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Keeping The Faith With A Less Than 'Perfect Family'
The Perfect Family
- Director: Anne Renton
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Running Time: 84 minutes
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material
With: Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel, Jason Ritter, Michael McGrady
Guilt can be a powerful force. In The Perfect Family, it's also a self-perpetuating one. Director Anne Renton's film puts on display a woman so obsessed with her place in the afterlife that for a guarantee of absolution, she's willing to engage in morally questionable activities that are bound to cause her even greater guilt.
If that sounds like a cutting critique of organized religion and situational morality, not quite: Renton's approach is, to its benefit, fair and never strident. But it's also gentle and cautious, often to a fault.
Eileen Cleary (Kathleen Turner) is a devout Catholic who goes to confession daily, delivers food to the elderly, holds the plate of Communion wafers for the parish priest and generally is about as involved as she can be in her church short of chucking everything and joining the convent.
For her labors, she's been nominated for Catholic Woman of the Year. The prize will get her recognition at a church dinner, maybe a pretty plaque for the mantel. Most important, it comes with a personal prayer of absolution from a high-ranking visiting Irish archbishop. Eileen wants this assurance of forgiveness most of all.
But the reason for which she thinks she needs absolution is also her biggest roadblock to achieving the honor: She takes what she perceives as the failings of her family as spiritual deficiencies in her own character. Yet she needs that same family — including a husband (Mike McGrady) who's a recovering alcoholic and adulterer, a son (Jason Ritter) who just left his wife and family for an older manicurist, and a daughter (Emily Deschanel) who is five months pregnant out of wedlock and lives with a woman who is more than just a roommate — to seem the perfect picture of church-approved bliss when the archbishop comes to visit.
As much as Eileen is concerned with confessing trivial sins on a daily basis, she's willing to lie about every aspect of her family's life to win the larger absolution. She's not calculated or conniving, though, and that's one of the strengths of Renton's film. While many of the supporting characters here lack depth or moral complexity — particularly Agnes (Sharon Lawrence), Eileen's smug competition for the award — Eileen is largely portrayed as a fundamentally good-hearted but hopelessly naive woman who becomes confused when her love for the church and her family come into conflict.
Credit Turner, returning to the big screen for the first time in three years, with communicating Eileen's internal turmoil effectively enough that we're able to feel sympathy for a character who's openly homophobic, willfully ignorant of what's best for her family and rigidly self-centered.
Most of the primary cast members are also quite good, overcoming dialogue that is sometimes overwrought with soap-opera melodrama or on-the-nose jokes. ("I'm a Catholic; I don't have to think," Eileen declares in one of the more clumsy attempts at a dig at dogma.)
The Perfect Family often feels as if it was conceived as a comedy before its writers and director decided that some of its issues were too serious to be taken quite so lightly. As a result, orphaned comic bits sit lonely amid a lot of hand-wringing drama, as in the sitcom-ready scene when Ritter's Frank Jr. arrives fall-down drunk for the family's dinner with the archbishop. He is hastily stashed in another room, forcing Eileen to make up excuses for the strange noises coming from upstairs throughout dinner.
It's difficult not to admire the film for its intentions, which are nothing but good-hearted. But the film's gentle, sentimental approach prevents it from ever really getting at the pain that's been swirling around this imperfect family for years.
Scenes that should have an emotional sting are blunt and toothless, and the film speeds towards its desired picture-postcard ending so quickly that it never effectively portrays the growth and resolution needed to get them there. If there remains a kind of absolution for Eileen in the film, it feels like it's attained by just as much of a shortcut as if the archbishop had waved his hand.


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WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- President Obama said he would rather see if a diplomatic path to rid Syria of chemical weapons is viable, saying he preferred diplomacy to a military strike.
However, he warned Tuesday, if a peaceful solution fails, the United States must respond to evidence President Bashar Assad's troops gassed several Damascus suburbs Aug. 21, killing hundreds of people.
"I have ... asked the leaders of Congress to postpone a vote to authorize the use of force while we pursue this diplomatic path," Obama said in his prime-time speech. "It's too early to tell whether this offer would succeed. But this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force, particularly because Russia is one of Assad's strongest allies."
The proposal, offered Monday by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, calls on Syria to turn over its stockpile of chemical weapons to international control, destroy the weapons and sign on to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Obama said he was sending Secretary of State John Kerry to meet Lavrov Thursday and would "continue my own discussions" with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He called Syria's use of chemical weapons a danger to American security and the security of its allies and said it violated the world's "sense of common humanity."
On Aug. 21, he said, "the world saw in gruesome detail the terrible nature of chemical weapons and why the overwhelming majority of humanity has declared them off-limits, a crime against humanity and a violation of the laws of war. ... Moreover, we know the Assad regime was responsible."
Failure to respond would embolden Assad, other dictators and bad actors to seek out and use chemical weapons.
"When dictators commit atrocities, they depend upon the world to look the other way until those horrifying pictures fade from memory, but these things happened," Obama said of the attacks in the suburbs of Damascus. "The facts cannot be denied."
Obama pledged there would be "no American boots on the ground" but warned the military response, while limited and targeted, would be forceful.
"The United States military doesn't do pinpricks," Obama said. "Even a limited strike will send a message to Assad that no other nation can deliver."
Obama said he had phone conversations with French and British leaders in which they agreed to work closely in consultation with Russia and China to put forward a resolution to the U.N. Security Council that would require Assad to give up his chemical weapons and destroy them under international control, allow U.N. inspectors who investigated the Aug. 21 attack to report their findings and continue to rally support from U.S. allies "who agree on the need for action."
Obama said he also ordered the military to maintain its current posture to keep pressure on the Assad regime and be ready should diplomacy fail.
"Over the last few days we've seen some encouraging signs," Obama said, in part because of the threats of force and his talks with Putin.
"The Russian government has indicated a willingness to join with the international community in pushing Assad to give up his chemical weapons," Obama said. "The Assad regime has now admitting that it has these weapons and even said they'd join the Chemical Weapons Convention, which prohibits their use."
In laying out why the United States must respond, Obama said, "If we fail to act, the Assad regime will see no reason to stop using chemical weapons" but noted he has a "deeply held preference" for more peaceful solutions.
Obama used his 15 minutes to try to allay concerns he said Congress and the American public have about taking any action in Syria, such as a possible entanglement in Syria's 2 1/2-year civil war.
"I will not pursue an open-ended action like Iraq or Afghanistan. I will not pursue a prolonged air campaign like Libya or Kosovo," Obama said. "This would be a targeted strike to achieve a clear objective, deterring the use of chemical weapons and degrading Assad's capabilities."
Concerning the dangers of retaliation, Obama said: "We don't dismiss any threats, but the Assad regime does not have the ability to seriously threaten our military. Any other retaliation they might seek is in line with threats that we face every day."
Obama said he agreed with critics who told him the United States "should not be the world's policemen."
"I agree," Obama said. "Over the last two years, my administration has tried diplomacy and sanctions, warnings and negotiations, but chemical weapons were still used by the Assad regime."
He closed his remarks with a request to members of Congress on both sides of the aisle and on both sides of this issue:
"To my friends on the right, I ask you to reconcile your commitment to America's military might with the failure to act when a cause is so plainly just.
"To my friends on the left, I ask you to reconcile your belief in freedom and dignity for all people with those images of children writhing in pain and going still on a cold hospital floor, for sometimes resolutions and statements of condemnation are simply not enough.
"Indeed, I'd ask every member of Congress and those of you watching at home tonight to view those videos of the attack, and then ask, 'What kind of world will we live in if the United States of America sees a dictator brazenly violate international law with poison gas and we choose to look the other way?'"

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The government has issued its response to its consultation which started in November 2016 on corporate governance reform. Its response document sets out proposals for a "world-leading package" of corporate governance reforms which it now intends to take forward to increase boardroom accountability and enhance the public's trust in business. The key reforms are:
- Executive pay – for the first time, new secondary legislation will require listed companies to publish and explain, on an annual basis, the pay ratios between their chief executives and the average pay of their UK workforce. All listed companies with significant shareholder opposition (i.e. 20% or more of shareholders) to executive annual pay packages will also have their names published on a new public register.
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- Corporate governance in large privately-held businesses – the FRC will be asked to work with the business community and the government to develop a voluntary set of corporate governance principles for large private companies. In addition, secondary legislation will require companies of a significant size to disclose their corporate governance arrangements in their Directors' Report and on their website.
The government intends to bring any legislative reforms into effect by June 2018 (to apply to company reporting years commencing on or after that date) and the FRC intends to consult on amendments to the UK Corporate Governance Code in late Autumn 2017 with a view to publishing a revised code by mid-2018. The work on developing voluntary corporate governance principles for large private companies will commence in Autumn 2017.


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The SKF Commitment
As such, every SKF employee is part of a global company that is committed to taking over a century of accumulated knowledge engineering and driving this forward into the next hundred years and beyond - regardless of which field we specialize in, what position we hold or which country we are in.
Within SKF it is also understood that this commitment carries with it great responsibility. We must always strive to satisfy the high demands placed on us by our customers, shareholders and colleagues. Furthermore, our defined aim to be a good corporate citizen also requires us to treat sustainability issues and the communities we live and work in with the utmost respect.
To ensure we remain focused and clear as to how we should go about these responsibilities, SKF created a corporate booklet entitled 'The SKF Commitment' which establishes the following;
• Vision and Mission
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• Code of Conduct
These basic principles define the essence of SKF's culture. They tell us who we are, what we stand for and help us unite in the true SKF spirit of teamwork and openness. They allow us to remind ourselves how we have evolved as a company. And perhaps most tellingly, they fire our imaginations, giving us a clear vision of what we can achieve in the future.


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Cobb fans 11, baffles Astros as Rays snap road skid
HOUSTON -- Alex Cobb's doctor may not recommend the sleepless nights, but following his performance Friday night, the right-hander might say they're worth the trouble.
After giving up seven runs in his last start against Seattle, Cobb kept playing it through his head. What could he have done better? Where did he go wrong?View Full Game Coverage
HOUSTON -- Alex Cobb's doctor may not recommend the sleepless nights, but following his performance Friday night, the right-hander might say they're worth the trouble.
After giving up seven runs in his last start against Seattle, Cobb kept playing it through his head. What could he have done better? Where did he go wrong?View Full Game Coverage
"You go borderline crazy after bad starts," Cobb said. "You start running your mechanics through your mind thousands of times. It keeps you up at night sometimes."
Led by a devastating changeup, Cobb bounced back in a dominant fashion, giving up just three hits and one run while striking out 11 in the Rays' streak-stopping 6-1 win Friday against Houston at Minute Maid Park.
The last few days as Cobb prepared for a young Astros team, he noticed their aggressiveness on film. He watched the Astros hunt fastballs, so Cobb wasn't going to throw them early.
"My gameplan was to go out there and show them early that I'm going to be throwing off-speed in and out of the zone," Cobb said. "Try to gain a little more respect for my fastball later on in the game."
Cobb's changeup froze the Astros early. The first three batters he faced -- including rookies George Springer and Jon Singleton -- all struck out. He tallied 11 strikeouts in just 6 1/3 innings on the mound because of that changeup. The only mistake Cobb made came on the first pitch of the fourth inning to Singleton, who sent the ball flying to left field for a homer and the Astros' only run.
With his first win over his last five starts dating back to April, Cobb's record moved to 2-4 and his ERA dropped to 3.99.
"He threw a great game," Houston manager Bo Porter said. "He had a plus, plus changeup. As much as our guys wanted him to get the ball up, he took advantage of our aggression."
Even though Cobb didn't know the extent of it, his win came at a much-needed time for the Rays, who had lost 10 consecutive road games by a combined score of 52-19 coming into Friday's game. Cobb didn't know the streak had reached 10 games, or that a streak even existed in the first place.
That credit goes to manager Joe Maddon, who watched his ball club come to life for a second consecutive win. After all, his team had been shut out for three consecutive games within the last week. Now they're coming off back-to-back six-run efforts.
"This is more like we're supposed to play," Maddon said. "Got the hits. A couple hits when we needed it."
Leading 2-1 in the fifth inning with two runners on base, Ben Zobrist hit a line drive to center field off Astros starter Collin McHugh that landed in the perfect spot. The ball rolled near the right-center field wall, allowing for Zobrist to cruise into third for the triple and two runs to score to extend their lead to 4-1.
Evan Longoria added a pair of insurance runs in the ninth, hitting a two-run single off Kyle Farnsworth for the 6-1 advantage.
While six runs are typically enough, they were particularly sufficient with Cobb throwing like he was Friday.
"When Cobb is right, he's one of the best three pitchers in the league," Maddon said. "I'll put him up against anybody. He's one of the best kept secrets nationally."
Rest assured, he'll be sleeping well tonight.
Mike Vernon is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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Clark and Dinkins will serve as captains for the 2013-14 season (OAC).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Rising senior Christine Clark and rising junior Kaitlyn Dinkins were named captains for the 2013-14 season last night as the Harvard women's basketball team held its annual year-end banquet at The Harvard Faculty Club.
Clark, a three-year starter and two-time All-Ivy League first team selection, already ranks 11th in program history with 1,265 points and has started all 88 games for the Crimson over the past three years. This season she finished second in the Ivy League in scoring (15.6) and field goal percentage (47.3), third in free throw percentage (84.6), ninth in assists (2.3) and was 12th in rebounding (5.1). She scored 20-plus points seven times while being named the Ancient Eight's player of the week four times, and boasts 14 20-point performances for her career.
Dinkins has appeared in just 12 games for the Crimson in two seasons but her value to the team is reflected in her teammates also voting her as the recipient of The Robin L. Mitchell Harvard Pride Award. This award is given annually to the player who displays exceptional sportsmanship, enthusiasm, and dedication to the team, while exemplifying what it means to wear the Harvard jersey by always putting the team first and by contributing to the Harvard community both on and off the court.
Dinkins is the first junior to be elected team captain since Christine Matera '11 and Claire Wheeler '11 in 2009-10 and is just the 15th junior in program history to have the honor bestowed upon her.
The Crimson also handed out its other major awards Wednesday night with Erin McDonnell receiving the team's Most Improved Player Award. McDonnell appeared in 29 games this season after seeing action in just 10 contests as a freshman, averaging 2.6 ppg and 1.8 rpg off the bench. The rising junior netted a career-high nine points on 4-of-8 shooting at Princeton Feb. 16 and grabbed a personal-best seven rebounds versus Columbia March 12. Additionally, McDonnell scored at least six points in six of the team's final 11 contests after having done so only once in her previous 18 appearances.
The Best Defender Award went to senior Elle Hagedorn who led the team with 1.3 steals per game. Hagedorn registered a career-high 36 steals overall in 27 games played, and also turned in a personal best 10 blocked shots and 3.7 rpg. The Ambler, Pa., native was routinely called upon to guard the opponent's top scoring threat and was on the court in every late game situation.
Senior Victoria Lippert, a first team All-Ivy League selection, was named the team's Most Valuable Player after turning in career-highs nearly across the board. Lippert finished the season ranked first in the Ivy League in free throw percentage (89.0), sixth in scoring (13.7), sixth in three-point percentage (37.5) and 10th in field goal percentage (42.3). She capped her career off as the sixth leading scorer in program history with 1,520 points, while her 185 career three-pointers are second most all-time. Additionally, Lippert leads the Crimson in career games played (117) and is fourth in career field goals (568).


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"True to its Human Centric Innovation approach, FUJITSU PalmSecure is one of the best examples of how Fujitsu is co-creating value with its customers by bringing together the dimensions of people, information and infrastructure. FUJITSU PalmSecure ID Match delivers reliable and easy-to-use multi-factor verification for a wide range of applications, enabling organizations of all sizes to protect access, data and payment, while FUJITSU PalmSecure truedentity software extends this protection to secure data transfer as well as the data itself."
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Security and Business Continuity in a Human Centric Intelligent Society
- Enhanced authentification platforms, privacy protection and security intelligence
In a Human Centric Intelligent Society, the reliability of information is a key priority. In addition to ensuring the accuracy of information, it is essential to have a mechanism in place to maintain continuous business operations and access to information. Considering the increasing incidence of cyber-attacks, it is realistic to assume security breaches will continue to be a threat.
As the Human Centric Innovation partner, Fujitsu helps its customers to meet their security and business continuity needs. The company proposes a security strategy that will suit their unique operational needs and recommends solutions to support them. Fujitsu helps organizations to realize a safe and secure ICT environment to ensure continuous business operation and the protection of third-party data. That's why Fujitsu is focusing its resources on three measures: enhanced authentication platforms, privacy protection and security intelligence.
Fujitsu provides robust authentication platforms, by combining best-in-breed technologies. For example, the company offers world-leading biometric technologies, such as palm-vein authentication, and near field communication (NFC) technology. Fujitsu also provides a centralized management of device assets, application and support services for loss and theft. These services work with all smart devices regardless of model or network carrier, and will also suit a BYOD policy for those organizations that have them in place.
Fujitsu is developing a variety of technologies to enable privacy protection. These include technologies that make personal information anonymous, enabling the processing of data while it is still encrypted. The company has developed its 'Cloud Information Gateway Technology' to enable enterprise customers to use external services without transferring the actual data to them. This is achieved by concealing confidential information at the gateway and storing only anonymized data in the cloud. Fujitsu expects these new technologies will promote the use of cloud as a collaboration platform and lead to information sharing between different organizations across industries.
Security Intelligence is the practice of analyzing information flows to foresee any potential threats. Fujitsu is focusing on providing its customers with prediction-based Security Intelligence in order to respond to the threat of cyber attacks.
When it comes to security, one size does not fit all. Fujitsu's security experts develop security policies, measures and solutions that best suit the unique operational environment of each of its customers and provide continuous support. Fujitsu leverages its expertise to help its customers strengthen security and business continuity.
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Approximately 162,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.8 trillion yen (US$46 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. For more information, please see http://www.fujitsu.com.
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Raceways must be large enough to hold conductors without overheating and avoid insulation damage during conductor pulls. Therefore, we must determine the maximum number and size of conductors to put in a given raceway. That limit is what we mean by raceway fill.
Chapter 3 of the NEC contains Articles for a dozen different types of raceway, including conduit, EMT, and PVC. Chapter 9 and Annex C are the primary references for determining the correct raceway fill for a given application. Annex C contains a different raceway fill table for each raceway type, because each differs in its ability to dissipate heat.
Because different conductor types (THW, TW, THHN, etc.) have different thicknesses of insulation, raceway fill also varies with the type of conductor you use. In fact, each Annex C Table for a given raceway type contains sections for specific conductor types. For example, Table C.8 (Rigid Metal Conduit) contains three sections, each of which lists specific conductor types.
Table 1 of Chapter 9 lists the maximum percentage of allowable conductor fill. This number is based on common conditions where the length of the conductor and number of raceway bends are within reasonable limits [Chapter 9, Table 1, FPN No. 1] and how many conductors or cables are to be installed in the raceway.
Number of conductors
Sometimes, you have a specific raceway being run, and you must know how many conductors you can pull into it.
Where multiple conductors of the same size are installed together in a raceway, you can determine the maximum number of conductors from the Annex C tables. Where conductors of different sizes are in a raceway, Chapter 9 contains the information necessary to calculate the required raceway size.
Raceway calculation tips
Tip 1: Take your time.
Tip 2: Use a straightedge when using tables.
Tip 3: Watch out for different types of raceways and conductor insulations, particularly RHH/RHW with/without an outer cover.
Annex C
Using Annex C is easy. You just locate the table for the raceway type you're using, find the conductor type on that table, and look up the size and quantity. For example, if you want to know how many 14 RHH conductors (without cover) you can install in trade size 1 EMT, just take a look at Annex C, Table C.1. The answer is 16 conductors.
Each table in Annex C has an alternative version, denoted as C.1(A), C.2(A), and so forth. These alternatives apply where you are using compact conductors. In the manufacturing process, these conductors are compressed so much that the spaces between strands are nearly eliminated. If you compare the standard tables to their compact conductor versions, you will see the variations are significant.
Note 2 at the end of Annex C, Table C.1 indicates that an asterisk (*) with certain conductor insulation means these types don't have an outer covering. This covering increases the dimensions of the conductor more than the thin nylon cover on conductors such as THHN.
Calculating raceway fill
You can't use Annex C tables to determine raceway fill for conductors of different sizes in the same raceway. To do so, use the following steps:Step 1
Determine the cross-sectional area of each conductor. Use Chapter 9, Table 5 for insulated conductors and Chapter 9, Table 8 for bare conductors.Step 2
Determine the total cross-sectional area for all conductors.Step 3
Size the raceway per the percent fill listed in Chapter 9, Table 1. Apply Chapter 9, Table 4 — this includes the various raceway types with columns representing the allowable fills. When using Chapter 9, Table 4, choose the correct section of the table for the raceway type.
Let's work through an example to show how this calculation is performed.
What is the minimum size Schedule 40 PVC raceway required for three 500kcmil THHN conductors, one 250kcmil THHN conductor, and one 3 THHN conductorStep 1
Determine the cross-sectional area of the conductors [Chapter 9, Table 5].
500 THHN [0.7073 sq in. × 3 wires = 2.1219 sq in.]
250 THHN [0.3970 sq in. × 1 wire = 0.3970 sq in.]
3 THHN [0.0973 sq in. × 1 wire = 0.0973 sq in.]Step 2
Total cross-sectional area of all conductors = 2.6162 sq in.Step 3
Size the conduit at 40% fill [Chapter 9, Table 1] using Chapter 9, Table 4 (select the table for PVC Schedule 40).
Trade size 3 Schedule 40 PVC has an allowable cross-sectional area of 2.907 sq in. for over two conductors in the 40% column.
Here's another example to help drive this process home.
What size RMC nipple is required for three 3/0 THHN conductors, one 1 THHN conductor, and one 6 THHN conductor?Step 1
Determine the cross-sectional area of the conductors [Chapter 9, Table 5].
3/0 THHN [0.2679 sq in. × 3 wires = 0.8037 sq in.]
1 THHN [0.1562 sq in. × 1 wire = 0.1562 sq in.]
6 THHN [0.0507 sq in. × 1 wire = 0.0507 sq in.]Step 2
Total cross-sectional area of the conductors = 1.0106 sq in.Step 3
Size the conduit at 60% fill [Chapter 9, Table 1, Note 4] using Chapter 9, Table 4.
Trade size 1¼ nipple = 0.0916 sq in. [too small]
Trade size 1½ nipple = 1.243 sq in. [just right]
Trade size 2 nipple = 2.045 sq in. [larger than required]
A metal wireway is a sheet metal raceway with hinged or removable covers for housing conductors [376.2]. Metal wireways (and nonmetallic wireways) are often called "troughs" or "gutters" in the field.
One common application for these troughs is where installers or maintenance personnel need access for making terminations, splices, or taps to several devices at a single location. The high cost of wireways precludes using them for other than short distances, except in some commercial or industrial occupancies where the wiring is frequently revised.
The maximum size conductor in a wireway must not be larger than that for which the wireway is designed [376.21].
The maximum number of conductors in a wireway is limited to 20% of the crosssectional area of the wireway [376.22].
Splices and taps must not fill more than 75% of the wiring space at any cross section [376.56].
When installing more than 30 currentcarrying conductors in any crosssectional area of the wireway, adjust the conductor ampacity (as listed in Table 310.16) per Table 310.15(B)(2)(a). For this adjustment, don't count the signaling and motor control conductors between a motor and its starter (if used only for starting duty).
Where conductors are bent within a metal wireway, size the wireway to meet the bending radius requirements in Table 312.6(A), based on one wire per terminal [376.23].
Where insulated conductors 4 AWG or larger are pulled through a metal wireway, the distance between raceway and cable entries enclosing the same conductor must not be less than required by 314.28(A)(1), 314.28(A)(2), and 376.23(B) [ Fig. 4 ].
The type of pull determines what those requirements are:
- Straight pulls
The distance from where the conductors enter to the opposite wall must be at least eight times the trade size of the largest raceway [314.28(A)(1)].
- Angle pulls
The distance from the raceway entry to the opposite wall must be at least six times the trade diameter of the largest raceway, plus the sum of the trade sizes of the remaining raceways on the same wall [314.28(A)(2)].
- U pulls
When a conductor enters and leaves from the same wall, the distance from where the raceways enter to the opposite wall must be at least six times the trade size of the largest raceway, plus the sum of the trade sizes of the remaining raceways on the same wall and row [314.28(A)(2)].
Also, the distance between raceways enclosing the same conductor must not be less than six times the trade size of the largest raceway [314.28(A)(2)].Preventing disaster
Some people refer to EMT and other raceways as "conduit" instead of "raceway." Is this really a problem?
Glance through the Annex C tables, and you'll see significant variations in raceway fill. A large number of underfilled raceways can mean cost overruns, but a single overfilled raceway can lead to a failed inspection and expensive rework. Even worse, the error won't be caught until a forensic inspection traces the cause of a horrific fire back to your incorrect raceway fill. To prevent disasters and keep costs down, correctly identify the raceway type from the 12 distinctions made in the NEC. Then, determine the raceway fill.


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About the TFI National Journey Planner
The TFI Journey Planner is a door-to-door journey planner that provides service information, directions, and time estimates for taking a journey on all licenced public transport providers across Ireland.
You can use the TFI Journey Planner online here or download the TFI Journey Planner App free from the Apple App store for iPhone and iPad, or Google Play store for Android devices. (Please note Go-Ahead Ireland service information is now available on the TFI Journey Planner App).
It provides plans for trains, buses, trams, ferry, and taxi services and combines them into easy to read journey plans. The app acts like a door-to-door route planner and has information about scheduled departures and trips near your current location, and from any specified point. Your plans can be for now or any time in the future.
To plan your journey select the 'trips' option in the menu, type in your departure point and where you would like to travel to. The app will then show you a number of options varying from walking, bus, Luas and so on. Select the option that best suits you and the app will display your route; along with (where possible) how much the trip will cost you in cash or the TFI Leap Card fare.
You can download the TFI Journey Planner travel app free from the Apple App store for iPhone and iPad or Google Play store for Android devices.
TFI Journey Planner App features:
- Find departure times in your area, where you need them.
- Plan a whole journey using our Trips feature, including Bus, Luas, Irish Rail and ferry times.
- Saves previous trips for your convenience.
- Zoom in using maps to find the transport stops by area and see timetable information for those services.
- Get the latest transport disruption notices, and ensure you take the best routes.
Additional App features:
- All Ireland coverage including rural locations and cities (all 32 counties in Ireland).
- All modes of public transport including trains, buses, coaches, ferries and trams.
- Dynamic zoom and scroll mapping.
- GPS using 'my location'.
- Saves favourite locations and recent journeys.
- Email and in-calendar functions.
- The journey planner app makes planning a trip anywhere in the country so much easier. It is continuously being updated and improved for your needs.
The journey planner app makes planning a trip anywhere in the country so much easier. It is continuously being updated and improved for your needs.
▶ General FAQs
What is the National Journey Planner?The National Journey Planner is a door-to-door journey planner that provides service information, directions, and time estimates for taking a journey on public transport.
How is the National Journey Planner different from other Journey Planners?The National Journey Planner is the only planner that provides information for all licenced public transport services available anywhere in Ireland (including walking portions). The National Journey Planner offers information and comparison options for the following types of public transport: – Bus – Rail – Tram – Ferry – Taxi
What information does the National Journey Planner provide to help select the best trip?The National Journey Planner provides a comparison of options for your journey on public transport including all the services available. An overview of each option of these journeys will be displayed, along with the other alternatives available.
What are the advanced features of the National Journey Planner?Advanced features of the National Journey Planner include the ability for you to select: – The type of public transport you wish to use – Walking speed to and from stops and between your origin and destination – The fastest route, the route with least walking or the route with the least changes – Routes that take you via another location
Will the National Journey Planner offer additional features in the future?Features still to come include real time public transport information added to your journey planner and a cycle journey planner. In addition, updates and improvements to the National Journey Planner will take place on a regular basis.
What Internet browsers does the Journey Planner work with?All browsers except Safari are supported
What if I want more information?Please visit www.Transportfor Ireland.ie for the latest information
Do you track my journey plan requests?This site uses only temporary cookies to keep information and only for internal tracking purposes or to improve the user experience. We do not retain any information related directly to users of this site.
▶ Planning a Journey
What can I enter in the search boxes for From and To?The National Journey Planner will search for – Addresses, – Localities e.g. Naas, Sligo – Points of Interest (POI) – Bus, Train and Rail stops Entering addresses or localities first will generally have a higher likelihood of finding a match. Points of Interest (POI's) are being added to and currently include a variety of features such as civic facilities, hospitals, sports stadium, parks, and tourist attractions. The POI database will be updated on a regular basis
How else can I find a location if the right match does not appear through a text search in From and To boxes?A dropdown menu is provided to help you locate addresses, localities, points of interest, rail bus, tram stops, ferry terminals, and landmarks. This is most useful if you can't recall or aren't sure of the names of facilities you're searching for, but may recognize them on a list.
Why does the calendar only allow me to plan trips up to 6 months in advance?The National Journey Planner receives schedule service information from transport operators that are in operation for a varying amount of time The National Journey Planner also regularly receives schedule changes from transport operators that are included in the journey planner. These schedule changes are often not available from the operators until sometime between 1 month and a few days before the changes take effect. Although the National Journey Planner will provide a journey plan up to 6 months in advance It is advisable to check again closer to the actual date required in case any changes have been made.
What are the default settings for the National Journey Planner?The default settings represent the expected requirements for the majority of users. They include: – The current time and date and 'depart' are selected by default – All means of transport are selected by default – The preferred walking time of 20 minutes is selected by default – The walking speed normal (4km/h) is selected by default – The fastest routes are selected by default
How does each of the default mode journey selections work in general? Why does it appear that they are not always followed in the itineraries output?Based on the default preferences, the National Journey Planner will attempt to find trips that best match those criteria. There are cases however, where trips cannot be found with the given locations, desired time of travel, and default preferences. In these cases, the journey planner may relax some of the criteria in the preferences to deliver at least some journey itineraries.
Why are all of the mode choices pre-checked?Part of the intent of the National Journey Planner is to make users aware of quick, at a glance alternative for their journeys, and help compare the times and services for the journeys. The pre-checked modes allow this to happen without the user having to think about this. Users can uncheck these if they don't want certain modes coming up in the journey option comparisons.
What are some of the ways to use Advanced Settings?The advance settings allow the user to customise the journey planer to their individual requirements. Example - the speed and distance we wish walk varies amongst individuals, using the 'walking speed and preferred walking time in advanced settings allows the user to more closely select journey plans that meet their needs . Note that the National Journey Planner may override and not apply some of these advanced options when those preferences result in trips that are either illogical or significantly worse than the more standard trips along these routes.
How do I plan a reverse journey?The National Journey Planner provides a quick button located between the 'from and to' panels which will reverse the journey entered and provide an updated journey plan.
Is there a capability for walking trips or bicycling trips?All-walking trips will sometimes be shown as an option for very short trips as one of the alternatives. However, walking itself is not selectable as a separate mode. Bicycle trips are not currently included
Which Transport providers are included in the National Journey Planner?All licenced operators of scheduled public transport in Ireland who have provided us with information of their services to a suitable accuracy and format have been included in the National Journey Planner
What does the Transport updates tab show?By opening the Transport updates tab you will see the latest information about services, disruptions etc.
Why does the National Journey Planner sometimes show locations that are not precisely located at the intended point when I click on the map to set a journey plan point?The National Journey Planner will approximate the location you are placing when you manually select a point by clicking it on the map. Zooming in more closely on the map before clicking to set the point may improve the accuracy of your intended location placement.
I am manually clicking on the map to set my 'route from here' and 'route to here'. How can I easily change one of the points if I accidentally click on the wrong place on the map?To change a location point that you have placed in the wrong spot on the map, you simply right click on the correct location and a new journey plan is generated. Replacing the text in the 'From and To' boxes will also allow you to then set points for those locations". If for some reason this does not work, click 'New Journey' and start again.
▶ Journey Plan Output
Why does the National Journey Planner show several different journeys?
A key feature of the National Journey Planner is to present to the user different choices so that they can make comparisons. To simplify the output, each journey is summarised in the Journey and Print Windows
Why is the response time slow at times when I use the National Journey Planner?
The National Journey Planner is complex and requires a lot of back and forth activity between the host server and your computer network, and within the browser, which can affect the response time. Because the journey planner is constantly being assessed and updated, you are likely to find improvements in response time as the product matures.
Why do some of my journeys seem illogical or unintuitive when I believe that there are easier ways to take them?
The National Journey Planner uses all inputs to determine which journeys best match the basic journey details for user, such as departure time, transport schedules, mode preferences, maximum walking distance, etc. Sometimes trips that may seem most intuitive (for example, a journey starting at a bus stop closest to you) may not be shown, because due to bus schedules, the journey that starts closest to you is not among the fastest trips at that time. In addition, in areas where public transport is less frequent the National Journey Planner will try to find some journeys to display if possible. Even if the only ones available for your transit route do not depart within a short time of your planned departure, or do not follow transit routes that travel during some times of the day but not at other times.
Where can I find the Bus Stop number?
The bus stop numbers that are referenced in the National Journey Planner are those that are provided by the operators. The stop numbers are normally displayed on the bus stop sign. Unfortunately, not all operators use this method to identify bus stops thereof the stop name, which usually indicates the location is also included in the journey plan.
How do I see more Journey Plans if I don't like the first 3-4 that come back when I plan a Journey?
On the journeys tab, links for Earlier Trips and Later Trips will appear near the top and bottom of the itineraries. You should also consider changing the advance settings.
Sometimes the maps don't show all the street names. How can I view these?The maps on the journey plans can be rather small, and the street names appear automatically at certain zoom levels. If you're not seeing the street names that you need, you can zoom in and out of these by clicking or scrolling the mouse. These maps will also appear on the Print version, in slightly larger size as well, and can be interactively zoomed and positioned for a better view on the screen and in printouts.
Some walk times shown on the National Journey Planner seem to be longer or shorter than what the walk time is in reality. Why is this the case?
Walk times are largely based on the Advanced Options you input before planning the journey or their default values if you don't choose to customize those using Advanced Options. Make sure that your desired maximum walking distance and your walking speed are correctly entered to obtain appropriate journey results. Regardless of advanced options, walk times calculated by the National Journey Planner may still be slightly different from walk times in real life; this may be because footpaths, which you actually use, are missing from the National Journey Planner. We are constantly adding footpaths to the National Journey Planner and would welcome any information on missing footpaths this can be sent to us using the feedback form
Why are there no real-time journey planning info for journey plans?
Real time information is available from the real-time website and should be integrated into this website by the end of 2012.
▶ Maps
What are the main features of the National Journey Planner mapping system?
The National Journey Planner map is designed as an expandable slippy map for easy zooming and panning on a series of map tiles. Its primary purposes are to display journey plan routes, points, and associated information, also showing public transport stops and service information for the stop selected. To see the stops the map needs to be zoomed into its maximum.
What is the Map Window for?
The Map Window has two main functions – when you plan a journey you can use the map window to select the route from here and route to here locations by right button clicking on the map at your selected locations. The Map window will also show you the route you select from the various route options
Can I make the Map bigger and move the map to another area?
By double clicking on the map window or the arrow at the bottom left-hand side of the map a larger window opens, you can then use the scale bar or mouse wheel to zoom in and out. To move the map (pan) you can either use the compass points on the map or left click and hold the mouse. By clicking outside the map or on the close window icon will return the user to the front page.
How do I see different elements of a journey plan on the map?
In the journey window for each element of a selected journey a map icon is shown. By selecting that icon or the PDF icon next to it, a map for that element will be shown.
▶ Printing
How do the Printing functions work?
Printing is set up to offer several variations that are displayed on a preview page before printing. The Journey plans can be printed with or without the accompanying maps and you can also print just the map and what you currently see displayed on it. In addition you can also print timetables for the origin and destination and any individual service
How do I print a journey plan?Any number of journey plans can be selected using the print menu and each element of a journey plan can also be selected for printing by expanding the individual journey tab The Print version of the journey plan will expand the details for journey basics, preferences selected, walking directions, detailed schedule alternatives around the planned journey time, and parking options as applicable. By default, the Print version of the journey plan will show both text and overview maps, but these can be chosen to display or not display as preferred. Detailed Maps can also be selected for each journey element.
Can I save a print out?
Most print material can be saved in PDF file format. This file then can be, stored, emailed, and printed later.
How can I see and print out a timetable?
The Journey Planner can produce timetables for all services. The timetables are in pdf format and can therefore be viewed, saved emailed or printed at any time. Individual timetables can be viewed by using find a timetable tab. In addition, if you select an individual journey plan the origin and destination services will be available to download.


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Whitney Shaw blasted a solo homerun against Cornell Friday (Gil Talbot).
ITHACA, N.Y. – The Crimson posted four runs in the top of the eighth in Game 1 and nearly rallied from a five run deficit in Game 2 as the Harvard softball team split a doubleheader with Cornell in its first Ivy League action of the season Friday. Harvard took the opening game 6-2 in eight innings, and fell, 10-8, in the high-scoring second game.
Neither team was able to bring a run across through the first five innings of Game 1. Rachel Brown was in command in the circle for Harvard, fanning eight Big Red batters through the first five frames and allowing just a double in that span. Morgan Cawley led off the bottom of the sixth with a double to left and Linda Laeufer gave the hosts a two-run lead with a homerun over the left-centerfield wall. The Crimson was resilient and after Katherine Appelbe reached on a one-out single, Ashley Heritage punched a single through the left side to give Harvard runners on first and second with two outs. Kasey Lange came to the rescue as the sophomore ripped a 3-2 pitch to left center, plating a pair of runs and pushing the game to extra frames.
The top of the eighth saw a similar situation for Harvard as Shelbi Olson singled and Whitney Shaw walked to give the Crimson runners on first and second with two outs. Appelbe came up big with an RBI single through the right side and Jane Alexander put the game out of reach with a three-run blast to left-center. Brown fanned another pair of hitters in the bottom of the eighth to seal the 6-2 final. She finished the game with 13 strikeouts while Alexander, Appelbe and Olson recorded a pair of hits each in the win.
A bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the first gave Cornell an early 1-0 lead in Game 2, but Shaw responded with a solo blast in the top of the second and an RBI single up the middle by Katherine Lantz gave Harvard a 2-1 lead heading into the bottom of the second. The hosts answered back with a quartet of runs in the bottom of the third, ripping six hits and taking advantage of a pair of Harvard errors. A Lauren Bucolo three-run homer in the bottom of the fourth put Cornell up 8-3 after four full innings.
Harvard refused to go quietly, however, and worked its way back into the game with four runs of its own in the top of the fifth. Shaw drew a bases-loaded walk that brought Heritage home and Olson plated Alexander with an RBI groundout to second base. Appelbe drove a single up the middle that scored Shaw and Lange, bringing Harvard to within one at 8-7. After Cornell failed to score in the bottom of the inning, Emily Gusse led off the top of the sixth with a single and came home on an Alexander double down the left field line to knot the score at 8-8. Brown took over pitching duties in the bottom of the sixth, but Erin Keene had the clutch hit, lifting a two-run homerun down the left field line that would prove to be the difference in the game.
Olson and Alexander had a pair of hits each in the game, Shaw and Appelbe notched a pair of RBI each and six different Harvard players recorded RBI in the loss. Brown absorbed the loss on the mound after Laura Ricciardone started the game and Gabrielle Ruiz struck out three in two innings of relief.
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WASHINGTON, June 28 (UPI) -- Congress Thursday voted to hold U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for not turning over documents in to the Fast and Furious gun-walking operation.
Congress voted 256-67 to make Holder the first Cabinet member ever held in contempt of Congress. The vote came after Holder declined to comply with subpoenas for documents relating to the controversial gun program, which was started under the administration of former President George W. Bush.
Seventeen Democrats joined the Republican majority in the vote, with more than 100 Democrats, led by the Congressional Black Caucus, walking out of the chamber as voting began.
White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer accused Republicans of executing a politically motivated agenda, calling the vote "a politically transparent stunt."
"Republicans pushed for political theater rather than legitimate Congressional oversight," he said in a statement following the vote.
After the vote, Rep. Dan Lungren, R-Calif., moved to authorize the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and its chairman, Darrel Issa, R-Calif., to obtain a court judgment enforcing its subpoenas of Justice Department officials, including Holder.
Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, a District of Columbia Democrat, called the contempt resolution a "serious, baseless charge of coverup" and asserted Holder began an investigation into Fast and Furious when he learned of it and fired the Bush-era officials involved.
Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va, called the resolution "unfounded, unfair and unwise" noting Holder has already handed over "thousands of documents in response to multiple subpoenas" and blamed Bush's last attorney general, Michael Mukasey, for allowing the program to continue.
Holder issued a statement on the vote, saying:
"Today's vote is the regrettable culmination of what became a misguided -- and politically motivated -- investigation during an election year. By advancing it over the past year and a half, Congressman Issa and others have focused on politics over public safety. …
"When concerns about Operation Fast and Furious first came to light, I took action -- and ordered an independent investigation into what happened. We learned that the flawed tactics used in this operation began in the previous administration -- but I made sure that they ended under this one. I also made sure that agents and prosecutors around the country knew that such tactics must never be used again. I put in place new policies, new safeguards, and new leadership to make certain of this -- and took extraordinary steps to facilitate robust congressional oversight. Let me be very clear -- that was my response to Operation Fast and Furious. Any suggestion to the contrary simply ignores the facts."
Before the vote, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called the resolution "abusive" and "factually not true."
"I urge my colleagues to vote 'no' or not vote," Pelosi said. "It's Eric Holder one day, you don't know who it is the next."
Earlier, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said the vote was part of lawmakers' constitutional duty.
"It's an unfortunate place where we are. But our members raise their right hand and swear to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the laws of the United States. And we're going to do our job," Boehner said, vowing to press ahead with the civil and criminal contempt votes after the Justice Department refused to hand over all its memos and e-mails that reflect internal deliberations that took place after Congress began its inquiry into a botched gun-tracking operation.
The White House has invoked executive privilege in the matter.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the ranking Democrat on the oversight committee, had appealed to Boehner to halt the precedent-setting action to hold a sitting attorney general in contempt.
He identified 100 "errors, omissions and mischaracterizations" in a report the committee drew up recommending the contempt citation.
The Fast and Furious dispute stems from an oversight committee claim the Justice Department may have sought to mislead the committee about the gun-tracking operation when it said incorrectly in a Feb. 4, 2011, letter the operation did not use a tactic, officially against Justice Department policy, called gun-walking.
The department later retracted that statement.
The 2009-11 Fast and Furious operation was part of a strategy begun during the Bush administration to combat Mexican drug and organized-crime cartels.
News reports have said the operation, run by Arizona agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, used gun-walking, which let suspected smugglers buy more than 2,000 firearms -- including AK-47 variants, .50-caliber sniper rifles, .38-caliber revolvers and semiautomatic pistols -- without intercepting the weapons.
The stated goal of permitting the purchases was to track the firearms as they were transferred to higher-level traffickers and key cartel figures, which would presumably lead to the figures' arrests and the cartels' dismantling. But the agents lost track of several hundred of the weapons.
Some guns later turned up at crime scenes on both sides of the border, including that of a Dec. 14, 2010, shootout in which U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry was killed.
The gun-walking operation became public after Terry's death, when enraged agents went to lawmakers about the operation.


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If you're looking at the Droid 3 in your hands and thinking it's really time for an update, that will soon be a reality. Motorola has sent out emails advising folks there is a new soak test being prepared for eventual rollout to the masses:
Thanks for joining the Motorola Feedback Network. We are inviting owners of the Motorola Droid 3 on Verizon to participate in an early preview of a new software release, and provide feedback. If you are not currently using a Droid 3, please excuse and ignore this email.
Click this link to take a short enrollment survey if you wish to take part. Note that you must be a member in good standing of the Motorola Owners' Forums to be included. The registration window is can close without notice so please respond as quickly as possible.
Thanks -- please understand that start times are always fluid. We ask for your patience if you register but don't hear from us right away.
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Amidst recent issues of a University of Mexico professor's tweet saying that obese Ph.D. applicants lack "willpower" for dissertations, comes a study examining the issue of weight bias in universities. According to a recent study, academics who interviews graduate school applicants are more likely to favor thinner candidates for the placements. Researchers at Bowling Green State University found that graduate students with a higher body mass index (BMI) are less likely to be offered a spot in the postgraduate program. This was found after following 954 applicants and the progress made by 100 of them. However, the researchers found that when applications are reviewed remotely or candidates are interviewed via telephone there was no significant difference in the success rates for overweight candidates. The researchers suggest two possible explanations for the study's findings. "One is that there is some sort of conscious or unconscious prejudice on the part of those carrying out the interviews," Jacob Burmeister, one of the authors of "Weight Bias in Graduate School Admissions" and a doctoral candidate in Bowling Green State's department of psychology, told the Times Higher Education. Burmeister suggested that the prejudice was based on the thinking that overweight candidates tend to lack self-control or the capacity for hard work. The second explanation suggested was that, "it could be that when applicants with obesity are put into a face-to-face interview and are aware of some of these stereotypes, it negatively affects their performance," said Burmeister. According to the study, the bias is particularly pronounced in women, which "might be something to do with the stigma of obesity being felt more strongly among women," assessed Burmeister. Another study by the University of Westminster found evidence of a link in people's mindsets between BMI and a lack of academic ability. Lead author of "Weight Bias Against Women in a University Acceptance Scenario," Viren Swami, was not surprised by Burmeister's findings. "People who are deemed to be physically attractive are often perceived to have positive qualities, so those who are underweight and normal weight might be perceived as more clever, more sociable and perhaps more suitable for university," said Swami. As for the recent tweet by University of Mexico's Professor, Geoffrey Miller, Burmeister classified Professor Miller's words as "unfortunate," but also felt that some good may come of bringing the issue to the forefront of discussion. "Most people carry these biases, so the fact that they are expressed every once in a while isn't terribly surprising," said Burmeister.
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