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In July 2010, N2Care, Salem, Va., unveiled the first prototype of its MedCottage, a modular medical home designed as an alternative to multi-unit care facilities. Dubbed the "granny pod," the 300-sq-ft, three-room, specially equipped temporary shelter can be purchased or leased and placed on the property — probably the backyard — of the inhabitant's caregiver. Already authorized for use in Virginia, it is designed to comply with local zoning ordinances throughout the nation.
The basic package for the MedCottage includes a host of smart and/or robotic devices, including a virtual companion that relays health-related messages (such as medication reminders), a video system that monitors the floor at ankle level for falls or other mishaps, and pressurized ventilation that can keep airborne pathogens in or outdoor air out. Knee-high lighting illuminates the floor to help residents avoid tripping — the most common cause of falls. A computer provides entertainment for the resident, offering a selection of music, reading material, and movies. Optional items include a lift attached to a built-in track in the ceiling to help the caregiver move the occupant from bed to bathroom. The technology is hard-wired in the unit, which connects to the single-family residence's electrical and water supplies.
"Research demonstrates that end-of-life care is emerging as the most pertinent concern for the baby-boomer generation," says Rev. Kenneth Dupin, the inventor of MedCottage. "Boomers have a particular fear of being isolated from family and institutionalized in the final stage of life. Consequently, there is a need in the market for an innovative alternative to care for the aging population unlike any current options for end-of-life care."
What you already know
A 2006 report by AARP, the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people age 50 and over, revealed 89% of older Americans want to remain in single-family residences as they age, a trend called "aging in place." Many of these seniors will settle in smaller, single-story abodes, while others will remain in their own homes. Many of the latter will have to renovate their houses in order to do so.
As a result, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the Washington, D.C.-based trade association that helps promote the policies that make housing a national priority, is predicting aging will be the second-biggest influence on the remodeling industry in the next five years, just behind finding enough skilled labor. Research firm InMedica, Wellingborough, England, projects that the telehealth market, also sometimes referred to as "telewellness," will grow 55% per year in the next five years. Some estimates are predicting that by the year 2020, the health-monitoring market will reach $20 billion.
Currently, many remodeling firms are already involved in aging-in-place projects. A recent survey by NAHB reveals 75% of remodelers have seen an increase in requests for this type of work, while 60% of remodelers already perform such work. Most residential electrical contracting firms already have the skill set to perform basic aging-in-place modifications. The most common include adjusting the height of home controls, such as light switches and thermostats. Firms involved in consumer electronics and integration are already able to install the life safety and alarm systems, audio, video, communications, and remote monitoring.
"We wanted to expand significantly but also to stick to the knitting," says Thomas Ardolf, president of Cybermation, a St. Cloud, Minn.-based custom technology, entertainment, and security integration firm that recently began a venture in the telewellness market. "On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most difficult, the level of technology for us with these types of systems, compared to what we do when it comes to new construction and retrofit, rates only a 4 or 5, at most. It's just not that tough for the technicians to learn."
According to Ardolf, the telehealth packages are a composite of security and control systems, with a varying amount of features (Telewellness Devices for the Future). "It's the same form of technology," he says. "In some cases, the exact same devices."
Many of these units use existing protocol-driven sensors, such as the Z-Wave mesh network and Bluetooth technology. In a conservative estimate, Cybermation budgets about one hour of labor for setting up a basic system, plus 45 minutes per wireless sensor.
More sophisticated than traditional personal emergency response (PER) systems, which typically use a push-button pendant and a console to call for help after an incident has occurred, these systems report data about the senior living at home to a caregiver or health care provider and sound alerts to prevent serious problems. Home monitoring systems connect monitoring devices, deploying in ASP mode with web interface including emergency response, fall detection, passive motion monitoring (for persons with dementia/wander risks), and bed monitoring (for fall risks and incontinence). Telewellness devices include blood pressure cuff, weight scale, and pulse rate monitor connected to a main platform that communicates information to the caregivers or medical centers. These can be combined with the home monitoring technologies. Coffee makers, which require a multi-step process, are a popular appliance for alerts in telehealth packages.
"As soon as you begin to plug in devices — a blood pressure cuff, a pill dispenser, motion detectors — you're going to start to gather information and monitor the individual living at home," says Ardolf. "So the caregiver can rest easy until something deviates beyond the settings, at which time he or she gets a call, text, or an e-mail. At other times, you can log in and see what's going on with that person."
The more comprehensive packages also include communications components designed to be the bridge between the resident and the caregiver and provide entertainment options for the resident. This is usually viewed by the resident on a television or touch screen, enabling the caregiver or the patient to play games on it or call up videos on demand that have been added. These systems can be easily customized. "The benefit is the social interaction, which contributes a lot to mental health," says Ardolf.
According to the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, larger percentages of older people are logging onto the Internet. The biggest increase in Internet use since 2005 has been in the 70- to 75 year-old age group. "You suddenly have seniors, who never knew what a digital picture, Skype, or e-mail even was, participating at a level all of us are accustomed to, even if they've never been accustomed to using technology," Ardolf says. "It's just a very simple touch screen."
What you need to learn
Retrofitting for aging in place requires more than advanced technologies. Features such as sustainable design, future-proofing, and home integration play a vital role in meeting the needs of clients who want to remain in their homes as they age. The National Council on Aging (www.ncoa.org), the National Aging in Place Council (www.ageinplace.org), and www.ageinplace.com are just a few available resources.
Although intended for public spaces, the provisions in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) offer a guideline for these type of residential retrofits for aging in place. In addition, NAHB has compiled a checklist for aging-in-place design (Aging-In-Place Design Checklist). Universal Design, the fundamentals of which include communicating effectively regardless of room or user's sensory abilities, minimizing living hazards, and promoting low physical effort for the end-user, can also be used as an informal standard.
Furthermore, in 2002, AARP and NAHB developed a certification, Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS), for firms that want to specialize in modifications for aging in place. The program teaches the essential "technical, business management, and customer service skills" needed to serve the market. The three-day program covers marketing and communication strategies for aging and accessibility, design/build solutions, and business management for remodeling work. Approximately 1,115 students have graduated from the course. AARP provides a directory of CAPS to its members.
But perhaps the most difficult part of becoming a telehealth provider is learning the industry protocol and finding customers and partners, including third-party payers. "I spent months trying to figure out how home health care agencies (HCA) work," Ardolf says. "There's a humongous government bureaucracy. You have to figure out who the gatekeepers are."
Cybermation has tapped funds and grants from private and county agencies, and the company is working with a local home HCA. The firm is able to offer its system package free of charge on a trial basis to potential clients. If the client decides to keep the system, they pay only the $50/month fee for system hosting and software maintenance.
Without grants and reimbursement from HCAs, telewellness systems sell for about $3,000 for a basic system. From there, other docks and stations can be added for an additional cost, up to $5,000 or more. But when compared to the cost of assisted living, which can range between $3,000 to $8,000 a month, aging at home seems like a bargain."But nobody likes to outlay cash," says Ardolf.
Currently, there are approximately 44.4 million caregivers in the United States who are struggling to care for their aging loved ones because of the high costs of assisted living and full-time nursing care. Generally, the purchaser of the system is the younger relative, usually a son or daughter, of the senior. "They tend to be in the 30 to 50 crowd," says Ardolf. "Whom you really market the product to versus who needs and uses the product are two different parties."
Still, the transaction is rarely about finances. "If you want to consider it on a quantitative basis, the money you save is tremendous," says Ardolf. "But it's not the sales pitch. When people sit down and compare it quantitatively and qualitatively, qualitative trumps it."


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A week after it happened, you can now watch the DICE Summit's kick-off talk between Star Trek/Star Wars' JJ Abrams and Steam/Half-Life 3's Gabe Newell.
It was a fun talk that ended with Abrams and Newell talking about making games and movies together. That's the news you probably saw last week. But watch everything that comes before it today: lots of great exchanges—with specific examples—about the best and worst things about games and movies.
Bonus: Go 12 minutes into the clip to see Abrams actually talk about the R2D2 cameo in his 2009 Star Trek movie. Not a new easter egg, but it's rare to see Abrams talking about it. Gee, why would he be more chatty about that all of a sudden?

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Savannah-Chatham police are asking for help identifying and locating an SUV that struck a pedestrian and drove away Sunday night.
Hongli Zhang, 43, and her husband, Ping Guo, were crossing the northbound lane of Apache Avenue at Shawnee Street about 6:48 p.m. when a gold SUV struck Zhang and left the scene, said police spokesman Julian Miller.
Zhang was transported to Memorial University Medical Center with serious injuries, Miller said.
The police department's Major Accident Investigation Team is searching for a light gold Dodge Durango from the 1990s that should have damage to its front left corner and its left side-view mirror.
Police are asking anyone with information to call 911 or CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020. Those with information can also text CRIMES(274637). Tipsters to CrimeStoppers remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.


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If you're looking for ways to automate generation of your JUnit tests, AgitarOne is an excellent solution. It helps to cultivate a strong TDD orientation in an organization via the generation of JUnit tests. Additionally, the tests' new functional coverage tracker monitors test effectiveness. Couple this with a number of built-in code rules, a comprehensive project dashboard, continuous integration testing, and interactive exploratory testing and you've got quite a package. Agitar then throws in its trademarked "software agitation" (dynamically generated regression test cases for all possible outcomes). This step is probably the coolest and most effective feature I've seen in a JUnit test automation platform, and AgitarOne pulls it off effortlessly.
The server-side component of AgitarOne incorporates the open-source CruiseControl package for continuous integration testing. Combine it with AgitarOne's Maven Antrun plugin for easy AgitarOne-generated script execution and a Hudson CI export wizard plug-in, and the test can be configured as a Hudson job. The AgitarOne server also provides detailed metrics by class, package, and developer to keep management informed of issues and aid with risk prioritization. Check out the screencast demos on Agitar's site to see the product in action.
Agitar has been an aggressive player in unit test generation and management and its new parent, McCabe Software, has taken the original, foundational product and made an excellent, polished, and very useful tool for sites that value complete, top-to-bottom unit testing.
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Every few months a story about a woman breastfeeding in public makes national news. A bus driver orders a nursing mom to get off the bus or a pastor refers to a woman breastfeeding in church as lewd.
I always side with the mom in these situations. Nursing is the most practical and natural way to feed a baby and Americans need to be less prudish and let women do their thing, even if it happens to be in a church pew. The people who find breastfeeding inappropriate, gross, indecent or offensive are just plain wrong, in my opinion.
But the latest breastfeeding-in-public story to take the media by storm has me troubled, and this time I'm finding it difficult to side with the mom.
In this situation, which took place in Washington, D.C., two weeks ago, the mom is an assistant anthropology professor at American University. Adrienne Pine nursed her infant while teaching a class of 40 students. Coincidentally (and humorously), Pine was teaching a feminist class called "Sex, Gender & Culture." No, a nursing demonstration wasn't a planned part of the show. The single mom brought her baby to class because the child had a fever and she had exhausted all childcare options. She didn't want to cancel the first day of class so she showed up with a baby in tow.
The Washington Post reports:
The baby, in a blue onesie, crawled on the floor of the lecture hall during part of the 75-minute class…The mother extracted a paper clip from the girl's mouth at one point and shooed her away from an electrical outlet. A teaching assistant held the baby and rocked her at times, volunteering to help even though Pine stressed that she didn't have to. When the baby grew restless, Pine breast-fed her while continuing her lecture in front of 40 students.
Some students were outraged. Jake Carias, 18, told the Post, "I found it unprofessional. I was kind of appalled."
Although Carias is guilty for inappropriate behavior himself. He told the Post that he sent out a tweet about the incident during class. (Isn't social media a no-no in class?)
The University issued a statement about the incident, emphasizing "that faculty members should take advantage of options such as sick leave, break times and private areas for nursing mothers to express milk so they can maintain a focus on professional responsibilities in the classroom," the Post reported.
Pine hasn't talked with the media but she did publish a response in an essay titled "The Dialectics of Breastfeeding on Campus: Exposéing My Breasts on the Internet" posted on CounterPunch.org. She writes:
So here's the story, internet: I fed my sick baby during feminist anthropology class without disrupting the lecture so as to not have to cancel the first day of class. I doubt anyone saw my nipple, because I'm pretty good at covering it. But if they did, they now know that I too, a university professor, like them, have nipples. Or at least that I have one.
Now students across the American University campus are asking, Is it appropriate for a professor to breastfeed while teaching a class?
I hate to come down on a breastfeeding mom but I think Pine made a bad decision—and not only because she breastfed in front of her class. I would feel similarly if Pine stood there lecturing while bottle-feeding the baby. The main issue here is the sick baby. Bringing a sick child to class is unfair to the child and the students. Pine should have stayed at home with her sick child or as parenting writer Lisa Belkin suggests in an article for the Huffington Post, the university should provide emergency childcare for these sorts of situations.
Another issue here is the nature of Pine's job. She's a university professor and it's her responsibility to teach, to lecture, to go over lessons. It's difficult to do that job when you're caring for a baby. Yes, some jobs can be done with a baby around—not necessarily efficiently or well, but any mom knows that it's possible to write an email or even conduct a conference call with a baby, even a nursing one, in your lap. If you're at a desk all day, it's acceptable to bring a baby to work on that rare occasion, although if the baby were sick, then you should try to get that work done at home.
But Pine's job is different because she's the center of attention and all eyes are on her. She's a performer, in a sense. Normally, I think nursing in public is fine when you can be discreet about it—which is entirely possible when you're riding a bus or eating at a restaurant or sitting in a church pew. But if you're the bus driver or the waiter or the pastor, it's impossible to quietly care for your baby while you're actively doing your job and taking care of your passengers, customers, or students. Yes, you can take a 20 minute break to nurse or give your baby a bottle, but Pine didn't do that. She multi-tasked and tried to do it all at once and that's not fair to any of the parties involved—the baby, the students or herself.
What do you think? Is it acceptable for a university professor to nurse while teaching a class?


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Ken and Andy further lower WFMU's already abysmal standards as the program enters its death throes. Stunt radio which subjects the radio audience to concepts and topics which mature adults should not have to endure. Find the fatal flaw. (Visit homepage.)
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Wed. 11/3/10 6:01pm
Mr. Johnny:
Love the show!
Wed. 11/3/10 6:02pm
Lizardner Dave:
Andy's first record fair? I thought the rock paper scissors DVD was filmed at a record fair.
God I am such a loser for even remembering that.
Wed. 11/3/10 6:03pm
Mr. Johnny:
Have any of you been to the Record Fair?
Is it fun?
Wed. 11/3/10 6:04pm
Marc in Liverpool:
what rides do they have?
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Mr. Johnny:
Andy will give you a piggy-back ride for $5.00.
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I have never laughed at anything Andy Breckman has ever said other than the times I called his cell phone after his number was given out.
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Andy Breckman is just not funny. But Ken is beyond funny. He is Ken and he is an icon. Andy is not an icon. I never really got Andy as funny. Someone help me out here.
Wed. 11/3/10 6:12pm
for good or for bad, Andy is one of the most naturally funny people on the planet.
Wed. 11/3/10 6:15pm
Lizardner Dave:
I have been to a couple record fairs but budgetary concerns have kept me away the last 2 years.
I think Andy is amazingly funny and I think Ken is a teriffic foil.
Wed. 11/3/10 6:16pm
Ken Is Cute Brigade:
Ken is cuter than Andy.
Wed. 11/3/10 6:26pm
andy is normal human being funny at best. Ken pushes humor beyond the freeform boundaries. Andy does not. He stays in his comfort zone
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Hand Job Counting Brigade:
This show is a lot dirtier than I thought it would be.
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Lizardner Dave:
How has Kenny G not acquired a tape of the guy reading record sales and played it? Or better yet, transcribed it and read it over the air?
Wed. 11/3/10 6:34pm
Why would Kenny G be bothered with such a thing?
Wed. 11/3/10 6:37pm
Lizardner Dave:
You've heard his show, I assume. It's right up his alley.
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Jenn wrote:Do ya'll just not have mosquitoes, as a general rule?? Or is it the TYPE of mosquito, the winters are so cold, just curious as to why as a general rule it isn't there?
SisMorphine wrote:For a dog to get HW this is what has to happen:
A HW positive dog must get bitten by a mosquito and ingest some microfilaria. The microfilaria then must fester within the mosquito for 2 days and then that mosquito must bite another dog. If the temp at anytime in that two day period goes below 47 then the microfilaria in the mosquito will die off and it can't be transferred. Though we have hot summers, due to the fact that our springs and falls typically have nights under 47 degrees (nevermind the winters), HW doesn't really survive well up here.
But after talking with my friend who does mosquito research in MA she said that the problem seems to be two-fold: first is the number of dogs being imported from the south. Easier to get puppies from the south since spay/neuter is so pushed up here, and many "shelters" and "rescues" focus on puppies from the south instead of helping local dogs since puppies are easier to move. Combined with the fact that some people's basements stay over 47 degrees and are mosquito breeding grounds over the cooler months.
but I don't see how transporting a dog could cause the HW rate to increase in the area?? Unless you're just meaning those dogs are increasing the statistics because they already had them??
Jenn wrote:I'm genuinely trying to "grasp" my head around this, not questioning you per say.
Cause as I read that, the dogs in the South have to be HW+ and because they are bringing them else where, they are getting bit by the mosquito and biting dogs not born in the South?? I just don't understand how that could be a factor... By that logic, the rescued Southern dogs are HW+?? However, they have to get the HW the same way. OF course there are WAY more mosquitoes, hotter climates, etc. but I don't see how transporting a dog could cause the HW rate to increase in the area?? Unless you're just meaning those dogs are increasing the statistics because they already had them??
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The process for enrolling in a DHSP Preschool program has recently changed.
After careful consideration, we have decided to honor the existing waitlist for the next two years (enrollment for September 2018 and September 2019), out of fairness to the families and children who enrolled under the waitlist process.
For enrollment in September 2020, we will be moving to a lottery system.
Starting in October 2019, we will accept applications from any interested family whose children would be eligible to start preschool in September 2020.
For more information view the DHSP Waitlist Update Letter or the Preschool Lottery Flyer.
The City of Cambridge offers scholarships based on income, and family size. Fees are determined on a sliding scale.
CITY SCHOLARSHIP: The City of Cambridge Department of Human Service Programs has a limited amount of funds available for tuition assistance for families enrolled in either a DHSP preschool or after school program whose parents/guardians are either working or training 20hrs or Part-time school (bachelors or associates only). Your family's total gross income may not exceed $46,550 for a family of 4. As scholarships are based on gross monthly income, family size and Cambridge residency, you will be asked to supply required documentation at the time of registration. Other forms of documentation may also be required where necessary. (PLEASE DO NOT SEND DOCUMENTATION WITH THIS FORM.) For more information call Childcare Enrollment Coordinator at 617-349-6254.
VOUCHER: We accept vouchers for both full-time and Part-time preschool and After-School programs. Vouchers are issued by the CCRC (Childcare Resource Center) located at 130 Bishop Allen Drive, Cambridge. For more information or to be place on the EEC waitlist call 617-547-1063.
Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC Slots): DHSP has a limited number of subsidies funded by (EEC), these subsidies are for parents who are working or training 30hrs weekly or who are full-time student (undergraduates only) , earn up to 50% or less of the state median income (approximately $34'512 for a family of three). Families must meet EEC income eligibility and service need guidelines. Parents pay fees based on their gross monthly income. Slots are for Full Day licensed Preschool services only. These slots are waitlisted and are filled upon slot avail-ability. For more information or to be placed on the EEC waitlist please call 617-547-1063.


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Go to the Healthcare Robotics Lab website to learn about my most recent work. Stay here, if you're interested in my background.
I am an Associate Professor with tenure at Georgia Tech in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. My research focuses on robotics with an emphasis on mobile manipulation and human-robot interaction in the context of healthcare. I also have adjunct appointments in the School of Interactive Computing and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. I am an active member of the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines at Georgia Tech (IRIM@GT) and most of the PhD students I have advised have been in the Robotics PhD Program.
On this site you can read about my background and download my CV. I also try to keep my Google Scholar page up to date.
Sometimes you can reach me at my email address, although you should be aware that I tend to go through periods during which I am unresponsive via email. I do not devote the time necessary to respond to all inquiries, and even emails that are important to me can result in a response months later. I prioritize, and much prefer, face-to-face, in-person communication.
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It is over fifty years since BOBST first began producing equipment for the conversion of corrugated board. Having pioneered the automatic flat bed die-cutter for corrugated materials with the SPO 1575, in 1970 BOBST combined this technology with flexographic printing to create the SPO-FLEXO, a machine capable of flexo printing and flat bed die-cutting inline.
At the leading edge of both technologies ever since, BOBST equipment today sets the standard for what can be achieved with the inline process. We have achieved this by paying constant attention to the views of our customers, continuously investing in research and development programs, and by working with the leading players in specialist fields.
BOBST equipment for flexo printing and flat bed die-cutting inline covers a wide range of needs - from straightforward block printing and punching, to high quality process printing with complex die-cutting and stripping. Reflecting this range, our equipment is relied upon by a huge assortment of customers, from entry level users to experts, and from small businesses to multi-national corporations.
Flexographic printing uses a flexible relief plate to print onto a substrate, which may be a wood-pulp based, synthetic, or laminated material. When carrying out flexo printing and flat bed die-cutting inline, the printing process is directly followed by flat bed die-cutting of the sheet. The technology is predominantly found in the manufacture of packaging made from corrugated and micro-flute board, including uncoated, semi-coated, and coated substrates. Other applications of the process include the manufacture of in-store displays.
Flexo printing and flat bed die-cutting inline is particularly useful where complex die-cutting is required and/or high quality graphics combined with high productivity is needed, although the process is also often used for much less difficult work.
Today's flexo printing presses use photopolymer printing plates containing a mirror relief image of the required print. The raised areas on the plate have ink applied to them by an anilox roller and then transfer it onto the substrate.
A typical installation may include a loader unit, a feeder, multiple flexo printing units with drying and quality control, a flat bed die-cutting section, a waste stripping unit, and a breaker/palletizer. This configuration may be created by the addition of several flexo units and peripherals to a central flat bed die-cutter, or may involve the linkage of an offline printer to a flat bed die-cutter and the addition of peripheral units.
In a modern flexo printing press, each print unit comprises of:
Between the print units, driers may be installed so that subsequent colors can be applied to the substrate without merging into those previously printed. These driers may utilize hot air, infra red, or ultra-violet light, depending on the application.
During the printing process, the ink is pumped into the ink chamber of the doctor blade system. Two blades within the ink chamber, the barrier blade and the doctor blade, seal either end and confine the ink to the chamber while it is in contact with the anilox roller. As the anilox roller rotates, the cells in contact with the doctor blade system collect ink, and then any surface excess is removed as the roller passes under the doctor blade. As the anilox rotates, its surface comes into contact with the raised areas of the printing plates mounted on the plate cylinder, transferring the ink. The printing plate then rotates and transfers the image onto the substrate.
The exact configuration of a flat bed die-cutter element of the line will vary depending on the application but, in broad terms, will consist of:-
By flexo printing and flat bed die-cutting inline users gain a number of advantages, not least that the process requires a single make-ready while ensuring excellent print quality and the ultimate in die-cutting precision in one pass.
Additionally the most readily available inks are water based and therefore easier to work with, faster to dry, and are more sustainable. The manufacture of both the flexo printing plates and the die-cutting tools is relatively straightforward.
In recent years the development of new pre-press systems, doctor blade chambers, inks, inking systems, and anilox rolls has led to a growth in high graphics printing.
BOBST equipment for flexo printing and flat bed die-cutting inline has been at the forefront of this movement with the development of high precision feeding, vacuum sheet transport, highly effective inking and drying systems, on-board register and print quality control systems, and high running speeds, all of which contribute to high printing quality and high performance.


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P0453 OBD-II: Evaporative Emission System Pressure Sensor/Switch High
Get diagnosis and repair information for trouble code P0453
What Does P0453 Code Mean?
OBD-II Code P0453 is defined as a Evaporative Control System Pressure Sensor High Input
The Code P0453 indicates that the Evaporative Pressure Sensor is indicating pressure change values that are above specification, during the EVAP Monitor test and/or the operation of the vehicle.
Want to learn more?The evaporative control (EVAP) system captures any raw fuel evaporating from the fuel storage system (e.g. the fuel tank, filler neck, and fuel cap). Under precise operating conditions—dictated by engine temperature, speed, and load—the EVAP system stores and purges these captured fuel vapors back into the combustion process.
The Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor is a device that tracks any positive or negative pressure changes in the Fuel Storage or Evaporative Control (EVAP) system. It constantly relays this pressure information to the Powertrain Control Module (PCM). The Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor is located on top of the Fuel Tank, or on or near the Fuel Pump and Fuel Gauge Module.
- Check Engine Light will illuminate
- In most cases, there are no adverse conditions noticed by the driver
- In some cases, there may be a noticeable fuel odor caused by the release of fuel vapors
Common Problems That Trigger the P0453 Code
- Defective Fuel Tank Sending Unit
- Defective or damaged Fuel Tank
- Defective Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor, wiring, or computer
- Defective Carbon Canister
- Defective Canister Vent Valve - (won't open)
Common Misdiagnoses
- Fuel Cap
- Evaporative Purge Valve
- Evaporative Vent Valve
Polluting Gases Expelled
- HCs (Hydrocarbons): Unburned droplets of raw fuel that smell, affect breathing, and contribute to smog
P0453 Diagnostic Theory for Shops and Technicians
The Evaporative Control System Pressure Sensor High Input code sets when the readings of the Pressure Sensor are above specification for ten seconds of vehicle operation after a cold start or during the EVAP monitor test. This code uses "two trip" logic, which means that the fault condition must be present during two successive cold starts and vehicle operation.
Common Tests for the Evaluating the Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor
- Retrieve the code and write down the freeze frame information to be used as a baseline to test and verify any repair.
- Pay very close attention to the Fuel Tank Pressure readings by observing its data stream on a scan tool. Does the Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor work properly? If it doesn't, the system will think that no vacuum is being created when, in fact, there is a vacuum being created that the Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor is unable to read. The Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor is the primary feedback sensor that the Powertrain Computer relies on for the leak test data.
- Inspect and test the Fuel Pressure Sensor wiring. Verify that there is a 5-volt reference signal from the PCM, a good ground, as well as a good signal return circuit to the PCM.
- While observing the data stream change (or lack there of) on a scan tool, test the Pressure Sensor with a Vacuum Gauge while it is connected to the wiring harness.
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Anabel Flores
Class of 1998
Major/Minor: Business Administration / Psychology
To say that the Mexican players who have competed for Washington College have had a profound impact on establishing the college's tennis history would be an understatement. Like her predecessors, Anabel Flores played a major role in furthering that tradition.
Between 1995 and 1998, Anabel dominated the Centennial Conference. She has the distinction of being the only female player to win the conference singles championship and also its doubles crown. She captured the doubles title in 1996 and was the singles champion in 1997. That same year she was named Centennial Conference Player of the Year. This selection was significant in that she is the only player in the history of the conference to be so honored from a team with a losing record. Furthermore, she was the first player in Centennial Conference history to be selected first team all-conference in singles all four years.
While her conference accomplishments were remarkable, Anabel's achievements at the national level were even more outstanding. She qualified for the NCAA Division III national tournament three out of four years in singles and two times in doubles.
In 1997, she partnered with fellow countrywoman Paulina Sierra to reach the semifinals at that year's national tournament. As a semifinalist and with a final national ranking of fifth, Anabel became the fourth woman tennis player to become an All-American at Washington College.
During the four years Anabel played for the Shorewomen, she literally carried her team on her back. While her team struggled with a 26-37 record, Anabel was phenomenal, registering a 53-19 record in singles with a national ranking of 13th. Her doubles record was 50-16.
Completing her collegiate resume, Anabel was named her team's Most Valuable Player all four years and team captain her junior and senior years and, at graduation, received the Eldridge Eliason award. A Dean's List student, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration with a minor in psychology. In 2000, Anabel obtained her MBA from George Washington University.
Anabel currently runs a cultural immersion program in Puebla, Mexico, which offers a variety of programs including Spanish and tennis. She also promotes a program for high schoolers to help them find athletic scholarships in the United States. The competitive tennis program brings young players to tournaments in both Mexico and the United States.
Washington College considers it an honor and a privilege to induct Anabel Flores into its Athletic Hall of Fame on this 30th day of October, 2010.


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NEWS- Meredith's vision: Daily trains to D.C... and beyond
Lynchburg can thank its lucky stars that, about 20 years ago, CSX decided to abandon its Charlottesville rail yard. Without that old yard (now home to Lexis/Nexis and a moldering coal tower), there's no longer any place in Charlottesville to turn a train around. Ergo, Lynchburg may find itself becoming part of a new rail link to D.C.
"This is a great and ambitious step," said Kevin Page at a meeting Thursday, November 15 at the Boar's Head Inn. "It's a thing we've never embarked on before."
Page, a man whose office doles out millions each year to improve rail lines, revealed that the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation is working with Amtrak officials to create, by June, a proposal for a regular D.C.-to-Lynchburg train service.
Central Virginia travelers currently have just one or two Amtrak trains to Washington each day, and because they're long hauls connecting New York to Chicago and New Orleans, they're frequently late. Moreover, Amtrak– a perennially money-losing creation of the federal government– isn't eager to sell tickets for a short leg of such a long journey, so just getting a seat can be tricky.
Page, however, has some tricks– or at least a money pot– up his sleeve. As the rail chief for the state Department of Rail and Public Transportation, he has played a key role in doling out dollars. His pot grew in 2005 after then-governor Mark Warner signed a bill dedicating $23 million annually to rail infrastructure.
Still, Page envisions that local leaders will have to explore "creative funding mechanisms." That notion seems to warm the heart of Commonwealth Transportation Board member Butch Davies, just one of many key officials present for the Boar's Head meeting. Davies urged the approximately five dozen attendees to follow the lead of the governor and General Assembly, which created transit authorities with "significant taxing authority" in Tidewater and Dulles, and create a transit corridor along Route 29.
If that kind of talk unsettles the general populace, which typically chafes at new taxes, the folks out in Ednam found themselves chafed by the prospect of new roads, not to mention the fact that annual auto miles are escalating much faster than the population. They see rail as an escape from gridlock.
"This is something we could do if we had the will," said Albemarle supervisor David Slutzky. He was one of the speakers at the meeting convened by a group called CvilleRail.org, which hopes to create a new coalition to push rail in the Piedmont.
Although speaker after speaker, including the man in charge of building a rail passenger network in North Carolina, urged a high-speed link through Virginia to Washington, at least one of the invited honchos smelled a rat.
"Charlottesville is not the southernmost city in Virginia," harrumphed Amherst County Administrator Rodney Taylor, who blasted the confab as "a Cville-centric effort to get transit between Charlottesville and Washington."
Slutzky urged calm: "We need this to be corridor-wide."
Indeed, long before the four-hour meeting began, organizer Meredith Richards said the same thing: extending rail past Danville to Greensboro and Charlotte is essential to creating a viable rail network. Thursday's meeting eventually became a brainstorming session as the invitees were sent away in small groups to devise strategies for garnering public support and funding.
State rail man Page said that the entire Route 29/I-66 corridor offers promise as a viable passenger rail corridor– with D.C.-to-Charlottesville as the "strongest" leg. In addition to working with Amtrak to propose that new service, his Department is also pushing additional passenger service between D.C. and Richmond and all the way to Newport News.
As Richards pointed out in her clarion call at the meeting, "the limited frequency and capacity of Amtrak service in this region does not meet the needs of many potential travelers who would choose a rail alternative if it were conveniently and reliably available."
Anyone who's ever ridden Amtrak's "Cardinal" could speak about that.
Typically two, three, sometimes four hours late, the Chicago-to-New York train suffers from the fact that it's dependent on the largesse of CSX and the Buckingham Branch, the freight railroads on whose tracks it rolls.
One of the speakers noted that the freight rail business is booming, and that success, ironically, has been rough on passenger rail. Freight trains now stretch up to 10,000 feet– nearly two miles– in length, so they're harder to pass than ever.
State rail chief Page noted Thursday that Cardinal delays should be dramatically reduced by recent completion of three new sidings west of Charlottesville that will allow the Cardinal to zip past slower freights.
This reporter got a positive jolt last December by riding the Cardinal to New York City. The thing arrived more than an hour early– about five and a half hours for what was billed as a nearly seven-hour trip. (The secret is that the long-haul train doesn't pick up passengers north of Philly, so it's not delaying schedules if it's making good time.)
Richards says that Amtrak officials say they can launch the service relatively quickly.
"I interpret 'relatively quickly' as a couple of years," says Richards. "Fourteen states have entered into these intra-state partnerships. These are areas where ridership is just exploding all over the country."
The initial Lynchburg-to-D.C. service train will come through "probably just once a day, but we're not gonna stop there. We want to take it all the way to North Carolina," she says.
Thanks to Richards and Page (and CSX, when the company decided to flee downtown Charlottesville and abandoned the engine turntable), Lynchburg could find itself earning a seat at the conductor's table. Hopefully, they won't be complaining about it.
Most of this story appeared online within a few hours of the meeting.


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Bucknell helps 1,600 mile fiber optic network stretch across state
The just-completed, high-speed Pennsylvania Research and Education Network will provide access to advanced research opportunities for Bucknell students and faculty.
The just-completed, high-speed Pennsylvania Research and Education Network will provide access to advanced research opportunities for Bucknell students and faculty.
Bucknell University will host Reunion Weekend May 30 to June 2, with thousands of alumni and their families planning to return to the campus.
The president of the United States Soccer Federation addressed the Class of 2013 at Bucknell's 163rd Commencement.
Awards from the U.S. State Department will fund teaching and research residencies at institutions in Europe and Asia.
Five members of the Bucknell University faculty were honored with awards recognizing their teaching and scholarly accomplishments during the 163rd Commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 19.
Thousands of family members and friends will be on hand to celebrate the Class of 2013 at Bucknell University's 163rd Commencement.
Inspired by her grandmother's time at Bucknell 70 years ago, Beth Eanelli will deliver the student address during the University's 163rd Commencement.
First-year student Mary Oluokun will sing the National Anthem at Bucknell's 163rd Commencement.
Erth's Dinosaur Petting Zoo will be held May 31 at 5:30 p.m. at Hufnagle Park in Lewisburg and June 1 at 2 p.m. on the lawn across from the Weis Center for the Performing Arts at Bucknell University.
Six members of the Bucknell University staff were honored recently at the annual staff picnic with the Geiger and Zeller Awards.
The Bucknell SBDC will offer the workshop, "Shale Energy 101; Small Business Supply Chain Opportunities," June 6 from 8 a.m. to noon in the SBDC Business Education Center.
A new Facebook page run by a mystery student features daily accolades for members of the Bucknell community.
The newest member of the Grand Challenge Scholars Program, Bucknell will develop a program for students to address engineering problems and opportunities of the 21st century.
Three Bucknell undergraduates will use research awards to study plant life from the banks of the Susquehanna River to the wilds of the Australian Outback.
Wong Chin Foo was the University's first Chinese and second international student
After graduating this weekend, Olivia Tomeo will join her father as a Bucknell grad, with her two sisters not far behind.
Bucknell student leaders were honored recently at the annual Student Leadership Awards presentation.
Bucknell University Professor of Sociology Carl Milofsky launched a new course this semester that combines classroom learning with internships at local health-related organizations, including nearby Geisinger Medical Center.
Watch Dance Program alumni prepare to take the stage at Bucknell's Spring Legacy Dance Concert
Bucknell Film and Media students took their cameras inside federal prisons and courts to examine an offender re-entry program.
Bucknell University President John Bravman has accepted an offer by the Board of Trustees to extend his contract through 2020.
Bucknell University will host nearly 4,000 visitors participating in about 40 programs beginning May 30 through Aug. 4.
Bucknell University has received a grant of more than $146,000 from the ExxonMobil Foundation, the primary philanthropic arm of the Exxon Mobil Corporation.
A group of Bucknell alumni put forth the challenge: Raise $100,000 in 24 hours. Bucknellians answered the call, far exceeding expectations.
For these students, the real-world experience of working to help extend the Buffalo Valley Rail Trail has been a "once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunity."
Economist, United States Soccer Federation President and Bucknell alumnus Sunil Gulati will deliver the commencement address to the Class of 2013.
The Bucknell University SBDC will be available at Rep. Lynda Schlegel-Culver's office June 17 to provide entrepreneurs with free consulting services and information.
The Bucknell SBDC will offer two workshops focusing on employee performance, discipline and termination with Victoria Mavis on May 21.
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Rick and Karen Mepham get many glimpses from the past when they look around their stately North Summit Street home.
Some of those glances into former times aren't so cheery.
They see beautiful woodwork covered with paint. They see modern doors replacing the originals still stored in the garage.
There are patches of wood on the floors where the old decorative heating registers were once in place. Only two remain, and just one of them still includes the metal skirting around the edges.
The old light fixtures are gone and even the old mantel surrounding the fireplace had been removed. Bare bricks were showing until Rick, with the help of Karen's step-father, built a replacement.
The house no longer includes all the features that once made it one of the town's premiere residences, but it's still an impressive structure.
Slowly, the Mephams are making improvements, but that's no easy chore—especially not with a two-year-old daughter to care for.
"We work different shifts," Rick said.
"We're hardly home together," Karen adds, "and when we are we're spending time with Kalie. It's really hard to get anything done."
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Proposal for a Regulation on the Statute for a European Foundation (FE) – frequently asked questions
1. Why action at EU is level needed?
Foundations carry out activities in a number of areas which are important for European citizens and the EU's economy, such as education, research, social and health services, culture or the protection of the environment.
However, the evidence gathered by the Commission1 shows that many foundations encounter numerous obstacles when they want to operate outside national borders. In particular, foundations often:
Such difficulties can limit the scope of foundations' work as well as the amounts of funds available for their public benefit purpose activities.
The cross-border character of such problems demonstrates that it would not be sufficient to address them solely at national level and that action at EU level is required. The Statute would provide a supplementary option to facilitate the work of foundations but it would leave Member States the choice and scope to uphold and develop their own national legal forms in parallel.
2. What is a European Foundation?
A European Foundation (Fundatio Europaea, FE) is a new European legal form, which foundations from across the EU with a public benefit purpose will be able to opt for. It will exist in parallel with domestic foundations. Recourse to the European Foundation will be entirely voluntary.
3. Who will benefit from the European Foundation Statute and how?
The following stakeholders will draw most benefits:
4. Who can set up a European Foundation and how?
The European Foundation can be set up by one or more persons (natural or legal) or public bodies. The available methods are the following:
The Statute refers to "public benefit purpose entities", which includes public benefit purpose foundations and/or entities which also follow public benefit purposes and have similar characteristics to foundations. This formulation was chosen to encompass entities in Member States where the specific legal form of a foundation does not exist.
The Statute lays down rules on procedures for the creation of the FE by conversion and by cross-border merger to facilitate practical use of these formation methods. Formation by merger between public benefit purpose entities from the same Member State should be governed by the law of that Member State.
5. What are the main requirements for becoming a European Foundation? Where are they registered?
In order to benefit from the Statute, each European Foundation would need to meet the following criteria:
The applications for registration will need to be submitted to national registries responsible for registration of FEs in a particular Member State.
6. Why does the Statute focus on public benefit purpose entities only?
The scope focuses solely on public benefit purpose entities for the following reasons:
7. Which public benefit purposes can the European Foundation pursue according to the Statute?
To ensure legal certainty, as well as recognition and trust across the EU, the Statute includes an exhaustive list of public benefit purposes, which the European Foundations can follow in their work that are commonly accepted under civil and tax laws in most Member States. They include, for instance, arts, culture or historical preservation, environmental protection, civil or human rights, etc.
8. Why is a cross-border element one of the requirements to become a European Foundation?
The main purpose of the Statute is to tackle obstacles that foundations face when operating across the EU. That is why it is required that foundations benefiting from the Statute either already carry out Europe-wide activities or have an intention of doing so written in their statutes.
9. Why is a minimum amount of founding assets required?
It is important that foundations demonstrate that they have sufficient resources to pursue their public benefit purpose in order to be trustworthy to beneficiaries, donors and public authorities. This is of particular importance for the European Foundation which aims to provide a model of a foundation with high standards of accountability. The Statute proposes that the minimum amount of founding assets be equivalent to at least €25 000. This amount should respond to the above-mentioned concerns. At the same time, it should not make the European Foundation too costly to establish and should allow this legal form to be accessible to smaller foundations.
10. Will the European Foundation be governed by the same rules in all Member States?
The Statute provides a set of rules, applicable in all Member States, relating to the setting up of the FE (e.g. minimum assets, cross-border dimension, public benefit purpose), the formation, registration, internal organisation, supervision of the FE, etc. The Statute also sets out what should be the minimum content of the FE's statutes.
However, certain matters will be still governed by national law. This will be the case where the Statute makes reference to the existing national law (e.g. on taxation; on disclosure of information) or as regards issues which are not, or are only partially set out in the Regulation or the statutes of the FE.
As the main principles will be set out in the Statute, the legal form should be fundamentally the same throughout the EU.
11. What rights does the Statute grant European Foundations?
It will provide European Foundations with a legal personality and full legal capacity in all Member States and it will allow them to carry out activities within the EU and in third countries. The FE will also be able, under certain conditions, to perform economic activities.
In addition, the FE will be able to transfer its registered office from one Member State to another, without having to wind up or to create a new legal entity and without affecting any right or obligation which existed before the transfer.
12. Are European Foundations allowed to carry out economic activities? Why?
Yes, because economic activities can be important for pursuing foundations' public benefit purposes, e.g. a foundation in the health sector running a hospital. Therefore the FE will be able, in accordance with its statutes, to engage in economic activities provided that any profit is exclusively used in pursuance of its public benefit purposes.
The FE will also be able to carry out some economic activities which are not related to its purpose as those could be an important means of increasing the funds available for public benefit purposes.
However, in the interest of ensuring appropriate use of assets and creditor protection, a threshold of 10% of the annual net turnover of the FE will be set for permitted unrelated economic activities. Moreover, for the sake of transparency, the results from these unrelated activities will have to be presented separately in the accounts.
13. How will it be ensured that European Foundations are transparent and accountable?
The FE will be required to keep full and accurate records of all financial transactions. It will have to draw up the annual accounts and an annual activity report and to inform the competent authorities within specified deadlines.
The annual accounts will then have to be audited and subsequently publicly disclosed, together with the activity report.
14. Does the Statute foresee any rules regarding employees' involvement in the European Foundation?
The Statute will ensure that the FE's employees and long-term volunteers are duly informed and consulted on the employment situation and other matters relevant for them in situations where the FE has a significant number of employees in at least two Member States.
The provisions are tailor-made for foundations, based on the existing acquis – i.e. on principles set out in the European Works Councils Directive (Directive 2009/38/EC). The importance of volunteering in foundations has been taken into account by proposing that long-term volunteers would be also involved in the process of information and consultation in the FE.
15. How will European Foundations be supervised?
The FE will be supervised by the supervisory authority of the Member State where it is registered in order to benefit from the procedures already developed at national level. This is currently the case in all Member States for national foundations.
The Regulation sets minimum, but robust, supervisory powers to guarantee adequate powers for supervisory authorities across the EU. For instance the supervisory authority will have the right to:
Moreover, in order to ensure efficient supervision, the Statute requires close cooperation between the supervisory authorities of the Member State where the FE is registered and the supervisory authorities in Member States where the FE carries out its activities.
16. Does the Statute address tax treatment of European Foundations and their donors and beneficiaries?
Yes, but only partially. According to the Statute, European Foundations will be granted the same tax treatment which is applicable to domestic public benefit purpose foundations. Donors to, and beneficiaries of, European Foundations will be subject to the same tax treatment as if they were donating to/receiving benefits from a public benefit purpose foundation established in their own Member State. This is because Member States will need to regard the FE as "equivalent" to public benefit purpose foundations established under their national legislation. Therefore, the Statute does not lay down specific rules on the tax treatment that should be applied to European Foundations and their donors and beneficiaries but simply ensures the same tax treatment as for domestic public benefit purpose foundations.
Such rules will help to address the difficulties often faced by foundations and their donors when applying for tax benefits in other Member States. Currently, even if Member States cannot discriminate against foreign foundations and their donors, foreign foundations and their donors may find it costly and difficult, in practice, to effectively benefit from these tax advantage due to the need for them to prove that the foreign foundations are "equivalent" to domestic ones.
17. Facts and figures
The number of public benefit purpose foundations has seen substantial growth in recent years: between 28% and 40% of all foundations in Member States such as Germany, Finland, France and Belgium were founded in the last decade. Similarly, according to EFC research, in nine countries (Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden) around 43% of foundations (over 18,000 in absolute numbers) were set up during the last two decades.
Costs for channelling funds on a cross-border basis
According to the feasibility study, the overall costs of the barriers foundations faced in their international activity could amount to between €90 and €102 million a year4.
18. What are the next steps?
The Commission's proposal will now be passed to the EU's Council of Ministers and the European Parliament for their consideration.
According to the legal basis applicable to the proposed Regulation (Article 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union), the adoption of the Statute requires unanimous agreement of the Member States and consent of the European Parliament.
More information:
Through a feasibility study carried out by an external consultant, a public consultation (IP/09/270) on the results of the study and a consultation on the Single Market Act Communication (IP/10/1390) and contacts with the foundation sector.
Report of the European Foundation Centre Research Task Force "Foundations in the European Union: Facts and Figures" of May 2008;
The interest in this area appears smaller according to the EFC research, where over 10% of surveyed foundations were interested in science
This figure is based on calculations of costs of legal and fiscal advice for setting up a new entity abroad and for keeping abreast of changes in national legislations when already running operations abroad. The calculations are based on assumptions of one-off legal advice costs of €10,000 - 16,000 for setting up a new entity and ongoing legal yearly costs of €3,000 for monitoring changes in national legislations per foundation.
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The Scottish GENES blog has now ceased publication - for continuing Scottish news please refer to its sister blog, British GENES, at http://britishgenes.blogspot.com. The Scottish GENES posts will remain online as an archive of Scottish genealogical news from 2007-2011. Alba - agus Scottish GENES - gu bràth!
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Railway accident records at the National Archives
If your ancestor was in a railway accident in earlier times, the National Archives at Kew may be able to help. The body's website has just announced that many railway accident records have now been catalogued by volunteers - for more, see http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/473.htm.
UPDATE: Ken Nisbet from SAFHS has contacted me to mention another useful site for accident reports, located at www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventlisting.php. (Thanks Ken!).
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3 comments:
- Sandy said...
Speaking of railway accidents, if someone happens upon your site and they are BEGG's from Scotland, whose family had a young Adam George BEGG [bc1900], they might be interested in this. A young policeman who came out from Glasgow to New Zealand aged 25 and who ended up dying a few months later being hit by a train in a tunnel whilst attempting to apprehend a criminal... very sad story. My partner and I have 'adopted' his grave and the police are now in the process of refurbishing the lower section :-) [must update my page, I have since obtained his death certificate which states he was born Locklear Aberdeenshire and his parents were Alexander & Elizabeth Ann BEGG nee COUTTS]- not sure about Locklear..could be a typo. Doesn't seem to exist.
- 13 July 2010 at 12:41
- Chris Paton said...
Thanks Sandy, goodf luck with the research - I've made a note at the Aberdeenshire and North East Scotland FHS Facebook page, hopefully that might generate some leads for you! See http://www.facebook.com/#!/anesfhs?ref=ts
- 13 July 2010 at 13:03
- Sandy said...
That's fantastic Chris i really appreciate that. Would be nice if it helps someone out :-)
- 14 July 2010 at 07:02


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Rated 5 out of 5 by 310chucko from Sharp Knives I bought two different sizes. Love the way they cut and hold an edge.Date published: 2016-11-12Rated 5 out of 5 by Gogilator from Sharpest knife in the drawer Gave this knife to my daughter for Xmas and she loves it. It is truly the sharpest knife in her drawer.Date published: 2016-01-15Rated 5 out of 5 by lilitalia from Great knife! This is a very versatile knife. Great quality, like all of the other Classic knives. If you're just starting out, I'd recommend the 3 piece knife starter set which includes this one, the 8" chef's knife and 3 1/2" paring knife for a great value.Date published: 2015-04-29Rated 5 out of 5 by Mesquite2005 from Perfect size I have two of their bigger knives which are great. This one is also quite niceDate published: 2015-04-11Rated 5 out of 5 by northsub from LOVE THIS KNIFE I purchased this 6" knife for myself, and loved it so much, I bought one for my sister. Besides being super sharp, it has a nice balance and weight, and feels good in your hand. I own many many Wusthof Classic knives, and this one is becoming my favorite. You can use it for almost anything, from cutting vegetables to trimming the back fat off ribs! Highly recommend.Date published: 2015-04-10Rated 5 out of 5 by SuSu from This knife is a work horse! This knife is amazing. I use it daily for most of my cutting needs. It slices through tomatoes so easily as well as many vegetables and fruits. Makes preparation for cooking so easy. I have a smaller utility and birds beak...but this is my favorite. It sharpens nicely and retains its cutting ability well. I always hand wash my Wusthof knives and occasionally use Bar Keepers to keep them extra shiny. You will not be disappointed in these knives. I also highly recommend the Wusthof bread knife. Love it. All of these Classic Wusthof knives are keepers!Date published: 2014-02-28Rated 5 out of 5 by Cook1234 from High Quality, Great Warranty We've loved our Wusthof Classic utility knife for over 6 years. It holds an edge nicely and has a comfortable handle. The handle started to develop some hairline cracks and we sent it back to Wusthof under the lifetime warranty. They sent us a brand-new knife back within just a couple weeks. Great company that really stands behind its products.Date published: 2014-02-03Rated 5 out of 5 by PollyP from My favorite knife for every day cooking I have a whole set of Wusthof knives that I've had for over 30 years. I damaged my 6 inch utility knife and felt like I had lost my best kitchen tool. It was easy to replace it at William Sonoma (many other places do not have individual knives available -- just sets) My new knife is extra sharp and I love it. I do not exaggerate when I say I use it every single day!Date published: 2013-09-03
Can you tell me the blade length of the 6 inch utility knife? Under "dimensions" your website shows the same 4 1/2 inch blade length for both the 4 1/2 and 6 inch knives???Hi Pat9084, The 6" utility knife has a 6" blade. We will update the copy on the product page.Date published: 2019-05-19


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Just thought I would ask if anyone else is having an issue using the configuration (or grabbing) feature in xmltv with the JSON service and checking the address using a web browser. I'm currently getting an error code 500 from the json address which may be a standard HTTP error.
Basically an unable to connect error in both the xmltv software and a standard web browser program which is compounded by a site up or down checker website service tool (http://www.isup.me/json.schedulesdirect.org:443). All of which are giving up errors or messages which typically occur when a site is unavailable (down).
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This past Saturday, Venerable Geshe Thupten Phelgye will visited the sanctuary to bless the rescued animals. He founded the Universal Compassion Movement, serves as a member of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile and promotes a vegetarian diet. Learn more about him(links to his website)
Additionally, you may wish to visit Dharma Voices for Animals and find out how compassion towards nonhumans can be integrated into spiritual teachings.
Our local paper did a nice story on it - read here.


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Sandy Bell's, Edinburgh
Traditional music and great beer plus a huge range of whisky
Sandy Bell's, 25 Forrest Road, Edinburgh EH1 2QH
Sandy Bell's is one of the great folk music venues in Edinburgh and is known by musicians and lovers of traditional music worldwide.
Sessions are hosted in the pub and folk devotees flock. They come from all over Scotland, Ireland, the rest of the United Kingdom and traditional music sessions go on every night and sometimes in the daytime and there is a sessions guide on their website.
PS: they also come for the alcohol. Sandy Bell's is blessed by some thirst-quenching real ales and, as one of my friends will testify, an impressive range of whisky. He's tried a few in his time.
Recent facelifts at the atmospheric pub, which is a stone throw away from Greyfriars Bobby and near the city's bustling student quarter, include an enlarged musicians' area but the traditional pub – which has also hosted a wedding – remains and it is a joy to visit. The barman on the day I popped in could not have been more helpful in helping me select a pint which I then savoured.


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Zimmerman prosecutor takes hit in court of public opinion
Angela Corey continues to call George Zimmerman a "murderer." Now, "to quell racial tension," some want her removed from a new case in which a white man is charged with killing an unarmed black teen.
Angela Corey, the controversial state attorney at the heart of the prosecution of George Zimmerman, has been facing tough criticism by some who say Zimmerman's acquittal proves she can't follow through on her characteristic bold moves.
Still, Corey uses the law to pursue the justice she wants. With the nation questioning her decisions, she fiercely defends herself against those who think her ambition eclipses the skills she needs to pull off such legal gymnastics.
Before Corey made national news by charging Zimmerman with murder for killing Florida teen Trayvon Martin, the state attorney was no stranger to calculated risks. She had already made a 12-year-old face first-degree murder charges.
She also put a woman in prison for 20 years for firing at, yet missing, an allegedly abusive husband, the prosecutor's office says. Now, a growing number of critics describe her as a desperate prosecutor who regularly overcharges defendants and is more interested in making a name for herself than in seeking justice.
"She had the worst reputation in Florida for overcharging and the worst reputation with professional responsibility," said Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard Law School professor explaining why Corey should not have tried the Zimmerman case. "There are some great prosecutors in Florida and across the country. She's not one of them."
Supporters of Corey say she is a solid attorney whose 32-year career as a prosecutor has led her to understand the law and how to effectively apply it to everyday situations.
Corey was elected in 2008 as the state attorney for the fourth judicial circuit in Jacksonville. But long before she became a household name, her supporters say she became known locally as a passionate advocate for victims.
"This lady cares," said Beverly McClain, who runs Families of Slain Children, a non-profit based in Jacksonville. "She's got a heart but she's got a job to do also."
McClain, whose son was killed in 2005, often works with Corey in helping families of murder victims. She said Corey has pursued cases in a way that has endeared her to many. Often Corey shows emotion in meetings not captured on camera or seen by her critics, McClain said.
Still, Dershowitz, one of Corey's most outspoken critics, contends that Corey gives prosecutors a bad name and published half-truths in an effort to convict Zimmerman. He adds that Corey has a reputation for firing her own employees who criticize her, and that in the aftermath of the phone call, a whistle-blower e-mailed him and said Corey was "trying to find something on you."
Corey, in an interview with USA TODAY, said she leads a team of prosecutors who focus on putting criminals away and getting justice for all parties involved in cases. She says she can't understand why people continue to attack her. She adds that she'll continue to aggressively push back and prosecute cases based on what she thinks is right.
"Every day we have great success," Corey said. "Every day, we have cases that don't work out the way we want."
However, some of Corey's critics claim the state attorney charged Zimmerman and others for personal gain rather than because the case merited a second-degree murder charge.
"She thought it would look great, look how tough I am," said former Florida state attorney Harry Shorstein, who fired Corey when she worked as an assistant state attorney for him. "Very simply, if you follow the law and the facts, there was no question about the verdict."
Shorstein told USA TODAY that he fired Corey in 2006 after a law school intern "complained very, very significantly about Angela Corey."
Corey has said she was fired because she had announced her intention to run for state prosecutor to replace Shorstein.
Meanwhile, Corey has continued to call Zimmerman a "murderer" and has used the opportunity to point to all the other cases she has won.
"George Zimmerman used excessive and deadly force and that's what made it a violation of Florida law," she said.
Assistant State Attorney Bernie de la Rionda, an attorney who works for Corey and who argued the Zimmerman case at trial agrees. "We were convinced that Mr. Zimmerman needed to be prosecuted."
Shorstein described the selection of Corey to lead the Zimmerman trial as a mistake and said the prosecution's case was "atrocious."
Dershowitz maintains that Corey overcharged Zimmerman and purposely left out in charging documents that Zimmerman had sustained injuries during a struggle with Trayvon.
Several legal experts during and after the trial say prosecutors had little evidence with which to work. There were no real eyewitnesses, contradictory statements from nearby neighbors, and experts who seemed to support Zimmerman's version of events. Still, some claim Corey and her attorneys did a poor job of executing their case.
Despite the back and forth, Corey's supporters paint a picture of a woman unfairly attacked by the public.
De la Rionda, who works closely with Corey, and McClain, who met Corey at a yard sale, both say she is a frugal woman who takes care of those around her.
Sheriff John Rutherford publicly endorsed Corey during her election campaign to become state attorney. The two met in the 1980s when Corey was sent to the sheriff's office as an assistant state attorney to train officers on how to apply laws on the street. It was the start of a long friendship and one that led him to support her bid.
"She got very tough on the prosecutions," said Rutherford, explaining that Corey aggressively went after criminals once elected. "We now have the lowest crime we've had in 41 years."
Corey's office proudly touts that in her first fiscal year, conviction rates jumped to more than 90%. Corey also counts it a victory that she sends more people to prison than her predecessor. The tougher sentences, she says, decreases the number of repeat offenders who do short jail stints then commit more crimes when released.
A native of Jacksonville, Corey, 58, received a bachelor of science degree in marketing from Florida State University in 1976 and a law degree from the University of Florida in 1979. She later spent 25 years working for the 4th Judicial Circuit as an assistant state attorney. After Shorstein fired her, Corey still managed to become his successor.
But, Corey's actions since being in office have come under fire.
Many have turned their focus to the case of Marissa Alexander, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Alexander said she fired a "warning shot" at a wall during an argument with her husband, Rico Gray, in 2010.
Alexander had tried to get her case dismissed under Florida's "stand your ground" law, which allows people to use deadly force against someone else if they fear for their life and says people do not have to retreat if threatened or attacked. However, the court rejected the argument in Alexander's case saying she fired out of anger, not fear for her life. That's exactly how Corey's office sees it.
"People question us on every case we file," Corey told USA TODAY, adding that there has been plenty of misinformation about Alexander in the media.
For example, Corey's office says Alexander shot at her husband and her two stepchildren, ages 10 and 13. Her office also points out that Alexander was initially charged with three counts of aggravated assault, released on bond, and told to have no contact with Gray.
However, Alexander later went to Gray's home and beat him in the face, which caused her bond to be revoked, Corey's office says. Alexander then rejected a plea deal that would have gotten her three years in prison. Instead, she decided to go to trial and was sentenced under a Florida minimum-sentencing law regarding the use of firearms.
The questions don't stop there.
Corey's critics have pointed to her 2011 decision to charge Cristian Fernandez, then a 12-year-old, as an adult with first-degree murder in the beating death of his 2-year-old half brother.
Corey says she charged in the manner she did to ensure that Fernandez got enough time in the system to get the help he needed. "The juvenile system is not designed to handle a juvenile murderer," Corey said. "We were going to put him into adult court to seek a middle ground."
A plea deal reached in February placed Fernandez in a juvenile facility until 2018 for lesser charges. Fernandez will be 19 when he is released, though still on probation.
Henry Coxe, Fernandez's defense attorney, says his client was mistreated by Corey's charging.
"He was 12 years old," Coxe said. "He never intended that his brother would be hurt seriously, that his brother would die."
Of the murder charge, Coxe added: "We have never been able to fathom how that happened."
Recently, Corey has come under fire from the Florida Civil Rights Association, which says it aims to advance equal opportunity and diversity.
The association is calling for Corey to be removed from the trial of Michael Dunn, who has been charged with first-degree murder for shooting unarmed, 17-year-old Jordan Davis at a Jacksonville gas station. Davis, who was black, was sitting in a vehicle in November 2012 when Dunn, who is white, fired at the teen after an argument about loud music coming from Davis' car.
The group says a special prosecutor is needed in the Davis case "to quell racial tension" created by Corey and the state attorney office's "failed prosecution" of Zimmerman.
"Given her track record and how she handled the case to begin with, people would be better served if an independent prosecutor was appointed to that case," said Shayan Elahi, a civil rights attorney for the Florida Civil Rights Association.
In explaining his position, Elahi claims Corey was focused more on getting re-elected to her position than on the Zimmerman trial itself.
Gov. Rick Scott has rejected the association's request to remove Corey from the Davis case and Davis' family hasn't called for a new prosecutor.
Despite all the backlash from the Zimmerman case, Corey explains that she and her prosecutors will make no apologies for being tough.
"This office has been very successful under my leadership," Corey said. "I'm not sure why they (cases) are all being strung together."
And, the state attorney sums up her stance: "Generally, if people don't get their way, they think they can just go to the media and bully an elected official into doing something. We have never succumbed to that and nor will we ever."


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1 in 4 Americans living with diabetes don't know
(CNN) – The number of Americans with diabetes continues to rise — there are now more than 29 million adults living with the disease, according to the latest data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday. That's 3 million more than the last time the CDC released diabetes statistics in 2011.
The CDC estimates that a quarter of these adults living with diabetes in the United States don't even know they are sick, meaning they haven't been diagnosed.
An additional 86 million American adults have what's called "pre-diabetes," which means that their blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet on the level of diabetes. And nearly all – 90% — of these Americans do not know they are headed down a dangerous road. The CDC estimates that 15 to 30% of people with pre-diabetes will develop diabetes within five years if they don't exercise and lose weight.
"These new numbers are alarming and underscore the need for an increased focus on reducing the burden of diabetes in our country," Ann Albright, the CDC's director of the division of diabetes translation, said in a press release. "It's urgent that we take swift action to effectively treat and prevent this serious disease."
People with diabetes are at increased risk for blindness, kidney failure, heart disease and stroke. The disease is usually linked to obesity, lack of physical activity and/or a family history of the disease.
By Harmeet Kaur, Special to CNN
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