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A man steals
several videotapes from the friendly neighborhood K-Mart, and gets
arrested. When sentenced for these petty thefts, he is cast into
prison, for life!
Another man
steals several golf clubs, and he too gets arrested for theft. When
sentenced, he too is sent to prison, for life!
Both men committed
their thievery in California, at a time when the infamous Three
Strikes law was in effect, and as both men had at least two
prior felonies, both fell victim to the statute.
Both men had
the added misfortune in appealing before the present Supreme Court,
which promptly upheld the constitutionality of Californias
law, meaning the two men, Gary Ewing (the golf club guy), and Leandro
Andrade (the videotape guy) will have to serve at least 25 years
to life. Andrade, sentenced consecutively on two counts (one count
each for each videotape) was sentenced to * 50 years to life* in
California gulags.
In 5-4 decisions
in * Ewing v. California* and * Lockyer v. Andrade*, the nations
highest tribunal let stand these extremely punitive sanctions, saying
essentially it would not second guess the legislature.
Justice Stephen Breyer, writing for the minority in * Ewing*, argued
that Ewing, his recidivism notwithstanding, had made
a strong claim that the sentence was disproportionate,
given the relatively minor charges the theft of three golf
clubs. In * Andrade*, it was Justice David Souter who opined that
the California courts decision was irrational,
saying, Andrade did not
somehow become twice as dangerous to society when he stole the second
handful of videotapes.
Both cases reveal
the power in the nations courts of that old idea of states
rights. In short, almost anything goes.
What makes it
even more alarming is what is happening to California, at the same
time Messrs. Ewing and Andrade have to look at quarter-century,
and half-century prison bits. In San Francisco, California, leading
members and executives of the citys police department have
been indicted by grand juries for their role in the police cover-up
of a brutal attack on civilians.
What is the
connection, one wonders?
Simple. At the
base of the Frisco cop scandal is the charge that three off-duty
cops assaulted two men, after they refused to give the 3 a bag of
steak fajitas. Moments after the fight began, one of the men, Adam
Snyder, flicked open his cell phone, and dialed 911, telling the
dispatcher, I need some cops fast! He tells the dispatcher
that he just got off work (Snyder is a bartender), and they
just started fighting us, over nothing. Snyders cell
phone call proves that he hadnt the slightest idea that the
three men who attacked him and his friend, Jade Santoro, were cops.
They also couldnt have known the three men, Matthew Tonsing,
David Lee, and Alex Fagen Jr., had recently left a celebration of
the appointment of one of the mens fathers, Alex Fagen, Sr.
to Asst. Chief of the Police Department. After celebrating at a
banquet for Fagen, Sr., the three hit a bar on Union Street for
liquid refreshments. An argument could be made that the three, probably
inebriated after a night of celebrating, lost their
cool when, under the haze of alcohol, the arresting aroma of steak
fajitas hit them, and they simply had to have them.
Then comes Alex
Fagen, Jr. According to a series of reports in the * San Francisco
Chronicle*, Junior had at least 16 violent encounters with people
in 13 months, and has sent 6 of them to the hospital. He reportedly
body-slammed a 5-foot-4, 124 pound woman, Monise Brown, after she
kicked a cop car that almost ran over her feet. Two days before
his body slam of a handcuffed woman, Fagen reportedly hog-tied a
man accused of punching a woman. The hog-tie method has caused deaths
in some cases from suffocation. The man was hospitalized for respiratory
problems. Another man, suspected of stealing a car was kicked in
the head by Fagen. Yet another was beaten so badly that several
ribs were broken, and his lung was punctured by the 23-year old
What distinguishes
these cases is that Fagen did most of his wilding in
the predominantly Black Bayview area, and except for an occasional
anger management class, the department ignored it. The fajita caper
took place on Union St., an upscale part of town. Oh yeah; and the
Union St. people were white.
the connection, you wonder?
Well, consider
this. One man beats and hurts people, repeatedly, sending half a
dozen to the hospital.
Another guy
steals 3 golf clubs. Another guy steals several videotapes. All
three may be called repeat offenders, but who goes to jail? For
It may be shown,
on the other hand, that Fagen, as a cop, works for the system, and
because of the rank and power of his father (who was among the indictees),
may never be sanctioned for the legalized violence of which he is
a part. Indeed, after the current scandal plays itself out, neither
he, nor any of the other 9 cops involved, may ever see the inside
of a prison cell.
On may, in fact,
rise to the highest levels of the department, putting others in
jail, for their breaches of the law, and paid well by the citizens
of the city.
While two others
languish in a man-made brick and steel hell, for the rest of their
days, because the nations highest court dared not second
guess the legislature.
That is the
face of the law today as America enters a new century; remarkably
similar to that of the old.
* San Francisco Chronicle*, Sat., Mar. 1, 2003; Sun. Mar. 2, 2003)
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Kerala Beautiful State
Kerala beautiful state on the southern tip of India is a foremost tourist destination in the country. The National Geographic's Traveller magazine proclaims Kerala as one of the "10 paradises on the world" and "50 must-see destinations of a lifetime".
Beautiful Kerala –A Visual Treat
According to Hindu myths Kerala was retrieved from the sea by Parasurama, a warrior sage. The legend has it that Parasurama, an incarnation of Maha Vishnu threw his battle axe from Kanyakumari to northward across the ocean. As a result of the throw, the land of Kerala emerged and thus was reclaimed from the waters.
May be the story too had influenced Mr Walter in coining the tag line as Kerala got a mesmerizing tag line containing three simple words: God's Own Country! He attested Kerala beautifully giving her a fresh, fragrant and vibrant life on the travel and tourism sector.
Yes, Kerala is truly amazing with its Beaches, Backwaters, Mountain Ranges and Wildlife Sanctuaries.
The literary meaning of Kerala is "the land of coconuts". As Kerala is abundant with coconut trees, it naturally got the name Kerala. In reality, one of the reasons for Kerala's enchanting beauty is its rich presence of coconut grooves. Kerala is a conventional destination for both domestic as well as foreign tourists.
Kerala is an exotic location as no extreme climate here to disturb one's being. Well educated and cultured people are Kerala's real asset. The most disturbing factor while one travels to a region beyond his boundary is communication. Here no such worry stare at the visitor as a good number of people here follow English well. Also, they behave friendly and helpful too.
Popular attractions in the state include the Beaches at Kovalam, Kappad, Cherai and Varkala; Backwater Tourism at Alleppey and lake resorts around Vembanad Lake Kumarakom and Ashtamudi Lake, Kollam
Hill stations and resorts at Munnar, Wayanad, Nelliampathi, Vagamon and Ponmudi; and National parks and Wildlife sanctuaries at Periyar, Parambikulam and Eravikulam National Park.
The backwaters —an extensive network of interlocking rivers, lakes, and canals that centre on Ashtamudi Lake, Kollam, also see heavy tourist traffic.
Heritage sites, such as the Padmanabhapuram Palace, Hill Palace, and Mattancherry Palace and colonial charms of Fort Kochi are also famous place of visits.
As the tagline was so catchy, the travel people easily developed a love to see the land and they were certainly not dissatisfied while returning as the state has such magnificent and splendid attractions beyond one's imagination making them say Kerala really a visual treat!

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Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard
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Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard is a Lakewood, Colorado-based fast-food restaurant specializing in premium burgers and frozen custard. Good Times Restaurants Inc. owns and operates 38 Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard locations, 34 in Colorado, and 2 in Wyoming.[1][2]
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In 1968, Round the Corner Restaurants was started in Boulder, Colorado,[3] and established a chain of gourmet, sit down hamburger restaurants.[4] At its peak, Round the Corner had 30 restaurants in 4 states.[3]
In 1986, Round the Corner formed a company to develop the Good Times drive-through concept.[4] By 1987[5] as Good Times Drive-Thru Burgers, the company opened its first location in Boulder.
Between 1990 and 1993, Round the Corner became a subsidiary of Good Times Restaurants, Inc., and was spun off into a separate company in 1995. Round the Corner filed for bankruptcy in 1996, with Good Times as the only secured creditor.[4] By 2000, the last remaining Round the Corner restaurant, located in Aurora, Colorado, had been sold to an independent operator.[3]
In 2005, Good Times began a test agreement[6] with Taco John's to open co-branded restaurants.[7] In 2007, Good Times introduced new Bambino Burgers,[8] slider hamburgers similar to those sold by White Castle.
In 2009, Good Times' signature Wild Fries were discontinued in favor of standard "fresh cut" fries. In 2010, Wild Fries were returned to the menu by popular demand.[citation needed]
In 2013, Good Times acquired a 48-percent interest in North Carolina-based franchiser Bad Daddy's Burger Bar, described as a "full service, upscale, 'small box' restaurant concept". The agreement included development rights for franchise locations in the states of Colorado, Arizona, and Kansas.[9] In 2015, Good Times announced it would be acquiring the remaining 52 percent of Bad Daddy's for $21 million.[10]
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- ^ "Colorado Locations : Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard". Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ^ "Wyoming Locations : Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard". Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ^ a b c Wagner, Kyle (24 February 2000). "Survival of the fittest". Westword. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ a b c "Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, February 12, 1998". Good Times. Good Times Restaurants, Inc. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "About Good Times at its official website". Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "Good Times Announces Plan to Expand Co-Brand Test w/Taco John's". May 10, 2005. Retrieved October 13, 2007.
- ^ "Good Times, Taco John's Test Co-Branding". Retrieved 2007-10-14.
- ^ "Good Times Introduces New Bambino Burgers, October 2007". Retrieved October 13, 2007.
- ^ Pankratz, Howard (April 15, 2013). "Good Times to develop Bad Daddy's Burger Bar in Colorado". Denver Poist. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Wallace, Alicia (28 April 2015). "Good Times paying $21 million for Bad Daddy's Burger Bar operations". Denver Post. Retrieved 16 June 2015.


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"St Botulf died on 17th June 680 and was buried at the site of his famous minster. His tomb appears to have survived the destruction wrought by the Danes, for in 970 his bones were moved with the consent of King Edgar. The intention appears to have been to divide his potent relics for use in the more famous minsters of the day, but for some reason they only got as far as the spot where the church of St Botolph at Burgh-by-Woodbridge now stands. Burgh church is built on a hill overlooking the marshy valley of a tributary of the Deben and inside a mysterious late Iron Age double ramparted earthwork enclosure also containing Roman evidence" (E.Martin, Burgh).
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Protecting yourself when traveling abroad : Ebola Virus Outbreak !by Derek Patterson on 09/22/14
As African countries struggle to contain the Ebola virus, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a Level 2 and Level 3 Travel Notice recommending travelers to avoid non-essential travel to Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria.
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Protection against the Business of Kidnapping and Ransomby Derek Patterson on 09/17/14
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A Tale of Two Insuredsby Derek Patterson on 11/07/13
About 3.5 million Americans have been told their health insurance will be canceled because their plans don't meet the minimum requirements of Obamacare. We met up with those who stand to benefit from health care reform and those who would not.
Pirate abductions off coast of Nigeriaby Derek Patterson on 10/29/13
Pirates attacked an American-flagged oil industry vessel off the Nigerian coast early Thursday and abducted the captain and the chief engineer, both United States citizens, the Nigerian Navy and a private security firm reported. The abductions appeared to be the first involving American hostages in that region in at least two years. Read more...
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Friday, November 16, 2007
On The Road Again, Again
Once again I'm heading off the airport. There's been a lot of travel on the agenda this year and I've still got two major trips before the end of the year. On this occasion I'm going to Thailand, a land I've not yet visited and I'm excited. I should get in a couple of days sightseeing on either side of the conference. And if there's time I'll try one of those "body treatment programs" the hotel brags about on its website. The problem with these jaunts to far-flung places is the opportunity to acquire interesting new gut flora which in the past has resulted in me praying for death for as long as a week. So this time I'm armed with a bag full of contingency pharmaceuticals including cipro. Fingers crossed it will be enough. Hopefully I'll manage a post or two from the road. More soon...
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I had this design brewing in my mind over the last couple of days, and tried sketching it out a few times. I imagined it in realistic colours, but when I went to paint it I decided to use cyan, magenta, yellow and black gouache for fun. After all, that is what this sketchbook is all about – experimentation. My original design is a longer rectangle, so there should be at least 3 full circles in the bottom segment – having just two makes it look like binoculars. Perhaps I will try this again with a totally different look another time.
I took the day off today, just to spend more time with the kids, so of course I had to paint this while the kids were painting nearby. Note to self: that doesn't work very well. I didn't get a picture of my two-year-old, but he was wearing green pajamas and an apron, and had painted both hands and part of his face green. I did get a picture of my four-year-old:
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016
This is what happens when a husky decides summer has arrived
After the sunshine last week, Gypsy finally decided to start shedding her winter coat. Yes, that is a full carrier bag of fluff I combed out in a couple of ten-minute sittings, and there's more to come out yet!
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Yikes! That's an allergy attack waiting to happen for me. Dogs are awesome, but we will never occupy the same living space. Kudos to those who can handle it!ReplyDelete
You could knit a new dog!ReplyDelete
Reminds me of our last dog, a Corgi. Every day I brushed out a cat-size ball of fur.ReplyDelete
Crystal, that is to you what a newly-mown lawn is to me. I don't think I'd have a lawn in my house either :)ReplyDelete
Alex, I often wonder if there's a use for all that fluff. Plus all the fluff I pick out of the dryer each week.
Stephen, never knew Corgis were bad for that. At least with Gypsy it's a once-a-year thing.
Wow! That's a lot of hair. Our three are shedding like crazy. Clippers come out tomorrow again for Leo's (Cocker Spaniel) second haircut of the season. So hot this year...ReplyDelete
Teresa, it was hot here a week ago. Back to rain today.ReplyDelete
Oh, my, Ian. I have a little chihuahua and she sheds all year round, but that would be a lifetime of hair from her! :-)ReplyDelete
I have a trash can out back that looks like that; only full of cat hair. My Calico is a brush whore :)ReplyDelete
Denise, yeah it's a bit different from year-round coat maintenance, it's winter's over I'm taking this overcoat OFF.ReplyDelete
Donna, luckily our cats don't shed ... much.
Same thing is happening with my cat. You don't need a calendar or a thermometer to tell when summer arrives -- you just have the look at the fur they leave behind. And you can tell it's fall when they stop shedding.ReplyDelete
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The sun is out and the weather is finally starting to warm up, it's time to head to the garden.
This is the second summer I am growing a dedicated kitchen herb garden, a small wonderful plot just outside my back door. I have always grown herbs as it is an easy way to incorporate fresh, nutritional goodies to my diet. I use herbs in everything, from salad's to soups.
The wonderful thing about herbs is that you can grow them anywhere, in pots on your balcony, in window boxes, your local community garden or like me in a small neat plot just outside my back door. And Herbs can be used not only for culinary delights, but for aromatic, ornamental and medicinal purposes.
I generally plant herbs I use everyday such as chives, mint, parsley, sage, cilantro, dill, thyme, basil, oregano and of course my favourite, rosemary. My sage plant is now many years old and is fabulous, I use it in all my cooking, and by the branch in the BBQ when grilling salmon. I also dry it and use it throughout the winter. Each year I grow one new herb and experiment with its many fascinating uses, not only in my cooking, but making wonderful herbal tinctures and teas and many other herbal remedies. It's like having your own apothecary!
Herbs can be annual, biennials or perennials. Annuals are good for one season only and include anise, basil, chervil, coriander, dill, summer savory; biennials live for two seasons and include caraway and parsley and perennials bloom each season, once established, and include chives, fennel, lovage, marjoram, mint, tarragon, thyme, sage and winter savory.
The most useful tips when deciding to where and how to plant your herb garden is to plant it close to the kitchen, in full, hot sunshine with good drainage and organic soil with little or no fertilizer. And water only when dry, that's it!
Over the last few years I have been transitioning my garden to a totally edible one. I have collected a number of excellent books on edible flowers and last year counted over 25 edibles flowers that I use to flavour and add wonderful colour to my salads and soups and a hundred other dishes.
There are so many delightful and delectable rewards in planting a herb garden. So check out the sites below, put on the gardening gloves, and get planting.
Growing Herbs and Edible Flowers
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Canadian Chefs and their Herb Gardens
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The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration projected that its rule on the redefinition of the term "fiduciary," also known as its conflict-of-interest rule, will be re-proposed in August 2014, and also indicated its intentions to start on a project related to brokerage windows, according to the DOL's fall 2013 regulatory agenda.
The item on brokerage windows is new to the DOL's regulatory agenda and is listed in the pre-rule stage, according to the fall 2013 version of the Obama administration's regulatory plans and the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, covering 60 federal agencies.
"This rulemaking project will explore whether, and to what extent, regulatory guidance on fiduciary requirements and regulatory safeguards for such arrangements are appropriate for plans that allow participants to direct investments through brokerage windows. EBSA expects to begin this review by issuing a Request for Information," said the fall regulatory agenda, released Nov. 26.
Brokerage Windows
The issue of brokerage windows, which allow plan participants to choose investments beyond those designated by the plan, came to the forefront in 2012 when the DOL released Field Assistance Bulletin 2012–02, which was a series of questions and answers providing guidance on the department's final participant-level and service provider fee disclosure rules.
The DOL later clarified its position on brokerage windows in FAB 2012–02R, which superseded FAB 2012–02.
Kathryn Ricard, senior vice president for retirement policy at the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), told Bloomberg BNA Dec. 2 that when the DOL initially released the FAB with guidance on brokerage windows, several groups representing employers spoke up and said, "this is basically new regulatory action. This is not clarification."
As a result, the DOL withdrew its guidance on brokerage windows, she said.
Ricard said Phyllis C. Borzi, assistant secretary of labor for EBSA, hasn't said much on the issue of brokerage widows, but added that Borzi's "other priorities are lifetime income and definition of fiduciary."
Other EBSA Projects
Other EBSA projects listed on the agenda in the proposed rule stage include:
• pension benefit statements;
• guide or similar requirement for Section 408(b)(2) disclosures;
• selection of annuity providers—safe harbor for individual account plans; and
• amendments to excepted benefits.
Several projects also were listed in the final rule stage, including:
• annual funding notice;
• Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act;
• target date disclosure;
• amendment of abandoned plan program; and• 90-day waiting period limitation and technical amendments to certain health coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act.
Excerpted from a story that ran in Pension & Benefits Daily (12/2/2013).
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This place serves some of the best coffee on the West Side, including real Northern Italian style espresso, and delicious lattes and cappuccinos with what they call "milk foam art." It can be difficult to find a seat during rush hours, but if you do grab one, it's a lovely place to linger. They also have locations at the Brentwood Country Mart and in Santa Monica on Montana.
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New Orleans Saints (0-0) at Arizona Cardinals (0-0)
The Cardinals won 11 games last season, while the Saints won 7, but I think the Saints were actually the better team last year, as they ranked 11th in rate of moving the chains differential, while Arizona ranked 17th. The Saints were just kept down by the usual fluky things that common fans put too much stock into that tend to be very inconsistent on a year-to-year or week-to-week basis, turnover margin (-13), return touchdown margin (-4), fumble recovery rate (37.84%), and record in games decided by a touchdown or less (3-5). The Cardinals, meanwhile, were boosted by the same things, as they had a 62.07% rate of recovering fumbles (best in the NFL), a +8 turnover margin, a +4 return touchdown margin, and a 4-1 record in games decided by a touchdown or less.
However, that doesn't necessarily mean the Saints will be better than the Cardinals this season. The Cardinals will be healthier this season. Even though they were pretty middle of the pack last season in terms of adjusted games lost, injuries still had a major impact on their season, and they will be better for having a healthier Carson Palmer, Andre Ellington, Tyrann Mathieu, and Patrick Peterson (Peterson didn't miss a game, but struggled because of undiagnosed diabetes). Palmer and Ellington remain injury risks and they don't get any added help in the receiving corps or the defensive front 7; in fact, they lost nose tackle Dan Williams and defensive end Tommy Kelly this off-season, but it's not all bad news for the Cardinals going into the season.
It's certainly not all good news for the Saints either though, as the lost Jimmy Graham and Kenny Stills this off-season, leaving them very thin in the receiving corps. They'll be better on the offense line and on the ground, but their league worst defense doesn't seem to be in much better shape, especially after they had to cut top defensive player Junior Galette for off-the-field problems. They're also coming into this one banged up, with Jairus Byrd, Keenan Lewis, and CJ Spiller, all key players, expected to miss this game. The Cardinals will be without free agent acquisition Mike Iupati in this one, but they're still in better shape injury wise. At the very least, going into this game, these two teams are even, but the Cardinals are still favored by less than a field goal at home. That gives us some value with them.
There's also value with the Cardinals' homefield advantage, while the Saints have struggled on the road in recent years. The Cardinals are 29-12 ATS as home underdogs or favorites of less than 3 since 2007, while the Saints are 17-26 ATS on the road since 2010. Getting the Cardinals as less than a field goal favorites at home against a banged up Saints team is a good value and one of the few sides I'd put money on this week.
Arizona Cardinals 26 New Orleans Saints 20
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"A Clean, Green & Beautiful Thunder Bay depends on the pride of residents, businesses, property owners and youth. It also makes good business sense and results in a healthy economy. Clean, green and beautiful cities attract visitors, highly skilled workers and investment, and enable us to live, work and play in well maintained, safe and pleasant surroundings." – Mayor Keith Hobbs
It is the City's vision to foster and promote our quality of life, which is directly linked to establishing and nurturing a healthy, environmentally sustainable community. The vision for improving our quality of life is centred on the creation and maintenance of a city that celebrates its culture and history through the arts and architecture, protects and enhances its natural systems, and provides a clean and healthy environment for its citizens—it is, quite simply, clean, green and beautiful.
Keeping our city clean, green and beautiful is up to all of us, so we are thrilled to have had the opportunity to collaborate with the City of Thunder Bay to launch this civic pride campaign. Our goal was to get our citizens excited to "commit" to being part of the solution because the weight of our city's well-being lands on all of our shoulders. We are fortunate enough to live, work and play in one of the the most naturally beautiful locations in the entire world. So help us shift attitudes and not be part of the problem.
Using the previously established Clean, Green & Beautiful visual identity as our foundation, we pushed the concept forward—illustrating the new messaging using litter-based typography. We produced a short 30-second video which animated our plea "Don't be Trashy". The video launched on social media to coincide with the City's media release highlighting the City's effort to commit to a clean, green and beautiful Thunder Bay.


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COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) – Three women are now behind bars after they were caught with methamphetamine.
Christina Powell, Ashley Powell and Christina Wyatt are all charged with trafficking and possessing meth.
According to the Richland County Sheriff's Department, a narcotics team with the department and the Drug Enforcement Agency obtained a search warrant for a residence at Hazelwood Rd. and Garners Ferry Rd.
Investigators seized approximately five lbs. meth, a little over two kilos.
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So how are you supposed to condition when you don't have a strict schedule? The answer is to always maintain a regular exercise routine throughout the year. I know that this can be a challenge. You have commitments at work, have to take care of the house, have to transport your children wherever they need to go, have to take your car in for that light that keeps coming on, and all of a sudden you have no time to exercise and maintain that youthful physique you had "back in the day." I know fitting in a regular exercise routine can be challenging; but it takes much less toll on your body than sustaining an injury from a weekend match and having to restrict your level of activity for months due to a rotator cuff tear, torn meniscus, sprained ankle, pulled hamstring, strained back muscle, and the list goes on.
General conditioning is important; but if you know which sports you are most likely to play or if you are participating in a scheduled tournament, performing sport specific conditioning can decrease your risk of injury even further. General conditioning should include aerobic exercise, resistance training, endurance training, and stretching. For more specific conditioning guidelines, talk to a physical therapist. If you do sustain an injury from your weekend activities, contact your physical therapist so that he/she can assist you in rehabilitating and getting back to play.
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'Tis the season to wear white! White is such a great neutral color to wear, and a closet staple for sure. One of my favorite spring and summer go-to's is white denim, wether it's shorts, cropped pants, or ankle skinnies. While denim is great for casual occasions, I needed something more polished for the office and elegant evenings. I recently purchased these white trousers at Nordstrom's and fell so in love with the way they fit that I ordered another pair in black! They are extremely versatile and great for many occasions, giving off a polished and well-tailored look.
Enough about the pants, let's talk about this white blazer. After months of searching, I unexpectedly came across this blazer at H&M. It was perfect in every single way. First, I scored it at a great price – only $36. Second, the fit was exactly what I had been looking for. Lastly, I loved that it was casual and collarless! So… three strikes and it was mine, and for my first ever H&M purchase, I am very satisfied!


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Some of the views expressed in the following notes on newly approved products should be regarded as preliminary, as there may be limited published data at the time of publication, and little experience in Australia of their safety or efficacy. However, the Editorial Executive Committee believes that comments made in good faith at an early stage may still be of value. Before new drugs are prescribed, the Committee believes it is important that more detailed information is obtained from the manufacturer's approved product information, a drug information centre or some other appropriate source.
Approved indication: hypercholesterolaemia
Repatha (Amgen)
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Australian Medicines Handbook section 6.5
The enzyme proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) reduces the number of receptors available to bind with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Inhibitors of this enzyme therefore increase the number of receptors. This results in more LDL cholesterol being removed from the circulation.1,2 Evolocumab is a PCSK9 inhibitor which has been approved for the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia including familial hypercholesterolaemia.
The drug is a monoclonal antibody that binds to PCSK9. It has to be given by subcutaneous injection and it can be injected every two weeks or once a month. The monthly regimen requires several injections to be given simultaneously.
After injection it takes 3–4 days to reach the peak serum concentration. A steady state is reached after about 12 weeks of treatment. The effective half-life is 11–17 days. As evolocumab is an antibody it is cleared like other proteins. Statins increase its clearance, but no dose adjustments are required. Although evolocumab has not been studied in patients with severe impairment, it can be used by patients with hepatic or renal impairment.
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia
Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia
Primary hypercholesterolaemia
Most patients who require drug treatment for raised cholesterol will be prescribed a statin. In some cases this treatment will not achieve the target concentration for cholesterol. The patients may then be given an additional drug such as ezetimibe. The LAPLACE-2 trial looked at adding evolocumab or ezetimibe to treatment with a statin. This trial used evolocumab 140 mg every two weeks or 420 mg monthly. It also used three different statins at different doses so the 2067 patients were randomised to 24 different treatment groups. At the start of the study the patients had LDL-cholesterol concentration around 2.82 mmol/L. After 12 weeks this had reduced to approximately 1.28 mmol/L in patients taking evolocumab with atorvastatin 10 mg. The combination of evolocumab and atorvastatin 80 mg reduced the concentration to approximately 0.93 mmol/L. A primary outcome was the mean percentage change in LDL cholesterol from baseline for weeks 10 and 12 of the trial. For evolocumab these reductions were around 59–66% with moderate or high doses of statins. These changes were greater than those seen in the ezetimibe groups. Combined with atorvastatin, ezetimibe reduced LDL cholesterol by approximately 17–24%. Evolocumab also reduced concentrations of apolipoprotein B and triglycerides.5
The DESCARTES trial investigated treatment with evolocumab over a year. There were 905 patients who had an LDL-cholesterol concentration above 1.94 mmol/L despite lipid-lowering therapy. The patients were allocated to be treated with diet alone, atorvastatin 10 mg, atorvastatin 80 mg or atorvastatin 80 mg plus ezetimibe. Within each of these groups the patients were given evolocumab 420 mg monthly or a placebo. After 52 weeks the mean LDL cholesterol fell from 2.69 mmol/L, across all groups, to 1.32 mmol/L with evolocumab, but was almost unchanged in the placebo groups. The largest percentage change (61.6%) was in the group treated with evolocumab and atorvastatin 10 mg in addition to diet. Treatment with evolocumab was also associated with reductions in apolipoprotein B and triglycerides.6
The MENDEL-2 trial assessed 615 patients who were not taking a statin. These patients had LDL-cholesterol concentrations averaging around 3.7 mmol/L. They were randomised to take evolocumab, ezetimibe or placebo. After 12 weeks patients injecting evolocumab every two weeks had reduced their LDL-cholesterol concentration by 57% compared with a 17.8% reduction with ezetimibe. The corresponding figures for monthly treatment were 56.1% and 18.6%. There was little change in the placebo groups.7
Evolocumab has also been investigated for patients with statin intolerance in the GAUSS placebocontrolled trials.8 The GAUSS-2 trial enrolled 307 patients who had been unable to tolerate at least two statins. They were randomised to take daily ezetimibe, evolocumab 140 mg every two weeks, or evolocumab 420 mg monthly. At the start of the trial the average concentration of LDL cholesterol was approximately 5 mmol/L. After 12 weeks this had reduced by 53–56% with evolocumab and 15–18% with ezetimibe.
At the time of its approval in Australia evolocumab had been taken by 5710 patients in clinical trials. There were eight deaths from cardiovascular causes compared with three in the control group. In the one-year trial, two patients taking evolocumab died. Adverse events led to 2.2% stopping treatment compared with 1% of the control group. Common adverse effects that occurred more frequently with evolocumab included upper respiratory infections, influenza, back pain, myalgia, hypertension and erythema at the injection sites. Elevations of creatine kinase were also more frequent than in the control group.6
Injecting an antibody can cause allergic reactions. A small number (0.1%) of patients developed antibodies to evolocumab.
There have been no drug interaction studies. The effects of evolocumab in human pregnancy and lactation are unknown.
Table - Examples of trials of evolocumab efficacy
Percentage reduction in LDL cholesterol at end of study
Evolocumab 420 mg monthly
Evolocumab 140 mg every two weeks
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia
TESLA Part B3
12 weeks
Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia
12 weeks
Hypercholesterolaemia in patients using statins
12 weeks
Patients intolerant to at least two statins
12 weeks
Patients who completed the clinical trials of evolocumab could participate in the OSLER extension studies. In these open-label studies 2976 patients took evolocumab and 1489 took standard therapy. After a median follow-up of 11.1 months, 29 patients taking evolocumab had a cardiovascular event compared with 31 in the control group. The difference in event rates (0.95% vs 2.18%) was statistically significant.10
The long-term safety of the class also needs further study. This will include monitoring for any effects on glucose metabolism and neurocognitive function. Over a one-year period neurocognitive events were reported in 0.6% of the patients taking evolocumab and 0.2% of the control group.
When drug treatment is indicated for hypercholesterolaemia there is much more evidence to support treatment with statins. Injections of evolocumab will therefore be reserved for patients who cannot tolerate statins and when LDL-cholesterol concentrations remain significantly elevated despite treatment.2
manufacturer provided the AusPAR
The Transparency Score () is explained in New drugs: transparency, Vol 37 No 1, Aust Prescr 2014;37:27.
At the time the comment was prepared, information about this drug was available on the website of the Food and Drug Administration in the USA, the European Medicines Agency and the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
- Page MM, Watts GF. PCSK9 inhibitors – mechanisms of action. Aust Prescr 2016;39:164-7.
- Schmidli R. PCSK9 inhibitors – clinical applications. Aust Prescr 2016;39:168-70.
- Raal FJ, Honarpour N, Blom DJ, Hovingh GK, Xu F, Scott R, et al.; TESLA Investigators. Inhibition of PCSK9 with evolocumab in homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (TESLA Part B): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2015;385:341-50.
- Raal FJ, Stein EA, Dufour R, Turner T, Civeira F, Burgess L, et al.; RUTHERFORD-2 Investigators. PCSK9 inhibition with evolocumab (AMG 145) in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (RUTHERFORD-2): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2015;385:331-40.
- Robinson JG, Nedergaard BS, Rogers WJ, Fialkow J, Neutel JM, Ramstad D, et al.; LAPLACE-2 Investigators. Effect of evolocumab or ezetimibe added to moderate- or high-intensity statin therapy on LDL-C lowering in patients with hypercholesterolemia: the LAPLACE-2 randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2014;311:1870-82.
- Blom DJ, Hala T, Bolognese M, Lillestol MJ, Toth PD, Burgess L, et al.; DESCARTES Investigators. A 52-week placebo-controlled trial of evolocumab in hyperlipidemia. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1809-19.
- Koren MJ, Lundqvist P, Bolognese M, Neutel JM, Monsalvo ML, Yang J, et al.; MENDEL-2 Investigators. Anti-PCSK9 monotherapy for hypercholesterolemia: the MENDEL-2 randomized, controlled phase III clinical trial of evolocumab. J Am Coll Cardiol 2014;63:2531-40.
- Stroes E, Colquhoun D, Sullivan D, Civeira F, Rosenson RS, Watts GF, et al.; GAUSS-2 Investigators. Anti-PCSK9 antibody effectively lowers cholesterol in patients with statin intolerance: the GAUSS-2 randomized, placebo-controlled phase 3 clinical trial of evolocumab. J Am Coll Cardiol 2014;63:2541-8.
- Navarese EP, Kolodziejczak M, Schulze V, Gurbel PA, Tantry U, Lin Y, et al. Effects of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 antibodies in adults with hypercholesterolemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med 2015;163:40-51.
- Sabatine MS, Giugliano RP, Wiviott SD, Raal FJ, Blom DJ, Robinson J, et al.; Open-Label Study of Long-Term Evaluation against LDL Cholesterol (OSLER) Investigators. Efficacy and safety of evolocumab in reducing lipids and cardiovascular events. N Engl J Med 2015;372:1500-9.


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Welcome to my adventures blog, where I share my experiences in a world of kigurumi - a generic art form based on anime or BJD cosplay masks and... fantasy!
Aoi at FreakFest. Part 6
Aoi kneeled down and touched a small thing near her leg.
The wind... Looking to it was exciting.
After severall seconds of watching picture changed it's shape and Aoi recognized some 3D human shapes around, which finally transformed into living people. And bicycles.
The surrounding was so colorful, that Aoi felt being 2D for a second. The feeling she never experience for a while.
She also felt that bicycles try to speak to her, but anime character can't understand bicycle's language.
There was a door-shaped hole behind one of them. The explorer's passion of our heroine couldn't let her ignore it. Even after the nomber of other experiaces.
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firstname.lastname@example.com wrote: > Ben Laurie wrote: > >> firstname.lastname@example.com wrote: >> >>> email@example.com wrote: >>> >>>> or Joshua's "virtual" keyword on <Location >, which I like better >>>> the more I think about it. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ooops... s/Joshua/André/ >>> >>> but Joshua has excellent points about "virtualness" being a property >>> of the handler. Yes, the server-status handler should know that it >>> is virtual, but the handler hook is too late to skip the directory >>> walk. But the mod_status maintainers (i.e. us) know that mod_status >>> is virtual, so maybe it could tell the core earlier somehow. An >>> earlier hook? preferably something at config time since the >>> virtualness doesn't ever change? >> >> >> >> Isn't this going to be horribly messy? The current system says "oi, >> you - here's a URL, do you handle it?" whereas you'd need to have "oi, >> you, here's a pattern that might match a URL you handle, does it?". > > it should be clean. I'm thinking the module somehow communicates to the > core that all its URLs are virtual, i.e., they don't map to the > filesystem no way no how not ever. Then we still need the > > <Location /server-status > > SetHandler status_handler # or whatever it is > </Location> > > config/processing to take care of the pattern matching of the URLs, just > like today. If both of those things line up, then we can skip the > directory walk. Just to be clear: is the idea that you determine the handler (without a directory walk), then determine whether to do the directory walk from that? If so, aren't there cases where the handler gets determined during the directory walk, by .htaccess? Cheers, Ben. -- http://www.apache-ssl.org/ben.html http://www.thebunker.net/ "There is no limit to what a man can do or how far he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit." - Robert Woodruff
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The first impression Tunde Leye's Guardians of the Seal made on me was with its glossy cover and pristine pages. I love books, but I'm not a particular reader. I'm that reader who wouldn't hesitate to fold a leaf on the page I have to stop reading for a moment. So I took one look at those pages and I said to myself: Well, here's one book I would never have the mind to disrespect like that.
The second impression was the mythological storyline, and the headlong undertaking of the Christian bedrock. The story of the creation and Heaven and Hell was getting a contemporary feel, and I loved it. So when I finished reading it, it was only fitting for me to return to the mind that crafted the story for some answers that were so subtly woven into the story.
My Mind Snaps: You have always written contemporary stories. I was mildly startled, at the launch of Guardians of the Seal, when I opened the prologue to behold a story about Lucifer and the creation, something I considered to be a vast departure from your usual story telling. Was there a reason you chose to write this story? What was your inspiration for the story? Tell us about these.
Tunde Leye: I think over the years, I've written across varied genres. I've written a children's book, I've written a thriller. On the blog, I've written a chic flick, I've written a novella based on a historical character and even a comedy. Essentially, I try not to be limited by genre in my writing as I am not in my reading. I typically would have multiple stories stewing in my mind at a time. I write the one I feel is most "cooked" at the time. Guardians of the Seals took about 3 years to get to that point and then another 5 years to write.
My Mind Snaps: I have a feeling this book is trying to say something about your belief, as an individual, on matters of faith, spirituality and the Christian message of salvation. If this is correct, what is it?
TL: The book is multi-layered. One of the layers is an imagining of the story of the past and the future as told in Christianity but with the presence of magic, swords, dragons and superpowers. So there are parallels, for example going through the wicket gate is an allegory of the New Testament doctrine of being born again or the seals being a representation of the Abrahamic covenant with Israel. But I'm also mindful that I'm telling a story and not preaching a sermon hence the focus is always the story.
My Mind Snaps: Guardians of the Seal is rooted in Christian mythology. Were you not worried about the sensitivity of exerting creative license over Biblical material?
TL: A certain lady wrote me and said the story offended her Catholic soul. On T.I.T.I's show on Inspiration FM, some of the people that called in hard pretty hard words for the liberties taken. But was I worried? No. The liberties were part of the creative process and they were essential to creating this specific incarnation of the world, complete with its own rules that are different from our own.
My Mind Snaps: Throughout the story, there is a relentless, sometimes emotionally exhausting war between good and evil, Heaven and Hell. Is this your conception of how the world works?
TL: I think ultimately this is the case, on the grand scale. But on the granular, daily scale, life is more nuanced and there are more grays that the outright black and white battles. For the story though, I thought such rolling consistent contrasting was necessary.
My Mind Snaps: From the names of the characters, to the setting and the highly sophisticated technology, the story doesn't quite situate itself on a specific place, least of all Nigeria. There is this expectation of Nigerian writers to make their characters predominantly African/Black. Was there any reason why you chose to leave the story's setting ambiguous?
TL: This was deliberate. The race, location and situation of the characters were left to the reader's imagination. Ultimately the question is this – what makes a story African? I read American writers write stories about Australians for example and no one says the writing is unAmerican. It's important that African writers are not limited to writing stories that are situated in Africa and in which the characters have to be African. African is even such a varied description of a people. Will African mean the Arab in the North or the Oromo in Ethiopia? Or the San? Or the Berber? Our experiences of the world have grown beyond these bounds and so should our writing. Of course there is writing where the origins of the characters are important to telling the story. In this one, it wasn't and I chose not to make them so.
My Mind Snaps: You have classified the novel as epic fantasy. Who are the writers, if any, that you look up to in this genre, and is it one that's popularly written in Nigeria? If no, why?
TL: Two of my favourite fantasy writers are Tolkien and C.S Lewis. I've read practically everything fantasy that they wrote that I could find. What stands them out for me is the range of their work, their creative process and their friendship and support for each other. How decades after they're gone, their work is still being adapted to some of the most successful movies ever. For Nigeria, the best fantasy works I've written are by D.O Fagunwa who wrote in Yoruba. The only other person who writes fantasy contemporarily in Nigeria I know of is Nnedi Okorafor.
My Mind Snaps: The ending to the story seemed pretty closed. That notwithstanding, should we expect a sequel, perhaps subsequent forays into other scriptural storylines?
TL: There's actually a sequel and this one is going to be steeped in Islamic mythology. I won't give much away but the preliminary work on it has started already.
My Mind Snaps: Finally, on a much lighter note, if Hollywood were to come calling for the movie rights for Guardians of the Seal, and you are accorded creative power, which prominent actors would you like to see play the characters of Tara, Imani, Lucan and Lucifer?
TL: Lol. I'll plead the 5th – or its Nigerian equivalent – on that one. Let them come first.


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...where your surfing dreams come true!
Our rates are "packaged" as follows:
F$150.00 (Fiji dollars) per person per night. This
includes accommodation, 3 daily meals, in-between snacks,
daily boat trip to surf Frigates Reef, beachfront
snorkelling in "no take" marine park, village tour if
interested, Fijian lovo (hungi) night or just RELAX and pick
yourself together.
We would love to be able to offer
discounts but we can not do that as yet. We complement that
with village tour and free snorkelling. Some guests
bring their own snorkelling gear, whilst we have ours too.
Usually we charge per person F$25.00 one
way or $50 return however if there is a group, the group is
charged $120.00 both way. A group would be 3 persons and
above, maximum 8.
For guests who want us to
pick them up at Nadi, the costs is F$120.00 maximum 4
or 8 people, that is for one way - we usually hire vehicles
for this. Return trip is F$240.00
If you come in as a group of say 10, we can then offer discount
of 10% per person per night.
We have private rooms available. We do not have a dorm
anymore, however we have shared facilities for 3 rooms that
sleeps 3 to 4 people and 2 bure with own facilities.
Hope I have helped you with your planning. Tell us what is
your decision.
We also ask guests who decide to stay with us to pay a 50%
Best Regards
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In case of difficulties, please call Taito Tabaleka on (++679)
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Prices are subject to change.
Beer and wine tab is
separate. BYO spirits is welcome.
You must arrange your own comprehensive travel insurance.
Land transfer Nadi airport/ Deuba wharf return can be arranged
by us or you can arrange it yourself. Land transfer fare depends
on number in group. We will quote you when you book.
If you are in Fiji, don't leave it too late for BOOKING
ENQUIRIES as we can often be 'full' due to
increasing demand by 'groups'. Please phone us first. Minimum stay
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shorter time. Just ask.
Surfboards: It would be imprudent to state particular
board lengths as surfers ride such a variety of refined equipment.
Bring boards that will handle significantly more power, like an
Indonesian wave. We recommend taking at least three surfboards :
one you surf small waves on at home, the other two can be slightly
longer, depending on your experience, size, weight and height.
These two boards are more likely to be surfed in larger waves
which could snap one, so the second is a back up.
Other stuff: waterproof sunscreen and lipscreen, rash
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New USA Sales Office.
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Effective and professional solution of customer-set task is our primary objective in any project. Each project, developed by us, is thought through to the very last fraction, all tiny nuances and details work together as one integrated system. Every project, implemented by us, has both functional and aesthetic value.
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So first and for most, forgive the horrible pictures! Ugh! That will teach me to take pictures at night...or maybe teach me to wait until 6:00 pm to make my husband a Valentine:)
So here is the little stinker I made(LOL)
I carved him the other day after I got some great feedback on my little fox. Then when I was trying to figure out what the heck to stamp for Aaron, he was sitting right there and the clever little "I stink I love you" came to mind. I quick carved it and here it is!
Thanks for stopping in. Come back tomorrow to see some cute birthday cards!


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D6641/D6641M Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials Using a Combined Loading Compression (CLC) Test Fixture has been revised to D6641/D6641M-16
Significance and Use
5.1 This test method is designed to produce compressive property data for material specifications, research and development, quality assurance, and structural design and analysis. When tabbed (Procedure B) specimens, typically unidirectional composites, are tested, the CLC test method (combined shear end loading) has similarities to Test Methods D3410/D3410M (shear loading) and D695 (end loading). When testing lower strength materials such that untabbed CLC specimens can be used (Procedure A), the benefits of combined loading become particularly prominent. It may not be possible to successfully test untabbed specimens of these same materials using either of the other two methods. When specific laminates are tested (primarily of the [90/0]ns family, although other laminates containing at least one 0° ply can be used), the CLC data are frequently used to "back out" 0° ply strength, using lamination theory to calculate a 0° unidirectional lamina strength (1, 2). Factors that influence the compressive response include: type of material, methods of material preparation and lay-up, specimen stacking sequence, specimen preparation, specimen conditioning, environment of testing, speed of testing, time at temperature, void content, and volume percent reinforcement. Composite properties chopard replica in the test direction that may be obtained from this test method include:
5.1.1 Ultimate compressive strength,
5.1.2 Ultimate compressive strain,
5.1.3 Compressive (linear or chord) modulus of elasticity, and
5.1.4 Poisson's ratio in compression.
1. Scope
1.1 This test method determines the compressive strength and stiffness properties of polymer matrix composite materials using a combined loading compression (CLC) (1)2 test fixture. This test method is applicable to general composites that are balanced and symmetric. The specimen may be untabbed (Procedure A) or tabbed (Procedure B), as required. One requirement for a successful test is that the specimen ends do not crush during the test. Untabbed specimens are usually suitable for use with materials of low orthotropy, for example, fabrics, chopped fiber composites, and laminates with a maximum of 50 % 0° plies, or equivalent (see 6.4). Materials of higher orthotropy, including unidirectional composites, typically require tabs.
1.2 The compressive force is introduced into the specimen by combined end- and shear-loading. In comparison, Test Method D3410/D3410M is a pure shear-loading compression test method and Test Method D695 is a pure end-loading test method.
1.3 Unidirectional (0° ply orientation) composites as well as multi-directional composite laminates, fabric composites, chopped fiber composites, and similar materials can be tested.
1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the test the inch-pound units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the standard.
Note 1: Additional procedures for determining the compressive properties of polymer matrix composites may be found in Test Methods D3410/D3410M, D5467/D5467M, and D695.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D695 Test Method for Compressive Properties of Rigid Plastics
D883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
D3410/D3410M Test Method for Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials with Unsupported Gage Section by Shear Loading
D3878 Terminology for Composite Materials
D5229/D5229M Test Method for Moisture Absorption Properties and Equilibrium Conditioning of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
D5379/D5379M Test Method for Shear Properties of Composite Materials by the V-Notched Beam Method
D5467/D5467M Test Method for Compressive Properties of Unidirectional Polymer Matrix Composite Materials Using a Sandwich Beam
D5687/D5687M Guide for Preparation of Flat Composite Panels with Processing Guidelines for Specimen Preparation
E4 Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines
E6 Terminology Relating to Methods of Mechanical Testing
E122 Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate, With Specified Precision, the Average for a Characteristic of a Lot or Process
E132 Test Method for Poissons Ratio at Room Temperature
E177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods
E456 Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method
E1309 Guide for Identification of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Matrix Composite Materials in Databases
E1434 Guide for Recording Mechanical Test Data of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials in Databases
E1471 Guide for Identification of Fibers, Fillers, and Core Materials in Computerized Material Property Databases
» Code: ASTM D6641 / D6641M - 16
» Committee: Subcommittee: D30.04
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The sole responsibility for the content of this website lies with the authors. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the EC. The EC is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.


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K-State editorial
I despair. A famous coach, one of his players, a clash of wills, a mistake made, remedies found and apologizes made: The End. Nothing I see warrants The Star's harsh, lecturing Sunday editorial. (June 4, 14A, "Snyder made foolish decision at KSU")
No one knows the whole story except perhaps the parties involved. Surely you support obeying the law and following the rules and regulations with honor and discipline.
This is a man who is teaching and leading young men. I attended the Catbacker event where coach Bill Snyder made the comments Thursday night. He was obviously ill. Yet he was honoring his commitment, speaking to our group as promised, even after receiving a cancer treatment that day.
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People make mistakes, especially when they are suffering. They make amends if they are honorable. They don't need a pack of hyenas pouncing on them the minute they falter.
Georganne Gorham
Kansas City
New approaches
The KC Tech Council serves as the regional advocate for Kansas City's technology industry, which includes more than 93,000 workers and 3,700 employers and contributes to nearly 10 percent of our region's total economy.
We are concerned with the city's approach to what we call the collaborative economy. More than once, we've seen policymakers choose to regulate this new business segment by adjusting or overlaying existing, ill-fitting regulations.
Most recently, we're concerned about the proposed regulations of short-term rental services such as Airbnb, Homeaway and VRBO, which are internet-based marketplaces for individuals to list and rent privately owned short-term lodging, including entire homes or single rooms.
Kansas City needs short-term rentals to attract a technology workforce. Whether interviewing for tech jobs, completing a contract or visiting from another city for tech conferences, our audience uses this asset.
The proposed regulations will kill the supply of short-term rentals with no guarantee of increased safety or enforcement. If passed, there are two predictable outcomes: People will stop using these technology platforms entirely, or they will find other ways to host guests without the watchful eye of city officials, creating a public safety concern.
If others care about the future sustainability of short-term rentals in Kansas City, they should reach out to their elected officials. These people are great public servants, and they listen to residents and business leaders.
Ryan Weber
KC Tech Council
Kansas City
Gun debate
I read with interest The Star's story "Kansas lawmakers vote to bar guns in hospitals." (June 2, 1A)
As I read the article, I was amazed at the number of times Senate President Susan Wagle referred to the needs of the National Rifle Association. She said, "The NRA believes that people who might do harm don't look at a sign and follow it. They say when you walk into a facility and the good guy is turning over his gun, they want adequate security there to protect the good guy."
My question to Wagle: Who elected the NRA to the Kansas Legislature?
Mike Burns
Kansas City
Since when did people toting guns start referring to themselves as the "good guys"? Are they suggesting a kind of vigilante interaction with the "bad guys"?
I know the police can't prevent a sudden violent assault, but the many repercussions of a citizen trying to stop a crime by jerking out his Glock and unloading bullets drive me to distraction.
I'd rather count on the Lone Ranger and his trusty sidekick Tonto.
Katie Linder
Prairie Village
Happy times
I always enjoy the Time Capsule in Sunday's Arts and Culture section. The picture of the Barclay Hotel has some special memories. (June 4, 5D, "Barclay hotel on Troost sold")
As a child, I lived at 26th Street and Cherry Street, just a few blocks from 27th Street and Troost Avenue, a once-vibrant area with a grocery store, a barber shop and even the Bagdad Theatre — a place for double features of Roy Rogers and Hopalong Cassidy.
The corner business at the hotel was a drugstore and fountain serving burgers and the best malts in the neighborhood.
The bicycle appearing on the side in the photo must have belonged to an old, black gentleman who delivered prescriptions and even hamburgers. I can't remember his name, but at times he stood on the corner visiting as we waited for the Troost Avenue streetcar to take us uptown.
Thanks for the memory.
Larry Miller
Overland Park