text:
Videos are provided As a guide only. Refer To manufacturer
installation instructions And specs For complete information.
/Tow Ready
/Wiring Adapters
/Single-Function Adapter
/4 Flat
/7 Blade
Item # 30717
Orders above $99 qualify for free shipping
Adapter converts from 4 pole wiring on vehicle to 7 pole round plug. Additional wire leads for brake, power and accessory are 12" long.
Picture of the 7-way trailer connector
Video of Adapter 4 Pole to 7 Pole Vehicle End Trailer Connector
Videos are provided As a guide only. Refer To manufacturer
installation instructions And specs For complete information.
Today were going to review part number 30717. This is the Tow Ready four-way to seven-way trailer wiring adapter. This adapter will convert from your four-way on your vehicle to a seven-way round plug. There are additional wire leads for brake, power and accessories which are 12 inches long. Basically what you would do is your vehicle would need a four-way on the back of the vehicle that you would plug this into to get you your four-way, and then you would have four extra wires here. Basically the white wire would connect to the vehicle frame for ground.
The black wire would be used to connect to the battery for 12 volt power. You connect it with a fuse or an in-line breaker. The yellow wire would be an auxiliary wire for 12 volt power, reverse lights or reverse lockout for trailer brakes. The blue wire would be used to connect to an output wire for brake controller. Lots of times this adapter is used when somebody is installing a brake controller on their vehicle because the brake controller does require a seven-way at the back of your vehicle.
If any of these wires, the features of thee wires are not required you can take them out and put them out of the way, but I would recommend to mount the ground wire. The length on this adapter is 12 inches long. That should do it for review on part number 30717.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (362 Customer Reviews)
by: James H. Miller06/02/2017
This product works as expected. There is not too much to the installation, just plug it in properly and mount the ground wire. I did not find an easy way to mount this to my wife's Odyssey, or to the trailer hitch (item# 75270). Luckily, I do prototype design and manufacturing. So I came up with my own solution. I designed and made my own bracket to mount the 7 pole to the trailer hitch. It works like a charm, and looks great! 387667
by: MTKruger03/24/2014
We only discovered this site recently and LOVE it. You don't have to know what you want, the questions lead you to exactly what you are needing. The item is of great quality, and as described. We can now swap from truck to jeep with our trailer, and simply without effort. We have found our new 'to go' store for our trailer shopping. Customer Service by the way, terrific, great communication, and very quick shipping. Really Great Experience, Highly recommend. 121873
Weve moved in the past year, our new home 250 miles away from our old one. We used the hitch a lot, did I say a lot? daily round trips, never had a single problem with it. Worked like a champ. ThanksMTKruger - 03/24/2015
by: Al N.05/17/2015
I was surprised how fast the shipping was and the price for the product was very reasonable. I did not mind that there was no mounting plate for the adapter because I wanted something that would hook up to the camper when I need to use it and then take it off afterwards. I know I will be coming to etrailer for any other trailer or camper needs that may come up. 193891
could not be happier with the purchase that I madeAl N - 05/26/2016
by: roberto03/05/2013
this connector along with the short L bracket and the mount bracket- gave me a nice connector to my hitch. Though I used the short connector and did have to slightly bend it to allow the 4 to 7 pole connector to fit. If Id bought the long L bracket-- It could have worked-- but bending a little worked well. 68963
by: Rics4903/17/2014
This is a great product . The price was $18.00 dollars cheaper than some I found online. I have a 2002 dodge ram 1500 pickup, this adapter will change the 4 pole( which is made on my truck) to a 7 pole( which is on the trailer I will be using). The product connected, and bolted up to my truck bumper very easy. E trailer is the best. 121019
Im still enjoying this product, Ive used it several times, still workingwellRics49 - 04/06/2015
by: Tim07/19/2013
Connected existing 4 pole from van to seven pole on my pop up camper. 90538
Still happy with the connector. Traveled from Buffalo to Mt Rushmore then St.Louis and back this past summer. No problems.Tim - 01/17/2015
Did you also use a brake controller when,yiu went from 4 to,7-- comment by: Denise - 03/14/2016
@Denise, Yes I do have a brake controller installed.-- comment by: Tim K - 03/15/2016
by: Reck008/28/2015
I was wanting to pull an enclosed trailer that has 7 pole plug in, with my vehicle that only has 4 pole plug in, without messing with the wires at this time, so I ordered the 4 pole to 7 pole adapter for this purpose. When item arrived I plugged adapter in, checked lights and on my way I went. all the extra wiring is there when I decide to add a brake controller. Now I can unplug the adapter and still use my 4 pole plug in. The item was well put together with tight wiring, price was reasonable, the shipping was smooth and the website is outstanding with plenty of instructions, wiring diagrams and the how to videos are a real plus on wiring up trailers. Thanks for an informative website and great product. 222496
by: jc06/21/2014
wiring is great wished it would have been recieved by me in a more timely manner. had to barrow a truck to go on a camping trip. shame when i can order some thing from hong kong and it arrives faster. 136911
GreatJerry C - 06/21/2015
by: Mike M.08/26/2013
Just what I needed. 96904
A year later and everything is working as it should. I dont give the product much thought and thats a good thing because that means its doing its job and doing it well.Mike M - 08/26/2014
by: kurt k08/06/2013
Has been working great since purchased and installed 3 months ago. Used for several different trailers and long distance trips. Easy to install. Had to be slightly creative with the attachment of the ground. Did not see a reason to have a ground on this portion since everything else is already grounded, however would not work without grounding to the frame. Only used the four way connection and taped remaining three back. Hope for good things to come with this produce. Highly recommend this product. 93648
Had the same issue with the ground kurt. Almost gave up on it until I read your post. Thanks.-- comment by: mike g - 06/17/2014
Thank you so much. Ours wasnt working either until we grounded it to car frame.-- comment by: Sarah - 10/08/2015
by: niccole08/03/2015
Works great. We were finally able to go camping this weekend and it was nice to leave and return with the lights working. Thanks 216313
Works great. Still using it.niccole - 08/02/2016
by: Greg K07/09/2015
Got this with the mount for round hitches. It was just what I was looking for, installed easily and works just like I want. 210638
Very satisfied with the product.Greg K - 07/08/2016
by: Dave R06/30/2015
Was exactly what they said it was & it works great. I highly recommend them. 208488
Its a very good productDave R - 07/27/2016
by: Shawn Pollard02/09/2017
The only reason I did not give this a 5 star review is because of the solderless crimp connectors. Because of the connection being up under the back of the car with road grime spraying around up under there, I would think that you would want to use the heat shrink crimp connectors. That way you could seal the connection. Other that that everything else was good quality and worked perfectly. I personally cut off the connectors and used my own weather tight solution. [link] I am unable to find the pictures at the moment but will look and see if I can find them and add them later. 340173
by: Doug Kitzmiller06/05/2014
Works great. 134371
GreatDoug K - 06/06/2015
by: Dan03/01/2017
You would think anyone dealing with trailer hitches and trailer wiring parts would stock this 4 pin to a 7 pin connector. I got tired of looking locally and ordered this connector on line through etrailer. My little trailer does not have trailer brakes and I can now use my 7 pin connector installed on my truck or use the 4 pin set-up with my car. What a great universal connector without having to rewire your vehicle or trailer. I would recommend this connector to anyone pulling a trailer, thanks etrailer. 347065
by: Marty Klemm06/24/2014
There was no splicing wires, it was plug-and-play, highly recommended, very easy installation 137304
by: Zach O02/03/2017
Works great. Easy install. It's more sensitive to dirt than I expected, but that might be common to all trailer connections, I don't know. I noticed on a trip that my brake controller said NC (no connection), and I didn't have trailer brakes, which meant my blinkers probably hadn't been working, either. I got pretty worried, and looked at it and only saw just a little black gunk on one blade. But cleaning that small amount of black gunk off solved the problem. So far, so good! 338393
Thanks for your business and your review, Zach! Using dielectric grease like 11755 on your connections increases reliability and the life of the connection by preventing corrosion and sealing the connection.-- Laura E - 02/10/2017
by: Manuel D.07/05/2012
The product did not come fully fabricated. When I connected to the trailer I could not get any signal to transfer through. So I took the item apart and the 4 pin ground was not connected to the 7 way ground. This meant I didn't get a closed circuit when connected. After stripping the ground wires and connecting them the product worked great. I would suggest buying if you know how to modify in order to connect the ground wires 46844
by: Doug M.03/16/2015
I received this purchase and was installing it the next day. Luckily I read the other reviews and saw that I HAD to attach the white ground cord that was sticking out of the harness. Upon looking, I found the white wire that comes out out of the flat 4 plug isn't attached to anything thus requiring the ground to be attached to the vehicle. All in all, I was very satisfied with this purchase. 178592
by: Lyndz T07/10/2015
This is the first time I've ever ordered anything from this website and I am very happy with my purchase. We needed the item in a timely manner and therefore paid for 2nd day shipping. Unlike a lot of other websites, it actually came 2 days later! The adapter worked perfectly, was exactly as described, and is made with quality materials. I would highly recommend buying from etrailer.com. 210891
by: Don H07/03/2014
The adaptor was shipped almost immediately, but took longer to arrive than I had expected, if you need is quickly, ask for expedited shipping. The adaptor worked fine once I connected a seperate ground wire from the adaptor's white wire to a ground on my vehicle. Instructions/warning should be included noting that the 4-wire connectors ground does not pass through the adaptor. 138958
by: J-S Chenard04/16/2008
Good adapter Bought this adapter to convert from a 4-wire standard trailer plug to my Coleman pop-up camper 7-wire adapter. It works great! Just don't forget to attach the adapter's white ground wire to the vehicle frame, since the adapter does not make use of the ground return lead built into the 4-wire trailer plug. This is stated in the instructions, but easy to forget... 768
by: Tom Fye11/18/2013
Product exactly as described, and exactly what I needed. My van is wired with a 4 pin connector(harness with factory plug-in purchased from Etrailer some time ago), but I occasionally need to tow a trailer that has the 7 pin connector. This will work perfectly. I really appreciate the additional documentation and support from Etrailer, as well as the super-fast shipping. 107666
by: Steve S09/16/2014
This will be the 3rd connector that I have put on my van. Since I already had the flat 4 connector, installing this connector was a snap. The connector doesn't come with any mounting hardware and I needed to run to the hardware store and purchase 4 nuts and bolts to mount it. If this is your first mounting, you are probably also going to need to purchase a bracket. 151414
by: Dean Spletter11/30/2016
I ordered the four pole flat harness and the adapter to convert to a 7 pole RV plug. I initialed had problems which were attributed to a bad ground from my tow vehicle to my trailer. I was surprised at the quick response I received when I asked questions. All is now working and I am very happy with the products. I would highly recommend etrailer to any one. 321641
by: Ted L.07/29/2013
I actually ordered a trailer hitch, T-wiring harness, and 7 pin connector. Everything arrived in great condition in just a few days. Shipping was VERY fast (due to telephone ordering) and exceeded my expectations. I am very happy with the products, shipping, arrival condition, and installation support. I will definitely recommend etrailer.com to other people. 92151
by: Robert03/29/2017
The t-one harness for my Mazda pu truck was just what I needed to haul a 4 point trailer.The transistion wire harness from a 4 point to a 7 point made it a lot easier to haul a trailer with a 7 point hookup.The installation was very easy for both.I have no doubt this way will solve easy hookup from 4 or 7 point hookup.I am well covered for either. 362772
by: Jay04/22/2013
I havent used this towing, but as far as the install foes, I had the whole thing installed in about 45mins. It only took so long because my son was wanting to help and learn. Plus there was the brake controller install inside the cab. Other than that everything is plug and play. This is the easiest product I have put on my truck so far. 77197
by: Ron M.06/06/2017
The RV that I bought second hand, had the huge plug (which was not required because there were no electric brakes due to the RV being a lightweight pop-up). This adapter allowed immediate hook up with having to rewire anything. The cost was reasonable, delivery was fast and quality was excellent. What else can a consumer ask for? 389377
by: Joe T12/21/2016
It is a great relief to get what you order and as fast as it arrived, I could not have expected any better results. The items ordered were good, I would like to see more "MADE IN THE USA", but it is difficult to find. I do like to shop USA. products when practical.. Very good experience ordering from ETRAILER. 327326
by: Ryan D.06/29/2015
This product works well to adapt a 4 flat connector to a 7 pole connector. It's odd that is requires a second wire from the battery, though I'm sure there is a good reason for that. It's also odd that the ground wire (white) isn't actually connected to anything. It stops at the taped-off strain relief, and pulls out easily. 208160
by: Cory B10/01/2013
This 7 point harness wired right in with my T1 connector and is great for hooking up to my camper, very easy to install! 102166
by: John Z08/06/2016
A fair price on an excellent product! I looked at several parts stores locally to no avail and then looked online and found this part which is exactly what I needed. Well put together of quality components, all in all a great product and anyone looking for these type of parts- have no fear of buying from this company! 280727
by: Robert G12/28/2012
The adapter I ordered was excellent, the two brackets I ordered to use with the adapter were excellent, but the hose clamp to attach the bracket was a piece of junk, I spent an hour trying to get it to work and the auto parts guys couldn't get it to work either, so I bought one of theirs. wasted a lot of time on it. 62168
by: Dave Shannon02/21/2012
I needed something to enable my 4 pin equipped Wrangler to power the ligts/turnsignals when I move the 7 pin equipped 16' car hauler. Now I can have lights/turn signals when I move the empty trailer around after dropping the Jeep off of it, no longer have to try to maneuver the trailer around with a 38' motorhome. 32050
by: Fred Z02/27/2017
Product was as described, fit like a glove and delivery was incredibly fast. But oh what amazes me the most, is a year after the purchase they actually followed up to see if I was still happy with the product. Our companies should take note, this is how good business is done. Regards, Fred Zaragoza 349966
by: Brad04/28/2017
This product works great just make sure to ground the white wire with the ring terminal on it. Mine had to be grounded to the car side to work my pop up lights. It has no brakes but the trailer had a 7 way plug already on it and the car was flat 4. Once the white wires were spliced together it works great. 373717
by: Darren Q.10/10/2016
the adapter was exactly what i was looking for have a 4 pole on truck needed a 7 for the new popup we bought,trailer is light enough i don't need brakes just the lights,easy to use plug it in and ground it to frame your good to go, thanks etrailer for a great product and easy fix no rewiring 305246
by: Bill03/26/2016
This adapter also went well , be aware it did not come with the mounting plate ,be sure and order the mounting plate at the same time , as I had to get mine after the fact , in all honesty it was my mistake .Unless this is a repair replacement you will need the plate to install this item . 241795
by: ChiefHart12/09/2016
This RV receptacle works great for my set up. Most of the wires hooked to the Curt wiring harness connector. I installed a two wire cable from this to the front for 12Vddc and Electric brake control. I also hooked to my backup light to provide for my trailer back-up lights (LED). 323519
by: Ron E.06/29/2012
The 4 Pole to 7 Pole adapter is excellent. It is exactly what I was looking for and the quality is superb. It saves time and is simpler to use than having to figure out different color codes and splicing wires. It is a much cleaner look than having wires hanging all over the place. 46131
by: Paskentaman11/13/2013
Great item, great price. Be aware that the white wire from the 4 way is not connected...it is cut about 4 inches long and hidden within the plastic harness covering. I believe that they expect grounding to be accomplished via the heavy white wire with solderless connector. 107240
by: Ben B.10/18/2016
The website was extremely easy to use especially with the feature to pick my vehicles connection and my trailers connection. My purchase arrived very promptly and the customer service was excellent. The adapter works perfectly and I will definitely shop from etrailer again. 308376
by: Sid H.09/10/2013
Needed this for a new boat trailer that has surge brakes. Worked great for the tie-in needed to back-up lights to disable the trailer brakes while backing up. Easy process, even for me!! Recommend the mounting bracket too for a clean install. Thanks et!! 99261
by: Mark S.10/07/2014
Exactly what i was looking for. Easy install. Going from 4pole to 7pole was a breeze. I actually hardwired mine, the white ground in 4pole adapter is a dummy. So make sure you ground out the 7pole connector seprately or connect to am existing trailer ground. 154914
by: Randy C10/27/2016
I received my order very quick and all items are just as advertised. I will defantly order from e-trailer again. Prices are ok too. I am impressed with the product lines they offer. I'll be in the market for one or two trailer brake controllers very soon. 313895
by: Cbigmuny02/05/2017
The wiring harness was to easy. I had to go back and heat shrink cover the wires that I had spliced into. The plug on the vehicle was just as the diagram sent with the harness indicated. Products came on time a both things works well .I am more than happy. 340864
by: Derf12/23/2016
Ordered on line directly from etrailer. Best value and same product(s) as xxxxxx. Best part other than excellent products(s) was free/discounted shipping that even arrived a day earlier than promised. Great customer service and follow up, too. Wow! 327584
by: Don B07/12/2016
After mounting the bracket for this 7 pole connector , the install was super simple. 4 bolts and nuts provided with connector made it very simple and fast. Very pleased with products and on time delivery. I will be a returning customer. Thanks etràiler. 271168
Ask the Experts about this Tow Ready Wiring
Do you have a question about this Wiring?
Do you have a question about this Wiring?
At etrailer.com we guarantee:
Info for this part was:
At etrailer.com we provide the best information available about the products we sell. We take the quality of our information seriously so that you can get the right part the first time. Let us know if anything is missing or if you have any questions.


text:
An appeals court has tossed out a corruption conviction against the former mayor of Compton.
Wednesday's decision leaves Omar Bradley free to run for public office again.
Bradley won't say whether he plans to run but he tells the Los Angeles Times ( http://lat.ms/QGFO1s ) he believes the 2004 conviction was racially and politically motivated.
Prosecutors said Bradley and two other officials used city-issued credit cards for personal expenses. Bradley got three years for misappropriating public funds.
However, the appeals court said prosecutors failed to prove that Bradley knowingly broke the law.
Bradley argued that the $7,500 he racked up for shoes, cigars, a hotel stay and other expenses were job-related.
Los Angeles County prosecutors haven't decided whether to appeal to the state Supreme Court or try him again.
Information from: Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Back to John Pettitt's profile
See Publishing conferences.
Your current filters are…
from Once & Future King: Can Syndication Save Content? at SXSW Interactive 2012, 9th-13th March 2012
Added 5 years ago
Browse and track events by topic
Follow @lanyrd on Twitter.
Lanyrd on Facebook
· Blog
· Services
· Colophon
+ Cookies · Email us


text:
Auburn apparently liked what they saw. The Auburn staff offered Johnson a scholarship before his sophomore year came to an end.
"Auburn offered me right before school was out after watching me in spring practice," Johnson said. "They watched me practice, showed some interest in me and then I found out about the offer."
Just a short time after the offer from AU arrived, Johnson took a visit there.
"I went over the for camp in June and I liked it there. It was great to work with Coach [Rodney] Garner and learn from him. He has a good mind and I like how Auburn wants the best for me. Auburn feels like home to me and I really have a good feeling about them right now."
Auburn was Johnson's favorite school growing up. Living in Alabama, most are either strong to Auburn or to Alabama. Johnson's family is split.
"Me, my dad, and my uncle like Auburn and everyone else likes Alabama," said a laughing Johnson. "It is all cool though. We have fun with it all."
Alabama has yet to offer the 6-foot-3, 329 pound interior defensive lineman, but they are showing some interest.
"I went to Alabama for a camp going into my sophomore year, but I couldn't make it this year. I was out of town when they wanted me to come back this summer. They have a great program and I am hearing some from them, but no offer yet. I may try to get over there for a game this fall."
Another school out of the SEC West has shown Johnson that he is on their radar as well.
"Ole Miss is looking at me pretty hard. I have been haring a lot from them and they really want me to visit their campus. I think I will try to get over there this fall for a game because I want to check them out."
He'd like to hear from a few more SEC schools too. Johnson likes the conference and Georgia, LSU, and Mississippi State are three schools he hopes to hear from this fall.
One school has offered, but he is working towards earning more.
He talks about his game.
"I think I play nasty and I think I have that nasty attitude as a defensive lineman," said Johnson. "I am working on my speed and strength right now. I want more tackles for loss and sacks this season. I am ready to have a big season."
Johnson will stay at defensive tackle this season, but he will also play offensive tackle for the first time.
Auburn is the school to beat right now being his favorite as a kid and the lone school to offer. He is in no rush to make a decision.


text:
|Starr, Gordon
Submitted to: American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/8/2004
Publication Date: 3/1/2005
Citation: Starr, G.C. 2005. Basal sediment concentration measurement in southern arizona runoff waters using a time domain reflectometry method. American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Interpretive Summary: In the deserts of southeastern Arizona, erosion rates by water runoff are high, despite the fact that monsoon erosion events are fairly rare. It has not been possible to measure sediment concentrations near the base of these flows where the concentrations are at a maximum. This paper describes a method for accomplishing the needed measurements and shows the progression of sediment concentration through several events including a very large scale monsoon. Sediment concentrations observed were some of the highest ever reported. The results suggest that erosion rates are very high not just at the peak of the flooding event, but also throughout the receding portion of the flow. These results will be of interest primarily to erosion scientists and engineers.
Technical Abstract: Sediment concentration measurement in high concentration runoff waters is highly problematic. A method was developed with the goal of characterizing a sediment concentration measurement system for monitoring bed material concentration during monsoon runoff events at the USDA-ARS Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed in Southeast Arizona. Using a model and the empirical function describing pure water, the sensor's concentration output was calculated. Data were obtained using a 55 cm, three-prong, embedded time domain reflectometry probe and sediments in a range of size classes under laboratory conditions; then installing the probe in the base and center of a flume. Basal (0-2 cm depth) sediment concentrations were monitored in three flows with peak discharges of 5, 90, and 130 m3/s representing small, intermediate, and large events. Without sediment specific calibration, laboratory validation indicated agreement between sensor and gravimetric concentrations within about 0.02 Kg/L for suspended sediment and within 0.2 Kg/L when the probe was completely buried in coarse (<2.5 cm) channel bed material. For the large and intermediate events, basal sediment concentrations rose from 0.4 - 0.12 Kg/L to a plateau of 0.15-0.19 Kg/L after the flow peak. The plateau extended through much of the tail of the hydrograph before falling to 0.04-0.12 Kg/L. The small event had a similar progression but lower overall concentrations of 0.02-0.08 g/L. These observations are consistent with a period of high sediment transport and channel erosion in the tail of monsoon runoff hydrographs. The dielectric method provides in-situ measurements in high concentration and bed transport environments where traditional methods fail.


text:
Targeted Threat Defense Framework
Posted Date:
Targeted threats (also known as Advanced Persistent Threats, or APTs) are one of the biggest threats to any company. These sophisticated, malicious hackers use focused resources to gain access to a company's valuable assets, or to disrupt business. It used to be that only large, Fortune 500-sized businesses had to be worried about targeted threats. But today, the same risks apply to small- and medium- sized companies alike. The risk is further multiplied for companies with important partners, business associates, and valuable intellectual property.
This paper from Roger Grimes will discuss the characteristics of target threats and give prescriptive guidance and a framework for protecting your company.
This document is no longer available for download.
Recommended for You
Storage Servers Network-attached Storage (NAS) Comparison Guide
More White Papers
About This White Paper
About This Sponsor
Enabling more than 5,000 Customers Worldwide to Achieve Optimal Security and IT Success
Lumension delivers proven and award-winning solutions that include Vulnerability Management, Endpoint Protection, Data Protection, AntiVirus and Reporting and Compliance offerings.


text:
Looking for 524td owners, advice, warnings
came across a 1984 lincoln with what I believe is a 524td diesel in it. Basically, just looking for any advice on the motor and caring for its health.
Its a factory job, and what appears to be some ford limited edition Armani trim style or something. Engine looks in good health, apparently has less than 60,000 miles on it, has a couple of simple injector return line leaks, but otherwise solid.
Im about to jump in this beast and drive about 300 miles and I want to make sure that it can make the trip. I have driven an 85 524td, and this thing must weigh an additional thousand pounds on the same motor.
Thanks in advance for anyone who wants to put their two cents in.
|All times are GMT -7. The time now is 06:46 AM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
© 2001- VerticalScope Inc. All rights reserved.


text:
Stone Island Navy Blue Wool Knit Half Zip Jumper
Availability: Out of stock.
Navy Blue Wool Knit Half Zip Jumper from Stone Island. Wear it with Dsquared2 Blue Stretch Cotton 'Skater' Jeans and Versace Collection White Leather Panelled Sneakers for a relaxed style.
Composition: 80% wool, 20% polyamide
Product care: hand wash
Product code: 6515508A3.V0020
All deliveries are insured and dispatched using trackable courier services.
UK Delivery - Standard UK delivery takes 2-5 working days and costs £2.99, Next Day UK delivery is £10 and Saturday UK delivery is £20. Orders placed after 12 pm will be processed on the next working day.
International Delivery - Fixed international shipping and tax rates can be found by selecting the country of your choice on our checkout pages. If the country that you want your item posted to does not have a fixed shipping rate available please contact us and we will send you the shipping quote you require.
Please click here for more details of our shipping policy (or you can use the 'shipping' link available at the bottom of our website).
If you do have any specific queries regarding UK or International deliveries please call us on (+44) 1273 727 022 or send us your query using our contact form.
You may also be interested in the following product(s)
White Leather Panelled Sneakers£265.00


text:
Record Ace
Raleigh's lightweight, steel-frame beauty
Sure biking makes commuting more healthy and eco-friendly, but cyclists looking for almost frightening speed will like Raleigh's Record Ace, a bike that seems to catapult through streets. You can look good while careening too, thanks to the modern road bike's vintage-inspired styling that extends from the clean lines of its frame to its beautiful Brooks saddle.
The original all-steel bike brand, Raleigh (founded over 100 years ago) introduced the Ace in 1939, paused production in the '90s, and brought back the lugged steel design this year in favor of the "better road feel" that steel lends. With a longer life span and similar weight to aluminum or carbon, the steel bike is light enough for urbanites to climb stairs with and strong enough to survive pothole-ridden roads or cross-country treks.
Of course, a quality frame demands quality components and this model comes equipped with a Shimano Ultegra groupset—which I put to the test on many occasions. The brakes allow you to stop at a moment's notice (such as when a cab pulls out in front of you), and provides a rebellious (read: badass) squeal for full effect. Switching gears is a snap, and Shimano's Hollowglide construction provides even greater stability. The upshot is a bike that Bicycling magazine describes as "much more nimble" than city or hybrid models.
While the price tag is a little steep at $1,900, Raleigh has made an off-the-shelf bike with the types of essential racing components and a stripped-down weight usually only found on custom builds. It sells from Raleigh dealers around the world.


text:
Printed jersey top
¥25.00 ¥39.90
Size: Select size
Delivers in: 1-7 working days
Long-sleeved top in printed jersey.
- Cotton 95%; Elastane 5%
Care instructions
- Machine wash at 30°
Art. nr. ID
- 0390085001
Delivery: Shipping is available to residential address or other address in Mainland China, in accordance with your selected delivery option. Unfortunately we are unable to deliver to Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan. Payment: We accept card payments via MasterCard and Visa. You can also select to pay by Alipay, Bank transfer, China Union Pay via Online or Telephone or H&M giftcard.
Style with
Style with
Style with
{{product.productName}}{{product.variantData[0].vformattedPrice}} {{product.variantData[0].vformattedOldPrice}} {{product.variantData[0].vformattedPrice}}
Club Price {{product.variantData[0].vformattedYellowprice}}


text:
Band Trip to Disneyland/Universal Studios
My Fair Share Contract PDF Click here
Set Up and Track Your Student Account in Charms!
Dear Band Families,
It is a requirement that you log into the new Charms data system the band has implemented. You may do so at www.charmsoffice.com. School code is: fhsstarband, Password is your student's school assigned ID number. Please change the password after you log in. Click here to view and download a "How To" document to assist you with the registration process.
Charms has many wonderful features including the ability to track the funds in your student's account. Please take the time to log in at your earliest convenience to complete your student's information as well as parent/guardian contact information. This information is critical for the band directors to access so it is imperative that you do so before the school year begins on August 25th!
Don't forget to download the handy Charms app in Google Playstore or iTunes!
If you have questions or issues with the registration process, please email Student Account Treasurer, Yadira Perales at firstname.lastname@example.com, Thank you.
For more information about My Fair Share and to download this years contract please click on the My Fair & Budget link in the Information section located in the left section on this page.
We encourage that Parents track their child's academic progress using the PARENT PORTAL, to ensure the participation of all students in band activities.
The PARENT PORTAL is at: https://teams.episd.org/selfserve/EntryPointHomeAction.do?parent=true. Once in the site, click on 'Notifications' and set when you want system-originated messages about your child's attendance, daily assignment grades, as well as current grading cycle averages. This action will help you identify possible problems by receiving notifications if your child's grades drop below the average you choose.


text:
Ching Cheong, 56, the chief China correspondent for Singapore's Straits Times, has been detained in China since April 2005.
China has accused him of buying information and passing it to Taiwan's intelligence services over a period of five years from 2000 to March 2005.
Both his family and his employers have rejected the charges.
Mr Ching is the first Hong Kong journalist to be charged with spying since China resumed sovereignty over the territory in 1997.
'Bought information'
The trial opened at a Beijing's No. 2 Intermediate People's Court, Hong Kong Cable TV and local station RTHK reported.
A Hong Kong-based group, the Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, also announced in a statement that the trial was under way.
There was no confirmation of proceedings from court officials. China usually conducts trials involving espionage in secret.
Mr Ching was arrested in the Chinese city of Guangzhou in April 2005.
Chinese authorities say he has confessed to spying for Taiwan.
When he was charged in August 2005, state-run Xinhua news agency said that he had bought information about Chinese political, economic and military affairs to pass to Taiwanese intelligence officials.
But his wife said he had travelled to China to collect documents linked to the former Chinese leader, Zhao Ziyang.
Mr Zhao, who died in January 2005, was ousted for opposing the suppression of pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
On Tuesday, the Hong Kong Journalists Association backed Mr Ching in a full-page advertisement in newspaper Apple Daily.
The advertisement said a request by Mr Ching's family to attend the trial had been turned down, the Associated Press news agency reported.
On Monday, the vice-chairman of Hong Kong's Democratic Party, Albert Ho, urged Chief Executive Donald Tsang to appeal for Mr Ching's release and called for the journalist to receive an "open and fair trial".
Most Popular Now | 56,514 people are reading stories on the site right now.";


text:
JERUSALEM (Sep. 3)
Abolishing religious councils and halting funding for yeshiva students under the age of 18.
These are among Israel Finance Minister Ya'acov Ne'eman's proposals to cut $214 million from the country's religious budget — and the proposals are making Israel's religious parties bristle.
Ne'eman's plan, which would cut the religion ministry's budget by more than half, calls for the ministry to shoulder nearly one-third of his total proposed budget cuts.
Talks that Ne'eman held this week with ministry officials to discuss the proposal broke down into angry exchanges.
Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Yigal Bibi, of the National Religious Party, said that if Ne'eman's proposals were adopted, "We might as well go ahead and dismantle the Religious Affairs Ministry."
Ne'eman held meetings with several ministers this week to discuss the cuts prior to a scheduled Cabinet meeting next week that will take up the 1998 budget.
Although the Cabinet recently approved Ne'eman's belt-tightening measures, it appears that few ministers are willing to see the cuts come from their own portfolios.
The health and education ministers have announced that they will not stand for substantial cuts from their respective budgets.
Ne'eman met Wednesday with Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai to discuss the defense budget, but the two were unable to agree on how much to cut.
The Israeli Cabinet last month approved a 1998 budget of some $46 billion that includes more than $650 million in spending cuts.
The treasury had argued that the cuts were necessary for the government to meet a deficit target rate of 2.4 percent of the gross domestic product.
Finance Ministry officials previously announced that lower than expected tax revenues had forced the government to look for other ways to meet the deficit target rate.
The halting of funds to yeshiva students under the age of 18 — who, Ne'eman argued, already receive financial support from the Education Ministry — is estimated to save about $100 million.
The responsibilities for the religious councils — which have exclusive jurisdiction over marriage, kashrut, burial and other religious matters for all Jews living in Israel — and would be transferred to local municipal councils.
This move, he said, would save about $71 million.
Referring to the fact that Ne'eman is religiously observant, the NRP's Bibi said, "I don't know what's happened to him. I simply cannot explain it. It is too bad that a religious minister would cause the desecration of God's name."


text:
Announcement (12/17/13): Sadly, support for MultiCam has been discontinued. This page will remain intact to enable legacy uses of MultiCam to continue, especially for research purposes. However, the MultiCam software is increasingly likely to be incompatible with newer software, such as Windows 8 and recent versions of Skype. It may be possible to continue using MultiCam on Windows 7 with older versions of Skype, such as version 188.8.131.52. (Just click on the link to install it; you will probably also need to disable automatic updates within Skype, via Tools|Options|Advanced|Automatic updates. And an update from August 2014: MultiCam user Kev Lawrence tells me that version 184.108.40.206 is now working with MultiCam. Many thanks to Kev for this useful information.)
Why has support for MultiCam been discontinued? The primary reason is that the code requires substantial maintenance to keep up with changes in Windows and Skype, and the resources to continue this maintenance are not available. Impending changes in the Skype Desktop API represent a particularly large challenge in this regard.
Thanks to all MultiCam users for their support and feedback! Although it has not happened yet, I still hope that the existence of MultiCam and similar utilities will persuade video chat vendors to provide more flexible built-in multi-camera support. Certainly, MultiCam has succeeded in proving that certain niche applications (such as online music lessons and other types of online tutoring) can benefit greatly from flexible viewpoint control at both ends of the conversation. Thanks again! -- John MacCormick
The drama's done. Why then here does any one step forth?--Because one did survive the wreck. -- from the Epilogue of Melville's Moby Dick
What is MultiCam?
How do I download and install MultiCam?
When should I use MultiCam?
How do I use MultiCam?
How do I report a bug?
Are other versions of MultiCam available?
What other software has features similar to MultiCam's?
Is the software certified by Skype?
Does MultiCam work with other video chat programs?
MultiCam tells me "This program is running with administrator privileges, and Skype will therefore refuse to connect to it." How can I fix this problem?
If you don't have it already, you may also be required to install Microsoft's .NET Framework 4 Client Profile.
You will, of course, also need Skype (the free version is fine).
By the way, earlier versions of MultiCam, and the latest development version, are available on the separate downloads page.
Obviously, at least one of the parties should be using multiple cameras—otherwise, there's nothing for MultiCam to do. But that is the only restriction. For example, MultiCam is definitely useful when one end of the conversation isn't even using video, provided the other end has multiple cameras. Similarly, MultiCam is again useful when one end of the conversation has two or more cameras, and the other end has only one. And of course, MultiCam is also useful when both ends of the conversation have multiple cameras.
Most likely, additional details will be needed to track down your problem. To record these additional details, please take the following steps:
You need to run MultiCam with a lower "trust level." This can be achieved using the Windows RunAs utility. For example, assuming you are in the directory where MultiCam.exe resides, you can issue the following command from the Windows command prompt:
RunAs /trustlevel:0x20000 MultiCam.exeYou can make this more convenient for yourself by creating a shortcut to perform the RunAs. First, make a shortcut to MultiCam.exe and place it on the desktop or any other convenient location. Right-click on the shortcut and choose Properties. In the Target field, paste "RunAs /trustlevel:0x20000 " in front of the existing target that is already there in quotes. The resulting value should be something like
RunAs /trustlevel:0x20000 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Erasmus Software\MultiCam\Multicam.exe"
Multicam saved one of my Koi whilst we were on holiday recently -- I directed my father in law to where a fish in trouble was and directed him real time through treating him sucessfully.


text:
March 9, 2009
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Birmingham-Southern alumnus and baritone Joshua South returns from New York City on March 12 to perform Schubert's last and best-known song cycle "Winterreise."
The 7:30 p.m. recital in Hill Recital Hall on campus is free and open to the public.
With a voice described as "unforgettable" by "The New York Times," South will sing this heart-rending portrayal of a winter journey based on the evocative poetry of German lyricist Wilhelm Mueller.
He will be joined by BSC professor of music and Artist in Residence William DeVan on piano.
South will present a master class for BSC voice students on March 13. The 2002 BSC graduate will provide insight into the interpretive performance practices of German Lieder, while sharing experiences from his journey as a young professional singer.
This event is part of the Hugh and Barbara Thomas Master Class Series presented by Thomas and Jennifer Waters.
For more information on both events, call 205/226-4950.


text:
Study of wheel-rail impact at insulated rail joint through experimental and numerical methods
Zong, Nannan, Dhanasekar, Manicka, Bayissa, Wirtu, & Boyd, Paul (2010) Study of wheel-rail impact at insulated rail joint through experimental and numerical methods. In Key Technologies of Railway Engineering-High-speed Railway, Heavy Haul Railway and Urban Rail Transit, China Railway Publishing House, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, pp. 356-360.
pending for publisher permission
(PDF 373kB)
Submitted Version.
Administrators only | Request a copy from author
As part of an ongoing research on the development of a longer life insulated rail joint (IRJ), this paper reports a field experiment and a simplified 2D numerical modelling for the purpose of investigating the behaviour of rail web in the vicinity of endpost in an insulated rail joint (IRJ) due to wheel passages. A simplified 2D plane stress finite element model is used to simulate the wheel-rail rolling contact impact at IRJ. This model is validated using data from a strain gauged IRJ that was installed in a heavy haul network; data in terms of the vertical and shear strains at specific positions of the IRJ during train passing were captured and compared with the results of the FE model. The comparison indicates a satisfactory agreement between the FE model and the field testing. Furthermore, it demonstrates that the experimental and numerical analyses reported in this paper provide a valuable datum for developing further insight into the behaviour of IRJ under wheel impacts.
Impact and interest:
Citation counts are sourced monthly from Scopus and Web of Science® citation databases.
These databases contain citations from different subsets of available publications and different time periods and thus the citation count from each is usually different. Some works are not in either database and no count is displayed. Scopus includes citations from articles published in 1996 onwards, and Web of Science® generally from 1980 onwards.
Citations counts from the Google Scholar™ indexing service can be viewed at the linked Google Scholar™ search.
|ID Code:
|Item Type:
|Conference Paper
|Additional Information:
|This conference paper was awarded the Excellent Research Paper Award
|Insulated rail joint , Wheel-rail contact; , rolling contact-impact, Plane stres, Finite element method (FEM), Strain signatures, Field testingS
|Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > ENGINEERING (090000) > MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (091300) > Numerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation (091307)
|Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering
|Copyright Owner:
|Copyright 2010 China Railway Publishing House, Beijing
|Deposited On:
|09 Sep 2010 21:28
|Last Modified:
|11 Jul 2017 04:01
Export: EndNote | Dublin Core | BibTeX
Repository Staff Only: item control page


text:
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Jordanian government on Sunday said it would host a meeting between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators this week, bringing the sides together for the first time in more than a year.
Officials said Tuesday's talks would not be a formal negotiating session. Nonetheless, it would mark a significant step toward restarting negotiations, which broke down in September 2010. There was no immediate comment from Israel.
"The upcoming meeting is part of serious and continuous efforts to reach a common ground to resume the direct negotiations," said Jordanian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammed Kayed.
He said Jordan's foreign minister, Nasser Judeh, would host the meeting of Israeli and Palestinian representatives with teams from the international Quartet of Mideast mediators. The Quartet, consisting of the U.S., European Union, Russia and the United Nations, has been trying to restart negotiations with the goal of forging a final peace agreement this year.
Judeh is expected to hold a separate meeting with the Israelis and Palestinians, Kayed said. He gave no details on the agenda or participants.
Peace efforts have been largely frozen since December 2008. The sides briefly resumed negotiations in September 2010 only to see them break down after several weeks when an Israeli moratorium on settlement construction expired.
The Palestinians have said they will not resume peace talks unless Israel freezes settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem — captured territories that they claim for their independent state. With some 500,000 Israelis now living in these areas, the Palestinians say continued settlement construction is a sign of bad faith. Israel says talks should resume without preconditions.
In the West Bank city of Ramallah, a senior Palestinian official, Azzam al-Ahmed, said the chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, and chief Israeli envoy Isaac Molcho were scheduled to be at Tuesday's meeting.
He said the sides were expected to present their positions on security matters and future borders between Israel and a future Palestinian state.
"This is not a negotiating session. The only intention is that both sides present their positions and we hope the Israeli answers will be positive, including stopping settlement activities and agreeing on the 1967 borders as the basis for a two-state solution," he said.
The Palestinians say Israel should commit to withdrawing to its lines before the 1967 Mideast war — when it captured the West Bank and east Jerusalem — as the basis of a final border.
Israeli officials would not immediately comment. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly rejected calls to return to the 1967 lines.
Halaby reported from Amman, Jordan.


text:
This distinction between the 'thing signified' (res nominis) and the 'concept attaching to the name' (ratio nominis) is of interest to the idealist. It supposes -- as Kant also supposes, though Hegel apparently does not -- a distinction between things and our way of looking at them.
Of God and His Creatures: 1.34


text:
Home made engine support for motor mounts?
View Single Post
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: NJ
Posts: 23,732
My Ride: '99 328i 300K miles
View My Garage
Home made engine support for motor mounts?
I know I need motor mounts and want to do them myself and have read many diys on it. They all seem to say, push the engine up from oil pan (with wood block on it)...but I know that my dealer uses a brace to hold engine, I'm thinking (haven't seen it), that it goes between strut mounts like an front brace and it mounted on engine from the engine support hook in front. Then, they drop the front (subframe I think--'he' said four bolts drop something to get to mounts...I'm thinking maybe the whole axle drops?)
First, is that understanding correct so far?
I'm concerned about pushing up the engine and messing things up...like with my new trans. mounts, and, you know, all the hoses/wires, etc.
Given that, I've been thinking about the possibility of making an engine support brace out of something like a 2x6 or maybe two 2x4 sistered together...with some way of locking into shock mounts and a monster bolt gong through to bracket.
Totally crazy idea? You now what part I'd need to drop...and then what would drop on me if I go through with this...and finally, I'm thinking that whatever bolts I'm removing would be one-time use only...technically. Should I absolutely replace with new bolts...or thread lock enough? Would I need to support whatever would otherwise drop on me (of course) and if so, how?
Sorry...need my next diy and can't avoid being ocd about it!
Laugh with me! Don't be lame! Broadway Comedy Club, NYC, July 14, 8 p.m.
See Facebook for other shows and PM me if you can make one.
Please view this vid so it looks like I'm popular. Please!
dmax on Facebook
Mangofy your E46!
Ads by Google
get your FREE E46Fanatics.com membership
to remove this ad.
View Public Profile
Find more threads by dmax
Find More Posts by dmax
Leave feedback for dmax (0)


text:
Skip Navigation
In Oklahoma there are three Canadian rivers, known and designated respectively as the Canadian (and not uncommonly as the
South Canadian), the North Canadian and the Deep Fork of the Canadian. There is also a county of that name and a town called
Canadian. In addition to these, there are townships, schools, churches and sundry business enterprises which carry the word
Canadian as a part of their respective official names. Directly or indirectly, all of these designations have been derived
from the name of the Canadian River. But how did it happen to be so named? And who named it? And when? And where? And why?
Although these questions have been often asked, yet it has been seldom that an answer to any of these has been even attempted.
Aye, more, most of them can only be answered by inference.
One pronouncement upon this subject, which has been accepted as authentic in some quarters, was that of Dr. E1lliott F. Coues,
a many-sided man of versatile attainments, who was a physician and surgeon by profession and a naturalist by inclination and
practice. Rather late in life, he evinced an active interest in the early history of the region west of the Mississippi, editing
and annotating for publication the journals of Lewis and Clark and of Zebulon M. Pike and also the manuscript narrative of
Jacob Fowler. In his edition of "The Explorations of Zebulon Montgomery Pike," he appends an editorial note concerning the
derivation of the name of the Canadian River, which reads in part as follows:1
"'Canadian,' as applied to the main fork of the Arkansas, has no more to do with the Dominion of Canada in history or politics
than it has in geography, and many have wondered how this river came to be called Canadian. The word is from the Spanish Rio
Cañada, or Rio Cañadiano, through such a form as Rio Cañadian, whence directly, 'Canadian' r., meaning 'Cañon' r., and referring
to the way in which the stream is boxed up or shut in by precipitous walls near its headwaters."
Unfortunately for Doctor Coues' deduction in this instance, he utterly failed to present any evidence to the effect that there
was or ever had been any stream in New Mexico known locally as the "Rio Cañada" or as the "Rio Cañadiano." Moreover, he entirely
disregarded the fact that, in its upper course, in New Mexico, the Canadian River never was and is not now locally called
by that name, but, on the contrary, has always been known as the Rio Colorado, or Red River. What is even more significant
is the further fact that the words Cañadian and Cañadiano do not occur even in the more comprehensive Spanish dictionaries
or lexicons. The Spanish word cañada, literally translated into English, signifies "a small or narrow, gorge, or a sheep path,
in a steep place," or, in other words, a gully, an eroded channel or diminutive canyon, too insignificant in size or proportions
to be deemed worthy of distinction by an individual name.
The Spanish-American people of New Mexico always gave the name of Rio Colorado (i.e., Red River) to the stream which is known
in Oklahoma and Texas as the Canadian, and it is still so designated, either in its Spanish or English form, on modern atlas
maps of New Mexico and is commonly so called by the people of that state. Any attempt to ascribe the origin or derivation
of the name Canadian, as applied to this river, to a Spanish-Mexican source, therefore plainly lacks a foundation in the element
of fact.
In examining the evidence bearing upon this subject, it is well to admit that an official map of the Republic of Mexico,
published after the war between that country and the United States,2 has the Canadian River indicated as Rio Cañadiano, while the North Canadian is called Rama Norte del Rio Cañadiano, literally,
the North Fork, or branch, of the Canadian River, both being thus distinguished below the international boundary line (100th
Meridian). It is noticeable, however, that above the boundary line, the last mentioned stream is identified as the Rio Rajo,
which was the name commonly applied to that stream throughout its entire course by the Spanish-Mexican people of that period.
Moreover, it is also noticeable that in neither instance is the sound of the Spanish ñ (n-y) indicated in the word Canadian,
thus leading to the
natural inference that the names, as thus used, must have been derived from Anglo-American sources.
The first settlement established in Canada was that of Champlain, at Quebec, in 1608. Three-quarters of a century later, before
the first English colonial settlements had extended as far west as the Alleghenies, Canadian-French pioneers had paddled their
canoes up the St. Lawrence, skirted the shores of the Great Lakes, threaded the channels of the small tributary rivers of
Illinois and Wisconsin, crossed by portage to those of the Mississippi and descended to "the Illinois country," where they
planted two settlements—Cahokia and Kaskaskia—on the eastern banks of the great river. A generation later, the first French
explorers—La Harpe and Du Tisne—had penetrated the primeval wilderness, across the bounds of the present state of Oklahoma.
Within a few years thereafter—just about two centuries ago, in fact—the French traders began to make their way up the channels
of the Arkansas and Red rivers with stocks of goods for the Indian trade, going wherever a canoe could be paddled or a batteau
pushed with setting poles.
One local trading center of considerable importance was located on the Arkansas River, a few miles south of the Kansas boundary
line, in what is now Kay County. Another was on both sides of Red River, in the southeastern part of Jefferson County, Oklahoma,
and the adjacent section of Montague County, Texas. Besides these two principal streams, several of their numerous tributaries
were likewise navigated in canoes or other light craft. These included the Poteau, the Canadian, the North Canadian, the Deep
Fork, the Illinois, the Neosho or Grand, the Verdigris, Cimarron and Nescatunga (known also as the Grand Saline and now called
the Salt Fork), all of the Arkansas River system, and the Little River, the Kiamisha, Boggy, Blue and Washita, all of the
Red River system. Most of the men who were employed by the traders were voyagers (i.e., experienced canoe men) from Canada,
the rest being from the Illinois settlements. Practically all of them were American-born and many of them were descended from
pioneer French colonists who had settled in Canada nearly if not quite a century before.
These voyageurs were a gay, light-hearted set, inured alike to hardship and danger, yet ever as ready to battle with
flood or savage foe as they were to sing and dance when the danger was past. For the sake of protection as well as because
they were decidedly gregarious in a social way, these voyageurs generally made their long river journeys in companies of at
least ten or a dozen, if possible, with two or three men to each canoe, and especially was this the case on the upstream voyage,
when they had cargoes of merchandise, for the Indian trade, to be transported against the current of the river. These Creole
French traders, trappers and voyageurs left their indelible impress upon the geography of Oklahoma, as the names of many rivers,
creeks and mountains of the state bear abundant witness to this day, even though some of these have been more or less corrupted
since the disappearance of the French language as the prevailing tongue of trade in this region, more than a century ago.
If the Canadian derivation of the name of the Canadian River is to be challenged, what shall be said of the derivation of
the name of the Illinois River, in Eastern Oklahoma? (It is perhaps not lacking in suggestiveness that, although Doctor Coues
mentioned the Illinois River of Oklahoma and even described this stream, he did not attempt to account for the derivation
or significance of its name)3 It was not so named by the Indians (Osage) who ranged over that section of the country at the time of its exploration and
commercial exploitation by the French, as they called it the Ne-eng-wah-kon-dah, which is by interpretation, Medicine Stone
River. How, then, did it come to be rechristened Illinois River? The answering inference is plain, namely, that it must have
been either named in honor of their own loved homeland of "Illinois Country" by Creole French voyageurs from the settlements
at Cahokia or Kaskaskia, or else it was so named in their honor by their fellow boatmen who were from Canada. Under no other
possible explanation can the naming of this eastern Oklahoma stream, in the first half of the eighteenth century, be accounted
for in a satisfactory way.
If this beautiful mountain stream, the Illinois River of Eastern Oklahoma, which is so unlike the sluggish Illinois River,
which is tributary to the Mississippi, in the state of the same name, thus came to be called Riviere des Illinois—liter-
ally, "the River of the Illinoians"—why was
it not likewise possible, or even probable, that the larger tributary, which discharges its floods into the Arkansas from
the opposite direction, a few miles lower down, was not named in a similar manner, either by or out of compliment to a group
of voyageurs from la belle Canada of the far north, being called des Canadians, meaning, literally, the River of the Canadians?
It would seem, therefore, that the original Canadian title to the river, which the Osages called Ne-sout-che-brara, should
have been at least as good as was the Illinois title to the stream which the people of the same tribe called the Ne-eng-wah-kon-dah.
Return to top
Electronic Publishing Center |
OSU Home |
Search this Site


text:
And he wrote a book in which he took away the palm of beauty from Argive Helen and handed it to poor Penelope.
Surely Jove must have counselled the destruction of many an Argive.
So once more the white sails were filled with the eastern breeze, and Danae saw once more the Argive land.
Let him also choose twenty Trojan women, who may be fairest next to Argive Helen.
The Argive Chamber was, last Wednesday, the scene of an animated debate.
Most of the Argive chiefs joined in the proposed expedition.
The advice of Ephorus was most wise; he broke with an axe the new chord added to the Argive lyre.
Of the members of the Argive series the latest alone is perfect.
Cleobis and Biton are the first they mention, sons of the Argive priestess; the story is a well-known one.
In Argive looms our battles to design, And woes, of which so large a part was thine!
"of Argos," hence, especially in Homeric usage, "the Greeks," as a byword for Achaean (he describes Agamemnon as king of Argos), 1520s, from Latin Argivus, from Greek Argeios "of Argos."


text:
Welcome to E-Books Directory
This is a freely downloadable e-book.
No Miracle Cures: A Multifactoral Guide to Stuttering Therapy
Read this book online or download it here for free
Custom Search
No Miracle Cures: A Multifactoral Guide to Stuttering Therapy
by Thomas David Kehoe
Publisher: University College Press 2006
Number of pages: 196
Different speech clinics, books, and websites provide conflicting information about stuttering treatments. Differing claims confuse consumers. The purpose of this book is to unconfuse consumers, enabling stutterers and parents of stutterers to make better decisions regarding treatment.
More Sites Like This
|Science Books Online
|Books Fairy
|Maths e-Books
|Programming Books


text:
Family Law
Family Law Questions? Ask a Family Lawyer Online.
Yes. He is currently paying me court ordered support for my 2 kids and alimony.
Will I be asked to testify at the trial on December 23 too?
They won't be able to "take" my husband for more money then they already are will they? He already works 60-70 hours per week just to support everyone. I don't want anymore of his time taken away from the kids.
Thank you for answering my questions. Just one more. Should I hire an attorney to go with me on Tuesday to the deposition or is it something I can do myself?


text:
Bali Travel Diffuser
$ 16.00 $ 27.00
Be transported to your own peaceful paradise with this sumptuous, travel diffuser .Insert the wicker reeds into the open bottle and the sticks will permeate the scent throughout the room. Encased in a frosted glass leak proof bottle and including a set of disposable reeds, this diffuser is packed and ready to go with you on your travels.
- Reeds Measure: Approx 6.5" Tall
- Net Contents: 1.6 fl oz./ 47 ml
- Useful Life: 2-4 months
- Key notes: Lemongrass, Yuzu, Sage
- Fragrance Family: Spa, Fruit, Citrus, Destination
Bali Travel Diffuser has a rating of 5.0 stars based on 1 reviews.


text:
Bracket tournament
- Knockout tournament.
- Select shuffle teams or don't do it.
- Max 20 teams
- Share draw by twitter, email...etc
Rating tournament
- Order by rate
- If you won, rate will rise. If you lost, rate will drop.
- Support handicaps value
- Unlimited teams
- Share standings by twitter, email...etc


text:
Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
nothing just the Pools Very Bad staff and location the room was look like in old hotel pooooooooooooooor mini bar the TV also was old and poor
nice and helpful staff. location is good to relax and smell fresh air away from city center. furniture could be better. doesn't look like a 5-star hotel. No Directory of services in the room. staff barely speak english.
turkish bath in hotel spa staff ,room service, house keeping and hotel facilities were poor
nice hotel located on a hall which have a view on a wenderful lake and green montaines and each room has a balcony. thier is a female pool which is completly isolated. also you can haire a small closed and priviet jacusi with montaines sulfur water. thier room services and the cleaning of the room was not good. also the food should be better for a 5 star hotel but it is acceptable.
This was a wonderful hotel, I enjoyed the hospitality of the staff and the facilities. The air conditioning and safe boxes were not working very well despite the rooms being suites


text:
Subject: Re: [htdig] How about a htdig newgroup?
From: Geoff Hutchison (email@example.com)
Date: Mon Dec 13 1999 - 19:22:16 PST
On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Brian Salter-Duke wrote:
> I moved to the digest when it came out and it works fine. I use mutt and
> a little utility called metamutt. When in the digest, I can hit "S" and
> it opens a new mutt with the digest split into separate messages. Then,
I believe there are similar features in other mailreaders, though offhand
I can't remember which ones have it.
Suffice to say, anyone is free to begin the process of forming a
newsgroup, but I don't know how much anyone would use it.
-Geoff Hutchison
Williams Students Online
To unsubscribe from the htdig mailing list, send a message to
You will receive a message to confirm this.
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b28 : Mon Dec 13 1999 - 19:36:25 PST


text:
By Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES Pressed to name a role model, Jakob Dylan as usual veers from the obvious and tabs, not his iconic father Bob, but songwriter John Prine.
"He found a singular voice, and nobody can replicate it," Dylan says. "I would hope to have that down the line. Prine was born with something special, but he also dug deep."
The same can be said of Dylan, whose second solo album, Women & Country, arrives 18 years after the first of five albums by his band, The Wallflowers.
The new disc's literate tales of human struggle and spirited, organic blend of folk, country and roots-rock reflect the evolution of an artist who has followed his instincts through a noisy thicket of trends and judgments.
"I don't want anyone to write my songs or design a sound for me," says Dylan, 40. "It's not that I'm overconfident, but if you can't do it by the time you're my age, you're probably not paying attention. I think I've identified something I do that the next guy can't."
Back with Burnett
After working with a variety of producers, including Rick Rubin on 2008's spare acoustic solo debut, Seeing Things, Dylan reunited with legendary T Bone Burnett, who in 1996 produced The Wallflowers' acclaimed Bringing Down the Horse. It sold 4.3 million copies and yielded hits 6th Avenue Heartache and One Headlight, the latter of which garnered two Grammys.
"T Bone's been a beacon in my life as a human being and a collaborator," Dylan says. "I enjoyed not having to start fresh."
Last May, Burnett summoned Dylan to a Santa Monica studio in hopes of extracting material for another project. Dylan had only one recent song, Nothing But the Whole Wide World, written with Glen Campbell in mind.
After hearing it, Burnett says, he knew Dylan "had arrived."
"The song isn't just beautiful and inspiring," Burnett says. "It owns his birthright comfortably without any jagged vibe.
"Growing up in L.A., in the privileged and complex way he did, you cast about for identity. He's fought his way through and written a classic American song. I told him, 'Go write 10 or 15 more like that and we'll make a record,' thinking he'd never do it."
Dylan returned with a fresh batch of compositions three weeks later, and the pair, enlisting Burnett's stable of seasoned musicians, recorded the album in 10 days last June.
"It's been an incredible ride watching this kid from the time he was 5," says Burnett, who toured with Bob Dylan's 1975-76 Rolling Thunder Revue. "I've watched him develop and doggedly continue in the face of events that would make a lot of people say 'to hell with this.' He's not in it for the money. He means it. And now he sounds like Jakob, not like The Wallflowers or The Clash or Elvis Costello."
In a spacious rehearsal studio on Sunset Boulevard, Dylan runs through Everybody's Hurting and They've Trapped Us Boys with touring band Three Legs and singers Neko Case and Kelly Hogan, who contribute to eight of Women's 11 tracks. A U.S. tour launched over the weekend.
Leery of categories, Dylan tolerates placement under the Americana umbrella. ("It probably doesn't help that I'm sitting on a horse and wearing a hat," he quips in reference to the CD cover.) "I knew I was going to have a lot of space and clarity. I wasn't going to have my voice interfered with."
Lyrically, Dylan is less of a traditionalist, drawing more inspiration from poet W.H. Auden than Buddy Holly.
"I don't think I've ever worked with the lexicon of rock 'n' roll lyrics, repeating a chorus over and over," he says. "I gravitate toward something else. I wouldn't necessarily call it poetry, but I love the sound of language, the cadence, the way words lock together. That's why I say refine, refine, refine."
Dylan spent 17 years with The Wallflowers before leaving Interscope and signing a solo pact with Columbia in 2006.
"I wasn't dying to get away from anybody," he emphasizes, but he says the band, which released its last studio album in 2005, was confining. "All bands are. If you have four or five people, you're dealing with a lot more creativity and opinions. That's why they're great and why they're a drag. People grow apart, and it gets complicated."
His father's long shadow
His emergence on the music stage drew enormous scrutiny and unwelcome grilling on the topic of his famous father, which the younger Dylan found difficult to deflect without appearing defensive or indifferent.
"People wanted to leapfrog over me to learn something he didn't want them to know," he says. "He's still shaping his history and deciding what he wants people to know and hear. Talk to him, he's in charge of what he's doing. I would never want it to come across that I wasn't immensely proud of his body of work. That's ridiculous."
That body of work, in addition to the genetic traits evident in his looks and voice, helped forge Dylan's path.
"It would be foolish to pretend there aren't similarities," he says. "There aren't many songwriters who can say he didn't shape their creative life. As a teenager, I gravitated to English pop-rock only to find they were (Dylan) fans, too. It permeated all styles of music."
Burnett hopes critics and consumers finally see past the pedigree to appreciate a vital independent force.
Women & Country "is the best thing Jakob has done," he says. "He's a major songwriter, and he's been shunted off to the lone prairie because of who his father is. There's no higher mountain to climb than Bob Dylan."
A father of four musically inclined sons, ages 2 to 15, Jakob Dylan recognizes the irony of possibly watching his offspring struggle to step out of his shadow.
"I encourage their talent," he says with a grin. "I didn't say I would suggest they make a career out of it."
Guidelines: You share in the USA TODAY community, so please keep your comments smart and civil. Don't attack other readers personally, and keep your language decent. Use the "Report Abuse" button to make a difference. Read more.


text:
Albion are set to unveil Spanish striker Adrian Colunga as their latest summer signing.
The former Getafe frontrunner, who is now a free agent, is believed to have agreed a two-year deal at the Amex.
Colunga, who is 5ft 8in, scored four goals last term in the Spanish top flight.
He underwent a medical after watching yesterday's 2-1 win over Bolton.


text:
Real Housewives of Atlanta Momma Mia Recap
We start this week with Phaedra who is going to Alabama for her mortician exam. She is rude to Apollo and I have to laugh because she was lucky to get him and seems to not care about holding onto him. Not sure why she is going to Alabama as I assume there are mortuary schools in Georgia, but there are a lot of weird things about Ms. Phaedra so whatever.
Over at the Bailey Agency, which I must say just makes me laugh, Apollo has gone to Peter for advice about Phaedra being a bitch. For the love of God. I hate it when they do stuff with just the men. Who cares? Apollo and Peter are friends now? Apollo is taking advice from Peter? He's screwed if Peter is his go to guy. Peter wants a new car? Maybe get a job?
Over to Kandi, she is getting ready for Todd to get home, says she is setting up the house, putting out cakes, but he is not coming until the next day. What is she doing? I find it confusing to put out cakes a day before. Her assistant/friend Carmen is talking about her mom and telling Kandi she needs to tell her mom to get on board with Todd or he is out. Oh dear.
Interesting that Carmen is the woman Joyce thinks is sleeping with Todd. Carmen quickly shuts it down and pushes Kandi to pull away from her mom, which makes me think she may in fact be canoodling with Todd. Maybe she is just supporting her friend, and I do agree Kandi needs some protection from her money hungry mom, but who knows.
I love these chicks but we are 15 minutes in and nothing. The dinner with Kandi's mom and Todd is going to be bad, and the cake will be dry because it has been sitting out for hours. We are off to Kenya so maybe something interesting will finally happen. She is moving into a new rental and it is lame. Why she needs all this house makes no sense. She's a poser.
Kenya is full of crap is my guess. She is moving into a house and cleaning as she goes, rather than have a cleaner come in, which I am guessing she could not afford. She is gossiping, talking crap about Kandi, putting away cereal, and the whole thing, including Kenya, looks fake. We are going to jump to Nene and again hope for some entertainment. Come on Nene!
Nene and Cynthia are grocery shopping. Really? Cynthia is talking to Nene about her 13 year old daughter having a boyfriend. Nene, whose son had a child young with no job and an unstable relationship, lets Cynthia know she needs to stop being a friend to her child, be a mom, and put her foot down. Bravo. The scripted scene is lame, but Nene is good TV.
Back to Kandi's house, she has a chef in to cook dinner for her and Todd. I honestly cannot pay attention to what Kandi is saying with that hair. It is just too much. She is telling him her mom does not like him and thinks he is an opportunist. Why she would tell him is beyond me. She is testing him which is fine, but don't do it on camera. It is just not nice
Kandi is torn between her mom and her man and it is sad. I feel really bad for her. Todd says they need to have a talk because he is in it, but cannot go on like it is. They call Joyce and invite her over. I don't know what Todd's deal is, but Kandi is not an idiot and she will protect herself and what she has. Momma needs to respect her daughter not just her money.
We finally head over to Porsha, who is living with her mom, taking advantage, and milking her divorce for all its worth. Bless her. She needs to get a job. We see Porsha for about one minute and go back to Cynthia, who is waiting for her daughter's boyfriend and his parents to come over for a visit. Doing this on television is wrong on so many levels. Bad parenting.
Arthur and his mom arrive and it is painfully uncomfortable. The children clearly do not want to be there, do not want to be on television, and I am mortified that we are watching this. Cynthia is a dingbat and this is embarrassing. We finally leave them and go to Porsha who is with her Mom and sister looking at apartments, but she is not ready to move.
She is a child and while I think she is charming, this is getting old. She got married, she got divorced, grow up. I appreciate what she went through, understand how shocking it all is, but she needs to get it together. We are back to Kenya, then Phaedra, and it would appear Bravo is bored with everyone too because of all the constant jumping around.
We are now being asked to watch Phaedra study with her fellow students. Really? How is this interesting? She is complaining about her husband to these people. Dear Lord. We are watching "How to ruin your reality TV marriage in 10 easy steps." by Phaedra Parks. If I were Apollo I would be embarrassed by the constant bitching of his wife.
Time for dinner with Kandi, Todd, and Joyce. Let's be perfectly clear, Joyce is being a complete bitch. Todd is trying. Joyce is not. Two minutes in and Joyce is talking about the assistant, Carmen, cheating with Todd. She then talks about how since Todd, Kandi has forgotten she has a family and is pissed off there are no pictures of her in the house. Wow.
Joyce is being an idiot. She loves her daughter's money more than her daughter. This is horrific to watch. She is now complaining to Todd about Kandi's engagement ring, says it was cheap, and he cannot provide for her daughter. It is seriously uncomfortable to watch. Kandi is not supporting her mom, or Todd, just sitting there smiling and I want it to end.
Joyce is not only asking Todd if he will sign a pre-nup, but wants to know terms and financial arrangements. Joyce has lost her mind, Kandi needs to get some balls, and Todd needs a medal for being patient. Next week looks like it will be drama filled and while drama is good reality TV, this feels like too much and I'm not sure if they are keeping it real.


text:
Common skin allergies
What is it?
Common skin allergies include eczema, contact dermatitis, hives and allergic dermatitis.
Who is affected?
Skin allergies affect many Americans. In 1997, contact dermatitis and other eczema were diagnosed at over 8.5 million physician office visits and 499,000 hospital outpatient visits. Hives affects 10 to 20 percent of the general population at some time in their lives, and allergic dermatitis is the most common skin condition in children younger than 11 years of age1,2.
What are the symptoms?
Symptoms of these common skin conditions include itching (contact dermatitis, hives), itchy rashes (eczema and allergic dermatitis), oozing blisters (eczema), and swelling and redness (hives).
What can I do to prevent and treat it?
Take steps to reduce your exposure to allergens:
The following are examples of OTC medications that can be used to treat the symptoms of skin allergies:
* Active ingredients: ingredients in a medication that produce a therapeutic response
Note: This information is intended to provide readers with health information. The information provided is not a substitute for consultation with a healthcare provider. Brand names included on this Web page are provided for examples only. Their inclusion does not mean that they are endorsed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.


text:
Contact Us
UTSA Open Records Staff
- John P. Danner, Public Information Officer, Senior Associate Counsel and Records Retention Officer
- Aaron Faris, Senior Legal Coordinator
Records Management - University Contacts
- John P. Danner, UTSA Office of Legal Affairs - Retention Schedule, retention and destruction policy
- Lance Pritchard, UTSA Office of Information Technology - electronic document storage
- Edward Garza, UTSA Mail Services - off-site hard copy record storage
- Kristin Law, UTSA Libraries Special Collections- university archives and/or archiving through the Texas State Library
Student records such as high school transcripts, immunization records, etc. cannot be submitted through this office.
You must send them directly to UTSA's Admissions Office (Fax No. 210-458-7857)
and/or to UTSA's Student Health Services (Fax No. 210-458-4151).
UTSA student transcripts cannot be released through open records.
You must instead contact the UTSA Registrar's Office to obtain this information.
Open Records Phone/Fax Number
Main: (210) 458-7500
Fax: (210) 458-7791


text:
by Staff Writers
Buenos Aires (UPI) Sep 5, 2013
Argentina has revived complaints against neighbor Uruguay's plan to expand a eucalyptus pulp mill near the Uruguay river, a waterway the two countries share.
Buenos Aires fought a ferocious -- and expensive -- legal battle against Uruguay two years ago in a bid to have the Finnish-built pulp mill closed down, taking the case to the International Court in The Hague, Netherlands. The world court rejected Argentina's claim that the facility pollutes the river.
Argentine officials say Uruguayan plans to increase the plant's capacity change everything, including the basis for the court's judgment in favor of Uruguay. With more pulping activity envisioned, the plant will be operating in violation of bilateral agreements and international conventions, the complaint says.
Critics, including some in Argentina, argue the revival of a growing protest movement against the pulp mill is a politically motivated ploy by President Cristina Fernandez to win popular approval before October mid-term elections.
The pulp mill produces about 1.1 million tons of cellulose paste each year, mainly for export. The plant's Finnish operators want to raise that capacity to 1.3 million tons. Argentine officials said the planned increase will put pollutants in the Uruguay river, a charge both the pulp mill management and the government in Montevideo deny.
Controversy over the Uruguayan plans hit the headlines after Argentine Entre Rios province Gov. Sergio Urribarri launched highly publicized protests.
Urribarri said he is seeking clarifications from Uruguay over the pulp mill expansion plans. Despite independent international assessments the pulp mill isn't a threat to the local environment the Argentine government says the expansion threatens to break bilateral agreements on the conduct of both sides on key environmental issues.
Senior Argentine officials said Uruguay's action was "shameful" and an affront to existing understandings over pollution control.
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, who helped defuse a previous diplomatic row, has declined to become entangled in the argument. He suggested Argentine protests were tied to that country's mid-term elections Oct. 27 and any action before those polls would be unnecessary.
Mujica is treading carefully on the pulp mill dispute after recent economic setbacks hit his public approval ratings.
Mujica, 77, came to power amid optimism his easy-going patrician style of governance would boost business confidence, stabilize Uruguayan society and make the most of the country's commodities-driven income growth.
Instead, critics of Mujica complain most of the country's economic and social problems remain unresolved and runaway inflation is taking a toll on Uruguay's living standards. The pulp mill dispute comes at an unwelcome juncture for Mujica.
Mujica won international respect after he persuaded Fernandez to drop her confrontation with Uruguay over the pulp mill dispute. But the country's ties with Argentina soured again as Montevideo tried unsuccessfully to resolve differences over border tariffs, disputes over the use of waterways and other trade issues. The pulp mill row has spawned several new political groups in Argentina, drumming up support for Fernandez but also engendering environmental politics in the country.
Related Links
Forestry News - Global and Local News, Science and Application
|The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement


text:
by Staff Writers
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 10, 2014
Researchers from the University of Twente in the Netherlands have taken the precise art of origami down to the microscopic scale. Using only a drop of water, the scientists have folded flat sheets of silicon nitride into cubes, pyramids, half soccer-ball-shaped bowls and long triangular structures that resemble Toblerone chocolate bars - an omnium-gatherum of geometric objects, which are almost too tiny to see with the naked eye.
"While making 3-D structures is natural in everyday life, it has always been extremely difficult to do so in microfabrication, especially if you want to build a large number of structures cheaply," said Antoine Legrain, a graduate student at the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente. To help solve the challenge of building in miniature, researchers have turned to the technique of self-assembly, in which natural forces such as magnetism or surface tension trigger a shape change.
In the 1990s self-assembly became a way to help cram even more computing power into shrinking electronic devices. So-called solder assembly used the surface tension of melting solder to fold silicon, the electronic industry's standard semiconductor material, into 3-D shapes that more efficiently filled a small space with electrical components.
The University of Twente team also created silicon-based shapes, but they used a more ubiquitous liquid - water - to activate and control the folding. They describe their water-based folding system in a paper in the Journal of Applied Physics, from AIP Publishing.
"Water is everywhere, is biocompatible, cheap, and easy to apply," said Legrain. Using water instead of solder also speeds up the folding of each individual structure. If the water-based process is further developed to fold multiple structures at once, it could become cheaper than current self-folding approaches, said Legrain.
To create their menagerie of 3-D shapes, the researchers used a custom software program to first design the flat starting pattern. They then "printed" the design onto silicon wafers. To create hinges, the researchers etched away material just before depositing a thinner layer.
"Possible shapes are in principle limitless," said Legrain, "as long as they can first be made on a flat surface."
To fold the designs, the researchers pumped a small amount of water through a channel they had left in the silicon wafer. The capillary forces created by water molecules sticking to each other and to the silicon pulled the flat surfaces together to form fully three-dimensional creations.
The team also discovered that the final structures, which are about the size of a grain of sand, can be opened and closed up to 60 times without signs of wear, as long as they remain wet.
The ability to unfold and refold the structures could be useful in biomedical applications. For example, self-folding tools could deliver drugs exactly where they are needed in the body or grab a tiny amount of tissue for a micro-biopsy.
This is not the first time the researchers demonstrated the ability to fold silicon with water droplets, but it is the first time they devised a precise way to control the size of the droplets by pumping water through a channel located beneath the flat design. Previous efforts, which involved placing the water droplets by hand, were hard to control and resulted in structures that could only be folded once.
Watching through a microscope as the new system folded and unfolded shapes in front of his eyes was an exciting experience, said Legrain. "Cleanroom fabrication at research level can be long, tricky and frustrating. It is a good feeling when we obtain such nice results out of it," he said.
For now, creating the soccer ball and Toblerone shapes are fun ways for the researchers to test their system and understand its capabilities. Going forward, the team is working toward making conductive hinges and creating 3-D sensors with their new technique.
The article "Controllable elastocapillary folding of three-dimensional micro-objects through-wafer filling" is authored by A. Legrain, T. G. Janson, J. W. Berenschot, L. Abelmann and N. R. Tas. It will be published in the Journal of Applied Physics on June 3, 2014 (DOI: 10.1063/1.4878460).
Related Links
American Institute of Physics
Space Technology News - Applications and Research
|The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service.


text:
Accountants slam government reporting plan
Page Tools
A former accounting rule-maker has blasted proposed changes to the way federal, state and territory governments will be allowed to prepare their accounts, including their budgets, claiming they might open the way for Enron-style accounting fiddles.
The former chairman of the Australian Accounting Standards Board, Keith Alfredson, has warned that a draft proposal overhauling government accounting rules would allow Canberra and the states to present their budgets any way they wanted.
He said the proposed reporting format could allow items to be hidden and taken off government balance sheets and that this could result in Enron-style misrepresentations of the governments' financial positions.
"I remain unconvinced that there is any valid reason for such exclusion, for after all any such exclusion is akin to promoting 'Enron' style accounting with all the difficulties of unconsolidated controlled entities," Mr Alfredson said in a letter to the AASB.
US energy giant Enron went bankrupt in 2001 after it misled the market by hiding its debts and artificially inflating its earnings through so-called special-purpose entities.
Mr Alfredson's letter is in response to a proposed exposure draft published on the AASB's website last month. The proposed draft seeks to radically transform the way governments present their accounts.
The brawl over public-sector accounting is fundamentally political.
At the heart of the dispute is the way the "budget sector", or General Government Sector, is treated in government accounts.
The AASB and prominent public-sector accounting groups, such as the Heads of Treasuries Accounting and Reporting Advisory Committee, which represents the most powerful accounting bureaucrats from Commonwealth, state and territory treauries, want the budget sector to be treated as an entity in its own right.
The second part of the dispute is over plans to blend Government Finance Statistics, which present the numbers used by economists to analyse government finances, with existing accounting standards.
Critics of this move claim it would allow governments to prepare reports not in keeping with the existing accounting rules that are in force for the private sector.
Opponents of these changes, notably the National Institute of Accountants, say the move would reduce government transparency and accountability because it would ignore certain assets and liabilities.
NIA policy adviser Tom Ravlic said the issues raised by Mr Alfredson suggested that the AASB should reconsider marrying the two reporting frameworks, because that would make it even harder for taxpayers to understand government accounts.
"There are major differences in the way each framework would deal with significant transactions, such as the forthcoming sale of Telstra," he said.
"For example, the proceeds from the sale of the final tranche of Telstra would end up on the Government's bottom line under existing accounting standards, whereas the GFS treatment is to lob any proceeds into something called the statement of other economic flows that few people get to see, let alone comprehend.
"Ordinary taxpayers would have a snowflake's chance in hell of understanding the reporting under Government Finance Statistics. They would, however, have a better chance of understanding the outcome under accounting standards that are followed by everybody else."
Get The Age home delivered for as little as $2.70 a week*


text:
by Karl Utermohlen | November 18, 2013 1:36 pm
[1]Many believe that water existed in Mars once upon a time which made the planet hospitable to microbial life over 3.5 billion years ago.
NASA is launching the Maven mission[2] to our red neighbors in order to figure out what happened to the water that used to flow on Mars. The planet is now cold and has a desert-like environment and NASA is sending the Maven spacecraft to orbit the planet to examine whether the water was absorbed by the planet's crust or released through the atmosphere.
It will take 10 months for the ship to reach Mars' orbit and scientists will observe the planet for at least one year beyond that. Maven stands for 'Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN' and it will focus on the Red Planet's loss of atmosphere and climate change over the years.
More Space News
–NASA Considers Farming on Mars[3]
–NASA Gets Set to Send First 3D Printer to Space[4]
–NBC Signs Deal to Broadcast Virgin Galactic Space Flight[5]
Source URL: http://investorplace.com/2013/11/nasa-launch-new-mars-mission/
Short URL: http://invstplc.com/1ntZupM
Copyright ©2017 InvestorPlace Media, LLC. All rights reserved. 700 Indian Springs Drive, Lancaster, PA 17601.