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How to Lose a Personal Injury Lawsuit: Pre-Existing Injuries
An accident may arise in a number of situations. The most common instances in Queensland, especially in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, usually happen from:
-Motor Vehicle Accidents
-Workplace Injuries
-Public Liability Accidents (slip & fall, defective products, etc.)
-Physical Assaults (fights in a bar, being attacked by bouncers, etc.)
An important issue that arises from some of these circumstances is when a claimant has previous injuries or medical conditions that existed prior to the accident that caused their current injury.
This is a common concern that we receive from clients who are reluctant to disclose all of their medical information in fear that insurance companies will take their medical records and manipulate that information against them.
Most insurance defence strategies may convince you to believe that if you have a pre-existing injury then your claim will not be successful.
But is that the whole truth? Is having a pre-existing injury one of the many ways on how to lose a personal injury lawsuit?
The short answer to these enquiries is that often a pre-existing injury or pre-existing medical condition will indeed add additional complexity to a claim. However, this does not automatically mean that your personal injury claim will fail in settlement discussions or court. A skilled personal injury solicitor who is also an accredited specialist in personal injury can apply the law and facts to mitigate the potential effects from an insurance company's arguments in this regard. Claimants may be reluctant to pursue this option because they are intimidated by the insurance company.
But that is exactly what an insurance company may want you to be.
An insurance company will be very likely to argue that a claimant's ongoing injuries were not caused by the accident or any negligent actions, but rather, were symptoms associated with a claimant's pre-existing injury or pre-existing medical condition.
What Might the Insurance Company Do?
Insurance adjusters are trained to deal with these situations and mitigate the amount of money their company would pay to a claimant.
After reviewing medical records, they may either bring those issues up right away or wait until settlement conference to bring up that argument.
This can be a difficult position for claimants. The negotiation strategies employed by insurance staff are catered to the claimant's situation and it is difficult to accurately determine what position the insurance company will take or what they are willing to settle for on a claim.
Often, claimants may be unfamiliar with the law or case studies that reflect an accurate resolution in their circumstances. Without such information, it may be difficult for a claimant to properly protect their legal rights on their own.
How Do Personal Injury Lawyers Argue With an Insurance Company?
A pre-existing injury or pre-existing medical condition gives rise to an issue of causation. The claimant's personal injury lawyer must prove that the injuries were caused by the accident itself and were not in fact related to the claimant's pre-existing injury or symptoms. As a matter of fact, the lawyer may even argue that a claimant's pre-existing condition was worsened and aggravated by the accident.
Insurance companies may generalize the location of the injury. For example, they may refer to the claimant's injury as simply a back injury even though the pre-existing injury may be located in the lumber spine and the accident injury occurred in the thoracic spine. It is important to refer to medical records to confirm specific details about the injury locations.
A good lawyer will analyse the medical documents provided by treating medical professionals and facilities to argue that the body parts affected by the pre-existing injuries are different than the areas affected by the new injuries.
To substantiate these arguments, a medical expert may also be appointed to assess and report on the medical issues associated with a claimant's injuries to justify his/her complaints. Medical evidence is a very critical aspect of successfully arguing against an insurance company and should not be taken for granted, especially when dealing with a pre-existing injury or medical condition.
What is the Takeaway of this Article?
If someone is the victim of an accident and suffers injuries and loss, the existence of a pre-existing injury or pre-existing medical condition can certainly add complexity to the claim.
However, this does not automatically mean that your claim is defeated. In the eyes of an untrained person, a pre-existing injury or disease may certainly seem like the end of the road for legal rights. This is why it is so important to speak to an accredited specialist in personal injury law.
To fully appreciate the complexity that your injuries may bring to your claim, it is highly recommended that you speak to a personal injury lawyer for a free consultation.
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While classical-based singers like Jo Su-mi have forayed in the pop genre, a pop singer transitioning into crossover -- a genre that combines pop and classical music -- has been unheard of in Korea, says producer Lee Sang-hoon, who is known for having worked with operatic tenor Lim Hyung-joo and who produced Park's new album.
"Park does an excellent job of bringing the more relatable pop sentimentality into classical music," said Lee at a press event for the album's new release Thursday.
Park, who debuted in 1998 with the album "One" and has several classic Korean rock-ballads, such as "Because of You" and "Walk," under her belt, has long been considered a talented vocalist and songwriter.
Since winning tvN's opera audition program "Opera Star 2012," Park has been preparing for her crossover debut for nearly four years, receiving training from expert opera vocalists.
Park's full album will be released Oct. 28 via international classical recording label Sony Classical. "One Fine Day," which was prereleased as a single on Oct. 12, topped the classical section of local music charts.


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Ondo State Governor Bar Journalists from Covering Government House
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Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, Ondo State governor
The Ondo State governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has withdrawn the press accreditation cards that admit some journalists to cover Government House activities in the state, and barred them from giving media coverage to his activities. The governor was angered by negative press coverage he received from the affected media organizations.
The affected media houses are Channels Television, African Independent Television (AIT), Raypower FM and Core Television and are reported to have also been barred from accessing the facilities of the Alagbaka 'Press Crew' office of the Governor in Akure.
Correspondents of these mediums were instructed to drop all the state government property in their possession, including the state house media identity cards issued them by state government through the office of the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor.
An unnamed source was quoted as saying that the journalists with the affected mediums were accused of reporting the activities of the government in "bad light" while ignoring the development stories that could attract investors to the state. The source reportedly said: "The main issue that the government has with these affected media stations is their critical reportage on government activities in the state."
Another source however claimed that the stations were sent packing from the government office because the State government could not afford the "heavy fund" that was being paid to the stations which was inherited from the past administration.
The second source added that: "In fact, despite such payments, which I know the past government did before leaving office, these media stations don't still report us well and in good light. We feel we can't continue to retain them and we have told them we no longer need their services in the government house."
A reporter with one of the affected mediums confirmed the expulsion, according to him, "They told us to leave the government office on the pretence that they could no longer accommodate us and retain the quarterly payment." He however added that: "Some of us are not surprised because since the inception of this APC-led government of Akeredolu, they have declared war on journalists." He cited two previous attacks on journalists by members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) which he attributed to the State government, saying "they knock the ones that do not carry out their biddings or refuse to praise-sing them in their stories."
The state governor was quoted as telling journalists in early 2017 that: "I don't care about whatever you guys write about me but let me tell you, I have become this governor and nothing or nobody will change me. So, you can continue to write whatever you like." He was at a public event inside the International Event Centre, DOME, in Akure where he reportedly made the remark.
It is also reported that coverage of the activities of the government, since the beginning of the year 2018, had been restricted to only select media stations, mostly the state-owned media outlets.

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Mads Ostberg has confirmed he will contest this year's WRC2 Pro series in a Citroen C3 R5.
Ostberg, who contested eight WRC rounds with Citroen last season, was left without a seat for this year with the French manufacturer slimming down to two cars for Sebastien Ogier and Esapekka Lappi.
The Norwegian has elected to drop down to WRC2 level rather than sit the season out entirely, and will drive a C3 R5 prepared by the Belgian DG Sport team.
Ostberg starts his campaign for WRC2 glory at Rally Sweden, but before that the Norwegian will make his competitive C3 R5 debut at Rally Hadeland on February 2.
"This year will be a challenge," he added. "I have no experience with the car and my first rally is coming soon.
Ostberg's season warm-up comes at Saturday's Sidalsrally, where he will drive one of his own Adapta team Group N Subarus on the Norwegian series opener.


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    value = Landroid/appwidget/AppWidgetProviderInfo;
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        "Landroid/os/Parcelable$Creator",
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        ">;"
    }
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    .locals 0

    .prologue
    .line 284
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    return-void
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.method public createFromParcel(Landroid/os/Parcel;)Landroid/appwidget/AppWidgetProviderInfo;
    .locals 1
    .parameter "parcel"

    .prologue
    .line 287
    new-instance v0, Landroid/appwidget/AppWidgetProviderInfo;

    invoke-direct {v0, p1}, Landroid/appwidget/AppWidgetProviderInfo;-><init>(Landroid/os/Parcel;)V

    return-object v0
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Chestnut powder drying equipment_Chestnut powder spray drying equipment - Changzhou YI DU Drying Equipment Co., Ltd.
Chinese chestnut is a common fruit,is the king of dry fruit in the world.Main ingredients of chinese chestnut:Soluble sugar、Reducing sugar、Sucrose、Protein、Crude fat、Vitamin and Mineral.Chestnut has a close relationship with the intelligence development of children,it has the function:Kidney and spleen、Astringent antidiarrheal、Blood stasis、Hemostatic and analgesic、tonifying qi、Eliminate dampness heat.Modern medicine indicate,chinese chestnut is good for Hypertension、Coronary heart disease、Arterial sclerosis and so on.Calcium can promote muscle nerves of the excitement, bone strength.
In the last century ninety's in China's deep processing of chestnut has a certain scale.Just like:Canned chestnut in syrup,Sugar fried chestnut,Chestnut jelly,Chestnut wine,Frozen dried chestnut kernel and Low sugar preserved chestnut and son on,One of the most common is chestnut powder.Early in the Qing Dynasty,there is a record.At that time the Chinese chestnut powder made dishes tribute to the emperor to enjoy.Due to the excellent taste of chestnut powder, it is also widely used in the production of cakes and ice cream desserts.
The processing technology of chestnut powder is such as:Selection of Chestnut→Shelling→Heat shocking→Protective color→Rinse→Beating→Filter→The deployment→Homogeneous→The spray dryers→Sieving→Vacuum packing.Our company from the selection of fresh chestnut,A series of experiments were conducted to determine the optimum drying parameters of chestnut powder.
Because Chinese chestnut has a hard shell and red,in the process of clothing to shell if not clean, will be the browning phenomenon.After many experiments, the chestnut shell was found to be a small gap,set into the water about 100℃ and cook about 3~5min,it can easily clean off the chestnut shell,And no browning phenomenon occurred in chestnut kernel.This is the reason for the existence of hot pressing process.In order to prevent the occurrence of chestnut color change, need to add a certain color.After comparison test.,We found that the best choice of composite color protection agent(Citric acid 0.25%+Vitamin C0.25%+Chitosan 0.20%+Sodium chloride 0.35%).Choose the Stabilizer:CMC-Na 0.20%, xanthan gum 0.25%,Single Gan ester 0.40%,Sucrose ester 0.45%,It can ensure that the chestnut powder has a uniform state in the process of the process of the dissolution.
As the material is good for the slurry, the spray dryer was chosen for the experiment.
As a result of certain sugar in chestnut, in the process of drying need to add to help dry agent to improve the quality.I choose helping-drying-agent:50% maltodextrin and 10% LY- cyclodextrin,effect is more obvious.
In order to avoid sticking to the spray drying process,material over drying and so on.,The orthogonal experiment was carried out on the effect of spray drying,and get the best drying parameters,Inlet temperature about 135℃;Soluble solids content about 18Birx;intake 0.8m³/min,charging rate 180ml/h.
Spray dryer production with the above parameters,The content of chestnut powder was 4.42%,Calculated powder rate is 29.68%.


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Q: Decoder 3:8 implementation I m trying to draw an decoder with 3 inputs and 8 outputs using circuitikz package but I had trouble to specify the number of outputs.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{circuitikz}
\usetikzlibrary{circuits.logic.IEC,calc}

\begin{document}

\begin{circuitikz}[circuit logic IEC]
\node[and gate,inputs={nnn},and gate IEC symbol={Decoder 3:8},text height=6cm,text width=4cm,
 ] (A) {};

\foreach \Valor in {1,...,3}
{
 \draw  ([xshift=-10pt]A.input \Valor) node[left] {$I_{\Valor}$} -- (A.input  \Valor);
}

\draw (A.output) -- ++(10pt,0) node[right] {$F$};
\end{circuitikz}
\end{document}

The result:

what I m looking for:

A: How about this:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows,calc,arrows.meta}
\usepackage{circuitikz}
\usetikzlibrary{circuits.logic.IEC,calc}

\begin{document}
\begin{circuitikz}[circuit logic IEC]

\draw[step=1cm,gray,very thin] (-2,-2) grid (6,4);%just to help place nodes

\node[and gate,inputs={nnn},and gate IEC symbol={Decoder 3:8},text height=6cm,text width=4cm,
 ] (A) {};

\foreach \V/\X in {1/A,2/B,3/C}
{
  \draw  ([xshift=-10pt]A.input \V) node[left] {$\X$} -- (A.input  \V);
}

\foreach \C/\B in {0.111/000,.222/001,.333/010,.444/011,.555/100,.666/101,.777/110,.888/111}
{
  \draw ( $ (A.south east)!\C!(A.north east) $ ) -- ++(10pt,0) node[left,xshift=-10] {$\B$};
}

%extra code as requested to show how to connect the decoder outputs
%to the inputs of or gates.
\draw (5,2.05) node[or port] (myor) {};

\draw ( $ (A.south east)!.888!(A.north east) $ ) -| (myor.in 1) {};
\draw ( $ (A.south east)!.777!(A.north east) $ ) -| (myor.in 2) {};
\end{circuitikz}
\end{document}

As requested, the answer is edited to include a solution to connect an or gate to the output. Below is the result, with grid lines to assist in placing the or gate. There will be some amount of suffering in getting the spacing right, but you can play with that until a satisfactory result is achieved (an infinite loop?). You can get the `port' on the decoder by referencing a point on the eastern side, then connect it to the inputs on the standard or gate inputs.

Answer 2 with a trick:
Here is another answer that uses a trick. Make two decoders and superimpose them, but the second one is flipped on the x scale. Then, you can use the inputs of the flipped node as the `outputs' of your decoder. Old code commented out and replaced with new. Produces the same output, but now at least you can have a simpler way of expressing the ports for your decoder, if you can keep in mind the inputs as outputs.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows,calc,arrows.meta}
\usepackage{circuitikz}
\usetikzlibrary{circuits.logic.IEC,calc}

\begin{document}

\begin{circuitikz}[circuit logic IEC]

\draw[step=1cm,gray,very thin] (-2,-2) grid (6,4);

\node[and gate,inputs={nnn},and gate IEC symbol={Decoder 3:8},text height=6cm,text width=4cm,
 ] (A) {};

\node[and gate,inputs={nnnnnnnn},and gate IEC symbol={},text height=6cm,text width=4cm, xscale=-1
 ] (B) {};

\foreach \V/\X in {1/A,2/B,3/C}
{
  \draw  ([xshift=-10pt]A.input \V) node[left] {$\X$} -- (A.input  \V);
}

\foreach \T/\S in {1/000,2/001,3/010,4/011,5/100,6/101,7/110,8/111}
{
  \draw  ([xshift=-10pt]B.input \T) node[left] {$\S$} -- (B.input  \T);
}

% \foreach \C/\B in {0.111/000,.222/001,.333/010,.444/011,.555/100,.666/101,.777/110,.888/111}
% {
%   \draw ( $ (A.south east)!\C!(A.north east) $ ) -- ++(10pt,0) node[left,xshift=-10] {$\B$};
% }

\draw (5,2.05) node[or port] (myor) {};

% \draw ( $ (A.south east)!.888!(A.north east) $ ) -| (myor.in 1) {};
% \draw ( $ (A.south east)!.777!(A.north east) $ ) -| (myor.in 2) {};

\draw (B.input 1) -| (myor.in 1) {};
\draw (B.input 2) -| (myor.in 2) {};

\end{circuitikz}

\end{document}

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On August 2, 2017, OPA hosted a webinar titled: The Impact of Health Systems Changes on Title X Network. During the webinar, OPA's ACA Collaborative research grantees talked about their individual projects, key findings, lessons learned, and resources that they developed for the network.
Examining if and why service sites continue to see a disproportionate number of uninsured clients.
Assessing the long term factors affecting the sustainability of Title X centers, including costs, billing, and reimbursements.
Identifying state Medicaid and commercial insurance reimbursement policies that help or hurt Title X clinics, such as issues around billing and confidentiality.


New Tablets in School !
Today the children in Mrs Mack's English group used the NEW TABLETS as part of their English lesson. The children have really taken to them and enjoy using the attachable keyboards. Many thanks to the Governing Body who supported the arrival of these excellent machines. We have enough for one-per-child in a lesson! All the children will be using these devices in lessons to come.


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Masonic Pipe in 3D
January 20, 2016 January 21, 2016 / ferryfarmandkenmore
Click on the photo for to link to a 3D image the you can zoom, rotate, and manipulate.
Recently, a 3D image of a smoking pipe was added to the Virtual Curation Lab, an online project of Virginia Commonwealth University. You can view rotate, zoom, and manipulate the image by clicking the photo above or by clicking here. The smoking pipe was discovered within the fill of the main cellar of the Washington family house at George Washington's Ferry Farm, his boyhood home. The pipe features the square and compass and twin pillars that distinguish this as a masonic pipe. Such motifs were very popular. The masonic symbols faced the smoker and fluting characterized that portion visible to surrounding friends. The design elements used suggest that this pipe was likely made in the northeast of England sometime between 1770-1810, in places like Hull.
George Washington was initiated as an apprentice mason on November 4, 1752, passed to fellow craft on March 3, 1753, and became a master mason on August 4, 1753. He achieved all of these masonic ranks at Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4. While it is certainly possible the masonic pipe belonged to George, he was one of four notable masons associated with Ferry Farm. The other three were Fielding Lewis, Hugh Mercer, and George Weedon, who each may also have left this specimen behind in the archaeological record.
The Virtual Curation Laboratory (VCL) at Virginia Commonwealth University, headed by Dr. Bernard K. Means, scanned this pipe bowl in three dimensions. 3D scanning provides two types of digital models: a three-dimensional image to be viewed on a monitor and, with the use of a special 3D printer, a plastic replica of the item. Replicas can be printed at a larger scale, allowing details to be viewed more easily. VCL has used the technology to scan bones from extinct passenger pigeons, allowing researchers from around the nation to compare these known digital models to bird bones in their own assemblages so that they can identify passenger pigeons in their collection.
The pipe bowl being scanned in 3D.
Three-dimensional scanning allows The George Washington Foundation to provide greater public access to fragile artifacts both on the Internet virtually and as 3D printed copies that visitors can see and hold. Making 3D images available online allows more people to see these artifacts than could ever visit Washington's boyhood home. We can even make these digital files available to researchers on the web, allowing others to 3D print them wherever in the world they may be. In the field, 3D replicas allow staff to engage visitors, showing them (for example) a wig hair curler or tobacco pipe, then inviting them to guess how the object was used in the past.
3D replicas allow Ferry Farm archaeologist Lauren Volkers to share rare and unique artifacts with visitors when the archaeological dig site is open.
Fragile ceramic sherds can be printed in plastic, allowing visitors to mend the pieces together as an educational exercise. Such access allows the original objects to be on exhibit while simultaneously allowing maximum access to the replicas physically and digitally.
Archaeologist Vivian Hite uses a 3D printed plastic replica of the masonic pipe to engage young visitors.
Site Director/Small Finds Analyst
Payment Tokens… Of a Different Kind
January 13, 2016 / ferryfarmandkenmore
Two of 21 payment tokens discovered by archaeologists at Historic Kenmore.
During excavations around and under Kenmore's 19th century portico in the early 2000s, archaeologists discovered several small metal disks. Some disks were significantly corroded but a few still showed markings clearly. They were stamped with the words "Braxton Mason & Co" as well as "1 day" and on another disk "5". The disks had oval-shaped holes punched through the middle. Over the years, excavations have found a total of 21 disks scattered around Kenmore.
Archival box containing artifact bags of payment tokens recovered during excavations at Kenmore.
What were these disks? The machine-made nature of both the disks and the stamped words on them suggested they dated much later the 18th century and were more likely from the late 19th or even early 20th centuries. The first clue to their purpose was the holes punched in the middle of each disk, which suggested they were intended to be strung together on a chain or key ring. Though of different shapes and materials, similar artifacts intended to be strung together in the same manner had been excavated at other sites around Fredericksburg, especially on the nearby Northern Neck. In those instances, the artifacts were identified as payment tokens used by workers in the "truck farming" industry. Day laborers were hired to pick produce, which was collected by the bushel-full in trucks and then sold roadside from the same trucks. For every bushel of produce picked, the laborer received a payment token, usually marked with either the amount "1 bushel" or so many pounds. At the end of the day or of the week, laborers lined up to trade in their tokens for payment. As the 20th century progressed, the Northern Neck became a center for the food canning industry, and eventually the small truck farms raised produce almost solely to supply 120 canneries. These canneries started issuing their own payment tokens often stamped with the company name. [1]
For a long time, it was believed the metal tokens found at Kenmore were payment tokens related to truck farming. The thought was that the Howard family, who owned Kenmore from 1881 until 1914, perhaps used the remaining land surrounding the house for a small truck farming operation. The tokens probably had been inadvertently dropped by laborers around the property. On its surface, this seemed a plausible explanation and was added to the canon of Kenmore's history.
Upon closer inspection, however, there were issues with the truck farming theory. First, Braxton Mason & Co was neither a Northern Neck cannery nor a business anywhere in the Fredericksburg area in the 20th century. Also, the Kenmore tokens were stamped with time increments instead of quantities. Lastly, there was no other evidence of the Howards being involved in truck farming.
Working in the museum field has its definite perks, and one of them is that we have access to a vast network of people who possess an impressive amount of knowledge about a wide variety of topics. Almost all of them love a good mystery! Armed with the name Braxton Mason & Co and a rough date range of 1820 to 1880, I put out a call to museum colleagues in Virginia. Had anyone ever heard of Braxton Mason & Co? Did anyone have any idea what kind of business it was? Within days, I began receiving bits of information and a truly interesting picture began to emerge.
First, a colleague from Petersburg found a tiny reference to Braxton Mason & Co in the Railroad Gazette of 1871. The single sentence stated that the company won the contract to build a portion of the Lynchburg and Danville railroad.[2] Braxton Mason & Co was a railroading firm! But who were the individuals Braxton and Mason? The Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia for 1870 recorded that a Mr. Braxton and two gentlemen named Mason were among a group of 24 investors who formed the Fredericksburg & Northern Neck Railway Company in April. Could this Braxton and one of the two Masons be our guys?
A second colleague found reference to a Carter M. Braxton in the Fredericksburg City Council minutes of 1866. With the Civil War over, the city renewed pre-war efforts to build a railway line to Gordonsville.[3] The project's engineer was Carter Braxton. The Fredericksburg-Gordonsville Railroad was completed in 1870, just before Braxton Mason & Co was contracted to build the Lynchburg-Danville line. Could Carter Braxton and one of his fellow investors (named Mason) in the Fredericksburg Northern Neck Railroad Company have split off and formed a smaller railway business? At the moment, that seems the likely explanation.
So, that explains what Braxton Mason & Co was but what did it have to do with Kenmore? A third colleague inadvertently came up with a potential answer. In order for Carter Braxton to complete the rail line to Gordonsville, the 1866 city council minutes said, swampy land that was part of the Kenmore property needed to be drained. It was decided the "owners of Kenmore" would be asked to contribute since they would benefit financially from the railway's construction. The third colleague involved in this research had done extensive work establishing Kenmore's ownership history. The upheaval of the Civil War kept this history a bit cloudy. Deeds and records of sale simply did not survive. Because of my colleague's work, however, we know that, in 1866, Kenmore's owner was Levi Beardsley, a New Yorker who came to Virginia after the war in hopes of finding promising business ventures.[4] As New Yorkers were not popular in the South, he told people that he was actually from Iowa. His secret came to light during a failed political campaign in 1868 and his various business ventures began to crumble. In order to keep Kenmore safe from his creditors, he put it into trust for his wife.[5] The trustee was a man named William Barton.
In 1870, the same year that Braxton Mason & Co began taking contracts on their own, Beardsley and his wife finally gave up and left Virginia. Kenmore was supposedly auctioned off, but it appears that William Barton retained control of the property. Shortly thereafter, Barton rented the house out to tenants. We have never known the identity or number of these tenants.
The 19th century portico on the east front of Kenmore.
Is it possible that, while working on the Fredericksburg-Gordonsville Railroad that crossed Kenmore property, Braxton Mason & Co housed their workers at Kenmore itself? Did laborers gather on the house's portico each week to collect payment for their tokens, some of which were accidentally dropped nearby? It would certainly explain the presence of these perplexing metal disks and fill in the gap of who was living at Kenmore after 1870. Whether this theory can be proven with certainty remains to be seen but, in the end, it's the investigation that makes it fun…with a little help from our friends.
Meghan Budinger
Aldrich Director of Curatorial Operations
[1] Dodd, Anita L. Day Laborer Tokens: Meaning and Function at Two 18th Century Plantations. 2006.
[2] Railroad Gazette, vol. 3, 1871. Pg. 68. Reference provided by Emmanuel Dabney, Curator, Petersburg National Battlefield.
[3] Minutes of the City Council of Fredericksburg, 1866. Reference provided by Judy Hynson, Archivist, Stratford Hall.
[4] Walker, Travis. Levi A. Beardsley and Family. 2013.
[5] Norman, Gary J. and Edgar R. Hon. Kenmore's Yankees: The Beardsleys in Fredericksburg. 1996.
Photos: "Twelfth Night at Kenmore" 2016
Each January, Historic Kenmore presents Twelfth Night at Kenmore, a dramatic theater presentation that imagines the first Christmas that Fielding and Betty Washington Lewis spent in their newly built home. The play is set in January 1776 and that year is not a time for the usual celebration. War brings fear, doubt, and frustration to the Lewis family and their friends.
The 2016 edition of Twelfth Night at Kenmore took place this past weekend. Here are photos from that performance.
Kenmore is ready for the party.
George Lewis (Joe Ziarko) gazes out the window and ponders enlisting in the Continental Army.
George Weedon (L-Rae Ehlen) and Fielding Lewis (R-John Hollinger) lament the burning of Norfolk and Dunmore's Proclamation.
The dessert table includes a hedgehog cake.
Candles light the Passage
Betty Washington Lewis (L-Barbara Cochran) and Nancy Alexander Lewis (R-Corinn Keene) determine to smile through the troubles of war.
The Lewis family and guests sing "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen."
The Payne Family provided music for the performance. (L-R) Zach, Kelsey, Kaylee, and Luke.
George Weedon explains to Captain Richard Taylor (Sam Fulton) why horse racing ought to be banned during the war.
Captain Taylor, John Lewis (Mike Taylor), and George Lewis play cards.
Wassail in a punch bowl.
Sausage cooking over the fire in the kitchen.
Rachel (Gladys Perkins), enslaved cook for the Lewis family, tends the fire.
Rachel ponders the future that war might bring for the enslaved community and if that future will include freedom.
Glue: The Coolest Thing I've Ever Found
January 6, 2016 April 11, 2016 / ferryfarmandkenmore
As an archaeologist, I am often asked "What is the coolest thing you've ever found?" The answer is complicated. Although I've unearthed 10,000 year old Paleoindian hearths, elaborate porcelains, coins, long lost jewelry, and ancient stone tools, I say that the coolest thing I've ever found is …. glue. This proclamation always elicits questioning looks from well-meaning folks who expect something a little more glamorous. Let me tell you why, to date, glue is the "coolest thing I've ever found."
It's not just the glue itself that is incredible but also the object on which the glue was found. When I started working at George Washington's Ferry Farm, my first assignment was to examine creamware associated with Mary Washington, George's mother, which was excavated from the cellar of the Washington home. I focused on a lovely punch bowl with beautiful hand-painted enamel depicting a floral motif with cherry accents. Obviously, we adore cherries at Ferry Farm, being the setting of the fabled chopping down of a certain tree by young George, and we wanted to learn more about it.
The punch bowl was manufactured in the 1760s or early 1770s. It exhibited a lot of use wear, indicating it was obviously a favorite of Mary's. The punch bowl was of a size designed to be passed around at a gathering for each guest to take a sip directly from it. This was a time before germs were well understood. Thankfully, for health's sake, 18th century punch contained a hefty amount of alcohol. This also meant that punch was not cheap. Actually, the production and drinking of punch was very much a ceremonial form of conspicuous consumption. Mary chose this special bowl as much for its beauty as for its function.
After close inspection of the vessel, I noticed a strange substance adhering to many of the edges. This unsightly brown stuff extended across the many breaks in the bowl and, upon microscopic examination, exhibited suspicious brush marks. Furthermore, additional ceramics from the same cellar excavation revealed similar residues. Could it be glue? If it were, this would shed light on a previously unknown behavior taking place in the Washington home – the breaking and subsequent repair of ceramics. We had to know! What followed was a multi-year study during which we tested the historic glue residue samples utilizing mass spectrometry courtesy of Eastern Michigan University. We spent months researching historic glues, replicating those glues, and then breaking and mending much thrift store pottery with the aforementioned glue in the name of science. The conclusion? We had indeed discovered eighteenth century glues!
While this may not seem like a 'eureka' moment, it was actually quite significant. First of all, it's amazing that 250-year-old glue survived in the ground for so long. Second, the discovery improves our understanding of Mary Washington, a woman that gave birth to and shaped the young life of our first president. By replicating period glues and mending modern pottery, we also learned that the vessels Mary had repaired probably were not used for anything other than display after mending. They could not have held a liquid, which means that after it was broken and mended, the beloved punch bowl was probably relegated to mantle or shelf where the delicate hand-painted flowers and charming cherries could be admired but never used for its intended purpose ever again.
We also concluded that Mary herself would probably not have made and applied the glues personally. Turns out making eighteenth century glues involved a wide array of bizarre and often stinky ingredients including ox gall, animal hide, bull's blood, garlic, eggs, cheese, isinglass (extracted from a fish's swim bladder), and the slime from garden snails (yep). Watch the video below to see how colonial-era glue was made. You can also click here. It was a time consuming and messy endeavor that was likely undertaken by the enslaved people living at Ferry Farm rather than by the mistress of the house.
To date, seven vessels belonging to Mary exhibit glue residue. Interestingly, even though a professional mender was operating in the town of Fredericksburg just across the river from where she lived, Mary chose to have glue prepared at home with which to repair her ceramics. That, plus the fact that she had these pieces mended even though she could never use them again means Mary was a thrifty woman who saw the value in displaying the objects. Perhaps demonstrating that she owned these highly fashionable ceramics took precedence over using them?
What makes the glues even more exciting is that nowhere in the historic record does it mention that Mary was repairing ceramics at home. Our only evidence for this activity is archaeological and it has revealed a previously unknown aspect of her life. Perhaps now the question is not "Did George chop down the cherry tree?" but rather "Did George break the cherry punch bowl"?
And all that is why glue is the coolest thing I've ever found.
Ceramics & Glass Specialist
Photos: Last Year's "Twelfth Night at Kenmore"
January 4, 2016 December 30, 2015 / ferryfarmandkenmore
This coming weekend — Friday, January 8, Saturday, January 9, or Sunday, January 10 — Historic Kenmore again presents Twelfth Night at Kenmore, a dramatic theater presentation set in January 1776. It is the first Christmas that Fielding and Betty Washington Lewis celebrate in their newly built home. It is not the usual celebration, however. War brings fear, doubt, and frustration to the Lewis family and their friends.
Here is a collection of photos from last year's performances.
George Weedon (Sam Fulton) and Fielding Lewis (John Hollinger) remark upon the Christmas decorations.
Betty Washington Lewis (Amy Wolf) and daughter-in-law Nancy Alexander Lewis (Juliana Jones) ponder how the war might impact the family.
George Lewis (Will Goldstein) expresses his desire to enlist in the Continental Army.
George Weedon, a leading Fredericksburg patriot and tavernkeeper.
Our excellent musicians for the evening: Zach, Kelsey, Kaylee, and Luke Payne.
Two-hundred-year-old violin on display in Kenmore's dining room
Violin is on loan by Wayne A. Hill, Violinist/Composer
Rachel (Gladys Perkins), enslaved cook, and Hetty (Ashlee James), enslaved washerwoman and house servant, ponder the future.
Immerse yourself in the experience the candlelight, music, and decorations of an eighteenth-century Christmas!
Performance Times: 3:00, 3:45, 4:45 and 5:30 p.m.
Reservations required. Call 540-370-0732 x24 or email hayes@gwffoundation.org
Cost: $12.00 adults, $6.00 ages 3-17; free ages 3 and under.


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Q: How is the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality used to bound this derivative? In "Hardy's Uncertainty Principle, Convexity and Schrödinger Evolutions" (link) on page 5, the authors state that they are using the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality to bound the derivative of the $L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$ norm of a solution to a certain differential equations, but I am not sure how exactly they applied it.
Some context: Let $v$, $\phi$, $V$, $F$ be nice enough functions of $x$ and $t$ so that the following integrals are well-defined, $A>0, B\in\mathbb{R}$ be constants, and $u=e^{-\phi} v$ solve
$$\partial_t u = (A+iB)\left( \Delta u + Vu+F\right).$$
Denote the $L^2$ inner product on $\mathbb{R}^n$ between some $f$ and $g$ as $(f, g) = \int f g^{\dagger} dx$, where $g^\dagger$ is the complex conjugate of $g$, and define $f^+=\mathrm{max}\{f, 0\}$.
We know the equality
$$\partial_t \vert \!\vert v \vert\!\vert^2_{L^2} = 2\,\mathrm{Re}\left(Sv,v\right) + 2\,\mathrm{Re}\left((A+iB)e^\phi F, v\right),$$
where
$$\mathrm{Re}\left(Sv,v\right) = \int -A|\nabla v|^2 + \left(A|\nabla \phi|^2+\partial_t \phi \right) |v|^2 + 2B \,\mathrm{Im}\, v^{\dagger} \nabla\phi\cdot\nabla v  + \left( A\,\mathrm{Re}\,V - B\,\mathrm{Im}\, V\right)|v|^2dx,$$
holds true. The authors go on to conclude that the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality implies that
$$\partial_t \vert \!\vert v(t) \vert\!\vert^2_{L^2} \le 2\vert \!\vert A \, \left(\mathrm{Re}\,V(t)\right)^+ - B\,\mathrm{Im}\, V(t) \vert \!\vert_{\infty}\vert \!\vert v(t) \vert \!\vert^2_{L^2} + 2 \sqrt{A^2+B^2} \vert \!\vert F e^\phi \vert \!\vert_{L^2} \vert \!\vert v(t) \vert \!\vert_{L^2}$$
when
$$\left(A+\frac{B^2}{A}\right)|\nabla\phi|^2 + \partial_t \phi\le 0,  \,\,\,\,\mathrm{in}\, \mathbb{R}_+^{n+1}.$$
However, I am not sure how the authors used the C.S. inequality to arrive at this conclusion, and am especially confused as to where the factor of $B^2/A$ came from, and why we only need the constraint to hold over $\mathbb{R}_+^{n+1}$ when we are integrating over all of $\mathbb{R}^{n}$, though I understand why we only care about positive time.
Does anyone have any insight here?

A: You have a typo on the $\mathrm{Re}(Sv,v)$ term, the leading $A$ should be inside the integral. The formula from the paper reads
$$\mathrm{Re}\left(Sv,v\right) = \int -A |\nabla v|^2 + \left(A|\nabla \phi|^2+\partial_t \phi \right) |v|^2 + \color{red}{ 2B \,\mathrm{Im}\, v^{\dagger} \nabla\phi\cdot\nabla v } + \left( A\,\mathrm{Re}\,V - B\,\mathrm{Im}\, V\right)|v|^2dx $$
I'll sketch the control of the term in red. The rest hopefully you know how to deal with.
Completing the square you have
$$ - A|\nabla v|^2 + 2 B\, \mathrm{Im} v^\dagger \nabla \phi \cdot \nabla v =  - \left|\sqrt{A} \nabla v - \frac{B}{\sqrt{A}}~ \mathrm{Im}v^\dagger \nabla \phi \right|^2 + \frac{B^2}{A} (\mathrm{Im} v^\dagger)^2|\nabla \phi|^2 $$
Throwing away the negative terms we have
$$\mathrm{Re}\left(Sv,v\right) \leq \int \left(A|\nabla \phi|^2+\partial_t \phi \right) |v|^2 + \frac{B^2}{A} (\mathrm{Im} v^\dagger)^2 |\nabla\phi|^2 + \left( A\,\mathrm{Re}\,V - B\,\mathrm{Im}\, V\right)|v|^2dx $$
Using that $(\mathrm{Im} v^\dagger)^2 \leq |v|^2$, we further have
$$\mathrm{Re}\left(Sv,v\right) \leq \int \left(A|\nabla \phi|^2 + \frac{B^2}{A} |\nabla\phi|^2 +\partial_t \phi \right) |v|^2  + \left( A\,\mathrm{Re}\,V - B\,\mathrm{Im}\, V\right)|v|^2dx $$
from this you can conclude what is claimed.


We began near our apartment at the Whole Foods in Columbus Circle, which has an in-store specialty taproom and restaurant called On Tap that's seriously impressive. Kicking things off, we sipped Sensi Harvest, a hoppy copper ale that's reasonably available throughout town. We paired it with awesome burgers on pretzel buns, because you didn't think we'd just be drinking, did you?
Full and fair disclosure: our next stop was a total bust. We subjected ourselves to the penetrating threat of tourism by circling the Empire State Building to sample the limited release Ever Upward in its ground floor restaurant. Ever Upward is supposedly a wheat and part-cider draft that's un-spiced but hearty. We wouldn't know, because the restaurant is closed for lunch on weekends.
Thankfully, we were only a few short blocks from NoMad, where The Ace Hotel's John Dory Oyster Bar also features its own special brew. The Oyster Stout, rich and dark in taste, contains English malt and is brewed with – get this – oyster shells for a briny finish. We did the right thing and also ordered a dozen East and West Coast oysters to, you know, experience the finish of the beer.
Happy hour was upon us, and we were feeling happy. Just south of Madison Square Park, Beecher's Handmade Cheese boasts killer evening specials on wine and small bites. While we passed on the wine, we ordered a glorious cheeseboard to accompany the Global Warmer, a decidedly cold-weather beer with a bold upfront flavor but a softer malt finish, which Sixpoint asserts will give off dark fruit and chocolate as it warms.
A front of icy rain prevented us from moving forward. But as spring crawls in, we intend to continue our crawl downtown in search of new brews to sip – and an activity to occupy us.
Are you also a Sixpoint fan? Where do you find your favorite varieties around the city?


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Sgt. Jimmy Cassidy of the Rutherford County Sheriff's Community Services Unit said the Big Springs Community is probably the most active Neighborhood Watch group in Rutherford County.
UPDATE: ARREST MADE in Rutherford County Sheriff's Office Pursuit - Name Released
UPDATE: ARutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold confirmed on Wednesday morning that 36-year old...
Children who Visited Parents Incarcerated at Rutherford County Jail Get Special Christmas
Jalyn was one of 38 children who visit their parents in jail and received Christmas presents and a meal Saturday, thanks to New Vision Baptist Church and the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center.
Two Campers Worth $34,000 STOLEN in Rutherford County
Two campers worth $34,000 with attached toy haulers for loading equipment were stolen within the past two months from owners in Rutherford County, a Sheriff's Office detective said.
SRO Helps Out Greenhouse Ministries in Murfreesboro
Sharp said Riverdale High School students also collected more than 15,000 food items during Greenhouse Ministries' Fall Food Drive.
Sheriff Arnold Mentioned by Man on Phone in What Could be Threatening Manner
UPDATE: Sheriff Robert Arnold was mentioned on the phone by a man who is accused of randomly calling Murfreesboro Police Dispatch. Now, the man accused has been arrested.
Rutherford County Sheriff Deputy Saves a Life, Mother Thankful at Thanksgiving
Daughter Ann Bratton feared she wouldn't spend another Thanksgiving with her mother, Lavenia "Sissy" Woodall, who suffered a heart attack in July.
Pictures: Local Residents (Incumbents and New Fades) Sign Up to Run for Local Offices
A lot of action at the Rutherford County Election Commission in recent days. Local residents are signing petitions to qualify for their run at locally elected seats.
Rutherford County Sheriff's Dept. Detective Announces Run for Sheriff
Another name is in the hat to run for the position of Sheriff in Rutherford County. WGNS confirmed on Thursday that Detective Ralph Mayercik with the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office...
Asbury Announces Candidacy for Sheriff
Bob Asbury has announced that he will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for Rutherford County Sheriff in the upcoming May, 2014 Primary Election. Asbury, 55, of Murfreesboro, is a retired Deputy Chief (third-in-command) of the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, and touts his 35-year record of law enforcement and executive experience.
Online Survey Ranks Rutherford County Elected Positions
Rob Mitchell, the Rutherford County Assessor of Property, told WGNS that a recent survey was conducted online with the help of the Rutherford Reader to determine if residents were satisfied with local elected offices.
McFadden School Students Raised Money to Buy a K-9 Cooling Vest for Sheriff's Department Dog
On Monday morning after Fall Break, McFadden school students will present money to the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office for a K-9 cooling vest.
WARNING: New "It's The Law" Stickers to Warn Underage Persons Not to Attempt to Buy Alcohol
Some listeners have asked WGNS about new stickers on the doors of local gas stations in Rutherford County with a picture of Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold on them.
FREE 9/11 Event at the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office is on Wednesday
Two children of fallen soldiers will celebrate birthdays during the annual 9-11 Remembrance event from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office at 940 New Salem Highway in Murfreesboro .
Local Resident Says He is Now Running for Sheriff of Rutherford County
Fitzhugh noted in his announcement, "A new leader is needed for Sheriff. A Sheriff who will introduce measures to stop the wasteful spending of our citizens' hard earned tax dollars. A Sheriff who will restore leadership, and work within approved budgetary levels."
Sept. 11 Event at Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Memorializing the victims and military who lost their lives because of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorists attacks will be the theme of the annual 9-11 Remembrance event Sept. 11 at the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office.
Annual 9/11 Event at Sheriff's Office Nearing
Plans for the annual 9-11 event at the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office are wrapping up as we near the date.
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office Concentrating on School Safety During 40-Hour School Resource Officer Course
"Having an SRO in every school is very important to the community for the safety of our children of Rutherford County ," Sheriff Arnold said.
LOOK: Do You Recognize These Subjects?
WGNS was told the subjects allegedly used the victim's stolen credit card at stores in Smyrna and Antioch.
Tennessee Technology Center teaching classes at local jail for inmates
Teacher David Lewis guides Crawford through a hands-on experience so he will learn the skills to support himself and his family once he's released from the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center .
22-Year old Murfreesboro murder suspect is still on the run
Detectives developed 22-year old Domynik Jaleel Green (pictured), also known as "City", as the main suspect. Warrants for First Degree Murder and Attempted Murder were issued for Green. WGNS followed up on this investigation on Friday (1/18/13) and Rutherford County Sheriff Department records show that Green is still on the run and the warrant has not been served.
UPDATE: Gresham Lane Area Standoff - No Charges to be Filed in Rutherford County
Sheriff's negotiators contacted a barricaded, suicidal man who surrendered without incident after a two-hour stand-off Thursday morning near Gresham Lane


Due to the piling up of research papers, presentations, and final projects, I am sure students are aware that there is less than half of the semester left. I have been warned that November is a month where students start slacking off, and I have heard horror stories of A+ students whose grades dropped following Thanksgiving Break.
Author and historian, Fergus Bordewich, will speak to students at the GS100 Freshman Seminar on Friday, October 19. He is best known for writing The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government, but he has also published six other successful non-fiction books. His writings focus primarily on American history during the 18th and 19th century.


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By Catholic Lane Editor on	 May 15, 2015 Saint of the Day
Patron of farmers and rural communities, and of the United States National Rural Life Conference. Born and died in Madrid (1070-1130). Canonized 1622.
As a child Isidore entered the service of John de Vergas, a wealthy landowner from Madrid. There he worked faithfully on Vergas' farm for the rest of his life. He married a young woman as simple and upright as himself who also became a saint—Maria de la Cabeza. They had one son, who died before reaching adulthood.
Isidore was instinctively religious. He rose early in the morning for daily mass and spent much of his leisure time visiting the churches of Madrid and surrounding areas. All day long, as he plowed the fields, he prayed. His devotion became a problem from the standpoint of a few of his fellow workers, who complained that he would show up late after lingering in church.
He was known for his love of the poor and underprivileged. Some accounts indicate that Isidore supplied poor people miraculously with food. He had a great concern also for kindness to animals.
St. Isidore was declared a saint in 1622 simultaneously with Ignatius of Loyola, Francis Xavier, Teresa of Avila, and Philip Neri. Together, the group is known in Spain as "the five saints" – four who did mighty works for the Gospel and one simple soul who loved the Lord mightily and gave his life wholly to Jesus and Mary.
The first shall be last, and the last first. (Matthew 20:16)
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The Memorial incarnation of Houston favorite Hungry's features an enormous space with an equally large patio that overlooks a quiet, residential portion of Memorial Drive. It also overlooks its next door bar, appropriately called NEXTDOOR Bar & Lounge, that's located in an old converted auto body garage. Unlike Hungry's, NEXTDOOR offers brunch and a full bar with specialty cocktails for the hip crowd. There's still something for everyone in the family on the Greek-inspired menu at Hungry's Cafe, and kids are always welcome.


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By Chris Katon, August 11, 2016
10 years ago tonight, everything changed… Love and miss you Jeff! xoxo
Save the date: #JPK2016 will be held on Hilton Head Island Saturday, September 17th.
Calling friends new and old, we invite you to join us on September 17th as we honor the 10th Anniversary of Jeff's passing with a round of golf at Oyster Reef Golf Club in the morning, followed by an after-party at Santa Fe Cafe.
JPK Invitation 2016
JPK Newsletter 2016
JPK RSVP 2016
The Jeff Katon Scholarship Foundation was founded to honor Jeff's memory by selecting new scholarship recipients each spring who best exhibit his qualities of generosity and friendship. We are proud to have donated more than $30,000 to assist graduating Beaufort County high school students.
Our 2016 recipient, Thomas MacDonald is a dynamic young man who impressed our committee with his confidence and conviction. He joins us in honoring Jeff's memory by giving back to the Hilton Head Island community that Jeff called home.
We are humbled…
Categories: Hilton Head Island


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Q: How to disable Auto-Mute Mode? In alsamixer, there is an option called "Auto-Mute Mode", and it's enabled by default.
But now I want to disable it. I've tried different keys but failed.
Any idea? 0_0

A: Late answer.
I had the same problem, including @limited-atonement one.
To resume:
root@darkstar:~# amixer | grep -i mute
Simple mixer control 'Auto-Mute Mode',0
root@darkstar:~# amixer -c 0 sset 'Auto-Mute Mode' Disabled
amixer: Unable to find simple control 'Auto-Mute Mode',0

I solved it by running alsamixer, then:

*

*F5 (show all controls)

*use arrows → to move until hitting the <Auto-Mute> control, which show as Enabled

*use the minus - key to switch it to Disabled

*hit Esc to exit

*run alsactl store as root to save

Hope this help.

A: Press right arrow to get to "auto-mute mode", then up or down arrow to change it, then Escape to exit.
You can make this automatic on boot by executing (perhaps in /etc/rc.local):
/usr/bin/amixer -c 0 sset "Auto-Mute Mode" Disabled

A: Building on Sam's answer, here is a script that toggles the status of Auto-Mute Mode:
# toggle status of Auto-Mute
if amixer -c 0 sget 'Auto-Mute Mode' | grep --quiet -F "Item0: 'Enabled"
then
    amixer -c 0 sset 'Auto-Mute Mode' Disabled
else
    amixer -c 0 sset 'Auto-Mute Mode' Enabled
fi

I'm using this so I can easily mute or un-mute my speakers without unplugging my headphones.
Edit: one-liner
amixer -c 0 sget 'Auto-Mute Mode' | fgrep -q "Item0: 'E" && _M=Disabled || _M=Enabled; amixer -c 0 sset 'Auto-Mute Mode' $_M


↵*Address for correspondence: Dr. Anatoly Langer, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Room 701A. Toronto. Ontario M5B 1W8. Canada.
Objectives. We hypothesized that QT dispersion would be increased in patients with diabetes mellitus and autonomic dysfunction and that QT dispersion would be related to abnormal iodine-123 (I-123) metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) uptake.
Background. Patients with diabetes mellitus and autonomic dysfunction have an increased incidence of sudden death. This event may be due to a sympathetic imbalance causing disturbances of repolarization. QT dispersion has recently been demonstrated to reflect dispersion of ventricular refractoriness and is a marker of arrhythmogenic potential. Uptake of I-123 MIBG is a reliable measure of whether the tissue examined receives sympathetic neuronal innervation.
Methods. Fifty-one diabetic patients and 11 normal subjects were studied. All patients had clinical evaluation for autonomic dysfunction (defined as at least two abnormal heart rate and blood pressure responses to five validated tests). Rest 12-lead electrocardiograms were recorded for measurement of QT dispersion, defined as the longest QT interval minus the shortest QT interval, and corrected for heart rate using Bazett's formula. Visual and quantitative measurements of I-123 MIBG uptake were performed using I-123 MIBG, and technetium-99m sestamibi uptake was used to assess perfusion.
Results. Thirty-five diabetic patients had autonomic dysfunction. Corrected QT dispersion was significantly greater in the patients than in the normal subjects (p = 0.02). The I-123 MIBG scores were also significantly greater in patients with than without autonomic dysfunction (p = 0.0004) and in normal subjects (p = 0.008). There was no correlation between QT dispersion and I-123 MIBG uptake score (r = 0.006, p = 0.97).
Conclusions. Diabetic patients with autonomic dysfunction have increased QT dispersion and larger I-123 MIBG uptake defects. This finding suggests that such patients have a greater inhomogeneity of repolarization. The lack of correlation between QT dispersion and I-123 MIBG uptake suggests that these abnormalities are mediated by different mechanisms.


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Pizza lovers unite! It's time to return to the farm to create your favorite food! You'll start out by growing grass, feeding animals and collecting produce. Then you'll turn your goods into the ingredients you need to make different pizzas! From China to Germany, and from Italy to New York City — where pizza is considered one of the main food groups — your mouth-watering creations will be enjoyed around the world!
As you strive to master the fast-paced, point-and-click gameplay, you'll fend off bears, purchase buildings that produce different ingredients, and upgrade your vehicles so you can transport more goods. You'll also enjoy some of the zaniest animations ever created for a casual game! Don't miss all the fun in Farm Frenzy: Pizza Party!


Here is the list of expected ranks for the icet 2019 examination. Students who appeared icet examination 2017 of ap icet and ts icet may check their expected ranks from the list given below. OC Category students have least chances to qualify for scored marks below 50 in icet 2017 examination. SC, ST and BC category students have better chances to get qualify for marks betweek 50-40.
AP ICET, TS ICET keys will be avilable on our website after finished the examination. This year ap icet examination coducted through online and ts icet examination conducted offline like previous year. ap icet preliminary key will be available on 4th May. ts icet examination key will be available on 18th May.
Adilabad, Hyderabad, Jagityala, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kodada, Kothagudem, Mahaboobnagar, Manchiryala, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Rangareddy, Siddipet, Vikarabad, Vanaparthi, Warangal.
TSICET-2017 (Telangana State Integrated Common Entrance Test -TSICET) is for admission into M.B.A. and M.C.A. courses of all the Universities in Telangana State and their affiliated colleges for the academic year 2017-18. This test is being conducted by Kakatiya University, Warangal on behalf of Telangana State Council of Higher Education, Hyderabad. Kakatiya University has successfully conducted ICET in 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014 and TSICET-2015, 2016.
Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test (APICET-2017) for the year 2017 will be conducted by Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.25 Higher Education Department dated 19- 03 -2004 & amendments, for admissions into first year MBA and MCA courses offered in Universities and Professional colleges in Andhra Pradesh for the academic year 2017-18.
APICET Integrated Common Entrance Test for entrance into MBA, MCA courses in Andhra Pradesh State conducted by Andhra university behalf on APSCHE. Exam date 16th May 2016 10am to 12.30pm.
TSICET Integrated Common Entrance Test for entrance into MBA, MCA courses in Telangana State conducted by osmania university behalf on TSCHE. Exam date 22nd May 2015 10am to 12.30pm.


Illustrated, reproducible patient teaching guides are included for many treatments. The quick-glance design enables nurses to review and master any topic in 5 minutes or less. Nurse's 5-Minute Clinical Consult: Multisystem Disorders focuses on nursing care and collaborative management for a patient who presents with an acute disorder that affects more than one body system. Each treatment is presented on a page or two-page spread. . Recurring icons highlight pathophysiology, warnings, and life-threatening disorders.
Charts show coexisting disorders that complicate treatment and necessary care modifications. Recurring headings include indications, procedure, complications, nursing diagnoses and patient outcomes, pre-treatment care, post-treatment care, and patient teaching. Coexisting disorders that complicate treatment options are also discussed. Scores of illustrations, photos, and quick-scan tables and charts complement the text. Icons highlight information that is critical for patient safety and age-related concerns.
For more than 75 multisystem disorders, the book presents rapid-reference information including causes, risk factors, pathophysiologic effects by body system, assessment findings, diagnostic test results, treatment, complications, care modifications, expected outcomes, patient teaching, and important alerts. . . . . . .


We are more likely to communicate imformation with one another if we have positive relationships.
This helps children to look up to us as role models and will take time to listen to adults around them, communicating clearly to them either giving them instruction or clearly giving them praise and hopefully you can build trust and respect which will help when it comes to them talking about aspects of their lives which could be troubling them.
Positive relationships allow children and young adults to bulid relationships, to share thoughts and ideas, to express needs and feelings and to gain reassurance and acknowledgement.
The surroundings where the child or young person builds and forms relationships must be a stimulating environment where thry can play and learn in. This also needs to be a safe environment, that the wellbeing is being maintained always but also promote the development in pupils.


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"My Dear Young Friends"
By Gordon B. Hinckley in the Spring 2006 Issue
Selected quotes from BYU devotional addresses.
Few people have been as closely involved in shaping BYU's distinctive mission as President Gordon B. Hinckley. In nearly a half-century on the BYU Board of Trustees, he has made hundreds of campus visits; he began speaking to BYU audiences even earlier and has addressed students and faculty in devotionals and firesides more than 40 times.
In these talks President Hinckley opens his heart and mind to students, his "dear young friends," as he calls them, sharing his trademark wit and wisdom, his prophetic guidance and warnings, and his abiding love and encouragement.
As BYU prepares to build a new edifice in the prophet's name, the following excerpts from President Hinckley's BYU speeches and the accompanying photographs speak to this decades-long relationship that continues to bless BYU and its students.
You Must Be a Leader
The library expansion groundbreaking in 1996.
You are here majoring in math, in chemistry or physics, in law, in English, whatever. This schooling is designed to equip you to earn a living in the society of which you will become a part. But you cannot simply sit in your laboratory or your library and let the world drift along its aimless way. It needs your strength, your courage, your voice in speaking up for those values that can save it.
If this university meets the purpose for which it is maintained, then you must leave here not alone with secular knowledge but, even more important, with a spiritual and moral foundation that will find expression to improve the family, the community, the nation, even the world of which you will be a part. . . .
. . . You can be a leader. You must be a leader, as a member of this Church, in those causes for which this Church stands. ("Stand Up for Truth," Sept. 17, 1996, pp. 3, 5).
Experiment and Accomplishment
President Hinckley has participated in dozens of ceremonies for campus facilities, including the Richards Building dedication in 1965.
This institution is . . . a continuing experiment on a great premise that a large and complex university can be first class academically while nurturing an environment of faith in God and the practice of Christian principles. You are testing whether academic excellence and belief in the Divine can walk hand in hand. And the wonderful thing is that you are succeeding in showing that this is possible—not only that it is possible, but that it is desirable, and that the products of this effort show in your lives qualities not otherwise attainable. ("Trust and Accountability," Oct. 13, 1992, p. 2)
Here we are doing what is not done in any other major university of which I am aware. We are demonstrating that faith in the Almighty can accompany and enrich scholarship in the secular. It is more than an experiment. It is an accomplishment. ("Remarks at the Inauguration of President Cecil O. Samuelson," Sept. 9, 2003, p. 1)
Sleeping and Waking
The Joseph F. Smith Building dedication in 2005.
I appreciate very much the music of the [BYU Symphonic Band]. You are all awake after that. I will do what I can to restore you to your former state. I have come here today without a written talk. I had one but discarded it. I awoke at five this morning thinking of something else. When I get through I suppose you will say, "He should have slept." ("The Loneliness of Leadership," Nov. 4, 1969, p. 2)
Rise Above the Clouds of Negativism
The renovated Wilkinson Center dedication in 1999.
I am glad that you are young, and I hope you are enthusiastic, because there is a terrible ailment of pessimism in the land. It's almost endemic. We're constantly fed a steady and sour diet of character assassination, faultfinding, evil speaking of one another. . . . The tragedy is that this spirit of negativism seems to prevail throughout the country. . . .
I come this evening with a plea that we stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. I'm suggesting that we accentuate the positive. I'm asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment virtue and effort. . . .
My dear young friends, don't partake of the spirit of our times. Look for the good and build on it. There is so much of the sweet and the decent and the good to build upon.
You are partakers of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The gospel means "good news." The message of the Lord is one of hope and salvation. The voice of the Lord is a voice of gladness. The work of the Lord is a work of glorious and certain reward. I do not suggest that you simply put on rose-colored glasses to make the world look rosy. I ask, rather, that you look above and beyond the negative, the critical, the cynical, the doubtful, to the positive. ("The Lord Is at the Helm," March 6, 1994, pp. 3–4, 8)
President Hinckley has also built relationships for the Church and BYU, such as when Margaret Thatcher received an honorary doctorate in 1996.
I regard this as a unique and wonderful university. I use that word wonderful in its literal sense—that is, full of wonder. Represented in this faculty is the accumulated wisdom of all of the ages of mankind. Whether their learning be in the sciences, the humanities, theology, the law, or whatever, these people have qualified themselves in the accumulated wisdom of the ages. . . .
This is the chief purpose of this wonderful institution—to pass on to students in a stimulating and provocative and effective way the wisdom of the ages in all fields of man's endeavors. The process is at times difficult. I know the pressures are painful. The stress is unremitting. But the rewards are tremendous. When the Lord in revelation invited us, yes, even commanded us, to "obtain a knowledge of history, and of countries, and of kingdoms, of laws of God and man, and all this for the salvation of Zion," he set the broad parameters of the wonderful curriculum of this great and singular institution (D&C 93:53). ("A Wonderful and Unique University," Oct. 11, 1988, p. 2)
Before LaVell Edwards' (EdD'78) final home game in 2000, he renamed the stadium for the legendary coach.
I am grateful to be here this Tuesday when all of us are basking in the afterglow of Saturday's victory [over the University of Notre Dame]. I congratulate Coach Edwards and his associates. I compliment most warmly the members of the team. . . .
Our special elation is understandable. BYU beat the team that over all the years of football has been considered most formidable. Notre Dame is the university that won seven Heisman trophies and eleven national championships. . . . Last Saturday's contest was a particularly interesting one. Here were the teams of two great universities, each sponsored by a religious institution. Notre Dame can take consolation from the fact that they have won two out of the three games BYU has played with them. But it was sweet victory on Saturday. ("Codes and Covenants," Oct. 18, 1994, p. 1)
Trees of Faith
For decades President Hinckley has encouraged the campus community and celebrated in its successes. In 1983 he joined Sara Isabelle Tanner, the widow of President N. Eldon Tanner, in the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Tanner Building.
What a remarkable group you [alumni] are. You serve on the faculties of most of the universities of America, as well as others abroad. You are scientists who are making a tremendous contribution with your discoveries and research. You are doctors and dentists and lawyers. You are architects and engineers. You are educators, school administrators, sociologists, biologists, economists, and business executives. You are good people who love the Lord and who in turn are loved by Him. I believe you appreciate your alma mater today even more than when you were [students]. It has left an indelible imprint upon your very natures. The seeds of testimony planted and nurtured in those early days have grown into tall and rugged trees of faith, which bring shelter and beauty to many around you. ("A Great and Distinguished Family," Nov. 27, 2003, in BYU Magazine [winter 2004], p. 67)
Golden Years of College
In 1999 he greeted journalism students in their new home in the rededicated Wilkinson Center.
What a unique and beautiful place this is! How rich and wonderful are your opportunities! . . .
. . . I hope your experiences here will be both challenging and pleasant. You will likely never have a greater opportunity for happiness. Cultivate good friends while you are here. Drink in the beauty of this campus—the sweeping lawns, the trees, the magnificent buildings, the mountains that rise to the east, and the quiet waters of the lake to the west. Be affirmative about your classes, and look upon the demands of your Church responsibilities as opportunities. Be happy with singing and dancing, enjoy football and basketball—yell when you win; cry, if you wish, when you lose.
Experience the fun and the hard work; both are part of the joy of being alive when you are young and healthy, and your chin is high with a smile on your face.
These are golden years. . . . Enjoy your days, every one of them, and, when you leave and the years pass with the cadence of the seasons, may you look back with fondness and smiles to happy times on the magnificent campus of your beloved alma mater. ("If I Were You, What Would I Do?" Sept. 20, 1983, p. 2)
The Loneliness of Leadership
He has encouraged generations of graduates to aim high in life and pursue excellence.
It was ever thus. The price of leadership is loneliness. The price of adherence to conscience is loneliness. The price of adherence to principle is loneliness. I think it is inescapable. The Savior of the world was a man who walked in loneliness. I do not know of any statement more underlined with the pathos of loneliness than his statement:
. . . The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. [Matt. 8:20]
There is no lonelier picture in history than of the Savior upon the cross, alone, the Redeemer of mankind, the Savior of the world, bringing to pass the atonement, the Son of God suffering for the sins of mankind. . . .
I would like to say to you here today, my brethren and sisters, there is loneliness— but a man of your kind has to live with his conscience. A man has to live with his principles. A man has to live with his convictions. A man has to live with his testimony. Unless he does so, he is miserable— dreadfully miserable. And while there may be thorns, while there may be disappointment, while there may be trouble and travail, heartache and heartbreak, and desperate loneliness, there will be peace and comfort and strength. ("The Loneliness of Leadership," Nov. 4, 1969, pp. 3, 5–6)
Storied Sobriety
It is an honor and a rare privilege to speak to this "stone-cold sober" gathering of university students.
You have done it again. You have made the national news. I was in Oregon on Sunday participating in a conference and read in the paper the Associated Press story of thePrinceton Review's "Advantage Guide to the Best 310 Colleges." . . .
. . . I said to myself, "What a significant honor this is. It says in effect that BYU is judged to be the number one large university in terms of sobriety and a no-nonsense attitude on the part of the student body on why they are going to a university—that is, to gain an education to prepare for constructive careers."("Stand Up for Truth," Sept. 17, 1996, p. 1)
The Great Day of Preparation
This is the great day of preparation for each of you. It is the time of beginning for something that will go on for as long as you live. . . . Don't be a scrub! Rise to the high ground of excellence. You can do it. You may not be a genius. You may be lacking in some skills. But you can do better than you are now doing. You are students at BYU. Most of you are members of this great Church whose influence is now felt all over the world. You are people with a present and with a future. Don't muff the ball. Be excellent. . . .
You will find your greatest example in the Son of God. I hope that each of you will make Him your friend while you are here and ever after. ("The Quest for Excellence," Nov. 10, 1998, p. 4)
More than 30 of President Hinckley's devotional and fireside addresses can be found online in their entirety at speeches.byu.edu.
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