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Effect of disorder on the magnetic and electronic structure of a prospective spin-gapless semiconductor MnCrVAl
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Magnetic moments, x-ray diffraction, Crystal structure, Antiferromagnetism, Lattice constants
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AIP Advances
Recent discovery of a new class of materials, spin-gapless semiconductors (SGS), has attracted considerable attention in the last few years, primarily due to potential applications in the emerging field of spin-based electronics (spintronics). Here, we investigate structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of one potential SGS compound, MnCrVAl, using various experimental and theoretical techniques. Our calculations show that this material exhibits ≈ 0.5 eV band gap for the majority-spin states, while for the minority-spin it is nearly gapless. The calculated magnetic moment for the completely ordered structure is 2.9 µB/f.u., which is different from our experimentally measured value of almost zero. This discrepancy is explained by the structural disorder. In particular, A2 type disorder, where Mn or Cr atoms exchange their positions with Al atoms, results in induced antiferromagnetic exchange coupling, which, at a certain level of disorder, effectively reduces the total magnetic moment to zero. This is consistent with our x-ray diffraction measurements which indicate the presence of A2 disorder in all of our samples. In addition, we also show that B2 disorder does not result in antiferromagnetic exchange coupling and therefore does not significantly reduce the total magnetic moment.
Department of Physics
First published in AIP Advances, v. 7 n. 5 (2016), published by American Institute of Physics. DOI: 10.1063/1.4972797
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UNI ScholarWorks, University of Northern Iowa, Rod Library
©2016 P. Kharel, J. Herran, P. Lukashev, Y. Jin, J. Waybright, S. Gilbert, B. Staten, P. Gray, S. Valloppilly, Y. Huh, and D. J. Sellmyer. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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Kharel, P.; Herran, J.; Lukashev, Pavel; Jin, Y.; Waybright, J.; Gilbert, S.; Staten, B,; Gray, P.; Valloppilly, S.; Huh, Y.; and Sellmyer, D. J., "Effect of disorder on the magnetic and electronic structure of a prospective spin-gapless semiconductor MnCrVAl" (2016). Faculty Publications. 22.


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Welcome to Mrs. Garber's Class
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Our Lady of Refuge is a Catholic school family committed to celebrating our personal love for Jesus Christ through our spiritual and academic life, we ask our Blessed Mother for guidance everyday.
4th Grade Homework Policy
Tests and assignments that are missed due to excused absences are expected to be made up with one day given for each day missed.
Tests will be announced in advance. Students are allowed one late assignment per subject per quarter, less ten percent on the assignment. All succeeding "lates" will be a zero.
Students are expected to study daily in order to master material presented in class. Projects and reports are assigned occasionally and will be discussed in class prior to their assigning. Homework includes incomplete classwork from the day and other work given to reinforce concepts covered in class.
Please note it is the student's responsibility to record daily assignments in their planner.
Homework assignments and testing information will be listed on the individual teacher's Homework page. Extra help is available upon request.
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MAFS's star Luke and Kate reportedly had Sex Numerous Times Despite Luke Claiming He Felt Dead Inside After Their First Kiss
Despite Married At First Sight's groom, Luke Cuccurullo claimed he felt dead inside after his first kiss with wife Kate Sisk, they reportedly had sex numerous times.
The audiences of 'Married At First Sight' are aware of the rough and struggling marriage the bride and groom Kate Sisk and Luke Cuccurullo shares since the beginning of their relationship.
Their upsetting relationship tale starts since the time Luke revealed Kate wasn't his usual type wife marking more to Luke often being the one who usually let down Kate although she always gave her best to make things work out between them.
Married At First Sight's Kate Sisk and Luke Cuccurullo
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However, after the latest episode dropped on Tuesday night, it appears both are equally... unfortunate in their relationship as Sisk made a shocking revelation as she opened up about their sex life, which Luke clearly didn't approve of, apparently.
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Kate revealed to Dr. Pepper Schwartz, one of the experts on the show during a therapy session that she and her husband have been intimate several times since their honeymoon, counting to nearly five more times, in spite of Luke telling her to not tell about their sex and personal life to the experts.
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The reality TV star further went on revealing how Luke becomes quite and serious after they're done with sex and that he doesn't even wanna be around her as he goes into other room for approximately two hours to avoid her. (Poor Kate.)
However, for Kate, this is not the first time for her to be felt this way. The news comes after the pair showed their concerns regarding their marriage that it might not work, which happened after they shared their first kiss as it didn't go as per Luke's want.
Not sure whether Luke is a jerk or an extremely inconsiderate honest person because apparently, Luke told Kate he felt 'dead inside' and 'repulsed' after the couple shared their first kiss on their honeymoon.
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As Dr. Pepper hears from Kate saying:
"I didn't realize that it was a much bigger deal for him. I just thought it's our honeymoon, we're married, I like you so far… and I just asked and we did, but then it turned out he didn't want to."
"He just seemed really unhappy about it and then I just felt terrible. I feel like that really affected our sexual relationship since then."
The situation even got worse after Dr. Pepper adviced Kate to confess to Luke because as she does, she ends up crying after Luke clearly didn't seem to be fine about it when he responds her with saying "How could I try you? Cause you were like, 'Oh I swear to God'… and it's not changing!"
Now, many reports claim Cuccurullo, a civil engineer and Sisk, a hotel marketing specialist might have split. Since it can't be confirmed yet as both of their Instagram accounts are private.
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Book Title: Proceedings of the NAACL Workshop on Creating Speech and Text Language Data With Amazon's Mechanical Turk
Date: June 6, 2010
Abstract: We describe our experience using both Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) and Crowd Flower to collect simple named entity annotations for Twitter status updates. Unlike most genres that have traditionally been the focus of named entity experiments, Twitter is far more informal and abbreviated. The collected annotations and annotation techniques will provide a first step towards the full study of named entity recognition in domains like Facebook and Twitter. We also briefly describe how to use MTurk to collect judgements on the quality of "word clouds."
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That's up from 60 percent last fall, and explains a major change in LMS use among students. Last autumn, almost all students had at least one class apiece in Canvas and SmartSite, and so they used both systems. Now so many instructors have adopted Canvas that about 10,000 students don't need to use SmartSite this term.
UC Davis Canvas is replacing SmartSite over the course of 2016-17, and spring 2017 will be the last quarter when SmartSite will be used for teaching. Approximately 1,700 published courses are using UC Davis Canvas this winter, up from about 1,250 at the start of fall quarter.
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Libya, I'm just sayin'
I'm getting closer to getting into Libya – try to keep me out. I'm going to see Leptis Magna, among many other fabulous sites.
It appears that Americans have moved back up the "like" chain. Although after reading though many travel sites to confirm the recent lifting of VISA restrictions for Americans, the general consensus appears to be: Get in quick before they [Libya] change their mind!
USA Today's analysis: Maybe.
"…experience with the Libyan visa system leads us to believe that there is a high risk that your visa may not be approved and that you will find this out only at the last moment."
The New York Times reported: Definitely.
"In the case of the visas, the change that resulted in the new policy was based on a real change," (the United States Embassy opened a visa office in Libya last year for the first time since 1980).
The US State Department website has not caught up with the news. Its most recent update is from April 2009. The Libyan Consulate in Washington DC is even worse with no update since 2007 for Americans wishing to travel there. The boilerplate copy reads:
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Hmmm. I think it's best to read between the lines for all of these reports. From Travel Weekly: "…loosened tourist visa procedures for most nationalities…" Most, but not all. I'm not seeing this as a lock for Americans.
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We are being called upon to deliver an innovative product, a game changing service and at the same time are expected to keep our business intact. A tall task for sure!
Latin author, Pubilius Syrus said that, "Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm". If we look around today, the sea is anything but calm. Open a newspaper (yes, some of us still catch up the old style), switch on a television channel, or wander on social networks—there is buzz about change, uncertainty, disruptive technology et al. Does this uncertainty block our vision? Or can it open up a new world if we are able to walk our way through it?
Organisations are increasingly learning to deal with disruptions. For the leaders, this whirl is a certainty. Does it mean that we significantly alter our way of leading and adopt new behaviours to lead effectively? As the demands on leadership are changing, we need to recognise that the world of work is altering. We have to deal with demands for flexibility, work–life balance, personalisation, and instant gratification not just from our employees but also from our customers.
Can there be disruptions in the way we lead people?
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This only underscores the point that leadership is essentially about managing paradoxes — handling diversity of thought and managing multiple perspectives.
In the words of American novelist and short story writer, F Scott Fitzgerald, "The test of first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function".
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Doing Christmas / Sarah Garland.
Publication year: 2000
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Publisher: London : Bodley Head, 2000.
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Originally published: 1994.
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In Doing Christmas, the family are really busy in the run-up to Christmas. There's the tree to decorate, the stirring of the pudding and lots of shopping. Then the big day arrives, and along with it, Granny, in her snazzy sports car, bearing gifts.
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Poverty and Inequality Are Everybody's Problem
by Rev. Paul J. Bern
As I was watching the GOP presidential debates this past week, I was struck by the fact that several key issues were completely ignored. One was the urgent need for development of clean energy and a green economy. Another big one that got brushed aside was climate change and what we can do about it, not to mention what I view as the urgency of that situation. But the biggest issue by far that got ignored was economic inequality, the fact that 99% of America's wealth is in the hands of 1% of the population. This situation is much the same throughout the world. It is not something that is peculiar to America at all – far from it! My further observation of both of the presidential debates was that most, if not all, of the candidates running for the top office in the land are these same 1%-'ers who crave the Oval Office and the power that accompanies it. It seems that the same people who are part of the problem are putting themselves forth as being the engineers of the solution. Donald Trump is, without question, the best example of this so far. The fact that he's another billionaire from New York underscores the rampant and often extreme economic inequality that exists in America today.
According to statistics published by the Economic Policy Institute, and backed up by US government data, one in every seven persons currently living in the USA lives at or below the poverty line. One in seven sometimes goes hungry, especially children. For over one forth of America's school children, lunch at school is their only meal of the day. One in seven pregnant women don't get enough food for themselves and their unborn child. One person in every seven lives in a household with a gross income of under $14,000.00 per year for a single person, allowing only slightly more for children. Poverty devalues the individual in such a way that it can damage the mind or crush the spirit of anyone in its path. The hunger pangs are only what's on the surface. Poverty is everyone's problem because when one person is marginalized, then society as a whole becomes marginalized, and this is compounded the more that person becomes devalued. I submit to you that we are all made in the image and likeness of the same Almighty God who made us all (see Genesis chapter 1).
It is our capitalist economic system that is broken, and we are all feeling the effects of it. More and more people are being thrown out of work, often losing their homes, their transportation and their dignity as corporate America continues to re-size downward. The more that American business downsizes, the more people will be affected. Life can sometimes be like a game of musical chairs, and people are starting to notice that the music has stopped playing and there are no chairs left. For one thing, jobs are disappearing. Many of these jobs were out-sourced overseas, and many more that still remain will be replaced with robots and artificial intelligence within 10 or 15 more years. The US economy, plus the job market or what's left of it, is in much worse shape than we're being told (surprise, surprise). People are banding together by family or by neighborhood to ensure one another's well-being. In Detroit, in particular, people are beginning to say the only way to survive is by taking care of one another, by recreating our relationships to one another, that we have created a society, over the last period, in particular, where each of us is pursuing self-interest. We have devolved as human beings.
We have been focused on taking care of ourselves for so long that we have forgotten how to take care of each other. Now that hard economic times have hit us right between the eyes, we need to do more to take care of each other. Get plugged into a volunteer program in your community. That would be one good place to start. Do this knowing that by helping to pick others up, you ultimately pick yourself up with it. And do it all knowing that God is watching over you as you go about your business. So, do not put God out of your life but rather keep Him within your heart and allow Him to dwell there. That is when you will know for sure that you are on the right track. Jesus summed this up perfectly when He defined the two greatest commandments, "...Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all of your soul and with all of your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments." (Matthew 22, verses 37-40, NIV) The apostle James similarly wrote, "If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. (James chapter 1, verses 26-27, NIV)
That's not all the apostle James had to say about the loving the world as opposed to loving God. He connected it with the same mass inequality that we see today when he wrote, "Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. Look! The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered innocent men who were not opposing you." (James chapter 5, verses 1-6 NIV) Your wealth has lost its value!! Your investments have divested themselves of their own worth!! Not just their net worth either. Not only have you lost all your interest, you have lost the principal as well! Your entire portfolio is forfeit! Total disaster will overtake all of you who put yourselves into your careers and climb the corporate ladder to the exclusion of everything and everyone else! In so doing, you have fallen into idolatry!! Idolatry, you ask? But how? By prioritizing your careers over your worship, and by valuing your material goods over the supreme sacrifice Christ made for you on the cross. Make no mistake about it, the shed blood of Jesus Christ is more valuable than anything else on the planet – period! The biggest mansion, the most expensive yacht, the fastest car or truck and the trendiest clothes and night clubs are rubbish when compared to the purity of Christ. Besides Him stands no other! Jesus stands alone, heads above the rest!
Speaking of Jesus, He had lots to say about rich people. But, one of His most famous comments comes from the Sermon on the Mount: "Do not store up for yourselves treasure on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Matthew chapter 6, verses 19-21 NIV) The more attached we become to our material stuff, the farther away we get from God. But it's more than just stuff. We can become more attached to our spouse or significant other, to our children, to our careers, and even to recreational activities like water skiing, snow boarding, our boats and motorcycles, or fitness training. There is absolutely nothing wrong with any of the above. But we must always put our personal relationship with Christ first because it's invariably the most important! I cannot overemphasize this one main point!
In closing, the fact that Donald Trump is still considered the GOP front-runner in the early part of the presidential race to the White House says a lot about the state of our country. The most eligible candidate, if the Republicans get their way, is the Donald, the one with the most money. The most eligible Democratic candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has reported earnings together with former president Clinton at $140 million over the last seven years. That's a cool 20 mill per year, there are a lot of professional sports players who don't make that much. So, the bottom line here is that the two front runners in the 2016 election are both 1%-ers who profess to have the solutions to the plight of the remaining 99% of us, when it's already an established fact that no matter who wins, the winner is beholden to the mega rich who bought the election in the first place. Capitalism – and the materialistic consumer lifestyle that goes along with it – has conquered the world without firing a single shot. In so doing, the top 1% are in charge of, and in many cases own, just about everything, right down to the land every building is built upon. But when Jesus returns, all power and authority will be given to Him on earth as it is in heaven, and the rich will be destitute.


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Poor people using food stamps don't look poor enough; Republicans propose new rules to address concerns
Continuing his party's laser-like focus on jobs, (Republican) Wisconsin State Senator Glenn Grothman has decided it's time to reform the federally-funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp program (called "FoodShare" in Wisconsin).
As he announced in his recently released public statement, "Time to Reform Food Stamps," the primary reason behind reform is that the people receiving assistance just don't look poor enough to be getting help.
"Observations of people who work in food stores indicate that many people who use food stamps do not act as if they are genuinely poor. Routinely top brand names are purchased instead of generics. Some people claiming to be 'poor' might even buy cigarettes – or worse – a beer.
One not-poor person even told me that her cousin's next-door neighbor's best friend's husband can tell who is on food stamps and who is not by what's in their shopping cart: the 'poor' people always buy steak and lobster.
I've interviewed people who check out people who pay with food stamps and all felt people on food stamps ate better – or at least more costly – than they did. Food stamp recipients must be getting unreported income, or living with someone with income who social services is unaware of, because it's apparent that something is wrong. Obviously the average monthly benefit of 116.50 for one person – $26.88 a week! – is far in excess of the amount of assistance actually needed.
And then there's the issue of appearance. These so-called 'poor' people redeem their food stamps with hair that's been washed and combed and while wearing clothing like you or me instead of rags. While I'm not an anti-poor person fanatic, I've always felt that if you can spend money on shampoo and new underwear, you're not poor.
Another big consideration is weight. Lots of people claiming to be 'poor' are fat. Just look at them! In America, unlike other countries, the poor are heavier than the population at large. Poor children are twice as likely to be obese as children who are not poor. Obviously if someone is overweight they get enough to eat – why would they need our financial help to buy more food?
The legislature is always under pressure to increase subsidies for dental care for the poor. It would be doing them a favor to reduce help in that area as well. If they have no teeth, they can't chew. If they can't chew, they'll eat less and thus be able to lose some of those extra pounds – so we could cut back on food stamps and dental care, saving precious tax dollars paid by hardworking taxpayers who aren't sitting around on their keisters all day feeding at the public trough.
Finally, any program conditioned on lack of income has a certain amount of moral hazard connected with it. Insofar as anything goes in these programs it discourages work. It also encourages cheating to get into the program. We all know that a lack of morals is the cause of a lack of money.
As structured, these programs encourage bad dietary choices, encourage sloth, and insult the hard working because we all know the poor don't work hard. It's time for a change.
The easiest way to help poor people to higher income levels is to encourage them to look for better-paying jobs by cutting off their assistance. They'll be better off in the long run.
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This Week in FCPA-Episode 40, the Worse than Useless Edition
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- The SFO announces an investigation into the Swiss engineering giant ABB, Ltd. for allegations of corruption coming out of the Unaoil scandal. See article in the FCPA Blog.
- Former Magyar Telekom exec settles with SEC before trial. See article in FCPA Blog.
- Tom goes on an extended rant about the ISO 37001 certification process and why it is "worse the useless". See Tom's post on the topic on the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog.
- Jay Rosen's discusses his new gig with Affiliated Monitors.
- Everything Compliance-Episode 7 is out. It is dedicated exclusively to the first two chaotic weeks of the Trump Administration.
- Jay Rosen Weekend Report preview.
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The Irish FA announced O'Hare & McGovern as its contractor on 15th January. Since then the firm has been busy with pre-construction design works.
The £35m contract value is higher than the initial estimates of £26.3m set out in the contract notice originally published in August 2012.
The redevelopment of Windsor Park includes demolition of the existing South stand, construction of new South and East stands and the refurbishment of the existing North and West stands to increase stadium capacity from 12,000 to 18,000.


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If you're planning a day at the races this year, you might have already asked yourself what you're going to wear. For years, the races have been a wonderful occasion to dress up. Women don their best fascinators and high heels and men dig out their sharpest suits.
This guide will give you some style inspiration for your next day at the races and help you out with some specific racecourse dress codes too.
What to wear to the races
You should always wear a two- or three-piece suit for the races, unless you're attending a family day. Your suit can be any colour, style or pattern you want unless otherwise specified in the official dress code. There's more information below that states which racecourses require a black or grey suit. For the warmer summer months, you might prefer to wear a lightweight material such as linen.
What to wear with a tweed jacket
You'll see an increase in the number of tweed jackets worn during the winter races because they're made from thicker wool fibres than standard suits. But some people aren't sure how to style this material.
A misconception with this type of fabric is that it's always green. Modern tweed jackets also come in brown or grey so there are more variations available than there were in the past.
A tweed jacket can be worn with a pair of suit trousers and brogues. For example, you could match brown tweed with navy blue suit trousers and brown brogues. For grey tweed, you could wear grey suit trousers and black shoes. You can wear tweed trousers with a tweed jacket but it can be difficult to make this look work.
To finish the look, why not add a pocket watch and a pocket square to your outfit?
How to wear a waistcoat
Three-piece suits are as popular as ever thanks to the likes of Daniel Craig in Casino Royale. It's a smart look that is so versatile and ideal for lots of occasions. But how do you wear a waistcoat?
On most waistcoats, there's an adjustable strap at the back. Make sure this is as loose as possible when you first put on the waistcoat and then tighten the strap once you've done the front buttons up. Tighten the strap without making the fit too snug. There shouldn't be wrinkles around the buttons as this suggests you've tightened the strap too much.
Do the first two buttons of your waistcoat up and leave the third undone as this allows more room for movement. If you're wearing a jacket with a waistcoat, always leave the jacket undone.
You can wear a tie, cravat or bow tie with your waistcoat. Also, make sure your pocket square matches the whole ensemble.
What accessories do I need?
A suit isn't complete without the various accessories that you can pair with it. The options include:
- Tie/neck tie
- Pocket squares
- Cufflinks
- Dress watch (pocket or normal)
- Tie bar/clip
- Sunglasses
It's best to choose a maximum of three items from this list; too many accessories could be excessive.
Can you wear corduroy in summer?
Corduroy can be worn in summer, however, like tweed, it's a thicker material so is better suited for cooler summer days. There are many variations of corduroy with different numbers of ridges. The number of ridges per inch is known as the 'wale'. So the wider the ridges, the lower the wale and vice versa.
Needle cords made from a lightweight fabric with a high wale (lots of ridges) are a better option for warm days. It's also the more formal type of corduroy.
If you choose to wear corduroy, you should stick to one item. For example, you could wear a corduroy jacket with suit trousers or corduroy trousers with a shirt and suit jacket.
Corduroy is a more casual style of clothing so it could be worn for the National Hunt (otherwise known as Jump Season). Flat racing tends to be more formal.
Dress code for the Derby Festival
Derby Day is a race day that's renowned for its smart dress code. For guests in the Grandstand enclosure, the dress code is smart. The Jockey Club advises against sportswear, sleeveless vests and trainers
Guests in the Queen's Stand must be at their smartest. Racegoers should wear a morning suit in either black or grey with a top hat, service dress or full national costume. Service dress could be worn by those in the British Army. A full national costume could include a kilt if you're from Scotland.
Dress code for Cheltenham Races
Most race days at Cheltenham take place during winter. They advise that you dress accordingly for the weather, particularly as their public car parks are grassy. Gentlemen usually wear a suit.
Dress code for the Grand National
The Grand National takes place at Aintree every year. It's one of the more casual horse racing events. There is no official dress code but smart is the preferred choice and is adopted by most people. Sports clothes and fancy dress are prohibited.
Dress code for Ascot
For the flat season, gentlemen are required to wear a jacket, shirt and tie. During particularly hot weather, the dress code may be relaxed slightly, but you'll be made aware of any dress code changes on the day. Tailored shorts are permitted but trainers are not. Ascot may be stricter than other racecourses and can refuse entry if you aren't dressed appropriately.
The Jump Season takes place over winter. The dress code will be the same as above but you may want to consider a tweed jacket to keep you warm.
Royal Ascot has a much stricter dress code so don't get the two mixed up. You should wear a grey or black morning suit complete with a waistcoat and tie and a top hat if you're going to this race meeting.
If you're attending the races this year, check the relevant racecourse's website to find out about the appropriate dress code. Each racecourse will give a detailed breakdown of what should be worn in each enclosure.


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Have you ever stopped to wonder where Broadway musicals come from? If you've never taken an intro to theater class, it's probably a mystery. Something Rotten, a musical set in merry old England when Shakespeare was a rising star, won't set the record straight, but it does propose one utterly preposterous vision of how things might have gone down when sibling playwrights, Nick and Nigel Bottom, in a desperate attempt to escape Shakespeare's shadow, heed the words of a soothsayer and set about the task of inventing theater with concurrent singing, acting, and dancing. Something Rotten's an irreverent audience-pleaser in the spirit of Parker & Stone's Book of Mormon, only instead of religion, this show by actual siblings Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick with John O'Farrell takes on Shakespeare, and showbiz.
The brothers Kirkpatrick know something about hustling stories and songs. Karey went to Hollywood where he's written for Disney and penned the screenplays for films like Chicken Run and A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Wayne went to Nashville, and his songs have been recorded by Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, and Eric Clapton, who won a song of the year Grammy for Kirkpatrick's "Change the World."
"There are bits of us in it, for sure," Wayne Kirkpatrick says. "Probably more than anything, you can see it in the insecurities of writing that come out in the Nigel character. You can also see it in Nick and Nigel's ambition. And sometimes in their envy.
"Shakespeare represents all of those people that tend to step over you and have things happen to them along the way," Kirkpatrick says. "And you think, 'Oh, why can't I just get something like that to happen to me once!'"
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McClain: Next preseason game the most important for Texans
The Texans have one more opportunity to fine-tune their offense before they begin the regular season with a Monday night game at New Orleans on Sept. 9.
In the third preseason game against Dallas at AT&T Stadium on Saturday, coach Bill O'Brien wants to see more of what he saw in the 30-23 victory over Detroit.
The third game is the most important of preseason because coaches play their starters longer before resting them in the last exhibition game.
O'Brien gave nine starters off Saturday night, and he didn't ask much of quarterback Deshaun Watson, who played the first series and ignited a touchdown drive.
Watson completed five of seven passes for 60 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Hopkins. His rating was 136.9.
Watson should play more against the Cowboys, and he wants to amplify what the offense produced against the Lions.
"Continue to get better," he said. "Continue to be sharp and smooth. Play it like we want to (set) a high standard and make sure we're on the same page.
"It (the touchdown drive) felt comfortable. The operation was perfect."
The Dallas game should be a better test than Detroit. Cowboys coach Jason Garrett is expected to play his starters more. The Texans have to be in sync when they tangle with the Saints before a national television audience.
"Every time we touch the field, we want to score points and create some energy for the team," Watson said. "(We're) trying to set the tone for the season."
In last year's overtime victory over Dallas at NRG Stadium, Watson suffered a collapsed lung and broken rib trying to run for a touchdown. Against the Lions, he ran once for 7 yards. He may be more careful in his third season, but he's still going to take off and run if he thinks it will help the offense.
"I'm still going to use my legs," he said. "That's a factor. Instead of just throwing it away and getting an incompletion, I was trying to get some rushing yards under my belt."
Hopkins was impressed during his brief appearance with Watson. He knows the problems defenses are going to have trying to contain Watson's throwing and running.
"(He) makes plays," Hopkins said. "When the defense feels like they've got him, they really don't. That's what he's good at.
"(In preseason) we don't have many plays, so the plays you do have, you want to make them the best."
The Texans have no more joint practices. O'Brien and his staff value them. They had four the last two weeks evenly divided between Green Bay and Detroit.
The Texans have two preseason games remaining against Dallas and the Los Angeles Rams before setting the 53-man roster and 10-player practice squad. By the time they host the Rams, they'll already have a good idea about who will and won't make the team.
O'Brien was happy with the opening touchdown drive against the Lions, especially how smooth it was without any glitches.
"We had good balance on that drive," he said. "The key was no penalties and no sacks. You always want to start fast, and it was an efficient drive."
O'Brien isn't ready to commit to how many starters will play against the Cowboys or how long they'll be in the game.
"This is an important week for us. No doubt about it," he said. "We've got a lot of different information we're going to throw at them in practice and then in the game.
"Relative to how much they'll play, it'll depend on where we are health-wise."
The offense has already been affected by injuries, especially the line.
On the touchdown drive that ended with Watson's pass to Hopkins, the line provided superb protection. Left tackle Roderick Johnson, left guard Tytus Howard, center Zach Fulton, right guard Max Scharping and right tackle Seantrel Henderson kept Watson clean.
This week, there's good and bad news involving the line. Center Nick Martin is supposed to practice for the first time. Fulton will have to play center some more before he can return to right guard because backup Greg Mancz is still out with an ankle injury.
Howard left the Detroit game with a finger injury. Senio Kelemete, who started at left guard last season, can replace him against the Cowboys.
Left tackle Matt Kalil missed the Detroit game and will return against Dallas. The coaches need to get Johnson a lot of playing time against the Cowboys based on how good he's looked in practice and against the Lions.
Barring more injuries, the Texans are going to have some difficult decisions to make at positions like the offensive line, tight end, running back, wide receiver and cornerback. Dallas is a make-or-break game for a lot of players.


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Gorgeous in flight and gloriously colored, monarch butterflies are the glimmering icon of wild nature. As an endangered species, they're also iconic of all we have to lose in a changing world.
And now it's begun — the remaining monarchs' first leg of an epic, multigenerational voyage from overwintering sites in Mexico. But are they too early?
Getting here takes food, and plenty of it. For monarchs streaming up the eastern flyway to summer in our gardens and wildlands, you want flowering plants that offer generous helpings of nectar, the butterfly equivalent of a protein shake with all the essential nutrients it needs. But you also need more: you need the one plant that protects monarchs from the animals that might eat them.
As for the nectar plants? All of us — farmers, gardeners, golf courses and park superintendents — can help, each in our own way, with plantings of nectar-rich plants that attract beneficial insects. And beneficial insects are one of the mainstays of good IPM.
But it's milkweed alone with its protective toxins that the monarch butterfly lays its eggs on; that its caterpillars feed on. So of course, gardeners and golf-course or park superintendents will want to plant milkweed too. Many species are stately, short-lived perennials bearing fragrant flowers. (Farmers, you might — or not — have options for happily letting milkweed grow.)
Now … for that "too early?" part.
As we speak, monarchs seem to be moving north earlier than usual, supported by strong tailwinds. Yes, they're finding some nectar sources — dandelions, for instance. (If you must mow now, mow high. Which you should do anyway if you practice good IPM.) But according to some reports (citizen scientists with Annenberg Learner's Journey North and ecologist Chris Helzer's Prairie Ecologist posts via The Nature Conservancy), monarchs seem to be looking for milkweed — and not finding it.
Or if the butterflies find milkweed, it tends to be just a few inches high. Question is: can a six-inch-tall milkweed support six to eight larvae? Unknown.
A close look at the map and you know they're on their way.
Since scouting is another core tenet of IPM, be a good scout — and keep a sharp lookout for monarchs, milkweed, and monarch eggs. Three's a charm!


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I have a group of phone lines that are connected to a centrex trunk, managed by the telecom provider. This is not our phone system and is not managed in any of our equipment. My alarm lines are outside of the trunks but cost me more. Essentially, the more lines in the trunk the cheaper it is for me. Is it permissible by NFPA 72 to use a phone line connected to a centrex trunk? Lines connected to the trunk receive dial tone and can dial any number within the trunk without a prefix. Any number outside of the trunk, which would include the monitoring station, requires a prefix, 5, to dial. No pause is required.
The fire panels we have now all dial a local monitoring station. If the number was (123) 456-7890 then in the centrex trunk version it would be just like dialing a long distance number except a 5 instead of 1. Ex. 51234567890.
If it is permissible can someone direct me to the document that states that? If we enact the change I want to have documentation so my fire alarm installers have it.


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Mary MacKillop: Yesterday Trinity celebrated Mary MacKillop's feast day. Mary was indeed a woman who remained grounded in the reality of life, and through all her experiences learnt to 'act justly, love tenderly and to walk humbly with God' (Micah 6:8). She rolled up her sleeves, got her hands dirty and responded to the cries of those who struggled in life. On this feast day may you be inspired like Saint Mary MacKillop to make a difference in someone's life by raising the powers of love through an act of everyday kindness.
Education Week: This week was Education Week. We had a busy week at Trinity with many opportunities to celebrate student achievement. We commenced our week with Kinder 2020 Information Evening. We thank the parents who came along. A special thank you to Mark Sumich who represented our Community Council and spoke about the rewarding experience of parent involvement at Trinity and Amy Mergard, Jemima and Maryanne McKay who provided babysitting in the Library.
Year 3 – 6 Trinity Public Speaking Finalists: On Wednesday children from Years 3 to 6 participated in the Trinity Public Speaking competition to contend for the Annual Archdiocesan Public Speaking Competition. The quality of the speeches was of an exceptionally high standard. The manner in which the students prepared and delivered their speeches is to be commended, making the judge's decisions an extremely hard one. The judges thanked the teachers and parents for the assistance given to all the speakers and for bringing them to this very high level.
A special thank you to Barry Woolridge and Geoff Orchison for judging, our parents and grandparents who came along to hear our speakers and support them.
Congratulations to the following students:
Year 3: Winner: Emerson Mann-Rea. Runner-up: Billy Corkhilll
Year 4: Winner: Talia McKay. Runner-up: Tom Bassingthwaighte
Year 5: Winner Poppy Lucas. Runner-up: Tilla Bowman
Year 6: Winner Amber McKay. Runner-up: Sara Collins
St Joseph's Boorowa will travel to Trinity on Monday to participate in the Inter-schools Public Speaking Competition and we wish them all the very best.
K-2 Assembly: Yesterday K-2 presented a very entertaining and informative assembly. The students were all on a plane trip around the world and presented information about each country they visited. One of the passengers on the plane was Donald Trump! You never know who might turn up at Trinity! The reading and the singing was outstanding by all the students. Well done K-2 students and teachers.
Pre-school Art and Craft: It was wonderful to have our preschoolers join us at Trinity yesterday afternoon for Art and Craft. They are enjoying these sessions and learning new skills from our older students.
100 days of Kinder: The Kinder students had a great time dressing up and celebrating 100 days at school. They dressed up as what they want to be when they grow up and celebrated with activities and of course a class party. Check out the photos.
Jeans for Genes Day: Today the students got to wear their jeans to school for Jeans for Genes Day. All students donated a gold coin, raising $69.00 - great effort!
Have a lovely weekend
God Bless
Public Speaking - 'Inter Schools Competition': On Monday 12 August, the selected Year 3-6 Trinity students, along with St Joseph's Boorowa, are presenting their speeches. This will commence at 9.30am and parents, grandparents and special friends are most welcome to come and watch.
Book Cafe: Book Cafe will commence for Term 3 on Monday, 12 August for the Year 3/4's at the Terracotta Restaurant from 3.30pm - 4.15pm. The cost is $2 which covers afternoon tea.
Buddy Reading: The Year 5 students are visiting Bunyip each Wednesday for about 20 minutes in the second half of their lunch break for Term 3. This is a fantastic program where the Year 5 students read a story to our little friends at Bunyip.
Whole School Mass: Trinity is holding a whole school Mass, 'Feast of the Assumption' at St Mary's Church on Thursday 15 August at 12pm. We welcome parents, grandparents and special friends to join us.
Pre-school Art & Craft: Is your child starting school next year? Or even know of someone starting school next year?? Why don't you come and join our Kinders and create some masterpieces!! Trinity is holding a free art & craft program in Term 3, on Thursdays from 2.15pm-3.10pm. Please call Leanne at the front desk on 63862111 to book, everyone is welcome!
School Counsellor: Next Friday, August 16, the School Counsellor will be visiting Trinity from 9am to 3pm. If you wish for your child to see the Counsellor, Kirsten, please call the front office to make an appointment.
Public Speaking at Trinity
The Trinity Champions and Runners up will now compete against students from Boorowa in the Inter-school Public Speaking Championships on Monday 12th August. This will take place at Trinity in the school hall. There will be Champions and Runners up announced from this level of competition and the 4 Champions from this day will proceed to the Western Region Public Speaking Championships to be held at Sacred Heart in Cootamundra on Friday 6th September.
Our Trinity school community wish the students from Years 3-6 all the best on Monday as they compete against Boorowa.
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Annual Satisfaction Survey
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Feast of the Assumption of Mary Mass
On the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we remember when Mary was taken ("assumed") into heaven, body and soul, after she died. The Assumption of Mary into Heaven is celebrated on 15 August. Next Thursday, we will be gathering for a whole school mass at 12pm to celebrate this very important Feast Day.
Family Mass
Our next Family Mass for this term will be on Sunday 25th August. This will be our last family mass with Father Joshy. I encourage as many families as possible to come along and join in the mass. We plan to have beautiful singing and a Liturgical Dance in the mass. Father Joshy will sincerely miss the children of Trinity so this family mass would be a wonderful way to thank him for his support of our children and the Sacramental programs throughout our school. The Parish have organised a farewell luncheon on this day (following mass) to be held in Galong. This is a separate function and is entirely up to families if they wish to go to the luncheon. The details are as follows;
A farewell luncheon for Fr Joshy will be held on Sunday 25th August at 12 o'clock at the Galong Monastery. Tickets are $30 a ticket and will be available after weekend Masses each Sunday or at the Harden Newsagency. For catering purposes tickets are to be picked up by the 19th August.
Liturgical Calendar
The Feast Day of Blessed Mary MacKillop was Thursday 7th August. Children at Trinity did various activities in their classrooms to learn more about Mary MacKillop.
Mary MacKillop had many beautiful quotes. Some of which were;
- Try at least to excuse what you cannot understand and bear in mind that you have only to answer for your own faults. (1877)
- Have patience with yourselves when you see that you have failed and patience with others when they seem to have done so. (1874)
- We must teach more by example than by word.(1867)
- Gratitude is the memory of the heart. (1907)
- Many things we condemn are pleasing to God because God sees the motives. (1907)
- Be eager in your desires but patient in their accomplishment.
- Never see a need without trying to do something about it.
Thought of the Week
Wishing everyone a wonderful week.
God Bless
Donna Wade
K-2 Open House Assembly
What a fantastic assembly K-2 presented to our school community yesterday. The theme was 'Around the World', so we boarded a plane that took us to all the continents, while learning lots of interesting facts along the way. There were lots of 'in-flight' entertainment including scary stories written by Yr 1/2, an interesting Maths lesson on weighing different items and a beautiful story from Kinder - Well done K-2!
100 Days of Kinder
On Monday, Kinder celebrated a very exciting milestone, they have reached 100 days of big school! It has been a wonderful year and we had the chance to relax and reflect on everything we have done this year.
To celebrate we dressed up as what we want to be when we grow up, and didn't we have some fantastic careers on show! We started our day with our literacy block and looking back at some of our reading and writing goals from the start of the year and seeing our MASSIVE improvements over the previous 100 days. After lunch, we joined 1/2 for our weekly rugby clinic. We had soo much fun we didn't want to come back inside. But waiting in the classroom was a movie, popcorn and a few other little treats. Just before the recess bell, we went out and had a class party. There was an array of yummy snacks spread out for us to share. I would like to thank all parents that were able to send something little in, it was greatly appreciated! After a play and burning off some of the energy, we settled back in to the classroom and finished our movie.
Kinder had a wonderful day and they would like to thank everybody that has helped them so far during this journey. The progress and love for learning wouldn't be as evident if it wasn't for the extra work behind the scenes. We look forward to the next 100 days and 100 after that, and 100 after that!
Another two of the Children's Book Council of Australia shortlisted books were read and enjoyed by students this week in preparation for BOOK WEEK celebrations in Week 7.
Kinder, Year 1 and 2 read about a pavement artist named Barnaby in CHALK BOY by Margaret Wild and Mandy Ord.
A soulful and heart-warming story about what happens when a pavement artist's drawing comes to life. Barnaby is a pavement artist. 'This morning he started drawing me. I have a head that can think, eyes that can see, ears that can hear and legs that can run. Best of all, I have a heart that can feel. Thank you, Barnaby'.
Award-winning writer Margaret Wild compresses epic themes into a poetic, emotional story, while Mandy Ord's sharp-edged figures, armed with mobile phones and blank stares, beautifully capture the cityscape. Together, text and image describe themes of compassion, friendship, life on the streets and creativity. Kinder wrote and illustrated their favourite part of the text while Year 1 and 2 investigated the characters, setting and plot and drew their own very creative pavement pictures.
Years 5 and 6 investigated the deeper themes of Cicada by Shaun Tan.
Cicada is the story of an insect working in an office, and all the people who don't love him. It's a very simple 32-page picture book about the unspoken horrors of corporate white-collar enslavement.
Cicada works in an office, dutifully toiling day after day for unappreciative bosses and being bullied by his coworkers. But one day, cicada goes to the roof of the building, and something truly extraordinary happens ...
A story for anyone who has ever felt unappreciated, overlooked or overworked, from Australia's most acclaimed picture book creator.
Years 5 and 6 discussed and researched the themes of Cicada and began producing book trailers to persuade staff and other students to be interested in knowing more about this text.
A reminder that Trinity will celebrate Book Week in Week 7, so start planning your SUPER HERO or FAVOURITE BOOK CHARACTER COSTUME and POW into reading!!
Julie Doolan
During Peer Support this week the children looked at qualities their friends may have and the concept that we choose friends based on the qualities we admire in them.
They also explored the skills of friendship, specifically those of cooperation and listening.
We encourage your child to show they are interested in the person they are talking to by being an active listener – this being a quality of a good friend.
Class Awards
Kinder: Ayeisha Atallah & Tanna Brooks
Year 1/2: Tilly Jackson & Georgia Daken
Year 3/4: Ryan Sumich & Willow Stevenson
Year 5/6: Poppy Lucas & Maddison Foley
MJR Awards
Kinder: Avery Mann-Rea, Jack Gadd, Marlie Oakley & Lana Sumich
Year 1/2: Claire Corkhill & Ruby Lucas
Year 3/4: Riley Jackson, Emerson Mann-Rea, Billy Corkhill, Ryan Sumich & Jemima Mergard
This year all students from K-6 have been given a Home Reading Log where they are to record their reading each night.
It has been great to see the number of 'Reading Nights' children have recorded in their home reading log.
Once children reach a reading goal of nights they are rewarded with a sticker for their book from Mrs Gorham.
This week we celebrate 25 Nights Reading.
Reading Nights
Congratulations to….
25 Nights reading
Kinder/Year 1: Harry Edwards, Keeva Mottley, Toby Stevenson, Fletcher Betts, Digby Clark
Year 2/3: Hamish Summerfield, Ruby Lucas
Year 4: Bea Lucas, Zoe Lenehan, Michael Oakley, Dara Olotu, Thomas Edwards
50 Nights reading
Kinder/Year 1: Dakota Medley, Marlie Oakley, Lana Sumich
Year 2/3: Phoebe Bassingthwaighte
Year 4: Ryan Sumich, Emerson Mann-Rea
Year 5/6: Poppy Lucas, Tassie Sommer, Chaz Cooper, Tylerr Leitner, Willow Stevenson
75 Nights reading
Kinder/Year 1: Violet Tindall, Ivy Corkhill, Avery Mann-Rea
Year 2/3: Somer Oldfield, Claire Corkhill
Year 5/6: Samantha Daken, Tilly Bowman, Tom Bassingthwaighte, Jemima Mergard, Jaslyn Killick, Angus Oldfield, Archie Quinn, Riley Jackson, Talia McKay
100 Nights reading
Year 4: Melanine Beal, Billy Corkhill
150 Nights reading
Kinder/Year 1: Jack Gadd
On Monday the students participated in a Rugby Union workshop, held by the Brumbies (Southern Inland Rugby). The children had a great time learning all about the different skills in Rugby. This will continue every Monday for Term 3.
Archdiocesan Athletics at AIS, Canberra
Thursday 22nd August
Todd Woodbridge Cup Tennis
at Harden Tennis Courts
Friday 23rd August
Trent Barrett Rugby League Gala Day (Yr 3/4)
at Roberts Park, Harden
Wednesday 11th September
MacKillop Athletics in Sydney
Monday 16th September
K-2 Gymnastics Day in Boorowa
Postponed until Term 4
|Wednesday 14 October
|First day of Term 4
|Monday 19 October
|Kinder 2021 Orientation Day
|Monday 19 - Friday 23 October
|Book Week
|Tuesday 27 October
|Kinder 2021 Orientation Day
|Wednesday 4 November
|Kinder 2021 Orientation Day
|Thursday 12 November
|Kinder 2021 Orientation Day
|Friday 20 November
|Kinder 2021 Orientation Day
|Wednesday 16 December
|Last day of Term 4


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Remember when Rep. Larry Pittman called for more guns to be in our schools and for arming teachers?
From an email he sent to all NCGA members on April 16th:
"We need to allow teachers, other school personnel and other citizens, who are willing, to be screened and to receive tactical training and bring their weapons to school, in cooperation with local law enforcement who would need to be informed as to who is doing this. We should give them a fighting chance. Otherwise, when they die, and children die whom they could have defended, their blood will be on our hands. I cannot accept that. I hope you will think this through and find that you cannot accept it, either."
"Blood on our hands." That's what he said.
"Blood on our hands."
Ironic that a pastor/extreme guns' rights activist asked for people to be screened but still be against gun control laws that call for "screening" of potential gun buyers.
Pittman goes further and says,
"What we must not do is to allow ourselves to be misguided by emotionalism to enact further gun control laws that violate the Second Amendment and the rights of honest citizens. Such new gun control laws will not solve the problem. They will only leave good people defenseless, when the best way to stop an evil person with a gun is a good person with a gun. We will help nothing by violating the rights of 18-20 year old citizens or discriminating against a certain set of long guns simply on the basis of their cosmetic appearance."
"Emotionalism?" Remember this?
That was in reference to a Facebook comment on another user's post. Pittman and his apparent "emotionalism" speculated the Florida shooter was part of a conspiracy to "push for gun control so they can more easily take over the country" (http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article200294174.html).
The original picture was not correct in the first place. Let it not be lost that Pittman is an ordained Presbyterian minister.
So, what would Rep. Pittman say about the recent debate over a Texas gun-rights group fighting to make 3-D printable gun plans available for anyone to make a firearm with that has no serial number and cannot be traced in the comfort of home with material that is becoming easier to use and manipulate?
From CNN.com:
Yes, right now it takes fairly expensive equipment to print one of these "ghost-guns," but technology progresses at a rapid pace, just ask public school teachers who deal with technological anachronisms on a daily basis.
But untraceable and undetectable and can be made secretly?
Pittman might say that that would be even more of a reason to arm teachers. But that reasoning is saying that we need more guns in schools to combat the fact that anyone now can make a gun that is now almost impossible to trace or detect in a school – or other government building.
Or Pittman could just put forth a bill that would place a high functioning 3D printer in each school so that teachers can make their own weapons, but that would totally go against one of his long-held beliefs as a lawmaker: actually giving public schools ample funding.


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A Visit to the Past
Although now retired I remain a coordinator for a Linkedin Group, the professional equivalent to Facebook. Each member produces a brief biography of themselves from School onwards. My own includes a brief mention of my first days at Prep. School. One of our members read my biog. and noted that his children now attended the School to which I had been an earlier pupil. He notified me and informed me that there was to be a reunion – 'would I be interested'. I said I would. This resulted in a smart invitation to my wife and I to attend the reunion from the current Headmaster. As a result the past became the present.
Oh how strange and pleasant that Saturday seemed. We climbed the steps that I had first climbed some 62 years ago. Into the entrance, down the long corridor and into the main hall. It all seemed so much smaller than I remembered, but then I had grown a bit!
We were treated to a splendid display of athletics and a brief play and music by the current pupils, as well as a very pleasant tea. The Headmaster came and chattered enthusiastically to us and, clearly, I knew more about the earlier times than he did. Sadly, all my masters had either retired or passed on by now.
I had enjoyed my time at this School. It set me up really well for my future life. Here, I had passed my Eleven-Plus and gained a scholarship. More importantly I had gained an interest and some knowledge about life then, in the past and what may be in the future.
It transpired I was the only aged returner at the reunion, but for me it opened doors in my memory and this return to my past made a wonderful picture of life then, in a different World.
This brief visit to my past reminded how pleasant life had been. Just for a brief while the past became the present.
Michael Healy


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Amedica Submits Clinical Data to FDA for Clearance of Silicon Nitride Composite Interbody Spinal Device
Amedica Corp. recently announced that it has submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the 24-month clinical data outcomes from its CASCADE study, a blinded, randomized clinical trial that compared outcomes of cervical fusion between Amedica's composite silicon nitride devices manufactured with an integrated core of cancellous structured ceramic (CsC), to the existing standard (i.e., polyether ether ketone plastic, or PEEK) spacers filled with bone autograft. The CASCADE study enrolled patients in a prospective trial that independently scored fusion rates and clinical outcomes at 24 months. The study was designed to compare the effects of Amedica's porous silicon nitride vs. bone autograft on patient outcomes. The silicon nitride interbody device was wetted with blood from the surgery site, but had no extrinsic bone graft material added to it. The control group was a PEEK cage filled with bone autograft harvested during the decompressive discectomy. Results showed comparable clinical and radiographic performance between porous silicon nitride and bone autograft through a number of validated scientific clinical outcome measures.
"Porous silicon nitride is the first synthetic material to demonstrate spinal fusion outcomes that are similar to the patient's own bone," said Dr. Sonny Bal, chairman and CEO of Amedica. "These outcomes are consistent with our investigations of the surface chemistry and nano-topography of silicon nitride. This 24-month data has been submitted to the FDA in support of our application seeking clearance to commercialize our composite cervical interbody fusion device. Achieving clearance for this product is very important to us, as it furthers our mission to improve patient health through the enhancement of clinical outcomes for those patients who utilize our products, which is why we invested the necessary time in data gathering and analysis to ensure that we had it right before FDA submission."
Pursuant to Section 510(k), the FDA has 90 days in which to either clear the Class II medical device for commercial distribution or to seek additional information. The FDA previously confirmed that it would review the product as a medical device. Following notification of FDA clearance, the company would immediately have the right to commence manufacturing, marketing, and sales of the product in the U.S. and its possessions subject to FDA jurisdiction.
For more information, visit www.amedica.com.
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