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Keith Moser, of Breinigsville plays Brick, with Vicki Montesano, of Macungie as, his mother Big Momma, during a rehearsal of the Tennessee Williams play, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" at the Pennsylvania Playhouse on Monday. One of Williams best know works the play follows a southern family in crisis focusing on the turbulent relationship of husband and wife, Brick and Maggie, and their interaction with Brick's family during one evening while gathering for Big Daddy's birthday. The characters try to present themselves in the best light hoping to receive the biggest share of Big Daddy's wealth after he passes away. The play opens this weekend and runs, May 28, 29, June 4, 5, 11 & 12, 2010 at 8PM and June 6 & 13, 2010 at 6PM.DOUGLAS KILPATRICK / SPECIAL TO THE MORNING CALL


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Excellent National Wildlife Federation summary and "Toolbox Assessment" of Waxman-Markey
The National Wildlife Federation has done an in-depth assessment, Climate Action Toolbox, of Waxman-Markey's American Clean Energy and Security Act.
Unlike other summaries, this analysis breaks ACES down from the perspective of the key federal policy elements needed to solve the climate crisis and build a clean energy future. It examines the legislation from the perspective of the new tools it gives us (and some tools that are still missing) for the work ahead to tackle climate change.
The "highlights" section is posted below, including this factoid: "The bill will save more than twice as much oil as we could get by opening up protected areas to offshore drilling."
Highlights of NWF's Toolbox Assessment of the American Clean Energy and Security Act
National Wildlife Federation (NWF) believes that passing the American Clean Energy and Security Act is one of the most important legislative efforts of our time. The legislation combines a clean energy plan, an energy efficiency plan, and a global warming plan that will create millions of new clean energy jobs, set America on a path of global warming action, and enhance America's energy independence. NWF's top priority for 2009 is to pass this important legislation while working to improve the legislation and defend it from efforts to weaken its impact. Here are some highlights of NWF's Toolbox Assessment of ACES:
"¢ ACES adds 33 important new tools to America's toolbox for building a clean energy future and confronting global warming.
"¢ ACES reduces global warming pollution significantly. ACES is a 'fork in the road' that puts the U.S. on a new pathway of reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. The pollution reductions in ACES by the year 2020 are equivalent to eliminating the pollution from 500 million cars — half the number of vehicles expected in the world in 2020 (see p. 8). ACES also establishes an important set of national scientific guidelines, scientific updates and policy reviews to steer and adjust U.S. efforts on global warming moving forward (p. 12).
"¢ ACES creates jobs and invests in clean energy and efficiency, including $90 billion for state clean energy programs thru 2025 (p. 23). ACES' energy saving provisions — which are only one part of the job creating potential of this legislation and a clean energy economy — will create approximately 250,000 jobs by 2020, rising to 650,000 jobs generated by 2030 (p. 15).
"¢ ACES increases our energy security and reduces our dependency on oil. By 2020, ACES would save more than twice as much oil as we could get at peak production from opening up new areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to drilling (p. 8). By 2030, ACES would save more oil than we currently get from drilling in all the Rocky Mountain States plus what we could get from opening the OCS.
"¢ ACES saves America money that is currently spent on wasted energy. The energy efficiency provisions included in ACES, such as energy saving standards and building codes, could save approximately $750 per household by 2020 and $3,900 by 2030 (p. 15).
"¢ ACES is fair to low-income and moderate-income families. ACES includes consumer energy bill protections for all families, and it has added provisions to fully protect low-income families through refundable tax credits and an energy rebate program, which the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates will add up to as much as $700 annually for some households (p. 25).
"¢ ACES is a vital lifeline for America's wildlife and natural resources. ACES provides funding for the most comprehensive program ever contemplated in legislation for protecting and restoring the natural resources that replenish America's water supplies, provide fish and wildlife habitat, and support rural economies. Funding comes from polluter payments and is expected to average approximately $2.6 billion per year through 2030 – a small fraction of the economic benefits that natural resources provide (p. 24).
"¢ ACES protects tropical rainforests by investing $40 billion of polluter payments thru 2019 into forest protection programs (p. 10, 24).
"¢ 76% of ACES' allowances from 2012-2030 are used for clean, green and fair climate solutions that serve the public interest (p. 21; also see pie chart). About 40% of allowances are auctioned federally or by states in 2012, growing to about 80% by 2030.
"¢ ACES is affordable, costing households "less than a postage stamp a day," according to analysis by the U.S. EPA (p. 9).
"¢ ACES includes features to promote global progress. The bill includes important new funding for international commitments as well as incentives to encourage developing countries to reduce emissions (p. 19-20). This funding should be increased as the bill advances.
"¢ ACES reduces the federal deficit by $24 billion through 2019, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
"¢ ACES is missing 4 tools that will be needed in the climate action toolbox. Importantly, the bill should preserve EPA's ability under the Clean Air Act to require existing power plants, refineries and other sources to meet up-to-date carbon pollution standards (p. 11).
"¢ ACES should also be strengthened by bolstering clean energy standards to create more clean energy jobs.
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Coal plants are going to have to be nationalize if anything is going to happen in time.
Big Coal Using Climate Change Bill To Roll Back Clean Air Act
A climate change compromise that erodes provisions of the Clean Air Act has supporters worried Democrats are being too generous to coal companies and undermining their chance to make a real dent in carbon emissions.
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Chaozhou is in Guangdong province. It is a city with quite a long history. In the old time of China, people considered southern China, especially Guangdong as a wild place, where no one would love to go. So it was a place for the central government to send people who did something wrong inside the government as a punishment. But today, Chaozhou is not a wild place anymore. However, it is such an old town where you can experience quite a lot of Chinese culture.
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Which dynasty does Maddy the Queen hail from ?
Nice page on a beautiful country !
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i'm preparing for my 1st ever triathlon and was wondering if anyone can suggest a retail store to purchase a bike? I am only about 5'4" and am interested in a women's tri bike. I live in Sioux Falls South Dakota...i'd appreciate ANY help!! Thanks! Meegan
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Very exciting! When is your race? Last time I was in Sioux Falls I was in the ER, I landed on the point of my elbow while playing in a soccer tournament.
There appear to be 2 bike stores in Sioux Falls.
http://www.harlansbikeandtour.com/ Harlan's Bike & Tour 1740 S Cliff Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Bike Masters 3315 S. Spring Sioux Falls, SD 57105
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Continuation of English 1; integrates classical and modern literature with the study of writing, reading, and communication skills. Lessons include sections devoted to analysis, grammar, and vocabulary development. Writing process is stressed, with focus on grammar skills. Reading selections reflect diverse cultures.
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Total Number of Lessons: 9
Total Number of Activities: 67
Total Number of Graded Assignments: 13
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Lesson 1: Family Ties
Activity 1: Using Reading Clues
Activity 2: Recognizing Foreshadowing in "The Scarlet Ibis"
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Activity 4: "Marine Corps Issue" Cause and Effect
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Graded Assignment 1: Lesson 1 Review
Graded Assignment 2: Autobiographical Vignettes
Lesson 2: Discovering Mysteries
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Activity 3: Plot Line: "Full Circle"
Activity 4: Irony in "Full Circle"
Activity 5: Characterization in "Full Circle"
Activity 6: Vocabulary in Action
Activity 7: Following the Clues in "Wasps' Nest"
Activity 8: Being a Good Detective: "The Great Taos Bank Robbery"
Activity 9: Figurative Language
Activity 10: Surprise Endings
Graded Assignment 3: Newspaper Article
Lesson 3: Poetic Journeys of Discovery
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Activity 4: Finding Metaphors in "Young"
Activity 5: Analyzing the Speaker: "Young" and "Hanging Fire"
Activity 6: "The Seven Ages of Man"
Activity 7: Rhythm
Activity 8: Rhyme Scheme
Activity 9: Sound Devices
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Lesson 4: Nonfiction
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Activity 2: Cause and Effect in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Activity 3: Allusions
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Activity 5: Analogies
Activity 6: "Encounter with Martin Luther King, Jr."
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Activity 8: Author's Perspective: Black Boy
Activity 9: Author's Purpose: "Only Daughter"
Graded Assignment 5: Lesson 4 Review
Graded Assignment 6: Analysis of "I Have a Dream"
Lesson 5: Exploring Fantasy
Activity 1: Drama
Activity 2: Elements of Drama: The Devil and Daniel Webster
Activity 3: Figurative Language in The Devil and Daniel Webster
Activity 4: Costumes and Props in The Devil and Daniel Webster
Activity 5: Adapting a Play for the Movies (Optional)
Activity 6: Interpreting Morals
Activity 7: "The Princess and the Tin Box"
Activity 8: "The Artist: A Chinese Fable"
Activity 9: Magical Realism and "In the Family"
Graded Assignment 7: Computer Graded Assignment
Lesson 6: Romeo and Juliet, Part 1
Activity 1: Background Reading for the Play
Activity 2: The Evolution of Language
Activity 3: The Prologue
Activity 4: Understanding the Dramatic Foil
Activity 5: Personification
Graded Assignment 8: Lesson 6 Review
Lesson 7: Romeo and Juliet, Part 2
Activity 1: Foreshadowing and Theme in Soliloquies
Activity 2: Cause and Effect
Activity 3: Making Inferences from Dialogue
Activity 4: Exploring Solutions to Problems
Activity 5: Dramatic Irony
Activity 6: Puns
Graded Assignment 9: Computer Graded Assignment
Lesson 8: Romeo and Juliet, Part 3
Activity 1: Fate or Human Error?
Activity 2: Figurative Language: Metaphors
Activity 3: Reviewing the Plot Line
Activity 4: Reviewing the Characters
Activity 5: Applying Themes for West Side Story
Activity 6: Prewriting Exercise: Themes of the Play
Graded Assignment 10: Letter of Advice
Graded Assignment 11: Proposal for Promotional Video for Romeo and Juliet
Lesson 9: Night
Activity 1: Exploring Prejudice and Stereotypes
Activity 2: Stereotypes in Society
Activity 3: Characterization Chart
Activity 4: Figurative Language in Night
Activity 5: Verbal and Situational Irony
Activity 6: Symbolism
Graded Assignment 12: Lesson 9 Review
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|14. März 2006
|30. März 2004
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|Luuk Hijlkema, Michael Austin, Jan Weber
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This application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 09/819,638, filed Mar. 29, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,739,033, which is included herein in its entirety by reference.
The present invention regards protecting a coated work-piece during its manufacture or reconfiguration. More specifically the present invention regards reducing the probability of damaging the coating of a work-piece during the work-piece's manufacture by managing or regulating the temperature of the coating.
Articles of manufacture are regularly coated for numerous and varying reasons. For example, they may be coated to protect them from the intrusive handling they may be subjected to during their manufacture or to protect them from the environmental effects they may endure after they are manufactured. In either of these, as well as in others, damage to the coating of a work-piece, resulting from the handling or reconfiguration of the work-piece, is an unwanted result.
When the coating of a work-piece becomes scratched or otherwise damaged during the work-piece's manufacture, the scratches can promote the deterioration of the work-piece by exposing the work-piece's surface to its surroundings. Should the work-piece, upon its completion, be employed in a corrosive environment, the exposed surface of the finished product would be more vulnerable to corrosion than if its coating were completely intact. Moreover, the scratches and inconsistencies in the coating of the work-piece may also reduce the effectiveness of the finished product. For example, should the coating be used to uniformly deliver some type of releasable substance, inconsistencies in the surface of the coating can foster uneven and inconsistent delivery of the releasable substance to the deployed product's final surroundings.
An expandable coated stent is one specific example of the coated work-pieces described above. Expandable stents are tube-like medical devices designed to support the inner walls of a vessel within the body of a patient. These stents are typically positioned within a targeted lumen of the body and then expanded to provide internal support for the lumen. These stents may be self-expanding or, alternatively, may require external forces to expand them. In either case they are typically deployed through the use of a catheter of some kind. These catheters typically carry the stent at their distal ends. In use, a practitioner will position the catheter's distal end near the target area of the lumen. Once properly positioned the stent will be deployed by the practitioner such that it comes to rest near or in direct contact with the inner walls of the lumen. There, the stent will remain to provide support for the lumen.
Due to the interaction of the stent with the inner walls of the lumen, stents have been coated to enhance their effectiveness. These coatings may, among other things, be designed to facilitate the acceptance of the stent into its applied surroundings or to enable the delivery of therapeutic to the lumen and its surroundings. Thus, when the coating is haphazardly applied or has somehow been removed during the stent's manufacture, both the stent's longevity and its effectiveness can be reduced.
The coatings on the stent may be applied at various times during its life cycle including its manufacture, its placement onto the distal end of the delivery catheter, and contemporaneous with the medical procedure. At each of these times the coating may be at risk of being scratched, damaged or otherwise removed from the surface of the stent. For example, during their manufacture, stents are often crimped onto the distal end of a delivery catheter. This crimping process requires the exertion of significant forces against the coating of the stent to facilitate a reduction in the stent's circumference to secure it to the catheter. During this crimping, the mechanical arms of a crimper may come in contact with the coating of the stent as they reduce the diameter of the stent. This compressive contact can scratch, indent, wipe-off or otherwise breach the integrity of the coating—an undesirable result.
Apparatus for configuring an externally coated workpiece are provided. In one example, the apparatus includes a tubular reconfiguration chamber having a plurality of slidably mounted outer walls, the outer walls slidably mounted along individual radial lines emanating from and orthogonal to the central longitudinal axis of the tubular reconfiguration chamber; and a means for adjusting and maintaining the temperature of the external coating of a work-piece located within the tubular reconfiguration chamber.
In another example the apparatus includes a reconfiguration chamber; a nozzle in fluid communication with the reconfiguration chamber, a regulator in fluid communication with the nozzle, the regulator adapted to regulate the flow of a thermal transfer fluid exiting the nozzle, and a controller in communication with the regulator, the controller adapted to send control signals to the regulator to maintain the surface temperature of the external coating of the reconfigurable work-piece within a predetermined temperature range, the predetermined temperature range associated with a predetermined minimum hardness of the external coating of the reconfigurable work-piece.
In one embodiment of the present invention the hardness or resilience of the coating of a work-piece is temporarily increased by adjusting its preexisting temperature to be closer to its glass transition temperature. Then, while the coating is in this temporarily hardened or more resilient state, the force required to reconfigure the work-piece is applied against the coating. By temporarily increasing the hardness of the coating through its change in temperature, the coating is better able to withstand the forces and pressures exerted upon it during the reconfiguration of the work-piece. Thus, the coating is more likely to remain intact both during the remainder of the manufacturing of the work-piece and after the work-piece has been completely manufactured and is employed for its intended purpose.
The exemplary polymer graphed in
When the polymer temperature is within the liquid range 16 the chains of molecules comprising the polymer may move freely amongst one another and, consequently, the polymer behaves much like a liquid. As the temperature decreases, the thermal agitation among the molecules lessens and the volume of the liquid shrinks. This decrease in volume continues below the melting point (Tm) 13 of the polymer and into its super-cooled liquid range. Below the melting point (Tm) 13, the chains of molecules may still flow around and among themselves but they do so at a lower rate than in the liquid phase. It is here, in this super-cooled liquid range, that the hardness and resiliency of the polymer will increase as its temperature approaches the glass transition temperature (Tg) 12. When the temperature of the polymer reaches the glass transition temperature (Tg) 12 the polymer enters the glass phase 14. Here, the polymer becomes more brittle than in the super-cooled liquid phase as the molecules can no longer continually rearrange themselves. Moreover, as is evident in the graph of
In order to increase the resiliency and hardness of the coating and to reduce the potential damage to it from the direct contact with the slidable outer wall 20, the coating may be cooled to be within its super-cooled liquid range. By lowering the temperature of the coating 21, closer to the glass transition temperature of the coating, the coating 21 can be sufficiently hardened to protect it from the forces generated by its direct contact with the slidable outer wall 20. Due to this temporal hardening, the coating 21 may remain substantially intact on the work-piece and may be able to continue to protect the work-piece 22 during the remaining steps of its manufacture and, afterwards, as the work-piece is deployed for its intended use.
The slidable outer wall 20 provided in
In this embodiment, the slidable outer walls 41 of the reconfiguration chamber 40 are activated to crimp the stent 42 onto the balloon catheter 44. When activated, the slidable outer walls 41 slide towards one another and, thus, reduce the size of the aperture defined by them. As the aperture's diameter reaches the size of the exterior surface 48 of the coating 47, pressure is begun to be exerted on the coating 47 of the stent 42 and the stent begins to be reconfigured. As the diameter of the aperture is further reduced so too is the cross-sectional diameter of the stent 42. In order to retard damage to the coating 47 that contacts the slidable outer walls 41, the temperature of the coating 47 has been adjusted either before placing the stent 42 into the reconfiguration chamber 40 or while the stent 42 is located within the reconfiguration chamber 40.
In this embodiment the temperature of the coating 47 is adjusted after the stent has been placed within the reconfiguration chamber 40. Here, a thermally conductive fluid may be flushed through the void 43 and in contact with the coating 47 to adjust the coating's temperature. Dependant upon the ambient temperature, the coating's preexisting temperature, and the glass transition temperature of the coating, the temperature of the existing surface of the coating 47 may be either heated or cooled. In this embodiment the temperature of the coating is reduced through the introduction of cooled ultra-dry air into the void 43 until the desired resultant temperature of the coating 47 is achieved. Other cooling mediums may also be used including both compressible and non-compressible fluids. The desired resultant temperature may depend upon the glass transition temperature of the coating, the structural rigidity of the stent, the properties of the balloon catheter, and the anticipated future handling of the stent. The desired temperature or temperature range may be a percentage of the Tg or it may be a specific range of quantified values. In this embodiment, the desired temperature range is approximately 20° Celsius above the glass transition temperature of the coating.
In this embodiment, once the temperature of the coating has been adjusted to be within the desired temperature range, the slidable outer walls 41 may complete a work stroke by sliding inwardly and, consequently, reconfiguring the stent 42 from a first position having a diameter d1 to a second position having a diameter d2 (illustrated in
An insulating tube 46 is positioned around the slidable outer walls 41 and is clearly evident in
After the distal end of the catheter 44 has been placed within the reconfiguration chamber 40, in order to adjust the temperature of the coating 47, thermal transfer fluid 53 may be delivered through tube 51 and nozzle 52 into direct contact with the coating 47. Then, after passing over the coated stent, the fluid 50 may be recaptured through nozzles 54 and exit tubes 53 where it can be stored or recycled back into the process. The thermal transfer fluid 55 may be introduced and circulated both prior to and during the reconfiguration of the stent 42, although it is preferable that the flow of the thermal transfer fluid 55 be halted once the slidable outer walls 41 have begun to move. The thermal transfer fluid may be any one of numerous suitable fluids, including liquid nitrogen, water, liquid helium, dry air, nitrogen, helium, or any other suitable compressible and non-compressible fluids.
After the crimping has occurred the slidable outer wall 41 may open and the thermal transfer fluid 55 may cease its flow through the chamber. The balloon catheter 44 may then be removed from the reconfiguration chamber 40 and its temperature permitted to return to the ambient temperature. Alternatively, the distal end of the catheter 44, carrying the now crimped stent 42, may be subjected to other manufacturing steps that may also benefit from the coating's temporally increased hardness.
In this embodiment the regulator 56 and controller 57 act together as a means for adjusting and maintaining the temperature of the coating 58 although other configurations for this means are plausible. These components work together to adjust and maintain the temperature of the coating 47. The amount of fluid flowing through the entrance nozzles 52 into the reconfiguration chamber may be monitored by the controller 57. When the requisite flow is detected no action may be required. However, should the controller 57 determine that the rate of fluid flow should be adjusted, in order to adjust or maintain the temperature of the coating 47, it may, as required, send a signal that opens or closes the regulator 56.
This means for adjusting and maintaining the temperature 58 can take numerous other configurations. For example, while it is illustrated as being comprised of regulators and controllers regulating the flow of fluid into the reconfiguration chamber, this means could, instead, comprise manually adjustable valves that are adjusted by an operator monitoring the temperature of the coating. Alternatively, this means could also be electrical coils or hollow thermal conduction tubes carrying a thermal conductive fluid such as liquid nitrogen. The coils in either case may be placed within the slidable outer walls 41 and may be used to provide the thermal adjustment of the coating of the stent via the regulation of the fluid or electrical current flowing through them.
Although not illustrated in this figure, the thermocouple 78 may be in communication with a controller to act in conjunction with it as a means for adjusting and maintaining the temperature of the coating.
While several of the above embodiments describe a balloon expandable stent, self-expanding stents may also be crimped in accord with the processes described above. These self-expanding stents, rather than requiring the forces generated by the balloon catheter to expand them, are capable of expanding under their own power once they have been deployed. In
As described above and as shown in
These conduits or lines may be used in place of the thermal fluid transfer methods described above or in addition to the thermal fluid transfer methods described above. In other words, the conduits or lines placed into the walls 102 and 112 may be the sole source of adjusting the temperature of the coating or they may be a supplement to thermal transfer fluid being pumped over the coating. These conduits and lines may also be classified as a means for adjusting and maintaining the temperature of the coating.
Thermal conditioning of a coated work-piece during the reconfiguration of the work-piece is provided. While various embodiments have been conveyed, it will be evident to one of skill in the art that other embodiments, also within the spirit and scope of the present invention, are plausible.
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From the Tower of the Sun, where the court of the Prince manage the affairs of the realm, an official pronouncement is issued declaring as true something that had been rumored and gossiped about for weeks: Dorne is indeed sending emissaries to the court of the Sealord of Braavos to discuss important matters concerning trade in the narrow sea. With rumors of corsairs growing bolder—news from King's Landing, filtered through galleys and couriers alike, made that more than plain—and Lys and Pentos approaching open war over the Stepstones and trade routes, Dorne's interests are plain enough. But
With all the turmoil in King's Landing and its environs, from the near-destruction of a royal fleet by the notorious Saan to the over-running of Stonedance, the arrival of a royal galley and its escorts was little remarked; there are many such plying the narrow sea. But it was soon recognized as the galley sent, with an emissary and his aides, to Braavos, to meet with the Sea Lord. At court it was well-known that this was due to growing tensions involving Lys and Pentos, Free Cities nearly at war with one another and seeking allies. Prince Viserys's old ties to Lys may well have been the
Blood on the high seas, and blood in the deep forests: war has come to Westeros, a strange one, waged by pirates and bandits against the Iron Throne.
Matters have taken a swift turn for the worse in the wake of Prince Viserys deciding how best to deal with the pirates Sullehman Saan and Vaario Quanis—growing ever bolder in their depredations along the coast—as well as the growing threat of conflict with the Free Cities alliance over the Stepstones. On receiving word from men of the sea watch and the Crackclaw Point wardenry that Saan's lieutenant, Vaario, had broken with him—for the latter
In the shadow city, in the winesinks and the pillow houses, there is talk of many things, of news from places near and far. Merchants tell of the disruption of trade caused by fears over the Iron Throne fleet in the Stepstones meaning to do more than sweep out pirates, and of the real harm that the notorious corsairs of those waters have caused in the Narrow Sea. But others speak of the greater storm brewing between the Free Cities, a trade war that might become something all together more dangerous if they come to blows.
In the halls and chambers of the Old Palace, the nobles tell similar
Rumors of war across the narrow sea, a king disabled, bandits in the Kingswood—these are the kinds of troubles that are not unheard of in the Seven Kingdoms, but all at the same time they are a cause for worry. Some at the court of the Red Keep worry over these matters, and worry that King Baelor will not recover any further than he has from the disasterous fast that almost killed him. Yet others, it must be said, take heart in the fact that the king's uncle, Prince Viserys, has been active in these and many other matters beside.
As Hand of the King, he has dispatched forces to strengthen
The news trickles down from high to low: the king is safe. Under the constant care of maesters and septons since his collapse following thirty days of fasting, the worst is over and the Grand Maester believes he will recover… in time. Never robust, the king's fast left him on the precipice of death and his painfully-thin form is now almost cadaverous. He is too weak to even speak for more than brief periods, and when he has the strength he prefers to pray and consult with septons. But Prince Viserys has spoken with him, and at the king's behest it will be the Hand who will hold court and sit
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It was at the end of the third month of the 164th year since Aegon's Conquest that the Dornish embassy to the Iron Throne departed the Planky Town. The weather had been fair enough, despite the autumn season, and the captain of the ship carrying them to King's Landing had plotted a cautious route that would protect them as much as may be from the autumn storms that sometimes roared up and down the narrow sea. Three weeks, they supposed, the journey would take if thigns went fairly; perhaps even two, though that was likely too much to hope for unless the Seven willed it. So a fortnight passed,
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48 cents.........press release on scco website as they are too cheap to use a dissemination service.
Moly production is up 40%.Now we just need the price of Moly to go up.
SCCO fortunes do not depend on moly. It is enough that market/economy point to strong copper price for few next years. If moly price recovers in meantime then it's even better; it will be more fun to own this stock.
Company projections for 2014 are for 672 KTon copper and 21 KTon moly, i.e. it is about $5B in copper and $M in moly revenues (didn't check moly price for a while; assume it's about $10/lb now). Copper share is much higher. Moly price recovery would be vitally important for pure independent moly producers, if any are still alive. Even ole TC still shows some breathing exclusively because it started to produce some copper.
Weak earnings, lousy recent divident but we are up 3% today. What am I missing? Is this all based on the hope for Tia Maria or whatever the name of the proposed new mine that now seems to be getting the green light?
Sentiment: Hold
go to website and read if you haven't already. forward guidance was strong.
Weak earnings? I disagree. This company is solidly profitable at the point when copper price is still low. As world economy grows up, copper price will follow; it is still at the beginning of new bullish phase and, inevitably, SCCO will reap increasing benefits.
Last month jitters were caused by approaching Chinese New Year recess; it happens every year and it always creates talk about world crisis and economic malaise. Once Chinese numbers come back to normal, after holidays, copper price will resume recovery to high 3s, likely taking this stock to high 30s.
It is impossible to make correct numerical predictions for near-term. However, LME storage number already knocks in "300" border. It shows market trend. Investing in SCCO, the purest copper play, means now investing along market trend.
A good question Ken.
A BAD labor report along with weak SCCO earnings and a low dividend and SCCO closes up 5.2% for the day and the overall market is up big.
What are we missing? ....... I don't have a clue. All the moons were aligned for a bad day and what do we get ...... a big up.
It makes no sense in the real world but maybe, today's action doesn't reflect the real world. Pumpers, SCCO buying back today ..... I just don't know, but next week should be interesting and may provide some clues as to how realistic today's market action was.
pinch those pennies...more for the shareholders......


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Voiding urosonography with US contrast agent for the diagnosis of vesicoureteric reflux in children: an update
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Voiding urosonography (VUS) entails the intravesical administration of US contrast agent (USCA) for the diagnosis of vesicoureteric reflux (VUR). VUS is now recognized as a practical, safe, radiation-free modality with comparable or higher sensitivity than direct radionuclide cystography (DRNC) and voiding cystourethrography (VCUG), respectively. An extensive review of the literature regarding both the procedural aspects and comparative diagnostic values of VUS has been published (Darge Pediatr Radiol 38:40–63, 2008a, b). The aim of this review is to provide an update on various facets of VUS that have taken place since the publication of the above-mentioned two reviews.
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Two things,
First, in the second paragraph, it should be "England's," not "Englands." I can't believe an organization that claims to be a newspaper didn't catch that.
Second, the only thing the religious organizations gathering for this event have in common is a shared belief that efforts to apply constitutional protections of civil liberty to all citizens represents a threat to their ability to function. Let any of the religious beliefs represented at this event become ascendant in our government and all the other religions would loudly howl in indignation.
Mr. Mumma's claim that, "Government wants to prescribe its own moral code in order to trump religious belief. This is about power," is a breathtaking example of psychological projection. The grasping for power for power's sake is coming entirely from religion, not government.
So long as religion demands the right to direct the lives of citizens who do not subscribe to their religious beliefs and in violation of the basic liberties defined in the Bill of Rights, the proper and necessary role of government will be to intercede on behalf of all citizens.
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All that the "Free Exercise of Religion" ever required was that the practitioners of the a faith live their Faith - i.e. - take care of their brothers and sisters, the poor and the needy, not merely profess to do so. Therein lies - in my opinion - the biggest challenge and problem.
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" ... The grasping for power for power's sake is coming entirely from
religion, not government."
Blue - you are a typical liberal (all) blinded by your own ideology.
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The separation of Church and State is a fine idea when you have a limited
government. But, as the government grows and grows, it suddenly become
separation of Church and commerce, Church and health care, Church and education,
Church and entertainment, Church and sports, Church and culture and ultimately
separation of Church and "Society outside of the sanctuary" as one
activist put it.
A secular (i.e. neutral) government is what I want, not one that attempts to foster, privileged and then enforce a secular society.
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Elder Dallin H. Oaks gave a great speech at Chapman University School of Law.
The transcript can be found easily by googling it. He articulates the benefits
of preserving religious freedom for everyone and why in principle we ought to
preserve our freedoms.
He continually spreads the message of peace and freedom, those arguing against this surely do not appreciate their own freedoms or understand them. You either support religious freedom as being a core aspect of freedom of conscience, or you don't support your own freedom at all.
We don't force others to worship at our pulpit, nor would we want to. Yet every time we build there is an outcry to do it elsewhere or restrict how we can design our own place of worship, and the cities and courts again feel justified in reconsidering our constitutional right to do things our own way.
The Church's interest in alcohol laws only extend to protecting others, if we were 'forcing our religion' we'd be arguing for prohibition.
Every time the Anti-LDS argue, one can note that their premise is rooted in a different voice in democracy automatically being an oppressive one.
- 8:22 a.m. May 17, 2013
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" ... The grasping for power for power's sake is coming entirely from
religion, not government."
Blue, I see that you have not been watching or listening to the news......The AP scandal, the IRS Scandal, ObamaCare along with the many other scandals that have come out of this and past "Government" administrations.
Tom in CA is correct, you are blinded by your own ideology. Step out of your own little circle and see what is really going on.
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Blue: "So long as religion demands the right to direct the lives of citizens
who do not subscribe to their religious beliefs and in violation of the basic
liberties defined in the Bill of Rights, the proper and necessary role of
government will be to intercede on behalf of all citizens."
The Bill of Rights was written to make sure the U.S. Government supported the natural (meaning God-given) rights of men and women. The Bill of Rights does not create those rights. That this is the case is clear in the Declaration of Independence and in the writings and speeches of the Founding Fathers. Criminal law and many of our civil laws are based upon Judeo-Christian morality and religious beliefs. Those beliefs (not of a specific church but of broader Judeo-Christianity) are why we enjoy the freedoms we do in this country.
If the government "intercede[s] on behalf of all citizens" that includes those who are religious. Problems come when governments support a particular religion at the expense of another. Problems also arise when the free exercise of religion is limited or prohibited. Separation of does not mean freedom from.
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Religion is all about power, money and even sex in the here and now, and not nearly so much interested in anything in the hereafter. True free exercise of religion will have to mean it is limited to the sanctuary and the individual, and not the society outside of it. Because I think any given religion is, at best, a serious misrepresentation of the original intent and probably entirely fabricated, in all cases in an effort to wield power and influence. Since it refuses to offer proof to the contrary, it's free exercise should not be allowed to hold sway in a world where we need rational, reasonable thought to prevail.
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Blue is spot on. It's all about Christianity losing it's stranglehold on the vox populi and bully pulpits in the US. It's sad to see Elder Oaks engaging with this sort of crowd. They subvert progress, evidenced by their support of Hobby Lobby which is clearly using religion as a justification to discriminate in their for-profit business. There is no constitutional protection that extends to such an act, none whatsoever. Indeed, this is the same old "song and dance." Religious conservatives feel threatened by a group they perceive to be the "other" (Jews, women, blacks, gays, etc...) so they gin up some justification to treat that group as sub-human and claim it is religiously based, thereby solidifying support against the group de jour. Funny thing is, they eventually lose every time because ultimately reason trumps fiction.
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Jared, if I can't be free from religion then I do not have freedom of
I get a kick out of you folks who think I'm "blinded" by ideology. Do you ever think about all the ideology that you yourselves subscribe to that exist in the complete absence of supporting evidence, in the presence of massive contradictory evidence, and do you ever contemplate that disconnect? Your unwillingness to look critically at your own beliefs does not constitute "blindness" on my part. Again, projection.
Our government is built on the Constitution, not the Declaration of Independence. It is significant that the Constitution itself is free from any religious reference _except_ to mention that government may not sponsor religion.
You're welcome to believe that our civil laws are based on religious beliefs. You will be disappointed, however, by the track record of that belief when challenged in a court of law where rules of evidence apply.
If religious leaders want to praise Mr. Oaks, that's their privilege. I'm just saying that a group of authoritarians congratulating each other for being authoritarians is antithetical to the principles of civil liberty.
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I think the biggest conflict comes from religious people wanting special rights.
Religious landlords, business owners, non-profits, etc...want to be able to
refuse doing business with gays (for example). We've all heard of
religious flower shop owners, photographers, bakers, adoption agencies,
etc...refusing to do business with gays claiming that their First Amendment
rights allow that, despite there being laws in place specifically that prohibit
discrimination against gays in those locales.
Courts are enforcing the laws and religious people are crying foul and want to be able to violate the law and discriminate against gays. If the courts sided with the religious, White Supremist oriented churches could claim the right to discriminate against Blacks and Muslims could discriminate against Jews and Christians....and Evangelicals could discriminate against LDS. Think about it.
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Hutterite stated: "True free exercise of religion will have to mean it is
limited to the sanctuary and the individual, and not the society outside of
This nicely frames the belief that religion and religious expression should be driven from the public square.
It encompasses the belief that people of faith should not have the right to engage in certain professions and that when religious conviction conflicts with newly enacted rights for societal groups, the force of the state should be used to force abandonment of those convictions or the exit of the individual from the profession.
The power of the state should be used to force religions from sponsoring educational institutions, medical care institutions, and social welfare institutions. Implementing new government requirements is the tool of choice here.
The power of the state should be used to silence public expression by people of faith when that expression offends some societal group. Labeling the religious expression as hate speech is the pretext. This is well advanced in practice in Canada.
There is a war coming between people of faith and those antagonistic towards organized religion. Christians are ill-equipped psychologically to fight this war, but they will learn.
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Religion will forever be a mystery to those who for some odd reason, arrogance I guess, think that because they were able to read, from a source available to all, it automatically meant that what they read was superior to the open ended canon of the universe.
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Blue: "Our government is built on the Constitution, not the Declaration of
Independence. It is significant that the Constitution itself is free from any
religious reference _except_ to mention that government may not sponsor
That's true (mostly) but to ignore the Declaration of Independence and the writings and teachings of the Founders outside of what is delineated in the Constitution is taking their words out of context. Now, I'm quite a strict Constitutionalist but to ignore the role that ideas/values/morals of Judeo-Christianity, John Locke's philosophy, Edward Coke's ideas, and other people and documents had on the formation of the Constitution is to misunderstand the Constitution. This includes the Declaration of Independence.
What you said is *mostly* true because the government not only cannot sponsor religion it cannot prohibit the free exercise of religion.
I'd be interested in which Supreme Court cases specifically have stated that "civil laws are [not] based on religious beliefs." Many civil laws are not because it's not relevant to them but many are (e.g., compensation for injuries). All criminal laws are based on Judeo-Christian morals.
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It is obvious you are a pretty smart fella, and you express your ideas well. I cannot compete with that, and in addition, there is not enough room here.
When you make the statement:"The grasping for power for power's sake is coming entirely from religion, not government", you take an extreme position, which betrays your bias against "religion". While there may be some religions which "grasp for power", you cannot say RELIGION, a generic term meaning all religions, do so. If I believed that I would lose interest in them. I know of one religion which does not grasp for power, so your extreme position is disproven, since you claim all religions do.
The rest of your statements, though very well written, are, in my opinion, also wrong. Lumping all religions together doesn't fly, and the burden of proof for your every assertion becomes quite heavy. I doubt anyone wants to see any group or person denied their constitutional rights (at least, any thinking person..). I can't agree with you.
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Someone mentioned "separation of church and state.
We use this concept as though it was meant to protect the government from a church, especially in these times. The simple fact is, America was founded by people who were escaping domination of the church by the state, and their aim was to PROTECT THE CHURCH FROM THE STATE. Why we have chosen to turn that upside down, and focus our energies and resources so heavily on "protecting" the state from the church, (as if any church could gain control of the US government in this atmosphere!), is beyond me.
Consider what has been done regarding religion in America, the country most prominently created by "religion" to gain protection from "the state" in the rest of the world which was persecuting those with beliefs differing from an official state church, (which, by the way, was set up by "the state", and not by a church forcing itself onto a state!). Religion has been forced out of public life, and our youth are being taught a negative view of religion. So how is "religion" threatening "the state"? Seems to me its the other way around.
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Elder Oaks' advocacy for the free exercise of religion runs contrary to his
and the other General Authorities' insistence that the Church should be
involved in how the government chooses to define marriage—or that the
government should be defining marriage at all.
But I doubt he sees it that way.
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I sustain Dallin H. Oaks.
In the LDS Church, the most fundamental aspect of our existence is our freedom. But note that freedom and popularity aren't the same thing.
In the LDS Church we believe in blessing and taking the Sacrament. The state does not interfere with this as it is our right to do it as we please. The state also doesn't have to endorse it, certify it, or accept it. All that matters is that we are free to do it.
Gays are free to be gay.
The community, and government we form, is likewise free to not sanction the formalities gays observe as civilly commendable. No freedom is taken. We simply don't give them what is ours to give, our acceptance.
We the people have a right to observe and honor the traditions we choose to. There is no inequality in that. Our equality exists in our freedom to choose, not in whether it's popular or not.
If you argue otherwise, then you must tolerate all acts (sexual or otherwise) in order to preserve the conditions you have placed on equality.
Peace can't exist with moral relativism in law.
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You state the old mantra that conservatives and/or religious people do not look critically at the facts. What you really mean is; if we had looked critically at truth, then we would agree with you on every point. Since we disagree with you, then that is your proof that we didn't do our homework in the first place.
This kind of arrogant attitude keeps liberals in a state of hatred to those who have the temerity to disagree with them. Stop assuming we haven't done the homework with an open mind. Guess what, friend...I've done the homework, looking deeply into many angles of political and religious doctrine. I went to many churches, studied with their ministers...read many political views from their own mouths and I came out with views different from you.
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"The community, and government we form, is likewise free to not sanction the
formalities gays observe as civilly commendable. No freedom is taken. We simply
don't give them what is ours to give, our acceptance."
I am going to have to disagree with these statements. We have a constitution that rules everyone in this country, no matter their religion or beliefs. As long as it still states that everyone is treated equally, it does not matter what your beliefs are.
YOU, individually, are entitled not to accept any gay person, action or belief. You cannot, if laws are in place, discriminate against anyone in your business because of your beliefs. All are to be treated equally. Our government, especially, cannot support one group of beliefs over another because of traditions, beliefs or popular opinion. This goes against everything that we have fought for in America. Why have we been so slow to accept blacks, women and gays as our equals?
Read the fourteenth amendment again and you will understand why you are watching Americans once again allow all to be equal under the law.
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I have a faint yellow spot on my screen about a 2ft. round or somewhat oval, screen size projection is about 120 inch's, can someone plz tell me if thats a burn spot on the bulb or lens or what it can be and what I can do to correct this. the projector I have is a sanyo plvz 5 and is on it's second bulb and has plenty of hours left.
Thanks Dave Z
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