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'The Rule of Thumb' by Martin Day
She works by day in a department store.
The money's good, but she could use some more.
She's twenty-three and wants to marry soon.
She spends her tea-break reading 'Mills & Boon'.
He views his work-mates with a proud disgust.
He likes his ladies and he likes his fun.
He knows what life's about, he's got it sussed,
'Coss he watches 'Horizon' and he reads 'The Sun'.
He met her drinking in a nightclub bar.
He'd drive her home if it wasn't far.
Then just one coffee and he'll have to go.
They talk a lot and they drink it slow.
He plays at love because he wants his way.
She plays his way because it's love she needs.
Then silent breakfast and he drives away.
The sower's gone, but he leaves his seed.
The laws of science, the country code,
The ten commandments, the law of the road.
Act of Parliament, the medical code,
The law of averages too clearly showed,
That rules serve to protect us
From the problems that will come
From selfish, rash decisions, and the rule of thumb.
Nobody cares and nobody knows.
An admission card and a vacuum hose
That sucks out her child, and a piece of her heart.
Just another statistic, and a cross on the chart.
She can't forgive herself, she can't forget.
Filled with remorse she says, "Never again."
But her emotions rule, although her mind is set.
There'll be other blunders and other men.
We're a scientific world, under scientific laws,
But we're all sons of Adam, with all of Adam's Flaws.
Our minds that are clever, lead us to progress.
Our hearts that are fickle, bend our judgement under stress.
We like to take our chances, but we can't pay the cost.
Hoping technology will bail us out when we please ourselves.
Close our scientific shutters, not admitting that we're lost.
And God's laws that would protect us collect dust upon the shelf.
© M Day 04-May-1983

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More wind turbine damage in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Credit: By Kirk Dickson on October 20, 2014, blackburnnews.com ~~
Huron County OPP officers, are investigating another incident of vandalism at a wind turbine under construction in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh.
Sometime between 10:00 p.m. Saturday, and 10:00 a.m. today, someone forced entry into the locked control base of a wind turbine located on Cransford Line and caused extensive damage, estimated to be in thousands of dollars, to the main circuit board.
Just before the Thanksgiving weekend an excavator sustained thousands of dollars in damage at a site on Bridge Road in Huron East.
Two excavators parked at a site on Glen's Hill Road in Ashfield Colborne Wawanosh were vandalized last month and a light-stand generator was ruined at the Cransford Line wind turbine site.
Police note, the bulk of these mischiefs are taking place late at night or during the early morning hours. If you see something suspicious such as a suspicious vehicle or person(s) on or in the vicinity of a wind turbine site please call police immediately with as much information as possible. Your timely piece of information may help investigators solve these crimes.
The Huron OPP Crime Unit encourages anyone with information about this crime to call the Huron OPP Detachment at 1-888-310-1122 or at (519) 524-8314 to speak with an investigator. Alternatively, should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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2013 is upon us, so it's time to make our family goals for the year. We've been lucky to have achieved most of our goals since we began this tradition and feel that the simple act of creating goals keeps us moving forward as a family. We look forward to it every year.
Last year, our goals were a bit ambitious, especially when you consider that we welcomed our second baby. So, we wanted more simple, attainable goals for 2013. Here's what we're working on:
Creating a Legacy Drawer
If you follow Dave Ramsey like we do, you know he's a big believer in making sure your family is prepared for the future. This includes the final gift you will give them – the information they need in case something happens to you. I know it's not the most welcomed topic, but the fact is that being prepared is better for everyone. I'm also encouraging my extended family to make time to put this gift together, as well. You can check out the details on what should be included in the drawer here.
Expanding our financial plan
We're moving full steam ahead with paying off debt, but have challenged ourselves to do more.
- First, we are creating a separate savings account for upcoming expenses ( i.e. home insurance, car registrations, Christmas, etc.). These types of expenses are outside of our standard monthly costs and pretty much inevitable, so we thought it would be better to save upfront. Duh, right? In our defense, we were trying to follow the baby steps to a tee, but it's either save up now or pay later. Better safe than sorry.
- Secondly, we are going to use cash only – no debit cards. Ahhhhh! My husband came up with the idea and I felt inspired to follow suit. It's definitely going to be a challenge for me because it will require a lot more planning to make sure I take the right amount from the bank to cover all of our expenses for two weeks. I'm up for it… I think.
- Lastly, we're instituting one "no spend" week per month. One week per month we will not spend outside of our budgeted amount for the week. As if I didn't have enough to do, right? I think this goal will be easier than just using cash. Only time will tell!
Planting a small garden
Last year I was all excited about planting a garden in our backyard. We bought everything we needed and then… nothing. We didn't do anything. Yes, this was one of the overly ambitious goals I mentioned either. Taking care of a then 4 year old and a new baby doesn't allow much time for a novie gardener to start a garden. But, 2013 is our year. I'm going to start planning everything this winter and start planting once the weather permits. We're super excited to see what happens!
Creating an electronic filing system
My organized, simplistic spirit desperately needs this goal to happen. Looking at all the paper files we have drives me bananas. Technically, we only have one filing bin – the filing cabinet we had broke, so we're using one of the remaining bins to hold the files. Still… I need it gone. The plan is to save up for a new computer and an external hard drive, and then get to work. Hopefully it happens by summer. I think I can, I think I can.
Four simple goals for 2013. Can we make them happen? Come back and check on our progress; I'll be posting often. Wishing everyone a wonderfully simple 2013!


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Remove That Aching Back With These Ideas
A lot of people struggle with chronic back pain. The contrary is true: back pain does not need to be a truth of life. You could make adjustments in your life to decrease your pain or eliminate it altogether. If you make use of the advice that you are about to read to treat your back pain, you can substantially lower and even remove your pain.
Many exercise programs offer relief from pain and strengthen muscles, which will stop pain in the future. Kaiut yoga in boulder, for instance, is an excellent method to stretch out your back muscles, while also increasing flexibility. Strengthening core muscles could help those who lift heavy objects at work better deal with their tasks by working on back muscles they utilize the most.
See to it you're maintaining a proper weight. If you're overweight, particularly if that weight is in your top body, you'll be putting a lot more pressure on your back and spine. By maintaining an optimal weight, you'll ensure you're not putting excessive stress on your back and spine.
To help minimize swelling and alleviate back pain resulting from muscle stress, attempt compressing the back muscles. To compress the hurt muscles, consider using an elastic bandage or perhaps a back support. The act of compressing the muscles helps lower the swelling in the muscles. This, subsequently, leads to an easing in back pain.
Having back pain? Get a massage. Getting a back massage will certainly relieve the sore tensed muscles in your back, and aid to eliminate the stress of back pain. Having a 30 minute massage either by a professional or a family member could generate long lasting relief from sore back muscles.
It is very important to find out how to lift safely in order to avoid back pain and injury. When you lift safely, you utilize the large muscles in your legs to spare your back. Bend at the knees, suck your stomach in and keep the item close to your body as you lift.
If you have to be in the sitting position for a large portion of your day, be sure that your chair has a comfortable pad in the back. This will aid give your back the support that it requires, which subsequently, will aid to prevent any unneeded back pains.
In contrast to what many people believe, it is vital that people who deal with back pain exercise often. Lots of people who have back pain feel that it would certainly make things even worse, when it would actually aid. Stretching back muscle could really aid ease the back pain for a large amount of people.
"The meaning of our self is not to be found in its separateness from God and others, but in the ceaseless realization of yoga, of union."
~ Rabindranath Tagore
In order to lower back pain, learn how to relax. This is much different from resting. Resting is just taking pressure away physically, relaxing is relieving the tension and stress mentally. Try closing your eyes and thinking of happy and non-stressful things to assist relieve the overall tension in your body.
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For most of the locals living on the meager local wages, there are two popular forms of gambling, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else in the world, there is a national lottery where the odds of winning are extremely low, but then the prizes are also extremely high. It's been said by economists who study the subject that most do not buy a ticket in the rational expectation of winning; people understand the odds well enough. Rather, the possession of a ticket that might win that fortune acts as a pleasure in itself, dreaming about what could be done, if it did win. Zimbet is based on either the local or the UK football leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe's casinos, on the other hand, cater to the very rich of the society and tourists. Unitl recently, there was a very large tourist industry, based on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated violence have cut into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe's casions, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Centre in Kariba also has just slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have gaming tables and slot and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which have gaming machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe's casinos and the above mentoined lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there are also two horse racing tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has shrunk by more than 40% in recent years and with the associated poverty and violence that has resulted, it isn't known how well the tourist industry which supports Zimbabwe's casinos will do in the near future. How many of them will survive until things improve is simply unknown.
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Moncler, the best and never with limitation
With the coming Thanks Giving, Black Friday is in the mind.It is a tradition for many
Americans to shop for the whole family with the winter is coming after the Thanks Giving
day.So all the retailers and shops use many ways to attract people's attention with sale to
buy their things.Moncler is in the flow to make the best feather jacket for people in holiday
hiking and in daily wear for this big Thanks Giving, Black Friday Moncler is attracting so
many people's attentions.
To wear Moncler feather jacket and outfit is common for many people, but I think few
people know the founded story of Moncler.Moncler is a Italy Brand as we all know.The
name of Moncler is the short writing of Monestier de Clermon.The small town will never
think that the brand named after it will be a world famous brand in the outdoor outfit
brands.The three young men as Rene Ramillom,Andre Vincent,and Lionel Terray, they
were came from different places.They had the same dream and they entered the group as
Chantiers de Jeunesse.And after they developed deep friendship in the group of Chantiers
de Jeunesse.They decided to open their factory of outdoor brand in Monestier de
Clermon.That is the place Moncler borned.So it was called Moncler.With many
difficulties and hard working, Moncler got people's admittance from 1954 as the
equivalents for Italian explored Team to Mongolia.That means a lot to Moncler and
opened a new era for Moncler.
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In Kuwait, where the total population just crossed 4.5 million, there is a record 677,000 people employed as domestic workers, accounting for nearly a quarter of the country's total workforce of 2.73 million. From a household perspective, that is one domestic helper for every 3.5 members in a household. Indians top the list of domestic helpers with 291,000 persons, followed by the Philippines providing 163,000 domestic personnel.
Together, these two countries account for over two-thirds of all domestic helpers in Kuwait. Other countries with significant number of domestic workers in Kuwait include, Bangladesh (81,000), Sri Lanka (67,000), and Nepal (24,000).
Households in Kuwait are estimated to have spent a little over KD 1 billion on their domestic workers last year, or roughly around 5 percent of the government's total expenditure of KD 18.5 billion, or nearly 1 percent of the country's gross domestic product of more than KD 91 billion, in 2017.
In addition to this the government spends millions on subsidy for domestic workers in the form of free health, subsidized food, water, electricity and fuel usage by domestic labour. Further there is also a portion of domestic workers who enter the mainstream labour market and do not enjoy the rights and privileges the labour force in the country is entitled to in terms of lower salaries and end of service benefits.
The one billion dinars spent on domestic helpers might sound generous at first hearing, but this works out to less than KD 125 spent on each domestic helper per month. This monthly outlay includes the cost of airfare to and from their home country, expenditure on food, clothes, telecommunication and other sundry expenses; leaving only whatever balance remains as monthly salary of the employee.
Domestic services have become an integral part of Kuwait's economy with hundreds of offices and employees working in the domestic labor supply business. Based on an average recruitment cost of KD 1,000 per worker, the 677,000 workers in the country cost an estimated KD 700 million.
An estimated 15,000 domestic workers are added each year at total recruitment cost of about KD 15 million. Authorities believe that the number of domestic workers in the country could rise to 700,000 by end of the year.
Demand for domestic workers is likely to increase in the coming weeks, as household work tends to increase during the holy month of Ramadan. The increase in demand has already led to a hike in recruitment charges by manpower agencies. Interestingly, in a probable reflection of prevailing social attitudes, there is an evident ethnic bias in domestic worker preference by employers. Fair-skinned Filipino and Nepalese workers cost about KD 1,300 to recruit, while darker-skinned nationals cost less to hire.
On the economic front, domestic workers contribute to the economic growth and development of the country. Though probably less than other residents in the country, domestic workers provide a significant fillip to activities at money remittance companies, telecommunication companies, retailers, travel agencies and airlines.
Many domestic workers send whatever they can save from their monthly earning to support their families back home and thereby adding to the monthly remittance flow to their countries. They also travel to their country of origin, at least every two or three years, providing a boost to the airline and travel industry, as well as to retailers.
Telecommunications companies also gain a windfall from the regular communication between workers and their loved ones back home However, probably the greatest contribution of domestic workers to the economy, and to society in general, is the opportunity cost they provide for their employers.
Without a maid at home to cook, look after the children or the elderly, many households where both parents pursue professional careers or are otherwise gainfully employed, would find their life, as well as economic and creative productivity severely stymied. Think about that, the next time you hand your domestic helper their monthly salary.
— Staff Report
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."
"Envy comes from wanting something that isn't yours. But grief comes from losing something you've already had."


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|Quiling done by Samu
|Fringed flower made by me, rest done by Samu. Colour combination aslo suggested by her
|Quiling done by Samu
|Fringed flower made by me, rest done by Samu. Colour combination aslo suggested by her
Nice post Gayu.Lovely card by Samu. Incidentally I wonder what happened to the short story you had begun and got us all hooked ?
Sound advice. One should follow own conscience and do what is right. We need to give quality time to our children and it is upto us how we do it. Nice art work by Samu.
Take care
Interesting post and very truly pointed out Gayu. Sadly for us, our society considers it their birth right to become agony aunts on every topic. And needless to say this disease is contagious. So the best way is to simply IGNORE these people and continue living life on your own terms.
Sweet card Samu!
Gayu, I like your list. I am a working mom too and I have also had the same conflicts as you have. I sometimes think if quitting but my daugther does not want me to. She says that if I am at home then I will start " intrude" into her space! Working moms help children become more independent. Getting them to help around the house is important! Actually, the montessori method of education insists that children be involved in small tasks. Take care.
Awesome post – must read by all mothers!!!


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Enfo Zystems proudly announces that Håkan Lantz and Anders Wasén have been awarded IBM Champions by IBM World Wide organization.
Håkan got the award for his knowledge about Integration and WebSphere Message Broker and Anders was awarded for his great knowledge in the B2B area and WebSphere DataPower. They are very appreciated for their successful work at the front line in these areas both internally and externally.
IBM Champion is a program to acknowledge innovative leaders in the technological society, driving innovative solutions forward. The award is given to persons influencing, acting as mentors and helping IBM and their customers making the best out of IBM software.
Enfo Zystems are happy to have attracted these two, in the Nordic countries, unique IBM Champions together with two of Microsoft's MVP in Sweden.


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Some scientist say it is possible that there is intelligent life out there. I believe there is too. Why is it so hard to believe that God is real. That he lives somewhere. That he has the ability to Govern a planet and it's inhabitants the same way we govern our own children. He gives us rules to obey for our own good and consequences that follow. It is such a simple concept yet there are so many that make it so complicated religiously and scientifically.
They believe we can clone or create a human but God could not have done the same to us right? What if you said that God is that intelligent life out there and he through studies learned to create life. He learned to re-arrange or organize mater and created this planet. Isn't that the goal of scientist now. To learn how our Earth was created. Why do we even need to know that? Is it so see where we are going? What might happen to us? What drives a scientist if we do not exist after this life?
Many religions believe that God is invisible, he has no shape, he is not tangible. I can see why science has a hard time with this concept. It makes no sense to me either. Why does God have to be this big giant blob in the sky? Why can't he be something you can touch and see? Why shouldn't we become like him?
God made his son Jesus like him. He showed God like abilities. We say we can alter genetics. We can make someone less prone to diseases and have the ability to increase their IQ. Why is it so difficult to believe God could create a being like this. Sure Jesus died but he was risen again. The dead are not dead and maybe that is something that prevents people from believing.
These are just some questions I have. It is not to offend anyone. I try to be open minded and if anyone has any questions to me I would be happy to answer them.
15 November, 2007
God and Science
Posted by Unknown at Thursday, November 15, 2007
4 comments:
- The Moon is Reaching for Me said...
Awesome perspective J.D. I think your questions fit well with your answers but i still wonder about cloning. Now can we only come through earth through a womb or can we also come by way of a human scientist cloning us? Maybe God asked himself this question long ago in a similiar situation.
- November 15, 2007 at 2:42 PM
- Jeffrey Dean Root said...
He might have asked the same question. I guess now it is up to God to let us do it. If it works, then we will know.
- November 15, 2007 at 5:40 PM
- The Moon is Reaching for Me said...
MAYBE cloning is our way of training us for when we become Gods and Godesses. Maybe we have a choice on how we want to send our children down to earth and we can only pick one. lol
- November 16, 2007 at 3:01 PM
- Alene said...
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- November 18, 2007 at 9:15 AM
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Seismic moment and volume change of a spherical source
© Kumagai et al.; licensee Springer. 2014
- Received: 14 December 2013
- Accepted: 25 March 2014
- Published: 7 April 2014
A spherical source, one of the simplest seismic sources, has been represented in various ways in the literature. These representations include a spherical source with outward radial expansion (S1), a spherical crack source with outward and inward crack wall motions along the spherical surface (S2), an isotropic source represented by three mutually perpendicular vector dipoles (S3) or three mutually perpendicular tensile cracks (S4), and a spherical source undergoing a transformational expansion (S5). We systematically examined these sources and their static displacement fields to clarify how these representations are mutually related. We also considered the sources in a bimaterial medium, in which the source material is different from the surrounding medium, as a model of a magma or hydrothermal reservoir. Our examinations show that the source volume change of a spherical source (S1) (actual volume) can be uniquely determined from the seismic moment of an isotropic source (S3) regardless of our assumption of the source medium and that the actual volume of S1 is related to the seismic moment of S3 through the equivalence of the displacement fields due to these two sources. The seismic moment of S3 is also related through another equation to the source volume change of three tensile cracks (S4), which is equal to the source volume changes defined in S2 and S5. This relation has different forms, depending on the source medium and source process. This study provides a unified view for quantifying a spherical source using the seismic moment of an isotropic source determined from waveform inversion analysis.
- Volume source
- Isotropic source
- Source representation
- Volcano seismology
- Waveform inversion
where λ and μ are Lamé's constants and ΔVs and ΔVf are two different definitions of source volume changes (see below). The recent volcano seismology literature has used Equation 1 (e.g., Kawakatsu and Yamamoto 2007; Kumagai 2009; Chouet 2013), whereas earlier studies generally used Equation 2 (e.g., Chouet 1996; Julian et al. 1998; Dreger et al. 2000; Nishimura and Iguchi 2011).
According to Kawakatsu and Yamamoto (2007), the volume change in Equation 2 (ΔVf) corresponds to the stress-free volume, introduced by Eshelby (1957), whereas the actual volume in Equation 1 (ΔVs) may be smaller than the stress-free volume because of the confining pressure of the surrounding medium. Kawakatsu and Yamamoto (2007) also noted that the actual volume corresponds to the volume change used in the Mogi model (e.g., Mogi 1958).
Müller (2001) noted that the discrepancy between Equations 1 and 2 could not be resolved, and he interpreted these two forms to correspond to the limits of the actual volume of the source. Wielandt (2003) discussed the discrepancy and noted that the source volume change depends on the source geometry. Richards and Kim (2005) argued that each relationship is based on a different definition of volume changes at the source and that Equation 1 is preferred for characterizing underground explosions.
It is not clear why a spherical source has been represented in different ways and how these representations, including the two seismic moment equations, are mutually related. In Eshelby's operations and Müller's spherical crack, the source material is assumed to be the same as the surrounding medium. In volcanic regions, sources may be filled with magmatic or hydrothermal fluids. No examinations have been made on a spherical source in such bimaterial media, although the source representation of fault slip on a bimaterial interface has been discussed in various studies (e.g., Ampuero and Dahlen 2005).
In this paper, we first review the spherical source representations mentioned above and then derive the static displacement fields due to these sources in an infinite medium and in a half-space. We compare the analytical forms of these displacements to clarify the relationships among these representations. We further examine a spherical source in a bimaterial medium, which is of fundamental importance as a model of a magma or hydrothermal reservoir.
Source representations
where ΔVs = 4π R2Δs.
Here, ΔVi = 3ΔVc, where ΔVc is the incremental change in the volume of each crack.
Finally, we consider an Eshelby spherical source following Aki and richards (2002) (S5, Figure 2a). A spherical volume with radius R removed from its surroundings expands to R+Δa with stress-free volumetric strain. We apply the surface traction that will restore the volume source to its original radius R, put the volume back in its hole, and weld the material across the cut. We release the applied traction, which results in the source volume expanding to R+Δs. The volume defined as ΔVf = 4π R2Δa is the stress-free volume, and the volume defined as ΔVs = 4π R2Δs is the actual volume or Mogi volume. We define the seismic moment using the stress-free volume as
Displacement fields
where ur is the radial displacement. We denote the regions inside and outside the sphere with radius R as regions 1 and 2, respectively. Equation 11 has two solutions: ur = A r and ur = B/r2, where A and B are constants. The former is the interior solution for region 1 (r ≤ R), and the latter is the exterior solution for region 2 (r ≥ R).
Spherical source
where ΔVs = 4π R2Δs.
Following Sezawa (1931), we consider the spherical source in a half-space (Figure 3b). The radial displacement on the free surface at distance r is given as
respectively, where c is the source depth and d is the horizontal source distance (Figure 3b). Equations 18 and 19 represent the displacement field of the Mogi model (Mogi 1958).
Spherical crack source
Here, ΔVD = 4π R2Ds.
Isotropic source
Comparing Equation 28 with Equation 29, we find, as in the spherical source or Mogi model (Equations ?? and 17), that they differ by a factor of 2(λ+2μ)/(λ+μ) (Figure 4b).
Eshelby spherical source
Here, ΔVf = 4π R2Δa. Comparing Equation 34 with Equation 25, we see that Ds = Δa.
We note that δ P is the applied pressure, which may correspond to the stress glut (Backus and Mulcahy 1976), and ΔP is the pressure after the equilibrium state.
Sources in a bimaterial medium
We consider a bimaterial medium, in which Lamé's constants are λ′ and μ′ in region 1 and λ and μ in region 2. This medium may be viewed as a model of a magma or hydrothermal reservoir, and its source representations are critically important to understand volcanic processes.
For a spherical source (S1), no assumption is made on region 1, and the boundary conditions at r = R in a bimaterial medium are given as those in a homogeneous medium (Equations 12 and 13). Therefore, the displacement field is the same as in a homogeneous medium given in Equation 15.
For an isotropic source, three vector dipoles (S3) can be represented as three tensile cracks (S4). For the moment tensor of each tensile crack, no assumption is made for the material inside a tensile crack, and we may not able to define an isotropic source in a bimaterial medium.
where .
where .
Results and discussion
where ΔVf = 4π R2Δa = 4π R2Ds. We see from Equations 50 and 51 that ΔVi = ΔVf: the sum of three tensile crack volumes is equal to a spherical crack volume or stress-free volume. Therefore, the two seismic moment equations (Equations 1 and 2) can be understood as follows: the first equation from the equivalence of the displacement fields due to a spherical source (S1) and an isotropic source (S3) (Equation 49) and the second equation from the equivalence of three tensile crack volumes and a spherical crack volume or stress-free volume (Equations 50 and 51). The first equation can be used to estimate the actual volume from the seismic moment of an isotropic source (S3).
As shown in Subsection 'Sources in a bimaterial medium', no assumption is made on region 1 for a spherical source (S1), and its source parameter is given as ΔVs in both homogeneous and bimaterial media (Figure 5a). Thus, we may use Equation 49 with in a homogeneous medium to estimate ΔVs, regardless of the assumption on the medium.
These results suggest that the source estimation in region 1 depends on our interpretation, whereas we can uniquely estimate the source parameter of ΔVs in region 2 from .
In volcano seismological studies, waveform inversions have been performed to determine moment tensor solutions. If one interprets the isotropic source determined by waveform inversion to be spherical, then Equation 49 can be used to estimate the actual volume ΔVs. In volcano geodetic studies, the Mogi model has been used to interpret volcano deformations. Because the Mogi model is based on a spherical source, ΔVs is estimated directly. On the other hand, Okada (1992) model uses an isotropic source. Thus, if one estimates the seismic moment of an isotropic source by using Okada's model, the relation given in Equation 49 should be used to estimate the volume change due to the corresponding spherical source or Mogi model.
From Equations 57 and 58, we see that Equation 65 becomes Equation 15 for the displacement field due to a spherical source. Therefore, Equation 65 may be regarded as the general form of the equation for the displacement field due to a spherical source represented by ΔP and Δs.
We systematically examined the following seismic sources and their static displacement fields: a spherical source (radius R) with outward radial expansion (R + Δs) (S1), a spherical crack source with outward and inward crack wall motions along the spherical surface with displacement discontinuity Ds (S2), an isotropic source represented by three mutually perpendicular vector dipoles (S3) or three tensile cracks (S4), and an Eshelby spherical source undergoing a transformational expansion (R + Δa) (S5) or strain-free stress (δ P) (S6). Our examinations show that the static radial displacement fields due to these sources except for an isotropic source are given as ΔVs/(4π r2), where ΔVs = 4π R2Δs is the actual volume. The equivalence of these fields and that due to an isotropic source (S3) gives , where is the seismic moment of an isotropic source. The actual volume ΔVs may be uniquely determined from in homogeneous and bimaterial media. We see that the source volume change for an isotropic source defined by three tensile cracks (S4) is equal to the spherical crack volume (4π R2Ds) and stress-free volume (4π R2Δa). We then obtain , where ΔVf is the spherical crack or stress-free volume. This relation depends on our interpretation of the source process. If we consider an Eshelby spherical source with strain-free stress (S6), is related to δ P. We obtain a different estimation of ΔVf or δ P in a bimaterial medium. This study provides a unified view for quantifying a spherical source using the seismic moment of an isotropic source determined from waveform inversion analysis in volcano seismological studies.
We thank Mare Yamamoto, Minoru Takeo, and Shiro Hirano for their useful discussions. This work was supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
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Italy has a bicameral parliament made up of the chamber of deputies (Camera dei Deputati) and the senate of the republic (Senato della Repubblica). The two chambers are different in size but equal in importance. Bills must be passed by both houses without modifications before they can pass into law. Once both houses have ratified the bill, it is sent directly to the president of the republic for promulgation and it becomes law. Both chambers are elected at the same time every five years, but the chamber of deputies is elected by all Italians aged 18 or over while for the senate the minimum age of the electorate is 25.
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The senate (also known as Palazzo Madama) is made up of 315 elected senators aged at least 40, plus a variable number (currently seven) of non-elected members comprising former presidents of the republic and people nominated by the president for outstanding service to Italy in the social, scientific, artistic or literary fields. In the coming parliament the elected senators will also include six representatives of Italians living overseas (see box below). The senate is led by a president who holds the second highest office of state and substitutes the president of the republic if the latter cannot perform his duties.
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The chamber of deputies (also known as Montecitorio) has 630 members aged 25 or above including, as of this year, 12 representatives of Italians living overseas. The president of the chamber of deputies holds the third highest office of state and presides over joint sessions of parliament.
The government
The government consists of the prime minister (presidente del consiglio) and his ministers. The prime minister is not elected directly but appointed by the president of the republic, although he is usually the leader of the coalition that holds the majority in parliament. The prime minister in turn chooses his ministers, who are formally nominated by the president of the republic. The number of people holding government office can vary; the present Berlusconi government has 35 members including ministers and deputy ministers and 61 undersecretaries (the latter are not technically part of the cabinet but perform tasks assigned to them by their minister).
The government must have the confidence of parliament in order to govern; if it loses this confidence it has to resign. However, most government crises are the result of tensions within the ruling coalition, and they are resolved through a complicated process of mediation overseen by the president of the republic. Parliament can also pass a vote of no confidence against individual ministers, who must then resign. The prime minister and individual ministers can also be called to account at a British-style question time.
The president of the republic
The president of the republic is the head of state. He or she (although no woman has yet held the post) must be over the age of 50 and is elected by parliament in a special joint session for a seven-year renewable term. The president can return laws to parliament for revision if he thinks they do not conform with the constitution or if they do not have sufficient funding. He officially nominates and swears in the prime minister and government ministers (although he has no real authority over choosing them) and acts as mediator in political crises. He is the commander of the armed forces, presides over the superior council of magistrates and appoints one third of the judges on the constitutional court (the judiciary and parliament appoint the rest). The mandate of the current president, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (who is in his first term of office), ends in May 2006.
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On 18 November 2005 parliament gave its final approval for a constitutional reform that paves the way for a radical reorganisation of Italian institutions. The law, which places special emphasis on decentralising power to the regions, had the particular backing of Berlusconis centre-right Forza Italia party and the right-wing Lega Nord, which has long been a proponent of a federal state.
However, on the request of 15 regional councils and most centre-left members of parliament, the law will be put to a referendum early this summer before it can come into force. Should those in favour of the new law win the referendum, certain parts of the reform, mostly concerning the spheres of competence of the state and regions, would come into effect immediately. However, the bulk of the changes would be introduced at the start of the following parliament in 2011. Should those against the reform carry the day, the present constitution will remain unchanged.
So what could change? The reform provides for a smaller parliament with 518 elected deputies and 252 senators. The chamber of deputies would be elected according to the population in each constituency for a period of five years as at present. The federal senate, as it would be known, would be elected on a regional basis in order to give the 20 regions more weight in parliament than they have at present. The election of senators would coincide with elections for the regional governments. Since regional governments are elected at different times, the constitutional reform means that in theory, senators will be constantly changing.
There would also be changes to the legislative process so that bills would generally only need the approval of one chamber, with the other able to suggest modifications. There would also be a redistribution of legislative power between parliament and the regions, with the latter having exclusive competence for schooling, health services and regional policing; a younger (minimum age 40) president of the republic with fewer powers; a stronger prime minister with the prerogative to dissolve parliament and call elections; changes to the nomination of the constitutional court judges.
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LUlivo and allied parties 250
Rifondazione Comunista 11
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Between 1994 and 2001, Italy had a mixed voting system for both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate (75 per cent of seats assigned on a first-past-the-post basis and 25 per cent by proportional representation). For the coming elections there will be a new proportional system as follows.
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l 617 out of 630 seats are allocated via the new proportional representation (PR) system.
l Of the remaining 13 seats Italian citizens living abroad elect 12 deputies using the PR system and Val DAosta continues to elect a deputy in a single-member constituency.
l Electors vote for a party rather than an individual candidate, known as a closed party list system.
l Seats are allocated to:
coalitions receiving at least ten per cent of the vote and including at least one party that receives two per cent of the vote;
political parties that obtain at least four per cent of the vote running individually or within a coalition that receives less than ten per cent of the vote;
parties representing linguistic minorities that receive at least 20 per cent of the vote.
l Seats awarded to coalitions are allocated among constituent parties that have obtained at least two per cent of the vote.
l Under the nationwide majority prize rule, if the coalition that receives the most votes gets less than 55 per cent of seats (340 out of 617), its number of seats is increased to 340.
l The closed party list PR system is in place in 18 out of 20 regions.
l Seats are allocated to:
coalitions that receive at least 20 per cent of the vote and include at least one party that receives three per cent of the vote;
parties that receive at least eight per cent of the vote running individually or within a coalition that receives less than 20 per cent of the vote.
l Seats awarded to coalitions are allocated among constituent parties that have obtained at least three per cent of the vote.
l Under the regional majority prize rule, if the coalition that receives the most votes gets less than 55 per cent of seats in a region, its number of seats is increased to 55 per cent.
l Val DAosta continues to use majority voting, and Trentino Alto-Adige uses a system for the region established in 1991, voting for six single-member seats in the region split between the German-speaking and Italian-speaking provinces of Bolzano and Trento.
l Italian citizens living abroad elect six senators.
The new system means that small parties receiving less than two per cent of the overall vote will be unable to secure a seat in parliament, however successful they might be in an individual constituency.


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Last month we made the decision to postpone the baby shower for Kyndra and Baby Timothy while he recovered from a bout of severe anemia. We're happy to announce that he's healthy and home.
We now have a new date and time for the shower: Sunday September 27th @ 2:30 PM at Faith Community Church.
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I just spent an inordinate amount of time doing a personality test, the results of which I am unable to access unless I pay them assholes $37USD. No fellas, I will not pay you to tell me about myself thank you very much (now hmm.. what does that say about me.)
I've been terrible at remembering what I've been doing, so for posterity, I'm just going to briefly note this down.
Saturday was spent in the safety of the Balcony of Azzura beachside bar. In what I'd call an awesome twist of events, I got posted to be in charge of the Kids Word Search – which proved to be rather challenging for some adults – and since you know, kids that do word searches nowadays are kind of lame, I was rather pleased to have much of the time sitting alone and secretly laughing at the crazy people on the Rodeo Bull. Welfare was good too, with free beer, lunch and MOVENPICK icecream. Best $80 earned ever. I <3 Fly Entertainment.
So on Sunday I made my way down to Fly's Office for the briefing for Singapore Heritage Festival. Once again the fates have smiled upon me and I've been posted to the slackest mall – Changi City Point. Yup, who even goes there right. And it'll just be me and 2 other fellas that'll be there for all 10 days. Kind of awesome, but I'd be wise to bring a book to read in my free time – I anticipate plenty.
Thereafter I hastily made my way to Little India, which was a harrowing experience just walking from the train station to the church because somebody yelled and gesticulated wildly in my face to my immense horror, and I clunked away in my booties as quickly as I could manage. After the service, the decision to wear anything with a heel quickly bit me in the ass as we navigated, slowly and skillfully to Swee Choon for dimsum. Ah, dimsum, the food of deities, I'm sure. (Figure of speech)
Today was spent doing grown-up things. Made my way down to the French Embassy to apply for a visa today, not before hoping and praying and begging that things would go smoothly today. I had been forewarned to avoid the woman on the left AT ALL COSTS, and so I rapidly approached the woman on the right, only to be told to sit down for a moment. Spent 5 minutes in pure trepidation before the kindly lady beckoned for me to go over and I was safely out of the evil left woman's jurisdiction. Left woman has avery powerful diaphragm which she so keenly demonstrated by yelling at people and heir incomplete documents. Boy was I lucky to have missed that.
Sat down for a quiet afternoon froyo at HV before making my way to the bank to settle more grown-up stuff. This exchange stint is making me grow up so much more rapidly. So many things to deal with – housing, visa, housing subsidies, tickets, accommodation. Hopefully it'll be finalized soon and I can focus strictly on my excitement to be leaving to a country where the weather is (hopefully) more merciful.
In a random burst of spontaneity, I decided to take my and my new friend Claire (that is what I am naming my DSLR) to Reflections to take pictures. Had to quietly sneak behind some woman doing her groceries though. Didn't particularly like the place apart from the abundance of large open spaces, magnified by the enormous scale of the 3 towers and the close proximity to the bay.
Pictures not particularly nice because it rained and the sky was all gloomy and I am far too lazy to rectify that on photoshop


text: Arts Affair At Marina Bay Draws Over 500 Posted on August 4, 2014 by rbosworth Artist Daniel A. Myers III of Quincy won first place in the sculpture category with his piece entitled "Dolphin Rider" at the 19th annual Arts Affair at Marina Bay held over the weekend at 500 Victory Rd., North Quincy. This year's show attracted more than 500 people from Quincy and throughout the South Shore. Story, other photos in the Aug. 7th issue of The Quincy Sun. Quincy Sun Photo/Ally Graf


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Building and other Tools
Low-effort construction work It takes many hours of hard manual work to erect the steel framework for a building. Tools that are both tough and strain-reducing are an essential feature of construction work. Bolt-cutters, steel fixer's pincers and end cutting nippers made by NWS provide easy handling and save tremendously on the effort required when cutting through reinforcing matting or twisting reinforcing wire. This makes work easier and quicker – which benefits construction progress at the same time.


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Below are some of the most frequently asked questions about LatticeGear and the LatticeAx.Who should be interested in accurate, silicon wafer cleaving?
Anyone who wishes to cleave single crystalline substrate samples and is not satisfied with the results produced by the basic methods (scribes, pins, pliers). The LatticeAx is a cost effective, accurate, high throughput, wafer cleaving solution. Laboratories with high sample volume may also need to relieve the bottleneck existing around expensive capital equipment. Additionally, it may not be practical to invest in high end cleaving equipment but easy to envision LatticeAx stations for cleaving.▲ Back to Top
The LatticeAx™ is easy to use and can help you to speed up and improve your sample preparation.
Here's the short list:
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The LatticeAx is versatile and simple. It is used to prepare cross-sctions for direct observation in the SEM and other applications needing accurately cleaved samples. LatticeGear users are using the LatticeAx for the following applications.
The LatticeAx™ cleaving system helps users to overcome poor quality cleaving and variability between different technicians and engineers. It does it simply and without complex machines. With better cleaving capabilities, every sample can first be cleaved and only if needed, follow on with further sample preparation steps, which expected to be minimized.
How the LatticeAx™ can help to increase sample throughput in your lab:
The LatticeAx™ will change the wafer cleaving workflow in your laboratory. It compliments other cleaving tools as it is more accurate than manual cleaving and less costly and higher throughput than complex automated cleaving machines.
The LatticeAx™
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Of course! The LatticeAx™ will enable better cleaving accuracy and quality relative to manual methods and therefore improve cleaving throughput and sample loss. It takes little training, users will be "cleaving in minutes and experts in a day".▲ Back to Top
The Ax can fit in the palm of your hand so it easily fits in the laboratory with optical microscopes and other semiconductor sample preparation tools.▲ Back to Top
Yes, the Ax is a STAND ALONE tool and can be mobile as needed. Setup a stable flat surface for the LatticeAx™ and power for the vacuum pump and computer.
Set up requirements:
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-Monitor and power
-Video cable to the monitor
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Any single crystalline substrate
Sample type: Front end, Backend, TSVs, Single die, Out of the package.
We developed the recommended The Wafer Cleaving Station (see in the store) that offers the entire tool set to cleave a full wafer down to desired sized samples.
Minimum sample size on the LatticeAx™ is 7mm in width
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Yes for samples <7 mm wide, we have developed the Small Sample Cleaver, manual cleaving platform.
For a full 'set-indent-cleave' process the minimum sample WIDTH is 7mm. The minimum sample size of the Small Sample Cleaver is 4mm. For a site specific cleave, 'set-indent' is performed on the Ax and the cleave is performed using the Small Sample Cleaver. For more information about this product email us at Email LatticeGearSales▲ Back to Top
No need to clean the sample but it is recommended to clean the surface of the LatticeAx™ so it is ready for the next sample.▲ Back to Top
The "Positioning" or 'SET' is divided into 2 steps: coarse and fine. Accuracy and cleave quality are determined by the positioning and quality of the indent.
The coarse positioning is done by manually placing the sample on the stage, silicon facing down and layers up, while the edge (cross-section) is against the breaker bar (that's the stopper). Now, turn the vacuum on to hold the sample in place.
Fine positioning – Fine positioning for an accurate indent is achieved by positioning the diamond indenter tip over the edge of the sample using the micrometer control until it is aligned with the target. The sample will cleave along the crystal plane defined by the linear indent visible on the sample surface. The indent process is typically view using the Eagle Eye Camera at 40-80X routinely enabling cleaving accuracy of <40 microns.▲ Back to Top
There are two contact points on the sample during the cleaving process, one on each side of the indent.
The cleaving is done post indent and consists of 3 points: a pin positioned exactly under the indent location, and 2 surface contact points located on the side of the indent that push against the pin underneath. Each point is 0.22mm diameter and 6mm apart. You are able to control the cleaving bar Z motion towards the surface of the sample, such that you can arrive to it very slowly and push lightly to cleave. Because of the perfect initial indent and its positioning over the "top of the hill", very little force is needed to initiate the cleave.▲ Back to Top
The LatticeAx™ performs best on samples with single crystalline substrate.
Unlike a scriber pen that is used to scribe a long, relatively thick line which determines the cleave line, this patented pending, smart device utilizes a custom diamond tip to scribe a "dent" (500 microns long) next to the 'target line' which will start the cleave but it will continue through the natural path of the substrate (for example, silicon crystalline). This assures high accuracy and high quality without any damage created otherwise by the scribe line.
The LatticeAx performs best on material that has single crystalline structure, glass and glass types do not have such, which requires one to use a scriber pen and scribe a full line by which the cleave will occur.
We would be happy to try cleaving your samples and advise.▲ Back to Top
The LatticeAx™ can fit in the palm of your hand so it can easily be placed in a glovebox (we don't sell glovebox). Once in the glovebox, you can cleave the sample (with or without OM) and not expose the sample x-section to air.▲ Back to Top
It depends on the usage type, longer life for less accurate applications and higher frequency replacement for sub-50 micron accuracy applications. The lifetime is not determined by time but by the number of indents.
Through usage, its sharp tip slowly becomes more rounded, which means, the indent it produces will be wider (all relative, it is still in microns). The finer the indent is, the higher the cleaving precision. As wider the indent becomes, the less accurate the cleave will be. If you use it for large target or as a pre-prep device, it can last hundreds (maybe a thousand) of scribes, however if you wish to use it for higher accuracy (<50-microns), you should expect to replace it after 200-400 indents or as you see the accuracy degrading.
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The Last Unexplored Place on Earth
The landscape could be in upstate New York, western Maine, or any number of other scenic places: a few large lakes, many small ones, wide rivers and slow-flowing streams, water-filled hollows and soggy ground, all set in a stony land. But that's where the resemblance to familiar landscapes ends. Here, no clouds float by, no rain falls, and no stars shine; there is no sunlight or moonshine, and no air at all. Instead, spread over this water-rich landscape, covering it almost completely and sealing it in, is 5 million square miles of glacial ice, roughly two miles thick and a million years old. This bizarre scene is found in Antarctica, the coldest place on Earth. If it were possible to lift up the giant ice sheets, that watery, stony terrain is what would remain. But of course it is not possible, so nobody knows what the buried landscape really looks like or how many living things may be down there. As of only a few decades ago, no one knew this world of buried lakes and rivers even existed. Now scientists are paying serious attention to it.
Journalists have dubbed it "the last unexplored place on Earth" and "one of Earth's last frontiers."
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Tippi Hedren-88 years old
This actress and model might not be rocking out at the age of 88 years old, but she has been in the limelight for nearly seven decades so far. She was introduced to the legendary director Alfred Hitchcock, and from there, it was onwards and upwards. Over the years, Tippi has continued to appear in a whole host of films and TV shows, including the crime drama CSI, the comedy movie Free Samples, and the sitcom Cougar Town. Most recently, Tippi became the 2018 face of Gucci's timepieces.
Kirk Douglas-101 years old
Kirk was once famous for his many movie roles and directing style. Now, the star is recognized as one of the only surviving faces from the Golden Age of Hollywood. The actor fought his way out of poverty at a young age until he secured his breakthrough role in the film noir The Strange Love of Martha Ivers back in 1946. He recently took to the 2018 Golden Globes with Catherine Zeta-Jones, his daughter-in-law, to present the Best Screenplay award.
David Attenborough – 92 years old
Would a nature documentary really be worth watching if it didn't have David Attenborough as the host? We thought not. This legend first started appearing on screen in the '60s and has since been broadcast in black and white and color TV, as well as 3D and 4K resolution. Wowza. To top it off, David continued to shoot and host nature documentaries all around the world, even if he is now 92 years old. It seems as though nothing can slow him down.
Dick Van Dyke – 92 years old
Of course, getting your own sitcom named after you is a pretty good way to begin your career. However, that wasn't enough for this star from the '60s who went on to appear in movies such as the musicals Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Bye Bye Birdie. All that work doesn't mean he has slowed down just yet as the actor has continued to appear in productions such as the fantasy-comedy franchise Night at the Museum in recent years, even at 92 years old.
Eva Marie Saint – 94 year old
Who else could still be leading the way of a career that has spanned over 70 years so far? Eva Marie Saint, that's who. The actress is most recognized for her time in the drama film On the Waterfront, and the thriller movie North by Northwest. Her many roles have seen Eva take home plenty of awards for her skills, and she still continues to star in plenty of productions. Recently, the star has appeared in the superhero movie Superman Returns, and the romantic film Winter's Tale.
Beverly Cleary – 102 years old
Amazingly, one of the nation's most successful authors is still with us at 102 years old. That's right; Beverly Cleary began writing children's and young adult's stories back in the 1950s and has gone on to sell more than 91 million copies of her novels all around the world. Beverly has lived on her own since her husband's passing back in 2004 but has been in a retirement home since 2016. Although she no longer writes, Beverly's work continues to inspire many.
Sean Connery – 87 years old
Sean rose to fame as the original face of 007 in the spy thriller franchise James Bond and went on to play the character for the first seven movies. From there, it was onwards and upwards as he continued to act in films such as the gangster movie The Untouchables, the action-adventure Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and the thriller The Hunt for Red October. Unfortunately, the star announced he would be retiring in June 2007, but has admitted he loves the slower-paced lifestyle.
Loretta Lynn – 86 years old
This country music star has been gracing the world with her incredible vocals for the last 60 years. In that time, Loretta has been responsible for hits such as One's on the Way, Fist City, and You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man). All her incredible music has seen the star take home plenty of awards for her work, as well as selling more than 48 million albums all around the world. A health scare in 2017 means Loretta has since slowed down, but still continues to keep us entertained at 86 years old.
Cloris Leachman – 92 years old
Cloris wasn't always the actress we know and love today. No, this star actually started out life as a Miss Chicago winner. Her crown saw her entered into the Miss America contest where she placed an impressive 16th place. Over the years, Cloris began to dominate the screen in productions such as the drama movie The Last Picture Show, and the sitcom The Facts of Life. Most recently, the actress appeared in the 2018 drama movie I Can Only Imagine.
Vera Lynn – 101 years old
At triple figures, Vera Lynn is still better known as the Forces' Sweetheart thanks to her time keeping the troops in World War II entertained with her singing. The star would travel the world to give renditions of the hits There'll Always Be an England, The White Cliffs of Dover, and We'll Meet Again, before taking a role on radio and TV after the war came to an end. Amazingly, the star has continued to perform and even released an album in 2017 titled Vera Lynn 100.
Ed Asner – 88 years old
Ed Asner might have appeared in the sitcoms nearly 50 years ago, but the actor is still best recognized as the character Lou Grant from the shows The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Lou Grant. However, that doesn't mean this star has slowed life down. Since the turn of the century, Ed has also appeared in the Christmas movie Elf, the animated comedy-drama Up, and the legal, political drama The Good Wife. It seems as though even being 88 years old can't slow down this star.
Norman Lloyd – 103 years old
Believe it or not, but Norman Lloyd has been in the world of show business for the last 80 years. That's plenty of practice in the limelight to make this actor, director, and producer one of the greatest and most knowledgeable that ever lived. As if that wasn't enough, Norman isn't giving up just yet. No, he is currently starring in the action-drama series Fly that follows the lives of the first female African-American flight crew.
Doris Day – 96 years old
This actress and singer started out life in a big band where she was the vocals of the group. However, from the late '40s to the late '60s this star was responsible for over 650 singles. As well as all her time in the studio, Doris somehow found time to appear on our screens in productions such as the suspense thriller The Man Who Knew Too Much, the romcom Pillow Talk, and the comedy Move Over, Darling. In recent years, Doris has stayed away from the limelight apart from sporadic charity appearances.
Queen Elizabeth II – 92 years old
Not only is Queen Elizabeth II the longest reigning monarch in the world, but she is still on the throne at 92 years old. This leading lady has been in charge of her country and the Commonwealth since 1953 and has doesn't look as though she will be stepping aside anytime soon. Although Queen Elizabeth stopped traveling abroad two years ago, she is still there for all the major events, including royal engagements and the recent royal wedding between Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.
Carol Channing – 97 years old
Carol began her life on Broadway after many appearances in the shows Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Hello, Dolly! saw her rise to fame. From there, it was onwards and upwards to the big screen where Carol secured parts in the musical romcom thoroughly modern Millie, and the comedy Skidoo. She might be 97 years old, but Carol is determined to keep busy with the release of her autobiography as well as an audiobook version of the novel.
Kim Novak – 85 years old
This actress rose to fame in the 1950s with roles in movies such as the romcom Picnic, the drama The Man with the Golden Arm, and the musical Pal Joey. Kim was riding the wave of fame well into the '60s when she decided to quit while she was ahead in 1966. The actress sporadically appeared in movies for the next 30 years but has been officially retired since 1991. Now, we occasionally get to see Kim at awards ceremonies and hosting public events.
Betty White – 96 years old
Not only is Betty White one of the greatest comedians and actresses in the world, but she is also the woman with the longest running TV career of any female entertainer. Betty has been in charge of several monumental movements in Hollywood, such as being the first woman to star in and produce a show thanks to the sitcom Life with Elizabeth. Life for Betty is yet to slow down either as the star has appeared in the likes of the romcom The Proposal, and the animated musical The Lorax in recent years.
Mel Brooks – 92 years old
Mel Brooks made a name for himself as a film director, with comedy movies like "The Twelve Chairs," "Young Frankenstein" and "The Producers" establishing him as one of the greats. Brooks turned the last of these into a Broadway show in the early 2000s, something which saw him win his first ever Tony. With that award, the director had successfully collected an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony throughout his career, something that very few people have ever managed. It's no wonder he's built up such an incredible legacy.
June Lockhart – 93 years old
Between the '60s and '00s, you could hardly ever get June Lockhart off your TV. Not that you ever wanted to, of course. The actress appeared in a range of shows, including soap opera "Knots Landing," sci-fi series "Babylon 5" and sitcom "Bewitched." She's best known for the lengthy role she had in family drama "Lassie," as well as her regular appearances in sitcom "Petticoat Junction" and sci-fi show "Lost in Space." With all those acting credits to her name, it's no wonder she's taking things a tad slower nowadays.
Carl Reiner – 96 years old
Actor, director, writer, comedian… what can't Carl Reiner do? It's thanks to this man that we had programs like sitcom "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and sketch show "Caesar's Hour." Reiner was influential during the early years of TV comedy, and we probably wouldn't have some of our favorite shows if it wasn't for the work he did back then. The man just doesn't give up either. He continues to act, with vocal appearances in several animations the last few years, including "Family Guy" and "Duck Duck Goose."
Marsha Hunt – 100 years old
Despite being a popular actress throughout the '30s and '40s, Marsha Hunt was blacklisted by Hollywood after her work against the House of Un-American Activities Committee. She spent most of the '50s struggling to find film work, but she stands by her actions to this very day. That's what makes us admire Hunt even more. Not only is she an incredible actress, famed for roles in films like drama "Cry 'Havoc'" and period adaptation "Pride and Prejudice," but she's also a firm believer in humanitarian rights.
Jackie Mason – 87 years old
Jackie Mason is one of the funniest men in the world. That's not just our opinion, but the opinion of thousands of people around the world. Mason's humor can sometimes rub people up the wrong way – as is the case with many comedians – but his delivery speaks for itself. His one-man show in 1986 won a variety of awards, including an Emmy and a Tony, as well as a Grammy nomination. That's more than we'll ever win in our lifetime.
Marge Champion – 98 years old
In the early days of Disney, it took a lot of effort to create their popular animations. It's still challenging now, but at least they have better technology. Back in the day, Marge Champion was regularly used as a model for the animators, helping them for films like "Pinocchio," "Fantasia" and "Dumbo." She also worked on "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," although she wasn't credited for that appearance. After working for Disney, Champion spent a lot of time teaching dance, even choreographing several numbers in TV and film.
Sidney Poitier – 91 years old
Among Sidney Poitier's many accolades is the fact that he was the first ever black actor to win an Academy Award. As accomplishments go, that's a huge one to make. It was thoroughly deserved though, after his starring role in drama "Lilies of the Field." For that same film, Poitier received a Golden Globe award too, something that he's since been nominated for multiple times. Although the actor hasn't done much work on TV or film recently, he doesn't have to. He's already proved himself enough throughout his career.
Gloria Henry – 95 years old
During the early '60s, many people in America knew who Gloria Henry was. At the time, she was starring in the sitcom "Dennis the Menace" as the titular character's mother. The role came more than a decade after Henry had gotten her start in the industry, and it was yet another credit to add to her ever-growing list of appearances. Following her time on the show, she toned things down a bit but continued to feature on projects here and there. In 2012, she guest-starred on sitcom "Parks and Recreation."
Robert Clary – 92 years old
Robert Clary is best known to people as Corporal Louis LeBeau on the '60s sitcom "Hogan's Heroes." The role came following Clary's imprisonment in a concentration camp during the second world war, something that was revisited in a way during the show. Before he'd been imprisoned, Clary had worked as a professional singer, and he returned to that job after being released. His songs became popular in both France and the U.S., and from there he grew to be as beloved as he is now.
Diana Serra Cary – 99 years old
As an actress, Diana Serra Cary was most famous almost 100 years ago. She was one of the biggest child stars of Hollywood's silent era, racking up over 150 film credits in the space of a few years. It was a lot for Cary to deal with at the time, but it didn't last forever. Eventually, she moved onto a new passion, which is how she started a second career as a writer. She's authored several books, including a historical novel and her autobiography all about being a child star.
John Astin – 88 years old
Younger viewers might be more familiar with the film versions of "The Addams Family," but in the '60s, this family was part of a horror comedy series with the same name. John Astin played Gomez, and from there, his career blossomed. He returned to the character in an animated series of "The Addams Family" in the '90s, as well as having roles in medical drama "St. Elsewhere," comedy series "The Love Boat," and sitcom "The Nanny." He's still acting, with an appearance in animated series "Justice League Action" last year.
Caren Marsh Doll – 99 years old
Caren Marsh Doll is one of the few people still alive who worked on the original version of musical fantasy film "The Wizard of Oz." She played a dance stand-in for lead actress Judy Garland, which was a big job to have on her shoulders. Following "The Wizard of Oz," Doll continued to work in the film industry for a few decades, but she's always been more devoted to dancing. She now works as a dance therapy instructor in Palm Springs, proving she's still got the moves at 99.
Hal Holbrook – 93 years old
Hal Holbrook has spent the last 60 years carving a name for himself in the film industry. After his one-man show in '54 garnered critical acclaim, he's been improving his skills year after year. He's appeared in political thriller "All the President's Men," a film that cemented Holbrook as a star, as well as holocaust drama "Julia" and supernatural horror "The Fog." Nowadays, he makes the odd appearance on TV shows like procedural dramas "Bones" and "Hawaii Five-0," and medical drama "Bones."