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The Disneyfication of Atomic Power – Issue 107: The Edge
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Published 1:05 pm Monday, July 28, 2008
By By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing Writer
INDIANAPOLIS — Jimmie Johnson celebrated his second victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a burnout.
Appropriately, one of his tires exploded.
Johnson survived horrendous tire troubles that made Sunday's race a caution-filled debacle because the Goodyear product was not durable enough to withstand the lack of downforce on NASCAR's new car and the speeds and surface of Indy.
But there was nothing Goodyear could do on Sunday, when NASCAR threw six competition cautions designed to force teams to pit and change their tires.
It meant the longest green-flag run was an embarrassing 12 laps, causing teams to fear both tire failures and a possible supply shortage. Goodyear shipped in 800 tires earmarked for use next week in Pocono before the race, but they ultimately weren't needed.
It was little consolation as drivers feared going full speed and crew chiefs were forced to gamble on tire strategy. No one was certain when NASCAR would call a caution, or if the sanctioning body would eventually decide to let the drivers go as long as they wanted.
Instead, NASCAR called the cautions roughly every 10-to-12 laps.
Johnson fretted the final two stops, unsure what the right strategy would be. He took two tires on his final stop to emerge from pit road as the leader, then held off Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin over a final seven-lap green flag run to the finish line.
Edwards, sympathetic to NASCAR's plight, said he raced at 100 percent over the final run but couldn't catch Johnson.
Hamlin, who led late but gave the lead up during the frenzied final sequences of pit stops, said he never got a feel for how good his car was because of the tire concerns.
The tire issue cropped up early Saturday, when drivers learned during the first practice that the tires could only last anywhere from three to 10 laps before the rubber was wearing down to the cords. NASCAR and Goodyear hoped the conditions would improve — as it has in years past — once enough rubber was laid down on the track.
But the first-time use of the Car of Tomorrow didn't allow it because of the lack of downforce on the car, combined with the higher center of gravity of it, created conditions that made it very hard on the right side tires. No matter how much rubber was laid on the track, the tires still weren't strong enough to last more than 10 or so laps.
So NASCAR scheduled a competition caution to check tire wear after 10 laps, but it didn't even get that far as Michael Waltrip spun on the fourth lap to bring out the first yellow. Some of the teams decided to pit then, including 12th-place finisher Dale Earnhardt Jr.
NASCAR pushed back the lap 10 caution to 14, but again the field didn't make it. Kurt Busch wrecked into Kevin Harvick on that lap to bring out another yellow. Because Earnhardt had already pitted, he stayed out and assumed the lead with the intention of trying to run to the next planned caution on lap 30.
But his tire started to fade four laps short of the stop, dropping him off the pace and a lap down when he had to pit under green.
Still, Earnhardt defended NASCAR.
Juan Pablo Montoya soon lost a tire, as did Matt Kenseth, who spun through the grass when his failed.
NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton spent the race on pit road, examining tires and talking to frustrated crew chiefs. After, he defended the job NASCAR did in staging a safe race.

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"This horrifying headline deserves research by somebody.If anyone does it, please share with everyone."
By Dr. Michael Yeadon September 28, 2023
This horrifying headline deserves research by somebody. If anyone does it, please share with everyone.
We can all contribute and I ask we find ways to make ourselves better informed, more resilient personally and where you are blessed, with those you love, make yourself harder to tie down and harder to kill, every day.
I'm well aware that the big picture is so overwhelming that becoming immobile in defeat is not an uncommon reaction.
But YOU are already special and you have unusual powers of discernment, or you wouldn't be here (or other Substack doing it's honest best to sound the alarm).
As the perpetrators get more active, I feel they'll to take steps which breaches an unwritten code: "never activate too numerous a cohort at the same time". Eventually, they'll piss off / anger / begin to crush a larger fraction of people simultaneously.
In that moment, those who KNOW FOR SURE that "something is badly off", but they don't really know what or why, will pop up like meerkats.
The cognitive dissonance will be yelling in their heads and they will know they're being misled. Psychologists tell us that they will not regain internal calm until they find some new reconciliation of their thoughts and what they learn.
That doesn't mean, unfortunately, that they'll immediately dive into the rabbit hole. But they'll perhaps find themselves adhering to some side show of a conspiracy.
I ask if you'd be willing to resolve personally to yourself only that, when that moment arises, that you go throttle up and do your best work in helping very anxious, lost, frightened people to begin to understand that they're right, we are under existential threat.
YET at the same time, impress upon them that if what you believe is happening, and we will permanently lose liberties and probably lives IF WE DON'T ACT.
The perpetrators are way too small in numbers to drive home their agenda by force. They need you, me, your awakening contacts to throw up their heads, decide it's all too difficult, and go quiescent.
That will guarantee their success and we and our families will bear the losses forever. If enough of us know just enough to know that we must not cooperate and withdraw our implicit consent, their satanic agenda will fail.
Best wishes and prayers for us all.
Thank you for being here. It matters too that I'm not merely shouting into the void.
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Case number: 160302
The applicant was an unsuccessful tenderer in respect of a UCC tender competition for the appointment of a panel of agents to provide patent services. On 4 November 2015, the applicant made a request to UCC for access to records relating to the tender. It sought:
"1. Copies of the tender documents submitted by the six successful applicants.
2. Copies of any documents relating to the assessment and marking of our, and the successful applicants' tender applications, including score sheets, assessment comment forms, internal memos or any other similar or related documentation or correspondence."
On 22 December 2015, UCC decided to partially grant the request. It refused access to the tender submissions made by five successful applicants and to details of their scoring and assessment on the ground of commercial sensitivity. On 15 January 2016, the applicant sought an internal review of UCC's decision. On 18 February 2016, UCC upheld the original decision. The applicant sought a review by this Office of UCC's decision on 19 July 2016.
While UCC's decision referred to five successful tenderers, it transpired during the course of the review that UCC had inadvertently omitted details relating to a sixth successful tenderer. UCC subsequently provided this Office with copies of the relevant records in respect of all six successful tenderers. Mr Simon Noone of this Office notified the six successful tenderers of the review and invited them to make submissions on the matter. All six made submissions and objected to the release of what they considered to be commercially sensitive information.
I have decided to conclude this review by way of a formal binding decision. In conducting this review, I have had regard to the contents of the records, to the submissions of the parties and the affected third parties, and to the provisions of the FOI Act.
UCC ultimately identified nine records as coming within the scope of the applicant's request. Records 1 to 5 (each of which comprise a number of documents) are the first five successful tender submissions, and access to these records was refused in full under section 36(1)(b) of the FOI Act. Records 6 to 8 comprise UCC's assessment and comparison of the tender submissions, both successful and unsuccessful. As the applicant has only sought information relating to successful tenderers, that information concerning the unsuccessful tenderers does not fall to be considered in this review. In its decision, UCC granted access to information relating to the applicant but refused access to all other information contained in these records. The final record, which I will refer to as record 9 for the purposes of this review, is the sixth successful tender submission. While it appears that no specific decision was made by UCC in respect of this record, as it was not identified by UCC in the schedule of records prepared in response to the request, similar considerations apply to it as to the other five tender submissions and therefore I believe it is appropriate to consider the record as part of this review.
In submissions to this Office, the applicant stated that it was also seeking details of the panel who reviewed the tenders. However, this information was not sought in the original request, and therefore falls outside the scope of this review. Accordingly, this review is concerned solely with whether UCC was justified in refusing access to records 1 to 5 and record 9 in their entirety, and in granting only partial access to records 6 to 8.
Preliminary Matters
It should be noted that the courts have taken the view that, under FOI, records are released without any restriction as to how they may be used and, thus, FOI release is regarded, in effect, as release to the world at large.
Additionally, section 18(1) of the Act provides that if it is practicable to do so, access to an otherwise exempt record shall be granted by preparing a copy, in such form as the body concerned considers appropriate, of the record with the exempt information removed. Section 18(1) does not apply, however, if the copy provided for thereby would be misleading (section 18(2) refers). I take the view that neither the definition of a record under section 2 of the Act nor the provisions of section 18 envisage or require the extracting of particular sentences or occasional paragraphs from records for the purpose of granting access to those particular sentences or paragraphs. Generally speaking, therefore, I am not in favour of the cutting or "dissecting" of records to such an extent. Being "practicable" necessarily means taking a reasonable and proportionate approach in determining whether to grant access to parts of records.
In its submission to this Office, UCC stated that it had refused to grant full access to the records sought by the applicant on the ground that they contained commercially sensitive information. Specifically, it stated that the tender submissions contained particularly sensitive information about costs, the approach to the provision of services, added value services, insurance information and IT management and security. Additionally, five of the successful tenderers submitted that the records contained commercially sensitive information. Two of the tenderers also contended that they had provided the information to UCC in confidence, and one of the tenderers stated that its submission contained personal information. I will address the claims of commercial sensitivity in the first instance as it is of most relevance.
Section 36
Section 36 is a mandatory exemption that protects commercially sensitive information. Section 36(1) provides that
"Subject to subsection (2), a head shall refuse to grant an FOI request if the record concerned contains --
(a) trade secrets of a person other than the requester concerned,
(b) financial, commercial, scientific or technical or other information whose disclosure could reasonably be expected to result in a material financial loss or gain to the person to whom the information relates, or could prejudice the competitive position of that person in the conduct of his or her profession or business or otherwise in his or her occupation, or
(c) information whose disclosure could prejudice the conduct or outcome of contractual or other negotiations of the person to whom the information relates."
Subsection (2) contains a number of exceptions to the exemption. Subsection (3) contains a public interest balancing test.
Tender Submissions
UCC has submitted that the records should be withheld under section 36(1)(b), and has argued that "Disclosure of the submissions made by the winning tenderers and records relating to the scoring/assessment would be seriously damaging to the commercial interests of the companies involved. This in turn could prevent such companies from participating in future tender processes with the University." Three of the tenderers have submitted that, in addition to subsection (1)(b), subsections (1)(a) (trade secrets) and (1)(c) (negotiations) are also applicable to the tender submissions.
The standard of proof necessary to meet the second part of section 36(1)(b) (information whose disclosure could prejudice the competitive position of the person concerned) is relatively low. Records 1 to 5 and record 9 contain detailed information about the successful tenderers, including pricing structures, staff experience, proposed service details, financial information and organisational structures. I am satisfied that the vast majority of the information contained in those records comprises information of a type that may be of use to competitors and as such, that release of the records could prejudice the competitive position of the parties concerned. I accept that some information in the records, of itself, is not commercially sensitive. However, arguably even the disclosure of the precise format of the tender submissions could be of use to competitors.
In this instance, I am cognisant that the services tendered for were specialised and required a high level of expertise and experience on the part of the successful tenderers. UCC's "Letter of Invitation" stated that the procurement was for "patenting and professional intellectual property related services in support of the technology transfer activity at Republic of Ireland third level institutions...The patent firms will be expected to possess the necessary breath (sic) of intellectual property law experience and technical understanding particularly in the Energy & Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Engineering/Natural Science, Physical Sciences, IT Technology & Software and Computer Sciences." The tender submissions reflect this expertise acquired by the tenderers, and I accept the contention of one of the successful tenderers that it had spent "a great deal of time and effort" in preparing the tender submissions. Consequently, given the detail of the information contained in the tender submissions, I find that section 36(1)(b) applies to records 1 to 5 and record 9.
However, that is not the end of the matter as section 36(1) is subject to subsection (2) and is also subject to a public interest balancing test as set out in section 36(3). I am satisfied that none of the provisions of section 36(2) apply. On the matter of where the balance of the public interest lies, I accept that there is a legitimate public interest in persons being able to conduct commercial transactions without fear of suffering commercially as a result.
On the other hand, there is also a strong public interest in the enhancement of openness, transparency and accountability in public bodies. Indeed, I am conscious that section 11(3) of the FOI Act requires public bodies, in performing functions under the Act, to have regard to, among other things, the need to achieve greater openness in their activities, to promote adherence by them to the principles of transparency in government and public affairs, and to strengthen their accountability. In my view, this need to enhance openness, transparency and accountability carries even greater weight where the use of public funds is involved. It is worth noting, however, that the FOI Act was designed to increase openness and transparency in the way in which FOI bodies conduct their operations and it was not generally designed as a means by which the operations of private enterprises were to be opened up to scrutiny.
In this case, the tender submissions contain detailed information about the companies concerned, their 'know-how', their tender proposals, their pricing strategies, and the expertise and qualifications of their teams. This information primarily concerns the companies themselves, rather than the operations of UCC, and in my opinion, the public interest on balance favours the protection of such information.
In relation to the public interest in enhancing openness, transparency and accountability in relation to the use of public funds, this Office generally takes the view that the advantages, in terms of openness and accountability, of disclosing successful tender prices outweigh the possible harm to the tenderers and to the tender process. Such disclosure serves as a significant aid to ensuring effective oversight of public expenditure, to ensuring the public obtains value for money, to preventing fraud and corruption and to preventing the waste or misuse of public funds.
In this case, however, I note that the tenderers were not required to provide an overall cost for the service to be provided, nor would it have been practicable to do so given the uncertainty around the level of the services that might ultimately be provided. Indeed, the Request for Tender (RFT) published by UCC provides that "the appointment of a firm to a Framework does not constitute a commitment or guarantee by any of the participating institutions to purchase or procure any patent services from the successful tenderer". As such, when appraising each tender submission on cost grounds, the RFT provides that each submission would be considered on the basis of the quoted costs of providing fifteen specified service tasks and quoted daily/hourly fee rates.
In my view, the disclosure of the quoted hourly rates and costs of the specified tasks would not serve to allow for such a level of oversight of public expenditure that the public interest would be better served by release, to the detriment of the commercial position of the successful tenderers. I note, for example, that it is simply not possible to determine how much the services provided by each successful tenderer, if any, will ultimately cost. Indeed it is possible that one or more of the successful tenderers could receive little or no benefit from having been appointed to a framework from which services may be procured. On the other hand, release of such a detailed pricing structure would, in my view, be of benefit to competitors, given the level of detail involved, such that release could unduly prejudice the commercial position of the successful tenderers. As I have stated above, the services tendered for were specialised and required a high level of expertise and experience on the part of the successful tenderers. I find, therefore, that the public interest would, on balance, be better served by refusing access to the tender submissions of the successful tenderers in their entirety. Having found that records 1 to 5 and record 9 are exempt under section 36(1)(b), I do not need to consider the applicability of any other exemption to these records.
Records 6 to 8
Records 6 to 8 contain comparisons of the pricing structures and other details of the tender applicants. Record 6 ("Tender Scoresheet") comprises a number of spreadsheet pages for the various tender lots and contains details of the scores awarded to each tenderer under the various award criteria. Record 7 ("Reasoning for Scores") contains more detailed comments on the scores awarded and on the added value services offered. Record 8 ("Cost Ranking") contains a ranking of the various tenderers based on total scores awarded for price and added value services. As I have outlined above, this review is concerned only with the information contained in these records relating to the six successful tenderers. I am satisfied that section 36(1)(b) applies to the relevant parts of these records.
On the matter of where the balance of the public interest lies, I consider that there is a strong public interest in enhancing the transparency and accountability of UCC in relation to the manner in which it assessed and scored the tender applications. In my view, this public interest would, on balance, be served by the release of the relevant parts of records 6 and 8 relating to the successful tenderers. While the scoring provides for comparisons to be made as to the relating costs quoted by the various tenderers, I am of the view that such information is not so precise as to disclose the actual costs quoted. The remaining scores are of a more qualitative nature and disclose no precise information that, in my view, would be of such benefit to competitors as to cause a real commercial harm to the relevant tenderers.
I also find that the public interest would, on balance, be better served by the release of the information contained in record 7 relating to the successful tenderers apart from the opening commentary in the "Quality" field for each tenderer and the commentary in the "Added Value Services" fields.
In summary therefore, I find that the following parts of the records at issue are not exempt under section 36:
Record 6: All information relating to the successful tenderers,
Record 7: All information relating to the successful tenderers, apart from the opening commentary in the "Quality" field for each successful tenderer and the commentary in the "Added Value Services" fields,
Record 8: All information relating to the successful tenderers.
Having carried out a review under section 22(2) of the Act, I hereby vary the decision of UCC. I direct the release of the following additional information:
Record 6: All information relating to the successful tenderers,
Record 7: All information relating to the successful tenderers, apart from the opening commentary in the "Quality" field for each successful tenderer and the commentary in the "Added Value Services" fields,
Record 8: All information relating to the successful tenderers.
I affirm UCC's decision to refuse access to the remaining information.
Section 24 of the FOI Act sets out detailed provisions for an appeal to the High Court by a party to a review, or any other person affected by the decision. In summary, such an appeal, normally on a point of law, must be initiated by the applicant not later than eight weeks after notice of the decision was given, and by any other party not later than four weeks after notice of the decision was given.
Stephen Rafferty
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Read more about tips for dating older woman here.
How much age difference is acceptable?
According to the rule, the age of the younger partner (regardless of gender) should be no less than seven more than half the older partner's age. Martin, then, shouldn't date anyone younger than 26 and a half; Lawrence shouldn't go above 34. The rule is widely cited, but its origins are hard to pin down.Aug 31, 2014
They have figured out their needs and knew how to express them. These qualities can be a welcome change to younger men because women their age tend to be more insecure and sometimes manipulative. They find that older women have a lot to teach them, not just about the physical aspects of a relationship, but about relationships and life in general, and this strength and wisdom can be very appealing. For all these reasons, a man in his 20s or 30s may decide that dating an older woman is just what he needs. F or older women dating can be a complex thing.
He finds her to be respectable, mature, cultured, and self-assured. Therefore, the younger man will most often be the one pursuing, not generally the other way around. Brian Collisson and Luciana Ponce De Leon (2018), exploring sources of prejudice towards age-gap relationships, recognize that evolutionary theory holds that younger women should prefer slightly older men and vice versa, in order to maximize reproductive fitness and attainment of resources.[iv] They note that atypical relationships of larger age gaps, particularly when the woman is older, are perceived to violate these established mate preferences. Using data from 55 interviews with women from 30 to 60 years old who date younger men, she found that women were more likely to have played a passive role in forming the relationship when they were over 40 than in their 30s. Alaire suggests that within the context of women-older dating, the ability or desire to "renegotiate the gendered script" that applies to forming relationships is tempered by cultural beliefs.
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What is a good age difference in a relationship?
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Wife 2–3 years older than husband 6.5
Wife 4–5 years older than husband 3.3
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According to an article in the New York Post, 42-year-old event planner, Amber Soletti, started dating men in their 20s and 30s after becoming frustrated with a lackluster love life (how's that for alliteration?) and issues she had with men in her age group. She eventually got engaged to a man who was eight years her junior. This is a huge benefit of dating an older woman because trust and honesty are two of the most important things when it comes to the foundation of a long-term relationship.
Mature women understand the value of keeping their relationship between themselves and their partner. They dislike the idea of the world knowing their business, so they avoid discussing their arguments on social media and instead focus on communicating with their partner to solve the problem.
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The short answer to this is that the idea of older women dating younger men doesn't sit with what society deems normal. Indeed, relationships are much more palatable when there's parity in the age department. It's a shame that this is still the norm, but it most certainly shouldn't deter anyone from starting a relationship where there's a sizeable age gap! It's a fact that older women dating is becoming much more common, which can only be a positive step in the right direction.
At the same time, they are perceived as women who strive to correspond to strict, ageist conceptions of female beauty—maintaining a youthful appearance and slimness well into middle age. The popular stereotype of a cougar is a heterosexual white or black unmarried woman between the ages of 35 and 55. She maintains a youthful physical appearance, either by exercise or by cosmetics or cosmetic surgery. She is comparatively wealthy, or at least financially independent, and she expresses her sexuality by publicly pursuing younger men for casual relationships or sexual encounters. She does so, she says, because she wants a partner who appreciates and can satisfy a sexually assertive and financially independent woman.
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I took a trip out to the small town of Mohacs in Southern Hungary to attend the Busójárás, a six day festival where participants - known as Busós - dress up in frightening-looking costumes and wander the town swigging spiced wine, singing, dancing and causing general mayhem.
Originally a celebration for the Šokci, an ethnic Croatian minority living in Mohács, Busójárás is now celebrated by the whole town in commemoration of the events in its history. Throughout the week the place comes alive with music performances, costumed folk dancing, Busó parades, feasts, and markets. You can also expect to see around 500 Busós coming across the Danube river in rowboats for a march through the streets, before the event concludes with the burning of a coffin on a massive bonfire in the central square where the Busós and visitors come together to party into the night.
With roots that date back to the Battle of Mohács in 1526, UNESCO has recognised the festival as an important cultural event. One popular legend states that the villagers, having been chased from their homes by the invading Ottoman troops, were forced to camp in the woods and swamps nearby. They spent time carving various weapons and scary masks while preparing for a battle to reclaim their homes. On a wild and stormy night, the villagers gathered their weapons, put on their masks and headed back to Mohács, roaring and generally making as much noise as humanly possible. Frightened by the noise, the masks, and the storm, the Turks thought demons were attacking them and they ran away from the area, leaving the villagers to return to their homes. In another theory, it is believed that the Busós are scaring away not the invading Turks but the Winter season, with the burning of the farsang coffin on the final night signifying the end of Winter itself. Regardless of the true origins, the event promised to be an interesting experience.
I arrived in Mohacs on the last day of the festival. It was a crisp, sunny morning and, as I stepped off the bus, I instantly heard the clatter of cowbells and caught my first glimpse of some Busós dressed in their shaggy sheepskin cloaks, wool stockings and carved wooden masks accompanied by women with veiled faces and wearing traditional folk costumes. Excitedly, I followed the small parade down to Széchenyi Square where the giant bonfire had been constructed waiting for the night's festivities.
Anyone hoping to attend the Busójárás festival should be warned that it's almost impossible to witness the event without somehow being dragged into it. I found this out almost instantly when I got pulled into a dance with two large Busós swinging me around before joyfully dancing away to grab their next unsuspecting "victim". Gathering myself together and laughing at the sheer ridiculousness of the situation, I took a stroll down through the market that was heaving with people buying from stalls offering a variety of wares including traditional food, masks and souvenirs. I then found myself down at the Danube river where boats were ferrying people to and fro across from the other bank. After taking some photos for a trio of friendly Hungarian ladies, I zigzagged my way through the small backstreets of the town, passing the Dorottya Kanizsai Museum - which preserves the history and ethnography of the area, including the cultures of Croatians, Serbs and Slovenes in Hungary - before making my way to the Busóudvar, a museum that is specifically dedicated to all things related to The Busójárás. This was a main gathering place for many of the Busós, who sat around outside the museum while taking a break from their hot, sweaty costumes.
I sat and had some lunch outside and watched the commotion then followed the sound of music back to the square where a band on stage played folk songs to accompany the groups of young people engaging in traditional dancing. As the main Busó parade arrived in the square, the place became packed and pandemonium soon unfolded around me. There were horses dragging people on wooden spinning boards, roaring tractors pulling cartloads of Busós, exploding cannons firing into the air, the deafening sound of rattling bells - It was pure chaos! I also found myself at the wrong end of some good-natured tricks. As well as being pulled into various dances, I also had handfuls of flour thrown over me, and was prodded in the backside by a particularly large and mischievous Busó weilding a pronged stick who then offered me a drink from his flask (which I politely declined).
As I learned afterwards, the spinning wooden board is known as the 'devil's wheel'. Three Busós stand or sit on it and cling to the handle mounted in the middle and when the wheel reaches the ground it wobbles which can lead to a Busó falling off, much to the great delight of the audience. Apparently the cannons are not just any old cannons either. The story goes that, after the battle of Mohács, two original cannons got stuck in the swamp and were then found in the Danube riverbed. After being restored, they became part of the celebrations.
With darkness beginning to fall, I squeezed in amongst the crowd who were gathered around the bonfire waiting for it to be lit and, from somewhere behind, the farsang coffin came floating over my head carried high by a group of Busós who climbed to the top of the bonfire and placed it on a waiting platform. After posing for photos, they clambered back down and the kindling was ignited. With the noise of the crackling flames accompanying the background music, the horned figures began dancing around the fire as it took hold and I stood and watched, mesmerized, until the coffin was engulfed by the blaze. Winter had well and truly been scared off!
Realising the time, I rushed off to catch the last bus with the sound of canons, cowbells and the crackling fire still ringing in my ears. Busójárás was definitely one of the strangest, most surreal experiences I've had on my travels, but one of the best - and certainly one I won't forget in a hurry.
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Russell Martin signed with the Blue Jays. You probably heard that. You also probably heard that the Cubs were interested in signing Martin and in any case, are interested in upgrading their catching situation from Welington Castillo, who had a rough season. But with Marin off the market, the list of available catchers is a short one. In the free agent market, the best choices are uninspiring third-tier choices: Geovany Soto (done that) and A.J. Pierzynski (not going to touch that one).
The trade market is a little better, with the Diamondbacks making Miguel Montero available. Al laid out the case for Montero two weeks ago. But the reasons that the Diamondbacks are making Montero available are the very reason that the Cubs would want to shy away from him. He's past 30, his production is declining and he's owed $40 million over the next three seasons.
But a new name has come on the market in the past few weeks.

Other teams say the Padres have gotten more aggressive in marketing catcher Yasmani Grandal in trade discussions.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) December 1, 2014

Grandal is available because he's lost his starting job in San Diego to the surprisingly good Rene Rivera. Should the Cubs make an offer for Yasmani Grandal? Grandal has a lot of positives. For one, he's only 25, two years younger than Castillo. Grandal doesn't hit for much average, but he draws a lot of walks and has good power. While his career numbers look superficially similar to Castillo's (other than Grandal's better OBP), Grandal put up those numbers at Petco Park rather than at Wrigley. Grandal's career triple-slash line in 216 games is .245/.350/.412, but his numbers away from Petco are .260/.358/.443, which is an impressive line for a catcher in this day and age.
The Cubs were interested in Martin in part because of his pitch framing skills. While accepting that Grandal only caught 76 games last season and small sample size caveats apply, Grandal was better at pitch framing than Martin was last season. According to these stats, Grandal was the eighth-best pitch framer in the majors last season whereas Martin was 10th. (Rene Rivera, the guy Grandal has lost his job to, was fifth-best.)
Grandal was the 12th pick in the 2010 draft by the Reds out of the University of Miami. Coming up through the minors, he was a top 100 prospect who was expected to be a solid hitter with good receiving skills. The Padres acquired him as a part of the Mat Latos trade, although he's never been able to establish himself as the number one guy in San Diego. But at only 25 (26 next season), the upside is still there.
I'm not the only one who thinks that. In an ESPN Insider article, Mike Petriello writes about Grandal as a breakout candidate. He even lists the Cubs as a team that should be interested in Grandal.
There are counter-arguments, of course. For one, Grandal's defense last season wasn't good. He led the league in passed balls with 12 despite only catching 76 games. He only threw out 13% of base runners trying to steal. You can make some excuses for Grandal there. For one, he missed most of 2013 (more on that later) and had to spend a lot of time at first base filling in for the injured Yonder Alonso in 2014. His reputation before last season wasn't that bad.
But then there's this.

Grandal does a few things well but receiving isn't one of them. Pitchers preferred throwing to Rene Rivera.
— keithlaw (@keithlaw) December 1, 2014

Is that something the Cubs could fix? Maybe, although they really haven't been able to fix it with Castillo. But Grandal is younger than Castillo and again, his reputation wasn't bad before last season.
And then there is the 2013 season and the reasons why he barely played. Grandal was suspended for the first 50 games of the 2013 season after testing positive for elevated levels of testosterone and was connected to the Biogenesis scandal.
When he returned from suspension, he blew his knee out a month later and missed the rest of the season. He then rushed back to be ready for Opening Day of 2014 as he tried to win his job back. He probably wasn't ready yet and that might explain some of his problems defensively last year. With the knee injury a year farther behind him, it is logical that his offense and defense would improve.
So if the Cubs were interested in getting Grandal, what would it take for the Cubs to land him? The Padres aren't just going to give him away, but he also wouldn't command a top Cubs prospect either. The Padres might take a flyer on a guy in the low-minors with upside (such as Jeferson Mejia), but they would most likely want major league ready talent.
As evidenced by their pursuit of Pablo Sandoval, the Padres need infielders. The good news for the Cubs is that they have a surplus of infield talent. The downside is that the Cubs infield prospects are way too good to part with for Yasmani Grandal. But Luis Valbuena would be a great fit in San Diego and there might be a trade to be made there.
Should the Cubs trade for Grandal? I like him better than their other options at catcher. My biggest concern is whether or not he's enough of an upgrade over Castillo to be worth parting with an important trade chip for. As I said, although you can toss a lot of "buts" in there, Grandal just wasn't a good defensive catcher last season, despite the first-rate pitch framing. And unlike the Padres, the Cubs aren't likely to have first base open if Grandal can't catch.
Still, I like the gamble. Grandal has the kind of upside that a team in the Cubs position should take a chance on. Of course it's going to depend on what it would take to land him, but teams don't win pennants with lots of league average players. Grandal might bust, but he has a good chance to be at least better than average and maybe even more than that.


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ADHD Awareness Month – October
What is ADHD Awareness Month?
October is the month in which ADHD is recognised as a disorder which needs bringing to the forefront of attention.
During the month of October, various resources and information are widely available to bring light to this topic.
The definition of ADHD is:
A lifelong, persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development across time and settings.
What is ADHD?
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder. It affects children and adults across the world.
ADHD is a genetic brain-based syndrome relating around brain functions and behaviours related to these functions.
In order to have a firm diagnosis of ADHD, a person suspected of ADHD must meet the following criteria, observed over a period of six months:
- Often fails to give close attention to details
- Often has issues with focusing attention on tasks
- Appears to often not listen when spoken to directly
- Often has difficulty organising themselves and/or tasks
- Can frequently lose items
- Is easily distracted a lot of the time
- Can be often forgetful
What are the different types of ADHD?
Who has ADHD?
Data shows that approximately 5% of adults have ADHD, and occurs in both male and female cases.
What causes ADHD?
ADHD is caused by structural, chemical and connectivity issues in the brain of the affected individual. As mentioned before, these results in the brain patterns are typically borne from a result of genetics.
In addition to genetic factors, research suggests that imbalances of dopamine, which is a neurotransmitter, plays a role in ADHD.
More about the connection between ADHD and Dopamine
The function of dopamine is to allow us to regulate emotional responses and take action to achieve specific rewards. Dopamine is responsible for feelings of pleasure and reward. There are studies which show that people with ADHD have different levels of dopamine.
What is the most effective treatment for ADHD?
With the research demonstrating a link between ADHD and low levels of dopamine, it is suggested that dopamine can be a useful treatment for ADHD.
The medication element of treatment handles the brain-based functions, whilst the therapy focuses on thought patterns and strategies for coping with ADHD on a regular basis. Many medication strategies work by increasing dopamine levels and stimulating focus. However, some people find unpleasant side effects an issue with medication treating ADHD, and can be more beneficial for people with the inattentive type of ADHD due to the amphetamine-tendencies of the medication.
CBT therapy is often sought as a highly effective form of therapy for ADHD, and a combination of different strategies is the best course of treatment for ADHD.
What alternative therapies are suggested for ADHD?
Foods which are rich in protein are used by the body to make neurotransmitters from the amino acids. Neurotransmitters are chemicals released by the brain cells, which communicate with each other. Protein is used to prevent blood sugar surges. These surges are known to increase hyperactivity and impulsivity.
Amino acids influence neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine. Both these neurotransmitters play a major part in our wellbeing – dopamine regulates mood and muscle movement, and serotonin regulates mood, sleep and digestion.
ADHD and exercise
Regular exercise can control the symptoms of ADHD by providing motivation for mental tasks. Exercise also gives energy, and helps ease symptoms of confusion. When exercising, your brain produces dopamine, which, as we've already covered, is essential for regulating mood. These factors all help with attention and clear thinking behaviours.
What worsens ADHD?
There are some common triggers which can make ADHD symptoms worse.
These triggers include:
- Stress and poor sleep
- Overstimulation
- Technology
- Certain foods and additives
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Have you ever had a favourite fragrance discontinued? We at Fume Chat certainly have and we want to celebrate some fragrances that are gone, but not forgotten. This week, Thomas and Nick dive into the perfume cupboard to sniff some of their long lost loves.
Scents Sniffed (spoilers ahoy):
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- Nu by Yves Saint Laurent
- Black by BVLGARI
- Cologne du 68 by Guerlain
- Youth Dew Amber Nude by Estée Lauder
- Kingdom by Alexander McQueen
- Chloe by Chloe
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In this two-day course, you learn to investigate, analyze, and determine issues that might occur with all the different components of VMware Workspace ONE® UEM. Troubleshooting is the backbone of service maintenance and management. To effectively troubleshoot product issues, administrators must understand how product services communicate and function. This in turn helps optimize service and software health management.
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0120-24 Simple PID Loop
Example Projects > 0120 Raspberry Pi > 0120-24 Simple PID Loop
Simple PID loop on Raspberry Pi
The source files illustrating the use of a simple PID controller on Raspberry Pi in REXYGEN are located in this folder.
The PIDU function block allows bumpless switching of manual and automatic modes. Toggle the CNB_MAN constant to switch the mode. Change the CNR_sp constant in automatic mode or the CNR_hv constant in manual mode and observe the controller action (mv) and the process reaction (pv).
In this example, the controlled system is a box. A process value is the temperature and it is measured by 1-Wire DS18B20 sensor. The actuator can be a heater controlled with PWM.
The signals are recorded in the TRND block which allows displaying of the trends (graphs) in the Watch mode of REXYGEN Studio or in the REXYGEN Diagnostics diagnostic tool.
Timing of the project
The algorithm runs each 100 milliseconds (0.1 s). See the EXEC function block,
tick x ntick0 = 0.01 x 10 = 0.1
- REXYGEN Runtime Core, RPiDrv and OwsDrv modules must be installed and running on the target device (Raspberry Pi).
- Owserver (part of the OWFS package) must be installed, correctly configured and running on the Raspberry Pi.
- The wiring must comply with the attached schematics.
Running the example
- The *exec.mdl file is the project main file.
- Open it with REXYGEN Studio.
- Specify the 64-bit ROM ID of the attached temperature sensor. See the 1-Wire driver manual below.
- Compile and download it to the target device.
- Switch to Watch mode and observe the algorithm (use Target->Watch selection to display data).
- Open trend diagnostic window for the block TRND.
- Change the set-point (CNR_sp) in automathic or hand-value (CNR_hv) in manual mode to 3.
- Observe the controller action (PIDU:mv) and the process reaction (OWS__temperature) in trend.
User interface (HMI)
The example is accompanied by a HTML5-based user interface built on the WebBuDi framework (Web Buttons and Displays). There is also a WebWatch HMI generated directly from REXYGEN Studio.
- Press F1 for help on the selected function block in the REXYGEN Studio.
- Getting started with REXYGEN on the Raspberry Pi minicomputer
- RPiDrv - Raspberry Pi driver (including PiFace Digital, UniPi v1.1 Intellisys PIO)
- OwsDrv - 1-Wire driver
- REXYGEN HMI User Guide
- Function blocks of REXYGEN
- REXYGEN Studio User Guide
- Complete documentation of REXYGEN
Additional information
- Raspberry Pi is a trademark of the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
- 1-Wire is a trademark of Maxim Integrated.
- Visit the REXYGEN webpage for more information about the example projects and developing advanced automation and control solutions using REXYGEN.


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The driver of a vehicle that struck a pedestrian Wednesday at the intersection of Central Avenue and Mountain Street downtown was not at fault, as initially reported, Hot Springs police Officer 1st Class Omar Cervantes said Thursday.
Police initially said the pedestrian was struck by a northbound vehicle shortly before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday as she was crossing east to west in the crosswalk.
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The driver was in the inside lane and another northbound vehicle was stopped in the outside lane. Cervantes said the pedestrian had passed in front of the stopped vehicle and then was struck by the front bumper of the second vehicle as the driver didn't see her.
Cervantes said the light warning pedestrians not to walk at that time was activated.
The pedestrian was transported by LifeNet to a local hospital with what were believed to be minor injuries, he said.


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Using two fingers, simply give the bottom of the laptop a bunch of firm taps in the area of the problematic key. Right the laptop and set it down. Push the problematic key repeatedly. It should pop back into place, if it didn't during the inverted step.
You asked, how do you get a stuck key out of a MacBook?
Best answer for this question, how do I remove a clean key from my MacBook Pro? To remove the "normal" keys, use a thin, flat tool such as a pair of tweezers or a small screwdriver to get under the key at the bottom-left corner and push the prong out of its hole. Once it's out, pull the key down from the top-right corner and wiggle until the left hand side of the key is detached.
Furthermore, can I clean under my MacBook keys? Open your laptop and shake it gently over a trash can. Turning your laptop upside down and shaking it helps to remove any dirt, dust or food crumbs that have fallen beneath the keyboard, dislodging any material that's stuck beneath the keys.
Subsequently, how do I fix unresponsive keys on my MacBook Pro?
- Clean your keyboard.
- Plug in your MacBook.
- Check for updates.
- Remove recent apps.
- Restart the Touch Bar.
- Turn off Slow Keys.
- Turn off Mouse Keys.
- Check your keyboard layout setting.
Do Macbook Pro Keys come off?
MacBook keys are relatively easy to remove and replace, but you will need to be extremely gentle when doing so in order to minimize the risk of damaging your Mac's keyboard.
How do I put the spacebar back on my Macbook Pro 2020?
Position the space bar cap into the left end of the metal bar hook. Press down on the right end and use the screwdriver to clip the left hook back into place.
How do I clean a Mac screen?
To clean the display on your iMac, dampen the cloth that came with your iMac—or another clean, soft, lint-free cloth—with water only, and then wipe the screen. To clean hard-to-remove smudges, you can moisten the cloth with a 70-percent isopropyl alcohol (IPA) solution.
How do you clean under a MAC key?
- Hold your Mac notebook at a 75-degree angle, so it's not quite vertical.
- Use compressed air to spray the keyboard, or just the affected keys, in a left-to-right motion.
- Rotate your Mac notebook to its right side and spray the keyboard again, from left to right.
How can I clean my MacBook without turning it on?
Just turn the brightness to 0 so you can see the smudges across the screen and goto to town on cleaning it! I would also recommend cleaning the clamshell with a slightly damp rag! You'll be surprised at the amount of dirt comes off.
How do you clean under keyboard keys?
Tear off an inch of tape and fold it in half so that the non-sticky sides are facing together and the sticky sides are facing outward. Slip the tape underneath the edges of the keys and rub back and forth a few times. Pull the piece of tape out and prepare to be disgusted. Repeat until all of your keys are clean.
How do I fix unresponsive keyboard keys?
The simplest fix is to carefully turn the keyboard or laptop upside down and gently shake it. Usually, anything beneath the keys or inside the keyboard will shake out of the device, freeing up the keys for effective functioning once again.
How do you fix a dead key on a Mac keyboard?
Fit the hinge in the key compartment, making sure that the clips at the side of the hinge connect securely to the metal tabs on the side of the key compartment. Fit the key back in the key compartment and gently press down until the key snaps in place. The key should now work without any problems.
How do you force restart a Mac laptop?
How to Force Restart Your Mac. Press and hold down the Command (⌘) and Control (Ctrl) keys along with the power button (or the Touch ID / Eject button, depending on the Mac model) until the screen goes blank and the machine restarts.
How do you fix the butterfly key on a MacBook?
- Open the clamshell and tap all or just your problem keys to crush and dislodge any stuck particles.
- Carefully turn your keyboard upside down and tap again softly from the backside.
- Check your keys to see if the tapping fixed the issue.
Why is the butterfly keyboard so bad?
But those benefits were eclipsed by the butterfly keyboard's many faults. The biggest is simply that the design was unreliable. The mechanism was so fragile that seemingly any little piece of debris or grit could break a key, keeping it from working or making it type double letters.


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LONDON, 20/01/2023 – DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Agency) has initiated a project to incentivise operators with large numbers of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to gain situational awareness throughout LEO, Breaking Defense said. Space-domain Wide Area Tracking and Characterisation (Space-WATCH) will utilise satellite constellations to gain LEO's space situational awareness at a reduced cost when compared to existing ground-based approaches.
Space-WATCH aims to provide real-time tracking of all objects in LEO so that if any "anomalous action occurs" satellite operators will be notified in time to plan and execute any suitable actions. DARPA believes that the service model will "provide the opportunity for commercial LEO operators to capitalise on an additional revenue stream by providing on-orbit observations that will make the LEO environment safer for all participants".
The project has been designed in two parts, but at the moment only the first phase is active. "Technical Area 1 is looking to find commercial satellite constellation operators that provide data to a system that will aggregate it" Space-WATCH program manager Greg Kiperman said.
At present, Space Command's Space Surveillance Network observes LEO with ground-based radar and telescopes. However current observations have several technical limitations for how much they can observe and costly equipment. This new DARPA effort aligns with the Department of Defense's need to find better and cheaper solutions that gain satellite positioning awareness in low orbit.