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Railroad Maintenance
2017 – Wooden Passenger Car Repair began in November 2016
SPECIAL THANKS to volunteers, Cody Cagle, Don Ramey and Phil Raynes
2016 – Truck Replacement
Refurbished antique trucks (wheel sets) are exchanged for worn out wheels on one of the passenger cars in September by our volunteers.
Nov. 21 – Caboose and Railcars Moved
2013 – Truck Refurbishment
Refurbishing antique trucks (wheel sets) to replace worn out wheels on one of the two passenger cars. Volunteers Phil Raynes and Joey DeVitto from northern Ohio helping DRG staff member Mark Milbourne (IT director/railroad coordinator)
2012 – Retired Volunteers Repair Railcar
(l-r) John Furst, Paul Bellamy, Rich Taylor, Willie Tyree, Larry Thompson, O.J. Cain repair one of the passenger railcars.
2003 – Rock Removal
In late 2001 a large rock fell onto the rails completely blocking passage to the final 1/2 mile or so of the railway through the gorge. While this was not on the restored part of the track, the remaining track had been made serviceable enough to get to the bridges when needed, so this was quite a blow to the DRG RR gang who had worked so hard to get the track passable. Early in 2002, a few volunteers spent a day with wedges and sledgehammers and managed to work a crack open to separate the top 20% or so from the main part. Another effort a few weeks later with a rock buster attachment on a skid loader only got a bit more chipped away and there were no other cracks to use for more splitting. A test hole with large hammer drill and rock bit took a very long time and wore out the bit, so blasting was out of the question unless a giant air compressor and rock drill could be dragged all the way up there (nearly 2 miles). So the rock just sat… and sat… and sat.
In the fall of 2003, an attempt was made to shove the rock with cribbing and large jacks. Although the crew succeeded in jacking and flipping the previously severed top portion out of the way, the main part of the rock remained steadfast.
Enter Alan Wilber and Tom "Raildawg" Falicon, who visited DRG in November 2003 as part of a group of railroad motorcar (small gasoline powered track inspection vehicles) enthusiasts for an outing on their motorcars. Tom had also been part of the first shove attempt. Alan recruited a third motorcar friend, Robert "Hoppy" Hopkins and they returned in March 2004 with a 60 ton hydraulic jack, other tools, and much determination.
On Friday, Alan and Hoppy used the 60 ton jack to lift one side of the rock at a time to allow a rails to be slid under. Then several 15-ton mechanical jacks were dug into the ground and placed at an angle against the rock. With three of these jacks being operated together, the "immoveable object" finally yielded to "irresistible force". Each click of the jacks moved the rock a few millimeters. At times, each jack operator was putting his full weight on the four foot jack handle. It was slow going as the jacks had to be moved and dug in again every few inches. By Saturday evening, the rock was just clear of the outside rail. A final effort on Sunday afternoon put the rock about 5 feet off the track centerline, enough clearance for rail equipment to pass.
So, a BIG, BIG thanks to Alan, Hoppy and Tom. Thanks also to Phil Raynes, Steve West and staff member Mark Milbourne who assisted, and to Tom's wife Mugz who was primary supervisor and cheerleader. Special thanks also to Phil's neighbor, Jeff, for the loan of the 15-ton jacks. Thanks also to Phil, Steve, and Tom for getting the top piece out of the way last fall, and to Johnny Graybeal, Vincent Daugherty and Richard Burleson for the early removal efforts.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) suicide rates in America have risen by 38% and is now the 10th leading cause of death.
"Suicide rates have been rising in nearly every state, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2016, nearly 45,000 Americans age 10 or older died by suicide. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death and is one of just three leading causes that are on the rise."
Let's look at another statistic, the decline of religion.
In four large, nationally representative surveys (N = 11.2 million), American adolescents and emerging adults in the 2010s (Millennials) were significantly less religious than previous generations (Boomers, Generation X) at the same age. The data are from the Monitoring the Future studies of 12th graders (1976–2013), 8thand 10th graders (1991–2013), and the American Freshman survey of entering college students (1966–2014). Although the majority of adolescents and emerging adults are still religiously involved, twice as many 12th graders and college students, and 20%–40% more 8th and 10th graders, never attend religious services. Twice as many 12th graders and entering college students in the 2010s (vs. the 1960s–70s) give their religious affiliation as "none," as do 40%–50% more 8th and 10th graders. Recent birth cohorts report less approval of religious organizations, are less likely to say that religion is important in their lives, report being less spiritual, and spend less time praying or meditating. Thus, declines in religious orientation reach beyond affiliation to religious participation and religiosity, suggesting a movement toward secularism among a growing minority. The declines are larger among girls, Whites, lower-SES individuals, and in the Northeastern U.S., very small among Blacks, and non-existent among political conservatives. Religious affiliation is lower in years with more income inequality, higher median family income, higher materialism, more positive self-views, and lower social support. Overall, these results suggest that the lower religious orientation of Millennials is due to time period or generation, and not to age.
Could removing God from our lives be having a detrimental effect on them?
Reference Psychology Today for more information on our national lose of God.


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#220 The 6th UTokyoIP-CUTI Special Seminar
The 6th UTokyoIP-CUTI Special Seminar
1) Time and day: 1:00pm-2:30pm (Japan Standard Time), February 2nd (Thursday), 2023
2) Place: Zoom meeting room (https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/86742542338?pwd=RmpwT0E4cGJmVE81RytQU201aWcxUT09)
3) Presentation
Title: Analyzing transport transition issues from the perspective of justice using multi-criteria mapping method
Abstract: In this presentation, I apply the concept of justice and its dimensions (distributive, procedural, recognition, cosmopolitan and restorative) to transitions in public transportation systems. I also introduce the multi-criteria mapping (MCM) method (Coburn and Stirling, 2019), which was originally developed for the appraisal of contested visions. I demonstrate the applicability of both the concept and the method to the three cases of ongoing transport system transition in the Philippines, namely the (non–)legitimation of motorcycle taxis, the formalization of jeepney and the implementation of high-priority bus system. I attempt to unpack the (in)justice issues arising from these transition initiatives. Finally, I argue for the need to pay due attention to the ethical aspects and justice issues of transitions, which, being sources of tension, conflict and discontent, may powerfully resist the hoped-for sustainable transitions.
Keywords: Just transition; transport justice; sustainability transition; global south
Sunio, V. (2021). Unpacking justice issues and tensions in transport system transition using multi-criteria mapping method. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 96, 102887.
Sunio, V., Ugay, J. C., Li, C. W., Liwanag, H. J., & Santos, J. (2023). Impact of Public Transport Disruption on Access to Healthcare Facility and Well-being During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Case Study in Metro Manila, Philippines. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 100948.
4) Short bio of presenter
Dr. Varsolo Sunio is affiliated with the Philippines' Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as an S&T Fellow II (for transport and logistics) and a visiting researcher at The University of Tokyo. He also holds (or has held) appointments as a research fellow at the University of Asia and the Pacific, De La Salle University, Ateneo de Manila University, and the University of Macau. He finished his doctorate degree in Urban Management at Kyoto University and earned degrees from the National University of Singapore, University of the Philippines, and the Ateneo de Manila University. He previously worked as part of the data science team of the Philippines' Department of Transportation (DoTr), the information technology team of Accenture, and the Supply Chain Department of Makati Medical Center. He has published papers on transportation issues in the developing country context, covering themes such as equity and justice, access and well-being, sustainable transitions, and financing of informal transport. His works appear in Transportation Research Part A, D and F, International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Transport Policy, Research in Transportation Economics, Research in Transportation Business & Management, etc. He is also a regular reviewer for several transportation journals. He is a member of Transportation Science Society of the Philippines (TSSP), National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) and Analytics Association of the Philippines (AAP). His personal website is: https://sites.google.com/uap.asia/varsolo-sunio/
5) Charge: free
6) Language: English only
7) Participation: Please contact Ms Tomoko Samukawa (samukawa@ip.civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp) for joining this seminar, but you can join the seminar even without pre-registration.

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Some situations can only finish of a form, and the Rambus conflict with the practical totality of the manufacturers of memory seems that finally it will finish in the courts. The North American company Micron has begun returning the fire denouncing Rambus for monopolistic practices and undue appropriation of patents.
And the fact is that to come was seen: for months, Rambus presses the manufacturers so that they pay raised royalties for the use of key technologies in the memoirs manufacture... but not only of his new memory Rambus-DRAM, but in addition to the SDRAM and DDR-SDRAM. And he even would try to penalize even more the royalties for the memory DDR-SDRAM, for being the principal competitor of his very little successful Rambus-DRAM.
Micron thinks (and other manufacturers, openly or not) that Rambus tries to adapt of a standard of the industry, in in whose making many group enterprises JEDEC would have taken part equally... including Rambus, of course. And in addition, he would have hoped that the technologies were a standard of inevitable use before beginning protesting royalties, what is a clearly monopolistic practice... and quite immoral, certainly.
This denunciation might be the base for an antimonopoly case before the Commission of American Federal Commerce (the FTC), which there would join other manufacturers of memory discontented with Rambus; the first one in doing it has been Hyundai, insurance that it will not be difficult to find others.
In these moments official assertion does not exist in his web site, but it seems that Intel is going to withdraw (or to check, or to paralyze the delivery, or...) his new mikes Pentium III of 1,13 GHz (1.133 MHz), for serious problems of instability.
The problems were announced by numerous web sites, between them Tom's Hardware (that historically supports a love - hate relation with Intel), and it seems that they are confirmed. It would not be anything more serious than a mike extracted to the market before the sufficiently proven thing is... which in fact yes is quite serious for someone of the reputation of Intel.
Curiously, of confirming to him the news, the microprocessor for more rapid PC of the world would happen to be the AMD Athlon of 1,1 GHz, which is already free in volume... and without well-known problems. The first time would not be that AMD reaches this position... but yes the first one in doing it without knowing it.
Intel reaches 1,13 GHz... again "in limited quantities"


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Q: How to reset chapter and section counter with \part To get the output Toc or pdf bookmark below:

Part I
    Chapter I
    Chapter II
Part II
    Chapter I
    Chapter II

I need to reset the chapter counter. I google and get one method.

\makeatletter
\@addtoreset{chapter}{part}
\makeatother

Yes, It can output like this. But hyperref package can not link to right target for chapters after chapter I. That is said page ref link broken.
I like to define all style in style file. the mini-document:

\documentclass[]{book}
\usepackage[]{hyperref}
\usepackage{mini} % my own style file

\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\part{Test}
\chapter{One}
\chapter{Two}
\part{Test}
\chapter{Three}
\chapter{Four}
\end{document}

and the mini style file:

\renewcommand\part{%
  \if@openright
    \cleardoublepage
  \else
    \clearpage
  \fi
\setcounter{chapter}{0}} % I reset manually here.

A: The problem is not one of counters but your redefinition of part. Your command \part, just handles page opening then it zeroes the chapter. Since your counter is not a subsidiary counter of part the link for the first chapter 1 and the second chapter 1 is the same.
As a matter of fact pdfTeX issues a warning:
pdfTeX warning (ext4): destination with the same identifier (name{chapter.1})
has been  already used, duplicate ignored

Like web hyperlinks, you cannot have a link pointing to two different destinations.
To correct the issue you can add the chapter counter to the reset list,
   \makeatletter
   \@addtoreset{chapter}{part}
   \makeatother

or save book.cls to mybook.cls and change the line \newcounter {chapter} to:
   \newcounter {chapter}[part]

This will work provided you have a proper definition of part (that increments a part counter). As a matter of interest your redefinition of \part does nothing really other than give you trouble. It accepts no parameters! (Have a look at book.cls for similar definitions).

A: You should use the chngcntr package, which in essence is equivalent to \@addtoreset{chapter}{part}. But it's cleaner to use a package isn't it ;)
Also, notice that it should be loaded after the hyperref and bookmark packages to ensure the links are correct.
\documentclass{book}

\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{chngcntr}
\counterwithin{chapter}{part}

\begin{document}
\tableofcontents

\part{Test}
\chapter{One}

\part{Test2}
\chapter{Two}

\end{document}

In addition, \counterwithin will rename all chapter/section/etc. labels and prepend the part to it, e.g. section 2.2. becomes IV.2.2 or whatever. If you don't want this, use \counterwithin*.

A: This small example is working fine for me:
\documentclass[]{book}
\usepackage[]{hyperref}

\makeatletter
\@addtoreset{chapter}{part}
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\part{Test}
\chapter{One}
\chapter{Two}
\part{Test}
\chapter{Three}
\chapter{Four}
\end{document}

So please provide your minimal example showing the problem.
Thank you.

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Chief Minister of Province 2 Mohammad Lalbabu Raut has announced that all every girl child will be insured from January 15, 2019.
insurance scheme to encourage girl education for the 'Beti Bachai, Beti Padhai (Save Daughters, Educate Daughters)' campaign declared by the provincial government. He believes the insurance policy would prove to be a milestone in putting a stop on child marriage and dowry system that are prevalent in Tarai.
Speaking at the convocation ceremony of the Birgunj Public College on Saturday, Raut said the province government has allocated 50 percent seats in the police force to women with the belief that a nation and a society become prosperous only when daughters are educated and employed.
He also underscored the need of technical and vocational education as formal education alone would not suffice for the development of the country.
Chief Minister Raut also presented certificates to 131 students completing MBA, MBS, BBA and BBS degrees.


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The expectation for extended library hours including 24 h access presents many questions about late night library users and the value of this service to the library and their corresponding institutions. Using data gathered about patrons who use the library after 11 pm and before 7 am, a study was conducted to discover who the library users were, what services and facilities they made use of, and what, if any, concerns they have regarding the late night library. The usage patterns provide evidence that that while more usage occurs during traditional hours, users who prefer late night do so consistently. The researchers found the late night library was serving patrons who were cross sections of university community with higher than average grade point averages and retention rates when compared to university averages. These figures can have a significant effect on institutional recruitment and retention presenting the library as an indispensable resource to the community.


Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has exploited the Yemeni war to expand areas under its control, seizing Mukalla, the capital of Hadramout province, last year and recruiting more followers.
The Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen, backed by the United States, has helped AQAP become stronger, despite a barrage of US drone strikes against the group.
Iran-allied Houthi forces have been battling forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed President Hadi since March 2015 in a conflict that has cost more than 6,200 lives.


US intelligence's latest edition of worldwide threat assessment report has warned of a spike in communal violence during the parliamentary polls in India if the BJP stresses "Hindu nationalist themes" and continued to complain of Pakistan's recalcitrance on support for terrorist based on its soil.
"The challenges facing South Asian states will grow in 2019 because of Afghanistan's presidential election in mid-July and the Taliban's large scale attacks, Pakistan's recalcitrance in dealing with militant groups, and Indian elections that risk communal violence," said the new report.
The report also said Iran is not undertaking any new activity to develop a nuclear weapon and North Korea is Unlikely to give up its nuclear programme.
And it contradicted President Donald Trump's claim that the Islamic state is finished, saying it still "commands thousands of fighters in Iraq and Syria".
The report, an annual exercise, was tabled in US congress Tuesday by Director of US intelligence Daniel Coats, who also deposed before the senate intelligence committee, accompanied by heads of the CIA, the FBI and the NSA, Gina Haspel, Christopher Wray and Paul Nakasone respectively.
On India, the report warned of an increase in the possibility of communal violence if the BJP "stresses Hindu nationalist themes" and went on to say that the ruling party's policies in the first term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi "have deepened communal tensions in some BJP-governed states, and Hindu nationalist state leaders might view a Hindu-nationalist campaign as a signal to incite low-level violence to animate their supporters".
The report goes on to warn that an increase in communal clashes "could alienate Indian Muslims and allow Islamist terrorist groups in India to expand their influence".
India on its own had not figured much in the 2018 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US intelligence, but only for challenges emanating from tensions in ties with Pakistan and China.
On Pakistan, the report warned, in a para headlined "Pakistan's recalcitrance", that militant groups supported by Islamabad "will continue to take advantage of their safe haven" there to "plan and conduct attacks in India and Afghanistan, including against US interests".
And on Afghanistan the US intelligence assessment is that neither the Government nor the Taliban "will be able to gain a strategic military advantage in the Afghan war in the coming year if coalition support remains at current levels".


That more that you are grateful, the more you will receive in which to be grateful. When you feel gratitude in your life, you will notice that there is more for you to be grateful for.
Have you ever noticed that when you are in a REALLY good mood, nothing can bring you down. EVERYTHING seems to be going your way. And the day only gets better!
The same is true about celebrating, and about being grateful, and about being happy, and joyful, and excited, and peppy, and about, well, EVERYTHING! It is so easy to do!
Unfortunately, since it is easy to do, it is easy NOT to do. And therein lies the problem! Too many people don't do it, or worse, they do the opposite! They focus on the bad, the bleak, the terrible, the unfortunate, the what-ifs that move towards tragedy, and all the negativity that holds one back from enjoying life.
You have a choice. What do you want to think about today?
What an awesome opportunity we have to choose.


The traditional equipments for cooking are gradually falling behind with the progression of Induction cooking technology which seems to have garnered the attention of users and fulfils the needs of the modern kitchen.
Max Burton Single burner portable induction cooktop is available in black color with silver accents.
Dimensions of this cooktop – 5 x 12.5 x 2.6 inches.
Two circular zone constitute the heating element of this cooktop.
Controls are placed on the lower side.
Digital touchpad controls of Max Burton 6400 portable induction cooktop are very simple which ensures that operations are very convenient for the end user.
This cooktop is equipped with 10-heat mode settings also known as power levels that varies in the range of 100°F – 450°F.
Option for boil and simmer buttons is also available on this portable induction Cooktop with one touchpad.
7 watt settings (from 500W-1800W).
180 minutes timer for easy programming.
The only limitation I see is non-compatibility with certain cookwares. Example – if you happen to use an undersized pan or a pot for that matter which is smaller than the cooktop's coil, it may not get warm.
Electric power supply is a must for using this cooktop. As long as there is power supply, it can be used suitably for cooking anywhere be it indoors or outdoors. Apart from these two pointers, there is no other major flaw in this portable induction cooktop.
Considering all its pros and advantages, it makes this induction Cooktop worthy of an investment for the kitchen. Some still do opt for gas burner cooktops, however, the problem arises when you want to use and carry the Cooktop outdoor. That's where Max Burton portable induction Cooktop comes in handy.
I came across 84 customer reviews and ratings at the time of writing this review and the users had awarded the Max Burton 6400 Digital Choice Portable Induction Cooktop 1800 Watts LCD 4.4 stars out of a possible 5 on an average. The customer ratings and reviews for this product are pretty positive. The users seem to be quite comfortable and content with their choice.
This model is being used in my kitchen since a year now. No inconvenience or problems so far with this one. This Cookop was gifted by a friend who works for a 5 star as a chef so I'm sure he must have done his research too before giving it to me. If you are planning to invest on a portable Induction cooktop, I will definitely recommend you to consider this induction cooktop. Hope this portable induction cooktop review will assist you in finding /searching for the right Induction cooktop.


MINSK, 14 December (BelTA) – Belarus and Lithuania can be proud of their economic relations but their political ones are not in the best shape, BelTA learned from the latest interview Ambassador of Belarus to Lithuania Alexander Korol gave to the Litovsky Kuryer (Lithuanian courier) newspaper.
According to the diplomat, Belarus and Lithuania have established effective cooperation in economic affairs. Lithuania is one of the leading economic partners of Belarus. The country reliably occupies the eighth position in terms of trade turnover and the seventh position in terms of export volume. For several years Belarus-Lithuania trade volume has been above $1 billion. Lithuania is also in the top ten investors in the Belarusian economy and was the fifth largest investor in 2016. Belarus' investments in Lithuania have also nearly doubled.
"Belarusian and Lithuanian companies vigorously cooperate. There are over 600 companies with a share of Lithuanian capital in Belarus and some 250 companies with Belarusian capital in Lithuania. So, we definitely have something to be proud about yet we have room for growth, too. As for politics, I can say that in sport terms Belarusian-Lithuanian relations are not in the best shape right now," said Alexander Korol.
The ambassador attributed the deplorable state of affairs to multiple objective reasons and subjective ones of transitory nature.
The ambassador noted that Belarus-Lithuania diplomatic relations turned 25 in 2017, however, relations between the two nations are measured in centuries. "We had a common country — the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. We lived through periods of prosperity and decay together. The border between our current capital cities has existed for only a moment on the historical scale. In the past Belarusians and Lithuanians could freely move from Minsk to Vilnius and vice versa without any obstacles and without visas. Naturally, bearing in mind the many centuries of common history, the long-standing cultural, economic, and humanitarian ties Belarus has always highly prioritized the development of relations with Lithuania," stressed Alexander Korol.
"It seems to me that instead of reflecting on accomplishments of the past, we should work hard for the sake of the future. I am sure that 25 years is only the beginning of long, productive, and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two neighboring countries," stated the diplomat.


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It's You VS Cthulhu, A Review of Elder Signs: Omens
I have a love for cellphone games, board games, and Lovecraft lore, so lucky for me all these things come together in Elder Sign: Omens, an adaptation of the Elder Sign dice game (also a great game) with the feel of a true board game–it's just much harder to lose the pieces.
To begin each game, you must choose which Lovecraftian boss to go up against, from Azathoth to Yog-Sothoth. Each boss has its own nefarious game mechanic and doom tracker (once that doom tracker is fulfilled, the game is over and the entire world is destroyed through some unspeakable horror). Your job is to play against the game and collect enough elder signs to seal away the Terror before it can be unleased. You do this by clearing the different locations on the map where quests and/or small-time Lovecraftian monsters appear. Sometimes otherworld adventures spring up where places like R'yleh open portals on the map. The only way to seal off these openings is to finish the accompanying quest. By completing these mini-quests, characters are able to collect items, money, and occasionally the extremely useful elder signs.
Boss choice: Hastur
Each character has 6 dice, though this number can be bumped to 8 depending on the character's items. Each monster and quest has a number of symbols attached to it, and you have to match these symbols to the required dice roll to vanquish monsters and complete quests. Sometimes, to successfully defeat a monster, and always when you fail a quest, a character must take a hit to their sanity and/or health. If either of these stats go to zero, the character either dies or is driven mad (and is therefore out of the game). You can play the game with 1-4 characters, so it's easy to play solo or with friends. Personally, I would recommend playing as 4 characters even if you are playing alone–I find that's how the game plays best.
Quest-hunting time.
The triumph of a successful role.
How difficult the game is depends on the difficulty level of the boss in question, and some are seemingly impossible to beat (I'm looking at you, Ithaqua). The fun of the game comes from how invested in the quests you become; there is nothing that can quite describe the triumph of a perfect roll that allows you to beat a particularly tough quest, or the despair when you can't roll that one symbol you need. If you are a fan of Lovecraft or a fan of board games, this cellphone game really can't be passed up. With the expansions and number of characters you can choose from, the replay value is high, and I can't think of a more enjoyable way to pass time when waiting in a particularly long line.
The game retails for $4.42 on the Google Play store and has three expansion packs: The Call of Cthulhu, The Dark Pharaoh, and The Trail of Ithaqua. Each expansion comes with new playable characters, new monsters, and a new game mechanic.
Five elder signs out of five.
-Steph


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Q: Highlight table row with some background color I am using rails3 and on my page i am iterating a loop which have some records and i want when
user click on some row its color will be green and when he again click some row its color will
be green and the color of previous highlighted row should be none.
Thanks in advance
My code is like this

Email

Date Added

Added by

       <% @users.each do |user| %>

<%= user.email %>

<%= user.created_at.strftime("%m/%d/%Y") unless  user.created_at.blank? %>

<%= user.added_by %>

       <% end %>

A: http://jsfiddle.net/r8mY4/9/
I wrapped your user details row in a div then applied a click event, please check if that's what you want :)
$('.user-details').click(function() {
    $('.user-details').css('background', 'transparent');
    $(this).css('background', 'green');
});

A: I think you should use table why you are using div tags for table.If you want to highlight
row using this.Try out this code i think its work..But you need to make an extra div inside it

    <% @users.each do |user| %>
    <div id="<%= user.id %>" onclick="admin_select('<%=user.id%>')" class="admin-select">

<%= user.email %>

<%= user.created_at.strftime("%m/%d/%Y")%>

<%= user.added_by %>

<% end %>

i am making extra div and give this user id and also call onclick javascript event on it.
Here is jquery code for it
 function admin_select(id) {
$(".admin-select").children().each(function () {
    $(this).removeClass("color_class");
});
$("#" + id).children().each(function () {
    $(this).addClass("color_class");
});

}
Check it....


text:
var net = require('net');
var util = require('util');
var fs = require('fs');
function Response(code){
	this.code = code;
	this.status = code === 200 ? 'ok' : 'not ok';
}
function IncomingMessageHandler(server, message){
	if(message.type === 'command') return new CommandHandler(server.handlers, message);
	else if(message.type === 'event') return new EventHandler(server.subscribers, message);
	else if(message.type === 'subscription') return new SubscriptionHandler(server, message);
	else if(message.type === 'request') return new RequestHandler(server, message);
}
function SubscriptionHandler(server, subscription){
	this.server = server;
	this.subscription = subscription;
}
SubscriptionHandler.prototype = {
	execute: function(c, callback){
		var name = this.subscription.header.name;
		var subscriber = this.subscription.subscriber;
		if(!this.server.subscribers[name]) this.server.subscribers[name] = [];
		var found = this.server.subscribers[name].filter(function(sub){
			return sub.port === subscriber.port && sub.host === subscriber.host;
		});
		if(found && found.length > 0) return callback(null, new Response(200));
		this.server.subscribers[name].push(subscriber);
		callback(null, new Response(200));
	}
};
function CommandHandler(handlers, command){
	this.handlers = handlers;
	this.command = command;
}
CommandHandler.prototype = {
	execute: function(c, callback){
		var handler = this.handlers[this.command.header.name];
		if(!handler) return;
		if(typeof handler === 'function'){
			return handler(this.command, callback);
		}
		handler.handle(this.command, callback);
	}
};
function RequestHandler(server, message){
	this.server = server;
	this.message = message;
	this.commandHandler = new CommandHandler(server.responders, message);
}
RequestHandler.prototype = {
	execute: function(c, callback){
		this.commandHandler.execute(c, function(err, response){
			callback(err, response);
		});
	}
};

function EventHandler(subscribers, event){
	this.subscribers = subscribers;
	this.event = event;
}
EventHandler.prototype = {
	execute: function(c, callback){
		for(var i = 0; i < this.subscribers[this.event.header.name].length; i++){
			var sub = this.subscribers[this.event.header.name][i];
			if(typeof sub === 'function'){
				sub(this.event);
			}
			sub.update(this.event);
		}
		callback(null, new Response(200));
	}
};
function Subscription(name, publisher, subscriber){
	this.id = (new Date()).getTime();
	this.header = {endpoint: publisher, name: name};
	this.subscriber = subscriber;
	this.type = 'subscription';
}
function AsA_Publisher(port, host){
	this.host = host || 'localhost';
	this.server = new AsA_Server(port, this);
	var self = this;
	this.server.willShutDown = function(){
		fs.writeFileSync(self.subscribersFilePattern.replace(/\{port\}/, self.port), JSON.stringify(self.subscribers), 'utf-8');
	};

	this.events = [];
	this.subscribers = {};
	this.eventInterval = setInterval(function(){
		var event = null;
		if(self.events.length === 0) return;
		event = self.events.shift();
		if(!self.subscribers[event.header.name]) return;
		for(var i = 0; i < self.subscribers[event.header.name].length; i++){
			event.header.endpoint = self.subscribers[event.header.name][i];
			sendMessageOnce(event);
		}
	}, 100);
	this.folder = __dirname + '/subscribers';
	this.subscribersFilePattern = this.folder + '/subscribers_for_{port}.json';

	if(!fs.existsSync(this.folder)){
		fs.mkdirSync(this.folder);
	}

	Object.defineProperty(this, 'handlers', {
		get: function(){ return self.server.handlers;}
		, enumerable: true
	});
	Object.defineProperty(this, 'responders', {
		get: function(){ return self.server.responders;}
		, enumerable: true
	});
	Object.defineProperty(this, 'port', {
		get: function(){ return self.server.port;}
		, enumerable: true
	});
}
AsA_Publisher.prototype = {
	publish: function(event){
		this.events.push(event);
	}
	, iHandle: function(name, handler){
		this.server.iHandle(name, handler);
	}
	, iRespondTo: function(name, responder){
		this.server.iRespondTo(name, responder);
	}
	, start: function(){
		var fileName = this.subscribersFilePattern.replace(/\{port\}/, this.port);
		if(fs.existsSync(fileName)) this.subscribers = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(fileName));
		this.server.start();
	}
	, stop: function(){
		this.server.stop();
	}
};

function AsA_Subscriber(port, host){
	this.subscriptions = {};
	this.subscribers = {};
	this.host = host || 'localhost';
	this.server = new AsA_Server(port, this);
	var self = this;
	this.subscriptionsInterval = setInterval(function(){
		for(var key in self.subscriptions){
			var subscription = null;
			if(self.subscriptions[key].length === 0) continue;
			subscription = self.subscriptions[key].shift();
			sendMessageRecursively(subscription, function(){
				return self.subscriptions[key].shift();
			});
		}
	}, 100);
}
AsA_Subscriber.prototype = {
	iSubscribeTo: function(name, publisher, subscriber){
		if(!this.subscriptions[name]) this.subscriptions[name] = [];
		if(!this.subscribers[name]) this.subscribers[name] = [];
		this.subscribers[name].push(subscriber);
		this.subscriptions[name].push(new Subscription(name, publisher, {port: this.server.port, host: this.server.host}));
	}
	, start: function(){
		this.server.start();
	}
	, stop: function(){
		this.server.stop();
	}
};

function AsA_Client(){
	this.commands = [];
	this.commandInterval = setInterval(function(){
		var command = null;
		if(this.commands.length === 0) return;
		command = this.commands.shift();
		sendMessageOnce(command);
	}.bind(this), 100);
}
AsA_Client.prototype = {
	send: function(command){
		this.commands.push(command);
	}
	, request: function(message, callback){
		sendMessageOnce(message, callback);
	}
};

function AsA_Server(port, delegate){
	this.port = port || 8124;
	this.host = delegate && delegate.host ? delegate.host : 'localhost';
	this.handlers = {};
	this.responders = {};
	this.server = null;
	this.delegate = delegate || this;
	this.listeners = {};
}
AsA_Server.prototype = {
	iHandle: function(name, handler){
		if(this.handlers[name]) throw new Error(name + ' is already handled');
		this.handlers[name] = handler;
	}
	, iRespondTo: function(name, responder){
		if(this.responders[name]) throw new Error(name + ' already has a responder');
		this.responders[name] = responder;
	}
	, send: function(command){
		this.commands.push(command);
	}
	, stop: function(){
		clearInterval(this.commandInterval);
		clearInterval(this.eventInterval);
		this.server.close();
		this.server = null;
	}
	, start: function(){
		if(this.server !== null) return this.server;
		var self = this;
		this.server = net.createServer(function(c){
			c.setEncoding('utf8');
			c.on('data', function(data){
				var message = null;
				try{
					message = JSON.parse(data);
					(new IncomingMessageHandler(self.delegate, message)).execute(c, function(err, response){
						c.write(JSON.stringify(response));
					});
				}catch(exception){
					console.log(exception, data);
				}
			});
		}).listen(this.port, function(){
			console.log('server has started on port ' + self.port);
		});
		process.on('SIGINT', function(){
			if(self.willShutDown) self.willShutDown();
			console.log('shutting down');
			process.exit(1);
		});
		process.on('SIGTERM', function(){
			if(self.willShutDown) self.willShutDown();
			console.log('shutting down');
			process.exit(1);
		});
		return this.server;
	}
};
function reconnect(message, callback){
	setTimeout(function(){
		sendMessageRecursively(message, callback);
	}, 2*1000);
}
function sendMessageOnce(message, callback){
	if(!message) return;
	var socket = net.connect(message.header.endpoint.port, message.header.endpoint.host, function(){
		socket.end(JSON.stringify(message), 'utf-8');
	});
	var result = '';
	socket.on('data', function(data){
		result += data.toString();
	});
	socket.on('error', function(err){
		if(callback) callback(err, null);
		console.log('error occurred when sending message once', err);
	});
	socket.on('close', function(hadError){
		if(hadError) console.log('had error and closed');
		if(callback) callback(null, result ? JSON.parse(result) : null);
	});
}
function sendMessageRecursively(message, callback){
	if(!message) return;
	if(!message.header.reconnectLimit) message.header.reconnectLimit = 5;
	if(!message.header.tried) message.header.tried = 0;
	var socket = net.connect(message.header.endpoint.port, message.header.endpoint.host, function(){
		socket.write(JSON.stringify(message), 'utf-8');
	});
	socket.on('error', function(err){
		if(err.errno === 'ECONNREFUSED'){
			message.header.tried++;
			if(message.header.tried < message.header.reconnectLimit){
				reconnect(message, callback);
			}
		}else console.log('error occurred', err);
	});
	socket.on('close', function(hadError){
		if(!hadError) return;
		message.header.tried++;
		if(message.header.tried < message.header.reconnectLimit){
			reconnect(message, callback);
		}
	});
	socket.on('data', function(data){
		if(callback) sendMessageRecursively(callback(), callback);
		socket.end();
	});
}

module.exports = {
	AsA_Server: AsA_Server
	, AsA_Publisher: AsA_Publisher
	, AsA_Client: AsA_Client
	, AsA_Subscriber: AsA_Subscriber
};

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Load Hog
Lift Bed Manufacturer Business Plan
Load Hog Inc. (Load Hog) was organized in December, 1997 by John and Carol Kowalski. The company is an automotive after-market manufacturer of a revolutionary patented device that turns ordinary pickup trucks into full-on dump trucks. This ingenious pneumatic device is invisible when not in use, weighs only 120 pounds when installed, and is virtually maintenance free. The concept of the pneumatic hoist was pioneered in New Zealand in the late 70's and early 80's. This device utilized the exhaust gasses of the applied vehicle to fill the lifting envelope and hoist the bed. The obvious perils of the original concept have been ironed out by Load Hog with the inclusion of an on-board air compressor.
Load Hog is interested in securing $4 million in staged capital over an 18-month period to execute an aggressive public relations and advertising campaign to educate the truck owning and buying public about the capabilities, cost, application, and availability of the Load Hog Program. These funds will be used in the initialization of the advertising and public relations plan which will use $40,000 in its first phase. The balance of the first phase of funding will be to support additions to the management staff (Sales Manager), additional inventory, manufacturing equipment, and continuing operations.
Phase I: $175,000 This phase has been accomplished with debt capital and has been committed and closed.
Phase II: $200,000 This phase is scheduled to be accomplished with additional debt, and is committed.
Phase III & IV: $1 million/$17 million. These phases will be accomplished with a combination of debt and equity. The use of these funds will continue the marketing and sales push, build the number of company sales personnel, continue operations expansion with the purchase of new capital equipment, expand manufacturing operations, and provide working capital to respond to the rapidly increasing demand. Recent commitments by Ford to include Load Hog in the Super Duty Dealer Ordering Guide for Model Year 2002 will bolster our revenues, as reflected in the appendix**.
The purpose of the phased approach to funding is that it allows the organization to assimilate new business and grow at a measured and structured pace. Each sequential phase is built into the growth strategy, and each element can be pursued as an individual transaction, or should a single investor be interested, structure a longer-term transaction. Bringing in a sales manager will allow the current staff and president the time to react to potential investors, as well as honing assembly and procurement operations, engineering upgrades, and new product development.
**appendix were not available for this sample plan.
1.1 Keys to Success
The company's further success will depend on the following factors:
Securing required financing for the marketing and product development efforts.
Improving name recognition.
Strengthening original equipment manufacturer (OEM) relationships and building the distribution network.
Supply chain management to ensure uninterrupted component sourcing.
The Load Hog corporate mission is to educate the truck owning public about how to realize the full utility of their vehicle using our product. Strategically, we have positioned ourselves at the top of the quality pyramid featuring a combination of superb technology, extraordinary customer service, and an almost fanatic attention to quality assurance. Underpinning our strategy is continued research and development related to our existing product and extending our offering in response to customer demand and breadth of market. We will be supported in this growth by our field force, advertising, public relations, and our growing e-commerce effort. Additionally, we will continue our trade show presence at local, regional, and national levels.
Load Hog is located in a single facility in Aliquippa, PA, which includes approximately 1,200 square feet of office space and 8,600 square feet of manufacturing and assembly space. The present plant is adequate, but as we ramp up there is ample office and manufacturing space available within walking distance, and at a comparable price to the current facility.
Clothing Manufacturer Business Plan
Cosmetics Manufacturing Business Plan
Plastics Recycling Business Plan
More Manufacturing Plans
More Construction Supplies Plans
More Trucking Plans


Apple's iconic apple, featuring a bitten-off chunk, is one of the most recognisable logos in the world. And with the company's ubiquitous products increasing in popularity, we're exposed to the famous fruit image more frequently than ever. Yet a new study finds that while all this exposure provokes confidence in our memories for the logo, it fails to translate into accurate recall. Before reading on, test your own memory.
Adam Blake and his colleagues asked 85 undergrads – a mix of Apple and PC users – to draw the Apple logo from memory, and then scored their efforts for accuracy based on overall shape, the bite size and location, and the leaf shape and orientation. Only one participant drew the apple perfectly, and only seven with minimal errors; the remainder made numerous mistakes (Apple users performed marginally better than PC users). This was despite the participants expressing moderate confidence in their ability at the task after they'd finished their drawing (5.47 on a 10-point scale). The students weren't completely lacking in insight – those who were more confident in their drawings tended to recall more correct features.
Student drawings of the Apple logo. Recall scores range 0–14. Confidence 0–10.
The central image was the only one to score perfect marks. From Blake et al 2015.
The students also performed a recognition task, in which they had to pick out the correct Apple logo from an array of eight similar versions that varied in terms of shape, and the positioning of the leaf and bite. Fewer than half the students picked the real Apple logo, despite having high confidence that they would be able to do so.
A second study was similar, but this time the students rated their confidence before and after completing the drawing task. The idea was to see if the experience of the task would give them greater insight into the true accuracy of their memories. They were very confident before they began drawing, but this had dipped by 55 per cent by the time they'd finished, showing that the experience did give them some insight (their actual performance was poor, similar to that of the students in the first study).
Humans are capable of exceptional long-term visual memory. But these new findings show how frequent exposure does not always lead to deep, accurate visual memories. This is consistent with a now-classic study from the 70s that showed people were unable to recall the features on a penny.
Blake and his team said one explanation is that the over-exposure to, and availability of, the Apple logo stops people attending to its details (this makes sense from a functional perspective – why bother remembering something that's ever present?). Consequently people form a "gist memory" for the logo (i.e. "it's an apple") and they end up drawing what it "should look like instead of what they remembered it to look like". The researchers predict the same might be true for the coloured letters of the ubiquitous Google logo, and other highly familiar logos.
Human memory capacity is mahusive!


Our 2014 Jeep Patriot Sport 4x4 is shown in stunning Black Clear Coat. This economical machine is purebred Jeep and has a powerful 2.4 Liter 4 Cylinder that produces an incredible 172hp. This power-plant is tethered a fun to drive 6 Speed Automatic transmission that helps Patriot secure near 28mpg on the open road. This Patriot Sport is 4x4 and comes with electronic stability control to help you stay sure-footed in any road condition. Combined with the agile suspension, this Jeep offers capabilities that other SUV's just can't produce.
You will enjoy the main features like comfortable seating, body colored bumpers, deep tinted glass, and roof rails that leave an aggressive stance of pure Jeep in your parking spot.
From illuminated cup holders to multi-stage airbags, side curtain airbags, and stability control, this Patriot has the capabilities to protect its occupants on or off road in almost any driving condition. Jeep spends time, resources, and enormous energies to make sure that each safety component is tested over and over again to insure you have the best surrounding you. So it's time for a change, it's time for a Jeep Patriot! Print this page and call us Now... We Know You Will Enjoy Your Test Drive Towards Ownership!


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Yamanashi Prefecture
(Redirected from Yamanashi prefecture)
Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県, Yamanashi-ken) is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of Japan.[1]
• Japanese
• Rōmaji
Yamanashi-ken
Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) (Tōkai)
Kōfu
Districts: 5, Municipalities: 27
• Governor
Kotaro Nagasaki (from February 2019)
Area rank
• Rank
ISO 3166 code
JP-19
www.pref.yamanashi.jp
Uguisu (bush warbler)
Fujizakura (Fuji cherry)
Kaede (Japanese maple)
The prefecture is landlocked, featuring a fertile central valley, the Kōfu Basin, surrounded by many of the highest mountains in Japan including the highest, Mount Fuji located on the southern border with Shizuoka.
Mount Fuji from the Misaka Pass, Yamanashi
The capital is the city of Kōfu.[2]
1.1 Pre-history to the 14th century
1.2 15th to 19th centuries
1.3 Meiji Restoration (1868) to end of World War II (1945)
2.1 Cities
2.2 Towns and villages
2.3 Mergers
3 List of Governors of Yamanashi Prefecture
5 Tourism
6 Major Festivals
7 Universities
9 Transportation
9.1 Railway lines
9.2 Road
9.2.1 Expressways
9.2.2 National highways
10.1 Television
10.2 Radio
11 Sister states and regions
See also: Historic Sites of Yamanashi Prefecture
Pre-history to the 14th centuryEdit
As in most other Japanese regions, prehistoric society in Yamanashi progressed through the hunting, fishing and gathering stage of the Jōmon period, then the rice-producing stage of the Yayoi period and subsequent village and regional formation. The Maruyama and Choshizuka Kofun (earthen burial mounds) located on Sone Hill of Nakamichi Town (Southern Kōfu) are believed to have been built from the end of the 4th century. From these remains it can be assumed that the people of Sone Hill had great influence.
During the Heian period, Kai Province was created in this area.[3]
15th to 19th centuriesEdit
Among the many Kaigenji generations, those of the Takeda, Ogasawara, and Nanbu families were particularly prosperous. During the Sengoku period of the 16th century, Takeda Shingen attained the status of daimyō and built Tsuzuji Mansion and the Yōgai Castle in Kōfu. From this base, he attempted to unify and control Japan.
After Takeda's death in 1582, Kai-no-Kuni came under the control of the Oda and Toyotomi clans before being subsumed into the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. Beneath the Edo shogunate, the Kōfu clan (based in Kuninaka, or Central and Western Yamanashi) and the Yamura clan (based in Gunnai, or Eastern Yamanashi) were formed, but in 1724 the area came under the direct control of the Shogunate. With the development of the Kōshū Kaidō (highway) and Fuji River transport, goods, materials and culture flowed into the region.
By the mid-19th century, the contradictions of military government and clan system caused stability to erode and resistance to erupt across Japan, paving the way for the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
Meiji Restoration (1868) to end of World War II (1945)Edit
Autumn at Senga Falls, North of Kōfu
During the Boshin War, the Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma on the 29 March 1868 was a significant battle between pro-Imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces immediately prior to the Imperial Forces march on Edo Castle. Preceding the Kōshū-Katsunuma battle, Kōfu Castle had been captured by troops loyal to the Emperor Meiji.
The province was renamed Kōfu Prefecture in 1869 and then Yamanashi Prefecture in 1871.[3] The anniversary of this event on November 20, 1872, is now celebrated as Prefectural Citizen's Day in Yamanashi.
In the early part of the Meiji period (1868–1911), industrial promotion policies furthered sericulture, silk textile production and wine making industries. In 1903, after seven years of construction, including the building of a nearly three mile long tunnel at the Sasago Pass, the Chūō Railway Line from Hachiōji and central Tokyo finally reached Kōfu. The reduced journey times to the capital and the port of Yokohama brought significant change to local industry and culture.[4]
Agricultural production in farming communities was still on a small scale at the turn of the century and land reforms had yet to be introduced. From the 1920s however, tenancy and contract disputes between landowners and farmers in Yamanashi grew increasingly common.[5]
In 1926, the Minobu Railway Line connecting Kōfu with Shizuoka Prefecture opened, bringing an end to Fuji River transportation. The Koumi Line connecting Kobuchizawa to Kiyosato was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1933, providing access to hitherto remote highland areas on the slopes of Mt. Yatsugatake in the North of the prefecture. ....
Vineyards in Kōshū, Yamanashi
The capital city, Kōfu, suffered extensive damage during a major air raid on the night of 6 July 1945.[6] From 1945 onwards, as part of economic initiatives introduced under the post war Government of Occupation, agricultural land reforms significantly increased the number of individual farms and promoted fruit farming and viticulture throughout the prefecture. At first with limited success in 1946, but on a much more sustained basis in 1951, dairy farming, introduced by American Paul Rusch, became a feature of highland pastures surrounding the town of Kiyosato.[7]
Small scale manufacturing industries and commerce grew at rapid speed during the expansion of the post-war Japanese economy. The 1982 opening of the Chūō Expressway also led to significant growth in service industries, transport logistics and tourism.
In common with many similar sized cities during the 1990s, rapid growth in car ownership, out of town shopping, and improved transportation links to Tokyo, caused a drop in commercial activity and land values in the center of the prefectural capital Kōfu. To counterbalance this trend the prefectural government launched a city center revitalization plan in 2008, promoting downtown tourist attractions such as redeveloped land North of Kōfu station, Maizuru Castle Park and new residential, cultural and government office facilities.
MLX01 maglev train at the Yamanashi test track
Planned changes in transportation infrastructure also promise to significantly impact the Yamanashi economy in the coming decades; under mountains in the eastern part of the prefecture is a completed 42.8 km section of the SCMaglev test track, a section of the planned Chūō Shinkansen.
The maglev line is designed to ultimately connect Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka with a station also planned to the South of Kōfu.[8]
Central Government permission to proceed with an extension to the existing test track was granted on May 27, 2011. At the end of 2013 construction was already well advanced as far as Fuefuki.
JR Central is considering opening a demonstration service from a new station in Kōfu by the 2020 Summer Olympics so that visitors can also ride on the experimental track through the Yamanashi mountains.[9]
GeographyEdit
Prefectural Office
Map of Yamanashi Prefecture
City Town Village
Kōfu Basin, Kōfu City and view of Mt. Fuji
Mount Kita, Yamanashi, Japan's Second Highest Peak
Yatsugatake-Kogen Higashizawa Bridge near Kiyosato
Yamanashi Prefecture is bordered by Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Nagano Prefecture. The prefecture is landlocked, with high mountains surrounding the central Kōfu Basin. Mount Fuji and the Fuji Five Lakes region is located on the southern border with Shizuoka. Mt. Fuji provides rain shadow effects, and as a result, the prefecture receives only about 818 mm of rainfall a year.
As of April 1, 2012, 27% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Chichibu Tama Kai, Fuji-Hakone-Izu, and Minami Alps National Parks; Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park; and Minami Alps Koma and Shibireko Prefectural Natural Parks.[10]
78% of the prefecture is covered by forests, making it one of the most densely wooded prefectures in Japan. Land cultivated for agriculture is mainly restricted to the lower elevations of the Kōfu basin.[11]
CitiesEdit
See also: List of cities in Yamanashi Prefecture by population
Thirteen cities are located in Yamanashi Prefecture:
Chūō
Fuefuki
Fujiyoshida
Hokuto
Kōfu (capital)
Kōshū
Minami-Alps
Ōtsuki
Uenohara
Towns and villagesEdit
These are the towns and villages in each district:
Kitatsuru District
Kosuge
Tabayama
Minamikoma District
Fujikawa
Minobu
Minamitsuru District
Dōshi
Narusawa
Nishikatsura
Yamanakako
Nakakoma District
Shōwa
Nishiyatsushiro District
Ichikawamisato
MergersEdit
Main article: List of mergers in Yamanashi Prefecture
List of Governors of Yamanashi PrefectureEdit
Katsuyasu Yoshie (吉江勝保) 12 April 1947 29 April 1951
Hisashi Amano (天野久) 30 April 1951 16 February 1967
Kunio Tanabe (田辺国男) 17 February 1967 16 February 1979
Komei Mochizuki (望月幸明) 17 February 1979 16 February 1991
Ken Amano (天野建) 17 February 1991 16 February 2003
Takahiko Yamamoto (山本栄彦) 17 February 2003 16 February 2007
Shōmei Yokouchi (横内 正明) 17 February 2007 16 February 2015
Hitoshi Goto (後藤 斎) 17 February 2015 16 February 2019
Kotaro Nagasaki (長崎幸太郎) 17 February 2019 Present
EconomyEdit
Yamanashi has a sizable industrial base in and around Kōfu city, with jewelry and robotics industries being particularly prominent. The headquarters of FANUC, the leading global manufacturer of factory automation systems, is based in Oshino in the south of the prefecture.[12]
The prefecture is also host to numerous fruit farms and vineyards. Yamanashi is one of the major fruit producing regions in Japan, being the top domestic producer of grapes, peaches, plums, as well as wine.
In addition, roughly 40% of the mineral water bottled in Japan comes from Yamanashi, mainly from around the Southern Alps, Mt. Fuji, and Mitsutōge areas. The quality of the water sources in the Southern Alps prompted Suntory Group to open the Hakushu distillery in the northern Yamanashi town of Hokuto.
TourismEdit
Nishizawa Waterfall on the Fuefuki River, Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park, Yamanashi
Mt. Fuji, Fuji Five Lakes region, Yamanashi
The natural scenery and cultural sights of Yamanashi are popular destinations for both domestic and international tourists due to the prefecture's proximity to the crowded Tokyo conurbation and ease of access by road and rail. Mount Fuji, the Fuji Five Lakes region, the highland resort region of Kiyosato, the city of Kōfu, the Senga Falls, Koshu wineries, the temple of Erin-ji in Koshu, and the Kuonji Temple at Minobu are a few of the most popular places to visit.
The Fuji-Q Highland amusement park at Fujiyoshida with roller coasters Eejanaika, and Takabisha, the world's steepest roller coaster, is also a popular destination for day trips.
The natural topography of the region makes Yamanashi popular with mountaineering, hiking and climbing enthusiasts throughout the year. The highest mountain in Japan, Mount Fuji, at 3,776 m (12,388 ft) and the second highest mountain in Japan, Mount Kita, at 3,193 m (10,476 ft) are both located within Yamanashi. The Mt. Fuji summer hiking season in July and August attracts thousands of overnight hikers typically starting at the Fifth Station in the late evening and climbing through the night to witness the sunrise at the summit.
Although not as tall, Mount Minobu, a popular place for Buddhist pilgrimage, offers extensive views from the summit of the mountain. Parts of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park, and Minami Alps National Park are all located in Yamanashi.
Given the area's volcanic activity, natural hot springs, or onsens, are found in abundance. Some of the more well known are Shimobe Onsen, Isawa Onsen and Yamanami Onsen.
Major FestivalsEdit
Lighting street torches at the Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Fire Festival
Shingen Festival, held each March in the precincts of Kōfu Castle and Takeda Shrine in commemoration of Takeda Shingen's role in prefectural history.
Fujiyoshida Fire Festival, marks the end of the summer climbing season on Mount Fuji. Held on the last weekend in August.
Yatsugatake County Fair and Paul Rusch Festival. Held each October in Kiyosato to celebrate the life and work of Paul Rusch, his contributions to local agricultural development and US Japan friendship.
UniversitiesEdit
Tsuru University
University of Yamanashi
Yamanashi Gakuin University
Yamanashi Prefectural University
Yamanashi Eiwa College
SportsEdit
Ventforet Kōfu the J. League Division 1 association football (soccer) team is based in Kōfu. The team's home ground is the Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium.
Since 2005 the Fujizakura Country Club in Fujikawaguchiko has also hosted the Fujisankei Classic golf tournament, an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour.
TransportationEdit
JR Chuo Main Line SuperAzuza passing Yatsugatake, near Hokuto, Yamanashi
Chuo Expressway, near Kai, Yamanashi
Railway linesEdit
Chūō Main Line
Koumi Line
Central Japan Railway Company
Minobu Line
Fuji Kyuko
Fujikyuko Line
RoadEdit
ExpresswaysEdit
Chuo Expressway
Chūbu-Ōdan Expressway (under construction)
Higashifuji-goko Road
Kōfu Yamanashi Road
National highwaysEdit
MediaEdit
TelevisionEdit
Yamanashi Broadcasting System (YBS)
UHF Television Yamanashi (UTY)
RadioEdit
FM Fuji (FMF)
Sister states and regionsEdit
Iowa, United States (since 1960)
Minas Gerais, Brazil (since 1973)
Sichuan Province, China (since 1985)
Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea (since 1992)
Saône-et-Loire, France (since 2000)
Fairfield, California, United States (since the 1970s)
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^ a b Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books
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^ Ijiri, Toshiyuki (1991). Paul Rusch. Cincinnati, Ohio: Forward Movement Publications. p. 167.
^ Ishiguro, Kana (December 8, 2002). "There's cows in them there hills". Japan Times. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ "中央新幹線(東京都・名古屋市間)計画段階環境配慮書の公表について" (PDF). Central Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^ "リニア山梨県駅、東京五輪前に 体験乗車に道 JR東海が検討". 日本経済新聞. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
^ "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
^ "2008 Yamanashi Ken no Aramashi" (PDF). Yamanashi Prefecture. Yamanashi Prefectural Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
^ "FANUC History". FANUC Europe Corporation. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
Yamanashi prefecture (category)
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Yamanashi.
Yamanashi Prefecture Official Website (in Japanese)
Yamanashi Prefecture Official Website (in English)
Geographic data related to Yamanashi Prefecture at OpenStreetMap
Coordinates: 35°37′N 138°37′E / 35.617°N 138.617°E / 35.617; 138.617
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Nonlinear Systems and Control
Research on nonlinear systems and control at the University of Rome La Sapienza has been active since the early 70s and, historically, has played a major role worldwide.
The geometric approach to nonlinear feedback design marked the beginning of a new area of research which, in the subsequent decades, has profoundly influenced the development of the entire field. The concepts of feedback equivalence and zero dynamics, their properties and implications are perhaps the most frequently used concepts in nonlinear feedback design. The natural evolution of the geometric approach from the study of systems evolving on Lie groups, with numerous applications to the control of spacecrafts and mobile robots, to robust regulation under state and output measurements feedback of systems possessing unstable zero dynamics, the use of filtered Lyapunov functions for robust stabilization, the control of networked systems in presence of limited information, till the control of nonlinear delayed systems, state estimators and optimal control for noisy systems with non-Gaussian noise and packet loss, stochastic delay identification. Analysis and design of real control systems integrating devices and computational procedures in a digital context involves ad-hoc methods. Nonlinear discrete-time and sampled data systems are the subjects of an investigation developed at La Sapienza from the early 80s, in a still active cooperation with the Laboratoire des Signaux et Systèmes of the French CNRS. The research activity has been focused on solving nonlinear control problems in discrete-time and on finding digital solutions to continuous-time control systems. One of the major outcomes of the investigation has been the settlement of an original approach, mixed by algebraic and geometric concepts, used either to prove the existence of solutions in discrete-time or to compute approximated solutions in the digital context. From the results on feedback linearization, stabilization, regulation, observer theory, new research lines are in the direction of hybrid, networked and Hamiltonian dynamics. Particular attention is devoted to the settlement of executable algorithms for computing the proposed solutions. Measurements devices, algorithms, data handling and transmission represent critical aspects in any distributed control problem. The number of devices, their location, the energy consumption, the data-communication links, the distributed data handling, multi-consensus, load balancing, and quality evaluation are nowadays classical concepts in this context. New issues deal with dynamic sensor networks, where mobile platforms are assimilated to intelligent devices, in which motion planning and control problems pose additional requirements and make harder the solution of the task. The full problem formulation as a high dimensional nonlinear dynamics is a challenging interdisciplinary area of research towards easier and cheaper solutions to problems like surveillance, monitoring, decentralized and distributed control. Problems under investigation in this field concern sensor and actuator devices, computation algorithms, local and global coordinated control, network communication protocols, data acquisition and fusion.
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The applicative aspects of these research activities are carried out at the Systems and Control Laboratory, founded in 1995. Members of the Nonlinear Systems and Control group have been actively serving in the control community in technical committees and as associate editors for the major journals in the area and conference editorial boards as for both IEEE CSS, IFAC and EUCA.
The research activities, as testified by the scientific production, are developed in collaboration with several national and international institutes as the Laboratoire des Signaux et Systèmes (CNRS, Gif sur Yvette), IRCCyN (CNRS, Nantes), Fondazione Santa Lucia , Cosync Lab (Sapienza University of Rome) and the company BrainTrends, Istituto di Analisi dei Sistemi e Informatica (IASI- CNR) for the modeling, analysis and control of epidemiological models, Universidade do Porto, Centro di Sistemi di Elaborazione e Bio-Informatica (Campus Biomedico), McKelvey School of Engineering (Washington University of St. Louis). Those collaborations also encourage international research training and orientation, with PhD double degrees delivering, in the context of an ad hoc binational program ELISA, which involves Italian and French Institutions.
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Ava has been dancing and baton twirling since the age of three. Having won many state titles and being a part of some of the nation's top teams, she has been nationally recognized as one of the top twirlers in the country for her age. Ava has also competed in dance winning many top awards at national competitions. She has appeared in commercial advertising and danced in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. She is currently a member and choreographer of the Versailles Competition Dance Team. Her excellence in leaps and turns and hip hop choreography will be a tremendous boost to the 5678 Dance Studio staff.
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Jo is excited to be part of the 5678 Dance Studio. Having just retired as owner and director of JCA Dance Academy, she is happy to offer her 40+ year background in studio management to all the dancers and their families to help make this dance season absolutely worry free and fun!
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Brooke Netzley - instructor
Brooke is a former student of the Babara Rethlake Dance Studio trained in all genres of dance including ballet, pointe, tap, riverdance, hip hop, jazz, swing and line dancing. During her 15 years of dance education she was a member of award winning competition dance teams. She has actively participated in the Tremaine Dance Workshops and was named Studio Dancer of the Year.
While attending Greenville High School Brooke was a member of the Wavaires performing at some very prestigious venues including the Riverside Church, St. Paul's Chapel, and the Allen Room at the Jazz and Lincoln Center all in New York City. Brooke has also performed at Walt Disney World in Florida and at the Dayton Playhouse.
Currently Brooke is attending Indiana University East where she is majoring in Reportive Journalism. We are very lucky to have Brooke on staff at 5678 Dance Studio. She has a true passion for dance and loves working with all ages!
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Bill Plessinger, Co-Owner
Bill Plessinger was born and raised in Greenville, graduating from Greenville High School in 1980 and from the University of Cincinnati in 1984 with a Marketing and Management Degree . After 10 years in the banking business he moved back to Greenville and obtained his teaching degree from the University of Dayton. Bill is currently an elementary science teacher and a varsity track coach in the Greenville School District.
Cari Glancy Plessinger, Co-Owner and Artistic Director
Cari Glancy Plessinger has been a dancer, choreographer and dance instructor for over 36 years. She began dancing at the age of 5 under the direction of Carol Young's School of Dance located in Millville, Ohio. During her 18 years with CYSD she participated on nationally recognized and award winning tap and jazz performance teams. Cari also danced with the Tina Decker Performance Troupe at various venues throughout the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky areas with her teammate Tara Patrick better known in Hollywood as Carmen Electra. In addition, Cari has danced professionally at Kings Island.
Cari has been teaching dance for over 20 years. For 11 years she was the head choreographer at her family's dance studio, JCA Dance Academy, located in Fairfield, Ohio. She loves working with children and is excited to have the opportunity to share her love of dance with your child.
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Maybe church buildings aren't as big a deal as we thought
By Joseph Yoo
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Those of us who have attended church seemingly forever sometimes feel that the church building is the best tool for evangelism. When we're confronted with (or we finally recognize/accept) declining worship attendance and overall involvement at our lovely church, panic sets in. We need to do something.
And churches usually seem to move toward the path of least resistance. We decide what we think we should do and pour more energy and resources into building maintenance and/or upgrades.
The theory is that an update to the building will bring curious onlookers to the campus.
The building often becomes the focus of evangelism because it's the easiest thing to change. And almost everyone usually agrees that a church building could benefit from a facelift or two.
It perpetuates the idea of changing without really changing.
It's the easiest path because all it really requires is throwing money at the problem. I'm not suggesting that it's easy funding a building project but diagnosing issues with the building is easier than than pointing out problems with the church's ministries that may have led to the decline in attendance.
Someone once told me, "If you have a problem you can solve by throwing money at it, you don't have a very interesting problem."
Just upgrading your campus won't bring people to church when they have little to no interest in coming to church in the first place.
My wife loves the craft store Michaels. She can spend hours, and I mean hours, at Michaels.
I absolutely despise that store. Even more because I get no cell reception/data there AND they have free wi-fi but it never works.
It motivates me to be a good Christian because I feel that's what my hell would be like: an eternity in Michaels with no wi-fi. It already feels like eternity when I'm there with my wife.
When we first moved here, I drove by that Michaels dozens of times and never noticed it because I have no interest in that store. I can tell you, however, where the Apple Store, Best Buy and every Starbucks in Santa Barbara are.
Michaels could go through a facelift. They could change their storefront. They could change their store sign. They could paint their store a different color. They could guarantee that their wi-fi works or they could make everything in the store free. They could even change their name to "Mike's" and have their slogan mimic the great Gatorade ad: I wanna be like Mike. I still wouldn't go to "Mike's" because I'm not into crafting or crafty things.
The only reason I would find myself in Michaels is if my wife threatened gently invited me to go with her.
I'm not suggesting that non-churchgoing folks have quite the adverse reaction to church that I do to Michaels. What I'm trying to say is that, perhaps, the only people who will notice the changes to your building and campus are your church members. People who have little to no interest in going to church to begin with probably wouldn't notice if your building disappeared altogether.
But you know what your non-churchgoing friends might have an interest in? You. Think of all the places you've gone because you were invited.
The most effective way to get folks to your church is for you to invite them to come with you. A church planter told me that "80% of newcomers come on the elbow of someone else" meaning they were invited. But that takes effort and risk. You may be turned down. You may be scoffed at. You may have to do some work.
Having a great building is important for increasing the quality of overall church life. But putting ourselves out there and inviting folks is what ensures that our buildings will continue to be used as instruments of God's saving work for years to come.
Joseph Yoo is pastor of St. Mark United Methodist Church in Santa Barbara, California. He is the author of Practical Prayer and Encountering Grace. He blogs at JosephYoo.com.
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Brogno Frank Paul HONOREE 2008
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Frank Brogno was born in the province of Cosenza in the region of Calabria in southern Italy to Maria Assunta and Pietro Maria Brogno on January 1, 1922. At age seven, he and his mother were able to join his father who had already immigrated to America. They settled in Gary, Indiana, where steel mill jobs were available. Frank, who had only attended school in Italy for six months, was immediately enrolled in summer school to learn the language and become an American!
Frank's scholastic achievements were most remarkable throughout elementary and high school and were noted by the schools and community at large. After much discussion and deliberation before being awarded the American Legion Award for outstanding Scholarship, Leadership and Citizenship his teachers felt unanimously that he was the most logical winner. Parents questioned if an immigrant should receive the award. His outstanding records throughout 12 years of school were most evident, he was the WINNER! Frank was named Valedictorian of his High School graduating class of 1941. He then began working at the American Bridge Company where he was trained as a steel crane operator. Then came WORLD WAR II-Frank enlisted in the United States Navy and was sent to attend Officers Training School at Park University in Parkville, Missouri.
He met the love of his life, Helen, while both were attending and actively participating in an International Relations Conference and romance blossomed. After Frank served two years as a Naval Officer in the Philippines, he returned to the U.S. in March of 1946 and married Helen in 1946. Following their marriage, Frank and Helen moved to Chicago to continue their education. Frank earned his PhD at the University of Chicago. Frank specialized in clinical psychology and client-centered therapy, under the leadership and warm council of Dr. Carl Rogers. Daughter, Paula was born in 1948 and son, Peter was born in 1950. The family returned to Gary, Indiana where Frank established a private practice in counseling and psychotherapy.
Frank became very active in the Order of the Sons of Italy, as were his parents before him. He was elected President of the Grand Lodge of Indiana for two terms. He attended many local and supreme conventions. Following his retirement and after many vacations in California, the family moved to Carmel. Frank immediately contacted the Italian Counsel in San Francisco and made numerous trips to his office to cement the relationship between the Counsel and the Italian community in Monterey. Through Frank's invitation and insistence, the Counsel attended several of the Italian functions in the Monterey Lodge of the Order of the Sons of Italy.
Frank became active in the Carmel Mission. He and Helen were the "greeters" at each 9:30 am Mass. He was most involved in the I-Help program. He and Helen, after much effort, were able to be a most active part of the Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program each month. From the announcement in the church bulletin, many community members call and volunteer to be a part of feeding the homeless men. To this day, I-Help is a tremendous success at the Carmel Mission! In lieu of flowers at Frank's death it was stipulated in his obituary that money be sent to the I-Help Program in his name. Hundreds of dollars were sent in Frank's name.
At large meetings of all the officers of the many local Italian organizations, Frank was asked by Jerome Lucido to chair the Italian Heritage Society. The goal was to have one organization with all involved. This chairmanship, Frank assumed with dignity. Frank's foremost goal was for the establishment of the Italian American Cultural Center to honor, remember, embrace, preserve and keep alive the traditions of the Italian families who immigrated to the Monterey Peninsula and the Central Coast more than 100 years ago. The Cultural Center, in Frank's mind, would house a library which will include a sizable collection of printed and electronic oral histories of Italian families who immigrated to the area from the mid-1800' s through the first half of the 20th century.
Frank worked hard, reading all that he could get his hands on. He had dreams of a better life than his family had in Italy. He was sustained by the will to work and do all he could to make his dreams come true for all the Italian Community.
Frank sponsored many men and women to learn the Italian language. He sought Billy DeBarry, who was at that time an administrator in Monterey, for permission for the use of classrooms to teach Italian to all that were interested. Every Wednesday the classroom was full of many who desired to learn the language. It was a most successful program under Frank's leadership.
Frank was most active in helping to raise funds for various organizations. He led many activities to raise funds to honor and preserve the traditions of the Italian Culture he loved and knew so well.
The Order of the Sons of Italy prospered through his leadership as he encouraged many Italians to join the local lodge. Frank was respected by all who knew him. He was very proud of "being Italian", and this obviously came across to everyone that he met. Frank was a member of the Italian Catholic Federation in Pacific Grove and has given many presentations, as requested, on various areas of Italy. Frank was called upon numerous times to translate letters from Italy and write back in Italian to the area person involved. Over and over again people sought out Frank for translation and meaning. First, and MOST of all, Frank was truly driven by the desire to see the Italian American Cultural Center become a reality.
On June 25th, 2007 Frank passed away.
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It is generally accepted that the normal day to day cleaning does not have the same effect in cleaning certain facilities. Under these circumstances chemical deep cleaning is required. During our chemical deep cleaning process, we use industry approved chemicals that are not harmful to the environment or to humans. Our cleaning processes in especially those areas that are known to harbour harmful bacteria viz. washroom and toilet facilities, will result in the elimination of all harmful bacteria and, therefore, also bad odour.
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We would be honored to serve you and your family in the sacrament of Holy Baptism. To discuss the meaning of baptism and to schedule a baptism, one of our pastors will visit with you. To begin this conversation, talk to one of our pastors, submit an online request, or call the church office at 319-363-7561.
The sacrament of Holy Baptism is God's word to us, proclaiming our adoption by grace and is our word to God promising our response of faith and love. Those within this covenant constitute the community we call the Church. That's why the baptisms are conducted during public worship services before the congregation--the nurturing community that is part of the covenant. Because baptism initiates us into Christ's whole Church and not only into a denomination, United Methodists recognize all Christian baptisms and look upon baptism as something that should unite, rather than divide, Christians.
Infants, children, youths, and adults who have not been baptized can be baptized at any St. Paul's worship service.
Jesus commanded us to be baptized when he said to his followers, "Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." -Matthew 28:19.
Through the sacrament of Holy Baptism, we remember God's grace, receive God's grace, and have the assurance that God's grace will not end. Baptism is the beginning of a lifetime journey with God and God's people. Everything we do as Christians originates and is nourished through the grace given in baptism.
Jesus tells us in scripture that children belong to the kingdom of God. Baptizing children signifies their inclusion in the Church and into God's grace before they can respond for themselves. When parents bring their children to be baptized, they, along with the congregation, make a covenant to nurture them in the Christian faith.
Learn more about baptism from The United Methodist Church.