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Hand operated control
A hand operated control for a rough riding vehicle is disclosed and includes a truncated sphere having a soft hand grip movably mounted thereon. A position sensing mechanism is partially encompassed within said truncated sphere and is connected to the soft hand grip and a computer for sending control signals to the vehicle. The soft hand grip is held from movement by firmly gripping the hand grip to the truncated sphere, and is controllably moved relative to the truncated sphere about a center within the grip of the hand to transmit control signals to the vehicle such as direction of movement signals when the grip on the hand grip is relaxed.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention pertains to hand operated controls and more particularly relates to hand operated controls used on rough riding vehicles such as ground supported vehicles, military aircraft and boats or the like for preventing inadvertent movement of the operator from being transmitted to the control system of the vehicle.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Heretofore fast combat vehicles driven over rough terrain, aircraft flown through turbulent air, and ships on rough water have been controlled by hand held joy sticks, yokes or wheels movably connected to the vehicle at a point remote from the operator's hand. When an operator in a rough riding vehicle maintains control of the vehicle with such prior art hand held controls, the inadvertent movement of the operator's hand caused by the rough ride is transmitted to the controls causing unnecessary and/or detrimental control input to be made to the vehicle. For example, unintentional changes of direction of the moving vehicle due to rough conditions when firing guns may result in missing the intended target.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The hand operated control of the present invention is primarily intended for use with fast combat vehicles which are driven over rough terrain. The hand control includes a pedestal and a truncated sphere rigidly secured to the vehicle. A position sensing mechanism is at least partially mounted within the truncated sphere with a movable portion thereof projecting out of the sphere. A molded hand grip of relatively soft material is attached to a portion of the position sensing mechanism and is movably fitted over a major portion of the truncated sphere. When subjected to a rough ride, the operator firmly squeezes the hand grip thus clamping the grip to the sphere thereby preventing movement of the grip around the sphere and also helping to stabilize the hand and body of the operator. When the hand pressure on the grip is momentarily relaxed, the hand grip can easily be moved to allow control input to be made by the position sensing mechanism of the vehicle. Furthermore, because the control movement is centered within the grip of the hand, the radial movement of control is different than the forces typically encountered as a result of the ride. The forces resulting from a rough ride due to inadvertent body and hand movement of the operator tend to be rectilinear movements such as up/down, fore/aft and side to side movements with all combinations in between. These rectilinear movements or forces are not likely to inadvertently move the hand grip radially even when the hand grip is not firmly grasped because the radial control movement is centered within the grip of the hand.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a side perspective of the hand operated control of the present invention illustrating the hand of an operator in the centered, neutral position on the soft hand grip.
FIG. 2 is a front perspective similar to FIG. 1 but at a small scale and with the hand grip at a different angle indicating a control input.
FIG. 3 is a perspective showing only the truncated sphere and a pedestal with the hand grip removed.
FIG. 4 is a perspective of the pedestal and the lower portion of a truncated sphere with a portion of an electro-mechanical position sensing mechanism therein shown in a centered, neutral position.
FIG. 5 is a perspective similar to FIG. 4 but illustrating the upper truncated portion of the sphere in central section with a stem and grip attachment head of the sensing mechanism shown at a first angle relative to its neutral position.
FIG. 6 is a perspective similar to FIG. 5 but with the truncated portion of the sphere removed and the movable stem and head of the movable portion of the position sensing mechanism tilted in another direction.
FIG. 7 is a perspective of the electro-mechanical position sensing mechanism removed from the pedestal.
FIG. 8 is a perspective of the soft molded hand grip illustrating grooves for receiving the thumb and all fingers of the right hand of the operator.
FIG. 9 is a perspective of the rear of the hand grip of FIG. 8.DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The hand operated control 20 (FIG. 1) of the present invention is rigidly secured to a vehicle (not shown) in a position within easy reach of either the right hand or left hand of an operator, only a right hand control being illustrated in the drawings. Although the hand operated control may be used for other purposes, it is ideally suited for steering a ground or water supported vehicle; or for controlling the flight of an aircraft which may simultaneously include controlled movement of the aircraft about its longitudinal axis, its transverse axis, and an axis normal to these axes in order to climb or dive, roll and make controlled turns while in any attitude.
The hand operated control 20 comprises a tubular pedestal 22 that is rigidly secured to the vehicle (not shown), but represented by a control box 24 for receiving signals from an electro-mechanical-computer position sensing mechanism 25 and/or other movement sensing controls such as an electro-optical-computer position sensing mechanism. A two piece truncated sphere 26 has a lower piece 28 rigidly secured to the pedestal 22 and an upper piece 30 with a hole 31 therein. The upper piece is removably connected to the lower piece by screw threads as best shown in FIGS. 4-6. A relatively soft hand grip 32 made from a composite material such as urethane, of between 30-50 durometers, is molded to slidably move over the truncated sphere 26 when relaxed and to be clamped to the sphere 26 when firmly gripped.
As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 8 and 9, the outer surface of the hand grip 32 is molded to provide grooves 34,36,38,40 and 42 for receiving the thumb and the four adjacent fingers, respectively, of the right hand of the operator. Also, thin protrusions 44,46 (FIG. 8) are provided to receive the ends of the index finger and next adjacent finger. If desired, electric switches may be placed within the hand grip 32 in alignment with the protrusions 44,46.
The position sensing mechanism 25 (FIGS. 4-7) is mounted within the control box 24, pedestal 22 and sphere 26 with a control portion 48 connected to the inner surface of the grip 32. The illustrated sensing mechanism is an electro-mechanical mechanism which transmits control signals to a computer (not shown) for operating the steering system of the vehicle. The sensing mechanism 25 is mounted within the pedestal 22 and truncated sphere as by bolting, and communicates with the control box 24. As illustrated in FIGS. 4-6, a motion sensing arm 52 has a rectangular upper end 54 which may be pivoted 360.degree. about a vertical axis. The rectangular upper portion of the arm 52 is slidably received in a rectangular opening in a stem 56 that is rigidly secured to a spherical segment 58 which is bonded to the inner surface of a hand grip 32. It will be noted that the pivot point of the motion sensing lever or arm 52 (FIG. 5) is placed within the cupped hand of the operator, and that the operator makes control inputs by moving his hand around the upper portion of a small sphere sized so that the hand nearly encloses the sphere. This allows the operator to easily get a firm stabilizing grip on the sphere. It is important to note that since the pivot point of the motion sensing arm 52 is centered within the grip of the operator's hand, the radial control movement of the grip 32 is considerably different from the generally linear forces applied by the operator's hand to the grip due to a rough ride.
In operation of the hand operated control 20 (FIGS. 1 and 2) of the present invention, it will be assumed that the hand control is provided for controlling the attitude of a vehicle such as an aircraft, which requires coordinated movement of the hand grip 32 about three axes normal to each other.
When it is desired to climb along a linear path, the pilot or operator with his hand on the soft hand grip 32 (FIG. 1), relaxes his grip on the hand grip 32 and pivots the grip aft the desired amount to cause the aircraft to climb at a desired rate. In order to roll the aircraft about the longitudinal axis of the aircraft the operator would pivot his forearm and wrist (about the longitudinal axis of the forearm and wrist) to the right or left the desired amount to roll the aircraft to the right or left at the desired degree for the speed of roll desired. When making a left climbing turn, the operator would move his hand to a position similar to that shown in FIG. 2; and would pivot his wrist in the opposite direction to make a right climbing turn. It will be understood that in many of these maneuvers, the operator's hand may be moved diagonally or in several directions at the same time to maintain the aircraft in the desired attitude at all times. It will also be understood that the direction of movement of the motion sensing arm 52 (FIG. 5) resembles that of a joy stick in an aircraft provided with a conventional joy stick control system.
When the aircraft is flying in turbulent air, it will be understood that the pilot will relax his grip on the soft hand grip 32 when changing the attitude of the aircraft; and that he will firmly grip or squeeze the hand grip 32 in order to prevent unintentional motion of the hand grip and unintentional steering of the aircraft when a change of control is not required.
If the hand operated control 20 is to be used to steer a ground supported vehicle about an axis that is substantially normal to the vehicle supporting surface, then the hand grip 32 may be pivoted about the axis of the pedestal 22 to turn the vehicle to the left or right when the operator's grip is relaxed. When driving over rough ground, the operator firmly squeezes the soft hand grip 32 when not making steering changes in order to prevent the rough ride from causing unintended operator movement from inadvertently steering the vehicle.
Alternately, when steering a vehicle, the position sensing mechanism may be of the type which when pivoted to the right in a plane transverse to the vehicle's longitudinal axis causes the vehicle is turned to the right; and when pivoted to the left causes the vehicle to turned to the left.
Although the above description relates to using the hand operated control 20 as means for controlling the direction of movement of the vehicle, it will be understood that the control 20 may be used to actuate other components when a vehicle or other object that is to be controlled is subjected to severe vibration or the like.
Although an electro-mechanical position sensing mechanism has been illustrated herein, it will be understood that other types of sensing mechanisms may be used within the truncated sphere, hand grip and pedestal.
From the foregoing description it is apparent that the hand operated control of the present invention enables an operator of a rough riding vehicle to control the direction of the vehicle while preventing inadvertent operator movement due to the rough ride from being transmitted to the steering control system while at the same time allowing precise intentional control inputs to be made to the steering control system.
Although the best mode contemplated for carrying out the present invention has been herein shown and described, it will be apparent that modification and variation may be made without departing from what is regarded to be the subject matter of the invention.
1. A hand operated control for a vehicle having a computerized control therein comprising:
- means defining a truncated sphere connected to the vehicle;
- hand grip means having an inner surface normally movably received on said truncated sphere; and
- position sensing means partially disposed within said truncated sphere means and having a movable portion connected to said inner surface, said hand grip means when loosely gripped by the hand of an operator permitting movement of said hand grip means and resulting in control signals being sent to the computer, and when firmly gripped by the hand of the operator preventing control signal changes from being made.
2. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle is a rough riding vehicle, and wherein the truncated sphere is rigidly connected to the vehicle.
3. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said hand grip means is formed from a soft composite material.
4. An apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said hand grip means includes an external surface which is contoured for receiving fingers and thumb of the operator.
5. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said hand grip means encompasses a major portion of said truncated sphere.
6. An apparatus according to claim 4 wherein said hand grip means encompasses a major portion of said truncated sphere.
7. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said position sensing means comprises a lever having a pivot point within said truncated sphere, and a control portion connected to said lever and to said hand grip means.
8. An apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said position sensing means is an electro-mechanical means.
9. An apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the vehicle is an aircraft and wherein said hand operated control is effective in controlling the direction of movement of the aircraft; said hand grip means is pivoted to the right to roll to the right, is pivoted to the left to roll to the left, is pivoted rearwardly to climb, is pivoted forwardly to dive, and is simultaneously pivoted to the left and rearwardly when making a climbing left bank.
10. An apparatus according to claim 4 and additionally comprising an protrusion in said hand grip in position to be contacted by the tip of a finger, and switch means within said hand grip behind said protrusion being activated when depressed by the tip of said finger.
11. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein control movement of the hand grip means occurs about a point centered within said hand grip means and the operator's hand thereon causing a radial control movement which sends said control signals to said computer.
12. A method of steering a vehicle with the aid of a soft hand grip movably received on a truncated sphere rigidly secured to the vehicle and having a position sensing means therein operatively connected to the hand grip and to a signal receiving computer which controls the direction of movement of the vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- firmly gripping said soft hand grip to said truncated sphere for preventing relative movement between said hand grip and said sphere thereby preventing unintended steering of the vehicle due to a rough ride; and
- relaxing the grip on said soft hand grip and moving said grip relative to said truncated sphere thereby transmitting a steering signal to the computer for steering the vehicle.
13. A method according to claim 12 wherein momentary relaxation of an operator's hand on the hand grip and movement of the hand and grip relative to the truncated sphere permits steering signals to be sent to the computer.
14. A method according to claim 12 wherein the vehicle is an aircraft having a longitudinal axis and additionally comprising the steps of pivoting the hand grip rearwardly of the vehicle to climb, pivoting the hand grip forwardly of the vehicle to dive, pivoting the hand grip to the left of the longitudinal axis to roll to the left, pivoting the hand grip to the right of the longitudinal axis to roll to the right, and simultaneously pivoting the hand grip to the left and rearwardly when making a climbing left bank.
15. A method according to claim 12 wherein the vehicle is a ground supported vehicle adapted to be driven over rough terrain and having a longitudinal axis, and additionally comprising the steps of pivoting the soft hand grip about an upright axis to the right for turning the vehicle to the right and pivoting the soft hand grip about said upright axis to the left for turning the vehicle to the left.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 2, 1987
Date of Patent: Apr 19, 1988
Assignee: FMC Corporation (Chicago, IL)
Inventor: William K. Wenger (Sunol, CA)
Primary Examiner: Joseph F. Peters, Jr.
Assistant Examiner: L. M. Fiorito
Attorneys: A. J. Moore, H. M. Stanley, R. B. Megley
Application Number: 7/10,099
International Classification: B64C 1304;


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Here, men have it so easy. With gay abandon they'll whip it out anywhere, behind a tree, or wide out in the open. No hiding, no perching precariously on the side of a cliff, no fiddling with belts, buttons, zips and knickers. But the thing that really gets me is that they can just "shake" off and carry on. No damp, smelly knickers at the end of the day.
|That's a long way to those hills, and I'm getting desperate now!
So what to do? I've tried not drinking, and therefore not peeing. Not advised. I've used leaves and stones - stones are OK but leaves tend, particularly on a hot, dry day, to crumble into a thousand pieces and end up where you'd rather they didn't, and they're not always to hand.
I've pondered devices like a shewee, tempting but never tried. I've taken loo roll and a box of matches. Great idea, burning tissue, but if I'm drinking lots, I'm peeing lots. One pee an hour is the norm, and setting a small piece of tissue alight every hour, although fun at first, does get a little tedious.
|Found cover at last, modesty intact!
Like Eleanor below, drip dry and blowing in the wind is a glorious way to end a pee, particularly if you're on an isolated high peak with far reaching views. Clean and fresh and free!
In pondering the question after some random tweets with @SheMovesUK about the skill and trauma of peeing outdoors, I stumbled across on the excellent blog from Emily Chappel and found I was not alone:
"Forgive the slightly graphic description, but men can 'shake off' much more effectively than women when going to the loo outdoors, with no loo roll. In my experience (and from talking to other women), women often end up with damp and smelly pants. A friend of mine uses her hand – not great when there's no water – and I've experimented with a sponge (rinsing it through) and loo roll in a plastic sandwich bag. Using loo roll and then burning/burying it after just a wee seems a bit excessive. Any other ideas?
Eleanor Moseman: I carry a wash basin with me. There is nothing better feeling than a good face wash and a crotch cleanse at the end of the day. Also, if I'm not in a rush and after I pee…I just squat there a little longer and let the wind blow me dry. It actually worked really well along the Taklamakan and the Kazakhstan Steppe. It was like my bidet back home that had the air dryer. So fresh and dry.
Sarah Outen: Guys have it so easy! Leaves or pebbles are quite good if available and a sandwich bag to collect the day's paper until a more significant event warrants burning (burying can also work), though watch out for opening the bag after a day or two… SMELLY!
Loretta Henderson: In my article "Is peeing in the snow really considered artwork?" I laugh a lot about being a proud professional outdoor pee-er. Toilet paper is very thin and disintegrates in the pockets. Travel tissues packs last longer in my cargo shorts pockets. I use tissues and/or water every time and bury the paper or travel with it in a ziplock baggy and and then throw it away.
Emily Chappell: I usually use a leaf, a stone, or whatever's to hand to blot myself, or just let myself dry off for a few minutes. In parts of China there was so much used toilet paper blowing around that I felt less guilty about adding a piece or two of my own (shocking!). Smelly shorts can be a problem though, and can quickly lead to saddlesore, especially in hot weather. I sometimes go for a week without a shower, but I wash my shorts as often as I can, and no matter how tired I am in the evenings, I'll clean my saddle area with a wetwipe, sit around naked for a while (given adequate privacy) to let the air circulate, and put on clean cotton boxers to sleep in. After riding through Iran, Pakistan and China, where toilet roll is a rare commodity, I always make sure I have at least one tissue in each of my pockets, just in case!"By the way, in case you're wondering, the answer I have found is to always carry a small pack of travel wet-wipes and a small plastic bag. Not exactly eco-friendly (I guess I could always burn my stash at the end of the day), but I do always finish the day as clean and fresh as I started.
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O Spring of JunkApril 20th, 2010 in member junk
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I am decorating my garden with curbside finds and thrift store bargains.
Pattern or design used: My Own Design - Sharen Garner
posted in: member junk, seasonal, plant holder, eclectic, whimsical, outdoor spaces
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ninnarae writes: Lovely garden...it has a whimsical feeling! I love the bust! Posted: 11:24 pm on April 24th
CleverJunk writes: I love this look. I don't like to throw broken things away, either. That's a beautiful urn and don't we all bury the ugly parts anyway? Good job. Posted: 10:37 pm on April 23rd
shabbychick writes: You've taken some great garden junk and put it to use SO well! I love the look, and very clever to put the broken planter right into the ground (great save!).
Thanks for sharing & happy spring!
Kathy Posted: 10:08 pm on April 23rd
Thanks for sharing & happy spring!
Kathy Posted: 10:08 pm on April 23rd
alicemom writes: Your garden is beautiful! loooovvvvveee all the goodies.
smiles, alice Posted: 9:40 pm on April 21st
smiles, alice Posted: 9:40 pm on April 21st
artteachergirl writes: My kind of junker you are!!! I have some iron chairs I found curbside also...saw the set for $200 a few years later in an Antique shop...made me feel wonderful!! Clever idea with the urn. Posted: 8:38 pm on April 21st
fellowjunker writes: Your garden is gorgeous!!!
xojanis Posted: 8:16 pm on April 21st
xojanis Posted: 8:16 pm on April 21st
MakinItHappen writes: Oh, your things are just gorgeous. Love those trees! Posted: 11:53 am on April 21st
racers7 writes: I love the items you repurposed and the garden looks so inviting! Finding curbside items seems like you discovered treasures, does'nt it?! Melody Posted: 10:24 am on April 21st
RustyDiva writes: Your garden is beautiful and I love that you're using "junk" finds to decorate. It looks awesome. I'm loving that fence in the last pic! Great job!!! Posted: 9:56 am on April 21st
junkermidge writes: Your whole garden area is gorgeous! Love the old iron fence. Love that old urn. And love the vintage containers.
Beautiful work.
Midge Posted: 7:44 am on April 21st
Beautiful work.
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At Sunboldt Grown we have made a commitment to provide not only the best medicine but to foster a new way of thought with that very medicine. With that in mind we have set a standard for ourselves on how we produce; that is aimed at bringing this industry into the future without compromising the ideals that make Humboldt what it is. Our crops are produced in Southern Humboldt under the full sun, and grown using our own special brand of organic methods. It is our firm belief that cannabis be produced for quality and not quanity; which reflects in our small family estate farms. Our products are exclusively distributed through the Humboldt Sungrowers Guild and are now easily verifable under Humboldt counties new track and trace program Humboldt Origin.
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Sunshine Johnston grew up in backwood communities of Southern Humboldt in the early 80's. She spent the summers growing in the brush next to her home hidden from helicopters while her mother led a campaign to save oldgrowth redwoods. Currently she lives on the banks of the Eel River where she owns and operates Sunboldt Grown and produces fresh raw cannabis infused food and drink and premium homegrown. She has worked for a wine distributor for ten years and traveled to wineries in Willamette Valley Oregon and Calaveras County.
Sunshine is chair of the Southern Humboldt Community Alliance and a founder of International Cannabis Farmers Association. Her and her generation are working to protect the alternative culture created by the back to the land movement as cannabis goes main stream. She sees the formation of an Appellation of Origin as the best way to preserve small autonomous farms in the hills of Humboldt County. Ganja TREE, Talk Radio for the Emerald Empire is a monthly talk show she hosts for KMUD community radio and covers all thing cannabis.


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By Scott Gee (Admin) on 19/06/2017
SCRIPTURE STUDY: Luke 11:9-13, Acts 2:1-13
– Being too conservative – do you have faith beyond what can be seen and safe?
– Vagueness – Asking God to do whatever He wants whereas Scripture removes vagueness.
– Problems with sin and guilt – being captured in habits when we can go to God and repent.
– Feelings of inadequacy – sense of unworthiness can close our hearts to the Holy Spirit.
– Fear and fearing what God might cause us to give up or do
– Thinking you are not the 'type.' God is after heart not type.
Prayer Method for Seeking the Holy Spirit (From the Message on Sunday)
1. Pick an amount of time (e.g. 15 minutes) for dedicated time with God.
2. Spend half the time doing your normal prayer method e.g. PERSONAL.
3. Spend half the time reading Scripture or Spiritual Reading (e.g. The Saints)
4. Answer the following questions
– What did I see?
– What do I think it means?
– What am I going to do about it?
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"I can't take a man who doesn't know what he wants."
Not directed at yours truly, yet it struck me all the same.
What do I want? What do men want?
Significance? To be remembered? A life well-lived, whatever that means to you?
"Time is running out."
For who? For what?
For when do we know the ripe timing?
To move. To go. To call. To live. To fathom.
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The _Must_inspect_result_ annotation is documented to be used in both the declaration and implementation, but in testing with the MSVC 2012 compiler it appears to be sufficient to use the annotation only in the declaration to get a compiler warning, as with the GCC compiler. So the annotation is not necessary in the C implementation. Bug: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=105460 [smcv: Rebase dbus-sysdeps.h changes on master] [smcv: Clarify commit message] Reviewed-by: Simon McVittie <email@example.com> Tested-by: Daniel Wendt <email@example.com>37b6e180


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Interim Strategy Note for the Republic of Haiti for FY13-FY14
This Interim Strategy Note (ISN2) proposes a World Bank Group (WBG) Program for Haiti for FY2013 and FY2014. It programs US$245 million of the US$500 million allocated to Haiti by the International Development Association (IDA) from its Crisis Response Window for FY12-14. The program builds on the US$255 million program discussed by Executive Directors on December 1, 2011 for calendar year 2012 under ISN1. A second ISN rather than a full Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) is proposed for the remainder of the IDA 16 period for several reasons. First, the ISN2 preparation period coincided with a period of political transition in Haiti. Second, the IDA16 allocation is exceptional and is expected to be frontloaded and fully committed during the remaining IDA16 period. The allocation was exceptionally provided by IDA deputies from the IDA Crisis Response Window for the country's broad reconstruction, which remains urgent. Third, more time is needed for dialogue with Government around its medium term priorities, in the absence of a current poverty reduction strategy paper for Haiti. It is expected that preparation of a CPS will likely begin in the last year of this ISN on the basis of a revised Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, or PRSP or another form of strategy paper prepared by the Government, a completion report outlining results under the 2009 Country Assistance Strategy, or CAS, ISN1 and ISN2, and a deeper dialogue on the role of IDA resources for Haiti going forward.
Document Type: Interim Strategy Note
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There is no age to have a great idea and bring it to life. Those ambitious teenagers have created a start up that competes with Amazon: Lobu brings you a book by bike from the local library on the same day you ordered online.
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Infosecurity Europe is the leading international exhibition and conference for the information security industry.
In June this year, 19,505 information security professionals, service providers, vendors and thought-leaders networked, engaged and conducted business at Info Security Europe 2017. Invest Northern Ireland took five companies to exhibit on their stand, profiles of which can be seen below.
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Pictures of Lady Gaga in a Bikini With Luc Carl in Greece
Lady Gaga Goes From a Bikini to Underwear During Her Grecian Vacation With Luc
Lady Gaga and her boyfriend, Luc Carl, continued their sexy vacation in Greece yesterday. The couple spent the day on a yacht off the coast of Crete, though Gaga needed some assistance with boarding due to her sky-high white heels. That night Gaga wore a revealing white robe and matching underwear as they joined friends for a celebratory shot of booze before heading out on a romantic date. It should come as no surprise that she's donned some interesting beachwear during the trip, including a gold bikini and matching headdress. Her crazy outfits could make great costumes for Halloween, and if you're really into the eccentric performer, you'll be able to smell like her when she releases her fragrance, Monster, in 2012.


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Skilled Healthcare Seeks Mistrial
Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. asked a California judge to declare a mistrial or order a new trial over a jury's $677 million damages award for claims the company improperly staffed its nursing homes.
Ratings Agencies Seek a Dismissal
Moody's Investors Service Inc., Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings asked a judge today to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two California investors who claim the companies gave inflated ratings to inferior bonds. The companies named the bonds "investment grade" to achieve more sales of their rating services and didn't downgrade the bonds until Lehman filed for bankruptcy in 2008, plaintiff Ronald Grassi said.
S&P Says Investors Can't Sue Over High Ratings on Lehman Bonds
Standard & Poor's, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings sought dismissal of a lawsuit by two
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But somehow, barbarism, often cloaked in the language of "resistance," has gained acceptance in the most elite circles of our society. The words "war on terror" cannot be uttered today without fear of offense. Civilized society, so it seems, is so numbed by violence that it has lost its gift to be disgusted by evil.
Then came the August 2008 birthday of Samir Kuntar, the unrepentant killer who, in 1979, smashed the head of a four-year-old Israeli girl with his rifle after killing her father before her eyes. Al Jazeera elevated Kuntar to heroic heights with orchestras, fireworks and sword dances, presenting him to 50 million viewers as Arab society's role model. No mainstream Western media outlet dared to expose Al Jazeera efforts to warp its young viewers into the likes of Kuntar.
The "cycle of violence" platitude allows analysts to empower terror with the guise of reciprocity, and, amazingly, indict terror's victims for violence....
At my own university, UCLA, a symposium last week on human rights turned into a Hamas recruitment rally by a clever academic gimmick. The director of the Center for Near East Studies carefully selected only Israel bashers for the panel, each of whom concluded that the Jewish state is the greatest criminal in human history.
Thursday, February 05, 2009
The Normalization of Evil
Daniel Pearl and the Normalization of Evil, published in the Wall Street Journal, is another of those must read articles. I've posted some excerpts below, but please take time to read the entire short but outstanding article.
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It is a movie that Abe for the first time played a leading role and the last movie that Ueki Hitoshi, the late great actor in Japan, appeared. Drawing over a million audiences and getting over two billions yen, the film was shown over USA in 2008. That means the movie was a great hit.
Though it is a comedy, the film raises some questions about Kyoto. Kudo Kankuro, however, did not go to Kyoto for writing this story...
Funny is love affair troubles caused by a couple consisted of Onizuka and his girl played by Shibasaki Kou. Can't watch the film feeling fear about the love or the attachment of her. (^_^);/
By the way, Yumekawa-cho in the movie is a fictional place name. With watching the film, charms and questions of Kyoto will be conveyed to you.


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Michelle Alexander: More Black Men in Prison Than Were Enslaved in 1850
Clearly, colorblindness hasn't gotten us very far.
Shirley Sherrod: Moving Past Colorblind, Toward the End of Racism
Having battled racism all my life, I have to wonder how this wonderful nation can overcome its obsession with skin color.
Another Fashion Week, Another Colored Model Fad
But still no sign of questioning the Euro-supremacy at the root of what's hot and what's not.
We Twisted King's Dream, So We Live With His Nightmare
Today's remembrances abstract non-violence from justice, colorblindness from racial equity and public service from radical social transformation.
Film Critic Roger Ebert Gets Schooled Over His "Huck Finn" Read
Film critic Roger Ebert keeps putting his foot in his mouth.
Why Jim Needs to Remain Huck Finn's "Nigger"
A well-meaning effort to make Mark Twain's novel teachable removes the lesson.
White Dad, Black Son and Raising Kids in a "Colorblind" World
Teaching how to create a more just world is one of the greatest gifts we can give our children.
Four Tips and Resources for "Post-Race" Parenting
Terry Keleher shares his experiences as both parent and racial justice educator.
Cases to Watch for the Most Conservative Supreme Court in Years
Immigration, prison overcrowding, prosecutorial overreaching and the culture wars are all on the docket.
When "Colorblindness" Invades Your TV
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Utopia, Series Finale, Channel 4
Utopia, Series Finale, Channel 4
First series ends but epic conspiracy looks set for a comeback
"New Sars-like virus claims first Briton" according to a headline in yesterday's Times, news which will have sent spasms of alarm through Utopia-watchers. A couple of episodes ago we heard how the original Sars outbreak had been a fictional creation, and this series-closer began with overheard news reports of another attack of Russian flu in Britain, which was provoking "scenes of disorder". But we know that these outbreaks too have been fabricated, as an excuse to dose up the population with the antidote.
Utopia's tortuous and bindweed-like plotting has had us pondering over what, exactly, The Network has been up to over the shadowy decades of its existence. Is it planning genocide on an incalculable scale? Or selective destruction of particular racial groups? Last week we learned from Letts (Stephen Rea), a pitifully shrunken figure once removed from the baroque gloom of his office, that the project aimed at nothing less than the mass sterilisation of the global population, give or take a few per cent who we would be left to ensure the survival of the species. The inital batch of test subjects would be the population of the UK.
This has been an ingenious twist by writer Dennis Kelly. Looming global over-population and its potential for causing catastrophic wars over food and resources may be the largest elephant in any room, ever (why else are the Chinese colonising mineral-rich chunks of Africa?), but it's rarely discussed publicly. It's not hard to believe in the existence of covert organisations plotting stratagems to deal with it (Alexandra Roach and Emilia Jones, pictured above).
Moreover (Kelly asked us, through the reactions of his characters), despite its monstrous shadow-totalitarian behaviour, might not The Network's Janus project really be for the greater good? After all, they're not planning mass murder (though they're happy to kill everybody who gets in their way), merely the non-birth of billions of people whom the world's resources wouldn't be able to support. Wilson, despite having been shockingy half-blinded by agents Arby and Lee, found this argument surprisingly compelling.
Yet sadly, the anticipated cataclysmic punch of episode six, as our bedraggled band of refugees tracked down 64 million doses of sinister serum stored in a warehouse in Stevenage, was dissipated in a blatant set-up for series two, leaving countless loose ends flapping in the wind. Even though we were zapped with a staggering revelation about Jessica Hyde (Fiona O'Shaughnessy) and the legacy of her evil-scientist dad, what it really meant was that the wheel had turned full circle so it could start all over again.
But the scope and scale of Utopia are obviously designed with worldwide export in mind, so one series was never going to be enough. Apart from the numerous splendid performances (for instance Alexandra Roach's Becky, Neil Maskell's Arby and Emilia Jones as the cruelly orphaned Alice), the elements that stick in the mind are Ole Bratt Birkeland's stunning cinematography, with its enormously suggestive wide shots and intense colours, and Cristobal Tapia de Veer's cunning, menacing music. Can they keep the inspiration flowing?
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Peak Asphalt: Why We Are Running Out Of The Stuff
John previously wrote about how rural roads are going back to the stone age because of the cost of asphalt. The sticky black liquid was the bottom of the barrel in the oil industry, often sold at a loss, to be mixed with aggregates and used for paving. (5% asphalt to 95% aggregate, the asphalt is the glue that holds it together).
There is a lot of it in heavy crude, which is the fastest growing part of the industry (see the Alberta oil sands), which should mean that there is more of it, but in fact that is exactly the problem. According to the Globe and Mail,
Eager to capitalize on the heavy crude growth, refiners across the continent have scrambled to build what's called "coking" capacity. Cokers take those heaviest parts of the barrel and, in simple terms, refine them into more marketable products. That leaves less of the heavy product to make asphalt - and cokers are growing rapidly. Between 2008 and 2013 alone, North America will add more than 18 per cent to its total coking capacity, according to research firm GlobalData.
So where before it was virtually a waste product, good for little more than sealing roofs and paving roads, now it can be refined into gasoline, a much more valuable product. One paving contractor told the Globe and Mail:
"The fundamentals for asphalt are changing all the time. Less sources are becoming available to us."
So asphalt becomes part of a vicious circle; cars are less efficient and burn more gas on gravel roads, so more heavy oil gets refined, meaning more expensive asphalt and more gravel roads. It's a cycle we have to break.
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Salvation Changes Everything!
My favorite moment this summer is when I had a little boy named Sam* in my class and he spent the whole week not paying attention and drawing scary pictures. He had told me he was always sad for personal reasons. (He is in second grade!) On Thursday night, I made him pay attention to the gospel and he answered every question I asked. That night he got saved and by the time campfire started, he was a whole new person. He gave me 1000 hugs and shared his food with every kid around.
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An Industrial Village
He removed most houses on the south side, however perhaps due to their deteriorated condition. He did not replace these homes, which allowed the Park Avenue homes to feature considerable larger back lots. As a result of these changes, Smithville contained fewer workforce accommodations than Shreveville once possessed.
By 1883 Smith's model industrial village encompassed nearly 500 acres and the residents numbered about 300. The number of persons per house averaged just five. The company rented homes primarily to married men with families. Eight families in the village provided room and
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View of the mansion and village looking west from the top of the observation tower on the Smithville farm.
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Left: Children sitting in front of a worker's home on Maple Avenue, date unknown. Right: The brick homes on Maple Avenue in 1900. These houses were built prior to 1865, for the Shreveville workers.
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Left: A row of worker's brick homes looking down Maple Avenue towards the Smith mansion. Right: Two women sitting outside one of the brick homes.
Location. 39° 59.212′ N, 74° 44.981′ W. Marker is in Eastampton, New Jersey, in Burlington County. Marker is on Maple Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Holly NJ 08060, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Smithville Historic District (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Smithville Park (about 400 feet away); Smithville Lower Village (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Train Station & Smith's Forest (approx. half a mile away); Girard House
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US fund Blackrock one of the biggest western investors in Chinese coal
Multi-trillion dollar investment firm Blackrock is heavily invested in a number of Chinese coal companies accused of environmentally destructive practices, according to an Unearthed analysis.
The news comes days after the fund warned that investors can no longer ignore the impacts of climate change and impacts on water on their portfolios.
"Climate factors have been under-appreciated and underpriced because they have been perceived to be distant [problems]," Blackrock director Ewen Cameron-Watt said in a recent research note.
Yet our analysis reveals the firm – also a major shareholder in oil giant Exxon – holds positions worth around $1.5bn spread across eight coal companies listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
It is quite simply one of the industry's biggest western investors.
The coal boom in China this century has been the driving force behind the massive increase in global greenhouse gas emissions, the cause of climate change.
Aside from the impact on climate change and air pollution, coal firms in China have also been involved in a string of environmental controversies — from projects in water-starved regions to unreported chemical spills.
Stake in every coal major
Bloomberg data shows Blackrock is especially invested in Shenhua Energy, the world's biggest coal miner, with its 7% stake valued at around $540 million.
The firm stopped extracting ground-water for a giant coal project following a recent Greenpeace investigation into the impacts on the region.
Blackrock's roughly $450m stake in Huaneng Power International also represents more than 9% of the coal company's shares.
And it owns 8% of Huadian – worth about $105m – and nearly 5% of China Coal Energy.
In fact, it appears as though Blackrock has stake in every single coal company listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Click here for a spreadsheet of Blackrock's Chinese coal investments
Financial risk
The investments in Chinese coal may pose a financial as well as reputational risk for the US fund.
The Chinese coal industry has fallen off a cliff in the last two years as the country has grappled with low commodity prices caused by huge oversupply.
Indeed for miners and power producers the country's massive coal glut coupled with hundreds of projects in the pipeline threatens a sectoral crisis.
Recent steps to curtail supply have seen coal prices recover in the past few months, but many of them measures are temporary.
In fact, significant new mining capacity remains due to come on-stream in the coming years even as demand continues to fall.
We will update this piece with comment from Blackrock including details of which of the investment giant's funds hold the China shares.
The data was taken from Bloomberg on August 29th 2016.
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On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report which analyzed hospitals' use of observation stays and short inpatient stays for 2012. The report concludes that patients who have been hospitalized for three days and are sent to nursing homes should not have to pay extra for nursing home stays merely because they were on "observational status" while in the hospital. While the OIG gives no formal recommendation, and recognizes a fix may require legislation, the report states, "CMS should consider how to ensure that beneficiaries with similar post-hospital care needs have the same access to and cost sharing for SNF services."
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Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued two proposed rules that would update payment policies and rates for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and address payment and policy changes for the hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and the ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system. The rule also proposes changes to several of the quality reporting initiatives that are associated with PFS payments – the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive program. In addition, the rule continues the phased-in implementation of the physician value-based payment modifier, created by the Affordable Care Act, which would affect payments to physician groups based on the quality and cost of care they furnish to beneficiaries enrolled in the traditional Medicare fee-for-service program. Among other changes, CMS proposed bundling seven new categories of supporting items and services in payments for primary care, and combining five levels of outpatient visit codes into a single Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code for each type of outpatient visit.


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VA National Cemeteries Now Offering Pre-Need Eligibility Determinations
December 8, 2016, 02:09:00 PM
WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced it now provides eligibility determinations for interment in a VA national cemetery prior to the time of need. Through the Pre-Need Determination of Eligibility Program, upon request, individuals can learn if they are eligible for burial or memorialization in a VA national cemetery.
"MyVA is about looking at VA from the Veterans' perspective, and then doing everything we can to make the Veteran Experience effective and seamless," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald. "This new program reaffirms our commitment to providing a lifetime of benefits and services for Veterans and their families."
VA will review applications and provide written notice of its determination of eligibility. VA will save determinations and supporting documentation in an electronic information system to expedite burial arrangements at the time of need. Because laws and personal circumstances change, upon receipt of a burial request, VA will validate all pre-need determinations in accordance with the laws in effect at that time.
VA operates 135 national cemeteries and 33 soldiers' lots in 40 states and Puerto Rico. More than 4 million Americans, including Veterans of every war and conflict, are buried in VA's national cemeteries. VA also provides funding to establish, expand and maintain 105 Veterans cemeteries in 47 states and territories including tribal trust lands, Guam, and Saipan. For Veterans buried in private or other cemeteries, VA provides headstones, markers or medallions to commemorate their service. In 2016, VA honored more than 345,000 Veterans and their loved ones with memorial benefits in national, state, tribal and private cemeteries.
Eligible individuals are entitled to burial in any open VA national cemetery, opening/closing of the grave, a grave liner, perpetual care of the gravesite, and a government-furnished headstone or marker or niche cover, all at no cost to the family. Veterans are also eligible for a burial flag and may be eligible for a Presidential Memorial Certificate.
Information on VA burial benefits is available from local VA national cemetery offices, from the Internet at www.cem.va.gov, or by calling VA regional offices toll-free at 800-827-1000. To make burial arrangements at any open VA national cemetery at the time of need, call the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 800-535-1117.
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On Wednesday, a federal judge struck down a law allowing the indefinite detention of anyone suspected of terrorism on American soil as a violation of free speech and due process. Two days later, the House made it clear it considered those to be petty concerns, voting to keep the repellent practice of indefinite detention on the books.
On a 238-to-182 vote, it rejected a proposal for something so basic that it is hard to believe there was an argument about it: a formal charge and trial for anyone arrested in the United States. You might have thought that was guaranteed in the Constitution, but that right was stripped away in last year's military policy bill, signed by President Obama, which made an exception for terror suspects. By giving the military the power to deal with domestic terrorists, the bill essentially allowed presidents to brand anyone a terrorist and lock them up for life without a trial.
"That is an extraordinary amount of power to give the executive branch over individual freedom and liberty," said Adam Smith, a Democrat of Washington, who proposed amending this year's defense bill to end the exception. "I don't think it is necessary to keep us safe." He was joined by Justin Amash, a Republican of Michigan, and several libertarians who feared government abuse.
But they couldn't persuade the larger Republican majority, along with 19 Democrats. Never mind that hundreds of terrorists have been locked up by civilian courts. Supporters of detention said they were horrified that a police officer might read a terrorist a Miranda warning. "I think the vast majority of people in this body and around the country do not think telling them they have the right to remain silent as the first thing they hear is a wise thing," said Mac Thornberry, a Republican of Texas.
A federal judge, at least, has recognized that basic rights cannot be arbitrarily removed from an entire class of people so lawmakers can look tough. In her opinion earlier this week, Judge Katherine Forrest of the Southern District of New York blocked the government from enforcing the detention provision because it violated the First and Fifth Amendments. Noting that the law also allows detention for those who support terrorists, she said the language was so vague that it could allow journalists writing about terrorists to be locked up. That has a "chilling impact on First Amendment rights," she wrote.
The overall defense bill was approved by the House, and President Obama has threatened to veto it — not because it fails to prohibit detention, but because it violates an agreement on the military budget and tries to prohibit same-sex marriages on military property, among other flaws. The Senate has an opportunity to fix this bill to restore the due-process rights found in the Constitution.Continue reading the main story


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Shisongoya Kitutu is a 49-year-old woman that is happily married with three children. She has always been strong, energetic and extremely enthusiastic about farming activities. She enjoys gendering and poultry keeping as well as small-scale dairy farming under zero grazing.
Her dream was to improve and extend her farming activities in order to increase the household income of the family. However, during the 1990s, there were very few credit facilities in Tanzania and particularly as a woman it was very difficult to obtain a loan. In 1999, she visited SELFINA and applied for a loan. After a short review, such a loan was granted and Shisongoya Kitutu was able to extend her business.
As a result of the SELFINA loan Shisongoya Kitutu proudly declares that there have been dramatic improvements in terms of her household income. Her children were able to receive good educations, as well as attend various universities. She is also able to support her parents in Kilimanjaro as they are at an age where they are no longer able to work. She was able to make some large purchases such as a Suzuki motor vehicle and a one-grade Heifer to improve the milk production of the zero-grazing system. She has also been able to provide Agro Veterinarian facilities that offer services to all the farmers in the Mlandizi township. She was also able to improve her small-scale pig production.
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