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What is Friction? How is It Measured? Read This to Find Out
Kundan Pandey
Mar 19, 2019
The concept of friction is an essential part of physics. This post discusses its basic concept, as well as important related information. Have a look...
Friction is a resistive force. If this seems like a small riddle for you, let us try and understand the basic concept of friction.
Friction is the tendency to oppose relative motion. It is an inherent force that resists the motion of an object which is in contact with another object or a surface. If you try to move a heavy book kept on a table, you will have to apply some force. This force is required to overcome the frictional force between the contact area of book and table.
Have you ever tried ice skating? You may have thought that there is no frictional force present when you're ice skating, and hence, it's easier to slide on the ice.
It is not that there is zero friction between the ice and the skates. Zero friction is an ideal concept, one that we use while solving theoretical problems.
In the practical world, some friction always exists between two objects coming in contact with each other. In case of ice skating, it is present, but is very less, making it easier for skaters to perform. If friction becomes zero, then it would be impossible for skaters to stop, or for you to sit on a chair, or run on the road. You will be in motion forever.
Is it a Force?
Friction is a force that is resistive in nature. It obstructs the motion of another object by applying some force. But, from where are these frictional forces generated?
First, let's understand friction from a molecular level. Friction that we observe in daily life can seem to be caused by the roughness of a surface. This is what scientists believed for a long time to be the main cause of friction. However, studies today have suggested molecular adhesion and plowing effect to be the major causes.
Molecular adhesion is defined as the force that exists between two surfaces coming in contact, by the virtue of molecular or electromagnetic attractions between their molecules.
To overcome resistance, it becomes essential to break the molecular attraction bond or the adhesive bond. Plowing effect is the frictional force that occurs due to deformation of the object, near the point of contact.
For example, if a hard object slides on a soft platform, it is deformation in the surface of the soft object that generates friction.
Being a force, the SI unit for its measurement is Newton. The value of the frictional force that acts between objects in relative motion, depends on two major quantities, coefficient of friction (µ) and net normal reaction (N). The frictional force equation is, F = μN, where, F = frictional force, μ = coefficient friction, and N = net normal reaction.
Understanding the coefficient of friction (μ) is very important to comprehend this concept completely. The coefficient of friction is a scalar quantity, which represents the resistance that a surface exerts on the objects moving over it.
Mathematically, it is the ratio of frictional force between the surfaces, and the external force applied to the bodies. The coefficient of static friction is a term that is used for static objects, while the term coefficient of kinetic friction is used for objects in motion.
Solving related mathematical problems will help you develop a more holistic understanding of friction.
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Matthew Daddario Biography
|Date of Birth:
|1987 , October-1
|32 years old
|Birth Nation:
|United States of America
|6 Feet 3 Inch
|Matthew Daddario
|Birth Name
|Matthew Quincy Daddario
|Nick Name
|Matthew Daddario
|Richard C. Daddario
|Christina Daddario
|Birth Place/City
|New York City, New York
|Net Worth
|$1 million
|Affair with
|Indiana University Bloomington
|Alexandra Daddario
|Catharine Daddario
Matthew Daddario, the Teen Choice Award-winning American actor/model, is best known for his role in the movie When the Game Stands Tall and fantasy series, Shadowhunters. He made his major film debut in the romantic drama movie Breathe In 2013.
In 2016, he played Jeff in a film Cabin Fever. That year, he produced, directed and featured in his own short movie The Last Hunt.
Since 2016, he is portraying Alec Lightwood on the Freeform TV series Shadow Hunters. It is a supernatural drama series loosely based on the book series The Mortal Instruments. Matthew Daddario is the brother of actress Alexandra Daddario.
Early Life And Education Of Matthew Daddario
Matthew Daddario is born on October 1, 1987. He was raised in his native birthplace New York City, New York, United States of America. He was born as the son of mother Christina Daddario, and Richard Daddario.
Matthew belongs to English, Hungarian, Italian and Irish descent. His nationality is American and is of White-American ethnicity. His mother is a lawyer and his father is a prosecutor and former head of NYPD.
His paternal grandfather, Emilio Q Daddario was a Democratic representative to the United States House of Representatives for the state of Connecticut.
Matthew has a sister superstar actress, Alexandra Daddario and has a younger sister named Catharine. Matthew Daddario attended Collegiate School. And later he joined Indiana University Bloomington and he graduated from there in 2010.
Matthew Daddario's Career
Matthew Daddario made his acting debut in 2012 movie The Debut. After a year of his debut, he was featured in American romantic drama film Breathe In in 2013. The Same year, Daddario appeared in the movie 36 Saints and a comedy-drama film Delivery Man.
In 2014, his movie Growing Up and Other Lies released. The same year, he made his presence in a sports drama movie When the Game Stands Tall, where his character was Danny Ladouceur. And for his movie role, he was much appreciated and he also becomes famous for his acting.
In 2015, he was featured in a comedy drama romance film Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List. Since 2016, he has been featured in an American fantasy television series Shadowhunters. He has appeared as the main cast in the character of Alec Lightwood in the series.
Matthew Daddario's Net Worth, Height, Salary
Mathew has earned a good amount of salary from his work as an actor. He has maintained an incredible net worth of $1 million. His sister, Alexandra Daddario's net worth is $4 million, as of 2018.
According to a source, TV stars make $125K to $1 million for an episode from their series. So, he might earn somewhere in the above range.
He has appeared in the movies such as The Last Hunt, Cabin Fever, Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List, When the Game Stands Tall, Growing Up and Other Lies, Delivery Man, 36 Saints, Breathe In, and The Debut. He has appeared in a TV series, Shadowhunters, as Alec Lightwood.
He has been nominated for many awards in his career and has won awards such as Teen Choice Awards for Choice TV: Breakout Star, and Choice TV: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actor.
Matthew Daddario's Personal Life, Dating, Sister, Gay
Matthew Daddario is in a relationship with Esther Kim since 2013. The pair clearly madly in love with each other as they are constantly posting about their dating life on their Instagram. Their Instagram is filled with awesome pictures of their traveling with their family and friends.
Daddario's Instagram account has 2.1 million plus followers as of June 2018. Daddario is an animal lover. He has a dog of German Shepherd breed. He also shares cat pictures via his Instagram.
Matthew Daddario has two sisters Alexandra Daddario (elder) and Catherine Daddario (younger). His elder sister Alexandra Daddario is a prominent actress in American movies and TV series.
She perhaps is best known for her portrayal of Annabeth Chase in the Percy Jackson film series. She is a main source of inspiration for him to enter into the entertainment industry. His younger sister Catherine Daddario is also a rising star in Hollywood. She appeared in two short films in 2017.
Matthew plays a gay character in a fantasy series Shadowhunters. He also portrayed a gay character in a movie Delivery Man in 2013. Due to this, his fans speculated that he is gay. But, he has not revealed anything about his sexuality.
Matthew Daddario is good looking guys with great talent. He has kept his personal life in deep mystery. His sexual orientation seems to be straight but it is not confirmed that he might not be gay or homosexual.
Matthew Daddario has several affairs in the past but he has kept that information private. There were rumors of him and he is also linked with many of his co-stars but has not officially confirmed any of the girls as his girlfriend.
His current relational status is unknown. He might be single or maybe dating someone. Matthew is not married yet and he has no children. Matthew is a huge fan of American football and likes other sports.
Age, Body Measurements and Other Facts
- Age: As of 2019, he is 31 years old.
- Body Measurements: He has also maintained his body posture in perfect shape. He has a muscular body with the measurements of 45-15.5-33 inches(Chest-Biceps-Waist).
- Height: He has a tall height of 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm).
- Weight: His body weight is around 89 kg (196 lbs)
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Welcome to Star of the Month, where each month we'll celebrate an amazing professional who goes above and beyond to help victims and survivors of domestic abuse.
Do you know someone who could be our next Star? Someone who has provided life-changing support in difficult circumstances? Or pushed for change in their workplace?
We want to hear about Idvas, Ypvas, Police, Health staff and professionals from all agencies who have made a difference to the lives of survivors and their children.
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Martyn and Sian have developed a programme to support male victims and survivors in Bedfordshire
Sue Davis is the Operations Manager at Changing Pathways. She has worked in the domestic abuse sector since 2000, when she started as a volunteer at Thurrock Women's Aid.
Fiona Milner works for Lincolnshire Community Health Services as a specialist nurse within the safeguarding team, as Domestic Abuse Lead. After qualifying as a nurse in 1984 she became midwife, then health visitor and mental health practitioner.
Deana Young is a senior support worker in Women's Aid North East Lincs with almost 20 years' experience and knowledge. Deana works with families living in the refuge to empower them and support them to live independently.
Zoe is a Mental Health Idva who supports women experiencing domestic abuse by listening, helping them understand their options, explaining their legal rights, talking to the police and other agencies for them, helping them get to safer housing or even attending court with them
Stacey has been a Health Idva at Blackpool Teaching Hospital since 2016. She began her work as an Immediate Response Officer in Lancashire Constabulary, responding to crimes including victims of domestic and sexual assaults.
Mhairi began her career in the Civil Service before joining Greater Easterhouse Women's Aid in 1996, working in the community both with women and with agencies.
Dawn is an Idva with Foundation Domestic Abuse services. Previously, she has worked as a Refuge Manager, a Project Manager and been a Research Associate at Newcastle University.
Michelle is a Community Idva at My Sisters House Women's Centre. She also runs the weekly Domestic Abuse Peer Group "Stronger Futures".
PC Scott Buckley has been a constable in Staffordshire Police for over 11 years. Initially, in the response team, attending to emergency calls, and then four years in his current role in the Harm Reduction Hub.
Rosanna Lewis is an Idva with Sistah Space, a domestic abuse service that profiles, gives voice to and raises awareness of African Heritage Women and Girls affected by domestic and sexual abuse.
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European markets finished marginally higher Friday as shares of oil giants like BP and Total pressured indexes on crude-oil moves, though airlines gained.
Germany's DAX 30 index, which doesn't have oil companies, closed up 0.3% at 4,712.9 and France's CAC 40 index (1804546) finished up a mere 0.07% at 4,373.7. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index (UKX) closed down 0.6% to 5,230. See London Markets.
The Dow Jones Stoxx 600 fell 0.2% to 281.12. The euro slipped 0.5% in recent trading to $1.2042.
Oil companies were pressured as crude oil declined and held below $59 a barrel during European trading. Hurricane worries lifted crude-oil and natural-gas futures in early U.S. trading, though the August crude contract still remained under $59. See Futures Movers.
BP BP, -0.05% (BP) fell 1.1%, Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. RD (00947) shares fell 1.3% and France's Total TOT, -0.32% (012027) fell 1%. All are large components of their respective benchmark indexes.
Oil-sensitive airlines gained, with Air France-KLM AKH (003112) up about 1% and British Airways (BAY) BAB, +0.47% rising 1.6%. Low-cost airline Ryanair RYAAY, +3.51% (RYA) closed up 2%.
Siemens, Amvescap
Industrial conglomerate Siemens SI, +2.63% (723610) shares closed up 1.3% after rival General Electric Co. GE, -0.87% reported second-quarter net income that rose in line with analyst estimates. See full story.
Fund-manager operator Amvescap AVZ, +0.00% (AVZ) shares closed down 0.9%, after falling nearly 4%, as it named Martin Flanagan, the co-chief executive of rival mutual-fund giant Franklin Resources Inc., as its new president and chief executive.
Shares have risen 37% over the last 60 days on speculation that Amvescap will be taken over, with Canadian fund manager CI Financial's recent offer for a division being rejected by Amvescap.
British utility Centrica (CNA) shares closed down 0.8%. There were reports its British Gas unit will fire 2,000 people. The company also said it has agreed to take 40% equity ownership of an exploration license in the North Sea.
"The current high wholesale price of gas makes increased exploration activity an attractive option," it said. Centrica also became a partner in the Canvey liquefied natural gas project.
Meanwhile, Novartis NVS, -0.08% (001200526) shares added 0.8%. The Swiss pharmaceutical company, which reported better-than-expected second-quarter profits Thursday, said it will pay $660 million in cash to acquire the consumer-medicines business operations of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., including such brands as Bufferin, Excedrin and No-Doz.
Also in the sector, Germany's Schwarz Pharma (722190) said it's buying the remaining rights to rotigotine from privately held Aderis Pharmaceuticals for 58 million euros. Schwarz said the deal will lift profitability once it's on the market. The company expects a net loss of 58 million euros for 2005.
Shares added 1.6%.
Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson ERICY (000010865) shares slipped 0.7% as its mobile-phone joint venture with Sony SNE, +0.37%, Sony Ericsson, said pretax profit declined to 87 million euros from 113 million euros, below analysts' expectations for pretax profit of 92 million euros. See full story.
Sales for the period rose to 1.6 billion euros from 1.5 billion euros. The group said it gained momentum and market share in the quarter as new products started shipping, and noted that average selling price remained stable.
"We foresee substantial improvements in the second half... resulting in a higher average selling price and a richer operating margin," said analysts at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.
French aerospace group EADS (005730) shares closed up 1.7% at 26.91 euros as it was lifted to buy from neutral at UBS. UBS cited recent civil-aircraft orders as partly behind the upgrade, and set a new price target of 32 euros a share from 23 euros.
U.K. real estate, retail
Barratt Developments (BDEV), Britain's largest homebuilder, ended flat. The company said it expects to report fiscal 2005 results in line with market expectations, but cautioned that, if it doesn't see the traditional autumn and spring sales uplift in fiscal 2006, it would anticipate little or no growth in home completions during this period.
U.K. property developer British Land (BLND) rose 0.4% after it said in a statement ahead of its annual shareholder meeting that the outlook in its investment sectors remains promising. While noting that the retailing climate has become tougher, the company said its office-sector vacancy rates are declining.
British pub chain J.D. Wetherspoon (JDW) also noted the harsh retailing climate. Shares slipped 0.7% as it expects results for the fiscal year to July 10 "in line with market expectations." Shares shed 0.7%.
Also in Britain, bank HBOS (HBOS) slipped 0.8% as it was cut to neutral by Credit Suisse First Boston, with the broker saying clients should avoid the retail banks.
"Our view is that banks should outperform when rates fall from a high base because of the real potential benefit to profits. However, the move from here will barely move the dials in our view," the broker said.
Mortgage provider peer Northern Rock (NRK) slipped 0.3%. The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), a major retail presence in the U.K., fell 0.9%.


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[picture taken while waiting for the taxi to arrive]
An extremely uneventful flight to Cincinnati from Denver. It takes a journey back home for us to encounter snow. The fluffy snow in the driveway makes me cold by default, even though the house is at its usual comfortable temperature.
The animals were overjoyed to see us: Sophie almost exploded with barking and excitement. Satchel meowed enough to get me to finally give him some food, even though I told him that it was not Cat Snack Time. His training is strong: every time a human enters the house through the front door, Satchel is supposed to get fed. He has no problem with any of the internal logic, or external logic, of this.


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Here is some news for those of you interested in following the story of acid rain in Big Sur. The first rains have arrived here in Big Sur in a big way, 8.45″ of rain fell between Oct. 12 and 14. The pH readings on the first 3 inches of rain averaged 5.41, the highest value (lowest acidity) yet recorded in over three years of measurements.
Another small storm brought some rain today (Oct. 19) which totaled just 0.14″, with a pH value of 4.79. This value is more in line with readings from the previous three years and represents a significant drop (increase in acidity) compared to the heavy rains last week.
What do you suppose is going on?


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Picture this...
January 1st of this year and you
have just arrived in the international airport in Amsterdam at 8 am. You are
traveling with your 2 year old son and your wife, who is pregnant. Your connecting
flight to New Delhi is scheduled to depart at 10 am. Not bad, a 2 hour layover, it
will give you time to stretch, walk around the airport, have a bite to eat or have a cup a
tea since it is so cold. You look at the departure screen to see what gate the
flight is going to depart from when the worst thing happens. Your flight is delayed
till 11pm. That is a 13 hour delay. How are you going to break this to your
wife, what are you going to do for 13 hours in the Amsterdam airport, hope family is not
waiting at the airport in Delhi for you. You knew there was a possibility of this
happening since New Delhi was having problems with fog for a few weeks. You heard
that flights your friends and relatives were on a few weeks earlier were delayed.
Then you remember your family and friends saying the airline they flew on provided them
with a hotel room to sleep, relax or to shower in. Maybe your wife will understand.
You tell your wife about the delay and she starts asking you 100
questions, which you can answer none of them. You tell her you will find out about
the hotel room the airline will provide. You walk over to the airline desk were
their are already a load of desi people yelling and arguing at the staff. You listen
for a while and you hear someone say 'they are not going to give us a hotel room!",
you almost faint. Maybe you heard wrong, so you ask the airline representative
yourself and you heard right. No hotel room will be provided and you have to wait in
the airport till 11pm.
This has got to be a mistake. But it is not.
This did happen to me. What airline was this that did not provide the basic of human
needs to its passengers that were 7000+ miles away from home and from their
destination. What airline was this that preferred to save a few dollars then save
loyal customers. ... Northwest/KLM.
other airline like Royal Jordanian, United, Lufthansa, Air India and Tarom (that's right
Tarom) gave their passengers hotel rooms or sleeping accommodations because of the fog
delays in New Delhi, Northwest Airlines in partnership with KLM did not.
I tried to reason with their representatives for over half
an hour explaining to them that I was travelling with a two (2) year old son and a
pregnant wife and that we needed sleeping accommodations. I even informed her that other
airlines were having the same problem and they were giving their passengers sleeping
accommodations. Their representatives was not willing to facilitate my request. By that
time the hotel connected to the airport was full - no rooms were available.
For 12 hours my 2-year-old son, my pregnant wife and I
spent our time sitting in chairs and sleeping on the cold Amsterdam airport floor in the
bitter chill of January. We were not prepared for such a scenario. We brought no blankets.
My son cried for hours because he was so cold, he could not sleep. All we had was our
coats. As a result of this ordeal our 2-week trip to India was ruined. My son became sick
with the flu and wife had backaches and also caught a cold. My wife and I also spent
$11.00 US dollars each to take a shower in the hotel airport so that we could relax our
body and get rid of the stiffness and aches that we got by sitting in a chair and on the
floor for 12 hours.
My question to you is what type of policy is this for a
major international airline to have for not being able to accommodate its passengers with
basic human needs? Are these people so cheap? I am disgusted with this policy of Northwest
airlines, making over 200 passengers wait in the airport for over 12 hours and only
providing us with lunch and dinner coupons.
You should have seen the sight in the airport in Amsterdam. People
sleeping in chairs and on the floor. We did not look like Northwest passengers, we looked
like refugees. Was it because the flight was to India and 90% of the passengers were of
Indian origin. Would we of have been treated differently if the flight were to any other
part of Europe or North America?
When I got back from India I wrote a letter of complaint
to Northwest Airlines and sent the letter by registered mail. I did not received a
response from the airline at all. I followed up by a complaint form on their website, www.nwa.com and also by writing another
letter a month later. They still did not respond. So what did I do next...I wrote a letter
of complaint to my Congressman and to my Senator, the United States Department of State,
the Unites States Department of Transportation, the FAA and other airline agencies, the
Better Business Bureau, Northwest Airlines C.E.O. John H. Dasburg, senior executives and
the Board of Directors for Northwest Airlines.
Finally they responded in the middle of April. They
responded by saying it was not the policy of the airline to provide hotels rooms for
flight delays and they gave me three discount airline vouchers with an expiration date.
The vouchers probably are not enough to cover for a flight from Newark, NJ to JFK,
New York.
What should you do? Well if you don't want to take a
chance of this happening to you, if you want to fly on an airline that you know will take
care of you and your family if their is a delay, then DO NOT
FLY NORTHWEST/KLM. Boycott them. It is better to spend an extra $50-100
dollars on a flight to India knowing that the service will be good and that the airline
respects your patronage. Remember if you do fly Northwest/KLM you are taking a
chance that what happened to me can happen to you.
you had a bad experience with an airline you should report it. Report it to the
airline, their CEO and the United
States Department of Transportation. Definitely if you had a bad experience with
Northwest/KLM... you should report it.


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The Arkansas Public Service Commission on Wednesday grant limited status to the Arkansas Sierra Club's request to intervene in Entergy Arkansas Inc.'s $167 million rate case, saying the environmental group had established "specific interests" to participate in the regulatory docket.
In an 18-page order, PSC Chairman Ted Thomas wrote that the Sierra Club could participate in the proceedings to argue if the costs of Entergy's compliance with federal mercury and toxic air emissions were properly incurred. Also, the environmental group could argue if the utility giant's "energy cost recovery riders" and rate design allowed for and encouraged energy conservation and development of renewable energy sources.
However, the PSC ruling signed by Thomas and fellow Commissioners Elana Wills and Lamar Davis noted that the Sierra Club's petition had not shown any "unique interest" on behalf of ratepayers that were not adequately represented by the Arkansas Attorney General's office.
"Accordingly, Sierra Club does not have standing to intervene as a ratepayer or as a representative of ratepayers," Thomas wrote in the 18-page filing. "However, as an environmental organization interested in promoting environmental protection, energy conservation and renewable energy development, Sierra Club has shown that it will be directly affected by Commission action and that its interest is not adequately represented by other parties for the limited purposes discussed above."
In response to Wednesday's ruling, Sierra Club Director Glen Hooks hailed the panel's decision to formally allow the environment group to intervene on a limited basis. He said the state's largest environmental group would represent its members on several key areas regarding compliance with EPA rules, renewable energy investments and rate design.
Hooks also highlighted the fact that the group's participation was "aggressively opposed" by Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, Entergy Arkansas and several other intervenors. The PSC staff formally responded to Sierra Club's participation in the rate proceedings in late June, saying the state environmental group had not demonstrated how the issue of increasing residential electricity rates was not adequately represented by other parties in the docket.
"We are very pleased that the PSC has allowed us to participate and has rejected the challenge from Attorney General Rutledge and others. Sierra Club routinely seeks to promote sound environmental and energy policy in Arkansas on behalf of our members before utility commissions," Hooks said. "It is unfortunate that our Attorney General sought to block Arkansas citizens from participating in a public process, but we are grateful that the PSC sided with Sierra Club today."
In addition to the Sierra Club order, the regulatory panel also granted a June 18 petition by Arkansas Advanced Energy Association to participate in the rate case, but stipulated that it must take part "as a single and united intervenor with Sierra Club …"
"The Commission finds that AAEA's interest in policy and rate structures in support of advanced energy technology is similar to the interest represented by the Sierra Club," Thomas wrote in a separate order. "Having multiple entities participating as separate intervenors protecting essentially the same rights and interests in this proceeding would be administratively and judicially inefficient."
To date, the list of current intervenors in the Entergy rate case includes Arkansas Electric Energy Consumers Inc., the Federal Executive Agencies (FEA), grocery giant Kroger Co., the Hospitals and Higher Education Group (HHEH), Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Evergreen Packaging Inc., AAEA and the Sierra Club.
There is still one remaining petition before the PSC from Scenic Hill Solar LLC, which filed to participate in the proceedings only minutes before a June 23 intervenor's deadline. According to Secretary of State corporate filings, Scenic Hill Solar was incorporated as a limited liability company on March 4. In its PSC petition filed by Kutak Rock law firm, the group says it is engaged in the development of solar power facilities in Arkansas.
"The Commission's ruling in this proceeding will directly affect Scenic Hill Solar and other solar power developers, and will influence how EAI accomplishes the transition from coal generation toward renewable resources such as solar," argues Kutak Rock's James Hathaway III. "A significant portion of EAI's rate increase is related to the acquisition and power purchase agreements of advanced energy technologies, including solar power."
On July 6, the PSC staff, the AG's Consumer Utility Advocacy Division and other intervenors filed objections to the group's petition to participate in the rate case. In the AG's protest, Rutledge noted the late filing of the group's incorporation papers and the lack of information concerning the LLC's "commercial interest" in the rate case.
"Scenic Hill Solar claims to have solar projects 'in development' in various locations in Arkansas. However, Scenic Hill Solar does not provide any details regarding these projects. Moreover, Scenic Hill Solar was not created until March 4, 2015," Rutledge wrote. "This is a rate case. At issue is EAI's request for a general increase in rates and tariffs, as well as implementation of a formula rate plan. This is not a case seeking approval to build solar generation projects."
Scenic Hill's petition had not been approved or rejected as of Wednesday evening. Once all the interested parties have had a chance to respond to each party's testimony or rebuttal throughout October, November and December, the PSC staff, intervenors and Entergy Arkansas officials must submit any settlement proposals to the commission by Dec. 31, 2015.
A public evidentiary hearing on Entergy Arkansas' rate filing request will be held January 19, 2016, at the PSC's headquarters in downtown Little Rock. Additional public comment hearings will be conducted in Batesville and El Dorado on Jan. 26 and Jan. 28, respectively.
In its 137-page filing in late April, the state's largest utility makes the case to recover $167 million in new revenue that it said is largely driven by costs to upgrade the power grid and purchase the 495-megawatt power plant Union Power Station near El Dorado for $948 million in December.
If approved, the adjustment would change the monthly bill of a typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatts per hour (kWh) by nearly $13.00 or 45 cents a day. The case is filed under PSC docket 15-015-u.


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PEPCK and Epilepsy
The physiological role of PEPCK in the brain has not been well studied. Published literature shows that the enzyme is expressed at neuronal synapses, and radiolabeled metabolic studies suggest that there is significant enzymatic activity of PEPCK in the brain of well-nourished rats. This page presents some work that I have done on the physiological role of PEPCK, especially how it relates to epilepsy and the ketogenic diet.
Background on PEPCK, the ketogenic diet as well as synaptic transmission can be found on other pages on this site.
To investigate the role of PEPCK in epilepsy, I used a model system that consists of slices of brain from the hippocampus of rats. The hippocampus is very important in memory storage and retrieval and is the most studied area in the brain. Many models of human epilepsy are made from the rat hippocampus, and the one I used is the high-potassium mode. In this model system, rat brains are removed, and cut in to thin slices. These slices can be kept alive by placing them in Artificial Cerebrospinal Fluid (ACSF) that is warmed and saturated with oxygen. This keeps many of the neuronal electrical and biochemical properties intact. Since hippocampal neurons are highly interconnected, hippocampal slices placed in a ACSF with elevated external potassium (7.5 mM Ko) will synchronize their electrical activity and fire action potentials in a co-coordinated manner. These synchronized firing times are called a 'burst' and lasts approximately 100 ms, during which time each neuron may fire multiple action potentials. One of the amazing properties of high-potassium induced bursting is its regularity. Each slice will burst every 3 to 10 seconds, and if left undisturbed they will maintain their frequency for 6 hours or more. Drugs or other manipulations that increase the speed of bursting are considered to be pro- convulsant, and compounds that reduce the frequency of bursting are considered to be anti-convulsant. This synchronous activity can be recorded by an extracellular recording electrode that is placed in the CA3 region of the hippocampus. All the data below come from hippocampal slices placed in 7.5 mM external potassium.
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Product DetailsA cool-climate pinot noir that stays true to the varietal and its Sonoma origins, this red wine from Smoke Tree has delicate aromas, dark fruit flavors and a long, balanced finish. For the 2016 pinot noir, winemakers sought grapes from mature vines, chosen for their ability to impart a unique complexity. Naturally elegant, it has hints of oak and cocoa.
How to enjoy
- Service temperature - 50-54°F
- When to drink - From now to 2019
- Storage advice - Store horizontally in a cool (50-59°F), dark place, and away from vibrations
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- Alcohol by volume - 13.80%
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Smoke Tree Chardonnay 2016
Grapes for the 2016 chardonnay were mainly sourced from California's windswept Carneros region and Sonoma Mountain, with a small percentage from Fountaingrove District vines. Fruits with bright, balanced flavors and a crisp, mineral character were fermented in stainless steel (70%) and neutral oak (30%) and aged for nine months, creating a wonderful balance.
Cool-climate California pinot noir
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Extremely versatile
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Salmon, locally sourced lobster or crab are an excellent match for the wine's fresh flavors.


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Optimization Models and Applications
Recall that a polyhedron is an intersection of a finite number of half-spaces. A polyhedron can be written as
where and , and the symbol refers to the component-wise inequality between vectors.
The Euclidean projection (or projection for short) of the origin on the polyhedron is the (unique) solution to the optimization problem
Without loss of generality, we can square the objective and solve the problem
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Power was a popular word in the 1980s and 90s. People ate power breakfasts and lunches, power walked, power napped, and women power dressed in suits. By 1990, shoulder pads had become enormous, typified by the talk show host Arsenio Hall and his broad shouldered guests.
(above: Julia Roberts, Rob Lowe, Madonna, Andrew "Dice" Clay, Paula Abdul, Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, and Eddie Murphy).


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Here's the non-plan:
I've made these things for breakfasts, either for us to take or to leave with my husband:
- cereal and fruit
- Chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola Bars (recipe coming on Thursday)
- banana bread
I've prepped these things for my husband's dinners:
- turkey burgers
- meatloaf
- scalloped potatoes
I'm also baking a batch of these Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip cookies in the toaster oven and trying out a new kind of granola bar. The whole family's getting into the granola bar kick, and they're so easy to make!
I'm curious: when you leave, do you prepare things ahead for your family/husband? If so, what do you make?
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There's something you need to know about coal before reading this in your gas-heated ivory bedsit. There are types of coal, like there are these little egg-shaped lumps of uniform coal that have been processed and, somehow, are allowed to be described as "smokeless" types because they burn cleaner. They're fine. They're safe and you can set them on fire all you like, as long as you do it on something metal and not on the carpet. What's about to be banned is the wrong type of coal.
This is the raw, literally-a-rock type of coal known as house coal. It's dirtier and dustier, and produces more smoke, hence it's being demonised in the government's forthcoming Clean Air Strategy set of law changes, with a consultation now open to ask for our feelings about looming stricter rules for people who burn stuff in their houses to keep warm in the winter.
It's to stop the flow of particulate matter — the new health demon — into the air, with regular coal and unseasoned wood on home fires apparently the biggest contributor to low air quality in urban spots. Banning the sale of regular coal, only allowing efficient woodburners to be installed and limiting the sale of small quantities of unseasoned firewood are the main points the consultation thinks we should be preparing for. [GOV]
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Facilitator: Robyn Hewitt. Come along to the popular Tuesday Night Book Club at the Princes Hill Community Centre in 2020
Meet new people and enjoy discussions about books chosen by members. Book Club meetings are held every second Tuesday of the month, 7:30pm-9pm. From 18 February 2020
Early bird enrolments are $60, otherwise the cost is $65 for year, or $35 per semester. Downstairs Classroom, Princes Hill Community Centre
Reading List 2019.
Princes Hill Community Centre Book Club.
February 12. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, Arundhati Roy. Pp 464
March 12 The Trauma Cleaner, Sarah Krasnostein. Pp 272
April 9. Paris Echo, Sebastian Faulks. Pp 298
May 14. The Feather Thief, Kirk Wallace Johnson. Pp 320
June 11. The Year of the Farmer, Rosalie Ham. Pp 336
July 9. The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Heather Morris. Pp 228
August 13. The Shepherd's Hut, Tim Winton. Pp 288
September 10. Play it as it Lays, Joan Didion. Pp 213
October 8. Do Oysters Get Bored, Rozanna Lilley. Pp 228
November 12. The Coroner's Lunch, Colin Cotterill. Pp 272
December 10. A Horse walks into a Bar, David Grossman. Pp 208.
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The Jesuit Ruins of San Francisco are located in the west corner of the Pedro del Castillo Square. The building was built by the Jesuits between 1716 and 1731. In 1767, when the Jesuits were expelled from the Spanish American territories, the church passed into the hands of the Franciscan order. In 1861 it was destroyed by a devastating earthquake.
The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1941. Today, here are appreciated only the ruins of the Jesuit temple, only visible remains of the ancient city of Mendoza. At the site there is an interpretation center for the rescue and conservation of their heritage.


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For Czech Independence, the Czech National Association
This World War I poster is one of a series by the Czech artist Vojtech Preissig (1873–1944) produced to promote the creation of an independent Czechoslovak state after the war. The poster shows doubled-headed eagles nailed to crosses. The eagles are a symbol of the Austrian monarchy, and bear medallions around their necks labeled "FJI," an abbreviation that stands for the emperor, Franz Joseph I. On the crosses are signs airing Czech grievances against the Austrian monarchy, including: "Za třistaletý útisk" (For 300 years of oppression), and "Z Kramáře, Rašína, Červinku..." (For Kramář, Rašín, Červinka... [Czech national politicians sentenced to death for high treason]). Preissig was born in the Czech-speaking part of Austria-Hungary. From 1892 to 1896 he studied in Prague at the School of Applied Industrial Art. He then studied and worked in Paris and Prague before moving to the United States in 1910, where he gained a reputation as an innovator in the fields of printmaking, book design, typography, and illustration. From 1912 to 1916 he taught at both the Art Students' League and at Columbia University in New York. From 1916 to 1926 he directed the School of Printing and Graphic Arts at the Wentworth Institute in Boston. This poster was one in a series designed and printed at the Wentworth Institute.
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Czechoslovak Recruiting Office, New York
Title in Original Language
Za českou samostatnost, České národní sdružení
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…and maybe one day you, too, will be photographed by the New York Times surrounded by Loebs in all your contemplative glory!
Here's the actual article on how schools are "Exploring Ways To Shorten The Ascent To A PhD":
There are probably few universities that nudge students out the door as rapidly as Princeton, where a humanities student now averages 6.4 years compared with 7.5 in 2003. That is largely because Princeton guarantees financial support for its more than 2,000 scholars for five years, including free tuition and stipends that range up to $30,000 a year. That means students need teach no more than two courses during their schooling and can focus on research.
"Princeton since the 1930s has felt that a Ph.D. should be an education, not a career, and has valued a tight program,†said William B. Russel, dean of the graduate school.
And students are grateful. "Every morning I wake up and remind myself the university is paying me to do nothing but write the dissertation,†said Kellam Conover, 26, a classicist who expects to complete his course of study in five years next May when he finishes his dissertation on bribery in Athens. "It's a tremendous advantage compared to having to work during the day and complete the dissertation part time.â€


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So, now, onward and upward people.
I am soaking in a rare quiet moment that ALL THREE of my children are asleep. Or at least wreaking havoc quietly enough that I don't know it. YAYAYAY!
Would you like to see some pictures? I haven't done a photo essay of our move yet and it's been TWO WEEKS!
With that in mind, I shall term the following, "July Where Hath Thou Gone?" okie dokie? (Oh I am SO excited!)
(Please read the following with the song, "Don't Stop Thinkin' About Tomorrow" by Fleetwood Mac running through your head, please. If you don't know it, then I'm ashamed of you.)
Here we go:
If you wake up and dont want to smile,
If it takes just a little while,
Open your eyes and look at the day,
You'll see things in a different way.
So, July, how hot and busy thou wert.
|From July 2009
|From July 2009
|From July 2009
Moving was ridiculous. I shan't lie. Twas unbelieveably stupid.
Dont stop, thinking about tomorrow,
Dont stop, itll soon be here,It'll be, better than before,
Yesterdays gone, yesterdays gone
|From July 2009
|From July 2009
So we hath got to the new house. Hurray! We loveth it. Look Yonder! The desert! No naked people or porn-o. Tis nearly like NOT living in Vegas.
Why not think about times to come,
And not about the things that youve done,
If your life was bad to you,
Just think what tomorrow will do.
|From July 2009
All I want is to see you smile,
If it takes just a little while,
I know you dont believe that its true,
I never meant any harm to you.
This be-eth our loft. It is for toys and playing, no toys allowed downstairs!
|From July 2009
Hark! Where art the children?
|From July 2009
There they art! Shamelessly violating the "no toys downstairs" rule.
Dang kiddos.
Sir Spazalot
|From July 2009
Sir Droolsalot
|From July 2009
Sir SaysNoalot
|From July 2009
Haveth I mentioned my chilren art insane?
|From July 2009
Dont stop, thinking about tomorrow,
Dont stop, itll soon be here,Itll be, better than before,
Yesterdays gone, yesterdays gone.
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I've been on something of a dry spell recently as far as great books are concerned. I've read a couple of decent books and several bad books but haven't read many great books worth writing about.
Last week I got the opportunity to teach the Young Singles at our church on Luke 15:25-32. As a part of my study I read "The Prodigal God" by Tim Keller.
Keller is the pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, and seems to be something of a mentor to the New Reformed Movement of younger pastors. I've only recently become acquainted with him, but love virtually everything I've heard and read.
The Prodigal God is an exposition of Jesus' parable in Luke 15:11-32. I grew up thinking of this parable as the parable of the "Prodigal Son," in which a son goes out, squanders his inheritance, eats with the pigs, comes to his senses, and is embraced by a loving father. The moral of the story was always "don't be bad, but if you are, God is willing to take you back with open arms."
Keller points out that the story is actually about two sons. The older son is as separated from the father - as lost as the younger son even though the older son never left home. We just don't think about the older son because most of us resemble him too closely.
This book will take you an afternoon to read, and it will be the best afternoon of your week. Pick it up, and then comment after you've read it to let me know what you thought.


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Published images of the smartphone Moto G5S Plus with dual camera
Just yesterday, we brought image all-metal smartphone Moto G5S, and now a new leak, which allows to consider the appearance of other related models — Moto G5S Plus.
Judging by the images, Moto G5S Plus will be available both in plain and combination colors. The unit will also receive the metal body, as Moto G5S: at this point the antenna stripes on the back.
According to preliminary data Moto G5S Plus will get a screen diagonal 5.5 inch Full HD resolution. Well, the feature of the smartphone will be a dual camera for the first time in the Moto line. Also not to mention the flash that accompanies the front camera.
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Great pieces of wisdom... try them!
A few days ago I ran into these affirmations for teens, but I think anybody will benefit from reading a couple every day. Enjoy!
"To increase self-esteem and body image:
1. I embrace my flaws because I know that nobody is perfect
2. I don't want to look like anyone but myself
3. I get better every day in every way
4. My self-worth is not determined by a number on a scale
5. I matter, and what I have to offer this world also matters
6. I love myself deeply and completely
To help them deal with adversity
7. This too shall pass
8. Failure is great feedback
9. I am confident about solving life's problems successfully
10. I learn from my challenges and always find ways to overcome them
11. Everything works out for the best possible good
12. I press on because I believe in my path
To encourage them to believe in their future
13. If I can conceive it and believe it, I can achieve it
14. The future is good, and I look toward it with hope and happiness
15. I can do whatever I focus my mind on
16. I follow my dreams no matter what
17. All my problems have solutions
18. I am open to all possibilities
To reduce comparing themselves to others
19. I compare myself only to my highest self
20. I am not trying to fit in, because I was born to stand out
21. I refrain from comparing myself to others
22. Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes
23. I am who I want to be starting right now
24. I see perfection in both my virtues and my flaws
To deal with bullying or social conflict
25. I belong, and I am good enough
26. No one can make me feel inferior without my consent
27. I surround myself with people who treat me well
28. I see the beauty in others
29. I am safe and sound, and all is well
30. It is okay to say no because those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter
To improve their overall attitude
31. I am perfect and complete just the way I am
32. I control my emotions; they don't control me
33. I am too big a gift to this world to feel self-pity
34. Today is the best day of my life
35. I fill my day with hope and face it with joy
36. I choose to fully participate in this existence
37. The mistakes I made yesterday are creating the person I'll be tomorrow "
Waller, Jeff. 37 Affirmations for Teens. Retrieved from http://7mindsets.com/affirmations-for-teens on 23 June 2016


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Organo (Asia) Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Organo Corporation Japan was incorporated in since 1986.
Organo expanded from Japan to Malaysia, over 33 years to provide water treatment solutions to our customers which focusing in the Southeast Asia region. To date, we have built more than 350 water treatments systems in this region and not to mention systems modifications and expansions works.
Organo Asia is a one stop global industrial water treatment solution provider and evidence of our footprints is seen in countries around the world.


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Welcome to 7475 Lake Avenue, a well-maintained, cozy bungalow located in the heart of Gull Lake. Built in 1966 this home radiates the love that was put into it. With over 1300 square feet this property boasts a spacious living room, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms! It has a cute U-shaped kitchen attached to a roomy dining room you're sure to love. Heading outside you will notice the large two car garage complete with solid concrete and large windows. Around the corner you can agree that with a little TLC this backyard is an entertainer's dream! If you're looking for a home that won't break the bank-you've found it. GLE identified-no action required. Don't hesitate to call your favourite REALTOR® today to book a personal showing!
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CLAREMONT, Calif. – The Whittier College Softball team was crowned the 2019 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Post Season Tournament Champions Sunday following a long day where they had to comeback against Claremont-M-S before needing a sweep of Pomona-Pitzer.
After a walk-off win 9-8 over Claremont-M-S to start their morning, the Purple & Gold needed to pick up two wins against Pomona-Pitzer in order to pull off the program's second Tournament Title. At the end of the day Whittier managed to pull off the most incredible SCIAC Tournament run in the conferences history. They came in as the No. 4 seed and managed to knock out the top seeded Athenas of Claremont-M-S before sweeping the No. 2 seed, Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens to end their epic run towards an AQ Bid into the NCAA Division III National Championships.
Whittier had to play a tough five games over three days with three of them coming by a one-run differential. They finish the season 23-18-1, 16-12 SCIAC. They ended up winning four of five in the Month of May and finish the year off winning 13 of their last 15.
Game 1 (W, 5-3)
Whittier went on top 2-0 adding runs in the 2nd and 3rd. They got their first run with Jade Sanchez (Whittier, Calif.) doubling to left and Jannelle Ha (Arcadia, Calif.) tripling to center. The very next inning they added another this time on a double steal. Kacey Whitney (Cypress, Calif.), who had reached on a single to the pitcher got stuck attempting to take second and was tagged out in a pickle but the heads up base running by Sierra Rodriguez (Whittier, Calif.) who was on third managed to come in to score before the tag.
PP got one back in the bottom half of the 3rd but saw WC stretch their lead to 4-1 following a two spot in the 4th coming on four hits. With one out and Sanchez on second base after reaching on a bunt single, Ha connected for a base hit into center. A double steal put two runners into scoring position and after that Whittier capitalized with Natalia Sanchez (Chino Hills, Calif.) reaching on a fielders choice that plated one right in front of an Emily Facio (Chino, Calif.) double to left center.
After a scoreless 5th, the Sagehens managed to get two back in the 6th to get within one at 4-3. Sanchez added an insurance run in the top half of the 7th with a double to left center that scored Brittany Attaway (Claremont, Calif.) and this would be enough as the Poets' defense shutdown PP 1-2-3 in their final at-bats forcing a second game.
Melodia threw lights out in game one going a complete game giving up three runs on five hits. She picked up her 7th win on the season. Whitney and Sanchez each provided 3-for-4 efforts. Sanchez also added two runs scored and an RBI. Ha was 2-for-4 scoring once and driving in another and Facio was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Game 2 (W, 4-3)
It was another low scoring affair in Game 2 but this time with the game coming down to the final at-bat. PP trailed by two 4-2 in the 7th and managed to bring across one and had runners on the corners with one out but couldn't bring them in as Alexis Vargas (Pomona, Calif.) forced Hong and Deatharage into fly-outs that ended the game sending the Poets to the NCAA Division III Championships.
For the second straight game Whittier struck first this time with a solo run in their opening at-bats coming on two-outs off the bat of Sanchez who singled through the left side.
Pomona-Pitzer tied things up in the 3rd but in that same inning WC was able to extend their lead to 4-1 following three runs on a pair of hits and an error. Rodriguez who reached on a single through the left side came in on a passed ball and Sanchez drove in the other reaching on an error by the first baseman allowing Whitney to score. The final run came in off the bat of Ha who drove a sacrifice fly to deep left that plated Attaway.
In the 5th, PP got one back with Hong singling through the left side moving the score to 4-2 and despite cutting the deficit to one and having an opportunity, the Sagehens were unable to complete the comeback allowing Whittier to complete yet another upset win.
Sam Casanas (La Habra, Calif.) threw the game of the season giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits. She improves to 9-7. Vargas who tossed the final 0.2 innings picked up the save retiring the two batters she faced.
Whittier awaits their opponent in the NCAA Division III West Regional. More information on where the Poets will be traveling and who they will play against in their pod will be announced this week.


text: NEW YORK TIMES best selling author Jentezen Franklin is the pastor of Free Chapel in Gainesville, Georgia; Gwinnett, Georgia; and Orange County, California. Franklin is a popular conference speaker, and his nationally televised program, Kingdom Connection, is seen weekly on national and international networks. He has written several books, including Believe That You Can, Fear Fighters, and The Spirit of Python. He and his wife, Cherise, have five wonderful children.


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Your company has the most chance of success if your expectations and vision are aligned with an investor. Just make sure you do your homework on them, says Suse Reynolds.
The first tip for finding the right investor is to be quite certain your company has reached the stage where it needs investment. "Investment readiness" means you should know precisely what the money will be used for.
Investors tend to feel most comfortable when their investment is being used to drive sales growth. Many investors will also provide capital for product development if your product is exciting enough with a genuinely addressable market.
Being "investment ready" also means you have your house in order. You have a clear business plan, tidy legals, tight financials and good governance in place.
If you don't know precisely how you will deploy the capital and you are still grappling with a draft shareholders' agreement or your financial records are a shambles, not only are you unlikely to find the right investor, you're unlikely to find any investor at all.
If you are looking for angel investment be sure your company represents enticing 'angel food'. Angels invest in high growth, IP-rich start-up companies producing products and services with the potential to disrupt and dominate global markets.
The absolute key to finding the right investor is ensuring your expectations are aligned. Do you share the same vision and how you'll execute that vision? Be sure you both know what you want out of the relationship.
And it is a relationship. Do your own due diligence on any potential investor. What are they really like to work with? You are likely to be business partners for a number of years. Don't use an angel investor if you don't want to share the journey.
Don't use an angel investor if you don't have global aspirations. And don't use an angel investor if you don't have plans for a "king hit" liquidity event at some stage in the next 5 to 10 years.
Given the risk inherent in start up businesses, especially high growth ones, these need to be big rewards. Huge!
Angels like to get involved. They are genuinely interested in sharing their skills, networks, experience and passion. They invest for the buzz and enjoyment of giving back as much as for the prospect of a 10-30x return on their money.
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It's 1981! The corpse of DISCO, the flames of PUNK, the plastic smell of NEW WAVE, and the balls of ROCK 'N' ROLL, all converge and merge on a seemingly peaceful street in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, along with the stories of a 12-YEAR-OLD BOY raised by a PILL-POPPING SINGLE MOTHER and the many GAY MEN in their life.
Against a backdrop of music, JOHNNY '81 weaves together a collection of stories based on a 12-year-old boy's experience of living in West Hollywood during the early 1980's. These semi-autobiographical tales bring to life the humor and drama of how a group of gay men became strange and amazing surrogate fathers to a pre-teen boy and his younger brother. The show puts forth the premise that the stories of our lives are not made up by ourselves, but rather, by those people who choose to share their own lives with us, or choose not to; and we ultimately decide each day whether to bury these stories or sling them over our shoulders and own them. The feel of JOHNNY '81 is like spending the day listening to old record albums, or like being at a concert, with stories that make us reflect on our lives and the world we live in, or tales that make you just want to get up out of your seat and dance!
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Born in Los Angeles, and raised all over SoCal, John Gonzales is a proud Angeleno and cultural mutt. John's passion for storytelling has been realized in many artistic pursuits. He is an award winning filmmaker, published short story writer and poet, music producer, songwriter, musician… a madly creative dabbler… and of course, a teller of tales.
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How Much Does Deleading a House Cost?
De-leading a house is a procedure performed to remove lead-based paint in a house. Although you may not be aware of any lead in your home, older houses, if built before 1978, most likely have lead-based paint underneath fresher coats of paint.
The cost of de-leading a home will depend on the size of the house, the method being used, the company performing the procedure and the complexity of the project.
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How much does deleading a house cost?
Before lead is even removed inside a home, it will first have to be confirmed. On average, a simple DIY testing kit can cost anywhere from $20 to $65 per kit. These kits will simply need a paint chip and it will be sent off a laboratory for analysis.
On average, plan on spending anywhere from $8 to $17 per square foot to delead a home.
A cheaper option — encapsulation — can be much cheaper at about $0.50 to $0.75 per square foot but won't be as effective as removing the lead down to the surface since a liquid coat will be used to trap the lead.
According to the EPA, licensed lead-based paint removal can cost about $8 to $15 per square foot or close to $10,000 to $30,000 for a 1,000 to 2,000 square foot home.
According to the website MABuyerBroker.com, the price for de-leading a house can cost anywhere from $15,000 to $25,000 depending on how big the property is. For example, a homeowner in Vermont had a three-story home that cost $13,000 to de-lead the entire home.
LeadInspection.com states that de-leading a home can cost anywhere between $2,500 and $15,000, depending on the size of the property.
According to Redfin.com, a site that specializes in real estate, a visitor had asked what it would cost in order to de-lead a home that was more than 2,000 square feet. Based on the answers given there, the cost of de-leading the home would be anywhere from $25,000 to as much as $35,000.
Deleading a home overview
Lead paint will often be removed by what's known as encapsulation. During this process, a specially-made paint coating will be painted on the lead surface. This paint will then create a watertight bond that's able to seal the lead paint, but as House Logic states, this coating can wear off over time, especially near doors and windows. Another method, known as enclosing, will involve covering the older surface with a new drywall or windowsills. As long as these items aren't removed, the lead won't be exposed. Lastly, the most expensive method will be removing everything. This labor-intensive process, most of the time, will involve using an electrical sander equipped with an HEPA-filtered vacuum. With this sander, the paint will be stripped. Another method contractors use is with a heat gun, which involves a heat gun and hand scraper to remove the paint.
What are the extra costs?
Since lead can't be detected by the naked eye, an official inspector may be required to confirm the lead inside the home. If this were the case, most inspectors can charge anywhere from $300 to $550, depending on where you live.
Additional cost will involve repainting the house after the de-leading has been completed. Repairs may be required as well if any damage has been done.
Lead paint can commonly soak into outside siding as well as trim and floorboards. If tests show that lead is present in these parts of the home, all will have to be replaced.
Tips to know
Fixr.com says close to 75 percent of homes in the United States have some sort of lead paint remaining within the exterior.
Even if your home has lead paint, as long as no one under six years old lives or visits there and there's no sign of damage and/or chipping, you may safely leave the lead paint intact. However, when it comes time to sell the home, you will have to disclose that lead paint is inside the home.
How can I save money?
Government agencies provide loans and/or tax credits for people who would like to delead their house. This will allow you to pay installments for the procedure rather than having to pay for the whole thing up front. As mentioned above, check with these programs as many are more than willing to offer assistance. For example, in Massachusetts, homeowners who receive a "Letter of Full Compliance" will be eligible for a state tax credit equal to the deleading expense.
While it's not considered a permanent fix, encapsulation tends to be the cheapest method, often costing less than $0.75 per square foot. The only downside, however, is that it can damage or wear away over time, bringing the problem back again.
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Union Stays The Same, But Social Media Fuels Change
Scotland Says No To Independence, Yes To Social NetworkingThe widespread use of social media over the course of the Scottish referendum signals how the course of political campaigns will never be the same again. The referendum has done more to re-engage a generation in politics than any politicians' sleazy smiles and stunts. With a voting turnout of 86% the union holds for now, but the shape of the political landscape and the means for changing it has undergone a thorough makeover thanks to the important role that social media played in the campaigning.
The 2008 US election showed how politicians could use social media as a campaigning tool, but it wasn't until the Scottish referendum this summer that Britain really got caught up. From the beginning of August to September, more than 10 million interactions were made about the debate on Facebook, and saw 7 million tweets mentioning the vote since the first televised debate.
Both sides managed to successfully tap into Twitter, with the Yes campaign posting a seemingly incessant stream of 1,657 photos and videos (compared to the Better Together's 912). Social media strategy favoured deploying clever and emotive images at key moments during the campaign, for example by monopolising on the live TV debates.
The Yes campaign's official Twitter account has over 100,000 followers compared to a mere 42,000 for the Better Together account. Alex Salmond personally boasts 95,000 Twitter followers whilst Alistair Darling has just 21,000. Tennis player Andy Murray produced the most popular tweet on polling day with his revelation, after years of averting the issue, that he was supporting the Yes campaign which gathered up 19,000 retweets.
However, although the Yes voice was louder and more widely heard across social media and TV it was not successful in reality; in many ways it was easier for Salmond and his supporters to be vocal about the issue as a vote 'yes' for independence resonates more innately than a vote against the idea of independence. Whilst Salmond saw success on social media, Unionists were always going to keep quiet and remained far more reticent about putting their opinions forward throughout the campaign, both on the streets and on social media.
The debate is being commended for its level-headed and respectful nature, and the way in which it has played out in the most democratic of fashions. However there is always a darker side less spoken of, and for many journalists reporting the referendum the uglier side of social media reared its head – namely, aggressive and hateful tweeting directed at individual journalists. Sky reporters received abusive messages and one BBC journalist had to delete 400 tweets from his timeline.
On the whole however, this campaign will be remembered for its positivity. Although the Union remains, Scottish independence came very close (45%-55%) and would have been one of the first truly peaceful and democratic independence movements. More importantly though, thanks to social media we can look forward to more engaged, and engaging, election campaigns in the future.
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Let me rephrase that question; don't you just love Thai-English? That is, English spoken and written the Thai way.
'It's happened to be a closet' doesn't make grammatical sense to a native English speaker, but we all know that grammatical mistakes can and does (often) happen in this part of the world. And so as a native English speaker, I often find myself speaking English the local way in order to make myself understood to the locals. Note to self: permission granted to friends to slap me if I ever speak Thai-lish in their presence.
Anyway, back to It's Happened To Be A Closet, The menu is made up of Italian inspired fare with a few French things thrown in for good measure: soups (including onion soup), pasta, osso buco stew, desserts, coffee (Lavazza).
The décor is eclectic shabby-chic; tables and chairs line the outside, clothes and other interesting paraphernalia make up the interesting closet inside.
I ordered a pasta 'bacon olio' (over 200 baht) and an iced coffee. Both of which I have completely forgotten exactly how much. Sorry folks, wasn't paying too much attention today.
I was brought a lovely little oven tray full of different breads: garlic, cheesy, walnut and focaccia. They were deliciously warm and fresh.
My iced coffee came with a big dollop of cream from a can, which I duly asked the waiter to remove. A girl like me simply cannot consumme full fat cream in such blatant form. It has to be hidden for me to enjoy - wierd I know - I have some strange quirks.
My spaghetti bacon olio was a very generous portion as you can see. The ingredients were fresh and plenty of them. The pasta is obviously the dried stuff and if I'm honest, it was a little on the oily side for me. Service is polite and unassuming.
Overall, the food isn't cheap here. In fact I'd say it is a little on the pricey side. Is it worth it? Well, it's a pretty unique concept and it's a great spot for a relaxing lunch or afternoon tea.
Would I go back? Yes I would; I want to try their baked onion soup; I love the cuteness of the place; the colourful shabby chic décor and the fact that it happens to be a closet as well.
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What Mark Zuckerberg did — and didn't — say
After staying silent for several days, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was everywhere Wednesday night, with stories posting on Recode, the New York Times and Wired just as a sit-down interview aired on CNN.
The appearances answered a few of the unanswered questions from his Facebook post earlier in the day. He finally apologized, for one, and also said he would be willing to appear before Congress. (More on that below).
4 big questions remain:
1) Why didn't Facebook notify users when it learned of the Cambridge Analytica issue?
- Facebook said it would notify users in the future when it finds data was misused, but didn't say why it waited in this case.
2) How far is Facebook willing to go to give customers control of their data?
- The company outlined a few changes and said more were coming, but didn't offer a ton of specifics
3) How safe is Facebook today?
- The company made a bunch of changes several years back, especially around limiting how much access third party apps could have. But there were a lot of apps that had access to a lot of data for years.
- Zuckerberg made it clear that the company doesn't even know whether there are other Cambridge Analyticas out there, adding that a forensic audit should help determine that.
4) Just what regulation is Facebook in favor of?
- Zuckerberg said he isn't sure that Facebook shouldn't be regulated, but it will be interesting to see what proposals the company embraces and which ones it fights.
- On CNN, Zuckerberg pointed to a pending political ad bill as the kind of thing he supports (which backers of the bill seized on).
- Reality check: What about when regulators suggest broader measures to give people control of their own data, something that really impacts Facebook's bottom line?
Meanwhile: Also worth a read is this tweetstorm from World Wide Web creator Tim Berners-Lee.
Zuck's caveat: "If it's the right thing to do"
One of the first big headlines out of Zuckerberg's interviews Wednesday was that he was willing to appear before Congress.
Yes, but: There was a big caveat — Zuckerberg noted that he would happily testify "if it's the right thing to do."
"What we try to do is send the person at Facebook who will have the most knowledge about what Congress is trying to learn," he added. "So, if that's me, then I am happy to go. What I think we found so far is that typically, there are people whose whole job is focused on an area."
The reaction: That didn't sit too well with some on Capitol Hill. After watching the interview on CNN, one congressional aide texted:
"By his standard, GM would have sent a mid-level engineer instead of Mary Barra when it turned out their ignition switches were killing people."
Former officials: FTC unlikely to be swayed
Two former Federal Trade Commission consumer protection enforcers say Facebook's response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal won't be enough to keep federal investigators at bay, David McCabe reports.
What's happening now: Facebook is facing a reported FTC probe, investigations by multiple state attorneys general, and questions from officials in Europe. These are due to allegations that Cambridge Analytica illicitly gathered Facebook user data through a contractor and may not have deleted it when it told Facebook it had.
- Of note, Facebook had reached an agreement with the FTC in 2011 to keep certain privacy promises to users.
What they're saying: The former officials, who raised early concerns to the Washington Post about Facebook violating that privacy pact, told Axios they didn't think these steps would stop the hammer from coming down on the social network.
- "Just because they make changes moving forward doesn't mean they can't be investigated or sued for what they did before," said Jessica Rich, who stepped down early last year as the head of the agency's Consumer Protection Bureau.
- She added: "I would put the odds high that there is some enforcement action that occurs by the FTC. And I would put the odds at virtually 100 percent that between the states and the European countries there's some action against Facebook for this incident and the underlying practices that it reveals."
- David Vladeck, who led the Bureau when Facebook signed the agreement, said, "No, these changes are salutary, helpful and long overdue, but I don't think that they will deter the FTC from imposing a very substantial civil penalty on Facebook should the Commission find, as I expect it will, that Facebook violated the consent decree with the FTC."
Yes, but: The FTC has not always been interested in aggressive enforcement against technology companies — and Republicans leaders of the agency can be especially wary of going after big business. The agency also lacks a permanent leader, since President Trump's nominee to chair it has yet to be confirmed by the Senate.
Fed up, Congress make it easier to sue social giants
An anti-sex-trafficking bill headed for Trump's desk makes it easier to sue platforms like Facebook and Google's YouTube under a narrow set of circumstances. But it could also provide a template for a larger crackdown on malicious content, David McCabe reports.
Between the lines: Lawmakers aren't ready to entirely scrap the protection — known as Section 230 — that shields websites and platforms from being sued over content posted by users. But they're warming to the idea of using it as leverage to put pressure on web and social media firms in specific cases.
What we're hearing:
- Sen. Ron Wyden, who co-wrote the protections in the '90s, said web firms need to take some responsibility. "230 gave you a lot of flexibility to do a great deal to protect public interests in terms of what's being posted, and if you don't use it, you better believe this isn't going to be the only bill," Wyden told reporters.
- "When they were a nascent industry they received special statutory carve outs and special dispensation from the Congress and that made sense — but you're now looking at a mature industry," Sen. Brian Schatz said.
- California Sen. Kamala Harris said she was open to examining the protections: "I'd be interested in seeing what would be proposed specifically."
Be smart: Republicans drive the legislative agenda, and they remain wary of attempts to create blanket regulations for social media, including increasing their legal liability.
Video released of fatal Uber self-driving car crash
A video of the self-driving car crash in Arizona was released on Wednesday, showing the internal and external camera recordings.
The video can be found here. (Warning: It's a disturbing watch)
What Uber is saying: "The video is disturbing and heartbreaking to watch, and our thoughts continue to be with Elaine's loved ones. Our cars remain grounded, and we're assisting local, state and federal authorities in any way we can."
What the local police are saying: "Tempe Police Vehicular Crimes Unit is actively investigating the details of this incident that occurred on March 18th. We will provide updated information regarding the investigation once it is available."
What others are saying: Much of the discussion centered on two things.
- The car, equipped with Lidar which is supposed to see things in the dark, not only didn't avoid the crash, but didn't appear to slow at all.
- The safety driver appears to be looking down in much of the video.
But, but but: The Tempe police chief said earlier this week that it would have probably been impossible for any driver to have stopped in time.
Separately, at an Axios event this morning, Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto said safety has to be a key component of new technological advances as they transform U.S. cities, including autonomous driving.
Take Note
On Tap
- Opening arguments in AT&T's trial vs. the DOJ over its Time Warner merger are scheduled for this morning (delayed from yesterday due to the snow).
- Game Developer Conference continues in San Francisco.
Trading Places
- Luxury consignment site The RealReal is announcing two big hires today: Former Walmart e-commerce supply chain SVP Jun-Sheng Li is joining as COO, while former Affirm and Amazon sales executive Len Eschweiler will be chief revenue officer.
- Uber rescinded an offer to ex-Amazon voice-shopping VP Assaf Ronen to become its product chief, according to Recode, after it learned that he had left Amazon earlier than he had told the company,
- Twitter chief information security officer Michael Coates is leaving the company. Meanwhile, Michael Zalewski, a top information security engineer at Google, also announced Wednesday that he is leaving. (And Facebook information security chief Alex Stamos is also said to be planning an exit.)
- Congress' big spending bill includes the elements of the CLOUD act, a legal framework for how governments could request information stored on overseas servers.
- Facebook's ban on ads targeted based on sexual orientation is having a big negative impact on nonprofits like suicide prevention hotline Trevor Project, BuzzFeed reports.
- Best Buy plans to stop selling phones from Huawei, CNET reported. The move follows decisions by AT&T and Verizon not to carry devices from the Chinese phone maker.
- Tencent shares slid after quarterly revenue missed estimates and the company warned future profit margins could be dented, per Reuters.
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