Thöns, Sebastian ; Rücker, Werner ; Faber, M.H.
Faber, M.H. ; Thöns, Sebastian ; Narasimhan, H. ; Schubert, M.
Ziel des vorliegenden Beitrages ist es, einen Überblick über die aktuellen Entwicklungen im Bereich der Bewertung und der Quantifizierung der Robustheit von Bauwerken zu geben. In diesem Sinne ist eine Zusammenstellung von Ansätzen und Ergebnissen aktueller Veröffentlichungen enthalten. Ein umfassender entscheidungstheoretischer Ansatz für die Berechnung und das Management der Robustheit wird vorgestellt. Dieser beinhaltet die Definition der Robustheit als eine Qualität eines Systems, welches das Bauwerk beinhaltet, d. h. eine Qualität, die auf der Grundlage einer Risikoanalyse bewertet werden kann. Um eine umfassende Risikoanalyse zu ermöglichen, wird ein szenarienbasierter Modellansatz eingeführt, welcher zwei Arten von Konsequenzen im System unterscheidet: direkte Konsequenzen (in Verbindung mit Schäden einzelner Komponenten des Systems) und indirekte Konsequenzen (in Verbindung mit einem Versagen des Systems). Die Definition des Systems spielt deshalb für die Risikoanalyse eine wichtige Rolle, und es wird diskutiert, wie die Robustheit für verschiedene Definitionen zu unterschiedlichen Ergebnissen und Erkenntnissen im Sinne des Managements der Integrität des Bauwerks im gesamten Lebenszyklus unter Berücksichtigung seiner Funktionalität führt. Weiterhin werden wichtige Aspekte der Standardisierung der Robustheitsanalyse, wie auch Anforderungen an die Robustheit, diskutiert und Vorschläge zum Umgang mit diesen Aspekten unterbreitet. Auf der Grundlage der vorgestellten Ansätze zur Berechnung der Robustheit eines Bauwerks wird beschrieben, wie Entscheidungen in Bezug auf den Entwurf, die Zustandsbewertung, auf Inspektionen und Wartung sowie in Bezug auf die Überwachung von Bauwerken, in Hinblick auf das Management der Risiken in allen Phasen des Lebenszyklus, optimiert werden können.
Thöns, Sebastian ; Rohrmann, Rolf ; Rücker, Werner ; Faber, M.H.
Das Bauwerk einer Windenergieanlage dient der Sicherstellung der Energieproduktion. Eine entsprechende Zuverlässigkeit der Struktur und deren permanente Bewertung und Unterhaltung ist dazu notwendig. In diesem Beitrag werden Möglichkeiten der Bewertung des für die Struktur wichtigen Schädigungsmechanismus Ermüdung sowie dessen Überwachung in Zusammenhang mit Schädigungsindikatoren aufgezeigt. Dabei wird auf strukturmechanische, werkstoffmechanische und probabilistische Modelle sowie auf Messdaten eines Prototyps einer OWEA zurückgegriffen. Ausgehend von der gesamtdynamischen Berechnung wird die Zuverlässigkeit gemäß der Auslegung für den Schädigungsmechanismus Ermüdung durch ein Wöhlerlinienmodell berechnet. Damit werden ermüdungssensible Komponenten der Struktur identifiziert. Schädigungsindikatoren zur Überwachung der Ermüdungsfestigkeit werden auf Grundlage schädigungs-äquivalenter Dehnungen vorgestellt. Fatigue assessment of support structures for offshore wind energy converters. The structure of wind energy converters secures a reliable energy production. Hence an adequate reliability of the structure and additionally permanent assessment and maintenance is required. Within this paper methods for the assessment of the important damage mechanism fatigue in combination with monitoring of the fatigue reliability utilizing damage indicators are proposed. These methods comprise structural system, material degradation and probabilistic models as well as monitoring data of an offshore wind energy converter prototype. The structural reliability of the structure as designed is calculated based on an overall dynamic analysis using a SN-approach. Herewith fatigue sensitive components are identified. Damage indicators for monitoring the fatigue reliability based on damage equivalent strains are presented.
Thöns, S. ; Schneider, Ronald ; Faber, M.H.
This paper addresses the quantification of the value of structural health monitoring (SHM) before its implementation for structural systems on the basis of its Value of Information (VoI). The value of SHM is calculated utilizing the Bayesian pre-posterior decision analysis modelling the structural life cycle performance, the integrity management and the structural risks. The relevance and precision of SHM information for the reduction of the structural system risks and the expected cost of the structural integrity management throughout the life cycle constitutes the value of SHM and is quantified with this framework. The approach is focused on fatigue deteriorating structural steel systems for which a continuous resistance deterioration formulation is introduced. In a case study, the value of SHM for load monitoring is calculated for a Daniels system subjected to fatigue deterioration. The influence of and the value of SHM in regard to the structural system risks and the integrity management is explicated and explained. The results are pointing to the importance of the consideration of the structural system risks for the quantification of the value of SHM.
Thöns, Sebastian ; Faber, M.H.
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems are designed for assisting owners and operators with information and forecasts concerning the fitness for purpose of structures and building systems. The benefit associated with the implementation of SHM may in some cases be intuitively anticipated or proven by past experiences but in general there appears to be no rational or systematic approach for assessing the value of SHM systems a-priory to their implementation. The present paper addresses the assessment of the value of SHM with basis in structural risk assessments and the Bayesian pre-posterior decision analysis. The quantification of the value of SHM builds upon the quantification of the value of information (VoI) or rather the benefit of monitoring. The suggested approach involves a probabilistic representation of the loads and environmental conditions acting on structures as well as their responses and performances over their life-cycle. In addition, the quality of monitoring and the performance of possible remedial actions triggered by monitoring results are modeled probabilistically.The consequences accounted for, in principle include all consequences associated with the performance of the structure over its life-cycle as well as the costs associated with monitoring and possible remedial actions. The suggested approach is illustrated through two case studies concerning the monitoring of welded details in steel structures subjected to fatigue loading. The case studies address the effect of the uncertainty associated with the performance of SHM on the value of SHM. Moreover, in order to illustrate the potential of the application of approach for monitoring of structural systems an optimal strategy for SHM is determined for a system comprised of three welded details.
This paper describes a structural reliability analysis utilizing monitoring data in the ultimate limit state with consideration of the uncertainties of the monitoring procedure. For this purpose the uncertainties of the monitoring data are modeled utilizing a new framework for the determination of measurement uncertainties. The approach is based on a process equation and Statistical models of observations for the derivation of a posterior measurement uncertainty by Bayesian updating. This facilitates the quantification of a measurement uncertainty using all available data of the measurement process. For the reliability analysis in the ultimate limit state, monitoring data can be utilized as a loading model Information and as proof loading, i.e. resistance model Information. Both approaches are discussed with generic examples and it is shown that the modeling of monitoring data in a reliability analysis can result in a reduction of uncertainties and as a consequence in the reduction of the probability of failure. Furthermore, the proof loading concept is developed further to account for the uncertain characteristic of proof loading due to the measurement uncertainties which is consistent with the framework for the determination of measurement uncertainties. These approaches and findings can be utilized for the assessment of structures for life cycle extension and the design of monitoring Systems.
This paper establishes the model basis regarding the ultimate limit state consisting of structural, loading, and probabilistic models of the support structure of offshore wind energy converters together with a sensitivity study. The model basis is part of a risk based assessment and monitoring framework and will be applied for establishing the 'as designed and constructed' reliability as prior information for the assessment and as a basis for designing a monitoring system. The model basis is derived considering the constitutive physical equations and the methodology of solving these which then in combination with the ultimate limit state requirements leads to the specific constitutive relations. As a result finite element models based on shell elements incorporating a structural and a loading model are introduced and described in detail. Applying these models the ultimate capacity of the support structure and the tripod structure are determined with a geometrically and materially nonlinear finite element analysis. The observed failure mechanisms are the basis for the definition of the ultimate limit state responses. A probabilistic model accounting for the uncertainties involved is derived on the basis of literature review and measurement data from a prototype Multibrid M5000 support structure. In combination with the developed structural and loading models, sensitivity analyses in regard to the responses are performed to enhance the understanding and to refine the developed models. To this end, as the developed models necessitate substantial numerical efforts for the probabilistic response analysis predetermined designs of numerical experiments are applied for the calculation of the sensitivities using the Spearman rank correlation coefficient. With this quantification of the sensitivity of the random variables on the responses including nonlinearity the refinement of the model is performed on a quantitative basis.


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Taliban battle into west Afghan city in new crisis for government
Storay Karimi, Mohammad Stanekzai
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban fighters with heavy weapons and night-vision equipment fought their way close to the centre of the western city of Farah on Tuesday, as Afghan forces with U.S. air support battled to force them back, officials and residents said.
Residents look at an Army vehicle which was damaged during battle between Afghan security forces and Taliban in Farah province, Afghanistan May 16, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Residents of the city, capital of Farah province on the border with Iran, have warned for months the city was vulnerable and the attack threatened a repeat of the Taliban's capture of the northern city of Kunduz in 2015.
Local people said Taliban forces began their attack at around 2.00 a.m. (2130 GMT Monday) from several directions and a senior official said the situation was serious early in the day as the insurgents overran several areas and the provincial governor left the city.
However, as special forces units, backed by both Afghan and U.S. air strikes rushed to counter the assault, the situation stabilized later in the day.
Mohammad Radmanish, a spokesman for the defence ministry in Kabul, said the insurgents had been pushed out of the city and reinforcements, including special forces units from neighbouring provinces, had been ordered to Farah.
The NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Kabul said U.S. A-10 attack aircraft were also supporting Afghan forces and there had been at least one drone strike, while Afghan air force A-29s and Mi-17 helicopters had conducted multiple attacks.
"Farah city remains under government control, and the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, supported by U.S. Forces-Afghanistan airpower, are on the offensive against the Taliban," spokesman Lt. Col. Martin O'Donnell said.
However the speed of the attack, which saw large parts of the city including police headquarters and the governor's compound under siege at different times, caused shock among residents.
"The Taliban are moving very fast, if the government does not take serious and speedy action, the province is going to collapse to Taliban," said Hamidullah, a resident of the city reached by telephone in the morning.
The attack adds to the problems facing President Ashraf Ghani's government, which has come under increasing public pressure over worsening security ahead of parliamentary elections due in October.
There were no detailed casualty assessments but a Resolute Support spokesman said dozens of Taliban fighters had been killed and there had also been an unspecified number of casualties on the government side.
In one incident, at least 18 soldiers were killed by a suicide bomber in the Askarabad area of the city, Farid Bakhtawar, head of a provincial council said. However, Radmanish said only two soldiers were killed in the blast.
NEW U.S. STRATEGY
Farah province, a remote and sparsely populated area, has seen months of heavy fighting, with hundreds of police and soldiers killed and severe losses inflicted even on elite special forces units. Residents have warned repeatedly that the provincial capital was under threat.
"Farah is in dire need of air support," Dadullah Qane, a provincial council member, said by telephone as the fighting went on in the morning. "The Taliban are well equipped with heavy arms and night vision equipment."
Tuesday's assault adds to the growing number of crisis points around Afghanistan since the Taliban began their annual spring offensive last month, including a series of deadly suicide attacks in the capital, Kabul.
District centres have been lost or threatened in the northern provinces of Baghlan and Badakhshan and there has been heavy fighting in Faryab in the northwest and Ghazni and Zabul, south of Kabul.
Although the insurgents have been unable to take and hold any provincial centre, they are active across Afghanistan and the government has firm control over no more than 56 percent of the country, according to U.S. estimates.
The United States has boosted its assistance to the government under a new strategy announced by President Donald Trump last year, sending thousands of additional troops and advisers and stepping up air strikes to support Afghan forces.
Farah, which also borders the opium-rich Taliban heartland of Helmand province, has key smuggling routes into Iran. Hundreds of fighters have moved there as U.S. and Afghan forces have stepped up operations in Helmand.
An Afghan security force personnel stands guard at the entrance gate of the government compound of Farah province, western Afghanistan May 15, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
As the fighting raged on Tuesday, Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi warned civilians to remain in their houses.
"Mujahideen have nothing to do with civilians, only military positions are the target," he said in a statement, referring to Taliban fighters.
Residents said shops, schools and government offices were closed and the Taliban had set up posts around the city and were checking identity cards and preventing people from fleeing.
Additional reporting by Qadir Sediqi, Abdul Aziz Ibrahimi, Hamid Shalizi and James Mackenzie in KABUL,Writing by James Mackenzie, Rupam Jain,Editing by Michael Perry, Robert Birsel, William Maclean

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Кухан Шанмуганатхан (, ) — малайзийский хоккеист (хоккей на траве), защитник. Участник летних Олимпийских игр 1996 и 2000 годов, бронзовый призёр летних Азиатских игр 2002 года, трёхкратный чемпион Игр Юго-Восточной Азии 1999, 2001 и 2007 годов.

Биография
Кухан Шанмуганатхан родился 23 июля 1976 года в малайзийском городе Порт-Диксон.

Играл в хоккей на траве за «Яясан Негери Сембилан» (1992—1996), «Петалинг Джая» (1997—1998), немецкий «Лимбург» (1997), «Банк Симпанан Насионал» (1999), «Сапуру» (2000—2005, 2005—2012), индийский «Бангалор Хай-Флайерз» (2005). Шесть раз становился чемпионом Малайзии (1995—1997, 1999, 2004—2005), дважды выигрывал Кубок Малайзии (2005—2006). Три раза был лучшим снайпером чемпионата Малайзии (1997, 1999, 2003).

В 1996 году вошёл в состав сборной Малайзии по хоккею на траве на летних Олимпийских играх в Атланте, занявшей 11-е место. Играл на позиции защитника, провёл 7 матчей, забил 2 мяча в ворота сборных Аргентины и США.

В 2000 году вошёл в состав сборной Малайзии по хоккею на траве на летних Олимпийских играх в Сиднее, занявшей 11-е место. Играл на позиции защитника, провёл 6 матчей, забил 1 мяч в ворота сборной Польши).

В 2002 году завоевал бронзовую медаль хоккейного турнира летних Азиатских игр в Пусане.

Четырежды выигрывал золотые медали хоккейных турниров Игр Юго-Восточной Азии: в 1995 году в Чиангмае, в 1997 году в Джакарте, в 1999 году в Бандар-Сери-Бегаване, в 2001 году в Куала-Лумпуре.

Завоевал две медали хоккейных турниров Игр Содружества: серебро в 1998 году в Куала-Лумпуре и бронзу в 2006 году в Мельбурне.

В 2000 году сменил в качестве капитана сборной Малайзии Мирнавана Навави и шесть лет носил повязку. После того как Федерация хоккея на траве Малайзии в начале 2007 года исключила его из состава сборной, решил завершить карьеру, однако вернулся в том же году на последний в карьере турнир — Игры Восточной Азии.

В 1996—2007 годах провёл за сборную Малайзии 341 матч, что остаётся рекордом.

По окончании игровой карьеры стал менеджером. Работает на этой должности в клубе «Сапура».

Примечания

Хоккеисты на траве Малайзии
Хоккеисты на траве на летних Олимпийских играх 1996 года
Хоккеисты на траве на летних Олимпийских играх 2000 года
Чемпионы Игр Юго-Восточной Азии

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A new study published in Nature Climate Change suggests that pregnant women who are exposed to hot weather are more likely to give birth earlier, which could affect infant health.
In an analysis of daily weather compared to daily birth rates in the United States, researchers have found an association between extreme heat and increased deliveries of babies both on the day of exposure and on the following day. They estimated that an average of 25,000 infants per year were born earlier as a result of increased exposure to hot weather with climate change.
Photo Credit: Louis Leeson/LSHTM.
Some of these births occurred up to two weeks early, a time period which is important given the on-going evidence that a shorter gestation period could have lasting impact on the infant's health and cognitive function later in childhood.
Reacting to these findings, Dr Ana Bonell, a Wellcome-funded Clinical Research Fellow from the MRC Unit the Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said:
"This is a highly welcome and interesting study assessing the impact of hot ambient conditions on the risk of prematurity in the USA. It adds to a growing body of literature highlighting the sensitivity of the intrauterine environment to maternal temperature exposure.
"There are two points that are of particular concern in this paper. Firstly, high temperatures had an increased impact on black than white mothers. Considering global climate predictions show that Sub-Saharan Africa will suffer extreme temperatures in the coming years, there is a vital need to identify if black women living there are also at risk.
"Secondly, the fact that use of an air conditioning unit almost negates the impact has serious implications for environmental justice, where those experiencing the worst heat will be unable to mitigate against it, whilst greenhouse gas emissions from those that can will continue to exacerbate the problem."
Dr Bonell's research focuses on pregnant subsistence farmers in The Gambia and the impact of maternal exposure to high ambient temperature, the physiological response to that stress and the impact that has on foetal health and wellbeing.
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A national filing system should be established and maintained that would identify bankruptcy filings using social security numbers or other unique identifying numbers.
Many parties have expressed interest in a coordinated system to capture nationwide information on bankruptcy filings, providing quick, inexpensive, and readily available computer access to creditors, trustees and other users of the system. Presently, two different data systems collect basic information from bankruptcy petitions and court dockets on a district-by-district basis. (169) The courts are moving toward a more comprehensive system, with the apparent goal of providing creditors and other interested parties with easier access to case information. An electronic bulletin board system, Public Access to Court Electronic Records ("PACER"), permits electronic access to some information in many judicial districts for a fee. PACER's initial capabilities enabled only case-by-case and district-by-district searches. Thus, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has developed a more consolidated index of party and case information in the U.S. Party/Case Index Project. (170) Once fully operational, one will be able to dial into the system and search by name or social security number in the bankruptcy index, by name or nature of suit in the civil index, by defendant name in the criminal index and by party name in the appellate index. The index will provide the case number and court in which the case has been filed as well as other information available from the court's PACER system. Reviewing and downloading court dockets from the index eventually may be possible.
While it is critical that parties to a bankruptcy case easily can find information about that case, it also is important to enable the court to obtain filing information from across the nation. (171) Currently, when an individual or a lawyer presents a bankruptcy petition for filing, the clerk is required to accept the petition without determining whether that individual recently has filed a petition in that district or elsewhere. Chapter 13 debtors currently face only nominal and discretionary restrictions on successive filings of Chapter 13 petitions. (172) The Commission has made recommendations regarding subsequent filings that partly depend on the ability of the clerks' offices to track an individual's filing records before the clerk accepts the filing and sends notice to creditors. If the Bankruptcy Code provided slightly different treatment for certain subsequent Chapter 13 filings, as the Commission recommends, monitoring filings will be necessary.
The collateral benefits of a national filing system are significant. Creditors and other interested parties would obtain increased monitoring capabilities to keep track of court dockets. Additional and integrated information about the operation of the bankruptcy system would provide a better basis for informed policy-making and would enhance other efforts to collect and analyze more reliable data. For example, little is known about repeat bankruptcy filings, except to the extent diligent efforts have yielded samples of such information. (173) A nationwide collection of bankruptcy filings, which contains information that already is a matter of public record, would bring this information to light.
This Proposal would be enhanced by some corollary changes in collection and reporting. Initial filing protocols should be standardized so that all districts collect the same information in the same format. Verifying information becomes more important to minimize information errors. For example, pro se debtors should be required to present identification when filing, and attorneys should present photocopied evidence of their clients' identification when filing petitions on their behalf. (174) All debtors should provide correct social security numbers pursuant to section 342 of the Bankruptcy Code, verifiable through the social security administration database. (175) In the event that social security numbers could not be used for this purpose, examples of unique identifiers include driver's licenses and passports.
To achieve successful implementation of these Recommendations, those most familiar with this part of the system-judges, clerks, and trustees-should assist in the establishment of the details, including development of a mechanism to monitor the database. Likewise, they could develop a method of dealing with improper entries and opportunities for correction of erroneously entered information.
The Bankruptcy Code should direct trustees to perform random audits of debtors' schedules to verify the accuracy of the information listed. Cases would be selected for audit according to guidelines developed by the Executive Office for United States Trustees.
The "fresh start" policy of the consumer bankruptcy system is premised on the notion that a debtor comply fully and honestly with the requirements of the Bankruptcy Code. (176) One essential obligation is the full disclosure that extends far beyond what debtors ordinarily would have to reveal in either a credit application or an ordinary lawsuit. For debtors to be eligible for bankruptcy relief, they must share details on assets, income, liabilities, expenses, previous bankruptcies, lawsuits, business attempts, and co-debtors. (177) Debtors sign bankruptcy petitions under penalty of perjury, an admonition printed on the schedule above the signature line.
Notwithstanding the severe sanctions for incomplete or inaccurate disclosures, some believe that many debtors' schedules paint an unreliable picture of the debtor's financial situation. Realistically speaking, malfeasance is unlikely to be the cause of much of the alleged inaccuracy. (181) Rather, in a system designed to deal with financial failure, it would not be surprising if many debtors had difficulty complying fully with detailed financial disclosures. Debtor representatives and judges have reported that the financial affairs of individual debtors often are in complete disarray. Bills and pay stubs, if available at all, often are brought to lawyers' offices in a shoe box or a paper bag. A debtor without legal representation may have no assistance in putting together the pieces of his financial life to make the requisite disclosures.
The fact that it may be hard for some individuals to make precise financial disclosures does not mean that the system should tolerate unreliable information. The bankruptcy system relies on the accuracy of this reported information. In each case, creditors' decisions, trustees' actions, and court determinations are based in part on representations of income, debts and assets in the schedules. Not only are creditors entitled to accurate disclosures, (182) but the debtors themselves are better served in their financial rehabilitation efforts if they can develop clear and complete pictures of their financial condition.
In addition, because aggregated data from debtors' files comprise the information about the operation of the bankruptcy system, inaccuracies make it impossible to know whether the system is functioning as intended. Higher quality data will ultimately lead to informed policy determinations about improving the system.
The United States trustees are vested with discretionary general administrative oversight of cases filed under all chapters of the Bankruptcy Code. (183) They delegate in part to Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 trustees, who attempt to review debtors' schedules and search for assets that may be missing. While trustees make good efforts to review and ensure the accuracy of the information, the sheer volume of Chapter 7 and 13 filings and limited resources preclude full review of a sufficient number of schedules without additional directives and/or funding. (184) Moreover, without standardized forms and better access to information already in the system, it is difficult to develop system-wide techniques for evaluating information and detecting fraud.
To supplement this Recommendation, the Commission suggests that the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference revisit the current informational requirements in debtors' petitions. Creditors have recommended that account numbers and social security numbers accompany all bankruptcy filings, notices, schedules and other communications to creditors. (189) This requirement would enable creditors to identify their borrowers in bankruptcy quickly, accurately and cheaply. Along the same lines, the credit industry has commented that its constituency would be aided significantly if creditors could designate a single address where the clerk of court could send relevant notices. This Recommendation correlates with the Commission's overall intent to make recommendations that enhance the efficient operation and reduce the costs of the bankruptcy system.
Courts should be authorized to order creditors who file and fail to correct materially false claims in bankruptcy to pay costs and the debtors' attorneys' fees involved in correcting the claim. If a creditor knowingly filed a false claim, the court could impose appropriate additional sanctions.
Along with improving the accuracy and consistency of debtor-provided information, creditors should take increased responsibility for the accuracy of information they add to the system. Most lenders monitor and record payment and debt information, and debtors typically rely on creditors' statements of amounts owed when they list their outstanding obligations. Creditors that make mistakes in their bankruptcy claims must correct those errors when identified, just as debtors must amend their schedules if they omit pertinent information. This process generally proceeds without difficulty. However, if creditors improperly add fees to their claims, (190) or make mistakes and then willfully refuse to correct their claims, individual debtors are faced with a difficult choice: they can pay attorneys' fees to contest the claim, or they can remit the excess amount wrongfully included in the claim. In addition to the expense, the difficulty involved in the computations, the burdens of proving that they have made payments, and other information barriers make it difficult and expensive for many debtors to challenge creditors' claims. As a matter of economics and logistics, debtors may have no choice but to refrain from contesting the claim. With no right to recoup costs if they successfully challenge a false claim, few debtors are able to challenge creditors' calculations of remaining loan balances or object to excessive claims. Intentionally-inflated claims can affect the interests of other creditors that may be competing for an extremely limited pool of assets, not to mention trustees and their attorneys. If creditors file claims that they know are false and refuse to adjust them, they should bear the costs of correcting the claims and face sanctions.
Just as there is no system-wide hard evidence that debtors intentionally misrepresent their finances on statements and schedules, there is no empirical evidence that creditors wilfully file false claims on a widespread basis. However, to improve the integrity of the system on all sides, it is important that the proper tools are available to handle this situation when it arises. While some courts have punished this type of activity, (191) and current law provides some general authority for imposing sanctions on lenders and their attorneys for this behavior, (192) most courts are reluctant to impose penalties when the Bankruptcy Code provides limited guidance on false proofs of claim. Statutory authorization would give all courts a basis for protecting debtors and other creditors when excessive claims must be challenged. This Proposal parallels the approach of the Fair Credit Billing Act, (193) which permits a consumer to collect for actual damages, civil penalties of double the finance charges, court costs, and reasonable attorneys' fees for willful failure to comply with the statute's requirements. This provision would supplement the current criminal penalties for fraudulent claims under 18 U.S.C. � 152.
The Commission endorses the amended Rule 9011 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, to become effective on December 1, 1997, which will make an attorney's presentation to the court of any petition, pleading, written motion, or other paper a certification that the attorney made a reasonable inquiry into the accuracy of that information, and thus will help ensure that attorneys take responsibility for the information that they and their clients provide.
Like their clients, attorneys face criminal sanctions for aiding and abetting fraudulent acts. (194) In the majority of cases that involve no criminal activity, however, the scope of the attorney's role is more uncertain. While some believe that a lawyer is entitled to rely on a client's representations without further inquiry, Rule 9011 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure takes the attorney's obligation one step further. When an attorney helps to prepare and signs documents containing false information without making a reasonable inquiry into the accuracy of that information, courts can subject that attorney to sanctions. (195) Disclosure is a primary obligation in the bankruptcy system, thus attorneys for both debtors and creditors in both business and consumer cases have a heightened responsibility to ensure the accuracy of the information put into the system.
The recent amendment to Rule 9011, effective December 1, 1997, will make a wider range of submissions, including some not signed by the attorney, subject to the "reasonable inquiry" standard and will help ensure that attorneys take responsibility for the information that they and their clients provide. (196) Because this change should improve the accuracy of disclosures, the Commission endorses this amendment, consonant with other measures the Commission suggests to enhance the integrity of the bankruptcy system.
The Commission, however, recommends to the Rules Committee that the language be changed to make explicit that an attorney's responsibility to make a reasonable inquiry into the accuracy of information extends to the bankruptcy schedules, statement of affairs, lists and amendments. The schedules are the primary source of substantive information about the debtor's financial affairs, and attorneys generally appear to play a central role in the completion of those documents. They should make reasonable efforts to ensure that the schedules accurately reflect the debtor's assets, income, liabilities, and other relevant information contained therein, whether the debtor is a business or an individual.
All debtors in both Chapter 7 and in Chapter 13 should have the opportunity to participate in a financial education program.
When consumer debtors emerge from bankruptcy, whether Chapter 7 or 13, they inevitably continue to participate in consumer credit transactions. (197) A legal fresh start may not prevent repeated financial failure if debtors do not have the skills to manage the credit marketplace. (198) Repeated financial failure does not benefit debtors, creditors or the public interest.
There is an emerging consensus for the need for pre- and postbankruptcy financial education for all families. New financial devices join the consumer lending market each year. In addition to home mortgages, credit cards, finance company loans, car loans, and retail installment credit, consumers now may be offered financial devices that did not exist just a few years ago, such as preapproved home equity lines of credit, live checks, and overdraft accounts. Managing the family budget is a greater challenge than ever before in a world of compound interest, rent-to-own contracts, FIFO accounting on repayment of secured consumer loans, teaser rates, grace periods, minimum payments based on unknown amortization schedules, declining balances, and other financial terms imbedded in consumer loan contracts. Even for consumers not beset by job losses or unexpected medical emergencies, household budgeting is not an easy task. The people who file for bankruptcy often have demonstrated the pressing need for heightened understanding of family finances.
The Commission will not attempt to spell out the details of a bankruptcy education program. Better suited parties already are developing more specific details about the kinds of programs to be offered, how they might be evaluated, who should administer them, how content should be determined and how they could be funded. To enhance these efforts, the Commission endorses the exploration of various alternatives, potentially through the development of pilot programs. However, education should be initiated at every level, and need not wait for any specific program.
The Commission's Recommendation focuses on authorizing and increasing the availability of voluntary education programs. It contemplates that bankruptcy judges could, in their discretion, require debtors to participate in education programs in appropriate circumstances. Some parties strongly advocate mandatory programs in all cases. Mandatory programs may be unduly coercive and difficult to administer. Mandatory education might also impose a hardship on a debtor whose job interferes with the class schedule, or who lives in a rural area. Voluntary programs are the preferable course of action until various types of postbankruptcy educational programs can be evaluated.
A Recommendation for postbankruptcy consumer financial education should not diminish support for other financial education programs that might avert financial crises in the first place. Creditor associations and individual banks and credit unions provide some financial education resources and budget counselors to help their present and future borrowers avoid bankruptcy. (204) Improving individuals' knowledge of financial matters and money management can and should be encouraged on several fronts.
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John-Paul has extenisive experience and been involved in some significant cases including in the Supreme Court and House of Lords:
Jamil Ahmed v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 118 – acting for the Government in relation to an assertion that the Claimant was the victim of an "historic injustice" such that he should be granted leave to remain.
LR v Chief Constable of West Midlands Police [2016] – acting for West Midlands Police in relation to a challenge to a refusal to refer historic rape allegations.
Sehwerert, McDonnell and Others v Entry Clearance Officer [2016] Imm AR 253 – acting for the Government in relation to a challenge brought by John McDonnell, Jeremy Corbyn and others to the refusal to grant entry clearance to a Cuban national whom they wished to meet in the Houses of Parliament.
Rahman and Others v SSHD [2011] All ER (D) 155 – challenge to withdrawal of policy.
DS Afghanistan v SSHD [2011] EWCA – compatibility of SSHD's policy on unaccompanied minors with domestic and international law. Opposed by silk and junior.
Anam v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 1140 – ruling on the extent to which a failure to comply with departmental policy undermined the lawfulness of detention. Not led and opposed by a silk and junior.


In Missouri, the governor defending his staff's routine deletion of office emails, even as he acknowledged "e-mails often are a public record," the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
After aides admitted that the office doesn't keep email "for very long, if at all," Attorney General Jay Nixon said that the policy violates the state's record-preservation law and the Sunshine Law, which provides for public access to government records.
At a separate news conference Tuesday in northern St. Louis, Nixon asserted that actions of the governor's staff appeared to be "an anathema to openness in government. This is public business, these are public records, this is what we do," declared Nixon, a Democrat who is challenging Blunt for governor in 2008.
Gov. Matt Blunt offered a breezy explanation. "I think people are trying to have a clear and manageable in-box. That's what they're trying to do." That hardly explains the deletion of emails from the office's servers.
"There is no statute or case that requires the state to retain all e-mails as a public record. E-mails can be a public record if they meet the other criteria of a public record."
The governor engaged in some name-calling, as well. He said Nixon's office has "lost all credibility on this issue when they asserted that they have never deleted e-mails in the past three years."
But Nixon has never said that. He said his office complies with the state record-retention law and the preservation requirements.


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illus. by Jeanette Winter. 40p. further reading. S. & S./Beach Lane. Feb. 2017. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781481469135.
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Gr 4–8—This powerful, if somewhat unpolished, account traces the development and testing of the first atomic device—code-named the "Gadget"—in the New Mexico desert. The story begins in a "peaceful desert mountain landscape," with a "quiet little boys' school" that is abruptly emptied of students and transformed into a laboratory where "shadowy figures" labor over a "secret invention." Two years later, a massive device is hauled to another site and suspended from a tower for detonation. Though the author artfully heightens the air of mystery by leaving out specific names, dates, and locales, the sudden switch partway through from past to present tense serves no evident purpose, and the comment that the "great scientists must complete their secret invention before any other scientists complete their secret invention" is too vague to be meaningful. (The author adds missing details and a clarification in his lengthy closing note: the Nazis were rumored to have a similar project under way.) Taking a cue from the work of Georgia O'Keeffe (and actually adding the artist to one scene), the illustrator places buildings and people into a series of wide, undulating, semiabstract New Mexico settings, then closes with a bang that is both literal and emotionally gut-wrenching: a countdown, four hellish full-page views of an expanding mushroom cloud, and a pitch-black final spread. The author's note ends with a devout, if quixotic, wish that nuclear weapons will one day be abolished.
VERDICT A moving, nonpreachy springboard for older elementary grade and middle school discussions of the Manhattan Project or nuclear weapons in general—though educators will want to supplement with additional materials.
Reviewed by John Peters, Children's Literature Consultant, New York City
You mightn't think the Manhattan Project would be a likely subject for the tidy iconographer Jeanette Winter, even while such books as Mama (about the Indian Ocean tsunami) and The Librarian of Basra (about the Iraq War) demonstrated her interest in, thematically, the big picture. The text by Winter fils unfussily grounds the story in its landscape -- the mountains of northern New Mexico -- observing the transformation of a "quiet little boys' school" into a "secret location which has no name" where scientists work on the code-named "Gadget." The eerie, silhouetted paintings of the bomb-makers at work contrast dramatically with the pink-purply illustrations of the desert outside (where another Winter subject, Georgia O'Keeffe, is seen painting a mesa). When the Gadget is secretly moved to its testing grounds, the palette grows more ominous, fading to gray for the countdown, and then the pictures spectacularly erupt in both size and color for the detonation. The closing spread is completely, ominously black. An author's note supplies more information about the event and its repercussions, but the text itself, concise and thorough, stands on its own, its dispassionate accounting just the right counterpoint to the contained terror in the art. roger sutton
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Submitted by Matt Boone on April 18, 2019 - 6:07pm
WWE is advertising the return of The Shield for this Sunday's non-televised live event at Tax Slayer Center in Moline, Illinois.
The official arena website is listing Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose vs. Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley and Baron Corbin in six-man tag-team action as the main event for this Sunday's WWE Moline house show.
Whether or not the match will air as part of WWE's advertised "The Shield's Final Chapter" live special on the WWE Network this Sunday night remains to be seen.
Also advertised for Sunday's WWE Moline live event is Finn Balor vs. Elias for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
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ETC called at WTM London for reform of the way visas are granted to leisure and business travellers and it said the benefit to Europe's economy could be €114 billion in export revenue and 615,000 new jobs by 2020.
At a press conference at the World Travel Market in London, Peter De Wilde, President of ETC, said: "Europe is losing share of global tourism arrivals and our visa regimes are a contributory factor in this decline. It is the view of ETC that liberalisation of Europe´s visa regimes for leisure travellers is essential for the Continent to maximise its share of the benefit from global tourism growth in the decades ahead". And he called for immediate action: "It is within our power to change this and to improve our tourism competitiveness. At a time when Europe needs to create new employment, particularly amongst our youth, pro-tourism policy initiatives can deliver a strong return on investment and can do so in a relatively short timeframe".
Europe's visa regimes are among the most restrictive in the world. ETC estimates that 56% of visitors from non-European markets that arrived in European destinations in 2014 required a visa. These visitors from the largely long-haul source markets are amongst the most valuable because they tend to stay longer and spend more per day than the average visitor.
Mark Henry, Vice-President and Coordinator of ETC's visa advocacy work, presented a range of practical initiatives to deliver improved openness in ways that avoid compromising security or immigration control. ETC´s recommendations for action consider three possible scenarios: First is the adoption of ¨Best Practice¨ improvements for the current available visa types to ease the administrative burden for tourists, such as the implementation of simplified application processes, reduced application fees, and lengthening visa validity. Second is the greater deployment of new visa types, in particular greater adoption of electronic visas and visas on arrival. And third is the continued growth in the list of nations whose citizens can access Europe visa-free.
To assess the potential impact on the economy, ETC briefed Tourism Economics to undertake an analysis of the impact for Wider Europe of each of these three scenarios (benchmarked against no reform) for 10 priority source markets, which together account for more than half (53%) of the visa-constrained visits to European destinations. These priority markets are: China, Russia, India, Turkey, Indonesia, Belarus, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Thailand. They were selected for their size and growth potential as well as their population's propensity to travel.
David Goodger, Tourism Economics' Director, explained that adopting the 'Best Practice' policies for the ten profiled markets would generate 3.4 million additional arrivals to European destinations each year by 2020. This would involve a cumulative total of €18.3 billion in associated tourism spending over the period to 2020 and 95,000 new jobs.
Offering new visa types, such as an eVisa or visa on arrival, would further reduce the burden on travellers and would help fuel stronger economic growth in subsequent years. The impact would be 8.5 million more annual visitor arrivals, a cumulative total of €45 billion in additional spending and more than 200,000 additional jobs over the period. The largest benefits would flow from a complete visa waiver for these markets, in which case 21.8 million additional arrivals per year would be expected. Over the period to 2020, this would generate €114 billion in new export revenue and 615,000 additional jobs, including direct, indirect and induced employment.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents big business in the Travel & Tourism industry, joined with ETC to encourage governments to embrace visa facilitation, proactively. Helen Marano, Vice-President Government and Industry Affairs, WTTC, said that "visa facilitation is central to stimulating economic growth and job creation through tourism in Europe and worldwide." WTTC has studied the potential impact of visa reform in the G20 economies and assessed the potential to create 3.1 million additional direct tourism-related jobs and 5.1 million jobs overall. The G20 could see growth in tourist arrivals of 16% and an increase in international tourism receipts of 21% in just three years. This represents a gain of 112 million additional international tourists, spending US$206 billion. Marano also called for collaboration between the public and private sectors to achieve the potential benefits.
Mark Henry concluded: ¨The prize on offer is significant, up to 84 million new visitor arrivals across wider Europe by year 2020. If we are interested in growing our share of global tourism and capturing the substantial economic benefits, there is only one correct path to follow – that of increased openness. The introduction of the Schengen Area in 1995 undoubtedly contributed significantly to boosting travel within Europe and we need to see it extended and reformed to make it much easier than it is currently for leisure tourists and other legitimate travellers from long-haul markets to come here and to come back again¨.


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Gday everyone. Got a new tank and came with this stand. Good condition, but the sump doesn't fit under and I have a 1 year old who love water. So need to take out the pieces along the bottom so the sump fits in. But the main thing is I want to turn it into a enclosed cabinet, preferably more of a minimalist design. Also I'd like to reinforce it a little bit. can anyone point me in a direction to some plans to do this? Or some advice?
Thanks everyone - ended up going to clarke and getting 2 sheets 1200x600x20 for $8 each which isn't too bad!
Yeah good to know its definitely a bad idea! The only place Ive found up in toowoomba is clarke rubber, but they only sell sheets in 1200x600, and the footprint is 2145x655 - is it ok to buy a couple sheets and piece it together with some silicon? And finally, what thickness would you recommend?
So I'm setting up a new (second hand) 7ft (holds almost 900L) and on the way home the styrofoam base flew off (forgot to weight it down haha), so need new foam. But I was thinking about a pile of those camping foam mats I have in my shed and wondering if they will work? My worries are, they might compress down a lot more than styrofoam, and eventually will just be a thin rubberish matting rather than a cushion? Any comments?
ya, well i really dont mind, just for myself basically, maybe breeding. Sits in the shed, wont be for display. Do i really dont care what it looks like. So does it matter on the thickness to use? And should I put a piece on each side, or just the inside?
Yeah it is lol...well actually its tinted. The front pannel is actually laminated, so 2 sheets, and from looking at it (really hard to see) it seems that there is the actual starting point crack on the inner pannel and the length cracks on the front. So Ill put another piece on the front? Or it doesnt matter? AANND does it matter on the thickness?
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Wow some of that coral looks beautiful, do you guys ever take any small amount of corral for your yanks?


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CodeGirl: The Gender Gap Uncovered
Lindsey Txakeeyang November 6, 2015 • 3 min read
Although we live in an age filled with the evidence of our relentless technological progress, there are still aspects of our culture that have not evolved nearly as much. Gender gaps in pay and under-representation in several occupational fields are just two examples of how our society continues to struggle with the concept of equality. Ironically, even the tech industry, which has become almost synonymous with progress and social responsibility, exhibits the same kinds of gender disparity found throughout the workforce. A new documentary film, CodeGirl, takes a closer look into gender disparity in the tech industry by following several teams of high school girls competing in the Global Technovation Challenge to create an app that solves a problem within their community with the winning team receiving $10,000 to help launch their app.
The film was promoted across numerous channels as an amazing showcase of young female empowerment within technology, but ultimately falls short of adding anything new to the gender gap discussion. For example, Google's initiative to encourage coding amongst girls, Made With Code, features it on their homepage yet touched very minimally upon any facts about the gender gap in tech or even how these teams of girls became involved in programming in the first place. The contest claims that participants need not have coding experience but it's clear that the teams came from a range of programming backgrounds. This was my biggest issue with the documentary. If CodeGirl wanted to spark inspiration within viewers with minimal exposure to programming, it would have been awesome to emphasize how these real-life role models got their start.
In actuality though, very little programming is shown. Most of the footage focuses on team conversations, pitch practices, and prototype creation. To be fair, it is arguably difficult to make sitting in front of a computer look thrilling and a good part of the documentary was probably focused on softening the stereotype of programmers being a solitary, socially disengaged lot. That said, I would have liked to have seen more of the girls firing up the terminal and overcoming some of the technical and strategic challenges of being a good coder. Instead, the film delivers shot after shot of them sketching out buttons on their prototypes, which wasn't nearly as impactful or inspiring.
Sadly, CodeGirl provides you with very little opportunity to become emotionally involved with the girls you meet. In fact, nearly all of them are eliminated from the competition in the first half of the documentary. By the time the final winner is announced, you have maybe only seen them for a tenth of the entire 108 minutes. You know just as much about their backgrounds as you know about their coding skills before they started this competition—nothing.
The most moving parts of the documentary for me were the team eliminations. The clasped hands and devastated faces of the kids as they got the news broke my heart. However, what was truly tragic wasn't that they didn't win the $10,000 prize, but that in looking at all those disappointed faces, I could see that many of them would not be continuing in their coding journey after the competition. While CodeGirl promises that "every girl discovers something valuable along the way," during the Global Technovation Challenge, the look on those faces made it difficult for me to figure out what that "something" was.
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Louise Isabelle says
It might have anything to do with the gender gap, but there are just not enough girls that like to code. That will slowly change as the technology world starts to bring more jobs requiring such knowledge to the forefront, don't you think?
Mary Payne says
Very interesting. I am going to watch through that trailer and see what this is all about. I can understand the need for coders of any gender, but the competition is not needed. Like you said, what is really valuable about being eliminated?


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Andrews to co-chair policy committee
by Jonathan Tamari, Posted: December 5, 2012
South Jersey Congressman Rob Andrews was named co-chair of the House Democrats' Steering and Policy Committee this week, an appointment that gives him a say in shaping the caucus' policy stands and is indicative of his ties to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Allyson Schwartz, the Congresswoman who represents parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery County, was named one of two vice-chairs on the committee, adding to the region's influence on the policy panel.
Frank Pallone, of New Jersey, and Delaware's John Carney were also named as committee members.
The committee helps shape the policy stands and agenda for House Democrats. It also helps decide who serves on the various House committees – a critical piece of deciding who gains and loses stature in Washington.
Andrews has at times been a prominent public voice for Democrats.
His appointment raised eyebrows among some Democrats, though, given the ethical complaint hanging over him after he spent tens of thousands of campaign dollars on a trip to Scotland with his family. Andrews has said he followed all of the rules of the House and acted appropriately, but the issue is unresolved. In theory, as co-chair he could have influence over who is appointed to the House ethics committee, which is looking into a complaint against him, if an opening arises.
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Spokesmen for Andrews and Pelosi noted that the steering committee does not have final say on assignments to other committees; it only makes recommendations. The full caucus decides on committee appointments (with a heavy influence from Pelosi herself).
"Congressman Andrews was selected based on his deep knowledge of policy issues that impact the middle class," said Pelosi spokesman Nadeam Elshami.
In a news release initially announcing the appointments, Pelosi said, "The leaders and members of the Steering Committee reflect the diversity, energy, bold ideas, and creative thinking of all House Democrats, and embody our Democratic commitment to create jobs, strengthen the middle class, and grow the economy. With Congresswoman DeLauro and Congressman Andrews at the helm, this committee will play a central role in addressing the challenges facing our families, small businesses, and communities nationwide."
Andrews, in his own statement, said, "I am humbled and honored that Leader Pelosi has given me this opportunity to serve my Caucus and help guide our best ideas into meaningful policy for the middle class. "I look forward to working with my colleagues to build a bipartisan agenda that addresses the needs of everyday Americans who are struggling to find work, health care, and a good education."
The other co-chair is U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, of Connecticut.
Schwartz is also hopeful of being named to the influential Ways and Means Committee, which handles taxation and could have a critical role next session in the debate on tax reform. There will be two openings for Democrats on the panel.
Congressman Bob Brady remains the top Democrat on the House Administration committee.
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Dan Luke and The Raid - Out Of The Blue [CD]
Jewel Case"It's like a coming-of-age crisis," says Daniel Shultz about Out Of The Blue, the messy and melodic debut album from his band, Dan Luke...
"It's like a coming-of-age crisis," says Daniel Shultz about Out Of The Blue, the messy and melodic debut album from his band, Dan Luke and The Raid. "It's about being in that space in your 20s where you're trying to get your shit together and figure things out in life. You're dealing with your problems"—the singer, songwriter and guitarist pauses—"even as you're going out and partying and getting into trouble all the time."
Shultz and his bandmates know a thing or two about the last part of that equation, as evidenced by the songs and subject matter on Out Of The Blue. Throughout the album's 10 tracks, people are passed out on curbs under neon signs ("Black Cat Heavy Metal"), breaking hearts over rolled-up dollar bills ("Exoskeleton"), leaving baggies lying in passenger seats ("Money Mouth") and faking smiles and feeling ashamed ("Golden Age"). Legs are bleeding, faces are numb and Shultz declares his band to be the "diamond kings of smut." All the while, the music throbs and pulses and twitches and buzzes with the energy and enthusiasm and inexperience of youth, bursting with harsh, distorted guitar chords, blown-out synths squiggles and hopped-up rhythms—as well as, on occasion, moments of stunning and sincere melodic beauty.
With the weight and experience of events that have been at times joyful and sad, poignant and puerile, triumphant and tragic, Dan Luke and The Raid continue to carve out their future, one musical moment at a time. "What we want to do is create music, and create music in a way where people feel something," Shultz says. "And when we see that happening it's an amazing thing."
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"The most built self-propelled howitzer in the world as a very demanding kit with 160 individual parts. With a rotating tower and detailed landing gear, the hobbyist receives an authentic model with two decal options from the US Army. Built ready, the backbone of the artillery of the USA stands on an injection-moulded chain with sections and has a length of 9.1 cm…."
That looks like a re-release of the old Monogram kit.
I remember the Monogram kit as being 1/48 and this model is listed as 1/72, so I guess not a re-release.
"Rotating tower" and "detailed landing gear"? Bit of a bad translation me thinks.


If you are a licensee of a radio station based in the U.S., you're going to want to read this.
The FCC's Media Bureau has officially started the transition of electronic filing of radio station applications and pleadings from the current Consolidated Data Base System (CDBS) to the LMS online electronic filing system.
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Each time new shoots emerge through the mulch, apply another 15 cm layer of mulch and more Yates® Dynamic Lifter® Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser.
It takes around 4 months for potatoes to fully mature, however impatient gardeners can harvest some tender baby potatoes a little earlier. Gently dig around the root zone of the potato plant (a technique called bandicooting) and feel for the little spuds!
Keep an eye out for sap sucking aphids, which can damage and distort potato foliage. Regular sprays of Yates® Nature's Way® Citrus & Ornamental Spray, on both the upper and lower leaf surfaces, will help keep aphids under control. It's certified for use in organic gardening so is ideal for gardeners wanting to use organic methods of insect pest control.
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White Icicle should be sown direct where they are to grow, in either a sunny vegie patch or in pots, with seedlings emerging in 5 – 8 days.
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Q: Add Certificate to IOS Keychain in Swift im trying to write a root certificate to my apps keychain so that I can talk to a server serving up a self signed cert.
class func setCertificate(certData: NSData, forKey keyName: String) -> Bool
    {
        var secCert = SecCertificateCreateWithData(kCFAllocatorDefault, certData)

        var keychainQueryDictionary: NSMutableDictionary = self.setupKeychainQueryDictionaryForKey(keyName)

        keychainQueryDictionary[kSecClassCertificate as NSString] = secCert.takeRetainedValue()

        // Protect the keychain entry so it's only valid when the device is unlocked
        keychainQueryDictionary[SecAttrAccessible] = kSecAttrAccessibleWhenUnlocked

        // Disable icloud sync of keychain data
        keychainQueryDictionary[kSecAttrSynchronizable as NSString] = kCFBooleanFalse

        let status: OSStatus = SecItemAdd(keychainQueryDictionary, nil)

        println(status)

        if status == errSecSuccess
        {
            return true
        }

        return false
    }

But the OSStatus returned is -50 (One or more parameters passed to a function where not valid.), i've tried numerous casts etc but not getting anywhere. The certificate is definitely valid as SecCertificateCreateWithData would return nil if there was an issue with its format.
This is my function for setting up the keychain query
private class func setupKeychainQueryDictionaryForKey(keyName: String) -> NSMutableDictionary
    {
        // Setup dictionary to access keychain and specify we are using a generic password (rather than a certificate, internet password, etc)
        var keychainQueryDictionary: NSMutableDictionary = [SecClass:kSecClassGenericPassword]

        // Uniquely identify this keychain accessor
        keychainQueryDictionary[SecAttrService] = KeychainManager.serviceName

        // Uniquely identify the account who will be accessing the keychain
        var encodedIdentifier: NSData? = keyName.dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)

        keychainQueryDictionary[SecAttrGeneric] = encodedIdentifier

        keychainQueryDictionary[SecAttrAccount] = encodedIdentifier

        return keychainQueryDictionary
    }

Has anyone done this in swift or any advice from anyone?
Cheers

A: Actually, I found what is going wrong with Adrian's code. I found this link which is from Apple and very useful.
For adding certificate in keychain we have to write following lines:
let secCert = SecCertificateCreateWithData(nil, certInDer as CFData) // certInDer is Certificate(.der) data
        var keychainQueryDictionary = [String : Any]()

        if let tempSecCert = secCert {
            keychainQueryDictionary = [kSecClass as String : kSecClassCertificate, kSecValueRef as String : tempSecCert, kSecAttrLabel as String: "My Certificate"]
        }

        let summary = SecCertificateCopySubjectSummary(secCert!)! as String
        print("Cert summary: \(summary)")

        let status = SecItemAdd(keychainQueryDictionary as CFDictionary, nil)

        guard status == errSecSuccess else {
            print("Error")
            return
        }

        print("success")

Hopefully it helps everyone...

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No briefing will be required.
Scoring will be in accordance with the RRS low-point system A2, races to count will be defined by the fleet exec.
Schedule may be changed to suit prevailing conditions.
In the event of wind speed under 5 mph or over 20 mph, 30 minutes before the start of each race, the Fireball Fleet exec may choose to abandon that race or days races, and reschedule to the next most suitable date.


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Jay W. Christopher is chairman and founder of "Thatcher Corporation" of Naperville, Illinois, a funder and incubator for start up companies.

In 1980 he was cofounder with his wife Doris of "The Pampered Chef" a direct sales company for fine kitchen tools. He served as executive vice president of corporate development. The company was sold to Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, in 2002. He previously held positions with the Hammond Organ Company, Keebler Co., Lien Services, Marian Joy Rehabilitation Hospital and founded Thatcher Technology Group, Inc.

Jay and his wife Doris have a legacy of giving to many educational institutions including Valparaiso University projects such as the "Christopher Center for Library and Informational Resources", the "Kallay-Christopher Geography and Meteorology Building", the student union building and the athletic track at brown field.

Concordia University – Chicago was the recipient of the "Walter and Maxine Christopher Education and Early Childhood Development Center".  At the University of Illinois, Champaign resides the "Doris Kelley Christopher Family Resiliency Center" dedicated to the study of family life.

Christopher is a 1967 graduate of Valparaiso University.

Christopher is chairman of the Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation. A member of numerous other civic and professional organizations, Christopher was the 2000 Entrepreneur of the Year for the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, and was the recipient of an honorary doctor of laws degree from Valparaiso University in 1999. He continues to serve as a member of the National Council of Valpo's College of Business Administration.

He and his former wife Doris have a legacy of giving to Valparaiso University. They were the principal donors, contributing $15 million to the Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources, and contributed significantly to the Kallay-Christopher Geography and Meteorology building. They have also donated generously to the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, with over $250,000 given. Christopher and his wife divorced in 2012. They resided in Hinsdale, Illinois.

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Q: linear gradient not working with margin/padding 0 and div #todo I have a linear gradient background, but it only works if I remove from body:
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or if I remove the div #todo or rename it.
What is wrong?
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background:
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background-blend-mode: screen !important;
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linear gradient not working... only works if I remove margin and padding in body or remove this div #todo

https://jsfiddle.net/Lo2fzha4/

A: You need to have a height set.
Add this to your css:
html, body {
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}

A: That happens, because your #todo div is set to position: absolute. You can imagine it as if it is "hovering" above your body without increasing its height or width.
As said before, you need to give your html and body a height.


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 Bára Nesvadbová, Czech writer
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Our Response and Thoughts on Jordan Peterson's "Enforced Monogamy"
Filed under: Anti-fascist, Anti-Patriarchy, Critique, US
— Atlanta Antifascists
The following is a critical look at Jordan Peterson's call for "enforced monogamy" by antifascists in Atlanta.
Recently, we placed posters around The Tabernacle, a venue in downtown Atlanta. Our posters criticize that venue's decision to host Jordan Peterson on Tuesday, June 12. Peterson is an academic turned self-help author and internet pundit. Peterson popularizes far-Right theories, cashing in on opposition to so-called "social justice warrior" culture. You can read and download our poster below.
With this poster, we have mostly had our say about Peterson and his followers, except for one issue.
Peterson devotees might raise angry objections when they read our poster. "How unfair!" they could say, "You didn't even mention that Peterson wrote a clarification about his 'enforced monogamy' comment."
Posters in downtown #Atlanta about @TabernacleATL hosting rightwing pundit Jordan Peterson – popularizer of far-Right themes & apologist for "incel" #misogyny – on Tuesday the 12th.
Poster .pdf & notes on Peterson's endorsement of "enforced monogamy" here:https://t.co/Y6ZzqADGWo pic.twitter.com/9pGoJzmnMz
— Atlanta Antifascists (@afainatl) June 8, 2018
Our view is that Peterson's initial words were clear enough. Peterson's clarification – he claims to simply offer "plain, bare, common-sense facts" that have been gleefully misinterpreted by his "motivated critics" – is a deflection of responsibility. The most reasonable interpretation of Peterson's statement and his "clarification" is that women should be bullied.
The New York Times profile including Peterson's notorious comment is here. Peterson clearly states that "enforced monogamy" is "the cure" for terrorist outbursts from the incel subculture (as our poster notes, incels are a subculture of men who are angry that women do not have sex with them).
Let's take Peterson at his word. Let's suppose he is not proposing "arbitrary dealing out of damsels to incels" or any "police-state" measures. His enforcement of monogamy would be social, not state-authoritarian or totalitarian. Tabatha Southey asks the key question in her response: how is "socially-promoted, culturally-inculcated monogamy" (the words of a Peterson-defender, but quoted approvingly by Peterson) different from what we already have? It must be different, since Peterson is proposing a "cure" for present-day ills. So: how much more should single and divorced people be shamed – especially divorced women – and in what new ways should they be shamed, if not through the legal system? Since monogamy is already positively-reinforced rather extensively in our society, shaming, bullying and other negative social sanctions must be what Peterson has in mind.
In his "clarification," Peterson stresses his academic expertise and pretends that he was merely pointing out a "well-developed body of basic evolutionary-biological/psychological/anthropological evidence" that "monogamous pair bonding makes men less violent." He cites two papers, one co-authored by Satoshi Kanazawa – a racist who has been widely criticized by his peers for bad science – and a second paper whose abstract makes clear that it may not not directly support Peterson's argument, since the paper is about violence by sexually active men.
(As an aside: many scientists – evolutionary biologists, neuroscientists and others – have serious concerns about "evolutionary psychology" as a field, or at least tendencies within that field to lapse into "just so" storytelling, unfalsifiable speculation, and adding a window-dressing of "science" to present-day prejudice.)
Even in the realm of common sense, Peterson's theory fails dramatically. Let's accept his claim that prehistoric polygynous cultures typically had more male violence than cultures favoring monogamy, and so over time, monogamous cultures tended to supplant polygynous cultures. Under that account, male violence in polygynous cultures is driven by male competition, within an environment where almost all women reproduce, but many men do not. If "enforced monogamy" is such a natural, reasonable solution for past and current problems (such as murder by incels) then there must be a good parallel between age-old polygyny and the current sexual environment, right?
However, as pointed out by Osita Nwavenu, since the start of the sexual revolution in the 1960s, people have generally married more, not less, within their class. In addition, as mentioned by Gilad Edelman, the higher one's education level, the more likely one is to marry, and the education gap in marriage is widening. Finally, since the mid-1970s, monogamy has increased, with fewer people having sexual encounters outside of their marriages or partnerships (Tabatha Southey mentioned this in her response to Peterson). The big picture is not one of the highest status men taking an outsize number of female partners to themselves while leaving lower status men solitary. Peterson cannot explain why incel terrorism emerged in a context where monogamy appears to be increasing, at least since the initial jolt of the sexual revolution. On the other hand, we have a pretty good hypothesis: it's a misogynist backlash against feminist change, with internet echo-chambers exacerbating everything.
Poster about Jordan Peterson's appearance at The Tabernacle on June 12. Click image for .pdf download.
Peterson gets things wrong in a way that mirrors some of the worst of the "Manosphere's" professional misogynists. Peterson's view of the present-day sexual world is reminiscent of Francis Roger Devlin's "Sexual Utopia in Power," which insists that an unhealthy feminist cultural turn has led to a handful of high-status men having plenty of sex, with lower-status men left in the dirt. The point is not that Peterson has studied Devlin, but that the view set out by Peterson and Devlin is a recurring fantasy among modern anti-feminists. It's not a view supported by the evidence, but it does feel right because it supports their underlying prejudices. Start with sexist fantasy, and it's no surprise that one's "solutions" will also drip with misogyny: garbage in, garbage out.
Peterson's many critics don't automatically object to phrases like "enforced monogamy," which are provocative in the context of Peterson's overall comments, but not when used in anthropological writing or similar fields. We simply object to the bigoted and pseudo-scientific way that Peterson frames the problem. Pretending to have a "cure" for incel ultra-sexists, Peterson broadcasts and amplifies their perspectives as loudly as possible, endorsing key suppositions of their worldview as his own.
If you wish to contact the Tabernacle about the Jordan Peterson visit, the venue's information is here.
Atlanta Antifascists
Atlanta Antifascists oppose white supremacist and fascist organizing in our region through education, confrontation, and building a grassroots culture of resistance. We oppose sexism, homophobia, anti-trans bigotry, and all other forms of oppression. We want a classless free society.


Some companies blow hot air about saving the environment. Burt's Bees is paying its employees to embrace wind energy.
The Morrisville producer of eco-friendly creams and cleansers is encouraging its workers to support a green lifestyle by becoming "carbon neutral." Toward that end, Burt's Bees is among the first companies in the nation to subsidize its employees' purchases of renewable energy certificates, also known as carbon offsets.
The employee subsidy is akin to a company offering matching contributions to a charity that an employee chooses. In this case, the money supports for-profit wind energy producers in the U.S.
Once an exotic commodity designed to help industry meet emissions goals, renewable energy certificates are entering the mainstream.
A San Francisco seller of carbon offsets, 3Degrees, for more than a year has been promoting corporate programs to let businesses defray their employees' carbon offset costs. The Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL announced in spring 2007 that it would reimburse workers who support wind energy.
Burt's Bees plans to pay half of each employee's cost of achieving carbon neutrality in the worker's household. The company will contribute as much as $100 to offset one year of household carbon emissions. About 30 Burt's Bees workers are participating and receiving a company match to support wind energy projects nationwide, said John Replogle, Burt's Bees' CEO.
Julie Col-n, a brand design manager at Burt's Bees who lives in Raleigh, spent $60 in December to offset her household carbon footprint for one year. She received $30 from Burt's Bees. It's her first purchase of a renewable energy certificate.
"When the company's going to reimburse you for half the cost, it's an incentive," she said. "I'll do anything that I can to help the environment."
Burt's Bees, whose facilities rely on electricity from Progress Energy and Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK PRA) (NYSE:DUK) , has said it hopes to eventually use only renewable energy, or "get off the grid." Until technology improves and more renewable energy sources are available, the company, for now, has committed about $25,000 a year to subsidize wind energy production and offset its annual energy usage.
"It's a cultural thing here," Replogle said. "Our business model is quite simply to impact the triple bottom line: people, planet, profits."


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Agency LASG Agency: LASG shuts two churches, 17 houses in Ikorodu
Agency: LASG shuts two churches, 17 houses in Ikorodu
by NEWS on 21:33 in Agency, LASG
The Lagos State Building Control Agency has shut 19 buildings in Igbogbo Baiyeku, in the Ikorodu area for alleged violation of the town planning laws of the state.
The General Manager of the agency, Abiola Kosegbe, was said to have led the enforcement team of LASBCA on the operation.
Two churches owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of God and the Cherubim and Seraphim Church on Bamgbose Street were among the affected buildings.
According to a statement on Sunday, eight other buildings were shut because their owners did not have permits, among other required documents.
Kosegbe stated that the team embarked on the operation to let residents know that they must build right in view of incessant building collapse in some parts of the state.
She said any developer that did not notify government about development of their structure could be arrested.
The LASBCA boss said most of the properties sealed had already been served abatement notices, adding that the agency also engaged in post-construction audit, where those who had already completed their buildings were asked to present documents to ascertain if they got the needed permits to erect such structures.
The Chairman of Igbogbo Baiyeku Local Council Development Area, Olusesan Daini, who was said to have participated in the enforcement, noted that the exercise was to save lives. Punch
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Mike Keleher retired as a U.S. federal agent after 30 years with NCIS, and has been a firearms instructor for over 25 of those years teaching law enforcement and civilian courses in pistol, carbine, sub machine gun and shotgun. Mike Keleher is a lifelong hunter and competition shooter and a state certified concealed carry instructor. Mike Keleher spends entirely too much time and money each year shooting national level 3-gun matches (rifle, pistol, shotgun) as well as shooting pistols in the World Police and Fire Games, USPSA Production Nationals, Single Stack 1911 National Championships, Glock GSSF matches, Pistol Caliber Carbine national level matches and a number of local and regional matches.
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The first Concealed Carry book to combine learning to live in a heightened state of awareness along with movement in the critical moments leading up to deadly force encounters to increase survivability. Chapters cover Action Plans for immediate implementation if a legally concealed firearm carrier finds themselves at the center or periphery of a self-defense scenario. Chapters also cover topics to include Active Shooters, the Reasonableness Standard applied to deadly force, Gunfight Aftermath, Dealing with Law Enforcement, Handgun stopping power, Guns, Ammunition, Holsters and Concealment Clothing for young and old and combat level marksmanship and reloading techniques. Paperback-280 pages. Paper copy $18.00, digital copy $5.00.
This book was written to help shooters who are new to Concealed Carry, and contains chapters on all aspects of self-defense, living in a heightened state of awareness, dealing with law enforcement, gunfighter tactics and selection of guns, calibers, holsters, belts and suitable clothing for successful Concealed Carry. Paperback-218 pages. Paper copy $15.00, digital copy $5.00.
The first book on pheasant hunting that combines strategy and tactics gleaned from a life time of hunting, competition shooting and law enforcement training. Beginners and experienced hunters can both benefit from the pro-active mindset being sought and the tactics set forth for more successful hunting as well as advice on dogs, guns and gear. Paperback-131 pages. Paper copy $14.00, digital copy $5.00.


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