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Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo Contains Potential Carcinogens
A consumer advocacy group is calling for the removal of known carcinogens from Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo and pushing for new government regulation of hazardous contaminants in all children's personal care products.
In a recently released report called "No More Toxic Tub", the nonprofit Campaign for Safe Cosmetics revealed that laboratory tests on some of the most popular infant products, like Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo, proved the presence of potential cancer-causing chemicals.
The tests found that 82 percent contained formaldehyde at levels ranging from 54 to 610 parts per million (ppm), and 67 percent contained 1,4-dioxane at levels ranging from 0.27 to 35 ppm. More than 60 percent of products tested contained both. Johnson and Johnson's baby shampoo was found to contain 210 ppm of formaldehyde, and low levels of 1,4-dioxane.
According to the Associated Press, Johnson & Johnson says that trace levels of the two chemicals are not listed as ingredients because they are contaminants; byproducts of the processes used to create the shampoo. The company indicates that they have no immediate plans to remove the two chemicals from their products.
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is a coalition of nonprofit environmental, health, faith, consumer, women's and worker organizations that works to protect the public by requiring that chemicals linked to serious health concerns be phased out of personal care products and replaced with safer alternatives.
On April 29, 2009, Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced new legislation calling for the FDA to regulate hazardous chemicals in personal care products used by children. The bill would require the FDA to test the products, publicly report the findings and then reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals.
Although Johnson & Johnson, and many government agencies, consider the trace amounts of chemicals safe, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics says that they have not considered that the personal care products are likely used in conjunction with other products that also contain the contaminants, resulting in a cumulative exposure level that has not yet been measured.
Formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane are both listed by the Environmental Protection Agency as probable carcinogens. Formaldehyde is a preservative, released by a chemical known as Quaternium-15 that is used to kill and prevent the growth of bacteria.


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We will take our epiphanies, of course, where we find them.
The light bulb moment. Those few seconds of clarity, that rush of inspiration, the long-sought realization or awareness or understanding – it doesn't matter how it comes, just that it does and we recognize it.
But when it's accompanied by sweat and pain, in my experience one tends to appreciate it more. It feels like dessert, a reward for hard work. It feels, in a way, justified.
So that's what it felt like. It felt earned, this epiphany, fought for and won. And it could be that battling the urge to curl up in a fetal position and wait for someone to step on my head and end it all has a wonderful way of focusing the mind. That's a theory, anyway.
The day after I turned 55, a birthday that carried no emotional ballast for me at all until, suddenly, it did, I went for a hike on Mt. Index, heading for Lake Serene. It's a nice, robust hike to take on a sunny summer day, ending after around 4 miles at the beautiful lake.
Or, to put it another way, it lasted forever and it was almost all straight up. Your call.
I've wondered sometimes how people differentiate walking and hiking, particularly here in the Northwest, where the line between wilderness and civilization can be blurry.
A favorite walk of mine is on the Burke-Gilman Trail, 8-10 miles of rambling under trees and by water, up and down hills, and still only 100 feet or so from major roads. Is that a hike or a walk?
I'm a regular walker, at any rate, calling it exercise but knowing it's really for mental health. Taking a break from routine, heading outside and wandering the neighborhood for 5-6 miles every day has become an easy antidepressant.
I've done it for enough years that it's common for me to average 14-minute miles, slow for even jogging but brisk for walking, and if I'm particularly restless or spending too many evenings with a few of my favorite calories, I'll also hop on the stationary bike and pedal away another 18-19 virtual miles.
It doesn't feel compulsive or particularly strenuous, and I have no specific goals in mind other than staying alive, but moving feels good and it does good.
Only 30 percent of Americans exercise regularly, we're told, and as contemporary as that feels, it's nothing new. Society had changed in the 20th century, agriculture to industry, and even in World War II there was grumbling about the poor conditioning of draftees.
By the mid-1950s, concern about the physical fitness of Americans was becoming a federal issue, with programs and campaigns aimed at getting Americans moving popping up all over the place.
So maybe I'm just being a good citizen with all this exercise, but it felt personal, this hike of mine. I tend to walk within the city limits, so it was refreshing to take my legs to the mountains.
I headed to Lake Serene with a film crew, part of a movie project I've been involved with this summer, so the goal was worthy (showing off some of the beauty of our state to, hopefully, a national audience).
If you're a regular weekend hiker, as some of my friends are, I'm just asking for your indulgence here, and understanding. It was a fine hike, and I did fine on it by my criteria, which are (1) I didn't die, (2) I didn't ALMOST die, and (3) I didn't throw up.
I sweated a lot, and my calves and knees ached a bit for a few days (8 miles up and then down rocky terrain will do that), but aside from those few moments of temptation toward the fetal position I enjoyed it.
That wasn't the epiphany, though.
What I discovered on the mountain was nothing new to humanity, only to me, and about time.
If that 30 percent figure is accurate, I'm at least in the right group.
I have no medical issues at all, my blood pressure is fine, my cholesterol levels are very good, my weight is acceptable if a little flabby, and my resting pulse hangs around 50. I'm doing OK, health-wise.
But I'm not going to do better. I'm 55 years old, like it or not, and realistically this is it.
Your life is all ahead of you when you're in your 20s, your 30s are about discovery and finding your path, it's very possible in your 40s to still completely change your habits and lifestyle, but at 55 I'm not going to get any fitter.
I can make plenty of small changes, eat better, drop a few pounds, even hike that damn mountain every weekend, but the big picture? This is as good as it will get, I'm guessing.
Again, I'm trying to be realistic. And I'm aiming for serenity, not surrender. Folding up dreams and storing them can come with some peace and acceptance. I'm not going to play in the NFL or win a gold medal in the Olympics; that stuff can be put away.
And while there are plenty of people my age and older who've had amazing physical and athletic achievements and continue to do so, that's not me and won't be. So I'll be content to stay the same for as long as I can, and be grateful.
Although I might try hiking again. Look for me on the side of the road, curled up. Watch your step.

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Harry Kane says he was happy with his efforts against Slovakia in response to the latest criticism about his England performance.
Sam Allardyce's men scraped home thanks to Adam Lallana's first effort for the national side with the last kick of the match but once again Kane operated as a lone striker and appeared to struggle.
You have to go back to May for Kane's last goal in an England shirt, against Turkey, and he did not look like changing that in Slovakia.
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Most of us who have climbed Harbingers really don't feel it is a 5.11b. Todd Goss's ratings are soft in general throughout the St. George area and in particular at Prophecy Wall. Harbingers is no exception. That being said, Harbingers is by far the best route on this wall. The second pitch climbs a classic mini tower arête on spectacular rock and then makes a stiff overhanging traverse on huge jugs to a free air anchor. The first pitch is rather non-descript. There are two very nice and long 5.10 bolted routes to the right of Harbingers, Conditional Bliss and Caging the Zealot, making this a good location to spend some quality time on Prophecy Wall.
A fascinating event occurred on my second ascent of this route. It has happened to me one other time in the southwestern desert while climbing Mrs. Butterworth (Zion). A very large swarm of bees moved swiftly along the base of the wall and up the Harbingers pillar which we were on. We were up the first pitch and had yet to get too high up the crux pitch. We both froze and did not make a sound as they ran up our back side and followed the contour of the pillar to exit above the wall blocking out the sun partially just like what you see on Discovery Channel. If they were of the killer bee variety, which is nothing more than a variation in temperament towards mammals born in Africa out of necessity to protect their hives, and one were to become upset at a reaction by either one of us, a chemical could have been released and well….I believe we were in more danger in this circumstance than most grizzly and rattlesnake encounters I have had. Very unique nature item to observe such a fast moving swarm like that.
Drive north of St. George on Bluff Street which is State Highway 18. Stay in the right lane as you exit town. Continue north past Snow Canyon on the left to mile marker 18. Turn left onto a gravel road and drive past the Sand Cove Water Reservoir on your right. Prophecy Wall is obvious to your left. You can turn down one of two roads on your left and drive to a large above ground reservoir pipe. There is a decent trail that leads to the right side. Just follow it right up to the right side of the wall. Turn left when at the base of the wall and scramble over the corner formed by Harbingers.
Route Description140'+/-, 2 Pitches, 5.11b
1st Pitch- 80'- 5.8/ Harbingers, Conditional Bliss and Caging the Zealot all share the same start. Climb up a whitish slab with varnished horizontal plates past several bolts until it turns into a ramp/ledge that trends left. Climb up easy run out ground left following a ramp to the base of an obvious pillar/arête with a fixed station and comfortable belay at the base of it.
2nd Pitch- 60'- 5.11b/ Start up climbing the arête direct, finding easier moves slightly to the left, but clipping bolts (6) on the right. Plenty of rests along the way which make this grade suspect. Seems like good hand holds the whole way. The rock is real good on this pitch. Make the crux traverse right, hanging on jugs to the free air anchor, clipping with one hand, hanging off a jug with the other.
DescentRap the route with one 60m rope, two raps to ground. Would be impossible for the leader to clean it. Either the second must climb the route or the first will have to re-climb to clear his/her draws.
Essential Gear10 draws. 60m Rope. Will rap back to your gear. This is a northwest facing wall, will see afternoon sun in the spring. When 90+ degrees in St. George, this is a nice morning destination. Dress accordingly.
External LinksOther useful sites beside the BLM site include the weather forecast.
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While it looks strikingly similar to the previous iPhone, the guts of the iPhone 7 make it truly the best Apple device to date. For starters, the 12-megapixel camera is a major step up. Apple even went so far as to say at its product launch that it is the best camera most people will ever own. It captures a wider range of colors, which is noticeably apparent when put side by side with an iPhone 6 photo, and adds a new, faster f/1.8 lens, a six element lens, plus optical image stabilization. Of course, to make room for the upgraded camera, Apple had to swap out one of its most iconic features, the headphone jack, but you can use their Bluetooth-enabled AirPods.

The iPhone 7 features a four-core A10 Fusion processor which, in combination with a larger battery, adds a supposed two hours of battery life to the device. As for the screen, the 4.7-inch Retina HD display has 1334 x 750-pixel resolution at 326 ppi, producing sharp, bright colors that really come to life when viewing photos and videos. If you're already an Apple fan, it's probably only a matter of time before you get your hands on this device; but if you've been a devout Android fan, the iPhone 7 could make you seriously reconsider.

With a gorgeous 5.8-inch, 2960 x 1440-pixel Super AMOLED screen, the Galaxy S8 is miraculously only .1 ounce heavier than the 5.1-inch Galaxy S7. Because of this, and its smooth curves, it feels luxurious in your hand. (It's also fairly slippery, so we'd recommend investing in a case.) The screen wears down the 3,000mAh battery quickly, but with standard use, you should be able to get through a day with no problem. On the bright side, the phone charges up fairly fast, going from 0 percent to 100 percent in about an hour and a half. Better yet, the phone is built to hold a better charge over time, so while most batteries will retain about 80 percent of their charge after two years, the S8 will retain 95 percent of its original capacity.

The S8 houses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset, bumping up the graphics. While it doesn't have dual main cameras like Apple's iPhone 7, its 12-megapixel rear camera takes sharp photos, even in low light settings. Its front-facing camera also gets an upgrade from five megapixels to eight megapixels. All in all, it's the best Android phone on the market today.

If you're looking for the best bang for your buck, look straight at the iPhone SE. It has the same specifications and internal hardware as our Best Apple pick, the iPhone 6s. There's a 12-megapixel camera capable of recording video in 4K. If you were a fan of the iPhone 5 or 5s, you'll feel right at home as the phone is almost identical in size and shape. Apple's Touch ID, the fingerprint-based method to access your smartphone without a password, is present, as is Apple Pay. In fact, if you have any cases lying around for the iPhone 5/5s, you'll be able to slip it right in and feel nostalgic.

The 4" display might not please some of today's "bigger is better" smartphone crowd, but finding a device that rivals the performance of the best smartphones on the market in a pocket-friendly package hasn't been easy. In this area, Apple has succeeded and done so with spades. That the price is almost half of its larger sibling makes it an easy recommendation for the best value phone. The A9 processor, the very same as inside the iPhone 6s, is 3x more powerful than that of the iPhone 5s, which means console-class graphics and solid performance for Pokémon Go.

The Galaxy J3 looks similar to the Galaxy S4, measuring 5.6 x 2.8 x .3 inches. It's 5-inch, 1,280 x 720-pixel AMOLED display produces bright colors and good contrast. And although its body is plastic, which is what you can expect from a budget phone, it feels and looks sturdy nonetheless.

On the inside, it houses a Samsung Exynos 3475 processor that delivers solid performance despite the fact that the phone only has 1.5GB of RAM. Its battery is perhaps one of its most impressive qualities, lasting more than nine hours while streaming full-screen video over LTE at max brightness. That puts other budget phones to shame. It runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow, which is more than most other budget phones can say, though it does come with a fair amount of bloatware. The J3 has a five-megapixel rear-facing camera and a two-megapixel front-facing camera, which is nothing spectacular, but this is still a great budget buy.

A larger version of the Galaxy S8, the S8+ has arguably the best camera on the market today. Its two cameras, a 12-megapixel rear-facing camera and an eight-megapixel front-facing camera, capture crisp, bright pictures even in less-than-desireable low light settings. One drawback of the phone is the fact that its fingerprint sensor is located on the back of the phone, just next to the rear-facing camera. This means you might end up with a smudged screen now and then, but like most features, it's probably something you'll adapt to after just a few days.

The most show-stopping feature about the S8+ is no doubt its display. The 6.2-inch 2,960 x 1,440 resolution screen has a 18.5:1 aspect ratio, which is taller and narrower than most other phones, but it holds comfortably in your hand and is ideal for one-handed use. Battery life is also commendable, with a 3,500mAh battery that should add an additional hour or two to your use time. It's a massive phone for sure, but if you're in the market for a great camera phone, you'll get that and a whole lot more with the Galaxy S8+.

Skip the indestructible and waterproof phone cases, this phone is ready to go for a swim. Our vote for the best durable smartphone, the Galaxy S7 Active, offers all the benefits of our Best Android choice, but in a military-grade casing. The addition of IP68 certification means it's dust proof, water resistant (up to five feet of water for 30 minutes) and certified against salt, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation (yes, really) and thermal shock resistance. It also comes with a 4,000mAh battery under the hood (which offers around an extra hour to ninety minutes of additional performance over the standard Galaxy S7). And while the matte green reinforced metal frame isn't all that attractive, what it lacks for in looks it makes up for in performance.

When it comes to utilizing a device on a network like AT&T that's not officially sold by the carrier, the good news is not only is this allowed, it's often encouraged. The real challenge becomes finding devices that can fully encapsulate the network experience without being officially supported by the carrier. In the case of the OnePlus 3, it fully supports AT&T's network, including the 4G LTE band you'll want for the best possible experience. So why buy this phone instead of something like the iPhone or Galaxy S7 Edge? For the price, it's a steal, with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage, a 16-megapixel camera and an all-aluminum body.

That's not to say the camera is perfect, as there's some issue with low-light image performance that we'd love to see improve via software update. Still, it's more than good enough and runs right up there with the Galaxy S7 Edge as a premium camera offering a host of useful features. Unfortunately, battery life was disappointing in the sense that it's just average. It's right in the middle of the pack with top-tier Android devices. However, when it comes to recharging, the OnePlus 3 is, bar none, best in class. You can juice up the device by up to 60 percent in just 30 minutes, no matter what you're doing on the phone at the time. And when we're in an age that's all about speed, that's pretty amazing.


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Jonah Rhodehamel, 29, is something of a late bloomer as chefs go --- he learned to cook in his 20s when he left waiting tables to sign up at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. His natural ability soon blossomed, and within months he was hired by La Folie restaurant; after two years he was promoted to sous chef. He went on to sharpen his knives --- and his sensibilities --- at Quince, the now-closed Zinnia and Americano at Hotel Vitale. In 2010 he joined Oliveto in Oakland as executive chef, and the accolades started as his unfettered culinary imagination set to work on Italian regional classics. Deeply involved in the Bay area food scene, Rhodehamel has established relationships with local farmers and purveyors; his ongoing kitchen projects include a special aging cave for house-cured charcuterie, whole-animal dinners, handmade pastas made with specially milled local flours and unique heirloom tomatoes bred specifically for Oliveto's kitchen.
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Discovery to make nature-themed video games
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Get ready for "Meerkat Manor: The Video Game." Discovery Communications is partnering with Activision Inc to make video games based on "Meerkat Manor" and other popular nature television shows, Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav told the Reuters Media Summit on Wednesday.
Activision, the second-biggest U.S. video games publisher, will make the games for several game systems, with the titles tied to Discovery's Animal Planet channel, which is popular among children and teenagers.
Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal lets Discovery tap one of the fastest-growing segments of the entertainment industry, one that is seeing an explosion of games that appeal to younger and older players outside the core audience of teenage boys.
"We are really trying to get away from being a cable company and into being a content company," Zaslav said. Discovery Communications is owned by Discovery Holding Co, Advance/Newhouse Communications and its founder, John S. Hendricks.
The nature games are expected to be released in late 2008.
Activision is riding high on strong sales of its original games like "Guitar Hero 3" but also has a strong portfolio of titles based on licensed properties such as "Spider-Man" and "Transformers."
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New roadshow concept "Spin with Berlin"
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The tour starts June 10th in Leeds and finishes June 13th in London. Stops will be made at leading British MICE agencies in order to network and present Berlin´s qualities as a convention destination and to raise money for charity projects.
Heike Mahmoud, Director Conventions of the BCO: "We chose cycling, the greenest form of transport, to bolster the notion that Berlin is a green, sustainable and active city and to show planners: This is the perfect destination for meetings, conventions and incentives! We also invite them to be part of a little cycling madness Berlin style."
The visitBerlin team will be accompanied by representatives of Berlin´s hotel, agencies and venues. An important purpose is to collect money for two charity projects, one in Britain, one in Berlin. re-cycle.org collects bikes and sends them to Africa whereas "Hand-in-Hand" supports disadvantaged children in accompanying active sponsorships and mentorships.


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Use your self assessment as an example to explain what others can do to self assess their assertiveness so they might make changes in their style to positively influence their health care workplace.
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As we continue to see more and more commentary on the cybersecurity executive order, we got to the subject today on LXBN TV as Stewart Baker joins me to explain where hit hits and misses the mark. In lighter news, Valentine's Day is one of the other subjects trending on LXBN this week. Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 199.
- U.S. Consumers May Spend the Most on Valentines Day But the Philippines Love the Most. – Florida lawyer Santiago Cueto of Cueto Law Group on his blog International Business Law Advisor
- US and Switzerland sign agreement to combat tax evasion. – Dallas attorney David Gair of Looper Reed on the firm's blog, Texas Tax Talk
- President Signs Cybersecurity Executive Order – Boston lawyer Amy Malone of Mintz Levin on the firm's blog, Privacy & Securities Matter
- Apple Continues to Fight for iPhone Trademark in Brazil – Jennifer Major of Sullivan & Worcester on the firm's blog, Trending Trademarks
- eDiscovery Vendors Should Not Charge for Collecting and Preserving Data – San Jose lawyer David Bohrer of Confluence Law on the firm's blog, Flat Fee IP
- A New Twist to Chubby Checker – Oh No, Not an App for That! – New York City lawyer Joseph Rosenbaum on the Reed Smith blog, Legal Byte
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Research Shows Copper Improves Pig Performance
Jun 14, 2013, 16:00 ET from Novus International, Inc.
ST. LOUIS, June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Supplementing nursery pigs with MINTREX® Cu chelated trace mineral significantly improved daily gain by 3 percent and feed conversion ratio by 2.6 percent versus other forms of trace minerals, according to a recent meta-analysis of available study results.
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The meta-analysis on MINTREX Cu supplementation in nursery pigs included seven studies conducted between 2008 and 2013 at research facilities in Missouri and Colorado. Studies in China, Brazil and Europe on growing-finishing pig diets were also reviewed.
The results showed that weaned pigs fed MINTREX Cu had a reduction in diarrhea incidence by 23 percent, as compared to other trace mineral forms. And, growing-finishing pigs fed the supplement experienced an improved immune response and improved digestibility in a basic corn-soybean diet.
"It's important to meet a pig's nutritional needs during critical growing periods to improve feed intake and feed efficiency, and promote growth," said Yulin Ma, PhD, swine nutrition research specialist, Novus International, Inc. "Although copper is needed in only small amounts, this research presents compelling evidence that the trace mineral contributes to optimal pig performance, and that the unique properties of MINTREX Cu make it the best choice for producers."
MINTREX Cu from Novus International, Inc., is a highly bioavailable source of copper and the only mineral chelated with ALIMET® feed supplement. Research has proven that MINTREX delivers more bioavailable trace mineral to the small intestine than other leading organic trace minerals. The more bioavailable a mineral is, the lower the dietary concentration needed and the less mineral excreted to the environment. Increased bioavailability reduces feed costs and minimizes nutrient waste.
Copper is an essential component of a functional immune system and contributes to performance in a variety of ways including iron utilization, nutrient absorption and digestion, and general metabolic function. Copper also has similar antibacterial and growth promoting effects as antibiotics.
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®Novus, ALIMET, MHA, ACTIVATE, ACIDOMIX, CIBENZA, MAAC, MINTREX, SANTOQUIN and AGRADO are trademarks of Novus International, Inc. and are registered in the United States and other countries. ®ADVENT is a trademark of Viridus Animal Health, LLC, and is registered in the United States and other countries. ®STRATUM NUTRITION is a trademark of Novus Nutrition Brands, LLC, and is registered in the United States and other countries. ®PREVIDA is a registered trademark of TIN, Inc. ™MERA and SOLUTIONS SERVICE SUSTAINABILITY are trademarks of Novus International, Inc. © 2013 Novus International, Inc. All rights reserved.
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St Gall's suffer Rangers defeat
All-Ireland club football champions St Gall's of Antrim fell at the first hurdle, losing out by 1-12 to 0-9 to Crossmaglen in the Ulster SFC quarter-final.
Former Armagh star Oisin McConville was the Cross hero, hitting 1-6, including a goal from a penalty which gave his side a 1-8 to 0-4 interval lead.
Paul Hearty saved a St Gall's penalty from Kevin Niblock, and despite losing Johnny Hanratty to a straight red card, the Rangers ran out convincing winners.


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This is a messy little love letter for the tremendously loveable BIG BIG MESS READING SERIES in Akron, Ohio. Akron may already be known for its tires and its tireless love of grit and rust and sweat, but the BIG BIG MESS deserves its own corner of the proverbial postcard. This reading series, which is one of the most giddy and eclectic I've witnessed, was founded by Nick Sturm, and is presently curated by Alexis Pope and Mike Krutel. It's a monthly affair, and takes place at Annabell's Bar & Lounge, 782 West Market Street in downtown Akron.
I'm the sort of person who always feels compelled to scream in a quiet library, or to slap two books together in glee during a particularly enjoyable poetry reading. Both of these activities are not only permissible, but encouraged, at the BIG BIG MESS. Listeners don't just hear the poems, they feel them, and that's okay. Furthermore, the BIG BIG MESS has door prizes, ranging from shake weights to hot new poetry collections donated by small presses. The lineup is always top-notch, the drinks are cold, the bar stools are wobbly, and the words bring down the house every time.
—Mary Biddinger
*Throughout Poetry Month 32 Poems will use this space to praise presses, journals, and readings series that bring poetry to us in a special way. Our hope is that we can point new fans in their direction and publicly thank editors and curators for their work. Check in with us again tomorrow for another poet's recommendation.
Mary Biddinger's most recent poetry collection is O Holy Insurgency (Black Lawrence Press, 2013). She is also co-editor of The Monkey and the Wrench: Essays into Contemporary Poetics (U Akron Press, 2011). Her poems have recently appeared or are forthcoming in Barrelhouse, Bat City Review, Blackbird, Crazyhorse, Crab Orchard Review, Forklift, Ohio, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Pleiades, Quarterly West, and Redivider, among others. She teaches literature and poetry writing at The University of Akron, where she edits Barn Owl Review, the Akron Series in Poetry, and the Akron Series in Contemporary Poetics.


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text: LA_Eagle_Fan 297 Report post Posted January 1, 2013 Every offseason, the Rooney Rule comes into effect for teams searching for a new head coach (this year, it's going to apply to the Eagles as well). Now, unlike many fans, I do agree with the existence of such a rule. A few years ago, during an SNF broadcast, Bob Costas brought up Mike Tomlin as an example of how the rule does benefit the league (Tomlin received zero offers from college teams where the rule does not exist and wound up winning a Super Bowl with Pittsburgh). To not make it seem like minority candidates are being given "token" interviews though (and we know some of them are), I think there should be two exceptions to the rule: 1) If a team only interviews and hires one candidate, the rule shouldn't apply. Chances are, if a team does that, they had their eyes set on that one guy all along and weren't in the mood to even look at anyone else. Think Detroit in 2003: the only reason they dumped Marty Mornhinweg was because Steve Mariucci was available, so they hired him without a second thought and got penalized by the Rooney Rule. 2) Instant internal promotion. The 49ers did it with Mike Singletary a few years ago with no hassle, but when the Cowboys wanted to do the same with Jason Garrett, they couldn't without breaking this rule. If a team is already set to promote from within, they should be exempt from this rule. Thoughts? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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From the dinwoody moraines, hike south a little more than a mile to the top of 12,740' Blaurock Pass.
Route Description
From Blaurock Pass follow the boomerang-shaped ridge as it grows knife-edged just before the summit block. A short steep scramble leads to the summit which seems to hang over the glacier at the end of the ridge.
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Wilderness backpacking gear.
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A girl guide from Merthyr Tydfil spent a week in the great outdoors volunteering at the Royal Welsh Show – and got the chance to meet the Prime Minister in the process.
Emily Flynn, 18, who is a Young Leader for the 1st Merthyr Tydfil Brownies, was a part of the girl only Girlguiding Cymru volunteer team at the show.
Her tasks included speaking to the public about their guiding experiences in the rest tent, stewarding at the shows, exploring backstage areas and being trusted to act as runners for the Judges' Office.
She got the chance to meet and chat with David Cameron when he visited the show in Builth Wells on July 21.
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The Royal Welsh Show, with an annual attendance of nearly a quarter of a million people, is the perfect opportunity for the girls to spread the word about their guiding experiences and encourage others to join.
Teenager Emily said: "I've been involved in Girlguiding since I was very young and I love it – I've had so much fun and I've made lifelong friends.
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|14 May 1946
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|15 Jun 1944
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|Sargeson John
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May 14, 1946. J. SARGESON HYDRAULIC ARTIFICIAL HAND 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 15, 1944 4, 1946. J. SARGESON 2,400,140
HYDRAULIC ARTIFICIAL HAND Filed June 15, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Un vew-Tfor J Sargeson Patent ed May 14, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE' HYDRAULIC ARTIFICIAL HAND John Sargeson, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Application June 15, 1944, Serial No. 540,420
9 Claims.
The invention relates to artificial hands in which a hydraulic gripping device is provided for grasping and manipulating tools and other articles.
The invention particularl concerns certain new and useful improvements upon Letters Patent No. 2,182,214, issued to me December 5, 1939.
A general object of the present invention is to produce a more serviceable gripping appliance for an artificial limb and one which is facile of operation. A further object is to provide a gripping appliance in which a hydraulic cylinder has co-acting jaws turnable about the axis thereof and having means by which fluid pressure serves to automatically lock them in selected angular positions to which they may be adjusted as oocasion requires.
A still further object is to furnish a compact and sturdy gripping appliance in which one of the jaws is adjustable outwardly of the fluid cylinder by means of a pair of slide plates, one of which has side edges fitted in guide channels and is notched at a side for locking engagement with a latching device carried by the other slide plate.
A still further object is to produce a gripping appliance in which the fluid cylinder and the jaws ma be encased by means of a removable cover in the configuration of a hand, which is particularly adapted to be worn when the appliance is not in use, and which is so devised that it may be attached in any position to which the adjustable jaw is set. The casing is fashioned with flexed fingers and a thumb. The thumb is slidabl mounted so that it may be adjusted lengthwise of the hand to suit any position of adjustment of the adjustable jaw.
A still further object is to provide a device of the character described having a novel means of actuating a. pump for supplying fluid pressure to the cylinder.
Having recounted the major objects of the invention, subsidiar objects and advantages will be apparent from the ensuing description and drawings in which there is disclosed a selected embodiment of the improved structure.
In the drawings,
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the gripping appliance,
Fig. 2 is a cross section taken on line 2-2 thereof.
Fig. 3 is a cross section on line 3-3 thereof.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the gripping appliance showing the casing thereof in section.
Fig. 5 is a cross section on line II of Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is a further cross section but taken on line 8-6 of that figure.
Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the gripping appliance depicting the casing mounted thereon and broken away in parts to illustrate the construction to better advantage.
Fig. 8 is an elevational view of the pump.
Fig. 9 illustrates a means of strapping the pump on the body of a person so that a shoulder movement may be utilized for operating the fluid cylinder of the gripping appliance.
Fig. 10 is a variant form of attachment means by which the pump may be motivated by a leg movement.
Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the figures throughout the drawings of the invention.
The gripping appliance comprises a hydraulic cylinder ll of a known typehaving a plunger l2 projecting from an end thereof for advancement by liquid under pressure. A standard stuiling box l3 encircles the plunger at the outer end of the cylinder. The inner end of the plunger is formed as a piston and supplied with rings or packing as usual, and the outer end thereof is integral with or secured to a jaw 14 which has a limited travel according to the stroke of the plunger. This movable jaw co-operates with a fixed jaw I5. A length of flexible tubing I6 is connected to the rear of the cylinder for conducting fluid under pressure thereto by which the plunger is advanced for causing the jaws to grasp an object. The plunger is retracted by helical springs I! having their outer ends connected to the movable jaw.
The cylinder is carried by a socket 18 or a comparable element of an artificial limb for attachment to an amputated arm. The cylinder is adjustable to different angular positions as by a swivel connection 18' which may include looking means such as the bolt and nut I9.
The jaws are turnable as a unit aboutthe axis of the cylinder by a ring 20 loosely encircling the cylinder and slidably mounting the rigid jaw. The movable jaw M has an edge portion 2| slidably engaged with the shank 22 of the rigid jaw so that it may not turn independently, as will be best seen from an inspection of Fig. 2.
Novel means are provided to automatically lock the jaws against turning about the cylinder while the plunger is under fluid pressure. The means comprise a circular series of serrations or notches 23 on the outer end of the ring 20 for interfitting engagement with a tooth 24 rigid with the cylintated to an angle best suited for manipulation of a particular tool, and when the movable jaw is advanced into engagement with an object placed between the jaws the outward stress on the rigid jaw urges the ring 20 to slide forwardly so that the tooth 24 will engage the notch nearest to it. Consequently the construction provides for automatically maintaining the jaws in any angular position while the appliance is in use. Once the fluid pressure is released the ring can he slid backwardly to disengage it from the tooth 24. Only a slight axial travel of the ring is required and its movement may be limited by an annulus 25 on the cylinder. Preferably the ring is backed by a spring 26 interposed between the rear end face thereof and the annulus so that it will normally be held in yieldable engagement with the teeth. The coil springs i! are anchored at the rear part of the ring as by lugs 25. These springs coact to retract the plunger when the fluid pressure is removed.
The fixed jaw is adjustable to and away from the movable jaw by a novel structure comprising a slide plate 2'! integral with the ring 20 and fitted in channels or guideways 28 formed in the inner side of the longitudinal shank 22. The shank therefore constitutes a slide plate which can be slid to space the fixed jaw to permit gripping of objects of various sizes within the range of adjustment. One of the side edges of the slide plate 21 is provided with a longitudinal series of suitably spaced notches 29 which are engageable by a spring-pressed latch 30 pivoted at 31 on said shank for locking the fixed jaw in any one of the positions to which it may be set. The latch is disposed at the inner side of the shank and has an arm 32 provided with a button 33 by which it may be depressed to disengage it in making an adjustment.
The shank has a curved outer face 34 extending to the under faces 35' of the guideways 28, The fixed jaw is desirably strengthened by a rib 34' extending from the shank to its distal end.
It will be manifest that the gripping appliance presents a very sturdy and serviceable device by which articles can be grasped firmly and held in a manner best suited for manipulation or for performing a particular task. The cover for encasing the gripping appliance comprises a shell or case 35 representing a hand with the fingers and thumb flexed. The case or shell may be moulded of a suitable plastic or other suitable material and maybe covered with leather or a textile material if desired. It is provided with means by which it may be detachably secured to the rigid jaw. One mode of construction to this end consists of forming the case with a part 36 representing the back of the hand and curved in cross section to flt over the curved face 34 of the shank 22 and to clip thereon as by lips or inward projections 31. The lips or projections may be mouldably produced and adapted to be sprung over the side edges of the shank by flexing the part 36 so that they may engage the faces 35'. At the rear of part 36 and at the end of the finger part 38 there may be similar lips or projections, indicated at 31', for respectively engaging the ends of the shank and the rigid jaw. Said finger part may also have a slot 39 for receiving the rib 34', as shown in Fig. 5. When made of plastic material, the case will possess sufiicient flexibility to enable the cover to be easily applied and removed.
Preferably the thumb 40 is slidable longitudinally of the hand so that its position may be varied to correspond with the positional adjustment of the rigid jaw and also to enable it to be shifted clear of the space between the laws in order that the appliance may be used when the cover is attached. The slidable mounting of the thumb may be achieved in various ways; for instance a slot and pin connection, as at 4|, would provide a satisfactory expedient-see Fig. 'l.
The pump consists of a fluid cylinder 42 having a ram 43 therein projecting from an end thereof with a crossbar 44 to which coil springs 45 are attached. The springs exert pressure on the ram for advancing the movable jaw. The springs normally retain the ram at the inner end of its travel and it therefore follows that the plunger is ordinarily at the outer end of its stroke with the consequence that in order to grasp an object between the jaws it is necessary to withdraw the ram to allow the movable jaw to flrst retract to receive the article and then release the ram so that pressure transmitted by the fluid will exert the gripping force.
The pump is strapped on the body of the wearer and supplied with means by which the ram may be actuated at will, such as :by a shoulder or leg movement. For this purpose the pump is suspended at a side of the chest and rests against a pad, as at 45, of cushioning material fastened thereto in approved manner. The cylinder of the pump is secured to a. shoulder strap 41 which is adjustable and held in place by a cross strap 48 passing around the proximal part of the amputated limb, indicated at 49, and under the other arm. The ram projects from the lower end of the cylinder for operation by the actuating means.
As illustrated in Fig. 9, the means for operating the pump by a shoulder movement comprise a flexible member 50 connected to the ram and to a strap 5| fastened around the leg therebelow at the crotch. The connection with the strap 5i may include a loop 52 which receives a torso strap 53. It may also include an element such as the snap fastener 53' by which the flexible element can be disconnected when it is desired to render the pump inoperative.
When the pump is connected to the operating means it is operable .by raising the shoulder, as indicated in dash lines in Fig. 9, which pulls the pump cylinder upwardly from the tethered ram with the result that an outward movement is imparted to the ram to expel fluid from the cylinder of the gripping appliance. This permits the plunger to retract and the jaw thereon to open. On relaxing the shoulder the springs 45 of the ram urge it to put the fluid under pressure for applying the gripping force on the plunger-jaw.
In the variant form of the operating means shown in Fig. 10, the pump has its ram connected to a strap 54 which in turn is connected to the boot worn on the corresponding side of the body. The connection to the boot is detachable as by a snap fastener 55. The strap is looped to provide a coarse adjustment as by the buckle 56. There may also be a fine adjustment as by a screw device 56'. The lower end of the strap may be secured against the leg by a cross strap 51. In the use of this operating means the strap 54 is adjusted to a taut position while the leg is slightly flexed so that a straightening movement of the leg will exert a pull on this strap to withdraw the ram.
It will be manifest that the invention provides an exceedingly serviceable hydraulic hand. It
will be understood, that such changes and modifications of the invention may be resorted to as come within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
What I claim is:
1. In a hydraulic artificial hand a pair of cylinders having a fluid coupling, a plunger in one of the cylinders normally held in an advanced position by fluid pressure,'said plunger connected to a gripping element, the other cylinder constituting a pump, a ram therein, a resilient means retaining the ram at the inner end of its stroke for applying pressure upon fluid communicating with the other cylinder by which said plunger is held advanced, means for supporting the pump cylinder, and actuating means for withdrawing the ram topermit the plunger to recede to open the gripping element for receiving an object to be grasped upon subsequent release of the ram.
2. An artificial limb member including a movable element adapted to be attached to a human body, means for actuating said movable element comprising a first cylinder containing an inelastic fluid and adapted to be attached to one part of said body, a resiliently advanced ram in said first cylinder adapted to be attached to another part of said body capable of movement relative to the first mentioned part thereof, the attachment of the cylinder and the ram to said body being devised to utilize said movement to effect withdrawal of the ram, a second cylinder mounted in said artificial limb member, an operative connection between said first cylinder and said second cylinder comprising a conduit containing an inelastic fluid, and a plunger in said second cylinder connected to said movable element of said artificial limb for the actuation thereof.
3. In a hydraulic artificial hand, a jaw supported for opening and closing movements, resilient means urging the jaw to an open position, a pair of fluid cylinders having a fluid coupling, a plunger in one of the cylinders for operating the movable jaw, a ram in the other cylinder for operating the plunger, resilient means retaining the ram at the inner end of its travel, the cylinders containing inelastic fluid and the coupling functioning under pressure of the ram to normal- 1y retain the plunger in an advanced position by which the jaw is held closed, and means for supporting the ram-cylinder and withdrawing the ram to permit the plunger to recede for opening the jaw.
4. In a hydraulic artificial hand, a movable jaw, a pair of fluid cylinders having a fluid coupling, a plunger in one of the cylinders for D- erating the movable jaw, a ram in the other cylinder for operating the plunger, resilient means retaining the ram at the inner end of its travel, the cylinders containing inelastic fluid and the coupling functioning under pressure of the ram to normally retain the plunger in an advanced position by which the jawis held closed, means for strapping the-ram-cylinder on a human body so as to support it for withdrawal of the ram therein, and means for attaching said ram to said body so that a distending movement of the body between the regions of connection of the ramcylinder and the ram serves to withdraw the ram to permit the plunger to recede for opening the jaw.
5. An appliance as defined in claim 4, in which the ram-cylinder is suspended from the shoulder of the wearer, and in which the attachment means for the ram forms a connection with a leg of the body whereby a. distending movement thereof is utilized for actuating the ram.
6. In a hydraulic artificial hand, a pump for operating a gripping appliance, said pump comprising a cylinder having a fluid delivery connection, a ram in the cylinder, resilient means urging the ram to apply pressure upon fluid in the cylinder, means for strapping the cylinder on the person of the wearer, and means for attaching the ram to the person of the wearer so that a distending movement of the person serves to impart a retrograde movement to the ram.
7. In a hydraulic artificial hand, a gripping appliance comprising a rigid jaw, a movable jaw, a cylinder, a plunger therein for advancing the movable jaw in the application of fluid pressure, means by which the jaws are turnable as a unit about the axis of the cylinder to different angular positions, and means including a device by which the jaws are automatically locked against turning when they are brought into grippin contact with an interposed object by advancement of the plunger.
8. In a hydraulic artificial hand, a grippin appliance comprising a cylinder, a fluid plunger reciprocal therein, a movable jaw for operation by the plunger and turnable about its axis, a rigid jaw mounted on the cylinder for turnin about the plunger axis along with the movable jaw to different angular positions, the mounting of the rigid jaw including a member. having a limited sliding movement on the cylinder, and means by which said member is brought into locking engagement with the cylinder to preclude turning of the jaws when the plunger is advanced under fluid pressure.
9. In a hydraulic artificial hand, a gripping appliance comprising a cylinder, a fluid plunger reciprocal therein, a movable jaw for operation by the plunger and turnable about its axis, a rigid law mounted on the cylinder for turning about the plunger axis along with the movable jaw to different angular positions, the mounting of the rigid jaw comprising a ring loosely sleeved on the cylinder and having a limited movement endwise thereof, said ring having a circular series of serrations torwardly disposed, and an element on the cylinder for locking engagement therewith when the rigid jaw is under stress applied by the advancement of the plunger in the grasping of an object.
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|9 Jan 1946
|8 May 1951
|Arter Jr Charles K
|Fluid power actuated hand clamp
|27 Dec 1951
|19 Apr 1955
|Vibro Plus Corp
|Vibrating attachment for hopper cars and the like
|16 Oct 1952
|8 Nov 1955
|Stoltz Herbert C
|Crimping tool with a rotatable work head
|9 Mar 1959
|4 Oct 1960
|Cincinnati Butchers Supply Co
|Hide gripper jaw for hide puller
|27 Oct 1960
|28 May 1963
|Ace Tool Engineering Co Inc
|Clamp manipulating device
|2 Apr 1992
|15 Jun 1993
|Scribner Albert W
|Artificial hand
|26 Jul 2000
|8 Jul 2003
|Legendary Engineering And Fabrication, Inc.
|Transfer press embodying a piston-cylinder assembly to effect gripping activity
|U.S. Classification
|623/26, 623/58, 294/103.1, 269/29, 623/65, 294/197
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
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Baha'i gardens, up on Mt. carmel
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Stood on the gates of the Baha'i Gardens, on the lower town Haifa, view upwards / due south.
The gardens stretch from a high ground on Mt.Carmel, all the way down on the slope, but not allowed visitors to stroll within, only on a secluded area designated for.
A WS of a cropped version from further down the street. Second WS show an Eagle-mottif lantern, one of many under the archs of the shrine. Also there are some Eagle statues on the balcony in picture.
Location of the gate on lower town: 32.8172, 34.9888
Baha'i gardens, up on Mt. carmel
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Under the archs of the Shrine, there are many of
similar lamps, with the Eagle as a mottif seems
everywhere around.
A street-side view up on Mt.Carmel, with
the Baha'i golden dome seen from almost everywhere
in Haifa.
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I know some of y'all will be saying, "Don't you blaspheme here!" but in lieu of recent conditions, and the fact that I haven't been out on anything smaller than a 2.3 tire recently...
I'll be heading up a road ride on Sunday at 8:45ish am. Meet up at the Redstone shop in Lyons, 4th and Broadway, across from the visitor's center. Probably just a 2 hour spin or so, nothing big time. Come on out if you want to keep it paved for a change!
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Statement from Senator Gustavo Rivera on Veterans Day
State Senator Gustavo Rivera (D,WF-Bronx) issued the following statement today in honor of Veterans Day:
"Veterans Day is a reminder of how important it is that each and every American take the time to thank the men and women who have served in uniform that live in our communities and in our neighborhoods. I would like to thank those Bronxites who have risked their lives to defend our country and their families who have sacrificed so much in the process.
Unfortunately, too many veterans are now returning from service and finding it difficult to find work and difficult to get by during tough economic times. Many veterans here in the Bronx and throughout the state are unaware of programs and benefits that are owed to them for their service.
That is why I am introducing legislation called VetsConnect that will add questions regarding military service to those one fills out in order to obtain or renew a state I.D. In addition to continuing to fulfill our obligation to veterans that seek services out, I believe New York State can and should do a better job of identifying veterans and ensuring they are receiving benefits owed to them and aware of opportunities and services available to them. This simple change to a form that so many New Yorkers are already filling out has the ability to give us more accurate information and would allow New York State to more effectively reach out to veterans who may be unaware of their benefits."


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MIDDLESBROUGH have announced that Saturday's pre-season friendly at Leeds' West Riding County FA headquarters is now behind-closed-doors.
Boro confirmed the game against Romanian side ASA Tirgu Mures earlier this morning, and had published admission prices for the match on their website.
However, due to circumstances beyond the club's control, the game is now a behind-closed-doors fixture and supporters will not be allowed to attend.
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Carol Balleck: Thanks for 'excellent care'
January 9, 2012
To the editor:
I recently had my second hip replacement and because of referrals from friends and the local community, I went to Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs.
What a great group of people from the clinic to the day of my surgery. I was so impressed by the staff there and wish to say many thanks to everyone involved.
Dr. Brian Bromberg is a great surgeon with a good smile and sense of humor.
Jenny and the entire OR staff made me feel at home. Thank you to Aaron at the pharmacy, Tamara in charge of the joint, hip and spine ward, and all the wonderful nurses who work with her.
Thank you, Sonya, Sandy, Kelsey, and Johnny. You were all wonderful to me and provided great personal care. Also, thank you to all of the CNAs who took care of me, Kim, Sara and Gulya.
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The physical therapy and respiratory group as well. And everyone else that was there and I forgot your name, I truly thank you.
I have been to both hospitals in the valley here over the years, and I can say for sure now that Yampa Valley Medical Center will be our hospital of choice from now on.
Everyone talks about the hour drive, but after the care I received, the drive is nothing, and by the amount of people I saw from Craig up there, I'm not the only one who feels that way.
Thanks also to my family and friends who called, sent cards, and gifts. You are the best people I know.
Thank you all again for the excellent care from myself and my family.
Carol Balleck
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Matthew Wilkening is the Editor in Chief of UltimateClassicRock.com and Diffuser.fm. He is determined to raise his children in a world without competitive singing television shows.
In a new interview, longtime AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd says he's a changed man who's eager to get back behind the kit.
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Guns N' Roses added another new song to their set list at their July 20 show in Foxboro, Mass.
The first Kiss box set gave new fans a chance to catch up on their early, lesser-known history.
Lynyrd Skynyrd's founding guitarist will confer with doctors before returning to the road.
Guns N' Roses have added another song to their live repertoire - and more surprises might be on the way.
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UPDATE (9:00pm) A Batavia woman seriously injured in an accident this morning on Rt. 98 (Oak St.) has died. Authorities confirmed tonight that Jacquelyn Dawson, 65 of 5175 Sunset Terrace died at Strong memorial Hospital in Rochester. She had been flown there by Mercy Flight following the accident around 9:15am. Authorities said Dawson failed to stop for a stop sign on Union St. and pulled out into Rt. 98 (Oak St.) Batavia Police continue to investigate.
UPDATE (3:21pm) The victims in this morning's crash have been identified by Batavia PD. The driver of the sedan, who was Mercy Flighted, was Jaquelyn Dawson of Sunset Terrace, Batavia. The driver of the pick-up truck was Kelly Creegan of South Main Street, in Elba.
UPDATE (11:28am) Batavia Police Chief Randy Baker said the drivers of the two vehicles involved were injured. The driver of the sedan was taken via Mercy Flight to Strong Memorial in Rochester. The driver of the pick-up truck was taken to UMMC. No names are available.
UPDATE (11:01am) Traffic on Route 98 has now re-opened
A two-car accident around 9:15 this morning has blocked traffic on Rt. 98, Oak St. between Richmond Ave. and Veterans's Memorial Parkway in Batavia.
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Considerable time, energy, pseudo-science, and wishful thinking have been expended to demonstrate whether any kind of statement—oral, written, or graphic—ever reaches, let alone affects, the audiences for whom they were intended, either in their own time or in a later period. It is a further speculative leap to imagine what audiences wanted to hear, what they actually heard, and further still what they made of what they believed they heard. Even if some individuals really appreciated what they were meant to understand, can we determine whether their thinking or behavior was altered by such an understanding? In a written, spoken or pictorial effort to transmit ideas, the intention and purpose may be stated explicitly but the contents of the ideas may still be equivocal. Different kinds of audiences and different members of the same audience will find a variety of meanings, often inconsistent, in what they read, hear, or see. My research interest was the origins, contents, contexts, and influence of conservative thought in Britain and America from the decades after the Great War through the 1960s . I concentrated on those historians who proclaimed themselves "conservatives" and described, explained and justified, coherently and accessibly for large audiences and powerful public figures, what they believed was the historical inevitability and fitness of quintessential conservative ideas
Among the eight historians who I emphasize in my History, Historians, and Conservatism in Britain and America, the British historian Arthur Bryant's influence was easiest to establish. From 1929 through his death in 1985, he wrote thirty-seven patriotic books that sold over three million copies and. Seventy or eighty hours of his week were devoted to writing, he testified, while he breakfasted alone and had lunch and dinner on a tray. Even accounting for some hyperbole on Bryant's part, his enormous output and the loss of two wives to divorce testify to a large measure of truth in Bryant's account. What sort of obsession compelled him to pursue such a life?
His first book was the polemical The Spirit of Conservatism (1929), but his reputation as a historian was established by Charles II two years later. As part of his concerted effort to establish a conservative readership, Bryant founded, edited and produced books for the conservative National Book Association from 1936 to 1939. Acting for the Conservative Party's policy apparatus, Bryant prepared material for two prime ministers—Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain—as well as for media moguls such as Lord Kemsley, Lord Beaverbrook, and J. L. Garvin. He burnished the defense of Munich, became Chamberlain's point man with the BBC, and prepared war aims for the Government in 1939. From the early 1930s, Bryant was the most consistent spokesman for the Conservative Party's policy of appeasement and, through at least 1940, he conducted secret peace negotiations with Nazi Germany with the encouragement of Halifax, the Foreign Secretary and Rab Butler, the Foreign Under-Secretary. In prose that his enormous, receptive public found addictive and from every possible pulpit, Bryant lauded national character, patriotism, duty, rural values, a hierarchical social order tempered by social justice, an elite conservative leadership, the Church and the monarchy. After the war, Harold Wilson had him knighted and made him a Companion of Honour, and his friendship with Clement Atlee was based upon their shared idealization of "national life."
Can we establish who Bryant's audiences were and what was his effect upon them may have been? Bryant set out to persuade as many people as possible about the rectitude of conservatism on both historical and pragmatic grounds. To do this, he appealed to an electorate uncertain about party affiliation; he cultivated policy and opinion makers; and he courted those interested in exploring questions about human nature, society, character, nation, and religion. Audiences were created and maintained through a strenuous schedule of lectures to political clubs, self-betterment groups, and any assembly able to pay and willing to listen to him. There was no end to those able and willing. In 1927 he became educational adviser, later a Governor, and from 1946 to 1949, Chairman of the Council for the Bonar Law College, Ashridge, founded to disseminate "conservative" rather than Conservative ideas, but with the full, although secret, backing of the Conservative Party. Bryant also taught Oxford University Extension classes from 1925 to 1936; he lectured to the troops during the Second World War about military history and strategy, political science, and sociology and, after the war, lobbied strenuously for popular civics education. Bryant found an additional audience by imagining, organizing, and creating epic historical pageants—including one at Greenwich in 1933 that had a cast of twenty-five hundred costumed volunteers and an audience of twelve thousand, with the entire Cabinet and the King and Queen in attendance. Remarkable for his prolificacy by any standard of measurement, Bryant wrote, spoke, traveled, managed, and shamelessly flattered those who furthered his influence and his career. Richard Crossman, well on the left as assistant editor of The New Statesman, admitted to being a "vituperative" critic of Bryant before the Second World War. A month after the war began, Crossman felt compelled to solicit Bryant for service in the Home Publicity Division of the Ministry of Information because of the crucial part he played in "forming public opinion."
Bryant's most faithful followers were the readers of his 'Our Note Book' column, the leading feature in the Illustrated London News for nearly fifty years from 1936. His columns and best-selling books were all romantic, didactic and patriotic, filled with robust heroes, despicable villains, and praise for hard-working, lawful, ordinary people living in the best possible "Christian land." His massive correspondence included other historians, press barons, journalists, novelists, scholars in other disciplines, military leaders, industrialists, bankers, and both European and American statesmen. Whatever he wrote about was all part of his conservative fantasy about what England had been in the pre-industrial age and what he wanted it to become again.
For over half a century, Bryant's father, Sir Francis Bryant, served the Royal Household of King Edward VII and King George V, was George V's Sergeant-at-Arms and the chief clerk to the Prince of Wales. Growing up as a member of the elite by birth and surrounded by royal trappings, Bryant learned to venerate order, place, rituals, historic tradition, religion, and the monarchy as the essential symbol of national unity. He may have written sympathetically and romantically about ordinary people, but he always thought of himself as belonging to a much higher link in the social, cultural, economic, and political chain of being. In the Royal Flying Corps, he flew over France as a pilot who bombed the Rhineland towns. That was the definitive experience of his life and he believed forever after that peace was worth any price. Bryant's often ambivalent views on appeasement, the Nazis, anti-Semitism, and the aristocracy were shaped in great part by the aristocratic and governing communities in which he moved, above all, by choice. He always saw a commitment to purvey his patriotic conservatism and pacifism as consistent with his paternalistic obligations and his scholarship, which he believed to be objective. That commitment afforded him the pleasures, as he saw it, of doing good and living well. An educated public and policy makers in search of confirmation and expression of their views made Bryant's chosen life possible.
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Bandwidth Throttling
I have a computer installed with openBSD and i am using it as my gateway/firewall. My question is how can i do bandwidth throttling (or capping)? I want to limit the speed that is downloaded from my servers behind the firewall?
Is this possible with BSD, if so what do i use to do it?
Also is it possible to just throttle a specific port number?
You can use Squid Proxy server.... it has a feature called "delay pools"
Check this:
You might want to look at altq. In 3.3, it's built into pf.
Squid will help you control traffic through protocols it supports. For true bandwidth throttling or other traffic shaping use the QoS features in altq like stickman suggested. This way you can control the matter on your firewall, which is the logical location to do this anyway since your connection likely terminates there or nearby.
The PF user's guide will teach you all you need to know about using altq integrated with pf to do this.:
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Tokyo, Japan--November 20, 1996--The Memory Test Division of Teradyne Inc. (Agoura Hills, CA) introduced its new J996 Memory Test System. The J996 is a high-performance test system for engineering characterization and volume packaged-device test of RAMs operating at speeds up to 250 MHz, including standard DRAMs, synchronous DRAMs, and synchronous SRAMs. Typical pricing for the J996 system is under $2 million for volume purchases. Shipments of J996 systems are scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 1997 to customers in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
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I am sorry that,
i ever fell for you,
this emotional attachment,
my heart strings unties,
the way i feel,
can never be expressed,
but it doesn't change,
i cant love you less,
it wasn't serious,
or so i always thought,
now i just cant let go,
and it just hurts,
my hearts funeral,
i carry this coffin,
it lies still loving you,
you were everything,
i knew i shouldn't try,
i knew it was wrong,
even if i didn't care why,
if we got involved,
either way i knew,
a forbidden love,
it was inevitable,
the pain i now feel,
easier to accept things,
that will never be real,
but you taste so sweet,
you feel so warm,
you won my heart,
love you forever if i could,
where do i go from here,
how do i dry my eyes,
all those days from 5 October 2009,
i wasted just to say goodbye,
how do you feel now,
yes i still care,
that was is lost,
but is still there,
why are you so perfect,
cant you just be wrong,
the fact you're so amazing,
without you is wrong,
i love in a way,
that i can never let go,
these feelings maybe use,
at least you know,
i need,
not just want you,
wish it was someone else,
just not you...! ! ! !