to valgus in the coronal plane and rotation externally in the axial plane. Movement of the rotational axis of the bony fragment varies from case to case. In three cases, the lateral condyle moved along a similar course as the elbow. In two cases, it rotated externally in the axial plane, and in one case it moved in the opposite direction (extension during elbow flexion).
Plastic bowing of the ulna with a Monteggia lesion had a 18.7 ±17.4 of external rotation in the axialplane and 10.4 ±7.0 of extension in the sagittal plane. Hence, rotational deformities were larger than those of sagittal and coronal bending deformities.
In the simulation study, the rotational axis of normal elbows demonstrates hinge joint movement without motional change. In cases of non-union, the rotational axis moves during flexion thus resulting in valgus instability and potential destruction of the joint surface. From the simulation results, we confirmed a positive consideration of osteosynthesis of the non-united bony fragment based on the motion analysis of the bony fragment, not only for corrective osteotomy for correction of the valgus deformity but also for reconstruction of stable elbows.
With the 3D computerized simulation system, the surgeon can predict not only gross bending deformity but rotational deformity, therefore the correction of rotational deformities of the ulna should be considered in the treatment of chronic radial head dislocations with deformity. Also, 3D assessment of plastic bowing deformity provides important information on torque and the direction of force of the initial injuries which could yield presumptions regarding the mechanism of the injury. Thus, in injuries due to falls, external rotational stress on the ulna is suspected to cause rotational deformity with radial head dislocation.
In conclusion, 3D computerized simulation system provides important information about 3D deformity and 3D kinematics of joint motion allowing us to pursue better treatment modalities.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Peloton's shares tumbled on Thursday after a media report said the exercise and treadmill company was temporarily halting production of its connected fitness products amid waning consumer demand.
Shares fell nearly 24%, or $7.62 to $24.22 on Thursday on the report.
Peloton Interactive Inc. plans to pause production of its main stationary bikes for two months, from February to March, according to CNBC, citing internal documents. The news site said that it already halted production of its more expensive Bike+ in December and will do so until June. It won't manufacture its main treadmill machine for six weeks, beginning next month. And it doesn't anticipate making any of its more expensive Tread+ treadmill machines in fiscal 2022, according to CNBC.
The move is the latest in a string of bad news for Peloton, which was one of the early pandemic success stories. In May, it halted production of its Tread+ treadmills, after recalling about 125,000 of its treadmills less than a month after denying they were dangerous. One was linked to the death of a child, while others were linked to injuries of 29 others.
Last August, the company cut the price of its main stationary bike — the product that was the cornerstone of its original popularity — by $400 because of slower revenue growth.
In November, the company slashed its annual sales outlook, noting it expected annual sales of $4.4 billion to $4.8 billion in fiscal 2022, which ends in June. It originally had expected $5.4 billion.
The turn of events have battered Peloton's stock. Shares have fallen 84% in the past 52 weeks.
In a statement released hours after the report broke, John Foley, co-founder and CEO of Peloton, said that as discussed last quarter, the company was "taking significant corrective action" to improve profitability and optimize its costs. That includes improving gross margins, moving to a '"variable cost structure" and cutting operating expenses.
Foley said the New York-based company will offer more details when it reports its fiscal second-quarter results on Feb. 8, which covers the quarter ended Dec. 31, but it provided preliminary results.
It said it expects to report $1.14 billion in total revenue versus its guidance of $1.1 billion to $1.2 billon. It also said that it expects earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to be in the range of a loss of $260 million to a loss of $270 million. It had originally expected a loss ranging from $325 million to $350 million.
Peloton sales spiked as quarantined Americans bought at-home exercise equipment as a way to stay fit. And it couldn't keep up with demand. But its success has created additional competitors who sell cheaper bicycles and exercise equipment. In addition, many high-end gyms are offering virtual classes that once were Peloton's biggest draws. And in recent months, Americans are returning to their local gyms.


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Elgi sees faster recovery in firm's markets
December 01, 2020 22:47 IST
Air compressor manufacturer Elgi Equipments expects domestic and international markets to have equal contribution to its business in the second half of the financial year.
Managing director Jairam Varadaraj told The Hindu that the COVID-19 impact was not as deep as expected and recovery was faster in both domestic and international markets.
The company's consolidated sales for the second quarter was ₹480 crore in FY21 as against ₹445 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
Elgi will not look at acquisitions now but will continue to make the required investments, Mr. Varadaraj added.
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Analyst says Apple iPhone 8/8 Plus sales will suffer in fiscal Q4 and rebound in the next period
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While some analysts see the delay in the launch of the Apple iPhone X helping to generate quick sales for the Apple iPhone 8 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus, not all agree. Daniel Gleason, the senior analyst at Ovum, said that there are two types of iPhone buyers. Those who have to have the latest phone will be put off by the November 3rd launch date for the tenth anniversary model. Those who would be satisfied with the iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus won't be rushing to pick up either model right away. As a result, Gleason expects those belonging to the latter group, waiting to check out the iPhone X before deciding which model to buy.
As a result, Gleason sees Apple's fiscal fourth quarter results negatively impacted by the late arrival of the anniversary edition. Normally, the launch of the new iPhone models every year has been a positive for Apple during the end of its fiscal fourth quarter in September. But if enough potential iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus buyers decide to check out the iPhone X first before making a purchase, Apple will probably report lower fiscal fourth quarter revenue than it normally might have.
Gleason says that with the September 22nd launch of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, Apple will have eight days of sales to report for the fiscal fourth quarter. Normally, that would result in between 10 million and 12 million iPhone handsets getting sold during that period. But with some buyers waiting first to see what the iPhone X offers, the analyst sees Apple recording half the sales of new iPhone models for the quarter than it usually does.
"The iPhone X will potentially hamper and damage the sales of the iPhone 8 … that's a very big risk because the iPhone launch events in late September have always been a very very big sales event for Apple. They've always helped perk up their late Q3 numbers and led into very strong Q4s,"-Daniel Gleason, senior analyst, Ovum
Another issue affecting fiscal Q4 sales of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus is that next year, the sequel to these two handsets ( most likely called the Apple iPhone 8s and Apple iPhone 8s Plus) will each reportedly feature an OLED screen. According to Abhey Lamba, managing director of Americas research at Mizuho, this could lead some consumers to hold off on purchasing one of the two standard iPhone models for another year
"We expect the company to include new display technology and offer an updated design next year when OLED screens will be more broadly available. As such, mainstream iPhone users might consider pushing out their purchases to next year when they can get greater innovation at a lower price."-Abhey Lamba, managing director of Americas research, Mizuho
The good news for Apple is that in the following quarter (fiscal Q1 of 2018), the delayed sales could get booked, giving Apple a better than usual kick off to fiscal year 2018. Analysts see the tech titan posting fiscal Q1 revenue of $86.8 billion, up from last year's $78.4 billion.
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Uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine has reached its highest level in Wales in the wake of disease outbreaks in the country over recent years, latest figures show.
According to latest immunisation data published today by StatsWales, 93% of children who reached their fifth birthday during the year 2014-15 had received two doses of MMR.
Meanwhile, MMR coverage by second birthday had reached 95.8% across Wales. The highest rates were in Anglesey, where 98% of children have been vaccinated, and the lowest in Cardiff, where the rate was 93.4%.
The World Health Organization recommends 95% coverage to prevent the spread of measles.
Uptake rates of MMR across the UK are still recovering following the drop in the early 2000s, following the publication of the now discredited claims about MMR by Andrew Wakefield.
The Swansea area was hit by an outbreak of measles in 2012-13, which was largely blamed on the fall in immunisation levels in the wake of the research scandal.
Despite the gradual recovery in uptake in recent years across the UK, figures published last week show the proportion of two-year-old children having the MMR vaccine has fallen in England for the first time in recent years.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre data showed that 92.3% of children in England had the jab in 2014-15.
Welsh health minister Mark Drakeford said: "Across Wales, parents have regained their confidence in the highly-effective MMR vaccine and these statistics show how far we have come.
"There is, however, no room for complacency and I hope to see us improve take-up further for all childhood vaccines next year," he added.
The NHS in Wales is to receive a funding boost of nearly £300m, after the Welsh government yesterday laid out its spending plans for 2016-17.
A safe nurse staffing bill in Wales has moved one step closer to becoming legislation, after ministers took a vote on its financial implications.
The proportion of two-year-old children in England having the MMR vaccine has fallen for the first time in recent years, new figures show.
A large US study, involving, nearly 100,000 children, is the latest to demonstrate no link between receipt of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and the development of autism.
There has been a significant fall in the number of cases of measles infection in England, according to figures published today.
Health officials in Wales say a more "aggressive" approach is needed if measles is to be eradicated.
Cases of measles in an outbreak centred on the Neath and Swansea area have now reached 36, according to Public Health Wales.
A major new measles outbreak could hit a region still recovering from an epidemic unless children get a vital MMR booster jab "as a matter of urgency", Public Health Wales has warned.
More than 200 at-risk school children are to be given the MMR jab after a measles case was confirmed in a region recovering from a major epidemic.


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Halfway to EGOT
For some reason I have a really clear memory of the fact that it Philip Michael Thomas of Miami Vice who coined the term "EGOT" – meaning the act of winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. Wikipedia even confirms that he was the person who came up with the term, though it doesn't link to the article that I read. My best guess would be an interview in Time, because we subscribed to that when I was fifteen and Miami Vice was first on the air (I never watched even a single episode – still haven't). I'm not sure why I would have read an interview with him, but apparently I did. I mean, I have a bizarre, crystal-clear memory of the idea of EGOT from when I was fifteen years old. I've been somewhat fascinated by the accomplishment ever since.
Wikipedia has an entry (of course) on those who have accomplished it. There are twelve in total, with composer Robert Lopez being the most recent to complete it (winning an Oscar for Frozen this year). There is controversy about people whose Emmy is a daytime Emmy (Lopez, who has two daytime Emmys for Wonderpets is in this category, as is Whoopi Goldberg), but those obviously count. Duh. Non-competitive awards also clearly do not (Lifetime Achievement and so on), so Barbra Streisand, Liza Minelli, and Harry Belafonte all have work to do. I feel like James Earl Jones could still make it.
Philip Michael Thomas, of course, is still working on it. In fact, he hasn't even been nominated for any of these awards as yet, but I'm sure he's still out there, grinding. It's a tough club. Twelve people. Songwriting is a good way to go (Richard Rodgers, Marvin Hamlisch, Jonathan Tunick) although you don't really have to be a singer (though with the Grammy it likely helps). Whoopi's Grammy is for a comedy album, for example, as was that of Mike Nichols, while Mel Brooks won Grammys for comedy albums and for songwriting on The Producers. Only four people who are known primarily as performers have won the EGOT: Goldberg, Helen Hayes, Rita Moreno, and John Gielgud (his Grammy was for a recorded version of a play). Mike Nichols is the biggest winner of the group, with fifteen total awards (including nine Tonys).
Dylan already had several Grammys, including three for the album Time Out of Mind. In 2001 he added the Oscar to get him halfway there. "Things Have Changed" won the Oscar for Best Original Song, having been written for Wonderboys. Dylan appeared on the Oscar broadcast by remote from his tour in Sydney, Australia – live from a television studio (it would have been sometime in the morning his time). It's a good version:
Immediately following that, Dylan picked up the prize, and gave a really comprehensible speech, which was close to a first for him. He seems to have liked getting this award (as opposed to the Polar Prize) since he toured with it for a while, placing it on a speaker onstage.
Dylan also won a Golden Globe for the song in January, 2001, but that's not worth mentioning because, well, Golden Globe. Even Philip Michael Thomas was nominated for a Golden Globe, and you'll notice he didn't include that on his bucket list. Dylan's speech to the foreign press was considerably less heartfelt:
It seems increasingly unlikely that Dylan will pick up the Emmy (Dharma and Greg probably didn't do much to help him) and seems even less likely that he'll get the Tony. Not impossible, but not likely.
If you're handicapping at home: Likely to complete the EGOT are Kate Winslett (needs a Tony, could probably get one if she does any major star turn on Broadway) and Al Pacino (needs a Grammy, should read an audiobook). Cyndi Lauper needs an Oscar and should start cranking out songs for Disney musicals. Cynthia Nixon is a pretty good bet to eventually get a showy supporting role and pick up her missing Oscar. I also have to figure that Trey Parker and Matt Stone will eventually pick up the Oscar they so desperately want.


The cover Taylor Swift called "amazing".
If there is anything we know about Taylor Swift it's that she loves when people cover her songs. This week, Taylor's favourite cover is Alessia Cara's "Bad Blood" in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge.
DID TAYLOR SWIFT JUST ........... WAIT. NO. HOW. ALREADY. NO.
Alessia is an 18 year old singer from Toronto (ayyy Drake) who is getting ready to release her debut album via Def Jam Records.
Alessia's voice is youthful and husky, making it perfect for more r&b style songs. Thankfully, she applies her unique vocal talents to "Bad Blood" and completely turns it on its head.
With any luck, Alessia will probably running with Taylor's crew next week in Maui.
Alessia dropped her debut track (with Def Jam) entitled, "Here", back in May which you can here below.
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I watched an excellent documentary about the making of Peter Gabriel's Album "So" on Amazon Prime Video the other day. The film is called "Peter Gabriel: So" which included interviews of Peter, the artists who performed on the album, and the engineers and producers about their experiences making one of the great albums of our time (in my opinion).
What struck me as I watched, was Peter Gabriel's almost obsessive attention to detail and the desire to create the perfect recording. It took over a year to record, mix, and produce the Album.
Here are examples of how Peter strived for excellence:
He searched and assembled a world-class team who he trusted and relied on for input
He was obsessed with achieving what he termed "sonic innovation"
He made sure that the songs told stories that moved the audience and made them feel
Some portions of the Album were recorded over and over to achieve his vision of perfection
For example, the single "In Your Eyes" was constructed from 96 recorded tracks
One song which required a much lower vocal range from Peter was recorded over and over without him happy with the result. Then one of the team had the idea to have Peter record it early in the morning before he had any tea or coffee. It worked!
He even put all the tracks on a cassette tape several times to finalize the order of the songs for the Album
He wanted to have "In Your Eyes" as the final track, but its heavy bass line meant it had to be placed earlier on the vinyl record, so there was more room for the stylus to vibrate
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Excellence takes absolute and unrelenting commitment
Excellence takes uncompromising standards
Excellence takes a willingness to listen to others and new ideas
Excellence takes a willingness to risk
It was released in May 1986 and compared to the typical Pop Albums of that era it was a significant risk.
Take a listen to Peter's fantastic Album "So" and let me know what you think.
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Prominent Rohingya Muslim leader shot dead in Bangladesh refugee camp
Thursday, 30 September 2021 7:37 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 30 September 2021 7:37 AM ]
Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah poses for a photo at Kutupalong refugee camp near Ukhia, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on August 25, 2020.
A prominent Rohingya Muslim leader has been fatally shot in a refugee camp in southern Bangladesh following months of deteriorating violence in the world's largest refugee settlement.
Mohib Ullah, who was in his late 40s and led the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARPSH), died on Wednesday evening after being shot at least three times.
He was talking to other refugee leaders outside his office when the shooting happened, according to Mohammad Nowkhim, a spokesman of ARPSH.
"He was in a pool of blood. He was brought dead to the nearby [Doctors Without Borders] MSF hospital," he said.
Rafiqul Islam, a deputy police superintendent in the nearby town of Cox's Bazar, also confirmed the news.
"Four to five unidentified assailants shot him from close range. He was declared dead at an MSF hospital in the camp," he said.
Police and the Armed Police Battalion, which is tasked with ensuring security for Bangladesh's 34 Rohingya camps, have boosted security, deploying hundreds more armed officers, he added.
Cox's Bazar is near Kutupalong refugee camp, which is the world's largest refugee camp and home to more than 800,000 refugee Rohingya Muslims.
Ullah was a teacher who emerged as a key international representative of Rohingya refugees and one of the most high-profile advocates for the ethnic group, a Muslim minority that has faced persecution for generations.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the assassination, but an unnamed Rohingya leader told AFP that Ullah was shot dead by the extremist group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), which has allegedly been behind a number of attacks on Myanmar security posts in recent years
"It is a work of ARSA," he said.
UN expert warns of deteriorating situation in Myanmar, urges 'change of course'
The UN independent rights expert on the situation of human rights in Myanmar says international efforts to stop the downward spiral of events in the country are failing, urging a "change of course" to avert further human rights abuses and deaths.
Separately, Amnesty International condemned the assassination, stressing that the murder would send a "chilling effect across the entire community."
"The onus is now on the Bangladeshi authorities to expedite an investigation into his murder and bring all those suspected of criminal responsibility to justice in fair trials," added Saad Hammadi, Amnesty International's South Asia Campaigner, warning that violence in the refugee camps in Cox's Bazaar has been a growing problem.
At Kutupalong refugee camp, Ullah used to go from hut to hut to build a tally of killings, rape, and arson that was shared with international investigators. His ARPSH also worked to give refugees more of a voice inside the camps and internationally.
"If I die, I'm fine. I will give my life," he said during an interview with Reuters in 2019.
The Rohingya Muslims based in Myanmar's Rakhine State have been subjected to a campaign of killings, rape, and arson attacks by the military-backed by the country's majority Buddhist extremists in what the UN has described as "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing."
The brutal campaign has forced more than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee their homeland since August 2017 and seek refuge in Bangladesh.
The 2017 clampdown is the subject of a genocide investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The Rohingya, who have lived in Myanmar for generations, are denied citizenship and are branded illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, which likewise denies them citizenship.
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Here's Why I Think Renewable Energy Is Finally Living up to Hype
Global markets have steadily been adding renewables such as wind and solar to their energy mix for several years now, but according to a handful of new reports, 2016 might have been the tipping point. Not only did the world add a record level of renewable energy capacity last year, but it did so at a significantly lower cost compared to 2015. In the U.S., wind and solar both had a knockout year, the latter of which ranked number one in terms of new capacity growth, ahead of fossil fuels.
Investors who might have overlooked this growing industry probably can't afford to do so any longer. After several years of hype and false starts, renewable energy is finally starting to hit its stride.
Among our favorite energy stocks right now are SolarEdge Technologies, up more than 50 percent year-to-date as of May 24; Vestas Wind Systems, the largest wind farm manufacturer in the world, up 33 percent; Siemens Gamesa, up 27 percent; and Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), one of the world's top three lithium producers, up 26 percent. (Lithium is used to manufacture lithium-ion batteries.) We own these names, among other renewables, in our Global Resources Fund (PSPFX), which is currently overweight renewables. Note they are all outperforming the broader S&P 500 Energy Index, down 11 percent.
We find these companies attractive because their revenue is dependent not necessarily on new orders but on existing service agreements. It's much like a car dealership. It may sell you a car at cost, but you must commit to allowing the dealer to service said car. This, of course, helps generate long-term revenue.
In the days following the November election, SolarEdge, Vestas and other "green" stocks contracted on fears that the incoming Donald Trump administration would heavily curtail the incentives for renewable capacity additions in the U.S. Ben Kallo, an analyst at Robert W. Baird, warned investors on November 9 that he expected "a significant overhang on solar stocks due to negative sentiment trades and oversupply in the industry."
We saw the pullback as a prime buying opportunity, and we continued to accumulate renewables knowing that the underlying service portion of revenue is solid and stable. The bet was well-made. Our renewables allocation is now a core driver of PSPFX's performance this year, as you can see here.
Renewables Grew at Record Pace in 2016
It's no secret that President Trump prefers policies that favor coal and other fossil fuels—which we also invest in—but markets are demanding diversification into renewables as costs decline and battery technology improves. According to a new report commissioned by UN Environment's Economy Division, 2016 saw record installation of new renewable capacity, totaling 138.5 gigawatts (GW), up 9 percent from the previous year. This was achieved despite total investments falling 23 percent to $241.6 billion on lower costs.
Even more notable is that investment in new renewable energy capacity was double that in coal, gas and other fossil fuels during the year.
Demand is being driven not just by government-subsidized clean energy initiatives. Corporations are finding that renewables can, in many cases, be cheaper than nonrenewables. Bloomberg reported last month that 190 Fortune 500 companies collectively managed to save as much as $3.7 trillion in 2016 through emission-reducing projects.
This has led to record capacity growth in solar and wind here in the U.S. In its 2016 review, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) reports that the country nearly doubled its capacity during the year after installing 14.8 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells. A record 22 states each added more than 100 megawatts (MW), and for the first time ever, solar ranked as the number one source of new electric generating capacity at 39 percent, followed by natural gas (29 percent) and wind (26 percent).
As for wind, the U.S. added 2,000 MW in the first quarter of 2017, an incredible 385 percent increase from the same time last year, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). As many as 41 states, not including Puerto Rico and Guam, now have utility-scale wind projects, with U.S. Global Investors' home state of Texas the leader by far. The Lone Star State currently has over 21,000 MW of installed capacity—more than Canada and Australia combined—followed at a distant second by Iowa, with nearly 7,000 MW.
If you recall, I highlighted wind energy capacity as one of the "11 Reasons Why Everyone Wants to Move to Texas."
Home to parts of the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford Group and other high-density oilfields, Texas has the most proven reserves, with more than a third of all U.S. crude oil reserves. Nevertheless, the state's wind electric generation industry employs nearly three times as many people as oil, coal and natural gas generation combined, according to data provided by the U.S. Department of Energy.
China and India—40 Percent of World's Population—Leading Growth
According to the Financial Times, it's normally taken between 50 and 60 years for the world to transition from one dominant fuel source to another—think the shift from wood to coal in the 1800s. The transition we're seeing now is different in that it's happening at a much more accelerated rate than in the past. Many experts speculate whether the 21st century will be the last one to see widespread use of coal, gas and other nonrenewables.
It's important to recognize where sentiment is headed. As costs fall and battery technology improves, more and more governments and corporations will demand that renewables make up a larger share of their energy mix.
Consider China. The Asian giant is done messing around with smog and pollution, so its capacity additions going forward look very positive. India, meanwhile, is at the start of "the largest energy transformation project in the world," as organizers of the recent Vienna Energy Forum put it. Now mostly powered by coal, India will soon be installing 50 percent more solar and wind capacity than the U.S. currently has.
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The first Easter wasn't filled with peace and joy and stained glass and beautiful music. It was full of violence and fear and confusion and shouting and blood.
When the Jews came to John the Baptist at the height of his ministry to ask if he was the Messiah, he yelled at them, "I am thunder in the desert! Proclaiming the coming of the Messiah, making straight the way of the Lord!"
His message was "thunder" — loud and confrontational and divisive and rebellious. It wasn't the popular opinion, but it was truth. Truth isn't always popular and what is popular isn't always truth.
When John first saw Jesus he shouted, "There He is! The Lamb of God. He forgives the sins of the world. This is the one I've been talking about." There was nothing subtle about John, and nothing restrained about redemption.
Three years later, through the evening shadows of a dusty side street, Jesus retreated with His closest friends into the quiet of a small dining room. Outside, the streets were a swirling storm of conflict and intrigue, chaos and compromise.
Jesus, after having shared for some time, looked at his friends said, "I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes your joy will overflow! This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friend."
A foot washing follows the Passover dinner as Jesus demonstrates the life of one come to serve others—agonizing prayer, mock trial, false accusations, betrayal, beatings, denials and then Jesus, the Son of God is nailed to a cross.
The cross, a lethal symbol of demonic tyranny becomes the loving instrument of our rebirth and redemption. A place of humiliation is now a station of honor. Our freedom forever ransomed in the blood of the Lamb.The prayer of the Hebrews—the one prayed at that dinner as they celebrated the Passover—foresaw the coming of the Messiah, "Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has sent Thy Son, Thine Only Son, Y'shua the Messiah, to be the light of the world and our Paschal (Passover) Lamb, that through him we might live. Amen."
From the thunder in the desert to the symphony of the cross, the eternal love of God rumbles on with increasing resonance throughout the universe, "This is the day of freedom for the captive and the day of liberty for those in bondage. Rejoice for your King has come – behold the Lamb of God!"
Mary's surprised and joy-filled shout of hope to the despondent disciples, echoes with the same intensity as John's thunder through our hearts today. "He is Risen! Jesus is alive!"
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J.D. Wetherspoon PLC said Wednesday that sales for the first half of fiscal 2023 rose on year though remained below prepandemic levels, and said it was cautiously optimistic for the full-year.
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A Look at ScaleFactor's Vancouver Office
ScaleFactor's first international office is housed in Vancouver, Canada. After opening in May of 2019, this office is home to an extension of our Product and Engineering group. I recently sat down (via video conference) with members of this team to discuss their experiences as the first ScaleFactor international office. It's immediately clear that they get along well. The banter back and forth was balanced by sincere compliments of hard work.
As we were getting started, one of the folks (who shall remain nameless) spent the first few minutes rapidly cleaning his desk. The other two people on our call jokingly suggested we should do these calls more. Watching this take place from my seat in Austin, I noted the clear camaraderie as they laughed about him putting a dirty spoon in his glasses case to hide it from my view.
Below is a little more about the team and how they work together.
Another Home of the ScaleFam
The team benefits from the leadership of Pavel, who has been with ScaleFactor since July of 2018. When Pavel started at ScaleFactor, he was the only team member in Canada, which meant he frequently flew to Austin to spend time with our Product and Engineering teams. Now, the team enjoys coming to Austin quarterly for our all-hands meeting, when we also fly in all of our remote team members to join.
Asked if the team ever feels like celebrities when they come to HQ, Pavel responded, "I traveled to and from Austin so frequently in the beginning that it felt more like I would arrive and people would unenthusiastically say, 'Oh, Pavel is here again.' Now, we go once a quarter and it feels more special to catch up with old friends and meet the newer people. It feels like everyone is a celebrity at ScaleFactor."
Vaibhav, who goes by V and has been at ScaleFactor since July of this year, moved to Vancouver from New Delhi, India. When asked what it's like working for ScaleFactor, V said, "I moved across the globe to be here, and I felt really welcome before I even started. They reached out to me before I joined to help me with my move and gave me very useful tips about the area. Then when I started and communicated with other people at the other offices, I realized the same culture exists in the entire company—no matter where you go."
"Really, the only thing that makes us different from the U.S.-based ScaleFolks is that we use the maple leaf emoji a lot more," said Kenny.
"It feels like everyone is a celebrity at ScaleFactor." — Pavel Rodionov
Outside, the Vancouver office boasts bay windows facing a majestic mountain peak. When you enter the building you'll spot a new board game in the corner that has quickly become a team favorite. Gloomhaven, a role-playing board game makes an appearance every Thursday afternoon. "This is where we reimagine ourselves as stronger characters and solve the world's problems," a laughing Kenny stated when I seemed confused.
According to the team, they manage to get out and explore their area through food during scheduled weekly lunch outings. Other times they are inclined to stick with one local gem of the area: Foodies on Board. The restaurant was started by an award-winning chef from Hong Kong who makes a variety of specials every day. I asked what brought the chef to Vancouver from Hong Kong to which Kenny firmly stated, "He's not about the money—he's all about the food."
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Pavel, Kenny, and V face a huge challenge being in a different time zone and country from the people who they work with most directly. But they don't see it this way. The differences in distance mean everyone—themselves included—has improved their communication. The team manages their resources on one platform, which makes managing the distance much easier.
V credited the team and Pavel with the speed of their work saying, "Any tasks that are assigned to us are completed quickly. This is due to a combination of team effort and Pavel's planning. He plans very intricately so every task is broken down and no one is blocked, which increases our velocity to get stuff done."
"I moved across the globe to be here, and I felt really welcome before I even started." — Vaibhav Thakur
Pavel chimed in with a shrug, saying, "I love the culture of shipping stuff, getting stuff done, and delivering value to the customers right away. We have an enormous scope of what we support. Somewhere else it would be terrifying, but here it's challenging and interesting to work on. The whole surface area of index space we work on with passionate people who love to build software and solve problems is amazing."
To stay in communication, the team speaks with other ScaleFolks from offices over Slack constantly. If there is ever any misunderstandings or particularly difficult items need further clarification, they are able to hop on a Zoom call to talk it out quickly and get the information they need. The "Get Stuff Done" culture is palpable in speaking with our Canadian colleagues.
The Big One: Tim Hortons
The only proper way to wrap up this discussion with the Canadian team—besides a chorus of O Canada—was a burning question about a Canadian staple. I asked for their verdict on Tim Hortons, and their responses were surprising. The resounding answer was "Man, it's just sugar," and, "It's not that good." Shocked, I asked if they'd be kicked out of Canada at the publication of this piece. The team agreed that they'd find out, but they stand behind their stance regardless.
Want to know more about the ScaleFam? Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn to stay in the know. Check out our careers page to learn more about opportunities to join the team.
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