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Oct. 18 -- President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill requiring the Transportation Department's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to use a formal rulemaking process if it wishes to require sleep apnea testing for commercial truck drivers.
Obama signed the measure (H.R. 3095) Oct. 15. It was passed by the House under suspension of the rules Sept. 26 by a vote of 405-0, and the Senate passed the measure on a unanimous consent request Oct. 4. The bill was supported by the American Trucking Associations and other industry groups, as well as the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
"This law, which passed the House with a unanimous vote, protects millions of working men and women who turn a key for a living from being forced to spend money on a test they may not need at the whim of a federal agency," Teamsters President James P. Hoffa said in an Oct. 18 statement. "The FMCSA will now have to address this through the formal regulatory process and all the public to have a voice in the process."
In a statement issued Sept. 19, upon approval of the bill by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, ATA President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Graves said his organization was concerned about the cost of sleep apnea testing.
"ATA believes that testing alone for obstructive sleep apnea of truck drivers could cost the industry nearly $1 billion," Graves said. "If our industry is to be burdened with such a cost, then the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration owes it to trucking to conduct a full and thorough rulemaking, including collection of scientific data and a cost-benefit analysis."
The bill was sponsored in the House by Reps. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) and Dale Lipinski (D-Ill.) and in the Senate by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.).
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M04 Emergency Power Standards for Health Care Under the 2012 Codes (PDF, 2.4 MB)
Presenter(s): David Stymiest, Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
Given by the NFPA 110/111 Chairman, this session discusses changes to NFPA 110, Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems, and NFPA 111, Standard on Stored Electrical Energy Emergency and Standby Power Systems, that can affect both future accreditation activities and emergency power reliability. Major differences between the pre-2000 editions currently referenced and the 2010 editions referenced by both NFPA 101®-2012 and NFPA 99-2012 will be highlighted. Clarifications and new information in the 2013 editions are also covered to assist health care facilities in complying with the 2012 Life Safety Code® as well as newer building codes.
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M18 The Benefits of Your Community Adopting the Most Current NEC®
Presenter(s): Alan Manche, Schneider Electric; Jeffrey Sargent, NFPA
Safety Codes & Standards are vital to the safety of our communities. They are critical in driving the country's infrastructure, safety, new construction, and even modifications to current infrastructure where modernization is taking place. The demands for these codes to address alternative fuels, more efficient construction techniques, "smart" infrastructure, enhancements in safety technology, and operational efficiency across the infrastructure, including homes, commercial buildings, and industrial operations, continues to be apparent across numerous Codes & Standards. The formation of the Coalition for Current Safety Codes sets the stage for communicating, educating, and advocating the importance for communities to adopt and enforce the most current safety Codes & Standards. This session will focus on the adoption of the National Electrical Code, but the discussion is germane to the adoption other many other Codes & Standards.
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M34 Changes to NFPA 70E®, 2015, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace® (PDF, 60 KB)
Presenter(s): David Dini, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.; Paul Dobrowsky, Innovative Tech Services
The session includes first revisions acted on by the technical committee. The information will be applicable to everyone having a basic understanding of electrical safety and NFPA 70E®, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace®.
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M44 Buyer Beware: Counterfeit Electrical Products
Presenter(s): Brett Brenner, Electrical Safety Foundation International
Electrical product counterfeiting is a serious and growing problem. Consumer electronics/electrical devices were the top counterfeit commodity seized in the U.S. in 2011, surpassing even footwear. Unlike illegitimate sneakers, counterfeit electrical products put the safety of our families and communities at risk. These inferior products can unknowingly be used in manufacturing, military, critical infrastructure, and consumer product applications. Yet, less than one-third of Americans even realize that electrical products, like extension cords and holiday lights, are counterfeited. The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), the premier nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to electrical safety, leads the electrical industry's effort to raise awareness of the dangers posed by counterfeit electrical products. ESFI also provides free tools to help community safety organizations in their electrical safety awareness efforts.
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T47 NFPA 79 Significant Changes for 2015 (PDF, 2 MB)
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NFPA 79, Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery, provides prescriptive requirements for electrical equipment installed as part of an industrial machine. This session will cover the proposed changes as seen in the First Draft of the 2015 edition and the comments submitted for the Final Draft.
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T59 Electrical Safety — A Shared Responsibility (PDF, 18 MB)
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This session provides a detailed look at the responsibilities of employers and employees when dealing with safety on construction sites and in workplaces in general. The session provides emphasis on recognizing and avoiding hazards and how to effectively implement safe work practices in the field. Use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) will be covered.
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W11 The Basics of Electrical Hazardous Locations (PDF, 749 KB)
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The NEC®, NFPA 497, and NFPA 499 address gases, vapors, and dust explosion hazards. This session will focus on explaining the basic requirements for determining a hazardous location.
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W15 Hurricane Hardened Emergency Systems — What COPS Means to Your Facilities (PDF, 1 MB)
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In response to events in the recent past (e.g., terrorist attacks, power grid failure, natural disasters), the National Electrical Code® (NEC®) was revised to incorporate Article 708, Critical Operation Power Systems. This applies to installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical systems in facilities where incapacitation would disrupt national security, the economy, public health/safety, etc. This session will provide an overview of Article 708, focusing on the design of emergency power systems for critical facilities in relation to hurricane hardening. The session will cover hardening considerations for all aspects of an emergency power system. The session will conclude with a case study of two emergency generator installations in Florida and how each facility performed during the summer of 2004 when this area of Florida was impacted by three major hurricanes.
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NFPA 70E®, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace®, recently has taken a special interest in protecting employees in workplaces where dc voltage sources are present. With the collaboration of the IEEE Stationary Battery Committee's Code Working Group and the research and development community, the NFPA 70E Technical Committee has introduced rules to the standard to address these hazards. This session will lead the attendee through the subject material introduced into the 2012 edition, as well as provide a preview of what can be expected in the 2015 edition. Sponsor: Electrical Section
W32 The Investigation of NM Cable Ignition under Voltage Surge (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Presenter(s): Paul Brazis and Fan He, UL
New and undamaged NM (nonmetallic) cable has very high breakdown voltage of more than 10KV, and it is unlikely that a voltage surge in the residential electrical distribution system may generate electrical arc through NM cable insulation. But a test and experiment have shown that the damaged NM cable has much lower breakdown voltage, and voltage surge in the residential electrical distribution system may arc through the damaged NM cable. This session discusses the voltage surge test for damaged NM cable and data analysis results.
W53 Applying Arc Flash Reduction Maintenance Systems (PDF, 269 KB)
Presenter(s): Ed Larsen, Schneider Electric USA
Section 240.87 of the 2011 NEC® requires the use of arc flash reduction maintenance systems, or other arc flash mitigation means, in certain instances. The proposed changes to this section in the 2014 edition may expand the instances where such systems are needed. This session will draw attention to the issues which should be addressed when applying arc flash reduction maintenance systems. These issues include where the function needs to be located, locking and feedback capability, arc flash labeling needs, and code compliance.
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It's been a hectic week. When I came in on Tuesday after my days off, I had to hit the ground running. I.T.V. were here at Muncaster, and they were filming for the new series of 'Lakes' which is due for broadcast early in the new year. Not only were they filming, but much of their filming schedule centred on the 'World Owl Trust'. It also seems, that after exploring the possibilities in previous weeks; they wanted to focus on myself as one of the main characters at the World Owl Trust. This meant that when I came into work on Tuesday morning, I found myself on my way to a secret location with Andy and Hilary, where we were releasing the ex-wild orphaned Barn Owlet. The idea being, that Hilary would put the owlet in the nest site with a wild 'foster family', and I would narrate for the camera. The 'omens' for the release were good. The orphan was joining a brood of three owlets. This was an ideal brood size, as owls have only limited ability to count. They can distinguish between 1-2 or 3, i.e., two's company, three is a crowd. After that it gets very 'hazy' for them. So, picture the scene; Three owlets plus one sneaking in while mum and dad are away. The owlets in the nest site were obviously not too enamoured at being disturbed in this way, and the orphan was non too pleased at being pushed towards this 'hissing mass of angry young owls'. Hilary stayed long enough the check the orphan wasn't being attacked, and also long enough for all four owlets to transfer their outrage to Hilary, and thereby forget the reason why they were outraged in the first place! You can imagine mum and dad getting back and feeding their brood, thinking; 'there's something not quite right about this. Blimey. They're eating a lot!' The nearby habitat is brilliant for them, so there shouldn't be a problem in getting the extra food. Fingers crossed!
The narration side of things was easy enough, except that every time I opened my mouth, the rest of the world joined in either 'crashing and banging', or with the sounds of chainsaws and police sirens. The filming will continue over the next few weeks, so I will keep you informed.
'Metro' the Barn Owlet in the meantime is coming along nicely. I will include, (yet another) few photos of him at the end of this blog*. This way you can observe his physical development over the weeks, and see how quickly he will grow.
This week saw the arrival of our new computers. These were purchased with the funds raised by the sponsored walk, and even in the first few days it has improved the working environment in the office no end. There is much more space in the office now, as there are no individual hard drives on the desks anymore, and consequently there isn't the 'hum' associated with them. Apparently there is a 'collective' hard drive comprising of two 'terra bites', which sounds quite 'Jungian' to me. There's a more detailed report on this on the sponsored walk page.
The breeding season continues to throw up the odd surprise. In the last couple of days we have discovered we have discovered a newly hatched Long-eared Owlet in the Laybourne, as well as the confirmation of a juvenile White-faced Owlet in the Owl Garden.
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It's good to see this being made into an online exhibit, so more people have access to it. When I first read of it opening for public viewing in a New York City venue last December, I was a little taken aback at how little it took for some people to be locked away for life in that facility. Though I know of many atrocities and abuses that have taken place in the name of psychiatric treatment over the decades, it was still a little surprising to see how easily people could be locked away for life with no right of appeal, and few if any rights of any other kind, either. I think I remember reading of someone who was locked away there (at Willard)just for going through a fairly normal grieving process.
Nowadays there seem to be some individuals and groups who long for a return to the days when this kind of thing was widespread. It would be nice if the advocates of "assisted" (aka forced) treatment would be more forthright about the abuses of the past such as this. Perhaps then it would be harder for them to justify lobbying so eagerly for legislation making this type of thing more likely to happen again in the future.
In doing some family genealogy I have found that an aunt, Mildred Calhoun O'Connor, was a patient at Willard Psychiatric Center. I have been unable to get information as to her death or burial site. I am now curious to know if possibly one of the suitcases could be hers. How do I go about finding out if, in fact, one of them would be hers? I have asked family members about her and why she was a patient there and was advised her husband admitted her and walked away. She was diagnosed as "incompetent" – whatever that means!!!
1/8/2009 thurs. i got some free mental health care through social services in the late 1970′s at the psychiatric center…i wonder how to get in contact with the group[behavioral program 1980 chris lynch,dr.saati] kathleen mchale geneva ny
My name is Tom and I worked at Willard Psy. from 1970 to 1995 when they closed it to turn it into a prison. It disturbs me that so much neg. material is written and viewed about the history of care in the mental health system. Yes it is true that in the very early years(1900 through 1960s)people were put into state hospitals, a lot of them were mistreated and not much care was given. But Willard was unlike any other State Psy.Center in that; no.1 it was in a very nice, peace full setting in the country 200 feet off the Seneca Lake shore line. And no.2 close to half the employees I worked with were the second and third generation (my grandmother, mother, and two aunts worked there with me and before me) of their families to work there. I remember my mother bringing a little old lady from her building to our home around 1966. Mom told me she always talks about how she used to love to clean and putter around her house, but she can't do the at the hospital. I told her she could come to our house and putter. It's a shame that much isn't written of how Willard was a leader in moving into the modern age of treating people with mental problems. I was a member of one of the first community based day treatment programs teams -in 1972! Willard was ranked as the second best Hospital when the state closed it – to turn it into a prison! Yes we needed to move away from institutions, but to close what was maybe the best hospital in NYS so early, for strictly political reasons is typical of the way the state shows how much they really cared about the people we served.
excellent writing .
I was reviewing the articles about Willard Mental Hospital.
I was priveleged to have known and worked with one of the patients known as Dymetro after the facility closed.
I was interviewed just the year after his death from two people from Albany NY
Unfortunately little of that was included?
I was listening to the recollections of the nurses who cared for the patients at Willard and one comment was that Dymetro was always sad.
Im happy to report that a mural he painted in our home was a happy and joyful one and is still there today 2011 in our home.
Dymetro was my friend. We cared for him while he was with us and he is still missed.
The collections of the peices of peoples lives are amazing. Let us remember them, and in tribute improve our ways.
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Those and other reasons are driving enterprises to budget more for mobile computing projects, which encompass everything from wireless e-mail devices to special-purpose software for salespeople using laptops. The average business expects to increase mobile computing spending 1% to 4% in 2006, according to Baseline's survey, which was conducted in March. And for larger companiesthose with more than 1,000 employeesthe median expected increase was 5% to 14%, up from an average range of $250,000 to $500,000 in 2005 spending.
For Dave Croteau, manager of customer support for Toshiba America Medical Systems, getting data from his mobile field-service staff in a timely manner was a nagging problem. And the delay was losing the company money.
Croteau oversees customer-service operations for the Tustin, Calif.-based company, which provides service and support for medical imaging equipment, including ultrasound and X-ray machines, to hospitals and labs across the country. His team dispatches one of 400 field service engineers whenever a customer needs help.
Here was Croteau's beef: The engineers were equipped with laptops running Amdocs' Clarify customer relationship management software to enter information about the work they performed. But if they were at a customer's facility, they usually couldn't get a network connection to log in to the Clarify system, and they'd put off the data-entry task. "The average close for a case was running over 13 days," Croteau says, "which coincided with the technical engineers doing their expense cards every two weeks."
That delayed how quickly Toshiba America Medical Systems could get paid, because the billing department can't process invoices until an engineer files a report detailing the work. Plus, Croteau says, the billable hours engineers entered were often only hazy guesses, and it turned out that on average, customers were being undercharged.
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The Bloomington, Ill., insurance carrier is replacing the first-generation CDMA cards with those that can also connect to the newest Evolution Data Optimized (EV-DO) networks, which provide more than 20 times the bandwidth with download speeds of up to 3 million bits per second. That will, ideally, help claims workers do their jobs faster, says Darrell Sims, a systems analyst at State Farm.
Sims' biggest challenge is making that change for a workforce scattered across the U.S. and Canada: Wireless technologies are used by many of State Farm's 120,000 employees and agents. He estimates that the upgrade to EV-DO will take more than a year. "It's hard to turn on a dime if we want to change the kind of [mobile] hardware we're using," he says.
For others, security is a chief concern. The highest percentage of survey respondents (22%) said data security is their top challenge with mobile computing. In second place, at 19%, was managing devices.
At Integris Health, which operates 11 hospitals in and around Oklahoma City, some doctors carry their own personal digital assistants to keep track of appointments or patient information. But Randy Maib, senior information-technology consultant at the company, says the data on those Palm or Microsoft Pocket PC devices could have been viewed by someone who wasn't allowed to see it.
"Doctors were just leaving PDAs lying around," he says. "Anybody could just pick one up and see what was on it." Such a security breach could have violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which prohibits unauthorized disclosure of patient records.
To provide authentication and encryption for doctors' personal devicesabout 275 of which are currently in use at IntegrisMaib decided to use software from Credant Technologies that enforces policies about how data is stored and accessed.
The package includes software that resides on every Windows desktop machine that doctors use to synchronize patient data with handhelds; any time data is downloaded from the desktop computer, the Credant system requires an additional "shield" to be loaded on the portable device. The shield software encrypts the data on the PDA and requires the user to enter a numeric password to gain access to its functions.
That annoyed some doctors. "We got some pushback from physicians who complained that they didn't want to load this onto their handhelds," Maib says. But he and his team explained that the policy is needed as part of meeting HIPAA requirements. "We're looking at this from the perspective of protecting data that's mobile, rather than protecting users or the devices themselves," he says.Work">
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Despite the challenges of managing and securing mobile devices, companies are finding new mobile computing tools to let employees collaborate more rapidly. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, an investment bank based in London, runs 2,700 separate "wiki" pages on its internal networks. A wiki is a free-form, Web-based forum that can be modified by anyone who's a member of the group.
In the 18 months since rolling them out, Dresdner has found the wikis, running software from Palo Alto, Calif.-based Socialtext, have become immensely popular among its 6,000 employees to keep in touch with each other, says Myrto Lazopoulou, the bank's head of user-centered design. Information shared on the wikis ranges from meeting notes to ongoing project team discussions. "You can stick a meeting agenda on a wiki instead of sending e-mail to 30 people," she says.
Now, Dresdner has opened up access to the wikis to mobile users. Most of the bank's key employees use BlackBerry devices, Lazopoulou explains, and as the wikis grew in popularity, many wanted a way to keep plugged in while they were on the road. Some features are absent in the BlackBerry version; for example, users don't see a button for their favorite wikis. But otherwise, the mobile wikisreferred to as "mikis"provide full access to the group pages. "It was the best solution to keep everybody up to date," she says.
At most companies, however, not every employee needs a BlackBerry or similar wireless device. Bigger companies are more restrictive in doling them out: 27% of the survey respondents at companies with more than 1,000 employees say they give mobile devices to all management employees, compared with 43% of those at smaller firms. And whereas no large organizations give every one of their non-management workers mobile devices, 16% of the little guys do (see "Who Gets the Gizmos?").
Accenture, the global consulting services company, doesn't arm all of its 126,000 troops with the wireless gadget du jour. In fact, fewer than 10% of its employees have a company-supported wireless personal digital assistant such as a BlackBerry, says CIO Frank B. Modruson.
Why? A wireless PDA is upward of twice as expensive to own as a laptop PC, he says: A $1,200 laptop amortized over two years is cheaper than a handheld device, which can cost up to $500, plus two years of wireless access service at $50 to $100 per month. "The decision about whether to give someone a mobile device comes down, in some cases, to salary," Modruson explains. "If the cost of the device is just a small fraction of the person's salary, it makes sense to give them that kind of device."
Make the Mobile Case
But in some industries, a mobile computing device is essentially part of the uniform.
FedEx Ground is a case in point. The $2 billion FedEx Corp. subsidiary, which specializes in small-package delivery, is rolling out 25,000 devices from Hand Held Products, a maker of mobile and wireless data-collection products. Roman Hlutkowsky, FedEx Ground's vice president of operations technology and systems support, says that compared with the older devices the division was using from Symboloriginally deployed six years agoHand Held Products' Dolphin 9500s provide better battery life, color screens and built-in wireless network connectivity so drivers can transmit delivery data without having to return to their trucks.
The cost of FedEx Ground's project will be $45 million to $50 million over two years, which includes hardware, software and training, but not recurring costs like wireless data services.
And what's the return on this project? Hlutkowsky expects the new devices to result in savings because they will allow the company to migrate from networks that use Mobitex (a low-speed wireless technology developed 20 years ago) to more widely available General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) wide-area networks. With GPRS, he notes, FedEx Ground can transmit three times the data for two-thirds the cost.
But in Hlutkowsky's view, the main justification for the project is that FedEx Ground needs to update a critical part of its business with new technology. Mobile devices, he says, are now an inseparable part of its operations. "I made my business case for moving away from paper invoices in 1990," he says, adding: "When your laptop dies, do you do a cost-benefit analysis on whether to replace it?"
For the Virginia Lottery, meanwhile, mobile computing technologies are a more novel development. Though it posted $1.3 billion in revenue last year, the state lottery of the Commonwealth of Virginia realized it wasn't distributing its scratch-off ticket games efficiently, says sales operations manager Joey Philpott.
Each week, a team of telemarketers would call 5,000 retail partners to see which of the lottery's 56 scratch-and-win games they needed to restock. But because the telemarketers didn't have access to sales data, they didn't know which games were most popular, and stores frequently sold out of some of the hottest tickets. The lottery does have 74 field representatives, who call on individual retailers to discuss sales trends. But they didn't have up-to-date datait could be up to a week oldand it was only available in printed reports.
Overall, Philpott says, "We didn't have effective ways to get products out into the market. We knew there had to be a better way to do this."
Last year, Philpott and his team gave mobile computers to the field agents, with the goal of boosting scratch-off ticket game sales. The lottery is using Hewlett-Packard TC4200 Windows XP Tablet PCs, which are portable computers that can function either as laptops or as display devices (to show a client on-screen information, for example). The tablets run Cole Systems' OrderPad software, which can show sales data from the previous day or week, identify the hottest kinds of games at a particular retailer and crunch other numbers.
The Virginia Lottery's startup costs for the project, including software licenses and hardware, were $800,000. Philpott believes the system will undoubtedly increase sales, though he wouldn't disclose specific projections.
In any event, as Philpott points out, the new system is an improvement in how the lottery deals with retail partners. "Before, we were doing this kind of blind with telemarketers sitting in an office," he says. "Now the sales reps are there right when they need to bein front of a customerwith the right data."


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Russ Jacobsohn's "Rocking Horse" is our featured artwork for July 2009.
Russ Jacobsohn is a master craftsman, woodworker and functional artist known for his handcrafted animal rockers. Originally from Wilmington, Delaware, he relocated to the Upper Cumberland in 1979 and since that time, he hasn't given any serious thought to living anywhere else.
"When I first moved here I was happy just to have perfect weather and live in the forest. Then I learned that there were hundreds of talented people in the area and an amazing support group for an artistic lifestyle. I was fortunate enough to find myself in a community with exceptional public television, public radio, symphony and support for the arts."
Russ loves the ready availability of great wood in Tennessee. He crafts each of his pieces from hand using solid hardwoods like cherry, oak, walnut, maple, mahogany and cedar.
"I am 62 and I started working with wood in my 20s. I am mostly self-taught but I have had the good luck to get help along the way from more experienced woodworkers and artists in related fields."
In 1982, Russ carved his first rocking horse and he has been hooked ever since. His rocking critters have been featured on TV programs like "Tennessee Crossroads" and "Modern Masters." He will carve any animal upon request. His rocking menagerie includes horses, whales, chickens, rabbits, turtles, alligators, elephants, moose, giraffes, pigs, mules and frogs, just to name a few. Currently he has a commission for rocking dragons.
"My biggest customers are grandparents who want their gift to their grandchildren to be something really special that will last for many generations. No two rockers that I ever do are the same. Sometimes the wood inspires me to go in one direction or another. Sometimes I find a piece of wood that suggests what I need to do with it. Part of the joy is having complete freedom of creativity every day."
Russ considers himself lucky to be here and living his dream. His motivation for creating his rocking beasties may be found in an artist's statement he wrote for the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands in 2008.
"I enjoy sharing my love of animals through my rocking critters, knowing that because I make them with the best materials and craftsmanship, that they will last for generations. I know this to be true already because after 25 years, I am beginning to meet the young children who are now riding the horse their parents rode. All of us would like to think we have made some kind of difference in this world. I would like to believe that my ever growing herd of rocking animals brought a little more joy into the lives of the children who rode them."
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Dr. Cristina Teixeira Appointed Chair of the Department of Orthodontics at NY University College of Dentistry
Written by Dentistry Today Wednesday, 05 September 2012 09:10
Dr. Cristina Teixeira, associate professor of orthodontics and of basic science and craniofacial biology, has been appointed Chair of the Department of Orthodontics at New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD), effective immediately. Dr. Teixeira had been serving as the interim chair of the Department of Orthodontics since September 2011.
The announcement was made by Dr. Charles N. Bertolami, Herman Robert Fox Dean, and Dr. Richard I. Vogel, executive vice dean of New York University College of Dentistry.
"As interim chair, Dr. Teixeira has demonstrated leadership in research, teaching, and patient care," said Dr-. Bertolami. "Her accomplishments include formulating a comprehensive new curriculum for the Advanced Education Program in Orthodontics, and co-founding CTOR, the Consortium for Translational Orthodontic Research at New York University. CTOR has facilitated research, development and clinical testing of new orthodontic treatments and technologies," added Dean Vogel.
"Dr. Teixeira's appointment as chair offers profound academic recognition of a world-renowned scholar and researcher and experienced clinician who undoubtedly will lead the Department of Orthodontics into new areas of clinical, educational, and research excellence," said Dr. Elliott M. Moskowitz, clinical professor of orthodontics at NYUCD and former editor of The New York State Dental Journal.
Dr. Teixeira joined NYUCD in 2001, and has won NIH funding and other national and international recognition for research in bone and cartilage biology.
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Dr. Teixeira has published extensively in peer reviewed journals, served as a mentor to numerous postgraduate and predoctoral students, and presented her work at national and international conferences. As a founding member of CTOR, the first consortium of its kind dedicated to translational research in the field of orthodontics, her efforts have produced two patents.
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The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has proposed a new rule for labeling raw meat and poultry products that contain injections, marinades or other solutions that may not be visible to the consumer.
FSIS said that some labels do not clearly identify solutions added to raw products to enhance flavor or texture, so consumers might buy products containing more sodium than they realize.
Under Secretary for Food Safety Dr. Elisabeth Hagen said: "Consumers should be able to make an informed choice in the store, which is why we need to provide clear, informative labels that will help consumers make the best decisions about feeding their families. It has become evident that some raw meat and poultry labels, even those that follow our current guidelines, may not be clear."
The agency gave the example of a single-ingredient chicken breast and a chicken breast with added teriyaki marinade, in which case both may be labeled as "chicken breast," even though one could be 100 percent chicken breast and the other 60 percent chicken breast and 40 percent solution.
While the label of the teriyaki chicken breast must state that it contains solution, but the FSIS argues that consumers may not notice if it is not a part of the product's name, and has proposed that such a product should be labeled "chicken breast - 40% added solution of water and teriyaki sauce."
The proposed rule is open for comments and can be found online here: www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/Proposed_Rules/index.asp .


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The Shurikens of Ice are one of the four Golden Weapons of Ninjago, formerly used by Zane.
The Shurikens of Ice were able to freeze anything on contact and shoot ice beams. They were also able to form Zane's Snowmobile when the White Ninja focused his thoughts.
The Shurikens were first used by First Spinjitzu Master along with the other three Golden Weapons to create Ninjago.
Garmadon's Banishment
When the First Spinjitzu Master died, he entrusted the weapons to his two sons, Lord Garmadon and Sensei Wu. Garmadon wanted the power for himself, and attempted to take them. Wu defeated him, and banished him to The Underworld. Wu then hid the four weapons, including the Shurikens.
Ninja Discovery
When Sensei Wu's four ninja proteges, Kai, Cole, Jay, and Zane were looking for the weapons to keep them from Lord Garmadon, they came upon the Shurikens in the Frozen Wasteland. Zane was lifted to them by the other three ninja, as they were suspended from the ceiling. They then used a frozen Zane as a sled to escape from the Ice Dragon guardian.
In Samukai's hands
Later, in Forest of Tranquility, the ninja were ambushed by Samukai, who stole the three weapons they had found so far, including the Shurikens. He then took them to the Underworld to confront Sensei Wu and gain The Sword of Fire. Samukai used the Shurikens to freeze the Sword in the ground, making Wu an easy target. After he defeated Sensei Wu, Samukai picked up the sword, intending to use all four weapons to rebel and defeat Lord Garmadon in an attempt to do a treason act. However, the weapons' powers were too great for him, and he disappeared in a puff of smoke. The weapons made a vortex through time and space, which Garmadon used to escape. Zane then picked up the Shurikens to defend Ninjago from any future plans that Lord Garmadon may have.
In Defense of Ninjago
After Lord Garmadon escaped the Underworld, the four Ninja took up the weapons in order to defend Ninjago. Each Ninja took the weapon corresponding to their element, so the Shurikens were in possession of Zane. The Ice Dragon, Shard, guarded them by becoming Zane's mount and pet.
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|How to begin... I am 50 year old married man. My wife is 46. We have been together for 17 years and married 14. We have a beautiful daughter who is going to be 12 soon. Like so many others, my marriage looks very solid from the outside. My wife and I have a beautiful home and we both have good jobs. We have no money problems. For the most part we get along very well. We really don't argue at all. The issue is intimacy, or actually the lack thereof. In the past 8 years, we have been intimate twice. For the longest time, the major factor in that was that my daughter insisted on sleeping with us in our bed. My wife and I discussed this many times, but never broke the cycle. If my daughter did sleep in her own bed, it was because my wife would go to bed with her and fall asleep with her. Then, about 2 years ago my wife lost her job. She was out of work for about a year and a half. She was very depressed and I tried to support her the best I could. She has since found a good job and my daughter is finally sleeping in her own bed.
Throughout the past 8 years, I have always tried to show my wife that I love her. I never go out at night with friends, we always do things together as a family. I still try and show her the little things like telling her I love her, hugging her, touching her. I think I do my share of things around the house... I do maintenance on the cars, all the yard work, I do 90% of the cooking, I get my daughter up for school and take her and usually pick her up from school, I do my own laundry. I try and support her in every way I can. I talk to her about her day at work. I am 100% invested in my daughter and her future. I think I am a husband that most women would want.
My wife just won't or can't show any affection. And I don't mean just sex. I would kill to at least have her roll over in bed at night and hold me. Don't get me wrong, I know she loves me. She does things for me that show me she does. But, the lack of at least the little affectionate things is killing me. We used to have a very close affectionate life together. I know that having our daughter had a profound effect on my wife, but that was almost 12 years ago.
I know we need to talk about it, but I really don't know how to start that conversation with her. Its been so long and it seems we have both just accepted this as our marriage. I am so lonely. Its like living with a room mate that I share a child with. I have gotten to the point where I need to do something. I have thought about an affair, just to be with someone to make me feel wanted. But that would be so empty. I have also thought about leaving my marriage, but my daughter is my whole world. I can't take so much away from her. I feel so trapped. I don't want to resent my wife, but I am 50 and I feel that if I don't do something now, it will be too late. I just want to be happy with someone in my life and share myself in the way I haven't been able to for a long time.
I know that the answers to my life aren't here, but I just can't keep this inside anymore. I just need someone to talk to I guess....
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|Well Blane you do sound very lonely and you do need someone to talk to. I also think you are very patient. To put up with the child in your bed for so many years, is really not an ideal situation.
Perhaps you and your wife should go and see a marriage counsellor ?
Having a child does change your life..I have had two ! But before the child was a marriage and you both need to focus on those times. Children grow up and leave home, then you have the quiet home...where it is just the two of you. Planning for that time is crucial if you are both going to be happy together.
You do sound like a nice chap and I wish you well.
You have taken the right step seeking help and asking for advice.
All the best to you and your family
- Posted by finedreams (My Page) on Tue, Jun 8, 10 at 18:52
|agree with popi, please see a counselor. if she refuses to go together, go see someone on your own, it could really help you to sort things out. please do not seek affairs, it won't solve anything. i wish you the best...not seeing any affection from your loved ones is very detrimental to your emotional well-being and your self-esteem. hopefully you see a good counselor and they help you to sort it out.
PS children are important, but i don't think staying together for the sake of the kids is worth it. i don't think kids really need their parents to be miserable. life is too short. being single is better than suffer for that many years.
|I can tell you right now you need to talk to her about it even if you don't know how. My husband was not an affectionate person and I had to watch him shower affection on every other woman in the family and especially his daughters. I was not on the receiving end of it unless I got upset enough to cry. If he had been my first husband I would not have stayed married to him. With a second marriage I learned to lay down the rose colored glasses and accept my husband as he is. I learn to dwell on the good qualities he had instead of on the ones that bothered me. My marriage was worse than yours, along with his coldness he was very critical of me. I stopped his verbal complaints, but could not stop the looks he gave me. And you definitely need to stop the child from sleeping with you both. If her friends found that out she would never have any peace. I wonder if your wife lets it happen so you can't make love.
|Your first clue should have been the child in your marital bed indefinitely. You should have broken that cycle 11 years ago. Can't imagine why you tolerated that so long. However, this may be an entree to that conversation you're so reluctant to have. Now that your wife has a job again and the daughter's out of your bed her cover is blown.
She already knows this conversation is coming. Why make her wait?
My guess is you won't be happy with the result. She'll pull something else out of the hat as a reason to avoid you. With all her previous excuses gone, now, I suspect she's thought up a few new ones to use if/when you finally compel her to engage in this conversation.
I agree with those who recommend marriage counseling. If you try this on your own with the woman you described, she'll wrap you up with a bow on top.
|You sound like a nice, caring man in a cold marriage. Please seek out a counselor you are comfortable with, even if your wife won't go. If she doesn't care enough about your marriage to get help with you, you will have to face that fact and go on with your life.
An affair won't help things. On the contrary it will make a huge mess. The time to have a relationship with someone else is if your marriage doesn't work out and you end it.
Your daughter will be fine with or without the marriage. It's your love for her that counts, and how much time you invest being involved in her life.
- Posted by scarlett2001 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 11, 10 at 20:01
|Deja vu - we seem to be hearing this same situation a lot. What surprises me is that people wait so long to talk to their spouses about it.
Let's say you had a pain in your side or the car was making funny noises; would you wait years to see what's wrong? Don't you want this fixed?
|Sounds like the emotional intimacy has been neglected along with the physical... And yes, you two do need to talk about it. It could be that's as hard for your wife to admit and discuss as it apparently has been for you. And it could be she's feeling as lonly and sad about it as you are. Or, maybe she's stone-cold-furious about something, and is withholding sex and affection for that reason. (She may not even be aware of it.) Or that she's scared you don't find her attractive anymore. Or this. Or that... So many possibilities.
I'd suggest you 'court' her all over again. Make plans for your daughter to spend the night with a friend, then take your wife out to a romantic dinner. Gaze into her eyes and tell her you love her. Tell her how much she means to you, and how much your family means to you, and that you would like to enrich your marriage again and recapture the romance you two once shared. See what she has to say and follow her lead.
It may take a little while to work back up to full marital relations, but it can certainly happen if you're willing to take some emotional risks and open yourself up to the possibility of being hurt.
|I agree with sweeby, break the ice and bring up the subject, she might be feeling the same way as you are but doesn't know how to fix it.
Sometimes , what is not said weighs more than what is said; at least you'll know where you stand.
|It is really not good to have such a response from spouse after so many efforts. Any way I think you may go to a good one therapist. That can guide you well. You may also let your daughter out of home for some days.
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William W. Perry, Jr., 70, of 30 Birch St., Kane, died Wednesday morning, Dec. 28, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Oil City.
Born July 16, 1941 in Kane, he was the son of William W. and Betty Powell Perry. On Feb. 14, 1970 in Kane, he married Christine A. Nevel, who died April 15, 1999.
Bill graduated from Kane Area High School in 1959 and later served in the National Guard until 1975. He was a sales representative for Stackpole Corp. in Kane and St. Marys for over 35 years.Â
James H. Gross, 84, of 5 Bridge St., formerly a lifelong resident of Bradford, died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, at the Sena Kean Manor.
Born Aug. 18, 1927, in Bradford, he was a son of the late William Clayton and Frances Long Gross.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army as an infantry cook.
He was a member of the Bradford Baptist Church and more recently attended the Kushequa Union Church and the Mt. Jewett Assembly of God Church. He had worked in the oil fields before he started his sales career at B&B Electric. Later, he was employed as a chef at the Seneca Casino.


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My daughter has been walking on her toes since 15 months. I wasn't so
concerned, but now she is 24 months old and continues to walk this way.
My friend thinks she will grow out of this but now I am not so sure.
At each birthday a child needs to reach specific developmental milestones.
Although walking exclusively on the toes is not so much of a concern at
15 months of age, it does become something to talk to your doctor about
at 2 years of age. Do not panic, your doctor will most likely tell you
to consider an intervention such as physical therapy.
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Q: My daughter is turning 3 in a few weeks but my husband
and I are worried that her speech is still so unclear. My father in-law
always says, "what's she saying, I can't understand her!" What can I do
to help my little girl?
At the age of 3, people other than you and your husband should be able
to understand what your daughter is saying. Again it isn't something to
lose sleep over but it is a good idea to take the following steps. First,
as in any case of fear of developmental delay, seek out your pediatrician.
Second, take the information from the doctor and seek out the appropriate
services from your school district. In this case your daughter will most
likely need a speech therapist. Considering you took steps now, your little
one will be speaking clearing as she enters kindergarten or even before.
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I could tell she was scared I thought she would open up after a while.
At the parent teacher conference the teacher told me she shows no interest
in playing with the other children. She started to mention some interventions
she tried to use but I ="5" was only interested in if she was performing
academically. Should I be concerned if my child is just shy?
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grasp a crayon and I feel like this is delaying him from drawing pictures
and writing his name. My husband thinks this is no big deal since he is
able to kick a ball with him in the backyard. Am I overreacting?
You are certainly not overreacting. At age 4, a child should be able to
copy square shapes, draw a person with two to four body parts, draw circles
and squares and begin to copy some capital letters. If your child goes
to preschool you may be able to request occupational therapy services.
Although many parents are familiar with the terms speech therapist and
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children that are exhibiting difficulty with their fine motor skills.
You can also work at home with your child by modeling the grasp and working
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hidden while he watches, but my 9-month-old niece does. Is this something
to think about or am I just playing into sibling rivalry.
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Good morning, rose lovers! It must be pretty darn early, too, because the guys all look especially sleepy-eyed and busted when Harrison arrives at Casa Bachelorette to give them the lowdown for the week. At least he's bringing some news that wakes them up quick: We're going to Atlantic City
because Vegas is too expensive and anyway they have to promote the Miss America pageant, so two birds, one stone!
Cut to Des bundled in a cozy pea coat and strolling down the mist-shrouded boardwalk, as cops wish her well and seagulls caw overhead. Soon the guys arrive and do the requisite oohing and ahhing over their sweet suite at the Revel hotel. Michael, so good at stating the obvious, observes, "Man, this place is awesome! It's basically like Las Vegas, on the ocean." Once they're all settled, we learn that Brad -- he of the unfortunately named son and alleged car-stealing ex -- gets the first one-on-one date. (The disappointment takes its toll on Brooks, who graduates from looking like death warmed over to looking and feeling like crap on a cracker.)
So it's off to Steel Pier for Des and Brad, who ride a variety of metal death traps and then break countless health violations by barging into a confection factory and grabbing chocolate-covered pretzels right off the assembly line. Things get more traditionally romantic a bit later, as Brad and Des settle into a little alcove on the beach framed by a giant, intricate sand castle. "There's a part of me that wants to be that girl that can complete his family," Des muses to Team Bachelorette. "I just need to figure out and see if I am that right fit." Hmmm, well that depends. Brad says he's looking a "great person" who's "very sweet" and who "would be a good mom." While Des respects that Brad "takes responsibility" for his son (um, yeah, it's kind of a job requirement when you're a dad), she doesn't really seem to be feeling that je ne sais quoi one needs when shopping for a husband. As the stroll away from the sandcastle, the Bachelorette admits it's do or die for Brad: "I still have a dinner ahead of me and I really need to just dig into conversation with Brad to see if he's the type of guy that I can see myself marrying." (Translation: God he is sooooo boring.)
At dinner, they sit at a 40-degree angle from each other and make halting conversation over untouched plates of food. "You're so amazing," Brad tells Des, who then signs his romantic death warrant by mumbling garcinia cambogia reviews, "Really? Thank you." Still, the Bachelorette is reluctant to send him packing yet, since she generally likes the idea of Brad, and would really like to like the reality of him as well. "I'm conflicted. Today's date went so well, and I had a great time with him," sighs Des. "But in this experience you really start to see what you really need in a relationship, and I'm not sure that I see that with Brad." It isn't until she and Brad climb the 228 steps leading to the top of the historic Absecon Lighthouse that Desiree finally gets some clarity about how she's feeling: It's time for Brad to go bye-bye. "I absolutely loved every single moment [of our date]. But I don't know, I…" [5-second pause during which Brad closes his eyes for slightly longer than a blink because he knows he's getting the boot] "...I think something was missing." Okay, Suitcase Ninja -- you're up!
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Next weekend, though, the GP2 driver will have the opportunity to drive the CT03 around the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.
"Returning to F1 action is obviously another important step in the plan I've worked over a decade for and I take all the opportunities I get very seriously," he said.
"This will be my first outing in the CT03 and on the 2013 Pirelli tyres in F1 and it's good that my 2013 F1 debut is on North American soil, in front of a crowd who are seriously passionate about F1 and really know what our sport is all about.
"I've raced and won in Montreal back in Formula BMW and I enjoy the circuit a lot - it will be a special feeling to play an active role in the race weekend with the team.
"Even though FP1 sessions always seem to be over in the blink of an eye, it'll be good to play an important part in the team's work on track.
"I was last in an F1 car in the CT02 2012 car in Abu Dhabi, last November for the young driver test so I'm looking forward to see how far the car has progressed since then.
"This year for the F1 team I've done aero testing, simulation work and I drove at the team's filming day, so this will be a good session for me to use what I learnt about the car in the sim and the aero tests as a comparison to help the team progress this weekend.
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Definitions for bondbɒnd
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word bond
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
a cord, rope, band, or ligament.
something that binds a person or persons to a certain circumstance or line of behavior:
the bond of matrimony.
something, as an agreement or friendship, that unites individuals or peoples into a group; covenant.
binding security; firm assurance:
My word is my bond.
a sealed instrument under which a person, corporation, or government guarantees to pay a stated sum of money on or before a specified day.
Category: Business
any written obligation under seal.
the state of dutiable goods stored without payment of duties or taxes until withdrawn:
goods in bond.
Category: Government
a 100-proof whiskey that has been aged at least four years in a bonded warehouse before bottling.
Category: Viniculture/Winemaking
a certificate of ownership of a specified portion of a debt due to be paid by a government or corporation to an individual holder and usu. bearing a fixed rate of interest.
Category: Business
a surety agreement. the money deposited under such an agreement.
Category: Business
a substance that causes particles to adhere; binder.
Category: Building Trades
adhesion between two substances or objects.
Category: Building Trades
the attraction between atoms in a molecule or crystalline structure:
covalent bond.
Category: Chemistry
Category: Printing
Ref: bond paper.
a patterned arrangement of overlapping bricks, stones, etc., in a construction, intended esp. to provide strength.
Category: Building Trades
Ref: bondsman1. 1
(v.t.)to put (goods, an employee, official, etc.) on or under bond.
to connect or bind.
to join (two materials).
to overlap (bricks, stones, etc.) so as to produce a strong construction.
Category: Building Trades
to restore the discolored or damaged surface of (a tooth) by coating it with a durable material that adheres to the existing enamel.
Category: Dentistry
(v.i.)to hold together or cohere, as bricks in a wall or particles in a mass.
Category: Building Trades
to establish a bond as between a parent and offspring.
Category: Animal Behavior
Origin of bond:
1175–1225; ME (n.); var. of band3
(n.)a serf or slave.
(adj.)in serfdom or slavery.
* Obs..
Origin of bond:
bef. 1050; ME bonde, OE bonda < ON bōndihusbandman
Princeton's WordNet
chemical bond, bond(noun)
an electrical force linking atoms
bond, bond certificate(noun)
a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
alliance, bond(noun)
a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
"the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"
bail, bail bond, bond(noun)
(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
"the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"
shackle, bond, hamper, trammel(noun)
a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
attachment, bond(noun)
a connection that fastens things together
bond, bond paper(noun)
a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
Bond, Julian Bond(noun)
United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940)
Bond, James Bond(noun)
British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming
adhesiveness, adhesion, adherence, bond(verb)
the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
"the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"
adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to(verb)
stick to firmly
"Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
bind, tie, attach, bond(verb)
create social or emotional ties
"The grandparents want to bond with the child"
issue bonds on
bond, bring together, draw together(verb)
bring together in a common cause or emotion
"The death of their child had drawn them together"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
a special connection
the close bond between father and son
a financial document issued by a government or corporation
stocks and bonds
to develop a close relationship
a time during which a mother and her baby bond
to stick together
The two substances bond.; The cement bonds the two pieces.
Webster Dictionary
that which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a manacle
the state of being bound; imprisonment; captivity, restraint
a binding force or influence; a cause of union; a uniting tie; as, the bonds of fellowship
moral or political duty or obligation
a writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a future day appointed. This is a single bond. But usually a condition is added, that, if the obligor shall do a certain act, appear at a certain place, conform to certain rules, faithfully perform certain duties, or pay a certain sum of money, on or before a time specified, the obligation shall be void; otherwise it shall remain in full force. If the condition is not performed, the bond becomes forfeited, and the obligor and his heirs are liable to the payment of the whole sum
an instrument (of the nature of the ordinary legal bond) made by a government or a corporation for purpose of borrowing money; as, a government, city, or railway bond
the state of goods placed in a bonded warehouse till the duties are paid; as, merchandise in bond
the union or tie of the several stones or bricks forming a wall. The bricks may be arranged for this purpose in several different ways, as in English or block bond (Fig. 1), where one course consists of bricks with their ends toward the face of the wall, called headers, and the next course of bricks with their lengths parallel to the face of the wall, called stretchers; Flemish bond (Fig.2), where each course consists of headers and stretchers alternately, so laid as always to break joints; Cross bond, which differs from the English by the change of the second stretcher line so that its joints come in the middle of the first, and the same position of stretchers comes back every fifth line; Combined cross and English bond, where the inner part of the wall is laid in the one method, the outer in the other
a unit of chemical attraction; as, oxygen has two bonds of affinity. It is often represented in graphic formulae by a short line or dash. See Diagram of Benzene nucleus, and Valence
to place under the conditions of a bond; to mortgage; to secure the payment of the duties on (goods or merchandise) by giving a bond
to dispose in building, as the materials of a wall, so as to secure solidity
a vassal or serf; a slave
in a state of servitude or slavery; captive
BOND started development in late 2000 as a rapid application development tool for the GNOME Desktop by Treshna Enterprises. Its aim was to fill a gap that traditional Microsoft Windows applications like Borland Delphi, Microsoft Access and Visual Basic filled on the Windows desktop, but targeted for the Linux environment. Its goal was to allow developers to quickly build database forms in XML for backend SQL databases. It has been employed extensively by Treshna Enterprises to develop applications such as PayMaster and GymMaster.
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'bond' in Nouns Frequency: #1203
Translations for bond
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
something used for tying (especially a person)
They released the prisoner from his bonds.
- kettingsAfrikaans
- قُيودArabic
- връзкаBulgarian
- amarrasPortuguese (BR)
- poutoCzech
- die Fesseln (pl.)German
- lænke; båndDanish
- δεσμάGreek
- lazoSpanish
- köidikEstonian
- غل و زنجیرFarsi
- sidontavälineFinnish
- chaînesFrench
- קֶשֶרHebrew
- बन्धनHindi
- vez, okovCroatian
- kötelék, bilincsHungarian
- pengikatIndonesian
- hlekkir, bandIcelandic
- cateneItalian
- 拘束Japanese
- 구속, 족쇄Korean
- pančiai, grandinėsLithuanian
- važasLatvian
- ikatanMalay
- boeiDutch
- bånd, lenkeNorwegian
- więzyPolish
- غل و زنجیرPersian
- زنځیرPashto
- grilhOesPortuguese
- lanţuriRomanian
- оковыRussian
- putoSlovak
- vez, okovSlovenian
- okoviSerbian
- bojaSwedish
- พันธนาการThai
- zincirTurkish
- 用來綁(人)的東西Chinese (Trad.)
- кайдани; ув'язненняUkrainian
- بندھنUrdu
- giao kèoVietnamese
- (捆缚用的東西)绳、带、捆扎物、镣、铐Chinese (Simp.)
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From opera to folk to jazz, Susan Werner has covered a lot of musical ground in her career, and her latest album 'The Gospel Truth' moves in yet another direction. She calls the new songs 'hymns for the spiritually ambivalent' and visited WFUV to explain further, in an interview with John Platt.
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