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If you or someone you love has experienced Pradaxa bleeding or hemorrhaging due to Pradaxa visit yourlegalhelp.com, or call 1-800-399-0795 for a free legal consultation
Columbus, OH (PRWEB) December 12, 2013
The Pradaxa lawyers at Wright & Schulte LLC are disturbed by a recent court filing that indicates Boehringer Ingelheim had failed to preserve a large amount of evidence relevant to Pradaxa lawsuits now pending in a multidistrict litigation underway in Illinois federal court. According to court documents, the federal judge overseeing the federal Pradaxa litigation sanctioned Boehringer Ingelheim and fined the drug maker more than $931,000 for failing to preserve "countless" documents sought by plaintiffs who have filed claims against the company. In a 51-page decision dated December 9th, Judge David Herndon of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, slammed Boehringer Ingelheim for "gross inadequacy," and stated the company "made misrepresentations" and acted "in bad faith" by failing to ensure the documents were preserved. (In Re: Pradaxa (Dabigatran Etexilate) Products Liability Litigation – MDL No. 2385)
The documents sought by plaintiffs related to Pradaxa's development, as well Boehringer Ingelheim's plans for marketing the blood thinner, according to the ruling. Among other things, Judge Herndon found that company officials "failed to ensure the auto-delete feature of their employee cellphones, company owned and personal, was disengaged for the purpose of preserving text messages." This resulted in the destruction of "countless records," he wrote.
According to Wright & Schulte LLC the details laid out by Judge Herndon in his decision are disturbing, and would certainly appear to justify such a large sanction. The firm hopes this will serve as a warning to defendants in other large litigations to take adequate steps to preserve evidence relevant to plaintiffs' claims.
[ismp.org/QuarterWatch/pdfs/2012Q4.pdf, ISMP QuarterWatch, October 17, 2013]
Through court documents, Wright & Schulte LLC has also learned that at least 1,844 Pradaxa lawsuits have been filed in the Southern District of Ohio on behalf of 1,929 plaintiffs who allegedly suffered serious episode of internal bleeding while taking the medication. All of the complaints allege that Boehringer Ingelheim failed to provide adequate warnings regarding the potential for Pradaxa bleeding side effects, especially the lack of an effective antidote to reverse internal hemorrhaging that may occur with the drug.
For more information on Pradaxa lawsuits visit our web page.
Brought to market in 2010, Pradaxa is used to prevent strokes in atrial fibrillation patients. In October, the Institute for Safe Medicine Practices reported that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) received just over 3,290 reports of Pradaxa side effects in 2012, more than any other drug it monitors. Most of the reports involved cases of Pradaxa bleeding, and more than 582 detailed fatalities among Pradaxa users. What's more, side effects attributed to warfarin – the decades-old blood thinner Pradaxa was meant to replace – resulted in fatal outcome just 6.5% of the time. However, Pradaxa side effects proved fatal in about 18% of the cases, the ISMP said.
Wright & Schulte LLC is already representing plaintiffs in Pradaxa lawsuits that have been filed in the federal multidistrict litigation, and continues to offer free legal consultations to alleged victims of Pradaxa bleeding side effects. For more information on filing a Pradaxa bleeding lawsuit, or to arrange for a free legal consultation, please visit yourlegalhelp.com.
About Wright & Schulte LLC
Wright & Schulte LLC, an experienced personal injury firm, is dedicated to the belief that America's legal system should work for the people. Every day, the attorneys of Wright & Schulte LLC stand up for the rights of people who have been injured or wronged and fight tirelessly to ensure that even the world's most powerful corporations take responsibility for their actions. If you're looking for a law firm that will guarantee the aggressive and personal representation you deserve, please do not hesitate to contact Wright & Schulte LLC today. Free Pradaxa lawsuit case evaluations are available through yourlegalhelp.com or by calling 1-800-399-0795.
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Welcome to JSRS Studios! I am Dennis Kahl, also known as LordJarhead. I
produce professional and semi-professional sound effects for video games. My most famous projects are the JSRS sound modifications for the ArmA game series.
I also worked on the new ArmA3 Jet-DLC and created the soundcuffs, effects and configuration.
If there are any questions regarding my work, interest in a cooperation or other questions to which I can be a help, so please let me know. See my contact details.
After more than three months
abstinence and my inactivity within the community, I am now trying slowly to get back into the running process. After the
release of the new DLC for ArmA3 and probably the last major update of the game, I will now devote myself to a bigger task: the vehicle sound design!
Due to the Tank DLC and the implementation of a new framework for vehicle sounds, I am partly forced to create a new framework and adapt it to my sound effects. The process is quite complex, but is largely limited to coding. New sound effects are not necessary. Nevertheless, I would like to set the task of creating a new kind of sound and immersion in order to give the final touch to what is probably the final game!
This requires new effects, new ideas have to be transposed and tested, and everything has to be tuned to a normal level in terms of volume and flow of the game. That's also why I removed all land vehicle sounds in my last update to JSRS Soundmod. The other reason was the accumulation of errors and misrepresentations, the mixture of JSRS and vanilla sounds, and the resulting chaotic situation to separate the individual elements.
Now, my primary task is to create a new design, a simple design, one that's easy to manage and maintain, and one that creates a fluid, smooth sound at the end. There are many adjustments necessary. Every single vehicle requires the utmost attention and must be tested in various situations. Because at the end not only a good sound should be created, but also one that works! Because as well as Bohemia does with their last DLC, my next big update will be my last for ArmA3.
I think there will be a great successor for the series, so I'd like to focus on that as soon as possible. JSRS Soundmod will not stop though. I will continue to work until the last bug or issues has been resolved. This will take time, it will take weeks and months, but in the end a final product should be ready to play!
So make yourself ready and stay tuned, there's gonna be a massive update ahead! I hope you all enjoy JSRS Soundmod and have a good time!
Thanks for reading,
Dennis - LordJarhead
After developing RHS support for JSRS Soundmod and stretching the possibilities for a complete overhaul, I moved on with another mod support! My goal: A smooth transition between vanilla and mod contents!
My latest and best work, a commercial project. As a sound designer for Bravo Zero One Studios I worked in cooperation with Bohemia Interactive and created the sounds for the new Jets DLC for ArmA 3!
JSRS is mostly the reason I got into this business. The JSRS Soundmod is the biggest soundmod for the ArmA series. Covering the whole game it not only provides a different and quality sound but also a new experience in how sound can change a game.

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3Planesoft has released a beautiful app called Earth 101 for iPad. This app enables users to look at stunning aerial views of the entire globe. Tap three times for the demo mode with relaxing music. See the topographical map as a continent or showing the option of country borders. You can also look at the current weather across the maps, as well as zoom into different locations. Find the Forbidden City in China or explore interesting facts about the Indian Ocean. My favorite feature of this app is being able to turn on the weather and see the current temperature in Zimbabwe, as well as Japan. The app spins like a globe giving it a virtual feeling. Search 1100 locations for fun facts. Great geography/social studies app for only $1.99 in the App Store.
✯ Relief model of the Earth
✯ World geographic and political maps
✯ More than 1,100 geographic objects
✯ More than 250 wonders of the world
✯ Both short and full description of any object or point on the surface
✯ Simple and user-friendly control
✯ 15x zoom
✯ Quick search
✯ Global weather
✯ Demo mode with an original music track
✯ No Internet connection required (except for the weather and additional information from Wikipedia)
The developer states that new data is constantly being added, so we can expect further updates. Great news to us!
About the Author
Ann Francis is a die hard special education teacher of who believes everyone can learn. She has been using iPads in the classroom for three years and it has totally changed the way she instructs. Ann also offers professional development on collecting data with apps, training teachers on apps and using the iPad.


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Tony was a very knowledgeable guide, stopping frequently to point out wildlife and natural features along the shoreline.
"Awesome Time!" – We live only a few miles from Black Hammock Adventures and we had never been until we recently had friends from California visit us. We had no idea where to take them that would be different from the tourist park experience. My husband was hesitant on doing this but he agreed to try it out. on 5/23 we took a 1/2 hour ride and it was absolutely AWESOME! Our Guide was great, friendly, funny and knowledgeable which made our experience all the better. The bar, shop and overall experience with the staff and critters made our friends visit such a great pleasure. I personally enjoyed my visit with one of the macaws in a cage that had me scratching his neck for a good 20 minutes. I fell in love. So, we will be back many more times. This is a Great Anniversary Gift, Birthday Gift or just something to do on a weekend. The price is perfect for a great experience. Thanks to everyone there!
The price is very affordable and I will be going again within the next few months with my sister and brother in law.
The bar had live music and a fundraiser going on, they were supporting the Crohn's & Colitis foundation and had free food and raffles. We learned that The Black Hammock had donated the space, free food and airboat tickets to be raffled off.
It was nice to see, even in this tough economy people and business are still willing to give back for a great cause.
Needless to say, my friends are more than willing to drive over this way anytime.
We assumed since it was Sunday that we might walk into the building and hear crickets but we figured we'd go ahead and check it out. Much to our surprise we walked in to find a cheerful crowd people coming in for the Sunday 2-for-1 Bloody Marys special, which were the best I have had in a long time. The place was packed and the energy was amazing which made the live band performance awesome, yet relaxing. My Girlfriends and I had so much fun, I'd definitely suggest visiting!!!
The restaurant still needs work but the rest of the place is great.
I believe the restaurant is under different ownership and I don't think they care as much as the other owner.
Definitely a fun time getting a drink there on the weekend
Around 11 am we had an airboat ride, after the ride, we enjoyed
Bloody Mary's at the Lazy Gator bar. We had lunch at the restaurant and went back over to have our pictures taken with the live gators. The gift shop is full of shirts and souvenirs so you can take a little bit of Florida back home with you.
At 3 pm the band started to play…it was the perfect day
No doubt, I recommend Black Hammock!!


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New York Times Features BCC's SUN Initiative in "Moral Hazard: A Tempest-Tossed Idea"
Boston Community Capital's SUN Initiative was featured in The New York Times article, "Moral Hazard: A Tempest-Tossed Idea." The article, written by reporter Shaila Dewan, argues that the risks of moral hazard are overstated. Dewan writes:
"The cherished American ideal of self-reliance has a flip side: discomfort with the idea of bailouts and safety nets. The notion that even a small portion of such aid might find its way to the undeserving can be enough to scuttle support, or restrict help so drastically that few can use it. The specter of moral hazard haunts a basic tension in American life: to what extent are people responsible for their own problems? The more trouble you're in, moral hazard suggests, the less we should help."
Dewan notes that banks have used the moral hazard argument to avoid providing further debt relief to homeowners facing foreclosure. As a result, "many economists and housing experts agree that the debt that now looms over homeowners is holding back a broad recovery."
Dewan quotes Boston Community Capital CEO Elyse Cherry saying that moral hazard "has been used to fend off solutions long enough."
"Let's assume that the guy who says, 'I paid my mortgage; why shouldn't she pay hers?' wins, right?" Ms. Cherry said. "Now what do we do? How is that a strategy for getting out of the problem that we're in?"


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Battery problem My Nikon Coolpix S4 keeps telling me the battery is exhausted, even when I change it. I've tried new ones and rechargeables. None of them even last a minute.
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Hello. Remove the battery and clean the battery contact spots with the eraser end of a common pencil. Also clean the ends of the batteries. Then reinstall batteries and test it. Regards, Joe
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Dear colleagues,
I'd like to know how to calculate the mean of fluorescence per cell by flow cytometry.
I'm just measuring the total amount of DNA in one wt cyanobacteria spp, and comparing with the total amount of DNA with a modificated strain that is suposed to have more DNA (so I should detect more DNA per cell). I'm using SYBR green.
So, I just would like to compare the mean of fluorescence (SYBR) per cell in both strains. I just need relative units (for example, if mutant have double amount of DNA than wt).
In Flow Jo there is a tool called "mean". You can apply this statistic to a particular fluorescence (I understand that this means: mean of fluorescence/cell)
Does anyone know if I can just use that measurement for the publication? Or should I normalize this value somehow? Not sure...


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Happy Spring! I am excited to bring you the newest and safest way to burn candle wax...
What's great about Scentsy is that it is flameless and harmless. With a stylish warmer and a 25-watt bulb, your home or office will be smelling great. It is even safe for classrooms!
No Soot + No Flame + No Wick = No Worries!
So, here is the deal! For everyone that would like to throw a party by the end of April will receive a FREE WARMER and a SCENT! (Of course this is on top of all the hostess benefits and rewards!) It's really easy! All you do is plan a party date, invite all your friends and family, and there you go! Or, you can even throw a basket party! This consists of you bringing all the little samples to work or some other social gathering and collecting orders. It's really quite fun!
We just got all the new spring/summer scents and warmers and they are so fun. Let me know if you are interested in taking up this great offer.
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Every first friday of the month, game event "Charlie Don't Surf".
Server IP & port:: 22.214.171.124:1456
This is an official event, server provided by HSLan Clan.
Next Friday, January 6th, 2012, see u there!
=[INJ]= X, occasional member of Injustos (The Unjust) Battlefied Clan. A weekends gamer.
Every first friday of the month, game event "Charlie Don't Surf".
Server IP & port:: 18.104.22.168:1456
This is an official event, server provided by HSLan Clan.
Next Friday, January 6th, 2012, see u there!
Just to have an idea on regular amount of changes between releases, check some Changelog files at "Features" page here: Moddb.com
Keep checking at Eodmod.com for smaller details, and their forum too. Here we post major announcements. Follow EoD at Twitter.com or Identi.ca (we post here 1st).
Very cool site, you have all the live core of BF modding in it, and the frontpage is complete with each mod in a widget. I wish I had taken german language lessons...
In default configs, map vote screen is activated by INSERT key, which can be reassinged in the CONTROLS setup screen, browse thru those options.
If you talk about really vote for one current vote (the yes/no question at top right), in default is 8/9 keys.
All maps can be played in "co-op" mode, with bots.
Some internet servers run in co-op and some in "conquest" (no bots).
You can start your own co-op maps, train a bit, and then choose one server of your preference.
Info on servers: Eodmod.com
You need the latest patches for BF1942 (2 files, version 1.6 full & 1.61 patch), the full EoD version 2.30, and this current release, 2.31 patch.
Complete download and install instructions: Eodmod.com
This release is very good, new models, weapons, vehicles, and stuff! We could test it in "Charlie Don't Surf!" event this friday (very timely release, 2 days before C.D.S, is killer marketing!), and it ROCKS!
It's fun, diverse, and good playability too!
Even connecting from Brazil to Germany, ping never compromised action! (very small hicups during short time, can`t remember the map, but almost 11pm GMT+1, and I was connected since 10pm GMT+1)
PS: sorry guys for some T.Ks... I`m rusty - was never a realy good player even in my best days :-D
The EoD Devs Team has declared open "The Bug Hunt Season" for EoD Classic 2.0, in order to prepare the next release to have most bugs extinguished.
Register at EoD Forum and post a bug at (check before if it's not already reported): Eodmod.com
Suggestions are welcome as well (check before if it's not already suggested): Eodmod.com
0:44 and 2:30 waterfall
3:56 SKS Bayonet
4:35 Artillery shell explosions effects
There is a model of this machinegun in the Battlegroup42 mod.
Here is a link to a screenshot of a 3D rendering for a news post at the mod's entry here at ModDB:
Post: Moddb.com
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Please reply with your opinion.
We, heli junkies, will love that Tango Riverboat repair heliport!
More special effects are awesome! They bring a more realistic experience to the game, which was not viable back in the old days (my old TI-4200 maybe can handle 2.0, not shure! But I have new hardware too, no need to worry...)
Do you mean "old" Eve of Destruction release 1.2?
Or maybe you mean compared to "vanilla" (original) Battlefield 1942?
Many different Huey versions (30mm side door mounted, electric gun fixed, medivac - for healling, pure transport, rocket launchers + machine guns - "bush ranger").
Pure observation "Cayuse" ("LOACH") and eletrict minigun mounted version.
Chinook can transport small vehicles inside (you can park them yourself, very carefully!), maps "Operation Forager" and "Que Son Valley" if I'm not mistaken...
Mi4 & Mi8 too: Youtube.com
I meant: Check "official" servers: Eodmod.com and other servers: Gametracker.com
You can play online with or without bots (bots are not good pilots). Check "official" servers: Gametracker.com and maybe other servers: Eodmod.com
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No Evidence of Disease
No Evidence of Disease. Those are always wonderful words to hear. And this week was no exception to that. It is always good to hear that there are no signs of cancer. We continue to run the risk of Rebekah's cancer returning, but for now it has not and for that we are thankful.
We continue to work with Oncology, Pediatrician, Endocrinology with Rebekah's Hormone issues (specifically thyroid and growth hormones), ENT (Ear Nose & Throat), Eye Doctor, Developmental Pediatrician, and Psychologist (Behavior Therapy) not to mention the therapies Rebekah receives at school. It keeps us busy.
We were able to start Growth Hormone Shots last Thursday. Although we don't use the word shot or poke around her. We call it her Grow Tall Medicine. And she calls it her Grow Tall BooBoo Medicine. With her device (called Easypod), she does not see the needle. She has been a trooper through all of it. She has taken ownership of it and gets the medicine out of the refrigerator, picks where the medicine will go (it can go anywhere there is some fat - just like insulin - arms, legs, belly, etc...), cleans the area with an alcohol wipe and helps push the button to "get" the medicine. She says "owe" and flinches, but doesn't cry and doesn't avoid it. We are very proud of her! After giving her the first dose (which we do at bedtime), she woke up in the morning asking if she was taller. She says she wants to grow as tall as Mommy. She is proud of herself for growing taller. She says "my taller now" as she stretches herself out. We need to get a growth chart, so we can track it and she can see it.
We are still working on the details of paying for the growth hormone shots. It has been a busy couple of weeks for us, so we haven't made much progress. One step at a time...
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GRANTA MI Version 12—Materials-enabling the Digital Twin
Pushing the materials boundaries with CE Selector 2019
ANSYS and Granta Design collaborate to empower Additive Manufacturing
Dassault Systèmes and ANSYS among guest speakers in materials-focused webinars
ASM International upgrades materials information online with GRANTA MI™
Continental selects GRANTA MI™ for its automotive business
Dassault Systèmes and Granta Design partner
Practical case studies are the focus for UK seminar
Speakers include AWE, GKN Aerospace, Jaguar Land Rover, Doosan Babcock, Rolls-Royce
Daventry, UK, October 13 & 14, 2015—An open seminar on the topic of 'Mastering Materials Information', followed by Granta's North European User Group Meeting, was dominated by case studies of the practical application of materials information technology. Engineers, materials specialists, and managers from manufacturing enterprises across the UK, Ireland, and Scandinavia heard talks outlining materials information management projects at AWE and GKN Aerospace, took part in an interactive panel discussion that also included participants from Jaguar Land Rover, Doosan Babcock, and Rolls-Royce, and saw demonstrations of the latest software tools from Granta Design based on a case study of an automotive part.
AWE case study
The day was opened by Hannah Carver, Project Leader in the PLM Group at AWE, who described her experience of a long-running project to manage materials information for the leading UK nuclear security organization. She began by outlining relevant technical challenges. The systems on which AWE works contain a wide variety of often-exotic materials (metals, ceramics, salts, organics) and require them to handle data on unusual properties and conditions (e.g., radioactive behavior, test results from explosive regimes or plasma). Simulation is an important component of their research, so efficiency in feeding data to and from computational tools is essential. Products have to be maintained over long periods of time, so robust PLM systems that can manage the product definition over lifetimes of 40+ years are a requirement, and materials is one key thread in that PLM story.
AWE must be able to manage the materials information lifecycle over these time periods—for example, tracking how materials age, and checking that they are behaving as expected. Control over this information is essential, but it is also important to distribute it in a secure manner to the scientists and engineers who need it, integrating with other systems for physics, electronics, manufacturing, and laboratory information management.
To meet the challenge of materials information management in this complex environment, AWE has had a project for over ten years using the GRANTA MI software. Throughout this time, AWE have been active members of the Material Data Management Consortium (MDMC), feeding their requirements into the development process for GRANTA MI and working with other members to understand best practice in this area. Hannah Carver stressed a number of points as important for a successful implementation, including:
- It is important to have good data quality metrics built into the system, so that users can have confidence in the data, and its pedigree and reliability can be assessed accurately many years down the line.
- Its important to have a robust business case for the project that holds through changes in the business environment—AWE focused on issues such as 'de-risking' their engineering process through improved traceability and control over data.
- While tailoring some aspects, such as the database schema and data import tools, the AWE system has been built as much as possible on 'out of the box' software components, making it much easier to maintain than a custom system.
- People are important in the system as well as technology—effort has been invested in training staff on PLM principles, and why it is important to manage materials data
- A staged approach to rolling out the technology makes sense, with clear milestones, agile interaction with the supplier (Granta Design) and active involvement of end-users in the design and requirements definition.
Today, the AWE system consists of two major databases: a Materials Science database, which underpins materials science assessments of chemical, physical, thermal, safety, and mechanical data, and the 'MATPROPS' database, used to provide mechanical property data for product engineering, design, and simulation.
With future stages in the roll-out likely to include systems for environmental compliance and Additive Manufacturing, the AWE project is active and successful, ensuring that staff with technical authority over materials data can control its quality, and providing a robust framework for distributing this data to authorized personnel in the science and engineering community.
Round table discussion
A lively round table discussion followed (pictured above), for which Hannah Carver was joined on the panel by:
- Dr Mark Blagdon, Materials Characterization Technical Specialist at Jaguar Land Rover
- Jeremy Mansfield, Senior Engineer at Doosan Babcock
- Amandeep Singh Mhay, Engineering Manager at Rolls-Royce
All of the panellists are project leaders for materials information management projects that use the GRANTA MI software.
The discussion was split into two parts, first answering the question: "What materials information issues keep you awake at night?" The panel identified a number of issues that have motivated their organizations to manage materials information more systematically. These included: the "incredibly difficult" challenge of knowledge transfer when senior engineers retire, taking with them a lot of implicit knowledge about materials and their use for specific applications; the risks associated with uncontrolled materials data; engineers using data without fully understanding its pedigree or context; and the need to maintain materials data—for example, as incremental improvements in manufacturing processes such as forging lead to 'design allowable' values becoming out-dated.
Materials information management can mitigate these fears by gathering corporate materials knowledge into one place and making it both controlled and accessible, by ensuring traceability for all of the information captured, and by providing tools to manage the materials information lifecycle. So the second part of the discussion asked panellists to identify the major gains that they have experienced from such projects. Mark Blagdon of Jaguar Land Rover cited more robust design based on more reliable data, quicker prototype sign-off, and improved failure analysis due to availability of data and knowledge. Amandeep Mhay spoke of the lower risk of incidents of using incorrect data during design, and pointed to a Rolls-Royce analysis presented at previous Granta webinars and seminars which showed total productivity savings of £6.9m per annum from materials information management. Hannah Carver reiterated the importance of traceability for data to AWE. And Jeremy Mansfield likened the benefits to the well-known 'aggregation of marginal gains' strategy applied by the British Olympic Cycling team, arguing that many small improvements in productivity, insight, and customer service add up to a significant strategic impact.
GKN Aerospace case study
Further insight into real use of materials information technology in industry was provided by Jing Li, Methodology Engineer at GKN Aerospace, who outlined a year-old enterprise project to implement the GRANTA MI system. The project is managing materials information for the Aerospace division, a major global Tier 1 supplier with products including aero structures, engine systems, and special products such as aircraft transparencies and ice protection systems.
In managing materials information for this large, international, multi-site organization a number of requirements are key:
- Support for the testing of GKN-owned materials and processes, including managing the full lifecycle from test data, through statistical analysis, to design data, and into manufacturing.
- Hosting a variety of material data sets to support different applications and material types.
- An export control tagging policy is required for data transfer.
- Extensibility to support REACH analysis (GKN Aerospace plans to participate in future EMIT Consortium meetings).
GKN is going through a three-stage process in order to plan and implement the project.
- Database evaluation based on detailed company requirements—this process selected the GRANTA MI system.
- Creating an implementation team and plan, involving multiple departments at GKN plus Granta experts
- End-user engagement early in the process was essential to this step
- Steps included a 'data survey' to understand and document the GKN Aerospace materials information environment, design of a system and development of a project plan, training, and support for roll-out.
- Global deployment in 3 major phases: first to the UK and Sweden, then to selected sites North America and Asia, finally globally to share data around the company.
The project has so far reached the first stage of global deployment, with users at the Filton site in the UK and Trollhättan in Sweden managing test and design data. Based on good progress so far, further phases of the roll-out are now planned.
Granta case study
The rest of the seminar agenda was built around a case study of an automotive transmission part (right) making its way through the product design and development process. The aim was to demonstrate how materials information technology can help in practice at various points in this process, for example:
- Initial materials selection: identify a potential plastic replacement for a metal part using the CES Selector software (pictured, below), then perform initial assessement against environmental risks in CAD using the MI:Materials Gateway tool.
- Materials testing and characterization: use GRANTA MI to manage and analyze test data on specific grades of the candidate material, storing this data for future re-use in a traceable way, and generating data for detailed simulation and design.
- Detailed design, simulation, and beyond: apply the design data and materials models in CAE and CAD. Apply the data captured during the development process later in the product life, for example, to check current regulatory questions or find out where the material is used.
Identifying potential plastics replacements for metal parts
User group meeting
Following the open seminar, a closed meeting for Granta users provided an opportunity to share experience, get training on the GRANTA MI and CES Selector software, have questions answered by Granta experts and colleagues from other user organizations, and hear product plans and give feedback direct to Granta's development team. This North European event is now a regular fixture in the calendar, and again provided a great opportunity for the local Granta user community to get together, learn, discuss, and help to make more effective use of materials information technology. Attendee feedback was very positive and the meeting will be repeated in 2016—data and venue to be announced.


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I need to be able to format a date Y-m-d with the multiple insert behaviour.
I can do this with the Insert Record behaviour no problem at all, but struggling with the multiple insert.
How can I adopt the StrtoTime function with a repeated text field with the multiple insert behaviour?
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It looks like déjà vu all over again for the Giants, who went from 7-7 last season to a Super Bowl victory.
At 8-6, they need to win their final two games against the Ravens and Eagles to secure at least a wild-card berth. Yet, the Giants aren't going to depend on history to repeat itself.
"I don't want to hear that. To me, that's all bullcrap," Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul said. "Yeah, we have done it before, but this is a whole other year. Each year is a totally different year. You don't have the same guys on the team as last year. Who knows who is going to be here next year.
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The Giants made their magical run last season by first beating the Jets on Christmas Eve, then capturing the division with a victory over the Cowboys. They then defeated the Falcons, Packers, Niners and Patriots in the playoffs. The only thing history does is show the Giants it can be done. But there are no guarantees.
"I think you have to prepare for this year and understand what our circumstances are, who our players are," quarterback Eli Manning said. "[It's] different teammates, different guys and it's a new season. Our confidence will come from the players that we have in this locker room, our character, our preparation, our coaches giving us a great game plan and the fact that we know we can go out there and play at a high level."
Tight end Martellus Bennett wasn't on the Giants last season.
"It's a new team and new story," he said. "It's a chance for this team to write its history. It's good to have guys who've done it before to influence the guys who haven't. They say history repeats itself. Hopefully, it repeats itself early."


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'A spoon should be able to stand upright.' That's how you can describe the consistency of Dutch pea soup. Dutch pea soup ("snert" in Dutch) is a thick stew of green split peas, pork, celeriac or celery, onions, leeks, carrots, potato and 'rookworst' (Dutch smoked sausage). The soup can be served with rye bread and bacon which has been cooked before being smoked. Dutch pea soup is a winter dish.
There are a lot of different versions of Dutch pea soup. My favorite version is a recipe of the Dutch top chef Yolanda van der Jagt. She wrote a highly successful cookbook 'Lekker Holland's' with traditional Dutch recipes.
Things You Will Need
500 gram (2 1/2 cup) split peas
300 gram shank, possibly replaced by pork steak)
1 chop
1 bacon
1 small leek
1 / 2 celery bush
1 small carrot
1 large floury potato
2 onions
2 bay leaves
1 small smoked sausage
1 teaspoon salt
*A few of the inner yellow leaves from the bush celery
Step 1Wash the split peas in a large pot. Add 2 liters of cold water, the salt, shrank, chop and bacon. Bring to boil. Allow 30 minutes to simmer on low heat and skim off the foam regularly. Stir occasionally the bottom of the pot to prevent burning.
Step 2Clean the vegetables and cut them into cubes or slices.
Step 3Add the leeks, celery, carrot, potato, onion and bay leaves and simmer another 30 minutes. Stir the soup and prevent burning by adding a little hot water.
Step 4Remove the shrank, chop and bacon from the pot and cut the meat into small pieces. Cut the sausage into thin slices and put all the meat back into the pot. Season with salt and pepper and simmer another 15 minutes. Chop the leaves of the celery and garnish the soup.
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Heron Preston's first email to The New York Department of Sanitation came with a subject line as uncomplicated and impactful as their future collaboration together: "Big Idea." There's a certain level of confidence required for such an approach and the momentum of those two words together is palpable, even in an email. What was his grand proposal? To design a uniform for New York's Strongest (the DSNY) in order to give back to New York City and those who keep it running.
Prior to the birth of the big idea, Preston, having worked with the likes of Kanye West and Nike, had already felt compelled to include a cause in his next project; something he truly cared about that he could incorporate into the fabric of his design concepts, literally and figuratively. While swimming in Ibiza, a plastic bag brushed again him and catalyzed the notion of helping the environment, helping keep the earth clean.
Perfectly embodying a 'think global, act local' credo, after his initial "Big Idea" email, Preston joined forces with DSNY to rework their uniforms and present his collection (fittingly, a top a mountain of salt during September's Fashion Week at the Salt Shed) to raise awareness for New York's 0x30 initiative, which works to lend zero waste to land fills by 2030. The hoodies, gloves, vests, pants and shirts were reworked from pieces coming from Goodwill, Housing Works and actual sanitation workers who donated their uniforms for the collection.
Preston's hope for the future of this project is to bring other designers on board so that DSNY merchandise might be as ubiquitous as NYPD or NYFD's. New York City, after all, couldn't function with this very under-celebrated group of individuals.
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Dear Students,
We would like to invite you to Love Ashtanga Yoga New Year's retreat in Beautiful Vila Nova de Milfontes. We will be teaching traditional Mysore Style every morning at Herdade do Freixial in a very nice Yoga Shala facing Rio Mira. The view is stunning and the room is very comfortable. After Yoga our guest chef Julie Haleen* from USA will be serving amazing healthy, organic and nutritious breakfast. She will also be serving one more meal a day. Besides Yoga and healthy food students will have the opportunity to engage in outside activities such as Surfing, Hiking, Horse Back Riding etc. or simply take rest and enjoy the peace and tranquility typical from the area. The retreat is not residential so you will have to find your own housing, we can suggest the following places for you:
http://www.dunaparque.com/ (hotel by the beach and village)
airbnbmilfontes (If you want to rent a house search here)
In case you don´t like any of those send us a message and we can try to help you out.
We are still planing this event and more information will be posted soon, if you want to come and spend the new year with us, please send us an email to:
We will host a new year's eve party at our house with food and "Sweat Lodge" and all the Yogis are welcome. There will be no class on the 1st of January 2014 since it is New Moon Day, Join us for a new beginning.
Tarik & Lea
Julie Haleen began practicing Ashtanga Yoga in Upstate NY in 2002 under the instruction of Lea Marie Perfetti nd has since then practiced with Nancy Gilgoff and Sharath Jois. After moving to Portland OR in 2005, Julie began to explore a career in cooking, with a focus on organic, local and sustainable cuisine. As a graduate of the Good Keuken professional school of French and Italian cooking, Julie works as a private chef with emphasis on healthy living.


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Hope you'll have fun with your iPad 2! It is tempting to upgrade, but like for my phone, I try to discipline myself and skip every other generation. In the end it's not that much of a problem, as I'm yet to encounter any issue with my first gen.
I can't say about the iPad 2, and my personal experience is anecdotal, but I got my iPad 1 on the release day and used it pretty much every single days for those 14 months, and all components have been holding great so far. I'm actually shocked on how good the battery is still, considering I see more degradations with my iPhones over the years.
It's a bit ridiculous when people overly generalize everyone else needs. Not EVERYONE needs/wants a tablet, and there IS people to which tablets makes perfect sense. It's not black or white.
For me, the iPad was a gift from the Norse gods. When I'm away from the office, I rarely have to do actual work, therefore over the last year I saw myself reducing my laptop usage to a bare minimum, and using my iPad most of the time.
There is some things the iPad can't do (or not as great as a laptop), but there's also plenty of things the iPad does WAY better. It's all about the ratio between the two that apply to your own life/habits/needs/enjoyment.


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Don't let Mars get you down!
by John MooresJanuary 05, 2006 -
It has been quite some time since I last posted. It was quite a busy fall as it turns out and I took some time off to go and visit with my family and friends. Peter also asked me to start up a new non-phoenix mini-project to help a research group at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. There, George "Bud" Brainard is studying the effects of long-term spaceflight on the mood of astronauts in an effort to design lighting for spacecraft.
His work has already seen some interesting results. For instance, it turns out that human beings have different mood responses depending upon the color of light that they see - many of us actually have a psychological need to live in an environment covered in hues of blue and green. This only gets worse in small closed quarters. Just like you or I might not want to spend six or more months in a small room painted a violent red, neither would a potential Mars-bound astronaut who is unlikely to have a garden under blue sky to escape to. The situation doesn't get any better once they arrive since Mars' sky bathes a would-be explorer in very un-earthlike shades of reddish brown.
Of course you might ask: "So what if astronauts get a little blue on red mars?" The short answer is that Mars (and space in general) is a dangerous place for human beings where the slightest error can be fatal. Since people who are happier tend to be more productive and more attentive, even the smallest boost to mood could mean the difference between life and death, or an astonishing new discovery and a missed detail in the landscape.
To this point, Bud has only looked at pure colors ranging from blue to red and has not considered a particular spectrum. This is where Peter and I enter into the picture. Our task is to create a setup that can replicate the full spectrum of Mars which will, in turn, be used to study the psychological response of test subjects back in Philadelphia. Based on Bud's work, it looks likely that Mars' sky will get future explorers down, however, this work will help him design a home base for them to come back to that will unconsciously remind them of home.


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On Sunday August 10th the British Heart Foundation will be screening what it says is the most important 2 minutes of TV you'll ever see.
Tune into ITV1 at 9.17 to watch a television event that could save your life. At the moment the details of what you'll be watching are unknown but the campaign is backed by a host of high profile personalities including Angela Rippon, David Cameron, Ainsley Harriott and Jeremy Kyle.
You can register for reminders about the event at http://www.2minutes.org.uk.
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Correlation Between Ecology and Economic Growth
The report reviews a number of questions regarding the human, social and economic development of Turkmenistan, and analyzes the economic conditions necessary for social progress. It describes the substantial changes carried out in its five years of independence, and the advances made in education, health care and social protection. An analysis of the conditions of the principal productive sectors, namely industry, agriculture and transport, are followed by a review of the potential of the country's substantial natural resources.
Turning to the area of human resources, demographic trends are examined, including urbanization and migration, as well as the promotion of employment. Descriptions of the new state programmes in the fields of education and health show the results of the reforms being undertaken. In the promotion of human development, particular stress is placed on the need for serious attention to be paid to the development of science. The situation of women in Turkmenistan analyses the rights of women and their educational achievements, and the need to ensure that they enjoy their full rights as citizens, and that they can play a full role in society.
Finally, the Report presents a strategy for poverty prevention as the basic framework for promoting sustainable human development, together with the need for an adequate safety net for the vulnerable members of society.


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A Powhatan School STEM team placed first out of 22 teams in the region at the sixth annual Expedition K2M STEM Competition held on the campus of Foxcroft School over the weekend.
Powhatan sent three teams to compete against 13 other middle schools across the region, including public schools and independent schools from Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC.
Data Breach 2017: Expedition K2M
Teams competed in six different challenge activities that incorporated STEM fields, including biology, technology, math and engineering. Each activity consisted of a 20 minute timed challenge that gave teams a new clue to solve an overarching mystery at the end of the day. In this particular case, the theme "Data Breach" related to a mystery of a stolen credit card.
"It's all about teamwork and communication," says Mrs. Hobbs, an Upper School Science teacher and one of the STEM team coaches. "The challenges really focus on problem solving and critical thinking. They had to work together, to listen to each other and It was a little stressful because it was timed, but each of the teams really put forth a terrific effort."
"But mostly, it was a fun activity to get the kids excited about math and science," added Ms. Walzak, an Upper School math teacher and STEM team coach.
Empowering Experience
"I am so proud of our Powhatan girls," said Mrs. Scarborough, Head of School. "We've participated each of the 6 years, having won some of the individual challenges, but this is the first time that we won the whole competition. They really worked hard out there."
"One of the unique parts of the Foxcroft competition is the added educational aspect of the day," continued Mrs. Scarborough. "The competition sponsor, K2M, a biomedical company located in Leesburg, Va., sent a number of women engineers to speak to the group of 200 middle school and high school girls and to show the paths that lead them to their selected fields. They spoke about their college choices and opportunities in the workforce. It's very important for girls to see these very successful scientists and engineers sharing their experiences. The program really empowers our young girls to get excited about the opportunities in STEM fields."
According to the Foxcroft School website:
"Organized by Foxcroft's STEM faculty, K2M has become a highlight of the winter for participants, volunteers, and spectators, and this year should be no exception. Working in teams of three or four, the girls will take on six separate challenges, including one developed by engineers at K2M, Inc., the Leesburg, VA, biomedical company that has sponsored the event since it started.
Approximately 13 middle schools fielded 22 teams. Participants included St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School (Washington, DC), Blue Ridge Middle School (Purcellville, VA), Grymes Memorial School (Orange, VA), Harmony Middle School (Hamilton, VA), The Hill School (Middleburg), Immanuel Christian School (Springfield, VA), J. Michael Lunsford Middle School (Chantilly, VA), Mercer Middle School (Aldie, VA), Norwood School (Bethesda, MD), St. John's Episcopal (Olney, MD), Trailside Middle School (Ashburn, VA), and the Village School (Charlottesville, VA).
In addition to Foxcroft, the Academy of Science (Sterling, VA), Georgetown Visitation (Washington, DC), Highland School (Warrenton, VA), Loudoun Valley High School (Purcellville, VA), Middleburg Academy, Orange County High School (Orange, VA), Randolph-Macon Academy (Front Royal, VA), and Wakefield School (The Plains, VA) are sending teams.
Foxcroft School: https://www.foxcroft.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&nid=866567&bl=back


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Is AIG worse than Ticketmaster? Bank of America worse than Comcast?
Call them Bad Company, the Final Four.
All are nominated for the Worst Company in America by Consumerist.com, Consumerist.com, owned by the same people who publish Consumer Reports, is calling this year's contest "bailouts versus the monopolies!"
In a very unscientific poll, readers are voting this week on which of the four should wear the tarnished crown of being the worst of the worst. Voting on AIG versus Ticketmaster was taking place Monday. Talk about apples and oranges. Seems a bit like comparing Darfur to "The Real Housewives of Orange County".
When I last checked, AIG was ahead, but not by nearly the margin I expected for a company which nearly took down the US economy. Tuesday's voting will be between BofA and Comcast. In other words, the recipient of billions in TARP funds compared to a cable company. Or a bank where the stock has dropped more than 70 percent in a year to a business where shares are down 24 percent.
The final two face off Thursday and the winner is announced Friday. Last year's winner was Countrywide, now part of 2009 nominee Bank of America!
The original 32 contestants for 2009 included StarbucksPeanut Corp of America, Verizon, Walmart, General Motors, General Electric, and Apple - what did Apple do? And why is GM out of the final four but Ticketmaster is in?
"Ticketmaster and Comcast drew the ire of voters because they were viewed as monopolies that consumers were forced to deal with," says Consumerist's Meghann Marco. There are many ways to measure rage out there, and Consumerist is hoping to capture the breadth and depth of it.


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What did you all think of those Strawberry Cupcakes on Wednesday? I honesty never thought a cake mix could taste so good. That's why I decided I needed to take things a step further… Starting with these little gems! Candied fruit is one of my all time favorite treats. It's almost like your very own hand made fruit snacks. And it is SO easy. I decided to add a new tutorial (along with my How to Candy Strawberries) and show you all how to candy lemon slices! Make sure you come back next Monday to see what I used them for!
Start with some thin-ish sliced lemons, a simple syrup, and a lined cookie sheet. For the syrup just boil a little water with sugar until it's completely dissolved. Toss in your lemons and simmer until the edges start to turn into a jelly like color. See all the dark white in the next photo? You want that to go away.
Once you've achieved the look you want you toss them onto a lined tray and place them into the fridge to firm up. That's it. Easy peasy. You can eat every single bit of these candied fruit. I do recommend giving the lemons a good scrub before you slice them. Sometimes they can have a little bit of a waxy outer layer that I'm not terribly fond of. If you are worried about a tartness, let me ease your mind. These things are sweet. They remind me a lot of a lemon flavored fruit snack. Even my five year old goes bananas (or should I say lemons) for this little treat. Enough blabbing. Let's get on to the recipe!
How To Candy Lemon Slices
- 2 lemons washed and sliced
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
Combine the water and sugar in a medium sauce pan. Bring to a boil and cook until all of the sugar is dissolved.
Add you lemon slices and simmer until slightly translucent in color. Remove from the heat with a slotted spoon and place on a lined tray.
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The boys and I were weeding the flower beds this morning. Well, I was weeding. They were making roly-poly farms.
In the midst of pulling weeds, Dig was over by me and shouts, "Mum, look!" And there, hiding amongst the flowers (and the weeds) was a perfect little strawberry. There was great rejoicing over that strawberry! Dig took it indoors, found a butter knife, and split it three ways to share with his two brothers.
We continued with our gardening, moving to another spot. This time the boys were employed with dead-heading. We have quite a big patch of raspberries growing up, but they are new shoots and not fruiting yet. I was in the midst of the raspberries when Dig shouted again, "Look! More strawberries!" And sure enough, there they were. Only this time there were several. And again, rejoicing!
We harvested those little berries, then got the few raspberries and blackberries that had ripened in the back yard. The two year old had a hard time understanding that we needed to rinse the berries before we ate them, so there was less rejoicing on his part.
When we came inside and I was rinsing the berries for them, I started to think about that verse about one sowing and another reaping. This is our first June at The Birdhouse. We haven't planted any kind of berries. That was the work of the previous owners. Yet, here we are, now reaping what they had sown. And we are so blessed and rejoicing!
Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, 'One sows and another reaps.' I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor." John 4:36-38
Definitely this verse is not talking about our surprise strawberries. But that's the wonderful thing about being familiar with the Word. That whatever we do and wherever we go, there are things that recall to our minds God's truth and love and plans as laid out in scripture.
Verse 36 says "so that sower and reaper may rejoice together." I have no idea if the previous owners sit around thinking about how they're missing out on the strawberries they planted. I probably would if I were them! But I know that doing God's work is a less selfish thing (or should be). When our joy is in God Himself, then it doesn't matter if we do the work of sowing (unseen) or reaping (seen), we rejoice together in doing His work!


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Race Reports
by Jamie Wesson
Wednesday Championship Final - Part 2 - Race Report
Advantage Tom. One point in it after the first race. This was still doable, all Jamie had to do was win the race and either score fastest lap, or hope Tom finishes outside the top two to clinch the title by a point. Easier said than done, but he had given himself the best chance by starting at the front of the 'fast four'.
Todd White led the karts away, and immediately the pack became bunched through the Lightbulb. Todd lost the lead relatively quickly to Lee Hammond, who found a bit of purchase on the inside. Don Bowen, Martin Taylor and Isaac Raine shuffled themselves like a deck of cards and then fell in line on the exit of the kink.
Jam Wesson stuck his nose up the inside of Lawrance Remington at the hairpin and forced him to choose the inside line for the loop. Using the grip on the outside line Jamie went past Lawrance and then sling-shotted himself out of the loop as Don lost momentum to Martin cutting in front of him. Jamie drew level as they approached the last corner, tucked it to the inside and made the pass stick.
Meanwhile, Martin made a good exit and assertively moved himself ahead of Isaac. Jamie squeezed the brakes like he was stepping on eggshells and fought his kart hard as they entered T1, trying not to lock and smash into either Isaac or Martin. Side by side with Isaac on the exit meant he had to take the inside line at the Lightbulb, which was starting to show signs of being quite an effective line.
Martin got a huge slide on through the hairpin and Jamie went to the right as he came out the corner, but now he had no choice but to use the tricky inside line. It was pretty useless, and Martin kept him at bay around the outside. Jamie tried to use the inside again at the last corner, but Martin had been getting some good traction and once again his exit was a good one. Instead, Jamie had to use the apex at T1 to get by.
Now with a bit of clean air, Jamie opted for the outside line through the Bulb, but as mentioned earlier, the inside was proving quite useful and Tom Kitchener used it to devastating effect. As Lee Hammond put 2 wheels on the grass and well and truly binned it deep into the field, Jamie looked to his right and was indeed devastated to see Tom sailing past him on the inside. He had come out of nowhere.
Jamie tried to come back at the pin, but a shrewd cutback from Tom onto the outside line of the loop kept him ahead. Jamie then got a good tow down the main straight, chucked it in deep as Tom defended the inside braking zone for T1, and booted the throttle as he pointed the kart out of the corner. However, there was enough purchase on the apex for Tom to get himself a decent exit too, and thus Jamie's last effort to repass was thwarted.
Todd had enjoyed a lonely lap in the lead by the time Tom caught him, and couldn't do much to preventing himself being pounced upon at the hairpin. Jamie was round him too at the last corner, and the two championship contenders suddenly found themselves one-two.
It wasn't over for Todd though, as Kallum 'Lightning bolt' Jones came streaking through. He was flying! Todd was then prey to Alex Harding and a few laps later, was passed by Lawrance and Martin, the latter trading places with Lawrance on the way through. They had an intense battle, one that Todd tried to join in on when he got sandwiched between the two on the exit of the final corner. It was a joy to watch, check out Todd's footage from the 9 minute mark.
Todd then had to focus his attention further rearward, as Don threw his kart around as he wrestled it through the Lightbulb, passing Todd, and allowing room for Isaac to follow through. While Todd tried to hold the latter at bay, Lee Hammond joined the fun, as Don attacked Martin. Todd eventually fell to the back when Isaac slipped back ahead at the first corner. A small off at the last corner didn't help matters.
The battle continued to rage as Don got the upper hand on Martin, with the latter trying in vain to fight back at the hairpin. Once Isaac had passed Lee, it started to settle down. Meanwhile, at the front, Jamie was experiencing Déjà vu as he was passed again by a charging Kallum Jones. He attempted to stick with him, but just didn't have the pace as the front two stretched into the distance.
Right at the end, Jamie had to hold off Alex, but in a near repeat of the first race, in the dying moments as the flag was held aloft, Kallum Jones struck another patch of sheer genius and passed Tom to take away another win in race two. He had set fastest laps in both races and won them by a fraction. He was certainly driver of the day, and took a little of the shine off the championship contenders that night. It had been an amazing season. A small celebration afterwards allowed the top three to thank all participants, and it seemed evident that everyone was looking forward to the new year ahead.
Fastest Lap: Kallum.
Todd's onboard footage: Video
Jamie's onboard footage: Video


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Dan Whipple
Dan Whipple is a Colorado-based freelancer, writing mostly about science and the environment.
Expelling All Reason
June 16, 2008
I was invited, probably by accident, to a preview in January of the independent movie Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed...
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Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
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Council scrutinizes e-cig sales
BEMIDJI — An expansion of the city's ordinance regulating the sale of tobacco to include e-cigarettes had its first public trial by fire Monday before the Bemidji City Council.
The addition would expand the licensing requirement for tobacco sales to include the sale of e-cigarettes. It would prohibit their sale to minors, and require the city to conduct yearly compliance checks using undercover minors as it does for establishments selling regular cigarettes.
Several council members wanted changes to the draft's language, in particular a section council member Reed Olson called "rather draconian." The section Olson was referring to would expand the city's legal definition of "smoking" to include "carrying an operational electronic delivery device."
Olson feared the language, if unchanged, would essentially criminalize the possession of e-cigarettes.
"I think we that we need to be very careful with this… that we understand what we're talking about when we talk about e-cigarettes," he said. "I feel like it is quite possible that an electronic cigarette is a lot healthier for you than a regular cigarette… and so to treat it more harshly than we treat tobacco I think is a danger and… potentially asking for a lawsuit against the city and seems completely unnecessary…"
City Manager John Chattin agreed that the language could be interpreted that way, but added that it was not the intent of the ordinance to criminalize possession of e-cigarettes.
Monday was merely the first reading of the proposed amendment to the ordinance regulating tobacco sales. No vote was taken.
Although it regulates the sale of conventional cigarettes through licensing, the city does not have its own ordinance regulating the use of regular cigarettes and instead follows the Beltrami County law governing their use in public places. The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners is discussing the regulation of e-cigarette use.
Matt Bewley, owner of Northern Vapes, the first store in Bemidji to specialize in the sale of e-cigarettes, was present at the meeting but did not speak publicly.
After the meeting, Bewley said he also took issue with the section that defined smoking as carrying an e-cigarette. He added that the council should not equate using e-cigarettes with smoking conventional cigarettes.
Bewley said customers could choose the nicotine level in the e-cigarettes they buy. He was not sure if the e-cigarettes he sells contain more nicotine than conventional cigarettes.
It was difficult to determine how much of the nicotine in a conventional cigarette actually ends up being consumed by the smoker, he said.
"I've never done a study myself personally on nicotine being taken out of a cigarette," he said. "There's a lot of variables with it— however many puffs you smoke off the cigarette… the longer you let it sit in your hand, the less nicotine you're going to get. You puff it all down at one time, you're going to get more nicotine, so it's really hard to say."
Chattin said the ordinance would not likely require Bewley to have a new license.


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This morning I realised how lucky I am to have my son!
I had neglected to make hubby a cuppa, assuming he already had one, so son went off and made him a cuppa instead. He's 8, and very sensibly poured the boiling water from the kettle without spilling it or burning himself, put the teabag in the bin (not in the sink or on the side) and brought the cuppa out to Daddy. I remembered that in the holidays he'd made his own toastie on the grill (again, very sensibly, checking with me at each stage), and when his friend came round he made them milkshakes in the blender, once again very sensibly AND cleared up after himself.
He can be demanding and attention seeking and downright annoying when he needs telling for the hundreth time to do something (PUT YOUR SHOES ON, WE'RE GOING!), but then I look around me and see that's most kids.
He dresses himself (ok quite often in clothes that are too small, but they are his favourites), he has manners (usually!), and he doesn't get in trouble at school (I know because the teachers are always surprised when I ask and tell me he's a role model...). He's intelligent and funny, and can be extremely helpful (although emptying the pond did get a bit messy!). Though it seems he's lost much of his creative and independent thought through having to conform at school, there are glimpses of it when he's not feeling too lazy to think for himself!
We've driven each other crazy over the summer, as he needs to be around people and I just want some space, neither of which were available as often as we'd have liked. It's only now I'm back at work and he's back at school that I realise, actually, he's a pretty good kid!
Another reason for it being Happy Days is having emptied said pond and got rid of the big fish surprisingly still in it, my friend and I have done some productive trading and while I tutor her kids, she's going to sort out our mess-of-a-garden.
AND the prints of the Family Tree should be arriving at the parents house today - 8 metres long was just completely impractical so it's been split into Fathers Paternal Tree (the really big bit with the landed gentry), Fathers Maternal Tree (with the Irish connection), and Mothers Tree (with the possible Knight with lots of land but no Gypsy Rose Leigh). The last one is coming a bit later when we've sorted some pictures and other bits to go on it. Dad wanted his plain so he could add his own information around his ancestors so his tree will continuously be added to. All exciting stuff!
So I'm happy even though the holidays have ended and it's back to normality! Anyone feel the same?


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7 Things to Do in Dallas Right Now
And thank goodness they're not all outdoors
Barbecues. Weddings. Weekend getaways. Your agenda may be packed, but that's no excuse to miss out on these seven things happening in the city right now. And surprisingly, not all of them will have you melting under the sun, either.
Watching Shakespeare in the Park
This is the last weekend to see the side-splitting three-man show The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr, which compresses all 37 of the Bard's works into 90 minutes. Grab your beau, pick up Eatzi's and get ready to laugh under the stars. Tickets are still available for this closing cannot-miss play.
Samuell-Grand Amphitheatre, 1500 Tenison Pkwy.; 214-559-2778or shakespearedallas.org
Devouring Sweets
Let's talk about the recently opened Cake Bar. The new dessert spot located in Trinity Groves has some of the moistest slices in 14 rotating flavors like strawberry, key lime, wedding cake and Neapolitan, which has layers of chocolate, strawberry and white butter cake for those of us who can't make up their mind.
Cake Bar, 3011 Gulden Lane, #117; 972-684-5801 or cakebardallas.com
Checking out Detroit's Finest
Forget a Detroit-made car--go for a Detroit-made bicycle. Or watch. Or dog bed. Or leather agenda. Motor City-based Shinola is now open in downtown Plano and it's the place to find a gift for that hard-to-shop-for friend (or, you know, yourself).
Shinola, 1039 E. 15th St., Plano; 972-543-4583 or shinola.com
Taking Free Art Tours
Through the rest of the summer, DMA is offering free admission (and AC) for every exhibit, every day, all-day, including Late Nights, Story Time and the new Pop-Up Art Spot where you can create a masterpiece yourself and take home.
Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood; 214-922-120 or dma.org
Sipping Cider
Bishop Cider Company has a seasonal collection of ciders brewing right now, including flavors such as Strawberry, Crackberry, Nectar and Cideways (a truly apple-forward cider). Pop into the small brewery and sidle up to the bar for a flight, which offers four flavors in six-ounce pours ($10), or grab a pint of your favorite and just chill indoors for a change.
Bishop Cider Co., 509 E. Bishop Ave., Suite C; 214-364-7728 or bishopcider.com
Updating Lingerie
We're so over Victoria's Secret. Enter Zsofia's, the newest and chicest lingerie store in the Design District, where you can find a properly fitting bra and sexy (yet comfortable) panties without ever having to step foot inside a mall.
Zsofia Fine Lingerie, 1130 Dragon St., #160; 214-770-7696 or zsofias.com
Playing House Hunter
You can't throw a rock in this city right now without hitting a real-estate sign. We may not be in the market, but somehow we find ourselves circling the neighborhoods looking for an open house--just to check things out.