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New Demigod Cabin: The Horae (Seasons)

Greek mythology refers to multiple groups as Horae, a name associated with the passage of time. The main triad consists of Thallo or Thalatte(Spring), Auxo or Auxesia (Summer), and Carpo (Autumn). As goddesses of the seasons they are closely associated with agriculture and often accompany Persephone. The Horae are also associated with flowers and beauty and in ancient times were sometimes conflated with the Charites. Both groups are part of the retinue of Aphrodite, who is described as wearing clothes made by them. In art, the Horae are often joined by Chione, the snow goddess daughter of Boreas (god of the cold north wind) and Orithyia (mountain winds), who represents winter. The Horae's cabin is essentially three connected cabins radiating from a small atrium. Each section is themed around a specific season, and the room temperatures are all separate and don't mingle. There are lots of scented candles and sticks of incense with smells associated with the different seasons. In the atrium are an ice-cream cooler and snack bin filled with goodies that are limited-time seasonal flavors like pumpkin, peppermint, and smores. In fights demigod children of the Horae can use nature and the air around them to induce a strong allergy attack, making it difficult for their opponents to focus and coordinate. The more dust and pollen there are in the air, the stronger the attack is. A Horae demigod's powers are also amplified during the season their mother is associated with. But seasons are determined by the sun and its position in relation to earth, so these demigods are weakest during the night, in the underground, or indoors with no natural light. Historical Demigods/Legacies Thallo: Antonio Vivaldi, Rachel Carson Auxo: Spyridon Louis, Cleveland Abbe, Calvin Coolidge Carpo: Bela Lugosi, Stepheno Martinelli Cabin Members Thallo: April Lush, Eva Springer, Vernon Mayfield Auxo: Rosalia Bolivar, June and Austin Summers Carpo: Sadie Akiyama, Ash and Oakley Erikson Head Counselor: Augustin Verano

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CALDER CUP PLAYOFF SCHEDULE RELEASED

By: Jason Chaimovich, American Hockey League SPRINGFIELD, MA - The AHL Playoff Games begin on Tuesday: OPENING SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED FOR 2024 CALDER CUP PLAYOFFS The American Hockey League has released the following schedules for the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs opening series, including the best-of-three First Round and the best-of-five Division Semifinals. Atlantic Division First Round (best-of-3) A3-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. A6-Lehigh Valley Phantoms Game 1 - Wed., Apr. 24 - Lehigh Valley at W-B/Scranton, 7:05 Game 2 - Fri., Apr. 26 - W-B/Scranton at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 *Game 3 - Sun., Apr. 28 - Lehigh Valley at W-B/Scranton, 5:05 *if necessary… All times Eastern Atlantic Division First Round (best-of-3) A4-Charlotte Checkers vs. A5-Hartford Wolf Pack Game 1 - Thu., Apr. 25 - Hartford at Charlotte, 7:00 ^Game 2 - Sat., Apr. 27 - Hartford at Charlotte, 4:00 *Game 3 - Sun., Apr. 28 - Hartford at Charlotte, 4:00 *if necessary… All times Eastern lower seed designated as the “home” team for the last change North Division First Round (best-of-3) N4-Belleville Senators vs. N5-Toronto Marlies Game 1 - Wed., Apr. 24 - Toronto at Belleville, 7:00 Game 2 - Fri., Apr. 26 - Belleville at Toronto, 7:00 *Game 3 - Sun., Apr. 28 - Toronto at Belleville, 3:00 *if necessary… All times Eastern Central Division First Round (best-of-3) C4-Texas Stars vs. C5-Manitoba Moose Game 1 - Tue., Apr. 23 - Manitoba at Texas, 8:00 ^Game 2 - Thu., Apr. 25 - Manitoba at Texas, 8:00 *Game 3 - Fri., Apr. 26 - Manitoba at Texas, 8:00 *if necessary… All times Eastern The lower seed was designated as the “home” team for the last change Pacific Division First Round (best-of-3)   P2-Tucson Roadrunners vs. P7-Calgary Wranglers Game 1 – Wed., Apr. 24 – Calgary at Tucson, 10:00 ^Game 2 – Fri., Apr. 26 – Calgary at Tucson, 10:00 *Game 3 – Sun., Apr. 28 – Calgary at Tucson, 10:00 *if necessary… All times Eastern The lower seed was designated as the “home” team for the last change Pacific Division First Round (best-of-3) P3-Ontario Reign vs. P6-Bakersfield Condors Game 1 – Wed., Apr. 24 – Bakersfield at Ontario, 10:00 Game 2 – Sat., Apr. 27 – Ontario at Bakersfield, 10:00 *Game 3 – Sun., Apr. 28 – Bakersfield at Ontario, 8:00 *if necessary… All times Eastern Pacific Division First Round (best-of-3) P4-Colorado Eagles vs. P5-Abbotsford Canucks Game 1 – Wed., Apr. 24 – Abbotsford at Colorado, 9:05 ^Game 2 – Fri., Apr. 26 – Abbotsford at Colorado, 9:05 *Game 3 – Sun., Apr. 28 – Abbotsford at Colorado, 5:05 *if necessary… All times Eastern Lower seed was designated as the “home” team for lat change Atlantic Division Semifinals (best-of-5) A1-Hershey Bears vs. CLT/HFD/LV Atlantic Division Semifinals (best-of-5) A2-Providence Bruins vs. WBS/CLT/HFD North Division Semifinals (best-of-5) N1-Cleveland Monsters vs. BEL-TOR winner North Division Semifinals (best-of-5) N2-Rochester Americans vs. N3-Syracuse Crunch Game 1 – Fri., Apr. 26 – Syracuse at Rochester, 7:05 Game 2 – Sun., Apr. 28 – Syracuse at Rochester, 3:05 Game 3 – Thu., May 2 – Rochester at Syracuse, 7:00 *Game 4 – Sat., May 4 – Rochester at Syracuse, 7:00 *Game 5 – Fri., May 10 – Syracuse at Rochester, 7:05 *if necessary… All times Eastern Central Division Semifinals (best-of-5) C1-Milwaukee Admirals vs. TEX-MB winner Central Division Semifinals (best-of-5) C2-Grand Rapids Griffins vs. C3-Rockford IceHogs Game 1 – Sat., Apr. 27 – Grand Rapids at Rockford, 8:00 Game 2 – Wed., May 1 – Rockford at Grand Rapids, 7:00 Game 3 – Fri., May 3 – Rockford at Grand Rapids, 7:00 *Game 4 – Sun., May 5 – Grand Rapids at Rockford, 5:00 *Game 5 – Fri., May 10 – Rockford at Grand Rapids, 7:00 *if necessary… All times Eastern Pacific Division Semifinals (best-of-5) P1-Coachella Valley Firebirds vs. COL/ABB/BAK/CGY Pacific Division Semifinals (best-of-5) TUC/ONT/COL/ABB vs. ONT/COL/ABB/BAK Twenty-three teams qualified for the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs. The first-round series are best-of-three, the division semifinals and division finals are best-of-five, and the conference finals and Calder Cup Finals will be best-of-seven. All Calder Cup Playoff games will stream live on AHLTV. In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League continues to serve as the top development league for all 32 National Hockey League teams. Nearly 90 percent of all players competing in the NHL are AHL graduates, and through the years, the American Hockey League has been home to more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. HARTFORD WOLF PACK HOWLINGS   Read the full article

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Birthdays 12.3

Beer Birthdays

Russ Wigglesworth (1954)

Andy Klein (1969)

Ted Whitney (1977)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Joseph Conrad; Polish-English writer (1857)

Jean-Luc Godard; French-Swiss film director (1930)

Amanda Seyfried; actress (1985)

Gilbert Stuart; artist (1755)

Anton Webern; Austrian composer (1883)

Famous Birthdays

Cleveland Abbe; meteorologist (1838)

Bobby Allison; race car driver (1937)

Nicolo Amati; Italian violin maker (1596)

Robert Bloomfield; English writer (1766)

Brian Bonsall; actor (1981)

Anna Chlumsky; actor (1980)

Holly Marie Combs; actor (1973)

Sherri DuPree; singer-songwriter, guitarist (1983)

Brendan Fraser; actor (1967)

Anna Freud; German psychoanalyst (1895)

Daryl Hannah; actor (1960)

Oliver Herford; writer, artist (1863)

Phoebe Hearst; philanthropist (1842)

Ferlin Husky; singer (1925)

Richard Kuhn; Austrian/German biochemist (1900)

Morgan Llywelyn; Irish writer (1937)

Heather Menzies; Canadian-American actress (1949)

Julianne Moore; actress (1960)

Jaye P. Morgan; comedian, singer (1930)

Sven Nykvist; cinematographer (1922)

Ozzy Osbourne; English rock singer (1948)

Sean Parker; internet entrepreneur (1979)

Charles Alfred Pillsbury; flour industrialist (1842)

Andrew Stanton; film director, screenwriter (1965)

Ellen Swallow Richards; chemist (1842)

Mickey Thomas; singer-songwriter (1949)

Yves Trudeau; Canadian sculptor (1930)

Rob Waring; American-Norwegian vibraphonist (1953)

Andy Williams; singer (1927)

Katarina Witt; figure skater (1965)

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Common EV Charging Station Error Codes Recommended - Technology Org

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Common EV Charging Station Error Codes Recommended - Technology Org

The National Charging Experience Consortium (ChargeX) has released a report that recommends 26 common electric vehicle (EV) charging error codes to enable faster error reporting, diagnostics and resolution within the EV charging industry. Ultimately, the codes would improve the U.S. charging experience.

EV charging station. Photo courtesy of ABB E-mobility.

The ChargeX Consortium collaborates with U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories, EV charging industry experts, consumer advocates and other stakeholders.

The Recommendations for Minimum Required Error Codes report aims to reduce confusion between charger manufacturers, EV manufacturers and charging station operators, who currently use different messages to report similar errors.

The common codes will simplify diagnostics when a charging session fails, improving EV charging network operations and charging experiences for drivers. Further, the codes will simplify diagnostics when a charging session faces an issue, streamlining EV charging network operations, reducing workforce training complexity and improving the charging experience for drivers.

“The landscape of the American road trip is changing,” said Gabe Klein, executive director of the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, which funds ChargeX.

Electric car at the charging station – illustrative photo. Image credit: Bob Osias via Unsplash, free license

“To make an electrified road trip convenient and reliable, companies in the EV charging ecosystem must be on the same page about how they communicate, especially when issues arise.”

Launched in August 2023, ChargeX — with expert help from Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory — works to gauge and improve the customer experience with public EV charging infrastructure throughout the United States. This report is the first deliverable to serve that mission.

“We are excited to begin implementing these codes,” said Cuong Nguyen, manager of Industry Affairs and Standards at ABB, a consortium industry participant and co-chair of the working group that led the report. “As a company that helped develop these common error codes, we hope to now demonstrate their value to others in the industry, leading to widespread adoption.”

ChargeX also published an implementation guide to help industry practitioners adopt the error codes uniformly and quickly, and additional industry recommendations will follow.

ChargeX industry participants ABB and EVgo demonstrated some of the error codes during the recent CharIN Testival North America 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio.

“We are proud to work alongside ChargeX to implement root cause solutions that will lead to an elevated customer experience,” said Ivo Steklac, Chief Technology Officer at EVgo, one of the nation’s largest fast charging providers.

“Standardized error codes, which apply to both vehicles and chargers, are foundational for understanding customer experience so the full EV ecosystem can march forward together towards solutions.”

Source: Idaho National Laboratory

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It’s A Cincinnati Tradition: Eclipses Always Happen Somewhere Else

When it comes to solar eclipses, Cincinnati has had the worst luck.

The eclipse next week is billed as a “National Eclipse” because it traverses the United States from coast to coast, but will pass by Cincinnati. Almost 100 years ago, a similar “National Eclipse” passed by Cincinnati. Over the years, many eclipses have done just that – passed by Cincinnati.

Daniel Drake, in his 1815 “Picture of Cincinnati” describes one of the first solar eclipses recorded in this region:

“On the afternoon of the 17th September, 1811, there was nearly a total eclipse of the sun. At Cincinnati the day was fair, with a brisk arid south-west. As the obscuration increased, the wind died away; and abated entirely before the eclipse was at its maximum. After it was past, the wind gradually revived, and continued till sunset, when it ceased, as usual.”

The operative words are “nearly a total.” Of all the solar eclipses since 1811, not one has reached totality in Cincinnati, although residents of the Queen City enjoyed many partial eclipses.

An eclipse passed just north of the city on 18 September 1838. The path of totality ran so close that Lebanon and Blanchester got to see a total eclipse, while in Cincinnati there was still enough light for the Earthquakes – a local militia brigade – to parade through the city in their fancy uniforms.

Another near miss occurred on 7 August 1869, when a total eclipse passed just south of Cincinnati, close enough that Big Bone, Verona and Crittenden, Kentucky, enjoyed totality. In Cincinnati, the eclipse was only partial, but excitement ran high. According to the Cincinnati Gazette [9 August 1869]:

“Thousands flocked to the stores that supplied colored glasses, and provided themselves with the necessary protection to the eye. Thousands more were engaged in manufacturing their own instruments. Expectation filled the minds of the population.”

Of course, that expectation provided the inspiration for some tricksters to yank a few chains:

“On Vine street, below Third, some enterprising merchants managed to get possession of a huge pipe, and into the extremity of the monster they fitted a piece of tin, mounted it on some tripodal arrangement, and then covered the great fellow with a piece of cloth. All who passed were invited to ‘take a free look” through the telescope, and, of course, with the laudable desire which all had, of seeing everything that was to be seen, the invitation was generally accepted. But every one who looked through the deceitful instrument saw only a tallow candle shining, and flooding with its dim wick light the word ‘sold.’”

By 1869, Cincinnati had its own Observatory, but the director, Cleveland Abbe, was camped out in the Dakota Territory, hoping to combine astronomical and meteorological observations. As soon as he got back to town, Abbe launched his daily weather bulletins which eventually became the National Weather Service.

The eclipse of 29 July 1878 did not pass nearly so close to Cincinnati – Dallas may have been the most proximate point of totality – but Cincinnatians were in the thick of things. Ormond Stone, Abbe’s successor at the Cincinnati Observatory, had set up camp outside Denver and contributed a detailed report to the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.

The eclipse of 8 June 1918 followed a path somewhat similar to that predicted for the “National Eclipse” of 21 August 2017. Cincinnati. Since the closest location offering full totality was Jackson, Mississippi, Cincinnati again had to settle for a semi-eclipse. In the waning months of World War I, the front pages of Cincinnati’s newspapers were given over to reports of military actions. The most engaged eclipse viewers were members of the American Walkers Association, who hiked from Cheviot out to Miami Heights as the moon gobbled up the sun and viewed the phenomenon through telescopes set up by the Cincinnati Astronomical Society.

Interestingly, the most exciting astronomical event of 1918 took place the day after the eclipse when several astronomers, including Jermain Porter of the Cincinnati Observatory, noticed a brand new star in the constellation Aquila, the brightest nova or exploding star discovered in the era of telescopes. For several years, this “new star” (English for “nova stella”) was the third-brightest star in the sky.

There are, at minimum, two solar eclipses each and every year. All of them pass by Cincinnati, but occasionally they pass by close enough that Cincinnati gets to see a partial eclipse.

The eclipse of 24 January 1925, for example, reached 91 percent totality in Cincinnati, and allowed residents to experiment with the effects of the eclipse on their newest household appliance, the radio. The Cincinnati Enquirer [25 January 1925] informed readers:

“Radio broadcasters and receivers reported that the eclipse exerted an influence on the receipt of radio messages. The influence was that of night reception, which is always much clearer than reception during the day. “

At radio station WLW, music director William Stoess performed a violin piece titled “Hymn To The Sun” as the sun shrank to a mere sliver.

In 1970, the “Eclipse of the Century,” which scooted up the East Coast, had a definite effect in Cincinnati – if only among our bovine residents. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer [8 March 1970]:

“Mrs. Raymond Probst’s cows didn’t exactly jump over the Moon Saturday, but they did come home to feed a few hours early because of the lunar body. The noontime eclipse did it. ‘Right around 1:30, when it was the darkest, they started coming up to the barn, one by one,’ said Mrs. Probst, whose Butler County farm is at 4821 Layhigh Rd. ‘They thought it was evening and time to eat.’”

By 11 July 1991, Cincinnatians who wanted to see an eclipse flew by jet plane to Hawaii or Mexico, where they could listen to astronomers, or to New Age shamans, chatter about the meaning of it all.

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Dom Prosper Gueranger, Abbe of Solesmes, Claude-Ferdinand Gaillard, Cleveland Museum of Art: Prints

Medium: engraving

https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.734

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A judge in Oklahoma on Monday ruled that Johnson & Johnson had intentionally downplayed the dangers and oversold the benefits of opioids, and ordered it to pay the state $572 million in the first trial of a drug manufacturer for the destruction wrought by prescription painkillers.

The amount fell far short of the $17 billion judgment that Oklahoma had sought to pay for addiction treatment, drug courts and other services it said it would need over the next 20 years to repair the damage done by the opioid epidemic.

Still, the decision, by Thad Balkman of Cleveland County District Court, heartened lawyers representing states and cities — plaintiffs in many of the more than 2,000 opioid lawsuits pending across the country — who are pursuing a legal strategy similar to Oklahoma’s. His finding that Johnson & Johnson had breached the state’s “public nuisance” law was a significant aspect of his order.

Judge Balkman was harsh in his assessment of a company that has built its reputation as a responsible and family-friendly maker of soap, baby powder and Band-Aids.

In his ruling, he wrote that Johnson & Johnson had promulgated “false, misleading, and dangerous marketing campaigns” that had “caused exponentially increasing rates of addiction, overdose deaths” and babies born exposed to opioids.

Sabrina Strong, a lawyer for Johnson & Johnson, one the world’s biggest health care companies, said, “We have many strong grounds for appeal and we intend to pursue those vigorously.”

Johnson & Johnson, which contracted with poppy growers in Tasmania, supplied 60 percent of the opiate ingredients that drug companies used for opioids like oxycodone, the state argued, and aggressively marketed opioids to doctors and patients as safe and effective. A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, made its own opioids — a pill whose rights it sold in 2015, and a fentanyl patch that it still produces.

Judge Balkman said the $572 million judgment could pay for a year’s worth of services needed to combat the epidemic in Oklahoma.

“We would have liked to walk out of here with $17 billion, but we’ve been able to put together a billion dollars,” Oklahoma’s attorney general, Mike Hunter, said at a news conference on Monday. He was referring to the cumulative amount from the Johnson & Johnson judgment and previous settlements with two other drug manufacturers that produce opioids. Earlier this year, Purdue Pharma and Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $270 million and $85 million, respectively.

“We’ve shown that J & J was at the root cause of this opioid crisis,” said Brad Beckworth, the lead attorney for the state. “It made billions of dollars from it over a 20-year period. They’ve always denied responsibility and yet at the same time they say they want to make a difference in solving this problem. So do the right thing: Come in here, pay the judgment.”

The case was also closely watched by some two dozen opioid makers, distributors and retailers that face more than 2,000 similar lawsuits around the country.

In a statement, Michael Ullmann, the general counsel and executive vice president of Johnson & Johnson, referring to the company’s pharmaceutical subsidiary, said that “Janssen did not cause the opioid crisis in Oklahoma, and neither the facts nor the law support this outcome.

“We recognize the opioid crisis is a tremendously complex public health issue,” he said, “and we have deep sympathy for everyone affected.”

The stocks of Johnson & Johnson and other opioid manufacturers rallied briefly in after-hours trading after the news, perhaps because some had anticipated a judgment of $1 billion or more. Johnson & Johnson stock was up about 4 percent in after-hours trading on Monday evening, and the stocks of Endo International, Mallinckrodt and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries all briefly spiked after the decision, although some fell again.

Oklahoma has suffered mightily from opioids. Mr. Hunter has said that between 2015 and 2018, 18 million opioid prescriptions were written in a state with a population of 3.9 million. Since 2000, his office said, about 6,000 Oklahomans have died from opioid overdoses, with thousands more struggling with addiction.

To calculate the Oklahoma award, Judge Balkman relied on the state’s detailed estimates of what it would cost to remediate the effects of the opioid epidemic. The state said it would need $893 million a year, or about $17 billion over 20 years.

The state’s case was argued by private lawyers whose sense of urgency was driven by personal tragedy — among them, they had seen a son, a business partner and friends succumb to opioids.

On the eve of trial, the lead attorney, Mr. Beckworth, of Austin, Tex., almost dropped out because his wife had just begun chemotherapy for breast cancer, but he said she urged him to stick with the case he “had been born to try.” “If you have an oversupply,” he said in his opening argument, “people will die.”

Reading a summary of his decision in court in Norman, Okla., Judge Balkman said Johnson & Johnson had an outsize impact on the state’s epidemic, though its share of opioid sales was scarcely 1 percent of the market.

“The critical finding is that Johnson & Johnson engaged in false, deceptive and misleading marketing,” said Abbe R. Gluck, who teaches health policy and law at Yale Law School.

From 2000 through 2011, members of Johnson & Johnson’s sales staff made some 150,000 visits to Oklahoma doctors, focusing in particular on high-volume prescribers, the state said. In addition, the pharmaceutical giant supplied most of the nation’s opioid material to other drug manufacturers, refined by one of its companies from a variety of poppy that Johnson & Johnson developed and grew in Tasmania.

Johnson & Johnson, represented by Larry D. Ottaway, an Oklahoma lawyer, argued its case with an eye toward appellate courts. Indeed whether Judge Balkman’s verdict will survive scrutiny is uncertain: State and possibly federal appeals judges may take a skeptical view of the state’s legal theory and the extent of the company’s liability.

During the trial, Johnson & Johnson said blame for the epidemic could not fairly be placed on one company with such modest sales, whose drugs were approved and strictly regulated by state and federal agencies.

Johnson & Johnson said that the state could not show how Oklahoma’s problems, which the company said arose from the diversion of hydrocodone and oxycodone, could be linked to Janssen, which did not make those drugs. It cited black-box warnings on Duragesic, its fentanyl patch, which cautioned about the potential for abuse and addiction. And it said the state had not identified any doctor who had been misled by the company about the dangers of opioids.

But Judge Balkman wrote that he was persuaded by the state’s legal theory. The judge found that Johnson & Johnson perpetuated a “public nuisance,” substantially contributing to an ongoing public health crisis that could take decades to abate.

Public nuisance laws are usually applied in cases where something interferes with a right common to the general public, traditionally roads, waterways or other public areas. Recently, plaintiffs have used the laws to press claims involving lead paint, guns or water or air pollution, with mixed results. Oklahoma’s public nuisance statute is relatively broad, and the state argued that Johnson & Johnson substantially interfered with public health.

Johnson & Johnson’s lawyers contended that the state was contorting public nuisance law to the point of being unrecognizable.

Lawyers representing more than 2,000 cities, counties and other jurisdictions with opioid cases pending in federal court were cheered by Judge Balkman’s ruling. In a statement, they said: “While public nuisance laws differ in every state, this decision is a critical step forward.”

Judge Balkman’s ruling comes only two months before the first federal opioid trial is to begin in Cleveland, brought by two Ohio counties against an array of manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies.

Now that the value of the Oklahoma case has been determined, settlement negotiations may quicken between industry defendants and two large groups of plaintiffs — one, representing thousands of cities and counties, consolidated in federal court in Cleveland, and the other, a coalition of states.

But the seven-week Oklahoma trial, which began on May 28, was also singular in some ways. Judge Balkman, an elected jurist and former state legislator, presided over the case. By contrast, much of the forthcoming Ohio trial, which includes other claims, will be heard by a jury.

Also, the pending federal case in Ohio involves numerous defendants, while Oklahoma made its case in court against just Johnson & Johnson.

The level of proof required by the state to back up its allegation that Johnson & Johnson was the “kingpin” of the opioid epidemic required that it demonstrate that the company was responsible for most of the opioid-related damage — from criminal justice to health care, foster care and treatment facilities.

The state said that the company aggressively promoted the safety of opioids generally, through campaigns tailored for women, teenagers and veterans. The company engaged with “front groups” of pain patients and pain medicine specialists, who insisted the drugs were effective for quotidian pain and downplayed the risk of addiction.

“Judge Balkman has affirmed our position that Johnson & Johnson maliciously and diabolically created the opioid epidemic in our state,” Mr. Hunter said.

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Powerline Communication Market Business Growth Prospects, Industry Chain Structure – Netcomm Wireless, Billion Electric, ABB, Schneider Electric, Devolo, Tp-Link Technologies, etc – Cleveland Sports Zone

Powerline Communication Market Business Growth Prospects, Industry Chain Structure – Netcomm Wireless, Billion Electric, ABB, Schneider Electric, Devolo, Tp-Link Technologies, etc – Cleveland Sports Zone

“ This detailed report on the global Powerline Communication market provides businesses and players better insights into the worldwide Powerline Communication industry, the competitive environment, the current situation of the global Powerline Communication market compared with previous years 2019-2021. The report aims to provide a detailed global Powerline Communication market overview and has…

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rain rain come here

One fascinating chapter In Cynthia Barnett’s 2016 book Rain: A Natural History recounts the material histories of Manifest Destiny frontier expansion.

Barnett describes how as railways spread across the plains, land speculators “launched propaganda campaigns that claimed settlement was turning the Great American Desert into a ‘rain belt’... Town boosters, the federal government, even some scientists jumped on bandwagon.” 

Railroad boosters adopted the slogan “rain follows the plow” for use in promotional literature. Natural scientists (who just happened to also work as consultants for the railroad companies) at the University of Nebraska lent credence to the theory that pioneer development was increasing rainfall, offering measurements of “the great increase absorptive power of the soil, wrought by cultivation.”

Barnett’s book is chockful of delightful tidbits and colorful characters such as  Eugene Willis Gudger, an ichthyologist at American Museum of Natural History who compiled a bibliography of fishes in which he authenticated 71 accounts of fish rain from AD 300 to 1920s. Astronomer Cleveland Abbe developed “a system of weather reports, maps, predictions he compiled and shared via Western Union Telegraph Company... WU supplied outline maps [so that a] telegraph clerk could add symbols showing wind direction, areas of high and low pressure, and other details. Abbe designed the familiar triangular arrows and codes on the hand-drawn forecast maps.”

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Birthdays 12.3

Beer Birthdays

Russ Wigglesworth (1954)

Andy Klein (1969)

Ted Whitney (1977)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Joseph Conrad; Polish-English writer (1857)

Jean-Luc Godard; French-Swiss film director (1930)

Amanda Seyfried; actress (1985)

Gilbert Stuart; artist (1755)

Anton Webern; Austrian composer (1883)

Famous Birthdays

Cleveland Abbe; meteorologist (1838)

Bobby Allison; race car driver (1937)

Nicolo Amati; Italian violin maker (1596)

Robert Bloomfield; English writer (1766)

Brian Bonsall; actor (1981)

Anna Chlumsky; actor (1980)

Holly Marie Combs; actor (1973)

Sherri DuPree; singer-songwriter, guitarist (1983)

Brendan Fraser; actor (1967)

Anna Freud; German psychoanalyst (1895)

Daryl Hannah; actor (1960)

Oliver Herford; writer, artist (1863)

Phoebe Hearst; philanthropist (1842)

Ferlin Husky; singer (1925)

Richard Kuhn; Austrian/German biochemist (1900)

Morgan Llywelyn; Irish writer (1937)

Heather Menzies; Canadian-American actress (1949)

Julianne Moore; actress (1960)

Jaye P. Morgan; comedian, singer (1930)

Sven Nykvist; cinematographer (1922)

Ozzy Osbourne; English rock singer (1948)

Sean Parker; internet entrepreneur (1979)

Charles Alfred Pillsbury; flour industrialist (1842)

Andrew Stanton; film director, screenwriter (1965)

Ellen Swallow Richards; chemist (1842)

Mickey Thomas; singer-songwriter (1949)

Yves Trudeau; Canadian sculptor (1930)

Rob Waring; American-Norwegian vibraphonist (1953)

Andy Williams; singer (1927)

Katarina Witt; figure skater (1965)

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Industrial Gear Market In Covid-19: Implications And Business Opportunities For Growth Globally

Industrial Gear Market: Introduction

Transparency Market Research delivers key insights on the global industrial gear market. In terms of revenue, the global industrial gear market is estimated to expand at a CAGR of 5% during the forecast period, owing to numerous factors, regarding which TMR offers thorough insights and forecasts in its report on the global industrial gear market.

The global industrial gear market is affected by several factors. Industrial gear finds application in a wide range of heavy industries and manufacturing industries due to its capability of reducing mechanical work in various processes and operations. Vast population and the incremented income at the global level have encouraged several industries to extend their facilities to meet the demands of consumers. These industries include textile, oil & gas, pulp & paper, and food & beverages. These are the key factors driving the industrial gear market growth.

Industrial Gear Market: Dynamics

Investments in discrete manufacturing sectors such as packaging, plastics, automotive, and material handling are expected to create sales opportunities for industrial gear. The manufacturing of mass-produced automobiles and processing of food, pharm, biotech, etc. typically relies on conveyors and equipment to bring the parts and assemblies to a location where robots or workers are tasked with a specific function. These electric motors are often connected directly to gearboxes with the help of gear as these are used for driving conveyors, lifts, robot arms, etc.

Machines used in the packaging industry must deliver high performance in often demanding environments. High speed and accurate and repeatable movements are necessary in environments where temperature, pressure, and loads can place a strain on electromechanical components, including packaging gear. This showcases an opportunity for the growth of the industrial gear market.

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Industrial Gear Market: Prominent Regions

Asia Pacific dominates the global industrial gear market with China in the dominating position despite the market slowdown. The U.K is an attractive industrial gear market in Europe, while Germany is the largest market. In South America, Mexico is opening doors for new opportunities. The industrial gear market in Middle East & Africa is likely to grow at a moderate rate due to various global events lined up in the upcoming years. The industrial gear market will be driven by increasing automotive production coupled with large scale EPC projects in all geographies.

Asia Pacific is the biggest and fastest growing markets for industrial gear. Asia Pacific being a mix of developed and developing countries is projected to provide better opportunities for market growth during the forecast period. Economic growth and high demand for industrial gear from small and medium scale manufacturers are driving the market growth.

Germany accounted for the largest industrial gear market in Europe. Germany is set to maintain its dominance during the forecast period. Large number of industrial gear manufacturers are present in this region, which is one of the key market driving factors.

Industrial Gear Market: Key Players

Key players operating in the global industrial gear market are ABB Ltd, Siemens AG, Martin Sprocket & Gear, Inc., Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd., OKUBO GEAR Co., Ltd., Bharat Gears Ltd., Elecon Engineering Company Limited, Precipart Corporation, Kohara Gear Industry Co., Ltd., Aero Gear Incorporated, Shanthi Gears Limited, Ashoka Machine Tools Corporation, Cleveland Gear Company Inc., Meritech Group, and Bevel Gears India Pvt. Ltd.

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Global Industrial Gear Market: Segmentation

Industrial Gear Market, by Product Type

Spur Gear

Planetary Gear

Helical Gear

Rack and Pinion Gear

Worm Gear

Bevel Gear

Others

Industrial Gear Market, by Application

Oilfield Equipment

Mining Equipment

Industrial Machinery

Power Plants

Construction Machinery

Others

Industrial Gear Market, by Distribution Channel

Online

Offline

Industrial Gear Market, by Region

U.S.

Canada

Rest of North America

U.K.

Italy

France

Rest of Europe

Japan

China

India

Rest of Asia Pacific

GCC Countries

South Africa

Rest of Middle East & Africa

Brazil

Rest of South America

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