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Electricity At The World's Fair
lttilttt itll WW EVERY SATURDAY. © No. xx CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 9, 1893. Vol. XIII. Electricity at the World's Fair. Aside from several distinguished members ol' the cou- gress who remained to see the exposition, two notable Egures attracted attention in the elec'ricity building last week-Thomas A. Edison and Nikola Tesla. Mr. Edison paid several visits to the building, strictly in the capacity of a spectator, and greatly enjoyed his inspection of the exhibits. Mr. Tesla gave a number ofexperiments before invited guests and the general public. On Tuesday after- noon be repeated, at the agricultural assembly hall, the substance ol' his lecture on "Mechanical and Electrical Oscillaturs," which was delivered before the members of the congress on the preceding Friday. On this cccasion he had for an audience von Helmholtz and a number of other scienris's who had bteu unable to attend the Hrst lecture. On Tuesday evening Mr. Telsa repeated his beauiiful and interesting high tension and high frequency :irperiments in the dark pavilion of the Westinghouse :om- pany in electricity building before a number of foreign en- gineers, including W. H. Preece, H. D. Wilkinson, MM. Mascart and de la Touanne, Dr. Lobach, F. W. Tischeu~ dnerfer and others. He also instructed and entertained other parties of visitors at intervals during the week at the same place by similsr demonstrations. In conversation with a representative of the WESTERN ELECTRI- CIAN, however, Mr. Telsa said that he considered his researches into oscillatory phenomena, and the results that he had already obtained in that direction, his greatest work, and that he hoped to continue his investigations until he could present the world a system of mechanical and electrical vibration of commercial utility. The German historical exhibit of electrical apparatus which is illustrated on this page can be found in the cen- tral portion of the easterngallery' of the electricity building, and the collection, which has only lately been opened to the public, will well repay a visit, as it is alike instructive to the student and interesting to the casual visitor. Here are shown devices which are claimed to substantiate the assertion that three of the grmt applications of electricity -the electric~telegraph, the electric speaking telephone and long-distance power transmission-were tirst made in Germany. The articles show.-1 were contributed largely by Siemens & Halske, ol Berlin, although a number were obtained 'from the Imperial German Postofiice Department and other sources. The central feature of the display, at the back of the exhibit, is a bust of Werner von Siemens, the great German electrician, of heroic size, conspicuously placed undera large canopy. To the right, on a pedestal, is a life-sized bust of Sommer-ring, for whom is claimed the honor of inventing the electric telegraph. On the left is a bust of Philip Reis, who is undoubtedly entitled tothe distinction of having invented the Erst electric speaking telephone, crude though it undoubtedly was. the date being rS6t. On either side of these busts are bas-relief heads of Gauss and Weber, all ol the sculptured figures being outlined against a background of dark crimson cloth, which conceals the side ofthe building. Ou this background is also arranged a series of framed photo- graphs showing the primary and secondary stations of the three-phase installation used in_ the Lauien-Frankfort power transmission experiment, with pictures of the line construction and of the work accomplished by this elec- trically transmitted power at the Frankfort electrical exposition. One of the oil insulators used is also shown. It will be remembered that the Germans succeeded in transmitting 300 horse power over tco miles at a pressure
124 of 3o,o:>0 volts, and of this achievement they are naturally not a little proud. Arranged in front of the busts are a number of interesting relics. An effort was made to se- cure the apparatus used by Siimmerring in his first experi- ments with the galvanic telegraph, some eighty years ago, but without success, as the descendents of the noted physicist, who reside in Frankfort, would not consent to the removal of the instruments to America, even tempo- rarily. Models of the Reis telephone instruments are shown, however. One of the most interesting features of the collection is the electro-magnetic telegraphic apparatus of Gauss and Weber, which was devised about 1833. It is big and clumsy, and the signals were recorded by means of a reading telescope and a mirror. A piece of the wire used in the first telegraph line in Goetgtingen in the year mentioned is shown, with printed copies of some interest- esting letters written at that time to the mayor of the town by Prof. Weber. Appropriately placed near the cen- tral bust is the first machine built in Germany on the dynamoelectric principle. It was invented by Werner von Siemens, and brought out in 1366. This interesting ex- hibit has but one armature winding. It is tzrefully pre- served. Among the other Siemens & Halske appliances is the hrst dynamo with a von Hefner-Alteneck drum arma- ture, which dates from 1S72, and a Gramme ring machine WESTERN ELECTRICIAN. company, Caldwell electric cloth cutter, Electrical Engrav- ing company, Electric Appliance company, Electric Heat Alarm company, Eureka Tempered Copper company, Chas. F. Hall, Gamewell Fire Alarm & Telegraph company, McNeil-Tinder Electric company, Newman Clock & Manufacturing company, Reliance Gauge com- pany, Weston Electrical Instrument company and others. The idea of this souvenir originated with George B. Clark, who displayed much energy in pushing the plan to completion. Luther Stieringer, the designer of the electric fountains at the World's Fair, left for New York on Saturday, The evidence 0f Mr. Stieringer's second visit to the fair since the opening can be seen in the greatly improved operation of the fountains, which are now taking their rightful posi- tion among the great popular attractions on the grounds. Mr. Stieringer hopes to return before the close of the fair to inspect the exposition as a spectator. Of the four exhibit spaces in electricity building occupied by the Westinghouse Electric 3: Manufacturing company, the two most prominent, which are located in the nave of the building, are shown in Figs 2 and 3. This company has about I§,000 square feet of space in this building in addition to its great _ alternating incandescent plant in machinery hall. In the exhibit par- - :- . 3; i'-`2"sI~C"':_¢-tit' , l i 1- » ~ " ` ' J f '»s=:~f.é?f~s 'li-9' -r -V 1 ' ' ~ ,. . ¢ Q51 ,--;>'~»-,-. -; ' ,~" , - .f - 'Je fifiiff 7 . 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The first electric locomotive built by Siemens & Halske, which was produced in 1879, is ac- corded a prominent position in the middle ofthe space, and it appears curious and antiquated when compared with the electric railway motors of the present day. In the northern portion of the space are many old instruments that are worthy of inspection. These include a number of the telegraphic appliances used by Siemens in the '4o's, the original machine for pressing gutta percha for insulation, old resistance boxes, galvanometers and the like. A number of the gallery exhibitors in the electricity building have united in issuing a neat little souvenir for presentation to visitors. This memento consists of a booklet containing a por- trait of Chief Barrett and views of the exhibits of the Ansonia Electric company, W, R. Brixey, Bates Manufac- turing compiny, Commercial Cable company. North American Phonograph company, Edison Manufacturing OF THE WESTINGIIOUSE COMI-"A!\'Y, ELECTRICITY BUILDING. ticular attention is paid tothe transmission of power by the Tesla polyphase system. The space illustrated in Fig. 2 is that in the northern portion of the building. It contains the beautiful Westinghouse golden pavilion and also the Tesla generating station, although the machinery of the latter is not shown in the picture. The current is carried from this section by an overhead pole line, shown in Fig 2, to a receiving station, Fig, 3, where it is utilized for various purposes. A very mmplete account of this system is given in Mr. Scott`s paper, which is presented on page 126 of this issue, and it is therefore unnecessary to dwell further on it here. The exhibit of street railway apparatus is principally contained in the space illustrated in Fig. 3. It includes one 27o horse power multipolar gen- erator directly connected to a Westinghouse compound engine; one 4oo horse power multipolar generator of the belt-driven type; several Westinghouse street railway motors-single reduction-of eo, 25 and 30 horse power capacity; one Brownell 29 foot mr equipped with two 31 horse power Westinghouse motors-single reduction- series multiple controller, etc.: one Stephenson 16 foot car equipped with two 3o horse power Westinghouse motors -single rtduction-series multiple controller, etc. There is also a complete line of switches, ammeters, voltmeters, automatic circuit breakers, lightning arresters, switch- board fittings and connections and motor details illustrat- ing constmction. In addition the Westinghouse company exhibits a Lamokin ear in the transporfation build- ing. This car is 18 feet long and is equipped with two 30 horse power single reduction mo- tors and a series multiple controller. The company September 9, 1893 also shows a Laclede car similarly equipped on the exhibition tracks near the terminal station. The cars in electricity building are placed over a pit, so that visitors can inspect the motors and connections from beneath. The company also makes a large exhibit of arc and incan- descent lighting apparatus and of general electrical sup- plies. Included in this list may be mentioned standard Westinghouse alternators of various sizes, including a field casting of a 45o kilowatt belt-driven alternator, showing the Westinghouse method of casting laminated poles into cast iron frame; standard Westinghouse converters and transformers; special converters equipped with non-arcing metal lightning arresters; direct current motors and gen- erators of the horizontal type; direct current generators and motors of the "letter" type; direct current generators of the multipolar type; direct current motors of the Man- chester type; alternating current arc light dynamos; Shall- lenberger alternating current meters, complete and in op- eration, also parts illustrating construction; Wurts non- arcing metal lightning arresters for alternating current circuits, in operation; lightning arresters of various types for direct current circuits; switches for alternating and direct current work; ammeters and voltmeters for direct and alternating currents. One of the most interesting sections of the display is B 1, in the southeastern portion of the building. Here, in addition to Shallenberger me- ters and Wurts non-arcing metal lightning arresters, is the personal exhibit of Nikola Tesla and the dark room in which the Tesla experiments are shown. 'Same of the early motors designed by Mr. Tesla are shown, and also the parts ofa small machine built in an attempt to produce a self-exciting altemator. The head of Columbus, occu- pying the large wall space at the south end of the build- ing, together with the decorative scrolls and letters, and which is made up of Sawyer~Man stopper incandescent lamps lighted by current from the circuits of the Exposi- tion company, which are supplied by the Westinghouse central station plant in machinery hall, completes the dis- play in electricity building. The Sires! Railway Gazette has issued in pamphlet form its "Directory of Street Railway Exhibits at the World's Fair." The compilation has -been carefully made and should be of great assistance to all particularly interested in the appliances used in street railway work. The Turin jubilee pole for arc lamps, which was illus- n-ated in the WESTERN Etccrnrcran of April nad last. has at last arrived on the World's Fair grounds. It has been erected in the General Electric company's space in the electricity building, near the tower of light, instead of in the rear of the administration building, as was originally, intended. The General Electric company's Eve-'oct projector, which is claimed to equal the largest Schuckert search- light on the manufactures building in power, has been erected on the colonnade between the machinery and agri- cultural buildings. This huge lamp stands about I0 feet 6 inches high to the upper side of the ventilator on the top of the drum, and the total weight is about 5,5oo pounds. The reflecting lens mirror used in this projector is 60 inches in diameter. It isa concave spherical mirror of the Mangin type, and was manufactured especially for this projector in Paris. It is a fine specimen of optical work, 3% inches thick at the edges and 1 16 inch thick at the center, weighing about 7oo pounds. This mirror is mounted at one end of the big drum, the other end of which is furnished with a door consisting of a metal rim in which are fixed a number of plate-glass strips 5-16 inch thick by 6 inches wide. Inside this drum, and sliding upon ways arranged on the bottom, is placed the ar: lamp, which is entirely automatic in its action, is 6 feet high, and weighs about 4no pounds. The upper or positive arbon is 1% inches in diameter and 22% inches long, with a 5-16 inch core ol soft carbon run- ning from end to end through its center. The lower or negative carbon is IX inches in diameter, 15 inches long, and also has a core of soft carbon mnning through it. In addition, its outer surface is heavily coated with copper. The positive carbon is set a little in front of the negative, and thus almost all the intense light of the incandescent crater is cat upon the reflector. The maximum current at which this lamp operates is zoo amperes, and at this cur- rent the lamp is calculated to have a luminous intensity of about 9o,ooo to 100,000 candles, which is multiplied many times by the mirror. Ventilators at the top and sides al- low a constant current of air to pass through the drum and dissipate the heat generated by the arc lamp; and they are so arranged that no light can scape through them. All the connections for adjusting the positions of the car- bons and the lamp are brought through the drum to the outside, and are arranged in close proximity to one another at one side, so that all may be manipulated by the operator
September 9, 1893 without moving from his position. The drum is supported by trnnnious in bearings at the top of a Y»shaped fork, set in a base-plate. and the whole is supported on a system of friction wheels, forming a turntable resting upon the top of a massive pedestal, supportingthe whole structure. The drum, fork and base plate may be rotated horizontally on the turntable either by hand or by gearing proyided for this purpose. The drum may also be raised or lowered in a vertical plane. The thirty-ton electric locomotive exhibited by the Gen- eral Electric company on the tracksnear the terminal sta- tion is now operated at rt A. M. and 3 and S P. xr. daily. R. H. Pierce, the electrical engineer of the exposition, and L. S. Boggs, the assistant engineer for electrical power, have prepared a table showing the number, distri- bution and capacity of the electric motors in the service plant at the World's Fair. This table, which gives an ex- cellent idea of the extended use of electrically transmitted power at jackson Park, is given below: t r r MOTORS IN use AT Tut: wotu.D's t-'Arrt. Exposition. l r-;triittttt>rs_ - 'rotti Location. No. of y Nt.. or No. of H P .Motors r-r_P_ Motors t-r.t>_ Motors - - tiiirtsis ning .._. ._ l ' r 5 t 5 Transportation ...... i r 1,, ' 36 race; ' 31 tiny; Mines and writting... 1 l yeast is 69 i ,S mi, Agricultural .....,.., 7 i 237 3 se ttf; I 33 zssfi Manufactures .,,.,. __ __ i ._ 1 tr tsit i or ,Sig Machinery r-rail ,,___ ,S , ,gs i 13 est; as tam; Hertititrttrrai ........ _ ~ ._ ts iii, i s me Anthropological ..._, _ _ r l r r Government _,., ..., l __ i _ _ ts ~ 3614 l 6 357; wsatiisr Bureau ____ i _ , t ,tt r tg.; Terminal station __._ , ._ » _ _ r r i r 1 Administration, _ __, rs l tus 2 \, ` rt Mt, risrisrrts _.,._.,__,_ t 1 i to r t ' 3 it clam nits _____ ...i __ l , s 3 i s 5 Costa Ries _,._,____ ; __ , __ , r 5 r 5 Leather _.__ _._. _ __ , 5 its i r ; ts us Choral nitirtririg ____, i __ _ i , is i , .1 KansasStnte.. 1 _ i __ i i r i t r German rtiteiitii ___. _ __ __ l r r l i r New vttrtt stats. ..._ i l __ _ i i so i ss wrists sttir Litre _ , t % i . ig Stereotype_ ,,____ __ i __ ___ i i is r rc Ptttit ____,__,__ ._.___ . __ ' i rs r ~ .5 watt-itstt's nit-itiirig _' 2 .tt i i r .t Midway i>iaisaii¢¢__' r t, t, at 4 is 7, Dairy rziiiiaiirg ______ . 3 so, ._ ' 3 sm osiry nsrr. No. is... r 6 i 6 ssrtii-t nttiitiiri»r__ _; t tw, ' t s tp, Ntw smite ning 1 . ii, r .15 sswsrags Cleansing , 1 _ w°rits_._ ,___ __ t 1 it , i 2, Crematory _ _.__, __ . i t, . ., Carpenter shop ,,.. r 9 i ., Psirit sritip ._.., .___ t 3 r 3 Mssitstiitsi mst. , Blacksmith strip.. t it r i, nrsritsrriitii srtrip _.__ t l .i t ., Ptirripiaottse ____ r l ts r ri att, Pirtrip nriitisa i Machinery i~itiii__ r l rs __ i ts Ttitsi __,..___._.._ rs; l.,t..;;_ its l ssréir gt; swat.; As will be seen, 315 motors, with an aggregate capacity of 2,348§;{ horse power, are eennected with the exposition circuits. This does not include the large number of mo- tors in electricity building for which the exhibitors themr selves supply current frorn machinery hall, and which are not operated by the Exposition cornpauy. The following is a list of the names of the diH'erent varieties of motors op- erated ou exposition circuits; Eddy, Crocker~Wheeler Edison, Thomson-Houston, Diehl, Lundell, jenney, Westinghouse, Ferret, Sprague, Sperry, Card, Ford & Washburn, Keystone, Dunderdale, Eickemeyer, C. & C., Holtzer-Cabot, Western Electric, Kester, Wagner, De~ troit, Mather, Emerson, Mayo, Waddell-Eutz, Brush, Simpson. Additional details in relation to the elevated electric railway plant at the World`s Fair are always interesting, and so no apology is necessary for supplementing the gen- eral articles on the road that have appeared in this journal by further particulars. Electrical engineers ` will End the sectional drawing of the I5oo kilowatt generator in the power house, Fig. 4, of particular interest. The machine has twelve poles, is compound wound, and is mrefnlly insulated from the ground. The air space between the faces of the poles and the face of the arrnature is 7-16 of an inch. The armature is built up of sheet iron punchings set around a spider shrunk on the- hub. The outer face of the spider is slotted as are the inner faces of the armature punchings, so that they dove tail together. Each circle of sheet iron is carefullyinstrlated from the preceding one, except at one point, and this re- sults in giving to the armature a spiral construction. Not less than I]`,20O pieces of sheet iron, weighing 25 tons, were used to build up the nine sheet iron sections, separated from each other by eight brass open rings, resembling spoked wheels, which serve for ventilating purposes. Two four ton cast iron washers held together by bolts, complete the material composing the armature core, The winding of the arrnature consists of copper strips 3% inches wide by 14 inch thick, two turns to the coil. These are carefully in- sulated from each other'by mica, and each couple is inserted in one of the 348 slots in the laminated arrnature body each of which is itself lined with a mica tube. The strips WESTERN ELECTRICIAN. are held in place by means of a wooden wedge. The side connections are then riveted and soldered to the strips and are brought down to the massive copper commutator. There are twelve brushes, which are manipulated by means of a hand wheel actuating a gearing concealed beneath the floor of the power house. The switchboard, Fig, 5, is made of enameled slate framed in mahogany, and is a. striking feature in the in- stallation. It is composed of five panels, one for each machine, each panel containing all the instruments neces- sary for the control of the machine to which it belongs, i. f., triple pole switches, shunt rhenstars, ammeters, auto- matic circuit breakers, lightning arresters, lightning switches, etc. The circuit breakers are of the new design ofthe General Electric company, and are provided with automatic resetting devices which close them electrically, With this electrical reset, all or any desired number of cirs cuit breakers in the station can be reset at once. The generators are adjusted so to run in perfect harmony as exactly to divide the load in proportion to their relative capacities-a nice problem with generators of such varied sizes and types. The transportation service is effected by trains running at four minute intervals, each train consist- ing of a motor car and three trailers; the trains weighing 63 tons each, seating 280 people and the gars being of the ...ref- * 'f°"'" ** . ,_ .t , aft x25 ee.: E, Q _r .e§44 it ns, ; sf, t t t vpn, as -'fn ,& *'°"`t n Kg s vi' ss* ~®;t r §,"'vv ». ~ ge., rf l & .=._ ~"5 _4,.;a= _ 3"` ssx r'--i _~¢ ._ ¢;:_.t:.,,,~_-r as.i,..s. _ _ ' l ntl , ,i_'\ ,l..i~"r1alf?' - _ _g :M _ _ F _ Tf*¥"§lt ~;~si§;f ' _a».:if@§3'*?' ii?`:;.i*.';`5Tifi'-"<.»1 ` §¢*'§,} tid ig - -~'=:,1.~a_:.s'=_s; 1 ' _ ,ic ti "pr it s _?g_;;; __;-,,,*'.HQ -- is Q.. li _ f- , .» ~ l \» _ :',,_»;_ x§.1 _ S* 'Lf' ' . 1 _, to _ '_ fl _§1;s->;,;&# i " ., _; ' .2 _ ' ,,/ ~ .» s ~ A ~"- T- 'f~ S f` f 19531 'T' . . 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These machines, one of which is shown in Fig. 6, are the most powerful railway motors yet cou- structed, developing 133 horse power each. They are geared for a speed of 3° miles an hour. Current is taken from the conductor rails by means of a sliding shoe con- tact, Fig. 7. The motors are controlled by a series par- allel controller of special type. operated by an ingenious compressed air mechanism. Themotors are connected up in a novel way. When the car is started the four motors are in series, then two in series and two short-circuited then, the four in series of two pairs of motors each in multiple, then two in multiple and two shorbcircuited and Enally all in multiple. By this method the trains are started smoothly and without jerk, and the speed is imper- ceptibly increased. Air is furnished to the controller and to the air brakes, which are Fitted to each train, by an air compressor pump, similar to that used on locomotives, but operated by an electric motor. 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Starting the new year off properly on the blog, with a little beauty product that I have just become completely obsessed with. When strolling around all those beautiful designer counters in Boots, shopping for Christmas present, I became fixated with the idea of a gorgeous new necklace. I chose Dior as I have had so many before and really enjoyed every single one. Naturally when shopping for christmas presents I feel it is okay to reward yourself with a little treat, especially seeing as I had just finished buying for everyone else. As ever, the extremely glamorous Dior lady came over and starting offering some advice, smothering each shade boldly onto her hand, as well as mine. All I had to say was that I wanted a red colour, and she was off! But boy, did she do good!
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This is another 9 patch trying to fit into 8 inches. I haven't checked the finished size on this one, but I did cut the square pieces at 3 3/16ths. I haven't made it with a dark background before so this was fun.
The Ohio Star is is an all-time favorite block. Joyce and I - with her then 9-year-old daughter's eager assistance - made a quilt for Tanya with large Ohio Stars on a white background some dozen or so years ago.


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The Westminster fingerpost is an integral part of a resident or visitor experience to any urban setting or site of interest to determine the visual legibility of an area. The directional signage post is constructed with a galvanised steel column and decorative cast iron base. The finial and finger arms are cast in aluminium; both attach to Furnitubes' unique telescopic spigot. The telescopic spigot can be adjusted during installation to suit the number of arms required - allowing for additional or removal of arms. The directional finger arms can accommodate 1, 2 or 3 lines of text, with a number of standard font style options and a large range of symbols.
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Here's Why Stifling A Sneeze Could Be Fatal: Doctors Warn
Trying to stifle a forceful sneeze by pinching your nose and clamping your mouth shut may prove to be fatal, warn doctors including those of Indian origin. Here's what they had to say....
Stifling a sneeze should be avoided as it can be fatal to health
- Stifling a sneeze left a man with a ruptured throat
- If you stifle a sneeze, the air can get trapped in your chest
- It can also rupture the blood vessels in your brain
The young man had developed a popping sensation in his neck which immediately swelled up after he tried to contain a forceful sneeze by pinching his nose and keeping his mouth clamped shut at the same time, according to doctors including Raguwinder S Sahota and Sudip Das. A little later he found it extremely painful to swallow and all but lost his voice.
When the doctors examined him they heard popping and crackling sounds, which extended from his neck all the way down to his ribcage - a sure sign that air bubbles had found their way into the deep tissue and muscles of the chest, which was subsequently confirmed by a computed tomography scan.
Due to the risk of serious complications, the man was admitted to hospital, where he was fed by tube and given intravenous antibiotics until the swelling and pain had subsided.
After seven days he was well enough to be discharged with the advice not to block both nostrils when sneezing in future. "Halting sneezing via blocking nostrils and mouth is a dangerous manoeuvre, and should be avoided," according to the doctors who published the findings from the case in the journal BMJ Case Reports.
It may lead to numerous complications, such as air trapped in the chest between both lungs, perforated eardrums, and even rupture of a ballooning blood vessel in the brain, they said.
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LOS ANGELES — "The key word," Shawn Porter said, "is resistance."
Make Errol Spence Jr. look both ways before crossing. Unplug the jukebox and upset Spence's rhythm. Make him step backward, even for a moment. That would be worth commemorating.
Spence has won 25 of 25 fights and only four have gone to the final bell. The last time he lost a round on any card was in 2017, five fights ago, when he beat Kell Brook.
Mikey Garcia got through 12 rounds with Spence in March but still was the victim of a no-hitter. The cards were 120-107 and two 120-108s.
That is part of the fascination Saturday night, when Spence takes his IBF welterweight championship into Staples Center, when Porter brings his WBC belt as well.
Porter has fought much better competition on paper. He also has lost to Brook and Keith Thurman. In his most recent outing he had to hustle to earn a split decision over Yordanis Ugas in Carson.
Spence might be like the 2017 Mater Dei football team that never trailed for a second in the regular season. In the playoffs, it didn't either.
Offstage, Spence radiates respect for Porter, who beat Danny Garcia to earn his title. But Spence knows how to whip up the promotion as well. He dismissed Porter as "nothing but an in-shape street fighter. He boxes like a guy who doesn't know how to swim, just windmilling."
On Thursday the trainers took over the campaign. Derrick James, who coaches Spence, said Porter was being "treated like trash" by his father and trainer Kenny, and invited Porter to Dallas for some real instruction. The two were separated, fortunately for Porter.
All of this is just a pressure release, of course, but when James says Porter needs a win over Spence to "stay relevant," it carries the sting of truth.
If Porter wins he topples a true cavalcade event in 2020, when Spence is likely to step in with the similarly unbeaten and ominous Terence Crawford, the WBO champ. That will require some delicate talks between Premier Boxing Champions and Top Rank, which promotes Crawford. But it is too obvious, and lucrative, not to happen.
"A lot of people talk about Shawn and Errol being close, but they're not," Kenny Porter said on Tuesday. "They don't have each other's numbers, they've never trained together. The relationship is between me and Errol, because I was his technical coach in the amateurs."
When Spence went to England to beat Brook, Kenny went to lend support and brought Shawn with him. From that moment they knew Spence would be on their schedule.
Porter does have advantages that aren't on the tale of the tape. He is a master of discomfort. He generally gets inside the arms of his bigger foes and tries to blast the body, and he understands leverage.
He got that from high school football in Ohio, and also from his amateur career, when he fought at 165 pounds. One of his amateur victims was Oleksandr Uzyk, who has dispensed with the cruiserweight division and now plans to rule the heavyweights.
"I remember the punch that allowed me to win the fight," Porter said, "and I've envisioned using that same punch in this fight."
He also split two fights with Demetrius Andrade, who now holds a middleweight championship. Porter got a "long list" of suggestions from Andrade, via text, on how to deal with Spence.
The Porters swam against the current when they decided to drop weight classes, all the way down to 147.
"It was an easy decision," Kenny Porter said. "He was playing football so I wouldn't ask him to break his body weight down. We just went to boxing tournaments at the weight we were, and we were successful. But once he quit playing football and didn't need the weight, it became apparent.
"He fought for the NABO 154-pound title and he was 153. After the weigh-in, the guy he fought had gone up to 175. We decided we didn't want to do that, and he changed his lifestyle and his diet. But if you check the records, he came down one pound at a time."
So Porter's ring-life experiences are superior to Spence's and his pedigree, at 147, dwarfs that of Spence's pointless victims. What happens when Porter burrows his way into Spence's air space?
"I'm not necessarily going to fight him like that," Porter said. "The thing we will bring is resistance. He hasn't had to deal with it."
So far Spence has been both irresistible force and immovable object. On Saturday night, he might have to pick just one.


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Researchers have developed a new open source intelligence gathering system known as BlackForest.
A recently improved telemedicine system was optimized by scientists at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and Cisco Systems, Inc.
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KABUL - Breast cancer is the second deathly disease after maternal death in childbirth which takes lives of the Afghan women. According to Officials on Wednesday that one out of eight women is suffering with breast cancer in Afghanistan.
Findings reveal that this disease affects 99 percent of the women and only affects half percent of men.
Afghan Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) says awareness is the most effective way to prevent this disease.
Officials say our findings have revealed that Afghanistan has the highest rates of breast cancer in which on out of every eight women is suffering of this cancer.
"One of the reasons of increase in maternal death is the breast cancer, one out of every eight women has been suffering of this disease, this is not a fatal disease if we seek treatments," Ferozuddin Feroz Minister of Public Health Affairs said.
The World Health Organization (WHO) also warns that the disease may double in the Mediterranean area, particularly in Afghanistan in another two years and emphasis on their commitment to fight against breast cancer.
"Breast cancer is among four types of cancers which mainly affects women and probably this disease may increase in another two decades, out of 20,000 cases of cancer in Afghanistan 7,000 of these are breast cancers," Dr. Richard Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Afghanistan said.
Afghanistan's First Lady also asks health workers to work harder to aware women about this disease and to treat the disease.
"Health officials must take serious actions to aware, diagnose and treat breast cancer," First Lady Raula Ghani said.
Breast cancer is a group of cancer cells that starts in the cells of the breast. It is the second leading cause of death among women. Although most people who develop breast cancer will not be able to pinpoint one specific cause, scientists have learned much about risk factors that may indicate a stronger likelihood for cancer. (ATN)


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Made by Faberge in St. Petersburg between 1908 and 1917.
The egg pendant is carved from a grayish blue semi-translucent sapphirine. One side of the egg is embellished with chased rose gold flaming torch and green gold laurel wreath.
The egg is marked with 56 zolotnik Imperial gold standard and initials 'ФА' for Faberge's workmaster Feodor Afanasiev.
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How can data be represented and summarized meaningfully?
• Revisit various ways to plot data: dot plots, histograms, and box plots (S-ID.A.1).
• Interpret plots of data within the context of the data (S-ID.A.3).
• Use the terms "symmetric" and "skewed" as descriptors of distributions (S-ID.A.2).
Students revisit the methods for representing and summarizing data that they learned in grades 6 to 8. They interpret dot plots, histograms, and box plots, attending to the referents of symbols used. Not just what are the quartile values, but what do they indicate about the data? Not just whether the graph is symmetric or skewed, but what does that tell us about the data?
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WHAT: How is wealth distributed in America? Students interpret frequency graphs and calculate the mean and median income for citizens of three hypothetical countries. They recall that mean and median are measures of center, and while each tells you different information, neither gives you a complete picture of the data. We can better understand a set of data by analyzing how it is distributed. Then, they construct (S-ID.A.1) and compare box plots of the wealth distribution in the three countries. Students must use appropriate tools (by hand or using technology) strategically when creating the box plots (MP5). Finally, they confront the reality that the way wealth is distributed in the United States today is way more skewed than any of these.WHY: Statistics are useful because they help us describe and compare data collected in our world. It is important to start this unit to use statistics in a meaningful way. Given the news in recent years about income inequality, and powerful entities rigging the system to skew wealth distribution even further, the utility of statistics for describing and modeling our reality is apparent (MP4).
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WHAT: Each student gets a bag of M&M's. They are asked to predict the distribution of colors, then to compare their predictions with the contents of their bags. They then compare results with those of their neighbors, combine totals, and compare these with those reported by the company that produces M&M's. This requires collaboration, communication, and attention to precision (MP6). Students represent their data graphically in at least one way and are challenged to represent it in multiple ways (S-ID.A.1).
WHY: This activity does not have heavy algebraic demands so it gives all students an entry point into discussion of data collection, sample size, and data representation.


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Mark Hamill is confirmed as the voice of Chucky in MGM and Orion's Child's Play Remake, and original director Tom Holland is fully on board. Of course, horror fans will know Holland as the director of the original movie from 1988. While screenwriter and Chucky creator Don Mancini has publicly expressed his unhappiness with the new movie along with many Child's Play franchise stars, it seems Holland is approaching the reboot with an open mind. On Twitter, Holland tweeted Hamill's video announcement about the casting, calling it a "smart move." The legendary horror director further offered his support for Hamill on Facebook, posting a link to the news. "Looking forward to what Mark will bring to the character," Holland notes in the caption. "Loved his Joker!"
The teasers and sneak peek images released for the movie have only given fans the briefest of glimpses at the new Chucky. While we have a basic idea on how the killer doll will look, how he would sound had been a mystery until now. It wasn't clear if Chucky would be speaking in a manner similar to the Good Guy dolls from the original movie, or if they'd simply use a robotic voice now that the doll has artificial intelligence. For the most part, fans of the franchise seemed to be very unhappy either way, considering Brad Dourif to the the one and only voice of Chucky. Casting Mark Hamill in the role was undoubtedly the right call, because many of those who were skeptical are now quick to reevaluate their stance on the movie with a voice talent like Hamill coming on board. Basically, it seems producers casted the one person most people just couldn't be mad about.
Luke Skywalker is undoubtedly the most well known of all of Hamill's roles, and the actor will even be reprising it once again for this winter's Star Wars: Episode IX. Batman fans also know him quite well for portraying the Joker in various video games and animated DC projects for the past couple decades, starting with Batman: The Animated Series. There are many fans who consider Hamill to be the best Joker of all, and clearly, Tom Holland is a big fan of the portrayal as well. If Hamill was able to successfully reinvent someone like the Joker just a few years after Jack Nicholson's iconic performance in Tim Burton's Batman, chances are good he'll be able to do the same with Chucky.
Due to release this summer, the new Child's Play is directed by Lars Klevberg utilizing a screenplay from Tyler Burton Smith. Gabriel Bateman and Audrey Plaza will star in the movie as Andy Barclay and his mom Karen, with Brian Tyree Henry playing Detective Norris. The movie has the same basic premise of the 1988 original, telling the story of a mother giving a toy doll to her son as a gift, unaware of its murderous nature. This time, however, the doll is technologically advanced and turns homicidal due to issues with its hardwire, as opposed to a serial murderer transferring his soul into the toy using black magic.
For better or for worse, the new Child's Play will hit the big screen this summer. Hopefully, Hamill will bring something new to the table with his version of Chucky, differentiating it from the classic voice we know and live provided by Brad Dourif. Reboots can certainly be hit or miss, but given the talent involved with the new Child's Play, it's fair to go into this one with an open mind. Watch the film when it premieres in theaters everywhere on June 21, 2019. This news comes from the Real Tom Holland Facebook.


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I believe our current series BLIND FAITH: (www.faithco.tv) is probably one of the most powerful message series we've ever taught here at Faithco. Over the past three weeks we've defined faith and we have taken a look at what it is to walk by faith. In addition, last week we explored how Noah obeyed by faith. Next week we will discuss one of the most important attributes of faith that is many times over looked. This entire series has led up to what I will be speaking about this weekend. It will be the final message in this series and I believe it will be the most impacting of all four messages. In fact, several months ago when I decided to teach this series, this message was the one message that gave me the idea to teach on and name this series Blind Faith. Whatever you do, don't miss this message. If you know me, you know that I don't say this about every message. I feel strongly that this message will change people. It has already changed me.
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This Isn't Faith:
While Hebrews 11 defines faith, I thought it might be beneficial to talk about what faith is NOT, and what faith DOES NOT do:
First, Faith does not deny reality: I believe words matter. I believe we should speak words of faith. However, calling things what they are is not a lack of faith. It is simply an admission of reality. If you are sick, there is nothing wrong with saying "I'm sick". How can a doctor diagnose you if you do not let him know the symptoms? If you have no money, don't tell people you do –that would be a lie.
I believe that acknowledging and admitting where we are is the first step of faith and to receiving what we need from God. For example, if I were a non believer, the first thing I must do is admit that I am a sinner and confess my sins. (Romans 10)
However, faith does not end where reality leaves us. Faith takes us beyond reality to limitless possibility by believing in God's word. Instead of just stating the obvious reality, we can speak words of faith into our lives and future:
"I may be sick, but I serve a God who can and will heal me. I may be broke, but Christ came to this world that I might have an abundant life. It is in his plan that I walk in heath and prosperity; therefore I can and will walk in health and prosperity."
We live in a real world but never forget we serve a limitless supernatural God.
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updated: see below; also, there are concerns that there will be an increased crackdown on bloggers by the government as a result of opposition wins in the recent by-elections that I described below. More information is available here: http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/08/27/plans-for-action-again... .
The power, or more precisely, pouissance, of media and the arts to respond to injustice and to those in control is well-known, even if it must be continually reaffirmed and re-created due to moves by the establishment. Tactical responses rely on the unexpected, at least the unexpected as seen by establishment, in order to be effective. These types of situations proliferate as cheap media technologies enter into formerly repressive situations. An example of this is Malaysia, where I spent some time this summer. While the nation profiles itself as a developing place, with a variety of high-tech industries, the reality is that it has effectively one-party rule, and strict Islamic rule in two of the northern states. As a result, both online and artistic freedom are heavily curtailed. So it is with much fanfare that Jeff Ooi, a blogger and member of an opposition party, was just elected as an MP in the state of Penang. This is all the more important given the large amount of internet use in Malaysia, especially among the young.
Additionally, the arts have been under continual attack by government forces, from the suppression of traditional shadow puppet theater in the state of Kelantan, to the closure of theater shows in Kuala Lumpur. There are now a number of groups performing underground as a way of responding to the repression of new and traditional forms. There is a good book on this subject that is due to a workshop that took place in 2002: Freedom of Expression in the Arts.
UPDATE:Evidently, puppetry is also a dangerous thing in the United States. Among the other illegal raids taking place in the Twin Cities prior to the RNC was one that took place in the last day that was searching for, among other things, "hollowed out puppets". I kid you not: look at the search warrant below. (And more information about the raids available on the Twin Cities Indymedia website.) This raises all of the same questions as I mentioned above in connection with Malaysia, excepting we live in what we believe to be a "developed" country. So, the operational questions are the same as what I've brought up in connection with the thread I opened: what are possible strategies for responding to obviously illegal raids, especially when the people in power are using the same tools as those resisting? And how does academia respond to these egregious abuses of power?
UPDATE II: Even more badness with respect to the conventions and the right to protest. Word just came through that Amy Goodman, respected journalist for Democracy Now!, was illegally arrested by St. Paul Police. Video of her arrest is embedded below. According to Twin Cities Indymedia, she has now been released, although her two producers, Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar, are still detained. This is turning very ugly when long-standing journalists are simply arrested under false pretenses. Where is academia's response to these egregious uses of power? As a paraphrase of the old adage goes, they first come for the protesters, and then they come for the academics...
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Thank you for writing about this, Nick. Once again the Internet and bloggers and the net press is taking on a role that should be assumed by mainstream media of making such violations of basic Constitutional rights known. I'd love a HASTAC Scholars forum sometime on the rights and responsibilities of citizen journalism. There is so much ridiculous bread-and-circuses these days that distracts the attention of so-called serious media and turns monumental social issues into sidebars. There was incomparably more coverage of the blogger with the wacky pregnancy theories for Sarah Palin an there was to the arrest of serious journalists at the RNC. Again, my thanks for supplying the YouTube video.
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Learn English podcast. Learn English through the use of jokes and humor. Math Jokes and Riddles for Kids at EnchantedLearning.com. The Best FREE Games. Free Online Games and Premium Games. Teaching English with Jokes. Chickens crossing. Why did the chicken cross the road?
Is one of the most famous (and least funny) jokes in English. In this lesson plan, students are asked to draw their own road-crossing chickens and consider chicken motives before being directed to the joke. Language level: Elementary – Intermediate (A2 – B1)Learner type: Young learners; Teens; AdultsTime: 20 minutesActivity: Drawing; Writing sentencesTopic: Jokes; English humourLanguage: The infinitive of purposeMaterials: Materials freeChickens crossing [downloaded 3166 times] Lesson plan outline Give every student in the class a scrap piece of paper.Ask students to draw a picture of a chicken crossing the road.
Note: Some of your students may be reluctant artists. Ask everyone to think of a name for their chickens. Give an example or two to illustrate the infinitive of purpose. While students are writing their sentences, go around the class and help with language. Ask everyone to stand up. Variation Follow ups Image credit. By Jamie Keddie » The train tunnel joke. This short film was directed by Ehsan Amani (Iran).
It is titled Sili which seems to be translated as The Slap. Language level: Pre-intermediate (A2) +Learner type: Young learners; Teens; AdultsTime: 30 minutesActivity: Listening; Writing; SpeakingTopic: TransportLanguage: Verbs of thought (wonder, wish, hope, etc)Materials: Video; WorksheetThe train tunnel joke [downloaded 1986 times] Lesson plan outline Tell students that you have a joke for them. There are four people in a train carriage: An attractive girl, an older woman, a young soldier and a colonel.
Find out if anyone knows the joke. When all worksheets have been completed, let students compare and share their ideas. Variation During steps 7 – 9, students will realize that neither the woman nor the girl were kissed. Joke. A joke is something spoken, written, or done with humorous intention.[1] Jokes may have many different forms, e.g., a single word or a gesture (considered in a particular context), a question-answer, or a whole short story.
The word "joke" has a number of synonyms, including wisecrack, gag, prank, quip, jape and jest.[1] To achieve their end, jokes may employ irony, sarcasm, word play and other devices. Jokes may have a punch line, i.e., an ending to make it humorous. A practical joke or prank differs from a spoken joke in that the major component of the humour is physical rather than verbal (for example placing salt in the sugar bowl). Purpose[edit] Jokes are typically for the entertainment of friends and onlookers. Antiquity of jokes[edit] Jokes have been a part of human culture since at least 1900 BC. A recent discovery of a document called Philogelos (The Laughter Lover) gives us an insight into ancient humour. Jokes in English for the ESL/EFL Classroom - Riddles. Jokes in English (Text and MP3 Files for ESL/EFL) American Jokes. Re-telling Jokes from 1.
Copy a set of jokes (found below) and then cut them into strips of paper. Copy a table with a column for the jokes' names, heard, and told. Cut these into small rectangles. Good Clean Fun! A Family Humor Archive. Aha! Jokes: Clean Humor and Funny Pictures! Dumb Jokes That Are Funny - Clean Jokes. Kids Jokes. 50 easy jokes for Young English Learners. Sharing laughter after telling a joke to young learners shows we care.
Jokes are not only fun, but they are also relaxing and energizing. Moreover, jokes provide great material for teaching vocabulary, grammar, idioms, and phrasal verbs. Last, jokes are delightful at bringing intonation and culture. Lesson Plan - The Joke's on You! - Grade One - Grade 01. Ims.ode.state.oh.us/ODE/IMS/Lessons/Web_Content/CER_LP_S01_BB_L01_I10_01.pdf. Humor & Learning.


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Youth Services was established to address some of the needs of the youth of Proviso Township and provide a range of non-duplicating programs that are preventive, not corrective. The youth served have come from all parts of Proviso Township and are of all ages. Educational, athletic and work responsibility needs of the youth are addressed.
Youth Services report recommendations to the Proviso Township Board of Trustees enabling the Board to provide adequate leadership and develop programs addressing the needs of all the youth of Proviso Township.
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Many people think "that" and "which" are interchangeable, but it's not the case.
One comma rule is that non-essential information is set off by commas:
1. It rained on Sunday, which made skipping the picnic an easy decision.
2. Adam is good at oil painting, which he practices daily.
3. She loves attending NASCAR races, which she really can't afford to do very often.
In all of those sentences, the main information comes before the commas. You could leave the information after the commas out and your readers would still understand what you have written, even though they might find the information after the commas helpful or interesting. But it is not essential information (essential to the understanding of the sentence).
Use a comma and "which" to set off non-essential information.
Now let's look at "that":
1. It's a lemon tree that is very close to her kitchen.
2. He drives a car that is 14 years old.
3. They live in the house that his grandfather built in 1920.
In these sentences the information beginning with "that" is essential. If I just wrote the words before "that," you'd ask, "What lemon tree?" "What car?" "What house?"
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So you've done the right thing and consulted your chiropractor about your condition. But you want to know the answer to the burning question: how long is this going to take?
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RIT SPEX Astrodynamics is a multidisciplinary group that focuses on tracking celestial objects, learning about orbital mechanics, space technology, and more. Students will get hands on experience with optical systems, observing the sky, astrophotography and data collection. They can also learn about space and spacecraft missions. The astrodynamics team is responsible for developing the expertise and techniques for tracking fast moving Low-Earth Orbit(LEO) objects. We use optical telescopes to record LEO object orbital elements then use that data with Orbital Simulation software to model their orbits over time. Telescopes We have two telescopes provided through the Provost's Learning Innovations Grant. Our primary scope is the Meade LX200-ACF GPS 12"" reflector telescope. We also use a 80mm refractor scope as a spotting scope mounted coaxially to the LX200. We are also acquiring an equatorial mounted scope. This would be lower power but would simplify observations of slow moving objects. It would also be ideal for community outreach events since it is easier to use. The LX200-ACF GPS is ideal for satellite tracking applications. We require a high tracking speed to keep up with fast moving objects and cubesats have a very low apparent magnitude. The 80mm refractor is a good complement to the main scope. Its wide field of view makes acquiring targets easier than through the main scope and it is powerful enough to be used for observations separately. Sensors We have 3 imaging sensors that we use for observations. Our primary sensor is a Canon EOS Rebel SL1 DSLR. We chose this sensor because of its relatively low weight and slim profile compared to other DSLRs. This allows for unrestricted movement of the telescope while the sensor is attached. The sensor is operated remotely via a computer connected with USB. We are currently using Canon's proprietary software for controlling the sensor. Our secondary sensor is the Orion Starshoot Solar System Color Imaging Camera IV. This CMOS sensor is lightweight and has a slim profile allowing it to be integrated on every scope we have. It is designed to be used for astrophotography and features an integrated 1.25"" adapter. Our tertiary sensor is an old Logitech webcam. It was initially designed for video chat but we have modified it to be used for astrophotography purposes. We are currently acquiring a 12mm to 1.25"" adapter to mount the sensor with our scopes.


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I suppose I'm just too sentimental – but I miss a lot of the things that I have seen in my lifetime. Everything is changing and I suppose that has to be and it is for good most of the time – at least some of the time. But I still miss and remember how so many things are just gone. Have you noticed that there are no more trucks on our roads with "Davison" Transport on them? You could never get on a highway anywhere in this vicinity and not meet or pass a "Davison" truck. The name from now on will be "Genesis". I'm not sure how long "Davison" trucks have been on the road, but I had a neighbor my age, Jim Grier, who was in the oil business and he knew the older Davison, James' father, when he had one truck. I would call that success. My daughter-in-law, Judy, has worked for Davison for 34 years, but is now employed by Genesis and says it is a great place to work. Good luck and much success to Genesis.
When I go back to Bernice it seems that I miss familiar places that were in business so long – Martins, Westbrooks, Platt's, Hicks Store, Miller's Drug Store, Harris 5 & 10, Salley Grocer, Dr. Colvin's Office, Caldwell's Picture Show, Bank of Bernice, and others. Bernice is doing a great job of keeping things going – but I not only miss the businesses, I miss the people.
Many of the businesses here in Farmerville are gone – others to take their place. But I remember City Drug Store, Wadlington Clinic, Selig-Baughman Hardware, People's Dept. Store, George Mike's Store, Turnage, Sanders 5 & 10, Farmerville Bank, Piggly Wiggly, and Grafton's Variety. I guess about the only thing that hasn't changed the name of gone out of business is Preaus Motor Co. It holds a special place in my memory because I once was a bookkeeper there and the boys are still my special friends.
I guess I am not a special friend of change but change has to happen, but it is so good to have memories, and I mean good memories of how things were. Why, I've even changed. I passed a full length mirror the other day and I though who in the world is that old lady – Guess what? It was me – even I have changed over a period of 92 years.
Hope you have a "great day" and may God bless you in our changing world. God is the only one we can depend on not to change. Thank You, Lord!


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Professor Harris is an expert on badgers, a past member of the Badger Panel and is refered to in many answers to Parliamentary Questions archived on this site. He has given the authors his permission to quote from this written submission and his criticism of the Krebs 'trial'.
"The experiment serves no useful function. 20 years ago it may have served a useful purpose. Now there is little dispute that badgers pass Tb to cattle. The key questions that need to be answered are not "does transmission occur", but a) how does it occur, b) why is the problem more serious some years than others, and c) what can be done to minimise the risks of transmission."The Solution
"Calculations of badger numbers are flawed. Densities in problem areas appear to be significantly higher than 'average' figures in my national badger survey. Krebs is using 'average' figures."
"We have to accept that Tb in badgers appears to be on the increase, and the problem in cattle could get a lot worse. This is a potential welfare issue for both species. Tb only appears to persist in badgers if the social group is 8 or more. As the badger population has increased, foci of infection in the West Midlands has become more pronounced. This area has seen the greatest increase in badger numbers over the last decade."
"Should the badger population continue to increase elsewhere in Britain, it is probable new foci will appear elsewhere as well. This may well be happening, as shown by herd breakdowns in Cheshire, Staffordshire etc."
"Tb positive badgers have been found in most English counties, and as far north as Edinburgh. Tb is widely scattered through the badger population, and new foci could appear with increasing badger numbers"
"The Krebs experiment is not practical, and could not be achieved even with a substantial increase in manpower. I do not see how MAFF (Defra) could complete the experiment outlined by Krebs. If this grandiose experiment is started, but collapses because MAFF cannot keep up with targets, this will cause great embarrassment to the government."
"Finally this issue cannot be addressed objectively by the Expert Group. It consists largely of people who were either on the Review group, and have a vested interest in implementing their own recommendations, and/or people who are not ecologists or experts on badgers."
"All data from Thornbury, Offaly and elsewhere has shown that pro-active culling of badgers can be highly successful in reducing Tb in both badgers and cattle, and the reduction in herd breakdowns is both dramatic and potentially long lived"July 2004. Professor Harris confirmed that in retrospect, he would change nothing in this proposal, and that he took no pleasure in seeing the carnage of cattle slaughtered, as badger populations grew and their infectious load spilled over.
"TB in badgers is (in 1998) confined to small pockets in the SW.
If these pockets are removed in a one-off operation, the badgers left in the surrounding area will be predominantly healthy and can be allowed to re-colonise the cleared areas. The reduction or elimination of Tb in badgers would lead to a dramatic decline in the number of cattle herd breakdowns."
"Krebs selects arbitary areas on a map. Diseased badgers will remain outside the selected zones. My proposal works on epidemiological units, and clears foci of infection. Few if any infected badgers will remain. There will be significant long-term gains in disease control"
"Rather than decide where to go in 5 years, MAFF/DEFRA could be celebrating a successful impact on herd breakdowns. This could be achieved without killing significally more badgers than in recent years, and with little extra commitment of expenditure."
"Whilst this scheme will not be acceptable to everyone, a good proportion of protagonists from all sides will see its merits.
The Krebs experiment will gain no support from either side."
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Introduction: Anything Can Fly!!!( a Simple RC Kite!)
Hey there! Do you know anything can fly until it is the enemy of gravity! In this technologically driven world, we have loads of planes of different types. But have you wondered of creating a unique one to fulfill the dreams of flying?
Let me take you to a guide of building a unique flying machine, an RC kite! It super simple machine with lots of aerobatic capability! An awesome parkflyer for calm evenings!
Step 1: Materials
Ok. Now get all the materials required. Here is a List.
Frame construction.
- carbon rods(1mm)
- Super glue
- wheels
- micro brushless motor (200g thrust)
- 10 amp ESC
- 5g servo
- 2 cell 300mah lipo
- Transmitter and receiver
- pushrods
- control horns
- Light plastic cover
- propeller
- Pliers
- Pair of scissors
Step 2: Building the Frame
Lets start building the frame!
Bend a 75cm long carbon rod and attach a 30 cm long rod to its base. Not make a letter T shaped structure and glue it inside outer frame. Now make two separate horizontal stabilizer each,half the size of the base. Also make a vertical stabilizer by curving carbon rod of about 30cm.
Its covering part!
Now cover all these parts with a thin plastic cover with super glue. The cover should be stretched while gluing it on to the frame. let the parts dry for a while. Later stick the vertical stabilizer on to the back portion on the frame. Next hinge the joints between horizontal stabilizer and the frame. You can you tape or plastic hinges for this.
Landing gear
Make a V shape using thin metal rod with edges bent a little. Slip on the wheels and block the edge with rolling a thin piece on sticky tape. This way the wheels will not pop out while running. Glue the gear to the frame with super glue.
The frame is now Ready!
Step 3: Adding the Electronics
Mount the servo on to the frame with super glue connect appropriate length of pushrod to the servo with the other end going into control horn mounted on the horizontal stabilizer. Connect one of the servo to channel 1 and other on channel 2 on receiver. In the transmitter, mix up channel 1 and 2.
Use a light plywood for the motor mount. Use screws and super glue to connect it to the frame. plug the motor wires into the ESC.
Mount the ESC on to the frame with Double sided sticky tape.
Now mount the battery and check the centre of gravity by placing two fingers on either sides. Hold the fingers at 25-30% length from the tip of the frame(near the motor). Now it should balance properly or else move the battery front or back to balance.
That is it! Turn on the transmitter and plug in the battery and you are all set to take it off vertical!
Step 4: Zoom!!! Fly It High!
Watch it fly high in the sky!
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Give up? Okay, she's an actress who has played in a couple things that people watched but who is probably best known for being one of Clint Eastwood's many squeezes.
Francis kind of hit the lotto on that one by bearing his, what is it now, seventeenth out-of-wedlock child? Clint has so many kids by so many different women, that Scott dated Francesca for a week before he realized she looked familiar.
Anyway, Francis Fisher is supporting Florida congressman Alan Grayson for reelection.
Congressman Alan Grayson is touting a Hollywood endorsement from actress Frances Fisher (Who?), but in doing so, the "Congressman with Guts" comes across as sounding like a fluffed up TV trailer commercial for the actresses past and current credits…
The final quarterly deadline for the 2014 Grayson for Congress reelection campaign is approaching rapidly. We asked famed actress Frances Fisher to explain why she supports Alan Grayson, and why you should, too. …
Hi, I'm Frances Fisher, and I'm here to talk to you about Alan Grayson. He needs to be reelected for Congress, because we need him in Congress.
He's got one of the most unique voices for peace that I've ever heard. And it would be a tragedy if he weren't reelected. That's why I'm doing everything that I can [to reelect Alan Grayson]. That's why I'm speaking to you, right now.
This must be what Ms. Fisher is referring to when she says Alan Grayson is a "unique voice" for peace:
Even though he calls himself the "congressman with guts," Alan Grayson failed to muster much in the way of political courage last week. …
On the subject of the Islamic State (IS), Grayson has been critical of American efforts against it. He has called for countries in the Middle East to deal with the IS and broke with Obama over bombing IS forces in Iraq. To the surprise of no one, Grayson voted against Obama's amendment to a budget resolution sending taxpayer dollars to Syrian rebels so they could purchase arms to fight against IS.
Despite opposing sending money to the Syrian rebels, Grayson ended up voting for the budget resolution which included the amendment he voted against. Grayson's vote wasn't needed to pass the budget resolution and plenty of Democrats voted against both the resolution and the amendment. … [read it all]
Unique. U-N-I-Q-U-E. Unique…
So is Grayson just too dumb to know what he was voting for, or is he the big fat snaggletooth do*chebag we all thought he was in the first place?
Yes, Alan Grayson says "Republicans want you to die quickly", but he obviously wants Francis Fisher to stay stuck on stupid until she's 90.
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Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said that the NGO migrant search-and-rescue ship Aquarius will not be allowed access to Italy's ports, ANSA news agency reports.
"Aquarius NGO ship with another 141 immigrants on board: German owned, rented by French NGO, foreign crew, in Maltese waters, flying the flag of Gibraltar," Salvini wrote in his Twitter microblog.
"It can go where it wants, but not to Italy! Stop human being traffickers and accomplices, #portsclosed and #openhearts".
Salvini, the leader of the League party, has been promoting the new Italian government's tough stance on illegal migration which was seen NGO search-and-reascue vessels denied access to Italy's ports. The Aquarius, rented by the SOS Mediterranee NGO and managed in partnership with Doctors Without Borders (MSF), was at the centre of international dispute in June when Italy and Malta both refused to lot it dock.
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My first PS4 review is here and it's on the game that came bundled with my Spider-man PS4!
There are NO spoilers in this review.
The Great:
This is the best Spider-man game I've ever played. There are a lot of bad ones out there and I'm happy to report that this one is freaking fantastic! The story in this game kept me invested from the time I started playing until the credits rolled up. It's fantastic and Insomniac just became one of my favorite developers. I'm a brand new Playstation owner and this game was a great introduction to the system. My jaw dropped on multiple occasions and my heart broke for Peter on a certain scene and there were plenty wtf moments that kept me on the edge of my seat. When I got into bed at night my mind kept wondering what would happen next (even though I called a few key moments early on) and that's how I knew I was playing something special because that doesn't happen to me everyday. Spider-man is making a serious case for best superhero game of all time. It may very well have the best story in the genre with the best villains too. The story is slow paced and takes time to get going, but when it does it's incredible.
It would be easy for someone that hasn't played this game to think it's a Batman clone. It's not. It's actually very different than Batman. Batman focuses on counterattacking and heavy hits while Spider-man is way more agile and can kick your ass in the air or on the ground and can dodge bullets. As I unlocked more upgrades and suit powers I was able to do some amazing combos later on in the game that I wish I could do in Batman. That being said both games have fantastic gameplay, but I think I prefer Spider-man's a little more. Fighting is only half the game. The other half you'll be exploring the huge city that Insomniac crafted for us to explore and it's a very lively city. What I love about this game is that the city changes as the story progresses. At first it's sort of peaceful. I mean you have your crimes here and there, but later on it's complete chaos. I'm not going to spoil anything for you so I'll stop there. Another thing I really loved was just swinging around the city and exploring. There's a lot to see and do, but not all of it is interesting. I'll get more into that later on. Exploring the city is just as fun as beating the crap out of bad guys and the best part of all is Peter Parker. Insomniac nailed his witty personality and I laughed out loud multiple times because of how funny he is.
The animations are top notch. Spider-man is beautifully animated. Swinging around from building to building feels natural. Spider-man isn't the only character that's animated well. Everyone is. From the basic grunts throwing wild punches to the bosses themselves. Spider-man doesn't have only a single swinging animation like he did in some of his previous games. And his webs don't shoot up into the sky like in previous games. They attach to buildings and he changes his stance according to how he swings. I never fast traveled in this game. I've only ever done that in two other games. The other two being The Witcher 3 and Arkham Knight. That's how much I enjoyed traversing this world and enjoying those smooth animations.
Spider-man can level up in this game. I was level 47 when I completed this game. After every level up I got some skill points to spend on various different skills. Some skills let me toss rockets back at the person that shot them at me while others would let me swing someone around like a child's toy and toss them into their friends, or off of buildings :), and knock them all over. The skill tree actually added to the gameplay and every upgrade felt useful and made Spider-man feel stronger and that's what a skill tree should do in games like this. Spider-man isn't the only playable character in this game, but I won't spoil that for those of you that want to experience the full game as blind as possible. All I'll say is I really enjoyed everyone's different perspectives.
I'm always telling everyone how important a soundtrack is to a game. It can enhance your experience a great deal or ruin it. Insomniac nailed this portion of the game. The soundtrack is excellent and I can't think of a single dull song that played. It's fantastic and (as of right now) is the best soundtrack I've heard all year long. The voice acting is fantastic! Some times I forgot that I was playing a video game because of how real everyone was. The sound effects are all top notch too. No corners were cut in this department and I love that.
This is a beautiful game. I played on the PS4 Pro. I have no idea how this game runs, or looks, on the regular Playstation 4. I played in 4K with HDR turned on and sat back in awe as everything popped out of the screen at me. It's a real visual treat. All of Spider-man's costumes look really good and I love the lighting in this game. The way the light beams down in a window and only lights up a part of the room I'm in makes it great for screenshots and if you're wearing that black Spider-man suit he looks badass too. My game only dropped frames a single time in the 20+ hours it took me to complete this game. It's optimized very well and runs like a dream on the PS4 Pro.
Boss Fights:
The boss fights are spectacular. Swinging after Shocker while dodging attacks from Vulture was awesome. Fighting Negative Man in his own twisted zone was equally awesome, but the fight that stands above them all is the one with Scorpion. That was an insane boss fight that you couldn't touch the ground in. It was all kinds of crazy and I really enjoyed it. Even the final boss was awesome! Every boss fight in this game was memorable and I definitely wouldn't mind playing through this game again to experience that Scorpion fight.
All of the characters in this game are awesome. Especially Doctor Octavius! I don't get the complaints that people have about Mary Jane Watson. I thought she was a really good character. Yes, she complains to Peter a lot, but I understood where she was coming from. She didn't want to be a damsel in distress. She wanted to do more than sit behind her laptop. She wanted to be Peter's partner and their relationship went a little sour there for awhile, but she never stopped caring for him. I loved her. I loved everyone. Aunt May, Peter, and even Norman. I even liked Harry and he wasn't in the game!
The Good:
Quick Time Events:
I'm not a big fan of quick time events, but they're done well here. There are a LOT of them in this game and they're completely optional. If you hate quick time events then you can disable them completely in the options menu. I love that I have the choice on whether or not I want to do them, but for my first playthrough I went ahead and left them on. This Spider-man game captures the feel of Spider-man perfectly in my opinion. The over the top action scenes and insane acrobatics that he performs in, and out, of cutscenes is spectacular, but I would appreciate boss fights that didn't depend on them so much. That being said I still really enjoyed this game.
The Bad:
Side Activities:
The side activities aren't horrible. They're just not very interesting. Collecting backpacks, pigeons (Yes, I said pigeons), and chasing drones can only be entertaining for so long. The fun I had was exploring the cities not doing the various different side activities that this game throws at you. There's your fetch missions, beat up missions, and stealth missions and they all play exactly the same. I'm hoping that the next game adds the same amount of quality to the all the side stuff that they did to the main story. That would make this game 10/10 quality!
The Verdict
Spider-man is fantastic. It's the best Spider-man game ever made and I'm very excited to see what the future holds for not only this series, but for superhero games in general. Insomniac proved that making a great superhero game isn't exclusive to Rocksteady. They can make them too! And they did a damn good job and deserves all the praise they're getting. Spider-man tells a great story, has interesting characters, and awesome gameplay. I can't wait to see what the future holds for Spider-man and superhero games in the future.