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You Can't Handle the Truth About Facebook Ads, New Harvard Study Shows
When you tell people you've been tracking them across the internet, they freak out and avoid buying your product, research at the Harvard Business School found.
Sam Biddle
May 9 2018, 5:09 p.m.
After it emerged that Facebook user data was illicitly harvested to help elect Donald Trump, the company offered weeks of apologies, minor reforms to how it shares such information, and a pledge to make itself "more transparent," including new, limited disclosures around advertising. But Facebook still tells its 2 billion users very little about how it targets them for ads that represent essentially the whole of the company's business. New research illuminates the likely reason why: The truth grosses people out.
The study, based on research conducted at Harvard Business School and published in the Journal of Consumer Research, is an inquiry into the tradeoffs between transparency and persuasion in the age of the algorithm. Specifically, it examines what happens if a company reveals to people how and why they've been targeted for a given ad, exposing the algorithmic trail that, say, inferred that you're interested in discounted socks based on a constellation of behavioral signals gleaned from across the web. Such targeting happens to virtually everyone who uses the internet, almost always without context or explanation.
In the Harvard study, research subjects were asked to browse a website where they were presented with various versions of an advertisement — identical except for accompanying text about why they were being shown the ad. Time and time again, people who were told that they were targeted based on activity elsewhere on the internet were turned off and became less interested in what the ad was touting than people who saw no disclosure or were told that they were targeted based on how they were browsing the original site. In other words, if you track people across the internet, as Facebook routinely does, and admit that fact to them, the transparency will poison the resulting ads. The 449 paid subjects in the targeting research, who were recruited online, were about 24 percent less likely to be interested in making a purchase or visiting the advertiser if they were in the group that was told they were tracked across websites, researchers said.
"Ad transparency that revealed unacceptable information flows reduced ad effectiveness."
In a related research effort described in the same study, a similar group of subjects was 17 percent less interested in purchasing if they had been told they'd been targeted for an advertisement based on "information that we inferred about you," as compared to people who were told they were targeted based on information they themselves provided or who were told nothing at all. Facebook makes inferences about its users not only by leveraging third-party data, but also through the use of artificial intelligence.
It's easy to see the conflict this represents for a company recently re-dedicated to transparency and honesty that derives much of its stock market value from opacity.
The paper inadvertently offers an answer to a crucial question of our time: Why won't Facebook just level with us? Why all the long, vague transparency pledges and congressional evasion? The study concludes that when the data mining curtain is pulled back, we really don't like what we see. There's something unnatural about the kind of targeting that's become routine in the ad world, this paper suggests, something taboo, a violation of norms we consider inviolable — it's just harder to tell they're being violated online than off. But the revulsion we feel when we learn how we've been algorithmically targeted, the research suggests, is much the same as what we feel when our trust is betrayed in the analog world.
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The research was, as the study puts it, "premised on the notion that ad transparency undermines ad effectiveness when it exposes marketing practices that violate consumers' beliefs about 'information flows' — how their information ought to move between parties." So if a clothing store asks you for your email address so that it can send you promotional spam, you may not enjoy it, but you probably won't consider it a breach of trust. But if that same store were, say, covertly following your movements between the aisles by tracking your cellphone, that would be unnerving, to say the least. Given that Facebook operates its advertising operation largely on the basis of data harvesting that's conducted invisibly or behind the veil of trade secrecy, it has more in common with our creepy hypothetical retailer.
Facebook claims that it does offer advertising transparency in the form of a tiny, hard-to-locate button that will disclose an extremely vague summary of why you were targeted for a given ad:
"Conspicuous disclosure is uncommon in today's marketplace," the study notes. "Digital advertisements are not usually accompanied by information on how they were generated, and when they are, this information is typically inconspicuous, merely made available for the motivated consumer to find." See above.
The research team tested what would happen if targeted ads were automatically accompanied with explanations of the targeting process, rather than requiring curious users to find the right button. The results are stark and telling:
Ad transparency reduced ad effectiveness when it revealed cross-website tracking — an information flow that consumers deem unacceptable, as identified by our inductive study. … Ad transparency that revealed unacceptable information flows heightened concern for privacy over interest in personalization, reducing ad effectiveness.
In other words, for the same reasons you might not actually want to look at the dingy kitchen that just cooked your greasy burger, ad transparency can be deeply alarming.
For those following Mark Zuckerberg's various apologias this year, this sounds at odds with one of the Facebook CEO's favorite lines: People actually want targeted ads. This rationale made a notable appearance during Zuckerberg's first day of congressional testimony (emphasis added):
Senator, people have a control over how their information is used in ads in the product today. So if you want to have an experience where your ads aren't — aren't targeted using all the information that we have available, you can turn off third-party information.
What we found is that even though some people don't like ads, people really don't like ads that aren't relevant. And while there is some discomfort for sure with using information in making ads more relevant, the overwhelming feedback that we get from our community is that people would rather have us show relevant content there than not.
According to Leslie John, an associate professor at Harvard Business School and one of the paper's authors, this defense by Zuckerberg "oversimplifies things." If internet users have no choice about whether they'll have to see ads or not, they may prefer to see so-called relevant ads. But, as John wrote in a Harvard Business Review article accompanying her paper, "the research supporting ad personalization has tended to study consumers who were largely unaware that their data dictated which ads they saw."
Or as John explained via email, "If I have to see ads, then yeah, I'd generally prefer ones that are relevant than not relevant but I'd add the qualifier: as long as I get the sense that you are treating my personal information properly. As soon as people feel that you are violating their privacy, they can become uneasy and understandably, distrustful of you." Zuckerberg's claim that you prefer to have your most personal information and online behavior tracked and analyzed on an industrial scale probably only checks out if you're unaware it's happening.
Assuming the validity of the research here, it's no wonder Facebook doesn't want to show its math: The ads that are its lifeblood will stop working as well. John agreed that "there's a disincentive for firms to reveal unsavory information flows, so that could plausibly explain trying to hide it." Facebook is, after all, one big, world-spanning, unsavory information flow.
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Without nbt crafting, custom crafting can be considered as a cheat. I doubt it will be a thing in 1.13 though, but I hope it will come in future versions.
Strongly agreed. This was planned but didn't make it into 1.13. Important feature.
Without NBT,what can a recipe do?
Crafting a Trident by Prismarine Shard?
maybe,but how can I Crafting a dust(sugar) called "ore dust" by a ore?
NBT in custom recipes would be an awesome addition! I have some data pack projects of my own that have hit a roadblock, because I couldn't get an easy way to give items with NBT to my players! Many other people have this problem too. NBT in crafting inputs looks really ambitious, but at the very least NBT in the output would be just amazing.
NBT Would add functionality to increase custom recipe capabilities so much. I just discovered myself that customizing fireworks is limited by this lack of feature.
I agree. I think it can be a "set_nbt" or "set_name" function just like in loot_tables.
Hey, Mojang team. Add this feature, please. You're gave us opportunity to create custom crafts, but what recipe can we create? Usual Saddle? Usual Armor for horses? It so boring! Recently you add custom model tag for items, and now we can create new things. And if you add opportunity to use NBT in creating custom recipes, we'll can create new awesome items! New better pickaxes, axes; new magic gems! Amulets, staffs, and more and more! You must add this feature! Or we can use custom title for ingredients and result! For example, we have two diamonds, one of them is usual, but second is magic, and for create magic diamond sword, we must use only magic diamond that may be with custom title, enchanted and more other. If you add it in game, you'll opening a lot of opportunities for creativity! Add it, пожалуйста!
I honestly don't know why they haven't done this already. It's such a useful addition and they meant to do it earlier. There are methods around this such as giving a certain item like a knowledge book and replacing it with the wanted item, however there aren't many dummy items in game that don't have an actual purpose and can't be normally crafted in survival. And the few items that you can use might be interfering across multiple datapacks.
Add this for bedrock edition too that be great!


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Learn what goes into those sweet VFX. Credit: pexels
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Carlos is a New York-based ecommerce content writer ready to tell you what to buy. He has previously written for Adventure Publishing Group with toy and movie reviews as well as Anime News Network on anime interest articles because liking anime is the least nerdy thing about him. When not reviewing products, he's probably doing sociological analyses on pop culture that no one asked for. He has been told on several occasions that he does a really good Mickey Mouse impression.

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      imports: [
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  beforeEach(() => {
    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(HomeComponent)
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The RP350 guitar multi-effect processor now includes Cubase LE4 music production software. Now you can easily arrange, record and produce your own music on your PC or MAC. The RP350 gives you guitar tones from jazz, blues and rock to full out metal -- all recordable directly to PC or Mac via the RP350's USB streaming output.
Cubase LE4 is not only a top-notch 48 channel recording DAW, but includes VST instruments like the HALion soft synth completing your recording experience. Now more that ever, nearly unlimited guitar tones are obtainable while other instruments are at your fingertips -- it's time to create your hit record!
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Red Hot Reception for Teams in Qingdao
Qingdao Race 8
China's Sailing City put on a stunning display for the arrivals of the first four teams into Qingdao, with delegates from the city joining them on stage and over one hundred drummers lining the pontoon to form a guard of honour as the crew disembarked the yachts.
Winner Derry~Londonderry~Doire was first to sail through the Olympic Rings and Torch, a reminder of the city's role in the 2008 Beijing Games, with fireworks heralding their arrival into the marina. At hourly intervals the winners were followed by Garmin and LMAX Exchange to complete the podium and Mission Performance followed in the early afternoon.
The Sailing City • Qingdao Cup is a second win in a row for Skipper Daniel Smith and his crew, who also managed to pick up maximum points at the Scoring Gate and Ocean Sprint. Dan says: "We are really glad to get the clean sweep and so happy that our hard work paid off. In the last race we managed 16 points so getting 17 this time was very satisfying. We are working our way up the leaderboard so it's a good place to be.
"This is my first time in Qingdao, what a welcome. It really is great to be here. We certainly feel this has been the hardest race of the series so far. We had very light winds which are tricky to keep the boat moving in, and we had storm force winds as well so it has been very, very hard on the crew who all worked fantastically hard, and I'm very proud of them."
On the stage, officials presented Skippers Dan, Ash and Olivier with long cloaks and a staff, a Chinese tradition for returning warriors, to mark the achievement of their Clipper Race challenge. Before the Stormhoek bubbly was sprayed, all the teams were then given red scarves and cuddly toy monkeys and told: "This year is China's year of Monkey, and monkeys are deemed clever. By presenting you these cute mascots, we wish all the brave sailors a lucky New Year and all the best!"
Celebrating his team's third consecutive podium finish, Garmin Skipper Ash says: "It is great to be here. In one word I would sum this race up as varied. We've had pretty much every navigational challenge you could imagine out there, including fishing fleets and a quite severe storm actually, so it has been pretty tough going but we're really happy to be here and we worked really hard. We got the boat here in one piece and that is the main thing but to get a podium place for the third time in a row is really great. We're really happy with that.
"We've broken the curse for third place and now we have to break the curse on second place. I really do feel like it is only a matter of time until we that top spot, We were leading for a while on this race but unfortunately we ran into a bit of a wind hole which set us back a bit and Derry~Londonderry~Doire came from nowhere and took us a bit by surprise. We'll learn from it and we won't let it happen again. First place is only a matter of time away."
The fleet battled a storm with gale force winds in the Yellow Sea days before crossing the finish line and the route from Da Nang threw up new obstacles for the crew with busy traffic and fishing nets scattered across their route.
Happy to return to the podium after a fourth place finish in Race 7, LMAX Exchange Skipper Olivier Cardin says: "I definitely agree that this race has been one of the toughest so far. It was a short one so we had to concentrate hard from the very start and you don't sleep much because every mile counts. It was very close. We had light winds, too much wind. The storm was huge and was long, about six hours so it was very tiring. That was one of the hardest nights on the boat so far.
"At times the forecast was not quite what we ended up with at times which made it very hard to choose the right sails and meant we changed our sails a lot. One day we made about 15 head sails and about 15 spinnaker changes so all the crew have pushed incredibly hard.
"We were very happy to just cross the finish line in the end. Even last night with just 20 miles to go the wind turned very light and once again we had a final challenge to just keep moving. We are pleased to be back on the podium."
The next arrival was fourth placed Mission Performance, equally its highest finish in the Clipper 2015-16 Race so far and Skipper Greg Miller is thrilled that the team is back on form.
"It's brilliant to get to Qingdao, I'm really elated to be here, especially after a couple of bad runs. But we are back on form now and this is where we are staying.
"We thought we might lose out to GREAT Britain but we managed to hold it. Everyone is really happy. It's a completely different team to the last race we had, different not in people but in our outlook and what we want out of it.
"I've never been to Qingdao but I've heard lots of great things about this stopover so I'm looking forward to it," Greg added.
GREAT Britain became the fifth team to cross the finish line at 1336 local time (0536 UTC) and arrived into Qingdao just within the daylight cut off period.
Skipper Peter Thornton explained: "The Yellow Sea is not my favourite sea anymore but it yea, it has been interesting race. Short but tough. I was certainly surprised by fishing nets and the weather forecasting was not quite as experienced, not that that was a surprise, but it certainly made it tougher.
"I think getting just out of Da Nang was hardest for us actually. There were quite alot of colds and flu going about on board and we got straight into some really heavy weather. For me that was probably even tougher than the storm we went through three days ago actually.
"It's a shame we didn't finish higher as we were looking pretty good there for a while but some really light weather really curtailed things at the end for us. We have a very long way to go now. I had high hopes for this race but it didn't really turn out as I had hoped unfortunately. However we have arrived just in time to be able to come in tonight which is a bonus, and I'm already looking forward to getting back out there for our next challenge.
This is not Peter's first time to Qingdao as he explains: "I was here in 2004 as Navigation Officer on RFA Grey Rover on its Far East Tour with HMS Exeter, and spent a week here in Qingdao. A place I wasn't sure I would ever come back to but it is lovely to return. The people here are always so nice."
You can watch today's arrivals which were posted live on Periscope. Follow @clipperrace on Twitter where the videos can be viewed back for 24 hours after they are first filmed.
To keep track of the rest of the teams as they approach the finish line stay tuned to the Race Viewer and the latest ETAs will be updated here.
To find out more about what is planned for the Clipper Race crew in Qingdao, click here.
Fleet ETAs into Qingdao, China
China's Sailing City, Qingdao, is looking forward to hosting the Clipper Race fleet for the sixth consecutive time. Due…
China Calls for Qingdao Skipper
Every race edition, sailing into Qingdao has proven a memorable experience for the Clipper Race fleet. Each team takes to the stage for an individual Welcome Ceremony and are treated like film stars on the red carpet as the media flocks to cover the arrivals.Unsurprisingly,…
Derry~Londonderry~ Doire wins The Sailing City • Qingdao Cup
Derry~Londonderry~Doire has recorded an impressive back to back, clean sweep win in the Clipper 2015-16 Race after taking line honours…
Race 8 Day 12: Icy conditions as remaining teams beat upwind to Qingdao Race Finish
The countdown is on for the teams still racing and battling upwind in icy conditions to make it to Race Finish in Qingdao having come through the violent storm yesterday. LMAX Exchange looks set to take third place in The Sailing City • Qingdao Cup,…
Qingdao Celebrates 12 Years of Achievement and Legacy
The city of Qingdao is ready to receive the Clipper Race fleet for the sixth consecutive edition and remains just…
Race 8 Day 11: Violent storm hits fleet with 'extreme' conditions and 70 knot gusting winds
It has been a tumultuous night, with the fleet experiencing a violent storm which delivered some of the worst conditions…


The Dog Days of Summer Are Ahead: Which Soft Drink Is Right For Your Second Vote?
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Our research shows that two of America's three biggest soft drink companies are on the wrong side of history when it comes to education, gun rights, protecting women and the unborn from abortion, religious liberty, immigration, and the environment.
More than just a soft drink manufacturer, you may currently send your second vote dollars to PepsiCo because of its Frito-Lay and Quaker Oats products, as well as its flagship Pepsi soft drink. However, you should know that by supporting PepsiCo, your second vote is backing Common Core, sanctuary cities, attacks on religious liberty, and redefining marriage. And PepsiCo remains a corporate supporter of Planned Parenthood's abortion business!
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Nothing is more American than Coca-Cola, right? Great taste and all of that. But this summer, drinking Coca-Cola Company brands — Powerade, Dasani, and Sprite, among others — may not taste as good as they did last year. Your second vote dollars support leftist positions on all the issues.
However, Coca-Cola is one company that has discontinued its financial relationship with Planned Parenthood's abortion business. Which may be a good reason to reach out to this company and encourage them to become neutral on all the issues.
The Dr. Pepper Snapple Group owns dozens of brands, including Sunkist, 7 Up, A&W Root Beer, and more. At 2ndVote, we find Dr. Pepper has the best record on the issues of the of the top three American manufacturers. Known for its unique taste, Dr. Pepper makes a great alternative to Coke and Pepsi, and sister brand Snapple makes a great alternative for those who prefer tea or fruit juice over a soda.
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Home News Call made to government to drop 'Max Fac' option for UK-EU customs, reveals EEF
Call made to government to drop 'Max Fac' option for UK-EU customs, reveals EEF
According to the manufacturers' organisation, EEF, the country's manufacturers are calling on the government to drop the 'Max Fac' option for potential future UK and EU customs, which has been slated as 'naïve' and 'wholly unrealistic'.
In a letter to the business secretary, Greg Clark, EEF's chief executive, Stephen Phipson, has called on the government to stop wasting public money and precious time examining an option for ideological reasons which is unrealistic and, instead, put all its collective resources into finding a solution which is workable.
This call has come after cost estimates were released last week by HMRC to the Treasury Select Committee and Phipson's recent visit to the Canadian Customs, where he witnessed first-hand how technology operates across the US/Canada border.
"UK manufacturers operate highly complex integrated supply chains with Europe, which rely on 'just in time' delivery. Think about the Dover-Calais route. When the police have to implement Operation Stack to deal with industrial action there are queues for miles that bring Kent to a standstill. If we had to put every lorry through even a modest customs check the tailbacks would stretch from Dover to London and Calais to Paris," Phipson stated. "Much of the debate on Max Fac is misguided. No one doubts the technology exists: it is in place in many locations around the world. The issue is whether it is good enough to provide a frictionless border and can be implemented quickly enough to be ready for December 2020. I think that the answer to this is an overwhelming no. It may have some long term benefits, but suggesting Max Fac is a solution to our immediate problems is a non-starter.
"I have been to the US and Canada border and the reality is that most Canadian SME businesses can't easily access the Max Fac arrangements. Whilst some do qualify for a streamlined process, the majority are still subject to the full customs check. The Canadian process is particularly efficient and well managed, but the reality is that this is time consuming and at busy times often has long delays. Apply that to Dover and the consequences are horrendous.
"We recognise government has a difficult job and it is not for us to tell government what the new arrangements must be — that is a political decision. But that political decision has economic consequences for thousands of British businesses and real financial implications for the millions of people who work for them and the entire country who rely on their products. We have an absolute responsibility to highlight fundamental flaws in one of the options that still remains on under serious consideration. I hope that the government now recognises that one of these options is simply not credible. We need to put all of our resources into developing a workable solution, and quickly."
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French citizens fleeing Ivory Coast
The first aeroplane carrying French citizens fleeing Ivory Coast to escape violent anti-French protests has landed outside Paris.
French nationals have been chased from their homes
Officials at the Charles de Gaulle airport on Wednesday said that the first plane carrying 270 passengers, including 100 children, was welcomed by the French junior foreign minister Renaud Muselier.
Two other planes are expected to fly out more evacuees from Ivory Coast during the night.
The evacuation came on a day when violent anti-French protesters massed for a fifth day in support of President Laurent Gbagbo.
"I don't have a job anymore or a house… They took the bath, the furniture and electrical wires, everything," Bruno Regis, a teacher from a French school that was razed, said on Wednesday.
The French army destroyed thecountry's rudimentary air force
The French army destroyed the
country's rudimentary air force
"The way it ended here, I wouldn't come back here even if they offered me a new job," he said at the airport, where he was waiting for a flight with his wife and three small children.
More than 2000 French and foreign nationals have been sheltering in French and UN bases in the main city of Abidjan, chased from their homes by anti-French mobs.
At least 30 demonstrators have been killed and about 1000 injured since Saturday.
An Air France plane landed just before 11am (1100 GMT) on Wednesday.
People queuing in the hall clutched the few belongings they had saved. Some rested on military stretchers, women tended to their babies and children played with luggage trolleys.
Crowd violence exploded on Saturday when the French army destroyed most of the West African country's small air force after an Ivorian jet bombed a French base, killing nine French peacekeepers and a US aid worker.
Simmering tensions
"I wouldn't come back here even if they offered me a new job"
Bruno Regis,
French school teacher
The air strike was part of an offensive launched by Gbagbo's forces to dislodge rebels who seized the north of the world's top cocoa grower in 2002 after failing to topple the president.
The riots have blocked cocoa exports, vital for a country which grows more than 40% of the world's cocoa beans, and inflamed simmering ethnic tensions in a major cocoa town.
French President Chirac said on Wednesday that Ivory Coast's authorities had to take responsibility for restoring order.
A French foreign ministry spokeswoman said four planes with around 1000 seats were due to leave Abidjan on Wednesday, but it was not clear how many people would be evacuated.
There are more than 10,000 French citizens in Ivory Coast, although many of them have dual nationality.
Source : Reuters
Democratic Party takes majority control of US Senate


Converts a wide range of formats to PDF, comes with a Command line version or a Windows Explorer integration.
Provides a tool for conversion to PDF only. The portable version is not freeware.
7-PDF Maker is a powerful tool to convert directly a wide range of files in other formats to high quality PDF files, without the need to install GhostScript or a virtual PDF printer.
You might find that PDF files created by a virtual PDF printer usually do not contain 'clickable' hyperlinks and bookmarks, but the PDF files converted by 7-PDF Maker do.
This free program is not only able to convert files generated by Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OpenOffice, StarOffice, etc., but also convert images, text or web based files to PDF. A complete list of over 80 supported file formats is covered here for conversion to PDF.
The program comes with a Command line version or a Windows Explorer integration. You can either run the program or just right click a file to do the conversion.
I have able to get 7-PDF maker to create a PDF file from an Open Office produced paper that contains many superscript footnotes with corresponding endnotes. The OpenOffice text file works great by itself: footnote and endnote are linked in Both directions. But creating a PDF using 7-PDF Maker only creates the link in one direction: from the footnote to the endnote and NOT back to the footnote. So then you have to manually scroll back to the beginning of the paper to find where footnote is located.
Question: Am I not doing something correct or will 7-PDF Maker only keep the link in one direction and not two.


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Chicago hospital incident: 'He was just shooting like a maniac'
5:49 am on 21 November 2018
A doctor, a newly graduated pharmacist and a police officer were killed after a gunman opened fire at a hospital in Chicago, police say.
The gunman had been in a relationship with one of his victims. Photo: AFP
The gunman was seen arguing with the doctor, Tamara O'Neal, who he had been in a relationship with, before shooting her and turning his gun on others.
The shooter, named as Juan Lopez, 32, also died but it is not clear if he was killed by police or took his own life.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the attack "tears at the soul of our city".
"It is the face and a consequence of evil," he said, adding that the three victims were "all going about their day, all doing what they loved".
The shootings began with a row in the Mercy Hospital car park between the gunman and Dr O'Neal at about 15:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Monday.
When a friend of the doctor's tried to intervene "the offender lifted up his shirt and displayed a handgun", Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said.
As the friend ran for help, gunfire broke out, witnesses said.
One witness, James Gray, told reporters he saw Dr O'Neal fall to the ground and then the gunman "stood over her and shot her three more times".
When police arrived, the gunman then moved into the hospital, shooting at random and killing pharmacist Dayna Less who was getting off an escalator at the time.
In an exchange of fire with the gunman, police officer Samuel Jimenez was killed. A second police officer avoided injury after a bullet fired in his direction became lodged in his gun in his holster.
Hospital patients scrambled to find cover under desks, police and Swat teams moved through the hospital in search of the gunman, and officers locked down hospital wings, including the nursery.
Hector Avitia, who was in the hospital waiting room with his wife, told the Chicago Tribune that he tried to get people away from windows as the bullets started flying.
"I've heard shootings," he said. "I've known people that have died in the neighbourhood like that. But something like that? No."
"He was just shooting like a maniac," he continued. "And he obviously knows how to shoot because he was holding the gun with both hands."
What more do we know of the victims?
Dr O'Neal was an emergency physician at Mercy Hospital on Chicago's South Side. Dr Patrick Connor, director of the hospital's emergency department, said she had been "dedicated to caring for her community - a wonderful individual".
The gunman and Dr O'Neal had been engaged, and were had been planning to marry on 27 October - but that date passed without a wedding, according to CBS Chicago.
Dr Connor said Dr O'Neal had graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago in 2016, and had been raising money for disadvantaged children while also leading her church choir.
After completing her first degree from Purdue University, she worked two jobs before beginning medical school, according to her hospital bio.
Dr Connor also paid tribute to 25-year-old Dayna Less, saying she had joined the hospital in July as a first-year pharmacy resident and was a recent graduate of Purdue University.
Police officer Samuel Jimenez was a 28-year-old married father of three young children. "We cannot thank him enough for his courage and bravery today," Dr Connor said.
The officer who was shot at but escaped injury during the incident shared images of a bullet embedded in the side of his gun, Chicago news broadcaster ABC7 reported.
Four killed in shooting at Chicago hospital, including gunman
Four people were killed in a shooting at a Chicago hospital, according to local media.


Campos Vexatec Racing competed at the first round of the FIA Formula 2 season at Bahrain International Circuit. The season-opener saw Luca Ghiotto and Roy Nissany showing competitive form in their Campos Vexatec Racing-run cars, which it´s a piece of all the thrilling stuff to come in 2018.
On Friday, Ghiotto posted a best time of 1m45.344s during the free practice session completing 14 laps. Nissany, with 15 laps to his tally, clocked a time of 1m46.407s. In the afternoon, during the 30-minute qualifying session, Ghiotto secured 12th place to start from sixth row on Saturday setting a lap time of 1m42.054s. On the other hand, Nissany lined up on row ten with a lap time of 1m43.350s.
On Saturday, Ghiotto – starting on medium compound tires- moved up to ninth on the first lap. Later, he dropped several places fighting in the tight midfield battles with Maximilian Günther and Artem Markelov. He made it into the top-ten once again later before heading into the pit lane for his mandatory pit-stop on lap 17. In the dying moments of the race, Ghiotto passed Louis Deletraz and was one of the fastest drivers on soft tire compound. Finally, Luca crossed the finish line in 12th place. Nissany ended up 16th.
Today, Ghiotto's race start was extremely good and after the first lap he did put his Campos Vexatec Racing's Dallara in sixth place. He still managed to pass Lando Norris for fifth and kept in podium contention until the end. With four laps to go, Nick de Vryes, who was putting a recovery drive after pitting for a set of fresh tires, overtook Ghiotto, who brought sixth place home. Nissany ran in the top-ten in the first laps but another car rival damaged his car's diffuser. After an unscheduled pit stop, he still rejoined to finish 15th and showed promising pace at the end.
The second round of the FIA Formula 2 will take place in Baku (Azerbaijan) on 28-29 April.


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More than 60 days of fieldwork in providing medical services for wounded protesters.
Urgent medical reinforcements arrives in the city of Nasiriyah.
Iraqi Red Crescent teams distribute food aid for poor families in a number of governorates.
The volunteers of the Iraqi Red Crescent are organizing a campaign to clean up the streets of demonstrations in Maysan Governorate.
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18 hours of work is not enough
Iraqi Red Crescent mobilizes 500 paramedics in response to protests
Iraqi Red Crescent teams continue to work in the field to rescue and transport the injured during the protest
Iraqi Red Crescent teams evacuate the injured in the Holy shrine of Imam Hussain ( peace be upon him).
The teams of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society ( IRCS) have evacuated a number of wounded who were injured as a result of the momentum of visitors in the presence of Imam Hussein(peace be upon him) in Karbala, more than 40 volunteers have helped in the evacuation process of the wounded and take them to hospitals.
The teams of the Iraqi Red Crescent distribute health aid to more than 900 vulnerable and displaced families in Baghdad and Salah al-Din.
The program of distributing relief and health aid implemented by the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) continues throughout the governorates, with the geographical area of distribution spreading to Baghdad and Salah al-Din governorates. The IRCS has reported in a statement: "The IRCS`s teams in Baghdad governorate have distributed (143) healthy sanctuaries for the needy and displaced families who are living in slums ...
The president of the Iraqi Red Crescent meets the United Nations Deputy of the Secretary-general in Iraq.
The president of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) Dr. Yassen AlMamouri has met the United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Iraq Mrs. (Marta Ruedas), During the meeting, the two sides have discussed the humanitarian affairs in the country and strengthening the cooperation and coordination in relief and health activities and other fields of joint humanitarian work.
The teams of the Iraqi Red Crescent distribute health and relief aid in the governorates of Maysan and Diywania.
The teams of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) have distributed health and relief aid for the poor and affected families in the governorates of Maysan and Diywania. The IRCS has reported in a statement " The teams of the IRCS in Maysan have distributed health and relief aid to more than 100 poor and affected families, the distribution has done after ...
The teams of the Iraqi Red Crescent receive the pilgrims and provide them with medical and ambulatory services at the border port of Arar.
The teams of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) have received pilgrims at Arar port which is 430 km away west of Ramadi. The IRCS has reported in a statement "the IRCS`s teams in Anbar have received pilgrims at the port of Arar, and the health teams have provided various health and medical services to pilgrims such as measuring pressure, ...
The role of the Iraqi Red Crescent`s feminist organization in improving the woman`s situation.
The women's organization of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) is concerned with the reality of the Iraqi woman and defends their rights to equality in all fields, also seeks to achieve the standard of living that appropriate to them, adding to create proper job opportunities, in addition to health rights, which are not limited to the right to receive ...
Humanitarian aid to the displaced families
Iraqi Red Crescent distributes more than 2000 food parcels for the displaced families and those who have returned to their home areas in Salahuddin governorate.
The Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has distributed more than 2000 food parcels for the ...
The Iraqi Red Crescent: The return of more than 300 displaced family to their home areas in Anbar governorate.
The teams of the Iraqi Red Crescent distribute more than 500 food parcels for the families who returned to their home areas in the Old Mosul city.
Iraqi Red Crescent provides medical services for more than 200 medical cases every day for the people of the right side of Mosul.
More than 2400 displaced families return to their residential areas
Report About IRCS aid for displaced people on the Russia Today channel
(Learn about the volunteer diver Ibrahim Asim) and the role that he has done to save the victims of the ferry.
Iraqi Red Crescent president explains assistance to IDPs & preparedness for Mosul Dam
Witness: Iraqi Red Crescent teams pulling the wounded from the sinking ferry in Mosul
female refugee Testimony from the human suffering in Fallujah
Photographic Reports
Within two days, the ICRC and the Iraqi Red Crescent Society, delivered food items to more than 25,000 displaced people who recently fled intense fighting in #Mosul to Nargizliya and Qaymawa camps, Sheikhan District.
Dr. Haider Abadi Prime Minister Meets relief teams of the Iraqi Red Crescent in Samarra, while providing humanitarian aid to the displaced families
Ramadi Displacment In Pictures
The Iraqi Red Crescent receives more than 13 thousand displaced at Jada Camp in the City of Qayarah during the last two days .
Iraqi Red Crescent distributes every day more than 12,000 hot food meal and provides 300,000 liters of water for the displaced families in all the centers of displacement .
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Opinion: New York Should Reject a Return to Private Prison Labor
By Jackie Goldzweig Panitz and Rosemary Rivera.
"Gov. Hochul's plan will not end our abusive prison labor system. New York must end the practice of forced labor and extend worker protections to all New Yorkers for the sake of our communities and families before we consider bringing private companies into the fold."
Marc Fader
Bedford Hills Correctional Facility
During the intense heat of the summer of 1894, New York State reached an important milestone toward the complete abolition of slavery. At our sixth constitutional convention, we outlawed contract convict leasing, the selling of the labor of those incarcerated to private entities—a practice so deplorable that it was described as tantamount to Southern slavery.
Over 125 years ago we abolished the contracting of prison labor because it was inhumane and unfair. But this January, Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed a plan to change New York's constitution to reauthorize the private utilization of incarcerated people.
The governor states that the program would "be voluntary and pay a competitive wage." But the proposal does not address the foundational flaw that enshrines modern-day slavery for those incarcerated in New York—and while similar programs in other states have allowed for billions in corporate profit, formerly incarcerated people have reported never using the "marketable skills" learned upon release.
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Today, over 31,000 incarcerated New Yorkers are forced to work under the threat of punishment for as little as $0.10 per hour—before their wages are garnished to pay fines and fees. The majority of these workers earn $0.33 or less per hour staffing hundreds of jobs, from running in-prison programming to groundskeeping and laundry—wages that can only be called "slave wages."
This is because of an insidious exception in our state's constitution, which allows New York to "require" the labor of those it incarcerates for state purposes.
The forced labor exception emboldens exploitation and cruelty. Formerly incarcerated individuals have described retaliation and severe punishments, including solitary confinement, for refusing to work dangerous jobs or to staff assignments for which they have no training. Bb, a formerly incarcerated woman at Albion Correctional, witnessed constant sexual advances and brutalization by guards who dangled job assignments as a weapon. Bb told advocates that after refusing to perform sexual favors, she was shut out of her preferred work assignments. "For a lot of the jobs that I tried to get, they wouldn't let me, just because I wouldn't do what they wanted me to do for them."
An incarcerated person who braves this system still cannot meet their own needs with the meager wages they receive. Inflated in-prison prices, including the exorbitant cost of communicating with loved ones—a 20-minute phone call costs $0.86; a single postage stamp costs $0.33—mean that those inside must rely on their families for financial support. As a result, one in three families supporting an incarcerated loved one go into debt, according to the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, a burden borne chiefly by communities of color across our state.
At The Legal Aid Society, we fight for New Yorkers who experience wage theft and workplace safety violations. At Citizen Action of New York, we battle against the forces of racism and capitalism in order to end our current system of mass incarceration. We agree with Gov. Hochul that incarcerated New Yorkers deserve better work opportunities and significantly higher pay.
It took a global crisis to finally pull back the curtain on our exploitative prison labor system. From the earliest days of the pandemic, incarcerated people labored to produce the hand sanitizer and other PPE needed by their fellow New Yorkers, even while they were prohibited from accessing these life-saving products themselves.
But Gov. Hochul's plan will not end our abusive prison labor system. New York must end the practice of forced labor and extend worker protections to all New Yorkers for the sake of our communities and families before we consider bringing private companies into the fold.
The Freedom from Forced Labor Act and the Fairness and Opportunity for Incarcerated Workers Act, sponsored by Senator Zellnor Myrie (D-20) and Assemblymember Harvey Epstein (D-74) would achieve these two goals.
Our state motto, Excelsior, is Latin forever upward. We demand criminal legal reform that helps move New York forward, not back to the past.
Jackie Goldzweig Panitz is a paralegal casehandler with the Employment Law Unit at The Legal Aid Society, and Rosemary Rivera is the executive director of Citizen Action NY. Legal Aid and Citizen Action NY serve as campaign leaders—along with Color of Change and the New York Civil Liberties Union—of 13th Forward, a broad coalition of advocates and organizations fighting to end the forced labor exception in New York's constitution and for fair wages for incarcerated workers.


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Diamond Tour 2000 proves successful
Jennifer Richinelli
Approximately 100 members of the German industrial diamond industry participated in Diamond Tour 2000, which was organized by Dr. Fritsch.
In an attempt to unite the German industrial diamond industry, Dr. Fritsch of Fellbach, Germany, held Diamond Tour 2000 from October 7 to 8. Approximately 100 members of the stone and construction industries gathered for a drive through the German, Austrian and Italian Alps, where a gala dinner was awaiting them once they reached their final destination in a small Italian ski village.
The participants were organized into small groups, which traveled as motorcades through the scenic mountain region. While a number of people chose to ride motor bikes, others completed the drive in convertibles. But unexpected snowy conditions caused for convertible tops to be up and slippery rides for the motor bikes. Despite the wintry weather elements, however, the event was a success for the participants.
According to Stefan Burckhardt, the company's marketing director, the tour was a change of pace for the Germans, who are typically conservative. "It's not the German mentality to say, 'Hey, we're the greatest,' " he said. Therefore, Burckhardt came up with the idea of the diamond tour as a way for Dr. Fritsch to show appreciation to its customers and create a social setting for everyone to celebrate the prosperity of the German industrial diamond business.
Diamond Tour 2000 was organized by Motorrad Action Team, a German organization that specializes in such events. The organization not only supplied road maps and guides to ride along with the motor bikers, but it also made all hotel accommodations.
In total, the tour included 28 motor bikers and 32 convertibles. Participants came as far as Korea and the U.S. Other countries represented included Austria, Great Britian and Italy.
Other sponsors of the event included Arntz Sägetechnik, Heinrich Mummenhoff, SGL Carbon Group, Edesso Sägen Und Messer, Rofin Sinar Laser, Syndimant GmbH and Diarop S.A.
Since Diamond Tour 2000 proved to be a success, Dr. Fritsch is looking to organize another social gathering for the industry in two years.
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These are the Days: An early 70's production that told the story of a family (the Days) in the beginning of our century, with a very smart grampa, who could invent anything. Inspired by "The Walton's". Aired for one season in 1974.
Thirteen Ghosts of Scooby Doo, The: Scooby teams up with Shaggy, Daphne, and Scrappy to track down 13 ghosts which had been released. Premiered 1985.
Three Musketeers: Originally aired with the "Banana Splits Adventure Hour".
Three Robonic Stooges, The: The Three Stooges are now bionic. Was at first a segment of "The Skatebirds" but then premiered in 1978 as a replacement to "The Skatebirds".
Tom and Jerry: Loveable cat and mouse pair who never talked until someone got this brainy idea years later...
Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show, The: Segments from each cartoon were grouped together in this hour long series. Premiered 1976.
Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape Show, The: HB's version of the "Tom and Jerry" cartoons were coupled with cartoons about a 30 foot tall purple ape and his companion Beagle. Premiered 1975.
Top Cat: Adventures of a sly con artist, Top Cat, and his pack of alley cats trying to outsmart Officer Dibble. Premiered 1962.
Touche Turtle: Touche Turtle and his assistant, Dum Dum, save people in distress. Premiered 1962 and was also coupled with other cartoon shows. See also: "Hanna Barbera New Cartoon Series"
Trollkins: 1/2 hour show, 1981 CBS series.
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Valley of the Dinosaurs: The Butler family gets sent back in time. Premiered 1974.
Wacky Races: Pat Pendig, Rufus Ruffcut, Sawtooth, Penelope Pitstop, The Slag Brothers, the Ant Hill Mob, the Red Max, the Gruesome Twosome, and Luke and Blubber Bear, all try to win a wacky race and avoid the plots of Dick Dastardly and Muttley. Premiered 1968. See also: "Fun World of Hanna Barbera".
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home: A prime time cartoon with Tom Bosley doing the voice of Harry Boyle. It is the story of the Boyles, Harry, Irma his wife, and their children Chet, Alice, and Jamie. Aired 1972-74.
Wally Gator: The antics of Wally who tries to gain freedom from his zoo. Premiered 1962 and was combined with other cartoon shows. See also: "Yogi's Gang" and "Hanna Barbera's New Cartoon Series".
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch: Wheelie, a stunt racing Volkswagon, takes on the motorcycle gang, the Chopper Bunch. Premiered 1974.
Where's Huddles?: Tales of Ed Huddles and his neighbor Bubba McCoy, who are teammates on the Rhino's football team. Premiered 1970.
Wildfire: circa 1986?, briefly run series about a young Earth girl named Sarah who is taken to the magical land of Darshan by the talking horse Wildfire. Darshan is a world populated by both humans and talking horses, many of which live in a place called the Sanctuary, where no human but Sarah is allowed to enter, for she is actually Princess Sarah of Darshan, exiled to Earth by the evil witch Trievelyn, who still plagues the horses with her wicked schemes. Sarah, Wildfire, and her friends work together to save Darshan from evil. Creative input from Peter S. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn book and movie script.
Winsome Witch: See: "Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show".
Woofer and Wimper, Dog Detectives: See "Clue Club" and "Skatebirds".
World's Greatest Superfriends, The: The show aired from 1979-1980.
Yakky Doodle: See: "Yogi and His Friends".
Yippee, Yappy, and Yahooey: Three dogs are loyal guards/servants to the king in a Three Musketeers parody.
Yo Yogi!: NBC's last Hanna-Barbera cartoon debuted in 1991.
Yogi and His Friends: Included segments from Yogi and Boo Boo, "Hokey Wolf", "Huckleberry Hound", "Pixie and Dixie", "Snagglepuss", and "Yakky Doodle". Premied 1967.
Yogi Bear Show, The: Made of of segments from Yogi, Yakky Doodle, and Snagglepuss. Featuring the antics of Yogi and Boo Boo trying to outsmart the good ole Ranger Francis Smith. Premiered 1961.
Yogi's Gang: Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, Wally Gator, and Snagglepuss, and other characters fly around the world in an ark looking for a place where there is no pollution ("the perfect place... the skies are blue, the grass is green, etc."). 1973. See also: "Fred Flintstone and Friends".
Yogi's Space Race: Yogi and his pals try to win space races while battling Phantom Phink and Sinister Sludge. Premiered 1978.
Yogi's Treasure Hunt: Yogi and crew sail on the S. S. Jelly Rodger in search of treasure. Premiered 1985.


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Dead By April w/ Beyond All Recognition @ The Underworld
Beyond All Recognition + Dead By April
The Underworld Camden, London
Dead By April are currently working on the follow-up to "Incomparable", and an EP should be out around these days – this being the official reason for the European tour they've just engaged in. But of course that it's also the perfect opportunity for the new screamer Christoffer "Stoffe" Andersson to show the fans why was he chosen as Jimmie Strimell's replacement.
They brought along Beyond All Recognition, another Swedish band that I had the pleasure to learn about last year, when I was given their debut album "Drop=Dead" to review (which I rated 8 / 10, by the way).
They kicked off with "True Story", one of the two songs from that album which made it to video – hence one of their most popular songs.
Later came "a song about alcohol" – "Arriving With The Sun", just before singer David Söhr asked if we knew a movie called "300" and wanting us to role-play the Spartans when King Leonidas asks them what is their profession. His question and the war cry in response would be repeated several times throughout the show, but that first one was the introduction to a brand new song called "Martyrs".
Then while cheering with a bottle of water but saying that it was vodka, David took the chance to address to "the party people" as the rest of the boys started playing their own version of Swedish House Mafia's "One (Your Name)". Guitarist Paul Gidlöf would later on interrupt David with another cover, "a surprise" – Metallica's "Master Of Puppets" – but it would only last until the first vocals were supposed to come in. The crowd was somewhat disappointed so David made them laugh by saying they did have another cover for them, Michael Bolton's "When A Man Loves A Woman" – the title sung as in the song's chorus. Funny. Then in a more serious tone, he resumed what he originally was going to say before the Metallica moment, which was dedicating "What We'll Die To Defend" to their fans.
A "real heavy song" (as if the others weren't so…) in the form of "B*tch Please" and the gig ended afterwards with "Characters". Beyond All Recognition's dubcore is "a little" heavier than what the average DBA fan is used to, but given the response of most of the crowd, I believe they made quite an impression. And they surely deserve it.
Even though I've been listening to Dead By April since late 2008, I'd only had the chance to see them live once, in 2009, and it wasn't a very good show, to be honest. So I was glad to be able to finally give them another chance… and then Jimmie was out. But when I learnt that Stoffe was the new guy, that gladness doubled. When he joined Sonic Syndicate on the last leg of the "We Rule The Night" tour, I checked his background and heard his early work with Dødz and the current one with What Tomorrow Brings. So I knew his potential both in the studio and on stage (saw him with Sonic Syndicate in Madrid) and I was sure Dead By April couldn't have made a better choice. And even so, I confess I wasn't expecting the level of greatness that I've witnessed at The Underworld Camden that night. Stoffe is in this with full heart and soul, as if he's been a part of it since the beginning. On a technical level, he has the same growl-pitch as Jimmie, so the songs didn't suffer with the change of singers/screamers. So if you like Dead By April for the right reason – meaning the music and not because A or B is your kind of hottie – then you have no excuse to not like them anymore.
Okay, the concert. One of the new songs, "Empathy", started it up, and even if the crowd wasn't familiar with it, they rocked to it as if they've heard it thousands of times before.
"Two Faced" came afterwards, with singer Zandro Santiago helping drummer Alex Svenningsson at some point with the percussion. And speaking of helping, here the fans could already do it by screaming their lungs out to every word, which they actually did the whole show (save for the yet unreleased three songs, that is). "Losing You", "What Can I Say" or "Dreaming" – the latter again with Zandro drumming away in an extended intro – are some of the songs where you could almost hear the crowd louder than the band itself.
It was between "Calling" and "Freeze Frame" that Zandro officially introduced Stoffe and the overwhelming cheers left no doubt of how welcome he is. That and the constant "DBA! DBA!" between songs show how supportive their fans are. Still he left all the talking to Zandro, asking just if we were "ready for something faster" before "Lost".
In early 2011, Dead By April released a compilation album called "Stronger", with remixes, acoustic versions and bonus tracks. A video was filmed for the title-track, which included live footage from a gig performed precisely at The Underworld. Zandro mentioned it, adding "this time is better". It was also during "Stronger" that he picked a camera from some fans in the front row, taking them a picture and then one of himself. And introduced Pontus Hjelm on the guitar right before the solo.
After "Mystery", I thought that Zandro's "this is the last song for tonight" was the usual pre-encore joke, but sadly it wasn't. "Within My Heart" was the last song for real, no matter how loud the crowd screamed "We want more! We want more!". But the boys compensated by hanging around with their fans afterwards, taking their time to sign autographs, take pictures and chat. DBA fans are dedicated, as aforementioned, but the guys in DBA themselves also have the fans "within their hearts".
Text & photos by Renata "Pieni" Lino
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This CNC Mill currently uses the Portable CNC Cart.
This page will provide information on its design and function.
There is an on/off switch for the unit.
A knob to turn on the spindle motor and two big emergency stop buttons on the front and side in case something goes horribly wrong.
I (Steve!) added an Arduino to monitor the spindle EStop buttons and to control the air. Turning the spindle on will enable the air flow and EStop will kill both the spindle and air. You will also be prompted to turn the spindle all the way off if you happen to leave it on. The display will give an estimated spindle speed. It is derived from the speed control potentiometer and should actually be quite accurate.
The best materials to cut are wood, plastic and Aluminum However it CAN cut steel with the correct settings and you may want to use a liquid coolant for steel instead of air just to be sure. This is a small mill with a low spindle speed of about 2000 RPM max. I've actually limited the top speed having read that there is a point where speed trades off for the motor power so you'd have a spindle moving very fast but easy to jam. Most small mills have a top speed of about 2200 RPM. I know there are people familiar with mills and I would like to hear from them what cut speed and cut depth would be appropriate for a 2200 RPM spindle speed.
Toggle Machine Power [F2] or the orange icon circle with a vertical bar.
Set the X Y and Z axis and set the 0 points if you need to by selecting an axis and using Touch Off to zero that axis.
Hit run and keep your fingers crossed.
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10 Excuses for Not Having a Will
A simple will is all most people need, but many people make excuses instead. What's Yours?
1. Excuse #1: "I don't own very much."
2. Excuse #2: "My spouse will get everything anyway, which is what I want."
3. Excuse #3: "We own everything jointly."
4. Excuse #4: "We can't decide on a guardian."
5. Excuse #5: "We've decided on guardians, but need to check with them first." (Ditto for executor)
6. Excuse #6:"Things are about to change. I'm about to: (get married, get divorced, have a(nother) child, move to another state, buy a house...)."
7. Excuse #7: "I can't decide whether my teenagers will need a trust."
8. Excuse #8: "I don't know a lawyer."
9. Excuse #9: ""Legal fees are expensive."
10. Excuse #10: "But I LIKE feeling guilty."
Every adult ought to have an up-to date will. Most of us know that. Yet three quarters of us don't have one. Older people are more likely to have wills than younger ones but a majority of people die intestate--without a will. That is not always a tragedy, but it sometimes is, and it's always a mistake. Here are some of the excuses people often give for not making a will:
Excuse #1: "I don't own very much."
You probably own more than you realize. If you've recently done a net worth statement (a list of what you own and what you owe) you've probably found that out. If you haven't, it can be an eye-opener to see how much you have accumulated. A net worth statement is desirable information, not only in preparing a will but in preparing for a legal check-up.
But even if you do have relatively little, somebody is going to get that property when you die. Why shouldn't you decide who? And if you don't decide whom you want to oversee your affairs, a court will have to appoint someone. And that person will have to pay a bond.
If you have minor children, the most important reason for making a will is to select a guardian for them should you and your spouse, if any, be killed at the same time. Surely you have preferences among the members of your families. Can you trust a judge to reach the right decision? Guardianship fights can be nasty. And what sort of "last impression" of you would such a mess convey?
Excuse #2: "My spouse will get everything anyway, which is what I want."
Perhaps not so if you have children or grandchildren. Your spouse may get only part of your estate.
What if you both die at once? Shouldn't you say what should happen to your property then?
And why should your spouse have to pay a bond? The law requires it unless you specify otherwise in a will.
Excuse #3: "We own everything jointly."
While it's very common for houses, bank accounts and vehicles to be jointly owned, that's seldom true for household furnishings, collections, etc. And are you sure about the vehicles and bank accounts?
What about the life insurance? Life insurance is generally outside the estate. Meaning, the insurance company will pay to the beneficiary listed on the policy, not to who you might list in your will.
Excuse #4: "We can't decide on a guardian."
It can be a tough decision. Each of the possibilities has strengths and weaknesses. There are so many factors to consider: age and health, resources and energy, character and values, personalities, geography, etc. It could be one of the most important decisions you'll ever make. It could create some friction among your relatives. But shouldn't you decide instead of a judge? You know your children and your relatives a whole lot better.
Excuse #5: "We've decided on guardians, but need to check with them first." (Ditto for executor)
This sounds good, but how long have you been meaning to check with them? You say you meant to last year at Christmas but the "right time" didn't occur? You want to discuss it in person but don't know when you'll see them next because they're a thousand miles away? Stop procrastinating and call or write this week. Then get that will drawn up.
Excuse #6: " Things are about to change. I'm about to: (get married, get divorced, have a(nother) child, move to another state, buy a house...)."
Life is full of changes, and big ones like those mentioned might very well affect your will. It's a good idea to review your will after every major change in your life situation to see if the written will still expresses your current wishes. But except for a very short period of time, you shouldn't let an impending change stop you from making a will. You can change your will any time you want, but you can't write one after you die.
Excuse #7: "I can't decide whether my teenagers will need a trust."
The safe course is to provide for a trust now. You can always change your will if you later decide that yours are among the few 18 year olds who can be trusted with large amounts of money, especially after the tragedy of your (premature) demise. Unless you have a will and provide otherwise your child probably will be entitled to his share of your estate, in cash, when he turns 18. Some car dealer may be grateful for your neglect.
Excuse #8: "I don't know a lawyer."
My office would be happy to draft your will and other documents for you. We have considerable experience in this area and are eager to provide this important legal service.
Excuse #9: "Legal fees are expensive."
While the cost of will documents vary depending on the complexity of your estate, the money spent in bonds and lawsuits over your wishes, not to mention the peace of mind that comes from having things done the way you want (both with your property and your health) will be far greater than those legal fees.
Excuse #10: "But I LIKE feeling guilty."
Oh, come on. Wouldn't you rather feel guilty about something more fun, or delicious and fattening, and with less serious consequences?
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President Obama visited a People's Republic exploding with military might and a region rife with human-rights abuses including the democracy demonstrators under threat in Hong Kong, and is leaving China with a climate-change agreement.
An agreement, say congressional critics, that isn't worth the signed paper.
The incoming Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), welcomed the freshman class of the 114th Congress to the Hill today and reserved his few remarks before the cameras for the climate pact.
"I was particularly distressed by the deal apparently he's reached with the Chinese on his current trip, which as I read the agreement requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years while these carbon emission regulations are creating havoc in my state and other states around the country," McConnell said.
The White House said the deal consisted of Obama pledging to cut net greenhouse gas emissions 26-28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. Chinese President Xi Jinping set "targets" to "peak CO2 emissions around 2030, with the intention to try to peak early, and to increase the non-fossil fuel share of all energy to around 20 percent by 2030."
The administration said the pact was "the culmination of months of bilateral dialogue" and "highlights the critical role the two countries must play in addressing climate change."
"The actions they announced are part of the longer range effort to achieve the deep decarbonization of the global economy over time. These actions will also inject momentum into the global climate negotiations on the road to reaching a successful new climate agreement next year in Paris."
The White House added that the "ambitious target" agreed to by Obama "is grounded in intensive analysis of cost-effective carbon pollution reductions achievable under existing law and will keep the United States on the right trajectory to achieve deep economy-wide reductions on the order of 80 percent by 2050."
What exactly does China, which is cloaked in soupy pollution up to 20 times safe limits, have to do in return?
The administration considers it a victory that China agreed to peak its carbon dioxide emissions -- much later down the road.
"The United States expects that China will succeed in peaking its emissions before 2030 based on its broad economic reform program, plans to address air pollution, and implementation of President Xi's call for an energy revolution," the White House said in a fact sheet on the deal. "China's target to expand total energy consumption coming from zero-emission sources to around 20 percent by 2030 is notable."
Meanwhile, Obama will press forward with his second-term Climate Action Plan. "This is an ambitious goal, but it is an achievable goal. It will double the pace at which we're reducing carbon pollution in the United States," Obama said at a press conference with Xi. "It puts us on a path to achieving the deep emissions reductions by advanced economies that the scientific community says is necessary to prevent the most catastrophic effects of climate change. It will help improve public health. It will grow our economy. It will create jobs. It will strengthen our energy security, and it will put both of our nations on the path to a low-carbon economy."
Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), the incoming chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and author of The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future, stressed to CNN that China, in reality, will "continue to increase their emissions until 2030."
"They're long gone after that, and so, it's easy to say something like that when in fact they are saying they're going to increase one additional coal-fired plant every 10 days in China for the foreseeable future," Inhofe said.
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) summed it up as "terrible for the United States and terrific for the Chinese government and for the politicians there."
"Emissions in the United States have actually been going down over the last decade. So this is going to end up raising costs of energy for American families. People that are hurt the most are people of low income, people living on a fixed income. So I think it's irresponsible to impose expensive new regulations on energy in the United States, which makes us, as a country, less competitive economically," Barrasso told MSNBC.
"The president has gotten very little and he's given away much in the agreement."


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dates_by_product['p2-p3'] = dates_by_product[3] - dates_by_product[2]

the problem is that its givng me the following: 309 days 06:30:29
and I need it to be just a number: 309
any ideas on how to make it just a number?

A: If the elements of dates_by_product are Date types from datetime, then if you subtract them you can call days() on them like so:
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d = date(2022, 8, 30) - date(2000, 1, 1)

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Back in August, I went to my very first Goth festival with my OH. The festival in question was M'era Luna and if you have read that blog post, then you would know that I had a blast. However, before going to the festival I was a feeling a bit concerned about the fact that I didn't really know any of the bands, and that I may end hating them all. At the end, I didn't have to worry at all. A few days before the festival, my OH showed me a picture of Lord of the Lost, thinking I may like them – at the time I said I didn't like them as they looked a bit like a gothic version of a pop boy band. How wrong was I!
The first day of music arrived, and after a few meh bands, I was hit with their opening song and I was hooked. By the time they played my now favourite song, Morgana, I was sold. I loved their aesthetics, their sound and their presence on stage. You can see their M'era Luna performance here.
To be honest, they were my highlight of the festival, because after almost a year of discovering all this music that was so new to me, I had finally found a band that I loved and it wasn't mainstream as everything else I was discovering.
Anyways, Lord of the Lost are currently on a world tour, and they did a gig in London last Saturday at The Garage in Islington, and of course I went. It was my first time at the venue, and I must admit it was quite cosy. There were three bands playing beforehand, but we did arrive slightly bit late so we missed the first one. The second band was DeadFilmStar which I must say I was really not a fan. It felt dislocated, like someone put an advert in Gumtree trying to find members to form a band. The songs were also all over the place. Not my thing basically. The next band was Unzucht and they were really good. They had lots of energy and some great songs. Also, the combination between the soft voice from the lead singer and the darker growl from the guitarist worked really well. I would easily watch them again.
Then obviously came the time we were waiting for, Lord of the Lost. And if I had any doubts that maybe I only liked them in M'era Luna because I was a bit drunk and in the mist of a goth festival, they soon dissapeared. They played a similar playlist than in M'era Luna, with a few exceptions, drawing songs mainly from their latest album, Thornstar, which I must say, it is my favourite album by them. The crowd was also very energetic, so the atmosphere was superb. We all sang along and danced and just enjoyed the show.
What I like about them is their attention to detail; everything is thought of – from the sound, the music, the way they want to be portrayed, down to their make up (impressive) and their overall look. Also, I must admit that they are the nicest bunch of people. They held their after-party at Slimelight and it was so nice seeing them chatting to everyone and having a good time with their fans.
Overall, it was a really great night and I can now officially say that I am a fan, which means this is by all means, not the last time I will see them live.


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But I can install IDEA in other profile and then run it from my original profile but IDEA does not work properly - any features do not work etc. I have noticed that in "Documents and Settings" was created new directory "Petr Jùza" (subtle difference in the name of directory with comperison to "Petr J?za") during launching IDEA for the first time in my profile and in this directory was directory ".IntelliJIdea".
I guess that there is any problem with my name of profile which I'm not able to change. I do not want to change my profile thus I would like to ask you about any hint?
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Thank you very much, now IDEA is working great.


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