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January 07, 2022 Local Guides » Kids VT
Destination Recreation: Itty-Bitty Public Ice-Skating at Leddy
By Cat Cutillo
Published January 7, 2022 at 2:27 p.m.
Cat Cutillo
Bo skating with milk crates for the first time.
My son Bo just turned 5 and recently mastered rollerblading around the house. He was ready to upgrade from hard wood to ice, so in December, I took him to Itty Bitty public ice-skating at Leddy Arena in Burlington.
The Itty Bitty public skate is designed for first-time and beginner ice-skaters ages 2 to 6; it takes place on the smaller of Leddy's two rinks and runs every Monday and Wednesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. through March. Bo is usually in preschool during these times but we played hooky to give this a go. On the day we visited, five other groups were there, too — some single kids with a parent or a nanny and other kids with a sibling in tow. The cost is $8 per family, which covers everyone.
Skate instructor Julie MacDonald teaching technique to Nolan Davis, 4, and Finn Donehower, 5.
Skate Instructor Julie MacDonald glided around the rink giving guidance and working with little ones. Milk crates stacked up near the entrance were ready for skaters to use on the ice for stability — and they weren't just for the kids. Jackie Graziano of Williston balanced on four milk crates herself while her 4-year-old son, Liam, stabled himself on two of them. This was the duo's second visit to Itty Bitty. Graziano said she ice-skated as a child, but not since, so Itty Bitty was a comfortable way to introduce both herself and her son to the ice.
"Both times we've come it's been a really small group of people and it feels really safe," said Graziano.
Skate instructor Julie MacDonald working with 4-year-old Liam Graziano and his mom, Jackie, from Williston.
To help kids practice bending over, standing up and overcoming a fear of falling, MacDonald scattered rubber toys across one side of the rink, and instructed kids to collect the toys on their crates and skate them over to the other side of the rink, where they worked together to make a toy parade. She also set up cones for the kids to skate around.
Caroline McGrath, 3.5, of Jericho regularly attends Itty Bitty with her mom, Julia.
MacDonald has been a skating instructor for 41 years, regularly teaching students ages 2 to 76; she said her youngest skater yet was just 18-months-old. In a week's time, MacDonald will see more than 200 kids and spend 30 hours on ice.
"It's so rewarding to see them go from not being able to skate at all — maybe even scared to get on the ice — then to turn out like this little girl over here," said MacDonald, pointing to 3-year-old Caroline McGrath of Jericho who skated by with ease alongside her mom, Julia. They're regulars here at Itty Bitty.
4-year-old Liam Graziano and his mom, Jackie.
For kids who are scared to get on the ice, MacDonald has a few tried-and-true tricks. For example, she sends them to the "Magic Door" — a door along the side of the rink where she works with the child using toys to slowly entice them onto the ice.
Learning to fall is part of the experience.
Bo used the milk crates for the first half of the session, and by the end was testing himself to skate independently. He took some falls, but learned how to get back up. Having the goal of collecting toys — and seeing other kids learning to skate around him — made a huge difference.
At the end of the session, all the kids lined up to see the toy parade they had built together, which now stretched the length of the rink's edge. On the larger rink beyond the plexiglass, an ice hockey team was practicing. Bo stood there mesmerized by the players carving across the ice, getting a glimpse of the fun he could have on skates in the future.
Later during the winter break, we teamed up with a few families to rent the larger rink at Leddy as a treat for our kids. When Bo saw one of the parents had brought hockey sticks and pucks along, he jumped at — or more slid into — the opportunity to try something new, and imitate the skilled skaters he'd seen on the other side of the plexiglass.
Skates: You can rent skates at Leddy for $3. We bought a pair of used hockey skates at Play It Again Sports in South Burlington for $20.
Helmet. Bo used his ski helmet. Leddy will supply helmets for free if you don't have your own.
Water: Hydrate. It's quite a workout. Luckily there's a water fountain to refill your bottle.
Bonus: We made friends and stayed after to sit in the bleachers and watch the ice hockey practice happening next door in the larger rink. Bring snacks!
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How can i get you product regarding weight machine along with a software.
I'm sorry, I don't understand your question. Could you please rephrase it?
I am looking for a low-cost scale with serial output (USB or RS232) with which I can continuously log weight; for example, capture weight on the scale once a minute. The output of the scale can be monitored using a connected pc, perhaps using your software.
The low cost scale should have a range of 0-25kg or 0-50kg, with a precision of at 1 g or better and accuracy of +/- 2% or better.
We will be using the scale to monitor the rate of conversion of dry ice to gaseous CO2, in a protocol for measuring building ventilation rates.
This is for educational use at a college in India, where funds are scarce.
232key is not really intended to be a data logging software, it would be better to use an application which directly writes the weight to a file. The software should also have a timer function to periodically trigger the scale to send the weight. We're currently working on a new software called Simple Data Logger which is going to be available in a few months. Alternatively, you could use A&D's free WinCT software, perhaps with the brand new SA-30K scale. I recommend contacting A&D India for further information.
Will your software do this with a suitable st of scales, a PC, and a printer?
232key is a virtual keyboard wedge software designed to automate applications where the weight is currently being read from the scale by a user and then typed into an application running on a PC. This means that if you generate labels by manually entering the weight, you can use 232key to simplify this process. However, if you're starting from scratch it might be better to either find a scale with an integrated label printer or a label printing application which can directly communicate with a connected scale (without the need for a virtual keyboard wedge).
Will your software record the increase of weight on the scales as a function of time? I am looking to measure how fast a medium drains.
232key is not meant to be a data recording (data logging) software, it just transfers the measurement values from a scale into whatever application currently has focus (cursor position). That said, if your scale has an interval mode to send the weight every x seconds, you might still be able to use it together with 232key for your application.
I tried installing it but it says no rs232 comm port found on your system and then it exits. I do have usb port will that not work?
If your scale doesn't have a print button, consult the manual to see if it supports automatic printing (on stability). Otherwise, you can unfortunately not use it with 232key at this time.
Hello, thanks for the article. I need to scan ISBNS barcodes from books and weight them too, then input the data on our inventory panel on a pc with windows 10.
do you have a solution for this? and which USB/BLUETOOTH/232 scale do you recommend in my case? can you mention one of each connection type?
I would get an USB barcode scanner, connect it directly to the PC and set it up so that it adds a tab after entering the ISBN. Then, get a scale which works with 232key* and configure 232key to send an enter key after the weight.
With this configuration, you can create a spreadsheet, scan the ISBN and then weigh the book. The ISBN and weight will show up in the same row.
I particularly like the Ohaus Navigator series which can be equipped with an USB interface and supports automatic printing (so you wouldn't have to press the print key on the scale).
Thanks for the information. I'm looking for a simple solution. I have a scale that is USB and my computer only has USB ports. I simply need to put a package on the scale, have my UI read that weight from the scale and transfer that data to my UI. I might have the wrong that scale and all I'm finding as a solution is Download Stamps or Endicia software but they are wanting me to sign up.
I wouldn't think this would be a difficult problem to solve but I'm learning there's not a plug and play solution out there. I plug in our bar code scanners, and it's reads it and transmits it with ease. Do you have any suggestions?
We have a Precia Molen scale. I want to connect the indicator with a pc that's why i install a USB to RS-232 converter. But it is not be installed properly. Do you provide me any solution for install the converter properly. The converter is manufactured by FTDI corporation.
I am looking for a balance which will transfer the data to the pc and which I can manipulate using visual basic. That means that every time I print the weight of one of my manufacturing parts the weight and other important data would appear in a spreadsheet that I can manipulate.
If you're using your own Visual Basic program, you can communicate directly with the balance over the serial interface (RS-232 or USB virtual COM port) and do not need a software like 232key. The balance doesn't care which programming language you use, so I recommend looking for the capacity, accuracy and size that you need for your application while making sure that the balance has a well-documented RS-232 or USB (virtual COM port) interface.
I can generally recommend balances made by A&D and Ohaus (these two manufacturers also offer free data acquisition software), but there are certainly many other excellent balances on the market.
I'm not familiar with MT balances, but it seems that you balance is set to send the weight automatically once it is stable (often called "auto-print" mode). Consult the manual to see if this mode can be changed to interval mode. There might also be a setting to send only stable weights (you'll want this to be off). Alternatively, use a data logging software which requests the weight from the scale every 30s.
If this doesn't work, you'll find that many scales made by A&D and Ohaus support sending the weight every 30s.
I am looking for an inexpensive system(software and any necessary hardware) that is easily handled to input apw from a database into my counting scales to eliminate the need for sample lots or hand counting.
a counting scale which can directly communicate with your database.
I recommend contacting a scale dealer or systems integrator in your area.
I'm looking for weigh scale traceability software. Our use case is essentially, generating a simple record for each item weighed. The record would include a unique user ID, user name, weight, time stamp and the user ID of the collections agent who authorized the collection and certifies the record. We already have a roster with 40 user IDs matched with 40 user names along with 4 collections agent IDs.
Every time a product is weighed, the user would be prompted to enter their 6 digit ID, if the PIN matches a farmer, the record will be displayed for the collections agent to accept. If they accept, then they are prompted to enter their PIN. if the PIN is correct the record is stored and even printed.
We now have records which allow us to trace back the weight collected from each of the User IDs and the PIN of the collections agent who authorized it.
Is there a way to get 232key to work on a tablet? I'd like to connect a tablet to the scale and read the weights.
Your Android device must support USB on-the-go (OTG) aka USB host mode. You'd also need an app which supports the adapter you're using (you can find some by searching the play store for "FTDI"). On Windows, you'd need a software which can connect to a COM port (like 232key).
You could also use a RS-232 to Bluetooth adapter (serial port profile) for a wireless connection (or a WiFi serial device server).
I want to make my digital Tanita Innerscan Scale transmit data to my phone via bluetooth or wifi. I really just dont know where to start. I can give you pictures of what's inside the weight scale. I can buy a module – whichever you suggest. BUT, i really dont know where to connect the wires to. I also cant seem to find a schematic diagram for this scale.
Can you help me out buddy?
Please tell me, how should i tackle this.
Do you mean this bathroom scale: http://amzn.to/2AQ0tg2 ?
The one i have is model BC-541. But yes, that in your amazon link is of the same type.
I'll check on the wires going the LCD. As per your suggestion, I may find my answer there. And I'll check on that link about load cells too.
I've downloaded from both the main site and alternate site. I've re-downloaded. I've downloaded with different browsers and on different machines.
Sorry for the late reply. This issue is usually caused by interference from overzealous anti-virus or anti-malware software, please try disabling it during the installation.
We have a weight indicator attached to the scale. Weight indicator is Rice Lake IQ Plus 310A. How do we get the weight from the indicator to an input field in our web application.
Please see this article for further information: Can I use my scale or balance with 232key?
i have a dacell indicator dn 10 w.
Please see: Can your scale or balance be used with our free software 232key?
Our lab has virtual bar code generators set up to interface with the scales so we could scan a virtual bar code to capture the mass into our database. We have been forced to replace a balance but we can't get the virtual barcode scanner to read from the new balance. The virtual barcode scanners are no longer supported and we can't find a replacement a yet. The new balance has an Ohaus indicator (model T31XW). We could use 232Key, although a bar code scanner is preferred to pressing a key on the indicator to capture the mass. Do you know if a virtual bar code scanner is available and adaptable to our scales indicator?
Hi, I'm not familiar with virtual barcode scanners, but if pressing a key combination (on the PC) to capture the mass is something that would work for you, you could use software like TWedge or Kern Balance Connection. The next major version of 232key will also support this hotkey functionality.
I have an SDS – IN520 reader that I want connected to my Zebra GK420d label printer. They are linked with an Rs-232 cable. Can your software provide the needed connection to print labels with the weight on it ?
Our software 232key has no printing function, its sole purpose is to type the weight into other applications as simulated keystrokes. So unfortunately it won't do what you need unless you have a label printing software which allows you to input the weight from the keyboard.
I am working on a project where the people in the market weigh the goods and enter it manually, I am trying to automate it through a SaaS via a web browser. There are presently Essae Weighing Sale which is Bluetooth 3.0 compatible and optional RS-232. Can you guide me about various possibilities on who to automate this without manually entering the weights into the browser using Bluetooth/wifi technology (master-browser, slave-weighing machine).
If the scales support the Bluetooth serial port protocol (SPP) and send the weight in ASCII format when a "print" key is pressed, it should be possible to use them with our software. You would need one PC per scale running the web browser and 232key.
Alternatively, you might want to look at retail scales based on a PC platform.


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Make / Model: Mercedes-Benz / 500SL (R107) with Beige Leather
Paint Colour: Pine Green
1988 Mercedes-Benz 500 SL (R107)
Pine Green (254) with Beige Leather (275 and Black Fabric Soft Top (9001)
The Mercedes-Benz R107 SL was available in no less than 17 different shades of green, with Pine Green Metallic only available for the final three years of production. It is a very rare colour to find on any SL, let alone a late model V8 with beige leather.
In addition to being a rare colour, this car also boasts air conditioning. This optional extra would have cost the first owner just over £1943, or just over £5100 in today's money! Add to that the additional £851 of the leather seats, and you end up with a total 'new' price of around £44,500 – roughly equivalent to £117,000 today.
This car first arrived at SLSHOP back in 2014 when it was owned by Mr R, a gentleman who wished to use the car for a Scotland road trip. It went through our strangely R107 Health Check and the resulting works were completed ready for the tour of the Highlands. The brief at the time was to make it as good as it could possibly be, ready for the journey.
A few short years later, Mr R approached SLSHOP to sell the car on his behalf. A pre-sale inspection was completed and once again the car attended our workshops to be prepared for the showroom. By this stage the car was mechanically in very good shape, so more attention was paid to the cosmetics. As well as some paintwork, SLSHOP undertook the work to clean down the underneath and repair any corrosion issues, with a full waxoyl to ensure longevity for a future owner. Other works showing in the 9 page history with SLSHOP include (but are not limited to) valve stem seals, gearbox service, new subframe bushes and engine mounts, replacement door mouldings, remove and refit the metering head and refit with new injectors and seals, replace all 8 O rings to exhaust manifold, new distributor cap, spark plugs and HT leads and refurbished air conditioning condenser. A great deal of time, effort and work have gone into this car to ensure it looks and drives as well as it does.
In 2019 SLSHOP sold the car to an Aston Martin enthusiast who had purchased it for his wife. A house move from London to the South West followed, and although the couple were extremely fond of the 500SL, it simply wasn't being used as they intended. Knowing the car well, we agreed to host it once again in our showroom.
The net result is that here we have a late model, five-litre V8 equipped SL in a desirable dark metallic colour with luxurious contrasting interior.
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A California hospital recently paid $1 million to settle a class action workplace discrimination lawsuit that was brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of dozens of Filipino-American employees; the suit alleged the workers were harassed and discriminated against for speaking in their native language as well as with an accent. Statistics released by the EEOC reveal that such lawsuits are becoming more common as the nation's work force becomes more ethnically diverse.
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Both federal and California law prohibit workplace discrimination based on ethnicity or national origin. An employer cannot treat employees or applicants for employment differently because they were born in a foreign country or appear to be of a certain ethnic origin. Additionally, an employer generally may not base an employment action on an employee's accent unless the accent has a significant negative impact on the employee's work performance.
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inno.korieApril 26, 2020 4:56 pm 0
Fear has enveloped residents of Kano metropolis as more people continue to succumb to a strange illness that has hit some parts of the city.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that scores of people, including elites and prominent sons of the state, have been lost to the yet-to-be identified disease, with Dala, Fagge, Tarauni, Nasarawa, Gwale and Kano Municipal worst hit.
Abdullahi Ganduje
Governor of Kano State
Among those already buried are academics, administrators, bankers, media practitioners and businessmen
A source told NAN that one of the victims of the illness, Alhaji Aminu Yahaya, a former Commissioner of Education, died on Saturday night.
"Aminu died last night. We have just buried him. He was diabetic and came down with a fever few hours before he passed on," Alhaji Muhammad Yahaya, a brother to Aminu Yahaya, told NAN on Sunday.
NAN sources, however, indicated that the deaths were not connected to the dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as none of the deceased had tested positive to the pandemic.
Dr Isa Abubakar, the Director, Centre for Infectious Diseases, Bayero University Kano (BUK), told NAN that the disease resulting to the surge in deaths was not related to Coronavirus.
According to him, none of the deceased was confirmed to have exhibited the symptoms of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, the Kano State Government says it has begun investigation into the cause of the recent surge in deaths recorded in Kano metropolis.
Dr Tijjani Husaini, the Executive Secretary, Kano State Primary Healthcare Board, told NAN that the investigation was to examine causes of the deaths and ascertain the number victims in the metropolis.
Husaini said that the state government would brief members of the public on the outcome of the findings as soon as investigation was concluded.
A worried Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje has also admitted that the health situation in Kano is "getting tougher and tougher by the day".
"Everything is becoming so serious now. But as the situation gets serious, we are surely on top of it. We require testing machines in Kano and want the Federal Government to bring them.
"It is when we have the machines that we will be able to tackle whatever threat that facing us."
Ganduje said that all those that had tested positive to COVID-19 in the state were in stable condition, adding that none of them was critical to need ventilators.
"Their (patients) conditions are still manageable," he declared.
He explained that due to the shut down of NCDC's test centre, samples of suspected cases of COVID-19 are being transported to Abuja "despite the cumbersome processes and inconveniences in long distance traveling.
"The Federal Government should hasten their support programme in Kano with adequate testing centres and all the necessary kits to help contain the spread of the disease," he said.
Ganduje, who commended Kano people for observing the total lockdown, said that the measure is the only remedy to stopping the movement of the pandemic.
"We are appealing to the Federal Government to support Kano the way it supported Lagos and Ogun; we are doing everything within our power to contain the pandemic."
He explained that the isolation centre at Sani Abacha Stadium donated by Aliko Dangote Foundation, had a 210-bed capacity, while the other one is located at Kwanar-Dawaki where the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is active.
Ganduje said that there are challenges of ventilators and other major facilities at Kwanar Dawaki Isolation centre, while the 100-bed Isolation Centre at Muhammadu Buhari Specialist Hospital was being activated.
But residents of the city have urged the state government to intensify awareness creation on the dangers of the dreaded COVID-19 and the need to comply with the stay-at-home order by government.
They also called for more sample collection centres and urged the Kano State government to demonstrate similar commitment to the war against the pandemic as its counterparts in Lagos, Ogun and Edo.
"Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has established two test centres and over 20 sample collection centres; Gov. Seyi Makinde has initiated a mobile sample collection strategy thereby extending the COVID-19 outreach to the grassroots, to enhance effective response and case management of the disease.
"My view is that the Kano State Government should do same. We should not wait for the Federal Government's intervention before responding to the pandemic," Mahmoud Ismail, a medical practitioner, told NAN.
He also decried the poor environmental sanitation and personal hygiene in the metropolis, urging government to step up efforts to rid the city of the dirt dotting all corners.
"Poor personal hygiene and indiscriminate dumping of waste in residential areas expose the people to health risks and infections. Government must be proactive," he said.
Malam Isa Sharif, a health analyst, stressed the need for the state government to prioritise awareness creation to educate the people on the dangers and preventive measures of the pandemic.
Sharif said that such campaign was necessary to contain the spread of COVID-19 and protect the people. (NAN)
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Breechloader
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Breech from Russian 122 mm M1910 howitzer, modified and combined with 105mm H37 howitzer barrel
An animation showing the loading cycle for a large naval breech-loader. Notice that there is a series of interlocking doors that never permit an open path from the gunhouse, down which a flash might travel, to the magazine.
A breechloader[1][2] is a firearm in which the cartridge or shell is inserted or loaded into a chamber integral to the rear portion of a barrel.
Modern mass production firearms are breech-loading (though mortars are generally muzzle-loaded), except those which are intended specifically by design to be muzzle-loaders, in order to be legal for certain types of hunting. Early firearms, on the other hand, were almost entirely muzzle-loading. The main advantage of breech-loading is a reduction in reloading time – it is much quicker to load the projectile and the charge into the breech of a gun or cannon than to try to force them down a long tube, especially when the bullet fit is tight and the tube has spiral ridges from rifling. In field artillery, the advantages were similar: the crew no longer had to force powder and shot down a long barrel with rammers, and the shot could now tightly fit the bore (increasing accuracy greatly), without being impossible to ram home with a fouled barrel. It also allows turrets and emplacements to be smaller (since breech loaded guns do not need to be retracted for loading). After breech loading became common, it also became common practice to fit recoil systems onto field guns, to prevent the recoil from rolling the carriage back with every shot and ruining the aim. This allowed for faster firing times, but is not directly related to whether the gun is breech loading or not. Now that guns were able to fire without recoiling, the crew were able to remain grouped closely around the gun, ready to load and put final touches on the aim, subsequent to firing the next shot. This led to the development of an armored shield fitted to the carriage of the gun, to help shield the crew from long range area or sniper fire from the new, high-velocity, long-range rifles, or even machine guns.
Three-shot experimental breech-loading cannon (burst) of Henry VIII, 1540–1543.
Early types of breech loaders from the 15th and 16th century on display at the Army Museum in Stockholm.
Although breech-loading firearms were developed as far back as the late 14th century in Burgundy,[citation needed] breech-loading became more successful with improvements in precision engineering and machining in the 19th century (see Dreyse needle gun).
The main challenge for developers of breech-loading firearms was sealing the breech. This was eventually solved for smaller firearms by the development of the self-contained metallic cartridge. For firearms too large to use cartridges, the problem was solved by the development of the interrupted screw.
Swivel gunsEdit
Main article: Breech-loading swivel gun
Breech-loading swivel guns were invented in the 14th century. They were a particular type of swivel gun, and consisted in a small breech-loading cannon equipped with a swivel for easy rotation, and which could be loaded by inserting a mug-shaped chamber already filled with powder and projectiles. The breech-loading swivel gun had a high rate of fire, and was especially effective in anti-personnel roles.
FirearmsEdit
Henry VIII breech loading hunting gun, 16th century. The breech block rotates on the left on hinges, and is loaded with a reloadable iron cartridge. Thought to have been used as a hunting gun to shoot birds. The original wheellock mechanism is missing.
Breech-loading firearm that belonged to Philip V of Spain, made by A. Tienza, Madrid circa 1715. It came with a ready-to-load reusable cartridge. This is a miquelet system.
Mechanism of Philip V's breech-loading firearm (detail).
The breech mechanism of the Ferguson Rifle.
Breech-loading firearms are known from the 16th century. Henry VIII possessed one, which he apparently used as a hunting gun to shoot birds.[3]
More breech-loading firearms were made in the early 18th century. One such gun known to have belonged to Philip V of Spain, and was manufactured circa 1715, probably in Madrid. It came with a ready-to load reusable cartridge.[4]
Patrick Ferguson, a British Army officer, developed in 1772 the Ferguson rifle, a breech-loading flintlock firearm. Roughly two hundred of the rifles were manufactured and used in the Battle of Brandywine, during the American Revolutionary War, but shortly after they were retired and replaced with the standard Brown Bess musket.
Later on into the mid-19th century there were attempts in Europe at an effective breech-loader. There were concentrated attempts at improved cartridges and methods of ignition.
In Paris in 1808, in association with French gunsmith François Prélat, Jean Samuel Pauly created the first fully self-contained cartridges:[5] the cartridges incorporated a copper base with integrated mercury fulminate primer powder (the major innovation of Pauly), a round bullet and either brass or paper casing.[6][7] The cartridge was loaded through the breech and fired with a needle. The needle-activated central-fire breech-loading gun would become a major feature of firearms thereafter.[8] The corresponding firearm was also developed by Pauly.[5] Pauly made an improved version, which was protected by a patent on 29 September 1812.[5]
The Pauly cartridge was further improved by the French gunsmith Casimir Lefaucheux in 1828, by adding a pinfire primer, but Lefaucheux did not register his patent until 1835: a pinfire cartridge containing powder in a card-board shell.
In 1845, another Frenchman Louis-Nicolas Flobert invented, for indoor shooting, the first rimfire metallic cartridge, constituted by a bullet fit in a percussion cap.[9][10] Usually derived in the 6 mm and 9 mm calibres, it is since then called the Flobert cartridge but it does not contain any powder; the only propellant substance contained in the cartridge is the percussion cap itself.[11] In English-speaking countries the Flobert cartridge corresponds to the .22 BB and .22 CB ammunitions.
In 1846, yet another Frenchman, Benjamin Houllier, patented the first fully metallic cartridge containing powder in a metallic shell.[12] Houllier commercialised his weapons in association with the gunsmiths Blanchard or Charles Robert.[13][14] But the subsequent Houllier and Lefaucheux cartridges, even if they were the first full-metal shells, were still pinfire cartridges, like those used in the LeMat (1856) and Lefaucheux (1858) revolvers, although the LeMat also evolved in a revolver using rimfire cartridges.
The first centrefire cartridge was introduced in 1855 by Pottet, with both Berdan and Boxer priming.[15]
In 1842, the Norwegian Armed Forces adopted the breechloading caplock, the Kammerlader, one of the first instances in which a modern army widely adopted a breechloading rifle as its main infantry firearm.
The Dreyse Zündnadelgewehr (Dreyse needle gun) was a single-shot breech-loading rifle using a rotating bolt to seal the breech. It was so called because of its .5-inch needle-like firing pin, which passed through a paper cartridge case to impact a percussion cap at the bullet base. It began development in the 1830s under Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse and eventually an improved version of it was adopted by Prussia in the late 1840s. The paper cartridge and the gun had numerous deficiencies; specifically, serious problems with gas leaking. However, the rifle was used to great success in the Prussian army in the Austro-Prussian war of 1866. This, and the Franco-Prussian war of 1870–71, eventually caused much interest in Europe for breech loaders and the Prussian military system in general.
In 1860, the New Zealand government petitioned the Colonial Office for more soldiers to defend Auckland.[16] The bid was unsuccessful and the government began instead making inquiries to Britain to obtain modern weapons. In 1861 they placed orders for the Calisher and Terry carbine, which used a breech loading system using a bullet consisting of a standard Minié lead bullet in .54 calibre backed by a charge and tallowed wad, wrapped in nitrated paper to keep it waterproof. The carbine had been issued in small numbers to English cavalry (Hussars) from 1857. About 3–4,000 carbines were brought into New Zealand a few years later. The carbine was used extensively by the Forest Rangers, an irregular force led by Gustavus von Tempsky that specialized in bush warfare and reconnaissance. Von Tempsky liked the short carbine, which could be loaded while lying down. The waterproofed cartridge was easier to keep dry in the New Zealand bush. Museums in New Zealand hold a small number of these carbines in good condition.[17][18]
de Bange breech
During the American Civil War, at least nineteen types of breech-loader were fielded.[19] The Sharps used a successful dropping block design. The Greene used rotating bolt-action, and was fed from the breech. The Spencer, which used lever-actuated bolt-action, was fed from a seven-round detachable tube magazine. The Henry and Volcanic used rimfire metallic cartridges fed from a tube magazine under the barrel. These held a significant advantage over muzzle-loaders. The improvements in breech-loaders had spelled the end of muzzle-loaders. To make use of the enormous number of war surplus muzzle-loaders, the Allin conversion Springfield was adopted in 1866. General Burnside invented a breech-loading rifle before the war, the Burnside carbine.
The French adopted the new Chassepot rifle in 1866, which was much improved over the needle gun as it had dramatically fewer gas leaks due to its de Bange sealing system. The British initially took the existing Enfield and fitted it with a Snider breech action (solid block, hinged parallel to the barrel) firing the Boxer cartridge. Following a competitive examination of 104 guns in 1866, the British decided to adopt the Peabody-derived Martini-Henry with trap-door loading in 1871.
Wahrendorff breech
Single-shot breech-loaders would be used throughout the latter half of the 19th century, but were slowly replaced by various designs for repeating rifles, first used in the American Civil War. Manual breech-loaders gave way to manual magazine feed and then to self-loading rifles.
Breechloading is still commonly used in shotguns and hunting rifles.
ArtilleryEdit
Main article: Rifled breech loader
The first modern breech-loading rifled gun is a breech-loader invented by Martin von Wahrendorff with a cylindrical breech plug secured by a horizontal wedge in 1837. In the 1850s and 1860s, Whitworth and Armstrong invented improved breech loading artillery.
The M1867 naval guns produced in Imperial Russia[20] at the Obukhov State Plant used Krupp technology.
Breechblock
Rifled musket
Rifled breechloader
^ W. Greener (2013). Modern Breech-Loaders 1871. Read Books Limited. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-4474-8414-1.
^ Ralph P. Gallwey (2013). Swivel-Guns - Breechloaders And Muzzleloaders. Read Books Limited. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-4733-8374-6.
^ Tower of London exhibit.
^ Musée de l'Armée exhibit, Paris.
^ a b c Chemical Analysis of Firearms, Ammunition, and Gunshot Residue by James Smyth Wallace, p. 24 [1]
^ http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/HistoryTechnology/pdf_hi/SSHT-0011.pdf.
^ Pauly, Roger A.; Pauly, Roger (16 May 2018). "Firearms: The Life Story of a Technology". Greenwood Publishing Group – via Google Books.
^ Carman, W. Y. (1 March 2004). "A History of Firearms: From Earliest Times to 1914". Dover Publications – via Google Books.
^ History of firearms Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (fireadvantages.com)
^ How guns work Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (fireadvantages.com)
^ Shooting section (la section de tir) Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine of the official website (in French) of a modern indoor shooting association in Belgium, Les Arquebusier de Visé.
^ Les Lefaucheux, by Maître Simili, Spring 1990 (in French)
^ "An example of a Benjamin Houllier gun manufactured in association with the gunsmith Blanchard". littlegun.info.
^ "An example of a Benjamin Houllier gun manufactured in association with the gunsmiths Blanchard and Charles Robert". littlegun.info.
^ David Westwood (2005). Rifles: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. ABC-CLIO. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-85109-401-1.
^ Belich, James (1986). The New Zealand Wars. Auckland: Penguin. pp. 119–125. ISBN 0-14-027504-5.
^ Te Awamutu Museum, Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand. Research notes and a C and T carbine
^ "Terry Carbines", Te Papa
^ American Breech-loading Small Arms: A Description of Late Inventions, Including the Gatling Gun, and a Chapter on Cartridges, January 1, 1872, p. 14
^ The History of Russian Artillery since the mid-19th century up to 1917 Archived July 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
Greener, William Wellington. The Breechloader and How to Use It ... Illustrated. London: Cassell & Co, 1892. OCLC 560426421
Held, Robert. The Age of Firearms; A Pictorial History from the Invention of Gunpower to the Advent of the Modern Breechloader. Northfield, Ill: Gun Digest Co, 1970. ISBN 069580068X OCLC 85426
Layman, George J. A Guide to the Ballard Breechloader. Union City, TN: Pioneer Press, 1997. OCLC 38968829
"Breech Loading Rifled Artillery". Global Security. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
"History of the Rifled Cannon: Discovery of the Breech-Loading Gun and Conical Projectiles". The New York Times. July 12, 1861. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
"Notes on the History of the Breech-Loading Gun". Scientific American. 70 (22): cover, 343. 2 June 1894.
Firearms from the collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on breech-loading weapons
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Lemma's formula is little Quiz Bowl, all rock 'n' roll
by Andrew Gilman
Lemma is two full-time musicians, a doctoral student and an abstract geometry researcher. It's a mathematical formula " a puzzle worth solving.
Together, the band " Blake Lennon, Jeff Wesner, Aaron Newman and Luke Mullenix " is a foursome of academi-nerds who seem to be more than the average metro act, playing locally, but dreaming globally.
"I would say if you looked at us as musicians in terms of waiting for the break, we're not really that group,'' said drummer Wesner. "Lemma is what we enjoy, but it's not our only outlet.''
The group has a hybrid sound that's a patchwork of personality with an easygoing mantra.
"I guess you could say we're all just comfortable around each other,'' he said.
That comfort manifests itself in a music that doesn't feel edgy, but still is ripe with a, "hey, have you heard this stuff?'' kind of energy.
And that's because Lemma is more than just music.
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Wesner is getting a doctorate in zoology, studies fish and bugs, and pictures himself as the kind of guy who would be reading science books in the back of a tour bus.
Mullenix is a bassist with a mind that studies math and engineering because, he said, "I know it's not very capitalistic to say it, but I just find it interesting.''
Newman and Lennon are the two full-time musicians, who will have played about 300 shows by the time the year is over. Lemma isn't a typical plug-in-the-amp-in-dad's-garage kind of band, and that's obvious from its name.
"I wish there was a better story behind it,'' Mullenix said. "Lemma is a mathematical proof. I was working on a math proof when Aaron called me. I had just written down the name Lemma as we were talking. It stuck. Everyone has a story being visionary. Ours just came from the fact I had just written a word down.''
Lemma has more than a half dozen shows scheduled in the upcoming months in the metro. In the meantime, it will continue to be a fusion of music and Mensa. If that mix works, well, that's great. If it doesn't, each of the four has different and fruitful pursuits.
"I definitely consider the music a full-time deal,'' Wesner said. "And I suppose the idea of taking off and getting signed to a record deal is alluring, but it's not as alluring as it once was. And this really hasn't been a conflict in the group. I've rarely had to choose between studying minnows and playing the drums.''
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"I know this band can make it to the next level,'' Mullenix said. "I've studied math and engineering because I find them interesting, but I've studied because I wanted to know about it. But really, music is who I am. It's what I want to do and keep doing.''
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Meredith Wooten G'06 Gr'13 is the Graduate Student Center's newest director.
Meredith Wooten G'06 Gr'13 became the director of the Graduate Student Center (GSC) on August 31, bringing a long and formative relationship with the University full circle.
After graduating from Bryn Mawr College with a BA with honors in political science, Wooten took her passion for problem-solving and erasing socio-economic inequalities to Penn, where she earned a doctorate in the same subject. It was during this time she found her love for educational program development and advocacy, serving as a fellow at the Graduate Student Center. As a fellow, she focused on lessening the gulf of inequalities between graduate students of different backgrounds, spearheading a program that provided students with the tools and environment necessary to write and defend a successful dissertation (see "Drop and Give Me 20 … Pages!," Sep|Oct 2005).
It's this notion that graduate students can only thrive if they feel supported and equal that informs all of Wooten's work. A first-generation college graduate, she understands how isolated first-gens can feel when their parents struggle to understand their academic motivations and their peers struggle to understand their backgrounds. Thus, Wooten first served as the founding director of the Center for Scholar Development at Drexel. There, she designed programs and workshops to help students of all backgrounds make informed choices about how to advance their education and careers. She also helped found and cochair Drexel's First Forward initiative, which supports first-gen college students on their path to graduation, and then, the career of their dreams.
I caught up with Wooten to discuss her new role at the Graduate Student Center, how her time at Penn influences her work, and the challenges first-generation graduate students continue to face. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.—Beatrice Forman C'22
How did your fellowship at the Graduate Student Center plant the seed for your current position?
Working at the Graduate Center, I developed the Dissertation Boot Camp in 2005 to help doctoral students make significant progress towards completion of their dissertations. It was such a success that the model was quickly adopted by graduate affairs administrators across the country. I realized how much I enjoyed developing academic and student support programs and saw the broader impact I could have within the academic community.
Working at the center also allowed me to gain experience with more deliberate, long-range planning and development. A good example of this is the Family Resource Center, which began with a series of monthly playdate brunches for students with dependents in the Grad Center common room. The Family Center later moved into its current space on the bottom level of the Graduate Center, and just last year it became an independent unit with a designated director.
What about graduate students, as opposed to undergraduate students, inspired you to make them a focus?
There is a tendency among researchers and student affairs professionals to focus on undergrads. Even though graduate and professional students may only be a year or so older than many college seniors, their student development and social needs are often underestimated. And because graduate students have successfully completed an undergraduate degree, we may assume they have a clear understanding of how to navigate academic institutions. The result is that student centers often devote less effort and are less well-equipped to engage graduate and professional students. This has improved considerably over the last decade, but there is still a lot of work to be done.
What was your experience as a first-generation college student like?
I definitely did not have the "typical" undergraduate experience for a Bryn Mawr student. Although I was lucky to receive generous scholarships and aid, I worked throughout school: work-study positions in the dining hall and library, as well as part-time jobs at a Borders bookstore and local cafes. As a result, I missed out on much of the social and intellectual life on campus, as well as opportunities to study abroad and intern during summers.
Meredith Wooten takes the podium at the Drexel Pennoni Honors College Annual Honors Ceremony.
I feel incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to get a first-class education and attend elite institutions at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. At the same time, I felt less-than-prepared to make the most of these experiences because there were few resources or programs designed to assist students like me.
Like many first-generation graduates, I felt an intense pressure to pay back the sacrifices my family had made, whether through literal checks I sent home or through frequent visits to help out in other ways. In this light, the decision to leave a stable, salaried job in Boston to return to school felt selfish and I found it difficult to explain without sounding self-indulgent or, worse, condescending.
The gulf between me and my family only widened once I got to graduate school. At a basic level, my parents could not really understand what I was doing or how to best support me. Because the percentage of first-generation college students who go on to earn terminal degrees is incredibly small, it is also difficult to find mentors with shared backgrounds who can help fill these gaps. This lack of support and guidance is particularly crucial in graduate school, when it's common for students to adopt poor work-life habits in an effort to succeed academically.
Still, while there may have been more support at other institutions, I have no doubt that attending Bryn Mawr and Penn created a trajectory that would likely not have otherwise been possible.
Does the first-gen label impact the kind of programs and policies you advocate for?
Definitely. At Penn, the insecurity or self-doubt that graduate and professional students experience can be exacerbated by their first experience as a teaching assistant or leading an undergraduate research team. In addition to naturally feeling insecure while asserting authority over material you are still mastering, the affluence and academic preparation of Penn undergraduates can be a source of anxiety.
I am really excited about the new initiatives at Penn to support first-generation students, and I'm eager to work with partners to extend this support to our first-gen graduate population. I look to identifying faculty and graduate students who are first-generation college graduates, as well as the offices that support them. As part of these efforts, we host events like mixers for first-gen graduate students, with representatives from a number of campus offices and student groups.
More broadly, I'm excited to encourage better work-life balance by explicitly modeling and highlighting the ways that serious scholars find ways to relax and engage hobbies and passions beyond their research. In doing so, I hope to reinforce the message that one can be well-rounded and take time away from research without sacrificing one's career.
What kind of role do you see GSC playing on campus under your leadership?
The most visible part of my job is maintaining a welcoming space in the center of campus, where graduate and professional students can relax, work, and connect with one another. Right now, I think many students see us as the place to go for free coffee and tea, and maybe as a venue to attend events or have a quiet study space. I am committed to broadening our role by connecting students to the resources, tools, and friends they can rely on to make the most of their time at Penn. Doing this effectively means connecting and partnering with many different groups—which is why my schedule has been so full!
(From left) Vice Provost for Education Beth Winkelstein, Meredith Wooten, Penn President Amy Gutmann, GAPSA President Haley Pilgrim Gr'25, and Penn Provost Wendell Pritchett greet new students at the 2018 New Graduate and Professional Student Welcome event.
What new programs and initiatives are in store for GSC?
Within the next year, we hope to launch a new website, and we've also been meeting with graduate student reps to develop expanded programming and resources. As the graduate student population continues to grow and change, I want to be sure we adapt alongside it. As the first director of the Grad Center to have earned a PhD and held faculty positions, I bring a different set of experiences and perspectives to the role. I am excited to reenergize our academic support programs, but I also want to help ensure balance and well-being. One of the simplest and most important things we can do for our students is to truly listen and make an effort to understand them. Beyond this, we can create a space and opportunities that cultivate a sense of belonging and community.
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The one where I talk about my lovely writing retreat
Last week I spent four days in an amazing, inspiring place with some amazing, inspiring people
POSTED BY Jessica Redland | Mar 01, 2018 | TAGS: ponden hall, emily bronte, charlotte bronte, anne bronte, howarth, bronte parsonage, rowan coleman, writers, writing retreat, writing workshop, no coward soul is mine, time, crisis of confidence, write romantics, west yorkshire
Whenever my husband asks me what I'd like for my birthday or for Christmas, the answer is always the same:
Time to write. Time to step away from the day job. Time with my imaginary friends, asking 'what if…?'
And last week, I got that time.
Last week, I travelled to West Yorkshire to attend a 'Writing with Heart and Soul' workshop/retreat run by super talented author Rowan Coleman. Eek! First time I've ever done anything like that so I will admit to being slightly apprehensive although Rowan had set up a closed Facebook group for us all to 'meet' beforehand which really helped with getting the preliminaries covered.
I was the first to arrive at Ponden Hall, a stunning building that, in parts, dates back to the 1500s, and had such a warm welcome from hosts Julie and Steve. Over the next couple of hours, my 'family' for the next four days arrived. Although we'd 'met' virtually, nothing beats actually meeting face to face, and soon the room was ringing with chatter and laughter.
Across the workshop, we wrote some set pieces inspired by our setting, the dawn on day two, and finally a beautiful poem written by Emily Brontë called 'No Coward Soul is Mine'. There were eight delegates and, as we read our work out aloud, it was fascinating to hear so many different interpretations of the brief and such different voices. Literary descriptive prose brushed shoulders with warm contemporary stories, and I am sure that the Brontës would have been touched by what their work and their home inspired.
Which brings me nicely to the Brontë connection. You see, Ponden Hall is a few miles from Howarth, where Anne, Emily and Charlotte lived in the parsonage and it's known that they had connections to it. The Peat Loft where I was sleeping had provided shelter – and indeed saved the lives of – Anne, Emily and Branwell when they were caught by the Crow Hill Bog Burst (an explosion causing a mudslide in 1824). Later, the Brontës became visitors of the Heaton family who lived at Ponden Hall and it's believed that it provided the inspiration for Thrushcross Grange in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. There's also a small window on the east gable end, believed to be where Cathy's ghost appears in the novel. One of the delegates stayed in this stunningly beautiful room. It was available at the time I made my booking, but I was too much of a wuss to stay there. I am fascinated by ghost stories but I'm a little too chicken to encounter one!
A visit to the Brontë Parsonage was one of the highlights. It's beautifully maintained with much of the original furniture and possessions. Our host, Julie, was a former tour guide there so she spoiled us with a wealth of additional information, making the visit extra special.
On Day three, there was an optional walk to Withen's Top on the moors, another key inspiration for Wuthering Heights. Tempting as it was, I made the decision to remain at Ponden Hall and devote a few more dedicated hours to my work in progress (WIP). Another delegate stayed behind with me and we had a constructive afternoon, although I did momentarily regret my decision when I saw the gorgeous photos. It gives me the perfect excuse to go back again, though.
Day four was unexpectedly emotional. As I said, we sought inspiration from Emily Brontë's poem, 'No Coward Soul is Mine' to write a piece of flash fiction about our experiences, ensuring it was written 'with heart and soul'. Oh my goodness, was it written with heart and soul?! One of the unexpected aspects of the week for me was how personally emotional it was. I'm used to making myself cry when writing my novels as there's usually a grab-the-tissues moment in them. What I wasn't prepared for was that I'd be so personally affected by the week. And I wasn't the only one.
For some of the group, it was being in the presence of the Brontës, feeling humbled by the amazing, enduring literary achievements of those women, especially given the times they lived in where not only did they cause controversy by being women who wrote (how very dare they?!) but also by the subject matter of their books, particularly some of the violence.
For others, including me, it was more about the emotion of being a writer and the hopes, fears and insecurities that come with that. As followers of my blog will know, I've been having a crisis of confidence for quite some time thanks to low sales. I'm part of a writing group called The Write Romantics and there are five of us who write a similar genre. They have all enjoyed thoroughly-deserved success with their indie releases but I have trailed behind and none of us can work out why this is, especially as I have some incredible reviews. It therefore seems that those who read my books love them… just not enough people read them. Within our Ponden Hall group, these fears and insecurities came out again. Surrounded by so many exceptionally talented women, writing beautiful words, I started to doubt myself and these uncertainties are what came out in my flash fiction.
As we moved around the table reading out our pieces, emotions were running high, and I'd had to dab my eyes a few times, but I knew I was going to properly lose it when I read out mine. I warned them that I would and, sure enough, I got halfway through and went. Somehow I managed to get all of the words out – albeit very choked and wobbly – and was quite astonished that there wasn't a dry eye in the house when I'd finished. If I'd had doubts that I could write, the reaction of Rowan and my Ponden Hall family confirmed to me that I needed to banish those doubts and believe in myself. If you would like to read my poem, please scroll down. Please be warned that it was written in less than 15 minutes with no editing but, in some ways, I think that makes it special because it's real and raw.
A few hours later, we hugged goodbye and I returned home, emotionally drained, inspired … and full of cake! ;-) I'm trying to 'Be More Brontë', believing I can do this, no matter the obstacles. I'm writing again which is good as I'd really stalled after the Christmas books. And I have another writing family whose journeys I will follow with enthusiasm.
To Rowan, my hosts Julie and Steve, and to Alison, Callie, Colleen, Emma, Kirsten, Lisa and Savvi, thank you for an amazing, inspiring, and life-affirming four days. You guys rock xx
PS The stone face was one of six in the walls of The Peat Loft where I stayed and I cannot get it to load onto my blog the right way around for love nor money, but I've left him in becuase my poem talks about him and his friends x
To Not Walk Invisible
by Jessica Redland
Four days, three nights, nine inspiring women, nine lives changed…
Within an old peat loft
With faces carved in walls
Adjoined to grander rooms
Where ghosts run through the halls
Their voices whispering
Some tales from long gone past
Where Brontës were inspired
With words that last and last
I feel like one small voice
That barely can be heard
Amongst a sea of talent
It's hard to get in a word
For what have I to offer
That's of significance?
Surrounded by such beauty
By such magnificence?
How can I make an impact
With stories that I tell?
My doubts, my fears, my hang-ups
Torment me in my hell
The hills call out "You must be brave"
They tell me "persevere"
Believe in you, because we do
You must, because you're here
So with deep breaths and shaking hands
I say it will be fine
I can do this, I must do this
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North East care provider, Caremark (Barnsley) continues to strengthen its presence in the care market with the anticipated opening of another office in Rotherham in 2017.
The award winning South Yorkshire business based in Barnsley is owned and run by two business partners, Andrew Peace & Mark McKenning.
The entrepreneurial duo, who were colleagues in their previous careers, launched Caremark (Barnsley) in 2011 and now operate a thriving care business delivering close to 3,500 hours of care and support per week to vulnerable individuals in their local community. The launch of a second office is good news for people requiring care and those looking for employment in the Rotherham area.
The new Caremark office is now registered with the industry regulator, the Care Quality Commission and is preparing for an official opening early in the New Year.
Registered Manager for (Rotherham), Natalie Hill will be responsible for managing the care operation of the new business, working closely with Peace and McKenning.
With a reputation for providing a high quality service in their community, Peace & McKenning are keen to ensure their new office matches the standards of their Barnsley operation, offering competitively priced care and support to award-winning standards.


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Home News Releases Xerox's New Development Programme Helps Graphic Communications Customers Transform their Business
Xerox's New Development Programme Helps Graphic Communications Customers Transform their Business
Oct 24, 2014 — Corporate, Printing
Programme available to customers across Western Europe1
UXBRIDGE, U.K., October 24, 2014 – Xerox has launched a new business development programme for graphic communications customers to help them expand their digital production printing operations.
Developed in strategic partnership with InfoTrends - the leading worldwide market research and strategic consulting firm for the digital imaging and document solutions industry - the programme consists of five workshops:
Transforming into a marketing services provider
Building a strategic marketing plan
Developing a sales management plan
Selling variable data and cross media communications
Selling digital printing: targeting vertical markets for growth
"Our customers want to offer the best solutions in digital printing, and Xerox has developed these workshops in response to their request," said Hubert Soviche, general manager, Strategy and Marketing, Graphic Communications Operations Europe, Xerox. "The information shared will help them see new opportunities for digital printing, accelerate and transform their business and improve profitability."
Workshops are delivered in local language by subject matter experts.
The five workshops will be available from November. Xerox customers can contact a Xerox sales representative for more details.
1Except Portugal and Greece.
Xerox is a global business services, technology and document management company helping organisations transform the way they manage their business processes and information. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., United States, we have more than 140,000 Xerox employees and do business in more than 180 countries. Together, we provide business process services, printing equipment, hardware and software technology for managing information -- from data to documents. Learn more at www.xerox.com.
Robert Corbishley, Xerox
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The micro Express is a mini version of the MIDI Express XT. It has many of the same features as the Express XT - except that it is smaller and even more affordable. The micro Express is a half-rack unit with 4 inputs and 6 outputs.
The Micro Express takes full advantage of USB, giving you increased MIDI throughput, better timing accuracy, support for "hot-swapping" and plug-and-play expansion. Need to connect another sound module or synth? No problem. Just add another MOTU USB MIDI interface via a standard USB hub.


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hi please see commented line, that foreach loop only display 2 columns from 9 columns,  they are key and value. key contains ID and values display value of  Qty column
So the question is:
how to modify this foreach loop to  get ALL column of query with foreach loop?

A: The variable $temp_suggestions contains rows, not columns.  To get all the data from each row, you must insert that data into $temp_suggestions in the prior loop.  For example, to return all the columns as a comma-separated list indexed by the item_id:
foreach($by_name->result() as $row) {
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Thunder use balance to advance past Mavericks
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Thunder have developed multiple scoring threats around Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, and that could make their Western Conference semifinal series against the San Antonio Spurs interesting.
In Oklahoma City's first-round series against Dallas, the Thunder shot 47.6 percent from the field. Durant and Westbrook posted their usual scoring numbers, both averaging 26 points per game. But Durant shot an unusually low 36.8 percent in the series.
The rest of the team picked up the slack. Enes Kanter averaged 15.2 points, Serge Ibaka 12.6, Dion Waiters 11.0 and Steven Adams 9.2, and the Thunder won the series 4-1. Players other than Westbrook or Durant made a combined 110 of 202 shots (54.5 percent) from the field against the Mavericks.
''They threw many defenses out there,'' Durant said. ''They pressed us, they played zone, they double-teamed in the post and they were standing tight on our shoes on the perimeter, so it was allowing Russ (Westbrook) to get down here and make decisions. He made great decisions throughout the series, and guys finished.''
The Thunder will need more of that balance if they are to advance to the conference finals.
''Obviously, they are a great team, well coached team and they are going to test us,'' Thunder forward Nick Collison said of the Spurs. ''I think the ability to play every play, be engaged every play, is key for us because they are going to test us. They run a lot of actions, it's difficult to guard, and they aren't going to beat themselves.''
Here are a few things we learned from Oklahoma City's overwhelming win over the Mavericks:
WESTBROOK SUPERSTAR? Dallas owner Mark Cuban said Westbrook was an All-Star, but not a superstar in a pregame interview session before Game 5 of their first-round series Monday night, then Westbrook dropped 36 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. He averaged 26.0 points, 11.2 assists and 7.2 rebounds in the five-game series.
Dallas coach Rick Carlisle disagreed with Cuban's assessment of Westbrook, the 2014-15 scoring champion and two-time reigning All-Star Game MVP.
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By Howard Beck
''I thought Westbrook played beautiful basketball this year,'' Carlisle said. ''I don't think there were many people out there in the basketball world that thought he'd be able to turn his game into both a scoring and distributing game, but he led the league in triple-doubles. That's a great credit to him. I think his coach Billy Donovan probably had some influence there too, but he was special to watch all year.''
Durant was a bit more pointed in response to Cuban's jab.
''He's an idiot,'' Durant said of Cuban. ''He's an idiot. Don't listen to - he's an idiot. That's what we've got to say about that. He's an idiot. Next question.''
THROUGH THE FIRE: The physical series was filled with non-basketball related activity. Charlie Villanueva and Justin Anderson interrupted Westbrook's pregame dance with Cameron Payne before Game 2. Durant was ejected after a hard foul in Game 4. There were two technical fouls against the Mavericks in Game 5.
''I think this series made our team better,'' Thunder coach Billy Donovan said. ''We dealt with a lot of physical confrontation in the game, and I say that in a very positive way, not in a negative way. We got tested in a lot of different ways. Hopefully through these five games we are better from it.''
BLOWN AWAY: The Thunder's four wins against the Mavericks came by an average of 23 points, including a 108-70 win in the opener and a 131-102 landslide in Game 3. All four victories were by double digits. The Thunder shot at least 50 percent from the field in each of the last three games, all wins. The Thunder showed the capability to dominate a game defensively in Game 1 and offensively in Game 2.
REBOUNDING: Oklahoma City dominated the glass in all five games. The Thunder outrebounded the Mavericks 56-33 in Game 1. The closest matchup was Monday, and the Thunder still outrebounded the Mavericks by seven. The Thunder led the league in rebounding during the regular season, and they will need to control the boards against a San Antonio team that ranks in the middle of the pack.
DONOVAN'S TEST: Donovan got his first NBA series win against the Mavericks. Now, the first-year NBA coach meets San Antonio's Gregg Popovich, the league's most accomplished active coach with five NBA championships.
Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBruntAP .
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Q: htaccess for multilingual site i want the htaccess code which would allow just letters and numbers from all languages to be displayed properly.
the url stucture is:
http://example.com/word-{here is the first letter of the the keyword}/{here is the keyword it self}/
I am looking at
Rewriterule ^word-[a-z0-9]/[a-z0-9]+/ index.php?key=$1&keyword=$2 [L]
I want one where if the keyword is not english it still works.
Thank you.

A: Would "match anything" help?
Rewriterule ^word-(.|(%[a-z0-9A-Z]{1,2})+)/([^/]+)/ index.php?key=$2&keyword=$3 [L]

A: Rewriterule ^word-[a-z0-9]/[a-z0-9]+/ index.php?key=$1&keyword=$2 [L] should be fine. but i would suggest using php for url rewriting.


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Recording the new DENMAN record
Jason McIntosh
(UB) William M. Denman
Greg Wythe
Dakota Denman is organizing this fundraiser.
DENMAN was formed in the spring of 2016. After forming, we soon entered the recording studio with Michael Wagener (Dokken, Skid Row, Metallica, Ozzy, Megadeth, Motley Crüe etc.) to record at his recording workshop. The result was our First EP 'The Life We Live'. Now we are getting ready to record a full length album, and we need money for the recording process, music videos, and advertisement. We're all in our early to mid 20's, and working full time to make one of the best rock records of the year. It's an amazing honor to get to work with Michael, and this really is a dream come true. If you support Hard Rockin' music, then help us make this record, and a dream come true! We are really grateful for any contribution, and are able to offer really cool packages, such as cd's, shirts, sitting in on a session, doing gang vocals with us, and more! We'd love nothing more than to make a killer reord, and to get YOU, that's right, YOU!!! the listener involved on a professional recording session. So come join the fun! SHWINGGGGG! PARTY ON, EXCELLENT!
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP has been developing electron beam technology as an alternative beam tool for devarnishing.
Fraunhofer FEP says that precise, selective devarnishing of layers from a substrate plays an important role in numerous industrial production processes. The manufacture of precision resistors, sensor fabrication, and production of electronic displays and monitors can be mentioned here as key examples.
A typical job would be to etch operational electronic layers such as resists on plastic, ceramic, or glass substrates at the micron-scale in order to trim characteristics to the desired level, such as precise balancing of electrical resistances, setting sensor values, as well as defining the smallest units of operation.
It is important during this step that devarnishing of the layer be as residue-free as possible while causing a minimum of thermal and mechanical stress to the carrier substrate, which can be a real challenge particularly in the case of plastics.
Beam tools offer crucial advantages here, as they provide the necessary accuracy without contacting the work piece during processing. The laser is a tool that has become standard in many fields of application. It ablates or blasts away the intended areas of the layer by intense inputs of pulsed energy.
According to Fraunhofer FEP the specialised properties of electron beam technology open up several important advantages compared to other processes for devarnishing layers.
In contrast to the laser, whose energy is quickly absorbed at the surface (especially in the case of metallic layers), absorption of the electron beam takes place in the bulk of the layer. This enables the penetration depth of the beam to be exactly set according to layer thicknesses that are present. The irradiated bulk is thereby heated directly rather than relying on indirect thermal conduction processes and is removed from the beam track as molten liquid.
In this respect, the electron beam does not differentiate between optically transparent and optically absorptive layers, so that one and the same beam source can be used for both types of materials. Thanks to the selective depth mentioned above and being able to very quickly direct the continuous beam, thermal stresses on the substrate can be kept very small. This enables it to be used on flexible plastic substrates. For micron-level work, the electron beam can be steered and diverted about 10 to 15 times faster than a laser beam at the same working distance.
The biggest disadvantage frequently mentioned about electron beam technology is the necessity of using vacuum engineering.
However, a vacuum actually delivers some important prerequisites for precise devarnishing of thin layers: the absence of air prevents oxidation of adjacent areas during thermal processing, experience indicates trimming resistances is considerably more accurate and reproducible without the presence of humidity, and contamination of the substrate is reduced.
Benjamin Graffel, scientist working in Electron Beam Processes at Fraunhofer FEP, said, "The electron beam diameter can be matched to the application, which expands its possibilities for utilization even more. The diameter can even get down to the nanometer range and is being employed especially for high-precision electron-beam devarnishing by means of locally induced gas-phase etching." Benjamin added, "This is already being used for repairing lithography masks in microelectronics, for example."
The Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP will be exhibiting its electron beam technology as an alternative beam tool for devarnishing at the parts2clean trade show in Stuttgart, from May 31st to June 2nd, 2016 at the joint booth of the Fraunhofer Cleaning Technology Alliance, Hall 7, Booth B41.
Thus, Fraunhofer FEP offers a wide range of possibilities for research, development and pilot production, especially for the processing, sterilization, structuring and refining of surfaces as well as OLED microdisplays, organic and inorganic sensors, optical filters and flexible OLED lighting. Our aim is to seize the innovation potential of the electron beam, plasma technology and organic electronics for new production processes and devices and to make it available for our customers.


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