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Roy Moore's compensation from religious-themed charity includes $540,000 mortgagefeb 1 zodiac
Roy Moore's compensation from religious-themed charity includes $540,000 mortgagefeb 1 zodiacAlabama Senate candidate Roy Moore had a deal to collect $180,000 in annual salary for part-time work from the legal charity he founded and ended up with a half-million-dollar stake in the group's headquarters, records and interviews show. Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Bob Ealum/File Photo October 12, 2017 By Jerome Socolovsky ShareTweetShare
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore had a deal to collect $180,000 in annual salary for part-time work from the legal charity he founded and ended up with a half-million-dollar stake in the group's headquarters, records and interviews show.
Property, charity and tax records reviewed by The Associated Press show that the state's former chief justice received direct payment of $448,000 over the six years he served as president of the Foundation for Moral Law and was given a $540,000 mortgage on the charity's building when the group said it couldn't afford to pay his salary.
Moore is the leading candidate to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the U.S. Senate, and his pay from the religious-themed charity has become an issue in the race.
In an interview with AP last month, Moore defended his compensation from the group and said it has never paid him the $540,000 owed to him.
The firebrand jurist founded the Foundation for Moral Law in 2003 after a judicial discipline panel removed him as Alabama chief justice for disobeying a federal court order to take down a Ten Commandments monument from the state judicial building. The nonprofit specializes in religious freedom issues.
John Bentley, a circuit judge who serves as chairman of the foundation, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the charity's board agreed in 2007 to pay Moore a salary of $180,000, which was on par with what he was making as chief justice and which Bentley said was comparable to directors at other legal nonprofits.
"We felt like at the time was a fair salary for the responsibility he had. … But he was not paid that. We didn't have the money," Bentley said.
Moore told AP that, to avoid being a drain on the group's finances, he would only accept money from Project Jeremiah, which he said was money raised by his speaking engagements.
Bentley and Moore said that, even with Project Jeremiah, the foundation did not have the money to pay Moore the $180,000 salary, so he was given a promissory note and second mortgage on the group's headquarters, a historic building in Montgomery. Bentley said it was his idea to offer Moore the interest on the building.
Property records show that the Foundation for Moral Law gave Moore a promissory note and mortgage on its building for $393,000 in February 2011. The foundation's notation said it was given in lieu of a salary promised to Moore that the charity had not been able to pay over the previous three years. On Dec. 19, 2011, the group's debt to Moore was raised to $498,000. It was raised again on Dec. 28, 2012, to $540,000.
"He didn't receive anything. A piece of paper. It's worthless unless the first mortgage is paid," Bentley said, noting that the foundation still owes the bank money. Paperwork filed in Montgomery County Probate Court shows that Moore agreed that the foundation's debt to a bank would take priority over money owed to him.
The first promissory note was listed on the foundation's 2011 tax return as $393,000 in "retirement and other deferred compensation" to Moore. It included a notation that Moore was paid upon the availability of funds and that the unpaid salary would accrue until funds were available. The tax returns did not reference an agreement to pay him $180,000 annually.
Tax filings by the foundation show that Moore's highest yearly payment was $138,000, in 2012. The filing said he worked about 20 hours per week in his role as president.
Moore defeated incumbent Sen. Luther Strange, an appointee who had been backed by President Trump, in the GOP primary for the Senate seat and faces Democrat Doug Jones in a December special election.
A group supporting Strange ran ads claiming Moore collected $1 million from the group, a figure which includes the $393,000 building interest. Moore's campaign called the ad misleading.
Jones on Wednesday issued a statement criticizing the payments to Moore.
"Once again, we see that Roy Moore has put his own interests ahead of the people of Alabama. This time, Moore misled the public and charitable donors by arranging a secret deal where he pocketed more than $1 million from his charity for part-time work," Jones said.
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Thalía offers her help to the Latino community that is suffering from the floods in New York
January 15, 2022 September 4, 2021 by americanpost
Thalía does not forget her origins and her home in Mexico City.
Thalia was one of the victims of stories flooding that were recorded in New York due to the passage of hurricane "Ida", so in addition to showing some belongings that he lost, offered his help to the Latino community.
With a series of videos published in the stories of her official Instagram account, the Mexican actress and singer shared last Thursday that she was one of the victims of Hurricane Ida, for which her luxurious mansion ended up flooded, destroying furniture and belongings.
However, this Friday the actress was moved by misfortune through which thousands of people are passing, who lost their heritage and everything that water found in its path.
"Material things come and go and, as the word of God says, it is 'vanity of vanities'. My heart and my feelings regret the terrible situation that thousands of families are experiencing due to these tremendous floods, and even more so to those who lost a loved one ".
And along with a video in which he showed how the water swept away his luxurious shoe collection, makeup, Some CD's and part of locker room that she uses in her showa, the 50-year-old artist reflected on the ease with which material things can be finished, but what really matters is what is built inside each person.
"In situations like this it is clear to us that the wealth that matters, is not the one of this world. The only wealth we have to seek is spiritual and the one we build day by day with our actions, with our love and our faith ", he wrote at the bottom of the recording that registers more than 1 million reproductions.
In addition, he sympathized with those who are going through a bad time, especially with the latin community, so he did not hesitate to offer his help to those who require it.
"We have to get up and carry on, supporting each other by the hand. I know that many of our Latino brothers are struggling with this right now. What my help can do, please let me know. "
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Just months after announcing they are expecting a new baby this fall, Olympian Bode Miller and wife Morgan lost one of their children. 19-month-old daughter Emeline died from drowning during a pool party.
The family was attending the party at a neighbor's house when the toddler ended up in the water. Paramedics were called to the scene and performed CPR before rushing her to the hospital. Sadly, the little girl was unable to be resuscitated.
Miller and Morgan Beck are parents to 3-year-old son, Nash, and are expecting another child in October. Miller also has two other children from previous relationships. Beck is five months pregnant and went into the water to grab the baby from the pool.
Miller is a celebrated and decorated Olympic skier who's won six medals and had over 30 World Cup wins. His wife Morgan is a professional volleyball player, and the couple frequently shares pictures of their family on social media.
The latest photos include those of Beck's pregnant belly and snaps of baby Emmy. In the wake of this sad event, many other families are recalling their own experiences with accidental drownings. The CDC states that one of five drowning deaths are of children under age 14.
To prevent these accidents, it's recommended that a barrier is placed in front of pools to keep children out without supervision. Additionally, at least one person present should know CPR.
While this incident is still under investigation, it's thought that Emeline slipped away from her mother's sight within seconds. It is unclear how she got in the water or how long she was in it, but some say it could have been a couple of minutes.
CBS Dallas's coverage of the incident can be seen in the video below. At this time, the family's midwife has set up a GoFundMe page to request donations for medical bills and funeral expenses. While the public is on the fence about the gesture, no one can dispute that these parents are suffering emotionally.
Did you know about the Millers' terrible loss? What are your thoughts on this horrible tragedy? Does this make you think about pool safety and CPR training?


Watch an unusual incident in which a pod of killer whales toys with a pair of sea turtles as the young orcas learn to hunt.
While being caught in the jaws of a killer whale may be terrifying, it's not always a death sentence. Killer whales, also known as orcas, occasionally conduct coordinated attacks on animals they have no intention of eating—including sea turtles.
In the winter of 2017, photographer and biology student Nicolás Dávalos was conducting fieldwork off the coast of Isla Isabela, the largest of the Galapagos islands. Dávalos, snorkelling at the surface, watched in awe as a group of three orcas—an adult and two juveniles—went after a pair of green sea turtles.
The eldest orca began using the front of its head, known as the rostrum, to violently spin a turtle. Meanwhile, one of the juveniles grabbed a second turtle by the fin and dragged it below the surface. The orcas toyed with these creatures for half an hour before abruptly swimming off, leaving the turtles uneaten; at least one of them seemed to have survived, Dávalos adds.
"Killer whales will at times play with potential prey for a half hour or more, and then just move on, leaving the victim unharmed", says Robert Pitman, marine ecologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southwest Fisheries Science Center.
"Other times they will chase prey around and kill it but not eat it. They're like cats in that way—can't resist the urge I guess".
Orcas around the world regularly engage in this type of behaviour. In the Pacific Northwest young orcas frequently harass and kill harbour porpoises, but rarely eat them, says Michael Weiss, a field biologist and doctoral student with the Center for Whale Research.
The behaviour may appear gratuitous on the surface, but Weiss believes it serves an important function for the orcas. "It could be some kind of training or it could just be a kind of play", says Weiss.
"If you're a hunter, keeping a potential prey item alive for a long period of time—continually chasing down and catching it—is a good way to practice a lot of the skills that you might need later in life", says Weiss, who notes that this behaviour is most often demonstrated by young orcas.
Orcas are well equipped to make a meal out of an unsuspecting turtle. Armed with a set of powerful jaws and tough teeth, which can be four inches long, orcas can easily break through a sea turtle's solid shell.
Only orcas, crocodiles, jaguars, and a few species of large shark have the strength to penetrate the durable shell of an adult sea turtle. And because sea turtles have no defenses aside from a thick shell, even an adult sea turtle is low hanging fruit for these predators.
"Because of their massive size and strength [orcas] can crush the flesh and hard tissues of their prey and then swallow it with no problem", says Jaime Bolaños-Jiménez, a PhD candidate at the Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries at Veracruz University in Mexico.
"Hard-shelled turtles have been found in the stomach contents of some stranded orcas, so I think they have no problem consuming them", says Bolaños-Jiménez.
Although this behaviour has been witnessed before, it's quite rare. Sea turtles are not a typical prey item for orcas, but the ability to hunt sea turtles may be becoming increasingly useful to orcas, photographer Dávalos notes. "They may have developed a taste for marine reptiles in the Galapagos because there are now so many".
Thanks to legal protections and captive breeding, the number of green sea turtles in certain parts of the Galapagos has increased, says Dávalos. But globally, green sea turtles are endangered and their numbers are declining rapidly thanks to a myriad of human-induced factors including illegal poaching, habitat loss, and marine pollution. (Read: "Why Life Is So Tough for Sea Turtles").
Orcas employ a wide variety of hunting techniques to catch their prey. These techniques are difficult to master and can only be acquired through the teachings of an elder.
Once thought to be a trait unique to humans, this type of teaching has been observed in a small but diverse group of species including cheetahs, meerkats, and bottlenose dolphins.
Scientists don't know for sure whether orcas antagonise other animals to hone their hunting skills or to have a good time, but videos like these may help solve the mystery.
"Orcas are highly flexible in their behaviour", Bolaños-Jiménez says. "They are curious, joyful, and intelligent and so they can display many types of behaviours. The valuable thing here is that a diver had the chance to document the behaviour for science".
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Hello there SALESREP. Are lubricants your line of work?
My dad owned a heavy equipment operating business for 35 years and he received the magazine EQUIPMENT TODAY each month. He signed me up for it and this is where the articles come from, paperback and/or digital.
Yes, yes they are. I've been with Schaeffers Oil over 14 years, almost as long as being a BITOG member.
So this is an article about lubrication of electric motors with oil sumps.
The included cost-benefit analysis is interesting.
In this analysis, an increase in a miniscule lubricant cost could have large impacts on Energy cost, which is the largest contributor to overall cost.
For the sake of the discussion, let's assume that internal combustion engines see similar improvements (or losses when going synth to dino) in performance with the same changes in lubricants.
In this case, a separate cost-benefit analysis is required.
Lubricant costs for automotive ICE's are 2 orders or magnitude greater than for the the 'Giant Refining Company' in their operation. Changes in lubricant costs will have a much larger impact in overall operating expenses.
What if we decreased the lubricant cost of the ICE model, incur running efficiency losses, increase our fuel cost and analyze the results?
Operational savings may reasonably be realized in automotive ICE's by switching to generic dino oils from more expensive synthetics. This savings is due to lower initial capital expenditure on lubricants while not incurring commensurate increases in fuel costs over the operational time period. Also note the products that are being proposed meet all typical OEM specifications for lubrication performance, wear prevention, and longevity.
So Imp4 you're new here?
^ His other posts are interesting. Starting from the oldest ones.
Long time lurker.... Recent active poster.
I'm sure the group will evaluate validity of posts based on content rather than longevity of screen name.
If it's no good, please say so.
If it's valid, then acknowledge that too!!!
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He probably wonders if you're a more experienced member that posted with other screen names before, which allegedly happen a bit when members get banned etc. Totally agree that merit should stand on content and not seniority.
Most members on this forum have very high IQ's. The rest usually get scrutinized for not.
Nope. I've never posted under any screen name to BITOG.


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Grant Thomson, newly appointed CEO, Bible Society Australia.
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Grant Thomson to take BSA into the next chapter
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Hillsong Church executive Grant Thomson has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Australia's longest running organisation, Bible Society Australia.
Thomson leaves his position as Global Marketing Director for Hillsong Church, a role that has seen him lead an international team of staff and volunteers serving Hillsong's various commercial brands. He held the role for almost eight years.
Thomson will remain a member of the Hillsong Australia Board.
"I have a quiet belief that in the next season of the Bible Society, God is going to do something phenomenal in and through all of us." – Grant Thomson, new Bible Society CEO.
"I am genuinely humbled and a little overwhelmed to come and help lead the Bible Society as CEO," Thomson said. "I have a quiet belief that in the next season of the Bible Society God is going to do something phenomenal in and through all of us."
In 2000, Thomson left a lucrative role as a product manager in the pharmaceuticals industry to join Hillsong's pastoral team. He went on to be Campus Pastor for Hillsong's Hills Campus – the largest of all the church's campuses.
Along with his professional experience, Thomson will lead the Bible Society equipped by the significant study he has undertaken. A voracious learner, Thomson holds a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies (Sydney College of Divinity), a Master of Business Administration (Deakin University), a Graduate Certificate in Marketing/Management (Harvard Business School) and is currently undertaking a Graduate Entry Bachelor of Law (Honours) via distance study with Queensland University of Technology.
In a letter to Bible Society Australia (BSA) supporters, Board Chair Anne Robinson said Thomson was selected from more than 70 candidates from Australia and overseas.
The letter describes how Thomson brought a weathered leather Bible to one of his interviews – the first Bible he purchased from a Koorong Bookshop as a new Christian in his late teens. He told the Board about his faithful Presbyterian grandmother who prayed for her grandson every day when, as a boy, he was growing up in a non-believing family.
God continued to knock on his door through an Anglican Scripture teacher at primary school and his Catholic neighbours who took him to Mass. Later, Thomson responded to an altar call by pastor Brian Houston at Hillsong Church, who led him to giving his life to Christ.
Thomson succeeds long-serving CEO Greg Clarke who stepped down from the position at the end of June. Acting CEO Melissa Lipsett will return to her role as BSA's Chief Operations Officer.
"Grant is not just an outstanding businessperson who understands spread sheets, digital marketing, publishing and strategic planning, he is a phenomenal Christian leader who facilitates and enables people," Anne Robinson, BSA Chair.
The appointment is a change of pace for the 202-year-old organisation that merged several state Bible Societies into a single national organisation in 2010. Robinson said the Board is excited about the qualities and expertise that Thomson will bring to the organisation, believing he is the right person to take BSA into its next season.
"Grant is not just an outstanding businessperson who understands spread sheets, digital marketing, publishing and strategic planning, he is a phenomenal Christian leader who facilitates and enables people," Ms Robinson said. "The board is excited about the possibilities presenting themselves under Grant's headship."
She said that Thomson "is a man who loves God and the Scriptures. He already spends his life living the vision of Bible Society – championing the Bible to share the love of Jesus."
Thomson will take up the role on 1 October.
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DEKALB, Ill. — American Farmland Trust, the organization behind the national movement "No Farms No Food," published its Women for the Land program report, "Testing the Women Landowner Conservation Learning Circle Model." The report, along with illustrative profiles and videos, further supports previous research that women landowners are important in the broader implementation of conservation practices on farms. The interviews also show women-only learning circles work as a means for expanding conservation actions and women who participated want to learn more.
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The wave of reform brought about by CJI Lodha seems to be on a roll, with the apex court notifying the establishment of two extra benches.
The Supreme Court of India has issued a notification stating that from 8th of July, two Benches will be constituted exclusively for hearing miscellaneous as well as final disposal of cases pertaining to service matters, criminal matters under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Labor matters. It prescribes that initially 50 miscellaneous and 5 final matters out of these subjects will be listed, after which 10 final disposal and 10 appeals will be listed. These benches will also take care of the appeals pending on regular hearing side.
The notice also provides for the list of matters to be put before the two benches.
Soon after assuming the highly regarded post of the Chief Justice of India, Justice R.M. Lodha had stunned the country with his revolutionary vision of a speedy and free justice delivery system, which works "365 days a year". The proposal was however resisted by most, with the legal fraternity revolting against it. He had also outlined a five-point agenda to cope with tribulations facing the judiciary. These include simplification of procedure, change in mindset of advocates and judges, quality legal education, promoting judiciary as a career among law graduates and augmentation of infrastructure. Justice Lodha seems to be striving very hard to relieve the country from the huge backlog of cases plaguing its courts today, making every possible effort.
Read the Supreme Court notice here.
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Sea, to me, is an emotion embodied. It loves, hates, sweeps over an underwhelming year. It's one of my best friends, maybe that's why it's the most favorite subject of my lens. I forget all small tricky details of life when I walk by the shore. I can't count how many times I escaped to that tranquility, but I am surely grateful to my almost next door neighbor, Pacific ocean. We bury a new story in each other's hearts every time we meet; that's how the friendship is evolving, slowly, steadily.
Someone once told me, if you live by the ocean, you can never write a single thought without giving it a part. I agree. Truth is, I can't.
I am posting for this 5 day Black & White Challenge. Rules are simple, and you are invited to participate. I'm not going to pick one single photographer because you all are good and can show the world in your very own way.
Beautiful. I agree with you always. Living by the sea is common for both of us perhaps.
Thank you, Indira. We just can't forget the sea, right? They say, bigger things like a hill or a sea inspires us to forget small worries of life. 🙂 How have you been?
I love mountains also but cannot climb them so stick to my second love sea. Always enjoy your writing it is as good as your photography. I'm okay dear, thanks.
Beautiful shot and words.The ocean is a great subject for B&W.
"- Thank you for reminding me of the poem. Your thoughts on sea are soul-stirring! Keep up the great work!
"maggie and milly and molly and may" – I just thought about it while posting the photograph. 🙂 Thank you for your kindness.


In the course of the stuffy black-tie apparel that accompanies awards display season, the 2019 Grammy Awards red carpet gives a welcome breath of clean air.
Celebrities most often take more risk on their Grammys appears ― gravitating in opposition to colour, splashes of sequins and the newest wacky creations from the runways.
This yr's awards ― held on the Staples Heart in Los Angeles on Sunday― had been no exception. Cardi B confirmed up in one of the most largest and boldest appears of the night time, dressed in a work from designer Thierry Mugler's 1995 Couture collection. One Twitter fan playfully dubbed the glance "Ferrero Rocher couture," impressed through Cardi B's headpiece.
Camila Cabello dazzled in a floor-length, full-sleeved red sequined robe, whilst Janelle Monae's hat and angular get dressed ensured all eyes had been on her as she commanded the carpet. Don't even get us began on Woman Gaga's sublime but understated glance, which featured over 100 carats of Tiffany & Co. diamonds.


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With Active Directory, you can give your Windows Server a lot more power. One of its great features is assigning policies. In this tutorial, I will show you how you can assign a policy to a certain group in Windows Server. We stick to a specific group because if all groups would share the same policies, that would negate the purpose of using policies.
Policies are basically "rules". Say that you have a marketing and a sales department. Now let's assume you trust the sales department more than the marketing department, and you want to allow them to change the background of their computer. With a policy, you can set that the sales department can change their desktop background, but the marketing department cannot.
Before you can assign policies to groups, you need to create the group first. This can be achieved by accessing "Active Directory Users and Computers" on Windows Server. In the sidebar, you will see your domain. Expand it by double-clicking it. You will now see a number of folders. The first thing that we have to do is to create an OU (Organizational Unit). To do this, right-click your domain, go to "New -> Organizational Unit". Give it an appropriate name, such as "Departments".
Next, double-click "Departments". As we do not yet have any users or groups, it will say "There are no items to show in this view".
Let's add a group so that we can later assign users to it. To do this, right-click your Organizational Unit ("Departments") and go to "New -> Group". Enter a group name ("Marketing") and Windows will automatically enter the pre-Windows 2000 group name. You can leave the "Group scope" and "Group type" default.
Click "OK". You have created a group.
Now that we have a group, we want to add a user so that we can assign the user to the group. To do this, right-click on your Organizational Unit ("Departments") and go to "New -> User". You will be asked for a number of things here. The user fields (first name, last name, etc) are straightforward. The user logon name is the user's username. If you have multiple domains, make sure to select the right one.
Click "OK", and the user is created.
Go to your Organizational Unit ('Departments') and select the user that you want to assign to a group. When you right-click that user, and click "Properties", a window will show with a lot of tabs. The tab you're looking for is "Member Of". When you click on this tab, you will see all the groups in which that user belongs. In order to add a group, which is what we want to do, click "Add". Now type the group name and click "OK". If the group exists, the user should now be a member of the group.
Click "OK" to save the changes.
Now that we have the group(s) and user(s), what we need to do is set policies for that group. To do this, go to the "Group Policy Management Console" (GPMC) on your Windows Server. You might notice it looks similar to "Active Directory Users and Computers" - just a bit more complex.
Right-click your domain in the sidebar, and click "Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here...". This will create a new GPO (Group Policy Object). You will now need to choose an appropriate name for your GPO. I suggest you just call it "[Group name] GPO" or "[Group name] OU". This will create a new GPO.
Now that we have a new GPO, we need to assign groups to that GPO. We can do this by clicking "Add..." under "Security Filtering". All groups added to that list will use the policies.
At this point, we want to start actually using policies. To do this, right-click your GPO in the sidebar and click "Edit...". This will open the GPO editor. You will see two categories here: "Computer Configuration" and "User Configuration". If you want to see what you can do with the policies, just see what policies are available by expanding the different categories.
Sometimes after changing the policies, they immediately have effect. Other times, they don't. This is why it's always a smart idea to force updating the policies. To force update the policies, run the following command in a command prompt.
gpupdate /force
Congratulations - your policies will now take effect. For all groups that you create, create a new GPO and assign the group to that. Basically, repeat the steps in the tutorial for additional groups.
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Toyota has released the sixth version of its THUMS (Total Human Model for Safety) virtual crash test dummy software*, developing the technology to provide even more sophisticated simulations suitable for future vehicles, including automated models.
The new software features internal organ modelling and a new muscle model that can simulate different human postures, including, braced and relaxed, anticipating the different ways people will sit in vehicles as more automated systems are introduced.
Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Central R&D Labs have researched and developed THUMS for more than 20 years, producing accurate computer simulations of human body injuries caused by a range of different vehicle collisions. The software is available for purchase and has been used by Toyota, other vehicle and parts manufacturers, universities and research bodies to help develop new and more effective vehicle safety technologies.
THUMS version 5 simulates changes in occupant posture, taking into account changes in muscle state prior to a collision, while version 4 accurately analyses injuries to bones and internal organs at the point of collision. Previously, researchers wanting to simulate both these scenarios were required to use both these software versions; the new version 6 combines the content so work can be carried out efficiently and with a high degree of accuracy.
*Crash dummies are commonly used in vehicle collision tests; however, they do not allow for easy and detailed analysis of how collisions impact the brain, internal organs, and other parts of the body. As a result, Toyota uses THUMS Finite Element (FE) modelling of human bodies, which it researched and developed together with Toyota Central R&D Labs, Inc, and analyses such collisions on computers.
Relaxed occupant posture (Pre-collision system applies the brake automatically).
Braced occupant posture (A driver applies the brake).


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Designing for Justice: Pandemic Lessons for Criminal Courts
March 2020 brought an unprecedented crisis to the United States: COVID-19. In a two-week period, criminal courts across the country closed. But, that is where the uniformity ended. Criminal courts did not have a clear process to decide how to conduct necessary business. As a result, criminal courts across the country took different approaches to deciding how to continue necessary operations and in doing so many did not consider the impact on justice of the operational changes that were made to manage the COVID-19 crisis. One key problem was that many courts did not use inclusive processes and include all the key players in decision-making. This Article suggests that the criminal courts would have been better able to manage the decision-making process if they had been using Dispute System Design (DSD). DSD is a collaborative, inclusive process that would have given the courts an established process for decision making which could have assisted criminal courts to better adapt to new and changing circumstances and to keep a focus on justice in the decision-making process. This Article argues that the use of Continuity of Operation Plans ("COOP"), as a planning tool, may have reinforced the lack of collaboration in federal and state courts, and reinforced the failure to consider the impact that operational changes may have had on justice. This Article gives examples of a variety of changes that the criminal courts adopted to conduct necessary court processes and questions whether the process for decision-making negatively impacted the system's ability to adapt to the changes COVID-19 demanded. Finally, this Article offers lessons that courts can use from this unparalleled time. This Article proposes that criminal courts adopt Dispute System Design processes as a regular part of their planning which would facilitate inclusive justice focused decision-making in future crises that will undoubtedly also require operational changes.
Remote Justice & Domestic Violence: Process Pluralism Lessons from the Pandemic
Domestic violence procedures, like so many court processes around the world, were forced to go online and remote during the pandemic. The impact was dramatic—there were fewer restraining order petitions filed in the first place and an even lower amount granted. In short, domestic violence survivors, among the most vulnerable in our court system, were even more challenged in the last two years. Like many court systems, Milwaukee will never go back to being fully in-person for all procedures in conjunction with domestic violence. The evolving hybrid choices could provide additional access to justice, or these processes could create additional barriers to successful filing of restraining orders in court and accessing needed social services for survivors. Interestingly, the shift to remote and online processes has been successful and effective in other contexts. How can we explain the difference? Using the lens of process pluralism, this Article addresses four key factors: (1) context—recognizing that domestic violence survivors are a unique set of court clients and present specific challenges; (2) process plurality—the use of different and hybrid technological options considering party access to technology and advocate support, synchronous versus asynchronous modes, efficiency, and benefits versus costs of video/face to face interactions; (3) imagination—the need to evolve and create new process options to meet the concerns of particular contexts and courts; and (4) justice—ensuring that processes are both procedurally and substantively just, providing voice, legitimacy and fair outcomes to participants. In conjunction with empirical research conducted on survivors and service providers in the Milwaukee County area during the pandemic, this Article will review each of these principles and outline crucial next steps for the court to protect the most vulnerable.
Blinding Justice and Video Conferencing?
This Article discusses how to blind justice and reduce racial justice inequities when conducting dispute resolution processes for civil matters via video conferencing. The sheer volume of cases conducted via video conferencing during the pandemic provides an opportunity to begin examining this prescient issue. Post-pandemic, video conferencing remains a preferred mode of conducting dispute resolution processes for some dispute resolution cases because of its time and cost-saving benefits. This Article explores how we might we build on what we have learned to yield equitable justice outcomes. This Article focusses on three major racial justice equity issues magnified by video conferencing: remediating the digital divide; addressing the implicit racial biases that are exacerbated by video conferencing; and responding to Black participants' procedural justice concerns when dispute resolution processes when video conferencing traverse the public/private divide. This Article culls from the emerging research and discussions about the intersectionality of video conferencing and implicit racial bias observed in virtual court hearings, interviews, and anecdotally during the Covid pivot.
Online Mediation and the Opportunity to Rethink Safety in Mediation
The pandemic and the rapid shift to online mediation affords practitioners and policy-makers an opportunity to revisit our codes of conduct for mediators in earnest. In particular, the ABA Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators are due for a reassessment in light of their many decades of service to the mediation community. The use of online mediation presents unique concerns in the area of safety, and addressing those concerns should lead to a broader discussion of mediators' obligations to provide a safe process for participants. While there has been much discussion around adopting new standards for Online Dispute Resolution ("ODR") which helps inform mediator obligations in areas like data security, mediators also need to be mindful of and help participants prepare for their own physical safety during an online mediation. This Article endorses an expansive approach to safety in mediation, arguing that in online settings mediators must be mindful of data security while also taking into account the physical and emotional safety needs of parties participating remotely in a mediation.
Zoom Jury Trials: The Inability to Physically Confront Witnesses Violates a Criminal Defendant's Right to Confrontation
The COVID-19 pandemic forever changed the United States' justice system. During the pandemic, courts across the country rapidly incorporated remote technology into the courtroom as a way to keep the justice system moving. Incorporating remote technology in the courtroom, however, has put criminal defendants' Six Amendment right to confrontation at risk. This Article argues that Zoom jury trials in the criminal justice system are unconstitutional and infringe on a criminal defendant's right to confrontation. This Article analyzes years of Supreme Court precedent, as well as conflicting decisions out of the United States Circuit Courts of Appeal, to assess the constitutionality of a fully remote criminal jury trial, a topic on which there has been little scholarly discussion. This Article highlights three main concerns with introducing Zoom as a permanent feature of our criminal justice system including issues with reliability, non-verbal communication, and witness credibility.
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The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $35 million in awards for 12 projects that find new ways to harness medium-voltage electricity for applications in industry, transportation, on the grid and beyond. The selected projects are part of ARPA-E's Building Reliable Electronics to Achieve Kilovolt Effective Ratings Safely (BREAKERS) program, as well as the latest OPEN+ cohort, Kilovolt Devices.
Electricity delivered by alternating current (AC) has a long and colorful history in the United States. This method, which alternates the flow of electricity back and forth many times per second, dominates our transmission and distribution system. AC proliferation has been driven by the ease and lower cost of voltage regulation as compared to direct current (DC), despite higher efficiencies that could be enabled by transitioning to DC. Through recent and ongoing technological innovations, economically competitive and robust DC hardware solutions have started to pave the way for radical advancements in grid efficiency, reliability and resilience.


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Commencement Updates
To: UCSC students
The class of 2020 deserves a celebration. Our graduating seniors are demonstrating such resilience in the face of an unprecedented final year of college and have set an example for our campus of success and camaraderie. This is a group that will have many stories to tell at Alumni Weekends in the future and who we can't wait to welcome back to campus.
As I announced in early April, we will not be able to have an in-person commencement in June. Based on survey feedback from more than 2,200 students as well as recommendations from the Commencement 2020 Working Group and the Commencement 2020 Steering Committee, we have decided to hold virtual commencements in June for the 13 undergraduate main venue events and plan to also have an in-person commencement ceremony when it is safe to reconvene.
The 13 main venue events are the 10 college commencement ceremonies, Black Grad, Chicanx Latinx Year-End Ceremony (CLYEC), and the Baskin School of Engineering Graduation Celebration. Participating in the remote events will not prevent anyone from participating in in-person celebrations later. The Graduate Division has elected to postpone the graduate hooding ceremony until it is safe to reconvene and will be in touch with graduate students with more information. The coordinator for your ceremony or celebration will be reaching out to provide additional information. If you have not already registered, please make sure you complete the registration by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, May 10. Information on how to register can be found on the commencement website. For any questions you have, please contact the commencement team.
The survey feedback from students was particularly useful in making this decision as more than 42% of respondents requested either a remote ceremony or a remote ceremony now and an in-person ceremony when it is possible. Many of the comments in the survey asked to ensure that there was an opportunity to celebrate for students and families who might not have the opportunity to return to campus soon because of financial constraints, employment, or moving to a new area. It was very moving to see so many students advocate for accessibility for their peers.
Students also told us what was most important to them about commencement with celebrating in person and on campus as two of the top considerations. You can see a summary of the survey data here. Both the Commencement Working Group and the Commencement Steering Committee will remain charged to help plan for a celebration when we can come back together in person. A Logistics Working Group has also been charged to help ensure that the celebration is safe and feasible. We expect to survey students again as we get closer to returning to in-person operations.
I want to thank the many staff and faculty members who have been hard at work to ensure that we can celebrate remotely in June and who will continue to work to bring us together in-person. Thank you all for bringing our community of learning off the hill and out into the world. We are looking forward to celebrating with you. Until then, stay safe, stay well, and stay connected.
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RTDs resonate with consumers looking for a taste of the on-premise during lockdown
The IWSR analyses the potential of the Ready-to-Drink category and its appeal to consumers looking for convenience and sophisticated flavours
As the on-premise remains closed in many global markets, the IWSR has noted strong demand for the Ready-to-Drink category via the off-premise and through ecommerce sites. Consumer demand is especially strong in countries such as the US, which, along with Japan, are the two leading established markets for the RTD category.
Brandy Rand, COO for the Americas at IWSR, remarks, "it is not surprising to see consumers, especially those in the US, choosing to purchase RTDs in the current climate. The sessionability, increasingly sophisticated flavours and convenient format offered by RTDs add to their appeal. Canned cocktails are particularly well positioned to resonate with consumers during lockdowns. They mimic an easy cocktail experience for consumers missing the on-premise."
Prior to Covid-19, RTDs had been enjoying tremendous growth. "Although only three markets make up 65% of global RTD volumes and account for $10bn in value, the RTD category is uniquely placed to cater to consumers across demographics," notes Rand. Emerging markets had also been quickly scaling up to keep pace as category innovation meant consumers could enjoy conveniently packaged drinks that didn't compromise on taste.
Driven by factors such as convenience, quality ingredients, interesting flavour profiles, wellness and cocktail culture, RTDs have moved away from a previously-held consumer perception that canned drinks meant low quality.
Innovation in canned cocktails has further enhanced the category's image, with more sophisticated flavour profiles entering the market. New market entrants have come from both global drinks producers, such as Pernod Ricard's Kahlúa espresso martinis, and smaller distillers, such as US-based start-up brand 'Merican Mule, which has launched a range of ready-to-drink canned Moscow Mule cocktails. In January 2020, Seedlip launched a canned non-alcoholic Seedlip & Tonic as well, tapping into the RTD category's connection with wellness.
The RTD category also stands out as one that acutely demonstrates local market innovation, with products celebrating homemade spirits and handcrafted, natural, or local ingredients increasingly entering the market.
Rand comments, "we are likely to see RTDs continue to fare well through the pandemic, and once markets start lifting restrictions, the category's on-the-go format will likely only fuel the growing demand we saw before physical distancing became the norm for most."
At the start of the year, IWSR predicted innovations in this category would continue to sustain consumer interest and excitement. Hard kombuchas, for example, stood out, and the IWSR forecasted the category to surge 34% in the US over the next five years, based on preliminary findings. IWSR expects to see further category innovation, especially through the use of local ingredients, driving interest in emerging markets as well.
In Argentina, for example, the owners of the well-known bar, Floreria Atlantico, who also own a distillery producing spirits that feature local ingredients, have had to find new ways to drive sales given the closure of the on-premise. The owners have started to create canned versions of their signature cocktails to sell to restaurants that deliver high-end food. "Although a very small operation now with limited production capacity, if the success they've seen so far continues, they may invest more resources into their range of canned cocktails after the pandemic," remarks Luciano Anavi, IWSR's Senior Analyst for Latin America.
The IWSR is currently conducting further in-depth research into the global RTD category, focusing on growth drivers for leading and emerging markets, category innovation, consumer attitudes, markets to watch, and the impact of soft drinks on the category. If you are interested in our upcoming report, The Future of the Global Ready-to-Drink Alcohol Market, you can read more or request a demo here.
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