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The Sullivan County Agricultural Society was organized at Carlisle in 1852, and the first fair was held in October. The principal officers at that time were W. D. Blackburn, James H. Reid and J. H. Paxton. In a few years Merom and Sullivan became rival claimants against Carlisle for the fair, but when the directors decided to let the fair be held at the place which contributed the most money, Carlisle retained the title by raising $326 and thus secured the fair meetings for the following five years. Some facts about the fourth annual fair, in 1855, are found in the Sullivan Democrat of that year. The grounds were located near the depot, on the east side of town. Races were the principal feature, and one of the events of this fair was a riding match between three ladies. The gate admission was ten cents, and the total receipts from this source were only fifty dollars. The premiums amounting to over three hundred dollars, the association's treasury was bankrupt.
The fairs were held at Carlisle for twelve successive years, but few were successful and the attractions were meager, and popular interest almost completely failed during the years of the war. In 1865 it was voted to move the fair to Sullivan, but no fair was held during that year, the first one at the county seat being in the fall of 1866. In 1868 the association leased the grounds from John Giles, on the west side of the Sullivan-Fairbanks road. The fairs were held with moderate success for a few years, but that of 1878 was pronounced a flat failure and nothing more was heard of the society until 1885, when C. P. Riggs was president and C. M. Stewart secretary. A very successful fair was held in 1886. In 1888 many improvements were made, a new track built, deep wells sunk on the grounds, and new amphitheater and floral hall. Since 1896 the annual county fair has ceased to be an institution.
In 1908 an association, of which C. D. Hunt was president, inaugurated a series of "People's Saturday Fairs," comprising varied attractions and events scheduled for each Saturday, beginning August 15 and closing October 31. These brought a large number of people into Sullivan and aroused much interest.
The Grange.
During the seventies the Grange movement was a strong influence in this and other counties of Indiana. For several years it was a force to be reckoned with in politics, and in many communities newspapers were established and devoted their columns principally to the promotion of the interests of the organization. The general organization took the name of Patrons of Husbandry and the local lodges were Granges. In a few states the order is still strong, though its activity is now almost entirely confined to the advancement of the economic and social welfare of the farmers through co-operation and organization and docs not appear as a political factor.
This order reached its height in Sullivan county between 1874 and 1876. Its essential purposes were thus defined:
To secure social and educational advantages.
To help in sickness, death and pecuniary misfortune.
Knowledge of farming.
Economics in purchasing.
Abolition of credit system.
Co-operation in trade.
The Granges reported as organized in this county in January, 1874, were the following: Buck Creek, William M. Moore, master; Cass Grange, J. S. Moss, master: Jefferson Grange, John Hume, master; Curry Grange, Ed Morgan, master; Turman Grange, T. K. Cushman, master; Oak Grange, John A. McKee, master; Turtle Creek Grange, George W. Hanchett, master; Fairbanks Grange, Eli Dix, master; Concord Grange, Elisha Chestnut, master; Union Grange. John Boles, master.
The first lodge of the Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association organized in Sullivan county was at Pleasantville, July 24, 1889, with twenty-seven charter members. The objects of the association were to unite farmers in all matters pertaining to the interest of their calling, to improve the methods of agriculture, horticulture and stock raising, to devise and encourage such systems of concentration and co-operation as will diminish the cost of production, etc.
October 26, 1889, the county assembly of the F. M. B. A. was organized at Carlisle, composed of eighteen delegates, representing the twelve subordinate lodges of the county. James L. Nash, of the Paxton lodge, was elected president, and W. I. Long, of the Jefferson lodge, was elected secretary. In January, 1890, the reports of the county assembly showed the membership of the F. M. B. A. in the county to be 1,516.
The F. M. B. A. had some things in common with the Patrons of Husbandry, or Grange. It also, during the two or three years following its organization, had some of the characteristics of the Populist movement. It attempted to maintain a farmers' store, it also sought to secure legislation in behalf of the farmer and laborer, and the last record of its activity in the county, during the panicky days of 1893, was a resolution declaring for the free and unlimited coinage of silver. The association also endeavored to operate a milling plant and a grain and wool warehouse in the interests of its members. Among other principles and policies to which it declared allegiance were an income tax, the prohibition of alien ownership of land, reduction of salaries of county officials, opposition to the construction of gravel roads by taxation, etc. The F. M. B. A. was part of the great national movement that affected the politics and social life of the people of the United States during the early nineties, and with the passing of the crisis of that movement the history of the local organization seems to have come to an end.
Farmers' Institute.
The Farmers' Institute, held for the discussion of questions relating to agriculture and all departments of the farmer's life, has long been an important factor in the agricultural progress of this and other states. The first Farmers' Institute in Sullivan county was organized twenty years ago. The preliminary meeting was held in the court house in February, 1889, with Dan Herbert chairman and T. J. Wolfe secretary. When the organization was completed, February 16th, about sixty names were enrolled as members, and the following occupied official positions: John L. Shields, Samuel Nicholson, John Sisson, William Purcell, Ed Pearson, E. C. Gaskins, James Pounds, W. M. Moore, George Goodwin. The Institute has held meetings at different points in the county and the attendance has usually been large. Besides the discussions by the practical farmers and their wives, experts have been invited to the meetings, and one or more are usually present each time.


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Even with Monday's stock market swoon, the S&P 500 could still rally to 5,000 within the next two years.
Why it matters: A big round number like 5,000 may seem like a stretch. But it's really not if you consider the historical precedents and the fundamentals, which support the case for reaching that milestone from its 4,258 close on Monday.
What they're saying: "If the economy continues to expand post-COVID, and companies continue to prosper in this new world, S&P 5,000 over the next two years seems very doable," Baird market strategist Michael Antonelli tells Axios.
By the numbers: To get to 5,000, the S&P 500 would have to gain a little over 8% per year for two years. This compares to a longer-term average return of about 10%.
- "We are currently in year two of the bull market," LPL Financial's Ryan Detrick tells Axios. "So the key is this is actually still a young bull and higher than average returns are possible."
- He notes that the S&P produced gains in each of the last five full months, a pattern which on average is followed by another 13% gain in the next 12 months. This gets you most of the way to 5,000.
Threat level: The Federal Reserve is expected to hike interest rates within the next two years, which could cool valuations, says DataTrek Research co-founder Nicholas Colas.
- Strong earnings growth could fuel a broad rally that gets the S&P to 5,000 in two years, but it "feels like a stretch," he says.
The intrigue: Instead, Colas argues it's more probable that milestone will be achieved thanks to a handful of massive, high-growth tech names: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft.
- "If those 5 stocks each gain 30% over the next 2 years, that would be worth 6.6 percentage points of overall S&P gains," he wrote last week.
- This path would require the other 495 stocks in the S&P to generate mid-single-digit gains per year for the index to get to 5,000 in two years, Colas says.
The bottom line: Forecasts for further stock market gains would be much more doubtful if they weren't backed by fundamentals. But the underlying economy continues to be one that's got a lot of pent-up demand coming from consumers with a lot of spending capacity.


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Deborah is a #1 Jazz Singer, as well as a lifelong musician, songwriter, and sound engineer. She is also a writer who pursues a love of positive psychology. She is a thesis short of having her doctorate in psychology.
He Is Not Responding To My Texts… What Do I Do?
@deborahinfoI have a friend. We have not gotten together much, but we became best friends in a couple of days. Now suddenly, he is not talking to me. He is not replying to my texts or picking up my calls. I really miss him. What do I do to get him back?
Dear angel,
That is great that you were able to hit if off so well and so quickly that you became best friends. I am assuming that you have been friends for a while and that you went from the "acquaintance" level to "close friends" within those couple of days. If that is not the case, and you have only known this friend for a couple of days it is another issue and may be a case of not having had enough time to develop the depth of a sustaining friendship.
So, operating from the assumption that this is a good friend whom you have known for a while (longer than two days), it is obvious (and understandable!) that you would like to know why he is not responding to your texts or phone calls. All of us would want the answer to that question, even if it is not an answer that we want to hear, worst case scenario.
There is the pattern to keep in mind, though. The more he *doesn't* respond, the more you feel you desperately need to know *why* he isn't responding and the more you are tempted to contact him to get the answer to that question, at the least. If the original reason that he has been so distant is because he feels cramped and pressured, your calls or texts will only amplify that feeling and he will pull back further, causing you to want to contact him to find out what is wrong and him pulling back even more, and so on. Do you see where this could potentially be a never-ending cycle? More than likely, at some point in the cycle, he would be tempted to contact you and ask you to stop contacting him, or change his phone number. If it gets to that point, you will have very little bargaining room for him to hear your heart and concern for your friendship.
As hard as it is to hear, your best option is to give him the space. Then, if/when he misses your friendship, he can contact you and you will have the confidence that says you didn't doubt the friendship but that you were going him any space that he needed. This demonstrates your emotional maturity and is appealing to most people. If you opt to try to continue to call or text him, you are more than likely going to be met with rejection of the friendship. While both scenarios present that possibility, the odds are better on the "give him space" scenario.
hugs,Deborah E
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Tomb Raider Comics - Journeys
On a boat trip near Peru, Lara stumbles across a ghost ship, complete with buccaneers and a captain: Kagan. In return for saving them, they tell her the source of their treasures - El Dorado.
Lara is washed ashore and immediately starts looking for El Dorado, which she finds with the help of a Native kid.
Lara is hired by an archaeological society to obtain proof that they have actually dug up the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha before an investor by the name of Kagan turns them into a condominium complex site.
Lara is off to another dig site when she (surprise, surprise) runs into Kagan again.
In the midst of a high school reunion, everybody finds themselves turnes into teenagers again. What's even worse is that Lara - with no weapons at all - has to fight a ghostly knight in full armor.
When being given a tour through 10 Downing Street by her old schoolmate, British Prime Minister Tony, Lara meets several ghosts, including Winston Churchill.
Lara is in Australia, doing the usual: getting in trouble while trying to locate an artifact. At least she cleans up after herself.
Lara is stuck in the "dream world" and has to solve several riddles on her way to free herself. Unfortunately, her solutions are far from being correct. This issue is not set in the present time but in the future, after Lara has completed her journey.
Lara finds the rightful owners of the artifact she's after, a Native tribe, and finds out it's not in our dimension anymore but has been taken into the "dream world" by Kagan.
Lara travels through the "dream world", meets an old, long dead friend and discovers a weapon strong enough to face Kagan with.
Severing Fates
Lara pursues Kagan all across the "dream world" and realizes she has to literally rid herself of all her past mistakes to defeat him.
Settling Old Scores
When she realizes she and Kagan have constantly been battling it out in different incarnations over the centuries, Lara decides to put an end to it and gives Kagan a chance to finally choose his own fate.


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In a similar vein to the Electric Site (#electricsite) demonstration by Volvo CE and Skanska. which IM attended yesterday in Gothenburg Sweden, CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, will partner with Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) on hydrogen technologies to support the development of new industries, create jobs and pave the way for low emissions export opportunities for Australia.
Such partnerships between mining companies and technology providers, with support from energy agencies and government bodies are essential to the efforts that must be made to turn the tide against climate change.
The centrepiece of the A$20 million partnership, announced today at CSIRO's Brisbane laboratories, is an investment in CSIRO's metal membrane technology, which enables ammonia to be used as a carrier material for hydrogen storage and transport.
CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Larry Marshall said: "CSIRO has a strong history of collaboration with industry, not just helping existing industries reinvent themselves through global disruption, but actually inventing entirely new industries like hydrogen where Australia can take the lead."
"Today we're seeing a 'market pull' from companies like Fortescue to reinvent themselves through deep science-driven innovation and follow the global market shift towards a low-emissions energy future, and in so doing create a whole new export market for our vast clean energy resources."
"This partnership is great news for Australia, not just through new industry creation and the jobs that will flow from it, but in contributing to a different energy future that is secure, affordable, and sustainable," Marshall said.
CSIRO will work with Fortescue to identify, develop and commercialise technologies to support the creation of an Australian hydrogen industry and future global uptake. The agreement includes commercialisation arrangements for the membrane technology, with a subsequent five-year investment in hydrogen R&D.
CSIRO's National Hydrogen Roadmap, released earlier this year, provided a coordinated blueprint for growing Australia's hydrogen industry and found that an economically-sustainable hydrogen industry could soon be a reality.
Fortescue Chairman Andrew Forrest AO said: "We are at the beginning of an energy revolution and Fortescue intends to be at the forefront of this once in a generation opportunity. As a proud Australian company, we are excited to partner with CSIRO, our nation's preeminent science and research body, to unlock the potential of hydrogen, the low emission fuel of the future."
CSIRO will continue its own investment in hydrogen R&D, chiefly through its Hydrogen Energy Systems Future Science Platform (FSP), and will work with Fortescue to commercialise technologies that support new energy markets, including in the chemicals and transportation sectors.
Both CSIRO and Fortescue recognise that a hydrogen industry will require a collaborative approach, and that many opportunities for partnership will emerge as technologies and markets develop.


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We're still in the early life of 5G but now all of the major US carriers have started deploying their 5G networks and launching 5G phones, so some consumers may be wondering how the networks stack up.
A new report from Opensignal compares the 5G networks of AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon, including their 5G availability and average download speeds. Verizon came out on top for 5G speeds, posting an average of 494.7Mbps that is much, much higher than the other three carriers.
Coming in second place is AT&T with an average 5G download speed of 60.8Mbps, while Sprint and T-Mobile basically tied with speeds of 49.5Mbps and 49.2Mbps, respectively.
Verizon is the only major US carrier to go all-in on mmWave spectrum for 5G so far, which explains why its 5G speeds are so fast. mmWave offers crazy-fast speeds, but the trade-off is that the signal can't reach very far and isn't good at penetrating buildings. Meanwhile, AT&T and T-Mobile are largely focused on low-band 5G that reaches much farther but isn't as fast.
Then there's 5G availability. This metric focuses on how much of a consumer's time is spent connected to a 5G signal, and here T-Mobile came out on top with its customers spending an average of 22.5% of their time connected to 5G. T-Mo has touted that it has nationwide 5G coverage, with its low-band 5G covering nearly 6,000 cities and towns, which is why it finished first here.
Sprint came in second with its customers on a 5G signal 14.1% of the time, while AT&T customers spent 10.3% of the time on 5G. And then there's Verizon with its mmWave-based 5G, and its customers spent just 0.4% of their time connected to a 5G signal.
The final metric in today's report is Download Speed Experience — 5G Users. This measures the overall download speed experience for 5G customers, taking into account 3G, 4G, and 5G speeds plus the time a customer spends connected to each network.
Here, AT&T and Verizon came out to a statistical tie, with AT&T posting a score of 42.6Mbps and Verizon getting 41.0Mbps. AT&T managed to catch up here thanks to its faster 4G speeds and broader 5G availability. T-Mobile came in third with a score of 33.7Mbps and Sprint rounded out the group with a score of 28.2Mbps.
Do you have a 5G smartphone? If so, what's your experience with 5G networks been?


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Upon an appeal from a final decree in a suit in equity based upon conclusions by a master drawn solely from the subsidiary findings stated in the report, this court is not bound by such conclusions but may draw its own conclusions from such subsidiary facts.
Facts showing the circumstances of a delivery to a donee by the owner of a savings bank deposit of a sealed envelope, upon which she had written the name of the donee and which contained the bank book representing the deposit, with the oral statement, "this is my bank book . . . I want you to keep this . . . I want you to have this," and acceptance of the envelope by the donee, required conclusions that a present gift of the deposit was intended and that there had been an effective transfer of it.
BILL IN EQUITY, filed in the Superior Court on August 7, 1935.
A final decree dismissing the bill was entered by order of F. T. Hammond, J.
The case was argued at the sitting of the court in November, 1939, before Field, C.J., Donahue, Lummus, Dolan, &
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Ronan, JJ., and afterwards was submitted on briefs to all the Justices.
G. P. Wardner, (C. L. Myette with him,) for the plaintiff.
Joseph P. Sullivan, for the intervener.
DOLAN, J. This is a suit in equity in which the plaintiff seeks to compel the defendant to pay to her a savings deposit standing upon the books of the defendant in the name of Mary B. Ames, late of Conway in the State of New Hampshire, deceased, upon the surrender by the plaintiff of the book of deposit which is held by her and which she claims as a gift from the deceased. The executrix of the will of the deceased was permitted to intervene as a party claimant. The defendant bank has no interest in the matter except that of a stakeholder.
The case was referred to a master. Material facts found by him are in substance as follows: The plaintiff is the wife of a nephew of the deceased, and had known her since 1908 or 1909. After the plaintiff's marriage, in 1911, a very cordial relationship existed between the plaintiff and the deceased to the time of the latter's death. At the time of the filing of the answer of the defendant bank the deposit in question amounted to $2,563.70.
The deceased died testate on January 26, 1935, at the age of about seventy-five years, at the home of her niece, the intervener, in Manchester, Massachusetts. Under the terms of her will, which is dated October 16, 1934, she made bequests of $300 each to her brother Robert Busteed and his wife Nellie, to Henry Busteed, a nephew (the husband of the plaintiff), to Mabel Flannery, a niece, and to her niece the intervener, who is the daughter of the brother Robert. Another nephew of the deceased was given a legacy of $200. The will provided that the real estate in Kearsarge (Conway), New Hampshire, owned by the deceased should be sold and its proceeds equally divided between Nellie Busteed (the deceased's sister-in-law) and the niece Mabel Flannery. The residue of the estate was also left to them.
The will of the deceased was allowed on May 7, 1935. Her estate consisted of the real estate before referred to
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"valued at about $3000, and about $450 in money in a bank, exclusive of the bank . . . [deposit] in controversy." In November, 1934, the deceased "By a postcard dated November 16, 1934," wrote the plaintiff from "Manchester Mass." She complained of having been in poor health and concluded thus: "Sometime if you can come down alone I'd like to see you." When this postcard was written the deceased was living at the home of her niece, the intervener. The occupants of the home were the deceased's brother and his wife, and the intervener and her husband. The plaintiff called on the deceased on the twelfth and nineteenth days of the December following. On December 19 the deceased said to the plaintiff: "Margaret, this is my bank book. My plans are all wrong. . . . My plans are all wrong. I want you to keep this and don't let anyone see this. . . . I want you to have this." She put the book in the plaintiff's hand and said: "Put it in your bag before Nell [her sister-in-law] comes up." The plaintiff put it in her bag. The master found that when this conversation took place the deceased "did hand to the plaintiff the envelope containing the bank book." The envelope was sealed and the plaintiff's name was indorsed thereon in the handwriting of the deceased. During the lifetime of the deceased the plaintiff retained the envelope containing the bank book in the sealed condition in which it had been handed to her. The plaintiff saw the deceased "after Christmas," and also shortly after January 4, 1935. Nothing was "said between them . . . as to the bank book" On either of these occasions.
By a letter postmarked January 31, 1935, the intervener gave the plaintiff a resume of the provisions of the will of the deceased, and stated in part that "All books, papers, etc. belonging to . . . [the deceased] will have to be turned over to me to be inventoried and the bequests I do not think according to law will be paid for at least nine months . . . ." Upon the receipt of this letter the plaintiff opened the envelope containing the bank book, which she examined. There was no signed order accompanying the bank book. On February 4, 1935, the plaintiff replied
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to the letter, and so far as material said: "The last time I saw Aunty she wanted to give me something which was in her bag, but it distressed me so to see her trying to talk I just soothed her and said, `Don't tell me now wait until I come again,' what it was I do not know, you or your mother must have found it and I hope you will let me have it. . . . P.S. What Aunty entrusted to me I will give rather turn in at the appointed time." When the plaintiff wrote this letter she had "no property belonging to Mrs. Ames, other than this bank book and the reference is solely to the bank book." Her explanation of this statement was that she had in mind "that she would have to turn the book in to the bank . . . and that it was not until she went to the bank that she learned for the first time that she could not draw the money without a written order from . . . [the deceased]." Under date of February 7, 1935, the plaintiff wrote Mabel Flannery, one of the residuary devisees and legatees under the will, as follows: "You, Henry and Stephen and I are the only ones (besides the bank of course) who know the amount Aunty left. As she did not want any one to know, we must not talk about it, that is tell any one else."
These findings are followed by a summary made by the master, in which he recites briefly the salient facts already found by him, and states that the inference he drew from all the facts was that the deceased "believed that if it were necessary the plaintiff would return the bank book or such portion of the account as . . . [she (the deceased)] might ask for, and that if there was no occasion for the return of the book the plaintiff would have the benefit of the account." The master further states in substance that, notwithstanding the postscript on the plaintiff's letter, he was of opinion that, if the deceased should be in need of funds to carry her through a long illness, she relied upon the plaintiff to meet that contingency if it arose, and if it did not, that she wanted the plaintiff to have the benefit of the account. In conclusion the master found that the deceased did not intend to give the plaintiff "a present, irrevocable interest and title in the bank book and in the right it
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represented," that the deceased "retained the title, control and disposition of the fund," that she "intended the plaintiff to have the fund represented by the bank book after . . . [the deceased's] death," and that "it was a gift [intended] to take effect only after . . . [her] death."
An interlocutory decree was entered overruling the plaintiff's exceptions to the master's report and confirming the report. The plaintiff appealed from this decree, and from the final decree thereafter entered adjudging that the deposit in question was assets of the estate of the deceased and ordering the plaintiff to deliver to the intervener, as she is executrix of the will of the deceased, the savings bank book representing the deposit.
Since the master's report shows on its face that his inferences and ultimate findings are based solely on the subsidiary facts set forth therein, we are in no way bound by his inferences or conclusions, but must take the facts found and may draw our own inferences and conclusions from them. Dodge v. Anna Jaques Hospital, 301 Mass. 431, 435, and cases cited.
The conversation between the deceased and the plaintiff has been found as a fact. It is also a fact that this was the only conversation about the bank book, and likewise a fact that at the time of this conversation the deceased delivered the book of deposit to the plaintiff. These facts so found are not merely evidence to be weighed by us, but on the contrary must be taken as true in every detail.
The language used by the deceased goes beyond an entrusting of mere custody of the bank book to the plaintiff. We interpret the statements of the deceased that her plans were all wrong to relate not to any plans she had made as to the custody of her bank book but to the disposition of her estate which she had provided for in her will. The deceased said to the plaintiff: "I want you to keep this . . . I want you to have this." Nothing was said about any reservation by the deceased of a right to withdraw interest on the deposit, or any part or the whole of the deposit during her life. Nothing was said about any reliance by the deceased upon the plaintiff to use any part
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or the whole of the deposit to carry the deceased through a long illness if that "contingency . . . arose." The postscript on the plaintiff's letter of February 4 and her letter of February 7 to Mabel Flannery were circumstances to be weighed by the master in determining what credit he should give to the plaintiff's testimony as to the conversation that took place when the book of deposit was delivered to her. But the master accepted the plaintiff's version of that conversation in its entirety as a fact, and the intent of the deceased must be determined from her words and conduct as found by the master.
The words "have" and "keep" are frequently used synonymously. See Mangan v. Howard, 238 Mass. 1. The word "have" has been defined to mean "to keep," "to hold in possession," "to own." When applied to property it imports ownership. Chicago Home for Girls v. Carr, 300 Ill. 478, 483. In Robinson v. Powell, 210 Penn. St. 232, at page 239, the court said: "The deposit . . . to the credit of appellee, the delivery of the bank book and the unqualified declaration of decedent to appellee . . . that the money was for her `to keep,' clearly evidence an absolute gift to her." See also Cryan's Estate, 301 Penn. St. 386, 399. In Cheney v. Plumb, 79 Wis. 602, at page 605, it is said: ". . . the word `keep' is often used by the common people to express a gift." See also Deans v. Gay, 132 N.C. 227, 230. We think that the deceased used the words "to keep" and "to have" in the same and not in a different sense, and that her language was suited to an intent on her part to make a present gift of the deposit to the plaintiff, accompanied, as her words were, by the delivery of the book representing the deposit to the plaintiff, and its acceptance by her. See Wade v. Smith, 213 Mass. 34, 35; Moore v. O'Hare, 224 Mass. 283, 285; Mangan v. Howard, 238 Mass. 1, 6. See also Scott v. Berkshire County Savings Bank, 140 Mass. 157, 166; Kentfield v. Shelburne Falls Savings Bank, 273 Mass. 548, 550; O'Hara v. O'Hara, 291 Mass. 75, 78. The postcard written by the deceased prior to the transaction in question, in which she asked the plaintiff to come and see her "alone," and the further facts
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that she had prepared the sealed envelope that contained the bank book and had indorsed the plaintiff's name on the envelope, give evidence that the deceased was acting after deliberation.
It is settled that the delivery of a savings bank book by the owner thereof with the intention of making a gift to the donee constitutes an effective transfer of the deposit represented thereby when accepted by the donee. Bone v. Holmes, 195 Mass. 495. Mangan v. Howard, 238 Mass. 1, 6. Brodrick v. O'Connor, 271 Mass. 240, 246. The facts found by the master lead a majority of the court to the conclusion that the deceased intended and made a present gift of the deposit involved to the plaintiff, and that there was an effective transfer to her of the title thereto.
The final decree entered in the court below is reversed, and instead thereof a decree is to be entered that the savings deposit in question is the property of the plaintiff and directing the defendant to pay the deposit to her with any accumulations thereon upon demand and presentation by her of the book of deposit. Costs are to be allowed to the defendant.
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Each completely different kind of crime has its own unique traits, parts that separate it from other crimes. Probably the most serious of crimes will probably be punished by loss of life or capital punishment. Physical punishment, like caning, has been prohibited in much of the world, although it is still practiced in some locations.
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It is no doubt that a lot of people are experiencing stress, especially after having a rough day, and because of that people have conducted researches and studies that can help the people to manage the feeling of being stressed out. There are a lot of ways to get rid of stress that can help you chill out after having a rough day, and some of these great tips can be read by the people who needs it through a website article found on the internet. The most common tips that are being advise to the people who are experiencing stress include using a Juul, getting some exercise, taking a nap, eating some good food and listening to music. Listening to some great music can provide you lots of benefits, such as it can help you calm down, it can produce amazing effects on your mood, and it can change your mindset. A Juul is definitely much better than the vape and regular cigarette and that is because there are a lot of different flavors to choose from, but the vanilla and menthol are the most recommended ones because of its soothing effect. Getting some exercise, such as light jogging and walking, is also being advised to relieve stress because it can boost your serotonin level and help the endorphins from flowing, thus it can help de-stress your mind. Having a power nap and drinking some herbal tea is also another way to relieve stress and that is because it can help you calm down and can help you obtain new perspective. And the last one on the list of great tips is to eat some good food like nuts, veggies, dark chocolate and fruits, for it can provide you lots of great benefits such as boosts your mood, reduces tiredness and gives you more energy. The people who wants to read more and wants to gain more info about this topic may check out some informative website article through the internet.


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5 Actionable Tips to Make your BIM Profile Shine
This post is a continuation of the first post 'Weekly Most Unmissable BIM Jobs'
Last month we started a new collection of posts called the Weekly Most Unmissable BIM Jobs. Although, we should have called it "monthly". This initiative is aimed to become a compilation of the best professional positions available in the AEC market for BIM profiles. It included not only the positions but also a few tips to improve your opportunities as a candidate.
Now, we want to go further. Because we love BIM, we want to show you everything you can do on BIMCommunity. Whether you're looking for a job or happy with your current position, BIMCommunity can help you in so many ways. Especially for your personal branding.
You might know by now that your personal branding is very important. Not only for yourself but also for your company as well. We did a very interesting seminar on this topic. You will find it available in the Technical Area section if you're already registered. If you're not, let's start from the beginning.
Joining the gang
BIMCommunity offers you a lot of tools but you have to be part of the gang first. It is free and you can register both yourself or your company. Simple, right? Well, now it gets tricky. You have to start uploading your profile. I know, it could be boring sometimes but it is your best business card or introduction.
First, think about how are you going to introduce yourself to the world. Are you an architect or an engineer? What are your strengths and weaknesses? What makes you better than your competitors? Think about this before jumping to the next point: the elevator pitch.
What is an elevator pitch?
An elevator pitch is a brief synopsis of your background and professional experience. It is a way to share your expertise and skills effectively with people who don't know you. It should answer at least three questions: who are you, what do you do and what are your future plans.
Writing a compelling elevator pitch is a great way to gain the confidence in front of potential clients and recruiters. You can get inspiration from the top leaders in your field and could be useful to include it in your BIMCommunity profile, Linkedin and Twitter. In BIMCommunity you can find your Elevator Pitch in the Description section, just below the contact information.
In this case, our BIMer Ignasi Pérez Arnal has done a good job. He put all his information data plus a brief description of himself or what could it be called Elevator Pitch. He included all the relevant information to know both his area of expertise and interests. Reading Ignasi's profile would give you the perfect idea about his profile.Why do you need one?
If we didn't convince you with our previous arguments now we will do it with this three key reasons:
- Do your research: If you're looking for a job in Facility Management, for example, you could adapt your elevator pitch by focusing on the experience that you have in this particular field. By doing that you will be sharing your interest in the position to the recruiter and it will be easier for them to pick you in their selection.
- Will provide you a better networking: You can't expect to grow your network from one day to another. It is a daily effort, especially when it's human relations what we are talking about. Therefore, if you can catch your potential client's attention at first sight, it is worth working on your elevator pitch.
- It will make your profile shine: It is very important when you're trying to stand out among other candidates, especially in social networks. By keeping your profile updated all the time you will show the feeling that you care about every account that you have created.
This tips can be applied to a personal interview or meeting too. Try to get comfortable with your speech and don't sound too arrogant, people don't usually like a know-it-all. By practicing the elevator pitch on different platforms and occasions will provide you a constant feedback and will allow you to modify the most valuable information. They say you only have one chance when you're contacting somebody you don't know for the first time so try to be both bold and accurate at the same time.
Testing your profile
Now that you have written your elevator speech it's time to jump into action. In BIMCommunity you can apply to a lot of BIM offers from different worldwide companies. BIM is growing fast within the AEC sector therefore, there has been an increasing demand for this kind of profiles. So pay attention if you're looking for a career change.
If you want to apply to any of this positions you can do it from BIMCommunity. Remember that if you do, what will be shown to the company is your profile, therefore, it is very important to keep it updated. You can also add your résumé in a PDF format too in case you need it. However, it is always more visual to have everything structured in your BIMCo profile. It will provide the recruiters a first impression about how active you are and a preview of your content published in the different sections of the page. Take a look at Ignasi's profile again:
Getting involved with the BIM Community
We encourage professionals from the AEC sector to join BIMCommunity. Our commitment to the industry is on all levels, from local markets and regions that are making huge efforts to advance in the adoption of the BIM methodology, to a global scenario.
Supporting BIM friendly initiatives and its core actors, we have developed a strong and fast-growing community, based on collaboration and real experiences from the industry. This sense of unity is only possible with BIM.
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New Year, New Me: How To Stay Committed To Your Plans.
A brand-new year offers a fresh, clean slate and exciting opportunities. It's probably one of the biggest reasons why most people are inspired to create...read more..
With the implementation of new local restrictions, the impending anxiety of 'lockdown 2.0' and a general feeling of (for want of a better word) 'meh', looking after our bodies and practising self-care needs to be high on our priority list.
We know that it feels a bit déjà vu like at the moment, only this time we're staring down the barrel of a long winter ahead with no picnics in the park in sight. The dark nights are rolling in, the rain seems never ending and the lingering sense that the world is a pretty scary place right now can often feel a bit too much.
It's perfectly normal to feel 'second wave anxiety': a name that's been given to the stress and angst felt by an impending second wave of coronavirus and a looming national lockdown. Just because we've already done this once, doesn't mean we want to go through it again. The fear we feel for our loved ones mixed with the grief some of us have already felt isn't something we want a round two of.
Firstly, it's important to recognise and acknowledge your feelings. Give yourself credit where it's due: we are literally living in a global pandemic. Everything is strange, sad, uncertain and ever-changing, and if you go to the shop these days without wearing a surgical mask, you're the weird one! So, if you ask us, we're dealing with things pretty damn well all things considering.
Whilst there's lots that's out of our control right now, looking after our minds and bodies by practicing some simple self-care techniques is very much in our control. We've pooled together some of the best things you can do at home to look after number one. That's you, btw - you're number one!
Set a routine
Having a solid routine to your day will help not only your body but your mind, too. In a time where things are changing thick and fast around you, having some structure to your day-to-day life can have a huge impact on how you feel overall.
Set a regular wake-up time. Go for a morning walk, or a morning run. Move that body and stretch those limbs. Set yourself a to-do list and don't go overboard. Give yourself breaks; you can't work constantly for 8 hours straight! Take a lunch break and try not to eat where you work. Make sure you include some time to relax every day, whether that's with a yoga class, a Netflix show or good book. These things will make you feel like you've accomplished something, and you won't just be sat down all day.
Exercise, exercise, exercise
You knew we were going to say this, didn't you? We know that when the days get shorter and the darkness gets longer, it's harder for some of us to find that motivation for exercise. But you know deep down how important exercise is, for both your body and for your serotonin levels. Gyms haven't all shut down again yet, so if you're lucky enough to still be in an area where yours is open, then head to the gym a few times a week to let off some steam. If this sounds like your worst nightmare, or you can't actually go, then doing anything physical can get your endorphins up. Go for a brisk (socially distanced) walk with a friend, head out on a bike ride or if you're brave enough go for a cold-water dip in the ocean. Anything to get your blood flowing.
Eat well
You are what you eat is a saying we've heard numerous times and, on the days where we want a good old chocolate bar, are the days where we just want to ignore. Although, if we were actually a chocolate bar life wouldn't be that bad…anyway, what we're trying to say is, if you ply your body with unhealthy foods it's going to affect your mood, your energy and your sleep.
Try sticking to eating fresh, vibrant food with plenty of fruits and vegetables mixed in there for a helpful dose of vitamins and minerals will do you wonders. Ensuring you've eaten a good breakfast each morning will mean you won't get any mid-morning energy slumps and you'll be ready for the day ahead. It's also important to drink LOTS of water. Try making a habit of pouring yourself a tall glass of the good stuff first thing in the morning and drinking it before anything else to kick start your day.
Give yourself a pamper
Looking after your body doesn't always have to be from within, because looking after the outside can feel equally as rewarding. Set aside one night a week to truly pamper yourself. Run a bath, or a hot shower and give yourself a good clean. Listen to some of your favourite music as you preen your exterior in any way you want. Paint your nails. Moisturise your body. Shave your legs. Don't shave your legs. Trim your beard. Wash your hair. Put on a face mask (the wet, mud mask kind not the coronavirus friendly kind). Do whatever you can to give yourself that spa experience at home and you'll wake up feeling refreshed, re-energised and well, like a human.
Learn to say no
Learning when it's time to hang out on the sofa and 'just be' is a skill that lots of us aren't very good at. We're always constantly seeking to be as productive as we can be, whether that's learning a new language, baking a fresh cake, reading a book that's been on our shelf for months or upscaling some clothes. The thing is, this kind of behaviour can be exhausting. Sometimes we have to say no to things and give ourselves a well-earned night off. You can't do everything, you just can't. If you can reduce your stress by saying no, do it.
List your accomplishments
When time feels like it's going way too fast, it's easy to feel like you're losing a grip on your hopes and dreams and let's be honest, we might be in October, but it still feels like March! It's fair to say that this year hasn't been the easiest year to tick off all those things you wrote on your 'plans for 2020' page in your notebook. So, when your mind is feeling a little weary, sometimes looking at how far you've come can really help put things into perspective. Include past holidays, jobs, personal challenges and things you've overcome. Include the new things you've learned this year, the conversations you've got to have and habits you've finally knocked. We're sure once you set your mind to it, we're sure you'll have a long list of things you can be proud of.


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Happy to hear that the old railways at Tajong Pagar and Bukit Timah will be preserved. I had no idea we had a Preservation of Monuments Board and a total of 64 national monuments, but that's wonderful. More at the Straits Times.
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this was my first time at the barrett jackson and it was alot of fun hang'n out. after the car show we met up with Kristi and kept the party going…woohoo! the last time i had this much fun with cars i was in the back seat 🙂
this was my first time at the barrett jackson and it was alot of fun hang'n out. after the car show we met up with Kristi and kept the party going…woohoo! the last time i had this much fun with cars i was in the back seat 🙂
i love my karaoke machine so you better bring your ear plugs if you want to party with me. my favorite song is "mother" by danzig. it's my stress management…lol
had a great time at dos gringos the other night with our studs 🙂
i got a call tonight asking if we wanted to meet for some drinks. that's like asking me if i'm horny…lol the party continued to her place and we had alot of fun singing along to some great music! i have no idea what i was saluting!!!
we had so much fun hang'n with Mary while she was in town shooting some hot new videos for her site! i learned something new about her, she's a gemini just like me 🙂 that explains alot about us…lol
we had a great time the other night celebrating destiny's birthday and we did it style at a titty bar called "skin". there were lots of exposed boobies and even the dancers showed some stuff…lol melissa was enjoying some nipple biting!
we had an unexpected adventure for a birthday a yesterday. we were just planning on a little get away to jerome for some food and maybe shoot some pool. well, one thing lead to another or should i say one drink lead to another so we decided to stay the night. for some reason we all decided to stay at the Jerome Grand Hotel which by the way is HAUNTED!!! alcohol really does impair your judgement…lol to make things worse, the hotel use to be an insane asylum! let me know if you see any strange anomalies in these pics…k
i had a few drinks before, during and after tonight's live show and i'm glad you guys had a good time to! i love to party naked, especially when it's with my members! you guys rock and i hope you got your rock off! we were having some drinks in my backyard so one party lead to another 😀
no, unfortunately this isn't something kinky involving fruit…lol strawberry is a quaint little town a few hours north of phoenix that was a perfect place to go off-roading last weekend! we planned on doing some tent camping but it would have been a little too chilly so we stayed in a camping instead. it was some great riding and it was alot of fun hanging out with the locals. if you're ever in the area, you have to eat at and italian place called "mamajoes"…very yummy!
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The Houston Rockets fell back out of the top eight in the Western Conference, as a Herculean 42-point effort from James Harden was not enough to overcome an overall poor shooting night from the rest of the squad, and the Rockets dropped a tough one to the Jazz 117-114 in a heartbreaking overtime loss.
The Rockets were discombobulated from the start, with Dwight Howard starting the first quarter looking completely asleep on two consecutive missed alley-oop attempts from Josh Smith (who drew the start) and this embarrassing one from Harden.
The Rockets continued two season-long themes at the start, as the league's 27th ranked team in turnovers gave the ball up 5 times in the quarter and also allowed the Jazz to shoot 64.7 percent out of the gate, as the Rockets fell behind 34-23 after one frame to a team averaging just 98 points per game on the season.
The Rockets tightened things up defensively in the second, but continued to make the type of offensive mistakes we simply should not being seeing at this point in the season. A missed screen off an inbounds attempt to Howard as the shot clock ran down led to a 24-second violation, the team made several more bad passes for turnovers, and the offense continued to look completely out of synch as the team shot just 37.8 percent for the half.
Harden and Howard shot a combined 10-17 in the first half, but received no help elsewhere, as the rest of team heaved up a putrid 4-20 from the field. Only the defense's ability to force 16 Utah turnovers in the half kept the Rockets within striking distance.
The team did step up the defensive pressure even further in the 3rd period, led by gorgeous back-to-back blocks by Howard:
Dwight Howard rejects Rudy Gobert on back-to-back shots. #Rockets pic.twitter.com/f4W8A8Vjgv
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And Harden finally got a little help putting the ball in the bucket, with Patrick Beverley, Josh Smith and Trevor Ariza all knocking down triples to put the Rockets up 83-79 after the frame.
In another season-long theme, the second team was unable to provide much assistance when the starters went to the bench to start the 4th, allowing the Jazz to reel off a 10-1 run to retake the lead.
Despite some Jason Terry heroics in draining a three with 10 seconds left to send the game into overtime tied at 106, Rodney Hood stuck one in Dwight's face with time running down in OT:
And after Harden and Derrick Favors traded buckets, JET missed the potential game-tying shot this time, and the Rockets fell back to under .500 at 28-29.
Harden led the Rockets with 42 points and shot 16-30 from the field, while Howard had 13 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Ariza and Beverley pitched in 18 and 14 points respectively.
It was a barren wasteland after that, however, as the rest of the team shot just 9-31 combined, and the bench, in particular, was mostly awful. Terry led the reserves with 8 points, and they were outscored by the Jazz bench 33-19. Ty Lawson had just 4 points, Terrence Jones had 3, while Clint Capela and Corey Brewer had only 2 apiece.
The Jazz were led by Gordon Hayward with 28 points, and they also got 19 from Favors, 18 from Rodney Hood, and 17 from Shelvin Mack.
The Jazz move a half game ahead of the Rockets for the final spot in the West playoff standings, and the Rockets maintain the same model of inconsistency we've seen from them all season in following up a nice win against the Suns with this disheartening loss to the Jazz.
The Rockets play again Thursday night at the Portland Trail Blazers in what looks like a must-win game, lest they fall further behind the playoff pack. The season is officially on the brink.


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Hastings Football History was created in 2015 with the aim of going through the history of Hastings United and Hastings Town season by season; listing results, attendances and players who've appeared over the years, with snippets of other local information thrown in. Though the early seasons were researched and published, it was the other local teams that got more attention, with the brief history of the previously unfamiliar Hastings & St Leonards United and histories of the Hastings and East Sussex Leagues gaining most attention. However, it is still intended to research into and publish the complete history of Hastings United and Hastings Town.
If you're interested in local history, a football fan, involved in the game locally or merely browsing, whatever your motive hopefully you'll find Hastings Football History interesting or useful. If you can't find what you're looking for then don't hesitate to get in contact with any queries.
Since setting up Hastings Football History, many people have been kind enough to share old league tables, photographs and matchday programmes to help fill the many gaps. If you happen to have any information you don't mind sharing that would be fantastic and much appreciated, all contributors are credited.
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Thanks to the following people...
Aaron kindly sent over old East Sussex, Eastbourne & Hastings and Southern Counties Combination league tables.
Alun has been researching into the history of Hailsham Town FC and has kindly sent over final tables of the Southern Counties Combination between 1972-1975.
David founded the popular Nomad Online website in 2000 (linked above) and currently runs a fantastic football blog, which has featured several local clubs. David was kind enough to send his collection of Bob Lilliman photos of Sussex grounds which used to feature on Nomad Online.
David is fixtures and registrations secretary for Icklesham Casuals, whilst also involved at the Hastings & District Football Association. David has been putting a lot of work into the Hastings FA fulltime website and kindly sent over old Hastings League tables.
Jenny generously sent photos from the collection of her late father, Vic Pain. Vic played for Hastings & St Leonards and Old Hastonians during the 1920s/30s.
Many thanks to Paula who sent photos from the collection of Cyril Clarke, her late uncle.
Simon is a long time Hastings supporter with a great collection of photos taken by himself; also stored away are old VHS tapes of match action captured in the early 2000s which were sold in the club shop, hopefully one day these will be converted in digital format. Thanks to Simon for allowing his images to be shared on Hastings Football History.
Thank you to Tony for providing information on the 1958-59 East Sussex League season.
Vernon has kindly allowed photos from his brilliant collection to be shared, some of which you might find on his Twitter account set up to share old matchday programmes. A website is currently being worked on.
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66 Fighters
40 bombers/torpedo bombers
8×2 152 mm
4×3+6×2 100mm FlaK
8×4 – 37mm
22×2 – 23 mm
Armour (mm)
Deck- 50+130
Side- 100
Hanger- 40
Top Speed (kts)
Range (at 18 kts)
Project Kostromitinov is one of the most interesting, yet least known of all the carrier projects. It's a study of Leutenant Kostromitinov, who studied the concept of German carrier Graf Zeppelin. The design bears similarities to the german projectalbeit it's much larger, 300m full lenght and over 50 000 tons full load displacement.
Side-on view of the Project 71 aircraft carrier design put forward by TsNII-45 during the war years of 1941-45.
Full speed
34-35 knots
Belt – 100mm – 75mm.
Deck – 90mm.
Command center – 50mm.
8 AA 100mm.
4 quad AA 37mm (range Ver – 5km,160-180 shots/sec).
20 AA 12.7mm HMGs.
10 recon-bomber aircraft
20 fighters.
Project 71 emerged soon after soviets introduced carriers into their naval building program in 1938.
Belt 90mm.
Deck 30mm+(50-80)mm.
6 or 8 dual AA 130mm.
4 dual and 8 single AA 85mm.
12 dual AA 37mm.
24 dual AA 23mm.
62 planes.
Project 72 was studied in 1944-45 and in most sources it is mentioned at least two variants of this project, one showed here with displacement and size of roughly the same as UK Illusrious class and another one considerably larger with approx. 62 aircrafts and diplacement of over 30 000 tons.
Post revolution and civil war, the newly emerged Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, after facing the challenges of foreign intervention attempts to remove and replace the Soviet order with the so called 'White Russia', had placed a ban on shipbuilding. This was lifted with the announcement, in 1926, of a five year building program for naval vessels which followed the announcement the previous year of a five year build program for commercial shipping.
In the 1930's, although thoughts were turning to the possibility of operating aircraft carriers within the Soviet Navy at a future date, priorities in building capacity were allocated to projects considered to be more pressing, such as the need for new Destroyer/Escorts, Cruisers, Battleships and Submarines, with design priorities allocated to such classes of warship as the Project 23 Battleship, Project 69 Heavy Cruiser, Project 26 & Project 68 Destroyers and a diversity of Submarine classes.
The Soviet Union possessed no aircraft carriers in her fleets during World War II, this in no way mitigating that nations observations of the importance of such vessels in many theatres of war, in particular the Pacific war where both the Americans and Japanese, and to a lesser extent Britain, relied heavily on aircraft carrier battle groups to cover the large operating areas of the vast regions of the Pacific and surrounding areas. Aircraft carriers had been crucial in the European and Mediterranean theatres, particularly in the Battle of the Atlantic, providing air cover for allied convoys against submarine and long-range air attack, and in the Mediterranean, adding air cover for amphibious operations to the aforementioned tasks. The Soviet Union, locked in her titanic life or death struggle with the greater part of the German army on the Eastern Front, was in less need of aircraft carriers, such vessels being not just low on, but more or less absent from the priority list. However, with World War II at an end in late summer 1945, tensions between the two power blocks of East and West soon came to the fore, the USSR all too aware of that it was in a position of extreme inferiority at sea despite being in an overwhelming position of superiority on land.
During the war years, the western allies, the United States in particular, had built vast carrier fleets. The Soviet Union's first serious workings on producing an aircraft carrier fleet had emerged between 1939 and 1940 when TsNII-45, which emerged from the takeover of large areas of the Research Institute of Shipbuilding & Ship Standards (NII-4) by NII-45, commenced design work on Project 71, the Soviet Union's first national aircraft carrier program, TsNII-45 being the only such establishment of the People's Commissariat of Shipbuilding that actually conducted work on the program. As well as design of the ship proper, TsNII-45 was also involved in design work on such systems as the deck catapults for aircraft operations.
During the early war years of 1941-1943, any plans for aircraft carrier design work in the Soviet Union were not merely put on hold, but abandoned as the Soviets embarked upon the struggle for survival against Germany and its allies. TsNII-45, despite the horrors of the siege of Leningrad, combined with other hardships of war such as losing personnel to front line duties and other causes including direct German attack and starvation, continued to work in support of the USSR Navy and the war effort in general. During those terrible war years' large numbers of personnel were called to active duty in the armed forces leaving only 500 or so, more than 400 of which were evacuated from Leningrad to Kazan, leaving only 80 personnel at the bureau in Leningrad. More than 60 of the total work force was killed during the siege of that city, which was lifted in January 1944, TsNII-45 being named after A.N. Krylov (supervisor of the model basin from 1900-1907) that year.
CDB-17, formerly Neva PKB, the name under which it was formed on 18 January 1931, before being changed to TSPKB-1 in 1932, and then to CDB-17 in 1937, meanwhile, had, in 1943, been authorized to push ahead with design work on the Project 72 aircraft carrier program, apparently under V.V Ashik, formerly a chief designer on battleship projects. Progress was, however, slow as priorities were allocated to the more pressing need to defeat Germany on land; aircraft carriers it was clear would be next war weapons as far as Soviet requirements were concerned.
When the war in Europe ended in 1945, in the days after the Russian occupation of the German capital, Berlin, the Soviet Union, which was predominantly a land power endowed with the largest most powerful land army in history, also possessed a powerful navy (then tailored to regional war aims to support the land forces), but this paled in size and power in comparison to those of her former allies, Great Britain and the United States. As the Soviet Union transferred massive land and air forces to the Soviet Far East in preparation for 'Operation Storm', the Soviet invasion of Japanese occupied lands in the Far East, agreed on by the Soviet Union, Great Britain and the United States at the Yalta conference in February 1945, the US and Britain were conducting naval operations off the coast of Japan in the wake of the battle for the Japanese Island of Okinawa. The Okinawa operation had involved the employment of large scale aircraft carrier forces, predominantly, about 75%, American, the Soviets all too aware that while they could be in a strong position in areas of Soviet interest on the Eurasian mainland, they would be at a major disadvantage in any future power struggle in the Pacific Ocean areas that were of considerable distance from the support offered by land based air power.
In 1945, the Soviet Union embarked upon a ten-year naval modernisation program which called for design and building of new ships of most types, including battleships and heavy cruisers although there was no specific mention of aircraft carriers. Such projects remained suspended as design and building work focused on the pressing need to build Project 30Bis Destroyers and CDB-17 being heavily involved in design work on the Project 68K Light Cruisers of the Chapaev Class and 68Bis Light Cruisers of the Sverdlov Class; 5 and 14 of these large warships being built respectively.
There is no official documentary evidence that supports claims that the USSR had detailed plans to convert such large incomplete warships as the Kronstadt Battlecruiser (termed a Heavy Cruiser by its designers) to any aircraft carrier design post-1945; aircraft carriers being way down the list of priorities for reconstruction of the post-war Soviet Navy which was woefully short on modern small surface combatants, necessity programs such as the aforementioned Project 30bis Destroyers overriding luxury programs such as a future aircraft carrier program.
The Soviet Union was by this time, however, already in possession of one aircraft carrier, the incomplete former German Navy Graf Zeppelin of which the Soviet Union had taken custody at the end of the war in summer 1945. The Graf Zeppelin had been launched at Kiel, Northern Germany, on 8 December 1938, but the outbreak of war less than a year later would see her consigned to sit the war out incomplete in port, being subjected to Allied air raids.
There is certainly much conflicting information, even within official documentation, in regards to specific data about the Graf Zeppelin, this being unavoidable for a vessel that was never completed. However, it is clear that length was in the order 262 m overall and beam was in the order of 32 m. The vessel was expected to achieve in excess of 30 knots speed under the power of around 110,000 hp.
While there were never any plans to repair and complete the Graf Zeppelin for service with her new Soviet owners, this vessel was certainly inspected by teams of Soviet naval engineers and designers, although to what extent remains something of an unknown as detailed inspection was not scheduled to take place until the vessel was in a Soviet port, this never taking place as the aircraft carrier had remained in port at Swinemünde on the German Baltic Coast until August 1947. She was assumed to have sank under tow to a Soviet port, although accounts conflict, one being that she was deliberately scuttled and others that she was sunk by ordnance by the Soviets; the sunken wreck was discovered in 2006.


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Your Mississippi State Bulldogs are taking on the Kentucky Wildcats Saturday at 6 p.m. CT.
Saturday's game is being played at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.
Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach and the Bulldogs look to continue their Southeastern Conference win streak after dominating the Commodores in Nashville, Tennessee. The Bulldogs' offense looked better than it had all season, but that was against the Vanderbilt defense. Let's see how they match up Saturday night against the Mark Stoops-led defense.
Kentucky head coach, Mark Stoops, and the Wildcats only have one loss on the season to the Georgia Bulldogs. The Wildcats are coming off a week of rest after their loss to Georgia two weeks ago. The Wildcats need a win as much as the Bulldogs do.
Discuss Saturday night's matchup between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Kentucky Wildcats in our comment section below.


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Looking for a conference room microphone solution that simplifies system design and installation—while providing precise, all-over audio coverage? Meet the Beamforming Microphone Array Ceiling Tile—or BMA CT. Here are five key facts about ClearOne's newest beamforming mic array—and why it might be just the right microphone for your rooms.
5 Things to Know About the BMA CT
- The BMA CT is a cost-effective solution for any conference space. At first glance, a beamforming microphone solution looks more expensive than a standard ceiling mic array. And, at first glance, it is. But a beamforming mic array like the BMA CT will likely replace multiple tabletop or ceiling mics, so it's a cost-effective choice.
- Built-in capabilities will simplify your design and installation. Some beamforming mic arrays require as many as eight DSP channels to provide AEC and signal processing, not to mention power amps and any additional mics you want to connect. The BMA CT includes built-in noise and acoustic echo cancellation, as well as a built-in amplifier and built-in signal processing, which simplifies your design and installation and requires far fewer DSP mixer resources.
- Sound pickup stays focused even when people don't. Whether a presenter is pacing around the room, or talking with their back to the audience while they write on a whiteboard, the BMA CT is up to the challenge. Not a problem for the BMA CT. The adaptive steering feature—think of it as smart switching—means the microphone picks your voice anywhere in the room.
- It blends easily into most room designs. The patented ceiling tile design blends in perfectly with today's drop ceilings. That means there are no unwieldy cables cluttering up your conference table, and no wireless mics to keep track of.
- The BMA CT is the only mic solution you need. The BMA CT provides precise coverage for any conferencing space. If you do need extra coverage, the BMA CT also easily pairs with other beamforming and traditional microphones.
Those are the important facts about the BMA CT, but when it comes to microphones, hearing is believing. Check out this demonstration video to see how the Beamforming Mic Array Ceiling Tile performs in an untreated room.


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Julie Bishop is the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Australia's Federal Coalition Government. She is also the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party and has served as the Member for Curtin in the House of Representatives since 1998. Minister Bishop was sworn in as Australia's first female Foreign Minister on 18 September 2013 following four years in the role of Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. She is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, was inducted into the WA Women Hall of Fame in 2011 and is currently the Deputy Chair of the Western Australian Museum Foundation and a Board Member of His Majesty's Theatre Foundation.
Minister Bishop has championed the adoption of shared value through her vision for engaging the private sector in aid and development. The concept of shared value formed the foundation of the Minister's vision and has led to changes in policies, new programs and new partnerships with the private sector, in particular with the 2015 Ministerial Statement on Engaging the Private Sector in Aid and Development – Creating Shared Value Through Partnerships. By adopting the shared value principles in formal policy, the Foreign Minister has accelerated the development of shared value in the region, and is demonstrating shared value leadership on a global scale.


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Kirsten Greenidge pulls out all the stops in "Greater Good,'' among the most ambitious of her plays in terms of structural complexity.
It's not her best — that distinction still belongs to the Huntington Theatre Company's 2012 production of "The Luck of the Irish'' — and, clocking in at nearly three intermissionless hours, "Greater Good'' is in need of tightening. Ingenious though its structure is, the play's mechanics sometimes get in the way of its story.
But as always with this probing playwright, it's a story that matters, making her new drama an experience worth having and a challenge worth taking. What unspools in "Greater Good'' is an absorbing cautionary tale about the ways the best interests of students — the greater good — can fall victim to the machinations and infighting of those who should have those interests at heart, but don't.
In our perilous current national moment, Greenidge's play also carries a broader message about the vitality and vulnerability of our political system and the forces working against democracy itself, creating a need to, as dramaturg Ilana M. Brownstein writes in a program note, "nurture it, and feed it.''
We don't see the students in the play's fictional Gleason Street School, an alternative private school near Boston that ranges from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade. Instead, the focus in the opening scene is on a fractious and scattershot meeting of the school's parents' council. It's a deftly funny scene, proving that parody is among Greenidge's manifold gifts. (She then goes on to juggle multiple other tones and styles, including a surrealistic interlude, in the rest of "Greater Good.'')
As they anxiously discuss Gleason Street's precarious finances and fret about whether the school is fulfilling its mission, the parents are at cross-purposes. Personal tensions flare up, or they get mired in opaque issues of procedure and terminology. A mysterious figure named Ann keeps being evoked, after which the table falls silent. One parent says ominously that there is "no money coming in after what Ann did.'' What Ann did isn't revealed until near the end of the play, but by then the culprits of what amounts to generational betrayal have become quite clear in "Greater Good.'' Maybe they include Ann, and maybe they don't.
"Greater Good'' was developed and workshopped at Company One Theatre, where Greenidge is artist in residence, and which is now presenting the play's world premiere in collaboration with the American Repertory Theater. An exemplary cast is directed by Steven Bogart, whose previous work at Company One includes memorable productions of "Peerless,'' "Dry Land,'' and "Shockheaded Peter.'' Bogart makes shrewd use of the Commonwealth School in the Back Bay, where "Greater Good'' is being staged. That site-specific approach lends an atmospheric texture of authenticity as, from scene to scene, the audience moves through classrooms, offices, and stairwells while the play takes them on a nonlinear, time-shifting journey through Gleason Street's fight for its life. (Once they arrive at each room, the audience is usually seated.)
It's not a spoiler to say that the play does not leave the outcome of that fight in doubt: Broken into several different groups, the audience is essentially cast in the role of potential buyers of the property that was once the school, led around the building by actors portraying real estate agents (my group was led by Eli Troen). In one room, books and other detritus are heaped in a fireplace (the set is by Cristina Todesco), a testament to failure. So what we witness in "Greater Good'' is the anatomy of the rivalries, alliances, hidden agendas, and shortsightedness that led to that failure — along with a heartening suggestion that it will not be the final chapter.
As is often the case with Greenidge's plays, questions of class, race, and gender, spoken and not, are woven through "Greater Good,'' enlarging the stakes beyond the immediate circumstances. Val (Christine Power), who is white, treats other members of the council in a peremptory manner, as if she outranks them. Gordon (Brooks Reeves), the feckless leader of the school, who is also white, responds to the council's concerns with nostalgic anecdotes or non sequiturs. Four members of the parents' council are people of color: newcomer Christine (Rachel Cognata, in a sensitive portrayal that adds to her impressive recent track record of performances on local stages), Michael (Dominic Carter), Kim (Blyss Cleveland), and Adams (Shahjehan Khan). The other council member is Fern, who is white and portrayed by Becca A. Lewis with a tremulous air that bespeaks the insecurity of a woman who lacks the economic means of other parents.
Few writers have a better ear than Greenidge does for the subtle and not-so-subtle manifestations of status competition, Boston-style. Even the matter of where you spend your summer vacations is part of that competition in "Greater Good.'' Within the first two minutes of the play, Val finds a way to tell Christine that her son goes to Brown, before grandly allowing: "Well, not everybody's cut out for Harvard.'' For good measure, Val then notes that her other son "plays the harp and does water polo'' so he has a "much better chance.''
Notably, it is a pair of teachers in their mid-20s who seem to have the firmest handle on the school's mission: Kyle (Dev Blair), who is transgender and has to battle for the pay raise some colleagues have already received, and Isa (Raijene Murchison), whose idealism still burns bright. It is Isa who articulates the argument for Gleason Street and for education itself, that precious commodity: "We sell the future. No one wants to foreclose on the future.'' Here's hoping she's right.
Play by Kirsten Greenidge. Directed by Steven Bogart. Dramaturgy by Ilana M. Brownstein. Presented by Company One Theatre in collaboration with American Repertory Theater. At Commonwealth School, Boston, through Aug. 17. Tickets $25-$45, 617-547-8300, www.americanrepertorytheater.org
Don Aucoin can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter@GlobeAucoin.


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Top 10 Facts About Girls' Education in El Salvador
In the 1980s, El Salvador was involved in conflict associated with protests, kidnapping and gang violence.
During this time, children in El Salvador faced hardships such as the lack of secondary education, limited job opportunities and early pregnancy.
The education sector was affected by the conflicts happening in the country. Military combat led to the destruction of some schools which prevented children from attending their classes. Today, education has improved and El Salvador has gained support from many beneficial programs.
Issues still remain and need to be improved, and one of the most important ones is supporting education equality between male and female students. In the article below, top 10 facts about girls' education in El Salvador and the differentiation in education between the genders in the country are presented.
Top 10 Facts About Girls' Education in El Salvador
- Due to the culture in the country that as implies the El Salvadorian women running the household while the men bring in income, girls usually spend a lesser amount of time in school compared to boys. Boys spend around 4.6 years in school while girls only spend around 3.4 years. Many girls are forced to end their education prematurely in order to help with duties at home.
- Gang violence, abuse and the threats made towards girls while being in school make it difficult for them to maintain an education. In 2015, 30 schools reported the act of sexual violence or misconduct towards the girls in school. It is nearly impossible for a girl in El Salvador to gain justice when many of the cases are not reported, and does that are, are rarely investigated.
- Girls as young as 12 are pressured to start a family. Having to maintain so much responsibility leads to education exclusion for females while males continue education. Logically, boys have a better chance at pursuing a career due to the advantage of staying in school longer.
- Based on statistics in Santa Catarina Masahuat, 92 percent of children complete primary education. Out of this number, 98 percent are boys and 86 percent are girls. Statistics at a national level, estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, showed that the gross enrollment ratio for females who attended secondary school stood at 74.24 percent in 2016. In comparison, enrollment in 1970 was 19.64 percent. The gross enrollment ratio in 2016 was, however, higher for men than women.
- In 2015, El Salvador's literacy rate was estimated to be about 88 percent. The literacy rate for men was around 90 percent and for women was 86.2 percent. These statistics include people aged 15 and above.
- Marriage is illegal in El Salvador if you are under the age of 18, however, Article 14 of the nations family code made underage marriage possible under certain circumstances. These circumstances allowed for a girl to be forced into marriage if she was pregnant at 13 with no consent required.
- UNICEF El Salvador continues to advocate for children's rights. In 2017, the Legislative Assembly voted to prohibit child marriage. By doing so, the country office used social media and the U-report platform to inform the public about sexual violence and early child marriage of the young girls. A survey was issued to ask for opinions on how to eradicate child marriage. About 70 percent of the U-report survey takers claimed that they know a young girl either married, pregnant or already a parent.
- Parliament of El Salvador closed the loophole in the child marriage law in August 2017. This is a huge step towards enabling the rights for girls education in El Salvador. This gives them hope they need to continue their future in education. Carmen Elena Aleman, Country Director for Plan International in El Salvador, stated that there is still much to do and that it will take time to change the practices and beliefs that are so deeply entrenched within the society. The responsible people must redouble their efforts to raise awareness of the damage this practice does to girls' lives in the communities.
- According to UNICEF, education for girls is extremely important and has a multiplier effect. Girls that receive education are more likely to marry later and conceive fewer children which benefits their health and their education. These girls will then grow up with better social and work skills that will enable them better lives.
- UNICEF supports gender equality and has set the Gender Action Plan (GAP). This plan empowers young girls who were at risk of child marriage or who are already married by building support networks and providing them with life skills. Strategies are created to prevent violence and discrimination against girls and boys in school or in general. GAP is the roadmap to gender equality and opportunities in El Salvador but worldwide as well.
Girls' education in El Salvador is a lot different than boys education in the country, considering the facts listed above. Although education has improved for girls, there are still changes that need to be made.
With the support of programs like GAP and organizations like UNICEF, hope is given to young girls in continuing on with an education and a healthier lifestyle. Plans like this one create a stepping stool to gender equality and poverty eradication.
– Kathleen Smith
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Why Manchester City should activate Aaron Mooy's £20million buy-back clause?
According to a report by ESPN, Manchester City are considering the prospect of activating the £20m buy-back clause in Aaron Mooy's contract this summer.
The Australian midfielder currently plays for Huddersfield Town but when City sold him to the Terriers last summer, they were smart enough to insert a buy-back clause. And after his top-class performances last season, City's interest in him is absolutely understandable. But should the Citizens attempt to bring him back to the Etihad?
The 27-year-old progressed through Bolton's youth academy and established himself as one of their best youth stars before moving to St Mirren. After spending some time in Scotland, he joined Western Sydney Wanderers in 2012.
But in 2016, Mooy attracted attention from Manchester City, who was quick to snap him up. But he was immediately loaned out to Huddersfield Town.
The 27-year-old went on to play a major role for David Wagner's men in the 2016/17 campaign as they fought tooth-and-nail to secure a promotion to the Premier League. After securing promotion, the Yorkshire club was quick to sign Mooy on a permanent basis. However, as mentioned earlier, Manchester City inserted a buy-back clause in the deal.
Mooy can dominate the midfield like no other. His defensive skills are top-notch and he never shies away from contributing to the attack. In fact, he is always on the prowl for a key pass and his ball-retention skills are quite admirable.
Furthermore, his skills were on display in Russia as well as he impressed while representing Australia at the World Cup. Wagner must keep him at Huddersfield but the manager will be rendered helpless if City decide to activate the buy-out clause.
As far as City are concerned, they could utilize a player of Mooy's calibre. Although they have quality options like Kevin De Bruyne, Fernandinho, David Silva, Fabian Delph and Bernardo Silva, Mooy could add a new dimension to the club's midfield.
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Thus, it could be a smart move for City but Mooy's potential exit will create a plethora of problems for the Terriers. He is one of their key players and losing him at such a pivotal time could be their undoing next season. However, if Mooy does leave the club, Wagner must work towards creating a contingency plan at the earliest.


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Large parent animals produce large offspring that grow rapidly and efficiently. At least this is the general perception and it is true to a certain point. But it is not the whole truth, because the maintenance needs of large-framed animals are often ignored, or rather expected to be roughly the same across all genotypes, within a given species.
In operations where young animals are brought in to be fattened or finished, a larger frame type animal ensures a heavier carcass weight, and if the animal is fed correctly, this can lead to rapid weight gains and profitable feed efficiency. But this is rather the exception than the norm; the latter is rather longer than anticipated growing-finishing periods. Thus, the greater daily needs for maintenance often rob away any possible profitability.
The same is true for operations that breed heavy animals in order to sell their offspring to others. Such operations look only at the end market price, often ignoring the cost associated with maintaining a large animal as parent stock, unless of course these are extensive (low-cost) operations.
It is only in times where the same operator can breed and raise such large-framed animals that any profitability can be expected. Or, during times of abundance of low-cost feed, because feed remains the most expensive input in keeping and raising any and all animals. But such ideal conditions are again the exception rather than the norm.
The above might be taken as an effort to support smaller-frame animals, which is incorrect. I support efficiency, and this can be achieved with any genotype, given the right circumstances. Thus, I advocate taking into account the maintenance needs of any given genetics line before committing. A few grams (or hundreds of grams) per day might seem insignificant, but multiplied can account into a considerable annual expense that needs to be paid back.