|Publication number||US4949168 A|
|Application number||US 07/246,195|
|Publication date||Aug 14, 1990|
|Filing date||Sep 19, 1988|
|Priority date||Sep 25, 1987|
|Also published as||CA1296095C, CN1012782B, CN1032276A, DE3855138D1, DE3855138T2, DE3883673D1, DE3883673T2, EP0308776A2, EP0308776A3, EP0308776B1, EP0526913A2, EP0526913A3, EP0526913B1|
|Publication number||07246195, 246195, US 4949168 A, US 4949168A, US-A-4949168, US4949168 A, US4949168A|
|Inventors||Yuichi Ninomiya, Yuichi Iwadate|
|Original Assignee||Nippon Hoso Kyokai|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (4), Non-Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (6), Classifications (23), Legal Events (6)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a decoding equalizer for a sampled value transmission system of high definition television signal, such as MUSE (Multiple Sub-Nyquist Sampling Encoding) system, and to a subrange-type A/D converter used for the decoding equalizer and suited to implement the automatic equalization of the transmission characteristics of the transmission system.
2. Description of the Related Art
The conventional technique for equalizing the transmission path characteristics for the transmission of sampled values produced by offset sampling, such as in the MUSE system, employs standard receivers on the part of the receiver and implements pre-equalization by an encoder on the part of the transmitter so that the receivers have satisfactory reproduction characteristics. However, this technique fails in the achievement of effective pre-equalization if there exists the variability of characteristics among the standard receivers. Another problem is that it necessitates distinct equalization when supplying a signal to different information media such as a BS (broadcasting satellite) system and a 22 GHz ground system.
In the technique of automatic equalization of transmission characteristics for the analog signal transmission of high definition television signal, in which a certain unit impulse signal is inserted as a test signal in the television signal and the characteristics of the transmission path is detected through the subsequent signal processing as disclosed in JP-A-62-172826, it necessitates an A/D converter of 16.2 MHz clock rate for the trunk system and an A/D converter of 32.4 MHz clock rate for the equalizing system.
An object of this invention is to provide a decoding equalizer capable of equalizing an offset sampled signal to meet invariably satisfactory characteristics on the part of the receiver.
Another object of this invention is to provide a decoding equalizer which has a simple circuit arrangement and involves easy circuit design.
A further object of this invention is to provide a subrange-type A/D converter used for the above-mentioned decoding equalizer and operative to implement both the A/D conversion of the television signal and the A/D conversion of the test signal for automatic equalization without increasing the complexity of the circuit arrangement.
The invention resides in a decoding equalizer used for a transmission system in which a high definition television signal is sampled at a specified frequency, a sampled value and a test signal for detecting the characteristics of a transmission path are transmitted, the sampled value is decoded with a decoder, and the transmission path characteristics are equalized by using the test signal, the equalizer comprising first sampling means which samples the sampled value at a frequency twice the specified sampling frequency, second sampling means which samples the sampled value at the specified sampling frequency, filter means which filters the output signal of the first sampling means to produce a correction value for correcting the transmission distortion of a transmitted high definition television signal, adding means which adds a delayed version of the output signal from the second sampling means to the output signal of the filter means, extracting means which extracts the test signal from the output signal of the adding means, and arithmetic means which receives data pertinent to the test signal provided by the extracting means and calculates an error based on prepared reference data to determine the correction value of the filter means based on the calculated error, and repeats the data reception, error calculation and correction value determination until the error becomes smaller than a predetermined value.
The invention also resides in a subrange-type A/D converter used for a transmission system in which the high definition television signal is sampled at a specified sampling frequency, a sampled value and a test signal for detecting the transmission path characteristics are transmitted, the sampled value is decoded with a decoder, and the transmission path characteristics are equalized by using the test signal, wherein a plurality of A/D converters are connected in multiple stages, with the fore-stage A/D converter having a driving clock frequency which is a multiple of a driving clock frequency of the back-stage A/D converter.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the first embodiment of the inventive decoding equalizer;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the second embodiment of the inventive decoding equalizer;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the CPU shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;
FIG. 4 is a diagram explaining the sampling rate required for the equalization of MUSE system;
FIG. 5 is a waveform diagram showing, as an example, the test signal;
FIGS. 6A and 6B are block diagrams showing, as examples, the arrangement of the equalizing filter;
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the overall arrangement of the subrange-type A/D converter suitable for the inventive equalizer;
FIGS. 8 and 9 are block diagrams showing circuit sections added to the subrange-type A/D converter;
FIG. 10 is a waveform diagram showing, as an example, the unit impulse waveform signal for equalization; and
FIG. 11 is a waveform diagram showing, as an example, the reception conversion waveform for equalization.
Embodiments of this invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The embodiments will be described by referring to an example of the MUSE transmission system developed for the high definition television signal, which is an analog signal transmission system for transmitting the analog signal obtained by offset sampling between frames, fields and lines.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the inventive decoding equalizer. In FIG. 1, indicated by element 1 is an A/D converter which samples the input analog signal in a MUSE system at a frequency of 32.4 MHz. Element 2 is a sub-sampling circuit which converts the output signal of the A/D converter 1 into a signal of a trunk sampling clock rate of 16.2 MHz (or Ms/s: mega-samples per second). Element 3 is a delay circuit, and element 4 is an adder. Element 5 is an equalizing filter with a variable tap, and is used to produce an equalization correction value. Element 6 is a VIT signal extraction circuit which extracts the VIT (Vertical Interval Test) signal with an impulse response waveform for measuring the distortion of the transmission path by being inserted in advance in the trunk system signal. Element 7 is a CPU which receives signal waveform data provided by the signal extraction circuit 6 and compares it with stored ideal waveform data to evaluate the distortion, and controls the variable tap of the equalizing filter 5 so that it produces the equalization correction value. The correction value is added to the trunk system signal by the adder 4, and the transmission characterictics of the transmission line are equalized.
The trunk system of the MUSE system has a sampling clock rate of 16.2 MHz, while the equalization system operates at a sampling clock rate of 32.4 MHz. FIG. 4 is a diagram explaining the sampling clock rate necessary for the equalization of MUSE mode. As shown in FIG. 4, sampling at 16.2 MHz with the intention of producing the 8.1 MHz roll-off characteristics (a) will result in a fold-over of the higher range above the cutoff frequency 8.1 MHz on the characteristics (b) as shown by hatching. This fold-over can be avoided by the sampling at 32.4 MHz which is twice the 16.2 MHz, and the sampling rate required for equalization is accomplished.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the inventive decoding equalizer. In FIG. 2, components identical to those of FIG. 1 are referred to by the same symbols, and their explanation will not be repeated. Indicated by 8 is an A/D converter which samples the input signal at 16.2 MHz, and its output signal is used for the trunk system. Element 9 is an A/D converter which samples the input signal at 32.4 MHz, and it is used as a circuit component of the equalization system.
The arrangement shown in FIG. 2 allows the A/D converter 9 for the equalization system, which is formed as a branch path of the trunk system, to have a resolution of 6 bits at most. The equalization filter 5 is conceivably required to have the ability to process a 6-bit signal at most, provided that it does not conduct a d.c. component. A problem seems to arise in the phase difference between the A/D converter 9 for the equalization system having a 6-bit resolution and the A/D converter 8 for the trunk system, but it is avoided completely through the adoption of the iterative correcting operation in the equalization system loop and by suppressing the phase difference below 1/5 of clock period. The above-mentioned iterative method enables equalization on the part of the decoder to have less equalization volume, and provides the characteristics of the digital circuit after equalization that are deemed ideal, whereby the arrangement is simplified considerably.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the process carried out by the CPU shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In the flowchart of FIG. 3, step S1 reads data in the VIT signal by means of the VIT signal extraction circuit 6, and the data is delivered to the CPU 7. Step S2 subtracts the extracted data from data of ideal impulse response, which has been stored in advance in the CPU 7, to evaluate the error. Step S3 causes the variable-tapped equalizing filter 5 to have a center-tap coefficient equal to the sum of errors of other than the center tap. Step S4 multiplies -1 to the errors of these taps. Consequently, the equalizing filter 5 has a zero gain, and it does not make a d.c. variation in the trunk system. Step S5 multiplies α (α<1) to the error values for obviating the possibility of oscillation in the equalizing operation. Step S6 subtracts the error from the filter coefficient which has been evaluated previously. Step S7 sends the error data to the variable tap of the equalizing filter to control the filter. At step S8, the above operations are repeated until the error value is smaller than the predetermined value 8. The state of convergence is determined solely on the basis of the error of the 16.2 MHz data, as indicated in the step S8, i.e., the sampled value which is read originally as a signal of the MUSE mode.
The VIT signal will be described in more detail. FIG. 5 is a waveform diagram showing, as an example, the VIT signal of the MUSE signal. Shown by (A) in FIG. 5 is the impulse response waveform for the n-the frame, while (B) is that for the n+1 the frame. The waveform of (A) has a peak (marked by x) at the center point M, and the amplitude of oscillation decreases progressively as the position goes right or left away from the M point. The response characteristics have zero-cross points at a constant interval on the horizontal axis as indicated by marks "x".
The waveform of (B) has maximum values at two positions in the central portion in correspondence to the "x" positions of (A) and has peaks of amplitude for the remaining "x" positions, as indicated by marks "o".
Accordingly, by combining the waveforms of (A) and (B) in FIG. 5 data which is sampled at 32.4 MHz is obtained. A signal with a completely equal waveform is reproduced if the transmission system has no distortion. The presence of distortion in the transmission system creates a distortion in the impulse response waveform and creates error in the values at the "x" and "o" positions.
The VIT signal extraction circuit 6 in FIGS. 1 and 2 supplies the impulse response waveform data to the CPU 7, which controls the equalizing filter 5 for the waveform equalization.
Incidentially by the way, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, for example, for implementing the equalization on the part related to the decoder, the following two points of practical problems must be overcome.
(1) Conflict in equalization between the decoder and the encoder when it is carried out on the part of the encoder.
(2) Creation of flaw in the trunk system signal when loading data from CPU 7 into equalizing filter 5.
Regarding item (1), an iteration flag indicative of equalization in progress on the part of the encoder is provided so that the equalizing operation does not take place on the part of the decoder while it is in progress on the part of the encoder.
Regarding item (2), two possible methods exit . One method is that two sets of equalizing filters 5 are prepared, with data being preloaded to the one unused for the trunk system, and the filters are switched such that the loaded equalizing filter is inserted in the trunk system. The other method is that the output of the equalizing filter is made zero and equalization is inhibited while data is being loaded. Although the latter method involves a momentary period in which equalization is suspended during data loading, this does not cause the d.c. level to vary and therefore it is virtually unnoticeable.
FIGS. 6A and 6B are block diagrams showing, as an example, the arrangement of the variable-tap equalizing filter 5 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The circuits of both figures in unison form a single circuit by being connected through terminals to ○1 to ○7 . In FIGS. 6A and 6B, indicated by element 101 is an input terminal and element 102 is a line receiver. Element 103-106, 113, 114, 131-146, 154 and 157 are flip-flops each used to delay the signal by one 32 MHz clock period. 107-110 and 123-130 are 3-state buffers, providing the output of "0", "1" or "open". Elements 111 and 112 are delay circuits used to delay the signal by three 16 MHz clock periods. Elements 115-122 are 11-bit RAMs, 147-153 and 156 are adders, and element 155 is a delay circuit for delaying the signal by n 16 MHz clock periods (n≦128). Element 158 is an AND gate and 159 is an output terminal. Element 160 is a counter which generates the write address for the RAMs 115-122.
The RAMs, 3-state buffers, flip-flops and adders are combined in groups, e.g., 121, 129, 137, 145 and are 151, and connected in series to form a basic structure of a variable-tap equalizing filter as a whole. The filtering characteristics are determined by the coefficients of the RAMs 118-122, and the variable-tap filter has its characteristics variable by changing the RAM coefficients with the CPU 7.
Through the retardation for one 32 MHz clock period by the flip-flop 104 in FIG. 6A, taps T2, T4, T6, T8, T10, T12, T14 and T16 on the upper section are separated from taps T1, T3, T5, T9, T11, T13 and T15 on the lower section, and they operate at a 16 MHz clock.
The delay circuit 155 and adder 156 are combined to produce a delay of n 16 MHz clock periods (n--128), and the timing relation between the trunk system and equalizing filter system can be adjusted. Namely, the CPU 7 executes control such that the center tap (T8 or T9) of the filter is placed at the point where the VIT signal waveform has a maximum ringing.
The counter 150 generates the address for loading data from the CPU 7 into the RAMs 115-122. When the CPU 7 is loading data into the RAMs, the AND gate 158 produces a low output to invalidate the output of the equalizing filter 5, and equalization for the trunk system is inhibited temporarily.
As described above, the equalizing filter of this embodiment has less number of bits (6 bits) for the input, and therefore it is relatively simple. A 11-bit RAM is used for two taps, and the filter having a total of 16 taps is formed. Taps dealing with the central portion of the VIT signal have 6-bit inputs, while taps for the remote portions have 5-bit inputs. In this embodiment, it is possible to choose the tap positions for the central portion of the equalizing filter, allowing the use by setting the tap position to be corrected.
FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 show, as an example, the arrangement of the subrange-type A/D converter suitable for the foregoing decoding equalizer. The conventional subrange-type A/D converter generally includes two A/D converters of 16 MHz clock rate and 32 MHz clock rate, whereas the inventive subrange-type A/D converter covers the A/D conversion for both the VIT signal and high definition television signal, resulting in a smaller scale of circuit.
Generally, each A/D conversion stage of the subrange-type A/D converter needs to operate faster than the operating speed of the overall converter. It is relatively easy to design a high-speed A/D converter with a relatively low resolution, e.g., bits or less. Accordingly, a high-resolution A/D converter of around 10 bits used for the subsampling transmission of high definition television signal is arranged favorably in the subrange type with each A/D conversion stage having a resolution of 6 bits or less, whereby a high-speed, high-resolution A/D converter is realized relatively simply.
The subrange-type A/D converter of this embodiment utilizes the above-mentioned advantages of subrange type. As shown in FIG. 7, the fore-stage A/D converter 204 for converting the high-order 6 bits out of 10-bit conversion output digital signal, for example, has its driving clock rate set to 32.4 MHz twice the television signal sampling clock rate 16.2 MHz for the trunk system, and the back-stage A/D converter 212 for converting the low-order 5 bits has its driving clock rate left unchanged at 16.2 MHz, so that the 32.4 MHz A/D converter 204 is used commonly for the conversion of upper digits of television signal and the formation of the signal for correcting the transmission characteristics. Accordingly, the A/D converter of this embodiment is capable of high-speed A/D conversion at as high resolution as around 10 bits, for example, and the accuracy of A/D conversion is determined from the input to the back-stage A/D converter 212. Eventually, the accuracy is determined by the A/D converter 212 driven at a 16.2 MHz clock rate, and therefore it is identical to the conventional subrange-type A/D converter operating at a 16.2 MHz clock rate for both the-fore-stage and back-stage.
Next, the arrangement and operation of the A/D converter shown in FIG. 7 will be explained. Clock pulses of 32.4 MHz and 16.2 MHz for driving the upper and lower conversion stages, respectively, are produced as shown in FIG. 8. A clock generator (not shown) provides on a terminal 219 a clock of 16.2 MHz having a duty cycle below 50%, which is fed to an exclusive-OR gate 211 directly and also through a delay element 200, and a 32.4 MHz clock is produced at the output of the gate 221. The 16.2 MHz clock is delivered through another exclusive-OR gate 222. The 32.4 MHz and 16.2 MHz clocks are fed through respective OR gates 223 and 225, and led out of the converter on output terminals 224 and 226 for external uses, as shown in FIG. 9.
In the subrange-type A/D converter shown in FIG. 7, an analog input signal such as the high definition television signal on the input terminal 201 is introduced to a sampler 202, by which the signal is sampled by the 32.4 MHz clock supplied on the clock terminal h. The sampled signal level held by a capacitor 203 for one sampling period is fed to the A/D converter 204, by which the voltage level is converted into a high-order 6-bit digital signal by being driven by the 32.4 MHz clock supplied on the clock terminal h. The high-order 6-bit digital signal is led out through an OR gate 205 on an output terminal 206 as a digital test waveform signal at a 32.4 MHz clock rate made up of unit impulses as shown in FIG. 10 which is an example of the digital test waveform signal against the analog test signal having a waveform shown in FIG. 11 applied to the input terminal 201.
The high-order 6-bit conversion output signal of 32.4 MHz provided by the fore-stage A/D converter 204 is fed to a flip-flop 207 driven by the 16.2 MHz clock so that the signal is converted to have a 16.2 MHz clock rate, and it is converted back to an analog signal by a D/A converter 208 and fed to a subtractor 211. The subtractor 211 has another input receiving a signal which is derived from the analog input signal on the input terminal 201, which is sampled at the 16.2 MHz clock by a sampler 209 and held by a capacitor 210 for one sampling period. Accordingly, the subtractor 211 produces a differential analog signal which is the analog input signal subtracted by the analog signal equivalent to the high-order conversion digital signal, and the differential analog signal is fed to the backstage A/D converter 212 driven by the 16.2 MHz clock supplied on the clock terminal l, thereby producing a 5-bit low-order conversion digital signal.
In the illustrated circuit arrangement, which is intended to convert an analog input signal into a 10-bit digital signal, it is sufficient for the lower conversion stage to produce a low-order 4-bit digital signal left aside from the 6-bit conversion output produced by the upper conversion stage. However, there is little difference in the complexity and easiness of fabricating each A/D conversion stage of up to 6 bits, and therefore the A/D converter 212 is designed to have a 5-bit resolution, with its low-order 4 bits providing the lower conversion output at a 16.2 MHz clock rate through an OR gate 213 and output terminal 214 and with its highest 1 bit providing a carrier or borrower to an adder 216. The adder 216 also receives the output of the flip-flop 207 through another flip-flop 215 driven by the 16.2 MHz clock. The 6-bit high-order digital signal at the 16.2 MHz clock rate added by the carrier or borrower bit from the A/D converter 212 is fed to an OR gate 217 together with an overflow bit OF from the adder 216, and the OR gate 217 delivers the high-order 6-bit conversion output digital signal at 16.2 MHz clock rate to the output terminal 218.
The subrange-type A/D converter arranged as described above, in fact, forms an arrangement which embodies the circuit section of the A/D converter 1 and subsampling circuit 2 included in the decoding equalizer shown in FIG. 1. The subrange-type A/D converter has on its terminals 214 and 218 the output signals at the trunk system sampling rate delivered to the delay circuit 3, and the output signal at the equalization system sampling rate on the terminal 206 is delivered to the equalizing filter 5.
It is possible for the A/D converter shown in FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 to be modified variously as in conventional subrange-type A/D converters. For example, in the illustrated arrangement, the output digital signal from the fore-stage A/D converter is converted to the low-rate digital signal with the flip-flop 207 and then converted back to the analog signal with the D/A converter 208, whereas the high-order output digital signal of 32.4 MHz from the A/D converter 204 may be converted back to the analog signal directly with the D/A converter 208. Instead of subtracting the analog signal produced by the D/A converter 208 from the input analog signal on the input terminal 201 with the subtractor 211, the back-converted analog signal is added to the reference level of the A/D converter 212 and, in this state, the input analog signal on the input terminal 201 is fed directly to the A/D converter 212 so that their difference is rendered A/D conversion. For the back-stage A/D converter 212, five bits are used to obtain the low-order 4-bit conversion output, i.e., the dynamic range twice as needed, and conceivably such an excessive range need not be afforded.
Regarding the clock rate, only the low-rate clock is supplied and it is multiplied within the converter as shown in FIG. 8, but instead both the 16.2 MHz and 32.4 MHz clocks may be supplied from separate clock sources, although the illustrated scheme is more preferable for the avoidance of possible influence of the phase relation between the clocks on the conversion characteristics. The number of stages of A/D converters is not confined to two stages, but any plurality of stages is possible.
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|U.S. Classification||348/605, 348/E07.047, 375/240.21, 375/E07.252, 348/E05.084, 348/E07.005|
|International Classification||H03M1/06, H03M1/14, H04N5/21, H04N7/015, H04N7/46, H04N7/12|
|Cooperative Classification||H04N19/59, H03M1/145, H04N5/211, H03M1/069, H04N7/125, H04N7/0152|
|European Classification||H03M1/06M9R, H04N5/21A, H04N7/015B, H04N7/12C2, H04N7/46S|
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Amir responded in a candid manner emphasizing that Kohli has been his favorite players over the years.
“Because Virat is my favorite, simple. You can see my tweets from 2017, even then I used to tweet about him because he’s my favorite,” Amir said.
However, Amir did promise to celebrate Babar’s century when it is a “match-winning” one, akin to Fakhar Zaman’s.
“When Babar will score a match-winning century like Fakhar Zaman, I’ll be the first one to tweet about it,” he further added.
Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim, chimed in on the discussion. He emphasized that their critiques of Babar’s performance are rooted in technical aspects of the game rather than animosity.
‘We don’t criticize him [Babar] here, we try to explain him technical points. However, that doesn’t mean we hate him. If we write something about someone, it isn’t out of hate. We also take criticism when we play. We are not blind fans; we try to talk on cricket-based facts. One shouldn’t get jealous if someone is tweeting about Virat or Babar, that’s a personal decision,” Imad said.
A fan asks Amir when Kohli scores a hundred you tweet about it but when Babar scores you don’t?
Amir: jab match winning century karega Fakhar ki tarah toh karounga tweet pic.twitter.com/GrFbhDl7s3
— Ghumman (@emclub77) November 6, 2023


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In April 2010, Empire Southwest announced its acquisition of Arizona Production Machinery & Supply (APM&S), an Arizona-based agriculture machinery dealer. With this acquisition, Empire’s traditional product line of Caterpillar and Challenger machines expanded to include agricultural machines from AGCO, Claas, Massey Ferguson, Hesston and more. Empire Agriculture now boasts five locations in Arizona and Southern California, providing much-needed support for growers throughout the territory.
“Our focus has always been to provide the professional agricultural client a quality product backed by the best parts and service support system available. We can now virtually guarantee that we are always going to be a stable source of machinery, parts and services for the producers and growers in the southwestern region,” said Tim Robinson, Empire Agriculture General Manager and former owner of APM&S. “Our family is looking forward to continuing our decades-long tradition in the machinery business, as we enter into a new era of providing support to a diverse client base.”
“Empire has a longstanding commitment to the agriculture industry, and this greatly strengthens our ability to support it,” said Jeff Whiteman, Empire Chairman and CEO. “Our parts and service capacity and the APM&S industry expertise are extremely well matched. Combined, they provide a comprehensive, one-stop resource to provide unrivaled machinery and support services to the agricultural industry.”

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Robinvale is a picturesque holiday spot, situated on a peninsula of land surrounded on three sides by the Murray River. South of the town centre are large irrigated fruit and vegetable farms and vineyards.
The town centre of Robinvale is attractive and well-laid out, featuring wide streets and well-maintained gardens. Its commercial centre is primarily situated in tree-lined Perrin Street which leads to Caix Square - a central park with memorials related to the region's history.
At the corner of the Murray Valley Highway and McLennan Drive is a huge windmill which was erected in 1948 and is claimed to be the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. Following McLennan Drive along the river foreshore passes beside attractive parkland and the historic Robinswood Homestead which is located in Riverside Park and was built in 1926 as the home of the town's founder. Further along the road are various picnic spots, walking tracks and scenic viewing spots.
To the south of town, off Pethard Road, is the Euston Weir and Lock 15, built to store water for irrigation. There are pleasant lawns, shelters and picnic facilities.

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Nedbank partners with Jahmil X.T. Qubeka on a new film – Queenstown Kings.
PIC: Zolisa Xaluva and Likhona Mgali
Johannesburg, October 2023 – Nedbank has partnered with Yellowbone Entertainment, a prominent production company for the highly anticipated film, Queenstown Kings. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jahmil X.T. Qubeka, this captivating film will premiere on Netflix in November 2023 to deliver a powerful and engaging storyline.
The Nedbank Cup and this impactful film are part of our ongoing commitment to address critical social issues. ‘Investing in the arts, culture and entertainment sector epitomises our ethos as a bank to inspire and uplift society through storytelling and tangible programmes that truly empower communities,’ says Khensani Nobanda, Group Executive for Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Nedbank. ‘Queenstown Kings is a riveting story that not only showcases remarkable African talent, but also aligns with our belief in making a positive impact in people's lives to unlock their hopes and aspirations. The movie is an emotional journey that promotes optimism, cultural understanding, and bridging centred in the context of the Nedbank Cup. We are delighted to be part of bringing this inspiring story to audience.’
Queenstown Kings follows the emotional journey of Fezile Gigaba, a 16-year-old boy whose life takes an unexpected turn after the passing of his legendary soccer player grandfather. With an exceptional ensemble cast featuring Zolisa Xaluva, Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa, Khanya Mkangisa, Tessa Twala, Sandile Mahlangu, Patrick Ndlovu, and newcomer, Likhona Mgali, the film explores themes of family, community, and the transformative power of sports beautifully.
With its compelling narrative and innovative direction, Queenstown Kings promises to captivate viewers worldwide. This film is an emotional masterpiece and will allow audiences to engage in essential conversations about family, community, and the pursuit of dreams.
Watch Queenstown Kings on Netflix from 17 November 2023.

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Christmas on Nauru: Govt winds down clock to delay refugee Bill
Half a dozen children will spend Christmas on Nauru as the Federal Government pulled out all stops on Thursday to delay a vote on Dr Kerryn Phelps' medivac bill until early next year.
The delay means Prime Minister Scott Morrison avoids an embarrassing defeat on the floor of Parliament over refugee transfers.
The blocked Bill, originally introduced by independent MP Dr Kerryn Phelps, called for the immediate transfer of all remaining children on Nauru.
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Buildings account for approximately 40% of energy consumption and 36% of CO₂ emissions in the EU. More than 220 million building units, representing 85% of the EU building stock, were built before 2001. 85-95% of today’s buildings will still be standing in 2050. Renovation rate and depth need to increase to reach climate neutrality by 2050.
The renovation wave
The European Commission’s Renovation Wave Strategy* is at the heart of Europe’s post-covid recovery and aims to green our buildings, create jobs and improve lives. The key targets are:
- By 2030 the EU should reduce buildings’ greenhouse gas emissions by 60%, their final energy consumption by 14% and energy consumption for heating and cooling by 18%.
- The RW addresses the low rate of energy renovation, around 1% across the EU, with the aim to at least double this for both residential and non-residential buildings by 2030, fostering deep energy renovation.
- Mobilising forces at all levels towards these goals will result in the renovation of 35 million units by 2030.
Copper makes buildings a climate solution
The renovation wave is an essential part of the energy transition without which a climate-neutral EU will not be feasible. It requires mobilisation of tremendous resources but considering that buildings are at the crossroads of the electricity, heating and transport sectors we can see it as an excellent opportunity to solve multiple climate issues and turn buildings from a problem into a solution for the climate.
Copper drives deep energy renovation of buildings
Copper is a key element for decarbonisation of the building stock due to its inherent properties, particularly its excellent electrical and thermal
conductivity, making it the material of choice for low carbon, efficient and smart building technologies.
Copper is needed for many applications in buildings and their renovation:
- Copper improves efficiency of heat exchangers in heat pumps, solar thermal and waste heat recovery systems.
- Copper is a key material for safe electrical installations (wires and cables), renewable energy generation (photovoltaics) and storage (batteries).
- Copper wiring is fire resistant and with an increased cross section can improve efficiency.
- Copper is used in sensors, actuators and cables in building automation systems as well as photovoltaic system.
Copper products have long service lives and can be recycled infinitely at end of life, making copper a sustainable material.
- Copper industry has an established responsible production programme, the Copper Mark.
- Copper products are already highly recycled and the scrap value chain is well-established. Ambitious recovery targets are needed to increase recycling at end of life.
- Copper has long-term availability.
Benefits Of Deep Energy Renovation
To foster deep energy renovation an encompassing and integrated strategy must be adopted following these key principles:
- Energy efficiency first
- Decarbonisation of heating and cooling via electrification
- Integration of renewables
- Sector integration and demand side flexibility
- Life-cycle thinking and circularity
- Increased safety standards, e.g. electrical
- High health and environmental standards
- Affordability and alleviation of energy poverty
Renovation is not only about reducing energy bills and cutting down emissions. It can open up numerous possibilities and generate far-reaching social, environmental and economic benefits. Through renovation, buildings can be made healthier, safer, greener, smart, sustainable and circular, interconnected within a neighbourhood district, more accessible, resilient to extreme natural events, and support the roll out of e-mobility, among others.
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Finally, some common sense in our government! When told what the cost of saving millions of lives would be, the Trump Administration made the sensible decision to give it some thought before rushing into anything.
Once again, we have leaders that count the costs. “We are constantly being told of all this rash, superfluous spending to ‘preserve’ human life when human life has barely shown it to be worth it,” said Jared Kushner while readjusting his eerily human-latex mask.
“Why should the economy die for people that wouldn’t die for the economy?” said Trump’s top medical advisor Rush Limbaugh, “Are we going to suffocate the free market just so a few million people can breathe?” In this time of national crisis, we find ourselves with a leader who asks the important questions like, “Do we really need ventilators?” and “What’s a ventilator?”
This Administration has taken a hard stance against wild claims by the media. “I’m sure this is just another hoax like Climate Change,” says Vice President Mike Pence to a completely empty room, “after all, you can’t have global warming and a global cold, can you? I mean, get your stories straight.”
Pence went on to say several other unrelated things about how he plans to “keep other things straight.”
While Trump declines to give us the actual price his associates have placed on Public Health, he assures us that it’s, “Almost as much as the economy.”
- Jacob Nuckolls, The Terminal Times

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The former Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns star player, Jabulani Mendu has turned into the modern day messiah, giving back to his community hosting a Fun Walk and family fun day on Wednesday the 16th of June. The Soccer star has opened his hands and heart as he scratched deep down his pockets to give back to society by hosting the event on the upcoming Youth Day.
Mendu has organised an event where people will have the opportunity to join in on a 5km and 8km walk and after a picnic will be taking place to accommodate all those who want to participate in the fun walk and event. Jabulani Mendu called out that everyone of any age is welcome to join in. Food and beverage will be on site, as music and entertainment will also be provided as local artists will be performing Live to keep the crowd entertained.
Mendu does not just give back to the community to help others but will be having stalls at the event which will have The Jabulani Foundation Clothing range, which people can buy to raise funds for his foundation so that he can give back to the community again when the time of need to help and assist draw near.
The former Chiefs player has a heart of gold and what he does for his community is exceptional as that goes without saying. The event will held on the date of 16 June and will be stationed at Crisp Lifestyle, Vosloorus. The event is said to be an all-day fun filled event and registrations will cost R100 which will go toward his foundation for Charitable purposes.
Once fame has caught up with an individual, life changes as they will better themselves and adjust to their high paid lifestyles. There is actually just a few of those who has acclaimed fame that actually gives back to society and Jabulani Mendu deserves and applaud, well done.
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Famous Turkish Architecture and Design office Autoban has just sent us their recent project Heydar Aliyev International Airport launches.
The new terminal at Azerbaijan’s Heydar Aliyev International Airport recently opened in the country’s capital of Baku. The landmark terminal features interior architecture and experiential design by the globally acclaimed, Istanbul-based Autoban studio.
Bearing all the hallmarks of the multidisciplinary studio’s experimental, genre-defying approach, the contemporary interiors overturn airport conventions of cavernous space and impersonal experience.
Taking inspiration from Azerbaijani hospitality, Autoban’s Red Dot award-winning design spans the entirety of the terminal’s passenger spaces, and includes striking custom-made wooden ‘cocoons’ that create a sense of welcome and discovery, and opportunities to either meet or retreat.
This use of narrative and unconventional use of forms is typical of Autoban’s idiosyncratic approach. For more than a decade, the studio has developed a reputation for its imaginative, human approach to design, creating spaces that are firmly rooted in cultural, social and geographic narratives, yet offer unexpected and thought-provoking experiences to their inhabitants and visitors.
At Heydar Aliyev, their bespoke furnishings and lighting schemes upend airport typologies, opting for tactile natural materials such as wood, stone and textiles, gently and warmly lit. The cocoons – which vary in size and house an array of cafes, kiosks and other amenities – exist at the convergence of architecture and art, creating an inviting, intriguing landscape within the huge transportation hub that challenges expectations of the airport environment.
Autoban have also conceived, designed and furnished four handsomely appointed ‘Salam Lounges’ exclusively for business class use, extending the best of their hospitality expertise to these premium passengers.
Now spanning 58,000 square metres, more than six million passengers a year are expected to pass through the airport, enjoying Autoban’s thoughtful, highly functional and memorable gateway to the country and the wider Caucasus region.
Internationally renowned, Istanbul-based multidisciplinary design studio Autoban was founded in 2003 by Seyhan Ozdemir and Sefer Caglar, and later joined by Efe Aydar. Now employing 35 staff, Autoban works across architecture and interiors, product and experiential design, forging a reputation for thoughtfulness, experimentation and craftsmanship.
Approaching each project initially as storytellers, their work seeks to understand the character and context of each project. Each element is informed by a uniquely space-centric approach, blending wit with sophistication, and minimal forms with rich materials.
With a portfolio that includes transportation, commercial, retail, and office developments, their work is typified by familiar forms and materials repurposed in vital, contemporary ways.
Their work has redefined Istanbul’s cityscape, including numerous hospitality, retail, residential and public realm developments, and is now also found in London, Madrid, Hong Kong, Moscow and China, as well as Azerbaijan. Their signature furniture and lighting range is sold around the world.
Thanks Autoban team for sharing their project with us and we wish them maintain their international success.
Project Location: Bakü, Azerbeycan
Project Type: Havalimanı terminali
Client: Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
Project Time. 2012-2014
Total Area: 65.000 m²
Design: Seyhan Özdemir, Sefer Çağlar / Autoban
Corporate and Commercial Management: Efe Aydar
Project Team: Müge Çakır, Avni Alçın, Elif Özbay, Necmi Tığlı, Kutay Yorulmaz, Gökhan Uzun, Kerim Özkan, Zeynep Akten, Bilal Aydın, Kerem Özerler, Hani Troudi, Güven Yalın, Nihal Akarsu

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The bottom-line with balanced eating is mostly about getting away from all of the compound additives that the large food corporations have managed to taint our ingredients with, as well as developing in to our food diets a harmony of what’s needed by our bodies and heads to work at ideal performance.
All literature instructions people with healthy consuming tips that people must lower the total amount of fat we contain in our diet, and that to boost health we ought to make organization possibilities to buy green and lean. As normal well balanced meals recommendations go, this is especially true.
We actually do not have logical reasons for maybe not adopting a wholesome food life style since a lot of the technology has caused it to be clear to us those ideas which are excellent and necessary, and these issues that are bad and painful to us. However the option is our own, we are all free to destroy ourselves using what we eat.
And we are what we eat. When we eat fats, we get fat and there’s some easy mathematics behind why this really is true. It requires power for the body to consume our Daily food tips by trythis.co, and as a consequence of digestion, the procedure causes our anatomical bodies to create heat. Perhaps you have noticed you will get warmer after dinner? Associated with the metabolism of one’s ingredients immediately after you eat and an average of for about 3 hours a short while later till they’re digested.
However, not absolutely all meals are exactly the same in that some food communities may burn around almost 27% of these fat value merely to metabolize (digest) them and to store them on our stomach as fat for later use as energy.
Different foods – most especially fats – take just 3% of the calorie price to change the fat we consume to be stored as our own fat on our belly. Include compared to that the calorie occurrence of the foods. What do After all by that? Get 1 kilogram of a food, and then check always their nutrient value. Like, most lean red meat is approximately 2,000 calories per kilogram, or 2 calories per gram. But fat has 7,000 calories per kilogram, or 7 calories per gram.
Today let’s think about this for a moment. If you consume fatty foods, not just are you currently using into your body a greatly nutrient heavy food, the human body is just burning up 3% of the energy to keep it as your own fat for you belly.Read More

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Production has begun on “Motorcity,” an animated series set in a futuristic Detroit after it has been purchased and built into Detroit Deluxe by evil billionaire Abraham Kane. Kane, having banned personal freedoms including automobile transportation, is ultimately challenged by a group of rebels who call themselves The Burners. Led by 17-year-old Mike Chilton, The Burners retreat to an underground city, customize their fleet of hot rods and pursue their quest to stop Kane from taking over the world. The series, created by Chris Prynoski and produced by Disney Television Animation and Titmouse, Inc., is slated to premiere next year on the burgeoning Disney XD, which offers a compelling mix of live-action and animated programming for kids age 6-14, hyper-targeting boys and their quest for discovery, accomplishment, sports, adventure and humor. The announcement was made today by Eric Coleman, Senior Vice President, Original Series, Disney Television Animation.
On October 10, 2010, Disney XD will air the ‘Top 10 on 10/10/10′ marathon beginning at 8:00 am ET/PT and ending at 11:00 PM ET/PT. The marathon will feature viewers’ favorite episodes of ‘Phineas and Ferb,’ ‘Kick Buttowski – Suburban Daredevil’ and ‘Zeke and Luther.’
Viewers can now go online at DisneyXD.com/tententen to cast their vote for Agent P’s Top 10 Saves for ‘Phineas and Ferb,’ Top 10 Stunts for ‘Kick Buttowski – Suburban Daredevil’ and Top 10 Funniest Schemes for ‘Zeke and Luther.’
Disney XD has shared with us these clips from an upcoming episode of their new cartoon action series, Marvel’ s Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! which premieres October 20 at 8:30 PM ET/PT.
From the episode titled ‘Some Assembly Required,’ our first clip checks in on Thor, Hulk, Wasp, Ant-Man and Iron Man as they enter and explore the Avengers’ Mansion, gifted by Tony Stark himself.
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Now for just a little action from the same episode, here’s the Avengers as they take on the lovely Enchantress and her sweetheart of a friend, The Executioner.
After we learned that Disney had registered the TRONUprising.com domain, we performed a wee bit of research and discovered some links between the new title and a previously announced animated project to debut on Disney XD in fall of 2011.
‘TRON: Uprising’ (as we assume) will be a 10-part ‘microseries’ in which a young program named Beck stands up against an evil regime headed by Clu who obtains his status after the defeat of TRON, the security watchdog program. Note that the show’s description comes from here.
“The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes!,” an all-new animated series featuring the best of the best in the Marvel Universe, premieres Wednesday, October 20 (8:30 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD. Produced by Marvel Animation, the series stars the world’s greatest heroes — Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The Hulk, Ant-Man/Giant Man and Wasp — who form the Avengers, a team assembled when the powers of a single hero are not enough to save the world.
Beginning Wednesday, September 22, Disney XD, DisneyXD.com/Avengers, Marvel.com, MarvelKids.com and Disney XD Mobile will roll out 20 micro-episodes introducing the team’s core members. Each five-and-half-minute episode focuses on the back story, allies and nemeses of the heroes before the Avengers were formed.
In the two-part series premiere, “The Breakout,” Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man and Wasp have defeated some of the most dangerous Super Villains on the planet. But when the Super Villain prison system mysteriously shuts down, chaos is unleashed on the world. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes must now band together as the Avengers to protect the planet from the threats that no single Super Hero could face alone. Their first task is to try and stop Graviton, a being whose power dwarfs anything ever seen. He’s after Nick Fury, but will destroy the world to get to him. Individually the heroes have no chance, but together they can make a difference.
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Disney XD has just provided us with these sneak peeks at the upcoming ‘Phineas and Ferb’ special episode, ‘Wizard of Odd’ which premieres on Disney Channel September 24 at 8:30 PM ET/PT.
In the all-new episode, Phineas and Ferb build a contraption that spins their house around in an effort to paint it quickly, causing Candace to become so dizzy, she collapses. She soon finds herself in the magical land of Odd where their friends Isabella, Dr. Doofenshmirtz, Jeremy, Buford and Baljeet are remarkably like the characters in L. Frank Baum’s book ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ When Candace follows the yellow brick sidewalk to Bustopolis (to find the Wizard who can help her finally bust her brothers), things aren’t what they seem.
Disney/ABC Television Group, ESPN and Time Warner Cable today entered into a long-term, wide-ranging agreement that will provide Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks cable customers the programming of ABC Family, Disney Channel, Disney XD, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes and SOAPnet, as well as WABC in New York, KABC in Los Angeles, WTVD in Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville, WTVG in Toledo, and associated HD cable networks. Subscribers will also have unprecedented digital access to online content and expanded Video On Demand services.
This extensive and expanded rights package, Disney Media Network’s most expansive content agreement to date, provides for:
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In the new episode titled ‘Wizard of Odd,’ Phineas and Ferb build a contraption that spins their house around in an effort to paint it quickly, causing Candace to become so dizzy, she collapses. She soon finds herself in the magical land of Odd where their friends Isabella, Dr. Doofenshmirtz, Jeremy, Buford and Baljeet are remarkably like the characters in L. Frank Baum’s book ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ When Candace follows the yellow brick sidewalk to Bustopolis (to find the Wizard who can help her finally bust her brothers), things aren’t what they seem.
Disney Channel fan favorites Mitchel Musso (Oliver on “Hannah Montana,” Jeremy on “Phineas and Ferb”) and Doc Shaw (Marcus on “The Suite Life on Deck”) will cross over to headline their own comedy adventure series, “Pair of Kings,” premiering WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on sibling channel Disney XD. The series follows the fraternal twins who must relocate from their Chicago home to the island of Kinkow after they learn they are the rightful heirs to the throne of this odd kingdom, one filled with peculiar superstitions and customs – and one that may not be ready for two teenage kings. Disney Channel will give Musso and Shaw a royal send off with a “Pair of Kings” hour-long special, featuring the two stars in candid interstitials, on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 (9:00 p.m. ET/PT).
“Pair of Kings” follows Brady and Boomer, who lead a typical teenage life while being raised by their aunt and uncle in Chicago, but unbeknownst to them, they’re successors to the throne of the island of Kinkow. When Mason the Royal Advisor informs the boys of their extraordinary lineage, Brady and Boomer relocate to the island to claim their throne as joint Kings. Brady and Boomer rely on their new island friends for guidance in ruling the island filled with odd superstitions and customs. Their efforts are helped and hindered by Mason, the intimidating royal guard; Mikayla, Mason’s adorable daughter and assistant to the kings; and Lanny, their disgruntled cousin and wannabe king, who’s out to sabotage them and steal the throne.
Starring are Mitchel Musso (“Hannah Montana,” “Phineas and Ferb”) as Brady, Doc Shaw (“The Suite Life on Deck,” “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne”) as Boomer, Kelsey Chow (Disney Channel’s “Den Brother,” “One Tree Hill”) as Mikayla, Ryan Ochoa (Disney’s “A Christmas Carol”) as Lanny, Geno Segers (touring production of Disney’s “The Lion King”) as Mason. Vincent Pastore (“The Sopranos”) voices the recurring role of Lanny’s fish Yamakoshi.
The series was created by and is executive-produced by Dan Cross and Dave Hoge (Disney XD’s “Aaron Stone,” “One on One”). Matt Wickline (“Frank TV,” “The Hughleys”) is the executive producer. Leo Clarke (“Frank TV,” “The Steve Harvey Show”) is the producer and Don Beck (“Reba,” “8 Simple Rules”) is the consulting producer. “Pair of Kings” is produced by It’s A Laugh Productions, Inc.
Disney XD has provided us with a couple of clips from its upcoming episode of Phineas and Ferb, ‘Nerds of a Feather Parts I & II,’ which is set to premiere August 16 on the network.
In the episode, which we first told you about here, Phineas and Ferb head to the Tri-State area’s annual sci-fi/comic book convention to meet their hero, special effects guru Clive Addison. Their plan gets sidetracked when they’re swept into a duel between fantasy fans and sci-fi geeks. Meanwhile, Candace tries to keep secret that she’s a fan of Ducky Mo-Mo, another convention staple. Across the convention hall, Dr. Doofenshmirtz has taken television executive Jeff McGarland hostage so he can pitch him a show he’s developed, “Doof ‘N’ Puss.”

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Chickens are a great homestead addition. They have so many advantages. My flock is composed of many breeds. This year an Easter Egger is a surprise pet chicken.
I like my chickens friendly, but don’t try to make pets of them. These can become nuisances quickly.
Instead I choose calm, friendly breeds like Buff Orpingtons, Speckled Sussex and standard Cochins. Barred Rocks and New Hampshires are active chickens, but usually easy going.
Then there are the Arcanas and Easter Eggers. Blue, green and pink eggs are fun to collect. The pullets and hens are wild.
If such a hen is scratching in the dirt and I walk by, she panics and flees squawking loudly. When I spread scratch feed in the evening calling the flock in for the night, I have to stand far from the gate before these hens will come in. Better yet, I leave the coop so they can enter.
This year is different. I have kept four Easter Egger pullets. Three of them are convinced I am a monster and flee at my approach. The fourth is a surprise pet chicken.
This pullet follows me around at times. She likes joining me in the milk room during milking. She eats oats out of my hand. I can even pick her up, but she isn’t thrilled.
Speckled Sussex hens are friendly. They come racing over to see me. I can pick them up or stroke their backs.
This behavior isn’t so much pet like as calculating. I mean food. They are voracious little things. They come over as much to see if I have some tidbit for them as to see me.
My surprise pet chicken does look for food. Goats are messy eaters and she likes cleaning up dropped feed. She likes getting special tidbits.
But this pullet seems to like my company as well. She hangs around places where I’m working and clucks to me. After a time she takes off to hang out with the flock.
This pullet is my kind of pet. She likes my company, but doesn’t stay underfoot.
In “Mistaken Promises” Hazel raises Buff Orpington pullets as a way to become more of a country girl and belong to the local 4-H Club.

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“I have always been a very cinephile. Cinema is one of the things that nourishes me emotionally, intellectually and artistically.”
Delphine de Vigan is known as the author of the novels “No and Me” (adapted into a 2010 film by Zabou Breitman), “Nothing Holds Back the Night”, “Based on a True Story” (Renaudot Prize and Goncourt Prize for High School Students, adapted into a 2017 film by Roman Polanski), “Loyalties” and “Gratitudes”, all published by Jean-Claude Lattès. Her novels have been translated around the world. In 2011, she and Gilles Legrand co-wrote the screenplay for his film You Will Be My Son. Two years later, she directed her first feature film, À coup sûr, co-written with Chris Esquerre and starring Laurence Arné and Éric Elmosnino. Her latest novel, “Children are Kings”, was published by Gallimard at the beginning of this year.

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Since SJK (C) Chong Fah Phit Chee was founded 109 years ago, in 1909, it gives an indication as to how long ago the Chinese community settled in Pudu.
Till today, Pudu is still known as Half Jungle in Chinese. It harkens back to the early development days of Kuala Lumpur when it was partially developed..
Half Jungle was the area between Pudu Jail and Cheras. Search to see my photo essay on Pudu Market for more insights.
Back to the school. From its original humble wooden building, a new building was built in 1952. It is both privately and publicly funded. In 2011, funds were raised to modernise the old building from 1952.
The ceiling, roof and wiring were replaced with funds from a community chest to keep the school and students safe. Inset picture of renovated building from Community Chest website (http://www.commchest.org.my/).
I don’t like the school emblem or logo that was possibly inspired by the winged emblem or logo of Harley Davidson. I forget that school badges often took this shape. Used to collect metal school badges as a hobby. The enameled button badges have a safety pin welded to the back.
I wonder if people still collect school badges? It was gratifying and an honour to do badge exchanges when visiting another school for a sports event or science fair. Life was simple then.
While photographing the Pudu Market, I met many female traders who were from the more than a century old Pudu English Secondary School (PESS). I know my Fb friend Kimyee Wong was. 🙂
It is located at Jalan Foss, opposite the former F&N factory. I think I may have collected its unique purple badge. Sadly, I don’t know where my collection is now.
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We all love those end-of-the-world stories, don’t we? The ones where the odds show no exit, where the eventual conclusion of all that is known cannot be overcome. Where an unwanted finality has finally arrived.
And, really, there are so many of those types of stories across so many different genres: science fiction, fantasy and horror and in so many pop culture forms – novel, short story, film, television and comic book.
The best ones, for me, are always the more personal apocalypse type of tales.
Sure, everything ends for everyone, at some time, but those sorts of stories always seem grander, more important, when the end comes for a protagonist that readers know and care for. Those end-times sorts of fictions can be something as monumental as the destruction of the universe, the planet Earth, or a way of life. Or they can be something as small and wholly affecting as a childhood naivety.
Those are the apocalyptic tales that I prefer.
Today’s release of Behold Behemoth #1, the first issue of a five-issue issue miniseries from Boom! Studios, gives us something that is all of that – and more.
Behold Behemoth, written by Tate Brombal (House of Slaughter) and wonderfully illustrated by Nick Robles (The Dreaming: Waking Hours) is biblical in scope and solitary in its more personal horror. The story crosses both time and fantasies, as social worker Greyson attends the funeral of his estranged older brother, a police officer who has suddenly and mysteriously died.
From both Greyson’s daydreams and his evening nightmares, we know that his brother was always very protective, fueling the younger boy’s imagination while shielding him from the realities of life. Why they separated is known. But those sleepless nights that Greyson endures are now haunted by images of a terrifying monster and, after being introduced to a young orphan girl, that terrifying behemoth may have shocking ties to both of the broken individuals – and the end of the world!
With Brombal’s affected and affecting protagonists and Robles brilliant art that teeters between evocative childhood memories, omnipresent menace and deep-rooted psychological horror, Behold Behemoth is vast in its scope and is a thrilling read about two people about to face their own oncoming apocalypse.
Before your time is up, make the run to your local comic book shop today and pick up Behold Behemoth #1.


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The Union Public Service Commission to conduct occupies the entire combined contract Computer Based Test 1 February 2015. The trial is being conducted with the following contracts that were previously notified by the Commission.
107 entries duty medical officer of health services management and family welfare
20 posts of medical officers in General Gr.II force engineer and booking
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The UPSC has also risen e-cards to admit evidence that candidates can be downloaded from the website for a copy of UPSC. Any document issued Admit card for this test.
The combined test computerized recruitment will be held in the afternoon session from 14h to 16h eight centers across India. Besides the admit cards, candidates must submit their photo identity proof viz Aadhar cards, drivers license, passport, voter cards etc.
Outline of proof:
There will be objective type question paper with multiple choice answers and two hours. Brands maximum is 100
The level of work question will MBBS standard
The means test will be English only
There will be a penalty for incorrect answers. Each wrong answer will take a deduction of one-third of the marks assigned to that question. If no response is marked by a question, there is no penalty for this question.


Deputy Energy minister Tomasz Dabrowski told the Polish lower house, the Sejm, about the government’s plans to soften distance rules for onshore wind turbines in cases where “municipalities where there is social acceptance”, according to Polish daily newspaper, the Parkiet.
Currently, wind farms in Poland must be located at least ten times the height of the turbines from nearby communities.
In practice, this excludes 99% of Polish territory from onshore wind development, the Polish Wind Energy Association (PSEW) claimed.
It is as yet unclear precisely how this rule would be amended and when the tenders would take place.
Along with real estate taxes levied on entire turbines, the setback rule, brought onshore wind development to a halt, PSEW argued. The rule was introduced by the governing Law & Justice party (PiS) in 2016.
Annual installations in Poland have been on a steep decline since then, falling from 1,266MW in 2015, to just 15.7MW last year, the association’s figures showed.
However, an update to Poland’s Renewable Energy Sources Act (RES Act) in July 2018 gave cause for optimism, PSEW said.
The amendment paved the way for auctions to take place and stipulated that tax would be paid on towers and foundations, rather than the entire turbine, but did not remove the setback rule.
Following Dabrowski’s announcement in the Sejm at the end of January, PSEW president Janusz Gajowiecki said: “Softening the distance restrictions for wind farms is a step in a good direction.
“The municipalities and local communities being the direct beneficiaries of revenues, for instance from taxes paid by investors, should be able to decide whether they want to have such an installation in their neighbourhood.”
Dabrowski added auctions for 2.5GW of wind and 700MW of solar PV would help Poland towards an as-yet unspecified renewable energy obligation for 2030.
It must publish a National Energy and Climate Plan to 2030 by the end of the year, setting out climate and energy objectives, targets, policies and measures.
However, Poland is due to fall short of its goal of clean energy providing 15% of final energy consumption by 2020, Dabrowski conceded, according to the Parkiet.
It would therefore rely on “statistical transfer”, whereby it purchases renewable energy abroad, to meet this target.
PSEW’s Gajowiecki said the 2.5GW of wind power capacity expected to be auctioned this year would “create a better starting point” for Poland in meeting its 2030 obligations.
In November, Poland held an onshore wind auction in which prices ranged between PLN 157.80/MWh (€36.53/MWh) and PLN 216.99/MWh (€50.23/MWh). The auction supervisor did not confirm how much capacity was awarded.


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By Ben Levisohn
What a difference a day makes. After plunging yesterday, stocks gained today as investors came to terms with the Federal Reserve’s revised schedule for higher rates, sending shares of Invesco (IVZ), Zions Bancorporation (ZION), JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Charles Schwab (SCHW) soaring.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 108.88 points, or 0.7%, to 16,331.05 today, while the S&P 500 gained 0.6% to 1,872.01, just 0.3% below its record high. Shares of Invesco rose 3.8% to $36.25, while Zions Bancorporation advanced 3.2% to $32.99, JPMorgan Chase gained 3.1% to $60.11 and Charles Schwab finished up 3.1% at $28.43. All might benefit from higher interest rates.
The big difference today, however, comes from the fact that investors have moved on from grief to acceptance when it comes to higher interest rates–and don’t expect them to derail the economy any time soon. Bianco Research’s Howard Simons, for instance, concludes that higher two-year Treasury yields might benefit the overall stock market, even if they hit some industries:
Twenty-nine industry groups accounting for 24.58% of the S&P 1500’s market capitalization, have statistically significant negative relative performance betas to two-year Treasury yields…Six of these groups are REITs…
Thirty-six groups accounting for 28.98% of the S&P 1500 have a statistically significant positive relative performance beta…Non-REIT financials, Industrials, Energy and Technology…are represented heavily.
Each 1% increase in two-year Treasury yields, about 0.4195 basis points, would lead to a 0.0011% increase in the S&P 1500, all else held equal.
MKM Partners’ Michael Darda believes that the Fed’s critics “have utterly failed to…interpret financial market signals properly.” He explains:
First, the QEs have not lowered long rates (QE on periods have been associated with rising long rates), but they have played an important function in placing a floor under long run inflation expectations. Second, financial markets do not expect an overshot on the Fed’s 2% inflation goal, despite the Fed having missed its inflation target to the downside on average since the recovery began. Nonetheless, Yellen’s Balanced Approach model suggests the Fed has done a sufficient volume of OMOs at this point to push the shadow short rate below the natural or equilibrium rate. This should be associated with a period of above trend growth, something the Fed wants in order for the labor market to more fully heal and inflation to return to target. With some cushion now in place, the bar is probably pretty high for any reversal/halting of the tapering process, despite the financial commentariate falling all over itself to speculate about the Fed calling off the taper when labor market data weakened in December and January (we believe mostly due to weather and thus likely to reverse). If the model is even in the ballpark, the early stages of Fed tightening sometime in 2015 should not be a threat to the recovery.
Today, at least, the market seemed to agree.

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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Kyle Thompson,
Dr Fiona Robertson,
Dr Angela Pyle,
Dr Charlotte Alston,
Dr Monika Olahova,
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© 2019 The Authors. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of SSIEM Mitochondrial disease is hugely diverse with respect to associated clinical presentations and underlying genetic causes, with pathogenic variants in over 300 disease genes currently described. Approximately half of these have been discovered in the last decade due to the increasingly widespread application of next generation sequencing technologies, in particular unbiased, whole exome—and latterly, whole genome sequencing. These technologies allow more genetic data to be collected from patients with mitochondrial disorders, continually improving the diagnostic success rate in a clinical setting. Despite these significant advances, some patients still remain without a definitive genetic diagnosis. Large datasets containing many variants of unknown significance have become a major challenge with next generation sequencing strategies and these require significant functional validation to confirm pathogenicity. This interface between diagnostics and research is critical in continuing to expand the list of known pathogenic variants and concomitantly enhance our knowledge of mitochondrial biology. The increasing use of whole exome sequencing, whole genome sequencing and other “omics” techniques such as transcriptomics and proteomics will generate even more data and allow further interrogation and validation of genetic causes, including those outside of coding regions. This will improve diagnostic yields still further and emphasizes the integral role that functional assessment of variant causality plays in this process—the overarching focus of this review.
Author(s): Thompson K, Collier JJ, Glasgow RIC, Robertson FM, Pyle A, Blakely EL, Alston CL, Olahova M, McFarland R, Taylor RW
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
Print publication date: 20/01/2020
Online publication date: 25/04/2019
Acceptance date: 24/04/2019
ISSN (print): 0141-8955
ISSN (electronic): 1573-2665
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
PubMed id: 31021000

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