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Axial Age Thought
The Chinese Axial Age began around 530 BCE. In common with the inception of all Axial Age transformations, it was against a background of social and cultural change and turmoil which forced people to question their traditional beliefs.
As a solution, their most honored Axial sages would attempt to move the Chinese worldview from selfishness to selflessness. These philosophers still recognized the value of the old rituals for their beauty and transformative power, but a new creative era of reflection and responsibility would emerge, ushered in by Confucius (the "Master Kong").
Since Confucius was inspired by the ideas of the Duke of Zhou, whom he saw as a visionary ahead of his time, we will begin the story of the Chinese Axial Age over 500 years before its generally accepted start date, with the rise of the Zhou Dynasty.
The Fall of Shang and Rise of Zhou Dynasty (1045 – 221 BCE)
The last Shang Ruler was a despot who was defeated on the battlefield by King Wen of the Zhou at Mu-Ye, north of the yellow River. The Zhou was a frontier tribe that ruled the Wei Valley. Half a millennium later, the philosopher Mozi (472 - 391 BCE), wrote:
In 1045 BCE King Wen of the Zhou attacked the Shang. The King was killed during the invasion, and his son Wu assumed leadership and eventually defeated the Shang.
The Zhou lived a not dissimilar life to the Shang. Their cities and lifestyle melded easily, and not untypically for ancient times, having defeated the Shang they combined their own sky God, "Tian," with the Shang God, "Di" who became "Tian Shang Di," Heaven Most High.
When King Wu died only a few years later, the heir to the throne, Prince Cheng, was still a minor. So the Duke of Zhou stepped in as Regent and effectively ruled until Prince Cheng could assume his role as monarch.
The Mandate of Heaven
In order to legitimize their conquest, the Duke of Zhou introduced the concept of the Mandate of Heaven. It declared that the Shang had lost the battle because they had become corrupt and unjust. Heaven had nominated the Zhou due to their "deep commitment to justice" to rule in their place. The Duke claimed that this mandate had been given by Heaven to all the Zhou people, but he was outvoted by his brother and the young king.
So the Zhou reverted to the old, established pre-Axial idea, and the king retained his position of unique representative of Heaven on Earth but one with a significant difference: the king should be virtuous and rule with justice.
"It was an important moment. The Zhou had introduced an ethical ideal into a religion that had hitherto been unconcerned about morality. Heaven was not simply influenced by the slaughter of pigs and oxen, but by compassion and justice. The Mandate of Heaven would become an important ideal during the Chinese Axial Age." (The Great Transformation, Karen Armstrong).
The Mandate of Heaven was based on four principles:
As Tianzi, or "son of Heaven," the king alone administered the rights that ensured the natural order of the universe; he "opened the Way (Dao)" for heaven on earth and was responsible for the harmonious relationship between heaven, earth and all the natural world. To the Chinese there was no chasm separating heaven and earth but a continuum maintained by complementary partners, both divine and equal to each other. Life here should be heavenly. All ancestors had once lived on earth and could be reached through oracles and rituals, so people were united with their ancestors, even in their everyday actions. At death a supreme monarch would become a supreme ancestor.
The king's function therefore was to follow the Way or Dao (or Tao). And he did this by performing his ritual duties exactly as prescribed, so that his power (diode) would maintain a state of divine stability – the Great Peace (tai-ping).
The Dao (The Way)
The pre-Axial concept of The Dao revolved around the king, who was the son of Heaven. Heaven was the provider of a mandate to the earthly kings who in turn must serve Heaven in order for harmony to prevail on earth. The king was an intermediary between heaven and earth, and thus a divine person.Later in the Axial Age, The Dao became something beyond expression but knowable: The Truth. Confucius would make very little reference to The Way of Heaven and referred to The Dao as something absolute towards which an individual could progress. Click here for more on Axial-age Dao.
Court Rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices were exactly defined and perfectly carried out in order to mirror the court of Heaven. As the Axial philosopher of the third century, Xunzi, would later recognize, the effect of these ceremonies could be transformative: "Through the performance of music the will is made pure, and through the practice of rites the conduct is brought to perfection, the eyes and ears become keen, the temper becomes harmonious and calm, and customs and manners are easily reformed."


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Monroeville Zombies is now located inside the Monroeville Mall's Funhouse Video Arcade in the lower level at Macy's court. The new larger location allows for more space for zombie exhibits and fun activities such as, "Hole in the Mall", a retro 70's Monroeville Mall themed Mini-Golf and the future expansion zombie-themed shooting gallery. The Monroeville Mall was the film set location of the classic 1978 zombie horror film, George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead.
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Carnival proceeds benefit the Save the Evans City Cemetery Chapel, a fund raising effort to restore the cinematic landmark from the 1968 film classic, Night of the Living Dead. Event hours are Noon to 9:00 PM.
"You can't kill something that's already dead," says Monroeville Zombies President Kevin Kriess. "It's a line from a zombie movie, but it also describes our presence in the mall, we just keep coming back and all the while celebrating Pittsburgh and Monroeville's place in modern horror film history."
Monroeville Zombies is a museum and tourist attraction celebrating Zombies in Pop-Culture. Located in the historic Monroeville Mall, location of the original film, George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead, the themed attraction takes fans through a visual history of zombies in cinema. Displays of props and memorabilia are woven into a presentation featuring interactive experiences and zombie gift shopping.
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EdSource featured Chris Hoffman and Chris Steinhauser in an article about superintendents who work in the school districts they once attended as students. Hoffman, superintendent of Elk Grove Unified School District, considered his role to be a way of giving back to his community and spoke fondly of his schooling years, remembering that "the atmosphere […] made everyone feel welcome." Steinhauser, superintendent of Long Beach Unified School District, has spent his entire career in Long Beach. He attended their local schools, attended Long Beach City College and Cal State Long Beach, and has been a teacher, principal and administrator in Long Beach schools. The author writes that these superintendents bring a powerful and intimate knowledge of their districts and communities they serve. In fact, some research has shown that superintendents who were students in the districts they serve are more likely to bring change and stay in their positions longer than those who did not.
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To George Washington from Anthony Wayne, 22 July 1780
Totowa 22nd July 1780
Dear General
In pursuance of the plan which your Excellency was pleased to adopt—the first & Second Pennsa Brigades with four pieces of Artillery belonging to Colo. Procters Regiment and Colo. Moylans Dragoons, took up their line of march on the 20th at 3. OClock P.M. & arrived a little in the rear of New Bridge at 9. in the Evening, moved again at One in the morning in order to Occupy the Ground in the Vicinity of Fort Lee & the Landing Opposite Kings Bridge—by the dawn of the day, and agreeable to the Inclosed order we advanced towards Bulls ferry, Genl Irvine with part of his Brigade along the Summit of the Mountain & the first Brigade under Colo. Humpton with the Artillery & Colo. Moylan's horse on the common road—about 10. OClock part of the first Brigade had reached that place—Colo. Moylan with the horse and a Detachment of Infantry remained at the fork of the road leading to Paulus Hook & Bergen, to receive the Enemy if they attempted anything from that Quarter—on reconnoitring the Refugee post near Bulls ferry, we found it to consist of a Block house surrounded by an Abbatis & Stockade to the perpendicular Rocks next North River—with a kind of Ditch or parapet serving as a Covered way, by this time we could discover the Enemy in motion on York Island—which began to open a prospect of our plan taking full effect.
Genl Irvine was directed to halt in a position from which he could move to any point where the Enemy should attempt to land—either in the Vicinity of this post or Fort Lee—where the 6th & 7th Regiments were previously concealed with Orders to wait the Landing of the Enemy—& then at the point of the bayonet—to dispute the pass in the Gorge of the Mountain at every expence of blood, until supported by Genl Irvine & the remaindr of the troops.
the first Regiment was posted in a hollow way on the north side the block house—& the 10th in an other hollow on the south, with orders to keep up a Constant fire into the port holes—to favor the advance of the Artillery—which was Covered by the second Regiment—when the field pieces arrived at the Medium distance of 60 Yards they Commenced a Constant fire which was returned by the Enemy & continued without Intermission from 11, until After 12 OClock—by that time we had expresses from Closter that the Enemy were Embarking their troops from Voluntines hill at Phillips Landing—we also saw many vessels and boats moving up with troops from New York—which made it necessary to Relinquish a lesser for a much greater Object—i.e. drawing the Enemy over towards the posts already mentioned, and Deciding the fortune of the day in the defiles thro' which they must pass before they could gain possession of the strong Grounds.
In the Interim we found that our Artillery had made but little Impression (altho' well & Gallantly served) the metal not being of Sufficient weight to traverse the loggs of the Block house, but when the troops understood that they were to be drawn off—such was the Enthusiastic bravery of all ranks of Officers & men—that the first Regiment no longer capable of restraint (rather than leave a post in their rear) rushed with Impetuosity over the Abbatis & advanced to the Stockades from which they were with difficulty withdrawn—altho' they had no means of forcing an Entry—the contagion spread to the Second—but by very great efforts of the Officers of both Regiments they were at last restrained—not without the loss of some Gallant Officers Wounded, & some brave men killed—happy it was that the Ground would not admit of the further advance of the 10th Regiment—& that the Situation of Genl Irvines Brigade, prevented them from experiencing a loss proportioned to those Immediately Engaged—as the same Gallant spirit pervaded the whole—which might be a means of frustrating Our main Object by Incumbering us with too many Wounded.
the Artillery was therefore drawn off & forwarded towards the wished for point of Action—the Killed and Wounded were all moved away except three that lay dead under the Stockades. during this period Colo. Moylans horse drove the Cattle &ca from Bergen up towards the Liberty pole whilst a Detatchment of Infantry destroyed the Sloop & Wood boats at the Landings in which were taken a Capt. & Mate with two Sailers—some others were killed whilst attempting to escape by swimming—having thus effected part of our plan—we pushed forward to oppose the troops from Voluntines hill that we expected to land at the rear at New Bridge—which if effected we were determined to drive them back or to cut our way thro'—but in this project we were Disappointed, the enemy thought proper to remain in a less hostile position—than that of the Jersy shore—we therefore passed the New Bridge & by easy Degrees returned to this place about an hour agoe.
Inclosed is a Copy of the Orders of the 20th together with a return of the killed & Wounded—64 in Number among which are Lieuts Hammond & Crawford of the first & Lieut. De Hart of the 2nd all very Worthy officers the latter mortally Wounded.
I cannot attempt to Discrimenate between Officers Regiments or Corps—who with equal Oppertunity would have acted with equal fortitude.
should my Conduct & that of the troops under my Command meet your Excellency's Approbation—it will much Alleviate the pain I experience in not having it in my power to carry the Whole of the plan into Execution—which was only prevented by the most Malicious fortune. I have the honor to be with Singular Esteem Your Excellency's most Obt & very Huml. Sert
Anty Wayne
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Okay, most people will sit and tell you that they are the best driver in the world. Particularly men. But a lot of women will tell you the same thing.
I would prefer to be honest, especially when within the safe confines of the internet.
What that means is that I am going to be honest in this blog post, but if a member of my family or someone I know ever came up to me and accused me of being a horrible drive (which they have multiple times) I would be offended and defensive. Rightly so.
I am not the best driver. We could even go as far as saying bad, but I don't know if I am THAT bad.
It's not like I get in the driver's seat and suddenly we are playing bumper cars. Only sometimes.
Now I know what you are probably thinking:
If you know you are a bad driver, then why don't you change? Go take classes or something.
It doesn't exactly work that way. I have taken classes. I have taken the test.
In fact, recently I took the written driver's test again and only got one answer wrong on a 60 question test.
I know the laws. I know how to drive. I guess the problem just boils down to the fact that I am a little…ditzy.
For example, in the last three months I have been pulled over twice for not having my lights on. I don't know if that is what qualifies me as a bad driver or just someone who is a little forgetful.
Which there are other reasons that I am a bad driver. Like last month I backed up into a person's mailbox. The mailbox wasn't harmed in any way, so I didn't think anything of it.
But then a couple of weeks ago I parked slightly in a bush…I got the car out with no scratches on it, so again no harm no foul.
There is a pattern though that makes me a little nervous.
Which brings me back to what I was saying about being ditzy. When I think about myself and my personality objectively, it kinda makes sense that I would be a bad a driver.
I am not exactly sure why, but it just makes total sense that someone like me wouldn't be the best driver in the world.
This doesn't mean that I am justifying myself, because every single time I have a problem in a car (even if it's accidentally cutting someone off) it just reminds me to be more alert.
And to be honest, driving has become a little bit stressful for me. There is not a time that I am driving where I don't think that I might get in an accident.
In fact, almost every time I go to stop I can just picture myself hitting the person in front of me. It's not pleasant, but it does keep me more aware of my surroundings. And every month that I don't get in another accident is a personal success to me.
I am afraid that being on high alert while in a car will just be my life and driving. But maybe one day it will just be natural to me to take those precautions and I won't feel the stress.
Or maybe I will have the money to buy one of those fancy new cars with the videos and the sensors that tell you when something that you could hit is somewhere near the car.
I can only hope.
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Hot summer days mean warm nights. This very very little cabin was so hot at night and no ventilation or working fan made for a miserable night. Would not stay here again.
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So, this was my first VRBO rental. We recently sold our house and bought another one so it's been months of packing and unpacking. We were just getting settled in the new house and I realized that my husband and I needed to get out of the Coachella Valley because I was hot, tired and it was his birthday. Not finding anything close to town on the normal site I use for finding a place to rent I turned to VRBO. I saw this cute little cabin and read the reviews so I decided to book it and see how it went. All of the positive comments about Reggie were true. He could not have been more accommodating. It was like staying with family that didn't feel the need to hover while we were there. :-) The cabin is cozy but has everything you need. It's close to town but up a hill so you don't really get any of the traffic noise that you normally get being that close. Unfortunately, a family emergency called us away that night but we are really looking forward to planning another trip back. Reggie was kind enough that he contacted me the day after to inquire as to how everything was at home.
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This invention relates to car door locking devices, and more particularly, to tamper-proof bolts and bolt locking devices for railway freight car doors or other freight vehicle doors.
A main object of the invention is to provide novel and improved anti-tampering bolt locking devices for hinged or sliding freight vehicle doors, the bolt locking devices being of simple construction, being relatively easy to install, and providing protection against tampering with the bolts associated therewith and thereby preventing unauthorized opening of the doors provided with such devices.
A further object of the invention is to provide improved tamper-proof bolt locking devices for freight vehicle doors, said devices being inexpensive to manufacture, being durable in construction, and being very reliable in operation.
A still further object of the invention is to provide improved anti-tampering bolt locking devices for hinged or sliding railway car doors or other freight vehicle doors, said devices being adapted either for air pressure operation or for operation by electromagnetic means, and being further adapted for either local operation or by remote control.
Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and claims and from the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken through the marginal portion of a hinged freight car door and a portion of the adjacent doorway, showing an improved anti-tampering device according to the present invention employed with the door locking bolt mechanism and illustrating the manner in which the sliding bolt is held in door-locking position by the anti-tampering mechanism of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view taken substantially on line 2--2 of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a vertical fragmentary cross-sectional view taken substantially on line 3--3 of FIG. 2, but showing an unlocking key device which may be employed with the mechanism, said key device being shown in longitudinal cross-section.
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the unlocking key device illustrated in FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is a fragmentary elevational view taken substantially on line 5--5 of FIG. 3.
FIG. 6 is a diagrammatic view showing a remote control radio system which may be employed to energize the bolt unlocking solenoid of the mechanism shown in FIGS. 1-5.
FIG. 7 is a fragmentary elevational view of the lower corner portion of a sliding freight car door and the portion of the associated doorway adjacent thereto, employing a modified form of anti-tampering door bolt locking device according to the present invention, the locking bolt being of the air pressure-operated type.
FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken substantially on the line 8--8 of FIG. 7, and showing a retaining pin which is employed to support the door locking bolt in an elevated position after the bolt has been elevated.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 8 but showing the bolt-retaining pin in operative position to support the door bolt in its elevated unlocking position.
FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken substantially on line 10--10 of FIG. 8, showing the door bolt in its normal locking position.
FIG. 11 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken substantially on line 11--11 of FIG. 10.
FIG. 12 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view taken substantially on line 12--12 of FIG. 10.
FIG. 13 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken substantially on line 13--13 of FIG. 12.
FIG. 14 is a fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view substantially to the same scale as FIG. 10 and showing a compressed air container in a position preliminary to being inserted in its associated chamber which forms part of the assembly of FIGS. 8-13.
FIG. 15 is a fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 14, but showing the use of a modified form of compressed air container, and associated receiving chamber.
FIG. 16 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken substantially on line 16--16 of FIG. 10.
FIG. 17 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken substantially on line 17--17 of FIG. 10.
FIG. 18 is a fragmentary elevational view of the upper portion of a freight car door and structural parts of the associated freight car adjacent thereto, the door being of the sliding type and the associated freight car being provided with another form of improved anti-tampering door bolting assembly according to the present invention.
FIG. 19 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view taken substantially on line 19--19 of FIG. 18.
FIG. 20 is a fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view taken through the vertical marginal portion of a sliding freight side door provided with an improved anti-tampering bolt mechanism according to the present invention, the associated bolt being of the pivoted type and being shown in door-locking position.
FIG. 21 is a fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view taken through the vertical marginal portion of a sliding freight car door and the adjacent vertical marginal portion of the associated doorway, illustrating a further modified form of improved anti-tampering door bolting structure according to the present invention, showing the door in locked position.
FIG. 22 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken substantially on line 22--22 of FIG. 21.
Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to FIGS. 1 through 6, 23 designates a typical hinged door of an enclosure, for example, a freight car or the like, the door 23 being swingable to a closed position such as shown in FIG. 1, wherein the edge portion of the door is received in a recess 24 provided in the margin of the associated doorway member 25. Mounted in the doorway member 25 is a bolt socket 26, and mounted in the door 23 is an elongated housing member 27 which is registrable with the socket 26 when the door 23 is in its closed position, such as that shown in FIG. 1, the housing 27 containing a sliding bolt member 28 which is receivable in the socket 26 in the manner illustrated in FIG. 2 to retain the door 23 in its locked position. The housing 27 contains a coil spring 29 having one end engaged against the inner end wall 30 of housing 27 and having its other end received in a recess 31 provided in the inner end of bolt member 28, whereby to bias the bolt member toward its extended position.
The bolt 28 is formed at its bottom portion with transverse rack teeth 32 which are meshingly engaged by a pinion gear 33 rotatably mounted in a transversely extending housing 34, the housing 34 having a semi-cylindrical bottom wall portion generally conforming to the shape of the lower portion of pinion gear 33. Pinion gear 33 is provided with a splined axial bore 35 and a guide sleeve 36 is threadedly secured to housing 34 in axial alignment with the bore 35, the sleeve 36 extending to the outside of door 23. A removable inner sleeve 37 is engaged in the main sleeve 36 and is threadedly inter engaged therewith, as shown at 38, the inner sleeve 37 being provided with the hexagonal outer flange 39 which is readily engagable by a conventional tool for unscrewing same and removing same when it is desired to remove trash or other interfering contents from the interior of sleeve 37. Pinion gear 33 is provided with respective hub portions 40 and 41 journalled respectively in the inner wall 42 of housing 34 and in the inner end of the fixed sleeve member 36.
As will be presently described, a suitable key having a splined shaft 43 is adapted to be engaged through the sleeve 37 with the splined portion 43 thereof meshing with the splined bore 35 of pinion gear 33 for manually rotating the pinion gear to thereby move locking bolt 28 longitudinally in the guide housing 27.
Locking bolt 28 is provided at its top surface with respective transversely extending locking detent and unlocking detent grooves 44 and 45 adapted to be lockingly engaged by an inverted T-shaped, vertically movable detent member 46 for holding the bolt 28 either in an extended locking position or a retracted unlocking position. Thus, when the vertically movable detent member 46 is interengaged with the transverse detent groove 44, the bolt 28 is locked in its extended position, for example, the position thereof shown in FIG. 2, wherein the bolt is received in the socket 26 and the door 23 is held locked. Under these conditions, the pinion gear 33 cannot be rotated by the key 42 since it is interlocked with the bolt 28. Similarly, when the detent member 46 is interengaged with the groove 45, the bolt 28 is held in its retracted position and pinion gear 33 cannot be rotated by using the key 42.
Detent member 46 is connected to the lower end of a vertical rod member 47 to which is also secured a piston 48 slidably and sealingly engaged in a vertical cylinder 49 secured to the top wall of housing 27, the piston 48 being biased downwardly by a coil spring 50 bearing between piston 48 and a centrally apertured top cover plug 51 provided on cylinder 49. Rigidly secured to the top end of rod 47 is a plunger 52 of a solenoid 53 coaxially mounted on the top of cylinder 49 and being secured to the top cover plug 51 of said cylinder, the plunger 52 being received in the central bore of the solenoid winding, as shown in FIG. 3, the plunger being normally biased into engagement with an annular resilient deformable washer 54 surrounding the relatively reduced rod member 47 below plunger 52.
The inner wall 42' of the gear housing member 34 is provided with a hollow cap 55 which communicates with the spline gear bore 35 and which is connected by a conduit 56 with the lower portion of cylinder 49. The top portion of cylinder 49 has a vent opening connected by a conduit 57 to the outer surface of the door 23, said conduit terminating in an internally threaded outer cup portion 58 which normally receives a threaded plug 59, as shown in FIG. 3. The plug 59 may be manually removed by unscrewing same from the cup member 58, to permit venting of the upper portion of cylinder 49 when it is desired to elevate piston 48 and thereby raise the detent member 46 from its locking position. Plug 59 is also removable when it is desired to elevate the detent member 46 by energizing the solenoid 53.
As shown in FIG. 3, the key 42 has a longitudinal bore 60 terminating at a reduced tip 61 which is adapted to fit within the reduced cavity 62 of cap member 55. The opposite end portion of key 42 is provided with a pair of oppositely projecting bar elements 63, 63 to facilitate rotation of the key and has secured thereon a resilient bulb 64 provided with a conventional check valve 65, whereby air may be trapped in the bulb 64 and may be subsequently expelled through the tip 61 by squeezing the bulb. Thus, to raise the detent member 46, for example, to unlock the bolt 28 and release it for movement from the position thereof shown in FIG. 2, the key 42 is inserted through the sleeve 37 so as to engage its spline portion 43 with the splined central bore 35 of gear 33 with the tip 61 received in the recess 62. The bulb 64 is then squeezed so as to expel air through the tip 61 and through the conduit 56 into the lower portion of the cylinder 49, the vent plug 59 having been previously removed. By pumping sufficient air into the space beneath the piston 48 by means of the bulb 64, the piston can be elevated against the biasing force of spring 50 to thereby disengage the transverse bottom portion of the detent member 46 from the groove 44, allowing the pinion gear 33 to be rotated by means of key 42 so that the bolt 28 may be retracted from the socket 26. The bolt 28 may be retracted sufficiently so that the detent groove 45 moves below the detent member 46. After the door has swung open, the bolt 28 may be held in its retracted position and the key 42 may be removed, allowing the piston 48 to descend and thereby allowing detent member 46 to lockingly engage in the holding groove 45, thereby holding the bolt 28 in its retracted position.
As will be readily apparent, a similar unlocking action may be performed by energizing the solenoid 53 with the vent plug 59 removed, as above described. The energization of solenoid 53 raises plunger 52 and thereby disengages the detent member 46 from the locking groove 44, allowing the pinion gear 33 to be rotated by a splined key, such as the key 42, without requiring the use of an air bulb 64. The unlocking action by means of solenoid 53 may be remotely controlled, for example, by employing a radio receiver 66 mounted on the car whose output is connected to a relay 67 having a switch pole 68 and contacts 69, 69 connected in series with the solenoid 53 and a suitable battery 70, as shown in FIG. 6. A radio transmitter 71 located at a convenient central control point may be operated to furnish a radio signal receivable by the receiver 66 to thereby energize relay 67 and connect contact 69, 69 by means of the bridging relay pole 68. The solenoid 53 then becomes energized, raising the detent member 46 and allowing an authorized person to retract the bolt member 28 by means of a key 42 so as to allow the car door 23 to be opened. Furthermore, with the detent member 46 initially engaging in the detent groove 45, holding the bolt 28 retracted, the door 23 may be closed and may be then locked by a radio signal which energizes the solenoid 53, disengaging the detent member 46 from the holding groove 45 and allowing spring 29 to expand to extend the bolt 28 into the socket 26, after which the detent member 46 drops into the groove 44 under the biasing force of spring 50 with the radio signal discontinued.
The parts associated with the remote control of the solenoid 53, such as receiver 66, the relay 67, and the battery 70 and associated wiring may be contained in a suitable housing 72 mounted in the cavity 73 provided in the door 23 to receive the other associated parts of the anti-tampering bolt-locking mechanism.
Referring now to FIGS. 7 through 17, 74 designates a freight car of the type provided with sliding doors 75, which are slidable in trackways 76 to open and close the doors. In the typical embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the trackway 76 is formed with a depressed locking cup 77 located adjacent the vertical side edge 78 of the associated doorway arranged to receive the lower end portion of a vertically slidable bolt member 79 mounted in a vertical housing 80 embedded in the door 75. Housing 80 is located so that when the door 75 is substantially closed, the bolt 79 will be vertically aligned with the locking cup 77 and can enter said cup in the manner shown in FIG. 10, the bolt 79 being biased downwardly toward locking position by a coil spring 81 mounted in a cylinder 82 secured to the top end of housing 80 and containing a piston 83 connected to the top end of bolt 79 by a vertical piston rod 84. Spring 81 bears between the suitably vented top cover cap 85 provided on the top end of cylinder 82 and the piston 83, whereby the spring 81 acts to urge the piston 83 downwardly and thus acts to bias the bolt 79 downwardly toward locking interengagement with the cup 77. The bottom end of the bolt 79 is provided with suitable rollers 87 adapted to make rolling contact with the bottom of the channel-shaped guide track 76 and to allow the door 75 to move along the track with spring 81 exerting downward biasing force on bolt 79, the bolt being allowed to descend into the locking cup 77 when it reaches said locking cup. Bolt 79 may be held in raised unlocking position by employing a supporting pin 88 which may be manually inserted through a guide tube 89 provided in the lower portion of door 75 and located so as to register with an inclined bore 90 provided in bolt 79, the guide tube 89 being similarly inclined. Thus, when the bolt 79 is in its raised position shown in FIG. 9, tube 89 registers with the inclined bore 90 of bolt 79 and the locking pin 88 may be inserted through the tube 89 and through the bore 90, the inner end of the locking pin being received in a suitably inclined recess 91 provided in door 75 in alignment with the tube 89 on the opposite side of housing 80. The pin 88 is provided with a handle 92 and a stop flange 93 limiting the insertion of the pin to the position thereof shown in FIG. 9. The handle 92 is connected to the interior of a storage compartment 94, presently to be described, and shown at 95, by a chain 96. Guide tube 89 is provided at its front end with a pivoted cover cap 97 which covers the front end of the guide tube under normal conditions, as shown in FIG. 7. As will be presently explained, the pin 88 is used to support the lock bolt 79 positively in a raised unlocking position. When the bolt 79 is raised, the pin 88 can be inserted through the sleeve 89 and through the bore 90 to engage in the recess 91 and thereby hold the bolt 79 elevated against the biasing force of the coil spring 81.
Bolt 79 may be provided with additional roller elements 98, such as roller bearings or the like, rotatably mounted in recesses in its vertical side walls, engagable with the inside surface of the guide housing 80 and minimizing the frictional resistance to movement vertically of the bolt 79 in the housing.
The auxiliary compartment 95 is embedded in the door 75 adjacent to the bolt housing 80, the compartment 95 being provided with a hinged front door 99 having a key controlled lock 100, whereby the door 99 cannot be opened unless a proper key is used in the lock 100.
The top wall of the compartment housing 95 is provided with an upstanding chamber 101 whose top end is connected by a conduit 102 to the space in the lower portion of cylinder 82 subjacent the piston 83, as shown in FIG. 10. Thus, the top portion of the chamber 101 is upwardly convergent, as shown at 103 and terminates in an upwardly extending neck portion 104 in which is threadedly engaged a conduit fitting 105 having a depending downwardly directed pointed bottom tip 106 which is suitably apertured to provide a passageway through the fitting. The conduit 102 is provided with a mating fitting 107 which is clampingly secured in communication with the fitting 105 by a union nut 108 threadedly engaged on the upper portion of the upstanding top element 104 of chamber 101.
The pointed tip 106 projects downwardly into chamber 101 and is normally adjacent the frangible top end of a compressed air bottle 109 engaged vertically in chamber 101 and having a hemispherical bottom end 110 which is normally supported in a conformably hemispherically recessed bottom cover 111 threadedly engaged with internal threads provided on a depending bottom skirt portion 112 forming a downward extension of the chamber 101, as is shown in FIG. 12. The cover 111 is connected to the top wall of the compartment housing 95 by a chain 113 to prevent loss of the cover.
The pin 88 is normally stored in the storage compartment 95, suitable clips 114 being provided therein to support the pin.
When it is desired to unlock the door 75, a person having the proper key inserts same in the lock 100 and opens the door 99. With the door open, the authorized person reaches into the compartment 95 and rotates the bottom cap member 111 in a direction so as to elevate the bottle 109 and cause its top wall portion, shown at 115' in FIG. 12, to be pierced by the pointed tip 106, whereby the compressed gas escapes from the container 109 and passes through conduit 102 to the space in cylinder 82 beneath piston 83, raising the piston and thereby raising the bolt 79 out of the locking cup 77. The bolt 79 may then be retained in raised unlocking position by inserting the supporting pin 88 through the sleeve 89 and through the bore 90, which is then in registry with said sleeve, the inner end of the pin 88 entering the recess 91. The bolt 79 will thereafter be supported in its elevated position, allowing the freight car door 75 to be opened so as to allow access to the interior of the freight car. The bolt 79 will be supported in its elevated unlocking position until the pin 88 is subsequently withdrawn from the guide sleeve 89, for example, when it is desired to relock the freight car door.
Suitable means are provided to hold the compressed gas container 109 against rotation while the bottom cap member is rotated. Thus, the bottle 109 may be provided with a plurality of vertical grooves 115 slidably interengagable with inwardly projecting vertical spline ribs 116 provided on the inner wall surface of chamber 101, allowing vertical movement of the container 109 in the chamber 101 but preventing the container 109 from rotating relative to said chamber. Thus, FIGS. 12, 13 and 14 illustrate the use of three grooves 115 on the container 109, with corresponding ribs 116 provided on the interior wall of chamber 101. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 15, the container 109 may be provided with a single vertical groove 115 adapted to slidably receive a single vertical rib 116 provided on the interior surface of the chamber 101.
FIGS. 12, 13, 14 and 15 may be considered as representing three different compressed air cartridge designs. Thus, the design of FIGS. 12 and 13 may be made for specific use with freight cars, the design of FIG. 14 may be somewhat modified so that it is used specifically with trailer truck doors, and the design of FIG. 15 may be made for specific use with air cargo vehicle doors.
The cartridges may contain small quantities of lubricant, such as oil, graphite, or any other suitable type of lubricant, serving to maintain the associated pistons and cylinders properly lubricated. When the cartridges are pierced, in the manner above described, the compressed air or gas escapes from the cartridges and carries the lubricant along with it to the surfaces of the associated pistons and cylinders.
As shown in FIG. 12, the bottom cover cap 111 may be provided with a suitably vented external skirt portion 118 having a vent hole 119, and the seat of the cap may be communicatively vented to the space inwardly adjacent skirt portion 118 by a vent passage 120. The lower portion of the depending flange element 112 is likewise provided with vent passages 121 arranged so as to release the pressure inside the chamber 101 shortly before the cap 111 is detached from the member 112, for example, to replace the empty receptacle 109 with a new sealed receptacle.
As will be understood from the above explanation, the car door 75 may be held unlocked by means of the pin 88 and the engagement thereof with the bolt 79 in the manner shown in FIG. 9, while the receptacle 109 is being replaced. After this replacement has been made and it is desired to again lock the car door, the pin 88 is withdrawn and replaced in the compartment 95, releasing the bolt 79. The door 99 may then be relocked until it is again desired to open the freight car door 75, namely, to elevate the bolt 79 from its locking position in the locking cup 77.
As above-mentioned, the compressed gas receptacle 109 is generally bottle-shaped, and is shaped so as to substantially slidably fit in the chamber 101. As mentioned above, in inserting the gas container 109, it is rotated, for example, from the position thereof shown in FIG. 14, to a position wherein the grooves 115 will be aligned with the ribs 116, after which the receptacle can be slid upwardly into the chamber 101 and the bottom cover 111 can be threadedly engaged with the lower end portion to bring it into the position thereof shown in FIG. 12, wherein the container 109 is supported with its frangible top wall portion 115' located just below the pointed tip 106.
The same procedure is employed where the container is provided with only one groove 115 and the chamber 101 is provided with only one rib 116, as in FIG. 15.
From FIG. 12 it will be seen that when the bottom cover 111 is rotated to raise the container 109 to the dotted view position thereof shown in FIG. 12, the pointed tip 106 will penetrate through the frangible top wall portion 115' and the compressed gas from the container 109 will then pass into the fitting 105, and from thence through the fitting 107 and the conduit 102 to the space in cylinder 82 below the piston 83. The bolt 79 will be elevated to its raised unlocking position and will be held therein as long as piston 83 is kept in its raised position against the opposing force of the spring 81. Since some leakage will occur, it is necessary to employ the retaining pin 88 in the manner above-described in order to maintain the bolt 79 raised for any substantial period of time. Also the use of pin 88 enables the bottom cap 111 to be unscrewed for replacing the compressed gas container 109 without causing the bolt 79 to drop to its locking position.
Referring now to FIGS. 18 and 19, 130 generally designates a freight car having a suspended sliding door 131 supported by rollers 132 engaging a conventional trackway 133 provided at the top portion of the car. Secured to the top margin of the door 131 is a bracket 134 having an outwardly extending horizontal flange 135 provided with a locking opening 136. Mounted on the top portion 130 of the car overlying the bracket 134 is a vertical air cylinder 137 provided with a piston 138 biased downwardly by a coil spring 139 bearing between piston 138 and an adjustable spring seat 140. As shown in FIG. 19, the top spring bearing seat 140 is rotatably connected to an adjusting screw 141 threadedly engaged through a central boss 142 provided on the top cover cap 143 of cylinder 137. The biasing spring pressure on the piston 138 may be adjusted by rotating the screw 141, whereby to either raise or lower the spring bearing seat 140.
Rigidly secured axially to the piston 138 is a depending bolt rod 144 which is located so as to be engagable in the locking opening 136 of bracket flange 135 in the manner illustrated in FIG. 19. Bolt 144 is biased downwardly by the action of spring 139, and is thus biased toward locking position. The flange bracket 135 has an inclined forward portion 145 along which the bolt 144 can ride while the door 131 is moved rightwardly, as viewed in FIG. 18, toward its locked position shown therein.
The top cover 143 is suitably vented, as shown at 147, to allow piston 138 to move freely upwardly and downwardly in cylinder 137.
The lower end portion of cylinder 137 is connected by a compressed air supply conduit 148 through a pressure-responsive valve 149 and a manually-controlled valve 150 to a air pressure line 151 leading to a suitable controllable air pressure source, such as a compressed air cartridge. Line 151 may comprise a connection to the normal air brake lines which are normally at nominal pressure, for example, seventy pounds per square inch, whereas the pressure-responsive valve 149 is adapted to remain closed unless a substantially higher pressure is present at its inlet side, for example, a pressure of 140 pounds per square inch. The source of air pressure connected to line 151, such as a compressed air cartridge, may be arranged to provide the necessary relatively high pressure required to open valve 149, and said higher pressure is applied to line 149 when it is desired to unlock the car door 131. Thus, with valve 150 open and the aforesaid higher pressure connected to line 151, the pressure air will pass through the valve 149 and enter the lower portion of cylinder 137, raising piston 138 and retracting bolt 144 from aperture 136. This allows the door 131 to be opened to provide access to the contents of the car.
As will be readily apparent, the various freight cars of the system may be simultaneously controlled in the manner above described, since their door-opening cylinders 137 may be all connected to the common brake line by means of the conduit 151 thereof. This permits all of the doors of the train to be simultaneously unlocked, or those selected to be unlocked by the opening of their manually controlled valves 150.
When the air pressure at the source is reduced to the normal brake line value, namely, seventy pounds per square inch, the pressure-responsive valve 149 closes, and after a short period of time, due to leakage in the cylinder 137, the piston 138 descends under the biasing force exerted thereon by spring 139, lowering the bolt 144 to its locking position. The same can be accomplished by closing the valve 150. With the bolt 144 lowered, the door 131 can be moved rightwardly from its open position to the closed position thereof shown in FIG. 18, wherein the bolt 144 is lockingly engaged in the locking aperture 136 of the associated bracket 134.
FIG. 20 illustrates an embodiment wherein a sliding freight car door 160 is provided with a cavity in its vertical edge in which is secured a housing 161 opening at said vertical edge and being substantially registrable with an opposing housing 162 secured in a recess provided in the mating vertical edge of the associated doorway of the car 163. Pivotally mounted on a transverse pivot pin 164 secured in housing 161 is a weighted locking lever 165 provided with a locking hook element 166, with a weight portion 167 formed integrally on the lever adjacent the hook portion 166 so as to bias the lever in a clockwise direction, as viewed in FIG. 20. The hook 166 has a beveled edge 168 which is cammingly engagable with a corresponding beveled edge 169 provided on a transverse locking detent member 170 secured in the lower portion of housing 162. A transverse stop pin 170' is provided in housing 161 which is engagable in a recess 171 provided on the inwardly extending arm 172 of lever 165 to limit clockwise rotation of lever 165, as viewed in FIG. 20, to the locking position thereof shown therein. Another transverse stop pin 173 is provided in housing 161, spaced upwardly from the locking position of lever 165, to limit counterclockwise rotation of the lever, for example, to limit such rotation to the dotted view position thereof, as shown in FIG. 20.
The inner arm portion 172 of lever 165 is concavely formed at its top edge, as shown at 174, to engage with the rounded lower end of a depending piston rod 175 carried by a piston 176 contained in a cylinder 177 secured in the top portion of housing 161, the piston being biased upwardly by a coil spring 178 bearing between piston 176 and the bottom wall of cylinder 177, as is clearly shown in FIG. 20. The cylinder 177 is provided with a top cover cap 179 to which is connected an air supply conduit 148 in an air supply system similar to that shown in FIG. 18. Thus, with the piston 176 elevated, as shown in FIG. 20, the door 160 may be moved rightwardly to cause the hook 166 to become lockingly engaged with the detent element 170, whereby the door is locked, the lever 165 being retained in locking position by the biasing action of its weight portion 167. To unlock the door it is necessary to admit air pressure into the top end of cylinder 177 through the supply conduit 148, whereby the piston rod 175 is caused to descend, rotating the lever 165 counterclockwise to the dotted view position thereof shown in FIG. 20, thereby releasing the door and allowing it to be opened.
FIGS. 21 and 22 show another embodiment of the present invention, wherein the vertical free marginal edge portion of the sliding door 180 has a recess 181 in which is secured a suitable bracket 182 to which are connected a pair of vertically aligned eye bolts 183, 183 having external eye rings 184 extending from the edge 185 of the door, the eye loops 184, 184 being vertically aligned, as shown in FIG. 21. A housing 186 is secured in the vertical edge portion 187 of the associated doorway, the housing having spaced horizontal slots 188, 188 through which the eye loops 184, 184 may pass as the door 180 is moved to closed position, such as that shown in FIG. 21. Secured to the inner vertical wall of housing 186 opposite the slots 188 is an eye bolt 189 having an eye loop 190 which is located so as to be received between the eye loops 184, 184 substantially in registry therewith when the door 180 is moved to its closed position, such as that illustrated in FIG. 21. Mounted in the top portion of housing 186 is a cylinder 191 containing a piston 192 biased downwardly by a coil spring 193 bearing between the top cap 194 of the cylinder and said piston. Axially secured to the piston 192 is a piston rod 195 which is receivable in the aligned eye loops 184, 190 and 184, as shown in FIG. 21. A supply conduit 148 similar to that employed in FIGS. 20 and 18, is connected to the bottom portion of cylinder 191. Thus, the door may be unlocked by admitting pressure fluid into the lower portion of the cylinder 191 through the conduit 148, whereby to elevate piston 192 and raise piston rod 195 so that it disengages from the aligned eye loops 184, 190, 184 of FIG. 21. With the piston 192 thus elevated, the door 180 may be moved leftwardly from the position thereof shown in FIGS. 21 and 22 and may therefore be opened to provide access to the interior of the associated freight car. Conversely, to lock the door, the piston 192 is first elevated by admitting pressure air into the cylinder 191 through the conduit 148 to thereby raise the piston rod 195, after which the door is closed, moving the eye loops 184, 184 above and below and in alignment with the eye loop 190, whereupon the supply of fluid under pressure to the conduit 148 is cut off and the conduit may be suitably vented to allow the spring 193 to push the piston 192 downwardly towards its locking lowered position. As conduit 148 is vented, piston 192 will descend immediately. Otherwise, piston 192 will descend as soon as the air thereunder has leaked past the piston and escaped through the upper portion of cylinder 191.
While certain specific embodiments of a freight car door locking structure have been disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood that various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of the appended claims.
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|Biely, Peter
|Cote, Gregory - Greg
|Kremnicky, Lubomir
|Greene, Richard
Submitted to: Carbohydrate International Symposium
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/15/1998
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Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: The substrate specificities of acetylxylanesterases (AcXEs) from Schizophyllum commune, Trichoderma reesei, and Streptomyces lividans, were compared with those of wheat germ lipase, orange peel esterase, and Candida cylindracea lipase. Aryl acyls, acetylated methyl glycosides, and acetylxylan were used as substrates. The last three enzymes were unable to deacetylate xylan or deacetylate it to a degree leading to its precipitation from a solution. AcXE from Streptomyces lividans was the only enzyme which did not attack aryl acyls. Relative activities of other tested enzymes, with exception of C. cylindracea lipase, decreased in the order 4-nitrophenyl acetate, propionate, and butyrate. In methyl 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl beta-D-xylopyranoside and methyl 2,3,4,6- tetra-O-acetyl beta-D-glucopyranoside AcXEs showed preference for deacetylation of positions 2 and 3. This regiospecificity corresponded to the function of AcXEs in acetylxylan degradation and was found to be complementary to that exhibited by non-hemicellulolytic enzymes, thus offering new perspectives in synthetic carbohydrate chemistry. AcXEs seem to utilize a different mechanism of deacetylation than other esterases. Based on kinetics of deacetylation of diacetates of methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside, it has been hypothetized that the mechanism of deacetylation of the positions 2 and 3 when the neighboring positions 3 and 2 are non-acetylated, by AcXEs, might involve an enzyme-catalyzed formation of a five-membered transition state from which acetyl group is released.


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Great Country Subdivision
Mayhew Road : Starks, ME 04911
Somerset County, Maine
Shown by Appointment Only
Farm Description
Starks sub division. Beautiful 10-12 are lots. Would be perfect for a new home or private camp. All lots priced at $28,900.
Farm Map & Boundaries
From Madison go 2.5 mi west on rt 148. Take a left onto Mayhew Rd. Go 1.2 mi and see the signs on the left


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GLOW FOOD GROUP regulates and protects our body. Glow foods are rich in minerals and vitamins.
Minerals rich foods are milk, cheese, fish, shellfish, such as oyster and shrimp, mussles, clams, seaweeds, lobster, anchovies, mongo sprouts, soybeans, soy milk, cashew, peanuts, onions, animal liver, eggyolk, banana, apple, orange, corn, rice, mollases, greenpeas, beans, lettuce and spinach. Glow foods make us look beautiful. It makes our skin smooth and attractive.
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Surrender to the Devil(Scoundrels of St. James,Book 3)(78) by Lorraine Heath
"My hair probably. I've never liked the shade."
"I like it very much. You're very good at leading."
"I'm very good at the dodge."
He studied her for a heartbeat. "The dodge?"
"It's when you set up a situation to fleece someone of something. There are all kinds of dodges, but you usually have a partner. You have to learn to read the situation very quickly and to know what your partner is going to do. You never want to play a game where Luke and Jack are partners. They always know what the other is thinking. Anyway, dancing is like a dodge. You follow your partner or let your partner follow you."
"I can see over your shoulders that there are a lot of people on this floor."
She smiled brightly. "Yes, there are. And we've not bumped into a single one."
"That's about to change."
She appeared startled when he came to an abrupt halt. He felt someone brush past him. Couples began to give them a wide berth. He dropped down to one knee and Frannie's beautiful green eyes widened.
He was aware of people no longer circling around him. The music came to a stop and he could sense the anticipation in the room. He took her hand. "Miss Frannie Darling, will you honor me by becoming my wife, my duchess, my love?"
Hers was not the only gasp he heard, but hers was the only one that mattered. Tears filled her eyes. She nodded quickly, smiled radiantly. "Yes! Oh, yes!"
He rose to his feet, took her in his arms, and kissed her deeply.
Without her in his life, the past few months had been sheer torment. He'd traveled the world searching for something he couldn't even identify. And tonight for the first time he realized what he had been looking for, what he'd always been searching for: the woman nestled within the circle of his arms.
Chapter 25
The following day, Sterling received a request for a meeting with Claybourne and arrived at Claybourne's residence at the appointed hour. Within the library, he'd not expected to face Claybourne, Dodger, and Beckwith—his family's solicitor. It seemed he worked for at least one of the gentlemen. Frannie was also in attendance, looking a bit frazzled.
"I assumed the purpose of this meeting was to warn me to be a good husband or else," Sterling said, laconically. "I'm not certain a solicitor is in order."
"We thought we needed to come to terms on the settlement," Claybourne said.
"A settlement? Are you gentlemen thinking to provide a dowry? I assure you. One is not necessary. I have no problem with Frannie coming to me with nothing."
"There. You see?" Frannie said. "I told you this was unnecessary."
Claybourne sighed heavily. "It is necessary, Frannie, because you don't go to him with nothing."
"Wait a moment," Dodger said, finally uncrossing his arms and relaxing his stance. "You think she comes to you with nothing?"
"Other than whatever pitiful salary you've been paying her to serve as your bookkeeper. I know she likes to do good works with it. Whatever the salary was, I shall match it with an allowance that she is free to do with as she pleases. We can put it in writing if you want. And if she hasn't already, she'll need to give notice that she'll no longer be looking over your books."
Frannie stepped forward and placed her hand on his arm. "Sterling, I'm not exactly paid to look over the books. They're simply my responsibility."
He glared at Dodger. "You bastard. All this time, you've been taking advantage—"
"No, Sterling." She squeezed his arm until he was looking at her again. "The three of us are partners, in several ventures, actually. I look over the books because, well, they're my books. Our books. I have a substantial amount of money."
"Which will become yours once you marry her, unless we come to terms on the settlement," Claybourne said.
"I'm recommending that her current finances as well as any future monies she receives from the businesses be placed into a trust," Beckwith said, "that she will oversee and manage."
Sterling shrugged. "I have no problem with that recommendation. I'm not marrying her for her money." He lifted her hand and pressed a kiss to her palm. "I'm marrying her because I love her."
She gave him a beautiful smile. "In all fairness, you should probably know the amount." She rose up on her toes and whispered a number that staggered him.
"Two million?" he rasped.
"Give or take a quid or two."
"You do realize that if that had gotten around, there isn't a lord in all of England who wouldn't have offered for you."
"That's the reason we kept it quiet," Dodger said. "Fewer fortune hunters that way."
Sterling nodded. "Simply show me where to sign." He winked at her. "Although I may not give you quite as much allowance as I'd planned."
She wound her arms around his neck. "I'll never stop loving you, I promise."
He held her tight and whispered, "As long as I can, I'll give you everything you desire."
Dressed in a white gown, with orange blossoms wreathing her veil, Frannie sat in Luke's open carriage as it transported them through London to the church where she was to be married. Catherine was traveling in a carriage ahead of them. Their son, born in the spring, remained at home with his nurse.
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- Please read about company policies including shipping, returns, material.
- Primary Lumber Types: Lodgepole Pine, Ponderosa Pine, and Douglas Fir.
- Wood species we carry with limited availability: Cedar, Ash, Maple, Black Walnut, Spruce, Honey Locust, Hackberry, Reclaimed Barnwood.
- Orders under 100bdft are subject to a $.50/bdft increase in price.
- We do not currently fill orders under 100bdft unless it is for material that we either already have in stock or that we expect to be cutting from another order(Exceptions: Slabs, Plywood). We do not ship orders under 100bdft. Saturday walk-ins welcome to fill small orders!
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So you're ready to sell online? Congratulations! The online marketplace is an exciting world (in a virtual sort of way). And thanks to new technologies and services, it can be a safe, friendly and profitable place.
I'll assume you have your product or service worked out, along with prices and delivery methods. And let's not forget the marketing plan – you have to know how people will find you. Got all that in place?
OK. Now of course you already have a domain name and web site with a good hosting company, right?
What – you don't have a web site?! Well, that's OK, you can avoid some mistakes by setting it up AFTER you've thought through your shopping cart. As for the web host, It's important to make sure your software is compatible with (supported by) your web host. For this reason, your choice of software may effect your choice of web host (or vice versa). For more information on setting up a web site / host, check my article Web Site 101 – Costs. My current favorite hosting companies are BlueHost and Lunarpages. They both offer some easy installation options for shopping cart software.
OK, NOW you're ready. But wait – there are a few things you should consider first – preferably before you set anything up. These are:
- Shopping cart software – to sell the products and keep track of everything
- Payment gateway – to capture and transmit payment information
- Merchant account – to process payments and receive money
- SSL Certificate – to ensure that your customers' information is safe
Since these technologies all have to work together, it's best to make the decisions before you implement anything. I'll talk about each one, and how they work together. I'll also discuss some possible "shortcuts".
Shopping Cart Software
What Does It Do? It uses a database to allow you to display, price and sell your products. It keeps track of customers choices, and sends their order information to the payment gateway. In most cases, it also helps you keep track of your orders and collect information about your customers. Other possible features include: autoresponders (confirmation emails to your customers and you), eNewsletter capabilities (so you can send updates to all your customers), inventory management, shipping and tax calculations, shopper registration / login, product promotion options, and more.
Do I Really Need It? In a word, Yes.
What's the Best Way? Well, that depends. Here are some options:
Commercial Software: Best for those setting up a large shopping cart with high volume. OR if user friendliness and technical support are high priorities (and you're willing to pay for them). Many companies are out there. Here are just a few: X-Cart, Cart32, ShopSite, MonsterCommerce
Open Source Software: Open source software is free, publicly shared software. There are some very good open source shopping carts. Technical support comes in the form of documents and online forums. In other words, there's no 800 number to call – you have to read the directions! Here are a couple of popular ones: ZenCart, osCommerce and CubeCart.
Hosted Shopping Carts: You can have someone else host your shopping cart for you. In other words, you pay for web hosting and shopping cart on one account. You still have to set up your shopping cart, maintain it, etc. BUT you don't have to install it, your technical support will probably be better, and you'll have help setting up your merchant account and payment gateway, which will then work properly with your shopping cart. What's the catch? Well, you'll pay monthly fees on the order of $50 (web hosting is included in this fee). AND you may pay additional transaction fees. Still, this approach is a viable one for folks who need a web host and a shopping cart, and want to get started without large upfront costs or hassles. Try Yahoo Small Business or Volusion.
Is There a Shortcut? Well, sort of. Here it is…..
Buy Now Buttons
If you're only selling a small number of products on your web site, you can use PayPal or Google Checkout to set up "BUY NOW" buttons. You create buttons and install them on your own web site, next to your products (assuming you can work with HTML). When a customer clicks the button, they go to PayPal or Google Checkout to complete the transaction. In this way, PayPal or Google Checkout acts as your shopping cart, your payment gateway and your merchant account, thus saving you several steps. Your customer support will not be as good as with a commercial or hosted shopping cart, and you won't have all of the features. Still, this approach is a great way to get started, since you could shift to a different system later on. You pay no upfront or monthly costs, but you do pay transaction fees. I have set this up for several clients, with good results; My fees are smaller because it takes me less time than setting up a full-on shopping cart. Right now Google is advertising transaction fees of 2% plus $ .20 per transaction. PayPal will be about 3% plus $ .30 per transaction.
Payment Gateway
What Does It Do? It accepts you customers' credit card or eCheck information on a secure server, encrypts it, and communicates that information to your financial institution (merchant account). There are many services out there. One reputable one is authorize.net. You will notice more – pay attention as you shop online – see who your favorite shopping web sites use. Your payment gateway may be bundled with a merchant account, or may recommend a compatible merchant account. See fees below, under Merchant Account.
Do I Really Need It? Yes. But if you use "the shortcut" discussed above, PayPal or Google Checkout can act as your payment gateway (and merchant account).
Merchant Account
What Does It Do? It's a financial institution that's connected with your own banking account. It receives information from your payment gateway, processes credit cards and eChecks, and allows you to transfer funds between your merchant account and your business / checking account. Your payment gateway may be bundled with a merchant account, or may recommend a compatible merchant account.
Payment Gateway and Merchant Account Fees
Expect to pay a monthly fee and a transaction fee.
For example, FreeAuthNet and Merchant Account Express are Authorize.net resellers that offer a package deal on a merchant account and Authorize.net gateway. Their rates for merchant and gateway accounts combined are approximately: $10 – 25 per mo plus 2.15% – 2.33% + $ .25 per transaction
Do I Really Need It? Yes. But if you use "the shortcut" discussed above, PayPal or Google Checkout can act as your payment gateway (and merchant account).
SSL Certificate
What Does It Do? Secure Sockets Layer protocol allows private data to be transmitted safely over the internet. Web sites using SSL start with https: instead of http: an SSL Certificate tells the customer's browser that the web site is secure. If you're selling online, it will be important to your customers that you use this technology. It's important to you, too. You don't want to be involved in a credit card fraud or stolen identity incident.
Do I Really Need It? In my opinion, yes. BUT you may be able to share your web host's SSL for a small fee (or for free). Also, if you use the shortcut we discussed earlier, you won't need your own because your secure transaction will take place on a PayPal or Google web site.
There you have it. I'd like to say it's simple, but, well, it's not. Hope I've shed some light on the process, anyway! Feel free to contact me if I can help!
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|08 Nov 2013
RAM upgrade
i have Corsair 6GB (3x2GB) 1600MHz Triple Channel i7 XMS Memory Kit CL7 1.65V, ive had this since Oct 09 and now thinking about upgrading
would buying another 6gb of the same be worth while or should i be lookijng at getting something newer?
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|08 Nov 2013
Windows 10 Pro
honestly 1600MHz is plenty. you wont really see much a performance increase going higher in speed. 8GB is the sweet spot.
|My System Specs
|08 Nov 2013
Windows 7 Pro x64 Windows 10 Pro x64
There`s no real reason to go above 16 gigs, even 12 is plenty.
I would go with 3 more 2 GB 1600 MHz sticks with the same timings.
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|09 Nov 2013
great thanks for the help
should i get the exactly the same as what ive got or dosent it matter as long as the its the same spec?
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|09 Nov 2013
Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
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When we were headed to the hospital for the birth of our first child I really didn't know what was about to happen. I had read a couple parenting books and we had discussed what our parenting plan was going to be but all of that started after the baby was born. My wife was reading books about what to expect during the pregnancy and she shared some of that with me along the way but I never really read anything or discussed with anyone what to expect during the delivery. We didn't go to any birthing classes, I imagine some of this would have been covered in there. I was going in blind. Continue reading 8 Things I Didn't Know About Birth
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