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Quincy brown line stop1/6/2024 ![]() ![]() The Wellington station closed for renovations on March 30, 2008. The new station has extended platforms capable of berthing eight car trains, and added elevators make the station accessible to passengers with disabilities. Wellington was reconstructed and renovated as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project. Reason 1: No advertising Reason 2: The friendly attendants Reason 3: The mosaic tiled entrance ramp Reason 4: It is steps away from my apartment more. The red station signs are indicative of the station's former designation as an "A" station during the period of skip-stop service Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project Wellington station prior to reconstruction, September 2007. Purple Line express trains began stopping at the station in 1998 as part of an effort to help alleviate congestion on the Brown Line. The original station house was demolished in the 1960s following a fire. Metra: Just two blocks from Union Station (a 4 minute walk to our office) and four blocks from Ogilvie. Our building is located on the northeast corner of Wacker and Adams. The Quincy Brown Line stop is 0.2 miles (a 4 minute walk) from the office. ![]() From the late 1940s Wellington became a station on the Ravenswood route (now the Brown Line). L train: Our office is most easily accessible via the CTA Brown Line. Wellington station opened in 1900 as a local station on the original Northwestern Elevated Railroad route from Lake and Wells in downtown to Wilson Station. The station closed for renovations from March 30, 2008, until July 30, 2009. Red Line trains pass through the station on the middle tracks, but do not stop. It is an elevated station with four tracks and two side platforms, located at 945 West Wellington Avenue in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. ![]() Wellington is a Chicago 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Brown Line Purple Line express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. ![]()
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Corona seltzer shortage1/5/2024 ![]() We knew that many of our team were struggling in a myriad of ways. Even though we KNEW that they were going to be getting unemployment checks…and with the enhanced COVID unemployment bonus for some of our team it was even more than we’d been paying them…it fucking hurt. Because pandemics we learned, make for light traffic.Īnd like that, we laid off 346 of our team members. I didn’t blame them one single bit.Īt least no one had to fight traffic. Juggling concern over potential exposure, childcare with all schools and daycare closed, and just trying to navigate a tumultuous new world order, some of our team were not very happy about this. So, gloves and masks on, and schedules arranged. I admit to questioning our HR and legal folks multiple times “Why do people have to come in person during a pandemic…can’t we just mail them their checks, or do it electronically?” Nope, California law dictates that we were required to give them their final checks in person. We made arrangements for people to come in for their final paycheck. Most were surprised and grateful that we’d held on that long. Thus, on April 6, weeks after most bars and restaurants had furloughed or laid off their teams, we held a group informational phone call and gave everyone the news. The idea of a temporary closing took primacy over a permanent one. From March 17 – April 6, a total of 21 days, we continued to pay our hospitality team in full for the lost hours due to the stay-at-home orders.Īs it became clear that no PPP loans were going to ever be available for our company to use to support our team, we were faced with the inevitable decision that running our company out of money to pay people not to work would serve no one. Holding out on the hope on the rumor that the loophole was to be closed, we waited. We scoured the documentation, read the reports, followed the news, and talked to industry advocacy groups, hungrily consuming information with one question in mind: Could we use the PPP to support our team in our mutual hour of need?ĭue to a loophole in the PPP guidelines, Stone did not qualify. Then the PPP guidelines were officially announced. We were hopeful some of it might apply to us, and more specifically and importantly, to our employees. Few other industries were hit as hard or as swiftly. When our Federal Government began talking about support to businesses and employees, the devastated hospitality and travel industries were at the front of the conversation. We were clearly not alone, as our On Premise business (measured by the beer we sell to bars, restaurants, hotels & public venues) in SoCal literally caved in with a 99.7% drop. Our hospitality business dropped by, well…all of it. ![]() A total hospitality team of 400 hardworking and talented people.Īlong with the industry, we pivoted as quickly as humanly possible to a delivery and curbside To Go model. ![]() And our smaller Stone Brewing restaurant in Napa. The sweeping Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens locations in both Escondido and in Liberty Station. On March 17, our entire hospitality department shut down. It caught everyone off guard, and as a result of it being quite literally everyone, no one was unawares. Our hospitality team went from gearing up for Spring, to winding down with such lightning speed we were all left with our stomachs in our throats and quite a bit bewildered. When things found themselves shoved suddenly into shutdown mode, it caught us…well, everyone…flat footed (intending no derision to those of the flat foot persuasion). I might be willing to fight over that, but truth is I’d rather just give everyone a hug. That’s not a word you say? I will argue that 2020 has proven it definitely is. We need to recount to no one the tumultuousity since early March 2020. There are times when you just want to do the right things. ![]()
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2020 subaru crossover suv1/5/2024 ![]() ![]() This all-new alert enhances the Lane Departure Warning from the previous years. If you accidentally move into another lane, the Sway Warning might come on. Of course, the Crosstrek has numerous accident-prevention technologies with the EyeSight Driver Assist label, including the Pre-Collision Braking and Lane Keep Assist. The standard Rear Vision Camera generates good visual cues when you engage the reverse gear in the Lineartronic CVT. When an obstacle is detected directly behind the vehicle, the RAB quickly applies maximum pressure on all brakes. This Subaru model boasts best-in-class driving aides, such as the Reverse Automatic Braking. With reliable assistance from the standard Active Torque Vectoring, the 2020 Crosstrek executes sharp turns and other sporty maneuvers with more ease than before. Besides having an eight-speed manual mode, this proprietary transmission comes with the Incline Start Assist and Adaptive Control. Additionally, the Lineartronic CVT system creates ideal gear sequences for on-road and off-road driving. This athletic Subaru crossover SUV also rolls on the Symmetrical AWD, which is built for all-terrain handling. The BOXER engine and StarDrive hybrid system are compatible with the X-MODE and Hill Descent Control. A Level I charger requires up to five hours to fully restore the powertrain's power. When plugged into a Level 2 charging system, the StarDrive system recharges in approximately 2 hours. You can activate the Battery Save Mode when you need maximum power. In some situations, the signature hybrid system operates only on electricity. Running on the StarDrive powertrain, the 2020 Crosstrek Hybrid delivers best-in-class efficiency. This classic propulsion system is available with the Auto Start-Stop function, which reduces fuel consumption and emissions on the road. ![]() A 1,500-pound capacity is assigned to this four-cylinder engine. Drawing unleaded gasoline through DOHC valves, this horizontally opposed powertrain cranks out up to 145 pound-feet of torque at 4,000 RPM. Whipping out slightly more than 150 net horsepower, the 2.0 L BOXER engine block propels the 2020 Subaru Crosstrek in Boulder. Mechanical/Safety - Subaru Crosstrek specs in Boulder ![]()
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Do wendys nuggets contain dairy1/5/2024 ![]() ![]() Of course, supplier variations could lead to slight differences in the taste of these ingredients without any recipe change. The breading is still listed as containing flour, yeast, salt, and spices. According to their own ingredients lists, the batter contains the same simple ingredients: water, flour, leavening, salt, spices, and sugars. By adjusting the ingredients or recipe, the flavor and texture of the nuggets would change.Īgain, there is no evidence that Wendy’s has made any deliberate changes here. The breading gives the nuggets a crispy, crunchy exterior coating. Changes to Breading or BatterĪnother theory is that Wendy’s altered the recipe for the breading or batter used on their chicken nuggets. While possible, it seems unlikely that Wendy’s stealthily changed to white chicken meat without any public disclosure or notice from supply chain insiders. Third-party audits and reviews of Wendy’s chicken supply chain have not uncovered any major changes.Their own website still advertises using “juicy, 100% whole breast meat” in their chicken nuggets.Wendy’s has not indicated any change in their chicken meat supply.However, the rumor that Wendy’s now uses white meat appears unfounded: It also cooks more uniformly since it is all the same thickness. Switching to white meat could save costs for Wendy’s, as white meat is typically cheaper than whole breast meat. This part of the breast is very mild in flavor. White chicken meat comes from the breast, but without the skin or dark meat portions. The use of white chicken meat instead of whole breast meat is one common theory for how Wendy’s may have changed their nuggets. Examining Potential Changes Change to White Chicken Meat So where is this speculation coming from? Let’s analyze if Wendy’s chicken nuggets have really changed. However, Wendy’s has not made any public announcements of changes to their chicken nugget recipe or preparation. They changed cooking methods from frying to baking or flash-frying.They added preservatives or fillers to cut costs. ![]()
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![]() “As someone who had crippling depression when I was out of work for five months after being unceremoniously dropped by a company I had been with for 12 years, someone playing a joke like this would have broken me, and I guarantee there are people who this might drive to self-harm,” read another tweet. ![]() Punch up, not down,” said one Twitter user. “Hey Gaten, this isn’t the group of people to be pulling pranks on. But as you can imagine, the internet isn’t happy. Of course, Matarazzo is still young, and will probably never have to do a typical 9-5, so the news speaks more about Netflix’s commissioners than anything else. Also, it’s 2019, people, and this should be a big highlighted and underlined no. You’d think that running a show that essentially makes fun of the unemployed would raise serious red flags (affording rent is stressful enough when you have a job let alone when you don’t), but apparently not. Ashton Kutcher’s Punk’d TV show might have been an early-noughties MTV smash hit but there’s a huge difference between targeting celebrities and unemployed people. It’s business as usual until their paths collide and these part-time jobs turn into full-time nightmares,” reads a press release. “Each episode of this terrifying and hilarious prank show takes two complete strangers who each think they’re starting their first day at a new job. Matarazzo will be joined by Ben Silverman, Howard Owens, Kevin Healy and Rob Hyde, who will also work as executive producers on the show. The 16-year-old actor, also known for his role as Dustin in Stranger Things, will host and executive produce the eight-episode series, which is set for release later this year. ![]() ![]() Called Prank Encounters, the hidden camera episode series involves tricking complete strangers who think they’re starting their first day at a new job – as if that isn’t scary enough. Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo has faced scrutiny for signing up to take part in a prank show on Netflix that targets people who are looking for work. ![]()
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HoudahSpot for ipod download1/5/2024 ![]() You can download Default Folder X and try it for yourself. These descriptions give you the outline, but it’s always better to try features out and see how they feel when you actually use them.
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Food grade viscosity meter1/5/2024 ![]() ![]() The above example has a torque of 31.4% at 20 RPM – corresponding to a viscosity of 7850 cP at a shear rate of 6.8 s-1 or 6.8 1/s. ![]() The Torque, %, reading at 20 RPM, obtained by measuring chocolate with the HA spring torque range instrument using the SC4-27 spindle in the SC4-13R or SC4-13RP chamber, is multiplied by 3.40. This is discussed in our Article Reprint AR-79. The Degrees MacMichael values may be calculated from Brookfield data at 20 RPM. 1, 2.5, 5, 10, 20 and 50 RPM are appropriate in some cases, for example. Some chocolates are tested at different shear rates, to ensure on-scale data. The chocolate was tested according to specifications provided by the National Confectioners Association and Chocolate Manufacturers Association. As given in Figure 2, generated in RheocalcT™, the plastic viscosity is 1241 cP and the yield stress is 129 dyn/cm2. The “CoF”, the Confidence of Fit (%), of the raw data to the fitted curve, is nearly 100% signifying an excellent fit. This behavior is known as “shear- thinning”.įigure 1: Dark Chocolate Viscosity at 40☌įigure 2 illustrates a good fit of the NCA/CMA Casson model to the raw data. Representative data from the analyses are shown in Figures 1 and 2.įigure 1 demonstrates that the viscosity of the dark chocolate decreased as the shear rate increased. Once the stirring has stopped the speed of the vortex is gradually reduced and. The internal friction in a fluid can be easily demonstrated by observing a liquid that has been vigorously stirred to create a vortex. It is defined as the internal friction of a liquid or its ability to resist flow. Our test temperature of 40☌ was maintained by connecting the Small Sample Adapter™ water jacket to a Brookfield TC-550SD Programmable Refrigerated Bath. Viscosity is an important property of fluid foods. In our example, we used a Brookfield HADV3T, with RheocalcT™ software for automated instrument control and data acquisition. The Small Sample Adapter™ may be used with various Brookfield Viscometers or Rheometers. Spindle: SC4-27 Spindle with SC4-13RPY Sample Chamber Manuals for Legacy Computrac and Jerome InstrumentsĬhocolate is a tasty treat, frequently used in candies, icings, pastry fillings and numerous other desserts.Manuals for Currently Released Computrac and Jerome Instruments. ![]() Cone Plate Wells Brookfield Spindles Cups.DVNext Rheometer with Gel Timer Functionality. ![]()
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Sudo apt get update options1/5/2024 ![]() ![]() ![]() You can install multiple programs by giving them all to aptget at once: Once you have found the package you want, installation is as simple as: It can be used with any program that generates lots of terminal output to make it easier to read (see the 'Package management' walkthrough below for more details). The less command is a pager – it lets you read text page by page and scroll through it. The solution to this is to pipe the output from this command to the program less: This often gives a more manageable output, but still a lot in this case, perhaps too much to fit in your terminal window. To search only the names, use the -n or -names-only option: This will spit out a long list of packages, because it searches both name and description, and lists anything mentioning gimp, and there are a lot of them. When you want to install some new software, unless you have been told the exact name to install, you may want to search for it first, like this: This will list the packages it wants to install, tell you how much space it needs for the download, and then get on with it when you tell it to. ![]() Then you probably want to make sure that your system is up to date: We've already mentioned that repos are indexed, so the first thing to do is update your index files to match the current contents of the repositories with: ![]() These commands generally require root (superuser) access, so should be run at the root user or with sudo – we will stick with the sudo approach here. The main Linux commands are:Īpt-get: Installs, upgrades and uninstalls packages.Īpt-cache: This works with the repository index files, such as searching for packages.Īdd-apt-repository: Adds extra repositories to the system.ĭpkg: A lower level package manipulation command. You can access them either by using your system's search and looking for terminal or using ++ in Linux desktops such as Unity, Gnome or Xfce, even if they also provide a fancy graphical front end. It also enables you to search for programs of interest, as well as performing other functions.Īll distros will have command line package management tools. We have used the term 'package manager' a few times now but what is it? Basically, this is a program that enables you to install, update and remove software, including taking care of dependencies. These may each be added individually to your package manager, but be careful about adding any untrusted sources. Ubuntu has also introduced the concept of the PPA, or Personal Package Archive, which are small repositories for individual projects. These are not guaranteed to be tested to the same standards as the official repos, but many of them are very good, and if you stick to the popularly recommended repos for your distro, you won't go far wrong. In addition to the default repositories provided by the distro, there are several third-party ones that can be added to your package manager. Instead of bundling everything in the package and ending up with multiple copies of the same library on your computer (which is what Windows does), a package simply lists its dependencies so that your package manager can check whether they are already installed, and grab them from the repo if not. A dependency is a program that the program you want to install needs to run, such as a library. A repository also makes dependency handling simple. ![]() |