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Making and Using Basis Sets in Pulsar                                {#basisset}
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Arguably the most fundamental set of data required for electronic structure
theory is the basis set.  These are the functions that we use to build up the
wave descriptions of each electron and thus are in a certain light the electrons
themselves.  Keeping with the Pulsar philosophy, we have tried to make this
class as genaric as possible while still maintaining usability.

## Types of Basis Sets
In electronic structure theory there are two main types of basis sets that are
commonly encountered"
- Atom-centered basis sets
  - Gaussian or Slater type orbitals, radial grids
- Atom-agnostic basis sets
  - Plane waves, rectangular grids
We strive to be able to handle both types of basis sets within Pulsar although
at the moment we have only considered shell-like basis sets.

## Atom-Centered Basis Sets

### Background

The use of Gaussian functions is usually motivated by first considering Slater
functions:
\f[
s(\vec{R},\theta,\phi;\alpha,n,\ell,m)=N\vec{R}^{n-1}
      e^{-\alpha\vec{R}}Y_{m}^{\ell}(\theta,\phi)
\f]
where \f$\vec{R}\f$ is a vector from the origin to the center of the basis
function, \f$\alpha\f$ is the exponent, \f$n\f$ is the principal quantum number,
\f$\ell\f$ is the orbital angular momentum quantum number, \f$m\f$ is the magnetic
quantum number, and \f$N\f$ is a normalization constant.  Gaussian basis
functions are on the otherhand:
\f[
g(\vec{R};\alpha,\vec{\ell})=Nx^{\ell_x}y^{\ell_y}z^{\ell_z}
     e^{-\alpha R^2},
\f]
There are three main differences, first there is no longer a dependence on the
principal quantum number, second the angular momentum is accounted for using a
Cartesian description and not the spherical harmonics, and third the exponential
term is no longer vector-like, but scalar.  The net result is that products of
multiple Gaussians are easier to work with than those of Slater functions (
although the actual form is still horrendous).

Unfortunately when you compare the functional form of a Slater to a Gaussian,
only the Slater has the correct physical form (cusp at the nucleus, radial nodes
depending on the principal quantum number, and exponential decay).  Gaussian
functions lack all of these.  However, we can take a
linear combination of Gaussian functions to reproduce these properties.  When we
do this the Gaussian given by \f$g\f$ is termed a primitive Gaussian and the
resulting, more physical, function \f$G\f$, is termed a contracted Gaussian and
has the form:
\f[
G(\vec{R};\vec{c},\vec{\alpha},\vec{\ell})=
    \sum_i c_ig(\vec{R};\alpha_i,\vec{\ell})
\f]
Even if we have to consider linear combinations of many primitive Gaussians the
resulting integrals are far easier to evaluate so that computationally the
choice to use Gaussian functions is still a win.  Finally, note that the set of
all contracted Gaussians for a particular value of \f$\vec{\ell}\f$ is termed a
shell.

### Segmented vs. General Basis Sets

There are two ways of creating contracted Gaussians.  The first and more common
way leads to a segmented basis set.  In this scheme each primitive is used in
one and only one contraction.  Assume \f$\lbrace g_1,g_2,g_3,g_4\rbrace\f$ are
four primitives,
in a segmented scheme one possible way of contracting these functions is:
\f[
   G_1=c_1 g_1+c_2 g_2
\f]
and
\f[
   G_2=c_3 g_3 + c_4 g_4
\f]
Each of the four functions appears only once on the other hand the so-called
general contraction scheme allows a primitive to be used more than once, for
example assume we only had two primitives
\f$\lbrace g_1^\prime,g_2^\prime\rbrace\f$ then one possible way of forming two
contracted Gaussians is:
\f[
   G_1^\prime=c_1^1 g_1^\prime+c_2^1 g_2^\prime
\f]
and
\f[
   G_2^\prime=c_1^2 g_1^\prime + c_2^2 g_2^\prime
\f]

Most packages can not correctly support general contractions because they were
set up for segmented contractions and (optimally) supporting general contractions
requires rewriting the underlying integral routines.  Instead, note that
defining \f$c_1=c_1^1\f$, \f$g_1=g_1^\prime\f$, \f$c_2=c_2^1\f$,
\f$g_2=g_2^\prime\f$, \f$c_3=c_1^2\f$, \f$g_3=g_1^\prime\f$, \f$c_4=c_2^2\f$,
and \f$g_4=g_2^\prime\f$ makes our general contraction look like a segmented
contraction; however the cost of the underlying integrals will be much greater
than it should be (essentially the same quantities will be computed more than
once because the code has no way of knowing they are the same).  Interestingly,
some of the older basis sets have quantities known as "sp" shells, which can
actually be viewed as a form of general contraction.

### Basis Set Class for Atom-Centered Basis Types

In a typical workflow you are either getting the basis set as input or setting
the basis set and returning it.  This section handles the former and the next
handles the latter.

For the most part when you deal with basis sets in Pulsar it will be through the
BasiSet class.  This class is obtainable from a System instance using the
`get_basis_set()` member function.  The resulting instance is the
main API we expect users to go through.  The main member functions are:

~~~{.cpp}
//Atoms can have multiple basis sets, so each one is tagged, this gets the
//one with the tag "PRIMARY" off all atoms
BasisSet BS=MyMol.get_basis_set("PRIMARY");//Assume MyMol was set up elsewhere

int NShells=BS.n_shells();//The number of shells currently in the BS

int NFxn=BS.n_functions();//Sum of n_functions for each shell

int NPrim=BS.n_primitives();//The total number of primitives

int NCoef=BS.n_coefficients();//The total number of coefficients

const BasisSetShell& Shelli=BS.shell(i);//Get the info of a particular shell

~~~

The BasisSetShell class is your main API to the data inside a shell.  The shell
obtained in the last line would be used like:

~~~{.cpp}
ShellType st=Shelli.get_type();//Returns Cartesian, spherical, or Slater

int L=Shelli.am();//Returns the angular momentum of the shell

int NPrim=Shelli.n_primitives();//Returns the number of primitives in the shell

//Returns the number of basis functions accounting for spherical/Cartesian
int NFunc=Shelli.n_functions();

//Returns the alpha value for the i-th primitive
double alpha=Shelli.get_alpha(i);

//Returns the coefficient of the i-th primitive of the 0-th general contraction
double c=Shelli.get_coef(0,i);
~~~

As with most of the Pulsar Core Python interfaces are available.  The two code
blocks together look like:
~~~{.py}
#Atoms can have multiple basis sets, so each one is tagged, this gets the
#one with the tag "PRIMARY" off all atoms
BS=MyMol.get_basis_set("PRIMARY")#Assume MyMol was set up elsewhere

NShells=BS.n_shells()#The number of shells currently in the BS

NFxn=BS.n_functions()#Sum of n_functions for each shell

NPrim=BS.n_primitives()#The total number of primitives

NCoef=BS.n_coefficients()#The total number of coefficients

Shelli=BS.shell(i)#Get the info of a particular shell

ShellT=Shelli.get_type()#Returns Cartesian, spherical, or Slater

L=Shelli.am()#Returns the angular momentum of the shell

NPrim=Shelli.n_primitives()#Returns the number of primitives in the shell

#Returns the number of basis functions accounting for spherical/Cartesian
NFunc=Shelli.n_functions()

#Returns the alpha value for the i-th primitive
alpha=Shelli.get_alpha(i)

#Returns the coefficient of the i-th primitive of the 0-th general contraction
c=Shelli.get_coef(0,i)
~~~

\todo Expand on our general contraction features

### Adding a Basis Set to a System

Each atom stores a map from a tag to a set of shells associated with that tag.
The tag is meant to distinguish among the various types of basis sets an atom
may have (primary, density fit, etc.).  The shells themselves are stored in a
lightweight class called BasisInfo, which is basically nothing more than a
vector of shells and a string description.  Each Shell is an instance of the
BasisShellInfo class, which can be made and inserted into a particular atom
like:
~~~{.cpp}
Atom H;//Already made hydrogen atom

BasisShellInfo Shell1(CartesianGaussian, //or SphericalGaussian or Slater
               l, //The angular momentum 0,1,2,...
               n_prim, //The number of primitives
               n_gen, //The number of general contractions
               alpha, //The exponents
               coefs //An n_gen by n_prim arrray of coefficients
);

H.basis_sets["BasisDescription"].shells.push_back(Shell1);
~~~
That's all you have to do to add a basis set to an atom.  You would then follow
the instructions on [How To Make and Use Systems](@ref systems) to add the atoms
to the system (the final basis set object would then be generated for you by
calling the get_basis_set function of the System).

Of course you can add basis functions to atoms in Python as well:

~~~{.py}
H=Atom()#Already made hydrogen atom

Shell1=BasisShellInfo(CartesianGaussian, #or SphericalGaussian or Slater
               l, #The angular momentum 0,1,2,...
               n_prim, #The number of primitives
               n_gen, #The number of general contractions
               alpha, #The exponents
               coefs #An n_gen by n_prim arrray of coefficients
)

H.basis_sets={"BasisDescription" : [Shell1]}
~~~

\question I don't know if its a glitch in the Python bindings of the class or
what, but it appears you can not simply append to the shells instance in the
BasisInfo instance, but rather have to set all the shells at once

## Plane Waves and Grids

\todo Implement and document me

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Bulgaria in 1914 had a navy following an increase in its territory to the east and an outlet to the Black Sea, acquired from the war of 1878 against the Ottoman Empire. Subsequently, in 1885 the Eastern Rumelia was also obtained, guaranteeing access to the Aegean Sea. In 1896 the nucleus of the Bulgarian fleet consisted of three armed vapors assisted by a small sailing ship, the Asen. Seven other small steamers served on the Danube, all obtained from Russia, which saw in it the opportunity of an ally, even of a protectorate in the Balkans. At that time, France was also very visible to set up the Bulgarian fleet. The gunboat Nadezhda was commanded in France, and later the gunboat Kaliarka, and it was a French officer, Paul Pichon, who commanded it until 1908. The French aid was important, supplemented by funds representing 20% of the budget of the Bulgarian army.
The first Bulgarian naval program was established in 1903 and was based on the commissioning of 16 torpedo boats and port defense installations in 1908, but eventually, it was translated into 6 torpedo boats, 3 floating torpedo batteries and 4 heavy coastal batteries. But other more ambitious plans, including destroyers, minesweeper and submersibles were rejected in 1910 for lack of funds and interest of the Bulgarian population. Moreover, good relations with Russia made the creation of a powerful fleet useless, especially since the Black Sea fleet would have totally outclassed it.
The big deal for Bulgaria in 1912 was the first Balkan war. The country did not take advantage of it to increase its fleet, despite numerous proposals for European shipyards. All these offers were declined. During this war, Bulgaria deployed the Nadezhda, 6 torpedo boats, the minesweeper Kamchija, assisted by 5 cargo ships. Some armed yachts guarded the Danube. This "fleet" kept the coasts, protected the meager Bulgarian merchant traffic and its supply routes, and provided logistical support to the troops. One of the most important events was the torpedoing of the Turkish cruiser Hamidieh by the torpedo-ship Draski on 21 November 1912. During the Second Balkan War the Bulgarian fleet was interned in Sevastopol and took no part in the operations. At the end of the conflict, Bulgaria lost its few ports in the Aegean Sea.
In 1915, Bulgaria was surrounded by neutral countries, sympathizers of Russia, but also and especially by Austria-Hungary and more menacing Turkey. Indeed, in October, Bulgaria joined the central empires. Its weak fleet was not a threat to Russian traffic, but by opening its three Black Sea ports to the Austrian, German and Turkish ships, gave them unexpected access to this strategic sector. The Bulgarians received from Germany the submarine No. 18, of the UB1 type, which made some sorties from Varna in 1918. In 1917, 6 light minesweepers were obtained from the Germans.
In 1919, the fate of Bulgaria was settled in the Treaty of Neuilly sur Seine. Its territory was amputated to the south in favor of Greece, and it lost what remained of access to the Aegean Sea. In addition, his navy was formally dissolved and reduced to a maritime police force. 6 patrollers were allowed (including 4 recaptured torpedo boats). The Nadezhda gunboat was dismantled in 1918.
8 torpedo boats: 2 class Vasil Levk (1871), slow and equipped with a spar torpedo; More recently: 6 torpedo boats (Droski class).
13 Miscellaneous: 3 floating torpedo batteries, and the Strela, a training ship.


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package ru.batov.testtask;

import ru.batov.testtask.myexception.AccountNotFound;
import ru.batov.testtask.myexception.UserNotFound;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Created by Nikolay on 28.03.2017.
 */
public class BankOperation {

    /**
     * Field requisites user in bank.
     */
    private Map<User, List<Account>> requisites = new HashMap<>();

    /**
     * Method add User in Map requisites.
     * @param user user
     */
    public void addUser(User user) {
        requisites.put(user, new LinkedList<>());
    }

    /**
     * Method deleted User in Map requisites.
     * @param user user
     * @throws UserNotFound exception
     */
    public void deleteUser(User user) throws UserNotFound {
        if (userCheck(user)) {
            requisites.remove(user);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Method add Account to user.
     * @param user user to give account.
     * @param account add to need.
     * @throws UserNotFound exception
     */
    public void addAccountToUser(User user, Account account) throws UserNotFound {
        if (userCheck(user)) {
            requisites.get(user).add(account);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Method delete Account to user.
     * @param user user need deleted account
     * @param account need del
     * @throws UserNotFound exception
     * @throws AccountNotFound exception
     */
    public void deleteAccountFromUser(User user, Account account) throws UserNotFound, AccountNotFound {
        if (userCheck(user)) {
            if (accountCheck(user, account)) {
                requisites.get(user).remove(account);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Method for git all Account user for the TEST Class.
     * @param user hwo need get
     * @return list Account
     */
    public List<Account> getUserAccounts(User user) {
        return requisites.get(user);
    }

    /**
     * Get map for test methods.
     * @return Map
     */
    public Map<User, List<Account>> getRequisites() {
        return this.requisites;
    }

    /**
     * Method transfer money.
     * @param srcUser source User
     * @param srcAccount source account user
     * @param dstUser destination User
     * @param dstAccount destination account user
     * @param amount money need transfer
     * @return true or false
     * @throws UserNotFound exception
     * @throws AccountNotFound exception
     */
    public boolean transferMoney(User srcUser, Account srcAccount, User dstUser, Account dstAccount, double amount) throws UserNotFound, AccountNotFound {
        boolean result = false;
        if (accountCheck(srcUser, srcAccount) && accountCheck(dstUser, dstAccount)) {
            for (Account nextSrcUser : requisites.get(srcUser)) {
                if (nextSrcUser.getRequisites() == srcAccount.getRequisites() & nextSrcUser.getValue() > amount) {
                    for (Account nextDstUser : requisites.get(dstUser)) {
                        if (nextDstUser.getRequisites() == dstAccount.getRequisites()) {
                            nextDstUser.setValue(nextDstUser.getValue() + amount);
                            nextSrcUser.setValue(nextSrcUser.getValue() - amount);
                            result = true;
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                }
                if (result) {
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Check user.
     * @param user need check
     * @return true or false
     * @throws UserNotFound exception
     */
    private boolean userCheck(User user) throws UserNotFound {
        if (requisites.containsKey(user)) {
            return true;
        } else {
            throw new UserNotFound(String.format("User %s not found!", user.getName()));
        }
    }

    /**
     * Check account User.
     * @param user user
     * @param account account
     * @return true or false
     * @throws UserNotFound exception
     * @throws AccountNotFound exception
     */
    private boolean accountCheck(User user, Account account) throws UserNotFound, AccountNotFound {
        boolean result = false;
        if (userCheck(user)) {
            if (requisites.get(user).contains(account)) {
                result = true;
            } else {
                throw new AccountNotFound(String.format("Account %s User %s not found!", account.getRequisites(), user.getName()));
            }
        }
        return result;
    }
}


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Q: Mysql data returning from php I am trying to return some data from my database, with a query which is in a var. So he gets the query but does not seem to collect the data from the database, he also makes the connection to the database cause i have my connection in a seperate file which I include in my .php file.
Below is my code to get that data:
<?php
                $sql = "SELECT * FROM verkoper";
                var_dump($sql);
                $result = $mysqli->query($sql);
                var_dump($result); die();
            ?>
            <select name="verkoper">
                <?php
                # voer de SQL statement SELECT uit
                while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result)) {
                    echo "<option value='" . $row['naamverkoper'] . "'>" . $row['naamverkoper'] . "</option>";
                }
                ?>
            </select>

The first part is where i dump my query which gives the whole select statement. But the line under that does not seem to do anything.
Little help or tips on what I am doing wrong please?
Thanks!

A: Just remove
die();

and check the result.

A: Remove $ from mysqli function, and just try with procedural style,
mysqli->query($sql)

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David Wheeler is photographer who has reached the pinnacle of his profession, including a raft of awards and the rare attainment of a Fellowship with the leading body which represents professional and fine art photographers, the British Institute of Professional Photography. I recently had a chance to watch David at work and then to photography his model.
I sometimes talk about the value of progressing through the distinction ranks. In the UK there are three professional 'grades' which you can work towards and study for if you're a member of one of the recognised photography bodies such as the BIPP, Royal Photographic Society, The Societies, and the MPA. I believe there is real value in holding one (or more) of these accolades. There are three levels of distinction; Licentiate (the benchmark of professional competency), Associate (in recognition of defined artistic merit and technical expertise, and lastly Fellowship (the ultimate reward for services to the industry, unique personal style and technical excellence).
When I achieved my own Fellowship there wasn't just about the sense of attainment. The boost in confidence will be obvious, but my Fellowship also opened a lot of doors for me. I began to be asked to speak at international conventions, and I became a brand ambassador for Olympus. I also have newer photographers come to me for help and advice, and tuition. And this is exactly why David was one of the speakers at the event I attended in Haslemere last week.
Although I don't have much involvement in the wedding photography world these days, I find it a really interesting genre. There are so many styles of wedding photography ranging from the purely journalistic through to the stylised and ultra traditional. This can be a little confusing for some brides and my advice to them is always to do plenty of research in order to identify the style of photography you like, before you start booking a photographer. As with most services, you'll normally get what you pay for. A photographer who's well qualified will have had his or her work and methods audited and measured. Gaining a distinction (identified with the relevant lettering after the name) is no easy process and the higher distinctions of Associate and Fellow are incredibly challenging, with only a small proportion of professionals making the grade. The photographers at this level will also have a hard-won reputation to protect, and therefore you should expect solid work and good customer service.
There has been a trend in recent years for some brides to cut corners with their photography, hiring a cheap snapper or worse, a friend with a camera. This has led to a wave of complaints and a great deal of anguish when the photographs haven't lived up to the expectations of the couple. Given that your wedding photographs will be the only tangible memories from your big day and the people who joined you, I think it makes obvious sense to try and budget for a competent photographer.


Watch Faith Dickey highline between mountains in France.
FAITH DICKEY is a professional slackliner who specializes in highlining, which is walking a flat, woven band high off the ground. Watch her highlining in the French Alps in incredible weather conditions and be grateful for the ground under your feet.


Tuvalu, a Polynesian Island Nation consisting of four reef islands and five true atolls, located in the Pacific Ocean midway between Hawaii and Australia has a total land area of 10 square miles and a population of around 10,500.Tuvalu is among the least populated countries of the world. The country is very concerned about global warming as its low maximum elevation makes it vulnerable to rising sea levels. Its soil is not fit for cultivation and drinking water is always in short supply. The sectors of its economy are fishing, farming, sale of fishing licenses, sale of postage stamps and coins, and worker remittances. Its remote location does not make tourism feasible. The Tuval Trust Fund, '900' area code leasing and its '.tv' internet name are sources of revenue.
The best time to visit Tuvalu is either in Dec/Jan or June through September. Tuvalu offers its visitors a chance to unwind and appreciate nature. Snorkeling is rewarding as the Funafuti Lagoon is teeming with multi-colored tropical fish. It has some historic wartime sites, as it was a base during the Second World War. Traditional food of Tuvalu includes pulaka (similar to taro), seafood, bananas, breadfruit, coconut, and pork.
Where The Hell Is Tuvalu? By Philip Ells 978-0753511305 $12 An inspiring story for anyone dreaming of leaving the rat-race behind. The author is a UK attorney who lives in London. He lived in Tuvalu and was the 'People's Lawyer' there.
The first stamps of Tuvalu were a set of fifteen stamps released on January 1, 1976 that were 'Tuvalu' overprints on Gilbert and Ellice Islands issues from 1971 showing local scenes. The set (Scott #1 to #15) catalogs for around $35 MNH and around $20 used. The designs show harvesting copra, women cleaning Pandanus leaves, fisherman casting nets, canoes, dehusking coconuts, woman weaving Pandanus fronds, basket weaving, tiger shark, beating rolled pandanus leaf, loading copra, night fishing, local handicraft, woman weaving coconut screen, and Coat of Arms. Tuvalu released a set of fifteen stamps later that year showing Map of Islands and local scenes. The set (Scott #23 to #37) is sought after and catalogs for around $65 MNH and around $20 used. The designs show Map of Niulakita and leathery turtle, Map of Nukulaelae and sleeping mat, map of Nui and Talo vegetable, Map of Nanumanga and grass dancing skirt, Map of Nukufetau and coconut crab, Map of Funafuti and banana tree, map of Tuvalu Islands, map of Niutao and flyingfish, map of Vaitupu and Maneapa, map of Nanumea and Palu fish hook, canoe pole fishing, reef fishing by Flare, House, and Colony Ship M.V. Nivanga. The Islands previously known as Ellice Islands were administered as a protectorate by Great Britain from 1892 to 1916 and then as part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony till 1974. It gained independence as Tuvalu in 1978 and the Gilbert Islands became independent as Kiribati. Government income in the islands comes mainly from the sale of stamps and coins, fishing licenses, worker remittances, and foreign aid.
A long set of sixteen stamps released between 1983 and 1984 showing Handicrafts. The set (Scott #183 to #195) catalogs for around $15 MNH and around the same for used. The designs show fisherman's hat, lures, and hooks, Cowrie shell handbags, wedding and baby food baskets, canoe model, women's sun Hats, climbing rope, Pandanus baskets, tray and coconut stands, Pandanus pillows and shell necklaces, round baskets and fans, reef sandals and fish trap, rat trap, waterproof boxes, pump drill, fisherman's hat and cnoe bailers, and fishing rod, lures, and scoop nets. Tuvalu has almost no natural resources. Handicrafts along with other small scale industries do exist. Tuvalu is just 4.5 meters above sea level at its highest point which is the second-lowest of any country (Maldives is the first). Any future rise in sea levels will threaten the islands.
A set of six stamps released in 1990 showing World War II Ships. The set (Scott #543 to #548) catalogs for around $15 MNH or used. The designs show Japanese Merchant Conversion of 1940, USS Unimak of 1944, Amagari – Japanese Hubuki Class of 1942, AO-24 USS Platte of 1943, Japanese Sumushu, and CV-22 USS Independence. Thousands of Allied marines were stationed in Tuvalu during World War II when it was used as an operations base.
A set of twelve stamps released on March 15, 1997 showing Fish. The set (Scott #720 to #740) catalogs for around $15 MNH or used. The designs show bluetail mullet, Queen fish leatherskin, paddletail, long-nose emperor, long-snouted unicornfish, Brigham's snapper, red bass, red jobfish, leopard flounder, red snapper, longtail snapper, and black trevally.
A set of four stamps and a souvenir sheet released on May 17, 2004 to mark the Fight against HIV and AIDS. The set (Scott #948 to #951 and #952) catalogs for around $12 MNH and around the same for used. The designs show speaker at conference, speaker and dais, people standing in front of banner, people seated at dais, and conference participants.
The first coins of Tuvalu were Parliamentary Democracy Standard Coinage (100 Cents = 1 Dollar) Bronze Cents issued in 1976. The first issues had high mintage and catalogs for well under a dollar for BU. The first gold coins were 0.4710 troy ounce 50 Dollars Gold Proofs in low mintage (2074) issued the same year. It catalogs for a slight premium over bullion value. Tuvalu has issued a number of commemorative proofs over the years for the numismatic market. Tuvalu uses the Australian Dollar as its official currency.
Coins $10 and up Commemorative UNC coins from the 1980s starts around $10. Commemorative Silver Proofs starts around $50. Gold Proofs, Low Mintage Commemorative Silver Proof Sets, etc go well into the 100s.
Locally made baskets, bags, mats, hats, and canoes are excellent reminders from this country.
Miscellaneous Collectibles $3 and up Flags, Lapel Pins, Key Chains etc start around $3. Gold on Silver themed necklaces start around $50.


The fun continues this morning with five new entries! First up is David Welsh at the Manga Curmudgeon, who has devoted his Friday License Request column to "more Minekura," specifically the two-volume Executive Committee, which features the protagonists from Wild Adapter in a school comedy. Also, did you know Minekura's one-volume Bus Gamer was published in English? I did not! A copy is now on its way to me, which means David has convinced me to spend money yet again.
Next, in her Fanservice Friday column, Manga Bookshelf's Melinda Beasi takes a look at how the casual yet intimate touching in Wild Adapter embodies the fan service that most appeals to her. Her post includes many lovely and loving images, including the one shown here.
At Experiments in Manga, Ash Brown makes her second contribution to the MMF, this time in the form of a review for volume one.
But contrary to common genre tropes, Wild Adapter isn't a story about how Tokito's innocence and decency save Kubota from himself. Kubota is himself from start to finish. If there's saving going on, it's mostly the kind couples do for each other in real life: providing each other support, making up for each other's weaknesses, having a place to come home to. Amidst the trappings of action-adventure, Kubota and Tokito's relationship is reassuringly slice-of-life.
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Rep. Gerry Connolly Doesn't Want to Touch IRS, FBI, ATF Abuses But Defends Lois Lerner
by Maggie • February 8, 2014 • 10 Comments
Leave it to haranguing Democrat Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA) to rush to the aid of Lois Lerner during the time that witnesses have to present to Congress, the
abuses of the IRS against them and their businesses. The video is not complete, but from prior statements by Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), he feels Lois Lerner forfeited her right to her Fifth Amendment right by coming before Congress in sworn testimony and making a statement declaring herself to be innocent, and then, invoking the Fifth Amendment. I believe Gowdy and others have indicated there is to be no testimony when invoking the Fifth. Connolly spoke of the "enshrined" "sacred" principle of the Fifth Amendment available to us because of "the experience of the Founders with the British." That's a hoot! Nevermind that Lois Lerner was a high-level official of the IRS, and swore as follows:
"I _______ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God." This section does not affect other oaths required by law. 5 U.S. Code § 3331
Only the Almighty knows the extent of Lois Lerner's wrath against conservatives, but beyond that, she has the right to plead the Fifth, but maybe she does not have the right to make a statement of innocence and then plead the Fifth, so Connolly should stow it until he can meet and resolve the accusations others have made to the contrary. Nothing about the IRS targeting is "sacred" to Lois Lerner other than the amusing shutting-out and shutting-down of the public conversation of conservatives. Notice also that when Connolly eventually gets to it, he is concerned only with the OSHA visits to Catherine Engelbrecht. He doesn't want to go near the FBI visits, the ATF visits and the "many" IRS audits.
But before Connolly speaks about Lerner, the video opens with Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) stating that 13 people are assigned to the IRS targeting case, and none have yet interviewed the witnesses in the House that day.
The crux of the abuse comes out when Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) questions Catherine Engelbrecht, founder of True the Vote and King Street Patriots. The short story is that since filing for 501(c)(3) status for her non-profits, in a two or three-year period she had "many" IRS audits, 6 visits from the FBI, an OSHA fine of $20,000, and multiple audits by the ATF.
Attorneys Jay Sekulow and Cleta Mitchell were also at the hearing, but their testimonies are not in this video. You can find Cleta Mitchell's testimony here.
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GOWDY: Mr. Chairman, in conclusion, I believe the ranking subcommittee member
said that there are 13 people assigned to this investigation, I heard correctly. Thirteen people in six months have not had time to interview a single, solitary one of Mr. Sekulow's clients. Thirteen people in six months, have not had time to interview either of these two witnesses, and yet the Chief Executive, the President of the United States has already pre-judged the outcome of this investigation, so either it's ongoing or it's not. Either he's wrong or Eric Holder is wrong. In either case, it is time for Special Counsel, Mr. Chairman.
CONNOLLY: Thank you Mr. Chairman and thank you for this intriguing hearing. I
will say at the outset, my friend from South Carolina, of whom I have great regard — we don't agree on much, but we have mutual respect — but I will say, it ought to trouble a TEA Party panel and a lawyer who represented the ACLU, that this committee took upon itself a unique task in voting that a U.S. citizen, irrespective of her views, or what you think she did or did not say, to protect herself from self-incrimination, a very sacred principle enshrined in the Constitution of the United States, and it was enshrined in there because of the experience of our Founders with the British. It's a very real right. This committee took upon itself, every member on that side, including my friend from South Carolina, voted unilaterally, to decide she dispensed with, waived her Fifth Amendment right. And if we can do that with her, we can do it with you. Everyone of us, on this side of the aisle, voted not to do that, because irrespective what one may decide on the substance of Ms. Lois Lerner's behavior, testimony whatever, we think American citizens are entitled to constitutional protections and that the Congress, a committee of Congress does not have the unilateral ability to decide on it's own, that you waive that right, and listening to the testimony and the concerns here about a government that's overreaching, I would think you might be concerned about this committee overreaching, but it wasn't this side, Ms. Mitchell, that did it….
Ms Engelbrecht, your written testimony states you believe various run-ins with the government were prompted by your applications for your tax exempt status with the IRS. Is that correct?
ENGELBRECHT: Yes sir.
CONNOLLY: One of the federal agents you mentioned is with OSHA, the Occupational, Safety, Health Administration. You complained specifically that in 2012 OSHA inspected your company, Englebrecht Manufacturing, which manufactures fabricated metal products and you state that OSHA, and I quote "nothing serious or significant and nonetheless, OSHA issued fines in excess of $20,000." Is that correct?
CONNOLLY: OSHA's inspection report shows that it identified ten violations at your manufacturing company, all of which it classified as "serious." These violations included the "failure to provide employees with appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards, flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids, caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors or potentially injurious light radiation." And Mr. Chairman, I would ask that the inspection report go into the record, at this point. Now, is it your contention that those findings were politically motivated because of your seeking a tax exempt status, for another entity? Those violations in fact were trivial or none serious, in your view?
ENGELBRECHT: When OSHA came to our shop, they came under a false SIC
Catherine Engelbrecht
classification. They came when neither my husband nor I were there, and proceeded to interview employees and I would very much welcome everything that OSHA…
CONNOLLY: But my question, Ms. Engelbrecht…
ENGELBRECHT: …be included…
CONNOLLY: MS. Engelbrecht…
ENGELBRECHT:…because the cover letter of OSHA clearly states…
CONNELLY: Ms. Engelbrecht…
ENGELBRECHT: …that they found nothing…
CONNOLLY: (interrupts again)
ENGELBRECHT:…no sir, let me finish my…
CONNOLLY: No ma'am, I am going to control this questioning, and I'm asking you a simple question. You are going to have press conference later. You can speak to your heart's content there. I only have five minutes. Were these or were these not a serious matter? I thought your testimony said they were not serious.
ENGELBRECHT: In my opinion, and in the opinion in the cover letter, stated opinion of OSHA, they were not serious.
CONNOLLY: You complained that you and you husband were not there. Is it not the case that it is OSHA's practice not to give advance warning, that's the whole point of an inspection, to determine if a facility in fact is safe, whether there are violations or not. To tell you, we're coming next Thursday is obviously to give you a heads-up to clean up whatever yo might think is a violation. Isn't that their normal practice?
ENGELBRECHT: Sir, I don't know what their normal practice is. We complied as we did with every agency that came over these last three years.
CONNOLLY: If it's your testimony now, under oath, that you don't know their normal practice, how are you able, nonetheless, to conclude that it's politically motivated and has something to do with your seeking a tax exempt status to punish you for that as opposed to their normal practice of looking at a manufacturing facility to make sure it's safe for the workers?
ENGELBRECHT: Because in the past three years, after nearly 20 years of being in business and no agency coming to visit with us, the succession of agencies that have now come to us, for all manner of things, begs the question, the statistical probabilities of what happened to me happening, without political motivation, is just staggering.
CONNOLLY: Well, I would just note for the record Ms. Engelbrecht and Mr. Sekulow, because we're so concerned about the law here, making sure there are no violations of the law, are you aware of the fact that it is actually illegal for the Department of Labor's OSHA to give notice when they do inspections? That's actually a matter of law.
ENGELBRECHT: I was not aware of that, but I'm not contending that they should have given us notice, I'm only observing…
CONNOLLY: You complained about it. You complained that you didn't get advanced notice and you just said that you were concerned that neither you nor your husband — I understand the concern, but you understand that they can't check in advance to see if you'll be there?
ENGLEBRECHT: Nor did we try to do anything to discourage that process, even though we weren't on premise.
CONNOLLY: I absolutely take that at face value, but, it's a huge leap then, given that, to conclude that someone is out to get you, Ms. Engelbrecht, that there's any political motivation, whatsoever. OSHA was following standard operating procedure.
SEKULOW: But Mr. Connolly, you are aware that the information from the IRS…
CONNOLLY: Mr. Sekulow, Mr. Sekulow, I didn't ask you a question.
JORDAN: The gentleman's time has expired.
JORDAN: Ms. Engelbrecht, in the first 20 years did OSHA ever visit your place of visit?
ENGELBRECHT: No sir.
JORDAN: Never once?
JORDAN: When you filed the application, OSHA visited then, right?
JORDAN: In the first 20 years of business, did the ATF ever come to visit?
JORDAN: Okay. And they came a couple of times after filing your application?
JORDAN: And your first 20 years of business, did the IRS ever audit you?
JORDAN: But once you filed your application, did they audit you?
ENGELBRECHT: Many times.
JORDAN: Okay, and in your first 20 years of business, did the FBI ever visit you?
JORDAN: But once you filed your application, did they visit you?
ENGELBRECHT: Six times.
JORDAN: And Mr. Connolly want us to believe that's a coincidence?
[Connolly says something inaudible]
JORDAN: I was just pointing out that in 20 years of business, OSHA never came to Ms. Engelbrecht's place of business.
(Connolly says something inaudible)
JORDAN: Yes, I was. In 20 years of business, OSHA never visited, FBI never visited…
(Connolly says something like "you're invoking my name, Mr. Chairman)
JORDAN: You can respond. I gave you extra time. I'll give you some more. The gentleman is recognized for one minute.
CONNOLLY: So where is the proof though, other than you are connecting dots that may or may not be connected, that OSHA was politically motivated?
JORDAN: I didn't say proof. I'm just saying you want us all to believe it's a coincidence.
CONNOLLY: And you want us all to believe by innuendo there must be something…
JORDAN: Fifteen times In a two year time frame, four different federal agencies visit this lady's place of business, audited her personal and business records…and you expect us to believe that that just …
CONNOLLY: I don't expect you to believe anything. You can believe anything you choose.
JORDAN: Well you can believe it's all a coincidence. I…
CONNOLLY: No, I didn't say that either.
JORDAN: FBI, ATF and was audited by the IRS. That happened.
CONNOLLY: I should say you, Mr. Chairman, should be on the panel, given your views.
SEKULOW: Mr. Chairman, will you yield…
End of video – view it at Viewpoints of a Sagittarian
Related and Background:
Catherine Engelbrecht's Congressional Testimony Transcript: IRS Targeting of True the Vote, King Street Patriots & Personally
Cleta Mitchell Testifying on IRS Scandal: Lies Upon Lies, Not BoneHeaded Bureaucrats, It's Not Over
Text of Elijah Cummings' Letter to Catherine Engelbrecht: Good Gried! Intimidation? Absolutely!
Catherine Engelbrecht: Can Elijah Cummings Be Responsible for IRS Targeting Her? Files Formal Ethics Complaint Against Cummings
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Connolly and Cummings both represent border states with DC.(You know, the counties with the highest personal income thanks to big government) They both have huge federal government constituents. And they both have very safe congressional districts. They have no regard for the constitution or ordinary taxpayers. They only care about getting re-elected and the more out spoken they are in protecting big government the more news coverage they get in their liberal districts (Fairfax,VA and Baltimore, MD) . I wish government agencies were dispersed into several states, examples; Agriculture Dept to Nebraska or Iowa, Energy Dept to Texas or Oklahoma. Imagine the lobbyists having to live outside the beltway?
Linda, can you imagine government giving Energy to the reviled Texas or Oklahoma, but it is a worthwhile idea that should be seriously looked at, along with term limits which would solve problems on both sides of the aisles.
Your point about having a "safe" congressional district, leading to total disregard of the Constitution is a pertinent point. I wish more people, including those in Congress would do the right thing and give us term limits. Like tort reform, term limits would do much to correct so much that is wrong in this country.
Just a hunch, but I'd almost bet a close look at Connolly's campaign finances would reveal ties to Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center aka the Northern Virginia Terrorist Mosque..
He has appeared there in the past.. the Mosque has been tied to several schemes to launder money for Hamas, An Attempt to kill George Bush, A possible attempt to sabotage the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, The Fort Hood Killer, the 1994 World Trade Center Bombing and 9-11-2001 among other things
Grumpy, that's worth looking into. I remember in 2007 when I went through all FEC donations looking for Muslims donating to him. I bet if I went through some of those names again today, we'd find some on terrorist watch lists. In fact, I didn't even get close to publishing all the names. That raised a ruckus. I didn't care then and I don't care now.
Whoopie
I said early on that they should grant Lerner immunity so that she can be compelled to testify.
Either she testifies or goes to prison like Susan McDougal who had immunity but refused to say what she knew about Hillary.
If Lerner testifies but lies, she goes to prison for a really, really long time.
Let's face it, under this regime there is no way Lerner will ever go to prison for her role in this scandal. Putting her in a cell for contempt or perjury is the only way it will ever happen.
Also, thanks to her resigning, she no longer enjoys the regime's protection as she did when she was an IRS employee.
Will she spill her guts or throw herself under the bus to save others?
Whoopie, I had forgotten about McDougal. I need to refresh on that story. Good point that Lerner no longer works for the government, but she probably will be called back. They call them all back, with a promotion, after a few months out of the public eye.
I agree that immunity is the way to go on this one. We cannot just let the targeting go unpunished or unstopped, but they are trying, and unfortunately, will probably win. Republicans, with all their hearings, are totally impotent. Whomever is in the Oval Office next must clean-up Justice, IRS and State.
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Wonder if Connelly has info on Maliks organization in Virgina that Lerner fast tracked illegally. The physical address listed is a UPS store. The IRS filing address is a drug and alcohol treatment center. Lerner has some explaining to do.
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Kurt Busch: Aggression 'ramped up to another level' at Auto Club
By Daniel McFadinMar 3, 2020, 2:07 PM EST
Two days after he placed third at Auto Club Speedway, Kurt Busch described the aggression by drivers on restarts at the 2-mile track as "ramped up to another level."
The Chip Ganassi Racing driver credited the frenetic restarts to the rules package and the stage lengths.
"(With) the package and the draft, you want to be that leader," Busch said Tuesday on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio's "On Track." "You want to be the guy putting on the blocks and you don't want to be caught in that dirty air. (You can't race anymore with a) mindset of, 'Oh, this is a 400-miler or this a 500-miler, we'll take our time.' With the way the stages are set up this year, it was a quarter, a quarter and a half of a race. Now it's a third, a third and a third."
The stage lengths for Sunday's 200-lap race were 60 laps/60 laps/80 laps, just like last season. But many races this year feature shorter final stages from last season
"You have three mini-races all in one and you've got to gain points from the drop of the green flag," Busch said. "So everybody's aggressive, pushing hard. It's got to be a good show to watch because of how hard everybody's driving each lap."
One area Busch noted a change in Sunday is his desire to at least contemplate wanting to race in "dirty air," which is usually the last thing you'd expect to hear from a driver.
"The race had a feel of when you were in the draft, the lap time felt like it was so much faster," Busch told SiriusXM. "Because you would go down the straightaway so quick with the draft. Then of course we'd all have to fan out in the corner and grab the fresh air and make sure the handling is underneath the car. Then what's crazy, on a green flag stop, we'd come in put tires on and go back out. If we were by ourselves, the lap time was so slow. It was dramatically different.
"It was like, 'I need to be back in the dirty air. At the same time, I don't want those guys around me in the corners. That takes away that tenth of a second. That quick, small reaction. 'Is this guy going to go high? Is this guy going to go low?' Then you end up battling that much harder now in the draft. Bottom line, the draft is twice as intense. By yourself it's simple, it's almost wide open, very easy all the way around the track. Two big contrasts that (were) really prevalent at Fontana."
Busch's third-place finish Sunday was the best result at Auto Club Speedway by Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 1 team after three previous sixth-place finishes by Busch and Jamie McMurray.
That couldn't be said for Busch's teammate, Kyle Larson, who placed 21st after his early-race incident with Denny Hamlin. Hamlin was bump drafting with Larson heading into Turn 1 when Larson lost control and smacked the wall.
A few hours later, Hamlin posted a video on social media of he and Larson in a grocery store with Hamlin re-enacting the incident on the track with a shopping cart.
Team owner Chip Ganassi took to Twitter to call the the video #badtaste.
"I was confused by why they were grocery shopping together to begin with," Busch said, adding that the incident on Sunday itself was "weird."
"That's what we saw a lot at Daytona, guys bump drafting on the straightaway and getting the other guy sideways and wrecked," Busch said. "I mean you have to be aware all the time, whether Larson was starting to lift because he was catching (Erik Jones) as quick as he was, or because (Kevin Harvick) was pushing Denny. Those guys were definitely in a hooked up draft on the front straightaway, but for what reason, I don't know. It just seemed a bit aggressive on my side. I can joke with Denny, yeah, but maybe that (video) was too soon. I would go with #toosoon on that one."
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Surveying key race dates for the 2023 Cup season
By Mike HembreeJan 28, 2023, 10:00 AM EST
NASCAR Cup Series cars will fire up again Feb. 5 as the 2023 season begins with the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum in Los Angeles.
Two weeks later, the regular season opens with the Feb. 19 Daytona 500, for decades the curtain-raiser for the Cup Series' 10-month cross-country marathon.
With only a single week break in mid-June, the Cup schedule visits familiar stops like Darlington, Bristol, Martinsville, Talladega and Dover but adds two new locations that should be highlights of the year — North Wilkesboro and Chicago.
Here's a look at key races for each month of the season:
February — With all due respect to the unique posture of the Clash at the Coliseum (Feb. 5) and the apparent final race on the 2-mile track at Auto Club Speedway (Feb. 26) before it's converted to a half-mile track, the Daytona 500 won't be surpassed as a February highlight. Since the winter of 1959, the best stock car racers in the land have gathered on the Atlantic shore to brighten the winter, and the results often are memorable. Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Jeff Gordon and so many others have starred on Daytona's high ground, and sometimes even rookies shine (see Austin Cindric's victory last year).
MORE: Friday 5: Legacy aiming for breakout season
March — The newly reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway saw its racing radically changed last year with higher banks and straights that are tighter. The track now is considered more in the Daytona/Talladega superspeedway "family" than an intermediate speedway, generating a bit of the unknown for close pack racing. William Byron and Chase Elliott won at AMS last year.
April — Ah, the return to Martinsville (April 16). Despite the rumors, Ross Chastain's wild last-lap charge in last October's Martinsville race did not destroy the speedway. Will somebody try to duplicate Chastain's move this time? Not likely, but no one expected what he did, either.
May — North Wilkesboro Speedway is back. Abandoned by NASCAR in 1996, the track's revival reaches its peak May 21 when the Cup All-Star Race comes to town, putting Cup cars on one of stock car racing's oldest tracks for the first time in a quarter century.
June — The June 11 Sonoma road course race will end 17 consecutive weeks of racing for the Cup Series. The schedule's only break is the following weekend, with racing resuming June 25 at Nashville Superspeedway. Sonoma last year opened the door for the first Cup win by Daniel Suarez.
July — The July holiday weekend will offer one of the biggest experiments in the history of NASCAR. For the first time, Cup cars will race through the streets of a major city, in this case Chicago on July 2. If the race is a success, similar events could follow on future schedules.
August — The Aug. 26 race at Daytona is the final chance for drivers to qualify for the playoffs, ratcheting up the tension of the late-summer race considerably.
September — The Cup playoffs open with the Southern 500, making Darlington Raceway a key element in determining which drivers have easier roads in advancing to the next round.
October — The Oct. 29 Martinsville race is the last chance to earn a spot in the Championship Four with a race victory. Christopher Bell did it last year in a zany finish.
November — Phoenix. The desert. Four drivers, four cars and four teams for the championship.
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Trackhouse Racing picks up additional sponsorship from Kubota
Friday 5: Legacy MC seeks to stand out as Trackhouse did in '22
Helio Castroneves rules out Daytona 500
By Mike HembreeJan 27, 2023, 9:50 AM EST
Trackhouse Racing announced Friday that it has picked up additional sponsorship for drivers Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez from Kubota Tractor Corp. for the 2023 season.
Kubota sponsored Chastain's No. 1 Chevrolet last October at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is expanding its sponsorship to six races for the new season.
Chastain will race with Kubota sponsorship at Auto Club Speedway, Phoenix Raceway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway and Homestead-Miami. Suarez's Chevrolet will carry Kubota livery at Texas Motor Speedway.
MORE: Friday 5: Legacy seeks breakout year in 2023
The team also announced that a $10,000 donation will be made to Farmer Veteran Coalition for each Kubota-sponsored race in which Chastain finishes in the top 10. The FVC assists military veterans and current armed services members who have an interest in farming.
"The sponsorship from Kubota is especially meaningful to me because it allows me to use my platform to shine a bright light on agriculture and on the men and women who work so hard to feed all of us," said Chastain, whose family owns a Florida watermelon farm.
By Dustin LongJan 27, 2023, 6:00 AM EST
While the celebration continued after Erik Jones' Southern 500 victory last September, executives of what is now Legacy MC already were looking ahead.
"(September) and October, decisions we make on people are going to affect how we race next (February), March and April," Mike Beam, team president, told NBC Sports that night.
Noah Gragson had been announced as the team's second driver for 2023 less than a month before Jones' win.
But bigger news was to come.
The team announced Nov. 4 that Jimmie Johnson would become a co-owner, lifting the profile of a team that carries Richard Petty's No. 43 on Jones' cars.
As February approaches and racing resumes, a question this season is how far can Legacy MC climb. Can this team mimic the breakout season Trackhouse Racing had last year?
"I think everybody looks for Trackhouse for … maybe the way of doing things a bit different," Jones told NBC Sports. "Obviously, starting with the name. We've kind of gone that same direction with Legacy MC and then on down from there, kind of how a program can be built and run in a short amount of time.
"There's some growth in the back end that we still have to do to probably be totally to that level, but our goal is definitely to be on that same trajectory that Trackhouse was over the last two seasons."
Trackhouse Racing debuted in 2021 with Daniel Suarez. He finished 25th in the points. The organization added Ross Chastain and several team members from Chip Ganassi Racing to form a two-car team last year. Chastain won two races and finished second in the points, while Suarez won once and was 10th in the standings.
Legacy MC co-owner Maury Gallagher purchased a majority interest in Richard Petty Motorsports in December 2021 and merged the two teams. Jones won one race and placed 18th in points last year. Ty Dillon was winless, finishing 29th in points and was replaced by Gragson after the season.
"Legitimately, we were a pretty new team last year coming in," Jones said. "There were a handful of Richard Petty Motorsports guys who came over, but, for the most part, it was a brand new team.
"I think what we built in one year and done is similar to Trackhouse in their first year. I think maybe even we were a step ahead of where they were in their first year."
Legacy MC looks for more with Jones, Gragson and Johnson, who will run a limited schedule this year. Johnson will seek to make the Daytona 500 field.
Jones said Johnson has infused the team with energy. Gragson has been trying to soak up as much as he can from Johnson.
Gragson told NBC Sports that having Johnson as a teammate is "going to be an incredible opportunity for a young guy like myself, first year in the Cup series, a rookie, to be able to lean on a seven-time champion.
"Incredible person, friend, mentor that Jimmie has become for myself. He's probably going to be pretty over me by the time we get to the Daytona 500 because I just keep wearing him out with questions and trying … pick his brain."
2. Kyle Busch's impact
Car owner Richard Childress says that Kyle Busch already is making an impact at RCR.
Busch joins the organization after having spent the past 15 seasons driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. Busch will pilot the No. 8 Chevrolet for RCR this year.
He took part in a World Racing League endurance race at Circuit of the Americas in December with Austin Dillon and Sheldon Creed. The trio won one of those races.
"I was down there for that, just watching how (Busch) gets in there and works with everybody," Childress said. "He's a racer. He wants to win. That's what I love about him."
Childress sees the influence Busch can have on an organization that has won six Cup titles — but none since Dale Earnhardt's last crown in 1994 — and 113 series races.
"He brings a lot of experience and knowledge," Childress said of Busch. "I think he'll help Austin a lot in his career. I think he can help our whole organization from a standpoint of what do we need … to go faster."
Dillon told NBC Sports that the team has changed some things it does in its meetings based on feedback from Busch. Dillon also said that he and Busch have similar driving styles — more similar than Dillon has had with past teammates.
"I think as we go throughout the year and he gets to drive our race cars, he'll have some new thoughts that he'll bring," Dillon said of Busch. "I think we're already bringing some new thoughts to him, too."
3. New role for Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick, entering his final Cup season, has joined the Drivers Advisory Council, a move Joey Logano said is important for the group.
"Kevin is necessary to the sport, even post-driving career," Logano told NBC Sports. "He's necessary for our sport's success. Kevin sees it and does something about it.
"He's always been vocal, right? He's always been very brash, and like, boom in your face. That's what people love about Kevin Harvick. Something I like about him as well is that you know where you stand. You know where the weaknesses are.
"He's going to push until something happens. That's great. There's nothing wrong with that. Having him on the Advisory Council now for the drivers, his experience, but also his willingness to push, is important."
Jeff Burton again will lead the group as Director of the Council. The Board of Directors is: Harvick, Logano, Kyle Petty, Austin Dillon, Daniel Suarez, Corey LaJoie, Kurt Busch and Tom Buis.
Logano, Petty, Dillon, Suarez, LaJoie and Busch all return. Buis, a board member of Growth Energy after having previously been the company's CEO, joins the drivers group and provides a business background.
4. Finding one's voice
Chase Briscoe's contract extension with Stewart-Haas Racing means he could be the longest tenured driver there in the near future.
The 28-year Briscoe enters his third Cup season at SHR, but the landscape is changing. This will be Kevin Harvick's final season in Cup. Ryan Preece is in his first season driving in Cup for the team. Aric Almirola was supposed to have retired last year but came back. How long he remains is to be determined.
Those changes could soon leave Briscoe as the team's senior driver.
"It's a role that is crazy, truthfully, to think about because that could be me in the next year or two, being I wouldn't say that flagship guy, but being a leader as far as the drivers go in an organization," Briscoe said.
"Truthfully, I feel like that's something I want to be. I've always enjoyed that kind of leader, team building type of stuff. So, yeah, if that role is kind of placed on me naturally, then that's one that I would love to have and try to do it to the best of my ability. I feel like that's a role that you don't choose, it kind of chooses you."
Briscoe, who won the spring Phoenix race and made the playoffs last year, said that he's becoming more comfortable speaking up in team meetings.
"I look back, especially on my rookie year, we'd go into our competition meeting on Tuesday and, truthfully, I wouldn't really talk much," he said. "I would say kind of what we thought for the weekend, but outside of that I would just kind of sit there and listen.
"This past year, I definitely talked a lot more, and I'd bring up ideas and kind of say things I wanted to get off my chest, where in the past I wouldn't have done that. I feel like as I've gotten more confident in myself and my position, I've gotten to the point where I speak my mind a little bit more and, I guess, be a little bit more of a leader."
5. Busch Clash field
NASCAR released the preliminary entry list for the Feb. 5 Busch Clash. No surprise, the entry list features only the 36 charter teams. Those teams are required to be entered.
With 27 cars in the feature — which is expanded by four cars from last year's race — there's no guarantee a non-charter car could make the field. That's a lot of money to go across country and face the chance of missing the main event.
The Daytona 500 field has four spots for non-charter cars. With that race's payoff significantly more, it will attract at least five cars for those spots: Jimmie Johnson (Legacy MC), Zane Smith (Front Row Motorsports), Chandler Smith (Kaulig Racing), Austin Hill (Beard Motorsports) and Travis Pastrana (23XI Racing). Helio Castroneves confirmed Thursday that he will not enter the 500. He had been in talks with the team co-owned by boxer Floyd Mayweather.
#NASCAR Entry list for Busch Clash … 36 entries. All charter teams. pic.twitter.com/35uwMECbZu
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Helio Castroneves might be at the 2023 Daytona 500, but the four-time Indy 500 winner won't be in a race car.
During a news conference Thursday at Daytona International Speedway, Castroneves confirmed in response to a question from NBC Sports that he essentially has ruled out attempting to make his NASCAR Cup Series debut in the Feb. 19 season opener.
As recently as last Thursday at Rolex 24 Media Day, Castroneves, 47, said he still was working on trying to piece together a deal.
The Brazilian had been negotiating with the Cup team co-owned by boxer Floyd Mayweather and would have been in an "open" entry that lacked guaranteed entry to the Great American Race. That potentially would leave him in the precarious position of needing to make the race on qualifying speed or a qualifying race finish (as action sports star Travis Pastrana likely might need in his Cup debut).
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"Unfortunately for me, lack of experience, no testing," Castroneves said. "A lot of things. I believe it would be a little bit tough throwing myself in such a short notice, and to go in a place that you've got to race yourself into it. So as of right now, yes, it's not going to happen.
"But we did have an opportunity. We just got to elaborate a little bit more to give me a little more experience on that. So there is more things to come ahead of us, but as of right now, I want to focus on the IndyCar program as well and (the Rolex 24 at Daytona)."
Castroneves, who has a residence in Key Biscayne, said he still might attend the Daytona 500
"I might just come and see and watch it and continue to take a look and see what's going to be in the future," he said.
During a @Rolex24Hours availability, i asked @h3lio if he still is working on a Daytona 500 debut next month.
Helio says he has ruled out the #nascar season opener for 2023, but he still wants to race here in the future and might attend in February just to watch. pic.twitter.com/4J5clZ09hi
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Castroneves enters Saturday's Rolex 24 at Daytona having won the event the past two years. He made his signature fence-climb after winning last year with Meyer Shank Racing, which he will be driving for full time in the NTT IndyCar Series this year. He became the fourth four-time Indy 500 winner in history in his 2021 debut with Meyer Shank Racing.
The 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar champion also has indicated an interest in Trackhouse Racing's Project 91 car that aims to place international drivers in a Cup ride (such as Kimi Raikkonen at Watkins Glen International last year). Team co-owner Justin Marks recently tweeted Trackhouse wouldn't field the Project 91 car at the Daytona 500.
After winning the 2022 Superstar Racing Experience opener, SRX CEO Don Hawk had promised he would help secure a Daytona 500 ride for Castroneves.
Castroneves has been angling for a NASCAR ride for years, dating to when he drove for Team Penske from 2000-20. After winning the Rolex 24 last year, he said he had been lobbying Ray Evernham and Tony Stewart for help with getting in a Cup car.
Though Castroneves is out, Sports Business Journal's Adam Stern reported that Mayweather's The Money Team Racing still is considering IndyCar driver Conor Daly for its seat.


Up to now I thougt a flashmob is concerned with dancing but then I found this flashmob.
I love classical music and this is just a pretty cool flashmob.
It shows that music connects people. So many people stay and listen – young and old, black and white, just everyone, even if he or she doesn't listen to classical music usually.
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(2005), Directive 2002/98/EC- blood products, Food Safety Act (1990) and the Freedom of Information Act ( 2000) to name but a few!
In addition, all health care providers must ensure staff are properly inducted and provided with the appropriate learning and development to equip them to carry out their role safely to comply with CQC requirements. They must also ensure Health Care Assistants complete the care certificate during their induction period.
This training is often referred to as Mandatory Training. This is training that must take place to comply with legislation, CQC and best practice guidance .
Providing mandatory training can be a logistical nightmare, releasing staff to attend, accommodating shift workers, recognising prior knowledge and evidencing learning rather than simply recording attendance. It can also be extremely expensive.
To commission a one hour session is difficult as most training providers want at least half a day to deliver their topics, although this is often in more depth than required by legislation, CQC or best practice guidelines. These sessions can cost on average £500 each. Given that non clinical staff require at least 8 topic areas and qualified staff require at least 20 topics to provide one session on each topic would cost £10,000. When you multiply this to provide enough places for all staff to attend the cost can be in excess of £60,000 for an organisation of 120 staff to provide face to face training.
Employers could choose to develop this course in house, providing your staff have the necessary expertise, there will still be costs for developing and delivering the sessions to staff.
The cost of releasing staff to attend taught sessions at an average of £9.00 / hour for 50 staff to attend 20 hour long sessions would be approximately £9,000 per year.
Many health care providers use e learning for mandatory training and tap into the Core Learning Unit however this is not specific to the organisations and does not cover all the required topic areas.
Commissioning bespoke e learning is expensive for small organisations and many staff have difficulty accessing computers and do not have the confidence in IT to complete e learning.
The Mandatory Training Workbook can be divided into three separate workbooks aimed at specific staff groups.
Content is generic but certain aspects are organisationally specific, these can be adapted by the purchasing organisation.
The administration of mandatory training is organisationally specific. Detailed below are key points describing how East Lancashire Hospice has chosen to administer mandatory training.
The Mandatory Training Workbook is printed and given to all new starters on commencement in post and annually to existing staff. Staff complete the workbook within three months and return it for marking. Marking is carried out in the Education Department at East Lancashire Hospice by supervised volunteers with the answer book. If staff do not pass the knowledge assessment they are given written feedback directing them to the page in the workbook they need to read. They are required to read the appropriate section and attempt the question again. As all answers are found in the main content of the session and are easily identifiable errors are few. Completed knowledge assessments are retained in staff personnel files for 12 months. Volunteers are provided with a workbook relevant to their role but are not required to complete the knowledge assessments. Medical Equipment knowledge is also provided by workbook supported by practical skills demonstration and the use of medical devices are assessed using competency checklists by key staff in each department.
For more information please contact Denise Williams denise.williams@eastlancspct.nhs.uk or telephone 01254 733418.


TV sports audiences are declining - has the Internet struck again?
Amongst the most eagerly anticipated football (soccer) games in the UK used to be any 'International' involving England v. Scotland. The first of these for 16 years happened last week, but instead of an expected fiery game in the traditional manner, it was all a bit, well, dull.
The commentators were slightly perplexed and bemoaned the decline of the international game. But one (on the radio on Saturday morning) advanced an interesting theory. These days, he said, fans - especially young fans - could attend a game via Twitter. They could be out doing other things (like going to work - this was a Friday game) while their friends kept them up-to-date with the score. That might not account directly for the dull football, but it's one reason spectator numbers are down.
That commentator is not alone. According to research by Ampere Analysis, while some young fans may prefer to keep up with their football via twitter rather than trudge along to watch games, many others are just ditching the whole spectator sports thing, with young millennials' (aged 18-24) interest in sport on the decline in both Europe and the US.
That trend should be a concern for telcos such as BT, which have identified top sports as a keystone in their content strategies for pay TV and video-on-demand. Sport has long been considered immune from many of the pressures facing linear TV, but, says Ampere, "TV operators thinking of cutting back spend on TV and movie content to protect budget for sports rights may want to think again. Younger consumers are turning off sport in favour of scripted and social video content including comedy, sci-fi, romance and action & adventure. Clearly, a 'one-size fits all' content strategy will not last as a pan-generational plan." says Ampere.
According to Ampere,out of 32,000 consumers interviewed across the US and Europe in the past year, 10% chose sport as their favourite genre. Of these, just 11% were aged 18 - 24, compared to 13.5% of the surveyed population. In other words, sports fans and viewers are under-represented amongst millennials.
By contrast, 46% of those identifying sports as their favourite genre in Ampere's research were aged 45+ (versus 43% of the surveyed population).
Millennials are much more likely to identify with other content forms. They are 21% more likely than average to agree they 'love movies' and 50% more likely to indicate that they 'love TV series'.
It has been widely reported in the US that broadcast audiences for NFL matches have dropped across all major networks. Across the first four weeks of the 2016 season, NBC's Sunday night games were down 13% year-on-year, ESPN Monday night games were down 17%, CBS Thursday night games down by 15%. Fox and CBS Sunday nights were the best performers, down 3% (source: Nielsen).
A longer-term trend across UK sports channels is also apparent. Assessing September viewing of a basket of sports channels, including Sky Sports, BT Sport and Eurosport channels, reveals 2016 average weekly viewing is down by 9% compared to 2010.
In the US, Twitter's Thursday night NFL streams and highlights have had an impact but Ampere's comparisons suggest the declines occur outside these factors, so there is more to the trend than mere platform or channel changes. It says young millennials are being lured away from sport by today's huge choice of TV and online video content. They are much more likely to indicate a preference for scripted or unscripted comedy and action content than older viewers and the availability of subscription online video services such as Netflix and Amazon are playing their part here.
This effect among millennials appears strongest in the UK and US and weakest in markets with low levels of on-demand uptake such as France and Poland, it claims.
Ampere suggests broadcasters and sports bodies need to encourage millennials back to sport, or the companies will find themselves trapped in an unsustainable scenario of escalating rights costs against a backdrop of a declining or stagnating audience base.
Either that, or they should rebalance their content offerings to reflect millennials' interests.


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Danville: The Athenian School breaks ground on $24.5M construction project
New classrooms, commons set to open next summer; revamped main hall following in 2018
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Rendering shows design of new buildings being constructed at The Athenian School in eastern Danville. (Photo courtesy of The Athenian School)
Athenian officials turn their ceremonial shovels during groundbreaking event Dec. 2 to mark the start of construction. (Photo courtesy of The Athenian School)
Hundreds turned out for the groundbreaking ceremony. (Photo courtesy of The Athenian School)
Athenian officials hope the construction, seen here in rendering, will be fully completed by fall 2018. (Photo courtesy of The Athenian School)
Another rendering of the project. (Photo courtesy of The Athenian School)
Head of school Eric Niles speaks to the audience during the groundbreaking ceremony Dec. 2. (Photo courtesy of The Athenian School)
This knoll is the site where the new Knoll Classroom Buildings will sit. (Photo courtesy of The Athenian School)
Another rendering of the project design. (Photo courtesy of The Athenian School)
The Athenian School community joined together last week to commemorate the beginning of construction work designed to transform and enhance the private Danville campus for decades to come.
The $24.55 million renovation project involves adding 10 new classrooms in the new "Knoll Classroom Buildings," creating a redesigned commons building for student services and socializing, and building a brand-new larger main hall with an "innovation space" at the heart of the school that celebrated its 50th anniversary last year.
"It just feels like this change of our campus is representative of us maturing as a 51-year-old school and looking to the future," said Allison Rowe, Athenian's director of advancement. "It's really a special time here."
A 75-acre campus at the base of Mount Diablo in eastern Danville, The Athenian School is an accredited college preparatory private boarding and day school for just over 500 students in sixth through 12th grades.
The school has seen consistent growth, with the student population now 20% larger than it was 20 years ago, according to school officials. That growth, they said, contributed to administration developing a new campus master plan, outlining how the school would accommodate the larger student body and support the school's blend of intellectual and experiential education.
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Following more than four years of planning, the groundbreaking ceremony last Friday marked the start of Phase 1 of that master plan. The $24.55 million project is being funded through long-term debt financing and a philanthropic campaign.
"We are confident that our building project will enrich every student's experience, serve the Athenians of tomorrow and better align our learning spaces with our mission," Rowe said.
"By the fall of 2018, the campus will be transformed with new buildings that facilitate the fluid integration of technology and instruction while encouraging the use of our natural space," she added.
The first set of Phase 1 construction will take place for the Knoll Classroom Buildings and the new commons, both of which school officials anticipate will be finished in the spring. The main hall modernization is scheduled to follow during the 2017-18 school year, with completion during summer 2018.
The Knoll Classroom Buildings, being added on an unused knoll space behind the current main hall, will feature three modular structures with classrooms and meeting areas for the humanities and the sciences.
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Several classrooms will have collapsible walls and adjacent break-out study rooms, and all classrooms will have movable furniture and modern technological capabilities, school officials said. Rowe said they hope the classrooms "will provide flexible learning spaces to foster collaboration and hands-on, experiential learning opportunities."
The new classrooms will house lessons that have been held at faculty housing on campus, in rooms built originally as garages but began being used as classrooms pretty soon after Athenian opened in 1965, Rowe said.
Though that current group of classrooms contributes to the school's residential-community feel, the new classrooms will be modernized, far less cramped and reduce student travel between classes, she added.
The modular Knoll Classroom Buildings will be constructed off-site in the coming months before being delivered to Athenian for assembly in the spring, Rowe said.
Also being built this school year, the new commons building is designed to become a vibrant activity hub for students that also serves as a one-stop-shop for student services such as counseling, registration, mail retrieval and learning specialists.
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"As the new home to many administrative offices that were once tucked away, the commons will support interactions between students, faculty and administrators, deepening these core relationships that are a hallmark of an Athenian education," Rowe said.
The new commons will be constructed where the current commons has stood -- its demolition scheduled to start next week.
Since the commons is used by students mainly as a hangout spot, school officials are still working to find new indoor options for students to gather when it rains during lunch, Rowe said. Several faculty offices have been moved to temporary housing because of the commons construction.
The main hall renovation will take the longest, with crews set to work on the project between summer 2017 and summer 2018.
It involves replacing the existing main hall, first built in 1964, with a new main hall nearly twice as large and also featuring a new innovation space designed to enhance interdisciplinary learning and student creativity.
The new main hall will feature a main kitchen, three meeting rooms with movable walls and a variety of student gathering spots off what officials are calling the hall's "Main Street."
The 4,500-square-foot innovation space will feature three classrooms, plus a large shop area with metal and woodworking tools and an industrial arts area. It can be configured for different projects, including accommodating the airplane Athenian students build from scratch every four years.
"Moving the Innovation Space to the center of campus makes a strong statement about the value Athenian places on hands-on learning and creativity," Rowe said.
Athenian administrators are still finalizing plans for student dining and other affected services for 2017-18 during main hall construction, Rowe said. The new building will sit where the current main hall stands, plus extend back into some of an existing faculty-staff parking lot.
School officials said one of their priorities is to minimize the disruption for students caused by the construction.
"The master plan is exciting and can make students nervous because it feels personal when something you love is taken away or changed," Athenian student speaker Courtney Curd said during the groundbreaking ceremony last week.
"But I want to ensure my peers that, I know, while the idea of change may be scary for a lot of people who hold strong ties to this campus, this is not only a necessary change but one that represents the innovation and progressiveness of Athenian," Curd said, later adding:
"These new buildings will be the change that unlocks new potential for our community, past, present and future. I could not be more excited to be a part of it."
The groundbreaking event drew hundreds of attendees, including students, faculty, trustees, parents, alumni, former board members and heads of school, and the daughter of Athenian founder Dyke Brown.
Head of school Eric Niles and board chair Dave Welsh also spoke during the ceremony, and the school received certificates of recognition from Danville Town Councilman Newell Arnerich and representatives from the offices of State Assemblywoman Catharine Baker and Contra Costa County Supervisor Candace Andersen.
Work began first thing this week, with crews installing security fencing Monday and putting up signage for new pathways, Rowe said. Workers will be demolishing the commons next week, and throughout the winter, Turner Construction will grade the knoll and pour foundations for the new classrooms and commons.
Athenian officials hope the new commons and classrooms will be available for partial use by summer programs in 2017 and be fully operational in time for the start of the 2017-18 school year.
As part of the school's commitment to environmental sustainability, the project will use renewable materials, repurpose existing materials, optimize energy, and incorporate water-efficient landscaping and overall water-use reduction performances, Rowe said. The construction will also meet the new CalGreen building codes, which are based on LEED standards.
The campus is located at 2100 Mt. Diablo Scenic Blvd., about four miles east of downtown Danville.
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