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Cleveland: Midtown: Development and News
By Guest zaceman, July 4, 2004 in Northeast Ohio Projects & Construction
MH, the article is in the subscription only area. Would you mind giving us a nuts and bolts synopsis of the article, please?
MuRrAy HiLL 185
Here's my breakdown:
Fred Geis and the City of Cleveland are pushing to build the $20 mil office/warehouse building on E.67 and Euclid Ave.
Financing breakdown:
- $10.7 mil U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 108 Loan as the first mortgage
- $250K -- city's Vacant Property Initiative.
- $3.5 mil state's Job-Ready Sites Program
- New Markets Tax Credit (federal program for job-creating businesses in urban areas) Another loan has to be in place for Geis to qualify (here's info on it: http://www.cdfifund.gov/what_we_do/programs_id.asp?programID=5)
Mr. Geis lives in Cleveland and has plenty of real estate experience.
Mr. Geis currently has no tenants; however, he is banking on the expansions of CWRU, CSU, and the Health Care Industries to produce enough demand to fill his "little building."
No timeline is given.
^Great summary- thanks! Interesting that Geis lives in the city- I wouldn't have guessed it for the proprietor of a Streetsboro based business.
The big red flag design-wise:
Mr. Geis said the project will provide flex office space — space that can serve as offices and warehouse or assembly space with garage doors for truck entry — in the city. [Emphasis added]
Please let those garage doors face the rear.
w28th 105
This is truely a scary development. The thing is, it would be less outrageous if it wasn't to be placed on anyother main thoroughfare. Chester, Carnegie, etc...
Is this the development at E. 69 th street? Isn't suppose to go all the way to Carnegie (that beautiful boulevard)? If this is the case I would imagine garage doors would be off of 69th or some sort of access from Carnegie at the rear of the property, not on Euclid. My biggest concern is what it will look like on Eucild...since some of it is warehouse space I am concerned about large stretches of blank walls.
The address according to the article is 6700 Euclid Ave.
From the previous article:
Geis, his brother Greg and the Coyne family also hope to build a technology center at Euclid Avenue and East 69th Street, in the heart of the Cleveland Health-Tech Corridor. The partners shared updated drawings of that project with city design officials last week. The Euclid Tech Center would target biotechnology and health care companies.
So maybe the project spans the area...?
I think renderings of this project were posted here before, and if it's the one I'm thinking of, we pretty well ripped its design to shreds as being inappropriate for a transit/pedestrian corridor like Euclid. Others suggested it might be better on Carnegie.
^Actually, I don't think we've seen rendering. I believe someone described some early massing they saw, but that's about it. Tough to know what to expect until we hear/see more, I guess, but I'm optimistic there won't be garage doors facing Euclid.
The streets south of Euclid jump from 65th to 69th, so the site is described in different ways. In person, it's clearly marked with a big trailer with "Geis" written on the side. Pretty sure it's the big lot south of Euclid visible here: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Cleveland,+OH&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=39.644047,106.083984&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Cleveland,+Cuyahoga,+Ohio&ll=41.503258,-81.641845&spn=0.002294,0.006475&z=18
If it's a warehouse you've gotta have truck access, and it's often in the rear. I don't expect trouble there. I just hope it will have multiple stories in the front and no lawn buffer.
I can't recall if these were ever linked to before, but the Cleveland City Planning Commission website now has renderings of the proposed senior housing and supportive housing projects on Euclid in the mid 70s that were discussed above:
Senior housing: http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/projects/detail.php?ID=38
Supportive housing: http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/projects/detail.php?ID=37
Neither looks to be a thrilling design, but not total disasters. Both are 4 stories, more or less right up on the sidewalk. Lots of brick and other types of siding.
Not bad really, especially the second one. Unfortunately, in both cases, the limitations on who will live there will also limit spinoff potential. In that sense I think these represent lost opportunity for Euclid and should have been placed elsewhere.
tedolph 0
Could they at least put a pitched roof on the first one?
Etheostoma Caeruleum 0
I really like the old police station on Payne. I hope that there will be use made of the building and that it will not be demolished. It has a real old school police station look to it... It reminds me of Eliot Ness days.
Cleveland, developer work out unusual financing for Third District police station project
Published: Friday, July 16, 2010, 5:45 PM
Michelle Jarboe, The Plain Dealer Michelle Jarboe, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A police station project in Cleveland could move 195 officers to Midtown and open up two city properties -- one in University Circle and the other near Cleveland State University -- for private development.
The city wants to build a new Third District police station on the former.... Read the rest at:
http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/07/cleveland_developer_work_out_u.html
freethink 125
I am not usually the one to bust on a rendering because I understand that architecture is subjective
(as I will profess my love for Moca in another thread), but where in Middleburgh Hts. is this going...uhgg
Oh, that link appears to have been inserted incorrectly...sorry.
Ugly, suburban, and ugly....
Yeah, that's pretty hideous.
ogibbigo 0
trust me, without knowing the details, and assuming the actual building will look nothing like that, its STILL a god send from what is there now. Despite the fact the current district is 50 years old, fairly confident the ONLY reason this is happening is the city will gain ALOT from selling the current site, all of which I support, however I don't think the needs of the city are a concern here as opposed to the needs of the cities pocketbook for the current real estate
yanni_gogolak 46
This is what you get when you have a developer running the show. Very rarely do you get a developer who understands the value of design, like Midtown.
FrqntFlyr 2
It's hard to say that it isn't good news, but prepare to barf when you see the design:
State awards $3.5 million grant to MidTown Tech Park in Cleveland
Published: Friday, July 30, 2010, 3:04 PM Updated: Friday, July 30, 2010, 3:46 PM
Michelle Jarboe, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND -- The state will grant $3.5 million to an office, laboratory and research building in the Midtown neighborhood, where a developer says he has several interested tenants and is ready to start construction "as soon as possible."
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher announced at a news conference that the state will give its maximum grant for job-ready sites to the MidTown Tech Park, a $21 million project being developed by the Geis Cos. and the Coyne family. The project, formerly called the Euclid Tech Center, will comprise 128,500 square feet of offices, labs and research space, aimed at growing biomedical and technology companies.
At the southwest corner of Euclid Avenue and East 69th Street, the development site sits in the middle of the burgeoning Cleveland Health-Tech Corridor, a district that runs from East 22nd Street out to University Circle. Last month, state officials earmarked the corridor as a "Hub of Innovation and Opportunity," bringing the area a $250,000 matching grant and priority status for grants and loans awarded by the Ohio Department of Development and other state agencies.
more at: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/07/state_awards_35_million_grant.html
Similar story in Crain's: http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20100730/FREE/100739974
McCleveland 0
actually, I don't think it is nearly as bad as it could have been. It's multi-storied, primarily brick, and by in large fronts euclid, with parking in the rear mainly visible to carnegie. of course I am not quite sure of the need for it to be on a 30 degree angle creating a small lawn... but it also does have 2 "front doors" on euclid, which make it more transit friendly. And of course not to mention.... if they can fill 130,000 sf of office space it could create a need for more of the type of development we would like to see in some of these barren lots around it.
Not sure why they wouldn't build a 4 story building and leave the remainder of the land for future development. Design is of course a complete disaster, offering the worst the suburbs have to offer. I'd really rather have an empty lot than allow this to set the precedent for future development in this area. Yet another sad trade: formly a high density, mixed use, transit dependent urban neighborhood for low density, insert cornice here architecture, "high tech" developement. We should be expecting more.
mikel 0
I agree with McCleveland about the design. The building itself is quite drab and 1995 but the setback could be a lot worse. It definitely has room for improvement aesthetically but hopefully they can add a bit more style for the final design.
I was definitely fearing a lot worse. If your goal is $14 psf leasable space, your building design is going to be pretty blah. I was more worried about there being a sea of surface parking in front of a single story building, which thankfully won't be the case. The lawn and angled setback are pretty awful though. I would have been fine with a smaller, uniform [non grass] landscaped set-back, but the angle is just gratuitous.
W28th (or anyone), would going up for stories on half the footprint increased the overall construction costs?
Best case is that this gets the ball rolling so that the market can support higher lease rates and better buildings down the line.
Loretto 0
I doubt Geis would know how to build a 4 story building. They'd stare at you with a confused look on their faces and think you were asking for a warehouse.
It's certainly the nicest looking building to ever come out of that company :wink:
The rendering seems to contemplate the demo of the older brick bookstore building at the corner of 69th (see below), which I didn't think was part of the initial Geis land purchase. Anyone know if he now controls this parcel too? Would have been a nice gesture to keep that old shell, but I'm guessing Geis would disagree.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Cleveland,+OH&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=39.456673,101.513672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Cleveland,+Cuyahoga,+Ohio&ll=41.504227,-81.642446&spn=0.002282,0.006196&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=41.504357,-81.64215&panoid=TauJA2VTAMTTVV80tcSNVQ&cbp=12,208.1,,0,-8.83
willyboy 1
Good lord. I guess they truely see it as progress.... :cry:
*btw, I found some great Cleveland books in that store a number of years ago. Including some on Shaker Hts. design standards.
I was expecting a lot worse from Geis, as I could probably build many of their designs with one of those build-it-in-a-weekend steel building kits advertised on TV... http://www.us-buildings-direct.com/?cmp=150384
While I'm surprised Geis has provided the building with windows, it's still way too suburban with no attempt at offering mixed-use or an inviting sidewalk presence with first-floor leasable spaces accessible from the sidewalk. In other words, the only people likely to be using this building are those working there. And that sure doesn't do much for pedestrianism.
The client and the architect should be asking: how many different uses and entry points to these differing uses are fronting Euclid? If it's just one, then do you realize that when developing in a city, you have a larger responsibility than only to your client or to your principal user? Responsibilities like increasing sidewalk activity, promoting interaction with nearby buildings by offering complementary uses and multiple access points, making walking interesting/inviting instead of boring/intimidating, enhancing security through natural surveillance (ie: eyes on the street), etc. etc. If they dismiss these things, then no wonder we end up with sexy fortresses and urban bunkers with no sidewalk activity and unrealized business opportunities. The perception to the passerby is that no one lives or works in the area.
Sadly (OK, frustratingly!), it takes a lot of searching to find some decent resources to show folks what we're talking about, and I doubt architects seeking to re-package another cookie-cutter suburban structure will take the incredible amount time I took to find these less-than dazzling resources....
http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/docs/publications/commmixedusecode.pdf?ga=t (probably the best one I could find)
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/planning/neighborhood/downloads/scongress/sccp_commdesign_8.pdf
http://www.smartgrowth.bc.ca/Portals/0/Downloads/SGBC_Health_Report_FINAL.pdf
ClevelandOhio 0
I don't think the design is that horrible, maybe not what we would prefer but still. The area could definitely use some development and this could help spure other development. We can't be to picky, im glad anything is going up. And i don't find them responsible for trying to increase sidewalk activity. I mean look at the area, its has a long way to go until there will be sidewalk activity. And this will look better then an empty lot. Imagine being a tourist and driving down the cities main street and seeing an ugly giant empty lot or a brand new brick and glass building. Which one would you prefer?
Its hard to say for sure. One problem I see with an 8 story building is the cost of the elevator. Once you go over 7 stories (I'm pretty sure that's the cut-off) you have to get into a different type of elevator, different mechanically. You would probably have some increase in plumbing costs, taller building have to get water up to top.
You would save some cost on foundations and possibly civil work (not digging as much dirt out). Its hard to say either way, also potential tenants of senior housing might be more inclined to like a lower height building b/c it doesn't look as imposing and would have a more "residential" feel.
That's the biggest misconception in construction. Just because a building looks good doesn't mean it costs more. Good Architects are very aware of construction costs and alternative materials. A good Architect can make a great design for any budget.
Hts121 0
And i don't find them responsible for trying to increase sidewalk activity. I mean look at the area, its has a looooooooooong way to go until there will be sidewalk activity.
Agreed. Except I decided to add some emphasis. My opinion would change if the site was west of E55.
weepinwillow 0
I need this guys name.
$12-$14 is what you will see in the market for the area they are talking. We've found at Tyler that building out brand new space (including new systems, windows, new power..new, new, new, except for the exterior brick wall and concrete floor and ceilings) has brought us $65 to $85 PSF project costs (remember, have to pay the brokers, lawyers, designers, builders etc.. not just the contractor). That gets you to $15 PSF net pretty quickly if you want to get paid back in a reasonable amount of time (most people do).
Anyway, I don't know enough about the nuances of Geis' project, but I can assume he's been beating up his own guys to get to the $14 mark he's at. And pot shots asides about suburban office parks (which is admittedly been their wheel house), if you've ever worked with either the architect or engineer from Geis you'd have little to nothing negative to say about them. Absolutely class from start to finish.
I'm sure they're fine individuals, but they clearly can't design themselves out of a box.
Whatever. I'm happy Fred's working in Cleveland and putting his money into the city. If I had to do a design build somewhere in the city I'd happily hire his company for it. I've worked with other architects and builders in Cleveland and none of them provide the kind of professionalism and customer service to the level Geis does. At least from my experience working with tenants, owners, contractors and designers.
Cleverland 0
Does anyone have any information on the Upper Chester Project? The project is still listed on the Planning Commissions website so I would assume the project is still under serious consideration. Anyone know if there is a new groundbreaking date set or if the it's dead in the water.
In my opinion the project would have the greatest impact on the city as a whole by connecting the cleveland clinic and university circle area and making chester a vibrant street that will hopefully attract other developers to finish the job connecting downtown with the clinic/university circle area.
I'm not speaking directly to any one company, but let me ask you a question. How does a contractor make their profit? By markup on materials and cutting corners on construction. Now if you have a designer in your back pocket, do you think the designer will object when they go to the job site and see what they had on the drawings is not how it is being constructed? Not if they want to keep their job.
I saw some work going on at upper chester the other day and I was wondering the same thing
We do have a thread for Upper Chester...although it is in "Abandoned Projects:"
http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,13381.60.html
Also, does this link still work? http://www.chester82.com/
I'm not getting what you're trying to say here.


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Question of the Week: What unusual deaths have you found in your research? [closed]
Have you found any unusual deaths while doing your genealogy research? Please tell us about them below.
closed as a duplicate of: Question of the Week: What unusual deaths have you found in your research?
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asked Oct 5, 2020 in The Tree House by Eowyn Walker G2G Astronaut (2.0m points)
closed Oct 17, 2022 by Eowyn Walker
My daughter's great, great, great, grandfather had a son named Ernest. One night he was out joy-riding and damaged a plank bridge by having a plank come through the windshield and hit him in the chest. He died two days later and the township who owned the bridge sued his estate for cost of repairs. His father had to take out a bond to pay for it.
commented Oct 9, 2020 by Melanie Willis G2G3 (3.1k points)
A lot of helpful safety tips this week. Don't marry a serial husband killer. Don't keep the broom in the bathroom. Don't put your head out the window during a lightning storm. Be careful around sewing needles, harp strings, and kale roots. Be very careful around trains.
Thanks for the interesting question.
commented Oct 12, 2020 by Joyce Vander Bogart G2G6 Pilot (185k points)
My 3x Great Grandmother was killed by a train while on her way to a tent revival meeting in PA, just shy of her 31st birthday.
Arbella (Hanna) Edwards
commented Oct 16, 2020 by Dan Bacon G2G1 (1.6k points)
My grandfather drove his team of horses pulling a farm wagon to a railroad loading dock where some helped him load a large metal culvert onto the wagon. The culvert slipped and made a loud noise when it fell. My grandfather ran to calm the horses, but they bolted, trampling him and pulling the heavy wagon over his body. His son (my father) was only 3 years old at the time.
commented Oct 22, 2020 by Dennis Olson G2G Rookie (280 points)
Indian Raid. The Koozer Family.
Scalping - The Kooser Family.
Redeemed. - The Kooser Family
I believe one of the children captured was the wife, Ida C. Koozer, of my 2nd great uncle, Joshua N. Garver.
answered Oct 5, 2020 by Tommy Buch G2G Astronaut (1.2m points)
edited Oct 9, 2020 by Tommy Buch
My great aunt's husband's first wife's brother slipped getting out of the bathtub and was impaled by a broomstick.
Also, two of the wife's sisters died in the same hospital five minutes apart from unrelated illnesses.
answered Oct 5, 2020 by Wanda Cox G2G1 (1.3k points)
Your family tree is much like mine. It stretches out to include interesting people who do not fit onto a standard tree diagram. You have "my great-aunt's husband's first wife's brother." I have "my second cousin's wife's great-grandparents." That's what makes this hobby fun. Thanks for sharing.
commented Oct 7, 2020 by Joyce Vander Bogart G2G6 Pilot (185k points)
Yes, indeed, it does, doesn't it? And in a further wrinkle, after I wrote this, I ran across information that indicates that the woman we always thought was the first wife may, in fact, have been the third wife, with my aunt being his fourth, rather than his second, wife. Yeee!! Sometimes my "family tree" seems more like a bowl of spaghetti!
commented Oct 8, 2020 by Wanda Cox G2G1 (1.3k points)
In doing research, I have found several railroad accidents, but this one about the death of my first cousin 3 times removed, Percifer Irwin age 16, has always seemed especially unusual and sad. This is a 1874 Western Union message explaining the accident, and why he and his older brother William were walking along the railroad tracks and did not hear the train that hit them. William was the only survivor of the five companions that were hit by the train, and he only had a broken leg.
answered Oct 5, 2020 by Alexis Nelson G2G6 Pilot (658k points)
Poor, poor souls. For want of 5 train tickets, so many young lives snuffed out. The wind may have obstructed their hearing as well.
commented Oct 6, 2020 by Jessica Key G2G6 Pilot (254k points)
Jessica thank you for your very kind comment. Yes, it is very sad.
commented Oct 6, 2020 by Alexis Nelson G2G6 Pilot (658k points)
what a sad story about your famiky Alexis, first your cousin, Percifer, do you know why he always was sad and different? how terrible they woukd walk on the railway and did not hear the train, that most have been terrible fow william had to se this.
i can imagine that is something he would never forget.
thank you sweet Alexis for sharing this
commented Oct 6, 2020 by Susan Laursen G2G Astronaut (2.9m points)
Yes, thank you Susan I have thought about William having to travel back home with his younger brother who was killed by the train. It must have been terrible. The cousin I met on WikITree had good photos of this family. Their oldest brother had died in Andersonville prison camp during the Civil War. I also found that the great great grandfather of my travel partner had also died as a prisoner in Andersonville. We had planed to go to the prison museum this past summer, but the virus caused us to cancel our trip.
William must have felt terrible on his way home.
How sad you did not made it to the Prison museum Because of the corona
This is sad about their oldest brother thank you for sharing this
That same situation happened a couple years ago in Chicago. Two police officers were chasing a bad guy across a railroad yard, stopped to let a train pass in front of them, didn't realize there was a second train also sounding its horn coming from the opposite direction. They heard the horn, saw a train, thought they were safe. Both were killed.
commented Oct 7, 2020 by Rob Neff G2G6 Mach 9 (94.9k points)
edited Oct 7, 2020 by Rob Neff
Rob, thank you for your comment. It is certainly sad that the two police officers were killed by a train, and it is a reminder of how dangerous trains can be. It also reminded me that my first cousin once remove Alvin Wayne George was killed by a train when he was 16 and tried to cross the tracks in his car.
I live in NYC where every year we have at least a few dozen people get hit by subway trains (mostly from jumping, but some do fall or get pushed onto a track. A few years ago, a friend of a friend of mine was pushed by a crazy person onto the track and died.) Trains cannot stop on a dime and they completely destroy human bodies if they collide with them. All the stories in this discussion involving train accidents just increase my wariness of them. I used to work as a deckhand on boats, one very large at 3 stories and holding 600 passengers, and I'd rather work on a vessel any day than a train.
commented Oct 10, 2020 by Jessica Key G2G6 Pilot (254k points)
Jessica, that a absolutely awful about your friend's friend! My travel friend and I love New York, and we stay in Times Square and ride the subway. I have always wondered about something like that happening. I am always a little nervous around the trains and try to stand back until the train comes. Thank you for your comment and information on the dangers of the trains.
commented Oct 10, 2020 by Alexis Nelson G2G6 Pilot (658k points)
Not in my direct line, but the answer has to be Francesco II Gattilusio, lord of Lesbos. In 1404, he was stung by a scorpion. This was not, however, what killed him. His cries of panic brought his servants and guards rushing to his chamber, and so many people crowded in that the floor collapsed and killed him.
answered Oct 5, 2020 by Jessica Key G2G6 Pilot (254k points)
Yikes! Remind me not to call for help!
Jessica, your story reminded me of in 1981, and two walkways collapsed at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, one directly above the other. They crashed onto a dance being held in the hotel's lobby, killing 114 and injuring 216.
A sister of an ancestor of my mother, Charlotte Elisabeth Blume, born Schnarr committed suicide by hydrochloric acid poisoning on 24. Mar 1946.
answered Oct 5, 2020 by Dieter Lewerenz G2G Astronaut (2.5m points)
Dieter, that's a scary story. It takes a lot of courage or desperation. It is certainly not an easy death. As a paramedic I have seen such deaths before, it is not a pretty sight.
commented Oct 6, 2020 by Lothar Wolf G2G6 Pilot (104k points)
Eeek! Awful way to go. My great great uncle died of strychnine poisoning after murdering the grandmother of a 13 year old girl he had been harassing!
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/247446446?searchTerm=Haneby%20forbes
commented Oct 15, 2020 by K Miller G2G Rookie (100 points)
There aren't many deaths that really stand out to me as unusual (my great nana Elsie May Mimms died 106 which was certainly far longer than most people). Many people in my family died of old age or disease.
Probably the most unusual one that I can think of is my paternal grandfather's half-brother Alan Sidney Dowding, who died suddenly of a heart attack when he was only 38 years old. Whilst I believe he didn't have any personal history of heart problems, there is a family background - his dad Albert Sidney Dowding (my great grandfather) and his grandad Horace Dowding both died suddenly in their 60s and, whilst both had no history of heart problems (and I don't have their death certificates to know for certain), I believe their hearts played some involvement in their deaths.
answered Oct 5, 2020 by Anonymous Dowding G2G6 Mach 3 (31.7k points)
The most strange cause of death that I've found so far is my third great grandfather, Frederick Buck, whose death certificate says he was hit by a train. He was 80 years old, and the certificate states it was an accident, so I'm not sure if the crossings weren't properly marked back in 1946 in rural Ohio, or if he was just elderly and didn't hear the train coming, but I still find that really unfortunate.
answered Oct 5, 2020 by Raven Martin G2G6 (9.8k points)
My great-grandmother's sister Adele Cartier went outside in early spring, washed windows, caught "quick consumption" and died. Dying of "quick consumption" (whatever that is) is probably not usual, but the family story became that she died of washing windows. We are always careful to avoid her fate.
answered Oct 5, 2020 by Joyce Vander Bogart G2G6 Pilot (185k points)
I believe "consumption" was the term they used to use to describe the disease we now call tuberculosis.
commented Oct 6, 2020 by Raven Martin G2G6 (9.8k points)
It might be contagious! So I'd better avoid her fate as well, and stay away from washing windows :)
commented Oct 6, 2020 by Cindy Hubbartt G2G6 Mach 2 (21.8k points)
"They tried to kill him with a forklift!"
The only really unusual death I can think of is the death of my great-grandfather, Alfred Francis Hamel. The obituary on his profile explains. He apparently died of a heart attack alone in his home on Plum Island. Plum Island is just outside of Newburyport, Mass.
He was a private man and my grandfather was really the only one who kept in regular contact with him since his parents were divorced.
Just goes to show, you really shouldn't cut ties with people. His friends found him three days after he died. =( It's really sad.
answered Oct 5, 2020 by Chris Ferraiolo G2G6 Pilot (590k points)
-My 5x-great-grandfather Newell Gascoigne who fell down a set of stairs while heavily drunk, resulting in spinal injuries that killed him a few days afterwards.
-My great-grandfather's first cousin Edith Paynter (not on WikiTree yet) who was attacked by a patient while working at a psychiatric hospital, triggering a brain aneurysm which killed her soon after.
-My 3x-great-grandmother Ellen Blackburne who died shortly after accidentally drinking rabbit poison (though the death was ruled to be unrelated).
answered Oct 5, 2020 by Anonymous Martin G2G6 Mach 2 (26.2k points)
My great great great grandfather committed suicide by hanging and wrote a letter saying he was nagged to death by his wife.
answered Oct 5, 2020 by Anonymous Nagel G2G6 Mach 3 (32.8k points)
I shouldn't be...but I'm chuckling...
commented Oct 6, 2020 by Carol Baldwin G2G6 Pilot (729k points)
I agree with Carol's comment
commented Oct 6, 2020 by Kay Knight G2G6 Pilot (487k points)
Wikitree ID of my great great great great grandfather is Korn-276. In the newspaper, it said "Trouble with his family is assigned as the cause of his suicide", but the story passed down is my great great great great grandmother was on him about everything constantly, and he escaped by checking out.
commented Oct 6, 2020 by Anonymous Nagel G2G6 Mach 3 (32.8k points)
I don't have anything to add, but I am immensely enjoying this thread!
answered Oct 5, 2020 by Michael Schell G2G6 Mach 4 (42.7k points)
The death I found unusual was that of Thomas Kells.
The coroner found he died of injuries from an explosion of gelignite in a south coast of New South Wales Australia quarry work site at Tomerong in 1917. His brother reached him after the explosion before he died. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kells-289
answered Oct 5, 2020 by Rosalie Neve G2G6 Pilot (138k points)
My husband's grandfather's death certificate states he died of "general scalding". Found this to be quite odd, and asked his sister. She said the family always said he went to a steam room after drinking, fell asleep, and was found scalded to death.
answered Oct 6, 2020 by Cheryl Power G2G1 (1.1k points)
My great grandfather on one of my mother's line was a brick wall. Finally I ran across a newspaper article stating that one brother was in town and got into a fight with another man. The older brother (my g grandfather) stepped in to try to stop it. The younger brother got mad at him and pulled his knife. The older brother drew his. My great grandfather died immediately of stab wounds. The younger brother lived another 3 days and died. My great grandfather left a wife and four young children.
answered Oct 6, 2020 by Cindy Hubbartt G2G6 Mach 2 (21.8k points)
I have a distant cousin who was struck to death by the great church bell at a funeral toll in 1809.
Also a second cousin ten times removed, who was mauled by a bear in 1703.
Unusual, but not unique.
answered Oct 6, 2020 by Eva Ekeblad G2G6 Pilot (502k points)
Donald Rowland married a black widow serial husband killer.
https://rowlandgenealogy.com/married-a-serial-killer/
answered Oct 6, 2020 by Ron Rowland G2G6 Mach 1 (17.9k points)
My God, that is one of the weirdest stories I've ever read. Thanks for sharing. Is Donald Rowland (dead husband #3) a relative?
commented Oct 7, 2020 by Michael Schell G2G6 Mach 4 (42.7k points)
Donald Earl Rowland had the same name as my father, but to the best of my knowledge, we are not related.
commented Oct 8, 2020 by Ron Rowland G2G6 Mach 1 (17.9k points)
My wife's great-grandfather, James Henry Winter, and his father, Eliel Eliab Winter (yes, that was his name), were both farmers, and both died accidentally around railroad tracks. According to Eliel's death certificate, he was "killed by cars GTRR" (Grand Trunk Railroad) near Cobourg, Ontario. And his son James reputedly died because of a fall off of a load of hay at the train track in Lakeport, Ontario.
answered Oct 6, 2020 by Richard Hill G2G6 Mach 5 (57.1k points)
My great uncle Frank Taplet was a teamster in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. During a runaway accident he was thrown from his wagon and cracked his skull on the ice. He left a widow and 6 young children.
Another distant relative Marcus Heman Cornish was a conductor on the New York Central Railroad. He was rushing to deliver to the engineer, was knocked off the roof of the car by a low bridge, and crushed by the wheels of the train.
I also remember another elderly man who had lived with family after his wife's death, moved back to his own home, and was found a few days later down by a creek where he had blown himself up with dynamite.
Genealogy can be so sad....
answered Oct 6, 2020 by Kay Knight G2G6 Pilot (487k points)
I am the third great grandniece of Sophia (Gould) Roberts Gould-679. Born in Nova Scotia to James Gould & his wife Sophia (Payne) Gould, she married there in 1820 and removed to New Hampshire, then to Fox Lake, Wisconsin. Her husband's journal, tracing his family's path to Fox Lake, Wisconsin, noted that they lost a baby when a spinning wheel fell on the child. Today we have "tipover" accidents with furniture -- but the problem goes way back!
answered Oct 6, 2020 by Janine Barber G2G6 Pilot (199k points)
Janine, such a sad story about losing their baby when the spinning wheel fell on their child. It reminded me of a recent accident that happened to a lady I knew. She told me that she was going to be doing some traveling and staying with friends. The next thing I heard was that she was pulling down a Murphy Bed, and it hit her in the head and killed her.
It's really a tragic accident. I can only imagine what the family must have gone through.
Thanks for your kindness.
commented Oct 8, 2020 by Janine Barber G2G6 Pilot (199k points)
Question of the Week: What unusual deaths have you found in your research?
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Question of the Week: What is something surprising you have found in your research?
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Income statements have many different sales and cost centers. Each sale and cost center deserve attention to ensure overall profitability of the business. One of the most difficult cost centers to turn a profit on is stock parts. Stock parts like nuts, bolts, clips and retainers can be a convenient life saver for an on-time delivery and can aid in alternative parts utilization. However, with convenience comes a price. The monthly expenditure on stock parts when left unchecked can quickly eclipse sales, leaving repairers in the red on stock parts. There are three actions shops can take to manage stock parts and achieve an acceptable level of profit from these tiny, but important, parts.
The first action requires the repairer, not the vendor, to periodically audit the stock parts inventory to check the for relevance, turn rate and discount. This is an important check to prevent the overstocking of quantities or part numbers. When auditing the stock parts, it is important to include the technicians for feedback on what parts are used or not used. This will help the shop identify both relevant and obsolete inventories. This feedback can also identify gaps in inventory for new stock parts that need adding. The next step in auditing the stock parts inventory is checking for turn rate, that is how fast the stock parts are selling by part number. This can be performed through vendor reports or simply by placing a colored sticker in a stock part's bin every time a stock part is used. The later method also provides a nice visual cue to highlight the most frequently accessed inventory. Once turn rates have been established the final step is to analyze the vendor discount on each part for the top 10-20 part numbers. The discount needs to be analyzed by part number to verify that the discount is acceptable. Some vendors may provide lower discounts on faster moving products and deeper discounts on less common parts. Analysis may reveal that it may be more profitable to purchase some clips or retainers directly from the OEM. Findings from the audit should be reviewed with the vendor.
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A recent federal bankruptcy court decision addresses important principles of fiduciary conduct (and the benefits of a state exculpatory statute) in the context of a financially distressed not-for-profit hospital.
The case involved claims of negligence and breach of fiduciary duty by members of the board and management team of a not-for-profit hospital, filed by the hospital's liquidating trust. The claims were based on allegations that, essentially, management and the board were inattentive and unresponsive to multiple signs of financial problems (e.g., significant physician practice losses).
The court granted a motion to dismiss with respect to the claims against essentially all of the voluntary directors, but denied the motion with respect to certain other directors who were perceived to be compensated, and to one voluntary director who was alleged to have a conflict of interest (the director was the CEO of a local bank with which the hospital had entered into a controversial loan arrangement).
The court's opinion contains useful discussions of fiduciary duties, possible elements of negligence and the limitations of the business judgment rule (especially given well-pleaded allegations of abdication of authority or failure to act). Notably, the court relied on the exculpatory clause in the hospital's bylaws as the basis to dismiss the allegations against the voluntary directors.
What is particularly disconcerting from a governance perspective is that more than six years passed between the bankruptcy filing and the court's ruling; a long period of uncertainty for the officers and directors. As with the 2015 decision of the US Court of Appeals in Lemington Homes, creditors (in whatever form) are often relentless in their pursuit of claims based on breach of fiduciary duties by directors of financially distressed entities.
Several new developments are worthy of board notice in connection with its oversight of the M&A process, with respect to due diligence, representations and warranties, and compliance.
One development is the increasing application of a so-called "Weinstein clause" within a definitive transaction agreement. The focus of the clause is to make a representation with respect to the personal conduct of a seller organization's corporate leadership. In some instances it may require a form of indemnification escrow to protect against demonstrable harm. The roots of the clause are obviously found in the many corporate scandals of late involving #MeToo issues and other behavioral conduct allegations. They form a major part of what is often referred to as "social due diligence," and not only reach matters of officer and director conduct, but also may extend to a company's social media presence and its reputation in the online arena.
Another development relates to the situations in which a successor/acquiror company uncovers wrongdoing in connection with M&A due diligence. If the successor subsequently reports that wrongdoing to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), engages in remedial measures (e.g., extending its own compliance program to the seller) and provides cooperation in any subsequent investigation, the DOJ may provide the successor/acquiror with meaningful credit. While a senior DOJ official discussed this scenario in the context of the FCPA, the suggestion is that DOJ might apply a similar approach in other scenarios (e.g., high-risk industries).
A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision offers guidance on how a corporation may best address document requests by a conflicted director whose interests were adverse to those of the company.
This decision arose from litigation involving a public company and directors appointed by a controlling shareholder who had been opposed to the underlying transaction. Nevertheless, the court's ruling may be of some relevance to boardroom controversy within a nonprofit corporation as well. There are increasing examples within the nonprofit health care sector of directors who are in a conflict of interest situation, or are otherwise adverse to the interests of the company, and who seek certain categories of corporate information to further their individual objectives. While director information rights are ordinarily interpreted as broad, there may be situations in which adversity or conflict can serve as a basis for limiting information rights. Decisions such as this recent ruling may be supportive of any health system response to such an information request.
So much is made of the board's obligation to preserve the reputation of the corporation. A new consulting firm report suggests that the board should be similarly focused on preserving its own reputation (as a body).
Proprietary research conducted by Edelman Financial Communications & Capital Markets concludes that a corporate board actually does possess its own reputation, which should be "actively considered and managed" for the benefit of the company. According to Edelman, board reputation comes particularly into play in circumstances of corporate controversy or distress, when specific board actions come under public scrutiny and have a direct impact on public trust in the company.
The research surveyed a very targeted group: institutional investors with assets under management of more than $1 trillion. To the surveyed group, trust in the corporate board was important when making or recommending an investment. Logic suggests that the emphasis on reputation should similarly apply with respect to boards of large health systems, whether non-profit, private or publicly traded. Issues such as the qualifications of individual board members and, their relative independence, integrity and motivations, are all relevant and could affect the mission and value of the corporation. In addition, public examples of past reasonable and prudent practices of the health system board (especially in times of corporate crisis or stress) may provide comfort to health system constituents and regulators.
As the report suggests, the health system board may wish to give closer consideration of the steps it can take to substantiate its own reputation within the context of the overall focus of the corporation and the activities of the senior leadership team. Nonprofit status should not be a limitation on such efforts.
The board's nominating committee should take note of several important new developments regarding board diversity, and how they may be applicable to its composition and refreshment policies.
This continued focus on diversity is driven in large part by a broad cross-section of interested parties, e.g., institutional investors, pension funds, employees/labor unions, state governments and other stakeholders (including, for example, sources of new business opportunities for the health system). This focus applies to nonprofit, publicly held and privately controlled health systems alike.
Noteworthy developments for the nominating committee include willingness of some major companies (including those in the technology and transportation sectors) to adopt a version of the NFL's "Rooney Rule"; the New York City Comptroller's "Boardroom Accountability Project 2.0" (with its model board skills matrix); the Midwest Investor Diversity Initiative (with its "toolkit"); various proxy voting guidelines; and the controversial proposed California legislation that would, if enacted, institute gender quotas for corporate boards of public companies headquartered in the state.
Of course, some of these initiatives have met with criticism. For example, a bill intended to require public companies to disclose the gender of its board of directors, has yet to be presented for vote by the US House of Representatives. In addition, the proposed California quota legislation is encountering substantial opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce. Such challenges should not, however, be interpreted as a retreat from broader policy and societal commitments to decreasing unconscious bias, and increasing the number of women and minorities for board positions.
As with issues of cybersecurity, the unrelenting frequency of diversity-related information threatens to dull the board member senses to what is otherwise remains a vitally important governance principle (i.e., that diversity along multiple dimensions is critical to a high-functioning board). The general counsel can be very helpful in maintaining nominating committee focus on this issue.
The board's governance committee should take note of an interesting new consulting firm research paper that provides observations on the important concern of "overcommitted" board members.
The paper, prepared by Equilar, examines the key question of whether experience and industry knowledge gained from serving on multiple boards is overshadowed by excessive time commitments of a director. Data suggests that the experience gained from multiple board seats can be particularly helpful in industries that have "steep learning curves" for new directors. On the other hand, industries in transition (such as health care) are seeking increased time commitment from their board members, who are facing increased expectations of their oversight obligations. In those situations, there is greater internal intolerance for directors who serve on multiple boards.
Concerns with "overboarding" and "overcommitment" have their roots in Sarbanes-era governance guidelines. Yet there is no "best practice" or "magic number" when it comes to determining the proper number of outside boards on which a director should serve. Assuring the focus, engagement and commitment of individual board members should be a key goal of the board's governance committee. This, given the transformation of the health care sector and the dramatically expanded agenda of the health care company board. The Equilar analysis, and similar reports, are useful resources for governance committee conversations on this increasingly important issue.
Recent headlines regarding the staffing of internal corporate investigations serve to raise again the question of when it is appropriate for the board to engage outside independent counsel, as opposed to working on the matter with their general counsel or regular outside counsel.
Law and sound governance practice have long recognized that situations may arise from time to time to prompt the prudent governing board to consider the engagement of "independent counsel"; i.e., counsel other than the company's general counsel or regular outside counsel.
An obvious example is where the board seeks expertise in a particular area of law that neither the general counsel nor regular outside counsel possess. Other examples include the presence of credible allegations of wrongdoing by senior management, and transactions that present material actual or potential conflicts of interest by management (e.g., management buyouts or tender offers involving management).
Certainly, internal investigations involving suspected or alleged wrongdoing by employees (especially those with pre-existing relationships with the general counsel and/or primary outside counsel) are typically conducted by independent counsel to the board. In addition, board-driven self evaluations are often conducted by independent counsel, particularly when the protection of the attorney-client privilege is sought.
Current public controversies in the entertainment, broadcasting and technology sectors provide a useful opportunity for the general counsel to revisit the circumstances in which it is appropriate for the board to seek independent legal advice, rather than use its general counsel or regular outside counsel.
A substantial increase in CEO turnover in 2018 has heightened focus on the governing board's important obligation to maintain and periodically update both regular and emergency succession protocols.
The general counsel can be a valuable resource to the board in evaluating how best it may approach its succession management responsibilities. According to the Business Roundtable, this may prompt a decision to address succession planning at the full board level, or to rely on a committee composed of independent directors. In addition, the board, or the responsible committee, should (i) maintain a list of the qualities and characteristics desired in an effective CEO; (ii) monitor the development of potential internal candidates; (iii) seek the current CEO's personal evaluation of candidates for the CEO and other senior management positions; (iv) periodically discuss CEO succession planning outside the CEO's presence; and (v) review, at least annually at the full board level, both the company's succession plan and the effectiveness of the succession planning process.
"Best practice" also suggests that this succession planning process extend beyond the senior management level to more junior levels in order to ensure effective talent development.
There continues to be compliance and reputational value associated with a policy requiring members of the management team to obtain senior corporate approval before accepting outside business arrangements and board service.
This value is underscored by recent developments involving a major private university and a long-serving senior executive with responsibility for administration and finance. According to media reports, the former executive received an annual fee of approximately $14,000 for serving on the board of a construction-technology company. These reports determined that the former executive was pressuring colleagues to use the company's services, and promoting the company's work within the university.
A well-structured "Outside Business Arrangements" policy will help balance the legitimate benefits obtained by an executive from outside business arrangements/board service, with the distraction to the executive's daily duties, and potential conflicts, arising from that service. Approvals are typically made by the CEO and ratified by the board (or a committee thereof). Criteria for approval include a description of the nature of the service; demonstration of how the service will benefit the employer organization; the absence of actual or potential conflict; an understanding of how related compensation will be allocated; confirmation that the outside service will not distract from the performance of the executive's duties; and a full, good faith disclosure of all relevant facts.
A recent joint initiative between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and charity officials in every state demonstrates the extent of inter-governmental agency cooperation with respect to charity regulation.
The recently announced "Operation Donate with Honor" is an inter-agency enforcement action involving the FTC, NASCO, and law enforcement officials and charity regulators from every state, focused on fraudulent charities that induce donors by falsely promising that their donations will support veterans and active duty servicemembers. As a result of the action, the FTC and various states have entered into settlements with several purported charities and their leadership that, among other requirements, ban the individual defendants from soliciting charitable contributions and prohibit them from participating in charity management and oversight of charitable assets. The FTC and NASCO collaborated on a similar national charity fraud action in 2015.
Several lessons to nonprofit health care systems arise from this initiative. First is that state and federal agencies will cooperate to address what they identify as widespread violations of law involving actual or purported charities. Second is that this cooperation extends to activities conducted across state lines (e.g., the activities of a multi-state health care system). Third is that such cooperation at the federal level is not limited to the FTC; Internal Revenue Code Section 6104(c) permits the Internal Revenue Service to notify state officials when an organization fails to qualify for exemption or its exemption is revoked (see, e.g., the "Bishop Estate" controversy). While the circumstances prompting such inter-agency cooperation are usually egregious in nature, avenues for such cooperation do exist.


Everyone that is serious about trying to lose as much weight as humanly possible as quickly as humanly possible has at least heard of Beach body and the amazing body transformation products that they offer.
Each and every one of their programs have been designed from the ground up to give everyone the opportunity to overhaul their diet and their exercise lifestyle to create the body of their dreams just as quickly as possible. And while a significant amount of the Beach body transformation is due in large part to the exercise programs that they have scientifically engineered to produce quick results, their approach to a healthier diet gives everyone the opportunity to keep weight off permanently.
Unfortunately, trying to take control of your diet can be a bit of a challenge – especially if you are tempted to eat a bit more than you probably should be. Portion control is a serious issue for most, which is why the Beach body Portion Control seven piece container kit exists in the first place!
Note: The 21 day fix containers kit can be bought separately at amazon.com, click here to see the kit at amazon.com.
Understanding the containers in the 21 Day Fix plan isn't difficult. If you have suffered through complicated plans in the past, there might be an element of panic when you hear about measuring out into containers, but the difference here is there's very little to figure out, and only one formula to follow. Even better, there's no need to gaze longingly at other people's plates wondering what they are having as you can still satisfy your own cravings, only with the portions controlled.
The colors on the containers make it simple to remember which food goes where.
Green for vegetables, purple for fruit, red for protein, yellow for carbohydrates, blue will contain the healthy fats and cheese, and two orange containers for oils and seeds. There's also a Shakeology shaker cup for drinks, or Shakeology alternatives here.
This eliminates the concern over how much you are eating, and the containers keep the foods you eat throughout the day fresh and ready to eat. The system doesn't eliminate restaurant dinning, as there is also a guide you can read with ease to practice eating out without over doing it. The guide and the fact you can have great foods you love will help you stay on track without cheating.
Anyone who's phobic of math doesn't have to fear this diet. Unlike many programs that call for a constant use of a formula throughout the day to calculate calories, this is a one-time evaluation of factors that effect personal weight loss. When this fitness program arrives all that's necessary is to follow the formula with this information that includes height, activity level, and gender. In order to reach their goal weight men and women will have slightly different food intakes. For women the typical intake will be the contents of three green containers, one purple, four red, three yellow, one blue, and two orange, but the intake will depend on the formula and the individual's own personal needs.
This isn't to say that following this plan those with special needs such as being diabetic can't adjust the 21 Day Fix nutritional plan to adapt to meet these considerations. To do this the person using the plan will need to modify the diet. The program contains instructions on such modifications.
Need some ideas for your meals ? Here you can find some 21 day fix approved recipes.
As this is a Beachbody product, this program like many from this company has a 24/7 a week support line that can help with issues. Anything that's not clear in the DVD or in the information that comes with the packet can be explained by calling the help line.
What many people have found through the 21 Day Fix is this gives them a much clearer view of the importance of portion control. In the U.S. and U.K. portion size has become an issue that actually affects the health of many who have lost sight of understanding how much is a "normal portion". When a soft drink comes in a 30 ounce cup, and "super" size is found on many fast food menus it's easy to forget the importance of keeping portion to a size the body is able to process for energy, rather than over eating causing the body to store the food for fat. It's possible to control the amount of food eaten per day without starving or feeling hunger, especially when there's enough fat burning exercise during the day.
The 21 Day Fix is a balance between the portion control containers helping the individual using them keep the amount of calories in check, while the workout helps to burn fat while toning the body.
21 Day Fix is available on Amazon.com.
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I don't understand the seeds and oil containers. Do I fill it with just oil to cook with?
The orange container is for seeds/dressings. Oils are measured with a teaspoon.
Do I fill the containers once daily. i cannot comprehend the protein. How much fish, chicken etc. do you eat?
You need to use the formula in the book to figure out what category you belong in and it will tell you how many of each container you are allowed in a day. None of the plans are just one of each container.
what is the volume of each container?
I am waiting for my items to be delivered…very excited!
Thanks for your comment. You can buy another set of containers like Rubbermaid 24-Piece Food Storage Container Set that is available at amazon.com. Good luck with your journey !
If you look them up on amazon, many of the listings tell you the capacity of each container. Looks like purple + green are 1 cup, red is 3/4 cup, yellow and blue are 1/2 cup, orange is 2 Tbsp.


The most important lesson for someone who was recently injured to accept is that life is not over. Not only is there hope – there is also a definite curve pointing straight upwards. From the time of the injury life can never get worse; it can only get better. Not better in that it includes some sort of miracle cure which means that you will be able to walk and recover all body function again; many people will talk about such "cures," but they don't exist in reality.
What does exist in reality is something else. Not just in terms of a host of assistive devices, but also personal assistants and – most of all – other spinal cord injury patients with extensive experience living with a disability. It's important to be able to meet and socialize and talk with others who have experienced the same thing, especially because they can show that life still offers a bouquet of possibilities.
But most of all, there is your personal willpower. You have the right to be terribly sad, to feel deep, dark sorrow. Gradually, power of will is born from this sorrow. The will to go on living, the will to conquer life bit by bit, to slowly but surely become increasingly independent again. People say that will has the power to move mountains.
That's true. But will has the power to do much more than that; it also gives life back to people who have experienced a horrible tragedy, if only they allow it to do so.


There had been some good changes in my life in the past many years. First and foremost, I would like to thank you very much for the given opportunity to be part of the honorable Society of Neothink that provides invaluable information and resource. I would have to admit that it is quite an extraordinary break through from my past experiences with Neothink. Through Neothink and the access to the heirloom manuscripts, I have gained better insights and understanding of the life I would meant to live. It had intrigued my thoughts and open minded in search for meanings in almost everything I live and work for in this life.
There are so many things to get done with little times every day. Almost magically, I became more mentally focus and productive with better judging and able to make better decisions. I was able to achieve more every day with the mini day planner for tasks and the knowing how to plan and prioritize with everything I need to get done. I still working to understand how the 10 seconds miracle works, but I have probably used it every day without aware of using it.
Flashing back to the previous few years before pledging with Neothink, life was much of struggles for me to get by. When I completed my 4 years of college back in the year 2000, I could not find a job with limited experiences on the computer technologies. Also, much of the impact was from the economy collapse of the 9/11th incident. I was in debts and hardly managed to pay back my student loans. Basically, I was trying to meet my end needs with the part time consultant jobs. I lived and shared spaces in a small apartment with my father and my brother. There were 3 siblings in my family. My parents were separated, because they could not get along together. My father worked very hard in night shift as a package loader for trailers, while my mother chronically inherent with the health issues. My older sister had moved out and lived her own life.
Everything was harsh and struggled. I had to attend for classes for trainings and to get certified in the computer technology. As with the same time of work and trainings, I had prepared the skills and experiences I needed for the jobs and became specialized in many areas of the computer technology. The opportunity was still not available at the time for making commitments in my career. Throughout the course of hard works, I had met and worked with some nice people, and I had learned much from them. I was very self determined, worked diligently and had positive and friendly attitudes. My career slowly progressed. Life was still not much happiness as I often got in trouble with love. I got stuck up with a marriage and a few relationships did not work out.
Then, there came with the invitation to Neothink, and I decided to give a try if I could turn over a new leave. I started to see things were headed to the right directions and found opportunities opened up. I met many good and nice people as I began and worked as a consultant for Revlon. Then, Revlon took me for its employee. I have worked with the company for almost 10 years as a senior desktop technician. I have always been dedicated with my job and everyday hoping there would be opportunity for advancing my career to the next level. Even though the company has undergone many changes in its organization structure, and I still work hard to be loyalty and dedicated with my job. I could now afford to live in a nice home of my own but still managed to do many repairs for the house is very old as it was built since in 1929. I had found true love and got a family with 2 children and 1 from my previous relationship. My wife had a major health problem. We lived through together with many hardships, but we were OK. Most importantly we were happy being together. I began to have different view in life as when my mother past away from the heart attack. Sometimes, I would ask myself that if life is just a dream as when the love ones were there for sometimes and then disappeared from out of existence that I would not be able to find them back again. Is it ever or will I see them again in the end of my time? This is the kind of questions I would ask myself every day.
I was brought up with the Buddhist's teachings, and I believed in spiritual world. Practically, there are many dimensions, and the world we live in exists good and evil. However, it is all governed by some force so called GOD, spirits, angels, or Aliens or some extremely highly intelligent beings that is beyond ours discoveries. Many people don't believe life after dead. Well, there is. There are true personal experiences of my own, from my own mother and brother. I saw my grandfather spirit in my bed room on the night when he died as I was only 5 years old at the time I was about to go to sleep. My brother saw a ghost of a woman in white dress when he was 4 years old. When my mother in her 20s, she had a vision of a spirit of a puppy while my father was there but could not see as she had never knew the puppy was dead and buried in the back yard of her friend's home where she saw it until she found out from her friend the next day that she had told her. I believe this life is just a beginning, and I would do everything I could to get the most from it. Although life gives me both good and bad experiences and mostly problems, but I would not have fear for having to deal with it. I have not experience any wealth yet in life, but I want to thank you again for Neothink had help in some ways to change my life for the better. Best wishes in good health and prosperity for all Neothink members and the rest of the world. Peace and God bless!


Teacher, Recording Artist, Blues Man, Veterans Advocate and Author Sarge Lintecum did three tours of duty in Vietnam, 1966-'67-'68. His first tour was 11 months in the jungle with the 101st Airborne Paratroopers as a Combat Infantryman. During that time, he advanced to Squad Leader. Sarge came down with malaria three times, jungle-rot, immersion-foot, two varieties of internal parasites, a shrapnel wound in his leg, exposure to Agent Orange and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which says is the "Vietnam Blues". Sarge received the Purple Heart, the Conduct Medal, a Vietnam Service Medal with 1 Bronze Service Star and 1 Silver Service Star (to represent 3 tours of duty), Parachute Jump Wings, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, a Valorous Unit Emblem, a Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation Badge and five Over-Seas Bars.


Zenith demonstrates their attention to detail with this superlative skeletonised watch, with 18ct Rose Gold and stainless steel for the case. The main feature is the dial, showcasing the meticulous craftsmanship of Swiss-watchmaking, and three chronograph subdials that help you track the time easier. Hour and second indices are clearly marked in relative size with a textured brown strap for more comfortable wearing.


Recently, we were invited to SeaWorld San Antonio to discover their new attraction - Dining with Shamu! This was an incredible experience and it is a "must do" attraction for your family when visiting Sea World San Antonio!
The experience is focused on sustainable seafood and learning about sustainability at the same time! It was also a great way to meet other families who love to learn about sea animals as much as we do! As a former science teacher, my husband is always eager to introduce our kindergartener to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and technology).
This event features an all-you-can-eat buffet for your family and it is vegetarian, pescatarian, and vegan friendly!


It turns out that, according to Johnny Walker, the DOJ attorney representing EPA in the litigation, there is a simple explanation for EPA's failure to produce any documents – there aren't any. According to the AP, Walker has told PEER that the Task Force kept no minutes and no materials were presented to the Task Force. The Task Force also retained no work product other than the final report.
That's one way to minimize the impact of those pesky FOIA requests. On the other hand, I suspect that it would be fun to depose those who managed the Task Force about how good their memories must have been to keep track of all of the recommendations as they were being developed.
Personally, I am keeping an open mind to the possibility that, like Athena, the Task Force report was born full-grown from the forehead of Scott Pruitt.
OR MAYBE….full grown from one or more of Mr Pruitt's corporate friends. Readers may recall that in 2011 as Colorado AG, Mr Pruitt essentially cut and paste onto his own letterhead Devon Energy's comments on an EPA methane emissions rule and put that into the record as the State's position.


Pretty Green opens today on Carnaby street and a few of my male tailored mannequins get to have a brilliant view and watch the hustle and bustle of that busy iconic street.
Well, must get on ... in between completing current orders, I am planning on making new seat cushions for the garden furniture out of my ever growing pile of fabrics. If it ever stops raining, we might actually get chance to use them! Pictures to come soon ... hopefully!
have a lovely day, Julie.
Vintage Style Tailored Male Mannequins at Carnaby Street!
How exciting! I was recently asked to tailor some male mannequins for 'Pretty Green', the classic British clothing range owned, founded and designed by Liam Gallagher. The new store is due to open on the 30th July 2010 and is situated in Carnaby Street - this 60s inspired print is perfect for such an iconic location!
I'm so pleased that my boys will get to be displayed in such a wonderful store ... hmmm ... I think a trip to London might be in store - it is the holidays after all!


Evernote is my go to app. In fact, in my position as CIO, I use two apps for 90% of my work - Outlook for email and calendar and Evernote for all my notes, project planning and more. I keep meeting notes, project management, reference files, clip websites and even save emails with Evernote clipper for Outlook. I use it on all my devices: desktop, smartphone, Nexus 7, Livescribe pen, and ScanSnap scanner and Chromebook and it is an indispensable app.
One thing I love about Evernote is that they are always working to improve it. This month, Evernote has announced some great new features.
The first new feature is reminders. Reminders allow you to add alarms to notes, create a to do list by pinning notes and mark tasks as they are complete. I use them for tasks and even to remind me to check notes for other information and tasks inside meeting notes. This feature is available on all platforms.
The next feature is using the Chrome web clipper to clip Gmail emails and attachments. I use the Outlook clipper and it's a great way to save emails, and their attachments, to Evernote. With Gmail being so popular, and so many schools using Google Apps for Education, this is a great feature to have. Save the important stuff to your Evernote account and keep you email account clean.
Evernote has also improved Penultimate for iPads and Evernote Food.
Evernote is a great tool, that just keeps getting better.


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Q: How to read PDF files which are in asian languages (Chinese, Japanese, Thai, etc.) and store in a string in python I am using PyPDF2 to read PDF files in python. While it works well for languages in English and European languages (with alphabets in english), the library fails to read Asian languages like Japanese and Chinese. I tried encode('utf-8'), decode('utf-8') but nothing seems to work. It just prints a blank string on extraction of the text.
I have tried other libraries like textract and PDFMiner but no success yet.
When I copy the text from PDF and paste it on a notebook, the characters turn into some random format text (probably in a different encoding).
def convert_pdf_to_text(filename):
    text = ''
    pdf = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(open(filename, "rb"))
    if pdf.isEncrypted:
        pdf.decrypt('')
    for page in pdf.pages:
        text = text + page.extractText()
    return text

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

A: I too faced similar issue. I could resolve it by using 'tika-python' library.
import tika
tika.initVM()
from tika import parser
parsed = parser.from_file('fileName.pdf')
print(parsed["metadata"])
print(parsed["content"])

You can find more information about the library over here

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#pragma once

#include "envoy/compression/decompressor/config.h"
#include "envoy/compression/decompressor/decompressor.h"
#include "envoy/extensions/filters/http/decompressor/v3/decompressor.pb.h"
#include "envoy/http/filter.h"

#include "common/common/macros.h"
#include "common/http/headers.h"
#include "common/runtime/runtime_protos.h"

#include "extensions/filters/http/common/pass_through_filter.h"

namespace Envoy {
namespace Extensions {
namespace HttpFilters {
namespace Decompressor {

/**
 * All decompressor filter stats. @see stats_macros.h
 */
#define ALL_DECOMPRESSOR_STATS(COUNTER)                                                            \
  COUNTER(decompressed)                                                                            \
  COUNTER(not_decompressed)                                                                        \
  COUNTER(total_uncompressed_bytes)                                                                \
  COUNTER(total_compressed_bytes)

/**
 * Struct definition for decompressor stats. @see stats_macros.h
 */
struct DecompressorStats {
  ALL_DECOMPRESSOR_STATS(GENERATE_COUNTER_STRUCT)
};

/**
 * Configuration for the decompressor filter.
 */
class DecompressorFilterConfig {
public:
  class DirectionConfig {
  public:
    DirectionConfig(const envoy::extensions::filters::http::decompressor::v3::Decompressor::
                        CommonDirectionConfig& proto_config,
                    const std::string& stats_prefix, Stats::Scope& scope, Runtime::Loader& runtime);

    virtual ~DirectionConfig() = default;

    virtual const std::string& logString() const PURE;
    const DecompressorStats& stats() const { return stats_; }
    bool decompressionEnabled() const { return decompression_enabled_.enabled(); }

  private:
    static DecompressorStats generateStats(const std::string& prefix, Stats::Scope& scope) {
      return DecompressorStats{ALL_DECOMPRESSOR_STATS(POOL_COUNTER_PREFIX(scope, prefix))};
    }

    const DecompressorStats stats_;
    const Runtime::FeatureFlag decompression_enabled_;
  };

  class RequestDirectionConfig : public DirectionConfig {
  public:
    RequestDirectionConfig(const envoy::extensions::filters::http::decompressor::v3::Decompressor::
                               RequestDirectionConfig& proto_config,
                           const std::string& stats_prefix, Stats::Scope& scope,
                           Runtime::Loader& runtime);

    // DirectionConfig
    const std::string& logString() const override {
      CONSTRUCT_ON_FIRST_USE(std::string, "request");
    }

    bool advertiseAcceptEncoding() const { return advertise_accept_encoding_; }

  private:
    const bool advertise_accept_encoding_;
  };

  class ResponseDirectionConfig : public DirectionConfig {
  public:
    ResponseDirectionConfig(const envoy::extensions::filters::http::decompressor::v3::Decompressor::
                                ResponseDirectionConfig& proto_config,
                            const std::string& stats_prefix, Stats::Scope& scope,
                            Runtime::Loader& runtime);

    // DirectionConfig
    const std::string& logString() const override {
      CONSTRUCT_ON_FIRST_USE(std::string, "response");
    }
  };

  DecompressorFilterConfig(
      const envoy::extensions::filters::http::decompressor::v3::Decompressor& proto_config,
      const std::string& stats_prefix, Stats::Scope& scope, Runtime::Loader& runtime,
      Compression::Decompressor::DecompressorFactoryPtr decompressor_factory);

  Compression::Decompressor::DecompressorPtr makeDecompressor() {
    return decompressor_factory_->createDecompressor(decompressor_stats_prefix_);
  }
  const std::string& contentEncoding() { return decompressor_factory_->contentEncoding(); }
  const RequestDirectionConfig& requestDirectionConfig() { return request_direction_config_; }
  const ResponseDirectionConfig& responseDirectionConfig() { return response_direction_config_; }

private:
  const std::string stats_prefix_;
  const std::string decompressor_stats_prefix_;
  const Compression::Decompressor::DecompressorFactoryPtr decompressor_factory_;
  const RequestDirectionConfig request_direction_config_;
  const ResponseDirectionConfig response_direction_config_;
};

using DecompressorFilterConfigSharedPtr = std::shared_ptr<DecompressorFilterConfig>;

/**
 * A filter that decompresses data bidirectionally.
 */
class DecompressorFilter : public Http::PassThroughFilter,
                           public Logger::Loggable<Logger::Id::filter> {
public:
  DecompressorFilter(DecompressorFilterConfigSharedPtr config);

  // Http::StreamDecoderFilter
  Http::FilterHeadersStatus decodeHeaders(Http::RequestHeaderMap&, bool) override;
  Http::FilterDataStatus decodeData(Buffer::Instance&, bool) override;

  // Http::StreamEncoderFilter
  Http::FilterHeadersStatus encodeHeaders(Http::ResponseHeaderMap&, bool) override;
  Http::FilterDataStatus encodeData(Buffer::Instance&, bool) override;

private:
  template <class HeaderType>
  Http::FilterHeadersStatus
  maybeInitDecompress(const DecompressorFilterConfig::DirectionConfig& direction_config,
                      Compression::Decompressor::DecompressorPtr& decompressor,
                      Http::StreamFilterCallbacks& callbacks, HeaderType& headers) {
    if (direction_config.decompressionEnabled() && !hasCacheControlNoTransform(headers) &&
        contentEncodingMatches(headers)) {
      direction_config.stats().decompressed_.inc();
      decompressor = config_->makeDecompressor();

      // Update headers.
      headers.removeContentLength();
      modifyContentEncoding(headers);

      ENVOY_STREAM_LOG(debug, "do decompress {}: {}", callbacks, direction_config.logString(),
                       headers);
    } else {
      direction_config.stats().not_decompressed_.inc();
      ENVOY_STREAM_LOG(debug, "do not decompress {}: {}", callbacks, direction_config.logString(),
                       headers);
    }

    return Http::FilterHeadersStatus::Continue;
  }

  Http::FilterDataStatus
  maybeDecompress(const DecompressorFilterConfig::DirectionConfig& direction_config,
                  const Compression::Decompressor::DecompressorPtr& decompressor,
                  Http::StreamFilterCallbacks& callbacks, Buffer::Instance& input_buffer) const;

  // TODO(junr03): These can be shared between compressor and decompressor.
  template <Http::CustomInlineHeaderRegistry::Type Type>
  static Http::CustomInlineHeaderRegistry::Handle<Type> getCacheControlHandle();
  template <class HeaderType> static bool hasCacheControlNoTransform(HeaderType& headers) {
    const auto handle = getCacheControlHandle<HeaderType::header_map_type>();
    return headers.getInline(handle)
               ? StringUtil::caseFindToken(
                     headers.getInlineValue(handle), ",",
                     Http::CustomHeaders::get().CacheControlValues.NoTransform)
               : false;
  }

  /**
   * Content-Encoding matches if the configured encoding is the first value in the comma-delimited
   * Content-Encoding header, regardless of spacing and casing.
   */
  template <Http::CustomInlineHeaderRegistry::Type Type>
  static Http::CustomInlineHeaderRegistry::Handle<Type> getContentEncodingHandle();
  template <class HeaderType> bool contentEncodingMatches(HeaderType& headers) const {
    const auto handle = getContentEncodingHandle<HeaderType::header_map_type>();
    if (headers.getInline(handle)) {
      absl::string_view coding =
          StringUtil::trim(StringUtil::cropRight(headers.getInlineValue(handle), ","));
      return StringUtil::CaseInsensitiveCompare()(config_->contentEncoding(), coding);
    }
    return false;
  }

  template <class HeaderType> static void modifyContentEncoding(HeaderType& headers) {
    const auto handle = getContentEncodingHandle<HeaderType::header_map_type>();
    const auto all_codings = StringUtil::trim(headers.getInlineValue(handle));
    const auto remaining_codings = StringUtil::trim(StringUtil::cropLeft(all_codings, ","));

    if (remaining_codings != all_codings) {
      headers.setInline(handle, remaining_codings);
    } else {
      headers.removeInline(handle);
    }
  }

  DecompressorFilterConfigSharedPtr config_;
  Compression::Decompressor::DecompressorPtr request_decompressor_{};
  Compression::Decompressor::DecompressorPtr response_decompressor_{};
};

} // namespace Decompressor
} // namespace HttpFilters
} // namespace Extensions
} // namespace Envoy

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In this post, we will discuss every detail about press brake bending basics, including the bending principle, springback analysis, most commonly used bending method, punch and die selection, bending force calculation etc.
After v-shaped bending, compression deformation occurred on the inner surface of the bending part of the workpiece, and tensile deformation occurred on the outer surface.
The deformation of these compressions and stretches is greatest on the surface of the material. With the deepening of the plate thickness, the deformation is gradually reduced. It can also be said that there is a middle surface (neutral line) that is neither compressed nor stretched. Here we call it X—X line.
How to determine this neutral layer position?
— If the IR of the workpiece is 5X more than the thickness of the plate, then it's position is in the center of the plate thickness.
— If the IR of the workpiece is 5X less than the thickness of the plate, the thickness of the bending position turns into t', the position of the neutral layer is gradually shifted to the interior with the decrease of the IR of the workpiece.
The neutral layer has the characteristics of neither stretching nor compression, so the length of the neutral layer is used as the expansion length of the bending piece.
The so-called bending is the deformation of tensile stress and compressive stress on the front and back of the same plate.
Once the plate is bent to the target angle, the material will bounce back to its original shape once the pressure is removed due to tensile stress and compressive stress. We call this kind of bounce as bending spring back.
The amount of bending spring back is generally expressed in terms of angle. Bending angle will be affected by material, plate thickness, pressure, bending radius etc.
It is very difficult to calculate the bending spring back accurately.
The force pressed on the sheet metal during bending is different, the counterforce is also different. Once eliminate the pressing force, the angle will also bounce back in downsizing direction. We call this "restore rebound".
2) When using the same punch with the same material, the thinner plate has more resilience.
3) When using the same materials, the one with bigger IR has more resilience.
4) The greater the pressing force, the less the resilience.
Air Bending 12T—15T 2t~2.5t >±45' Can achieve a wider range of bend angle.
Bottom Bending 6T—12T 1t~2t ±15'—30' The higher bending precision is obtained with the smaller press force.
Coining 5T(4T—6T) 0t~0.5t ±10' It can achieve high bending precision, but the bending force is very large.
Air bending means only part of the material is in contact with the toolings for bending. From the above image, we can see that the toolings only touch A, B and C points of the metal during the bending process (the punch tip and the die shoulders). The rest position is not.
Because of the above reason, the actual angle of the toolings becomes unimportant.
The factor that determines the bending angle is how far the punch descends into the die.
The further the punch descends, the acuter the bend angle.
Therefore, the fabricator can get a wide range of bending angles with only one set of tooling since the depth of the stroke (not the tooling) determines the bend angle.
Besides, there will have a certain amount of spring back in air bending, so you need to bend a slightly more acute angle so as to get the desired bend angle.
Wide bending angle with one set of tooling. The angle can't be smaller than the punch tip angle. If using a 30° punch, 180°-30° bending angle can be obtained.
The bending need less press force.
The bending angle is not in high accuracy.
The material has more spring back.
Bottom bending means the punch will descend to the bottom of the die so that the material makes contact with the punch tip and the sidewalls of the V-opening.
Bottom bending is a method to obtain good bending precision with less pressure and is also a commonly used bending method.
The interior radius of the workpiece is usually represented by IR.
During the bottom bending process, the IR is about 1/6 of the die's V-opening (IR=v/6).
However, for different materials, the IR is also different, like SUS and Al has different IR.
The angle after bottom bending will be affected by the spring back, so the bending spring back will be considered when choosing bottom bending.
The usual solution to obtain the target angle is by overbending.
When adopting bottom bending, the principle of using the same angle for both punches and dies should be abided by.
The term "coining" is derived from the stamping method of the coin, which also means get very high accuracy. For coining process, enough tonnage of the press brake will be used to conform the sheet metal to the exact angle of the punch and die. In coining, the sheet metal is not just been bent, it's actually tinned by the compress between the punch and die.
The coining not only featured high accuracy, but also very small IR of the workpiece. The tonnage required by coining is 5-8 times higher than bottom bending.
The V-opening width required by coining is smaller than bottom bending, generally is 5X the thickness of sheet metal. This is mainly for the purpose of reducing the IR of the workpiece so as to reduce the stamping into IR position of the workpiece by the punch tip.
Reducing the area of V-opening can obtain higher surface pressure.
Because the pressure of bending is very large, the thickness of the SPCC should not exceed 2mm, and the thickness of SUS should not exceed 1.5mm.
The reason is that 2mm SPCC material need 1100KN pressure for bending which exceed the allowable pressure of tooling 1000KN.
Note: different toolings have different allowable pressure, so not all toolings can be used to bend 2mm SPCC material.
The tonnage of press brake need to be increased due to the big bending force, and the abrasion of tooling will also become serious. Therefore, only toolings with high allowable pressure can be used.
1. The selection of upper punch is determined by workpiece shape. In other words, there can be no shape interference between the punch and the workpiece when bending the workpiece.
To realize the non-interference between the punch and the workpiece, the determination of the bending sequence will play an important role.
When choosing upper punch shape, the 1:1 figure or cross-section illustration of upper punch can be adopted.
The IR of the workpiece is determined by the V-opening of the lower die (IR=V/6), while the selection of the punch tip R is also determined by many different factors.
The IR of the workpiece can be obtained by the formula IR=V/6, the punch tip R can be slightly smaller than IR.
For coining, the 90° punch will be used. However, when bending soft steel plate less than 2mm, the 90° punch also can be used if there is small spring back of the workpiece.
For the material with a large amount of spring back (like SUS, Al or medium plate), 88° punch→84° punch→82° punch can be selected according to different spring back of materials.
Besides, the angle of the die should be the same as the punch tip angle.
Standard punch tip angle of punch include: 90°,88°,86°,60°,45°,30° etc. Among them, the 90° bending generally use 88° punch.
Note: the smaller the V-opening, the more pressure of the bending will be needed.
3. If the drawings are not specified in ir, please use standard R (R=thickness).
If the ir is specified, V-opening must be selected strictly according to the specified ir (ir=V/6).
The selected V-opening should be bigger or smaller than the target V-opening width based on different conditions.
*After determining the V-opening width, it is necessary to perform the bending force calculation.
Whether it can meet the tonnage requirements of the press brake for bending fabrication?
Whether to meet the tooling's allowable tonnage?
In the bending process, because the inside produces compression, and the outside produces stretching, there is a partial extension of the material, we call it elongation rate.
Now the extension rate of material is calculated by the computer. Each manufacturer's method of calculation is patent technology and is not to be disclosed.
However, in the process of actual processing, there will be some deviation in the calculation of the extension rate, so the most accurate extension rate needs to be measured by the actual test.
﹡The above calculation formula of bending force is obtained through experiments.
Each tooling has a corresponding maximum allowable tonnage value. If the pressure used during processing exceeds the allowable value of the tooling, the tooling will deform, bend or burst.
The allowable tonnage on the tooling is measured in meters. It is calculated according to the length of the bending parts.
The max bending force cannot exceed 20 ton.
When using the grinding wheel cutting machine to make the horn, the hardness of the punch is decreased due to heat.
The outer layer is subjected to tensile stress and the inner layer is subjected to compressive stress during bending. There is a transition layer which subjected to neither tensile stress nor compressive stress is been called neutral layer.
The neutral layer stays the same length before and after the bending, so the neutral layer is the benchmark for calculating the length of the bending part.
The greater the V-opening width and thickness of the plate, the greater the influence of material coefficient on the change of stroke.
The influence of material coefficient change on the change of stroke, generally speaking.
AL < SPCC < SUS gradually increasing.
Not the same coil < Material differences within the same manufacturer < Different manufacturers < Material handling is different,gradually increasing based on the condition.
Press brake is one of the press machines. If making only one type of product, it's easy to control safety. However, if there are many kinds of products even with a small amount, the safety will not be controlled easily.
There are also safety countermeasures in the process of bending and the installation of the die.
Security problems that occur frequently in other assignments are also present in the bending process.
In the bending process, the fingers are often caught in the punch and die, which are also sandwiched between the punch and the workpiece.
For the safety countermeasures of accidents, it is not enough to rely on some light safety devices and fence type safety devices, and the correct operation methods and safety awareness of operators must be established.
When taking apart the toolings, try to insert the punch into the lower die to prevent the punch from falling and hurting the finger.
Yes, it's practical. And we will keep updating useful resources for our readers.


Councillors and the staff at Oberon Council would like to congratulate Laurie McMahon who recently was awarded the Bathurst Electorate's Woman of the Year. Laurie has been a dedicated volunteer working for Camp Quality and various other organisation. It is great to see volunteers being recognised for all the hard work. Again, Congratulations Laurie on this remarkable achievement.


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<?php

final class PhabricatorWorkerArchiveTaskQuery
  extends PhabricatorQuery {

  private $ids;
  private $dateModifiedSince;
  private $dateCreatedBefore;
  private $objectPHIDs;
  private $limit;

  public function withIDs(array $ids) {
    $this->ids = $ids;
    return $this;
  }

  public function withDateModifiedSince($timestamp) {
    $this->dateModifiedSince = $timestamp;
    return $this;
  }

  public function withDateCreatedBefore($timestamp) {
    $this->dateCreatedBefore = $timestamp;
    return $this;
  }

  public function withObjectPHIDs(array $phids) {
    $this->objectPHIDs = $phids;
    return $this;
  }

  public function setLimit($limit) {
    $this->limit = $limit;
    return $this;
  }

  public function execute() {
    $task_table = new PhabricatorWorkerArchiveTask();

    $conn_r = $task_table->establishConnection('r');

    $rows = queryfx_all(
      $conn_r,
      'SELECT * FROM %T %Q %Q %Q',
      $task_table->getTableName(),
      $this->buildWhereClause($conn_r),
      $this->buildOrderClause($conn_r),
      $this->buildLimitClause($conn_r));

    return $task_table->loadAllFromArray($rows);
  }

  protected function buildWhereClause(AphrontDatabaseConnection $conn_r) {
    $where = array();

    if ($this->ids !== null) {
      $where[] = qsprintf(
        $conn_r,
        'id in (%Ld)',
        $this->ids);
    }

    if ($this->objectPHIDs !== null) {
      $where[] = qsprintf(
        $conn_r,
        'objectPHID IN (%Ls)',
        $this->objectPHIDs);
    }

    if ($this->dateModifiedSince) {
      $where[] = qsprintf(
        $conn_r,
        'dateModified > %d',
        $this->dateModifiedSince);
    }

    if ($this->dateCreatedBefore) {
      $where[] = qsprintf(
        $conn_r,
        'dateCreated < %d',
        $this->dateCreatedBefore);
    }

    return $this->formatWhereClause($where);
  }

  private function buildOrderClause(AphrontDatabaseConnection $conn_r) {
    // NOTE: The garbage collector executes this query with a date constraint,
    // and the query is inefficient if we don't use the same key for ordering.
    // See T9808 for discussion.

    if ($this->dateCreatedBefore) {
      return qsprintf($conn_r, 'ORDER BY dateCreated DESC, id DESC');
    } else {
      return qsprintf($conn_r, 'ORDER BY id DESC');
    }
  }

  private function buildLimitClause(AphrontDatabaseConnection $conn_r) {
    $clause =  '';
    if ($this->limit) {
      $clause = qsprintf($conn_r, 'LIMIT %d', $this->limit);
    }
    return $clause;
  }

}