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Carroll Gartin (September 14, 1913 – December 19, 1966) was an American Democratic politician from Laurel in Jones County in southeastern Mississippi, who served three terms as the 22nd lieutenant governor of his state. He was born in Meridian, in eastern Mississippi.

He served his first two terms from 1952 to 1960 under fellow Democrats, Governors Hugh L. White and James P. Coleman. He returned to the office for two years under Paul B. Johnson Jr. but died midway in his term. In the 1963 campaign, Gartin accused Johnson's opponent, the Republican nominee Rubel Phillips of Corinth and Jackson, of having created an unnecessary general election, a scenario that was new to Mississippi. As a former Democrat, Gartin said that Phillips could have simply remained in the Democratic primary and thus voided the need for a third election.

Johnson's campaign was buoyed by outgoing Governor Ross Barnett and Democratic State Chairman Bidwell Adam. Johnson topped Phillips, 62%-38%, and Gartin defeated the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, Stanford Morse, a state senator from Gulfport by an even larger 74%-26%.

Gartin was a staunch white supremacist and a former supporter of Governor and US Senator Theodore G. Bilbo. He was a member of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, which was devoted to preserving racial segregation in the state.

Gartin was a delegate to the 1956 Democratic National Convention, which nominated the Stevenson-Kefauver ticket.

Gartin died of a heart attack in 1966 at Jones County Community Hospital, hours after he had checked in for chest pains.

The Carroll Gartin Justice Building (), in the state capital, Jackson, is named after him and houses the Mississippi Supreme Court, the Mississippi Court of Appeals, and the state law library.

Gartin, an attorney, practiced law with Republican Charles W. Pickering.

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The sound of hope echoes through Rakka streets
11:01 19 October 2018
RAKKA- Rakka that have been liberated from the darkness of ISIS is getting ready for October 19 celebrations. I am in Rakka again after one year of observing the operations. Rakka that looked like a ghost town now looks much colourful in the light. There is a crowd of people as far as the eye can see and their hopeful steps are echoing in the streets.
Rakka was the first city to fall in to the hands of Salafi groups gather under the same roof of Free Syrian Army (ÖSO) in Syrian civil war. The most effective of those groups were Heyet Tahrir el Şam (HTŞ) which controlled the city until the end of 2013.Then Rakka has been the center of darkness until it was liberated by Women Defence Units (YPJ) in the hands of ISIS.
CAPITOL CITY OF FEAR!
ISIS that had both international and domestic help to hold the ground ,first obtained dominance in Iraq. After taking controll of Rakka, ISIS expanded their influence in Syria. Occupying North and East Syria cities, ISIS became a nightmare not only for Syria but for all the world.
A PERIOD PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS
ISIS who declared caliphaty, plunged more and more into the dark. They tried to force people into migration or massacre them if they did not obey. The streets that carried all kinds of people then became the adress of death.To bring the society on their knees, they staged demonstations of mass killings, executions,stonings to death..They forced people to watch.
The schools were shut down and in their place, jihadist schools were founded. All women including little girls had to wear hijabs. They set markets of slaves where they sold women. They held some of the women in dungeons underground, those were the Yezidi women they captured in Şengal. Some of them were rescued during the operations, but still noone knows the whereabouts of thousands of those women.
AFTER A YEAR
ISIS who was defeated for the first time in Kobané, start losing positions one step after another agains Democratic Syrian Forces (QSD) Rakka city center was taken back from ISIS with an operation started at June 6, 2017 to October 19.
I BACK IN RAKKA AFTER THE OPERATION
I pursued the operation and photographed ISIS with on most true self. After a year I hit the road for Rakka again.Rakka, that looked like a ghost town back then is in its most self filled with people. You can actually hear the sound of hope and whatever part of the city you go, you can hear it.
MAIN STREETS AND ALLIES CAME TO LIFE
The streets that we could not walk through with the fear of stepping on a mine during the war, now filled with women and children. The sound of the fruit sellers in the market mix with the women and children wearing colourful clothes. The one's who is doing the most of the work in the city they dont have to wear black, is women. Not only in construction do they take charge, but also in the administartion of the city, the administration of the city is women predominated. While the women wounded by ISIS comes together and organising, there are psychological support centers that ensures solidarity.
TO AN ENLIGTHTENED RAKKA
ISIS that ıs an enemy of science, culture, arts, literature and cinema covered everything like concrete when they were here. While they destroyed most of the art in the city, the intelligentsia in the city kept and hid some artifects which QSD found when they came to liberate the city. Now there are libraries and book cafe's in the city where those books and pictures and photos are on the shelves.
HUGO, CHAPLIN AND EINSTEIN AFTER ISIS
The biggest change in the city is the Rakka People's Municipality. That building once served as a dungeon and a place for torture is now a municipality that serves the people. The top floor of the building is most exciting part od the municipality where municipality workers are being trained. Pictures of Nelson Mandela, Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin, Victor Hugo and more are hanged in the walls of the hall that was rushed to be ready before the anniversary. There are aphorisms on the walls that are told by the intelligentsia and one attracts attention ,said by Albert Eınsteın and written in Arabic : " Dont stand still, always question things."
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11:01 The sound of hope echoes through Rakka streets
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2010 WarGods Event Mini Artifex Done!
Who's this hanging out at the "Forge of the Minismith" special terrain feature? Why it's the 2010 Event Mini from Crocodile games!
It's pretty sad that this guy I picked up at GenCon a few weeks ago has been converted and painted up while the normal Artifex mini has been partially painted for over a year.
I tried to give the weapon he's working on a glowing white hot metal look. I'm not sure how good it came out but it doesn't look horrible. at least.
I toyed with the idea of putting a goofy hieroglyphic message on his apron ("kiss the artifex" or "I do it with molten metal") but I decided against it since he's kind of serious. He was really fun to paint, I think I may have to finish off the rest of my To-Tanem now (spears and the official Artifex sculpt).
I'm obsessed with converting minis, I can't help myself. Often it's just a stupid little change that most people won't notice but MUST be done. Like on the "Artifex Working" WarGods 2010 event miniature. I love everything about the fig but the hammer head. So I swapped it out for what I feel is a more appropriate hammer head. Simple and it makes me very happy.
Then there's the more elaborate conversion to come up with an Aspect of the Hunter mini. Even though I only have one unit of actual Typhon (the OOP Archers) I still feel the need to do a Hunter conversion since I've done a Heru Aspect of the Defender conversion. She needs a nemesis even if it's only on a shelf.
I got a box of Starship Trooper bugs at GenCon in hopes of using one of them as the main body of the conversion. After fiddling with various leg configurations I decided to go with one leg in a "preparing to strike" pose since there's not going to be a massive scorpion-like tail.
And here is the body part loosly attached to give an idea of what the final figure might look like, but I won't reveal the exact mini it is until after she's completed. I still need to do something about the torso/thorax joint- I'm thinking of sculpting some fur to cover that area and maybe adding a weapon or bow and quiver.
After drooling over pictures of them over the last few months, I picked up a box of Wargames Factory Shock Troops plastic multi-part minis at GenCon. I had no real plan for them I was just interested in the chance to customize some generic sci-fi troopers because converting is its own reward.
I finally got around to cutting some off the sprues and sticking them together the other night. I present the Cthood Scout Party- maybe the start of an entire army of squid-headed dudes or perhaps just a small mercenary force, I'm really not sure yet. All I know is that these were really fun to put together.
This first guy was pretty straight forward so I could get a feel for how all the pieces could fit together. Thanks to Brian Roe for the suggestion to put olde Warzone plastic Bauhaus packs on the Shock Troops- they fit wonderfully and look just right.
The second guy was also pretty standard, except for his sprue-bit goggles. Since there is only one Cthulu head on each sprue I tried to think of something to help make a simple variant. For some reason I thought goggles would be a good choice and I'm pretty happy with them. No pack for this guy since I've only got a few left and I want some variation among the troops.
For the third guy I got a little crazy. I studied the pointing arm but did not like how it pointed straight out to the left. After some planning I made a few cuts and reconstructed the arm so it would be pointing more to the front. I kept hearing him shout "down on the floor!" or "mine!" or something to that effect as he came together. He got a Warzone pack because with his action pose it seemed the best choice.
Since there are only six Cthulu heads in a box I decided to slow down and use one of the helmeted heads. I chose this mask variant because it looks like it could fit the tentacles inside, that's why it's wider at the bottom. So now I have a way to get a whole box full of Cthood without 'wasting' any of the bare heads.
I'm not terribly fond of the special weapon designs in the box so I looked through my vast armory and came across this plastic Ork gun. It looks pretty good as a heavy weapon so I trimmed a regular rifle arm so the big gun would fit and modified the left arm so it would be able to 'hold' the barrel. The extra ammo drum is another sprue creation (it's the virtually same size as the drum on the gun) along with his targeting monocle.
Now that they're assembled and primed hopefully they'll be painted soon so they'll be ready for a little skirmish.


Angela Jukes (Group Talent Acquisition Consultant at Cambridge Assessment) is talking about why is she an advocate for flexible working.
The world in which we work is changing rapidly. Large-scale globalisation, shifting demographics, technological advances and 21st century societal values are redefining the workplace as we know it.
Whether it's varying where we physically do our work, challenging the traditional 9-5 office hours, or having a good work-life balance in today's 'always on' business culture, these fundamental shifts are driving both employers and employees to a more flexible way of working.
A recent poll revealed 87% of respondents currently work flexibly or would like to do so. Another survey reported that 6 in 10 said they would be more productive if they could work flexibly, and over two thirds said they would be more loyal to a business.
For employers, the benefits are compelling. Organisations who introduce flexible working can achieve tangible improvements to recruitment and staff retention, as well as boosts in morale and efficiency.
Employees with 26 weeks' service have a statutory right to request flexible working and employers are under a legal duty to reasonably consider that request.
Here at Cambridge Assessment we have a 'Just Ask' policy when it comes to flexible working requests. As an international organisation, our teams are spread across the world, meaning that we may only ever collaborate with some colleagues in a virtual environment – it's the norm.
Skype calls, online meetings and telephone interviews are commonplace here and it's not unusual to work from home. Yes, we are results-oriented but it's not about the number of hours you put in or how visible you are, it's about outcomes.
We have a well-established culture of trust and respect, which is key to the success of our flexible workforce and the performance of our organisation as a whole.
There are many forms of flexible working in practice at Cambridge Assessment. The most familiar being flexible start/finish times and term-time only or part-time working. Flexible working can also mean homeworking, compressed hours and job shares.
Staff at all levels, ages, genders, and with or without dependents work flexibly here - including senior directors - challenging the misconception that flexible working is for the few, not the many, or only for women with children.
We encourage anyone applying for a role at Cambridge Assessment to talk to us about how they'd like to work – we offer to match your current flexible working arrangements where this can be accommodated and commit to long-term career support as your situation and requirements change.
For Angela Jukes, Group Talent Acquisition Consultant at Cambridge Assessment, her flexible working pattern means she spends one morning a week painting, reading and playing games with pre-school children: "I call them my 'special Thursdays!'" she said.
Angela has also seen this pro-flexible working ethos in action across other areas of the business: "A few other cases come to mind when I think about positive flexible working examples at Cambridge Assessment.
"We have a job share partnership in HR which has been thriving for six years - both team members are able to manage their home commitments as well as continuing their career development. The job share ensures continuity for the business area they support and a great mix of skills and knowledge has been retained by the organisation.
Do your research - some companies are more innovative in their flexible working policy and may have already trialled different forms of flexible working. Talk to other people who are already working flexibly and ask them about their experiences and tips.
If you're applying for a new job, be open at the application stage in terms of your requirements. It's a good idea to contact the HR department before you apply to have an informal conversation about your request.
If you are looking to amend your working hours in a current role, try to pre-empt any concerns your manager may have and suggest ways that you could address them. Your request is also more likely to be successful if you show how working flexibly could be beneficial for the organisation.
Be flexible yourself – is there a compromise you would accept if you are not offered exactly what you wanted? Be prepared to negotiate and consider a trial period or temporary arrangement to demonstrate how the new proposal would work in practice.
The working world is being transformed by advances in technology and attitudes to work, enabling the development of an agile workforce and a 'fit for the future' culture. Are you ready to flex?


JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State senators on Wednesday grilled one of Gov. Mike Dunleavy's board appointees over his relationship to a former Ketchikan teacher accused of sexual abuse and a recall effort he faced.
Dunleavy nominated Trevor Shaw to the Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct. Shaw is a former Ketchikan School Board president who resigned amid what he calls a "convoluted" recall process.
During a confirmation hearing Wednesday, Shaw said he was not forced out over the scandal involving former teacher Doug Edwards. Shaw said the recall effort played out as tensions involving Edwards were high, and he said he did what he thought was best by opting to avoid a recall vote and resigning.
The Ketchikan Daily News reported the recall effort addressed Shaw's alleged treatment of a student representative who wanted to be heard regarding a board appointment. Shaw said the bar for certifying recall petitions is low.
Shaw said Edwards was his childhood pastor and officiated his wedding. He said he did not know about any allegations against Edwards until Edwards' arrest. Edwards faces sentencing in April.
Sen. Lora Reinbold, an Eagle River Republican, said she had reservations about Shaw's nomination. She said she would consider Shaw's testimony but also review his nomination further.


Scarborough senior Ashley Briggs, joined by her parents, Don and Allison, her brother, Josh, and her coaches (back row, from left), Rita Maines, Tom Maines, Doug Adams, Brian Clement, Ron Cote and Mike Giordano, signs her National Letter of Intent to attend and play basketball at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire at a ceremony Tuesday afternoon. Briggs, a reigning league all-star and Scarborough Winter Female Athlete of the Year, gave credit to many during an emotional speech.
"I can't even put it into words," said Briggs, who's undecided on a major. "It's indescribable to have this moment. I went to a Duke camp in middle school and after seeing what college basketball was like, it got me thinking about playing in college.


It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FXX, 10:00 p.m.) — The gang finally gets what's comin' to them when they take a vacation to Hell. Did I say "Hell?" I mean a cruise ship. Same thing, though, amirite?
Broad City (Comedy Central, 10:00 p.m.) — Abbi participates in Soulstice Games Day and basically reveals herself to be that kid who took gym class way too seriously.
The Goldbergs (ABC, 8:00 p.m.) — It's Swayze vs. Bacon in the battle of the greatest dance movies of the '80s. You can be #TeamDirtyDancing or #TeamFootloose, but you cannot be Switzerland in this situation because there's a right and a wrong and you've got to be one of 'em.
Survivor (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) — Jeff Probst practices fire safety and extinguishes another torch.
Rosewood (FOX, 8:00 p.m.) — Villa pushes Mike away so that she can date the case instead as the killer's still on the lam in the season one spring premiere of Rosewood.
The Mysteries of Laura (NBC, 8:00 p.m.) — The precinct topples a big ol' drug kingpin, but not without creating a slew of other problems in the process.
The Real O'Neals (ABC, 8:30 p.m.) — A normal Irish Catholic family tries to cope with the fact that its parents are divorcing, its one son has an eating disorder and its other is gay in the series premiere of ABC's new familial sitcom. Oh, and it probably would have been easier to do all of those things without announcing those newsflashes at a public event.
Criminal Minds (CBS, 9:00 p.m.) — Somebody done snatched up Morgan. Seriously, who could be that stupid? The dude's jacked like The Rock and has Joe Mantegna in his corner. Bonehead move here, bruh.
Modern Family (ABC, 9:00 p.m.) — Who'd have thought that at their respective ages, and after all they've been through in their family lives, that Jay and Gloria would be mailing it in with baby Joe, and cutting every corner they can to sneak an extra few minutes of shuteye?
The Real O'Neals (ABC, 9:30 p.m.) — Yup, again. The premiere broadcast of the new Irish Catholic family sitcom is the bread of a Modern Family sandwich.
Law & Order: SVU (NBC, 9:00 p.m.) — Pretty much any authority figure within a stone's throw of a group of Catholic schoolgirls ends up in serious doo-doo in a sexual exploitation scandal that has far-reaching implications.
CSI: Cyber (CBS, 10:00 p.m.) — A notorious cyber criminal (you know he's a bad dude 'cause he calls himself Python) kidnaps Avery's daughter and makes the team solve a bunch of riddles to get her back. No word on if Python wears a green leotard and is in cahoots with Two-Face, though.
American Crime (ABC, 10:00 p.m.) — Every school's nightmare comes true when a Leyland student is murdered and potentially damaging material surfaces online in the ensuing fiasco.
Chicago PD (NBC, 10:00 p.m.) — The theme here is "wrong place, wrong time" as a group of bank robbers are trying to pull off a heist while Halstead just happens to be in the joint. They probably should have just dug a hole in the vault and waited a couple of weeks like any good bank robber worth their salt would do.
Suits (USA, 10:00 p.m.) — The season five finale is named "25th Hour," so we're assuming it's 42 minutes of Mike staring at his own reflection in a bathroom mirror and spouting off a bunch of racist stuff.
Man Seeking Woman (FXX, 10:30 p.m.) — Rosa and her boyfriend experience the limitless joy of sharing a "define the relationship" conversation.


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Edo COVID-19 frontline workers to get outstanding allowance
… 'We demobilised COVID-19 screening taskforce after exceeding target'
The Edo State Government has stated the frontline employees quickly engaged in screening and testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) within the state could be paid their excellent allowance upon the conclusion of the vetting of their payroll.
Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, in a press release, stated the taskforce was demobilised after the state exceeded its goal to display and take a look at over 500,000 and 5,000 individuals respectfully.
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"The screening exercise was massive and crosscutting. The officials were inundated with lists of persons, who were said to have participated in the exercise. So, we are carefully vetting the lists before making the final payment. The outstanding allowances would be paid before the end of the week," he stated.
According to him, "The taskforce for the screening train was arrange in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The authorities, upon the outbreak of the pandemic within the state, primarily based its response on the info polled from an epidemiological examine executed in partnership with the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). This led to the organising of a taskforce to embark on an enormous screening and testing of 500,000 and 5000 individuals throughout the state.
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"The target has been achieved and surpassed. This has led to the modification of our response to the pandemic. With this, the taskforce was demobilised across the screening centres at mobile posts, borders and several other locations."
He assured that the delay in cost of allowances was because of the vetting of the record of volunteers and different frontline employees, which might be resolved throughout the week.
Beijing Lifts Some Lockdowns As Virus Cases Drop
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Natural Finance uses Queued Capped Soft Loans. This is first of 3 part post series. This is meant as a concept introducing post, but the official statring point is here .
Purpose Holders of a traditional corporation are its shareholders. Management has a duty to maximize shareholder value. The Founder of a corporation typically conceptualizes and executes its function through management of it, but if he needs more money than he is able/willing to risk, he must, most commonly, negotiate away much if not most of the purpose-holding to stock investors. If it is most of the purpose-holding, then he completely loses control of his concept and mission for it. If it is less than most, then stockholders are helpless captives to nearly every management whim.
Soft loans are loans with no fixed date/amount repayment terms, but rather based on ability to pay. They are similar to royalty streams with the major exception that they expire as soon as all of the principal and interest is repaid. They are much more similar to interest accruing accounts payable, or a promise to suppliers to pay them when some sales are made. Soft loans are transferable the same way any lender could assign your borrowing obligations to be paid to someone else.
From an investor perspective, a soft loan must have tight accounting controls that prevent the borrower from interpreting or managing his "ability to repay" obligation. The lender never wants to have to call and request for payment time frames. These trust issues explain why soft loans have traditionally been unpopular for lenders. When trust is verified, soft loans are much less risky than owning minority stock.
Queued Soft Loans have significant advantages to both minority stock or bonds/traditional debt to investors (details comming). soft loans share bond-loans predictability of repayment. While bond predictability is affected by likelihood of default projections, soft loans are not only necessarily less likely to default (details comming), but have an expected date of repayment, which usually, even when it misses expectations does not affect the return to investors. Stock returns have no tangible predictability.
From management's/purpose-holder perspective, soft loans have the same benefit as share capital in that you never have to consider paying them back unless you are able to, and the advantage over bond-loans that you are never forced to pay unless you are able to. When trust is verified for stakeholders, and controls on management spending and salaries in place, soft loans become an enterprise currency, where suppliers, customers, and employees can be provided with assets with much more tangible value than stocks or options. Tangible value that is much less affected by unknowable management possessed information and competencies.


The loss or absence of the ability to see is called blindness. Blindness can affect one or both eyes and can be temporary or permanent. Blindness in young people is usually caused by inherited defects or by injury. In older people blindness is often the result of degenerative disease.
It is estimated that there are from 28 to 42 million blind people in the world, depending on the definition of blindness used. Legal blindness is defined in the United States as a condition in which one is unable to see well enough to read, even with corrective glasses. Approximately 1,320,000 Americans are so designated. The number of totally blind people in the world is estimated at 16 million.
Blindness is caused by damage or injury to one of the parts of the eye or eye-to-brain connection. The eye itself can be affected; the blood supply to the optic nerve can be cut off; the optic nerve may lose its ability to carry signals; or the visual cortex of the brain may become unable to receive signals.
The most common causes of blindness can be thought of as preventable (glaucoma), treatable (cataract), and inevitable (macular degeneration). The eyes are often affected by diseases of various systems of the body such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Injuries such as cuts, burns, foreign bodies, and infections can also cause blindness. Advances in both surgical and medical treatments have allowed ophthalmologists (physicians who specialize in eye treatment) to prevent or correct conditions that in the past resulted in blindness.
Visual acuity usually deteriorates with age. Sometimes this is the result of glaucoma. There are several types of glaucoma, but all involve a buildup of pressure from fluid in the eye. This pressure can damage the optic nerve. When glaucoma is treated early with eye drops containing a miotonic drug such as philocarpine, damage is prevented. Some glaucoma requires surgery to open a tiny canal in the eye to drain fluid. Early glaucoma is not painful, so it is important for people past 40 to have their eye pressure checked every year. The examination involved is painless and is given by an ophthalmologist.
A cataract is a clouding of the lens of the eye that may occur with advancing age. Cataracts can also be caused occasionally by injury or by drugs such as cortisone. The traditional treatment is the removal of the darkened lens, after which special glasses are used to restore vision. New knowledge of how cataracts are formed has resulted in replacement of the lens with permanent contact glasses or replacement lenses that fit into the eye itself.
Macular degeneration, primarily in older people, causes a gradual loss of sight that cannot as yet be treated. Although reading may become impossible, those with macular disease are usually able to see well enough to get about on their own.
Strabismus is the medical term for a so-called crossed eye. It is caused by the unequal pull of muscles that control eye movements. Strabismus can cause permanent loss of vision in one eye unless corrected by surgery, corrective glasses, and/or eye exercises. Blindness results from the brain's not "learning" to see what is imaged by the affected eye.
Retinopathy is a potentially blinding disease caused by small hemorrhages in the retina of diabetics. Treatment is through control of the diabetes and of high blood pressure, and sometimes by surgery. Xenon and laser beams are used to close small blood vessels. These intense light beams are also used to "sew" a detached retina back in place.
Damage to the cornea is a frequent cause of blindness. Transplants using corneas from deceased donors is one of the oldest methods of restoring sight in blindness caused by corneal damage. Unlike other parts of the body, the cornea has no blood supply and so is not rejected by the body. Corneas are often frozen and shipped to parts of the world that have no eye banks. A plastic cornea to prevent blindness after the eyes have been burned is under development.
In cataract surgery, techniques for reshaping the cornea after the lens has been removed may make replacement lenses and cataract glasses unnecessary. The use of the cyclotron in treating melanomas (cancers) of the eye allows the affected eye—and its vision—to be retained.
Transitory, or temporary, blindness can be caused by several different conditions. Snow blindness occurs when the eyes have been subjected to the extreme glare and ultraviolet rays of the sun reflected from snow. This usually passes quickly. Temporary blindness caused by hysterical neurosis (an emotional condition) may result from a person's unconsciously not wanting to see. The vision clears when the hysteria passes. Conditions that affect pressure on the optic nerve can cause partial or total blindness. This is usually reversed once the reason for the pressure (swelling, inflammation) is treated.
There are many institutions and agencies that offer special services and training for the blind. Much effort is made to allow those without sight to live as independently as possible. These efforts include the retraining of recently blinded people, special services such as Braille and recorded libraries, and the training of seeing-eye dogs (see Braille). New techniques for alternate means of sight, such as electronic canes that beep and imaging through electric stimulation of the sight areas of the brain, are being developed.


simple country house plans - Artisan home techniques were the item of the Arts and also Crafts task, which succeeded in America, England, in addition to Canada in the last years of the 19th and likewise beginning of the twentieth centuries as a response versus the terrible tools making normal of the Industrial Transformation, and additionally the pointless design which identified Victorian design.
Its fundamental tenets were basic hand craftsmanship and likewise reality to the items utilized in structure. The Arts as well as Crafts activity is commonly thought about the youngster of artist William Morris along with the art skeptic John Ruskin, that idyllic the honesty of work, and considered tools to be the beginning of great deals of social problems.
One of the attributes of the style was simplicity along with honesty of type, generally revealing the underlying building and construction without unnecessary design in addition to reality to framework, feature, along with products which mirrored an honest unbiased in art.
Developers sticking to Arts and additionally Crafts principles normally used patterns drawn in from regional flora as well as likewise animals, as well as made use of solid tones and likewise bold forms. Followers of the activity promoted country handicrafts and additionally were usually related to socialism.
46 Gallery of "simple country house plans"
The Arts and likewise Crafts activity in layout was an action versus the intricate as well as also man-made styles common in the late nineteenth century.


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Russia Mulls Buying Naval Ships From France, Spain, Netherlands
Russia's defense minister says the country plans to buy four advanced warships from France, and is also in talks with Spain and the Netherlands about purchasing such vessels.
Anatoly Serdyukov said Monday that Russia wants to buy one ship, and jointly build three others in deals with the NATO countries.
Russian President Dimitri Medvedev said he supports the deal.
Serdyukov said the ships would probably come into service in Russia's Northern and Pacific fleets.
The French Defense Ministry announced a deal earlier this year to sell the Russian Navy a Mistral-class ship, a large amphibious assault vessel.
The ships can carry dozens of armored vehicles, along with 16 attack helicopters.
Russia's possible purchase of a French warship has unnerved Georgia, which fought a brief war with Russia in 2008. Other former Soviet republics are said to feel that the warship deal would strengthen Russia's ability to intervene in its neighbors' affairs.
A Russian naval commander has said, if Russia had a Mistral-class ship in the Black Sea during its war with Georgia, it could have moved military equipment to the fighting zone in just minutes instead of hours.
Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
Russia to Sell Iran Missiles Despite UN Sanctions
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Strange new species of duck-billed dinosaur identified
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Desert-dwelling carnivorous dinosaur found in Brazil
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Rare fossils provide more detailed picture of biodiversity during Middle Ordovician
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Thai dinosaur is a cousin of T. rex
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Xenopus petersii е вид жаба от семейство Безезични жаби (Pipidae). Видът не е застрашен от изчезване.

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Разпространен е в Ангола, Ботсвана, Габон, Демократична република Конго, Замбия, Зимбабве и Намибия.

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 Xenopus petersii в Encyclopedia of Life
 Xenopus petersii в National Center for Biotechnology Information
 Xenopus petersii в  Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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OSTI.GOV Journal Article: Spreading of a ferrofluid core in three-stream micromixer channels
Title: Spreading of a ferrofluid core in three-stream micromixer channels
Spreading of a water based ferrofluid core, cladded by a diamagnetic fluid, in three-stream micromixer channels was studied. This spreading, induced by an external magnetic field, is known as magnetofluidic spreading (MFS). MFS is useful for various novel applications where control of fluid-fluid interface is desired, such as micromixers or micro-chemical reactors. However, fundamental aspects of MFS are still unclear, and a model without correction factors is lacking. Hence, in this work, both experimental and numerical analyses were undertaken to study MFS. We show that MFS increased for higher applied magnetic fields, slower flow speed of both fluids, smaller flow rate of ferrofluid relative to cladding, and higher initial magnetic particle concentration. Spreading, mainly due to connective diffusion, was observed mostly near the channel walls. Our multi-physics model, which combines magnetic and fluidic analyses, showed, for the first time, excellent agreement between theory and experiment. These results can be useful for lab-on-a-chip devices.
Wang, Zhaomeng; Varma, V. B.; Ramanujan, R. V., E-mail: ramanujan@ntu.edu.sg [1]; Xia, Huan Ming; Wang, Z. P. [2]
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 (Singapore)
Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, 71 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 638075 (Singapore)
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Physics of Fluids (1994)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 27; Journal Issue: 5; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1070-6631
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; ABUNDANCE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CLADDING; DIAMAGNETISM; DIFFUSION; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FLOW RATE; FLUIDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLES; STREAMS; WALLS; WATER
Wang, Zhaomeng, Varma, V. B., Ramanujan, R. V., E-mail: ramanujan@ntu.edu.sg, Xia, Huan Ming, and Wang, Z. P. Spreading of a ferrofluid core in three-stream micromixer channels. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4919927.
Wang, Zhaomeng, Varma, V. B., Ramanujan, R. V., E-mail: ramanujan@ntu.edu.sg, Xia, Huan Ming, & Wang, Z. P. Spreading of a ferrofluid core in three-stream micromixer channels. United States. doi:10.1063/1.4919927.
Wang, Zhaomeng, Varma, V. B., Ramanujan, R. V., E-mail: ramanujan@ntu.edu.sg, Xia, Huan Ming, and Wang, Z. P. Fri . "Spreading of a ferrofluid core in three-stream micromixer channels". United States. doi:10.1063/1.4919927.
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abstractNote = {Spreading of a water based ferrofluid core, cladded by a diamagnetic fluid, in three-stream micromixer channels was studied. This spreading, induced by an external magnetic field, is known as magnetofluidic spreading (MFS). MFS is useful for various novel applications where control of fluid-fluid interface is desired, such as micromixers or micro-chemical reactors. However, fundamental aspects of MFS are still unclear, and a model without correction factors is lacking. Hence, in this work, both experimental and numerical analyses were undertaken to study MFS. We show that MFS increased for higher applied magnetic fields, slower flow speed of both fluids, smaller flow rate of ferrofluid relative to cladding, and higher initial magnetic particle concentration. Spreading, mainly due to connective diffusion, was observed mostly near the channel walls. Our multi-physics model, which combines magnetic and fluidic analyses, showed, for the first time, excellent agreement between theory and experiment. These results can be useful for lab-on-a-chip devices.},
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DNA Extraction by Isotachophoresis in a Microfluidic Channel
Technical Report Stephenson, S J
Biological assays have many applications. For example, forensics personnel and medical professionals use these tests to diagnose diseases and track their progression or identify pathogens and the host response to them. One limitation of these tests, however, is that most of them target only one piece of the sample - such as bacterial DNA - and other components (e.g. host genomic DNA) get in the way, even though they may be useful for different tests. To address this problem, it would be useful to extract several different substances from a complex biological sample - such as blood - in anmore » inexpensive and efficient manner. This summer, I worked with Maxim Shusteff at Lawrence Livermore National Lab on the Rapid Automated Sample Prep project. The goal of the project is to solve the aforementioned problem by creating a system that uses a series of different extraction methods to extract cells, bacteria, and DNA from a complex biological sample. Biological assays can then be run on purified output samples. In this device, an operator could input a complex sample such as blood or saliva, and would receive separate outputs of cells, bacteria, viruses, and DNA. I had the opportunity to work this summer with isotachophoresis (ITP), a technique that can be used to extract nucleic acids from a sample. This technique is intended to be the last stage of the purification device. Isotachophoresis separates particles based on different electrophoretic mobilities. This technique is convenient for out application because free solution DNA mobility is approximately equal for DNA longer than 300 base pairs in length. The sample of interest - in our case DNA - is fed into the chip with streams of leading electrolyte (LE) and trailing electrolyte (TE). When an electric field is applied, the species migrate based on their electrophoretic mobilities. Because the ions in the leading electrolyte have a high electrophoretic mobility, they race ahead of the slower sample and trailing electrolyte ions. Conversely, the trailing electrolyte ions have a slow electrophoretic mobility, so they lag behind the sample, thus trapping the species of interest between the LE and TE streams. In a typical isotachophoresis configuration, the electric field is applied in a direction parallel to the direction of flow. The species then form bands that stretch across the width of the channel. A major limitation of that approach is that only a finite amount of sample can be processed at once, and the sample must be processed in batches. For our purposes, a form of free-flow isotachophoresis is more convenient, where the DNA forms a band parallel to the edges of the channel. To achieve this, in our chip, the electric field is applied transversely. This creates a force perpendicular to the direction of flow, which causes the different ions to migrate across the flow direction. Because the mobility of the DNA is between the mobility of the leading and the trailing electrolyte, the DNA is focused in a tight band near the center of the channel. The stream of DNA can then be directed to a different output to produce a highly concentrated outlet stream without batch processing. One hurdle that must be overcome for successful ITP is isolating the electrochemical reactions that result from the application of high voltage for the actual process of isotachophoresis. The electrochemical reactions that occur around metal electrodes produce bubbles and pH changes that are detrimental to successful ITP. The design of the chips we use incorporates polyacrylamide gels to serve as electrodes along the central channel. For our design, the metal electrodes are located away from the chip, and high conductivity buffer streams carry the potential to the chip, functioning as a 'liquid electrode.' The stream then runs alongside a gel barrier. The gel electrode permits ion transfer while simultaneously isolating the separation chamber from any contaminants in the outer, 'liquid electrode' streams. The difference in potential from one side of the chip to the other creates an electric field. This field traverses the inner, separation channel, containing the leading electrolyte, the trailing electrolyte, and the sample of interest (DNA). To increase the ease of use of the chips, a newer chip design has been fabricated. This design has wire electrodes integrated on the chip, rather than elsewhere. To keep the pH changes and bubbling isolated from the separation channel, the chip contains deeper wells near the electrodes so that the flowing buffer can wash away any gases that form around the electrode. This design is significantly more compact because it eliminates the cumbersome electrode boxes. Eliminating the electrode boxes also decreases the required voltage, making the experiments safer. This happens because when the 'liquid electrode' streams travel through small diameter tubing, they lose much of their voltage due to the electrical resistance of the fluid in the tubing.« less
Experimental investigation of magnetically driven flow of ferrofluids in porous media
Technical Report Borglin, S.E. ; Moridis, G.J. ; Oldenburg, C.M.
This report presents experimental results of the flow of ferrofluids in porous media to investigate the potential for precisely controlling fluid emplacement in porous media using magnetic fields. Ferrofluids are colloidal suspensions of magnetic particles stabilized in various carrier liquids. In the presence of an external magnetic field, the ferrofluid becomes magnetized as the particles align with the magnetic field. Potential applications of ferrofluids to subsurface contamination problems include magnetic guidance of reactants to contaminated target zones in the subsurface for in situ treatment or emplacement of containment barriers. Laboratory experiments of magnetically induced ferrofluid flow in porous media inmore » this report demonstrate the potential for mobilizing ferrofluid and controlling fluid emplacement through control of the external magnetic field. The pressures measured in ferrofluid due to the attraction of ferrofluid to a permanent magnet agree well with calculated values. The results show that a predictable pressure gradient is produced in the fluid which is strong near the magnet and drops off quickly with distance. This pressure gradient drives the fluid through sand without significant loss of ferrofluid strength due to filtration or dilution. Flow visualization experiments of ferrofluid in water-filled horizontal Hele-Shaw cells demonstrate that ferrofluid obtains a consistent final arc-shaped configuration around the magnet regardless of initial configuration or flow path toward the magnet. Analogous experiments in actual porous media showed similar features and confirm the ability of ferrofluid to move through porous media by magnetic forces.« less
GAS-COOLED REACTOR PROJECT QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1959
Technical Report None
8 < 8 < : D < ; > 7 H 9 @ 7 8 : 9 9 8 9 8 C 8 5 9 8 8 7 9homogeneous representation of the EGCR core yields interpretable results for neutron flux and power distributions that are sufficiently close to the four-group heterogeneous core results to permit valid analyses of the effects of experimental loops on the core. The effects on radial power distribution in the EGCR core of various experimental fuel assemblies in the experimental loops were studied. Preliminary experimental results for a modified EGCR core rod lattice were obtained withmore » the PCTR. The effect of stainless steel cladding on the graphite plugs and sleeves of the Title 1 dummy assemblies was studied. Preliminary calculations were made of the graphite damage that will occur in the EGCR as a result of moderation of fast neutrons. As part of an over-all study of the EGCR experimental loops, it was found that for the "worst" experimental fuel element being studied the circulating fission-product activity to be expected at equllibrium in a 1.5 Mw loop was 7.53 x 10/sup 3/ curies. Calculations were made to determine the effect of reflector thickness and composition on exposure of the pressure vessel to fast neutrons. A study was made of the absorption properties of the U/sup 233/, U/sup 235/, and PU/sup 239/ fission products as a function of the relative burnup of the fue and the degree of flux thermalization. Reacror Design Studies: A modification was made to the Title 1 EGCR fuel assembly which eliminates the need for making the final bcttom weld with the cluster in the graphite sleeve. Fuel handling and coolant flow control provisions were studied to assess the effect of the lifting force of the gas stream on the fuel assemblies. Analysis of preliminary analog studies indicated that the rate of change of temperature of the fuel elements will not cause severe strains in the cladding due to the relative thermal expansion of the cladding and the UO/sub 2/. Studies are being made of deflections and stresses in the fuel element cladding under arbitrary temperature distributions. The first test of a metal-clad graphite body was completed. Studies of the coolant channel flow adjustments required for the EGCR led to a new concept of flow adjustment. The amount and nature of the contamination to be expected in the charge and service machines were studied. An analysis was made of the possibility of core levitation in the EGCR in case of singleended or double-ended failures of the roain exit coolant pipes. Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow: The study of heat transfer in the septafoil geometry was continued using an inlet plenum chamber screen arrangement designed to reduce the rotational component of the flow at the channel entrance. A series of tests using cotton threads to visualize the flow in the channel entrance indicated that a set of three coaxial screens in the inlet plenum region was most effective in reducing the rotational flow observed in earlier studies. Measurement of velocity profiles in the septafoil channel for a gamma = 2 tabe spacing was completed at five additional L/d/sub e/ levels ranging from the channel inlet to the outlet. Metallurgy: The continuous process for conversion to UO/sub 2/ was refined tc the point where satisfactory reproducibility is being obtained. An apparatus for measuring the thermal conductivity of UO/sub 2/ was constructed. A series of compression tests of UO/sub 2/ at high temperature was completed. Equipment was designed and built for observing the mechanical behavior of encapsulated UO/sub 2/ by radiography. An apparatus was built for collecting and measuring the fission gases released from heated specimens of irradiated UO/sub 2/ . Experiments on CO and CO/sub 2/-metal reactions were carried out at pressures as low as 10 mu . An extensive series of tube-burst tests of type 304 stainless steel in various environments is being run. A thermal cycling test of a fuel capsule collapsed around UO/sub 2/ pellets was conducted that consisted of 75 cycles from 1000 to 1600 deg F at a rate of 100 deg F/min. Interim data were obtained on the effect of« less
LOFT L2-3 blowdown experiment safety analyses D, E, and G; LOCA analyses H, K, K1
Technical Report Perryman, J.L. ; Keeler, C.D. ; Saukkoriipi, L.O.
Three calculations using conservative off-nominal conditions and evaluation model options were made using RELAP4/MOD5 for blowdown-refill and RELAP4/MOD6 for reflood for Loss-of-Fluid Test Experiment L2-3 to support the experiment safety analysis effort. The three analyses are as follows: Analysis D: Loss of commercial power during Experiment L2-3; Analysis E: Hot leg quick-opening blowdown valve (QOBV) does not open during Experiment L2-3; and Analysis G: Cold leg QOBV does not open during Experiment L2-3. In addition, the results of three LOFT loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) analyses using a power of 56.1 MW and a primary coolant system flow rate of 3.6 millionmore » 1bm/hr are presented: Analysis H: Intact loop 200% hot leg break; emergency core cooling (ECC) system B unavailable; Analysis K: Pressurizer relief valve stuck in open position; ECC system B unavailable; and Analysis K1: Same as analysis K, but using a primary coolant system flow rate of 1.92 million 1bm/hr (L2-4 pre-LOCE flow rate). For analysis D, the maximum cladding temperature reached was 1762/sup 0/F, 22 sec into reflood. In analyses E and G, the blowdowns were slower due to one of the QOBVs not functioning. The maximum cladding temperature reached in analysis E was 1700/sup 0/F, 64.7 sec into reflood; for analysis G, it was 1300/sup 0/F at the start of reflood. For analysis H, the maximum cladding temperature reached was 1825/sup 0/F, 0.01 sec into reflood. Analysis K was a very slow blowdown, and the cladding temperatures followed the saturation temperature of the system. The results of analysis K1 was nearly identical to analysis K; system depressurization was not affected by the primary coolant system flow rate.« less
Superhydrophobic Surface Coatings for Microfluidics and MEMs.
Technical Report Branson, Eric D. ; Singh, Seema ; Houston, Jack E. ; ...
Low solid interfacial energy and fractally rough surface topography confer to Lotus plants superhydrophobic (SH) properties like high contact angles, rolling and bouncing of liquid droplets, and self-cleaning of particle contaminants. This project exploits the porous fractal structure of a novel, synthetic SH surface for aerosol collection, its self-cleaning properties for particle concentration, and its slippery nature 3 to enhance the performance of fluidic and MEMS devices. We propose to understand fundamentally the conditions needed to cause liquid droplets to roll rather than flow/slide on a surface and how this %22rolling transition%22 influences the boundary condition describing fluid flow inmore » a pipe or micro-channel. Rolling of droplets is important for aerosol collection strategies because it allows trapped particles to be concentrated and transported in liquid droplets with no need for a pre-defined/micromachined fluidic architecture. The fluid/solid boundary condition is important because it governs flow resistance and rheology and establishes the fluid velocity profile. Although many research groups are exploring SH surfaces, our team is the first to unambiguously determine their effects on fluid flow and rheology. SH surfaces could impact all future SNL designs of collectors, fluidic devices, MEMS, and NEMS. Interfaced with inertial focusing aerosol collectors, SH surfaces would allow size-specific particle populations to be collected, concentrated, and transported to a fluidic interface without loss. In microfluidic systems, we expect to reduce the energy/power required to pump fluids and actuate MEMS. Plug-like (rather than parabolic) velocity profiles can greatly improve resolution of chip-based separations and enable unprecedented control of concentration profiles and residence times in fluidic-based micro-reactors. Patterned SH/hydrophilic channels could induce mixing in microchannels and enable development of microflow control elements. Acknowledgements This work was funded by Sandia National Laboratory's Laboratory Directed Research & Development program (LDRD). Some coating processes were conducted in the cleanroom facility located at the University of New Mexico's Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM). SEM images were performed at UNM's Center for Micro-Engineering on equipment funded by a NSF New Mexico EPSCoR grant. 4« less


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STEM or STEAM? We're Missing the Point
What exactly is STEM education? It's much more than science, technology, engineering and math, which are usually taught as discrete subjects with math down one hallway in the school and science down another.
Vince M. Bertram, Ed.D., Contributor
President and CEO, Project Lead The Way, Inc.
Mar 26, 2014, 03:01 PM EDT | Updated Dec 6, 2017
STEM education is one of the most talked about subjects in our country today -- and for good reason. From our K-12 system and post-secondary institutions to business, industry and government, most everyone is focused on -- or at least has something to say about -- STEM education as a key solution to improve educational performance and solve the persistent workforce development problems that plague our nation.
But what exactly is STEM education? It's much more than science, technology, engineering and math, which are usually taught as discrete subjects with math down one hallway in the school and science down another. Rather, STEM is the applied, integrated approach to those subjects. It is about using math and science to solve real-world challenges and problems. This applied, project-based way of teaching and learning allows students to understand and appreciate the relevancy of their work to the world around them. Arguably, STEM is at the core of everything.
I'm often asked why science, technology, engineering and math are the only words used to create the acronym, and when Project Lead The Way (PLTW), the STEM organization I am proud to lead, will change STEM to STEAM, STREAM or STEMM -- incorporating art, reading or music into the acronym. If that is the debate, we are clearly missing the point. It's not about adding to the acronym, but instead adding to the relevancy of learning. It's about showing students how technical concepts relate to real-world situations and providing them with hands-on projects and problems that help them apply concepts in a new context. It's about nurturing students' curiosity and helping them develop creativity, problem solving and critical thinking skills. STEM isn't simply the subjects in the acronym. It's an engaging and exciting way of teaching and learning.
On a recent flight to a speaking engagement in California, I had a conversation with the person sitting next to me. She asked me what I did, and when I told her, she remarked, "Oh, you're one of those." When I asked what she did, she explained that she was the creative director for an advertising agency, and the world of STEM seems to disregard, even dismiss, the arts. Moments later, she began working on her MacBook Pro, loaded with state-of-the-art software. So my question to her was "Who do you think made that laptop and developed the software for artists and creators like you?" STEM fields are at the core of everything we do. STEM connects to everything, whether it is the arts, music, sports or agriculture.
Look no further than the materials and technology artists use: computers and graphics, paint, a canvas. Computer scientists develop the graphics technology, chemists work to ensure the right chemical composition to create vibrant colors, and engineers design a stronger canvas that absorbs the right amount of paint. Furthermore, the same creativity that inspires beautiful works of art is the same creativity that has led to some of the world's highest-performing, usable and visually appealing inventions. For instance, the Corvette Stingray, the 2014 North American Car of the Year, is an engineering marvel and one of the top-performing automobiles on the market. But, it's also aesthetically appealing. The same could be said for your new light-weight running shoes, your single-serving coffee maker, or the acoustically designed facilities for your community's symphony orchestra. These are all examples of engineering and the arts working together, and they all resulted from the same design process engineers use to build the world's most advanced fighter jets, develop new energy solutions, and create targeted therapies for chronic diseases.
STEM can be found in virtually every discipline and in every product. STEM is not exclusive to the subjects of science, engineering, technology or math. We must continue engaging students in the STEM disciplines and encouraging them to combine technical knowledge and skills with the creativity that leads to innovative ideas -- ideas that give the arts new technologies, music new instruments, farmers new machines, and our businesses a competitive advantage. Unless we continue building the STEM pipeline, each profession suffers.
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Welcome to the home page for the Old Cambridge Historic District in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Boundaries: The Old Cambridge Historic District includes most of Brattle Street, the Cambridge Common and its surroundings, Berkeley and Follen Streets, and parts of Elmwood Avenue, Craigie Street, Garden Street, and Harvard Yard. Some of the properties in this district are important to the City's pre- revolutionary past; others illustrate aspects of Cambridge's 19th and 20th century development. Click here to view a map of Cambridge's historic and neighborhood conservation districts.
Administration: The district is regulated by the Cambridge Historical Commission, a group of Cambridge citizens appointed by the City Manager. Administration of district business is provided by staff members of the Historical Commission, a department of the city government. If you have any questions about the Old Cambridge Historic District, please e-mail Sarah Burks or call the office at 617/349-4683 or TTY at 617/349-6112.
Historic districts are areas in which historic buildings and their settings are protected by public review. Historic district ordinances are local laws that are adopted by communities using powers granted by the state. Historic districts comprise the city's significant historic and architectural resources. Inclusion in a historic district signifies that a property contributes to an ensemble that is worth protecting by virtue of its historic importance or architectural quality. Historic districts deserve special protection because they enhance our shared quality of life.
The Cambridge Historical Commission is empowered to regulate changes that affect the publicly-visible features of properties within a historic district. Before an applicant can undertake any work on a property in a historic district, the Commission must first issue a Certificate of Appropriateness, Hardship, or Non-Applicability. In Cambridge, all exterior changes to historic district properties are reviewed, regardless of whether a building permit is required. This includes paint and roof color, signs and structures, walls, fences, driveways, storm doors and windows, gutters, and window air conditioners. However, the Commission does not require a hearing for storm windows and storm doors that match the underlying window or door in shape, configuration, and color.
The Commission meets monthly. All projects are reviewed at public meetings, which provide an open forum for discussion. The Historical Commission considers each application individually to determine what sorts of changes are appropriate. The historic development patterns, architectural characteristics, and visual qualities of the district form the basis of the Commission's decision on what constitutes an appropriate change.
There are three types of certificates issued by the Historical Commission. A Certificate of Non-Applicability will be issued for work done in kind (work which matches existing conditions exactly), interior alterations, alterations not visible from any public way, and any other work which does not require review by the historic district commission. These certificates are generally issued by the Historical Commission staff on-the-spot. A Certificate of Appropriateness will be issued for reviewable alterations which the historic district commission deems not incongruous to the character of the property in question. Occasionally, a Certificate of Hardship will be granted for work which is not otherwise appropriate if the Commission determines that failure to approve an application would entail a substantial hardship, financial or otherwise, and that the work would not be a significant detriment to the district. One of these certificates is always necessary to obtain a building permit for work in a historic district.
All of the Commission's regulatory approvals have a life of six months. This means that the owner of the property has six months, from the date a certificate is issued, to obtain a building permit. Upon written request, the chair of the Commission may issue a six-month extension. If an extension is not issued, the owner must resubmit the Application for Certificate for the Commission's review.


TotallyTot | Creating Innovative Solutions for Everyday Women: Farah's Day 2016!
April 3, 2016 was a success! I had a great day remembering my angel Farah MacKenzie DeSilva. I can't believe that it has been 5 years since I had her and kissed that sweet little face.
I was so happy to have my Mom with me to celebrate what would have been Farah's 5th birthday. I can't imagine not acknowledging my little baby so I have vowed to share her story with as many people as I can.
I absolutely LOVE this skirt that I rocked for Farah's day! Super bright, very inexpensive, and the perfect length.
Sometimes a midi length skirt can be a bit overbearing, so I really enjoyed that this skirt was right below the knee.
What I didn't enjoy was the crazyyyyy wind!!!
The top that I wore was actually a track jacket. Yep, it is an Adidas track jacket that I purchased about 2 years ago. If you look closely you can see the Adidas symbol. lol! But, it was the perfect look and I represented my baby!
This awesome skirt can be found here on Amazon! Yes!!! $25!
This skirt comes in more amazing prints and colors!!!
Finally, the day was not complete without the releasing of some balloons.
One of Farah's balloons knocked out the electricity on the entire block! (Hangs head in shame!) I guess my baby had to show out for the big 5!


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Q: Issue while deploying app on tomcat 6.0.28 I am facing a problem that I am not able to deploy my grails application on the tomcat, I am following the below written steps:

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*grails prod war

*mv target/app.war /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps

*Restart the tomcat using sudo service stop
The problem is that my server starts up but it does not deploy the war, since when I goto /myapp, I get a 404.
The logs that I get are :
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Configuring Spring Security ...
System properties loaded from: /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/jbilling/WEB-INF/classes/jbilling.properties
Resolved jbilling resources directory to:
Apr 11, 2012 4:25:30 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Error listenerStart
Apr 11, 2012 4:25:30 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Context [/jbilling] startup failed due to previous errors
Apr 11, 2012 4:25:30 PM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader clearReferencesJdbc
SEVERE: The web application [/jbilling] registered the JBDC driver [org.postgresql.Driver] but failed to unregister it when the web application was stopped. To prevent a memory leak, the JDBC Driver has been forcibly unregistered.
Apr 11, 2012 4:25:30 PM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader clearThreadLocalMap
SEVERE: The web application [/jbilling] created a ThreadLocal with key of type [null] (value [org.codehaus.groovy.grails.commons.spring.ReloadAwareAutowireCapableBeanFactory$2@127ea69]) and a value of type [java.lang.Boolean] (value [false]) but failed to remove it when the web application was stopped. This is very likely to create a memory leak.
log4j:ERROR LogMananger.repositorySelector was null likely due to error in class reloading, using NOPLoggerRepository.
Apr 11, 2012 4:26:33 PM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader validateJarFile
INFO: validateJarFile(/var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/jbilling/WEB-INF/lib/geronimo-servlet_2.5_spec-1.2.jar) - jar not loaded. See Servlet Spec 2.3, section 9.7.2. Offending class: javax/servlet/Servlet.class
Apr 11, 2012 4:26:33 PM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader validateJarFile
INFO: validateJarFile(/var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/jbilling/WEB-INF/lib/servlet-api-2.3.jar) - jar not loaded. See Servlet Spec 2.3, section 9.7.2. Offending class: javax/servlet/Servlet.class
Loading configuration files from classpath
log4j:WARN No appenders could be found for logger (org.hibernate.cfg.annotations.Version).
log4j:WARN Please initialize the log4j system properly.
log4j:ERROR setFile(null,true) call failed.
java.io.FileNotFoundException: stacktrace.log (Permission denied)
    at java.io.FileOutputStream.openAppend(Native Method)
    at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:207)
    at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:131)
    at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.setFile(FileAppender.java:290)
    at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.activateOptions(FileAppender.java:164)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:616)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.PojoMetaMethodSite$PojoCachedMethodSiteNoUnwrapNoCoerce.invoke(PojoMetaMethodSite.java:229)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.PojoMetaMethodSite.call(PojoMetaMethodSite.java:52)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCall(CallSiteArray.java:40)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:117)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:121)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.grails.plugins.logging.Log4jConfig.createFullstackTraceAppender(Log4jConfig.groovy:177)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.grails.plugins.logging.Log4jConfig.this$2$createFullstackTraceAppender(Log4jConfig.groovy)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.grails.plugins.logging.Log4jConfig$this$2$createFullstackTraceAppender.callCurrent(Unknown Source)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCallCurrent(CallSiteArray.java:44)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.callCurrent(AbstractCallSite.java:143)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.callCurrent(AbstractCallSite.java:147)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.grails.plugins.logging.Log4jConfig.configure(Log4jConfig.groovy:145)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.grails.plugins.logging.Log4jConfig$configure.callCurrent(Unknown Source)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCallCurrent(CallSiteArray.java:44)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.callCurrent(AbstractCallSite.java:143)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.callCurrent(AbstractCallSite.java:151)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.grails.plugins.logging.Log4jConfig.configure(Log4jConfig.groovy:92)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.grails.web.util.Log4jConfigListener.contextInitialized(Log4jConfigListener.java:65)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4135)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4630)
    at org.apache.catalina.manager.ManagerServlet.start(ManagerServlet.java:1276)
    at org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.start(HTMLManagerServlet.java:625)
    at org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.doGet(HTMLManagerServlet.java:136)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:617)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
    at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:563)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:298)
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:857)
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:588)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:489)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:679)
Log4j XML Plugin - please put a log4j.groovy or log4j.xml under /grails-app/conf, or uninstall this plugin

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I even have a log4j.xml file under the folder path /usr/share/tomcat6/bin/grails-app/conf.
I tried googling but I could not comprehend the solutions which were give, Can someone please help ?

A: I just saw this error in our log files here at work.  It didn't prevent our app from loading though.
We are cleaning up our logs so here is the fix: in the Config.groovy file in the log4j enclosure put
appenders {
    'null' name:'stacktrace'
}

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Attack coach Sam Vesty says Saints' roller-coaster 59-33 win against Newcastle Falcons was all about mindset.
The black, green and gold endured a torrid start to the game, falling 21-0 and 28-7 behind.
But they bounced back in ruthless fashion, scoring nine tries as they set up a home Premiership Rugby Cup final against Saracens on Sunday, March 17.
And though Vesty was happy to see his side get through, he knows they can't afford to repeat the kind of sluggish start they produced against Falcons.
He said: "Who won the first 20 minutes? Newcastle, by a mile, because they wanted to run over us more than we wanted to run over them.
"Once we got ourselves off holiday (Saints had last weekend off) and went 'right, we're going to run over them', we saw we could play better rugby than they could.
"And ultimately it comes down to that mindset.
"If you don't turn up with the right mindset you're out of the game.
"All of the good stuff we do is built on the mindset and we have to deliver that first and foremost.
"It's really easy to look at one side of the scoreboard and get excited but if we turn up and play like that, we're not going to win many games of rugby.
"What I'm really chuffed about was that there was a challenge there when we were 21-0 down and we calmly went through the right processes to get back in the game.
"And when we got into our stride, we played pretty well, found space and we had Hutch (Rory Hutchinson) and Furbs (George Furbank) out there with their eyes up looking for spaces.
"The ball moved really nicely to the space and we became a real attacking threat."
Tickets for Saints' final against Saracens at Franklin's Gardens will go on sale on Thursday at 9am.