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In this case, it's not our Rep. Steve Cohen who did something stupid, it was attorney Michael Cohen who played the fool.
Any lawyer who evades taxes is playing with fire. He has torched his own career now. Who would hire him?
Even that, though, is not the biggest boner.
It was hiring uber Democrat Clintonista Lanny Davis as his lawyer.
That would be like Trump hiring Hillary Clinton to defend him. Davis was not ever going to be on his side. His job was to defend the Swamp/Deep State/Hillary people, not a Trump person! Didn't he realize that? For a New Yorker, all of whom think they are canny and world wise, couldn't he smell set up?
Sure enough, Davis got Cohen to make a plea deal, even for something that probably isn't a crime. Consider this observation from The Conservative Treehouse blog: "There is no FEC rule or law that says a candidate cannot pay-off an accuser to avoid further issues, a nuisance claim. Paying an accuser to avoid controversy or embarrassment, is no different than a candidate buying an American made car -with personal funds- to gain the beneficial public optics of not driving a foreign car. Neither expense example makes the payment an aspect of am 'in kind' campaign contribution."
Even the former FEC chairman Bradley Smith called BS on this. He told Mark Levin,
None of these expenditures helped Mr. Trump's campaign. There's all kind of reasons why he may want to make these expenditures even if the allegations made by Stormy Daniels are untrue. Just for family harmony or commercial viability over the long term.
Historically, the FEC has said these things are not campaign contributions.
When the FEC wrote the regulation that says what constitutes campaign expenditures and what constitutes personal use, it rejected specifically the idea that a campaign expenditure was anything related to a campaign, and instead says it has to be something that exists only because of the campaign and solely for that reason.
Aren't all monies in a campaign used to influence an election, too? Isn't that what Hillary employed Fusion GPS for? Where is her indictment?
Davis most probably knows better. But it gives the impression he wants. He even tweeted, "Today he stood up and testified under oath that Donald Trump directed him to commit a crime by making payments to two women for the principal purpose of influencing an election. If those payments were a crime for Michael Cohen, then why wouldn't they be a crime for Donald Trump?"
Surely Cohen should have seen where this was going. His opponents had a lot to lose. They'll do anything to stop Trump. He didn't get thrown under the bus; he went and laid down himself.


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Food has always been my go-to. When I'm happy, I eat. When I'm depressed, I eat. When I go out, I'm not having fun until I'm eating – and not just any food. It had to be the most unhealthy, over-the-top things I could find or think of. Like a peanut butter, ranch dressing, and bacon sandwich or a funnel cake covered in bacon. If it was unhealthy and served at a festival, amusement park, carnival, or food truck, I'd probably try it. I've done this my whole life. When I was a kid, I would make hotdog sandwiches. Never had one? Well here's the recipe: take two slices of bread, cover them in butter, and put them in the microwave for about ten seconds – just long enough to melt the butter. Then put two slices of cheese on each piece of bread. Then slice two hotdogs longways, place them on one side, and close the sandwich. Heat until the cheese is gooey. Mmmm, can't you just feel your arteries hardening?
Moderation was not part of my vocabulary. I stopped making a choice on what to eat a long time ago. I decided I would have all of what I wanted at one time. Instead of one sandwich, I'd have two or three. Plus every snack I had a craving for. No matter where I went or what I got, it had to be extreme. I tricked… no, made… no. I WANTED to believe that this was my "thing," the thing that made me unique, the thing that made people like me. The thing that made me accepted. Sometimes you have to admit things out loud, so to speak, to realize just how truly stupid they sound.
Most people think of Subway as being reasonably healthy. Well, I took that as a challenge. I would go to Subway and order a footlong tuna sub. Sounds harmless, right? I'd get it on an Italian herb and cheese roll and get it toasted. I know, I know, what's the big deal? Well, I'd also get it with chipotle sauce, have double bacon put on the bread first, then have it toasted. Then add double tuna, veggies (because, yeah, that made it better), Ol' Bay, and drench it in more chipotle sauce (enough to gush out with each bite). Don't forget the mini-cornucopia of snacks I'd hoard like I was going on a cross country bus trip. I seriously ate like the death row prisoners in the movies having their last meal.
If you're not a calorie counter or a macros (macro nutrition) watcher, you're probably thinking, "So what, that's not so horrible." Well, let me put that sub into perspective for you. One footlong Italian herb and cheese sub roll is 500 calories, 10 grams of fat, 20mg of cholesterol, and 80 grams of carbs. The chipotle sauce (that I was eating [I'm guessing] about a cup or two per sub) has 100 calories, 10 grams of fat, 10mg of cholesterol, and 1 gram of carbs (that's for one serving [2 tbsp] by the way). Two slices of bacon has 45 calories, 3.5 grams of fat, and 10mg of cholesterol (double meat, remember). That brings us to the tuna. Which has 310 calories, 24 grams of fat, 35mg of cholesterol, and 10 grams of carbs (and again, double meat). Do the math. That equals death on a sub roll.
When I first got home from the hospital, I still didn't have much of an appetite. But that started changing quickly. Those first couple of weeks I was eating only 60 carbs a day. With other dietary requirements, my daily meals were severely limited. I would start the day with an Ensure. Lunch would be something like a bowl of lite soup with a tortilla. Then for dinner, I'd have a beef slider patty or a single lean hotdog in a tortilla with a side salad or in a wrap, or lean fish with salad. At the time my wife was making these meals for me, but neither one of us fully knew what I could actually eat without going over my carb limit and/or raising my blood sugar. This was a huge learning curve for both of us. I pretty much went from eating every and anything I wanted, to eating next to nothing, and it wasn't fun.
Remember, I had also quit smoking as well, so these were stressful times. The silver lining was that I was sticking to my diet and losing weight intentionally. Slowly getting my health and independence back, coupled with seeing those numbers go down, made it a lot easier to deal with.
Hating how miserable and bored she could see I was getting with my food choices, my wife suggested turning to meat substitutes. If she had said that one month before, I would have looked at her like she was crazy, then laughed like I was crazy. Which I had many times before at the suggestion. But can I just say that – that – turned out to be the best idea.
Finding healthier alternatives to my previous eating habits opened a whole new culinary world for me. I now had choices to curb some of the cravings. Don't get me wrong; I still have cravings for some of the foods I used to eat. But with things like veggie burgers and hotdogs, vegan lunch "meat," and chik'n, I don't feel the need for McDonald's or Lexington Market. Plus I'm not sitting around feeling sorry for myself for what I can't have anymore. So after getting the correct carb intake information from my doctor (60 carbs per meal at three meals a day, plus two 20 carb snacks [a huge difference from 60 carbs a day]), my wife and I went to work exploring the vast new world of meat substitutes and healthier options.
The first suggestion she made was veggie burgers. So we tried the brand MorningStar Farms; they make a griller veggie burger that's magnificent. Having a very similar texture to meat and even tasting like a "real" burger, they don't leave you wishing you had Burger King. From there we tried every MorningStar product we could find. Veggie chick'n patties and nuggets, veggie bacon (which is awesome), hotdogs and breakfast sausage. All delicious.
Knowing how much I was craving a cheeseburger, her next suggestion was to find a lactose-free cheese. That's where GoVeggie cheese came in. As with the MorningStar products, I tried them and fell in love. The taste is rich and buttery. In my opinion, just as good – if not better than – real cheese. It also makes an excellent grilled cheese sandwich. GoVeggie makes individual slice packs of cheddar, American, smoked provolone, and pepper jack. They also do cream cheese, shredded mozzarella, and cheddar.
Once we found this cheesy goodness, the first thing I made was something I thought I could never have again – a double cheeseburger… and it was all veggie heaven.
Earlier I talked about my 1,210 calorie Subway sub. So hopefully it's understood how huge it was for me to have a complete veggie-based dinner that totaled 674 calories with no snacks or dessert. Of course, that's laughable now since I total 500-600 calories for the whole day. But at that part of the journey it was pretty epic, and since then I've learned more productive ways of keeping the weight loss rolling. I look back at that meal as a triumph.
Finding comparable, healthier alternatives to everyday unhealthy foods has been major fuel to continue this journey. Being able to enjoy things like seitan cheesesteak subs or tempeh Reuben sandwiches makes plain salads with no dressing easier to deal with until you actually enjoy and crave zucchini pancakes or even just a plain old salad. Exploration without suppression, that's what this journey has taught me so far. How to explore, experience, and enjoy food without suppressing my inner "foodie" or digging an early grave. If you take nothing else from this entry remember this – don't deprive yourself. Modify your craving to your healthier life.


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McALLEN — Seven members of a smuggling conspiracy that harbored and transported more than 200 undocumented people have been ordered to federal prison.
According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's office, the organization transported people from the Rio Grande Valley to Houston from about Feb. 10, 2014, through Sept. 1, 2016.
Brownsville residents Jose Luis Soto-Lopez, 52, who led the operation with his daughter, Erica Janine Soto, 27, were sentenced to 54 and 21 months in federal prison respectively, for their involvement in the smuggling organization. Soto-Lopez, who is not a U.S. citizen, will likely face deportation upon completion of his sentence.
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Bilingual Job Fairs in Tokyo 2020
by Madelaine
You are in Japan and looking for a full-time position? You are prepared to go through a Japanese style recruiting process and you have at least a conversational grasp (ideally business level or more) of Japanese? Welcome to the world of bilingual job fairs in Japan.
You may wonder, why you should attend career fairs. The reason is simple: they can be extremely helpful in finding you a job in Japan.
You can talk to people from HR, employees or even managers directly. You will be able to ask questions content and get a feel for the company. Last but not least, the companies participating in bilingual job fairs are actively looking to hire people with international experiences, so your chances of getting a job that matches you are better than compered to straight up Japanese centered events or recruitment agencies.
To get you started, this article list some practical tips, upcoming events, and gives you more insights into what to expect at the biggest and most well-known career fairs in Japan.
Practical Advice for Attending Job Fairs
- Career fair checklist:
- ✔ Participation is free! (Same goes for job-matching services by recruiting agencies.)
- ✔ Wear suits! This is pretty much non-negotiable at Japanese job events.
- ✔ Start to prepare early! Work on your resume, check and apply to companies through the event website (depending on the company, seminar and interview spots might run out quickly).
- ✔ Check the seminar schedule! You might have to register in advance to participate at certain seminars.
- ✔ Bring your CV! At most events, you can and should fill out the online CV format on the event website and bring a print-out version to the event. It is however advisable to also write your own CV, adjusted to match the company you want to apply to. Out of consideration for the many Japanese companies at the event, I strongly recommend bringing a Japanese CV! (Printers to print EXTRA resumes from the official website are often provided).
- ✔ Just found out about the event yesterday? Attend! If you don't have time to prepare you can still walk away with a job. Mind your dress code, update your resume on the event website, print it, and bring some extras, since you never know which unexpected encounter you might have.
- ✔ Show up early! The first 30min might be the best time to talk leisurely and leave a good impression with your dream company before everyone else shows up. To make getting up early easier, many events hand out gift cards to the first 100 or so to enter the venue.
- ✔ Don't wait until the last minute! Depending on the interest a company gets at the event, some might close their booths early, so don't wait until 4pm to initiate first contact.
- ✔ Leave a good impression! This is a recruiting event, so you might get a job offer on the spot!
- ✔ Ask for help! If you cannot attend a company seminar at the event for whatever reason, talk to the staff. They might still accept your resume or invite you to a seminar at another time.
Upcoming events
Get ready for the job fairs this season! To find out more about the biggest and most popular career fairs scroll down to the next section (last updated January, 6th, 2020).
Daijob Career Fair Tokyo
Event for students, new graduates, and mid-career professionals.
Feb 14th (Fri)
Official website
Career Forum for International Candidates 2020 Tokyo
Event for students, new graduates, and mid-career professionals.
Feb 18th (Tue), 2020
Official website
GlobalLeader Career Fair Tokyo
Event for exchange students and recent graduates.
Mar 7th (Sat), 8th (Sun) 2020
Official website
GlobalLeader Career Fair Osaka
Event for exchange students and recent graduates.
Mar 14th (Sat), 2020
Official website
JOB博 Tokyo
Event for international students and new graduates.
Mar 21th (Sat), 2020
Official website
JOB博 Osaka
Event for international students and new graduates.
April 18st (Sat), 2020
Official website
Popular Job Fairs for Bilinguals
1. Career Forum
DISCOs "Career Forum" specializes in recruiting events for Japanese-English bilinguals since 1987. Their events cater to both students and professionals.
With over 250 companies participating, Tokyo Career Forum is one of the biggest Japanese-English job fair around and is held twice a year at Big Sight, Odaiba. Due to the Japanese hiring season, there will usually be more companies and job-seekers participating in the summer event than in the winter.
They also have events in Osaka, and another one aimed at exchange students. If you want to work in Japan, but are not here yet, you can attend their fairs in London, Shanghai and Sydney and various cities in the U.S.
Companies will conduct company seminars, if you missed one you can ask the staff at the booth to sign you up for a later presentation. Many companies will also accept walk-in interviews or schedule an interview with you on the same day.
The event is always held on a weekend, Saturday and Sunday, from 10am-5pm. The first 200 or so early birds often receive a gift card. Arriving early will also secure you some time to talk to your dream company and leave an impression, before they are flooded with CVs of your competition. So get there early!
What: Career Forum
Who: students, new grads, professionals, limited number of internship opportunities
Where: Tokyo; Osaka; abroad
When: June and December, Sat-Sun
2. Go Global Career Fair
Go Global Career Fair is held by Daijob, arguably the largest job site for global talent in Japan. Their job fairs are smaller than the Tokyo Career Forum I introduced above, but they are held frequently around the year. They are holding special events, for example with only foreign-affiliated and global companies.
Walk-in interviews are not common here. Most companies will invite you to a follow-up 説明会, an event where they will introduce the company to prospective applicants. Nevertheless, some companies may ask you to directly attend interviews at the venue, so come prepared. I found that at smaller events, you often get more opportunities to really talk with the company representatives.
What: Go Global Career Fair
Who: students, new grads, professionals
Where: Tokyo
When: various dates throughout the year (also weekday evenings until 9pm)
This event is held by staffing company Pasona, often taking place directly in their headquarters in Tokyo. You can get in touch with recruiters during the event or at a light meal afterwards. So even if things don't work out on the spot, you can make contact with recruiters that can help you with your job search.
The other advantage at this career fair is that the staff speaks a variety of languages and can be approached with concerns anytime. When I attended, I met a German intern, who answered all my event related questions and even gave me quite a bit of general job hunting advice.
Pasona also organizes fairs in Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka as well as an event aimed specifically at Chinese speakers called "JOB博China."
On a side note, Pasona's main office might be (one of) the greenest buildings I have ever seen. The whole façade is covered in plants and inside they grow everything from grains to vegetables – a sight to see!
What: JOB博
Who: students (incl. Japanese schools), graduates
Where: Tokyo; Osaka; Nagoya; Fukuoka
When: 1-day events around the year
Japan's most omni-present job-hunting service also started to target global talent and bilinguals with their Global Career Expo (マイナビ国際派就職EXPO). Held twice a year in summer and winter with over 80 participating companies in winter, it is another big event open to both students and people with work-experience. Early bird coupons are offered for the first 100 arrivals on the event days.
They also have 1-day events in Osaka, 2-day events abroad in New York and Sydney, as well as Advisory Sessions in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Canada, England and California.
What: Global Career EXPO
Who: students (incl. Japanese schools), graduates, professionals, internship information
Where: Tokyo; Osaka; abroad
When: June and December, Fri-Sat or Sat-Sun
5. GL Doors!
Global Leaders provides a variety of job fairs aimed at foreign exchange students across Japan. With around 40 exhibiting companies at their Tokyo career fair, this medium-sized event takes place over 2 days on a weekend in March from 11am-5pm.
They also offer events in Osaka and Nagoya, as well as an event in Tokyo aimed at ASEAN and Western applicants in February.
On GlobalLeader's website you can find a lot of useful job-hunting information and counseling services. The only downside being that all their information is exclusively in Japanese.
What: GL Doors!
Who: foreign exchange students
Where: Tokyo; Osaka; Nagoya
When: March, Sat-Sun
6. Other events
In this article we introduced the biggest events, but there are other providers who are also organizing job fairs or 合同企業説明会 (ごうどう・きぎょう・せつめいかい) as they are often called. If you look for these smaller events, keep in mind that many of them will be held around March every year.
There are the JET Programme Career Fairs helping JET7s to find employment in Japan after their contract is up. Many Japanese universities and even Japanese Language schools also hold company events for their students. Last but not least, if you are proficient in Japanese, it is possible to join events for Japanese students. Introducing these goes beyond the scope of this article but services like Meets Company have experience with foreigners and their staff will support you where they can.
Career fairs are a great way to connect with Japanese companies. The above selection gives you a place to start your job search. There are more events and even more job hunting sites out there, so keep looking what other events might be available in your area, consider getting recruiters involved (their service is free to you) and just use all resources available to make sure your job search in Japan will be a success.
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Diana was killed in the crash in August 1997 - triggering national mourning and some criticism of the Royal Family's unemotional reaction to the tragedy.
In tonight's Channel 5 documentary, Diana: 7 Days That Shook The Windsors, a string of key players reveal details of her death and the funeral.
And it claims the Queen said she thought someone must have "greased the brakes" on her car when hearing the news from her private secretary.
The claims echo what was reported in a book by royal biographer Ingrid Seward in 2015.
Seward wrote in the Daily Mail: "At first it was thought that, though the car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel was serious, Diana had not been killed.
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In the shocking documentary, Anji Hunter, head of government relations for then Prime Minister Tony Blair , speaks of the high tensions in the run-up to Diana's funeral.
Hunter was on the palace committee set up to organise the event. She recalls: "The most tension in the room always came from Charles Spencer's people."
When the cortege passed down The Mall, the Earl walked behind the hearse between Princes William and Harry, who were flanked by Prince Charles and the Duke of Edinburgh.
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In his eulogy, Earl Spencer famously drew a line between the royals and Diana's "blood family".
Earl Spencer says he did not ask to walk alone behind Princess Diana's coffin, despite claims made in a new TV documentary.
The Channel 5 show says the Earl wanted to follow Diana's coffin by himself at her funeral in September 1997.
Buckingham Palace sources said he clashed with Prince Charles – who divorced Diana in 1996 – as he also wanted to walk behind the coffin unaccompanied, after her death in a car crash in Paris.
At the time, there were claims that Buckingham Palace advisors were unhappy over the funeral plans.
Channel 5 last night declined to comment on the issue.
Diana : 7 Days That Shook The Windsors is on Tuesday at 9pm on Channel 5.


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According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Klay Thompson may look towards joining the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason if not offered a max contract.
Now the interest does come with some implications. The Lakers will have to acquire Anthony Davis this season which they only have until February 7th to accomplish.
With Davis demanding a trade earlier today, many suspected Davis, who is represented by Rich Paul who also represents LeBron James, may look to force his way to Los Angeles.
Davis and Paul are expected to make an announcement soon on Davis' preferred destination being L.A. According to Wojnarowski, a trade to any other team will mean Davis will only be rental until he becomes a free agent in 2020.
Thompson's contract is one of the many questions that Golden State has to answer this offseason.
Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins are also impending free agents and are of top priority for Golden State. They should look to keep their talent from going to conference opponents. The departure of anyone from their starting lineup could spell the end of their dynasty.
Thompson could potentially fill a hole that comes about if a Davis trade is completed. The Lakers are in win-now mode with LeBron James approaching the end of his storied career.
Team President Magic Johnson and GM Rob Pelinka should do everything in their power to build the right team around James. Adding a skill two way player in Thompson will surely certify the Lakers place in the Western Conference.
We will keep you updated as more news develops.


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Elaine has been part of DAAS for over 25 years and has worked her way through the organisation as administrator, counsellor and team leader. She has led the development it from NDAAS (North Derbyshire based alcohol service) into DAAS (countywide) and then to an integral part of Derbyshire Recovery Partnership for which DAAS delivers key elements of service provision.
Elaine also has an ILM management qualification and has taken a lead in gaining service accreditations for DAAS, such as IIP, CSE, BACP and the Matrix award for information and guidance. Elaine has a background in counselling and gained a Masters degree in counselling and human relationships with a specialist interest in gender and power relationships and women and alcohol.
Laura Cain - Finance and Business Manager
Laura has worked for DAAS for 5 years as part of the senior management team. She has provided business and financial management guidance to the charity whilst supporting with all aspects of accounting, to make sure the business has robust financial management systems in place and that the business can continue to provide quality services within budget.
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Nasa is set to launch a spacecraft on a scorching journey towards the sun, with an aim to offer the closest-ever glimpse of the star at the centre of the solar system.
The Parker Solar Probe, named after American solar astrophysicist Eugene Parker, will, as the US space agency describes it, "touch the sun" as it flies within 3.9 million miles of the star's surface.
The car-sized probe, which will fly closer to the sun than any other man-made object, is set to blast off at 3:33am eastern daylight time (8:33am BST) from Cape Canaveral, Florida on August 11.
Its mission is to help scientists unlock the mysteries of the sun's atmosphere and answer questions like why its corona, the outermost layer of the solar atmosphere, is hotter than its surface.
The probe will travel at 430,000 miles an hour, faster than any spacecraft in history, and use Venus's gravity over the course of seven years to gradually bring its orbit closer to the sun.
The spacecraft is expected to make its closest approach to the sun in the year 2024, as it flies 3.9 million miles above the solar surface.
The last time a man-made object came close to the star's surface was in 1976 when Helios 2 achieved perihelion, point of the orbit at which it was closest to the sun, at 27 million miles.
Over the course of its mission, the Parker Solar Probe will orbit the sun 24 times while being subjected to extreme heat and radiation, with temperatures expected to reach 1,377C, nearly hot enough to melt steel.
On each close approach to the sun, the probe will sample the solar wind, study the sun's corona, and provide close-up observations from around the star.
Scientists hope the mission will be able to provide answers as to why the corona is 300 times hotter than the surface of the sun, a phenomenon that Nasa says is in "defiance of all logic" because "its atmosphere gets much, much hotter the farther it stretches from the sun's blazing surface".
The spacecraft will make use of an 8ft-long heat shield known as the Thermal Protection System (TPS), which has been made using a carbon composite coated with ceramic to cope with the extreme conditions and temperature fluctuations.
Nasa says the TPS has been tested to withstand up to 1,650C temperatures and "can handle any heat the sun can send its way".
Poking out over the heat shield, an instrument known as the Faraday cup will take measurements of the solar winds, a flow of ionised gases from the sun that streams past Earth at a million miles per hour.
Understanding more about solar activity could help scientists forecast the large eruptions from the sun that pose a threat to satellite and communications systems.
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1) How could we fall away? Why do we need to know these things in advance?
2) It is better that Jesus goes away so the Holy Spirit will come – that's a powerful testimony of the power and place of the Holy Spirit in our lives
3) Sin, righteousness and judgment – these three things are the main three things that cause people to reject God.
Sinful hearts hate for their sin to be exposed. We want to hold onto it.
Sinful hearts want to be self-righteous. Our sinful nature wants to make excuses for our sin and why it's not really all that bad. We want to excuse ourselves.
Sinful hearts do not want to be judged, but to do the judging. By only judging others, we feel we can keep judgment against us at an arms length, and thereby control who we feel has access to judge us.
The problem with these three things is that we are sinful, we have no righteousness of our own and we have a judge whom we didn't choose and we have no control over – He is the one who has already judged Satan.
4) The Spirit will teach us things in season as we are ready for them. We should seek and ask constantly for the Spirit to teach us new things and free our hearts from darkness.
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Polity & Governance
- Centre urges States not to deny food subsidy for want of Aadhaar card
Government Schemes & Policies
- Government working on tougher consumer protection law
- Rajasthan passes Bill to hike OBC quota
- CRISIL launches India's first infrastructure investability index
- NHAI eyes bond issue to finance highway projects
- Shipping ministry offers grant to JNPT, Karwar port
Bilateral & International Relations
- India, Sri Lanka ink housing project deal in Hambantota
Defence & Security Issues
- Defence Minister takes note of key shortfalls in Navy
Key Facts for Prelims
- Ancient skull likely belonged to world's oldest tsunami victim
- INS Chakra
- What is the urban heat island effect?
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Polity & Governance
Centre urges States not to deny food subsidy for want of Aadhaar card
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has instructed states not to deny PDS benefits to any beneficiary who does not have Aadhaar or has not linked ration card to the 12-digit biometric identifier and warned of strict action on violation.
- The Ministry has also asked state governments not to delete eligible households from the list of beneficiaries for non- possession of Aadhaar.
- Deletion from the ration card database shall happen only after proper verification of the ration card holder which establishes beyond reasonable doubt that he or she is not genuine
- Until Aadhaar is assigned to the beneficiary, subsidised foodgrains will have to be given on production of ration card, enrolment slip and other stipulated documents.
- Even in the case of failure of biometric authentication due to a glitch or poor biometric quality, the beneficiary will have to be given the benefits on production of Aadhaar card along with the ration card.
- The States and the Union Territories will have to provide Aadhaar enrolment facilities to those without Aadhaar and link their Aadhaar numbers with ration cards
- The intention is to ensure that no one is denied any food benefits for lack of Aadhaar, lack of linking, or technical difficulty in biometric authentication.
- An instruction has been issued in this regard this week to all states, after an 11-year old Jharkhand girl allegedly died of starvation recently after being denied PDS ration.
- As per the National Food Security Act, states have been given deadline till December to link Aadhaar with ration cards.
- The Centre, however, told the Supreme Court that the deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to avail of benefits of various government schemes would be extended till March 31 next year for those who do not have the 12-digit biometric identification number.
- So far, 82 per cent of the ration cards have been seeded with Aadhaar number in the country.
Government Schemes & Policies
Government working on tougher consumer protection law
While speaking at the inauguration of a two-day international conference on Consumer Protection for East, South, Southeast and Asian nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that stricter guidelines are in the offing to protect people from misleading advertisements.
About the conference:
- The conference is being organised by the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- The theme is "Empowering Consumers in New Markets".
- 22 countries from East, South and South-East Asia are participating in this conference.
About the proposed new consumer protection law:
- The new law will replace the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, and is in line with the revised UN guidelines on consumer protection.
- It is currently with the Cabinet Secretariat and will be placed before the Cabinet for consideration soon.
- The proposed Act lays great emphasis on consumer empowerment.
- Stringent provisions are proposed against misleading advertisements.
- A Central Consumer Protection Authority with executive powers will be constituted for quick remedial action.
Steps taken in the field of consumer protection:
India's consumer protection traditions dated back to 2,500 years. Laws existed even in the Vedic period to prevent unfair trade practices and adulteration of products.
Goods and Services Tax (GST):
- The new Goods and Services Tax (GST) was one of the key consumer-friendly reforms that his government had introduced.
- The GST would benefit consumers in the long run as prices would come down because of competition among manufacturers.
- Consumers can no longer be cheated as they can see on receipts the tax they are paying.
- Increased competition among companies due to the GST will lead to moderation in prices and this will directly benefit poor and middle class consumers.
Ujala scheme:
- This scheme alone has caused saving of more than Rs 20,000 crore for consumers by reducing the cost of LED bulb and through reduction in electricity bills
Jan Aushadhi Pariyojna:
- The government is providing affordable medicines to people and 500 medicines have been included in the list of essential drugs and their prices have been reduced.
DBT schemes:
- By transferring the money directly into the beneficiaries' bank accounts the government has prevented leakage of more than Rs 57,000 crores.
Public Distribution System:
- The government has strengthened the Public Distribution System through technology to ensure that the poor, who have the right to affordable food grains.
"Give it up' campaign:
- More than one crore beneficiaries surrendered their LPG subsidy and the saved subsidy amount have been used to give free gas connections to 3 crore households so far.
New Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act:
- RERA Act has been enacted to protect home buyers and the government is working to achieve the target of housing for all by 2022.
Bureau of Indian Standard Act:
- Act has been enacted under which any commodity or service can be brought under compulsory certification. The Act has provisions to order recall of substandard products from the market.
Open Defecation Free communities:
- Financial savings for each household in Open Defecation Free communities are Rs 50,000 per year, considering medical costs averted, value of time savings and mortality averted.
Capped rates of medical devices:
- The government has capped rates of coronary stents and knee implants. This also is saving crores of rupees for the poor and middle class people.
- The time reduction in transportation of goods would also lead to fall in prices and this benefit will also be transferred to consumers.
Controlled inflation:
- Inflation has been brought under control leading to economic benefits for poor and middle class consumers.
About United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD):
UNCTAD is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues.
- It was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body.
- UNCTAD is part of the UN Secretariat.
- UNCTAD reports to the UN General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council but have our own membership, leadership, and budget.
- The primary objective of UNCTAD is to formulate policies relating to all aspects of development including trade, aid, transport, finance and technology.
- The conference ordinarily meets once in four years.
- The first UNCTAD conference took place in Geneva in 1964, the second in New Delhi in 1968 and the fourteenth in Nairobi (Kenya) in 2016.
- One of the principal achievements of UNCTAD (1964) has been to conceive and implement the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP).
- Currently, UNCTAD has 194 member states and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
- There are non-governmental organizations participating in the activities of UNCTAD.
- It is a member of the United Nations Development Group.
About United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection (UNGCP)
- The UNGCP were adopted by United Nations General Assembly in 1985 and revised in 2015. The new guidelines call for greater International cooperation.
Rajasthan passes Bill to hike OBC quota
The Rajasthan Assembly passed a bill which increased reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) from 21 per cent to 26 per cent.
- The community includes Gujjars and four other castes.
About the bill:
- The bill seeks to provide 5 per cent reservation to Gujjar, Banjara, Gadia-Lohar, Raika and Gadariya communities.
- The Bill created a new "most backward" category within the OBCs for providing the quota benefit to Gujjars and four other nomadic communities.
Implications of the bill:
- With the passage of the bill, the reservation in Rajasthan now stands at 54 per cent defying the set ceiling of 50 per cent by the Supreme Court.
- The Rajasthan High Court last year struck down five per cent reservation for these castes provided through The Rajasthan Special Backward Classes Act, 2015, pointing out flaws in the government's process of granting reservation.
- With the 2015 SBC Act, the government had moved the five castes from OBC into a separate Special Backward Castes category. However, the Act was quashed and the government moved them back into the OBC list on May 19 this year.
CRISIL launches India's first infrastructure investability index
CRISIL launched the CRISIL InfraInvex, India's first investability index, along with the CRISIL Infrastructure Yearbook 2017, a first-of-its-kind annual publication.
About the index:
- The index tracks, measures and assesses investment attractiveness, development and maturity of infrastructure sectors.
- The index is based on four parameters – policy direction, institutional strength and regulatory maturity, financial sustainability, and implementation ease.
- Being an ascending scale, a score of 1 reflects least investment attractiveness and maturity, and a score of 10 highest investment attractiveness and maturity.
Highlights of the report:
- India needs to spend over Rs 50 lakh crore on infrastructure creation in key sectors including power, highways, railways, urban infra, ports and airports over the next five years through 2022.
- This projection factors an average annual GDP growth of 7%, infrastructure investments equal to 5.5% of GDP, and a pick-up in private sector investments after fiscal 2019.
- The power transmission sector in India is the most attractive to invest in currently, followed by roads & highways, and renewable energy.
- The urban sector, which is the least attractive right now.
- Investments by the private sector and states are likely to remain subdued in the near term.
- Weak project preparation,
- Poorly structured contracts with inappropriate risk allocation,
- Irrational bidding exuberance,
- Overreliance on bank-led financing in the past have spawned the 'twin balance-sheet problem' of deeply indebted developers and gargantuan stressed assets in banking.
- The takeover of distribution utility losses under the Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) and the recent agri-loan waivers have further strained state finances.
Efforts made by the government
- To resolve the issue of non-performing assets NPAs
- To revive stalled projects
- To facilitate easier exits
- Front-ending of bankable projects
- Comprehensive retooling of public-private partnership frameworks – introduce calibrated public-private partnership (PPP) models such as hybrid annuity and toll-operate-transfer in highway
- Deepening of the infrastructure financing ecosystem.
NHAI eyes bond issue to finance highway projects
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will soon issue bonds to finance highway projects.
- This is being done to make sure that funds are raised to support and finance roads and highways without any delay.
- Funds to the tune of ₹4-5 lakh crore can be raised from the markets for highway projects.
Key facts:
- NHAI has a AAA rating that would help it tap into the capital markets.
Funds for BharatMala Pariyojana:
- Recently, the Cabinet approved the BharatMala Pariyojana to build 34,800 km roads worth ₹5.35 lakh crore.
- For Bharatmala, ₹2.09 lakh crore will be raised as debt from the market and ₹1.06 lakh crore will be mobilised through public-private partnership (PPP). The remaining ₹2.19 lakh crore will flow from accruals of the Central Road Funds and toll projects.
Shipping ministry offers grant to JNPT, Karwar port
The Ministry of Shipping has sanctioned Rs 25 crore as grants-in-aid to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and another Rs 50 crore to the Government of Karnataka for the Karwar port for developing their infrastructure.
- The grants-in-aid was sanctioned under the Coastal Berth Scheme of its flagship Sagarmala project.
Key facts:
- The project at Jawaharlal Nehru Port involves construction of a coastal berth (270m x 30m) and port craft jetty, reclamation and capital dredging in the coastal berth. The project would be completed by March 2019.
- The project at Karwar Port in Karnataka involves extension of the existing Southern breakwater by 145 metres and construction of a new North breakwater of 1160 metres. It is expected to be complete in three years.
Significance of the move:
- The expansion at both the ports will result in increased shipping activity, employment generation and overall improvement in the socio-economic condition in the hinterland.
About Karwar Port:
- Karwar Port is situated between New Mangalore Port and Mormugao Port on the Southern side of the Kali River.
- It is acclaimed as one of the best natural all weather ports on the west coast and provides all-weather berthing facilities for ocean-going vessels.
- It is the only port owned and administered by the State Government.
What is Coastal Berth Scheme?
- The Coastal Berth Scheme aims to provide financial assistance to ports or states in order to create infrastructure for movement of cargo and passengers either by sea or national waterways.
- The admissible financial assistance from Central Government is 50% of the total cost of the project.
- The balance expenditure has to be incurred by the respective ports/concerned State Government from their own resources.
About Sagarmala port project:
- The Sagarmala project seeks to develop a string of ports around India's coast.
- The objective of this initiative is to promote "Port-led development" along India's 7500 km long coastline.
- The Union Ministry of Shipping has been appointed as the nodal ministry for this initiative.
- The project aims to develop access to new development regions with intermodal solutions and promotion of the optimum modal split, enhanced connectivity with main economic centres and beyond through expansion of rail, inland water, coastal and road services.
- It also aims at simplifying procedures used at ports for cargo movement and promotes usage of electronic channels for information exchange leading to quick, efficient, hassle-free and seamless cargo movement.
- It also strives to ensure sustainable development of the population living in the Coastal Economic Zone (CEZ).
- The project, envisaging port-led development, targets to provide one crore employment, direct employment to 40 lakh persons and indirect employment to 60 lakh persons.
[Ref: PIB, Economic Times]
Bilateral & International Relations
India, Sri Lanka ink housing project deal in Hambantota
Sri Lanka signed an agreement with India to build 1,200 houses in the southern coastal port city of Hambantota, Sri Lanka.
Key features of the MoU:
- Under the signed MoU, out of the 1,200 houses to be built, 600 will be constructed in the Southern Province, while the remaining would be built across Sri Lanka, through one model village in each of the country's 25 districts.
- The coastal city of Hambantota gained strategic significance after President Rajapaksa built a massive port and an airport with huge Chinese loans.
- In July this year, his successor government sold a majority stake of the port to China to service an outstanding $8-billion debt it owes China, fanning concerns of countries with competing strategic interests, particularly India and the U.S.
- Local residents, including supporters of Mr. Rajapaksa, have earlier protested the selling of "national assets to foreign entities", some of them leading to violent clashes.
- As many as 46,000 homes have been built in the Tamil-majority north and east, while 4,000 houses are currently being built in the hill country in the Central and Uva provinces, where several thousand Sri Lankans of recent Indian origin live and work.
Significance of the MoU:
- The signing of the MoU in Hambantota assumes significance not only in its timing, but also in taking India's housing project to the Sinhala-majority Southern Province.
- India has been taking steps to protect itself in the Indian Ocean by allying itself with the United States and Japan in a clear bid to counter growing Chinese influence
About Hambantota:
- Hambantota is the main town in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
- Hambantota is right in the middle of vital energy supply lines in the Indian Ocean, connecting the Middle East and East Asia.
- This underdeveloped area was hit hard by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and is underwent a number of major development projects including the construction of a new sea port and international airport.
[Ref: The Hindu]
Defence & Security Issues
Defence Minister takes note of key shortfalls in Navy
While addressing the on-going biannual Naval Commanders Conference, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took note of the critical capability shortfalls that the service is facing in various platforms.
- The Indian Navy is facing in ship-borne multi-role helicopters, conventional submarines and mine counter measure vessels, which need urgent redressal to maintain the combat edge of the Navy.
Commending tasks of Indian Navy:
- The Indian Navy has maintained the "high operational tempo" in the last one year through regular deployment of ships, submarines and aircraft from the South China Sea and Sea of Japan in the East to the Persian Gulf and the Atlantic Ocean in the West and the shores of Australia in the South.
- The focused efforts of the Navy in deterring piracy attempts off the Gulf of Aden.
- Engagement with the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) littorals to build their capacities and enhance their capabilities through practical training of Naval personnel on regular basis
- Lead taken by Indian Navy in indigenisation and self-reliance.
- Participation in a number of bilateral exercises. Success of the Exercise MALABAR with the US and the Japanese Navy.
- The Navy has recently validated a new mission based deployment concept to maintain round-the-clock surveillance of critical choke points and sea lanes of communication in the Indian Ocean Region in the backdrop of increased Chinese presence in the region. [for more info about the mission, read Current Affairs Analysis of 26th Oct 2017]
Indian Ocean Region (IOR):
- The IOR, a large maritime area that extends from coastal Africa through the Middle East and South Asia and on to Australia, is a major conduit for global trade, a littoral zone of developing powers.
Key Facts for Prelims
Ancient skull likely belonged to world's oldest tsunami victim
- An ancient human skull discovered in Papua New Guinea is likely to have belonged to the world's oldest-known tsunami victim.
- The partially preserved Aitape Skull was discovered in 1929 by Australian geologist Paul Hossfeld, 12 km inland from the northern coast of the Pacific nation.
- However, scientists now say the area was once a coastal lagoon that was hit by a tsunami about 6,000 years ago.
INS Chakra
- A Russian technical team is in Vizag for a joint investigation into the mysterious damage suffered by INS Chakra, the nuclear submarine leased to India in 2011.
- INS Chakra is a Russia-made, nuclear-propelled, hunter-killer submarine.
- INS Chakra has been taken on lease from Russia for 10 years to provide the Navy the opportunity to train personnel and operate such nuclear-powered vessels.
- India is already engaged in negotiations for the second nuclear submarine from Russia, which could join service when INS Chakra returns after its 10-year lease.
What is the urban heat island effect?
- An urban heat island (UHI) is an urban area or metropolitan area that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas due to human activities.
- Due to urban heat island effect, urban areas getting significantly warmer during the day compared with the surrounding areas.
Why in news?
- Recently, a study observed that in variance with the urban heat island effect, between February and May, most of the 89 Indian cities that are to be developed as Smart Cities have been found to be 1-5 degrees C cooler during the day relative to the surrounding non-urban areas.


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Super Micro Computer expands its open disaggregated server architecture, promising ever greater datacenter resource efficiencies. Taking the We Keep IT Green mission to the next level, the company's disaggregated resource-saving 6U SuperBlade unlocks the interdependence between server subsystems enabling the independent upgrade of CPU + Memory, I/O, Enclosure, Storage and Power/Cooling. Each component can be refreshed at the optimal time to maximize generational improvements in performance and efficiency uncoupled from single monolithic server refresh cycles.
The disaggregated resource-saving servers reportedly deliver 86% improvement in power/cooling efficiency with common shared infrastructure and 45% to 65% hardware CAPEX savings per refresh cycle with this rack scale design. Supermicro is expanding the design with new innovative Battery Backup Power (BBP®) modules that can replace traditional UPS. With BBP modules, datacenters can achieve 2% to 10% better power efficiency compared to a typical UPS and more importantly avoid UPS related outages for improved cost, uptime, and reliability. Even more resource savings with BBP modules including time and costs savings are achieved at the time of the initial datacenter configuration, build-out, and deployment.
One Fortune 50 company has deployed over 50,000 Supermicro disaggregated Resource Saving 3U/6U MicroBlade servers with a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.06, to support the company's advanced EDA compute needs. Compared to a traditional datacenter running at 1.49 PUE or more, this new datacenter achieves an 88% improvement in overall energy efficiency. When the build-out is complete at a 35 megawatt IT load power, the company is targeting $13.18M in savings per year in total energy costs alone across the entire datacenter.
The 6U SuperBlade system combines compute, storage, and networking into an enclosure with either 10 or 14 blade servers, up to 28 U.2 NVMe or 42 SAS SSDs, and up to four 25G or 10G Ethernet switches. The blade server nodes support dual or single Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors (up to 205W per processor) with 24 DIMM slots (2-socket blade) and 12 DIMM slots (1-socket blade), maximizing performance and efficiency. In addition, the servers support M.2 NVMe and Intel Optane™ drives. The enclosures use the same Ethernet switches, chassis management modules, and software as 8U/4U SuperBlade and 6U/3U MicroBlade systems for improved reliability, serviceability, and affordability. Resource savings are achieved with up to 90% reduction in cabling by deploying the 6U SuperBlade. The optional Battery Backup Power (BBP) Module provides sufficient power to the enclosure in case of power outage. This adds to the reliability of the system as it prevents data corruption or loss during transit due to power failure. The use of an expensive UPS solution also becomes optional with the available BBP Module.
With up to 98 dual or single-socket blade servers with 25G or 10G Ethernet switches per 42U rack, the new 6U SuperBlade systems are suitable for a wide range of enterprise, cloud, and datacenter applications where density and compute performance are of prime consideration including Simulation, CAE, EDA, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Intelligence and ERP/CRM. For more information, check out Supermicro's portfolio of disaggregated solutions.


text: We live on an alarmingly toxic planet where money is valued over health. Food is genetically modified, pesticide filled and depleted of nutrients. Our air is polluted. Our water tainted with heavy metals and chlorine. Our toiletries and cosmetics filled with chemicals that cause sickness. Homes are swamped with silent toxins from paint, upholstery and cleaning products. Our society is hooked on medication. All this contributed to the failure of my autonomic nervous system. Now, as I desperately fight for my health, I feel overwhelmed. The ear protectors show my desire to stop noise pollution and blocking out negativity. The blindfold shows my attempt to ignore bad influences, to leave the life around me to focus on myself. The medical mask shows I'm blocking out air pollution and environmental toxins. I am placed in the middle of a dark, mouldy, dirty room that mimics the world around me, filled with things that cause sickness. My wheelchair, having a place in this painting, points towards illness/disability but it also hints to being stuck. As much as I want to lead a fully healthy life, I cannot. Not until society changes and starts putting human health first.


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One of the things I liked the most about Emma's birthday party this year was all the family that came to support her. Emma is a very lucky girl who has two very large extended families that love and support her in everything she does. She had cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, parents, and all her siblings – all to celebrate her.
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SOLRAD Presents: The Lighthouse in The City – September 9-15
The Lighthouse in The City is a daily comic from Karl Christian Krumpholz (30 Miles of Crazy!, The City Was Never Going to Let Go, One Minute to Wonderland) that began at the start of 2020 to document his wife's then-upcoming surgery and recovery. The comic continued as issues of social isolation in society became forefront in everyone's minds. The title comes from the idea of feeling isolated in an incredibly crowded place.
You can view new pages daily on Karl's Instagram and Twitter accounts and past installments at his website.
The first collection of The Lighthouse in the City, which contains January-March of this series, is now available from Birdcage Bottom Books.
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Definitions for "Laminate"
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Consisting of, or covered with, laminæ, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.
To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.
To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.
To form by uniting two or more layers (in sheet form) of a material, so that the layers are bonded tightly.
To unite (layers in sheet form) by bonding, so as to create a single object with multiple layers; -- used with the material in sheet form as the object; as, to laminate plywood.
A lamina is a 'thin plate or scale'; a laminate is a composite built by laminating a number of (usually thin) layers of material. A PCB is a laminate both because it combines a number of layers of copper and insulator and because the base material is itself a laminate of epoxide resin and glass fibre. See copper-clad dielectric material.
A component made from thin strips of wood glued together. or To glue things together to form a component.
Multi-ply paper and paperboard consisting of firmly united layers that may be bonded with resin or adhesive.
To bond one or more thin layers of durable plastic to a fabric or a material, Formica, for example.
(Celloglaze) Applied after printing. It can be either matt or gloss
A thin transparent plastic sheet (coating) applied to usually a thick stock (covers, post cards, etc.) providing protection against liquid and heavy use, and usually accents existing color, providing a glossy (or lens) effect.
layers of material bonded together for strength, thickness or decoration; also the material, such as Formica which is bonded to another material.
The word laminate means "to make by uniting several layers"and was once used in the wood flooring industry to describe engineered flooring. Today, the word has been "captured" by the plastic laminate industry to describe flooring with a melamine top layer over a photograph of whatever they are trying to mimic, laminated on top of a reconstituted powdered wood called fiberboard. Except for the plastic top coat, every part is still from a tree and eventually exhibits the same response to moisture and wear-and-tear.
Using adhesive to join two or more layers. Refers to the process used for encapsulating the identification photograph and data in a protective outer sheath. The term laminate also refers to the material used for laminating.
To cover or construct with thin layers of plies (laminae).
Permanent plastic laminated stage pass given to road crew and band for an entire tour. Submitted by Karl Kuenning RFL from Roadie Net.
The bonding together of two or more pieces of material for decorative or strengthening purposes. An example of decorative lamination is a countertop made of plastic material glued to the surface of particleboard or flakeboard. An excellent example of lamination for strength is provided by ordinary plywood. Lamination can also be used for gluing up bent wood projects without the use of steam, chemicals or water.
In coach construction, an object (panel) constructed of various flat layers attached (usually bonded) together to act as one homogenous structure; a component in such an assembly. Used for motorhome's wall, floor and roof assemblies. Laminated construction techniques are often used in higher-end motorhomes.
A plastic film bonded by heat and pressure for protection and appearance.
The process of applying a plastic film to a printed piece for protection or appearance.
To place into a mold a series of layers of polymer and reinforcement. The process of applying FRP materials to a mold. To lay up.
Encases a single imaged sheet in a protective plastic material. Often used for posters and flyers.
A protective transparent film that is applied to paper by heat and pressure.
Moulding featuring high-gloss plastic, leather, wood or other material applied over a wood core.
Packaging composed of layers of different materials, to reach properties not possible by one material alone. E.g. brick packaging is a laminate of PE, aluminium and cardboard. PE offers chemical inertness, aluminium makes it 100% light- and vaporthight and cardboard gives it the stiffness and printability.
Thin transparent plastic coating applied to paper or board to provide protection and give it either a gloss or matt finish.
A material manufactured by fusing two or more layers together to form one solid sheet.
A thin protective covering, bonded to a material.
the process of bonding or gluing together layers; the final product may also be referred to as a laminate.
formed of thin layers.
A material constructed from thin layers or sheets. Often used in the context of circuit boards.
A material or composition made from successive layers of resin and fiberglass materials bonded together.
Product made by bonding together two or more layers or sheets together, often under high-pressure / temperature combinations.
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Product made by bonding together two or more layers of like, or unlike materials.
A worksurface top material consisting of decorative paper impregnated with melamine resins adhered to a backer material.
A layered fabric made by bonding layers of fabric together by heat sealing or cold adhesive sprays.
A product made by bonding lamina together usually under the action of heat and pressure
The bonding of two or more pieces of wood to make a single piece
To join sheets or layers of a material with a bonding agent, such as using epoxy resins to bond layers of fiberglass cloth.
The product of bonding layers together as in beams or plywood.
a material adhered to the vinyl giving it the appearance of wood grain. (Available from Seven D Industries in both light and dark wood on white or tan vinyl.)
Bonding clear plastic film by heat and pressure to a sheet of paper to protect the print and improve its appearance.
A layer sandwich of sheets of substances bonded together under heat and pressure to form a single structure.
A product made by bonding two or more layers of like or dissimilar materials.
to cover printed material with a clear plastic film.
thin sheets of different materials, which can be intermixed, indivisibly sandwiched together.
The process of gluing material together.
To combine several thin layers into one thick piece.
To cover with matt or gloss finish film
(n) A decorative overlay. (v) To bond layers of material together with adhesive.
Vinyl inner layer of laminated glass.
A composite construction of dissimilar materials, such as a metal and plastic film, usually made up as sheet product and intended to function as though it were a single material.
A technique where a layer is laminated (with adhesive) to a fabric in order to enhance its performance characteristics. This process is common in waterproof, breathable garments, such as with the Gore-Tex membrane. A third layer may be laminated on the inside to protect the membrane laminate to create a three-ply construction. Laminates although a more expensive construction technique, offer a more durable and even layer and improved value and performance.
A thin fiberglass sheet or plate created by compression. Laminates sometimes consist of several thin layers.
The process of putting a sequence of layers of polymer and reinforcement into a mold. The resulting product is called a laminant.
A hard-surface floorcovering made with a melamine-impregnated decor layer with an aluminum oxide finish layer, and a HDF core on top of a melamine backing layer. Laminate floors have a high-resolution photo of wood on the top layer whereas engineered wood floors have a top layer of real wood.
Thin layers of material formed together to create a solid piece to craft into furniture or tabletops.
Thin layers of wood or plastic veneer that are glued to an inner core.
Product made by bonding together two or more layers of similar, or dissimilar materials.
To unite sheets of material by a bonding material. Normally used in reference to flat sheets.
A fabric made up of two or more plies fused together under a combination heat, pressure and adhesive.
Relating to self-adhesive products, the assembly of two or more webs of material normally comprising face paper or film, adhesive, release coated liner, sometimes a protective or decorative transparent overlay.
Material used to bond together two or more layers of paper, board, etc.; also a laminated product
The thin plastic layer covering the dust jacket of some books.
To bond substrates by heat and pressure, i.e.: plastic film to paper.
A process by which different materials are layered and then bonded together using adhesives, pressure, and/or heat. Common laminates are pressure sensitive adhesive backings and clear films used to protect printed images from abrasion, chemicals, and/or fading.
The raw material for printed circuits made of a sheet of plastic with copper foil adhered to one or both sides.
v. A term used when layers of wood are bonded together through a process of heat and pressure. n. The plastic product used to fabricate kitchen countertops.
Plastic material used to seal countertops. Also known by the trademark name Formica.
Describes a material made of several layers bound together (and also the process of making that material). In wood panels three or more layers are laid with each layer's grain direction alternating, for strength and durability.
A clear, plastic coating applied to paper to enhance its durability, or the act of applying this coating. Laminates are available in varying degrees of rigidity.
Plastic-like material used as countertops, which is known by several brands including Formica and WilsonArt.
(noun): A surface covering, usually affixed to a substrate with glue. May be any thin surface material. This word does not necessarily indicate "plastic" or "melamine" as is commonly believed. Paper or aluminum may also be a laminate.
The outer material bonded to Plywood.
Raw material for printed circuits consisting of a plastic sheet with copper foil tracks on one or both sides.
A product made by bonding two or more layers together, usually of different materials, under heat and pressure to form a single structure.
To unite sheets of material by bonding material usually with pressure and heat. A product made by bonding.
A composition of MDF board and multiple layers of impregnated papers and Aluminum Oxide.
Layers of wood, plastic, or other materials bound together, usually having heat and pressure simultaneously applied.
separated into sheets or layers (lamellae).
To cover with film, to bond or glue one surface to another.
Laminate refers to when the fibres of the applicator (ie. cardboard core of some rollers) begin splitting into layers.
A layer of resin applied to a shaped surfboard blank. Laminating resin is used to soak the fibreglass cloth and seal it to the blank.
A layered fabric made by bonding scrims and/or taffetas to one or two plies of film.
Family of products in which a finish material is fused to a substrate. Laminates include LPL (Low-Pressure Laminate) and HPL (High-Pressure Laminate). HPL is thicker, stronger and more durable.
A package made by bonding together two or more layers of materials.
to join layers of materials together using fusion; the process of joining layers of materials together using adhesion.
a fingernail like restoration made of porcelain or composite and bonded to a tooth to improve its appearance.
Any thin material such as wood or plastic that's glued to the exterior of a cabinet or other surface.
To heat bond glass to the point of just sticking together.
To unite layers with a bonding material, usually with pressure and heat.
A general term used to describe structures comprised of two or more materials.
To protect paper or card and give it a matt or gloss surface by applying a transparent plastic coating through heat or pressure.
1. To form a product by bonding together two or more layers of materials. 2. The product so formed, such as a plastic laminate.
The plastic material usually reinforced by glass or paper that supports the copper cladding from which the circuit traces are created. and ~ A pad typically used to solder a component pin to the printed circuit board.
Thin plastic or porcelain veneer produced in a dental laboratory and then bonded to a tooth
A single layer of material used in multi-layered fiberglass construction.
Combine the above two definitions to read: Laminated fabrics are made of two or more plies fused together under a combination of heat, pressure and adhesives. They are normally constructed of a plastic top and bottom layer and an intermediate scrim layer.
To unite layers of materials with an adhesive.
A thin transparent plastic coating applied to paper or board to provide protection and give it a glossy finish.
to cover or construct with thin layers or plies
A process by which different materials are layered and then bonded together using adhesion. The end result may be the creation of a substrate - such as medium density overlay (MDO) - or the protection of the underlying surface, as when a clear, plastic film is laminated to a decorated surface.
Two or more layers of different coloured plastic chemically bonded together. Especially used in engraving to provide contrasting colour in the engraved characters without having to fill them.
A material formed by bonding together two or more layers in order to achieve an effect not otherwise attainable from each of the component layers separately.
the structure resulting from bonding multiple plies of reinforcing fibre or fabric
to build up to desired shape or thickness. (noun) – a material composed of successive layers of material, usually bonded together under heat and pressure.
A composite material made by bonding together several layers of same or different materials.
A sandwich of structural frame members, wall paneling, insulation and exterior covering, adhesive-bonded under pressure and/or heat to form the RV's walls, floor and/or roof.
Primarily means a composite material system made with layers of fiber reinforcement in a polymer resin. Sometimes used as a general reference for composites, regardless of how made. Examples of usage: laminate consumption by market, compression-molded laminate.
a material made by joining together complete surfaces of any combination of films, foils and papers.
to bond two or more layers of a material together to make a finished product.
A thin plastic materiel used to cover a board. The most common use of laminate is for counter and table tops. It is often referred to by the brand name Formica®.
to combine two or more layers of material to form packaging. The layers are held together by an adhesive or heat bonding.
A web material formed by bonding two or more materials together.
A sandwich of structural frame members, wall paneling, insulation and exterior covering that is adhesive-bonded under pressure and heat to form an RV's walls, floor and roof.
material of substantially uniform thickness composed of layers in more or less continuous contact and bonded together, e.g., plywood, The layers may be discontinuous, but not gapped.
Formica or other brands surface glued to a wood substrate typically for countertops.
Material manufactured by pressing resin-impregnated fibers or sheets, then applying a top layer of a higher quality product.
Product built up by bonding two or more layers of materials.
A thin face of wood or plastic, adhesively bonded to a core or substrate, which makes up the decorative, wear or weatherable surface of the part.
A product made by bonding layers of wood or other material to a wood substrate.
A product made by bonding together two or more layers of material.
Fabric constructed from layers of film, scrim and/or taffeta glued together under high pressure and/or heat to form a composite sail material.
Reinforcement material, usually of fibreglass. Describes also the process putting together different sheets of materials.
Binding layers of wood panels laid alternately across the grains and bonded for strength and durability.
A thin material such as wood or plastic, that is affixed to the exterior of a cabinet or other surface.
The binding up of layers; in wood panels three, five, or more layers are laid alternately across the grains for strength and durability.
To apply film to a surface by hand or by mechanical applicators. A web or sheet material formed by bonding materials together.
Plastic-like material used as countertops, which is known by several brand names, including Formica.
Protecting paper or card with a film of plastic to give a glossy coating, often used for covers of brochures etc.
A laminate is a material constructed by uniting two or more layers of material together. The process of creating a laminate is lamination, which usually refers to sandwiching something between layers of plastic and sealing them with heat and/or pressure.
Keywords: hotcoat, surfboard, fiberglass, soak, sticky
The first coat of resin applied to a shaped surfboard blank. Laminating resin is used to soak the fiberglass cloth and seal it to the blank; the resin hardens securely, but leaves a sticky residue on its surface, requiring the application of the hotcoat.
Keywords: thermoset, thermoplastic, porcelain, discolored, composite
Veneer: a porcelain, or composite covering used to restore discolored, or damaged teeth.
the cured thermoset matrix or the cooled fiber-reinforced composite (with a thermoplastic matrix)
A stack of prepregs with copper foils on either surface after lamination during PCB fabrication.
A type of floor covering, usually wood based.
Can mean thin wood or wood-effect flooring and the outer surface of kitchen worktops.
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