text: March 24, 2000 • In our latest installment of our occasional Lost and Found Sound series, producer Yair Reiner presents Jack Foley: Feet to the Stars. Jack Foley is a Hollywood legend---he did his job best by not letting anyone know he existed. But Foley's legacy lives on in every film and television program we watch---it's there in the footsteps of the star walking down a street, in the rustle of a dress, in the pounding of horse-hoofs. Foley made these sounds and many more on his stage at Universal studios. Foley was there on the studio's maiden voyage into sound pictures. At first, he and his team of sound men had only one chance to get all the sound right. Foley figured out that by projecting the film and recording the sound effects in sync, he would get the best effect---and he would do each effect one at a time, till the various sounds were all put together with the film--a method today called Foley. Foley's stage looked more like a garage than a recording studio---dirt, gravel, and lots of junk everywhere. These were the tools of his trade. Foley's voice was never recorded and there are no pictures of him at his work---but he is remembered by those who worked with him.


Why did the 2006 Growth Plan (as well as the 2005 Greenbelt Plan and the 2014 Provincial Policy Statement) seek to limit outward growth in settlements without full municipal services? The two main reasons are environmental and economic.
First, suburban-style subdivisions built alongside established rural settlements without municipal water and wastewater services are auto-dependent, consume agricultural and rural land, and may have adverse effects on nearby natural areas. The Growth Plan was designed to limit development that "contributes to the degradation of our natural environment, air quality and water resources, as well as the consumption of agricultural lands and other natural resources so critical to the future economy."
Second, these types of development entail long-term infrastructure costs, as pressure mounts to bring full municipal servicing to formerly rural areas. Water and wastewater plants, and the pipes required to extend servicing to rural settlements will cost millions, if not billions of dollars, at a time when much of the province's existing infrastructure is in need of upgrading or replacement. The Growth Plan was created to address the problem of building "new infrastructure...to service lower-density areas, while existing infrastructure in the older parts of our communities remains underutilized."
The costs of new infrastructure will be paid partly through development charges (which are passed on to homebuyers), partly by the municipalities (which may affect property taxes), and partly by provincial or federal grants (which will reduce the money available for repairing or replacing existing infrastructure). Municipalities will also need to finance ongoing operating and maintenance costs for these subdivisions, which may not be sustainable in the long run.


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AURELIUS Refugee Initiative supports the MOAS search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean again
AURELIUS Refugee Initiative funds life-saving drone operations
117 people rescued at sea
Better search and rescue with drones
Munich, October 2016 - In the night of October 12/13, 2016, the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS, www.moas.eu) working together with the Italian Red Cross managed to save the lives of 113 people. Hopes are fading for 17 missing people, including one baby. The completely overloaded boat with a total of 130 men, women, and children on board got into distress on the high seas during the night. Those fortunate enough to be rescued have the bravery of their volunteer rescuers, some good luck and state-of-the-art rescue technology in the form of drones to thank for their lives. Only a couple of hours passed between the call for help being received on the MOAS rescue ship the MY Phoenix, which happened to be cruising in the area, and the rubber dinghy being located by the Schiebel rescue drone. The operation would have been impossible without the modern equipment.
Around a year ago, AURELIUS set up the AURELIUS Refugee Initiative with a view to preventing such tragedies and helping people fleeing violence and death, no matter what their religion, ethnicity, or nationality. The further donation of EUR 50,000 made by the organization has been used by MOAS to fund a 10-day deployment of the state-of-the-art Schiebel S-100 Camcopter rescue drone on board the MY Phoenix. Back in spring 2016, the AURELIUS Refugee Initiative had already donated EUR 150,000 to MOAS to cover the operating cost of the search-and-rescue mission in the Mediterranean Sea (excluding the ship charter costs). "For some time now, the Executive Board and staff of AURELIUS have been important supporters of MOAS and our humanitarian mission at sea," says MOAS Director Pete Sweetnam. "Their generous contributions toward our deployments make it possible for us to carry out search-and-rescue operations at sea for all those people who are risking everything in their desperate search for a better future." It costs a lot of money to deploy modern rescue drones. Not-for-profit aid organizations like MOAS depend upon private donors to fund their high acquisition and maintenance costs.
The use of modern drones makes it possible to locate migrant ships in distress over a radius of up to 180km. The unmanned aerial vehicles have a top speed in excess of 200km/h. They are capable of staying in the air for up to six hours at a time without interruption and can also scan the surface of the water at night. The pictures and concrete images showing the type, size, and condition of the boat together with the estimated number of people on board are transmitted by livestream. This enables both the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in Rome and European marine units sailing locally under the EUNAVFOR Med mission known as Operation Sophia to be notified without delay. The rescue can then be optimally prepared long before the rescue ship actually arrives on the scene.

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PlayStation 4 Pro vs XBOX One X – Which Should I Choose?
Published: December 7, 2021 Last Updated on May 16, 2022
We compare today's two best gaming consoles: PlayStation 4 Pro vs XBOX One X. Find out which one's the best in our in-depth guide.
PlayStation 4 Pro or the Xbox One X? These two gaming consoles are still battling head-to-head thanks to the advanced features compared to their predecessors. But which one should you get? If you have the money to buy both, then that's really not a problem. Of course, not everyone can do that, so which one should you choose? Is it the PlayStation 4 Pro or the Xbox One X?
In this post, you'll see a breakdown of the notable features of each console compared to one another. By the end of this, you'll be able to know which one you should buy depending on your preferences, budget, and priority.
A Quick Overview on the Consoles
As you already know, Xbox One X is Microsoft's most competitive console. Aside from being the newest, this iteration of the Xbox One has put it on the map, making it a console worth looking at. Why? It's mainly because it's powerful and compact that you would prefer it over the PlayStation 4 Pro.
On the other hand, you have the more popular console – the PlayStation 4 Pro. The PS4 Pro is much more affordable than the Xbox One X, and it also has a lot of exclusive games that any kind of gamer will enjoy.
Need more details? Don't worry; here are those aspects broken down and compared.
Hardware and Design
First up is hardware. If you've seen a PS4 and you're expecting a smaller and more compact, then you'll be disappointed with the PS4 Pro. The latter is a lot bulkier and larger with 15.6 x 11.6 x 2.6 inches. However, it is a lot lighter than its predecessor.
The problem with the PS4 Pro is that it's bulky in design. It's a stack of three slim rectangular boxes, and although those boxes are slip, they're rather voluminous. It's like looking at flatter VHS tapes which give you a sense of nostalgia to the '80s. Nonetheless, what's great about the design is you can put your PS4 Pro vertically or horizontally, depending on the case. Prop it up if you want to make it look a little more modern.
The Xbox One X is lighter and more compact. It's only 11.8 x 9.4 x 2.3 inches which let you place it in smaller spaces. The only problem here is it's a lot heavier. Though you wouldn't be carrying it all over your house, it does look like its weight.
In all honesty, when it comes to the modern design, the Xbox One X does not fall far from the PS4 Pro because it also looks like your ordinary DVD or VHS player. It only comes in matte black which makes it look dull than if it had a more modern splash of color. It's two rectangular boxes stacked on top of each other with the logo on the right-hand side. And no, you can't place the Xbox One X vertically.
There's no clear winner here for the hardware and design because it depends on your taste and the space you have at home. It's not an aspect you would typically think long on because they're not exactly the primary things people care about when it comes to consoles.
CPU, GPU, and Performance
What about performance? Now that is something people care about. When you talk about performance in consoles, you're talking about the CPU, GPU, and the 4K or HDR support. For the 4K and HDR, you'll be glad to know that both consoles support them so it's a tie for that. But again, it all comes down to the other specs.
For the CPU and GPU, Xbox One X definitely wins. It has an 8-core 2.3 GHz CPU and a GPU of 1.17 GHz. The GPU also has an AMD Polaris architecture that gives a total computing power of 6 teraflops. On the other hand, the PS4 Pro falls a little short in this department with just an 8-core 2.1 GHz CPU. Although it also has the same AMD Polaris architecture that the Xbox One X has, it falls short with 4.2-teraflop computing power.
What does this all mean? If you have no idea what was just said, then this is what you can take away from this comparison – that the Xbox One X is more powerful and has a gameplay of 60 frames per second. This means a more fluid and consistent CPU and GPU are working in the background.
For obvious reasons, the Xbox One X wins this round. Take note, though, that just because the PlayStation 4 Pro is not as powerful doesn't mean that it gives a lousy performance or that it's too slow that the graphics can't keep up. It's really not like that. For the keen observers, you will notice that the Xbox One X does perform well and more fluidly, but the PS4 Pro is not half bad. To the untrained eye, it's still a great console with a good CPU and GPU.
Fortunately, both the PS4 Pro's and the Xbox One X's interfaces are modern and sleek enough for anyone to love. It all comes down to how comfortable you are with their distinct features.
When it comes to the Xbox One X's interface, it looks similar enough to a Windows operating software. If you use a Windows PC, going about the whole interface will be easy and comfortable. It has small to large tiles that make it look like a large dashboard of the newest and the most popular games and channels.
On the other hand, the PS4 Pro's interface is similar to its successor's UI. It's relatively easy to use, especially with the icons that correspond to games, TV, web, and sharing. The PS4 Pro has done right to make game-sharing easy both on the interface and on the controller.
The PS4 Pro's controller has a specific button that allows for game-sharing and screenshot-taking all throughout the game. This feature also allows you to share your photos and videos of your game to social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and even on YouTube.
Deciding which has the best interface depends mainly on a person's preferences. Since the PlayStation 4 Pro makes it easy to share your games with your friends, it's become more preferred by many people. However, if you're more comfortable with the Windows-like interface, you'll appreciate the Xbox's attempt to replicate a similar user interface.
When you have budget restraints, it's easy to choose which one is better. The more affordable among the two (even though they're not exactly "affordable"), is the PS4 Pro. It retails at $399 but you can get them in bundles or discounts depending on where you buy it. The bundles often come with a few free games.
On the pricier end is the Xbox One X which retails for $499. As you can see, it's a hundred dollars more than your PS4 Pro which makes a lot of people's heads turn. Sure, it's powerful and more compact, but is it worth the price? That's for you to decide.
When deciding if something is worth it, it all comes down to how much it is priced relative to the specs it offers and if you are going to use it as much. For the Xbox One X, the price got affected by the CPU and the GPU, which is somewhat justified given that you get a more consistent and fluid gaming experience. For others, this is worth putting their money on.
If you're looking for the cheaper one, the PlayStation 4 Pro tops this round.
Game Library
Which has the most celebrated games? There's no doubt that the PS4 Pro is way ahead of the Xbox One X in having popular and great games when it comes to exclusive games. Some of the former's best picks are The Last of Us: Remastered, Nioh, Uncharted 4, God of War, and Spider-Man. This list of games alone makes you already want to get your hands on the PS4 Pro to play right away.
As for the Xbox One X, the games aren't that bad with exclusive games such as Forza Horizon 4, Cuphead, Halo 5: Guardians, and Sea of Thieves. However, Microsoft has to catch up with Sony if it wants to increase the exclusive games they provide.
If you're set to buy the Xbox One X and feel disheartened by the lack of games, you still have hope. There are still independent game developers that offer a ton of fun, exciting, and exciting games that you can play on both consoles.
To add to that, the Xbox One X also allows games compatible with the Xbox 360. This means that you can play so many different games and versions from other Xbox models. You can also play and share them on your PC.
Virtual reality is a big hit today and it's going to keep on being famous. Is your future console VR-equipped? Unfortunately, the Xbox One X is not. Initially, Microsoft unveiled plans of making their PS4 Pro suitable for VR, but apparently, this did not fly.
Fortunately for PlayStation fans, the PS4 Pro is VR-enabled if you have the PlayStation VR headset. It's bought separately from the console and it costs another $399. Yes, it's that expensive. While the headset is expensive, gamers might find this new addition to give a whole different experience to their PS4 Pro games.
Which One Should You Get?
And now for the decision – are you supposed to get an Xbox One X or a PlayStation 4 Pro? Here's a summary of what the Xbox One X has better over the PS4 Pro and vice-versa. Hardware and design are excluded here since these highly depend on a person's preference.
First, interface. The PS4 Pro wins this round because while Xbox One X has an excellent interface, it's not as user-friendly for game-sharing and posting online. PS4 Pro, however, has an ideal user experience for game-sharing. You can easily access it on the console and the homepage.
The second is the price. Are you a sucker for affordable things? If you are, then you'll love the fact that the PS4 Pro is a lot more affordable compared to the Xbox One X. It's at least $100 cheaper so you don't have to use up all your savings.
What about the games? Well, even if the PS4 Pro has the upper hand here, there are also great games that are exclusive to the Xbox One X. For this department, it really depends on the games you play and enjoy. But if it's in terms of the number of exclusive games that have made it to the most popular list, then the PS4 Pro definitely has a slight advantage.
Finally, virtual reality. Face it, not everyone's a fan of VR, and even if they are, it's still not entirely worth it to shell out another $399 for a headset. Unfortunately, you can only enjoy VR on the PS4 Pro because the Xbox One X does not support VR.
Based on this comparison, it's pretty clear that the PlayStation 4 Pro has a lot more points than the Xbox One X. For Xbox One X lovers, don't fret. This console is still more powerful and compact, which is also a great plus for people looking for a sleek-looking box with superb performance.
Both consoles have their strengths and weaknesses, but as you might already know, picking consoles almost always depends on your preferences and priorities. Do you look for power and design more? Then it's the Xbox One X. Do you prioritize the gaming library, and do you have budget restraints? Then the PS4 Pro is obviously a better fit. It's really up to you to decide, and hopefully, the comparison above has helped you know which one to buy.
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Late in the day on Friday we made a point of hopping a tram and shooting all the way up to scope out the epic Couloir of doom. Alright. It's big. It's really big. And wow, steep. Videos, pictures – anything online – don't do it justice. It is insane. I was getting vertigo just trying to get near the drop-in to scope it out.
We heard from a few other guys that were up there that the couloir – from the storm and recent weird conditions – was gnarly than usual. Instead of just a two-story drop into a 55-degree pitch, it was probably closer to three stories with exposed ice/rock far more prevalent than usual.
Heading up (and for the last few weeks) we all teased the idea of dropping in with differing digress of seriousness. After looking at it though, it was just way too epic. Too late in the day after too many days of riding. Even if the conditions on the couloir were a little better, our shot legs wouldn't have held that first epic drop and then it would have gotten very death inducing.


DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:00 A.M.) – Saudi Arabia has unleashed a wave of inexperienced African mercenaries upon war-torn Yemen in a bid to defeat the Houthi-led government based in Sanaa.
On Monday, the Popular Committees wiped out over a hundred Saudi-backed militants, mostly Sudanese foreign fighters, amid clashes in the coastal province of Midi which borders Saudi Arabia.
According to a military source, tens of military vehicles were destroyed and tons of weaponry captured in an attack said to be one of the most succesful operations this year.
With Saudi-backed forces falling like flies on the battlefield, the Houthi-led troops are on the verge of fully recapturing Midi province. Nevertheless, clashes are still ongoing in the provincial capital while Saudi Arabia controls Midi port.
Saudi Arabia is reportedly weary of deploying too many of its own troops across the border after Houthi contingents have killed some 130 Royal Saudi Land Forces (KSA) in 2017 alone.
Effectively, the Gulf Kingdom is relying increasingly on paid foreign fighters to do their dirty work in Yemen.
I feel bad for these mercenaries. They could have been doing better things in life than work for a regime that pisses on them (Both Al-Bashir and KSA).
In some way, so I am : Sudan is freaking poor. These poor devils simply tried to make a living under temptation of Saudi money, very likely for only $10 a day. They made a dying instead!


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The Adventure is Beginning
Neil Paynter £10.99
Daily readings, with prayers, poems and actions, for Advent and Christmas from members, associates and friends of the Iona Community.
Voices Out of Lockdown
Jan Sutch Pickard (ed) £7.99
During the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in spring 2020, many people turned to writing. Human words, sent out across the void of our isolation. Here are the voices of just a few – with poems, psalms, songs, affirmations of faith and prayers written during a full and fraught ten weeks.
In Love With the Life of Life
Daily readings, with prayers, poems and actions, for Lent and Holy Week from members, associates and friends of the Iona Community.
Sing But Keep On Walking
Jan Sutch Pickard £7.50
Readings, poems and prayers for Advent, moving between the islands of Mull and Iona and the hills of the West Bank and Jerusalem: places 'on the edge' – where God comes to us in human form, as living Word, as light out of darkness.
Whispers of Light
Joy Mead £8.99
A new collection of poems from Joy Mead. Her poems celebrate what it is to be alive and also, perhaps, what it is to contemplate death.
The Very Life of Life
Tom Gordon £11.99
A year of daily readings, offering simple and direct reflections for facing the joys and sorrows, challenges and decisions of each day.
Iona of My Heart
Neil Paynter £9.99
Stories celebrating the 'Iona effect' - about different folk coming together - people from different countries and backgrounds. Stories of encounter, challenge, exchange, connection, transformation. Stories about people and the power of the Spirit -
A Pocket Full of Crumbs
Poems of strong and well-crafted connections - between communities in the West of Scotland and the West Bank Palestinian territories; between prayer and politics; between a lyrical delight in the natural world - and down-to-earth living, observed with warmth and humour.
Walking Our Story
A collection of favourite Joy Mead poems, many of them selected by the author's readers and friends, who ask 'Where can I find -?' when they want a poem for a special occasion. Also includes some new works.
In the Gift of This New Day
A book of modern, engaged prayers following the rhythm of the Iona Community's daily prayer cycle which is based on the many and varied concerns of the Community.
We Will Seek Peace and Pursue It
A book of readings, reflections and prayers about 'the bombs and bullets and landmines we drop into the heart of other people's lives' - and the many good folk working for peace and reconciliation at home and abroad. It can be used for personal and group reflection or in worship.
Poem update – Glimpsed in Passing (free PDF download)
A free download providing an updated version of one of the poems in Glimpsed in Passing.
Glimpsed in Passing
Poems from Iona Community member Joy Mead. They come from the beauty of the glimpsed moment - a precious jewel held for a short time amid the pain and sorrow of the world, then let go into the bigger picture - The beauty is what we remember, what gives the moment its significance.
Walking Through Advent
'Walk humbly with God ' Advent is a time of wonder and waiting - but that's not a passive thing. We need to walk into Advent with our eyes open. Join us on a cheerful, thoughtful, justice-seeking journey towards Bethlehem, a journey day by day through Advent. Jan Sutch Pickard is a former Warden of Iona Abbey, who has also been Vice President of the Methodist Conference and an Ecumenical Accompanier.
Look Well to This Day
A year's worth of stories and reflections to encourage us to 'look well' to the insights and inspiration we might need to live each of the 365 days as best we can, with a more hopeful vision for tomorrow.
Short daily readings for the whole year. Short because sometimes it feels like the world is so crowded with words that it is difficult to focus on the Word. A book for those who feel themselves travelling at an increasingly frantic pace each day, and are hungry for snatches of nourishment to feed their souls.
A Way of Knowing
A book about small things and little occasions, the smells, colours, sounds, the looking, perceiving, thinking, remembering of our lives and the love that makes them significant. In a mix of poems, stories and material suitable for private or public reflection it explores our knowing and our unknowing. It celebrates the validity of all experience,...
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Unfortunately a page was omitted and then appears in the wrong place when Welcoming Each Wonder by Tom Gordon was printed for the first time, for which we offer many apologies. To help rectify this, the complete chapter is available as a free download. Just put it in your basket and check out as usual. You will not be charged. The problem was corrected for later print runs, so this corrected chapter should not be necessary if you have only just purchased the book.
Living Letters of the Word
Daily readings for four months from a wide range of contributors within the Iona Community which can be used for group or individual reflection and are intended to inspire positive action and change in our lives.
With An Open Eye
The third in the series of books of modern parables after A Blessing to Follow and Welcoming Each Wonder. By drawing us into the lives of ordinary people Tom Gordon offers insights into issues of universal relevance in an immediate, contemporary and imaginative way. Relates to lectionary cycle B.
Di Williams £10.99
This full-colour book offers a unique insight into labyrinths in the UK and wider, combined with Di's own stunning photography. It begins with a potted history of the labyrinth and hints for walking one, shares personal reflections and stories from the labyrinth and explores the variety of settings in which labyrinths are now to be found. It includes a section on how to create your own labyrinth and lead your own labyrinth walk.
Welcoming Each Wonder
A second book of thought-provoking stories and reflections for every week of the Christian year, and a few more besides. Relates to lectionary cycle A.
A Blessing to Follow
A collection of original and contemporary parables - the first of a series of three - using the framework of the Christian Year to offer a story for every week, and a few more besides.
Going Home Another Way
Resources for Christmastide to help you hear God''s Word through the commercialism of the season, the propaganda of the times; and to glimpse the sacred in the secular.
Iona Images and Reflections
Neil Paynter & David Coleman £9.99
Full-colour photographs - with accompanying short reflections, prayers, poems and stories - of the Abbey, Iona's white sand beaches, the pilgrimage around the island, seabirds, highland cattle, tracks and roads, boats and nets, kitchen pots, footprints in the sand, cotton grass bending in the breeze - and more.
Between High and Low Water
Jan Sutch Pickard £10.99
A book of poems from the edge, by the author of Dandelions and Thistles. With down-to-earth detail, they celebrate the beauty, uniqueness, mystery of this world which we share and the courage of people who, confronted by injustice, hold on to their humanity.
Gathered and Scattered
Daily readings for four months from a wide range of contributors within the Iona Community, reflecting the concerns of the community. A follow-up to the best-selling This Is the Day.
Growing Hope
A whole year's worth of daily quotes and readings - poems, prayers, short reflections and stories - from writers and thinkers who have inspired the Iona Community and from members of the community themselves.
Where Are the Altars?
Joy Mead £10.99
This collection of incarnational poetry from the author of A Telling Place, The One Loaf and Making Peace in Practice and Poetry explores a spirituality that engages with people, things, and the joys and sorrows of daily life.
Iona Dawn
Neil Paynter (ed) £8.99
The dramatic events of the days leading up to Easter Sunday are expressed through biblical readings and the reflections of several well-known Iona Community members.


Me orient good one day.
For some reason, I'm compelled to write little snapshot posts so far this week. there are several things rolling around in my head at the moment that I will probably blog about at some point. This isn't bad stuff either. For now, I feel like sharing something humorous that happened recently.
Me: "That's a good landmark to be aware of." Dead silence. "Well, maybe not so much..."
So, if I suddenly can't find my way around campus, just wait until the top of the hour.


This is the image we received from our 12 week scan. We also got a 20-25 minute video. Here, if you can make it out, you can see the BB waving hello. (Head towards centre-right, belly lower left. Right hand waving in front of face).


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This page describes some of the tools I have used to trace my family tree, and some hints for getting started on your own. I am using Broaderbund Family Tree Maker Deluxe to record information in my family tree. This was recommended to me as the best software for the purpose, and I find it easy to use. I have not tried competing products. You can probably get by with the basic version, but the deluxe version includes additional records on CD and added online access to certain databases (which presumably could be added later with the basic edition, but probably at greater cost). I use to generate the web pages with my family tree. This is a shareware program free to use for the first 14 days. If you like it, you are expected to register your copy for $20 after that period. You would use GED2HTML to publish your tree on a web site. For information on creating your own website click here You can also subscribe to various genealogy services to help find information about your family, or to search the trees of others. One month access to Genealogy.com was included with Family Tree Maker deluxe, but I have not yet activated it - since I want to fill in as much information as possible before starting the trial subscription. The more you know to start with, the more relevant the results of your searches will be. I had some of my best luck finding information through a Google search on the names of some of my ancestors. I was able to find a tree online from someone else that included my ancestors. I was able to obtain the database from this person and merge it with my own, and that tree when back very far. Some might say that this defeats to fun of finding your own roots, but I think otherwise. There is no way that any single person could trace as much of the tree as I found. It is possible that there are errors in information that you find online, so you will want to verify as much of the information as you can. Family tree maker will track sources of information, making this task easier.
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I have found that the best way to start a family history is to ask ALL of your older relatives to relate anything they can remember about the family. You will find that some of the stories have been "colored in" over the years to make them more exciting, but most have a small kernel of truth in there somewhere. I have found that several visits may be required to draw out the information. Try to get a copy of your grandparents' birth certificates and marriage licenses. You need to work from "now" to "then," taking small steps. Perhaps your interviews with older relatives will give the death dates and places of your grandparents. Then you can write to (preferably visit) the county where they died and also where they were buried (if different) to find their obituaries. When researching obituaries, read each line separately and record any information you find. Many times, the brothers and sisters of the deceased person will be listed with their place of residence and you can trace them IF you are unable to trace your grandparents. You should be able to determine facts about your grandparents and possibly great-grand parents. I think you should record the full names, date of birth and place, marriages and place and deaths and place of all your DIRECT ancestors, for example, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents. Also, record brothers and sisters of all these people if you can find them. Record any second marriages and the children of direct ancestors. I use family group sheets to record this info. If you need a copy of the charts, you can print them off the web (see below).
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Suicide 'crisis point' for central Queensland region spurs community into action
ABC Capricornia
/ By Alice Roberts
Posted TueTuesday 23 JulJuly 2019 at 8:18pmTueTuesday 23 JulJuly 2019 at 8:18pm
Mental health has come to the forefront of public discussion in the Central Highlands after a spate of suicides of young people in the region. (ABC Capricornia: Alice Roberts)
A Queensland community says it has reached a "crisis point" after seven young people took their own lives within six months.
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Blackwater school teacher Shawna Gray said she felt helpless when she lost four of her former students, two of them last year, within months of each other.
She said it had hit the region hard.
"Blackwater is a social community, so you would see them out if you went out for dinner, if you went to an event in the community, they were there," Ms Gray said.
Shawna Gray says she has found it hard to come to terms with losing four of her former students. (ABC Capricornia: Alice Roberts)
"You knew every brother and sister, you knew the mums and dads, you knew the home life but for me I keep thinking, 'Was it already there? Was it in their destiny back then'?
"When you're teaching them and you're spending that much time with them, they're your kids — so when they decide to take a different route, you just lose your own children."
Ms Gray has joined the Central Highlands Suicide Prevention community group and has been helping organise various mental health initiatives.
She said the deaths were proof that not even the younger generation felt confident enough to talk about mental health and to seek help.
"I definitely think there's stigma still surrounding male-dominated workplaces with our mining industries," Ms Gray said.
Queensland has the highest rates of suicide per capita in Australia and saw the largest increase in suicide deaths across the country in 2017.
But for the Central Highlands community, many said they were shocked because they had never seen anything like it before.
'I am worth it'
Sixteen-year-old Bree Sauer said she has felt isolated.
"At the start it's really small indicators, small red flags — I wouldn't come out of my room, I stopped eating lots," she said.
"You don't notice until it starts happening every day — 'I don't want to get out of bed today, I don't want to get out of bed tomorrow, I don't want to get out of bed ever'."
She said her parents' separation and commuting long distances to school had taken a toll.
"I was tired all the time and I didn't know how else to deal with it," she said.
Bree Sauer says a health service like Headspace would have helped her when she was struggling. (ABC Capricornia: Alice Roberts)
"I ended up doing some very stupid things and I know there's a lot of people out there who think those stupid things are the only things they can use to deal with it [but] it's not the only thing out there, you can find other ways."
The high-achieving student said she did not want to disappoint her parents.
"You try and make your parents as proud of you as you can — you want them to have the best image of you and coming out and saying to your parents, 'I'm definitely not alright' is one of the hardest things," she said.
"I didn't have many friends I could turn to and be like, 'Hey I'm really struggling with this'.
"I'm sure a lot of people feel like they don't have those friends but sometimes it doesn't have to be friends — I went to the school counsellor and that's why school counsellors are there."
She said after reaching out for help and joining a local church group, her life changed dramatically.
"Finding people that look after you that way or learning to look after yourself in that way and to look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'I am worth it, I'm a good person and I love myself'," she said.
She said more services were needed in the area.
"I think that push for Headspace is really needed," she said.
'Stretched services'
One of the few and main services operating at the time was Anglicare.
Counselling and youth coordinator Hayley Finger said she had witnessed a "togetherness" in the community.
Anglicare counselling and youth coordinator Hayley Finger says the past 18 months have been hard for the community and for those working at the service. (ABC Capricornia: Alice Roberts)
"Within six months, we've already outdone what we did last year within the 12 months, so there's obviously been an increase [in demand]," Ms Finger said.
"There's this drive to actually get services here, to put a spotlight on the services that are here also but trying to get new services here like Headspace."
The Central Highlands was promised $1.5 million by the Federal Government in March for a satellite Headspace, which would see the service operated from another community.
This month the community have further petitioned the Government to make that a standalone service which they believed would be better able to outreach to outlying areas.
"I think December last year was our crisis point because we'd seen a number of young people die by suicide," Ms Finger said.
"But I think from this, we are the fastest community to receive funding for a Headspace in the whole of Australia — I think that speaks volumes to the type of community that we have here."
She believed "stretched resources" were a contributing factor to the grief experienced last year, as well as a fear of asking for help.
"When you look at the higher end supports like psychologists and counsellors, there's funding here but it's hard to recruit people out here — we're in the middle of nearly nowhere," she said.
Michael Bishop and Wendy McPhee have been involved in setting up #BigRural — an outreach health initiative for youth. (ABC Capricornia: Alice Roberts)
Central Highlands Healthcare CEO Michael Bishop said 31,000 patients were on the books at the Emerald Medical Centre, despite the town of Emerald only having a population of about 14,500.
He said it showed how far some people had to travel, with many spending three or four hours in the car to reach them.
"Young people are even more disadvantaged because they don't have cars [or] money, all those sorts of things to get to services," Mr Bishop said.
Residents living in the Central Highlands have to travel hundreds of kilometres to access health services in Emerald, central Queensland. (ABC Capricornia: Alice Roberts)
Mr Bishop said the community started up #BigRural, an outreach and wrap around service to better engage with young people, in response to the "total deficit" of services.
"The #BigRural project has created a lot of interest across rural Queensland," he said.
"Headspace works very well if young people can get to the building … and the services are open at times when young people [want] them.
"I think that's why we'll need a partnership between #BigRural and Headspace, so we can have both pop-up and outreach at different times and places."
One of the significant changes in the Central Highlands was how much the sadness of the past year had opened up the conversation on mental health.
Like many of her age, 23-year-old Sara Jeppesen left the region and moved to Brisbane to study.
Comet River Association president Sara Jeppesen wants to give back to her community by raising funds for mental health. (ABC Capricornia: Alice Roberts)
But three years into her course, several friends moved on and Ms Jeppesen found it hard to make new ones on campus.
"I sort of lost my direction and became quite depressed," she said.
"I'm quite a conscientious person, so when it got to the point where I wasn't handing assignments in on time and they were sort of seven days late, I thought, 'This isn't me'."
She was referred to a psychologist and eventually moved back to the region to be closer to her support network.
Comet River Association committee members at a working bee for their fundraising ball in March. (Supplied: Comet River Association)
After seeing how difficult it was for her in a capital city where services are readily available, Ms Jeppesen thought about the countless other young people in similar situations in the Central Highlands with less services at their fingertips.
She, along with about 20 friends, formed the Comet River Association.
"There were all these different community groups, but I felt that there was a gap — something for young people to get involved in to give back," she said.
Since its inception at the beginning of 2018, the group has raised $56,000 through a charity ball, which will pay for Rural Minds to conduct a series of workshops in the community, with other mental health initiatives in the works.
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With two groups in Rwanda having graduated from our training program in 2016, and another group coming up on graduation in early February 2017, we are steadily expanding The Women's Bakery network and community across Rwanda.
While some of our goals at TWB are focused on training more women, employing more women, and launching more sustainable bakeries, our growth in Rwanda also accomplishes other significant goals. One these is engaging graduates and current bakery employees in sharing their knowledge with current trainees, as well as with TWB bakers and bakeries across the country.
We don't want to just build bakeries in Rwanda, we want to build an ecosystem of community and support across our bakeries, allowing TWB bakers to share ideas with each other, collaborate, trouble shoot challenges, and encourage each other with successes. TWB graduates are able to share their knowledge and experiences with each other, and with current trainees.
Since concluding our training program in Bumba in the Western Province of Rwanda, we have facilitated knowledge sharing with the bakery located in Kigali, the capital city. The two groups have been able to share recipe tricks, adjustments, record keeping tips, and even marketing strategies. Managers from each bakery have traveled 3.5 hours one way to visit each other, share insight and challenges, and gather ideas from each other's bakeries.
Currently, the training group located east of Kigali is conducting their baking practical. For the last two weeks, one of our skilled bakers from the Kigali bakery has traveled daily to the training site to lead the baking sessions and to impart her expertise. Over the next two weeks, another employee from the Kigali bakery will lead training sessions on sales and marketing, providing the trainee group with her firsthand knowledge and advice on jump-starting sales and finding customers during the crucial first months of business operations.
As TWB expands in Rwanda and throughout the region, we aim to create more opportunities for shared learning amongst our bakery and trainee groups. By empowering women to circulate their knowledge and skills with one another, we hope to not only strengthen the TWB community but to also create new avenues for women to utilize their skills and expand their own networks.


The biggest investment most people will ever make is in their home. That's why it makes sense to protect the sizable financial investment you've made in your own home with a comprehensive homeowners plan. Likewise if you are a renter you have accumulated valuable personal property, which is an asset that you need to protect.
Your home purchase or your personal property is an investment deserving the protection that only an experienced insurance professional can provide.
Homeowners insurance is a package policy. This means that it covers both damage to your property and your legal liability or legal responsibility for any injuries and property damage you or members of your family cause to other people.
Damage caused by most disasters is covered but there are some exceptions. The most common exceptions are damage caused by floods, earthquakes or poor maintenance. You must buy separate policies for flood and earthquake coverage. Maintenance related problems are the homeowners' responsibility.
It is really about protecting yourself financially if something unexpected happens to your home or possessions. That's important because chances are your home is likely one of your largest investments.
If your home was destroyed by a fire or damaged by a natural disaster, you would need money to repair or replace it.
Renters insurance covers your possessions against losses. These possessions include clothing, furniture, electronics and much more. This is a coverage that is part of a typical home insurance policy but sold separately to individuals who rent and do not own their residence. It does not matter if you rent a home, mobile home, condo or apartment; this coverage is available to you. Some of the covered losses are fire, smoke, lightning, windstorm, vandalism and theft.
Renters insurance also covers your responsibility to other people injured at your home or elsewhere by you, a family member or your pet and will pay legal defense costs if you are taken to court.
In addition to these coverages, your renters insurance will also pay the reasonable additional costs for temporary living arrangements if you can't live in your home or apartment due to a fire, severe storm or other insured disaster.


Use class pattern strings to name the classes that you want to serialize using GemFire's reflection-based autoserializer and to specify object identity fields and to specify fields to exclude from serialization.
Classes with names matching the pattern com.company.DomainObject.* are serialized. In those classes, fields beginning with id are marked as identity fields and fields named creationDate are not serialized.
Note: The order of the patterns is not relevant. All defined class patterns are used when determining whether a field should be considered as an identity field or should be excluded.


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Former rich lister defrauds investors of $345k
by VANESSA MARSH
Former rich lister Craig Gore has been found guilty of defrauding more than $345,000 from self-managed super fund investors.
The twice bankrupt businessman faced a judge-only trial in the Brisbane District Court earlier this year in which he pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of fraud relating to an alleged $800,000 fraud.
Judge Michael Byrne this morning found him guilty of six of the 12 charges amounting to defrauding an amount of about $345,000.
During the trial in July this year, the court heard Gore was accused of swindling about $800,000 from self-managed super fund investors to pay company debts and rent on his Queensland home.
Craig Gore has been found guilty of six of 12 charges amounting to defrauding an amount of about $345,000. Pics Adam Head
It's alleged the crimes were committed between 2013 and 2014 at Southport on the Gold Coast.
Judge Michael Byrne this morning found Gore not guilty on five counts of fraud and found the court did not have jurisdiction to try him on a sixth charge.
But he found Gore guilty of five counts of fraud to the value of $30,000 or more each and of a sixth charge of fraud.
His defence barrister asked Gore be allowed to continue on bail until sentencing on November 26, saying his behaviour on bail had been "exceptional".
"He has been on bail for three and a half years without a breach," he said.
Crown Prosecutor Michael Copley QC opposed Gore being granted bail.
Judge Byrne said there was a "high risk" of Gore being jailed for the crimes.
"There can be no doubt that he had performed well on bail but there can also be no doubt his position has now changed given he has now been convicted...," he said.
Judge Byrne refused to allow Gore to continue on bail and ordered he be taken into custody.
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The School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today (December 4, 2018) announced its plan to turn "experiential learning" courses into compulsory courses for 800 Year 1 undergraduate students in two to three years' time. All engineering students will have to build an engineering artifact to acquire multidisciplinary knowledge that suits what society needs.
HKUST School of Engineering officially introduced "experiential learning" six years ago. Each year, around 180 Year 1 students enrol in the First Year Cornerstone Engineering Design Project Course, and around 130 students, with the guidance of their professors, participate in local and overseas engineering design competitions. These students have to design and build an engineering artifact, such as an airship, a smart car and an underwater robot. The School is planning to require all Year 1 engineering students to enrol in an "experiential learning" course in two to three years, so that they will acquire multidisciplinary knowledge and hands-on experience.
To tie in with the application of "experiential learning" to the School's curriculum, the School has created an "Undergraduate Student-initiated Experiential Learning Lab" (USEL Lab) that is open to students' use around the clock. The lab is a reconfigurable learning environment that performs the functions of a design studio, a prototyping studio and a demonstration studio, etc. and is furnished with equipment such as a laser cutting machine, a high-efficiency 3D scanner and a motion capture system. It is operated and managed by senior engineering students who serve as "student technical advisors". A "Dream Team Open Lab" has also been launched recently to allow more student groups to build their projects for competitions.
"The shift to a more student-oriented approach and having students learn by creating and doing in engineering education is a global trend. As a young university, HKUST is willing to introduce daring education innovations. The School of Engineering has put a lot of resources and talents into developing 'experiential learning', and is dedicated to maintaining our leadership role in engineering education innovation," Prof. Cheng added.
The School of Engineering, with around 5,500 students, is the largest school in HKUST. It has introduced a number of new initiatives in recent years, including the establishment of the Division of Integrative Systems and Design, as well as the launch of six new undergraduate major programs, namely Aerospace Engineering, Sustainable Energy Engineering, Integrative Systems and Design, Data Science and Technology (in collaboration with School of Science), Decision Analytics, and Bioengineering.


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Elon Musk: Tesla will be bigger than Apple one day
by Simon Gwynn May 04, 2017
Tesla founder Elon Musk has predicted his electric car company will one day exceed Apple in value - despite announcing a bigger than expected loss in the first quarter of 2017.
Tesla's current market capitalisation of $51bn (£40bn) is just 6.6% of Apple's $776bn (£605bn). Apple is the world's most valuable company and is worth around $180bn more than its nearest competitor, Alphabet.
The company revealed revenues for the first three months of the year were up 135% year-on-year to $2.7bn. But rising costs, as it prepares to launch the Model 3, its first mass-market vehicle, meant it saw a net loss of $397m – up 41%.
Musk made the claim about the scale of his ambitions on an analysts' call yesterday, but began, "I want to preface this by saying I could be delusional," the Financial Times reports.
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Zelená hora and Žďár nad Sázavou
By Tracy A. Burns
Zelená hora and Santini
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Green Mountain (Zelená hora) consists of a church and cloister area with five chapels and five gates on the hill. The word unique does not do it justice. Designed by Bohemian architect of Italian origin Jan Santini-Aichel, it demonstrates his Baroque Gothic style, which utilizes Gothic elements in a Baroque way. Zelená hora, which dominates the countryside, is filled with geometric symbolism. It was Santini's last work before his death at age 46 in 1723, and perhaps it is his best known creation of the 80 or so buildings he designed.
Santini's background
Santini's parents wanted him to become a stonemason like his father, but due to palsy, he was not able to take up that profession. During Santini's student days, French architect and painter Jean Baptiste Mathey was his mentor. Mathey was inspired by classical rationality and designed the Troja Chateau in Prague. Spending four years in Italy greatly influenced the aspiring Bohemian architect. Santini admired the designs by Italian architects Francesco Borromini and Guarino Guarnini and their radical Baroque style. Santini made his mark on many religious sites. Baroque art was in vogue when the Catholic army triumphed in the Thirty Years' War and continued to be the favored style when the Catholicism flourished in the Czech lands.
The importance of Saint John of Nepomuk
In 1719 Saint John of Nepomuk's tomb was opened, and the tissue considered to be his tongue remained intact. Žďár nad Sázavou monastery Abbot Václav Vejmluva wanted to celebrate the saint and his canonization, so he had Santini design the Holy Shrine of Saint John of Nepomuk and the cloister area in his unique way, with geometric precision. Construction began in 1719, and the church was consecrated in 1722.
The number five and its symbolism
The number five is of great significance in the design. The ground plan looks like a five-pointed star, and there are five altars in the church. The number five symbolizes the five wounds of Christ and Christ's five fingers of blessing. It also stands for the five stars that, according to legend, appeared when the Queen Sophia's confessor John of Nepomuk was drowned in the Vltava River on the orders of King Wenceslas IV, for refusing to reveal the queen's secrets.
The main altar is decorated with a scene of St. John of Nepomuk rising from a globe that is decorated with five eight-pointed Cistercian stars, representing the five continents where Christianity reigned. Two angels open a baldachin while three more hover around the globe.
The design of the church
The nave of the small church is surrounded by four chapels and a chancel as well as five ante chapels. A portrayal of a large, red tongue, symbolizing Saint John of Nepomuk, decorates the dome. A circle of flames coupled with rays of light surrounds the tongue. The windows above the entrances in the lantern chapels are shaped like tongues, too.
Žďár nad Sázavou's monastery
Nearby, Žďár nad Sázavou monastery, built in the 13th century, is another sight to behold. Santini cast his spell in the Church of the Assumption of Our Lady with the monumental organ lofts that are located in front of a Gothic altar in the transept. He also redesigned the naves. The Baroque decoration, too, is outstanding. Santini's style can also be seen elsewhere in the convent, such as in the water well chapel, the south wing of the quadrature and the spiral staircase in the west wing. The prelature is not to be missed, either. Its large, astounding fresco celebrates the Cistercians.
The Lower Cemetery
Santini made his mark on other buildings in the town, too. He designed the Lower Cemetery, shaped as a human skull with three chapels. It was built because Žďár nad Sázavou wanted to be prepared for the onslaught of the plague spreading throughout Europe. Because the plague never came to Žďár nad Sázavou, no one was buried there.
A town worth exploring
Žďár nad Sázavou is a town well worth exploring. Zelená hora shows off the Santini's outstanding, unique style and fascinating geometric precision. The monastery and convent are to be admired as well. The design of the Lower Cemetery is captivating.
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SCARS below Abiola Dauda's eyes mark out the Hearts striker as someone a little different. Nigerian tribal markings aren't exactly common in the often humdrum world of Scottish football. Every player get battles scars, but Dauda has carried his two symmetrical cuts since birth.
They help define him as a person – a footballer with a unique background who is now intent on stamping his own impression in Edinburgh. He needs games and goals in the Ladbrokes Premiership before his loan ends and he returns to his parent club in the Netherlands, Vitesse Arnhem.
Four games have come and gone like a whirlwind already. The 28-year-old admits it is a challenge adapting to the football and the climate here. He is well versed with Europe having played in Sweden and Serbia as well as the Netherlands. However, Scotland is rather unique in its own way. That also applies to Dauda, whose family history is literally written all over his face.
"I get asked about that a lot since I moved to Europe," he said, speaking exclusively to the Evening News. "It's a tradition from home which represents where I come from. It's more or less about letting people know about the kind of family I'm from. Everyone in my family has this. The men and the boys have these scars and the females have different ones.
"If I walk on the street now and maybe someone from Nigeria sees me, if he knows a bit about tribal marks, he can ask me where I'm from. It's about my identity. It's just tribal marks. When I first moved here I got asked thousands of times. It's normal. I guess it makes me look different.
"I'm enjoying my time here and the people at the club have welcomed me well. I like the players and the staff so it is very positive. The football is quite different compared to Holland. I've played four games and it's been four different type of games. The last one [against Dundee United] is what you have to expect about Scottish football – a lot of long balls and not too much playing. I guess you have one of these games in a season where it is like this.
News of Osman Sow's £1m-plus transfer to China broke the day Dauda checked into Tynecastle. Fans, perhaps naturally, looked to the new loan arrival as a replacement. Dauda didn't entertain such a notion and simply set his mind on making his own impact. He will continue striving to do so tomorrow, when he hopes to add to his two goals so far against Kilmarnock at Tynecastle.
"It don't feel under pressure. He [Sow] was here for two seasons, I'm only going to be here for six months. That's the big difference. I'm just here to represent myself. With all respect to him for what he did for the club, I wish him all the best but I'm not here to fill in for him. I'm here to give whatever I can to make the team stronger.
"Of course, this is the kind of speculation that goes on around people and fans. They think you're here to fill in for the guy who left and they talk about how important he was to the team. Sow is the kind of player he is and I am the kind of player I am. I'm going to be here for a very short time so I just have to make a very good impression, which I am mentally prepared for.
When he does return to Arnhem, he needs to be ready to cement a regular first-team place.
"That's my plan. I came here for the opportunity to help the team, do well, play regular football and score goals. Whatever happens after that, we just have to wait and see. I am really focused on how I can help Hearts and become a better player.
If nothing else, at least he has a compatriot at Hearts to huddle with in the really biting cold. "I hang around with Juwon Oshaniwa a lot and I have some friends from London who come up to see me. My family are all in Nigeria. My brother follows Scottish football a lot and he always gives me feedback if he's watching the games. I think they see a few highlights of Scottish football.
It hasn't taken Abiola Dauda long to suss out Scottish football – but will he leave his own indelible mark when his Hearts loan ends?


Environment Agency (EA) officers and police have raided an unpermitted waste site in Gloucestershire.
The unannounced visit in Coleford, Forest of Dean, on 23 February was part of a continuing operation to tackle illegal activities, notably end-of-life vehicle dismantling.
EA staff found and removed photographs and paperwork that will be examined further. The officers from Coleford Police Station were on standby to help the EA staff to carry out their enquiries and to prevent any breach of the peace.
Viridor has said that a fatal incident at the decommissioned Didcot A power station does not relate to its Ardley Energy Recovery Facility in Oxfordshire.
One person has been found dead and five injured after half the Didcot building collapsed on 23 February.
The company made the statement following media inquiries.
An education and wildlife discovery centre is set to open thanks to a donation of £150,000 from Grundon Waste Management.
It is the first major grant received by Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust for its Cradle of the Cotswolds project.
The project is based at the Trust's Greystones Farm nature reserve at Bourton-on-the-Water, one of the UK's most visited villages in the Cotswolds.
For the sixth year running, Hertfordshire schools have been offered the opportunity to take part in a free collection service to recycle unwanted or broken electrical items.
Pupils and parents will be invited to clear out their cupboards and bring in waste electrical items from home.
Collections of the 3,400 registered items, along with small electricals brought in on the day, will take place at the 128 participating schools in the week commencing 14 March. Since 2011, 32,932 electrical items have been collected from schools for recycling, a total of 268 tonnes.


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Royal to Acquire Craig Adhesives
Royal Adhesives & Sealants, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, and Vertis Communications recently announced that Royal will acquire substantially all of the assets of Vertis' indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Webcraft Chemicals, which operates under the name Craig Adhesives & Coatings (Craig). Based in Newark, NJ, Craig supplies UV light-cured and water-based adhesives and coatings to the printing and graphic arts markets. The acquisition reportedly builds on Royal's strong platform of leading adhesives, sealants and coatings.
"We are excited to add Craig's market-leading ultraviolet and water-based adhesives and coatings products to our growing platform, and welcome Craig's employees and clients to the Royal family," said Ted Clark, CEO of Royal. "As a leading producer of high-performance adhesives, sealants and coatings, we look forward to working with the Craig team to advance our combined product portfolio and expand our presence in the packaging and graphic arts market."
"Craig has a long history of innovation in the fast-growing market for ultraviolet light-cured adhesives and coatings, and is providing great solutions and service to the packaging, printing, and lamination markets," said John Televantos, a partner at Arsenal Capital. "The acquisition of Craig and merger with Royal represents an important milestone in our strategy to further build a leading adhesives, sealants and coatings business offering customized and proprietary solutions."
For more information, visitwww.arsenalcapital.comorwww.royaladhesives.com.
American Securities to Acquire Royal Adhesives and Sealants from Arsenal Capital
Royal to Acquire Clifton Adhesives
H.B. Fuller to Acquire Royal Adhesives & Sealants


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package org.recap.controller;

import org.apache.camel.CamelContext;
import org.apache.camel.ProducerTemplate;
import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
import org.recap.model.etl.EtlLoadRequest;
import org.recap.report.ReportGenerator;
import org.recap.repository.*;
import org.recap.camel.EtlDataLoadProcessor;
import org.recap.camel.RecordProcessor;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
import org.springframework.ui.Model;
import org.springframework.validation.BindingResult;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ModelAttribute;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;

import javax.validation.Valid;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * Created by rajeshbabuk on 22/6/16.
 */

@Controller
public class EtlDataLoadController {

    Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(EtlDataLoadController.class);

    @Autowired
    CamelContext camelContext;

    @Autowired
    BibliographicDetailsRepository bibliographicDetailsRepository;

    @Autowired
    HoldingsDetailsRepository holdingsDetailsRepository;

    @Autowired
    ItemDetailsRepository itemDetailsRepository;

    @Autowired
    XmlRecordRepository xmlRecordRepository;

    @Value("${etl.load.batchSize}")
    private Integer batchSize;

    @Value("${etl.load.directory}")
    private String inputDirectoryPath;

    @Autowired
    RecordProcessor recordProcessor;

    @Autowired
    ProducerTemplate producer;

    @Autowired
    ReportGenerator reportGenerator;

    @RequestMapping("/")
    public String etlDataLoader(Model model) {
        EtlLoadRequest etlLoadRequest = new EtlLoadRequest();
        model.addAttribute("etlLoadRequest", etlLoadRequest);
        return "etlDataLoader";
    }

    @ResponseBody
    @RequestMapping(value = "/etlDataLoader/bulkIngest", method = RequestMethod.POST)
    public String bulkIngest(@Valid @ModelAttribute("etlLoadRequest") EtlLoadRequest etlLoadRequest,
                            BindingResult result,
                            Model model) {
        EtlDataLoadProcessor etlDataLoadProcessor = new EtlDataLoadProcessor();

        String fileName = etlLoadRequest.getFileName();
        etlDataLoadProcessor.setBatchSize(etlLoadRequest.getBatchSize());
        etlDataLoadProcessor.setFileName(fileName);
        etlDataLoadProcessor.setInstitutionName(etlLoadRequest.getOwningInstitutionName());
        etlDataLoadProcessor.setXmlRecordRepository(xmlRecordRepository);
        etlDataLoadProcessor.setBibliographicDetailsRepository(bibliographicDetailsRepository);
        etlDataLoadProcessor.setHoldingsDetailsRepository(holdingsDetailsRepository);
        etlDataLoadProcessor.setItemDetailsRepository(itemDetailsRepository);
        etlDataLoadProcessor.setProducer(producer);
        etlDataLoadProcessor.setRecordProcessor(recordProcessor);
        etlDataLoadProcessor.startLoadProcess();
        return etlDataLoader(model);
    }

    @ResponseBody
    @RequestMapping(value = "/etlDataLoader/status", method = RequestMethod.GET)
    public String report() {
        String status = "Process Started";
        if (camelContext.getStatus().isStarted()) {
            status = "Running";
        }

        StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
        stringBuilder.append("Status  : " + status).append("\n");
        //TODO: This call takes a long time to fetch the count.
        //stringBuilder.append("Number of Bibs loaded : " + bibliographicDetailsRepository.count()).append("\n");
        return stringBuilder.toString();
    }

    @ResponseBody
    @RequestMapping(value = "/etlDataLoader/uploadFiles", method = RequestMethod.POST)
    public String uploadFiles(@Valid @ModelAttribute("etlLoadRequest") EtlLoadRequest etlLoadRequest,
                             BindingResult result,
                             Model model) throws IOException {

        MultipartFile multipartFile = etlLoadRequest.getFile();
        if (null == multipartFile || StringUtils.isBlank(multipartFile.getOriginalFilename())) {
            return etlDataLoader(model);
        }
        File uploadFile = new File(multipartFile.getOriginalFilename());
        FileUtils.writeByteArrayToFile(uploadFile, etlLoadRequest.getFile().getBytes());
        FileUtils.copyFile(uploadFile, new File(inputDirectoryPath + File.separator + multipartFile.getOriginalFilename()));
        return etlDataLoader(model);
    }

    @ResponseBody
    @RequestMapping(value = "/etlDataLoader/reports", method = RequestMethod.POST)
    public String generateReport(@Valid @ModelAttribute("etlLoadRequest") EtlLoadRequest etlLoadRequest,
                             BindingResult result,
                             Model model) {
        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
        Date dateFrom = etlLoadRequest.getDateFrom();
        if(dateFrom != null) {
            cal.setTime(dateFrom);
        } else {
            cal.setTime(new Date());
        }
        cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
        Date from = cal.getTime();
        Date dateTo = etlLoadRequest.getDateTo();
        if(dateTo != null) {
            cal.setTime(dateTo);
        } else {
            cal.setTime(new Date());
        }
        cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 23);
        cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 59);
        cal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 59);
        Date to = cal.getTime();
        String generatedReportFileName = reportGenerator.generateReport(etlLoadRequest.getReportFileName(), etlLoadRequest.getOperationType(),etlLoadRequest.getReportType(), etlLoadRequest.getReportInstitutionName(),
                from, to, etlLoadRequest.getTransmissionType());
        if(StringUtils.isBlank(generatedReportFileName)){
            logger.error("Report wasn't generated! Please contact help desk!");
        } else {
            logger.info("Report successfully generated!" + " : " + generatedReportFileName);
        }
        return etlDataLoader(model);
    }
}

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Тип 90-II — основний бойовий танк китайського виробництва, який є подальшим розвитком танків Тип 80/85. Спочатку Тип 90-II був відомий під назвою Тип 85-IIM. Вперше публічно був показаний 1991 року. Це перший китайський танк третього покоління, не прийнятий на озброєння НВАК. Було обрано покращений Тип 96. Тип 90-II продовжили розробляти для експорту. Наприкінці 1990 танк отримав назву MBT-2000. Пакистан придбав ліцензію на його виробництво. MBT-2000 має місцеву назву «Аль-Халід». Type 90-II також вплинув на розвиток танків Тип 96 та Тип 99.

Історія
У червні 1991 року Китай та Пакистан вперше продемонстрували танк третього покоління, який отримав назву Тип 90-II, розроблений за програмою MBT-2000 (Main Battle Tank 2000). В той час у КНР на озброєнні стояли лише застарілі танки Тип 59 та Тип 69. Це дало початок роботам над новим танком третього покоління, який би міг вести на рівні бій з радянським Т-72 та Т-64. Розробку танку було розпочато з середини 1980-х років, після того як китайці придбали у однієї країни Близького Сходу декілька танків Т-72М радянського виробництва. Спочатку передбачалось створювати танк на основі корпусу та ходової частини Т-72М з новою зварною баштою, 120-мм гарматою західного зразку (її відпрацьовували на дослідному танку Тип 59Gai), з сучасною цифровою системою керування вогню та німецьким або американським силовим блоком. Але у 1989 р. роботи було призупинено у зв'язку з ембарго на військові поставки, яке наклали США та деякі західні країни. Після закінчення війни у Перській затоці у 1991 році роботи над танком MBT-2000 було відновлено, але тепер як над експортним зразком для Пакистану. Ще 1 жовтня 1988 року китайська національна корпорація НОРІНКО уклала контракт з Пакистаном на створення дослідних зразків Тип 90-II. При цьому до 70 % усіх компонентів «90-II» були вироблені у Пакистані. У подальшому після придбання ліцензії та освоєння технології, пакистанський військовий завод компанії «Heavy Industries Taxila» розпочав серійний випуск поліпшеної модифікації танку, яка отримала назву «Аль-Халід». Серійно 125-мм гладкоствольну гармату і автомат заряджання китайці почали виробляти (без ліцензії) і для власних танків.

Спеціалісти компанії НОРІНКО за основу конструкції машини взяли конструктивно-компонувальні рішення, які були реалізовані у танках третього покоління, створених у інших країнах. За основу було використано шасі та корпус танку Т-72М, на який була встановлена зварна башта з розвинутою кормовою нішею, аналогічна баштам танків серії «85-IIM/88C/96». Озброєння було обрано радянське: на танку встановлена 125-мм гладкоствольна гармата 2А46М з автоматом заряджання. Повідомлялося наступне: танк «Тип 90-II» має конструкцію на 10 % запозичену у танка «59», 15 % у «69», 20 % у «85/88C», а інші 55 % — це нові технічні рішення. Як і у випадку з танком «Тип 85», загальні зусилля були спрямовані на створення експортного зразку, які дали поштовх для створення нового танку «Аль-Халід» (паралельно існувала офіційна назва Р-90) для пакистанської армії. Подальші роботи у КНР над танком «90-II» були зосереджені на вдосконаленні конструкції машини, для чого як платформи використовувалися вже створені зразки. У 1995 році Росія продемонструвала Китаю останні варіанти танку Т-80У з метою постачання озброєння для НВАК, що підштовхнуло програму для створення китайського танку третього покоління Тип 98 з використання нових технологій.

Конструкція
Компонування танку Тип 90-II було зроблено за класичною схемою. Спереду розташовувався відсік керування (місце водія у центрі), у середині — бойове відділення (стрілець зліва від гармати, командир — справа) і моторно-трансмісійне відділення позаду. Корпус був зварним з гомогенної катаної броні, лобова частина якої була зроблена комбінованою. На нижній лобовій деталі змонтовано пристрій для самостійного вкопування, який скопіювали з Т-72М. Місце механіка обладнано люком у даху і перископом. Головка перископа має доволі широке вікно, що дозволяє вести обмежений огляд вліво та вправо, а також вбудований пристрій нічного бачення активно-пасивного типу. Крім водія і органів керування рухом, у передній частині корпусу бак-стелаж з частиною боєкомплекту гармати.

У зварній башті знаходиться озброєння, система керування вогнем і місця командира та стрільця. На першому прототипі була встановлена башта аналогічна танку «Тип 88С/96», на наступних — допрацьована, з підвищеною протиснарядною стійкістю, зміненою компоновкою обладнання та збільшеною кормовою нішею. На фронтальних деталях корпуса і башти можна встановлювати додаткові бронелисти композитної броні, при цьому її еквівалентна товщина становить приблизно 600 мм у башті та 450…470 мм у корпусі. Модульне виконання бронювання башти дозволяє швидко заміняти пошкоджені елементи або встановлювати на їх місце посилені блоки. За необхідності захищеність танка може буде збільшена за рахунок встановлення динамічного захисту власного виробництва типу FY.

Озброєння
Основним озброєнням танку є 125-мм гладкоствольна гармата 2А46М з термокожухом та ежектором. Загальна вага тіла гармати без стабілізатора і бронемаски складає 2443 кг, відкотних частин — 1970 кг. Автомат заряджання карусельного типу аналогічний радянському АЗ. Боєкомплект складає 39 пострілів роздільно-гільзового заряджання, 22 з яких розміщені у механічній боєукладці під баштою, а інші 17 — у корпусі машини. На танку «90-II» використовуються ті ж 125-мм боєприпаси компанії НОРІНКО, що й на «88С/96» — бронебійний підкаліберний (початкова швидкість 1760 м/с), кумулятивний (850 м/с) та осколково-фугасний (950 м/с), яле крім цього передбачається наявність нового бронебійного підкаліберного оперенного снаряду зі стрижнем зі збідненого урану (APFSDS).

Основними елементами системи керування вогнем є: цифровий балістичний обчислювач; панель керування; перископічний приціл стрільця з тепловізором, вбудованим лазерним далекоміром та з незалежно стабілізованою у двох площинах лінію прицілювання; перископічний комбінований приціл-прилад спостереження командира (з головкою панорамного типу); дисплей командира; двоплощинний стабілізатор озброєння та набір різних датчиків аналогічних танку «Тип 88С/96». Керувати озброєнням можуть як стрілець, так і командир (у командира можливості наведення суттєво обмежені, відсутній власний далекомір). Приводи наведення — електрогідравлічні та ручні. У зв'язку з тим, що головка панорамного прицілу може обертатися на 180°, командирська башточка відсутня, а по периметру люка командиру встановлено 6 перископічних приладів спостереження для кращого огляду.

Допоміжне озброєння танку включає спарений з гарматою 7,62-мм кулемет (боєкомплект 3 000 набоїв) і зенітний 12,7-мм кулемет «W-85» на турелі (500 набоїв), яка встановлена між командирським люком та прицілом. Стрільбу із зенітного кулемету можна вести лише у передньому секторі. Для захисту екіпажу від ЗМУ призначена колективна система протиатомного захисту (ПАЗ) з фільтро-вентиляційною системою, а для запобігання пожежі — сучасне швидкодійне протипожежне обладнання. У башті танку «Тип 90-II» встановлено витяжний вентилятор, який знижує загазованість у бойовому відділенні.

Рушій
Для повномасштабних випробувань було побудовано прототипи танків з двома різними двигунами. На першому варіанті об'єднаний силовий блок включав 8-циліндровий дизельний двигун потужністю 1200 к.с., створений на базі технологій німецького дизеля MTU396, який вироблявся у Китаї по ліцензії, і автоматична трансмісія Renk LSG3000. Двигун рідинного охолодження має турбонаддув і розвинуту систему охолодження, яка має два кільцевих радіатори з відцентровими вентиляторами. Повітрозбірники розташовані на даху МТВ під кормовою нішею башти. Через доволі високій силовий блок кормова частина корпусу значно вище погону башти. На другому варіанту танку було встановлено англійський V-подібний 12-циліндровий дизельний двигун «Perkins Engine Company» CV-12-1200 ТСА «Кондор» рідкісного охолодження з турбонаддувом потужністю 1200 к.с. і французька гідромеханічна автоматична трансмісія SESM ESM-500, що забезпечує рух на одній з чотирьох передач переднього ходу і двох — заднього. На цій модифікації дах МТВ нижче, а по бортах кормової частини корпусу зроблені поздовжні жалюзі. Заміна силового блоку будь-якої з двох конфігурацій у польових умовах не перевищувала 30 хвилин. Існував ще один проект «90-II», який передбачав встановлення двигуна MTU 871 або «General Dynamics Land Systems» AVDS-1790, ала він так і залишився на папері. Пізніше було розроблено проект «Тип 90-IIA», який повинен був мати 1500-сильний французький двигун серії «Unidiesel V», але його так і не здійснили через тиск на Францію з боку США та Індії, які вимагали приєднатися до ембарго на військові постачання до Пакистану. Останній вирішив цю проблему, закупивши моторно-трансмісійні установки в Україні — так з'явився танк «Тип 90-IIM» або «Аль-Халід».

У подальшому для своїх танків MBT-2000, призначених на експорт, Китай також почав закуповувати моторно-трансмісійні установки з двигуном 6ТД-2 потужністю 1200 к.с. в Україні.

Ходова частина «Тип 90-II» з торсіонною підвіскою скопійована з танку Т-72М і має шість опорних та три підтримувальних котки. Коткам від Т-72 віддали перевагу через надійність, низьку ціну та простоту виконання. На першому, другому та шостому вузлах підвіски встановлено гідроамортизатори. Ведуче колесо розташовано позаду. Гусениці аналогічні танку «88С/96», мають гумовометалеві шарніри, обрезинені бігові доріжки та гумові башмаки. Ходова частина з борті захищена стандартними гумово-тканинними екранами на шарнірах або рифленими металічними нової конструкції.

Варіанти
 Тип 90-IIA — був експортною моделлю запропонованою Пакистану. Він мав французький дизельний двигун, потужністю 1 500 к.с. Його не було прийнято на службу через, приєднання Франції до ембарго проти Пакистану, через проведення останнім ядерних випробувань;
 Тип 90-IIM або MBT-2000 — також був експортною моделлю для задоволення потреб Пакистанської армії. Ця версія була створена, щоб уникнути проблем ембарго. Спочатку на ньому встановлено двигун китайського виробництва, але він виявився не надійним. Цей ОБТ було продемонстровано у 2001 році і як варіант, на ньому пропонується встановлення силового блоку іноземного виробництва;
 Аль-Калід — подальша розробка MBT-2000 з деякими модифікаціями. На ньому встановлений український дизельний двигун 6ТД, потужністю 1 200 к.с. Пакистан придбав ліцензію на його виробництво.
 VT-1A — новий експортний варіант Type 90-II, з китайським обладнання, баштою, гарматою, електронікою та бронею. На ньому встановлено китайський двигун потужністю 1300.

Оператори
  44
  500
  22
  невідомо
  3 VT-1A на службі у військовому окрузі Харбін як навчальні
  150
  Контракт на постачання 80-100 MBT-2000 з Китаю. Однак угода зірвалася частково через несанкціонування експорту українського двигуна.

Посилання
 Type 90-II
 Китайський танк Тип 90-II

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Bush and Kerry Supporters Claim Debate Victory - 2004-10-03
Reaction from the Bush and Kerry campaigns came quickly following Thursday's debate in Miami, Florida.
Supporters of President Bush and Senator Kerry wasted no time Thursday trying to convince the hundreds of journalists at the Presidential debate that their candidate came out on top in the first presidential debate of the 2004 campaign.
Even before the debate ended, they were making their case. White House Communications Director Dan Bartlett said President Bush showed U.S. voters that he understands the concerns many Americans feel about U.S. involvement in Iraq.
He said, "I think where he demonstrated in a very personal way that he understands the consequences of war, that he understands the consequences of the decisions he makes, and then being very clear about a strategy for victory. And I think it is one of the big arguments that Kerry makes that President Bush does not understand the realities of what is happening in Iraq, and I think President Bush demonstrated he is the one that gets the casualty reports. He demonstrated you can be both realistic and optimistic about Iraq."
Democratic Senator Bob Graham of Florida says his Senate colleague John Kerry convinced American voters that there is an alternative to President Bush.
He said, "A lot of Americans who already decided to vote for President Bush withdrew that tonight and said 'I am going to give John Kerry another look.' That makes the next two debates, which will be on domestic issues where the President is dramatically less accepted by the American people that much more important."
While both candidates differed strongly on U.S. policy toward North Korea, the U.S. commitment to international treaties, and even the level of commitment to end the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's Darfur region, the situation in Iraq dominated the debate.
Political Scientist John Fortier of the American Enterprise Institute says both men achieved their most important goal; not to make any mistakes.
He said, "I think Senator Kerry was able to stand on a stage next to President Bush as an equal and show a manner and a character that was strong. He did not show the flip-flopping side that he has been accused of in the Bush commercials. On the positive side for President Bush, Bush was relentlessly on message as he typically is and made his points again and again that weakness and waffling in the world is not just a bad thing as a character issue, but it has consequences for allies and for the way our enemies perceive us."
Mr. Fortier says the fact that Iraq dominated a debate given over to multiple foreign policy issues is a sign that the Iraq issue has clearly emerged as the overwhelming concern of American voters this year.


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