Most of our construction sites do not have field-testing laboratory. In this paper simple test methods of construction materials are described which could be performed without any machine or special equipments.
The aggregate must be checked for organic impurities such as decayed vegetations, humus, and coal dust, etc. Colour test is a reliable indicator of the presence of harmful organic matter in aggregates except in areas where there are deposits of lignite.
a) Fill a 350 ml clear glass medicine bottle upto 75 ml mark with a 3% solution of caustic soda or sodium hydroxide.
A 3% solution of caustic soda is made by dissolving 3 gm of sodium hydroxide (which can be purchased from any local laboratory chemicals shop) in 100 ml of clean water (preferably distilled water). The solution should be kept in glass bottle tightly closed with a rubber stopper. Handling sodium hydroxide with moist hands may result in serious burns. Care should be taken not to spill the solution for it is highly injurious to clothing, leather and other materials.
b) The representative sands sample is next added gradually until the volume measured by the sandy layer is 125 ml. The volume is then made up to 200 ml by the addition of more of the solution. The bottle is then corked and shaken vigorously and allowed to stand for 24 hours.
c)At the end o f this period, the colour of the liquid will indicate whether the sand contains a dangerous amount of matter or not. A colorless liquid indicates clean sand free from organic matter. A straw-colored solution indicates some organic matter but not enough to be seriously objectionable. Darker colour means that the sand contains injurious, amounts and should not be used unless it is washed and a retest then shows that it is satisfactory.
It is important to use clean aggregate for concrete. If the aggregates are coated with dirt, silt or clay, it will result in a poor concrete because the dirt will prevent the cement from setting and also weaken the bond between the aggregates and the cement paste.
Further owing to their fineness and therefore large surface area, increases the amount of water necessary to wet all the particulars in the mix, this also resulted more shrinkage of concrete. As determine with the given field test, the sand shall not contain more than 8% of silt.
(a)	Fill a measuring cylinder with a representative sand (fine aggregate) sample up to 100 ml mark and add clean water up to 150 ml. To perform this test, more correctly better dissolve a little salt in the water (1 tea spoonful to 250 ml is the right proportion).
(b)	Shake the sample vigorously for one minute and the last few shakes being in a side wise direction to level of the sand.
(c)	Allow the cylinder to stand for three hours during which time any silt present will settle in a layer on the top of the sand and its thickness can be read off on the cylinder itself. The sand shall not contain more than 8% of silt.
Note: In performing this test the sand sample should not dry. Glass measuring cylinder capacity should be 200 ml.
The various stages in which the aggregate may exist are (a) over dry (b) air dry (c) saturated surface dry (d) damp or moist. On the construction site, the sand (fine aggregate) usually carries some free moisture. Total internal moisture content of an aggregate in the saturated surface dry condition may be termed as "Absorption capacity" although it is sometimes referred to simply as the absorption. The amount of water required to bring an aggregate from the air dry condition to the saturated surface dry condition is termed as "effective absorption". The absorption is determined by finding the weight of a surface dried sample after it has been soaked for 24 hours and again finding the weight after the sample has been dried, the difference in weights, expressed as a percentage of dry sample weight, is the absorption capacity.
(a)	Take about one kg of representative sample of sand (fine aggregate) in a suitable size tray. Fully immerse this sand sample in clean water for 24 hours.
(b)	After 24 hours of immersion take about 500 gm of representative wet sand sample. Dry this sand in saturated surface dry (SSD) condition either in air or heating in a fry pan. Take the weight (A) of SSD sand sample in fry pan and dry it fully in gentle heat. After drying take its weight (weight B).
(c)	Take about 500 gm representative site sand sample. Take its weight (weight C) and fully dry it in a fry pan. Take the dry weiht (weight D).
If the result is in negative, it means the sample does not contain any surface moisture and in it balance absorbed water is to be added to make the site sand in SSD condition.
(A)	For obtaining the SSD condition of sand, it should be gently heated in a fry pan, mean while stirring with a glass rod until the surface moisture disappears. This is apparent when the sand loses its shining wet appearance and becomes dull, or when it just attains a free running condition. The end point of aggregate SSD condition could be found by practice. If the sand is heated beyond the SSD condition some of the absorbed moisture will also dry and then the SSD weight of aggregate will not be correct, and the obtained absorption result will not be correct.
(B)	The same procedure with appropriate changes in the size of the sample and dimension of the container may be applied to obtain moisture content of coarse aggregate.
Dry and fully saturated sand does not bulk. As the sand becomes finer the bulking of the sand increases. The bulking of sand is caused by the film of moisture which tends to keep the particles of sand apart.
Method 1. Put sufficient quantity of site sand loosely into a suitable conbtainer until it is about two-third full. Level off the top of the sand and push a steel rule vertically down through the sand at the middle to bottom, measure the height. Suppose this is `x' cm.
Empty the sand out of the container into another container where none of its is lost. Half fill the first container with clean water. Put back about half the sand and rod it with a steel rod, about 6 mm in diameter, so that its volume is reduced to a minimum. Then add the remainder sand and level the top surface of the fully saturated sand. Measure its depth at the middle with the steel rule suppose this is `y' cm.
Method 2. In a 250 ml measuring cylinder, pour the damp site sand, consolidate it by staking until it reaches the 200 ml mark.
Then fill the cylinder with the clean water and stir the same well (the water shall be sufficient to submerge the sand completely), It will be seen that the sand surface is now below its original level. Suppose the surface is at the mark of y ml, the percentage of bulking of sand due to moisture shall be calculated from the formula.
The specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of the unit weight of the substance to the unit weight of water. A representative aggregate sample in SSD condition is obtained by quartering and the following weights are used in the tests for the various sizes of aggregates.
(a)	Take a suitable size jar, the top open side of which have flange, so that a glass plate may be put on it.
(b)	The jar should be filled with clean water upto the flange and slide on it the glass plate. If there is any air bubble, which can be seen from top of glass plate, then the jar top should be filled with more water. There should not be any air bubble. Take the weight of jar fully filled with water and upon it glass plate (weight A).
2. About half empty the jar fill it with known weight of SSD aggregate sample weight (B). As mentioned at b, fill the jar upto the top and putt glass plate on it. There should not be any air bubble. Take its weigh (weight C).
Bulk density is the weight of a unit volume of aggregate, usually stated in kg per litre on room dry basis in estimating quantities of materials and in mix computation, when batching is done on a volumetric basis.
Concrete material proportion by weight can be converted to proportions by volume, by dividing with the bulk density of the materials available for use at site. The bulk density of cement may be taken 1.44 kg/lit.
(a)	About 100 kg of aggregate sample should be dried in the room.
(b)	Take the weight in kg of empty container + glass plate (Weight A).
(c)	The container is to be filled with loose sand or loose aggregate i.e. sand or aggregate should be dropped in the container from about 5 cm height from top of container. Take the weight of container filled with sand or aggregate + glass plate (Weight B).
(d)	Empty the container filled it with clean water upto the top ridge putt glass plate. There shall not be any air bubble. Take is weight (Weight C). All weight should be taken in kg.
For testing low-grade concrete in unimportant constructions the strength of concrete may be determined either from its hardness when scratched with a metal "pencil" or a chisel, or from the character of the sound when struck with a hammer, or from the character of the mark left after a hammer blow.
The tapping method is not very exact but it is simple and can be easily applied for an approximate determination of the strength of concrete and in some cases is still used. On the concrete to be tested a smooth surface about 100 x 100 mm is chosen and cleaned with a metal brush. Then a hammer 300-400 gm in mass is struck against the concrete from elbow height directly or through a metal worker's chisel placed at right angles to the tested surface. The size of the mark left the hammer or the chisel and the sound of the hammer stroke are indicative of the strength of concrete. Ten blows of average force are made at different points on the specimen. Results, exceedingly low, are disregarded. Approximate values of the strength of concrete obtained from these tests are given in the following table. The tapping method is used for an approximate determination of the strength of low-grade concrete, because the force of the blow and the accompanying sound vary greatly depending on subjective factors.
Calibration of measure. The measure shall be calibrated by determining the weight of water at room temperature required to fill it so that no meniscus is present above the rim.
Accurate filling of the measure may be secured by the use of a glass cover plate. The capacity of the measure in cubic meters shall then be obtained by dividing the weight of water (in gms) required to fill the measure by the unit weight of water, 1000 g/l.
Determination of density. The measure shall be filled with concrete as soon as practicable after mixing. The representative sample of concrete shall be filled into the measure in layers approximately 5 cm deep and each layer shall be compacted by 38 cm long steel bar which shall have a ramming face of 2.5 x 2.5 cm square. The number of strokes per layer required to produce the specified condition will vary according to the type of concrete, but in no case shall the concrete be subjected to less than 60 strokes per layer for the 0.01 m3 measure or 120 strokes per layer for the 0.02 m3 measure.
The exterior surface of the cylinder shall be tapped smartly 5 to 10 times or until no large bubbles of air appear on the surface of the compacted layer.
After consolidation of the concrete, the top surface shall be struck-off and finished smoothly with a flat cover plate using great care to leave the measure just level full. All excess concrete shall then be cleaned from the exterior and the filled measure weighted.
1. Weight per cubic metre. The weight per cubic metre of concrete shall be calculated by dividing the weight of fully compacted concrete in the measure by the capacity of measure as determined above, and shall be recorded in kg/m3.
The above method of calculating air content of value particularly for air entrained concrete.
The absolute volume of each ingredient is equal to the weight of that ingredient divided by its specific gravity. For the aggregate components, the bulk specific gravity and weight should be based on the saturated surface dry condition.
For the cement, a value of 3.15 may be used unless the actual specific gravity is determined by a recognized inert liquid method.
Expansion percent. As per "CORPS OF ENGINEERS SPECIFICATION FOR NON-SHRINK GROUPS" CRD 621 83.
1.	7 cm cube mould.
One kg of grout is mixed with water (as per desired w/p ratio) and poured into a bottom sealed 7 cm cube mould and height of the material is checked (h). A glass plate is placed on the top of mix and a micrometer head is placed on the center of the plate.
1.	Source of F.A. ………………………………………………………….
2.	Type of F.A. : River/crusher. Other (specify) ……………………….
= ………………..% water surface moisture.
1.	Source of C.A. ………………………………………………………….
2.	Type of C.A. : Crusher/Uncrushed…………. ……………………….
3.	Maximum size of C.A. 40/20/10 mm.
4.	Sieve analysis Date of testing ……………..
We at engineeringcivil.com are thankful to Sir. Kaushal Kishore, for submitting this very useful paper to us. This will surely help many engineers who are working on construction sites.
My aim build the strong carriar in cement and building material design and testing.


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Articles Posted in General Negligence
Cruise Ship Worker Awarded Damages of $20.3 Million for Severe Hand Injury
June 19, 2018 | by Broussard & David
Royal Caribbean International may have to pay $20.3 million to a former employee, who badly injured her hand while working on board a Miami-based cruise line, Voyager of the Seas, which was sailing out of Barcelona, Spain. In August of 2008, Lisa Spearman, a marketing and revenue manager for the cruise ship, severely injured her hand after attempting to help a nurse. While in port, the cruise ship conducted a routine fire safety drill. During this drill, some of the vessel's semi-water right doors closed and one of the ship's nurses she tripped and fell when she attempted to open and pass through one of the doors. The plaintiff jumped in to help the nurse, but when the plaintiff placed her hand on the door handle in an attempt to keep the door open, the door swung back and pinned the plaintiff's hand. The nurse was unharmed, but the plaintiff suffered a broken middle finger, broken index finder, and the nails on both fingers were ripped from the cuticles.
After the injury, Royal Caribbean referred Spearman to a doctor in Barcelona. This doctor misdiagnosed her condition and incorrectly treated her injuries. Spearman participated in physical therapy for two years following the incident, while Royal Caribbean paid her a daily disability payment of $25.00, the amount stipulated in her employee disability insurance coverage. Two years after her injury, Royal Caribbean dismissed Spearman, stating that her injury prevented her from performing necessary safety tasks, such as lifting 50 pounds.
In 2016, Spearman brought suit against Royal Caribbean alleging the company was negligent regarding the door, failed to provide proper medical care, fired her for a non-performance related reason, and breached her employment contract by refusing to pay her full wages. After a three-week jury trial, the jury found Royal Caribbean at fault and ordered the cruise line to pay the plaintiff $20.3 million in damages, lost wages, and future medical expenses. Royal Caribbean will be appealing the decision of the trial court.
Posted in: General Negligence and Workplace Accidents
Louisiana Supreme Court Clarifies Daubert
March 19, 2018 | by Broussard & David
In Freeman v. Fon's Pest Management, Inc., the Louisiana Supreme Court found that the lower courts erred in granting the defendant's motions in limine and striking the expert testimony of four of the plaintiff's experts. The lawsuit alleged that the defendant used a pesticide which contained a chemical called fipronil to treat plaintiffs' home for termites. Following the treatment, plaintiffs began to suffer headaches, nausea, dizziness, and confusion. To prove causation, plaintiffs retained four different experts – three toxicologists and one Certified Industrial Hygienist. In response, the defendant pest management company filed pre-trial motions to exclude the testimony of plaintiffs' experts, claiming their testimony did not meet the standard for admissibility under Louisiana Code of Evidence article 702 and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
The district court granted the defendant's motions in limine, striking plaintiff's experts because it found: 1) none of the proposed experts had expertise regarding fipronil; 2) none of the four experts had written or contributed to any peer-reviewed articles regarding the effects of fipronil (or any pesticides) in humans; 3) none of the four experts attempted a dose reconstruction to determine the amount of exposure to fipronil allegedly suffered by the plaintiffs; 4) none of the experts reviewed any biological or air quality data to establish the plaintiffs were exposed to fipronil; and 5) no articles or studies reviewed by the experts proved any causal connection between fipronil and the plaintiff's claimed injuries. In addition, the testimony of all four experts conflicted on the effects of fipronil exposure.
The court of appeal affirmed.
Posted in: Environmental Liability/Toxic Torts and General Negligence
Jury Returns $4.2MM Verdict to Iberia Parish Rigger
March 6, 2018 | by Broussard & David
A jury in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana-Lafayette Division returned a verdict of $4,271,300.00 to an Iberia Parish resident who was injured while working at a Cameron facility at the Port of Iberia. Jerome Moroux, partner at Broussard & David, LLC, was lead counsel for the plaintiff. This is the fourth consecutive seven or eight figure verdict by Broussard & David, LLC.
The plaintiff was an employee of a trucking company/contractor on the day of the accident. Plaintiff's employer had been contracted by Cameron to assist Cameron in loading a 300,000 pound piece of equipment on to plaintiff's employer's transporter. The job was shared between the companies, with Cameron performing the crane lift and Cameron/plaintiff's co-employees working on securing the load. At the time of the accident, the plaintiff was kneeling on the transporter and in the process of using a ratchet binder to secure the equipment to the transporter. While operating the binder, the ratchet binder came apart and plaintiff fell four feet to the ground. There was evidence that one of Cameron's employees had handled the ratchet binder and given it to plaintiff's co-employee before the accident.
Cameron denied liability completely, arguing that they had hired plaintiff's employer to perform the work based on its experience and expertise; further, Cameron argued, that the failure of the ratchet binder was Bayard's employer's fault—not Cameron's. The evidence proved that Cameron actively participated in the job and was operating the crane while the accident happened. At trial, plaintiff offered expert and lay testimony confirming that, under both company and industry standards, the crane operator had several duties and responsibilities, including insuring that the proper tools for the job were examined before the job began and that the plaintiff's employer performed and attended pre-job safety briefings. Secondly, Cameron failed to follow its own company rules with respect to pre-job planning. Plaintiff's safety expert was Mr. Robert Borison.
Calcasieu Parish jury awards $5.4MM to petroleum engineer who has neck and back surgery
November 27, 2017 | by Broussard & David
LAKE CHARLES, LA – November 16, 2017
A Calcasieu Parish jury awarded $5,451,395.00 to a Venezuelan native who injured his neck and back when his Hummer SUV hit a cow on a rural state highway.
On the night of May 28, 2014, the plaintiff was driving on Louisiana Highway 27, headed home after a hitch working offshore as a petroleum engineer. Multiple cows appeared in the road as he was passing another vehicle on a dark and unlit stretch of Highway 27 which was adjacent to property owned by defendant Sweet Lake Land & Oil Company, LLC.
Posted in: Auto Accidents, General Negligence and Premises Liability
$16MM Verdict for Traumatic Brain Injury After Fall in Lowe's Home Center
July 3, 2017 | by Broussard & David
A slip and fall accident in Las Vegas, Nevada resulted in an eleven-day trial where the jury returned a verdict of more than $16 million to a plaintiff who fell in a Lowe's Home Center, fracturing her skull and causing a hemorrhage in the front of her brain. Because of her injuries, she has suffered from multiple long-term medical issues such as chronic neck pain, headaches, anxiety and depression, issues with balance, and she has forever lost her senses of taste and smell.
On the date of the fall, the plaintiff, Kelly Hendrickson, was walking through a Lowe's garden department when she was purchasing plants for her new home. At the same time, the watering system for the plants in the store created puddles in the areas where customers walked. Although a warning cone was placed within the puddle itself, there were no warnings in the surrounding areas of the puddle and the cone was not visible to Hendrickson when she turned the corner into the aisle where she fell.
After plaintiff's fall, three different Lowe's employees passed her without offering to help. Another customer and her daughter came to her aid. As Hendrickson waited for further help to arrive, she asked for a bottle of water, which the cashier required her to purchase. Help arrived and she was taken to the hospital. Upon examination in the emergency room, medical professionals discovered her injuries, including a skull fracture and subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Posted in: Brain Injury, General Negligence and Premises Liability
Tractor-Trailer Backs into Stopped Vehicle, Causes Injuries
December 1, 2016 | by Broussard & David
Three parties have sued a truck driver and his employer for injuries and damages sustained in a crash earlier this year.
On June 24, Plaintiffs Marvin Gaitlin and Tasha Bodie, both individually and on behalf of her minor daughter Mykalia Collins, brought suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against Sam Grace, EPES Transportation Systems Inc., and National Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh. The suit alleges that Grace negligently operated his vehicle and that EPES negligently entrusted the tractor-trailer to Grace.
On February 25, Gaitlin was stopped in traffic on Manhattan Boulevard, near the intersection of Ute Drive in Jefferson Parish. Bodie and Collins were Gaitlin's passengers at the time, and their vehicle was directly behind the tractor-trailer driven by Grace and owned by EPES Transportation. According to the suit, Grace suddenly reversed his tractor-trailer and backed into the front of Gaitlin's vehicle, leaving him no time to avoid the collision. Grace then proceeded to back up his vehicle again, striking Gaitlin's vehicle a second time. As a result, the parties suffered severe and debilitating mental and physical injuries.
Posted in: 18-Wheeler Accidents, Auto Accidents and General Negligence
Louisiana Supreme Court to Consider Scope of Med-Mal Cap
September 8, 2016 | by Broussard & David
Louisiana's medical malpractice damage cap, set at $500,000.00 in 1975, could see a significant change in the scope of its application thanks to several lawsuits set to be argued before the Louisiana Supreme Court.
In 1975, the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act set a $500,000.00 statutory maximum for any amount recoverable as damages (other than medical expenses) in a Louisiana medical malpractice suit. However, there are instances of negligence which occurs in a medical context that can fall outside of the purview of the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act.
The Louisiana Supreme Court is currently considering whether a hospital's "negligent credentialing" of its doctors is subject to the statutory cap of $500,000.00. In layman's terms, the Court will decide whether administrative decisions made by hospital personnel are considered malpractice under Louisiana law.
Posted in: General Negligence and Medical Malpractice
Postal Worker Files Suit Over Alleged Dog Attack
July 19, 2016 | by Broussard & David
A lawsuit was filed in the 24th Judicial District Court in Gretna, LA over an alleged dog attack which took place in March of this year.
Kevin Karrigan, a United States Postal Service employee, has sued Louis Alonso Gomez and ABC Insurance Co. for injuries sustained when Gomez's dog purportedly bit Karrigan.
According to the suit, Karrigan was delivering mail on Presidential Street in Jefferson Parish when Gomez's dog escaped its enclosure and attacked Karrigan. The suit claims that the fence enclosing the dog was defective, which allowed the animal to escape. The complaint further alleges that Gomez negligently failed to maintain the fence in a working manner, failed to maintain control of his dog, and failed to provide a warning of the danger.
Posted in: Dog Bite, General Negligence and Premises Liability
Multi-Vehicle Crash at Traffic Jam Causes Injury, Lawsuit
A multi-car accident at a traffic jam in St. Martin Parish gave rise to a lawsuit filed in Lafayette earlier this month. Ronald P. Clauhs and Joseph Dimitri sued to recover damages for personal injuries against Scott J. Liriano and Liriano Motors, LLC. Suit was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette Division on June 6, 2016.
According to the complaint, the accident occurred on December 23, 2015 when Clauhs was driving a vehicle owned by Dimitri, who was the passenger at the time of the wreck. While travelling on I-10 eastbound in St. Martin Parish, Clauhs observed traffic congestion ahead and stopped behind the line of cars in his lane. Two more vehicles stopped behind plaintiffs' vehicle. At that point, a company truck owned by Liriano Motors and driven by Liriano collided with last car in line behind the plaintiffs' vehicle. The force of the impact triggered a chain reaction, which caused the plaintiffs' vehicle to be rear-ended by the vehicle behind them. Liriano was cited by the Louisiana State Police for careless operation.
Plaintiffs' complaint makes allegations against both Liriano and his employer, Liriano Motors. The allegations against the employer include that Liriano was working at the time of the accident and was therefore in the course and scope of his employment with Liriano Motors. Because Liriano was on a mission for his employer when the accident occurred, plaintiffs allege that Liriano Motors is vicariously liable for the accident. Plaintiffs also allege that Liriano Motors, as the owner of the truck, negligently entrusted the company vehicle to Liriano.
Posted in: Auto Accidents, General Negligence and Workplace Accidents

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After our trip to Iceland last year, my son and I both can't stop raving about this amazing country. It's unlike anywhere else we've been, and over a year on, we are still both talking about so many Icelandic quirks. I asked my son, now aged 6, what he would recommend to other families as the highlights of Iceland, and just have to share with you his interesting top three list.
How can you not instantly fall in love with a puffin?
They are real cuties and my son was smitten before we'd even arrived. We took a puffin cruise from Reykjavik and sailed around one of the main islands the puffins call home.
There are also places along the south coast where you can get up close and personal with puffin colonies.
What my son remembers most is the unusual facts about puffins from our cruising tour guide. In particular, puffins are rather clean birds and they always have two holes in the side of a cliff: one is their bathroom (all toileting business takes place here) and one is their living room!
They are also pretty bad at flying and we had a lot of fun watching their crash landings into the sea.
We soon learnt that despite their small size, these creatures are Icelandic horses, not ponies.
There is something special about an Icelandic horse that draws everyone in - even people like me who usually have zero interest in horses.
They are gentle to meet and my son loved patting them when we visited Icelandic Horse World.
When we return one day, a little older, I'd love for both of us to try a short ride on an Icelandic horse. They're so unique, and remain purebred because of the strict laws around them - no other horses are allowed into Iceland, and somewhat heartbreakingly, if you take your Icelandic horse outside of Iceland, you are not permitted to bring it back home again.
Exploring makes you hungry so surely a genuine Icelandic hot dog is the way to deal with this!
Like everything in Iceland, their hot dogs are also unique. Made with a delicious mix of meat (mostly lamb, with some beef and pork) and then topped with both fresh and fried onions, and three sauces, we found it impossible to stop at one.
You can find Icelandic hot dogs in many places across Iceland - and they're a welcome cheap snack amongst otherwise pricey meals - but the most famous spot is a stand in Reykjavik called Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur. The queue there moves fast, so don't hesitate to hop in it.
Byron Bay is a quintessential Aussie destination, combining some of NSW's most pristine beaches with the beauty of the Hinterland. It's been 10 years since I last succumbed to its easy-going pace, and this time I've got the family in tow.


Ever since November 2016, many of us have felt like that train in the children's parable constantly telling itself, "I think I can." Sometimes we yelled it loudly. Sometimes we muttered it under our breaths. And sometimes, to be completely honest, we didn't say it at all and caught ourselves slipping backwards as we let defeat wear against us.
However, the results from the elections held on November 7, 2017 proved that all of our hard work and effort and was completely worth it. And, we have lots to celebrate. There were the big wins – Democrat Phil Murphy winning the New Jersey Governorship race, and Democrat Ralph Northam winning the Virginia governorship. Then, there are the many historic wins. Democrat Danica Roem is the first elected openly transgender candidate to serve in the Virginia House of Delegates. Democrat Ravinder Bhalla is the first Sikh elected as mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey. Democrat Melvin Carter is the first African-American elected as the Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota. Democrat Kathy Tran is the first Asian-American woman elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. Democrat Vi Lyles is the first African-American female to be elected as mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. Democrat Andrea Jenkins is the first openly transgender black woman elected to public office in the U.S. Democrat Sheila Oliver is the first African-American woman lieutenant governor in the history of New Jersey. Democrat Joyce Craig is the first woman to be elected as mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. Together, Democrat Elizabeth Guzmán and Democrat Hala Ayala are the first Hispanic women to be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. Democrat and Liberian refugee Wilmot Collins has been elected as the first black mayor in the history of the state of Montana. Democrat and the first openly gay U.S. attorney Jenny Durken has been elected as the first openly gay mayor of Seattle, Washington. Democrat Justin Fairfax, Virginia's lieutenant governor-elect, is the second ever African-American to hold a state-wide office in Virginia. Hijabi Muslim immigrant Mazahir Salih is the first Sudanese-American immigrant elected to the Iowa City Council, and it is likely that she is the first Sudanese-American person elected to governmental office in the United States. Tyler James Titus is the first transgender man to be elected to the Erie School Board in Pennsylvania.
Now that we've had time to celebrate these impressive and groundbreaking victories, we have to keep our momentum going. We must prepare for the next round of elections in 2018. On November 6, 2018, Americans will be making decisions on all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate. Additionally, 39 state and territorial governorships and numerous other state and local elections will also be contested.
Refresh Ourselves – Now is a great time to revisit our mission statements and think about our purpose.
We must remind ourselves what and who exactly we are fighting for.
Also, who can we partner with to ensure our priorities and concerns are met?
Retool and Revise Our Messages – Once we have recharged ourselves by revisiting our mission statements, we need to decide what work we're going to focus on next and how we're going to tell people what we are doing.
What outcomes do we want to see in 2018?
What issues are going to matter the most for us in 2018?
How do we push forward within the boundaries of our mission statement?
How do we convey these purposes and our goals to our different audiences?
Also, we must make sure our final messages are clear, but powerful.
Research Our Audiences (Again) – Each organization has its core followers who we can always depend on to support us, but in these post-victory moments we need to reevaluate who our audiences truly are.
We must acknowledge that we are living in a time of rapid transformation of culture and attitudes, so keeping close to our target audiences is essential.
What message or messages do we need to convey to our dependable core audience to thank them for their continued support and congratulate them for driving us to our victories?
Looking ahead at the work that still needs to be done, do we risk alienating any of our core audience members with our newly retooled and revised messages?
What demographics comprise our soft-yes voters?
What do we need to do to try and convince our soft-yes voters to vote yes?
What could persuade them to vote no, and how do we combat those messages?
What or who could persuade them to vote yes, and how to we utilize that?
Which spokespeople can we engage to make a difference to the soft-yes voters?
What demographics are solidly in opposition – meaning no matter what, they'll always vote against us – to our purposes and goals?
We must know who these people are so we do not waste any time, energy, money, or efforts trying to engage them and change their minds.
Get Out There and Do Our Work – After spending some time reshaping our messages to make them effective for the 2018 elections and ensuring that we fully understand our audiences, then it is time to hit the ground running and get our work done.
Develop a communications strategy that carries us through the elections.
We must recognize that all issues cannot be tackled with a cookie-cutter approach, so our tactics for 2018 may vary from our tactics in previous years.
For example, our approaches may or may not include utilizing grassroots methods, social media, engaging key spokespeople, etc.
Identify and engage with media consumed by voters, especially our soft-yes voters and influential policymakers.
Engage influential policymakers directly, as much as possible.
Correctly and effectively utilize proven tools of message deployment, such as billboards, public service announcements, phone calls, mailers, lobbying politicians, etc.


At A-level, students will expand both the breadth and depth of their understanding of Chemistry as well as having opportunities to explore ideas right at the cutting edge of the subject. They will vastly expand their skill base as they tackle more complex and challenging investigations and develop a rigorous approach to problem solving. They will also have opportunities to participate in competitions such as the 'Chemistry Challenge' and the 'Cambridge Chemistry Olympiad'. To support the students' ambitions and wider interests we have a programme of visiting speakers including ex-students and leading professionals as well as visits to University departments.
"I've really enjoyed my time at Coombe and hope to study medicine at University. I'm currently studying Chemistry, Maths and Biology at A level. I've found Chemistry particularly interesting as you get to explore new ideas and relate them to the world around you. Also I've had he opportunity to be involved in Science Club, where we perform exciting experiments for the lower school students."
'Chemistry is the study of all chemical substances and how they interact with each other. If you have a curiosity about what the world around you is made of, the clothes you wear, the gadgets you use, the food you eat, the natural and built environment around you, then chemistry could be for you.


This wine and painting class in Houston features step-by-step instruction to help you create a fun acrylic painting on a 16x20 stretched canvas. Bring your favorite snacks and adult beverages! Featuring today's greatest music hits and a great, interactive social environment where no two paintings are the same!
Time: 7-10pm, doors open 30 mins prior!
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Thomas Biesemeyer (* 30. Januar 1989 in Plattsburgh, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Skirennläufer. Er wohnt in Keene, seine stärksten Disziplinen sind der Super-G und die Abfahrt.

Biografie
Biesemeyer fuhr seine ersten FIS-Rennen im Dezember 2004. Nach mehreren Podestplätzen kam er im Februar 2007 erstmals im Nor-Am Cup zum Einsatz. Zu Beginn des Jahres 2008 gewann er seine ersten FIS-Rennen und in der Saison 2008/2009 erzielte er auch im Nor-Am Cup erstmals vordere Platzierungen. Bestes Saisonresultat war der dritte Platz im Super-G von Panorama am 15. Dezember 2008. Im März 2009 nahm er in Garmisch-Partenkirchen zum einzigen Mal an Juniorenweltmeisterschaften teil und belegte dabei Platz elf im Super-G und Rang 14 im Riesenslalom. Nach Saisonende wurde er in den B-Kader des US-Skiteams aufgenommen.

Vor Beginn der Saison 2009/2010 erlitt Biesemeyer im Training in Portillo einen Kreuzbandriss, weshalb er im gesamten Winter keine Wettkämpfe bestreiten konnte. Ende November 2010 nahm er in Lake Louise an seinen ersten Weltcuprennen teil, blieb aber ohne Punkte. Anschließend erreichte er im Nor-Am Cup zunächst zwei dritte Plätze, ehe er am 13. Dezember 2010 im Super-G von Panorama seinen ersten Sieg feierte. Mit zwei weiteren Siegen und insgesamt neun Podestplätzen entschied er in der Saison 2010/11 die Gesamtwertung für sich. Zudem erreichte er in allen Disziplinenwertungen – mit Ausnahme des Slaloms – einen Platz unter den besten drei.

Seit der Saison 2011/12 ist Biesemeyer vermehrt im Weltcup am Start. Erstmals in die Punkteränge fuhr er am 24. Februar 2012 mit Platz 30 im Super-G von Crans-Montana. Sein bislang bestes Weltcupresultat erzielte er am 27. Dezember 2016 mit Platz 8 in der Abfahrt von Gröden. Im Oktober 2020 gab er bekannt, eine Pause einlegen zu wollen. Sein letztes Rennen bestritt er im Dezember 2019 bei der Abfahrt in Bormio.

Erfolge

Weltmeisterschaften
 Schladming 2013: 13. Super-G
 St. Moritz 2017: 29. Abfahrt

Weltcup
 1 Platzierung unter den besten zehn

Weltcupwertungen

Nor-Am Cup
 Saison 2008/09: 8. Super-G-Wertung
 Saison 2010/11: 1. Gesamtwertung, 1. Super-Kombinations-Wertung, 2. Super-G-Wertung, 3. Abfahrtswertung, 3. Riesenslalomwertung
 Saison 2011/12: 5. Abfahrtswertung
 Saison 2014/15: 5. Abfahrtswertung
 Saison 2015/16: 5. Abfahrtswertung
 Saison 2018/19: 3. Abfahrtswertung
 17 Podestplätze, davon 4 Siege:

Juniorenweltmeisterschaften
 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2009: 11. Super-G, 14. Riesenslalom

Weitere Erfolge
 5 Podestplätze im Europacup, davon 1 Sieg
 13 Siege in FIS-Rennen

Weblinks

 Porträt beim US-amerikanischen Skiverband (englisch)

Einzelnachweise

Alpiner Skirennläufer (Vereinigte Staaten)
Teilnehmer einer Alpinen Skiweltmeisterschaft
US-Amerikaner
Geboren 1989
Mann

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Everything That's New & Black AF On Netflix This July
Sit your ass down on your favorite piece of lounge furniture and catch up on the all of the new Black AF titles on Netflix.
Pretty Honore
Jul. 05, 2020 08:00AM EST
As we enter the latter half of 2020, it's safe to say that you made it, sis.
This year hasn't been all rainbows and butterflies but you've managed to block the bullshit with your head held high and if nobody has told you today, I'm proud of you. Amidst a pandemic and global protests, you're still standing––but every now and then, you need to sit your ass down on your favorite piece of lounge furniture and catch up on the all of the new Black AF titles on Netflix and xoNecole has you all the way covered.
For everything that's new and Black AF on Netflix this July, scroll below!
I Am Not Your Negro (July 1)
I'ma let y'all finish, but James Baldwin was one of the greatest American orators of all time and in I Am Not Your Negro, director Raoul Peck takes an in-depth look at his last work before his death.
A Thousand Words (July 1)
We all have that friend who could stand to learn a thing or two about the solace that can be found in silence and if you don't, you're that friend. In this 2012 comedy co-starring Kerry Washington, we see Eddie Murphy as a new father, husband, and big-time industry exec who couldn't keep his mouth shut if his life depended on it.
Double Platinum (July 1)
As an early's 90s baby, I can admit that I was today-years-old when I learned that Brandy and Diana Ross starred in a film together and now that it's made its way onto the streaming platform, I plan to get my entire life.
Ali (July 1)
Starring Jada Pinkett and Will Smith, this 2001 biopic about one of the greatest boxers to ever live is now streaming.
Shaft (July 1)
This 1970s blaxploitation classic starring a young Richard Roundtree will give you all the nostalgia and then some.
This Christmas (July 1)
Netflix just gave us Christmas in July with a 2007 romantic comedy featuring an all-star cast including but not limited to Chris Brown, Lauren London, Regina King, and Idris Elba that will put you all the way in the holiday spirit.
Only (July 5)
When a viral disease kills every woman on the planet, a couple isn't far along on their quest for survival before they are met with unforeseeable danger.
A Kid From Coney Island (July 6)
A Kid From Coney Island
I may not know much about sports, but I do know that Netflix does not come to play when it comes to their documentaries, and A Kid From Coney Island is no exception. Chronicling the rise and fall of former NBA hard-hitter, Stephon Marbury, this film is proof that men need mental self-care, too.
The Old Guard (July 10)
Current circumstances have us all ready to open up a can of whoop-ass, and thanks to the latest Netflix Original superhero film The Old Guard, you can live vicariously through Charlize Theron and KiKi Layne as they do exactly that.
Fatal Affair Starring (July 16)
Think Fatal Attraction. But Black. And in reverse. In a thriller featuring Nia Long and Stephen Bishop, Omar Epps gives us big stalker energy when a regrettable one night stand turns into a living nightmare.
Cursed (July 17)
While this Netflix original series is only slightly melanated, the historical drama junkie in your life will live for this coming-of-age story starring Shalom Brune-Franklin and Devon Terrell (Barry) as a young King Arthur.
The Last Dance (July 19)
The ESPN 10-part Michael Jordan-inspired documentary series that intimately detailed the ball player's professional journey and gave the internet memes for days is finally hitting the streaming service on July 19.
The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion (July 22)
The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion
In a documentary detailing the impact of fashion pioneers Misa Hylton and April Walker, The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion sheds light on the unsung story of how these women virtually created the art of streetwear and changed the industry forever.
Shameless: Season 10 (July 26)
If you need a break from the real-life drama and are ready to dive into some on-screen mess, I'd strongly recommend that you pull up to the Gallagher household. Returning for its second-to-last season, this dysfunctional family TV drama is guaranteed to make you feel helluva lot better about your own life.
Seriously Single (July 31)
Seriously Single
Being alone doesn't mean you have to be lonely, just ask the South African stars of Netflix's latest comedy who, after a couple of rocky breakups, are seriously about that single life.
The Umbrella Academy: Season 2 (July 31)
Last year, the Netflix Original sci-fi drama series The Umbrella Academy took the internet by storm, and at the end of this month, our weird and dysfunctional family of teenaged superheroes are returning for a second season.
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Here are the polls for #SCA5's main categories. Make sure your faves win!
Below are the six main categories celebrating the best of what Star Cinema's movies, filmmakers and its actors and actresses served us from October 2017 to August 2018 — Ultimate Movie Director, Ultimate Male Movie Star, Ultimate Female Movie Star, Ultimate Movie Theme Song, Ultimate Movie Line, and Ultimate Movie — and the winners will be announced VERY SOON on our social media accounts!


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World Investment Report 2014
Home | Propenomy | World Investment Report 2014
Developed economies remain important sources of FDI but are not accompanied by major developing countries such as the BRIC, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Korea and Turkey. Indeed, China is consistently ranked the most promising source of FDI, together with the United States.
Among the developed economies, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany and France are ranked as the most promising developed-economy investors, underscoring their continuing role in global FDI flows. As to host economies, this year's ranking is largely consistent with past ones, with only minor changes. South-East Asian countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore, and some developed economies, such as the United Kingdom, Australia, France and Poland, gained some positions, while Japan and Mexico lost some. (figure I.28)
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Vitamin C beauty products are revered for their ability to brighten the skin and boost collagen production for skin the appears more youthful. Antioxidant-rich Vitamin C is an essential nutrient that's not produced by the body and needs to be received from external sources, yet many skincare products are non-stabilized or packed with Vitamin C derivatives.
A handful of leading skincare brands are now sharing solutions with highly concentrated amounts of L-ascorbic acid, also known as pure Vitamin C. CosRX's Triple C Lightning Liquid boasts 20.5% pure Vitamin C, while Obagi Medical's newly released Professional-C Polish and Mask contains 30% L-ascorbic acid. Allies of Skin launched its innovative Vitamin C serum as what it identifies as "the world's first and only waterless formula with a 35% concentration."
While the best source of Vitamin C from fruits is often believed to be citrus fruits, a number of brands are proving otherwise with formulas that prominently feature other vitamin-rich brightening ingredients like bananas, pineapple and strawberries.


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Home » Health » Many People Vaccinated then suddenly died – Covid
Just a few of the deaths on VAERS from the you know what shot.
VAERS ID # 936805-1.AGE 25. MALE Vaccinated 12/22/2020. Found unresponsive and subsequently expired at home on 1/11/2021. Moderna vaccine.-
VAERS ID # 943397-1AGE 28. MALE Vaccinated 12/23/2020. Died 1/14/2021. Patient was found unresponsive at work in the hospital. Patient pupils were fixed and dilated. Pfizer vaccine.-
VAERS ID # 939050-1AGE 32. FEMALE Vaccinated 12/28/2020. Died on 1/4/21 at 7:20am. Moderna vaccine.-
VAERS ID # 921667-1AGE 39. FEMALE. Vaccinated 12/29/2020. It was reported that the staff member deceased somewhere between 1/3/2021 and 1/4/2021. Pfizer vaccine.-
VAERS ID # 923219-1AGE 41. FEMALE Vaccinated 12/30/2021. Died. 1/1/2021. Pfizer vaccine. The patient didn't experience any adverse event at the moment of inoculation with COVID-19 vaccine or the following days. On January 1, 2021, at lunch time, two days after receiving the vaccine, the patient was found unresponsive in her bed by her partner.-
VAERS ID # 933578-1AGE 43. MALE Vaccinated 1/8/2021. Died 1/9/2021. Moderna vaccine.-
VAERS ID # 937527-1AGE 44. FEMALE Vaccinated 12/23/2020. Died on 1/4/2021. Pfizer vaccine.-
VAERS ID # 929764-1AGE 45. MALE Vaccinated 12/28/2020. Died 12/29/2020. The patient was found deceased at home about 24 hours after immunization. Moderna vaccine.-
VAERS ID # 939270-1AGE 48. MALE Vaccinated 12/22/2020. Died 12/31/2020. Pfizer vaccine.-
VAERS ID # 918518-1AGE 50. FEMALEVaccinated 12/31/2020. Died 12/31/2020. Moderna vaccine.-
VAERS ID # 938118-1AGE 51. FEMALEVaccinated 1/5/2021. Died. 1/10/2021. Pfizer vaccine. On 1/8/2021 17:30 patient taken to ER, cerebellar hemorrhage, stroke, aneurysm.-
VAERS ID # 946293-1AGE 51. MALE Vaccinated 1/7/2021. Died 1/12/2021. Moderna vaccine. He became increasingly hypoxic around 1800 hours on 1/7/2021. He was transported to hospital for acute on chronic hypoxia respiratory failure. He expired on 1/12/2021@2325 at medical center.-
VAERS ID # 930910-1AGE 52. FEMALE Vaccinated on 1/8/2021. Died 1/8/2021. Patient received COVID vaccination around 12:15pm. Patient was monitored for the appropriate amount of time by nursing staff. Patient passed away at 2:15pm. Moderna vaccine.-
VAERS ID # 933739-1AGE 54. FEMALE. Vaccinated 1/8/2021. Died 1/10/2021. 2 days later… Staff member checked on her at 3am and patient stated that she felt like she couldn't breathe. 911 was called and taken to the hospital. While in the ambulance, patient coded. Two EEGs were given to determine that patient had no brain activity. Pfizer vaccine.-
VAERS ID # 934968-1AGE 54. MALE Vaccinated 1/4/2021. Died 1/6/2021. Pfizer vaccine. The patient received the vaccine on 04 Jan 2021, after which he started not feeling well. He went right home and went to bed. He woke up and ate a bit but not much and then was kind of pale. The patient then started to vomit, which continued throughout the night. He was having trouble in breathing. Emergency services were called, and they took his vitals and said that everything was okay, but he was very agitated; reported as not like this prior to the vaccine. The patient was taken to urgent care where they gave him an unspecified steroid shot and unspecified medication for vomiting.
The patient was told he was probably having a reaction to the vaccine, but he was just dried up. The patient continued to vomit throughout the day and then he was very agitated again and would fall asleep for may be 15-20 minutes. When the patient woke up, he was very restless (reported as: his body was just amped up and could not calm down). The patient calmed down just a little bit in the evening. When the patient was awoken at 6:00 AM in the morning, he was still agitated. The patient stated that he couldn't breathe, and his mind was racing. The patient's other brother went to him and he was not responsive, and he passed away on 06 Jan 2021 around 10:15 AM. It was reported that none of the symptoms occurred until the patient received the vaccine. The patient died on 06 Jan 2021.-
VAERS ID # 942106-1AGE 54. MALE Vaccinated 1/8/2021. Died 1/9/2021. Pfizer vaccine. On scene, the patient had a witnessed arrest with EMS starting CPR. He was given 3 rounds of epi without ROSC. Patient's wife, had noted patient had received covid vaccine the prior day.-
VAERS ID # 928933-1AGE 56. FEMALE Vaccinated on 12/23/2020. Died on 1/8/2021. Moderna vaccine.-
VAERS ID # 935511-1AGE 56. FEMALE Vaccinated 1/8/2021. Died 1/9/2021. Moderna vaccine. Patient received the 1st dose of Moderna and was found deceased in her home the next day.
VAERS ID # 941811-1AGE 56. FEMALE Vaccinated 1/4/2021. Died 1/11/2021. Moderna vaccine. Resident began having fever on 1/11/21. Resident sent to nearest ER for evaluation. Later in the evening the staff AT Medical Center called to inform staff that resident had expired @ 2230 as a result of Respiratory Failure and Sepsis.-
VAERS ID # 944595-1AGE 56. MALE Vaccinated 1/12/2021. Died 1/14/2021. Pfizer vaccine. Cardiac arrest within 1 hour Patient had the second vaccine approximately 2 pm on Tuesday Jan 12th He works at the extended care community and was in good health that morning with no complaints. He waited 10-15 minutes at the vaccine admin site and then told them he felt fine and was ready to get back to work. He then was found unresponsive at 3 pm within an hour of the 2nd vaccine. EMS called immediately worked on him 30 minutes in field then 30 minutes at ER was able to put him on life support yet deemed Brain dead on 1-14-21 and pronounced dead an hour or so later.-
VAERS ID # 921768-1AGE 58. FEMALE Vaccinated 1/4/2021. Died 1/4/2021. Pfizer vaccine.-
VAERS ID # 920815-1AGE 58. FEMALE Vaccinated 12/30/2020. Died 1/4/2021. 6 days later. Moderna vaccine.-
VAERS ID # 933090-1AGE 60. MALE Vaccinated 1/5/2021. Died. 1/9/2021. Pfizer vaccine.-
VAERS ID # 941743-1AGE 60. FEMALE Vaccinated 1/12/2021. Died 1/13/2021. Moderna vaccine. Found to be deceased at 3am-
VAERS ID # 932898-1AGE 61. MALE Vaccinated 12/17/2020. Died. 12/30/2020. Pfizer vaccine. The patient had an apparent cardiac arrest on 12/23/20 and was admitted to the ICU. He was taken off of life support on 12/30/20.-
VAERS ID # 942085-1AGE 62. FEMALE Vaccinated 1/2/2021. Died 1/8/2021. Pfizer vaccine. On 1/8/21 at 0615 resident was shaking. Reported all over pain. At 0850 she was not responsive.-
VAERS ID # 940955-1AGE 66. FEMALE Vaccinated 1/11/2021. Died 1/11/2021. Pfizer vaccine. Cardiac Arrest. Patient was found pulseless and breathless 20 minutes following the vaccine administration. Received the second dose of BNT162B2. Took the first dose on 21 Dec 2020. MD found no signs of anaphylaxis.
"I gathered all vaccine ingredients into a list and contacted Poison Control. After intros and such, and asking to speak with someone tenured and knowledgeable, this is the gist of that conversation.
Me: My question to you is how are these ingredients categorized? As benign or poison? (I ran a few ingredients, formaldehyde, Tween 80, mercury, aluminum, phenoxyethanol, potassium phosphate, sodium phosphate, sorbitol, etc.)
He: Well, that's quite a list… But I'd have to easily say that they're all toxic to humans… Used in fertilizers… Pesticides… To stop the heart… To preserve a dead body… They're registered with us in different categories, but pretty much poisons. Why?
Me: If I were deliberately to feed or inject my child with these ingredients often, as a schedule, obviously I'd put my daughter in harm's way… But what would legally happen to me?
He: Odd question… But you'd likely be charged with criminal negligence… perhaps with intent to kill… and of course child abuse… Your child would be taken away from you… Do you know of someone's who's doing this to their child? This is criminal…
Me: An industry… These are the ingredients used in vaccines… With binding agents to make sure the body won't flush these out… To keep the antibody levels up indefinitely…
He: WHAT?!
Your conclusion?
The man was beside himself. He asked if I would email him all this information. He wanted to share it with his adult kids who are parents. He was horrified and felt awful he didn't know… his kids are vaccinated and they have health issues…"
~ By Iris Figueroa 🍃♥🍃
✅INGREDIENTS TO VACCINES – You CANNOT make an educated decision without being educated.
Here are just SOME vaccine ingredients.
These are being INJECTED into your kids;
◾Formaldehyde/Formalin – Highly toxic systematic poison and carcinogen.
◾Betapropiolactone – Toxic chemical and carcinogen. May cause death/permanant injury after very short exposure to small quantities. Corrosive chemical.
◾Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide – May cause damage to the liver, cardiovascular system, and central nervous system. May cause reproductive effects and birth defects.
◾Aluminum hydroxide, aluminum phosphate, and aluminum salts – Neurotoxin. Carries risk for long term brain inflammation/swelling, neurological disorders, autoimmune disease, Alzheimer's, dementia, and autism. It penetrates the brain where it persists indefinitely.
◾Thimerosal (mercury) – Neurotoxin. Induces cellular damage, reduces oxidation-reduction activity, cellular degeneration, and cell death. Linked to neurological disorders, Alzheimer's, dementia, and autism.
◾Polysorbate 80 & 20 – Trespasses the Blood-Brain Barrier and carries with it aluminum, thimerosal, and viruses; allowing it to enter the brain.
◾Glutaraldehyde – Toxic chemical used as a disinfectant for heat sensitive medical equipment.
◾Fetal Bovine Serum – Harvested from bovine (cow) fetuses taken from pregnant cows before slaughter.
◾Human Diploid Fibroblast Cells – aborted fetal cells. Foreign DNA has the ability to interact with our own.
◾African Green Monkey Kidney Cells – Can carry the SV-40 cancer-causing virus that has already tainted about 30 million Americans.
◾Acetone – Can cause kidney, liver, and nerve damage.
◾E.Coli – Yes, you read that right.
◾DNA from porcine (pig) Circovirus type-1
◾Human embryonic lung cell cultures (from aborted fetuses)
✳You can view all of these ingredients on the CDCs website. I encourage everyone to do their own research. Look up the MSDS on these chemicals. Read the thousands of peer reviewed studies that have evaluated the biological consequences these chemicals can have on the body, especially when being injected.
✳Fact check vaccine ingredients here:
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/b/excipient-table-2.pdf
#educatebeforeyouvaccinate#injectionisdifferentthaningestion#learntherisks#informedconsent
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Smile, Retief! You just got a RARE free pass into the U.S. Open
Good news for Retief Goosen fans. Your man is back in the U.S. Open. And good news for Retief Goosen. You don't have to worry about qualifying for the event.
On Tuesday, the USGA announced it had given a special exemption into the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. Goosen is a two-time U.S. Open champ, winning in 2001 at Southern Hills and in 2004 at Shinnecock. Goosen is the first player to receive such an exemption since 2010, when the USGA gave Vijay Singh and Tom Watson spots in the field at Pebble Beach.
"I am incredibly grateful to receive a special exemption into the 2016 U.S. Open," Goosen said. "It is, of course, a very special championship for me, having managed to win it twice and I am delighted to know that I will be in the field again this year."
Goosen is probably just as happy about not having to go through qualifying again. With his 10-year exemption for winning the event running out last year, Goosen managed to make it through a Memphis qualifier, but missed the cut at Chambers Bay. Before 2010, Nick Price was the last player to receive a special exemption in 2005.
This is a nice nod by the USGA to one of 18 players to ever win its biggest event two times, but Goosen won't just be making a ceremonial appearance. The 47-year-old South African has made 10 consecutive cuts on the PGA Tour and is coming off a T-12 at the Players.
More good news for Goosen? Players receiving special exemptions usually fare well in that year's U.S. Open. The past three players to be given it made the cut, including Price finishing T-9 at Pinehurst in 2005. And Hale Irwin even won the tournament for a third time in 1990 after being given a free pass by the USGA. That's a lofty goal, but at least, Goosen will have a chance to do the same.


>>> Seems I could add config-1@ as a colon definition, however I'm not sure how too deal with r1@?
>>> Just can't figure how r1@ is implemented in SLOF?
>> My reading of the IEEE-1275 PCI bindings is that you take the first 32-bit word of "reg" for the PCI configuration space address, so as you can see we return the device-id/vendor-id for the NE2000 NIC as above.
> Not working correctly, 1000 config-l@ u. Returns f1001000?


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If you don't understand honorific titles, you are in real danger of being misunderstood. Worse, you might unknowingly offend someone by addressing them incorrectly. This blog is your Miss, Mrs, and Ms cheat sheet—to ensure you communicate correctly.
Prior to the rise of the second wave feminist movement in the US during the 1970s, women were essentially without an honorific title equivalent to "Mr" for men. Neither Miss nor Mrs was really equal to Mr. The problem was, no matter which title a woman chose, she found herself categorised as either single or married. In fact, she didn't really have a choice. All young, unmarried women were referred to as Miss. All married women automatically became Mrs and took their husband's surname.
A man is always a Mr, but this title does not have anything to do with his marital status. A Mr could be an 18-year-old single man or a 50-year-old married man. The late Sheila Michaels was a feminist and civil rights activist that recognised this issue, demanding a title that gave her gender an equal footing with the male Mr. Although she didn't invent the title "Ms", she certainly was the woman that popularised it. Her 1969 appearance on New York radio station WBAI was the transmission that put Ms on the map.
In 1971, Ms. Magazine first featured as an insert in New York Magazine. A year later in July 1972, Ms. Magazine's first regular standalone issue became available. As founding editor, Letty Cottin Pogrebin likes to succinctly put it, "Ms. translated a movement into a magazine". By 20th June 1986, the already widely popular Ms honorific title made it into the vocabulary of the New York Times.
Miss is still used when referring to young women, especially as a term of endearment to young girls. It is also used in beauty contests like Miss America or Miss Universe. These contests popped up during the 1920s and reflect the values and expectations of times gone by. Outside of a beauty pageant scenario, Miss really is reserved for birthday cards to your young female relatives. Little miss sunshine sounds harmless, but unless she is your daughter or niece, don't risk it.
Mrs is still quite common. Mrs is always a married woman. She may be currently married, divorced, or a widow, but a Mrs has been married at least once. Technically, Mrs—often pronounced "Missus"—can be the appropriate honorific title, but only if the woman prefers it. Both Sarah Palin and Meghan Kelly are married women, however, they do not use Mrs. In contrast, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama are definitively in the Mrs camp.
Ms is hard to pronounce. The trick is to refer to women by name or as "Mizz" to cover every situation. Unless you 100% know for sure a woman wants to be referred to as Mrs, you can safely use this honorific title regardless of the woman's age or marital status. "Choose Miss and you are condemned to childish immaturity. Choose Mrs and be condemned as some guy's chattel. Choose Ms and you become an adult woman in charge of your whole life." —Eve Kay, The Guardian, 2007.
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Google Translate only had two languages and a few hundred users when it first launched. Today, it is a cutting edge example of machine translation with over 500 million users. Here are 10 interesting factoids about Google Translate.


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CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. — The other day, Carol Meyer and her friend Ellen went walking in the woods of Chappaqua. For all they knew, they might see a coyote or some rare mushrooms or Hillary Clinton.
"I just have a sense — " said Ellen, putting on her gloves.
"You think so?" said Carol, adjusting her scarf.
A Clinton sighting was hardly unlikely. She and her husband were Chappaqua neighbors who enjoyed an invigorating, mind-clearing tromp in the local nature preserve as much as anyone else. And now, of course, she was back in town. Ellen had already seen her in the woods twice since she lost the presidency, and she wasn't the only one. Two days after the election, a young woman had spotted Clinton and taken a photo with her that went viral, leading to fake news stories alleging that the whole thing was staged, which was said to prove once again that Hillary Clinton couldn't do anything that did not strike a false note. But Chappaquaians knew better.
In fact, photos had been popping up all over in recent weeks showing a makeup-free Clinton smiling with strangers in the pines, so many that "Saturday Night Live" did a skit called "The Hunt for Hil," in which two investigators head off into the woods to "find her, trap her, and thank her" with the help of a forest shaman. Others scrutinizing the photos noted that in one, Clinton appeared to be wearing the same blue-patterned Patagonia fleece she had been photographed wearing in outings for 20 years, spawning jokes that her fleece had more experience than Donald Trump, and comments about how regular she seemed, how human.
It was like Al Gore growing a beard after his 2000 election loss. Or George W. Bush painting self-portraits after leaving office. It was Hillary Clinton in the woods: not a candidate running, but a person walking, and probably also talking, as Ellen and Carol were doing now, two lawyers heading along a grassy path into the 44-acre preserve.
"I read this article by Michael Kinsley — he was saying Donald Trump is a fascist, but not in the usual sense," Ellen began, and as they walked along, the words "corporate statism" and "Tillerson" and "democracy" drifted up into the maples and pines.
They huffed up a rocky hill and walked along a ridge. They eased down into a clearing by a half-frozen stream, which was where, two days after the election, Ellen had been walking her yellow lab Phoebe, distraught over the results and saying to herself, "If I see her, I see her" when she actually saw her, in the woods: Hillary Clinton coming around a bend.
A couple weeks later, Ellen, who calls herself "the Sacagawea of the Arboretum," let Phoebe off her leash. The dog was bounding ahead full speed when she started barking, and then Hillary and Bill Clinton appeared again, this time with their daughter, Chelsea, Chelsea's husband and their children. It was the day after Thanksgiving and soon, other hikers were popping out of the woods.
It was cold and quiet now except for the wind blowing through the bare branches of trees, and the sound of something rustling in the leaves. The women carried on deeper into the woods, bending back twigs, heading up a slope they called "Secret Service Hill" after a time years ago when the path was frozen and they had helped the Clintons' agents, who were wearing loafers, navigate the incline. The Clintons were well shod.
Ellen remembered Bill talking during his convention speech this summer about how he and Hillary had taken a walk on their first date and had been "walking and talking" ever since. Sometimes, though, it was just Bill walking alone in the woods as Hillary traipsed around the world or campaigned across the country.
Once, a Chappaquaian named Judy Fuhrer was driving along the road by the preserve, listening to an audio recording of Bill Clinton's 1,008-page memoir. She said she was on the 13th CD when she realized that the tall white-haired man walking his dog up ahead was the former president of the United States.
Once, a Chappaquaian named Lew was coming out of the woods with his dog Maggie when he saw Bill Clinton and the dog heading in.
It seemed like almost every Chappaquaian had some story about the time they ran into the former most powerful man in the world. They had chatted with him in the woods about Nelson Mandela's birthday party, or at Le Jardin Du Roi bistro about the lost chance for a Middle East peace deal. When Judy Fuhrer's son broke his arm, Clinton signed the boy's cast. Ellen ran into him in the bookstore once and handed him her cellphone to wish her sister-in-law a happy birthday, and he had seemed glad to oblige.
Now it was different. Now it seemed like Hillary Clinton might appear at any moment, like she was just up ahead, just beyond those trees. Recently, a Chappaquaian named Andy and his two dogs, Lucas and Earl, were out walking and noticed that the leaves normally covering the path appeared to have been cleared by a leaf blower, the first time he had ever seen such a thing. In the distance, he saw two men sitting too stiffly on a bench.
A picture of Hillary Clinton in the woods. He had just missed her.
"I'd be interested to see her and chat," he said, figuring it would happen sooner or later, which was what Carol and Ellen figured too.
They ducked under the limbs of two skinny trees that arched over the path, and after a while, there was a rustling noise, and the sound of people talking in the distance. It was a Saturday afternoon; Ellen had almost always seen her in the afternoon. She had seen Bill at the Starbucks earlier. Maybe she was back. They pressed on, but soon the sounds vanished, and there was just the woods.
"The Cathedral of Firs," Ellen said, reaching her favorite part of the hike, a swath of evergreens. They stopped and looked around. You could hear a bird or two. You could hear the creak of branches in the wind. They tried to imagine what Hillary would be doing next.
"I think of her as someone who wants to be out doing things, having a goal," Carol said.
"My niece wants me to invite her to join my book club," Ellen said, and as they headed into a clearing, the two friends talked about how they had solved all the world's problems in the woods, even if they had yet to solve their own grief over the election. Seeing Hillary Clinton out here in nature helped, even if it was also unsettling.
"It kind of brings it all home — like, oh. Wait. That's who lost," Carol said, and soon, they reached the last part of their hike, a path winding through a marshy area of low shrubs with long yellowy leaves. The leaves looked like uncombed yellowy hair. That was what they saw now, not Hillary.


The Archive Records Act and Archive Decision regulate the storage of information in documents (digital and analogue), information systems and websites.
The University has specified how it implements this legislation and related obligations in the Archive Management Regulations (in Dutch).
The University is legally bound to maintain an archive. In addition, adequate archive management is necessary for our organisation to formulate future policy, ensure continuity and offer legal accountability. It also represents a valuable source of information.
We can only keep our archives in order if we all work together. You should therefore make sure that you assign an employee or unit to be responsible for registration and archiving.
If you need help with archiving, please contact the Documentary Information and Archive Management (DIA) department. Our product catalogue (in Dutch) describes how we can support you throughout the archiving process.
Formally you should transfer an archive to DIA once it loses its 'immediate administrative value'. In many cases, this means ten years after you have stopped building the archive. The DIA department follows the statutory norms when deciding what to do with such archives.
There is a statutory period for how long a document must remain available in an archive. At Leiden University, retention periods are set in the basisselectiedocument (in Dutch). If you have any questions about the retention period of your archived documents, please contact the DIA department.
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The Netcon GW502-iM has been specifically designed for use in high voltage electrical substations, avoiding the need to use commercial PC/Windows-based technology. The hardware platform is an evolution of our Transmission grade gateway/RTU allowing us to offer unparaelled reliability, resilence and performance.
Designed to stand alone, utilitising a pair of GW502-iM's offers the energy network operator complete redundancy.
Reliable, resilient, secure, Linux OS runs inside the Netcon GW502-iM. Netcon NFE executes as a priority application providing protocol and database functionality.
A single Netcon GW502-iM can easily integrate/support 60-100 IEDs, depending on protocol selection and typically up to 5,000 I/O points.
Netcon NFE, our real time database application, contains a library of over 50 energy utility protocols (see 'Technical Data' for full range of protocols). Futhermore, Netcon NFE supports connection to multiple masters using independent protocols upstream and downstream to multiple IEDs, running different protocols over a mixture of serial and IP communications media.
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Netcon 500 has full support for the emerging IEC61850 standard. The implementation is open with proven multivendor interoperability. As Netcon 500 is capable to act as a communications gateway and a protocol converter, a IEC61850 substation can be connected to a control centre using any standard protocol, like IEC-104.
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New in the Zoo
Denise Verret, Chief Executive Officer & Zoo Director
On June 28, 2019, the Los Angeles City Council confirmed Denise M. Verret as the successor Director and General Manager of the Zoo to John Lewis who retired in January. Denise is no stranger to the Zoo as she has been the Deputy Director for the past 19 years. During her 19-year tenure, she provided executive leadership over a variety of functions and major operations including Finance, Administration, Information Technology, Human Resources, Admissions and Guest Relations, Capital Projects, Planning and Development, Public Relations, and Education and Interpretive Programs. Among Denise's many achievements are directing the development of the Zoo's Strategic Plan, Vision Plan, and the Business and Marketing Plan.
"I am looking forward to leading the transformation of the Zoo into something that is uniquely Los Angeles."
"I am looking forward to leading the transformation of the Zoo into something that is uniquely Los Angeles, with animal welfare our highest priority," Denise comments. "The L.A. Zoo will continue to make its mark through our conservation efforts, our learning and community engagement programs, and by becoming a world-class destination in this world-class City. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, equity and accessibility, and to being a place that is welcoming to all. We will build bridges and strategic partnerships as we strive every day to achieve our mission. I am extremely privileged to lead the best employees and volunteers anywhere who work tirelessly every day, with pride and purpose."
"I know that Denise will be a fantastic Director of the L.A. Zoo. Over the past several months, I've witnessed her passion for animals and conservation as she has led the Zoo on an interim basis. I look forward to working with her to realize the Zoo's Vision Plan; to support the Zoo's important conservation work at home and around the world; and to make the LA Zoo the gold standard of the zoos of the future," said Beth Price, Chair of the GLAZA Board of Trustees.
GLAZA President, Tom Jacobson, is delighted with the new partnership and looks forward to many collaborations that will bring our community closer to the mission of the Zoo and will encourage investment in our future vision to make the Zoo one of the finest in the country. "As I begin my work with GLAZA and the Zoo," Tom says, "I'm thrilled to work closely with Denise, whose vision for the Los Angeles Zoo is both deeply informed by her many years of experience here and inspiring in its ambition for our Zoo and our city."
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