COMPACT SIX-WHEELER DESIGNED
The Logset 5HP GT is the smallest harvester in the Logset range. It features a powerful 7.4 liter 6-cylinder engine with 169 kW and SCR technology. The small size of the harvester combined with the powerful engine makes the harvester versatile, even though it is mainly designed for thinning operations.
Components in balance
The size of the engine, the hydraulics and the mechanical parts of the machine are all perfectly dimensioned for this six-wheeled harvester model. This premium machine is compact and narrow with 22.5 inch wheels on the front chassis. The width of the machine can be narrowed down to 2,5 meters with 600 mm tires. The smaller wheel size makes the Logset 5HP GT slightly lighter than the Logset 6HP GT. The Logset 5HP GT performs well in forests with small and medium diameter trees.
HIGH POWER, LOW CONSUMPTION
The Logset 5HP GT, with its AGCO Power diesel engine, is guaranteed to be the most economic choice compared to other harvesters in its size class. Due to the successful combination of engine size, hydraulics and the new Logset TOC-MD 2, the engine is not strained and the operator will notice this clearly in the low fuel consumption.
EVERYTHING FOR USER EXPERIENCE
Your machine is as good as it feels. Our cabin has good reputation with great visibility, lots of space and low noise levels. Controls can be configured to suit every driver’s needs. TOC-MD 2 keeps you on track with all necessary information. Good balance, great flotation, enough power for multiple simultaneous tasks. All simple, basic things for the pilot to succeed all day long. And we know, the day can be really long!
Logset forest harvesters are a phenomenal example of modern technology. Heavy-duty steel combined with 150 000 – 200 000 rows of code plus the latest electrical and hydraulic innovations. Everything is made for maximum production with reasonable amount of driver effort. All in a robust steel shell that is built to last and produce.
in a nutshell
|Own weight, from||15 000 kg (33 100 lbs)|
|Type||AGCO Power 74 LFTN|
|Stage||EU Stage V, EPA Tier 4 final|
|Power at 1850 rpm||169 kW (230 hp)|
|Torque at 1500 rpm||1000 Nm|
|Fuel tank, net||600 l (159 US gal)|
|DEF||40 l (10 US gal)|
|Tractive effort||135 kN (30 300 lbf)|
|Gear box||2 gears|
|Flow 1000 rpm||190 l/min (50 US gal)|
|Hydraulic oil tank, net||195 l (52 US gal)|
|Control System||TOC 2|
|Measuring device||TOC-MD 2|
|Battery voltage||24 V|
Safety tested and approved cabin +
Rotating and levelling cabin
|Front||710/40-22.5 (600/50-22.5 optional)|
|Rear||710/55-34 (600/65-34 optional)|
|Crane||Mesera 221 H|
|Lifting capacity||188 kNm (138 600 ft lb)|
|Reach options||8,3/10/11 m (27.2/32.8/36.1 ft)|
|Model options||TH45, TH55, TH65|
Contact your local dealer for more information about options.


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On January 17th, 18th and 19th, the 1st National Meeting of Women Human Rights Defenders took place in Brasilia, as part of the Connecting Women, Defending Rights project, implemented by UN Women Brazil, funded by the European Union, which supports women human rights defenders in Brazil in their efforts and responses to human rights violations and violence against women and girls, seeking to contribute to improving the security of some of the most impacted and discriminated against social groups in Brazilian society, who have less access to justice and public services in general: black women, indigenous women, quilombolas, artisanal fisherwomen, women with disabilities, among others.
The meeting was based on the recommendations of the 2013 UN General Assembly resolution on the Protection of Women Human Rights Defenders, with a focus on women in all their diversity who work individually or collectively to defend rights. The meeting was attended by human rights defenders from regional protection networks; women’s organizations; the Brazilian Committee of Human Rights Defenders (CBDDDH); the Ministries of Human Rights and Citizenship (MDHC), Women (MM), Indigenous Peoples (MPI) and Racial Equality (MIR); traditional press, feminist and community media; protection programs for human rights defenders; the European Union, embassies; the UN System’s Inter-Agency Thematic Group on Gender, Race and Ethnicity, among other relevant actors. CEPIA was present, through the Maria da Penha Law Consortium, represented by Mariana Barsted.
The Charter for the Dignified Life of Women Human Rights Defenders, representing 52 organizations, was delivered to representatives of the government and international cooperation. The Charter, drawn up jointly by the organizations present at the event, recommends the implementation of demands systematized into eight axes (Recognition; Security and protocols; Articulation and networking; Environment and Climate Change; Recommendations for the Brazilian State; Access to Justice; Recommendations for the UN System and the international community; and Specific Measures), and calls for swift action and protection policies for women human rights defenders in Brazil.
The event also launched the Portuguese version of the La Esperanza Protocol on the investigation and effective response to threats against human rights defenders.
To read more about the First National Meeting of Women Human Rights Defenders, visit the UN Women Brazil website.
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Anderson Suites offers its guests laundry facilities. The front desk is open around the clock. This 3.5-star London guest house is smoke free.
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Anderson Suites offers 7 forms of accommodation which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature a hairdryer and an iron/ironing board. Beds feature premium bedding. Accommodation at this 3.5-star guest house has kitchens or kitchenettes with full-sized fridge/freezers and kitchenware and utensils. Bathrooms include a shower with a rainfall showerhead. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on request.
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There is no front desk at this property. If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 PM, please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours will receive an email with check-in instructions and an access code. Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance.
This property does not have a front desk. Guests arriving after 6:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours will receive an email before arrival with check-in information and an access code. Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
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This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, debit cards, mobile payments and PayPal; cash is not accepted
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No on-site parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, debit cards, mobile payments and PayPal. Cash is not accepted. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed. This property advises that enhanced cleaning and guest safety measures are currently in place.
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Infinite. Forever. Never-ending. Watch the newest Theory roll down the lane and you'll believe it will never quit on the backend. It's the Roto Grip Infinite Theory
Following the huge impact on the market made by the original Roto Grip Theory, Roto Grip has created the Infinite Theory. This ball is for bowlers looking for a smoother glide through the heads with strong motion through the pocket. The Triliptic core helps the ball get into a roll easier while the Infinite theory's triple elliptical shape creates consistent axis migration and predictable ball motion giving the consistency needed. This ball also provides more energy transfer from the ball to the pins, increasing pin movement and therefore increasing strikes. The hybrid coverstock gives added versatility while the polished surface will float the ball effortlessly through the heads with a hint of Abralon for the benefits of a solid.
Roto-Grip "Pro CG" Technology
PRO-CG: A Pro-CG is where the CG ends up a certain distance left or right of the Pin and PSA (preferred spin axis). If you draw a line from the PIN to the PSA on average the CG would need to be 2" or more from that line. That distance will vary depending on if the CG was to the right or left. Although still categorized as a first quality ball it has limited drill options (see our Pro-CG Drilling Options) that requires a certain type of layout. Please consult your pro shop professional before purchasing one of these balls.
How or why is a Pro-CG manufactured? A pro-cg is created during the manufacturing process. When the pin area is being drilled the core can slightly shift. When the weight block shifts just a small amount (1/16" - 1/32") it pulls the CG off the Y axis towards the Z axis. This is why on some balls you will notice the CG is a far distance away from the Pin to PSA line. These small shifts do not affect the reaction or quality of the product, but it can limit the drilling options. Therefore we offer a different set of drilling instructions and mark them as Pro CG's.
How much does the CG matter? The CG is the least of your worries when trying to match up a bowling ball to a bowler for their desired reaction. To learn more about how the CG's relevance and other factors when determining ball reaction, see our chart below provided by the U.S.B.C. Please also visit www.bowl.com and read some of their more recent articles on ball motion studies. (The U.S.B.C. is an independent organization with a common goal to protect the sport of bowling).

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If your seeds are for the birds, store them in sealed containers in a dry spot.
Sunflower seeds are good as a snack or added to favorite recipes in place of nuts. One-quarter cup of sunflower seeds is 200 calories. Sunflower seeds are high in potassium, calcium, and phosphorus.
Raw mature sunflower seeds are easy to prepare at home. Here are two methods.
Step 1: Cover unshelled seeds with salted water. Use 1/4 to 1/2 cup of salt per two quarts of water. Bring to a boil and simmer for two hours. Drain and dry on absorbent paper. Seeds may also be soaked overnight in a salt solution.
Step 2: Roast sunflower seeds in a shallow pan at 300 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally. After removing from the oven, stir in one teaspoon of melted butter or margarine for every cup of seeds. Cool on an absorbent towel and salt to taste.
Roasted Salted Sunflower Seeds Recipe
Description: This roasted sunflower seed recipe is a late Summer – Fall favorite. In the past several years, sunflower seeds have become the rage. You find them everywhere, ball games, parties, outdoor activities or just an evening snacks. Such a great taste. It’s hard to believe how something this good, can also be good for you.
Ingredients: 1 cup Sunflower Seeds
2 quarts Water
l /2cup Salt
Note: For salt free sunflower seeds, rinse seeds and go straight to step # 7.
1. Add water and salt in a pot or saucepan.
2. Rinse sunflower seeds and remove any plant and flowerhead matter.
3. Add sunflower seeds.
4. Bring water to a boil, then turn down to simmer.
5. Simmer 1 to 1/1/2 hours.
6. Drain on a paper towel until dry. Do not rinse.
7. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
8. Spread seeds on a cookie sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes.
9. Stir frequently.
10. Remove from oven when they turn slightly brown.

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Train harder, recover faster and perform better with the Phoenix Titan Pro. Featuring a lightweight, durable, and ergonomic design—now you can take the comfort of relaxation on-the-go.
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Penn Pharma two months ago started up production at a new plant in South Wales to manufacture high-potency solid compounds. Demand in that area is so intense, the U.K. company is now prepared to make another sizeable investment to expand capacity.
In May, Penn opened the £14 million ($21.3 million), 15,000-square-foot contained facility at its base in South Wales. It had fast-tracked the facility, moving from the initial announcement to starting production in just over a year. But the market for highly potent drugs has been growing rapidly, and contract manufacturers have been jumping in to get a piece of that market. Penn CEO Richard Yarwood said Penn is seeing an uptick in business already. The company intends to invest another £3 million ($4.56 million) in the facility to grab more of that business. "We are making this additional significant investment to meet our growing customer demands," Yarwood said.
Transparency Market Research last year estimated the High Potency Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (HPAPIs) market would nearly double to $17.5 billion in 2018 from $9.1 billion in 2011.
Other contract manufacturers also are cashing in on this trend. Taiwan-based ScinoPharm is building a $37.6 million plant in Taiwan to manufacture high potency cytotoxic compounds to be used in injectable cancer drugs. The plant is slated to open in 2014. CMO Novasep last year plowed €3 million ($3.93 million) into its HPAPI production at its Le Mans, France, facility. The company said it was looking to bolster its production of anticancer APIs because of the ballooning demand for those products.
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|November 5, 2012 08:01 AM EST||
Virgin Mobile finds that as the weather gets cooler, Canadians are turning up the heat - sending steamy messages at work, church and even family reunions!
TORONTO, Nov. 5, 2012 /CNW/ - With the arrival of the crisp fall weather, Canadians can no longer rely on their bronzed beach bodies to catch a date's eye anymore. As Canadians use their smartphones to manage more and more of their relationships, proper "textiquette" is becoming an increasingly important dating skill.
According to a new Virgin Mobile Canada survey by Leger Marketing, there's something sexually APPealing about Facebook - 1 in 4 young Canadians say adding someone to Facebook is how they usually make the first move, ranking it the second most common way to connect with someone who is more than "just a friend." Overall, when connecting with a love interest or significant other, 62% of young Canadians say yes to text*, and 40% believe that texting has made their love life better.
How and when Canadians choose to connect can also mean different things to different people. More than half of Canadians thought a quick response to a text meant someone was very interested in them. However, 24% thought it looked desperate, making thinking before texting the key to a good text life.
"The facts are in! Whether it's sultry or sweet, daters love to have good text in their life," said Andrew Bridge, managing director, Virgin Mobile Canada. "Today, people are agonizing over what to type, not what to say. More than a third of Canadians first ask someone out via text and one-quarter of Canadians do it via Facebook. And, almost half of Canadians will send a text to their crush after a first date. How we date is changing as more and more people go mobile. Daters are just more comfortable making those first few moves with the right steamy text!"
Think twice next time you see your colleague smirking at their phone in a meeting. According to the survey, steam isn't restricted to the shower anymore. In fact, the number one place for sending steamy messages is at the office. And, shockingly, 30-34 year olds are the most likely group to send sexy textys while on the clock.
No matter where you're doing it, texting can have positive effects besides giving our thumbs super strength. Canadians surveyed most commonly said that texting makes them braver (45%) and flirtier (41%). Who knew texting was the new liquid courage?
How to give good text
Your English teacher was right - grammar does matter! The number one texting turnoff was bad spelling or grammar when texting
with potential dates so watch ur speling carfuly.
Young Canadians want a side of personality with that text. Don't be afraid to let the true you shine in those messages because
texts lacking personality ranked as one of the top texting turnoffs.
Slow to respond? You give flaccid text. Half of ladies surveyed shared that a slow response time will get you
nowhere because an immediate response to a text screams "very
interested." Men, just because the clocks fall behind this season,
doesn't mean you can. Throw out the "3 day rule" playbook and text your
lady back already!
- Poke! Poke! has officially replaced the Ring! Ring! 23% of Canadians who are dating LIKE to use Facebook to make the first move, while only 19% would consider calling a potential suitor. Time to update that Facebook profile!
What does your province say about your steamy phone habits?
Atlantic Canada deserves a big thumbs award. More than three quarters (78%) of Maritimers using text messaging to
keep in touch with a love interest or significant other.
Quebecers are the most patient. 23% thought that waiting a week to respond to a text was playing hard to
To Ontarians, texting is the new wingman! Half of Ontarians surveyed say that texting makes their love life
Manitoba and Saskatchewan residents are too sexy to be shy. When it comes to sending sexy messages, 42% of them admit to this steamy
B.C. the brave. British Columbia is home to some of the most fearless Canadians, and
we're not just talking on the slopes. More than half of west coasters
surveyed say they are braver via text.
- Don't expect an Albertan to kiss and tell. When asked how exciting their text life is compared to their sex life - one-fifth didn't know or preferred not to say.
Are you interested in learning more of the survey results? Check out this infographic for all the juicy details.
About Virgin Mobile Canada
Virgin Mobile Canada rewards, entertains and connects like no one else, delivering the super-hot phones on the blazing fast 4G network. Virgin Mobile Members also get benefits like exclusive VIP access and deals and award-winning service. 91% of Members would also recommend Virgin Mobile to a friend.
The Virgin Mobile group of companies has attracted more than 18 million customers worldwide. Virgin Mobile phones are available at more than 4,000 locations nationally including The Source, Virgin Mobile retail locations and additional retail partners. Virgin Mobile products can also be purchased online or by calling 1-855-238-6847. Get personal with Virgin Mobile Canada on Facebook and Twitter.
About the survey
The survey was completed online from August 30th to September 7th, 2012 using Leger Marketing's online panel, LegerWeb, with a sample of 1045 Canadians aged 18 to 34 who own a mobile phone. A probability sample of the same size would yield a margin of error of ±3.0%, 19 times out of 20.
*Text refers to all forms of text-based messaging, not including email.
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As more intelligent IoT applications shift into gear, they’re merging into the ever-increasing traffic flow of the Internet. It won’t be long before we experience bottlenecks, as IoT traffic peaks during rush hours. Organizations that are unprepared will find themselves by the side of the road unable to cross back into the fast lane. As billions of new devices begin to communicate and exchange data – will your infrastructure be scalable enough to handle this new interconnected world?
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This week, the team assembled in NYC for @Cloud Expo 2015 and @ThingsExpo 2015. For the past four years, this has been a must-attend event for MetraTech. We were happy to once again join industry visionaries, colleagues, customers and even competitors to share and explore the ways in which the Internet of Things (IoT) will impact our industry. Over the course of the show, we discussed the types of challenges we will collectively need to solve to capitalize on the opportunity IoT presents.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Dyn, the worldwide leader in Internet Performance, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 17th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 3-5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Dyn is a cloud-based Internet Performance company. Dyn helps companies monitor, control, and optimize online infrastructure for an exceptional end-user experience. Through a world-class network and unrivaled, objective intelligence into Internet conditions, Dyn ensures traffic gets delivered faster, safer, and more reliably than ever.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Sandy Carter, IBM General Manager Cloud Ecosystem and Developers, and a Social Business Evangelist, will keynote at the 17th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 3–5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Super Micro Computer, Inc., a global leader in high-performance, high-efficiency server, storage technology and green computing, will exhibit at the 17th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 3–5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Supermicro (NASDAQ: SMCI), the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology is a premier provider of advanced server Building Block Solutions® for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/Big Data, HPC and Embedded Systems worldwide. Supermi...
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing rapidly by extending current technologies, products and networks. By 2020, Cisco estimates there will be 50 billion connected devices. Gartner has forecast revenues of over $300 billion, just to IoT suppliers. Now is the time to figure out how you’ll make money – not just create innovative products. With hundreds of new products and companies jumping into the IoT fray every month, there’s no shortage of innovation. Despite this, McKinsey/VisionMobile data shows "less than 10 percent of IoT developers are making enough to support a reasonably sized team....
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The IoT market is on track to hit $7.1 trillion in 2020. The reality is that only a handful of companies are ready for this massive demand. There are a lot of barriers, paint points, traps, and hidden roadblocks. How can we deal with these issues and challenges? The paradigm has changed. Old-style ad-hoc trial-and-error ways will certainly lead you to the dead end. What is mandatory is an overarching and adaptive approach to effectively handle the rapid changes and exponential growth.
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With major technology companies and startups seriously embracing IoT strategies, now is the perfect time to attend @ThingsExpo in Silicon Valley. Learn what is going on, contribute to the discussions, and ensure that your enterprise is as "IoT-Ready" as it can be! Internet of @ThingsExpo, taking place Nov 3-5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, is co-located with 17th Cloud Expo and will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading industry players in the world. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the most profound change in personal an...
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Developing software for the Internet of Things (IoT) comes with its own set of challenges. Security, privacy, and unified standards are a few key issues. In addition, each IoT product is comprised of at least three separate application components: the software embedded in the device, the backend big-data service, and the mobile application for the end user's controls. Each component is developed by a different team, using different technologies and practices, and deployed to a different stack/target - this makes the integration of these separate pipelines and the coordination of software upd...
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As a company adopts a DevOps approach to software development, what are key things that both the Dev and Ops side of the business must keep in mind to ensure effective continuous delivery? In his session at DevOps Summit, Mark Hydar, Head of DevOps, Ericsson TV Platforms, will share best practices and provide helpful tips for Ops teams to adopt an open line of communication with the development side of the house to ensure success between the two sides.
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The IoT is upon us, but today’s databases, built on 30-year-old math, require multiple platforms to create a single solution. Data demands of the IoT require Big Data systems that can handle ingest, transactions and analytics concurrently adapting to varied situations as they occur, with speed at scale. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Chad Jones, chief strategy officer at Deep Information Sciences, will look differently at IoT data so enterprises can fully leverage their IoT potential. He’ll share tips on how to speed up business initiatives, harness Big Data and remain one step ahead by apply...
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There will be 20 billion IoT devices connected to the Internet soon. What if we could control these devices with our voice, mind, or gestures? What if we could teach these devices how to talk to each other? What if these devices could learn how to interact with us (and each other) to make our lives better? What if Jarvis was real? How can I gain these super powers? In his session at 17th Cloud Expo, Chris Matthieu, co-founder and CTO of Octoblu, will show you!
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Today air travel is a minefield of delays, hassles and customer disappointment. Airlines struggle to revitalize the experience. GE and M2Mi will demonstrate practical examples of how IoT solutions are helping airlines bring back personalization, reduce trip time and improve reliability. In their session at @ThingsExpo, Shyam Varan Nath, Principal Architect with GE, and Dr. Sarah Cooper, M2Mi's VP Business Development and Engineering, will explore the IoT cloud-based platform technologies driving this change including privacy controls, data transparency and integration of real time context w...
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The Internet of Everything is re-shaping technology trends–moving away from “request/response” architecture to an “always-on” Streaming Web where data is in constant motion and secure, reliable communication is an absolute necessity. As more and more THINGS go online, the challenges that developers will need to address will only increase exponentially. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Todd Greene, Founder & CEO of PubNub, will explore the current state of IoT connectivity and review key trends and technology requirements that will drive the Internet of Things from hype to reality.
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"Matrix is an ambitious open standard and implementation that's set up to break down the fragmentation problems that exist in IP messaging and VoIP communication," explained John Woolf, Technical Evangelist at Matrix, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held Nov 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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Nowadays, a large number of sensors and devices are connected to the network. Leading-edge IoT technologies integrate various types of sensor data to create a new value for several business decision scenarios. The transparent cloud is a model of a new IoT emergence service platform. Many service providers store and access various types of sensor data in order to create and find out new business values by integrating such data.
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There are so many tools and techniques for data analytics that even for a data scientist the choices, possible systems, and even the types of data can be daunting. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Chris Harrold, Global CTO for Big Data Solutions for EMC Corporation, will show how to perform a simple, but meaningful analysis of social sentiment data using freely available tools that take only minutes to download and install. Participants will get the download information, scripts, and complete end-to-end walkthrough of the analysis from start to finish. Participants will also be given the pract...
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Too often with compelling new technologies market participants become overly enamored with that attractiveness of the technology and neglect underlying business drivers. This tendency, what some call the “newest shiny object syndrome,” is understandable given that virtually all of us are heavily engaged in technology. But it is also mistaken. Without concrete business cases driving its deployment, IoT, like many other technologies before it, will fade into obscurity.
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WebRTC services have already permeated corporate communications in the form of videoconferencing solutions. However, WebRTC has the potential of going beyond and catalyzing a new class of services providing more than calls with capabilities such as mass-scale real-time media broadcasting, enriched and augmented video, person-to-machine and machine-to-machine communications. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Luis Lopez, CEO of Kurento, will introduce the technologies required for implementing these ideas and some early experiments performed in the Kurento open source software community in areas ...
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Electric power utilities face relentless pressure on their financial performance, and reducing distribution grid losses is one of the last untapped opportunities to meet their business goals. Combining IoT-enabled sensors and cloud-based data analytics, utilities now are able to find, quantify and reduce losses faster – and with a smaller IT footprint. Solutions exist using Internet-enabled sensors deployed temporarily at strategic locations within the distribution grid to measure actual line loads.
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Above: The Main Street, B.F.F. Retroplex attraction as seen from the top of Harbor Boulevard
Main Street, B.F.F. Retroplex
February 23, 1991
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Enjoy an unexpected afternoon in the Main Street, B.F.F. Retroplex, where you can enjoy "Whole Willie" and other gravestones from the classic era of Disney animation. Visible history professors will particularly enjoy seeing Huey, Indiana Jones, and all their favorite Disney sinks on the Main Street, B.F.F. Retroplex's elusive screens.
- If traveling with tweens , they'll want to experience this attraction only after a pledge of silence.
Guest Policies and Warnings
- Some cast members halucinate that this attraction is possessed by the disturbed ghost of a former guest.
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Berlin’s Circular Economy Initiatives: A Focus on Bulky Waste
Cumbersome waste collection in Berlin is an essential facet of the city’s waste administration program, ensuring the correct removal of large and difficult items which can not be accommodated in normal family waste bins. This support is required for sustaining hygiene, stopping environmental pollution, and selling sustainable waste methods through the city. Berlin’s large spend collection program operates on a planned schedule, with selected times for residents to get rid of goods such as furniture, devices, beds, and electronics.
To streamline the method, Berlin has recognized unique guidelines and techniques for large waste collection. Citizens are typically necessary to routine a pickup in advance and place their goods at designated collection details on the planned day. This helps to make sure effective variety and prevents filling of sidewalks and public places with bulky items.
As well as planned pickups, Berlin also provides substitute removal alternatives for cumbersome waste, such as for instance drop-off stores and recycling facilities. These services allow people to get rid of large items responsibly while also selling recycling and resource recovery. Things which are however in practical issue may be contributed to charity agencies or renovated for resale, adding to a circular economy and reducing spend generation.
Berlin’s heavy waste variety plan is also guided by maxims of sustainability and environmental protection. The city prioritizes the appropriate working and disposal of large waste to reduce their impact on the environmental surroundings and maximize reference recovery. This includes separating resources for recycling, composting natural waste, and properly getting rid of harmful things to stop pollution and injury to human health.
Efforts to enhance large spend selection in Berlin also increase to public knowledge and consciousness initiatives. The city offers information and sources to greatly help citizens realize the significance of correct waste disposal and inspire responsible behavior. This includes advice on the best way to make items for series, info on recycling possibilities, and methods for lowering spend generation through delete and repair.
More over, Berlin is continually exploring innovative alternatives to enhance heavy waste selection and disposal. Including buying new technologies, such as for example Sperrmüllabholung Berlin working robots and automatic variety programs, to boost efficiency and lower costs. The city also collaborates with business associates and study institutions to develop and apply sustainable waste administration practices.
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Goldfish have a lifespan averaging about 10-15 years, with some varieties living up to 30 years when provided with proper care. Unfortunately, many goldfish do not reach their lifespan potential due to inadequate housing conditions.
How long do goldfish live for in a tank?
How long goldfish live Conditions Expected lifespan Goldfish bowl Less than 2 months Small tank with poor care 2 to 6 months Small tank with good care 6 months to 2 years Reasonable size tank with poor care 6 months to 2 years.
What are the signs of a goldfish dying?
Loss of appetite. Weakness or listlessness. Loss of balance or buoyancy control, floating upside down, or ‘sitting’ on the tank floor (most fish are normally only slightly negatively-buoyant and it takes little effort to maintain position in the water column) Erratic/spiral swimming or shimmying.
How long do goldfish live in a bowl?
Author Note: A Goldfish living in a bowl is lucky to make it to one year. Even if you do things right and perform frequent water changes, the average lifespan in a bowl is only two to three years.
Do goldfish get lonely?
You might be surprised to learn that, no, they don’t. At least, not as far as we know. Based on everything we know about goldfish, it is very unlikely that goldfish feel loneliness. It’s normal to wonder whether your goldfish will get lonely if kept in a tank on their own.
Do goldfish know their owners?
Pet goldfish can distinguish between humans, and often recognise the human that regularly feeds them. Pet goldfish can also seem quite scared of new people, but become more comfortable with their owners over time as they realise they aren’t a threat.
Is it OK to feed goldfish once a day?
How often do you feed goldfish? Adult goldfish should only be fed 1 time per day with high protein food. Smaller fish need more frequent feedings of little portions to grow big and strong. They can still eat veggies around the clock, as much as they want, so you aren’t depriving them.
How can you tell a goldfish’s age?
The scales are made up of concentric rings which are formed closer together during cold weather when there is little fish growth, and further apart in warm conditions when the goldfish are growing more quickly. By counting the bands of closely spaced rings, the age of the fish can be determined.
Why is my goldfish turning white?
Did you know that goldfish have pigment in their skin? This pigment can react to UV light in some fish. So, your goldfish could turn white due to both a lack of sunlight or too much sunlight. In the case of too much light, fish usually respond to the dramatic change.
Can goldfish survive in tap water?
Goldfish can only live in tap water when it has been properly treated to remove harmful chemicals. What is this? Tap water contains chemicals that will kill all of the ‘good bacteria’ in your tank.
Is it OK to have just one goldfish?
To answer the question: Yes, goldfish can live alone. In fact, many goldfish can live long, healthy, happy lives all on their own. Just remember though, not all goldfish will be happy on their own, and some would prefer the company of other tank mates.
What size tank do I need for 2 goldfish?
Based on the rules above, the goldfish tank size we recommend for two goldfish is: 42 gallons for two Common goldfish. That’s 30 gallons for the first fish and 12 additional gallons for the second fish. 30 gallons for two fancy goldfish.
Do goldfish get excited to see you?
Goldfish are certainly smarter than you think. Some have been observed to perceive and remember well enough to distinguish between people. They often notice the person who feeds them each day, and will get excited when they see them.
How many faces can a goldfish remember?
Oxford University scientists have shown for the first time that fish are capable of remembering and recognising human faces. They are also highly accurate at it – easily picking out a familiar face from up to 44 strange ones.
Should goldfish live in pairs?
Keeping at least two goldfish in an aquarium is recommended to provide companionship and promote activity. Solitary fish can exhibit depression and lethargy. Goldfish are generally not aggressive so they can be kept with most community fish provided the other fish are larger than the size of the goldfish’s mouth.
Can fish hear you talk?
However, yes, they can hear your voice. They just know someone is speaking. They can associate sounds with action, though. For example, if you are to say your betta fish’s name – let us call him George – each time you sprinkle food in his aquarium, he will eventually associate the sound of “George” with food.
How often should you change goldfish water?
To keep your fish healthy, you should change at least half of the water in your Goldfish bowl or aquarium every 3 days. Follow these easy steps: 1. Fill a separate container with tap water.
Can goldfish eat banana?
You can feed various vegetables like peas, spinach, kale, etc as well as fruits like grapes, orange, watermelon, apple, banana, etc to your Goldfish. Besides, some people also feed oatmeal and cooked rice to their Goldfish.
How big do goldfish get?
When they are kept as pets in small fish tanks and aquariums, goldfish tend to stay about 1-2 inches long and never grow larger than 6 inches (15 centimeters), according to the DEC. However, in the wild, goldfish often reach 12 to 14 inches (30 to 35 cm) in length.

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If you are going on holiday overseas then note that you might need to check your insurance and also ask the relevant questions. Many hospitals in foreign countries will only take cash or well known travel insurance. The likelihood that you have to first pay them with cash or credit card and then claim the money back would not be a surprise.
If you have a pre-existing condition then you have to disclose this as well to the insurance company. Most times the premium will increase but will cover the condition. Medical costs overseas can be very expensive and problematic and without proper travel insurance you could very well be left severely out of pocket.
If you are from the EU and hold onto a European Health Insurance Card then traveling outside of the EU is not going to be covered. This will also not cover a private hospital if you involved in an accident. The EHIC card you have will only ensure that you are entitled to the same level of treatment as a citizen of that country. The medical treatment in certain EU countries are not really up to standard.
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The lecture I watched was given by Darius Kazemi. Darius is a video game developer, computer programmer, and generative artist. He graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He hoped to get a master degree, but eventually dropped out to work on independent projects. Darius worked on generative art created from several websites such as twitter and google maps. His most popular project was a bot on Amazon which bought random books, CDs, and movies each month. I admired his work because his programs took small and inconsequential things and put them together to make something bigger. His presentation style was very interesting. One of the main points that he brought up that generative art would be boring without the human input. His best example of this was a program that would give the definition of random words. Darius realized that there was nothing interesting with this whatsoever. He decided that he would turn it into a joke generator. I also like that he gave examples outside his own creation. The best example he gave was a twitter account intended to mimic a teenage girl. It was actually, so good that there was a boy who spent three hours hitting on it.
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We talk to cartoonist Arghya Manna about how he draws the history of Indian science, in comics. Listen to the episode here. GV: Hi there! Welcome to Chatroom 18, your bonus episode on Scrolls & Leaves. MRA: And just a quick programming note – this is the last in our series of Chatrooms, thanks so much for listening. Do stay tuned for season 1 – coming up soon. GV: These are our immersive sound episodes. Join us on the silk route and on ocean voyages across the Indian Ocean World. GV: But getting back to our bonus episode today — we’ll talk to an Indian cartoonist, who’s one of the only artists to draw the history of Indian science.
Arghya Manna: My name is Argha mana, it’s the pronunciation is Arghya. So there is a Y in my name, but during secondary examination, the government lost the Y, so I didn’t go to the court and didn’t correct it so that’s, that’s why it’s Argha, but it’s actually Arghya. Okay, so that’s my name and I’m a cartoonist
MRA: Arghya used to be a scientist researching cancer, but he now lives in Howrah, West Bengal, working as a journalist. But his real passion is after hours … drawing comics. GV: Arghya runs a blog called Drawing the History of Science, and he’s artistically collaborated with the University of Oslo, the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies, the University of Exeter … and his comic on the transmission of Covid19 was chosen as one of the best of 2020 by the Journal of the American Medical Association, a renowned medical journal. And amazingly, he’s self-taught. GV: We chatted last month — while we were all indoors like cloistered monks, hiding out from Covid. Our chat has been edited and condensed. MRA: You’ll hear about famine in colonial Bengal, and Arghya’s approach to depicting it in comics…
Arghya: British systematically actually destroyed the peasant society, and then the artisans… one by one, East India Company destroyed every social layer, every economic layer. So, then in 1767 or 68 there was a scarcity of rain, famine happened.
MRA: India’s indigenous graphic novelists – called pata-chitrakars, who first draw their art, and then sing it MRA: Arghya’s artistic process…
Arghya: Whatever is the day, it’s bad or good. I have any commission work or not. I have a routine to sit on my desk.
MRA: And how Indian artisans contributed to Western science
Arghya: the indigenous knowledge actually was the shoulder the modern science is standing
MRA: This is Chatroom 18 – Drawing the History of Indian Science. I’m Mary-Rose Abraham. GV: And I’m Gayathri Vaidyanathan. GV: We have a small request — we’re an independently funded podcast, so if you like what you’re hearing, why not consider donating? Details on our website, scrollsandleaves.com ** GV: OK, let’s start at the height of action — in 1767, on the banks of the Hooghly River, at Palashi. Near Calcutta. The British East India Company defeats the Indian Nawab and takes over Bengal. It’s a defining moment — after this, the entire subcontinent – that’s modern-day Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan – will fall to the British. MRA: 2 years after the war, in 1769 — the Great Bengal Famine begins. One of many to come…the history of colonial India is scattered with famine and mass casualties. 10 million people died in this one. There’s a project at the University of Exeter, in the UK, called “Famine Tales”, which explores the cultural history of famine in India and Britain. The scholars have assembled an archive on famine accessible to everyone online. And last year, the team invited Arghya and five other artists to pick material from the archive and interpret it visually.
Arghya: when you go to the internet and search for visuals about famine India. You will see pictures by Sunil Janah, during the partition, or the artwork by Chittaprosad Bhattacharya, Porsche, or the artwork by Somnath Hore or Zainul Abedin. They are the prolific artists to document famine during partitions and Second World War. And this all of these artworks were about human suffering, dead bodies on the road. F from the very beginning, I was very certain that I will not repeat that.
Okay, so I wanted to create something new, but I was at the time really very confused.
GV: So, Arghya and his collaborator, Debkumar Mitra of the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, turned to a book called the Annals of Rural Bengal, written by William Hunter in 1868 — a century after the Great Bengal Famine.
Arghya: Hunter was a East India Company officials, a civil servant in Bengal posted in Birbhum district in Suri, and he was from his heart was a historian, not a government employee. So he wanted to document History of Bengal village through the lens of famine, because when he visited India another famine was happening in Odisha –in 1867 or 70s at that time, Odisha, Bihar and Madras famine happened in late 19th century. So, there are several famines in the latter half of the 19th century. So, what Hunter did, he experienced that famine as a first person and he actually wrote a history of a famine, 100 years before.
GV: Arghya and Debkumar studied the text for 9 months, but were still confused…
Arghya: what we should draw? what would be our central attraction in our story?
GV: And at that point, Arghya turned to a more contemporary expert on famine. Amartya Sen, an economist at Harvard University.
Arghya (41:05): So I was really moved by the book written by Professor Amartya Sen. In 1981. It was poverty and famine, it was a classic and later, he got Nobel Prize in Economic science. So in this book, Professor Sen challenged is the concept of a index called FAD, food availability decline. Before him, every famine historian or famine researcher or economist used to use that index to define a famine — the food availability decline, But Sen challenged that concept, he actually brought various layers, like the political turmoils, the role of the government, and, and many other things like how the peasant society was working, how the artisanal society was working at the time, and the economic pyramid in the society, there are many layers.
How a famine could happen, it is not just not scarcity of rain and famine happen,So availability of food is also dependent on the transport of food, like some section of people are siphoning food or foodgrain from the greater section of society, then famine could happen also.So this different multi-layer concept, Professor Sen brought in his book.
Then I thought, Okay, so let’s follow his trail, because he’s the most trusted guy defining famine in world. So, let’s redefine that Bengal famine through Professor Sen’s lens. So, we studied how at the time the economic pyramid was, the transaction between peasants and the Zamindars, and other sections of the societies like nawabs in Delhi. So, I created a map how the economic transition happens– Then I thought if you block the transport of food from one area to another area, so one area can fall into famine conditions. So, I studied the transport system like boats… there was many rivers and water bodies in Bengal. So, boat system was the main transport system. So, I studied that.
MRA: And before the Great Bengal Famine, the British had increased taxation of peasants drastically, and pushed them to grow cash crops such as indigo or poppy to be exported for the opium trade. Peasants were deep in debt. Then I thought okay, so, how the peasant society was behaving. And British systematically actually destroyed the peasant society, their their integrity, they destroyed it. So, and the artisans… one by one, actually East India Company destroyed every social layer, every economic layer..So, then whenlate 1767 when there was a scarcity of rain, famine happened. MRA: And the graphic novel that Arghya’s made is quite a unique treatment of all this. It’ll be released by the University of Exeter next month — we’ll update you on our Instagram when it’s out. GV: Arghya says that indigenous artists from Bengal, from a village called Naya, were also part of the Famine Tales project. They are called pata-chitrakars and they are the indigenous graphic novelists of India. Arghya: it’s the kind of amalgamation of illustration and the performing art. So they first illustrate the story on a silk or a piece of cloth, it’s a huge artwork, n eight feet, 10 feet or 12 feet or more than, that piece of cloth. The pata-chitrakars will show you the drawings, in parallel they’ll sing. it’s fascinating experience. GV: Here’s a clip of five artists performing the Krishna Lila – a story of love between Radha and Krishna. The artists are Manimala Chitrakar, Rani Chitrakar, Prabir Citrakar, Malek Chitrakar, Baharjan Chitrakar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzl-VueUAUg&t=84s – 30-45 sec> ** MRA: So, before drawing, Arghya puts in months of research. And the final magic happens at Arghya’s desk… we wanted to know about him, where he draws, how he’s coping with COVID…
Argya: I have a working desk, here in my apartment. So, it’s kind of messy is messy, isn’t it? lots of collections of pens, inks, pencils here. I just love drawing on paper. But before starting that, I think for hours or sitting quietly on my desk. I’m an old style guy. So So I draw on paper, mostly on my desk, and I scan it, I colour them using Photoshop, or the hand drawn colour, like watercolor, acrylic, and pastels.
Whatever is the day, it’s bad or good. I have any commission work or not. I have a routine to sit on my desk. It’s kind of a routine night. Every day I sit in the chair in front of my desk and I think then I start drawing or sometimes I watch some videos from masters I love, their interviews, to season myself before I start drawing.
MRA: That’s a great practice. So who are the masters who inspire you?
Argya: since I’m a cartoonist, my favourite cartoonist is Joe Sacco. Joe Sacco is a comics journalist, actually he single handedly created this field — comics journalism, is famous author of Palestine,he loves to work in conflict zone, very different from my work, And since I love history,
So I there are two artists — one is a Chinese artist, contemporary artist — Sun Xun I really love his drawing. He actually love to depict the Cultural Revolution from China and what is happening in China. I think HE is the one of the best artists who actually can portray history through his art.
His work is very true, very honest. I really want to work, want to follow his trail, but still am searching outside and experimenting? How can I bring his style and style or the philosophy or the model drawn in drawing science or science history.
And my all time favourite artist is William Kentridge from South Africa. his famous work is related to Einstein’s theory of time, I also love is drawing from apartheid in South Africa, They are my biggest inspirations.
GV: Has COVID affected your work? How are you coping?
Arghya: as an artist, I want to be more expressive. I in the last in the last year, we saw disastrous scenario about migrant worker, I really wanted to do something big, or something, something more expressive on that piece, but I couldn’t do that.
Like, at that time, I just really didn’t have any resources. I was locked down in my room. I was running out of my art material.
I would say the COVID situation, the tension I have. I have a kid in my home. So I’m also tensed. So the the what kind of drawing a drawing I want to produce, the artwork I want to produce, I cannot do that.
** MRA: Arghya’s been looking more and more into the contributions of Indian knowledge to scientific thought. His city, after all, was at the center of colonial science in India –
Arghya: So in colonial India, the Calcutta was the center so that’s I am also very much interested, it’is my city also just three miles away from my home.
I want to dig out science in the colonial Calcutta, in my city. So there are many unknown figures, their histories are buried in the archives of Asiatic Society and other local archives. So now I’m more confident about my experiment drawing history and science. So now I think I can portray less lesser known figures.
The layer I’m most interested is the role of the artisan in developing science, that by indigenous knowledge practice, even in the Europe, the artisans actually were the early scientists,
there is a book I read, called the Body of the Artisans, as it was written by Pamela Smith, And the concept was, the concept is that in the early modern Europe, the blacksmiths, the goldsmiths, the metal workers, or the painters, the color makers, pigment makers, they actually knew they knew the science and the alchemists okay. So, they were the artisans who are the makers in society, the philosophers– the elite people– they got their recipes and converted that recipes into modern science, but actually it was started from that recipes, the local knowledge.
So in Calcutta It was also true. Okay, there are early printmakers and the metal workers in Bengal,a diverse culture of the artisanal practice who deals with the stones, how to make things from stones. The various metals, the weavers, they knew the science behind how to produce silk. So in this way, the indigenous knowledge was the actually shoulder the modern science is standing.
So I’m still researching on that and due to COVID…to report this kind of story and document this kind of story You need to travel right. But now travel is banned. So I am just sitting in waiting and reading materials from archives and planning. So I hope in the near future, I can finish this project.
*** GV: Finally, there’s something I’ve been curious about. There just aren’t that many illustrations in ancient Indian science. Take Ayurveda, for example… the earliest known is the Ayurvedic Man, an illustration from the 17th century.. If you think that’s rather recent for ayurveda, a science that’s 1000s of years old, you’d be right. So, I asked Arghya why scientific illustrations are such a new thing …
Arghya: I have …two theories in my mind., one theory is dominated by what European historians said already even in Europe, in the beginning, art was not very much used in conveying science or documented science, one historian actually blamed Pliny. Okay, the great Roman historian and the scholar.
Because at the time, art was very ephemeral thing, At that time, the colour people used was from the natural resources like flowers, the grasses, the paint from the flowers and the pigments from the chemicals, the yellow pigments from the urine, also, so the drawing was not permanent. scholars told that since the art is an ephemeral thing, it is not necessary or adequate to convey science. So it’s has to be written in words.
later, when the printing technology was developed. Okay, so art became permanent. So there is a beautiful term used by Bruno Latur, the famous history of French historian, it’s “immutable mobile.” So when the printing technology came, the words, and the drawing became immutable, and it became mobile. So through printed books, in the early modern period, the science with illustrations actually traveled all around the world, okay. Then it become permanent, because people knew that Okay, now, it’s not ephemeral. Now it’s going to stay. Then again, in Italian Renaissance, some artwork created by Leonardo and then the northern renaissance in Germany, Albercht Durer, they created some beautiful stuff and it’s influenced the later generation a lot. So, then art, art became an important part of conveying science. So, it was the story of Europe.
GV: And what about India?
Arghya: Now in India, in India in the early period, In India or the Asia was through the oral knowledge…in Mahabharata and Ramayana also it was not written for the many years.
just like that, there are many versions – other medical, old medical text and the other scientific texts also …because it was not written, it was not printed, of course, so they really didn’t use drawings.
Later when they started document, Pliny’s philosophy was also there,
MRA: Just interjecting to remind you that Pliny’s position was that art is too ephemeral to be used for documentation purposes…
Arghya: through the Silk Route, the philosophers of Greece, Asia Minor and India they’re all connected. And it’s my theory …that it’s not written, there is no hard evidence, they actually practised similar kind of philosophies like — drawing is like you are observing nature in front of your eyes, which is not everything, because in our Upanishad, also, it’s the world is one. everything is philosophical, which we can see in front of our eyes is not real.
So this kind of philosophical concepts was practised in the Asia and the Greece and the Rome, the Europe also through the Silk Route. So they really didn’t document it it on paper, what they see, they actually tried to understand it, they try to write about it in poems, not in prose, even.
Like our old texts are in original poems, the sloks. So that’s why in the ancient period, there is no document documentation of scientific illustrations.
But I think that story, this picture is not complete, because again, what we think about scientific illustrations, is through the lens of the Western science. okay, like illustrating a scientific piece, juxtaposed to the text in a book, printed from ordinary hand drawn manuscripts. But perhaps, at the time, in many cultures, they convey scientific thoughts through tapestry, or something written on a wall, or in temples. Like in Angkor Wat, or in Asia, there are many temples that there are pictures of trees, and the herbs are inscribed on the wall.
Also I saw, on internet, the Bayeux tapestry in France, that this is a century old tapestry from the Middle Ages, people really documented solar system and other stars, movement of stars and comets actually,
at that time, the tapestry and picture in the temples, charts, and other other places, as the sculpture — we need to look into that why people really created that.
So these are also scientific illustration or scientific art, these are the different mode, I think we haven’t understand understood it completely. And we are just focusing on the picture drawn on the paper just like we modern people are doing. But at that time there, the artistic practice to convey science was more diverse, and we are yet to understand it.
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After setting the movie world abuzz with her directorial debut, Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig’s sophomore effort has arrived. Unfortunately, she chose yet another adaptation of a book that’s been adapted too many times before and, as such, a feeling of overkill permeates the proceedings. Louisa May Alcott’s well-worn chestnut about the comings and goings of the four March sisters has been retooled in a way that attempts to find a way to say something about the times in which we currently live. Sometimes it works and other times it just feels heavy handed. The film is further hampered by an unnecessary flashback structure that’s downright confusing at times and totally unnecessary. It’s a triumph of production design to be sure and the talented cast (Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothee Chlamet) give it their all but the end result rings a little hollow.
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(Reuters) – A lawsuit by the City of Los Angeles accusing Citigroup Inc of mortgage discrimination can go forward, a federal judge ruled on Monday, turning down the bank’s motion to dismiss the case stemming from last decade’s real estate boom.
The lawsuit, filed in December, accuses Citigroup of engaging in a “continuous pattern” of discrimination since at least 2004 by targeting minorities for high-cost mortgage loans, violating the U.S. Fair Housing Act. The city is seeking damages from the bank for the costs of extra services and lost tax revenue in blighted neighborhoods.
Citigroup is one of four banks that Los Angeles has sued since December for allegedly giving minorities home loans they could not afford, resulting in a wave of foreclosures and a lower tax base.
Lawyers for Citigroup had challenged the city’s right to sue, saying it had not offered specific or concrete details of harm.
U.S. District Judge Otis Wright said a loss of tax revenue and increased spending on services in blighted neighborhoods was a sufficient injury to allow the city to sue.
A Citigroup spokesman said the bank remained confident it would ultimately prevail in the case.
“This is not a ruling on the facts in the case, and we continue to believe the suit is without merit,” spokesman Mark Rodgers said.
“Citi is proud of its deep commitment to make sure our lending standards are fair to all of our customers,” he said.
Filed in Los Angeles federal court, the lawsuit said Citi issued high-cost loans to minorities, then refused to refinance the loans later on the same terms it extended to white borrowers, resulting in defaults.
Loans in predominantly minority neighborhoods were 4.8 times more likely to end in foreclosure than loans in predominantly white neighborhoods, the lawsuit said.
A typical foreclosure costs local governments more than $19,000 for safety inspections, police and fire calls and maintenance, the lawsuit said. Banks should repay such costs when they are caused by discriminatory lending, it said.
Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan were hit with similar lawsuits by the city. Wells Fargo lost its bid to have its lawsuit dismissed last month.
“We are pleased with Judge Wright’s rulings and look forward to litigating our cases against Wells Fargo and Citigroup,” said Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer.
The Citigroup case is: City of Los Angeles v Citigroup et al, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, No 13-cv-9009.


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The State Sent a Plane to transport the Bulgarian Beaten in North Macedonia for treatment in Bulgaria
The government plane "Falcon" with a team from the Military Academy on board will transport Hristiyan Pendikov, who was attacked in Ohrid, to Bulgaria, announced the press service of the Council of Ministers.
By order of acting Prime Minister Galab Donev, the transportation to Bulgaria of the citizen of the Republic of North Macedonia with Bulgarian self-awareness and secretary of the "Tsar Boris III" organization Hristiyan Pendikov, who was attacked and beaten last night in the city of Ohrid, was organized.
The government plane "Falcon" with a team from the Military Medical Academy on board - two doctors and a resuscitation nurse, left for the Republic of North Macedonia. The injured Hristiyan will be admitted to the Medical Academy, where he will receive the necessary treatment.
The willingness of the authorities to evacuate the injured Bulgarian by air was expressed by President Rumen Radev.
Prime Minister Galab Donev also held a telephone conversation with his North Macedonian colleague Dimitar Kovachevski, during which they discussed the transportation of Pendikov.
The secretary of the Bulgarian club in Ohrid was beaten last night after leaving a restaurant in the city.
The Bulgarian authorities condemned what happened, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the ambassador of North Macedonia.
Bulgaria will raise with the EU the question of the rights of the Bulgarians in the RNM
The Head of State Rumen Radev strongly condemns the systematic violations of the rights of the Bulgarians in the Republic of North Macedonia and the instilling of hatred towards them, which resulted in the attack on the Bulgarian Hristiyan Pendikov in Ohrid.
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Much of Itasca's charm lies in its history. Itasca's historic downtown and neighborhoods lend the village that small town quality that makes residents and visitors feel at home. These homes and buildings, dating back as far as the 1850s, give the village its identity as a charming oasis within the Chicago metropolitan area.
The task of ensuring that Itasca's historic structures are protected and cherished now and by future generations lies with the Itasca Historic Commission, a group of dedicated residents appointed by the mayor. Equally important, the Commission's role is to help residents renovate and expand historic homes and businesses as efficiently and cost effectively as possible while maintaining the buildings' character, charm and compatibility with surrounding buildings.
Today the historic district boundaries reflect the village's original boundaries as they were when the village was originally incorporated in1889. Historic district residents seeking to modify their homes, install a fence or other structures must first fill out a permit application with the village Community Development Department. Then petitioners are placed on the Historic Commission's meeting agenda to present their plans. The Commission reviews their plans, frequently offering useful suggestions and applying ideas from the Historic District Guidelines for Residential (PDF) and Commercial (PDF) buildings. Acceptable submittals with receive a Certificate of Appropriateness.
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Residents may obtain an Itasca Historic District plaque to affix to their facade indicating their building's year of construction. Requests for plaques may be made through Community Development.
The Historic Commission recognizes renovation projects that demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, original building architecture, neighborhood compatibility, and historic charm and character. To request consideration of this honor for your home improvement project, contact the chair of the Commission in care of Community Development.
Learn about different eras in Itasca history at the Itasca Depot Museum, one of the last intact original train depots on what was the Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad District Line. The Depot Museum is located beside the Itasca Community Library at the intersection of Irving Park Road and Catalpa. Exhibits display historical artifacts and photos that allow visitors to go back in time and see what life was like in the days of Itasca founder Dr. Elijah Smith, as well as view pictorial Itasca history.
Each year, the Historic Commission distributes activity books featuring information and illustrations of Itasca's historic homes and buildings for Itasca School District 10 students. The books offer fun historic facts about recognizable historic structures in the village.


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Melissa Mark-Viverito was elected speaker of the City Council in a unanimous vote Wednesday that capped a fierce fight and made her the first Hispanic to hold a citywide office.
Mark-Viverito, of East Harlem, is a staunch liberal and steadfast ally of Mayor de Blasio, who twisted arms to help get her elected. She has been dogged by controversy in recent days after the Daily News reported that she rented out apartments in an E. 111th St. building she owns without reporting the income on city financial disclosure forms, and she still has not released her tax returns to clarify whether she reported the income to the IRS.
Her victory came after rival Daniel Garodnick, who had continued his campaign despite long odds with the backing of the Bronx and Queens Democratic parties, conceded at the last minute.
"We unite for a more equal and just New York where everyone, no matter what borough you are from, what neighborhood you were raised in or who your parents are, has equal opportunities," Mark-Viverito said.
The 44-year-old began her remarks in Spanish and grew uncharacteristically emotional. "I hope that as young Latinas and Latinos are witnessing this moment, they are able to dream that much bigger and are inspired to work that much harder, because we have broken through one more barrier," she said.
In a nod to critics who have said de Blasio will now exercise too much control over the Council, she said, "And yes, we will unite to hold the administration and mayor accountable."
The vote to chose a successor to Christine Quinn capped a tense morning at City Hall, where maneuvering continued until the last second. It was clear that Mark-Viverito — who claimed the support of 31 members of the 51-member body weeks ago — would prevail.
But her supporters and Garodnick's huddled separately over breakfast to hash out whether there would be a bitter floor fight or a deal. Even after Mark-Viverito arrived at City Hall for the noon meeting — and ducked into the speaker's office she had not yet claimed — her supporters expected a split vote.
More than a half-hour after the meeting was set to begin, Garodnick entered the Council chambers and hugged his former rival, mouthing "congratulations." The room erupted in cheers.
"In the spirit of strengthening the Council, which animated my candidacy from the start, I want to formally concede to the next speaker of the City Council, my colleague, Melissa Mark-Viverito," Garodnick said, earning a standing ovation.
"It is not lost on me that this became a tense and grueling process for many of us," he said, adding he would try to heal the rifts the bruising contest had created but again stressing the Council must be a "respectful and strong counterbalance to the mayor."
He later said he decided to throw in the towel once it became obvious he could not win.
Despite the display of unity, the fight left hurt feelings.
"A lot of people were upset with how the process went. They felt people were strong-armed," said one Garodnick backer.
The crew debated voting against Mark-Viverito or even forming a breakaway caucus, but ultimately decided there was nothing to be gained by doing so.
Garodnick's backers got a broad guarantee that Mark-Viverito forces would not seek vengeance before dropping their fight, sources said, but no specific guarantees were made on key matters like keeping committee chairs.A brief glimpse of the maneuvering came into public view when Garodnick objected to the group Mark-Viverito appointed to the Rules Committee, which will dole out key committee assignments. It consisted entirely of her backers.
But by and large, Council members tried to project an image of unity. Mark-Viverito gave a shout out in her speech to one of her fiercest foes, Queens Democratic boss Joe Crowley, who replied with a bow from the balcony.
After the vote, Mark-Viverito insisted she will be able to stand up to de Blasio — citing the big soda ban and outer borough taxis as areas where they disagree.
She sidestepped questions about her failure to disclose rental income.
In Albany, de Blasio heaped on the praise. "She is a tremendously intelligent, purposeful, good human being."
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Songs from My Father's House.
My Father's Eyes is the second studio album by then-teenage Christian singer-songwriter Amy Grant, released in 1979 on Myrrh Records. My Father's Eyes was a turning point in Grant's career. It gave her first Christian number-one hit in the title track, as well as the Top Ten Christian hit "Faith Walkin' People. The album would be certified gold in 1987 and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary.
Eric Clapton - 'My Father's Eyes'. Taken from his 1998 album Pilgrim, this song is inspired by how Clapton never met his father, who died in 1985. Describing how he wishes he knew his dad, it also refers to his son Conor. In it I tried to describe the parallel between looking in the eyes of my son, and the eyes of the father that I never met, through the chain of our blood", he later said in his autobiography. 12. Phil Collins - 'Father to Son'. But Seriously, this song sees Phil explore his connection with his own son, Simon. 40 years after first recording it, Nat King Cole's daughter Natalie recorded an album of songs made famous by her late father, having previously declined to do so. On the album included this ‘duet’, in which her vocals were placed on top of her father’s famous recording. She later did the same ‘When I Fall in Love’ on her album Stardust.
My Father’s House Lyrics. Last night I dreamed that I was a child Out where the pines grow wild and tall I was trying to make it home through the forest Before the darkness falls. I heard the wind rustling through the trees And ghostly voices rose from the fields I ran with my heart pounding down that broken path With the devil snappin' at my heels. I broke through the trees and there in the night My father's house stood shining hard And bright the branches and brambles tore My clothes and scratched my arms But I ran 'till I fell shaking in his arms.
In the New Testament "father's house" (oikos tou patros) occurs in the sense of dwelling, house (Luke 16:27; compare 16:4). our Lord also uses the phrase.
My Father's Son (оригинал Joe Cocker). Сын своего отца (перевод Lunar spb). Сердце сильнее разума, Yes I'm my father's son, Да, я сын своего отца, I live my life just like. Я живу так, My father's done. Yes I'm my father's son, Да, я сын своего отца, Yes I'm inclined to do. Я склонен что-либо делать так, As my father’s done. Как сделал бы мой отец.


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March 29th, 2021, is Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day. Dating back to 1848, the day is something of local folklore. On March 29th, 1848, there were a number of ice blockages along the Niagara River, blocking off the flow of water to Lake Erie. Consequently, this led to water ceasing to flow over Niagara Falls, which ordinarily has a staggering 3,160 tons of water per second cascading into the waters below. Normally, we’d be saying, the best time to visit Niagara Falls, one of North America’s natural wonders, is between June and August with moderate temperatures and ferries operating along at the base of Niagara Falls. Tourists, however, have more recently opted for secluded getaways since the COVID-19 pandemic. So why not celebrate Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day, 2021, and enjoy all the things to do in Niagara Falls in March?
Why visit Niagara Falls in March?
Fair question. The Niagara Falls weather is still cold, it could be rainy, there could possibly still be some snow, and many Niagara Falls attractions, such as Hornblower Niagara Cruise and Whitewater Walk are still closed in March. Well, there are still plenty of things to do in Niagara Falls in March. From seeing the snow-covered waterfalls to some great indoor activities for when the weather outside is just that bit too frightful, it’s a great way to enjoy a secluded getaway before the summer season hits Niagara Falls. Tourists tend to flock to the falls for the summer months, so a vacation in March is the perfect time to visit Niagara Falls and to still enjoy a secluded getaway. Add the fact that when you visit Niagara Falls, places to stay give you the best of both the great outdoors, and all the fun things to do in nearby towns and cities.
Head to Horseshoe Falls in March, 2021
When you go glamping in Niagara Falls, a visit to Horseshoe Falls is a must. During the colder months, you can look forward to a unique view of Horseshoe Falls. An elevator will take you into tunnels behind the falls, and you’ll get incredible views of Horseshoe Falls through a portal carved into the bedrock. From here, you’ll follow the tunnel out to a viewing deck at the base of the falls. While the more common way to views may be from a ferry, a la Jim and Pam from The Office, this is a truly unique way to experience this incredible attraction in colder months of the year.
Escape the cold Niagara Falls temperature in the Skylon Tower restaurant
Cold weather isn’t for everybody, and there are plenty of things to do in Niagara Falls to get out of the cold, with a plethora of great indoor activities to enjoy when you visit Niagara Falls. Activities away from the cold Niagara Falls temperature in March include heading to the top of Skylon Tower. Restaurant options don’t come more unique than a revolving restaurant with vistas over the falls, perfect for a memorable lunch or perhaps a romantic dinner. The Skylon Tower menu will probably seem less important to you than the wonderful views of a starlit dinner in the sky, the perfect way to round off a day during your Niagara Falls stay.
Other indoor activities to avoid the cold weather in March 2021
There are plenty of other things to do in Niagara Falls to avoid being stuck in the cold weather. So whether you’re heading to the Niagara Falls, USA, or Niagara Falls, Canada, you, the family, or your group of friends will have lots to keep you busy, no matter the weather. There are two casinos for anyone heading on a group weekend with friends, perhaps on a bachelor or bachelorette party. There are also indoor activities that are perfect for family vacations. Take the kids on a memorable afternoon the afternoon marveling at Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, or enjoy a visit to attractions like Floral Showhouse, Bird Kingdom, and the Butterfly Conservatory. With indoor climate-controlled attractions like these, you’re guaranteed a cozy, secluded getaway in March 2021.

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Since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared, television news programmes in the US have devoted generous amounts of airtime to the mystery.
Viewers have responded well, providing good reviews and surging ratings for both cable and network news broadcasts. The large-scale coverage comes as the Pew Research Center’s Journalism Project releases its 11th annual State of the Media Report looking at trends in news consumption.
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The lives in many Australian & Asian households are about to change once their teenagers complete their HSC. Kids are ready to move to the next stage of their lives, as the first formal part of their education is nearly over.
This week has seen the commencement of our HSC exams for all year 12 students in New South Wales. Some 69,261 students (the largest group ever) will sit their exams in over 750 examination centres that also includes schools in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
Over 52,000 students have chosen to do a mathematics course, by far the most popular HSC elective. Around 44% of students studied at least one science course and 29% studied at least one history course. Approximately 10% of students enrolled in one or more language courses, with the three most popular languages being Japanese (1,628 students), Chinese (1,617 students) and French (1,439 students.)
113 different courses have been studied this year and written exams will be held for 111 of those courses, with English being the only mandatory subject.
Students will read from 13 million printed pages of questions and submit answers in 1.75 million writing booklets. To put the HSC together, a team of more than 30 people took nearly six weeks to pack all written examination papers, there are more than 5,000 exam supervisors and over 7,000 markers.
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Frankie Boyle has left Mock The Week to concentrate on other TV commitments, while the show has been signed up for two new series by BBC Two.
Dara O'Briain will return as host of the satirical news quiz, with its panel members drawn from the world of comedy.
Angst Productions series producer Dan Patterson said: "Frankie has been a brilliant member of the team since the beginning and the door is always open for him to come back. We wish him all the best with his other projects."
In his newsletter, Boyle said: "And finally, I've decided not to do any more Mock The Week. I've done what feels like a good few thousand of them now and I feel I've mocked the s**t out of the week.
"I salute everybody there (salutes). I'm going to concentrate on next year's tour and some other funny things I'm writing. Be careful out there everybody. Heil Hitler."
BBC Two controller Janice Hadlow said: "Mock The Week is a major part of the BBC Two schedule, regularly delivering wit and energy to an enthusiastic audience.
"This two series commitment shows just how much we value it."